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Develop asks the game development world what they are looking forward in the coming year.
What are you looking forward to in 2017?
MCV Staff 21st December 2016	Development
It's been a stand out year for games. As we talk about in the December/January edition of Develop, there are a lot of things to look forward to in 2017. So we asked you, the game development community, what it is that you are excited about for next year. We got sent some amazing quotes about many different areas, so amazing in fact that we just didn't have the room to publish them all. Here are the brief (and not so brief) thoughts from you:
2016 was a blast and for 2017 I am really looking forward to more games and more exciting news about our amazing industry. Personally, I am looking forward to see what Microsoft and Sony will unveil at E3, the details of Scorpio and the evolution about the VR platform and more experimental indie releases. Gamewise, I am looking forward to Ghost Recon: Wildlands as I am always been a fan of the franchise. Having just watched Westworld I am also getting the right mood for Red Dead Redemption 2.
Stefano Petrullo, Renaissance PR
For me personally, I hope my house will be finally finished and I can move out of the caravan I've been living in for two years. On a company level, I'm hoping for critical and commercial success for our self-funded, and self-published title Sniper Elite 4, and on a wider scale I hope that the doom and gloom of recent events on both sides of the Atlantic ocean gets lifted somehow, the fears of many don't come true, and that humanity and decency prevail.
Jason Kingsley, Rebellion
Four things. First and foremost, the release of Nintendo's Switch, which has already had an encouraging start. It's fantastic to see Nintendo discuss the console so naturally and persuasively – the concept is straightforward and sells itself. That's something I didn't feel it was able to do with the Wii U.
Second. Xbox Scorpio. Ever since the Xbox One launch, Microsoft has been obsessed with making broad improvements to the console. Upgrading the hardware spec, quite significantly in fact, will transform how people look at the system. Going to be very interesting.
Third, VR. 2017 will be a major test for the hardware. I expect by the end of the year we'll have a much better idea of how the core VR market looks, whether the tech can appeal to broader tastes, and what ideas outside of games are in development.
Finally, the unknown. Because let's be honest, twelve months ago no one expected an AR Pokémon game would become an overnight phenomenon. Twelve months prior to that, no one expected Kojima's departure, or Shenmue 3, or that Steam Machines would come and go. It's impossible to accurately predict the next six months in games, which is what I love about it.
Rob Crossley, Head of Games and Digital, Creative England
As creators and developers, we take pride in our craft and we've let our work speak for itself. That's why for 2017, I'm excited for the next annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco because for the first time ever, it will be featuring a UX Summit. It shows a maturity of the games industry as we explore not only how we make games, but also how games are played. I'll be speaking there for the first time myself, and I'm looking forward to meeting fellow UX practitioners and seeing how we can construct an optimally enjoyable experience for our players – how we adapt to not only diversity in tech but also diversity in audience. Moving into the new year I'm reinvigorated by what the year has to offer. We're at a stage in this cycle of a generation where we often see the best and most creative work come to the fore. And I'm so honoured to be a part of it.
Anisa Sanusi, UI/UX Designer
I'm hoping that 2017 is the year for killer PSVR and mobile VR titles for the mass markets. With so many cool tech and VR demo's already out there now I would love it if there is a big AAA console production value title on the market that can really help shift the hardware to the masses. Hopefully with the release of google daydream we will also see some really cool mobile experiences too.
Stig Strand, Amiqus
I am pretty excited for Nintendo Switch at the moment. Mobile has dominated so many developers for quite some time that it could offer something new and energise some new cool ideas. That and I'm looking forward to sinking some time into delicious Nintendo titles.
Simon Phillips, CEO, 22cans
I'm really looking forward to more amazing game music concerts in 2017- it's been a wonderful year for this, including my own Dear Esther at the Barbican, and I can't wait to hear and see more world class orchestras playing music from what is increasingly a rich, diverse and exciting catalogue of music. My aim is for there to be a Game Music Prom in 2018 and together I think we can make that a reality!
Jessica Curry, Composer and Co-Founder, The Chinese Room
The Switch has really caught our eye for next year, more power and a totally new interface should hopefully mean new and innovative new IP on the way. Also very much looking forward to seeing what's to come with the new AR/VR platforms like the Hololense and how they can be utilized to create great user experiences.
Richard Pring, Technical Director, Wales Interactive
I'm really looking forward to the Nintendo Switch in 2017 – looks like a very exciting and different machine, and being able to play Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the move is fantastic. I love VR, so excited to see new innovations on all the platforms this year, including what Microsoft come up with on Project Scorpio and some of the new VR games currently under development by Game Republic members here in Yorkshire and the North. Hopefully I'm going to GDC 2017 in San Francisco this Feb/March too, which is always enormous fun and full of fascinating industry insider info – although I hope Trump hasn't initiated World War III by then. Global thermonuclear war would definitely have a detrimental effect on the UK games industry.
Jamie Sefton, Managing Director, Game Republic
Having enjoyed a successful 2016, 2017 is shaping up to be the most exciting year yet for Red Kite Games. Not only are we looking forward to seeing several of the high profile games that we're currently helping to develop continue to flourish, we're also planning to ramp up the development of our own IP's internally. Best of luck to all the lovely game making folk out there, I'm sure that 2017 is going to prove to be a vintage year for video games."
Simon Iwaniszak, Managing Director, Red Kite Games
Next year is an important milestone for Creative Assembly, marking our 30th year of games development. It's also set to be our most exciting year yet, with the much anticipated release of Halo Wars 2, a number of currently unannounced projects gaining momentum, and our work with world-recognised partners, including Games Workshop and Wargaming, continuing. Safe to say it's an exciting time to be at Creative Assembly.
Tim Heaton, Studio Director, Creative Assembly
I'm interested to see further fluctuations and changes in Steam trends. There seemed to be a prevailing sense of saturation of indie titles in 2016; will this get worse, or will we see consumers and the industry adapt to better find and share quality content?
Olly Bennett, CEO, Cardboard Sword
2016 was really the first year where consumers got to experience what games could be in virtual reality. However, so many of the releases were still bite-sized experiences. These early works are letting developers finally see what goes into making a great story and strong game play for virtual reality. I think 2017 will bring to market the first set of VR games from amazing developers that have been able to move from exploration of great concepts to delivering quality long-term game experiences.
John Linden, President, Seismic Games
I know that VR and AR are all the rage, but personally, I'm looking forward to seeing more depth and maturity in mobile games. That means mobile games with more gameplay options, deeper strategy and storylines, and driven by strong communities.
Jon Van Caneghem, CEO, VC Mobile
2017 aims to be a historic year in the gaming space. With now over 4 years under the belt on the development cycle for new consoles (Xbox One, PS4), developers are now entering the third generation /cycle of game development on this hardware — I expect big improvements in quality, realism and gameplay. The biggest and most questionable area of growth in gaming is in VR. Much money has gone into VR, but not a lot has gone out —there simply is not enough units in the space (yet). The increase in consumer eyeballs and units in the field will drive the VR market and hopefully enough developers will have weathered the storm to survive to make better and better content for this new medium.
Peter Busch, vice president of business development, Faceware Technologies
Red Dead Redemption 2 has been a big want of mine for such a long time so that's top of my personal list, I'm also looking forward to the Nintendo Switch and my list of game wants is growing on that platform. I'm equally looking forward to seeing how Sony and Microsoft broaden the audience for PS4 and Xbox One, there are challenges ahead but equally some incredibly exciting times also. Team17 wise we've announced The Escapists 2 and Yooka-Laylee are both releasing in 2017, we have a few more surprises and I can't wait to share those during the year.
Debbie Bestwick MBE, CEO, Team17
2017 for me will be the year in which hopefully the games industry endeavours to define the audio standards for Virtual Reality Gameplay. The big question is whether there will be enough latitude and freedom given to audio departments, which are always under huge pressure to deliver content, to experiment and test a range of innovative approaches (all potentially equally valid) to achieve the most immersive and convincing representation of the real world. And from my perspective as composer, I am intrigued to see how my peers will respond to these challenges from a musical perspective.
Stephen Baysted, Composer & Audio Director, Slightly Mad Studios
It's going to be a huge year for us at Playground as we continue to transition over to becoming a two team, two project studio and develop our first game outside of the racing genre. I also cannot wait for the release of Scorpio… with such a huge boost in power, it's going to be exciting to see what new possibilities this opens up for our games.
Gavin Raeburn, CEO, Playground Games
2017 is going to be an exciting year for game development in Nottingham. The sumo studio in Nottingham will go through it's 50th employee milestone and will be taking on new projects.
The newly re-invigorated National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham will be hosting a whole series of new events to promote the games industry as an exciting and important part of the UK economy and continue on its mission to encourage the next generation of video game developers for the UK. Sumo will be enthusiastically supporting the NVA as it grows and develops in 2017.
Across the company we're looking forward to experiencing the the Switch console and can't wait to see what new ideas come out of the VR world as the hardware become more available.
Karl Hilton, Studio Head, Sumo Digital (Nottingham)
I'm looking forward to a new crop of mobile winners emerging in 2017. We saw glimpses of this in 2016: games like Pokemon Go, Clash Royale and a spate of viral hits showed a massive pent up demand from players for something fresh and interesting. The big established companies don't have a monopoly on new ideas, and in some cases are at a disadvantage, so I think at the end of 2017 we'll be talking about two maybe three new big genres or play patterns getting owned on mobile most likely from developers who have not yet had massive success on the platform.
Simon Hade, COO Space Ape Games
2017 is going to be a big year for Gram Games, as we expand our global capabilities, perspectives and reach, whilst continuing to grow our amazing team. We are also proud to wave the flag for women in the gaming industry via The 22% Project, which we will look to further support in other ways next year. In talent, as in all else, we are excited to see more innovation across the sector. As a company, we will continue to drive this internally with various initiatives, such as prototype Friday, and we can't wait to see the ideas that are tried and tested next year. Experimenting, learning, and iterating are all such important parts of our process, as well as our unique culture, and we are eager to help drive these practices, which have led to our success, throughout the industry.
Erin O'Brien, Culture Developer, Gram Games
There's a bunch of new titles we're looking forward to including Horizon Zero Dawn, Sea of Thieves and Become Human. There's also some hotly anticipated sequels like Injustice 2,Kingdom Hearts 2.8 and there's huge excitement around The Last of Us 2. The re-mastered Crash Bandicoot is an old-school favourite that's right up there on our wish lists too.
The new consoles from Nintendo and Xbox are sure to make it an exciting start to the year and we're really looking forward to seeing how VR develops as more experiences come out. All in all 2017 looks set to rock!
Liz Prince, Amiqus
We've a number of releases pegged for 2017, and whilst this is incredibly exciting from a studio perspective, we're also delighted to see the UK continue to grow gaming and act as a global hub for the creative industries at large. The continued expansion of giants such as Apple, Google and Facebook, further facilitates opportunities for us to create innovative games for our audiences.
In addition, we are looking forward to seeing what inspiring new start ups might emerge in 2017, triggering further disruption, sparking new creativity, and generally challenging the rest of us to raise our game! At Hutch, we will continue to focus on company culture in order to make Hutch one of the best places to work, whilst continuing to attract the very best talent from across the industry.
Shaun Rutland, CEO, Hutch
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Nolan's Grand Slam Caps Weekend Sweep of Spring Hill
by Davidson SportsInformation | Mar 22, 2021
This homer by Parker Nolan was taken at a game during the 2020 season.
Parker Nolan's walk-off grand slam capped a six-run ninth-inning rally and lifted Davidson to an 8-5 win and series sweep over Spring Hill Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field.
Nolan's shot to left with no outs was his first career grand slam and walk-off home
"Getting up there, I was not trying to do anything crazy," he said. "I was just trying to plate another run."
He swung on a 3-1 fastball, drove it to the left field hill and cleared the bases.
"I just kinda reacted," he said.
Davidson entered the ninth trailing 5-2, but with the top of the order due. Alex Fedje-Johnson was hit by a pitch, and Henry Koehler beat out a bunt single. Ryan Wilson's double to right-center made it 5-4, and Ruben Fontes singled behind him. Trevor Candelaria was then hit by a pitch to load the bases for Nolan.
"Parker capped the last game with a great swing," said coach Rucker Taylor. "That inning was a lot of little things done right. Standing tough and taking HBPs, a good bunt, splitting a gap backside and finally backspinning a ball out."
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the first when Candelaria was hit with the bases loaded and cut into Spring Hill's 4-1 lead in the sixth when Michael Carico scored on a passed ball.
Alex Fenton got the start and threw 5.2 innings before handing the ball to the bullpen. Will Schomberg (2.1 IP) and Nolan DeVos (1.0 IP) took it from there.
"The pitching staff threw a lot of strikes this weekend and didn't allow too many free bases," said Taylor. "Outside of a couple of plays, we handled the ball well defensively and made a couple of nice plays."

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Congratulations to all our 19th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards winners!
Local sports and media outlets were invited to nominate athletes and select finalists from Northeast Ohio from the following nine counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark and Summit.
The finalists in the following categories were based on highest number of votes: male and female high school athlete of the year, male and female collegiate athlete of the year and professional athlete of the year.
Winners from each category are listed below. Award winners were annouced live at the 19th Greater Cleveland Sports Award on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.


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St. Lucius of Britain
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2nd century king or chieftain in the British Isles. The "Liber Pontificalis," c. 530 or later, states that a British king called Lucius wrote to Pope Eleutherius (c. 180), asking him in effect to send. Bede says that evangelists were sent, and had great success in the south and west of Britain and Wales. Lucius founded the dioceses of London and Llandaff. Lucius later became a missionary himself, taking the Gospel to the Grissons in what is modern Switzerland.
Many modern scholars regard Lucius as inadvertent pious fiction. We know that King Lucius of Edessa wrote to Pope Eleuterus to ask for missionaries to the Britium region near Mesopotamia. Combined with the lack of popular devotion to Lucius in Britain, and no mention in writings before the 6th century leads to the belief that some old hand-written documents were misread, and were seen as an explanation for some early missionary efforts in England and Wales.
Saint Lucius is generally depicted as a king with three sceptres tipped with crosses. Occasionally he is shown (1) ploughing with a bear and ox; (2) with an idol falling from a broken column; or (3) in armour with a pilgrim's staff. Venerated in Grisons, Switzerland (Roeder).
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GARB Audience Measurement JSC is the official provider of media ratings on the Bulgarian market since 2006. Over the years GARB accumulated broad experience in the field working with different solutions that ultimately allowed the company to develop its own comprehensive platform. As a result, GARB is among the very small numbers of companies worldwide that possesses all necessary hardware and software technology, expertise and knowhow allowing it to provide a complete solution covering all aspects of media measurement and rating service.
Since 2013 GARB, together with local partners, has successfully built media rating systems in Mexico City, Cairo and has provided expertise and technology transfer to several other countries. Currently, the portfolio of services provided by GARB includes a unique mix of media and technology like TV audience measurement (TAM), public opinion research and sociology, ad-hoc surveys, political research, opinion and other types of research for B2B and B2C purposes, AI based analysis of social media with focus on influence, various analysis, monitoring and visualization platforms, etc.
Our vision is that accessibility and ownership of public opinion measurement systems should be no different than of any other product. How customers use such systems should be determined by their own business needs, and the decision whether or not to outsource the operation should be made entirely based on specific use case, rather than following the limited availability of such systems on the market. As a result, we decided to bring the innovation we created to the market and to democratize public opinion and media consumption measurements by creating a robust and cost-effective turnkey product that can be purchased and setup directly by the end customer, who can then use it with little to no intervention by any third parties.
Furthermore, in the age of constant activity monitoring, the integrity of the public opinion measurement is critical. To protect this integrity the best solution could be to own the entire measurement and analysis system instead of outsourcing to third parties who could have vulnerabilities.


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More than 20 Months have passed since I wrote the last article on Time, and the Mayan Calendar. We are now, according to Johann Calleman, well into the "Ninth Wave," the final 10 month phase of the 14 billion year mapping of time. Significant events marked the beginning of this final phase, March 9th: the Japanese Tsunami and Fukushima; the fall of the Egyptian regime; and dramatic events continue to unfold as we approach what Calleman believes is the conclusion of the final cycle, October 28th, 2011 (not December 21, 2012).
The Garden is brought near for the God-conscious, not far.
This is what you are promised, for everyone who reconnects (with God) and protects (their own essence).
Who is in awe of the Compassionate in the Unseen and comes with a heart constantly seeking nearness.
Enter it in peace–this is the time of abiding.
Indeed in this is remembrance for one who has a heart, one who listens while witnessing.


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LIONEL MESSI – DIEGO MARADONA'S SUCCESSOR
by Jegan S in SPORTS PERSON Tags: albacete, andres, argentina, argentinian, barca squads, Barcelona, cards, diego maradona, dragao stadium, europe, fifa, football, goal, goals, golden ball, golden boot, Golden Boy 2005, golden football, halftime, kick, lionel messi, netherlands, newells, Nou camp, olympic stadium, penalty, ronaldinho, soccer, spain, spanish, Tuttosport, U-20, UEFA Champions League, world youth championship
Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24, 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine football (soccer) player. Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel's parents were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelona's derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium (0-1).
With several first team players seriously injured, the services of several reserve team players were called upon, and Messi became a regular feature of Barça squads. On May 1, 2005, he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona against Albacete when Messi was only 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old.
He was offered the chance to play for the Spain national football team, but declined, prefering to wait for the opportunity to play for the country of his birth. In June 2004 he got his chance, playing in a U-20 friendly match against Paraguay. In June 2005 he starred for the Argentina U-20 team that won the Football World Youth Championship played in The Netherlands. Messi picked up the Golden Boot as top scorer with 6 goals, and the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament. Despite his youth, Lionel has already drawn comparisons with Diego Maradona, arguably the best football player of all time.
On September 25, 2005 Messi obtained a Spanish citizenship and was finally able to make his debut in this season's Spanish First Division. He had previously been unable to play because FC Barcelona had filled up all of their quota of non-EU players. Messi's first outing in the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp was on Sept 28 against Italian club Udinese. He impressed with some great passing and a seemingly telepathic relationship with Ronaldinho that earned him a standing ovation from the 70,000-odd Nou Camp faithful. On December of that year, the Italian newspaper Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title for the best under-21 player in Europe, over Wayne Rooney and Lukas Podolski.
In September 2005, Messi was given an improved and extended contract until 2014.
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Hotelwithheart.com-HWH Launches its Pencil Project
"We can measure statistics of children without the means of Basic Education, we can measure poverty, we can measure the rising crime rate, and we can even measure the cost of ignorance. But can we truly measure the potential of a child?" says Dr. Rudy Sabater, HWH Director. Ânswer is "By providing these children with the materials wherein they can continue to learn, we are offering them a brighter future."
Hotelwithheart .com (HWH) in partnership with Dynamic Teen Company (DTC) is launching its HWH Pencil Project Signature campaign which aims to provide pencils for underprivileged children being taught by DTC. One can sign up the HWH Facebook Page and HWH will donate 1 pencil to DTC for every signature collected.
The Pencil Project will run for a month from June 1 to June 30, 2011. HWH hopes to raise 10,000 pencils to be donated to DTC as materials they could use to help children further their education despite their poverty. To join this campaign, you may visit HWH Fanpage at Facebook.com/hotelwithheart.
Hotelwithheart.com is the world's first and only online hotel booking site that gives to charity from commission income at no cost to guests. Hotelwithheart.com offers over 100,000 cheap hotels, luxury resorts, beach resorts, budget accommodations, and 5 star hotels in more than 80 countries worldwide.
Dynamic Teen Company (DTC) is a group of concerned young people with a mission of making a small yet significant difference in other people's lives, particularly the small children in slum areas who have no access to education, basic hygiene and sometimes, even love from their families. The group was founded in August 1997 by four teenagers from Cavite National High School, one of whom was Efren Penaflorida, 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.
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In a previous post on the Honey-bee algorithm for allocating servers, which I found quite fascinating, I had pointed out I had referred to a paper on Swarm Intelligence by Eric Bonabeau and Christopher Meyer published by Harvard Business Review, and finally I got time to go back and read it and I found it quite fascinating! The paper describes case studies where people have used algorithms inspired by nature (ants, bees) which use a decentralized model of computation and optimization.
The paper points out that the main advantages of using algorithms like these are flexibility, robustness and self-organization. The algorithms work in a completely decentralized manner, and work on the principle that the wisdom of all the ants (or the small agents) can be harnessed in such a manner that the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. Also, the algorithms are invariably robust to failure and adaptive since they don't make use of a central decision making bodies and there is a lot of experimentation with new sources of food (or results in the case of algorithms).
Optimally routing telephones calls and Internet data packets seems to be a tough problem because if we use a centralized algorithm, it will neither be robust nor adaptive. Algorithms based on swarm intelligence come to the rescue since they are not based on a central decision making body, but rather work on the principle that the scouts recruit other agents to follow new promising paths.
Fleet management and cargo management also suffer from similar problems. The paper points out that Southwest Airlines found out that in some cases, letting cargo go to wrong destinations and recovering is faster and more robust than always making sure that all cargo is handled correctly.
Small simple rules that lets people take decisions for themselves usually works best. This has since been shown to work very well for companies such as Google as well.
There are more case studies in the paper, but what's fascinating is that these techniques become even more popular now-a-days because companies have realized that it is easier to tolerate failure than to eradicate it — more so in the context of the Internet where there is a race to build systems that are self-correcting (such as Map-Reduce, Hadoop and Dryad). Also the new realities of the emerging architectures (multi-core, highly parallel, massive clusters grids) is going to mean that we have more parallel horsepower to run our applications and such self-organizing algorithms are going to become even more popular in the computing community.
However, one concern would be programming models for such computing bedrocks. We still don't understand how to manage parallel computation very well to ensure that interpreting such algorithms in code is going to remain difficult for the average programmer for quite sometime.


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21 North Texas hospitals honored in U.S. News and World Report
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Following the U.S. News and World Report, 21 North Texas hospitals ranked state- and Dallas-Fort Worth area-wide.
Now in its 28th year, the U.S. News "Best Hospital" rankings use objective measures, such as patient survival, infection rates, reputation among peers and more to "help guide patients to hospitals that deliver outstanding care."
The Baylor Scott and White Health Care System now has more nationally ranked hospitals than any other system in Texas, including two hospitals in the Texas Top Ten.
The Baylor Scott and White Health news release said these rankings indicate that "North Texans have access to some of the highest ranked healthcare in the nation right here in the metroplex."
"I am proud of the exceptional care teams at Baylor Scott & White that deserve this recognition for the outstanding care they provide millions of Texans each year," said Jim Hinton, Baylor S&W Health president and CEO, in the release. "These rankings and ratings underscore the trust patients place in Baylor Scott & White medical centers whether they are seeking care for common conditions or highly specialized treatments."
In total, 11 Baylor S&W hospitals were recognized. The release detailed some of the rankings:
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano is ranked #16 nationally for cardiology and heart surgery.
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas is ranked #29 nationally for gastroenterology and GI surgery, and ranks #41 for ear, nose and throat care. This is the 25th year the hospital has been recognized. It is ranked #2 in the Dallas metropolitan area and #3 state-wide.
Temple's Scott & White Medical Center is ranked #44 in the nation for ear, nose and throat care. Additionally, it orthopedics program is in the top 10 percent in the nation. It is ranked #7 in state-wide.
Fort Worth's Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center is ranked #47 nationally for ear, nose and throat care. It is ranked #15 in the Dallas metro area and #34 in the state of Texas.
Plano's Baylor Scott & White Medical Center is rated "high performing" in the top 10 percent of the nation in orthopedics. It is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area and tied for #23 in the state of Texas.
Grapevine's Baylor Scott & White Medical Center is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area and tied for #23 state-wide.
Irving's Baylor Scott & White Medical Center is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area and tied for #23 in the state of Texas.
Other ranked hospitals included:
Dallas's UT Southwestern Medical Center is ranked 2 in Texas, #1 in the Dallas metro area and ranks nationally in 6 adult specialties.
Medical City Dallas Hospital is ranked #6 in Texas, #3 in the Dallas metro area and is nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty.
Dallas's Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is ranked #7 in Texas and #4 in the Dallas metro area.
Fort Worth's Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital is ranked #11 in Texas and #5 in the Dallas metro area.
Plano's Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is ranked #12 in Texas and #6 in the Dallas metro area.
Medical City Fort Worth Hospital is ranked #20 in Texas and is tied for #7 in the Dallas metro area.
Fort Worth's Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest is ranked #20 in Texas and is tied for #7 in the Dallas metro area.
Denton Regional Medical Center is tied for #23 in Texas and is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area.
Medical Center of Plano is tied for #23 in Texas and is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area.
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital is tied for #23 in Texas and is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area.
"This award exemplifies the dedication and commitment of each of our team members to high quality care and patient safety," said Jyric Sims, CEO of Medical City Fort Worth, in a news release. "This marks three years in a row that we have been recognized as a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. We are proud to be included on this list of top hospitals and honored to serve our community as a top healthcare provider."
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Documents have revealed Trafford CCG is exploring the conversion of the Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre into office space at a cost of £7.2m, despite the £24m healthcare facility only completing earlier this month, as discussions over costs with its previously-agreed tenants continue.
Construction work on the 88,000 sq ft building next to the market completed earlier this month at a cost of around £24m, but it has remained empty after a rethink by the CCG, which said it would be "revisiting its long-term strategy" for the site.
Six tenants were due to move in: St John's Medical Centre; Barrington Road Medical Centre; Mastercall out-of-hours; Trafford Care Co-ordination Centre; Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; and Pennine Community Services NHS Foundation Trust.
However, papers due to go before next week's CCG meeting have revealed the project is still facing a £1.9m funding gap before any of the partners can move in.
The papers show that all six tenants would not move into the building unless they had a cost-neutral position – that is, the cost of the move would have to be met by the CCG and NHS Property Services. In addition, five of the six tenants had also been offered a cost-neutral move at a previous date; only Pennine had not been offered a cost-neutral move, with its move-in costs estimated at £500,000.
St John's Medical Centre said the move would see practice costs increase by around £70,000 per annum, while Greater Manchester Mental Health's move would cost nearly £375,000 per year based on it taking 9,200 sq ft in the building.
The CCG's estimates leave it with a net funding gap of £1.95m, which also assumes a contribution of £400,000 from the two GP surgeries, and subsequently it said it was "no longer in a position to commit to previous assurances given to providers regarding cost neutrality".
As a result, the CCG has said its "preferred option" would be to convert the building from medical use into commercial office space. Although the CCG is not able to sign off an alternative use for the building, it can put a business case together to put forward to NHS Property Services to convert it.
NHS Property Services commissioned Cushman & Wakefield to explore the feasibility of alternative uses for the building, including office, residential, leisure, and retail.
This report found that offices would be the only viable use of the building, although this would require "substantial change to the building services and internal configuration".
A best estimate of this cost at present is £7.2m, and the use of the building as offices over the next 10 years is stated as being "not economically viable in its own right".
However, NHS Property Services has requested whether office use would be viable over a longer period.
The building, completed by contractor Bowmer & Kirkland and developer Citybranch, features a number of bespoke features and has been fitted out to NHS specifications, and the specifications of the original tenants.
Moving forward, a programme board for the project has been established, which is aiming to explore other healthcare options both within Trafford and Greater Manchester, as well as NHS England, for the building by the end of November. It has also agreed to look at other non-healthcare uses, while a phased move-in of potential tenants is also being considered.
A further update on the building will be provided to the CCG's governing body in January 2019.
This week, Citybranch has completed the sale of the building to Canada Life, which agreed to forward-fund the project. NHS Property Services has the option to acquire the freehold lease of the building after 30 years for a nominal sum of £1.
NHS Property Services is paying £1.6m in rent on the building per year, along with £750,000 in rates, insurance, and facilities management. Along with a £111,000 facilities management contingency budget, this amounts to £2.4m a year.
Altrincham Library, set to relocate from its existing site at Clarendon House, will move as planned and is set to open before Christmas. The council is required to give a six-week notice to the library's existing users before it can open at its new location and is planning to advance this in the coming weeks.
Heads should roll. Starting with the head of Trafford Council.
An absolute scandal. The next meeting of the governing body is on the 30th October in Sale. The chair and financial officers should be there. This is a public meeting. Any one who is interested in holding this body to account should attend and ask some very difficult questions.
Trafford why the great example of how to get stuff done in GM.
How has this happened? Everything seemed to be going well and then the political landscapes changed. Coincidence? Convenient to blame each other for a shambles?
A £7.2m cost for an office conversion with no tenants or a £1.9m funding gap with identified tenants that provide public services in one purpose built location or £200k per month void ……?
The Brooklands person's line of action. These meetings are held in public and are not public meetings for a bit of a fracas. Subtle difference! Questions are allowed, submitted in advance. There is an AGM which is different and with more openness. Just passed last month ! I attend regularly as a "public/ patient person in attendance" and ask questions too!
It should be turned into social housing Not offices.


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This year's event will include nightly live entertainment, including singers, stilt walkers, mimes, jugglers, face painters, and folk dancers – as well as the restaurant's signature Italian offerings. Reservations are recommended to secure your table during this limited-time festival, which runs from Feb. 22 – March 5.


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So, if you really want to know if you and your spouse have what it takes to fight like a happy couple, take a look at how we are doing things differently.
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In the Shiggy clip, shared on Instagram on Saturday (June 30), Shiggy dances to the track in the middle of a street, beginning with jerking knee bends and exploding into exuberant claps. A thumping heart-sign motion and Shiggy's goofy grin, in contrast to Drake's earnest wallowing, lends the whole affair a sense of joyful irony that matches Drizzy's self-deprecating vulnerability.
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Victories in New Jersey Give Property Owners Hope
By Alex Reynolds, Castle Coalition Intern
Although New Jersey has seen persistent abuse of eminent domain for decades, there is hope that the tide is turning for property owners in the Garden State.
A recent series of court rulings has tightened the standards used to invoke eminent domain and given New Jersey residents much-needed protection against land-hungry municipalities that have taken advantage of the state's lax redevelopment laws.
The most significant recent victory came from Harrison, New Jersey, where an appeals court ruled that property owners had failed to receive "fair and adequate" notice to legally challenge the city's blight designation of several properties within a redevelopment zone.[1]
Anthony DeRose, the property owner in the case, did not receive proper notification that his business's 1997 inclusion into an area "in need of redevelopment" meant that the city could take his property through condemnation.[2]
In 2004, seven years after the redevelopment zone was established, DeRose discovered "redevelopment" actually meant that the city planned to take his 37-yeard-old business, Tony's Truck Tire Repair, on Middlesex Street to make way for a mixed-use development project.[3] It did not matter that DeRose ran his successful business at the location for a decade nor that he had renovated the property in 2000. DeRose knew the city-imposed "blight" label was false and planned to persevere through the courts until he was vindicated.
Before DeRose's case, Harrison had adopted a policy whereby residents were given a 45-day period to challenge a "blight" designation, beginning when the city declared an area "in need of redevelopment."[4] The policy overlooked the fact that exact properties to be taken by eminent domain might not be determined until years after the redevelopment designation—leaving property owners with little or no legal recourse to challenge the town's findings.
DeRose and his attorney Richard DeAngelis argued that the current notification system "leaves many property owners in the dark," saying that it is unreasonable to give residents a timetable without telling them "when the clock has begun ticking."[5]
Calling New Jersey law in the matter "spotty and incomplete," the unanimous court ruled that the 45-day period was inadequate and that municipalities have certain "constitutionally essential" obligations to property owners.[6] According to the court, municipalities must notify property owners that their property has been designated for redevelopment and that the designation is lawful. They must also inform the owner of the legal time constraints on challenging the designation. Without this notice, property owners cannot be expected to abide by any 45-day period established by the city.[7]
Despite this victory DeRose's property remains in limbo. The city condemned it in September, and he has continued his business in spite of the condemnation. DeRose will continue to defend his property now that the case has been sent back to the trial courts.[8]
The Harrison decision sets a much-needed standard for municipalities to abide by when proceeding with development projects that implicate eminent domain. Cities must now provide direct notice to owners about the fate of their properties and provide them with due process to legally challenge the city's findings.
Princeton attorney William Potter, who represented another Harrison property owner involved in the DeRose decision was happy to see the court hand down the ruling.
"This is a very big day for opponents of eminent domain abuse," said Potter, "This is a highly important case." [9]
New Jersey public advocate Ronald Chen also praised the decision, saying that now municipalities are obligated to give residents "clear notice that their property is imperiled."[10]
Along with the powerful standard of notification put forth in the Harrison decision, New Jersey courts have been siding with property owners in other municipalities.
In Belmar, an appellate court ruled that the city's "blight" designation for the Belmar Strip Mall was insufficient under New Jersey law. Belmar's designation relied upon such arbitrary findings as parking issues and inadequate size. [11]
This is the second time in the past year that a court found Belmar's "blight" standards insufficient.
Relying heavily on the landmark victory in Gallenthin v. Paulsboro, the court found that New Jersey law does not permit the seizure of private property for economic development simply because land is not being used in an "optimal manner."[12]
According to the court, "the definition of 'blight' and 'area in need of redevelopment' must be construed narrowly and in harmony with the New Jersey Constitution."[13]
The decision does not rule out the possibility of redevelopment in Belmar, but it gives New Jersey municipalities warning that vague and misleading standards for "blight" are unacceptable when the taking of private property is on the line.
In response to the ruling, Belmar Mayor Kenneth Pringle is now considering redeveloping the area by forming a voluntary consensus among property owners as an alternative to eminent domain.[14]
Similar to the decision in Belmar, a New Jersey court also dismissed Washington Township's "blight" designation based on its violation of the "under utilization" standard put forth in Gallenthin.[15]
Although these recent victories show signs of hope and give many property owners the power to challenge municipalities' unfounded blight designations, there are still indications of "business as usual" eminent domain abuse in New Jersey.
In Atlantic City, Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. is hoping for a "blight" designation on successful businesses that stand in the way of its new casino project.
In Linden, the fate of the Linwood Inn is unknown, as the popular family-owned tavern and eatery struggles to fight their status as part of the "New Wood Avenue&rdq
uo; redevelopment.
And in Long Branch, citizens await their day in court to challenge the city's decision to use eminent domain to make way for luxury condominiums.
These recent court rulings, along with those from last year, have shifted the state away from its previous redevelopment free for all. New Jersey courts have began to recognize blatant eminent domain abuse and may now have put the momentum for reform on the side of property owners as they struggle to keep what is theirs.
[1] DeRose v. Harrison
[8] Paul Kloepp, "Truck tire, repair shop owner happy for a day in court," Jersey Journal, February 26, 2008.
[9] Tom Hester and Maura McDermott, "Legal Ruling Seen as Shield Against Property Seizure," The Star Ledger, February 26, 2008.
[10] "Ruling a Big Win for Property Owners," Home News Tribune, March 2, 2008.
[11] BMIA, LLC. V. Belmar
[14] Erik Larsen, "Belmar Redevelopment Dealt A Legal Setback," Asbury Park Press, February 5, 2008.
[15] Gallenthin v. Paulsboro


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Angie said, "But sooner or later..."
Devin nodded. "Something's got to give. Roland hates his old man something fierce. No one knows why exactly. Although now, with Jenna dead, he pretty much has all the motivation he needs, doesn't he?"
"He was close to her?" I asked.
Devin shrugged, his large palms up in front of him. "I don't know. She visited him a lot when he was in juvie lockup at Wildwood, and some say he'd drop by her place every now and then, leave her some cash. But it's really hard to say Roland's got about as much love in him as his father."
"Great," I said. "Two machines without emotion."
"Oh, they got plenty of emotion," Devin said. "It's just all hate." He caught the waitress's eye. "More coffee."
We were sitting in the Dunkin' Donuts on Morton Street. Outside the window a few guys passed around a bottle in a brown paper bag, drinking Sunday into Monday.
Across the street, four punks prowled, eyes roving, every now and then one of them banging his fist off the top of another's jacked up on hate and pain and ready to ignite as soon as they found a spark. Down the block, a young girl pushing a carriage veered it off the curb and began crossing to the other side of the street, head down, hoping they wouldn't notice her.
Devin said, "You know, it's too bad about Jenna. Don't seem right, a woman like that being stuck with two stone killers like Socia and Roland. Shit, the worst thing the woman ever did was rack up a lot of parking tickets. And who the hell doesn't in this city." He dipped his second doughnut into his third cup of coffee, his voice as inflectionless as a single piano key struck over and over again. "Too bad." He looked at us. "Opened her safe-deposit box last night."
Very slowly I said, "And?"
"Nothing," he said, watching me. "A government bond, some jewelry wasn't worth the rental fee on the box."
A muffled explosion went off outside, and the inside of the doughnut shop rattled. I looked toward the window and saw the group of punks. One of them was staring in, the veins in his neck prominent, his face a war mask. He met our eyes and his hand shot out again into the window. A couple of people flinched but the window didn't break. His friends laughed but he didn't. His eyes were red, blazing with rage. He hit the window one more time, got a few more flinches, and then his friends pulled him away. He was laughing by the time he reached the corner. Nice world.
I said, "No one knows why Roland has this beef with Socia?"
"Could be anything. You weren't particularly fond of your old man, were you, Kenzie?"
I shook my head.
He pointed at Angie. "You?"
"My father and I got along all right," she said. "When he was home. My mother and I were another story."
"I hated my old man," Devin said. "Turned every waking hour in my house into the Friday night fights. Took so much shit from him growing up, I swore I'd never take it from anyone else for the rest of my life, even if that meant dying young. Maybe Roland's like that. His juvie sheet is one long list of authority problems, going back to the fifth grade when he split open the substitute teacher's head. Bit off some of his ear too."
Fifth grade. Jesus.
Devin said, "Fucked up his share of social workers too, not to mention another teacher. Kicked a cop's head through the windshield of his cruiser when he was taking him to juvie once. Broke the nose of an emergency-room doctor, this while he had a bullet lodged near his spine. Come to think of it everyone Roland's jammed on has been male. He doesn't respond well to female authority, either, but he doesn't get violent, he just walks away."
"What about Socia?"
"What about him?"
"What's his deal?" I said. "I mean, I know he runs the Saints, but besides that."
"Marion is a true opportunist. Up till about ten years ago, he was just a small-time pimp. A very vicious smalltime pimp, but he didn't give the computer an overload when you keyed his name into it."
"Then came crack. Socia knew what it would mean, long before it made the cover of Newsweek. He killed the mule of one of the Jamaican syndicates, took over the man's action. We all figured he had about a week to live after that, but he flew to Kingston, showed the Boss the size of his balls, dared him to retaliate." Devin shrugged. "Next thing you know, the man to see for crack in this town was Marion Socia. This was back in the early days, but even now, with all the competition, he's still the top man. He's got an army of kids willing to die for him, no questions asked, and he's got a network that's so detailed, you could bust one of his upper-echelon suppliers and still be four or five buffer people removed from Socia himself."
We sat silent for a while, drinking our coffee.
Angie said, "How's Roland ever hope to beat Socia?"
Devin shrugged. "You got me. I got a hundred bucks on Socia in the pool, myself."
"The pool?" I said.
He nodded. "Of course. The departmental pool, see who wins the gang war. They don't pay me enough to do this job, so I got to take my perks where I find them. Odds on Roland are about sixty to one."
Angie said, "They looked pretty even at the funeral."
"Looks can be deceiving. Roland's tough, he's smart, and he's got a pretty good posse working for him up on Angel Avenue. But he's not his father, not yet. Marion is ruthless and he's got nine lives. There ain't a member of the Saints who isn't convinced he's Satan. You fuck up even slightly in Socia's organization and you die. No outs. No compromises. The Saints think they're in a holy war."
"And the Avengers?"
"Oh, they're dedicated. Don't doubt that. But, push come to shove, enough of them die, they'll back down. Roland's going to lose. Bank on it. Couple years from now, it might be a different story, but he's too green right now." He looked down at his cold coffee and grimaced. "What time is it?"
Angie looked at her watch. "Eleven."
"Hell, it's noon somewhere," he said. "I need alcohol." He stood up, dropped some coins on the table. "Come on, kids."
I stood. "Where?"
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He has curated a number of large international exhibitions including the Biennale of Sydney (1998), Facts of Life: Contemporary Japanese Art (Hayward Gallery, London 2001), Quotidiana (Castello di Rivoli, Turin 1999), Tate Triennial (2003), Shanghai Biennale (2006), Sharjah Biennial (2007), Negotiations (Today Art Museum, Beijing 2010) and the Guangzhou Triennial (2012).
He was on the curatorial team for Europarte (Venice Biennale, 1997), Milano Europa 2000, (Palazzo di Triennale, Milan 2000), and Riwaq (Palestinian Biennial 2007). He curated the Iraqi Pavilion for the Venice Biennale in 2013 and Floating World, Bahrain in 2017. In 2019 Watkins curates Small Between the Stars, Large Against the Sky, at the Québec Biennial.