Time change for baseball tonight in Granger. There will be one varsity game tonight at 7:00 pm.
Eagle baseball loses a hard fought game tonight to Granger, 1-0 in 10 innings. Tucker Taylor pitched a heck of a game putting in 7 scoreless innings and striking out 11 batters. It was a great effort by our guys and they never gave up. Proud to be an Eagle.
Lady Eagle softball takes the district win over Granger today 4-3. Laynie Bastow was 2-2 with a walk.
Tuesdays baseball game in Granger has an updated start time. JV will start at 4:30, Varsity will start at 7.
Today's softball game will now start at 5pm.
Junior High track wrapped up the season tonight running in the District meet in Holland. Everyone gave a great effort and it was a successful end to a fun season. Way to compete Eagles!!
Varsity baseball beats Bartlett today 10-3. Tucker Taylor gets the win on the mound with 7 K's and Danny Cloud closes it out. Tucker went 2-4 with a double and a triple and 5 RBI's. Kathen Funburg went 2-2 with a double, an RBI, and 2 runs scored.
JV baseball takes the win against Bartlett today, 9-5. Noah Benavides gets the win on the mound.
Lady Eagles lose a close one tonight 5-4 in 8 innings to Thrall. Kaitlyn Telg was 3-4 at the plate.
Milano boys golf team advances to Regionals placing first today at the District tournament in Taylor. Tucker Taylor finished second individually. Not pictured are Tucker Taylor and Noah Benavides who had to leave immediately after to get to a baseball game.
Milano girls golf team earned a trip to Regionals today winning the District tournament today in Taylor. Way to play ladies!!
JV baseball defeats Bartlett today, 15 - 5. Kameron Funburg gets the win on the mound.
Eagle baseball wins in Bartlett today, 21 - 2. Tucker Taylor and Danny Cloud were on the mound. Bryson Richards went 5 - 5 scoring 3 runs.
Lady Eagles take the loss today in Thorndale, 12 - 0. Next action Monday in Thrall.
Milano 4 x 100 relay competed in the Texas Relays this morning. The team of Gus Downey, Christian Thurman, Drew Demeritt, and Devonte Jones ran 43.65 and won their heat. Nice effort guys!!
Devonte Jones equaling his PR tonight at the Texas Relays. Way to run Devonte!!
Baseball in Bartlett tomorrow. Varsity at 11 am, JV to follow. Softball in Thorndale tomorrow at 12 pm. Come out and support the Eagles!!
Good luck to these young men headed to Austin to participate in The Texas Relays. Devonte competed in the 300 hurdles tonight and the 4 x 100 relay competes in the morning. Good luck Eagles!!
HS track ran in Fayetteville tonight. It was a great warm up for the district meet next Wednesday, April 3, at Thrall High School. Come out and support the track team in Thrall. It will be a fun day!!
JV baseball wins tonight 6-3, defeating Thorndale. Way to go Eagles!!
Eagle baseball loses 13-3 to Thorndale this afternoon. The guys fought hard battling to 2-1 through 5 but Thorndale rallied to stretch the lead and win the game. Next action Saturday.
Lady Eagles get the win over district opponent, Bartlett, 12-1. Jenna Lewis had 13 strike outs and Kristian Taylor went 2-3 with 2 RBIs.
A big THANK YOU to all who showed up to support the Owen and Dorothy Knight Scholarship Volleyball Tournament held at Milano HS today. All proceeds support scholarships for MHS seniors. It was a great time as always!!
Eagle baseball loses today @ Thornde, 10 - 0. Next action will be Tuesday. Come out and support the Eagles!!
Correction: Varsity baseball starts at 11:00 am in Thorndale today, JV will follow.
Eagle baseball loses @ Rosebud-Lott, 7 - 0. Coach Morehead notes that the Eagles pitched and played a solid game just coming up a little short. Keep working hard Eagles. Come out and support the boys tomorrow in Thorndale, JV starting at 11:00 am.
Lady Eagles defeat Rosebud-Lott today in a district contest, 6 - 0. Next action Tuesday. Come out and support the girls!!
The team of Gus Downey, Christian Thurman. Drew Demeritt, and Devonte Jones set a new school record in the 4 x 200 relay running a 1:31.52. The previous record was set in 2017 by Ronnie Messer, Tim Demeritt, Devonte Jones, Ccrey Carroll. Way to run Eagles!!!
Franklin track results in today. Two school records were broken last night. Parker Jones ran 1:59.17 in the 800 and Devonte Jones ran 10.51 in the 100. Parker surpassed his own record set earlier this season. Devonte surpassed the old record set by Corey Carroll in 2017.
Milano HS track competed in Franklin tonight. Everyone ran well and some great times were turned in. One more meet before district. Come out and support the track team if you get a chance!!
Thanks to our neighbors in Gause for hosting a great JH track meet yesterday afternoon. It was a lot of fun and all the athletes competed well. Go Eagles!!
Eagle baseball falls to Rosebud-Lott in a district contest, 9 - 2. Next action Friday and Saturday. Come out and support the boys.
Lady Eagles take a district win, 2-0 over Bremond. Jenna Lewis pitched a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts. Way to go ladies!!
Lady Eagles lose to Holland today in a district contest, 9 - 2, in extra innings. Action will resume after Spring Break.
Eagle JV baseball takes the win today over Holland and varsity takes the loss. Next action Tuesday, March 19.
Eagle baseball falls to Holland today in a close game, 6 - 5. Danny Cloud hit a grand slam homerun and pitched very well.
Lady Eagles defeat Granger this morning in a district contest 7- 0. Laynie Bastow was 3-3 blasting a 3 run homerun.
Lady Eagles lose to Thrall 2-0 today. Next action Monday and Tuesday.
Junior High track competed in Thrall tonight. All of our boys and girls gave great effort and did their best. I am so proud of this group of young people for their talent and their commitment to represent our school with pride. Way to go Eagles!!
Track ran tonight at the Tiger Relays in Thrall. Congratulations to the Varsity boys team for winning their division!! Everyone competed well and it was a lot of fun. The high school track team will be back in action after Spring Break.
Lady Eagles lose a very close district game to Thorndale this afternoon, 4-3. Sterling Robertson went 2-3 driving in 2 runs. Next action Saturday.
Lady Eagles go 1-4 in the Franklin Tournament this weekend. District play will resume Tuesday in Milano. Put on your layers and come out and support the girls!!
Eagle baseball gets the win this morning, beating Somerville 10-0. Tucker Taylor gets the win on the mound also going 2-2 with a double. Kameron Funburg goes 2-3 with a double and an RBI.
Congratulations to Parker Jones for breaking his old school record in the mile and setting a new mark (4.25.21) tonight. Way to go Parker!!
First Junior High track meet @ Somervillle tonight is in the books. All the kids ran very hard and gave a lot of effort. So proud of them all!!! Next meet Friday, March 8th in Thrall .
Eagle baseball lost today to a very good Veritas Academy team at the Round Top Tournament. Back at it tomorrow morning at 8 am. Good luck Eagles!!
Eagle baseball Braves the cold today at the Round-Top Tournament. They lost today and play again tomorrow at 12:10.
All field events for the JH track meet in Somerville tomorrow have been canceled. Running will begin at 3:30 with the 2400 meters. Bus leaves school at 1:15.
First track meet today in Centerville was a success!! Everyone put forth a great effort. Shout out to Parker Jones who ran a school record in the 800 (2:01) and Devonte Jones who ran a school record in the 200 (22.15). No doubt these marks will fall again before it's over.
Lady Eagles post a win in their first district game this afternoon against Bartlett. McKenna Robertson hit an in the park homerun. Way to play ladies!!
Lady Eagles end 2-3 in the Caldwell Tournament taking a loss today against Caldwell.
Eagle baseball opens the season today with a loss to St. Joseph in Bryan, 17-7.
Lady Eagles even their record at 2 in the Caldwell Softball Tournament. Taking losses to Rogers and Lexington, beating Bellville and Franklin today. Two games scheduled for tomorrow.
Milano boys basketball concluded their season last night in Holland. The JV boys won and the varsity lost. We thank everyone who came out and supported our boys this season and look forward to seeing lots of support at baseball, track, and golf this spring. Go Eagles!
Lady Eagle basketball falls to Normangee tonight in a bi-district playoff game @ Caldwell HS. Congratulations on another playoff season and thank you to everyone who came to support the girls tonight and this season.
Seniors recognized tonight at Geneva Paceley Gym for their contribution to Milano basketball. Congratulations to these guys and all the team on their win over Thrall on this special night.
Eagle basketball falls to a state-ranked Thorndale team tonight. Two district games remain on the boys schedule. Friday will be at home, Tuesday on the road. Come out and support them.
The seniors were recognized tonight at their last home basketball game. We appreciate all of these girls and their contribution to Lady Eagle basketball during their years at Milano. Well done ladies!!
Lady Eagles complete their district season tonight with a loss to Thorndale. They will finish as the 3rd place representative of our district. Playoff information will be released as soon as details are known.
Congratulations to Milano 8th grade boys. They were CHAMPIONS today at the Iola Tournament. Way to go Eagles!!!
Congratulations to Kathen Funburg. He officially signed today with Birmingham Prep in Birmingham, Alabama to further his football career. This day is a result of Kathen's love and commitment to his sport. We are very proud of him!!
Congratulations to Parker Jones. He officially signed to run cross country/track at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Much hard work and dedication have gone into this day. We are so proud of him!!
JV boys come home with a win tonight against Granger. The varsity teams both lost. Next action Friday in Milano. Come support!!
Shout out to Parker Jones for volunteering to clean the bleachers after home games this season. Thank you Parker for your commitment to service at Milano ISD.
Texas Tech collegiate meet. Milano is proud of you both!!
Great effort from all Milano Eagle teams tonight vs Holland. The girls earn a big district win. The boys played hard but eventually fell. We are proud of you all. Next action Tuesday, January 22 in Granger.
As track season begins, we want to wish all three members of our Milano track family pursuing their talents at the college level a healthy, safe, and successful track season at their respective universities. Corey, Tim, and Camille we wish you all the best!!
Milano boys basketball wins a close game tonight in Thrall. Way to play guys!!
Best of luck to Milano track alum, Tim Demeritt and Camille Messer. Both compete this weekend at TAMU indoor meet for their respective colleges. Best of luck to both!!! We are very proud of you.
Lady Eagles post a big district win last night against Hearne. Way to go ladies!!
Lady Eagles take the district win in Mumford tonight. The boys played hard but came up short. Have a restful holiday season!!
Milano boys and girls varsity basketball teams earn a pair of wins tonight over Granger. Next game in Mumford Friday at 2pm. Come support.
Milano varsity boys fall tonight to Lexington. District play starts for the boys next Tuesday, December 18.
Lady Eagles move to 1-1 in district play tonight with a win over Holland. Way to play ladies!!
Congratulations to both boys and girls Varsity basketball teams tonight for wins over Somerville and Caldwell. Way to go Eagles!!
Varsity basketball Lady Eagles go 2-0 in the Cameron Tournament today. JV has their first action going 0-2.
Varsity Eagle football ended the season with a loss to Mason in the bi-district round last night. Thank you Eagles for a fun season!!
Enjoying a beautiful day of JH softball in Milano today.
Lady Eagle basketball goes 1-1 in the Cameron Tournament today beating Cameron and losing to Rockdale.
Senior pep rally was a success tonight!! Many great memories remembered and made tonight. Great job Class of 2019!!
Some of the JH football Eagles at the pep rally tonight after their victory tonight over Holland 22-16. Great end to a great season!!
PARKER JONES 2nd in TX at the boys 2A State XC Meet this morning. What a great result for a young man that has worked so hard. Well done!!
Congrats JENNA LEWIS!!! Jenna and her parents traveled to Kilgore College for a signing. Jenna will be playing softball for the Rangers!!
Varsity Eagle football wins at Rosebud Lott tonight securing a playoff spot. Way to go team!!
JH football loses a close 7-0 game to Rosebud Lott tonight. Last game next week in Holland.
Lady Eagles season comes to an end tonight losing to Snook in the bi-district round. The girls finish a 22-13 season. Great season girls!!
Varsity football earns a win at home tonight against Marlin. District record goes to 2-2 with Rosebud-Lott next week.
JH football loses to Marlin tonight 28-6. Eagles back in action next week against Rosebud Lott.
Congratulations PARKER JONES, Region IV-2A boys champion in cross country. On to STATE!!
GOOD LUCK to Parker Jones and Andy Gutierrez representing MHS today at the Region IV-2A Regional XC Meet in Corpus.
Lady Eagles take the win today on Senior day vs Bartlett. The girls complete district play 10-4, finishing 3rd and making the playoffs.
Senior day at the volleyball game today. Love these two then and now. From 7th grade to senior year. Thank you girls for your dedication.
Volleyball playoff tshirts will be ordered Tuesday morning, October 23rd. Please text Wendy King or contact a varsity vb player to order.
Eagle varsity football battled tonight in very sloppy weather @ Bulldog Stadium but came up short vs Thorndale to go to 1- 2 in district.
Lady Eagle volleyball takes a loss tonight in Thorndale to move to 9-4 in district play.
JH girls finished the volleyball season tonight in Holland. 7th grade won. 8th grade won a set but lost the game. Good season ladies.
Seniors and Senior Parents: A reminder that tonight is senior information night. "Come rain or shine"
Lady Eagle varsity goes to 9-3 beating Granger. Kenna and Sterling combined for 24 kills. Laynie and Abby O combine for 25 digs.
Lady Eagle JV take the win today over Granger coming back from a first game loss, 20-25 25-23 25-11. Great team effort today girls!!
Sometimes a score doesn't tell the whole story. The Milano Eagles made us all proud tonight in a hard fought 21-27 loss to Hearne.
All ready for HOMECOMING!! A big thank you to Milano alum Bryan Graham and Tracy Love for making our stadium entrance look so fantastic.
7th grade volleyball team defeats Bartlett tonight. 8th grade falls to Bartlett. Last game Monday in Holland.
Junior High football defeats Hearne tonight 30-14 for another district win. Great game guys!!
JH district XC meet today. Kadance Koenig is the district CHAMPION and Wyatt Koenig finished 6th. Way to go guys, thanks for a great season!
Lady Eagle volleyball comes from behind in game 4 to beat Mumford moving them to 8-3 in district play.
Mr. Jentsch's Ag. class made these beautiful flag frames.
HS district XC today. Parker Jones 1st, Andy Gutierrez 6th, and Danni Shaw 8th qualifying for regionals in Corpus. Great season for all!!
Lady Eagle volleyball loses to Thrall to move to 9-3 in district play. Next game in Mumford, Tuesday October 9.
Junior High Football wins again tonight to take their record to 3-0. Good job boys!!
Lady Eagle volleyball defeats Buckholts this afternoon taking them to 7-2 in district play.
Senior Information Night on October 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library.
Lady Eagles take the win in Holland today in 4 sets. Abby Miller came through with tough serves. Danni and McKenna combined for 8 blocks.
A great morning at the Melodie Jones Sunflower Run!!! Fun and fellowship in honor of a very special young lady.
Eagle varsity football gets the win tonight over Thrall 14-13. Danny Cloud and Kevin Garcia turned in strong defensive efforts.
Junior high football earns the district win tonight over Thrall.
JV and varsity volleyball get wins tonight in Bartlett. Varsity record 5-2 through the first half of district sitting in 3rd place.
Parker Jones finishes 8th this morning in the Hillacious Brenham Invitational. Parker was 8th of 366 runners, mostly 5A/6A schools.
Lady Eagles lose in 4 sets today to Thorndale. Next match will be in Bartlett Tuesday @5.
Varsity football vs Iola tonight was cancelled due to persistent lightning.
Eagle JH Football team wins their first game tonight in Iola 30-0. Great start to the season boys!!
JV girls volleyball earn their first district win tonight in Granger. Good job girls!!
Lady Eagles go 4-1 in district beating Granger tonight. Abby Miller served great with 4 aces and Sterling led with 11 kills, 8 digs.
Lady Eagle volleyball goes 3-1 in district play with a win this afternoon over Mumford. McKenna Robertson comes through with 17 kills.
Parker Jones and Kadance Koenig each take 1st place in their divisions at the Jarrell XC meet this morning. Way to run guys!!!
MHS seniors celebrate Eagle football's win tonight over Bremond 25-22.
The JH football game in Milano this afternoon has been cancelled due to rain.
JH football tonight in Milano vs Bremond. Game time is 5:30.
Volleyball loses to Thrall tonight in 3 hard fought games. The girls played their best game of the season and competed at a high level.
From the weekend, XC ran at the Lexington Inv. Andy Gutierrez 9th, Cinch Pilkey 32, Abby Miller 23, Danni Shaw 39, Angela Zeig 48.
From the weekend, Milano volleyball sweeps Buckholts in district play bringing their district record to 2-0.
From the weekend, Milano football gives Burton a tough fight in the first half but eventually fall 47-16.
From the weekend, Parker Jones placed 5th in the 5A/6A division of the Tyler Lee Classic CC meet hosted @ UT Tyler.
Volleyball in Milano today vs. Thrall. JV starts at 5:00.
Lady Eagles volleyball beat Holland in 3 to start district play. Next match is in Buckholts, Saturday at 1pm.
7th grade girls volleyball team CHAMPIONS @ Thrall Tournament today. Great day ladies!!!
Abby Miller, Danni Shaw, and Angela Zeig competed in the 1A-4A girls division at the cc meet today finishing 74th , 84th , and 107th.
Andy Gutierrez and Cinch Pilkey competed in the 1A-4A boys division of the Pro-Fit Invitational and finished 43rd and 111th. Good run!!
Parker Jones finished 2nd today in the 5A-6A division of the Pro-Fit Invitational with a time of 16:01. Excellent run young man!!
Letterman jackets will be handed out at this weeks pep rally. The pep rally will be in the HS gym @ 3:00.
New home side bleachers going up at Milano High School!! Exciting times!!
Varsity volleyball goes 1-1 in Anderson Shiro Tournament today.
Varsity volleyball beats Bremond tonight in 5 hard fought games. Good win girls!!
Running in the Belton CC meet in the 1A-4A girls division, Abby Miller 73rd, Danni Shaw 97th, Angela Zeig 98th. Good run girls!!
Running in the Belton CC meet, 1A-4A division was Andy Gutierrez 39th and Cinch Pilkey 94th. Good run guys!!
Congratulations to Parker Jones finishing 3rd in the 5A and 6A boys division of the Belton Invitational!! Way to go Parker!!
Varsity volleyball team 1-2 today in Anderson-Shiro Tournament. Good win against Franklin. Home tomorrow @ 4 vs Bremond. V only.
Varsity volleyball went 2-1 in today's action at the Bruceville-Eddy Tournament. Headed back tomorrow for bracket play.
A sincere THANK YOU to everyone who donated items and bought items making 2018 the most successful Meet the Eagles ever!!
Lady Eagles JV and Varsity volleyball teams take wins tonight over Brazos Christian. Way to play ladies!!
Meet the Eagles, Thur. Aug 16 @7:00. We look forward to ALL senior athletes participating in the live cake auction. W. King for more info.
August 16th: Meet the Teachers @ 6pm Meet the Eagles @ 7pm in HS Gym Any senior athlete who wants to participate in the cake auction is welcome.
Congratulations Laynie and Sterling for being chosen all-tournament at the Cameron Tournament.
Lady Eagles take 2nd place at the Cameron Tournament. Way to go ladies!!
MISD is accepting applications for substitute teachers. Sub training is 8/14/18 in the HS computer lab at 9:00am. We are using the AESOP/Frontline system this year.
We had a great time at volleyball camp this week!!
First day of high school football practice is August 6 @ 7 am. All athletes must have a sports physical on file to participate.
Congratulations Milano Wolfpack!!! These girls have qualified for the state tournament in softball. Way to go ladies!!
Congratulations to Lady Eagles pitcher, Jenna Lewis who has been named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State softball team!!!
Reorders of State Track Shirts are in and available for pick up at the Milano High School office.
The weightroom will be closed May 28-June 1. Summer workout time will begin Monday, June 4. Check the website this week for times.
Enough interest has been expressed that a second order of track shirts will be placed. Order forms are available in the high school office.
Track shirts are in. Shirts will be available for pick up in the high school office Thursday and Friday, May 24 and 25.
Final Reminder: State Track Champion tshirt orders are due, with money, Monday May 21. The order will be placed at 1:30 PM.
Remember STATE TRACK CHAMPION tshirt order forms/money are due Monday, May 21. For those who have asked, names will be on back.
2018 STATE TRACK CHAMPION t-shirts are on sale. Order forms can be found in the high school office. Orders with money are due by May 21.
The track team and coaches want to send out a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who came to Austin to cheer us on and help make history!!
Don't forget Sports Banquet tomorrow night with meal served at 6pm and program starting at 7pm. Athletes bring the dessert of your choice.
Very proud of Trenieceisa Mitchell. She represented Milano in the girls 100 meters at the STATE track meet tonight. Great season LULU!!
Mr. W'brook with his STATE Championship team. Well deserved Sir. Many years of hard work and dedication culminating in a dream come true!!
4 x 400 meter relay STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
MILANO EAGLES 2018 BOYS CLASS 2A TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS!!!!! OMG!!!
Parker Jones 1600 meter STATE CHAMPION!!! Way to run Parker!!!
Devonte Jones wins the silver medal at the STATE track meet in the boys 2A 300 meter hurdles. Great performance Devonte!!
Class 2A 400 meter STATE CHAMPION!!! Way to run Tim!!!
I am so excited I neglected to mention.... Class 2A 4 x 100 meter STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!
4 x 100 meter relay CHAMPIONS!!!
Devonte Jones finishes third in the STATE in boys long jump this morning!!!!! What a great start to a long day!!! GO EAGLES!!!
State Track tomorrow @ Austin. MHS has 7 events on the schedule starting w/long jump at 8am. Come support if you can, if not check updates.
Athletic Banquet Monday, May 14. Serving will begin at 6pm and the program at 7pm. Plates are $10 at the door, athletes free.
Tomorrow, May 9, the athletic department will be providing pizza at lunch for all students grades 6 -8 who completed a sport this year.
The record broken by Parker on Saturday was MHS longest standing track record set by Joe Hendrix in 1967. Tremendous effort then and now!!
Parker Jones breaks the school record in the mile tonight running in a state meet tune up in Leander. 4:26.55... Way to go Parker!!!
Lady Eagles fall to Normangee tonight in the Area round of softball, 0-1. It was a great season. Way to battle ladies.
REMINDER: Athletic PHYSICALS for the 2018-19 school year are being given at school this Friday, May 4th. Forms have been sent home.
Kalie represented Milano in the girls discus competition today at the Regional track meet. Great season Kalie!!!
Back to Back REGION IV 2A Track Champions!!!
A great big shout out to Trebeaux and Gus for working so hard this weekend at the Regional track meet. You both are greatly appreciated!
Region IV 2A, 4 x 400m relay CHAMPIONS. Parker, Kaleb, Devonte, Ronnie, and Tim. They will run at the STATE MEET in Austin. Great effort!!
Parker Jones boys 1600m Regional CHAMPION, qualifying him for the STATE meet. Way to go Parker!!
Abby Miller competed in the 1600m today at the Regional meet. Great season Abby!!
Kelaria finished 5th and Trenieceisa 6th in the 200m at the Regional track meet today. Way to go and great season girls!!
Devonte Jones Regional CHAMPION 300m hurdles, earning a trip to STATE. Way to go Devonte!!!
Tim Demeritt boys 400m CHAMPION!!! Tim earned a trip to state. Way to go Tim!!!
Ronnie Messer finishes 3rd in the boys 100m. Great job Ronnie!!
Trenieceisa Mitchell places 3rd in the 100m and Kelaria King finishes 5th. Great season girls!!!
Emma and Abby competed in the 800 m run at the Regional meet today. Emma placed 4th. Both girls competed hard and had an excellent season!
Regional 4 x 100 relay CHAMPIONS!!! Ronnie, Tim, Kyle, Devonte advancing to the STATE MEET. Great effort boys!!!
Devonte Jones, Region IV 2A boys long jump CHAMPION qualifying him for the STATE MEET. Way to start the day Devonte!!!
Jaden Carmichael represented Milano today in the high jump at the Regional track meet. What a great experience for a freshman. Great season!
First day at Regional track was a success. Everyone who competed today qualified for the final tomorrow. Tune in tomorrow for results.
Parker Jones qualifies for STATE, finishing second in the 3200 m run. Way to go Parker!!!!
Lady Eagles win bi-district game vs Flatonia tonight, 11-2. Good job ladies. Great win!!!
Sterling Robertson hits a 2 run homerun in the Lady Eagles bi-district win tonight. Way to go Sterling!!!
Congratulations Faith and Mary, representing Milano at Regional golf this week. Faith shooting a PR today of 104!! Great season ladies!!
Congratulations Kaleb Dodd who finished 9th at the Regional golf tournament shooting 87 and 85 for a 2 day total of 172. Way to go Kaleb!!!
Blinn College will have their information trailer on site Monday, April 30th. Come by between 3:30pm and 6:30pm to talk and get information.
Boys golf 6th after day 1 of Regional competition led by Kaleb Dodd's round of 87, followed by Mason, Coby, and Tucker all shooting 101.
Lady Eagles in Rockdale tonight for a warm up. The game ends after 7 innings in a tie, 1-1.
Eagle baseball falls to Bartlett 10-1. Senior Cody Starkey goes 2-3 on the night with a run scored. Nate Gray with an RBI.
Good luck and safe travels to the golf team as they travel to Corpus tomorrow to compete at the Regional golf tournament!!!
Softball bi-district playoff game Thursday, April 26 vs Flatonia @ Lagrange 7pm. Come out and support our Lady Eagles!!
Softball warm up game vs Rockdale @ Rockdale, April 24 at 6:00 pm.
Lady Eagle softball wins last regular season game tonight in Rosebud Lott,14-0. Kalie Poehl hits her 7th home run this season.
Cody Starkey, the lone senior on our baseball team this season, played his last home game this afternoon. Thank you Cody for a great season.
Eagle baseball takes the loss to Bartlett tonight 12-0. Next action Tuesday, April 24 @Bartlett 4:30pm.
Lessons learned, friendships created, talents discovered... Milano OAP performed one last time this evening ending their season. Great show!
Eagle baseball takes the win over Rosebud Lott 8-5 behind Marcos Ruelas homerun and a complete game by Danny Cloud.
Kali Taylor hits a two run home run this afternoon to secure the victory for Lady Eagle softball. What a way to end her last home game!!
Lady Eagles win vs Thrall 5-2. Next action Friday @ Rosebud Lott 6:30 pm.
Seniors last home game today. Go Lady Eagles!!!
Boys AREA champions!!! Great day guys.
Parker Jones wins the 1600 m run and Chris Sootoo places 3rd qualifying both for Regionals.
Abby Miller places 4th in the 1600 m run, qualifying her for Regionals in 2 events.
Kelaria King and Lulu Mitchell qualify for Regionals placing 3rd and 4th in the girls 200 m.
Devonte Jones wins the 300 m hurdles, qualifying him for Regionals.
Tim Demeritt wins the 400 meters, qualifying for Regionals.
Emma Batten 4th in the 400 ., qualifying for Regionals.
Ronnie Messer wins the boys 100 m, qualifying for Regionals.
Kaleb Dodd wins the 800 meter run qualifying him for Regionals.
Emma Batten wins the 800 meter runs and Abby Miller takes 2nd qualifying both girls for Regionals.
Parker Jones wins the 3200 meters equaling his school record of 9:52. Parker advances to regionals.
Jaden Carmicheal places fourth and clears 5' 0" advancing to Regional.
Devonte Jones wins the long jump and Kalie Poehl places 4th in discus, both advancing to Regionals.
Seniors last OAP performance. Great job kids. We are all so very proud of you all.
Kyle King and Kaleb Dodd earned honorable mention all-star cast. Amanda Storey earned all-star cast. Jeremyah Tafao earned the crew award.
The OAP company put on an excellent performance today at Regional competition. Thank you for making Milano proud!!
Marcos Ruelas starts strong pitching 2 scoreless innings but the Eagles fall tonight 11-1. Next action Tuesday in Milano vs Rosebud 4:30pm.
One Act Play company enjoying a meal in Corpus. Regional competition tomorrow at Veterans Memorial HS. Break a leg guys!!!
The softball game scheduled for tomorrow, April 13 in Rosebud has been canceled and rescheduled for April 20, @ Rosebud at 6:30.
Schedule for Area track, Monday April 16th.
Eagle baseball scores 6 runs but falls to the Thrall Tigers 16-6. Next game Friday, April 13 @ Rosebud-Lott 6pm.
Lady Eagles take the win over Holland 2-0 behind Jenna Lewis recording 14 strikeouts and Kalie Poehl hitting her 6th homerun of the season.
Eagle baseball tonight @Thrall 6pm. Lady Eagle softball tonight vs Holland in Milano 4:30pm. Come out and support!!!
Eagle baseball with a good effort vs Thrall tonight making a late run in the bottom of 6 led by Cody Starkey's two run double. Tigers 14-4.
Baseball game vs Thrall has been canceled today. Game is rescheduled for 4:30 Monday April 9 in Milano.
Junior high track meet stopped after the 300 hurdles due to lightning. There will be no makeup.
Eagle baseball falls short tonight to Granger 14-1. Next action tomorrow vs Thrall at home. 10:00am start.
Lady Eagles softball takes the win over Bremond tonight 10-2. Kalie Poehl hits her 5th homerun this season. Way to go ladies!!
Field event order for JH meet today in Holland.
JH District track meet Friday, April 6 @ Holland. Field events will begin at 4pm and running events around 6pm.
Lady Eagle softball will be in action tomorrow, March 31 vs the Thorndale Lady Dogs. Game time is 2 pm @ Milano.
Milano ISD is currently experiencing phone issues. We have turned it in for repair. Please email if you need assistance, email addresses can be found on our website.
This is an important message from Milano ISD. Due to the inclement weather approaching Milano ISD will cancel school for tomorrow, Tuesday January the 16th.
The basketball games scheduled tomorrow against Holland at home has been rescheduled to Wednesday the 17th, same times for all teams.
The varsity boys basketball game scheduled against Bartlett tomorrow 01-05-2018 has been cancelled.
Community-Wide Pep Rally: Thursday 11/16 Starting at 6PM with burgers, followed by celebrating the Eagles heading to the playoffs!
Tonight's school board meeting has been canceled.
Parents, Progress Reports will be sent home on Wed, Oct. 25th. This is a 5-week grading period. Only 2 weeks remain before Report Cards come out.
Congrats Caleb Stevenson! He has been accepted into Blinn College.
Congratulations to Justin Gage and Hannah Batten! Today Justin and Hannah were awarded 3rd and 2nd place, respectively, as well as a cash prize for the 2016 Patriot's Pen writing contest. Thank you to the VFW and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary for sponsoring this contest, and congratulations to all the winners and participants.
UPDATE: The football game is at 7pm tonight against St. Joseph. The address to the field is 6044 Rye Loop Road, Bryan, TX 77807. Directions: If traveling from Caldwell: Turn left onto TX-OSR E and continue for 6 miles. The field will be on the left side of TX-OSR E. If traveling from Hearne: Follow US-190 E/US-79 N to Texas 6 Frontage Rd S in Robertson County. Take the Texas 231 Spur exit from US-190 E. Continue on Texas 231 Spur for 3.3 miles. The field will be on the right side. If you have the Milano ISD App, you can get directions on your phone as well.
Dress Code Policy Change (Secondary): Inappropriate or Unacceptable Attire: Shorts or skirts shorter than 3" (inches) above the knee.
Cross Country ran at Jarrell on Sat., Sept. 16th. Bessi Simpson took 13th in the JH girls race. Parker Jones won his 3rd consecutive meet in a row, posting a personal best 3 mile time of 15 min and 49 secs.
**SEPTEMBER 14th JH FOOTBALL TIME CHANGE** The JH football game @ Bremond has been changed to 5:00PM. The JV game will follow.
MILANO ELEMENTARY PARENTS: The FIRST PEP RALLY of the year is this Friday, September 1, 2017. MES students will walk to the High School gym with their teacher to participate in the pep rally. If you do not want your child to go to the pep rally, or you want to take them yourself, you MUST pick them up from MES by 2:20pm. You will not be able to sign them out in the MHS gym during the pep rally. After the pep rally: -car riders will need to be picked up in the car rider line in front of the high school -bus riders will be put on the bus at the high school The theme for the pep rally is NEON! Please have your child wear NEON on Friday! Go Eagles! Thanks for your cooperation! Our little Eagles LOVE pep rallies and in order for all 172 of them to participate, we have these safety measures in order. We appreciate you, parents!
Phone service has been restored to Milano ISD.
At this time phone systems for Milano ISD are down. A trouble ticket has been submitted to get them repaired. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Milano ISD will start school at 10:00 in the morning. Buses will run approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes later than normal. We are following weather updates and making decisions based on the latest information available. Although major roads are open, we are taking conditions within the district and area into consideration. Please do not take any unnecessary risks if weather and road conditions do not allow for safe travel to school.
Our Tardy policy has changed this year. See the Student Secondary Handbook (HS & JH), pg. 20 for more details.
Our cell phone policy has changed this year. There is $15.00 fee per violation. See the Student Secondary Handbook (HS & JH), pg. 58.
The Varsity Football scrimmage against Anderson-Shiro has been changed to Friday, August 25 at 7:00 PM.
Milano Girls took 2nd at today's Cross Country Meet. Way to go ladies!!!
Volleyball Location Change for August 15th!!! The game that is scheduled tomorrow at Little River Academy has changed locations. The game will now be played in Milano, with the first game beginning at 5:00pm.
The first day of HS Football practice will be Monday, August 7th. All players need to report at 7:30am. Players must have a physical on file at the HS office before they will be allowed to practice.
Milano ISD has amended the 17-18 school calendar. The 1st day of school will now be on Monday, August 21st. You can find an updated copy from the school website.


- New maps for player versus player battles. - New player avatars to show off your personality in world view. - Improved visuals across the UI including Titans Fusion and Relic Repair - Improvements to stability and network reliability for a smoother experience.


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John 2 - The Wedding at Cana, Jesus Cleanses the Temple
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it. 9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now." 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days.
13 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 He told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!" 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." 18 The Jews then said to him, "What sign can you show us for doing this?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews then said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?" 21 But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
23 When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to testify about anyone; for he himself knew what was in everyone.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Matthew 1 - The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, The Birth of Jesus the Messiah
Matthew 2 - Visit of the Wise Men, Escape to Egypt, Massacre of the Infants, Return from Egypt
Matthew 3 - The Proclamation of John the Baptist, The Baptism of Jesus
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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using base::Time;

namespace history {

namespace {

// The interesting columns of this handler.
const HistoryAndBookmarkRow::ColumnID kInterestingColumns[] = {
  HistoryAndBookmarkRow::FAVICON};

} // namespace

FaviconSQLHandler::FaviconSQLHandler(ThumbnailDatabase* thumbnail_db)
    : SQLHandler(kInterestingColumns, arraysize(kInterestingColumns)),
      thumbnail_db_(thumbnail_db) {
}

FaviconSQLHandler::~FaviconSQLHandler() {
}

bool FaviconSQLHandler::Update(const HistoryAndBookmarkRow& row,
                               const TableIDRows& ids_set) {
  FaviconID favicon_id = 0;
  if (!row.favicon().empty()) {
    // If the image_data will be updated, it is not reasonable to find if the
    // icon is already in database, just create a new favicon.
    favicon_id = thumbnail_db_->AddFavicon(GURL(), history::FAVICON);
    if (!favicon_id)
      return false;

    scoped_refptr<RefCountedMemory> image_data =
        new base::RefCountedBytes(row.favicon());
    if (!thumbnail_db_->SetFavicon(favicon_id, image_data, Time::Now()))
      return false;
  }

  std::vector<FaviconID> favicon_ids;
  for (TableIDRows::const_iterator i = ids_set.begin();
       i != ids_set.end(); ++i) {
    IconMapping icon_mapping;
    if (thumbnail_db_->GetIconMappingForPageURL(i->url, FAVICON,
                                                &icon_mapping)) {
      if (favicon_id) {
        if (!thumbnail_db_->UpdateIconMapping(icon_mapping.mapping_id,
                                              favicon_id))
          return false;
      } else {
        // Require to delete the icon mapping.
        if (!thumbnail_db_->DeleteIconMappings(i->url))
          return false;
      }
      // Keep the old icon for deleting it later if possible.
      favicon_ids.push_back(icon_mapping.icon_id);
    } else if (favicon_id) {
      // The URL doesn't have icon before, add the icon mapping.
      if (!thumbnail_db_->AddIconMapping(i->url, favicon_id))
        return false;
    }
  }
  // As we update the favicon, Let's remove unused favicons if any.
  if (!favicon_ids.empty() && !DeleteUnusedFavicon(favicon_ids))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool FaviconSQLHandler::Delete(const TableIDRows& ids_set) {
  std::vector<FaviconID> favicon_ids;
  for (TableIDRows::const_iterator i = ids_set.begin();
       i != ids_set.end(); ++i) {
    // Since the URL was delete, we delete all type of icon mapping.
    IconMapping icon_mapping;
    if (thumbnail_db_->GetIconMappingForPageURL(i->url, FAVICON,
                                                &icon_mapping))
      favicon_ids.push_back(icon_mapping.icon_id);
    if (thumbnail_db_->GetIconMappingForPageURL(i->url, TOUCH_ICON,
                                                &icon_mapping))
      favicon_ids.push_back(icon_mapping.icon_id);
    if (thumbnail_db_->GetIconMappingForPageURL(i->url,
            TOUCH_PRECOMPOSED_ICON, &icon_mapping))
      favicon_ids.push_back(icon_mapping.icon_id);
    if (!thumbnail_db_->DeleteIconMappings(i->url))
      return false;
  }

  if (favicon_ids.empty())
    return true;

  if (!DeleteUnusedFavicon(favicon_ids))
    return false;

  return true;
}

bool FaviconSQLHandler::Insert(HistoryAndBookmarkRow* row) {
  if (!row->is_value_set_explicitly(HistoryAndBookmarkRow::FAVICON) ||
      row->favicon().empty())
    return true;

  DCHECK(row->is_value_set_explicitly(HistoryAndBookmarkRow::URL));

  // Is it a problem to give a empty URL?
  FaviconID id = thumbnail_db_->AddFavicon(GURL(), history::FAVICON);
  if (!id)
    return false;

  scoped_refptr<RefCountedMemory> image_data =
      new base::RefCountedBytes(row->favicon());
  if (!thumbnail_db_->SetFavicon(id, image_data, Time::Now()))
    return false;
  return thumbnail_db_->AddIconMapping(row->url(), id);
}

bool FaviconSQLHandler::DeleteUnusedFavicon(const std::vector<FaviconID>& ids) {
  for (std::vector<FaviconID>::const_iterator i = ids.begin(); i != ids.end();
       ++i) {
    if (!thumbnail_db_->HasMappingFor(*i) && !thumbnail_db_->DeleteFavicon(*i))
      return false;
  }
  return true;
}

}  // namespace history.

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I love toaster ovens. Even when one owns a separate toaster and oven, the toaster oven is still one of the most useful appliances to have in the kitchen.
For bagels: Even with wide-slotted "bagel" models, slot toasters always require a perfect bisection, fill up with smoking crumbs, and burn the backs of bagels — especially the seeds on everything bagels. (Anyone want to challenge me on whether the "everything" seed set should include salt?) But toaster ovens provide toasting-level high heat on top with low, even heat at a safe distance from below — low enough to even toast cheese-topped bagels such as asiago.
For pizza: I'd never wish the mushy mess of microwave-reheated pizza on anyone. Oven-reheating is the way to go, but it takes far too long for most ovens to sufficiently heat up, so many people just give up and eat their leftover pizza cold or accept the inferior microwave output. Toaster ovens heat up quickly and reheat pizza almost as quickly as microwaves with far superior results.
For large crumbly items that you may wish to toast: Try to slot-toast a muffin or scone. I dare you.
For wide toast: Some of the best toasting bread is shaped a bit like a fat football. You know what I mean. These slices don't fit in slot toasters, so you have to let it stick out the top and try to flip it in the middle of the cycle. You'll never time it right.
For multi-person toast: Big toaster ovens can fit 6-8 slices of bread simultaneously. With a slot toaster, when you're serving toast for two people (or three if you have a fat four-slot model), you have to take turns. But it never works very well. You can't eat together unless the earlier-toast consumers wait, but then theirs gets cold. And the toaster's too hot after the first set, so it burns the outside and undercooks the inside of the second set.
I've endured many long years without one, but as part of the terms of my wedding, I'm finally allowed to get one — and I can pick whichever model I want, regardless of cost or size. I've done some basic research, and as far as I can tell, the best one is the Cuisinart TOB-175. Not only does Consumer Reports rate it the highest, but it has an impressive 4.5-star average from 520 Amazon customer reviews. Nothing else comes close to that record.
As far as I can tell, the only negative thing about it is that many reviewers don't like how it cooks the top much more than the bottom for standard toast, seemingly intentionally and by design. This is illustrated very well in one of Amazon's user-submitted photos. But I think that's how it's supposed to be. Slot toasters do this, too, which is why most of them label which side is "in" for bagels — they're just so imprecise that you probably don't notice the difference. I admit that the pictured difference is more than many people may want, but for me, that's a strength: it's probably going to do a great job on bagels, where you want a much bigger difference than "regular" toast.
Does this seem like a sane choice? Anyone have it? Or is there another God-toaster-oven that I'm missing?


Among the most essential things to do if buying a house is to discover a excellent real estate agent to create the process flow easily and efficiently. A question a lot of individuals ponder is the way to locate a fantastic realtor.
The very best agent might not always work at a few of the best ten agencies in the region. Realty gold coast who listen to your own wants, behave in a skilled and ethical fashion and understands the market in your town.
Most real estate gold coast professionals bring a sizable quantity of business due to a satisfied customer who urges them to some friend, relative or neighbour. Whenever you're thinking about buying a house, it's a fantastic idea to ask those around you who they've used and ask them to elaborate in their particular experience with the realtor in question.
Successful realtors strive to create customer satisfaction their number one priority and will do whatever they can to ease a fantastic experience for a client.
Look for an agent which has an established history and reputation for providing quality service, client satisfaction, and possess expertise in the neighbourhoods which you're looking in.
There are lots of internet resources available while looking for a real estate agent referral, but this by no way ensures quality. The brokers referred online could have paid a commission to the site owner to be recorded in the directory.
Performing a Google search of the best agents in your town and then reviewing their own sites will provide you a fantastic collection of representatives to interview.


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51% attack, mining, proof of work
Breaking Down Proof-of-Work Mining and 51% Attacks
Proof-of-work blockchain networks rely on decentralized mining for consensus and for protection from double-spending. Bad actors may try to gain a large proportion of the network hashpower to engage in what's known as a 51% Attack. By controlling a majority of hashpower the double-spending protection can be overcome. We review proof-of-work mining and the ways that blockchains can remain safe from 51% attacks.
Blockchain Network Basics
Let's step back a moment and review the structure and workings of a permissionless, distributed, proof- of-work blockchain to learn how 51% attacks are possible.
Distributed blockchain networks consist of many computers running the same code while connected to each other via the Internet. Each computer is called a node and nodes can be located anywhere in the world.
The biggest networks have thousands of nodes with each node carrying a full copy of the entire blockchain. All nodes are in constant communication with each other. Each node communicates directly with the nodes they are nearest to and those nodes communicate further with other nodes they are nearby so that information is spread throughout the network as quickly as possible. Think of a blockchain as a distributed ledger of transactions.
Mining Is Proof-of-Work
Miners are special nodes on the network that use computing power to process transactions and protect the network. This computational power is referred to as hashpower.
When a transaction is sent to the network, your wallet app first checks the validity of the transaction by verifying that you have the coins to spend. Then, your request to spend coins is broadcast to the network of nodes. Miners put the transaction request in a mempool, which is a sort of holding area for pending transactions. All miners constantly check each other's mempools for the latest transactions.
Proof-of-work blockchains are constructed by linking blocks of data one to another in a single, time- ordered chain. The links connecting one block to the next are vitally important to the validity of the data being recorded so they are constructed using a cryptographic hashing algorithm.
Hashing algorithms take any input and produce an output as a string of numbers and letters, known simply as a hash. The specific algorithm used by bitcoin, for example, is called SHA-256. Hashing the same data will always produce the same output, but changing one digit in the input will produce very different output. Any attempt to modify data in a block would be detected immediately because the hash of the block would change and all ensuing links would be broken. So we can see that the hashing algorithm secures data in a blockchain.
Proof-of-Work Miners
Miners select a number of transactions from the mempool that would fit within the block size for the particular network. They add a hash from the previous block and a special number, called a nonce, to the transaction list and run a cryptographic calculation on the whole block of data. The goal is to find a certain nonce that will produce a hash value that is lower than some target difficulty value. It may take thousands of calculations to find a winning hash and the first miner to do so broadcasts their solution to the network for the other miners to verify. The lucky miner is rewarded with the block reward and the transaction fees for the transactions inside their winning block. It makes sense for miners to select transactions with the highest fees to put in their potential blocks.
As a blockchain grows more computing power is drawn to the network. Miners spend their resources of computing hardware and electricity to gain the reward of finding a winning block. With more miners in a network increasing the hashpower block solutions will be found more quickly. To maintain a regular block time, like 10 minute blocks in bitcoin, the target difficulty value is raised or lowered to accommodate changes in hashpower on the network. Networks vary in how often the target difficulty value is changed, ranging from every block to approximately every two weeks as is done with bitcoin.
By chance two miners may broadcast winning blocks to the network at the same time. When this happens two versions of the blockchain exist for a brief time. Miners continue mining for blocks as usual and when a new block is found they build upon the longest chain. Eventually, one version of the blockchain becomes longer than the other and it is accepted by the network as the true chain. All transactions in blocks that were not a part of the longest chain are returned to the mempool to be included in a different block. Blocks that were part of the shorter chain are called orphan blocks. The version of the chain that contains the most proof-of-work is the real chain.
Over time we've seen the hashpower required to solve a block increase substantially. Bitcoin was first mined with a single computer's central processing unit, CPU. As more miners came onto the network finding a block became easier with the increase in network hashpower. The difficulty target would be adjusted by the protocol to accommodate the change in hashpower in order to keep the block time to 10 minutes.
Graphical processing units, GPU, were added to computers and put to work to increase hashpower even more. The miners with greater hashpower would gain more rewards so computers were rigged with half a dozen GPUs or better to gain even more power.
Beyond multi-GPU rigs we have Field Programmable Gate Arrays, FPGA, and Application Specific Integrated Circuits, ASIC, which are special-built computers that do nothing but mine specific algorithms. Some mining algorithms are only fruitful while using ASICs, but a concern with ASIC mining is that it centralizes a lot of hashpower into a few entities who can afford the hardware and electricity.
Successful blockchains have a lot of hashpower protecting them. With bitcoin we've seen a race in the network hashrate from mega-hash/s to giga-hash/s on up to exa-hash/s in early 2020. Hash rates are expressed in different ways, depending on the blockchain and mining algorithms used, so they're not comparable across blockchains.
It's not too surprising that real world 51% attacks have been perpetrated against small blockchains due to the fewer resources required to be successful.
How 51% Attacks Allow Double-Spending
Open, permissionless networks allow any actor to join the network. We assume that the majority of participants will act in good faith, but always must guard against bad actors who would seek to destroy the network or try to gain an unfair advantage in winning the mining rewards. Otherwise, who would trust the network?
The idea of a 51% attack is simple. Take control of a majority of the network hashpower and have your way with it. Accept the transactions you want to go through and cancel the ones you don't. Double- spending is easy if you know how and have deep pockets.
A miner acting in bad faith must have the technical ability, resources and patience to pull off an actual heist. The goal of a 51% attack would be to show off that they have the capability or more likely to make off with some funds.
51% Attack
It would be impossible to rewrite the history of the chain, due to those cryptographic links connecting each block in the chain, but it is possible to gain control of the chain in a 51% attack. If a bad actor, which could be a mining pool or a single miner renting hashpower, attains a simple majority of a network's processing power, they can try to double-spend or stop other nodes from validating transactions.
Double-spending is stealing and it's actually one thing blockchains are supposed to protect us from. A double-spend occurs if coins are spent in a transaction, the transaction reversed, and the coins spent again – thus spending the coin twice.
By having control over more hashpower than anyone else the attacker has the advantage to find winning blocks faster. If they can mine selfishly, meaning they secretly mine successful blocks but don't broadcast them to the network, they can build up a number of blocks and when ready broadcast a longer chain of blocks to the network. All the miners would favor building on the longer chain.
Meanwhile, the attacker would have sent some of the coins they mined previously to an exchange using the chain that is seen publicly. Once their deposit is confirmed, the attackers are able to exchange their mined coins for other coins that they'll quickly withdraw from the exchange.
Then, the longer chain that was mined in secret is broadcast to the network. The longer chain would contain a transaction using the same coins that were deposited to the exchange.
Now that the miners see the longer chain they will build blocks at the tip of the longer chain. This has two effects. One, the blocks in the shorter chain are now orphaned and their transactions dumped back in the mempool. That means the transaction to the exchange was reversed like it never happened and the exchange was effectively robbed of the withdrawn coins. Two, the attacker's second transaction gets completed, in effect spending the same coins twice.
So, to recap, by sending a transaction on the original public chain, then mining secretly to construct a longer chain, the attacker attempts to reorganize the blockchain. We call this a chain reorganization, or reorg.
Chances of occurrence of 51% attack is nil with big established chains, like bitcoin or ethereum. Knowing there is too much at stake to allow this type of attack to occur, the communities of BTC and ETH are vigilant and assure that hashpower stays distributed. It would be prohibitively expensive and very risky to attempt a 51% attack.
Small blockchain networks could be attacked for a few hours at much lower cost, but an attacker would have to determine if it's worth the effort when there's low liquidity on cryptocurrency exchanges for dumping the gains of an attack.
Solutions to Avoid a 51% Attack
When code isn't working as intended and when there's gains to be made financially, it's only a matter of time before hackers will try their luck. We all know that hackers are a constant threat so we have to be creative and ever vigilant in seeking means of protection.
A blockchain project can rely on three means of protection from 51% attacks, namely:
Hard Forks
Chain Crosslinks
Block Delay Penalty
When a network has been attacked, the developers search for some offending code that could allow the attack to occur. Corrections to the code that result from a hack attempt will create a hard fork. Hard forks are employed to force all actors on a network to use newly modified code. This way, anyone mining with the old code would be kicked off the network.
Hard forks can also be employed as a preventative measure. By routinely changing the mining algorithm(s) a network can try to stay one step ahead of attackers. Monero and Ravencoin are two top 100 coins that routinely update their code with new mining algorithms. The goal here is ASIC-resistance to avoid centralization of mining.
Preemptively hard-forking to new code consumes time and resources. PoW mining has seen hashpower increases through time as hardware has improved so a constant effort would be needed to stay ASIC-resistant.
Chain crosslinks from one blockchain to another more secure blockchain will bring immutability to the weaker chain. It involves the regular recording of the hash of a block from a smaller chain onto a larger chain in a means of notarization.
Chain crosslinking is offered by Komodo, KMD, as a way to secure production blockchains and to successfully ward off 51% attacks. Any blockchain could use a similar technique to harden their chain by linking to another stronger chain.
Komodo's delayed Proof of Work entails a few steps to protect the smaller blockchains. First, special nodes on the Komodo network, called Notary Nodes, select a block from the small chain to be protected. The small chain assures the block is a valid one ready for notarizing.
The KMD nodes make a transaction on the KMD network using the OP_RETURN command to record the hash of the selected small chain block, which is now notarized on the KMD chain.
The same type of notarization is made of a KMD block to the bitcoin blockchain. The notarization success is broadcast to the KMD network that complete immutability has been provided to the notarized block and all blocks that came before it. It's now impossible to move or alter the notarized KMD block. Notary nodes will not accept a chain reorg that includes or removes a notarized block.
A final step is to make a similar announcement to the small chain that their selected block has been notarized and is protected from 51% attack. Block notarization occurs every 10 minutes and that provides bitcoin-level security to all chains protected with Komodo's dPoW.
An attacker attempting to 51% attack a small blockchain that is notarized on the bitcoin blockchain would also have to attack the bitcoin blockchain. Notarized blocks are immutable.
SafeCoin is a much smaller project that expands Komodo's dPoW to notarize block hashes to multiple blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ravencoin and Bitcoin Gold. SafeNodes verify all transactions.
In a 51% attack the hacker will typically mine in private to attain a longer chain than the publicly seen chain in hopes of double-spending coins. Cryptocurrency exchanges are often the target of the hack due to their deep pockets and acceptance of coin deposits and withdrawals.
Horizen, ZEN, developers modified the Satoshi Consensus to impose a penalty on miners who submit a delayed chain of blocks. In the normal course of mining small chain branches are resolved quietly with the modified consensus in place, but attackers are penalized so severely that it makes an attack very unlikely.
The number of blocks that are mined in secret and the reorg length are counted to get a penalty score. For the attacker's chain to be accepted as the true chain the attacker must continue mining in public after submission of their longer chain until their penalty score is brought to zero. Each block that the network mines reduces a penalty score by one.
This way the attacker has to keep mining for the length of time they mined in secret to cover up their theft attempt and that makes it prohibitively expensive to spoof the chain.
Introducing the block delay penalty also gives a project's developers time to react to any ongoing attack, should one be attempted. UTXO-style blockchains would be wise to adopt the modified consensus to harden their blockchain against 51% attacks.
Stay Vigilant
It's up to the participants of a blockchain project to monitor the health of the network. Watching the network hashrate and mining pool hashrates is a minimum effort. Communication with exchanges and mining pool partners gives the advantage to the blockchain project that does this well. Involving community members to mine helps to decentralize the network and that brings stability to the blockchain.


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Home » Travel » Ryanair cancels thousands of flights causing travel chaos after 50 British Airways flights scrapped over Christmas
Ryanair cancels thousands of flights causing travel chaos after 50 British Airways flights scrapped over Christmas
12/27/2021 Travel Comments Off on Ryanair cancels thousands of flights causing travel chaos after 50 British Airways flights scrapped over Christmas
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers hoping for a winter getaway have had their trips ruined.
British Airways yesterday scrapped 50 Boxing Day flights from the UK's busiest airport, while Ryanair has announced it is cancelling a third of all flights in January.
Covid chaos triggered a wave of cancellations totalling around 8,300 globally between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.
Airlines have blamed the highly infectious Omicron variant for causing major staff shortages while pilots and cabin crew self-isolate.
The travel disruptions have caused a huge holiday headache for thousands of people travelling during one of the busiest times of the year.
Families have complained of "utter carnage" at Manchester Airport after being hit by a 12-hour delay.
Michael Ackroyd was ready to jet off for a skiing holiday with his family when their flight to Turin had a "leaky toilet".
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They were trapped on board for "three hours" before passengers were escorted off the plane, MEN reports.
After a three-hour wait they were then transferred to another aircraft, before being told the was a shortage of ground staff so it would be a few more hours until they took off.
One passenger said: "With kids on board, no food and the heightened risk of Covid, though everyone should have had a PCR within 48 hours or lateral flow test with 24 hours, tensions are rising, people are distressed and patience is wearing thin.
"To say the conditions are a disgrace is an understatement.
"To the staff onboard the plane's credit, they are keeping calm, answering questions and working hard making phone calls to sort out the mountain of issues this has caused."
Elsewhere, the cancellation of more than 50 British Airways flights – nearly 10 per cent of all departures – at London's Heathrow sparked mayhem.
Yoel Klug, 37, who was travelling to the UK from Israel with his wife and three children, had his flight axed at the last minute.
To say the conditions are a disgrace is an understatement.
He told the i: "This has brought about a number of issues. Booking new flights will cost us between £500-700 more than our originals.
"Our hired car and accommodation arrangements have to be changed.
"We have had to spend our holiday rearranging this and checking it out.
"We're now uncertain if the other flights will actually leave."
While Yoel was stuck in Israel, around 200 BA passengers were forced to spend Christmas in an airport in Costa Rica after a Boeing 777 suffered a cracked windshield.
China Eastern Airlines cancelled a staggering 546 flights on Christmas Day, and a further 414 on Boxing Day.
In the US, domestic airlines United, Delta and JetBlue have also dropped hundreds of flights over the festive period.
And Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines, Air China and several others have also been forced to cancel flights after aircrew and ground staff have fallen sick or gone into quarantine.
The cancellations added to the frustration for many people eager to reunite with their families over the holidays after last year's Christmas was severely curtailed.
Thousands have already had to call off trips due to Covid restrictions imposed abroad.
The ban on Brits travelling to France and Germany, and the suspension of all EU flights to and from Morocco, has hit airlines hard.
In response, Ryanair announced it has slashed a third of its flights next month.
The budget airline reported a huge decline in Christmas and New Year bookings, leaving bosses no choice but to cut its planned January schedule capacity by a third.
Travel plans over the festive period are also being badly affected on the ground by a triple threat of industrial action, planned closures and staff shortages due to the pandemic.
Several rail services are currently experiencing disruption due to staff being ill with Covid-19.
TransPennine Express, ScotRail, Avanti West Coast, Northern Rail, LNER and Greater Anglia have all reported an impact on services caused by a lack of available staff.
Meanwhile, East Midlands Railway services continue to be affected by industrial action by the RMT union, with an amended service expected to run on January 2.
A number of routes are also being impacted by planned engineering works, including Southern's Gatwick Airport trains.
In the north, Leeds will have a reduced service, while in the west, CrossCountry has axed some of its usual stops.
Despite the closures, National Rail said that 95 per cent of Britain's rail network will remain open during the festive period.
It added that the 370 engineering projects it is carrying out over Christmas were planned "months, and in some cases years, in advance".
Commuters and travellers to the capital can expect similar travel woes, with the Tube hit by planned closures.
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Jonathan Bullock (ur. 3 marca 1963 w Nottingham) – brytyjski polityk, poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego VIII i IX kadencji.

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Absolwent Nottingham High School i nauk politycznych na University of Portsmouth (1994). Pracował jako asystent konserwatywnych polityków, a później w branży reklamowej i PR.

Był działaczem Partii Konserwatywnej, jednak w 2012 przeszedł do Partii Niepodległości Zjednoczonego Królestwa. Z obu tych ugrupowań bez powodzenia ubiegał się o miejsce w Izbie Gmin. Wybierany natomiast na radnego Kettering.

W wyborach w 2014 bez powodzenia kandydował do Europarlamentu. Mandat eurodeputowanego VIII kadencji objął jednak w sierpniu Rogera Helmera. W PE dołączył do frakcji Europa Wolności i Demokracji Bezpośredniej. W 2018 wystąpił z UKIP, a w 2019 dołączył do Brexit Party. Z jej ramienia w tym samym roku uzyskał mandat europosła na kolejną kadencję.

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Brytyjscy posłowie do Parlamentu Europejskiego
Politycy Partii Konserwatywnej (Wielka Brytania)
Politycy Partii Niepodległości Zjednoczonego Królestwa
Urodzeni w 1963
Politycy Partii Brexit
Ludzie urodzeni w Nottingham

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If you're that one person who doesn't want to give Kanye West your hard-earned money (note: this doesn't apply to bloggers; we don't work hard, or earn money) and feels wrong about illegal downloads, but still wants to hear his music, here's THE deal for you: Yeezus for free, courtesy of Google Play. Why? No clue, but it's there, as is CHVRCHES's The Bones of What You Believe In, both of which appeared on our 10 best albums of the year list.
You can also purchase Arcade Fire's Reflektor for $3.99 and Disclosure's Settle for $5.99. Here's the full list.


Has it really been a decade? Ten years? Ten years ago today, I was wearing a black robe, sweating in the hot sun. A long line of us, all dressed in black robes, walked along the sidewalk that I had walked on almost every day for the past four years. We sang Under the Sea and other Disney songs as we walked. We marched across the covered bridge, onto the soccer field, and filed into rows of plastic chairs. Soon most of us had our robes open and our top shirt buttons undone to try and escape the heat. Black robes don't mix well with the somewhat muggy south central Pennsylvania summer weather.


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From the start, bandmates Jon and Jennifer Ellison found a connection in the raw, redemptive power of rock & roll music. Mere minutes after the two met, they spent a night at a mutual friend's party listening to frontmen like Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen for hours. This mutual passion for music laid the brickwork not only for their marriage, but for the formation of their band, Bearing Torches. Their music is the sound of a working-class family band whose members have survived homelessness, overseas stints in the Navy, dead-end jobs, and depression. These songs tell autobiographical stories about survival, big dreams, harsh realities, and bittersweet victories, with Bearing Torches finding plenty of source material in their own history.
For Jon, rock & roll was always synonymous with connection to a bigger world during his childhood years. He grew up in a strict religious household where secular music was not accepted or allowed. Things weren't any easier at the seminary he attended as a teenager — the same school that eventually threw him out for listening to the FM radio under his pillow after lights out. As a result, Jon found himself homeless, sleeping on a park bench during the day and working night shift at a local grocery store. A young adult, Jon took control of his future by making the decision to join the Navy. This turning point led Jon to meet his future wife, Jen, changing the course of his life forever.
Once Jon's commitment to the Navy was up, the couple landed $6-hour jobs and simultaneously formed Bearing Torches. "We were just stumbling our way through it, learning as we went," Jen remembers launching the band before they'd even mastered their own instruments—cutting her teeth on the drums while Jon tightened his songwriting chops. Before long, the band had expanded its lineup and established a new home in Nashville, where Jon's younger brother, Joseph, served as the band's guitarist. With family friend AJ Babcock rounding out Bearing Torches' roster, the group explored a level of shared musicianship that seemed uniquely deep. "Jen and I are spouses. Joseph and I are blood brothers. We have the same tastes, the same roots in music. Those instincts mesh together around our common experiences and common approaches to life, and that's the real thing that helps us connect musically," Jon says of his three bandmates, two of whom sharing his last name.
The band pays tribute to Tom Petty's finesse, Bruce Springsteen's fire, Pete Seeger's storytelling, and Woody Guthrie's spirit. "Hearing their music gave me the confidence to tell the stories I wanted to tell. Everything started clicking once I discovered rock & roll, because those guys told the truth."
Bearing Torches isn't just a band; it's a love story. It's a family. In a town filled with country stars and first rate sidemen, this is a hardscrabble rock & roll group whose musical chops weren't taught in the classroom, but learned onstage instead. Jon explains, "In a world where you become more and more isolated, how can you shine a light on what people are actually going through? You can tell that story in a rock & roll song." Bearing Torches has struggled and survived, and they have told their story every inch of the way. An undeniable force, they are the ultimate example of real, raw rock music.


Thermal - Fire Guard is a fire prevention system. It is based on the combination of thermal imaging cameras and intelligent software that can early recognize hot spots and undesirable temperature changes of the observed objects (exceeding of tempereature limits, sudden temperature acceleration).
One of the major advantages of Thermal Fire Guard system is its ability to anticipate the impending danger (temperature increase). Intelligent software can recognize a dangerous situation at the stage of the beginning when the temperature of monitored subject begin to pass from stable to unstable state. System recognise such situation usually much more before the dangerous situation (fire risk) will really happen. In this case the system will announce so called "technical alarm" and it enables operator to take preventive measures to divert imminent danger in advance.
The observed object is continuously monitored by thermal imaging cameras that provide live stream video and simultaneously measure its temperature. The video stream, including recorded data with the temperature is continuously transferred from the thermal imaging camera into the central control system where all data is processed and evaluated by the intelligent software in real-time.
If the Thermal - Fire Guard system detects undesirable temperature changes of the observed object (exceeding the set temperature, temperature acceleration), the system automatically alerts an operator or the superior control system. Advantage is that the operator can immediately verify emerged situation through live stream video from the thermal imaging cameras.
The system provides and displays live stream video from all connected cameras. If necessary the operator is continuously able to watch all the evens of monitored area in real-time.
In monitoring mode the system simultaneously and continuously records live stream video and temperature data logging. Recorded video and temperature data allow the retrospective analysis of the events that occurred in the past in the monitoring area.
Prevention is cheaper than damages caused by fire!


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George Blaisdell (June 5, 1895 – October 4, 1978) was an American inventor known for creating the Zippo lighter, based on an Austrian lighter in 1933. In the 1940s, George bought buildings that could create a factory that could make the Zippo lighter.

Childhood and Education
Blaisdell quit school in grade 5, leading his father to send the inventor to a military academy. Blaisdell attended the academy until his sudden dismissal three years later. Thus, Blaisdell only attended school until grade 8. Thereafter, he worked for his family company, the Blaisdell Machinery Company.

Death
George died on October 4, 1978, in Miami Beach, Florida at the age of 83. After his death, his daughters Sarah B. Dorn and Harriet B. Wick took control of the company.

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Jr. Blues, Pilots Split Weekend Series
Topeka, Kansas – The Springfield Jr. Blues split their weekend series against the Topeka Pilots over the weekend, they remain tied with Kenai River for 4th place in the Midwest Division with a 10-12-2-1 record.
For the third time this season the Jr. Blues and the Pilots squared off, and for the third time this season the two teams split their weekend series. In each series the road team has won the Friday night matchup, and the home team has come back on Saturday to win big.
On Friday the Jr. Blues looked to snap their losing streak and built a 3-1 lead five minutes into the 2nd period, thanks to goals by Ben Schmidling (St. Joseph, MO), Nigel Nelson (Crystal Lake, IL), and Brandon Puricelli (St. Louis, MO). But Topeka would not be blown out on their home ice, tying the game up early in the 3rd period. To overtime we went looking to salvage the night when Nick Techel (Wausau, WI) put home a pass from Caden Villegas (Plano, TX) in front of Emil Gransoe to secure the 4-3 overtime victory. Jack Williams made 16 saves in the win, his 7th this season.
With confidence from the previous night's victory, Saturday night's game started off strong. Just past the halfway mark of the 1st period, Techel would score his 2nd of the weekend and 7th of the season to put the Jr. Blues up 1-0. But the wheels fell off after that as Topeka would score four unanswered goals to lead 4-1 halfway through the contest. Ben Schmidling would add his 9th of the season late in the 2nd period but it wouldn't be enough as Topeka won 6-2. Williams made 12 stops, and Hannon made 17 stops in relief. It was Williams' 7th loss of the season.
The Jr. Blues are off this upcoming weekend, but will be home next weekend to square off against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs for our Holiday Games. Friday December 14th will be our Ugly Sweater Night and Saturday December 15th will be our Teddy Bear Toss with a post-game skate!
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Q: Doubt in derivation of bending of beam, It's about derivatives and intergration

Radius of curvature of the beam in above picture is given as:
$$ \frac{1}{R} = \frac{d^2 y}{dx^2}$$

Please help me two points used as steps of a derivation in my book:

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*How was the radius of curvature of rod found?

*How did eqtn 4-27 turn to eqtn 4-28? I see no dx, so I am confused how an integration could have been done.

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*Recall that radius of curvature is defined as:

$$ R=  \frac{(1+y'^2)^{\frac32}}{y''}$$
In the particular case in the picture at $x=0$, $y'=0$ (due to choice of coordinate axes. Hence, $$ R = \frac{1}{y''}$$

*They multiplied both side with $dx$ and integrated.

$$ W(l-x) = (YI_g) \frac{d^2 y}{dx^2}$$
Multiply both side by dx:
$$ W(l-x) dx = YI_g \frac{d^2 y }{dx^2} dx$$
And integrate.

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Katrina Chalifoux of Illinois beams with first-place toilet paper wedding dress at Ripley's Believe It or Not in Times Square. She used seven rolls of toilet paper to create the intricate floral bodice and cascading train on her dress, which she said took several weeks to complete. She won $1,000 for her stunning creation.
Hmmmm...she would be a big hit at bridal showers where they make you make TP bridal gowns as a game.
This thing is a joke (actually "joke[s}") waiting to happen.


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Hungarian FM Szijjártó: Libya's instability risk for Europe's security
Földközi-tenger, 2018. január 8. Az olasz parti õrség 2018. január 6-i videofelvételérõl készített képen illegális bevándorlókat mentenek ki a Földközi-tengerbõl a líbiai partok elõtt. Az Olaszországba gumicsónakokon átkelni próbáló és hajótörést szenvedõ afrikai migránsok közül 64 feltehetõleg vízbe fulladt. (MTI/AP/Olasz parti õrség)
Hungarian government stands by Paks upgrade
migrant quotas
Until there is unity and stability in Libya and the protection of its southern border is taken care of, Europe's security is at serious risk, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on the sidelines of a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday.
One of the main causes of migration is the severe degree of instability in certain North African countries, Szijjártó told a press conference. Libya is one of these countries, the minister said, noting that the state is fragmented, as the Libyan government only has control over a small part of the country.
The situation in Libya is made even more difficult by lack of consensus in the international community on how to stabilise the country, Szijjártó said.
Until the matter of the protection of Libya's southern border is taken care of, people smugglers have free reign in the area, he said. The longer Libya remains unstable, the longer terrorist groups will be able to operate, Szijjártó added.
He repeated the Hungarian government's position that the first step in resolving the migration crisis should be ensuring the protection of the European Union's external borders.
Hungary and several other European countries believe that it is also possible to protect Libya's southern border, Szijjártó said. He noted that in December, the Visegrad Group countries agreed to contribute 35 million euros to financing a border control programme in the country. The V4 have also offered to carry out the programme, he added.
If the EU fails to protect Libya's southern border, the migration wave facing Europe will continue, Szijjártó said. And if it does, it will only escalate the debate on mandatory migrant quotas, he said, arguing that the more migrants arrive in Europe, the more will have to be redistributed among EU member states.
Szijjártó said
Hungary has sent its ambassador back to Tripoli and the Hungarian embassy will resume its operations there by spring.
This represents the European position that the EU considers the Libyan unified government its partner in the country.
On another topic related to migration, the minister said he had made it clear at the meeting that the Hungarian government supports the EU establishing further partnerships with the states of Africa, the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific region. He added, however, that the EU should lay out strict conditions for the distribution of aid to these countries.
The EU cannot afford to spend billions of euros on development projects aimed at encouraging people to stay in their home countries if they continue to flee to Europe or if these states remain transit countries, Szijjártó argued. The countries in question must be made to implement the necessary political and economic reforms in return for the development funds they get, he added.
As we wrote today, ruling Fidesz's migration policy has failed, the head of opposition Jobbik said. Gábor Vona said the 2,300 people that Hungary had granted asylum in the past three years are "not Coptic Christians or children, nor did they knock on the door" as the government has claimed. Read more HERE.
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Life — April 15, 2021
160-million-year-old 'Monkeydactyl' was the first animal to develop opposable thumbs
The 'Monkeydactyl' was a flying reptile that evolved highly specialized adaptations in the Mesozoic Era.
Credit: Zhou et al.
Life reconstruction of K. antipollicatus in the Tiaojishan paleoforest
The 'Monkeydactly', or Kunpengopterus antipollicatus, was a species of pterosaur, a group of flying reptiles that were the first vertebrates to evolve the ability of powered flight.
In a recent study, a team of researchers used microcomputed tomography scanning to analyze the anatomy of the newly discovered species, finding that it was the first known species to develop opposable thumbs.
As highly specialized dinosaurs, pterosaurs boasted unusual anatomy that gave them special advantages as aerial predators in the Mesozoic Era.
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A newly discovered flying dinosaur nicknamed "Monkeydactyl" is the oldest known creature that evolved opposable thumbs, according to new research published in Current Biology.
The 160-million-year-old reptile is officially named Kunpengopterus antipollicatus. Discovered in China, the dinosaur was a darwinopteran pterosaur, a subgroup of pterosaurs, which first appeared 215 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Pterosaurs, like the pterodactyl, were the first vertebrates to evolve the ability of powered flight.
But unlike other pterosaurs, the Monkeydactyl was the only species in its group known to have opposable thumbs. It's a rare adaptation for non-mammals: The only extant examples are chameleons and some species of tree frogs. (Most birds have at least one opposable digit, though that digit is usually classified as a hallux, not a pollex, which means "thumb" in Latin.)
To analyze the anatomy of K. antipollicatus, an international team of researchers used microcomputed tomography scanning, which generates images of the inside of the body.
"The fingers of 'Monkeydactyl' are tiny and partly embedded in the slab," study co-author Fion Waisum Ma said in a press release. "Thanks to micro-CT scanning, we could see through the rocks, create digital models, and tell how the opposed thumb articulates with the other finger bones."
"This is an interesting discovery. It provides the earliest evidence of a true opposed thumb, and it is from a pterosaur — which wasn't known for having an opposed thumb."
As a tree-dwelling reptile, the Monkeydactyl probably evolved opposable thumbs so it could grasp tree branches, which would have helped it hang, avoid falls, and obtain food. This arboreal (tree-dwelling) locomotion would help the Monkeydactyl adapt to its home ecosystem, the subtropical forests of the Tiaojishan Formation in China during the Jurassic Period.
The researchers noted that the forests of the Tiaojishan Formation were likely warm and humid, thriving with "a rich and complex" diversity of tree-dwelling animals. But while the forests were home to multiple pterosaur species, the Monkeydactyl was likely the only one that was arboreal, spending most of its time in the treetops, while other pterosaurs occupied different levels of the forest.
K. antipollicatus and its phylogenetic position. (A and B) Holotype specimen BPMC 0042 (A) and a schematic skeletal drawing (B). Scale bars, 50 mm.Credit: Zhou et al.
This process — in which competing species manage to coexist by using the environment in different ways — is called "niche partitioning."
"Tiaojishan palaeoforest is home to many organisms, including three genera of darwinopteran pterosaurs," study author Xuanyu Zhou said in the press release. "Our results show that K. antipollicatus has occupied a different niche from Darwinopterus and Wukongopterus, which has likely minimized competition among these pterosaurs."
In general, pterosaurs are a prime example of how animals can evolve remarkably specialized adaptations. As pioneers of vertebrate flight, pterosaurs had strong and lightweight skeletons that ranged widely in size, with some boasting wingspans of more than 30 feet. The largest pterosaurs weighed more than 650 pounds and had jaws twice the length of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Unlike birds, which jump into the air using only their hind limbs, pterosaurs used their exceptionally strong hind limbs and forelimbs to push off the ground and gain enough launch power for flight. That these massive dinosaurs managed to fly, and did so successfully for about 80 million years, has long fascinated and puzzled scientists.
The recent discovery shows that pterosaurs developed even more remarkable adaptations than previously thought, suggesting there's still more to learn about the "monsters of the Mesozoic skies."
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