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NBL Champions
NBL MVPs
NBL tiers: Where every team sits in the title race
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'We have to acknowledge there's a problem': Humphries responds to Taipans' Pride jersey snub
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Taipans' NBL sponsor at odds with club
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Bullets' Froling hit in alleged one punch attack
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Phoenix's Broekhoff to miss 2-3 weeks with injury
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Humphries lauds NBL's inaugural pride round
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Coach Heal remains absent in WNBL
Caps score win, Madgen ruled out in WNBL
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Nick Kyrgios to join SEM Phoenix ownership
Tai Webster agrees to join Perth Wildcats
Vanderjagt staying on as Bullets coach
Taipans players collectively choose not to wear Pride Round jersey
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NBL 3x3: Which play-in contender is the most vulnerable?
Round 12 WNBL Preview: Perth's litmus test
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WNBL Round 11 Recap: Flames fight through adversity
WNBL Wrap: Coach Heal remains absent in WNBL
Phoenix rise to top JackJumpers in NBL
NBL 3x3: Should we be worried about the Breakers?
WNBL Round 11 Preview Can the Spirit bounce back?
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WNBL Round 10 Recap: Upsets throw top four spanner in the works
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Kings hold court in Brisbane, punish sorry Bullets
NBL 3x3: Have United left their play-in run too late?
'We needed a circuit breaker': Melbourne United have kept their season alive ... for now
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NBL finals: The run home for each contender
NBL awards: MVP frontrunners, Coach of the Year candidates, and more
NBL Top 15 Player Rankings 3.0
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There's a sense that this NBL season is as wide open as ever.
It's made grouping each team into tiers difficult; there doesn't seem to be one obvious frontrunner, and some rosters are still chopping and changing to the point where making judgments on early-season performances is practically redundant.
Still, we're deep enough into the 2022-23 campaign that some teams have been able to separate themselves from others -- or, at least, show positive indicators to that effect -- with regard to where they sit in the title race.
Here's where every team sits as we quickly approach the midway point of the season.
Sydney Kings
The defending champions are playing as well as you'd expect.
Xavier Cooks is probably the frontrunner for MVP, Derrick Walton Jr. is the most composed point guard in the NBL, and they're playing with a level of continuity you'd expect from a title-winning team that's brought back the majority of its local talent.
As expected, Chase Buford has his Kings playing with pace - they lead the NBL in transition frequency - but still have the personnel and chemistry to score in the halfcourt. The top-tier talent is proven, and they're deep in every position. What's interesting, and perhaps ominous, is that it doesn't feel like this team has even come close to its ceiling. Dejan Vasiljevic has yet to find consistent form, shooting below 31% from downtown - well below his career average - while Tim Soares is in the same boat; yet to find the sort of shooting efficiency the team's expected of him.
For the Kings, though, it all starts with Cooks. He's their anchor on both ends - the most versatile defender in Sydney, with a continually-improving playmaking element to his game on top of his ability to dominate at and around the rim - and has the ability to put the team on his back while they work out their kinks. It's how the Kings are 8-3 and still with room to grow, and why they're still the safest bet to win it all.
Xavier Cooks has been in MVP form for Sydney Kings this season Hannah Peters/Getty Images
New Zealand Breakers
It's safe to say that the Breakers are the hottest team in the NBL right now.
"They're f---ing rolling," one rival general manager told ESPN; a sentiment that's shared across the league.
Going into Round 9, the Breakers are 10-3 and boast the best offence (115.2 offensive rating) and defence (101.2 defensive rating) in the league, and are coming off a 37-point demolition of the floundering Brisbane Bullets.
What makes the team so effective is the roster construction: all three imports fill their respective roles to perfection, the local depth is immense, and William McDowell-White is the head of a snake that has multiple high-level creators. The thing that gets them into the 'favourites' tier is how head coach Mody Maor has instilled a defensive identity to the team, and the well-drilled nature about how they go about shot selection on the other end.
McDowell-White, Barry Brown Jr., and Izayah Le'Afa are three of the league's top-four most prolific pick-and-roll players, and the former two are among the most productive in the NBL out of that action. Jarrell Brantley leads the league in post-ups and is extremely effective down low; it's worth noting that his all-round game has him entering the All-NBL conversation.
Throw in Dererk Pardon's activity on both ends, and the Breakers have an incredible balance to their roster that can match up with every team in the league.
South East Melbourne Phoenix
Mody Maor called the Phoenix "the most talented team in the league".
On paper, they probably are. And, based on the games we've seen them largely healthy, it's not unreasonable to think they could be among the obvious favourites to win it all.
Mitch Creek is playing at an MVP level - leading the NBL in scoring at 22.7 points per game - and he has a heap of help around him. Gary Browne leads the league in assists, averaging an impressive 8.5 dimes a contest, Alan Williams' offensive game translated to the NBL seamlessly, Ryan Broekhoff is doing a much better job finding his spots, and Trey Kell III has shown enough glimpses to think he can do some damage in this league.
The Phoenix are all of that, and can also throw out Zhou Qi and Kyle Adnam, giving opposing teams a wave of tough looks to confront.
In the games with mostly-full lineups, the Phoenix's defence has looked, at the very least, passable, and they've done an impressive job utilising all of the offensive talent across their roster.
Simon Mitchell's team is still putting things together, too, so there's an expectation they're not close to their ceiling. Kell III will get more on-ball looks, which provides yet another perimeter creation option for a team that already has so many, and we haven't come close to seeing the full potential of what Zhou could look like with this rangy group.
The sample size being relatively small keeps them in this tier, but the early returns indicate they wouldn't be out of place in the one above.
Adelaide 36ers
Here's another team that's gone through a transformation, and look nothing like their early-season selves.
The release of Craig Randall II is, so far, proving to be an extremely positive development across the board for the 36ers. Put aside whatever off-court issues that have been amended, the team is also closer to the league average in defensive efficiency - they were last going into the FIBA break - and, more importantly, Robert Franks is getting a lot more looks.
The 36ers still lead the league in isolation frequency, but that's naturally dropped since the release of Randall II; the Mitch McCarron-led offence is now whipping the ball around, and Franks is getting a heap of post touches, where he's most effective. That roster change also opened up off-guard minutes for Anthony Drmic and Sunday Dech, both of whom are more willing defenders with the ability to spot-up effectively from deep.
CJ Bruton's group appears a lot more sustainable on both ends, but still have things to work out before truly being considered a danger team come the playoffs. There's still a question of Daniel Johnson's fit on a team that's played a dynamic brand of basketball of its last three games - increased minutes for the likes of Kai Sotto, Kyrin Galloway, and Hyrum Harris are somewhat telling - and seemingly want to junk it up more defensively.
There's also an open import spot dangling in front of them; one they've been in no hurry to fill, but perhaps another perimeter creator would be helpful for the team to survive the non-McCarron minutes.
Cairns Taipans
Adam Forde's team came into the season projected to finish somewhere around the bottom of the ladder and, boy, most of us couldn't have been more wrong.
There just wasn't any way of knowing the extent of the leap Keanu Pinder would take - he's putting together an All-NBL type of season thus far - and that was coupled with a lack of an emphasis of just how good of a two-way talent DJ Hogg would be in the league.
The Taipans have a rotation that's draped in modernity. They run nearly as much as the Kings, and can effectively have five shooters on the floor at all times, leading the league in spot-up attempts. It's all about getting the ball to their advantage creators - whether that's Shannon Scott running the point, Hogg 's scoring gravity, or Pinder's new-found imposition inside the paint - and finding shooters on the perimeter.
Where Tahjere McCall fits within the group is still being worked out, so how they end up utilising him will be interesting to track moving forward. There's also a case of the relatively short rotation Forde has played all season, and where help may be if foul trouble or injury arises; it seems as though the head coach is slowly testing which bench guys he may be able to plug in off the bench.
The game will slow down in the postseason, but the Taipans' propensity to shoot the ball and switchy defence - third in the NBL in defensive efficiency - makes them a tough matchup in any environment.
Tasmania JackJumpers
Here's another team you wouldn't want to face in a postseason matchup.
As expected, the JackJumpers have been able to play a junky style of defence that keeps them in games, while having a poised presence in Josh Magette to settle things on the other end.
The offensive end has had some issues - that's partly due to the lack of shooting personnel on the roster, and the reliance on imports to carry the scoring load - but when their flow offence is, yes, flowing, Scott Roth's men know where their shots are going to come from and it puts them in position to win games. Milton Doyle, Jack McVeigh, and Rashard Kelly have done a good job carrying the scoring load for the JackJumpers, who'll go into Round 9 sitting on 0.500.
Doyle, in particular, had big shoes to fill, replacing Josh Adams, and he's done a really effective job as the scoring outlet for a JackJumpers team that can struggle in that area. The shooting guard averages 1.07 points per play as a pick-and-roll ball handler, which is the most for players in the league with 30 or more of those repetitions; when things break down or the game is on the line, he's been as reliable as anyone in the league.
The JackJumpers still have to re-incorporate Will Magnay and Clint Steindl, and do have the luxury of a relatively deep bevy of off-guards who can play both sides of the ball, so this team still has plenty of room to grow.
Tasmania JackJumpers' Josh Magette [L] drives to the basket during the round six NBL match between against Brisbane Bullets Steve Bell/Getty Images
Perth Wildcats
A team with Bryce Cotton may well always be a dark horse, but we saw last season that just his production isn't enough to get a team in the postseason, so this tier feels more suitable for the Wildcats.
Going into the season, there was a sense that this team had a really impressive balance across their playing rotation, but they just haven't gotten a consistent output from some of the known quantities and their imports have been wildly inconsistent. Mitch Norton and Todd Blanchfield haven't shot it at the rate we usually expect from them, while Brady Manek and TaShawn Thomas haven't produced at the level you'd hope from those two spots.
There's no true centre on the roster, which has led to John Rillie's team losing every rebound battle this season, and contributes to the Wildcats having the tied-worst defence in the league (a defensive rating of 113.3).
The Wildcats have avoided the temptation of an early import change, even despite inconsistent production from their Americans and after last season's failed attempt to do so. The plus-side is that a change isn't necessarily essential, and that's the difference between the Wildcats and other teams in this tier: the pieces are there for Rillie's team; a lot is just about guys regaining their form, and leaning into lineups that can defend consistently.
It's tough to see how United is going to climb out of the hole they're currently in.
There's no denying how many blows United has been hit with, from the somewhat unexpected departure of Matthew Dellavedova and Jack White, to injuries to two prominent rotation pieces, but they're also a victim to some pretty clear recruiting misses.
Perimeter creation was an issue last season, so the heavy reliance on only one pure point guard - Shea Ili, who's been dealing with a lingering concussion issue - is a risk that's come back to bite them. Xavier Rathan-Mayes is hitting shots but is being forced to play a lot more minutes than expected, and his style of play isn't conducive to how Dean Vickerman needs his team to operate for the majority of a game. The shooting and guard depth is also an obvious deficiency that wasn't addressed in free agency, and that's been a big factor in United having a bottom-three offence in the league.
That inconsistent offensive output is coupled with United not looking like your usual Vickerman type of imposing defensive unit, and it's not going to get any easier, considering they've already played nine home games, going a poor 3-6 in John Cain Arena thus far.
The plus-side is that Chris Goulding has been efficient and Isaac Humphries has been healthy and productive. United has also developed David Okwera to the point where he can provide solid minutes, while Rayjon Tucker is clearly taking strides toward being an effective two-way player under Vickerman. It's just a shame that it all feels somewhat wasted, because there hasn't been a consistent point guard presence to steer those pieces in the right direction.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes is hitting shots for Melbourne United but the team isn't exactly gelling Morgan Hancock/Getty Images
Brisbane Bullets
There's a good argument that the Bullets could be in a tier below, but they get some benefit of the doubt because there's at least a glimpse of high-level talent on the roster with another import to come.
The question then becomes whether that import is good enough to make an impact, and if the best version of all of the team's individual talent can actually work together. It's yet another year where Nathan Sobey, coming off an injury, was never given the opportunity to operate next to an elite-level point guard, and, while a whole lot of money was spent on Aron Baynes, there wasn't much thought into putting a balanced team around him. These Bullets have players who can excel off the ball, and a bunch of centres, but not enough on-ball creators to trust that their offence could function consistently. It's why it's no surprise they have a bottom-two defence in the league, and felt enough pressure to make early moves.
The Bullets are 3-7 - and even that may be deceiving, because they picked up two wins over an undermanned, already-poorly Hawks team - and just fired their head coach in an inexplicably-timed manner. There's a sense the franchise is flailing, with no real direction, and their record reflects that.
NO REAL HOPE
Illawarra Hawks
The Hawks were unfortunately doomed before the season even began, and the entire NBL ecosystem knew it.
The team's front office was working with a diminished budget, but also really missed the mark from a recruitment standpoint; unable to retain the local and import talent they helped develop, while missing out on a number of their top priority free agents. That left their rookie head coach, Jacob Jackomas, with a skeleton of their previous season's team, and it shows.
The Hawks have, by far, the NBL's worst offence (95.5 offensive rating), and are bottom-three in defensive efficiency. Tyler Harvey has yet to regain the form he demonstrated during his first year with the team, while Justin Robinson's early injury was a giant blow that only made things difficult for the Hawks. It then doesn't help that the team doesn't have the scoring depth or secondary playmaking to string together competitive stretches in this league.
The addition of Michael Frazier II will naturally help, especially on the offensive end; the extent of that probably isn't enough to palpably change the fortunes of the team, though. The Hawks were the favourites to walk away with the wooden spoon, and that sentiment hasn't changed.
Stats for this article were sourced by RealGM.com and jordanmcnbl.com


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CD Review: Dave Pietro
New Road: Iowa Memoirs
Cover Art: "New Road" (1930 by Grant Wood
CD: New Road: Iowa Memoirs
Label: Artist Share
Website: http://www.davepietro.com
REVIEWED BY: Andrew Janak
Recognized as as saxophonist and composer, some of Andrew's compositions have been performed/recorded by groups around the United States including the UNL Jazz Orchestra with Victor Lewis, DePaul Jazz Ensemble with Randy Brecker, Bob Lark's Alumni Big Band and the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra.
Dave Pietro-New Road: Iowa Memoirs
by Andrew Janak
Dave Pietro's solo albums often are united by a common theme that runs throughout them; 2008's Chakra Suite featured musical representation of the seven chakras of Hinduism and 2004's Embrace: Impressions of Brazil illustrated Pietro's experiences studying Brazilian music and visiting the country. Pietro's newest album New Road: Iowa Memories was inspired by his visit a land slightly less exotic than Brazil: Iowa. The New York-based Pietro was struck by the serenity of the plains and the welcoming people he met while working as an artist-in-residence at the University of Iowa and decided to document his journey through music. Despite using just a five-piece ensemble throughout the album, Pietro creates unique colors in his compositions blending his multiple woodwinds with Alex Sipiagin's trumpet and flugelhorn, both in homophony and in counterpoint.
"Sunrise on a Muscatine Highway" depicts the countryside between Iowa City and Muscatine that Pietro drove through while giving educational workshops. The track opens with a sparse and harmonically ambiguous piano introduction before Pietro's soft alto saxophone enters with a brooding melody. Eventually the tune transitions into a floating straight eighth 11/4 groove (alternating measures of 6/4 and 5/4) with the alto and trumpet playing the melody in imitation and counterpoint. Pietro's alto solo is rhapsodic, a master class in patience. After building up into virtuosic double time runs, Pietro is joined by Sipiagin in an interlude leading to Gary Versace's piano solo. Versace plays with spunk and constantly engages in rhythmic conversion with drummer Jonathan Blake. The piece then winds down with Versace's misterioso piano introduction from the beginning of the tune, bookending the composition perfectly.
"Heartland" is a composition depicting the joy and warmth of the people Pietro met during his time in Iowa and begins with a pop-influenced piano introduction before moving into an ebullient straight eighth note groove. Versace's left hand piano and Johannes Weidenmueller's bass act as a counterpoint to Pietro and Sipiagin throughout the head. Both Sipiagin and Pietro improvise in a bluesier manner than on some of the previous tracks, also mixing in their trademark virtuosity tastefully throughout their solos. Blake's drum solo over a vamp leads into a recap of the melody and some dynamic collective improvisation and trading by Pietro and Sipiagin.
A moving performance of Maurice Ravel's String Quartet in F at the University of Iowa inspired Pietro to compose "Travel Guide – Part 1" and "Travel Guide – Part 2," with the melodies of the tunes made up of material from the second movement of Ravel's piece. "Part 1" features some of Pietro's most ambitious writing on the record paring his flute with Sipiagin's flugelhorn to create a bright but not overpowering timbre. Pietro proves himself to be an equally adept improviser on flute as he is on saxophone, showing no signs of being encumbered by the change in instrument. "Part 2" finds Pietro on soprano sax often in counterpoint to Sipiagin on the melody. Freely moving between duple and triple subdivisions (6/8 and 3/4), "Part 2" is more driving than its laid-back predecessor and showcases Pietro, Sipiagin and Versace on extended improvisations. Pietro's soprano in particular is agitated with fast flurries of notes and Sipiagin once again shows why he is one of the great trumpet virtuosos in jazz with polished runs throughout the entire range of the horn.
Dave Pietro's New Road: Iowa Memories is simply one of the finest new jazz releases this reviewer has heard this year. Packed with top-notch writing, arranging and improvising, New Road is perhaps Pietro's strongest recording in a discography full of great albums.-AJ

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How civil society is protecting forests and Indigenous Peoples' rights in Congo
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Pitfalls and Promises of Congo's New Forest Eldorado
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Our Forests Our Lives
From the Liberian women fighting for the right to own and govern land that's rightfully theirs, to the Guyanese Indigenous Peoples resisting companies attempting to seize their forests these stories come from different parts of the globe, but are bound by a common thread.
Stories of hope and resilience from forest communities around the world
Forest loss affects women and children disproportionally
Forest loss is a global problem for all due to loss of livelihoods and a changing climate. However, it affects women and children disproportionally.
Bringing community forestry to the next level: A review of European support in the Congo Basin
In the past two decades, community forestry has yielded uneven results in the Congo Basin. The initial goal - enabling local communities to benefit directly from forest management - is not yet a reality. Problems include uneven...
Community forestry: Opportunity or mirage for women in the Congo Basin?
In the Congo Basin, women play an important role in forest management by either practicing traditional agroforestry or collecting fuelwood and non-timber forest products for food, livestock, and health care or income generation....
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Nate Jones of NSA at CAPA Sunshine Week Press Conference
Nate Jones of the NSA gave a short Panel 2 presentation at the CAPA Sunshine Week Press Conference on March 16, 2017
Nate Jones:
Thanks a lot, thanks for putting this on. It's great to be here today, my name is Nate Jones from the National Security Archive and despite the official sounding name, the National Security Archive is a non-profit that files thousands of FOIA and mandatory declassification review requests each year, and we fight to get previously classified information declassified and published.
That said, I am not an expert on JFK assassination, the main reason is because the field is already crowded with experts, you here. So generally the National Security Archive focuses other matters, but I'm happy to talk today about perhaps fighting for access to records, not least of which because the JFK records collection act was one of, if not the strongest, laws ever passed for disclosing records.
I have a few points that I'll go through and hit, and anything else we can talk about it in questions.
So, what is needed today, or what we talked about earlier today, the JFK records collection act, is very important. The head of the government office of information service, which is in charge of bureaucrat in charge of collecting classifications government-wide. It's said on the record that government classifiers joked that they could classify a ham sandwich. The National Security Archive finally won a lawsuit for official CIA volume of Bay of Pigs history that the agency with the department justice lawyers argued to a judge and won, that its release could quote confuse the public, so it could remain secret. In this case we went to congress and congress actually passed the FOIA improvement act that, it is typically said that documents over 25 years can't use this pre-decisional exception anymore, so we won! But the executive branch didn't do it for us, just like the JFK Act, we had to go to congress, and congress had to actually pass a law, something that is rare, but these two anti-secrecy matters happened.
Moving on, I think that the next step for these JFK records that we talked about earlier is to let the congressional foresight that they included in passing a law play out. Here is my understanding of the state of play of these records and Jack Morley knows as well, I wish he was still here, we could talk, but according my my conversations with the national archives and ... For the record, when the national declassification center said which record should we prioritize, the number one vote was for the JFK assassination documents, and even though that's not my field I said, yes, do it. It's a wealth of information, think of the PR boost, and it's the most popular, show your clout by declassifying these. I also said that Obama need not wait until October 2017 to release these remaining records. In both cases they didn't listen to me. So the state of play, so far as I know is that ... I actually have it, you can pass this around, here.
There are currently, according to the national archives, 3,603 records withheld in full and another 41,000 records, not pages, records, that are withheld apart. My friend wisely did a FOIA request to NARA for an index of the 3001 records. Here are just some of them, you can pass them around, and you can see the names of what I think, I predict, will be coming out within months. The Nosenko transcript, talked about earlier are in them.
Essentially what has to happen for these records and more to come out. The answer is nothing. As far as I understand the national archives is working right now to release all of the records as demanded by law, unless an agency petitions the President, and the President says do not. My conversations with NARA, and they have given some public statements, say that they are working hard to declassify ... As of months ago they had it during the Obama administration, they hadn't heard ... I asked well when are you going to hear? How are you going to hear?
They didn't really know, but they said they probably would come through agency petitions to the national security counsel and that ultimately it would be up to the president to tell NARA not to release. What's going to happen? I don't know, we've already speculated a little bit we can keep doing that, that's fun, but the issue is that the ball is in the President's court. Congress, I think, did its good job and the defacto is they're going to provide, unless the President stops release.
I would just end with one more point and we can talk more questions, I'm sure everybody has good stuff, that the importance of the anti-secrecy strong congressional mandate of the JFK Records Act and Jim mentioned the Nazi War Crimes Act also. It still resonates and we need more of that with other documents. Here is the National Declassification Center's recent report, citing the JFK Collection Records Act in 1992, stating quote: "that this legislative critic criteria for exemption is much more stringent, than that would be later required by an executive order on classification." So today, the situation is that information that is currently technically properly classified, including those ham sandwiches that I opened with, and the fact that the Cuban missile crisis ended by taking the Jupiter missiles out of Italy, is a proper secret, is that the requirements to be classified, are far too low. Congress did the right thing with the JFK Act by saying they need to pass the credibility test or ... that's what I call, is much higher leader standards.
My final point is that this sunshine week, you should look back and celebrate the JFK Records Review Act. Optimistically, and I hope realistically, expect that the vast bulk of the future records will be released in October 2016, that's my prediction, and celebrate the success and begin working on how we can get congress to mandate that more records, beyond this very important universe, are also released congressionally.
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Q: Passing a list within methods in a class I have a problem with passing a variable from a method to method within a given class.
The code is this (I am practicing beginner):
class Calendar():
    def __init__(self,link):
        self.link = link
        self.request = requests.get(link)
        self.request.encoding='UTF-8'
        self.soup = BeautifulSoup(self.request.text,'lxml')

    def DaysMonth(self):
        Dates = []
        tds = self.soup.findAll('td',  {'class':'action'})
        for td in tds:
            check = (td.findAll('a')[0].text)
            if "Víkendová odstávka" in check:
                date = td.findAll('span')[0].text
                Dates.append(date)
        return Dates

    def PrintCal(self):
        return ['Víkendová odstávka serverů nastane ' + date + '. den v měsíci.' for date in Dates]

    def main(self):
        PrintCal(DaysMonth())

I would like to pass the list Dates from the method DaysMonth to the method PrintCal. When I initiate the class, i.e. cal = Calendar('link'), and run cal.PrinCal(), I get that the name Dates has not been defined. If I run cal.DaysMonth(), the output is as expected.
What is the issue here? Thank you!

A: Dates is a local variable in the DaysMonth method, and is therefore not visible anywhere else. Fortunately, DaysMonth does return Dates, so it's easy to get the value you want. Simply add the following line to your PrintCal method (before the return statement):
Dates = self.DaysMonth()

A: You are trying to do too much in the Calendar object, particularly in the init method. You don't want to combine the scraping and parsing of a website at the time the object is instantiated. I would use the Calendar object to store and display the results of the scraping/parsing. If you need everything to be object-oriented, than create a separate Scraper/Parser class that handles that part of the logic.
class Calendar():
    def __init__(self, dates):
        self.dates = dates

    def display_dates(self):
        return ['Víkendová odstávka serverů nastane ' + date + '. den v měsíci.'
                   for date in self.dates]

r = requests.get(link, encoding='UTF-8')
soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text,'lxml')
dates = []
for td in soup.findAll('td',  {'class':'action'}):
    check = (td.findAll('a')[0].text)
    if "Víkendová odstávka" in check:
        dates.append(td.findAll('span')[0].text)

c = Calendar(dates=dates)
print(c.display_dates)

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F-82 Twin Mustang Pilot Manual
8.5x11"
8.5x11" 74 Pages
The F-82 "Twin Mustang" was conceived during WWII as a long-range fighter escort. The F-82 utilized two extended P-51 fuselages, mounted to a newly-designed center wing and tail. The plane incorporated new prop assemblies and a unique, four-wheel landing gear.
In short, while the plane would be similar to the Mustang, in reality it was an entirely new beast.
The F-82 wasn't ready before WWII ended, but escaped cancellation, and planes entered service in 1948. It was the last piston- powered fighter ordered by the USAF. It flew as an escort for SAC B-29s, and as a night fighter in Korea. It was retired in 1953.
Originally printed by the USAF and North American, this pilot's handbook was de-classified and is here reprinted in book form.
74 pages, 8.5x11, b&w interior and color covers.


THIS IS A 1968 VINTAGE CARDED COMMANDER COMET. THIS CARDED GEM IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR BEING 50 YEARS OLD. THE CARD AS YOU SEE IS NOT PUNCHED WHICH MEANS THAT IT WAS NEVER HUNG ON A PEG BOARD IN THE ORIGINAL TOY STORE. THE BLISTER IS SENSATIONAL EXCEPT FOR A TINY PUNCTURE AROUND THE GROIN AREA AND A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC DOWN NEAR COMMANDER COMETS TOES. THERE ARE SOME RIPPLES IN THE CARD ITSELF HOWEVER IT IS THE BLISTER THAT IS STUNNING ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STOMACH, CHEST AND HEAD AREAS. THERE ARE DINGS ON THE SIDES AS WELL AS THE CORNERS AS WELL AS SOME MINOR SHELF WEAR AND SOME RANDOM CREASES. THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE BLISTER IS RAISED A TINY BIT HOWEVER IT IN NO WAY ALLOWS ANY ACCESS TO THE CROSSBOW. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE CARDED OSM FIGURE WITH SOME OBVIOUS WEAR OVER THE 50 YEARS THAT IT HAS BEEN AROUND HOWEVER IT DISPLAYS SUPERBLY AND IS A VERY RARE ITEM INDEED.


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ConAgra Foods eliminates BPA from cans in North America
2 August 2015	(Last Updated August 2nd, 2015 18:30)
ConAgra Foods has transitioned all of its manufacturing units in the US and Canada to adopt Bisphenol A (BPA)-free packaging for its products.
The company started packaging some of its food products in non-BPA lined cans in 2010.
However, other products of the company required an alternative due to acidity or other characteristics. As a result, the company selected glass and metal packaging company Ardagh Group for the supply of non-BPA cans to ensure long life of such food products.
"Our ongoing commitment to consumers means that we constantly work to improve our packaging to assure quality and the overall experience."
Ardagh manufactured cans in new production facilities by employing advanced technologies that allow the use of different coating systems using polyester or acrylic materials that do not contain BPA.
The company will now package its canned foods made in the US and Canadian facilities in Ardagh's cans with non-BPA liners.
ConAgra Foods packaging and sustainable productivity vice-president Gail Tavill said: "Our ongoing commitment to consumers means that we constantly work to improve our packaging to assure quality and the overall experience."
The company, which is still importing BPA-lined cans into the US and Canada, plans to talk to the suppliers to convert to non-BPA liners by early next year.
ConAgra's canned items include Hunt's tomatoes, Reddi-wip whipped cream, RO*TEL tomatoes and green chilies, Van Camp's beans and Ranch Style Beans, among others.
BPA has been used for packaging food since 1960s and is a component in metal can coatings, which protect the food from coming in direct contact with metal surfaces.
When foods come in direct contact with any packaging material, a small measurable amount of the packaging material may migrate into the food content, thereby increasing the risk of health problems.
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This Graphic Says that Most Discussions about Our Spending Priorities are Bullshit
– August 10, 2013Posted in: budget, Corporatism, Fresh Juice, Tax Justice, taxes
This chart renders most of the discussions we have about fiscal matters irrelevant.
Anytime we say that we don't have enough money to do something good, this chart shows why that's a lie. It depends on the definition of "we." "We" have plenty of money, much of it stashed overseas; "we" have just given in to the lobbying efforts of those who don't want it taxed.
"We" can decide what we require of corporations in exchange for the benefits granted them by the limited liability, potential eternal life, ability concentrate poisons into appendages and then have them amputated, bankruptcy laws, and other goodies conferred by law.
"We" just choose not to — and "we" is in quotes because the limitations on our representative system mean that it's not really "our" choice.
(Feeling Occupyish this weekend — you?)
About Greg Diamond
Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-retired due to disability, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally runs for office against bad people who would otherwise go unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that. Deposed as Northern Vice Chair of DPOC in April 2014 (in violation of Roberts Rules) when his anti-corruption and pro-consumer work in Anaheim infuriated the Building Trades and Teamsters in spring 2014, who then worked with the lawless and power-mad DPOC Chair to eliminate his internal oversight. Expelled from DPOC in October 2018 (in violation of Roberts Rules) for having endorsed Spitzer over Rackauckas -- which needed to be done. None of his pre-putsch writings ever spoke for the Democratic Party at the local, county, state, national, or galactic level, nor do they now. One of his daughters co-owns a business offering campaign treasurer services to Democratic candidates and the odd independent. He is very proud of her. He doesn't directly profit from her work and it doesn't affect his coverage. (He does not always favor her clients, though she might hesitate to take one that he truly hated.) He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.)
Many of our larger corporations are sitting on vast amounts of capital, yet not re-hiring many of the people they laid off in recent years.
Ya gotta admire how they always have the best interests of the country in mind. (sarcasm)
Boutwell
GD…can you post the study/details that goes with this? I can't find it at the Century Foundation. The chart can lead to a lot of different conclusions, or more likely questions pre-conclusion, including that more businesses are operating as corporations now than in the past (increase in share of GDP), more corporations are operating as S Corporations (they pay zero federal income tax at the entity level, so corporate tax would decrease since tax is paid by the individual shareholder AND it is still a corporation so likely included in corporate profits thereby distorting the results), sources of revenue have structurally and purposefully shifted, etc…
I am also curious how US corporate profits are defined…for example, does it include profits of a US corporations' foreign subsidiary which is subject to the tax rules in the local foreign jurisdiction? That in of itself can mean a huge skewing of the numbers by including it in corporate profits but excluding it from US tax (since they pay tax in jurisdiction that the profit was earned).
I'll look for it, but not immediately. Perseid hangover over here.
Thanks…I cannot find anything on this chart at all. I am usually pretty good at finding the data that goes along with charts, but not this time.


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New Paintings Reignite The Bob Dylan Copycat Debate Legendary songwriter Bob Dylan is once again at the center of a controversy about plagiarism, but this time it's not about his words or his music — it's about his painting. Many of the pictures in his new show are direct copies from historical photographs, and some fans are calling foul.
New Paintings Reignite The Bob Dylan Copycat Debate
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October 18, 20114:34 PM ET
Joel Rose
The Asia Series is Bob Dylan's first exhibit in New York.
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Legendary songwriter Bob Dylan is once again at the center of a controversy about plagiarism, but this time it's not about his words or his music — it's about his painting.
The Asia Series, Dylan's current one-man show at the Gagosian Gallery in New York, was initially billed as the musician's visual response to his travels through Asia. But as it turns out, many of the pictures are direct copies from historical photographs.
Attentive fans on the Bob Dylan-centric website Expecting Rain were the first to notice something odd. Among the paintings included in Dylan's show is an image of two Chinese men that seems to be a full-color reproduction of a famous black-and-white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Six other paintings in the show bear a striking resemblance to more obscure historical photographs of China and Japan.
'Love And Theft'
Rob Oechsle is an American photographer who's lived in Japan for much of the past 40 years. He runs a Flickr blog called Okinawa Soba, where he posts historical photos from his substantial archive and personal collection. He says he was surprised to recognize a few of his own photos in Dylan's show.
"I said, 'Wow, that's my stuff. Those are pictures from my archive,' " Oechsle remembers.
See a side-by-side comparison of Dylan's paintings and their original historical photographs at ArtInfo.
It's perfectly legal to copy images like Oechsle's, which are in the public domain, but Oechsle wishes Dylan had given some credit to his sources. He says Dylan is guilty of creating work that isn't part of his experience in Asia.
"It's plagiarism, plain and simple," Oechsle says. "To take something that's beautiful that someone else composed and just trace over it, get out your little paintbrushes and poster paints, paint over the lines, put that up and say, 'This is my experience; this is my composition; that is what I saw; this is what I did.' "
But that's just what the Gagosian Gallery did when it first announced the show, describing it as a visual journey with "firsthand depictions" of the musician's travels in Asia.
This isn't the first time Dylan's penchant for borrowing has gotten him in trouble. A song from his 2001 album, Love and Theft, lifted these lines from the Junichi Saga novel Confessions of a Yakuza:
My old man, he's like some feudal lord
He's got more lives than a cat
I've never seen him quarrel with my mother even once
Things come alive or they fall flat
Dylan was also caught borrowing quotes and anecdotes from Mark Twain, Marcel Proust, Jack London and a host of other sources in his memoir, Chronicles: Volume One.
Fans and critics largely defended him in those cases, but this time even some longtime Dylan watchers are dismayed
Michael Gray, a blogger and author of the Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, says he's disappointed about what Dylan has presented as his own work.
"Lots of people paint from photographs," he says. "But ... the entire composition, the exact composition of a painting — Dylan has copied that. That just seems to me to betray a lack of ideas, a lack of originality about the whole thing."
Neither Dylan nor the Gagosian would grant interviews for this story, and the gallery no longer claims that the show is based solely on Dylan's travels in Asia.
Is It 'A Work Of Art'?
There's a long history of pop and rock musicians lifting lines — and entire songs — without credit. So maybe it's not surprising that Dylan fans don't seem to mind his sourcing, or lack thereof.
"I think it's a work of art, a piece of performance art," says Fred Bals, a writer who posts frequently on Expecting Rain. "It's a typical Bob Dylan statement."
Bals says he thinks Dylan must have known that someone would identify his historical source material sooner or later.
"Dylan said in an interview that he was painting from life," Bals says, "that he was painting in life from photographs."
He just didn't specify that he was painting Life, the magazine from which one of the images came. It's not clear if Dylan purchased rights to that image, but he does seem to have an arrangement with Magnum Photos, which owns the rights to three of the original images that appear in the show.
None of that is much consolation to photo blogger Rob Oechsle. But you still get the sense that he's willing to forgive Dylan.
"I just happen to love his music," he says. "And when he comes on the radio, I still lean over and turn up the dial."
The Asia Series is on display through Saturday. Dylan's gallery wouldn't say how much the paintings are selling for — but presumably, you could buy copies of the original photographs for quite a bit less.


The Laureus Foundation is a group that supports community sports around the globe in order to "help young people overcome the limitations imposed by challenging social issues including poverty, homelessness, war, violence, drug abuse, discrimination and AIDS," according to their website. And since 2012, Mercedes-Benz has donated millions of dollars to aid their cause.
"I Challenge Myself," which is focused on developing fitness challenges for students in high-poverty high schools, and "Fight Back," a jujitsu program in the South Bronx, are examples of programs that The Laureus Foundation offers with the goal of increasing confidence, motivation, and compassion amongst young people.
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Tom Brosseau: Tiny Desk Concert The unabashedly earnest and sentimental folksinger stops by the NPR Music offices for an intimate glimpse of three sweet songs from his new album, Grass Punks.
Intimate video performances, recorded live at the desk of Bob Boilen
Tom Brosseau: Tiny Desk Concert
April 12, 20148:03 AM ET
Robin Hilton
Credit: NPR
Tom Brosseau possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today. Many people who hear him sing, without knowing his name or face, assume the voice belongs to a woman, as he hovers somewhere around the countertenor range, with an unusually pure tone.
The beauty of Brosseau's voice is magnified in this Tiny Desk Concert by the spare accompaniment of two acoustic guitars. Brosseau is on rhythm, accompanied by Sean Watkins. Watkins, who also plays and sings with Nickel Creek, produced and plays on Brosseau's new album, Grass Punks.
Brosseau is unabashedly sentimental and earnest. It informs his plainspoken story-songs, which find beauty and light in heartfelt themes of love and yearning. But Brosseau also possesses a wry sense of humor; you can hear as much in "Cradle Your Device," a playful take-down of modern technology. The next song he performs, "Stuck on the Roof Again," tells a true story about the octogenarian newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty, who got stuck on the roof of her home in Grand Forks, N.D., after a heavy snowstorm.
Brosseau closes his set with "Today Is a Bright New Day," a wistful reflection on lost love and the belief that no matter our past disappointments or missteps, the future is full of hope and opportunity.
"Cradle Your Device"
"Stuck On The Roof Again"
"Today Is A Bright New Day"
Producers: Denise DeBelius, Robin Hilton; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Olivia Merrion; photo by Jim Tuttle/NPR
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Talk about a historical building
May 19, 2019 admin Speaking 0
#Talk about a historical building
Which is the building
Where it is
How you know about the building
Why you think it is important
Sample 1:-
Well, I originally hail from City Kurukshetra but after my marriage, I have been living in Moga city in Punjab. As we all know, Kurukshetra has a great history so I would like to share information about a historical place which is quite popular and famous all over the world for its history. The name of the historical building is a Bhadarkali temple which is situated in the entrance of Thanesar to Kurukshetra. This temple is also known by different names such as goddess Kali temple, Shakatipeth temple. It is a myth that someone put their homage in this Temple than he or she definitely get success or power to win. I know about this Temple since when I was a kid because my grandfather told me a great history behind this Temple. Surprisingly, this Temple has great importance and history. I will explain it briefly. God Sati had married Lord Shiva against the will of her father King Daksha. One day, Daksha performs Yagya. He invited all deities but not his own daughter. however, Sati visited there and then, her father insulted her and her husband which she could not tolerate and threw herself into the Yagya fire.
On that time Lord Vishnu releases the Sudarshan chakra that cut Sati's body into 52 parts, those parts fell on earth at different locations. Sati's right ankle found in Kurukshetra. So that's why the presence of the goddess's body part makes this place so blessed.
Apart from it, another importance of this place is that it is also believed that Mundan in other words, hair removing ceremony of Lord Krishna and Balarama had performed in this temple. So that's why this Temple has historical and religious value as well.
Well, India is a diverse country as well as, there is a number of varieties of historical buildings. I have the interest to visit special historical places. But here I would like to talk about a historical building.
Interestingly, it is a famous building in India its name is Qutub Minar but, now everyone knows about this building as Qutub Minar complex. It is located in Delhi. Qutub Minar is a 73 meter tall tapering Tower of five stories. It also touches the sky at the peak level.
Apart from that, its first story construction started into round 1192. The Qutub Minar topmost story was damaged by lightning in 1369 and that was rebuilt by firuz Shah tughlaq, who added one another story.
After that, in 1505, an earthquake damaged Qutub Minar it was also repaired by the Sikandar Lodi. I remember, my grandfather told me about 1 accident related to this building. Sometime before 1974, do local police was allowed access to the top of the minaret through the internal staircase. On 4th December 9081 the staircase lighting failed after that 300to450 visitor's scamper towards the exit and 47 were killed in the crush and some people were injured.
Moreover, 10th standard my school trip also went there me and my all class fellows saw the Qutub Minar as well as we got knowledge about Indian history. Nowadays, the visitor also visits and click some photos with historical marks.
Surprisingly, young ones also show their interest related to history. This building name also is written in the world record book.
Followups question:-
Question: – what kind of buildings are popular in India in the present time?
Answer: – well according to my perspectives, tall buildings are gaining more popularity rather than other types of buildings Nowadays. In the past time, people like to spread theirs horizontally on the earth. But in the present time, human beings are started to give more preference to vertical separateness of buildings.
Question:- compare old buildings and modern buildings .which two people prefer to live in?
Answer:- old building had a child just horizontally whereas the modern building is tall nowadays. Apart from it, ancient buildings were facilitated with modern equipment but, modern buildings are based on electrical products. Besides, many points which compare old and new building such as proper ventilation cooling and so on.
Question: – how do people in India feel about old buildings?
Answer: – in India, people think that old buildings are an important part of our Nation's history. They know about the architectural design of the old building by seeing it. I believe, it also describes to other visitors what was the culture, tradition, and history of India? they feel immensely glad when they visit such the buildings.
Question: – do old people and young people in India have the same attitudes towards old buildings?
Answer: – no, not at all, the old person thinks that ancient buildings are an important part of our country which tells us about the history of our nation. They like to visit it in order to know more and more about their ancient time. But, on the other hand, young ones are not interested in the history of old buildings. It is irrefutable that they visit such the places but only for clicking the photographs there with cameras to upload it on social media.
Question: – is it important to preserve old buildings? why?
Answer: – yes definitely, it is important to conserve ancient buildings because the old buildings tell us about the past time, living style of human beings during the past time and so on.
Question: – what aspect of culture do old buildings reflect?
Answer:- Well, the old buildings reflect about the old architectural designs of buildings, way of living of humans in the past time, facilities of ancient time for people and so on. Besides, old buildings describe social memes, rituals, cultural painting through the picture which hung on the walls of these buildings.
Question: – do you think it is worth the money to preserve old buildings?
Answer: – according to my point of view, it is not the wastage of money to preserve those buildings which have some historical significance and earn revenue in the form of the tourist dollar, as well as these buildings, are very helpful to increase the economy of the nation.
Question: – how have buildings changed in the past few years?
Answer: – in the Modern era, buildings have changed a lot in the past few years. Today we have more high rise buildings. Apart from that, nowadays people also use different sort of material which is imported from other countries. Moreover, today's everyone focuses on buildings utility as compared to beauty.
Question: – important to design a photo building?
Answer: – well, it is very important to design a building because it is very helpful to start the construction work. If we do plan then we do not start the work of any building. with it, we easily organized the lighting security and the other systems.


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Don't you love that conversation with a loved one-usually an adult child when they call and tell you how hard their life is after you have just put the heating pad on your knees and taken your second dose of pain reliever for the day?
Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional however somewhere in between is ideal.
When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you are down there.
Wisdom comes with age, but by then you have run out of energy to do anything about it.
You go for an over night visit at your children's home and every closet is so full that you can't fit your shoes in under their clothes.
While you laughed at a lot of blond jokes when you were younger and now that you do not have any hair you think they are DUMB.
The parking lot of Viola Baptist Church was the scene of an accident around midnight on Saturday night. State Highway 39 is known for its' sharp curves and unexpected corners. There is one of those turns five miles south of Shell Knob, Missouri. Several years ago the Viola Baptist Church placed 12 large boulders in front of its front door and driveway. The idea was to protect itself from wayward drivers and Matthew Ricker in his gray Lexus discovered the merit of those boulders Saturday night. Officer Wilson of the Stone County Sheriff's office, stated that Matthew was driving alone and misjudged the curve and his speed. He suffered minor injuries as his vehicle scraped through those boulders heading for the churches front door. The front of his car and the right side took a beating and the skid marks were intense. His seat belt protected him and he received minor abrasions to his neck. There was no alcohol involved in the accident.
The Second Annual Shell Knob Polar Bear Plunge to benefit the Kornerstone Adult Education Program was a success. The weather held off for the event on Saturday, Feb. 8th. We had a total overcast, mid-30's air with a water temperature of 41 degrees with a light breeze. No ice or high wind was at or on the public landing in Shell Knob.
We had six brave souls as jumpers in 2010 which was down from the +/- 17 last year in 2009. Our event this year was in conflict with three other Polar Bear Plunges and multiple other regional events. However, the Shell Knob community support was remarkably evident this year. In attendance were multiple uniformed members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and a recreational vehicle displaying their banner; the Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly, a Cox ambulance, a contingent from the Kornerstone program, and others. An unofficial Coast Guard Auxiliary privately owned boat provided water support with an E.M.T. on duty. A member of the auxiliary contingent provided a brief overview of hypothermia as well as all members of the Flotilla passing out printed information.
The jumpers plunge was brief. A highlight of the jump was the entrance of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Panda Bear in full costume. Total attendance was +/- 60 individuals. The event was sponsored by Terry's Cafe, The MAIDEN Project, Inc., and The Old Church Gallery with funds going to support the Kornerstone Adult Literacy program.
The open meeting last week with the Missouri Public Service Commission opened more than just the eyes of the officials that conducted the meeting. The 35 plus citizens that attended were able to see how wide-spread and disparate the AQUA service to this area actually is! The idea of a 180 percent increase is unjustified with the poor quality of service. Holding the meetings at this time of year is another part of the problem. The 400 plus part-timers received a letter but many are unresponsive as they are not here to see how water service has deteriorated. These individuals will pay the bill that is sent to their homes and not question the issue because in their minds "it is only a part-time home" hence a part-time expense, but this is not true. But to those of us that are here because it is our home we see the muddy water, the debris floating in the tub, the coffee that tastes like burnt toast and the hard water damage done to our appliances.
AQUA has sent local expenses soaring in a dozen ways. The quality of your clothing is ruined by gritty debris that floats through your clothes washer. Clothes do not come clean, so you spend more money thinking that you can remedy the problem by purchasing a variety of cleaning products and discover that the minerals seat themselves into the fabric hence your clothes feel like you are wearing sand paper. AQUA is actually costing us dollars to use their service.
The meeting started with an informal question and answer exchange that quickly turned heated as customers argued with AQUA representatives that a rate increase was economically a hardship on the communities in southern Stone and Barry County. A major point of contention was that by arbitrarily increasing the minimum water usage to three thousand gallons, as a basis for supplying water to individual households was cruel to householders with less than two people in them. This fact brought a loud outcry from the audience. The Public Service Commission officials sought to bring order to the commotion by saying," These are the comments and facts that we need to bring to the official meeting and have them verified by testifying under oath." He asked that attendees fill out forms with their names, addresses and statements and sign up to speak in the order that they signed.
The official meeting started at 6:15 pm, took over three hours and was recorded on a video camera along with a court reporter taking each person's disposition as they testified under oath. Physical evidence collected included a jar of foul smelling water and Judge Sterling accepted this as evidence. Reports of people trying to reach AQUA by phone, by emails, by personal letters of inquiry, and by visiting their webpage created an image of a company that was unresponsive and had turned their backs to their customers needs. The facts collected portrayed an image of a large utility that had heavy-handedly pushed their way into people's lives and then choose to ignore even the basic humanitarian issues; communication of essential information, awareness to their customers' needs, and clean inexpensive water!
Other issues included the facts that people need to know when their water was fouled by broken water lines, boil water notices need to be sent or customers called to alert them. AQUA customer services need to eliminate over-billing and then issuing shut off notices when people were still questioning why they were billed in the first place. A non-user friendly web page that offered no current information other than the fact that the water was tested in 2007 and was safe at that time needs to be updated. Problems such as callers left on the line for over 20 minutes when they called for answers to issues and callers who gave up because to obtain basic customer service you had to have too much information to reach an AQUA customer service representative brought loud ugly comments .
All of the local consumers present voiced their opinion that the rate request be refused by the Missouri Public Service Commission. Those issues held by AQUA that the cost of providing the water have increased because electricity cost, chemicals costs, and of their investment in upgrading the district were blown out of the water by testimony of speakers that noted replacing a water tower twice—"Why not do it right the first time?". About AQUA employees giving out the wrong answers to consumers, or no information given about breakages, breakages not fixed for a week or more, and confusion about whether or not the water is safe to drink. Reports of dishwashers clogged, water heaters ruined, washing machines hoses broken with debris from water line repairs, and refrigerators destroyed by high pressure were countless. The crowd repeatedly supported speakers that told of taking showers with debris and muddy water floating around their feet.
Ruth Murray, a community advocate, and key person to bringing this issue to the attention of Representative Sater posed two significant questions to Aqua representatives. She asked as to whether or not AQUA was making any money for itself and its stockowners. Ms. Murray has been a timeless advocate of citizen's rights. When she raised the question about the potential of DNR requirements for sewage discharge issues being changed and the cost charged back to homeowners by AQUA there were no answers offered. Other comments referred to the lack of transparency of AQUA's motives as a public service utility and the actual need for their rate increase.
The Missouri Public Service Commission held a well-organized meeting over a volatile issue that needs to be resolved as soon as possible. If you are interested in this important, water, issue or if you have a utility consumer complaint call the offices of the Missouri Public Service Commission toll free 1-800-3924211 or visit their website at www.psc.mo.gov. If you would like to respond in writing, the address is 200 Madison Street, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Mo 65102.
Snowed on and off till Ten of February.
Is all now mushy, cold and gritty.
With suicide I'd make a pact.
But firewood's low, my joints are hurtin'.
My tax return – a swap – I'm hopin'!
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Barry Lewis says he's been asking the government for more money.
The leader of Derbyshire County Council admits there could be further job losses this coming coming year.
The authority is proposing to increase council tax by nearly 4 percent, along with making more than 13 million pounds in reductions.
But Barry Lewis insists councillors are working in the best interests of the tax paying public; "Residents want to know that we're doing our best, to balance our books, and also to keep Council Tax as low as possible."
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Wow, what a fall. A blur. I haven't updated the blog in ages, so this seems like old news as the new year has already come and gone. So much for the new year's resolution of keeping the website and blog up to date. But, just to catch up, I spent the end of the year shooting in Europe for a travel client. Fantastic crew. Fantastic locations in Nice, Provence, Paris, London and Rome.
A seemingly quiet moment between photographer and talent.
A few tourists even thought I looked interesting.
Another "Nice" moment as the light began to fade.


Each attribute comes in two categories: permanent points and temporary points. Temporary points can be depleted in various ways, for instance temporary strength, also known as health, is depleted by being hit in combat. You start with a number of temporary points equal to your permanent points in each category. Your permanent points are what you just rolled on 2d6 in the previous step.
Temporary Strength (Health): goes down when you get hurt. It comes back at a rate of one-third of your permanent value per day.
Temporary Mind: is used to cast spells and use Psi powers. It comes back at a rate of one third of your permanent value per hour.
Temporary Speed: is used to take actions in combat. It returns to your full permanent value every round of combat (rounds will be explained better later).
1: Dumber than a bag of hammers. You can count to 2, do your own Velcro (if you're in the shoe-wearing habit), and write your own name (it is X, right?).
2: Smarter than most plants. You can count to 5, have been potty trained (or house-broken), and can write your own name in real letters.
3: You've been to school (mostly to use the playground).
4: You'll never be accused of brilliance, but you can do sums, and you know how to read and write about one hundred monosyllabic words.
5: A notch below average. Algebra makes you dizzy and you have a vague memory of the Pythagorean theorem as that A^2 + B^2 = C^2 thing. You can sound out most words.
6: Average, you know as much math, science, history, and language skills as you ought to and not a bit more.
7: A notch above average. You know what gravitons, photons, and neutrinos are and do the crossword every day in non-erasable ink.
8: Very bright. You could win on that Millionaire show if not for those stupid pop-culture questions that you don't know anything about because you were too busy reading Stephen Hawking.
9: Genius. You understand Einstein and Darwin and might significantly refine or improve upon their theories.
10: Super Genius. You will replace Einstein as the standard pop-culture allusion to intellect.
11: Ultra-Mega-Super Genius. The only reason you don't rule the world is because it would mean work, work all day and no time to play with your pet theories.
12: Greatest Human Mind Ever. You do rule the world; you just choose to be very subtle about it.
13+: Beyond Human. If you don't know it, no one does.
looks good for me, I'm also working something around these lines. So far your system seems to fit a more combat focused-quick roleplaying, where character creation takes minutes instead of hours. How would you prefer to deal with the social interactions between characters? old D&D alignments? Vampire-like clash between nature and behavior? Some sort of system that rewards specific players behaviors?
Dunno about you, but I'm thinking of stitching together a sort of quick version of Universalis for instant world creation and something from dogs in the vineyard for the skills: instead of having a long list of skills each with their description, players just suggest 3 things they want their characters to be good at and assign a fixed bonus. I'm hoping this leads to a quick-starting simple game that even complete noobs get to understand quickly. Let me know if we can help each other with our projects, and best luck!
My basic goal is to have a system where character creation can be done in under fifteen minutes, including initial equipment selection. Race and class can even be assigned by random roll on a table, if necessary. One thing I noticed trying to teach D&D to noobs is that the places that things get frozen is where choices have to be made and options explained.
I am not necessarily a fan of systems for personalities: alignment, old White Wolf's Archetypes, or New White Wolf's Virtues and Vices, just to name the bigger names. I believe that the role part of roleplaying should be mostly supplied by the player. I do however kind of like rewards systems that take behavior into account: the allegiance system from Chaosium's Elric! is the best example.
I am not familiar with Universalis or Dogs in the Vineyard. I've heard the names, but never seen the actual game in question.
Here's the rest of the comparisons/ benchmarks. It took me a while to find the notebook I have the pencil draft of this game in.


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So Close To Home
by James Blish
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Publisher: Ballantine
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James Blish author of Hugo Award winning A Case of Conscience, has selected a group of his own stories about futures that may be just around the next corner. To these he has added a brand new story, "The Abattoir Effect," which has never appeared anywhere else before.
With customary, but still astonishing attention to ingenious detail, Blish leads one through a series of lively and entertaining stories which could become fact — as indeed have so many stories which, not long ago, were considered wild flights of imagination.
Most of the world doesn't pretend to understand the technological developments of the past twenty or thirty years. But all people can understand the effects of these advances because it is Joe Doaks who lives with them — or dies because of them. And so it is with effects that James Blish is most concerned, the immediate, urgent and often very personal results involved for people who can't tell a fission from a fusion. But who still know a good story when they read one.
Next year, next month, next week, today....
What might happen if the atom bomb fell into the hands of "primitive" people
And a possible genetic effect of radio-activity
A subtly satiric excursion into the lotus-eating environs of mathematical theoreticians
And New York enveloped in an impenetrable dome of gray — great for the commuters, but how about the folks inside?
Here a woman in a world of rocketeers who still can't strike a match properly
And a poet turned amateur doctor — who's frighteningly practical
A young girl who designs complex decorations for ladies' fingernails — but with a kicker
And many more — your world, your life — as it could be today


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8 Horrific Horror Genre Snubs In Oscars History
2019 was an unbelievable yr for horror, as was 2018. The beloved style has been going via a renaissance, and but, with awards season utterly in gear, it has as soon as once more been shut out from the dialog. Neither Lupita Nyong'o's masterful twin roles in Us nor Florence Pugh's disturbing descent into insanity in Midsommar will not be anticipated to enter the Best Actress class, as biopics and dramas proceed to be the precedence of the Academy.
This "genre bias" is just not new to awards season. It's been made loud and clear which motion pictures have a shot at a golden trophy through the years, and horror is kind of low on the checklist. Six horror motion pictures in all of historical past have been nominated for Best Picture, with 1991's Silence of the Lambs turning into the one out of the handful to take the prize and dominate its yr with a sweep of the 4 main classes (although even that may very well be argued to be extra of a thriller).
If you thought the final couple years have been scary for the horror style, check out these terrifying, horror-related snubs in Oscar historical past. Considering the enduring standing of many of those motion pictures, it's nearly legal that they have been shut out from recognition.
That's proper, that is an nearly a one-hundred yr subject. The Best Picture winner in 1931 was Cimarron. Have you ever heard of it? It has been Boris Karloff's Frankenstein that has gone down in historical past as one of the vital influential items of early cinema. Sure it's an adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel of the identical title and horror cinema was solely starting again within the day, nevertheless it was vastly totally different than anything. It's emotional and Karloff disappears into the position. This Frankenstein is iconic and it was utterly shut out from awards season.
Is there actually a proof wanted? Psycho is without doubt one of the most progressive movies ever. It is called in so many movie lessons and remains to be dissected for Alfred Hitchcock's craft. The masterful use of suspense with the music, the chocolate down the bathe drain… with out Psycho, the horror of today principally doesn't exist. Most of all, it challenged its viewers. Thankfully, the Academy did nominate the movie for 4 classes, together with Best Director. But it wasn't given the possibility at Best Picture. The Apartment gained massive that yr.
One of probably the most influential motion pictures in popular culture is definitely Jaws. We can all go into the theme tune or take into consideration a fin showing out of nowhere whereas wading on the seaside. And sure, Jaws was acknowledged to an extent on the Oscars by profitable Best Sound, Film Editing and Best Music. It was nominated for Best Picture, however misplaced to One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. But the place was Steven Spielberg's Best Directing nomination? It was an enormous snub and he rightfully employed a crew to movie his response pondering it might be a full sweep.
Another horror traditional vastly shut out of Oscar evening was Ridley Scott's Alien. The film did nab a win for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for Art Direction, however no different classes have been within the playing cards. Even today, science-fiction and horror sorts are typically given some area on Oscar evening in technical classes, however locations equivalent to efficiency, director or Best Picture will not be. Alien had an enormous affect on the horror and sci-fi style, and Sigourney Weaver's Ripley might have simply been among the many nominees. Kramer v. Kramer gained Best Picture that yr.
Not solely is The Shining top-of-the-line horror movies ever, it's thought-about top-of-the-line motion pictures interval. The film is famously one among Stanley Kubrick's few movies with out a single Oscar nomination. That's proper, it was utterly out of the race. Ordinary People was the Best Picture winner that yr, which Robert Redford gained Best Directing for as nicely. Cinematography on the very least might have been a part of The Shining's Oscar legacy. This must be one of the vital starkly neglected movies by the Academy in movie historical past.
Pan's Labyrinth had one other factor going towards it moreover it having "horror" components. It was a international movie, and people are sometimes positioned in a field within the Best Foreign Language class on the Oscars and never given recognition in any other case. Labyrinth was nominated in six classes, most of which have been within the technical classes. It gained for Cinematography, Art Direction and Makeup. However, the imaginative fairytale horror was snubbed for Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Del Toro was later acknowledged in an enormous means for The Shape of Water although.
Get Out (2017)
Here's one everyone knows nicely, principally as a result of it's nonetheless recent in our heads. Get Out was the primary film in its style to be nominated for Best Picture in nearly a decade – that's counting Black Swan, which falls extra into the drama territory. Jordan Peele nabbed an enormous win that confirmed some promise from the Academy towards horror when he gained for Best Original Screenplay. Interestingly sufficient, it was Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water that beat out Peele for a Best Picture win. Still, I imagine the well timed social horror movie can be higher remembered.
That brings us to final yr. Ari Aster's Hereditary utterly blew audiences away for its leaning into scares and supernatural with household dynamics and psychological well being. It doesn't significantly purpose to entertain. Aster makes use of filmmaking in a singular approach to extenuate immense dread. Early critics have been notably patting Toni Collette on the again for her unbelievable efficiency within the film. And but, the buzziest horror movie of the yr wasn't given an oz. of consideration by Oscar voters. Because once more, the Academy doesn't normally look after scary issues.
What do you suppose? Why does the Academy so usually shut out the horror style? These movies discover the human situation and have pushed the progress of filmmaking within the highest sense of the phrase. What makes them much less deserving than biopics, dramas and musicals? Leave a remark beneath!
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Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC), Grade 8
Science, Grade 6
Integrates the disciplines of physics and chemistry in the following topics: motion, waves, energy transformations, properties of matter, changes in matter, and solution chemistry; addresses the following areas: chemistry—balance chemical reaction types; physics—calculate various motion and force problems, describe the relationship of waves and energy, and interpret how light and mirrors interact. Independent science research is a requirement and participation in the Science Fair is mandatory. One (1) high school credit is earned upon successful completion of the course.
Prerequisite: End-of-year average of 80 or higher in Grade 7 science and an end-of-year average of 80 or higher in Pre-Algebra, Grade 7.
Provides a look at the underlying points of life science; requires students to learn basic concepts, such as the structure and function of the cell and its parts, the classification of all living things, and basic knowledge about the earth and its different components; study the scientific method; theories of evolution and natural selection; plate tectonics and earth processes such as volcanic activity and earthquakes; and integrates participation in lab activities in order to put into practice what has been learned. Participation in the Science Fair is mandatory.
Provides an integrated approach to science, building on topics introduced in 6th grade science; includes an in depth study of the scientific method; emphasizes study and practice of lab safety, scientific measurement and conversions, and the use of laboratory instruments and apparatus; presents topics through discussion, lab experiences, and computer simulations; includes study of the following: chemistry — elements, compounds and mixtures, the periodic table, and comparing chemical and physical changes; physics — force and motion, gravity and its effects, simple machines, and mechanics; life science — requirements for life, cell metabolic processes, chemical necessities of life, human body systems (in-depth study of the cardiovascular system), and comparative anatomy (dissection of starfish and bony fish); geology — earthquakes and tsunamis, erosion and deposition; astronomy — creation of the universe and our solar system, the nature of the moon and its phases, and a comparison of rocky planets with the gas giants; ecology — focuses on succession in habitats, the anatomical and behavioral adaptations of organisms to ensure success in their habitats, and a field studies trip to examine the organisms that live on sandy beaches, on rocky sea coasts, in salt marshes, and in protected bays. Participation in the Science Fair is mandatory.
Focuses on earth science, with an integration of chemistry, physics, and life science; provides instruction in safety rules, measurement techniques, graphing and recording analysis, and interpretation of data; topics of study include chemical interactions, the earth's interior, motion, energy, waves and ecology; prepares the student for high school sciences, with an emphasis on integration of chemistry into the life sciences. Participation in the Science Fair is mandatory.


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Posted on July 1, 2018 by morrowcountysentinel
Reflections: The Fourth of July — a favorite holiday
By Evelyn Long - Contributing Columnist
I really like holidays. My favorite is always the current one and so July 4 or Independence Day is my favorite holiday today. Patriotism with music and fireworks — that's a combination.
My July 4 holiday includes such programs as the Capitol Fourth, the Boston Pops, Red, White and Boom and Macy's Fireworks, all televised. Fireworks and "Stars and Stripes Forever," still brings goose bumps.
I remember, though, as a youngster that we had what were called "sparklers" that my dad lit with a match and the end of the wire holder would send colorful sparks. We would twirl them to get beautiful effect. My dad would also set off firecrackers for us, but he was careful as he handled them.
Living in the country there were no nearby legal fireworks displays like there are today. Later, as parents we took our youngsters to some of those displays, usually at a fairgrounds, like today. Celebrating the nation's birthday, to me, is almost as important as celebrating my own.
It was July 4, 1776, that the Constitution of the United States was adopted, thereby making it the nation's birthday. So, celebrate with picnics, parties, and viewing fireworks.
News from the past:
July, 1938: Steve's Gulf Station at the bridge on Gilead Street offered five cent hamburgers and were advertised "Buy them by the sack."
The men and women over the age of 60 in Fulton organized a Townsend Club. The price of a ticket at the Cardington railroad station was increased by 25 per cent, from 2 to 2.5 cents.
July, 1948: Pictured was a brick house on Route 61, near Fargo, that was built in 1825 by Peleg Sherman, grandfather of Dr. E. C. Sherman, then a Cardington physician.
The Cardington Chapter of the FFA had entered a booth in the junior division of the Ohio State Fair. Committee members were Willis Long, chairman, Loren Levering and John Lindsay.
The Cardington Ice House at 116 Glendale Ave., next to the cemetery, owned by Carl Sollar, began selling garden plants.
An 1874 photo appeared in the Morrow County Independent showing a Temperance Crusade taking place on West Main Street in front of the hotel.
A weather recording instrument, with an attached parachute and carried aloft by a balloon was found on the Cyrus Faust farm on U.S. 42 south of Cardington.
July, 1968: Walter Barton of Cardington, retired after working as a pattern maker for 43 years. He had co-owned Quality Pattern Co. in Mount Glead with John Parshall since 1957.
Willard Beam, a resident of U.S. 42, Cardington, won $5,000 in a bowling tournament in Bucyrus.
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A World on Display
Source: New Deal Films
In the spring and summer of 1904, the eyes of the nation and the world were focused on St. Louis, Missouri, the site of a World's Fair commemorating the Louisiana Purchase Centennial. As part of one of the main exhibitions, the fair's organizers brought 2,000 indigenous peoples from all over the world to St. Louis to live in supposedly authentic villages. This occurrence reflected both the social Darwinism of the time and America's new role as an overseas power.
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A filmmaker's complex relationship with his Filipino heritage is explored through the story of tribal natives brought to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair to be "living exhibits."
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