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Many Scottish lochs are littered with small, tree-filled islands, poking their heads up just above the waterline. What most people don't realise is that they are often man-made islands, and once contained spectacualr Iron Age dwellings. Thatched, timber roundhouses were supported on huge, wooden piles driven deep into the bed of the loch. The surrounding water was the inhabitants' defence.
The Oakbank Crannog - Loch Tay - Factsheet
Since 1980 archaeologists have explored the waters of Loch Tay for crannogs and have excavated one at Oakbank, just off the village of Fearnan. It was a remarkable discovery. Preserved in the loch's cold, peaty waters were structural timbers, food, utensils and 2600 year old clothing. They even discovered a butter dish with butter still clinging to the inside of it - a bit past its sell-by date though.
In 1994 experimental archaeologists from the Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology began to discover the secrets of the Iron Age crannog builders when they set about reconstructing a crannog on Loch Tay using exactly the same material as the original at Oakbank.
The reconstruction at Kenmore involved building a thatched roundhouse on a timber platform 15m across, which was connected to the shore by a timber causeway 20m long. The whole structure is supported on 168 timber piles.
Timber was obviously the most important building material for the crannog builders. To provide all the varieties of timber required, the Iron Age farmers must have carefully managed their woodlands. They would have been skilled woodworkers and would have understood the differing properties of tree species for everything from structural supports to making cooking bowls.
How Were Crannogs Constructed?
To begin with rafts and boats must have been used, as well as wooden scaffolding built out in the loch. The first stage was to create an artificial island out of timber piles. Alder trees, 8-10m long, were used for the piles. Buoyant on water, the alder piles would have been easy to manoeuvre on the water's surface but very difficult and tiresome to pull vertical.
Iron Age Pile Driving
One of the most challenging tasks the archaeologists faced was how to drive the alder piles up to 2m into the lochbed using only Iron Age technology.
A crosspole would have been lashed to the upright pile and twisted back and forth to create enough momentum to drive it two metres into the loch bed.
It has been estimated that it would have taken 12 days for the Iron Age builders to erect and secure the 168 piles needed.
Once the piles were driven, the platform and roundhouse of the crannog could be jointed, pegged and lashed onto the structure. Round timber poles were used for the flooring and to form the structure of the roundhouse. Its roof was thatched with reeds from the loch, with its enclosing walls made from hundreds of flexible hazel stems woven together.
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Ben hates Christmas at the best of times but this year mother-in-law Grace is staying, Nick's hippy friend Alfie turns up from Wales and Susan insists on booking an expensive clown, Shingles, for Kenzo's birthday on Christmas Eve. To save money Ben asks Roger to play the clown but he gets drunk so Ben has to save the day. Finding an expensive ring Ben thinks it is a present from Susan - but it turns out to be from Grace for her lover - so he buys her a first edition of a Virginia Woolf novel at a grand plus.
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Ben's rejection by a club causes him to join a secret society, Susan's favorite author visits, Michael pilfers to impress a girl, and Abi taxes Roger's limited Welsh.
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When an old acquaintance turns up boasting of her perfect life, Susan is on a mission to prove her own life is better. Meanwhile, Ben angers cyclists with his rant on a radio programme, and Abi is influenced by the wrong chef.
15 Dec. 2006Dentally Unstable
While Ben is away at a dental conference, his locum charms the women -- even when they find out he's taken. Michael, meanwhile, has sold the family address for a tidy profit.
22 Dec. 2006Living the Dream
Ben, yearning for a boat, and facing mounting costs for two schools, looks for an easy fix when Roger tells him of a new company -- an all he has to do to get rich is push home products door to door.
29 Dec. 2006An Embarrassment of Susans
Ben decides to buy the property next door and turn it over for a profit, but circumstance... and Ben... get in the way. Elsewhere, Susan believes she's found the perfect mate for Michael, but there's an eerie familiarity to the girl.
5 Jan. 2007And Other Animals
Michael's gone for the weekend and Janey's moving back to her flat, so Susan fills the hole in her heart by adopting yet another stray. Elsewhere, Abi begins to question whether Roger is really interested in her.. or any females.
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FDA this week awarded 510(k) clearance for Quidel's Sofia Strep A fluorescent immunoassay (FIA) for the rapid detection of Group A Streptococcal infections.
The company said that, when used with its next-generation immunoassay system, the Sofia Analyzer, this FIA test can produce an accurate diagnostic result within five minutes. Quidel is already using this system for flu testing. It added that Group A Streptococcus bacteria are the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis, and can also cause rheumatic fever, among other illnesses.
"We are confident that the Sofia Strep A FIA will provide customers with an easy-to-use, fast, and accurate solution for the diagnosis of Strep A infections, and will create added utilization for the Sofia platform beyond current influenza testing," Douglas Bryant, Quidel president and CEO, said in a statement.
"In the short-term, the clearance of the Sofia Strep A FIA provides us with another catalyst for increasing Sofia placements in the field, and before the onset of the upcoming respiratory disease season," Bryant added. "Over the long-term, our premium product addresses a market that, relative to influenza, represents a higher volume opportunity with less seasonality and less volatility."
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is located 12 miles northwest of the infamous and authentic western town of Jackson, Wyoming. Jackson also serves as the gateway to Teton & Yellowstone National Parks. Jackson's mountain is recognized world-wide as "The Big One" and with good reason! Located in Teton Village, a short scenic drive from Teton Springs Lodge & Spa, this mountain resort offers up two distinct mountains, Rendezvous and Apres Vous with over 4,139 vertical feet and 2,500 acres of the most distinct terrain filled with chutes, cliff bands and couloirs. While known for its wild, untamed
terrain, intermediate skiers and boarders will also appreciate the wide-open groomers that give this mountain it's #1 ranking year after year among serious winter enthusiasts. Jackson Hole unveiled their new aerial tram in December '08 and its impressive vertical rise from the alley floor gives it the longest continual rise of any lift in the United States. Jackson Hole Mountain Alpine Guides will also safely introduce the more adventurous through the legendary backcountry terrain which embraces this resort.
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denny: As a Trump supporter I have different takes on Bernie. Personally, I think the DNC screwed him over..but he's a team player. Was he a bigger man for supporting Clinton on the platform...maybe...but not necessarily. He could have protested the system and simply not endorse Clinton during the convention. He made it too easy for them. If the DNC showed preference toward Clinton...that was very serious. Then I wonder if he should have been more like Cruz or even Kasich not supporting Trump. I don't agree with what they did..yet they stood their ground. Maybe Bernie should have done the same. Hillary simply isn't the kind of DNC candidate that is worthy of "taking a bullet" for.


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Why do we seek to minimize
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Why do we seek to minimize
This question is quite old but I actually have an answer that doesn't appear here, and one that gives a compelling reason why (under some reasonable assumptions) squared error is correct, while any other power is incorrect.
Say we have some data $D = \langle(\mathbf{x}_1,y_1),(\mathbf{x}_2,y_2),...,(\mathbf{x}_n,y_n)\rangle$ and want to find the linear (or whatever) function $f$ that best predicts the data, in the sense that the probability density $p_f(D)$ for observing this data should be maximal with regard to $f$ (this is called the maximum likelihood estimation). If we assume that the data are given by $f$ plus a normally distributed error term with standard deviation $\sigma$, then $$p_f(D) = \prod_{i=1}^{n} \frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}} e^{-\frac{(y_i - f(\mathbf{x}_i))^2}{2\sigma^2}}.$$ This is equivalent to $$\frac{1}{\sigma^n(2\pi)^{n/2}}e^{-\frac{1}{2\sigma^2}\sum_{i=1}^{n} (y_i - f(\mathbf{x}_i))^2}.$$ So maximizing $p_f(D)$ is accomplished by minimizing $\sum_{i=1}^{n} (y_i - f(\mathbf{x}_i))^2$, that is, the sum of the squared error terms.
There's no reason you couldn't try to minimize norms other than x^2, there have been entire books written on quantile regression, for instance, which is more or less minimizing |x| if you're working with the median. It's just generally harder to do and, depending on the error model, may not give good estimators (depending on whether that means low-variance or unbiased or low MSE estimators in the context).
As for why we prefer integer moments over real-number-valued moments, the main reason is likely that while integer powers of real numbers always result in real numbers, non-integer powers of negative real numbers create complex numbers, thus requiring the use of an absolute value. In other words, while the 3rd moment of a real-valued random variable is real, the 3.2nd moment is not necessarily real, and so causes interpretation problems.
Other than that...
We try to minimize the variance that is left within descriptors. Why variance? Read this question; this also comes together with the (mostly silent) assumption that errors are normally distributed.
In ordinary least squares, the solution to (A'A)^(-1) x = A'b minimizes squared error loss, and is the maximum likelihood solution.
So, largely because the math was easy in this historic case.
But generally people minimize many different loss functions, such as exponential, logistic, cauchy, laplace, huber, etc. These more exotic loss functions generally require a lot of computational resources, and don't have closed form solutions (in general), so they're only starting to become more popular now.
My understanding is that because we are trying to minimise errors, we need to find a way of not getting ourselves in a situation where the sum of the negative difference in errors is equal to the sum of the positive difference in errors but we haven't found a good fit. We do this by squaring the sum of the difference in errors which means the negative and positive difference in errors both become positive ($-1\times-1 = 1$). If we raised $x$ to the power of anything other than a positive integer we wouldn't address this problem because the errors would not have the same sign, or if we raised to the power of something that isn't an integer we'd enter the realms of complex numbers.


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The Camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fat deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the Bactrian camel has two humps. They are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia, and Central and East Asia, respectively. Both species are domesticated to provide milk and meat, and as beasts of burden.The term camel is also used more broadly to describe any of the six camel-like creatures in the family Camelidae: the two true camels, and the four South American camelids, the llama, alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña.The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years. A fully grown adult camel stands 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) at the shoulder and 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) at the hump. The hump rises about 30 inches (76.20 cm) out of its body. Camels can run at up to 65 km/h (40 mph) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph).Fossil evidence indicates that the ancestors of modern camels evolved in North America during the Palaeogene period, and later spread to most parts of Asia. Humans first domesticated camels before 2000 BC.[1][2]


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Who is Jeremiah Owyang?
By Michael Snow on Sep 11, 2012
Q: What's your current role and what career path brought you here?
J.O.: I'm currently a partner and one of the founding team members at Altimeter Group. I'm currently the Research Director, as well as wear the hat of Industry Analyst. Prior to joining Altimeter, I was an Industry Analyst at Forrester covering Social Computing, and before that, deployed and managed the social media program at Hitachi Data Systems in Santa Clara. Around that time, I started a career blog called Web Strategy which focused on how companies were using the web to connect with customers --and never looked back.
Q: As an industry analyst, what are you focused on these days?
J.O.: There are three trends that I'm focused my research on at this time: 1) The Dynamic Customer Journey: Individuals (both b2c and b2b) are given so many options in their sources of data, channels to choose from and screens to consume them on that we've found that at each given touchpoint there are 75 potential permutations. Companies that can map this, then deliver information to individuals when they need it will have a competitive advantage and we want to find out who's doing this. 2) One of the sub themes that supports this trend is Social Performance. Yesterday's social web was disparate engagement of humans, but the next phase will be data driven, and soon new technologies will emerge to help all those that are consuming, publishing, and engaging on the social web to be more efficient with their time through forms of automation. As you might expect, this comes with upsides and downsides. 3) The Sentient World is our research theme that looks out the furthest as the world around us (even inanimate objects) become 'self aware' and are able to talk back to us via digital devices and beyond. Big data, internet of things, mobile devices will all be this next set.
Q: People cite that the line between work and life is getting more and more blurred. Do you see your personal life influencing your professional work?
J.O.: The lines between our work and personal lives are dissolving, and this leads to a greater upside of being always connected and have deeper relationships with those that are not. It also means a downside of society expectations that we're always around and available for colleagues, customers, and beyond. In the future, a balance will be sought as we seek to achieve the goals of family, friends, work, and our own personal desires. All of this is being ironically written at 430 am on a Sunday am.
Q: How can people keep up with what you're working on?
J.O.: A great question, thanks. There are a few sources of information to find out, I'll lead with the first which is my blog at web-strategist.com. A few times a week I'll publish my industry insights (hires, trends, forces, funding, M&A, business needs) as well as on twitter where I'll point to all the news that's fit to print @jowyang. As my research reports go live (we publish them for all to read --called Open Research-- at no cost) they'll emerge on my blog, or checkout the research tab to find out more now. http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/research/
Q: Recently, you've been working with us here at Oracle on something exciting coming up later this week. What's on the horizon?
J.O.: Absolutely! This coming Thursday, September 13th, I'm doing a webcast with Oracle on "Managing Social Relationships for the Enterprise". This is going to be a great discussion with Reggie Bradford, Senior Vice President of Product Development at Oracle and Christian Finn, Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle WebCenter. I'm looking forward to a great discussion around all those issues that so many companies are struggling with these days as they realize how much social media is impacting their business. It's changing the way your customers and employees interact with your brand. Today it's no longer a matter of when to become a social-enabled enterprise, but how to become a successful one.
Q: You've been very actively pursued for media interviews and conference and company speaking engagements – anything you'd like to share to give us a sneak peak of what to expect on Thursday's webcast?
J.O.: Below is a 15 minute video which encapsulates Altimeter's themes on the Dynamic Customer Journey and the Sentient World.
I'm really proud to have taken an active role in the first ever LeWeb outside of Paris. This one, which was featured in downtown London across the street from Westminster Abbey was sold out. If you've not heard of LeWeb, this is a global Internet conference hosted by Loic and Geraldine Le Meur, a power couple that stem from Paris but are also living in Silicon Valley, this is one of my favorite conferences to connect with brands, technology innovators, investors and friends.
Altimeter was able to play a minor role in suggesting the theme for the event "Faster Than Real Time" which stems off previous LeWebs that focused on the "Real time web". In this radical state, companies are able to anticipate the needs of their customers by using data, technology, and devices and deliver meaningful experiences before customers even know they need it. I explore two of three of Altimeter's research themes, the Dynamic Customer Journey, and the Sentient World in my speech, but due to time, did not focus on Adaptive Organization.
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By Peggy Chen on Apr 26, 2012
Don't miss today's webcast, Mobile is the New Face of Engagement, at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET, when Christian Finn (@cfinn) interviews Ted Schadler (@tedschadler), Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, and co-author of the book, Empowered.
If you haven't read the book, we've got a great opportunity for you today! Watch the webcast and tweet your questions to @oraclewebcenter. Questions will be answered on the blog later on and some lucky people who ask great questions will win a signed copy of Ted's book!
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5 Best Practices for Embracing the Social Enterprise
By Kellsey Ruppel-Oracle on Jan 03, 2012
As we jump into 2012, we want to focus this week on best practices. Stay tuned as we talk with industry experts and get their thoughts on the latest social, mobile and Web trends.
5 Best Practices for Embracing the Social Enterprise
It is difficult to dispute that organizations embracing the Social Enterprise help to maximize worker efficiency. With this being said, evolving an enterprise to take advantage of social business capabilities requires tenacious design, delivery and management of technical and business efforts. To make the most efficient journey toward the Social Enterprise consider the following key points.
1. Define How will you Measure Success - If you were going on vacation and someone asked you where, you would know. We should not treat the Social Enterprise any differently. Have clearly defined metrics established to validate project performance and return on investment.
2. Start with Scope in Mind - The amount of information generated from collaborative activities can be immense. The value from technologies like Activity Streams is directly correlated to the relevancy of end users. If users are inundated with materials unrelated to their work, Activity Streams lose their effectiveness.
3. Don't Confuse Installation with Implementation - Installing Social Enterprise technologies does not mean that your organization's business is capitalizing on evolving to a Social Enterprise. Find small pockets of people excited to embrace the technology, with clearly defined objectives, to begin leveraging the technology.
4. Relax - As social capabilities proliferate throughout the enterprise, some people are prompted to ask - "what if someone says x, y or z about our CEO on our intranet?" Technology does not remove the need to observe traditional business etiquette; people should observe standard business protocol.
5. Practice - Do not expect others to readily adapt aspects of the Social Enterprise if you are not benefiting from them yourself. Practice, learn - and then evangelize.
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5 Best Practices for Embracing the Social Business
By Peggy Chen on Aug 30, 2011
We've been talking a lot about the social business lately on this blog, in the recent Oracle WebCenter Webcast and in our newsletter. In our most recent issue, John Brunswick provided 5 best practices for embracing the social enterprise. Have you tried any of these or have any best practices to share?
Five Best Practices for Embracing the Social EnterpriseIt is difficult to dispute that organizations embracing the social enterprise maximize worker efficiency. But evolving an enterprise to take advantage of social business capabilities requires tenacious design, delivery, and management of technical and business efforts. To make the most efficient journey toward the social enterprise consider the following key points.
- Define how you will measure success. If you were going on vacation and someone asked you where you were headed, you would know. We should not treat the social enterprise any differently. Have clearly defined metrics established to validate project performance and return on investment.
- Start with scope in mind. The amount of information generated from collaborative activities can be immense. If users are inundated with materials unrelated to their work, activity streams lose their effectiveness. Carefully scope your activity streams to ensure their relevancy to users.
- Don't confuse installation with implementation. Installing social technologies is only one of the steps towards becoming a social enterprise. Using (implementing) them is another. Find small pockets of people excited to embrace the technology, with clearly defined objectives, to begin leveraging the technology.
- Observe business etiquette. As social capabilities proliferate throughout the enterprise, questions arise about users saying something you don't want said. Technology does not remove the need to observe traditional business etiquette; people should observe standard business protocol.
- Practice. Do not expect others to readily adapt aspects of the social enterprise if you are not benefiting from them yourself. Practice, learn—and then evangelize.
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What is the best way to import configurable products into Magento from CSV. I have seen a few different methods:
- Direct MySQL statements
- Using Magento Objects
- Data Flow
Can anyone advise me on the best method for this?
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What is the best way to import configurable products into Magento from CSV. I have seen a few different methods:
Can anyone advise me on the best method for this?
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Check out Magmi. It's amazing.
Yeah, The best option as I know is the Magento Mass Importer (MAGMI). Its not a module for Magento but operates seperatly.. Uses direct SQL to manipulated data, and have nice re-indexing, handsome features.
It's actually FREE Indeed! Take a look!
Here are some important links and documentation
Download Link
Wiki Page
Installation and Configuring Tips
Some Pros and Cons
An article admiring the project
I don't know how much your time is worth, but I found this great module for $100 which allows you to import configurable products through advanced import. I have been using it for a week and seems to work really well.
I prefer using Magento objects, as I can reuse that script later when the database layout changes. Also, it's much easier not having to deal with looking up column IDs beforehand.
Data Flow will not accomplish what you are looking for AFAIK, as it doesn't support linking the simple products to the configurable ones.
This module will allow you to import configurable products and will automatically create simple products for your configurable attribute combinations. It's free too!
DataFlow - its faster, or PHP scrips of you have technical knowledge. As for third-party solutions, Store Manager for Magento handles it, but it is paid.
The configurable product option gives you the ability to sell variations of the same product, for example different colors or sizes of t-shirts. Configurable products must be linked with simple product from an attribute. Basically, you'll create each simple product with a unique SKU and it's unique qualities, then link them together. As long as your products are created in the spreadsheet in this manner, and the spreadsheet contains the linking attribute, you should be able to import the from CSV direclty with MYSQL statements or a UI such as PhpMyAdmin.


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Beginning Monday, June 13 through Wednesday, June 22, superintendents may conduct their required review of 2015 EMIS data that will affect their districts' Graduation Rate and Prepared for Success components of the 2016 Ohio School Report Cards. Superintendents are to signify whether these data are accurate or not as they complete the "Fiscal Year 2016 EMIS Report Card Data Review for Graduate" form, which is within the Forms application in SAFE. If a superintendent has inaccurate data, he or she should submit an appeal as described here.
The September release of the 2016 Ohio School Report Cards will put schools and districts back on their normal annual report card delivery schedule – the one that we know from experience works best. Seeing 2015-2016 report cards in September will allow you and your district's educators to identify and address areas that need improvement early in the 2016-2017 school year so your students can quickly benefit. I know that you accept this as your responsibility to your students, parents and communities.
The 2016 Ohio School Report Cards for the first time will contain letter grades for the six report card components: Achievement, Gap Closing, K-3 Literacy, Progress, Graduation Rate and Prepared for Success. Most measures within components also will receive letter grades. An Overview Fact Sheet about the report cards and components is now online.


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Audi is expanding its lineup with the addition of a new trim level called Ultra, which will initially spawn 11 new models. The entire A4, A5 and A6 ranges will be available with the option of the efficient Ultra trim level, which will be offered with a choice of a newly developed 2.0-litre TDI engine with various power outputs.
All new Ultra models will feature stop/start technology to help conserve fuel and six-speed manual gearbox, with the German manufacturer claiming the models are now among the most efficient in their respective segment.
The A4 and A4 Avant variants also benefit from aerodynamic tweaks such as a reduced ride height and styling modifications to further help improve efficiency. The A4 models are offered with the option of 136bhp and 163bhp versions of the 2.0-litre TDI engine. The most efficient option would be the A4 saloon with the 136bhp engine, returning a claimed 67mpg with emissions of 109g/km.
The A5 Coupe and Sportback plus A6 saloon and Avant don't come with any aerodynamic cosmetic tweaks but are available with a 163bhp and 190bhp version of the 2.0-litre TDI diesel engine respectively.
The new Ultra trim will be available on showroom models later this year, although UK pricing has yet to be announced. In Germany the A4 Ultra range will start from €32,600 (£27,038), the A5 from €37,350 (£30,977) and the A6 from €33,990 (£33,167).


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'Mushtaq has X-factor'
Mushtaq Ahmed may be Sussex's 'Ronaldo' - but he alone is not the reason the county champions started the final day of the game against Worcestershire as strong favourites to retain their title.
After Mushtaq had taken his match tally to nine wickets as Worcestershire moved to 190 for five following on at Hove on Friday evening, coach Mark Robinson made no secret of the Pakistani spinner's importance to his team.
If Sussex can complete victory over opponents already long since relegated from Division One of the LV County Championship they know only a highly unlikely run-chase by Lancashire at the Brit Oval can prevent them pipping Durham to the title.
Should they do so, there is no doubt Mushtaq - leading wicket-taker in the country with 86 - will have been their most significant contributor.
Robinson is not about to argue with that but is insistent that many others in Sussex's hugely successful ranks have again played their part.
"I'm not scared of saying he is our star man," conceded Robinson. "Every team has a star player - Stuart Law or (Muttiah) Muralitharan at Lancashire. Everybody needs an X-factor.
"Arsenal had it with Thierry Henry, Brazil with Ronaldo, Australia with Shane Warne - to change the course of a match. But good teams don't rely on one bloke."
Robinson knew that even before his arrival on the south coast - from his time as a seamer who once plied his trade alongside the great West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose at Northamptonshire.
"I played in lots of teams who had a star," the Yorkshireman recalled. "At Northampton, there was Curtly Ambrose - but we didn't win. There are special factors and factors that make teams win."
Among those Sussex might choose to pinpoint are the captaincy of Chris Adams, the prolific batting of Murray Goodwin or the reliable pace bowling of Jason Lewry.
As for the final lap, Robinson is optimistic but not yet prepared to celebrate something which may not happen.
"What we must do is not under-estimate Moeen Ali [not out on 76] or Gareth Batty or any of the rest of the batsmen," he prescribed.
"We must come out and do our job as professionally as we can. If we do that I'll be proud of them. If we can pull it off and Surrey can help us out it will be magnificent.
"But whatever happens, I know we've had a solid season again. Full marks to the strength of this club on and off the pitch."


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As chairman of the House Judiciary (Non-Civil) Committee, state Rep. Rich Golick, R-Smyrna, takes his position seriously. That's why he didn't schedule committee hearings for a colleague's bill to allow convicted killers to be sent to death row without a unanimous jury decision.
"During the legislative session, with all the meetings, bills and running around, it's easy to develop ADD," he says, only halfway joking. "If there's an issue that deserves a long, probative, disciplined examination, it's the death penalty."
Thus he told Rep. Timothy Bearden, R-Villa Rica, that he'd be more than willing to take up Bearden's non-unanimous jury bill once the session was over, in preparation for formal consideration during next year's General Assembly. End of story — or so Golick thought.
So imagine how upset he was to learn that House Republican leaders were attempting to sneak the non-unanimous jury measure onto the House floor – circumventing Golick's committee entirely – by tacking it onto a popular Senate bill to allow Georgia prosecutors to seek life without parole in murder cases.
Last week, most of the legislative headlines went to budget shortfalls, President Obama resolutions, food safety rules and other issues debated in open session. But one of the most important battles was taking place behind closed doors, as lawmakers tussled over whether to upend Georgia's death penalty law in an apparent effort to challenge Texas for the title of the nation's execution capitol. Allowing a majority of death-penalty jurors to override a few holdouts – a move that flies in the face of centuries of American jurisprudence – would likely result in a surge in death sentences.
None of this comes as a big surprise to jaded Gold Dome observers. The life-without-parole bill, authored by Sen. Preston Smith, R-Rome, had been hijacked in the House both of the last two years as a vehicle for a non-unanimous-jury death penalty bill sponsored by then House Majority Whip Barry Fleming, R-Harlem. In both instances, Smith scuttled his own bill rather than give the unwanted amendment a free ride.
Smith's bill is the top legislative priority for Georgia's district attorneys, who argue that giving them the option of seeking life without parole for murderers will end up saving taxpayers millions. Current law requires prosecutors to choose between pursuing life with the possibility of parole – which can be granted after 30 years – or death.
Only if a prosecutor submits a death penalty recommendation, but the jury disapproves does life without parole then become an option. Life without parole is also mandatory in Georgia if a defendant is convicted a second time of one of the "seven deadly sins," including murder.
Besides opposing the push for non-unanimous juries, Smith believes Fleming's bill was so poorly drafted it wouldn't have stood up to legal challenges.
"I remain convinced that if the bill had passed last year the way it was written, it would've brought a halt to all death penalty trials," Smith says.
Although Fleming left the House last year to launch a losing bid to unseat U.S. Congressman Paul Broun, R-Athens, he's back this year as legal counsel to House Speaker Glenn Richardson, R-Hiram, a position that still allows him to pull legislative strings.
Fleming's invisible hand was seen recently when Smith's bill was placed on the House debate calendar – then mysteriously withdrawn. Golick says Richardson confirmed that the move was made to give Rules Chairman Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, the opportunity to attach Bearden's non-unanimous jury bill – despite that it hadn't even been vetted through the committee process, much less been passed by the House.
What followed was a weeklong, behind-the-scenes power struggle. Smith, the Senate Judiciary chairman, immediately bottled up all House bills under his purview. Golick worked to persuade the speaker to release Smith's bill intact. Local prosecutors lobbied fiercely for the uncoupling of the life-without-parole bill from the non-unanimous jury measure – none more forcefully than Douglas County District Attorney David McDade, who, as the man who put Genarlow Wilson behind bars for having consensual sex with another teenager, can hardly be accused of being soft on crime.
At this writing, it appears Richardson and Co. have backed down. Last week, Ehrhart promised Smith that his bill would be sent to the House floor without amendments. If so, the measure could come up for a vote by March 25.
The death penalty has become an especially contentious issue in the wake of the Brian Nichols trial, in which the convicted killer escaped death row by way of a 9-3 jury vote. Fleming has argued that the law should be relaxed to make it easier to condemn killers to death.
But Golick says that, the Nichols case aside, death sentences are not unattainable, even in Fulton County, which is widely considered to be the state's most lenient jury pool in capital cases. He points to a February trial in which De'Kelvin Martin was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his girlfriend's son and grandparents.
"I take notice of the fact that a Fulton County jury returned a unanimous death penalty verdict a little over a month ago," he says. "The circumstances of every case are different."
Although it appears the life-without-parole bill will reach the House floor unaltered, it doesn't mean it will stay that way; there's a good chance it could be amended during debate.
And, even if such an effort fails to muster enough support, that doesn't necessarily put an end to underhanded schemes to put a non-unanimous jury bill to a vote. There are still a number of other criminal-justice bills that could be used as handy vehicles for Bearden's measure in the closing days of the session. Something to look forward to.


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New equipment is on the way to the Dothan Fire Department.
Homeland Security is awarding a $35,000 grant to the water, hazmat and rescue squads. On Thursday, the Houston County Commissioners talked about how the money would be spent.
Fire Department leaders say this grant will help them respond in Dothan and beyond.
"When the tornadoes hit Enterprise High School, the heavy rescue team deployed from Dothan to the City of Enterprise and helped recover the students from the school," said Steve Carlisle, EMA Director.
Commissioners hope to accept the grant money at their next meeting on Monday.


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The Southwest Library is pleased to recognize Tre'Jour S. as the winner of our Kindle Fire! Tre'Jour's reading log was drawn from the reading logs over 100 children at the Southwest Library who completed the 2014 Summer Reading Program by reading for at least eight hours.
For the 2014 Summer Reading Program, DC Public Library offered a special program for children 5 years old and younger. Instead of a reading log, they received a game board with a list of early literacy activities that parents and children could do together.
Come to Southwest Library on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. to learn more about the waterfront from local author John Wennersten!
It's time for another Friends Book Sale! Come to Southwest Library Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or Sunday, Oct. 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for some great deals!
Wondering what's been going on outside the library? Come hear and learn for yourself!
You are cordially invited to attend a talk by Rufi Thorpe, author of The Girls from Corona Del Mar, on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The book explores the friendship between two girls growing up in Orange County, Calif., in the 1990s, and follows their relationship through the first decade of the 21st century.
Come (re)join the party--Zumba is back at Southwest Library for another session!Join Stephanie on Mondays in October at 7 p.m. for a great workout and a great time!Starting Monday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
You are cordially invited to drop in for the Tuesday morning computer classes at the Southwest Library.Classes begin at 10 a.m. and end at 12 noon. The October schedule is:Introduction to PCs (Oct. 14)World Wide Web Basics (Oct. 21)DC Public Library website (Oct. 28)Please note that class will not be held on Oct. 7.
Curious about the activity going on in the Nonuments Park, across the street from the library? Come hear first-hand from one of the artists! Jennifer Wen Ma will be at Southwest Library on Saturday, September 6 at 2 p.m. to discuss her installation, as well as her background and creative process, and will conduct a walk-through of the site afterward.
Come to Southwest Library on Saturday, September 27 at 2 p.m. and learn the history and rules of geocaching--a modern-day scavenger hunt--with Knowledge Commons DC! After the presentation, the group will head outside to hunt for caches nearby.


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If I want to have more pyramid powers available than a maxed pyramid can provide, I'd have to build a second pyramid. Can that second pyramid be partially made of blocks that are still within the first pyramid?
Yes, according to the Minecraft Wiki page on Beacons:
Here's an example, again from the wiki:


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I am! Due April 16 . . . We conceived a week after DS's first birthday. Who else?
Who's Prego?
Wife to an Itali-Rican, Angel 3-15-08
Dean Alexander 7-16-08
Mariana Cristina, due �4-26-10
This is my first post on here but I am due mid may with #3.
Do you have any thoughts on trying to pottytrain your ds before the new baby is born?
im due may 16th and yes i want to potty train bfor newborn arives
Married since 2-24-09
Carson 7-1-08
Brody 4-14-10
I'm due June 25th, still waiting for "ready signs" to think of PTing.
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Fiona 7.23.08 ♥ James 6.26.10 ♥ and Elias 02.25.13
I am due March 6-13th anywhere in there and I have no plans on pting forst...
I am pregnant as well, with #2, due April 9th, 2010 :)
My daughter was born 7/6/08.
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DD,�Peyton Brielle,�born July 2008
DS, Gavin Ryder born April 2010
Pregnant with #2 due January 3, 2010. Got pregnant the weekend DD turned 9 months old.
Due June 10th. Just taught Amelia to say poo poo.
Heather - Momma to my monkey Amelia, July '08 and our little sproglet James, June '10
Preggo with #2!! EDD June 19 but, I will most likely have a repeat c-section prior to my edd!!
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Mississippi authorities have made an arrest in the death of a white supremacist lawyer who was found stabbed earlier in the day in his burning home.
Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington said Richard Barrett's body was found early Thursday after residents reported seeing smoke coming from his house near a suburb of Jackson, Miss.
Pennington told The Associated Press an arrest was made later in the day, but he gave no further details.
The 67-year-old Barrett had traveled the U.S. to promote anti-black and anti-immigrant views. He founded a supremacist group called the Nationalist Movement.
Barrett attracted reporters to his 2008 rally in protest of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the Louisiana town of Jena, where six black teenagers were charged with beating a white classmate.


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First of all, thank you so much for this great plugin!
I wonder if you could help me with a little issue: in some of the categories, the related products plugin displays 3 rows of products - of which only the first row has the linked product images. See the example: here
Any idea what causes this and what can I do to fix it?
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2 Badly Burned When Oxygen Tank Explodes In Oakland HomeTwo men suffered second-degree burns when an oxygen tank exploded in an East Oakland duplex.
Child Dies, 2 Family Members Injured In 2-Alarm Vallejo House FireVallejo fire officials confirmed to KPIX that one person died from injuries suffered in a 2-alarm house fire Sunday morning.
San Jose Bakery Damaged In Early-Morning 2-Alarm FireFirefighters responded to a report of a fire at Dick's Bakery on Meridian Ave. and were able to bring the blaze under control within about an hour.
Dozens Displaced, 6 Apartments Damaged In Antioch 2-Alarm BlazeTwo people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and one was taken to the hospital.
Firefighters Extinguish 2-Alarm Blaze That Damaged Santa Clara HomeNobody was inside the home when firefighters arrived. One resident, however, suffered minor injuries.
2 Dogs Die, 3 People Displaced In 2-Alarm Fire In San JoseTwo dogs died and three people were displaced in a two-alarm fire in a San Jose townhome Saturday evening, a fire spokesman said.
Vallejo Fire Dept Investigating 2-Alarm Warehouse Fire As SuspiciousThe two-alarm fire was brought under control Sunday morning at a building on North Mare Island.
2-Alarm Fire Displaces 14 In San JoseThe blaze was under control by 2:30 a.m. and all residents were able to safely make it outside with no injuries, fire officials said.
Fire That Killed Two Was At Vacant Oakland ApartmentA 2-alarm fire killed 2 people early Monday morning in Oakland.
Firefighters Quell 2-Alarm Blaze At Furniture Warehouse In ConcordA two-alarm fire in a Concord office furniture store has been brought under control without injuries, a Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesman said.
2-Alarm Fire Damages Richmond Grocery StoryA grocery store in Richmond sustained damage Monday morning following a two-alarm blaze.
2-Alarm Fire Shuts Down Streets In SunnyvaleStreets in the area of a two-alarm fire in Sunnyvale Wednesday morning were closed.


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ARCHITECTURE VIEW;Buildings Born of Dreams and Demons
By HERBERT MUSCHAMP
Published: January 7, 1996
THIS IS NOT A STORY ABOUT a new movement in architecture. It's a story about an old art movement that has resurfaced in contemporary architecture with startling vigor. Surrealism, which flourished between the world wars, was largely driven by Freud's theories. Surrealist painters, writers and film makers hoped to transform culture by injecting it with the powerful energies generated by subconscious mechanisms. The irrational, the erotic, the controlling, devouring, conflicted and repressed: artists like Breton, Miro, Bunuel, Magritte and Dali sought to draw into the daylight the primitive impulses Freud tried to understand through the interpretation of dreams.
Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Philippe Starck, Raimund Abraham -- some of the most highly regarded architects of today -- do not describe themselves as Surrealists. Nor will they necessarily welcome being tagged with the name of an art movement that not long ago was thought to have passed irretrievably into history. Their work is emphatically of the present. But, like Surrealism, it reckons with the dark turbulence and contradictions of the inner life. It challenges the conventional view of architecture as the art of putting an ordered public face on things.
Intentionally or not, every building says something about the psyche. But in the century following Freud's earliest research, architects have not made conspicuous use of his ideas. In theory, at least, the modern movement took its cue from industrial technology. The standardized, the rational, the functional: modern architects embraced values they took to be consistent with scientific objectivity.
Post-modern architecture, as practiced by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Robert A. M. Stern, Michael Graves and Charles Moore, is one line of development leading out of the disillusionment with modern orthodoxy. But in the mid-1970's another path was opened by architects who resisted the post-modern infatuation with period styles. Emilio Ambasz, James Wines, Aldo Rossi, Peter Eisenman, the Miami firm of Arquitectonica, Bernard Tschumi, Mr. Gehry, Mr. Koolhaas: in the work of these architects, subjectivity takes command. Like Surrealists, these architects seem determined to blur the border between waking reality and the dream state. A range of projects, newly completed or under way, has broadened this line of development into a major theme: the playful, the fantastic, the morbid, the mad, the aggressive, the absurd. Introducing such ideas into architecture will strike some as perverse, willful or contrary. It may be, however, that the perverse and contrary is the most sensible response to a changing public realm.
The Skyscraper As Guillotine
Leave it to a native of Freud's hometown to design a New York skyscraper's nightmare of its own castration. Louis Sullivan, considered the father of the skyscraper, once said its main feature is that it is tall. When the Austrian Cultural Institute, designed by the Vienna-born Raimund Abraham, finally is built on East 52d Street, near Fifth Avenue, it may be the first skyscraper to confess the fear engendered by the fantasy of tallness: a building that appears to slice itself down to size even as it rises.
A slim, midblock tower that tapers as it rises to a height of 20 floors, the building will be clad on the street side by three overlapping planes of glass that jut out sharply, like blades, on their lower edges. Mr. Abraham has compared the facade to a guillotine, a comment that has provoked the displeasure of those who see something uncivil in such a violent image. That's not surprising. Urban life is violent enough as it is. Architecture itself can be violent. Buildings blot out light and views as effectively as blindfolds. They menace cherished landmarks and the memories associated with them. They displace people from their homes. Do we want buildings to dramatize architecture's incessant assault on the city? Wouldn't we prefer architects to mask their aggressiveness behind polite facades? By restricting architects to the safe, the pleasant, the familiar, are we not condemning them to practice their art as a kind of decorative repression?
No design can settle the questions raised by Mr. Abraham's plan. It is enough that he has raised them. Unfortunately, the Austrian Government has stalled construction of this project because of political wrangling back home. Austria has given us Sacher torte and crystals, Lippizaner stallions and the Vienna Boys Choir, but surely it is Freud who has had the greatest impact on contemporary New York culture. Mr. Abraham has honored that impact with a design of uncommon elegance, honesty and insight.
Philippe Starck's Labyrinth of Style
There's no name out front, just an imposingly tall, dark green hedge beneath a pristine white Art Deco facade. This is the Delano, currently Miami Beach's most fashionable hotel. Designed by Philippe Starck, the Delano is the creation of the former nightclub impresario Ian Schrager. Together, the pair have collaborated on the Royalton and the Paramount, two of the most imaginatively designed public spaces New York has seen in years. The Delano is their most impressive work thus far.


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2013 SEASON TRYOUT DATES! The USA Lady Mavericks will be conducting tryouts for every age group this year, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U & 18U. This is very exciting, being that it is only our 3 year as an organization. Our tryouts will be held at The Alumni Wentworth Field, Granite Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801. The link for directions is below. Date and Times are as follows: August 19, 2012 10U - 9:00 am - 10:30 am 12U - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm 14U - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 16U & 18U - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm A, non-refundable, tryout fee of $10.00 will be charged for each player. The USA Lady Mavericks may be offering private tryout dates to anyone who contacts us that cannot attend these dates. Please call USA Training Center to set up a date, or contact us through our website. http://usaladymavericks.yolasite.com/tryout-info.php The USA Lady Mavericks Organization is only getting stronger! We are very excited to welcome Dana Hamel and Paul Cormier to our coaching staff!
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mental powerA second technique to sharpen your cybersex skills is to create a powerful mental image of yourself so that she will find you irresistible. The key to creating this online presence lies in establishing curiosity on your partner's behalf. Explore new topics during your conversation and make her aware that you are a very knowledgeable person. For example, bring up topics such as travel, fine cuisine, and literature. This should result in positive responses from your virtual partner.
As mentioned above, use variety in your dialogue and always provide specific and relevant details. For example, if you are seducing a lady by telling her you will watch the sunset together on a deserted beach, name a place that you have previously visited on a trip. This will make you appear experienced and cultured, which is a turn-on for most women.
Knowledge is power, and power is key to attracting women online as well as offline. By deepening your zest for life, you will also project passion in your messages. This will get your cyber-partner even more involved, and by expressing yourself with genuine passion, she will gradually intensify the content of her messages without realizing it.
These two techniques should help develop your cybersex skills and may even get you a face-to-face date. An interesting place to look for cyber-partners outside the work environment, is at www.friendfinder.com. This is a webring of relationship sites. Give it a try, it's free.
Good luck! Always practice safe sex.


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It's here. Finally. After weeks of speculation, innuendo and, let's face it, outright lies, the NBA will hold one of the most unpredictable drafts in recent memory Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Most around the league expect a flurry of trades, some from teams with specific targets higher up, others from teams that believe they can get better value by trading down. So without further ado, here is SI.com's final Mock Draft, version 6.0. MORE COVERAGE: Draft needs for every team | Cavs' options at No. 1 | Risk/reward picks 1 Nerlens NoelPF/C KentuckyFreshman7-0206 In the last 48 hours, multiple NBA sources said Cleveland was leaning toward drafting Maryland's Alex Len, a burly, more complete center than Noel. The Cavaliers have never been afraid to think outside the box -- see last season's surprise pick of Dion Waiters -- but it's hard to see them passing on Noel, who has significantly more upside than Len. One thing is becoming clear: The Cavs will keep this pick. Cleveland continues to aggressively shop it, but one executive said the Cavs have completely overvalued it," asking for a young All-Star in return. Noel is a 7-foot defensive menace who will solidify the middle, either at power forward or center, and fortify a defense that ranked last in the NBA in defensive field-goal percentage (47.6) last season. 2 Ben McLemoreSG KansasFreshman6-5189 This is another spot where there are a lot of smokescreens going up. McLemore has not been particularly impressive in workouts, and his recent decision to dump his agent raised red flags. But before we get all worked up about McLemore's poor workouts, remember this: A smart executive isn't going to put much stock in them, not after a solid college season. Several executives believe that McLemore, a prototypical 2-guard, has All-Star potential. As SI.com has been reporting, the Magic continue to work the Clippers for a deal that would send Eric Bledsoe to Orlando for a package headlined by Arron Afflalo, but Los Angeles prefers to hold on to Bledsoe for now in the hopes of landing a bigger offer, a source said. 3 Otto PorterSF GeorgetownSophomore6-9198 This is close to a lock. Porter did not work out for Charlotte, a sign he is confident he will be a top-three pick. Anthony Bennett and Victor Oladipo will get some consideration here, but it would be very surprising if the Wizards passed on Porter, a versatile forward with an excellent mid-range game who will fit right into a young core headlined by John Wall and Bradley Beal. 4 Alex LenC MarylandSophomore7-1255 Here is where things could get interesting. Oklahoma City is pushing hard to get into the top five, with Len as the target, dangling the No. 12 and No. 28 pick in return. Could Charlotte move down? The Bobcats badly need a big man to shore up a frontcourt that ranked among the worst scoring and rebounding units in the league. The uber-talented Bennett will get strong consideration here because, as one league executive said, "Teams are a little scared to pass him up." But two rival executives believe that Len -- a physical center who rebounds well, protects the paint (2.1 blocks) and can play with his back to the basket -- is on the rise despite the fact that a stress fracture in his left ankle kept him out of individual workouts. And remember this: New coach Steve Clifford has an excellent reputation when it comes to developing big men. Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing was recently added to Clifford's staff, too. 5 Victor OladipoSG IndianaJunior6-4213 Oladipo, despite lingering concerns about his perimeter shooting, continues to interview well and work out well. His strong performance at the combine last month was exactly what teams wanted to see. "He doesn't give you many reasons not to like him," a Western Conference executive said. Oladpio is renowned for his work ethic and teams love his athleticism and bulldog defensive mentality, attributes that should enable him to contribute right away. 6 Trey BurkePG MichiganSophomore6-1187 The Pelicans are torn here. They would love to get their hands on Len, who would pair well with Anthony Davis. But an NBA source said GM Dell Demps has been warming up to Burke, a dynamic scorer and playmaker who did everything a college player could to boost his stock last season. It remains unclear if the Pelicans believe Austin Rivers is capable of playing the point long term, but Burke's potential is too compelling to pass up. 7 Anthony BennettSF/PF UNLVFreshman6-7239 As much as the Kings want a point guard, Bennett's upside is too appealing. "He's ridiculously talented," said a Western Conference GM. "There's a superstar in him." Bennett is an explosive athlete, has a credible back-to-the-basket and face-up game and legitimate three-point range (38.3 percent last season). He's something of a tweener, but the Kings have holes at both forward spots. He will find a place to play. A source said Shabazz Muhammad had an excellent workout with the Kings earlier this month. Expect him to get some consideration here, too. 8 Michael Carter-WilliamsPG SyracuseSophomore6-6185 There are strong indications that with its frontcourt set, the Pistons want to land a point guard here to develop alongside Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond. Carter-Williams remains something of a project, but he is a dazzling playmaker who excels in the open floor. He will need to polish his jump shot and tighten his dribble, but many executives believe his upside is higher than Burke's. A source says the presence of Brandon Knight won't stop Detroit from grabbing a playmaker; the Pistons are fine with moving Knight to the off-guard or the bench. 9 Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG GeorgiaSophomore6-6204 The Wolves are zeroing in on a shooter, with Caldwell-Pope and C.J. McCollum emerging as the favorites. Caldwell-Pope made huge strides as a sophomore, surging up a few teams' draft boards late in the season. He's a prototypical 2-guard who could help a team that ranked dead last in three-point shooting last season. Minnesota continues to look to move up, dangling this pick and Derrick Williams as bait, but so far there have been no takers. A dark horse here is Muhammad, who would give the Timberwolves a more dynamic wing scorer. 10 Shabazz MuhammadSG/SF UCLAFreshman6-6222 Could it be a long night for Muhammad? Yes. But it says here a player with his talent won't fall out of the top 10. There is top-pick talent in Muhammad, a physical, 6-6 swingman with terrific reflexes and an array of moves around the rim. Muhammad told me earlier this month he is patterning his game after James Harden, and if he turns out to be anywhere close to the player Harden is, he will be a steal. The Blazers need scoring help on the wing and Muhammad, who got a lot of offense playing off of UCLA point guard Larry Drew last season, could fit in well with the Blazers' Damian Lillard. 11 Cody ZellerPF/C IndianaSophomore7-0230 The Sixers don't expect Zeller to be on the board here, but if he is, a frontcourt-starved team such as Philadelphia won't pass him up. Zeller has shown a nice touch on his jump shot during individual workouts, a major concern for teams after last season. He projects as more of a power forward in the NBA and the Sixers, who with Andrew Bynum out got virtually nothing from their post players last season, badly need offense in the paint. 12 Steven AdamsC PittsburghFreshman7-0255 Pick acquired from Raptors via Rockets: Multiple league executives say the Thunder are among the most active teams, looking to trade up, down or out of this year's draft. One exec said Oklahoma City is asking for two future first-round picks in exchange for No. 12, a steep price no one is willing to pay. Drafting Adams is almost like getting a future first-rounder, as Adams is a project who will best served spending all of next season in the D-League getting used to the speed of an NBA game. But Adams workouts have GM's drooling. "If he were as good as the sum of his parts, he would be in the mix for No. 1," said an Eastern Conference executive. That's just the type of player the Thunder jump on. 13 Sergey KarasevSF Russia19 years old6-7200 League sources say the Mavs continue to push this pick in a package with Shawn Marion, but it's becoming more likely that they keep it. Dallas has one of the sharpest international scouting staffs in the NBA and are said to be high on Karasev, a prototypical small forward. Karasev faced quality competition in the PBL, Russia's top league, and reportedly looked sharp at the Nike Hoops Summit in April. He is an excellent catch-and-shoot player who will be ready to play right away. 14 Dennis SchroederPG Germany19 years old6-2165 The Jazz badly need a point guard, and Schroeder and Shane Larkin are the best of the remaining bunch. Rumors around the league persist that Schroeder has an early first-round promise, and the Jazz make as much sense as any. Schroeder, says an Eastern Conference scout, "is a miniature [Rajon] Rondo." At 19, Schroeder has natural point-guard instincts, superior speed and an improving jump shot. Several teams in the 20's would love for him to fall, but don't expect Schroeder to get past too many point-guard starved teams. 15 C.J. McCollumSG LehighSenior6-3197 McCollum's stock has slipped with fewer teams looking at him as a point-guard prospect. "He's not Damian Lillard," said a Western Conference coach. "He just doesn't have the same instincts." With Monta Ellis headed to free agency -- and potentially pricing himself out of Milwaukee -- McCollum is a younger, cheaper alternative the Bucks can groom as Ellis' replacement. Despite missing half of last season with a foot injury, McCollum has shown during workouts that he is an NBA shooter. 16 Kelly OlynykC GonzagaJunior7-0234 Questions about Olynyk's strength and concerns about how, after three years at Gonzaga, he will match up with bigger, more physical defenders are starting to stick, and there is a growing sense that he could slip out of the lottery on draft night. But there is no denying Olynyk's offensive skills. He has a variety of moves in the post and at the combine showcased guard-like shooting from the perimeter. With Boston on the verge of a rebuild -- the departure of Doc Rivers certainly hastened that process -- grabbing a player with Olynyk's potential is a smart pick. 17 Lucas NogueiraC Brazil20 years old7-0220 Worth noting here: The Hawks are exploring several options, including trading one or both picks and/or using its two first-round picks on players they can stash overseas. Executives scouting Nogueira love his rebounding and shot-blocking potential, as well as his ability to play in the open floor. "He runs like a deer," said a Western Conference exec. "When he puts some weight on, he's got the potential to be a starting center." 18 Jamaal FranklinSG San Diego StateJunior6-5191 Pick acquired from Rockets: Franklin's poor three-point shooting is an oft-mentioned concern. But the analytics guys around the league like players who can do a little of everything and Franklin, who led San Diego State in points, rebounds, assists and steals last season, is that kind of player. He also plays with energy and is a solid defender. 19 Giannis AdetokunboSF Greece18 years old6-9196 Pick acquired from Lakers: An NBA source confirmed an ESPN.com report that Houston is looking to move into this area of the first round, dangling Thomas Robinson as bait. Barring a trade, the Cavs will likely look for a small forward here. Adetokunbo created a lot of buzz after a strong performance in Europe earlier this month, but there are still plenty of concerns. Adetokunbo's representatives have been telling teams he is a point guard, a position no one thinks he can play. There are concerns about the level of competition Adetokunbo has faced -- one exec likened it to Division-III talent -- and if he is strong enough to defend NBA forwards. Still, Adetokunbo has great point-forward potential, even if he has to be stashed overseas for a year or two. 20 Reggie BullockSF North CarolinaJunior6-7200 Amid reports that the Bulls are shopping forward Luol Deng -- and with three-point shooting a glaring weakness -- Bullock is a safe pick. This may be a little high for him, but Bullock is an excellent perimeter player who rebounds well for his position and should be able to contribute quickly. 21 Mason PlumleeC DukeSenior7-1238 Several league executives believe Plumlee's low ceiling has hurt his stock in recent weeks. With Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap headed to free agency, the Jazz could use some insurance up front. Plumlee is an athletic 7-footer with good hands and a knack for finishing around the rim. He's also considered a highly intelligent big man who should adapt well to a reserve role backing up Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors. 22 Gorgui DiengC LouisvilleJunior6-11230 Dieng continues to be all over the board, as concerns about his limited offensive potential are causing his stock to fluctuate. Brooklyn doesn't need any more offense from the pivot; what they need is defense, which Dieng can provide. The Big East Defensive Player of the Year last season after swatting 2.5 shots and pulling down 9.4 rebounds per game, Dieng also has a better offensive game than most think. He is a strong passer with a decent midrange jump shot, and scouts also say he is one of the best screen men in the draft. 23 Shane LarkinPG MiamiSophomore6-0171 Larkin is getting some looks from teams in the late lottery, but it says here that his size will keep him in the 20's. Still, Larkin is a phenomenal athlete -- he topped the combine in the 3/4 court sprint (3.08 seconds) and vertical leap (44-inches) -- and an excellent ball handler who projects to play well in the pick-and-roll. George Hill has been steady for Indiana but the postseason exposed the Pacers' need for a more dynamic point guard. Larkin has that potential. 24 Tony MitchellPF North TexasSophomore6-9236 The Knicks are looking for frontcourt help. Mitchell is enigmatic but he is a 6-foot-9, 236-pound man-child with undeniable inside-out skills and tantalizing talent (he compares himself to Denver's Kenneth Faried) who every scout agrees has lottery talent. With the future of Amar'e Stoudemire uncertain, Mitchell is just the type of young talent that the Knicks should take a chance on to develop alongside Carmelo Anthony. 25 Rudy GobertC France20 years old7-2238 Someone in the first round will take a flyer on Gobert, and with DeAndre Jordan on the trading block, the Clippers are in a position to do so. Gobert is impossibly long, 7-2 with a 7-8 1/2 inch wingspan and a 9-7 standing reach, both combine records. He didn't show much offensively at the combine, though, and he has struggled in workouts with several execs expressing concern about his lack of post moves and slender frame. 26 Jeff WitheyC KansasSenior7-1222 Pick acquired from Memphis: If the Wolves get a shooter early, look for them to get some frontcourt help here. Withey is a skilled defender who is athletic enough to play either power spot. He doesn't create much offense for himself, but he can finish around the rim. He will get plenty of opportunities there playing alongside Ricky Rubio in Minnesota. 27 Ricky LedoSG ProvidenceFreshman6-6197 Ledo is a risk, but the reward could be huge. There are legitimate concerns about Ledo's maturity (Ledo missed all of last season because of academic issues after bouncing around several high schools) and several executives have told me that they fear how outside influences will impact his career. But the kid can shoot. Several executives from teams picking higher like Ledo, so he could be off the board here. If he isn't, Denver, which could lose Andre Iguodala this summer, should snap him up. 28 Tony SnellSG New MexicoJunior6-7198 With the Spurs on the lookout for a potential replacement for Manu Ginobili, Snell could be a sleeper. Snell can catch and shoot and create offense off the dribble, and is expected to be a strong defender. Snell was uneven for the Lobos last season, but he has looked good in individual workouts and could be worth a flyer here for a team that can afford to allow him to develop next season. 29 Glen Rice Jr.SF Georgia Tech22 years old6-6211 The Thunder would like to deal this pick, preferably in a trade to move up or for a future first-rounder. Rice isn't the three-point shooter his father was, but he is coming off a very productive season in the D-League -- the Thunder are one of the biggest proponents of the D-League -- where he did a lot to repair a reputation that was battered at Georgia Tech. 30 Allen CrabbeSG CaliforniaJunior6-6198 Pick acquired from Miami: Crabbe has legitimate NBA range. His three-point percentage last season was his lowest in three seasons at Cal, but he shot well at the combine, has good size for his position and has shown an ability to use screens well. Questions remain as to whether Crabbe can develop into a complete NBA player but scouts love that Crabbe played big minutes each season at Cal. More NBA


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I found the answer for being able to read from the console here: Is it possible to read from console in Dart?. However, I want to block further execution in my program until the string is typed in (think just simple console interaction with the user).
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yourAge = console.readLine();
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