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Not Making the Grade: Why Big Time College Sports Continue Failing Black Male Student Athletes
by Washington Informer November 25, 2014 October 30, 2020
by Starla Muhammad
Special to the NNPA from The Final Call
This 2012 file photo shows then-Baltimore Ravens NFL football player Michael McAdoo, who was released by the team in 2013. The former University of North Carolina football player has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to provide him and other athletes a quality education by guiding them toward sham classes.
A recent lawsuit filed by Michael McAdoo, a former football player at the University of North Carolina (UNC) accuses the institution of higher learning of failing to provide him with a quality education in exchange for his talents on the gridiron.
It is the latest fallout from an academic scandal that continues shedding new light on what critics argue is an old problem—the on-going exploitation of college athletes, particularly young Black male athletes.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, stems from academic improprieties at UNC uncovered in a report revealing that nearly 3,000 students and student-athletes enrolled in so-called "no-show" classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies between 1989 and 2011. These independent study courses required students to write papers and there was little to no instructor-student interaction.
A 136-page report, "Investigation of Irregular Classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill," was released last month.
Student-athletes accounted for 47 percent of enrollment in the "no-show" or "paper" classes but make up only 4 percent of the school's undergraduate student body, said the report. Of student-athletes enrolled in the classes, 50.9 percent were football players, 12.2 percent were men's basketball players, 6.1 percent were women's basketball players and 30 percent were Olympic and other sport athletes, the report continued.
"A good number of these student-athletes were 'steered' to the AFAM paper classes by certain academic counselors in ASPSA. This steering was most prevalent among the counselors for the revenue sports of football and men's basketball," noted the report. ASPSA stands for Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes.
The academic scandal that rocked UNC came to no surprise to Dr. Boyce Watkins an author and former finance professor.
Dr. Boyce Watkins
"I've taught at four different universities with major athletics programs and at pretty much every school you see something ridiculous like this that occurs. Maybe not so broad and sustained and systemic as this but universities make it very clear that their number one priority is to make money, not to educate athletes," said Dr. Watkins.
"What they do is they educate White kids with money earned by Black kids on the basketball court and the football field. It's really a transfer of wealth due to the labor of what you might call indentured servants in a way but not quite the same thing of course," he added.
While men's college football and basketball means big bucks for universities, advertisers, athletic companies, boosters, stadiums and venues, the travel and tourism industry, restaurants and high paid coaches, players are more often than not left in the cold due to antiquated NCAA rules and regulations.
There are nearly 1,100 Division I, II and III colleges and universities that make up the NCAA. According to financial reports on ncaa.org in 2013, the NCAA raked in $912.8 million in total gross revenue which includes television and marketing rights fees, net investment income, championships and NIT tournaments, an increase from $871.6 million the previous year.
Kenneth Wainstein, lead investigator into academic irregularities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holds a copy of his findings during a news conference following a special joint meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in Chapel Hill, N.C., Oct. 22.
But Mr. McAdoo was ruled ineligible to play by the NCAA in 2010 for allegedly receiving $110 in improper benefits in violation of rules. Part of the illegal benefits included an alleged prospective agent paying for an $89 hotel stay and $10 night club cover charge for Mr. McAdoo.
University of Georgia star running back Todd Gurley played Nov. 15 after serving a four game NCAA suspension for receiving money for signing autographs from memorabilia dealers.
In 2010 four football players from The Ohio State University were suspended by the NCAA for selling their own team memorabilia in exchange for a few thousand dollars and free tattoos.
According to the American Gaming Association, the FBI estimates over $2.5 billion is illegally wagered annually on March Madness and $80 million to $90 million legally wagered through legal gambling in Nevada. Last year the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament generated $1.15 billion in ad revenue. And the city of Atlanta, which hosted last year's tournament, reportedly received a $70 million boost to its economy.
Players receive none of that money.
The "free" college education only applies to players who are able to stay academically eligible and if their scholarships are renewed annually. Players run the risk of being dropped from the team if they get injured and are unable to play.
Degree dilemmas and struggling to find a way
Of the Division I men's basketball teams that were in the Sweet 16 tournament earlier this year, the graduation rate of White male student athletes was 98 percent, for Black male student athletes, it was an abysmal 55 percent according to The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports (TIDES). The institute located at the University of Central Florida, is headed by Dr. Richard Lapchick.
The NCAA measures its Graduation Success Rates (GSR) on the percentage of players that graduate within six years of entering school.Among 70 college football teams heading to bowl games, during the 2013-14 season, the graduation rate for Black players was 65 percent versus 84 percent for White players. Nine out of 70 schools graduated less than half of their Black football players but none graduated less than half of White players.
On average, historically Black colleges and universities do not fare much better when it comes to graduating Black male student-athletes. Alabama State had a GSR of 81 percent in 2012-2013. Howard University was second at 61 percent. The average GSR of NCAA Division I HBCU football team that year was slightly over 47 percent. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team led all HBCU's in 2012-13 with a GSR of 86 percent.
Writer and professor Jessica Johnson of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio noted in a piece published on Online Athens that while Black colleges face problems with athletes graduating—far more pressure exists at White institutions.
"While there is pressure to win in the HBCU Division I conferences, it pales in comparison to what student-athletes face in major conferences like the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference. Also, HBCUs rarely have players leaving early for the NBA draft, so that does not factor into their lower GSRs," she said. Low GSR's at HBCU's need to be examined closely and concerns raised about potential hindrances to academic achievement so a stronger support system can be developed she added.
Georgia running back Todd Gurley (3) in action against South Carolina, Sept. 7, 2013 in Athens, GA.
College athletics is a business industry using unpaid labor and there are no incentives keeping the powerbrokers accountable to athletes providing the labor, explained Dr. Watkins.
"Coaches are not incentivized in their contracts to educate or graduate anybody. They get tiny bonuses for graduation almost just like honorariums. Their real bonuses come from winning championships," said Dr. Watkins.
"If you are a coach and you've got a $5 million a year job on the line and your university has clearly stated in the contract that winning games is your number one priority; how much time are you really going to put into making sure these young men get educated? None."
Dr. Lapchick said diversity in key decision making positions in colleges and universities could impact graduation outcomes.
"If you have all White men or overwhelmingly White men making the decisions in college sports you're going to have a limited perspective on who to hire, on decisions to make and what's important. It doesn't augur well for college sports that the leadership positions in particular are overwhelmingly White," he told The Final Call. Over 88 percent of presidents of Football Bowl Subdivision schools and conferences are White. Almost 85 percent of athletic directors and 100 percent of conference commissioners are White.
The continued educational gap between Black and White students in general is even bigger than it is on the collegiate athlete level, Dr. Lipchick pointed out. Therefore a Black student athlete in high school may end up being significantly farther behind than his White team mates. Unless schools are prepared and willing to help close that academic gap, Black athletes will continue to be at a serious disadvantage in completing their education, Dr. Lipchick added.
He has researched and studied issues in sports related to race and gender in collegiate and professional sports for over 50 years. Individual Black student athletes he has spoken to over the years told him they often feel college counselors put them in courses just to keep them eligible rather than helping athletes move toward completing a degree.
"There's simply from (the counselors') point of view no expectation. They're valued clearly as basketball or football players or whatever their sport is but not so much as someone that might make a contribution in a political science class or economics class," said Dr. Lapchick.
A change in direction?
Efforts to confront the NCAA and force changes are underway. Kain Colter, a former football player at Northwestern University, led efforts to have its players vote to form a union at the Illinois school after an official with the National Labor Relation Board ruled football players were employees and entitled to benefits such as workers compensation and a portion of revenue. The results of the April vote were impounded and will not be made public until the NLRB reviews the initial ruling. That is not expected to happen anytime soon.
Rep Tony Cardenas (D-Calif)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) introduced "HR 3545: The Collegiate Student-Athlete Protection Act" last November. Co-sponsored by Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Betty McCollum (DFL-Min.) the act would ensure that an athlete's inability to compete would not mean loss of athletic scholarships.
Among other benefits, the bill would require training in life skills and finance workshops, including explanation of the full rights provided in scholarships, concussion education and what student-athletes can expect to pay in health care costs. But a year later, there is still no movement on the bill, according to congress.gov.
It is also important that student athletes and their families understand what they are potentially getting into when accepting an athletic scholarship.
During a Nov. 14 interview on ESPN, University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was asked what was the biggest difference he has seen over the last few years is in what recruits are looking for in a collegiate program. Recruits are concerned about getting a shot at making it to the NFL but they are also concerned about their education and life after football, he said.
"I really think the pendulum has swung back. Kids are thinking about their degree. They're thinking about 'how can I best have an opportunity when football is over,' " said Coach Kelly.
"They know and they read the stories in the NFL and how after their careers are over that they're struggling maybe to make a career of it. So kids are thinking about the degree and success after. And I know that's hard to do when you're 17 but they have mentors, they have family members, they have others that are helping them and I think the pendulum has swung back over probably the last 5 or 6 years where kids are really considering that degree now," said Mr. Kelly.
And while Notre Dame is number one in percentage of football players that graduate with degrees, it went through its own controversy earlier this year when five players, all Black, were dismissed from the squad for academic fraud. This came one year after current starting quarterback Everett Golson was suspended during the 2013 season for cheating on a test. An investigation revealed players had submitted assignments that were written or completed by others.
Eric Muhammad played two years of football at Arizona State University in 1993-94 after transferring from Pasadena City College in California. One of the biggest challenges many Black male athletes face is college is often a completely different culture and environment than they are used to. Also, if academics and school is not stressed in the home of an athlete, when they get to college they may struggle, he said. Universities need to have training programs and tools in place to help with this academic and environmental transition, said Mr. Muhammad.
He also agrees that college athletes should be paid for playing and have a right to be compensated in a fair and equitable way.
"If I can't have my money right now, there needs to be something put aside because if 10,000 people are in the stands wearing my jersey I need to be compensated for that. The NCAA, in my humble opinion, is a complete racket and they're raking in hundreds of millions of dollars in endorsement money from these companies and the athletes don't see a portion. After I cashed my scholarship check, I had $80 left for the entire month. It's insane," he said.
Earlier this year a federal judge ruled to remove restrictions on money college athletes can get for use of their likeness, image and name but the NCAA can still cap the payments as long as the amount is not less than $5,000 a year for each year they compete.
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad of the Nation of Islam pointed out in his 1965 book "Message to the Black Man" that America more than any other country offers Black people opportunities to engage in sport and play, much to their detriment. The world of sports is causing tremendous amounts of evil and hundreds of millions of dollars change hands for the benefit of a few while hurting millions of poor people, wrote the Nation of Islam patriarch. His top student, Minister Louis Farrakhan, has repeatedly pointed out how historically, Black athletes have been used and exploited for their skills.
The reasons universities, the NCAA and others are allowed to continue to get away with what is happening is because the majority who are exploited are Blacks. Coaches and athletic departments control the academic futures of Black athletes but with that power should also come the responsibility to ensure they receive a proper education, Dr. Watkins pointed out.
"The only system in America that's worse than the prison industrial complex is the NCAA," said Dr. Watkins.
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Lilies and Elephants: How Would You Respond To Someone In a Mental Health Crisis?
How Would You Respond To Someone In a Mental Health Crisis?
If you saw a stranger standing alone suddenly stop and clutch their heart and look to be in pain or alarm, would you stop and help? Would you at least ask if they were OK or call 911 or look for the nearest person who may be able to offer more assistance? My guess is, you would be likely to. You'd want to take some action. Surely, you, a good, caring, kind person, wouldn't leave someone, even a total stranger, who looked to be suffering a heart attack. Same if you saw someone fall in agony with what looked to be a broken bone. But what if you saw someone having a mental health crisis? If you saw someone sitting against a wall or sitting on a bench, standing on a corner sobbing, completely alone, in obvious emotional pain. Would you stop? What if they were in the midst of an anxiety or panic attack, asking for help, or saying something that didn't make sense to you through their tears, struggling to breathe? What if they tried to pretend they weren't there, so depressed and withdrawn they wished to be invisible?
I can tell you from personal experience, the answer is no. Strangers do not stop. They do not ask if you are OK. It doesn't matter to them that you're crying, gasping for breath, quietly asking for someone to please help. To them, that's "crazy", and they're not going to touch "crazy" with a ten foot pole. They don't want to be associated with it. Or, to give them the benefit of the doubt, maybe they think, at least for us women, that we're just being dramatic, hormonal, emotional. That they have bigger problems than to help some woman that can't pull herself together and help herself (I can't speak from the man's point of view, as I've never been a man suffering from an anxiety attack or depressive episode in public). But I can tell you that I can count on one finger the number of times someone has stopped for me. And that person was in an elevator with me, so perhaps it was simply the proximity, or the fact that I was wearing a shirt that said "Out of Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention" at the time that made her think that something more substantial was wrong. But let me tell you, that one person, she made me feel like I mattered when I thought I didn't. But that happens so seldom.
Let me tell you instead what happens: You have a panic attack, or anxiety attack, or (hypo)manic episode or are so depressed you can barely lift your head. Someone you don't know, or don't know well, sees or hears this. They get concerned, but not for you, for themselves. Because you're acting "weird" at best and "crazy" at worst. Maybe you're dangerous, they think. I better not let them near me, let alone help. Then, without speaking to you at all to find out what happened, to make sure you're OK they "take some action". Some cowardly, inappropriate action. Maybe they post something about it on social media "I just saw this crazy lady crying on the corner for no reason and begging for help. What a freak." Or maybe, if it's someone somehow associated with you - someone in your industry, or in your housing complex, they write something to you about your "behavior", or worse, write something to someone else and complain about you without any knowledge of what actually happened. Maybe you're then stigmatized and possibly discriminated against in the group or community, or whatever it is. Not overtly, of course - that's illegal. Nobody wants the ADA on their tail. But maybe you're glanced at sideways, or written off as less capable, or considered a "problem" that people talk about behind closed doors. All without anyone speaking to you to find out about your medical condition. And if it's someone you have no contact with - well, you just become that crazy lady that cries on the street randomly. Or you're nobody at all. Nobody deserving of help, of asking if they're OK. And that, to be honest, is worse. I've been an outsider my whole life. I get it. I've grown to accept it. But to be nobody, to be invisible? In avoiding asking if that person was OK, it might be the last thing that nobody said to that person. Because all they needed in that moment was someone to reach out and notice kindly, and nobody did. That person, in their eyes, is nobody.
So please before you judge, before you label, and before you pass someone by that looks to be in any kind of pain, stop and think - how would you feel if all you needed was someone to understand what you were going through, or at least to try to, and everyone refused, as if you and your pain didn't exist And maybe, next time, stop to ask. Or offer a tissue to someone crying. Or offer to listen to them. But treat them like a human being. The way you would if they were having a "physical" attack, because it's no different. You might think it is. You might a heart attack is an emergency because you think it can kill and mental illness cannot. And you'd be horribly mistaken.
I hope others have a better experience. I'd like to hear them, if you have. I'm sure the world is full of good and caring people who would stop and help a stranger in any kind of need. So please, if you've been in such a situation, please share if so inclined. It can, of course, be anonymous, as always.
I loved your post, it's so me and I hope you don't mind but I had to share it. I have several OCD's and no pill or therapy worked... I act crazy but not because I' having panic attacks, but because the behaviour I take to avoid them... I don't control it, but to not have so many panic attacks like you describe, I have repeatitive behaviours and thoughts, when I think nobody is watching... I feel too embaressed to show in public any kind of emotions besides rage, which fortunetly is rare...In my country people act like you said or worse. I learned to live with that and now I learn that it's not always a curse, it's bad but not the worst that can happen... maybe I'm like the ones who love to see the positive in everything, but the thing is, humans simply are not prepared to get out of the confort zone, think outside of the box, or even change their ways... when I started to learn, read, think for myself and about my illness it was a shock I probably know a lot of people are not ready to face... only people with a lot of things to accept inside themselves, someone as broken and betrayed by themselves like us can actually look in other's eyes and see and recognyze the struggles and pain others can't see... that and the family with someone with a mental illness and fight with them that illness, that's the reason it's more easier to help others than myself. Excellent text, I'll looking further for more posts of yours!
A big virtual hug from one "crazy" to another!
Thank you for the comment and the virtual hug. I'm sorry to hear you experience the same thing. You are so right that people are not prepared to get out of their comfort zone and traditional ways of thinking. And also that it's not always a curse- I think those of us who understand this are more likely to help others who are going through something difficult. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with this, but it sounds like you have a great attitude! A big virtual hug to you too!
Earlier this week I was part of a discussion about mental health and labeling at the University of Pennsylvania and some members of the group expressed concerns similar to yours about people lack of willingness to really help out (albeit this was mostly about responses of people on a university campus). I've passed the link to Lilies and Elephants along to them.
Thank you for passing the link along! Unfortunately, it seems the lack of willingness to help spans generations, though I do wonder if people are more willing to help people of certain ages than others. i.e. if people saw an elderly person sitting on their own crying, or a youth, would they be more willing to help than a 20-30-40-something.


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origin of the word "lathe"
aostling
I don't often consult my Oxford English Dictionary, because I have the microprint edition. It condenses all twenty volumes into a single volume which requires a powerful loupe to read. Each page of the microprint edition contains nine pages of the full-size edition, in a 3x3 array.
But I was looking up a word in the OED today, and realized that I'd never looked up the entry for lathe. So I zeroed in on it. Turns out the word comes to us from Danish, and Old Norse. I guess it's fitting that Thomas Staubo was given a free Myford, as sort of a testimonial to his Viking ancestry.
The OED is a dictionary based on historical principles, citing the history of the entry word in print. (note: many of the abbreviations are esoteric; sb. denotes substantive, which means a noun).
Allan Ostling
Paul Alciatore
Interesting that the basic idea is that of a support or supporting device. It supports the work as it is turned. This seems to relate it to the word "lath" as in the wood lath used to support plaster in an old fashoned plaster wall.
Paul A.
SE Texas
Make it fit.
You can't win and there is a penalty for trying!
Dr. Rob
...and swarf happens to relate nicely to svarv (V,W and F all being fundamentally the same letter. By coincidence I met a phoneticist at a party last night) which happens to be the Swedish word for lathe.
The first bit says it all "Of obscure history " which means any guesses and opinions are just that.
Sir John , Earl of Bligeport & Sudspumpwater. MBE [ Motor Bike Engineer ] Nottingham England.
The OED doesn't guess. They do provide extremely well informed opinions.
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Originally posted by Evan
Precisely, so if they don't know then the origin is lost. By guesses and opinions I meant any we make, not the OED, soory if I didn't make this clear.
If they knew the origin they would reference to it, no firm reference hence the obscure history remark.
A note on the pronunciation of the Danish word Lad; It isn't pronounced as "lad" in English but but closer to ladth. It contains a phoneme that English does not so unless you speak Danish it is very difficult to pronounce correctly.
For those who like good (true) stories, try The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester. Intergral with the story is how the Oxford English Dictionary was (is) compiled - I can assure you it is much more interesting than it sounds. Compilers of the Dictionary were basically ordinary people from all over who read, alot, and made notes of where certain words were found and how they were used, so every word can be dated back to where it first appears in print, with its meaning. The Surgeon in question was Dr W.C. Minor, an American murderer locked in a lunatic asylum in England who worked from his cell to become one of the OEDs most important compilers.
Simon Winchester later also wrote The Meaning of Everything; The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Originally posted by Peter S
For those who like good (true) stories, try The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester. The Surgeon in question was Dr W.C. Minor, an American murderer locked in a lunatic asylum in England who worked from his cell to become one of the OEDs most important compilers.
I have one of those. Fascinating. Equally fascinating is that the two corresponded by post for years and years, and the editor just didn't understand why that Dr Minor fellow never seemed to have time to get together with him...
The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester.
This book or the one following it may have been issued under a different title in North America, as The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madm...d_bxgy_b_img_a
As you say it is a very good read, and it is what motivated me to get a copy of the OED.
I am no doubt stating an obvious fact to many readers here, but lets not forget that the lathe was already an ancient and well-established machine for probably a couple of thousand years before the English language existed.
.. lets not forget that the lathe was already an ancient and well-established machine for probably a couple of thousand years before the English language existed.
Simon Winchester wrote about that too, in his The Man Who Loved China http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Loved-...7035928&sr=1-1. This book tells the story of Joseph Needham, a scholar who wrote a multi-volume treatise on the history of Chinese technology. One of Needham's volumes (which I found in the ASU library) discusses the lathe. It is not certain that the Chinese had them before the Egyptians, but either way lathes have existed for thousands of years, as you say.
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aboard_epsilon
and I'm grateful not everyone can spell the word
Got me an excellent model A "southbury Laith "
BTW...if you are looking for a small boat.
there are always a couple of good "yatchs" or "yotes" on ebay at least every couple of months.
all the best.mark
Originally posted by aboard_epsilon
The first time I traveled around Wales I was taken aback by the bilingual signs saying EXIT ALLAN. Was I being ordered out of the country?
I think a Welshman should be able to spell anything in English, his own language being so much more difficult.
It seems that in Germany every second town is named "Ausfahrt"...


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There's no reason to use Zoom for everything
Zoom isn't the perfect platform for every scenario.
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From "Zoom happy hours" to "Zoom hangovers" to "Zoom dates," a new brand has entered the cultural lexicon.
As billions of people were confined to their homes earlier this year, Zoom stood out because it was easy to use and everyone knew someone who used it. Unlike Skype or Facetime or WhatsApp or numerous other platforms that offer video calls, you didn't have to sign up for an account, download an app, or own a particular device to use Zoom. Joining a call was as easy as clicking on a link. The platform's timely decision to lift the 40-minute minute meeting limit for schools around the world further expanded its reach. Just as many US doctors shifted to telehealth appointments, the service, which was also compliant with US healthcare privacy regulations, became an attractive option.
But while Zoom may be well-situated to be the reigning video chat platform of the pandemic, it's not the only option and it's not right for everything.
Meetings and work
Zoom's security pitfalls are well-known, and the high frequency of "Zoombombing" incidents have led to the popular platform being banned by NASA, Google, numerous schools, and governments. (The company is trying to beef up security with its acquisition of Keybase, an encrypted messaging platform). Meanwhile, tech giants from Microsoft to Google to Cisco are "Zoomifying" their existing chat platforms.
Cisco's Webex, which drew a record 324 million users in March, lifted time limits on its free plan. Google renamed Google Hangouts Meet to Google Meet, and extended free access to meetings of up to 250 people for G Suite customers until September. Microsoft upped its participant limit for Microsoft Teams, a kind of Slack/Zoom hybrid, from 100 people to 250. All three platforms allow users to turn on virtual backgrounds to disguise their environments, a feature people commonly associate with Zoom.
There's also a long list of alternatives to Big Tech videoconferencing solutions, such as 8×8, TrueConf, AnyMeeting, and more. For workplaces and large groups looking for a free option, Jitsi Meet, a free, open-source videoconferencing platform, has become an attractive alternative.
Socializing and beyond
In many parts of the world, the pandemic has caused nearly all aspects of life to become virtual—from 5,000-person concerts, yoga classes, and Sunday church services; to intimate therapist appointments and dates.
In turn, livestream and video platforms designed for everything from working out to concerts to education have cropped up to meet this demand. As The Atlantic noted, not all social interaction lends itself perfectly to Zoom. Videoconferencing, where people appear in stacked boxes and normally speak one at a time, isn't always the perfect fit for more spontaneous, informal interactions. As companies find alternatives to Zoom, it's likely your social calendar will too.
A video call on Facebook Messenger Rooms
Before the pandemic, a FaceTime session with a friend studying abroad or a Skype call with a relative from out-of-town may have been common. Thanks to the pandemic, virtual hangout sessions with more than a few social circles have become a way of life. Instead of calling a single friend to catch up, you may want to host a virtual brunch or a virtual pub night with your running group.
Social messaging apps, from Facebook Messenger to Houseparty to Snapchat to Whatsapp, have all primed their group video call offerings to meet the increased demand. Whatsapp, for example, has increased its maximum size for group video calls from four to eight. Facebook's launch of Messenger Rooms, which allows group video calls of up to 50 people, seems the perfect fit for events that are more personal than a Zoom session but bigger than a videochat call with a couple of your closest friends. All four apps allow users to play games and use emoji. Snapchat, Messenger, and Whatsapp incorporate augmented filters (ranging from hats, funky glasses, to dinosaur heads) which can both break the ice and inject some fun in an otherwise stiff video call.
Online Town, a free video-chat tool that lets groups gather in quirky simulations of actual rooms and break out into one-to-one discussions if they desire, seems to mimic an actual party. Houseparty, a social video app that has seen a renewal of interest in the wake of the pandemic, captures a dose of spontaneity that Zoom and other scheduled interactions may not have. Users can chat with friends who are online one-on-one, or create rooms with friends that anyone can enter.
A group of four gather to play games on House Party.
Gamers were streaming video and videochatting long before the pandemic. The platforms they frequent, like Discord and Twitch, are now seeing users from all walks of life. Musicians from Diplo to Willie Nelson are hosting virtual concerts on Twitch. Discord, a chat platform commonly used for video games, is now being used for everything from watching movies as a group to trivia nights.
Jackbox Games, meanwhile, lets users play multiplayer board games remotely.
While Zoom may seem headed to become the Facebook or Google of videoconferencing, the future will likely be a lot more varied. As Zoom's security woes escalate, more schools and companies could drop off. And when major videoconferencing platforms end their free trial periods, we'll likely see some change in usage as well.
People may start relying more on social chat apps, or free, open-source platforms like Jitsi. Companies that already work with G Suite or use Microsoft Office may find it easier to stick to the same companies for videoconferencing. Fitness instructors may choose to train their clients with a platform that allows them to track metrics, like Virtuagym or Trainerize. Live events and concerts may find it easier to expand their reach by streaming on multiple platforms, like Instagram Live or Twitch. Instead of one platform like Zoom serving all needs, we're likely looking at a future where multiple platforms will take part in creating a fully immersive virtual world.


I used to love rainy days. I used to love the smell before the rain came, the way the grass looked so glittery after a storm, just everything about it. I was happier on rainy days than I was on sunny days; but not because I was a gloomy person, but because I got migraines from being out in the sun for too long and, again, I loved the sound and smell of rain. But lately, they just make me feel even worse. Days like this make me want to just curl up in bed and be miserable(r) than I am. Yes, I just made a word up. It was pouring rain the day I left the hospital...maybe that has something to do with it. Who knows. Maybe it's the fact that it doesn't take much of anything to get me all riled up these days. I actually drove by the hospital she was born at today (not on purpose, I actually try to avoid it at all costs, but it's hard because it's five minutes from my house and in the center of one of the longest main roads in my town, which connects to about 5 other towns in the area) and I was flooded with all these mixed emotions and memories all at once. In a flashback, I almost simultaneously saw four or five scenes play out in my head. I remembered the two and a half days I spent there with her and my heart almost burst with happiness. I will cherish those days, hours, minutes, for the rest of my life. I will never forget them. Even if I ever do go on to have more children one day - those memories of my first born little princess will be etched in my mind forever. I also sharply remembered the look on her father's face when he walked in the room and laid eyes on her for the very first time. And he said, "hey little girl....I'm your daddy.." with his little crooked smile he had when he was really excited. I didn't expect that reaction from him at the time, but I had never been as happy to see an interaction between two people as I was then. Next, I thought of the last night in the hospital, the one that I kept her with me all night during, and how she never ever cried. Then, around 3 a.m., after I fed her, I laid her in the bed beside me and tried to get as much sleep as possible, while also not wanting to miss a precious minute with her. I knew time was running out. Then I woke up about a split second before I heard her stop sucking her binky and then I heard it lightly land on the bed. I didn't move, hoping she was sleeping, and suddenly she started wailing for it. I put it back in her mouth, and it fell out about 10 more times afterwards. Like clockwork, the minute I drifted off to the sound of her sucking the binky, it would suddenly stop, waking me up, and then she would cry. I wanted so badly to do anything and everything in my power to stop her from being sad...while I still could...while it was still my job to protect her and keep her happy. Finally, the last in my series of memories, came the worst. It was when I drove by the little side entrance to the hospital, the one we drove down when I was in labor, and it was also the one I had a clear view of from my room. I remember it rained the three days I was there, and every day as he father left, I watched him walk over to his car, in the rain. Then, on the day I was scheduled to leave, I remember sitting there, rocking her back and forth, and the rain was pelting down harder than I had ever heard it. I hadn't even been looking out the window, I had been staring at her. But then I saw, out of the corner of my eye, a hunter green Jeep pull in - the one belonging to the adoption agent that was coming to, in my eyes, tear my daughter out of my arms. (That's how I felt at the time - but I was in no way pressured or coerced.) I cracked. I wanted to run out of the room and hide somewhere. What would that have helped? Or solved? I don't know. I was thinking irrationally. Anyways, the emotions I felt at that very moment all hit me like a ton of bricks today when I drove by. Yes, every single detail of what I have just written went through my mind in a split second today. It's crazy how memories and the mind work. It stung me to remember that last day. I had tears welling up in my eyes but I knew I needed to pull it together because I had an appointment to make. I couldn't show up bawling my eyes out, and once I start, it takes a LOT to stop me.
Days like this are hard. I realize how blessed I am to have given birth to such a healthy, happy, bright baby girl and how blessed I am that she is with the family she belongs with. I have no doubt in my mind she is where she belongs; where she needs to be, and that she is safe, well taken care of, and extremely loved. But I can't stop these thoughts from occasionally entering my mind....thoughts that she belongs with me and only me. I know that's just my heart talking, but I desperately need the day to come where my head overrules my heart. I know I made the best choice, I did the best thing. But that doesn't make it any easier, that doesn't take an ounce of the pain away and doesn't make me miss her any less. Hopefully, tomorrow I will be busier and my mind will be preoccupied. All I ask is for it to be a little better than today..and I know it will happen for me. One day at a time!
Here are some photos of the day we left the hospital. I was in love with her "going home" outfit!
She is a doll! I have never given a child up for adoption but I could almost feel how you were feeling, you described it so well. It takes a powerful, strong mom to have her heart torn in two for the sake of her baby. I believe I am older than you, but I definitely look up to and commend you!
Thank you for making me cry! Just kidding...but really...I'm in tears. I can't imagine.
She is a beautiful newborn...perfect in every way. Does she look like you or her dad?


Interesting post, Andy. I've read The Mythical Man-Month, a bit of Capers Jones' writings, and some books by Steve McConnell. IIRC ,one or more of them were referring to lines of debugged, tested code, with that metric. (I know you are too, about your own,) But yes, I agree it does seem low, intuitively , and also that it is likely close to realistic.
 When I first read about it in or or more of those books, I thought, surely it is too low. I've written many more lines of code on some days than that. But when you consider it as working code, things start to look different.
One thing, though, there will be a lot of variation, depending on the complexity of what you are writing. If, for example, you are churning out some simple SQL-based reports (stand-alone or embedded in some programming language), then, even if there are a lot of variants of them , you can write many more lines than the quoted numbers, I'd say.
One metric to measure productivity which I use in my company is to look at tasks and see how many of them were completed by the programmer on time based on the estimates provided earlier.
This is still hard to measure, but I've been able to "see" high productivity and low productivity being proportional to values calculated using this method.
As a solo developer, your LoC per day per person will probably be higher than a large team of developers, because you spend less time figuring out how someone else wrote some part of the code base. At least that is my experience with larger teams.
Some of my most productive coding days are negative LoC.
3 other developers with a similar situation to mine (substantial codebase written by solo developer, while also running the business) reported LOC/day of : 54, 60 and 68. So it seems my numbers are not an outlier.


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Cynthia writes: The May 2002 issue of "Premiere" has an article titled "The Power 100" listing Hollywood's most powerful people. The artwork for the article is all in the style of Middle Earth. There's a fold-out map of "The Reel World" made to resemble Tolkien's map of Middle Earth, and various listees are depicted like characters from LOTR. [More]


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Manager Aaron Boone immediately pulled him despite the first baseman advocating for his return. Potentially interfering with Bird's mechanics was not part of Boone's plan, as he preferred to rule out any injury by sending him for an x-ray on the elbow.
A bit of bruising and swelling was the only takeaway from the x-rays, as they came back negative.
Aaron Boone says Greg Bird's x-rays and CT scans were negative and that he will probably play in this weekend's games.
The Yankees' infielder has played in just 130 games the last three seasons, including 82 in 2018, in which he hit .199 and lost the starting job to Luke Voit.
While Voit is likely to earn the first crack at the starting job after hitting .316 with 12 hits, four homers, and 11 RBIs this spring, Bird has also impressed in a small sample size.
The latter is hitting .333 with 13 hits, three homers, and eight RBIs. Both match up will in terms of batting, but the consistency and effectiveness of Voit in the second half of 2018 has propelled him into the starting job. However, Boone and general manager Brian Cashman love Bird and his defensive abilities, which are far better than Voit's.
Defensively, Bird committed two errors in 69 starts last season with Voit racking up two errors in just 31 starts. Despite last season's totals, Voit has worked tirelessly to develop his defense and go toe-to-toe with Bird on that front.
The Yankees cannot escape injuries as Luis Severino, CC Sabathia, Delling Betances, Aaron Hicks, Tyler Wade, Jacoby Ellsbury, and now Bird will have all missed time this spring, with a majority expected to miss the first few weeks of the regular season.
Losing regular starters like Severino, Betances, Hicks, and Sabathia will surely hurt, but luckily the team invested funds into building out the bullpen and starting pitching rotation for these exact scenarios.


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How to Encourage Shiites and Sunnis to Get Along? Lessons from a Study in Lebanon.
The overall conclusion of the study is that at least some forms of sectarianism—those that are not built around distrust, but perhaps habit or casual prejudice—can be overcome. In this, top-down interventions—such as pro-cooperation appeals by authority figures—might be more effective than bottom-up ones like discussions across sectarian lines.
Political Violence at a Glance | November 01, 2018
When does Russian propaganda work -- and when does it backfire? Here's what we found.
When does propaganda work — and when does it backfire? After examining Russia's 2014 disinformation campaign in Ukraine, we found that Russian propaganda has very uneven effects. Whether it sways individuals to vote for pro-Russian candidates — or backfires, and makes them less likely to do so — depends on the political predispositions of the target audience.
Washington Post | April 03, 2018
Crimea, cuatro años después de la anexión
La ambigua situación de Crimea puede percibirse desde que uno entra en ella: si se coge el ferry que atraviesa el estrecho de Kerch y une la Rusia continental con la península, los procedimientos con los pasaportes y el equipaje son los mismos que al cruzar cualquier frontera entre naciones, a pesar de que Moscú asegura que Crimea es parte de Rusia desde 2014.
Proceso Magazine, Mexico | March 15, 2018
Why are Crimean Tatars So Hostile to Russia?
The Crimean Tatars remain notably hostile to Russia's annexation of Crimea. We argue that part of the reason for this hostility is the enduring legacy of events that took place more than 70 years ago.
Washington Post | September 05, 2017
This is What Russian Propaganda Really Does to People
While both Ukraine and the West have sought to directly counter falsified and biased Russian coverage of the Ukraine crisis, Assistant Professor of Politics at New York University- Abu Dhabi Leonid Peisakhin argues that such an approach might be counter-productive. According to Peisakhin's research, heavily biased news coverage tends to entrench already existing political divides rather than convince viewers of a particular viewpoint. For example, Russian media tends to increase the pro-Russian political tendencies of viewers who already have pro-Russian sympathies, while the same news coverage tends to push pro-European viewers farther away from the Russian position.
Hromadske TV, Ukraine | May 19, 2015
Euromaidan Revisited: Causes of Regime Change in Ukraine One Year On
A year has passed since mass protests on the Maidan in Ukraine's capital Kiev culminated in bloodshed and president Viktor Yanukovych unexpectedly ed to Russia. Since then, Ukraine has plunged into a bloody civil conflict and a war by proxy with Russia. Relations between Russia and the West are continuing to worsen, and Europe has come to the brink of a large-scale interstate war for the first time since World War II. The Maidan protests have already catalyzed one of the most momentous geopolitical crises of the edgling 21st century. Despite their importance, there are more questions than answers about what happened over the course of these protests.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | February 01, 2015
Russia's Local Elections: A Sign of Things to Come?
On Sept. 14, Russia held a spate of local elections. Thirty of 85 Russian regions held gubernatorial elections, residents of Crimea elected a new regional legislature, and Muscovites voted in municipal elections. These elections are interesting because they provide a bellwether for current protest sentiment levels and perhaps even an early preview of parliamentary elections that are due to take place in 2016.
Washington Post | October 01, 2014
Why Are People Protesting in Ukraine? Providing Historical Context.
Much of the recent news coverage of Ukrainian protests has painted a picture of a nation that almost universally aspires to closer links with Europe and is at loggerheads with a political leadership that is attempting to drag Ukraine back into the Soviet past by fostering closer relations with Russia. This picture is at best an inadequate caricature of political dynamics, and at worst a dangerous misconception that can only harm Ukraine in the long term by delaying a much-needed national dialogue about Ukraine's political, economic and cultural aspirations.
Washington Post | December 19, 2013
In India, Whistle-Blowers Pay with Their Lives
According to 2008 field experiments by Leonid Peisakhin and Paul Pinto, then doctoral candidates at Yale University, filing an RTI request is almost as effective for slum dwellers as paying a bribe to get a new ration card sooner for food and cooking supplies.
Bloomberg | October 21, 2011
Right-to-information request found nearly as effective as bribing in India
Using India's populist Right to Information process gives citizens about as good a chance of receiving basic services as paying a bribe does, providing a new, and surprising weapon in the war against corruption.
Globe and Mail, Canada | June 02, 2011
Don't pay a bribe, file an RTI application
Transparency measures like the Right To Information Act are intended to reduce levels of corruption, but is there any proof that this actually happens? Two field experiments in Delhi by Yale University researchers suggest that this might be true; transparency measures are as effective as bribes in ensuring service delivery and, furthermore, may even erase class differences.
The Times of India | May 02, 2011


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South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Monday.
Since making his international debut in 2016, the 33-year-old has represented South Africa across all three formats — 30 T20Is, 27 ODIs and three Tests. He was a part of the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup squads.
"A few days ago, I made one of the toughest decisions of my cricketing career. I have decided to retire from all forms of international cricket. Growing up, my only goal in life was to play for the Proteas. I didn't know how it was going to happen, but God gave me talent and a serious will to succeed. The rest was in his hands. I am shifting my focus to T20 and other shorter formats for the rest of my career," Pretorius said in a statement.
"Being a free agent will help me achieve the goal of being the best short format player I can be. By doing this, I will be able to have a better balance in my career and family life."
Pretorius also thanked all his teammates along his international journey, "All the players I have played with and against over the years you have had an impact on my career. It's so difficult to highlight only one or two because there are so many players that had an impact.
"A special mention goes to Faf Du Plessis, who brought me back after being let go from the international side the first time and who backed me and helped me become a better player; thank you."
"I leave the Proteas team knowing that every time I stepped on to the field, I gave everything I had in me. From playing with broken toes, fingers and torn muscles, to carrying drinks, team meetings and helping other players wherever I could. It has been a blast."
Pretorius showed his prowess both with the bat and ball in the international arena, aggregating 1895 runs and scalping 77 wickets across formats.
His best performance in T20 format came against Pakistan in Lahore in 2021, where he registered his maiden and only five-wicket haul in international cricket. His figures of 5/17 are currently the best figures for a South African player in men's T20Is.
In the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE, he went on to pick up nine wickets and finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker for South Africa.
"We would like to thank Dwaine for all his services to South African cricket. He has always represented the badge with the utmost pride, determination and commitment, leaving everything on the field every time he pulled on the Proteas shirt. His all-round ability added to his value as a player and his quality will no doubt be missed. Go well Dwaine, we wish you well in the next step of your career," CSA Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe said.
The all-rounder has featured in leagues around the world including the Indian Premier League (IPL), The Hundred and Caribbean Premier League.
After his international retirement, Pretorius will be seen in action at the inaugural SA20, starting on Tuesday, where he is plying his trade for Durban Super Giants.
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Stock investing is a powerful way to amass a fortune in your lifetime. If you're looking for proof, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Peter Lynch, and dozens of other Wall Street-bred investors and business moguls serve as great examples. To achieve such grand statutes, you must do what these investing legends have done throughout their career – pick a strategy and stick to it.
Perhaps the most popular active-trading approach, day trading involves buying and selling stocks within the same day. For example, if you buy 100 shares of company XYZ on a Monday morning, you sell it Monday afternoon before the exchange closes. No position is held overnight hence there is no overnight risk when day trading. However, because you trade short-term, the price charts, patterns, and indicators are often lagging and less reliable.
Price action uses naked price charts, or charts without any technical indicators. Instead, it uses a combination of MaPs and candlestick patterns. MaPs, or major psychological levels can help determine specific price points wherein a stock's price will bounce off or pierce through. Price action traders rely heavily on common candlestick patterns, like Bullish Engulfing and Morningstar. Price action trading is versatile and can work on different time frames, whether it's day trading, scalping, or swing trading.
If you're looking for something simple yet reliable, credit spreads are a viable investment option. Instead of buying and selling stocks, you trade either vertical put or vertical call spreads. In a nutshell, it's a spread that you sell in exchange for credit. This means you get the money upfront for the position that you just opened up. One defining characteristic of a credit spread strategy is that risk and reward are both predetermined so you know the maximum profit and loss you can make on any given trade.
Value investors look for stocks that are trading for less than what they are potentially worth in the foreseeable future. They actively look for stocks that have solid financials, a competent management team, and, most importantly, undervalued. Value investing, however, can be subjective, meaning that one investor might not see the underlying value of a stock that is being traded by another investor. To be successful with this particular strategy, look at stocks of companies that you use, such as Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg's, Coca Cola, etc. If you have a decent amount of capital to start your investing career, value investing is perhaps the safest style there is.
Scalpers trade at a time frame ranging between one minute to five minutes. Scalping is considered high-risk, especially in the stock investing world wherein roundtrip trades cost up to $15. This means you need a big enough position if you are to at least break even from broker commissions. Scalpers often use very strict parameters or technical indicators, such as moving averages or Bollinger bands, to generate actionable trade signals.
Stock investing, in its simplest form, is the buying and selling of value. Try to look at company stocks as operating businesses instead of numbers on a board. Build on healthy investor habits that foster consistent and sustainable portfolio growth while also maximizing capital returns over time. And while there are dozens of viable investing strategies including turtle trading and swing trading, it's more practical to start off with simple but effective strategies that sport decent probability of winning, such as the five strategies aforementioned in this article.
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JEROME - Answers to questions like, "How many people fish at the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area or what's the average number of weekend hunters at the Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area?" are now at the fingertips of biologists with the installation of portable traffic counters by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
"We know a lot of people use the WMA's, but we didn't know how many," said Scott Gamo, Fish and Game Habitat Biologist. "These counters just help us quantify it."
The Hagerman WMA counter, installed Oct. 16, revealed over 900 vehicles entered the WMA in a three-week time frame. The Niagara Springs WMA counter told much the same story. One counter on the main entrance to the area has been averaging about 110 vehicles each weekend and another 110 vehicles during the week.
"We just get a lot of people using these WMA's," said Gamo. "There is a high demand from the public for Fish and Game managed land. These areas provide recreational opportunities for people that don't have access to private land for hunting and fishing."
Knowing how many people are visiting WMAs and how that use changes throughout the year provides critical information when decisions are made concerning resource management.
"The more information we have the better we can manage the wildlife, habitat and people visiting the six WMA's in the region," said Mark Fleming, Fish and Game Regional Habitat Manager. "The more we know the better we can protect the resources and provide services for the people."


Waterloo is quickly becoming one of North America's hotspots for applied artificial intelligence. Our recent survey found that our community now boasts 95+ AI businesses, from global giants like Google and SAP to startups launching products that bring artificial intelligence to advanced manufacturing, automotive technology, robotics, security and more.
Situated in one of the most AI-research-intensive regions in North America, Waterloo is home to one of the western hemisphere's top AI universities, a world-renowned technology ecosystem, incredible cost advantages and research assets, and a fast-growing pool of top talent.
There's a lot happening in this map, so let's break it down.
As you might expect, categorizing companies across an entire ecosystem – offering an incredible range of products and services – isn't easy. Most businesses fit in multiple categories, and defining the categories themselves is a challenge. We asked each business to choose one category where their product or service fit best, knowing that most companies could easily fit in several categories.
Data Science and Analytics – Companies in this category are focused on the cleaning, preparation and analysis of big data, and include learning software giant D2L.
Cognitive Computing – These are companies focused on hardware or software that mimics the functioning of the human brain with the intent of helping to improve human decision-making. In Waterloo, one example is Thomson Reuters, which has an innovation outpost at the Communitech Hub.
Image Recognition – Companies in this category are developing software that can identify objects, places, people, writing and actions in images. One example from Waterloo is Miovision, which has developed innovative traffic monitoring systems that are used around the world.
Smart Robotics – These are companies developing artificial intelligence systems that can learn from their environment and experiences, allowing them to build upon their initial capabilities. One example is Deep Trekker, which develops robots for underwater exploration.
Deep Learning – Companies in this category work in a subset of machine learning where artificial neural networks, algorithms inspired by the human brain, learn from large amounts of data. One example from the Waterloo ecosystem is Darwin.AI, which has developed a platform to make the creation of new AI models more efficient.
Probabilistic Models – Companies in this category strive to represent and manipulate uncertainty about models in order to make better predictions. One Waterloo example is BlueRover, which uses sensors to collect data on any type of transportation, workplace or building and find efficiencies through predictive analytics.
Natural Language Processing – These companies are focused on programming computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data. One example is Kiite, which uses AI to support sales teams, addressing needs like onboarding, sales enablement and sales management.
Machine Learning – These are companies that study the algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to progressively improve their performance on a specific task. There are many Waterloo examples of companies working in machine learning, including Google, OpenText, Blackberry and more.
Human-Machine Interaction – Companies focused on the design and use of technologies that let humans interact with computers in novel ways, including North, a company that recently launched augmented reality glasses called Focals.
Statistical Learning & Data Mining – These companies – including Skywatch and Intel – develop predictive functions based on large data sets.
We also thought it'd be helpful to list research labs and commercialization hubs that help AI companies – and those companies looking to incorporate AI into their current processes – innovate. Our list of research labs includes the University of Waterloo's Artificial Intelligence Institute, Conestoga College's Centre for Smart Manufacturing and Digital Innovation, and much more. Commercialization hubs include the world-renowned Communitech hub, the world's largest Internet-of-Things manufacturing space – Catalyst137 – and the Accelerator Centre, which is one of the world's top university-linked business incubators.
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