For most people preparing for the fall means doing back to school shopping, raking leaves, cleaning the gutters, drinking pumpkin spiced lattes and a litany of other things. For every homeowner this list should also include fall air conditioner maintenance.
Change Your Air Filter: Changing the air filter is important. A dirty air filter can result in quite a few problems for your air conditioner, the main one being an inability to cool your home. Fast-forward to the first time in the spring you decide to turn on your air conditioner and all you get is warm air. By changing your filter now you can avoid potential problems and allow cool air to circulate throughout your home.
Clean It Good: After a full summer of use your air conditioner builds up a lot of dirt and grime. While changing the filter is a good first step it's also important to give it a good cleaning. Wipe down the inner coils, outer casings, and removing and leaves or other debris that's inside your unit is a great way to ensure it's ready for the spring.
Scheduled Maintenance: One of the most important things you can do before tucking your air conditioner in for a long winter's nap is to call a professional technician from Air Conditioner Pro to take a look. Professional air conditioner maintenance is the best way to keep your air conditioner working properly and efficiently. It's also the best way to find and fix problems while they're small, so they don't cost you big time in the spring.
Air Conditioner Replacement: If your air conditioner is getting on in years you might need to start thinking about replacing it. One of the best times of the year to purchase a new air conditioner is in the fall when prices are lower. Most homeowners wait until the spring or summer to buy new units and manufacturers know this.
For more information about fall air conditioner maintenance contact Air Conditioner Pro today: 647-547-4049. Air Conditioner Pro has been installing, repairing and maintaining air conditioners in Toronto, York Region and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years.
The air conditioner and furnace in your home are important components of your overall HVAC system. If any element of that system needs repairs, maintenance or to be upgraded it's important to take action. Waiting too long to replace your air conditioner and furnace can result in your entire system working too hard, and ultimately costing you more money than necessary.
When your air conditioner and furnace are operating inefficiently they also face an increased potential of breaking down prematurely, which could happen when you need them most. The easiest way to keep this from happening is to ensure that your air conditioner and furnace are regularly maintained and replaced when your HVAC technician recommends. Working with a company like Air Conditioner Pro means that you've got over 30 years of experience working for you, and you can trust that they understand when your components need fixing or replacing.
How Old are Your Air Conditioner and Furnace?
If your air conditioner is over 15 years old and your furnace is over 10 years old then it's probably time you called Air Conditioner Pro for an inspection and a free estimate on repairs, maintenance or replacement. When replacement is happening it's also an ideal time to assess your duct system to see if it can be reconfigured to function better and increase the efficiency of your system.
Air conditioner and furnace technology has come a long way over the past 10-15 years, so if you're running an older unit that's coming close to its due date it's the perfect time to think about replacing it. Old units might be reliable, but they can also be very inefficient and be costing you lots of extra money on your energy bill. Newer units are rated according to a SEER rating which indicated how efficient they are. The higher the rating the greater your energy savings will be.
Finally, one of the main indications that you need a new air conditioner or furnace is if your system is in a constant need of repairs. A new air conditioner and furnace can save you up to 25% on your energy bills, so waiting to replace them is only costing you more.
Air Conditioner Pro has been serving Toronto, York Region and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years.
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Panasonic ductless air conditioners are highly respected in the ductless air conditioning industry. Their products are well-built, provide a number of different features, and are known for being very energy-efficient. All available Panasonic ductless air conditioners sold in Canada have heat pumps, adhere to climate testing requirements, and lots of standard features that aren't offered with many models carried by other brands.
In addition to their excellent functionality and efficiency they also offer some of the most stylish models on the market. They're sleek, stylish, and offer curved glossy surfaces that provide the lustre of high-end electronics.
Panasonic ductless air conditioners are also known for being whisper-quiet, which is important especially since they all have heat pumps.
Panasonic units utilize inverter technology, which means they use less energy while providing excellent levels of comfort. Inverter technology allows the unit to adjust the speed of the compressor motor depending on the demand placed on the unit. When a unit is merely maintaining a temperature maximum power isn't needed so it operates at a lower capacity, saving you money on your energy bill.
All Panasonic units include a 3M anti-microbial filter that ensures more than 99% of allergens and other airborne particles are captured.
These ductless air conditioners are ideal for bedrooms, offices, and pretty much anywhere else noise can be a problem as they're incredibly quiet. Every unit has a quiet button that instantly reduces the dB level by 5 dB.
ECONAVI is the human detection technology that Panasonic has included in some of its ductless air units. This technology allows the unit to understand when humans are in the room so it can adjust the temperature accordingly. If it sees that no one has been in the room for an extended period of time it switches to an energy-saving setting. Essentially, this feature helps the unit save you money.
For more information about Panasonic ductless air conditioners contact Air Conditioner Pro today: 647-547-4049. Air Conditioner Pro has been installing ductless air conditioners in Toronto, York Region and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years.
What's The Ideal Sleep Temperature?
For some sleeping is no problem, for others it's frustrating the arduous. Before you rush to the doctor to get a prescription for sleeping pills consider what your ideal sleep temperature is. Finding your ideal sleep temperature can be one of the best sleep aids out there, so setting the thermostat in your home or bedroom to accommodate that can be a game changer.
Typically, the ideal temperature for sleeping ranges between 68 and 72 degrees, which is a little cooler than you might want throughout the day. In the summer sleeping can be a challenge, especially if you don't have air conditioning. Essentially, you can always pull up your blankets if you're too cold, but there are only so many items of clothing you can strip off if you get too hot.
The easiest way to get your bedroom the right sleep temperature in the summer is with air conditioning. Whether you have a window unit, a ductless air conditioner, or a central air conditioning system it's important to adjust the temperature properly.
Proper maintenance of your air conditioning system is also essential for it to accurately achieve your sleep temperature. Regularly changing the filter and having regular maintenance scheduled with a professional HVAC technician are the best way to keep it working efficiently and properly. The best time to take care of your HVAC and air conditioner maintenance is in the spring, before you place heavy usage and loads on your air conditioning system. You filter should be checked at least once a month, especially in the summer when it can be dustier than usual in your home.
Ceiling fans can also help keep your bedroom cool. In the summer ensure that they're rotating in a counterclockwise direction in order to produce a cooling effect. Additionally, floor and desk fans should be rotating and not just pointed directly at one place. This circulates the air in your bedroom even more and evenly distributes cooling throughout.
Air Conditioner Pro has been providing air conditioner services in Toronto, York Region and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years.
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You might think that you don't need air conditioning maintenance because your air conditioner seems to be running fine. This might be true, but it might also be the reason your air conditioner fails or worse catches fire. Recently, an air conditioning unit at a St. Louis area school caught fire and forced the evacuation of the entire campus.
The building is located on the University of Central Missouri campus. Fire crews reported that the air conditioning unit caught fire due to a mechanical issue. The unit caught fire at 5:45 in the morning and luckily there were no injuries reported.
When an air conditioner has a mechanical issue it normally just shuts down or ceases to work, but there is a chance that a small fire can occur due to the heat, speed or rotation, and electrical components in the units.
Improper maintenance and repairs are often the easiest way to prevent an incident like this from occurring. Whether you're running a commercial air conditioner or a residential air conditioner it's important to schedule regular maintenance. Finding a reputable and experienced air conditioning maintenance company is the best way to ensure your air conditioning units are running efficiently and safely.
Typically, all it takes is an annual or bi-annual air conditioning maintenance visit to ensure your air conditioner is running efficiently and safely. Surprisingly, most people don't know that simple maintenance can drastically improve the efficiency of your air conditioner and in doing so saves you money on your energy bill. Additionally, your air conditioner will be running safer, which means you won't be on the hook for replacement or big repair costs if it were to catch fire or just stop working.
Air Conditioner Pro has been working with commercial and residential air conditioners in Toronto, York Region and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years.
Ductless air conditioners are an excellent cooling solution for residential and commercial spaces that don't have existing ductwork for a central air conditioner.With so many different manufacturers of ductless air conditioners it can be difficult to know which model is your best choice. Today we're breaking down the Mr. Slim series of Mitsubishi ductless air conditioners. Mitsubishi ductless air conditioners have been on the market for quite a while and are known for being on the leading edge of technology and quality.
Mr. Slim ductless air conditioning units have features such as the variable compressor speed inverter, which ensures that the units only the minimum amount of energy to maintain a specific temperature and humidity level. Basically, the variable compressor speed inverter allows the unit to cycle down to a lower speed once a specific temperature has been achieved. In doing so it works to maintain the temperature rather than turning off and then having to turn on again and work to achieve that temperature all over again. Overall, it uses much less energy and in doing so costs you lees on your energy bills.
Mitsubishi ductless air conditioners are also known for being whisper-quiet. The fan technology on Mr. Slim air conditioners ensure that they so quiet you won't even notice them running. They also include high-speed heating and cooling, so they achieve any temperature as quickly as possible to accommodate extreme outdoor conditioners.
The Mr. Slim ductless air conditioners are ideal for homes, offices, industrial offices, and other small commercial areas. They can be networked into a complex and effective cooling system or used as individual units to serve a specific purpose. They come in a variety of stylish designs that are all quiet, compact and energy-efficient.
All Mr. Slim units come with a variety of standard and optional features so you can customize each unit to suit your needs. Things like remote controls can be useful in some situations and unnecessary in others. The M-Series features remote controls, wind guards, wall fans, and condensate drain pumps while also being Mitsubishi's most efficient models.
Installing Mitsubishi ductless air conditioners in any space is very simple as well. Using Air Conditioner Pro ductless air conditioner installation services is the best way to ensure your new Mr. Slim unit is properly installed. Air Conditioner Pro has been installing air conditioners, ductless air conditioners, and a number of other HVAC products in Toronto, York Region and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years. For more information about Mitsubishi ductless air conditioners, installation services, or repair and maintenance services contact Air Conditioner Pro today: 416-921-0000.
LG is one of our preferred brands to order and install for our clients in Toronto, York Region and throughout the GTA. LG ductless air conditioners are dependable and look great in any room of your home or office. LG provides mini split systems, heat pumps and a variety of other products. They range in output from 9000 to 36,000 BTU and boast a number of different energy-efficiency systems.
LG has one of the most energy-efficient systems available at 28 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) as well as one of the quietest ones on the market that operates whisper-quiet at only 17 dB. Low SEER LG ductless air conditioners are always in high demand, and extremely quiet units are ideal for places like libraries, bedrooms, and other places that require silence.
LG also offers a range of LG ductless air conditioners that use variable speed compressors. Many conventional air conditioners use constant speed compressors, which turn off once a desired temperature is achieved. Variable-speed compressors will operate at a high-speed until a specific temperature is reached and then will cycle down to operate at a lower speed to maintain that temperature. This is one way LG ductless air conditioners are able to be so energy-efficient.
When it comes to silently operating units LG ductless air conditioners use a unique cross flow fan and low vibrating compressor to ensure the least amount of noise possible. When combining LG units that have Sleep Mode with fan blades that are 25% larger than standard blades LG can ensure you will barely notice your ductless mini split system operating.
LG has put lots of thought into the technology used in their air conditioners, but they've also put a lot of thought into the style of their units. LG's Art Cool Premiere series has a number of different styles and options for any room in your home or office. LG has put thought into how your new LG ductless air conditioner interacts with your existing style rather than simply providing stark-looking functional cooling systems.
For more information about which LG unit is right for your needs or to make a repair or maintenance appointment contact Air Conditioner Pro today: 416-921-0000. Air Conditioner Pro has been installing ductless air conditioners in Toronto, York Region, and the rest of the GTA for over 30 years.


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I Wish Those Jews Had Had Guns
A Jewish militia which arose in wartime Poland to resist Nazi genocide.
By John Zmirak Published on December 12, 2019 •
How often does the above phrase run through your head? It ran through mine when I read about this week's atrocity in Jersey City, New Jersey. CBS News reports:
A police officer was among six killed in a lengthy gun battle in Jersey City Tuesday.
The two suspects were also killed, along with three civilians. Their bodies were found in a kosher grocery store at Bayview Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard after an intense, hours-long shootout with police. Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said police believe the three civilians killed in the grocery store were shot by the suspects.
Why attack this store? It seems because its owners were visibly Jewish. According to the Jewish Telegraph Agency:
The gunmen who entered a Jersey City kosher supermarket and engaged in a deadly shootout with police deliberately chose the store, the city's mayor said.
"Based on our initial investigation (which is ongoing) we now believe the active shooters targeted the location they attacked," Steven Fulop said on Twitter Tuesday night.
The Killer from the Cult
The "mastermind" of this butchery, David Anderson? He's a member of the "Black Hebrew Israelite" movement. They're the people who stand on street corners in major cities denouncing Jews, gays, whites, Christians … the list is long. They're the same cult that mobbed Nicholas Sandmann and the other Covington Catholic pro-life boys in D.C. The same group that the "Indian tribal elder" was sticking up for, when he banged his drum in Sandmann's face. Thus provoking a national media lynch mob aimed … at Sandmann.
Helpless Before the Extremists
As a student of history, I often find myself muttering phrases like "I wish those Jews had had guns." Read about the expulsion of helpless, unarmed Jews from every Arab country after Israel was established in 1948. Of course, who founded and defended that country? Jews with guns. Many of those very people saw their families massacred by the Nazis and their allies, all across Europe. Few could defend themselves. They'd been disarmed.
Reading history, we see again and again minority religious or ethnic groups targeted by intolerant majorities. Those that survived were those that could defend themselves.
One of the first things the Nazis did when they occupied a country was to seize all civilians' guns. They'd started at home. As Stephen Halbrook documents in Gun Control in the Third Reich, that totalitarian faction started as an illegal street militia (the brown-shirted SA). When it came to power, it used the well-intended gun control laws of the previous Weimar Republic to disarm all its enemies. Starting with the Jews. I wrote here back in 2015:
The build-up to the first national Nazi pogrom, the brutal Kristallnacht, included a frenzied effort on the part of leading Nazis to track down all the registered firearms owners of Jewish descent, and seize their weapons so that there could be no real resistance when Nazi stormtroopers attacked Jewish businesses and burned historic synagogues.
But the Nazis' job was an easy one, because virtually all of Germany's Jews who owned any guns had dutifully registered them, years before, in compliance with the laws of the Weimar Republic — which was trying to disarm extremist groups.
The only effective resistance to the Nazis? That came in countries where citizens had private firearms, or could get them from Hitler's enemies.
Minorities Need the Means of Self-Defense
It's not just about the Jews, of course. Reading history, we see again and again minority religious or ethnic groups targeted by intolerant majorities. Those that survived were those that could defend themselves, like the Protestants in France. The reason the monarchy couldn't wipe them out in the French Wars of Religion in the 16th century? They'd formed well-regulated militias. They fortified whole cities, which intolerant Catholic kings couldn't conquer. In the end, the regime was forced to grant toleration to Protestants, which lasted for a century, till Louis XV felt strong enough to overwhelm them militarily, and drive the Huguenots out of France.
That lesson came home to fellow Protestants in England, in the wake of the English Civil War. Terrified that either the Anglican Church or (in a paranoid fantasy, a restored Catholic regime) would resume persecution of Puritans and other non-conformists, the English Parliament acted in 1689. It decreed that Protestants (and only Protestants!) could keep and bear arms, for their own defense. While that discriminatory language offends us today, it highlights the deep connection between religious freedom and gun rights that Protestants felt at the time. (At the same time, over in France, the last of the persecuted Huguenots were fleeing.)
No Second Amendment, No First
These lessons of history were fresh in the minds of America's founders when they added the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights. In case such stories seem stale today, let's remember that around the world, people face persecution for their faith. In some of them, like Northern Syria, they have the means to defend themselves. The Christians and Kurds stand armed and organized, resisting the Turkish-led jihad that rages in the wake of President Trump's withdrawal.
But in many other places, minorities are utterly helpless. China's government is waging a genocidal campaign of extermination against Uighur Muslims, who have no means to resist. Christians in Pakistan, India, parts of Africa, and many other countries face terrorist attacks and routine abuse, with no means of resistance.
What if Hong Kong Citizens Had Guns?
Look at Hong Kong, where millions of citizens want to retain the freedoms left behind by the British, who turned over that colony in 1997. These citizens demonstrate, carry signs, use high-tech hacks to foil thuggish police. But they know that should the Chinese regime use force, it would face no effective resistance. They would end up just like the Uighurs. And the world would shrug and move on, eager to keep access to China's lucrative markets.
Every time I read about Hong Kong, I think, "I wish those good people had guns."
Lest you scoff at the notion that it would make any difference, consider this: The U.S. has still not been able to subdue Afghanistan. Angry citizens, well-armed, who want a sharia regime, have frustrated the most powerful military on earth for eighteen years. Would China keep putting Uighurs into concentration camps if it feared that kind of resistance? Doubtful, at best. Nor would the People's Army relish the prospect of urban guerilla warfare in densely settled Hong Kong. Beijing would have to compromise.
The Intolerant and the Incompetent
You don't just need gun rights when your government is intolerant. They're helpful because any government is incompetent to protect every citizen from violence. In extreme cases, like Nigeria, the government can't suppress murderous jihad militias. So citizens need the firepower to protect themselves. In Western Europe, governments have intentionally imported millions of military age Muslim men, some of them fired up by radical imams to despise the "infidel" natives. And those neighbors have been disarmed by those very same governments.
Narwhals Against Jihad
The most lurid, ludicrous case happened just this month in Britain. A hardened jihadist, released prematurely from prison, attacked the very activists who'd helped to get him out. Helpless civilians scrambled to defend themselves from this sword-wielding zealot with … a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk. As Ben Johnson wrote here at The Stream:
the narwhal tusk … is one of the few means of self-defense the British government hasn't gotten around to outlawing. "The UK has some of the toughest gun control laws in the world," the BBC reported. Gun control brought a surge in knife violence, so now carrying a knife that is too long, or the wrong design, is punishable by four years in prison and an "unlimited" fine. The UK bans citizens from carrying mace, pepper spray, air guns, and stun guns. The British people are so powerless that it took a half-dozen people to restrain a lone terrorist with two knives.
Christ never called us to accept that level of helplessness. To leave the innocent at the mercy of strangers. The fantasy of a State where only the government has weapons is not a glimpse of the Kingdom of Heaven. It's a worldly, Utopian vision. It empowers the fallen men and women controlling the government to wield absolute, god-like power over citizens. Accepting that, craving it as some Christians seem to today? It isn't just dumb. Such worship of Caesar amounts to idolatry.
First They Came for the Gunowners
To learn more about the threats to individual and religious liberty posed by the left's gun grab, check out a powerful new book. First They Came for the Gunowners, by best-selling author Mark W. Smith, delves deep into history. It shows the tight connection between individual freedom and private firearms. And it exposes how the left weaponizes tragedies to try to take our freedom away. Consider it as a Christmas gift to a family member who doesn't "get it."
John Zmirak is a Senior Editor of The Stream, and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism.
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We get a lot of positive feedback about the articles that appear on reallyread.it, especially the ones that get selected for Article of the Day. Over the course of the last few years, we have tended to focus on promoting other aspects of the platform, things like our tracking technology and our commenting community, and yet many people keep saying that the best part of reallyread.it is that we have the best articles.
Along those lines, some people have incorrectly assumed that we, the reallyread.it team, also serve as community moderators. We definitely don't. We abide by the same rules that our community must abide by. For example, we can't edit or delete our comments and we can't comment on things we haven't really read. So when it comes to the curation of articles on our home page, we don't have any special privileges; we put all of the power in the hands of our algorithm!
Here's another way to think about it: the lists on the homepage are basically just complete lists of every single article we've got. You don't see hundreds of thousands of articles for the same reason you don't see millions of Google results. You just see the best ones. This is why "curation" and "sort" are actually different ways of describing the exact same thing.
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We're in the business of getting people to read, so we can't have sub-par content hanging around. Reading is magic, or at least it can be, and we aim to give our users the best chance of experiencing that magic every time they open our app.
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As company traditions go, Hack Day is one of the most beloved events of the year here at StackCommerce. Last week, for the sixth time, we left our daily tasks behind, turned off (or down) our inboxes, loaded up on company-provided grub, and spent the day thinking big and thinking boldly about native commerce.
As with any startup, innovation is our bread-and-butter, and Hack Day is the perfect day to remind ourselves that no idea is too out-of-the-box if it helps our publishers and brands in new and exciting ways. Read on to explore this year's highlights and look out for some of these features coming to fruition in the coming months (if they haven't already)!
What happens when members of our supply chain, design, and customer support teams get together? They develop amazingly thoughtful ways to turn around less than ideal customer experiences. Operation 'Customer Win-Back' includes fun incentives like surprise gifts and special (free) e-learning bundles designed to soothe the frustration of unavoidable shipping delays and product issues. Because as we say: happy customers, happy Stack.
At StackCommerce, curation is king. We excel at matching our publisher partners with products that their readers will actually like. But in typical Stack fashion, we believe we can always do better. Some of our rockstar Sales reps came together and built a system that would tell them exactly what products our partner audiences are talking about. By swiftly scanning the comments sections and most-viewed articles, we can better serve our partners with great deals on extremely relevant products.
One unique aspect of working with StackCommerce is our ability to enhance our partners' earnings with paid advertising. Known as Amplify and Momentum, these programs help our publishers and brands capitalize on high-converting commerce posts and videos with strategic spend and top-notch management. Together, the best minds in marketing, business development, and data science were able to hack together a tool that sets up paid campaigns faster than ever. Efficiency for us equals more money for our partners. Win, win.
#4 Storytelling-in-Action: Hack Day Winner!
Let's face it. Facebook is the new front door to the internet and this fact has huge ramifications for online publishers and advertisers. Native Social Video is a new product at StackCommerce and allows our publisher partners to use Facebook video to generate incremental revenue streams outside of homepage traffic. This year's Hack Day winner spent the day simplifying the video request process and recruiting the best social video editing talent in the game. The future is video, and this year's Hack Day echoed that sentiment loud and clear.


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Frank Bill
Frank Bill crosses the tracks
Last fall, I finally had the pleasure of meeting Frank Bill. This was about a year after we both appeared in Issue 5 of Plots with Guns and subsequently began to exchange notes, strategies and war stories from our respective crime-writing trenches.
I was inspired not only by his narrative voice (raw and poetic and brutal), but also his devotion and work ethic. Whereas, I stay up way too late to work on my novel, Frank rises way too early to do the same. In fact, there are times I'm just ending my writing here on the Pacific Coast when in comes a note from Frankie, who's just getting started in southern Indiana.
At Bouchercon last fall, I found Frankie to be a genuinely kind, earnest and down-to-earth guy, which made it even more fun when we both (somehow) ended up at the St. Martin's cocktail reception (it was like that scene from Seinfeld in which Kramer gets spun around at the Tony Awards by the "Clydesdale Surprise" people and ends up at all these "after parties"). We were in publishing culture-shock, in a good way. Hell, we were just a couple of pulp/noir writers snatching free food off the trays, trying not to stick out too much.
We were the kids from the wrong side of the tracks.
Well, for Frankie, not any more.
Frankie and his agent Stacia Decker announced yesterday that he has signed a two-book deal with Farrar, Straus & Giroux – for his novel, DONNYBROOK (a sneak peek of which I thoroughly enjoyed), and a collection of stories, CRIMES OF SOUTHERN INDIANA.
I am beyond thrilled for Frankie – his determination to put words on the page every day and his courage to tell brutal stories in a singular voice have paid off. The fact he also happens to be a great guy makes it even sweeter.


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OK. A proper evaluation of this trip has indicated that trying to do all of the East side of the African continent in 19 days was a bit overzealous. We have thus constrained our ambition to instead doing a decent coverage of Mozambique as filthy little backpackers – traveling by bus and doing the hostel/backpacker accommodation thing.
A general budget of what this is likely to cost can be found here. The numbers should show that the overall trip should be an affordable option for those looking for some adventure over the December break. There is no specific itinerary of where we have to be at the various days.The idea is broadly to take buses and/or ferries up the coast, seeing what there is to see as we go.
If you are interested in coming and haven't been invited to the Facebook group around the trip, just email or leave me a comment and I will add you into the invite list and you can keep posted on developments.


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The Herald announces 123rd Editorial Board
Ayyy, sexy ladies — Herald style
By Phelan Huan Twanteeto
Emily Gilbert / Herald
The 123rd Editorial Board will seize power Jan. 1. From left: Aparna Bansal '14, Jordan Hendricks '14, Lucy Feldman '14, Shefali Luthra '14, Elizabeth Carr '14 and Alexa Pugh '14. Feldman and Luthra will be editors-in-chief.
The outgoing 122nd Editorial Board bids adieu (from left): Natalie Villacorta '13, Claire Peracchio '13, Tony Bakshi '13, Rebecca Ballhaus '13 and Nicole Boucher '13.
Like Scandinavian warriors descending on the mead hall, The Brown Daily Herald's staff convened at popular "Antiques Roadshow" filming destination and sophisticated Providence eatery Cav restaurant Friday night. The paper's current leadership announced the 123rd Editorial Board, who will officially take the reins of the organization Jan. 1.
The inspiration for Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble," Shefali Luthra '14 will serve as editor-in-chief and president of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Trying to match Luthra's knowledge of the inner workings of faculty governance and Brown's presidential history is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street. Luthra, who hails from sunny Los Altos, Calif., knows the latest Bollywood trivia all too well and can fearlessly execute complicated baking recipes while analyzing Proust's madeleine episode.
Lucy Feldman '14 will serve as editor-in-chief and vice president of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Feldman, from Portland, Ore., is a former news editor and the star and inspiration for the new USA Network drama "Crimes of Fashion," about an impeccably dressed lady detective. Her coverage of the impact of socioeconomic status on Brown's social scene earned her five frat tanks out of five.
Elizabeth Carr '14, also known as the lady in red, hails from St. Louis and will serve as managing editor. Carr previously turned down an offer to participate on "Cupcake Wars" in order to be City & State editor. In her new role, Carr will school The Herald on shooting range etiquette and tomato horticulture.
Jordan Hendricks '14, who will also serve as managing editor, was born in Oklahoma! City on "oh what a beautiful morning." Hendricks maintains an active social media presence and has been known to own the night like the 4th of July.
Aparna Bansal '14, who came to the States from Jakarta, Indonesia, will serve as senior editor. Formerly a features editor who perfected stories on everything from Quidditch at Brown to Hope Street shops, Bansal is on the Chipotle and Kabob and Curry meal plan.
Alexa Pugh '14, of Ridgefield, Conn., will also serve as senior editor. Pugh transferred from Northwestern University in fall 2011 to pursue liberal arts and enjoy Providence's milder climate. A former senior staff writer, Pugh will use what she learned at a Glamour Magazine internship to bring the "Hey, It's OK!" feature to The Herald. First on the list: to sneak a nap on the back-office couch.
The 123rd Editorial Board will work with an exciting roster of new leaders in 2013.
Greg Jordan-Detamore '14, of Philadelphia, will serve as The Herald's first-ever strategic director. He has mastered the wily tricks of the College Publisher content management system and knows the public transportation offerings of your city better than you do. Jordan-Detamore resides in Graduate Center C.
Alexandra Macfarlane '13 will continue as news editor, joined by Mathias Heller '15 and Eli Okun '15. Macfarlane, of Salt Lake City, Utah, led this fall's Herald poll and specialized in asking the tough questions about students' relationship statuses and sleeping patterns.
Heller, of Alexandria, Va., has already begun planning his presidential campaign alongside running mate Joe Biden. His campaign will be punctuated by quotations from former University president Gordon Gee and a stunning array of bowties. Okun, of Rockville, Md., is often spotted in deep discussion with President Christina Paxson at Tealuxe, occasionally accompanied by Assistant to the President Kim Roskiewicz.
Sona Mkrttchian '15 and Adam Toobin '15 will team up to take Providence by storm as next year's City & State editors. Mkrttchian, of South Egg Harbor, N.J., has a penchant for pensions and ventured to Princeton last spring to report on Paxson's time at the lesser Ivy. Toobin, of New York City, showed his political expertise while covering a number of closely contested local and national races this election season. His ability to quickly digest complex issues, among other things, clinched The Herald's victory in its semiannual kickball throwdown versus the College Hill 'dependent.
Hannah Abelow '14 and Maddie Berg '15, both from New York, will take their considerable talent to the stage as Arts & Culture editors. Abelow gave The Herald's international coverage a boost by writing about support for President Obama while abroad in Cape Town this semester. Berg, who reported this semester that many students are single, but seek relationships, will steer the section's coverage toward perfect-date restaurants.
Elizabeth Koh '15 and Alison Silver '15 will serve as features editors. Koh, who hails from La Mirada, Calif., and goes by the nickname Echo, plans to use her knowledge of Greek mythology to start a new blog called Narcissists@Brown. Silver, of Concord, Mass., will draw new writers to the features section with her Italian flair and trademark hospitality.
Sahil Luthra '14 will continue as Science & Research editor, joined by Kate Nussenbaum '15. Luthra, of Los Altos, Calif., will bring his much-envied improv skills to The Herald's musical comedy-focused newsroom. Nussenbaum, of Concord, Mass., specializes in tattoo tales, and rumor has it that Nussenbaum had a tattoo of Jonah Lehrer removed this past summer.
James Blum '14 and Connor Grealy '14 will take over as sports editors. Blum, of Potomac, Md., will bring his expertise in covering the track team to The Herald's sports section. Grealy, of Greenwich, Conn., loves golf.
Kyle McNamara '14, of Alva, Fla., will continue as design editor, joined by Brisa Bodell '15, of Albany, Calif., and Einat Brenner '15, of Sunnyvale, Calif. Sandra Yan '15, of Derwood, Md., will serve as assistant design editor. The design quartet will maintain The Herald's diva factor by keeping the dial locked on Pandora's Beyonce station.
The Herald's picture-perfect photography leadership will remain in place next year. Emily Gilbert '14, of Summit, N.J., Sam Kase '15, of New York City, and Tom Sullivan '15, of Glenside, Penn., will stay on as photo editors. Gilbert will use her knowledge of optics to manipulate light for stunning photography. Kase and Sullivan will continue to beast at their respective contests: being a dead ringer for a younger Woody Allen for Kase and growing mountain man-themed beards for Sullivan.
Sara Palasits '15, from Fanwood, N.J., will serve as copy desk chief. Palasits can find an out-of-place comma with her eyes closed. She was reading the dictionary by age two, and one of the characters from the musical "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" was fashioned after her.
Lucas Husted '13, from Washington, D.C., will continue as opinions editor, sipping mate tea to spark his ingenious ideas, and will be joined by Matt Brundage '15, of Montclair, Va., and Maggie Tennis '14, of Baltimore, Md.
Dan Jeon '14, of Slippery Rock, Penn., will continue as editor of The Herald's editorial page board. Jeon brings a passion for public policy and mad skills on the tennis court to the job.
Joe Stein '16, of Woodbridge, Conn., will take over for Neal "Swimming" Poole '13, of New York City, as The Herald's web producer. Poole will serve as assistant web producer in the spring. Stein's intriguing demeanor will make up for the fact that his beard does not come close to rivaling Poole's.
The Herald is also proud to announce its newest staff writers so far this semester: Sheza Atiq '14, Kiki Barnes '16, Mariya Bashkatova '15, Alex Blum '16, Emily Boney '15, Sophie Flynn '15, Jasmine Fuller '15, Sam Heft-Luthy '16, Sabrina Imbler '16, Maxine Joselow '16, Katie Lamb '16, Maggie Livingstone '16, Rachel Margolis '16, Ria Mirchandani '15, Sarah Perelman '15, Brittany Nieves '15, Sonia Phene '15, Molly Schulson '16 and Corinne Sejourne '16.
Zoe "HYFR" Hoffman '13, of Falls Church, Va., and Claire "Lipstick" Luchette '13, of Hinsdale, Ill., will take over as editors-in-chief of post-, The Herald's vivacious weekly magazine. The two will use morse code to exchange story ideas through the wall they share in the notorious Brook Street Pinkhaus.
Meredith Bilski '14, from Chappaqua, N.Y., will rise from managing editor of BlogDailyHerald to serve as its editor-in-chief. Bilski is wont to mack them dudes up, back coupes up and chuck the deuce up. Moderately priced soaps are her calling. It's spoooky.
Will Janover '15 will serve as managing editor of BlogDailyHerald. Janover hails from New York City, and you should probably compliment him on the Internet.
The Herald also announced its new business leaders Friday.
Sam Plotner '14, who hails from Larchmont, N.Y., will move up from finance director to general manager and treasurer of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Plotner, who has been deemed "most likely to be both a frat-master and a grandfather," will definitively not be working any night shifts at The Herald to keep up his 10 p.m. bedtime.
Julia Kuwahara '14, who hails from Japan and served as sales director in the spring, will take the role of general manager and secretary of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Kuwahara earned the honor of being named "most likely to elope" this fall.
Emily Chu '14, of Essex Junction, Vt., will serve as alumni relations director. Luka Ursic '14 will serve as finance director, Eliza Coogan '15 as sales director, Justin Lee '14 as business development director and Angel Lee '14 as business strategy director.
Do we really have to sexualise these intelligent and ambitious women? I understand your reference with, "Ayyy, sexy ladies - Herald style." However, that subheader wouldn't exist on an article about male editors.
IMINLOVEWITH123
^To anonymous. Have you seen these beautiful women? YOU TRY AND RUN AN AMAZING NEWSPAPER LIKE THEM.
Lex Rofes
@Anonymous: What we don't have here is a massive discussion about how we're perpetuating gender stereotypes. We would have that if we had an all-male board. I don't have a problem with an all-female board, but I've been a part of a lot of organizations that will actively find a female to be on board, even if they are not the most qualified, so that they can avoid difficult conversations about how they must be a bunch of masogynists. I wish those conversations didn't have to happen, and I wish that every organization chose the best leaders for their positions, regardless of their gender (which the BDH admirably did).
"The inspiration for Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble," Shefali Luthra '14 .."
Is this a literal reference by any chance?
Why the hell is this article front page news?
Yay Los Altos!
^I could totally see "Ayyy, sexy gents – Herald Style"


Within the project "Partnership for quality jobs and competitiveness", the second meeting for preparation of the Action plan for employment of the Municipality of Prnjavor 2018-2020 was held. The Action Plan for Employment of the Municipality of Prnjavor is basic instrument for implementation of the active employment policy and establishing an efficient system of labor market that defines priorities and objectives of the employment policy.
The working meeting was attended by representatives of the Municipality of Prnjavor, Employment Bureau, Center of High Schools "Ivo Andrić", Trivas company and Eda. At the meeting, draft version of goals, measures for their implementation including their implementers (members of the Partnership for employment of the Municipality of Prnjavor) were defined. Draft of prepared elements of the Action Plan will be presented at the next meeting of the Economic council of Prnjavor municipality, which will be a good opportunity to get useful suggestions for its improvement.
The project is funded under the project Support to Local Employment Partnerships in Bosnia and Herzegovina, funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labor Organization (ILO).


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Today I am going to review Richfeel Skin Whitening Facial Kit for you all.. I have had facial once in my life (on my engagement) but this was the first ever facial kit that I owned.. I know how to do facial and what care is needed but I just did not do it till now. I was really excited for this particular product because if it worked, I wouldn't be needing to waste 2-3 hours in the parlour again..
We all know how Indian parlours are and how long you need to sit and wait for your turn.. Before starting I would like to mention that I have a fair skin tone and even if I had a dusky or dark skintone, I would never try to attain fairness or use skin whitening products.
I think beauty is defined by how we are and not about what skin color we have. I am reviewing it just for the fact that I got it in my PR and even if it does not "whiten" my skin, I wouldn't rate it down on that basis. Also, I'd like to add that I do own some skin lightening product but just for the fact that I have been battling with acne and hedious scars they leave ever since I entered teenage and such products help me in lightening my acne scars.
Skin whitening has never been my interest and it wouldn't be even if I was dark. I may and may not recommend this product to you on the basis of how it works but if you are reading this review to attain fairness, I would request you to stop worrying about how your skin color is. Always remember, a beautiful skin is flawless and not white.. I have already reviewed Richfeel Shampoo, Conditioner and Anti-Blemish Cream. If you want to know how this Skin Whitening Facial Kit worked for me, then please keep on reading..
Benefits: Richfeel Skin Whitening Facial is a powerful formula for improving skin complexion. Enriched with natural goodness of olive oil & Berberis aquifolium Extract, it is an effective treatment to help improve skin fairness. It is excellent for all types of skin and especially for tanned skin.
Packaging: This kit comes in a blue colored box which opens up at the top. All five sachets are properly stacked inside and all the useful information is mentioned in, on and at the sides of the box.
All the steps are properly listed inside the box..
My Experience: This cleanser is white in color, has a cream based formulation and its consistency is medium. It has a mild, floral smell which I personally like and find pleasant. I started off by washing my face and pat drying it with a paper towel.
Then I took a coin sized amount in between my fingers and gently massaged it in to my face and neck. I used gentle, circular motions for a couple of minutes and then wiped it off by using a cotton pad.
The cleanser does not have very high astringent properties but makes the skin feel cool and soothed. After a few minutes of cleansing and massaging my face, I felt relaxed and my skin was smelling really great. Although I had washed my face already, there was a lot of dirt on the cotton pad. It cleans up the skin very well and removes dirt and skin secretions by penetrating deep into the skin.
Directions for use: Take Skin Whitening Scrub Sachet and apply entire contents on the face and neck. Gently massage for 3 to 5 minutes. Give steam for 5-7 mintes. Remove blackheads and whiteheads..
My Experience: After removing the cleanser, I was all set to move ahead with the second step. You guys already know how much I love scrubs for the benefits exfoliation has but I hate scrubs that are abrasive and harsh on the skin. I cut the sachet and again squeezed a coin sized product on my fingers and gently placed it on my face and neck.
The scrub is off white in color and has medium sized brown colored walnut granules in it. The consistency of the scrub is really light and more towards a runny side. The granules are not very fine but are non-abrasive and gentle on the skin. The scrub has a very mild smell of walnut I guess but it is subtly sweet and a very little fruity. I can't really explain how the smell was.
So I applied a little amount of product on my face and neck and started massaging my skin gently. The appease massage went ahead for upto 5 minutes using different facial massage techniques but I made sure to work in upwards and circular motions only. The scrub was really conciliate and removed all my blackheads, stubborn dirt and dead skin cells.
I did not scrub my eyes and did not give steam to my face because I did not want to but you can do that as well. But I rinsed my face with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel. The reason I used a towel after scrub is that it also exfoliates our skin gently, so I wanted to get rid of all the residue, if any..
Directions for use: Apply entire contents of sachet of Skin Whitening Gel on the face and neck. Massage for 7 to 8 minutes. If you wish to give galvanic or ultrasonic machine application, you may give it for 3 to 5 minutes..
My Experience: For the third step, I cut the sachet and again squeezed out a coin sized product in between my fingers. Then I placed it on my neck and face and started massaging it again with very gentle motions. This gel has a clear color, a medium consistency and again a very mild smell which is a plus point for my sensitive nose.
It spreads easily on the skin and absorbs well and quite quickly while massaging. I made sure to massage my undereye area properly as well to nourish it with all the hydration it needs. It gave me a fresh and calm feeling just like the cleanser and left a very light cooling sensation which I love. You guys know how much I enjoy an astringent feel on my skin, right?
Directions for use: Apply entire sachet of Skin Whitening Massage Cream on face and neck. Massage for 10 minutes.
My Experience: The fourth step was to massage my skin and I cut the sachet and squeezed some product on my fingers. This massaging cream has a very waxy, balm-like and thick consistency which is why I first rubbed it in between my fingers so that the ingredients are activated by my body temperature. I then placed it on my cheeks, forehead, chin, nose and neck.
It has a mild, waxy smell identical to Bees Wax which is one of the core ingredients of this cream. Since this is a massage cream, I went ahead with gentle massage for around 12 minutes. I made to sure my fingertips and not my palm, that too in an upward circular motion. Since the cream is really really thick, I kept on adding water time to time whenever I felt it was getting very thick to work with.
After around ten minutes, I stopped incorporating it with water and it took around two minutes then for the cream to get completely absorbed into my skin. Coming to the result, I'd say "Oh My GOD!", this was a miracle! I could see an instant result and my skin was really really bright and cleaned. There was an jiff glow and it worked wonderfully in removing the dead skin on my face and neck.
Directions for use: Take Richfeel Skin Whitening Pack in a bowl and add required quantity of water or rose water. Make a paste and apply pack with brush for face and neck. Remove the pack with a wet sponge when it dries up.
My Experience: Last but obviously not the least step of this facial kit is the face pack. This face pack is beige in color and is actually a very very fine powder. It has a herbacious smell and looks exactly like Multani Mitti or Fuller's Earth which is one of the core ingredients of this pack.
You can add water or rose water in it and I ofcourse added my holy grail "Rose Water". I mixed it well to make a lump free paste having a consistency identical to a foundation. The pack is actually very very smooth in formulation. I used a brush to apply a thin and even layer all over my face avoiding my eyes and left it for around 15 minutes. The pack left a cooling sensation when applied but started to make my skin feel warmed up when it dried.
Then I washed my face with normal water without rubbing the mask. It got washed away easily and made the skin feel silky smooth. It really worked to make my skin look clear and glowly.
My final thoughts about this facial kit are based upon my oily, acne prone and sensitive skin.. As I already mentioned, this review is not sponsored but I would scream out loud that I love this facial kit. It did not irritate my sensitive skin at all and made it soothed and relaxed.
I could notice that the redness and size of my fresh acne was reduced notably which is a really good thing.. The facial was very pleasant and cleansed my skin very properly. For a sensitive nose like mine, this product gets a big fat thumbs up from my side. All the products had a very mild and refreshing smell.
This facial kit removed all the dead and dull skin I had and I could see a much cleansed and radiant face right after the process. Another pro vote goes to the fact that it does not dry out the skin at all which is a plus point for dry skin ladies out there. It made my skin relaxed, refreshed and very smooth.
Now coming to the "Skin Whitening" claim, I'd say I could see a visible difference in my skin's look as all the dead skin was removed but there isn't like my skin tone got very improved or lifted. It works really well in removing the dead cells which is the reason your skin looks lighter and brighter but please do not expect it to change your entire skin tone.
Nothing works overnight if you are looking forward to whiten your skin which you actually shouldn't. Obviously I have a lot of acne scars and blemished and I don't expect it to whiten them up in a single go. Overall, it does work really well in making the skin bright, radiant, even toned, smooth, calm and soothed.
Since Indian wedding and festive season is all set, I have already ordered two for me and my mum. I really liked the result, pricing and quality of this facial kit, so I'll definitely repurchase it again and again. And the fact that only a few product actually suit my problematic skin makes this facial kit my new beauty pal..
This facial kit is a really nice option to try if you have an event or a party coming up or if you just want to pamper yourself. I'll highly recommend you to try it out once and I am sure it will do the magic for you.
Completely. There is nothing that I am not assured of and nothing I could have asked for in this price point. I am completely in love with it and find it fully worth the price charged.
My Advice: Facial is obviously all about doing massage in a proper way. If you do not know how to do a facial and what steps or massages to follow, please do not do it at home. It can lead to more skin problems, wrinkles and increase your ageing process. If you do not know how to do it, please do not believe in your "Grammar" for reading, understanding and replicating all the steps.
Facial has a really good result and an amazing impact on the health and overall appearance of our skin but it can turn into a disaster if you are doing it in a wrong manner. I would suggest you to please take your facial kit in a parlour and get it done by a professional.
Final Verdict: Apparently, this is a really nice facial kit for all skin types which works just as claimed and does not harm or irritate the skin at all. It is completely free from all harsh chemicals, parabens and other cruel ingredients. It works beautifully in making the skin feel healthy from within, bright, supple, nourished and cleansed.
The brand also advises to use 2 to 4 drops of Richfeel Skin Lightening lotion to Richfeel Skin Whitening Gel, Skin Whitening Massage Cream & Skin Whitening Pack for better results. Since I did not have it, I skipped it and still got a really nice outcome.
That is such a helpful review. Thanks for posting it and letting us know about it.
Thank you for stopping by. I am glad you found it useful.
Yes. You must give it a try. It is gentle and promising.
After reading your review, I can only get this kit for the cleanser. As I liked how it works on dirt!
I had never set my eyes on Richfeel Facial kit before. But after reading your detailed review I would love to give it a try. And seriously, like you said, I really wish they start marketing these products as 'brightening' or instead of whitening. Every skin tone is beautiful!
Yeah!! Do give this facial kit a try.. ?
Love your detailed review dear..
I really liked how you have explained all the minute details and the pros and cons of all the products …would definately want to try it out soon.
Wah, kitna accha review kiya hai, step.by step ek ek pics k sath ??
Thank you Aunty Ji ???
I have acne problem too which is why I refrain from getting facial… I fear if anything reacts and I get more acne..
OMG! such an in-depth review dear… There is nothing more I could have wondered about the product… U have covered everything..
I personally agree that choosing whitening products with attempts to change your natural skin colour is like torturing oneself but everyone even fair skinned people do suffer from uneven skin tone, blemishes and post inflammatory scars that need to be addressed and "whitening" is not the word I would use, instead "brightening or lightening would seem justifiable.
I personally don't use at home facial kits but always enjoy me some peels so yeah, if facial kits work for someone then they are definitely worth buying plus the price of this one is so inexpensive that it is not going to make a dent.
Finally, the review, you do put in a lot of effort huni.. ❤???
I used Zaria elixir as well and I loved the fact that they used the word brightening. Since i have a lot of scars, I also own many skin lightening products but just to make my skin look even toned and make my scars look lighter..
I have a lot of weddings coming up.. Will order it tomorrow morning..
Hope you have a good experience as well..


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Q: Extending Sanderson's custom mvc ModelBinder for an object stored in session In his wonderful MVC book Steven Sanderson gives an example of a custom model binder that sets and retrieves a session variable, hiding the data storage element from the controller.
I'm trying to extend this to cater for a pretty common scenario: I'm storing a User object in the session and making this available to every action method as a parameter. Sanderson's class worked ok when the User details weren't changing, but now i need to let the user edit their details and save the amended object back to the session.
My problem is that I can't work out how to distinguish a GET from a POST other than by checking the number of keys in bindingContext.ValueProvider.Keys, and this seems so wrong I'm sure I'm misunderstanding something.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Basically all Actions need access to the current user, and the UpdateMyDetails action needs to update that same object, all backed by the Session. Here's my code...
public class CurrentUserModelBinder : IModelBinder
{
    private const string userSessionKey = "_currentuser";
    public object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext) {
        var user = controllerContext.HttpContext.Session[userSessionKey];
        if (user == null)
            throw new NullReferenceException("The CurrentUser was requested from the CurrentUserModelBinder but no IUser was present in the Session.");

        var currentUser = (CCL.IUser)user;
        if (bindingContext.ValueProvider.Keys.Count > 3)
        {

            var firstName = GetValue<string>(bindingContext, "FirstName");
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(firstName))
                bindingContext.ModelState.AddModelError("FirstName", "Please tell us your first name.");
            else
                currentUser.FirstName = firstName;

            var lastName = GetValue<string>(bindingContext, "LastName");
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastName))
                bindingContext.ModelState.AddModelError("LastName", "Please tell us your last name.");
            else
                currentUser.LastName = lastName;

            if (bindingContext.ModelState.IsValid)
                controllerContext.HttpContext.Session[userSessionKey] = currentUser;

        }
        return currentUser;
    }
    private T GetValue<T>(ModelBindingContext bindingContext, string key)
    {
        ValueProviderResult valueResult;
        bindingContext.ValueProvider.TryGetValue(key, out valueResult);
        bindingContext.ModelState.SetModelValue(key, valueResult);
        return (T)valueResult.ConvertTo(typeof(T));
    }
}

A: Try inheriting from DefaultModelBinder instead of IModelBinder, then you can call base.BindModel to populate bindingContext.Model for mvc 1.0 or bindingContext.ModelMetadata.Model for mvc 2.0
To trigger bindingContext.Model to populate, call UpdateModel on the controller.
You need to add the statement from the book back in
if(bindingContext.Model != null)
throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot update instances");

but change it to populate model and save on the session.
if(bindingContext.Model != null)
{
    base.BindModel(controllerContext, bindingContext);
    //save bindingContext.Model to session, overwriting current.
    return bindingContext.Model
}

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Toronto's latest homicide had wrestling connections
Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 13, 2018
A 29-year-old man shot dead Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in Etobicoke, Ontario, has been identified as Toronto's record high 93rd murder victim of the year. He is known to area wrestling fans as Johnny Gayle, announcer at Superkick'd Pro Wrestling and as an occasional guest on the Aftermath TV show.
"It's with a heavy heart that we must share that our great friend Johnny Gayle has passed away. Words can not express how much you mean to us and everyone that has ever had the privilege of being in your presence," posted Superkick'd on its Facebook page.
Johnny Gayle in the ring at a Superkick'd Pro Wrestling event. Photo courtesy Superkick'd Pro Wrestling
Ashley Sixx, one of the men behind Superkick'd, posted his thoughts: "Just got the unfortunate news about Johnny Gayle's passing. Johnny was one of the most fun people to be around, his hilarious over the top commentary had me on the floor laughing uncontrollably every time. He would get so excited that he would literally transform into attitude era Jim Ross and we would all have to hit our mute buttons as to not hear us bursting out in laughter."
Former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas, a regular on the Aftermath show on Sportsnet 360, posted his thoughts to Twitter: "His smile was infectious and was truly one of the nicest, kindest people I have ever met. Gutted! Sincerest condolences to your family my friend."
The Oshawa resident the ninth man gunned down inside a vehicle in the city so far in 2018.
Toronto Police say officers responded to Islington Ave. and St. Andrews Blvd. — near Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School just north of Dixon Rd. — around 6 p.m. after a car hopped the curb and smashed into a tree.
"Officers located a man in the car who appeared to be suffering from gunshot wounds," Homicide Det.-Sgt. Terry Browne said Thursday.
The veteran investigator said the shooting victim, who was driving a blue two-door 2008 Honda Civic, "succumbed to his injuries" and was pronounced dead on scene.
The dead man was identified as Jonathan Gayle-West, who had worked behind the scenes at both TSN and Sportsnet.
Co-workers and sportscasters alike took to the airwaves and social media on Thursday to pay tribute Gayle-West, calling him a kind, friendly and genuine person.
The official TSN Twitter account wrote, "We are saddened by the tragic death of a TSN team member last night – Jon Gayle. Jon worked with Jay & Dan, BarDown, TSN 1050 and in the newsroom. Jon was very well-liked by those who worked with him. He will be missed. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones."
Sportnet anchor Ken Reid worked with Gayle. "A tough day for the @Sportsnet family. We lost our old friend Johnny Gayle aka Johnny G. Every time I saw him I was met with a smile and a 'Hey Reidsy!' He loved working in tv. Did an outstanding Dwane Casey impression, loved being on the tube talkin wrasslin'"
Likewise, wrestlers shared their recollections. Veteran Toronto-based grappler Tarik (Tariq Ghani), wrote, "Rest in peace my friend. Many great times over the years. Every month we talked old school hip hop and wrestling. Going to miss you man."
Of the 93 killings in Toronto so far in 2018 – the most homicides the city has ever endured – nine of the victims have been shot in vehicles, including one double murder and one victim who was shot then dumped from an SUV.
— with files from Chris Doucette, Toronto Sun
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Races, Goblins
Revision as of 17:51, 12 March 2020 by Onyavar (Message Wall | contribs) (→History)
Goblins are one of the races of Innworld.
1 Biology and Abilities
1.2 Physical Abilities
1.2.1 Lifespan
1.3 Magical Abilities
1.4 Special Abilities
2 Hobgoblins
3 Goblin Chieftain
4 Goblin King
7.1 Naming
8 Known Goblin Tribes
9 List of known Goblin Kings
10 Relations
10.1 Frost Faeries
10.2 Relations with other Races
Biology and Abilities
Goblins are a humanoid race, with green skin and crimson eyes as their most recognizable features. Normal adults are on average around four feet tall,[1] unless they have developed into Hobgoblins (see below). Their eyes looked uniformly red at a distance, however, that is because the whites of their eyes and the cornea are red. The pupils, by contrast, are the darkest part of their eyes.[2]
They have pointy ears and rather lengthy, pointed noses, but not overly so. For a human at first glance, this makes their faces look ugly. This impression intensifies when Goblins present their teeth, which look pointy and sharp, and of which they have two rows, like sharks do.[3] As another similarity to sharks, Goblins regrow these teeth throughout their life.[4]
While some Goblins can grow hair, they can't grow facial hair, except for old Goblins, who can grow beards.[5] On average, Goblins are smaller than Humans, with the exception of Hobgoblins, who are taller than them.
Physical Abilities
An average Goblin is weaker than a Human.
They have good nightvision.[6]
Goblins grow up fast: Babies learn to walk after about two weeks. After that, they shoot up in height rapidly as Goblin children. They remain functionally children for about six months to a year. After that, they can fend for themselves.[7] By the time they turn three Goblins can function as adults.[8]
It is not known how long goblins can possibly live, as they usually get killed before they die of old age. Their lifespan has been guessed to be up to 30 years, although it's rare to see one get that old.[9]
Several Hobgoblins have been shown who got significantly older, most significantly Greydath. Tremborag was also supposedly older than many other goblins and even hobgoblins, but still significantly younger than Greydath.
Magical Abilities
The most well-known magical ability of Goblins is about their [Shamans], who draw Mana from the members of their tribe and thus grow stronger as the tribe increases its numbers. For that reason, most [Mages] are under the misconception that any magic that Goblins are capable of, is necessarily of [Shamanic] nature.[10]
However, Goblins are able to cast magic and become [Mages] just like other races, depending on individual magical abilities. People from outsider races have rarely been willing or attempting to test the extent of Goblin mages. Noears and Rags are such [Mages].
In some areas, Goblins able to cast magic are killed first by adventurers trying to decimate a tribe; which is another reasons for Goblins not to pursue the career of either [Shaman] or [Mage].
Special Abilities
A Goblin Chieftain can see the memories of past Chieftains.
Hobgoblins
Hobgoblins, or "Hobs", are Goblins who undergo what is described as a "late growth spurt" (it may be related to Levelling) that makes them about as tall as a human, also increasing their physical strength greatly.[11] Though quite fat by human standards, Hobgoblins are deceptively fit and strong; again possibly thanks to a Skill, their added body mass, should they have any (for not every Hobgoblin is fat), does not seem to hinder them at all and instead provides additional protection, as some blades cannot penetrate it deeply enough to truly injure the Hobgoblin. At a certain stage, Hobgoblins may be able to gain the ability to change their forms. One such Goblin was Tremborag. In his normal form, he was already an unusually gigantic Hob, and even Goblins made the mistake of assuming he must have be quite weak and may even have been unable to stand upright. In battle, however, Tremborag could shift — physically shift — into a more fearsome form, all of the apparent fat of his normal form rearranged itself as muscle. Said ability didn't originate from a class or Skill but his Goblin heritage. He never managed to master it in his lifetime, though, and was even considered weak by Greydath as he couldn't maintain that form,[12]probably opposed to the ones Velan brought with him when he sailed to Izril that were, as Tremborag, hulking creatures of muscles.[13]
Goblin Chieftain
A Goblin Chieftain is essential to any tribe. Without one, Goblins are aimless, no matter how many of them there were. A Chief can direct them and give them purpose.
But being a Chief was more than just about leadership. It was also something that connected all Goblins. There was power in it, just as there was power in [Shamans]. Goblins gave their Chiefs and Shamans their abilities.
In a [Shaman]'s case, the more Goblins that were in the tribe, the more power their spells had. But a Chief took something different from their Goblins. They took memories.
It was something every Chief could do. They could remember things that had happened to their tribe, things that had happened years or even centuries in the past. This is extremely valuable, as Goblins remembered strategy or good places to hunt or hide. But it only worked with enough Goblins.[11]
When a Goblin Chieftain amasses enough goblins, they turn into Goblin Kings. All Goblin Kings so far have ended up waging terrible wars against non-Goblins despite being docile at first but reasons for this are unknown so far.
Although Goblins are considered a minor threat by most settlements of any size, when they do appear in huge numbers they are fully capable of wiping out villages, cities, and even nations.
The Goblins were the youngest species on Izril to emerge, before the Antinium showed up.[14] (The Antinium were first discovered less than a hundred years ago on Rhir; but had actually been active there for many centuries, so this information might not be accurate.)
Some kind of extremely dangerous Goblins on a special island are the ancient enemy of the House of Minos.[15]
During the Goblin Crusades, multiple armies of Goblins rampaged throughout the north of Izril and sailed across to Terandria. There were at least a hundred thousand Goblins in each army, and their king even had a million Goblins at his back, when he was defeated in the Blood Fields.[16]
Traditionally, "being a Goblin is fairly simple". Only a couple of things have to be thought of.[17]
Obey your Chieftain
There isn't even a third thing to think of. That was how simple it is.
The willingness to do anything to survive in spite of constant fear, combined with this obedience to the chieftain, seems to be the core of what is Goblin, at least in Rags's opinion.
Goblins possess a language, described as rough and unpleasant to speak; while used in cases of necessity, the Goblin tongue is usually eschewed by Goblins in favour of gesturing and pointing. For this reason, Goblins are expert at reading each others' body language. The Mountain City Tribe, among their many idiosyncrasies, were known to speak the Common Tongue (what Earth knows as English) instead of the Goblin Tongue, with some of them, such as their leader Tremborag, being quite fluent in the language.
Goblins receive their names from shamans. In case a tribe doesn't have a shaman they can't get a name, but for the sake of convenience, they sometimes give each other nicknames.[18] The only known exception to this rule was Rags, who received her name from a human. Although a shaman refused to acknowledge it as a "true" name, most agree all the same that Rags is truly her name and not a nickname.
Known Goblin Tribes
Biting Blade Tribe
Bloody Hand Tribe[19]
Broken Spear Tribe
Fire Bite Tribe
Flooded Waters Tribe
Frostfeeder Tribe[20]
Ghostly Hand Tribe
Gold Stone Tribe[19]
Jawbreaker Tribe[6]
Mountain City Tribe
Old Fire Tribe[21]
Redfang Tribe
Rockfall Tribe
Rolling Rocks Tribe
Scale Slayer Tribe
Still Grass Tribe
Sword Taker Tribe[19]
Undercrawler Tribe
List of known Goblin Kings
Velan the Kind
Curulac of a Hundred Days
Frost Faeries
For reason not yet stated, Frost Faeries call them the children or the youngest,[22] and they never watch and listen to them, as they might cry if they did, and the fae did not like to weep for the past.[23]
Relations with other Races
Adventurers Guilds offer tiny bounties for Goblin ears. This amount may range from a copper piece for every four pairs of Goblin ears[24] to two copper pieces per ear[25]
As of Volume 6, Liscor has decided to discontinue the bounty on Goblins.
Goblin ears are an ingredient in at least some alchemist recipes.[26]
Goblins are a bigger threat in the northern part of Izril than they are in the southern.[27]
The offspring of Goblins are always Goblins regardless of the partner, male or female. But sometimes Goblins may inherit traits from their non-Goblin parents, which are often rape victims.[10]
Aside from Garen, there are other famous Goblin chieftains in Izril. Far to the north, there are other tribes who make Humans tremble, just as there are ones to the south and on other continents. For example, a pyromaniac witch, who refused the Goblin King, and a brute who loves combat and accepts no one as his master.[28]
Goblins rarely live long enough to reach Level 20.[29]
Goblins have weaker classes than humans. For instance, instead of starting with the [Warrior] Class, Goblins first get something like [Scrapper], which changes to [Warrior] at around Lv. 5.[11]
In Goblin tribal battles each side has hundreds, sometimes thousands of Hobs.[30]
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I can't make basketball practice because of Proust.
That was it—no elaboration. Not exactly "my dog ate my homework." Seriously, could there be a better excuse? What has Proust done?! It turns out, some of my students from the French-American School of New York will read during "Swann's Way: A Nomadic Reading," a week-long homage to the French writer's sprawling In Search of Lost Time (a.k.a. A Remembrance of Things Past), published Nov. 14, 1913.
In French, we don't really have "run-on sentences." Proust's dense prose style possesses a poetic rhythm (note the runs of parallel constructions in the passage above, the calmer bits, and then the insistent repetitions). It's syncopated and jazzy, like Ella Fitzgerald. The kids and other readers will be up for the challenge, provided they've practiced!
So if you want to bail on your plans this week, just blame Proust. And yes, there will be madeleines.


According to our sources, the house has been built 1910 by the bank directory Ingemansson, whose son, as I wrote in a previous post, was a "prominent" figure in the Lund political scene. His name was Hans Ingemansson. With these hints, and finding the name "Greta" carved in a door frame in one of the small bedrooms, I made few searches and found some information.
Axel Ingemansson was very active. Not only he built our house, but he was first tenor in the Lund Studentsångare under Fader Berg and member of the Odd Fellow organization.
Born 1876, he moved out of Kullavägen in 1939, it seems, when he bought a building in Lund, Kastanjen 6.
He married Anna Nilsson and had two kids, as mentioned: Greta, born 1899 (who married a bankman, Åkaeson) and Hans, born 1905.
Hans Axel was born the 2nd of April 1905 and was mainly a lawyer and during the 60s he was "kommunalråd".
He had three kids, Carl-Axel, Barbro and Eva from Ebba Johnson (who he married 1931), but married again 1958 with Gulli Castler.
I don't know how long he lived in our house, but at a certain point of his life he was living in "the most beautiful house of Lund", which is the old pharmacy building (apotekhuset).


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Q: Can only upload images to AWS S3 from Django 3.1 app from admin , not from from my CustomUser app From localhost,I can upload an image for a user from Django admin but I can't from the User app. I have created a Custom User so that I can use email as the username (not sure if this is relevant).
I have also tried setting AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION = 's3v4' but this does not work either.
The image associated with the CustomUser is added using the Profile model which has a one-to-one association with the CustomUser model.
I am puzzled as to why it works from Django admin but not from the actual app itself.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am a newbie to Django as well.
The following are snippets from the relevant files:
settings.py
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.environ.get('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID')
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.environ.get('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY')
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.environ.get('AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME')

AWS_S3_FILE_OVERWRITE = False
AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = None

AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = 'ap-southeast-2'

DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'

forms.py:
    from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm, UserChangeForm
    from django import forms
    from .models import CustomUser, Profile

class CustomUserCreationForm(UserCreationForm):

    class Meta(UserCreationForm):
        model = CustomUser
        fields = ('email',)

class CustomUserChangeForm(UserChangeForm):

    class Meta:
        model = CustomUser
        fields = ('email', 'first_name', 'last_name',)

class ProfileChangeForm(forms.ModelForm):

    class Meta:
        model = Profile
        fields = ['image',]

models.py:
class CustomUser(AbstractUser):
    username = None
    email = models.EmailField(_('email address'), unique=True)

    USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
    REQUIRED_FIELDS = []

    objects = CustomUserManager()

    def __str__(self):
        return self.email

class Profile(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(CustomUser, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    image = models.ImageField(default='default.jpg', upload_to='profile_pics')

    def __str__(self):
        return f'{self.user.email} Profile'

views.py:
@login_required
def profile(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        u_form = CustomUserChangeForm(request.POST, instance=request.user)
        p_form = ProfileChangeForm(request.POST,
                                   request.FILES,
                                   instance=request.user.profile)
        if u_form.is_valid() and p_form.is_valid():
            u_form.save()
            p_form.save()
            messages.success(request, f'Your account has been updated.')
            return redirect('profile')

    else:
        u_form = CustomUserChangeForm(instance=request.user)
        p_form = ProfileChangeForm(instance=request.user.profile)

    context = {
        'u_form': u_form,
        'p_form': p_form
    }

    return render(request, 'users/profile.html', context)

A: I can't believe how trivial the solution was. In my upload template I left the "i" out of enctype="multipart/form-data
Problem solved !!


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The MARINERG-i project is a first step in forming an independent legal entity of distributed testing infrastructures, united to create an integrated centre for delivering Offshore Renewable Energy. By consolidating expertise, investment and access to infrastructures, the MARINERG-i Research Infrastructure will foster innovation across a variety of Offshore Renewable Energy technologies and stages of development. As the only integrated Offshore Renewable Energy platform of this scale worldwide, it will be the epicentre of this developing industry.
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A low risk of serotonin syndrome is seen in association with concomitant use of triptans and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Neurology.
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A low risk of serotonin syndrome is seen in association with concomitant use of triptans and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Neurology.
Noting that in 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory warning on the risk of serotonin syndrome with concomitant use of triptans and SSRI or SNRI antidepressants, Yulia Orlova, M.D., Ph.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues used electronic health record data to examine the risk of serotonin syndrome. They identified 47,968 unique patients who were prescribed triptans from Jan. 1, 2001, through Dec. 31, 2014.
The researchers found that 19,017 patients were co-prescribed triptans and antidepressants during the study, with 30,928 person-years of exposure. In 17 patients, serotonin syndrome was suspected; only two patients were classified as having definite serotonin syndrome (incidence rate, 0.6 cases per 10,000 person-years of exposure). Possible serotonin syndrome was identified in five patients (incidence rate for these five cases plus the two definite cases: 2.3 cases per 10,000 person-years of exposure). During the study, the proportion of patients with triptan prescriptions who were co-prescribed an SSRI or SNRI antidepressant was relatively stable (21 to 29 percent).
"Our results cast doubt on the validity of the FDA advisory and suggest that it should be reconsidered," the authors write.


(TAMPA) — In a major new partnership, Tampa International Airport and Lufthansa announced today the airline will add five-day-a-week, non-stop air service from Frankfurt to Tampa beginning Sept. 25, 2015.
Tampa International is the first airport on Florida's west coast to offer the service.
Frankfurt is the largest of Lufthansa's five hubs, offering easy connections to more than 145 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The service will operate using the Airbus A340-300. Flight LH 482 will leave the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt at 11 a.m. and arrive in Tampa at 3:50 p.m. after a roughly 11-hour flight. The return flight will leave Tampa at 5:20 p.m. and arrive in Frankfurt at 8:45 a.m. the following day.
The Lufthansa flight will offer 298 seats in business, premium economy and economy class, providing its latest cabin layout. Seats in the new business class transform into comfortable beds with a sleeping area of 6.5 feet. Premium economy class now offers more space and legroom. Passengers in all classes will have access to a wide range of entertainment, including an individual in-flight entertainment system and wireless broadband Internet.
Key attractions to the region for Lufthansa are the close proximity to a number of locations for leisure passengers, including beaches, amusement parks, museums and golf courses.
"Germany has been one of the main focal points for development of international tourism in the St. Pete/Clearwater area. We've been heavily investing for decades in that part of the world and this signals a giant leap forward for development of the German and Central European travel market," said David Downing, interim executive director of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater.
Santiago Corrada, the CEO of Visit Tampa Bay, said the Lufthansa flights will be pivotal in helping his agency hits its target of $30 million in tourist tax collections in the next three years.
Business leaders in the Tampa Bay region say the Lufthansa flights will help existing companies grow and attract new businesses to the area.
"There is significant commerce between us and Europe through Germany and there is pent-up demand in our business community to easily reach that part of the world. These flights will help meet those needs. This is huge," said Bob Rohrlack, CEO of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.
"Better connections to the rest of the world allow our business leaders to build the relationships and sell the products that will improve the economy of the entire region," said Chris Steinocher, CEO of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.
Pinellas County Economic Development Director Mike Meidel said the flights complement a three-county manufacturing job-training program with a curriculum based on the German skills model.
Lufthansa's announcement comes on the heels of significant growth in TPA's international passenger traffic. TPA saw a 13.7 percent increase in international passengers for Fiscal Year 2014 over the previous year. Since 2010, the airport has seen a 52.2 percent growth in international passengers.
Overall, airport officials project the number of passengers flying in and out of TPA to roughly double over the next two decades. The increase is one of the primary factors behind the airport's current $1 billion master plan expansion, which extends the life of the current terminal and will accommodate more passengers.
To book a flight on Lufthansa go to www.LH.com. Lufthansa also offers complete travel packages, including flight and hotel, at www.lufthansaholidays.com.


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There are two inter-connected sides of my work: the first investigates Kant's proposed Transition from Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science to Physics and how this affects basic tenets of the critical edifice. I show how Transition instigates a collapse of the a priori/empirical distinction.
The second side argues that Kant's deduction of caloric/ether (the supposed universal medium through which matter travels) is made possible by this collapse. Caloric is considered to penetrate all matter, acting as a condition of possible experience. Yet there is a clash between the empirical materiality of caloric and its absence in intuition, meaning that our fundamental understanding of the transcendental must be distorted.
My aim is to contribute an original piece of writing to Kant scholarship on one of his most neglected texts, thus helping to open paths for further scholarly work in the English language.
I graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Fine Art in 2010. I then worked for around seven years in a bookshop, and gained my MA in Modern European Philosophy from CRMEP in 2017.


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No other group—not Hispanics, Muslims, or anyone else—have faced what black Americans have. Race in America is not about people of color. It's about black people.
Conservatives have become bystanders in racial discourse because we have consciously chosen that path. We don't have to make the same mistake going forward.
As flawed as the elites' prescription is, they have two things right. Republicans can't avoid race, and it makes sense to go after a single racial group. They were just wrong about which race.
It's time for Republicans to stop telling people to ignore their racial identities.
Research shows creationists are as capable of scientific thinking as anyone else.


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Konnan Doesn't Think AEW Is Using Kenny Omega, Santana, Ortiz Or Lucha Bros To Their Full Capacity
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Konnan says All Elite Wrestling isn't using some of their key players to their full potential.
Konnan is not just a former member of the NWO, he is also one of the most well-known bookers in Mexican Lucha Libre history.
Speaking with Denise Salcedo, K-Dawg candidly spoke about how he thinks AEW is dropping the ball with several talents, including one of their Executive Vice Presidents, Kenny Omega.
"[The Lucha Brothers are] both super talented and it's really weird to me that in AEW I don't think they're really being used to the best of their ability," Konnan began. "Because whatever they have Pentagon and Fenix doing now, it almost feels like okay, we have all these guys, we don't really have anything for them yet, let's just do something with them all together just to throw them in the ring. Pentagon and Fenix are on a whole other level, they really are."
He continued, "Same thing with Santana and Ortiz, I personally am not feeling this thing they are doing with the Best Friends but other people do like it. I don't, I know they can be used in another capacity. So I would say they haven't been used to the best of their capacity. But I would also say the same thing about Kenny Omega. Because I'll tell you what, if you're a fan and they tell you 'Hey, see that guy that's in AEW that's supposedly one of the best or the best technical wrestlers in the world,' he doesn't really come off like that. Now I am just gonna show you a big difference, it doesn't mean I am smarter or that I am better, nothing like that, I am just gonna show you a difference. So when Kenny Omega comes to Mexico, he's the Triple A {Lucha Libre AAA} Champion, so what we do is, we put him against the best wrestlers in Mexico… and we let him go out there, tell his story, be a rockstar, do a 30 minute great match, and the people react to him and I am not kidding you, like a rockstar. "
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Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix at a canter, but as far as most were concerned there was only one star of the show, and without intending disrespect it wasn't Seb. 'Why has Nico Hulkenberg not been snapped up by a top team?' was a common refrain during and after the Yeongam race. And so far as I can tell there isn't an answer.
The quality of the Hulk's run on Sunday was hardly new either as - after an iffy first half season at Williams in 2010 - he has impressed us pretty much constantly in his time at the sport's pinnacle, as well as he entered F1 with an exemplary junior formulae CV. His drive to fourth place in the Sauber in Korea was simply a reminder that he looks to be a driver good at everything: assured, confident, robust but fair when wheel-to-wheel, avoids errors, has an intelligence which he's able to apply in the cockpit (did you hear him after the race say that he was happy to let Hamilton pass him at turn one, as he knew Lewis would get marbles on his tyres and thus he'd be able to pass him back?). And most importantly of all he's very quick and consistently so.
The F1 drivers' market doesn't always make sense; this to a large extent is inevitable when you have a strictly limited number of available seats which each become vacant but sporadically. Being in the right place at the right time therefore can be vital. Some drivers have had to wait years for a path to open up to a drive worthy of their talent - such as Keke Rosberg (and in his case his belated step-up owed a lot to chance). By extension there will have been plenty of worthy pilots who never got the chance they deserved, many of whom we'd be utterly oblivious as to what they could have done.
Some are concerned that Hulkenberg will be the latest of these, what with Ferrari passing up its option on him and going for Raikkonen instead (perhaps swayed by Alonso's wandering eye) as well as McLaren's odd lack of interest.
Add in that, of course, money brought and other commercial potential is an increasing consideration alongside talent. Add in also that seemingly a driver's weight has become an issue for teams selecting who to go with next year - no joke, with the new rules the cars will be heavier, the weight limit by common claim isn't generous enough, and as a result it's thought that Hulk, as one of the taller and therefore heavier drivers, might miss out on these grounds. But any team passing Hulk up because of this are in my view guilty of being absurd, their conclusion rather akin to not buying the home of your dreams available at a knockdown price because you discover that the bathroom is a bit smaller than ideal. In other words, I find it hard to believe that this detail will have a serious negative impact on what Hulkenberg offers.
Nevertheless, perhaps in a development that shows that the drivers' market doesn't always get it wrong, the word on the Yeongam street was indeed that Hulk's overdue step-up, to Lotus for next year, is close to being a done deal. We can only hope that the rumours are right.