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The Fortnightly of Chicago
The Club Today
The Lathrop House
The Helen & Bryan Lathrop House
A welcoming home in the midst of a bustling city
The Helen and Bryan Lathrop mansion, designated as a Landmark by the City of Chicago in 1973, has been the home of The Fortnightly of Chicago since 1922. Lathrop House, designed by Charles Follen McKim, was completed in 1892 in time for the World's Columbian Exposition. It has great architectural significance among post Chicago Fire construction as it is a notable example of the Georgian Revival style, which was uncommon in Chicago.
Left: Bryan Lathrop. Right: Helen Aldis Lathrop.
The design is symmetrically Georgian with the exception that the entrance is off center. Dramatic bays that run the full height of the façade punctuate each end of the mansion. The ground floor includes a foyer, dining room, drawing room/library, parlor, and, most famously, a billiard room with a stage at one end, doubling as a concert space. (The billiard room was expanded to create the Fortnightly's current ballroom.) McKim designed special wall racks for billiard cues that could be rotated to reveal shelves of books. The bay windows on the second floor provide separate bedroom and dressing room suites for the Lathrops. These are joined by a sitting room in the center of the floor.
McKim, Mead, and White, Bryan Lathrop House, Front Elevation and Terrace, 1892.
Left: Aerial view showing The Lathrop House nestled in the city. Right: Landmark plaque.
The Lathrops were a socially prominent Chicago family. Bryan Lathrop arrived in Chicago in 1865 after studying art, music, and landscape in Europe. He became a successful real estate developer. His background in the arts and his interest in the growth of Chicago led to his patronage of the Chicago Symphony. He helped purchase the land and build its current performance home, Orchestra Hall (now called Symphony Center). Lathrop's civic involvement also included the Art Institute of Chicago, the Newberry Library, Saddle & Cycle Club, Caxton Club and Chicago Literary Club, to name a few.
Born in Vermont, Helen Aldis Lathrop was a popular hostess and social leader. She joined the Fortnightly in 1879. The Lathrops were renowned for their hospitality and generous public spirit. They acquired the largest collection of Whistler etchings in the country which they donated to The Art Institute of Chicago, and they hosted many Chicago Symphony concerts in their home's well-known billiard room, most notably at Thanksgiving each year.
The Lathrop home is the only remaining mansion on Bellevue Place. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 2014 Landmarks Illinois awarded the Fortnightly the prestigious Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Stewardship for its preservation of Lathrop House.
The House was purchased to become the home of The Fortnightly in 1922 and has long been considered an oasis, a tasteful place where members continue to enjoy literary and artistic presentations as well as discussions of issues of social concern and intellectual curiosity in an atmosphere of grace and friendliness.
The Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly (HPFF) was established in 1998 to support preservation of the Lathrop House as well as Chicago architecture in general. It is a separate 501(c)(3) organization. For further information, please contact us.
The Fortnightly can arrange access to its historic landmark clubhouse for scholars and groups with an interest in architectural history and preservation. For further information, please contact us.
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filed: October 6, 2011 • England
Storm looms over bid to resurrect wind turbines plan
Credit: Yorkshire Post, www.yorkshirepost.co.uk 6 October 2011 ~~
Fresh plans for two wind turbines near Bolton Abbey are to be submitted this week in a move which is likely to reignite a battle with campaigners.
Kelda Water Services is submitting a fresh planning application this week for two 75-metre turbines on land at its Chelker reservoir site after ditching previous plans to put up three in the face of significant opposition.
The company, sister to Yorkshire Water, says it has listened to local concerns, moved the proposed location of the turbines and reduced their height by five metres to address complaints.
But protesters have previously vowed to fight on against any new application on the site where Kelda wants to replace four existing 45-metre turbines which were installed in 1991.
Martyn Basierak of Kelda Water Services, said: "Following a series of exhibitions and consultations, we've listened to local residents and other stakeholders, taken account of their feedback and developed a revised plan which we believe goes a long way to addressing concerns.
"Our proposed submission will turn the currently defunct wind turbines into much more productive and efficient ones which will deliver a plentiful and green supply of energy, as well as reducing carbon emissions."
The battle over the site has now been raging for several years. An initial planning application for two 127-metre turbines was rejected by Craven District Council, and revised plans for three 80-metre ones was withdrawn in the face of protests.
The existing four turbines are no longer working and Kelda claims the "greenest and most sustainable solution" is to replace them with two new ones which could save 2,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
They would generate energy to power Yorkshire Water's pumping stations at Chelker and Lobwood which supply water to homes in Skipton and Wharfedale.
After complaints about the previous planning application, one of the turbines has been moved 65 metres to the south east which moves it further away from the road and local properties.
Kelda officials insist they have gone to great lengths to address concerns.
However, the fresh plans are unlikely to satisfy everyone's concerns given their proximity to Bolton Abbey. English Heritage and the Campaign to Protect Rural England have both opposed previous applications, while a protest group – Parishioners Against Chelker Turbines – has also mobilised objectors.
The Yorkshire Post revealed earlier this year how communities across the region are being pitted against developers as battles rage over plans for hundreds of wind turbines.
Source: Yorkshire Post, www.yorkshirepost.co.uk 6 October 2011

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Edmund Chia
Lecturer, School of Design Communication
Master of Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Bachelor of Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Edmund Chia is former painting faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has been exhibited at the Andrew Rafacz Gallery, ADDS DONNA, Dominican University (all in Illinois); Homeland Security (Texas); and American Fantasy Classics (Wisconsin).
Chia is also founder and former director of the artist space PEREGRINEPROGRAM, through which he had organised exhibitions of artists including: Whitney Biennial co-curator Michelle Grabner; National Academy member Susanna Coffey; and former president of American Abstract Artists Don Voisine. Shows at PEREGRINEPROGRAM by designer David Salkin, British School at Rome Abbey Fellow Jonathan Baldock, Hoffberger School of Painting director Joan Waltemath, and curator Karsten Lund have been reviewed in many notable platforms.
A keen interest in the many spaces – of painting, sculpture, exhibition, and the page – drives Chia's explorations. Most recently, he has published RE: things in the lap, a book recollecting the first three years of PEREGRINEPROGRAM's history.


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Global accolade is a Milestone for Secom
Secom's work at the cutting edge of CCTV-based security has won a global accolade for the nationwide company.
Use of the internationally acclaimed Milestone video management software for systems serving some of its leading UK customers saw Secom being named as Milestone's 2018 Northern Europe partner of the year.
The award was announced at the Milestone Integration Platform Symposium. The event brings together partners from the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions who collaborate, network and learn about global trends in the VMS industry.
Secom commercial, sales and marketing director Alan Blake says: "We were delighted to hear that we had been nominated for an award – and more so to be named as the winner.
"The award is evidence of the sterling work that Secom has delivered – leveraging innovative, industry-leading solutions on the Milestone platform. We look forward to engineering more solutions in this way during 2019."
Milestone's open platform provides VMS options for applications ranging from single retail stores to multi-site and city-wide monitoring systems.
"On this platform we are able to offer our customers the ability to monitor several cameras simultaneously. This provides enhanced security as well as the opportunity to make management decisions – such as the need to open additional till points – based on real-time observation of in-store conditions," says Alan Blake.
"Coupled with our track record in addressing retail crime through analysis of intelligence gathered from CCTV, Secom can now offer an advanced security process with potential to slash retailers' losses to crime – and enable police to prosecute repeat offenders successfully."
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Tag: Royal Society of Canada
2 months ago - MultiLingualStaff on December 3, 2020
Globalization, Language, Uncategorized
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Australian Academy of the Humanities, British Academy, Royal Society of Canada
As global and local communications continue to become more vital than ever — and more and more disparate — five academies from the UK, the US, Canada and Australia are calling for a broader embrace of languages.
In an unprecedented global call to action, five international academies from three continents have released a Joint Statement on Languages. The British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Canada, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia have joined forces to promote multilingualism around the world, and particularly in regions with predominantly English-speaking populations.
The call is being made as countries across the globe are struggling to disseminate timely information about the pandemic to communities that speak minority languages. It also follows a United States presidential election with the highest turnout in history, as well as record requests for non-English ballots in many regions. While this year has amplified calls for broader language access, the Joint Statement on Languages takes it a step further not just to push for language access, but also to promote active engagement across languages.
"Language education, and the accompanying linguistic and intercultural competencies, are a necessity for social, political and economic development, and for effective collaboration," the statement explains. "During a global health crisis, researchers, governments, and health care workers must be able to share accurate information. In such times, language matters, and fluency in our languages matters. The people of the world must be able to speak to each other and be understood — to communicate as effectively and as rapidly as technology allows."
The statement also highlights Anglophone communities as one of the most vital groups to embrace other languages, as these communities are often where some of the largest language disparities exist, seen here in the English-only voting laws still cited in Iowa.
"Today, Anglophone communities in particular are not producing enough speakers of languages other than English to meet 21st-century needs, arguing that multilingualism is too difficult to achieve, or that English should be treated as a lingua franca," the statement goes on. "Nor are these communities sufficiently focused on what is needed for the preservation, maintenance, and invigoration of the other linguistic communities with whom they live."
Although the statement calls for native English speakers to embrace other languages, it also recognizes the global value of English, stating that "English in particular is the most commonly taught language in the world by a factor of twenty," and that "Providing all of our citizens full access to literate English must therefore continue to be an educational priority."
This is one of three primary goals the statement outlines as necessary steps to ensuring language enhancement in education. The titles for each respective goal are Hold — in the case of the English — Celebrate, and Gain. Celebrate refers to the need to provide support and protection for "languages of minority and Indigenous populations," while Gain refers to the general benefits to literacy, educational attainment, and employability that come from being multilingual.
The statement concludes, "We call for governments, policy makers, and educators, alongside business, industry, and others, to take concerted, systematic and coordinated action to widen capacity for, and promote the opportunities of, widely accessible education in a broad range of languages."
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T.O.C. Directional Drilling
Microtunneling Guided Auger Boring
Spingitubo Auger Boring
WHY THIS SERVICE SHOULD BE USED
This is a unique No-Dig technology that allows the laying of flexible pipes underneath roads, railways, rivers etc. without affecting them;
This technology allows the rapid, safe and convenient installation of new pipes
WHEN AND HOW THIS CAN BE CARRIED OUT
The No-Dig installation system, called Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), consists in the carrying out of an underground borehole that will represent the installation site of a plastic or a metal pipe that has been previously welded to the ground surface.
The borehole is made in the subsoil by means of a rotating milling machine positioned at the end of a drill rod train. The milling machine can work in dry conditions (also in soil), or with the aid of a drilling fluid.
In the first case, due to the substantial simplification of the drilling operations, there is a greater use of machinery.
In the second case, due to the use of a more complex site system and the time required in order to carry out the boreholes is relatively longer, this means that there is less use of the equipment and greater precision is needed when laying the new pipes.
The installation of new underground pipes by following predefined paths is based on the possibility to steer the trajectory of the drilling head from the surface.
Predetermined routes can be carried out which allow the desired target to be reached with a tolerance of a few centimetres following paths that can exceed 500 linear metres.
Once the reception shaft has been reached, the milling machine is removed from the drill rod train. These are connected to a reamer and the head of the pipe to be laid. During the removal stage of the drill rod train, the reamer widens the size of the bore hole with the aim of creating the installation side of the new pipe to which it is connected.
The laying of new pipes by means of the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) technique must be preceded by an accurate subsoil survey, which has the purpose of identifying any underground services or erratic boulders that may interfere with the drilling track. The Georadar is effectively used for this purpose.
Edilvie S.r.l. uses Horizontal Directional Drilling (H.D.D., GUIDED, DIRECTIONAL DRILLING or as you prefer to call it), a drilling technique which consists of an active trajectory control, for the installation of trenchless underground infrastructures. This technique was first experimented at the beginning of the 1980s in the USA and subsequently its use also spread to Europe. Unfortunately, this technique is still not widely used in our country, it reduces or it even solves the problem of installing underground services, especially when it is necessary to work in urban areas that require the breaking up of the road surface in order to carry out the works.
The Controlled Directional Drilling (CDD) technique is, by now, an integral part of the procedures relating to the installation of underground services, allowing solutions which previously were considered unthought-of. By means of such system, it is possible to install ducts underneath major roads, waterways, sea canals, communication routes such as motorways and railways (in both longitudinal and transverse directions), industrial buildings, homes, natural parks etc. Recently, such technology has allowed works to be successfully and efficiently carried out as regards the recovery of hydrogeological disasters as well as the decontamination of polluted areas. It is therefore indispensable, prior to carrying out any kind of underground operation, to be aware of the nature of the subsoil both as regards its characteristics and the type of soil as well as the dislocation of the existing underground services.
THE DRILLING AND PIPE LAYING WORK STAGES
There are three main operational stages relating to the laying of a pipe by using the Controlled Directional Drilling technique:
The carrying out of the pilot bore hole;
The back reaming of the bore hole;
The pulling back and pipe laying procedures
The carrying out of the pilot bore hole
This is the first and most delicate work stage. The drilling is carried out by means of inserting a series of rods into the soil, the first of which is connected to a swivel head that allows it to be steered, the removal of excess soil is carried out by means of bentonite clay and various polymers which, by passing through the drilling rods and coming out of the headpiece, remove the soil by allowing it to flow backwards along the borehole, right up to the starting shaft in the form of mud. The drilling and mud expulsion system described above cannot be used for drilling procedures to be carried out in extremely compact materials and in all types of rock. In these situations, revolve-vibrating drilling systems are used which consist in the use of special directional down-the-hole pneumatic hammers, powered by compressed air together with fluid foam (biodegradable). However, such system cannot guarantee precise guidance. A more effective and precise solution could be provided by hydro-mechanical drilling with a 'mud motor', obtained by means of a special turbine engine, powered by the forced circulation of mud to which a tool is connected that, mechanically and easily cuts the rock. The drilling head is generally controlled by radio waves or by cable by means of a special probe that is housed inside the head and is capable of providing information at any time relating to:
Direction on a horizontal plane
For this purpose, there is a wide range of tools available for all kinds of drilling procedure depending on the degree of precision needed as well as the clients' requirements.
Back reaming of the bore hole
One the pilot bore hole has been performed, regardless of the method used, the drilling head is substituted by particular reamers that are dragged backwards inside the borehole which rotate thanks to the movement transmitted by the rods that carry out a milling and therefore widening action on the bore hole constantly assisted by jets of mud in order to carry out the removal of soil as well as the stabilising of the borehole walls (usually the diameter of the back reaming must be 20-30% larger than the pipe to be laid).
Pulling back and pipe laying procedures
Once the back reaming stage has been completed, the pipe or group of pipes are connected behind the reamer itself by means of a rotating joint in order to avoid that the rotating action is transmitted to the pipe itself and this is towed backwards right up to the starting shaft. Such operations, which are apparently complex and difficult, become easy to perform once mastery and experience have been acquired in using the technology in question.
FIELDS OF APPLICATION:
There are various fields of application for this technique ranging from the simple installation of underground infrastructures, to hydrogeological redevelopment (the installation of drains, the stabilising of landslide slopes and the regulation of the groundwater level), to geo-environmental redevelopment (the recovery of polluted areas as well as the containment and waterproofing of polluted areas).
There are several advantages of using this type of technology compared to traditional drilling methods such as:
The safety with which the drilling operations can be performed
The reduction of costs relating to precautionary measures
The speed at which the works are carried out
Road surface damage is avoided
Damage to the static resistance of the road sub-layer can be avoided or at least minimised
The inconveniences, restrictions and the loss of energy caused to the public and especially to the traffic can be limited or even eliminated
The operations can be performed regardless of the weather conditions
Both noise and air pollution can be reduced
The depth of the trench incurs neither a factor of expense nor of risk
The almost total elimination of land handling with the consequent depositing of topsoil onto increasingly less available surfaces (the conservation of natural caves and dumps)
Pre-existing works are left unaltered
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Jeremy Corbyn – A Fool Among Knaves
In one of his rare direct comments on the politics of left and right in Seminar VII, Lacan has recourse to terms from the Elizabethan theatre.3 The left wing intellectual is characterized as a fool and the right wing intellectual a knave. The fool – for example from King Lear – was someone who might speak truth to power but without consequences. Not necessarily because the words of the left wing intellectual are those of a supposed simpleton, but because he or she does not want to deal with the consequences. For the fool, writes Jacques-Alain Miller, commenting on Lacan's terms, 'not dealing with the consequences is the only way of being consequent. The fool plays at being the angel. He stops at it's not fair, then he proposes an end to injustice without considering the consistency of the set of choices.'4 It is easy to see how this characterization might fit Corbyn. In 40 years he has 'never sought power or even desired it';5 he has never sought a cabinet post, led a union, run a business, nor even chaired a parliamentary select committee. He seems to have avoided political responsibility at all costs, being content to vote against his own party hundreds of times, even while they were in government from 1997 to 2010. But now the anti-monarchist pacifist finds himself responsible for the defense of the Realm, supposing that he can act as a Prime Minister encumbered with a nuclear deterrent even as he tells everyone he could never contemplate pressing the nuclear 'button'. Is it possible for this consistent anti-American anti-capitalist to retain the support of the nation's traditional allies and manage its finances in the context of the global economy? Corbyn proposes a new type of leadership in which the party's policies will emerge as the result of 'a debate', as if debates ever changed anyone's mind about anything (they certainly haven't Corbyn's over the past 40 years). One suspects that these 'debates' will become a mechanism by which Corbyn's policies will 'melt away', enabling him to maintain the purity of his oppositional position.6
In the meantime, the 'knaves' sharpen their knives and wait for their moment. The knave, suggests Lacan, plays the role of the 'unmitigated scoundrel' in the name of realism. While the knaves of the 'Tory Press' have not ceased to 'mock the fool by showing him that in playing the angel he is playing the ass',7 in so doing they are preparing the ground for the real asses to show themselves. No one knows if Corbyn will be the Labour leader come the next election in 2020 when he will be 71 years of age. The suspicion is that he is content to create the conditions for the left wing dominance of the party and a return to its roots as a support for the unions and a vehicle for state socialism. For their part, his opponents in the party need to find more positive ways to reaffirm the necessity of economic realism, a dismal prospect if ever there was one.
It was it seems overwhelmingly a younger generation that swept Corbyn to power, much to his surprise. This generation knows little about him except that the simplicity of his views represents 'authenticity'. In itself this signals that the semblant of the market no longer offers the jouissance its so-called rationality once promised in its disclosure of all ideas, beliefs, institutions and laws as themselves semblants, mere idols of the market place. The words of a supposed simpleton are now opposed to the market as subject supposed to know. This suggests that if the wave beneath Corbyn is the start of a movement, it is not a revolutionary one. More modestly, perhaps, it is seeking a signifier that might arrest the dissolution of civil society by global finance that has indeed made the city unaffordable and unlivable.
1 Rosa Prince, 'Accidental Rise to Power of the Left's last man standing', The Daily Telegraph 14.09.15: 6 2 Financial Times 14.08.15 3 Jacques Lacan, The Ethics of Psychoanalysis tr. Dennis Porter. London: Routledge, 182-4. 4 Jacques-Alain Miller, 'Psychoanalysis, the city and communities' in Natalie Wülfing, Philosophical Notebooks 24 (2012): 9-28, 15. 5 Prince, ibid. 6 . See Martin McQuillan, 'Is Jeremy Corbyn serious about free higher education?' Times Higher Education. 03.10.15. 7 Miller, ibid.
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Outpouring of grief for third Boston victim, Chinese university student
April 17, 2013, 6:31 PM UTC
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News
This undated photo provided by Meixu Lu shows Lingzi Lu in Boston.Meixu Lu via AP
An outpouring of grief from friends and strangers across two countries followed the news Wednesday that the third victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was a Boston University graduate student from China.
Lingzi Lu was identified as the third person who died after twin explosions tore through the air near the marathon's finish line Monday. Lu was watching the race with two friends.
Chinese government and school officials had earlier confirmed the young woman's death but had declined to release her name. Boston University released her name after receiving permission from her family, according to a school spokesman.
The administrator of BU's math department, Kathleen Heavey, said of department's students, "Some of them are handling it OK, and others are beyond control."
Lu had learned the day before the marathon that she had passed the first half of her comprehensive master's degree exams, Tasso J. Kaper, chairman of the math and statistics department, told NBC News. After this semester, Lu would have needed only one more course to complete her degree in statistics, he said.
"She was an extremely energetic, diligent, enthusiastic student," Kaper said. "She's a very bright young scientist. Enthusiastic, very bubbly, talkative. Her friends are going to miss her deeply. She was the spokesman of the group. Her circle of friends was much wider than most."
Lu uploaded a photograph of what would be her last breakfast — what appeared to be a Chinese meal mixing fried dough and vegetables — hours before she was killed not far from the marathon's finish line. "My wonderful breakfast" read the message, which was written in English and posted at 9 a.m. ET Monday.
It was one of many photos of meals the young woman had enjoyed that she posted to Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog. More than 21,200 comments had been posted to the woman's final message as of Wednesday.
"I cannot believe such a talented girl passed away," one commenter wrote.
"Even in heaven, [you are] a beautiful angel," another said.
It was an Internet posting by Lu's roommate that first got her family's attention, Reuters quoted media in Hong Kong as saying.
"Everyone, please help me find my roommate," the victim's friend wrote on the Chinese microblog, according to Hong Kong's Phoenix TV. The young woman had gone to the marathon, but "she hasn't come home and … everyone is very worried."
A post written Wednesday in Chinese on the Facebook page of the BU Chinese Student and Scholars Association asked for privacy. "We hope our fellow countrymen can respect the dead and not disturb her family and friends," it said.
The high-achieving young woman studied economics at the University of California-Riverside and the Beijing Institute of Technology, where she was honored as an "excellent student," according to her LinkedIn account. She started last year at Boston University, where she pursued a master's degree in mathematics and statistics.
Lu worked in the Beijing offices of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in 2011 and 2012, according to the online profile.
Photos on her Facebook page showed her at Toah Nipi, a Christian retreat in New Hampshire.
Another BU student was injured in the attacks. School officials have not named the second victim, but the Rev. Robert Hill, dean of the university's chapel, said Wednesday that she was "doing well."
"She has her friends around her, and she will soon have family around her," he said, according to a statement from the school.
The Chinese consulate said in a statement Tuesday: "The consulate has contacted the two families and will provide all necessary assistance to them. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy."
Krystle Marie Campbell, 29, and Martin Richard, 8, both of Massachusetts, have been identified by family members as the two other victims killed by the blasts that shattered windows and limbs Monday afternoon in Boston.
NBC News' Le Li contributed to this report.
Second Boston Marathon bombing victim identified as 29-year-old woman
'Adorable' boy, 8, mourned after Boston Marathon blasts
Inside a bomb investigation: the hunt for forensic clues
Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News


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WWE superstar John Cena proposed to his girlfriend Nikka Bella with a 5 carat sparkler engagement ring from Tiffany and Co.
Category: Celebrity Engagement Rings
WWE's most handsome eligible bachelor, John Cena proposed to his girlfriend of five years, Nikki Bella during a tag team match at Wrestle Mania this month. The WWE superstar got down on his knees to propose marriage to his lady love and presented her with a beautiful giant round-cut stone on a channel-set band from the iconic brand Tiffany and Co. The round cut diamond ring is said to be of 5 carats, and is flanked by round brilliant cut diamonds on the band. It is a classic Tiffany's design with all the diamonds carefully set on a six prong platinum band. Nikki was left stunned but later expressed her feelings on social media by addressing John Cena as "Her Prince Charming"
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Stephen Maar
Volleyball - Indoor
Aurora, Ontario
Stephen Maar had his first international experience with the senior national team in 2015 when he was named Best Spiker and Best Outside Hitter at the Pan Am Cup where Canada finished fourth. He joined the team for the FIVB World League in 2016. A year later, he was part of Canada's bronze medal run at the FIVB World League, a best ever international result for the men's volleyball team. At the 2017 NORCECA Continental Championship, Maar was named Best Outside Spiker as Canada won another bronze medal.
Maar made his FIVB World Championship debut in 2018 just three weeks after spraining his MCL and ankle. In 2019, he competed in his first FIVB World Cup. He was part of Canada's seventh-place finish in the inaugural FIVB Nations League in 2018. In 2019, he earned his second straight Best Outside Spiker Award and bronze medal at the NORCECA Championship.
In January 2020, Canada went undefeated at the NORCECA Continental Qualifier to earn their ticket to Tokyo 2020. Maar was named Best Scorer and Best Outside Spiker and helped turn Canada's trajectory in a crucial match against Cuba, which ended up as a five-set victory. In his Olympic debut, Maar helped Canada reach the quarterfinals.
Maar played collegiately at McMaster University from 2013 to 2016. He finished on the podium four times at the CIS Championships with the Marauders, taking silver and bronze twice each. He tore his ankle at the start of his third year and was nearly forced to stop playing entirely. But with the help of an osteopath, he was able to get back a large percentage of his mobility and build back his strength.
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Roku vs. Firestick: Battle of the Budget Streaming Players
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Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV Streaming Sticks
Apps, Games and Special Features
Common Audio and Video Features
Remote Controls for the Streaming Sticks
What It's Going to Cost You
It's no secret that more people are cutting their cable TV services in exchange for online streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu. But what streaming device should you grab to plug into your television and replace your cable box?
With shopping on a budget in mind, we look at the best Roku and Fire TV streaming sticks. We compare the differences so that you can find the best streaming media stick for your home or office.
What Is a Streaming Stick?
A streaming stick, or streaming media stick, is a thumb-sized device that you can plug into your television's HDMI port. Once plugged in and powered on, a streaming device enables you to watch your favorite shows and movies from different services.
Roku and Amazon's Fire TV platforms are two of the most popular hardware options available. All streaming devices require active internet connections and strong Wi-Fi signals within your home to operate reliably.
Many streaming media platforms, such as Netflix and Hulu, require an active subscription. For people on a tight budget, or those who enjoy free content, we offer a roundup of the best free TV apps you can download.
What Features Do Streaming Sticks Have?
Streaming Stick
Audio Features
Roku Streaming Stick 4K ($49.99)
4K UHD with Dolby Vision and HDR10+
Dolby Audio Pass Through
Standard Roku remote
Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ ($69.99)
Upgraded remote w/ headphone jack, remote finder
Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite ($29.99)
Simplified Fire TV remote w/o volume controls
Amazon Fire TV Stick ($39.99)
Standard Fire TV remote
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K ($49.99)
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max ($54.99)
Roku and Amazon offer similar streaming stick options, so we want to make it easier to sort through the selection. We'll discuss multiple factors around each device and provide recommendations.
It's important to find not just the best streaming device available but the best choice that works in harmony with your digital lifestyle.
The most significant decision you'll need to make when selecting between all of these streaming sticks is whether you would prefer to join Team Roku or Team Amazon.
The majority of hardware each company offers is similar, so the most significant differentiator will be the available apps, games and special features offered by either platform.
This decision has become much easier over the years, with both platforms offering many of the same apps and games. When it comes to major streaming services, you'll likely find your favorites on both: Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, FuboTV, YouTube TV, etc.
However, if you are looking for a specific streaming app or video game, it doesn't hurt to search each store before purchasing.
For example, for a while, HBO Max wasn't available on Roku, while Peacock wasn't on Fire TV. Luckily, that's been fixed.
Special features are slightly different, with Fire TV offering exclusives such as deep Alexa smart assistant integration and access to Amazon's cloud gaming service, Luna.
With Alexa's integration, you'll be able to search for shows, control smart home appliances and even peek out of your Alexa-supported front-door camera.
Roku doesn't provide much when it comes to exclusive features, so the company doesn't have much (if any) advantage here. The Roku Channel was once exclusive, offering free TV shows and movies for Roku streaming stick users, but it is now available as an app for Fire TV.
Audio and Video Support
Roku Streaming Stick 4K
Roku Streaming Stick 4K+
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max
Is your television HD or 4K UHD? This will help determine which Roku or Fire TV streaming stick is right for you. Different models offer varying levels of support for TV technologies, so you'll want to ensure you're picking what will best match your setup.
If your television offers 4K UHD picture quality, you'll be OK with either of Roku's options, the Streaming Stick 4K or 4K+. On the other hand, Fire TV purchasers will want to grab the Fire TV Stick 4K or 4K Max, as the regular Fire TV Stick and TV Stick Lite support only HD.
To determine whether your TV supports 4K UHD, check the included manual or call the manufacturer and provide your model number.
If your television supports only HD content, you can still grab a 4K streaming device, but you won't be able to take advantage of the increased picture quality. In these cases, saving some money with the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite could be a solid option.
All 4K UHD streaming stick options from Roku and Amazon are compatible with HDR and Dolby Vision. For TVs that support these features, you'll be able to enjoy more vivid colors and deeper blacks for a more immersive viewing experience.
If you're looking for a Fire TV device that can do even more, check out the Fire TV Cube, which offers Alexa voice control from across the room and more storage for apps and video games.
Where Roku's streaming sticks fall short is with their audio support. If you have an advanced home theater setup with Dolby Atmos, none of Roku's streaming stick offerings will support the technology.
On Amazon's side, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max all support the technology. Stick Lite is the only option that doesn't.
Features for Each Remote Control
Lost Remote Finder
You can control Roku and Amazon streaming sticks using an app on your smartphone. But you'll likely prefer to use the included hardware remote for ease. While the remote controls are similar, they do have slight differences.
On the Roku side, the Streaming Stick 4K and 4K+ provide a nearly identical user experience, but the 4K+ model throws in a few extra features.
For example, if you're a late-night TV watcher, you may enjoy the built-in headphone jack on the 4K+ model, enabling you to listen to shows in private without bothering those around you.
The 4K+ model remote control also includes a rechargeable battery, so you don't need to fiddle with batteries when the power begins to drain. This is something we'd love to see with all streaming devices.
Our favorite extra feature on the 4K+ remote is the Lost Remote Finder, which lets you find your remote easily if you've misplaced it somewhere, such as between your seat cushions.
Amazon's Fire TV Stick remotes are nearly identical, except for its cheapest model, the Fire TV Stick Lite. While all other remotes feature dedicated volume control buttons, the Stick Lite does not.
If you want to enjoy your TV using a single remote, it might be best to avoid the Fire TV Stick Lite, which will require you to keep an extra remote for volume near you.
Prices of Each Streaming Stick
Price (MSRP)
Amazon and Roku's streaming sticks don't sport price tags that are likely to break the bank. But we'd rather you not spend extra money if you don't need a feature.
If you're looking for a 4K streaming stick, Amazon and Roku's offerings cost about the same. Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max cost $50 and $55, respectively. The extra $5 for the 4K Max will provide you with faster Wi-Fi 6 support.
Roku sticks to similar pricing, with its Streaming Stick 4K costing $50, but stepping up to the 4K+ will cost you $70. The main difference between the two is the remote control, so you'll want to decide if it is worth the extra $20.
Roku offers cheaper streaming devices that aren't in stick form. Be sure to also check out the Roku Express and Express 4K+ along with the more expensive, and feature packed, Roku Ultra.
Amazon's Fire TV Stick and Stick Lite are cheaper options if you don't have a television that supports 4K UHD video. The standard model will run you $40, while the Stick Lite with a remote lacking volume controls and no Dolby Atmos support will cost $30.
Is Roku Better than Amazon Fire TV?
Roku and Fire TV offer great TV streaming experiences for anyone who needs a way to watch their favorite online streaming services, such as Netflix and Hulu. Fire Stick provides a few advantages with its exclusive features, including access to Amazon's Alexa voice assistant and the ability to control smart home appliances.
Does Roku Have a Monthly Fee? How About Fire TV?
Using your streaming device will not cost you extra; once purchased, it is yours for life without any additional charges. However, you may need to pay to access streaming services, such as HBO Max, YouTube TV and Disney+. However, free services are available for those who want to save money while enjoying great TV shows and movies.
Will Roku or Fire TV Work Without the Internet?
You will need an active internet connection to use your Roku or Fire TV Stick — all streaming devices require a connection. Before setup, you'll need to ensure your home has an active internet connection with a stable Wi-Fi signal.
Michael Archambault is a senior writer with The Penny Hoarder, specializing in technology.
This was originally published on The Penny Hoarder, which helps millions of readers worldwide earn and save money by sharing unique job opportunities, personal stories, freebies and more. The Inc. 5000 ranked The Penny Hoarder as the fastest-growing private media company in the U.S. in 2017.
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Safety evaluation of the safetyedge treatment for pavement edge drop-offs on two-lane rural roads
Craig Lyon, Bhagwant Persaud, Eric Todd Donnell
Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
This study estimated crash modification factors (CMFs) for the SafetyEdge paving technique that is applied for the treatment of pavement edge drop-offs on two-lane rural highways. An empirical Bayes observational before-after evaluation based on installation data in Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida found that the SafetyEdge treatment was associated with statistically significant reductions in fatal and injury (FI), run-off-the-road (ROR), opposite-direction (head-on and sideswipe), and drop-off-related crashes. The ROR CMF was also statistically significant for both horizontal curved and tangent sections. A disaggregate analysis examined the variation of the CMF for ROR with factors such as the travel lane width, traffic volume, presence of a horizontal curve, posted speed limit, and the pre-treatment ROR crash frequency. The results of that analysis indicated, for example, that the SafetyEdge paving technique appears to have a greater ROR safety benefit on two-lane rural roadway segments with average annual daily traffic volumes greater than 3,000 vehicles per day, relative to roadway segments with lower traffic volumes. A crash modification function (CMFunction) was calibrated with expected pre-treatment ROR crashes as the independent variable to simultaneously capture the relationship of the CMF for ROR crashes to multiple factors. An economic analysis found that the treatment is highly cost-effective.
Transportation Research Record
Rural roads
Lyon, C., Persaud, B., & Donnell, E. T. (2018). Safety evaluation of the safetyedge treatment for pavement edge drop-offs on two-lane rural roads. Transportation Research Record, 2672(30), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118758054
Lyon, Craig ; Persaud, Bhagwant ; Donnell, Eric Todd. / Safety evaluation of the safetyedge treatment for pavement edge drop-offs on two-lane rural roads. In: Transportation Research Record. 2018 ; Vol. 2672, No. 30. pp. 1-8.
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Dimensions:W: 68cm (26.8")H: 145cm (57.1")D: 61cm (24")
This fab old dark stained pine cupboard (with working lock and key) looks like a quiet and ordinary cupboard when closed, but when the doors open - WOW - instant Industrial storage! Its an authentic piece used in the 30s and 40s for Radio parts and the 50s and 60s for Television spares (bulbs, tubes, fuses etc) in a Radio & TV Supply and Repair shop. Those were the days of CRTs - Cathode Ray Televisions - first demonstrated in the UK by John Logie Baird in 1925. In the 1950's many UK households that didn't already have a TV were inspired to buy one in time to watch the Queen's Coronation, and the boom in TV sales really took off in the 60s. This cupboard and its drawers would have been in constant use.
There are 24 drawers with Bakelite inverted cup handles and name card slots, in 3 rows across of 8 down. The drawers slide in and out easily and can also be positioned half-in half-out to ring changes in the display. The bottom three drawers have lost the cup of their Bakelite handles but this is hardly noticeable and the drawers still function perfectly. The drawers are each 23cm wide and 43 cm deep. Each drawer is 8.5cm deep but there is an additional 7cm cupboard space above each one so each drawer could contain objects up to 15.5cm tall.
It would make an Industrial statement anywhere - you could keep it closed to reveal Da Da! its fantastic interior, or leave it permanently with the doors open wide and flush against its sides, so that its glorious innards are on constant display. Its fab as is, unrestored, but you might choose to paint a drawer or two as highlights and accents, or to change its exterior to suit your own industrial scheme. It's a well-made piece and probably purpose-built so we reckon a one-off.
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LIMA, PERU - UN-REDD Programme approves nearly US$ 35.5 million in REDD+ readiness funds
Lima, Peru – 9 July 2014: The 20 members of the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board today approved US$ 35,481,763 in REDD+ readiness funds at their 12th policy board meeting, held in Lima, 8-9 July. The policy board also approved decisions that support the design of a 2016-2020 Programme strategy that will align with evolving partner country needs. The meeting was attended by more than 100 participants representing 25 countries, indigenous peoples and civil society organizations, and donor countries – and was marked by a collaborative, forward-looking atmosphere.
The approved REDD+ readiness funds included the allocation of funds for the National Programmes of Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire and Mongolia – respectively US$ 3,842,370, US$ 3,210,000 and US$ 3,996,450. Participants highlighted the unique REDD+ learning opportunities of each National Programme. Argentina's programme will address the large numbers of private landowners in the agriculture sector and soy production as one of the main drivers of deforestation. Cote d'Ivoire's innovation programme will take into account the competition for forest lands with the cocoa, timber and rubber industries. Mongolia represents the first boreal forest National Programme to be funded by the UN-REDD Programme.
Policy board members also approved US$ 24.4 million for the Programme's "Support to National REDD+ Action: Global Programme Framework 2011-2015" (SNA) modality of support to partner countries for 2015. This includes direct support to countries in the form of "targeted support" and "backstopping", which are designed to support and strengthen countries' efforts to design REDD+ strategies, develop technical capacities and exchange knowledge.
In addition, members approved a roadmap to develop the 2016-2020 UN-REDD Programme strategy by May 2015, which includes a strong participatory process. Participants, including donors, cited the value of the UN-REDD Programme in building the foundation of REDD+ readiness and the importance of continuing the Programme through 2020 with a strategy that is designed to meet the evolving needs of partner countries as they progress towards the results-based phase of REDD+.
Other highlights of the meeting included:
Uganda's overview of its REDD+ efforts contributing to its goal to achieve 24% forest cover (from a current 15%) through reforestation, conservation and sustainable agroforestry.
Ecuador's presentation of a new ministerial level decree on free, prior and informed consent, and the lessons learned from the process.
A progress update on the REDD+ Academy, with the first regional sessions announced to take place in Indonesia, Nigeria and Argentina.
Demonstration of a new tool for tracking progress of National Programmes – the REDD+ Radar – that can be used by country partners, donors and others.
The Policy Board meeting was preceded by an Information Sharing Day on 7 July that was attended by H.E. Pak Heru Prasetyo, Head of the Indonesia National REDD+ Agency, and H. E. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal Peru Environment Minister, who both highlighted the importance of REDD+ to climate change mitigation and the importance of the support delivered through the UN-REDD Programme to advance national REDD+ efforts. The ministers also emphasized the role of forests at the upcoming climate summit and UNFCCC COP20 in Lima.
During the Information Sharing Day, countries shared experiences and progress on key areas of work. Panama shared its new land-use mapping technology and a documentary on developing its national forest inventory. Zambia, Sri Lanka and Peru shared experiences and perspectives on their National Strategies. An update was also shared on preparations for the Secretary-General's Climate Summit to take place in September 2014.
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The case for ignoring ISIS' murders
A piece I wrote for Huffington Post. Original can be read here.
The central square of a major Syrian city. Two dozen bodies are piled high, limbs distorted, faces contorted and mutilated. The remaining local residents swarm by, encouraged by the murderers to view the price of resistance.
One witness records the scene, describing it as a "Dantesque horror: the corpses' shoes were scattered all about; they had tragic faces, their arms outstretched. One, so very young, still had his mouth open, as if he were crying something out…it was a scene of human carnage."
The flag of the Islamic State
These visions have become depressingly common as the militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (formerly known and hereafter referred to as ISIS) have swept across large swathes of both Syria and Iraq in recent months, massacring thousands and displacing over half a million. Yet this is not Raqqa or other areas controlled by ISIS. This is not even the 21st century.
This morbid scene took place in October 1925, the perpetrators the French colonial occupying force. Following the start of what would become known as the Great Syrian Revolt 1925-7, the bodies of the twenty-four rebels were dragged to the centre of Damascus and portrayed as a lesson for all to see.
This event and many others are among the horrors recounted in the academic Daniel Neep's newly republished book "Occupying Syria under the French Mandate." It charts the French colonial tactics and their attempts to use violence both to quell dissent and conversely to legitimise their rule.
Neep is careful in the book to avoid making direct comparisons between historical colonial practices and contemporary carnage, but even a cursory glance leaves the reader with the distinct impression that ISIS could have taken lessons from the colonisers.
It is clear that the French used such violence not merely randomly but as a systematic tool to suppress an otherwise potentially rebellious population. As Neep concludes, "The ghoulish way in which Syrian corpses were placed on public display demonstrates that, even when violence was directed against individuals, the principal target of the punishment remained the wider social body."
ISIS' actions are often condemned as the arbitrary killings of pure savages, the group being called "barbaric" by Barack Obama and "monsters" by David Cameron. But trying to understand their thirst for blood through as merely savagery leads to false conclusions.
It is perhaps better to understand that ISIS seeks, just as the French did, to use violence to exert influence over the 'social body.' In this context that refers both to the Syrian and Iraqi populations and, increasingly as the war drags in global actors, Western powers.
There are perhaps two related but distinct ways in which ISIS benefits from such savagery. The first is practical – the fear of the repercussions significantly reduces the willingness to resist. Just the threat of the Islamists arriving is enough to cause whole populations to flee. The complete failure of the US-funded and trained Iraqi army to resist ISIS' advances in Mosul is indicative of this – hundreds of trained soldiers merely fled in terror, abandoning the city to its fate.
While trained and highly motivated, it is far from clear that ISIS' military capacity would have been enough to take such swathes of territory had they faced more determined resistance. An example could be the small Iraqi town of Amerli – it is not yet exactly clear quite how the badly equipped residents of the town managed to withhold the ISIS onslaught for several months, but they did. Likewise, the (relatively) functional Lebanese army managed to force ISIS back across the Syrian border within a few days earlier in the summer.
The second but related way ISIS benefits from such tactics is more psychological. By dominating the narrative and creating a frenzy of fear, they are able to manipulate the situation to give themselves both more importance and an air of invincibility. The perception of power creates power.
Neep defines this in the French context as Metonymic violence – the use of extraordinary force to convey political strength and destructive capability, thus weakening the opposition's resolve. In the colonial context, Neep argues, this manifested itself more often in the demonstration of force than its actual employment – heavily armed troops would be sent on regular marches through rebellious regions to crush the morale of the resistance. ISIS, it could be argued, have more direct methods – employing social media to highlight their destructive abilities.
This leads to the most talked-about episodes of ISIS brutality, the killing of James Foley and Steven Sotloff – two American journalists – and David Haines – a British aid worker – in the desert, supposedly near Raqqa. Taken in the abstract the deaths are relatively un-unique, though horrific and condemnable, events. At least 70 journalists have died in Syria since the war started, and, with the possible exception of the killing of Marie Calvin in Aleppo in 2011, none have had any significant impact beyond general condemnations.
Yet these deaths are different. If you need any more proof that ISIS are not mere mindless savages consider the calculated killings. The carefully staged and staggered nature of the murders are in reality a brilliant PR exercise; the orange jumpsuits so evocative of the still-open Guantanamo Bay, the editing careful not to show blood to make censorship harder, the killer's British accent a deliberate and brilliant tool to play on Western fears of the enemy within.
The aim, clearly, is to get as much political capital out of the killings as possible. And it has worked – they have created a media and political frenzy that risks distorting reality.
The result has been catastrophic in terms of policy. As Steven Cook's thoughtful article on the Council of Foreign Relations blog argued on Monday, President Obama has effectively been forced into a bombing campaign.
"Since James Foley was beheaded on August 19, everyone in and around [Washington] wants to go to war in Iraq. Try as he might to be careful and avoid the mistakes of a decade ago, it seems that the president is being bullied–by the press and his political opponents–into what can only be described as a half-baked policy to go deal with the ISIS threat."
Indeed the very same President has admitted that they have started bombing ISIS but that "we don't have a strategy yet."
And the victor in this, at least in the short-term, is ISIS – dragging in an ill-prepared enemy that enables it to legitimize its position as battling against the 'crusaders'. It may even help heal their rifts with other Islamist groups – in their first ever joint statement, Al-Qaeda's two longest-running affiliates – Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) – have issued a joint statement calling upon their "brothers" in Iraq and Syria to "stop killing each other and unite against the American campaign."
Put simply, it may be better to downplay these murders than to allow them to dominate the narrative. This is far from a simple task – especially as the nature of social media has (rightly) weakened the ability of news organisations to control the debate. But any serious assessment of policy must recognise that this violence is a tool and Western policymakers are being manipulated into making rash judgements.
This is not a call for a media blackout, nor is it a demand that politicians stop condemning these horrific acts. Likewise this is not to say that America and the Western powers should not look to counter ISIS.
But they should have started to develop sensible policies based upon the group's gains months ago. Rolling coverage and endless political panic over these killings plays into ISIS' hands – allowing them to use violence to further increase both fear and, conversely, their legitimacy as an actor.
The French, the British and other colonial powers were masters of manipulating impressions to sow fear and discord in populations. It seems that ISIS has learned these lessons and are using them against the West. A recognition of this is the first step towards a better response.
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Mudville: February 1, 2023 5:46 am PDT
With New Year's Eve right around the corner, let's get this year off to a roaring start.
There is no better way to get the New Year Ball rolling downhill than revealing My Hall of Fame Ballot because, as we all know from past experiences, HOF voting brings out the best in people.
I just brewed a pot of coffee on the stove. Yes, brewed. AMBS does not take the easy way out and drop a pod into the Keurig, it's the real thing here with percolated coffee from the stove, just like the vintage Maxwell House commercial says, good to the last drop.
It's old fashioned but it's real coffee and that counts for something, kind of like my HOF ballot.
This ballot has been percolating for quite some time because everyone I voted for I actually saw play many, many games live and in person. I'd watch the games, talk to these players, hear the sound of the ball coming off their bats, watch them move in the field and on the base paths and also knew what made them tick as ballplayers and people. To top it off, I had many conversations with other players and MLB executives through the years about these players I selected… so there is a combination of factors behind my vote.
Consider all that information my WAR, I call it AAR, AMBS Above Replacement.
That's my yardstick, and of course numbers are involved in the equation, but I am not just going to sit behind an iPad screen and read off numbers. I sat behind a real screen behind home plate all those decades and watched these players play over their full careers.
That means more to me than any math equation.
And here is one of the great sayings in the history of mankind, "like it or lump it.''
If you don't like it, lump it. That's the way I see it.
I am deeply grateful to be a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America for such a long period of time, so much so that my number this upcoming year on my BBWAA card will probably be below 50. That means there are only that many active writers still voting with more experience than I have and, to be clear, I actually started covering baseball in 1977 so I am more even experienced than my number shows when I started covering the Padres on an everyday basis in 1988 and got my card.
To recap, I have been paid to cover baseball since 1977 and I have been intently watching baseball since I was seven years old in 1960. Growing up I had two older brothers, George and Gary, who collected baseball cards and would play ball with me. George was perhaps the most powerful Wiffle ball hitter in the history of Wiffle ball. In one of our games in Kenilworth, NJ, where we lived on 7th Street, George actually hit a Wiffle ball over houses across the other side of 7th Street and onto 8th Street, a full block away from our driveway home plate. I also had the benefit of knowing about all the players from the 50s too because of my older brothers and had all their baseball cards to study, including many of a young Mickey Mantle.
McGriff may be on the stage alone this year as an inductee, but I gave it my best shot on my ballot.
My lost baseball cards story is different than most, my father, not my mother threw out boxes and boxes of baseball cards from our home when I went off to college and could not protect them, kind of a a Pat Conroy The Great Santini move by George Kernan II.
I'm sure that made my eagle-eyed neighbors extremely happy to see those boxes on the street in front of our split rail fence.
Again, my ballot, my vote – and it is counted amongst all the other BBWAA voters.
One other point: congratulations to Fred McGriff, a player I covered on an everyday basis with the Padres and then would see quite regularly during his Braves days and beyond. I voted for Fred, but not nearly enough other writers did. Glad to see that the Contemporary Era Committee put McGriff into the Hall of Fame this year and he will be inducted come July 23 on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.
Congrats, Crime Dog.
McGriff may be on the stage alone this year as an inductee, but I gave it my best shot on my ballot. Here are the eight players – in no particular order – that I voted for and hopefully one or two of these picks will join the HOF party. Having been through many induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, I can tell you from experience you want to have a selection of Hall of Fame parties to go to that night, not just one, to make it an even more fun weekend. I will say the Trevor Hoffman party thrown by the Padres when Trevor was inducted in 2018 was one of the best I ever attended and as Padres owner Ron Fowler said that night, "The Padres may not win a lot of games but they sure know how to throw a party.''
That year's team finished 66-96 so Fowler knew from experience. This is a much different Padres world now. The Padres are winning games and seem to be in the swing of things come October.
So here goes, without further ado here is my HOF ballot for the 2023 Hall of Fame induction, the Great Eight I selected with a short explanation on why I chose them.
TODD HELTON:
In his fifth year on the ballot Helton should be in the HOF. Don't overthink this one: Helton owns a 17-year career with a .316 batting average, .417 on-base percentage and .539 slugging percentage and a .953 OPS. Played all his years in Colorado and critics hold that against him, yet don't understand the adjustments that hitters also have to make going from Mile High to sea level. He was a dominant first baseman, a five-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner and a four-time Silver Slugger and hit .300 or better 12 seasons – and had six seasons with 30 or more home runs. Also wore my favorite number… 17, the number I wore in college.
That last sentence is just to irritate the Nerds.
ANDRUW JONES:
I've come around on Jones because of his tremendous ability to play centerfield. At age 19 in 1996, he became the youngest player to hit a home run in a World Series game. He was Spider Man in centerfield for the Braves. The man saved pitchers and saved runs. He did manage to hit 434 home runs and has 1,933 hits as his career flamed out. Reached 20 home run plateau 10 times, blasted 51 home runs in 2005 to lead majors, scored 100 or more runs four times and drove in 100 or more five times. It was his defense in centerfield which was the difference maker as he collected 10 Gold Gloves. And this is interesting, among players with 10 or more Gold Gloves only Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt have more home runs.
I've also seen his house in Curacao, when I visited with Didi Gregorius.
ANDY PETTITTE:
I like real wins, especially real important wins. Pettitte produced 256 of them over his 18-year career with a 3.85 ERA – not bad for a 22nd round draft pick in 1990 – take a bow, Brian Sabean who was the Yankees director of scouting that season. There were another 19 victories in the postseason for the left-hander over 44 starts and Pettitte's postseason ERA of 3.81 was lower than his regular season ERA. Holds all-time postseason record for wins (19), innings pitched (276.2) and games started (44). Five times a World Champion with the Yankees. As for those career wins, the active pitcher who is closest to Pettitte is Justin Verlander at No. 56 with 244 wins and he's a Hall of Famer – and Pettitte has done better than Verlander in the postseason. Enough said.
ALEX RODRIGUEZ:
Let's keep it Yankees here and really irritate people. Yes, there is the matter of PEDs so that is part of the problem for A-Rod, who was a three-time MVP, 14-time All Star, a 10-time Silver Slugger award winner at shortstop and third base. Reached .300 nine seasons, 100 or more RBI 14 seasons, scored 100 or more runs 13 seasons, reached 30 home runs 15 seasons. He is fifth all-time in home runs with 696 and fourth all-time in RBI. I place him in that category like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, two players I voted for: was great before the PEDs so there is that.
Sorry, but not sorry.
GARY SHEFFIELD:
This one is for the trolls. I'm going to start with anecdotal evidence, always my favorite over maneuverable measurements. Without a doubt, Sheffield was the most feared hitter of his time in his prime because of his bat speed; and I heard that many times when I covered him in San Diego before being shipped off to the Marlins in the fire sale that brought Trevor Hoffman to the Padres. Those who were in that organization at that time tell me he was the key player to lead those Marlins to a World Championship in 1997. Sheff should be in the HOF with Hoffy and it may take the veterans committee to get that done. Other highlights, a nine-time All-Star over his 22 seasons, a five-time Silver Slugger winner. Twice hit more than 40 home runs, eight times over 30 and 14 with 20 or more. He is 21st all-time in walks, 25th all-time with 509 home runs 35th in total bases all time and 30th in RBI. A joke he is not in the Hall of Fame and that he only got 40.6 percent of the vote last year.
One more thing, his body never changed.
BILLY WAGNER:
Another guy who should be there and I have voted for him in the past. Two numbers to mention better than any other closers in the HOF: Wagner's 11.92 K-per nine innings and .187 opponents' batting average. Wagner's 422 saves are sixth all time so save me the longevity issues because he finished with only 903 innings and retired to spend time with his family. I'm not about to penalize him for that. Billy the Kid will get to the HOF, hopefully the writers will vote him in this year, his eighth year on the ballot.
Here is another thing I love about Billy. As a kid he broke his right arm (twice) so learned to throw lefty, and eventually threw 100 mph, isn't life all about making adjustments?
JEFF KENT:
Best home run numbers for a second basemen. That should count for something in this, Kent's 10th and final year on the BBWAA ballot. Kent owns 377 home runs overall, 351 at second base and there are no PEDs in his Giants closet. Clashed with Barry Bonds, that's a plus. His slugging percentage of .500 is only topped by one HOF second baseman, Rogers Hornsby. Won the NL MVP in 2000 with 33 home runs, a .334 average and 1.021 OPS. A hitter… his 560 doubles are 30th all time. Posted eight seasons with 20 home runs and 100 RBI, the most by any second baseman in MLB history. Only received 32.7 percent of the vote last season. Wake up, people.
SCOTT ROLEN:
Not going to overlook Rolen who received 63.2 percent of the vote last year as he is in his sixth year on the ballot, one of those "you had to see him every day to really appreciate him'' players and there is room for those type of players in the Hall of Fame – especially third basemen. You can easily make the WAR argument but I'm not going to do that here. Brooks Robinson, the Gentleman Third Baseman I loved to watch play and later loved to chat with at the Hall of Fame, and whose glove was magic, is a lifetime .267 hitter with 268 home runs. Rolen hit .281 with 316 home runs.
Time to get some more 3B in the Hall and those most dedicated and wonderful Cardinals fans would appreciate Rolen in Cooperstown.
That's my Great Eight and whether you think they are great or not is not important. That is the great thing about baseball, so many different opinions but just one last reminder.
My vote. My ballot. So save it.
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Here's Why Alia Bhatt Admires Anushka Sharma
by Filmfare | February 12, 2019, 4:22 PM IST
Showbiz is a world of changing dynamics and fleeting relationships. While everyone does feel insecure about their position amongst competitors, there are certain stars who manage to form a special bond and share a great rapport with their peers.
Alia Bhatt and Anushka Sharma seem to be the new BFFs in town. Alia, who is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming project Gully Boy, recently was all praise for Mrs Kohli during a visit to a leading radio station.
Talking about Anushka, Alia said, "Anushka Sharma is one of the most real and normal people I've met. Woh itni normal hai ke woh thodi si not normal hai.... When you speak to Anushka, you could stare at her and watch her speak because she is so herself. She is so unique in her own special way. She does a lot for animals and the environment. She does a lot of campaigning. She has her own shelter home for animals, which I love because it is one of my dreams. I'm so happy that she is the front-runner for this cause."
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy is inspired by rappers like Divine and Naezy, who started off from the streets to make it to the top. The film is all set to release on February 14, 2019.
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The FDA has issued a public health advisory following a report of a cystic fibrosis patient who died after inhaling premixed liquid colistimethate through a nebulizer. Although this off-label method of administration is not uncommon in cystic fibrosis patients, when reconstituted and stored for longer than 24 hours, the drug can hydrolyze and produce a component that causes lung tissue damage. In this case, the drug was prepared by a pharmacy and dispensed in premixed, unit-dose ready-to-use vials. The patient affected suffered respiratory distress within hours of using the nebulizer and died of multiple organ failure 19 days later. The FDA stated that healthcare providers prescribing colistimethate for inhalation should become familiar with the drug's chemistry beforehand and understand the lung toxicity that can occur if the drug is not used promptly.
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CanniMed Acknowledges Aurora Press Release and Announces Exclusivity Agreement and Intention to Acquire Newstrike Resources Ltd.
Shareholders advised to take no action at this time.
Details regarding acquisition transaction to be forthcoming.
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. ("CanniMed") (TSX: CMED) acknowledges the press release of Aurora Cannabis Inc. ("Aurora") with respect to the announcement of its intention to make an unsolicited offer (the "Unsolicited Offer") for all of the common shares of CanniMed on the basis of a certain number of Aurora common shares for each common share of CanniMed based on an exchange ratio (the "Exchange Ratio") noted in the Aurora press release.
We advise shareholders to take NO action until such time as the Board has had the opportunity to fully consider and make a recommendation regarding the Unsolicited Offer.
At this time, the Board has not received a formal written offer from Aurora. CanniMed notes that the Unsolicited Offer is speculative as the Aurora press release cautions that Aurora may determine not to proceed with its proposal in the circumstances described in the Aurora press release. Further, CanniMed cautions that the share consideration (or equivalent share value) offered by Aurora in its press release is inflated and CanniMed believes over values Aurora in that it is based on the closing price of the Aurora shares on the TSX on November 14, 2017, which reflects an increase of 124.9% over Aurora's closing price on the TSX over the preceding 12 trading days (Aurora's closing share price on October 27th, before the recent run-up, was $2.85 which implies a value of $12.90 per CanniMed share at the Exchange Ratio. CanniMed's closing price on October 27th was $11.53).
The Board, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors intends to review the terms set out in the Aurora press release and will communicate further to shareholders as soon as practical and in any event no later than the end of day Friday, November 17, 2017. Further, the Board will provide a formal recommendation to its shareholders in the event that a formal offer is provided.
CanniMed also announces that it has previously entered into an exclusivity agreement with, and is in advanced discussions to acquire, Newstrike Resources Ltd. (TSXV: HIP) ("Newstrike") at an exchange ratio of 0.033 CanniMed shares per Newstrike share, a transaction that if completed would be expected to provide CanniMed with accelerated penetration into the adult use cannabis market. Newstrike has a leading recreational brand, "Up Cannabis", and a partnership with the Canadian musical artists, The Tragically Hip. Any transaction with Newstrike is expected to be subject to, among other things, the approval of shareholders of CanniMed and Newstrike at special meetings of shareholders called for that purpose, and regulatory and court approval. There is, however, no certainty that any transaction with Newstrike will be entered into or completed.
Further details will be provided to shareholders as soon as practical and shareholders are again cautioned to take no action.
Shareholders with questions should call CanniMed's strategic shareholder services advisor, Kingsdale Advisors, at 1-888-518-1554.
About CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.
CanniMed is a Canadian-based, international plant biopharmaceutical company and a leader in the Canadian medical cannabis industry, with 16 years of pharmaceutical cannabis cultivation experience, state-of-the-art, GMP-compliant production process and world class research and development platforms with a wide range of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis products. In addition, the Company has an active plant biotechnology research and product development program focused on the production of plant-based materials for pharmaceutical, agricultural and environmental applications.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, was the first producer to be licensed under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, the predecessor to the current Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. It was the sole supplier to Health Canada under the former medical marijuana system for 13 years, and has been producing safe and consistent medical marijuana for thousands of Canadian patients, with no incident of product diversion or recalls.
For more information, please visit our websites: www.cannimed.ca (patients) and www.cannimedtherapeutics.com (investors).
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Mauritania: Four U.S. Senators Call for the Release of Mohammed Mkhaitir
Washington, D.C.: Today, four U.S. Senators issued a letter to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz expressing their concern about the continued detention of blogger Mohammed Shaikh Ould Mohammed Ould Mkhaitir. The initiative, led by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), highlights the legal limbo Mkhaitir has been in since November 2017 and calls for his release. Signatories to the letter also include Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME).
The letter notes that Mkhaitir "remains detained under a type of house arrest, and his final release has not progressed since the November court ruling." The Senators urge that Mkhaitir "be freed or allowed to leave Mauritania without further delay."
In December 2014, a Nouadhibou court sentenced Mkhaitir to death for apostasy under article 306 of the criminal code. The sentence was related to a blog post where he denounced the use of religion to legitimize discriminatory practices against the blacksmith caste in Mauritania with which he identifies. However, on November 9, 2017, the Court of Appeals of Nouadhibou commuted Mkhaitir's death sentence to a two-year prison term and a fine, after recognizing his repentance. A week later, the Mauritanian government approved a draft law which would make the death penalty mandatory for all apostasty-related crimes, regardless of whether the individual repented.
Throughout the legal proceedings, thousands of protesters took to the streets, demanding that Mkhaitir be sentenced to death and executed. He continued to receive death threats when he was in prison. When the appeal court announced the commutation of his sentence in November 2017, Mkhaitir, his lawyers, and the judges had to be escorted from the building after protests erupted in the court room. Shortly thereafter, the government took Mkhaitir into what it has described as "administrative detention", ostensibly for his own safety. He has had limited contact with the outside world and has been unable to see a doctor for the numerous health problems he endures.
"Mohammed has spent four and a half years separated from his family, uncertain of whether he would be executed for a simple blog post," said Freedom Now's Legal Director Kate Barth. "Although he no longer faces a death sentence, his continued detention offers no relief. Freedom Now welcomes this important initiative by Senators Durbin, Brown, Leahy, and Collins and echoes their call for the Mauritanian government to immediately release Mohammed and guarantee his safety."
In June 2017, in response to a petition filed by Freedom Now and Dechert LLC, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found Mkhaitir's initial detention to be in violation of international law. More recently, on May 8, 2018, a group of six UN experts expressed grave concern over Mkhaitir's continued detention and called for his immediate release.
US Senate Letter to President AzizJune 4, 2018
A letter from four U.S. Senators to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz expressing their concern about the continued detention of blogger Mohammed Shaikh Ould Mohammed Ould Mkhaitir.