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|They say the best offense is a good defense, and Satomb and I know just when to turn the tables.
- Silas Karlisle, Burst Evolution Episode 1
Silas Karlisle, known as Sisco Karlisle (シスコ・カーライル, Shisuko Kārairu) in the Japanese version, is a character appearing in the anime/manga series, Beyblade Burst Evolution. He is a member of BC Sol and was briefly a member of Sunbat United. His current Beyblade is Curse Satan Hurricane Universe 1D.
Silas is a tall teenage boy with messy green hair, a yellow lightning-shaped streak bang, purple-tinted triangular glasses, and sharp, triangular teeth, like Xander Shakadera and Lui Shirosagi. He also has a purple circle tattoo with a black Beyblade symbol on his left shoulder.
In Evolution, Silas wears a sleeveless black fur-trimmed green jacket over a black shirt, with a rip that goes across the bottom of it, exposing his midriff, a brown studded belt with a purple "S" design in the center, long black gloves, brown boots, and dark brown pants.
In Turbo, Silas retains his green jacket and a brown belt with the purple "S" buckle, but now wears a medium-aquamarine turtle-neck shirt, black gloves with a lime stripe from the middle and ring finger sleeves and extending up to the v-shaped cuff, brown pants with two diagonal lime stripes on each thigh area, and dark-gray boots with knee pads.
In Surge, Silas wears a black fur-trimmed green jacket with white vertical stripes without a shirt underneath, dark-green pants, a brown belt with studs, and he adorns his black gloves and brown boots from Evolution, and his purple "S" buckle.
Silas is quite rude and arrogant. He is a confident Blader and doesn't care about other's Beys as seen when his Bey, Kinetic Satomb, flings Valt's Victory Valtryek into a pillar, cracking its Layer. Silas only truly tries his hardest against opponents that he believes are strong, as when he faces Valt Aoi for the first time and other Bladers he usually disrespects their abilities or doesn't see them as true opponents.
Silas also has a habit of getting the cricks out of his neck when he is trying to intimidate the Bladers that he is facing or when he is sure that he will triumph over them. When he is bothered, Silas becomes much more rude and snappish, and doesn't answer any questions.
Silas also is known across the world as a powerful Blader, as before he joined BC Sol, he visited many dojos and battled to improve his skills. There, he met and defeated scores of Bladers, not caring about how they were hurt or if he burst their Beys.
Silas's downfall is his cockiness. His arrogance is almost as high as Lui's and has cost him important matches. One good example of this is during the World League, where Silas battled Free De La Hoya and lost simply because of his overconfidence, becoming blind that when he used Cyclone Loop his rollers nullified Drain Fafnir's Drain Spin but moved his Layer causing Satomb to Burst.
However, over the course of the series, Silas eventually mellows out and becomes kinder towards his peers, especially towards Valt Aoi, though he still retains some of his original arrogance at times such as when he faced Lui in the International Blader's Cup.
Silas also has trouble fitting in and making friends due to his arrogance. He sometimes is annoyed when his teammates are cheering for him, but not always. He also keeps his distance from others with for example crossing his arms, which can be whether seen as him being disrespectful or even as a secret insecurity, since he has trouble getting along with others and he doesn't seem to like nice talk and body contact. Later in Evolution though, he starts getting along more with his peers, giving Valt advice and indirectly supporting his teammates.
Silas is introduced in the first episode of Beyblade Burst Evolution. He's first seen challenging one of the strongest Bladers in the neighborhood, Pablo, while Valt and Kit watch. After easily winning the match with a Burst Finish, he is challenged by Valt. Just like the battle against Pablo, Silas manages to beat Valt with a Burst Finish as well. The Burst Finish caused Valtryek to go flying into a nearby pillar, causing it to crack. Silas taunts Valt and leaves shortly after. Silas is approached by Valt later on in the episode who demands a rematch after evolving his Bey into Genesis Valtryek. During the rematch, Valt beats Silas with a Burst Finish, making Silas genuinely surprised at his loss. Silas leaves the stadium claiming that he'll remember the match.
Silas is next seen when BC Sol goes against Sunbat United. He loses a round and gets scolded by Wakiya who says that his team has no room for losers. This prompts Silas to leave Sunbat United when the friendly exhibition matches are over.
During his time in BC Sol, he gets chosen to battle for his team in the World League. He is the one who wins the last battle of the finals against the Raging Bulls and Joshua Burns, thus launching his club to the podium.
He is later chosen to participate in the International Bladers' Cup, and ends up winning fifth place.
In Turbo, he is seen challenging Valt Aoi, a teammate, to the World Champion title but loses 2-3.
- Kinetic Satomb 2Glaive Loop: Silas' primary Beyblade in the Beyblade Burst Evolution anime. Silas once removed the Glaive frame during his battle against Joshua Burns. Before he use Valt's Vortex frame.
- Kinetic Satomb 2Vortex Loop: Silas uses this Beyblade after him borrowed Valt's Vortex frame.
- Curse Satan Hurricane Universe 1D: Silas' Surge Beyblade in the Beyblade Burst Surge anime.
Special Moves
- Roller Defense: Satomb uses the rollers on its Layer to deflect incoming attacks.
- Roller Drift: Satomb falls on the curved edge rollers on its Loop Performance Tip, allowing it to drift back around and counter-attack.
- Cyclone Loop: Satomb uses the curved edges on its Loop Performance Tip to drift in a circle around the stadium, gaining speed and power, and then it attacks.
- Sparking Shoot:
- Universe Drift: Satan falls on the curved edge of its Universe Driver, allowing it to drift back for a counter-attack.
- Triple Twister: Satan uses the rollers on the Curse Ring, the Hurricane Disc's free-spinning feature and the curved edge of the Universe Driver to create three layers of Rings capable of deflecting opposing Beyblades.
|Beyblade Burst Evolution
|Win (2-0)
|Valt Aoi
|Win (2-0)
|Valt Aoi
|Lose (1-2)
|Valt Aoi
|Win (3-1)
|Free De La Hoya
|Lose (0-2)
|Django Del Toro
|Win (2-0)
|Rantaro Kiyama
|Win (2-0)
|Rantaro Kiyama
|Lose (0-2)
|Wakiya Murasaki
|Win (2-0)
|Ghasem Madal
|14 (Flashback)
|Win (2-0)
|Ghasem Madal
|Lose (0-2)
|Ghasem Madal
|Win (2-0)
|Cuza Ackermann
|Unknown Blader
|Win (2-0)
|Ghasem Madal
|Lose (0-2)
|Xander Shakadera
|Lose (1-2)
|Free De La Hoya
|Lose (0-2)
|Joshua Burns
|Win (2-1)
|Xander Shakadera
|Win (2-1)
|Wakiya Murasaki
|42 (flashback)
|(1-1) (Unknown winner)
|Lui Shirosagi
|Lose (0-2)
|Free De La Hoya
|Lose (0-2)
|Valt Aoi
|Lose (0-2)
|Joshua Burns
|Win (2-0)
|Ren Wu Sun
|Win (2-0)
|Beyblade Burst Turbo
|Valt Aoi
|Lose (2-3)
|Beyblade Burst Surge
|Valt Aoi and Rantaro Kiyama
|Result Unknown
|Hyuga Asahi and Hikaru Asahi (with Rantaro Kiyama)
|Win (Battle Unseen) (333-0)
|Hyuga Asahi
|Win (2-0)
|Hyuga Asahi
|Lose (0-2)
|Hyuga Asahi
|Win (2-0)
|Hikaru Asahi, Dante Koryu, Lui Shirosagi, & Lean Walhalla (Battle Royale)
|Lose (0-4)
|Valt Aoi & Free De La Hoya (with Rantaro Kiyama)
|Lose (2-3)
|Aiger Akabane & Lean Walhalla (with Dante Koryu)
|Lose (0-4)
Valt Aoi
Silas and Valt's relationship first started out a rocky one, as Silas cracked Victory Valtryek. He got shocked, however, when Valt burst his Satomb with his newly upgraded Genesis Valtryek. After Sunbat United and BC Sol's friendly match, Silas joined BC Sol, and while he got along well with Valt for the most part, there were moments where the two had disagreements. However, by the time of the World League, Silas eventually came to accept Valt's leadership, especially after borrowing Valt's Vortex Frame for his final battle against Joshua Burns.
During the International Blader's Cup, Silas told Valt he would win his matches, and wanted the both of them to reach the finals. Silas even advised Valt to remove the Strike God Chip for his match against Boa Alcazaba.
Free De La Hoya
Silas has respect for Free De La Hoya's skills, being the best Blader in the World, and fights hard to beat him, thinking of him as one of the only worthy opponents. But, he hates how Valt Aoi, Rantaro Kiyama, and BC Sol as a whole depend on him for his skills so often, and after Free's transfer to the Raging Bulls, Silas takes leadership of the team and works to make it better. Silas also has more urge than anyone to defeat Free, as seen when he used his Roller Defense in the World League to prevent Fafnir's Drain Spin and went as far as to reverse spin steal from Fafnir in the International Blader's Cup.
Ghasem Madal
Silas does not think much of Ghasem at first. During their first encounter, Ghasem was desperate to defeat Silas for humiliating his friends in a battle, despite not knowing much about Beyblade himself. After Silas Burst and destroyed his bey, Ghasem became bent on revenge, due to the fact that the Bey was given to him by his late father.
During their first battle in the European League, Silas launched with his right hand because of his lack of respect for Ghasem. After he lost, he gained some respect for Ghasem and decided to go all out and battle against him with a left-handed launch. Silas eventually won in the battle and got BC Sol into the World League.
Wakiya Murasaki
Silas and Wakiya were both briefly teammates for Sunbat United. However, Silas was shown to disapprove of Wakiya's bossiness, calling him a 'spoiled brat' and saying that he hates how Sunbat United is a team for losers. Despite there being friction between the two, Wakiya at one point helped convince Silas to return to BC Sol after the latter couldn't find any opponents who could challenge him. Wakiya later helps Silas train to win against Xander in the International Blader's Cup.
She was said to be a big fan of Silas, similar to how Fumiya Kindo looks up to Free De La Hoya.
- "You know what to do, Satomb!" - in his first ever match with Valt
- "And that's how we do it in the big leagues, kid."
- "Show no mercy! Unleash your power!"
- "Kid, you're getting on my nerves!"
- "I'll finish him off before you can even bat an eye."
- "What is that? Some kind of ancient relic?"
- "Will you two stop?! You take annoying to a whole new level!"
- "Say good night, Satomb!"
- "That is the lamest thing I've ever heard." - hearing about Rantaro's fear of unicorns
- After finding Cuza above his bed - "I WANT MY LIFE BACK!"
- "This team is a perfect fit for you, it's made for losers."
- "You've gotta be kidding me!" - after losing to Free in an embarrassing, unexpected way
- "It's all because of the great advice I gave him! He can thank me later." -after Valt defeats Boa
- "Well, I guess they didn't get the memo." -after Valt and Shu decide to have a battle right after the International Blader's Cup final.
- "Who are you and what did you do to the Free we know?" - after Free apologized to BC Sol.
For a full gallery of images of Silas, see Silas Karlisle/Gallery.
- Silas is the only Group B Blader of the International Blader's Cup who isn't a member of the previous Big Five.
- In Evolution, his ranking after the international Blader's cup was number 5, making him ranked 5th in the world at that time.
- Silas is the third Blader after Michael Summers and Shu Kurenai who can launch their Beyblades with both of their hands.
- Silas is the first Burst blader to have borrowed a part from another Blader's Beyblade, followed by Dante Koryu in Beyblade Burst Rise.
- In both the manga and anime, he likes to refer to himself as "oresama" which means "great me" in Japanese, befitting his arrogant attitude.
- He can be considered to be Burst counterpart of Kyoya Tategami:
- Both have green hair.
- Both wear similar clothes.
- Both start out as rude and arrogant, but eventually mellow out and become nicer over time.
- Both use Defense type beys.
- Silas could also be considered Kite Unabara's Burst counterpart due to his striking resemblance to the latter both in appearance and personality. Also, both characters are voiced by Takuma Terashima in the Japanese version.
- And again, they also both use defense-types.
- He is also similar to Lui in that they are both rude and arrogant, left-handed (although Silas is ambidextrous), have sharp teeth and also cause harm or destruction to a main character's bey (e.g. Silas damaged Valt's Victory Valtryek and Lui destroyed Shu's Storm Spryzen)
- Silas, along with Shu and Valt, is a new member of the Big Five after the International Blader's Cup.
- Silas is one of three major characters who wear glasses in the Burst series, along with Naoki Minamo and Fumiya Kindo.
- Though Silas is ambidextrous, he generally prefers to use left-handed launches. Additionally, his Bey is based off of Satan, who is often considered left-handed.
- Silas is one of twelve Beyblade Burst Evolution characters whose initials are the same as their evolved bey: Kinetic Satomb, the others being Free De La Hoya, Cuza Ackermann, Daigo Kurogami, Xander Shakadera, Boa Alcazaba, Ghasem Madal, Joshua Burns, Ren Wu Sun, Clio Delon, Norman Tarver, and Kurt Baratier.
- Silas is one of seven characters who did not make an anime debut in Beyblade Burst Rise, but made an appearance in the manga: the six others being Lui Shirosagi, Kristina Kuroda, Trad Vasquez, Shu Kurenai, Rantaro Kiyama, Ken Midori, and Daigo Kurogami.
- Silas and Delta Zakuro wield demon based beys and are yet not antagonists.
- Silas is the only member of the Big Five after the International Blader's Cup to not own a Turbo bey.
- Silas's Zodiac is a Cancer.
- On the Beyblade Burst Chapter 1-Volume 1 manga cover, Silas can be seen near Lui's chin, even though he made his debut in Beyblade Burst Evolution.


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C/ Mallorca 351 Barcelona
Tax code (CIF): A-58481417
|Access to all the personal data controlled by the Company under this Policy. Data control in relation to the passenger's booking for helpdesk service.
|Sportimadok.hu Kft.
Magyarország 1112 Budapest, Sasadi út 145. fszt. 1.
Cg.: 01-09-276717
|Buyer of sport tickets name and date of birth, time and place of stay for the purpose of purchasing and delivering the sport tickets.
|Travel and Tax Consulting Kft.
Gödöllő, H-2100, Kereszt u. 1/a, Hungary
Cg.: 13-09-179318
|Buyer's invoicing data, description and price of the purchased service. The data processor acting only according to the instructions of the data controller for accounting purposes.
|Travel Compositor SL
CR. Valldemossa, Parc Bit Esc. A 1-1, Palma de Mallorca 07121, Spain
Reg. No.: 9885-1111-4994-8814
|Access to all the personal data controlled by the Company under this Policy.
Provision of IT background to the sales of travelling services, transfer of information for partners providing travelling services.
|Travelfusion Limited
Unit 3.01, The Wenlock Building, 50-52 Wharf Road, London N1 7EU, UK
Reg. No: 03880175
+44 20 7061 6323
|Passengers' name, age, nationality and contact details. For the purpose of providing technical background for purchasing air tickets.
|Tumlare Corporation A/S
Vesterbrogade 6D
1620 Copenhagen V
+45 33 14 52 22
Reg. No: 46357019
|Passengers' name, age, nationality and contact details. For the purpose of providing accommodation booking services.
|The Rocket Science Group LLC.
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000 Atlanta, GA 30308, United States
+1 678-999-0141
|Access to the contact details of the Passengers. For providing information related to booking for passengers (for instance confirmation e-mail).
|WebBeds FZ LLC t/a Sunhotels
Suite 1714 – 1715 Al Shatha Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
Company number: 91277
|Passengers' name, age, nationality and contact details. For the purpose of providing accommodation booking services.
When you purchase a service of a third party service provider on our website or via our call center (e.g. you order transport service) we will transfer your personal data to the respective service provider to facilitate the purchase.
The data processing of such third parties may also be governed by their own privacy policies, but they are not authorised to process your data for their own personal purposes. Please review the privacy policies on the website of such third parties directly for more information about their data processing practices.
|Recipient of the data transfer
|Transferred data, objective of the data transfer, description of the operations carried out on the data, classification of the recipients
|Privacy policy of the recipient
|Travel Compositor SL
CR. Valldemossa, Parc Bit Esc. A 1-1, Palma de Mallorca 07121, Spain
Reg. No.: 9885-1111-4994-8814
|Transfer of the data of the trip (personal data of the passengers, destination, travelling dates) for the partners providing travelling services who are controllers making decisions essentially affecting the control of the data.
|Europ Assistance S.A. Irish Branch
4th Floor 4-8 Eden Quay Dublin 1, D01 N5W8
Reg. No.: 907089
|Transfer of the data of the trip (personal data of the passengers, destination, travelling dates) for providing insurance services. Controller making decisions essentially affecting the control of the data.
- Transferring data to third countries
The transfer of your personal data outside of the European Economic Area may be necessary in order to provide you with a service that you have requested, and your personal data may be accessed by service providers from countries that do not provide the same level of data protection as provided in the European Economic Area.
Therefore, Beontrips will, if necessary, take all possible measures which in relation to the recipients of your personal data, is necessary to ensure an adequate level of protection as defined by the applicable data protection law, in particular through the application of the Standard Contractual Clauses issued by the European Commission or by a decision of the European Commission which states that the country in which the recipient of the transferred data is provides an adequate level of data protection.
- Sending direct mails
We send you newsletters on actual deals and offers if you have requested such communication from us by subscribing to our newsletters. We will not contact you electronically for marketing purposes unless you have expressly provided your consent.
You can unsubscribe from direct mails without limitation and explanation free of charge at our following contact addresses: unsubscription. Furthermore, if you receive an advertising message in e-mail or text message from us, we will remind you both in the e-mail or in the text message of the fact that you can unsubscribe without limitation and explanation free of charge.
- Cookies and web beacons, anonymous information through the use of our websites
For information about the cookies and web beacons see our cookie policy here: cookie policy
- Information related to children and third parties
Persons under the age of 16 cannot provide personal data of themselves unless they have requested for permission from their parents.
By providing the information you represent and warrant that you act by taking into consideration the above provision, and in respect of providing the information your legal capacity is not restricted. If you are not entitled to provide the information in legal terms, you are required to obtain the consent of third parties concerned (legal guardian, custodian). In this aspect you must consider whether consent of any third party is required in relation to providing the particular information. There might be a personal contact established between the Company and you, therefore you are required to ensure the compliance with this section, and in this respect no liability will be borne by the Company.
We will use all reasonable efforts to delete any information illegally provided for us, and we will ensure that such information is not transferred for any other party or used by us, either (for advertising or for any other purpose). Please notify us without delay if you notice that your child has illegally disclosed information for us. You can contact us at any of the addresses specified in the fore-part of this Policy.
- Data security measures
Storage of your personal – and booking data will fall within the scope of the liability of TravelCompositor (Travel Compositor SL, CR. Valldemossa, Parc Bit Esc. A 1-1, Palma de Mallorca 07121, Spain), the place of the data storage is Ireland.
We comply with obligations under the applicable data protection laws by (i) keeping personal data up to date, (ii) storing and destroying it securely, (iii) not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data (iv) protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
Beontrips and Travel Compositor will take the required technical and organizational measure to ensure that your personal data are protected from accidental or unlawful deletion, accidental loss, modification, illegal transfer or unauthorised access – in particular, where the transfer of data over the network is a part of the data control – and to filter out any other unauthorized form of the data control. We give special attention to the secure transfer of personal and financial data. Such data are transferred from your computer to the server of handling Beontrips bookings through an encoded channel by using the most Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
In case we transfer personal data to a country outside the European Union, we intend but we are unable to guarantee that personal data will be protected in compliance with the data protection legislation of the EU. If you continue to use our services and you provide any personal data for us, you will explicitly consent to such transfer, storage and processing of your personal data outside the country of your own residence and European Economic Area, including any country where the local legislation will possibly provide fewer rights for you.
Beontrips and TravelCompositor cannot undertake guarantee for the absolute security of your personal data, therefore, please assist us in the protection by not using an obvious login name or password and by changing your password for time to time, in addition, we also request you not to allow access to your password for other persons. Beontrips and TravelCompositor cannot assume liability for personal data that you have disclosed to other persons.
- Legal grounds of the data control
The Company handles personal data listed in section 4 and special personal data in accordance with Regulation number 2016/679 of the European Council, General Data Protection Regulation.
- Rights of data subjects and enforcement of their rights
Pursuant to the applicable data protection law you may have the right:
(a) to request information on the control of personal data
You may have the right to obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you is processed, and, where that is the case, to request access to the personal data.
(b) to request correction of personal data
You may have the right to obtain a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. We may request additional information from you for identification or for further copies requested by you, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. You may have the right to obtain from us the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Depending on the purposes of the processing, you may have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
(c) to request deletion or blocking of personal data, with the exception of mandatory data control.
Under certain circumstances you may have the right to request from us the erasure of your personal data and we may be obliged to erase such personal data. In such cases we will not be able to further provide you with our services.
(d) to request restriction of processing of personal data,
Under certain circumstances you may have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your personal data, including profiling, by us and we can be required to no longer process your personal data. Moreover, if your personal data is processed based on our legitimate interest, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such purpose.
(e) for personal data portability
Under certain circumstances you may have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (i.e. in digital form) and you may have the right to request the transmission of those data to another entity without hindrance from us, if such transmission is technically feasible
(f) to withdraw your consent
When the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time without giving any reason to us, free of charge by clicking the link provided in each newsletter. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
The controller is required to provide clear information in writing within the shortest possible time following the submission of the request; however, no later than within 25 days.
If the controller fails to fulfil the request of the data subject regarding correction, blocking or deletion, the controller shall provide the actual reasons and legal grounds for rejecting the request submitted in connection with correction, blocking or deletion within a period of 25 days following the receipt of the request.
The data subject may seek remedy against the controller at the court of law in the case of violation of his rights. The complaint may be lodged to the regional court with competence according to the residence or abode of the data subject, at the option of the data subject.
Anyone may lodge a complaint to the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (http://naih.hu/; 1530 Budapest, Pf.: 5.; telephone: +36-1-391-1400; fax: +36-1-391-1410; e-mail: email@example.com) and initiate investigation on the grounds of infringement of law in connection with the control of personal data as well as exercising rights relating to access to data of public interest or data public on grounds of public interest, or in the event of such immediate threat to the above.
Before initiating any proceedings it could be reasonable to send the complaint to the data controller to email address email@example.com.
The data subject acknowledges that in the case of succession, the successor of the data controller will be entitled to continue the data control of the data subject in accordance with this privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy is effective from 25 May 2018


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Exclusive interview: Internacional's Andrés D'Alessandro: "I prefer to play well and lose rather than play badly and win."
Andrés D'Alessandro welcomed the Copalibertadores.com team on a sunny morning in Porto Alegre to talk football. The meeting is a rare one – the Argentine grants very few exclusive interviews. But "D'Ale" loves to speak about football and the chat goes on for almost an hour. There is nostalgia in the air, from someone who will never forget his 2010 Libertadores triumph, the biggest title in his career, according to the player himself.
At 38 years of age, the left-footed midfielder is blessed with a unique ability and equally striking personality as he prepares to perform off the pitch. D'Ale has not yet confirmed it, but he has completed a course to become a coach and it is a future option when he finishes his playing career. He also does not dismiss taking up a director's role at Internacional, with who he has a contract until the end of the year.
Before, in accordance with his style of play, the genuine no. 10 and his professionalism remain as a legacy for the youngsters at the club. D'Alessandro believes that the great no. 10s like him are becoming extinct and highlights the importance of having a such a decisive player. For him, it is worth losing playing well rather than to win playing badly.
After so much time, how do you consider your career and the things that you have won?
Football has given me much more than I imagined it could. Football has provided me with things that I didn't think it could. When I was a child I thought about being a professional footballer, I watched the players on TV and said: "I want to be there." Football opens so many doors for you, so many possibilities to meet people, football gives you this chance to travel the world as well, so many things that when a players stops to think he says: "Wow, I don't think there's anything better than playing football."
Are you happy with what you have accomplished?
I think that it's a privilege. Because it's not easy, it's difficult, and it's a privilege because many people want to be in the position that we are in. So, we have to be aware of this, I have always tried to take care of my career, I have always tried to give a little extra effort, I always knew that I could give a little more. So it's with this thinking that I am here today and I will continue like this until my last day.
Did you imagine that you would get so far?
The dream that I always had, as I said before, was to be a professional footballer. After that, we want to win titles, be a champion and the biggest dream that I had was to win the Libertadores, the most important title that we have in Latin America. It's a title that doesn't compare with anything else, it is something that is above everything else. And thank God, I managed it here in this club, at Inter, after having won the Sudamericana. It came almost all together, the Libertadores, with a very good, experienced team, with difficult matches, but I think that it is one of the most important titles and definitely the most beautiful memory of my career.
What is your relationship like with Internacional today?
I have been at the club for 11 years, being one of the oldest, the biggest in the changing room, we end up taking on things which are important for the group, for the club. Never alone, always with other leaders, with other players. But it's good, it's good to develop other things off the pitch, to know people, different characters, different personalities, profiles of teammates, to manage different situations as well. So we enter into something which makes us grow as a person as well, so that I can understand better my teammates, so that I can put myself in a situation where I also have to manage the strength of the changing room, and this is good, I like it. I like it because, after so many years, it makes you learn and become more mature, it helps to have many more experiences and get to know people, which is important.
Why are there so many Argentine coaches working abroad at big clubs and not Brazilians?
With my experience, it is difficult to speak about coaches because I am not yet a coach, but I believe that this new wave happened much sooner in Argentina. This new arrival came, this change of coaches, happened much sooner than here in Brazil. In Brazil it is happening now, these new, younger, coaches. Even so, there are many coaches today who have enjoyed success, I'm speaking about Simeone, Pochettino, who didn't work in Argentina, for example. Pellegrino (Maurício, coach of Leganes) is abroad, Bielsa also is.... for me, the best there is. I'm suspect to talk about him because for me he is the best there is. Many of them didn't work in Argentina, but they learnt. All those I cited worked with Bielsa, for example.
What meaning does your photo with Francescoli have, a River idol and Libertadores champion? Explain that image.
De Francescoli, I was a ball-boy and we took photos with everyone. And we wanted something from Francescoli. It was impossible, we wanted a sock, shorts, something. And this photo I have at home, he is a guy that won the Libertadores in 1996 with River, I was a ball-boy in this Libertadores. The guy represents River a lot as well as Uruguay, he is a symbol.
You're close to ending your career. Do you see someone ready at Inter with the ability to succeed you?
This passing of the baton, citing some name, I don't want to put pressure on anyone, but I think yes there are players who in the future can come into the team with ease. As an Argentine I'm going to speak about Sarrafiore. He is a young kid that arrived last year, he is young but is growing each day, understanding more about Brazilian football, South American football, international football. And he is making progress, this is important.
🇦🇹🤩 An exclusive interview with #Libertadores champion @dale10 !
🏆 "The #Libertadores is a title that doesn't compare with anything else."
👌 "Every team needs a no. 10."
🤔 Who is his favourite coach? pic.twitter.com/guzbeOJy9v — CONMEBOL Libertadores (@TheLibertadores) July 10, 2019
Do you think there are no more classic midfielders like before? Are you the last true no. 10 in South American football?
Football changes. What we call modern football today, many teams play without a midfielder, without a hitch, I believe that it will never cease to exist, but obviously those classic no. 10s, there are few playing today. But I believe that all teams need one, if only to play 10, 15, 20, 50 minutes. Because, not speaking about me personally, but remembering many, they are different, they are very different
Who else could you cite?
I have watched him a lot, I could cite Valdivia, who is playing and is part of this discussion as well. Montillo who is in Argentina, who also plays in this style. Buonanotte, who is playing at Universidad Católica in Chile, is also a guy who has that classic style. There are many and we carry on this legacy. We think that football has evolved because football has changed the rules, the regulations, the dynamics, the style, there are new things, new tactics, today we speak a lot about 4-3-1-2, 4-1-4-1, but we often forget about this essence, what it is to play football.
What could be done to improve and not lose this?
When I speak of us, it is all of us, the football world, because I think that the result has often become more important than the route we take to win, that this route of valuing a little more, a little more trying to play well, to have a more clear idea and leave the result to one side. Before it was like this, very much so. I at least remember during my time that I was never a champion with the academy teams. At River they only wanted us to play well, they just wanted us to stop the ball, put it on the turf and play on the ground. That's all. And we learnt like this. Today many continue with this idea, but others no, they are styles of play.
Do you want to leave a legacy?
Everything goes in football, it is up to us to continue taking this idea further forward. There are coaches who continue with this, there are coaches who mix the two styles, but I think that the discussion is more profound, we don't have to think that the result is the most important thing. Obviously, the result is key in football, obviously if you play well and lose, you will be criticised, but I prefer to play well and lose rather than play badly and win. Because if you play badly and win in football it won't lead to any title. And if you play well, work hard and have a solid base, I'll lose some matches now, but with an idea of how to play, in the future I can win something.


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Looking for a voice over in this video about freshness. The video itself includes alot of country side farms footage with an intro into a food festival
The world's largest chain of fast food restaurants has a new commitment to freshness.
McDonald's is partnering with local farms within a 100-mile range of each restaurant to supply fresher food.
Starting in Lancaster Pennsylvania, a handful of McDonald's are going to work side by side with local farmers.
A Local Farm Festival will kick off the program and show off the harvest of fruits and vegetables. Lancaster's residents will be able to taste samples and vote on their favorite ingredients, from potatoes to eggs. The winners will be able to get one free meal a day for a year. The festival will also include games, music, and of course, food from McDonald's.
The McDonald's company cares deeply about their customers. A lot of thought and care goes into where their delicious food comes from. And starting this fall, Lancaster County McDonald's are committing to source up to 50% of their ingredients locally.
Founded in the United States in 1940, the company began as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald. McDonald's is the most popular fast food restaurant around the world.


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Type: Bug
Status: Reopened (View Workflow)
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Unresolved
Component/s: throttle-concurrent-builds-plugin
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I am currently running the latest version of the Pipeline plugin and i have created a multi-branch job. Everything is running fine on my Jenkinsfile but i would like to limit only 1 concurrent build for my entire multi-branch project. I see that you can set the option individually for the sub-sequent (branch) job but i would like to know if there is a way to limit it for the entire folder.
- duplicates
JENKINS-34547 Make WorkflowJob.concurrentBuild into a JobProperty
- Resolved
- is duplicated by
JENKINS-46593 Disable concurrent builds across branches in multibranch pipeline.
- Resolved
I agree that the lock, even outside the context of node isn't really a solution here.
I have two builds, A and B. Build A requires that it is build one at a time on a node. Build B does not. If what I've seen is correct, a resource locked by build A will prevent build B from running on that resource as well. This is not what I want.
Am I missing something? There's no reason to waste the time waiting for A to finish when I have B builds waiting to go.
Lockable resource do not solve this issue. Let me clarify my use case:
I have a shared Jenkins installation. We have a number of teams using multi-branch pipeline jobs. Sometimes a team will have a large number of branches build concurrently - for example, they have a lot of feature branches that all depend on a given snapshot, and are configured to build when an upstream project builds. Another example is when a project is migrated from SVN to git. Regardless of the actual trigger, the result is that every other project is effectively blocked out because we have no realistic way to limit the concurrent branches for a given project. Implementing a lockable resource for every single project could technically solve the issue, but would be overly burdensome to administrate, and would then restrict us to a single concurrent branch, where we would prefer to allow up to four concurrent branches per project.
By the way there is a Throttle builds branch property (Pipeline: rateLimitBuilds job property) which is appropriate for certain scenarios. Currently it only throttles builds within a branch project, though, not across branches. The feature is built into the multibranch system (i.e., branch-api, not this plugin) for historical reasons.
I would like to request this too. I can only run 1 build at time (does not matter what branch).
Using lockable resources would be a workaround - as I understand I need to configure jenkins manually (add lockable resource), the Jenkinsfile is not enough...
I'm encountering this issue as well as a major drawback in the multi branch pipeline.
the node i'm running on assigns the same workspace to two consecutive builds, which interrupt each other (the second build starts before the first is finished, this happens if two consecutive commits are done one after another during a short period of time)
I kindly ask to address this issue -> would make a significant improvement!


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Ceinwen joined BVT Engineering Professional Services as CEO in January 2019, after working alongside our team as a consultant to design and execute our growth strategy, optimise client services and project delivery.
Ceinwen is a strong leader with the unique and highly valuable ability to turn strategy into tangible outcomes. She is well-regarded for providing a fresh perspective and is on a mission to change the way people do business. This makes her a natural fit for BVT and our vision to revolutionise the engineering industry and shake up existing ways of working.
After studying at Harvard Business School, Ceinwen was inspired to move away from her role as a business development executive with a global Top 4 firm and into business advisory and development to set up her own international strategy firm. Through her customised growth strategy development, she has now successfully positioned many businesses to navigate change and be positioned for success into the future.
Since starting with BVT as CEO, Ceinwen has already implemented several projects to further our growth agenda including focusing on the retail and wholesale environments.
Ceinwen is passionate about the power of storytelling in business, both as a tool to bring vision and strategy to life, and as a way to understand people's individual stories; who they are, what they need and what drives them. Ceinwen is looking forward to discussing the transformation of the retail environment and client experience together with the other panel members.


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2020 Commissioning Night
Last Tuesday evening, the Board of Directors and their guests gathered on the deck of the club to celebrate the annual Commissioning of the club for the new season.
It was not your usual festive evening when hundreds of members would enjoy cheese dips, cut fresh spring vegetables and fruits set out on a large buffet table covered in a nautical print table cloth with large bouquets of cut flowers from Pat Collins' garden. And the beer and wine, encrusted in chopped ice, would fill a sailboat shaped tin bucket.
This is the year of the Masks. In keeping with the guidelines set up by the state of Rhode Island, all guests wore masks and practiced social distancing. The number of attendees, however and unfortunately, was limited to the number of people who could gather in the space according to the state mandates. The ceremony took place outside on the foyer at the top of the stairs. There was no buffet table and no vases of bright summer flowers.
The times are different this season but the enthusiasm of the directors was evident in their talks of summer sailing events.
Before the speaking program began, Gregg Morash, the master of ceremonies, ordered the flags to be lowered. Dr. Joseph Boivin and head steward, Tova Ibbotson, performed this duty. Gregg introduced the immediate former Commodore, Phyllis Ibbotson. She thanked all for their support and graciously, with a swooping motion of her left arm, symbolically passed the torch to Marc Pfeffer, Commodore.
At this time, Dr. Boivin and Miss Ibbotson raised the two flags, the American and the state of Rhode Island. Dr. Ralph Padilla set off the canon as the last part of the colors. Now, the summer season was officially begun.
Commodore Pfeiffer welcomed all and gave an overview of the summer activities. He noted that Sail Training classes have begun this week and that the pool will open on next Sunday, July 5. He thanked all for coming together to meet the challenges that the pandemic has caused. He noted that all members should consult the TYC website, www.tivertonyachtclub.org for updated information on this summer's activities.
As the ceremony ended within a half hour most guests stayed on and enjoyed conversing with each other, reminiscing about last summer and eagerly planning many sailing adventures for the current season. Many enjoyed the colorful summer gardens that Jim and his assistant, Callie Moran, planted during the late spring. The garden is in memory of Jim's wife, Dee Rogers, who worked with the juniors on all their events including founding the annual Junior talent Show which showcases the native talents of the TYC youth.
The 2020 edition of the TYC Log Book is now available from the steward at the club during the daytime. The book contains the list of members, their boats and information on club activities. Please pick one up at your convenience. And, they are free!!
Jim Rogers


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SINGAPORE'S cyber communities are abuzz with speculation regarding the identity of the 'mystery' woman linked to the former SCDF and CNB chiefs, who are being investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.
But what if netizens get it wrong? Their online postings, if found to be untrue, could land them in trouble for defamation.
Lawyers told The New Paper that the rules of defamation apply to both online and mainstream outlets.
In mainstream journalism, an editor is ultimately held responsible.
Similiarly, in cyberspace, the responsibility must be prescribed to the moderator or creator of that post.
Mainstream media, being more aware of the consequences of defamation, are more careful about using information that could land them in trouble, while there is often more of a "wild west" mentality on the Internet.
Defamation, which can be either spoken (slander) or published (libel), occurs when someone falsely accuses another person of immoral, illegal or unethical conduct and damages that person's reputation in the eyes of others.
"If the information made public in either newspapers or on Internet forums is proven to be untrue, then it is defamatory and thus grounds for legal action," said lawyer Ramesh Tiwari.
Identifying those who defame
"Given that the information is made through Internet channels, the next step would be to get the identity of the person who first made that allegation."
Even if the posts are anonymous, there are ways to trace the creators by such means as finding out their IP addresses.
Lawyer Edmond Pereira said that if the pictures in the postings are of innocent persons and used without permission, those who made the posts could be charged with criminal defamation.
For criminal defamation, one can be jailed up to two years and fined.
Said Mr Pereira: "If you can locate the person who made those claims, they can be charged once you have shown the authorities that their allegations are not true.
"But first, you have to track him down - not an easy thing, especially if the web server used by the forums are based overseas."
Online speculation has been rife of late about the unnamed woman who allegedly had relationships with former SCDF chief Peter Lim and former CNB chief Ng Boon Gay.
But netizens who make unproven claims online could also find themselves in trouble, said lawyer Amolat Singh.
"Whatever information posted online will go viral and is potentially damaging; that is the nature of the Internet," he said.
|SCDF commissioner suspended, CNB chief under investigation
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This article was first published in The New Paper.


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The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede are a humorous series of fantasy novels featuring a strong-willed princess, a dragon who loves cherries jubilee, a witch who is immune to melting by water, and a motley assortment of magical misfits and mischief makers.
Dealing with Dragons
In which Princess Cimorene decides that she does not want to be married off, thank you very much, and would much rather be a dragon's princess. Cimorene meets the she-dragon Kazul and gets to display the many skills she acquired when not learning to be a proper princess and gets to put her quick-thinking to use when a group of dastardly wizards decide to get a little too involved in Dragon politics.
Searching for Dragons
In which the wizards return to stir up all kinds of trouble, King Kazul goes missing, and King Mendanbar shows off his sword. Cimorene, now Head Cook and Librarian to King Kazul, teams up with King Mendanbar to avert disaster and find her friend, going on an adventure that takes them across the Enchanted Forest and introduces them to new friends and foes.
Calling on Dragons
In which Queen Cimorene and King Mendanbar have some trouble with an enchanted sword, King Kazul loses her patience with the wearisome Society of Wizards, and the witch Morwen finds a giant rabbit in her garden. There's always a new challenge to be met in the Enchanted Forest and nothing can stop Cimorene & Co. from facing it head on.
Talking to Dragons
In which the Enchanted Forest is duly enchanted and Cimorene sends her son Daystar on a quest to set things right with the help of the Sword of the Sleeping King. He encounters numerous trials along the way, faces meddlesome wizards, and makes new friends. With the help of the fire-witch Shiara, a young dragon, and the cat Nightwitch, Daystar is ready complete his journey and discover the truth of his birth.
This is a fantastic series! It is witty and ironic, the dialogue is cleverly constructed and amusing, and the characters break with tradition in a good way. Throughout the series, Wrede makes light of the genre, referring to well-known legends, myths, fairy tales, as well as more recent additions to the fantasy canon like The Wizard of Oz. Wizards are melted with buckets of soapy water and lemon juice, Rumpelstiltskin's descendant decides to open a boarding school for all the children he acquires on the job, and all the Jacks just keep stealing from the friendly giants.
Cimorene is a no-nonsense sort of girl and a very strong character who stands out as a fantasy heroine. Her relationship with Mendanbar built on affection and mutual admiration; Mendanbar respects and supports her choices and listens to what she has to say, even if he doesn't agree with her. Kazul is a wonderful matriarch and makes a very logical case for female king-hood. Meanwhile, Morwen is the perfect example of the perfectly content cat lady who does exactly what she wants to do.
There are many more memorable characters in the series and some great moments. It's the sort of YA series I wish would receive some more attention as I think it can appeal to boys as well as girls and provides some subtle lessons in gender equality.
Overall, this series has become one of my favorites and I will be looking out for more Wrede when next I go to the book store (FYI… Two of Wrede's Regency fantasy books are being reissued as a single volume called A Matter of Magic. It's already on my wishlist 🙂 )


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The Australian Open is not the world's richest tennis tournament but it rewards its losers like no other.
World No.1 Serena Williams dominated Sweden's Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1 in the US Open third round match to surpass Martina Navratilova for most Grand Slam wins by a woman with 307 victories
Serena Williams takes on Sweden's Johanna Larsson in search of a place in the US Open round of 16, and a 307th Grand Slam match win would lift her past Martina Navratilova for the most in the Open Era
Serena showed little mercy as she swept to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Johanna Larsson to take the 53rd WTA title of her career.
Second-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy easily defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-0, 6-3 to reach the Strasbourg International semifinals on Thursday, but three-time champion Anabel Medina Garrigues lost.
Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic lost to Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round at Roland Garros.


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Copenhagen hygge
It can be hard to explain the Danish word 'hygge' (sounds a bit like 'hooga'). Roughly it translates to coziness, but that definition doesn't quite cover it. Hygge is so much […]
It can be hard to explain the Danish word 'hygge' (sounds a bit like 'hooga'). Roughly it translates to coziness, but that definition doesn't quite cover it. Hygge is so much […]
It can be hard to explain the Danish word 'hygge' (sounds a bit like 'hooga'). Roughly it translates to coziness, but that definition doesn't quite cover it. Hygge is so much more and always involves creating a nice, warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people around you.
The capital Copenhagen is packed with atmospheric restaurants and cafes, beautiful gardens, charming winding waterways, and countless places and ways to experiences Danish hygge. Here are the suggestions for travelers seeking a touch of hygge on their trip to Copenhagen!
Originally a Viking fishing village founded in the 10th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Primary as a fishing settlement and later a market, the name of the city reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce. Køpmannæhafn, means "merchants' harbour." Around the harbour Nyhavn with colourful houses the city has developed. Today, Nyhavn is a popular tourist place with lots of restaurants to eat.
Of course from there, it is possible to take a canal tour and do the hygge, enjoying beautiful skyscape of the city.
Around the harbour the market was soon created out of which the village Kongens Nytorv, nowadays a public square in Copenhagen with imposing neoclassical façade. It is a good place to eat the famous Smørrebrød and onion soup. I had one with herring (local fish) and rye bread. PS haring is a wild sardine and we do not eat it in Croatia, considering it inedible, though it seems to be delights in Denmark. Oh, cultures!
In 17th century Copenhagen consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences and armed forces. After suffering from the effects of plague and fire in the 18th century, the city underwent a period of redevelopment. Mostly from these times, the fortresses were built. The oldest one is Kastellet initiated by the King Christian IV of Denmark in 17 century. It has a shape of a star and very close to it is a statue of a Little Mermaid – based on the fairy tale of the same name by danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
Once the power was consolidated, Denmark became the oldest monarchy in the world. It was the time of the renaissance of the north. Soon the mentioned king Christian IV started to build more castles. The most famous one is Rosenborg which houses a museum exhibiting the Royal Collections, artifacts spanning a breadth of royal Danish culture, from the late 16th century of the mentioned Christian IV to the 19th century. Some of these articles once belonged to the nobility and the aristocracy.
My special interest was Schatzkammer (dann. treasury chamber) displaying the Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia located in the castle. A Coronation Carpet is also stored there next to the Throne Chair of Denmark.
Christian IV is the most popular, ambitious, and proactive Danish king, having initiated many reforms and projects. He ruled in 17 century and obtained for his kingdom a level of stability and wealth that was virtually unmatched elsewhere in Europe.
One of the architectural examples of Christian IV is the Round Tower used as the astronomical observatory, university library and today as the view point for tourists.
Amalienborg castle is where the Danish royal family lives. It consists of four identical classical palaces with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard. In the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederick V. One of the streets leads to the royal cathedral.
Copenhagen is full of stunning churches from various period of architecture. My favourite is the Church of Our Savior. This beautiful baroque church is most famous for its helix spire with an external winding staircase that can be climbed to the top, offering extensive views over central Copenhagen. From the inner side, I have captured an elephant carrying the organs – a very rare appearance in Christianity.
National History Museum is a must see which will give you the idea of creation of Denmark from the prehistoric times, through Middle Ages and renaissance, wars with Sweden, Germany and Norway… It represents the lifes of Inuits, since the Greenland is part of danish territory too. I would definitely highlight The Sun Chariot – Holy Horse from the Bronze Age and The Rune Stones from the Vikings era.
Danish people are the first to market toys. The popular dollhouse and Lego store are easy to find in the city center Strøget, a walking area made for good shopping. 🙂
Walking down the streets, I noticed this building on which is placed the thermometer. Interestingly, the thermometer doesn't show more than 20 degrees. 🙂 Btw, the inventor of the thermometer is a danish scholar Niels Bohr.
A part of the Copenhagen is the little free town called Christiania. Personally didn't like it – maybe because I am a political scientist and I like the theory of the state where the order and laws exist. Unlike Christiania – a self-proclaimed autonomous neighborhood of about 850 residents, which is a source of controversy since its creation. Small drugs are allowed, however violence is not. The entire neighborhood is kinda protest against capitalism. No commercial is to be seen when walking the streets of Christiania filled with houses of weird shape. Anyhow, I did not feel safe and was looking for the escape. When I saw the inscription "You are now leaving Christiania and entering the EU" – I couldn't be more happy!
So, I needed a drink!
I went a bit outside of the city to Carlsberg brewery 🙂 to taste the sample of beers and get familiar with the J.C. Jacobsen, the founder of Carlsberg beer. This visioner named the brewery after his son Carl and the hill (dan. berg) on which the factory was founded. He was a great collector of beer bottles too. His son continued and expanded the brewery to global business. Today the brewery is open for visitors for a 'exbeerience' 🙂 Ofcourse, I tried some of the samples you don't get in store everyday, like 8.5% dark Carlsberg Porter beer.
Good fun in Copenhagen is also guaranteed by the amusement park Tivoli Gardens – the oldest of its kind in Europe. When I visited Copenhagen, the park was decorated seasonly for Halloween. Tivoli's founder, Georg Carstensen (19 century), obtained a five-year charter to create this amusement park by telling King Christian VIII that "when the people are amusing themselves, they do not think about politics". 🙂
Such a typical danish hygge.
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We have developed a new data acquisition system, which has a unique pipeline operation scheme for front-end modules. We have implemented a pipeline architecture for front-end signal processing on the TKO BOX system. TKO BOX system was originally designed for TRISTAN experiments at KEK.Operations in TKO modules can be divided into three stages : sample-and-hold, A/D conversion, and data read-out. Pipeline transfers between these three stages make it possible to process the next event during data read-out. As a result, dead-time due to read-out is significantly decreased. This scheme is applicable to conventional modules without flash ADC_S. We have adopted a minimal pipeline scheme for simplicity. In order to realize this scheme, we have modified TKO specification and developed new TKO front-end modules, a new gate controller, and a trigger supervisor.We have tested this new data acquisition scheme for calorimeter calibration at KEK PS.Three TKO BOXes were used for the test system, and it takes 512msec to scan all channels. At a trigger rate of 500 Hz, dead-time is found to be 7.2% including dead-time of 4.6% due to A/D conversion of 100msec, while dead-time comes up to 23.4% without pipeline operation. The system worked very well and no critical errors occurred in three months of calibration run.
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Racist Tirades On Facebook: You and all the other people came here by boat, should go back to where you came from and take all Africans back with you and leave us alone!
Racist Tirades, Below we have two different stories regarding racist tirades against African Americans and Asian women. In both cases they are told to go back to their own countries. What a disgrace and such a bold statement to tell another human being such a thing. The amount of hate in America is once again at an all time rate. Men and women alike are more bold in their antics to ridicule, belittle, demonize and let us not forget, slap others on a boat and commence to banning them from this country. Your heart should sink into your stomach if you have any compassion in you.
No one really has free speech, do they? Maybe those people in higher position just want you to believe you have Freedom of Speech. Certainly the First Amendment doesn't apply. Our Government, our fellow Americans keep showing us on a daily basis that the First Amendment means absolutely nothing. Because the minute you say something they don't like, they go off into a racist tirade against you. We might have to rethink this freedom of speech thing. Or maybe people should accept people for who they are, and learn to agree, to disagree.
I had an incident on Facebook, my sister-In-law Kimberly Rowe Waskom posted an article regarding President Trump. As we all know, Presidents and politics are sticky subjects to begin with. In this world we are growing more and more to the point where we rather kill you, than to allow you to have an opinion of your own. So I re-posted the article and said verbatim, "This is the funniest thing I read all day" You would have thought, I said I hated him, destroy him, or go fall into a pit.
I was utterly surprised how people were attacking each other as well as myself, and later realized it was a setup to bash and sling me through the mud, with their negative comments against me. It became obvious the more I gave it some thought, especially the way Wilda Ortiz came at me. How could someone who doesn't even know you spew out such hatred? How does someone jump on the band wagon of another person and try to denigrate someone they don't even know?
The very nerve that someone would question me on why I thought it was funny? I found very offensive and out of control, which left me feeling as if I was dealing with the Sergeant of Arms at that point. Many things flashed through my mind. I wanted to just give her a piece of mind, but realized I was being held to a higher standard than the rest. One certainly cannot expect any more from a group of strange folks on Facebook. Not everyone I encounter on Facebook expresses as much negativity, but this week must have been the worse group, who just happen to call themselves children of God. At this point I could do nothing but laugh. You know God will interject humor periodically to keep you from losing your cool. Many times keeping my words to minimum. I have officially dealt with bullies on the Internet.
They were old women mostly, who just couldn't seem to let up. They were worse than Tigers ready to pounce to eat up the flesh, of a freshly killed fawn. Claws out and saliva dripping with an infectious bite. Beware, because if you said the wrong thing, such as finding the caption humorous in the article, it was going to be the end for you and anyone else who dare to have a thought. Once one person attacked me than she apparently told her comrades to join the fight, which they did gladly. Only one person in that entire feed said "Anita you are entitled to your opinion". and this went on for days, each person worse than the other. Making them all personal attacks because I dared to say how I felt. This was the most immature conversation that has ever taking place on my feed.
It became a sad situation, that one Native woman ( Carol Coronado) said, Exact Quote; "This USA land does belong to the Native American, you and all the other people came here by boat and should go back to where you came from and take all Africans back with you and leave us alone, and God knows that too! These remarks that Carol Coronado made were totally not called for, it was very rude and offensive. Carol tried to stifle others while feeling the need to hurl out racist comments, in her racist tirade.
I had never seen such a group of vulgar individuals so ready to demonize another human. Not once taking into consideration that each person on that site is entitled to their own opinion, good, bad or in different, but with limitation. God forbid they were in a room together, guns would have been blazing. There is a list of older woman on Facebook spewing out Racist Tirades and hate comments.
Woman attacks Asian-American service member in racist tirade: 'Go back to f—ing China'
A viral video released this week caught a woman on camera launching a racist tirade against an Asian-American service member in a parking lot in California.
James Ahn said he was driving earlier this month when the woman pulled up next to him and pulled her eyes back in an offensive gesture.
"This is not your f–king country," she says in the video. "This is my country."
Ahn is a Korean-American member of the Air Force Reserve, according to Huffington Post.
Ahn's passenger recorded the incident and Ahn posted the video on Facebook earlier this week after the altercation.
"As I changed the lane, she kept driving towards my car gesturing to crush me and cutting in front of me to slam on the break," Ahn wrote Monday. "I later realized that this was more like a hate crime than a road rage."
The women yells at Ahn to "go back to f-king China, you ugly Chinese."
He reported to incident to the Fremont, Calif., police, according to the New York Post.
Police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques, however, said investigators determine that no crime was committed.
"What we have here is hate speech," Bosques said. "And we met with her and she does not deny that she did any of this. But she claims he started it by saying to go back to her country."
The female driver reportedly told police that Ahn had started the traffic dispute.
"All that we could establish is that this was derogatory remarks between two parties," Bosques said. "There was no threat and there was no crime committed. We did document everything in a report and we classified it as a disturbance."
The woman's freedom of speech – although hateful -is protected by the First Amendment, police said.
"The other piece of this is that these two motorists were driving in traffic yelling at each other and the situation could've been worse for other drivers around them," Bosques said.
Encourage Yourself:
Freedom of speech—the right to express opinions without government restraint—is a democratic ideal that dates back to ancient Greece. In the United States, the First Amendment guarantees free speech, though the United States, like all modern democracies, places limits on this freedom. In a series of landmark cases, the U.S. Supreme Court over the years has helped to define what types of speech are—and aren't—protected under U.S. law
In the United States, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech.
The First Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights provides constitutional protection for certain individual liberties, including freedoms of speech, assembly and worship.
The First Amendment doesn't specify what exactly is meant by freedom of speech. Defining what types of speech should and shouldn't be protected by law has fallen largely to the courts.
In general, the First Amendment guarantees the right to express ideas and information. On a basic level, it means that people can express an opinion (even an unpopular or unsavory one) without fear of government censorship.
It protects all forms of communication, from speeches to art and other media. Don't allow anyone to take away your free speech.
Final Thoughts: What is sad about all of these incidents, the people who go off in a racist tirade truly think they are right. They often times miss the focus of what really happened originally, especially in the case that I was involved in. But unfortunately some people are evil, or just workers of iniquity, but uses the name of Jesus. That was my experience on Facebook.
These people don't care that you are recording, or snapping pictures with your phone. They are right and you are wrong. Their tunnel vision says they are right and nothing else matters but: GET BACK ON THAT BOAT AND GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM! (For me that would be like getting on a boat, getting out in the middle of the Ocean and then making a u-turn, back to the states. Why you ask? because I was BORN here!) Stop using that verbiage, it sounds crazy. Yes I know, it's your best racist slur you can hurl at me, and in your heart you believe it's the most hurtful ammo you have.
Will this hate ever end, or will it only get worse? What is the best solution?
This is my thought, in certain cases maybe these racist tirades should be fined a hefty sum, to help minimize blatant disrespect. Maybe some jail time for public displays of hate.
Imagine my surprise upon learning that my sister-in-law of almost 30 years, was the culprit of. Keep your cameras and phones handy so you can take pictures and/or record, just as I did.
The worst thing here is to grow older and know that you have been a bumbling idiot all your life.


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Ed Maibach is the director of the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication
Located on Navajo Nation, 7,100 feet above sea level, in the hauntingly beautiful New Mexican mesa lands south of Gallup and west of the Continental Divide, is Spirit Farm, a working demonstration farm owned and operated by James and Joyce Skeet. Spirit Farm is also the headquarters of Covenant Pathways, a Native-led organization located on the Navajo reservation whose mission is to teach soil restoration techniques to Native farmers.
It's here that James, his friend Owl McCabe—who directs the Work in Beauty Eco-Regenerative Learning Center, a sister soil restoration demonstration farm on Zuni lands—and other members of their team are focused on a stunningly important lesson about climate solutions: soil, unlike dirt, is alive.
To appreciate the importance of this lesson in a global context, consider the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a special report focused on the importance of land use and agriculture in climate change. Jonathan Foley—a climate solutions expert who is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown—summarized the key findings of this report in language accessible to all. In his brief essay, Farming Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis, he made clear that restoring soils to good health—through forest restoration and planting trees, managing grazing lands so they accumulate soil carbon, and using "regenerative" farming techniques to rebuild croplands—is one of the world's most promising climate solutions.
At Spirit Farm, James and Owl are doing the work to understand the nature of soil life and the importance of healthy soils. They value guardianship of the land, including the soil, as something sacred—which is an example of indigenous knowledge they are willing to share with all to help heal our planet. Their work complements the IPCC's global perspective to make a compelling case for the critical role of soil restoration in ensuring the health of our climate, and the health of all people.
The Navajo and Zuni communities experience some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the United States, with some 75% of community members lacking reliable access to food of sufficient quantity and quality. This is due, in part, to historical trauma suffered by both the people and the land—trauma that essentially devastated indigenous people's store of knowledge about managing the land, growing nutrient dense food and living with bounty rather than poverty. With the hope of restoring health to both the land and people, Covenant Pathways—in partnership with Work in Beauty—has been providing training in microbiological composting and indigenous farming practices across the Navajo and Zuni reservations since 2015.
Why Soil?
Like human communities, soil is a complex and diverse community of organisms, building materials and nutrients. And like human communities, soil communities are fragile; human activities—including plowing and application of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides—can disrupt and severely degrade the health of soil.
The fragility of soil health is illustrated by a story James tells about his grandfather. His grandfather was the first member of his family to use till farming methods on the land currently known as Spirit Farms—using methods taught to him by white people. During the first several growing seasons, his grandfather's harvests were bountiful. By the fifth growing season, however, the harvest was diminished, and by the sixth—and thereafter—the harvests were largely a bust. Plowing had severely degraded the semi-arid New Mexico soil to the point of rendering it non-viable as farmland.
Healthy soils play a critical role in cultivating a stable climate. Through photosynthesis, plants and trees capture heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and return it to the soil—where it, in turn, sustains soil health, directly benefiting plants and trees, and indirectly benefiting people and other animals who eat the fruits of the earth. By keeping the build-up of carbon dioxide in check, plants and soils help maintain the stable climate in which human civilization emerged and thrived over the past 10,000 years.
The Project
Over the next two years, the Covenant Pathways Health and Climate Solutions project will evaluate the impact of the microbiological composting and indigenous farming practices in use at Spirit Farm, Work in Beauty Farm, and other small farms across the Navajo and Zuni reservations. Specifically, they will assess the impact of these practices on both soil health and on the nutrient value of the food grown. They will also conduct a controlled field trial of various biological farming methods to determine which is optimal for farming in the semi-arid conditions of the Southwest.
When asked what one health indicator is likely to improve fastest if microbiological composting and indigenous farming practices once again become the norm in Navajo and Zuni, James reflected for a moment and said: "Identity, our sense of who we are will become stronger, healthier." Covenant Pathways, having witnessed the failure of a quick-buck approach to farming, is testing a new, regenerative approach, with the promise of restoring the soil, their identity and our best hopes for health for all people.
It's a powerful reminder of the humbling and perhaps most fundamental insight Native American culture shares with the social determinants model in the era of climate change: that our health and well-being are inextricably dependent on the health of the world we inhabit.


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