Posted on July 11, 2016, 6:31 pm, by orthoadmin, under blog.
The doctors and staff of Orthodontic Arts recently attended the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) annual meeting, held this year in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center, with events at some of the local theme parks. The AAO is the oldest and largest dental specialty organization in the world, and its yearly event allows orthodontic practitioners from around the globe to mingle, have fun, and learn more about our wonderful profession.
rides. There was plenty of lively music throughout the park, too, which prompted Dr. Sterne to show off his…ummm…interesting…dancing skills!
The AAO Gala was held at Universal Studios, where we had the whole park to ourselves! We could have used a little wizardry from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ to stop the torrents of rain that fell that night, but we still had a blast indoors on the thrilling Revenge of the Mummy® rollercoaster.
he gleaned when he unexpectedly–and alarmingly–found himself quite literally naked in a paradise vacation resort!
The conference provided a great chance for team building and unwinding, but it also highlighted our dedication to educating and motivating ourselves in order to offer our patients the most cutting-edge technology with the highest quality personal touch. We're keeping our skills sharp so we can not only be our best, but give our best to you!


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January 13, 2021, 2:42 PM ET
Mysterious 'Mostly Harmless' Hiker Found Dead In Tent Identified Through 'Cutting Edge' Genetic Research
After genetic research pinpointed Vance Rodriguez's DNA to a section of Louisiana, that area was targeted with ads in an effort to identify the dead man.
How To Use DNA To Crack A Case
The mystery surrounding the identity of a hiker found dead in a Florida tent has been solved, thanks to a combination of DNA testing, crowdfunding and public outreach, it was announced this week.
In July 2018, two hikers discovered a dead body in a tent at a Big Cypress National Preserve campsite in Collier County, Florida, DNA Solves said in a press release on Monday. The dead man has now been identified as Vance Rodriguez, an IT worker from New York who was originally from Louisiana. His cause of death remains unclear.
"The man had no identification, phone or computer with him, and our exhaustive efforts to identify him through traditional means were unsuccessful," the Collier County Sheriff's Office said in a Tuesday press release. Rodriguez had no tattoos, scars, or medical implants that would help identify him.
Investigators combed missing persons databases for matching fingerprints and dental records but didn't get any matches. When they posted a composite photo of the man, hikers who claimed that they had met him on the trail reached out. They sent investigators photos of a man they knew by the nickname "Mostly Harmless." They also learned that he went by the aliases "Ben Bilemy" and "Denim." But that lead soon dried up.
Vance Rodriguez Photo: Collier County Sheriff's Office
By 2020, the sheriff's department had partnered with Othram, a private DNA lab in Texas, to identify the hiker through forensic genealogy. It was through this genealogy research that Othram determined that the man was likely Cajun and had family in Louisiana, Forensic Magazine reported.
Soon, the team was able to pinpoint Assumption Parish as the man's area of origin. Othram, journalists, and members of the public began running posts and targeted Facebook ads, which included photos of Rodriguez, to that area of Louisiana in an effort to identify him. Othram CEO David Mittelman told Oxygen.com that the project was crowdfunded.
The effort eventually reached Rodriguez's former colleague, who recognized him and reached out to the Collier County Sheriff's Office.
"The coworker provided us with Mr. Rodriguez's name and photos," the department said. "We enlisted the help of the Lafayette Parish County Sheriff's Office, which made contact with his family. The family then agreed to provide a DNA sample for comparison."
Othram was then able to make a positive identification based on that DNA. Rodriguez had not been reported as a missing person.
"It is truly amazing what can be accomplished when you combine traditional investigative work with cutting-edge genomics and the support of the crowd," Mittelman told Oxygen.com.
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During recent bouts of market turmoil, investors have bypassed gold in their hunt for havens, choosing instead the greenback, yen or Treasurys.
Investors have grown immune to the economic and geopolitical risks that typically have driven demand for gold.
That's how Richard Hayes, the chief executive officer of Australia's Perth Mint, summed up the reason behind bullion's slump to a 19-month low despite tensions between the U.S. and China and the collapse of the Turkish lira that roiled markets. The World Gold Council said this month that demand for the metal in the first half of the year was the weakest in almost a decade.
Gold has slid about 13 percent from this year's high in the spot market as the dollar strengthened and robust U.S. economic growth bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to keep raising borrowing costs. Even during recent market turmoil, investors have bypassed gold in their hunt for havens, choosing instead the greenback, yen or Treasurys.
Gold for immediate delivery was at $1,182.66 an ounce Friday in New York, on track for the sixth straight weekly loss, the longest stretch since December 2016. The metal touched $1,160.39 on Thursday, the lowest since January 2017.
A quick check of history shows the lack of demand for gold during turmoil this year isn't unique.
"Gold has not tended to behave like a safe-haven asset in the past during times of stress when the dollar has appreciated at the same time," Simona Gambarini, an economist at Capital Economics, said in a note to clients emailed Tuesday. "During the Asian crisis, investors fleeing developing countries did not seek the safety of gold either — instead they sought refuge in U.S. Treasurys and the dollar," Gambarini wrote.


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Azito Phase IV: Azito Energie selects GE technology to add 253 MW Power in Côte d'Ivoire
Once Phase IV Extension is Complete, the power plant is expected to generate approximately 710 Megawatts (MW), representing 30% of power in Côte d'Ivoire
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GE has been committed to the development of Côte d'Ivoire's power sector and plays a critical role in laying the foundational infrastructure needed to build a modern economy
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 6, 2020/APO Group/ --
GE (https://www.GE.com/) has been Selected to Provide Generation Equipment, and 20-Year Services for Azito's Phase IV Extension Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Côte d'Ivoire; Once Phase IV Extension is Complete, the power plant is expected to generate approximately 710 Megawatts (MW), representing 30% of power in Côte d'Ivoire
GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has been selected by Azito Energie S.A. (http://www.Azitoenergie.com/fr/) to provide gas turbine technology and services for Azito phase IV power plant, located in the Yopougon district of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. The extension of the power plant will generate 253 megawatts (MW) and will play a significant role in supporting the country's energy plan.
"We have a long-standing relationship with GE and are thrilled that the Azito phase IV power plant, will also be one of the most efficient power plants in the region and will serve as a model for the development of similar power projects in Africa", said Luc Aye, Managing Director, Azito Energie S.A. "Providing reliable and sustainable power is a priority for us. Our plant makes use of Côte d'Ivoire's supplies of natural gas and with this expansion we will continue to contribute significantly to country's energy security and stability".
Under this contract, GE will supply its GT13E2 gas turbine in combined-cycle configuration, one heat recovery steam generator, one steam turbine generator, condenser and associated systems and maintenance services for 20 years.
GE's GT13E2 gas turbine offers industry leading efficiency in the E-class segment. It delivers power and performance while offering a flexible extended maintenance concept that reduces operating costs while saving fuel. Upon completion of the Azito phase IV extension, the entire power plant is expected to generate approximately 710MW, representing up to 30% of the nations' power supply.
"GE has been committed to the development of Côte d'Ivoire's power sector and plays a critical role in laying the foundational infrastructure needed to build a modern economy," said Elisee Sezan, CEO for GE's Gas Power business in sub–Saharan Africa. "We are honored to continue to support Azito Energie, with our offering of full range of local capabilities, expertise and unique power generation solutions".
Since 1999, GE has provided maintenance services at Azito power plant, with the first combined cycle power plant connected to the grid in 2015. Earlier this year, GE announced the successful execution of GE's MXL2 upgrade solution for the GT13E2 gas turbines at Azito III site (https://bit.ly/2SnIfMj), as part of a contract which will increase the power plant's production by 30MW, equivalent power for up to 24,000 homes.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of GE.
Anne Ezeh
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Laura Aresi
Public Relations Leader
GE Gas Power
Laura.aresi@ge.com
About Azito Energie S.A:
Azito Energie S.A. develops, owns, and operates the Azito power plant that produces electricity using natural gas resources in Ivory Coast. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. As of November 1, 2010, Azito Energie S.A. is owned by Globeleq and Industrial Promotion Services (West Africa). Azito Operations and Management (Azito O&M), a subsidiary of Globeleq, is operating and maintaining the plant under an operation and maintenance agreement between Azito O&M and Azito Energie.
About GE Power:
GE Power (www.GEPower.com) is a world energy leader providing equipment, solutions and services across the energy value chain from generation to consumption. Operating in more than 180 countries, our technology produces a third of the world's electricity, equips 90 percent of power transmission utilities worldwide, and our software manages more than forty percent of the world's energy. Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are developing the energy technologies of the future and improving the power networks we depend on today.
For more information, visit the company's website at www.GEPower.com. Follow GE Power on Twitter @GE_Power and on LinkedIn (https://bit.ly/3bixaEQ) at GE Power.
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Azito Phase IV: Azito Energie selects GE technology to add 253 MW Power in Côte d'Ivoire Once Phase IV Extension is Complete, the power plant is expected to generate approximately 710 Megawatts (MW), representing 30% of power in Côte d'Ivoire ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 6, 2020/APO Group/ -- GE (https://www.GE.com/) has been Selected to Provide Generation Equipment, and 20-Year Services for Azito's Phase IV Extension Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Côte d'Ivoire; Once Phase IV Extension is Complete, the power plant is expected to generate approximately 710 Megawatts (MW), representing 30% of power in Côte d'Ivoire GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has been selected by Azito Energie S.A. (http://www.Azitoenergie.com/fr/) to provide gas turbine technology and services for Azito phase IV power plant, located in the Yopougon district of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. The extension of the power plant will generate 253 megawatts (MW) and will play a significant role in supporting the country's energy plan. "We have a long-standing relationship with GE and are thrilled that the Azito phase IV power plant, will also be one of the most efficient power plants in the region and will serve as a model for the development of similar power projects in Africa", said Luc Aye, Managing Director, Azito Energie S.A. "Providing reliable and sustainable power is a priority for us. Our plant makes use of Côte d'Ivoire's supplies of natural gas and with this expansion we will continue to contribute significantly to country's energy security and stability". Under this contract, GE will supply its GT13E2 gas turbine in combined-cycle configuration, one heat recovery steam generator, one steam turbine generator, condenser and associated systems and maintenance services for 20 years. GE's GT13E2 gas turbine offers industry leading efficiency in the E-class segment. It delivers power and performance while offering a flexible extended maintenance concept that reduces operating costs while saving fuel. Upon completion of the Azito phase IV extension, the entire power plant is expected to generate approximately 710MW, representing up to 30% of the nations' power supply. "GE has been committed to the development of Côte d'Ivoire's power sector and plays a critical role in laying the foundational infrastructure needed to build a modern economy," said Elisee Sezan, CEO for GE's Gas Power business in sub–Saharan Africa. "We are honored to continue to support Azito Energie, with our offering of full range of local capabilities, expertise and unique power generation solutions". Since 1999, GE has provided maintenance services at Azito power plant, with the first combined cycle power plant connected to the grid in 2015. Earlier this year, GE announced the successful execution of GE's MXL2 upgrade solution for the GT13E2 gas turbines at Azito III site (https://bit.ly/2SnIfMj), as part of a contract which will increase the power plant's production by 30MW, equivalent power for up to 24,000 homes. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of GE.
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It's come the time of year where some of us feel like we wish we could hibernate. For some, winter has come early, and in some places, it has come harshly and unfairly.
Over the past days, late at night, and in between the moments of life, I got to live here in these pages of The Citron Review. While getting each line of our writers' work into place, I have felt both quietly honored to be part of the process of bringing these pieces of art into the world, and drunk on this beautiful writing that has been part of my feast this week.
I'm grateful for my role at The Citron Review, and to know that in a few months, our managing editor will send me an email that says SPRING. Until then, I'm excited to share this issue with you. May you too find something here that soothes your soul – or perhaps takes you someplace else, if even for a moment.


Stepping in open grassland near Warner Springs CA woke up all my senses. I have never felt as aware, and free as I felt at that moment.
I was trying to find some horses that I had seen, few days before, grazing in the same place. They weren't there, but their presence was evident, and recent. I found traces of unshod hooves, manure of different age, hair stuck on bushes and trees, but no horses.
Rather than trying to find them, I decided to investigate their habits and understand their minds from a different vantage point, looking at their lives without their being present. It felt like a scientific experiment. Watching where I was putting my feet became a positive action aimed at survival. I walked among plants that do not grow because somebody planted them. They survive where they sprout, only relying on water coming from the sky. These plants get eaten by animals, or complete the full cycle of life, from seed to seed. I saw animals, living inside the earth, from bugs to bunnies, from squirrels to reptiles. All of them were aware of my presence, hidden beneath the truly "breathing" earth. While I walked, I paid attention to every noise and movement. My steps seemed to raise a cloud, not made out of dust. It was made of small crickets that would jump away when my "gigantic" feet would hit the ground.
For the first time in my life, I was in the natural state of mind of horses. I felt truly free.
A few other trainers around the world share the mindset that I experienced in Warner Springs. Some of us recently decided to form the Independent Liberty Trainers Network. We are situated all over the world, working to bring awareness of a new approach to horses. The way we work derives from, and mimics, what we believe happens when horses communicate with each other in their natural state. We interact with the horse while the horse is unrestrained and without constraints on the horse's freedom to choose to interact with us or not. This approach represents a new dimension for horsemanship. Up until now, no training or conditioning approach to horses has utilized the social nature and natural patterns of communication that horses use among themselves as the means for establishing leadership in a human to horse relationship or for engendering cooperation between horse and human, let alone obtaining obedience from a horse without coercion. We call this liberty training. We distinguish this from the "conditioned liberty" training that is carried out by negative reinforcement. You can recognize it because the horse finds his freedom and release from pressure only in exhibiting the required behavior, while in true liberty training the horse is free from the beginning.
Very little is actually known about how horses learn. By this, I mean equine cognitive learning, where an individual horse makes an assessment of a situation, sizes up his options, and freely chooses his response. This is what a horse does when it problem solves: he uses his whole brain to carry out behavior, as opposed to responding to a conditioned response to stimuli, like flinching from a swinging rope, or speeding up when the rider digs in with spurs. Liberty training presumes to address learning by offering the horse situations where the horse must conceptualize, not just react.
Even classic dressage training, the least coercive of training formulae, depends on limiting a horse's freedom to choose to do what he wishes or when to do it. In traditional training, via "dressage" or by more coercive methods, iteration creates the habit of obedience, so that the action being demanded of the horse becomes conditioned and requires neither comprehension, nor consent, on the horse's part.
Freedom is the horse's soul, and never fades, even after centuries of domestic life. I can sense it every time I am working with a horse. No matter how much we alter horses with our programs for selective breeding, horses have repeatedly shown us that, when you release a group of horses in the wild, those horses will adapt to survive. The social nature of horses will surface; they will form a herd, with leaders, dominant horses and submissive ones. The herd will have a pecking order, with rules that every member respects and lives by. Within the herd, there will be a sense of community that will keep the horses safe from predators, allowing them to survive. Their social nature is very strong. Horses may not have a spoken language, but they display towards each other recognizable attitudes, postures, stereotyped behaviors, and signals based on position in space relative to each other that communicate relative status, indicate intent, suggest or command a particular movement (such as relinquishing territory), and otherwise communicate what one horse wants or needs to another horse.
Liberty training is based on the premise that humans can learn to communicate on a horse's terms, using attitude, gesture, posture, and relative position in space (as well as voice!) that mimic what horses "say" to each other. Horseman, need to relate to horses as leaders in an equal partnership in order for horsemen to accomplish getting from horses the behavior that they desire. Liberty training aims at making leadership mean the eliciting of desired behavior by persuading the horse, not coercing the horse. The habit of obedience and conditioned responses to cues are still goals, but are accomplished via the horse's fundamental acknowledgement of the horseman's leadership and the horse's voluntary acquiescence to the horseman's will.
Liberty in horsemanship is when both individuals have a choice in the interaction at all times. To act as a leader we have to make sure that the possibilities we create are beneficial for both human and horse, so the horse chooses willingly to take part in the action. Safety is also paramount, but the way we achieve it is not by keeping the horse tied. Instead, we keep him away from us, when his energy is at dangerous levels, and we let him approach when the energy is balanced. This is the kind of leadership a horse naturally recognizes. When free to express himself, the horse shows us its temperament, mood and emotions without the fear factor.
Liberty does not mean lack of structure; otherwise the communication that takes place would have no meaning, and the horse would not be interested in the horsemanship. The horseman structures the setting and constructs a simple activity to be shared with horses, which will unfold as a scripted interaction that establishes relative status between horseman and horse, and gives the horse options in how to respond, but clearly indicates to the horse what the horseman wants.
What does it look like when I train at liberty? Look for me in an arena at least 8-10 horse length on its longer side or in diameter, so the horse can "escape" if he wishes. The nervous horse may start by circling me. The confident horse may approach me or wait for me to approach. The aggressive horse may come up and attempt to move me from my position. Watch me begin by claiming a space in the arena as my own. I'm likely to have a tool such as a carriage whip in my hand that I can use as an extension of my arm or as an extension of my height. I may drop food close to me, "claiming it" so that the horse and I have something to negotiate over. I may leave food far from me, especially for the nervous horse, so that I give him something to claim, which I can negotiate to share. Look for me to capture the horse's attention by attitude, posture, and gesture. You'll know the horse is focusing on me by seeing him slowing down to look, aiming his body toward or away from me depending on whether or not he accepts my invitation to approach. His face, ears, and lips will move in ways that denote how he feels about my presence and my confident stance. He'll "talk back" to my changes in stance or to my moving toward him or away by how he holds himself, where and how he moves, how far away he keeps me, how he holds his head or aims his hind end. If he is afraid or aggressive, he may come straight toward me and I'll use my posture and my arms and my whip to make myself bigger, not to threaten but to reinforce my leadership. Some of the ways I'll know the horse has accepted my lead is if he moves away when I wave him off, then comes back when I wave him in or follows me when I turn my back and walk away. This scenario is very over-simplified. This doesn't begin to suggest the nuances in conduct on the part of human and horse, which permit complex patterns of cooperation and dialogue. Through liberty training, I and the horse will develop a comprehensive vocabulary through which I can indicate to my horse that he should follow me through open doorways without a lead, grab his own tack and hand them to me to put on, saddle up to a fence to let me get on his back, or let me guide him, seated on his back, with no tack at all. All of this I do with the horse unrestrained and free to choose.
What I do is Liberty Training, such as you will find embodied in the work of all of we trainers who have formed the Independent Liberty Trainers' Network. Watch us at work in the ILTN videos and pictures. You will see that the horses are alert and interested, always seem open to communication. How very different than the way horses look in other methods of training, where they exhibit correct behavior, but act without interest, passively waiting for the next cue.


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Page 1: Daley Thompson's Decathlon - Danger Mouse in Makin' Whoopee
Page 2: Danger Street - Dawnssley
Page 3: D-Day - Death or Glory
Page 4: Death Pit - Defence
Page 5: Defender of the Crown - Desolator
Page 6: Desperado 2 - Dizzy
Page 7: Dizzy Dice - Dominator
Page 8: Dominoes - Double Dragon
Page 9: Double Dragon II: The Revenge - Drazen Petrovic Basket
Page 10: Dream Warrior - Dungeon Adventure
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(Virgin Games, 1989)
Reviewed by Chris Lennard
Billy and Jimmy are back – and so are the Black Warriors who have been resurrected from the dead, thanks to one surviving member, and this time they've not kidnapped Marian, but just plain killed her! Thereby all that was achieved in the prequel is thrown out of the window. Needless to say, cue much head butting, punching and kicking of various thugs who come in all shapes and sizes with their own fighting styles. Essentially more of the same, the back end of this game is exactly the same as the first; it looks and sounds just right and plays equally so. The Spanish conversion of the game, which looks very different and is much worse than this version, can be downloaded here.
See also: Double Dragon, Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone.
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Watch a YouTube video of this game by: Novabug.
(Storm, 1991)
Marian has been kidnapped again – typical, eh? However, Billy has to go in search of some rosetta stones. The journey takes him around the world to six different countries. Billy also has ten coins which function as his lives, as well as allowing him to buy power-ups by walking into a shop at the start of each level. Like the first game in the series, it's far too slow and far too easy, and it's not worth trying to complete – it'll take you far too long to do it. The backgrounds are nice, though, even if they're in monochrome.
See also: Double Dragon, Double Dragon II: The Revenge.
Watch YouTube videos of this game by: Xyphoe, ZEUSDAZ.
(CRL, 1986)
This three-part text adventure, which was created using The Quill, is based directly on the plot of Bram Stoker's book of the same name. Right from the start, the game presents you with masses of incredibly atmospheric text, but you are rarely given any indication of any useful objects in each location, which means you frequently have to look around (using 'look' on its own, as is standard in most text adventures, doesn't work). A few ghoulish (and very blocky) pictures accompany certain actions, which resulted in the game receiving a 15 certificate from the British Board of Film Classification; according to CRL, Dracula was the first computer game ever in the UK to be censored in this manner. The first part is short and relatively simple to complete, but the second and third parts are much more difficult, with some careful timing required.
Dragon Attack
(Bitplane Technomantes, 2016)
A swarm of giant aliens called Star Dragons are heading for Earth, and you have been selected to single-handedly defeat all twelve of them in your Camelot spacecraft. Each Star Dragon consists of several segments and moves around the top of the screen with each segment firing a hail of bullets at your spacecraft. The amount of bullets on the screen is overwhelming, but thankfully only the cockpit is vulnerable to the Star Dragons' firepower. This game was the first 'bullet hell' shoot-'em-up to be released for the CPC, and it was an entrant in the 2016 #CPCRetroDev Game Creation Contest, where it finished fourth overall. In my opinion, it should have finished higher than that. It's an addictive game, and having such a huge number of bullets on the screen simultaneously is an impressive technical achievement.
Watch YouTube videos of this game by: Novabug, ZEUSDAZ (complete game with good ending), ZEUSDAZ (complete game with bad ending).
Dragon Breed
(Activision, 1990)
Zambadlos, the King of Darkness, is threatening the Agamen Empire with his black magic. It is up to Kayas, King of the Agamen Empire, and Bahamoot, the Dragon of Light, to destroy Zambadlos and send him back to the realm of darkness. This is a horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up, but the dragon you control has a long, flexible tail which can be manoeuvred and used to kill enemies – although you can still use the traditional methods of shooting missiles and breathing fire at them. It all sounds good, but it turns out to be quite a lousy game. It's a horrible Spectrum port, complete with colour clash. Because the playing area is very small, and the dragon occupies a lot of the screen, it's difficult to avoid enemies, and if you crash into any of them, you are sent back a long way. It's not fun to play at all.
(Amsoft/Romik, 1985)
A wealth of treasure is guarded by a dragon in a castle, and you aim to claim some of this treasure. The castle consists of six rooms which contain different hazards. You have to survive until the doorway to the next room opens; how long you need to survive depends on which of the three difficulty levels you have selected. When you've reached the final room, you must collect the treasure while avoiding the dragon and return to the first room. With only six rooms, there's hardly a game to speak of, and everything about the game is banal. Amazingly, it's written in machine code, but you wouldn't believe it after you've played it!
(Software Projects, 1987)
King Aethelred's beautiful daughter, Princess Daphne, has been kidnapped by the evil dragon Singe! Dirk the Daring, the King's most favoured knight, sets out to rescue Daphne before Singe kills her. The arcade version of this game was revolutionary at the time, and there are eight challenges for Dirk to complete here. Unfortunately, they're extremely difficult – the first level is tough enough, but the second level is impossible! The graphics are reasonable (although the title screen is very good), and so is the music, but it's a real shame that you can't choose which levels you want to play at the start of the game.
See also: Escape from Singe's Castle.
Watch YouTube videos of this game by: jgonza, Xyphoe.
(Domark, 1989)
Princess Alicia has been captured by the evil serpent demon Zawell, but it seems that the only being who can rescue her is a magical flying dragon, and that's what you are in this vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up. Flying over eight levels, you must simply dodge or throw fireballs at the flying enemies, and drop bombs on the beasts on the ground. You can collect power-ups by dropping bombs on eggs. Unfortunately, they are few and far between, and they're of little use anyway. The graphics are nicely drawn and very colourful, although the sound effects are poor, but it's basically just another shoot-'em-up, and a very difficult one as well – I can just about complete the first level without cheating.
(Delta Software, 1989)
Reviewed by Robert Small
The name of this game comes from the name given to Viking ships. You take control of a Viking warrior in this arcade adventure. There are a variety of animals to be avoided and Roman soldiers to be killed. You can dispatch enemies with swipes of your weapon or by throwing an axe. You've also got access to a shield for protection. The graphics are very Spectrum-like but there are some good aspects, like the statues in the background. The music isn't great and neither is the sound when you move your character. An unoriginal game but OK for what it is.
Watch a YouTube video of this game by: Metr81.
Drazen Petrovic Basket
(Topo Soft, 1989)
Reviewed by CPC4eva
Another game that uses the name of a well known sportsperson with the hope of making it a success. Unfortunately it has failed rather miserably with Drazen Petrovic Basket. The brown and orange colour scheme is horrendous and the actual basketball game is played from a top-down perspective which resembles a football match and not a basketball game. The actual gameplay is very poor. You seem to be always going in circles chasing your opponent and the player selection is frustratingly annoying, as is trying to grab or pass the ball. The game leaves you rather confused and constantly scratching your head as to what is happening. To enjoy a better basketball game you should play Basket Master instead, which also uses a well known sportsperson (albeit only in the Spanish version) but is actually good.


Mthatha Hospital complex, comprising of Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha General Hospital, Bedford Hospital and the new mental hospital, as well as contracts in the inland regions.
Various government schools and tertiary educational institutions, the largest being Walter Sisulu University.
We have a specialized function catering division, employing personnel with vast experience and expertise to handle any functions, from black tie stately affairs to large sporting events and stadium catering for up to 20,000 people. Our team of expert chefs and function organizers are able to cater for any function large or small.
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But two things are clear. A lot of Americans, including most black Americans, will never believe his contrition. And Mr. Lott, by playing the supplicant while clinging to his post as Senate majority leader, has conceded Republican leadership on race-related issues to the Democrats and the traditional civil rights community.
Let's stop right here. "Including most black Americans"? Weren't we the offended parties in all of this? Not at all, in Thermstrom's view. The true offense was the way the L'Affaire Lott has conceded Republican leadership on race-related issues to the Democrats and the traditional civil rights community.
In other words the Civil Rights movement is a wholey owned and operated subsidiary of those opposed to the Civil Rights movement. And that's the reason why so many "Conservatives" have been so bellicose in their rage against Lott's loose lips.
For those unfamilair with Thernstrom, whose NYT op-ed states that she is "a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a member of the United States Comission on Civil Rights," one should go here, and to the Gore Vidal essay to which it refers. But in many ways the NYT op-ed is a perfect starting point.
In his interview Monday on Black Entertainment Television, Mr. Lott called the controversy a "wake-up call," talked of a bipartisan "task force of reconciliation," came out for "across the board" affirmative action and savaged his own lawmaking decisions with the bizarre claim that "my actions, I think, don't reflect my voting record." Read between the lines: he will now take his cues from the Democrats and their allies like the N.A.A.C.P. and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.
Thus, the original tragedy — remarks that certainly sounded racist at Strom Thurmond's birthday bash — is compounded by his new posture as groveler-in-chief of the Republican Party. At a time when fighting racial inequality requires a willingness to challenge the mainstream civil rights establishment, Mr. Lott's party will no longer be able to stand tall.
Oh sure it will. Hypocrisy is the Mother's Milk of the Republican Party.
On BET, Mr. Lott was defensive about receiving an F on the latest N.A.A.C.P. Congressional report card, saying that that "I have been changing." Yet this report grades politicians on such partisan, non-civil rights matters as their votes on extending unemployment benefits to aviation workers and increasing global AIDS financing. Not surprisingly, every Senate Republican received an F — even moderates like Lincoln Chafee and Olympia Snow. Mr. Lott can aim for a better mark, but he won't get one, not as a Republican.
So he should become a Democrat?
The shame is that surrendering civil rights issues to the left would not be in the public interest or that of black Americans.
So Civil Rights, rather than being in the public interest overall, can only be viewed as legitimate if handed-down from the Right.
Democrats and civil rights organizations are stuck staring into a rearview mirror. Of course, racism has not entirely disappeared, but the Democrats' attachment to yesterday's ideas — that inequalities can best be corrected through policies of racial preference — is a golden opportunity for Republicans to advance new ideas.
One need not look in a rearview mirror when standing right in front of you is a white racist as Senate Majority Leader in the year 2002. And as everyone knows "policies of racial preference" have been practiced by whites — hell, enshrined by whites — for centuries. Seeking to redress the balance by encouraging minority hiring in a policy known as "Affirmative Action," African-Americans were quickly confronted with a wall of opposition armed with a pack of spurious lies that has led to the widespread belief that "Affirmative Action" would require the firing of superior whites to have their jobs taken by inferior blacks.
Take what is arguably today's most important civil rights issue: the racial gap in academic achievement. Robert Moses, a luminous figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960's, says that "the absence of math literacy . . . is an issue as urgent as the lack of registered black voters in Mississippi was in 1961." English literacy is equally important.
One can see Thernstrom reaching for her copy of "The Bell Curve" — doubtless always at hand.
Yet the political left talks almost entirely of "re-segregated" and underfunded schools, and pushes for more busing and more spending, a strategy that has failed for decades.
Failed to flatter white racists like Thernstrom.
Democrats also believe in collective bargaining rules that allow dreadful teachers to retain their jobs.
We all recall how the Board of Education was contracturally obligated to "hire the dreadful," don't we?
After an era of liberal leadership, the typical black or Hispanic student graduates from high school today with junior high skills, according to the federal National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Thus making them ideal for the sort of help she wants around the house. The only problem is minimum wage. Happily "illegal immigration" comes to the rescue on that score.
If Mr. Lott cedes civil rights issues to the Democrats, how can Republicans in Congress join the majority of black parents who want vouchers so that their children can escape public schools that have become graveyards for hope?
And how can Thernstrom at this very late date still be pushing for vouchers when even this fraud's most active proponents have conceded that it can in no way fulfill so much as a limited conversion from public to private education?
As for the Civil Rights "leaders" that most trouble Thernstrom, she'd be advised to take heed of Cedric the Entertainer in Barbershop. In fact, if she were serious about race relations in this country she'd be advised to visit an actual African-American barbershop.
But of course that would be asking too much.


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The Cabin; Češka | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
The Shelter is an experimental wooden structure that was built on top of a former concrete bunker near to the borders of the Czech republic and Austria. These small fortresses were built along the Czechoslovakian borders before the WWII. as a protection against the Nazi Germany but they were never used. There are still thousands of these bunkers left in the Czech and Slovakian landscape.
The discussion what to do with these concrete bunkers that lack any function is still a sensitive topic in the society. That is why we designed it as a light wooden structure that can be easily removed and that minimize the impact on the construction of the bunker.
Because of the character of the landscape we decided to design the shelter as a dominant vertical volume. The building has two large windows – one facing East – the borders with Austria and the second one providing a view to the church of the nearest village. In the interior we wanted to show that even on a small built up area (only 12 m2) you can create a generous space. During the construction process we added another rooftop window.
The principle of the construction was to minimize the material, cost and the time needed for the construction. The building is very simple and can be built by manual labour using only common tools without any technology. The project is not financed via any donations or grants. The whole building process was done thanks to help of friends, family and students of Architecture who were interested to participate on this project. Anyone can build a shelter like this. Because of the logistics of the building process the shelter was first constructed at a family farm and then disassembled and transported to the site 200 km away where it was again reassembled.
The building serves as a shelter and after an agreement anyone can stay there.
Avtor zgodbe: Jan Tyrpekl
Ekipa: Jan Luksík, Jaroslav Kejř, Pavel Štencl, Martina Požárová, Vlaďka Bockschneiderová, Martin Haushalter, Ondřej Vávra, Vladimír Vávra, Pavel Vávra, Matěj Večeřa, Berenika Suchánková, Anna Malá, Karolína Urbánková, Žaneta Krutinová, Jana Vodenková, Jan Veisser, Andrea Pernicová, Vojtěch Šaroun, Jan Stibral
Leto začetka projekta: 2017
Površina: 13m²
Lokacija: Vratěnín, The Češka
Fotografije: Antonín Matějovský


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"He had that effortless cool most iconic personalities possess" — Shareef Abdur-Rahim on meeting Muhammad Ali
Make no mistake, Abdur-Rahim had that same winning mentality Ali possessed during his prime years in boxing.
John Jefferson Tan
Muhammad Ali and Shareef Abdur-Rahim
© NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWORK, Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Though it doesn't happen all the time, some NBA stars also get starstruck by their fellow legendary athletes. Especially if who they ran into was as iconic as the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali. That had been the case with former Vancouver Grizzlies star Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
A monumental encounter
Abdur-Rahim took the NBA by storm as a versatile power forward included in the star-studded 1996 Draft Class. He became a marquee player for the Vancouver Grizzlies and picked up where he left off after being shipped off to the Atlanta Hawks in 2001. It was in ATL where Reef finally became an All-Star.
In 2002, Abdur-Rahim arrived at the First Union Center in Philadelphia to play his first and only All-Star game. Courtside that night was Ali, whom he had looked up to since he was a kid.
As expected, Abdur-Rahim was moved. He couldn't say much about how elated he was at the time, so he decided to blog about the once-in-a-lifetime experience on his website.
"He had that effortless cool most iconic personalities possess," Abdur-Rahim wrote of Ali. "All of these attributes made him a once-in-a-lifetime athlete."
Abdur-Rahim added that he has long been fascinated by Ali's grit, flamboyance, and wit. However, as he aged, Reef learned to appreciate that "championship spirit" Ali displayed whenever he faced adversities.
"We often celebrate champions for winning, but what we tend to overlook is the championship spirit that drives them to get up when they're knocked down. Ali always got up — inside and outside the ring," he pointed out.
Reef had that championship spirit but…
Judging from the outside, Ali and Abdur-Rahim were outright nothing alike. Ali was a champion almost his entire career, while Reef never won an NBA title. But make no mistake, Abdur-Rahim had that same winning mentality Ali possessed during his prime years in boxing. Unfortunately, Reef just happened to be on the wrong team during his time in the NBA.
"If anything, I would have liked to have played on some better teams, teams that were further along," Abdur-Rahim reflected. "Had that happened, then maybe that wouldn't be the sentiment…But I'm thankful for the opportunity I had to play at the level I did. I was an All-Star."
Looking back at Abdur-Rahim's NBA career, he was never the flashiest and most talented athlete like Ali in boxing. However, it's quite interesting to know that, though it wasn't that evident, Reef had that Ali mentality in him.
Shareef Abdur-RahimAtlanta HawksVancouver Grizzlies


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Padre Pio,pray for us. Thank you for your guidance and for your intercession. You are my friend.


Cosmo D's Game Jam 1 - The City community · Posted in Does "The City" mean New York City, or city more generally?
So is it constricted to a modern times rendition of a modern urban scape or could it be some warpy fantasy city with modern elements as well?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Legit excited for the release of a game.
Okay, so im doing a project soon, and its been bothering me for like two years, what was the shading process you used to create the menu portal? Seamlessly spawn an enterable room in space like you did.
Lieve Oma community · Created a new topic Everything!
The style, the message, and especially the animations, I'm making a lower-poly cartoonish style of game and i was wondering how you put those fitting animations together for their characters. And that UI looks so... crisp, unity has muddy text, but not this time.
Excellent game, heard a lot about it, this is a really unique little experience, hope to see what else you make.
Im really interested in the whole look to the game, especially the wind effect, white lines thing near the beginning, how was that done?
Halcyon community · Posted in How was this done?
This was cool, thank you for responding, its just im making a game with this sort of style in Unity and found this game by swinging around. I look forward to your asset packs, or anything else you create.
Regardless, its presentation and look is polished, and i think it would be a pretty successful concept if you went through with it.
Halcyon community · Created a new topic How was this done?
The low poly and shaders, everything looks pretty unified and overall cool, how did you make this?
Pretty cool, i likes the presentation.


They're very shy and try to hide behind leaves. They're small, and they don't last long. The abbey has lots of young wild persimmon trees that volunteered in the ditch along the roadside after the old pine trees came down seven years ago.


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Alexander Rybak – cantante e violinista bielorusso naturalizzato norvegese
 Pavel Rybak – calciatore bielorusso

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Hey y'all. We have some good news, and we have some bad news.
The King Street building housing our restaurant has stood tall for almost 200 years, surviving earthquakes, fires and hurricanes, all the while providing a rock-solid presence in our beautiful city. Today, however, we received the devastating news that she (our building) is in a bad way and requires immediate attention and substantial repairs.
The bad news is that we've served our last BBQ Pork Sandwich, Pig in the Potato Patch, and Cheese Biscuit for a while on King Street. We've put the fire out in our BBQ smokers and are stepping aside to allow the construction folks to make their repairs to the beautiful building we've called home for the past 12 years.
We are forever grateful for our wonderful and talented BBQ family members who have worked hard day in and day out serving our loyal and regular guests on King Street. NEVER have we had the pleasure to be associated with such a fine group of people who have worked so hard and are so loyal to each other and to this business.
The good news is that we are working hard to relocate our business downtown (like wheels in motion, fast and furious). BBQ is a slow process, but we are hoping our search for a new spot won't be. In the meantime, we are serving up our BBQ in North Charleston and next month we'll open another location in Mt. Pleasant. We are thankful to be able to extend opportunities at these locations to our King Street employees so not one of them will miss an opportunity to work and earn money. Our catering will continue out of our kitchen in North Charleston as usual.
Please know that while this news was delivered to us as a quick blow, we are blessed with the finest team that knows just how to make a plan and make it work. We are committed to finding a new opportunity to serve y'all. Please check our Facebook page for regular updates or contact us directly at (843) 619-0070 with any questions or concerns.


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Open enrollment checklist for employers
Wrestling with the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could make the upcoming open enrollment period one of the most challenging in memory.
By Alan Goforth | Updated on July 23, 2014
Wrestling with the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could make the upcoming open enrollment period one of the most challenging in memory. Mercer, a human resources and benefits company in New York City, encourages companies to approach the fall season with a plan.
Employers must accommodate long COVID sufferers returning to work
As a best practice, encourage trial accommodations rather than leave as the first line of action.


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//
//  PXStylesheet.m
//  Pixate
//
//  Created by Kevin Lindsey on 7/10/12.
//  Copyright (c) 2012 Pixate, Inc. All rights reserved.
//

#import "PXStylesheet.h"
#import "PXStylesheet-Private.h"
#import "PXSpecificity.h"
#import "PXStylesheetParser.h"
#import "PXFileWatcher.h"
#import "PXStyleUtils.h"
#import "PXMediaExpression.h"
#import "PXMediaGroup.h"
#import "PixateFreestyle.h"

//NSString *const PXStylesheetDidChangeNotification = @"kPXStylesheetDidChangeNotification";

static PXStylesheetParser *PARSER;

static PXStylesheet *currentApplicationStylesheet = nil;
static PXStylesheet *currentUserStylesheet = nil;
static PXStylesheet *currentViewStylesheet = nil;

@implementation PXStylesheet
{
    NSMutableArray *mediaGroups_;
    id<PXMediaExpression> activeMediaQuery_;
    PXMediaGroup *activeMediaGroup_;
    NSMutableDictionary *namespacePrefixMap_;
    NSMutableDictionary *keyframesByName_;
}

#ifdef PX_LOGGING
static int ddLogLevel = LOG_LEVEL_WARN;

+ (int)ddLogLevel
{
    return ddLogLevel;
}

+ (void)ddSetLogLevel:(int)logLevel
{
    ddLogLevel = logLevel;
}
#endif

#pragma mark - Static initializers

+ (void)initialize
{
    // TODO: Use a parser pool since the parser is not thread safe
    if (PARSER == nil)
    {
        PARSER = [[PXStylesheetParser alloc] init];
    }
}

+ (id)styleSheetFromSource:(NSString *)source withOrigin:(PXStylesheetOrigin)origin
{
    return [self styleSheetFromSource:source withOrigin:origin filename:nil];
}

+ (id)styleSheetFromSource:(NSString *)source withOrigin:(PXStylesheetOrigin)origin filename:(NSString *)name
{
    PXStylesheet *result = nil;

    // TODO: maybe the following can be more intelligent and only remove cache entries that reference the stylesheet
    // being replaced

    // clear style cache
    [PixateFreestyle clearStyleCache];

    if (source.length > 0)
    {
        result = [PARSER parse:source withOrigin:origin filename:name];
        result->_errors = PARSER.errors;
    }
    else
    {
        result = [[PXStylesheet alloc] initWithOrigin:origin];
    }

    // update configuration - !!! This needs to be done some other way, just don't know how yet
    [PXStyleUtils updateStyleForStyleable:PixateFreestyle.configuration];

    return result;
}

+ (id)styleSheetFromFilePath:(NSString *)aFilePath withOrigin:(PXStylesheetOrigin)origin
{
    NSString* source = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:aFilePath encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:NULL];

    return [self styleSheetFromSource:source withOrigin:origin filename:aFilePath];
}

+ (void)clearCache
{
    [[self currentApplicationStylesheet] clearCache];
    [[self currentUserStylesheet] clearCache];
    [[self currentViewStylesheet] clearCache];
}

#pragma mark - Initializers

- (id)init
{
    return [self initWithOrigin:PXStylesheetOriginApplication];
}

- (id)initWithOrigin:(PXStylesheetOrigin)anOrigin
{
    if (self = [super init])
    {
        self->_origin = anOrigin;
        // Set this new stylesheet as one of the three current sheets (i.e. App, User, View)
        [PXStylesheet assignCurrentStylesheet:self withOrigin:anOrigin];
    }

    return self;
}

- (void)clearCache
{
    for (PXMediaGroup *group in mediaGroups_)
        [group clearCache];
}

#pragma mark - Getters

- (NSArray *)ruleSets
{
    NSMutableArray *combined;

    for (PXMediaGroup *group in mediaGroups_)
    {
        if ([group matches])
        {
            if (!combined)
            {
                combined = [NSMutableArray array];
            }

            [combined addObjectsFromArray:group.ruleSets];
        }
    }

    return combined;
}

- (NSArray *)ruleSetsForStyleable:(id<PXStyleable>)styleable
{
    NSMutableArray *combined;

    for (PXMediaGroup *group in mediaGroups_)
    {
        if ([group matches])
        {
            if (!combined)
            {
                combined = [NSMutableArray array];
            }

            [combined addObjectsFromArray:[group ruleSetsForStyleable:styleable]];
        }
    }

    return combined;
}

- (NSArray *)mediaGroups
{
    return (mediaGroups_) ? [NSArray arrayWithArray:mediaGroups_] : nil;
}

+ (PXStylesheet *)currentApplicationStylesheet
{
	return currentApplicationStylesheet;
}

+ (PXStylesheet *)currentUserStylesheet
{
	return currentUserStylesheet;
}

+ (PXStylesheet *)currentViewStylesheet
{
	return currentViewStylesheet;
}

#pragma mark - Setters

- (void)setActiveMediaQuery:(id<PXMediaExpression>)activeMediaQuery
{
    // TODO: test for equivalence of active query? If they match, then do nothing
    activeMediaQuery_ = activeMediaQuery;
    activeMediaGroup_ = nil;
}

- (void)setMonitorChanges:(BOOL)state
{
    if(self.filePath)
    {
        if(state)
        {
            [[PXFileWatcher sharedInstance] watchFile:self.filePath handler:^{
                // reload file
                [PXStylesheet styleSheetFromFilePath:self.filePath withOrigin:self.origin];

                // update all views
                [PixateFreestyle updateStylesForAllViews];

            }];
        }
        else
        {
            // NO OP right now
        }
    }
}

#pragma mark - Methods

- (void)addRuleSet:(PXRuleSet *)ruleSet
{
    if (ruleSet)
    {
        if (!activeMediaGroup_)
        {
            activeMediaGroup_ = [[PXMediaGroup alloc] initWithQuery:activeMediaQuery_ origin:self.origin];

            [self addMediaGroup:activeMediaGroup_];
        }

        [activeMediaGroup_ addRuleSet:ruleSet];
    }
}

- (void)addMediaGroup:(PXMediaGroup *)mediaGroup
{
    if (mediaGroup)
    {
        if (!mediaGroups_)
        {
            mediaGroups_ = [NSMutableArray array];
        }

        [mediaGroups_ addObject:mediaGroup];
    }
}

- (NSArray *)ruleSetsMatchingStyleable:(id<PXStyleable>)element
{
    NSMutableArray *result = [NSMutableArray array];

    if (element)
    {
        NSArray *candidateRuleSets = [self ruleSetsForStyleable:element];
//        NSArray *candidateRuleSets = [self ruleSets];
//        NSLog(@"%@ = %d", [PXStyleUtils descriptionForStyleable:element], candidateRuleSets.count);

        for (PXRuleSet *ruleSet in candidateRuleSets)
        {
            if ([ruleSet matches:element])
            {
                DDLogInfo(@"%@ matched\n%@", [PXStyleUtils descriptionForStyleable:element], ruleSet.description);

                [result addObject:ruleSet];
            }
        }
    }

    return [NSArray arrayWithArray:result];
}

- (void)setURI:(NSString *)uri forNamespacePrefix:(NSString *)prefix
{
    if (uri)
    {
        if (prefix == nil)
        {
            prefix = @"";
        }

        if (namespacePrefixMap_ == nil)
        {
            namespacePrefixMap_ = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
        }

        [namespacePrefixMap_ setObject:uri forKey:prefix];
    }
}

- (NSString *)namespaceForPrefix:(NSString *)prefix
{
    NSString *result = nil;

    if (namespacePrefixMap_)
    {
        if (prefix == nil)
        {
            prefix = @"";
        }

        result = [namespacePrefixMap_ objectForKey:prefix];
    }

    return result;
}

- (void)addKeyframe:(PXKeyframe *)keyframe
{
    if (keyframe != nil)
    {
        if (keyframesByName_ == nil)
        {
            keyframesByName_ = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
        }

        [keyframesByName_ setObject:keyframe forKey:keyframe.name];
    }
}

- (PXKeyframe *)keyframeForName:(NSString *)name
{
    return [keyframesByName_ objectForKey:name];
}

#pragma mark - Static public methods

// none

#pragma mark - Static private methods

+ (void)assignCurrentStylesheet:(PXStylesheet *)sheet withOrigin:(PXStylesheetOrigin)anOrigin
{
    switch (anOrigin)
    {
        case PXStylesheetOriginApplication:
            currentApplicationStylesheet = sheet;
            break;

        case PXStylesheetOriginUser:
            currentUserStylesheet = sheet;
            break;

        case PXStylesheetOriginView:
            currentViewStylesheet = sheet;
            break;

        case PXStylesheetOriginInline:
            // this origin type should never be handled here, but in PXStyleController directly
            break;
    }
}

#pragma mark - Overrides

- (void)dealloc
{
    activeMediaGroup_ = nil;
    activeMediaQuery_ = nil;
    mediaGroups_ = nil;
}

- (NSString *)description
{
    NSMutableArray *parts = [NSMutableArray array];

    for (PXMediaGroup *mediaGroup in mediaGroups_)
    {
        [parts addObject:mediaGroup.description];
    }

    return [parts componentsJoinedByString:@"\n"];
}

@end

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ASMCityHash
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An Objective-C implementation of CityHash (https://code.google.com/p/cityhash/)


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Trouble on the Baltimore & Ohio
This article from the July 17, 1877 edition of the Baltimore American gives an account of the strike's origins in Baltimore, its spread to Martinsburg, West Virginia, the arrival of the miltary, and a description of the demonstrations that took place.
A RAILROAD STRIKE.
THE MILITARY CALLED OUT.
THE FIREMEN RESIST THE REDUCTION OF WAGES—FREIGHT TRAINS DELAYED YESTERDAY—THE STRIKE SPREADS TO MARTINSBURG—HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS AT THAT PLACE—THE AFFAIR ASSUMING A SEROIUS ASPECT.
A strike was started yesterday morning among the firemen on the freight engines of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which, although confined thus far to the firemen in service at this point, threatens to extend as far West as the Ohio river. The sum total of the disturbance yesterday was that nearly a hundred firemen and a few others in the employ of the Company remonstrated against the latest reduction of 10 per cent in their wages, and in some instances the firemen went out on their trains a few miles from the city, and when the engines stopped to take coal they left their places and refused to go any further, in consequence of which an attempt was made to put new men on, and the strikers used intimidation and threats. Apprehensive that the trouble might become serious, information was given to Marshal Gray, who collected a force of fifty police officers from the different districts and sent them to Camden Junction, the scene of the disturbance, two miles from Baltimore. Before their arrival the strikers had dispersed and the mission was fruitless. Afterwards, three of the striking firemen, Amed E. Mumford, C. Meads and G. Hudson, were arrested, charged with threatening to incite a riot. The strikers, who insist that they have just cause for complaint, give as the reasons of their action, first, that a uniform reduction of ten per cent on the wages of all employes was not proportionate, but unjust to them, the poorest paid of all; second, that lately their trips were lessened in number, involving extra expense and less compensation, and third, that for several months past they have had to wait two weeks beyond the regular pay day for their money. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials at Camden Station assert, on the contrary, that the reduction was on a proper basis and a necessary retrenchment; that they have not oppressed the firemen in any way, but endeavored to conciliate them, and that the Company has been as prompt in the payment of employes at this time as any similar corporation in the country.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The official statement of the affair, furnished by First Vice President King, is as follows:
CAMDEN STATION,
July 16-3:52 P.M.
The only difficulty that has occurred on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in reference to the reduction of ten per cent, which went into effect to day, was with the firemen of the freight trains at Baltimore. The pay of those men had been $1.75 per day for first-class firemen, and $1.50 for second class, and at the reduced pay the wages would be $1.58 and $1.35, respectively. A number of those men refused to submit to the reduction of ten per cent. As soon as this became known there was an immense number of applicants for the vacant positions, and the Company had no difficulty in filling the places generally from experienced firemen, who had been for some time past out of employment. Seven freight trains were started this morning, but a delay of an hour or two to each convoy was experienced because of the intimidation on the part of come of the old firemen towards those who were willing to work at the reduced wages. Upon these facts being known the police authorities were called upon, who promptly responded, and Deputy Marshal Frey, with fifty men, proceeded to the scene of disturbance, but by the time they reached there most of the discontented men had disappeared. At the present time all is quiet, and trains are running regularly upon all portions of the line between Baltimore and Chicago.
VARIETY OF RUMORS.
As usually happens on occasions like this, there were a variety of exciting rumors afloat, most of them without foundation. It was represented that the track had been torn up in certain places; that all engineers, firemen and brakemen about Baltimore, Maryland in the employ of the road had determined upon a strike; that the Locust Point men had left their engines and would return to Martinsburg and other points of rendezvous on the line, and that fighting had commenced between bodies of men willing to continue work and the strikers. That there was trouble among the men was plan, from the actions of the officials at Camden station. Mr. A.J. Fairbank, General Agent of the Company at Camden Station, applied to Captain Delanty, of the Southern Station, in the morning for extra men to be stationed at the depot. About noon it became known that there was trouble at Camden Junction, where the old Main Stem to Mount Clare connects with the Washington Branch, a point where all trains pass leaving Baltimore for Washington or the West. Passenger trains for all points departed from Camden Station without hindrance, and the freight trains also passed the point of anticipated trouble until about noon, when No. 32, the third out from the city, came along. As it stopped at the Junction for coal its fireman deserted his engine and left the train on the track. This was the first real sign of difficulty. A new fireman who had been sent out to take the place of the man who had left his engine was compelled by intimidation to leave the engine. At 8 o'clock P.M. a third fireman was put on the engine.
OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES.
The officials at Camden Station were free in acknowledging that there was a good deal of threatening talk about striking along the line of the road at other points than Baltimore, and among employees other than the firemen. Whilst they did not apprehend any serious difficulty, yet there was cause for additional watchfulness and the adoption of precautionary measures against possible trouble. On this account members of the Baltimore city police force, in couple and trios, were station up to the hour of 6 P.M., at various points between Baltimore and the Relay House. A squad of twelve policemen was stationed near Camden Junction all the afternoon. [In this connection the question of jurisdiction does not appear, since a Howard county Judge stated yesterday that a city policeman had no authority in the premises.]
Up to 6 P.M. fifteen freight trains in three convoys were despatched from Locust Point and Mount Clare. A convoy, it will be understood, consists of several trains running close together, on the same schedule time. The engines of these trains were supplied with firemen mainly from among persons who had previously been in the employ of the Company in that position. Five of the men sent out were nominal strikers, who afterwards signified their willingness to work for the reduced wages. This would indicate either that the number of persons at the command of the Company was limited, or else that where possible the preferred to have experienced men. It is a well-known fact that the experience of the fireman has much to do with the successful running of a locomotive, and an inexperienced fireman hampers the efficiency of the engineer. Although the trains were thus properly equipped before sent away, a [decision o]f an hour or two was occasioned in several in[stanc]es.
ONE SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
The strikers' side of the question, which, of course, has to be taken somewhat in moderation, shows at least the intensity of their feelings against the Company. They assert that, first of all, their numbers were reduced nearly one-half. Next their wages of $2.25 per day were reduced to $1.75 Then a system of grades was introduced, making the pay of men in the first class $1.75 per day, and of men in the second class $1.50 per day. On the slightest pretext a fireman in the first class was reduced to the second class, but promotions from the second class were few and [far] between. Consequently two-thirds or more of all firemen were kept in the second class. This was [possi]ble if they had steady work, but they asset that [?] time past the method of working has been [?] they only earned enough to pay actual expenses, and they were left without a penny for their [milles].
A fireman would start from Baltimore and run on the train clear to Martinsburg. There he had to lay over sometimes several days before he could make the run back, as there would be no train offering. During this time he had to pay board and incur other expense. When he made the run back to Baltimore, however, he often had to start on another half[trip] without getting sufficient rest or any time to spend with his family. Of course, he was only paid the company $1.50 for each day actually worked. [?] the state of affairs existing when the flat [?] that there should be an additional reduce[?] per cent. of the firemen's wages. The fire[?] assert that up to three months ago it was [?] for the Company to pay their employees be[?] 1st and 6th of every month. During the [?] months they have not been paid their [?] wages until the 15th of the month following [?] came due. The strikers say that if the of[?] Camden Station had not proceeded to pay off [?]ists and laborers and some other employes [?] there would have been a general strike in [?] and work shops. The majority of em[?] the transportation department, they say, [?]been paid as yet for their services in June. The strikers argue, and in this they are supported by the statements of storekeepers and others, that the delay in the payment of their wages has CAUSED THEIR FAMILIES TO SUFFER, [?] that even the landlords, grocers and others were [?]ped materially in consequence of this procrastination. It was found in the pursuit of this information that some of the strikers had started on a [?] that others said they were reckless as to [?] they did in the future and that several were [?]to tears in the recital of what they called [?] oppression. It was asserted that a mutual understanding existed to the effect that the strike would become general among the four hundred fire men east of the Ohio river, and the brakemen and engineers were only biding their time, being mean[?]ile in full sympathy with the firemen.
THE OFFICIAL ORDER.
The official circular setting forth the proposed re[?]on is as follows:
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
BALTIMORE,
Officers and Employes of the Baltimore Railroad Company:
[?]eeting of the Board of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, held this day, the [following] preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The depression in the general business interests of the country continues, thus seriously affecting the usual earnings of railway companies, and rendering a further reduction of expenses necessary; [therefore], be it
Received, That a reduction of ten per cent. be made in the present compensation of all officers of and employes of every grade in the services of the Company, where the amount received exceed one dollar per day, to take effect on and after July 15th. inst.
Received, That the said reduction shall apply to the [ain] stem and branches east of the Ohio River, and to the Trans-Ohio divisions, and that it shall embrace all roads leased or operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
It is hoped and believed that all persons in the service of the Company will appreciate the necessity of and concur cordially in this action.
The Board postponed action until some time after its great competitors, the Pennsylvania, New York Central and Hudson River, and New York and Erie companies had made general and similar reductions [of] pay, with the hope that business would so improve [tha]t this necessity would be obviated. In this they [have] been disappointed.
The President, in announcing the decision of the Board, takes occasion to express the conviction and expectation that every officer and man in the service will cheerfully recognize the necessity of the reduction and earnestly co-operate in every measure of judicious economy necessary to aid in maintaining effectively the usefulness and success of the Company.
JOHN W. GARRETT, President.
It will be seen from the tenor of the circular that even when issuing it some apprehension were felt that the reduction would create dissatisfaction.
EXCITEMENT AT RIVERSIDE.
At Riverside Station, South Baltimore, several strikers appeared during the day and forcibly compelled a new fireman to leave his engine. The fireman resisted the strikers, and was not only roughly [handled], but severely beaten. Mr. Clemons, agent at Locust Point, but several of the strikers arrested for assaulting and taking men from the train. At Riverside, which is a large rendezvous for freight trains and employes, [fears] were entertained towards evening that there would be some difficulty when the train arrived for starting convoy No. 38 for the West, though the last of convoy No. 34. about which there had been so much trouble during the day, went safely past Camden Junction at [3:05] P.M.
LATER INFORMATION.
The officials at Camden Station had looked upon the most favorable side of the difficulty during the day, and felt able to control the strike, believing that it would not become general, as the strikers asserted, but would be confined to the firemen in the city. Later in the evening they became apprehensive that the affair would probably assume larger proportions, and Mr. Fairbanks was despatched to Riverside to superintend the starting of No. 38. When the trains of the convoy were ready to start three of the engineers left the engines and refused to take them out. Other men, however, were substituted at once, and the trains all left and passed the junction about 9 o'clock, no obstruction being offered at that point, which was still guarded by Deputy Marshal Frey and a strong force of policemen. The conduct of the engineers in refusing to start satisfied the Company that the strike was of greater import than was at first supposed, and some of them expressed the belief that a general strike had been determined upon. Despatches were sent to Martinsburg, Keyser, Cumberland, Piedmont, Grafton and Wheeling at half-past eight o'clock, making inquiry as to the condition of affairs, to which replies were received that all was quiet.
THE STRIKE REACHES MARTINSBURG.
At 9 o'clock P.M. Mr. Stewart, Superintendent of the telegraph lines of the Company, received several despatches from the operator at Martinsburg, informing the Company that the strike had reached that place, and that the greatest excitement prevailed there.
Martinsburg is in West Virginia, one hundred miles from Baltimore, and is one of the principal relays for freight engines, the engines and train hands being changed there. The families of a large number of employes also live there, and the population of the place is largely made up railroad dependents.
The Company's officials say they can easily find a thousand skilled men at the different points on the line of the road to supply the places of the strikers if necessary, and that the business of the road will not be delayed twenty-four hours, if they are backed by proper authority and sustained in measures to prevent the strikers from stopping or impeding trains. This, however, may prove to be a serious difficulty, and is one greatly feared, as at most of the towns on the road where strikes are likely to occur the people will naturally be in sympathy with the strikers, and may be able to resist any ordinary force that could be brought to bear against them. It is highly probably that if the strike continues and becomes too formidable to be controlled by county police the Governor of West Virginia may be called upon to assist the counties in the preservation of the peace and aid the Company in discharging its obligations to the public.
A GENERAL STIRKE EVIDENT.
[SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN.]
MARTINSBURG, July 16.—The firemen of all the freight trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Road at this place, twenty-five or thirty in number, struck this evening and left their trains. The Company put new men on the engines at once, but the strikers interfered to prevent the new men from starting the trains. A large mob assembled at the depot, and a riot at one time was imminent. Colonel A.P. Shutt, Mayor of the town, with all the police at his command, arrested the ring leaders of the strike, and attempted to protect the new firemen in the discharge of their duties, but the strikers were reinforced by a large body of citizens of the town, who swelled the crowd until it reached the proportions of a large mob. With the assistance of this mob the strikers succeeded in rescuing their comrades. The new firemen are now completely intimidated, and at present there is no prospect of any freight convoys being able to pass this point, and the large blockade is likely to continue until a force large enough has been collected to prevent the strikers from having their own way. Up to this hour, 9 P.M., it is not known that any damage to the property of the road has been attempted, and passenger trains have not been interfered with. The excitement is very great, and nearly every man in the town is on the streets or at the depot. Sympathy is evidently with the striking firemen, and it is believed that before the trouble is ended that other employes with be brought into it.
THE MILIITARY CALLED OUT.
Mr. John King, Jr., First President of the Road, was telegraphed to at his country residence, Chesnut Hill, and informed of the trouble at Martinsburg. Mr. King rode into town and arrived at Camden Station about half-past eleven o'clock, and immediately telegraphed to Governor Matthews at Wheeling, West Virginia, stating that the Company's trains in both directions had been stopped at Martinsburg by the strikers; that there had been a riot, and that local authorities were unable to suppress it. He asked the Governor to call out the military of the State to suppress the riot, and to enable the Company to transact its business with safety and regularity. In a short time Mr. King received the following dispatch:
WHEELING W. VA.,
Mr. John King, Jr.: There are two companies at Martinsburg supplied with ammunition. I have telegraphed to my Aide-de-Camp, Colonel C. J. Faulkner, Jr., to aid the civil authorities with these companies in the execution of the laws of the State, and to suppress the riot. I will do all I can to preserve the peace, and secure safety to your trains and railroad operatives.
HENRY M. MATTHEWS.
Col. Faulkner commands one of the military companies at Martinsburg. About 1 o'clock this morning he telegraphed to Baltimore that he would execute the orders of the Governor, and asked the railroad authorities to inform him officially of the extent of the difficulty.
Captain Thomas R. Sharp will go to Martinsburg this morning, and be present during the efforts to reconcile the trouble there.
THE SITUATION AT MIDNIGHT.
Up to one o'clock A.M. everything was quiet at Baltimore, and the officers of the Company expressed the belief that there would be no more trouble here. No further advices had been received from Martinsburg in relation to the strike. The passenger train which left Camden Station last night for the West at 8 P.M. passed Martinsburg without molestation.
No information had been received of interference with any of the passenger trains at any point on the line. No freight trains were despatched from Baltimore last night, partly as a measure of precaution, and partly on account of a heavy storm which prevailed at Harper's Ferry. Trains will be despatched as usual this morning.
Source: Baltimore American
Scope: Regional
Topics: Crime/Violence, Economy/Business, Labor, Migration/Transportation


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EXCLUSIVE: BERNIE TOMIC OPENS UP
Oct 1, 2018, 6:12:48 AM | by Craig Gabriel
Bernie Tomic won his first tournament in three years and the 25 year old Australian may just be turning his life around.
Bernie Tomic has been through a lot over the last 18 months and he was hurting emotionally and mentally. He has been on a rollercoaster that saw his place in the top 20 totally evaporate and balloon out to around 250 just this past May. The Australian had been missing in action and the choices he made did not help his cause. But, it was those choices that have helped him turn things around.
I have known Bernie since he was 12. That was the first time I ever spoke to him and I remember him clearly telling me that his dream was to emulate Boris Becker and win Wimbledon at 17. The years have certainly come and gone and there have been many times (maybe that is an understatement) when he has been ridiculed and hammered by the media … mainly in Australia.
His relationship with the Australian public, in particular, soured greatly and he was vilified. As I said I have known Bernie a long time and I like him. He is actually a good person but his choices have not been right.
At the Chengdu Open this past weekend, Bernie Tomic showed all over again what he is capable of. He went through the qualifying rounds, saving match points along the way and made the main draw and then again proceeded to save further match points. He should have lost five times in Chengdu but in fact he won seven matches in a row, that is the same number of matches it takes to win a major.
In the final against Fabio Fognini he saved four more match points (one was saved with the most hysterical net cord) and ended up winning his first title for three years in brilliant fashion 6-1, 3-6, 7-6.
He dropped to the court on his back, gathered himself up then fell to his knees, arms raised, reaching for the dark sky that had started to drop rain. He then kissed the court. Tomic has never showed so much emotion. This was a sense of relief and he was grateful. His determination and spirit were a sheer joy to witness and he has not looked so excited and happy on a tennis court for a long time.
"Oh absolutely, it was very special; I haven't won a title since 2015 and it was a big moment. This is one of the biggest 250's in the world in prize money pool so to win here is huge and I am so happy to be back," he said. "I'm now in the 70's and it all came down to the last month. I trained at Rafa Nadal's academy which is fabulous, I played a lot of matches, I won a Challenger and I just played a lot."
It has been a "long process", a journey and he admitted so much of what he went through was "sort of my own fault".
"It wasn't the fault of an injury or being hurt, it was the fault of me not competing, last year not playing tournaments and being mentally tapped out," Tomic said. "I was tired of travelling, I was tired of tennis. It just hit me, and I just couldn't do it. I didn't play and of course you then lose points.
"At the start of the year it was another wrong move and I didn't play at all and I went on the TV show in the African jungle (I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here). No offence, it was a good experience, but it was the wrong move and I lost four, five months. It was bad scheduling.
"I didn't have my phone or anything, just my thoughts and I started thinking after a day or two that I shouldn't be here. It was then I realised I had to go back and start competing and training.
"The last year was a rollercoaster, but I did it to myself to get away from tennis to really try and understand things. I'm not a machine, I'm human and I get really tired. I don't like to travel and it all hit me."
Getting out of that show was the reality check, the "wake up call" he needed, and as he said it was the call for him to get back. Slowly he did and started to play well, but then he got sick during much of the North American summer circuit but still he kept at it. He "knew it would come and consistency pays off" and with that the rhythm in his game returned.
By winning the Chengdu Open, Bernie Tomic has shown his critics that there is most definitely fight in him and that he can do it. He kept repeating how happy he is. He is proud of how things can change, and that consistency is what he needs.
"A lot of people didn't believe in me which is disappointing, but I still believed in myself and that's the most important thing I kept in the back of my head," he said. "I believed in myself when no one wanted to believe in me and believing in yourself is the most important thing.
"It all came together. People can write what their want about me in Australia but end of the day they have their thoughts but it's amazing how one person, yourself, can change and prove people wrong.
"All these people didn't want to believe, they want to see you down but if you believe in yourself, it's amazing how you can prove a lot of people wrong. Just one person, myself, can show hundreds and thousands of people who don't believe in you."