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Originally Posted by Prinsara
Which is why it would have seemed more likely for Albert to use it. Aside from the name having some weight in Belgian history, Albert was very much affected by his brother's death (and having the throne fall on him) for the rest of his life.
Which is I'm sure why Leopold and Astrid used it; I just don't know why Albert himself didn't. Perhaps Leopold "had" to be Leopold and Elisabeth very much wanted to honor her father? Or perhaps I'm just stuck on the British parallel of George V.
The name has really little weight in Belgian history. If you are speaking of the Baldwins of Flanders, they aren't direct descendants of them. And there are Charles and Philips and one Leopold among the ancestral Flanders as well.
Its not unusual a king would choose a name with royal precedence for his heir. Why we have monarchies with names past X in use because its pretty customary to choose a former reigning monarch's name for your heir. Leopold carried that tradition on. If he had chosen to name his son Philippe for his father there would have been some precedence as well as Leopold I's second son was named Philippe.
Perhaps he wasn't as close to his brother as you think. Or he was more effected by the loss of his brother. He didn't even use Baudouin as a middle name for either of his sons.
Leopold using Baudouin for his heir would have been like Elizabeth II using Andrew for her eldest son. Yes, a family name, but not one you'd expect for the future king. Albert and Baudouin's names being reversed would have been far more expected. Naming their heir for one of the former kings, and then giving their second son the name of an Uncle.
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Perhaps Albert felt guilt all his life that his brother who was heir was dead and instead he inherited the Throne. It may be that those feelings were known privately within the family and so Leopold and Astrid decided to make a complete change when Baudouin was born and use a non-traditional name for the heir and at the same time pay a tribute to Leopold's father Albert and his brother. After all, the Belgian Crown was not that ancient. Perhaps the family decided not to imitate other Royal Houses and use the same forenames again and again.
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Baudouin was the name of several medieval counts of Flanders as well as Hainaut, so it does carry weight in Belgian history. And BTW, the Coburgs are descendants of both dynasties, as are all of Europe's royal families.
The first Prince Baudouin was born in 1869, a short 38 years after the German Coburgs gained the Belgian throne. By choosing a name from Belgian history, his parents allied the new, foreign dynasty with the older, native dynasties.
The Nassaus of Luxembourg (German imports just like the Coburgs) did likewise when Grand Duchess Charlotte chose the name Jean for her son and heir (rather than Adolphe or Guillaume) and again when Jean named his oldest son Henri. Both names were taken from the medieval Counts/Dukes of Luxembourg. Yes, the Nassaus descend from the earlier dynasty (as do all European royal families) but they did not owe their throne to it.
I don't agree that selecting Baudouin for a Belgian heir is analogous to naming a British heir Andrew. Baudouin is a name steeped in medieval Belgian royal history. The Coburgs simply resurrected it. But Andrew has no royal antecedents in Britain. Alfred, Edgar, Edwin, Ethelred, Constantine, Kenneth, or Malcolm would be better examples (all names of medieval British monarchs).
Because Belgium only became a kingdom in 1830, limiting themselves to the name of a former king for their oldest son meant Leopold III and Astrid had only two choices: Leopold or Albert. They may have selected Baudouin because (1) it was suitably royal (2) in the years following World War I, a name from Belgium's medieval past may have been preferable over Leopold and Albert (both German), (3) it honored Flanders, which was often at odds with the rest of Belgium, and (4) they liked it.
Originally Posted by Gawin
Since they used Albert for their second son, they weren't too opposed to a German connection clearly. German being one of the official languages of Belgium it seems a moot point to say its a German name.
They could have used Philippe, in honor of Albert's father. Properly French, properly historic, properly not German if they chose to ignore that side of their country. There were also numerous counts of Flanders by that name.
If they wanted to go Flanders roots there is everything from Charles (there were five). Louis (there were two, and the eldest son of Leopold I was Louis). Joseph. Francis. Baldwin was certainly not the only one to honor if they wanted to pick a Flanders name.
My point with Andrew is that it was picking a 'family name' instead of a regal name. The Kings of Belgium had never been a Baudouin. And there had not been a Count of Flanders with the name since 1205. And since that Baldwin had no sons, at least in the male line they most certainly aren't descended from that Count of Flanders. Okay want one that is a historical royal name. It would have been like naming Charles Thomas. There is a historical precedence of an English prince named Thomas (Edward I, Edward III, Henry IV all had sons Thomas), but certainly not the heir to the throne. King Thomas of GB? Royal families in the past have stuck to very traditional names for their heirs, why we have so many high count names.
The original question was why Albert didn't name either Leopold or Charles for his brother. The German question wasn't an issue back then.
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Originally Posted by Countessmeout
Leopold using Baudouin for his heir would have been like Elizabeth II using Andrew for her eldest son. Yes, a family name, but not one you'd expect for the future king.
Although I agree that The Duke of York was named after his paternal grandfather, Andrew is also the name of the Patron Saint of Scotland.
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I don't think Belgium will ever see a period of such deep mourning for a member of the RF as was seen following the death of king Baudouin.
maria-olivia
I have to say that King Albert's eldest Brother was supposed to be King Baudouin but he passed away from ilness at 21 years.
When the Duc and Duchess de Brabant had their first Son in 1930 , King Albert I asked them to call him Baudouin to remember his beloved Brother.
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Gawin's point wasn't that there were no other equally historic and traditional options, but that the name Baudouin/Boudewijn was a regal name and did carry serious weight in Belgian royal history, having been the name of numerous monarchs of the medieval county of Flanders, whose historical territory is comprised in the Kingdom of Belgium.
As Gawin points out, the Coburgs are far from alone in naming their kings and princes after monarchs from dynasties that historically reigned over their territories, even when the new dynasty neither owed their throne to those older dynasties nor was descended in from them in male line. He raised the examples of Jean and Henri of Luxembourg, who were named not for grand dukes of Luxembourg from the House of Nassau but for ruling counts of Luxembourg from its medieval reigning dynasty, which was not related to the Nassaus in the male line.
Another recent example of this: Kings Haakon VII, Olav V, and Harald V of Norway were named after medieval kings of Norway, even though the House of Glücksburg does not owe their throne to those kings and is not descended from them in the male line.
But Albert was a second son and not expected to become king.
Yes, Philip was properly French, but not as identifiably Belgian as Baudouin. Nine counts of Flanders were named Baldwin. Three were named Philip, six if you count the Habsburgs who ruled what is now Belgium from afar as foreign rulers and for the most part never set foot in it and never thought of themselves as Belgian.
But Baudouin was the name they chose. It certainly had more historical importance to the Belgians than the others, especially Joseph or Francis (Habsburg names).
My point with Andrew is that it was picking a 'family name' instead of a regal name. The Kings of Belgium had never been a Baudouin. And there had not been a Count of Flanders with the name since 1205. And since that Baldwin had no sons, at least in the male line they most certainly aren't descended from that Count of Flanders.
All European royal families descend from the last Baldwin's daughter Margaret who became Countess of Flanders and Hainaut.
Okay want one that is a historical royal name. It would have been like naming Charles Thomas. There is a historical precedence of an English prince named Thomas (Edward I, Edward III, Henry IV all had sons Thomas), but certainly not the heir to the throne. King Thomas of GB? Royal families in the past have stuck to very traditional names for their heirs, why we have so many high count names.
No, it would NOT be like naming Charles Thomas. You are ignoring very important differences between Belgian and British royal history. Thomas (and Andrew) were never the names of a sovereign ruler of any territory that later became part of the UK. The name of a king of Mercia, Wessex, the Picts, Strathclyde, etc. would all be better examples.
But Baudouin was the name of several counts of Flanders and Hainaut, once-sovereign territories that later became part of the kingdom of Belgium. It was not simply a "family" name. Before it became a kingdom in 1830, Belgium was made up of various independent provinces including Flanders and Hainaut. The counts and dukes who ruled over these provinces were sovereign, independent rulers, whose territories ultimately fell by inheritance to the Habsburgs. The Coburgs chose to honor this independent past (and link themselves to it) when they selected the name Baudouin. It specifically honored Flanders, which had a fractious relationship with the rest of Belgium, and harbored a strong secessionist sentiment.
Belgium did not become an independent kingdom until 1830. Therefore there were only two REGAL names to choose from: Leopold or Albert.
Yes, but those aren't the statements I was addressing.
Prinsara
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That was the question I asked, though, to see if anyone had a more concrete answer than I did.
Rightly or wrongly, Albert openly said, thought, and believed his brother Baudouin would have made a better king for most of (if not his entire) life. Perhaps he was too haunted to give the name to his sons, but was obviously quite happy to approve it and see it again in his future-king grandson. If he indeed asked Leopold and Astrid for the name, perhaps it shows some difference between younger and older Albert.
Royal Traditional names noo but affection names,
Normally we should have had Leopold III, Son of King Leopold II , but he passed away when he was 10 years old.
Albert II , because he was born some months after his grand father King Albert I passed away.
Leopold I first born Son did not have Leopold as name.
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If Elisabeth's firstborn would be a son, I wouldn't be surprised if we see another Boudewijn/Baudouin.
If her firstborn would be a daughter, it would be a little harder to predict. Charlotte would probably be one of the safer bets? But given that the future grand duke is already a Charles, I hope she'll pick something else. Clementine would both be a traditional name, one with some history within the family (both in male and female form - most famous: princess Clementine); and one of Mathilde's great-grandfathers was Clément, ridder van Outryve d'Ydewalle, so that part of her family would also be recognized.
Alison H
Some people do like the historical links - I'm not sure why they'd have been particularly into Baldwin of Flanders, Emperor of Constantinople, et al, but maybe they were, like Henry VII calling his eldest son Arthur, and Nicholas and Alexandra calling their son Alexei rather than Nicholas or Alexander.
I think you're right - Leopold III had to be Leopold, the second son got named after his Bavarian grandfather, and then they didn't have any more sons.
Originally Posted by maria-olivia
Originally Posted by Alison H
I thought there might have been an element of "placating awful Uncle Leopold" in this somewhere; I just forgot about "deceased Prince Leopold" taking precedence over "deceased Prince Baudouin", so to speak. It makes sense, too – surely Albert would have remembered his young cousin and minded him far less as a namesake?
It doesn't quite answer why neither Leopold III nor Charles had Baudouin even as a middle name, but it skews it slightly away from "unresolved grief" to "lack of opportunity".
Before it became a kingdom in 1830, Belgium was made up of various independent provinces including Flanders and Hainaut. The counts and dukes who ruled over these provinces were sovereign, independent rulers, whose territories ultimately fell by inheritance to the Habsburgs. The Coburgs chose to honor this independent past (and link themselves to it) when they selected the name Baudouin. It specifically honored Flanders, which had a fractious relationship with the rest of Belgium, and harbored a strong secessionist sentiment.
You make some good points. The historical perspective of modern-day Belgians apparently views the reigns of the Spanish, Austrian, French and Dutch monarchs over the Belgian provinces as a period of colonial rule, with independence being resurrected only in 1830. So as you say, it was sensitive to optics to link the new royal house to the provincial monarchs of the earlier medieval period.
Originally Posted by Somebody
In European ruling families, which typically choose names of prior monarchs for male heirs, I hope to see female heirs equally identified with the royal history of their realm. Therefore, I would like to see the name of a Belgian monarch used for a potential firstborn daughter of Elisabeth.
Note: names are mostly in Dutch... They typically also use a French version of the name.
Apart from the kings, I would say they mostly use the French versions of their names. Prince Laurent for example is known as Laurent even in Dutch.
Originally Posted by magnik
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Wikipedia lists the eldest child and heir-apparent of King Leopold I as Louis Philippe Leopold Victor Ernest. I believe the Louis Philippe is after his maternal grandfather, King Louis Philippe I of the French.
Indeed and Charlotte for his daughter for Leopold I first wife.
Is Leopold viewed as a reusable name for a future royal prince, or have the actions of Leopold II, and to a lesser degree Leopold III, ended its viability as a royal name for the foreseeable future?
I am aware of Princess Esmeralda's son Leopoldo Moncada, but he was raised outside of the realm as a private citizen and is probably not considered to be royal.
For the Rooyal Belgians it is better to have a name which is not different from french and Dutch
Leopold = Leopold
Philippe = Filip
Baudouin = Baudewijn
Charles = Karel
Astrid = Astrid
Laurent = Laurent
Elisabeth = Elisabeth
Gabriel = Gabriel
Emmanuel = Emmanuel
Eléonore = Eléonore.
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First-person pronouns like "I," "me," and "my," are unavoidable, but they can land you in hot water if you don't know how to use them.
Try going a day at work without saying "I"–bet you can't do it. The same likely goes for "me" and "my," pronouns we use so frequently that we're almost never fully conscious of them. But these tiny words, in addition to other common "function" words–like articles, prepositions, and conjunctions–may carry more weight in our speech than many of us suspect. And according to the social psychologist James W. Pennebaker, first-person pronouns in particular don't always communicate what we think they do.
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Sure, it's tempting to emphasize what you've done, and there are times when you actually need to underscore your own role in order to get ahead at work. Just be careful how you do it. Never use "I" to claim the glory if other people have been involved–after all, nearly every project draws on the talents of many people.
Suppose you're the art director for an ad campaign; there's also your boss who developed the strategy, your boss's boss who approved it, and the client who said "yes" to it. Even when pressed by someone who asks, "Did you design the campaign?" don't just say "yes," flash a smile, and leave it at that. Instead reply, "I had a role in the design, but it was a real group effort and we're proud of the outcome."
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That hiring manager is considering you for a job, and your boss is looking at your past work to decide whether you've earned a promotion. But overusing "I" can still backfire.
Sussannah Kelly, executive vice president of DHR International, a global executive search firm, told me that candidates typically don't realize that the hiring processes isn't just about them; the roles they're auditioning to fill are really about solving problems for the team that role belongs to. "And sometimes they come out of the actual interview and tell me they knocked it out of the park," Kelly says. "Then they discover they didn't get the position because they focused on themselves and not enough on the company or the position."
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Publisher: Institutul de Filologie Română "A. Philippide"
Place: Iaşi
Abstract: In a famous essay published in the eighties under the title Éloge du cosmopolitisme, Guy Scarpetta was defining cosmopolitism the movement of rejection of any "ideological device of root-striking" that connects the individual to the collective phantasms of the tribe, the nation, the race, etc. By its challenging attitude, the avant-garde, in Scarpetta' s opinion, undermines the "device of root-striking" through its lack of piety towards origins, towards national traditions, towards the so-called "racial patrimony" or towards the "purity of language", as well as through the transgression of all frontiers (spatial, linguistic, cultural, etc.). Despite the officially preached nationalism, the Romanian avant-garde had from the very beginning the ambition of internationalization, transgressing the territorial borders, traveling and engaging in cultural exchanges with the congeneric European movements. The members of the Romanian avant-garde published also in foreign reviews or participated in artistic events (congresses, exhibitions, etc.) organized abroad, and, conversely, one may notice the presence of numerous foreign names in the Romanian avant-garde publications and in the exhibitions of modern art organized in Bucharest starting with 1928, under the patronage of the review Contimporanul ("The Contemporary"). Otherwise, out of a genuine obsession with uprooting, many members of the Romanian avant-garde went into voluntary exile before or soon after the war, some of them gaining international recognition as names of reference in modern art. One must notice that very few finally settled in Israel, as the vanguardists seemed to refuse that "promised land" dreamt by the Zionists, whom they had always disapproved, preferring instead more cosmopolitan adoptive countries, especially France, the cradle of the avant-garde. The same refusal of root-striking urged them, even when living in Romania, to write in French, the international language of the avant-garde, or to exile themselves in their own language, decomposing and recomposing it ad libitum in order to create an autonomous poetic language, genuinely international. Famous indeed have remained, for instance, the "leopard" language of Virgil Teodorescu and the "prodigious stuttering" of Gherasim Luca (as Gilles Deleuze called it).
Key words: avant-garde, cosmopolitism, root-striking


Ask a Mexican: Why Do Taco Trucks Always Serve Tacos With Two Tortillas?
by Gustavo Arellano -
Dear Mexican: I live in New York, where taco trucks are a fairly recent addition to the urban landscape. I've noticed they always serve their tacos with double tortillas. Why? I'm a long-time lover of Mexican food (the REAL stuff), and own several Mexican cookbooks, but the recipes never call for this. Also, what is the "right" way to eat a double-tortilla taco? I generally split the filling between the two tortillas, since there is so much of it, but I have no idea whether I'm making a fool out of myself. Gourmet Gringa Dear Gabacha: "Actually, double tortillas are common in Mexico!" says Lesley Téllez, author of the awesome nuevo book Eat Mexico: Recipes From Mexico City's Streets, Markets and Fondas, and a Puebla York resident herself. "Lots of Mexico City street vendors serve their tacos on two tortillas, or they'll ask if clients want one or two, in…
Ask a Mexican: Is It OK for Mexicans to Adopt Native Names?
Dear Mexican: I read your column of a couple of years ago about Chicanos loving the Aztecs, and it left me both cracking up and intellectually fortified. In the last portion of the column, you added: "But, hey: If you want to change your name from José González to Nezahualcoyotl Moctezuma and go to sweat lodges on weekends, even though you're lighter-skinned than a Southern belle, be my guest! I'm sure your ancestors who fought the Aztecs—both indigenous and Hispanic—would've approved!" I really would like to know your opinion about Chican@s appropriating indigenous names. (Well, for me, it's appropriating.) Every time I go to Facebook and see my friends change their names to things in the Nahuatl language, I cringe. Maybe it's my own internal struggle, but I see changing your name as a very insignificant. I mean, que ganas con cambiando tu nombre, if you don't know the language?…
Ask a Mexican: Will an Illegal Mexican Worker Take My Restaurant Job?
Dear Mexican: Where is my America? I'm half-Hispanic and half-Italian. I was born on Coney Island to a drug-addicted father and was raised by my mom, who had to work. We were very poor. I've always had to struggle for basic possessions. Spanish was not spoken in my house, so my Spanish is muy malo. I've worked since I was 15, barking on the games in Coney Island. I went to culinary school and became a chef. I've worked in the industry for 10 years. It is inundated with illegal Mexican workers. Most of these guys are OK, and they are willing to work longer hours, for less pay. Gone is the eight-hour work day. Nobody gets health coverage. It's rare to get a paid vacation. It's rare not to work six days a week. I feel the influx of illegal workers has lowered labor standards for all workers in…
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Dear Mexican: I'm not sure if this is solely an Orange County thing, but: As a high school student in SanTana, I can't help but realize that the great majority of rockabilly kids are Mexican. Why is this? Weren't the '40s and '50s kind of a bad time for Mexicans? Chicana con Ganas Dear Motivated Chicana: Yes y no. While Mexican-American activists were fighting for civil rights through lawsuits and voter-registration drives, the young people were getting into cars, rock 'n' roll and R&B, and changing their given names from Consuelo and Jorge to Connie and George—the better to assimilate. The '40s generations were pachucos, but more than a few Mexis became so-called rebels during the '50s and continuing into the present day. For years, one of my favorite cinematic nuggets was discovering that there was a Mexican in the Pharaohs car club that kidnapped Richard Dreyfuss' character in American…
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Dear Mexican: Why are lowrider artists obsessed with surly clowns? I went to an exhibition of the art of Mister Cartoon in Venice Beach years ago, and the clowns in his art were downright disturbing. I've seen these nasty clowns on T-shirts and a bunch of other places, too. What's up with that? Did the whole culture have a nasty experience at the circus? Cirque Du So Low Dear Gabacho: I'm answering this pregunta not just because it's a good one, but to teach the value of patience. Gentle readers: This question was sent on the first week of ¡Ask a Mexican!'s existence, which is now more than 10 years ago. I'm finalmente getting to it because it's about pinche time, you know? So you, too, will get your question you sent hace seven years answered … eventually. For this one, Cirque Du So Low, it's muy simple: Mexicans like…
Ask a Mexican: Do Mexis Revere Carlos Santana and His Musical Stylings?
Dear Mexican: Do your countrymen still worship Santana? Or is Santana looked at like The Who in England, and Crosby, Stills and Nash in America—old relics from the good ol' Woodstock days? Abraxas to the Maxas! Dear Gabacho: Mexicans actually never worshipped Carlos Santana, who was born in Jalisco and grew up in Tijuana before moving to San Francisco and becoming the Quetzalcoatl of rock. Oh, we've always respected him—after all, Santana is a mexicano who hit it big by fusing Latin rhythms with acid rock—but he long ago left the earthly realm of nationalism to hang out with his guardian angel, Metatron, making him the true manifestation of la raza cósmica. Mexicans respect all of that, but they like their male Mexican musicians the way hombres like their sex: loud, sweaty and done in under four minutes—OK, three. My husband, who is very proud of his Mexican heritage, was…
Ask a Mexican: Why Don't Mexicans Take Better Care of Their Kids?
Dear Mexican: From what I've seen and heard, Mexicans are very family-oriented. They take the names of both their mothers and fathers, live with extended family, take carpooling to the nth degree and tattoo the names of their children across their bodies. We recently had a party and invited one of our Hispanic friends. She showed up with her grandmother, mother, sister and her two kids! What the hell was that all about? What I don't understand is this: Whenever I see Mexican men and women walking along busy streets, or through stores, or standing at the bus stops, their little kids are usually more than an arm's length away, sometimes trailing as much as several feet behind them. It's also not uncommon to see little kids crawling around in front seats, back seats and beds of trucks, totally unrestrained! I'm quite sure these are the same people who put…
Ask a Mexican: Why Do White People Love Marco Rubio So Much?
Dear Mexican: Why do white people love Marco Rubio and cry at his speeches? Rubio was in my town selling his vision for America mierda to his gabacho constituency, and they drank it up like Tía's fresh jamaica. They laughed; they cried; they wondered why we Mexicans can't get behind the Great Brown Hope. Do we know if Rubio even talks to the kitchen help and wait staff when he's finished talking at banquets? "Oh, my God! He's so inspiring!" FUCK THAT. Mark Blondie Dear Pocho: The great thing about your pregunta was that you attached a tweet from some PR hack essentially ejaculating while commenting that Rubio was "speaking to Spanish-speaking employees post-fundraiser." Hell, Democratic politicians in the Southwest have given shout-outs to the help during their speeches for years now, but you don't see Dems freaking out about it, mostly because they realized Mexicans were humans long ago.…
Ask a Mexican: Why Doesn't My Niece's Mexican Mother-in-Law Like Me?
Dear Mexican: My beloved niece married a boy of Mexican extraction. I am very fond of him, but he and his family kind of hold us all at arm's length. It's very difficult to get close. My niece has told me that his mother "doesn't like white people." Wouldn't it be better to get to know me before deciding you don't like me? Isn't her attitude racist? I'll never forget walking into their wedding with big smiles, because my niece was getting married, and she is a major sweetheart. We were greeted with stony faces and no responses to our greetings; I felt like a character from West Side Story. Looking back, maybe I should have clicked my fingers and sang "When You're a Jet." Is there something I can do, or should I just continue to be courteous when we meet, and try to find something to talk to…
Ask a Mexican: How Can I Tell a Girl That She's Not Going to Get an Expensive Quinceañera?
by Gene Armstrong -
Dear Mexican: I work with mostly young, progressive, educated white folks at an institution of higher education in Southern California. The other day, I mentioned buying a shirt that reads, "Illegal immigration started in 1492." We had a good laugh, and my co-worker, whom I like a lot, said that it actually began in the Ice Age, suggesting that no one kind of human has a claim over "land" or geography. While I get her argument, I was stunned. A flippant response like that diminishes the struggles of people trying to make a life here, under adverse conditions and having fled other adverse conditions, as well as the systematic historical exceptionalism mythology, jingoism, xenophobia and racism that has created the current state of affairs. Can you give me a good comeback for when an otherwise cool gabacho says similar bullshit? A Chicana in the Hallowed Halls of Learning Dear Pocha:…


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In a final rule setting payment for home healthcare in 2019, and in a proposed rule for Medicare Advantage plans in 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is adding new reimbursement for remote patient monitoring technology and expanding telemedicine options for providers. The home healthcare rule also implements a payment model that focuses on groups of patients with certain medical needs rather than the volume of services.
"Using new technology … will provide home health agencies and doctors what they need to give patients a personalized treatment plan that will result in better health outcomes," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
Beginning in 2017, CMS allowed physicians to bill for services related to home monitoring, which includes devices that track and digitally share data on blood pressure, blood glucose, and other parameters. In 2019, however, home health agencies will be able to bill for the actual monitoring instruments and services themselves. This will foster adoption of emerging home monitoring and testing technologies, and encourage greater data sharing and coordination of care among patients and providers, according to CMS.
CMS also is focusing on home-based care in the Medicare Advantage proposed rule. Medicare Advantage, in which Medicare pays a single capitated payment for private managed care, has grown enrollment 71% since 2010, attracting more than a third of Medicare beneficiaries. The proposed telehealth benefits for 2020 would expand these services beyond narrowly defined situations like rural areas and special telehealth centers that fee-for-service Medicare traditionally allowed, making telehealth a part of core "basic benefits" under Medicare Advantage rules.
ACA Marketplace Plan Premiums Fall, But Could Have Been Lower
For the first time since the insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were established in 2014, premiums for the lowest cost plans will drop in 2019, with an average reduction of 1.5%. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), average individual market premiums more than doubled from $2,784 per year in 2013 to $5,712 on HealthCare.gov in 2017, an increase of 105%.
In addition, many insurers had dropped out of the federal exchange, but this trend is reversing as well. Some 23 insurers have said they will add plans to the exchange, and the number of counties with only one insurer has dropped from 56% in 2018 to 39% in 2019.
However, a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that premiums would be significantly lower if not for changes made to private insurance markets since 2016. According to the Kaiser analysis, plans on the exchange will cost an average of 16% more than they otherwise would due to the loss of ACA cost-sharing reduction payments, the repeal of the individual mandate penalty, and the administration's expansion of looser regulated plans.
Low-Income Adults Forgo Care in States Without Medicaid Expansion
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed 2016 data from the National Center for Health Statistics and found that low-income adults in states without Medicaid expansion forgo care at about twice the rate of those who live in states with Medicaid expansion. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed states to fill gaps in health insurance by offering Medicaid to families whose incomes fall below 138% of the federal poverty level.
The GAO report found that in states that expanded Medicare, 9% of low-income adults delayed medical care, compared to 20% in non-expansion states. The gap narrowed somewhat for specific preventive services. For example, 49% in expansion states received a blood cholesterol check within the last year versus 42% in non-expansion states. Low-income adults in expansion states were only slightly less likely to visit the emergency department, 27% versus 28%.
Overall, 5.6 million low-income adults were uninsured in 2016. Of these, an estimated 1.9 million resided in expansion states, compared with an estimated 3.7 million in non-expansion states.
Most people on Medicaid are children or people with a disability or who are elderly. Currently 31 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid eligibility under the ACA, and this new population now makes up 20% of the Medicaid rolls. Most work, with 16% unemployed across all states.


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Breviary (Gilbertine) — 13th century, beginning; English
Petrus Alphonsus — 11th century, end
Seneca the Elder — 12th century; English
John Somer — 14th century, end; English
Bible — c. 1270-1280; English
MS. Digby 10
Ps.-Arnold of Villa Nova — 15th century, second half; French
Marbod of Rennes, Albertus Magnus, etc. — 12th century; added decoration, 13th century, end; English
Ailred of Rievaulx — 12th century, second half; English
Walter of Wimborne — 14th century, beginning; English
Thebit ben Corat, Arzachel, etc. — 13th century, second half
Defensor, Ambrosius Autpertus, etc. — 13th century, middle and 13th century, third quarter; English
Guitmund, Bede — 12th century, beginning; English, Durham
Mechtild von Hackeborn, Jean Gerson — 15th century, third quarter; English
Alexander de Villa Dei, etc. — c. 1300; additions, 15th century; French, South
Plato — 12th century, beginning (?); French
Chanson de Roland — 12th century, second quarter (?); French
Deusdedit (d. 1099), etc. — c. 1100; Italian, Central
Grammatical treatise — 14th century
Grammatical treatise — 14th century; Portuguese
Facetus — 14th century; Portuguese
Matthew of Vendôme — 14th century; Portuguese
Aesop, Hildebert of Lavardin, etc. — 14th century; Portuguese
Miscellaneous notes — 14th century
John March (15th cent.), Antonius Musa, etc. — c. 1430; English, Oxford
Life of St. Modwenna, Sermon — 13th century; English
H. of Sawtry, Adam of Eynsham, etc. — 13th century; English
Charm, Sermon, etc. — 15th century; English
Peter Quivel or Quinel, etc. — 15th century, first half; English
Life and miracles of St Gilbert of Sempringham ('The Book of St Gilbert'), Vita Sancti Gilberti Confessoris, etc. — 15th century, middle
Urso of Calabria, Claudius Ptolemaeus, etc. — 14th century; English
Thomas à Kempis — c. 1450; English
Ps.-John Duns Scotus — 15th century; English
Ps.-Cicero — 13th century, beginning; English
Alexander Nequam — 13th century, beginning; added decoration, 14th century (?); English
Ecclesiastical constitutions (English), c. 1225 — 13th century, end
Ps.-Ptolemy — 13th century, beginning; English
Philo of Byzantium, Ps.-Euclid, etc. — 13th century, beginning; English
Roger of Hereford — 13th century, first half; English
Abraham ibn Ezra — 12th century, second half; English
Alfraganus, etc. — 13th century, beginning; English
Albategni — 12th century, end; English
Medical recipes, Friar Daw's Reply, etc. — 15th century; English
Alanus de Insulis — 12th century, end; English
Astronomical calendar including tables of Nicholas of Lynn — 14th century, end (after 1387); English
Ecclestiastical notes partly relating to Durham Cathedral — 12th century - 14th century (?); English
Robert Grosseteste (?) — 15th century; English
Fulgentius — 15th century; English
John Duns Scotus (?), etc. — 15th century, end (before 1485); English, Oxford
Bernardus Silvester, etc. — 14th century, third quarter; English
Robert the Englishman, Walter Brit, etc. — 15th century, second quarter (c. 1433-1438)
Hugo Sanctallensis (?) — 12th century, end - 13th century, beginning; Italian
Albategni, Hermannus Contractus, etc. — 12th century, second half; Italian
Walter of Châtillon — 12th century, end; English (?)
Bernard de Gordon — 14th century; English
Ps.-Boethius, Horace, etc. — 13th century, beginning; English
Gerland, etc. — c. 1164-1168 (?); English
Astrological texts — 15th century, second half; English
Ps.-Bonaventure (James of Milan), etc. — 15th century; English
John Peckham, Peter of Oxford, etc. — 14th century; English
Bede, Ailred of Rievaulx, etc. — c. 1200; English
Calendars, Computistical texts, etc. — 9th century, second half; English, North (?)
Richard of Wallingford, etc. — 15th century (?)
Astrological treatises — 15th century (?)
Dietary, Scientific texts — 15th century (?)
Treatises on calendar, Arithmetical treatise — 12th century
Geoffrey of Monmouth — 13th century, beginning
Walter Map, etc. — 12th century, end
Albertus Magnus, etc. — 14th century; Multiple places of origin
Roger Bacon — 13th century
Roger Bacon, Roger Bacon (?), etc. — 13th century, second half (after 1266); Script partly English, partly French (fols. 41v5-42v, 44r-v, 45r-v) in style.
Ps.-Avicenna, Dominicus Gundisalvi, etc. — 13th century, first half; England
Thomas Bradwardine — 14th century, late or 15th century, early; Italy
Roger Bacon, etc. — 14th century, second half; English
Theological texts — 13th century - 14th century; English
Peter of Limoges — 15th century; English
John Chilmark, Franciscus Maronis, etc. — 15th century; English
Cicero — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, Naples or Rome (?)
Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Thomas of Newmarket (?), etc. — 15th century; English
John of Stratford, etc. — 15th century
Somniale Danielis — 15th century
Albertus Magnus — 15th century
Calendars — 15th century, end; French, North-west
Easter tables — 10th century, late - 11th century, first half
Adelbold of Utrecht, etc. — 12th century, middle; English
Albertus Magnus — 15th century, second half (?); English
Miscellany in French, Latin and English; England (Worcestershire), c. 1271-83
Theological notes, Astronomical texts, etc. — 15th century, end; English
John Ergome, etc. — 14th century, last quarter; English
John of Tewkesbury (attrib.), etc. — 14th century, third quarter (1351 × 1388); English
Texts on astrology, physiognomy and palmistry, Medical recipes — 14th century, end; English
Macer, etc. — 15th century, end; English
Medical and herbal texts and recipes — 15th century, middle; English
John Chrysostom, Ps.-Clement of Rome, etc. — 12th century, third quarter; English
MS. Digby 101
Bede, William of Newburgh — 14th century, first half; English
Richard of Wetheringsett — 13th century
Pascalis Romanus, Ahmet ibn Sirin, etc. — 12th century, end; English
Bonaguida of Arezzo — 13th century, beginning; Italian
Robert Grosseteste (?) — 13th century, middle; English
Geoffrey of Vinsauf, Alanus de Insulis — 13th century, beginning
Alexander de Villa Dei, etc. — 14th century
Astrological and historical notes — 15th century, beginning
Alhazen, etc. — 13th century
Astrological treatises, Treatise on geomancy — 14th century
Adam Marsh — 13th century
Walter Burley, Robert Grosseteste, etc. — 14th century
Bernard de Gordon — 14th century
Matthew of Vendome, Hugh of St.-Victor, etc. — 13th century, beginning
John of Garland, etc. — 13th century, beginning
Treatise on weather, Library catalogue of Coventry cathedral priory, etc. — 13th century; English, Coventry
William de Conches — 13th century
Quaestiones on Galen, Tegni — 13th century, first quarter; Italian, North
Commentary on Johannitius, Isagoge ad Artem paruam Galeni, Commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorismata, etc. — 12th century, second half; French, South
Abbo of Fleury, etc. — 12th century, end; English, Bury St Edmunds (?)
Osbern of Canterbury — 13th century, end; English
Benedict Reguardatus of Nursia — 15th century, third quarter; Italian, North-East (?)


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1st Division Manager
Codemasters 1993
System: C64
Weee...yeah, I know I know, I'm a Championship Manager addict, too but since there's no CM for a C64, we'll have to use something like this, eh?
1st Division Manager is one of the few fairly good (although quite primitive) and realistic (again, although quite primitive) Commodore64 footie management games. Boosting a nice matchview engine (we don't have player animations in Champan ), 1st Division Manager is an option for those who want to make a carreer out of this.
3D CyberPuck
Ticsoft 1994
Genre: Sport, Action
Licence: Shareware
How could this game's concept be described most accurately? Yeah, right - by telling which classic game it's a clone of! Two problems with this though: Nobody will know the original and (even worse) even I forgot the title! It was a sports game by Lucasfilm on the C64 (at least I think it was on this system). Edit: In fact it was Ballblazer by Lucasfilm on the old Atari. Thanks to Chris for reminding me!
8 Ball Deluxe
PAS Systems/Amte 1993
If you are a pinball fan, then you definitely know Bally's pinball machine Eight Ball Deluxe table. In 1993 8 Ball Deluxe was released for the DOS system. This pinball game was created by PAS Systems and was distributed by Amte.
A Journey into Xanth
Neil Sorenson 1993
Licence: Freeware
This is a must for every Xanth-Fan! I always loved the great books of Piers Anthony and searched hard for any computer-games based on it. Long before I was able to get my hands on the graphical adventure I found this game (and lost it when my harddisk crashed).
Daedalic Entertainment 2010
It's an old custom that worlds should die in a spectacular fashion, and this time it's the turn for solar flare to destroy all life on the planet. Of course, there are people who want to stop that from happening and they go for the obvious solution: traveling back in time to convince people they should save their ecosystem and invest in renewable energy sources.
Avalon Hill 1991
Acquire was one in a series of business board games created by Sid Sackson and released by 3M in the 1960s. Later, most of these games were released by Avalon Hill in the 1970s and 80s and are now the property of Hasbro. Acquire is probably the most exciting of this lot of games. It requires good thinking, great foresight, a little bit of luck and lots of attention. The computer version of the game can last only ten minutes, but these ten minutes will require your full attention. Due to the fact it is a board game, the replay value is extremely high.
Sega 1989
Genre: Simulation, Action
A conversion of an immensely popular arcade game, Afterburner does everything in its power to deliver the same feeling, but fall short. A long time ago, when I still visited arcade halls, Afterburner was one of my favorite games, but also one of the hardest to play, due to the long line of people waiting for their turn. It was one of those games where you sat down into a seat, which moved with you as you turned the airplane, flew up or down. The soundtrack, a cheap copy of the Top Gun music, blasted from all sides.
Psygnosis 1992
Genre: Action, Strategy
[Mr Creosote] In 1992, the game genres as we still know them today had been pretty much settled already. While in the previous decade, experiments had still been welcomed fairly warmly, professional reviewers, many of whom were employed as 'specialists' for a certain genre, were not as sympathetic anymore when Air Support was released.
Falken Software 1991
Genre: Strategy, Simulation
Airline is a nice German business simulation where you try to build up and expand your airline worldwide. At the start you can either decide if you want to start a new company, expand an existing one or wish to bring an unprofitable airline back on the winning track.
Akalabeth
Richard Garriot 1980
Genre: RPG
Even after the evil has been vanquished, there are still many foul creatures plaguing the land. It is your task to get rid of them. This rather unusual premise is the basis for the first roleplaying game ever. Selling only eight copies, it wasn't a commercial success either, but is spawned one of the most successful computer RPG franchises ever.


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Series on childhood arrives at the late Joaquín Sorolla's Spanish home
'Sad Inheritance' by Joaquín Sorolla (1899) - depicting crippled children bathing in the sea in Valencia - Copyright Bancaja Collection
By Theo Farrant & EBU • Updated: 02/02/2022
The Madrid museum dedicated to the paintings of the Joaquín Sorolla is encouraging its visitors to turn back time with a retrospective on childhood.
Opening on February 1, the collection, titled 'The Happy Age', bands together over 40 paintings and drawings that investigate the artist's relationship with growing up.
Known to some as the 'Master of Light', Sorolla's paintings made a distinct impression on Spain's art scene in the late 1800's.
His portraits always receive a special focus, many of which are featured in this new display.
Sorolla's art has toured the world in short-term exhibitions throughout New York, Paris, and London, but this location also happened to be his home.
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Fresh eyes on the 'Master of Light'
At the age of 18, Sorolla traveled to Madrid to study paintings in the Museo del PradoEBU
Sorolla's art can be summed up in three fundamental concepts: the capture of the sea and the beach, especially in his native Valencia; the intense study of different lights and atmospheres; and his focus on children.
Depictions of childhood accompanied Sorolla throughout his artistic output and it was with his paintings featuring children – such as 'Triste Herencia' ('Sad Inheritance') – that he won his greatest success.
'Sad Inheritance', painted by Sorolla in 1899, depicts a group of children infected with polio bathing at the sea in Valencia, under the supervision of a monk.
The painting earned the Valencian artist his greatest official recognition, the Grand Prix and a medal of honour at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900.
Unearthing Sorolla's lesser-known paintings
'Bathing Time' painted by Joaquín Sorolla (1904)EBU
Curated by Sonia Martinez Requena and Covadonga Pitarch Angulo, the exhibition is divided into three sections: 'The centre of the family', 'The world of childhood' and 'The other childhood'.
Each part of the display focuses on a different set of unique emotions and experiences. From child labourers harvesting for their families to serene, maternal scenes.
In total, the collection features 41 canvases and 3 drawings completed by Sorolla – some of which are on public display for the first time since the early 20th century.
'The Happy Age' hits the Sorolla Museum on February 1. Check out the video above for a look inside.
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SolarBridge Technologies Secures $42 Million To Support Expansion Efforts
The funding will be used to expand sales and marketing and continue the company's focus on research and development as it rapidly scales its customer base across North America and Australia.
AUSTIN, Texas (March 6, 2014) – SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge), the leading provider of microinverters and monitoring technology for TrueACTM solar systems, announced today it has closed a $42 million round of funding led by Constellation Technology Ventures, part of Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC), the nation's leading competitive energy provider. The funding will be used to expand sales and marketing and continue the company's focus on research and development as it rapidly scales its customer base across North America and Australia.
In addition to Constellation Technology Ventures, previous investors Shea Ventures, Rho Ventures and Prelude Ventures participated in the financing. Michael Smith, Constellation vice president and head of Constellation Technology Ventures, will join the SolarBridge Board of Directors.
"This round of funding underscores our position as the leader in AC module technology," said Bill Mulligan, president and CEO of SolarBridge. "AC modules are changing the way distributed PV is sold, designed and installed. Quality and reliability are critical differentiators in the microinverter segment, and our performance has established SolarBridge as best-in-class technology for executing a TrueACTM module."
"Residential and small-scale commercial solar have experienced tremendous growth in the U.S. and abroad," said Smith. "SolarBridge's unique technology aligns with our growing distributed generation business. AC solar will be a significant contributor to further reducing the cost of solar and driving continued growth in the market."
About SolarBridge Technologies
SolarBridge Technologies, the leading provider of microinverters and monitoring technology for TrueACTM solar systems, is accelerating the adoption of solar energy in the residential and commercial markets. The SolarBridge TrueAC Module System—featuring the SolarBridge Pantheon microinverter, Power Manager and Power Portal—dramatically increases the efficiency and reliability of PV systems, while reducing the cost of energy. The Pantheon microinverter matches the lifetime of solar modules, enabling module manufacturers to provide a 25-year warranty on AC modules. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visitwww.solarbridgetech.com.
About Constellation
The Constellation family of retail electricity and natural gas suppliers (www.constellation.com) are subsidiaries of Exelon Corp. and are leading competitive retail suppliers of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses across the continental United States. Constellation's retail businesses serve more than 100,000 business and public sector customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100, and nearly 1 million residential customers.
About Exelon Corp.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with 2013 revenues of approximately $24.9 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company's Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential customers. Exelon's utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
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By Robert L. Bishop Updated Aug 19, 2011, 12:01pm EDT
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SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 18: Mike Stanton #27 of the Florida Marlins hits a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on August 18, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
Here are your fantasy baseball links for today, August 19:
Stanton Killing Them Softly | Baseball Analytics
Stanton's 29 bombs tie him with Joe DiMaggio and Frank Robinson for tenth-most among hitters during their age-21 season, according to Baseball-Reference. While he'd have to go on an absolute tear to reach Eddie Matthews' all-time best of 47 homers, Stanton stands a good chance of passing the likes of Jimmie Foxx (33), Miguel Cabrera (33) and Pujols (37) to move into second place. I shudder to think what this guy's peak will look like.
Be Like Bullock and Keep Big Mike | Razzball
Mike Stanton is gonna be a Hall of Famer in 25 years. Me, you and the Mayans may not be around to see it, but if a tree falls in the forest does it not make a sound? It does when Stanton bumps into said tree, picks it up and uses it as a toothpick.
Mauer's Off-Speed Judgment Off | Baseball Analytics
[Mauer's] clearly taking pitches at which he should be swinging, and trying to hit too many pitches off the corners and edges. He putting a higher proportion of these pitches in play, 60.2% versus 50.2% in the three previous seasons, but because he's making contact on pitches outside the strike zone, those balls in play are turning into outs, as he has a meager .218 BABIP.
Follow the jump for more of the latest fantasy baseball news and analysis from around the web.
Greinke's Results, Processes Match Up | Baseball Analytics
Milwaukee's Zack Greinke entered July with a 5.63 ERA. After last night's seven inning, one run gem against the Dodgers, the erstwhile Royals ace now has a more palatable 3.92 mark. The simple, lazy narrative would be that the blockbuster trade pickup took time to adjust to his new surroundings and is now settling in.The truth is, Greinke has been dealing all season long.
Under the Fantasy Microscope: Jeff Francoeur | Roto Hardball
Unfortunately, players like Francouer who don't have a ton of power and don't take many walks are highly susceptible to fluctuations in BABIP, and thus he could easily be back in the dumps of 2010 next season. But at 27, entering his prime, it's not difficult to imagine at least some of this power increase being real. And, particularly considering they don't put OBP on the standard fantasy league scoreboard, that makes Francoeur a pretty useful fantasy player.
Napoli's Two-Strike Contact | Baseball Analytics
Napoli is whiffing less just about everywhere, especially against high pitches and offerings thrown inside. His miss percentage with two strikes has dropped from 29.6 percent in 2010 to 19.9 percent in 2011. And while most players are fighting a losing battle once they have two strikes on them, hitting a collective .191/.260/.288, Napoli has a .277/.358/.484 line in such situations.
Allen Craig: Fantasy Bat Looking for Position | Roto Hardball
A few spot starts here or there. That's the best you can hope for from Craig. A few starts here or there when Berkman or Albert Pujols need a blow. He's not a center fielder, and he's really not a second baseman either. It's too bad, because he is a bat.
Jonny Venters' Dominant Slider | Baseball Analytics
In fact, in the 61 PA in which a Jonny Venters slider was the deciding pitch, 51 have been strike outs (47 swinging, 4 looking). The fact that he can throw his slider effectively to both righties and lefties is a major reason he hasn't allowed an earned run since June 29th.
Waiver Saviours: Power | Fantasy Baseball 365
Raburn is a career .293 hitter post-all-star break and last season he hit 13 of his 15 home runs in August and September. So far this month, Raburn is hitting .316 with only two home runs, but he has put up a .237 ISO in the process, perhaps indicating that the long-balls are on their way. Given his knack for putting up his best numbers in August and September, he's certainly worth a look.
Steals and Homers: Dunn and Pierre Can Help This Week | Roto Hardball
His average is down to .283, which is fine but not what you want out of a Pierre type player, and he has stolen only 20 bases. He should be able to steal against Ervin Santana and the Angels on Tuesday though, since Santana has allowed 22 stolen bases against three caught stealings. Jeff Mathis has caught just 27% of attempted base stealers, so Pierre should be able to run with confidence against the Angels.
Brian Matusz and Wade Miley: Mining the Minors | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
Matusz's fastball was in the high-80s and touched the low-90s, which is encouraging but not necessarily promising. He's worth an add in AL leagues — and worth watching in deep mixed — but until he proves he's right for a start or two, I'd be leery about using him at all. With about eight turns in the rotation left — that is, if he can stick in the bigs — 2011 is looking like a lost season for one of the more intriguing young arms coming into the year.
Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues | BaseballPress.com
As of the writing of this piece, Wilson's fate was still very unclear, but if he does require a larger stint out of action or on the disabled list, Affeldt could be a hot fantasy commodity. Savvy owners with an available roster spot will act before their competition and make a move now. There's very little downside to being proactive with possible closers, and even if Affeldt doesn't get any saves, one could still benefit from his other impressive numbers.
Duda and Willingham: Waiver Wire | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
It isn't as though Duda raked all through the minors and is just now getting a chance to do it in the pros. He had shown good doubles power, but the home runs are a relatively new addition, which makes it somewhat harder to predict whether they're going to persist. His hot month overstates his ability, but 15-20 given a full season of consistent playing time doesn't seem outlandish. Anything more than about 3 HR a month is a bonus.
Injury Report: August 19: Alex Rodriguez, Mike Stanton, Ryan Howard & More | Rotoprofessor
Prospect of the Day: Josh Satin, INF, New York Mets | Minor League Ball
Satin's offensive numbers are quite good, obviously. He's hit at every level, has doubles power with occasional home run pop, and controls the strike zone well. There are a lot of moving parts in his swing which turns some scouts off, but minor league pitchers have been unable to exploit this or find consistent holes in his approach. He's considered highly intelligent and works hard at his game. Satin has nothing left to prove in the minors.
Fantasy Baseball Player Prospecting: Ryan Lavarnway, more | KFFL.com
The Boston Red Sox couldn't play short-handed any longer, so Kevin Youkilis hit the DL and the BoSox called up an intriguing slugger.
Daily Dish: Twins Power Up | Baseball America
Benson, Arcia, Sano, Rosario, Pomeranz, d'Arnaud, Matt Moore, May, Parker, Gomez, Simmons
Impact: Signed 1st Round Draft Picks | Fantasy Baseball 365
Thome | Joe Posnanski
Santiago Casilla And The Worst Plate Appearance In Baseball History | Baseball Nation
I missed this a few days ago. Worth revisiting.


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Kevin Trout on What Effective Leaders Do
Kevin Trout is an experienced entrepreneur, business owner and sales professional with over 30 years of experience in the medical device industry. Kevin was the Founder/President of Grandview Medical Resources, Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a specialty medical equipment distributor with an average annual growth rate of 23% per year, before selling his company in 2011.
Now as a Vistage Chair, Kevin is a coach, advisor and facilitator for high-performing CEOs, executives and business owners who have a passion to grow their businesses and enhance their lives. Kevin leads several CEO peer-advisory groups who meet monthly to advise each other in a completely objective forum, where world-class speakers and subject matter experts from across the U.S. regularly present half-day in-depth explorations of C-Level business topics.
Kevin is also the host of the "Three Rivers Leadership" radio show on 101.5FM, where he interviews Pittsburgh's high performing CEO's, Business Owners and Executives to learn about their backgrounds, businesses and leadership styles. The shows air every Wednesday, and are available as a podcast on threeriversleadership.com.
Kevin is a professional sales trainer, keynote speaker and certified Predictive Index Analyst & Master Trainer. Kevin had been a long-time member himself of Vistage Worldwide (the international association of CEOs), and previously a member of the industry's premier trade association - IMDA (Independent Medical Distributors Association of North America), where he served as the President from 2009 - 2011 and Executive Board Member from 2006 - 2011.
Kevin holds a Degree in Pre-Law/Criminology with a minor in Business Administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Degree from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business - Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, and a Certification from Harvard Business School's Continuing Education Leadership Programs
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Umar Hameed 0:01
Are you ready to become awesomer? Hello everyone! My name is Umar Hameed, I'm your host on the No Limits Selling Podcast, where industry leaders share their tips, strategies and advice on how you can become better, stronger, faster. Just before we get started, I've got a question for you, do you have a negative voice inside your head? We all do, right? I'm gonna help you remove that voice and under 30 days guaranteed, not only remove it, but transform it. So instead of the voice that sabotages you, there's one that propels you to much higher levels of performance and success. There's a link in the show notes, click on it to find out more. All right! Let's get started.
Hello everyone to another episode of the No Limits Selling Podcast where we talk about leadership sales, what it means to be a human being because at the end of the day, it's our mindset determines how well we do. And I'm privileged to have Kevin Trout on the show today, Kevin, welcome to the program.
Kevin Trout 0:59
Hey, thanks for having me. I really appreciate it, it's an honor.
So Kevin, you are a Vistage chair. So you get to help leaders become better leaders and help them grow their organizations faster.
Faster, easier, with less risk, less stress, and a better work life balance encompasses everything that we try to do.
So, you know, I'm not sure if anybody ever wrote this down, but I bet you every single leader in history that's been written about said something like this, "Leadership is excellent, if it wasn't for the people." It's such a challenging thing to do.
True, I would agree with that.
Here's my definition of leadership and please add to it or challenge it. It's a leaders job, let's say in the traditional sense of a company is, number one have a compelling vision that people go, I take a bullet for that.
Mm hmm.
Number two, build a culture where it's not about the individual is not about ego, it's like how do we win? How do I help everybody in my team perform at a higher level, a selfless kind of culture that's driven to succeed. And then the third thing is long term shareholder value, how do we make this organization more valuable? Any thoughts on that 123 formula?
I agree with you. Actually, I look at it very similarly, I think the leaders role is to set the vision, which you mentioned, I also think it's their responsibility to come up with a strategy. Culture is even more important than strategy. And I think creating the culture that you want driving it through the organization, the long term is important, we have methods that we we have actually have an eight step process to create that. And I think cultures more important than anything, is if you don't create the culture intentionally, or that you want, one will develop anyway. And it's not going to be the one you like. And so...
Absolutely. And on that eight step process, if I've got it right, step three, in the Vistage model is using a taser.
[Laugh] Well, not exactly. However, I think if you take care of that, then ultimately, the leaders responsibility after you take care of those three things, is to grow your people, and help your people grow personally, professionally, help them become better in the roles that they're in. So they can prepare them for upward career mobility. And I think that's an important part of leaders responsibility as well. Not only that, but making sure that everybody in the organization knows exactly what their role is in terms of contributing to the vision, and exactly what their accountability is going to look like. And...
...everybody has a role well defined.
Here's my the other definition of leadership that I kind of use is, so tell you a story first I'll get to the definition is the National Kidney Foundation, the Baltimore chapter was raising some funds. And the way they did it was rappelling down this 28 storey building. So they put you in a harness and you repel down. And when I got to the edge of the building is like, holy crap, this is a long way down. And then I was wondering, you know, why am I letting these strangers strapped me? And let me go down. And then I realized that my trust for the director of the Baltimore chapter is so strong, that these guys are leveraging the trust I have for her.
And I think the same thing is true for a leader. The leaders belief in an individual sometimes is so strong, that even though that person doesn't believe they can do it, that they leverage that belief that the leader has and go on the journey and all of a sudden realize that they can accomplish more than they ever thought possible. Thoughts on that comment?
Absolutely, totally agree with you. And that's part of when I say grow your people, that's part of it. That's a key component to doing exactly that. The leader has to act, act, act, sorry, like a coach and a mentor. Not a micromanager or a perpetual fault finder because people won't stick around for those kinds of managers. They really got to be the coach and mentor and cheerleader and help them grow. And that, to me is an really important part of the leadership. And that that's where the trust comes in, right? If you if you're if your people trust you as a leader, they're gonna walk through walls for you.
And I think trust is such a critically important element. And it's almost a cliche, and it's cliche for a reason. But I think, here are the three levels of trust. One is, is to trust in the people around you. Two is to trust in the processes that you've developed. And number three, is to trust in yourself. And sometimes that's the hardest one to do, is to trust in yourself that you know, I got this.
I agree. I totally agree. Gotta have all three.
So how do you get that because, hey, I could put this in a poster, it's gonna be amazing poster, people will actually buy it, put it on the walls, but putting on the wall and reading it ain't the same thing as believing it. So let's talk about how do you get an employee? Well, let's talk about leaders, you work with leaders think about a specific leader that you've been leading for the last little while that you saw something better in them, and you had them to actually trust themselves. So don't name the leader. But think of a specific person and go, "Oh, yeah, this leader, this is what was going on and this is how I helped them to really realize what they were capable of."
Wow, I have several members where I think that I believe in them more than they did originally when they joined like this six groups.
So pick one of them so we get like a real life, this is what you, this is what they had, this is what you did.
I'll just randomly pick one with regards to ability to sell since that's what this podcast is all about, right?
And believe it or not, is a marketing firm. And yeah, sales and marketing are two different things. Really good marketing firm handles a niche industries, and they do a great job been around for 10 years, more than 10 years, a little bit more than 10 years. And the the issue with the with the owner, the leader in my Vistage group was he hates to sell, he just doesn't like the sales process so his company wasn't growing. But I had to redefine what sells really means for him. And I had yet to understand that you're helping people. And when you when you're making your sales calls, it's not about pitching a contract. It's about resolving pain that they have or resolving challenges that they're faced with. And letting them know, we can help you this is how we can help you. I will tell you that it took a little bit over a year. But he came around to understanding the nuances of selling to the point where look, you know, shame on you, if people don't know what if your types of customers want to work with don't know about what you can do. You know, that's they should know. And you actually have an obligation to to inform them, whether they choose to use you or not. That's their decision. But if they don't even know about what you do Shame on you, right. And so I think I opened his eyes to maybe I should be talking to more people, maybe I should be right. And then we work through some of the nuances of what's selling the sales concept looks like there's a five step process to the sales process. And the out of the five steps, the two steps that I see most salespeople struggle with, are is asking investigative questions, and then closing the deal. And those were his two weakest links as well. So working through that, and helping them understand how to ask very good questions that would lead to his ability to solve their problems and then closing the deal, which is nothing more than agreeing to take the next step. He was missing on both of those. So I will tell you this end result. His sales have been flat for almost 10 years, is in the first year that we work through the sales is his sales group 25%. And here this year, he's on track to grow 35%, almost 38%. And he will tell you that it's the fact that his Vistage membership and the coaching and mentoring not just for me, but from the other Vistage members has made all the difference in the world for him.
Brilliant. So one of the things that you know, human beings are meaning making machines, if something happens that has a lot of emotions around it, either positive emotions and negative emotions, we are hardwired to make meaning out of it. And oftentimes that meaning that we make ends up becoming a belief that defines us. And it sounds like the meaning he had made around sales was not supporting him and what you ended up doing was actually showing him that no, you're here you're not trying to bamboozle anybody or convince anybody is you're getting them to actually get a realization on a problem they have and that he might be able to solve and I think you can change the meaning around the things that we do to be a more positive one, we end up executing that at a much higher level,
Kevin Trout 10:01
I totally agree he had some very big self limiting beliefs. Or as we like to say, head trash, yes, around sales. But once I get them to understand that look, you're, you're there to be a resource to them. Because you can and you, you can solve their problems, you can help them in ways that they're not currently getting that type of help. You're just offering your services as a resource. You're not trying to sell them a used car, right? You know, the analogy.
Umar Hameed 10:32
Yeah. So I'm gonna tell you, I don't often talk about this, where I'm a genius, are you ready to do for a little while I was doing tech support for Hewlett Packard, and some phone calls went like this, where I would just get them to ask them some questions like what's going on. And then as the person's kind of trying to tell me what's going on, all of a sudden, they go, oh, and they solve their own problem. I never solved anything. But they got their own epiphany. And they thought I was the genius. And I think a lot of times when we're on a sales call, is just getting people to talk about what's going on for them. If we can give them one epiphany, then all of a sudden, it's like, hey, I want to work with you. So you don't have to be like, I'm going to use this, this phrase. And this phrase is going to be the magical phrase. It's like connecting with human beings, attending to them, and helping them get an insight. And if you can do that, you had value to the conversation, and they want to work with you.
Wow, sounds like the way I used to sell way still sell, ask the right questions, and let them do the talking, right? Short,
shortest, shortest course on selling is only four words, ask questions and listen. They'll sell themselves.
Yes, absolutely. So Kevin, as you've been a Vistage chair for a while, and you've been working with a bunch of leaders, oftentimes, when you're helping your charges, explaining something, you get insights yourself, and you get learnings yourselves. So what are two three lessons that you've learned? While you've been teaching going, "Holy crap, that's really important." So what insights have you gotten?
Wow. I would do a couple things. I think I realized what it takes to be what are the four attributes of a really good leader, and also figured out what are the four stages of growth for any business.
Those are the two things that popped on top of my mind, I think, my definition of the four things that great leaders, number one is continuous learner, they've got to be...
...continuous learner. If they think they know everything there is to know Oh, you don't want to work for that guy. I think number two is their ability to execute, right? execution ability is really important. The third thing is you've got to have some real leadership skills as we defined earlier, that's what I mean by leadership. And then the fourth thing is there's got to be some subject matter expertise, you got to have experience in whatever industry you're in. And I think that those four things, to me define the best leaders out there. So I also think that I learned about the four stages of growth. And I went through them myself when I had my own company, medical equipment distribution company. I went through all four stages. I think my analogy is like driving a manual transmission car. You know, some of us are old enough, we took our driver's test on a manual transmission, right?
First gear, a lot of chaos, owner wears all the hats. Only goal is to get some clients and get some revenue in the door.
Not go bankrupt.
Yeah, exactly. Get some momentum moving forward. And at some point, you push in the clutch, you start to hire in second gear, you start to hire some help you get a bookkeeper or an office admin, you get maybe hire a couple of salespeople, right? And so now you're the beginning of second gear, and you're continuing to pick up momentum. But at some point, you've got enough people that if you pass the eight or nine employees and everybody's reporting to the owner, you can't really manage that many direct reports. And I've seen business owners, entrepreneurs, they'll have 20-25 people reporting directly to them. And that's, that's like the tech commoners in the red zone, you're going to be burning up the engine and the engine is the owner or working 60-70 hours a week.
And they're making all the decisions and everybody reports to them. This is the key part is pushing the clutch and moving into third gear. That's when they've got to bring in some leadership outside experts that are leaders that can run the individual departments, right? because the departments become silos without good leadership. And I think that they've got to bring in a team of leaders to be maybe in charge of operations, somebody charges sales, somebody in charge of finance, and let them build out those two departments individually, while the owner oversees the leadership team, which is a much smaller direct report size. And yeah, when you go from second gear to third gear, your profits are going to drop because you're making an investment of more expensive leaders, but it's well worth it. Because once you get to pushing the clutch shifting into fourth gear, this is when the owner gets to step out of the day to day activity, he strictly involved in the strategy and vision of the company. And he's working 35 hours a week instead of 70, and the profits come back exponentially greater than they were in second gear. What I do see is that a lot of entrepreneurs, they want to make all the decisions, so they get stuck in second gear, and they're working 70 hours a week, they're making all the decisions, they get 20-25 people reporting to them. That's not sustainable, long term. But they don't want to shift into third gear, because they know that's going to cost them some of their profits. And they're and they're real happy with the profits. But it's costing them.
Absolutely. And sometimes, that's, that's exactly what's going on. And other times they've got a belief that if you want it done, right, you need to do it yourself, you got a trust issue, so we want to do that. And that's kind of the work I do is very much going in and figuring out what belief is driving that behavior. And let's change that belief. I've been working on a program for about three years where it's like resolved one issue in one month, guaranteed, and is designed to get people unstuck so they can actually work with their coaches and go get done what needs doing. But that mindset stuff is always those four inches between you years of the most challenging, and the most amazing.
Definitely true, I would you asked me about what did I learn, I would tell you that I lived through all four stages during the time that I started my company from scratch and build it up and sold it off. And having lived through it and really experienced all the nuances of each of those phases, I'm more convinced now than ever, that every business needs to go through all four stages, and they shouldn't get stuck in second gear. And because that's when the owner becomes a bottleneck to the company's growth. And I really work hard to help the Vistage members in my groups to understand you got to follow this. Because if you don't push in knowing when to push in the clutch is more important than anything on that in that whole analogy. And so helping them know when to push the clutch in which gear they need to be in, at what point in time. To me, I think it's really solved a lot of their, a lot of their dilemmas in terms of mindset, head trash, things like that. Get out of their own way.
Brilliant. I was chatting with somebody yesterday on a podcast, this gentleman was working full time decided to become a realtor. And because he wanted to, you know do well in this first year, he hired some admin people right out of the gate, which is like weird, because most of the time you do what you do for two, three years and struggle. Yeah. And so he's been in the business for 10 years. And this year, he will be doing 530 transactions this year by himself.
And he's got a team of like seven people underneath him. So not realtors, just admin staff and people like that. And which is pretty breathtaking, and amazing. And he had said his goal to be the number one realtor in the country. But through circumstances he was forced to hire people right up front. And that's one of the things I've heard is you need to hire people to help you grow the business. And the faster you hire, the faster you grow. And what you're talking about is the exact same thing. So Kevin, tell me about a mind hack that you use, or you recommend your Vistage clients use that allows them to be more efficient, be happier or more successful. What's a little mental trick that you have up your sleeve?
Hmm. I truly believe everything is fixable. And you just have to figure out diagnose what's getting in the way what's what's the challenge, and then work through what's the solution where the options in terms of solutions. And that's one of the things that we do in our Vistage groups is we solve the biggest challenges and the toughest decisions in a peer advisory format. And for me, when we identify something that's a roadblock or whatever, I'm like give my my two cents worth in terms of if I went through myself during the time I own my business, or what I went through. But you don't just want my advice, you want the group's advice, you're sitting in a room with 15 other really smart people, you want all their perspective on the challenges as well. We all have blind spots. There's no denying that.
We all do. And what the Vistage process does is helps us reveal those blind spots and help work through the nuances to those difficult decisions. Everything's fixable. It's just how what's the right way to fix it and how's the right way to execute that fix. And I think that's what we do. I don't know if that answer your question, but that's...
It does. Actually it does. And because it goes back to a beliefs and one of the beliefs in your world is everything's fixable, which is a great belief to have. Kevin, thank you so much for being on the show. I really enjoyed our conversation. I can't believe 20 minutes have just slipped by in a matter of moments.
Yeah, that was very quick but thank you for having me, I really appreciate it. And I enjoyed the conversation. Thank you.
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