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Attorney General Maura Healey and an election watchdog group on Wednesday called for a federal investigation of possible campaign finance violations at Thornton Law Firm in Boston as the number of politicians disavowing the lawyers' money continued to swell.
An aide to Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she, too, will return contributions from Thornton lawyers, after initially saying that she would wait for the results of an investigation.
At least 21 politicians nationwide have now said they would return or give away more than $600,000 in donations from Thornton, a leading funder of the Democratic party.
The Campaign Legal Center, a Washington-based election watchdog organization, filed a formal complaint against Thornton and three of its lawyers with federal regulators, arguing the attorneys illegally acted as "straw donors" for the law firm, which gave the lawyers "bonuses" that offset their donations.
Under Federal Election Commission rules, the agency must ask Thornton and the individual attorneys for a response within five days.
A spokeswoman for Healey, who has already said she would return Thornton donations, said she supports both federal and state investigations of the law firm.
"The Attorney General is concerned by reports about campaign donations and alleged bonus reimbursements at the Thornton Law Firm and believes it is important that the Federal Election Commission and [Massachusetts] Office of Campaign and Political Finance . . . immediately investigate the matter," said Jillian Fennimore, a Healey spokeswoman.
Thornton Law Firm officials have insisted the firm's contribution system is legal, since the lawyers were receiving the bonuses out of their equity — or ownership — in the firm.
"We'll review the complaint, but the law firm has done nothing wrong," said Brian Kelly, a lawyer at Nixon Peabody who represents Thornton Law Firm. He declined to comment further.
The calls for investigation follow a story published Oct. 29 by The Boston Globe and the Center for Responsive Politics that described a system used by Thornton for years to pay hundreds of "bonuses" to partners that matched their campaign donations.
Three partners at the firm — Michael Thornton, Garrett Bradley, and David Strouss — contributed more than $1.6 million over five years, mostly to Democratic candidates and the party. The partners received bonuses totaling about $1.4 million, often in the exact amount of the donation and on the same day.
Almost as soon as the story was published, politicians — especially those up for election — began giving up the Thornton donations. Hillary Clinton, Senator Edward Markey, Representative Joseph Kennedy III, and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh have all said they are returning donations from the lawyers or contributing an equivalent amount to charity or to the US Treasury.
Warren, one of the biggest recipients of donations from Thornton lawyers, at first said she would await the results of an investigation to decide whether to return the money. On Wednesday, however, an aide said she would give back the money out of an abundance of caution. Records show that Warren and her PAC have received nearly $130,000 in Thornton money.
The 11-page complaint from the Campaign Legal Center argues that both the Thornton lawyers and the Thornton Law Firm violated federal election law. Giving the lawyers offsetting bonuses for their political donations was a way to hide the fact that the law firm was giving the money, the center argued, allowing the firm to greatly exceed campaign donation limits.
Thornton Law Firm "misled the public . . . about the true sources of support for those candidates and political committees," according to the complaint.
The complaint also casts doubt on the law firm's explanation that its system was legal because it deducted the reimbursements from each partner's capital account — representing his equity in the firm. Under this system, each lawyer would have to settle the account when he or she left the firm, repaying any outstanding bonuses.
The firm's explanation is "not credible," the Campaign Legal Center complaint maintains.
One former employee told the Globe that the reimbursement policy was started after partners began complaining that they were being asked to contribute thousands of dollars to political causes each year.
But Thornton does have defenders. One campaign finance expert agreed with Kelly.
Thornton will have 15 days to respond after the FEC sends the formal complaint. Then, FEC lawyers will recommend further action for the commissioners to vote on; the possibilities include opening a formal investigation, sending the matter to arbitration, or dropping it.
Andrea Estes can be reached at andrea.estes@globe.com. Viveca Novak is editorial director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that tracks money in politics. She can be reached at vnovak@crp.org. Follow her on Twitter @vjn.


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Russia fires cruise missiles at Daesh in Syria
Prelude to Balkanization Talks
Russia fires cruise missiles at Daesh in Syria, doesn't inform US
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The Syrian-Iraqi border area will become the focus of the war as the US coalition seeks to block the Syrian coalition's reinforcement routes
[ Editor's Note: The dueling continues over Syria, where the US position of not just responding to actual attacks on US and its proxy forces, but to "threats" alone, has finally elicited a military response from Russia.
The US position is of course an outrageous one, but not only for being inside another country in violation of a number of international laws.
By embedding Special Ops forces among its militant groups, it claims the right to provide them air cover, even to the point of declaring "no go zones" of tens of kilometers from its illegal bases.
This is effectively a Balkanization of a UN member state's country and its duly elected government.
When this was not even brought in front of the UN Security Council, after it was well-publicized in some of the early SE Syria US airstrikes on Syrian columns, the same tactic was rolled out full-bore in Raqqa with the Kurds. The genie was out of the bottle, and will not go back in.
Bakumal Crossing shown on map
The SDF Kurds had been somewhat stationary around the Tabqa airfield, concentrating on seizing the town itself and the dam. But they then began to advance south and east into clearly non-Kurdish territory to block the SAA advance to seize its own oil wells and develop a second axis of attack on Deir-Ezzor from the NW.
I submit that this escalation was due to the weak response of the Syrian coalition in the SE, which has been partially remedied with the SAA move to the Iraqi border, blocking the US forces from moving further north toward the major Bakumal Crossing.
We will see how long the Russian move to track all US coalition flights west of the Euphrates lasts. The emphasis on the air deconfliction has gotten too much attention. I was surprised that no agreement had been earlier made as to the SDF not advancing south of the Euphrates into traditional Arab territory. If the US had refused an agreement, there would have been more time to generate the wanton aggression that represented, with the US just replacing ISIS with the Kurds in Balkanizing Syria, but with full open support on the ground and in the air.
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Russian vessels deployed to the Mediterranean have fired cruise missiles at Daesh targets inside Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry says. The missiles were fired from two Russian warships and a submarine at targets inside the western Syrian province of Hama on Friday, it said.
"As a result of the surprise mass missile strike, command points were destroyed and also large stores of weapons and ammunition of the IS (Daesh) terrorists in the area of Aqirbat in the Hama Province," the ministry said.
It added that Russian planes then carried out aerial strikes that "destroyed the remainder of the IS fighters and their facilities." Russia has also been conducting an aerial bombardment campaign against terrorist positions in Syria on a request by Damascus.
Russia has been conducting cruise missile strikes and aerial attacks against terrorist positions in Syria on a request from the Syrian government.
Russia 'nearly 100 percent certain Baghdadi has been killed'
Meanwhile on Friday, Viktor Ozerov, the head of the defense committee in the upper house of the Russian parliament, said Russia was almost 100 percent sure that the leader of Daesh, Ibrahim al-Samarrai aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed in an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force in Syria last month.
"I think this information is close to 100 percent [in certainty]," Interfax quoted Ozerov as saying. "The fact that Islamic State [Daesh] has still not shown him anywhere also adds to our confidence that al-Baghdadi has been killed."
On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry had said it was "highly likely" that Baghdadi, had been killed. Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told Sputnik news agency that the information about Baghdadi's likely death was now being verified through "various channels."
The Friday statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said that Turkish and Israeli militaries "were informed in a timely manner of the missile launches through communication channels" but made no mention of the United States.
Russia has suspended communications with the US, which used to be carried out via a hotline set up to prevent accidental military confrontations over Syrian airspace. The US is present in Syria as part of a coalition that purports to be fighting Daesh but that has not received permission from Damascus.
The suspension of the military contact came after a US warplane hit a Syrian Su-22 aircraft with a missile last Sunday. The US claimed that it had targeted the plane "in collective self-defense of coalition-partnered forces" in the city of Taqba in northern Syria.
Moscow says Washington had failed to inform it about the hit. A day later, the Russian Ministry threatened to treat aircraft with the coalition "as air targets" if they flew in areas west of the Euphrates River.
The Pentagon responded by saying it would "defend" itself and "our partners if threatened."
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Word games are always fun to play because of the simple yet challenging nature of their gameplay. These types of games usually require you to find hidden words in the puzzle. One of the best and most challenging word games available right now is Wordle. It's a word game that the New York Times Company published. It became an instant hit, not only because of its gameplay but because it can only be played once a day.
Though the once-a-day game initially appealed to people, it became limiting. Many people don't want to wait a day just to play again. Fortunately, there are plenty of fun games like Wordle that you can play. And in this blog post, we'll discuss 10 of the best ones you can play anytime you want.
Fun Games Like Wordle You Can Play Whenever You Want
Wordle is a fun game. But the once-a-day gameplay is limiting for many people. Good thing you won't have that issue with the word games we'll list down in this section.
1. Absurdle
One of the best games like Wordle you can play is Absurdle. It features the same gameplay as the popular web game. You are given five empty boxes and you just have to guess the word inside the box. Like Wordle, you're not given any clues or hints as to what the word is. And this difficulty in playing is what makes this a fun alternative game. But unlike Wordle, this is a game you can always play at any time. You don't have to worry about being limited on when you want to play the game.
2. Wordscapes
Another good word game you can play is Wordscapes. It's the perfect alternative to Wordle if you're just looking for a word game that's not difficult to play. There will still be challenging moments, but at least you'll have clues on the kind of words you need to find since it is a crossword puzzle game. This makes the game a bit easier to play and allows you to progress faster. But still expect some challenges, especially as you get to the higher levels.
3. Word Find: Hidden Words
Word Find is another good alternative to Wordle. The gameplay is a bit similar to Wordle in that you have a box with small boxes inside. But instead of being empty to figure out the word, there are letters inside the small boxes. They're arranged in a way that the letters look jumbled and all you have to do is to find words that you can form with the jumbled letters. A fun and simple game that also offers a bit of a challenge to play. You need keen eyesight to spot words you can form with the letters.
4. Wordie: Guess the Word
This is a different word game for you to play but still offers great fun and challenge. It's called Wordie: Guess the Word, a puzzle game where you're given four pictures. And based on the pictures, you try to guess what the hidden word is. You are given a set of letters and the word that best describes the four pictures will come from the letters you have. The challenging part here is finding the common thing about all four pics to find what the hidden word is.
5. Word Stacks
Here's a word game that can potentially rival the difficulty of Wordle. It's titled Word Stacks, a word game where you try to find and connect letters on a board to form a word. The letters need to be placed in the correct order for you to connect them and form a word. What's challenging here is you need to be quick at finding and connecting words. This is because blocks of letters will fall on your stack. So, you need to connect letters and form a word to eliminate them from the board and make room for a new one.
6. Word Blitz
If you are looking for a fun word game that is not very difficult to play, then Word Blitz is the game for you. It's a game where you try to find the hidden words on a 4×4 box with random letters inside. All you have to do here is to link together letters to form a word. What makes this game easy is that you can link letters diagonally and in any direction. You're not restricted to right-to-left linking. You can link letters from right to left, as long as it will form the correct word.
7. Wordfeud
Do you prefer playing word games with friends or other people? Then Wordfeud is the game for you. It's a game where you get to enjoy a friendly competition of scrabble. You can choose to play against your friends, inviting them to partake in a match. If there aren't available friends for you to play with, you can also compete against other players from all over the world. And this competition is what will make this word fun, challenging, and exciting to play.
8. Word Swipe: Word Search
Another simple but fun word game for you to play is Word Swipe: Word Search. It's a game where you try to find words from a huge board full of letters placed randomly. You can search for words vertically, horizontally, and diagonally on the board. The goal is to find all the hidden words on the board to complete a level to move to the next. You should try to find them as quickly as possible since this will have an impact on your score for the particular level.
9. Classic Words
If you just want to play a classic word or scrabble game, then Classic Words is the game for you. It's a simple game that will let you play classic scrabble. And if you're worried about finding other players to play with you, that won't be a problem here. You'll battle against the game's AI. But don't think it will be easy, the AI is designed to provide you with a challenge. This makes this scrabble game more fun and exciting to play.
10. Wordbrain 2
Last, but not least, is Wordbrain 2. It's a typical word game where you try to find the hidden words from the jumbled letters on the board. You have to connect these letters to form a word. You can connect them vertically, horizontally, diagonally, or in a combination of directions. What makes this game appealing is that it features themes for you to focus on. These themes are what the words will come from, which makes the game more interesting. One example is focusing more on body parts, so all hidden words you see are body parts.
Play Word Games Anytime
Wordle is a fun and exciting word game to play. Too bad you can only play it once a day. Fortunately, there are many similar word games out there for you to play. And the games provided on this list are some of the best ones available.
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Swiss Team's Mauro Calamia scored an amazing one-two-three at the second round of the Maserati Trofeo World Series. This weekend the series is being held at the Hungaroring, Budapest. Yesterday Calamia secured the first 30′ sprint and added this morning's second race as well as the endurance event where 25 points were on offer for the winner. The result gives Calamia, from Switzerland, top spot overall and sees him overtake team mate Gabriele Gardel.
Today's 60′ event saw one of its main players retire almost immediately when reigning champion Renaud Kuppens pulled out on the warm up lap. It was a another disappointing weekend for the Belgian: a transmission problem meant that he finished just one of the three races in the programme (coming fourth in Race 2). Without Kuppens to worry about, Calamia stepped on the accelerator as he continued the strategy that saw him through the entire weekend: build up a decent lead and then hold off the pack. Even the compulsory pit stop with extra time to work off (with times based on the sum of the first two races) did not change the top order. This was unchanged up to the finish, with the exception of Alan Simoni who ovetook Alberto Cola. Behind the uncatchable Calamia came Riccardo Ragazzi, Gabriele Gardel, Simoni, Cola and the Andrea Cecchellero/Mathijs Bakker crew. Also doing well were Adrien De Leener and Andreas Segler, who closed out in seventh and eighth, edging out the car driven by the two Hungarian drivers Edina Bus andAdrienn Dancso.
The morning race saw Cola and Ragazzi, both from Italy and fighting it out to the end, take the podium spot behind Calamia. Just off the podium came Kuppens, Gabriele Gardel and Simone di Luca. Hungarian Adrienn Vogelmade a superb comeback from 20th spot to 10th, She headed Adrien Dancso, also from Hungary, across the line; the fourth 'Ladies Drivers' competing here was Anita Toth with Vogel.
The next round in the Maserati Trofeo Wolrd Series will be held at Silverstone, England, on 20 July, a weekend that will also see the Trofeo Europa awarded. The English circuit will be the last European leg before the Trofeo series moves on to the United States, China and Abu Dhabi.
Mauro Calamia: "I have to say that the Hungaroring is not one of my favourites; I feel more at home at Silverstone, for instance. I was at Budapest four years ago and it didn't go well. I am surprised at this one-two-three but, above all, I am pleased for Swiss Team. It has been an amazing weekend for the team and for my team mate, Gabriele Gardel, who claimed two podium finishes. This afternoon's race was really tough: I struggled with the high temperatures in the cabin and for the tyre pressure that didn't allow me to keep the car stable. I held my own despite having to spend extra time in the pits but, luckily, my rivals also had the same 'penalty'. It was a weekend I will not forget".


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Mostly I work with water based media, sometimes with transparent watercolour on paper, but I also like to employ various collage elements.
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Refinery closures raise fears on oil prices
Growing tension with Iran and a threat to global crude supplies may be dominating oil traders' attention but a potentially bigger story is breaking on the demand side of the market.
Petroplus, Europe's largest independent refining company, this week began shutting down three of its five refineries, halting about a quarter of a million barrels of daily production.
The move by the refiner follows plans by other operators to mothball half the refining capacity on the US Atlantic coast. Since the 2008-09 financial crisis, 2.6m barrels a day of capacity has disappeared from advanced economies, according to the International Energy Agency. More closures are coming.
These decisions will have a lasting impact on petroleum markets, say analysts. Refineries are the main customers for the world's oil producers. Shutting down one plant reduces demand for the types of crude oil it uses if other refineries do not fill the gap.
In the case of Petroplus, half the oil its refineries process is similar to the high-quality, low-sulphur Brent crude traded on the ICE Futures Europe exchange, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research. Spot markets for the benchmark North Sea grade, trading at more than $113 a barrel, could weaken as a result.
Cheaper crude prices do not necessarily mean cheaper fuel for drivers, airlines and trucking companies. Fewer refineries hand those that are left greater influence over prices on the forecourt. After Swiss-based Petroplus warned it faced a credit freeze last week indicative refining margins jumped in north-west Europe, according to data from the IEA and Purvin & Gertz, the consultants.
"When refineries close you have: number one, less demand for crude oil; and two, less supply of products," says Francisco Blanch, head of commodities research at BofA Merrill Lynch. The bank expects refiners to cut 1m b/d of capacity this year.
Just over a decade ago, George W. Bush, then US president, declared: "What this nation needs to do is to build more refining capacity." Then, in 2001, US refineries ran at 93 per cent of capacity. Now they are running at 86 per cent. The amount of idle crude oil distillation capacity has more than trebled to almost 1m b/d, US Energy Information Administration statistics show.
There are several reasons for this. The US refining industry responded to Mr Bush's call. The ethanol industry took off, supplementing petrol supplies with fuel from corn. Strict new standards for sulphur and other pollutants were expensive for older refineries to meet.
Oil prices later rose and the financial crisis struck in 2008, sapping petrol demand. Europe's debt crisis has not only slowed its economy but crimped access to loans for refiners such as Petroplus, which on Thursday announced its access to revolving credit had been suspended. Since mid-2008, nine refineries have closed in Europe, the IEA says.
"We still see more closures to come in Europe," says Toril Bosoni, IEA refining analyst.
On the US east coast, Sunoco is selling refineries at Marcus Hook and Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. It idled Marcus Hook last month. ConocoPhillips idled and put a nearby refinery on the auction block in September. Together these three units comprise more than half the refining capacity for a region that includes Boston, New York and Washington.
The closures come as global oil demand is set to break records this year. But the bulk of the consumption growth is in Asia and, to a lesser degree, the Middle East. It is to these regions that refiners have migrated. Many newer refineries are more complex than older plants in the west, and thus able to buy a slate of cheaper crudes to make a wider array of fuels and chemicals.
"You built to meet the expected growth in the region and have more capacity than is currently required," says David Greely, commodities analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Oil markets are reacting. After Petroplus disclosed the credit freeze on December 27, profit margins for refiners using Brent jumped back into the black. These so-called "crack spreads" have been negative for much of the past year.
The price of Brent crude has meanwhile jumped on jitters over Iran, which has threatened to shut down a main tanker route as the west moves towards an embargo on Iranian oil imports. BofA Merrill Lynch nevertheless says Petroplus shutdowns "should increase the availability of light sweet crude oil in Europe" and thus weaken the premium for spot Brent over that of crude for later delivery dates.
With the US east coast closures, fuel suppliers may be forced to import more petrol from Europe, while Europe may need to buy more diesel from plants on the US Gulf of Mexico coast.
"Greater transportation distance and greater holding of stocks will probably have a cost impact," says Mindi Farber-DeAnda, EIA oil economist. "We could potentially see higher and more volatile pricing."
Casualty of crisis
Petroplus is shaping up to be a casualty of expensive crude and the European debt crisis.
Europe's largest independent refiner on Thursday said all its revolving credit lines were suspended. Petroplus is shutting down its Petit Couronne refinery in France, with 162,000 b/d capacity; Antwerp, Belgium, with 108,000 b/d capacity; and Cressier, Switzerland, with 68,000 b/d capacity. Its UK and German refineries are still open.
The company's losses mounted after high-quality crude prices soared when Libya's output stopped last year, while Europe's fuel demand is sluggish.
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Q: Toolkits / Frameworks to develop cross platform app AND web frontend I did quite a bit of research today without comming to a satisfactory conclusion. I need/want to build a service, that has both:

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*cross platform apps (focused on iOS, android and windows mobile)

I found a lot of frameworks, that allow cross platform mobile apps (stack overflow helped a lot), however I couldn't find any that also promotes extensive code reuse with a web frontend.
At the moment I'm favorizing the following solution:
Split the web backend into a REST framework accessed by both the web frontend and the apps (developed with Phonegap to allow reuse of HTML5 / JS surface code where possible).
Since the project-team is rather small, code duplication should be avoided as much as possible.
Is there another solution/framework (I've probably overlooked), that would cater to my requirements more adequately than my intended solution?
Thanks.

A: The Javascript frameworks you can use for your web frontend and that can help you for cross platform apps are

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*Angular JS - Nice databinding features, dependency injection and MVC framework

*ChocolateChipUI - Theming based css to look like native iOS / Android / WP8

There are other couple of options you can give a shot. Ionic framework

A: I work at Backbeam. It is a backend-as-a-service with great support for both mobile applications and web applications. You can write server-side logic and reuse it on all platforms. Here you can read an overview about the server-side logic functionality.
At this moment is a hosted service but we have plans to release an Open Source edition this year.
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This Is an Easy Way to Find Legitimate Flexible Jobs
If you like the idea of working from home, setting your own hours, working part-time or freelancing, you should know about this resource.
Miranda Marquit • March 8, 2019
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Thanks to the internet and widespread connectivity, there are plenty of jobs that don't require you to commute to the office every day or work a 9-to-5 schedule.
But how do you find openings for these positions? And how can you tell whether they're legitimate or scams?
One way to look for legitimate part-time, remote, flexible-schedule or freelance work is to use FlexJobs. It's a subscription-based job board that specializes in postings for these types of positions.
More than 3.8 million people have used it to search for work since 2007, says Brie Weiler Reynolds, a senior career specialist at FlexJobs.
How FlexJobs differs from other job boards
On many traditional job boards, it can be difficult to determine whether a position offers the option to work remotely, or whether you're signing up for freelance work, Reynolds points out. You might apply for a job, only to find out that it's not as flexible as you thought.
On FlexJobs, though, all job openings are part-time, remote or freelance — or otherwise offer some type of flexible working condition.
"We have a team of researchers who look at job sites and job boards, and we also work with employers who post openings," says Reynolds.
Additionally, FlexJobs screens openings. So, you don't have to worry about running into, say, a work-from-home scam.
We've interviewed folks who landed work through FlexJobs in the past. Check out "Seeking Sanity? 10 Surprising Work-From-Home Jobs."
Other features of FlexJobs
FlexJobs is more than a searchable database of flexible jobs. Other perks of a FlexJobs membership include:
The ability to apply for positions directly from the FlexJobs website
Regular emails with job openings that match your preferences
Access to webinars designed to help you learn skills, including resume improvement and LinkedIn networking
Access to skills tests that can help you set yourself apart from other job applicants
The option to call FlexJobs and speak with a person — such as for help setting up your profile or setting up personalized search parameters, for example
Subscribing to FlexJobs
FlexJobs offers multiple membership lengths:
One month: $14.95
Three months: $29.95
One year: $49.95
"Many of our members just sign up for one or three months, and then hit it hard to find a good, flexible job," says Reynolds. "However, we also have some freelancers who renew at the annual rate so they can keep a good flow of work."
Free features of FlexJobs
Not ready to commit to a membership? You can read FlexJobs' blog and receive its email newsletter for free. You can also see what kinds of jobs are available and read about employers.
However, without a membership, you can't apply to jobs through the FlexJobs website or see employer contact information, says Reynolds.
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Hello there. My name is Chelsea. As I sit here looking at my mac screen, literally having just sneezed all over it from my summer flu, I feel rather cliche. What should I tell the world about myself? What is so interesting about a 22 year old woman who wants to be an English teacher? Not much... if thats all there was to me. I was born in Missouri, and I have always lived in Missouri. Like many I went to school and excelled in my own areas of life- performing arts and literature intense courses. During my childhood and young adulthood I had the dream of becoming an actress. I could have taken that step having been offered representation at an agency just last year. However I knew, once I gotten to college, that the world of performing and being someone else was not for me. My heart fell for the opportunity to help others. To be there for those struggling to find their path in life. High school youths are at the pivotal age of self-discovery and I want to help them make the best choices and further their ability to think outside of what the world tells them.
The photo above accurately explains who I am.
I am on the edge (not nearly as close as I would like to be, but my hiking companion aka. boyfriend was a little too freaked out at my boldness getting close to the edge.) I am in celebration with my hands held high. I am experiencing the dawn of a new day at a cool and brisk 6:17 am. As the fog slowly dissipates in the background I can start to make out images and shapes of what lies before me. My future is only just beginning.


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Q: Adjust image width but keep the same height Sorry if this has already been asked, but I wasn't sure of the correct wording, so I couldn't search it up. I have an image that is very large width-wise, and I want it to go off of the browser window when using a smaller resolution, and if you have a bigger resolution, it will show more of the image (width wise ONLY, height needs to remain the same), this way it won't matter what resolution you're browsing at, the image will still be the same height, so the page content will stay mostly the same. Just putting it in with img tags adjusts the whole picture to fit the browser window, changing the height in the process. Below is a very crude diagram of what I want to happen.

A: The simple option is to add overflow: hidden; to the image container. E.g. http://codepen.io/pageaffairs/pen/Etikh
<!DOCTYPE html>

<meta charset="utf-8">

A: Use this code:
CSS:
.container {
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    position:fixed !important;
    top:0;
    left:0;
    background-color:red;
    right:0;
    bottom:0;
}
.container img {
    height:inherit;
    width:100%;
}

The container is fixed and it is 100% width and height with its top, left, right, bottom values all set to zero pixels. The img in the container inherits the height set in the container block but the width is 100%.
HTML:

JsFiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/CVNf9/

A: I think this is what you're looking for:
.image-mask {
  margin: 10px;
  border: dotted 2px red;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.image-mask img {
  display: block;
  width:1024px;
  height:768px;
}

If necessary set a max-width on .image-mask (say if it has an actual border you want to display or something) to prevent it getting larger than the image width, or set margin: 0 auto to center it, etc.
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/Aj59Z/2/

A: As simple as that:
img {
  width: 1000px; /* Width of your img */
  height: 600px; /* Height of your img */
}

And to avoid horizontal scroll bar, wrap your image with some element and set its overflow attribute to hidden, width to 100%
JSFiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/SVxJ4/1/


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Should You Buy the New iPhone XS?
Only if you fall into one of these five categories.
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The new iPhone XS is expensive. Like last year's iPhone X, it costs $999. The larger XS Max costs $100 more—and if you opt for additional storage capacity, its price could reach nearly $1,500. With the days of carrier-subsidized hardware purchases but a shiny memory, that's a lot of money to pay out of pocket. It makes the question "Should I buy this year's iPhone?" all the more important.
For some, the answer is a resounding no. Unless you're the most devoted Apple aficionado, purchasers of the 2017 iPhone X don't need to upgrade. With Apple's first $1,000 iPhone, the company set the stage for devices meant to last longer than the old two-year renewal cycle. The device has an excellent camera, speedy processor, and strong glass on its front and rear faces—the iPhone XS just slightly improves on all that. For those with slightly older devices, upgrading to iOS 12 may also satisfy the itch for a faster, more efficient device without spending a cent.
Based on the device's specs and feature set, and the consensus from early iPhone XS reviews, there are some iOS users who could benefit from the upgrade. Here are the five categories of people who should most strongly consider making this purchase.
iOS 12 became available for download on Monday and is compatible with devices as old as the iPhone 5S. If you're considering getting a new phone, give it a spin first—those who've been using the public and final betas of iOS 12 have found it largely improves performance of their older iOS devices.
If your main issue with your current device is that it's slow or buggy, that's a software-related issue iOS 12 could fix. A week or two of use should give you a good idea of whether the operating system update was what you needed. However, if your problems with your device are more hardware-related—the camera takes poor-quality photos, the phone is scratched beyond recognition, or buttons are no longer working properly—a new phone may be in order.
When it comes to durability, not all iPhones are created equal. Despite its looks, and its glass back, the iPhone X actually proved to be one of the more drop-resistant phones.
While you're likely to incur scratches, the new phone should, in theory, be more drop-resistant than older models. If your phone is at least two years old and its display is spiderwebbed (or you've dropped hundreds of dollars on replacement displays), the new, stronger iPhone XS may be in order.
Quality photographs can make a big difference on social media, and smartphones continue to inch their way to the quality of more expensive standalone cameras. If smartphone photography is a big part of what you do (or aspire to do) professionally—or it's otherwise your top concern about your phone—the iPhone XS or XS Max could be worth the upgrade. While these phones have the same dual 12-megapixel telephoto and wide-angle lenses on back and 7-megapixel camera up front as the iPhone X, Apple has improved its image signal processor so that the device can capture better photos than its predecessor.
Is owning the new iPhone an integral part of your job and what you do? If you can expense the device, whether on your personal taxes or to your employer, by all means, upgrade away.
And if you have the option, you may as well upgrade to the 512 GB storage variant so you never, ever having to worry about that annoying "Storage Almost Full" notification on your iPhone again. Good luck explaining that necessity to your accountant, though.
Oh my god, if you don't get the new iPhone, will it be social suicide? Well, you better get the iPhone XS Max in the new gold coloration so that anyone who sees you can tell immediately that you have the newest, largest iPhone in existence.
If you're worried that the gold model may come across as tacky, rest assured: Apple has developed a classy hue with just a hint of rose. (It's "less 'pawn shop gold' and more 'this is very expensive' gold," according to TechCrunch). Will it match your existing gold iPhone accessories? Probably not, so you'll need to replace those too.
If you own an older device (2+ years old) and are still on the fence, there's no rush. In the past, some hardware and software issues have taken a few weeks to crop up on new iPhones. Waiting also gives you time to assess whether the slightly cheaper iPhone XR may better suit your needs. The iPhone XR isn't available for preorder until Oct.19.
While their incremental improvements over last year's iPhone X aren't particularly earth-shattering, the 2018 iPhones do seem like quality devices that could support their hefty sticker price with longevity.


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Background Track: "Dominion" by Commissioned (lead vocals: Mitchell Jones (wah-ooh, oh...), Marvin Sapp; Montrel Darrett, Karl Reid; written by Dana Davis, Gary Crawford, Mitchell Jones; from their album Irreplaceable Love)
After the album Matters of the Heart, Commissioned members Fred Hammond and Michael Williams left, with Fred Hammond going totally solo (He first went solo in 1991). So Commissioned needed a new lead singer, and they found it in Montrell Darrett, a former Navy sailor, and also a writer, arranger, and producer for Virtue, Sharon Riley, and John P. Kee.
This album from Benson Music was released in 1996. At this time Commissioned was down to 5 members, but if you look at the cover and see only four members, don't be mislead as I was. Most people mistake Maxx Frank as Montrell Darrett, but don't be deceived, Montrell Darrett isn't even pictured (don't ask why or how, I don't even know how it happened).
This album was different from earlier ones. As Fred Hammond left, Commissioned lost a part of its signature round tenor sound. Commissioned also transitioned from an urban sound to more of a R&B sound, thanks to Boyz II Men members Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris, who wrote the songs "Irreplaceable Love" and "They Must Know".
This album opens and ends with a "meditation" by Maxx Frank, that sounds like you're in a Church of God in Christ or a Baptist church. The next song is "Dominion", and Mitchell Jones, Montrell Darrett, and Marvin Sapp's singing. This song is an example though, of how Commissioned has lost its signature round tenor sound, but Commissioned still does sound pretty good. "Breakin' Away" utilizes Montrell Darrett's rap skills, and also is different than earlier albums as it has more of an R&B sound. "Until My Change Comes" is written by Montrell Darrett, and sounds nice, it even has a round sound as in earlier albums. Maxx Frank does a nice job on the organ. "Do You Still Love Me" is the first of the album's slow, R&B tracks. It sounds pretty good. "They Must Know" has become a favorite of mine. It was written by Wanya Morris, and reminds me of the earlier Commissioned song, "Only What You Do For Christ Will Last", as they both share the repeated lyric "They Must Know". Mitchell Jones does a great job singing the lead on this song, and I like how Marvin Sapp comes in around the end. I also like how "They Must Know" flows into the next track the interlude of "More Than I" composed by Maxx Frank and Mitchell Jones on keyboards. It is a beautiful interlude. The next track, "Irreplaceable Love" features guest Shawn Stockman, who also wrote this song. It sounds pretty good. "No Weapon" is one of my favorites on this album. I like how Mitchell Jones and Marvin Sapp snap on this song! I love the harmony and the beat! "I Can Love Again" has a nice sound, Mitchell Jones and Montrell Darrett sing pretty good on this song. "More Than I" is another of my favorites on this album, I love the lyrics and the music, Mitchell Jones' voice just captivates you. Montrell sounds nice as he lead the song, Karl Reid sounds good (he should've had a longer part), but Marvin sounds great at the end. I like the accoustic guitars played by Tim Bowman and Dave Cleveland. But "Crucified with Christ" is definetly a hit, Karl starts it off and leads beautifully, and I like the singing of Marvin also. Mitchell was definetly singing nice. It doesn't sound as if Montrel Darrett is actually singing in this song - but it did sound like one of the earlier albums in vocal sounds. Maxx Frank's keyboards and the accostic guitar sounded really nice together.
Commissioned from left to right: Maxx Frank, Montrel Darrett, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Marvin Sapp
To the left is Montrel Darrett's solo album, Chronicles of the Soul(1999).
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From home furnishings and accessories to something for every cowboy, cowgirl, cowkid and cowpony – we are a complete western mercantile. With the love of the West always in her heart, Liz traded her "city girl" lifestyle to return to her cowgirl roots in 1990. In 1996, she realized her dream and established this truly unique, local western mercantile. We are located in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley surrounded by miles of oak studded rolling hills just 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara or two hours north of Los Angeles. Come experience a little of the West with us! Mon – Sat: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sun: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.


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Чаирски езера – група от девет езера в Пирин, разположени в голям циркус, наречен Чаира, в долината на река Санданска Бистрица. Намират се между върховете Мозговишки чукар и Превалски чукар на височина от 2200 до 2450 м. Общата им площ е около 92 декара, което е с 30 декара по-малко от тази на най-голямото езеро в Пирин - Поповото езеро. Сумарно водният обем на езерата е 160 000 куб. м. - 8 пъти по-малък от този на Поповото езеро. За някои от тях няма точни данни или са твърде малки, но въпреки това подредени по височина от най-високото до най-ниското те изглеждат така:

Първото езеро се намира на 2430 м н.в. с кръгла форма (50 х 40 м) и площ 1,2 декара.
Второто езеро е на 2427 м с бъбрековидна форма и размери 135 х 120 м и площ 9,2 декара; дълбоко е 5,6 м, а водният му обем е 23 000 куб. м. То е най-дълбоко от групата и се намира най-южно в малък страничен циркус.
Третото езеро е на 2416 м н.в., второ по големина със своите 22,6 декара и размери 256 х 124 м; дълбоко е само 3,5 м, но водният му обем е значителен – 47 300 куб. м.
Четвъртото е с един метър по-ниско; то е малко – 50 х 30 м и площ от 1,2 декара.
Петото се намира на 2413 м и е с размери 75 х 60 м (площ 1,6 декара).
Шестото е на 2412 м, размери 60 х 25 м, площ 1,2 декара.
Седмото (известно като Бъбрека или Дъговидното) се намира на 2355 м.; то е голямо (на трето място в групата) – 286 х 246 м и площ 18,9 декара; дълбоко е 3,7 м с воден обем 22 000 куб. м.
Осмото (, наречено още Мечото или Голямото) е най-голямото от Чаирските езера с размери 234 х 141 м и площ 25,2 декара (воден обем 53 200 куб. м.; намира се на 2235 м н.в. и е дълбоко 4,40 м. То събира водите на предните седем езера и се оттича в последното, деветото, откъдето тръгва Чаирската река.
Деветото е най-ниско – намира се на 2205 м; то е сравнително голямо (размери 238 х 80 м и площ 11,8 декара); дълбоко е 2,2 м с воден обем 11 000 куб. м. Осмото и деветото се наричат Мечите езера. Те са трогови езера – разположени в някогашната ледникова долина на Чаирска река. Преградени са с морени и почти отвсякъде са обрасли с гъст клек.

Покрай Чаирските езера минава пътеката от хижа Демяница за заслон Спано поле и хижа Яне Сандански. В участъка от съседните Превалски езера през Чаира до местността Башлийца тази пътека е маркирана в зелено.

При промяната на имената на обектите в Пирин по време на Възродителния процес бяха преименувани на Поленски езера. Това име не е популярно и не се използва от туристите.

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Published Sept. 13, 2018 at 06:01AM
Cleanup to include former nature trail
Dan Burgess, a volunteer with the Elk Creek Nature Trail Stewardship Project, views an old kiosk at the trailhead on Tuesday. (Jessica Cejnar / Del Norte Triplicate) - triplicate
Dan Burgess, a volunteer with the Elk Creek Nature Trail Stewardship Project, views an old kiosk at the trailhead on Tuesday. (Jessica Cejnar / Del Norte Triplicate) 7804745
Rory McDonald uses loppers to clear a path at the Elk Creek Nature Trail. (Jessica Cejnar / Del Norte Triplicate) - triplicate
Rory McDonald uses loppers to clear a path at the Elk Creek Nature Trail. (Jessica Cejnar / Del Norte Triplicate) 7804747
The Elk Creek Nature Trail lies at the eastern end of 2nd Street, where asphalt gives way to gravel, terminating at a small parking lot with a picnic bench. But many don't know it exists.
Armed with a pair of loppers on Tuesday, Rory McDonald cut his way through Himalayan blackberry and reed canary grass, ducked under red alder and willow branches and dodged bear scat with his dog Addie and Dan Burgess in tow.
Burgess pointed out remnants of the old Hobbs-Wall & Co. lumber mill including an old railroad trestle and the concrete slabs the mill sat on. The interpretive signs and kiosks built by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the 1980s still exist, though many are so rusted they're barely legible. Further down the trail, gaps in the trees revealed a pond with black-crowned night herons, kingfishers and other birds.
"It's an intact coastal wetland habitat and it's right here in the community," Burgess said, adding much of the land alongside Elk Creek is managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "Just like they have the Lake Earl Wildlife Area, this is another coastal wetland area and then (in) Elk Creek, the fish value is amazing. It's so close to the ocean... there's salmon that spawn (here)."
On Saturday, Burgess, McDonald and other volunteers will venture down the Elk Creek Nature Trail to clean up beer bottles, grocery bags, cardboard boxes and other debris. The nature trail will be one of several local areas that volunteers will focus on as part of the 2018 California Coastal Cleanup.
The Smith River Alliance is orchestrating the Saturday cleanup with help from a variety of local businesses and organizations including the Surfrider Foundation and Take a Bite Out of Blight. The California Coastal Cleanup is funded through the Whale Tail Coastal Protection License Plate program.
Burgess, who's part of the alliance's Elk Creek Stewardship Project, said even though volunteers cleaned the area last year, he's hoping Saturday's efforts will increase public awareness about the trail itself.
Over the years there has been "waves of interest" in maintaining the trail, Burgess said. He showed pictures of members of the California Conservation Corps building footbridges for the trail in 1988. Students with a natural resources class at College of the Redwoods would build bridges large enough for tractors to maintain the vegetation, he said. Recently, however, the area has become a magnet for illegal camping and dumping, Burgess said.
Burgess said he's hoping more public awareness of the trail's existence will lead to sustainability in efforts to maintain it.
"The trail was built with the intention of public awareness and I think what happened over time it was ignored, it was sketchy and it was forgotten," he said. "Without public awareness, things are forgotten, sometimes agencies don't pay attention."
According to Frank Kemp, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Elk Creek Nature Trail is a day-use area that's open to the public, but there's "minimal accommodation" in that area. Hunting and fishing are prohibited in that area, he said.
"The big challenge for the last several years is the use by transients to camp and dump garbage and waste," Kemp said. "That is an ongoing challenge as far as the upkeep and maintenance (of the trail) goes."
The Elk Creek Nature Trail goes through a coastal wetland and coastal grassland, Kemp said. There are also riparian areas alongside Elk Creek. Kemp said the area alongside Elk Creek and U.S. 101 in the southern part of Crescent City is a patchwork of private land and land managed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Increasing public awareness about the trail itself could be a deterrent to the illegal camping and dumping that occurs in that area, Kemp said.
"And then maybe it would also be a benefit to the tourism and the local community," he said. "It would give people another reason to spend more time in Crescent City and around Crescent City as opposed to driving right on through."
The 2018 California Coastal Cleanup will be held on Saturday. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Kids Town parking lot in Beachfront Park. For more information and to RSVP, call Burgess at 707-954-3569 or email daniel.burgess@parks.ca.gov .
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Subsidy change, environmental pressure and changing consumer demands means that the UK beef industry needs a clear strategy for the future.
Like every business, the need to improve output and efficiency by looking at the unit of fixed cost is the key area we have to focus on. This can only be achieved if you establish (and benchmark) where your current output is, set a target to aim at and look at the barriers against achieving this.
In an attempt to futureproof the beef industry and prepare for this period of uncertainty, one key strategy is to separate the nutritional advice for both male and female cattle.
When looking at increasing output per cow, the quickest win is lifting the weight of heifers and underperforming males at slaughter, without laying down excessive fat cover.
While the larger framed females are generally being kept for replacements, heifers aimed at the food chain, should be where we focus to improve.
Most herds breeding their own replacements are already looking to get their heifers off to the best possible start in life. These animals are the future of the herd and attention to detail early on can make a huge difference to lifetime performance.
Alongside nutrition, genetics and management also dictate your future outputs. One of the key periods for nutrition is in the first 12 months of age when the balance of quality protein and dietary starch can make a huge difference to the development of frame size, so a planned nutrition programme is an important consideration.
This will ensure your females are suitable for bulling at a younger age, or if destined for slaughter, have a frame ready to utilise starch and achieve the best carcass weight output.
Abattoir data taken over the past few years from one of the UK's largest processors of Aberdeen-Angus cattle highlighted a trend towards higher carcase weights.
Significantly, this has been achieved without any detrimental impact on fatness, with the percentage of cattle in the 3-4L classes actually increasing slightly.
Males averaged 335 kg in 2006 up to 352kg in 2017 at 729 days.
Heifers averaged 286 kg in 2006 up to 313kg in 2017 at 726 days.
The nett increase in output between 2006 and 2018 is around 25kg, an increase in output of almost £100 per head. This sort of increase is essential to the survival of many suckler herds.
Not ignoring the retailer pressure on the upper weight of carcases, the clear message for males is to aim to have the heavier end killed at a younger age, thus reducing the store growing period.
With the best genetics available today, there is a need to match correct nutrition at an early stage to maximise their full potential for the producer, processors and retailer. Harbro has recently run a number of on-farm intensive trials where we are repeatedly seeing the top Angus males achieving 2kg per day of liveweight gain on new nutrition systems.
Collectively, the bottom third of all cattle are where we put our particular focus on, and clearly where the biggest improvement in output gain will come from.
Slow growth is less nutrient efficient, so weight for age is the best measure to focus on. This doesn't necessarily mean pushing growth at any cost as every farm should look to maximise performance whilst operating the system most suited to their geography and farm facilities.
In many cases, looking at the bottom third gives the best opportunity to identify immediate focus areas in any business.
We will need to challenge our systems to improve efficiency.
Whilst we need to continue the focus on the key fundamentals, we need also to challenge new areas of science which could bring significant benefits.
One of the most interesting areas is the developing science of epigenetics. Studies in both humans and animals have demonstrated the ability to switch on (or off) key genes through specific nutritional interventions. This 'nutritional programming' has potential to not only impact the animal itself, but has been shown to influence gene expression through future generations.
Areas such as epigenetics show us that a scientific approach, coupled with data at each stage of production, can help us make improvements essential to safeguard farms and the market for the future.
With a changing industry, we must get a handle on our current output and set a target of what can be achieved. It is imperative that the genetic decisions being made take into account the needs of the market in the future to ensure we have a sustainable supply chain.


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Vineeth Viswam
Born in India
Best known for his portrayal of the character Bheeman in the acclaimed crime drama Angamaly Diaries (2017), Vineeth Viswam started out in Mollywood as an assistant director. He debuted as an assistant director and actor with the comedy-drama Jilebi (2015), and has since been associated with a handful of movies. Notable acting credits also include Kala Viplavam Pranayam (2018), Pretham (2016) and Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam (2015) - the latter two of which also feature Vineeth as an assistant director.
Arun Kurian Born: Actor Roshan Mathew Born: Actor Balu Varghese Born: Oct 26, 1991 Actor
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I recall when I was first diagnosed with MS. I spent several years with my back turned toward the truth. I avoided the local MS group as they seemed to be sad and depressing. Lacking hope. I was so fearful of my own uncertain future that part of me just refused to believe I even had MS.
It was easier to deny than accept. Facing the truth would mean accepting the fact that I have an incurable, unpredictable, potentially disabling disease.
But somewhere along my path, well after my entrance into the TRANSFORMS clinical trial, and even after starting this blog, I became comfortable with facing my disease head on.
I believe my experience with Novartis' Go Program and becoming a patient speaker did more for me that I gave back to them. I learned to accept that I do have MS, that it's not the end of the world, and that with my voice I can reach out and make a difference to others who have MS.
It wasn't until I overcame my fear of public speaking that I came out of my shell and embraced, albeit reluctantly, health activism. But with the single act of accepting my own MS, for better or worse, I have freed myself and realized a passion I didn't think possible.
When opportunity knocked, I went through the door. So that is how my own personal MS motto came about. "Just keep putting one foot in front of the other." Simple, but there's a lot to be said for a pragmatic approach.
When I am speaking or writing on the topic of MS or my experience as a clinical trial patient, I have a sense of purpose. You can go a lifetime without ever knowing that feeling, but I have been blessed.
Tomorrow is World MS Day 2013, when the whole world joins together to recognize–and spread awareness of–multiple sclerosis.
I have been given the opportunity to help raise awareness of MS yet again! www.healthline.com has invited me to participate in a Tweet Chat on the topic of World MS Day 2013. The event will take place live on Twitter at 11 a.m. ET.
I'm inviting everyone to join in or at least follow along by using hashtag #livingwithMS. It should be an awesome event! I will have the honor of tweeting alongside, Samantha Schech, a Client Service Consultant with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA); Ayesha Ali, Campaigns Manager at MSIF; and Ceri Angood, Director of Programs at MSIF.


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The hotel has three fabulous penthouse suites with their own terraces, which are perfect for enjoying some extra space, particularly if you're travelling with the family or a group of friends. These also work wonderfully for hosting a soirée or two with the addition of the hotel's famed Nobu in-room dining. With a private guest-only pool and access to the beach, a stay at Nobu Eden Roc will feel exclusive and peaceful, and it makes for the ultimate destination to truly unwind on a relaxing holiday. Nobu's Spa is divine, and the perfect place to treat yourself by indulging in holistic wellness treatments and enjoying the finest ESPA products. After your treatment, laze on the Spa Terrace drinking in the mesmerising panoramic views out to open water – we can think of no more calming or leisurely a way to while away an afternoon.
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BASEBALL: SUBWAY SERIES DIARY PART I
Sometimes in baseball, as in life, the bad guys win. In fact, it may happen more often than not; that's what makes victory so sweet when it does come. I've delayed long enough; it's time to put to paper my Subway Series Diary.
Despite the Yankees' dominance in 1998 and 1999, many people (including me) were skeptical of their chances when the playoffs started and still favored the Mets at the start of the series. Then again, I rated the Yanks as the best of the AL contenders in late July; while that was based on a vast overestimation of Denny Neagle, I recognized that the two teams were closely matched. I expected the series to come down to the Mets' ability to knock out the Yankee starters or drag games into extra innings, on the theory that the Mets would excel in bullpen depth and home run power. What I didn't anticipate was a series where the Yankees would pull out so many close ones.
GAME ONE: LEITER v. PETTITE AT YANKEE STADIUM
The evening began inauspiciously enough, with Yogi Berra dropping Don Larsen's ceremonial first pitch. Yogi's presence served as an intended reminder of the Yankees longstanding dominance in Subway Serieses (after losing the first two, in 1921 and 1922, the Yanks won 10 of 11 between the 1923 opening of Yankee Stadium and the 1958 departure of the Dodgers and Giants for the West Coast). He was also a reminder of the Yankees' claim to first-class status, as the manager of the 1973 Mets was appearing in the Bronx.
Fox ran some interesting stats: going back to 1969, 14 of 60 Mets postseason games went to extra innings and 17 of the club's 36 postseason victories had come in their last at bat. So many epic games - as this one would turn out to be.
Early on, Pettite looked sharp, but I was optimistic; the Mets were running a lot of deep counts, and there was reason to think we would see the Yankee middle relievers before Rivera could get in the game (as it turned out, Pettite wound up being lifted in the seventh after 96 pitches). Even Timo Perez was taking pitches, no doubt in an attempt to counteract the "book" on him - everyone and his brother was mentioning before the Series that Timo had drawn just one walk in postseason play and the Yankees would never throw him a strike.
This game was more than enough to remind me why I hate Joe Buck. Buck is the embodiment of everything that is false, smarmy, unnecessary and irrelevant to baseball about "Fox Attitude." I don't want to hear dumb, overrehearsed canned humor, and I don't want to see the stars of Fox shows in the stands unless Mr. Burns is hanging out in the Yankee owner's box. Give us the facts, not a wink and a nudge and a hey-buddy.
The sixth inning showcased the worst, though not the only, example of bad baserunning by the Mets, Timo Perez failing to run on a near-homer by Todd Zeile that hit the top of the fence and winding up getting thrown out by a mile at home (Zeile had also been thrown out failing to run on an infield grounder in the fourth, although Zeile doesn't get many infield hits anyway). What was really bizarre about this play was Cookie Rojas waving Perez home when anyone in the park could tell he was going to get gunned down (or at least it looked obvious to me from the TV angle).
Now... Perez is a hungry rookie and was bound to make some mistakes from being overly aggressive, but when you are on a major league roster and starting in the World Series for no other reason than that you are hungry and aggressive, you ought to be running hard on everything, everywhere. You run if Bobby V asks you to get him a cup of coffee. Heck, when I started my first job I used to charge up and down the hallways just to fetch stuff from the printer. Perez doesn't deserve to be the only goat of the Series, but he will probably never be an everyday player again, and this wasn't a moment to look back on with pride when he goes home four years from now.
Anyway, the worst thing about the play, combined with some hustling baserunning by Derek Jeter in the bottom of the inning, was that it gave us a chance to hear more Yankee fan sanctimony (Tim McCarver threw out the ceremonial first gloat) about how the Yankees would never, ever make a baserunning gaffe. Yankee fans have long been second only to Celtics fans in this sort of stuff, but we won't get into the Celtics here since it's not nice to speak ill of the dead.
In the seventh, Bubba came through. Now, I had been agitating since his arrival in New York for an everyday job for Bubba Trammell, and of course it's easy now to look back and say he was always a better player than Timo Perez. If they had played Trammell against the Giants, who knows if they would have won that series? Here, with the Mets down 2-0, Trammell was sent in for the increasingly lifeless Mike Bordick, and drilled a single to tie the game and (soon thereafter) drive out Pettite. Then Pratt scored on a slow roller to Brosius that was beaten out by Alfonzo. Things were looking up - and the door shut. Piazza flies out lamely against Jeff Nelson, and the Yankee pen would go on for five more scoreless innings, including a harrowing escape by Rivera in the top of the ninth when the Mets failed to send the runners on a grounder with second and third and one out.
In came Benitez... and exhausted as I was after a long week, something told me not to go to bed until the last out. Been there too many times before. I've always been a Benitez fan, but this game confirmed all the worst stereotypes about him - that he goes to pieces in the big games, gets rattled and can't get himself straightened out. Paul O'Neill worked Benitez for a walk after an epic at bat, and Torre sends up Polonia. I'm thinking: this is Benitez. He's usually unhittable, but he's also homer-prone. You only get so many shots. Where's Canseco? But Torre's preference for a slap hitter worked, and two batters later O'Neill was trotting home with the tying run.
That's when I knew. I have seen many Met postseason games, many amazing comebacks and an awful lot of extra-inning magic. It was happening again: whoever won this one would win the Series. So much for getting to sleep.
The tenth inning should have ended it, if this was a normal game. The Mets had blown the lead, and now Dennis Cook - who had never allowed a run in the postseason - puts runners on second and third with nobody out. Met fans everywhere are cursing Cook, who had a terrible year and would keep his scoreless streak alive despite having a miserable Series. In comes Glendon Rusch, who had shown a remarkable ability (particularly for a soft-tossing lefty) to get out of man-on-third-less-than-two-out jams earlier in the postseason. And he did it again! A popup by Tino. An intentional walk to Posada, removing Rusch's margin for error, with one thing in mind: a double play ball by Paul O'Neill. And he gets it! O'Neill, cool-headed veteran that he is, slams his helmet down in disgust (can't you tell he used to play for Lou Piniella?). Yankee fans in the front row, who had started smugly for the exits, return to their seats, and suddenly the momentum is back to the Mets. Particularly since Torre, thinking this was his big chance, sent in the mighty Clay Bellinger to run for David Justice, robbing the Yanks of their best threat to end the game in one blow. I figured at the time that this was critical, since the longer the game went, the more likely it was to end on a longball.
Then Mike Stanton came in. Except it wasn't the Mike Stanton we had seen for much of the season, the Stanton that Braves fans and Red Sox fans know so well. It was more like Lefty Grove in a Mike Stanton jersey. Give Stanton all the credit here; he just totally overwhelmed Perez and Alfonzo, leaving them flailing away wildly. He struck out Pratt on a pitch at his eyeballs.
(Todd Pratt was hit by two pitches in this game - and Clemens wasn't even pitching. How often does that happen? Not to mention the beating he took behind the plate. I had to wonder if Valentine was getting nervous about using his only other catcher as the DH. And what's with Jorge Posada's filthy helmet? The guy looks like he's been digging trenches, not playing a game on a grass field...)
Anyway, at 1 AM, with a man on first and one out, the Yankees got the big hit: a double by Posada. Second and third again - and again the Mets get to two outs, as O'Neill is intentionally walked this time and Turk gets Sojo to pop out to Todd Pratt. But up strides Jose Vizcaino, who posted a .332 on base percentage in two and a half seasons with the then-dismal Mets. And Vizcaino gets his fourth hit of the game. Ugh.
This was the longest game (time-wise) in World Series history, and one of the great ones. But the Mets' battle would have to be all uphill from here.
GAME TWO: HAMPTON v. CLEMENS AT YANKEE STADIUM
As it turned out, Saturday night's Game One telecast was the only game of the series I would see on live television. Being on trial means Total Commitment, so I was in the office through the bitter end of Games Two through Five, following the games the old-fashioned way (a transistor radio) and the "modern" way (the internet and, later, SportsCenter).
As an aside, those website displays showing the play-by-play are not as ultramodern as you might think. I have been reading a biography of Walter Johnson recently that mentioned how a nationwide network of scoreboards showing the line scores and nearly real-time play-by-play movement of baserunners (transmitted from the park over telegraph wires) was set up for the 1924 World Series, at a time when radio broadcasts were not universally available. Sports journalism may have its flaws, but it has always been in the technological forefront when it comes to distributing baseball scores.
The main event in Game Two was Roger Clemens' venture into the world of javelin. The Met announcers were completely dumbfounded by this development; Gary Cohen just kept yelling over and over, "WHAT was Roger Clemens thinking?" Nobody can really answer that question - probably not even Clemens. Certainly he was overwrought at pitching in the World Series again and facing Piazza, and he probably just had an emotional reaction that defied logic. I don't think he actually thought about harpooning Piazza.
(Of course, one benefit of taking things out on Piazza is that, as the Mets' best hitter, he is understandably reluctant to do what somebody should have done - charge the mound.)
What galled me was Joe Torre - who treated Clemens like he was Sonny Corleone back when he was throwing at the Yankees - claiming that Clemens couldn't have been doing anything wrong because it wouldn't be logical. WAKE UP JOE! YOU MANAGED DARRYL STRAWBERRY! YOU MANAGED STEVE HOWE! BALLPLAYERS DON'T ALWAYS ACT RATIONALLY!
The game after that was ridiculously one-sided, with the Mets seemingly intimidated by the Big Bully. But again, the difference in the game turned out to be the Yankees doing what the Mets didn't in Game One: getting insurance runs, the last let in by Dennis Cook, to the point of a six-run lead they would need every one of.
I don't know what tells me these things - a lot of years of watching Met games and some misguided optimism, perhaps - but as soon as Nelson came in to start the ninth, or at least as soon as Alfonzo led off with a single, I could smell a rally. For some reason I just knew that Payton would hit a home run, for example. But in between was a costly play, as a near-homer by Zeile again reached the top of the left field fence, only to be hauled in this time. Down to their last out, the Mets sent up the completely overmatched Kurt Abbott - with Bobby Valentine obviously worried about his extra-innings defense if he had to use McEwing at short - and Rivera made a narrow escape from a five-run rally with the win. Lesson: never let a .217 hitter be the last out of a one-run World Series game.
With Zeile losing a second game-turning homer in two days to Yankee Stadium's Death Valley, I am forced to reflect on Yankee Stadium. This Mets team was built to win at Turner Field, not Yankee Stadium - a fate that befell many a Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodger team in the past. Then again, the Mets loaded up on lefthanded starting pitching; it was really just the offense. Had Zeile hit those drives anywhere else . . . but of course, that's not where the games are played. It was just the wrong flyballs in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of such stuff are World Series won and lost.
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Every matter around us is made up of atoms, even designs are comprised of the atoms.
Atomic design concept is as simple as that, evolution in the design process with improved approach and experimenting different visual designs.
1) The components with proper match can be mixed together: breaking down the components helps to analyse which components can be reused, and how they can be formed into another molecules and even organisms by mixing them with proper match.
2) Style guide creation is easy: the site from the get-go condition is built according to the principles. Hence, all the atoms and molecules can be created before the site is built. This can be served as the basic style guide in the top website design service. Even the sites which are not built properly, it is very easy to extrapolate the basic components and mix them together to create the extra pages. It is always best to create the site atomically from the beginning rather than creating hurdles in the site at the later stage.
3) Easy layout and consistent code: reading of code is not an easy job in the traditional site but it is pretty easy in atomic designed website. Not only in terms of reading the code, atomically designed website is very convenient to look back for any reference or for any queries. The documentation involved around the atoms and molecules and organisms makes it simple and represents the code of every part. Yet another simplification of atomic design is, it is self-explanatory to the new developer who can understand the code base easily.
Atomic design helps in avoiding the duplication of the code, as it is user predefined layout it is easy to see which component has been used in different parts. Creation of website layout without the atomic design is very difficult and even for a single code base they should look through the whole site and find the existing one.
4) Customization based on requirement: in an atomic design the atoms are used as the building blocks for website creation and definitely the web developer won't create many atoms for the similar thing. Instead, what they do is, they look through the existing list of atoms and create the new atoms if required. Let us consider an example of the site, where the developer has maintained everything in black. The sub-header, the sub-title and paragraph of the website are all in black and for a while they have not worked on the website and they want to come back and change the title to the blue color. All they could do is customise one of the titles by looking at the existing titles list and get the desired results.
5) Faster prototyping: many pages can be mocked up quickly and easily by combining the required elements for the page. For the final site the mockup can be customized based on the requirement.
6) Easier to manipulate: only one atom is changed at any one time. Hence, it is easy to update the change at all instance and make it possible to reach every other component across the site. Similarly unwanted components can be removed easily across the site.
7) Few new components used in site creation: if a developer has list of molecules and atoms and organisms and presented to them before the website creation begins, it is more likely they are the existing atoms and the same are used in the creation and very few new components are used for small variations. For example, the font title required to design newly is 4.5em but the title design of font 4em already do exists, in that case the developer would obviously pick the title design of font 4em rather creating the whole new design title.
Atomic design is a great tool used in the website design services in the modern days to avoid the lengthy traditional method of building the website layouts.
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This Inchgower was distilled on the 30th June 1982, and it was aged in a single refill hogshead for 29 years before bottling on the 22nd November 2011. A release of just 190 numbered bottles, at natural cask strength.
This bottle is part of Master of Malt Single Cask series which, if you ask me about, are a great value whiskies.
Nose (89): average. honey, citrus, peaches, vanilla, tobacco, nuts, milk chocolate.
Taste (91): smooth, powerful, oily. honey, malt, vanilla, citrus, floral, tobacco, wood, spices, pepper.
Finish (90): longer than average. honey, floral, citrus, wood.
These bottles have been chosen over others because their nose, taste and finish are more similar to Inchgower 29 Year Old - Single Cask (Master of Malt) than the rest. Go to Whisky-o-matic page to fine tuning other settings.