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iPhone: What will the next 10 years bring?
by admin January 15, 2017 at 7:55 am
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The iPhone has come a long way since it was unveiled to the world a decade ago.
The screen resolution has increased to the point where the individual pixels are no longer discernible to the eye. The processor and graphics chip have increased in performance to the point where they are now 120 and 240 times faster than the original iPhone, respectively. We've also watched other features such as battery life and the camera improve dramatically over the decade.
Oh, and we've also seen the iPhone get thinner and lighter, the screen get bigger, the 30-pin port replaced with the Lightning port, and the headphone jack get taken off to Silicon Heaven.
But just as some things have changed, others have stayed the same. To the casual observer, an iPhone from 2007 looks much the same as an iPhone from 2017, retaining the familiarity of the Home button, the volume buttons, and the power button.
But that's all in the past. What does the future hold for the iPhone? Will there even be an iPhone in 2027?
Let's address that last point first. As much as tech can change over a decade, I can't see the iPhone being pushed into the history books over the coming ten years by wearable technologies such as VR/AR goggles or smartglasses, much the same way that the iPhone hasn't pushed the PC to extinction.
Apple may have a VR/AR solution by 2027, or it may have jumped on the smartglasses bandwagon by then, but I still fully expect the iPhone to still be at the heart of that tech ecosystem.
OK, with that out of the way, let's consider what that iPhone of the future might look like.
The simple answer is that it will look pretty much like the current iPhone. I expect it to have a display on the front, a few buttons — I don't think that the Home button is going anywhere given that it's key to how the iPhone works — and to be roughly "iPhone shaped."
The shape is closely tied to the concept of the iPhone, and it's clear from the past decade that Apple doesn't feel the need to mess with it much. No turning it into a bangle you can snap on your wrist or making it transparent so you can see the road as you text-and-walk.
But ten years will also bring considerable change to the tech that powers the iPhone.
On the CPU and GPU front, we can expect to see the performance increases continue to the point where the silicon in the 2027 iPhone will make the A10 in the iPhone 7 look like the CPU inside the first-generation iPhone.
This additional processing power will allow Apple to dramatically improve other aspects of the iPhone. For example, the dual camera arrangement on the iPhone 7 Plus, combined with technologies such as Live Photo, clearly point to 3D photography.
3D photography sounds like something that will eat up a huge amount of space, but it won't matter, because by 2027 one terabyte of storage will almost certainly be standard when it comes to storage.
We can also expect the display to evolve into a thinner, flexible, higher density, more power efficient OLED or even something more futuristic (by 2017 standards) such as graphene displays, which may in turn lead to 3D displays, hologram cells, or some combination of color display and one suited for text — such as eInk — to give users the best of all worlds.
Advances in technologies such as Gorilla Glass and growing crystals of sapphire big enough to cover the display should bring an end to shattered displays.
But all that processor power and high-resolution displays need power, and the lithium-ion technology that Apple has relied on so far might not be enough for the next decade. This could mean batteries that make use of technologies such as lithium-air which offer longer lifespans than lithium ion, or supercapacitors which can be recharged in seconds as opposed to hours.
Then there's recharging to consider. While the iPhone will definitely have wireless charging by 2027, it's possible that the battery will see regular top-ups thanks to solar panels built into the display, or motion charging.
And with charging moving to wireless technology, combined with improvements to Bluetooth, will make that Lightning port look more and more old-fashioned.
Yes, I'm predicting that by 2027 Apple will have eliminated the Lightning port from the iPhone.
I'm also expecting Apple to beef up the security of the iPhone, possibly adding features such as face, iris, or even heartbeat biometrics. The sensors built into the iPhone could also allow the device to detect if the owner is involved in a car accident or is a victim of a physical assault, and not only inform the emergency services but collect evidence from the scene using the cameras, microphones, and other sensors.
Given Apple's focus on health and fitness, it wouldn't surprise me to see a pulse monitor, blood pressure monitor, or blood glucose meter added as standard to the iPhone, as these features would be hugely beneficial to owners and their health.
The more Apple can make the iPhone a vital part of people's everyday lives, the longer arc it has as a product.
An aspect of the 2027 iPhone that we can't ignore is the price tag. Will pricing remain roughly as it is now, or will we see the budget SE equivalent get cheaper and the Plus version become even more premium as Apple attempts to balance out revenue and profits against sales and market growth?
I'd wager that, just as with the past decade, the next decade won't bring any dramatic price swings.
Just because I'm going to get asked about them, here is a quick list of things that I don't see happening by 2027:
Bendable/folding iPhone – No
Transparent iPhone – No (and why?)
Display on the back – No
Interchangeable camera lenses – Too clumsy
Modular design – NO!
An iPhone that doubles as a bangle that you wear around your wrist – NO!!!
Apple's profits are tied to the success or failure of the iPhone, so unless something drastic happens, it's not going anywhere, anytime soon. But where the next decade takes Apple's flagship product will undoubtedly keep the whole of the tech industry on its toes.
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The Creativity of Displacement: Ernesto Volkening as Essayist and Cultural Translator in Colombia, 1934-1983
Seidl-Gomez, Kathrin
Based on archival research in Colombia and Germany, this dissertation examines Ernesto Volkening's work as an essayist, literary critic, and cultural mediator in Bogota. Volkening immigrated to Colombia in 1934 to escape political persecution in Nazi-Germany. In Bogota, he established himself as a literary critic of European and Colombian literature, as essayist and film commentator, and as editor of the magazine Eco: Revista de la Cultura de Occidente. Writing in Spanish, he presented German writers and intellectuals to his Colombian audience. Today, he is still remembered as the first critic of Gabriel García Márquez. As a go-between figure between cultures and mentalities, languages and geographical regions, Volkening located his life in the intermediary space of a "sixth continent." Through writing, he negotiated his own position and influenced the image of German culture in his adoptive country. The first two chapters of this dissertation retrace Volkening's formative years in Europe and his professional accomplishments in Colombia by focusing on his own narration of his life story and his creative response to the experience of physical displacement. The third chapter presents a close reading of Volkening's fictionalized account of his visit to Antwerp, the city of his childhood, in 1968, suggesting that the actual city served as a mnemonic devise for Volkening. Heimat — not any longer contained by a geographical place — turned into an ideational concept to be preserved in writing. Chapter four engages the genre of the essay as Volkening's preferred medium for cultural transfer. The essay, I argue, allows for a unique, non-authoritative way of introducing "cultural goods" into a foreign setting, but also contributes to their transformation. Chapters five and six address translation as the moment in which culture gains its specific shape. By analyzing select essays and editorial choices for the Hölderlin-issue of Eco designed by Volkening on occasion of the poet's 200th birthday in 1970, I discuss Volkening's role as editor, translator, and mediator between Latin-American and German literatures, cultures, and languages.
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Rashawn Shaquille Thomas (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla del KK Partizan de la Liga Serbia de Baloncesto. Con 2,03 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de alero.

Trayectoria deportiva

Universidad
Jugó cuatro temporadas con los  Islanders de la Universidad de Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, en las que promedió 16,3 puntos, 7,7 rebotes, 1,7 tapones y 1,4 asistencias por partido. En 2015 fue incluido en el segundo mejor quinteto de la Southland Conference, mientras que en sus dos últimas temporadas apareció tanto en el mejor quinteto absoluto como en el mejor quinteto defensivo. Fue además elegido jugador defensivo de la conferencia en 2016.

Profesional
Tras no ser elegido en el Draft de la NBA de 2017, en junio firmó un contrato parcialmente garantizado con los Oklahoma City Thunder, con los que disputó las Ligas de Verano de la NBA, apareciendo en cinco partidos, en los que promedió 4,8 puntos y 3,6 rebotes. Poco antes del inicio de la pretemporada fue despedido, aunque fue posteriormente recolocado en el filial de la G League, los Oklahoma City Blue. En su primera temporada en el equipo promedió 13,9 puntos, 7,2 rebotes y 2,7 asistencias por partido.

El 30 de julio de 2018 firmó por el Dinamo Sassari de la Lega Basket Serie A italiana.

Selección nacional
En febrero de 2018 fue convocado por la selección de Estados Unidos para disputar las denominadas ventanas FIBA, la clasificación para la Copa Mundial de 2019.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Bio en goislanders.com
 Estadísticas en la NCAA
 Ficha en Realgm.com
 Estadísticas en la D League
 Ficha en gleague.nba.com

Baloncestistas de Oklahoma
Baloncestistas de la selección de Estados Unidos
Baloncestistas de los Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Baloncestistas de los Oklahoma City Blue
Baloncestistas del Dinamo Sassari
Baloncestistas del Partizan de Belgrado
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Holgate, Pickford save Everton in draw with West Ham
By Nicholas MendolaJan 18, 2020, 12:15 PM EST
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Issa Diop traded goals in Everton's 1-1 draw with West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday.
The draw has David Moyes' West Ham a point outside the drop zone, while 11th place Everton moves seven clear with 29 points.
1. Toffees bailed out by Holgate, Pickford: Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's last few weeks have been as good as he's played since his Sunderland days, and he made a pair of incredible saves for the Toffees. But his young center back Mason Holgate was the star, with an assist on Calvert-Lewin's goal and a key block to go with seven clearances and much more (See MOTM, below).
2. Calvert-Lewin sums up Toffees' uneven play: The tempestuous young striker got another goal, but Everton's point came mostly through Pickford and Holgate. Calvert-Lewin got his headed goal but also as many fouls (3) as chances created. His quick post-match comments really fit the bill.
"I thought today we under-performed. It was disappointing not to play to our strengths. We got ourselves back into the game but should have gone on from there and won it. I am happy to get on the scoresheet and get the point but I thought we could have performed better."
3. Snodgrass is class: The 32-year-old Scot continues to turn back the clock for West Ham, providing power and craft in producing three goals and three assists this season. All of those score sheet moments have come in the Irons last 13 matches.
Man of the Match: Holgate's assist was great, but how about seven-for-seven in ground duels, two blocked shots, a goal line clearance, and four interceptions. Fantastic stuff.
Tom Davies was stripped at midfield, leading to in-form Robert Snodgrass curling a shot to Jordan Pickford.
Snodgrass set up Pablo Zabaleta for a classy chest trap and volley, but Mason Holgate blocked the shot wide of the near post.
Lucas Digne gave the ball away to Mark Noble, who sent Sebastien Haller through the goal. Pickford made a fine leg save as Haller aimed to go low and near post.
Theo Walcott blew a chance to make it 1-0 when Digne spotted the ex-Arsenal star, who flubbed a ball right to Darren Randolph.
The Irons got their deserved lead through an Issa Diop header of Snodgrass' free kick in the 40th, but Calvert-Lewin got one of his own from a Digne corner kick moments later.
Pickford made an incredible save in stoppage time to keep it 1-1, reaching low to paw away a point-blank Irons chance.
The English keeper than slapped a deflected shot wide in the second half.
Tags: Darren Randolph, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton, Issa Diop, Jordan Pickford, Mason Holgate, Premier League, Premier League 2019-20 game recaps, Robert Snodgrass, Sebastien Haller, West Ham United, Ba, Darren Randolph, David Moyes, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Issa Diop, Jordan Pickford, Lucas Digne, Mark Noble, Mason Holgate, Pablo Zabaleta, Robert Snodgrass, Tom Davies, Walcott
Best players of decade for each Premier League club
By Joe Prince-WrightDec 31, 2019, 12:20 PM EST
It has been an incredible decade in the Premier League with plenty of stars on show from 2010-20.
But which players have been the best from the last decade for each current PL team?
Yes, this will cause controversy. Yes, you won't agree with these 20 selections.
There is no right answer here because certain players may not have been the best technical player to play for a certain team over the last decade but they may have been the most important to their success.
Anyway, here it goes.
Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez – Yes, it didn't end well for him at Arsenal. But for four seasons he led them to the FA Cup, top four finishes and scored superb goals along the way. His hunger to win drove Arsene Wenger's teams on and along with Jack Wilshere (when he was fit) and Aaron Ramsey, he was one of the few world-class quality players the Gunners possessed.
Aston Villa: Jack Grealish – A local lad who arrived from the academy with his low socks and slick Peaky Blinders-esque haircut, Grealish is Villa through and through and Villa's hopes of staying in the Premier League this season revolve around the English playmaker. He stayed with them when they went down and brought them back up as skipper and his mercurial talents mean the big clubs are circling.
Bournemouth: Steve Cook – It is amazing to think he is just 29 years old. Cook has been with Bournemouth throughout their promotion from League One to the Premier League and is now at the heart of their defense. Some great players have been key to Bournemouth's success but Cook has held it all together.
Brighton and Hove Albion: Lewis Dunk – Another local lad who has com through the ranks to be a star, Dunk is a towering, powerful center back who was with Brighton when they were at the Withdean and has been influential in their promotion and consolidation in the Premier League. He's also played for England. His decade has been a Slam… Dunk.
Burnley: Ben Mee – A mainstay in Burnley's defense after joining from Man City in 2011, initially on loan, Mee has been essential to their promotion campaigns and keeping them in the Premier League. A no-nonsense defender, Burnley can totally trust Mee. The unsung hero in a club of unsung heroes.
Chelsea: Eden Hazard – My favorite player of the decade in the Premier League because he could change the game on his own. Hazard led Chelsea to two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Europa League and when he was at his best he was unstoppable. Ask players around the PL who was the best player they came up against and the vast majority will say Hazard.
Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha – The academy product was a star in the Championship, left for Manchester United, came back and ripped it up. Zaha is loved by Palace's fans and is probably the best player outside of the top six in the Premier League. His pace and power is just too much to handle for most teams. And even though he wants to leave for a team challenging for trophies, Zaha will go down as a Palace legend.
Everton: Leighton Baines – Okay, so it was a flip of a coin between Baines and Seamus Coleman, but I'm going for Baines. His quality from set piece situations was incredible and he was just wonderfully reliable. Everton's two full backs will be etched into Toffees history but Baines' extra quality in the final third gives him the nod.
Leicester City: Jamie Vardy – Okay, with N'Golo Kante, Wes Morgan, Kasper Schmeichel and Riyad Mahrez around, this wasn't that easy but Vardy should get the nod. He scored the goals to lead Leicester to an incredible Premier League title win as his pace and clinical finishing capped off his unreal rise from non-league to the Premier League, and his resurgence over the past 12 months has been amazing. Vardy isn't everybody's cup of tea but when he's at his best, nobody can stop him.
Liverpool: Virgil Van Dijk – This could be a controversial pick given the fact that he's only played for Liverpool for two years, but there's no doubt that no other player has been as important to the team as VVD. Luis Suarez and Mohamed Salah have been attacking stars for the Reds over the last decade but Van Dijk's arrival helped lead Liverpool to the Champions League and improved their entire defense which had been their Achilles heel under Jurgen Klopp. Van Dijk is a Rolls Royce and probably the most complete defender the Premier League has ever seen.
Manchester City: Vincent Kompany – A proper Man City legend, Kompany was the captain for all four of Man City's Premier League title wins over the last decade. Sergio Aguero, Pablo Zabaleta and David Silva have all been key parts of City's glittering decade but Kompany was the glue who held it all together. Injuries hit him hard in the second half of the decade but he was no doubt one of the greatest center backs in the history of the game. His goal to clinch the 2018-19 title was the perfect way to go out.
Manchester United: David De Gea – He routinely won United's Player of the Season over the last decade and without him Red Devils fans shudder to think where they would be. He has had a few big errors over the last 12 months but DDG has been the best goalkeeper in the Premier League over the last decade. Amid all of United's struggles to get back to the top, De Gea has been their one true star.
Newcastle United: Yohan Cabaye – Had the quality on the ball to rip teams apart and led the Magpies to a fifth-place finish under Alan Pardew. Papiss Cisse, Chieck Tiote, Moussa Sissoko and Demba Ba all had exceptional stints at Newcastle, but Cabaye had the extra class required to sew it together. The way he left for PSG wasn't ideal but when all is said and done the former Lille midfielder was a game-changer at St James' Park.
Norwich City: Wes Hoolahan – A yo-yo decade for the Canaries who went all the way down to League One and worked their way back to the Premier League via back-to-back promotions. Republic of Ireland midfielder Hoolahan was their main attacking threat throughout the promotion years and he was capable of the sublime.
Sheffield United: Billy Sharp – A local lad who has spent three spells at his beloved Blades and most recently signed for them in 2015 in League One, he scored the goals to take them back to the Premier League. Sharp has spent his entire career scoring boatloads of goals in the lower leagues and his dream was to play for Sheffield United in the Premier League. He's achieved that, even though he hasn't played a big role in their incredible season back in the top-flight. Sharp, 33, will forever be a Sheffield United legend.
Southampton: Rickie Lambert – Another star forward who led his team from League One to the Premier League. Lambert signed for Saints from Bristol Rovers for $1.3 million in 2010, just after they had come out of administration, and then led them to back-to-back promotions as they returned to the PL. He then established himself as one of the top strikers in the league, got a call-up to the England team, play at the 2014 World Cup and eventually sealed his dream move to hometown club Liverpool. Known as "Sir Rickie" at St Mary's, there will be a statue of him at the club one day as he led them back to the top-flight and did it was pure style befitting of the legendary No. 7 shirt he wore. He did Matt Le Tissier proud. Sadio Mane, Morgan Schneiderlin, Van Dijk, Adam Lallana, Jose Fonte and others were stars for Saints in the last decade but Lambert was the reason they were even in the PL in the first place.
Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane – Has any other player in the Premier League burst onto the scene more than Kane in 2010? The London lad has come through Spurs' academy to become a global star and is a goalscoring machine. In 2013-14 he was struggling to break through after several loan spells and now Kane is one of the best center forwards in the world. Kane scores every type of goal imaginable for club and country and is the captain of England and Tottenham's talisman. The only thing left for him to tick off is winning a trophy. Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Hugo Lloris and Jan Vertonghen have all been mainstays but without Kane's goals, Spurs would not have turned into genuine title contenders and regulars in the Champions League.
Watford: Troy Deeney – Mr. Watford, Deeney led them to promotion to the PL in 2015 and they've been there ever since. Deeney's goals (126 in 380 games in all competitions) and bulldozing displays have kept Watford in the top-flight and they've reached FA Cup semifinals and finals as they continue to punch above their weight. Deeney is Watford's captain and sets the tone for the entire club.
West Ham United: Dmitri Payet – Yes, West Ham fans will not like to admit this, but Payet was otherworldly at Upton Park and the London Stadium. The way he left for Marseille wasn't great, at all, and the current owners have pretty much removed him from their history. But his amazing goals, free kicks and general outrageousness turned him into a club legend. Payet was box office as Slaven Bilic's side qualified for Europe.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Conor Coady – A mainstay in central defense for Wolves, Coady has led the charge since Fosun bought the club and Nuno Espirito Santo took over. A produce of Liverpool's academy, he is a true professional who sets the standards day in, day out. Coady joined Wolves when they were struggling in the Championship and they are now in the Europa League knockout rounds and are challenging for the top four four after taking the PL by storm over the last two seasons. All of the recent impressive signings in attack and midfield have been important, so too has Matt Doherty who has been with Wolves since their days in the third tier, but Coady is the heart of Wolves and has been since 2015.
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League Cup: Man Utd survives scare; 3 PL sides lose to lower-tier foes
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By Nicholas MendolaSep 25, 2019, 5:09 PM EDT
Chelsea and Liverpool cruised, but only one other Premier League side one… and it was the one playing another top-flight rival.
[ RECAP: Chelsea 7-1 Grimsby Town ]
A day after Tottenham fell to Colchester United, League One sides Oxford United, Burton Albion, and Sunderland all took down PL foes in the League Cup to book fourth round berths.
Manchester United 1-1 (5-3 penalties) Rochdale
Sergio Romero made a save in the second round of kicks and that's all Manchester United needed to avoid an embarrassing upset at home to League One's Rochdale.
The combined age of goal scorers at Old Trafford before penalties was 33, as Paul Pogba returned to the United XI but couldn't spare his men blushes despite a dominant performance.
Mason Greenwood, 17, scored off a Jesse Lingard assist in the 68th minute, seemingly capping a dominant performance that lacked finish.
But 16-year-old defender Luke Matheson scored eight minutes later to ratchet up the pressure at Old Trafford, and Daniel James and Juan Mata came off the bench for the Red Devils (who also handed a debut to 19-year-old left back Brandon Williams).
GOAL! (1-1) Would you believe it! 16-year-old Luke Matheson equalises for Dale against Manchester United at Old Trafford
He got on the end of Rathbone's cross and struck home#RAFC pic.twitter.com/XkFX2ZyKJe
— Rochdale AFC (@officiallydale) September 25, 2019
Oxford United 4-0 West Ham United
Elliott Moore's second half goal gave the League One side a 55th minute lead over Manuel Pellegrini's in-form Irons, and well-traveled striker Matt Taylor turned the hopes of a "cupset" up to 11.
By the time Tariqe Fosu made it 3-0 against a very decent West Ham side including Issa Diop, Jack Wilshere, Pablo Fornals, and Pablo Zabaleta, it was academic.
Shandon Baptiste added to the Kassam Stadium jubilation with a stoppage time finish.
Burton Albion 2-0 Bournemouth
Oliver Sarkic delivered the goods for the underdogs, who took an early lead against Eddie Howe's in-form Cherries. Nathan Broadhead later scored in a match which was thrice (!!!) stopped by floodlight failure, as the Brewers stunned the Cherries.
MK Dons 0-2 Liverpool
Playing at the back for a very young Liverpool, James Milner gave the Reds a lead they would not toss aside at Stadium MK.
Milner assisted on Ki-Jana Hoever's second half goal, as the second-choice Reds XI was given a decent challenge by Paul Tisdale's side.
At 16 years, 174 days old, Harvey Elliott becomes Liverpool's 2nd youngest player & the youngest to start a match – he was born in April 2003, over 4 months after teammate James Milner made his senior debut pic.twitter.com/lXrexN84Cv
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) September 25, 2019
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane and Jota scored in the first 33 minutes, as Villa continued to heap misery on Brighton's poor run of form in the only all-Premier League match of the day. Hayden Roberts pulled one back in the second half, but that's all the Seagulls could muster and Jack Grealish restored a two-goal lead for Villa before the match was finished at the Amex Stadium.
Sheffield United 0-1 Sunderland
Max Power — yes, that's really his name — gave the Black Cats a ninth minute lead over the Premier League's Blades.
Wolves 1-1 (4-2 pens.) Reading
Bruno Jordao scored his first Wolves goal, as American center back Matt Miazga returned to the Reading lineup after an injury spell cost him four matches and an international break with the USMNT.
But Reading kept pushing for an equalizer and got a deserved one when Lucas Boye scored in the ninth (!!) minute of stoppage time to force penalties.
Miazga was one of only two Reading players to score in the session, as Wolves escaped with their League Cup lives.
To stay in the shootout, @MattMiazga3 steps up, and SCORES!@Wolves: ✅✅✅#Royals: ✅❌❌✅#WOLvREA
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) September 25, 2019
Tags: Bournemouth, Burton Albion, Ki-Jana Hoever, League Cup, League One, Liverpool, Luke Matheson, Manchester United, Mason Greenwood, Oxford United, Premier League, Rochdale, Sheffield United, Ba, Bruno, Bruno Jordao, Conor Hourihane, Daniel James, Eddie Howe, Issa Diop, Jack Grealish, Jack Wilshere, James Milner, Jesse Lingard, Jota, Juan Mata, Ki-Jana Hoever, Manuel Pellegrini, Mason Greenwood, Matt Miazga, Matt Taylor, Moore, Nathan, Pablo Fornals, Pablo Zabaleta, Paul Pogba, Sergio Romero
Absurd Paul Scholes pass has Premier League fans all nostalgic
By Kyle BonnSep 11, 2019, 5:46 PM EDT
Vincent Kompany's testimonial on Wednesday featured some big names from the former Manchester City defender's time in the Premier League, and one in particular put jaws on the floor.
Paul Scholes, whose time at City's cross-town rivals Manchester United overlapped Kompany's Premier League journey by four years, produced a moment of brilliance that brought fans back to his time in midfield for the Red Devils. The 44-year-old donned a dark blue shirt for the Premier League All-Stars side at Kompany's testimonial and wow'd the crowd.
With Robin Van Persie and Robbie Keane breaking forward, Scholes took a square pass from Cesc Fabregas and produced a stunning flick with the outside of his boot that fell perfectly in line for the two strikers on a run. Unfortunately, both Keane and van Persie went for the ball, and they ran into each other allowing Jolean Lescott to recover and end the chance.
It's Paul Scholes' world – we're just living in it. 😍 pic.twitter.com/OWm8I47W5z
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 11, 2019
The match ended in a 2-2 draw as Benjani Mwaruwari scored a last-minute equalizer for the Manchester City Legends. Martin Petrov opened the scoring for Man City Legends, but the Premier League All-Stars took the lead through goals by van Persie and Keane before the late goal left things all square.
Current Manchester City players David Silva and Sergio Aguero were on hand to participate, as were former City players Samir Nasri, Joe Hart, Kolo Toure, Mario Balotelli, and Pablo Zabaleta. The likes of Edwin van der Sar, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, and Thierry Henry suited up for the opponents.
Kompany himself was unfortunately sidelined for the match by a hamstring injury – a cruel homage to the rampant injury history of his long 11-year playing career at the Etihad. He picked up the injury while playing for his new club Anderlecht where he serves as player/manager. The club has started the Jupiler Pro League season on a terrible run of form, without victory through its first five games, but picked up its first win of the season against rivals Standard Liege with Kompany out injured.
Proceeds from the match went to benefit A Bed Every Night, a charity in Manchester dedicated to helping aid the homeless in the city.
Tags: Manchester City, Paul Scholes, Vincent Kompany, Ba, David Silva, Joe Hart, Lescott, Mario Balotelli, Martin, Pablo Zabaleta, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville, Robin Van Persie, Ryan Giggs, Samir Nasri, Vincent Kompany
Ranking top 10 Premier League players at each position
By Joe Prince-WrightMay 15, 2019, 2:29 PM EDT
There are 25 players in each Premier League squad, but who not only starred for their respective clubs but also elevated themselves to the upper echelons of the league this season?
We pondered that as we analyzed those who rose to the challenge best over the past nine months.
Below is a look at our complete list of the top 10 players in each position based on their play during the 2018-19 campaign.
1. Ederson
2. Alisson
3. David De Gea
4. Kepa
5. Ben Foster
6. Lukasz Fabianski
7. Hugo Lloris
8. Jordan Pickford
9. Rui Patricio
10. Martin Dubravka
1. Trent Alexander-Arnold
2. Matt Doherty
3. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
4. Cesar Azpilicueta
5. Ricardo Perreira
6. Kyle Walker
7. Seamus Coleman
8. Kiko Femenia
9. Pablo Zabaleta
10. Yan Valery
1. Andrew Robertson
2. Lucas Digne
3. Ben Chilwell
4. Luke Shaw
5. Jonny Otto
6. Patrick Van Aanholt
7. Ben Davies
8. Nacho Monreal
9. Jose Holebas
10. Emerson Palmeri
1. Virgil Van Dijk
2. Aymeric Laporte
3. Toby Alderweireld
4. Jan Vertonghen
5. Vincent Kompany
6. Sokratis
7. Antonio Rudiger
8. Conor Coady
9. Michael Keane
10. Issa Diop
Central midfielders
1. Fernandinho
2. Joao Moutinho
3. Moussa Sissoko
4. David Silva
5. Jordan Henderson
6. Andre Gomes
7. Abdoulaye Doucoure
8. Fabinho
9. N'Golo Kante
10. Youri Tielemans
Attacking midfielders
2. Bernardo Silva
3. Kevin De Bruyne
4. Christian Eriksen
5. Gerard Deulofeu
6. Dele Alli
7. James Maddison
8. Gylfi Sigurdsson
9. Paul Pogba
10. Diogo Jota
Wingers
1. Raheem Sterling
3. Sadio Mane
4. Mohamed Salah
5. Wilfried Zaha
6. Ryan Fraser
7. Pedro
8. Ryan Babel
9. David Brooks
10. Nathan Redmond
1. Sergio Aguero
2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
3. Harry Kane
4. Roberto Firmino
5. Alexandre Lacazette
6. Raul Jimenez
7. Heung-Min Son
8. Jamie Vardy
9. Marcus Rashford
10. Salomon Rondon
Tags: Premier League, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alexandre Lacazette, Alisson, Andrew Robertson, Antonio Rudiger, Aymeric Laporte, Babel, Ben Chilwell, Ben Davies, Ben Foster, Bernard, Bernardo Silva, Cesar, Christian Eriksen, Conor Coady, David Brooks, David De Gea, David Silva, Dele Alli, Diogo Jota, Drew Robertson, Eden Hazard, Eder, Fabinho, Fernandinho, Gerard Deulofeu, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son, Hugo Lloris, Issa Diop, James Maddison, Jamie Vardy, Jan Vertonghen, Joao Moutinho, Jonny Otto, Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Lucas Digne, Lukasz Fabianski, Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford, Martin Dubravka, Matt Doherty, Michael Keane, Moha, Mohamed Salah, Moussa Sissoko, N'Golo Kante, Nacho Monreal, Nathan, Nathan Redmond, Pablo Zabaleta, Patrick Van Aanholt, Paul Pogba, Pedro, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Raheem Sterling, Roberto Firmino, Ryan Fraser, Sadio Mane, Seamus Coleman, Toby Alderweireld, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Vincent Kompany, Virgil Van Dijk, Wilfried Zaha, Yan Valery, Youri Tielemans
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Haiti presents challenges to hotel developers
11 MARCH 2013 7:11 AM
Hotel development is a slow process in Haiti, but experts believe the country has potential for further tourism and hotel development.
REPORT FROM HAITI—Haiti is a country that presents both opportunities and challenges for hotel developers and operators. The Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola is one of poorest in the Western Hemisphere and is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that struck in January 2010.
Since then, hotel development in the country has moved at a slow pace. One hotel managed by Spanish chain Occidental Hotels & Resorts opened in December. Two properties with U.S.-based brands are under development and a property managed by another Spanish chain is preparing to open.
The country has 20 hotels and 962 rooms open, with two hotels comprising 279 rooms in construction, according to STR, parent company of HotelNewsNow.com.
The Royal Oasis, a 128-room new-construction boutique hotel managed by Occidental, opened in December. Another property, the NH Haiti El Rancho, was scheduled to open last month but has yet to do so. Spanish chain NH Hoteles will operate the 72-room property.
Next to open (scheduled for 26 March) will be a 105-room Best Western Premier in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petionville. The property, which has been under development for six years, will be managed by Plano, Texas-based Aimbridge Hospitality. According to Mark Williams, VP of North American development for Best Western, planning for the hotel began a year or so before the earthquake and was about a week from groundbreaking when the disaster hit the country.
"It was originally designed using elements from our Atria prototype, but when the Premier descriptor became available we approached the developers about making it a Premier," he said. "It was already planned to have a full-service restaurant and two lounges so the fit made sense."
Rich Cortese, senior VP of Caribbean development and operations for Aimbridge, said while operating in Haiti creates some challenges, he believes the firm is well positioned to manage the new Best Western since it operates three hotels in Jamaica and there are three flights a week from Haiti to Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The 105-room Best Western Premier opens 26 March in Petionville, Haiti.
"The synergies are terrific," he said. "I sent our laundry manager from Jamaica to Haiti to help set up the laundry; my chef went to work with the chef in Haiti; and we sent the controller from Haiti to Jamaica to learn our systems," he said.
One challenge is staffing, Cortese said. He said there are plenty of people looking for jobs but not many with hospitality experience. To compensate, Aimbridge extended its typical one- to two-week training period for new employees to two or three weeks.
Construction started in December on a 175-room full-service Marriott Hotels & Resorts in the Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince. Digicel, a major wireless carrier in the Caribbean, is the lead developer of the $45-million project, and Marriott has a long-term management agreement. It is Digicel's first hotel venture, but Damian Blackburn, CEO of Digicel Haiti and group director special projects, said the project makes sense for the company for several reasons.
"We were looking for business opportunities in Haiti and saw a gap in the hotel market we thought we could fill," Blackburn said. "And as the largest private investor in Haiti, we want to encourage others to follow our lead with additional investments."
Blackburn said the hotel is scheduled to open in early 2015.
The development challenge
Developers with interest in building hotels in Haiti face a number of challenges, several sources said. Jonathan Kracer, managing principal of Sion Capital LLC, a Miami-based hospitality and real estate advisory and investment firm, said one hurdle is that it's more complicated for some developers in Haiti to deal with U.S. hotel companies because of all the paperwork the brands require and their inflexible design standards, particularly for conversions.
"The key question I've heard from developers is, 'Do I really need a brand or can we do it on our own?' Under the current conditions in which there is limited supply and such high demand from contractors, aid workers and those in the Diaspora, maybe you don't need a brand," he said. "However, over time the market will become more competitive and visitors will steer toward branded properties because of the quality and safety standards they provide."
"Haiti has always been ripe for hotel development. It is an underserved market, but from a risk perspective it's been at the far end of the spectrum," said Mark Lunt, principal in the real estate and hospitality transaction advisory services for Ernst & Young.
Like the situation is some other Caribbean nations, Haiti has issues with transparency, a consistent rule of law and political uncertainty, Lunt said. But, he added, Haiti is viewed as even riskier because it has gone through even more turmoil than other countries in the region.
Opportunities in various segments
Lunt believes that like Jamaica, which also suffers from the perception of safety challenges, Haiti might benefit from the development of all-inclusive resorts. Full- or select-service business hotels are another development opportunity, according to Lunt.
"Haiti is one of a handful of countries in the Caribbean with a true commercial center, Port-au-Prince, which presents the opportunity to develop corporate-oriented hotels like Courtyards, Hampton Inns or even Alofts that appeal to business travelers," he said. "And these are the type of assets that institutional investors like to pick up in portfolios."
Kracer said he sees opportunity for hybrid hotels that combine full-service and extended-stay elements. There is a short-stay market, he said, made up of businesspeople who only need to be in the country for a few days. There are also many humanitarian workers, engineers and project workers who are there for longer periods of time.
Both Lunt and Kracer believe Haiti might be able to develop heritage and sustainable tourism.
"There aren't many Caribbean islands that have distinct cultures—Bermuda and Jamaica are two examples—but with its French background and strong culture, Haiti has a deep, rich history that gives it an opportunity for culture-based tourism," Lunt said.
The Haiti Minister of Tourism last week unveiled plans for a sustainable resort development on Île a Vache, a 55-square-kilometer (34-square-mile) island off the southeast coast of the country. The government hopes to attract foreign investors to the project, which would be developed in phases.
Kracer has advice for developers and investors who might have interest in the Haiti hotel market. "While it's important everywhere in the Caribbean to partner with reputable, knowledgeable and well-connected local people, there's not a country where it is truer than Haiti."
He said it's also important to develop properties to global safety and security standards. He said at present approximately 80% of visitors to the country are from the U.S. and many of them contractors and personnel from humanitarian and aid organizations. In the future it will be difficult for hotels to get contracts from these groups unless they meet these standards.
In determining the feasibility of potential hotel development, Kracer recommended using the U.S. Foreign Per-Diem hotel rates issued by the State Department as a guide to what kind of rates are achievable. "This is a market with limited data available, so rates are highly correlated to the per-diem rates from the U.S. government," he said. Effective last month, the hotel per-diem for Port-au-Prince is $155 a night.
He said developers need to look for expansive sites. "In the U.S. and some other Caribbean nations, you get can by with a tighter, more integrated site, but in Haiti self-contained sites are the norm in which all facilities and services the guests need are within the compound."
Finally, Kracer noted development costs are typically 25% to 30% higher than in the U.S.
"It's the poorest country in the Americas, but the costs to develop are high even though labor is relatively inexpensive," he said. Higher costs, added to greater social, political and currency risks and limited amounts of available debt, create higher hurdles of return on investment.
As a result, said Kracer, you might find "some projects are market feasible but (are) not financially or economically feasible."
GJM March 11, 2013 3:24 PM
Great to see for Haiti. Nice job MI and Aimbridge.
panthernation January 9, 2014 1:52 AM
Haiti benefited from years of tourism in the 1960s - 1970s. If the Haitian president cared about that sector, the country would have been better off financially. Heck, Haiti was the only caribbean country with a clubMed. Today, Haiti has a leader/president who actually works for the people and cares about the tourist dollar. I sure hope to see Haiti rise up again (1804).


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America and the Great War for Humanity and Freedom
Willis Fletcher Johnson
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Willis Fletcher Johnson (1857 - March 29, 1931), was an author, lecturer and for twenty years foreign and diplomatic editorial writer for The New York Tribune. World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides), a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by gruelling trench warfare. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the British Empire, France and the Russian Empire) versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive, against the terms of the alliance.These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, while the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers.The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, and entangled international alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. On 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia.As Russia mobilised in support of Serbia, Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France, leading the United Kingdom to declare war on Germany. After the German march on Paris was halted, what became known as the Western Front settled into a battle of attrition, with a trench line that changed little until 1917. On the Eastern Front, the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, but the Germans stopped its invasion of East Prussia. In November 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers, opening fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and the Sinai. In 1915, Italy joined the Allies and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers; Romania joined the Allies in 1916, as did the United States in 1917.The Russian government collapsed in March 1917, and a revolution in November followed by a further military defeat brought the Russians to terms with the Central Powers via the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which granted the Germans a significant victory. After a stunning German offensive along the Western Front in the spring of 1918, the Allies rallied and drove back the Germans in a series of successful offensives. On 4 November 1918, the Austro-Hungarian empire agreed to an armistice, and Germany, which had its own trouble with revolutionaries, agreed to an armistice on 11 November 1918, ending the war in victory for the Allies...
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Наслов America and the Great War for Humanity and Freedom
Аутор Willis Fletcher Johnson
Издавач J. C. Winston, 1917
Оригинал из Јавна библиотека града Њујорка
Дигитализовано 21 авг 2007
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Norcross, GA, October 27, 2016 – The Post Reports – Students of Brookhaven Innovation Academy (BIA) now have the opportunity to visit and witness a "day in the life" of over 300 of the hottest startup companies in Atlanta who operate out of the Atlanta Tech Village (ATV) by virtue of a new partnership. Employees of ATV and its supported companies also have an opportunity to volunteer their services as well as provide subject matter expert guidance to the students of BIA in their own environment, the classroom.
Head of School at Brookhaven Innovation Academy, Dr. Laurie Kimbrel said, "We look forward to our new partnership with Atlanta Tech Village to support the delivery of our unique blend of personalized and project based learning in which students work creatively to solve real world problems." Dr. Kimbrel explains that pairing with businesses of all sizes will enable BIA students to see that the communication, collaboration and critical thinking skills they practice at in the classroom are among the most important in a 21st century workplace.
Dr. Kimbrel says that BIA will add other corporate partnerships over time. "Such Corporate Partnerships will deliver long term value to the students, faculty, and staff of Brookhaven Innovation Academy while also highlighting community impact for those companies and their employees which participate in this long-term, sustainable program," she adds.
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Chinese logistics giant will operate Plovdiv airport
|In One Belt, One Road, BG-CN
The consortium between Hainan and Plovdiv Airport Invest was designated as a concessionaire at Plovdiv Airport following a procedure. By its decision, the Government hereby authorizes the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications to conclude the concession agreement. This should happen within two months of the date of entry into force of the decision.
The Plovdiv airport will be the second European airport in the HNA Airport Group portfolio after the Frankfurt-Hahn airport in Germany. With its investment in Plovdiv, the consortium reaffirms its intentions to continue and deepen its cooperation with the countries in Europe and makes a step under the auspices of the Belt & Road initiative.
The concession is for 35 years, and for this period the concessionaire commits to invest in the facility the sum of EUR 79 083 000. The funds are for renovation, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, as well as construction of new facilities.
After the expiration of the grace period (48 months), for each calendar year the concessionaire will make a payment consisting of a fixed and variable part. The fixed part shall be BGN 600 000 excluding VAT, while the variable portion shall represent 6% of the total net revenue of all activities for the relevant year relating to the use of the concession subject.
HNA Airport Group is a sub-division of the HNA Group responsible for the construction, operation and control of ground handling operations at new airports, as well as for planning and investments in industrial airport areas and existing airport of the group. The company seeks to become a world leader among airport operators. Based in 2003, HNA Airport Group operates and operates with 16 airports around the world with a total human flow of 47.86 million passengers, 658 000 tonnes of freight and more than 333 000 flights.
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Since the work of James in the late 19th century, the predominant theoretical view of emotions is that they are combined brain-body states, or coordinated dynamic interactions, that prepare the body to act in situations of great significance to the individual. Despite over a century of research, however, we are still far from a comprehensive picture of the brain and body interactions that reliably discriminate between different emotions, their role in shaping our decisions and behaviour, and their impact on mental and physical health.
Recent advances in combining measures of peripheral physiology , CNS function and behaviour are advancing our understanding of such emotion systems. Yet we face significant conceptual and methodological challenges in integrating multimodal indicators of emotional brain and body functioning, which operate at different timescales and with different inherent lags.
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Red Sox defeat Cardinals
1 Oct. 23 BOS 8 STL 1
2 Oct. 24 STL 4 BOS 2
Video >> | Complete 2013 World Series coverage >>
Managers: John Farrell, BOS; Mike Matheny, STL
MVP: David Ortiz, BOS: .688, 2 HR, 6 RBIs
ALCS | NLCS | ALDS A | ALDS B | NLDS A | NLDS B | AL Wild Card | NL Wild Card
Path to the World Series
ALCS: Boston over Detroit (4 games to 2)
NLCS: St. Louis over Los Angeles (4 games to 2)
ALDS: Detroit over Oakland (3 games to 2); Boston over Tampa Bay (3 games to 1)
NLDS: St. Louis over Pittsburgh (3 games to 2); Los Angeles over Atlanta (3 games to 1)
AL Wild Card: Tampa Bay over Cleveland
NL Wild Card: Pittsburgh over Cincinnati
The 2013 World Series featured two of the game's most storied franchises who were no stranger to the scene in recent years. The Red Sox represented the American League, looking to bounce all the way back from their last-place finish in 2012 with their third title since 2004. St. Louis had other plans, with a young crop of homegrown players who were called upon to help try to bring the franchise its 12th championship. In the end, it was the grizzly, bearded Red Sox who prevailed in six games and celebrated Fenway Park's first World Series clincher since 1918.
After a disappointing 2012, the Red Sox tore through the regular season under newly hired manager John Farrell to a first-place finish in the AL East and the best record in the league (97-65). Some fresh faces like Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli and Jonny Gomes were sprinkled in with familiar ones like Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz, who went on to be named the World Series MVP. Coincidentally, the only team that could match Boston's regular-season mark was St. Louis, which persevered through a myriad of team injuries to finish atop the National League. They won the contentious NL Central without the services of Chris Carpenter, Rafael Furcal, Mitchell Boggs, Jason Motte and Jaime Garcia. But youngsters like Matt Carpenter, Michael Wacha, Trevor Rosenthal, Shelby Miller, Carlos Martinez and Joe Kelly helped to fill the void.
Through everything, Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright remained steady all season and got the ball in Game 1 of the Series against Lester. The powerful Red Sox bats wasted no time thrilling the home crowd, jumping on Wainwright for five runs in the first two innings due to a series of bizarre plays. Typically steady shortstop Pete Kozma made two errors, a popup fell between Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina and a forceout at second base was correctly overturned, extending a Boston rally. By the time the strange sequence ended, it was too late. The fundamentally sound Cardinals made three errors in a game for just the second time all year and Ortiz and Napoli combined for six RBIs to pace Boston's offense to a 1-0 Series lead.
Game 2 showcased the impressive rookie Wacha who, at 22, held a 19-inning scoreless streak heading into the sixth inning after pitching his way past the Pirates and the Dodgers in the postseason. He gave up a two-run homer to Ortiz in that inning, but it was his only blemish on an otherwise stellar night. The Cardinals steady offense scored three runs the following frame and made its way out of Boston with the Series tied.
If Game 1 was weird, that wouldn't compare to the strangeness that ensued in Game 3. With teams exchanging blows all night -- the Cardinals took a 4-2 lead with a two-run seventh, before Boston tied it up in the eighth -- St. Louis had men on second and third with one out in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. Red Sox closer Koji Uehara, practically unhittable the entire postseason, induced a ground ball from Jon Jay to second with the infield drawn in. Pedroia made a spectacular diving stab and threw home to nail Molina at the plate. With the hobbled Allen Craig trying to advance to third on the play, Boston catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia threw to Will Middlebrooks at third. The throw was wide and drew Middlebrooks off the bag. As he sprawled for the ball, he impeded Craig's basepath. Third-base umpire Jim Joyce immediately signaled obstruction and home-plate umpire Dana DeMuth then ruled Craig safe as the winning run. After a bit of postgame commotion, it was clear the call was the correct one and the Cardinals had moved ahead in the Series.
As it turned out, the Cardinals would not be able to preserve any momentum from their wild Game 3 win. Behind the arms of Clay Buchholz, Lester and John Lackey -- as well as the ALCS MVP Uehara in the relief role -- the Cardinals managed just four runs the rest of the way. Gomes hit a backbreaking three-run homer in Game 4, while Victorino broke things open in the Game 6 clincher in Boston with a bases-clearing three-run double off the Green Monster. A raucous Fenway crowd celebrated for hours long after the game ended as Ortiz was named MVP after posting a .688/.760/1.188/1.948 slash line, with 11 hits in 16 at-bats, seven runs, two doubles, two homers and six RBIs. Lester allowed just one run in 15 1/3 innings, striking out 15.


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Q: How should I go about setting up my first MySQL database on my Mac? This is my first time trying to set up a database. My intent is to use it with Python to create a website that enables users to login, thus it needs to hold a user's email address, name, password, etc. I know that I can do this later using rows and columns, but I am not there yet. Right now, I am wondering how I go about creating a new MySQL database. Is this something to do in Terminal, or do I write it in Python and then execute it? Right now all I have is the following in a Python file. Executing it in Terminal returns nothing, which leads me to believe that I have installed MySQL; it's now just a matter of actually creating my first database.
#!/usr/bin/python

import MYSQLdb

A: The fact that your script doesn't return any errors doesn't mean MySQL is installed, just that the MySQL client for Python (MySQLdb is installed).
You can test if you have mysql running on your machine by trying to connect via command line:
mysql -u username -ppassword

If you do need to install MySQL on your machine, this page:
http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/2011/02/10/mac-os-x-mysql-install/
Contains a step by step installation guide. (Basically download the MySQL package and install it on your Mac, setup a username and password).
Then, you'll need to login to MySQL using either a command line or a graphical client (google for that, there are several options), and create a new database, this might depend on your client (graphical or not), but google "create new database mysql" and you'll be good.
Also, you'll need to create a new user and grant permissions for the previously created database (again, google is your friend).
When all of this is done, you have a database running on your machine, ready to receive data, and you can start using it!
Now to python...
If you have installed the MYSQLdb package already (the fact that it doesn't cause an error when running seems to indicate you have), then you need to connect to it and execute your queries:
db=MySQLdb.connect(host="localhost",user="youruser",passwd="yourpwd",db="yourdb")
db.query("select * from your_table")
result = db.store_result()
rows = []
for row in result.fetch_row(0):
    rows.append(row)

And then do whatever you want with your rows... for more complex examples please consult the documentation on MySQLDB.
I hope this gets you started.


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Singapore President calls for ground-up drives to aid vulnerable groups
#Singapore News Singapore
CtoI News Desk Wednesday, July 7th 2021
Singapore President Halimah Yacob yesterday reiterated that ground-up initiatives play a key role in empowering and supporting vulnerable groups, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During her visit, the President also spoke to several beneficiaries. Photo: Connected to India
Earlier in the day, she had visited Safe Place, an initiative by Lakeside Family Services that aims to empower women and families who have unsupported pregnancies to make life-giving choices.
Since it started in February 2018, the initiative has served about 210 women.
Halimah said in her Facebook post: "Motherhood is a challenging journey, but thanks to Safe Place, they were able to receive timely and holistic help, and have a support system to journey with them through the ups and downs of motherhood."
Apart from offering pregnant women and mothers with newborn babies a temporary place to stay, the initiative also offers case management and counselling services, as well as workshops on pregnancy and caregiving.
During her visit, the President also spoke to several beneficiaries.
Halimah Yacob Politics Singapore government Singapore
Singapore is at DORSCON Orange. Here's what it means
25 years of SIA-NOL scholarship: Economic and Social Contribution to Singapore, India and beyond
NTU Singapore ranked No 1 in Times Higher Education's world's best young universities list
Singapore's first Wuhan virus case was a guest at the Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort
Kajal Aggarwal gets a wax statue at Madame Tussauds Singapore


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I've indexed a PDF document and when I search for ":" in the admin console, the PDF is listed. However when I search for content within the PDF I get no results.
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Law given more teeth on dangerous dogs
Owners of dangerously out-of-control dogs that attack people in a public place could be jailed for up to two years under new guidelines for judges issued today.
The proposals from the Sentencing Council are aimed at ensuring irresponsible owners who put the public at risk are banned from keeping dogs; genuinely dangerous dogs are put down and compensation is paid to victims.
Almost 1,200 people were sentenced for offences that would be covered by the new guidelines last year, up 35 per cent from 855 offences in 2009, the council said.
The guidelines cover the most common offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 including allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control causing injuury and posession of a banned dog.
Where someone sets an animal deliberately on another as a weapon of attack, the offender is likely to be charged with assault.
The guidelines also cover cases where injury is caused by dogs that are dangerously out of control as well as the possession of prohibited dogs.
Anne Arnold, a District Judge and a member of the Sentencing Council, said: ?The majority of dog owners take good care of their pets and keep their dogs under control but we want to ensure that irresponsible dog owners who put the public at risk are sentenced appropriately.
?Our guideline gives guidance to courts on making the best use of their powers so that people can be banned from keeping dogs, genuinely dangerous dogs can be put down and compensation can be paid to victims.
?This consultation provides an opportunity for anyone interested in this issue to give their views so we can make sure the guidelines are as effective as possible.?
Under the proposals, owners, or anyone in charge of a dog, could face up to a maximum sentence of two years in the most serious of cases.
These could include incidents where a dangerously out-of-control dog has caused serious injury during a sustained attack, injured a child, or where the owner has failed to respond to previous warnings or concerns.
Any deliberate goading of the dog by its owner would also be seen as an aggravating factor by judges.
But the owner could walk free from court with a discharge if the injuries caused were only minor, attempts had been made to regain control of the dog and safety steps had been taken by the owner.
In cases where no injury is caused, owners could still face up to six months in jail if they allow their dogs to be dangerously out-of-control in a public place, especially if children were around at the time or a number of dogs were involved.
But the starting point for the most serious of offences would be a community order, while a lesser offence could attract a fine.
The council also issued guidelines for judges sentencing those involved in the possession of prohibited dogs.
The maximum sentence, it said, should be six months in custody, but all but the most serious of cases would attract fines or be discharged.
John Fassenfelt, chairman of the Magistrates? Association, said: ?It will help magistrates decide the appropriate sentence for both the normally careful owner whose pet gets momentarily out of control and the negligent owner who doesn?t care if their dog poses a risk to the public.
?It will also help magistrates decide if additional action to keep people safe is needed, such as banning someone from owning a dog.?
Trevor Cooper, of the Dogs Trust, said: ?Courts often face the difficult task of deciding on appropriate sentencing in dog cases, which can be emotive and complex.
?These draft guidelines on dangerous dog offences will help to provide much needed clarity and consistency in assessing individual cases and this consultation will be considered with due diligence.
?This also presents a timely opportunity for dog owners to proffer their own views on this consultation and play a part in helping to shape the sentencing procedure.?
The consultation on the guidelines, which closes on March 8, comes as animal welfare campaigners joined vets, MPs and trade unionists to urge the Government to press ahead with reforming the law on ?irresponsible? dog ownership.
Organisations including the Kennel Club, the Communication Workers Un
ion, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, the Police Federation and the Royal Mail are supporting a petition calling for a Bill to be included in next year?s Queen?s Speech to update dog control legislation.
The groups said the issue of irresponsible dog ownership covered allowing them to foul or stray, encouraging them to be dangerously out of control, contributing to anti-social behaviour or even using them as a weapon.
Law | The Times


What's the latest sales report, hit or flop?
I really want there to be a season 3 so I'm wondering how the game did overall in the sales department.
Was it an overall improvement over its predecessor?
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We can only guess. But signs seem good.
IOI opened a new studio.
There seems to be more "awareness" of the game on gaming sites to me, and it seems more positive (because IOI simultaneously ditched the episodic model and everyone has gotten used to live service games). But it's a little hard to be sure.
I assume that IOI will put out a public earnings report for the last fiscal year at some point, like they did in the previous year.
I only speak English so… can I get the short version?
IOI money go up BIG time!
That article is reporting on IOI's success in the prior fiscal year and doesn't report on the success of Hitman 2. It specifically mentions that they hope that Hitman 2 does well.
IO Interactive, the creator and developer of Hitman, has established a new studio.
Note: WB is just a publishing partner… so no… .IOI Malmo is not opening using WB money.
5 - 10 million sales seems like an exaggerated figure.
I hope it hits near 2 million sales.
2 million is impressive, that too for the silver edition.
Where did you get these figures from?
i hope it did good i dont understand how anyone could not like this game but that is just me. IO are brillant video game developers the graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is fun with replay value.
Well… I think TEAM FORTRESS 2 is trash. So I know it is possible for a game with many admirers to still be hated.
Gladly, in this wide and accepting community everyone has a right to have an opinion.
I think it is actually. But look at it another way, I love R6SIEGE. So I think TF2 is just not for me.


"How can our existing parks and recreation system contribute more effectively to active living?" This is the primary question posed by the Pottstown Area Parks and Recreation Study, commissioned by the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation.
The focused effort, conducted by the Hamer Center for Community Design at Pennsylvania State University, studied the Pottstown area's parks and recreation system in regards to encouraging healthy living. This report, "Planning and Design Strategies for Healthy Living, Parks, and Recreation in the Pottstown Area" identifies recommendations and implementation strategies corresponding to the issues raised by the four question topics: awareness, barriers, access and opportunities.
Build awareness of nearby parks which provide desired amenities.
Address common barriers to park visitation, such as cleanliness and safety.
Emphasize active transportation choices for access to local parks to increase overall rates of physical activity.
Provide a well-rounded range of opportunities at parks through a breadth of facilities and programming.
The Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission's (PMRPC) Recreation Committee, hosted by the Foundation, meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. If interested in joining the conversation, please contact Craig Colistra ak at ccolistra@pottstownfoundation.org.
At its core, On Your Park, Get Set, Go!® is a competition, where parks (located within the Foundation's service area) vie to be named the area's favorite and win grant funds for park improvements. At the same time, On Your Park was designed to be part of a bigger vision to promote physical activity and community pride. The Foundation plans to continue the event on an annual basis.
HEALTHIEST PARK PRIZE: The park that received the greatest number of visits by the conclusion of the competition.
1st PLACE: Brown Street Park, Spring City Borough - $5,000 recreation grant for improvements.
RUNNER-UP: Frederick Friendship Playground, Upper Frederick Township- $2,500 recreation grant for improvements.
ACTIVITY CHALLENGE PRIZE: The municipality that collectively cast the most number of ticketed votes regionally by the conclusion of the competition.
1st PLACE: Heather Place Park, Upper Pottsgrove Township- $5,000 recreation grant for improvements.
RUNNER-UP: Brown Street Park, Spring City Borough- $2,500 recreation grant for improvements.
BONUS PRIZE WINNERS: Will be announced Tuesday, August 8th on the Foundation's Facebook page.
*Municipalities who participated in the 2016 On Your Park, Get Set, Go!® contest.