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PDS announces more power outages to begin April 11
Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Zaina Adamu | Twitter: @ZainaAdamu
Date: 09-04-2019 Time: 02:04:00:pm
Last year, Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko debunked rumours that dumsor was making a comeback.
By order of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Ltd. will cut off power in parts of the country. The request was ordered to enable GRIDcCo to construct a 330kV overhead line between Kumasi and Aboadze.
The power outage will last for six consecutive days – from Thursday, 11th April – Wednesday, 17th April. Lights will be off from 8 AM – 4 PM.
The affected areas include Tarkwa, Bogoso, Asawinso and Juaboso, among others.
Last Friday, PDS released a list of areas that would experience outages during the weekend. Those areas included Osu, Ablekuma and the Airport City Enclave. The outage lasted roughly 12 hours.
Prior to the outage, PDS explained that the outage was due to the shut down of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant two weeks ago.
“The inconvenience that will arise out of this by GRIDCo is deeply regretted,” a PDS statement reads, followed by “PDS...here to serve.”
PDS took over the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in February. Its website has since been shut down.
Meanwhile, many Ghanaians are reeling from the country’s sudden lack of power supply that has left them in darkness for days.
Kwesi Owuso is a tailor in Kokomlemle whose work has been “hugely affected” due to lack of electricity that plagued his community in late March.
“Clients are disappointed. Government must fix this problem,” he told Joy FM.
Another resident, Joseph, owns a barbershop and has had resorted to cutting hair manually. “I had to turn away most of my clients. It’s pathetic.”
PDS Accra East Region Public Relations Officer, Isaac Nurris Ainooson, told Joy FM Saturday that what caused the problem was from a faulty joint in the power lines.
He explained that in March and April specifically, extreme heat temps and the corresponding need of electricity overwhelms the power grid, leading to blackouts.
Ainooson could not confirm whether the power would remain steady, although he did mention that the problem has been temporarily fixed.
“We’ve had to throw away food, which comes at a cost. Some of us had to sleep outside because there’s no air coming into the room,” said another Accra resident living in Madina, where the power also cut out for several days. It’s frustrating.”
In 2016, ECG’s Ashanti regional public relations officer, Erasmus Baidoo, told Al Jazeera that one of the major problems with Ghana’s power supply is because “people try to cheat the system.”
Read more: The fundamentals of recent power outages across the country
He explained that only approximately 40 percent of ECG (now PDS) customers pay their bills, causing the company to be in millions of dollars in debt.
"What about the 60 percent [of customers that don’t pay]?" Baidoo asked. "Are you going to arrest everybody? Will you deny them power because they have not paid their bills?"
"We’re not in an era of ‘dum koraaa.’ The lights may go off as we are witnessing, but I can assure you that, that long period that we envisaged that our opponents think that they want to capitalize on, that period will never come because we’re managing the system,” he said. “We have people here to manage the system, and we can give assurance to Ghanaians that the situation now is very much under control."
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29 years of helping you with your finances
Pensioners hit by allowance freeze
Ruth Emery
The chancellor has quietly announced that the pension lifetime allowance will be frozen at £1.8 million for five years from 2010/11 – a measure that could penalise an individual by as much as £275,000.
As Alistair Darling rattled through boosting the state pension and slashing VAT, he also revealed another pensions decision in a ‘blink and you’d miss it’ short sentence.
The lifetime allowance, which came in in April 2006, provides an overall cap on tax-relieved pension savings, and if your pensions add up to more than the allowance, the excess will be taxed at 55%.
It was initially set at £1.5 million in 2006-07, rising each year to £1.8 million by 2010-11.
But Darling has now frozen the lifetime allowance from 2010/11 to 2015/16. The annual allowance will also be held constant at £255,000.
The measures will save the exchequer millions of pounds; it will save £35 million in 2008/09 when the annual allowance is frozen, increasing to £400 million in 2011/12.
Billy Mackay, marketing director at pension company AJ Bell, says he views the decision as "positive news that the allowances have not been reduced".
However, Malcolm Cuthbert, managing director of financial planning at Killik & Co, warns the announcement could rob an individual of £275,000.
"An individual with £1.8 million in 2010 could retire with no tax penalty, however, if their fund grew by 5% to 2015 and then they retire, their fund would have grown to £2.3 million and therefore they would have to pay 55% tax on the £500,000 excess above £1.8 million which equates to £275,000," he explains.
For Raj Mody, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the government had given "ample notice" of its intentions for the allowance and hinted that it would have been foolish to assume that just because there are five successive increases to the allowance, the rises would continue beyond 2010.
"For 95% of people it won’t make a difference," he says. "But for wealthy people who think they are going to bang up against the lifetime allowance they will have to make changes. The difference is the maths, they need to plan around the 1.8 figure."
He adds that people in a defined contribution scheme that is heavily invested in the stockmarket should be mindful though.
"The stockmarket is down but if you expect a recovery, and history tells us a recovery normally follows a steep decline, you might find yourself with more than a million pounds in it and then if you continue to contribute into it and you’re some way off retirement, then you will be catching up to a stationary target of £1.8 million."
Mody says pension savers should consider their investment profile, the size of their pensions, and how much they’re contributing, to check they will not be caught out by the allowance.
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Auburn baseball takes series from Alabama at Plainsman Park for first time since 2011
The Tigers plated 17 runs Sunday after a heartbreaking loss Saturday to win their first home series against the Crimson Tide since 2011.
Auburn baseball takes series from Alabama at Plainsman Park for first time since 2011 The Tigers plated 17 runs Sunday after a heartbreaking loss Saturday to win their first home series against the Crimson Tide since 2011. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2019/05/05/auburn-tigers-baseball-takes-series-alabama-crimson-tide-plainsman-park-first-time-2011-sec-rivalry/1111416001/
Josh Vitale, Montgomery Advertiser Published 6:37 p.m. CT May 5, 2019 | Updated 7:52 p.m. CT May 5, 2019
Auburn's Will Holland (17) rounds third base against Alabama on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Auburn, Ala. (Photo: Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics)
AUBURN — The great thing about baseball is that, more often than not, you get to play again the next day.
Because if Auburn had to sit on Saturday's loss to Alabama for any more than the 15 hours it did, it might have started to eat away at the team's confidence. The Tigers erased a three-run deficit with back-to-back two-RBI hits from Will Holland and Judd Ward, only to have their one-run advantage erased by the Crimson Tide in the top of the ninth.
They led by one with one of the SEC's best closers on the mound in Cody Greenhill and lost, evening the series at one game apiece.
But a 17-7 victory over Alabama in Sunday's finale has a way of erasing some of that sting. With the win, Auburn (29-18, 12-12 SEC) claimed its first series from its rival at Plainsman Park since 2011 — the Crimson Tide had won the previous three in 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Alabama (27-21, 6-18) has now dropped three straight SEC series since taking two out of three from South Carolina, which remains the team's only conference series victory this season.
"It puts a big stamp onto what we wanted to do this weekend," Auburn designated hitter Conor Davis said. "Coach talked about character today and building character within our team to show people that we have fight, and today's win was huge for us. Toward the end of the game, it really showed we were building that character this late in the season, which a lot of teams can't do."
And in a series where Greenhill blew a save and ace Tanner Burns didn't even pitch due to shoulder tightness, it was Alabama that ran out of pitching first. It looked for a moment like true freshman Brody Moore — playing only because of the injury to regular first baseman Rankin Woley — might be the hero for Auburn after breaking a 3-3 deadlock with a two-out RBI single in the sixth, but in the end that proved nothing more than a blip.
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An RBI single from Davis, squeeze bunt from Matt Scheffler and two-run double from Kason Howell in a four-run seventh inning gave the Tigers the insurance they didn't have late Saturday night. The Crimson Tide answered with three runs in the top of the eighth on on a wild pitch and two-run Brett Auerbach double off left-hander Elliott Anderson, and the home team answered even louder with a nine-run bottom of the half — the most runs they have scored in any inning this season.
Ryan Bliss hit a two-run single, Edouard Julien a two-run double, Steven Williams a three-run home run and Holland a two-run home run. The latter three were Auburn's best run producers last year and have struggled throughout this season; maybe Sunday will be the spark they need to get going.
"We have all the confidence in the world in them, and for them to do what they did today shows that, you know what, they haven't gone anywhere," Davis said. "They might just be getting hot late in the season, which is good for us."
Auburn's Brody Moore (19) celebrates during a win over Alabama on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Auburn, Ala. (Photo: Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics)
Alabama threw seven pitchers in the game and needed four — Deacon Medders, Kyle Cameron, Davis Vanier and Wil Freeman — to record the final six outs.
The 17 runs mark the most Auburn has scored in a game this season. It's the first time since a 20-15 loss at Mississippi State on March 24 that the team has plated more than seven runs against a conference opponent.
It was a series, based on records and rankings, that Auburn was supposed to win. But it was also one it needed to win. Coach Butch Thompson's message to his team going into the series were how important the team's next eight games were — three against Alabama, one against UAB and three against Georgia, all at home — to getting ready for the postseason.
The loss Saturday night hurts, but to rebound from that with a convincing, series-clinching victory Sunday is still a positive outcome.
"It was time for us to be interested in our character and how we’re holding ourselves accountable. I saw a little bit of that last night, even in defeat, of guys starting to hold each other accountable," Thompson said. "I think I’m more impressed with this club than any point and time this year because the character that they’re exhibiting and hanging in there.
"Thankful, but at the same time we’ve got much work to do because this is an exciting time of the year and we’ve got five more home games here at Plainsman Park in this regular season. We need to be ready to come out here Tuesday and play good baseball."
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Railway Applications & Selection Guide --- DC/DC Converter Used on Rolling Stock
Abstract: This paper introduces components of vehicle electronic equipment of rail transit and different requirements for them, and puts forward key points complying with EN50155-2007 standard for selecting DC/DC Converter used in vehicle electronic equipment, including isolation voltage, input voltage range, operating temperature range, EMC and so on. In this paper, certain MORNSUN DC/DC Converter are recommended for readers’ reference.
Keywords: vehicle electronic equipment, isolation, DC/DC Converter
China which has the longest high-speed railway network in the world intends to build 30,000 km of train tracks by the end of 2020, extending the total length of its railways to 150,000 km, as part of the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP) from 2016-2020. The total railway network is an increase of 29,000 km, of which some 11,000 km will be for high-speed railway network. A total of 800 billion RMB will be put into railway rolling stock, making the sum of railway construction investment 4 trillion RMB, it added.
Regarding international railway network, Chinese government proposes high-speed railway "going out" strategy to help overseas railway projects in Central and Western Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe, such as China-Indonesia Jakarta high-speed Railway Project, China-Laos Railway Project, China-Thailand Railway Project, Hungary-Serbia Railway Project and Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Railway Project. Railway construction has become a business card of "Made in China" and promotes “One Belt, One Road (B&R)”, which pushes the former in turn. The railway construction has great potentials for growth in developing countries especially India.
I. Introduction of vehicle electronic equipment
With the continuous development of railway industry, a large number of electronic equipment are adopted in railway transportation system to improve the reliability of vehicle operation and the comfort of passengers. The vehicle electronic equipment is mainly powered by an auxiliary power supply system, which refers to all the load devices in addition to traction power network, including auxiliary power supply system and battery system.
Usually, these equipment take power from a low-voltage bus power supply. And battery system at normal operation powers Train Control and Management System (TCMS), lighting system, radio and other systems and plays as a role of energy buffering in the case of temporary failure of battery charger.
The vehicle electronics mainly consists of TCMS, PIS, PA system, ATC and so on. These systems are isolatedly powered by bus so as to ensure reliable operation of each subsystem, which helps isolate fault areas in case equipment failing.
In short, owing to automotive and intelligent technology, the equipment are interconnected through the train communication bus with Remote Control function so as to drivers could control every electronic system through the on-board controller. Therefore, it has a higher requirement for vehicle bus.
II. Requirements of vehicle electronic equipment
Vehicle electronic equipment are various and differ from each other. In order to ensure the equipment meet the special requirements for potential difference, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), human safety and fault diffusion caused by failure of external control, all products must meet EN50155 standards.
Main requirements are the following ones:
a. Environmental: e.g. altitude, temperature, humidity, shock and vibration, IP rating;
b. Electrical: e.g. power supply, electrical isolation;
c. Surge and electrostatic discharge: surge test mainly tests over-voltage. The equipment must withstand 1.4 times of the nominal input voltage;
d. EMC: it includes requirement for CE, RE, CS, RS, Surge, EFT, ESD and so on. Different interfaces, different requirements, as shown in diagram 2.
e. Reliability, maintainability and estimated life-cycle: 1) Reliability verification: running distance (≥10W km) and running time (≥1 year); 2) Maintainability verification: indicator light, fault locating and easy maintenance;
f. Others: e.g. power interruption and power drop. Common power converter, especially low input voltage power converter is difficult to meet the requirement of 10mS power interruption and has to add a peripheral capacitor. Besides, anti-reverse diodes or mechanical design are usually used to avoid failure of battery.
III. Selection guide for vehicle electronic equipment
Isolation is one of effective methods to prevent fault diffusion and plays an important role in vehicle electronic equipment. However, the equipment changes a lot during operation such as severe vibration and rapid ambient temperature change. It increases difficulties for common industrial-grade power supply to meet the requirements.
Then what are the requirements for vehicle power supply?
a. Shock and vibration:
Railway vehicles are subject to shock and vibration owing to the nature of railway operational environment. Therefore, random shock and vibration tests are required for the installation of electronic equipment. Using a glue to fix the components on the PCB is a popular approach for power supply, for example, to effectively enhance the ability of resist vibration and shock.
MORNSUN railway power converter R3 series fully meet the requirements of vibration 10-55Hz 10g 30Min along X Y Z.
b. Input voltage range:
24V, 48V, 72V, 96V and 110V are five rated vehicle battery voltages. The battery must withstand input voltage drops of 0.6(VN) for 100ms and over-voltage surges of 1.4(VN) for 1s that may occur during auxiliary equipment’s start-up or inductive load switching. Power supply compatible with multiple vehicle battery voltages is an alternative choice for many manufacturers.
MORNSUN railway DC/DC Converter URB1D24YMD-6WR3 offers input voltage range of 40VDC-160VDC, compatible with vehicle battery of 72VDC, 96VDC, 110VDC.
c. Isolation:
Equipment’s dielectric test is closely relate to vehicle battery voltage. Relevant requirements are as follows:
Given that vehicle battery is uncertain, it may cause float charge. 110V battery float to 125V or low-voltage transformer over 125V. In this situation, 1500VAC isolation is recommended to meet transient over-voltage. MORNSUN 6WR3 railway power converter offering 1500VAC/2250VDC isolation is a good choice.
d. Temperature and humidity:
To adapt to temperature range and humidity range of railway locomotives for long-distance routes, the vehicle battery should normally operate at ambient temperature range of -40℃ to 85℃, which needs to be verified by reliability tests of High-Low Temperature Test and Damp-Heat Test.
MORNSUN railway power converter is monitored with high quality from design and manufacture with a strict quality control system and passes the railway reliability tests.
e. Surge:
Different countries have different standards for surge. For example, according to European RIA 12 standard GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR PROTECTION OF TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FROM TRANSIENTS & SURGES IN DC CONTROL SYSTEMS, electrical equipment connecting vehicle battery must withstand a 1s over-voltage surge 1.5 times greater than the nominal input voltage and a 20ms over-voltage surge 3.5 times greater than the nominal input voltage. The latter one is with source impedance of 0.2Ω. Assuming that the rated battery voltage is 110VDC, a single clamp components (clamp voltage: 160VDC) for protection is difficult to absorb about a maximum of 2475J energy (=2475J). Specialized circuits or power supply are recommended. MORNSUN auxiliary filters adopt conduction power device to form an active clamp circuit helping the transient surge voltage clamp to the withstanding range of railway power converter. Take an example, EMC filter FC-CX3D offers input voltage range of 66VDC-160VDC, maximum 100W output power and maximum 165VDC clamping voltage, and provides high efficiency up to 98% with active clamp circuit, patent protection.
f. Others:
Common power converter is difficult to meet the requirement of 10mS power interruption and has to add a peripheral capacitor to meet user’s demand.
In summary, more attention should be paid to input voltage range, EMC, vibration, isolation and reliability tests when selecting DC/DC Converter used on rolling stock.
For more details please visit www.mornsun-power.com.
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Netcracker Receives 2015 Cable Spotlight Product of the Year Award
Netcracker's BSS solution was recently awarded top marks for its ability to help cable operators generate new revenue streams and improve customer experience.
Netcracker Technology announced today that its end-to-end BSS solution for cable operators has received the 2015 Cable Spotlight Product of the Year Award from Cable.TMCnet.com, a TMC sponsored cable technology website.
Netcracker’s comprehensive BSS solution is a component of its unified, cloud-based Netcracker 10 platform, which enables MSOs to launch digital business models and real-time operations. The BSS offering’s pre-integrated customer and revenue management capabilities allow cable operators to personalize customer experience across a wide range of markets while providing an end-to-end, 360-degree view of subscribers to improve business performance and agility.
“We are honored to receive this recognition from TMC for our innovation in customer and revenue management solutions for cable operators,” said Sanjay Mewada, Vice President, Strategy at Netcracker. “This award is further recognition of our strong commitment to working with cable MSOs as they introduce innovative, personalized and converged services to their customers.”
Netcracker’s BSS solution leverages cutting-edge customer and revenue management capabilities, providing in-depth functionality to personalize customer experience and optimize billing processes. It allows MSOs to build meaningful customer relationships through advanced analytics and real-time insight into individual customer activities.
“It is my pleasure to recognize Netcracker Technology with a Cable Spotlight Product of the Year Award for its contribution to the advancement of cable technology solutions,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO at TMC. “I look forward to seeing more innovation from Netcracker in the coming year.”
For more information on Netcracker’s BSS solution, please contact Juliet Shavit of SmartMark Communications at jshavit@smartmarkusa.com.
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Region II Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award
Application Deadline: October 21, 2019 | Award Type: regional
Nominating someone is easy! One person should coordinate the submission and follow these steps.
STEP 1: Write a letter of nomination
STEP 2: Collect a minimum two (2) letters, maximum of five (5), letters of support and a copy of the nominee's resume.
STEP 3: The person coordinating the nomination should gather the nomination materials then go online to submit. You must upload all of the information at the same time. This person should then submit the nomination letter, letters of support online.
STEP 4: Submit the nomination by the published deadline!
Formerly the Region II Distinguished Excellence in Diversity Award, this award is presented to an office/department/division at a college or university within Region II that demonstrates a successful record of achievement in celebrating and creating a welcoming and inclusive campus environment. Cultural diversity includes issues related, but not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, creed, gender, gender identity, military status, sexual orientation, and/or disability. The recipient of this award also helps to "create an institutional ethos that accepts and celebrates differences, among people, helping to free them of any misconceptions and prejudices. The regional winner of this category will also be forwarded to the NASPA national office for consideration for recognition at the national level.
Questions? Contact Michelle Van-Ess Grant, Nominations and Awards Co-Chair at michelle_vaness@fitnyc.edu.
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Home / News & Views / National & International / Science on Your Side: A sea lettuce solution
Julia Wald, from Seaweed Harvest Holland, shows ulva growing on lines. Olivier DeClerk photo.
Science on Your Side: A sea lettuce solution
By Debashish Bhattacharya January 22, 2019
Sea lettuces in the genus Ulva are green seaweeds that appear as mats attached to intertidal rocks or floating along marine coastlines. These species “bloom” in spring and usually die off in summer.
Ulva species are widely found along tropical and temperate coasts, and several species penetrate freshwater streams and lakes. In high-nutrient conditions, green tides of Ulva often cover several hundred kilometers of coastal waters. When beached, they can smother shorelines, making these areas unusable for the public. In addition, when sea lettuce populations decay, they emit hydrogen sulfide, a poisonous gas that can harm or even kill humans or animals. Furthermore, the beached mats can suffocate shellfish or other sea life, leading to a dead zone. Floating mats of sea lettuce in harbors can interfere with fishing nets and lines, get entangled in boat propellers and negatively impact commercial shipping.
Yet sea lettuce species have valuable attributes. These fast-growing species can act as a bioremediation agent by removing excess nutrients in the water column, such as from coastal runoff. Blooms are therefore good markers of nitrate pollution. Ulva can also be used to make bioethanol and, with its fast weight-doubling time of two to three days and high carbohydrate content, may prove of future interest as petroleum sources decline. Finally, sea lettuce is eaten in several countries either raw or in stews.
There is no way to prevent sea lettuce blooms because of the unpredictable nature of nutrient availability in the world’s oceans, although reduced pollution from runoff is critical to minimize their occurrence. Within this context of known ecological and societal impacts and unknown mitigation strategies, the Ulva genome project was launched to learn what makes this seaweed “tick.” This project promised new knowledge of coastal and marine ecosystems and the evolution of green seaweeds. Comparison of Ulva species that bloom and don’t bloom also could boost understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning growth and reproduction in response to environmental conditions.
Olivier De Clerck at Ghent University in Belgium led this international study, and doctoral student Fatima Foflonker and I coauthored it. The outcome was exciting and opened up new avenues in sea lettuce research.
We found that the genome is comprised of about 98.5 million bases (i.e., A, C, G, T; ours is 3 billion bases) and contains 12,994 protein coding genes. Despite being multicellular, the genome did not show the typical footprints of gene family expansion associated with this increase in complexity, suggesting Ulva has made the transition in a novel way that needs to be investigated.
Ulva is fascinating because it relies on bacterial help to gain its typical blade-like form and cannot develop normally in a bacterium-free axenic culture. This observation led the research team to search for instances of bacterial gene transfer to the Ulva genome that may contribute to its biology. It is now well understood that, like the human gut microbiome, many other species also need microbes to grow and develop normally. This bioinformatic search turned up only 13 strong candidates of bacterial gene transfer, but most were expanded by gene duplication after their introduction, suggesting they play key roles in sea lettuce biology. An exceptional case is haem peroxidase, an enzyme that occurs in 36 copies and is involved in scavenging hydrogen peroxide that can result from high-light stress. The enzyme also plays a role in cell wall modification. The intertidal zone is bathed in full sunlight at low tide; therefore, the haem peroxidase gene family derived from a bacterial gene may help Ulva survive this hostile environment. The researchers also described the sulfur metabolic pathways in Ulva and the role of this seaweed in the global sulfur cycle.
Overall, the Ulva genome laid the foundation for future studies that target specific genes for alteration using genome editing (e.g., CRISPR/Cas9) methods that could lead to increased growth for applied uses such as biofuel feedstock or biomass production, as well as approaches for using Ulva to produce engineered bioproducts. The decline in fisheries due to overuse, exacerbated by climate change, offers opportunities to develop alternative ways of generating revenue from the world’s oceans. Seaweeds can be part of this solution by offering options for biomass production for biofuel production or for animal feed because Ulva is rich in vitamins and minerals. Other, more sophisticated uses that rely on genetically engineered strains are also on the horizon and would produce high-value bioproducts such as fatty acids, soluble fibers and amino acids.
Read the full publication on this sea lettuce study at sustainablefisheries-uw.org.
Debashish Bhattacharya is a professor of biochemistry and microbiology at Rutgers University.
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Eastern Europe Compared by Economy > Foreign aid > From Japan
DEFINITION: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors are the net disbursements of official development assistance (ODA) or official aid from the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. DAC members are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and Commission of the European Communities. Regional aggregates include data for economies not specified elsewhere. World and income group totals include aid not allocated by country or region. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
Japan Australia Belgium Canada Denmark European Commission Finland France Germany Greece IFAD Ireland Italy Korea > Rep. Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland UNAIDS UNDP UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF United Kingdom United States UNTA WFP
Select year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1 Armenia 57.7 million 2008
2 Romania 34.24 million 2004
3 Bulgaria 28.69 million 2004
4 Slovakia 22.84 million 2004
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.6 million 2008
6 Moldova 9.58 million 2008
7 Ukraine 8.42 million 2008
8 Serbia and Montenegro 5.88 million 2008
9 Russia 4.82 million 2004
10 Hungary 4.72 million 2004
11 Georgia 2.42 million 2008
12 Czech Republic 1.71 million 2004
13 Belarus 420,000 2008
14 Slovenia 90,000 2004
15 Croatia 10,000 2008
16 Albania -2,480,000 2008
17 Azerbaijan -2,800,000 2008
18 Poland -4,010,000 2004
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Seasonal flu vaccine fairy tale rapidly collapsing as the truth comes out
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
Tags: flu vaccines, quackery, health news
(NaturalNews) Like a medical house of cards in an earthquake, the seasonal flu vaccine mythology is collapsing right before our eyes. After months of urging everyone to get vaccinated (and blaming non-vaccinated people for skipping out on their "public health obligation"), UK health authorities announced last week that "healthy people" were to blame for causing a vaccine shortage that they claim now threatens the lives of sick children (https://www.naturalnews.com/030977_vaccine_sh...).
As part of this ruse, they even suggested that pharmacies should be banned from selling flu vaccines to healthy people, explaining that healthy people didn't really need them anyway.
So much for the big flu vaccine delusion that "everybody needs a vaccine." As UK health authorities are now blatantly admitting, that was all just a fairy tale that crumpled the instant they ran out of excess vaccine inventory.
Now, what we really know about the vaccine industry is that the marketing motto goes something like this: When vaccines are in short supply, only sell them to people who need them. When vaccines are in abundant supply, sell them to people who don't need them.
Doctors order a halt to flu vaccines for children
The seasonal flu vaccine delusion looks even more ridiculous in light of the new marching orders from UK health authorities who, just three days ago, announced that seasonal flu mass vaccination programs for children should be halted.
The decision comes from the North West Strategic Health Authority (SHA), which reversed its decision to "vaccinate all children" announced two weeks ago. That original decision to vaccinate all children was derived from vaccine-propaganda "research" published in The Lancet -- the same medical journal that pushes an aggressive vaccine agenda while simultaneously pursuing a modern-day witch hunt against Dr Andrew Wakefield, the researcher who demonstrated a correlation between vaccines and autism.
Many parents, who have been indoctrinated by the UK press into believing the quack science behind seasonal flu vaccines, are now freaking out and wondering how they're going to "protect" their children from the flu. The thought of feeding their children good nutrition, vitamin D supplements and organic fresh food never occurred to them, apparently. In an age where medicinal food is outlawed while interventionist vaccines are pushed as "medicine," a surprisingly large number of adults remain utterly ignorant of how to protect the health of their children without turning to pharmaceuticals.
Mass vaccinations don't work well, even according to vaccine proponents
While all this is going on, a new theoretical approach to stopping the spread of seasonal flu has emerged from the field of quantum physics, where three physicists from Michigan State University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem devised a new vaccination approach that accelerates the "natural extinction" of the virus through what they call "selective vaccination."
They found that the practice of mass vaccination is scientifically unnecessary (and that's even if you believe that seasonal flu vaccines work at all). Their work is based on the established scientific fact that every strain of influenza becomes extinct on its own, even if nobody is vaccinated. Their targeted vaccine approach models the timing of vaccines after seasonal variations in infections while also taking into account the relative vulnerability factors among different groups (children, adults, seniors, etc.).
Professor Baruch Meerson explains that vaccinating just a few percent of the vulnerable population is all that's required to significantly shorten the natural "burn out" time of an infectious flu. You can find more details on this paper at: http://www.huji.ac.il/cgi-bin/dovrut/dovrut_...
The upshot of this research is that mathematical modeling shows that mass vaccination programs are wasteful, expensive and ineffective.
People who receive vaccines die from the flu anyway
Perhaps the most obvious example of the shattered illusions of the flu vaccine fairy tale is the fact that people who get flu vaccines still die from the flu.
Case in point: A UK grandmother who received a flu vaccine several months ago died last week from the flu (https://www.naturalnews.com/031010_swine_flu_...).
She was 68 years old and her doctor said that she would be protected from the flu by the flu shot. But she was lied to because it turns out that flu vaccines don't offer 100% protection against the flu. In fact, they don't offer 50% protection... nor even 10% protection.
Statistically speaking, for every 100 people who get a flu shot, 99 people demonstrate no benefit whatsoever (https://www.naturalnews.com/029641_vaccines_j...).
In addition, there's the issue of the re-infection rate of those who are vaccinated: How many people who catch the flu are already vaccinated against it? The flu vaccine industry won't say. They don't want people to know the astonishing truth that most people who catch the flu are the very same people who have been vaccinated against the flu!
Food supplements work better to prevent flu and cold symptoms
Even while the mythology behind seasonal flu vaccines is crumbling, new evidence is emerging that food-based nutritional supplements really work to prevent flu infections.
An 8-month, 500-person study carried out by the Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics reveals that Juice Plus+ supplements resulted in a 20 percent decrease in moderate and severe cold symptoms in test subjects.
This study has now been published in the British Journal of Nutrition and was based on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Juice Plus+ supplements, by the way, are also loaded with literally thousands of phytonutrients (plant-based medicines) that support human health in a multitude of ways. These nutrients help protect the human body from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, liver disorders and even Alzheimer's disease. Although I'm not personally involved in the Juice Plus company, I do support their product line and hope to report more about Juice Plus in the future.
The collapse of the vaccine delusion is accelerating
I wouldn't have predicted this a year ago, but it's now clear that the seasonal flu vaccine delusion is collapsing more quickly than ever. This is probably the reason the vaccine industry now appears so frantically desperate to destroy the careers of any doctors or scientists who question conventional vaccine dogma. The recent series of outrageous attacks on Dr Andrew Wakefield -- by an industry that is itself steeped in corruption and fraud -- is perhaps the most relevant example.
Medical journals are actually rewriting history to remove any studies that document the harm caused by vaccines. (This is, of course, classic Orwellian maneuvering via the Ministry of Truth.) The mass media, which of course is funded in large part by the pharmaceutical industry, is going along with the demonization of vaccine opponents, further spreading the quackery and subterfuge that defines the modern-day vaccine industry.
But even their most desperate attempts to deny scientific reality will ultimately fail, and I predict the vaccine industry as we know it today will ultimately be revealed as the greatest medical fraud ever perpetrated on the human race. Before long, seasonal flu vaccine pushers will rightly be labeled "quacks" are derided as unintelligent, non-scientific lapdogs of the vaccine industry.
How will all this unfold? The most likely scenario involves a deadly, fast-spreading viral pandemic that turns out to be especially deadly only to those who have been vaccinated. (Vaccines actually weaken the immune response to future epidemics.)
After tens of millions of people die across the planet, the truth will become clear: Vaccines actually create the perfect storm of long-term vulnerabilities for a global pandemic wipeout of the human population.
But perhaps that's the whole point to begin with. Vaccines are remarkably effective as population control medications. As Bill Gates famously said, "The world today has 6.8 billion people... that's headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent." (https://www.naturalnews.com/029911_vaccines_B...)
Don't believe it? Watch the video yourself right here:
http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=A155D11345...
Seasonal flu vaccines do serve a purpose, it seems. It's just not the purpose we've all been led to believe.
Sources for this story include:
Stephanie Roll, Marc Nocon, Stefan N. Willich. Reduction of common cold symptoms by encapsulated juice powder concentrate of fruits and vegetables: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 2010; 105 (01): 118
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Samsung Galaxy Note: Mini Tablet-Smartphone Hybrid
Published at 1:57 pm on February 13, 2012
The Galaxy Note has an identity crisis it needs to clear up. On the one hand, it's sort of a mini tablet due to its huge 5.3-inch display (largest of any smartphone on sale) and fancy stylus. On the other other hand, it also functions exactly like an Android smartphone on AT&T's 4G LTE network, meaning you'll be required to get a two-year contract chained to your leg and pay for a voice plan.
Either way, AT&T just let us rub our greasy fingers all over a Note. Read on for our hands-on impressions.
Drop Dead Gorgeous Display
It's impossible to ignore the Galaxy Note's centerpiece — that's the 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display with a 1280x800 resolution that matches those found on large tablets and laptops.
Regrettably, there's really no proper way to describe just how fantastic the Note's screen is. If you're already rocking a smartphone that sports a 720p display such as the LG Nitro HD or Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the Note's screen won't make you skip a beat. But, if you're coming up from an iPhone 4 or anything smaller, the Note's display will knock you off your feet.
Not only does the screen fill up with more content when browsing the Web, but photos look so crisp you can literally see details you normally wouldn't have noticed before. It's like going from a 480p standard definition TV to a 1080p high definition set. The difference is night and day. The only thing to be bummed about is that it's a dust and fingerprint magnet. Be sure to have a microfiber cloth handy. You'll need it.
Not Bad For A Stylus
Remember the Palm Pilot? (Without looking at Wikipedia, that is.) Before capacitative touchscreens paved the way for finger-friendly multitouch and gestures, mobile devices that had touchscreens worked primarily with a stylus.
The iPhone changed all of that in 2007. Steve Jobs famously said after the iOS 4 unveil event, "If you see a stylus, they blew it." He was referring to Apple's competitors.
From what I could tell, the "S Pen" stylus is fairly responsive, but it's not pin-point accurate, which is disappointing after you hear it uses Wacom technology. Samsung did benefit, though: the S Pen is pressure sensitive, allowing different pen thicknesses to carry through when you fancy a sketch. You'll notice that when you start drawing on the S Memo app (you hold the S Pen's clicker and double tap the screen to bring it up, which makes the Note extremely doodle-friendly). For the most part, I had no trouble tapping onscreen elements, jotting down notes or even drawing with it.
With that in mind, is the S Pen really the second coming of the stylus as Samsung's Galaxy Note Superbowl commercial would have you believe?
Frankly, the answer is no. While the S Pen is useful for certain tasks such as note-taking, it's still another extra step between you and your content. The S Pen is more of a complementary input to the Note's standard finger-activated touchscreen. It's there when you need it, and not necessary when you don't. It's like a nice backup.
That said, I imagine if you're even remotely considering the Galaxy Note, you might already love using styli more than most people, and will make more of an effort to reach for it. Of particular interest is that the S Pen feels a tad bit short and plasticky. It would have been nice if Samsung had made the S Pen an extendable one (like the one bundled with the Nintendo 3DS). Samsung does sell an "S Pen Holder" shell that gives the S Pen a little more girth. No pricing on that case has been announced yet.
One Size Doesn't Fit All
Whereas one might blame Apple for telling customers how their devices should work, Samsung's message has always been about giving customers options (sometimes too many). As evidenced by its Galaxy Tab lineup, Samsung has a 7-inch, 7.7-inch, 8.9-inch and 10.1 inch tablet. Compared to Apple's one 9.7-inch iPad, Samsung's caters to a wide range of hand sizes.
The same can be said for the Galaxy Note. It fulfills the spot between a 4.65-inch Galaxy Nexus and a 7-inch Galaxy Tab. It's just another option. If you want a bigger screen, but still want your device to fit into a pocket, the Note is a good consideration.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter if the Note is a smartphone or a mini tablet (Samsung reps firmly say it's a smartphone). What matters is if the device fits your needs, and if it's comfortable to use (I've got small hands, so one hand use is tougher for me). What works for me might not work for you and vice versa.
Coming from an iPhone 4 owner, I can honestly say that the Note is worth a look. It's got just enough power to not slow down and is a beauty to read on (I can stare the screen all day long. I'd go blind, but that's all right.)
Yes, you will still look strange holding up such a large device to your head when you're making phone calls, but that's why companies invented earbuds with mics. Or maybe you've just got a really big head or you're Shaq. If any of those apply, then the Note won't feel large at all.
It's pretty snappy with its 1.4GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM. There's plenty of storage (16GB internal; expandable to 32GB via microSD) as well.
Like all Samsung Android products (other than the Galaxy Nexus), the OS is skinned under the company's TouchWiz 4.0 coating. It would have been nice to see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich make it onto the Note. That would have at least let us install the new Chrome Android browser on it.
Interested shoppers can pick up the Samsung Galaxy Note hits AT&T on Feb. 19 for $300 with a two-year contract. Before shopping, I recommend going to a real store to try this guy out. You'll be shocked at how light and skinny jeans-friendly the Note is.
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NCAA.com | February 22, 2014
Top-10 takedowns mark Day 1 of Indoor Championship; competition is strong
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Kenyon's attempt at defending its 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Indoor Championship fell apart in Friday's opening round of the 2014 Championship. Paired against the No. 13 Case Western Reserve, the No. 5-ranked Lords dropped a 5-4 decision during play at the Mayfield Village Racquet Club.
Kenyon (3-1) fell behind 2-1 in doubles play. The team's No. 2 combo of Michael Razumovsky and Wade Heerboth pulled out the Lords' lone doubles win with an 8-6 decision against Will Drougas and John Healey. Razumovsky, who is dealing with a back injury, didn't have enough gas left in the tank to carry to singles play and ended up dropping a 6-2, 6-2 top-flight match to Christopher Krimbill.
The Lords, now trailing 3-1, forged ahead to square things up on the scoreboard with wins at No. 2 singles and at No. 3 singles. Heerboth, a junior, topped Drougas 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2, while sophomore Sam Geier pulled out an epic comeback at No. 3, defeating Eric Klawitter 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
The rally for Kenyon was short lived. Case's James Fojtasek held on for a 7-5, 7-5 victory against junior Tim Rosensteel and Derek Reinbold provided the clinching team point with a 6-2, 7-6 win against Jacob Huber, also a Kenyon junior.
The loss dropped Kenyon into the consolation bracket.
No. 4 Washington (Mo.) 8, Redlands 1
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio -- Washington (Mo.) posted an 8-1 victory against Redlands in the opening round of the 2014 ITA Division III National Men’s Tennis Indoor Championship Friday afternoon.
No. 8 Trinity (Texas), No. 7 Cal Lutheran
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio -- Trinity (Texas) opened the Indoor Championship on Friday with a 7-2 victory against Cal Lutheran.
Trinity (7-2), which won its fourth match in a row, takes on top-seed Washington (Mo.) at 2:00 p.m. ET Saturday in the semifinals at Case Western Reserve.
Tiger junior Jordan Mayer clinched the deciding dual-match point for the fourth time this season. Mayer, undefeated at 7-0, won No. 5 singles by a 6-1, 6-0 score.
The match began with Trinity taking a 2-1 lead after doubles. Paxton Deuel and Nico Moreno were edged 9-8 in the No. 1 match. But Greg Haugen and Mayer took the No. 2 slot 8-4, while Chas Mayer and Clayton Niess won the No. 3 line 8-5.
Deuel was a 6-1, 6-3 winner at No. 1 singles, and Haugen captured the No. 3 match 6-0, 6-4. Moreno won a 7-6, 7-6 tiebreaker battle at No. 4 singles, and Connor Dunn prevailed 7-6, 6-3 at No. 6. Aaron Skinner lost 2-6, 6-4, 10-3 (tiebreaker) at No. 2 singles.
No. 10 Johns Hopkins 6, No. 6 Emory 3
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio -- Johns Hopkins opened the spring season on a strong note with a 6-3 win against Emory in the opening round of the 2014 ITA National Team Indoor Championship. The Blue Jays (1-1) earn their first win in five meetings against the Eagles (2-2) and advance to the semifinals for the first time in four appearances at the championship.
Hopkins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the match by sweeping the doubles. Juniors Tanner Brown and Erik Lim earned an 8-2 win against Jackson Isaacs and Nick Szczurek at second doubles. Freshmen Michael Buxbaum and Emerson Walsh pushed the lead to 2-0 as they defeated Ian Wagner and Rafe Mosetick 8-6 at first. Wagner won the NCAA Division III Doubles Championship last year. Sophomore Nicholas Garcia and junior Noah Joachim completed the doubles sweep as they won 8-3 at third against Eric Halpern and Alex Ruderman.
Brown earned a consecutive sets win at second singles to stake Hopkins to a 4-0 lead. He beat Mosetick 6-3, 6-3 to earn his 40th career singles win. Halpern earned the Eagles' first point of the match with a win at third. Junior Ben Hwang won the first set 7-6, but Halpern rallied to win the second 7-5 and then the third 6-4. Ruderman pulled Emory within two points with a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Buxbaum at first. Freshman Jeremy Dubin then clinched the win at fourth singles. He won the first set 6-2, but Szczurek bounced back to take the second 6-3. Dubin responded with a 6-4 in the third set to pick up Hopkins' fifth point of the match. Wagner then made it a 5-3 match with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Lim at fifth. Junior Sam Weissler closed out the win for the Blue Jays with a come-from-behind win at sixth. He dropped the first set 6-3 to Will Adams but rallied to win the second 6-1 before winning a super tiebreaker in the third.
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MSNBC Republican Claims 'Racist' GOP Policies, Racist Rally 'Is the Republican Party'
By Brad Wilmouth | August 12, 2017 2:31 PM EDT
On Saturday's AM Joy, recurring MSNBC guest Kurt Bardella hyperbolically claimed that the white racist rally taking place in Charlottesville, Virginia, "is the Republican party on display," and declared that "a lot of" Republican policies are "racist." He also took aim at the right-leaning Breitbart News as he alleged that the rally -- which by that point had turned violent -- "is exactly the kind of stuff that they want to have happen and they hope to spread elsewhere."
Bardella -- a Republican known for distancing himself from Breitbart News after departing as its spokesman last year -- has made a name for himself appearing on both CNN and MSNBC bashing both President Donald Trump and his former business client. In this appearance on AM Joy, his over the top attacks on fellow Republicans made him fit quite well into the caricature of an MSNBC Republican who shows up mainly to agree with liberal guests without contributing any right-leaning analysis.
Before President Trump released a statement concerning the Charlottesville rally, the MSNBC program's group of panelists were calling on the President and other Republicans to condemn the white racist groups involved in the demonstration. After reading a statement from RNC chair Ronna McDaniel that had just been released, Bardella called for "more leadership" from Republicans and then added:
This is the Republican party right now that's on display -- Donald Trump's Republican party. And if they don't want to be tied to it, if they don't want to be associated to it -- people like Mitch McConnell, you know, Speaker Paul Ryan, John Thune, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz. Anybody who proclaims to be a leader who doesn't want to be associated with this type of hatred and racism, bigotry and ignorance, they need to speak out right now loud and clear.
A bit later, host Joy Reid asked if Breitbart News would try to "distance themselves" from Alt-Right groups, leading Bardella to take aim at his former business client as he accused them of condoning the racist activity:
Well, they haven't yet. There's not a single bit of content right now on their homepages about what's going on right now -- the largest, the biggest story right now in American today -- and there are crickets on it. So that tells me that this is exactly the kind of stuff they want to have happen and that they hope to spread elsewhere.
He then took aim again at the Republican party with a typically liberal argument about it being racist to put criminals in jail as he added:
And, frankly, you know, the Republican party needs to change its philosophy on a lot of things to prevent this type of stuff from happening. A lot of their policies like that are racist. When they talk about incarceration over drug treatment, that targets minorities pure and simple.
Below is a transcript of relevant portions of the Saturday, August 12, AM Joy on MSNBC:
11:54 a.m. ET
KURT BARDELLA, FORMER BREITBART SPOKESPERSON: The chairwoman of the RNC, Ronna McDaniel, did just tweet: "The hate and bigotry on display in Charlottesville is dangerous and cowardly." So we have at least one person at the national level now who has spoken out. I agree with Joan (Walsh) that we need a lot more leadership right now -- vocal leadership -- from Republicans, from Republican leaders, elected leaders in Congress and in Washington.
JOY REID: And, Kurt Bardella, you know, Breitbart, there has been inklings that they want to expand, they want to expand into Europe, they want to expand as a business. At some point, are they going to, in your view, start to distance themselves from this, what they call the "Alt-Right," this white nationalist movement.
BARDELLA: Well, they haven't yet. There's not a single bit of content right now on their homepages about what's going on right now -- the largest, the biggest story right now in American today -- and there are crickets on it. So that tells me that this is exactly the kind of stuff they want to have happen and that they hope to spread elsewhere.
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MRC’s Worst of the Week: The Trashing of Sarah Palin
By Rich Noyes | September 9, 2008 5:20 PM EDT
Five days after Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was picked as the Republican vice presidential nominee, NBC's David Gregory falsely disputed the idea that the media had crossed a line by suggesting Palin's family life conflicted with her candidacy. Referring to an earlier interview, Gregory argued on Today: "Rudy Giuliani said questions have been asked about whether she can balance this with her kids. That question has not been brought up by the media."
Gregory was wrong — that precise question was posed repeatedly on ABC, CBS and NBC as the networks invaded every nook and cranny of Palin's family life. From August 29 through September 4, the Big Three network morning and evening shows ran a total of 59 stories mentioning Palin's family, or about eight per day. Nearly two-thirds of those (37) brought up the pregnancy of Palin's teenaged daughter; another ten questioned whether she could balance her family obligations with a campaign — the exact suggestion Gregory claimed was never "brought up by the media."
'Today' Show Again Bashes Palin: Shortchange Family or America?
By Scott Whitlock | September 3, 2008 5:11 PM EDT
Less than an hour after reporter David Gregory incorrectly huffed on Wednesday's "Today" show that the media have not questioned whether Sarah Palin can balance motherhood with serving as vice president, NBC correspondent Amy Robach explicitly did just that during a segment on how moms were reacting to the Alaska governor. Operating under a loaded either/or premise, she derided, "The broader question if Sarah Palin becomes vice president, will she be shortchanging her kids or will she be shortchanging the country?"
Labeling the segment "the mommy wars," Robach, a former beauty pageant contestant, went on point out that Palin is running despite having an infant child with Down's Syndrome and a pregnant 17-year-old daughter. She asserted that "the news has sparked both pride and condemnation." Robach also featured New York Times writer Jodi Kantor, who authored a piece on the subject in the September 2 edition of the paper. In a clip, Kantor discussed the fact that Palin went back to work only a few days after giving birth this past April. According to the journalist, "fellow mothers" found this "a little bit hard to fathom, a little bit hard to identify with."
No Labels for Liberal Joe Biden, But for Sarah Palin...
By Rich Noyes | August 30, 2008 11:55 AM EDT
Just as my colleague Brent Baker found on Friday night, the big broadcast networks on Saturday morning showed no shyness about labeling Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a “conservative,” with NBC Today co-host Amy Robach calling her “a staunch conservative,” CBS’s Chip Reid tagging her “reliably conservative,” and ABC’s Kate Snow finding Palin to be “quite conservative.”
But seven days earlier, as those same programs reacted to the Obama campaign’s text message heralding Joe Biden as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, none of those broadcast found a moment to call him “liberal,” in spite of Biden’s lengthy record of liberal votes as determined by the nonpartisan National Journal.
Here’s a quick rundown of how the three broadcast networks emphasized Palin’s ideology on their August 30 programs:
CBS’s Ben Tracy: People ‘Don't Have Enough Left’ After Gas to Go to Starbucks
By Matthew Balan | July 2, 2008 1:49 PM EDT
With Starbucks’ announcement that it will closing 600 of its locations nationwide, the network morning shows on Wednesday heralded this news as another sign of a bad economy. ABC’s Bianna Golodryga on "Good Morning America" lamented that "Americans are struggling just to pay for a cup of Starbucks coffee." NBC’s Matt Lauer’s clever headline: "Trouble brewing -- Starbucks announces its closing 600 stores in the next year. Is the demand for $4 lattes dying in a tough economy?"
But CBS’s "The Early Show" took the puns and the "doom and gloom" to a new level. Host Maggie Rodriguez teased the headline news: "Starbucks shutting its doors on hundreds of stores. Tough economic times or just a grande letdown?" Correspondent Ben Tracy, in his report on the closings, quipped, "The economic slowdown has been a real grind for Starbucks' profits. After filling up their gas tanks, some coffee lovers don't have enough left to fill up their cups."
'Today' Promotes French Climber Who Claims Global Warming Kills More Than 9/11
By Geoffrey Dickens | June 9, 2008 4:15 PM EDT
On Monday's "Today" show, NBC's Amy Robach sat down with a French climber who was arrested for scaling the "New York Times," building to promote his belief that global warming kills more people every day than 9/11.
The "Today"' show graphic bragged it had an exclusive with the global warming alarmist, Alain Robert, and while Robach did note the criminal charges being brought against him, she never challenged Robert's assertion that climate change was deadlier than al Qaeda.
AMY ROBACH: What is it about scaling skyscrapers that makes you so passionate?
ALAIN ROBERT: This is something a bit different, but most of all, you know, now since nearly a year, I have decided to fight on global warming, and that's the reason why I have decided to climb the "New York Times" building.
ROBACH: Yeah this climb was different than others, because the other times, you did it perhaps just for the thrill of it. This time you did it with a message. Tell us about this organization and why it's so important to you.
ROBERT: In fact, you know, actually, global warming is killing more people every week than 9/11, so which is a big amount of people.
The following is the full interview as it occurred on the June 9, "Today" show:
Wright's 'So-Called' Inflammatory Rhetoric Could Help Obama
By Mark Finkelstein | March 15, 2008 8:55 AM EDT
How's this for a balanced Today panel to discuss the impact of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's extremism on Barack Obama: two liberals who agree it shouldn't hurt him, with one suggesting the situation might even help Obama?
The panel discussion was preceded by a segment narrated by Lee Cowan, the NBC correspondent covering the Obama campaign who has admitted "it's almost hard to remain objective" about Barack. Cowan buttressed his case in that regard. After playing the clip of Rev. Wright using the n-word to make an invidious comparison between Obama and Hillary, Cowan claimed the words were "old." True--if Cowan considers December, 2007, when Wright uttered them--ancient history.
Then it was on weekend co-anchor Amy Robach's interview of Michael Dyson and Melinda Hennenberger. Dyson, who as Robach noted is an Obama supporter, is a Georgetown professor and MSNBC political analyst. He has in the past garnered headlines for his fierce criticism of Bill Cosby, claiming among other things that Cosby "battered poor blacks" with his calls for self-reliance.
Buchanan: MSM Full of 'Out-of-the-Closet Obamacans'
By Mark Finkelstein | February 16, 2008 8:27 AM EST
Ask an obvious question . . .
Amy Robach this morning asked the most rhetorical question in contemporary media: does the MSM have a thing for Barack Obama?
The weekend Today co-anchor didn't need guests Pat Buchanan or Rachel Maddow for the answer. She could have kept things in-house with NBC's own Lee Cowan, who has acknowledged “it's almost hard to remain objective” about Obama.
But pose the question Robach did, and Pat Buchanan gave her a colorful answer.
'Time' Thinks Cheney Makes Killer Mag Cover
By Mark Finkelstein | December 15, 2007 8:39 AM EST
It's official: Time magazine hates Dick Cheney.
Last week, I noted here that two of Time's Top 10 Editorial Cartoons of 2007, including it's # 1 pick, took shots at the Vice-President. This morning, two Time editors turned up on the Today show to discuss more picks from Time's collection of 50 Top 10 lists. And speaking of taking shots . . . .
View video here.
Today weekend anchor Amy Robach's guest was Time's Arts & Entertainment Editor Belinda Luscombe [pictured below]. After discussing the Top Song of the year ["Rehab" by defiant druggy Amy Winehouse] and Top Gadget [iPhone], talk turned to the Top Magazine Cover.
Media Scare on Flight Delays a Bunch of Hot Air This Thanksgiving
By Paul Detrick | November 26, 2007 4:37 PM EST
Remember when you were a kid and all you had to do was cry "wolf" to get your parent or guardian to come to your aid? Well, apparently that doesn't work anymore.
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Waitress Shoots at Robbers, Gets Fired
'I would do it again,' says Heather Burkinshaw-Stanley
By Linda Hervieux, Newser Staff
Posted Jan 2, 2017 1:16 PM CST
Heather "Shorty" Burkinshaw-Stanley started a GoFundMe page to pay expenses. (GoFundMe)
(Newser) – When three robbers walked into the Waffle House in Newnan, Georgia, where she worked, Heather "Shorty" Burkinshaw-Stanley didn't hesitate. As the trio made their escape, the waitress followed them outside and fired a shot, the Daily News reports. For her efforts, Burkinshaw-Stanley was fired. But the mother of three says she's do it all again. "To myself I felt it was right," she tells WSB-TV. The drama unfolded in the wee hours Thursday after the three men finished a meal and handed a waitress a note threatening to shoot everyone if she didn't hand over "all the money," reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. No gun was shown. They got $200 and walked out. Meanwhile, Burkinshaw-Stanley strode to her car, grabbed a gun, and fired a shot in the air "in an attempt to scare the robbers," she explains.
"I didn’t know if they had guns … so my instinct was to go to my car and get the gun,” Burkinshaw-Stanley tells WSB. "I was in fear for my life, my co-workers’ lives, and I did what I thought was right," she tells the Newnan Times-Herald. Her employers apparently didn't think so and fired her the following day. "We want people to feel safe on both sides of the counter," says a Waffle House rep. “That bullet could have went anywhere, hit anyone," one neighbor tells WSB, "but I definitely think she had the right to defend herself." Cops are looking for the suspects and Burkinshaw-Stanley, who worked at the chain restaurant for nearly two years, is looking for a new job. She started a GoFundMe page to make ends meet, and about $7,000 has been donated. (This waitress was stiffed for not looking "normal.")
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kaystiel
Jan 6, 2017 6:31 PM CST
the robbers were leaving, how is going to her car and shooting at them defending herself? She is not a police officer who has a public mandate to fire a gun, and no one's life is worth petty robbery, the restaurant has insurance for theft.
LoLzS
1. She went and fired a round into the AIR! stupid B. 2. They had already left the store, so she could have shot at them. 3. Why scare away the crook, when they HAVE THE MONEY?
markmccall
Jan 4, 2017 11:58 AM CST
Strode to her car...fired in the air...WTF?? Lock the door....your fired. You said you fired at them and in the air to scare them off? Leave the weapon at home, Turkey Shoot is a couple of months away.
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Exclusive: PM Jacinda Ardern may review Housing Minister's KiwiBuild house flipping penalty
Jenna Lynch
Credits: Newshub.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will review the penalties applied to KiwiBuild buyers who sell their home within three years if there is any hint of abuse.
Housing Minister Phil Twyford backed down on KiwiBuild rule breakers, lessening the penalty they face for flipping homes.
It was a big call to secretly change the penalty for selling before living in the home for three years from giving up 100 percent of a house sale profit to just 30 percent.
Newshub can reveal he didn't even run that past the Prime Minister, and understands she only found out about it while watching our TV story.
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"Myself, Grant Robertson and Shane Jones," was Mr Twyford's response to who made the call.
Ms Ardern is unimpressed and ready to review it.
"If we find that there are cases where breaches are happening, then we will review whether or not that's an appropriate penalty," she told Newshub.
Mr Twyford backed his boss, saying: "If it was happening a lot, then we might re-look at it - and I think that's a pretty reasonable approach."
But it won't need to happen "a lot" for Ms Ardern to take action.
"Even a small number we'd want to go and have a look," she says.
Judith Collins says undermining her own Housing Minister is a bad look.
"I think the Prime Minister is telling us she doesn't have a lot of confidence in her own Minister's decisions."
KiwiBuild has tasked an entire team with checking no one breaks the rules. The monitoring will cost more than $500,000 every year.
"We're expecting, over the decade, 100,000 KiwiBuild homes - so that $580,000 I think's a pretty reasonable expense," says the Housing Minister.
But David Seymour doesn't agree.
"Phil Twyford could have built a family a whole extra house for the price he's going to spend just to see if people are following the rules."
The public didn't like Mr Twyford's rorters rule, but he probably didn't realise his boss agreed.
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Paso High principal is leaving in June
By Karen Garcia
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District continues to experience challenges as its high school principal announced his departure on Jan. 31.
Just a couple of months after the district's former Superintendent Chris Williams' Dec. 6 resignation, Paso Robles High School Principal Eric Martinez notified the district that he would be leaving. His last day will be at the end of the academic school year—June 2019.
File Photo By Jaysom Mellom
RESIGNATIONS Paso Robles High School Principal Eric Martinez will leave his post at the end of the current school year. The resignation follows Superintendent Chris Williams' departure in December.
Martinez has served the high school since the beginning of the 2016-17 school year.
Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Gaviola said that Martinez is leaving the district because he wants to move closer to his family network.
"We are sad to see him go but value his decision and wish him and his family the very best," Gaviola said.
She said the district will begin seeking potential candidates by posting the position on Edjoin on Feb. 13. The district will then begin interviewing potential candidates in March, after receiving staff, student, and parent input. Gaviola said they're hoping to move a candidate forward for board approval in mid-March.
This change comes at a time when the district temporarily halted the construction of the much anticipated $10 million aquatic center at Paso Robles High School last month.
At a Jan. 22 district meeting, the board was presented with contracting bids that were over-budget, prompting it to table the project until a permanent superintendent is hired.
The district is also dealing with a declining reserve fund that requires it to cut about $3 million from the budget over the course of three years.
Julian Crocker will serve as the district's interim superintendent until June 30. Crocker served as the district's superintendent from 1989 to 1998.
Crocker will support the transition and hiring of a new superintendent, Gaviola said, which is being handled by the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education.
"We are very lucky to have Dr. Crocker back in Paso Robles during this time of transition, as he brings years of experience, great insight, and is extremely supportive and responsive to our district needs," she said. Δ
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At the Coliseum deLuxe + Q&A
Location informationArc Cinema
Event cost$12/$10
Dir: Anthony Buckley, TBC, Australia, 2019, 74mins, DCP
This new big-screen feature documentary about popular Australian entertainment across 150 years looks at the entrepreneurs and the grand buildings they created, including two that stood side by side for decades and shared the same name.
Narrated by award-winning director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Ladies in Black), you will discover a previously unknown history and witness amazing entertainment footage not seen before.
Roller rink. Vaudeville theatre. Movie palace. Playhouse. It all happened… at the COLISEUM deLUXE.
Presented by Anthony Buckley AO and Les Tod, in association with the NFSA.
Join us after the screening for a Q&A with Anthony Buckley.
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Academic & Professional Books Natural History Art
Tropical Fishes of the East Indies
By: Samuel Fallours, Theodore W Pietsch and Petra Lamers-Schutze
224 pages, colour illustrations
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836505192 Hardback Jun 2010 Out of Print #186541
This is a stunning achievement in zoological illustration. Samuel Fallours began as a common soldier in the service of the Dutch East India Company, though later, between 1706 and 1712, held the title of Associate Curate, entrusted with consoling the sick of Ambon. By 1703, his artistic abilities had been discovered by several of the company's prominent officials, including Francois Valentijn, his immediate superior. With the rise in his work's popularity and heavy demand, Fallours made--or hired native artists to make--multiple copies of all his drawings. These he sold or presented as gifts to influential people back home. In addition, he copied drawings by other artists, particularly those of Isaac Johannes Lamotius.
The result was a number of sets of approximately similar drawings, depicting hundreds of animals, mostly fishes but also crustaceans, insects, a dugong, and even a mermaid. Some of these became the basis for 18th-century publications, among them Louis Renard's "Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes" (1719) and Francois Valentijn's "Verhandeling der Ongemeene Visschen van Amboina", a chapter in his "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien" (1724-1726). These beautiful, elaborately detailed and brilliantly colored drawings provide an extraordinary description of marine fish fauna of the East Indies that can still be interpreted in light of present-day scientific knowledge. From an artistic and historical viewpoint, these drawings are among the finest natural history illustrations ever made.
In the back of the book you will find a small 100-page paperback booklet telling more about the history of the original work. This booklet is trilingual in English, German and French.
Petra Lamers-Schutze studied art history, archaeology and Romance languages and literatures in Mainz and Rome, gaining her doctorate in 1991. She has worked for TASCHEN since 1998, writing and editing numerous art titles, and overseeing the "Art" and "Classic" series.
Theodore W. Pietsch is Dorothy T. Gilbert Professor in the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, and Curator of Fishes at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington in Seattle. While his primary interest is marine ichthyology, he has published extensively on the history of ichthyology and its seminal figures, including Louis Renard, Samuel Fallours, Charles Plumier, and Georges Cuvier. He is currently working on an illustrated English translation of Cuvier's five-volume "Histoire des Sciences Naturelles" (1841-1845).
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STK# O37298 VIN# JM3KFACM6L0764118 Mileage: 1
2020 Mazda CX-5 Touring FWD Sport Utility
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Wheels: 17" x 7J Gray Metallic Alloy
When an SUV looks this good and drives this good, you know it's a winner, and that's what the 2020 Mazda CX-5 is: A winner. Its class-above cabin could easily be confused for an Audi Q5's and its trio of four-cylinder engines means there's an option for every buyer. A quick test drive will undoubtedly have you singing the CX-5's praises as loudly as we have over the years. Its crisp steering, eager driving dynamics, and confidence-inspiring controls are dreamy and best when matched with the gutsy turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder in the Grand Touring Reserve and Signature models. If you can't afford one of those high-end trims, don't worry—the CX-5 is set to satisfy no matter which version you choose. What's New for 2020? Mazda is making only minor changes to the CX-5 for 2020. The company's i-Activsense suite of driver-assistance features is now standard across the lineup and includes automated emergency braking, pedestrian detection, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, automatic high-beam headlamps, and more. All models receive a new key fob we expect to match that of the new Mazda 3 sedan and hatchback, as well as Mazda's newly updated fonts on interior switches and exterior badging. Grand Touring Reserve and Signature models receive a new 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen display. Pricing and Which One to Buy • Sport: $26,135 • Touring: $27,775 • Grand Touring: $31,255 • Grand Touring Reserve: $36,080 • Signature: $38,100 When shopping for a CX-5, it's hard to make a bad choice on a trim level. The Sport comes well equipped and carries a value-oriented price tag and the Signature model, while expensive, offers class-above luxury that's hard to fault. For us, the sweet spot is the Touring model, which comes with faux-leather upholstery and heated front seats, six-way power-adjustable driver's seat, dual-zone automatic climate control, rear USB ports, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, and passive keyless entry. All-wheel drive, if you need it, adds $1400 to all versions except for the Grand Touring Reserve and Signature, where all-wheel drive is standard. Engine, Transmission, and Performance The CX-5's standard 187-hp four-cylinder engine has great throttle response when pulling away from stoplights or hustling around town, so it feels quicker than it actually is. It's at higher speeds, such as when trying to pass or merge onto the freeway, that it feels underpowered. The 250-hp turbocharged version we tested provided much quicker acceleration, shooting from zero to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds. While the turbo engine also pairs with a snappy six-speed automatic transmission, it can only be had with all-wheel drive. Likewise, a diesel 2.2-liter four-cylinder (called Skyactiv-D) exclusively pairs with all-wheel drive and can only be had on the most expensive Signature model. You don't need to drive the CX-5 hard to enjoy it or to appreciate its excellence. Sure, its precise steering and composed cornering make for one helluva Sunday cruise. But it also soaks up rough roads without commotion and has the ride quality of crossovers that cost twice as much. This harmonious interplay of dynamics is unrivaled by its competitors. Pavement imperfections are isolated, road noise is minimal, and the damping is neither stiff nor floaty. At the same time, the Mazda comes alive on curvy roads. The electrically assisted steering provides satisfying responses. The Signature model we tested had a reassuring brake-pedal feel that operated without delay and without being too touchy when you apply the brakes. Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG The CX-5 has average EPA estimates compared with rivals that have similar power. However, in our testing, the Mazda was the only one to exceed its EPA highway rating. The all-wheel-drive, non-turbocharged version earned 32 mpg, which matched the Honda CR-V we tested. The front-drive, non-turbo CX-5 improved on that performance by 1 mpg. We also tested a CX-5 with the more powerful turbocharged four-cylinder and standard all-wheel drive; it earned 30 mpg on our 200-mile highway fuel-economy route, which was 3 mpg higher than its EPA rating. While we haven't tested the diesel version, the EPA estimates it will earn 27 mpg city and 30 mpg highway. Interior, Comfort, and Cargo Wake up inside the top-tier CX-5 models and you might think you've been abducted by kidnappers driving an Audi or a Mercedes. First-rate materials and a fabulous layout make it feel especially upscale. The floor-hinged accelerator pedal feels better than the more common version that is suspended above the floor, the well-crafted steering wheel is directly in front of the driver and not offset at a slight angle, and all of the front-seat armrests are at the same height for optimal comfort. Sacrifices come in small packages: in this case, the CX-5 held just nine carry-on suitcases behind its rear seats in our testing. Its cargo volume actually decreased with the 2017 redesign; a 2016 CX-5 we tested held one more carry-on with the rear seats up and three more with the rear seats folded. The new model's rear storage space is more functional, however, with a completely flat load floor. It also has several nooks and crannies in the cabin for smartphones and other loose items. The center console has a deep tray at the front and a useful bin with a removable shelf. Infotainment and Connectivity Every CX-5 sports an attractive 7.0-inch touchscreen that sits atop the dash like a floating tablet. It satisfies with an intuitive rotary control mounted between the front seats and a straightforward interface. Too bad the screen's relatively small size and aging menu design are worse than contemporary rivals. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration are available, but not on entry-level models. Safety and Driver-Assistance Features The CX-5 earned a five-star crash-test rating from the National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA), and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named it a Top Safety Pick+. It also comes standard with a comprehensive suite of driver-assistance features. 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Angels Landing soars 1,488 ft above the Virgin River. Reach the summit and your reward is a spectacular view of Zion Canyon and surrounding cliffs.
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A hiker near the top of Angels Landing in Zion National Park, holding onto the chains and taking a selfie photo.
View from Angels Landing by Don Brown
The towering rock formation known as "Angels Landing" soars 1,488 feet above the Virgin River in Zion National Park. For those who reach the summit, the reward is a spectacular view of Zion Canyon and surrounding cliffs.
Although the hike is only five miles up and back, most hikers take four hours to make the round-trip. After all, you are climbing 1,488 feet in elevation, up steep switchbacks. The last half mile is along an exposed ridge where accidents or carelessness can prove fatal. You're safe as long as you stay on the trail, but literally risk your life if you leave the trail.
Park officials recommend an early morning departure so you can beat the heat of the mid-day sun. (You really don't want to be up there in the late afternoon, trying to get down in the dark.)
The hiking trail to Angels Landing in Zion. Photo by Elisabeth Kwak
Preparing for your Angels Landing Hike
Being prepared to hike the Angels Landing Trail means hiking boots or closed-toe hiking shoes with non-slip soles (sandals, flip-flops and dress shoes are all bad ideas), a day-pack to carry plenty of water and salty snacks, plenty of sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
According to the National Park Service, "The route to Angels Landing involves travel along a steep, narrow ridge with support chains anchored intermittently along the route. Footing can be slippery even when the rock is dry. Unevenly surfaced steps are cut into the rock with major cliff dropoffs adjacent. Keep off when it is wet, icy or thunderstorms are in the area. Plan to be off before dark. Younger children should skip this trail; older children must be closely supervised."
Logistics of Angels Landing Hiking
To climb Angels Landing, take the shuttle bus to the Grotto drop off point. The trail follows the Virgin River for awhile, then gets steeper as it leaves the river. You'll climb up switchbacks, be refreshed by cool breezes from Refrigerator Canyon, then surmount the 21 tight switchbacks of Walter's Wiggles, named after Walter Ruesch, the first superintendent of Zion National Park. Ruesch designed and led the construction of the Angels Landing Trail during the Great Depression. Workers hung from ropes for $3.50 a day, as they chipped a trail out of solid rock.
When you reach Scout Lookout (at 1,000 feet above the canyon floor), it is time to make one of several decisions. You can stay and enjoy the spectacular view, drink some water, eat a snack and head back to the Grotto after you catch your breath.
Or you can hike another 488 feet to Angels Landing, along a narrow spine of rock and a trail that's only a few feet wide, with 1,000-foot dropoffs on either side. Support chains help increase your peace of mind. Some spots are narrow, so be courteous as you pass others going up or down. The 360-degree view from Angels Landing is blow-your-mind "Wow!"
Finally, there's less scary hiking options -- a day-hike out on West Rim Trail, or a longer 12-mile hike to the high plateau of Lava Point.
Elisabeth is a writer and editor who specializes in the outdoors, environment, health, food, culture, and science. Her work has appeared in Backpacker, Sunset, Grist, Organic Life, Women's Adventure, 5280 (Denver's city magazine), National Park Journal, and more. When she's not scaling peaks in pursuit of a story, Elisabeth loves cooking, paddling, cross-country skiing, and feeding her addiction to self-serve frozen yogurt.
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Zion National Park is called a vertical wonderland, which means gravity rules all. The Emerald Pools lead on falling fatalities, followed by Angels Landing.
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Letter from the Principal: November and December Highlights
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Our Principal Christopher Short looks back on a very busy and successful term.
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Dear DCIS Parents,
We have finally reached the end of a very busy and successful term and I am sure all members of the DCIS community are looking forward to a well-earned rest.
The highlight of the half term was the visit by the CIS and WASC accreditation teams. As I write we are still waiting for the formal outcome of the process but we had some lovely feedback from the visitors and we eagerly await the formal reports. We are very proud of our achievements at Dover Court and (without getting too far ahead of ourselves!) therefore we are grateful of an external validation of this from two respected accreditation agencies. I will be in contact early next term with the official outcome of the visit and a summary of the commendations and recommendations the team makes.
We have had some really interesting visitors to the school including Adrian Hayes, who holds the record for climbing Everest and visiting both poles in 18 months. He will be back next term to speak to more of our year groups. Zoe Griffiths enchanted our Secondary students with the wonders of the power of Maths and we had visitors from Michael Ng and Esther Seah Hui En from The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) to support our students’ learning in History. We also enjoyed two very powerful visits from NAE Juilliard specialists in Drama and Dance.
The UN Day was another wonderful success this year. It was fantastic to see our families representing and sharing information on the 55 countries and territories we have in the school community. I am grateful for the hard work of our UN committee led by Ms Hyland and Ms Gray for their great work pulling this together. One of my many regrets of not being at DCIS next year is seeing how the school continues to develop this lovely exposition of our diverse Dover Court community. Our choir have been involved in two high profile events this half term. The first was singing, with the choirs from the other British Schools in Singapore and southern Malaysia, at the annual Remembrance Service at Kranji. The second was providing the welcome entertainment at the Great British Ball organised by the British Chamber of Commerce and the British Club.
We had a number of trips and expeditions this term. A group of intrepid Secondary students took part in the World Scholars Cup, firstly in Manila and then at the Grand Final in Yale, USA. The team came back with an impressive haul of medals. Year 5 started the year group expeditions with a four-day trip to Indonesia and came back with many an exciting tale of their adventures.
In sport our first ever NAE games team made up of 19 boys and girls from Years 5 and 6 competed against 9 other NAE SEA schools in Vietnam. A great time was had with some good team performances.
The ACSIS season 1 ended in November, with some fantastic results for DCIS. Our U16 boys football team won a bronze medal and our U12 netballers “cleaned up” with gold, silver and bronze medals in their respective divisions. There was also the Middle School Swimming Championships, with many swimmers setting personal records.
It was really good to see over 90 runners from Years 3-12 representing DCIS at the ACSIS cross-country championships held at Pasir-Ris. A huge well done to our U14 Boys team who gained a bronze medal out of 19 schools. Within Primary PE it has been superb to see a record number of teams and students competing in a variety of sports in a non-competitive environment, with up to 15 teams playing each week. We have also been really pleased to introduce numerous new teams, including our first ever U11 boys and girls basketball teams, secondary girls contact rugby teams an U16 boys rugby team and several dance groups.
The last week of term started with a fantastic Christmas Fayre organised by our DCA. We are also grateful to the DCA for our wonderful Christmas decorations around the school. They set the scene for the heart-warming Christmas productions by EYFS and Key Stage 1.
I wish all members of the DCIS community the very best for the Christmas holiday. Good luck to those of you who are moving on to new adventures. Thank you once again for the kind comments on my departure. I can now confirm that I am heading to China to be the Executive International Principal at Nord Anglia Chinese International School (NACIS) in Shanghai.
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Yorkshire leaders call for clear commitment from Government over HS2
Judith Blake at Transport for the North (TfN) inaugural conference at Cutler's Hall in Sheffield in February. Picture: Scott Merrylees.
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Published: 10:51 Monday 20 May 2019
Regional leaders in Yorkshire and other parts of northern England have written to Elizabeth Truss to ask for the Government’s clear commitment to fully deliver the second phase of high-speed rail plans.
In an open letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 20 leaders underline their continued support for HS2 phase 2b, asserting that it is “one of the keys to unleashing the full economic potential of all our regions”.
Coun Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford City Council. Picture: Tony Johnson.
The letter stresses that investment in the second phase - set to bring faster journeys from the Midlands to Leeds and Manchester, with services continuing further North - is complementary to, not an alternative for, improvements in local and regional rail networks such as Northern Powerhouse Rail.
The North needs HS2 and not this half-baked plan – Yorkshire Post letters
The letter says: “Our country has always thrived on delivering world-leading innovation and progress. Now, more than ever, we should be proud to build Europe’s largest infrastructure project without delay.
“Failure to make a clear commitment to the full delivery of HS2 at this time would be a disaster for our regional economies and our national prosperity for decades to come."
It adds that HS2 "is an essential pillar underpinning our respective strategies to deliver faster economic growth which benefits all our communities", which the leaders say is shown to be having a "positive impact on local and regional economies as the private sector makes positive investment decisions now in anticipation of its arrival".
Leeds ‘could get supertram if HS2 scrapped’
Coun Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council and Member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, said: “Britain needs both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail alongside investment in the East Coast Main Line and an upgraded trans-Pennine line to deliver the economic outcomes our region, the North and the UK, need to prosper in the decades ahead.
“These projects offer the chance to remove historic obstacles to inclusive growth and our focus should be on accelerating their delivery.
“Our plans show HS2, integrated with local transport at a transformed Leeds station, can deliver 40,000 additional jobs directly and a further 50,000 through productivity and regeneration benefits by 2050 in the Leeds City Region.”
Coun Susan Hinchcliffe, chairwoman of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and leader of Bradford Council, said: “This letter demonstrates our collective determination to ensure major transport investment, including HS2 integrated with Northern Powerhouse Rail and a city centre station in Bradford, is delivered that removes major barriers to growth.
“Our plans to bring improved economic opportunities to all our communities are intrinsically linked to this investment in major infrastructure and it is essential that any uncertainty is removed.
“We will continue press the Government to ensure these investments are delivered for all parts of our region."
An HM Treasury spokesman said: "The Chief Secretary has received the letter and will respond in due course.
"HS2 is already underway with 7,000 people and 2,000 businesses working it.
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Located in Dodge City, Best Western North Edge Inn is near the airport and near a train station. Mueller-Schmidt Home of Stone and Boot Hill Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include United Wireless Arena and Long Branch Lagoon.
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March 2017 - Reaching Out, Reaching up and Moving On...
Our world is very divided, with the human race torn apart by wars and conflicts between nations, groups and individuals. There seems to be little we can do, yet we can all take a part in bringing peace and making the world a better place.
Last month Julie reminded us of this, quoting the Queen and Saint Teresa of Calcutta, who taught that we can all perform little acts of kindness and help to anyone and so start to make life better. Whenever people do this, they are reaching out, building bridges of reconciliation between divided peoples and helping to breaking down walls of separation.
Anybody can do this, but the Church is here specially to do so in the name of Jesus Christ, who came to reconcile us all to God and to each other. Christians are to be Christ's body in the world today, continuing his work of love. Christians live life only in the power of the Spirit of Jesus within us, not in our own strength. So we need always to look to God, so that he may teach us and empower us to do his loving will more effectively.
Often we need renewal, to gain new vision and strength.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 1st March, a day for turning back to God, to reach up to God. Lent, like Spring, is a time for renewal and starting again, which is positive and joyful.
Only after renewal can we move on to do new things for God and other people, as we long to do This is not just for our sakes, but so that we can be better equipped to carry out God's mission of love in the world. Would you like to be a part of this? Then come and join us; you will be warmly welcomed!
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The modern apologetics classic that started it all is now completely revised and updated—because the truth of the Bible doesn’t change, but its critics do. With the original Evidence That Demands a Verdict, bestselling author Josh McDowell gave Christian readers the answers they needed to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics. Since that time, Evidence has remained a trusted resource for believers young and old. Bringing historical documentation and the best modern scholarship to bear on the trustworthiness of the Bible and its teachings, this extensive volume has encouraged and strengthened millions. Now, with his son Sean McDowell, Josh McDowell has updated and expanded this classic resource for a new generation. This is a book that invites readers to bring their doubts and doesn’t shy away from the tough questions.
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Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has launched today a new data logger that is specifically engineered to improve the performance of wind and solar measurement campaigns.
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: Best Play.
Kinky Boots: Winner of 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Pippin: Winner of 4 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.
Matilda the Musical: Winner of 4 Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play.
Lucky Guy: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play.
The Assembled Parties: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play.
The Nance: Winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Scenic Design of a Play.
Newsies: Winner of 2 Tony Awards (Best Choreography and Best Score).
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Winner of 2 Tony Awards (Including both Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Musical).
Once: Winner of 8 Tony Awards (Including Best Musical).
Peter and the Starcatcher: Winner of 5 Tony Awards (Including Best Performance by an Actor).
Clybourne Park: Winner of 1 Tony Award (Best Play).
Porgy and Bess: Winner of 2 Tony Awards (Including Best Revival of a Musical).
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The Edge - The Birth of Weta
This excerpt from arts show The Edge looks at the early days of Weta, the Wellington effects company which would win Oscars for King Kong and Avatar. Dressed in a Tintin T-shirt, Peter Jackson talks about the effects being crafted for Heavenly Creatures, and forecasts a future where filmmaking will go digital. Richard Taylor — later head of Weta Workshop — crafts a sea creature for another project; George Port guides viewers through the basics of digital effects. At this point Port was Weta's only digital effects expert. He worked on Heavenly Creatures for seven months straight.
Birth with Dr. R.D. Laing
Framed by the distinctive burr of influential Scottish thinker RD Laing, this 1977 doco questions how the Western medical system handles childbirth: in Laing's view, "one of the disaster areas of our culture." Supported by arresting hospital footage and impassioned interviews with mothers, the film argues that women are often deliberately sidelined during the process of birth, and babies' needs ignored. Screenings in the UK and US saw it contributing to a debate about newborn care; one that remains ongoing. Birth won a Feltex award for best documentary.
Antonia Prebble: On giving birth on screen…
Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside
Antonia Prebble is best known for her roles in Outrageous Fortune and Westside. Early on she appeared in kidult shows Mirror Mirror and The Tribe, and was a presenter on What Now?. Prebble went on to act in TV thriller The Blue Rose and movie White Lies.
The Animation Collection
Curated by NZ On Screen team
Animated plasticine. Talking chickens. Dancing Cossacks. Plus old favourites bro'Town, Hairy Maclary and Footrot Flats. From Len Lye to Gollum, feast on the talents of Kiwi animators. In his backgrounder to the Animation Collection, NZ On Screen's Ian Pryor provides handy pathways through the frogs, dogs and stop motion shenanigans.
The Sam Neill Collection
Sam Neill has acted in forgotten Kiwi TV dramas (The City of No) and classic Kiwi movies (Sleeping Dogs, The Piano, Hunt for the Wilderpeople). His career has taken him from the UK (Reilly: Ace of Spies) to Hawaii (Jurassic Park) to dodgy Melbourne nightclubs (Death in Brunswick). As Neill turns 70, this collection celebrates his range, modesty and style — and the fact he was directing films before winning acting fame. In these backgrounders, friends Ian Mune and Roger Donaldson raise a glass to a talented, self-deprecating actor and fan of good music and pinot noir.
Nuclear-free New Zealand
On 8 June 1987 Nuclear-free New Zealand became law. This collection honours the principles and people behind the policy. Prime Minister Norman Kirk put it like this: "I don't think New Zealand's a doormat. I think we've got rights — we're a small country but we've got equal rights, and we're going to assert them." In the backgrounder, journalist Tim Watkin explores the twists and turns of Aotearoa's nuclear history.
Kiwi Comedy On TV
This collection celebrates Kiwi comedy on TV: the caricatures, piss-takes, and sitcoms that have cracked us up, and pulled the wool over our eyes for over five decades. From turkeys in gumboots and Fred Dagg, to Billy T, bro'Town and Jaquie Brown. As Diana Wichtel reflects, watching the evolution of native telly laughs is, "a rich and ridiculous, if often painful, pleasure."
The Hello Sailor Collection
Hello Sailor's time in the sun saw them spending time in Ponsonby, LA and Sydney, becoming a legendary live act, and releasing an iconic debut album. This collection features documentary Sailor's Voyage, founder member Harry Lyon's account of the birth of the band, and tracks from Hello Sailor, both together and apart. Some of the solo songs were incorporated into the group's live set after they reunited. Included are 'Blue Lady', 'New Tattoo' and 'Gutter Black’, later reborn on TV's Outrageous Fortune.
Legendary New Zealand band Dragon scaled the heights, then found itself making the call to fire its larger than life lead singer Marc Hunter — only to bring him back, then tragically lose him again. Along the way the band conjured up obscenely catchy hits in New Zealand and Australia, before reemerging with Kiwi Mark Williams on vocals. This collection offers documentary material and music videos capturing Dragon's birth, rebirth and “full moon and thunder” glory. Included are interviews, 'April Sun in Cuba’, ‘Are You Old Enough’ and more.
The Matariki Collection
Celebrate iconic Māori television, film and music with this collection, in time for Māori New Year. Watch everything from haka to hip hop, Billy T to the birth of Māori Television. Two backgrounders by former TVNZ Head of Māori Programming Whai Ngata (Koha, Marae) look at Matariki, and the history of Māori programming on New Zealand television.
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Proctor's Office
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The University of Otago has had a Proctor for nearly 50 years. Their office is responsible for a large number of roles throughout the University with the emphasis on the safety of students/staff and maintaining a healthy learning environment for all.
The Proctor has developed working relationships with local businesses, Police and Fire Service and can often mediate a way for students to respond to complaints about their indiscretions.
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Geoff Burns, Deputy Proctor
The Proctor’s Office has overall responsibility for the operation of CCTV cameras on Campus and in some of the streets around Campus. If an individual is the victim of a crime in an area CCTV is operating the Deputy Proctor can review footage on request from the police, or victim themselves, to help identify and prosecute offenders.
The security of the Campus buildings and plant is a responsibility managed by the Deputy Proctor along with ID card access to buildings on all our Campus sites.
The Proctor and Deputy Proctor have direct management control of the Campus Watch teams which provide a 24/7 presence on the Campus and surrounding streets making ours one of the safest University Campuses in the country.
The Proctor's Office also provides a number of other services such as the Safety Patrol, "Walk Homes" and will even safely store firearms for you.
In the event of an emergency on Campus, the Proctor's Office has the role of assisting with the response. The response will be managed by the Office of Risk, Assurance and Compliance who are responsible for all emergency management on Campus http://www.otago.ac.nz/risk/index.html
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In his autobiographical novel, So Long See You Tomorrow, William Maxwell wrote: “There’s a limit, surely, to what one can demand of one’s adolescent self. And to go on feeling guilty about something that happened so long ago is hardly reasonable. I do feel guilty even so. A little.”
My own memory goes back to when I was nine or ten. I remember going each week-day to Audubon School. Although the school was only down the block and across a wide street with a divider, I felt as if I walked into a distant world. The exterior of the school building was pebbly beige stucco. Across the front of the building, like watchful eyes, were two rows of small dark windows. High chain link fences surrounded the separate boys’ and girls’ dirt yards on either side. Often I felt anxious as I walked along the sidewalk to the opening in the school-yard fence.
Three of us in the fourth grade were best friends: Elise who lived with her family on the same street as Audubon School, Judith, and me. Judith, who was tall for her age, stood straight and proud. Her dark hair hung down to her shoulders, and bangs covered her forehead above her large brown eyes. I think that Judith was beautiful although I don’t remember ever seeing her smile. She lived in some mysterious place far from the school, and I wondered if her house was near the squatter’s shack’s on the Mississippi River levee. We looked down on these poor families; called the children who lived there “River Rats”. I knew that Judith’s parents were divorced, and that Judith’s mother worked as a secretary. I knew too, that she had an older brother whom she admired, but she seldom spoke of her family. In fact, Elise and I never met any of her relatives, nor did we ever visit her house.
Of our small group, I’m not sure who was the leader, whether it was Judith or Elise, but I was the follower. The three of us believed being bad in school, or what we called mischievous, was more exciting than conforming to the rules. School for us meant thinking of pranks, getting into trouble instead of trying to learn. Our pranks were not really destructive: we passed notes to each other, made up insulting names, and while the teacher wrote on the blackboard, we would throw spitballs. If we were caught, the teacher would reprimand us, or worse, she would send us to the principal. Miss Hindricks, the principal, was a massive woman, not round and comforting like a nuturing mother, but shaped like a solid mound of clay. Her face was severe: her almost colorless hair was cut straight along the sides of her face, and her lips formed a thin line. Miss Hindrick’s eyes were pale behind gray rimmed glasses. Judith, Elise, and I all felt both fear and revulsion of her.
When school was over for the day, often the three of us would be together. Once when we were walking near the school we saw a vagrant on the street. He wore dirty torn clothes and his face had a strange expression. “Look at that weird man,” I said. Judith turned to me, her eyes blazing:
“Why do you always say mean things like that? It’s not the person’s fault.” I was taken aback, and ashamed of my unkind words. I still feel puzzled and a little guilty when I think of the incident.
One Saturday on my birthday, we had a party at my house. We lived in a French Provincial house that my father had designed. Since I felt embarrassed at being better off than my classmates, I never wanted them to see how we lived. However, we did invite Judith and Elise to my birthday party. I don’t remember Elise or any of the other guests that day except Judith. I can see her standing by the front door as she was about to leave. I was behind Judith, and my mother stood facing her. Judith reached in her pocket, drew out a coin, and then she handed a quarter to my mother, saying, “This is for Carol’s birthday.” My mother looked down at Judith as if she were insulted. “I can’t take that,” she said. Judith put the coin back into her pocket without a word. I stood at the doorway behind Judith sensing her humiliation, but I didn’t know what to say or do.
Later that year, after the three of us kept disrupting the class, Miss Hindricks called our parents. With Elise and me the problem was settled easily — a scolding from our parents, and promises from us to stop the misbehavior. Judith’s case was different. I don’t remember whether Judith was defiant, but Miss Hindricks wrote a note to Judith’s mother demanding to see her. Judith’s mother could not leave work to come to see Miss Hindricks at the school. The principal then sent an ultimatum, “Either your mother comes to school or you’ll be expelled.” After being suspended, Judith was expelled. I never saw my friend again. I left Audubon School the next year, but I did see Elise occasionally. I’d ask her if she ever heard from Judith. Several years later, when we were teen-agers, Elise told me that Judith was placed in a mental hospital, diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could this have happened to my friend? Now, whenever I think about Judith, I not only wonder what became of her, I feel sad that we somehow failed our friend.
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Rosemary Ann Weeber
Born: 07/19/1931 Passed: 03/14/2019
Rosemary Weeber, 87, of Louisville, Ohio went to be with the Lord and her late husband, Jim on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center following an extended battle with cancer.
Rosemary was born on July 19, 1931 in Louisville, Ohio to Richard and Gladys (Duplain) Walters. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1949. Rosie was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jim, whom she missed daily. Their love was one that will burn eternal in heaven now that they are together again! In addition to her parents, Rosemary was preceded death by two sisters- Betty Walters and Helen McLouglin, and survived by sister, Dianne Feller. Rosemary and Jim were survived by their five children- Arlene Weeber, Catherine Mason, Louis Weeber, Lora Hupp, and Yvonne Ulrich. They also are survived by five grandchildren: Ryan Mason; Rachel and Brian Hupp; Samantha and Hunter Ulrich.
Rosemary retired as head cook for Molly Stark Hospital. In her retirement, she helped raise her grandchildren. She was constantly using her Christian Charity to help other family members and community throughout her lifetime. Rosemary was a true Lord’s angel on earth for those in need. She was an active member of St. Louis Parish, OPERS, and East Canton AARP. Rosemary will be missed by all those that in her life she had the blessing to touch with her kind, beautiful, and caring ways. We will LOVE YOU NOW and FOREVER until we meet again in heaven!
Rosemary’s family will receive friends Tuesday, March 19th at the Paquelet-Falk Funeral Home in Louisville from 9 am- 10:00 am. Mass of Christian burial will be held immediately after at 11 am in St. Louis Church with Fr. Robert Miller officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated in her name to St. Joseph’s Senior Living Center. Condolences can be shared with the family online at www.paqueletfalk.com.
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The Professional Golfers' Association of Belgium considers that protecting the personal information on its members is extremely important and therefore we acknowledge that you have an interest in how we collect, use and share such information. For that reason we have prepared this statement, the intention of which is to inform you of how we use and protect that information.
To ensure that data is obtained and processed fairly and lawfully.
To keep and process personal information only for legitimate purposes outlined in this document.
Not to disclose personal information without the permission of the individual to which it relates except in limited circumstances as permitted, or required by law. We may share information with third parties, i.e. PGA Corporate Partners, in order to pursue legitimate interests of PGA Members.
To maintain appropriate procedures to ensure that personal information we hold is accurate and up to date.
Where we choose to have certain services provided by third parties, we will do so in accordance with current legislation and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the practices employed by that provider protect personal information.
To maintain the technical and organisational safeguards to protect personal information against theft, loss, unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
Not to sell personal information.
Personal information will not be kept for any longer than is necessary to keep within the legitimate requirements of the PGA of Belgium, or legal statutory requirements.
To undertake not to transfer personal data outside the European economic area without ensuring adequate security and protection systems are in place.
The Sharing Of Information:
We may share Members' contact information for marketing purposes with legitimate third party organisations. Contact by these carefully selected groups may be by post, telephone or e-mail.
If you do not wish to receive these marketing approaches then please write to the Chief Executive at PGA Headquarters, Dahliadreef 2, 8300 Knokke-Heist
The PGA of Belgium is the Data Controller.
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Information held about a Member will include:
Contact details (home and work), Mobile number, e-mail address, language, gender, birthday, VAT number, bank number, employment history, tournament history, bank account information, details of any disciplinary matters, qualifications, annual Seminar attendance record, CPD Points/Classification, Advanced Programme Assignment marks and prior learning accreditation information (where provided);
Any Child Protection Information: including complaints, investigative and proceedings information. This information will not be stored on the computerised database, but will be paper-based and kept securely by the PGA of Belgium and will only be made available to bona fide investigating officers including the Police and/or Social Services.
What The Information Is Used For:
The information is used for membership administration purposes: including collection of subscriptions and the mailing out of the Members e-mail newsletters, administration of education and training programmes and records, processing of disciplinary actions and investigations, provision of references and press and PR purposes.
Where The Information Is Stored:
All Membership records are securely stored within the PGA of Belgium; manual records are kept in filing cabinets and computer held records are password controlled.
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Information pertinent to current Members is retained on record for an indefinite period to enable suitable references to be offered, e.g. for press/PR matters and employment issues when appropriate, and with records being archived after a Member has resigned or died. Records maintained for this purpose will include last known address, date of registration, date of election to membership and total years of membership with other relevant records describing the member's history of membership.
Who Has Access To The Data:
All relevant administration and executive staff have access to the data; this is by way of a specific user name and password that allows the member of staff access to the database.
The Data Protection Act provides for you to have access to your own personal information. On submission of a written request to the Chief Executive you will be supplied with a copy of the personal data from your personal file. The Association undertakes to respond to such requests within 40 days. The PGA of Belgium can charge up to €15 (to cover administration costs) for each request. There are exceptions to right of access; these include confidential references or any item protected by professional privilege (e.g. correspondence with a solicitor).
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PGA Staff will use the information for the legitimate purpose of promoting the game of golf in Belgium or for National events and to this extent we will disclose your contact details to PGA Officers and other bona fide golfing organisations. Personal Information contained in the database will not be sold to third parties.
We may share your contact information for marketing purposes with legitimate third party organisations who are involved with and/or support the Association. Contact by these carefully selected groups may be by post, telephone, fax or e-mail.
If you do not wish to receive these marketing approaches then please write to the Chief Executive at PGA Headquarters, Dahliadreef 2, 8300 Knokke-Heist.
Results of events/tournaments may be published in the press, PGA newsletters and/or on the PGA website.
As a professional body the PGA of Belgium takes the protection of personal information seriously. The information we hold on you will be used solely for the purposes outlined in this document. Information will not be sold to third parties.
Data of Amateurs (Federal number) playing in PGA events are stored in the database of our Tournament Administration Tool providers i-golf and GolfBox. No information other than results are stored on PGA computers.
Portrait rights at PGA events are by default assigned to the PGA. If you do not wish that pictures, video, etc. are used on social media, please contact the Tournament Director on site at registration.
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Black Mesa prepares for Xen with engine update
Half-Life fan remake Black Mesa has been out on Steam Early Access for three years, and in all that time the team have not yet released their ambitious vision for the alien planet of Xen. Now Half-Life’s finale has edged a little closer to release with a large engine update for the game.
Will Black Mesa make our list of the best FPSs on PC when it’s complete?
Developers Crowbar Collective detail the hefty 3.6Gb update on the game’s Steam community page. While the engine update doesn’t contain the Xen levels, it does add many lighting and animation features which they will require. As the team note, “this is important to test our new features so that the Xen release can be as flawless as possible”.
This isn’t the first time the developers have released a technical update with Xen in mind, as a lighting patch dropped in December. This time however the team suggests that the full release of Xen isn’t too far away, though there may be one more of these engine updates first, “in order to make sure that everything is running smoothly on everyone’s machines. We want the Xen release to be as close to a simple content release as possible!”
The bad news is that all savegames have been reset in the latest round of fixes. The good news is that if you haven’t picked up Black Mesa yet it’s now on sale for 60% off at $7.99 / £5.99 / €7.99.
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Study seeks to predict shark locations off Cape Cod
By Doug Fraser Cape Cod Times
Computer model to be designed, tested using water temperature data from buoys
The sky was winter gray, but researchers took advantage Friday of a relatively rare day with calm seas and little wind to retrieve 18 acoustic shark detection buoys off the Outer Cape and another eight or nine in Cape Cod Bay.
Although these buoys primarily record signals from sharks whose tags emit a unique identifying signal, they also record water temperature.
Shark researchers Gregory Skomal of the state Division of Marine Fisheries and Megan Winton, a doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School of Marine Science and Technology, hope to use this temperature data to create a computer model that will act like a weather forecast in predicting the likelihood of sharks being at any particular beach on any given day.
“We will be looking at patterns of residency and presence and absence based on environmental conditions,” Skomal said.
In other words, sunny and hot, with a chance of sharks.
Skomal and Winton are using Woods Hole Sea Grant funding of approximately $66,000 to hire a postdoctoral student to help them process and analyze the buoy data. That money is still tied up in the federal budget process and hasn't officially been awarded yet.
The two-year study will collect data and develop the models in the first year before they are tested in year two, Skomal said.
Like most cold-blooded animals, sharks are generally temperature-driven. They tend to avoid water they find is too cold because it affects their ability to react, hunt and even move. Research has shown that great whites prefer temperatures between 55 degrees and 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
“Ninety-five percent of the time they are bracketed by those temperatures,” Skomal said.
But a few shark species, thanks to a heat exchange mechanism, can extend that temperature range to as low as 30 degrees and as high as 80 degrees to give them greater access to food.
Makos, porbeagles and great whites have an arrangement of blood vessels that transfer the heat from warm blood coming from large swimming muscles to the cold blood coming from the gills that delivers oxygen to the swimming muscles. This allows them to continue to function while diving down 3,200 feet to capture fish in what is known as the ocean’s Twilight Zone.
But they don’t like to stay long there, returning to the surface waters of the Gulf Stream to warm up before attempting another dive.
Winton, who is also a scientist working for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, and Skomal have noticed that white sharks may be moving from one area to another in response to less dramatic temperature differences. They believe temperature data combined with acoustic receiver detection from tagged sharks may establish fine scale temperature preferences.
"The ocean environment along the coast of the Cape is incredibly dynamic," Winton said. Wind and wave-driven currents can produce startling temperature differences, with distinct warm and cold spots.
"It was 40 degrees in the morning off Monomoy and Truro in the afternoon was 65," Winton said of the temperature difference they noticed on one trip. It may be what is driving sharks to move north as summer progresses.
Researchers were initially puzzled in 2017 when great white sharks broke what had been a relatively predictable trend of gathering off the Monomoy islands south of Chatham when they arrived in April and May, only to move north by mid- to late summer. But two years ago, white sharks made their northward move in July, leaving Monomoy and Shark Cove essentially deserted for most of the summer.
Skomal believes that a slug of cold water moved in off Monomoy and was not affecting water temperatures from Orleans up to Provincetown. Nauset Beach became the epicenter of the great white population in July of that year, with 24,000 detections on acoustic buoy receivers from as many as 43 tagged sharks. By August, that population center had moved up to Provincetown.
The northward shift each season seems to be occurring when there is plenty of food, namely seals, along Monomoy. In that case, temperature appears to be overriding the desire for food, Skomal said.
Heat also can be a factor. During a late July heat wave last summer that warmed shallow coastal waters, Skomal and his shark-tagging team had trouble finding sharks. He believes they may have gone offshore to cooler waters until the heat wave passed.
“That’s the question: Is their behavior influenced by fine-scale temperature changes that do occur all along Cape Cod?” Skomal said.
Skomal and Winton have about a decade of buoy data to comb through. They hope to compare the readings on their buoys to satellite data that measures sea surface temperature. Once they discern a pattern for temperature, they plan to look at other potential environmental factors such as water clarity, which they also can check against satellite data that uses reflected wavelengths to estimate the amount of chlorophyll in sea water that is indicative of plankton blooms that diminish visibility.
They hope to layer in other factors, such as time of day, angle of the sun and the tide cycle to tease out other patterns and build a model that can use environmental conditions in the ocean to predict where sharks are more or less likely to be present. If the models prove able to discern patterns in white shark movements in response to detectable environmental factors, Winton said they may be able to add real-time data loggers to the buoys and have mini-ocean weather stations at beaches.
“If we show statistically significant patterns, we will be able to show forecast maps, areas where white sharks are likely to be,” Skomal said. “But we have to view it as not being as predictable as a weather forecast. It’s important for people to put it into context. These are helpful guides.”
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Introducing Staunton Innovation Hub
“To have such a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in a small, rural place is incredible.” This is a feeling shared among many members of the Proximity Network, including Amy Lessley of Staunton Innovation Hub. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this space is focused on supporting entrepreneurs through an engaged and connected member community. Read on to learn more about Amy’s approach to growing her coworking space and supporting entrepreneurial growth in a rural area.
Why did you decide to open a coworking space?
We opened in March 2018 for phase one. Phase two is scheduled to open the first quarter of 2020. I wanted to provide a resource to help innovators at scale and jumpstart the entrepreneurial ecosystem in our area. Our core mission is to reduce barriers to innovation in the many forms that those barriers can take.
Tell us about your space. What kinds of amenities do you have? What makes it special?
Currently, our building measures around 4,000 square feet, but phase two will be 25,000 square feet. We have appreciated the luxury of having a smaller space open first as it has allowed us to iron out some wrinkles and get some things in place before launching the larger space. This will allow us to hit the ground running.
Currently, we offer an aesthetically beautiful space with tons of awesome and supportive people. The feedback we repeatedly receive from members is that the collaboration, support, and creativity generated by being in the space is their favorite thing about being here.
We offer great coffee, wicked fast internet, free black and white printing, a vending system for small eats and quick snacks, two phone booths, a conference room, dry erase boards throughout the facility (with some spaces offering dry erase walls), a huge chalk wall for communication with inspirational quotes, a variety of seating options (standing desks, standard desks, couches, yoga ball seat, etc.), a supply of things you might overlook/forget (charging cables, paper clips, hole punch, paper cutter, random office supplies), music throughout the building, and frequent educational and networking opportunities for Staunton Innovation Hub and community members outside of the space.
One thing that gets attention from the greater coworking world is that we are in a fairly small town compared to other coworking spaces. Staunton, Virginia is such a gorgeous and unique town. It is getting national attention as a great place to visit, retire to, and/or raise a family. That being said, it still maintains that small town, community-minded feel. Our population is less than 25,000 people. To have such a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in such a small, rural place is incredible. We’re not in a city, and we love that.
What is your favorite thing about operating a coworking space?
It’s the stories of how our space has provided value to our members and the community, and watching the community grow and thrive. We LOVE seeing ideas come to life and anything we can do to speed this up and smooth out that process, the better! We have had so many members who have joined and discovered more than just a place to plug in and work. It’s all about relationships and networking. Also, it’s really fun watching new visitors come in and say, “WOAH! THIS IS AMAZING!”
What has been the most surprising or unexpected thing about operating a coworking space?
We thought the community would be supportive, but we’re really humbled by how supportive, creative, and incredible our community is.
What’s your favorite story about one of your members?
There was a lady who came in to sign up for one of the smallest memberships we have (in terms of time and money). She started her membership and didn’t show up for an entire month. The day she finally came in, we were having Professional Development Hours (a service where professionals of different fields volunteer their time in an open office hour type format) that she was able to take advantage of immediately. She has become one of the biggest fans of our space! She increased her membership because she just didn’t feel she was spending enough time here. Her marketing game has increased as a direct result of connections made through her membership. Her startup business is branching out because of a suggestion [during] conversation (think water cooler talk) from another member. Every week, she is gaining speed. That type of energy and success is inspiring to her fellow members and to us who run the space. This is not a lady who is just coming in, plugging in and putting her head down to get to work (we have plenty of those members and they’re super productive and successful), she is taking full advantage of everything we have to offer while getting work done.
What is your biggest piece of advice for someone wanting to open a space?
Care about the people in your space. That doesn’t mean you accommodate every single request, it means you listen, try to get to the root of the issue, and take that feedback to make the space better for everyone. Taking this attitude will build a community that people will want to return to AND increase the positive vibe, allowing abundant networking opportunities and positivity. Don’t make decisions solely on the bottom line or on trends, make them based on the needs of the humans in your space. Also, automate as much as possible so you can focus your energy on all the other little details that make it work.
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Advocates say Trump-backed bill could cripple Garfield economy
Rifle | August 8, 2017
Ryan Summerlin
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Garfield Couty immigrants and supporters, including leaders in faith-based organizations, gathered at Sayre Park on Mother's Day to celebrate the immigrant community.
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President Donald Trump is putting his weight behind a momentous immigration bill in the Senate, the Raise Act. But critics say the overhaul would cripple immigrant-dependent economies and breaks with America’s long tradition as a safe haven for struggling foreign families.
Supporters of the Raise Act say it would help make the U.S. competitive because an influx of low-skill immigrants has been pushing down wages for American workers.
The bill would shift the legal immigration system’s focus from family-based immigration to “merit-based” immigration, cutting legal immigration in half within a decade. Currently, the U.S. grants about 1 million immigrants legal residency each year. Most of those are people who already have family in the U.S.
Under the Raise Act, the immigration system would instead favor immigrants based on skill, education, offers of high-paying jobs and English proficiency.
“Our major industries of tourism, service and construction are dependent on the low- and medium-skill workers, and there are already not enough workers in the valley to meet that need.”Jennifer Smithimmigration attorney
Glenwood immigration attorney Jennifer Smith said the U.S. legal immigration system is indeed broken, and “any attempt to completely modify it is something we should have an open mind about.” But she questions the foundation of the bill’s logic, which she called a “mythology that the administration has been putting out there to justify the act.”
Assertions that immigrants are keeping wages down in low-income jobs simply hasn’t been proven true; in fact many American companies are begging for more foreign workers, said Smith. Economic growth is incredibly important to everyone, and “those who feel left behind in the economy are looking for a reason, and I think it’s an easy scapegoat,” she said.
Neither is it true that taxpaying Americans are somehow paying for vast numbers of immigrants receiving government benefits, she said. Research shows that noncitizens use government benefits less than citizens and that immigrants pay in way more into the government system than they get out of it, said Smith.
“Our major industries of tourism, service and construction are dependent on the low- and medium-skill workers, and there are already not enough workers in the valley to meet that need,” said Smith. “The Raise Act does not take into account the needs of our businesses the way it is written. The valley’s economy would be totally crippled by this.”
Jon Fox-Rubin, executive director of the Carbondale-based Valley Settlement Project, which helps immigrant families engage with schools and communities, agreed.
“Our resort economy depends on people skilled in vocational trades (e.g., chefs, waiters, construction, mechanics, welders, roofers, plumbers, electricians, cleaning, home health care, landscaping, etc.),” he said in an email. “Many of those working in these trades are first- and second-generation immigrants who have put down roots here, are trained locally and are critical to our economy.”
Such a law, he said, “would hurt local families because it makes it harder for families to stay united by reducing options to sponsor family members.”
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, has derided the bill on social media, tweeting that “reducing legal immigration will not fix our broken system. Need real solutions consistent with our values and that strengthen our economy.”
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis from Boulder, who is running for Colorado governor, stopped into the Post Independent the day the president announced his support for the Raise Act. Polis said that cutting legal immigration will have a direct impact of increasing illegal immigration.
Neither has the bill has won universal support from conservatives. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham from South Carolina has said this reform of legal immigration would devastate agriculture and tourism, two top industries in his state.
The Raise Act would also cap the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. to 50,000 and kill a diversity visa program. That makes you question the real goal of the bill, said Smith. How will the government decide who has merit and who doesn’t? she asked.
“There is no doubt the [immigration] system needs to change, but I don’t see how this bill would improve any of the problems we have,” said Smith.
It’s important now for people to contact members of Congress, she said. However likely the bill is to pass, “it raises the stakes for families and businesses to say that this is not the solution we’re looking for, not the way to raise the U.S. up as a world leader or to help the economy.”
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Prep baseball: Green Mountain roughs up Rifle
Sports | April 10, 2015
LAKEWOOD — Rifle High School’s baseball team found out what it’s like to play one of the best teams in Colorado on Friday.
Green Mountain, the top-ranked team in Class 4A, used a seven-run first inning and a 10-hit attack to beat the Bears 12-2 in five innings.
“I think this gave our guys a pretty good idea of what one of the top teams in the state looks like,” Rifle coach Troy Phillips said. “It showed the guys what we need to do to get there. We still have a long way to go, but this at least set the bar a little bit.”
Ty Leyba scored both of Rifle’s runs, with both of them coming on RBI groundouts by Layton Stutsman. Leyba had a double, and Gabe Marbas and Takoda Chaney each had singles for the Bears (6-5).
Talon Schaller had the pitching win for Green Mountain (7-2), allowing five walks and one earned run with six strikeouts in five innings. He also went 3 for 3 at the plate with two RBIs. Jeremy Whorton went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for the Rams.
Rifle continues nonleague play when it goes to Craig today to play Moffat County.
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Aug. 15, 2019 at 1:20 pm
5 months ago HealthaddictionCam Adairhealthvideo game
My name is Cam, and by the age of 21, I had been addicted to playing video games for over ten years.
I was a normal kid— happy, smart, and friendly. That all changed in 8th grade when I experienced intense bullying, both at school and on the hockey team. The less I went to school and the less I played hockey, the more I played video games. They were an escape for me— a place where I had control over my experience.
Eventually, I dropped out of high school, and for the next year and a half, I was depressed, living in my parents’ basement, and playing video games for 16 hours a day. Unfortunately, games didn’t fix my depression. One night, I wrote out a suicide note. Thankfully I didn’t go through with it, but it made me realize I needed to get help. I started to see a counselor who gave me two options: get (and keep) a job or start taking antidepressants. So I got a job.
The job gave me structure an opportunity for a fresh start—I could make this new life anything I wanted it to be. I knew if I was really going to do this, I couldn’t play video games anymore. I quit cold turkey and didn’t touch a game for two years. Then, I relapsed. I had just moved to a new city with new roommates. During my first night at the house, one of my roommates and I discovered that we used to play the same game: Starcraft. I told him I quit gaming and didn’t feel like playing anymore. He laughed it off. “Just one game,” he said. I agreed, and he absolutely destroyed me in the game. Humiliated, I committed to doing everything possible to improve so he could never beat me like that again.
For the next five months, I played for 16 hours a day and did nothing else. Eventually, I realized my gaming was out of control again. I took time to reflect on why I was drawn to games and realized there were needs gaming fulfilled for me.
Needs Gaming Fulfills:
1. Temporary Escape. When I was feeling stressed, I could game and forget about it.
2. Social Connection. Gaming is a community where you feel welcome, safe, and accepted.
3. Measurable Growth. Gaming gives you a feedback loop of immediate growth and progress.
4. Challenge. Games give you a sense of purpose and a goal. You have to beat this villain, get this weapon, and achieve this level. You always know what to do next— “real life” isn’t as simple as that.
I figured that if I struggled to quit playing video games, surely there were others who had trouble with it. I looked online for advice, and instead of finding anything that actually helped, I saw things like, “Hang out with your friends instead of gaming.” The problem was, all of my friends played, too. After seeing that, I needed to share what I learned through my journey. In May 2011, I published my story, and it went viral. Every day I woke up to new comments and testimonies—some from gamers as young as 10 years old.
In January 2015, I launched Game Quitters. Today, it is the largest support community for people who struggle to overcome video game addiction. We have a YouTube channel with more than two million views, over 75,000 members in 95 countries, and a forum with over 40,000 entries where members can share their journey and support their peers. I’m seven years clean and my life has never been better. My dream is to ensure that anyone out there struggling with a video game addiction has the best support available for them.
Cam Adair is the founder of Game Quitters, the world’s largest support community for video game addiction. Named one of Canada’s Top 150 Leaders in Mental Health, his work has been published in Psychiatry Research and is featured in two TEDx talks, Forbes, BBC, the New York Times, NPR, CNN, and ABC 20/20, amongst others. He’s an internationally recognized speaker, entrepreneur, and YouTuber with over 2M views.
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Eyebrow Microblading Landed a Woman in the Hospital for 3 Days
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A Detroit woman ended up in the hospital for three days after getting “microblading,” a semi-permanent process that tattoos the eyebrows, WDIV-TV reports.
The woman, who remained anonymous, told the TV network that she loved the results at first, and thought she found a good deal for $250 for the process, which normally costs around $700 to $800. But then she noticed more and more redness every day. After a few days, she noticed lumps, and her eyebrows got painful and swollen. She visited urgent care and was given an antibiotic, but her condition got worse and worse.
"I was terrified," she said. "I didn't know. My face is swelling up. My eyes are closing. I'm thinking, 'I don't know what's going to happen.'” Eventually, she went to the emergency room and was treated with an IV antibiotic and steroids for a total of three days in the hospital. She likely won’t have long-term damage, but risked major issues with her sinuses if she didn’t seek treatment.
Her dermatologist, Dr. Stephen Gretkin, told the network that there are a few reasons why she may have reacted this way. She might have been allergic to the tattoo ink, or something used to prepare the skin. Or she could have been told not to wash her face for two days after the procedure, and not washing the area led to an infection. Gretkin advises people do as much research as they can into a facility before signing up for microblading.
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Check out some of these awesome inventions from 2011
December 02, 2011 · 3:15 PM CST
This dress pictured here was made out of sour milk. It was one of Time's top 50 inventions of 2011. (Photo from YouTube video by Deutsche Welle.)
The pace of innovation continue to accelerate.
In 2011, Apple introduced Siri to its iPhone, a malaria vaccine was introduced and someone figured out how to make clothes from milk. No word on whether those clothes go sour.
As the end of the year draws near, Time magazine published its list of the 50 best inventions of the year and all three of those made it. Lev Grossman, lead technology writer for Time, said Apple often makes the list, but this year it also took time out to look at Apple founder Steve Jobs, who died this fall. Grossman calls him a remix artist.
"It's almost become a pet-peeve of mine when people call Jobs an innovator or inventer. Jobs was a genius; he revolutionized four or five industries, depending on how you're counting. What he was not was an inventer. He took other people's inventions and refined them and perfected them," he said.
Grossman said with Siri, it seems like it has really cracked a long-perplexing problems of how you use your voice to control technology.
"There isn't any limit, really. Computers are really a lot smarter than us already, but if we can teach them how to talk to us, the sky is the limit," he said.
Also potentially a major breakthrough this year, researchers at MIT seem to be close to developing a treatment for the common cold, and the flu.
And then there's a baguette vending machine in Paris, imitation cat ears that express human emotions based on your brain waves and mind-reading software from UC-Berkeley.
"This is one of those inventions that you look at it and think there's no limitation to how much it can change the world," Grossman said.
The software works by developing an MRI image of a person's brain, then shows them the picture, scans the brain again and extracts a copy of the image they've just seen.
"It's of course a privacy nightmare, and yet also an astounding invention," he said.
Other items on the list include a robot hummingbird for surveillance and a wand that uses electricity to put out fires.
"I'm very fond of people who are able to think in this strange, very counter-intuitive way. To look at a container of sour milk and say 'yeah, I could probably sping a fabric out of that.' Who thinks that? Nobody thinks that," Grossman said. Except somebody does.
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Celebrating Our Triumphant God
The Great Rescue
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Last Sunday we were celebrating the 20th century's Great Escape. For that was the 75th anniversary of an escape by 76 brave allied prisoners of War nearing the end of World War II on 24th March 1944. It was from Stalag Luft III by building underground tunnels. Sadly only three got back home to the UK out of the 76 prisoners that actually escaped. For 23 were captured and imprisoned again, while Hitler personally ordered the execution of the other 50. Tonight, however, we will be focusing on the celebration of The Great Rescue as our series is called – not an escape by men but a great rescue by God. So what is the story so far?
Well, God's people – the people of Israel – were enslaved in Egypt, to where they had migrated centuries earlier. And because of their population growth, they had suffered state enforced infanticide. Moses, their leader, having survived as an infant by a clever subterfuge, when aged 40 had to go into exile for 40 years. But he then, aged 80, was called by God to lead his people out of Egypt and to their promised land.
However, a new Pharaoh on the throne still refused to grant any of Moses requests. And that was even after nine, as we call them, plagues. But then the tenth plague with its warning was terrifyingly effective. All the first-born in the land were to die in one night. That is, unless they were in an Israelite dwelling with door-posts and lintels smeared with the blood of an unblemished year-old lamb. So because people had ignored or defied the Lord …
"… at midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt … and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house were someone was not dead" (Exodus 12.29-30).
Then Pharaoh allowed the Israelites to leave to go to their promised land after being settled 430 years in Egypt (Exodus 12.40)! But then when they were already on the move Pharaoh and his servants changed their minds – having lost this huge work-force of cheap labour. So we've now reached the actual "rescue". And, tonight, especially, we've reached Moses' and the people of Israel's response to that rescue.
So now for the immediate facts just past. Pharaoh had marshalled his army of thousands of men who had gone in pursuit of all these thousands of Hebrews who were naturally terrified. For they seemed trapped between mountains, water and desert. So they were angry with Moses for having got them, as they saw it, into this mess. But Moses was confident (Exodus 14.14):
"The Lord will fight for you, you only have to be silent."
By now it was night time. So Moses stretched out his hand and the sea [scholars still disagree over which stretch of water that was … the sea … ] was driven back "by a strong east wind" (Exodus 14.21). These thousands of Israelites could now pass over the dry bed of the sea. Then in the morning, when the Israelites were safely on the other side, Moses stretched out his hand again. And the waters returned, the pursuing great Egyptian army was submerged, and the soldiers, yes, drowned. So as the sun rose, they saw clearly what had happened and they realized that they had miraculously escaped and were now free. And it wasn't a myth. It had really happened.
I remember the end of the Second World War. That really happened. I was in my primary school in Stanmore, North London. I have a photo of us all in our quadrangle at long tables having jelly and sandwiches (that, by the way, was a treat for we had food rationing in those days). But even the relief we felt at the ending of the Second World War would have been nothing like the relief that that vast array of 1000s felt, at last safe from the army of Pharaoh which was now literally non-existent. They were jubilant beyond words. And that euphoria gave rise to an amazing song of celebration in which Moses led the people of Israel.
And as you read and think about the words of this song you can see Moses was celebrating at least four fundamental characteristics of his and our God. These are so fundamental that we need to keep them constantly in mind and celebrated ourselves. And they are first, the Glory of God; secondly, the Justice of God; thirdly, the Involvement of God; and, fourthly, the Uniqueness of God, as you can see from the outline on the back of your service sheets.
1. The Glory of God
Look at verses 1-2:
"Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,
'I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will exalt him.'"
So Moses sang (verse 1): "I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously."
What is triumphant "glory"? Literally, the main Old Testament word for glory [not used here, its another word] means "weight". But it comes to mean a range of things such as worth, wealth, splendour, reputation - and this triumphant rescue was glorious. And all of that (plus more) is what the word translated "glory" means by the time of the New Testament. With God it comes to sum up his reality and even his presence. So that is embodied in Jesus himself of whom the Apostle John could say:
"We have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1.14).
But how does all this apply to you and me? Well, when, by his Holy Spirit, we experience some glorious victory in our own lives, we should respond as Moses did, by first of praising and thanking God. And, of course, we should be praising God and giving him the glory for our salvation through Christ's triumphant victory at the Cross and then for his Resurrection. But also the small triumphs and the ordinary things of life as well need our thanks. As Paul says (1 Corinthians 10.31):
"whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
One of the most famous of the Reformation Catechisms begins like this: Question: "what is the chief end of man?" Answer: "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever." That means your goal in life is to live by, and really believe, that promise in Hebrews 11.6:
"Whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him."
He wants all to be well. And, because you believe that, you are able to live with any hard lessons God allows you to go through, because you know they will be for your ultimate good and joy and his glory. So first there was celebration of, and for, God's glory through this great triumph.
2. There was the celebration for the Justice of God
Look at verse 3 - 7:
"The Lord is a man of war;
the Lord is his name.
Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea,
and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
The floods covered them;
they went down into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power,
your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries;
you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble."
Perhaps you are saying, "How can a great and good God be a man of war and 'consume' the Egyptians 'like stubble'?"
Well, first, we must remember that God's revelation is progressive as well as cumulative. In the Old Testament God was teaching his people and then the world about his justice and judgment. But the New Testament dawns with the start of a new age of grace. So, Elijah may have called down fire on the Samaritans. But Jesus says, "No!" to his disciples wanting to do the same. The Old Testament might advocate stoning an adulteress. But Jesus says to an adulteress, not, "It's OK; you've been true to yourself." No! He says, "I forgive you, [nevertheless] go and sin no more." However, this day of grace does not last forever. When Christ returns a second time there will be judgment. And Christ will judge, and to some he will say, "depart from me". And hell will be a far worse penalty than Pharaoh and his army experienced.
Secondly, we must remember that the very first thing God revealed to Adam in the Garden of Eden was that he is a God of Judgement. And his rule of law began before the Fall with one law and one punishment - Genesis 2.16-17 says:
"The Lord God commanded the man, saying, 'You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat of it you shall surely die.'"
Thirdly, God's law is right and his judgement is just. For God's judgments are not arbitrary or spiteful, but a just payment for evil done. And how important that is! When there is no such justice, and as with God tempered with mercy, it is fearful. For example, when there is no awareness of just retribution in punishment but only deterrence, you can have hanging for sheep stealing. And when punishment is only for reformation, you can have people locked up in mental institutions for minor crimes for years.
Fourthly, remember God says (Ezekiel 33.11):
"I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live."
So a famous Jewish Rabbi, Johanan, said: "When the Egyptians were drowning in the Red Sea, the angels in heaven were about to break into songs of jubilation. But the Holy One silenced them with the words, 'My creatures are perishing, and you are ready to sing!'"
And, fifthly, Pharaoh had been given nine chances to "turn from his way" but he refused to let Moses and the people go. And after he responded positively to the tenth chance, he recanted. So for him it was like going down a motorway with warning signs. If you have hazard signs at I mile, 500 yards, 250 yards, then a red stop light that you drive through at 90 mph, don't be surprised if you land up in a coffin. That is what happened to Pharaoh and his advisors. So Moses is celebrating the justice of God.
3. There was celebration of the Involvement of God.
Technically theologians call this the "Providence" of God. Look at verse 8:
"At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;
the floods stood up in a pile;
the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.'
You blew with your wind; the sea covered them;
they sank like lead in the mighty waters."
"At the blast of your nostrils" is obviously poetic and referring to the wind. But it means, also and vitally, that these tides weren't just a matter of meteorology or oceanography. No! For God was providentially at work, too. Let me explain – or let Jim Packer explain:
"If creation was a unique exercise of divine energy causing the world to be, providence is a continued exercise of the same energy. By it the Creator, according to his own will, keeps all creatures in being, involves himself in all events, and directs all things to their appointed end … God is completely in charge of his world. His hand may be hidden, but his perfect rule is absolute."
So in verse 10 you have a clear enough statement of God's direct involvement in what was happening to the water on this critical night. But when thinking about God's involvement, keep this in mind. God's providential overruling doesn't mean people's free choice has been threatened, or, as in this incident, there have not been natural causes at work, or even Satan. Or people may do bad things, but God uses their actions for good. This was the case with Joseph at the start of the exile in Egypt. As reported in Genesis 50.20, Joseph said to his brothers:
"You meant evil against me [by selling me as a slave], but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive [from starving] as they are today."
And in his Pentecost sermon Peter said, Acts 2.23:
"This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you [the crowds at Pentecost] crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men."
So God's working alongside and through nature and human wills, does not have to violate the natural order or human freedom. As we've seen in this series, some of the plagues were natural events: the timing was the miracle. But sometimes there is a divine new creative work – a miracle; and sometimes there is probably both as on this Exodus night – the natural order and a creative work of God. However it is analysed, God's providential working is good news. So you want to join with Moses in celebrating it. It means that Christian believers in 2019 are not in the grip of irrational chance or fate. For God in the person of his Son, our Lord Jesus, is involved in our world and is in control. His last words to his disciples were that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to him and he is with us; so we can be confident of that great truth in Romans 8.28:
"We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."
No wonder Moses celebrated God's involvement.
4. He celebrated the Uniqueness of God
Why? At least, first, our God is unique in his holiness. Look at verse 11:
"Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
You stretched out your right hand;
the earth swallowed them."
This song of Moses has evidence of having been composed in the aftermath of the events it describes. And it contains the first instance of the word "holiness" in the Bible. So what does "holiness" mean? Answer - all that sets God apart from us mere men and women. It speaks of his transcendent greatness and his moral perfection. It speaks of all God's characteristics that cause Habakkuk 1.13 to say: "You … are of purer eyes than to see evil." Hence the need for his judgement. Secondly, God is unique in his love. Look at verse 13:
"You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed;
you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
The peoples have heard; they tremble;
pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed;
trembling seizes the leaders of Moab;
all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
Terror and dread fall upon them;
because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone,
till your people, O Lord, pass by,
till the people pass by whom you have purchased.
You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain,
the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode,
the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
The Lord will reign for ever and ever."
But what really is God's love? Moses later was to receive a wonderful definition of that love as reported in Exodus 34.6-7:
"The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin …"
So as God is slow to anger, his just wrath for sin must be a last resort. And his love is inclusive of thousands upon thousands. But so many stop at that point. For the verse goes on …
"… but who [the Lord] will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
How can both halves of that definition of love be true? The answer, of course, is in the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus. For Christ has now, in your place, paid the debt which God requires for your self-chosen sin. And by his Resurrection, if you trust him, he is with you to the end of the age.
Who needs to come to terms with God's love tonight, through the Cross of Christ and his Resurrection? And by his Holy Spirit he can then guide you and strengthen you to help make this a more holy and loving world. In the same way, God was guiding and protecting those Israelites to their promised land, back then, as Moses celebrated at the end of his song.
So, to conclude - Moses' song presents a simple choice: will we go Pharaoh's way of self, sin and misery, or Moses' way of God's glory, triumph and joy? If Moses' way, how we need to thank God for his glory, his justice, his involvement (in our world and lives) and his unique holiness and love.
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Initiative Providing Leniency for Women Convicted of Smuggling Drugs into Prisons
Emily Richards
by Rachel Bosler,
As detailed in a recent article, Costa Rica has experienced success from a recent drug-law focusing on rehabilitation for women convicted of non-violent drugs offenses.
Known as 77-bis, this initiative provides leniency for women convicted of smuggling drugs into prisons. Research done in the north of the country indicates that women compose 90% of those convicted of smuggling drugs into prisons, 95% of whom are single mothers. Many of these women are forced into crime by another family member or are in a vulnerable position where they struggle to provide for their families in a situation where economic opportunities are severely diminished.
Rather than serving a traditional jail sentence, under 77-bis women arrested for drugs offences work with lawyers to establish a new life plan which can include drug rehabilitation, job training, and a probationary period. Of the women given this alternative sentence, less than 2% have violated their parole or reoffended. Not only is this law revolutionary in a region known for a tough stance on drugs offenses, but it also reduced the prison population in Costa Rica by 1/5 when it first became effective.
Prisoners Abroad works with 75 female clients, 35 of whom are arrested for non-violent drugs offences. We have written about how arresting women who are coerced or forced into the drug smuggling industry does little to break the cycle of crime that holds up the industry.The specific needs of women throughout the prison process are often ignored and so an increased understanding of the unique positions and vulnerabilities that impact the lives of women around the world is critical for Prisoners Abroad to continue their work supporting women and their families throughout arrest, imprisonment, and rehabilitation.
Women continue to face gender-specific needs once released from prison and women compose around 10% of Prisoners Abroad’s resettlement clients. With a non-judgemental approach focused on rehabilitation and reintegration, we are working to enhance awareness of women’s specific needs in reintegrating into society. You can read more about the work we do to rehabilitate and reintegrate ex-offenders into society as part of our Resettlement Service.
Published: 21st March, 2018
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PAGA Lawsuit Challenging Information Listed on Employees’ Pay Stubs Dismissed
17 Apr PAGA Lawsuit Challenging Information Listed on Employees’ Pay Stubs Dismissed
Posted at 09:55h in Employment Law by Admin
On April 10, 2019, a court of appeal in Savea v. YRC Inc. affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) by an employee on behalf of himself and as an “aggrieved employee” that alleged that the employer’s wage statements “do not accurately show the name of the legal entity that is the employer” and “fail to completely and accurately show the employer’s address.” The wage statements referenced the employer’s name as YRC Freight, while the entity registered with the California Secretary of State was YRC Inc., and while it showed its correct address, it did not reference “a mail stop code and a ZIP+4 Code.”
The Savea court held that the name the employer listed on the wage statements given to its employees was its actual, recorded fictitious business name, which it was permitted for use on official documents, its address was its proper mailing address, and Labor Code section 226(a) did not require an employer to use a mail stop code or the “ZIP+4″ format for the zip code. In a footnote, the Savea court stated that it was not necessary for it to decide whether Labor Code section 226(a) required “strict” or “substantial” compliance because it affirmed the trial court’s determination that YRC “did strictly comply” with the law.
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Bill in Congress Targets Intimidation of Unionizing Workers
Minimum-Wage Hike Brings AZ Workers Closer to 'Living Wage'
Census: More Money Doesn’t Mean Health Coverage for Virginians
Richmond, VA – In Virginia, poverty is down slightly and median incomes have risen slightly, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday. But Michael Cassidy of The Commonwealth Institute says the good news is tempered by perspective: Poverty and income levels still have not recovered from the recession earlier in this decade.
"Despite five years of economic growth, we still haven’t returned to the pre-recession levels, in terms of the poverty rate or in terms of the median income."
However, perhaps the biggest change for Virginia is the number of people going without health insurance coverage -- a number that, for the first time, has topped one million. Cassidy says it’s interesting that Virginians may have more money, but fewer can afford health coverage.
"That demonstrates all the various elements at play in the health insurance market: the trends that demonstrate shrinking employer-sponsored plans and, in addition, a lot of people are part-timers who aren’t covered."
The U.S. Census Bureau report details are available online at www.census.gov
Deborah Smith/Eric Mack, Public News Service - VA
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American Lindsey Vonn crashes out of world super-G
American ski queen Lindsey Vonn, in her final season, crashed out of the world championships super-G in dramatic fashion on Wednesday.
Lindsey Vonn was helped to her feet after careering into the safety netting
The 34-year-old, who has announced she will retire after the championships in Are, Sweden, went down hard, but was able to ski down after receiving medical attention.
Vonn misread a bump high up the hard-packed course that pitched her forwards into a pole and then slid into the safety netting.
Medical staff were quickly on the scene to help her get gingerly back to her feet, to applause from the crowd around the finish line.
No sooner had the commentator announced that Vonn had form on the hill, having won two world silver medals in Are in 2007, than her skis kicked back off the rise to groans from the crowd.
Race leader Mikaela Shiffrin was shown on the big screen television clutching her head as her teammate, who is just four wins short of Ingemar Stenmark's World Cup record of 86, slid out at pace into the bright red netting.
It was a case of deja vu for Vonn, who suffered a season-ending injury in the opening super-G of the 2013 world championships in Schladming.
Vonn will bow out after Are after 19 illustrious seasons that have seen her scoop a record 20 crystal globes, including four overall titles. She is also the 2010 Olympic downhill gold, and won the world speed double in Val d'Isere in 2009.
As injuries continued to take their toll, Vonn announced last week that "I have finally accepted that I cannot continue ski racing... My body is broken beyond repair and it isn't letting me have the final season I dreamed of".
Author: Pulse News Agency International by AFP Source: AFP
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Strong turnover growth for Carrefour in first quarter
Published in Fashion on 10-04-2015
Yoni Van Looveren
French supermarket chain Carrefour has managed to achieve an excellent result for its current fiscal year's first quarter, mainly in Brazil and France.
Latin American growth, Chinese drop
Over the first three months of the year, Carrefour managed a 21 billion euro turnover, which is a 6.2 % increase compared to the same period last year. French like-for-like sales grew 2.5 %, but Carrefour's Latin American sales were the real eye-catcher: like-for-like sales grew 12.5 % over there. Belgium managed a 2.1 like-for-like turnover increase, which helped European sales (excluding its home territory France) grow 0.9 % in total.
Its Asian performance was in stark contrast with the positive performances elsewhere: like-for-like sales dropped 11.3 % in the region, with China experiencing the biggest drop (- 14 %). That was even worse than what analysts had expected, at - 10 %.
Carrefour had already confirmed it would invest 2.6 billion euro into store updates and the addition of French pick-up points, but it remains to be seen whether the group will also devise a new Chinese strategy.
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Digital Desertion: 60% of consumers less loyal to brands after poor website and app performance, survey reveals
Aug 29, 2017 Internet Retailing, Critical Issues Comments (0)
Internet users are growing more demanding and less forgiving, according to the results of a consumer survey from Apica, the performance monitoring and testing experts.
In a clear call to action for organizations around the world, Apica's survey found that three quarters of respondents expect websites and apps to perform faster than they did three years ago.
Apica conducted the survey among internet users in the UK, US and Sweden, to investigate changing attitudes towards a brand's digital performance. The survey of 2,250 consumers reveals that nearly 40% of us won't wait more than ten seconds for a website to respond before navigating away. One in nine users (11%) won't even give a site five seconds before moving onto another website.
The survey also found that digital disappointment affects brand loyalty, with 60% of consumers likely to be less loyal towards a brand if they experience poor website or app performance. 10% of participants said they would never return to an offending brand for goods or services. Swedes are least loyal towards a brand that lets them down online, with 73% likely to turn to competitors.
Carmen Carey, CEO, Apica, said: "These results demonstrate that digital consumers have limited patience for slow performance or delays. There is clearly a general expectation that sites and apps will perform faster and better, particularly with the advent of born digital organizations. The onus is now on businesses, whether they're a leading financial company or an online retailer, to ensure peak performance at all times."
The survey also revealed that users also have limited patience for organizations that schedule maintenance on websites and apps. Less than half (46%) of users said that several hours of downtime was acceptable, and even then, reasons for the downtime had to be properly communicated. 54% respondents had an 'upper limit' of one hour, and more than 1/10 (13%) actually expect 100% uptime.
Negative digital experiences are also likely to impact brand reputation with 83% of global respondents reporting they would consider telling colleagues about a poor website or app experience, and almost 4 in 10 would definitely share this.
"If companies wish to retain both customers and revenue, they must focus on proactive performance testing and monitoring of their digital services to ensure that, even at peak times, downtime does not occur," added Carmen.
Apica monitors ecommerce websites and publishes an annual Black Friday Web Performance Index. Last year, it revealed that whist the top ten eCommerce websites are healthy, the rest are lagging expectations. The 2017 index is due to be published late November after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Tuesdays @ NoonRipon CollegePickard Commons Ripon Noon Kiwanis ClubP.O. Box 504Ripon Wisconsin 54971
The Ripon Noon Kiwanis Club was chartered on March 6, 1924, by 35 community-oriented Ripon citizens and was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Fond du Lac. Over the past nintey years, the club has worked diligently to serve the Ripon community and beyond.
Through the years, the Ripon Noon Kiwanis Club has chartered a Key Club at Ripon High School, a Builders Club at Ripon Middle School, a Circle K Club at Ripon College, an Aktion Club, for differently-abled adults, and the Ripon Early Bird Kiwanis Club.
Prominent past members include Robert S. Wilson, for whom a Circle K scholarship is named, Samuel Pedrick, a charter member, local historian and attorney and Leonard Ringstad, who served as the director of business services for the Ripon schools, and was an integral part of boy scouts, city council and church activities for more than 50 years in Ripon. All three served Kiwanis in many capacities, within the club and at a statewide level.
In recent years, the club has focused on sponsorships and service projects designed to benefit children and the elderly. We annually provide scholarships for colleges and technical schools for high school seniors; sponsor scout troops; send a student to Badger Boys State; support FIRST Lego League; go caroling to shut-ins; ring bells for the Salvation Army; donate Caldecott Honor books for the public library; donate toys for a free lending library at the Ripon Public Library; hold a Children's Fair and Clothing Swap; sponsor the Ripon Summer Community Theatre and hold an annual Doug Lyke Road Run.
Today the Noon Kiwanis Club’s 50 members work hard to live out the Kiwanis mission, as we work to better and build our community.
It's always a great day to be a Kiwanian!
We are a service organization and welcome your support. If you would like to join us, please contact us to learn more.
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Backflow prevention devices and testing requirements
A backflow prevention device prevents the reverse water flow from a potentially polluted source into the drinking water supply system. Backflow prevention devices must be installed on properties in compliance with AS/NZS 3500.1, the national plumbing standard.
Backflow prevention devices are available in three hazard ratings: high, medium and low.
Due to the nature of the hazard, high and medium hazard devices must be testable. Testable backflow prevention devices and registered break tanks, must be commissioned and tested annually by a licensed plumber with backflow accreditation.
In compliance with clause 2.2 of AS 2845.3, the Office of the Technical Regulator specifies the test report format required in South Australia. The Commission, inspection and maintenance report is the only form that will be accepted (if completing the form electronically and emailing it back to the Office of the Technical Regulator, save it to your computer before filling in the fields, then save it again before you email it otherwise the data may not be retained).
A completed report and a certificate of compliance (if applicable) must be sent to the Office of the Technical Regulator by the plumber within seven days of completing the work. When completing the report, plumbers must ensure that:
all fields are mandatory fields and should be completed before submission
the licence number quoted is a Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians (PGE) number, not a Building (BLD) licence number.
If mandatory information is not included in the report, it will be returned to the plumber as incomplete and the plumber will be required to return a completed report to the Office of the Technical Regulator within seven days.
Test gauge kit for backflow prevention
The test kits used for testing backflow prevention valves are precision instruments and need to be treated with appropriate care. They need to be calibrated and certified every 12 months in compliance with AS 2845.3. The Office of the Technical Regulator will audit test kits for current calibration/certification where required.
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Roundhouse Rising
Apothek
+ The Vegan Leather + Sera Eke
Due to personal reasons Apothek have made the difficult decision to cancel this show. All ticket holders will be refunded automatically via their original payment method.
Roundhouse presents a series of new and emerging music in the run-up to our annual Roundhouse Rising festival.
Apothek [Apo-teck] deal in existentialism without the dread, replacing worry with a sense of wonder, indecision with a whatever-will-be-will-be attitude which – while not exactly carefree – allows this duo an exploration of relationships almost enhanced, rather than hindered, by the everyday.
Apothek is equally at home with the mundane as they are with the cosmic, something conjured from the pairing of Norwegians Morten Myklebust and Nils Martin Larsen. Larsen is the more thoughtful and measured of the two, a builder of musical structures who focuses on the tiny details of atrack. This scientific and precise approach comes from years behind a mixing desk. “I’m really used to sitting for twelve hours in studio making just one tiny detail of a song” he says, “whereas Morten comes for a more traditional background where the track is the track and the song is the most important thing all of the time.” As for the other half of the duo, the economy of words strikes for Myklebust: “We have separate and very different methods of working and I think that’s why it sounds the way it does.”
This focus on the little things means there is space for the duo to be playful and open. Larsen takes Myklebust’s vocals, pitch-bending and layering them; reinforced with arpeggiated stabs of synths, burbling electronics and percussive ambience. Armed with their self-titled debut, Larsen and Myklebust combine the synthetic with the organic – robot meets poet, if you will. Apothek would not exist if it was one without the other: “It’s not a singer with a production underneath, or a production with a singer on top. It sounds like two people playing it, and that’s important. It has to feel organic.”
The Vegan Leather are an Art Pop four piece from Paisley. Made up of Marie, Matt, Duncan and Gianluca, the band create complex pop music for your soul, mind, hips and feet.
Sera Eke is a producer, artist, performer and singer who describes herself as a conceptual artist, musically somewhere between electronica, rock, grime and old school hip hop with a heavy dose of pop. She also directed/produced the official video to All The People’s track ’Falling’.
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Utilization of Iron Ore Tailings as Raw Material for ,The cement industry has for some time been seeking alternative raw material for the Portland cement clinker production The aim of this research was to investigate the possibility of utilizing iron ore tailings (IOT) to replace clay as alumina-silicate raw material for the production of Portland cement clinker For this purpose, two kinds of clinkers were prepared: one was prepared by IOT; the ....
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by which process manufacture of iron from iton oreby which process manufacture of iron from iton ore Request for Quotation You can get the price list How iron is made material, manufacture, making, history, used Iron oxides are the most common Those minerals near the surface of the earth that have the highest iron content are known as iron ores and are mined commercially Iron ore is...
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San Diego will soon have rent control. What renters and landlords need to know
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill AB 1482 on Oct. 8 in Oakland. AB 1482 will cap rent increases at 5 percent each year plus inflation. The bill will also ban landlords from evicting tenants without just cause.
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The new law caps rent increases at 7 to 8 percent a year, and has new renter protections
By Phillip Molnar
Rent control is coming to San Diego County in 2020, and there is a lot for tenants and landlords to know.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in early October that will cap rent increases throughout the state from 7 to 8 percent a year. It’s uncharted territory for California to have a statewide effort to rein in rents and especially in San Diego County, which has never had any form of rent control.
It’s largely up to landlords and renters to know the rules because there won’t be any rent police coming door to door — leaving courts to handle coming conflicts.
The law will be a factor in the real estate industry for many years. The rent cap will expire in 10 years, but critics have argued lawmakers are likely to extend it.
Here are the biggest things to know.
Rent is now capped
Landlords cannot raise rent more than 5 percent plus inflation as of Jan. 1. However, the legislation is backdated to March 15, so a landlord cannot raise rent excessively in the next few months to try and beat the law.
The inflation rate used by the new law was 2.2 percent as of March, so a landlord could not raise rent more than 7.2 percent in a year. For example, if a renter was paying $1,200 a month in March, the most a landlord could raise rent — based on the new law — would be around $86 to $1,286 a month.
Figuring out what the inflation rate is can take some work for landlords, and renters who want to make sure they are not being overcharged. The inflation rate is based on the California Consumer Price Index published by the state’s Department of Industrial Relations. After going to the website, https://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/CAPriceIndex.htm, users need to click on the Consumer Price Index for all areas, find the San Diego metropolitan area and then calculate the percentage change from March to March.
The California Apartment Association has created an inflation rate widget to help landlords quickly figure out the rate in their area, but it is only available to members.
No matter what, rents are capped at a 10 percent yearly increase. The way it works is rent cannot go over 5 percent plus inflation, so if there is a year with 6 percent inflation, it prevents a landlord from increasing rents up to 11 percent.
If a landlord raises the rent more than allowed, a tenant must take them to court but, ideally, that could be avoided before with a conversation or letter. Additional resources and ideas may be available before going to court. The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, or ACEE, has set up a tenant hotline, 1-888-428-7615, to advise renters.
It should be noted that the law applies to people with leases and those in month-to-month situations.
Once a tenant leaves a rental unit, the landlord can raise the rent as much as they want for that apartment.
There are a few exemptions
The new law only applies to rentals that are more than 15 years old.
If a rental property is exempt from the new law, a landlord is required to provide a written notice to the renter why they are exempt.
If a renter wants to double-check the exact age of their rental unit, they can go to any of the five locations of the San Diego County Assessor’s Office to request records. The database is not online yet, but private websites — such as, Zillow or Redfin — often will list the age of the property.
The biggest exemption under the law are single-family homes and condos. However, even that is not as straight forward as it might seem.
If a single-family home or condo is owned by a big corporation, they are not exempt. The law targets real estate investment trusts and limited liability companies that own many single-family homes. Finding out the owner of a property can be difficult even with access to deeds and expensive online databases, because names are often obscured by LLCs and other means.
Alexander Harden, a policy advocate at the Western Center on Law & Poverty that help craft the new law, said it would be unlikely a corporation would try to skirt the law because it could open them up to a class-action lawsuit.
“We wanted to capture these big corporate actors that are increasingly investing in small properties,” he said. “That’s why there is an exception to the exception for those folks.”
Other exemptions: If you live in a duplex, and the owner is living in the other unit, that apartment is not covered under rent control. Also, mobile homes are exempt. (Granny flats are exempt if they are less than 15 years old.)
The new law also comes with some new tenant protections. After a renter has lived in a unit for one year, they can only be evicted with “just cause.”
Some of these causes are: Not paying rent, violation of part of the lease, doing significant damage to the property, or using the building for illegal purposes.
The landlord is able to kick out the renter if they want to move into the property, or no longer want to use it as a rental and sell it. In both cases, the landlord must give the tenant one month’s rent as relocation assistance.
Writers of the rent control bill, called Assembly Bill 1482, said the tenant protections were necessary because a landlord may try to evict someone for no reason so they can raise the rent rate of their unit.
Heidi Palutke, a lawyer with the California Apartment Association, said the organization is updating all of its forms and creating new ones for landlords to help make sure everyone is in compliance with the new rules.
“It’s really a sea change for how landlords do business,” she said.
One interesting tidbit in the law is that if a landlord raised the rate on a renter by more than 7.2 percent since March, they will need to lower that renter’s rate on Jan. 1. However, Palutke said that renter does not get paid back for the extra money above the cap before 2020.
She said the “just cause” protections might make it difficult, for example, to get rid of a problem tenant dealing drugs. Before the law, a landlord could just serve an eviction notice for no reason. Now, a landlord will need to be able to prove illegal activity is taking place, which may be difficult if other renters do not want to come forward.
However, she did say the one year before “just cause” protections kick in may prevent some bad situations because it gives the landlord and tenant time to get to know each other.
Will rent automatically go up?
It might make sense for a landlord to raise rent, under the 7 to 8 percent cap, because they will be limited for at least the next 10 years how much rent can be increased. (The law is set to expire in Jan.1, 2030, unless lawmakers decide to extend it.)
However, it is pretty rare for the average rent in San Diego County to go up more than 7 percent. Asking rents are up 2.6 percent in a year as of the third quarter, said real estate tracker CoStar, to an average $1,848 a month. Although, rents were up 7.5 percent annually in the third quarter of 2015.
So, it would probably make sense for a landlord to jack up the rent at least 7 percent every year, right? Not necessarily, said C2 Financial Corp. real estate analyst Mark Goldman.
“The statutory limit might be 7.2 percent, but the market might only be appreciating at 2 or 3 percent per year” he said. “A landlord isn’t going to put in the max (of 7.2 percent) unless they want to expose themselves to empty units.”
Some areas of San Diego County have seen flat, or minor decreases, in rent in recent months, making it unlikely a tenant would stay in an apartment if a landlord raises rates substantially. In the competitive East Village rental market, home to several new buildings, the average asking rent was down 1.2 percent to $2,503 in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, said real estate tracker CoStar.
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Endorsement: Proposition 70 worthwhile way to get up-or-down vote on bullet train
In this photo taken, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, workers pour concrete on to one of the elevated sections of the high-speed rail that will cross over the San Joaquin River, near Fresno.
By The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board
Proposition 70 would require the Legislature in 2024 to have a one-time vote to approve with a two-thirds margin a spending plan for revenue from the state’s cap-and-trade program, which auctions permits to polluters for greenhouse gas emissions. It was put on the ballot by the Legislature as part of a deal cut by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown last year to get Republican votes to renew cap-and-trade.
The measure is best seen as a clunky way to achieve a worthy goal: forcing a supermajority of the Legislature to take responsibility for continued funding of the state’s massively troubled $77 billion bullet-train project, which Brown wants to get a substantial cut of all cap-and-trade revenue in coming years. It’s been eight years since the Legislative Analyst’s Office presciently pointed out the improbability that the project could develop a legal financing plan since state law bars the promise of subsidies to attract investors. It’s been seven years since an editorial in The Washington Post called the project an unfolding disaster and lamented that it was going to waste $3.6 billion in federal funds. It’s been six years since the California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group warned that that the project shouldn’t proceed because of its many flaws. And those were the good old days. Since 2015, things have only gotten worse, with missed deadlines, heavy cost overruns and insufficient funding to complete the project’s first segment in the Central Valley.
Yet the Democrats who control the Legislature have never taken a hard look at suspending the project or demanded an honest, plausible business plan. If, as seems likely, there are more delays and overruns, then Proposition 70 would ensure that in 2024, state lawmakers have a day of reckoning — an up-or-down vote — on this debacle. This is not an ideal example of representative government, but fiascoes require unusual responses. Vote yes on Prop. 70.
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/ Megan Peterson
Runners line up for the start of the Summer Soulstice race near the Ridler Field House on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield.
Nearly 300 participants and dozens of volunteers arrived at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) on the evening of June 21 for the Southfield Summer Soulstice. The 5k/10k run and one-mile walk was a joint venture between the City of Southfield, LTU, and Run as One Productions, LLC. The name represented the soul-embodying elements of healthy lifestyle and outdoor celebration in the community.
“The inaugural Southfield Summer Soulstice was not just a race, but a summer festival,” explained Gregg Leshman, the race director. “The evening sunset run coupled with the Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year – provided a great opportunity to support a great cause.”
The event raised $2,500 for local charities – Boys and Girls Club, Make-A-Wish Michigan, Parkinson Foundation, MS Society, and Southfield Firefighters Charity. There was a live-music stage, various activities for children, a beer tent, yoga, and two food trucks, Jacques Tacos and Treat Dreams.
“This was a great event for everyone to see what goes on in Southfield, enjoy a festival on a Saturday night in the summer, and support local charities,” LTU Student Engagement Coordinator Phil Lucas said.
People of all ages and abilities participated in the running and walking events, including many who overcame physical adversity. The race landscape in the City of Southfield provided a truly distinctive route. The course wound alongside skyscrapers, wooded trails, LTU’s campus quadrangle, and finished near LTU’s Don Ridler Field House.
Mechanical engineering student Mike Pruski, who resides in Southfield, loves to support these kinds of activities. “Events like this are a great way to help students feel more connected to both their city and their university,” Pruski said.
Ibrahim Huthman, an international student from Nigeria studying civil engineering at LTU, enjoyed the atmosphere of the festival and is “already looking forward” to the next race.
The race committee would like to thank all the participants, sponsors, and ‘Soulmate’ volunteers. Supporting sponsors included Brown & Brown Insurance, Concentra Urgent Care, the Skyline Club, the Southfield City Centre Advisory Board, and Vibe Credit Union. Absopure, New Balance, and Run Detroit provided in-kind donations.
Local municipality support came from the Southfield Police Department, Southfield firefighters, Southfield Business Development, the Southfield Chamber of Commerce, and Southfield Parks and Recreation.
Dozens of local businesses made donations, including the Lawrence Tech Barnes and Noble Bookstore, which provided apparel.
LTU Dean of Students Kevin Finn believes that this is just the beginning of possibilities for the Southfield Summer Soulstice.
“The running community loves unique races,” Finn added, “and this race will continue to grow because of the strong community involvement and the creativity of the race directors.”
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Bedraggled parents of toddler seek solace on private island.
By Alison Miller
Sometimes I lie awake at night, mind numb, the words to “If You’re Happy and You Know It” swirling in my head. If you’ve raised a toddler (or visited a friend with one), you’ll recognize the scenes that lay the groundwork for this addled state: Pebbles of Play-Doh transforming to cement on the dining room table. Pools of milk formed by strewn sippy cups. Pools of tears shed over invisible boo-boos. The days are long, they say, and the years are fast. But these days were moving. Very. Slowly.
For a few months, my husband, Dan, and I had been stay-at-home parents of our two-year-old daughter. I work from home; he was between jobs. It was two-on-one, and the one always won. We were exhausted. So when my in-laws told us they were planning a trip to Orlando, Florida, we casually suggested they take Avery along and leave us behind. The only way to make the Magic Kingdom more magical is to see it through the eyes of a toddler, right? They were ecstatic, but their excitement was no match for ours. With a kid, even simple things like personal hygiene disappear into the time-lapse abyss of potty-training and tortoise-paced walks to the playground. The other day, I hiked three blocks in the wrong direction because I forgot where I parked my car. If there was ever a time to disappear to an island, this was it.
I already had my eye on one—Little St. Simons Island—11,000 acres of private, preserved land on the Georgia coast with a maximum of 32 overnight guests. A lodge and a handful of cabins were constructed there in the 1920s and 30s, and not much has changed. Internet is spotty, there are no TVs, and meals are served family-style. It was everything our lives weren’t: quiet, calm, and inhabited by grown-ups. So began our 48 hours of kid-less adulthood.
Every trip to Little St. Simons starts with a ride on a small passenger ferry. As the boat weaved through the aqueous path formed by the Hampton River at high tide, skirting shores of rippling spartina grass, the wind tousled my hair and the morning sun warmed my skin. I couldn’t shake the feeling we were bandit parents, on the run from diapers, Disney movies, and macaroni and cheese.
After arriving and being handed a paper map of the island, we jumped on cruiser bikes, pedaling deep into the expanse of giant magnolias and live oaks cloaked in Spanish moss. “It’s like that scene in Wedding Crashers,” Dan yelled back at me, referring to Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams gleefully riding down a dirt path to the tune of Mungo Jerry’s “In the Summertime.” A funny thing had happened: In the absence of our own kid, we got to be kids.
We biked to the northern tip of the island and back—a 7-mile round trip—stopping only to peer into Norm’s Pond, named for its resident alligator, and to stare in wonder at an armadillo, oblivious as he nosed around in the dirt. We returned just in time to hear the lunch bell—yes, a staffer really does clink an iron triangle—and ravenously tore into curried chicken salad–stuffed croissants and carrot-ginger soup.
As we exchanged introductions with the others (most of them twice our age), it didn’t take long for them to sniff out that we were parents, and soon we were swapping stories about life with kids. Less than 24 hours in her absence, we found ourselves remembering more of the sweet than the unsavory. Like how she carefully buckles her stuffed rabbit into a toy stroller, warning the featherweight animal when bumps lie ahead on the sidewalk. And how sometimes when we’re sitting on the couch, she leans over, lays her head on my shoulder, and says, “I love you.”
Eric, the resort’s bearded naturalist, interrupted us to announce the afternoon’s activity: a hike on Backbone Trail. As we rode through the woods safari-style in the back of a pickup outfitted with bench seats, a second bearded naturalist, Bayard, spotted birds along the way: great egret, wood stork, red-bellied woodpecker. We entered a thick of old-growth hardwoods that shared the landscape with ephemeral wetlands. “That little thing poking up from the ground that looks like a canoe paddle? That’s a black earth tongue,” Eric explained. We set up a scope to peer at a nesting bald eagle, and on the walk back to the lodge we spotted an alligator not 20 feet from the trail.
“Avery would love this,” I whispered to Dan as I pictured her lining up her collection of miniature horses, cows, pigs, and ducks on the edge of the bathtub and lovingly addressing each one.
At dinner, over pinot noir and prime rib, guests regaled one another with tales of wildlife encounters. A room full of sun-kissed, windblown adults—including a judge, an architect, and the former dean of a prominent business school—bubbling over like boy and girl scouts.
Afterward, Bayard announced a special evening activity: the owl prowl. Dan’s eyes grew wide. He downed what was left in his glass and sprinted outside.
We wound the evening down by staring up at the blanket of stars. The new moon had left the sky especially dark, and we recalled as best we could the constellations we were taught in elementary school. We were in a world so pristine, so idyllic, so real, that at times it felt fake. The next day as we kayaked on the creek, a bald eagle flew directly overhead.
Seven miles of unadulterated sand make up the Atlantic-facing side of the island, and on our last day we took a walk on the beach at low tide. There were no inflatable toys, no beach chairs, no boardwalk, just the quiet lapping of the ocean on the smooth, packed sand. As we walked along, a handful of other guests, who by now had gotten to know our daughter quite well through mealtime tales, picked up shells and handed them to us—gifts for Avery.
We spent the 10 minutes before lunch swaying on a porch swing set up beneath a giant live oak, the sun seeping through its branches. “I miss her,” I said to Dan. To which he replied, in his best toddler-speak, “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.”
Alison Miller is a former editor of this magazine. Email her at alisonlynmiller@gmail.com.
Illustration by Edwin Fotheringham
Originally Published August 2016
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Fastbreak offence catches them off-guard, even before all five defenders have taken position enough to counter the onslaught. The offence often has a man advantage and always has more open space than it would in a half-court set.
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Although the trio scored the same number of transition points per game last season, Oladipo led the three in terms of transition points per possession at 1.15, with Durant (1.11) & Booker (1.06) close behind.
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https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/policereports/article/Man-found-living-in-Stamford-Government-Center-14966053.php
Man found living in Stamford Government Center garage
By John Nickerson
Published 4:52 pm EST, Friday, January 10, 2020
STAMFORD — A homeless man was removed from the car he was living inside the parking garage at Stamford Government Center late Thursday night, police said.
Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said a little after 11 p.m. a person was leaving the garage and discovered a homeless man living inside of a car in the garage and called police.
Shawinsky said the car looked like it had been there for some time and was disabled and unregistered.
The tenant of the vehicle appeared to be drunk and was taken to Stamford Hospital for his safety, police said. He allegedly told police officers that the vehicle he was in belonged to his brother and he was unable to move it because his brother had the keys.
Shawinsky said the garage is patrolled by a private security company.
No charges were filed against the man.
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Yoggie Gatekeeper: Smarter than the Average Firewall
By Joseph Moran | Posted March 26, 2007
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These days you can scarcely turn on a computer without exposing it to some kind of security threat, and few situations carry a greater risk than a roving laptop connecting to myriad public networks, like Wi-Fi hotspots.
Using a software firewall is commonplace in such a scenario, but Yoggie Security Systems says it has a better solution in the form of its Yoggie Gatekeeper, a tiny security appliance that's designed protect your laptop from network-based threats. The Gatekeeper packs a number of security features into a single compact and portable device, including a firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-spyware functions and content filtering. The Gatekeeper also provides Web and e-mail proxies, a VPN client and an intrusion detection system.
So why would you forgo the convenience of security software installed directly on your PC for an external device? First, much like the hardware firewalls used by corporate networks, the Gatekeeper uses it's physical separation as an advantage, acting as an airlock between the safe zone (your PC) and the unsafe zone (the network it's connected to and the Internet beyond). Second, the Gatekeeper will offload security functions from your laptop's processor and RAM, thus freeing it for other tasks. (The Gatekeeper sports the same 520 MHz Intel XScale processor currently found in many high-end handheld devices, and has 128 MB of it's own memory.) Another distinct benefit of an external hardware device is that it tends to be more reliable and less vulnerable to attack than a software firewall that must run atop an operating system.
The Gatekeeper, with its dimensions of 4.0125- x 2- x .875-inches, makes efficient use of its small footprint. A captive USB cable stores wrapped around the device, concealing a pair of RJ-45 Ethernet ports. The rear of the device sports an SD (Secure Digital) memory card slot and AC power jack behind a protective rubber cover. An AC power supply is optional, because the Gatekeeper can draw its operating power from your laptop's USB port.
The Yoggie Gatekeeper – a palm-sized security appliance that's designed protect your laptop from network-based threats.
You can use the Gatekeeper in either pass-through or redirect mode, and the one you choose depends mainly on whether your laptop uses a wired or wireless network connection. In pass-through mode, the Gatekeeper's two RJ-45 ports are connected to the PC's Ethernet jack (it includes an 18-inch cable) as well as to the network connection that's providing Internet access.
Of course, this kind of connection isn't feasible on a notebook that connects wirelessly (be it Wi-Fi or something like a cellular modem), which brings us to the Gatekeeper's redirect mode. In redirect mode, the Gatekeeper's USB connection serves as a conduit for both power and data, and a special network driver (which is currently available only for Windows XP) shunts all incoming traffic to the Gatekeeper for inspection before being released to the operating system for processing.
Although pass-through mode has the advantage of not requiring any software to be installed on the laptop (which makes this mode compatible with any operating system), as well as preserving the pure physical separation of network traffic, redirect mode has a few benefits of its own. One is the presence of a Windows tray icon that provides a quick visual indication of your protection status, along with event-notification balloons. That's helpful, because although the Gatekeeper has a number of status lights on its front panel, they're far too small and dim to convey any useful information.
We attached the Gatekeeper (in redirect mode) to a wireless-equipped Windows XP notebook and found the setup procedure to be pretty painless. Upon installation, the Gatekeeper's driver software inserted itself into the notebook's network protocol stack so it could monitor and intercept traffic. In redirect mode, network access is disabled whenever the Gatekeeper isn't physically connected to the computer (and sure enough, when we pulled the plug on the Gatekeeper our connection terminated).
While a few functions -- like changing the device's administrative password and temporarily disabling protection -- are directly accessible via the tray icon, most Gatekeeper configuration takes place using the Web browser. Not that there's much you have to do to the Gatekeeper up front to make it useful out of the box. Much like the security software you'd run on a PC, the Gatekeeper starts operating immediately and is pre-configured with certain default settings that provide a fairly high level of protection.
Yoggie offers three security levels, but you can't make any adjustments to the configuration.
(Click for larger image).
You can set the Gatekeeper to one of three broad security postures -- low, medium (the default) or high, but unfortunately there's no way to see the specifics of each one or to make adjustments to the configuration. That's not necessarily a problem for many people (too many options often creates confusion, and thus reduces security), but it could be an issue for people who want more control over their computing environment. As it turns out, you can manually fine-tune only a handful of Gatekeeper options, such as opening specific firewall ports or adjusting Web content filters.
Our Gatekeeper did a pretty good job of protecting our test system from a variety of digital nasties. We subjected it to several test viruses, firewall leak tests, phishing Web sites and spam mail, and it identified and/or blocked each threat as appropriate. In the case of spam, the Gatekeeper doesn't actually block it but rather tags it as spam, probable spam or as phishing mail, which you can then filter via your mail client.
One thing to keep in mind when using redirect mode is that the Gatekeeper is a USB 1.1 device, an interface with a potential throughput of a mere 12 Mbps and real-world throughput of roughly half that. This won't be a significant bottleneck in a typical hotspot scenario or anywhere you perform typical workaday tasks (e.g. browsing and e-mail). But should you attempt bandwidth-intensive tasks like large file transfers, it could potentially throttle the performance of a high-speed wireless connection (not to mention 100 Mbps Ethernet).
If you want to see what the Gatekeeper's been doing on your behalf, you can check the browser-based main status page, which provides simple speedometer-like counters of suspicious activity. For more detail you can access security and system logs, as well as various attractive and informative rotating 3D charts illustrating the threats that have been encountered.
The Gatekeeper's $220 purchase price buys you the hardware plus a subscription for a year's worth of updates. Also included in the purchase price is a one-year license for Kaspersky Anti-Virus software, which may seem redundant until you remember that the network isn't the only way virus can infect your laptop. Gatekeeper subscriptions after the first year are currently priced at $40
The Gatekeeper is also available in a SoHo bundle, which is licensed for use by up to five systems. Pricing for this version wasn't finalized as of this writing, but the company says the bundle will be nominally more expensive than a standalone Gatekeeper and include the AC power adapter. Larger organizations that want to deploy Gatekeepers en masse can opt for a $5,000 Yoggie Management Server (YMS), a rack-mounted server that offers centralized management and reporting for up to 500 Gatekeepers. The company says that the YMS also gives corporate administrators far more detailed information about and control over the Yoggie's configuration options than you get with the standalone product.
You can look at the Yoggie Gatekeeper as an Internet security suite that comes in a plastic box rather than a cardboard one. Although it's several times the price of a typical software firewall and somewhat less convenient due to having an extra piece of hardware to carry around, many people will find the improved security, reliability and operating system flexibility (at least in pass-through mode) worth the trade-offs.
Price: $220 (includes one-year of security updates; subsequent years are $40)
Pros: more reliable than a software firewall; offloads security functions from laptop processor and memory; universal operating system compatibility when used in pass-through mode
Cons: relatively expensive and less convenient than a software firewall; pass-through mode not available with wireless connections, USB 1.1 could be a performance bottleneck in certain situations
Joe Moran spent six years as an editor and analyst with Ziff-Davis Publishing and several more as a freelance product reviewer. He's also worked in technology public relations and as a corporate IT manager, and he's currently principal of Neighborhood Techs, a technology service firm in Naples, Fla. He holds several industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
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Mets Takeaways from Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Reds
Sep 21, 2019 | 7:01PM
Latest on Mets trade target Starling Marte
Panik reportedly agrees to contract with Blue Jays
Latest on Mets manager candidate Dusty Baker
Harper and McCarron unveil their 2020 Hall of Fame ballots
Latest on Mets manager candidate Luis Rojas
Mets Offseason Mailbag: Who should replace Beltran?
Mets manager search update
Eduardo Perez says Mets haven't contacted him
Odds for who the Mets will hire as manager
Brewers people think Pat Murphy would be 'ideal fit' for Mets
McEwing has made it known that Mets would be his 'dream job'
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Voters weigh in on Beltran's Hall of Fame chances after scandal
Why Mets should try to hire Showalter as manager
Mets brass explain why Carlos Beltran is out as manager
Beltran's exit is a shame that Mets fans don't deserve
4 candidates Mets could consider to replace Carlos Beltran
Rojas has come up internally as candidate to replace Beltran
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Piazza emotional while talking about dad at street-naming
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Mets Takeaways from Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Reds, including a strong Zack Wheeler outing going to waste
Wheeler went seven strong innings, but didn't get much support
By Alex Smith | Sep 21, 2019 | 7:01PM
The Mets fell to the Reds 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, allowing the game-winning run to score in the eighth inning. >> Box score
Five Takeaways from Saturday's game
1) Zack Wheeler gave up two early runs, but he settled in nicely. The first three batters of the game reached off the right-hander, as a fielding error from Todd Frazier loaded the bases with nobody out. Aristides Aquino and Jose Iglesias then each recorded RBI singles. Wheeler would then retire the next two hitters to work his way out of any more trouble.
2) The Mets got on the board in the third inning after avoiding potential disaster. After Todd Frazier singled to get things started, Amed Rosario roped a ball into the right-center gap for a hit. Frazier was held at third, but Rosario kept running towards third anyway. The Reds got the ball to the plate, but Rosario was quickly able to scramble back to second base safely. Wheeler then grounded out to second, but Frazier came in to score the Mets' first run.
3) Wheeler then found himself in trouble again in the fifth. Joey Votto led off the inning with a double to left, just out of the reach of Jeff McNeil, and Eugenio Suarez followed with a single to give the Reds first-and-third with no one out. But to Wheeler's credit, he retired the next three hitters in order, including a big strikeout against Aquino, to get out of the inning unscathed. Wheeler went seven strong for the Mets, lowering his ERA under 4.00 (3.99) for the first time this season.
4) It wasn't a banner day for Mets hitters off of Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani. After the right-hander allowed just one hit over seven innings in his last start, he was tough to hit again on Saturday, allowing just three hits over six innings. He did allow the tying run to score in the fifth, though, as he hit Brandon Nimmo with a pitch in a bases loaded jam to force in a run.
5) In the eighth inning, Justin Wilson pitched himself into a jam, walking Jose Iglesias before Jose Peraza dropped a single into right. With two on and one out, the Mets turned to Seth Lugo, who struck out Curt Casali, making Lugo the fifth pitcher in Mets history to record 100 strikeouts as a reliever (Armando Benitez in 2000 was the most recent). The next batter up, Christian Colon, singled up the middle to give the Reds a 3-2 lead. An additional runner was thrown out at the plate, preventing a fourth run.
Productive AB For @Wheelerpro45. 👏👏👏 #RakersWhoPitch #LGM pic.twitter.com/IfG2e40Wnm
- New York Mets (@Mets) September 21, 2019
The Mets and Reds finish up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. at Great American Ball Park. Marcus Stroman (9-13, 3.21 ERA will toe the rubber for the Mets against fellow righty Trevor Bauer (11-12, 4.41 ERA), who was also acquired around the trade deadline.
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Tags: Amed Rosario, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, Seth Lugo, Todd Frazier, Zack Wheeler
Latest on trade target Starling Marte: Mets and Pirates 'recently reopened' talks
The Mets could still add Marte, but getting it done could be tricky
Pirates OF Starling Marte
The Mets have interest in trading for Pirates CF Starling Marte. Here's the latest...
The Mets and Pirates have recently reopened trade talks, sources have told Robert Murray. However, no deal between the two sides appears to be imminent.
The Mets showed some interest in Marte back in December, but talks died down before New Year's Day.
Tags: Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Beltran, Michael Conforto, Danny Abriano
Former Met Joe Panik reportedly agrees to contract with Blue Jays
Infielder slashed .277/.333/.404 in 39 games with Mets in 2019
Sep 17, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; New York Mets second baseman Joe Panik (2) hits a single in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports (Isaiah J. Downing)
After returning home to New York towards the end of last season, Joe Panik is now headed north of the border. The Hopewell Junction, N.Y., native and St. John's product has agreed to a deal with the Blue Jays, according to MLB.com's Jon Heyman.
Panik, 29, was released by the Giants in August after spending the first six seasons of his Major League career in San Francisco. He finished sixth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2014, was named an NL All-Star in 2015, but never fully developed into the player the Giants were hoping for when they drafted him in the first round in 2011.
Panik slashed just .235/.310/.317 in 108 games with Giants last year, but was quickly signed by the Mets just two days after his release. He rebounded slightly with the change of scenery, finishing his 39-game stint in Queens with a .277/.333/.404 slash line.
Latest on Mets manager candidate Dusty Baker: Reportedly interviewing with Astros on Monday
Baker last managed the Nationals in 2017
Oct 9, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker (12) in the dugout during the sixth inning in game three of the 2017 NLDS playoff baseball series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports (Jerry Lai)
After mutually parting ways with Carlos Beltran, the Mets are searching for a new manager. Here's the latest...
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In addition to being mentioned as a candidate for the Mets managerial job, Baker is also reportedly set to interview with the Astros on Monday, according to MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi. The Astros have pegged Feb. 3 as their target to hire a new manager, at which point they will focus on hiring a new general manager.
Tags: Carlos Beltran
SNY's John Harper and Anthony McCarron unveil their 2020 Hall of Fame ballots
Does Billy Wagner belong in the Hall of Fame?
On Friday's Baseball Night in New York, SNY's John Harper and Anthony McCarron, along with Newsday's David Lennon, revealed their 2020 ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
While Derek Jeter appears on all three ballots -- as he awaits to find out if he will join teammate Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous Hall of Famers - there were some notable differences between the three ballots, mainly due to baseball's steroid era.
The Hall of Fame class of 2020 will be announced on Tuesday, January 21. Here is a look at the complete ballot.
Latest on Mets manager candidate Luis Rojas: Getting 'serious consideration' for job
Rojas has been with organization since 2007
Luis Rojas
After mutually parting ways with Carlos Beltran, the Mets are searching for a new manager. Here's the latest on candidate Luis Rojas ...
Jan. 17, 2020:
With the Mets now holding their second managerial search of the offseason, a couple of internal options have come up as possible replacements for Carlos Beltran.
Mets Offseason Mailbag: Who should replace Carlos Beltran?
Plus thoughts on a Mookie Betts trade, Edwin Diaz, and more
By Matthew Cerrone | Jan 17 | 3:45PM
The Mets are in upheaval roughly three weeks before spring training starts as they search for a new manager to replace Carlos Beltran.
In his latest mailbag, Matthew Cerrone answers questions about the Beltran situation and more...
The elephant in the room -- and the overwhelming question asked of me -- has been about who I want the Mets to hire to replace Carlos Beltran.
In the wake of the Phillies hiring Joe Girardi, who was my top choice at the start of the offseason, I advocated for Eduardo Perez -- not Beltran. I still like Perez, who I think has a unique mix of relatable player experience, knowledge of stats and feel for the game, media savvy, professionalism, in-game management skills and a commanding presence on and off the field. He signed a new deal with ESPN that can be broken if he is offered a gig to run a team or dugout.
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Dellin Betances, Edwin Diaz, Seth Lugo, Matthew Cerrone
Mets manager search: Updates on candidates and a potential timeline
It's back to the white board as Mets could consider Tony DeFrancesco, Tim Bogar, and others
By Andy Martino | Jan 17 | 12:34PM
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No baseball team wants to find itself searching for a manager in late January, but that's where the Mets find themselves, after baseball's massive electronic cheating scandal swallowed Carlos Beltran.
The team did at least conduct an exhaustive search last October. The Mets will now lean on that work -- which began as two sets of lists on a white board in their offices, and continued on to include many in-person interviews -- as they try to make a quick but thoughtful decision on who should lead the club this year.
GM Brodie Van Wagenen declined comment on the process. Other indications are that the Mets would like to have a new manager by the end of next week.
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Andy Martino
Eduardo Perez says Mets haven't contacted him, speaks about Carlos Beltran situation
'It's unfortunate for Carlos Beltran because this was a dream of his'
Eduardo Perez. Credit: ESPN on YouTube
Speaking Thursday night during an appearance on ESPN, where he works as an analyst, Eduardo Perez spoke about the Carlos Beltran situation and said he had not yet heard from the Mets as they embark on their second manager search of the offseason.
"I have not heard from the New York Mets," Perez said. "I think they're gonna do their due diligence and move forward from this. And I can tell you this: from the interview process that I did go through in October through November, they did their due diligence. This just popped up and it looks like it did not work their way. But at least with me, they did do their due diligence."
The 50-year-old Perez, who was one of three finalists for the Mets manager job before it went to Beltran and could be a candidate again this time around, agreed with Beltran and the Mets parting ways.
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Danny Abriano
Here are odds for who the Mets will hire as manager to replace Carlos Beltran
Eduardo Perez, Hensley Meulens, and Luis Rojas are among the names listed
Hensley Meulens (Treated Image by SNY)
As the dust settles after the Mets and manager Carlos Beltran mutually parted ways on Thursday, the team has started their second managerial search of the offseason, with GM Brodie Van Wagenen saying the team is considering internal and external candidates.
Here are the odds for who the Mets will choose to replace Beltran, per betonline.ag.
Eduardo Perez: +300
Hensley Meulens: +350
Luis Rojas: +400
Tim Bogar: +400
Terry Collins: +700
Tony DeFrancesco: +700
Bruce Bochy: +900
Buck Showalter: +900
Dusty Baker: +900
John Gibbons: +1000
Kevin Long: +1200
Brewers people think Pat Murphy would be 'ideal fit' for Mets manager
Murphy was a candidate during the search that led to Carlos Beltran's hiring
May 12, 2018; Denver, CO, USA; Milwaukee Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy (59) looks on in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports (Isaiah J. Downing)
The "sense among Brewers people" is that their current bench coach, Pat Murphy, would be an "ideal fit" for Mets manager, reports Robert Murray.
The 61-year-old Murphy's name first emerged when the Mets were beginning their third round of interviews that eventually led to the hiring of Carlos Beltran, with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reporting at the time that Murphy had already had two interviews with the Mets for the job.
Since parting ways with Beltran on Thursday amidst the Astros sign-stealing scandal, Luis Rojas has come up as a potential candidate and Joe McEwing has thrown his hat in the ring. Other potential candidates could include bench coach Hensley Meulens.
Terry Collins is not expected to be in the mix, SNY's Andy Martino reported Thursday.
Joe McEwing has reportedly made it known that managing Mets would be his 'dream job'
McEwing interviewed with Mets in 2017
Chicago White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing looks on against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
The Mets announced on Thursday afternoon that team and Carlos Beltran have mutually parted ways, following Beltran's including in Major League Baseball's report on the Astros sign-stealing scandal.
So now the question becomes where to the Mets turn to find their next manager?
According to SNY's Andy Martino, Mets quality control coach Luis Rojas has come up as an internal candidate while early indications are that former manager Terry Collins will not be a candidate for the job.
Other candidates could include Eduardo Perez, a finalist for the job this past November, while SNY's John Harper believes the Mets should hire Buck Showalter.
Pete Alonso opens up on news of Carlos Beltran out as Mets manager
NL Rookie of the Year gave his take on the situation
Jul 14, 2019; Miami, FL, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) walks through the dugout after striking out in the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports (Jasen Vinlove)
On Thursday, the Mets and Carlos Beltran mutually agreed to part ways, just a few days after the recently named Mets manager was named in MLB's report on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal.
After the news broke, some of the Mets players took to social media to weigh in.
One of those players was first baseman Pete Alonso, who at just 25 years old has already begun to establish himself as a leader within the team clubhouse.
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Pete Alonso
Voters weigh in on if Astros sign-stealing scandal will impact Carlos Beltran's Hall of Fame chances
Will Beltran's overall numbers outweigh scandal?
By Anthony McCarron | Jan 16 | 7:19PM
Carlos Beltran, a superb hitter and gifted outfielder, becomes eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023. Time may dim the current furor over his prominent role in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal, but it's hard to imagine his candidacy won't be impacted by it.
Is it enough to keep him out of Cooperstown? That's unknowable now.
Maybe it sinks what some believe is a borderline case, or at least gives undecided voters pause. Some longtime voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America I spoke to Thursday say they now consider the scheme part of the data that they must evaluate in Beltran's case.
But perhaps Beltran, a nine-time All-Star, was so good that all will be overlooked. One voter said Thursday said he won't view the star's candidacy any differently in light of the sign-stealing.
Why Mets should try to hire Buck Showalter as their next manager
Also, a closer look at Luis Rojas and Eduardo Perez
By John Harper | Jan 16 | 5:05PM
John Harper, SNY.tv | Twitter |
So the Josh Donaldson domino finally fell on Tuesday night, and by landing in Minnesota it didn't tilt the balance of power in the NL East, after all. Or my offseason grades, for that matter.
Either the Nationals or the Braves could have separated themselves by signing -- or re-signing -- the power-hitting third baseman. Instead, there's not much to separate the work the four contenders did this offseason, and even the Marlins at least warrant a grade this time for spending a little dough to upgrade their roster.
Last season, the division was the toughest in the majors, producing the 97-win Braves, the World Series-winning Nationals, a Mets team that went 46-26 in the second half (falling just short of a wild-card berth), and the dangerous-but-flawed Phillies who faded down the stretch but at least finished at .500.
Tags: Carlos Beltran, John Harper
Mets brass explain reasoning behind why Carlos Beltran is out as manager
Jeff Wilpon and Brodie Van Wagenen spoke on a conference call on Thursday
Speaking Thursday after the Mets and manager Carlos Beltran mutually agreed to part ways, COO Jeff Wilpon and GM Brodie Van Wagenen went over the timeline of events and went into detail about the decision-making process that led to Beltran being out as manager.
Van Wagenen said the Mets were unaware of the sign-stealing situation with the Astros when Beltran was hired on Nov. 1 and that the organization first found out about the involvement of Beltran on Nov. 12 when the initial story in The Athletic was published.
At that time, the Mets deferred to MLB for them to lead the investigation.
Carlos Beltran's exit is a shame that Mets fans don't deserve
Promising Mets manager career for Beltran ended before it started
By Andy Martino | Jan 16 | 2:50PM
Carlos Beltran (Treated Image by SNY)
As he did his work on the field in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday, charming fantasy campers and huddling with staff, Carlos Beltran carried around a sadness perceptible to others. His friends in the organization felt it, too -- bummed, perhaps angry, and in disbelief that a promising career was about to end before it started.
There was a path forward for the Mets and Beltran. He could have held a news conference to apologize for his role in the historic Houston Astros cheating scandal. The team could have noted that Beltran was a player in 2017 -- not a team official like GM Jeff Luhnow, manager A.J. Hinch, and bench coach Alex Cora.
The only development that would have made it truly necessary to fire Beltran would have been if he lied to the team. But, according to the Mets' statement, " We believe that Carlos was honest and forthcoming with us. "
Tags: Dellin Betances, Andy Martino
4 manager candidates Mets could consider to replace Carlos Beltran
Hensley Meulens, Luis Rojas and Eduardo Perez are among the possibilities
With the Mets and Carlos Beltran mutually parting ways amidst the fallout from the sign-stealing scandal that also claimed Astros manager A.J. Hinch and Red Sox manager Alex Cora, the question now becomes who his replacement will be.
Here are four potential candidates...
Luis Rojas has come up internally as candidate to replace Carlos Beltran with Mets
Beltran and the Mets agreed to mutually part ways on Thursday
With the Mets and Carlos Beltran mutually agreeing to part ways on Thursday, they will immediately begin their search for his replacement.
One candidate could be quality control coach Luis Rojas, who has come up internally, SNY's Andy Martino reported.
The 38-year-old Rojas is well-liked in the organization and was a candidate for the job that ultimately went to Beltran. He began his tenure with the Mets in 2006 and has worked his way through the ranks, managing at multiple levels of the minors and eventually becoming the Mets' quality control coach.
Aside from Rojas, former manager Terry Collins (currently working as an advisor to GM Brodie Van Wagenen) and bench coach Hensley Meulens could also be among the candidates.
Beltran is the third manager out in the wake of the Astros' sign-stealing scandal
Carlos Beltran and the Mets have agreed to mutually part ways, sources tell SNY's Andy Martino. The Mets later confirmed the news.
The 42-year-old Beltran, who was hired in November, had been in Port St. Lucie preparing for the 2020 season as the Astros sign-stealing scandal investigation was wrapped up by MLB.
Beltran was the only player mentioned in MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's report that was released on Monday and focused on the Astros and Red Sox.
Mike Piazza on electronic sign-stealing: 'There's no excuse for that. In my era it would've never happened'
'Could you imagine if Nolan Ryan knew that we were relaying his signs? You'd probably be missing a head'
By Danny Abriano | Jan 16 | 12:23PM
Speaking Thursday outside the Mets' spring training complex in Port St. Lucie after having a street named after him, Mets legend Mike Piazza spoke about the electronic sign-stealing scandal that has led to the firing of Astros manager A.J. Hinch and Red Sox manager Alex Cora.
The Mets have not yet officially determined the fate of manager Carlos Beltran, who was the only player named in MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's report on sign-stealing that was released Monday.
"We won't be using any cameras to steal signs," Mike Piazza said with a laugh about Team Italy, who he is manager of. "But we will have a lot of pasta and coffee in the dugout. No cameras, just pasta."
WATCH: Mets legend Mike Piazza gets emotional while talking about dad at street-naming
31 Piazza Drive was unveiled Thursday in Port St. Lucie
Mets legend and baseball Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza was honored Thursday when the street outside the Mets' spring training home in Port St. Lucie, FL. was named "31 Piazza Drive."
While accepting the honor, Piazza became emotional when talking about his father, Vince, who Piazza said is not doing well health-wise.
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Mets honor Mike Piazza by renaming road to spring training facility '31 Piazza Drive'
"Port St. Lucie will always hold a special place in my career"
The Mets are honoring Hall of Fame C Mike Piazza by renaming the address of the Mets Spring Training facility in Port St. Lucie to 31 Piazza Dr. on Thursday.
"I am extremely excited that the Mets Spring Training home address and street name will be renamed in my honor," Piazza said in an official statement. "Port St. Lucie will always hold a special place in my career as the place where I prepared for some of my most memorable seasons, with teammates, staff and of course fans. Florida has been my home for the past thirty years so it's great tribute for my family and for future generations. I am truly touched and blessed."
While accepting the honor, Piazza was emotional as he explained how he would love for his father to see the ceremony, but he couldn't make it. He also learned that St. Lucie was from Sicily, which is where Piazza's family is from as well, so it was a full circle moment for him.
As Mets ponder Carlos Beltran's fate, Astros have interviewed Buck Showalter, others for manager
Houston has also interviewed John Gibbons, who was a Mets candidate before they hired Beltran
Oct 23, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Houston Astros designated hitter Carlos Beltran (15) talks to players during batting practice one day prior to game one of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports)
With the Mets not having yet publicly disclosed how they plan to proceed with manager Carlos Beltran in the wake of the Astros sign-stealing scandal that has swallowed up two other managers, Houston has started its search to replace A.J. Hinch.
The Astros, who fired Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow on Monday shortly after Rob Manfred suspended both of them for the 2020 season, have interviewed John Gibbons and Buck Showalter (per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal) as they look for a replacement.
The Red Sox, who fired manager Alex Cora -- who was the Astros' bench coach in 2017 and helped devise the electronic sign-stealing operation) are also at the beginning of their managerial search, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said on Tuesday.
Mets' Francisco Alvarez ranked among Top 10 catching prospects in MLB
Alvarez will likely open this season with Low-A Columbia
Feb 23, 2019; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; A general view at First Data Field prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports (Jasen Vinlove)
Eighteen-year-old Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez has been named the No. 5 catching prospect in Major League Baseball by MLB Pipeline.
Alvarez, who had an explosive professional debut in 2019 as a 17-year-old after signing with the Mets in July of 2018 for $2.9 million as an international free agent, could be a consensus top 100 prospect in baseball by the middle of this season.
He made Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list in September.
On MLB Pipeline's new top 10 catching prospects list, Alvarez is behind only Adley Rutschman of the Orioles, Joey Bart of the Giants, Sean Murphy of the Athletics, and Luis Campusano of the Padres.
With no news on Carlos Beltran expected Wednesday, where do the Mets go from here?
The Mets have not addressed Beltran's inclusion in MLB report
A day after the Red Sox parted ways with Alex Cora as their manager, Mets fans are still waiting to see how all of this fallout from the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal will affect Carlos Beltran.
As of Wednesday evening, the Mets have yet to address the situation. Beltran was the only Astros player named in the MLB report, though it was "a group of players, including Carlos Beltran" who discussed that the team could "improve on decoding opposing teams' signs," per the MLB report.
SNY's Andy Martino has reported that no decision on Beltran's future will come on Wednesday.
Grading offseason for Mets, rest of NL East in wake of Josh Donaldson leaving division
The Mets had a solid offseason, but could've done more
Tags: Dellin Betances, Didi Gregorius, Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, Starlin Castro, Travis d'Arnaud, Wilson Ramos, Zack Wheeler, John Harper
Gelbs relived some fun moments from his SNY career
On Wednesday, Steve Gelbs made his debut as a panelist on The Thread.
Gelbs, who joins Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez for each Mets broadcast on SNY, was in the studio to relive some of his best moments from covering the team.
Josh Donaldson reportedly agrees to four-year deal with Twins, leaving NL East
Mets won't see much of the third baseman in coming years
(Brett Davis)
The biggest name left on baseball's free agent market appears to have found a new home, and it's nowhere in the NL East.
Josh Donaldson, who had a resurgent 2019 season with the Braves, is heading to the Minnesota Twins on a four-year deal worth $92 million, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com broke the news that Donaldson had agreed with Minnesota.
Donaldson, 34, slashed .259/.379/.521 with 37 home runs and 94 RBI, finishing 11th in NL MVP voting. After an injury-riddled 2018 season with the Blue Jays and Indians, Donaldson signed a one-year "prove it" deal with the Braves, and it certainly paid off.
Where do things stand with the Mets and Carlos Beltran after Astros sign-stealing scandal?
Boston parted ways with Alex Cora on Tuesday
On Monday, news of Major League Baseball's report on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal sent shock waves throughout the game, as Astros manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow were suspended for a year, and then subsequently fired by team owner Jim Crane. The team also had to forfeit future first and second round picks, and $5 million.
On Tuesday night, the Boston Red Sox announced that they have parted ways with manager Alex Cora, due to his involvement with the situation.
All of this may have Met fans wondering if anything further will happen to Carlos Beltran, who was also named in the report, but as a player and not a coach.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Monday that no players had been suspended based on the league's findings, saying that while a "group of players, including Carlos Beltran, discussed that the team could improve on decoding opposing teams' signs and communicating the signs to the batter," the league would not "assess discipline on individual Astros players."
Jeff McNeil on Mets' upcoming season: 'I expect to make the playoffs'
Mets fell just short of the playoffs in the final month of last season
(Adam Hunger)
As the offseason winds down and spring training is just weeks away, Jeff McNeil has his sights set on the Mets making a big jump into the postseason in 2020.
McNeil, who had an extremely efficient season in 2019 with slashes of .318/.384/.531 that came with 23 home runs and 75 RBI, believes the team has the right personnel to make a run.
"I think we have really high expectations," McNeil said on SiriusXM's PGA Tour Radio with Michael Breed. "I expect to make the playoffs, you now, we came up a little short last year but I expect to make the playoffs. We got the pitching staff to do it. We got the best pitcher in baseball in [Jacob] deGrom. We got Pete [Alonso]. We've got a bunch of young guys, we've got a good mix of young guys and veterans, so I think we're just going to build off what we did last year. We had a good second half, I think we had one of the best records in baseball in the second half, so just kind of build on that and hopefully, you know, once we get in the playoffs anything can happen, especially with our pitching staff with deGrom, [Noah] Syndergaard, it's a pretty good top of the rotation. Basically we just have to get to the playoffs and go from there."
Tags: Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Noah Syndergaard, Pete Alonso
Mets Offseason Notebook: On the third base market, George Springer, and more
Plus notes on Mookie Betts and Nolan Arenado
Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen
The following are insights, ideas and notes gathered from recent conversations with team sources, rival executives, reporters, front office assistants and talent evaluators...
Adding a reliever...
There seems to be a decent market for less-exciting, affordable relievers Pedro Strop and Collin McHugh. Other than that, no one I know seems to think there's much urgency in the market to sign relievers at any level until later in the month.
I still think the Mets need one more arm, even if just for depth.
Nolan Arenado trade talks have advanced with Cardinals, and here's what Rockies reportedly want
The Mets have not yet been connected to Arenado
Sep 30, 2018; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) takes a bases on balls walk in the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports (Ron Chenoy)
Talks between the Rockies and Cardinals revolving around Nolan Arenado have "advanced beyond a preliminary stage," reports Jon Morosi of MLB.com.
According to Morosi, the Rockies are "insisting" on a package that includes both big league and minor league talent.
Specifically, Morosi says Colorado has interest in Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson and are expected to ask for at least one of the Cardinals' top four prospects.
Mets' Marcus Stroman calls out embroiled Alex Cora for once having 'audacity' to question how he competes
Cora is facing potential punishment from MLB
Sep 20, 2019; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (20) at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports (Kim Klement)
With Red Sox manager Alex Cora embroiled in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal and facing potentially harsh discipline from commissioner Rob Manfred for his role helping Houston and Boston electronically steal signs, Mets right-hander Marcus Stroman is calling him out for his seeming hypocrisy.
In May of this past season, Cora had harsh words for Stroman (then with the Blue Jays) for the methods he employed while he pitched and how he acted on the mound against the Red Sox.
"I was telling (the home plate umpire), if he's going to get on our guys, get on him," Cora said. "It's the same thing with him every day. He competes a certain way and people don't like it. It seems like whenever a team comes in, somebody screams at him. I don't know, that's the way he acts."
Mets' Carlos Beltran named in MLB report but will not be suspended as part of Astros' sign-stealing scandal
Beltran was a player for Houston in 2017
MLB came down hard on the now-fired duo of Astros manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow on Monday, suspending both of them for one season as part of their involvement in Houston's sign-stealing scandal.
Despite being named in MLB's report, Mets manager Carlos Beltran -- who was a player with the Astros in 2017 when their scheme was ongoing -- will not be suspended.
SNY's Andy Martino reported on Jan. 7 that as Major League Baseball entered the final stages of its investigation, "all indications" were that Beltran would not be suspended.
Mets' Brandon Nimmo ranked among Top 10 center fielders in MLB
Nimmo excelled in 2019 after returning from a neck injury
Sep 15, 2018; Boston, MA, USA; New York Mets right fielder Brandon Nimmo (9) rounds the bases after hitting a three run home run during the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports (Bob DeChiara)
Brandon Nimmo missed a large chunk of the 2019 season due to a neck injury, but that didn't stop him from being recognized as one of the best center fielders in baseball, according to MLB Network's rankings.
Nimmo, who checked in at No. 9 on the list, struggled early last season due in part to attempting to play through his neck injury. After returning in September, he hit .261/.430/.565 in 26 games.
The above numbers improved upon what Nimmo did in 2018, when he slashed 263/.404/.483 and was worth 4.5 fWAR during what was his first full season in the majors.
Tags: Brandon Nimmo, Danny Abriano
Ryan Braun talks about Tim Tebow's big league chances with Mets
Tebow has been playing for the Mets in the minors since 2017
Syracuse Mets left fielder Tim Tebow reacts after striking out during the fourth inning against the Buffalo Bisons at NBT Bank Stadium. (Gregory Fisher/USA TODAY Sports)
Tim Tebow's big league dream was already a wild long-shot before he stalled out in Triple-A in 2019, when he hit just .163/.240/.255 in 77 games.
Still, as has been the case since joining the Mets, Tebow will be at big league spring training.
Asked what kind of advice he would give Tebow as he continues to play baseball, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun had the following to say to TMZ Sports.
Mets to honor Mike Piazza with street naming at Port St. Lucie ballpark
Tom Seaver was honored when the Citi Field street address was changed last summer
Jun 9, 2018; New York City, NY, USA; Former New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza gestures after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game against the New York Yankees at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports (Gregory Fisher)
The Mets, the City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, and Mike Piazza will be on hand for a "major announcement regarding an address change and street naming" on Thursday, it was announced by the team on Monday.
Specifically, the address of their spring training home in Port St. Lucie will be changed to honor Piazza.
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon will be attending along with Piazza and local elected officials.
Mets' Marcus Stroman to free agent Kevin Pillar: 'Miss having you behind me catching everything!'
Pillar is still out there, but would be a curious fit for the Mets at this point
Sep 26, 2019; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Kevin Pillar (1) comes home to score from third base in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Cody Glenn-USA TODAY Sports (Cody Glenn)
Center fielder Kevin Pillar is still a free agent, and Mets right-hander Marcus Stroman made it clear over the weekend that he misses his former teammate and the prowess he possessed behind him in center field.
In exchanges Sunday on Twitter (that started with Pillar kind of recreating a workout Stroman carried out with a glass of wine on his back), the two went back and forth, including the below from Stroman:
"Haha my brother! Love that! Tell the family I said whatup. You've always been a beast in the weight room KP. Your better years are still ahead of you. Miss having you behind me catching everything!"
Tags: Brandon Nimmo, JD Davis, Michael Conforto, Danny Abriano
Rockies' Nolan Arenado sees Cardinals emerge as potential trade suitor: report
The Mets could be an ideal landing spot for the third baseman
Sep 24, 2019; San Francisco, CA, USA; Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) reacts after striking out against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports (John Hefti)
If the Mets want to make a trade for Nolan Arenado, they better act fast.
The St. Louis Cardinals have emerged as a suitor for the Colorado Rockies third baseman, according to a Sunday evening report from Jon Morosi of MLB Network and MLB.com.
Arenado has drawn interest from the Cardinals over recent days, and the Rockies have conducted "preliminary" negotiations on a trade with St. Louis for Colorado's five-time All-Star, according to Morosi.
Tags: Amed Rosario, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso
The 34-year-old was a free agent this summer
Aug 30, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier (21) watches the flight of his three run home run in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports (James Lang)
Former Mets INF Todd Frazier will be heading to Texas, as Dallas News' Evan Grant reports he has agreed to terms with the Rangers. The deal, which is still pending a physical, is worth $5 million over one year, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
Frazier was a free agent this summer after completing his two-year, $17 million contract with the Mets. Due to J.D. Davis' emergence last season and Jeff McNeil remaining consistent, bringing back Frazier in 2020 wasn't a necessity. And there's the obvious Pete Alonso presence at first base that wouldn't have Frazier shift across the offense anyway.
The Rangers, on the other hand, were in desperate need of a third baseman -- and they still may be looking elsewhere for a more permanent option at the position given Frazier's age. Nolan Arenado has been someone they've been linked with, and there were rumors of a trade for Miguel Andujar with the Yankees as well.
Tags: Todd Frazier
The sophomore jinx shouldn't be a factor
By Matthew Cerrone | Jan 12 | 10:23AM
(Wendell Cruz)
How do you top winning Rookie of the Year, setting the rookie record for home runs, winning the Home Run Derby, and becoming one of the most popular players in the league and doing it all in New York?
This is the question facing Pete Alonso as he prepares for his second big-league season.
In what was a historic season for him in 2019, Alonso hit .260 with a .358 OBP, 53 home runs and 120 RBI. He also exceeded expectations in the field, which was the main concern hanging over him in the minor leagues.
Tags: Pete Alonso, Matthew Cerrone
Report: Former Yankees prospect Yefry Ramirez signs with Mets
Pitcher made MLB debut in 2018 with the Orioles
By Coby Green | Jan 11 | 10:20PM
Aug 4, 2019; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Yefry Ramirez (70) pitches against the New York Mets during the fourth inning at PNC Park. The Mets won 13-2. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports (Charles LeClaire)
Former Yankees pitching prospect Yefry Ramirez has signed with the Mets, according to a report from MLB.com's Matt Kardos
Ramirez made his debut in 2018 for the Orioles and stayed in Baltimore until May of the 2019 season, when he was traded to the Pirates. The 26-year-old has a 1-10 record with a 6.32 ERA and 89 strikeouts.
It took quite some time for the RHP to make his way up the ranks after being signed by the Diamondbacks as an international free agent in 2011.
Mets SS Amed Rosario is making defense a priority this offseason
Rosario ranked worst among NL shortstops last season in Defensive Runs Saved
Mets shortstop Amed Rosario
Following his second full season as the Mets primary shortstop, Amed Rosario knows he still has some work to do on defense. Which is why, according to The Daily News, he's enlisted the help of defensive guru Perry Hill.
Rosario said he's spent the offseason with Hill -- currently serving as the Mariners' first base and infield coach -- in Tampa to see what he can do to become a more dependable infielder.
"I started working on different defensive points where I can improve my game," Rosario said. "I feel pretty comfortable with it."
Tags: Amed Rosario
WATCH: Has anything changed with the Mets' long-term plan for Noah Syndergaard?
Andy Martino joined The Thread on Friday
On Friday, the Mets agreed to deals with all of their arbitration-eligible players, including starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who agreed to a $9.7 million deal.
At times, Syndergaard's long-term future with the Mets has seemingly been in question, but SNY's Andy Martino said on The Thread Friday, that the Mets have a lot of moving pieces right now, making it hard to predict what the future will hold for the right-hander.
Tags: Noah Syndergaard
Mets Offseason Mailbag: On eliminating 'What ifs,' trading for Kris Bryant, and more
Plus thoughts on the non-roster players the Mets invited to Spring Training
Spring Training is just around the corner, but there are still lots of questions when it comes to the 2020 Mets...
The Mets bullpen is still riddled with 'what ifs.' Any chance they sign another major league reliever to fortify it a bit? ~ Vas Drimalitis on Twitter)
It's difficult to answer this not knowing their available budget. That said, if looking to spend as little money possible for the most experience, I can see them targeting someone like Alex Wood, Pedro Strop or Brandon Kintzler, all of whom can be had for one year and less than $8 million. Strop is the definition of the up-and-down reliever.
However, through it all, he's always had a good strikeout- and ground-ball rate. He'll be 34 and there's no reason based on his numbers and history to think he can't rebound in 2020 and become one helluva bargain. The same can essentially be said about Kintzler.
Mets arbitration tracker for 2020 season: All eligible players agree to deals
Friday is the deadline for arbitration-eligible players and teams to come to terms
Sep 27, 2019; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (7) goes to the dugout after giving up two runs to the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports (Noah K. Murray)
Friday is the deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to come to terms on a contract for the 2020 season.
For the Mets, Marcus Stroman, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto, Edwin Diaz, Steven Matz, Seth Lugo, Brandon Nimmo, Robert Gsellman, and Jake Marisnick are the players eligible for arbitration. All were tendered contracts earlier this offseason.
If a player and team are unable to come to terms, their salary will be set during an arbitration hearing later this offseason.
Tags: Brandon Nimmo, Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Steven Matz, Danny Abriano
Deep dive on 5 Mets Spring Training invites who can make big league impact in 2020
The invitees include prospects David Peterson, Kevin Smith, and Ryley Gilliam
By Joe DeMayo | Jan 10 | 1:00PM
Feb 21, 2019; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets pitcher David Peterson (77) poses for a photo on photo day at First Data Field. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports (Jasen Vinlove)
The Mets announced Thursday that 15 non 40-man roster players will be invited to participate in big league spring training. Some of the players are new to the organization, such as 2011 Rays first round pick Jake Hager, and a few others with some big-league experience in RHP Pedro Payano and OF Ryan Cordell, who I believe will provide some necessary depth in Triple-A Syracuse.
The Mets also invited some prospects to spring training that I think you should keep an eye on since they have a good shot of contributing in the majors in 2020.
Five of the prospects to watch are highlighted below...
Tags: David Peterson, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz
18-year-old who throws 99 mph included in FanGraphs' Top 31 Mets prospects for 2020
Robert Dominguez has opened eyes since signing this past July
Feb 26, 2019; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; A general view as New York Mets designated hitter Brandon Nimmo (9) bats against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning of the spring training game at First Data Field. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports (Jasen Vinlove)
Robert Dominguez, the 18-year-old right-handed pitcher whose fastball already tops out at 99 mph, is ranked No. 17 on the Mets' Top 31 prospects list that was released by FanGraphs on Friday.
Dominguez, who was signed out of Venezuela this past July, also already has a plus curveball to go along with a developing changeup.
"He's only thrown a handful of times since the velo spike and not even all of the Mets upper level decision makers have seen him yet, but the talent level is on par with a compensation or second round pick," FanGraphs wrote in their scouting report. "There's just significantly more uncertainty and less track record than even later-developing players taken in that range, like Josh Wolf."
Tags: Andres Gimenez, Franklyn Kilome, Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio, Thomas Szapucki, Danny Abriano
St. Lucie Mets announce field staff for 2020, including Endy Chavez at bench coach
Chad Kreuter returns for fourth season as field manager
The St. Lucie Mets announced their field staff for the upcoming 2020 season, most notably adding Endy Chavez as their bench coach.
Chavez, who played 13 years in the MLB and three with the Mets, will become the first bench coach for St. Lucie. He most recently served as a coach with the Class A-short season Brooklyn Cyclones last season.
St. Lucie also added another newcomer to its staff in Royce Ring, who will be the team's new pitching coach.
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Analysis: Chelsea Need a World Class Striker and Alvaro Morata Isn’t One
Milos Markovic in Editorial, English Premier League, Transfer News & Rumours, UEFA Europa League 5 Oct 2018
Hungarian champions Vidi forced Chelsea to break a sweat at Stamford Bridge in order to claim a narrow 1-0 victory in Group L of the UEFA Europa league on Thursday.
The hosts dominated possession as tough Hungarians held to a goalless scoreline at the interval against a much changed Chelsea side. Maurizio Sarri has had enough of it near the hour-mark when he introduced Eden Hazard to boost his attacking options and Chelsea scored a winner 16 minutes later, in the 70th minute, through Alvaro Morata.
The Spanish striker fluffed a number of first-half opportunities but did well to half-volley the ball home following Willian’s clever flick.
Football romantics across the globe would have been pleased to see Alvaro Morata score his second goal of his Chelsea career. Tears in his eyes as a sign of relief, however, are not enough to change the notion (up for debate) that Alvaro Morata simply isn’t good enough. For Chelsea at least.
Alvaro Morata joined Chelsea last summer from Real Madrid for an initial fee of £58 million. The Spaniard made a positive start to last season which was followed by months of frustration that spilled on to the entire team, to an extent that was just enough to hide the fact Alvaro Morata is not fit to wear a Chelsea shirt.
With Antonio Conte out of the picture, Alvaro Morata’s fragility (mental and psychological in the first place) and inadequacies are on full display.
The anguish from his debut season at Chelsea carried over into the new campaign as Morata struggles to make an impact under new boss Maurizio Sarri. One goal in the Premier League and his last night’s strike against Vidi serve as a testament to a wasted investment.
Alvaro Morata spent four of Chelsea’s 14 games this season sitting on the bench. Two goals from the total of 512 minutes of action are not near the expected goal ratio Chelsea re hoping to get off of their striker.
The 25-year-old Spanish striker is putting in plenty of effort and is trying to do well for his club which the average of 7.5 shots in two Europa League games and two when it comes to the Premier League but the results are still not there.
Opta pointed it out nicely, showing that Alvaro Morata scored his first Europa League goal of the season with his 14th shot – and only the second on target.
14 – Alvaro Morata scored his first Europa League goal of the season with his 14th shot and with only his second on target. Breakthrough. pic.twitter.com/Ktq1Mf1NMi
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 4, 2018
The fact Alvaro Morata lack a ruthless edge is the biggest problem for a newly-designed attack-minded and always-going-forward Chelsea.
Morata is struggling with confidence since his final months at Juventus and is struggling to find the mental strength needed to survive the brutal demands of the modern-day football. At 25 years of age, Alvaro Morata will be forced to grow mature really quickly and develop into a world-class footballer.
At this moment in time, however, Chelsea can’t afford to wait for him. Maurizio Sarri has offered words of support for his second-choice striker after what became a tearful night for Morata but the Italian was brought to bring instant success to the Stamford Bridge outfit and Morata would better start looking for new surroundings.
The Blues have launched an early Premier league title challenge and sit at 10/1 betting odds to lift the trophy.
Maurizio Sarri continues to shape Chelsea to his own image and if there’s anything we learned from his Napoli days is that Blues need a trusted focal point upfront.
A roaming midfield and a free-flowing style of play need an anchor upfront, and Chelsea will require a reliable man who will convert whatever he gets served of a plate. Alvaro Morata (or Olivier Giroud) can hardly be called a world-class entity and that’s one aspect of the game Maurizio sari will look to solve after strengthening the midfield line with his trusted soldier Jorginho earlier this summer.
Who do you think would be the best centre-forward option for Chelsea?
Milos Markovic
Formerly a Chief Editor at the largest sports site in Serbia Sportske.net, Milos Markovic is an avid football writer who contributes to a variety of online football magazines - most prominently Soccernews.com and Futbolgrad.com. His feature articles, editorials, interviews and match analyses have provided informed opinion and views, helping the football aficionados keep up to date on relevant events in world football.
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Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken review
We face off against the evil Putzki and his totalitarian penguin regime in Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken to see if it's a battle worth fighting.
Jeff Mattas
Take a hulking chicken, add a hefty dose of John Rambo and a big 'ole pile of guns, and you end up with the hero of developer Ratloop Asia's Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken. In the PlayStation 3 exclusive action-platformer, Hardboiled--as he's called--is tasked with ridding the city of Albatropolis of an entire army of evil penguins and their bumbling supreme leader, Putzki.
Hardboiled Chicken is a super-enhanced sequel of sorts to Rocketbirds: Revolution, which was a premium Flash game that pulled in a trio of nominations at the 2010 Independent Games Festival. Hardboiled Chicken includes a number of enhancements over Revolution, not the least of which are new locations, cinematics, weapons, and a brand new co-op mode. It also includes 3D support, though I wasn't able to sample it.
Mechanically, Hardboiled Chicken is (for the most part) a solid (if standard) puzzle-platformer. In the single-player campaign, players will make their way through a variety of visually-attractive locations, gunning down all the penguins in their path and solving some light environmental puzzles. Much of the gunplay in the game also feels puzzle-like, in that getting through some of the trickier rooms will require you to prioritize targets in a specific way, and often stay on the move. Themes of capture, torture, escape, and revenge all come into play, and while penguins are the bad-guys du jour, players will also encounter helpful allies like Cardinal and Parakeet revolutionaries. Their subtitled vocal bird-gibberish is charming, with the exception of the Cardinal characters, who sound like pigs drowning in mud.
The music in Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is also worth noting. The band New World Revolution has contributed a number of songs to the game's soundtrack, including in-game tracks and cinematic music videos. They fit the game's strange tone quite well. A couple of the music-video-like cut-scenes reminded me a bit of the music and animation infusion of the band Gorillaz. Given the objectivity of musical taste, your mileage may vary, but I've had the game's title track "Robot" stuck in my head for days now.
Despite the fact that the game contains all manner of anthropomorphic birds (and the associated humor one expects) and presents itself as a cartoon come to life, over-the-top violence makes it feel like a late 80's/early 90's action flick in which Schwarzenegger or Stallone would feel right at home. It's excessive and comical--like when you're juggling enemy penguins with machine gun fire--but maintains some edgy undertones, such as the blood-spatters that paint the walls when bullet-juggling said enemies.
Aside from the hallway-based shooting and puzzling, Hardboiled Chicken also earns its Rocketbirds moniker by giving players a few sequences in which they pilot a jetpack into large-scale aerial battles against the other (normally flightless) birds. These "jetpaction" sequences are fun to play and offer up a nice change of pace from the regular levels, but once you get a handle on the simple maneuvering, boosting, and firing, they're not particularly challenging.
Co-op play is another welcome addition that allows folks to team up with a friend and play through an alternate version of the campaign. Instead of playing as Hardboiled Chicken, each player selects a Budgie commando, a smaller avatar that specializes in one of the game's many weapons. Though locations from the single-player game are recycled, players must approach them differently with two players. For example, one player can stand on the other's shoulders for added jumping height, and a number of necessary switches and button presses require co-operation to complete. I had a lot of fun playing Hardboiled Chicken's co-op with a friend, and it adds some good reason to come back and play some more after the main story is done.
There's a slight semantic issue with the game, however. The titular character is male--therefore technically a rooster--but is called a chicken. He's even referred to as the "Cock of War" in-game. It probably won't ruffle your feathers too much; it's just odd.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is a very solid and fun action-platformer, and though it's not incredibly innovative, it's a presentational tour de force that gives the sensation of participating in a Saturday morning cartoon that's also a nostalgic throwback to late-80's action cinema.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken will be available tomorrow for $11.99, exclusively via the PlayStation Store. PlayStation Plus members will get a 20% discount for one week.
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"Chicken" doesn't imply gender. A male chicken is a rooster. A female is a hen.
Someone with the audacity to include a "ruffle your feathers" pun might be tempted to say, "No harm, no fowl."
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A Summary: Changes to Exemptive Relief and Disclosure Requirements under the New ETF Rule
On September 26, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted a final rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) that will enable most exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to operate without an exemptive order, subject to various conditions (“Rule 6c-11”).[1] Among other things, Rule 6c-11 will rescind certain exemptive orders that it issued previously to ETFs and ETF sponsors, replace those orders with a standard ETF framework and establish new disclosure requirements for ETFs that rely on the rule.
Here, we summarize the highlights of Rule 6c-11 and also summarize the new disclosure requirements that will apply to ETFs.[2]
On October 24, 2019, the Federal Register published Rule 6c-11, which will become effective December 23, 2019. The compliance date for the amendments to Form N-1A is December 22, 2020, one year following the effective date.
Rescission of Prior Exemptive Orders
Rule 6c-11 rescinds, one year after its effective date, portions of certain ETF exemptive orders that granted relief related to ETF formation and operation. In turn, Rule 6c-11 provides ETFs that fall within its scope exemptive relief from the Investment Company Act that is commensurate with the relief granted by the SEC’s prior exemptive orders.
Treatment of ETF Shares as “Redeemable Securities”
The SEC’s exemptive orders provided a specialized understanding of ETFs that fit their operations but varied from the otherwise strict definitions of “redeemable security” and “open-end company,” as defined in Section 2(a)(32) and Section 5(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act. Rule 6c-11 codifies this approach by defining an ETF to mean a registered open management company (a) that issues (and redeems) creation units to (and from) authorized participants in exchange for a basket and a cash balancing amount, if any, and (b) whose shares are listed on a national securities exchange and traded at market-determined prices. This definition effectively accepts ETFs as a version of “open-end” funds permitted to issue “redeemable securities” (redeemable on demand but only in connection with the creation unit process).
In addition, the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that apply to transactions in redeemable securities issued by an open-end fund will apply to ETFs relying on Rule 6c-11. Thus, shares issued by all ETFs (i.e. those that rely on Rule 6c-11 and those that cannot) will be eligible for the “redeemable securities” exceptions in Rules 101(c)(4) and 102(d)(4) of Regulation M and Rule 10b-17(c) under the Exchange Act in connection with secondary market transactions in ETF shares and the creation or redemption of creation units. ETFs relying on Rule 6c-11 similarly will qualify for the “registered open-end investment company” exemption in Rule 11d1-2 under the Exchange Act.
ETFs that cannot Rely on the Rule
ETFs structured as unit investment trusts (UITs) cannot rely on the rule and must continue to rely on an exemptive order. Similarly, Rule 6c-11 includes a condition that excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs. These types of ETFs may not rely on the rule, and will instead continue to rely on exemptive orders.
Trading of ETF Shares at Market-Determined Prices
ETFs that register under the Investment Company Act normally obtain exemptions from Section 22(d) and Rule 22c-1, which prohibit selling redeemable securities at prices other than those described in the prospectus or based on the net assets value (the NAV). Consistent with the SEC’s prior exemptive orders, Rule 6c-11 will codify those same exemptions, enabling secondary market trading of ETF shares at market-determined prices.
Affiliated Transactions
Rule 6c-11 will exempt ETFs from the restrictions contained in sections 17(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Investment Company Act regarding the deposit and receipt of baskets by a person who is an affiliated person of an ETF (or who is an affiliated person of such a person) solely by reason of: (i) holding with the power to vote 5% or more of an ETF’s shares; or (ii) holding with the power to vote 5% or more of any investment company that is an affiliated person of the ETF. This relief is again consistent with the relief that the SEC has granted to ETFs under prior exemptive orders.
Additional Time for Delivering Redemption Proceeds
Rule 6c-11 will exempt ETFs from the redemption requirements of Section 22(e) of the Investment Company Act, allowing ETFs to delay satisfaction of a redemption request for more than seven days in the case of certain foreign investments for which a local market holiday or extended delivery cycles of another jurisdiction make timely delivery unfeasible. Pursuant to this exemption, an ETF must deliver foreign investments as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 days after the tender to the ETF. Rule 6c-11 does not provide a sunset provision to limit the relief from Section 22(e) to 10 years from the rule’s effective date, as was contemplated when the rule was proposed.
Other Key Provisions
Index-Based ETFs Versus Actively Managed ETFs
The rule eliminates the distinction between index-based ETFs and actively managed ETFs for purposes of regulation. The rule also does not include additional conditions relating to index-based ETFs with affiliated index providers (self-indexed ETFs).
The rule will require ETFs to adopt and implement written policies and procedures governing the construction of all basket assets (meaning the portfolio of assets that will underlie a creation unit’s creation or redemption) and the process that the ETFs will use for acceptance of basket assets.
In a departure from current practices, ETFs that rely on the rule would be permitted the flexibility to use “custom baskets” when creating creation units and redemption units, provided they comply with established procedures.
Custom baskets include baskets that do not reflect (i) pro rata representation of the ETF’s portfolio holdings, (ii) a representative sampling of the ETF’s portfolio holdings or (iii) changes due to rebalancing or reconstitution of the ETF’s securities market index, if applicable. Moreover, if an EFT uses different baskets in transactions on the same business day, each basket after the initial basket would be a custom basket.
Policies and procedures maintained for ETFs that use custom baskets must:
Set detailed parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of the ETF and its shareholders, including the process for any revisions to or deviations from those parameters, and
Specify the titles or roles of employees of the ETF’s investment adviser who are required to review each custom basket for compliance with those parameters.
Registration Statement and Website Disclosures
The rule makes a variety of changes to how specific matters for an ETF are addressed in its disclosures. The chart at the end of this alert compares the rule’s disclosure requirements with existing requirements for ETFs.
Going forward, ETFs should evaluate their compliance policies, as well as disclosures in ETF prospectuses and statements of additional information to ensure that they are appropriate when Rule 6c-11 becomes fully effective. The following chart summarizes some of the disclosure requirements mandated by Rule 6c-11.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO FORM N-1A AND ETF WEBSITE DISCLOSURE
COMPLIANCE DATE: DECEMBER 22, 2020
AMENDMENT DETAILS
Currently, this item requires disclosure indicating only that the table describes fees and expenses investors may pay if they buy and hold shares of the fund.
Addition of “Selling”.
Adds the term “selling” to current narrative disclosure requirements to clarify that the fees and expenses reflected in the expense table may be higher for investors if they buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund.
Fee Disclosure.
Adds a requirement to include a statement that investors may be subject to other fees not reflected in the table, such as brokerage commissions and fees to financial intermediaries.
Expense Disclosure.
Requires an ETF to provide narrative disclosure identifying specific costs associated with buying and selling ETF shares and directing investors to its website for additional information.
Permits an ETF to use formats other than Q&As to present the required information.
Moves the narrative disclosures regarding trading costs to Item 6 of Form N-1A, which provides investors with information regarding the purchase and sale of fund shares.
Requires an ETF to state that an investor may incur costs attributable to the bid-ask spread.
Requires that an ETF’s summary prospectus or summary section cross-reference the ETF’s website.
Items 6, 11 and 27
Website Disclosure Requirements.
Rule 6c-11 will require the following information to be disclosed publicly and prominently on the ETF’s website:
NAV per share, market price and premium or discount, each as of the end of the prior business day;
a line graph showing ETF share premiums or discounts for the most recently completed calendar year and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year (or the life of the ETF, if shorter);
a table showing the number of days the ETF’s shares traded at a premium or discount during the most recently completed calendar year and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year (or the life of the ETF, if shorter);
information regarding persistent (i.e. more than seven consecutive trading days) premium or discount of greater than 2%; and
median bid-ask spread over the most recent thirty calendar days.
Median Bid-Ask Spread Disclosure.
ETF relying on rule 6c-11:
Are required to disclose only median bid-ask spread on its website.
ETF not relying on rule 6c-11:
Are required to provide the ETF’s median bid-ask spread for its most recent fiscal year in its prospectus; or
Are required to comply with the bid-ask spread website disclosure requirements under rule 6c-11 (i.e. an ETF must disclose its median bid-ask spread for the most recent thirty calendar days on its website).
Adopts a lookback period of the ETF’s most recent fiscal year for the prospectus bid-ask spread disclosure requirement.
Items 6, 11 and 27 Website Disclosure Requirements.
Are required to disclose only the median bid-ask spread on its website.
Items 11 and 27
Item 11(g)(2) currently requires an ETF to provide a table showing the number of days the market price of the ETF’s shares was greater/less than the ETF’s NAV per share (i.e. premium/discount) for the most recently completed calendar year.
Item 27(b)(7)(iv) currently requires an ETF to include a table with premium/discount information for the five most recently completed fiscal years in its annual reports.
ETFs are currently permitted to omit both disclosures by providing the premium/discount information required in Item 11(g)(2) on their websites.
Premium and Discount Disclosure.
ETFs relying on rule 6c-11:
Are excluded from premium and discount requirements in Items 11(g)(2) and 27(b)(7)(iv).
ETFs not relying on rule 6c-11:
Are required to include premium and discount information required in Items 11(g)(2) and 27(b)(7)(iv) in both the prospectus and annual report, unless it chooses to comply with certain website disclosure requirements under rule 6c-11.
Currently, this item requires an ETF to specify the number of shares it will issue or redeem in exchange for the deposit or delivery of basket assets.
No Disclosure of Creation Unit Size.
Removes the requirement that an ETF specify the number of shares it will issue or redeem in exchange for the deposit or delivery of basket assets.
Items 6 and 11
Item 6(c)(ii) currently requires an ETF issuing shares in creation units of less than 25,000 to disclose the information required by Items 6(a) and (b).
Items 6(a) and (b) require a fund to (1) disclose the minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements; (2) disclose that the shares are redeemable; and (3) describe the procedures for redeeming shares.
Item 11(g)(1) currently provides that an ETF may omit information required by Items 11(a)(2), (b) and (c) if the ETF issues or redeems shares in creation units of not less than 25,000 shares each.
Item 11(a) requires a fund to disclose when calculations of NAV are made and that the price at which a purchase or redemption is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is placed.
Items 11(b) and (c) require a fund to describe the procedures used when purchasing and redeeming the fund’s shares.
No Specific Disclosure for Smaller Creation Units.
Eliminates disclosure requirements that apply only to ETFs with creation unit sizes of less than 25,000 shares.
[1] Investment Company Act Rel. No. 33646, Final Rule – Exchange Traded Funds.
[2] Read our previous alerts on this topic:
SEC Adopts Rule to Allow Most ETFs to Operate without an Order (With Strings Attached), available at https://www.shearman.com/perspectives/2019/09/sec-adopts-rule-to-allow-most-etfs-to-operate-without-an-order.
SEC’s Proposed Rule 6c-11 Would Level the ETF Playing Field, available at https://www.shearman.com/perspectives/2019/09/sec-adopts-rule-to-allow-most-etfs-to-operate-without-an-order.
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Oscar Prospects: American Hustle, David O. Russell’s Thick Slice of Voter-Friendly Trash
In a year replete with great trash, American Hustle is the crown princess of the bunch.
R. Kurt Osenlund
I think the scene that finally secured American Hustle a place on my Top 10 list was the one in which conman Irving’s (Christian Bale) wife, Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence), goes on and on about her fingernail topcoat at a dinner. Chatting up Dolly (Elizabeth Röhm), the wife of soon-to-be-swindled Camden mayor Carmine (Jeremy Renner), Rosalyn raves about the topcoat’s contradictory virtues, saying it’s “sweet and sour, rotten and delicious—like flowers, but with garbage.” She “can’t get enough of it.” To watch this scene is to witness David O. Russell not only reclaim his former, gonzo glory, but wholeheartedly own the superficial tackiness of his vision. Sure, this is a film about countless layers of fakery, and the notion of a topcoat—a mask—being both vile and alluring has definite thematic implications. But American Hustle, marvelously, isn’t hung up on such sobering ideas. The topcoat speech is more a megaphone announcement of tone, and of a director finally ditching the safety net of Oscar pandering, which he used to entrance voters with the falsely offbeat The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook. And still, he’s going to net those votes nonetheless, as there’s just enough delicious here to make the rotten palatable for traditionalists.
In a year replete with great trash (see also: Passion, Only God Forgives, and I’m So Excited), American Hustle is the crown princess of the bunch, set loose to be as gaudily bonkers as it wants to be without over-complicating, or diverting focus from, its rather loaded narrative. So, with gaudy, trashy surfaces in mind, let’s begin by saying that the film is likely to land Oscar nods for both Costume Design and Makeup and Hairstyling. Ask around, and what many viewers will likely discuss is the purposefully showboat-y looks of American Hustle’s characters. For months, the plunging necklines of Amy Adams and Lawrence’s ‘70s-era dresses have been gracing the pages of entertainment and fashion rags alike, and the men’s duds have gotten their share of attention as well. Even more conversation-prompting is all that hair, which each character rocks in a distinctive fashion. Lawrence’s blonde tendrils are piled up on her head like a golden load of laundry, Bale has that in-your-face hairpiece to contend with, Bradley Cooper uses curlers to get his coif right, and Adams has the most expressive and character-complimenting locks this side of Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is the Warmest Color. Whether Russell makes all of this era-specific or overly costume-y is irrelevant; the point is it’s utterly memorable.
A certified lock in the Supporting Actress race, Lawrence is the one cast member bound to add another nomination to her tally (the five lead stars—Lawrence, Adams, Bale, Cooper, and Renner—are all prior winners or nominees). A lot of factors will secure this: Lawrence is the most traditionally entertaining in her comic-relief role, her It Girl status shows no signs of diminishing, she’s an anointed Academy favorite, she thoroughly nails the part, and, most of all, she’s the showiest of the group. The Supporting Actress field is famously a home for ladies going over the top, and while I’d nominate Lawrence myself, it’s irksome to think that she’ll get more notice for being the loudest in the room than for being an astonishingly precocious talent who knows the bone marrow of the women she plays. More irksome still is that Adams, who plays Irving’s mistress and conning partner, Sydney, will likely be overlooked in the Best Actress race. That’s perhaps because Adams isn’t as showy as Lawrence, but probably because the five slots here are all but claimed by vets Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench, Meryl Streep, and Emma Thompson. Even more shrewd in her understanding of whom she’s embodying, Adams delivers what is bar-none the best performance of her career, expertly scouring virtually every emotional corner an actor could hope to, and embracing the full breadth of the film’s “garbage” while still somehow emerging with a multi-dimensional woman of grace, danger, and vulnerability. Adams’s and Lawrence’s are two of the best female characters and performances of 2013, but sadly, only the latter seems destined for a nod.
Still, odds are Lawrence won’t be the lone American Hustle castmate vying for gold. Playing shady F.B.I. agent Richie to the hilt, and presenting him as Rosalyn’s male counterpart in terms of sheer volume, Cooper seems a rather safe bet for Supporting Actor recognition, especially since that race still has a lot of wiggle room (if you ask me, the only locks at this stage are Michael Fassbender in 12 Years a Slave, Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club, and Barkhad Abdi in Captain Phillips). I’d put similar faith in the Original Screenplay by Russell and Eric Singer, which has lapped up citations from the Golden Globes, the BFCA, and a handful of critics’ groups, and seems unstoppable for its mere aptness in this oddball-loving category. I absolutely wouldn’t count out nods for Editing or Art Direction, but those are two fields in which American Hustle seems to lie just outside the surefire slate. The film’s nomination tally will likely top out at seven, and though you didn’t hear it here first, those nominations will include one for revived Director Russell and one for his delicious, sweet-and-sour mess of a Picture.
Surest bets: Best Picture; Best Director, David O. Russell; Best Original Screenplay; Best Supporting Actress, Jennifer Lawrence; Best Supporting Actor, Bradley Cooper; Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Best Costume Design.
Possibilities: Best Actress, Amy Adams; Best Film Editing; Best Art Direction.
Shouldn’t Be Overlooked: Best Cinematography.
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There doesn’t seem to be much standing in the way of the triumph of the red, white, and blue neo-Juggalo.
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We couldn’t really say it any better than Odie Henderson, who recently scoffed: “Who wins the Costume Design Oscar for Joker? The Goodwill? Who wins the Makeup Oscar for Joker? A blind Mary Kay consultant?” While we think the Academy will stop short of awarding the motley threads of Todd Phillips’s risible throwback machine in the costume category, the fact that they were nominated at all over, say, the imaginatively garish ‘70s finery that Ruth Carter created for Dolemite Is My Name indicates a level of affection for Joker that no one who doesn’t use the word “snowflake” on a daily basis seems prepared for.
While, to us, Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker looks like nothing so much as Marge after sitting still for a makeup gun, as Homer put it best, “Women will like what I tell them to like.” From his lips to the Academy’s ears (and face). And given this category’s expansion didn’t add more multicolored prosthetic creations along the lines of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, but instead more invisible character augmentation along the lines of Judy and Bombshell, there doesn’t seem to be much standing in the way of the triumph of the red, white, and blue neo-Juggalo.
Will Win: Joker
Could Win: Judy
Should Win: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Parasite is a pervasive presence in the news cycle, and at just the right time.
Ed Gonzalez
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Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a pervasive presence in the news cycle, and at just the right time. As I write this latest prediction for Slant’s rolling Oscar coverage, the top article on the front page of Rotten Tomatoes is a ranking, by Tomatometer, of the nine films nominated for best picture this year. Number one? Parasite. Immediately next to that article is a callout to readers to vote for their favorite film of 2019 that uses Song Kang-ho’s face from Parasite’s poster as the featured image. Regarding that poster, in simply placing black bars over the actors’ faces, it succinctly, eerily, perfectly underlines the film’s obsession with social strata. And you don’t need to look far beyond the aggregate site to land on some article praising the perfectly lit and designed architectural purgatory that is the film’s main setting.
Perfect. That’s a funny word. There are no objectively measurable criteria for perfection, but given how many times I’ve heard Bong’s film described as being “perfect” since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or, you’d think that there were. Still, the impulse to use it to describe this particular film, so balanced and attuned to the ties that both bind and separate us, evident in everything from the dimensions of Bong’s aesthetic, to his actors’ faces, to their words, makes a certain kind of sense. Quick, can you name the other four films nominated in this category? How apt if you can’t, as this is a film profoundly obsessed with the subterfuge that can be weaponized during class warfare. Or awards campaigns.
Will Win: Parasite
Could Win: Pain and Glory
Should Win: Parasite
John Williams is in no danger of winning, but a case could be made for any of the other four.
That one of the five films nominated for original score this year is not a best picture nominee nor had any shot at being one almost makes this category an outlier among this year’s Oscar races, which seem otherwise fixated on frontrunners. John Williams already had the record-setting strength of 51 previous nominations leading into this week’s announcement, so his nod for the third Star Wars installment, or sixth, or ninth, or…does The Mandalorian count? Anyway, suffice it to say that the only thing that could’ve been more knee-jerk than to select nominations solely from among this year’s best picture probables would be to rubber stamp Williams uploading yet more variations on intellectual property.
Williams is in no danger of winning, but a case could be made for any of the other four. Alexandre Desplat already has two wins here, both in the last six years, but Little Women is finally picking up momentum at just the right time. His richly romantic cues, which are practically wall to wall throughout the film, come on like a crushed-velvet dust jacket, binding Greta Gerwig’s shifting timeline together in a way that makes just about everyone who isn’t Sasha Stone want to clutch the entire thing to their bosoms.
Arguably, another film that’s still reaching its crest stage is 1917, and unlike Desplat, composer Thomas Newman is still waiting for his first win, and now holding the category’s longest losing streak. It can’t be said that Newman doesn’t pull out all the stops, piecing together a work that feels inspired by both Hans Zimmer’s pulsating Dunkirk score and Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” most memorably used in Oliver Stone’s Platoon. And yet, we’re kind of with Bilge Ebiri, who after the nominations were announced, tweeted, “You didn’t give it to DUNKIRK, you’re not allowed to give it to 1917. Sorry, we’re very strict on this matter.”
Not to say that we expect 1917 to roll snake eyes on its 10 nominations. Only that any nominations for the film related to things that Dunkirk already did better two years ago are a tough sell, despite the draw of Newman’s increasingly amplified Oscar backstory. That’s presuming that the narrative doesn’t wind up over-shadowed by the sidebar-friendly cousin’s duel between Thomas and his cousin, Randy Newman, whose jaunty, Terms of Endearment-esque Marriage Story score appears to have as many detractors as it has fans.
Until the nominations were announced, we admit to assuming that Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Golden Globe win for Todd Phillips’s Joker was going to go down the same way as Justin Hurwitz’s did a year ago: with an Oscar snub. We reasoned that Guðnadóttir, who also perked ears up and won an Emmy last year for her work on HBO’s Chernobyl, was still too fresh a talent for the more cliquey AMPAS musicians’ branch. But now that she’s there, Globe in hand and attached to the film that, by the numbers, the academy loved best this year, she offers even conscience-wracked voters the chance to hand a feature-length 4chan fantasy a guilt-free win by also awarding one of the film’s few female nominees.
Will Win: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Could Win: Thomas Newman, 1917
Should Win: Alexandre Desplat, Little Women
Tags: Academy Awards, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker, Thomas Newman, 1917, Alexandre Desplat, Little Women, Randy Newman, Marriage Story, John Williams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Well hi, everybody, it’s nice to see you.
Photo: LD Entertainment
Well hi, everybody, it’s nice to see you. Loyal readers of Slant’s Oscar coverage know that we don’t like to beat around the bush, and this year we have even less reason to do so what with the accelerated awards calendar forcing us to kick-start our rolling predictions earlier than usual. So, as we busy ourselves in the next few days catching up with some remaining blindspots, and being thankful that we don’t actually ever have to see Cats, we will be bringing you our predictions in some of Oscar’s easier-to-call categories.
Which isn’t to say that we’re going to be drama-free. Case in point: the revelation that Eric Henderson, my fellow awards guru, made on Twitter this week that “Scarlett Johansson is genuinely better in Jojo Rabbit than in Marriage Story.” He also asked us to throw the tweet back in this face four or five years from now, but I say right now is as good a time as any.
No, seriously, shocking as that tweet was to this fan of Marriage Story’s entire acting ensemble, that some are already predicting the actress as a possible spoiler in supporting actress in the wake of Jojo Rabbit scoring six nominations, it’s gotten us thinking about the ostensibly evolving tastes of AMPAS’s membership at a time when it’s struggling to diversify itself. And based on how things went down at last year’s Oscars, the only conclusion we can come up with is that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Immediately after Glenn Close lost the Oscar last year to Olivia Coleman, Eric sent me a text wondering why AMPAS hates the former so much, to which I offered that there’s nothing more unwavering than Hollywood’s support for actors playing real-life individuals. Well, that and its support for actors who actually want to be exalted by the industry. Even in a world where Renée Zellweger isn’t also being helped by a comeback narrative, and has yet to follow Joaquin Phoenix’s savvy lead by getting arrested at Jane Fonda’s weekly climate change protest and erasing our memory of her performance at the Golden Globes, she’s nominated for a generally well liked performance in a film that has actually performed well at the box office.
On Monday, more outcry was provoked by the Oscar nominations, again for women being shut out of the best director race, but also for the snubbing of several actors of color, most notably Jennifer Lopez and Lupita N’yongo. Some will speculate that Cynthia Erivo, the only actor of color to be nominated this year, is a potential spoiler here, but whether she stands to benefit from a core of protest votes is something that can never be known. This fine actress’s performance checks off almost as many boxes as Zellweger’s, if not, at the end of the day, the one that matters most: representing a film about the industry itself, in this case one that will allow a reliably backward-looking Hollywood to atone for sins committed against their own.
Will Win: Renée Zellweger, Judy
Could Win: Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Should Win: Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning by Issa Rae and John Cho.
Alexa Camp
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning by Issa Rae and John Cho. Todd Phillips’s Joker led the nomination count with 11, followed by Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Sam Mendes’s 1917, and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood with 10 each, and Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit, and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women with six each.
While Joker mostly received attention throughout the awards season for Joaquin Phoenix’s lead performance, many pegged Hildur Guðnadóttir’s victory at the Golden Globes for her score as a sign that the film would do well at the Oscars. Elsewhere, Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) had to make way for Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell) in best supporting actress and Lupita N’yongo (Us) for Saoirse Ronan (Little Women) in best actress. And both Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes) landed nominations for best actor, pushing Golden Globe-winner Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Robert De Niro (The Irishman), and Christian Bale (Ford v. Ferrari out of the way.
See below for a full list of the nominations.
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Best Live-Action Short
Nefta Footfall Club
The Neighbor’s Window
A Sister
The Edge of Democracy
Best Documentary Short Subject
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
St. Louis Superman
Walk, Run, Chacha
Best International Feature Film
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Misérables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)
Best Production Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
I Lost My Body
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman
“I’m Standing with You,” Breakthrough
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions
We were so sure that last year’s Oscars would be the last Oscars. Okay, not really.
We were so sure that last year’s Oscars would be the last Oscars. Okay, not really, but the endless parade of stupid decisions to improve a show that no one who watches thinks ought to be anything other than the silly, dated, gaudy thing it’s always been gave us no confidence in its future. Nor, for that matter, did the Academy’s utter acquiescence to the Golden Globes’s selection process, rubber-stamping the latter ceremony’s much-derided choices of Bohemian Rhapsody for best drama (!) and Green Book for best comedy (!!) by allowing those films to become the two biggest winners of Oscar night. As it turns out, only one of the many lame suggestions proffered by the AMPAS’s board of directors actually came to pass, if only temporarily. It’s the accelerated calendar that shortened this year’s Oscar season and forced everyone (including us) to scramble to get ahead of the much-tightened deadline. So, like Tom Hanks’s Fred Rogers, we’ll get right to the heart of the matter.
If there was ever a year where we’d feel comfortable going with fewer than eight nominees here, something the Oscars haven’t done since the expansion beyond five a decade ago, this would be that year. From festivals to critics’ awards to the ongoing guild nominations, such has been the uninterrupted love streak for four specific films—Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, and Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite—that it’s easy to imagine the quartet hoovering away enough of those necessary first-place votes to leave almost no room for the remaining candidates.
Did we say four? Maybe make that six, since the last few days have proven to us that both 1917, which upset for the best drama and best director Golden Globes, and, arguably, Joker, which earned the most BAFTA nominations, are firing on all necessary cylinders. We’re still not entirely sure that the love for Joker’s incel overtures isn’t more of a European thing (beyond the BAFTAs, its strongest endorsement came from its surprising Golden Lion triumph at the Venice Film Festival) and that the majority of American’s cultural gatekeepers aren’t repulsed.
But a hit is a hit is a hit, which is why we’re also predicting a surprise nod for this year’s foremost Dad Movie™, James Mangold’s Ford v. Ferrari, and would be likely to predict the same for an even bigger hit, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, if only its devilish depiction of the underlying racism residing within even the most well-meaning moneyed white people didn’t hit so close to home. And, of course, were it not for the alternative chance for voters to instead shoot broadly satirical, and safely historical, Nazis in a barrel.
Will Be Nominated: Ford v. Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Marriage Story, 1917, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, and Parasite
Closest Runners-Up: Bombshell, Little Women, and Knives Out
No nomination gave us more reason to believe that AMPAS’s cleaning up of its voting roster may have actually changed things than Paweł Pawlikowski’s for best director last year, over the likes of Bradley Cooper and Peter Farrelly. Sure, the directors branch has always been among the most likely to nominate foreign-language candidates, once the seal was broken in the ‘60s during Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman’s heyday. But last year everyone knew their due diligence would be taken care of by Roma’s Alfonso Cuarón, and yet they still nominated a second foreign prospect, marking only the second time that’s ever happened, after Lina Wertmuller and Bergman earned nods for 1976’s Seven Beauties and Face to Face, respectively.
That, after Wertmuller, only four other female directors have been nominated isn’t of itself the kiss of death for Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, Marielle Heller, Céline Sciamma, Lorene Scafaria, Mati Diop, Chinonye Chukwu, Olivia Wilde, Alma Har’el, Claire Denis, Kasi Lemmons, Melina Matsoukas, or Joanna Hogg. But the fact that BAFTA and the DGA could both assess a year with not just one top-drawer distaff candidate but legitimately more than a dozen, and still come up with nothing but penis sure feels like it.
The AMPAS branch of directors, though, still feels one or two steps hipper than the room. Maybe not hip enough to give the Safdie brothers their due, but we at least expect them to hold their noses about giving their slot to the director of The Hangover movies, and to stand another foreign director alongside the given Bong Joon-ho. Of the many options, we feel pretty bullish about longtime Academy favorite Pedro Almodóvar, whose Pain and Glory is as much a valedictory lap for elder artists as Tarantino and Scorsese’s offerings.
Will Be Nominated: Martin Scorsese, The Irishman; Sam Mendes, 1917; Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood; Pedro Almodóvar, Pain and Glory; and Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Closest Runners-Up: Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit; Todd Phillips, Joker; and Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
It’s hard to dispute what Mark Harris months ago saw happening in this category, namely that four slots were thought to be all but locked in for white actresses, despite wide acknowledgement that this was a weak year for the category except when it comes to actresses of color. Well, we’re going to dispute it anyway. In particular, we’re nowhere near as convinced as Gold Derby that Charlize Theron is a slam dunk. (Their collective has assigned her even more “predict nomination” points, whatever those are, than winner-elect Renée Zellweger.) Theron’s turn may be more physically transformative than co-star Nicole Kidman’s, but she’s still playing Megyn Kelly, no matter how much Bombshell opts to highlight her lawyerly “objectivity” behind the scenes and only pays momentary lip service to the sort of “Jesus was white, and so is Santa Claus” rhetoric that made her a star at Fox News in the first place.
The film’s underperformance in theaters and with precursors also doesn’t bode well, but it’s hard to imagine even the same voters who handed Green Book the top award siding with Kelly over Saoirse Ronan’s Jo pointedly throwing a passive-aggressive wedding at the end of her book to please an editor in Little Women. Lupita Nyong’o’s precursor run for starring in elevated horror gave us flashbacks, but she has one thing Toni Collette didn’t: that SAG nod. So, we think she emerges from the underworld to stand alongside Harriet’s Cynthia Erivo.
Will Be Nominated: Cynthia Erivo, Harriet; Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story; Lupita Nyong’o, Us; Saoirse Ronan, Little Women; and Renée Zellweger, Judy
Closest Runners-Up: Awkwafina, The Farewell; Charlize Theron, Bombshell; and Alfre Woodard, Clemency
On the flip side, we’re unable to shake the specter of Ethan Hawke failing to land an Oscar nod despite winning approximately four times as many critics’ awards as any other single performer last year. There will likely be plenty of time to unpack what AMPAS has to say about masculinity in the midst of the #MeToo backlash, but suffice it for now to say that the alchemy straight actor Antonio Banderas brings to Almodóvar’s queer universe, not just now but for literally a generation, feels particularly out of line with the zeitgeist held up against not just the likes of Joaquin Phoenix’s sociopathic Joker, but arguably almost everyone else we see breezing by Banderas for the nod in the year’s most competitive acting category.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s existential crisis as fading B-list actor Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is also, often explicitly, a crisis of professional virility. The initial post-feminist-friendly reluctance of Adam Driver’s character to do battle with his soon-to-be ex-wife in Marriage Story eventually shatters into what Film Twitter (yes, shallowly) categorized as the wrath of someone who’s never had to deal with being called on their privilege. And, of course, Ford v. Ferrari’s last word on Oscar darling Christian Bale’s Ken Miles comes in the form of one of his tools, predicating his entire existence on “the work.”
And speaking of work, if Rocketman’s Taron Egerton looks increasingly likely to take the most up-for-grabs slot, it’s as much due to his willingness to put in the hours on the glad-handing highway as it is Oscar’s increasingly grudging fondness for male ingénues (Rami Malek, Eddie Redmayne). In the context of all this, we won’t be terribly surprised to see Robert De Niro’s central performance in The Irishman, as a man’s man who way too late in the game realizes the cost of his brand of masculinity, reduced to an also-ran.
Will Be Nominated: Christian Bale, Ford v. Ferrari; Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood; Adam Driver, Marriage Story; Taron Egerton, Rocketman; and Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Closest Runners-Up: Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory; Robert De Niro, The Irishman; and Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Academy rules prevent Margo Robbie from getting nominated twice here. But the fact that the BAFTAs reserved not one but two slots for her on their ballot, despite all headwinds indicating that the consultants and publicists pulling the strings on the campaign trail had fully installed Bombshell as “the one” for Robbie’s Oscar chances this year, feels an awful lot like Kate Winslet in 2008 to us. As you recall, everyone fell into line with the narrative that she was to be nominated for lead actress for Revolutionary Road and supporting actress for The Reader. And as you recall, the Academy didn’t like the former film and found the latter downright irresistible, and so they went their own way. That’s the benefit of being the Oscars. (Everything else is called a “precursor” because they’re not the Oscars.)
We don’t need to tell you of the sizable overlap between BAFTA’s membership and AMPAS’s for you to take a wild guess as to which of Robbie’s two contending films is better liked. Also, the backlash against those who would dare point out Robbie’s Sharon Tate, aside from her feet, has a lot less to do in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood than in Bombshell is very much in the air. I mean, we’re that close to including Anna Paquin among our list of closest runners-up, specifically because of the volume among those decrying her lack of dialogue in The Irishman.
Will Be Nominated: Laura Dern, Marriage Story; Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit; Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers; Florence Pugh, Little Women; and Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Closest Runners-Up: Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell; Margot Robbie, Bombshell; and Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
About this category, we have roughly as much to say as Anna Paquin, or maybe Joe Pesci, whose uncharacteristically verbose acceptance speech took everyone by surprise at the New York Film Critics Circle gala this week. Five slots, and Parasite’s Song Kang-ho aside, Oscar’s elder statesmen look to fill them all. The dual nominations for Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira last year would seem to portend good things for Song—to say nothing of SAG’s perception-altering (and still mind-blowing) nomination of Bong Joon-ho’s film for best ensemble cast over the likes of Marriage Story, Little Women, and Knives Out, but neither of Roma’s actresses faced as much competition in their fields for others’ valedictory victory laps.
Even more so than in best actress, this category simply has four slots all but reserved already. For the fifth, BAFTA and the Golden Globes went for Anthony Hopkins as Bad Pope, and SAG opted for Jamie Foxx as Good Incarnate. We’re expecting Oscar voters to go somewhere in the middle: Alan Alda, a welcome breath of fresh air playing the one lawyer in Marriage Story who recognizes how the whole system is rigged, unfair, and predatory, and who yet still possesses enough humanity to regale his client with a long-winded joke (on the clock, naturally).
Will Be Nominated: Alan Alda, Marriage Story; Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; Al Pacino, The Irishman; Joe Pesci, The Irishman; and Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Closest Runners-Up: Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy; Song Kang-ho, Parasite; and Sam Rockwell, Jojo Rabbit
You may have noticed that we’re not yet convinced that Little Women is going to pull a Phantom Thread as the late-breaker that gets ignored by most precursors only to finally arrive at the station when it comes time for Oscar nominations. But Greta Gerwig’s updating of Louisa Mae Alcott’s universe for modern sensibilities feels like the frontrunner here, alongside Steven Zaillian’s adaptation of Charles Brandt’s I Heard You Paint Houses, which at approximately 4,680 pages of script earns the spot on ream-girth alone.
While it’s all iffy territory beyond those two, we actually feel pretty good about the WGA’s nominees enough to quell our reservations about leaving off the crowd-pleasing, feminist antics of Hustlers and the, we guess, Catholic-pleasing antics of The Two Popes. Jojo Rabbit and Joker were both written or co-written by the films’ directors, which never hurts, and this is one of the few categories where we could see the subtleties of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s treatise on masculinity trumping the revving of Ford v. Ferrari’s.
Will Be Nominated: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, and Little Women
Closest Runners-Up: Ford v. Ferrari, Hustlers, and The Two Popes
We can’t go five-for-five with WGA on this side of the script categories, as Quentin Tarantino remains ineligible for guild consideration. Also, you know, Booksmart, as we’d be more shocked to see that one included on the Oscar roster than we would be to see Tarantino left off. Because, beyond Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Parasite, there are already way too many candidates that fit the classic template for original screenplays that earn their movies its only Oscar nod out there, among them Rian Johnson’s riotous Knives Out, the Safdie brothers and Ronald Bronstein’s unrelenting Uncut Gems, and Lulu Wang’s nuanced The Farewell. Johnson’s political whodunit hybrid is in with a bullet syringe filled with morphine, but the other two look vulnerable to Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, filled as it is with copious speechifying, and (again) Pedro Almodóvar’s don’t-call-it-a-swan song Pain and Glory.
Will Be Nominated: Knives Out, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Pain and Glory, and Parasite
Closest Runners-Up: The Farewell, Uncut Gems, Us
2019 Tony Nominations: Hadestown and Ain’t Too Proud Lead Field
Both shows were joined in the Best Musical category by Beetlejuice, The Prom, and Tootsie.
Photo: Matthew Murphy
Nominations for the 73rd Tony Awards were announced this morning, with CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King and actors Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon revealing the nominees in the top eight categories. Leading the pack with 14 nominations Hadestown, followed by Ain’t Too Proud—The Life of the Temptations with 12. Both shows were joined in the Best Musical category by Beetlejuice, The Prom, and Tootsie.
Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations
The Prom
Choir Boy by Tarell
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
The Boys in the Band
The Waverly Gallery
Best Revival of a Musical
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
Adam Driver, Burn This
Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Annette Bening, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Derrick Baskin, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Damon Daunno, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Santino Fontana, Tootsie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Kelli O’Hara, Kiss Me, Kate
Best Book of a Musical
Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations, Dominique Morisseau
Beetlejuice, Scott Brown and Anthony King
Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin
Tootsie, Robert Horn
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Be More Chill, Joe Iconis
Beetlejuice, Eddie Perfect
The Prom, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
To Kill a Mockingbird, Adam Guettel
Tootsie, David Yazbek
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Bertie Carvel, Ink
Robin De Jesús, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This
Benjamin Walker, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman
Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ruth Wilson, King Lear
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
André De Shields, Hadestown
Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
Patrick Page, Hadestown
Jeremy Pope, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Ephraim Sykes, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lilli Cooper, Tootsie
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
Ali Stroker, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Mary Testa, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
Bunny Christie, Ink
Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jan Versweyveld, Network
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Peter England, King Kong
Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
Laura Jellinek, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
David Korins, Beetlejuice
Best Costume Design of a Play
Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Clint Ramos, Torch Song
Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass, Hadestown
William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
William Ivey Long, Tootsie
Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Paul Tazewell, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Ink
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Howell Binkley, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Bradley King, Hadestown
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice
Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, Ink
Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird
Fitz Patton, Choir Boy
Nick Powell, The Ferryman
Eric Sleichim, Network
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice
Peter Hylenski, King Kong
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Drew Levy, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown
Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, Ink
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
Ivo van Hove, Network
George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Best Direction of a Musical
Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
Scott Ellis, Tootsie
Daniel Fish, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Des McAnuff, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Casey Nicholaw, The Prom
Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy
Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
Denis Jones, Tootsie
David Neumann, Hadestown
Sergio Trujillo, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Best Orchestrations
Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
Simon Hale, Tootsie
Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate
Daniel Kluger, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Harold Wheeler, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Terrence McNally
Rosemary Harris
Harold Wheeler
Special Tony Awards
Jason Michael Webb
Sonny Tilders
Regional Theatre Tony Award
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Broadway Inspirational Voices
Peter Entin
Joseph Blakely Forbes
FDNY Engine 54
Tony Nominations by Production
Hadestown – 14
Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations – 12
Tootsie – 11
The Ferryman – 9
To Kill a Mockingbird – 9
Beetlejuice – 8
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! – 8
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus – 7
The Prom – 7
Ink – 6
Network – 5
Choir Boy – 4
Kiss Me, Kate – 4
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons – 3
Burn This – 3
The Cher Show – 3
King Kong – 3
Bernhardt/Hamlet – 2
The Boys in the Band – 2
Torch Song – 2
The Waverly Gallery – 2
What the Constitution Means to Me – 2
Be More Chill – 1
Hillary and Clinton – 1
King Lear – 1
Oscars 2019: Complete Winners List
The 91st Academy Awards are now behind us, and the telecast told us just about nothing that we don’t already know about AMPAS.
Photo: Universal Pictures
The 91st Academy Awards are now behind us, and the telecast told us just about nothing that we don’t already know about AMPAS. Which isn’t to say that the ceremony wasn’t without its surprises. For one, whoever decided to capture Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s performance of “Shallow” from A Star Is Born in one single take that would end with the pair sitting side by side, rapt in each other and framed in Bergman-esque repose, should hereby be responsible for every Oscar ceremony moving forward.
For some, though not us, Green Book’s victory for best picture came as surprise. As our own Eric Henderson put it in his prediction: “Those attacking the film from every conceivable angle have also ignored the one that matters to most people: the pleasure principle. Can anyone blame Hollywood for getting its back up on behalf of a laughably old-fashioned but seamlessly mounted road movie-cum-buddy pic that reassures people that the world they’re leaving is better than the one they found? That’s, as they say, the future that liberals and Oscar want.”
In the end, the awards went down more or less as expected, with the only real shock of the evening being Oliva Colman’s stunning upset over Glenn Close in the best actress race. (Glenn, we hope you are on the phone right now trying to get that Sunset Boulevard remake to finally happen.) Black Panther proved more indomitable than expected, winning in three categories (none of which we predicted), and Free Solo pulling a victory over RBG that was the first big sign of the evening that, then and now, AMPAS members vote above all else with their guts.
See below for the full list of winners from the 2019 Oscars.
Green Book (WINNER)
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (WINNER)
Adam McKay, Vice
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody (WINNER)
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite (WINNER)
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Mahershala Ali, Green Book (WINNER)
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina de Tavira, Roma
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk (WINNER)
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
BlacKkKlansman, Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee (WINNER)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born, Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, and Will Fetters
The Favourite, Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
First Reformed, Paul Schrader
Green Book, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, and Peter Farrelly (WINNER)
Roma, Alfonso Cuarón
Vice, Adam McKay
Capernaum (Lebanon)
Cold War (Poland)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico) (WINNER)
Shoplifters (Japan)
Free Solo, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (WINNER)
Hale County This Morning, This Evening, RaMell Ross
Minding the Gap, Bing Liu
Of Fathers and Sons, Talal Derki
RBG, Betsy West and Julie Cohen
Incredibles 2, Brad Bird
Isle of Dogs, Wes Anderson
Mirai, Mamoru Hosoda
Ralph Breaks the Internet, Rich Moore and Phil Johnston
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (WINNER)
Cold War, Lukasz Zal
The Favourite, Robbie Ryan
Never Look Away, Caleb Deschanel
Roma, Alfonso Cuarón (WINNER)
A Star Is Born, Matthew Libatique
BlacKkKlansman, Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody, John Ottman (WINNER)
Green Book, Patrick J. Don Vito
The Favourite, Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Vice, Hank Corwin
Black Panther, Hannah Beachler (WINNER)
First Man, Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
The Favourite, Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
Mary Poppins Returns, John Myhre and Gordon Sim
Roma, Eugenio Caballero and Bárbara Enrı́quez
BlacKkKlansman, Terence Blanchard
Black Panther, Ludwig Goransson (WINNER)
If Beale Street Could Talk, Nicholas Britell
Isle of Dogs, Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
All The Stars from Black Panther by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
I’ll Fight from RBG by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson
The Place Where Lost Things Go from Mary Poppins Returns by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
Shallow from A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice (WINNER)
When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Mary Zophres
Black Panther, Ruth E. Carter (WINNER)
The Favourite, Sandy Powell
Mary Poppins Returns, Sandy Powell
Mary Queen of Scots, Alexandra Byrne
Avengers: Infinity War, Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl, and Daniel Sudick
Christopher Robin, Chris Lawrence, Mike Eames, Theo Jones, and Chris Corbould
First Man, Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles, and J.D. Schwalm (WINNER)
Ready Player One, Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler, and David Shirk
Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, and Dominic Tuohy
Black Panther, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, and Peter Devlin
Bohemian Rhapsody, Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin, and John Casali (WINNER)
First Man, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee, and Mary H. Ellis
Roma, Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan, and José Antonio García
A Star Is Born, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Jason Ruder, and Steve Morrow
Black Panther, Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker
Bohemian Rhapsody, John Warhurst (WINNER)
First Man, Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
A Quiet Place, Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
Roma, Sergio Diaz and Skip Lievsay
Border, Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer
Mary Queen of Scots, Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher, and Jessica Brooks
Vice, Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia Dehaney (WINNER)
Detainment, Vincent Lambe
Fauve, Jeremy Comte
Marguerite, Marianne Farley
Mother, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Skin, Guy Nattiv (WINNER)
Black Sheep, Ed Perkins
End Game, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Lifeboat, Skye Fitzgerald
A Night at the Garden, Marshall Curry
Period. End of Sentence., Rayka Zehtabchi (WINNER)
Animal Behaviour, Alison Snowden and David Fine
Bao, Domee Shi (WINNER)
Late Afternoon, Louise Bagnall
One Small Step, Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas
Weekends, Trevor Jimenez
Oscars 2019: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? Our Final Predictions
No one is okay with the Academy Awards the way they are, and everyone seems sure that they know how to fix them.
Eric Henderson and Ed Gonzalez
Photo: Netflix
No one is okay with the Academy Awards the way they are, and everyone seems sure that they know how to fix them. Cut out the montages, bring back honorary award presentations, give stunt performers their own category, let ranked-choice voting determine every category and not just best picture, overhaul the membership ranks, hold the event before the guilds spoil the surprise, find a host with the magic demographic-spanning mojo necessary to double the show’s recent audience pools, nominate bigger hits, nominate only hits. Across the last 24 days, Ed Gonzalez and I have mulled over the academy’s existential crisis and how it’s polluted this year’s Oscar race so thoroughly that it feels eerily similar to the 2016 election cycle all over again. We’re spent, and while we don’t know if we have it in us to do this next year, we just might give it another go if Oscar proves us wrong on Sunday in more than just one category.
Below are our final Oscar predictions. Want more? Click on the individual articles for our justifications and more, including who we think should win in all 24 categories.
Picture: Green Book
Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Actor: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Actress: Glenn Close, The Wife
Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Original Screenplay: Green Book
Adapted Screenplay: BlacKkKlansman
Foreign Language: Roma
Documentary Feature: RBG
Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Documentary Short: Period. End of Sentence
Animated Short: Weekends
Live Action Short: Skin
Film Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody
Production Design: The Favourite
Cinematography: Cold War
Costume Design: The Favourite
Makeup and Hairstyling: Vice
Score: If Beale Street Could Talk
Song: “Shallow,” A Star Is Born
Sound Editing: First Man
Sound Mixing: Bohemian Rhapsody
Visual Effects: First Man
Oscar 2019 Winner Predictions: Picture
The industry’s existential crisis has polluted this race so thoroughly that it feels eerily similar to the 2016 election cycle all over again.
“I’m hyperventilating a little. If I fall over pick me up because I’ve got something to say,” deadpanned Frances McDormand upon winning her best actress Oscar last year. From her lips to Hollywood’s ears. No one is okay with the Academy Awards the way they are, and everyone seems sure that they know how to fix them. Cut out the montages, bring back honorary award presentations, give stunt performers their own category, let ranked-choice voting determine every category and not just best picture, overhaul the membership ranks, hold the event before the guilds spoil the surprise, find a host with the magic demographic-spanning mojo necessary to double the show’s recent audience pools, nominate bigger hits, nominate only hits.
But first, as McDormand herself called for during her speech, “a moment of perspective.” A crop of articles have popped up over the last two weeks looking back at the brutal showdown between Saving Private Ryan and Shakespeare In Love at the 1999 Academy Awards, when Harvey Weinstein was at the height of his nefarious powers. Every retrospective piece accepts as common wisdom that it was probably the most obnoxious awards season in history, one that indeed set the stage for every grinding assault we’ve paid witness to ever since. But did anyone two decades ago have to endure dozens of weekly Oscar podcasters and hundreds of underpaid web writers musing, “What do the Academy Awards want to be moving forward, exactly? Who should voters represent in this fractured media environment, exactly?” How much whiskey we can safely use to wash down our Lexapro, exactly?
Amid the fox-in-a-henhouse milieu of ceaseless moral outrage serving as this awards season’s backdrop, and amid the self-obsessed entertainers now wrestling with the idea that they now have to be “content providers,” all anyone seems concerned about is what an Oscar means in the future, and whether next year’s versions of Black Panther and Bryan Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody have a seat at the table. What everyone’s forgetting is what the Oscars have always been. In other words, the industry’s existential crisis has polluted this race so thoroughly that it feels eerily similar to the 2016 election cycle all over again, and Oscar’s clearly splintered voting blocs may become ground zero for a Make the Academy Great Again watershed.
In 1956, the Oscars took a turn toward small, quotidian, neo-realish movies, awarding Marty the top prize. The correction was swift and sure the following year, with a full slate of elephantine epics underlining the movie industry’s intimidation at the new threat of television. Moonlight’s shocking triumph two years ago was similarly answered by the safe, whimsical The Shape of Water, a choice that reaffirmed the academy’s commitment to politically innocuous liberalism in artistically conservative digs. Call us cynical, but we know which of the last couple go-arounds feels like the real academy. Which is why so many are banking on the formally dazzling humanism of Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and so few on the vital, merciless fury of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman.
And even if we give the benefit of the doubt to the academy’s new members, there’s that righteous, reactionary fervor in the air against those attempting to “cancel” Green Book. Those attacking the film from every conceivable angle have also ignored the one that matters to most people: the pleasure principle. Can anyone blame Hollywood for getting its back up on behalf of a laughably old-fashioned but seamlessly mounted road movie-cum-buddy pic that reassures people that the world they’re leaving is better than the one they found? That’s, as they say, the future that liberals and Oscar want.
Will Win: Green Book
Could Win: Roma or BlacKkKlansman
Should Win: BlacKkKlansman
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From biking and hiking to walking and jogging, today's parents are keeping fit and bonding with their babies in the process. With an array of products unheard of a generation ago— like baby carriers, joggers and trailers— even the tiniest among us are enjoying the great outdoors. But while these
Enhance Fertility with Chiropractic Care
Thirty-five year-old Tracy had tried everything: monitoring her cycles through body temperature, over-the-counter fertility predictors and finally, fertility-enhancing drugs and in vitro fertilization. But after three years of trying, she still wasn't pregnant. She began to think she was "too old" to
Pregnancy, Parenting, and Lower Back Pain
You're pregnant! Congratulations! Your body's changing-wondrously, marvelously. One unexpected and unwelcome change may be lower back pain. Recent studies suggest that two-thirds of pregnant women experience lower back pain.1 These statistics seem reasonable. The weight of the growing baby, plus the
Yellow Light Go Very Fast
In a classic scene in the classic 1984 movie Starman, the extraterrestrial Jeff Bridges tells the human Karen Allen that, yes, he does know how to drive. Starman has just blasted through a traffic light changing to red, other vehicles crashing in his wake. Jenny Hayden, his protector, is screaming at
Chiropractic Advice for Moms-to-Be
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Broadcast Pix Offers Free BPNet Upload App to Allow Easy Sharing of Media Content from Mobile Devices
Robin Hoffman, Pipeline Communications ⋅ Oct 14, 2016
Chelmsford, Massachusetts –Broadcast Pix™ today announced BPNet Upload, a free app for iOS and Android mobile devices that simplifies and accelerates the secure sharing of photo and video content. Working in conjunction with the new BPNet™ cloud-based video workflow service, BPNet Upload makes it easy for reporters to transfer media files from the field directly to a Broadcast Pix integrated production switcher.
With BPNet Upload, users can transfer content directly to any preselected switcher, or one file can be transferred to multiple destinations. Files can be renamed and are transcoded automatically before being transferred to the switchers, so there are no formatting issues. Plus, the name of the journalist or contributor is displayed in the BPNet account, so control room personnel can track incoming files and progress status.
While the quality of photos and videos recorded by mobile devices has increased significantly, file sizes have also increased. As a result, it has become more difficult to upload large files using public networks. BPNet Upload allows users to upload content in the background using the UDP protocol, which accelerates uploads and provides a secure transfer.
For mobile journalists or freelancers, BPNet Upload supports multiple accounts, so users can provide content to multiple stations or clients. Content can be branded with the logo from each account, which helps the user track where the files are being sent. BPNet Upload also supports video playback, and allows metadata and an uploaded file history to be viewed on the mobile device.
“Social media as well as cell phone photos and videos have become important elements for broadcast news and other programming,” explained Kevin Prince, CEO of Broadcast Pix. “Our new BPNet Upload makes it easy for anyone to share media content from their mobile devices with colleagues or directly to their Broadcast Pix switcher.”
BPNet Upload is available free on iTunes and Google Play. BPNet is integrated with Broadcast Pix production switchers equipped with the new Version 6.0 software, and is also available as a standalone, subscription-based service for file sharing, delivery, transcoding, QC, and archiving.
About Broadcast Pix Founded in 2002, Broadcast Pix provides tailored solutions for any live production environment. From compact mobile units to large-scale solutions, every Broadcast Pix features patented control and automation technology and a performance toolset that make it easy to optimize and customize your workflows. With customers in more than 110 countries, Broadcast Pix is the leader in integrated production switchers for broadcast, streaming, live event, and visual radio applications. Learn more at www.broadcastpix.com.
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Avoid Nicoll Highway and Mountbatten Road as Japan and Brazil play match at Sports Hub
Motorists are advised to plan their routes early and avoid the Nicoll Highway and Mountbatten Road on Tuesday as World Cup champion Brazil take on Japan for a friendly match at the new National Stadium. -- PHOTO: ST FILE
http://str.sg/XE3
Lim Yi Han
limyihan@sph.com.sg
SINGAPORE - Motorists are advised to plan their routes early and avoid the Nicoll Highway and Mountbatten Road on Tuesday as football heavyweights Brazil take on Japan for a friendly match at the new National Stadium.
The game between both the samba boys and the Samaurai Blue will see the new stadum filled up with spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars.
As such congestion is expected in the vicinity of the Singapore Sports Hub between 5pm and 11pm due to the high volume of visitors, the police said in a statement on Monday. The match will take start 6.45pm and should end at about 8.30pm.
Spectators are advised to go early at about 5pm when the gates are opened. Attendees should follow the road signages and directions provided by auxiliary police officers and traffic marshals.
Only motorists who have bought the pre-sold parking tickets will be allowed to park at carparks within the Singapore Sports Hub. Vehicles parked illegally along peripheral roads wil be towed away.
Those taking the MRT should also factor in longer waiting time as Stadium MRT station - the nearest train station to the National Stadium - is likely to more crowded. The next nearest stations are Kallang and Mountbatten MRT stations.
Bus service 11 will also be diverted to skip Stadium Boulevard and Stadium Crescent from 8.30 p.m. onwards on Tuesday. Alternative bus services are available along Nicoll Highway and Mountbatten Road.
The public may contact SportsHub at 6653-9292 for further enquires.
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Rikugien is one of the famous daimyo garden from the Edo period located near Komagome station. This garden was constructed by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu who was a Sobayounin (Lord Chamberlain) of the 5th shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. The construction took seven years. A pond is placed in the center of the garden for people to stroll around enjoying views in each season. This style is called as Kaiyu style (circuit style). Many places in the garden were named after places or views described in waka (Japanese poetry) or Chinese historical fact.
“Fujishiro-toge” is the highest manmade hill in the garden and the view from there is wonderful.
“Tshutsuji-chaya” was built utilizing old wood materials of azalea in the Meiji period.
The Edo period was called “the time of gardening.” A famous botanist Robert Fortune saw how they, from Shogun to ordinary people, devoted themselves to gardening and described it as “Edo itself seems like a huge garden.” People loved gardening at that time and searched for beautiful flowers to Nansei Islands (the small islands located in the southeast of Japan) and Satsuma. From that background, Tsutsuji (azalea) was a great vogue at the Genroku period. 40 kinds of wild azalea were bred to make new species.
Starting with plum then cherry blossom, Tsutsuji (azalea), Rhododendron indicum and Hydrangea. Blooming blossom of each season is one of the highlight of this garden.
Seasonal Japanese sweets and matcha is available at Fukiage-chaya. Iced matcha set 510 yen.
One of the characteristic of Rikugien Garden is inheritance of the Edo period gardening culture. You can see old Tsutsuji trees and wild species in the garden today. Also, Rhododendron indicum which has been planted since the same time as Tsutsuji. There are old species of Hydrangea bloom at the same time of the year with Rhododendron indicum. They show beautiful appearance to us.
Takimi-chaya besides a cool stream.
Stroll around the Daisensui in the center of the garden. The island you can see at the front is Horai-jima.
This garden became Iwasaki Yataro‘s second residence in the Meiji period. However, it was donated to Tokyo city in the Showa period. After that it was designated as the Special Places of Scenic Beauty of the country. Please enjoy the garden with blossoms, and senses of waka.
Jul 2017 Text: Ryoko Kuraishi Photo: Yasuo Yamaguchi
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STEM-CELL STUMBLER: From flatworms to stem cells +++ Clinical trials overview +++ Harmful therapies?
Last night on Radio 4, Edinburgh professor Charles ffrench-Constant [yes, that's spelt right] gave a great talk, connecting his school-boy experiments with flatworms to the latest stem cell research by Professor Yamanaka. (Shinya Yamanaka is one of the scientists featured in our documentary.) It's on the iPlayer, so listen to it while you can!
In addition, read below for the latest on clinical trials. And we're sharing a warning on 'stem cell tourism'.
From BBC Radio 4:
Charles ffrench-Constant: 'Regenerating the human body'
"Fourty years ago, as a schoolboy, our wonderful biology teacher introduced me to what I think is still think is one of the most remarkable experiments I've ever done. He gave me a very sharp razor blade and he gave me a small saucer of dirty water, in the bottom of which were some very small creatures called flatworms..."
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From EuroStemCell:
Clinical trials news
"Stem cell research does hold promise for the development of new treatments for a wide range of diseases. But before new treatments can reach patients, they must be tested in clinical trials. We've put together this brief update on some stem-cell-related trials currently under way or recently approved."
From The Scientist:
Opinion: Reforming Stem Cell Tourism
"In some cases, physicians’ medical licenses have been revoked and investigations of misconduct have been pursued, but the number of fraudulent clinics are vast and growing, offering stem cell treatments for several debilitating and incurable ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and cancer. These clinical charlatans play on the hopes of patients and families for whom traditional therapies have failed, and on the hype surrounding stem cell research, touting the latest miracle cure."
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PSALM 124 OVERVIEW.
Title. -- A Song of degrees of David. Of course the superfine critics have pounced upon this title as inaccurate, but we are at liberty to believe as much or as little of their assertions as we may please. They declare that there are certain ornaments of language in this little ode which were unknown in the Davidic period. It may be so; but in their superlative wisdom they have ventured upon so many other questionable statements that we are not bound to receive this dictum. Assuredly the manner of the song is very like to David's, and we are unable to see why he should be excluded from the authorship. Whether it be his composition or no, it breathes the same spirit as that which animates the unchallenged songs of the royal composer.
Division. -- This short Psalm contains an acknowledgement of favour received by way of special deliverance (1-5), then a grateful act of worship in blessing Jehovah (6, 7), and, lastly, a declaration of confidence in the Lord for all future time of trial. May our experience lead us to the same conclusion as the saints of David's time. From all confidence in man may we be rescued by a holy reliance upon our God.
Verse 1. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say. The opening sentence is abrupt, and remains a fragment. By such a commencement attention was aroused as well as feeling expressed: and this is ever the way of poetic fire -- to break forth in uncontrollable flame. The many words in italics in our authorized version will show the reader that the translators did their best to patch up the passage, which, perhaps, had better have been left in its broken grandeur, and it would then have run thus: --
"Had it not been Jehovah! He was for us, oh let Israel say! Had it not been Jehovah! He who was for us when men rose against us."
The glorious Lord became our ally; he took our part, and entered into treaty with us. If Jehovah were not our protector where should we be Nothing but his power and wisdom could have guarded us from the cunning and malice of our adversaries; therefore, let all his people say so, and openly give him the honour of his preserving goodness. Here are two "ifs," and yet there is no "if" in the matter. The Lord was on our side, and is still our defender, and will be so from henceforth, even for ever. Let us with holy confidence exult in this joyful fact: We are far too slow in declaring our gratitude, hence the exclamation which should be rendered, "O let Israel say." We murmur without being stirred up to it, but our thanksgiving needs a spur, and it is well when some warm hearted friend bids us say what we feel. Imagine what would have happened if the Lord had left us, and then see what has happened because he has been faithful to us. Are not all the materials of a song spread before us? Let us sing unto the Lord.
EXPLANATORY NOTES AND QUAINT SAYINGS
Title. -- The title informs us that this sacred march was composed by king David; and we learn very clearly from the subject, that the progression referred to was the triumphant return of the king and his loyal army to Jerusalem, upon the overthrow of the dangerous rebellion to which the great mass of the people had been excited by Absalom and his powerful band of confederates. --John Mason Good.
Whole Psalm. -- This psalm is ascribed to David. No reference is made to any specific danger and deliverance. There is a delightful universality in the language, which suits it admirably for an anthem of the redeemed, in every age and in every clime. The people of God still live in a hostile territory. Traitors are in the camp, and there are numerous foes without. And the church would soon be exterminated, if the malice and might of her adversaries were not restrained and defeated by a higher power. Hence this ode of praise has never become obsolete. How frequently have its strains of adoring gratitude floated on the breeze! What land is there, in which its outbursting gladness has not been heard! It has been sung upon the banks of the Jordan and the Nile, the Euphrates and the Tigris. It has been sung upon the banks of the Tiber and the Rhine, the Thames and the Forth. It has been sung upon the banks of the Ganges and the Indus, the Mississippi and the Irrawady. And we anticipate a period when the church, surmounting all her difficulties, and victory waving over her banners, shall sing this psalm of praise in every island and continent of our globe. The year of God's redeemed must come. The salvation of Christ shall extend to the utmost extremities of earth. And when this final emancipation takes place, the nations will shout for joy, and praise their Deliverer in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs. --N. McMichael.
Whole Psalm. --In the year 1582, this psalm was sung on a remarkable occasion in Edinburgh. An imprisoned minister, John Durie, had been set free, and was met and welcomed on entering the town by two hundred of his friends. The number increased till he found himself in the midst of a company of two thousand, who began to sing as they moved up the long High Street, "Now Israel may say," etc. They sang in four parts with deep solemnity, all joining in the well known tune and psalm. They were much moved themselves, and so were all who heard; and one of the chief persecutors is said to have been more alarmed at this sight and song than at anything he had seen in Scotland. -- Andrew A. Bonar, in "Christ and His Church in the Book of Psalms", 1859.
Verse 1. -- The Lord...on our side. Jehovah is on the side of his people in a spiritual sense, or otherwise it would be bad for them. God the Father is on their side; his love and relation to them engage him to be so; hence all those good things that are provided for them and bestowed on them; nor will he suffer any to do them hurt, they being as dear to him as the apple of his eye; hence he grants them his gracious presence, supports them under all their trials and exercises, supplies all their wants, and keeps them by his power, and preserves them from all their enemies; so that they have nothing to fear from any quarter. Christ is on their side; he is the Surety for them, the Saviour of them; has taken their part against all their spiritual enemies, sin, Satan, the world, and death; has engaged with them and conquered them: he is the Captain of their salvation, their King at the head of them, that protects and defends them here, and is their friend in the court of heaven; their Advocate and interceding High priest there, who pleads their cause against Satan, and obtains every blessing for them. The Spirit of Jehovah is on their side, to carry on his work in them; to assist them in their prayers and supplications; to secure them from Satan's temptations; to set up a standard for them when the enemy comes in like a flood upon them; and to comfort them in all their castings down; and to work them up for, and bring them safe to heaven: but were this not the case, what would become of them! --John Gill.
Verse 1. -- Israel. The "Israel" spoken of in this psalm may be Israel in the house of Laban, in whose person the Midrash Tehillim imagines the Psalm to be said. There are certainly some of its phrases which acquire an appropriate meaning from being interpreted in this connection. --H.T. Armfield.
Verse 1-4. -- Such abrupt and unfinished expressions in the beginning of the psalm indicate the great joy and exultation that will not suffer the speaker to finish his sentences. -- Robert Bellarmine.
Verse 1-2. --The somewhat paraphrastic rendering of these verses (with the unnecessary interpolation of the words in italics in the Authorised Version) greatly weaken their force and obscure their meaning. There is far more meant and expressed than simply that God gave the Israelites the victory over their enemies. The psalm is typico prophetic. It sets forth the condition of the church in this world, surrounded by enemies, implacable in their hatred, maddened by rage, and bent on her destruction. It gives assurance of her preservation, and continuous triumph, because Jehovah is her God. It foretells the future, full, and final destruction of all her enemies. It reechoes the song sung on the shores of the Red Sea. In it are heard the notes of the New Song before the great white throne. The praise and thanksgiving are to hwhy, the revealed syhla, whose "eternal power and Godhead are understood by the things that are made:" -- to, hwhy, the revealed ydfla, whom the fathers knew as the Almighty, from the great things which he did for them: -- to hwhy, the God who has made a covenant with his people, the Redeemer. It is ladfy, the chosen people of God, the holy nation, the peculiar treasure to him above all peoples, and thus become, as the Rabbins say, "Odium generis gumant," against whom sda (not men, but man collectively) rose up and sought to destroy. It is ladfy, God's chosen, the people of the covenant, that with the full delight of a personal "my," joy in God and sings, "But that Jehovah, was zgl, ours!" Tame and frigid is the rendering -- "was on our side." Jehovah was theirs; that, their safety: that, their blessedness: that, their joy. -- Edward Thomas Gibson, 1818-1880.
Verse 1,2. --
--Matthew Henry.
Verse 1,2,8. -- These three things will I bear on my heart, O Lord: "The Lord was on our side," this for the past: "The snare is broken," for the present; "Our help is in the name of the Lord," this for the future. I will not and I cannot be fainthearted, whether in my contest with Satan, in my intercourse with the world, or in the upheavings of my wicked heart, so long as I hold this "threefold cord" in my hand, or rather, am held by it. --Alfred Edersheim.
HINTS FOR PASTORS AND LAYPERSONS
Verse 1. -- The LORD who was on our side. Who is he? Why on our side? How does he prove it? What are we bound to do?
Verse 1-3. -- Regard the text,
Verse 1-5. --
Psalms 124:2,3
(b) What if left to themselves? "The stream had gone over our soul": Psalms 124:4,5.
(b) Their inward sorrow is turned into joy.
(c) Both their inward and then outward troubles work together for their good.
--G. R.
Verse 2. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us. When all men combined, and the whole race of men seemed set upon stamping out the house of Israel, what must have happened if the covenant Lord had not interposed? When they stirred themselves, and combined to make an assault upon our quietude and safety, what should we have done in their rising if the Lord had not also risen? No one who could or would help was near, but the bare arm of the Lord sufficed to preserve his own against all the leagued hosts of adversaries. There is no doubt as to our deliverer, we cannot ascribe our salvation to any second cause, for it would not have been equal to the emergency; nothing less than omnipotence and omniscience could have wrought our rescue. We set every other claimant on one side, and rejoice because the Lord was on our side.
Verse 2. -- If it had not been the LORD, etc. This repetition is not in vain. For whilst we are in danger, our fear is without measure; but when it is once past, we imagine it to have been less than it was indeed. And this is the delusion of Satan to diminish and obscure the grace of God. David therefore with this repetition stirreth up the people to more thankfulness unto God for his gracious deliverance, and amplifies the dangers which they had passed. Whereby we are taught how to think of our troubles and afflictions past, lest the sense and feeling of God's grace vanish out of our minds. --Martin Luther.
Verse 2. -- Men rose up against us. It may seem strange that these wicked and wretched enemies, monsters rather than men, should be thus moderately spoken of, and have no other name than this of men given them, which of all others they least deserved, as having in them nothing of man but outward show and shape, being rather beasts, yea, devils in the form and fashion of men, than right men. But hereby the church would show that she did leave the further censuring of them unto God their righteous Judge; and would also further amplify their wickedness, who being men, did yet in their desires and dispositions bewray a more than beastly immanity and inhumanity. --Daniel Dyke (-- 1614?) in "Comfortable Sermons upon the 124th Psalme," 1617.
Verse 3. Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us. They were so eager for our destruction that they would have made only one morsel of us, and have swallowed us up alive and whole in a single instant. The fury of the enemies of the church is raised to the highest pitch, nothing will content them but the total annihilation of God's chosen. Their wrath is like a fire which is kindled, and has taken such firm hold upon the fuel that there is no quenching it. Anger is never more fiery than when the people of God are its objects. Sparks become flames, and the furnace is heated seven times hotter when God's elect are to be thrust into the blaze. The cruel world would make a full end of the godly seed were it not that Jehovah bars the way. When the Lord appears, the cruel throats cannot swallow, and the consuming fires cannot destroy. Ah, if it were not Jehovah, if our help came from all the creatures united, there would be no way of escape for us: it is only because the Lord liveth that his people are alive.
Verse 3. -- Then they had swallowed us up quick. The metaphor may be taken from famished wild beasts attacking and devouring men (comp. v. 5); or the reference may be to the case of a man shut up alive in a sepulchre (Proverbs 1:12) and left there to perish, or (Numbers 16:80) swallowed up by an earthquake. -- Daniel Cresswell.
Verse 3.-- Then they had swallowed us up. The word implies eating with insatiable appetite; every man that eateth must also swallow; but a glutton is rather a swallower than an eater. He throws his meat whole down his throat, and eats (as we may say) without chewing. The rod of Moses, turned into a serpent, "swallowed up" the rods of the Egyptian sorcerers. The word is often applied to express oppression (Psalms 35:25): "Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up": that is, we have made clear riddance of him; he is now a gone man for ever. The ravenous rage of the adversary is described in this language. --Joseph Caryl.
Verse 3. -- Quick. Not an adverb, "quickly," but an adjective, alive. As greedy monsters, both of the land and of the deep, sometimes swallow their food before the life is out of it, so would the enemies of the Church have destroyed her as in a moment, but for divine interposition. --William S. Plumer.
Verse 3. -- Objection. But what may the reason thereof be? May a man say, that thus the godly shall always prevail and be never overthrown by their enemies, but overcome them rather? Experience doth teach us that they are fewer in number than the wicked are, that they are weaker for power and strength, that they are more simple for wit and policy, and that they are more careless for, diligence and watchfulness than their adversaries be: how, then, comes it to pass that they have the upper hand?
Answer. The Prophet Ezra doth declare it unto us in the 8th chapter of his prophecy, and the 10th verse thereof, it is in few words "because the Lord is with them and for them."
For, first, he is stronger than all, being able to resist all power that is devised against him and his, and to do whatsoever he will both in heaven and earth.
Verse 4. Then the waters had overwhelmed us. Rising irresistibly, like the Nile, the flood of opposition would soon have rolled over our heads. Across the mighty waste of waters we should have cast an anxious eye, but looked in vain for escape. The motto of a royal house is, "Tossed about but not submerged": we should have needed an epitaph rather than an epigram, for we should have been driven by the torrent and sunken, never to rise again.
The stream had gone over our soul. The rushing torrent would have drowned our soul, our hope, our life. The figures seem to be the steadily rising flood, and the hurriedly rushing stream. Who can stand against two such mighty powers? Everything is destroyed by these unconquerable forces, either by being submerged or swept away. When the world's enmity obtains a vent it both rises and rushes, it rages and rolls along, and spares nothing. In the great water floods of persecution and affliction who can help but Jehovah? But for him where would we be at this very hour? We have experienced seasons in which the combined forces of earth and hell must have made an end of us had not omnipotent grace interfered for our rescue.
Verse 4,5. -- A familiar, but exceedingly apt and most significant figure. Horrible is the sight of a raging conflagration; but far more destructive is a river overflowing its banks and rushing violently on: for it is not possible to restrain it by any strength or power. As, then, he says, a river is carried along with great impetuosity, and carries away and destroys whatever it meets with in its course; thus also is the rage of the enemies of the church, not to be withstood by human strength. Hence, we should learn to avail ourselves of the protection and help of God. For what else is the church but a little boat fastened to the bank, which is carried away by the force of the waters? or a shrub growing on the bank, which without effort the flood roots up? Such was the people of Israel in the days of David compared with the surrounding nations. Such in the present day is the church compared with her enemies. Such is each one of us compared with the power of the malignant spirit. We are as a little shrub, of recent growth and having no firm hold: but he is like the Elbe, overflowing, and with great force overthrowing all things far and wide. We are like a withered leaf, lightly holding to the tree; he is like the north wind, with great force rooting up and throwing down the trees. How, then, can we withstand or defend ourselves by out' own power? --Martin Luther.
Verse 4,5. -- First the "waters"; then "the stream" or torrent; then "the proud waters," lifting up their heads on high. First the waters overwhelm us; then the torrent goes over our soul; and then the proud waters go over our soul. What power can resist the rapid floods of waters, when they overspread their boundaries, and rush over a country? Onward they sweep with resistless force, and men and cattle, and crops and houses, are destroyed. Let the impetuous waters break loose, and, in a few minutes, the scene of life, and industry, and happiness, is made a scene of desolation and woe. Perhaps there is an allusion here to the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. The floods fell upon them, the depths covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. Had God not stretched forth his hand to rescue the Israelites, their enemies would have overwhelmed them. Happy they who, in seasons of danger, have Jehovah for a hiding place. --N. McMichael.
Verse 5. Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. The figure represents the waves as proud, and so they seem to be when they overleap the bulwarks of a frail bark, and threaten every moment to sink her. The opposition of men is usually embittered by a haughty scorn which derides all our godly efforts as mere fanaticism or obstinate ignorance. In all the persecutions of the church a cruel contempt has largely mingled with the oppression, and this is overpowering to the soul. Had not God been with us our disdainful enemies would have made nothing of us, and dashed over us as a mountain torrent sweeps down the side of a hill, driving everything before it. Not only would our goods and possessions have been carried off, but our soul, our courage, our hope would have been borne away by the impetuous assault, and buried beneath the insults of our antagonists. Let us pause here, and as we see what might have been, let us adore the guardian power which has kept us in the flood, and yet above the flood. In our hours of dire peril we must have perished had not our Preserver prevailed for our safe keeping.
Verse 5. -- Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. The same again, to note the greatness both of the danger and of the deliverance. And it may teach us not lightly to pass over God's great blessings, but to make the most of them. --John Trapp.
Verse 5. -- "When winds and seas do rage,
And threaten to undo? me,
Thou dost their wrath assuage,
If I but call unto thee.
A mighty storm last night
Did seek my soul to swallow;
But by the peep of light
A gentle calm did follow. What need I then despair
Though ills stand round about me;
Since mischiefs neither dare
To bark or bite without thee?" --Robert Herrick, 1591-1674.
Verse 6. Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Leaving the metaphor of a boiling flood, he compares the adversaries of Israel to wild beasts who desired to make the godly their prey. Their teeth are prepared to tear, and they regard the godly as their victims. The Lord is heartily praised for not permitting his servants to be devoured when they were between the jaws of the raging ones. It implies that none can harm us till the Lord permits: we cannot be their prey unless the Lord gives us up to them, and that our loving Lord will never do. Hitherto he has refused permission to any foe to destroy us, blessed be his name. The more imminent the danger the more eminent the mercy which would not permit the soul to perish in it. God be blessed for ever for keeping us from the curse. Jehovah be praised for checking the fury of the foe, and saving his own. The verse reads like a merely negative blessing, but no boon can be more positively precious. He has given us to his Son Jesus, and he will never give us to our enemies.
EXPLANATORY NOTES AND QUAINT SAYINGS.
Verse 6,7. -- Two figures are again employed, in order to show how imminent was the destruction, had there been no divine interposition. The first is that of a savage beast which was formerly used. But an addition is made, to describe the urgency of the danger. The wild beast was not only lying in wait for them; he was not merely ready to spring upon his prey; he had already leaped upon it: he had actually seized it: it was even now between his teeth. What a graphic description! A moment's delay, and all help would have been in vain. But Jehovah appears on the ground. He goes up to the ferocious beast, and takes out the trembling prey from between his bloody jaws. The danger is imminent; but nothing is too hard for the Lord. "My soul is among lions." "What time I am afraid I will trust in thee." "He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up." The second figure is that of a fowler. The fowler has prepared his snare in a skilful manner. The bird enters it, unconscious of danger: the net is thrown over it; and in an instant its liberty is lost. There it lies, the poor bird, its little heart throbbing wildly, and its little wings beating vainly against the net. It is completely at the mercy of the fowler, and escape is impossible. But again the Lord appears, and his presence is safety He goes up to the net, lifts it from the ground; the bird flies out, lights on a neighbouring tree, and sings among the branches. "Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler." God rescues his people from the craft and subtlety of their enemies, as he does from their open violence. --N. McMichael.
Verse 6,7. -- We were delivered,
Verse 6. --
(b) For their destruction: "As a prey to their teeth."
(b) What it affirms -- that they are not given entirely into their hands:
--G.R.
Verse 7. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. Our soul is like a bird for many reasons; but in this case the point of likeness is weakness, folly, and the ease with which it is enticed into the snare. Fowlers have many methods of taking small birds, and Satan has many methods of entrapping souls. Some are decoyed by evil companions, others are enticed by the love of dainties; hunger drives many into the trap, and fright impels numbers to fly into the net. Fowlers know their birds, and how to take them; but the birds see not the snare so as to avoid it, and they cannot break it so as to escape from it. Happy is the bird that hath a deliverer strong, and mighty, and ready in the moment of peril: happier still is the soul over which tim Lord watches day and night to pluck its feet out of the net. What joy there is in this song, "our soul is escaped." How the emancipated one sings and soars, and soars and sings again. Blessed be God, many of us can make joyous music with these notes, "our soul is escaped." Escaped from our natural slavery; escaped from the guilt, the degradation, the habit, the dominion of sin; escaped from the vain deceits and fascinations of Satan; escaped from all that can destroy; we do indeed experience delight. What a wonder of grace it is! What a miraculous escape that we who are so easily misled should not have been permitted to die by the dread fowler's hand. The Lord has heard the prayer which he taught us to pray, and he hath delivered us from evil.
The snare is broken, and we are escaped. The song is worth repeating; it is well to dwell upon so great a mercy. The snare may be false doctrine, pride, lust, or a temptation to indulge in policy, or to despair, or to presume; what a high favour it is to have it broken before our eyes, so that it has no more power over us. We see not the mercy while we are in the snare; perhaps we are so foolish as to deplore the breaking of the Satanic charm; the gratitude comes when the escape is seen, and when we perceive what we have escaped from, and by what hand we have been set free. Then our Lord has a song from our mouths and hearts as we make heaven and earth ring with the notes, "the snare is broken, and we are escaped." We have been tempted, but not taken; cast down, but not destroyed; perplexed, but not in despair; in deaths oft, but still alive: blessed be Jehovah!
This song might well have suited our whole nation at the time of the Spanish Armada, the church in the days of the Jesuits, and each believer among us in seasons of strong personal temptation.
Verse 7. -- Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers, etc. Various snares are placed for birds, by traps, birdlime, guns, etc.: who can enumerate all the dangers of the godly, threatening them from Satan, and from the world? Psalms 91:3: Hosea 5:1. -- "We are delivered," not by our own skill or cunning, but by the grace and power of God only: so that every device is made vain, and freedom is preserved. --Martin Geier.
Verse 7. -- Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers, etc. I am quite sure that there is not a day of our lives in which Satan does not lay some snare for our souls, the more perilous because unseen; and if seen, because perhaps unheeded and despised. And of this, too, I am equally sure, that if any one brings home with him at night a conscience void of offence towards God and man, it is in no might nor strength of his own, and that if the Lord had not been his guide and preserver he would have been given over, nay, he would have given himself over, as a prey to the devourer's teeth. I believe there are few even of God's saints who have not had occasion, in some season of sore temptation, when Satan has let loose all his malice and might, and poured in suggestion upon suggestion and trial upon trial, as he did on Job, and they have been ready to faint, if not to fall by the ways then, perhaps, in a moment when they looked not for it, Satan has departed, foiled and discomfited, and with his prey snatched out of his hands, and they, too, have had gratefully to own, "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; tie snare is broken, and we are escaped." Yes! depend upon it, our best and only hope, "is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth." --Barton Bouchier.
Verse 7. -- Our soul is escaped as a bird. The snare of the fowler was the lime-twigs of this world; our soul was caught in them by the feathers, our affections: now, indeed, we are escaped; but the Lord delivered us. --Thomas Adams.
Verse 7. -- As a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. The soul is surrounded by many dangers.
Verse 7. -- The snare is broken. It is as easy for God to deliver his people out of their enemies' hands, even when they have the godly in their power, as to break a net made of thread or yarn, wherewith birds are taken. --David Dickson.
Verse 7. -- The snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our life lieth open always to the snares of Satan, and we as silly birds are like at every moment to be carried away, notwithstanding the Lord maketh a way for us to escape; yea, when Satan seemeth to be most sure of us, by the mighty power of God the snares are broken and we are delivered. Experience we have hereof in those who are inwardly afflicted and with heaviness of spirit grievously oppressed, that when they seem to be in utter despair, and ready now, as you would say, to perish, yet even at the last pinch, and in the uttermost extremity cometh the sweet comfort of God's Holy Spirit and raiseth them up again. When we are most ready to perish, then is God most ready to help. "Except the Lord had holpen me," saith David, "my soul had almost dwelt in silence." And this again do we mark for the comfort of the weak conscience. It is Satan's subtlety whereby commonly he disquiets many, that because carnal corruption is in them he would therefore bear them in hand that they are none of Christ's. In this he plays the deceiver; he tries us by the wrong rule of perfect sanctification; this is the square that ought to be laid to Christ's members triumphant in heaven, and not to those who are militant on earth. Sin remaining in me will not prove that therefore I am not in Christ, otherwise Christ should have no members upon earth; but grace working that new disposition which nature could never effect proves undoubtedly that we are in Christ Jesus. --Thomas Stint.
"Satan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways."
(b) How? By temptations -- to pride, worldliness, drunkenness, error, or lust, according to the tastes and habits of the individual.
Verse 8. Our help, our hope for the future, our ground of confidence in all trials present and to come.
Is in the name of the Lord. Jehovah's revealed character is our foundation of confidence, his person is our sure fountain of strength.
Who made heaven and earth. Our Creator is our preserver. He is immensely great in his creating work; he has not fashioned a few little things alone, but all heaven and the whole round earth are the works of his hands. When we worship the Creator let us increase our trust in our Comforter. Did he create all that we see, and can he not preserve us from evils which we cannot see Blessed be his name, he that has fashioned us will watch over us; yea, he has done so, and rendered us help in the moment of jeopardy. He is our help and our shield, even he alone. He will to the end break every snare. He made heaven for us, and he will keep us for heaven; he made the earth, and he will succour us ripen it until the hour cometh for our departure. Every work of his hand preaches to us the duty and the delight of reposing upon him only. All nature cries, "Trust ye in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord Jehovah there is everlasting strength." "Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
The following versification of the sense rather than the words of this psalm is presented to the reader with much diffidence: -- Had not the Lord, my soul may cry,
Had not the Lord been on my bide;
Had he not brought deliverance nigh,
Then must my helpless soul have died.
Had not the Lord been on my side,
My soul had been by Satan slain;
And Tophet, opening large and wide,
Would not have gaped for me in vain. Lo, floods of wrath, and floods of hell,
In fierce impetuous torrents roll;
Had not the Lord defended well,
The waters had o'erwhelm'd my soul. As when the fowler's snare is broke,
The bird escapes on cheerful wings;
My soul, set free from Satan's yoke,
With joy bursts forth, and mounts, and sings. She sings the Lord her Saviour's praise;
Sings forth his praise with joy and mirth;
To him her song in heaven she'll raise,
To him that made both heaven and earth.
Verse 8. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He hath made the earth where the snare lies, so that he can rightfully destroy the snare as laid unlawfully in his domain; he hath made the heaven, the true sphere of the soaring wings of those souls which he has delivered, so that they may fly upwards from their late prison, rejoicing. He came down to earth himself, the Lord Jesus in whose name is our help, that lie might break the snare; be returned to heaven, that we might fly "as the doves to their windows" (Isaiah 60:8), following where lie showed the way. --Richard Rolle, of Hampole (1340), in "Neale and Littledale."
Verse 8. -- Our help is in the name of the Lord. The fairest fruits of our by past experience is to glorify God by confidence in him for time to come, as here. --David Dickson.
Verse 8. -- The Lord who made heaven and earth. As if the Psalmist had said, As long as I see heaven and earth I will never distrust. I hope in that God which made all these things out of nothing; and therefore as long as I see those two great standing monuments of his power before me, heaven and earth, I will never be discouraged. So the apostle: 1Pe 4:19, "Commit the keeping of your souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator." O Christian! remember when you trust God you trust an almighty Creator, who is able to help, let your case be never so desperate. God could create when he had nothing to work upon, which made one wonder; aud he could create when he had nothing to work with, which is another wonder. What is become of the tools wherewith he made the world? Where is the trowel wherewith he arched the heaven? and the spade wherewith he digged the sea? What had God to work upon, or work withal when he made the world? He made it out of nothing. Now you commit your souls to the same faithful Creator. -- Thomas Manton.
Verse 8. -- The Romans in a great distress were put so hard to it, that they were fain to take the weapons out of the temples of their gods to fight with them; and so they overcame. And this ought to be the course of every good Christian, in times of public distress, to fly to the weapons of the church, prayers and tears. The Spartans' walls were their spears, the Christian's walls are his prayers. His help standeth in the name of the Lord who hath made both heaven and earth. --Edmund Calamy.
Verse 8. -- The French Protestants always begin their public worship with the last verse of this Psalm, and there is no thought more encouraging and comfortable. --Job Orton, 1717-1783.
Verse 8. -- Our help is in the name of the Lord, etc. These are the words of a triumphing and victorious faith, "Our help standeth in the name of the Lord, which made heaven and earth": as if he said, the Maker of heaven and earth is my God, and my helper. We see whither he flieth in his great distress. He despairs not, but cries unto the Lord, as one yet hoping assuredly to find relief and comfort. Rest thou also in this hope, and do as he did. David was not tempted to the end he Should despair; think not thou, therefore, that thy temptations are sent unto thee that thou shouldest be swallowed up with sorrow and desperation: if thou be brought down to the very gates of hell, believe that the Lord will surely raise thee up again. If so thou be bruised and broken, know it is the Lord that will help thee again. If thy heart be full of sorrow and heaviness, look for comfort from him, who said, that a troubled spirit is a sacrifice unto him: (Psalms 51:17) Thus he setteth the eternal God, the Maker of heaven and earth, against all troubles and dangers, against the floods and overflowings of all temptations, and swalloweth up, as it were with one breath all the raging furies of the whole world, and of hell itself, even as a little drop of water is swallowed up by a mighty flaming fire: and what is the world with all its force and power, in respect of him that made heaven and earth! --Thomas Stint.
Verse 8. -- Our Creator, our Helper. Special comfort to be drawn from creation in this matter.
(b) Sought in his name: these make it ours. --G.R.
--W.J.
WORKS ON THE 124th PSALM.
Comfortable sermons upon the 124 psalme. Being thankfull Remembrances for God's wonderfull deliverance of us from the late gunpowder treason. Preached before the Lady Elizabeth Her Grace, at Combe. By Daniel, Dike, Bachelor in Divinity... London; ... 1635 also 1617. Quarto. Of no value whatever.
An Exposition on the 124, 125, 126. Psalmes called the Psalmes of Degrees, or The Churches Deliverance. Plainly set forth for the benefit of God's Church. By Thomas Stint.... London: 1621. 8vo. Excessively rare.
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One hundred years of ladies in law
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Tag: jim flaherty
Cabinet shuffle pre-shuffle information
There’s been a lot of speculation in Ottawa this week about the imminent cabinet shuffle as a number of ministers have announced their retirement from federal politics. Here’s what we know.
Shuffle date:
We’re hearing that the shuffle is now scheduled for tomorrow (Monday)
Who is out:
Confirmed retirements: Toews (Public Safety), Ablonczy (DFATD, Consular affairs), Menzies (Associate minister of finance), Ashfield (Fisheries, ACOA)
Likely retirements: Kent (Environment), Ritz (Agriculture), O’Connor (Whip)
With O’Connor retiring, we’ve independently confirmed that Pierre Poilievre is getting the promotion and will sit as the other National Capital Region minister in cabinet with John Baird.
I’ve also heard that MacKay will be shuffled in a one-for-one swap where his legal skills will be of use (likely Justice). This was a shuffle certainty a while ago but this might have changed since.
With Ashfield out, Rob Moore is his likely (but unconfirmed) replacement.
Nobody expects Jim Flaherty to be shuffled out of Finance as his intention is to balance the budget by the next election.
We’re told the Prime Minister had fireside chats with members of his cabinet and from caucus to discuss their future plans. Older ministers who are retiring have been asked to step aside for new blood. Older ministers who have not indicated an intention to retire may have been asked to do the same (Kent). The only exception to this might be Flaherty and Oliver (both are in critically important political files at key junction points — Flaherty and budget balance and Oliver on the KXL decision).
One of my sources on the cabinet shuffle told me to expect a lot of new faces in cabinet.
Shelly Glover has been spotted in Ottawa today. She is a Manitoba MP who many observers speculate will be occupying a chair at Prime Minister Harper’s cabinet table.
I will update this post as I learn more.
Posted on July 14, 2013 November 6, 2019 Categories OtherTags cabinet shuffle, diane ablonczy, gerry ritz, gordon o'connor, jim flaherty, joe oliver, john baird, keith ashfield, peter kent, peter mackay, pierre poilievre, rob moore, shelly glover, stephen harper, ted menzies, vic toews
Edmonton Expo 2017
In addition to Don Martin’s story in the National Post today, I’ve learned a few more details about the Edmonton Expo story:
The government’s top-line message on this has been one of fiscal restraint. This theme was starting to make rounds online last night and has been echoed by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Toronto today.
Shifting security costs were a main concern about the Expo bid. For example, original estimates of Olympic security had been about $175 million and rounded out to about $800 million when all was said and done. Organizers of the Edmonton Expo have projected security costs at $85 million, a figure which the Public Safety minister has dismissed as very conservative for a 90 day event. Actual security costs are projected closer to $1 Billion.
Alberta itself is in deficit and Alberta Finance minister Ted Morton released a provincial fiscal update describing a province in the red, projecting a deficit of $5 billion by year end.
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo had major cost overruns. Originally estimated to be $4 Billion, the cost ballooned to about $80 billion by some reports. Further, there is little evidence that a “world expo” does enough to promote the host country outside of its own borders. Olympic Games, however, are seen to be a major international success by most outside observers.
Don Martin has suggested that the nixing of the Edmonton Expo bid has also scuttled government funding for a Quebec arena. I’ve learned from sources in the PMO that this isn’t necessarily true. The government contends that funding for professional sports facilities remains the responsibility of the private sector. If any funding is to be granted it must be fair and evenly spread across the country. However, the government emphasizes that Canada is in a period of fiscal restraint.
Posted on November 22, 2010 Categories OtherTags 2010 vancouver olympic games, don martin, edmonton, edmonton expo 2017, jim flaherty, national post, quebec arena, shanghai expo, ted morton
EI Politics
A hallmark of Michael Ignatieff so far as Liberal leader, both actual and interim, has been his penchant to transactional politics; he has so far picked his battles on small and short term policy differences rather that outlining a long-term plan. At the Liberal convention which concluded yesterday in Vancouver, Ignatieff did not spell out his demands, policy outlook or election warnings to the government in his convention speech, he felt that such minor details would be more appropriate for a press conference proceeding the event. Despite his insistence that he will be a transformative visionary leader that is looking forward to shaping Canada over the next eight years through 2017, it is not too credible when Ignatieff’s Canadian hindsight only extends back just five. The latest election threat (but not necessarily an election) is his insistence that the Prime Minister look at EI reform to temporarily extend benefits to workers who have worked 360 hours and to harmonize standards for EI benefits across jurisdictions.
The history of EI in this country has been quite tumultuous for parties that have manipulated it, back to RB Bennett who proposed it, to Trudeau who vastly expanded it to Mulroney and Chretien who subsequently slashed it to Martin who allowed EI surpluses to balloon under his watch. Ironically, it was Chretien in 1995 that changed the standards of EI payments to reflect local unemployment rates breaking down benefits by region. Though all of Canadians pay into EI, the benefits distributed are dependent upon local employment rates. Thus, EI is sort of like equalization but for jobs.
“It seems unfair to Canadians that if you pay into the thing, your eligibility depends on where you live. We think 360 (hours) is roughly where we ought to be.” — Michael Ignatieff
Now Mr. Ignatieff is proposing that we do away with regional differences and temporarily make EI more generous. An election threat from Ignatieff does not ring in the ears of the Prime Minister today after the Liberal leader put the screws to the Liberal senate to pass the Conservative budget just months ago — a budget, which among other things, included a global five-week extension of EI benefits despite region.
What Mr. Ignatieff may instead be attempting is to wrestle an easy “concession” from the Conservative government in order to show that he intends on making Parliament work while boasting that he will decide the timing of its dissolution. EI may indeed be an important policy issue for the Liberal leader to champion as for deregionalizing the program would be beneficial for Ontario, a province that disproportionately pays into it for the benefits received. As Ignatieff is looking to regain Ontario seats lost under the wayward leadership of Stephane Dion, the new Liberal leader may figure that he can shore up his Ontario base and challenge Stephen Harper where the Conservative Prime Minister needs to grow.
Yet today, a spoiler appeared on the scene. Ontario PC leadership candidate Christine Elliott and wife of federal finance minister Jim Flaherty also declared that the EI program was ineffective and unfair for Ontario. Elliott proposed reforming the program to benefit a fairer proportion of out-of-work Ontarians considering the number of the province’s residents pay into it. If EI cannot be reformed, Elliott suggests, Ontario should opt-out of the program. Does this signal a tag-team effort by federal and provincial Conservative forces to deflate Ignatieff’s election threat? Christine Elliott may be serving as a safety valve to deflate Ignatieff by suggesting that a friendly to the Conservative government is advocating a similar position. If a June election is contingent upon EI reform for Ontario, Elliott may be providing the Conservatives cover should they move forward with reform and it would have the added benefit of splitting credit from Ignatieff.
Posted on May 4, 2009 Categories OtherTags christine elliott, employment insurance, jim flaherty, michael ignatieff, Ontario, ontario pc leadership race, stephane dion, stephen harper
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Pitch-dark Vision Study Shows How the Brain Drives Behavior
News Sep 12, 2019 | Original story from Aalto University
Nigh vision image of a swimming mouse from the study. Credit: The researchers/Petri Ala-Laurila/Aalto University
New work from Finland has been able to link mammalian behavior to its underlying neural code. The work examined how mammals’ brains interpret signals from the eyes at low light levels.
The new study shines light on a route to solve the two broad goals of neuroscience. The first goal is to read nerve signals and interpret what they mean to our brains, and the second is to work out how our brain takes these signals and decides what to do – predicting how we behave based on what we see.
Secret to interpreting neural code found in pitch-dark maze
All the information the body sends to the brain – like what we can see, hear, smell and feel – gets sent through nerves as electrical impulses called spike trains.
The rulebook for how the brain decodes spike trains is unknown, and working it out is made harder by the fact that the nervous system often carries the same message in many different ways. When the different versions of the same message reach the brain, it interprets all these signals together to decide how to behave. Professor Petri Ala-Laurila and his teams at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki have now been able to link behaviour in a mouse to specific spike-trains originating in its eyes.
The mice had been trained swim towards an extremely faint light in a pitch-dark maze, and the team measured how effective the mice were at finding it. Darkness had to be used because it critically reduces the number of relevant spike trains to the two most sensitive ones to dim light: one called the ON channel and one called the OFF channel. By creating a scenario where there are a limited number of spike trains getting sent for a specific input, the team were able to isolate which individual spike train controlled behaviour.
It is very difficult to carry out precise science experiments in complete darkness, so the team developed a unique repertoire of state-of-the-art techniques. They had to design ways to measure electrical signals originating from single photons through the neural tissue of the eye – the retina – and linked these signals to mouse behavior in the maze. One of the breakthroughs is that the team can track mice in the dark using night-vision cameras and their deep-learning based software so accurately that they are able to predict with unprecedented resolution where photons land on each mouse’s retinas.
The light the mouse was trying to find was made dimmer each time, to the point that in the last few attempts only a few photons at a time were entering the mouse’s eyes.
The team compared two types of mice. The first group of mice that did the task were ordinary laboratory mice. The second group had been genetically modified so that their most sensitive ON channel needs 10 times more light to send a spike train than the most sensitive OFF channel. These modified mice turned out to be 10 times worse at seeing the light than their unmodified cousins. Therefore, the researchers were able to prove their important discovery: individual spike trains going through the ON channel were responsible for the mouse seeing the light.
Result relevant to all neuroscientists studying perception
This result is the first time anyone has linked visual behavior with this resolution to precise spike-codes coming from the retina. “This is like trying to translate a language,” Professor Petri Ala-Laurila explains. “Previously we were using a phrasebook: we knew what whole sentences meant but not the meaning of individual words. Now that we can link precise codes consisting of individual nerve impulses to behavior, we are getting closer to understanding individual ‘words’.”
The result is highly relevant to researchers working on vision, but also broadly relevant to all neuroscientists working on perception, because of a surprising aspect of the result that overturned previously held beliefs in neurology. For 70 years, researchers have been using information theory to model how the brain handles different signals. One of the assumptions was that if the brain has to choose between two competing codes, it will rely on the signal that contains more information. In the case of the ON and OFF channels in vision in the genetically modified mice, the ON channel – which the team showed was key in controlling behavior – contains less information. The ON channel increases the amount of nerve impulses it sends to the brain when it detects photons, whereas the OFF channel decreases its impulse rate, and the researchers show that behaviour relies only on messages that are encoded in increased impulse rate rather than decreased impulse rate. “This discovery is really exciting for all of neuroscience because it’s experimental proof of the brain prioritizing information encoded in spikes rather than in the absence of spikes” says Lina Smeds, the PhD student at University of Helsinki who is first author of the paper.
The next steps for the Finnish groups are to measure if the same principles apply to more neural circuits and behavioral paradigms and to see if they also follow the same rules. Professor Ala-Laurila compares the discovery to that of the Rosetta Stone in terms of its applicability. “When the Rosetta Stone was discovered, it didn’t mean we could immediately understand Ancient Egyptian: but it gave researchers a tool that they used over the next 2 decades to finally translate Hieroglyphics. Likewise, this discovery doesn’t mean we can immediately predict behavior from sensory nerve signals, but it will mean we can now start to study what individual signals mean to the brain”.
Reference: Smeds, L., Takeshita, D., Turunen, T., Tiihonen, J., Westö, J., Martyniuk, N., … Ala-Laurila, P. (2019). Paradoxical Rules of Spike Train Decoding Revealed at the Sensitivity Limit of Vision. Neuron, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.08.005
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poynter.org Go back Open original
A million-dollar gift to journalism, without ties, and the reason for that
By David Beard · August 27, 2018
5 - 6 minutes
Craig Newmark, Craigslist founder and head of Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has been on a roll in supporting journalism and journalism education.
This morning, he’s giving $1 million to Mother Jones, hoping to boost the investigative outlet’s ability to combat disinformation campaigns against the American people.
The unrestricted gift follows Newmark donations to ProPublica, the Center for Public Integrity, the Columbia Journalism Review and the university’s Tow Center, Wikimedia and The Ground Truth Project, among others. (Disclosure: The Poynter Institute also has received Newmark grants.)
Journalists, he says, have been key in defending the country from a new type of warfare from its enemies, such as the hacking and disinformation campaigns that plagued the 2016 presidential election and threaten this November’s midterms.
“Publications like Mother Jones do a good job of fighting it, and I thought with more resources, they would do an even better job,” Newmark says by telephone.
Newmark’s theory on funding is to create a multiplier effect to do good, funding people and organizations with solid track records. “I want to help journalists hit a tipping point where they get tired of the misinformation and fight back,” he says.
Craig Newmark (Photo/Bleacher+Everard)
Like most donors, he hopes for social impact, but he recognizes that too heavy a hand on targeting his grant could change the mission of a donor and an obsession with metrics could actually reduce the effectiveness of the grant.
The language of the gift is roughly “put the money to use wherever it’s needed the most,” says Mother Jones publisher Steve Katz. “It’s amazing to be given a gift of this size and be given this latitude.”
Some of the investment will be spent on improving investigative reporting, data journalism and covering disinformation, says Katz. More will go toward engaging audiences and asking for their help in, for example, what’s in their social feeds, says CEO Monika Bauerlein.
Readers have asked Mother Jones for help in determining misinformation, to read and interpret news and sourcing “the way a journalist would,” Bauerlein says.
Newmark’s gift is part of a Mother Jones drive with an aspirational goal of $25 million to transform the way it is trying to protect democracy and cover the news. Katz says Mother Jones has already received commitments of $20 million.
The drive, which began in 2016, is one of the first of news nonprofits outside public media that asks its supporters to consider a valued news source as more than a transaction investment, Katz says. At some point, the light flips on with donors, Katz says, and they understand “you’re asking me to think about journalism as a public good, like the university I went to or the hospital in our town. It changes the way of thinking not just for Mother Jones, but journalism for general.” (Disclosure: Your morning media columnist also writes a weekly news roundup for Mother Jones.)
Both Katz and Bauerlein see opportunities for local news outlets to approach their communities to help fund them the same way. One California publication, Berkeleyside, has used the “public good” approach in selling shares to community members, and the publisher of four weeklies in Sonoma County is planning the same.
NOT INVITED: President Donald Trump to Senator John McCain’s funeral, as per McCain's wishes. McCain’s death Saturday received round-the-clock coverage on news networks over the weekend. Former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama will eulogize the Arizona Republican and war hero at his funeral at the National Cathedral. The Washington Post reported that Trump rejected a proposal by White House aides to issue a release praising McCain and his heroism.
HIGH IMPACT: That’s what Margaret Sullivan said the anti-Clinton and pro-Trump covers of the National Enquirer had in the months leading up to the 2016 election. "The National Enquirer, rather you read it or not, you saw it," Sullivan told CNN’s Brian Stelter on “Reliable Sources” on Sunday. One cover before the 2016 election, Sullivan noted, said "Hillary: Corrupt! Racist! Criminal!" Now the company’s chief, who has received immunity to testify about hush money and stories killed in a secret alliance with Trump, may be a key factor in Trump's undoing, Sullivan writes.
LEAVING ESPN: Jemele Hill, a 12-year ESPN veteran and this year’s NABJ Journalist of the Year, is leaving the sports network on Sept. 1 in a buyout, Sports Illustrated reported. Hill was suspended last October for two weeks for tweets calling for an advertiser boycott of the Dallas Cowboys owner after the owner threatened to bench players who didn’t stand for the national anthem.
THE BANE OF THEIR RESISTANCE: That’s the title of Ian Parker’s New Yorker profile of Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept, who is trying to work on his combativeness but says he will not bow to lockstep thinking about Trump, Russia or privacy. "I could go online and denounce Trump all day, and life would be easier and more relaxing," Greenwald says.
A LITTLE LATE: Volunteers on Reddit alerted the social network to Iranian disinformation starting in July 2017. Only in recent weeks, after similar moves by Facebook and Twitter, did Reddit begin to delete some user accounts found to have pushed the Iranian disinformation, reported NBC News’ Ben Collins.
HOLLYWOOD REINFORCEMENTS: OZY has signed with United Talent Agency to accelerate growth in TV, video and podcasts. It is just the latest media company to seek more muscle to build new revenue streams in Hollywood or on the stage.
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Ronald Reagan Birthplace
Newsletter/Mailing List
Welcome to Tampico, Illinois
Newsletter/Mailing List > TAHS Newsletter/Website Updates
TAHS Newsletter/Website Updates
Happy Spring everyone.
DUES: Your annual dues are due for the 2010/2011 season. Membership run from May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011. Please remit ASAP to TAHS, P. O. Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283 (Attention: Joan Johnson).
TAHS President, Joan Johnson, was named to the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission. The Commission will organize events to celebrate the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan, who was born in Tampico, IL on February 6, 1911. This will be a very BIG event for Tampico and your help is needed. Festivities will begin on Feb. 4, 2011. Please consider helping in this historic event and if you can help in any way, or have any ideas to share, please contact Joan Johnson ASAP:
815-438-7581, (c) 815-622-8705 or email garyjoan@thewisp.net
Duane Thompson has done a wonderful job repairing and painting the exterior window areas of the library building. Duane is our "glue" to keep the TAHS in good physical condition. YOUR donations and memberships are the glue that allows us to continue to preserve & archive the wonderful history of this area and her people. Please consider becoming a member.
REPORTS: THPAC - At the January, 2010 meeting of THPAC, the members decided they would all resign from the organization and carry on with their goals via the Tampico Area Historical Society. Updated: The group met in April and will talk with another Historic Preservation Committe in Morrison before resigning.
HISTORICAL MARKER IN TAMPICO: The Historical Society has been contacted by the Illinois State Historical Society to place a “State Marker” in Tampico. Cost of the marker for 150 words is $3,000. The state group has offered to pay up to 2/3rds of the cost. Joan has approached the Village Board and they have given permission to put the marker in Reagan Park and will see to getting the post and putting it into the ground according to specifications. A Dedication Ceremony is scheduled for October 9th to post an offical "historical marker" in Reagan Park. Details to follow. Donations are also needed for this project. Please contact Joan Johnson for more details or to contribute to this fund. 815-438-7581, garyjoan@thewisp.net
The TAHS will offer the "Adopt-a-Grave" program for the annual Tampico Memorial Day Cemetery Walk. The program is designed to help make the cemeteries look nice and gives folks a chance to adopt a gravesite that may no longer have family to help dress them up. Small - $5.00, Med. $10, Lg. $15 or Saddle - $25. TO ORDER: 815-438-7581 (photo of arrangements): http://picasaweb.google.com/TampicoHistoricalSociety/TampicoMemorialDayCemeteryWalk2010?feat=directlink
TAMPICO MEMORIAL CEMETERY WALK: The Walk will be held Monday, May 31, 2010, beginning in the St. Mary's Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. and finishing in the Memorial Cemetery. The Renner families will be represented in the TMC by James & Rhonda (Renner) Reece. The Darby families will be represented by Gene Wright and the Michael Egan families will be represented by Sharon Callaghan in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The Tampico American Legion will display their Avenue of Flags in both cemeteries and start each Cemetery Walk with a prayer and Gun Salute. In case of inclement weather, we will meet at the Community Bldg. on Market Street in Tampico.
REAGAN 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: Plans for the 100th Birthday Celebration, Feb, 2011, of Ronald Reagan are underway. Your input and help is wanted and needed for this extravaganza! If you can help in any way, please contact Joan Johnson, 815-438-7581, (c) 815-622-8705 or garyjoan@thewisp.net
RONALD REAGAN STATUE: We now have a separate website dedicated to the Ronald Reagan Statue Fund. Please take a moment to check it out at the following URL: http://www.reaganstatue.org/index.html This project has been a dream of many, particularly Lloyd & Amy McElhiney. Please help us achieve this goal in Amy's lifetime. You will also find a link to it from the Ronald Reagan page on our website. The site is very well done and gives a great overview of the what the statue will look like, where it will be located, etc. Please check it out: http://www.reaganstatue.org/index.html
RONALD REAGAN BIRTHPLACE & MUESEUM: The Birthplace is now open seven days/week for tours. The hours of operation are Mon - Saturday, 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you would like a tour during other hours, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Joan Johnson to make arrangements - 815-438-7581, (c) 815-622-8705 or garyjoan@thewisp.net.
THE TAMPICO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY (TAHS) - Open only by appointment or by chance. If you would like to volunteer a few hours on a Saturday or Sunday from 1:00-4:00 p.m., please contact President Joan Johnson @ 815-438-7581 or volunteer Family History Coodinator, Denise McLoughlin @ 815-590=2143 or tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
MESSAGE BOARDS: http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Message_Board.html
Ron Rosenow is looking for a 1954 THS year book. You can respond on the message board or contact the historical society. http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/board/board_topic/23882/585375.htm
THERE’S STILL TIME…..
• May 20, 2010, 12:30 - Tampico Area Long Range Planning Committee (TALRPC) to be held in the back room of the Good Times tap on Main Street. This is an umbrella group for area businesses, organizations & private individuals to express ideas, inform community of up-coming events, & to coordinate efforts of the community and its citizens. Open to all. Meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. If you want to eat lunch, arrive earlier. Contact: Terry Gaskill, president 815-535-3665
• May 25, 2010, 7 p.m. - Tampico Area Historical Society regular meeting. Your Membership dues are due for the 2010-2011 year. Please remit to the TAHS, P.O.Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283 - Attn: Joan Johnson. $10/individual, $15/family, $50/one-time for 50+ and $50/business (includes dedicated web page for your business). We will be inspecting the Farm Museum to assess what is needed and how to achieve it. Please dress accordingly.
• May 31, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - The annual Tampico Memorial Day Cemetery Walk, in conjunction with the Tampico American Legion, Post 574. The Legion will display the AVENUE OF FLAGS in each cemetery. Program begins in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Families to be honored will be:
Charles DARBY & sons – Local merchants which included a tailor shop & a barber shop. “Hub” was the Post Master. All of the sons were veterans of WWI. Presented by Prof. Gene Wright
Descendants of Michael EGAN (1848-1913) - presented by Dr. Sharon Callaghan.
The Walk will end in the Memorial Cemetery. Honored families will be
John R. RENNER (1842-1925) – son of Wm. Renner who was the founder of Deer Grove, IL. He was a Civil War veteran and a prisoner at Andersonville Confederate Prison. He was a Commissioner & landowner in Hahnaman Township. Presented by James Reese
Ellen (nee: Cronin) WELCH (1845-1916) – Born in Ireland and moved to Tampico in 1872, being the first family to travel over the newly built railroad into Tampico. Presented by gggranddaughter, Rhonda Renner Reese. Contact: Denise McLoughlin, 815-590-2143, tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com, or Joan Johnson, president @ 815-438-7581 or garyjoan@thewisp.net
HEADS UP for future events:
• June 24, 2010 - Kick off Tampico Days with Game Night - Details TBA
• June 25, 26, 27 - TAMPICO DAYS! Details to follow later
• June 27, 1:00 p.m. - PARADE Entry forms for Parade can be picked up at Ronald Reagan Birthplace in Tampico - parade form: http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/calendar/calendar_day/22558/2010-6-27.htm
• October 9, 2010 - Dedication of an Historic Marker to be placed in the Reagan Park. Donations & questions can be directed to Joan Johnson, coordinator of the Reagan Birthplace & Museum. 815-438-7581, 815-622-8705.
OBITUARIES (Many THANKS to Melva Taylor for her contributions! – I have many, many more to upload) http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/Obit_Index.html
Alma ANDERSON; Emma BRANDAU; Charles DARBY, Jr.; Charles DARBY, Sr.; Hubert DARBY; Walter B. FOY; Wilbur HANSEN or HANSON; Barbara Ann HARMS; John J. KERBER; Earl M. LUTYENS; Marie NIELSEN; L. J. PETERSON; Minerva SKARRITT; Yvonne A. TUCKER;
KUDOS to:
• Our friend, Janet Goodell of Prophetstown. She has been sending photos of the grave stones from the Riverside & Leon cemeteries. I will upload them to our Picasa web albums as time allows. Important note: The search engine on our website does NOT index the names listed in the Picasa web albums. From our TABLE OF CONTENTS, scroll down to “Picasa Web Albums” and click the link to all of the albums (I have not finished linking to individual albums yet!) http://picasaweb.google.com/TampicoHistoricalSociety Select the album of choice to open. You can then use the “control F” to find the name you are seeking. If you have any problems, feel free to contact me at the tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com or ddm1050@hotmail.com You can also contact me by cell phone: 815-590-2143.
• Melva Taylor. Melva has been transcribing obits & marriages from the Sterling Gazette and sending them to us for the website for several years. She lives out of state, orders the microfilm through her library and transcribes them for us. That’s a lot of “volunteer” work and we so appreciate her efforts. Our Tampico Tornado newspaper stopped publishing in 1966, so Melva concentrates on the years after the Tornado ended. I cannot keep up with all of the obits she sends at one time, but I promise they will get uploaded eventually.
In an effort to get the above information out to everyone, I am going to end this newsletter. I will do an update after our Memorial Day Cemetery Walk.
Don’t forget to submit your annual dues if you have not done so. If you are not sure, contact Joan Johnson, garyjoan@thewisp.net or call: 815-438-7581. Your prompt attention to this is greatly appreciated and allows us to continue to safely archive Tampico’s history. Thank you!
(updates to follow soon - thanks for your patience & understanding)
Denise McLoughin
Volunteer Family History Coordinator
Tampico Area Historical Society
www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com
tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com
TAMPICO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - MUSEUM - FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY/RESEARCH CENTER 119 Main St., P. O. Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283 www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com President Joan Johnson, 815-438-7581 or garyjoan@thewisp.net Family History Coordinator, Denise McLoughlin 815-718-3617. We are an all-volunteer organization so your donations are always appreciated! Sign up to receive our e-newsletter. Thank you! Visit us on FACEBOOK, too.
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What Is OTT? – Understanding The Modern Media Streaming Landscape
Meghan McAdams
OTT stands for “over-the-top” and refers to the productized practice of streaming content to customers directly over the web. It represents the future of entertainment — one that is already unfolding.
My name is Meghan McAdams, and I’m the VP of National Brand Sales at Tapjoy. In this blog series, we’ll explore the platforms, opportunities, and challenges that are driving modern online entertainment. We’ll discuss topics like:
The role of OTT in the modern media industry
The technologies and growth strategies responsible for its success
The relationship between OTT and in-app advertising
The driving cultural factors behind “cord cutting”
But first, it’s important to more clearly define these services and their role in the modern media landscape.
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What is OTT?
An “over-the-top” media service is any online content provider that offers streaming media as a standalone product. The term is commonly applied to video-on-demand platforms, but also refers to audio streaming, messaging services, or internet-based voice calling solutions.
OTT services circumvent traditional media distribution channels such as telecommunications networks or cable television providers. As long as you have access to an internet connection — either locally or through a mobile network — you can access the complete service at your leisure.
OTT services are typically monetized via paid subscriptions, but there are exceptions. For example, some OTT platforms might offer in-app purchases or advertising.
Why use OTT?
With over 50% of North Americans maintaining Netflix subscriptions, it’s clear consumers love OTT content. Here are just a few reasons why the format is more appealing than traditional alternatives:
High-value content at low cost: Streaming services are widely considered a cost-effective alternative to traditional cable packages. A Netflix HD subscription is currently $12.99 per month, while non-HD plans cost $8.99. That’s a reasonable fee even if you only intend to watch a fraction of its offered content.
Original content: In recent years, OTT providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime have begun producing original content that is exclusively available through their service. Platforms like HBO Go and Disney+ also have exclusive streaming licenses for previously televised content.
Compatibility with multiple devices: For years, watching cable television required a television set. Today, we can watch OTT content from a broad range of devices. Any account holder can enjoy the same OTT experience from a gaming console, smartphone, tablet, or smart TV.
How is OTT content delivered?
Thanks to its internet-based delivery system, OTT platforms bypass third-party networks that traditionally managed online content. The only things customers need are an internet connection and a compatible hardware device.
Mobile devices: Smartphones and tablets can download OTT apps from a supported digital storefront.
Personal computers: Most computers support OTT content viewing through desktop-based apps or web browsers.
Smart TVs: The latest TV models often include pre-installed OTT apps, or provide users with an option to download them.
Digital media players: Third-party devices like the Apple TV support a range of OTT solutions. Many modern video game consoles also include the ability to download and run OTT apps.
What types of content are suitable for OTT solutions?
While the OTT conversation largely revolves around video-on-demand, the technology actually covers a broad range of web-based content:
Video: Video streaming is the most-widely recognized version of OTT media services. Popular platforms include subscription platforms like Netflix, paid storefronts like iTunes, and ad-based services like YouTube.
Audio: Audio streaming is also possible through OTT solutions. Popular examples include internet radio stations and podcasts.
Messaging: OTT-based instant messaging services connect users directly through internet connections, bypassing mobile SMS networks. Facebook, Google, Skype, WeChat, and many other brands have versions of these services. Most are capable of replacing or integrating with smartphone text messaging features.
VOIP: Voice calling platforms such as Skype and WeChat that operate using internet protocols are considered OTT services. In some instances, these services can integrate with mobile phone networks to enhance certain features.
Is OTT replacing traditional media distribution?
Most OTT services are associated with “cord cutting” — the practice of cancelling TV or phone subscriptions to focus on web-based alternatives. While cord cutting has certainly increased OTT consumer adoption, that doesn’t mean traditional networks will disappear entirely. In fact, customers maintain traditional cable services alongside Netflix or Amazon Prime subscriptions.
It’s also worth remembering that OTT services are still fairly new, and could undergo significant changes as best practices are refined. For example, some experts believe OTT platforms could one day be bundled much like traditional cable packages. In fact, some cable companies offer OTT solutions like HBO Go as part of their premium subscriptions.
What challenges do OTT solutions face?
We no longer live in a world where Netflix is the only OTT game in town. Increased competition will be a major challenge for video OTT solutions in the years ahead:
Disney will launch Disney+ — its own branded video streaming service — in November 2019.
Amazon Prime is developing its own critically acclaimed programming that rivals Netflix’s original content.
HBO has recently entered streaming license agreements to stream content like Game of Thrones in select countries.
We’re currently witnessing a new wave of diversification across OTT markets, creating new opportunities and challenges. Recent studies suggest 50% of OTT customers are experiencing “subscription fatigue” from engaging with so many platforms. In time, this could prompt customers to become more selective with their managed subscriptions. Meanwhile, the growth of large-scale platforms like Disney+ could impact the prospects for smaller, niche services.
What are the biggest OTT opportunities?
Despite these challenges, OTT technology has immense potential. Video streaming services are on the rise globally, with North America representing the most mature markets at a 51% adoption rate. Europe and Asia-Pacific are seeing impressive growth as brands like Netflix expand internationally.
Beyond global adoption rates, major opportunities exist in non-entertainment markets. One recent survey determined that 50% of OTT subscribers pay for educational content, usually in the form of instructional streaming platforms. Streams that emphasize children’s programming or health-based content might hold immense potential.
OTT platforms should also consider the benefits of tiered monetization. While most solutions are subscription based, 20% of subscribers also made in-app purchases in 2018. Casting a wide net when it comes to monetization methods could help OTT solutions grow in the years ahead.
Performance marketing has proven to be an especially successful method of attracting subscribers to OTT platforms in a way that is scalable and predictable for marketers.
Over-the-top media services have been with us for years, but they clearly have room to grow. Increased diversification and competition suggests the market is healthy and growing, and many opportunities remain untapped. Whether you’re following up-and-coming platforms, or enjoying the latest Netflix original series, OTT clearly represents the future of media. It’s an exciting time to be a part of it.
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25 Best Restaurants in Spain and Portugal
Lauren Mack
The Daily Meal presents the most exemplary epicurean endeavors in Spain and Portugal
The Daily Meal has compiled the 25 Best Restaurants in Spain and Portugal.
First came The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants in America, then 101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World. Now, The Daily Meal has set its sights on Europe. Each week this fall, The Daily Meal will highlight the best restaurants in various regions in Europe, culminating with the debut of our first list of the 101 Best Restaurants in Europe in December.
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Perennially on the quest to find the best places to eat and dine in cities large and small, The Daily Meal continues its European culinary tour in Spain and Portugal.
The Daily Meal’s list of the 25 Best Restaurants in Spain and Portugal was carefully curated through a two-month-long nomination process; we consulted the Michelin Guide and other trusted sources and gathered recommendations from The Daily Meal’s editors, who have traveled and dined extensively around the world.
Once we compiled a preliminary list of more than 100 restaurants, we reached out to a panel of knowledgeable judges, comprised of restaurant critics, food and lifestyle writers, and bloggers with wide restaurant-going experience. They added their own favorites, and then voted for the winners. Some of our judges requested anonymity. Among those we can thank publically are Peter Black, Jonell Galloway-White, Agusti Jausas, Dino Joannides, David Leite, Joe Ray, Xavier Roig, and Emily Stone.
Panelists voted in two categories: cuisine and style/décor/service. From innovative menu options to plating and presentation to freshness, quality, and taste, panelists evaluated each restaurant’s cuisine and only voted for the restaurants which they believe are extraordinary. For the second category, panelists evaluated the dining experience, from the restaurant’s interior and dining room ambiance to the service, voting for the restaurants which they believe offer an unrivaled experience. Each restaurant had the chance to be voted on twice during the survey. Finally, the percentage scores from each category were averaged to arrive at the final ranking.
With dozens of restaurants to choose from, it was a culinary challenge to whittle the list down to a select 25. Restaurants offering a variety of cuisines, from classic French to fusion were considered. We did not discriminate on location; no town or island was off the table. The list is populated entirely with restaurants serving Spanish and Portuguese cuisine that runs the gamut from traditional Basque to modern nouvelle. Interestingly, El Motel Restaurant at Hotel Empordà in Figueres, Spain, and Moo at Hotel Omm in Barcelona, which appeared on The Daily Meal’s 101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World, also made this list, while Santceloni at Hotel Hesperia in Madrid — though outstanding — did not.
While The Daily Meal’s first list of the 101 Best Restaurants in Europe won’t be revealed until December, The Daily Meal 25 Best Restaurants in Spain and Portugal are sure to whet your appetite for more.
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Lauren Mack is the Travel Editor at The Daily Meal. Follow her on Twitter @lmack.
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Three dogs die of toxic algae after playing in North Carolina pond
Posted: 6:51 AM, Aug 12, 2019
A doggy play date in a North Carolina pond turned tragic after three pups died from toxic algae. Now, their owners say they hope their loss will educate fellow dog lovers about the dangerous blooms.
Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz took their beloved dogs Abby, Izzy and Harpo to a pond in Wilmington on Thursday night to cool off. But within 15 minutes of leaving the pond, Abby, a West Highland white terrier, began to have a seizure.
Martin rushed her to a veterinary hospital, with Izzy and Harpo right behind her. Upon their arrival, Izzy, also a Westie, started seizing, and both terriers rapidly declined. Then Harpo, her 6-year-old "doodle" mix therapy dog, began to seize and show signs of liver failure.
By midnight Friday, all three dogs had died, she said.
The culprit, Martin's veterinarian said, was poisoning from blue-green algae present in the pond where they played.
"What started out as a fun night for them has ended in the biggest loss of our lives," Martin wrote in a Facebook post that has since been shared more than 15,000 times.
Martin told CNN she didn't notice the algae at first, but her veterinarian told her that what appeared to be debris from flowers were blooms of cyanobacteria.
She said she didn't see any signs warning of toxic algae near the pond, which sits next to a popular walking trail. It's her mission now, she says, to erect signs about toxic waters and warn pet owners about the blooms.
"I will not stop until I make positive change," she said. "I will not lose my dogs for nothing."
Blue-green algae is most common in the summer
Toxic algae blooms are more likely to infest bodies of fresh water when the weather is warm and waters are stagnant, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services .
Some algal blooms leave a film of muck on the surface and make the water ruddy, but others are difficult to immediately detect, such as the blooms in the pond where Martin's dogs were exposed.
There's no cure for the poisoning, and exposure nearly always leads to death in dogs. Drinking from a body of water where blue-green algae lurks or licking it off fur can kill a dog within 15 minutes of exposure, according to Blue Cross for Pets , a UK animal charity.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality periodically updates a map of the state where algae blooms have been reported, but in the case that a health notice isn't posted, it's best for humans and pets alike to avoid waters that smell bad or look odd in color or murky, the state's health and human services department said.
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Carol Snyder of Northwood, Ohio holds up a jar with water collected from Lake Erie at Maumee Bay State Park August 4, 2014 in Oregon, Ohio. Toledo, Ohio area residents were once again able to drink tap water after a two day ban due to algae related toxins. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
For Drinking Water, Lake Erie Algae Here to Stay
By Conan Milner, Epoch Times
On Monday, cities in Ohio and Michigan lifted a three day restriction on drinking tap water. But experts say the threat of harmful algae blooms linked to the water contamination will remain in Lake Erie for years to come.
Since the early 2000s, scientists have observed that all the Great Lakes—and many other lakes across the United States—erupt in an annual green flourish of algae.
Little can be done to stop the environmental factors that contribute to algae overgrowth—such as heavy spring rains, and a shallow, stagnant water basin. But even attempts to curb manmade causes of algae overgrowth—such as phosphorus and nitrogen-rich runoff from agriculture and sewage facilities—won’t necessarily stop the thick, green sludge.
“If we were going to shut off the tap of all the nutrients we would still have a residue of nutrients that would keep the blooms coming. This is a long term problem,” said Dr. George Bullerjahn, researcher and biology professor at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio.
Bullerjahn has studied algae blooms throughout the Great Lakes. He said although farmers have become more mindful of their fertilizer use, the nutrients that feed the algae never filter out of the lake. Each year the algae bloom dies, but the phosphorus remains for its next generation.
“I do have some optimism that the agricultural community is responsive to this. But due to the legacy of the phosphorus in the lake sediments this is going to take years, and years, and years, to really sort this out.”
Determining Toxicity
Algae blooms have become a fairly predictable feature of Lake Erie, but this summer the lake’s western edge was deemed a public health hazard, thanks to a particularly high concentration of cyanobacteria—a microcystin toxin that causes liver and kidney damage.
Last week, the microcystin in the Toledo city water supply tested up to three times the safety limit set by the World Health Organization. An intense chemical treatment was required to bring the microcystin to safe levels (one part per billion). Toledo’s water treatment facility reportedly spent about $4 million in chemicals last year alone to address toxic contaminants.
Despite the drinking water ban, Bullerjahn believes the risk last weekend was actually quite low. “I think the big problem would be if we were above the threshold for a month or a year, and people would be ingesting the water and this low level of toxin could contribute to some liver damage down the road,” he said. “Three days with an elevated toxin I would think would have very, very little impact.”
However, other scientists believe that Toledo Mayor Michael Collins took appropriate precautions.
“While some people may second guess public officials who imposed the drinking water ban, I think the same critics would be much more vocal and critical were no ban imposed and the citizenry sickened,” said Dr. Mark Holland, biology professor at Salisbury University in Maryland in an email.
Thankfully, not all of the algae overgrowth is dangerous. Scientists say that in a couple of months the water may still be green, but the toxic algae genotypes may be much lower. However, determining when the toxic algae could return may be hard to predict.
Bullerjahn suggests that public health experts, elected officials, and toxicologists should work together “to develop a more measured policy instead of just shutting off the water.”
Scientists may have no way to stop the algae, but they can address its impact. BGSU scientists hold a patent for satellite imagery that can do remote sensing on the algal blooms.
This technology can detect exactly where a bloom begins to form, and see what factors contribute to it. This information can alert water treatment plants to prepare for toxic overgrowth, and notify beaches and commercial fisheries of nuisance blooms.
“We’re working toward a better situation, but it’s never going to be great,” said Dr. Bullerjahn. “Things are degraded to where there are going to be blooms for a very long time if not forever, but there’ s an awareness of how to make things a little bit better.”
Follow Conan on Twitter: @ConanMilner
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Golden Rockets
A megathrust earthquake hit South Vancouver Island 320 years ago on Jan. 26, 1700. While scientists encourage preparation, they say the 320-year mark doesn’t mean another earthquake is necessarily imminent. (Black Press File Photo)
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‘It could happen today, tomorrow or 100 years from now’
Nina Grossman
Dec. 9, 2019 10:45 a.m.
Next month marks 320 years since the Cascadia Megathrust earthquake rocked the B.C. coast, shooting a tsunami wave at the speed of a jumbo jet across the Pacific Ocean to Japan.
The impact was recorded overseas and left a historically viable marker of what was likely one of the most catastrophic natural events in region’s history.
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While the threat of the ‘Big One’ is a quiet source of concern for many – a looming, abstract dread behind calls for seismic infrastructure upgrades, earthquake safety awareness and regular ‘ShakeOuts’ in schools and offices across the region – the next megathrust is not necessarily overdue.
“We can’t predict earthquakes and we are a million miles away from being able to,” says Edwin Nissen, University of Victoria professor and Canada Research Chair in geophysics. Nissen has expertise in global geohazards including the subduction zones of the Cascadia plate boundary – the convergent boundary stretching from northern Vancouver Island to northern California.
“It’s wrong to say the next earthquake is overdue,” he says – pointing to the unpredictable pattern of plate shifts over history. “But it is correct to say it might happen tomorrow. It might happen today or tomorrow or in 100 years.”
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The factors behind the next big quake are complicated, but boil down to the Cascadia subduction zone, where the oceanic plate is pushed below the continental lithosphere. Typically, the plates are stuck in that position, but when the oceanic plate slides deeper beneath the continental plate, an earthquake – and tsunami– is generated.
The estimated time between Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes is anywhere from 200 to 800 years. The last on record was Jan. 26, 1700.
That means another earthquake is neither impossible nor overdue, Nissen says.
“Prediction is probably impossible. Many of us think it will always be impossible, ” he says. “What we can do is forecast the location and magnitude – but instead of a [specific] time you give an interval of time and a probability.”
Nissen says research shows a 15 to 30 per cent chance of a major earthquake (magnitude 8 to 9) in the next 50 years, but that leaves an up to 70 per cent chance that there will be no earthquake at all – at least for the next five decades.
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“Humans think over short time scales – we don’t think in decade or 100-year time spans,” Nissen says. “But for earthquake safety that’s the time span we need to think in.”
Nissen says infrastructure upgrades, emergency plans and advancing earthquake early warning technologies are all part of a necessary planning process – even if the next megathrust doesn’t hit until 2120.
Nissen quips, “If there was a 30 per cent chance of rain you would still bring an umbrella.”
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New Delhi:Union Women and Child Development Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is moved by the appalling evidence of elephant torture...
New Delhi:Union Women and Child Development Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is moved by the appalling evidence of elephant torture and trauma brought out by "God in Shackles", a critically acclaimed documentary exposing the abuse of Kerala's captive elephants. She says elephant rescue centres were the need of the hour.
"Gods in Shackles", directed by Canada-based Sangita Iyer, portrays stories behind the veil of Kerala's prestigious temple festivals.
The film was screened for public at PVR Rivoli here on Saturday, read a statement.
Maneka Gandhi said: "Over 800 elephants have died in the last two years of beating and starvation in Kerala. To say that elephant is thriving in India, it is not. There are less than 20,000 left, of which Kerala is killing as many as it possibly can. Begging elephants must get off the road. We must have elephant rescue centers. The Kerala Government has to take a decision now -- to keep killing these endangered species or take action to rescue them."
She added: "We have strong laws in place. Wildlife Act is a strong law but if Kerala Government chooses to ignore it, what can we do. It is because of the strong stance that the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led BJP Government took to rescue and rehabilitate bears that they are finally off the road."
Iyer shared that "people are so blinded by greed and selfishness that they are unable to see the pain and suffering of another sentient and supremely intelligent animal".
She said: "Asian elephants are exploited all across India. They are tortured and traumatised in circuses and zoos, and worse yet by the temples under the guise of religion. How ironic it is to even think that gods creations are tortured in temples, where people believe gods live."
The documentary has been nominated by the International Elephant Film Festival at the United Nations General assembly and has won seven international film festival awards including the Los Angeles Cinefest Award, Hollywood International Independent Documentary Film Festival Award, The IMPACT Docs - Award of Merit, Golden Award at the World Documentary Awards.
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Workers from Indiana Dunes National Park and the town of Beverly Shores are building barriers along Lakefront Drive to try to prevent more beach orsion, which is threatening the beaches, road, homes and utilities.
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Photo by Jeff MayesIn many areas along Lakefront Drive in Beverly Shores, the beach is just a memory as near-record water levels on Lake Michigan continue to erode away the lakefront.
Photo by Jeff MayesA tree, shrouded in ice, stands in the water of Lake Michigan near Lakefront Drive in an area that was once a publicly accessible beach.
Photo by Jeff MayesThere's not much beach left in Beverly Shores as Lake Michigan water levels remain near record highs. Similar conditions can be found along much of the shoreline in Northwest Indiana.
Photo by Jeff MayesThe waters of Lake Michigan are less than 10 feet away from Lakefront Drive in many areas prompting Porter County and town officials to pass declarations of emergency.
Photo by Jeff MayesHigh waves on Lake Michigan continue to erode away the beach in Beverly Shores, threatening homes, businesses, roads and other critical infrastructure.
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Lake Michigan still 'the boss'
Lakefront homes, infrastructure at increasing risk from high water levels
By JEFF MAYES - Staff Writer
BEVERLY SHORES – Take a cruise along Lakefront Drive in Beverly Shores and it's obvious – water levels on Lake Michigan are causing major headaches for lakefront communities. And federal authorities don't expect the problem to go away anytime soon.
Two La Porte County beaches – one in Long Beach and one in Michiana Shores – were closed last summer because high water levels made them inaccessible, according to the La Porte County Health Department.
In October, beach access to the Indiana Dunes National Park's Portage Riverwalk beach was closed because the trail to the beach was washed out by severe erosion caused by storm waves.
Officials were also forced to close Washington Park in Michigan City for a day last fall when a storm surge inundated the parking lot.
Just before Christmas, the Porter County Board of Commissioners issued an emergency disaster declaration for the Porter County lakefront in response to significant erosion. That included traffic restrictions on Lakefront Drive.
And on Friday, the mayor of Portage issued an emergency declaration because of high water levels threatening homes and other structures on the shore. Similar resolutions have been issued by town councils in Beverly Shores and Ogden Dunes.
The situation along Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is reaching a critical point, officials say.
"Lake Superior and Lake Michigan-Huron remain near record-highs for this time of year, and although they are expected to continue their seasonal declines in January, levels are expected to remain high over the next several months and may again exceed record-highs if wet conditions continue in 2020."
That's the dire word from Charles Sidick of the Watershed Hydrology Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Detroit District, in the monthly update from the International Lake Superior Board of Control.
"As a result, there will continue to be a significantly increased risk of shoreline erosion, lakeshore flooding and coastal damages through the winter," Sidick said. "The International Lake Superior Board of Control advises all those that may be affected to prepare for potentially severe coastal impacts, especially during periods of strong winds and high waves."
Lake Michigan-Huron water levels remained stable last month, the report noted, but that's not necessarily a good thing. On average the level declines about 2 inches in December.
The lakes are currently 1.6 inches above the record-high beginning-of-month level of 1987; 37 inches above average; and 17 inches above last year’s beginning-of-January level, Sidick said.
To get a better handle on the problem, the Board of Control and its Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management Committee have posted a voluntary online questionnaire to allow property owners to discuss impacts of high water levels.
Such input is "critical to the board and the GLAM Committee as we work to better understand and predict impacts of high Great Lakes water levels," the agency said.
The questionnaire is available at ijc.org/en/glam/watershed/questionnaire/high-water-levels-2019.
Northwest Indiana communities should be able to provide plenty of input.
The declaration by Porter County commissioners, issued Dec. 17, says the county's Lake Michigan shoreline "is currently experiencing extreme erosion ... attributed to a combination of high water levels coupled with storm activity, producing surge and high waves.
"Many areas along the shoreline have seen significant losses in beachfront, which buffers the effect of the water, thereby exposing structures to direct threat. These include critical infrastructure such as main roadways, water lines, electrical feeds and natural gas supplies. Unaddressed continued erosion will only increase the threat ... impacting homes numbering in the thousands as well as business entities."
The declaration, in effect for 30 days, calls for a 15 mph speed limit on Lakefront Drive in Beverly Shores; a ban on heavy commercial loads without permission from town officials; and continued parking restrictions.
“The substantial erosion of the shoreline this season is threatening private homes and public infrastructure," state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, said of Porter County's action. "Porter County rightfully declared an emergency ...
"With this crisis looming along Lake Michigan, I hope the governor will seize the opportunity to declare a state of emergency for the area and allow local communities to access federal money that is available through FEMA,” Tallian said.
In Beverly Shores, high water levels and erosion issues forced the closure of the National Park's Lake View area.
"Lake View parking lot and beach access is temporarily closed due to hazardous conditions resulting from erosion," an alert posted by the National Lakeshore said. "This closure is necessary for the maintenance of public health and safety. This closure will remain in effect ... to May 1, 2020, or until further notice."
A similar notice had earlier been posted, again until at least May, for the Portage Riverwalk beach.
And at Mount Baldy in Michigan City, the National Park issued this advisory: "Use caution when visiting Mount Baldy Trail and beach area. The dune and shoreline are constantly changing due to weather and lake levels. Obey all trail markers and warning signs to be safe."
Paul Labovitz, superintendent of the National Park, said park personnel are working to "fight beach erosion at our Lake View location in partnership with the Town of Beverly Shores. Lakefront Drive is threatened by rising lake levels and storm severity," he said.
Sand barriers and traps are being put up along what is left of the beach at the base of Lakefront Drive. The hope is to keep water and waves from causing further erosion to the shoreline, which in some areas is less than 10 feet from the roadway. Stairways that once went down to the beach now jut out into the air several feet above the beach.
In other areas, no beach remains, just rocks and sheer dropoffs, with the bases of trees under water.
In issuing her emergency declaration Friday, in effect for a week, Portage Mayor Sue Lynch called on state and federal authorities to do more. The declaration states the city "has been impacted by or is immediately threatened by a natural and manmade disaster," with natural erosion exacerbated by manmade structures and high water levels.
“Indiana Dunes National Park is a gem and it must be protected," Lynch said. "I am declaring this emergency because we need to act before it is too late. I am calling on the state and federal governments to work with surrounding communities to address this serious public safety issue.”
According to the National Park Service, "At more than 580 feet above sea level, Lake Michigan’s water level remains well above the long-term average. The higher lake level, in combination with recent storm waves, has resulted in continued erosion and narrower beaches along the Lake Michigan shoreline."
Labovitz summed up the situation: "Lesson learned is the lake is boss."
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Midwestern State and Cameron combined for 90 first-half points as the Mustangs showed more offensive progress.
Aggies run past MSU women in fourth, 94-76 Midwestern State and Cameron combined for 90 first-half points as the Mustangs showed more offensive progress. Check out this story on timesrecordnews.com: http://wtrne.ws/2jXmfox
Andy Newberry, Times Record News Published 10:12 p.m. CT Jan. 17, 2017 | Updated 11:02 p.m. CT Jan. 17, 2017
Midwestern State's Avery Queen works inside while guarded by Cameron's Charron Montgomery Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76.(Photo: Lauren Roberts/Times Record News)Buy Photo
Midwestern State and Cameron combined for 90 first-half points as the Mustangs showed their home crowd at D.L. Ligon how much they’ve grown offensively.
The Mustangs scored 76 or more points for the second straight home game and third time in their last four here. But MSU couldn’t slow down Cameron’s offense either in the first half or more importantly in the fourth quarter as the Aggies made 10 of their last 11 shots to earn a 94-76 victory.
Cameron (6-9, 4-5) trailed 70-66 with 6:30 to play but outscored MSU 28-6 the rest of the way. The Aggies made 52 percent of their shots from the field and hit 15 of 17 free throws (88.2 percent).
MSU had its best conference game shooting (46.6 percent), but coach Noel Johnson is ready for better results.
“I see growth, but I’m impatient and they are, too,” Johnson said.
She liked the defense her team played in the third quarter, when MSU outscored Cameron 23-12, but saw some breakdowns down the stretch. And she gave a nod to Cameron’s edge in experience for taking advantage.
“When we had breakdowns, they capitalized,” Johnson said. “That’s a veteran team, with veteran guards. And when we gave up something instead of countering we came down and had turnovers (seven in fourth against zero assists).”
TAYLOR’S TWENTY: Whitney Taylor had yet another 20-point game, her fourth of the year and ninth of her career, with a team-high 23 highlighted by four of MSU’s five 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. Junior Avery Queen continued her recent surge with 12 points and seven rebounds. She made 5 of 8 and is 21 of her last 40.
Man @whit_taylor42 is on fire beats clock here pic.twitter.com/92SpXKECK6
— Andy Newberry (@Andy_Newberry) January 18, 2017
BENCH STRENGTH: Jasmine Richardson (14 points, five assists, eight turnovers) and Micheline Mercelita (10 points, four rebounds) each went 5 of 7 off the MSU bench. Liz Cathcart also had seven points and six rebounds for the reserves.
CAMERON STANDOUTS: Charron Montgomery had 24 points off the Cameron bench to lead all players, converting 10 of her 15 shots. Jamie Bonnarens added 22 points and four steals.
TURNOVERS: Speaking of takeaways, the Aggies had a 31-13 edge in points off turnovers. They had 12 steals.
HOT FIRST HALF: MSU made 16 of 26 field goals for 61.5 percent, but still trailed 49-41 because stops were tough to get. Taylor had 12 points on 3-of-5 3-point shooting in the first 20 minutes. MSU had 11 assists with seven players dishing out at least one.
Avery Queen showing veteran move in post for @MSUMustangspic.twitter.com/aFtknEtckD
NEXT: MSU plays Thursday at Texas Woman’s University at 7 p.m.
Cameron sweeps MSU at D.L. Ligon (Jan. 17, 2017)
Midwestern State's Igor Ibaka (33) tries to tip the ball in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State head men basketball coach Nelson Haggerty talks to Nick Powell in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's B.J. Jenkins dribbles upcourt in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Magnus Richards (32) attempts to gain possession of the loose ball before Cameron defenders Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Nick Powell shoots from behind the three-point line in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's B.J. Jenkins looks to pass while guarded by Cameron's Elish Benjamin Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Brandon Neel shoots over Cameron's Stacey Lambert Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Pat Smith looks to pass while guarded by Cameron's J.V. Long Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Mustangs are on the road for a 4 p.m. game against West Texas A&M on Saturday. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Pat Smith guards Cameron's J.V. Long Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Shawn Nottingham looks to pass in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Shawn Nottingham shoots over Cameron's Delvonte Pierre Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Igor Ibaka shoots over Cameron's Stacey Lambert Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 83-74. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Whitney Taylor works inside against Cameron's Natalie Halbleib Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Jasmine Richardson waits as the play develops in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State head women's basketball coach Noel Johnson talks to Jasmine Richardson in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Whitney Taylor dribbles upcourt in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Jasmine Richardson passes the ball as Cameron's Jamie Bonnarens tries to get a hand in Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Kristin Rydell shoots over Cameron's Ava Battese Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Avery Queen works inside while guarded by Cameron's Charron Montgomery Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Micheline Mercelita grabs the offensive rebound in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Kristin Rydell looks to the basket in the game against Cameron Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
Midwestern State's Micheline Mercelita shoots over Cameron's Jamie Bonnarens Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 94-76. Lauren Roberts/Times Record News
TUESDAY LSC BOX
Cameron 94,
Midwestern State 76
CAMERON (6-9, 4-5)
S. James 6-9 0-0 12; Hill 0-5 0-0 0; McNair 1-2 0-0 2; Bonnarens 8-17 5-5 22; Halbeib 3-8 4-6 10; Montgomery 10-15 3-3 24; Sellin 0-0 0-0 0; Clancy 3-5 0-0 8; Battese 4-7 2-2 11; Soriano 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 37-71 15-17 94.
MIDWESTERN STATE (4-11, 1-8)
Arbuckle 1-2 0-0 2; Queen 5-8 2-2 12; L. James 0-1 0-0 0; Rydell 2-8 0-0 5; Taylor 6-16 7-8 23; Richardson 5-7 4-6 14; Mercelita 5-7 0-3 10; Tripp 0-1 0-0 0; Scholl 0-0 0-0 0; Schneider 0-1 3-4 3; Cathcart 3-7 1-2 7. Totals 27-58 17-25 76.
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3-Point Goals — CU 5-18 (Clancy 2-3, Battese 1-4, Bonnarens 1-5, Montgomery 1-1, Hill 0-1); MSU 5-16 (Taylor 4-9, Rydell 1-4, Arbuckle 0-1, Schneider 0-1, Cathcart 0-1). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — CU 34 (S. James 5, Halbleib 5, Clancy 5); MSU 35 (Queen 7, Cathcart 6). Assists — CU 19 (Montgomery 5); MSU 17 (Richardson 5). Total Fouls — CU 25, MSU 22. Technicals — CU (Montgomery); MSU (L. James).
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