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Home » Open Questions and Potential Paths Forward Following the SEC's Analysis of Digital Assets as Securities Open Questions and Potential Paths Forward Following the SEC's Analysis of Digital Assets as Securities By Michael H. Krimminger, Pamela L. Marcogliese, Sarah E. Lewis & Marc B. Rotter on August 2, 2017 Posted in SEC Guidance The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently sent a warning to the burgeoning market for initial coin offerings ("ICOs"): assets that exist only on the blockchain may be securities subject to registration, anti-fraud and other requirements under the U.S. federal securities laws. The outcome of the SEC's analysis was unsurprising, representing a reasonably straightforward application of longstanding securities law principles. However, the SEC's discussion left several key questions and potential paths forward for ICO issuers and other participants in the ICO marketplace to consider. The SEC's guidance came in the form of an investigative report (the "DAO Report") regarding tokens issued by The DAO.[1] The DAO is an unincorporated organization that issued tokens (the "DAO Tokens"), digital assets that existed only as entries on a distributed ledger. Investors paid for tokens by transferring Ether, another digital asset that serves as a medium of exchange on the Ethereum blockchain. The DAO was created to pool Ether and fund "projects" that would generate returns for holders of DAO Tokens through dividend-like "rewards" and, presumably, capital appreciation. The innovation proposed by The DAO was to use "smart contracts," computer programs that would act as self-executing agreements, to allow for a form of decentralized management. Rather than have a management team or investment advisor decide how the pool of Ether would be invested, holders of DAO Tokens would be able to vote on which projects to fund. A limited number of "curators" selected by the organization that formed The DAO, a German corporation called Slock.it, would determine which proposals received by The DAO would be put forward for a vote by holders of DAO Tokens. The curators were granted wide discretion in determining which proposals (including both proposed projects to be funded by The DAO and at least some matters regarding The DAO itself, such as replacement of the curators) would be put forward for a vote. Holders of DAO Tokens were incentivized to vote in favor of proposals put forward for a vote because DAO Tokens that were voted could not be transferred until the vote was completed, effectively pressuring holders that objected to a proposal to refrain from voting or transfer their DAO Tokens rather than voting no. Slock.it and its founders engaged with several third party platforms to provide venues for secondary market trading of DAO Tokens. They also continued to work on behalf of The DAO after it became operational and completed its ICO, in particular on information security matters. They proposed taking additional measures to safeguard the Ether held by The DAO and, when an attack was launched resulting in the diversion of Ether from The DAO's Ethereum blockchain address to that of the attacker, successfully advocated for an extraordinary revision of the Ethereum blockchain (known as the "hard fork") to effectively return the stolen funds. The SEC's analysis The SEC affirmed that digital assets such as DAO Tokens should be evaluated under the "investment contract" prong of the definition of "securities" in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The SEC then went on to evaluate the DAO Tokens under the test laid out by the Supreme Court in SEC v. W.J. Howey Co.,[2] to determine if the DAO Tokens were "investment securities." Under that test, an instrument is an investment contract, and thus a security, if it evidences (1) an investment; (2) in a common enterprise; (3) with a reasonable expectation of profits; (4) from the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts of others. The SEC quickly addressed the first three elements of that test, finding that: (1) the payment of Ether in exchange for DAO Tokens constituted an investment of money; (2) persons purchasing DAO Tokens were investing in a common enterprise (which the SEC stated without analysis); and (3) purchasers of DAO Tokens would have been motivated, at least in part, by the potential for profits generated by returns on investments in projects funded by The DAO. The SEC's analysis focused mainly on the fourth part of the Howey test: whether investors' profits were derived from the managerial efforts of others, given The DAO's organization as an unincorporated, autonomous, virtual entity operating on the basis of smart contracts. In concluding that holders of DAO Tokens were relying on the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts of others, the SEC focused on the following facts: marketing materials and conduct by the creators of The DAO, Slock.it and its co-founders, led the purchasers of DAO Tokens to reasonably believe that its creators would provide "significant managerial efforts after The DAO's launch";[3] the curators, who were selected by Slock.it and its co-founders, had wide discretion in determining which proposals would be brought to DAO Token holders for a vote; at the time of the ICO, "The DAO's protocols had already been determined by Slock.it and its co-founders, including the control that could be exercised by the Curators," and the SEC noted that investors "had little choice but to rely on their expertise";[4] it and its co-founders were actively engaged in monitoring The DAO, and the SEC noted their work on information security issues and remediating the effects of the attack on the Ethereum blockchain; and voting rights of holders of DAO Tokens were limited by a lack of information regarding the proposals and their inability to effectively coordinate to form blocs large enough to exert control of The DAO, meaning that DAO Token holders had little ability to exercise meaningful control over The DAO through the voting process, similar to the voting rights and power of a corporate shareholder. The implications of the SEC's finding that DAO Tokens are securities may have significant consequences. Unregistered offers and sales of securities that do not fall under an exemption from registration under the Securities Act expose issuers to two primary sources of liability: an SEC enforcement action and private suits by the purchasers of those securities. While the SEC declined to take enforcement action in this case, it may feel emboldened to do so in the future now that it has reminded the market that ICOs may involve offers and sales of securities within the meaning of the securities laws. Moreover, the SEC's decision not to take enforcement action in this case would not preclude purchasers of DAO Tokens or instruments issued in prior or subsequent ICOs from taking action against the issuer for violating the Securities Act. The remedy available to private litigants for a violation of the registration provisions of the Securities Act is rescission – effectively giving the purchaser a put right against the issuer at the price it paid for the security. Additionally, even securities offered and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act are subject to the antifraud provisions of the Exchange Act, including liability in connection with such offers and sales for any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Finally, the SEC's finding affects third party platforms that facilitate trading in DAO Tokens or similar instruments, requiring those entities to register under the Exchange Act as securities exchanges. Open issues and avenues for further exploration. The DAO Report addressed only one type of digital asset that was used to raise capital for an ongoing business. It does not expressly reach any conclusions with respect to other forms of digital assets. Whether or not a digital asset is a security will depend at least in part on the economic reality of why it was purchased (e.g., to use as a medium of exchange, participate in the profits or operations of an enterprise or to acquire goods or services). For example, the Supreme Court has held that shares in a co-op are not securities because they were purchased primarily to provide the holders with a place to live rather than as an investment.[5] Digital assets will need to be closely evaluated on a case-by-case basis until additional guidance is released and market practice for different types of instruments develops. In addition, the DAO Report expressly excludes any consideration of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"), in part because The DAO never commenced business operations. A conclusion that The DAO was not an investment company, or an analysis of whether it fell under the "orthodox investment company" or "inadvertent investment company" prongs of the 1940 Act or if it fell within the definition of "investment adviser" under the Advisers Act would have likely necessitated a discussion as to whether or not Ether is a security, which, for purposes of the DAO Report, the SEC characterized as a "virtual currency." Treatment of DAO Tokens and similar assets as securities should not preclude the ICO market from continuing to expand. There is a deep market for securities that are privately placed and exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. However, as noted above, even privately placed securities are subject to the anti-fraud provisions of the Exchange Act. As a result, the DAO Report implies that a greater degree of scrutiny as to the disclosure included in white papers and other marketing materials may be needed. It also implies an increased role for intermediaries in ICO offerings to facilitate compliance with private placement restrictions by, for example, and among other measures, pre-qualifying interested persons as "accredited investors" that can participate in private placements. [1] The DAO Report is available at: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/investreport/34-81207.pdf (last accessed July 31, 2017). [2] 328 U.S. 293 (1946). [3] The DAO Report at p.12. [5] See United Housing Found., Inc. v. Forman, 421 U.S. 837, 858 (1975). Voluntary Carbon Markets: An Overview of U.S. Regulatory Developments Accelerated Pace and Increased Regulatory Expectations in Enforcement and Compliance Investigations SEC Parties Like Its 2010: Adopts Long-Awaited Executive Compensation Regulations Under Dodd-Frank

Grist blogger David Roberts on the "Politics and Policy of Climate Change" April 28, 2012 by Jessica Bradish David Roberts is one of the nation's leading environmental authors, and a staff writer for Grist. He spoke on the Politics and Policy of Climate Change as part of the Spring 2012 Sustainability Speaker Series. In his first powerpoint ever, Roberts presents 12 points of basic information on climate change are simultaneously hilarious and heart rending. His scientifically accurate yet culturally accessible exploration of the science and politics around anthropogenic climate change is a must-watch. Roberts tells the audience that as a mere blogger he can speak openly when scientists won't tread for fear of being labeled alarmist or self-serving. His frank overview of current climate change science, in conjunction with the political atmosphere regarding mitigation, leaves the viewer with little doubt that "2°C is in the rearview mirror" in terms of an end to global temperature rise. Yet little climate modeling has been done for warming beyond that 2°C – possibly because scientists couldn't believe humans would continue emitting green house gases after the science was conclusive? Roberts explores the sociological phenomena shaping America's attitude towards climate change with conviction and humor. – Recorded Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Environmental Speakers Series | Leave a comment The Power of Productivity: A Comparison of Russia and India April 27, 2012 by Ashley Barry Bill Lewis spoke at the Global Problems and Solutions Colloquium on Emerging Markets on April 19, 2012 at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The title of his speech was "The Power of Productivity: A Comparison of Russia and India." Stream the talk: Download the talk: Bill Lewis recently retired as a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Co. Inc. after 20 years with the firm. His responsibilities at McKinsey included being the Founding Director of the McKinsey Global Institute. Prior to McKinsey, he was Acting United States Secretary Of Energy and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. Earlier he served as Associate Provost at Princeton University and as Senior Financial Officer at the World Bank. He holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is a member of the Boards of the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Committee for Economic Development, the Monterey Institute of International Studies, the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, and the Santa Lucia Conservancy. He is the author of the book The Power of Productivity, University of Chicago Press, 2004. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Emerging Markets Colloquium, Uncategorized | Leave a comment The role of Brazil in the global transition to a low carbon economy: transformations and paradoxes Professor Viola spoke at the Global Problems and Solutions Colloquium on Emerging Markets on April 5, 2012 at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The title of his speech was "The role of Brazil in the global transition to a low carbon economy: transformations and paradoxes." Professor Eduardo Viola is Full Professor at the Institute of International Relations, University of Brasilia. He has published extensively on issues of Globalization and Governance, Democracy and Democratization in South America and, International Political Economy of Climate Change. Dr. Viola has been visiting professor in several international universities, among them: Stanford, Colorado, Notre Dame and Amsterdam. The most important Brazilian TV channels, news radios and newspapers interview Dr. Viola frequently. Photo from http://www.cadal.org. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Emerging Markets Colloquium | Leave a comment Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and India Professor Bardhan spoke at the Global Problems and Solutions Colloquium on Emerging Markets on March 29, 2012 at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The title of his speech was "Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and India." Professor Pranab Bardhan is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was educated at Presidency College, Kolkata and Cambridge University, England. He had been at the faculty of MIT, Indian Statistical Institute and Delhi School of Economics before joining Berkeley. He has been Visiting Professor/Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and London School of Economics. He held the Distinguished Fulbright Siena Chair at the University of Siena, Italy in 2008-9. He is the BP Centennial Professor at London School of Economics for 2010 and 2011. Biography and photo from UC Berkeley website. South-South Migration: Patterns, Impacts, and Challenges Professor Martin spoke at the Global Problems and Solutions Colloquium on Emerging Markets on March 15, 2012 at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The title of his speech was "South-South Migration: Patterns, Impacts, and Challenges." Professor Philip Martin is a professor at the University of California, Davis; chair of the UC Comparative Immigration & Integration Program; and editor of the Migration News and the Rural Migration News. He has consulted on migration issues with US and international organizations and has authored many books and articles on migration policy. Photo from UC Davis website. Financial liberalization in emerging markets: do the benefits justify the risks? Professor Aizenman spoke at the Global Problems and Solutions Colloquium on Emerging Markets on March 8, 2012 at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The title of his speech was "Financial liberalization in emerging markets: do the benefits justify the risks?" Professor Joshua Aizenman joined the faculty at UCSC in 2001 following eleven years at Dartmouth College, where he served as the Champion Professor of International Economics. His research covers a range of issues in open economy including commercial and financial policies, crises in emerging markets, foreign direct investment, capital controls, and exchange rate regimes. He also serves as a Research Associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research. Other affiliations have included teaching and research positions at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Consulting relationships include the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Biography excerpted from UC Santa Cruz website.

Demon. Deactivate the five pylons scattered around Dire Maul West to release this creature. Demon. Summoned by using The Eye of Haramad or Shaffar's Stasis Chamber Key. Heroic only. Aberration. In the northern cave. Becomes attackable once Shadowmoon Voidwhisperers are defeated. Aberration. Take the portal to the Twisting Nether phase of the area.

Switzerland's Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic captured the Hopman Cup title for a second year in a row on Saturday night, edging Germany's Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber in a deciding mixed doubles match—and in a single deciding point—to seal victory at the team exhibition event. The championship tie kicked off with Federer beating Zverev in the men's singles, 6-4, 6-2, a little bit of revenge for a semifinal loss to the German in the semifinals of the ATP Finals last November. Kerber then followed with a tighter 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over Bencic in the women's singles, though it could have ended much earlier—the German originally led 6-4 5-3 and served for the match twice at 5-4 and 6-5 in the second set, and even had double match point earlier in the tie-break leading 6-4. Federer and Bencic clinched the title in the mixed doubles, 4-0, 1-4, 4-3 (5-4), and it couldn't have had a closer finish. In the short sets format there's a winner-takes-all point if it's tied at 4-4 in the third set tie-break, and with a single Zverev shot into the net off a Bencic volley, the Swiss sealed victory. It was Federer's third Hopman Cup title, which is more than any other player - male or female—in the history of the exhibition event. He'd won it in 2001 with Martina Hingis and last year with Bencic too. "I'm very happy about these records, but I didn't come here for that," Federer told HopmanCup.com. Federer leaves the Hopman Cup with a 4-0 record in singles and will kick off his Australian Open campaign in little over a week. He's won the title there two years in a row (and six times overall).

Home / Media Center / News Releases / McGinty to Receive Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership McGinty to Receive Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership The American College of Radiology selected Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, as the 2018 recipient of the William T. Thorwarth, Jr., MD, Award. This honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the field of health policy and economics for radiology. The Thorwarth Award will be bestowed on McGinty May 21 during ceremonies at the ACR 2018 Annual Meeting taking place May 19-23 in Washington D.C. McGinty is vice chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors - the first female to serve in that position. She is also a leader of the College's Imaging 3.0™ efforts to ensure that radiologists are prepared to thrive in new alternate payment models and value-based payment systems. She is an editorial board member and reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). Dr. McGinty is a practicing radiologist in New York, New York and a faculty member at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she serves as the chief strategy officer and chief contracting officer for the Weill Cornell Physician Organization's more than 1,400 members. McGinty is a past chair of the ACR Commission on Economics and served as the ACR representative to the American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). "Dr. McGinty's experience as ACR RUC Advisor and RUC Panel member puts her in the unique position to effectively lead radiology's future in new payment models, through such initiatives as Imaging 3.0," said Ezequiel Silva, MD, FACR, chair of the ACR Commission on Economics. The William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, Award was established in 2004 by the ACR Commission on Economics to honor members or staff who show excellence in the field of economics and health policy by way of leadership, diplomacy and integrity. It is not an annual award, but is given on a merit basis to outstanding individuals who deserve recognition for their efforts relating to economics and health policy.

Herb is a plant and a crafting material in Monster Hunter World. It is used to craft potions to restore small amounts of health. It is the most common plant in the game and can be found on every map. You can cultivate Herbs at the botanist in Astera and use fertilizer on it. This will make it grow automatically between quests.

News Sports Life Opinion Entertainment Obituaries E-Edition Legals What to expect from Matt Campbell's first Iowa State class Andy Hamilton [email protected] He was a mid-major college football coach who heard all the reasons why he should steer clear when the athletic director of a moribund Big 12 program came calling. A 3-9 season preceded the firing of the previous coach, and an unforgiving conference schedule increased the odds that the next guy in line would suffer the same fate. But the up-and-coming coach saw a fan base starved for football success and sparkling new facilities as two building blocks. He took the job, poured his energy into his first recruiting class and signed the cornerstones that changed the direction of Baylor football. This is the Art Briles story. It's one that gives Iowa State fans hope for a better football future under rookie coach Matt Campbell. Hey, they figure, if Baylor can turn things around after 14 straight losing seasons, why can't the Cyclones? In 2008, Briles inked 23 players to his first class with the Bears. At the time, it seemed more like a positive first step for a program trying to shake its losing past rather than a franchise-changing development. But in that class — one ranked No. 51 nationally by Rivals.com — Briles landed Heisman Trophy quarterback Robert Griffin III, All-American receiver Kendall Wright and Biletnikoff finalist Terrance Williams. Baylor football has never been the same. The losing ended for the Bears in 2010 when they went 7-6, they've won 50 games in the last five seasons and the Big 12 recruiting standings currently show Baylor at the top of the league. But for every Briles, there's a Turner Gill, a Charlie Weis, a Ron Prince and a list of others tasked with rebuilding downtrodden programs and cast aside a few years later when their missions failed. Gill signed the 55th-ranked class in 2010, but never made it past his second year at Kansas. Weis replaced him and brought in a 2012 group ranked 75th by Rivals. He, too, didn't survive long enough to see his first class graduate. Neither did Prince at Kansas State. After replacing Bill Snyder, Prince pried four-star quarterback Josh Freeman away from Nebraska as the cornerstone of a 30-player class that was ranked 43rd. But on-field success didn't follow. The Wildcats went 17-20 in three seasons before Snyder returned to replace Prince. The last time Iowa State made a coaching change, Paul Rhoads reeled in a 25-player class in 2009 headlined by four-star junior college receiver Darius Reynolds. Two of the best finds in the 74th-ranked class were linebackers A.J. Klein and Jake Knott, who helped the Cyclones make three bowl appearances in four seasons before reaching the NFL. So what should we expect from Campbell's first class? "Usually, the realistic expectation is you try to keep the class from falling apart and keep the kids you've got committed and you bring some guys over from the new coach's last recruiting class and then you try to fill in the spots and hope you hit on some sleepers late in the class," Scout.com Midwest analyst Allen Trieu said. "Usually, when there's a coaching change, that's typically how you go. "They're on pace to exceed expectations here. They started off by flipping some Toledo commits, keeping their class intact and then going after some guys who maybe were a little more difficult to get." In Campbell's first two months on the job, the Cyclones have soared more than 30 spots in the Rivals recruiting rankings for 2016. Iowa State sat at No. 52 Monday night when the clock struck midnight, not far behind conference counterparts Texas and Oklahoma State. How did Iowa State get to this point after a season of coaching uncertainty followed by a staff change and an overhaul of its 2016 recruiting class? "Some teams turn around (after a coaching change) and tear it up," Rivals.com Midwest analyst Josh Helmholdt said. "When coaches come from the Mid-American Conference, it really seems they get pumped up on adrenaline and go after some big-name guys and have some success with that, guys that maybe they couldn't get at their previous school but now that they have a Power 5 logo on their shirt they have a better chance." Signing Day preview: Turning O-line into blockbusters The Iowa State class is a mixture of prospects who committed to the previous regime, some who had planned to play for Campbell's staff at Toledo and others who surfaced on the Cyclone radar in recent weeks. Iowa State had 11 commits when the school fired Rhoads. Five are still part of Campbell's class. Defensive back Jatairis Grant, receiver Jalen Martin and defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike had been committed to Campbell at Toledo before switching their pledges to the Cyclones. Iowa State was first in line to reach out to four-star offensive lineman Sean Foster after he parted ways with Minnesota, and the Cyclones pounced on defensive back Romelo Webster, who had been committed to Cincinnati. "To come in in December and try to build an entire class on top of what was not a very strong class to begin with, it's not going to be easy," Helmholdt said. "Obviously, this staff had a lot of relationships with prospects throughout the Midwest because of their time at Toledo and they're utilizing that. Certainly, they've grabbed some guys who had been committed to them at Toledo. They've been able to effectively leverage relationships they already had and build a class. I think they've still got room to grow. I'm looking at them adding a couple more key pieces here before national signing day." © 2021 www.news-leader.com. All rights reserved.

Q: Loop through Woocommerce cart items for a tracking code I'm trying to loop through every product on the cart page in WooCommerce in order to set some objects in a JavaScript tracking code that should print out the ID and the amount of products added to the cart in this object. I've used some examples from StackOverflow to reach the products and also loop through them and create JavaScript objects, but I'm getting an error saying: post was called incorrectly. Product properties should not be accessed directly This is the code I'm using in the functions.php: <?php } if (is_cart()) { ?> <?php global $woocommerce; $items = $woocommerce->cart->get_cart(); $product_names=array(); ?> <script> var options = [ <?php foreach ($items as $item => $values) { $_product = $values['data']->post;?> {productid: "<?php echo $_product->ID; ?>"}, <?php } ?> ] </script> <?php } } I think that the way I'm reaching for the products is deprecated. Does anyone know how to do this the correct way with WooCommerce nowadays? Also if you know how to actually get the amount of the product added to the cart (i.e. how many items that are added of each product), that would be very appreciated. A: There is some mistakes in your code… Try the following instead: if (is_cart()) { $product_names=array(); ?> <script> var options = [ <?php foreach ( WC()->cart->get_cart() as $cart_item ) : ?> {productid: "<?php echo $cart_item['data']->get_id(); ?>"}, <?php endforeach; ?> ] </script> <?php } It should better work without errors. Note: global $woocommerce is replaced by WC() since a while. There is no anymore post object included in the WC_Product Object since Woocommerce 3.0

Famine, disease, and mortality patterns in the parish of Borshevka, Russia, 1830-1912. Hoch SL. Famine, disease, and mortality patterns in the parish of Borshevka, Russia, 1830-1912. Popul Stud (Camb). 1998;52(3):357-68. Scholars have projected a dismal image of nineteenth-century, rural Russia as a society repeatedly punctuated by crop failures, famine, starvation, and epidemics of famine-related diseases. But there has been no rigorous attempt, using appropriate methods, to assess the nature of demographic crises in Russia and their contribution to overall mortality and population growth. The pattern of mortality evident in the parish under examination is distinguished by an extremely high incidence of infant, diarrhoeal diseases and childhood, infectious diseases. This unfavourable disease environment and resulting high rates of infant and early childhood mortality were more closely related to fertility levels, household size, housing conditions, and weaning practices than to annual or seasonal food availablity and the nutritional status of the population. In a disease-driven society, the susceptibility to infection and the force of infection can, to a considerable extent, be determined by demographic factors, familial norms, and climatic constraints.

whelp, i bit the bullet. isp blocking ip ranges from sending emails, i figured this was a chance to fix the chicago ping from the shared ips that took a nosedive and maybe just maybe let me send emails again (havent tested that yet). while it did fix the ping issue (my ping is now the same as it was on the chicago shared IPs before whatever happened - happened) my throughput took a nosedive which makes no sense. same encryption. same port. i get a bit less than 300mb out of my gigabit connection. whereas on the normal public chicago vpn i get 600-700. Disappointing, was hoping it would be the one service addon to rule them all. Any ideas why on earth it would not only be slower, but substantially slow when tested back to back vs a standard one?

Land used in Cambodia to plant subsidiary crops increased by 9,000 hectares last year, reaching a total of 35,415 hectares, according to a recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture, with officials hailing the hike as an important step in reducing vegetable imports. Currently, Cambodian imports about half of all the vegetable it consumes. A key point in the government's strategy for the sector is to reduce those imports and boost local production. The term subsidiary crops generally refers to non-major crops. In Cambodia, they include certain vegetables and fruits. The expansion of the total land area used for subsidiary crops is a sign that the government's strategy to reduce imports and boost local production is working, said Ho Puthea, director of the horticulture and subsidiary crops department. "If the number of plantations grow, so will total production, which will result in less imports," Mr Puthea said, adding that government-led initiatives in the sector have also helped advance farmers' skills and improved irrigation systems. The government recently began using spatial information technology to map agricultural zones in a bid to boost agricultural yields and reduce imports. The Ministry of Agriculture announced recently the selection of a number of crops that will be planted as part of the new mapping project. They are upland rice, floating rice, cashew, pepper, corn, mango, durian and carrots. According to government officials, by mid-March the project will yield results regarding the areas best suited to grow the chosen crops. In 2016, market demand for vegetables reached 930,000 tonnes per year, with local producers able to supply only 420,000 tonnes. To fill the gap, Cambodia had to import 50 percent of the vegetables it consumed during that year.

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A new Chief Executive Officer/Administrator was appointed for Lincoln Community Hospital and Nursing Home during the Board of Directors meeting held last Thursday, Aug. 29. Monika Wilkins, the former Director of Nursing, received the board's unanimous endorsement as the hospital's new CEO/Administrator. "I will do my best," Wilkins said. Wilkins is filling the vacancy left by the death of Herman Schreivogel, who had been the hospital's CEO/Administrator for the past 18 years. He died on August 16. Wilkins brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new position after working at LCH for the past 15 years. In 1998, she began as a Licensed Practical Nurse in its Medical Records Department before moving to the Nursing Department in 2000. She became a Registered Nurse (RN) in 2005 and was promoted to the Hospital Director of Nursing position in 2009. She also became the Nursing Home Director of Nursing in 2011. Last year, she was awarded the Nightingale Luminary Award for Leadership, one of the top honors for nursing. Schreivogel, who was 72 years old at the time of his death, had been considering retirement due to health issues for the past several months. He had been mentoring Wilkins as his possible replacement. Some additional reorganizational changes were required following Schreivogel's passing. One was the appointment of Patsy Shields as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a position that had also been held by Schreivogel. Because Wilkins is now the new Administrator/CEO, her former position in the hospital nursing department also had to be filled. Under the reorganization, Dan Walker, RN has been selected as the hospital's new Director of Nursing, while Shelley Cochran, RN has taken over as the Director of Nursing for the Nursing Home. Cerina Cunningham, RN will continue as the Director of Home Health & Hospice. "We have a great team here at Lincoln Community Hospital & Nursing Home," Wilkins said. To honor Schreivogel's years of service and contributions to LCH, Wilkins told the board that a shadow box containing a number of his prestigious awards would be erected inside the hospital. Schreivogel recently received the 2013 Rural Health Excellence Award from the Colorado Rural Health Association. Also during Thursday's meeting, James thanked Director Steve Burgess for the eulogy that he delivered for Schreivogel during a memorial service held Saturday, Aug. 24 in the Ellis Allen Memorial Building at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Hugo. More than 200 family members, friends, local officials and LCH employees attended the service. In other business, James read a written financial report by Shields, the new CFO, who was unable to attend Thursday's meeting. She said that "July has been another good month" for the hospital with a fund balance of $7,449,598 and a year-to-date net income of $493,234. Dr. John Fox, LCH's Assistant Chief of Staff, told the board that a new oncologist from the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center will be joining the staff of the Hugo Clinic probably in September. As with many of the other doctors at the specialty clinic, the new oncologist will make once-a-month visits to see patients. Thursday's meeting was rounded out by Wilkins presenting her monthly report on the hospital's patient numbers. For the month of July, the hospital's in-patient numbers had rebounded to an average of two per day after falling to one a day during June. Also the number of swing-bed patients took a big jump during July averaging four per day, which was the highest for that category this year. While in-patient and swing-bed numbers rose, the number of observation patients at LCH declined from an average of one per day in June to 0.5 in July. The hospital's Emergency Room also saw a slight rise in patient numbers. The ER's doctors, nurses and paramedics helped a total of 185 patients during July, which was up from 184 in June. To help the board members better understand the types of cases handled by the ER, Wilkins separated the July patients into the following categories: medical 122, trauma 7, motor vehicle accidents 11, lacerations 6, dog bite 1, shortness of breath 4, chest pains 10, sprains 4, abrasions 5, burns 1 and falls 14. The number of Emergency Room transfers from LCH to larger urban hospitals rose to 16 during July from 14 in June. Included in Wilkins' report were the number of surgeries and procedures performed by the hospital's specialty doctors. During July, they performed 6 surgeries and 19 procedures. To explain the type of surgical work being performed, Wilkins divided July's surgeries into the following categories: 1 gallbladder, 4 plastics/lesions and 1 tubal. LCH's Nursing Home saw its resident census drop from an average of 26 in June to 23 during July. Wilkins said that as of last Thursday, its resident numbers had risen to 24. LCH's Home Health & Hospice had a large rise in patients and visits during July. The number of home health patients rose from 15 during June to 23 in July, but its hospice patients remained steady at 9 for both those months. The overall number of visits conducted by Home Health & Hospice nurses also jumped from 206 in June to 275 during July. Wilkins also reported the overall number of patient numbers were up for LCH's four clinics. During June, they had a total of 1,237 patient visits. In July, the total visits increased to 1,305. The patient visits during July were: Gordon Clinic in Hugo, 387; Limon Family Practice, 429; Flagler Family Practice, 264; and LCH's specialty clinic, the Hugo Clinic, 225.

\section{Error matrix diagonalization for the QCD coupling \label{app:DSDalphas}} In this Appendix we provide a proof of the method advocated in this study, whereby an uncertainty induced by the small variation of $\alpha_s$ value is added in quadrature with the fixed-$\alpha_s$ PDF uncertainty. The only necessary assumptions are the usual quadratic approximation for $\chi^2$, and the understanding that the PDF sets for the ``up'' and ``down'' variations of $\alpha_s$ are obtained through fits in which all of the PDF parameters are free. Assume we have an initial fit in which there are $N$ free parameters, with an additional parameter held fixed. The additional parameter can be any additional degree of freedom that one wishes to study. Here it is intended to be $\alpha_s(M_Z)$; but no special features of that parameter will be invoked. We begin by carrying out the traditional Hessian diagonalization procedure, applicable in the vicinity of the best-fit (BF) combination of the PDF parameters. Starting from the ``shape'' parameters that control the input PDFs at scale $Q_{0}$, we define new fitting parameters $a_1,\dots,a_N$ that are coefficients of the eigenvectors of the original Hessian matrix, to obtain \begin{equation} \chi^2 \, = \, \chi_{\mathrm{BF}}^2 \, + \, \sum_{i=1}^N a_i^{\, 2}\; . \label{eq:origchisq} \end{equation} We now wish to include an additional degree of freedom in the fit. Hence we introduce a new parameter $a_0$, which could be defined as proportional to the deviation of $\alpha_s(M_Z)$ from its best-fit value, $\alpha_s(M_Z) - \alpha_{s, \mathrm{BF}}(M_Z)$; or better, as proportional to $\ln[\alpha_s(M_Z) / \alpha_{s, \mathrm{BF}}(M_Z)]$. Including the new degree of freedom, we have, in general, \begin{equation} \chi^2 \, = \, \chi_{\mathrm{BF}}^2 \, + \, b \, a_0 \, + \, \sum_{i=0}^N \sum_{j=0}^N H_{ij} \, a_i \, a_j \;, \label{eq:chisq} \end{equation} where \begin{equation} \mathbf{H} \, = \, \begin{pmatrix} 1 & p_1 & p_2 & p_3 & \dots & p_N \\ p_1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & \dots & 0 \\ p_2 & 0 & 1 & 0 & \dots & 0 \\ p_3 & 0 & 0 & 1 & \dots & 0 \\ \cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \dots & \cdot \\ \cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \dots & \cdot \\ \cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \dots & \cdot \\ p_N & 0 & 0 & 0 & \dots & 1 \\ \end{pmatrix} \; . \label{eq:newH} \end{equation} Here \begin{equation} p_{i}=\frac{1}{2} \left( \frac{\partial^{2}\chi^{2}} {\partial{a_{0}}\partial{a_{i}}} \right)_{\rm BF}. \end{equation} $\mathbf{H}$ describes the correlation between $a_{0}$ and $a_{i}$, as it gives the variation of $\chi^{2}$ in the $\{a_{0},a_{i}\}$-subspace. The linear term $b \, a_0$ in (\ref{eq:chisq}) allows for the possibility that the new minimum might not be at $a_0 = 0$. Note that $ b =\left( \partial\chi^{2}/\partial{a}_{0} \right)_{\rm BF}$, which describes how $\chi^{2}$ varies with $a_{0}$ at the original best fit. The new diagonal element $H_{00}$ was chosen to be 1 by including an appropriate scaling factor in the definition of $a_0$. As $a_0$ varies, the PDF parameters $a_1,...,a_N$ are adjusted so that to reduce the increase in $\chi^2$. The direction along which this increase is minimal (direction $AC$ in Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesA}) corresponds to $\partial \chi^2/\partial a_i=0$ for $i=1,...N$, {\it i.e.}, it is a line given by $a_i=-p_i a_0$ according to Eqs.~(\ref{eq:chisq}) and (\ref{eq:newH}). Define new variables $z_i$ as \begin{eqnarray} z_i &=& a_i + p_i\, a_0 \, , \mbox{~~~for }i=1,...,N,\label{ziai}\\ z_0 &=& \sqrt{1-C^2} \, a_0 + \frac{b}{2\sqrt{1-C^2}}, \label{z0a0} \end{eqnarray} where \begin{equation}\label{eq:Cdef} C = \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{N} p^{2}_{i}}. \end{equation} Since $\chi^2$ is assumed to have a minimum, hence, $0 \leq C <1$. The transformation (\ref{ziai}, \ref{z0a0}) to the $z_i$ coordinates consists of an $a_0$-dependent translation (shear) along the PDF coordinates $a_i$, followed by a scaling and a translation along the $\alpha_s$ coordinate $a_0$. In the new coordinates, $\chi^2$ is diagonal, \begin{equation} \chi^2 \, = \, \chi_{\mathrm{BF}}^2 \, - \frac{b^2}{4 (1-C^2)} \, + \, \sum_{i=0}^N z^2_i . \label{eq:chisqz} \end{equation} Variations along $z_0$ and $z_i$ for $i=1,...N$ are explicitly independent, and we can calculate the symmetric uncertainty $\Delta X$ for an observable $X(z_0,z_1,...,z_N)$ by \begin{equation} (\Delta X)^2 \, = \, \frac{1}{4}\sum_{i=0}^N\left[X(0,...,z_i=T,...,0) - X(0,...,z_i=-T,...,0)\right]^2, \label{eq:DelFsq} \end{equation} for tolerance $\Delta \chi^2 = T^2$. Below, we will focus on the case that $b=0$, which is valid in this paper. From Eqs.\ (\ref{ziai}) and (\ref{z0a0}), the extreme values of $a_i$ consistent with $\Delta \chi^2 = T^2$ are $a_i^\pm =z_i^\pm =\pm T$. They occur at $a_0=z_0=0$ ({\it i.e.}, at the best-fit $\alpha_s$) and $z_k = 0$ for $k\neq i$. The extreme values of $a_0$ occur at $z_0^\pm =\pm T$ and $z_i=0$ for $i=1,...,N$, {\it i.e.,} $a_0^\pm = \pm T/\sqrt{1-C^2}$ and $a_i^\pm = - p_i a_0^\pm$. Hence Eq.\ (\ref{eq:DelFsq}) corresponds exactly to adding in quadrature the uncertainty based on the allowed range of $a_i$ computed at $a_0 = 0$ (analogous to the CTEQ6.6 uncertainty in our application) to the uncertainty based on the allowed range of $a_0$, computed with $a_i$ at their preferred values for the extreme excursions in $a_0$ (analogous to the CTEQ6.6AS uncertainty). An alternative way to construct the $z_i$ basis is to find the eigenvectors of the $(N+1)\times(N+1)$ Hessian matrix $\mathbf{H}$ in Eq.\ (\ref{eq:newH}) and then perform an additional orthogonal transformation. To find the eigenvectors, note that $\mathbf{H}$ can be written in a block form \begin{equation} \mathbf{H}= \left( \begin{array}{cc} 1 & \mathbf{p}^{T} \\ \mathbf{p} & \mathbf{I} \end{array} \right) \end{equation} where 1 is a unit element, $\mathbf{p}^T$ is a row vector $(p_{1}, p_{2}, ..., p_{N})$, and $\mathbf{I}$ is an $N\times N$ unit matrix. \begin{itemize} \item{One eigenvector is \begin{equation} \mathbf{V}^{(0)} = F \left( \begin{array}{c} C \\ \mathbf{p} \end{array} \right), \end{equation} corresponding to an eigenvalue $\lambda_{0}=1+C$. The normalization factor is $F=1/(\sqrt{2}C)$. } \item{A second eigenvector is \begin{equation} \mathbf{V}^{(1)}=F\left( \begin{array}{c} -C \\ \mathbf{p} \end{array} \right), \end{equation} with an eigenvalue $\lambda_{1}=1-C$. } \item{Now consider vectors of the form \begin{equation} \mathbf{V} = \left( \begin{array}{c} 0 \\ \mathbf{q} \end{array} \right) \end{equation} where $\mathbf{p}^{T}\mathbf{q}=0$. These are orthogonal to the first two eigenvectors; the $N$-dimensional vector $\mathbf{q}$ is orthogonal to ${\mathbf p}$. For any ${\mathbf q}$, we have $\mathbf{H\,V = V}$. All their eigenvalues are $\lambda_{j}=1$, for $j=2, 3, \dots , N$. } \end{itemize} So we have a set of eigenvectors of $\mathbf{H}$, denoted by $\mathbf{V}^{(0)}, \mathbf{V}^{(1)}, \mathbf{V}^{(2)}, \dots , \mathbf{V}^{(N)}$, and satisfying the orthonormality condition \begin{equation}\label{eq:orthonormal} \sum_{k=0}^{N} V^{(i)}_{k}V^{(j)}_{k}=\delta_{ij} . \end{equation} The next step is to use the eigenvectors $\mathbf{V}^{(j)}$ to define new coordinates $t_0,\dots,t_N$ by \begin{equation} a_i \, = \, \sum_{j=0}^N \, t_j \, V_i^{(j)} \, . \end{equation} It is easy to compute $\chi^2$ from Eq.~(\ref{eq:chisq}) by making use of the eigenvector properties \begin{equation} \mathbf{H} \, \mathbf{V}^{(j)} \, = \, \lambda_j \, \mathbf{V}^{(j)} \, , \end{equation} where $\lambda_0 = 1+C$, $\lambda_1 = 1-C$, and $\lambda_j = 1$ for $j = 2,\dots, N$; and then using the orthogonality property (\ref{eq:orthonormal}). The result has the expected diagonal form \begin{equation} \chi^2 \, = \, \chi_{\mathrm{BF}}^2 \, + \, (1+C) t_0^{\,2} \, + \, (1-C) t_1^{\,2} \, + \, \sum_{i=2}^N t_i^{\, 2}\; , \end{equation} which is further simplified to \begin{equation} \chi^2 \, = \, \chi_{\mathrm{BF}}^2 \, + \, \sum_{i=0}^N y_i^{\, 2} \, \end{equation} by rescaling of the first two coordinates: \begin{equation} y_0 = \sqrt{1+C} \, t_0;\quad y_1 = \sqrt{1-C} \, t_1; \quad y_i = t_i\mbox{ for }i=2,\dots,N\; . \end{equation} The function $\chi^2$ is explicitly diagonal in the new coordinates $y_i$, but not in the parameter $a_0$ that is of interest here, given that \begin{equation} a_0 \, = \, y_0 / \sqrt{2(1+C)} \, - \, y_1 / \sqrt{2(1-C)} \; . \end{equation} It can be made so by a further orthogonal transformation called the Data Set Diagonalization \cite{DSD}. The general method for finding the necessary transformation is to write $ a_0^{\, 2} \, = \, \sum_{i=0}^N \sum_{j=0}^N G_{ij} \, w_i \, w_j \,$ and use the eigenvectors of $\mathbf{G}$ as new basis vectors. However, in the present case, the required transformation can be found more simply by observing that one of the new coordinates must be proportional to $a_0$, and the others must be orthogonal to it. The result is \begin{eqnarray} z_0 \, &=& \, {\scriptstyle\sqrt{\frac{1-C}{2}}} \, y_0 \, - \, {\scriptstyle \sqrt{\frac{1+C}{2}}} \, y_1 \nonumber , \\ z_1 \, &=& \, {\scriptstyle \sqrt{\frac{1+C}{2}}} \, y_0 \, + \, {\scriptstyle \sqrt{\frac{1-C}{2}}} \, y_1 \nonumber, \\ z_j \, &=& \; y_j \quad \mbox{for $j=2,\dots,N$} \; , \label{eq:ytrans} \end{eqnarray} which yields \begin{equation} \chi^{2} = \chi^{2}_{\rm BF} + \sum_{j=0}^{N} z_{j}^{2}, \end{equation} equivalent to Eq.~(\ref{eq:chisqz}) with $b=0$. Because $\chi^{2}$ is a sum of independent terms for each $z_{i}$, the uncertainties of these variables should be combined in quadrature. This conclusion does not depend on the value of $C$, {\em i.e.}, the strength of correlation between the new degree of freedom $a_0$ and the original parameter space of $a_i$ in Eq.(\ref{eq:origchisq}). The dependence of $\chi^2$ on $a_0$ comes entirely from the coordinate $z_0$. The space spanned by $z_1,\dots,z_N$ at $z_0 = 0$ has $a_0 = 0$, so it is the same fitting space spanned by $a_1,\dots,a_N$ in the original $N$-parameter fit. Hence the uncertainty associated with $z_1,\dots,z_N$ is the same as the uncertainty associated with $a_1,\dots,a_N$. It is therefore not necessary to explicitly carry out the transformations, and the overall formula for the uncertainty is the result we have used in Eq.\ (\ref{eq:combined}). \section{Introduction \label{sec:Introduction}} The global analysis of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) refers to the use of data from many short-distance scattering processes to construct, within some approximations, universal parton distribution functions (PDFs) that can be used to calculate hadronic cross sections for the QCD and electroweak theories. An important part of the analysis is to determine the {\em uncertainties} of the PDFs. The uncertainties have several sources, both experimental and theoretical. An example of an uncorrelated experimental uncertainty, i.e., an uncertainty induced by {\em data}, is the statistical error on the cross section measurements used as the input to the global analysis. An example of a correlated experimental uncertainty, also induced by {\em data}, is the luminosity error, which modifies the normalization of all cross sections measured by one experiment by the same factor. An example of a theoretical uncertainty is the choice of a momentum scale $Q$ used in the theoretical calculations for some process; this uncertainty depends on the order of perturbative approximation (next-to-leading order, NLO, in $\alpha_{s}$ for the CTEQ analysis in this paper) and is highly correlated between different points in the phase space of the process. Methods for calculating these various uncertainties have been developed for the CTEQ analysis\,\cite{CTEQunc} and other analyses of PDFs\,\cite{MRSTunc, MSTWforthelhc, ZEUSunc, otherunc, NeuralNetunc}. Two overall theoretical uncertainties of the global analysis are the ``parametrization error'' and the uncertainty in the QCD coupling strength $\alpha_s$. The first concerns the parametric form for the nonperturbative PDFs at a low momentum scale $Q_{0}$, used as a boundary condition for predicting the PDFs at other scales through their perturbative evolution. The choice of the functional form affects the predictions and so contributes an uncertainty to the published PDFs. The strong coupling $\alpha_{s}$ is another basic parameter that affects every theoretical cross section in the global fit. As with the PDF parametrizations, one must decide how to evaluate the scale dependence of the running coupling constant $\alpha_{s}(Q)$ and provide a value of $\alpha_s$ at some scale $Q^\prime$ as a boundary condition. Both choices contribute additional uncertainties to the determination of PDFs. The $Q$ dependence of $\alpha_{s}(Q)$ is not uniquely determined, but estimated from the NLO approximation of the renormalization group (RG) equation for $\alpha_{s}(Q)$: \begin{equation}\label{eq:rge} Q \frac{d\alpha_s}{dQ} = -\frac{\beta_{0}}{2\pi}\alpha^{2}_s -\frac{\beta_{1}}{8\pi^{2}}\alpha^{3}_s +O(\alpha^{4}_s), \end{equation} where $\beta_{0}=11-(2/3)n_{f}$, and $\beta_{1}=102-(38/3)n_{f}$. In NLO perturbation theory, we neglect terms of order $\alpha^{4}_s$. Then there are different solutions of (\ref{eq:rge}), formally equivalent in the NLO approximation, but differing in higher orders of perturbation theory. Previous studies have shown that the associated uncertainty, coming from the approximation for the $Q$ dependence of $\alpha_{s}(Q)$, is small compared to other sources of the PDF uncertainty \cite{CTEQ6AB}. In this paper we are concerned with the value of $\alpha_s$ at a typical scale ($Q$) for hard interactions. The differential equation (\ref{eq:rge}) requires an initial value, commonly taken from a combination of precise experimental measurements. The conventional choice is the value of $\alpha_{s}(Q)$ at the $Z$ boson mass, $Q=M_{Z}$. Any value of $Q$ could be taken to set the initial value, but $Q=M_{Z}$ is the natural choice, because $M_{Z}$ is known precisely, and some experiments determine the strong coupling directly at this momentum scale. The input value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ and its uncertainty are continually being refined, as new experimental data are obtained. The global PDF analysis itself could ``determine'' (i.e., estimate within the errors) the value of $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ from the comprehensive hadronic data it examines. However, the resulting determination turns out to be quite uncertain: the included scattering processes (deep-inelastic scattering, Drell-Yan process, $p\overline{p} \rightarrow$ jets, etc.) have limited accuracy for measuring $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, precisely because they depend on uncertain PDFs. The most accurate value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is instead available from a worldwide compilation provided by the Particle Data Group (PDG) \cite{Bethke:2009, PDG2008}. The 2009 world average value of $\alpha_{s}$ based on eight different measurement techniques is \cite{Bethke:2009} \begin{equation}\label{eq:aSbethke} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) = 0.1184\ \pm\ 0.0007. \end{equation} Most experimental data that are an input to this world average are independent of parton distributions. For example, precision data from $e^{+}\,e^{-}$ annihilation at LEP provide strong and direct constraints on $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, independently of the PDFs. The uncertainty range in Eq.\,(\ref{eq:aSbethke}) nominally corresponds to the 68\% confidence level (CL); yet, when assigning this level, one must be aware that the analysis mixes NLO and NNLO calculations in various techniques and relies on some theoretical models. Even with these caveats, the accuracy of the world-average value is clearly superior to the value determined solely from the hadronic scattering data. Traditionally, our analysis presents the {\em best-fit} PDFs and their parametrization uncertainties for a constant value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ close to its latest world-average central value. Separately, the uncertainty in the PDFs induced by the uncertainty in $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is assessed, by producing a few {\em alternative PDF fits} for a range of values of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ around the central $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ value \cite{CTEQ6AB}. We add the two uncertainties in quadrature to estimate the total uncertainty resulting both from the PDF parametrization and $\alpha_{s}$. In this paper, we examine this procedure (designated as ``fitting method 1'') in detail, in order to determine how well it captures the correlation, or {\em interplay}, of the $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty and PDF uncertainty. On the other hand, the most complete method to evaluate the combined $\mathrm{PDF} \, + \, \alpha_s$ uncertainty in the global fit is to vary the theoretical value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ as an additional fitting parameter, while {\em including} the world-average value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ with its experimental uncertainty as a precise experimental constraint on $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, in combination with the rest of the hadronic data. The uncertainty from $\alpha_{s}$ can then be deduced by this technique -- designated as ``fitting method 2'' -- on the same footing, and by the same Hessian techniques, as the uncertainties in the PDF parameters.\cite{CTEQunc} Our main finding is that the simpler framework of the fitting method 1 (based on the $\alpha_{s}$ series) is sufficient to reproduce {\em all} correlated dependence of $\alpha_{s}$ and PDF parameters arising in the fuller treatment of the fitting method 2. Consequently, the $\alpha_{s}$ series of CTEQ6.6 fits, generated in fitting method 1, is sufficient for determining the total PDF+$\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty in theory calculations, e.g., predictions for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This conclusion is borne out both numerically and formally, within the quadratic approximation for the log-likelihood function $\chi^2$ in the vicinity of the best fit. The total $\mathrm{PDF} \, + \, \alpha_s$ uncertainty can be thus calculated without resorting to the alternative, quite elaborate, methods~\cite{MSTWalphas,NeuralNetunc,NNPDFalphas}, but simply by computing the theoretical cross sections for two additional CTEQ6.6 PDF sets for the extreme values of $\alpha_{s}$, besides the usual cross sections for the 44 CTEQ6.6 eigenvector PDFs. Our conclusion that the addition in quadrature is sufficient, regardless of the magnitude of the correlation, follows from an easily overlooked distinction between the ``absence of correlation'', on one hand, and ``the independent addition of the $\alpha_s$ uncertainty and PDF uncertainty'', on the other hand. As we show, variations in $\alpha_s$ generally induce compensating adjustments in the preferred PDF parameters (correlation) to preserve agreement with those experimental data sets that simultaneously constrain $\alpha_s$ and the PDFs. At the same time, it is possible to define an ``$\alpha_s$ uncertainty'' that quantifies all correlation effects, is independent from the PDF uncertainty for the best-fit $\alpha_s$, and can be added in quadrature. Section~\ref{sec:Theory} presents the new $\alpha_{s}$ series of PDFs, based on the 2009 world average value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})=0.118$ and four additional PDF sets found for $0.116 \leq \alpha_{s} \leq 0.120$. This series, denoted as CTEQ6.6AS, extends the CTEQ6.6 series of PDFs \cite{cteq66}; it uses the same input data and methods as the CTEQ6.6 study. In the same section, we also introduce an alternative fit, designated CTEQ6.6FAS, with a floating $\alpha_{s}$, constrained by the world-average value as an experimental input. We provide a heuristic explanation of why the CTEQ6.6AS and CTEQ6.6FAS methods should result in close estimates of the total $\mathrm{PDF} \, + \, \alpha_s$ uncertainty. The detailed proof is given in the Appendix. In Section\ \ref{sec:Numerical}, we compare the CTEQ6.6AS and CTEQ6.6FAS methods numerically. Also, applications based on the resulting PDFs are shown, including our estimates for the current $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty on select theoretical predictions for the LHC. Section~\ref{sec:Correlations} addresses a separate issue, the degree of the correlation between the $\alpha_s$ and PDF uncertainties imposed by the hadronic data in the current fits. We elucidate this issue by applying the correlation analysis of Refs.~\cite{CTEQunc,Nadolsky:2001yg,cteq66} to explore which data sets in the CTEQ6.6 sample impose the tightest constraints on $\alpha_{s}$. The paper concludes in Section \ref{sec:Conclusions} with our recommendation to use the $\alpha_{s}$ series, CTEQ6.6AS, combined in quadrature with CTEQ6.6, to assess the effect of $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty on theoretical predictions. \section{QCD coupling as an input and output of the PDF analysis \label{sec:Theory}} \subsection{Diagonalization of the error matrix with respect to $\alpha_{s}$} Perturbative QCD cross sections calculated to next-to-leading order (NLO) have uncertainties arising from (1) the residual scale dependence of the cross section due to the truncation of the series at NLO, (2) the PDF uncertainties derived from the global PDF fits and (3) the uncertainty in the value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ used in the cross section calculation. The residual scale dependence will depend on the individual perturbative cross section being evaluated. The PDF uncertainty can be determined using the PDF eigenvector sets provided by the global fitting groups. CTEQ and MSTW provide eigenvector PDFs (44 for CTEQ6.6 \cite{cteq66} and 40 for MSTW2008 \cite{MSTWalphas}) determined using the Hessian method, while the NNPDF collaboration provides $\sim 1,000$\, PDFs\,\cite{NeuralNetunc}. The value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ used in any cross section evaluation must be the same as its value in the global fit providing the PDFs. Thus, the uncertainty in $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ must be evaluated by using the PDF sets in which the same value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ has been assumed. The treatment of the $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainties in any NLO cross section evaluation depends on their relative size compared to the intrinsic PDF uncertainties, and on whether there exists a correlation between the value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ and the Hessian error PDFs. One cannot exclude the possibility that the PDF and $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainties affect each other. For example, it has been known for a long time that the shape of the gluon PDF found from the global fit changes considerably if $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is changed in the fit. There are two prevailing approaches to the choice of the value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ in the global PDF fits: either the world average is taken as an {\em input}, or $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is determined as an {\em output} of the global fit. The CTEQ, HERAPDF and NNPDF sets of PDFs use the first approach, while MSTW uses the second. Related to this choice is the evaluation of the uncertainty in $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$: either the uncertainty can be directly related to that determined by the world average, or the uncertainty can be determined by examining the impact of varying $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ in the global fit. Again, CTEQ and the NNPDF collaborations have used the first approach, and MSTW the second. The reason behind the first approach is that the most precise processes contributing to the world average ($\tau$ and quarkonium decays and $e^+ e^-$ event shapes at the $Z$-pole energy) are free of the PDF uncertainties and place stronger constraints on the value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ than the hadronic scattering data alone. Knowledge gained from those processes, summarized in the most recent PDG value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, naturally provides a useful external input to the global QCD analysis. After all, the idea of {\em global} analysis is that QCD is a fundamental theory that describes all aspects of strong interactions. The value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is universal. The value that we use should be the most accurately determined value. The second approach has the advantage of being independent from other sources. It circumvents the issue of combining constraints on $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ from heterogeneous measurements and mixing different theoretical frameworks in the combination procedure. The price to pay, however, is the loss of the constraining power supplied by the most precise measurements. As an example of the uncertainty in $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, consider again the 2009 world average \cite{Bethke:2009} in Eq.~(\ref{eq:aSbethke}), its determination is dominated by the processes that do not require the PDFs. The interpretation of the confidence level assigned to this uncertainty (nominally 68\%) is still not fully settled for the reasons mentioned in Section \ref{sec:Introduction}. For the purposes of this study, we adopt a somewhat more conservative estimate of the uncertainty proposed at the 2009 Les Houches workshop\,\cite{LesHouches2009} and adopted by the PDF4LHC working group\,\cite{PDF4LHC}, \begin{equation}\label{eq:LHalphas} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) = 0.118 \pm 0.002 \hspace{1cm} \mbox{(90\% CL)}, \end{equation} corresponding to an uncertainty of $\pm 0.0012$ at the 68\% CL. Compare that to the value obtained by MSTW from fitting $\alpha_s$ in the PDF analysis \cite{MSTWalphas,MSTWforthelhc}, \begin{equation}\label{eq:MSTWas1} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) = 0.1202 \ \ \left\{ \begin{array}{c} + 0.0012 \\ - 0.0015 \\ \end{array} \right. \hspace{1cm} (68\%\ {\rm CL}), \end{equation} \begin{equation}\label{eq:MSTWas1p} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) = 0.1202 \ \ \left\{ \begin{array}{c} + 0.0039 \\ - 0.0034 \\ \end{array} \right. \hspace{1cm} (90\%\ {\rm CL}) \end{equation} at next-to-leading order; or \begin{equation}\label{eq:MSTWas2} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) = 0.1171 \pm 0.0014 \hspace{1cm} (68\%\ {\rm CL}) \end{equation} at next-to-next-to-leading order. Or, compare that to our own determination of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) = 0.118 \pm 0.005$ (90\% CL) from a fit without the world-average constraint that is described below, cf.~Eq.~(\ref{eq:olderas}). The result is consistent with that in Eq.~(\ref{eq:aSbethke}); but the uncertainty on $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is considerably larger if $\alpha_{s}$ is fitted without the world-average constraint. The central value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ returned by this fit is $0.118$, which coincides with the fixed value used in the CTEQ6.6 PDF analysis. One can also envision a third, most general approach, in which the $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ range measured by the most precise techniques, i.e. the world average value, is included as an {\em input} together with the usual hadronic scattering data; and the theoretical value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, fitted as a free parameter together with the PDF parameters, is returned as an {\em output} constrained by the combination of {\em all} measurements. Such a fit is the most direct in quantifying improvements in the accuracy of the output $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ resulting from the hadronic scattering data (as compared to the more precise constraints); as well as in probing the correlation between $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ and PDF parameters. In this paper, we examine the CTEQ global hadronic data and the world-average $\alpha_s(M_Z)$ in Eq.~(\ref{eq:LHalphas}) according to this more general approach, and apply the usual Hessian technique \cite{CTEQunc} to study the combined $\mathrm{PDF} \, + \, \alpha_s$ uncertainty (i.e. the usual PDF shape parameters plus 1 more parameter for $\alpha_s$). However, when implemented straightforwardly, this approach runs into a practical inconvenience: each of the eigenvector PDFs is associated with its own value of $\alpha_s(M_Z)$. The quadratic approximation provides a remarkable bypass for this shortcoming. By applying the Data Set Diagonalization method introduced in Ref.~\cite{DSD}, it is possible to re-diagonalize the parameter space so that only one eigenvector corresponds to the change of $\alpha_s$, whereas all the other eigenvectors are immune to the change in $\alpha_s$. (As shown in Ref.~\cite{DSD}, this conclusion also holds for any other distinct parameter in the global analysis.) In other words, it is easy to construct a pair of additional PDF sets corresponding to the maximal tolerated excursions of $\alpha_{s}$. The $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty computed from the difference of these PDFs can be added in quadrature to the CTEQ6.6 uncertainty to reproduce the combined uncertainty with the full PDF-$\alpha_{s}$ correlation. We refer to the reduced computation as ``fitting method 1,'' and the full computation as ``fitting method 2.'' \figDSDellipsesA \figDSDellipsesB A formal proof that methods 1 and 2 are equivalent, within the quadratic approximation, is given in the Appendix. Here we provide a heuristic argument that illustrates the choice of the two PDF eigenvector sets probing the $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty. The $\alpha_{s}$ parameter in the full fit is associated with a new twenty-third direction that is orthogonal to the hyperplane of the PDF parameters for the central value of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})=0.118$; {\it i.e.}, the 22-parameter space probed by the CTEQ6.6 PDF set. Originally, the orthonormal eigenvector PDFs of the CTEQ6.6 fit correspond to a representation such that the excursion by the same distance from the best fit in the 22-dimensional hyperspace results in the same increase of $\chi^2$; that is, the surfaces of constant $\chi^2$ are 22-dimensional hyperspheres. If $\alpha_{s}$ is allowed to deviate from its best-fit value, a preferred direction emerges in the 22-dimensional hyperspace, along which $\Delta \chi^2$ grows most slowly, because changes in $\alpha_{s}$ are compensated by changes in some linear combination of the PDF parameters. Rotate the CTEQ6.6 basis so that the ``physical'' PDF parameter $a_1$ corresponds to the variation of this preferred combination from its best-fit value, and analogously, the "physical" parameter $a_0$ corresponds to the variation of $\alpha_s(M_Z)$ from its best-fit value (which remains at $0.118$). With this choice, $a_0=0$ and $a_1=0$ at the best fit. All correlations between $\alpha_{s}$ and PDFs are encapsulated in the $\chi^2$ dependence on $a_0$ and $a_1$. Let us focus on this dependence. Uncertainties due to the other (combinations of) PDF parameters $a_2,$ ..., $a_{22}$ are independent of $\alpha_{s}$ and can be added in quadrature at the end. In the $\{a_0, a_1\}$ plane, the set of the allowed PDFs corresponds to the inside of an ellipse $\Delta \chi^2 \leq T^2$, where $T$ is the tolerance parameter or some other parameter defining the typical $\chi^2$ at the boundary of the allowed region. The CTEQ6.6 fit is equivalent to probing the inside of the ellipse for a fixed $a_0=0$, as shown in the left inset of Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesA}. The contribution of the $a_1$ direction to the CTEQ6.6 uncertainty for an observable $X$ can be evaluated as \begin{equation} \Delta X_1^2 = \frac{1}{4}\left(X(B)-X(D)\right)^2, \end{equation} where $X(B)$ and $X(D)$ are the values of $X$ at points {\em B} and {\em D} in the figure. Next, consider the minimal and maximal excursions of the parameter $a_0$ allowed inside the ellipse, for a free parameter $a_1$. These excursions are reached at points {\em A} and {\em C} shown in the right inset of Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesA}. The uncertainty along this direction is \begin{equation} \Delta X_0^2 = \frac{1}{4}\left(X(A)-X(C)\right)^2. \end{equation} In practice, points {\em A} and {\em C} are found by a scan of the dependence of $\Delta \chi^2(a_0, a_1)$ on $a_0$, for a varying $a_1$. To describe the uncertainty of an observable $X$, we rotate the $\{a_0,a_1\}$ basis to a basis $\{y_0,y_1\}$ of eigenvectors of the Hessian matrix. The orthogonal directions $\mathbf {y}_0$ and $\mathbf{y}_1$ specify the principal axes of the ellipse, as seen in the left inset of Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesB}. Since the maximal range of the $a_0$ parameter is specified by the line segment $AC$ in Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesA} or Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesB}, we could further rotate the $\{y_0,y_1\}$ basis to another basis $\{z_0,z_1\}$, after rescaling the eigenvectors $\mathbf{y}_0$ and $\mathbf{y}_1$ to unity, as shown in the right inset of Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesB}. The vector $\mathbf{z}_0$ is chosen to be along the {\em AC} direction. It is shown in the Appendix that the vector $\mathbf{z}_1$ is along the direction of the line segment {\em BD}. It is perpendicular to the $\mathbf{z}_0$ direction in the $\{z_0,z_1\}$ representation, even though the $\mathbf{z}_0$ and $\mathbf{z}_1$ directions are not perpendicular in the $\{a_0,a_1\}$ representation. Taking this conclusion for granted here, we could easily see from the left inset of Fig.\,\ref{fig:DSDellipsesB} that there is no $a_0$ dependence along the $\mathbf{z}_1$ direction. From the right inset, the total uncertainty of the observable $X$ can be computed as \begin{eqnarray} \Delta X^2 &=& \frac{1}{4}\left[\left(X(A)-X(C)\right)^2+\left(X(B)-X(D)\right)^2\right]\\ &=&\Delta X_0^2 + \Delta X_1^2. \end{eqnarray} This uncertainty is equal to the quadrature sum of the uncertainties along the {\em AC} and {\em BD} directions, as has been stated. We see that the $\mathbf z_0$ and $\mathbf z_1$ directions, which are initially not orthogonal in the $\{a_0, a_1\}$ basis, can be made such by rotation and scaling. Alternatively, the orthonormal $\{z_0, z_1\}$ basis can be obtained from the $\{a_0, a_1\}$ basis by a shear transformation in the negative $a_1$ direction, followed by a scaling transformation along the $a_0$ direction. In the 23-dimensional case, the condition $a_0=z_0=0$ defines the hyperplane spanned by the 22 CTEQ6.6 PDF parameters, for the fixed best-fit $\alpha_{s}$. This hyperplane is made orthogonal to $z_0$ by a rotation and scaling transformation, or, equivalently, by a shear and scaling transformation, analogously to the 2-dimensional case. See the Appendix for the full discussion. \subsection{Fits with a variable $\alpha_{s}$: explicit realizations} We will now explicitly construct two next-to-leading order (NLO) fits of the kinds described above, using the CTEQ6.6 sample\,\cite{cteq66} of hadronic data~\footnote{Like in all CTEQ global fits, we include full NLO matrix elements in DIS and most Drell-Yan observables. In calculations for inclusive jet production and W lepton asymmetry, where the full NLO/resummed results are prohibitively CPU-extensive, K-factor tables are used to look up the ratio of the NLO cross section to the LO cross section (with the LO cross section calculated using the NLO PDFs, and using the 2-loop $\alpha_s$) separately for each data point. The look-up tables depend very weakly on the input PDF parameters. They are updated in the course of the fitting to ensure that the K-factors have not drifted from their initial values, and we again check that the calculations retain their full NLO accuracy at the end of the global fit.}. To this end, we modify the setup of the CTEQ6.6 analysis to allow $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ to vary within the global fit, and to constrain these variations by the world-average (w.a.) value $\left( \alpha_{s}\right)_{w.a.} \pm \left(\delta\alpha_{s}\right)_{w.a.} = 0.118 \pm 0.002$ (at 90\% CL) included as a separate data input, in addition to the complete CTEQ6.6 set of hadronic scattering data. Agreement with this {\em precision data value} is just as desirable (or more so) as agreement with individual data points in the hadronic data sets. So, to assure this agreement, we add a new contribution $\chi_{\alpha_{s}}^{2}$ to the global log-likelihood function in the global analysis: \begin{equation}\label{eq:quadrature} \chi^{2}=\chi_{\mbox{CTEQ6.6}}^{2}+\chi_{\alpha_{s}}^{2}, \end{equation} where \begin{equation} \chi_{\alpha_{s}}^{2} = \lambda\left[ \frac{\alpha_{s}(M_{z})-\left(\alpha_{s}(M_{z})\right)_{w.a.}} {\left(\delta\alpha_{s}\right)_{w.a.}}\right]^{2}. \end{equation} The $\chi_{\alpha_{s}}^{2}$ term is multiplied by a weighting factor $\lambda$ to match the confidence interval of the world-average $\alpha_{s}$ with the tolerance on the increase in $\chi^{2}$ allowed for acceptable fits. We choose $\lambda$ so that $\alpha_{s}(M_{z})$ values outside of the 90\% CL interval, $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})\leq0.116$ or $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})\geq0.120$, result in a penalty beyond the tolerance for the increase in $\chi^2$. Without the contribution of the world-average value, the constraints of the global fit on $\alpha_{s}$ are relatively weak, \begin{equation}\label{eq:olderas} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z})=0.118 \pm 0.005 \hspace{1cm} \mbox{(90\% CL)}. \end{equation} The central value returned by this fit is practically identical to either the PDG or Les Houches workshop central values. When the world-average constraint is included, the final result of the global analysis changes to \begin{equation}\label{alphasCT66FAS} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z})=0.1180 \pm 0.0019 \hspace{1cm} \mbox{(90\% CL)}. \end{equation} Again, its central value is practically the same, but the uncertainty is much smaller. Thus the constraint on $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ is dominated by the world-average uncertainty, $(\delta\alpha_{s})_{w.a.}$. We explore the vicinity of the best fit in two ways. First, we construct best-fit PDFs sets for four alternative values of $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$, \begin{equation}\label{eq:5values} \alpha_{s}(M_{Z})=0.116,\ \ 0.117,\ \ 0.119,\mbox{ and } \ 0.120. \end{equation} These PDFs are named as \begin{equation} {\rm CTEQ6.6AS} = AS_{-2},\ \ AS_{-1},\ \ AS_{+1},\mbox{ and } \ AS_{+2}. \end{equation} The CTEQ6.6AS PDFs for the two extreme variations, $AS_{-2}$ and $AS_{+2}$, correspond to slightly more than two standard deviations according to the PDG error in Eq.~(\ref{eq:aSbethke}), or approximately to the 90\% CL uncertainty according to the 2009 Les Houches prescription in Eq.~(\ref{eq:LHalphas}). The intermediate PDF sets, $AS_{-1}$ and $AS_{+1}$, provide additional information on the $\alpha_{s}$ dependence. Alternatively, the combined PDF and $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty is quantified by the diagonalization of the Hessian matrix, in terms of 46 extreme PDF eigenvector sets for 23 independent combinations of theoretical parameters. Each eigenvector set is associated with its own $\alpha_{s}(M_{Z})$ value within the best-fit range of Eq.~(\ref{alphasCT66FAS}). This series of eigenvector PDFs is called CTEQ6.6FAS. It will be compared with the CTEQ6.6AS series in the next section. % \section{Numerical results \label{sec:Numerical}} \subsection{Comparison of the PDF and $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainties} The $AS_{-2}$ and $AS_{+2}$ PDFs of the CTEQ6.6AS series for the gluon, $u$ quark, and $s$ quark are compared with the CTEQ6.6 PDF uncertainty band for the momentum scale $Q=2$ GeV in Fig.\,\ref{fig:GUSlowQ}, and for $Q=85$\, GeV in Fig.\,\ref{fig:GUShighQ}. Each figure shows the ratio of $f(x,Q)$ in the $AS_n$ set to the CTEQ6.6M PDF of the same flavor (solid and dashed curves), as well as the asymmetric CTEQ6.6 PDF uncertainty for this flavor (shaded region), as functions of the momentum fraction $x$. The upper and lower boundaries $1\pm [\Delta f(x,Q)]_{\pm}/f(x,Q)$ of the PDF uncertainty band are given by the asymmetric PDF errors, as \begin{eqnarray}{\label{eq:band}} \left[\Delta{f}(x,Q)\right]_{+} &=& \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{22} \left[ f_{i}(x,Q)-f_{0}(x,Q) \right]^{2}} {\rm ~~for~~} f_{i}>f_{0}, \nonumber \\ \left[\Delta{f}(x,Q)\right]_{-} &=& \sqrt{ \sum_{i=1}^{22} \left[ f_{i}(x,Q)-f_{0}(x,Q) \right]^{2}} {\rm ~~for~~} f_{i}<f_{0}. \end{eqnarray} For the shown partons ($g$, $u$, and $s$), the PDF uncertainty is larger than the $\alpha_{s}$ dependence over the range $0.116 \leq \alpha_{s}(M_{Z}) \leq 0.120$. The figures for the $d$ quark (not shown) looks similar to the figures for the $u$ quark. The relation between the PDF and $\alpha_s$ uncertainties for $\bar u$ and $\bar d$ quarks is in between these relations for the $u$ and $s$ quarks. Finally, the $c$ and $b$ uncertainties are qualitatively similar to those for $g$. \figGUSlowQ \figGUShighQ \figPNbands We now add the CTEQ6.6 PDF uncertainty in quadrature to the CTEQ6.6AS $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty, and compare this sum to the uncertainty of the 23-parameter fit CTEQ6.6FAS with the floating $\alpha_{s}$ and the world average constraint. The result is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:CT66FASvsCT66}. The figure compares the PDF uncertainty bands from the two realizations of the $\alpha_{s}$ fit, for the parton flavors that show the largest $\alpha_{s}$ dependence: gluons and charm quarks. The CTEQ6.6 error band is indicated by dashed lines; while the two realizations of the $\alpha_{s}$ fit by a hatched error band with solid borders and a filled error band with dotted borders. We observe only small differences between the CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS and CTEQ6.6FAS PDFs for the flavors shown in the figure. The differences are even smaller for the other quark PDFs. Thus, the two realizations of the $\alpha_{s}$ series produce nearly identical results, confirming the adequacy of adding the PDF and $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainties in quadrature. \subsection{Uncertainties of cross section predictions} Using the $\alpha_{s}$ series of PDFs, and including the PDF uncertainty, we can estimate the uncertainties of cross section calculations. For any calculated quantity $\sigma$, we denote the central prediction, corresponding to $\alpha_s(M_Z)=0.118$, by $\sigma_{0}$. There are two contributions to the uncertainty. The symmetric PDF uncertainty, denoted $\Delta\sigma_{\rm PDF}$, is calculated from the Hessian error PDFs by the ``master formula''\ \cite{CTEQunc} \begin{equation}\label{eq:PDFunc} \Delta\sigma_{\rm PDF}= \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{ \sum_{i=1}^{d}\left(\sigma_{i}^{(+)}-\sigma_{i}^{(-)}\right)^{2}. } \end{equation} Here $d$ is the dimension of the parameter space, and $\sigma_{i}^{(\pm)}$ is calculated with the eigenvector PDFs.\footnote{% For these PDFs, based on CTEQ6.6, the number of fitting parameters is $d = 22$. PDF sets $+i$ and $-i$ are variations of the central fit corresponding to displacements in the $+$ and $-$ directions along eigenvector $i$. The symmetric error formula, Eq.~(\ref{eq:PDFunc}), is sufficient for the comparison here; at other times, we would use more detailed asymmetric error estimates, Eq.~(\ref{eq:band}).} The $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty of $\sigma$ is \begin{equation}\label{eq:ASunc} \Delta\sigma_{\alpha_{s}}=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\left[\sigma_{0}(A_{-2})-\sigma_{0}(A_{2})\right]^{2}}. \end{equation} The combined uncertainty $\Delta{\sigma}$ for CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS is \begin{equation}\label{eq:combined} \left(\Delta{\sigma}\right)^{2} =\left(\Delta{\sigma}_{\rm PDF}\right)^2 +\left(\Delta{\sigma}_{\alpha_{s}}\right)^{2}. \end{equation} For the CTEQ6.6FAS series, the full uncertainty is computed according to Eq.~(\ref{eq:PDFunc}) for $d=23$. Then the prediction for the quantity $\sigma$ is \begin{equation} \label{eq:pred} \sigma = \sigma_{0} \pm \Delta{\sigma}. \end{equation} \tblcs \figDRSttblhc Table \ref{tbl:zhaoli} lists the predictions for a sample set of NLO cross sections at the Tevatron and LHC energies. Four processes are calculated: $t\overline{t}$ production~\cite{NLOttbarNason,NLOttbarBeenakker}, using a program from Ref.\,\cite{NLOttbarBeenakker}; and Standard Model Higgs boson production, $gg\rightarrow H$, for Higgs masses $M_{H}=120, 160$ and $250$\,GeV \cite{Spira:1995mt}. The production cross sections are predicted for three LHC energies: 7, 10 and 14 TeV. The central predictions $\sigma_{0}$ and uncertainty ranges $\Delta{\sigma}$ are given first for CTEQ6.6+AS (fitting method 1) and then for CTEQ6.6FAS (fitting method 2). Clearly, the predictions by the two methods are very close, even though not identical due to secondary effects like deviations from the quadratic approximation. \figDRSgghlhc In fitting method 1, we can also compare the relative sizes of the PDF uncertainty and the $\alpha_{s}$ uncertainty. For processes dominated by the gluon scattering, such as the $t\bar t$ production or Higgs production examined here, the $\alpha_s$ and PDF uncertainties can be comparable, as is observed in the Table. These results are illustrated for $t\bar t$ production at the LHC with energies 7 TeV and 14 TeV in Fig.~\ref{fig:DRSttblhc}, and for Higgs boson production ($M_{H}=120$\,GeV) at the LHC with energies 7 TeV and 14 TeV in Fig.~\ref{fig:DRSgghlhc}. The figures show the cross sections from individual CTEQ6.6(AS) eigenvector sets, as well as the resulting PDF and $\alpha_s$ uncertainties, versus the corresponding $\alpha_s(M_Z)$ values. The overall prediction based on the full CTEQ6.6+AS eigenvector set, $\sigma \pm \Delta \sigma$, is shown by an error bar: the inner bar is the PDF error alone; the outer bar is the combined $\mathrm{PDF} \, + \, \alpha_s$ error. According to the figures, the $\alpha_s$ uncertainty of the total cross section in the shown processes constitutes between 70\% and 110\% of the PDF uncertainty. \section{Correlation between $\alpha_s$ and the PDFs \label{sec:Correlations} } \figPNcorrelations The independence of the $\alpha_s$ uncertainty from the PDF uncertainty in the CTEQ6.6AS method does not preclude existence of some correlation between the $\alpha_s$ and PDF parameters. This correlation arises from the hadronic scattering experiments, which probe a variety of combinations of the PDFs and $\alpha_s$. Let us now examine which PDF flavors are most affected by variations in $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$, and which scattering experiments impose the most relevant constraints. For this purpose, we go back to the full fit CTEQ6.6FAS with the floating $\alpha_s$ and examine the correlation between $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ and individual PDF $f_{a}(x,Q)$ using the method outlined in Refs.~\cite{CTEQunc,cteq66,Nadolsky:2001yg}. Let $Y_{i}^{(\pm)}$ (for $i=1,...,23$) denote one of 46 eigenvector PDFs $f_{a}(x,Q)$ for a chosen $a,$ $x,$ and $Q$, corresponding to the maximal acceptable displacements of orthonormal PDF parameters $\{z_{1},...,z_{23}\}$ from their best-fit values in the positive $(+)$ and negative $(-)$ directions, respectively. Given 46 values of $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ (denoted as $X_{i}^{(\pm)}$), we compute the correlation cosine, \begin{equation}\label{cosphi} \cos\varphi=\frac{1}{4\Delta{X}\,\Delta{Y}} \sum_{i=1}^{23}\left(X_{i}^{(+)}-X_{i}^{(-)}\right) \left(Y_{i}^{(+)}-Y_{i}^{(-)}\right), \end{equation} where $\Delta{X}$ and $\Delta{Y}$ are the symmetric PDF errors, found from Eq.~(\ref{eq:PDFunc}) for $d=23$. Values of $\cos\varphi$ close to $+1$, 0, $-1$ indicate strong correlation, no correlation, and strong anti-correlation between $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ and the PDF $f_{a}(x,Q)$ in question. Fig.~\ref{fig:cosphi} shows $\cos\varphi$ versus $x$, for the PDFs that have the largest correlations with $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$, at $Q=2$ and 85 GeV. Other PDFs have little correlation with $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ and are not shown in the figure. We also identify the experimental data sets that cause the largest correlations. As shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:cosphi}, at $Q=2$~GeV , the most significant correlation (or anticorrelation) of $\alpha_s(M_Z)$ occurs with: \begin{itemize} \item{the gluon PDF $g(x,Q)$ (anticorrelated at $x\sim0.01$ due to neutral-current DIS constraints from HERA);} \item{the singlet PDF $\Sigma(x,Q)$ (correlated at $x\sim0.4$ due to constraints imposed by BCDMS and NMC neutral-current deep-inelastic scattering (DIS) data);} \item{the heavy-quark PDFs, $c(x,Q)$ and $b(x,Q)$ (correlated at $x=0.05-0.2$ due to constraints by HERA charm and bottom semi-inclusive DIS data).} \end{itemize} At $Q=85$ GeV, these correlations are reduced by the PDF evolution, with the exception of the heavy-quark PDFs. The same conclusions can be drawn from the simpler CTEQ6.6AS analysis, as well as from the correlation analysis by NNPDF \cite{NNPDFalphas}. The best-fit value of $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ is thus determined by several types of the data, probing the gluon evolution in DIS at moderately small $x,$ the singlet PDF evolution in DIS at large $x$, and HERA charm semi-inclusive DIS data. The correlation of each kind disappears if the relevant data set is removed. For example, it is believed that the low-$Q$/large-$x$ BCDMS and NMC DIS data prefer somewhat lower $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ values than the rest of the experiments \cite{alphasBCDMS}, indicating the possible presence of higher-twist terms that are not explicitly included in most PDF analyses \cite{BCDMShighertwist}. With the most suspect part of these data excluded, the central $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ value indeed increases to 0.119 -- 0.120; the spike in $\cos\varphi$ for the singlet PDF $\Sigma(x,Q)$ at $x\sim 0.4$ also disappears from Fig.\,\ref{fig:cosphi}. \section{Conclusion \label{sec:Conclusions}} We conclude with this important point: while there are correlations between $\alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z})$ and some PDFs, as demonstrated in Figure \ref{fig:cosphi}, the total uncertainty of the CTEQ6.6FAS fit is essentially the same as the CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS fit, as demonstrated in Figure \ref{fig:CT66FASvsCT66}. The CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS method captures all the correlation of $\alpha_{\rm s}$ and PDF parameters as a mathematical consequence of the quadratic approximation, upon which the Hessian method is based. The ability of the quadrature method to reproduce the total PDF+$\alpha_s$ uncertainty (also observed in a related NNPDF study \cite{NNPDFalphas}) is thus more than a coincidence. We may predict cross sections using the CTEQ6.6FAS PDFs, with their $23\times 2$ Hessian eigenvector PDF sets. The results are shown in the final column of Table \ref{tbl:zhaoli}. The predictions agree well with those of the simpler method based on the CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS PDF sets. This again justifies our recommendation to use the CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS PDFs to estimate uncertainties induced by the PDFs and $\alpha_s$, according to Eq.\,(\ref{eq:combined}). The experimental measurements included in the world average give a smaller $\alpha_{\rm s}$ uncertainty than the hadronic scattering data can match. Therefore, when making predictions for the LHC or Tevatron colliders, the most realistic estimate of the $\alpha_{\rm s}$ uncertainty will result from the CTEQ6.6+CTEQ6.6AS $\alpha_{\rm s}$ series, which covers \begin{equation} \alpha_{\rm s}(M_{Z}) = 0.116,\ 0.117,\ 0.118,\ 0.119,\mbox{ and } 0.120. \end{equation} The central value of this series (assumed in the CTEQ6.6 eigenvector set) is closest to the world average. The PDFs for $\alpha_s$ values at 0.116 and 0.120 provide an estimate of the $\alpha_s$ uncertainty at approximately 90\% CL, which is to be combined in quadrature with the CTEQ6.6 PDF uncertainty. The CTEQ6.6AS PDF sets are available from the CTEQ6.6 PDF website \cite{CT66website} and as a part of the LHAPDF library \cite{LHAPDF}. \quad\\ {\bf Acknowledgments}\\ We thank S. Forte, J. Rojo, R. Thorne, A. Vicini, participants of the PDF4LHC and Les Houches 2009 workshops, and members of CTEQ for stimulating discussions. This work was supported in part by the U.S.DOE Early Career Research Award DE-SC0003870; by the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant PHY-0855561; by the National Science Council of Taiwan under grants NSC-98-2112-M-133-002-MY3 and NSC-99-2918-I-133-001; by LHC Theory Initiative Travel Fellowship awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant PHY-0705862; and by Lightner-Sams Foundation. C.-P. Y. would also like to thank the hospitality of National Center for Theoretical Sciences in Taiwan and Center for High Energy Physics, Peking University, in China, where part of this work was done.

Giuseppe Blanc (* 11. April 1886 in Bardonecchia; † 7. Dezember 1969 in Santa Margherita Ligure) war ein italienischer Komponist. Bekannt ist er vor allem für die Melodie des Liedes Giovinezza, die als Hymne der faschistischen Bewegung Italiens diente. Leben Nach seinem Jurastudium wandte sich Blanc der Musik zu und studierte in Turin bei dem Komponisten Giovanni Bolzoni. Später wurde er Schüler des deutschen Komponisten Walter Braunfels in München. Im Ersten Weltkrieg diente er als Offizier in den Alpen. 1909 komponierte Blanc für die von Nino Oxilia geschriebene Studentenkomödie Addio Giovinezza (Adieu, Jugend) die Melodie des Liedes "Commiato". Dieses Lied, das später unter dem Titel "Giovinezza" bekannt wurde, spielte er 1910 während eines Trainings der Alpini Sciatori in seiner Geburtsstadt Bardonecchia. Das Lied fand Begeisterung unter den italienischen Soldaten und war besonders bei der Arditi, von der viele Männer sich später der faschistischen Bewegung Italiens anschlossen, beliebt. Ab 1922, dem Jahr des Marsches auf Rom, wurde dieses Lied nach der Marcia Reale gespielt. Die 1919 von Marcello Manni verfasste Version, die auch während des Marsches auf Rom genutzt wurde, wurde 1924 durch eine Version von Salvator Gotta ersetzt. 1924 trat Blanc der PNF bei. 1940 komponierte er den Soundtrack zu der Verfilmung von Addio Giovinezza. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zog Blanc sich aus dem Berufsleben zurück und geriet in Vergessenheit. Einer seiner Kompositionen aus der Zeit des Faschismus von 1922 bis 1945 war von 1960 bis 2000 die Nationalhymne der ehemaligen italienischen Kolonie Somalia. Komponist (Italien) Italiener Geboren 1886 Gestorben 1969 Mann

BROWN 'FEAR' OVER UK TOUR A blaze engulfs the offices where Brown keeps his equipment - but the tour will go ahead... Ian Brown's UK tour was thrown into jeopardy over the weekend when offices storing his equipment suffered fire damage. Ian Brown is currently resting in Mexico prior to his UK dates, which start on February 15 in Sheffield. A spokesperson for the star told NME.COM this morning (February 4) that on Saturday (February 2) the building that holds his manager's office in Chorley Wood, Herts caught fire. Saved from the inferno were a host of musical instruments that would've been destroyed, as well as phones, computer and fax equipment, vital for the tour to be a success. The spokesperson added: "Fortunately the tour can go ahead as planned. Ian Brown's manager saw the fire from his home and went the office and saved everything before it was too late. Some of the adjacent buildings are gutted, but his was just damaged." To buy tickets for his UK tour, [url=]click here. [a][/a] release a new single, 'Whispers' on February 11.

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Edward Richard Enfield (3 September 1929 – 21 February 2019) was an English television and radio presenter and newspaper journalist. He was also the father of comedian Harry Enfield and novelist Lizzie Enfield. Biography The son of Sir Ralph Roscoe Enfield, a senior civil servant in the Ministry of Agriculture (a descendant of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield), and Doris Edith ( Hussey), a Girton College, Cambridge-educated writer, Edward Enfield was born on 3 September 1929 in Hampstead, London. He was educated at Ashbury College in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Westminster School, London, and University College, Oxford. He had various jobs in industry, including with Cathay Pacific, until joining the education department of West Sussex County Council, where he became Assistant Director of Education. After overseeing the privatisation of school meals and cleaning services, he took early retirement and went on to present a radio travel programme from Ireland in 1994. He then appeared on BBC television with Anne Robinson on the consumer programme Watchdog and became a regular reporter on the show. He also appeared on Points of View, the Heaven and Earth Show, Through the Keyhole, daytime shows such as Richard & Judy and various holiday programmes. Other radio programmes have included; Double Vision with Miles Kington, Free Spirits and Enfield Pedals after Byron in which he cycled through Greece, following in the footsteps of Lord Byron. For some years he wrote a regular column in The Oldie, and wrote many articles for national newspapers; he also wrote several books, including 'Downhill All the Way', 'Greece on my Wheels' and 'Freewheeling through Ireland'. In 1956, Enfield married Deirdre Jenkins; they had a son, the comedian Harry Enfield, and three daughters, one of whom is the novelist Lizzie Enfield. He died on 21 February 2019 at the age of 89. Work Prose Enfield, Edward (1994). Downhill all the way. London: Bloomsbury. Enfield, Edward (2003). Greece on my wheels. Chichester: Summersdale. Enfield, Edward (2006). Freewheeling through Ireland. Chichester: Summersdale. The first part of this book documents Enfield's observations during a two week solo cycling holiday in the west of Ireland in 1992, arriving by ferry into Cork and then cycling via Macroom, Killarney, Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Inishmore, Leenane, and Cong, before returning to Dublin (from Galway) by train. The second part of the book documents a subsequent month-long visit to Ireland two years later, in June 1994, arriving by airplane into Shannon Airport and then cycling solo through Counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, and Donegal before transferring by bus from Letterkenny to Dublin. After a few days in Dublin he again transferred by bus to Tralee via Limerick and proceeded to cycle around the Dingle Peninsula. Now behind schedule, he decided to abandon his plan to cycle the Ring of Kerry and instead cycled via Kenmare to Glengarriff for a couple of nights, and from there via Skibbereen to Union Hall. From there he cycled on to Cork City. Finally he transferred by train to Limerick before flying out from nearby Shannon Airport. Several detailed enlightened accounts of Ireland's history are included. He stayed at Bed & Breakfasts throughout both visits, endeavouring to experience Irish hospitality amongst everyday people. Enfield, Edward (2008). Dawdling By The Danube. Chichester: Summersdale. References External links The Oldie Magazine 1929 births 2019 deaths English expatriates in Canada English television presenters English radio personalities Alumni of University College, Oxford People educated at Westminster School, London

Люку́р () — муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Гранд-Ест, департамент Мерт і Мозель. Населення — осіб (2011). Муніципалітет розташований на відстані близько 290 км на схід від Парижа, 60 км на південь від Меца, 10 км на південний схід від Нансі. Історія Раніше муніципалітет називався Локур (Locurt; 1127-68), Лукур (Loucurt; 1142), Лукур (Loupcourt з 1342 року), де означає «вовк», що й знайшло своє відображення на гербі. До 2015 року муніципалітет перебував у складі регіону Лотарингія. Від 1 січня 2016 року належить до нового об'єднаного регіону Гранд-Ест. Демографія Розподіл населення за віком та статтю (2006): Економіка У 2010 році в муніципалітеті числилось 161 оподатковане домогосподарство, у яких проживали 445,5 особи, медіана доходів виносила євро на одного особоспоживача Посилання Люпкур на сайті французького Національного інституту географії [ Розташування муніципалітету Люпкур на мапі Франції та сусідні муніципалітети] Див. також Список муніципалітетів департаменту Мерт і Мозель Примітки Муніципалітети департаменту Мерт і Мозель

with comments.", "url": "https://frith-in-thorns.livejournal.com/72332.html", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=frith_in_thorns&ditemid=71578" }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frith", "image": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/123254485/20985143" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Journal frith_in_thorns", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://frith-in-thorns.livejournal.com", "contentUrl": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/123254485/20985143" } } } you've seen her best; it's a motionless noise I'm in London right now, because my mother got us tickets for the paralympics tomorrow :D So we came down today because we have to be at the stadium ridiculously early tomorrow morning. Bleh. Anyway, mum wanted us to do family sightseeing stuff today, so we've been doing that, and my sister and I have not yet tried to kill each other or anything, although she probably wouldn't do that in front of her boyfriend (he lives in London so has hung out with us today - it's just the three of us going to the event tomorrow). Sadly, being here has meant I couldn't go to Brighton Pride with Eleanor. WOE. But, paralympics! Oh, we climbed the Pudding Lane Monument. And I went down behind a very little boy who was telling his parents a long and earnest story about how Peppa Pig could fly all the way up through the stairwell, but then he would fall right the way down and splat on the ground and DIE (accompanied by much giggling). It was endlessly entertaining :> Tags: family

You know those "Alex P is listening to Sleezin' by Freak-Z on Spotify" messages you always see in your Facebook ticker? You're going to start seeing many more of those, and not just ones about your friends' music tastes. The ticker will soon be telling you about everything your friends are eating, photographing, buying, watching, tasting, reading and much more. When Facebook announced last fall that Spotify and a few other apps would integrate with its Timeline platform, that was just the tip of the iceberg. Facebook today announced the immediate availability of more than 60 new apps that integrate closely with the social network's Timeline presentation. The new apps announced to day include Foodspotting, Foodily, Ticketmaster, Pinterest, Rotten Tomatoes, Pose, Kobo, Gogobot, TripAdvisor, and others. See the full list here. The new apps will display users' various activities and choices in the ticker, and in their Timeline in three different ways. A picture of a cheeseburger taken through the Foodspotting app displays as a free-standing update. The "Recent Activity" box in the user's Timeline reports that the picture was posted. The cheeseburger will also show up in periodic summaries of all the foods the user liked in the last month or year (see screenshot). The new apps also make it easy for Facebook friends to share tastes and discoveries. You may see in the ticker on Facebook that one of your friends is cooking something interesting from a recipe in Foodily; if you also have the Foodily app you can just click on the ticker item and you are connected to the recipe. Facebook's idea with all this is to take things that were once part of our "offline" lives--like travel planning, cooking and music listening--and make them online, public and trackable--to the extent that the user's privacy settings allow. Facebook has wisely given users control over who can see their app activities. The endgame here is for Facebook to be the single platform where we report and share our tastes--not just with our friends but with Facebook. At some point, Facebook, which could be going public as soon as this spring, will figure out a way to profit from this valuable data without starting another privacy firestorm. Right now Facebook representatives are making no comment on this subject.

Directed by Jack Flynn & Nick David. 'The Big Cloth' is a short documentary about the Harris Tweed industry on the Island of Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The film gives an insight into the island and the different characters who make this beautiful cloth. With over 170 freelance weavers on the island who weave this famous tweed from their own homes, it is the only cloth to have its own act of parliament protecting the industry.

Bob Bradley Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958)[2] is an American soccer coach who is currently the head coach of the Major League Soccer team Los Angeles FC. For other people named Bob Bradley, see Bob Bradley (disambiguation). Bradley in 2009 Robert Frank Bradley[1] (1958-03-03) March 3, 1958 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. Los Angeles FC (head coach) Teams managed Virginia Cavaliers (assistant) United States U23 (assistant) D.C. United (assistant) MetroStars United States U23 Stabæk Representing United States Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton University, Bradley came to prominence managing the United States and Egypt men's national teams. Before taking over the U.S. national team in 2006, he coached in the American college game and Major League Soccer (MLS), managing the Chicago Fire, MetroStars, and Chivas USA over nine seasons. He then became the first American to manage a team in a European first division[3] with Stabæk of Norway. He then moved on to French club Le Havre and Swansea City, becoming the first American to manage a Premier League club. He was sacked less than three months later after a poor run of form. Early life and career Bradley was born and raised in New Jersey, playing soccer at West Essex High School and Princeton University. Following his graduation from Princeton, Bradley briefly worked in the Procter & Gamble executive training program before entering the Ohio University sports management graduate school in 1981. While there, Bradley's managing career began when he was named head coach of the Ohio University Bobcats's NCAA Division I soccer program at the age of 22.[4] After two seasons with Ohio, Bradley worked as an assistant coach and scout for University of Virginia manager Bruce Arena for two years before taking the top job at his alma mater, Princeton. Bradley led the Tigers from 1984 to 1995, winning two Ivy League titles and reaching the NCAA Final Four in 1993. In 1996, Bradley was hired again as Arena's assistant, this time with D.C. United of Major League Soccer, the then newly formed U.S. professional league. After back-to-back championship seasons with DC, he became the first head coach of the Chicago Fire, an expansion team that began play in 1998.[5] Bradley steered the newly assembled squad to the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double in its first season and was named MLS Coach of the Year for his achievements. He won a third trophy in 2000, when the Fire again won the Open Cup. After the 2002 MLS season, Bradley resigned as manager of the Fire to return to New Jersey as head coach of the MetroStars. Bradley began his tenure with the historically underachieving team headed in the right direction as the MetroStars advanced to the U.S. Open Cup final for the first time in club history in 2003 as well as earning a playoff berth. Bradley also gained attention for an infamous incident in a match against D.C. United that season in which he exploited an MLS rule allowing a 4th substitution for a goalkeeper by switching starting goalkeeper Tim Howard into an outfield player so that midfielder Eddie Gaven (who would go on to score the winning goal) could enter the game classified as a goalkeeper, before switching positions with Howard after ten seconds of play.[6] Bradley stayed with the MetroStars for three years before he was fired with three games left in the 2005 regular season. The club had suffered losses in back-to-back fixtures and diminishing playoff prospects prior to Bradley's firing. Shortly after leaving the MetroStars, Bradley was named the manager at Los Angeles club Chivas USA for the 2006 season.[5] Bradley revived a Chivas USA team that had endured a poor inaugural season in 2005, discovering young talents such as Sacha Kljestan and Jonathan Bornstein and leading the team to a third-place finish in the Western Conference before losing in the playoffs to eventual champions Houston Dynamo. Following the U.S. men's national team's disappointing showing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, U.S. Soccer appointed Bradley the interim coach of the team. Although Bradley was widely tipped to be a future national team manager, perhaps for the 2014 World Cup cycle, most observers and several national team players expected U.S. Soccer to hire recently departed Germany manager and California resident Jürgen Klinsmann, due to his success and connections to American soccer. However, after contract negotiations with Klinsmann fell through, U.S. Soccer quickly named Bradley interim manager on December 8, 2006. Although many saw Bradley as a second choice, he quickly went about building a strong foundation for the team, introducing younger players to the squad and approaching the job as though he already was, or would soon become, the permanent manager. His tenure began successfully, and after a series of successful friendlies which included a 2–0 win over Mexico, U.S. Soccer removed Bradley's interim title and officially named him manager on May 15, 2007. He continued his success that summer, leading the United States to the 2007 Gold Cup Final, where it beat rivals Mexico 2–1 for the second time in four months on a stunning volley by Benny Feilhaber. In his first year as manager, Bradley built a record of 12 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses, going undefeated for a period of ten games over five months. Despite the highs of the Gold Cup victory, the U.S. did not fare as well in 2007 Copa América, though U.S. Soccer sent a roster mostly made up of younger MLS-based players. This was partly because this was the second competition for the U.S. in the summer of 2007 after the Gold Cup, and partly because clubs were not officially obligated to release their players for this tournament, as the U.S. was not obligated to play in it, and was an invited guest of CONMEBOL. The team lost its first game in the Bradley era to Argentina in the tournament opener 4–1. That game was Bradley's first away game with national team and their first loss in over a year since losing to Ghana in the 2006 World Cup. The Americans finished Copa América without a point after losing its other two games to Paraguay and Colombia. The U.S. also went on to lose consecutive games away to Sweden and at home to Brazil. However, Bradley's first year in charge ended on a high note with a pair of away wins against Switzerland and South Africa. In early 2008, Bradley and U.S. Soccer scheduled several high-profile friendlies against some of the world's elite teams as a way of preparing the team for 2010 World Cup qualification that would begin in the fall. After a 2–2 draw in the annual Mexico friendly, the U.S. lost 2–0 away to England, 1–0 away to Spain, and held Argentina to a 0–0 draw back at home. In the Second round of CONCACAF qualifying the U.S. beat Barbados 8–0 at home, the largest victory for the U.S. in its history, and 0–1 away. In the Third round the Americans dominated their group, which included Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba, and advanced along with Trinidad and Tobago to the Fourth round. Bradley and the U.S. started the Fourth Round in strong form, with a 2–0 defeat of rivals Mexico, with both goals provided by his son, Michael. In 2009, Bradley led the U.S. team to an unlikely second-place finish in the 2009 Confederations Cup, including a 2–0 semi-final victory over European champions Spain, ending the Spaniards' 35-game unbeaten streak and 15-game winning streak. In the final, Bradley's U.S. team opened up a 2–0 lead on Brazil before losing 3–2. With the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup taking place immediately following the Confederations Cup, Bradley selected a largely second-tier squad, which advanced to the final before losing 5–0 to Mexico. With a 3–2 away win against Honduras on October 10, the team secured qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. At the World Cup finals in South Africa, the U.S. finished on top of Group C after a 1–1 draw with England, a 2–2 draw with Slovenia, and a 1–0 victory over Algeria off a dramatic late goal by Landon Donovan. In the knockout round, Bradley and the U.S. faced African powerhouse Ghana, who eliminated the Americans for the second consecutive World Cup with a 2–1 victory in extra time following a 1–1 draw. Following the World Cup, Bradley signed a contract extension in August 2010 to remain as the U.S. coach until the 2014 World Cup after a reported approach from English club Aston Villa.[7] In June 2011 Bradley led the U.S. to the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup despite a loss to Panama in the group stage, but an early 2–0 lead in the final was overturned by Mexico, who eventually won 4–2. On July 28, 2011, he was relieved of his duties by the United States Soccer Federation to be replaced by former Germany national team manager Jürgen Klinsmann. On September 14, 2011, Bradley reached a deal to take over as manager of the Egypt national team beginning October 15, 2011. He made his debut as head coach on November 14, 2011, in a friendly against Brazil, in which Egypt lost 2–0.[8] Bradley was praised for choosing to live in Egypt despite the unrest following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011[9] and continuing to guide the Pharaohs despite the suspension of the Egyptian Premier League following the Port Said Stadium riot.[10] Egypt was perfect in its first six matches of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but fell decisively to Ghana in the third round playoffs. Bradley was not retained following Egypt's elimination.[11] American Pharaoh, a documentary by Hossam Aboul-Magd about Bradley's tenure in Egypt, aired on PBS on June 16, 2014.[12] Stabæk Fotball It was reported on January 2, 2014, that Bradley had agreed to manage Stabæk Fotball in Norway, making him the first American to manage a club in a European top flight.[3] Bradley's competitive debut with Stabæk came on March 30, 2014, a 3–0 home win over Sogndal. During this tenure the club reached the qualifying phase of the Europa League, also a first for an American coach. On November 5, 2015, Stabæk announced that Bradley would be leaving the club at the end of the 2015 season to pursue other jobs.[13] On November 10, 2015, Bradley was officially named as the new manager of French Ligue 2 side Le Havre AC, signing a two-year contract.[14] He recorded his first win at the club on December 1 against Evian TG in a 3–2 victory at home. Bradley led the team to a tie on points with FC Metz for third place in the league and the final promotion place, but the team was left in fourth based on the goals scored tiebreaker. Bradley managed his final match on October 3, 2016, a league home game against Sochaux, which Le Havre won 2–1.[15] On October 3, 2016, Bradley was appointed as the new Swansea City manager after Francesco Guidolin's dismissal.[16] The Swansea supporters trust – who own a 21% stake in the club – issued a statement saying they were 'disappointed' in the new appointment given Bradley had been appointed without them being consulted.[17][18] With the appointment, Bradley became the first American to manage a Premier League club.[19] Many fans and pundits criticized the appointment, suggesting that he had been given the job by the club's new American owners by virtue of being American.[20][21][22][23][24][25] On the December 27, 2016, following a 1–4 defeat by West Ham, Bradley was sacked by Swansea after only 85 days and 11 games in charge of the club, the second shortest reign of any manager in the history of the Premier League.[26] He left with a 2–7–2 record, conceding 29 goals – the most goals conceded by any Premier League club in the same time period, with Swansea gaining only 8 (24.2%) out of a maximum 33 points available for the 11 game period – an average of 0.73 points per game.[27] In a club statement, Huw Jenkins, the Swansea chairman, said: "We are sorry to lose Bob after such a short period of time. Unfortunately things haven't worked out as planned and we felt we had to make the change with half the Premier League season remaining. Personally, I have nothing but praise for Bob. He is a good man; a good person who gave everything to the job. His work-rate is phenomenal and we wish him well for the future."[28] Following his sacking, Bradley said that the club's owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien were swayed by a "negative atmosphere" at the club and failed to realize this was a project and that they needed to stick to the plan. He also said: "You can look at even top managers and recognize that in a league as competitive as the Premier League, anyone can go through a stretch of 10 or 11 games where you don't get the results you should.''[29] On July 27, 2017, Bradley was announced as the team's first head coach for the inaugural season of Los Angeles FC, an expansion MLS team that started playing in the 2018 season. On March 4, 2018, Los Angeles FC won 1–0 against the Seattle Sounders in the team's first ever game.[30] Managerial statistics As of match played October 25, 2019 United States December 8, 2006 July 28, 2011 80 42 13 25 052.50 [31] Egypt September 14, 2011 November 2013 38 24 6 8 063.16 [32] Princeton Tigers February 22, 1984 December 6, 1995 182 92 15 75 050.55 [33] Chicago Fire October 7, 1997 October 20, 2002 151 82 15 54 054.30 [34] MetroStars October 21, 2002 October 4, 2005 90 31 27 32 034.44 [35] Stabæk March 29, 2014 November 8, 2015 72 38 11 23 052.78 [31] Le Havre November 10, 2015 October 3, 2016 33 15 10 8 045.45 [31] Swansea City October 3, 2016 December 27, 2016 11 2 2 7 018.18 [31] LAFC January 1, 2018 Present 77 43 19 15 055.84 [31] 734 369 118 247 050.27 Bradley's brother Scott Bradley played for the Seattle Mariners and three other Major League Baseball teams in the 1980s and 1990s, and is the current baseball coach at Princeton University. Another brother, Jeff Bradley, is a sports journalist who has worked for ESPN and the New York Daily News. Bradley is married to Lindsay (née Sheehan), a former University of Virginia lacrosse player. Their son, Michael, was drafted by the MetroStars in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, and played in the Eredivisie, Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A before transferring to Toronto FC in January 2014.[36] Michael currently captains the U.S. national team.[37] Bob also has a daughter named Ryan, who is married to Andy Rose, a professional soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[38] Chicago Fire[39] MLS Cup: 1998 U.S. Open Cup: 1998, 2000 Supporters' Shield: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Winner: 2007 Runner-up: 2009, 2011 FIFA Confederations Cup: Runner-up: 2009 MLS Coach of the Year: 1998, 2006, 2019[40] "Bradley: Robert Frank Bradley". BDFutbol. Retrieved December 21, 2017. "Bradley, Bob". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, Massachusetts: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 63–66. ISBN 9780824211134. 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Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013. CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Tannenwald, Jonathan (June 14, 2014). "PBS to debut 'American Pharaoh' documentary on Bob Bradley's time coaching Egypt". Philadelphia Inquirer. London. Retrieved June 25, 2015. "Bob Bradley forsvinner fra Stabæk". Stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. November 5, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015. "Communiqué Officiel". Hac-foot.com (in French). Le Havre AC. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015. "Le Havre fait tomber Sochaux, il n'y a plus d'équipe invaincue en Ligue 2 cette saison". L'Équipe (in French). October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Bradley appointed manager as Guidolin departs Swans". Swansea City A.F.C. official website. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Swansea sack Francesco Guidolin and appoint Bob Bradley manager". BBC Sport. October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016. Davies, Mat (October 3, 2016). "Swansea City Supporters' Trust disappointed with lack of consultation over Bob Bradley appointment". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved November 14, 2016. Turner, Stephen (October 3, 2016). "Francesco Guidolin out, Bob Bradley in at Swansea". Sky Sports. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Swansea City wrong to overlook Ryan Giggs for Bob Bradley – Chris Sutton". BBC Sport. October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016. Davies, Mat (October 4, 2016). ""He deserved better, I just hope we don't do a Villa" – Swansea City fans have their say". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved November 14, 2016. "Bob Bradley Lands Premier League Job at Swansea". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2016. Graham Ruthven. "Bob Bradley: American coach who took the long road to the Premier League | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved November 14, 2016. "'This is a monumental day' Bob Bradley joining Swansea City has caused a major stir in the USA". Wales Online. October 4, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016. Sciaretta, Brian. "ASN article: Soccer Insiders Give Their Take on Bob Bradley Hire". Americansoccernow.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016. "The shortest Premier League reigns following Bob Bradley's 11 games". Daily Mail. Retrieved February 12, 2017. "Bob Bradley: Swansea City sack American manager". BBC Sport. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016. James, Stuart (December 27, 2016). "Bob Bradley sacked as Swansea City manager after only 11 games in charge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 29, 2016. "Bob Bradley: Ex-Swansea City boss says owners swayed by negativity". BBC Sport. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016. Warren, Ted (March 4, 2018). "Soccer's newest team, LAFC gets 1–0 win over Seattle in inaugural game". abc7. Retrieved March 5, 2018. "Managers: Bob Bradley". Soccerbase. Retrieved July 25, 2019. "Egypt: Matches". Retrieved July 25, 2019. "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2019. "Chicago Fire Coaching History & Records". Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Retrieved October 27, 2019. "New York Red Bulls Team History". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved October 27, 2019. Havsy, Jane. "U.S. Under-20 team holds off Chile", Daily Record, June 24, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2011. "Bradley grew up in Pennington while his father, U.S. men's national team head coach Bob Bradley, coached at Princeton." "U.S. MNT vs. Costa Rica 0–4 L 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Final Round". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016. Williams, Bob (February 4, 2016). "Andy Rose enjoying his honeymoon period at Coventry City after marrying into Bradley family". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 24, 2018. Bob Bradley at Soccerway Boehm, Charles (October 23, 2019). "Bob Bradley wins 2019 Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year after LAFC's dominant season". Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 23, 2019. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob Bradley. Bradley becomes National team coach Los Angeles FC – current squad 1 Miller 4 Segura 6 Silva 7 Blessing 9 Rossi 12 Palacios 13 El Monir 14 Kaye 15 Guido 17 Rodríguez 18 J. Pérez 20 Atuesta 22 Zelaya 23 Sisniega 25 Zimmerman 26 A. Perez 27 Blackmon 99 Diomande Ginella Musovski Head Coach: Bradley Assistant Coach: Razov Assistant Coach: Arena Goalkeeping Coach: Abdel Director of Soccer: Sorber Falcon Program Henry Nguyen Ruben Gnanalingam John Thorrington Current head coaches of Major League Soccer De Boer (Atlanta United FC) vacant (Chicago Fire) Jans (FC Cincinnati) Porter (Columbus Crew SC) Olsen (D.C. United) vacant (Inter Miami CF) Henry (Montreal Impact) Arena (New England Revolution) vacant (New York City FC) Armas (New York Red Bulls) Pareja (Orlando City SC) Curtin (Philadelphia Union) Vanney (Toronto FC) Fraser (Colorado Rapids) Gonzalez (FC Dallas) Ramos (Houston Dynamo) Bradley (Los Angeles FC) Barros Schelotto (LA Galaxy) Heath (Minnesota United FC) Smith (Nashville SC) Savarese (Portland Timbers) Juarez (Real Salt Lake) Almeyda (San Jose Earthquakes) Schmetzer (Seattle Sounders FC) Vermes (Sporting Kansas City) Dos Santos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) Managerial positions Chicago Fire – Head coaches Bradley (1998–2002) Sarachan (2003–07) Hamlett (interim) (2007) Osorio (2007) Hamlett (2008–09) de los Cobos (2010–11) Klopas (2011–13) Yallop (2014–15) Bliss (interim) (2015) Paunović (2016–19) MetroStars / New York Red Bulls – managers Firmani (1996) Queiroz (1996) Parreira (1997) Mondelo (1998) Milutinović (1998–99) Zambrano (2000–02) Bradley (2003–05) Johnston (2005–06) Williams (interim) (2006) Arena (2006–07) Osorio (2008–09) Backe (2010–12) Petke (2013–14) Marsch (2015–18) Armas (2018–) Chivas USA – managers Rongen (2005) Ledesma (interim) (2005) Westerhof (2005) Bradley (2006) Preki (2007–09) Vásquez (2010) Fraser (2011–12) Sánchez Solá (2013) van der Most (interim) (2013) Cabrera (2014) United States men's national soccer team – Head coaches Cahill (1916) Burford (1924) Agar (1925–26) Millar (1930) Gould (1934) Lloyd (1937) Giesler (1948–49) Jeffrey (1950) Meyer (1957) Reed (1959–61) Herberger (1964) Woosnam (1968) Jago (1969) Kehoe (1971–72) Wosniak (1973) E. Chyzowych (1973) G. Bradley (1973) Cramer (1974) Miller (1975) Schellscheidt (1975) W. Chyzowych (1976–80) Gansler (1982) Panagoulias (1983–85) Osiander (1986–88) Gansler (1989–1991) Kowalski (1991) Sampson (1995–98) Arena (1998–2006) B. Bradley (2006–11) Klinsmann (2011–16) Sarachani (2017–18) Berhalter (2018–) (i) = interim head coach Egypt national football team – managers Hegazi (1920–24) McCrae (1934–36) Abdullah (1940–44) Keen (1947–48) Jones (1949–52) National Committee (1953–54) Broćić (1954–55) Fahmy (1955–58) El Guindy & Bastan (1958) Titkos (1959–61) Sidqui (1963) Vendler (1964) Kovač (1965) El Wahsh & El Sabagh (1969–70) Cramer (1971–74) Pape (1975–77) Nenković (1977–78) Ismail (1978) Bundzsák (1979) El Hajj (1980) El Sharqawy (1980) Heddergott (1980–82) El Wahsh & Osman (1982–85) Smith (1985–88) El Gohary (1988–90) Weise (1990–91) Rădulescu (1993–94) De Ruiter (1994–95) Saleh (1995) Krol (1995–96) Gaafar (1996–97) Salama (1999) Gili (1999–2000) Saleh (2002–04) Tardelli (2004) Shehata (2004–11) Ramzyc (2011) Gharieb (2013–14) Cúper (2015–18) Aguirre (2018–19) El Badry (2019–) Stabæk Fotball – managers Mathisen (1991–92) Tjærnås (1993–95) Linderoth (1998–2001) Larsen (2001–04) P. Bergc (2004) Jönsson (2004–10) Lennartsson (2011) Belsvik (2012–13) McKinlay (2015–16) Ordinas (2016–18) H. Berg (2018–19) Jönsson (2019–) Le Havre AC – managers Kimpton (1921–26) Burgess (1934–35) McLachlan (1935–36) Schneider (1936–39) Cornelli (1946–47) Magnin (1948–49) Bigot (1950–52) Schwartz (1952–53) Bihel (1953–54) Delfour (1954–55) Bisson (1956–57) Jasseron (1957–62) Di Loreto (1962–63) De Vroet (1963–64) Villenave (1964–66) Schirschin (1968–71) Corlani (1971–72) Garel (1972–73) Lavagne (1973–74) Baraffe (1974–76) Herbet (1982–83) Notheaux (1983–88) Mankowski (1988–93) David (1993–96) Exbrayat (1996–97) Troch (1997–98) Beaujouan (1998–99) Smerecki (1999–2000) Beaujouan (2000) Uvenard, Sence & Baronchelli (2000) Domergue (2000–04) Hinschberger (2004–05) Uvenard (2005–07) Nobilo (2007–08) Hantz (2008–09) Daury (2009–12) Mombaerts (2012–14) Goudet (2014–15) Tanchot (2016–19) Le Guen (2019–) Swansea City A.F.C. – managers Whittaker (1912–14) Bartlett (1914–15) Bradshaw (1919–26) Thomson (1927–31) Harris (1934–39) Green (1939–47) McCandless (1948–55) Morris (1958–65) Davies (1965–66) Lucas (1967–69) Bentley (1969–72) Gregg (1972–75) Griffiths (1975–78) Toshackp (1978–83) Livermorec (1983) Chappellc (1984) Bond (1984–85) Hutchisonp (1985–86) Yorathp (1986–89) Evans (1989–90) Yorath (1990–91) Burrows (1991–95) Rimmer (1995–96) Cullis (1996) Rimmer (1996) Mølbyp (1996–97) Adamsp (1997) Cork (1997–98) Hollins (1998–01) Addison (2001–02) Freestone & Cusackp (2002) Flynn (2002–04) Curtisc (2004) Jackett (2004–07) Nugentc (2007) Martínez (2007–09) Sousa (2009–10) Rodgers (2010–12) Laudrup (2012–14) Monk (2014–15) Curtisc (2015–16) Guidolin (2016) Clement (2017) Brittoncp (2017) Carvalhal (2017–18) Potter (2018–19) Cooper (2019–) (c) = caretaker manager; (p) = player-manager; (cp) = caretaker player-manager United States squads United States squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners (4th title) 1 Howard 2 Hejduk 3 Bocanegra (c) 4 Mastroeni 5 Feilhaber 6 M. Bradley 7 Beasley 8 Dempsey 9 Johnson 10 Donovan 11 Ching 12 DeMerit 13 Bornstein 14 Ralston 15 Simek 16 Parkhurst 17 Spector 18 Keller 19 Clark 20 Twellman 21 Mapp 22 Onyewu 23 Guzan Coach: B. Bradley United States squad – 2007 Copa América 2 Wynne 3 DeMerit 4 Boswell 6 Pearce 7 Califf 8 Gomez 10 Davies 11 Gaven 12 Conrad 14 Olsen 15 Moor 16 Kljestan 17 Beckerman 25 Nguyen Coach: Bradley United States squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup runners-up 2 Bornstein 4 Casey 5 Onyewu 9 Davies 11 Wynne 12 M. Bradley 14 Califf 17 Altidore 19 Adu 20 Torres 22 Feilhaber 23 Robles United States squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up 1 Perkins 3 Goodson 4 Marshall 5 Beckerman 6 Cherundolo (c) 7 Rogers 8 Pause 10 Holden 15 Cronin 16 Heaps 17 Cooper 20 Quaranta 21 Evans 22 Arnaud 23 Busch United States squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 2 Spector 6 Cherundolo 14 Buddle 19 Edu 20 Findley 21 Goodson 23 Hahnemann 7 Edu 9 Agudelo 11 Wondolowski 14 Lichaj 15 Ream 18 Rimando 19 Rogers 22 Bedoya Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award 1996: Rongen 1997: Arena 1998: Bradley 1999: Schmid 2000: Gansler 2001: Yallop 2002: Nicol 2003: Sarachan 2004: Andrulis 2005: Kinnear 2007: Preki 2010: Hyndman 2013: Porter 2014: Olsen 2015: Marsch 2016: Pareja 2017: Vanney 2018: Martino United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year winners Men's coaches 1973: Guelker 1974: MacKenzie 1975: Reinhardt 1976: Yeagley 1977: de Boer 1978: McCrath 1979: Bahr 1982: Rennie 1983: Ficken 1984: Lennox 1985: Mehlert 1986: Parker 1987: Dorrance 1988: Tucker 1989: Sampson 1990: Reasso 1991: Murray 1992: Slagle 1995: Launder 1996: Masur 2000: Reid 2001: Bolowich 2002: Fitzgerald 2004: Vom Steeg 2005: Cirovski 2007: Vidovich 2010: Lolla 2011: Gunn 2012: Wiese 2013: Clark 2014: Caringi 2015: Noonan 2016: Franks 2018: Cooper Women's coaches 1983: Lombardo 1984: Pincince 1985: Banda 1988: Gross 1989: Daniels 1990: Gregg 1991: Ryan 1992: Hempen 1993: Cicala 1994: Petrucelli 1996: Walker 1997: Tsantiris 1998: Burleigh 1999: Farmer 2000: Ellis 2001: Smith 2002: Charles 2004: Shackford 2005: Wilkins 2007: Khosroshahin 2008: Ratcliffe 2010: Waldrum 2012: Walsh 2013: Swanson 2014: Krikorian 2016: Nolan 2017: Church Members of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Agoos D. Armstrong Auld Bachmeier Beardsworth Bernabei Bogićević D. Brown G. Brown J. Brown Caligiuri Caraffi Carenza Chacurian Chesney Chinaglia Coombes B. Craddock DiOrio Donelli T. Fleming Florie Foudy Friedel Gaetjens Gardassanich Getzinger Govier Granitza Gryzik Harkes Heinrichs Hynes Jennings-Gabarra Keough Kropfelder Lalas Lenarduzzi Looby Mausser B. McBride P. McBride McGhee Jo. McGuire McIlvenny Meola Mieth Milbrett Monsen Jo. Moore J-M. Moore Myernick Nanoski Ntsoelengoe Olaff A. Oliver L. Oliver Overbeck Parlow Patenaude Preki Ratican B. Smith E. Souza J. Souza E. Stewart Tintle B. Wilson P. Wilson Windischmann Wolanin Wynalda Zerhusen Abronzino Ardizzone J. Armstrong Barriskill B. Bradley G. Bradley A. Brown Chyzowych G. Collins P. Collins Contiguglia Cordery R. Craddock E. Craggs G. Craggs Delach DiCicco Donaghy Dresmich Epperlein A. Ertegun N. Ertegun Feibusch Flamhaft H. Fleming P. Foulds S. Foulds D. Fowler M. Fowler Guelker Guennel Heilpern Hemmings Iglehart Kabanica Kalloch Kehoe Kleinaitis Koszma Machnik Magnozzi McClay Ja. McGuire McSkimming Merovich A. Miller Ja. Moore Morrissette Niotis Phillipson Piscopo Ringsdorf E. Robbie J. Robbie Rottenberg Schellscheidt A. Smith P. Smith Spath Steelink Steinbrecher D. Stewart Toye Triner Walder Washauer Woosnam Yeagley Zampini

With 5G network capability, communications service providers (CSPs) seek to secure future market opportunities with autonomous vehicle (AV) manufacturers in enhancing driver safety and data management, according to Gartner, Inc, a global research and advisory firm Last Updated: Monday, 09 July 2018 06:00 Al-Futtaim Toyota has announced the handover of 907 Toyota Camry hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to Abu Dhabi's Tawasul Transport, a subsidiary of Das Holding Group of Companies Last Updated: Sunday, 08 July 2018 05:29 Continental, premium German tyre manufacturer, has launched the first batch of the brand's all-new Generation 6 tyre range, specifically designed for the Middle East market Last Updated: Sunday, 10 June 2018 10:22 In keeping with the UAE's efforts to make its roads safer, MAN Truck & Bus has delivered the safest coaches to the Sharjah Road Transport Authority (RTA) Last Updated: Sunday, 20 May 2018 07:02 India-based tire manufacturing company Balkrishna Industries has developed a wide range of tyres that aim to encounter the toughest and the most hostile terrains faced during mining and industrial activities Last Updated: Monday, 14 May 2018 06:23 Al Saeedi is now the exclusive distributor for South Korea's Nexen Tires in the UAE Ford Transit Vans to power DHL Express in the UAE Nissan and DeNA to start robo-vehicle mobility service trial ACDelco expands commercial vehicle product offering in Middle East BP invests US$5mn in mobile EV charging company FreeWire

The good, the bad and the ugly: the NBA's most interesting playoff fashion Round 2 of the NBA playoffs have come and gone. We've seen villains emerge and heroes shine. But not all of them wear capes. Instead, they wear these insanely ludicrous outfits that need to be discussed further. The epicenter of this fashion earthquake? The one, the only…Russell Westbrook – who not only honors his favorite rock stars: But dresses like them too… The good news for Russ is that his teammate, Cameron Payne, can go straight from the game to being his back up dancer without having to go home to get changed. I promise there are other players in the NBA who wear interesting stuff but the man is wearing a giant wash cloth and he is officially 'The Brodie' of the NBA – now literally and figuratively Once again, Russell proves that he is in fact the Bestbrook of all Westbrooks. Moving on… it's LILLARD TIME As the great Walt Clyde Fraizer would say: this man is "stylin' and profilin'"… Father Time may be undefeated, but, Father Prime lives every day like it's Mardi Gras This Paul George outfit makes me want to stand up and just start screaming 'America The Beautiful' One team who doesn't have to worry about violating any fashion rules? The San Antonio Spurs. Buttoning your shirt all the way to the top without a tie on is so in right now This isn't a "DeMarre Carroll is questionable with a wrist injury" outfit this is a "DeMarre Carroll is here to drop 50 on your head" jacket. Let's be honest: you don't wear something like this unless you're playing in the game, we should have all known at this very moment he was going to suit up and play – which he ultimately did. Can we please let the Andre Drummond come back and play for one of the teams in the conference finals so we can see just how many color combinations of this shirt he has? Reactions To Harden's Impressive Debut The Beard was in classic form in his first game with Brooklyn, making NBA history along the way. Here's how people responded. A Big Liability In Brooklyn How do sportsbooks react to blockbuster trades? How much money is on the Nets? And is there any value? Sammy P asked the experts. Worthy of Attention Zach LaVine is setting the league on fire. Is Chicago officially looking at its next superstar guard? Onward in H-Town The Harden era has ended. But with Victor Oladipo joining John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins, redemption is possible in Houston. Finals Fate Does Brooklyn's new triumvirate spell trouble for the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers' chances at a repeat?

From The West Coast To New England, Lawmakers Push Policies That Inflate Gas Prices & Utility Bills in: Energy & Environment, Finance Gavin Newsom, Democratic candidate for governor of California, left, listens while seated next to Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, during a rally in Burbank, California, U.S. SALEM, Ore. — California Governor Gavin Newsom recently called for the state's energy commission to investigate the cause of California's relatively high gas prices. At the time of Newsom's request on April 23, California drivers were paying an average of $4.03 per gallon according to AAA, or $1.18 more than the national average. "Independent analysis suggests that an unaccounted-for price differential exists in California's gas prices and that this price differential may stem in part from inappropriate industry practices," Newsom wrote in his April letter to the commission. "These are all important reasons for the Commission to help shed light on what's going on in our gasoline market." Given that Democratic lawmakers who control the California Legislature recently voted to raise gas prices by hiking the state gas tax in 2017, a move that Newsom supported at the time as Lieutenant Governor, Newsom and Democratic lawmakers' investigation into the source of high gas prices has been mocked. The gas tax hike signed into law less than two years ago by then-Governor Jerry Brown (D) isn't the only policy put into place by California progressives that is driving up prices at the pump. The state's cap and trade program for carbon emissions, launched in 2013, also increases energy costs in California relative to other states. California's cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, together with its low-carbon fuel standard, increase Golden State gas prices by $0.24 per gallon beyond the national average, that's according to a 2017 state government report. Energy industry representatives contend that market forces can explain gas price differentials between California and other states. "The petroleum industry on the West Coast has been subject to dozens of independent investigations by government agencies, all of which concluded the dynamics of supply and demand are responsible for movements in the price of gasoline and diesel fuel," said Kevin Slagle, a spokesperson for the Western States Petroleum Association, adding that "state programs, such as cap-and-trade and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, impact fluctuations in energy markets." Massachusetts Leads Regional Initiative That Could Inflate Gas Prices Across New England New tax and regulatory schemes that drive up the cost of energy are not unique to California or other west coast states. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) is also pursuing a regional regulatory regime, referred to as the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI), that will also apply upward pressure to fuel prices in northeastern and mid-Atlantic states that are party to the agreement. The Transportation Climate Initiative, announced in December of 2018, "is a regional collaboration of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector," explains the official TCI website. States participating in TCI include Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia. According to the TCI website, participating states are "now working together to explore potential regional policies to improve transportation systems and reduce pollution." What those policies will be remains to be seen, but it is reported that TCI policy proposals will be released toward the end of 2019. The December 2018 statement announcing the launch of TCI stated the initiative's goal is to "design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing mechanism… [and]… to complete the policy development process within one year, after which each jurisdiction will decide whether to adopt and implement the policy." It is expected that those policies, whether they are a carbon tax on fuels or a cap & trade scheme, will inflate the cost of gasoline in states that implement it. These higher gas prices translate into a regressive tax hike that will disproportionately harm low-income households struggling to make ends meet in some of the most expensive parts of the country in which to live. Next Cap & Trade Scheme Most Likely To Arrive In Oregon While lawmakers, bureaucrats, and various special interests work to craft policy proposals aimed at reducing transportation emissions in northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, Oregon provides the more immediate threat (or opportunity, depending on how you look at it) for the implementation of a new cap and trade regime. Oregon State Capital Building Earlier this week Democratic lawmakers who run the Oregon Legislature passed a new tax on business gross receipts. That new tax will hit businesses that fail to turn a profit and the non-partisan Legislative Revenue Office found it will reduce long-term earnings for low-income workers. That may not be the last of the tax or rate hikes enacted in Oregon this year. Oregon Democrats are also considering legislation (House Bill 3425) that would impose a state cap and trade system similar to what is found in California. As with California's cap and trade regime, the proposal pending in Oregon would drive up prices at the pump and hike utility bills. Like a carbon tax, the cap and trade system proposed for Oregon would act effectively as a regressive tax hike that does disproportionate harm to low-income households. Even cap and trade proponents acknowledge this and have proposed ideas for mitigating the problems that cap and trade will create for low income households. . "The Department of Environmental Quality estimated that if cap and trade went into effect in 2021, there would be an immediate 15- to 16-cents per-gallon increase," reports Oregon Capital Bureau's Aubrey Wieber. That's because fuel companies will have to buy allowances to offset trucking gas and diesel around the state." Northwest Natural, Oregon's largest natural gas utility, projects enactment of the cap and trade bill will cause an 11% increase in natural gas prices for residential customers in the program's first year, and a 53% price increase by 2040. As with the gross receipts tax approved by the Oregon Legislature earlier in the week, imposition of a cap and trade regulatory scheme will make the state a more costly place to do business and a less attractive destination for job-creating investment. The coming weeks in the Oregon capitol will determine whether that state becomes the second in the nation to impose a cap and trade system that will inflate energy costs. While gridlock remains the name of the game in Washington this year, the states continue to provide plenty of legislative action, with significant reforms being enacted regularly. 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Jornal de Notícias (JN) is a Portuguese daily national newspaper. JN was founded in Porto on 2 June 1888, and has since become one of the most popular newspapers, especially after the Carnation Revolution. Since the late 1990s, JN has provided several gifts as a way to retain and attract new readers. The newspaper could offer various gifts, such as collectible fascicles and cutlery. After the Carnation revolution, JN was nationalized and later privatized in the early 1990s to the Lusomundo group. JN, along with Diário de Notícias, is nowadays owned by Controlinveste. It is currently published in four editions: National, Centre, Minho, and South. Its current editor-in-chief is Manuel Tavares.

Retailers are watching me. You too! With smartphones, online shopping and lots of data, more and more companies are watching everything that you do to learn how to better sell you goods and services. Retailers are using a variety of different tactics such as customer loyalty programs, facial recognition devices and cell phone signal trackers. Then they use the collected data to determine where to place products in the store and how and where to advertise. Picking up your cell phone signal – Some U.S. malls rolled out technology that tracked consumers' cell phone signals in stores to track their paths through the mall. This technology is already popular in Europe and Australia. Facial recognition – Retailers are using facial recognition technology to find out more about their core customer. It's used to find out demographic information. Loyalty programs – Many businesses use loyalty cards to track purchases and shopping habits. The retailer uses this information to target promotions exactly to the shopper. Location Apps – Target and Walgreens have apps that lead customers around the store to the items they're looking for. But while you have access to location information about the store, the retailer has the power to see what you're looking for and where you go. Abandoned carts? Products that you pick up and then put down? How you walk the store? All of this information is being used to make your shopping experience even more pleasurable – or so they say! Previous postHey, Where's my Salad?

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Alright, right up front I just want to say, if you're just going to comment to say that you'd be interested and nothing else, you don't need to bother. Fifth edition games here are always barraged with applications, so I'm not concerned about drawing enough applications. I wanted to put this up to get some constructive feedback before I commit to writing anything. As the title suggests, I'm interested in running a d&d 5e game using the Ravnica setting of M:tG fame published for the game a few months back. I have fond memories of the release of the original Ravnica block, and while I haven't played the tcg in many years, I've been interested enough to keep at least peripherally aware of it when it touches on that old setting. While I hardly have the book memorized, I actually really enjoyed it, a surprise considering I was somewhat skeptical of actually playing in an Magic setting. I was always concerned that the guilds would simply be too rigid a straitjacket to allow for the sorts of character relationships necessary and interesting for a d&d party. Not only did the book provide prompts that I felt served as good fodder for humanizing protagonists from the different guilds and stretching them outside the stereotypes each encompasses, it gave ideas for bringing these people together. 1) What era of Ravnican history? - The book defaults to post maze new guildpact with an absent Jace, and while I like that option fine, I'm considering others as well. One idea is to go back to original Ravnica block with a hidden Dimir. The city of Ravnica only knows of the other 9 guilds with Dimir existing entirely in the shadows. I wouldn't really stick to any canon progression of plot, and it could well take place in any time of the original guildpact, which leaves a lot of room for different faces to be in charge of some guilds. Alternatively, I could use either the default or original eras and simply mix some details up, changing either key aspects of history to create a blend of the two. 2) What sort of party? - The book provides numerous ideas for cross-guild groups, but I admit to liking the idea of single (or perhaps two allied) guild parties as well; Things like a unit of Azorius lawmages and arresters working to clean up the city and respond to unrest (maybe with Boros assistance). Any of the other guilds provide interesting possibilities as well. There's also the option for cross guild groups, but those would require (to my mind) a more focused throughline to the narrative that is harder to develop without seeing the characters first. Two potential ideas I had were a usual suspects style group all arrested on suspicion of the same crime. The other was a group of people from the same neighborhood, each of whom ended up in different guilds after growing up, only to be bound by common history. What are people's preferences between multi and single guild groups? What guilds do people favor for single guild groups? What ideas do people have for stringing members of multiple guilds together? That's it for now, though I'll add questions if I think of any more later. As I said before, I'm not really interested in people just chiming in to say that they're interested and would join. Likewise, I don't want people to say they have no preference. I'm hoping to see some actual discussion so that, if I go ahead with this, I'll have some more ideas to pull from and know what people actually want to see. Regarding your second point, I think two guilds make for a more interesting group than a single one, especially with a group of four or more PCs. You still get the consistency, but with room for tension and conflict between guilds, and to a lesser extent more diversity in PC classes and races. Azorius/Boros is the obvious law and order pairing, but I think Izzet/Simic could make for fun research-based adventures, or Dimir/Orzhov for a criminal group. Plenty of possibilities. I'm working on a game myself, with a cross-guild group. It does require some more guidance at first, to get the group together. But I feel like once the PCs know each other, you don't need much to get them assembled again, some unfinished business and a few story hooks should be more than enough. After all, just because a character is a guild member, does not have to mean all they do is guild business. And then there are also guildless characters. As long as the players and GM work together, I feel like the guilds are far more inspiration than obstacle, narratively speaking. As for your first point, I don't think Ravnica and the guilds have changed that much over the millenia. But then I'm no expert on the setting. Also as a GM I rarely have PCs meet famous NPCs, regardless of the setting, so I'm not sure my players will even notice (or care about) the date if I do not spell it out for them. I think you'd get more originality by playing with space than time, i.e. a game based outside of the Tenth ditrict (or even the core ten), or in the underdark. But I'm not sure you really need to focus on originality for such a 'new' setting (as in, rarely played in D&D). My two cents. I hope others will chime in, it's an interesting discussion and setting. I was going to chime in, but I agree with pretty much everything Skaar had to say. I've recently posted in the Looking for GMs forum, in an attempt to find a 5e Ravnica game and haven't had any takers it is just too new of a setting. I think GMs and player alike will have little knowledge of the timeline and world, so you could get away with running it straight out of the book or making it up as you go along and no one would be the wiser. I'm getting a tabletop group together to play in that setting here soon. As the GM, I didn't want to limit players choices of race or guild, but the group I'm going to run for is small, maybe three people. The larger the group the harder it may be to mesh them all together. Running a single guild group, would put far less work on the GM, which may be fitting for a play by post format. I found the less work the GM has to do, the greater the chance of a successful game, especially here in this format. This message was last edited by the user at 16:24, Mon 21 Jan. I would agree with everything above. Another thing to consider is the possibility of a secret Dimir posing as a member of another guild, even if you are restricting guilds. Plus, you don't necessarily need to limit it to two guilds, as I'm sure that there are ways for multiple guilds to find a common ground. You could, however, exclude specific guilds depending on the story you want to tell. As for time frame, it would really depend on what you are comfortable with. If you know all three well enough, you can mix and match a homebrew setting that would be new for everyone. When I was thinking about running a Ravnica game, being a very casual player of MtG and not really knowing the lore. What I did was go to Youtube and searched for Lore Videos. It helped with my research and gave me tons of ideas for games. Everyone else here has posted great info too. As with any D&D game run in a pre built setting, and more so for the more detailed settings, you need to decide how much you want your game to mimic other stories told in that setting. Perhaps the guilds say they are powerful, but really only matter to the upper end of society. Sometimes the strict expression of the guild conflicts is just the perception of the masses and in fact the guilds tend to work together on many secret matters of importance. I wouldn't throw out any single aspect of the world but I wouldn't stick to exactly what has been done before at the risk of not being able to do something new and interesting. The MTG setting tends to be one of high power, big threats, and flashy special effects, so you probably want to start the game somewhere in the 5-8th level range at least. Letting the unusual races from the world be represented also seems like a good idea so stay away from any of the human/elf/dwarf only guilds, or use them as a minor side point at most. Running a game here via play by post and keeping it going is hard enough, so keeping your work load as small as possible would make your life easier. Picking a single guild takes one less issue (how to get the players together and focused on the same task) off the table so you can focus on the actual story. I just think D&D is such a bad system for telling stories in the M:TG universe. There's no real way to really manage color identity, no real way to incorporate the interesting array of races and creatures, no way to handle the particularities of its characters and their magical powers without blowing game balance out of the water. While I love the multi-guild parties in theory, I find many Play by Post games tend to die in the "figuring out why this diverse group is together" stage. Picking one or two guilds and sticking to it (with the possible exception of a Dimir spy of course) makes for a simpler pick up and play scenario. I say go with the Ravnica as presented in the book. I always like to play things as presented and branch off into alternate version after the standard tropes are played out. Besides, keeping straight what things are different from the source book might prove troublesome. The nice thing about the Ravnica book is that it gives some ideas about forming the party, by way of two random charts. The first chart determines the party makeup (single guild, law & order, scientists, etc.) and the other determines the common cause, why they are cooperating (cellmates, common enemy, prevent all-out guild war, etc.). Now obviously you can opt to pick instead of doing it randomly, but it will at least give you ideas for how it could succeed here at RPOL. Complicated introductions can be hand waved or simply not be important depending on the situation.

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Smoked almonds pep up this farro dish beautifully. These battered and fried little tomatoes are a fun, different side dish or starter. Wrapped up in cabbage leaves, these satisfying burgers are a lesson in the art of being decadently vegetarian. Vivid purple beetroot and creamy goat's cheese makes a showstopper veggie dish. Macaroni cheese is the ultimate comfort food and this rich and flavoursome dish is sure to become a family favourite. The addition of sweet grilled tomatoes is delicious too. This vegetarian take on the classic beef bourguignon recipe takes the flavours of the rich, wine-oozing hot pot into something suitable for vegetarians. Serve with creamy mashed potato or crusty bread. A Margherita pizza is an Italian classic and this step-by-step recipe from the Pizza Pilgrims is hard to beat. Topped with a classic tomato sauce and melted cheese, get children involved with the cooking and forgo your Friday night takeaway for this tasty treat. Indian cuisine is a great option for vegetarians and this easy tikka masala is utterly delicious and authentically spicy. The warm roti bread is a brilliant addition and is great for mopping up the juices. Quick to make and easy to prepare, this tasty stir-fry makes a great veggie weeknight dish and packs a flavour punch too. Don't just keep pumpkins for Halloween. This easy rice dish is perfect for a quick and satisfying supper, and is so versatile too – try adding torn mozzarella, oregano and crushed tomatoes in the last 10 minutes of cooking for an Italian twist. Lose the fear of the soufflé with this creamy, comforting dish from Raymond Blanc. Cook in a shallow earthenware dish for the perfect relaxed lunch party centrepiece. Serve with a crisp green salad. Vegetarian chorizo is an unusual concept but works really well in this easy salad dish. The mustard dressing in the salad compliments the chorizos perfectly but it's a versatile dish too so you can vary the ingredients depending on what's in your fridge. Smooth meets crunchy, sharp meats creamy: this is the meat-free starter of dreams. This ricotta gnoochi is a lot easier to make than you'd think. Swap out the parmesan for gruyère , if you don't eat the former.

Pundit names surprise Liverpool star as hardest for Klopp to replace April 23, 2020 ticketmastersComment(0) Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will find the task of replacing Jordan Henderson harder than any other when the time comes to consider who succeeds him, one pundit has surprisingly claimed. The Reds were enjoying a dominant domestic campaign before the season was suspended, closing in on their first top-flight title success in 30 years. But despite that, boss Klopp is refusing to rest on his laurels and is looking to upgrade the one position in the Liverpool team that is sometimes up for debate. While Henderson has been a dominant force this season and Gini Wijnaldum a consistent performer, the likes of Naby Keita and Fabinho since his return to fitness have not quite had the same impact – leading Klopp to consider reinforcements. And while the likes of Virgil van Dijk and attackers Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are referred to as Liverpool's crown jewels and often linked with high-profile transfers away, pundit Danny Mills has, perhaps controversially, claimed it would be Henderson who would be toughest in Klopp's well-oiled Reds machine to replace. "It is interesting when you look at Liverpool and how good that midfield is but the one player they will have to replace sooner rather than later is Jordan Henderson," Mills told Football Insider. "He will be the hardest player to replace – his drive, ambition, desire and professionalism. "Henderson is not getting any younger. You have Wijnaldum, Keita, Fabinho and Oxlade-Chamberlain coming into form, but Henderson is the driving force. "Trying to find a replacement for him will be the hardest thing for Liverpool to do." Liverpool captain Henderson still has three years remaining on the deal he signed back in 2018 and it seems the club are, currently, in no hurry to extend that arrangement. Henderson has made 359 appearances for the Reds since arriving in a £20m switch from home-town club Sunderland in July 2011 and lifted the European Cup as captain last June. Gerrard in Henderson tribute One thing Henderson has in spades is guts and determination and his former teammate Steven Gerrard is adamant that has played a part in Liverpool's dominance of late. "They just seem to be getting better and stronger every single year," Gerrard told Sky Sports' Football Show. "I think the one key thing that has blown me away from when I played – what they seem to have now is mental strength across the board. "We used to have some really good professionals and mentally strong players in our squad but now it seems that from No1 in the squad to player 26 mentally they're all monsters and are all on the same page. "To have a squad that has that mentality I'm really excited to watch them in the coming years because I think they have a fantastic opportunity to become a really successful Liverpool team, and that's what we all want as Liverpool fans. "They've been phenomenal for a few years now. I thought they were very unlucky last year not to be champions. That was just down to how good Man City were." Gerrard also paid tribute to Henderson for his role in helping to organise the #PlayersTogether initiative to raise funds for the NHS during the current pandemic. "That just sums him up as a person. He's a very selfless person on and off the pitch. "I think he's got better and better from a football point of view. But as a person I think what he's done over the last couple of weeks sums him up. He's a fantastic man and a role model to a lot of young kids." One man who could potentially fulfil a similar role in the Liverpool side to Henderson is Inter Milan's Marcelo Brozovic. 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Home GO! Music - Bands Paul Brandt, High Valley, Jess Moskaluke…Cross-Canada Tour! Paul Brandt, High Valley, Jess Moskaluke…Cross-Canada Tour! PAUL BRANDT, HIGH VALLEY, JESS MOSKALUKE AND HUNTER BROTHERS ANNOUNCE CROSS-CANADA TOUR NEW PAUL BRANDT EP THE JOURNEY BNA: VOL.2 OUT NOVEMBER 9 AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER HERE WATCH THE NEW PAUL BRANDT VIDEO "BITTERSWEET" www.thejourneytour.ca Top Canadian country music artists unite winter 2019 for The Journey Tour 2019 TORONTO (September 5, 2018) – Canadian country music superstar Paul Brandt and multi-CCMA Group or Duo of the Year winners High Valley are thrilled to announce the launch of The Journey Tour 2019. The tour brings together an epic lineup that includes special guest Jess Moskaluke and features Hunter Brothers. All four acts will come together on stage at this year's Canadian Country Music Awards for a special live performance. Bringing together the best of Canadian Country Music, The Journey Tour 2019 will kick off in Abbotsford, British Columbia on January 25th, and wrap up 21 stops later in Sudbury, Ontario February 24th. Fans purchasing tickets for all but three of the shows will also receive a digital download copy of Paul Brandt's new album The Journey BNA: Vol. 2 (see tour dates below for exceptions) Artist pre-sale runs Thursday September 6 at 10am until Friday, September 7th at 10pm local time or while supplies last. AMERICAN EXPRESS pre-sale begins Thursday September 6 at 10am until Friday, September 7th at 10pm local time. The Canadian public has never been offered such a complete country music touring spectacle in one national tour, and on one stage. In conjunction with the tour announcement, Paul Brandt has announced that his newest collection of songs, The Journey BNA: Vol. 2 will be released on Friday November 9, 2018. The release of the EP is proceeded by the single "Bittersweet" co-written by High Valley's Brad Rempel and featuring guitarist Lindsay Ell. Fans can pre-order The Journey BNA: Vol. 2 beginning today by clicking HERE. A beautiful video for "Bittersweet" was filmed in Muskoka, Ontario by Kat Webber can be seen HERE. Says Brandt of the tour, "The artists I have the honour of performing with on this tour are incredibly talented, successful and also some of the best friends I've made in the music business. There is a palpable energy and chemistry when we are in the room together, and I can't wait to bring that to stages across Canada. The Journey Tour will combine talent and artistic vision in a way that Canada has not yet experienced; all of the artists involved are committed to making this tour one that country music fans will never forget." "Every artist on The Journey Tour attributes career success to the support of Canadian country music fans," says Brad Rempel of High Valley. "We'd be nowhere without them." Says Curtis Rempel, "We can't wait to celebrate with our Canadian fans. There will be more than a few front-row high fives." "I am doing what I love, and loving every minute of it," says newlywed Jess Moskaluke. "This has been the biggest year of my life, and I'm so excited to be joining The Journey Tour with Paul, High Valley, and fellow Saskies, those Hunter Brothers." Says J.J. Hunter, "All of The Journey Tour artists have a ton of mutual respect for each other, and a passion for our communities, and our country. We all love to use music to inspire, help people escape, and simply to have a great time. I just know this will translate loud and clear to the audiences we'll be seeing across Canada. We love our fans, and each other. This just feels like family. This will be a journey we'll never forget!" For ticketing information, please visit www.livenation.com. The Journey Tour 2019 artist photo and biography assets also available on the tour website. Please note there are a limited quantity of VIP ticket packages available in each market. The Journey Tour 2019 Dates January 25- Abbotsford, BC- Abbotsford Centre January 26- Penticton, BC- South Okanagan Events Centre January 28- Lethbridge, AB- ENMAX Centre January 29- Red Deer, AB- ENMAX Centrium at Westerner Park January 31- Calgary, AB- Scotiabank Saddledome February 1- Grande Prairie, AB- Revolution Place February 2- Edmonton, AB- Rogers Place February 3- Fort McMurray, AB- Nexen Field House# February 5- Regina, SK- Conexus Arts Centre February 7- Saskatoon, SK- SaskTel Centre February 8- Winnipeg, MB- Bell MTS Place February 9- Brandon, MB- Westoba Place# February 10- Dauphin, MB Credit Union Place# February 12- Thunder Bay, ON- Thunder Bay Community Auditorium* February 15- Peterborough, ON- Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) February 16- Ottawa, ON- The Arena at TD Place February 18- Toronto, ON- Queen Elizabeth Theatre February 19- Oshawa, ON- Tribute Communities Centre February 21- Kingston, ON- Leon's Centre February 22- St. Catharines, ON- Meridian Centre February 23- London, ON- Budweiser Gardens February 24- Sudbury, ON- Sudbury Arena #Album not included with ticket *Paul Brandt, Jess Moskaluke, and Hunter Brothers Only. About the artists on The Journey Tour 2019: Paul Brandt is the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history, the most played Canadian Country artist on Country Radio in history, and a member of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Two time CCMA Duo or Group of the Year High Valley are enjoying the biggest success of their career with a #1 Single in Canada and a Top 10 hit in the U.S. to go along with 5 gold singles and a gold certified album. JUNO Award winner Jess Mosklaluke is the 3 time CCMA Female artist of the year and is tied for the most nominations this year with 6, including the Apple Music Fans' Choice Award. Hunter Brothers, when not working on the family farm, racking up millions of views on Facebook, or releasing hit singles like the recent top ten smash "Those Were The Nights", are enjoying their 3 nominations this year at the 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards. 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Polish students designed a 'smart sensor' dressing which tells doctors how well a wound is healing Lab technician holds the SmartHEAL bandage, a device that can monitor how a wound is healing without removing the dressing. - Copyright Reuters By Reuters • Updated: 29/11/2022 Three students from Poland have been awarded this year's prestigious James Dyson Award for design for developing a smart sensor for dressings which indicates how well a patient's wound is healing. The SmartHEAL device is a dressing that monitors the condition of chronic wounds and can detect infection without being removed and disrupting the tissue. "Every time you take off the band-aid dressing, you're introducing new pathogens, you risk infections, you disrupt the tissue, slowing the healing process and most importantly, it's very uncomfortable for the patients. It's painful," explained Tomasz Raczynski, one of three PhD students from the Warsaw University of Technology behind the invention. "With SmartHeal you can see beneath the dressing without taking it off," he added. SmartHEAL provides doctors and patients with a key piece of data - the pH level of a wound - that can tell them how a wound is healing. This simple blood test can detect different cancers before symptoms appear The team says that when they heard about the link between the pH of a wound and the healing process, they realised they could solve a problem that affects around 2 per cent of people in developed countries, according to the US' National Center for Biotechnology Information. "Our invention is based on a pH sensor that is integrated within the plaster and this pH sensor allows us to check the state of the chronic wound and informs the user whether he's supposed to change the dressing or keep the dressing on the wound," Dominik Baraniecki, another member of the team, told Reuters. Anxious about mammograms? This device may help you self-check for breast cancer Each dressing has an electronic pH monitor printed on fabric and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) antenna which can communicate with a mobile phone or tablet placed near it. The team say the system they have built can be mass produced with current textile industry processes at a cost of just a few cents each. "The best part of all of it is that even with our prototypes, we are using the same manufacturing technology that is used in the textile industry, in mass producing," Piotr Walter, an electrochemist and one of its creators, said. Unlike wounds that heal at a normal rate, chronic wounds need to be kept covered which makes it difficult to ascertain if they need attention without disturbing it to examine its condition. The most common mistake in wound healing is changing the dressing too often, which can lead to severe illness or death, the team says. They plan to use the $35,000 (€33,751) prize money to begin clinical trials and hope to complete the certification process in time to start selling SmartHEAL dressings in 2025. For more on this story, watch the video in the media player above. Video editor • Aisling Ní Chúláin MEDICAL RESEARCH HEALTH AID HEALTHCARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION MEDICAL SCIENCES COVID, flu and RSV: How to prepare for this winter's triple threat New 3D probe can help doctors better repair babies' hearts What to know about the radioactive capsule missing in Australia

These product failures represent a misunderstanding about branding. Companies do not brand their products; customers do. A brand is a company's reputation. Just like individuals cannot really create their own reputation, neither can companies. All the above products failed because the companies misunderstood their brand. No one wants to buy food from a toothpaste company. Brands evolve over time and sometimes outlive the founding company. One famous example of branding evolution is Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), which started as a sporting goods store in 1892. Founded by David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch, A&F earned the moniker of "The Greatest Sporting Goods Store in the World" in 1939. Part of their success was that they were known for offering high-quality products, which also implied high morals. In 1977 A&F declared bankruptcy. Clothing retailer The Limited purchased the rights to the A&F name and brand in 1988. By 1996, A&F became a hip and chic teenage clothing juggernaut. This product shift succeeded because the high quality of the products did not change and teenagers' parents and grandparents already trusted the brand. Clever marketing utilized vintage A&F iconography to cement their reputation for quality in the minds of consumers. This evolution of A&F illustrates the importance of innovating to meet new trends. In a digital environment, branding represents one of the few ways companies can stand out from the crowd. Branding represents more than just a logo and a fetching color scheme. When a company creates a brand, they are announcing to the world their values and purpose. Logos visually represent the promises and reputation of the company. Reputation matters above all else and, once established, a successful brand becomes a company's most valuable asset. Branding creates new business. When people discover a new product, they like to show it off. How can they boast about their great find if they cannot remember the brand? Word of mouth referrals are possible only when your brand delivers a memorable experience. Companies succeed at branding if they understand the needs and wants of their target market over time. For example, consider the modern Abercrombie & Fitch. They dominated teen culture for almost two decades. But A&F failed to foresee a change in taste with the teenagers coming to age in the mid-2000s. A&F became a victim of its own success and overly relied on outdated clothing tastes. Teenagers in the mid-2000s heralded the beginning of a continuing trend in retail. Instead of seeking out the "cool" factor, consumers started valuing "inclusivity". Clothes covered in oversized logos went out of fashion. Young adults and teenagers, A&F's target demographic, wanted to wear clothing from retailers who embraced body diversity and fostered a sense of inclusivity and belonging. Since A&F did not adapt to these new buying behaviors, they continued to push previously "chic" styles on a shrinking consumer base. Some unfortunate comments regarding body size diversity by the former CEO caused significant damage to the brand's reputation. Especially when these comments went viral on the internet thanks to social sharing. While A&F eventually adapted to modern tastes, the brand has a long way to go before it regains the trust and buying power of its target market. A brand only remains relevant if it can address consumers' needs without insulting their values. Products have life cycle. Brands have history and convey uniform quality, credibility, and experience. Successful brands create value, so much so that many companies put their brand value on the balance sheet. Customers stay loyal to brands, not companies. Global marketing research consistently reveals that consumers' perceptions about brands often include "brand image", namely non-functional qualities known as "brand personality". This is why consumers often refer to brands with adjectival descriptors. Understanding your brand personality is key to sustaining longevity. There are five brand personalities, according to David Aaker, Professor Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. Which group does your target market fall within? A brand represents the company's contract with the consumer. In all likelihood, a strong and successful brand will outlive the original company. Abercrombie & Fitch achieved success twice, as a sporting goods store and a clothing retailer due to consistent high quality. Legacy brands still exist because of strong branding and customer loyalty. Is your brand strong enough to survive? Does your brand convey the uniqueness of what you offer and why it is important? Does it reflect the brand promises you are making to your target and internal audience?

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As a life-long learner, CALCON 2016 was an exciting opportunity to not just learn new ideas but also hone my skills in previous interests. After three days of conferences, classes, and networking, my important takeaway was "it's all about communication in all its forms". This is the foundation on which we build everything else. The class about "weeding without tears" was a good example of this insight. Examples were given of library supervisors not taking the time to communicate to a concerned volunteer who discovers piles of discarded library materials that lead to a huge maelstrom of bad press, protests and in extreme cases, the dismissal of staff and directors. Be pro-active and use these teaching moments to educate the stakeholders and citizenry in the purpose of weeding. It is a major tool in good collection development and a librarian's job. A concerned patron has the right to ask about the reduction and disposal of library materials, and our profession should welcome inquiries and not be dismissive. Make sure the concerned citizen knows they have been heard. That they have been listened to! Other classes I attended reinforced this idea of communication as the key. The "finding the funding" class explained that before asking for money, the library should have previously developed a relationship through good communication with the donor organization. Listening to understand each other's missions and how well they match comes before communicating needs and mutual goals. Reaching out to each other also to communicate our needs and aspirations can result in greater successes. Inter- Library Loan is a wonderful example of sharing materials, but libraries can also share ideas, as well as unique resources such as a book- bike mobile. Some pool their money to create large author events as an example. The author event class displayed how communication among library institutions can benefit the patrons as well. Securing a bestselling author may be too pricey for a smaller library or library district but is easily within reach when combined with a neighboring library's resources. And again, communication is key. Not only in the set- up and planning with your own patrons but the scheduling and moving the author from city to city in a timely manner that works for everyone. One library was able to allow their patrons to vote on which author to bring for their public event. A choice of three authors offered by the publisher to the library met their patrons' interest and library budget requirements. A simple community communication through paper ballot allowed the patrons to have some say, a vote, and some buy in on what their library would present. In this example, library programing was directly designed through listening to the collective voice of the patrons. The same words used may conjure different concepts based on our unique individual experiences. The choice of media for the communication can be an obstacle. Some may feel comfortable in speaking in front of a room full of people, some are better suited to write down concise plans and thoughts, yet we all need to hone both these skills to be effective information professionals. Often we believe we have reached our audience only to find that our intent was totally misunderstood when clarifying questions were asked. Communication essential to our profession includes a strong emphasis on listening skills. The ALA Turn Outward campaign gives all libraries the tools to step up and begin conversations and community communication. The tool kit is very useful in training reluctant librarians to step out of their comfort zone and approach their future programming from the library user's point of view. CALCON 2016 offered many opportunities to practice my own networking skills with co-workers and new colleagues. This was a worthwhile workshop experience all on its own. Visiting with vendors, sharing information such as the location of the morning coffee cart, lunching with new people forced introverts such as myself to practice these all important intercommunication skills. What have I learned? This CALCON experience confirmed for me that the days of the quiet shy librarian in the back room comfortably surrounded by her library materials is no more. The collection, though still important, is not our profession's primary concern. Our primary focus is the people with whom we come in contact and their information needs. Librarians today must think on their feet and communicate effectively with their co-workers, other library professionals, and the library stakeholders and patrons. As a MLIS grad student concerned about developing career skills for the information field, I believe communication skills should be the number one competency necessary for our profession. Not just speaking skills, but listening respectfully to each other and truly understanding the message sent is essential to all our activities. Our inputs must be based on comprehension, in order for our outcomes to be successful. We must get the first step correct. Listen.

Replace HVAC Before Selling Home | Arizona Refrigeration Service Inc. If you plan to sell your home, you need to understand what buyers might look at. Apart from a home's roof, an HVAC system is often the most important single component inside of your home. If your HVAC system is old or malfunctioning, this may hinder the sale of your home. Yet with HVAC systems potentially costing tens of thousands of dollars, is a replacement really worth the investment? A standard HVAC system should last about 20 years, but many components still work at around 30 years or more. This really depends on the area your home is in, how often you've used the HVAC system, and whether the HVAC has had proper maintenance. The older your HVAC system is, the less value it will have to a prospective buyer. If your HVAC system is 20 years old but still works perfectly fine, then a buyer may simply calculate a replacement in their future costs. If your HVAC system is 30 years old and leaking, on the other hand, your HVAC system likely uses an outdated refrigerant that's difficult to purchase and will need replacement soon. Many buyers won't want to buy a home that has this type of issue. Can You Repair Your HVAC System? If many homes in your area are older, they often also have older HVAC systems. Buyers may not look for the newest possible system but may instead just look for a system that works. Providing maintenance records and making sure the system is currently in good repair can help. You can also augment your system with some affordable upgrades. A 15-year-old HVAC system can look much newer by introducing something like a smart thermostat. This provides a lot of benefit at a low cost to you. How Much Room Do You Have in Your Home's Value? Is your home worth $200,000 with an old HVAC system? While installing a new HVAC system can cost up to $20,000, will this new system increase the value of your home by $20,000? This depends on the room that your home has to grow. In a neighborhood where other homes have sold for $250,000 or more, you can likely expect that investing more in an HVAC system will increase the value of your property. But if your home is in a neighborhood where the other homes are $180,000 or less, nothing you do may increase your price substantially beyond $200,000. If a $20,000 HVAC system only increases your listing price by $10,000, then you really don't gain any money. You only lose it. See if your home can sell at the current listed price before you make any improvements. That being said, if you still struggle to sell your home, you may need to reevaluate. If your HVAC system holds you back from selling your home, replacing it is better. HVAC systems that use outdated refrigerant, don't function at all, or are more than 30 years old will concern a lot of buyers. This isn't just a matter of selling your house for more but a matter of selling your house at all. If your HVAC system doesn't you back that substantially, you may be better to repair it. Buyers may understand that they will need to replace the HVAC system shortly and will factor that into their cost calculations. Your real estate agent can give you more information about how other homes in your area compare. However, you should start out with a thorough consultation regarding your existing system so you know whether your system should have repairs instead of a replacement. Whatever your choice, contact Arizona Refrigeration Service Inc. to schedule an appointment today at 602-244-9900.

It's been written elsewhere about the things you should and should not do when preparing for your deposition. Simply understanding what a deposition is and the role of the witness is critical. But the next layer of deposition preparation geared specifically toward your case is implementing strategies for answering all question types. Listen CAREFULLY to the Question That is Asked. Answer ONLY the Question That is Asked (and NO MORE). Here's why: When the deponent starts to meander past the question ask and embellish, argue, attempt to persuade, or simply add their own "color commentary" things start to happen. At best, such wandering "off script" creates fertile ground for what could be devastating follow up questions the questioning lawyer did not think to ask. At worst, you could get caught straining the truth or raise questions as to whether your answer is truthful at all. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in what was called a rookie mistake over at Above the Law, did just that. Whether Sessions lied not is not my point. His wandering off into new territory in his senate confirmation hearing when asked a question by Sen. Al Franken is now being scrutinized for reasons that were entirely avoidable. Essentially, AG Sessions was asked if he learned that members of the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian Government, "…what will you do?" It was a simple question: What will you do? Sessions didn't even answer the question asked. In what is his "answer" (if you can even call it that), Sessions appears to address an entirely different issue, stating to Sen. Franken essentially: a) I'm was a member of the Trump campaign (not asked!), and b) "I did not have communications with the Russians" (also not asked!).

I'm gonna start sending invitations out this week to get people to sign up. We got a good start here, thanks to everyone for helping me get this started. From what I understand most of the people this forum is intended for have no forum experience. So I expect a lot of questions. If you know anyone that you would like to sign up here, please send them the link. We're not exclusive.

Ausmus Out, Gardenhire In: Tigers' Quest for AL Pennant Sports September 24, 2015November 11, 2015 Tony Saucedo Out with the new… Attention, students! Are you looking for a quiet place to study? Go to Comerica Park during a game—nobody will be there to bother you! Attendance at the stadium has become nonexistent because the Detroit Tigers currently are in dead last. This means no playoff baseball in the Motor City this fall, which for Detroiters is like skipping out on Christmas. In short, the 2015 campaign was one of high hopes and great disappointments. Before the start of the season, they were predicted to win their division again and even go on to make a pennant run. They are not anywhere near that. Going into 2015, experts speculated that the primary concern would be the bullpen. Ironically enough, the bullpen did just fine during the first two months of the season. It was the offense that struggled. And when the offense did well, the pitching botched. All the while, there was minimal leadership by the reigning coaching staff. The selling of superstar players and sporadic injuries also contributed to this year's underperformance. All in all, nobody could have predicted this mess given the talent of this roster from top to bottom. Because of all this, the team's executives are determined to clean the slate for next year. It is time to move on. Current manager Brad Ausmus took a team with the fifth highest payroll in the league from first place to last place in a matter of months. The best candidate to lead the Tigers to victory in 2016 is experienced manager Ron Gardenhire. Ron Gardenhire is currently on the job hunt. Although he has not yet won a World Series, he boasts a winning percentage above .500 and an American League Manager of the Year Award with the Minnesota Twins, leading the team to a division title. He was runner up of the Manager of the Year Award five other times. During his rookie season in managing, he finished third in voting. And finally, he has won his division six times. In short, he is a winner. And a winner is just what the Tigers need. Ron has a hard-nosed, fiery reputation that will give the Tigers the boost they need to persevere. Ausmus was not that type of manager. His style of managing may work elsewhere, but not with this team. Numerous reports have pointed to the firing of Coach Brad Ausmus after this season ends. Other reports show player support and a potential return. Regardless of what you may think, his hiring back in 2013 brought a wide range of both skepticism and optimism. Some felt that a fresh Dartmouth graduate was the right move for the franchise. He even came in with most of Leyland's experienced coaching staff. With all of these guides, a high powered offense led by Miguel Cabrera, and a pitching staff that included David Price, Justin Verlander, and Anibal Sanchez, somehow the team managed to go from World Series conquest to now a world of woes. As manager, Gardenhire will give the Tigers the best chance to win the division title and lead them back into the World Series hunt. This offseason, Detroit must look to make offseason moves that will help bring better and more experienced arms to the bullpen. This past year, the Tigers traded closer Joakim Soria and also lost veteran closer Joe Nathan due to injury. Pitching will be the second biggest hole to fill this offseason, the first being coaching. Here's my bottom line: Ausmus did not turn out to be the successful manager we all thought he could be, and Ron Gardenhire is our solution. ausmus, Detroit, gardenhire, Tigers About Tony Saucedo Tony is a Sophomore. He can be reached at [email protected]. View all posts by Tony Saucedo → On UM's New Alcohol Policy What The Bachelor Got Right

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Welcome to the private practice lesson plans. Over the forthcoming weeks we will be bringing you a full set of structured driving lesson plans to help you with your private practice. Please be sure to read the private practice tips first. Check it is clear before you open your door and make sure the door is shut properly when you get in before starting a journey. Be careful on a windy day when opening your door as it can easily fly open with the force of the wind. Slide your seat to enable you to reach the foot pedals, making sure you can press the clutch pedal all the way down with your left foot. To ensure you can maintain control of the car, drive wearing sensible footwear. Seat will slide back and forward. Make sure it locks into place (you can sometimes raise seat if needed). Alter seat if needed to enable you to reach steering wheel, adjust your rake (angle of seat) for comfort. The head restraint should be adjusted so the rigid part of the head restraint is at least at eye level or top of the ears and as close to the back of the head as is comfortable. (Some restraints might not be adjustable). Wearing your seatbelt is a legal requirement and will protect you in an accident (make sure there are no twists and all passengers wear theirs).The driver is also legally responsible for passengers under 14 years old. Finally, once in position, adjust your interior mirror and your door mirrors to give you the best view to the rear and sides. Adjust your interior mirror by using the outer rim (to avoid fingerprints on mirror) to give the best view directly behind, in slight favour of the driver's side. Adjust your left and right (exterior) hand mirrors to enable you to see from the rear and sides - you should have part of the side of your car in view. To move off safely, you must do so without creating a hazard to other road users, therefore when moving off you must avoid causing anyone to change their speed or direction because of your actions. It is safer to move off from the left as we drive on the left hand side of the road therefore you won't have to cut across oncoming traffic. On your driving test you may be required to pull up somewhere convenient on your left, possibly several times, and move off again when clear, moving off safely and in full control of your vehicle. You will need to ensure you stop somewhere safe, legal and convenient. On your driving test you may be required to pull over and park on the left, possibly several times As you are changing speed and direction then you should follow the Mirrors Signal Manoeuvre (M-S-M) routine (as shown on the diagram below). Do not park where you will create a hazard to other road users i.e. on or near a bend, a brow of a hill, too close to junctions etc. Be aware of traffic possibly following closely behind. Check your mirrors well before commencing manoeuvre to assess distance and speed of any following traffic. After you have picked a suitable place to stop and mirrors have been checked apply a left signal if anyone behind or ahead would benefit. There would be no harm in signalling every time. Cancel signal when parked. Steer closer to the kerb where possible to help following traffic pass. Gently brake until almost at a stop - apply clutch and steer closer to the kerb, aiming to be approximately 6 inches away. Keep driveways clear etc. and then brake to a complete stop - keep clutch and brake pedal applied. Select handbrake and neutral, then you can rest your feet. If signal is still on - cancel. This will mainly be when you are leaving a main road to turn into a road on your left. To do so you should follow the M-S-M routine. When turning left you will have priority over traffic turning right off the main road (priority over the blue car as shown in the diagram) as they will be cutting across your path. Checking the interior first will give the best view of approaching traffic and an idea of their speed. Check left/nearside mirror next to be aware of any traffic that may be about to pass on the left as you slow down to take turn, mainly cyclists/motorbikes. Signal in good time but not too early which may confuse other road users (they may think you are pulling up on the left). There would be no need to change from your normal driving position unless there are obstructions (parked cars) or if you are turning into a narrow road or entrance. For sharp turn you would need to move closer to the centre of the road. Slow down enough to take turn safely - most turns would be taken at approximately 15-20 mph (second gear should be selected for this speed). Bring clutch pedal up to avoid coasting to maintain control. Check into new road to assess how clear the junction is. Look out for parked cars or pedestrians who could easily be crossing the road. Be aware of any cyclists who may try passing you on the left. Pedestrians who have stepped onto the road have priority so be prepared to stop and allow them to cross if necessary! Look out for pedestrians and parked cars. If you are turning into the second side road do not signal until passing the first junction. Here, your view into the new road would be much clearer and it will be easier to maintain control of your car with less steering needed for the turn, therefore, you may not need to slow down as much as for a standard turn. If you have not needed to slow down much you can often take these turns in third gear. Oncoming traffic will have priority - you must not cut across them if to do so would cause them to change speed or direction. If you can walk across then you can drive across! Position just before your point of turn (marked with a + on the diagram below) when you need to stop for oncoming traffic or if the road you intend on turning into is blocked this will make it easier to turn in the correct position. Positioning to the centre of the road will often leave enough room for cars to pass on your left as well as confirm your intentions to turn. Do not cut the corner. Be prepared for the possibility of the other driver beckoning you on, most likely by flashing their headlights or waving you on. You must make sure it is safe to turn and they are beckoning you on and nobody else, especially where there are vehicles emerging onto the main road who they may be intended for. Interior first will give the best view of approaching traffic and an idea of their speed. Check right/offside mirror next to be aware of any vehicles that may be overtaking. Signal in good time to warn other road users of your intentions - you will be affecting people more due to needing to change position before turn and you may need to stop. Move over to the centre of the road where possible - this will not only confirm your intentions to turn right but on many roads will leave enough room for following traffic to pass on the left. Slow down enough to take turn safely or to stop smoothly if it's not clear to go due to oncoming traffic or if the road you are entering is blocked. Look out for oncoming traffic as they have priority, check into road you are entering to see if clear - possibly pedestrians may be crossing/the road may be blocked due to parked cars with emerging traffic. Turn nearside to nearside. This is where you would turn before oncoming traffic. If turning nearside to nearside you must do so without cutting the corner and be mindful of any other oncoming traffic, especially bikes. Look out for One Way signs. When turning right off main roads, when the road is wide enough you will often have filter lanes to use, which help to keep traffic flowing by allowing vehicles to pass on the left. Try to enter the filter lane as soon as you are clear of the chevron markings. Do not drive over the chevron markings unnecessarily. This will mainly be when you are leaving a minor road to join a main road to turn left, right or possibly needing to cross a main road ahead (at crossroads).Where the junction is not light controlled you will have either 'Give Way' markings or a Stop'sign. Look out for advance warning signs. Where there is a Give Way sign you must give way to traffic on the main road. If on approach you can clearly see it is safe to emerge then you can do so without stopping. (If in doubt, don't pull out!) Where there is a Stop sign, you must stop at the line. Interior/left if turning left - Interior/right for turning right. For a standard left keep to the left (follow kerb around to the left). If turning right, position to the centre of the road. Approach slowly enough to allow you to stop smoothly if it's not clear to go. If the give way is open enough that you can clearly see early on the approach that it is safe to emerge, generally approach in second gear. You will find that most T-junctions need to be approached very slowly to allow you enough time to check properly when clear to emerge, therefore you should select first gear. You must stop where a junction has a Stop sign. Look out for pedestrians who may be wanting to cross, check on the main road to your right - to your left and back again to your right to double check it's clear (look out for parked cars which may move off as you emerge. Cyclists and motorcyclists can be hard to spot. Keep re-assessing both ways if busy. To emerge safely you must do so where any traffic, including cyclists, are not forced to change speed or direction because of your actions. Be aware of any pedestrians crossing the road. If a driver flashes their headlights this may be an indication that they are willing to allow you to pull out, however the true meaning of flashing lights is 'a warning of presence', so make sure that they are not intended for someone else. If you are sure they are intended for you then make sure it is clear in all directions before merging. Check your mirrors and make progress by building up your speed suitable for the road and conditions. If you emerge onto a road that has obstructions (parked cars) then you may need to creep forward to improve your view. Lean forward in your seat and have your clutch just at or close to the biting point to control your speed. Be extra mindful of pedestrians crossing the road from behind the parked cars. If you emerge onto a road that has no Give Way markings or you have double broken lines all the way across the road you are leaving do not assume you are exiting a one-way and position yourself for a two-way road as on diagram. Try to get in the correct lane early for the exit you wish to take. Keep to the left for turning left and move over to the right for turning right as on diagram. Position where there will be enough room for traffic turninginto the road you are leaving. not to get unnecessarily close to parked cars (obstructions). You may need approach more slowly. Keeping to the left may lead to the back wheels running over the kerb. It is also possible you may swing out too much in the new road Move further to the centre of the road you are leaving. Steer left just before the Give Way / Stop lines to help avoid swinging too wide. Traffic on the main road will have priority as usual. The easiest way of working out priority over traffic opposite is to think of yourself when driving on a main road you have priority for the direction you are taking until cutting across trffic's path (turning right you need to give way to oncoming traffic). Therefore you should give way to traffic opposite when turning right as you will be cutting across their path. This diagram below is showing an example of following the road ahead. The yellow car has priority. No signal confirms you intend to go straight ahead. Slow down enough to check all roads. If in doubt don't pull out. Look right then left, back to your right and straight ahead. Traffic on the main road has priority as usual - check ahead for emerging traffic and see if it is clear to enter (pedestrians etc). Parked cars (obstructions) may block your view of approaching traffic on the main road which has priority over you. Drivers emerging opposite (blue car) could have a clear view so be aware that they may not pull out before you even when you have priority! Where possible you should try to get eye contact with the driver on the opposite side of the crossroads to try to work out their intentions. Where both you and the driver opposite intend on turning right no-one can assume priority as you are both doing the same thing. You need to work out the safest way of emerging. If you emerge onto the main road at the same time your options are to emerge nearside to nearside or offside to offside (see diagram below). As you are both doing the same thing then it will be equal priority therefore you will need to decide whether it is best to pass. (With the left side of your car passing the lest side of the other vehicle). Check which way the wheels are facing on the vehicle opposite to see if the driver has turned them to the right which would give an indication of their intention to emerge Nearside to Nearside as shown on the right hand side diagram. (Be careful the driver does not block your view of any traffic on main road.) Bikes in particular could be hidden from view. (With your right side of your car passing the right side of the other vehicle). This is normally a better option where the crossroads is staggered. Again you could look at the car opposite for an indication of their intentions as straight wheels would make it more likely the driver intends to emerge offside to offside. Never assume priority over another road if there are no road signs or markings. Another vehicle may expect you to give way to them, they may misjudge your speed, or not see you at all! Approach the crossroads with caution, being prepared to give way if necessary. Yellow criss-cross lines mark a box junction. The purpose is to keep traffic clear by preventing traffic stopping in the path of crossing traffic. You must not enter a box junction unless your exit road is clear. When turning right it is OK to enter the box when you are only prevented from turning by oncoming traffic. For emerging at light controlled junctions see Traffic Lights. As a general rule if the obstruction is on your side of the road oncoming vehicles have priority. As well as parked cars you may have road works, traffic calming measures, a skip etc. Any time that you continue with obstructions on your side then to do so you must not cause oncoming vehicles to change speed or direction. Be prepared to sacrifice priority when you are not sure if oncoming drivers are going to let you through (where the obstruction is on their near side). Try not to leave it too late when deciding on your course of action so that you do not find yourself coming to a sudden stop or proceeding too fast. Be prepared to "hang back" If you need to stop, aim to keep a reasonable clearance from the obstruction to help maintain a good view of the road ahead, this is referred to as a "hang back" or "hold on" position. You do not want to look like you are parking up (if you are too far to the left). Move off safely as soon as clear. M-S-M routine. Occasionally a blind spot check may be needed and you should consider a signal - applying if you think anyone will benefit. Check your mirrors well before changing speed or direction. Here you will be doing both - you will need to move over to the right to pass the red car which is parked up and as the obstruction is your side of the road you may need to stop. Consider a signal and indicate right if you think anyone will benefit. Your road position and speed will also confirm your intentions. Position - move over to the centre of the road where possible to approach. Speed - approach slowly enough to allow you to come to a smooth stop if necessary (if you are not sure there is enough room for both you and any oncoming traffic). Here the yellow car would need to give way to the blue car, as the obstruction (red car) is on its side of the road. There is a fine balance between making progress and being too hasty. On more main routes in particular you won't want to be stopping unnecessarily. Approach slowly enough to enable you to stop smoothly if necessary and be aware of not only car doors opening but pedestrians walking out from behind parked cars or vehicles emerging from side roads. Any time that you can't afford to give a car door's clearance because of oncoming traffic then - the closer you get to the parked cars (obstructions) the slower the speed. Slow down and assess the oncoming vehicle's speed and position to help judge their intentions, be more willing to hold back for oncoming traffic as you will be able to control the situation and not rely on other people. Be more willing to give way to traffic travelling up a hill, especially larger vehicles. Some people may flash their headlights as a sign they are willing for you to proceed. Judge their speed and position to confirm their intentions to let you through. The true meaning of flashing lightsis as "a warning of presence". So be sure of the other driver's intentions. The lights may not have been flashed for you or may have been flashed accidentally. To avoid any misunderstanding, and possible accident, do not use flashing lights to beckon people on. Do not commit too early to pass obstructions on bends in case you have oncoming traffic. To slow the traffic down in housing areas, schools and other built up areas where otherwise traffic may go too fast. They are also located where there is only room for one vehicle to pass at a time i.e. through a narrow tunnel or over a narrow bridge. Example:- if a child runs out in front of you! You will need quick reactions and good control of the car to stop promptly and safely. As this is an emergency then mirror checks will only delay your reactions therefore are not necessary - if you looked in your mirrors as often as you should then you would have an idea of following traffic anyway (i.e. mirrors checked for moving out when passing parked cars). On a wet road it may take up to twice the braking distance to stop and much more on snow and ice. A good driver should not need to carry out too many emergency stops. If you look out for warning signs where pedestrians / children are more likely to be around then you are less likely to get caught out. 30mph may be the maximum in many built up areas but judge every road accordingly. Are you driving at an appropriate speed? If you hit a child at 40mph there is an 80% chance you will kill that child. 4 out of 5 will be killed. If you hit a child at 30mph there is an 80% chance the child will live but may be left with serious injuries. 4 out of 5 will live. If you hit a child at 20mph there is a likelihood of less serious injuries. It is recommended that you practise stopping your car promptly under control, so that you know how to react if you ever had to stop your vehicle in an emergency situation for real. You may be asked to carry out a simulated emergency stop (controlled stop) on your driving test. Approximately one in three tests will include this exercise. Your examiner will ask you to pull over somewhere convenient and then warn you in advance that you will be given a signal for when you are to stop the car as if in an emergency situation. You will need quick reactions when you get the signal - take your right foot off the accelerator pedal (gas) and apply foot brake firmly and progressively, then after a slight pause apply the clutch pedal with your left foot. Don't slam on the brake as this may lock up your wheels which would then cause the car to skid. Also try not to put the clutch down too soon, in order to allow the engine (whilst in gear) to assist with the braking, so you can stop sooner and are less likely to skid. As the weight will be thrown forward when you brake keep both hands firmly on the steering wheel to maintain control - take a deep breath when you have stopped, apply the hand brake and select neutral. If it is your very first attempt it is a good idea to practise whilst your car is still stationary (a dry run!). This can help you get used to pivoting from the accelerator (gas) pedal to the brake pedal with your right foot and applying the clutch with your left foot before trying it on the move. A dry run will increase the likelihood of early success. When you have stopped the car in an emergency you may be positioned more to the centre of the road, possibly to pass parked cars, therefore to check all areas that it is safe to move off again you will need to check over your left shoulder (blind spot), check all mirrors and over your right shoulder before moving off. Anti-lock breaking systems - most modern cars have ABS brakes - these have a sensor control which releases the brake and immediately applies it again, therefore preventing the wheels from locking. If the wheels have locked up (your car has been put into a skid) you need to release the footbrake and re-apply brake not so harshly - apply firmly and progressively. What if your back end swings to one side? Steering or braking too harshly on a bend could lead to loss of control, with the back end of your car swinging out. This could happen where you failed to slow down enough before a turn and may possibly be in the wrong gear! How to correct: Ease off the accelerator and steer into the skid as on the diagram - if your back end swings out on the right, then turn your wheel to the right which will help straighten up your car. Look out for hazardous road conditions. Adjust your speed to suit the road conditions - you may need to pump the brakes on a poor surface. Make sure your speed isn't too fast to enable you to drive around any bends under control, the sharper the bend the slower you should approach making sure you select the appropriate gear for the spped, if you can drive into the bend, this will give you extra grip on the road. Try not to leave braking until too late, braking too much on a bend can result in losing control of your vehicle. Used where the road changes direction sharply enough to create a hazard or to reinforce a bend warning sign where stronger emphasis is needed. When a vehicle is ahead passes a stationary object (here the warning sign) keep 2 seconds apart. "Only a fool would brake the two econd rule" - if you have time to say this before you pass the same object then you will be at a safe distance. You will need to increase this in poor weather. The vast majority of accidents will be down to THE DRIVER of the vehicle - some of the main reasons could be put down to either inexperience, being distracted, being unfit to drive or simply driving irresponsibly. The driver will be responsible for keeping the vehicle maintained - fit to be on the road. THE VEHICLE should be checked regularly - see "Show Me, Tell Me" which shows how to check things such as oil level, minimum tyre tread (1.6mm) etc. It is also important to keep the windscreen, windows and lights clean to ensure the car is safe to drive. ROAD CONDITIONS - The driver should take into account the road conditions - this could mean wet or icy surfaces. This topic will explain the main rules and considerations for dealing with pedestrian crossings. The main focus is on two types of crossings - Zebra Crossings and Pelican Crossings (the main signal controlled crossing). All crossings - look out for any warning signs for crossings ahead. Anticipate pedestrian crossings being present near shops and schools and in built up areas. You can identify a Zebra Crossing by the flashing yellow beacons and the black and white markings. You must stop for any pedestrians who step out to cross, therefore you should approach slowly enough to stop smoothly where pedestrians are waiting at the crossing or are so close that they could reach the crossing before you. Pedestrians on the crossing have priority. The main type of signal controlled crossing is the Pelican Crossing. When pedestrians press the button the lights will change in a set cycle. Puffin Crossings have electronic devices which automatically detect pedestrians who are on the crossing - these reduce delays in traffic flow. Toucan Crossings are shared by pedestrians and cyclists. There is often an advanced stop line to allow cyclists to position ahead of traffic. To drive responsibly you should be constantly observing what is happening around you in order to respond safely to other road users. As well as checking ahead you should be looking frequently in your mirrors to be aware of what is going on behind you and to your sides. When you are aware of a hazard (anything that may cause you to change speed or direction) you should follow the Mirrors-Signal-Manoeuvre routine. What if a pedestrian steps out into the road? What if a driver emerges without looking? Be prepared for people making mistakes (pedestrians and drivers). Be particularly mindful in built up areas and try not to focus too much attention on one hazard as you are likely to have several potential hazards. Keeping a safe following distance will help give you more reaction time - especially helpful when a vehicle ahead fails to give adequate notice of their intentions (i.e. park, turn etc.) and makes it less likely you will accidentally block junctions or crossings if traffic comes to a stop. Often when you have road works. The road will either narrow, you may have workmen with a stop and go sign or there will be temporary lights. As they are only temporary you will not have a solid white line - look for the red sign for where to stop. Traffic lights will change frequently to keep the traffic flowing. You should follow the M-S-M routine on approach and try to anticipate what colour the lights are likely to show by the time you get to them. Pay attention to lane markings to ensure you get in the correct lane in good time for the direction you wish to take. You should also keep your speed down on approach and not be tempted to speed up hoping to beat them. When you stop behind traffic queues be careful that you don't block junctions. Some traffic lights have green filter arrows which will give you priority if you are following the direction the arrow is facing, even when the main lights are red. You will need to make sure you are in the correct lane early for the direction you are taking. You have the priority to turn right. (You will need to stop if going ahead or turning left). You have priority to go ahead or turn left. (You will need to stop at the line if turning right). Circular signs give orders - where there is a red circle around a speed limit, this is the maximum legal speed allowed. On main roads 30mph is safe whilst clear of hazards and when you do not have poor weather conditions. Minor roads, which are the majority, are 30mph zones are more likely to be unsafe to drive at the maximum! Take into account conditions on each individual road. The quieter the road, the more likely you are to encounter hazards such as parked cars, pedestrians including children possibly at play. Take extra care when passing schools, shops etc. Speed bumps are designed to slow the traffic down in areas where traffic may otherwise drive too fast. Traffic calming measures are designed to slow traffic down. A speed limit with a blue background will be the minimum safe speed allowed (if clear). Rectangular signs inform - this sign is a recommended speed - not an order. (However it may not be safe to continue at the maximum speed that applied to the road you are on). When the vehicle ahead passes a stationary object (here the warning sign) keep 2 seconds apart. "Only a fool would break the 2 second rule" If you have time to say this before you pass the same object then you will be at a safe distance. You will need to increase this in poor weather. Keeping a safe distance will not only ensure a safe stopping distance if needed, but will give you a clearer view of the road ahead - making it easier to identify hazards. National speed limit applies Single lane = 60mph - maximum speed (but not a target!) Dual carriageway = 70mph - maximum speed (but not a target!) Note: To be classed as a dual carriageway there would need to be a central reservation/barrier otherwise the 60mph maximum would apply. (Where you have two lanes but no central reservation/barrier - this is normally to give priority to traffic going uphill and will turn back into a single lane road so make sure if you are overtaking you have enough time to do so before the road turns back into single lane). You will have the new limit sign on both sides of the road you are on or you are entering. If you have a speed limit sign on just one side of the road - this is normally smaller and a reminder of the existing speed limit of the road you are on. You must make sure when the speed limit reduces i.e. coming out of a national speed limit road which may turn to 30mph limit that you are not going over 30mph when you pass the sign. You must also make sure where speed limit increases that you wait until you pass the sign before speeding up. Note: After travelling on a fast road you would need to keep an eye on your speed, as it is easier to be travelling faster than you think you are 6 penalty points in the first 2 years of passing your test will result in needing to re-take both the theory and practical tests. Even when national speed limit roads are clear it is not always safe or appropriate to drive at the maximum speed - a very high percentage of all road fatalities occur on country roads. It will only be safe to travel at the maximum speed when you have a clear stretch of road. These roads often have sharp bends - could be narrow and sometimes hilly. The roads are often not lit and have no pavements and it is likely you may come across pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders etc. National speed limits are normally in rural areas therefore farm vehicles and animals are more likely to be present. Take extra care overtaking and watch your speed and position around the bends. Check your mirrors well before slowing down - the sharper the bend the slower the speed (your speed should be at the lowest before you turn and you will often need a low gear). Keeping on the gas to maintain speed around the bend will help maintain control and position as the wheels will grip the road as you do so. Position to the centre of your lane, but do not move over too close to the centre of the road which could put you too close to oncoming traffic who may take the bend wide. Can I see the full picture? How sharp is the bend? Am I in the correct road position? Am I at a safe speed/gear? Could I stop if necessary? Position to the left of your lane to improve your view but do not let a clearer view tempt you to take the bend too fast. Overtaking can put you on collision course with an oncoming vehicle so as a result is one of the major causes of accidents, therefore it makes sense to be very careful when deciding to overtake. Q: Why is the vehicle you would like to pass going so slow in the first place? A: Maybe there is a hazard ahead - they may intend to turn off or park. Q: Are you going to gain much? A: There would be no point in overtaking someone if you are about to turn off shortly afterwards or that to do so will only be leaving you behind a queue of other slow moving traffic. Q: Is it legal? A: Make sure overtaking does not cause you to go over the legal speed limit. Make sure you do not cross solid white lines (unless what you are passing is travelling less than 10mph). Do not overtake where you have a no overtaking sign! Q: Is it safe? A: You will need to see a clear stretch of road ahead for oncoming traffic and be aware of any hazards, therefore do not overtake on or approaching a bend, on the brow of a hill, where road narrows ahead etc., do not overtake where you have hazards such as junctions, pedestrian crossings, traffic lights etc. Example of how to get caught out! Following a slow moving vehicle you may be able to see a clear stretch of road ahead and see there is no oncoming traffic in sight, therefore decide to overtake.You may not have spotted or taken into account the warning sign for a junction on the left. There may be a vehicle emerging out of the junction turning right, who may well have time to pull out before the slow moving vehicle. This would put you both on a collision course! There will become times when it is necessary to overtake slow moving vehicles as following traffic will want to make progress and if you are too cautious you will make the situation more hazardous as vehicles behind will then need to overtake both you and the vehicle ahead. You should follow the M-S-M routine possibly several times as explained below. Mirrors- always assess the speed and position of traffic behind (someone could easily be about to overtake you). You will need to check the interior mirror and right hand door mirror. Signal- at this stage because you are only preparing to overtake do not apply signal until ready. Position- be close enough to the vehicle you wish to overtake whilst allowing enough room to get a good view of the road ahead. Speed- keep to the same speed as the vehicle ahead and consider changing down a gear for extra power to help pass briskly when you get a chance. Look- asses the whole situation. As the situation can change you may need to keep following the above routine until you are 100% happy it is safe to overtake. If you are overtaking a cyclist give them plenty of room and where you are approaching horse riders slow down well in advance passing by without frightening the horses. Mirrors- re-assess the situation behind as well as interior and right door mirrors as you are about to overtake have a quick check for any blind spots (in case someone is in the process of overtaking you). Signal- always apply signal when ready to overtake as this will help drivers behind, the person you are overtaking and any drivers coming towards you. Manoeuvre- pull out on a smooth line overtaking as quickly as you can so that you can get back onto the correct side of the road as early as possible. Checking mirrors to make sure you are clear of the vehicle you are overtaking so that you do not cut them up. For overtaking on dual carriageways / motorways view "Dual Carriageways" as there are slight differences overtaking on multi-lane roads compared to single lane roads. This diagram shows the problem of having two busy roads meeting without the presence of a roundabout. The red car is finding it difficult to turn into the road on its right. (This may also lead to holding up traffic behind).Cars emerging on to the main road will also find it difficult to make progress when the road is busy. This diagram shows the benefit of having a roundabout. Now the roundabout rules apply people only need to give way to the right allowing traffic to flow much more freely. The red car that was finding it difficult before can now go around the roundabout to turn right. The yellow car will now find it easier to emerge as the vehicles on the right will be blocked by traffic crossing their path. The following diagrams show various roundabouts which will help explain how to deal with them and which lane to take. Use the left lane as it is your first exit, signal left on approach. Signal right on approach and use the right hand lane and stay on the inside of the roundabout until you pass the last exit that is just before your turn (Exit 2 on diagram). Check mirrors and signal left to confirm your intentions to exit the roundabout. On a standard roundabout (as blue car on diagram) you should use the left lane and stay on the outside of the roundabout. No signal will be required on approach as it is the second exit you require, check your mirrors and apply a left signal as you pass Exit 1. Approach on the right and stay on the inside of the roundabout until you pass the first exit, then apply the M-S-M routine for leaving the roundabout (giving a left signal). If you are following the road ahead on a main route (eg dual carriageway) you can often go ahead in either lane. If you approach on the left then you should stay to the left in new road, if you take the right hand lane on approach stay on the inside of the roundabout and exit in the right hand lane in new road. Approach on the left and stay on the outside of the roundabout. As the exit you are taking (blue car) is your first then you can indicate left on approach to confirm your intentions. If you are turning right (yellow car) use the right hand lane and stay on the inside of the roundabout until you pass the first exit. Then check your mirrors and apply a left signal. Although traffic can come all the way around the roundabout from Exit 1 (ahead) you will mainly have traffic to give way to only coming out of one exit - Exit 2 that intends to turn right therefore the majority of the time they will need to approach in their right hand lane, the traffic approaching on their left should be turning left and if so you will not need to give way. If the lane markings show that you can use either labe following the road ahead: If you approach on the left then you should stay to the left in new road, if you take the right hand lane on approach stay on the inside of the roundabout and exit in the right hand lane in new road. On this roundabout the road markings show that the left hand lane should only be used for turning left. This will normally be where the left exit is more of a main route (i.e. city centre route or leading to a motorway). As the markings show - you will need to use the right hand lane to follow the road ahead. Keep to the inside of the roundabout until passing the first exit. Be extra careful until passing the first exit and as you exit in case other vehicles have followed the road ahead in the left lane, which is the case on most roundabouts. Here you will be able to follow the road ahead in either lane. If you approach in the left hand lane stay on the outside of the roundabout and keep to the left on your exit. If you have three or more lanes - look for road markings for most appropriate lane to use. Take opportunities to make progress when traffic to your right will be blocked - here the yellow car can emerge as the traffic opposite, which is going ahead at the roundabout, is blocking the traffic to the right. On this example the yellow car can take the opportunity to make progress when the blue car turning right blocks the traffic. When the roundabout is big enough to allow enough room - if you are turning left (yellow car) and you can see traffic intends to turn right then you will not cause them to change speed or direction as you will be on the outside of the roundabout and they would be on the inside. When vehicles are coming around the roundabout and you have not seen which junction they emerged from, you will not know which exit they are taking so will need to give way to them. When dealing with a mini roundabout the rules are just the same as a standard roundabout where you need to give way to traffic crossing your path from the right.Because junctions are closer it is easy to give way to traffic you have priority over). Follow the M-S-M routine on approach. Sometimes mini roundabouts are hard to identify early:- look out for the sign. Here the yellow car has priority as traffic must give way to their right. When turning right ensure your signal is maintained (re-apply if it cancels) otherwise traffic may not give way to you. Drive around the centre circle (large vehicles may have no choice but to drive over it). When following the M-S-M routine on exit your left signal showing your intentions to leave roundabout will not always be important - apply if you have time. When turning right your steering will take priority. Look out for the sign where you have a dual carriageway ahead and be aware of a likely change in speed limit. Check your mirrors well before changing speed suitable for new road. Take a note of the speed limit that applies for dual carriageways and use the slip road (also known as an acceleration lane) to build up speed to that of the traffic on the dual carriageway to make it easier to join. If the dual carriageway is not particularly busy then most traffic will travel at the maximum speed - make use of your lower gears to build up speed quickly. Look for a gap in the traffic and move into the left hand lane applying the M-S-M routine (always apply a right signal in good time before emerging). Try not to look too far round over your shoulder when emerging as regular looks in the mirrors with perhaps a quick glance for blind spot will be enough to be sure it's safe to join the carriageway.You should aim to emerge without causing traffic on the carriageway to alter speed or direction. To turn left Where there is no slip road you would need to emerge as you would to turn left onto a major road - take into account the speed limit on the dual carriageway to help judge a safe gap as traffic may be approaching very fast (you must join where to do so would not cause them to change speed or direction). To turn right When joining a dual carriageway to take a right turn you will need to cross the first carriageway before you can join the carriageway you want. This is easiest where the central reservation is deep enough to have room to protect the full length of your vehicle to enable you to emerge from one carriageway at a time. Where there is not enough room you would need to be extra careful and turn right when both carriageways have a safe enough gap for you to drive across safely. Where there is a specific speed limit i.e. if it was a 70mph limit then if the road was clear and the weather conditions were good then that speed would be perfectly appropriate. Where the dual carriageway has a national speed limit the maximum speed wil be 70mph but the road may not be safe to drive at the maximum due to bends etc. so judge your speed accordingly. Keep a safe following distance by applying the two second rule:- "Only a fool would break the two second rule". Increase this in poor weather. You should normally stay in the left hand lane for overtaking, allowing traffic to join carriageway or turning right. To make good progress you should overtake slow moving traffic when you are sure you can do so safely. Mirrors - always assess the speed and position of traffic behind (someone could easily be about to overtake you). You will need to check the interior mirror and the right hand/offside door mirror. Signal - at this stage because we are only preparing to overtake do not apply signal. Position - keep well back (apply the two second rule for a safe following distance). This will allow the vehicle in front to see you as well as keeping a safe distance. Speed - keep to the same speed as the vehicle ahead and consider changing down a gear for extra power to help pass briskly when you get the chance. As the situation can change you may need to keep following the above routine until you are 100% happy it is safe to overtake. Mirrors - re-assess the situation behind as well as interior and right door mirror. As you are about to overtake have a quick look for any blind spots - just a quick sideways glance (in case someone is in the process of overtaking you). Signal - always apply a signal when going to overtake as this will help drivers behind and the person you are overtaking. Manoeuvre - pull out on a smooth line overtaking as quickly as you can. Checking mirrors to make sure you are clear of the vehicle you are overtaking so that you do not cut them up. Apply a left signal and steer back gradually to the left lane unless you have other slow moving traffic, in which case pass them before moving back to the left lane. The best option is to move out of the left lane. Therefore, you should be checking your mirrors well before approaching the areas where traffic may want to join, in order to be confident it is safe to switch lane. On most carriageways you will get a sign for your exit giving you at least half a mile before the junction. Try to ensure you do not leave it too late to get into the left hand lane ready to exit. These countdown markers are placed at 300yds (270m) - 200yds (180m) - 100yds (90m) up to your slip road for exit. You can use these as a guide for starting the M-S-M routine. Look out for any signs that warn you of a sharp bend or change of direction to ensure you get your speed down in time and select the correct gear. Try not to slow down unnecessarily on the carriageway unless your mirrors show traffic is far away in the distance. Use the slip road to reduce your speed and be careful you do not travel too fast on the new road. The road you are on may be blocked off or be a dead end (no through road). This will mean you will need to turn your car around using forward and reverse gears doing so safely and under control. Try to turn your car around in three moves, although if the road is narrow it may take you more. You will need to make sure it is safe, legal and convenient. Ensure the road is not too busy to carry out the manoeuvre. Check your road is not a one way street. Stop somewhere clear of parked cars or other obstructions to allow you plenty of room and avoid blocking people's driveways or being too close to junctions. Take into account the camber of the road, which is a slight curve in the road, meaning that through the manoeuvre you will have a slight incline. Prepare - 1st gear - biting point. Observation - Check mirors and out of each window to ensure clear.Mainly looking out for pedestrians and oncoming traffic (look into driveways for anyone coming out of their houses). Move - No signal is required as this will only confuse people of your intentions. You need your car moving slowly when doing any manoeuvre, so try driving with the car just at or near the biting point to control speed. Steer briskly aiming for full lock to the right (try to steer whilst on the move - not dry steering). Just before you reach the kerb steer briskly to the left so you won't need as much steering on the reverse. Stop, relax, apply handbrake, select neutral. Prepare - Select reverse gear and find the biting point (you will normally be on a slight incline due to camber of road). Observation - Check mirrors and out of each window to ensure clear. Do not forget back window!) Mainly looking out for pedestrians and oncoming traffic. Look into driveways for anyone coming out of their houses. Move - When clear reverse slowly (clutch at or near biting point). Normally you will be moving up a slight incline and then back down as you approach the kerb on the other side - so watch your speed. Steer briskly to the left aiming for full lock and if you can, steer briskly to the right before you stop close to the kerb. Stop, relax, apply handbrake, select neutral. Observation - Look all around again, check up and down the road for pedestrians and oncoming traffic (allow them to pass, but do not wave them on). Move - Move slowly, steering enough to the right to drive up the road in your normal driving position. If you think you are going to hit the kerb - stop, apply handbrake and use the P.O.M. routine to reverse again before moving forward. Work out your P.O.T. (highlighted on diagram) by practising in a quiet car park - most bays are a standard width leaving about one foot each side of your car when parked centrally, although the size may vary, meaning you would need to adjust your point of turn (for example make it earlier for a narrower bay). You will normally get the opportunity to reverse into a bay reserved for test candidates in the test centre car park ready for your test. You may be requested to do this exercise at the beginning of the test or on the way back into the test centre after your drive. You will need to position your car where possible ready to reverse into a bay at a 90 degree angle as shown in the diagram. If at any time during the manoeuvre vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists approach, allow them to pass but do not wave them on. Pull out from your bay into the starting position shown (if you are carrying out the manoeuvre at the end of the test stop directly in the position shown for starting position). Prepare - Select reverse gear and find the biting piont. Observation - Check mirrors and out of each window to ensure it is clear before moving. Mainly looking out for pedestrians and oncoming traffic. Remember as it is a car park more pedestrians will be around than normal. Move - You need your car moving slowly when doing any manoeuvre, so try driving with the car just at or near the biting point to control speed, whilst keeping constant observation (mainly over your left shoulder out of rear window). When you reach your point of turn apply full lock to your left (when reversing into a bay on your left as above) or apply full lock to the right if the bay is on your right. Keep car moving slowly checking out of your door window as your car swings out as you steer. When you have straightened up (your car should be parallel to lines) look back over your left shoulder out of rear window as you reverse. It is advisable to open your door after parking to check you are within the lines. If not, then you should pull out and correct it maintaining good observation including back window when reversing backin. It is easier to manoeuvre your vehicle when reversing into a parking space and you will need much less space than if driving forwards. Choose somewhere safe, legal and convenient. Do not park where your vehicle will make it awkward for other road users to pass. Do not park where it would be illegal i.e. on yellow lines or zig zag markings. Be particularly mindful of pedestrians before reversing, especially children who are more likely to step out behind your vehicle. You should practise with just one car until you have gained experience before reversing in between parked cars. Be prepared to stop when pedestrians are around and continue when safe. You will be asked to pull up and stop next to the kerb a short distance behind a parked vehicle that you will use for the exercise. You will normally carry out the manoeuvre with just one car rather than in between two parked cars. You should aim to reverse behind the target vehicle taking up no more than two car lengths and ending up as close as possible to the kerb with wheels straight. Move off from behind target vehicle and stop parallel to the parked car about a car door clear and with the front of your car slightly beyond the parked car as on diagram below. When stopping follow the M-S-M routine and apply the left signal if you think anyone will benefit. When you stop, apply your handbrake and keep your brake lights showing until selecting reverse gear to confirm your intentions. Using the P.O.M. routine at each point Prepare, Observation, Move. To control speed try having the clutch pedal just at or near the bite, and take into account any slopes including the camber of the road which may affect your speed. You may find it easier to turn slightly in your seat to help with observations out of the rear window. Check all round to make sure it is clear to begin manoeuvre. Oncoming traffic - cyclists and pedestrians would have priority, check driveways and other parked cars to see if anyone is about to pull out. Look over your left shoulder as you reverse. Steer in a straight line until the rear of your car is level with the bumper of the target vehicle - you can turn when you see the end of the target vehicle in your rear side window. Steer at least one full turn to the left. Before turning your wheel check ahead for oncoming traffic as the front of your car will swing out as you turn (stop if necessary). As the front swings out check over your right shoulder for oncoming vehicles/pedestrians etc. (stop if necessary). This is the point where you create the greatest hazard to other road users. At the point where you are approximately 45 degrees as on the diagram - steer to the right until your wheels are straight (if you gave one full turn to the left then one full turn to the right will straighten the wheels). Reverse back in a straight line very slowly and turn briskly to the right before hitting the kerb until the car is straight. When your car is almost parallel to the kerb steer to the left to straighten the wheels. Ensure observations are made if more moves are needed to park. The road you are on may be blocked off or be a dead end (no through road). There may not be enough space to turn your vehicle around in the road, therefore you may need to reverse into a side road to be able to continue your journey. You must ensure it is safe, legal and convenient. This will include checking up the side road that it is safe to reverse into - check it is clear of parked cars, pedestrians etc. Do not reverse onto a main road or where there is a no entry sign. Choose somewhere quiet for practising and avoid continuous attempts at the same location. The examiner will ask you to stop before a side road on the left. You will be required to reverse into the road on your left doing so safely and under control, keeping reasonably close to the kerb. Carrying out the manoeuvre safely will include constant observation at each stage, particularly for oncoming traffic and pedestrians who will have priority over you. Under full control will mainly be ensuring the speed is kept low and the steering is correct throughout. To keep the speed low try reversing with the clutch pedal just at or near the biting point. Take into account any slopes including the camber of the road so that the car does not run away from you. Avoid hitting the kerb. Stop your vehicle reasonably close to the kerb - about a foot away. You may find it easier to turn slightly in your seat to make observations out of the rear window easier. Carrying out the manoeuvre P.O.M. Prepare - Select reverse gear, set the gas and bring clutch pedal to biting point. Observations - Check all round for pedestrians and approaching traffic - including checking people's driveways. Move - Reverse slowly facing over your left shoulder out of the rear window. At the point you start turning into the side road you create the greatest hazard - make sure you check over your right shoulder for anything approaching (if necessary stop your car and continue when safe). As you continue reversing by checking over your left shoulder out of the rear window, you can have the occasional glance in your nearside (left) mirror to assess how close and parallel to the kerb you are, but try to maintain good observations all round out of the windows.

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I have filed my family's tax returns electronically ever since the introduction of Quick Tax several years ago. The first couple of years were a bit glitchy, but they have improved the software every year. This year Quick Tax re-branded to TurboTax Canada and I decided to try their newly introduced online version. TurboTax Online is even easier to use than ever. I was not able to import my data from last year as I had done in previous years, but it was just a matter of re-entering my name, address and other personal data, so it wasn't a big deal. If you have other carry-forward entries I would suggest keeping last year's return beside you for reference. TurboTax Online gives you the option of selecting one of three versions – Basic (most commonly used), Premium (for more advanced investment transactions and rental properties) and Home and Business. I chose the Basic version. When I entered investment income it tried to upgrade me to the Premium version. I declined as I have always found the Basic version to be sufficient for my needs. Note that if you do decide to switch, you will not be allowed to go back. If this is your first time completing a tax return, electronically or otherwise, begin with the tutorial, which takes you through the entire process. The EasyStep interview asks questions designed to assist you in entering your T-slips and other information to best process your return and double-checks everything for accuracy. This version is very user friendly with easy step-by-step instructions that guide you through the return. I have done tax returns for years and know how and where to enter my figures so I found it a bit tedious pressing "continue" all the time (in fact my husband, hearing all the clicking, thought I was playing a game!). However, for newbies, it's important to read all the information to be accurate. It's easy to navigate back and forth between screens, and there's lots of help and advice available from hints, "Tina" the virtual agent, and live support through email or phone. There is an optional "Audit Defense" available for $39.99, that provides 3rd party representation by a tax specialist in case you are audited by the CRA, but if you carefully and accurately enter all your information this shouldn't be necessary for most people. Once you have completed your "free" return, if you are satisfied with the result you will be asked for your credit card information for payment. Then all you have to do is NETFILE (follow the instructions given) and you're done. TurboTax Online uses the same level of online security that major Canadian banks use and securely saves your return until next year. You can download your return in a pdf format for your records. I received emails immediately after with my receipt for payment and my user ID confirmation for next year. I found this version to be easy and fast. I did a joint return in less than 30 minutes. I even get a tax refund so I guess I should start taking my own advice about reducing taxes paid at the source. My only beef is with the price. My joint return would have cost $16.99 each plus GST (I had a free coupon). That's fine if you only have one return to file, but you can purchase a CD version that allows you to do 8 returns (Basic) for $29.99 in many retail stores, and I even found it at Staples online for $19.99. With no hard copy to produce I would expect tax filing online to be less expensive. I used TT online as well this year. Very easy to use. Hi Sustainable PF: I hardly ever enter contests and I'm also a tax return procrastinator – so I'm two for two. Thanks, though. I'm thinking of buying the turbo tax deluxe version this year. In prior years, I went with online version of TaxAct, because it was free for all income levels and because my taxes were fairly simple, with the most complex portion being the accounting for stock transactions. I ended up using TaxACT for the past couple of years and it hasn't disappointed yet. More people I know use TurboTax.. Regardless, nice post. @stock market newsletter – Thanks for the info. I had always used QuickTax because not all software have been compatible with my Mac. Years ago I used Netscape rather than Explorer and very few programs even recognized it. Rather than getting frustrated every year, I just stick with the tried and true. I've used StudioTax every year since it came out. Mainly because it is free and I figure I pay enough taxes already, I don't need to pay to do my taxes. If there was no free software I would keep doing by hand. Personally, I think the CRA (and MRQ) should have online forms at a minimum. No need to optimize or interview, just the forms online (or in a PDF if they insist) that I can fill out and submit. Hi schultzter: I'm pretty cheap so I like free. I've been doing my family's taxes for a lot of years and I could easily still do the paper version – I just like to save a few trees. I agree that the CRA should have a free on-line tax preparation – at least for basic returns. They seem to have the resources for a lot of other free programs, so why not taxes? Hi Tobias. I agree TT is a quick and easy program. There is really no reason for someone with a basic tax return to pay to get someone else to do it for them. My last sentence was cut-off, I was going to write that after filing my return I received another tax slip for RRSP contribution. It was only $15. I started a new RSP account at ING so I dribble contributions in there. Is that value (which is not significant) a problem if I don't enter in this years' return (which I guess is too late now to input). Can I put it in next years'? I know this thread is about TurboTax and I divulge but any advice would be appreciated. Hi again Tobias: For that amount ($15) I would leave it for next year as it's not going to impact your refund much. Turbo Tax asks you if you have unclaimed RRSP contributions from previous years and will give you a section to enter it. Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the heads-up! I second the writer's opinion. The US version is very impressive as well. I won't why anyone would use the CPA to do their taxes. version, it's well worth it compared to the cost of paying a tax prep service.

Right of establishment and freedom to provide services Reasonable time-limit for taking decisions [Article 17 ECGAB] FURTHER REMARK Other languages (1) Decision of the European Ombudsman on complaint 1513/2003/JMA against the European Commission Case 1513/2003/JMA - Opened on Monday | 27 October 2003 - Decision on Friday | 10 December 2004 Strasbourg, 10 December 2004 Dear Mr C., On 11 August 2003, you lodged a complaint with the European Ombudsman against the European Commission, on behalf of the environmental organisation, "Asociación Amigos de Doñana". Your complaint concerned the Commission's alleged failure to respond to your requests in connection with the project VEN/B7/6201/IB/96-03, entitled "Conservation and sustainable development of the Orinoco delta in Venezuela (Venezuela)", financed by the Europe Aid Co-operation Office. On 27 October 2003, I forwarded your complaint to the President of the Commission. I received the Commission's opinion on 3 February 2004, and forwarded it to you with an invitation to make observations. On 19 March 2004, you sent me your observations on the Commission's opinion. I am writing now to let you know the results of the inquiries that have been made. I apologise for the length of time it has taken to deal with your complaint. The facts of the case are, in summary, as follows: The Commission's Europe Aid Co-operation Office granted the complainant Community funding for the implementation of a project entitled "Conservation and sustainable development of the Orinoco delta in Venezuela" (reference of the contract: VEN/B7/6201/IB/96-03). On 16 August 2001, the complainant sent the Commission a number of reports regarding the implementation of the project. The documents included a summary of the final report, a financial statement, a biodiversity report on the Orinoco delta and an anthropological study. The complainant also enclosed with his letter a table detailing the project's expenditures, on the basis of which he requested the payment of EUR 106 126.50. He also asked the Commission to allow his bank to cancel the letter of guarantee which it had issued on his behalf for an amount of EUR 50 085.55. In his complaint to the Ombudsman, the complainant enclosed a copy of the fax sent by the Commission on 10 July 2002, in which the institution requested a reply to the queries made in a previous letter dated 29 May 2002. The letter identified a number of flaws in the reports submitted by the complainant. As regards the payment of the grant, the Commission informed the complainant that he did not have the right to receive any additional assistance, since the actual expenditure of the project was less than the amount already advanced. The letter also noted that the final report made reference to planned activities which had not yet been implemented. The complainant replied to the Commission's arguments in a letter dated 15 July 2002, in which he stressed that the payment necessary for the completion of the fifth and last stage of the project was still outstanding. He referred to a number of difficulties which he had encountered in carrying out the project, in particular as regards the exchange rate fluctuations which took place since the grant was approved, and the ensuing losses he suffered as a result. In his view, the contract did not require him to advance the funds necessary for the implementation of the fifth and last stage of the project, and therefore the Commission should have advanced these funds upon receipt of the final report. In support of his belief, the complainant referred to the provisions of Annex IV of the contract, in particular Articles 4 and 5. He also pointed out that the Commission had not complied with the deadlines set in the contract for the payment of the four previous instalments. In his complaint to the Ombudsman, the complainant alleged, in summary, that, the Commission failed to: (i) reply to his requests for the release of the financial guarantee issued by his bank for an amount of EUR 50 085.55, which he had deposited with the institution prior to the implementation of the project; and, (ii) complete the final payment of the project for an outstanding amount of EUR 106 126.50. The Commission's opinion In its opinion, the Commission first described the factual background of the case. It explained that its services had signed a grant agreement with the complainant, on behalf of the environmental group "Asociación Amigos de Doñana", for the implementation of a project entitled VEN/B7/6201/IB/96-03 "Conservation and sustainable development of the Orinoco delta in Venezuela". The contract, which entered into force on 1 July 1997, had an initial duration of 36 months, so that it should have been completed by 1 July 2000. Upon entry into force of the contract, the complainant provided a bank guarantee for an amount equal to the first instalment. On 15 June 2000 the complainant requested a 12-month extension of the project, which the Commission granted. The new date for the completion of the contract became 30 June 2001. In his request, the complainant acknowledged that all actions related to the project had to be completed by that deadline. Furthermore, the Commission drew the complainant's attention to this point in its decision approving the extension. As regards the specific allegations made by the complainant, the Commission stated as follows: (i) Late release of the bank guarantee provided by the complainant: The Commission explained that it decided not to issue a formal certificate releasing the bank's guarantee due to a number of uncertainties concerning the implementation of the project. The institution noted that the final report on the project submitted by the complainant raised questions involving funds already paid, but not yet utilised. Moreover, the complainant had requested additional funds for future actions at a time when the project and the contract should have been completed. Nevertheless, since the complainant informed the Commission on 15 July 2002 that the guarantee had not expired, but was instead pending and generating interest, the institution contacted the guarantor by fax. (ii) Decision to refuse any final payment and to issue a recovery order: The Commission's financial commitment for this project amounted to EUR 750 045. Four payments were made for a total contribution of EUR 643 918.50. Even though the contract expired on 30 June 2001, the Commission only received the complainant's final report on 20 September 2001. Its services noticed that the report referred to activities to be carried out in the future, but which were to be financed out of the remaining fifth and last instalment. In its note of 29 May 2002, the Commission warned the complainant that a final report could not make reference to future activities beyond the contractually agreed implementing timeframe. Nor could the institution approve the final report or make the final payment, since the requirements laid down in the contract had not been met. The complainant wrote to the Commission on 15 July 2002 stating that he understood that the final payment would be made following the presentation of the final report, so that he could subsequently complete the necessary activities and conclude the project. In the Commission's view, this interpretation was at odds with the terms of the contract. The institution pointed out that, in accordance with Article 4, the final report had to be submitted at the end of the project's implementing period, and once approved by its services, the payment of the balance was to be made. The institution added that, as defined in Article 7 of the General Conditions annexed to the contract, only costs incurred in conformity with the terms of the contract could be considered eligible. As regards the Commission's decision to issue a recovery order, the institution argued that the final report showed that the declared expenses were less than the sums already advanced by the Commission. It also noted that, in a few instances, the expenses incurred under specific budget lines significantly exceeded the maximum amounts contractually agreed upon. Moreover, the complainant had requested the reimbursement of 34 580 EUR included in the "contingencies" section of the project budget which was reserved for unforeseen circumstances, the use of which was conditional upon the Commission's express written approval. The Commission also addressed two additional issues raised in the complaint: (i) the fluctuation of exchange rates; and (ii) the Commission's delay in making some of the payments. The institution took the view that these issues were not relevant to the claim for payment. It explained that unexpected fluctuation in exchange rates may make the implementation of the project more difficult, but cannot constitute grounds for an additional payment, since the total expenses which the complainant identified in his final report did not exceed the sums already paid. In addition, a one-year extension of the project timeframe for implementation had been granted, regardless of the very late request by the complainant, and also taking into account the delays that occurred in the payment of the third and fourth instalments, for which the Commission expressed its apologies. In conclusion, the Commission apologised for not having answered the complainant's letter of 15 July 2002, and for not having taken the necessary measures to release the bank guarantee at an earlier stage. The institution stated that no claim related to activities to be carried over beyond the contractually agreed implementing period could be accepted. It noted that the final report must cover all activities carried out and expenses incurred within the project implementation timeframe, and that the complainant's final report showed that the total expenses declared were less than the total amount already paid by the Commission, which constitutes grounds for a recovery order. The complainant's observations In his observations on the Commission's opinion, the complainant noted that thanks to the Ombudsman's intervention the bank guarantee had been released. He pointed out, however, that the Commission had not acted in this instance with due diligence. The complainant disputed the Commission's interpretation of the nature of the expenses to be reimbursed. He stated that no contractual provision required that only expenditures carried out during the implementing period of the project should be reimbursed. In his view, the remaining funds should have been paid upon submission of the final report, so that the work necessary to complete the fifth and last stage of the project could have been carried out. He pointed out that the Commission only replied to his requests following the Ombudsman's intervention. 1 Late release of the Bank guarantee 1.1 The complainant alleges that the Commission failed to reply to his requests for the release of the financial guarantee issued by his bank for an amount of EUR 50 085.55 EUR, which he had deposited with the institution prior to the implementation of the project. He made these requests in two separate letters to the Commission dated 16 August 2001 and 15 July 2002. 1.2 The Commission explains that it decided not to issue a formal certificate releasing the financial guarantee provided by the complainant due to a number of uncertainties concerning the implementation of the project. Nevertheless, since the complainant informed the Commission on 15 July 2002 that the guarantee had not expired, but was still pending and generating interest, the institution contacted the guarantor. The Commission also apologised for not having answered the complainant's letter of 15 July 2002 and for not having taken the necessary measures to release the bank guarantee at an earlier stage. 1.3 The Ombudsman first points out that although the Commission's opinion does not explicitly state that it has released the financial guarantee issued by the complainant's bank, the complainant has confirmed in his observations that the guarantee has in fact now been released. The Ombudsman recalls that, according to the Commission's own code of good administrative behaviour(1), a reply to a letter addressed to the Commission shall be sent within fifteen working days from the date of receipt of the letter from the responsible Commission department. The Ombudsman notes that the Commission has apologised for the delay which occurred in the present case. Furthermore, the Ombudsman considers that the Commission took appropriate action in response to this aspect of the complaint by taking the necessary steps to have the financial guarantee released, as requested by the complainant. In these circumstances, the Ombudsman does not consider it necessary to inquire further into this aspect of the case. 1.4 The Ombudsman wishes to draw the Commission's attention, however, to the fact that, having reviewed the applicable rules of the contract concluded between the Commission and the complainant, the Ombudsman has found no provision concerning either the submission of a financial guarantee by the complainant or the conditions for its release. If the Commission wishes to continue the practice of requiring such guarantees, the Ombudsman suggests that it would be in the interests of good administration and good relations with citizens for the Commission to consider including in future contracts specific provisions concerning the guarantee and its eventual release. The Ombudsman will address a further remark to the Commission to this effect below. 2 The Commission's alleged failure to complete the final payment of the project 2.1 The complainant alleges that the Commission failed to complete the final payment of the project for an outstanding amount of EUR 106 126.50. The complainant takes the view that once the final report had been forwarded to the Commission, he was entitled to receive the final payment. In his view, upon submission of the final report, the remaining funds should have been paid. The work necessary for the fifth and last stage of the project could have been carried out subsequently. He also points out that the contract did not require that only expenditure carried out during the project's implementing period should be reimbursed. 2.2 The Commission argues that the complainant's final report referred to activities to be carried out in the future and which were to be financed out of the fifth and last instalment. As its services had already explained to the complainant, the institution takes the position that a final report could not make reference to future activities beyond the contractually agreed implementing timeframe. Accordingly, the Commission could not approve the final report or make the final payment, since the requirements laid down in the contract had not been met. The institution also notes that the final report showed that the expenses declared were less than the sums already paid by the Commission, and that the expenses incurred under specific budget lines significantly exceeded the maximum amounts contractually agreed upon, including the use of amounts reserved for unforeseen circumstances, the use of which is conditional upon the Commission's express written approval. 2.3 According to Article 195 of the EC Treaty, the European Ombudsman is empowered to receive complaints "concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of the Community institutions or bodies". The Ombudsman considers that maladministration occurs when a public body fails to act in accordance with a rule or principle which is binding upon it(2). Maladministration may thus also be found when the fulfilment of obligations arising from contracts concluded by the institutions or bodies of the Communities is concerned. 2.4 However, the Ombudsman considers that the scope of the review that he can carry out in such cases is necessarily limited. The Ombudsman is of the view that he should not seek to determine whether there has been a breach of contract by either party, if the matter is in dispute. This question could be dealt with effectively only by a court of competent jurisdiction, which would have the possibility to hear the arguments of the parties concerning the relevant national law and to evaluate conflicting evidence on any disputed issues of fact. 2.5 The Ombudsman therefore takes the view that in cases concerning contractual disputes it is justified to limit his inquiry to examining whether the Community institution or body has provided him with a coherent and reasonable account of the legal basis for its actions and why it believes that its view of the contractual position is justified. If that is the case, the Ombudsman will conclude that his inquiry has not revealed an instance of maladministration. This conclusion will not affect the right of the parties to have their contractual dispute examined and authoritatively settled by a court of competent jurisdiction. 2.6 As part of the evidence furnished in the course of his inquiry, the Ombudsman has carefully examined the legal basis for the Commission's action in this case, namely the contract signed between the Commission and the environmental organisation, "Asociación Amigos de Doñana" (reference VEN/B7/6201/IB/96-03) dated 1 July 1997. The Ombudsman notes that, under Article 3 of the contract, the project had to be completed within a 36-month period, effective from 1 July 1997, the date on which the Commission signed the contract. Accordingly, the project was due to be completed by 1 July 2000. As laid down in Article 5, the complainant had to submit a final report upon completion of the project. The institution granted a 12-month extension of the contract, so that the new deadline for the completion of the project became 30 June 2001. It appears that, in accordance with Article 18 of the General Conditions applicable to financing contracts for the protection of tropical forests which were annexed to the contract and constituted an integral part of it (Article 2.b), the project had to be completed by the time at which the final report was submitted. The Ombudsman notes that, as set out in Article 14.2 of the General Conditions, the final report should refer to the use made by the beneficiary of all the assistance granted by the Community. Since the final report had to be submitted upon completion of the project on the date set in the contract, and it had to reflect all the assistance granted by the Community, it appears that the beneficiary had no right to claim reimbursement for activities carried out beyond the implementing period and after the final report had been submitted. In accordance with Article 4 of the contract, the final payment was due within 60 days of the Commission's approval of both the final report and a statement of expenditure. This payment should cover the outstanding balance and thus complete the Community's financial contribution, as laid down in Article 4.6 of the General conditions. If the contractor did not fulfil his contractual obligations, Article 19 of the General Conditions enabled the Commission to suspend, or indeed terminate, the contract. The consequences of such action were spelled out in Article 19.1: "In this case [the Commission] may suspend its financial contribution, either partially or its entirety. In addition, it may [. .] request the reimbursement of all, or part, of the funds already advanced." 2.7 In view of the available evidence, it appears undisputed that the complainant failed to submit his final report by the date the contract had to be concluded, namely by 30 June 2001, and that he only did so on 20 September 2001. It also appears that, at that time, the project had not yet been completed. The Commission has also stated, without being refuted, that the expenses declared by the complainant were less than the sums already paid, and that the expenses incurred exceeded, in some cases, the amounts contractually agreed upon. The Ombudsman notes that the Commission took the view that those actions constituted a breach of the complainant's obligations under the contract, and therefore, that the institution had the right to trigger the application of Article 19 of the contract's General conditions, and terminate the contract. Accordingly, the Commission considered that it was entitled to suspend the final payment. 2.8 In view of the above legal provisions, the Ombudsman believes that the Commission has been able to provide a coherent and reasonable account of why it was entitled to terminate the contract. 2.9 In reaching this conclusion, the Ombudsman is mindful of the fact that the complainant has also argued that the Commission did not handle the contract properly, since its services did not take into account the fluctuation of exchange rates, and failed to make the intermediate payments by the time set in the contract. Having carefully examined these arguments in the light of the available information, the Ombudsman finds that the complainant's grievances might not be, in all cases, deprived of merit. Thus, the Ombudsman notes that the Commission acknowledged that delays took place in the transfer of the third and fourth instalments to the project, and apologised for them. The Ombudsman also notes that the Commission accepted that exchange rate fluctuations occurred in the course of the project's implementation, but the Commission considers that this issue is not relevant to the complaint, since the total expenses which the complainant identified in the final report did not exceed the amount already paid by the Commission. The Ombudsman considers that, even though the delays which the Commission has acknowledged in making some of the intermediate payments are regrettable, they do not appear to have contributed to the problems that subsequently arose, nor do they deprive the Commission of its contractual rights in respect of subsequent non-performance by the complainant. As regards the exchange rate issue, the Ombudsman considers that the Commission's position seems reasonable. 2.10 In view of the above, and bearing in mind that the scope of the Ombudsman's review is limited in such cases, the Ombudsman has concluded that the inquiry has not revealed an instance of maladministration as regards this aspect of the case. On the basis of the Ombudsman's inquiries into this complaint, there appears to have been no maladministration by the European Commission. The Ombudsman therefore closes the case. The President of the Commission will also be informed of this decision. Having reviewed the applicable rules of the contract concluded between the Commission and the complainant, the Ombudsman has found no provision concerning either the submission of a financial guarantee by the complainant or the conditions for its release. If the Commission wishes to continue the practice of requiring such guarantees, the Ombudsman suggests that it would be in the interests of good administration and good relations with citizens for the Commission to consider including in future contracts specific provisions concerning the guarantee and its eventual release. (1) OJ L 308 of 8 December 2000, pp. 26-34. (2) See the European Ombudsman's Annual Report 1997, p. 22.

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On the National Day of Hungarian Culture, Hungarian workers in the cultural sector demand better pay! EPSU affiliates KKDSZ are holding a demonstration to protest the unacceptable low level of pay across the culture sector and the lack of any pay increase for their members for over 10 years. All-Ukrainian Trade Union Forum Kiev Update situation in Ukraine – unions united in rejection of labour reform The All-Ukrainian trade union Forum, the body that has representatives of more than 60 thousand primary trade union organisations, mandated by five million trade union members, is calling for a wide range of actions. Croatian public service unions supporting the Ukrainian trade union protests against labour law reform Croatian unions: higher wages and stronger bargaining a key priority. Supporting the Ukrainian unions EPSU's Croatian affiliates have a clear message for the European Commission and their government, now chairing the Council of Ministers. 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Japanese Sword / Katana Authentic Japanese Sword / Katana Katana(刀) Antique Japanese Sword Katana Signed by Fujiwara Kunimasa NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate DELIVERY TIME : Approx. 1-1.5 months *We ship from Tokyo, Japan. There might be delay in shipment depending on countries. SHIPPING TO : USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Germany , Hong Kong, France, Australia *Please contact us prior to purchase if your country isn't listed. INCLUDED : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, Shirasaya Case, Koshirae Mounting, Traditional Sword Carrying Case, Sword Maintenance Kit, Full Exportation Support Category Katana( SHINTO) Age Early Edo Period (Early-Mid 17th century) Swordsmith Yoshu Fujiwara Kunimasa (予州藤原国正) Certificate NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate Location Iyo province (Today's Ehime prefecture) Blade Size Cutting Edge Length: 69.7 cm ( 27.4 inches) Curvature: 0.9 cm ( 0.35 inches) More photos& videos available on request. Please feel free to contact us. Antique Japanese Sword Katana Signed by Fujiwara Kunimasa NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate quantity SKU: Gunma 47949 Categories: Japanese Sword / Katana, Katana(刀), Authentic Japanese Sword / Katana, Featured Japanese Sword Tags: SHIN-TO, Edo period, Tokubetsu Hozon Antique Japanese Sword Katana Signed by Fujiwara Kunimasa with Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate This blade was signed by Yoshu Fujiwara Kunimasa (予州藤原国正), also known as Suruga no Kami Fujiwara Kunimasa. According to its NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon appraisal, it was made during the Shinto era (Early-Mid Edo period). Yoshu, also known as Iyo province, was the name of the province located in today's Ehime prefecture. The maker's name Kunimasa lasted a few generations from the early-late Edo period (Early 17th-Late 19th century). Based on the characteristic of this blade, we assume it was forged by the first-gen Kunimasa, who was active during the early Edo period (early-mid 17th ). The birth name for the first-gen Kunimasa was Nishimoto Ichiemon. He was initially from Tosa province (Today's Kochi prefecture) and moved to Uwajima domain in Yoshu (Ehime prefecture). In the 5th year of the Kei-An era (1653)Kunimasa started to serve Date Hidemune, who controlled Uwajima domain. Hidemune was the first son of Date Masamune, one of the most famous feudal lords during the warring state period. And, Kunimasa became a Hanko (藩工), exclusively forging blades for this domain. In the middle of his career, he went to Edo city to become an apprentice for Yamato no Kami Yasusada, one of the most renowned swordsmiths during the early Edo period. He was able to master excellent craftsmanship from Yasusda and received the honorable official title of Suruga no Kami in the 4th year of the Kanbun era (1664). After finishing the apprenticeship, he moved back to Iyo province. He died in the second year of the Houei era (1705). The maker's name Kunimasa lasted a few generations until the end of the Edo period. According to available records, his son became the second-gen Kunimasa in the 10th year of the Genroku era (1697). And the 8th generation Kunimasa is said to be the last one, and he was active during the Genji era (1864-1865). It is appraised as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token(特別保存刀剣) issued by NBTHK(Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai:日本美術刀剣保存協会). This authentication paper was only given to authentic Japanese swords, especially well preserved and high quality with artistic value. 【 Blade】 Cutting Edge Length(Nagasa):69.7 cm ( 27.4 inches) Curvature(Sori): 0.9 cm ( 0.35 inches) The crystalline structure which forms along the cutting edge of a blade as a result of the hardening process Jimon(Jihada): visible steel surface pattern created by folding and hammering during forging process Nakago:Nakago is the tang of the Japanese sword. Japanese swordsmiths left the black rust on the tang because it prevents red rust while the tang is in its handle. And the discoloration of the tang was created over time, and it is a great indicator for a Japanese sword specialist to estimate when the sword was forged. Koshirae: Koshirae is the mounting of the Japanese sword. There are several parts that consist of Koshirae such as Saya(Scabbard), Tsuka(Handle), Tsuba(Handguard). Fuchi-Kashira:A pair of matching sword fittings that cover the upper and bottom parts of its sword hilt. Dragons are designed on this Fuchi Kashira. It seems golden paint was initially painted on several parts, such as dragons' eyes, claws, and beards. This coloring makes a color contrast of gold and black. Originally, a dragon was an imaginary creature found in ancient foreign traditions or myths. Furthermore, it is regarded as a symbol of auspicious signs. Its body is likened to nine animals: antlers are deer, the head is a camel, eyes are demons, the neck is a snake, the belly is the Mizuchi (蛟, a mythical animal in Japan that looks like a snake and has a horn and four legs), scales are fish, claws are falcons, palms are tigers, and ears are cows. It was thought that the dragon would reign at the top of all animals because of its odd-looking appearance. The dragon motif is often seen in sword mountings. It shows that many Samurai favored this dignified beast design. Tsuka and Menuki:Tsuka is the handle of the Japanese sword and Menuki is its decoration. We cannot see the details and the entire shape of this Menuki due to the Tsukamaki thread. It is challenging to determine what the motif is. We think one side is probably the figure of a horse riding on clouds. And on another side Menuki, we could find an object which could be seen a sword. We estimate that a Samurai was initially engraved on this side. Horses have been active on battlefields for a long time. After the age that Samurai appeared, wearing large armor or performing archery riding a hose became martial arts. Equestrian tactics became the pillar of military action and security activities. According to a theory, that is why the Japanese sword began to have a curve to make it suitable for slashing (the Japanese sword was straight in the beginning). In this way, horses were closely related to Samurai; therefore, it is understandable that it was incorporated into sword mountings' designs. Tsuba and Habaki:Tsuba is the handguard for the Japanese Sword and Habaki is the equipment to make the blade not touch its scabbard inside. It prevents the blade from getting rusty and chipped. This oval-shaped Tsuba has an ornamental appearance thanks to gold-color decoration. Golden metal was applied to Kozuka and Kougai holes. In addition, the Mimi (耳, edge of Tsuba) is framed with the same golden metal. It is a processing method that combines both aesthetics and practicality to prevent damage. About the design, this Tsuba depicts a scenery of a battlefield. You would find figures of Samurai warriors on the front. They were clad in armor. And they glared at each other with a sense of tension as if they were about to slash. The brave figures of warriors who risk their lives on the battlefield are expressed on this small screen. Saya: Saya is the scabbard for the Japanese sword. Authentication Paper:NBTHK TOKUBETSU Hozon Certificate for the blade (No. 1017738) NBTHK, also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), is one of the oldest Japanese sword appraising organizations in modern-day Japan. They authenticated the blade on Jun. 3rd in the 4th year of Reiwa (2022) . They appraised it as Tokubetsu Hozon Touken, the blade especially worth preserving for Japanese society. The purchaser will receive this original certificate as well. We can also translate what is written into English and make a PDF file for your record if you request. Registration Number : Gunma 47949 The Board of Education in Gunma prefecture issued a registration paper for this sword . It is called Jyu Token Rui Torokusho(銃刀剣類登録証). Bunkacho(The Agency for Cultural Affairs) acknowledges a Japanese sword with this paper as a work of art. The sword needs to be traditionally hand-forged and made of Tamahagane carbon steel to be registered in the system. With this paper, its owner in Japan can legally own an authentic Japanese sword. Based on this registration number, we will apply for its export permit. This paper will need to be returned to the board of education when the sword is being shipped abroad, but you can receive a copy of it. An English translation of this registration paper is available on request. Here is one of the reviews we received from a customer who purchased an authentic Japanese sword from us. For more reviews, please click here. "My experience overall with the whole process was wonderful. I had many questions about the history and process to purchase these treasures. All my questions were answered very timely and complete. The staff is very knowledgeable and very well versed if any questions do arise." 【Japanese Sword& Export Process】 The Japanese swords we deal with are hand-forged edged swords made in Japan. It was made from the traditional carbon steel called TAMAHAGANE(玉鋼). Samurai Museum is familiar with the proper legal procedure for an antique/ authentic Japanese sword to be exported from Japan. We have sent more than 500 Japanese swords for the past three years (~2023) to amazing owners who appreciate its historical value. Each Japanese sword is registered under the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Board of Education in Japan. They issue a registration paper for each Japanese sword for its owner in Japan to legally possess it. The Japanese sword with its registration paper means it was traditionally hand-forged in Japan. To legally export the sword from Japan to other countries, we will have to apply for its permit to the Agency for Cultural Affairs(Bunkacho) and return the original registration paper to the Board of Education. It normally takes around 2-4 weeks to receive this permit after submitting required documents. And we would like you to expect at least 1-1.5 months for your order to arrive at your given address after you ordered. For more detailed info, please click here. It is allowed for residents in Japan to own authentic Japanese swords without a special license as long as they come with registration papers. Please feel free to contact us if you are a resident of Japan, whether temporarily or permanently. We will also assist you when you leave Japan and need to obtain the export permit. We accept payment through Stripe (Credit card), PayPal, Apple Pay or ChromePay, all of which are secure payment methods. Also, you don't need to make an account on Stripe for the checkout. If you prefer other payment method, please contact us. After confirming your payment, we will apply for an export permit. You may either pay in JPY, USD, AUD, CAD,EUR CHF or GBP. The price is set in Japanese Yen. Prices in other currencies are automatically calculated based on the latest exchange rate. * If the amount is above 1 million JPY, Stripe or wire transfer will be the only options for payment. We have shipped authentic Japanese swords to the USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong and Australia. If you don't live in these countries and like to order, please contact us first before making a purchase. We offer Free International Shipping as long as we can send antique Japanese swords by EMS. We normally ship by EMS(Express Mail Service) provided by Japan Post. We will send you a tracking number for your order as soon as we hand it to the post office. We will put 100 % insurance on the shipping document without any extra charge. Based on the total amount, there might be a duty tax or other fee for you to pay, depending on the countries. We use package cushioning to protect the item and put it in a PVC pipe, which is one of the most secure packages because of its durability. It will normally takes 5-14 days for the item to arrive at your given address after we dispatch it. Time of delivery is estimated as accurately as possible by the carrier but does not take into account any delays beyond our control such as by inclement weather, post office holiday seasons. * If you live in Australia and like to purchase an authentic Japanese sword, please click here to know the detail. *Please keep in mind that due to the spread of COVID-19, there might be delays in shipping. If you like to know the detail about shipping, please feel free to ask us. Please keep in mind that what you are going to purchase is an antique item. We uploaded high resolution photos for you to check its condition thoroughly. If you like to see more photos with different angles, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to send them to you so that you can make informed decision. It is essential for us to know that you are happy with your choice of a sword. and we are prepared to use the best of our ability to serve you. Please contact us through email, Facebook Messenger or Live Chat if you have any questions. You can find each icon on the right side of the website. Please click one of them to reach us. We will reply to you within 1-2 business days. 【The Art of Nihonto(Japanese Sword)】 Samurai's history is a profound, eloquent legacy of ancient Japanese warriors in which millions of people worldwide are being fascinated. If you like to find out the art of Nihonto, please click here. 【A Guide to Japanese Sword Maintenance】 After acquiring an genuine Japanese sword, it is also important to know how to take good care of it. Here is the special video for you. Mr. Paul Martin, Japanese sword expert, shows you how to give proper maintenance to your sword. By mastering how to clean the Japanese sword, its aesthetic beauty will last forever. When you purchase a Japanese sword from us, you can get a Free Japanese sword maintenance kit. It comes with four tools(Choji Oil, Uchiko Whetstone Powder, Peg remover, Oil Applicator). By watching the video instruction above , you can enjoy learning how to maintain your Japanese sword while appreciating it. If you have any difficulty assembling the sword or cleaning the blade, you can feel free to contact us. 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Antique Japanese Sword Katana Signed by Fujiwara Toshinaga INCLUDED : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate, Koshirae Mounting, Shirasaya Case, Traditional Sword Carrying Case, Sword Maintenance Kit, Full Exportation Support Category Katana (SHINTO) Age 1671: Early Edo Period Swordsmith Rakuyo Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Toshinaga (洛陽山城守藤原歳長) Location Yamashiro province (Today's Kyoto prefecture) Antique Japanese Sword Katana Signed by Masakage Category Katana( SHIN SHIN TO) Age The first year of the Genji era (1864) Swordsmith Hokuetsu Kouyo Jyu Minamoto Masakage (北越高陽住源正蔭) Location Etchu province (Today's Nigata & Toyama prefecture) Blade Size Cutting Edge Length: 75.75 cm (29.8 inches) Curvature: 1.8 cm( 0.70 inches) Thank you for visiting our website. This sword was sold as each antique Japanese sword is one of a kind. However, we might be able to show you something similar because we have various types of swords available. Also, there are ones that aren't listed on the website yet. Our customer service will help you find your ideal blade you will cherish for generations. Please feel free to contact us or check the list of swords. We will be more than happy to help you. Antique Japanese Sword Katana Unsigned Ujifusa NTHK Kanteisho Certificate(Blade,Tsuba& Koshirae) *There might be delay in shipment depending on countries SHIPPING TO : USA, Australia, UK, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Hong Kong INCLUDED : NTHK Kanteisho Certificate×3, Koshirae Mounting, Traditional Sword Carrying Case, Sword Maintenance Kit, Full Exportation Support Category Katana(KO-TO) Age Genki era(元亀) : Late Muromachi Period(1570-1573 A.D.) Swordsmith Wakasanokami Ujifusa(Unsigned) 若狭守氏房 Certificate NTHK Kanteisho Certificate Location Mino Province( Gifu Prefecture today) Blade Size Length: 70.5 cm(27.8 inches)/Curvature: 2.1 cm(0.8 inches) Samurai Sword YOSHIYUKI RYOMA SAKAMOTO style Katana Delivery Time :5- 14 DAYS Shipping To : USA, France, Switzerland, Germany, Canada ■Size : Blade: Approx. 71 cm , Handle: 25 cm , Overall: 106 cm ■Weight: Approx. 1.2 kg (1.5 kg including its package weight) Toshin(Blade) Zinc alloy(No-edge) Saya(Scabbard) Black colored hard wood Tsuka(Handle) Stingray skin(white),Black thread, hard wood Tsuba(Handguard) Metal alloy Menuki(Hilt Decor) Metal alloy Fuchi Kashira(Pommel) Metal alloy *1 inch=2.54 cm, 1.0 kg=2.205 pounds Antique Japanese Sword Wakizashi Unsigned Yasuharu NTHK Kanteisho Certificate Included: NTHK certificate, Shirasaya case, traditional sword carrying case, Sword maintenance kit, full exportation support Category Wakizashi Age Tenbun Period(1532-1554 A.D) Swordsmith Soshu Yasuharu Certificate NTHK Certificate Location Soshu(Today's Kanagawa prefecture) Blade Size Length:53.6 cm/Curvature:0.9 cm

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1- Earth is the only planet on which water can exist in liquid form on the surface. 2- Antarctica is the highest, driest, and coldest continent on Earth. 3- The dormant volcano Mauna Kea (on the Big Island of Hawaii) could be considered the tallest mountain in the world. If you measure it from its base in the Hawaiian Trough (3,300 fathoms deep) to its summit of 13,796 feet, it reaches a height of 33,476 feet. 4- Earth is referred to as the BLUE PLANET. WHY? Because from space, the oceans combined with our atmosphere make our planet look blue. 5- The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed. 6- The World's largest hot desert is the Sahara in North Africa, at over 9,000,000 km², it is almost as large as the United States. 7- Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour. 8- Mount Everest 8850 meter (29035 ft) Nepal/China is the tallest mountain. 9- The sunrays reached at the earth in 8 minutes & 3 seconds. 10- Only 11 percent of the earth's surface is used to grow food. 11- The coldest temperature ever measured on Earth was -129 Fahrenheit (-89 Celsius) at Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. 12- About 70% of the world's fresh water is stored as glacial ice. 13- Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted. Of that 3%, over 2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground. 14-The warmest sea in the world is the Red Sea, where temperatures range from 68 degrees to 87.8 degrees F depending upon which part you measure. 15- The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 F (462 C) 16- Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). 17- Asia Continent is covered 30% of the total earth land area, but represent 60% of the world's population. 18-The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles. 19- El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 - the hottest ever measured. 20- A 1960 Chilean earthquake was the strongest earthquake in recent times, which occurred off the coast, had a magnitude of 9.6 and broke a fault more than 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) long. 21- The lowest dry point on earth is the Dead Sea in the Middle East is about 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. 22- The Largest Ocean of the World is the Pacific Ocean (155,557,000 sq km), It covers nearly one-third of the Earth's surface. 23- The distance from the surface of Earth to the center is about 3,963 miles (6,378 kilometers). 24- The saltiest sea in the world is the Red Sea with 41 parts of salt per 1,000 parts of water. 25- The Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall (979 meters / 3212 ft.), three times the size of the Eiffel Tower. 26- The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system. 27- The age of the earth is Loudly proclaimed by the scientific establishment of evolution believers and the mass media as being around 4.6 billion years old. 28- Baikal Lake in Russian Fed. is the deepest lake (5315 ft) in the world. 29- Lightning does not always create thunder. In April 1885, five lightning bolts struck the Washington Monument during a thunderstorm, yet no thunder was heard. 30- The Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia is the largest cave in the world is 2300 feet (701 meters) long, 1300 feet (400 meters) wide, and more than 230 feet (70 meters) high. 31- The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii is the largest volcanoon on Earth. It rises more than 50,000 feet (9.5 miles or 15.2 kilometers) above its base, which sits under the surface of the sea. 32- Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead. 33- One-tenth of the Earth's surface is always under the cover of ice. And almost 90 per cent of that ice is to be found in the continent of Antarctica. 34- The coldest seas are found near the poles such as the Greenland, Barents, Beaufort, Kara, Laptev & East Siberian Seas found near the north pole & Weddell & Ross Seas found in the south poles. The Baltic Sea is also considered one of the coldest seas. 35- The Nile River in Africa is the longest river (6,825 kilometers) of 36-Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe is the major lake (371,000 sq km) in the world. 37- Depending upon the amount of salt in the water, sea water freezes at about 28 degrees F. 38- The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal. 39- The Peregrine Falcon around 200mph (320 km/h) is the fastest bird on the planet, the top speed recorded is 242.3mph (390 km/h). 40- The largest eggs in the world are laid by a shark. 41-The deepest hole ever made by humans is in Kola Peninsula in Russia, was completed in 1989, creating a hole 12,262 meters (7.6 miles) deep. 42- Total fertility rate of the world is 2.59 children born/woman. 43- An African woman's lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy related causes is one in 16, in Asia, its one in 65. In Europe, its one in 1,400. 44- There are roughly 4,000 known minerals, although only about 200 are of major importance. 45- About 400 billion gallons water is used worldwide each day. 46- Aluminum cans take 500 years to break down. 47- Total fertility rate of the world is 2.59 children born/woman. Niger is 7.46 (highest), India is 2.73, US is 2.09 & Hong Kong is 0.95 only (Lowest). 48- Northern Mariana Islands is only the country where death rate (2.29/1000) is lowest in the world. 49- Earth's oceans are an average of 2 Miles deep 50- Shanghai, China is the largest city by population (13.3 million) in 51- English is the second most spoken language (Native speakers 512 million) & the first is Chinese Mandarin (more then 1 billion speakers). 52- The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds. 53- At least 1,000 million grams, or roughly 1,000 tons of material (dust) enters the atmosphere every year and makes its way to Earths surface. 54- The gravity on Mars is 38% of that found on Earth. So a 100 pounds person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars. 55- The world's population has been increased 3.1 billion in last 40 years. 56- Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only system today that can show your exact position on the Earth anytime, in any weather, no matter where you are! 57- The water that falls on a single acre of land during one inch of rainfall, it would weigh 113 tons that is 226,000 pounds. 58- 180 million nos. of Valentine's Day cards exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. 59- Plastics take 500 years to break down. 60- Each year, more than 500,000 women (approximate 1 every minute) die from pregnancy related causes. The vast majority of these deaths occur in developing countries.

And On This Day, Chris Pratt Became Fallible By Dustin Rowles | Celebrity | June 11, 2015 | Chris Pratt has had a fairly easy run of it as far as public perception is concerned. The man can't do any wrong. Even his inability to master the English language makes him more endeaering to us. I mean, the man kicks down doors and saves babies, he admits insecurities with his own body issues, he has the world's most PERFECT English accent, and when he sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in Wrigley Stadium, he leaves it all on the field. Ahead of his Jurassic World press tour, Pratt even made a pre-emptive apology for anything wrong he might do or say, and up until now, he's been mostly boner free. And then this happened. At the Jurassic World afterparty last night, Pratt sinned against the music Gods by getting up on stage with Jimmy Buffet and singing the second worst song known to all of mankind (behind only the unfortunate 1981 Oak Ridge Boys' smash hit, "Elvira"). He sang "Margaritaville." Jurassic World was really fun but watching Chris Pratt sing Margaritaville with Jimmy Buffet and Frank Marshall on guitar at the after party was Friggin Surreal!! #Jurassicworld #margaritaville #WTF A video posted by Ryan Todd (@_ryan_todd_) on Jun 10, 2015 at 12:35am PDT It's OK, Pratt. I mean, worse things have happened. Probably. Certainly not in my lifetime, but surely, in previous centuries, a star of this magnitude might have done something as egregiously in poor taste as singing "Margaritaville" out loud in a public setting. It may be a career setback, but if any one can come back from this, it's Chris Pratt. via THR What if Bryce Dallas Howard Had A Musical Breakdown Over Jessica Chastain Confusion? Official Images from the 'Game of Thrones' Finale Reveal Possible Spoilers Review: 'Radium Girls' Dramatizes a Tragic True Story of Workplace Violations, Misogyny, and the End of the Radiation Craze

Railway unions meet in Austria to build network for Fair Transport A meeting in Bad Goisern, Austria, saw unions from four countries discuss how to incorporate the Fair Transport Campaign into their work on railways. Meeting on 26-28 February 2018, the Steering Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation drew workers representatives from the unions OSZ (Czech Republic), SSSLO (Slovenia), EVG (Germany) and ÖGB (Austria). Due to the increasing competition in rail transport the economic pressure on workers is raising all over Europe. Trade unions insist on having fair working conditions and they make clear that there is no room for wage and social dumping in the common region. That is why they work together across borders and why they are highly networked in their respective regions. Works Councils and Unions are aware of the challenges and dangers of cross-border working. They are working together to make improvements, so that people's working conditions are good, no matter what country they come from and where they go to. In the meeting in Austria, workers representatives from the unions agreed to cooperate intensively in the interest of the employees and beyond the borders, in order to avoid wage and social dumping. Being well-informed about the workers' situation in the neighboring countries enables trade union representatives to be well-prepared for upcoming developments as well as to respond quickly to current challenges. This kind of international solidarity is exactly what the Fair Transport campaign is about. By standing together across borders, workers have greater strength to defend quality work from dumping and unfair competition. Rue du Marché aux Herbes 105, Boîte 11, B — 1000 Brussels [email protected] Fair Transport Europe is a campaign by the European Transport Workers' Federations: a pan-European trade union organisation representing the interests of over 5 million transport workers. © 2018 Fair Transport - European Transport Workers' Federation | WIVER | Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer

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Describing the holiday as "a subsidy for gun buyers paid for by nongun buyers," Tax Foundation economist Mark Robyn criticized the state for providing preferential treatment to a single industry. "The government should be acting in a neutral way toward all purchases," Robyn said. As we have mentioned before, sales tax holidays do not promote economic growth or significantly increase consumer purchases; the evidence shows that they simply shift the timing of purchases. As the gun store owners make clear, sales tax holidays create complexities for tax code compliance, efficient labor allocation, and inventory management. Most sales tax holidays, this one included, involve politicians picking products and industries to favor with exemptions, arbitrarily discriminating between products and across time, and distorting consumer decisions. For more information on sales tax holidays, read our recently released Special Report No. 171, "Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy," or also or listen to Mark Robyn's podcast on the topic.

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Tag: Showboating Showboating Whose Time Is It? Depends On Who You Ask Posted on October 19, 2021 by Jason Turbow When Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez left the mound yesterday, it was as a hero to his team. By the time he reached his dugout he had something else to think about. Rodriguez went six innings for the Sox, holding Houston to three runs on five hits while picking up the win in a 12-3 victory in Game 3 of the ALCS. The last of his 18 outs came courtesy of a Carlos Correa ground out. It was the third time on the day Rodriguez had retired Correa, who didn't even breach the infield. On his way down the mound, Rodriguez pointed to his wrist. It was a subtle gesture, but unmistakable. It wasn't Correa's time. Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez mocked Carlos Correa's "it's my time celebration" after getting him out for the third time tonight, and Boston manager Alex Cora was not happy about that pic.twitter.com/POGnfMMm6i — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 19, 2021 Correa is a self-professed keeper of clock, particularly during the playoffs. He made this clear after hitting a seventh-inning homer in Game 1, when he threw his bat, admired the blast and, looking into his own dugout, pointed exuberantly at his wrist while shouting, "It's my time!" His teammates had urged him to do it, he explained to reporters later. So it only made sense that Rodriguez gently mocked the man after besting him in Game 3. Boston manager Alex Cora wanted no part of it. As soon as he saw the display, Cora began yelling, "No!" and "Don't do that!" When Rodriguez reached the dugout, the manager took a moment to speak directly into his ear. After the game, Cora laid it all out for reporters. "We don't act that way," he said. "We just show up, we play and we move on. He knows. I let him know. We don't have to do that. If we're looking for motivation outside of what we're trying to accomplish, we're in the wrong business. The only motivation we have is to win four games against them and move on to the next round." There are a couple of ways to look at this. Under the modern baseball landscape, Correa is allowed to celebrate. He wasn't showing up the pitcher or the Red Sox. He faced his own dugout while doing his wrist thing. It was strictly an internal matter, and entirely acceptable under the auspices of Let the Kids Play. As far as I know, Cora made no public comment about Correa's actions. He did not seek on-field retribution. He was willing to let the Astros be the Astros, and devote his attention to the playing of baseball. Now we know that when it's his guy doing the thing, it's different. At this point, even the old-school holdouts who still decry shenanigans like Correa's must accept that this is the way baseball is now played. Alex Cora appears to be among their ranks. The Astros clubhouse is not his business. The Red Sox clubhouse is. And when one of his guys does something about which he disapproves—it should be noted that Rodriguez's showboating was directed toward the opposition, unlike Correa's initial salvo—he has every right to address it. After Correa's home run in Game 1, we got a telling statement from Hansel Robles, the pitcher who gave it up. "It did not bother me," he told ESPN about the slugger's It's my time gesture. "Correa is one of the best hitters in baseball; you cannot make mistakes against him. But I did think for a moment … the standing at home plate … pointing to the watch … sometimes some of that stuff is a bit overboard. But let me tell you something, I have no reason to be mad at Correa. I am the one who made the pitch. In that at-bat, he did his job; I did not do mine." Don't like it, but no hard feelings. Seems in line with the tenor of his manager. Alex Cora has every right to set whatever expectations he wants for his players. If they don't like it, if they rebel, if he loses the room, then he won't be long for his job. In the meantime, the guy is on the cusp of the World Series, which on its own counts for quite a bit. His team is playing his brand of baseball, which is exactly how it should be. Retaliation, Showboating Up 13-1, Cardinals Had Leeway To Respond To Atlanta However The Hell They Pleased Posted on October 10, 2019 October 12, 2019 by Jason Turbow Tensions are heightened come playoff time, which may explain why Ronald Acuña Jr.'s excitable response to his ninth-inning, two-run homer off of Carlos Martinez in Game 1 of the NLDS proved so annoying to the St. Louis pitcher. Acuña had absolutely smashed the ball—455 feet, as measured by Statcast—to close the Cardinals' lead to 7-5, and gesticulated wildly toward his teammates in the Braves dugout as he rounded the bases. In his first three playoff games at SunTrust Park, Ronald Acuña Jr. has four hits, two walks and two home runs. (via @Braves) pic.twitter.com/EABadSHe5Q — FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) October 4, 2019 This followed a notable moment in the third, when Acuña failed to run hard out of the box on what he assumed would be a home run, but which ended up as a single when the ball bounced off the wall. Acuña ended up stranded on base when he might otherwise have represented what would be a vital run for his team. Ronald Acuña Jr.'s average home to 1st time this season was 4.2 seconds. It was 6.2 seconds here. A 331-foot single. (Via @statcast) pic.twitter.com/yxXEzyOvWt — Paul Hembekides (@PaulHembo) October 4, 2019 Acuña's home run celebration was enough to shake Martinez to the point that he had to be calmed down by Yadi Molina. The right-hander then gave up an even longer home run two batters later, to Freddie Freeman, although he did finally close out what would be a 7-6 victory. Martinez was so upset after the game that he closed out the game by screaming at the Braves dugout, then said afterward: "I wanted [Acuña] to respect the game and respect me as a veteran player." And so we find ourselves back in the no–man's–land of baseball celebrations, which have been officially sanctioned by the commissioner's office even while a number of pitchers continue to bristle at them. Would Acuña's antics have drawn notice had his Game 1 homer given his team the lead, rather than coming as it did with the Braves up, 3-1? Would Martinez have cared less had Acuña not already pulled something similar, with disastrous results, earlier in the game? Who knows? Typically, the postseason is not a place to settle old scores. Even a remote possibility that an ill-timed retribution HBP can come back to bite you is enough to keep teams in line until stakes are lower. Sure enough, the series' second, third and fourth games never saw either club with a lead of more than three runs. Game 5, however, was different. St. Louis scored 10 in the first, one in the second and two more in the third, and led 13-1 when Acuña stepped in against Jack Flaherty with two outs in the fifth inning. Flaherty drilled him in the upper arm. Acuña slowly made his way to first base, chirping toward the mound all the while. Warnings issued after Jack Flaherty hits Ronald Acuña Jr. pic.twitter.com/L5BIwI8ujN — handlit33 (@handlit33) October 9, 2019 The evidence against the pitch being intentional: There was a runner on; it came on the fifth pitch of the at-bat, with three of those pitches being strikes (including a foul ball); it was a fastball, but not Flaherty's fastest, the two-seamer coming in at just 90 mph. The evidence for it being intentional: Apart from the history between the teams, it was mostly the Flaherty's comments after the game. Via Jeff Jones: "It hit him. He took exception to it. That's the guy he wants to be. That's how it is. He's been having all his antics all series. The guy hits a ball off the wall, he gets a single out of it. So he wants to take exception to it, he can do whatever he wants. He can talk all he wants. But we tried to go in, we talk, our scouting report is go in, we go in. So it got away, it hit him. He wants to take exception to it, he can do whatever he wants." Sure sounds to me like a guy with a grudge. Flaherty denied intent as part of his diatribe against Acuña, but Cards skipper Mike Shildt seemed to feel otherwise in his postgame speech to the team after they finally put Atlanta away. Mike Shildt: "The [Braves] started some shit. We finished the shit. And that's how we roll. No one fucks with us ever. Now, I don't give a fuck who we play. We're gonna fuck them up. We're gonna take it right to them the whole fucking way. We're gonna kick their fucking ass." pic.twitter.com/2J7jyJc60O — STLSportsCentral (@stlsportscntrl) October 10, 2019 The primary takeway after a game like that is that with a 12-run lead, pitchers with malice aforethought have leeway to do whatever they think is right, even during a playoff game. The Braves have all winter to consider this, and how they might respond come next spring. The Cardinals, meanwhile, now on to the NLCS, have more pressing matters on their minds. Let The Kids Play, Showboating MadBum Gets Angry, Does Some Shouting, Gives Up Dong, Yells At A Guy, Loses Game Posted on June 10, 2019 July 30, 2019 by Jason Turbow For many years, Madison Bumgarner has cultivated an image of being extremely attuned to the unwritten rules of his sport, serving as baseball's hardline arbiter of on-field behavior. Flip a bat against the cow-punching North Carolinian and you'll hear about it. Same if you run too slowly around the bases. At Oracle Park on Sunday, however, MadBum revealed a bit too much. Today's headlines are all about the left-hander's response to Max Muncy taking him deep (plus Muncy's response to Bumgarner, which we'll get to in a bit). Muncy's homer hurt: he plays for the hated Dodgers, he hit it as the second batter of the game, and the blast carried all the way into McCovey Cove. Before Muncy could even make it to first base, Bumgarner was all over him, chirping about taking too long in the batter's box. Muncy responded as he circled the bases, and the feud was on. MAD. MAX. pic.twitter.com/65q7saXtgl — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 9, 2019 The main problem with Bumgarner's red-ass was that there really wasn't much to get red-assed about, to the point that even Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, while trying to explain the situation, could describe the hitter's post-homer steps only as "that little walk." Bumgarner vs. The Dodgers tends to get a little heated: pic.twitter.com/WSMPwWEEkX — Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) June 9, 2019 After the game, Bumgarner gave a light-hearted recitation for the media about what happened. His comments included snippets like, "I can't even say it with a straight face, but the more I think about it, I should just let the kids play—but I just … I can't," and, in response to a question about the game changing, "They want to let everybody be themselves, then let me be myself. That's me." Bumgarner was asked about his exchange with Muncy after the game. He was adamant that he's not changing: "Let me be myself, that's me. I'd just as soon fight than walk or whatever."#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/1R06rb439B — KNBR (@KNBR) June 10, 2019 It's a continuation of the conversation we've been having all year about pitchers who might not be entirely on board with the modern era of officially sanctioned on-field celebrations. That, though, is not what this post is about. The detail that many reports overlook is what immediately preceded Muncy's blast. Against Kike Hernandez, the game's very first hitter, Bumgarner got into a shouting match with plate umpire Will Little about the strike zone, which grew heated enough to draw Little toward the mound. Following some chirping from the Giants bench, the ump issued a cross-field explanation that can easily be read as an informal warning. This was clearly on Bumgarner's mind when he missed wide with his first three offerings to Muncy before leaving one up, in the slugger's wheelhouse. Madison Bumgarner yells at Max Muncy, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/7hJQDnlWXk — Jomboy (@Jomboy_) June 10, 2019 Baseball history is littered with the corpses of players whose weakness has been discovered by the opposition and subsequently exploited. Perhaps this is Bumgarner's. Pitching in the ninth inning of the World Series doesn't seem to faze him nearly as much as some perceived slight by the opposition. This has long viewed by outsiders as a motivational tactic—something to keep the pitcher's competitive instincts honed. (Lord knows, it's happened before.) This is supported by the fact that Muncy's homer was the only run MadBum gave up as part of a fabulous performance. If the pitcher needs swagger to succeed, then swagger he shall deliver. Still, Bumgarner was done in by his momentary lapse, one disastrous pitch serving as the difference in a 1-0 ballgame. In the big picture, yelling at a guy is preferable to drilling him, especially for something like this. Also in the big picture, if Bumgarner can figure out a way to keep things a bit more contained—just enough to avoid the occasional slip on a day when he's clearly dominant—it'd be better for everybody. Then again, had MadBum been a little less mad, we would never have gotten Muncy's response: "If you don't want me to watch the ball, you can get it out of the ocean." It doesn't actually make sense, but at least it sounded pretty good in the moment. "If you don't want me to watch the ball, you can get it out of the ocean." 😂@maxmuncy9 on his 1st inning HR off Madison Bumgarner. pic.twitter.com/lBSkGADMQd — SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) June 9, 2019 Bat Flipping, Retaliation, Showboating Wednesday's Lesson In MLB: Try Not To Accidentally Hit Guys With Whom Your Team Is Already Beefing Posted on May 30, 2019 by Jason Turbow Perception is everything, and precedent feeds perception. On Wednesday, baseball saw two games with hotly contested hit batters, and while there is a strong possibility that neither was intentional, recent history has led those at the wrong end of the pitches to leap to some obvious conclusions. Let's start in Chicago, where the White Sox' series with Kansas City was already steeped in contention, given that the last time these teams met resulted in a rhubarb over a Tim Anderson bat toss. The Royals have already paid him back for that, so when they did it again on Wednesday—pitcher Glenn Sparkman bouncing a ball off of Anderson's head—the situation appeared ready to explode. Except for this: It was the second inning of a 2-1 game, with nobody out and a runner on first. Also, it was a changeup—not the type of heat-seeker ordinarily utilized for nefarious purposes. For what it's worth, the pitch merely grazed the brim of Anderson's helmet—a terrible location to be sure, but more indicative of a ball that's riding up and in than a missile aimed at an earflap. Do you think Tim Anderson was thrown at intentionally? #MLBTonight pic.twitter.com/vqDHaEo4VL — MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) May 30, 2019 Anderson seemed to realize all of this. Hell, the pitch didn't even knock him down. While visibly frustrated, he more or less just stood in the batter's box, helmetless, staring down Sparkman. Anderson's lack of response was no doubt abetted by umpire Mark Carlson, who emerged from behind the plate and quickly tossed the befuddled pitcher from the game. ("It was a changeup," Sparkman can be seen explaining on replays. Even Anderson said later that he felt the pitch was accidental.) Had the Royals not already targeted Anderson this season, of course, there's almost no chance that Sparkman would have been tossed. As it is, optics are important and Carlson did not want this game to get away from him. Sometimes it's hard to be an umpire. In Cincinnati, meanwhile, the game was getting away from the Reds, as Pittsburgh built up a 7-0 lead by the eighth inning. That's when Pirates reliever Clay Holmes drilled Eugenio Suarez in the hand with a 94-mph fastball. There were some moments of immediate heat—Suarez approached the mound for before being led away by catcher Elias Diaz—but things cooled quickly. X-rays proved negative and Suarez is day-to-day. Eugenio Suarez has some words for Pirates reliever Clay Holmes after getting drilled on the hand.#BornToBaseball | @Reds STREAM: https://t.co/YkPeBsFtuW pic.twitter.com/ciAyicrmtC — FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) May 29, 2019 "I don't know if they are going to hit me on purpose," Suarez said after the game in a MLB.com report. "That's why I walked up to him and asked him if he hit me on purpose. He said, 'No. Definitely not.' I just said I wanted to make sure because I don't like that pitch up and in, right on my face." This is believable. Holmes has walked 15 batters in 15⅔ minor league innings this season, and has issued seven free passes in 13 innings since being called up. Outstanding control does not appear to be his thing. That didn't prevent Reds manager David Bell from having a say about what had just gone down. So vehement was he when he came out to argue about the pitch that umpire Jeff Nelson ejected him. Again, this is where optics matter. In April, Pirates starter Chris Archer threw a pitch behind Derek Dietrich in response to the slugger taking an unusual amount of time to watch a home run that ended up in the Allegheny River outside PNC Park. Derek Dietrich sends a souvenir into the river. 😳 pic.twitter.com/BcZ4EJfreJ — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 7, 2019 In April 2018, Pittsburgh's Jameson Taillon broke the selfsame Suarez's thumb with a pitch, costing the slugger three weeks. Later in the season, Taillon hit Suarez again, this time in the elbow. Never mind that none of the pitches appeared to be intentional, or that as a hitter Suarez could do a better job of turning his back toward inside pitches rather than leaning away from them with his hands exposed—a habit that got Jeff Bagwell's hand broken in three consecutive seasons. Hitting him again looks bad, so it must be bad. Bell was fed up by the lot of it. He'd previously instructed his pitchers not to retaliate for such things. That stance may have changed. "We know they'll do it," the manager told reporters after the game in a Cincinnati.com report, explaining his argument with the umpires. "I was doing what I could to protect our players. Clearly, we're not going to get protected. We've got to do whatever we can. We've got to take matters into our own hands. It's unfortunate that our players aren't going to get protected. That's been made clear, and we know that team will intentionally throw at people. What are you supposed to think?" He continued. "When someone is messing with your livelihood, your career, who knows? You've got to protect yourself. Clearly, we're not going to get protected by the umpires or the league. That's been made clear. Our players need to do whatever they need to do protect themselves. I'll back them whatever that is. For some reason, we think it's OK to throw at people. For whatever reason, that was OK many years ago, and we're still living some rules that I don't know about—that it's OK to intentionally throw at our players. The umpires think it's OK. The league thinks it's somewhat OK. Somebody's going to get hurt. We need to take as many measures as possible. Ours need to do whatever they need to do to stick up for themselves, protect themselves. They protect themselves, their career." Bell has already proved to be angry about this topic to the point of incoherence. Still, the closest the Reds came to a response yesterday was when reliever Raisel Iglesias threw an up-and-in, 97-mph fastball to Bryan Reynolds with an 0-2 count, before eventually striking Reynolds out. What we're left with is increasingly high tension. Bell has thrown down one gauntlet. Pirates broadcaster John Wehner threw down another on Pittsburgh radio, when he came down on Dietrich, of all people, for his homer-watching ways: "I can't stand him. … I don't understand why you have to do that. It's different if you're a Hall of Fame player, you're a 60-homer guy, you're an established guy. Nobody ever heard of him before this year." Wehner also referenced Dietrich's grandfather, Steve Demeter, a longtime minor league coach in the Pirates system, who he said "is rolling in his grave every time this guy hits a home run. He's embarrassed of his grandson." Let's ignore for a moment the very old-school notion of players earning whatever leeway they're afforded by the sport's unwritten rules; Wehner seems completely oblivious of the sea change that's occurred around baseball as pertains to celebrations. However much they angered the Pirates and Royals, displays like Dietrich's and Anderson's are entering the mainstream, to the point of approval from MLB's own marketing department. Pitchers have the right to try and put a damper on them, but that tactic does not appear to be working very well as a method of dissuasion. For those who are mad at Derek Dietrich, your hot takes have been duly noted and ignored. #LetTheKidsPlay pic.twitter.com/5DlPrTkeKE — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 28, 2019 At least Royals-White Sox and Reds-Pirates matchups, despite the meat-headedness therein, are far more interesting now than they were at the beginning of the season. Bat Flipping, Let The Kids Play, Retaliation, Showboating In Wake Of Sox-Royals Dustup, Letting The Kids Play Is Turning Into More Of A Headache Than Anybody Imagined Posted on April 18, 2019 September 27, 2020 by Jason Turbow Last year this would have been a story about Tim Anderson and his celebratory histrionics. Hell, last year this was a story about Tim Anderson and his celebratory histrionics. Twice. This year, however, celebratory histrionics come with a perspective. That is, Major League Baseball has putatively endorsed them via its "Let the Kids Play" campaign, which makes things confusing when pitchers respond to said histrionics with disdain. Pitchers like Kansas City's Brad Keller, say. Now, when Anderson does what Anderson is known to do—in this case, vigorously hurl his bat toward his own dugout after launching the 50th homer of his career—we're conflicted in the aftermath. Letting the kids play seems like a swell idea to fans, to executives and to an unknown portion of ballplayers, but there appears to be a significant percentage of pitchers who disagree. 🗣️LET THE KIDS PLAY. pic.twitter.com/VDUSiQpawx — Cut4 (@Cut4) April 17, 2019 We had this conversation less than two weeks ago, when Pittsburgh's Chris Archer—a known showboat himself—expressed displeasure with Derek Dietrich's decision to pimp his homer by throwing a ball behind Dietrich in an ensuing at-bat. It was an old-school response that would have drawn little attention a generation ago … or maybe even last season. But when the league itself encourages Anderson's kind of behavior, the entire circumstance gets cloudy. That's because the issue of respect is hardly one of clear delineation. Are some bat flips okay, but others not? Anderson's was less insouciant toss and more angry spike. Did that somehow cross an ever-shifting line? Had he not turned toward his dugout—or, more pertinently, turned his back toward the Royals dugout—would it have been better received? Ultimately, it doesn't matter. There's bound to be a transition period between one epoch and another, and right now we're stuck in a place where some players feel disrespected by some actions that many people—including baseball officials, apparently—would like to see more of. So when Brad Keller feels disrespected (or is sticking up for teammates who feel disrespected), there's bound to be a reaction regardless of corporate messaging. Yesterday it was a fastball to Anderson's backside in his ensuing at-bat. Things did not end well. Anderson started yelling, but, restrained by catcher Martin Maldonado, never approached the mound. Still, dugouts and bullpens emptied, and tempers flared when White Sox manager Rick Renteria shouted for the Royals to clear the field, inflaming Kansas City bullpen coach Vance Wilson. Anderson, Renteria, Keller and Royals bench coach Dale Sveum were ejected. Benches clear in Royals-White Sox after Brad Keller hits Tim Anderson in the 6th inning. pic.twitter.com/u9IhZ56AvP — MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2019 We are here for Joe West literally holding back Ricky Renteria pic.twitter.com/J8X78yF7wZ — White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) April 17, 2019 In the aftermath, we're left wondering two things: How many players still care about this kind of stuff, and how long will that last? The Royals have at least two of them on their roster. "Keller did the right thing," the pitcher's teammate, Hunter Dozier, said after the game in a Chicago Sun Times report. "He aimed for the lower body. Hit him. It should just be like 'OK, go to first and move on.' It shouldn't have been as big of a situation as it was." Dozier is spelling out the party line from a previous generation, offering instructions that, while once status-quo, are now … well, who really knows? Dozier is 27. Keller is 23. Despite their old-school sensibilities, they seem an awful lot like the kids who the commissioner wants to let play. This shift is clearly not going as smoothly as baseball's PR machine would have liked. We're stuck in a place where, when bat flipping becomes the new normal, showboats like Anderson have to up the ante simply to draw attention to themselves. Bigger antics. More vicious tosses. Sentiments like the one Renteria espoused after the game—"You want [Anderson] to not do that? Get him out"—might make sense to the vast majority of the population, but the key here is that upping the ante rarely sits well with pitchers, some of whom are bound to respond. Ten days ago it was Chris Archer. Yesterday, it was Brad Keller. So long as hitters continue to push the celebratory envelope, there will always be a pitcher willing to respond. Our only problem is that we continue to be surprised by it. Update 1 (4-19-10): If you're gonna drill a guy, at least know when to do it. Update 2 (4-20-19): There was some incredulity in the immediate aftermath that Anderson was tossed from the game, given his primary role as victim. We later found out that it was due to language so severe that he was eventually suspended for a game. Update 3 (5-28-20): Keller confirms that he drilled Anderson on purpose. Celebrate Good Times, Come On! (Or Don't, Depending On Your Perspective) Posted on April 30, 2018 by Jason Turbow It seems that there are some growing pains as baseball transitions from The Sport Of Tradition-Gripping Dryness to something a little bit looser. As it turns out, even those known to celebrate from time to time have limits. On Saturday in Kansas City, Chicago's Tim Anderson hit a leadoff homer, proceeded to watch it, then unleashed some self-congratulatory invective as he rounded the bases. Royals catcher Salvador Perez took note while recalling that Anderson acted similarly after hitting a pair of home runs on opening day, also against the Royals. As the runner crossed home plate, Perez said something to him about it. Anderson patted him on the chest protector and trotted back to his bench. Tim Anderson lead off tonight's game with our third leadoff home run of the week! pic.twitter.com/R7FkTc80GZ — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 29, 2018 Things picked up again in the bottom half of the inning, when Perez reached second base on an error and a two-out walk, at which point he opted to continue the conversation with Anderson. He and the shortstop ended up nose to nose, with teammates spilling out of the dugout to separate them. #WhiteSox @ #Royals [Game 2] Tim Anderson and Salvador Perez get into it at second base, which leads to the benches clearing, before Anderson and Perez make up (01:30) MLB Gameday: https://t.co/wua5CHodGw pic.twitter.com/wziRupG780 — Ballpark Videos (@BallparkVids) April 29, 2018 "I don't have any problems with the guy hitting a homer, taking a couple steps, walk two steps and keep running," said Perez after the game, in a Kansas City Star report. "But when you start to get loud, to say some bad words … I don't like that. He had to respect my team and my pitcher. We're professional in here. I don't like that and he told me at second base, 'I like to have fun, Salvy, what do you want me to do?' I was like, 'OK, we like to have fun too. I like to have fun. You see me every day out there, laughing and having fun every day. But I don't disrespect your team. I respect your team, too. I hit some homers too, I keep running the bases, I don't get loud like you.' That's the only thing I told him. Keep doing what you're doing, bro, have fun, but again respect my team. That's it. So he was mad about that. What you want me to do? I can't do anything about that." (Perez did himself no favors when he also told reporters: "If you're gonna keep doing that … I'm going to hit you. I'm going to tell the pitcher to hit him. … If you want to fight, let's fight." Intentionally drilling an opponent for what is essentially inconsequential behavior will not play well in retrospect should a Royals pitcher actually dot Anderson in a future encounter.) Anderson, of course, got into it just last week, for similar reasons, with Justin Verlander. The guy likes to celebrate. For his reaction to it, Perez was labeled as a member of "the fun police" by various sources. There are, however, some considerations. For those in Anderson's camp who decry the stifling of emotion on a ballfield, let's take the conversation to its logical conclusion: At what point does celebration become overkill? A classic Barry Bonds pirouette, only while running the bases instead of standing in the batter's box? Summersaults? Ripping off one's uniform jersey, like they do in soccer? The question is not aimed at painting false equivalency, but wondering about the point at which a player's behavior—presuming that none of it is aimed at the opposition—might eventually cross the line, even for those who support that kind of thing. Baseball is obviously more lenient now than it was during past generations, but how lenient is it, really? I think the answer can be found in what came next, after Anderson's confrontation with Perez. Duda's walk—the play that advanced Perez to second—loaded the bases. The next batter, Abraham Almonte, hit a sharp grounder to shortstop that Anderson booted, allowing Mike Moustakas to score from third. (It was ruled a single, but easily could have been an error. Watch it here.) Alex Gordon followed by stroking a two-run single to center, giving the Royals a 3-1 lead in a game they ended up winning, 5-2. Anderson's confrontation last week against Verlander ended with him getting picked off of second base at a point in which the pitcher was on the ropes and the White Sox desperately needed baserunners. This one ended with the Royals scoring three runs that might have remained off the board had Chicago's shortstop been less distracted. And there it is: Anderson's shtick will eventually become too much, even for his most ardent supporters, when it begins to interfere with his team's chances to win baseball games. Based on the above examples, he may already have reached that point. Showboating, Unwritten-Rules Puerto Rico Ama A Francisco Lindor: A Celebratory Lesson Posted on April 18, 2018 April 18, 2018 by Jason Turbow I've referenced 2017's World Baseball Classic twice in posts this season, and it's only April. Today is the third—and most pertinent. Francisco Lindor hit a home run yesterday, then effectively paraded his way around the bases, skipping, waving his arms and inciting the crowd. Afterward, he publicly apologized for potentially offensive behavior. As with most things, details matter. An awesome moment for Francisco Lindor as he homers in Puerto Rico. pic.twitter.com/NRdCMuDWJC — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 18, 2018 The WBC was terrific because it showed us a Puerto Rico national squad that was unafraid, within the context of the way baseball is played on the island (and throughout much of Central America), to show some emotion on the field. Though the occasional American red-assed stick-in-the-mud took issue with this, it was generally seen as a good thing. Lindor was on that Puerto Rico team. Last night's game was held in Puerto Rico, against the Twins at San Juan's Hiram Bithorn Stadium. Of course Lindor celebrated. Such is the reach of baseball's unwritten rules—especially the part held up by American red-assed stick-in-the-muds—that Lindor recognized after the fact that his antics might not have been appreciated by the opposing team. Thus, we got this: Lindor said he loves the game, respects the game and did not try to disrespect Twins. He apologized if he offended anyone while celebrating his home run on the bases. #PuertoRicoSeries — Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) April 18, 2018 That Cleveland was playing the Twins was unfortunate, given Minnesota's collective, ludicrous, unwritten-rules-inspired groan at a perfectly reasonable bunt earlier in the season. If any team would take issue with a hometown kid playing by hometown rules after succeeding in front of his hometown fans, it'd be these guys, right? As it turns out: not so much. FWIW: @Twins did not complain or say anything negative about Francisco Lindor's home run postgame. They get it. It was a huge moment for Lindor and the island. https://t.co/nu7QIUIoJn Twins didn't say anything. They are not the fun police. That's not fair. I've actually heard good things about them being engaged on the island and in game. Lindor was asked about the homer postgame and unprompted, he said he is sorry if anyone was offended. https://t.co/Ts0KiDL4Nc Credit to Lindor for sensitivity with this issue, and relieved acknowledgement that everybody involved seemed content to let him have this particular moment. Update, 4-18: The Twins agree: Lindor was a-ok. Don't Showboat, Retaliation Breaking: Yasiel Puig Doesn't Like Inside Pitches Posted on July 17, 2017 by Jason Turbow On Friday, Yasiel Puig homered twice against the Marlins. On Saturday, the first pitch he saw arrived fast and inside. He didn't appreciate the coincidence. It may have been exactly that—a coincidence—but Puig wasn't about to abide by shenanigans from Miami starter Jose Urena, real or imagined. Even though the pitch didn't hit him, he took angry steps toward the mound before Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, followed by players from both teams, intervened. Jose Urena throws an inside pitch that narrowly misses Yasiel Puig, who walks towards the mound as the benches clear in the top of the 2nd pic.twitter.com/xbLIfuBAQT — TheRenderMLB (@TheRenderMLB) July 16, 2017 Here's the thing: Puig didn't like the possibility that an opponent might be sending a message about his prior success against them. That's fair. What he's discounting is that, following his second homer a night earlier—a go-ahead three-run shot—he did no small amount of showboating. Credit that W to @YasielPuig. #Crushed pic.twitter.com/dd1TwhAl5e — MLB (@MLB) July 15, 2017 MOOD. pic.twitter.com/El2h1Olvwh — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 15, 2017 Sometimes teams don't appreciate that. Whether Urena intended to send a message doesn't really matter to this particular argument. More than anybody, Puig is responsible for the widespread acceptance of batter's box theatrics around baseball. He's a bat-flip early-adopter, a guy so unremitting in the practice that pitchers, unable to tamp it out of existence, simply came around to accepting it as standard practice. But if a guy like that wants to play that way, he has to be aware that some old-school holdouts might still take offense. Urena might be one of them. Or, as the pitcher said after the game, his two-seamer might simply have sailed a bit too far inside. If it's the latter, there's no reason for Puig to consider it. If it's the former, Puig has to be aware that he himself was Urena's muse. (Marlins manager Don Mattingly denied any connection to an earlier kerfuffle between the teams. Even Dodgers manager Dave Roberts weighed in on Urena's side, saying in an MLB.com report, "No one likes to be crowded, but [you have] to understand that there wasn't intent, and it's clear to me that there was no intent.") After the game, Urena told reporters that Puig "Got like a little baby" about the pitch. He was correct. Irrespective of Urena's intentions, Puig—and any player at his end of the showboat spectrum—has to understand that such behavior will occasionally come at a cost. If said cost is being drilled, the decision to react may be justified. If the cost is simply having to jackknife out of the way, and then getting to hit from ahead in the count, Puig should grow the hell up. Growing up seems to be a persistent problem for the guy. In this case it hardly mattered, as Urena lasted only three innings and the Dodgers won, 7-1. LA's 3-2 win on Sunday featured no run-ins of note. Puig Does Puig, World Freaks Out Posted on June 23, 2017 June 23, 2017 by Jason Turbow This is what it looks like when things snowball. Wednesday night, after the Mets intentionally walked a batter to face him, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig connected for a monster home run, then stood frozen for several long beats to admire it. This should not have come as a surprise. It is what Puig does. Still, it rankled numerous Mets. As Puig rounded first base, Wilmer Flores had some words for him. Puig turned around, mid-trot, incredulous, offered a quick Fuck you¸ then slowed his trot to a virtual crawl, his 32.1 seconds rounding the bases being the second-slowest time recorded this season. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud offered some additional thoughts as Puig crossed the plate. (We've seen that act before, notably when then-Braves catcher Brian McCann literally blocked the baseline to give Carlos Gomez an earful under similar circumstances in 2013.) .@YasielPuig with a no-doubter! 💪 pic.twitter.com/5OrGDAww4I — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 22, 2017 What set the Mets' response apart, however, was what happened after the inning, when New York's Jose Reyes and Yoenis Cespedes tracked Puig down in the outfield to deliver a protracted screed about appropriate behavior on a baseball diamond. "I don't think he knows what having respect for the game is," Flores told reporters after the game. "I think there's a way to enjoy a home run. That was too much." "Run the bases," said Reyes in a Newsday report. "Don't stand up, then walk four or five steps, then run slow. Wow." There are many things to unpack here. What was the anger about, really? Puig's tendency to showboat is maddening for many opponents, but it's also consistent. His display against the Mets, though hardly unique, may have been spurred to excess, at first by the preceding intentional walk, then by Flores' comment. Still, Puig is a central character in the mainstreaming of this type of display over recent years. And he's hardly breaking new ground, either with his actions or in the types of response they solicit. In 1977, Puig's homer-pimping forebear, Oscar Gamble, admired a shot against the Yankees for so long that even before he'd even left the box New York catcher Thurman Munson told him, "All right, now you're going to get drilled." (The threat was empty; Gamble was not hit in any of the teams' five remaining games that season.) Several years later, while playing for the Yankees, Gamble did it again, this time against Baltimore. Instead of threats, he—like Puig on Wednesday—was talked to by members of the opposition. "Eddie Murray and some of them other guys came up to me and said, 'All right now, you're taking a little too long up there,' " said Gamble, looking back. "That's respect for players. They let you get your little style points in there, and then you have to go on and do what you do." Gamble's displays were influenced by Reggie Jackson, whose coup de grace came in 1981, during a home run trot against Cleveland's John Denny. Earlier in the game, Denny had thrown a pair of pitches up and in to Jackson before striking him out. When Reggie homered in his next at-bat, he showed his displeasure by pumping his fist toward the pitcher, then moving excessively slowly around the bases and tipping his cap as he trotted. Denny offered an earful for the duration with such invective that when Jackson crossed the plate, instead of heading back to the Yankees dugout he instead turned toward the mound, sparking an all-out fracas. (Among the peacemakers was Gamble, who literally helped lift Jackson over his head and carry him from the field.) Jackson was himself influenced by one of the great sluggers of the 1960s, Harmon Killebrew, who was likely the first ballplayer to so admire his own handiwork. All of which is to say that Puig is not exactly breaking new ground, here. Are the Mets angrier about their own play than about Puig? After the game, Puig hardly seemed like man who had gained insight, saying, "If that's the way [Flores] feels, it might be a result of them not playing so well." It's harsh but accurate. The Mets, losers of six of their last seven, sat at 31-40, 11.5 games back in the NL East, and had lost three straight to Los Angeles by a combined score of 30-8 while surrendering a dozen homers. Annoyances are more tolerable while winning than they are while doing whatever it is the Mets have done this year. "It's frustration from everyone," Reyes admitted later. At least Puig is consistent. The Mets, who entered the season with postseason dreams, are not. Is a lecture better than a fastball to the ribs? Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the exchange was the discourse in the outfield between Puig, Cespedes and Reyes. Cespedes, after all, is a poster child in his own right when it comes to showboating. For him to deliver a lecture on the subject indicates no small amount of transgression on Puig's part. According to Reyes, Puig had no idea what was on the Mets' mind when the New York duo tracked him down in the outfield. "He didn't even know what he did," Reyes told reporters. "He continued to say to me and Cespedes, 'What did I do? What did I do wrong?' Wow. If you don't know what you did wrong, you've got problems." Puig was so unable to handle the heat that he did not even look at Cespedes while his countryman grew increasingly animated during the conversation. Instead, he looked at Reyes, standing silently nearby. When it came time for Reyes to speak, he kept his message simple. "Man, you have to be better than that," he told Puig. "You have to make people respect you as a player." It's a noble notion, but to judge by early results, it didn't take. "[Cespedes] told me to try to run a little bit faster and gave me some advice," said Puig in a New York Post report. "I don't look at it that way." Is it a cultural divide? Much has been written about players from Latin America and the stifling nature of baseball's unwritten rules. Let players have fun out there has become a regular refrain on baseball blogs, and it's not entirely wrong. The ability to distinguish exuberance from disrespect is vital when it comes to integrating increasing numbers of foreign players into America's pastime. But when Puig says things like this … We are not understood. We have to adapt. There are things we are not used to doing in our countries. When you keep doing things wrong, people get tired; I even got tired myself. There should not be so many rules. You just have to do your job and let people have fun, which is what I was doing in 2013. They've wanted to change so many things about me that I feel so off. I don't feel like the player I was in 2013. … it feels like an excuse. He has gone from the runner-up Rookie of the Year in 2013 to a guy the Dodgers have been actively shopping for multiple seasons now. His batting average has dropped from .319 to its current .244. Even though Puig is on pace to set a career high in homers (he currently has 13), his slugging percentage and OPS are far below what they were during his first two campaigns. He has been consistently injured, and was even farmed out to Triple-A Oklahoma City for a month last year. This is not simply a matter of his team stifling his celebratory nature. In fact, it's worth asking whether the opposite might be true. Might Puig, without the onslaught of attention for his bat flips and home run watching, without the lectures from opponents and teammates alike, without the array of distractions caused by his own on-field behavior, maybe be a better player than he currently is? The question is unanswerable, unless Puig himself proves it one way or another. What are we left with? Strip everything else away—the caveats about internal frustration and Puig's established behavior and all the prior precedence—and the lone question remaining is, Were the Mets right to get upset? The answer is yes. The answer is yes because Puig's display on Wednesday was not about exuberance or about some unknown entity trying to stifle his essential nature. The answer is yes because Puig had malice aforethought in everything he did during the play. He was pissed that the Mets walked Joc Pederson to face him. He was pissed because Flores scolded him at first base, and d'Arnaud did it again at the plate. His action was intended to show the Mets up, and that's exactly how the Mets took it. Puig wasn't celebrating, he was gloating. It's the difference between the first historic example above, in which Oscar Gamble was wrapped up in the wonder of being Oscar, and the second, in which an angry Reggie Jackson could not find enough ways to display his loathing of the opposition. There is a distinction, and it is important. On Wednesday, the Mets understood it. To judge by his reaction, Puig never will. Showboating, World Baseball Classic There's A Party Goin' On Right Here/Just Watch Out For a Fastball In Your Ear Posted on March 28, 2017 March 30, 2017 by Jason Turbow Following up yesterday's post about the joy embraced by players from various countries in the World Baseball Classic (and how such embrace is frequently at odds with their big league counterparts), today I bring you a quote from Eric Thames. Thames, of course, is the new Brewers first baseman, having spent the last three seasons playing in South Korea. (South Korea, you might recall, is known for some outlandish behavior by its ballplayers.) While in Asia, Thames stepped up his pimp game. From Sports Illustrated's baseball preview issue: Thames wore metallic gold arm and leg guards and celebrated home runs with a choreographed two-man skit that ended with a teammate tugging his beard and the two of them spinning on their heels to give a military-style salute to the home fans. "Uh, not here," says Thames, who this spring wore white body armor. "You want me to get hit in the ribs?" Yesterday, I pointed out that the joyful celebration shown internationally is having an effect upon the staid response to success in the majors. So why is Thames toning it down? Because there is a difference. Because somebody responding to success openly and without filters is celebratory, but somebody pantomiming pre-planned shtick is more boastful than joyous. (Recall, if you will, another bit of home-plate soft-shoe perpetrated by these selfsame Brewers a number of years back.) The line between those approaches dissects even bat flips. The ones from Korea seem to be self-indulgent ways of garnering attention. The South Korean players who make their way to the U.S. acknowledge as much. The flip by Jose Bautista following his ALDS-clinching homer against Texas in 2015, however, was none of that. They are distinct entities. Baseball diamonds contain plenty of space for joy. There is far less leeway, however, for acts masquerading as joy. As Eric Thames noted, ballplayers can tell the difference.

Motion picture content rating system (Redirected from Motion picture rating system) A motion picture content rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content. A particular issued rating can be called a certification, classification, certificate or rating. Most countries have some form of rating system, typically carrying age recommendations in an advisory or restrictive capacity ranging up to adulthood, and are often given in lieu of censorship. In some jurisdictions the legal obligation of administering the rating may be imposed on movie theaters. In countries such as Australia and Singapore, an official government body decides on ratings; in other countries, such as the United States, it is done by industry committees with little if any official government status. In most countries, however, films that are considered morally offensive have been censored, restricted, or banned. Even if the film rating system has no legal consequences, and a film has not explicitly been restricted or banned, there are usually laws forbidding certain films, or forbidding minors to view them. The influence of specific factors in deciding a rating varies from country to country. In countries such as the United States, films with strong sexual content tend to be restricted to older viewers, though those same films are very often considered suitable for all ages in countries such as France and Germany. In contrast, films with violent content which would be rated leniently in the United States and Australia are often subject to high ratings and sometimes even censorship in countries such as Germany and Finland. Other factors may or may not influence the classification process, such as being set within a non-fictional historical context, whether the film glorifies violence or drug use, whether said violence or drug use is carried out by the protagonist, with whom the viewer should empathize, or by the antagonist. In Germany, for example, films depicting explicit war violence in a real war context (such as the Second World War) are handled more leniently than films with purely fictional settings. A film may be produced with a particular rating in mind. It may be re-edited if the desired rating is not obtained, especially to avoid a higher rating than intended. A film may also be re-edited to produce an alternate version for other countries. ‹ The template below (Horizontal TOC) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Comparison tableEdit A comparison of current film rating systems, showing age on the horizontal axis. Note however that the specific criteria used in assigning a classification can vary widely from one country to another. Thus a color code or age range cannot be directly compared from one country to another. White – No restrictions: Suitable for all ages / Aimed at young audiences / Exempt / Not rated / No applicable rating. Yellow – No restrictions: Parental guidance is suggested for designated age range. Purple – No restrictions: Not recommended for a younger audience but not restricted. Red – Restricted: Parental accompaniment required for younger audiences. Black – Prohibitive: Exclusively for older audience / Restricted to licensed premises / Purchase age-restricted / Banned. ATP +13 +16 +18 N/A G MA15+ R18+ RC PG M X18+ Exempt Unrestricted 6 8 10 12 14 16 N/A CAT.1 CAT.2 N/A L 10 12 14 16 18 N/A B C D X N/A (outside Quebec) G 14A R E PG 18A 18A Prohibited (inside Quebec) G G (Not suitable for young children) 13 16 18 Exempt 18 (Explicit sexuality) Refused classification TE 7 14 18 Educational Suitable for all ages Banned T 7 12 15 18 Prohibited A 7 F 11 / 15 11 15 L MS-6 MS-12 K-14 K-16 N/A PERE K-12 S 7 7 12 12 16 16 18 N/A U -12 -16 -18 Prohibited 0 6 16 18 Educational 12 12 Unrated Unrestricted 13 17 18 N/A I III Exempt IIA/IIB KN 6 12 16 18 N/A L 6 9 12 16 16 N/A U UA A S SU 13+ 17+ 21+ N/A N/A G PG 12A 15A 16 18 N/A T VM14 VM18 N/A G PG-13 T-16 T-16 A-18 N/A G PG-12 R15+ R18+ N/A К БА/Б14/Е16 Б14 Е16 Е18 HA N/A U 7+ 12+ 16+ 18+ N/A U P13 18 Banned G 12+ 15+ 18+ PU PG 18+R U 12A 15 18 Not fit for exhibition PG 12 A B B-15 C N/A AA N/A D AL 6 9 12 16 N/A G R13 R15 R16 R18 R PG RP13 RP16 RP18 Exempt G 12 15 18 RE PG 12A A 6 12 12 18 Not approved G R-13 R-16 R-18 X A M/ 3/6/12/14/16/18 M/6 M/12 M/14 M/16 M/18 N/A M/3 M/6 M/12 M/14 M/16 M/18 M/18-P AG N-15 IM-18 IC AP-12 N/A IM-18-XXX 0+ 6+ 12+ 16+ 18+ Refused classification G PG13 NC16 M18 R21 Exempt A 7–9PG 7–9PG 10–12PG 10–12PG 13 16 18 XX PG X18 ALL 12 15 R Restricted screening N/A APTA 7 12 16 18 N/A Película X Btl 7 15 15 N/A 0 6 6 12 12 16 16 Unrated N/A N/A 18 18 0+ 6+ 6+ 15+ 18+ N/A N/A 12+ G 13 15 18 20 Banned Genel İzleyici Kitlesi (English: General Audience) 7+ 13+ 15+ 18+ Refused classification 7A 13A 15A Educational purposes G PG13 PG15 18+ N/A PG 15+ Uc U PG 12A 15 18 Rejected 12 R18 Exempt G PG-13 R NC-17 Not rated (San Cristóbal municipality) A B C D N/A (Baruta municipality) (Maracaibo municipality) N/A A B C P C13 C16 C18 N/A ArgentinaEdit Through its Advisory Commission of Cinematographic Exhibition (Comisión Asesora de Exhibición Cinematográfica) the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) issues ratings for films based on the following categories:[1] Categories of the Argentinian classification system ATP: Suitable for all ages, ATP stands for "Apta (para) Todo Público", meaning "for all public" +13: Suitable for 13-year-olds and over. Children under the age of 13 are admitted if accompanied by an adult. +16: Suitable for 16-year-olds and over. C: Suitable for 18-year-olds and over. Restricted to specially licensed venues. AustraliaEdit Main article: Australian Classification Board The Classification Board and Classification Review Board are government-funded organizations which classify all films that are released for public exhibition.[2][3] The Australian classifications Advisory categories General (G) – General. The content is very mild in impact. The G classification is suitable for everyone. Parental Guidance (PG) – Parental guidance recommended. The content is mild in impact. It is not recommended for viewing or playing by persons under 15 without guidance from parents or guardians. Mature (M) – Recommended for mature audiences. The content is moderate in impact. Children under 15 may legally access this material because it is an advisory category. However, M classified films and computer games may include classifiable elements such as violence and nudity of moderate impact that are not recommended for children under 15 years. Mature Accompanied (MA15+) – Not suitable for people under 15. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. The content is strong in impact. Restricted (R18+) – Restricted to 18 years and over. The content is high in impact. Despite this category being legally restricted, in Queensland the restriction is not applicable to persons under 2.[4] Adult film categories Restricted (X18+) – Restricted to 18 years and over. This classification is a special and legally restricted category which contains only sexually explicit content. That is, material which shows actual sexual intercourse and other sexual activity between consenting adults. X18+ films are only available for sale or hire in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. RC – Refused Classification. Banned from sale or hire in the country and cannot be legally imported. Films are rated RC if their content is very high in impact and exceeds the guidelines. Films intended to inform, educate or instruct or concerned with sport, religion or music are exempt from classification provided they do not contain material that would result in an "M" rating or higher if submitted for classification.[5] AustriaEdit Motion pictures are rated by the Austrian Board of Media Classification (ABMC) for the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur). The recommendations made by the ABMC are generally not legally binding and there are nine sets of state laws on the cinema sector with different age provisions.[6] The only exception is in the case of "16" rated films, since under Austrian law there is a legal age restriction on certain types of content i.e. discrimination, sexual abuse, glorification of violence etc.[7] In addition to the ABMC's age recommendations, in the state of Vienna children under the age of 6 are only permitted to attend public film performances if they are accompanied.[8] The AMBC issues age recommendation from the following categories: Unrestricted – Released for all age groups. 6+ – Released for children from age 6. 10+ – Released for children from age 10. 14+ – Released from age 14. 16+ – Released from age 16. Restricted classification. BelgiumEdit There are only two classifications for films publicly exhibited in Belgium issued by the Inter-Community Commission for Film Rating (Dutch: Intergemeenschapscommissie voor de Filmkeuring; French: Commission Intercommunautaire de Contrôle des Films). Films are prohibited to minors under the age of 16 unless passed by the commission. There is no mandatory rating system for video formats but 90% of video distribution abides by the voluntary Belgium Video Federation. It is basically the same as the system for theatrical exhibition, but also provides a "12" rating.[9] CAT.1: (Kinderen Toegelaten [KT]; Enfants Admis [EA]) – Suitable for all. CAT.2: (Kinderen Niet Toegelaten [KNT]; Enfants Non Admis [ENA]) – Prohibited for people younger than 16. BrazilEdit Main article: Brazilian advisory rating system All films that are exhibited in public or released on a home video format in Brazil must be submitted for classification to the advisory rating (Classificação Indicativa, abbreviated ClassInd), which is run by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice (Ministério da Justiça).[10][11] Anyone below the film's minimum age can watch it if accompanied by the parent or guardian who is at least 18 years old, except for those rated "Not recommended for ages under 18", which, by law, are strictly prohibited from viewing by people under 18.[12][13] Unlike many countries, the ClassInd does not have any legal right to ban, demand cuts or refuse to rate any movie.[14] Film classification symbols used in Brazil. The ClassInd uses the following system: L: Livre (General): Do not expose children to potentially harmful content. 10: Não recomendado para menores de 10 anos (Not recommended for minors under 10): Violent content or inappropriate language to children, even if of a less intensity. 12: Não recomendado para menores de 12 anos (Not recommended for minors under 12): Scenes can include physical aggression, use of legal drugs and sexual innuendo. 14: Não recomendado para menores de 14 anos (Not recommended for minors under 14): More violent material, stronger sex references and/or nudity. 16: Não recomendado para menores de 16 anos (Not recommended for minors under 16): Scenes featuring production, trafficking and/or use of illegal drugs, hyper-realistic sex, sexual violence, abortion, torture, mutilation, suicide, trivialization of violence and death penalty. 18: Não recomendado para menores de 18 anos (Not recommended for minors under 18): Adults only. Scenes featuring explicit sex, incest, pedophilia, praising of the use of illegal drugs and violence of a strong imagery impact. There are also operational descriptions of attenuating and aggravating elements that can interfere on the final rating. BulgariaEdit The Bulgarian film rating system is defined in the Film Industry Act of 2003 and administered by the National Film Rating Committee.[15][16] A – Recommended for children. B – No age restrictions. C – Not recommended for children under 12. No persons under 12 shall be admitted unless accompanied by an adult. D – Prohibited for persons under 16. X – Prohibited for persons under 18, for licensed venues only. CanadaEdit Main articles: Canadian motion picture rating system and Canadian Home Video Rating System Film ratings in Canada are a provincial responsibility, and each province has its own legislation, rules and regulations regarding rating, exhibition and admission. Ratings are required for theatrical exhibition, but not all provinces require classification for home video.[17] In the past there was a wide range of rating categories and practices in the various provinces; however, the seven rating systems—with the exception of Quebec—now all use categories and logos derived from the Canadian Home Video Rating System (CHVRS).[18] Classifications used outside QuebecEdit Canadian rating labels used outside Quebec. The categories are mostly identical to the CHVRS with a few minor variations. In the provinces that require classification of video formats, supply of 14A and 18A films is restricted to customers above those ages.[19] In the case of theater exhibition, children are admitted to 14A and 18A films in the Manitoba and Maritime provinces if accompanied by an adult, although admittance is restricted to children over the age of 14 in the case of 18A films.[20][21] Likewise, British Columbia,[22] Saskatchewan (administered by the British Columbia Film Classification Office),[18] Alberta and Ontario also admit children to 14A and 18A films if accompanied, but do not impose an age restriction on 18A films.[23][24] The Maritimes and British Columbia (along with Saskatchewan) also provide an "A" classification for adult content.[21][22] Some provinces, such as Nova Scotia, reserve the right to prohibit films altogether.[21] In general, the categories are:[19] G – Suitable for viewing by all ages. PG – Parental guidance advised. 14A – Suitable for people 14 years of age or older. Those under 14 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under 14. Parents cautioned. (Formerly "Adult Accompaniment (14)" in the Maritimes)[21][25] 18A – Suitable for people 18 years of age or older. Those under 18 should view with an adult. Additionally, in certain provinces there is a mandatory age restriction of 14 years. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Parents strongly cautioned. R – Restricted to 18 years and over. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Content not suitable for minors. A – Adult. Film is not suitable for viewers under 18 years of age. (Formerly "Explicit Material (XXX)" in the Maritimes)[21][25] E – Exempt. Classifications used in QuebecEdit Further information: Régie du cinéma (Quebec) The rating labels used by Régie du cinéma. In Quebec, the Régie du cinéma rates all films and videos. The Régie is a governmental agency overseen by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications;[26] its purview devolves from the Cinema Act (chapter C-18.1).[27] In some cases the Régie du cinéma may refuse to provide a classification, effectively banning the film. Educational and sports films are exempt from classification.[28] G: Visa général (General Rating) – May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons of all ages. If a film carrying a "G" rating might offend the sensibilities of a child under 8 years of age, "Not suitable for young children" is appended to the classification. 13+: 13 ans et plus (13 years and over) – May be viewed, rented or purchased only by children 13 years of age or over. Children under 13 may be admitted only if accompanied by an adult. 16+: 16 ans et plus (16 years and over) – May be viewed, rented or purchased only by children 16 years of age or over. 18+: 18 ans et plus (18 years and over) – May be viewed, rented or purchased only by adults 18 years of age or over. If a film contains real and explicit sexual activity "Explicit sexuality" is appended to the classification, and in the retail video industry storeowners are required to place the film in a room reserved for adults. ChileEdit Films are classified by the Council of Cinematographic Classification (Consejo de Calificación Cinematográfica) which is a central agency under the Ministry of Education.[29] In 2002 legislation was enacted which reversed the ban on all 1,090 films that had previously been banned in Chile.[30] The age ratings are:[29] Todo Espectador – General audience. Inconveniente para menores de 7 años – Not suitable for children younger than 7 years. Mayores de 14 años – Over 14 years old. The age ratings may also be supplemented by the following content categories: Contenido educativo – Educational content. Contenido pornográfico – Pornographic content. Contenido excesivamente violento – Excessively violent content. Pornographic films may only be exhibited at venues licensed for that purpose. Minors are not admitted to films with pornographic or excessively violent content.[29] ChinaEdit See also: Film censorship in China China does not have a rating system. Only films that are passed as "suitable for all ages" are released although some exhibitors have introduced informal ratings.[31][32] A March 2017 effective law on film does require non-violations of the lawful rights and interests of minors (Chinese: 未成年人) or harming the physical and psychological health of minors.[33] However, in an interview with China Central Television in the same month, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television's film chief Mr. Zhang Hongsen said it was inaccurate for the media to label the guideline for minors as manual/euphemistic classification and it was a misinterpretation or over-interpretation of the new law.[34][35] ColombiaEdit As of June 22, 2005, the Ministry of Culture issued its new rating system.[36][37][38] The classifications are: T: For general audiences. 7: Advisory. 12: Advisory. 15: Restricted. X: Pornographic content. Prohibited: Contains elements that incite or advocate crime. DenmarkEdit In Denmark, the Media Council for Children and Young People currently rates films.[39] Films do not have to be submitted for a rating and in such instances must be labelled a "15" (restricted to people aged 15 and above).[40] Children aged 7 and above may attend any performance—including those restricted to older audiences—if they are accompanied by an adult.[41] The Danish ratings administered by the Media Council for Children and Young People A – Suitable for a general audience. 7 – Not recommended for children under 7. 11 – For ages 11 and up. F – Exempt from classification. EstoniaEdit Film classification in Estonia is regulated by the Child Welfare Act.[42] PERE – Family Film. L – Allowed to all. MS-6 – Not recommended for under 6. MS-12 – Not recommended for under 12. K-12 – Prohibited for under 12 unless accompanied by an adult. FinlandEdit Films in Finland are classified by the National Audiovisual Institute. A minor up to 3 years younger than the age limit is permitted to see a film in a cinema when accompanied by an adult, except for 18-rated films. Films with an age rating may contain an additional marker for violence, sex, fear, or substance abuse. The ratings are as follows:[43] S (Finnish) or T (Swedish) – For all ages. 7 – Over 7 years. 12 – Over 12 years. 18 – Adults only. FranceEdit Further information: Censorship in France § Cinema Prior to showing in theaters, a distribution certificate must be obtained from the Ministry of Culture. The Minister will decide which certificate to issue based on a recommendation by the National Center of Cinematography and the moving image (CNC) classification. In some cases films may be classified as "pornographic films or those containing an incitement to violence" or completely prohibited from screening.[44] A certificate will be granted from the following: U (Tous publics) – Certificate authorising the screening of the film to all members of the public. -12 – Certificate prohibiting the screening of the film to minors under 12. Interdiction (prohibition) – Certificate totally prohibiting the screening of the film. GermanyEdit The Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK) ratings. The Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (Voluntary Self-Regulation of the Film Industry, FSK) has a film ratings system under which films are classified. All the ratings contain the phrase "gemäß §14 JuSchG" (in accordance with §14 of the Youth Protection Law), signifying that they are legally binding for minors. Cinemas may legally exhibit films without a classification but minors are prohibited from such screenings.[45] Ohne Altersbeschränkung (FSK 0): no age restriction (white sign). Freigegeben ab 6 Jahren (FSK 6): released to ages 6 and older, nobody under this age admitted (yellow sign). Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren (FSK 12): released to ages 12 and older; children who are at least age 6 may be admitted with parental accompaniment (green sign). Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren (FSK 16): released to ages 16 and older, nobody under this age admitted (blue sign). Keine Jugendfreigabe (FSK 18): "no youth admitted", adults only. (red sign). Infoprogramm or Lehrprogramm: "educational programming". This rating is not issued by the FSK, but may be self-applied to films seeking to educate their audience (e.g. documentaries, instructional films, etc.). Films with this rating may be sold without any age restriction provided they do not contain any material "evidently harmful to the development of children and youths".[46] The FSK rating also limits the time of the day in which the movie may be aired on free-to-air TV stations to a time frame between 22:00 (FSK 16) or 23:00 (FSK 18) and 6:00. Stations are permitted to broadcast films not approved for audiences under 12 at their own discretion.[47] GreeceEdit All publicly released films must be submitted to the Youth Committee for classification.[9] There are four categories: Unrestricted – No restrictions (The film does not contain violence, drug abuse, or sexual content). 13 – The film may contain mild violence and adult themes. Suitable for people aged 13 and above. 17 – The film may contain violence, drug abuse, and softcore pornographic scenes. An ID card certifying the age is required in all Greek cinemas and video rental shops in order to get a cinema ticket or rent a video of a "17" rated film. Not permitted to young people under the age of 17. 18 – Not permitted to people under the age of 18. Hong KongEdit Main article: Hong Kong motion picture rating system Films intended for public exhibition have to be submitted to the Director of Film, Newspaper and Article Administration, who is the Film Censorship Authority (FCA) under the Ordinance, for approval. Films approved for public exhibition are then either classified or exempted from classification.[48][49] Hong Kong ratings administered by the Film Censorship Authority I – Suitable for all ages. (circle sign). IIA – Not suitable for children. (square sign). IIB – Not suitable for young persons and children. III – for persons aged 18 or above only. (triangle sign). Of the four levels, Levels I, IIA, and IIB are unrestricted. Only Level III is a restricted category and regulated by the government. HungaryEdit The Hungarian ratings administered by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority Hungarian ratings are decided by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH):[50] KN (korhatár nélkül) – Unrestricted or exempt. 6 – Not recommended below age of 6. 12 – Not recommended below age of 12. X – Restricted below 18, for adults only. The current one is the third motion picture rating system in Hungary. The first system existed between 1965 and 2004, and was administered by the Ministry for National Cultural Heritage and its predecessors. Its categories were "Without age restriction", "Not recommended below age of 14", "Above age of 16 only", and "Above age of 18 only". A second system was introduced in 2004 which was overhauled in 2011 in favour of the current system. Its categories—given by the National Film Office—were "Without age restriction", "Parental guidance suggested below age of 12", "Not recommended below age of 16", "Not recommended below age of 18", and "For adults only".[51] IcelandEdit Since July 1, 2006, FRÍSK (short for Félag rétthafa í sjónvarps- og kvikmyndaiðnaði) has replaced the Kvikmyndaskoðun system in Iceland. In October 2013, FRÍSK announced that it was adopting a new system similar to the Netherlands' Kijkwijzer at least through 2016.[52] The Icelandic ratings system also provides an "18" rating in addition to the Kijkwijzer ratings.[53] Under Icelandic law, minors aged 14-years-old and over may be admitted to a film carrying a higher age rating if accompanied by an adult.[54] L: All ages. 6: Not suitable for children under 6 years. 12: Not suitable for children under 12 years. IndiaEdit The Indian ratings administered by the Central Board of Film Certification In India, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is responsible for certifying films meant for public exhibition.[55] U – Unrestricted public exhibition. UA – Unrestricted public exhibition, but with parental guidance for children below the age of 12 years. A – Restricted to adults. S – Restricted to any special class of persons. IndonesiaEdit Motion pictures shown in Indonesia must undergo reviewing by the Indonesian Film Censorship Board. Other than issuing certificates, the LSF/IFCB also reviews and issues permits for film-related advertising, such as movie trailers and posters. LSF has the authority to cut scenes from films. Films passed for exhibition are awarded one of the following classifications:[56] SU (Semua Umur): All ages. 13+: Suitable for ages 13 and above. IrelandEdit All films that are exhibited in public or released on a home video format must be submitted for classification to the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO).[57][58] Cinema ratings Video ratings G (General) – Suitable for children of school going age (note: children can be enrolled in school from the age of 4). PG (Parental Guidance) – Suitable for children over the age of 8. Parental guidance is recommended for children under the age of 12. 12A, 12 – Suitable for viewers of 12 and over. Younger children may be admitted to the film at cinemas if accompanied by an adult; on home video younger viewers are not permitted to purchase/rent even if under supervision. 15A, 15 – Suitable for viewers of 15 and over. Younger viewers may be admitted to the film at cinemas if accompanied by an adult; on home video younger viewers are not permitted to purchase/rent the video. 16 (cinema only) – Suitable for viewers of 16 and over. Younger viewers are not admitted. 18 – Suitable only for adults. Viewers under 18 are not admitted at cinemas or permitted to purchase/rent the video. ItalyEdit In Italy the rating system of the films is currently disciplined by the law n° 161 of 21 april 1962. All films aimed to be shown in Italy are classified by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities into one of the following categories:[59] T (pellicola per tutti): All ages admitted. VM14 (vietato ai minori di 14 anni): No admittance for children under 14. Before 1962, the Royal Decree n° 1848 of 6 November 1926 established that the films that obtained the clearance could be classified for all ages (T) or forbidden to children under 16 years (VM16). JamaicaEdit Film classification in Jamaica is a requirement of the Cinematograph Act of 1913, which also established the Cinematograph Authority.[60] G (General Audiences): Appropriate for all ages. PG (only applied occasionally). PG-13: Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by parent/guardian. T-16: Teenagers 14 & 15 will be admitted in the company of an adult. A-18: No one under the age of 18 years will be admitted. JapanEdit A Japanese film rating regulator known as Eirin (映倫) [full-name: Eiga Rinri Kanri Iinkai (映画倫理管理委員会)] has a film classification system under which films are classified into one of four categories. The categories have been in use since 1 May 1998.[61][62] Eirin ratings G: General, suitable for all ages. PG-12: Parental guidance requested for young people under 12 years. R15+: No one under 15 admitted. KazakhstanEdit In Kazakhstan, films are rated by the Committee for Culture of the Ministry for Culture and Information.[63] К: Film is allowed for any audience. БА: Permitted for children over the age of 12 only. Б14: Supervision by parents required for children the age of 12-13. Е16: Supervision by parents required for children the age of 12-15. Е18: For viewers aged over 18. НА: For viewers aged over 21. Restricted to licensed venues between 10 pm and 6 am local time. LatviaEdit In Latvia it is the duty of the producer of a film or distributor to assign a rating according to a pre-determined set of criteria. All publicly exhibited films, visual recordings and films broadcast over television and electronic networks must be classified.[64] U (universal audience) – Suitable for persons of all age groups. 7+: Suitable for a person who has reached at least 7 years of age. 12+: Suitable for a person who has reached at least 12 years of age. 18+: Not suitable for a minor (prohibited to people under 18). MalaysiaEdit See also: Censorship in Malaysia Historically, film censorship in Malaysia was carried out by police under the Theatre Ordinance 1908. In 1954 the Film Censorship Board (LPF) was created to censor films distributed across Malaysia in accordance with the Cinematograph Films Act 1952, and later the Film Censorship Act 2002.[65] Malaysia's motion picture rating system was introduced in 1953, initially classifying films either for General Audiences (Tontonan Umum) or For Adults Only (Untuk Orang Dewasa Sahaja), and in 1996 these classifications were changed to U and four different 18 categories. In mid-April 2010, the four 18 categories were deprecated, and was simplified to just 18. In late 2008, the PG13 classification was introduced, which was changed to P13 in 2012.[66] Malaysian film classification logos used since January 2012 Upon viewing the board will assign one of three categories to the film:[67] Lulus Bersih (Passed Clean [i.e. without cuts]) Lulus Dengan Pengubahan (Passed with Edits/Cuts) Tidak Diluluskan Untuk Tayangan (Not Approved for Screening) Should a film be approved, the Board then assigns the film a classification. As of 2012 the ratings are:[66] U (Umum) - No age limit. P13 (Penjaga) – Viewers under 13 years of age need parental/guardian supervision while viewing. 18 – Only for viewers aged 18 and above. MaldivesEdit Film in the Maldives are classified by the National Bureau of Classification. Certificates issued are based on the following categories:[68] Maldive film classifications G – Suitable for all ages. PG – Parental guidance. 12+ – For ages 12 and above. 15+ – Suitable for ages 15 and above. 18+R – Suitable for ages 18 and above. Restricted. PU – For professional use only. MaltaEdit As of 2012, films in Malta are classified by the Film Board in accordance with the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts Act.[69] As part of an overhaul in 2013 the "14" and "16" age classifications were replaced by "12A" and "15"; the "PG" rating was redefined while "U", "12" and "18" were retained in their existing form.[70] If the film is deemed "fit for exhibition" it will be awarded one of the following classifications: U (Universal) – Suitable for all. PG (Parental Guidance) – General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. 12A – Suitable for persons of 12 years and over: Provided that persons younger than 12 years may attend only when accompanied by an adult. 12 – Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over. 15 – Suitable for persons of 15 years and over. MexicoEdit The General Directorate of Radio, Television and Cinematography (in Spanish, Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía) is the issuer of ratings for motion pictures. The RTC is an agency of the Department of State (Secretaría de Gobernación). It has its own classification system, as follows:[71][72] AA Informative-only rating: Understandable for children under 7 years. A Information-only rating: For all age groups. B Information-only rating: For adolescents 12 years and older. B-15 Information-only rating: Not recommended for children under 15. C Restrictive rating: For adults 18 and older. D Restrictive rating: Adult movies (legally prohibited to those under 18 years of age). NetherlandsEdit In the Netherlands, the Kijkwijzer system is used, which is executed by the Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media (NICAM). Under Dutch law children are admitted to films carrying an age rating if accompanied by an adult except in the case of "16" rated films.[73][74] The Kijkwijzer ratings used in the Netherlands Al: All ages. 6: Potentially harmful to children under 6 years. 12: Potentially harmful to children under 12 years; broadcasting is not allowed before 8:00 pm. 16: Potentially harmful to (and not allowed for) children under 16 years; broadcasting is not allowed before 10:00 pm. Mostly, these icons are used along with other symbols, displaying if a movie contains violence, sexual content, frightening scenes, drug or alcohol abuse, discrimination, or coarse language. These symbols are also used for TV-programs in the Netherlands. New ZealandEdit New Zealand Ratings The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 gives the Office of Film and Literature Classification the power to classify publications into three categories: unrestricted, restricted, or "objectionable" (banned).[75][76] With a few exceptions, films, videos, DVDs and restricted computer games must carry a label before being offered for supply or exhibited to the public.[77][78] In 2017 the Office of Film and Literature Classification created a special RP18 rating for online content in response to the Netflix television series, 13 Reasons Why. The new classification reflects concerns raised with 17 and 18 year olds in New Zealand being at a higher risk of suicide.[79][80][81] The current ratings are:[82] G: Anyone can be shown or sold this. PG: Films and games with a PG label can be sold, hired, or shown to anyone. The PG label means guidance from a parent or guardian is recommended for younger viewers. M: Films and games with an M label can be sold, hired, or shown to anyone. Films with an M label are more suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over.[83][84] R13: Restricted to persons 13 years and over. RP13: Restricted to persons 13 years and over unless accompanied by a Parent/Guardian. RP18: Restricted to persons 18 years and over unless accompanied by a Parent/Guardian (online content only). R: Restricted exclusively to a certain audience. NigeriaEdit The National Film and Video Censors Board classifies films, videos, DVDs, and VCDs. Classifications carrying an age rating are legally restricted, although the "15" and "18" classifications do not apply to people below 2 years of age.[85] The categories are: G : Suitable for viewing by persons of all ages. PG : Parental Guidance advised. 12 : Not suitable for people under the age of 12. 12A : Not suitable for people under the age of 12. A child must be accompanied by an adult to view the film. 15 : Not suitable for persons under the age of 15. 18 : Not suitable for people under the 18. RE : Films which fall under this category are to be exhibited and distributed only in specially licensed premises. NorwayEdit The Norwegian Media Authority (Medietilsynet) sets the age limits on films to be exhibited in Norway. Films not submitted to the Media Authority for classification carry a mandatory age rating of "18".[86] The following age limits apply to films to be shown in cinemas:[86] A – Suitable for all. 6 – 6 years (no restriction for children accompanied by an adult). 9 – 9 years (children down to 6 years accompanied by an adult). 12 – 12 years (children down to 9 years accompanied by an adult). 15 – 15 years (young down to 12 years accompanied by an adult). 18 – 18 years (absolute lower limit). The Media Authority has no power to ban films but must not classify films which they consider contravene Norwegian criminal law.[87] PhilippinesEdit The rating labels used in the Philippines In the Philippines, motion pictures, along with television programs, are rated by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, a special agency of the Office of the President. As of 2012, the Board uses six classification ratings.[88] G (General Audiences) – Viewers of all ages are admitted. PG (Parental Guidance) – Viewers below 13 years old must be accompanied by a parent or supervising adult. R-13 (Restricted-13) – Only viewers who are 13 years old and above can be admitted. X (Not For Public Exhibition) – "X-rated" films are not suitable for public exhibition. PolandEdit Ratings in Poland are not set by any board or advisory body. Prior to 1989 the applicable age ratings were "no age limit", "over 7", "over 12", "over 15" and "over 18" and were set by The General Committee of Cinematography. Since 1989 there is no official classification system, with age ratings being self-prescriptive and set by the distributors. In case of television, the supervisory body – Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (KRRiT, The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television) can impose fines upon those responsible for improper rating of a broadcast, or lack of it.[89] PortugalEdit Movies are rated in Portugal by the Comissão de Classificação de Espectáculos of the Ministry of Culture. In cinemas the ratings are mandatory (subject to parental guidance) whereas for video releases they are merely advisory, except in the case of pornographic content.[90] Children under the age of 3 were previously prohibited from public film performances, but a special category was introduced for this age group when the classification system was overhauled in 2014. A category for 14-year-olds was also introduced, and the lowest age rating was dropped from 4 years of age to 3.[91][92] The categories are the following:[92] Para todos os públicos – For all the public (especially designed for children under 3 years of age). M/3 Passed for viewers aged 3 and older. M/12 Passed for viewers aged 12 and older. P Special rating supplementary to the M/18 age rating denoting "pornography". RomaniaEdit Ratings in Romania are set by the National Center of Cinematography (Romanian: Centrul Național al Cinematografiei) (CNC)[93]. AG (audiență generală) – General audience. AP-12 (acordul părinților pentru copiii sub 12 ani) – Parental guidance for children under 12. N-15 (nerecomandat tinerilor sub 15 ani) – Not recommended for children under 15. IM-18 (interzis minorilor) – Prohibited to minors under 18. IM-18-XXX (interzis minorilor și proiecției cu public) – Prohibited to minors under 18 and projection with a public. IC (interdicție de comunicare) – Prohibition of communication. RussiaEdit See also: On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development Since 2012 the rating appears inside circles, which indicate age restrictions followed by a plus(+), and appears in most shows, including TV and Internet shows in Russian.[94][95] Russian rating system The indication shown: 0+ – All ages are admitted. 6+ для детей старше 6 лет (For children over 6 years) – Unsuitable for children under 6. 12+ для детей старше 12 лет (For children over 12 years) – Unsuitable for children under 12. 18+ запрещено для детей (Prohibited for children) – Prohibited for children under 18. Фильмы, которым отказано в классификации (Refused classification) – Banned. SingaporeEdit Film classification in Singapore was introduced on 1 July 1991 and comes under the jurisdiction of the Board of Film Censors (BFC), currently part of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA). There were three ratings originally: G (General), PG (Parental Guidance) and R (Restricted to 18 years and above). Prior to then films were either approved or effectively banned. Since then, there have been several alterations to the ratings over the years. In September 1991, a Restricted (Artistic) (R(A)) rating was introduced to replaced the previous R-rating so as to allow the screening of certain art-house films which would otherwise have been banned without said rating, with an increased age restriction set at 21 years of age.[96] The R(A) rating has since been replaced by NC16 (No Children under 16), M18 (Mature 18) and R21 (Restricted 21). A PG13 (Parental Guidance 13) rating, introduced in 2011, is the latest rating to be introduced. The G, PG and PG13 ratings are advisory while NC16, M18 and R21 carry age restrictions. Video ratings are mostly the same as the cinema ratings, except only go up to M18. Some titles, such as documentaries, children's programmes and sports programmes may be exempt from classification on video, but all titles must be classified for public theatrical exhibition.[97][98] The revised Singapore film rating system which took effect 15 July 2011 G: General – Suitable for all ages. PG: Parental Guidance – Suitable for all but parents should guide their young.. PG13: Parental Guidance 13 – Suitable for persons aged 13 and above (Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens without parent/guardian supervision). NC16: No Children Under 16 – Suitable for persons aged 16 and above. M18: Mature 18 – Suitable for persons aged 18 and above. R21: Restricted 21 – Suitable for adults aged 21 and above (restricted to licensed cinemas). South AfricaEdit In South Africa, films are classified by the Film and Publication Board.[99] Distributors and exhibitors are legally compelled to comply with the age ratings.[100] All broadcasters, cinemas and distributors of DVD/video and computer games must comply with the following: The FPB's rating categories and descriptors A: Suitable for all. PG: Parental Guidance 7–9PG: Not suitable for children under the age of 7. Children aged 7–9 years old may not be admitted unless accompanied by an adult. 10–12PG: Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Children aged 10–12 years old may not be admitted unless accompanied by an adult. 13: Not suitable for children under the age of 13. 16: Not suitable for persons under the age of 16. X18: No one under 18 admitted; restricted to licensed adult premises. XX: Must not be distributed or exhibited in public. There are also sub-descriptors used with some of the ratings: S for sex. L for language. V for violence. P for prejudice. N for nudity. H for horror. D for substance abuse. SV for sexual violence. South KoreaEdit KMRB ratings The Korea Media Rating Board (영상물등급위원회) in Seoul divides licensed films into the following categories:[101][102] All (전체 관람가) – Film suitable for all ages. 12 (12세 이상 관람가) – Film intended for audiences 12 and over. Underage audiences accompanied by a parent or guardian are allowed. R (청소년 관람불가) – No one under 18 is allowed to watch this film. Restricted Screening (제한상영가) – Film needs a certain restriction in screening or advertisement as it is considered a highly bad influence to universal human dignity, social value, good customs or national emotion due to excessive expression of nudity, violence, social behavior, etc (technically not an age restriction but films with this rating may only be screened at "adults only" theaters, with the age of majority set at 19). SpainEdit All films to be commercially released in Spain in any medium must be submitted to the ICAA (Instituto de Cinematografía y Artes Audiovisuales - Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts Institute). Classifications are advisory except for X-rated films, which are restricted to specially licensed venues. A supplementary classification, "Especialmente Recomendada para la Infancia" (Especially recommended for children), is sometimes appended to the lowest two classifications.[103] Another supplementary classification, "Especialmente recomendada para el fomento de la igualdad de género" (Especially recommended for the promotion of gender equality), is sometimes appended to any of the classifications except the last one.[104] Spanish classifications APTA(i) – General admission. 7(i) – Not recommended for audiences under 7. 12 – Not recommended for audiences under 12. Película X – Prohibited for audiences under 18 (may only be shown in premises where adult films are screened). SwedenEdit The Swedish Media Council ("Statens medieråd") is a government agency with the aims to reduce the risk of harmful media influences among minors and to empower minors as conscious media users.[105] The classification bestowed on a film should not be viewed as recommendations on the suitability for children, as the law the council operates under (SFS 2010:1882) only mandates them to assess the relative risk to children's well-being. It is not a legal requirement to submit a film to the Media Council.[106] The councils classification only applies to public exhibition, and the law does not require classification of home media.[107] The following categories are used:[108][109] Btl (Barntillåten) – All ages. 7 – Children under the age of 7, who are accompanied by an adult, are admitted to films that have been passed for children from the age of 7. 11 – Children over the age of 7, who are accompanied by an adult, are admitted to films that have been passed for children from the age of 11. Not Approved/15 – Children over the age of 11, who are accompanied by an adult, are admitted to films with a 15-year limit.[110] SwitzerlandEdit Further information: § Germany Switzerland has adopted Germany's Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (Voluntary Self-Regulation of the Film Industry, FSK). Under Swiss law, however, children up to two years younger than the age recommendations will be admitted if accompanied by a person invested with parental authority.[111] TaiwanEdit From 1994 until 2015, the Government Information Office (GIO) classified films into four categories (General Audience/Protected/Parental Guidance/Restricted) pursuant to its issued Regulations Governing the Classification of Motion Pictures of the Republic of China (電影片分級處理辦法 in traditional Chinese):[112] The "Parental Guidance" rating previously prohibited viewing by children under the age of 12 and required adolescents aged 12–17 to be accompanied by an adult. In 2015, the "Parental Guidance" rating was further divided into two categories: one that prohibits children under the age of 12 and one that prohibits adolescents under the age of 15.[113][114][115] The revised Taiwan motion picture rating system which took effect from 16 Oct 2015. 0+: 普遍級(普) (General Audience) – Viewing is permitted for audiences of all ages. 6+: 保護級(護) (Protected) – Viewing is not permitted for children under 6; children between 6 and 11 shall be accompanied and given guidance by parents, teachers, seniors, or adult relatives or friends. 12+: 輔導十二歲級(輔12) (Parental Guidance 12) – Viewing is not permitted for children under 12. 15+: 輔導十五歲級(輔15) (Parental Guidance 15) – Viewing is not permitted for those under 15. 18+: 限制級(限) (Restricted) – Viewing is not permitted for those under 18. ThailandEdit A motion picture rating system was proposed in the Film and Video Act of 2007, and was passed on December 20, 2007 by the Thai military-appointed National Legislative Assembly, replacing laws which had been in place since 1930. The draft law was met with resistance from the film industry and independent filmmakers. Activists had hoped for a less-restrictive approach; however, films are still subject to censorship, or can be banned from release altogether if the film is deemed to "undermine or disrupt social order and moral decency, or might impact national security or the pride of the nation".[116] The ratings were put into effect in August 2009.[117] They are as follows: P – Educational. G – General audience. 13 – Suitable for viewers aged 13 years and over. 20 – Content is unsuitable for viewers aged under 20. Banned – Films that are not allowed to screen publicly in Thailand. TurkeyEdit In Turkey, movies to be shown in cinemas are rated by the Evaluation and Classification Board of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. All films to be made commercially available must be classified, except in the case of educational films which are labeled as "for educational purposes" instead. The board also has the power to refuse classification in extreme cases (producers and distributors can submit an edited version of a movie to the board but edited versions may also be rejected if still deemed inappropriate); in this case, the movie will be banned with the exception of special artistic activities like fairs, festivals, feasts and carnivals.[118][119] Genel İzleyici Kitlesi – General audience. 7+ – Suitable for viewers aged 7 and over. 7A – Viewers under the age of 7 may watch with accompanying family members. 13+ – Suitable for viewers aged 13 and over. 13A – Viewers under the age of 13 may watch with accompanying family members. United Arab EmiratesEdit The Ministry of Information of the United Arab Emirates classifies all films, which cinemas must abide by.[120][121] G – For public viewing, suitable for all age groups. PG – For public viewing, with adult supervision. PG13 – Persons below 13 allowed with adult supervisions. 15+ – Ages 15 and above only. United KingdomEdit See also: British Board of Film Classification, History of British film certificates, and Video Recordings Act 1984 UK film classification certificates. Uc is deprecated. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) classifies films to be publicly exhibited in the United Kingdom, although statutory powers remain with local councils which can overrule any of the BBFC's decisions. Since 1984, the BBFC also classifies films made commercially available though a home video format. If the BBFC refuses a classification this effectively amounts to a ban (although local councils retain the legal right to overturn it in the case of cinema exhibition). The BBFC's regulatory powers do not extend to the Internet, so a film they have banned on physical media can still be made available via streaming media/video on demand. Videos designed to inform, educate or instruct or concerned with sport, religion or music are exempt from classification; exempt films may be marked as "E", but this is not an official label.[122][123] The current BBFC system is:[124] Uc – Especially suitable for pre-school children. The category is now retired, although older video works still in circulation may carry the label.[125] U (Universal) - Suitable for all. A U-rated film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. PG (Parental Guidance) - General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG-rated film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. 12A - Cinema release suitable for 12 years and over. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A-rated film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. 12 – Video release suitable for 12 years and over. Video recordings with this rating are not to be supplied to anyone below that age even if under supervision. 15 - Suitable only for 15 years and older. No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15-rated film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15-rated video. 18 - Suitable only for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18-rated film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18-rated video. R18 (Restricted 18) - Adult works for licensed premises only. The R18 category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. R18-rated video works may not be supplied by mail order. United StatesEdit Main article: Motion Picture Association of America film rating system In the United States of America, film classification is a voluntary process with the ratings issued by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) via the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA).[126][127] The system was established in 1968, but the version listed below is the most recent revision, having been in effect since 1990.[128] An unrated film is often informally denoted by "NR" in newspapers and so forth.[129] G (General Audiences) – All ages admitted. PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) – Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) – Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. R (Restricted) – Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 (Adults Only) – No one 17 and under admitted. VenezuelaEdit Age ratings are divided into several categories. The age that corresponds to the category and the level of enforcement is defined by municipality ordinances. In the San Cristóbal municipality the following ratings apply:[130] AA – Aimed at children under 12 years of age. A – Suitable for all ages. B – Suitable for audiences aged 12 years or older. C – Suitable for audiences aged 16 years or older. D – Suitable for audiences aged 18 years or older. In the Baruta municipality the following ratings apply:[131] D – Suitable for adults. In the Maracaibo municipality children under the age of two are not admitted to performances and the ratings are enforced:[132] VietnamEdit All theatrical releases are screened by the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Travel of Vietnam to ensure suitability for public viewing. Regardless of the rating, some scenes may be altered or removed to comply with regulations. 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Christina Carchidi is a movement professional with over 30 years of dance experience. She graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with a B.F.A. in Dance in 2000 and has since performed as a professional dancer. She continued her dance training at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater while she was a dancer for various musical artists. She found her pilates practice as a dancer and obtained her comprehensive Pilates certification from Core Pilates NYC in 2008. Lauren worked as an instructor and manager for the pilates studio at The High Line Equinox for 7 years while she continued her studies in pilates, yoga, anti-gravity, thai bodywork and dance. She has worked at various pilates and dance studios in New York City such as: Beyond Pilates, Studio Anya, Candela dance Studio and for the Studio at Athleta in Manhattan. She is currently working towards a Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Touro College. Christina is building her private business as well focusing on strengthening each individual to obtain their best pilates body.

Q: Replacement for VS + Resharper I'm a long time c# dev, who are currently looking into possibly expanding to java, or typescript. I am currently relying a lot on the efficiency of resharper/VS to do a lot of manual things for me, such as: * *Ctrl + t to search for file/class/method *Macros (typing "class" + tab for a complete class structure for instance) *Ctrl +r,r to rename and rename all references *Auto suggestions for variable names depending on context *Context sensitive ctrl + . which allows me to: * *Format variable names according to configurable coding standards *Mark members as readonly whenever possible *Auto create/assign member from a typed in constructor parameter *Move a class/struct to it's own file *write for instance "int x = myclassInstance.NonexistingMethod();" and then automatically create that method, with the right return value, using ctrl + . This is just a part of my most used features. My question is: what other IDE's (for java or typescript preferably) give me the same tooling? A: You should take a look at WebStorm and IntelliJ. Both are by JetBrains, who make ReSharper. They should be able to do all of the things you're asking for, and have trial versions on the website. Note that IntelliJ Ultimate is a superset of all of the other IDEs, so includes all of WebStorm's tooling.

/ The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Mu's Pampered Wife / Chapter 2140 - The Love of Chuan Rong (21) The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Mu's Pampered Wife Chapter 2140: The Love of Chuan Rong (21) When Zhuang Shurong said this, her eyes were filled with anticipation as she looked at Mu Tangchuan in a daze. Mu Tangchuan lowered his eyes and stared at her for a moment. He did not miss the glimmer of hope in her eyes. After thinking about it, he could only say helplessly, "As you wish. However, I will only allow you to leave the hospital after I personally hear from the doctor that you are fine." The tone she had was one that could not be rejected. Zhuang Shurong could only nod her head. The bodyguard called the doctor over again. The doctor examined Zhuang Shurong and confirmed that she was in a good condition. Only then did Mu Tangchuan feel at ease and let the bodyguard, Ah Wen, go and handle the procedure for discharge. When the two of them finished the procedures and left the hospital, the storm outside was still ongoing. The bodyguards had already washed the car. Zhuang Shurong instructed the bodyguards to move all the things in the car to Mu Tangchuan's car and then got into the car. It was already afternoon, so the two of them did not have time to eat and rushed straight to the village. The atmosphere of the new year in the countryside seemed to be even denser than in the city. This large area was a densely populated area of the villages. On the way here, there were villages on both sides of the road. There were burning firecrackers and the continuous sound of firecrackers everywhere. At this time of the year, the villagers would be paying respects to their ancestors. It was always the same at every New Year, so it was quite lively when it came to the holidays. When the car arrived at the village entrance, they could see the villagers who were bringing in the new year all over the place from afar. There were Spring Festival couplets posted outside the doors of each household. In such stormy weather, the sky would get dark earlier and it would be a little cold, so everyone prepared early so that the whole family could have a reunion dinner together and watch the spring festival gala on the small television. Zhuang Shurong's hometown was in the middle of the village. The village was not very big, but there were also quite a number of people. When Zhuang Shurong and her group drove the car in, there were quite a lot of people who came to watch until the car drove into the Zhuang family's courtyard. The Zhuang family's courtyard was nothing more than a two-and-a-half-story house. The empty space in front was surrounded by a wall. The interior was paved and could be used as a large parking lot. Zhuang Shurong and Mu Tangchuan had just gotten out of the car when the Zhuang couple came out to welcome them. The old couple's hair had already turned white and they were already past their 70s. However, they looked quite energetic, especially with Elder master Zhuang's tall body. His walking posture was still straight and he looked full of energy, it was not difficult to capture a hint of the demeanor of a soldier from his body. "Grandfather, Grandmother!" Zhuang Shurong quickly released Mu Tangchuan when she saw the two old elderly and walked up to them. "You're finally back! Just now, I called to ask when your parents would arrive. They said that you left yesterday and did not see them. We were worried that your grandfather was going to send people out to look for you." Elder Madam Zhuang welcomed them warmly. When she saw the two children, her heart was finally relieved and the smile on her face was very kind. "I was delayed on the way, so I came back late," Zhuang Shurong replied. "It's good that you're back safely. Tangchuan, this is your first time in the countryside, right? The people in the countryside are simple and crude, don't mind them. It's cold outside in the wind and rain. Come in and sit down and warm yourself." Elder Zhuang's eyes were filled with satisfaction as he looked at Mu Tangchuan. As he spoke, he invited them inside. "I used to stay in the countryside when I went out. I'm not too unfamiliar," Mu Tangchuan said humbly. He still respected Elder Zhuang a lot, Elder Zhuang was a very upright person. He had a good reputation in the military, even Zhou Zhenjun had praised him. "Good, I've always respected the way your Mu family teaches your children. However, our Ah Rong has been spoiled by me. She's been lawless and comes back to visit her grandmother and me once a year, this ungrateful little thing." Elder Zhuang glared at Zhuang Shurong and walked in with his hands behind his back. "Grandfather, I'm not. I'm just too busy with work, I have to work overtime almost every weekend. If I didn't have a few more days off for the New Year, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back." Zhuang Shurong shrugged innocently and said. "It hasn't been long since we last met, but you're much more eloquent now. You're the same as your father, and you rarely come back. Your grandmother misses you so much that she has called so many times." The Zhuang family's old master did not intend to let Zhuang Shurong off so quickly. He went to the living room and sat down on the sofa. After scolding Zhuang Shurong again, he turned to look at Mu Tangchuan beside him and said, "Tangchuan, when you and Ah Rong were engaged the last time, Grandfather was very satisfied to see you. Ah Rong is lucky to have found a husband like you. She's more serious, so you have to bear with her more in the future, understand?" As the Zhuang family's old master spoke, he poured tea for the two of them while Elder Madam Zhuang went down to prepare dinner. The room was very warm, especially since there was a brazier by the side. It was filled with burning charcoal. Zhuang Shurong sat beside the brazier and started a fire. She felt much warmer. "Grandfather, don't worry, I will." Mu Tangchuan lowered his head and sipped his tea before replying. "Grandfather, don't talk about me as if I'm unbearable. It's his fortune to be able to marry me." Zhuang Shurong glanced at the Zhuang family's old master unhappily and protested. "How can I not understand your missy's temper? She's already spoiled, her parents spoiled her. They should have let you sign up for the Military Academy in the first place. How good would it be to be a soldier, right? Her spirit and appearance would be much more upright. Look at you now, you're neither standing nor sitting." The old man was very straightforward. He said this because he wanted Zhuang Shurong to reflect on herself. Only then would she know where her shortcomings were and correct them. Zhuang Shurong looked at her grandfather helplessly. Every time she went home, he would do the same. He would give her a lecture first. However, she also knew the old man's good intentions, so she still had to listen. "Alright, you two have some tea to warm yourselves. I'll go check on your grandmother's cooking." Elder Zhuang did not know how to cook at all, but it was one thing if he did not know how to cook. He just liked to stand at the side and point at others, teaching them how to cook. Because of this, Elder Madam Zhuang had always despised him. "Grandfather, don't bother Grandmother. Don't you remember the last time Grandmother chased you out of the kitchen with a spatula?" "What nonsense are you spouting? Her culinary skills are terrible. If it weren't for my guidance, would she have the skills she has today?" Elder Master Zhuang was unconvinced. He glanced at Zhuang Shurong unhappily and strode toward the kitchen without caring about Zhuang Shurong rolling her eyes. Zhuang Shurong shrugged and looked at Mu Tangchuan helplessly. "Grandfather and Grandmother are a couple introduced to each other by the organization. Their way of getting along is a little unique, don't take offense later…"

Q: validation loss decreases dramatically in CNN, model fit or overfit? I have problem with my CNN model. I have 89 original fundus image with 5 images of a normal class, and 84 images un-normal class. Then, I augmented the normal class with OpenCV, so I have 85 images of normal class and 84 un-normal class. I trained it with ResNet-50. and I got: Train on 118 samples, validate on 51 samples Epoch 1/200 118/118 [==============================] - 9s 80ms/sample - loss: 0.3268 - accuracy: 0.8475 - val_loss: 1260226.0000 - val_accuracy: 0.7549 Epoch 2/200 118/118 [==============================] - 1s 8ms/sample - loss: 0.2474 - accuracy: 0.8771 - val_loss: 114804.7059 - val_accuracy: 0.7549 Epoch 3/200 118/118 [==============================] - 1s 8ms/sample - loss: 0.2740 - accuracy: 0.8390 - val_loss: 6039848.1569 - val_accuracy: 0.7549 Epoch 4/200 118/118 [==============================] - 1s 8ms/sample - loss: 0.1889 - accuracy: 0.9110 - val_loss: 3247823.3725 - val_accuracy: 0.7549 . . . Epoch 32/200 118/118 [==============================] - 1s 8ms/sample - loss: 7.9578e-04 - accuracy: 1.0000 - val_loss: 0.2045 - val_accuracy: 0.9314 Epoch 33/200 112/118 [===========================>..] - ETA: 0s - loss: 2.0889e-04 - accuracy: 1.0000 Epoch 34/200 112/118 [===========================>..] - ETA: 0s - loss: 0.0019 - accuracy: 1.0000 Epoch 00034: val_accuracy did not improve from 0.96078 Epoch 00034: ReduceLROnPlateau reducing learning rate to 1.5625000742147677e-05. Restoring model weights from the end of the best epoch. 118/118 [==============================] - 1s 9ms/sample - loss: 0.0018 - accuracy: 1.0000 - val_loss: 0.1718 - val_accuracy: 0.9314 Epoch 00034: early stopping * *Loss and Accuracy plot. *Classification result. What do you think about this? I am confused because in the first epoch val_loss so high, but in the last epoch, val_loss low. Is it okay? or my model is overfitting? If my model is wrong, what should I do for getting better results? A: After a long training, the neural network learns very specific patterns which result in a decrease in training loss and an increase in validation loss. In such cases, you can say your model is overfitted. In your case, I would say your model is a good fit. If your model starts overfitting, try decreasing the number of parameters of the model to be trained or apply early stopping.

Kenya boasts some of the world's deadliest snakes, key among them green and black mambas and spitting cobras. As in other poor, rural areas of Africa, Latin America and Asia, venomous snakes pose a public health risk that experts, such as Royjan Taylor, Director of the Bio-Ken venomous snake centre, say has been neglected for far too long. Live from the site where a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed on Sunday, shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. The Cosmopolitan Affirming Church (CAC) is a rare space where Kenya's LGBT community can escape hostility from society, which is often reflected in hatred and vitriol from religious pulpits. Congregants of the church will be praying ahead of Friday's potentially historic decision by Kenya's High Court on whether laws that criminalise homosexuality are unconstitutional. Kenyan fishermen in the Lake Victoria region are seeing a decrease in the size of their catches. One reason for this is the invasion of a thick green carpet of water hyacinth in Kisumu bay. This vegetation is blocking Kenya's main entry to Africa's largest lake, hitting the local economy hard as fishermen struggle to get out on the water.

Home Sea HMS Argyll and allies search for submarines in the Philippine Sea Photo Credit: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum HMS Argyll and allies search for submarines in the Philippine Sea Japanese helicopter destroyer JS Izumo worked with HMS Argyll to hunt down a US Navy submarine, say the Royal Navy. "Sharing the Royal Navy's expertise and experience with our partners and allies right across the world emphasizes the UK's commitment to promoting international security and stability," said Commander Toby Shaughnessy, Commanding Officer of HMS Argyll, in a news release. As part of the exercises, Izumo and Argyll both deployed helicopters to hunt the submarine say the Royal Navy. The Type 23's Wildcat was loaded with a Test Variant Torpedo (TVT) by 208 Flight before launching off Argyll's deck to step up the search for the US submarine. The Japanese also sent up their anti-submarine Seahawk helicopters alongside a Maritime Patrol Aircraft. "Given the increase in maritime traffic worldwide and current events, the importance of increased collaboration and cooperation between our three highly capable and like-minded services can't be overstated," said Captain Katsuyoshi Motoyama, Commander of Izumo. Argyll is currently on a nine-month deployment and following these exercises came alongside at US Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. Japanese media recently reported that helicopter carrier JS Izumo, the lead ship of the Izumo class, will be converted into an aircraft carrier capable of operating F-35B jets. Japan also recently increased its order of F-35s, making the country the second largest operator behind the United States, a spot previously held by the United Kingdom. The Izumo class aren't small. According to Aaron Mehta at DefenseNews here: "Tokyo previously planned to procure 42 F-35A models. However, a source close to the program confirmed that Japan will be adding 63 F-35A models, as well as 42 F-35B models, for a total of 147 F-35 fighters." Izumo beside other F-35B capable vessels (fan made). The National Defense Program Guidelines, which set out the aims and capability targets over a period of about 10 years for Japanese forces, state that the government will "enable fighter jets to be operated from existing warships, if necessary, to improve the flexibility of their operation", say local media. It was also reported that JS Izumo is to be redesignated as a multi-purpose escort destroyer to comply with Japan's pacifist constitution that limits JSDF capabilities to self-defense. "The Izumo was originally designed as a multipurpose escort ship, so it wouldn't pose any threat to other countries if fighter jets are deployed on it," Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya was quoted as saying by The Japan Times on December the 11th. Iwaya also reiterated that the warship would not be an "attack aircraft carrier" capable of offensive military operations, although it's hard to see how that distinction can be made. As we reported recently, before this March 20th confirmation, conversion of the existing Izumo class helicopter carriers was rumoured as an option for the F-35Bs Japan wants to purchase. The 248-metre long Izumo, Japan's largest warship equipped with a flat flight deck, was designed with an eye to hosting F-35B fighters. Its elevator connecting the deck with the hangar can carry the aircraft. Harry Bulpit we really should develop a sonar system for the wildcat. one that can be taken of and on in a short while. would make the aircraft massively more useful and free up the Merlin Fleet. Fedaykin Reply to Harry Bulpit There already is a dipping sonar integrated with the AW159, the Thales FLASH. South Korean AW159 can be fitted with the dipping sonar and sonobuoys. Allowing the fitment of the Thales FLASH as well as installing a datalink is the two shortfalls that should be fixed with UK AW159! Reply to Fedaykin I thought the sputh Korea wildcat was fitted permanently with it? George, you realise that image showing the three ships is a photoshop? And does not probably show the correct proportion. Look at the water around the Izumo. There is a clear difference between the the water around the Izumo and rest of the image. Helions In line with the new policy. http://www.atimes.com/article/new-global-britain-sets-naval-sights-on-asia/ Japanese long-term thinking: British Long-term thinking How cheap can we build it for and how long before we can sell it for a profit? Reply to farouk Do you understand that comments like this make you look incredibly foolish/someone with an anti-UK axe to grind? It's a shame as you occasionally have things to say that make sense. I mostly just ignore your comments now. Steve R Reply to Chris J To be fair he's not farwrong concerning UK government thinking. It's not anti UK so much as that the government don't care about defence or it's sustainability; they're just looking at meeting the budget without thinking of mid to long term. Robert Blay Reply to Steve R But we arnt selling off a new carrier are we, so there's no problem. Daniele Mandelli Chris J to me that was sarcasm from farouk about the widely held view of the way HMG conduct themselves with defence. I'd also suggest that he is one of the last people here with an axe to grind with the UK considering some of the stories of the abuse he's had. Some of what he says makes me damn proud actually, that, as one of his background, he accepts the UK as his home and his people. Unlike many. Serious case of post-holiday blues in this post. I don't think you're being fair at all: QEC requirements explicitly stated the need to size the hangar to cater for chinook and osprey (f35 and merlin being givens). I wasn't involved but having done similar things, I believe there is a high likelihood that the resulting height (and therefore beam, draught, damaged stability etc) drove a significant proportion of the design (read: cost). From what little has come out in the public domain, and niggles aside, it sounds like this future-proofing has been achieved without compromising the vessels characteristics at all,… Read more » David Steeper Reply to OOA Guys aircraft carriers and there respective capabilities are complicated. The QE's have been designed around sustained sortie rate. Judging by air group size doesn't tell the tale. Ask the French. The QE's are the most powerful carriers on the planet bar the US CVN's. Ask anyone. Alas it is not a simple task to fit a sonar unit 6to a wildcat. The sonar body and winch system is easy enough, it is the additional processing avionics, increase in power generation, cabling, crew position, sonar bouy stowage ( can't just operate active dipping sonar). This takes up significant space and weight. The reason why the ASW Merlin is so much larger than the Mk6 Sea King is for these reasons. Some other nations use dipping sonar in smaller helicopters, however these are usually simply drone rolled helos that transmit data back to the command ship for processing,… Read more » Reply to Basil Wildcat deploying the Thales FLASH dipping sonar………….. http://www.navyrecognition.com/images/stories/news/2017/february/ROK_Navy_AW159_Wildcat_helicopter_ASW_exercise_frigate_Gwangju_3.jpg Reply to Steve Taylor They had one of these next to a Wildcat on the static display at Yeovilton air day last summer. I asked one of the aircrew (a trainee mind you) what it was and he said he'd 'go and find out then let me know'…… @Basil whilst I get the advantage of a independent platform, if we are short on air frames and so don't have a Merlin available for every frigate and destroyer, we need to think creative and work a way to get the wildcats to atlesst be semi effectivs hunters, either that or buy more merlins. captain P Wash. I would be Interested In how they got on finding the Sub. Snorvey I can see one in the picture. Reply to Snorvey many years ago we were pinging away for days with mark 5 Sea Kings off Norway hunting for a sub, almost to the point of running out of sonobouys, we were somewhat "upset" when an observer in a AEW Sea King returning to Illustrious, looked out of his window and saw the subs masts !! Our premier ASW squadron was hounded for weeks after that!!! That's interesting. 🙂 If he spotted it with Mk 1 eyeball surely he should have been asked why the Searchwater hadn't spotted the masts? 😉 It's a pity we could not show our allies in the Far East our full ASW capability with Merlin and sonar 2087. As for Japanese defence planning vs UK, until recently much of their armed forces were as much about job creation as anything else. However they are quickly getting very serious very fast due to the giant threat in their back garden. The UK continues to operate the very best ASW capability on the planet and it's a credit to the RN they were able to maintain this post Cold War while others including the USN dropped the ball. Searchwater shut down, aircraft transiting home to mother, you don't transmit near your assets in order to maintain cover. I do agree we need more Merlin's, just like I feel it was a mistake to remove TA from some of the T23, fitting ASW to Wildcat is not the answer even in the short-term. This is kinda half a story….. which class of US sub… and more importantly, did we manage to locate it ? Reply to David New fully autonomous robot 'seeks out' chemical agents UK 'must learn lessons' of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict US Awards $325m modification work for J-STARS UK to supply 100 military vehicles to Lebanon 'at no cost' Senior Ministers reportedly endorse new royal yacht New aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales goes to sea for...

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Iraq Votes To Throw US Troops Out Of The Country, Trump Threatens Sanctions The Iraqi parliament on Sunday voted to pass a resolution expelling all foreign troops from the country, Reuters reported. The resolution, while non-binding, is likely to be turned into law, given the current climate, Reuters noted. It will abolish the 2014 agreement under which a US-led coalition intervened in the region against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group. "The government commits to revoke its request for assistance from the international coalition fighting Islamic State due to the end of military operations in Iraq and the achievement of victory," the resolution said, as reported by Reuters. The U.S. has about 5,000 troops in Iraq, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in January last year. In addition, the country also hosts a small number of troops from other American allies, including Germany, Australia, Canada, and the U.K. The resolution comes in the aftermath of the U.S. airstrikes at the Baghdad International Airport, which killed the head of Iran's elite Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani, along with Iraq Military commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and five other paramilitary members. The attack has rattled the middle-east region, and Iran has threatened "severe revenge." Protestors have taken to the streets in Iran, Iraq demanding retaliation against the U.S. President Donald Trump is facing criticism domestically too, including from Democratic lawmakers and anti-war citizens, who across the country renouncing the attacks. Trump Threatens Sanctions Trump on Sunday threatened Iraq with sanctions if it asks American troops to leave in an "unfriendly manner." "We will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before ever. It'll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, according to Reuters. The President also reiterated his stance on attacking key Iranian cultural site if the country attempts any retaliation for the assassination of Soleimani. "The United States just spent Two Trillion Dollars on Military Equipment. We are the biggest and by far the BEST in the World! If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way...and without hesitation!" Trump said on Twitter on Sunday. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT Download "NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT" Denis Bailey 1 Registered No. HSE-49/2016 PART V EXTRAORDINARY No.21 AMARAVATI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 G.186 STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS --x-- NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT --x-- ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING PROGRAMME, HOURS OF POLL, PLACE OF POLLING AND GROUP OF ELECTORS WHO WILL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THAT PLACE, PRESIDING OFFICERS WHO SHALL CONDUCT THE POLL FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, 2017 AND ISSUE OF PUBLIC NOTICE BY THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA, [Memo No.124/Elecs.F/ , General Administration (Elecs.F) Department, Dt ] The following Notifications of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi , dated 14 th June, 2017 / 24 Jyaistha, 1939 (Saka) is republished:- NOTIFICATION No.479/2017: - Whereas, the term of office of Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, is due to expire, in terms of clause (1) of Article 56 of the Constitution, on the 24 th Day of July, 2017; and Whereas, an election is due to be held, in terms of clause (1) of Article 62 of the Constitution, to fill the vacancy to be caused by the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent President before the expiration of term of his office; and Whereas, under sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952), the Election Commission of India is required to so appoint the dates for the election to fill the vacancy in the office of the President of India that the election will be completed at such time as will enable the President thereby elected to enter upon his office on the 25 th Day of July, 2017; 2 2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V Now, therefore, the Election Commission of India hereby (A) calls upon the Electoral College, referred to in Article 54 of the Constitution, to elect a person to fill the above vacancy in the Office of President of India before the expiration of the term of the incumbent President, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952), and the Rules and Orders made thereunder; and (B) in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the said Act, appoints - a) the 28 th June, 2017 (Wednesday), as the last date for making nominations; b) the 29 th June, 2017 (Thursday), as the date for scrutiny of the nominations; c) the 1 st July, 2017 (Saturday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; and d) the 17 th July, 2017 (Monday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken. By Order, R K SRIVASTAVA Sr. Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India. BHANWAR LAL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Spl. Chief Secretary to Govt. NOTIFICATION No.479/2017 (1): - In pursuance of clause (b) of rule 7 of the Presidential and Vice- Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, the Election Commission of India hereby specifies the hours from 10:00A.M. to 5:00P.M., both inclusive, to be the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken at each place of polling fixed by the Commission in its notification No. 479/2017 (2), dated the 14 th June, 2017, for the Presidential Election, referred to therein. By Order, R K SRIVASTAVA Sr. Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India. BHANWAR LAL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Spl. Chief Secretary to Govt. 3 3 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V NOTIFICATION No.479/2017 (2): In pursuance of Rule 7 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, the Election Commission of India hereby- (a) (b) fixes each of the places specified in column (2) of the Table below to be a place of polling at the Presidential Election to be held in accordance with its notification No. 479/2017, dated 14 th June, 2017; and specifies, with respect to each such place of polling, the group of electors specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, who will be entitled to vote at that place, subject to the exceptions mentioned in the Note appended to the said Table: TABLE Sl. Group of electors who will be entitled to Place of Polling No. vote at the place (1) (2) (3) 1. Room No. 62, Parliament House, New Delhi Elected Members of both Houses of Parliament. 2. Committee Hall No. 201, First Floor, Assembly Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Elected Members of the Andhra Pradesh 3. Conference Room No. 1, premises of Arunachal Pradesh New Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Itanagar. 4. Central Hall, Assam Legislative Assembly Building, Dispur. 5. Reading Room upper floor of Library, Bihar, Patna. 6. Committee Room No. 2, Chhattisgarh Secretariat, Raipur. 7. Room No. 015, Ground Floor, VIP Block, Assembly Complex, Porvorim. 8. Saputara Committee Hall, Ground Floor, Swarnim Sankul-2, Gandhinagar. 9. Old Committee Room, Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Vidhan Bhawan, Chandigarh. 10. Dr. Y. S. Parmar Vidhan Sabha Library Hall, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Shimla. 11. J & K Lobby, New Legislature Complex, Srinagar. 12. Nyayadhikaran Kaksh (Tribunal Room), premises of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Ranchi. 13. Room No. 106, 1 st Floor, Vidhana Soudha, premises of Karnataka, Bengaluru Elected Members of the Arunachal Pradesh Elected Members of the Assam Elected Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Elected Members of the Chhattisgarh Elected Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly Elected Members of the Gujarat Elected Members of the Haryana Elected Members of the Himachal Pradesh Elected Members of the Jammu & Kashmir Elected Members of the Jharkhand Elected Members of the Karnataka 4 4 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V 14. Room No. 604, 2 nd Floor, Kerala Building Legislature Complex, Vikas Bhavan P.O, Thiruvananthapuram Committee Room No. 2, M-02 (Ground Floor), Indira Gandhi Vidhan Bhawan, Arera Hills, Bhopal (M.P.). 16. Central Hall, 4th Floor, Vidhan Bhavan, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai Committee Room, Manipur Legislative Assembly, Chingmeirong, Imphal, Manipur Annexe Hall, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Rilbong, Shillong. 19. Committee Room, Mizoram Legislative Assembly, Main Building (2 nd Floor), Treasury Square, Aizawl. 20. Annexe of the Conference Room, Assembly Secretariat, Kohima. 21. Room No. 54 (1 st Floor), Odisha Buildings, Bhubaneswar. 22. Committee Room A, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Vidhan Bhawan, Chandigarh. 23. Room No. 751, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Jaipur. 24. Room No. 2, Sikkim Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Gangtok. 25. Committee Room, Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai Elected Members of the Kerala Elected Members of the Madhya Pradesh Elected Members of the Maharashtra Elected Members of the Manipur Elected Members of the Meghalaya Elected Members of the Mizoram Elected Members of the Nagaland Elected Members of the Odisha Elected Members of the Punjab Elected Members of the Rajasthan Elected Members of the Sikkim Elected Members of the Tamil Nadu 26. Committee Hall No. 1, Assembly Elected Members of the Telangana Buildings, Public Gardens, Hyderabad. 27. Assembly Lobby, Tripura Legislative Elected Members of the Tripura Assembly, Agartala. 28. Room No. 321, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Dehradun. Elected Members of the Uttarakhand 29. Tilak Hall, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow. Elected Members of the Uttar Pradesh 30. Assembly Chamber of the West Bengal, Kolkata. Elected Members of the West Bengal 31. Committee Room No. 01, Delhi Elected Members of the NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi Committee Room, Ground Floor, Southern Block of Puducherry Secretariat, Puducherry. Elected Members of the Puducherry 5 5 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V NOTE Normally, members of Parliament are expected to cast their votes at New Delhi and members of all respective State Legislative Assemblies at the concerned State s Capital. However, on account of any exigency for special circumstances, the Members of Parliament can vote in any of the places of polling in the State Capital/Delhi/Puducherry. Similarly, any MLA desirous of voting at New Delhi or at any other State Capital instead of voting in the relevant State Capital can also do so. For this purpose, such electors shall have to apply to the Election Commission in the prescribed format [available with the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers and also on the Commission s website ( so as to reach the Commission at least 10 days before the date of poll. By Order, R K SRIVASTAVA Sr. Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India. BHANWAR LAL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Spl. Chief Secretary to Govt. NOTIFICATION No.479/2017(3): - In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of Rule 9 of the Presidential and Vice- Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, the Election Commission of India hereby specifies the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer, mentioned in column (1) of the Table below, to be the Presiding Officer at the place mentioned against his name in column (2) of the said Table for the conduct of poll at the Presidential Election to be held in accordance with the Commission s notification No. 479/2017 (2), dated 14 th June, 2017: TABLE Presiding Officer (1) Shri Anoop Mishra, Secretary General, Lok Sabha. Shri K. Satyanarayana Rao, In-charge Secretary to State Legislature, Andhra Pradesh Legislature Secretariat, Block- 6, I.G.C., Velagapudi , Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Shri Modan Lasa, Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh, Naharlagun Shri M. K. Deka, Principal Secretary, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6 Shri Ram Shreshtha Roy, Secretary, Bihar, Patna Place of Polling (2) Room No. 62, Parliament House, New Delhi Committee Hall No. 201, First Floor, Assembly Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Conference Room No. 1, premises of Arunachal Pradesh New Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Itanagar. Central Hall, Assam Building, Dispur. Reading Room upper floor of Library, Bihar, Patna. 6 6 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V Shri Devendra Verma, Principal Secretary, Chhattisgarh. Shri N.B. Subhedar, Secretary, Goa Legislature Secretariat Shri D.M. Patel, Secretary, Gujarat Legislature Secretariat, Viththalbhai Patel Bhavan, Sector No.-10, Gandhinagar Shri Pankaj Agarwal, Labour Commissioner, Government of Haryana. Shri Sunder Singh Verma, Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. Shri M. R. Singh, Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir, Assembly Secretariat Jammu/Srinagar. Shri Binay Kumar Singh, Secretary-In- Charge, Jharkhand, Ranchi. Shri S. Murthy, Secretary (I/C), Karnataka, P.B. No. 5074, Room No. 121, 1 st Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru Shri. V. K. Babu Prakash, Secretary, Kerala Legislature Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram Shri Awadhesh Pratap Singh, Principal Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Bhopal (M.P) Dr. A. N. Kalse, Principal Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, Vidhan Bhavan, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai Smt. M. Ramani Devi, Secretary, Manipur, Chingmeirong, Imphal, Manipur. Shri Andrew Simons, Commissioner & Secretary, Meghalaya Legislature Assembly. Shri Ngurthanzuala, Secretary, Mizoram Secretariat, Aizawl Shri N. Benjamin Newmai, Commissioner & Secretary, Nagaland. Committee Room No. 2, Chhattisgarh Secretariat, Raipur. Room No. 015, Ground Floor, VIP Block, Assembly Complex, Porvorim. Saputara Committee Hall, Ground Floor, Swarnim Sankul-2, Gandhinagar. Old Committee Room, Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Vidhan Bhawan, Chandigarh. Dr. Y. S. Parmar Vidhan Sabha Library Hall, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Shimla. J & K Lobby, New Legislature Complex, Srinagar. Nyayadhikaran Kaksh (Tribunal Room), premises of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Ranchi. Room No. 106, 1 st Floor, Vidhana Soudha, premises of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Bengaluru Room No. 604, 2 nd Floor, Kerala Building Legislature Complex, Vikas Bhavan P.O, Thiruvananthapuram-33. Committee Room No. 2, M-02 (Ground Floor), Indira Gandhi Vidhan Bhawan, Arera Hills, Bhopal (M.P.). Central Hall, 4th Floor, Vidhan Bhavan, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai Committee Room, Manipur Legislative Assembly, Chingmeirong, Imphal, Manipur Annexe Hall, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Rilbong, Shillong. Committee Room, Mizoram Legislative Assembly, Main Building (2 nd Floor), Treasury Square, Aizawl. Annexe of the Conference Room, Assembly Secretariat, Kohima. 7 7 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V Shri Amiya Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Odisha, Odisha Secretariat, Bhuaneshwar, District-Khurda, Odisha Smt. Shashi Lakhanpal Mishra, Secretary, Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretariat, Sector-1, Chandigarh. Shri Prithvi Raj, Secretary, Rajasthan. Shri L. M. Pradhan, Secretary, Sikkim. Shri K. Boopathy, Additional Secretary/ Secretary Incharge, Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Chennai Dr. S. Raja Sadaram, Secretary to State Legislature, Telangana Legislature Secretariat, Public Gardens, Hyderabad Shri Bamdeb Majumder, Secretary, Tripura, Agartala Shri Jagdish Chandra, Secretary, 303 Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, Dehradun. Shri Pradeep Kumar Dubey, Principal Secretary, Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Bhavan, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Shri Jayanta Koley, Secretary, West Bengal, Assembly House, Kolkata Shri Abhishek Dev, District Magistrate, South West Delhi. Shri A. Vincent Rayar, Secretary, Secretariat, Victor Simonel Street, Puducherry Room No. 54 (1 st Floor), Odisha Buildings, Bhubaneswar. Committee Room A, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Vidhan Bhawan, Chandigarh. Room No. 751, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Jaipur. Room No. 2, Sikkim Secretariat, Gangtok. Committee Room, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai Committee Hall No. 1, Assembly Buildings, Public Gardens, Hyderabad. Assembly Lobby, Tripura Legislative Assembly, Agartala. Room No. 321, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Dehradun. Tilak Hall, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow. Assembly Chamber of the West Bengal, Kolkata. Committee Room No. 01, Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi Committee Room, Ground Floor, Southern Block of Puducherry Secretariat, Puducherry. By Order, R K SRIVASTAVA Sr. Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India. BHANWAR LAL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Spl. Chief Secretary to Govt. 8 8 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA Whereas a notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Presidential and Vice- Presidential Elections Act, 1952, for the holding of an election to fill the Office of President of India has been issued by the Election Commission, I, Anoop Mishra, the Returning Officer for such election, do hereby give notice that (i) (ii) nomination papers may be delivered by a candidate or any one of his proposers or seconders to the undersigned at his office in Room No.18, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, or if he is unavoidably absent, to the Assistant Returning Officers, Shri Ravindra Garimella, Joint Secretary or Shri Vinay Kumar Mohan, Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat, at the said office between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. on any day (other than a public holiday) not later than the 28 th June, 2017; each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the entry relating to the candidate in the electoral roll for the Parliamentary constituency in which the candidate is registered as an elector; (iii) every candidate shall deposit or cause to be deposited a sum of rupees fifteen thousand only. This amount may be deposited in cash with the Returning Officer at the time of presentation of the nomination paper or deposited earlier in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury and in the latter case a receipt showing that the said deposit of the sum has been so made is required to be enclosed with the nomination paper; (iv) (v) (vi) forms of nomination papers may be obtained from the above said office at the times aforesaid; the nomination papers, other than those rejected under sub-section (4) of section 5B of the Act, will be taken up for scrutiny at the said office in Room No.18, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi on 29 June, 2017, at 11 A.M.; the notice of withdrawal of candidatures may be delivered by a candidate, or any one of his propoers or seconders who has been authorised in this behalf in writing by the candidate, to the undersigned at the place specified in paragraph (i) above before three o clock in the afternoon of 1 July, 2017; (vii) In the event of the election being contested, the poll will be taken on 17 July, 2017 between the hours of 10 A.M. and 5 P.M. at the places of polling fixed under the rules. New Delhi; Dated, the 14 th June, 2017 ANOOP MISHRA Returning Officer for Election to the Office of President of India, 2017 and Secretary General, Lok Sabha. BHANWAR LAL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Spl. Chief Secretary to Govt. 9 9 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V 10 10 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V SECRETARIAT OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi NO. ECI/PN/28/2007 Date: 13 th June, 2007 PRESS NOTE SECRETARIAT OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001 NO. 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The story is the GOP base, not Trump's lead by Steve Benen April 15, 2011 January 9, 2022 THE STORY IS THE GOP BASE, NOT TRUMP'S LEAD…. Last week, an NBC poll showed reality-show personality Donald Trump running second nationwide in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Earlier this week, a CNN poll showed Trump tied for the lead. This morning, Public Policy Polling shows the strange man actually taking the lead. Trump's broken the perpetual gridlock we've found at the top of the Republican field, getting 26% to 17% for Mike Huckabee, 15% for Romney, 11% for Newt Gingrich, 8% for Sarah Palin, 5% for Ron Paul, and 4% for Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty. The same poll found 23% of Republican primary voters — nearly a fourth — will only consider birthers when picking a presidential candidate, while 38% will only consider candidates who reject the racist conspiracy theory (the rest weren't sure). Yes, it's true that at this stage in the process, high name recognition plays a significant role, and Trump has been a well known national figure for many years. But that alone doesn't explain the results from three credible national polls. Indeed, they can't — Trump was just as well known last month, and his support wasn't nearly this strong. But while the PPP survey seems likely to touch off another round of discussion about Trump's viability as a national candidate, I still think that's missing the point. In fact, I don't really expect him to run for office at all. The likely reason Trump's support is so high is his willingness to run around to media outlets, spewing conspiracy theories and bizarre ideas that resonate with easily-fooled extremists. And as the lunacy gets more intense, polls show more Republican voters gravitating to the guy. The symptoms aren't as relevant as the disease. In this case, the GOP base includes a big chunk of very strange people who connect with a clownish television personality who's playing to their worst instincts. And that's what's important here. What the polls tell us about Trump's support is secondary to what the polls tell us about the hysterical wing of the Republican Party and their prominence in the contemporary GOP. A reality-show personality has been whining incessantly about the president's birth certificate, and a sizeable contingent of the GOP base has decided that's enough to make him an attractive presidential candidate. The question isn't whether Trump can win; the question is what we're learning about the strain of madness running through today's Republican Party. Ted Cruz Maintains Big Lead in Iowa A Publicity Stunt Gone Horribly Awry, Cont'd The GOP Needed Trump to Win or Self-Destruct. He Did Neither. Follow Steve on Twitter @stevebenen. Steve Benen is a producer at MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show. He was the principal contributor to the Washington Monthly's Political Animal blog from August 2008 until January 2012. More by Steve Benen

The I.B.Tauris Blog IBTAURIS.COM "An icon of beauty, fashion and activism": Jill Hedges on Evita at 100 Posted on May 7, 2019 by theibtaurisblog Leave a comment On the centenary of Evita's birth, Jill Hedges revisits the remarkable life of the most controversial woman in Argentinean history. From theatre stages to Casa Rosada, Evita contributed enormously to shaping women's political and public roles, becoming a figure still widely esteemed by the current generation of female politicians and activists. Read on for a timely insight into her legacy. On 7 May 2019 María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as Eva Perón or just Evita, would have turned 100 years old. Although she has been dead for nearly 67 of those years, she remains a strong presence in Argentina – still widely loved and hated (although perhaps less hated as memories fade and her international fame flatters many of her compatriots), still an icon of beauty and fashion as well as activism, still in many ways a blueprint for the woman in politics, and still, for better or worse, a tourist attraction. Credits: Wikimedia Commons While Evita's public life can be something of an object lesson in the perils of untrammelled power and its sometimes arbitrary and capricious use, she also remains relevant today in many other ways. Her ubiquitous image still appears on posters, buildings, banknotes and political propaganda (opposition to the present conservative president, Mauricio Macri, is often boiled down to the slogan "Evita or Macri"), as well as the face of the #niunamenos (not one woman less) campaign against femicide and violence against women that claims hundreds of lives a year. That frequent use is of course self-interested on the part of those co-opting the image, but it is notable that her image still carries such weight so long after her death, in particular as someone who fought for women's rights – if not as a feminist in the more familiar sense, as someone who herself said "I demanded more rights for women, because I know what women had to put up with". Evita knew that better than most. By the norms of her time, she was not supposed to be anybody. When she was born in the environs of Los Toldos, an isolated village in the Pampas in 1919, she was illegitimate, poor and female – any one of which alone was a significant handicap. With a determined, energetic mother who raised five children alone and was determined to see them advance socially and economically (in which she was remarkably successful), Eva had ambition but few examples to guide it, as well as the innate obstacles of her gender and social position. The fact that she attained considerable success as an actress, despite being no more talented or beautiful than many others, is a tribute to her persistence but did nothing to improve her standing in the eyes of society, which viewed most actresses as promiscuous and vulgarly attention-seeking. Yet however ambitious she was, she could never have imagined herself married to Argentina's most powerful man, Juan Domingo Perón, or becoming first lady of the land. Yet she did, and with no previous example to look to for inspiration – Argentine first ladies had hitherto been unimpeachably respectable and occupied only a minimal public role – she would reinvent the role and become a one-woman social action force. Although she was not the real instigator of women's suffrage – middle-class feminists, often socialists and among Argentina's then few professional women – she would adopt the issue as her own and would give it a relevance for her admirers that it had previously lacked. She not only came from a class they could identify with, but she had given form to the concept of a woman's political role – one that, admittedly, focused on supporting a man (Perón), but one that saw the formation of the Peronist Women's Party, the establishment of local offices to provide both political education and organisation, on the one hand, and broader education and services, on the other. By 1951, there would be 3,600 such offices across the country, 3.8 million women voted, and 29 entered Congress for the Peronist party. One of them would later note that Evita 'introduced women to politics, … elevated their role as mothers and wives to political life on a par with men'. At the same time, the Eva Perón Foundation, run more or less single-handed by its eponymous leader, built hundreds of schools, hospitals and low-cost housing projects across the country, distributed millions of dollars in social aid and founded a nursing school to expand and professionalise the field. Eva was often accused of undertaking these activities unsystematically and wastefully, but she carefully consulted doctors and nurses concerning what was needed in hospitals and in training (including British-trained nurses at the British Hospital, to ensure that the standards being set were the best they could be). If the Foundation's activities were sometimes scattershot and inefficient, arguably the greatest waste was committed by the military government that overthrew Perón in 1955 and undertook to destroy much of the infrastructure it had left in place. With her many virtues and defects, Evita remains relevant as a political woman who wielded enormous power and at times did so with a shrewd sense of how to improve lives and a passionate belief in the need to do so. She is also still relevant because she is seen to be so by the current generation of politicians – a figure still regarded by many as the only political leader who has genuinely cared about the poorest and most vulnerable. That mantle is one that many would like to inherit, not least coming up to elections against an incumbent whose economic record has thus far been marred by recession and a new uptick in poverty. In this respect, 100 years after Evita's birth, there is still a long way to go. Credits: Hernán Piñera Jill Hedges is Deputy Director of Analysis at Oxford Analytica and Senior Analyst for Latin America since 2001. She holds a PhD and MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Liverpool, specialising in Argentine politics. Her books Argentina: A Modern History and Evita: The Life of Eva Perón were published by I.B. Tauris in July 2011 and October 2016. Tags: Activism, Argentina, Books, evita, Feminism, Politics. Bookmark the permalink. 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At one time the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company was not just the largest grocery chain in the United States. It was the second-largest corporation in the world - exceeded only by General Motors. But by the late 1970s, it was a shadow of its former self. It was overextended, dependent on aging stores, and facing bankruptcy. Now, however, A&P - which is No. 4, behind American Stores, Kroger, and Safeway, - is making a comeback. Bolstering his resolve is A&P's corporate ledger. Last month the company announced that net income for the second quarter of 1988 (ended Sept. 10) was up 21 percent on a sales gain of 5.8 percent. For the year to date, net income increased 23.4 percent on a sales gain of 4.5 percent. In the early years of this century, A&P stores could be found in neighborhoods across the United States, and its own brands, such as Ann Page and Jane Parker products as well as Eight O'Clock coffee, were household staples. The ``neighborhood A&P,'' says Mr. Wood, is still a presence throughout the US, but it is no longer necessarily an A&P. In Toronto, A&P may be a Dominion store; in Pennsylvania it is likely to be a Super Fresh. In metropolitan New York, it's also a Food Emporium or Waldbaum's, while in Wisconsin it is a Kohl's. In Louisiana, if A&P has its way, the company would like to be known as Delchamps - a profitable local chain that A&P is trying to acquire. A&P recently offered $210 million for the 108-store regional chain, at $30 a share. But Delchamps, which is controlled by a group representing the Delchamps family, has resisted the takeover. ``We think the takeover would be good for Delchamps' stockholders as well as for A&P,'' says Wood, speaking in a precise English accent. A native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Wood came to A&P in 1980 after a stint as head of Grand Union stores. He has also worked with Sir James Goldsmith, the Anglo-French financier, and is credited with having helped turn A&P around. Becoming No. 1 could be difficult, however. New store openings and remodelings have fallen somewhat behind schedule, Mr. Comeau notes. A&P had planned to open 35 to 40 new stores this year, while finishing 100 remodeling projects. In the first half of the year, the chain opened 11 stores and remodeled and enlarged 33 stores, while closing 18 older ones. Still, Comeau believes A&P will have opened 30 to 35 new stores by year's end and finished 100 remodeling projects. The A&P-Delchamps struggle comes at a time of major restructuring in the grocery industry. Kroger, for instance, has been pursued by the Haft family's Dart Group and by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co., both New York leveraged-buyout specialists. On Tuesday, however, the Kohlberg takeover attempt was scrapped. Stanley Hollander, a professor of marketing at Michigan State University, sees an industry dealing with tight profit margins, making it difficult ``for any one chain to establish a major differential over other chains.'' Large chains, he notes, are facing very tough competition from regionals - as well as regional competition in the nongrocery area. Wood remains upbeat about A&P's prospects. He notes that retail leader Safeway has been downsized following its own takeover battles in past months. Smaller regional chains are also more important and have taken market share from larger chains. A&P, by contrast, is almost an island of calm. The chain is 52 percent controlled by the Tengelmann Group, a large West German food retailer. Thus, it is relatively insulated from a hostile takeover. It is the clear market leader in its main store areas, Greater New York and Ontario. It operates 1,172 outlets in 25 states and Canada. Wood is quick to defend A&P's new, more regional look. The company now fields six management groups, representing various chains and regions. Wood believes that the national chain concept, as once represented by A&P, and perhaps Safeway in recent years, is now outdated. Today's grocery complex, he asserts, must serve specific constituencies - ethnic groups in big cities, as well as suburbanites and rural shoppers. ``Our product,'' says Wood, ``is a store.'' He foresees a lessening of the percentage of sales in a store that actually comes from groceries, as opposed to other retail products. Food sales accounted for 64 percent of grocery sales for A&P before 1980. Today, groceries represent less than 50 percent of sales. Still, Wood disdains moving too far in the non-food direction toward clothing and other consumer items where a ``family decision is necessary.'' A&P is, and will continue to be, a grocery store, he insists.

Mouzaia (en , en tamazight de l'Atlas blidéen : Muzaya, tifinagh : ⵎⵓⵣⴰⵢⴰ, anciennement Mouzaïaville pendant la colonisation française) est une commune de la wilaya de Blida en Algérie. Géographie Localisation La commune de Mouzaia est située à l'ouest de la wilaya de Blida, à environ à l'ouest de Blida , à environ au sud-ouest d'Alger et à environ au nord de Médéa Localités de la commune Lors du découpage administratif de 1984, la commune de Mouzaïa est constituée à partir des localités suivantes : Mouzaïa Cité Benaïchouba Cité Zaouia Cité Hadji Cité Chayani Village agricole socialiste Beni Chougrane Tamesguida Histoire Pendant la colonisation française, la ville est nommée Mouzaiaville et fait partie du département d'Alger. La ville est célèbre pour ses eaux minérales . Mouzaïa regorge de sites historiques. Le quartier Ben Aichouba Kadour (les ruines) comporte encore des tombes ancestrales. Économie Mouzaïa, entreprise d'eau minérale. Groupe SIM, entreprise agroalimentaire (farine, pâtes) Groupe amour: confiture et tomate en conserve Groupe Star: usine de peinture Relief Mouzaïa est une ville à vocation agricole, les fermes de la région produisent des légumes, fruits, blé, orange et orge. La montagne de Tamizghida surplombe la ville. Notes et références Commune dans la wilaya de Blida

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GINGRICH APOLOGIZES TO SOTOMAYOR FOR "RACIST" REMARK. NOW IT'S OBAMA'S TURN. Newt Gingrich apologized for calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist because of remarks she made in 2001, which if read in context do not in any way display even a shred of racism. Gingrich's attack was ludicrous,even ridiculous and he backed off and essentially admitted as much by saying he made a poor choice of words. But Gingrich succeeded in doing one thing. He made fools out of a lot of people. The first person he made a fool of was of course himself but his apology now takes him off the hook. The second was a group of people who go by the term of "journalist" who jumped all over Gingrich's remarks for the sake of controversey. This was done relentlessly at CNN who discussed, analyzed, reported, and got constant reactions to Gingrich's remarks pretending they were anything but ludicrous and empty. And they did it because it suited their purposes to stir controversy over Sotomayor. Now of course with Gingrich admitting he went overboard CNN is left with egg on all their faces for giving credence to the ridiculous accusation in the first place although CNN didn't miss a beat talking about Gingrich's apology as if they knew all along his accusation was nonsense. But the person Gingrich made a fool of the most was Barrack Obama, who when faced with having to defend his court nominee in the face of an empty, vicious, uncalled for, ludicrous and dishonest charge of being a racist, essentially caved in and gave credibility to the attack by saying Sotomayor had used a poor choice of words in her 2001 speech. In other words, it was her fault. Now, in admitting he went overboard with his attack and that it was uncalled for and retracting it, Gingrich has shown up Obama as someone who just folded in the face of the most empty kind of political pressure and who virtually defended Gingrich's over the top attack by placing the blame on Sotomayor and her "poor word choice" in 2001. So while Gingrich has now apologized and retracted his remarks, now its Obama's turn. He should stand up and publicly apologize to Sotomayor for being so spineless in the wake of the attacks made by Gingrich, Limbaugh and Tancredo and he should tell her "as clearly as he can", that he hopes she will display more courage as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court than he did in defending her nomination against a ridiculous Republican attack. Labels: GINGRICH APOLOGZES FOR "RACIST" REMARK susan h said... I believe this Sotomayor controversy is just a distraction from the fact that North Korea fired 6 nukes in the short span of a week and no one in Washington D.C. seems to care about it. Mr. Obama is more concerned with going over to countries that hate us and want our destruction and saying "play nice boys and girls". The White House will continue to use the Sotomayor distraction all summer and dredge up and play the race card as often as they can which is something they seem to be successful at. It may be a distraction Susan but I really believe this is more a result of Obama's lack of conviction- in addition this is an example of inexperienced administration- it really looks like a banana republic they are running. And let's not forget- Obama is great at pretending not to play the race card when in fact he is playing the race card. So what is going on? Gingrich apologizes? Cheney supports gay marriage? And Obama's stance on both? Stray Yellar Dawg? said... You make an excellent point. Why *did* Obama "admit" that Judge Sotomayor has revealed herself to be a racist? One has to wonder if he really believe it. Or if he is just that confused about the nature of racism. OBAMA GETS TOUGH ON IRAN, SAYS NO PARTY FOR YOU. OBAMA: START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME. OBAMA'S MEANINGLESS REPSONSE TO IRAN. NEW BOOK SAYS DURING PRIMARIES OBAMA CALLED BILL C... WARNING: OBAMA'S CONSTANT REVERSALS CAN BE HAZARDO... WHAT IT MEANS WHEN DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE THROWN O... GINGRICH APOLOGIZES TO SOTOMAYOR FOR "RACIST" REMA... HOW OBAMA, CNN HELPED THROW "RACIST" MUD ON SOTOMA...

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DSSC History About Wellington About Nilgiris The Owl College Photos Commandants Gallery WELLINGTON: LOCATION AND CLIMATE Nilgiri is the name given to a range of mountains spread across the borders among the states of Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The nilgiri hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. The district is contained mainly within the Nilgiri Mountains Range. The administrative headquarters is located at Ooty. The Blue Mountains were likely named for the widesperead blue strobilanthes flower or the smoky haze enveloping the area. HISTORY OF OOTY (OOTACAMUND) The origin of the name 'OOTACAMUND' could have been derived from the languages of either the Toda or Badaga tribes, who were the original inhabitants of the area. In all probability, the name Ootacamund has arisen from the word 'Patk - Mund' (Patk is a Toda word meaning a level spot, and mund the Badaga equivalent of a home, or Toda Village). Mr Sullivan,, who is considered as the founder of Ootacamund, probably visited Ootacamund for the first time only in April 1821. According to historical accounts, the first expedition of Europeans reached Todamala as early as the end of 1702, or the early part of 1703. However, Mr Sullivan was the Collector of Coimbatore founded the first European settlement in Ooty in 1821. His name will always be intimately associated with its early growth, which was in great measure due to his persistent pushing of its claim for Ootacamund to be considered as a Sanatorium. Due to his concerted efforts, the first road to the Nilgiris was built. Mr Sullivan was the one who brought European plants, vegetables and flowers to the Nilgiris. Sir Thomas Munro, the first Governor to visit Ootacamund on 26 Sep 1826, had discovered a route from Kotagiri to Ootacamund. Mr Sullivan's assistants, Messrs Whish and Kinder, took this route (via Jackatala, now known as Wellington) in their expedition to discover Ootacamund. Lord Tweeddale, the Governor of Madras, during his stay at Ootacamund, paid several visits to Coonoor and Kotagiri. He selected Jackatala as the site for the barracks for a European Regiment, which was to be stationed in the Hills. In 1847, the Marquis of Tweeddale took great personal interest to grow a garden in Ootacamund, and contributed a very liberal donation of Rs 1,000/- towards it. He proposed to establish a public garden which, besides being an agreeable resort for the residents of Ootacamund, would also be a constant source of some fine flowers and vegetables. It would also be the repository for the plants of neighbouring states, and a store from which the stations of the Presidency could procure seeds of impeccable quality. Doddabetta, the highest peak in the Nilgiris, was home to the Meteorological Observatory. In March 1853, the Court sanctioned the continuance, till the end of the year, of Doddabetta Observatory. It was suggested that it should then be moved to a site near Coonoor, where the barracks for European troops were being built at that time. In April 1859, orders were issued that it should be closed and the instruments be sent to Jackatala. However, as there was no place readily available to store the instruments, Assistant Surgeon Leslie, who was stationed at Coonoor, took them over and conducted observations for a while. For many years, Wellington continued to be the only station for meteorological observation in the Nilgiris. The lure of the Blue Mountains beckons from afar. As the little hill train chugs its winding way up from Mettupalayam, one gets a peek into the richness and variety of the Nilgiris. The beauty is breathtaking as the betel nut (for Areca nut, in the local language) plantations give way to jackfruit trees, which then merge into the sholas and tea plantations of the higher reaches. Throughout the journey from the plains, waterfalls and misty mountains provide a kaleidoscope of picture postcard scenery. It is nature at its unsullied best, a trekker's paradise, an experience for nature lovers and a horticulturist's delight. The Nilgiris have a flavour of their own, dominated by a verdant and lush green. A trip to the Nilgiris, particularly off the beaten path, is a memorable experience. Defence Services Staff College Wellington (The Nilgiris) Tamilnadu 643 231 Phone: (0423)2233620 Fax: (0423)2232320 Located at Wellington in Tamil Nadu, India, Defence Services Staff College is one of the few institutions of its type in the world where training is imparted to aspiring Staff Officers of all the three Services - Army, Navy and Air Force, as also selected officers of the paramilitary and civil services, and officers from friendly foreign countries. HQ IDS CDM, Secunderabad Wellington Gymkhana Club Copyright © - Developed & Customized by Information Technology Resource Centre, Defence Services Staff College.

As a Junior: Appeared in 24 contests ... 6-of-12 on faceoffs against Southern Maine on Nov. 5 ... 5-for-10 on draws at UMass Boston on Feb. 3. As a Sophomore: Appeared in each of final 14 games after missing the first 10 … scored one goal and recorded one assist on the season ... scored first college goal against Assumpton on Dec. 12 ... handed out an assist and was +1 in a 6-4 win over Southern Maine on Jan. 15. As a Freshman: Played seven games ... made collegiate debut at New England College on Nov. 21. Before SMC: Played ice hockey and graduated from Tabor Academy in 2012 ... played junior hockey for the Bay State Breakers of the U.S. Premier Hockey League. Personal: Keegan Thomas Finn ... son of Daniel and Ann Finn ... majoring in economics and minoring in political science.

package io.github.jeddict.orm.generator.service.staticmetamodel; import io.github.jeddict.orm.generator.compiler.InvalidDataException; import io.github.jeddict.orm.generator.compiler.def.ClassDefSnippet; import io.github.jeddict.orm.generator.util.ClassHelper; import io.github.jeddict.orm.generator.util.ImportSet; import io.github.jeddict.util.StringUtils; import static io.github.jeddict.util.StringUtils.isNotBlank; /** * * The StaticMetamodel annotation specifies that the class is a metamodel class * that represents the entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class designated * by the value element. */ public class StaticMetamodelClassDefSnippet extends ClassDefSnippet { private static final String STATIC_METAMODEL_TEMPLATE_FILENAME = "staticmetamodel.ftl"; private String value;//i.e: @StaticMetamodel( Person.class ) Class being modelled by the annotated class. //entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class private final ClassHelper entityClassHelper = new ClassHelper(); @Override protected String getTemplateName() { return STATIC_METAMODEL_TEMPLATE_FILENAME; } @Override public ImportSet getImportSet() throws InvalidDataException { ImportSet imports = super.getImportSet(); if (isNotBlank(getEntityPackageName()) && !StringUtils.equals(getPackageName(), getEntityPackageName())) { imports.add(entityClassHelper.getFQClassName()); } return imports; } /** * @return the value */ public String getValue() { return value; } /** * @param value the value to set */ public void setValue(String value) { this.value = value; } public String getEntityPackageName() { return entityClassHelper.getPackageName(); } public void setEntityPackageName(String packageName) { this.entityClassHelper.setPackageName(packageName); } public String getEntityClassName() { return entityClassHelper.getClassName(); } public ClassHelper getEntityClassHelper() { return entityClassHelper; } public void setEntityClassName(String className) { entityClassHelper.setClassName(className); } }

H5N6 Bird Flu Reported in Northeast China Waterfowl Biosecurity Poultry health Equipment & innovation Government and regulatory 2 September 2014, at 12:18am CHINA - Northeast China's Heilongjiang province has reported an outbreak of the H5N6 bird flu virus in geese, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). Over 20,000 geese at a farm in Harbin, the provincial capital, showed symptoms of avian flu and almost 18,000 died last month, according to the MOA. The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory on 1 September confirmed the epidemic was caused by the H5N6 subtype of the virus. The infected area has been sealed off and sterilized with almost 69,000 poultry culled and safely disposed, the MOA said. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a contagious disease of animal origin caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs. It can be fatal to humans. You can visit the Avian Flu page by clicking here.

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April 10, 2003 1330 PDT, (FTW) -- Publisher-Editor Mike Ruppert will attend and report on the upcoming conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) in Paris on May 26-27th. This is the world's premier organization of oil and natural gas experts who are documenting and evaluating the realities of Peak Oil and their implications. FTW strongly encourages journalists and scholars from the United States to attend this critical conference which will address energy issues that have been almost completely suppressed inside the United States and around the world. Contact information and registration details are available below. For additional information, please visit the ASPO web site at: www.peakoil.net. ASPO is a network of scientists, affiliated with European institutions and universities, having an interest in determining the date and impact of the peak and decline of the world's production of oil and gas, due to resource constraints. It presently has members in: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 3. To raise awareness of the serious consequences for Mankind. What Energy Sources for Transportation in the 21st Century? Can Russia make up the Difference and for how long? Will 2000 turn out to be Peak followed by wildly oscillating Oil Prices? The contribution of technology: accelerating depletion or пїЅcreating пїЅпїЅ reservesпїЅ ( including GTL, biomass, etc ... )? The ultra-heavy oil (tarsands) of Athabasca and Orinoco : what technologies? and what recovery rate ? Important : For security and other reasons, it is necessary for us to know in advance who are coming. Please therefore confirm by e-mail to C.J.Campbell ([email protected]) if you have not already done so. Formal registration will be on arrival when the conference fee of 100 (euros) (25 euros for students & the retired) will be collected to defray some of the costs. About 50 participants have registered already.

New Study Suggests that AI Can Detect Loneliness by Your Voice with 94% Accuracy There may be times when you may have said, "Haha, that's so sad. Alexa, play Despacito," but ironically Artificial Intelligence can now detect if you're really sad or joking. According to a recently published paper by researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine used AI to analyze language patterns of adults to discern loneliness. The paper has been published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. It attempts to assess the breadth and depth of loneliness through voice. Author Dr. Ellen Lee, assistant professor of psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine told Patch "Most studies use either a direct question of "How often do you feel lonely?" which can lead to biased responses due to stigma associated with loneliness or the UCLA Loneliness Scale, which does not explicitly use the word lonely." The study has used natural language processing or NLP which is an unbiased quantitative assessment of expressed emotion with the usual loneliness measurement tools. NLP encompasses a variety of processes and techniques that analyze large volumes of unstructured speech and text data. In recent years, the advancement of AI and machine learning systems have bought to light, several preliminary studies to suggest conditions such as PTSD, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and depression, all of which might be detected just by analyzing natural speech. Varsha Badal, a postdoctoral research fellow and author on the report, said "NLP and machine learning allow us to systematically examine long interviews from many individuals and explore how subtle speech features like emotions may indicate loneliness. Similar emotion analyses by humans would be open to bias, lack consistency, and require extensive training to standardize." Also Read: RapidAI Announces $25 Million Funding to Expand Cerebrovascular Imaging Globally Reportedly, the AI system can predict the loneliness of a person with 94% accuracy. The researchers concluded in the study "Eventually, complex AI systems could intervene in real-time to help individuals to reduce their loneliness by adopting in positive cognitions, managing social anxiety, and engaging in meaningful social activities." Huawei Launches ADN Solution to Bring Intelligent Connectivity to Enterprises Adeya Listed in Hype Cycle Reports as a Sample Vendor Facebook Will Start Adding Labels To State-Controlled Post Under Its New Policy Marriott Faces London Lawsuit Over Vast Data Breach Diffblue Launches First AI-Powered Automated Java Unit Testing Solution ZTE Launches New Smartwatch with Heart Rate and Blood-oxygen Sensors Finastra launches Next-Generation Fusion Data Cloud Platform for Financial Services

The vast majority of us realize that restraining a KTM RC 390 is no stroll in the recreation center. The full-faired cruiser packs some genuine snort that is adequate to keep master rider's on their feet while likewise being equipped for giving beginners an essence of what a legitimate track instrument feels like to ride. Presently, KTM has taken things up a score by reporting the dispatch of a 'R' rendition of the RC 390 in the worldwide market. The RC 390 R gets execution redesigns, for example, a completely customizable WP suspension, foldable brake and grasp levers and another best burden alongside a handlebar unit that influences the riding to position significantly more forceful than previously. The 373.2cc motor has been refreshed for shorter admission speed and a more extensive power band suited for hustling. These overhauls change the RC 390 into an in-your-face track machine. The miserable part, notwithstanding, is that relatively few will get the opportunity to encounter the spine-shivering rush that this cruiser guarantees to convey in spades as KTM says it will just offer 500 units of the RC 390 R around the world. On the off chance that the RC 390 R and its different updates don't put a smile on your face, KTM will even offer a legitimate hustling unit with it. The SSP300 Race Kit involves more than 230 individual parts that fit on to the RC 390 R to make this beast significantly more mental. To give an illustration, the race pack incorporates a titanium Akrapovic fumes, a race-spec ECU (motor control unit), STM shoe grip, quickshifter, better motor cooling, new wiring tackles et cetera. KTM will just create 50 units of this race pack each year, which can even be dashed on to a general RC 390. Thus, going to the central issue at that point. Cost? Indeed, we trust you have a container of tissues in your grasp before you read this. The KTM RC 390 R is estimated at an incredible Rs 7.65 lakh while the SSP300 Race Kit costs Rs 9.91 lakh! Remembering the crazy execution that this bicycle guarantees to offer alongside the 'Sacred Moly!' sticker price it accompanies, it is sheltered to accept that this child won't come to India.

FBI Warns Businesses Of Cyber Attack From China Who Has Been Impacted by Chinese Cyber Attacks? At the beginning of the year, the FBI warned businesses to protect themselves from cyber attacks by foreign entities, saying activity has spiked in the past 18 months. Hewlett Packard and IBM are among the businesses most recently targeted. There's a National Counter-Intelligence and Security Center that manages intelligence efforts for the U.S. government. It recently launched a campaign to address continuing threats. The center warns that many companies need to be more to protect against cyber theft. Foreign governments accused of cyber attacks against the U.S. include Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, with China receiving the most scrutiny in recent reports. How Do Hackers Breach Company and Government Security? According to Entrepreneur magazine, hackers create fake social media accounts to get people to reveal work and personal information. One of the ways to guard against bad actors is to carefully scrutinize social media requests from people that aren't personal connections and to research apps before using or downloading them, as well as keeping antivirus software up-to-date. The FBI warning including a brochure entitled, "Know the Risk, Raise Your Shield" that targets federal employees. The recent warnings follow a string of cases against individuals and organizations accused of stealing proprietary information from U.S. government and businesses. Nine cases filed since July 2018 include two hackers investigators say are linked to the main Chinese spy agency. Knicknamed APT 10, they allegedly stole corporate and government information via cyber attacks on employees. Has There Been an Uptick in Recent Activity? The breach of private businesses by Chinese hackers first hit news headlines in 2014, when Sony Pictures was hacked. This prompted an agreement in 2015 between Chinese President Xi Jinping and then President Barrack Obama that curbed cyber attack for a while. At FireEye, a cybersecurity firm, analysts track hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government. The firm's representative says attacks are on the uptick recently. These hacking groups are referred to as Red Leaves, cloudhopper, and APT10. Managed Service providers are among the groups targeted. MSPs supply technology, telecommunications and other services to business clients. If they can break the security systems of such companies, Chinese hackers gain access to the sensitive data of the MSP's clients. APT10 has routed malware via an MSP network to its business targets. However, there are many steps businesses can take to protect their employees and data from prying eyes in cyberspace. What Should Business Do to Raise Their Shields? U.S. businesses should take proactive measures to safeguard against cyber attacks from Chinese hackers via email, social media and other points of entry. This includes ensuring that advanced detection tools are utilized on network and email servers to safeguard access to company data. Regular threat assessments and employee training can help. This provides a diagnosis of the state of a firm's cyber defenses regarding advanced persistent threats that attempt to find breaches in the company's firewall. Precautions taken against the intrusion of foreign governments include: Fortify access controls. Evaluate the plans, policies, and procedures that govern corporate technology to keep proprietary data safe. This could include that installation of multi-factor authentication (MFA), data encryption and solidifying a layered defense system on all possible points of cyber attacks. Training. Make cybersecurity education and training a top priority. Everyone from the Board of Directors and C-Suite to individual employees needs to understand how to avoid cyber attacks by avoiding fake emails, malware and weak password strategies, among other efforts. Incident response plan. Organization leadership and key technical personnel must develop a protocol for dealing with threats. This should include representatives from business administration, information technology and operations. Crisis communications plan. Align the protection policy to risk management methodologies and the business needs of employees. Adopt a monitoring, detection and response plan. Quickly detect intrusions and breaches via rapid-respond plans to effectively eradicate the malware or other methods of entry.

What is the US Supreme Court abortion law leak, and why does it matter? May 4, 2022 2 min FILE PHOTO: The sun sets at the U.S. Supreme Court building the week that the court is expected to hear arguments in a Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo On Monday, Politico released a leaked US Supreme Court draft that suggested the court was planning on overturning nearly five decades of precedent in abortion protection, essentially giving individual states the ability to make abortion legislation as strict as they like. The opinion itself isn't a huge shock, but it's the fact that it's happening this quickly since many people thought the change by the conservative court might happen more slowly. Even more shocking, though, is the fact that there was a leak at all. The Supreme Court notoriously holds its cards close to the vest, and the fact that someone leaked this is what many have called an "unforgivable sin." "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," Chief Justice Samuel Alito writes in the draft. "We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled." "Although the document described in yesterday's reports is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case," said the court in a press statement confirming the legitimacy of the leak. "To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed," said Chief Justice John Roberts. "The work of the Court will not be affected in any way." It's impossible to overstate the earthquake this will cause inside the Court, in terms of the destruction of trust among the Justices and staff. This leak is the gravest, most unforgivable sin. — SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) May 3, 2022

"You will become...an A-list superhero!" — Ralphie Hero [talking to herself in the mirror]. Gamer Girl is an ongoing superhero action comedy Web Serial Novel written by Joe Berridge Beale. It follows the bizarre adventures of Ralphie Hero, aka Gamer Girl, a superheroine with the superpower to summon the items and abilities of video game player characters. Working alongside her partner Comikazé 'Kazé' Maniakku, aka Fangirl, a superhero fanatic with an electric fan gun, Ralphie sets out to make a name for herself in a city already full of crime fighters. Between the monsters, the supervillains, and Ralphie's mild sociopathic tendencies, it does not go well. As of now, there is no update schedule, but finished chapters are always posted on a Sunday. Warning: Contains swearing, graphic violence, and British Humour. Character profiles, a terminology key, a trivia page, and other extra content can be found on the Gamer Girl WordPress site . Not to be confused with with the identically titled Gamer Girl (2008) young adult novel by Mari Mancusi. Animesque: Along with having a manga style cover, Gamer Girl is bursting with anime tropes, from manga-like facial expressions, to long, Shonen-esque fights, to wacky gag anime-style comedy. Bash Brothers: Ralphie and Kazé are best friends whose close quarters brawler and long range support fighting styles complement each other in battle. Canis Major: The Canine is an SUV-sized, pariah dog-like monster coated in fangs. Cultural Stereotypes: Most of the superhero and superfan characters in Gamer Girl adhere to the cultural stereotypes associated with their aliases. For example, Ralphie/Gamer Girl is a geeky, socially awkward teenager with an enthusiasm for violence and only one friend at school. Fangirl: Kazé is the self-proclaimed number one fan of the superhero Golden Boy as well as a superhero fangirl generally. Interestingly, her fandom seems to encompass both the real superheroes of the Gamer Girl Verse and fictional superheroes from Marvel and DC Comics. Kazé: Want to hear a joke to cheer you up? Kazé: What's Wonder Woman's favourite drug...? Ralphie: [after having been nudged] Whaaat? Gamer Chick: Ralphie frequently makes use of her in-depth video game knowledge to solve problems as a superhero, summoning everything from a Super Smash Bros. Falcon Punch to giant Tetris tetrominoes to a World of Warcraft Charger mount in order to defeat the Canine. Multiple Reference Pun: A staple of the serial. Kazé/Fangirl is a superhero fangirl who uses an electric fan gun, and the Canine is a literal canine covered in canine teeth. Ba dum tsss!