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COP26: What Did It Mean for the Oil & Gas Industry?
1.1 The 1.5°C threshold
1.2 The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26)
2 THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ROAD TO COP26
2.1 O&G in the Energy Transitions
2.2 Strategic responses
3 KEY OUTCOMES OF COP26
3.1 An Alliance to Limit O&G Extraction
3.2 US-China Declaration
3.3 Aviation Climate Ambition
4 NEXT STEPS
4.1 Changes in O&G Operations
4.2 Part of the Solution
5 CONCLUSIONS
Countries have been negotiating how to combat climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for decades. Multiple agreements have resulted from these negotiations, notably, the 2015 Paris Agreement, in which countries pledged to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius or "well below" 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Earth is on track for a 2.4°C global temperature increment above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if countries persist with the 2030 emissions reduction targets (in jargon, nationally determined contributions, NDCs) they submitted in Glasgow. This is bad news, as science has shown, mankind must limit global temperature increases below 1.5°C to avert the most severe impacts of climate change.
Taking into account the long run net-zero pledges that have been made by many countries a short while ago by India, would limit the rise to 1.8°C in 2100 after some limited overshoot. However, this rate should be taken sceptically, as most of these pledges are currently not backed up by real action or planning.
Given this context, the first climate priority for next years should be to reduce the global emissions gap by ensuring that NDCs are enhanced to a level compatible with the 1.5°C track. The Glasgow Climate Pact agreed by the 197 countries at COP26 provides a solid foundation for this.
In accordance with the Paris Agreement, countries are required to recap their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), i.e. their post-2020 climate actions, that should also uphold "the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in light of different national circumstances". According to a recent UNFCCC estimate, existing NDCs filed by 2020 would result in global emissions being only 0.5 per cent lower in 2030 than in 2010, compared to the 45 per cent reduction required to keep global warming below 1.5°C [1].
As a result, immediate and long-term strategies to achieve the Paris Agreement's goals are urgently required. Despite a brief decline in carbon emissions in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased for the third year in a row in 2019, despite the fact that they will need to fall drastically – to zero by mid-century – to satisfy the Paris Agreement's targets.
Currently, fossil fuels account for the majority of these emissions (more than 75%). Hence, achieving net-zero emissions necessitates significant reductions in fossil fuel use and supply. According to a determination in the Production Gap Report [2] based on mitigation scenarios compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, annual average decline rates of around 3%, 4%, and 11% in global gas, oil, and coal production, respectively, would be consistent with limiting warming to below 1.5°C between now and 2030. If carbon dioxide removal solutions are not developed at scale, these rates will need to be considerably quicker.
Figure 1. CO2 emissions from developed global fossil fuel reserves, compared to carbon budgets within range of Paris Goals. Source: http://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2020/09/OCI-Big-Oil-Reality-Check-vF.pdf
Despite this clear implication for a necessary wind-down of fossil fuels to satisfy climate targets, nations have yet to begin serious discussions on who will generate those declining amounts of fossil fuels. The UNFCCC has not explicitly addressed fossil fuels for a variety of reasons. Nonetheless, discussions on prospective "supply side" agreements on fossil fuels and climate change are beginning to emerge, either as part of the UNFCCC or separately. Several countries, notably Denmark, France, and New Zealand, have started to take steps to phase down their oil and gas production. President Joe Biden of the United States has halted new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and seas, while Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a "first-ever worldwide discussion of the cooperatively managed decrease of fossil fuel output" [3].
The prospect of a supply-side agreement raises a number of key questions, including how countries would self-organise, what precepts they might use to share the task of cutting down coal, oil, and gas production, and whether they would decidedly seek to do so in a way that is consistent with the Paris Agreement's ambitions.
The goal of this article is to contribute to this emerging discussion on why countries might work together to rethink oil and gas extraction. This is driven by the importance of regulating fossil fuel supply in effective global climate policy, as well as the equitable implications of a rapid transition away from the commodities – coal, oil, and gas – on which some communities (and countries) rely for their survival. Indeed, when evaluating the supply of fossil fuels as a matter of equality, we are building on a rapidly growing debate on equity considerations in the transition away from fossil fuel extraction.
The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, took place from October 31st to November 12th. It was deemed to serve as the platform for the international community to reach an agreement and accelerate climate action in relation to the 2015 Paris Agreement. Citizens, companies, governments, and investors, all play a key role in achieving this.
Rapid decarbonisation and the divorce of economic growth from resource extraction are undoubtedly the only ways to ensure humankind's sustainable and fair future. Still, have we delayed action for too long? Even if the world's nations could still surprise and submit ambitious NDCs based on green stimulus packages derived from COP26, the current prognosis is not favourable. Negative-emissions technologies (NETs) could still be needed to properly chase down the high-reaching carbon targets necessary for warding off dangerous climate change side effects whether we like it or not.
The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held for the first time in Glasgow, Scotland, spanned the fortnight October 31st through November 13th. By some legitimate expectations, the Conference can only be deemed a failure. And yet, in fuller consideration, the failure was not wholly abject.
First, from the viewpoint of the climate system, most emitting nations failed to develop or expand their commitment to timely decarbonisation of the economy and atmosphere. Second, the Conference failed because, as before, wealthy nations offered no resources to help hard-hit least-developed countries to deal directly with climate-associated losses and damages.
Still, COP26 secured some genuine progress, particularly as it expressly targeted fossil fuels for the first time and clarified several important road rules from now on. COP26 featured conflicted pronouncements regarding coal that ended in "efforts towards the phasedown of unabated coal power." The final Glasgow Climate Pact called to spur technologies and policies aimed at "transition towards low-emission energy systems," including a "phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies."
The industry is facing increasing demands to elucidate the implications of energy transitions for their business models and operations and break down the contributions they can make to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Oil and gas faces the strategic challenge of harmonising short-term returns with its long-term licence to operate. Societies are requesting both energy services and carbon reductions at the same time. Oil and gas firms have excelled at supplying the fuels that are the foundation of today's energy system; the question now is whether they can also assist in the delivery of climate solutions. This might be conceivable provided the oil and gas industry takes the required measures.
Figure 2. Gryphon FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) facility surrounded by windmills in the North Sea. Source: "Gryphon FPSO" by Nik Morris (van Leiden) under >a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse&atype=rich">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.
As a result, it opens the path for the oil and gas business to join the "grand alliance" that the IEA thinks necessary to combat climate change, which some corporations are already doing. This initiative would be immensely enhanced if more companies joined in unreservedly. The expenditures of creating low-carbon technology are an investment in a company's long-term potential to succeed.
No oil and gas company will remain untouched by clean energy transitions, so every element of the industry needs to reexamine how to respond. The O&G landscape is diverse, and there is no single strategic game plan that will make sense for all. The spotlight often focuses on "the Majors": seven large integrated companies that extensively influence industry practices and business direction. But O&G is much larger: the Majors account for 15% of production, 12% of oil and gas reserves, and 10% of estimated emissions from industry operations. National oil companies (NOCs) – fully or majority controlled by federal governments – account well on top of half of global production and an even bigger share of reserves. There are some high-performing NOCs, but many are poorly resilient to changes in global energy dynamics [4].
To date, investment by oil and gas corporations outside their core business areas has been less than 1% of total capital expenditure, and there are few signs of a major change in company investment spending for the moment. For those companies looking to branch out their energy operations, redeploying financial assets towards low-carbon businesses demands attractive return opportunities in the new markets as well as new capabilities within the companies. Leading individual businesses currently spend roughly 5% of their revenue on initiatives outside of core oil and gas supply, with solar PV and wind power receiving the most funding. Some oil and gas firms have also expanded into new industries by purchasing non-core businesses, such as energy distribution, electric car charging, and batteries while increasing their R&D efforts. To speed energy transitions, a significantly larger shift in total capital allocation would be necessary.
But the core question, against a scene of rising GHG emissions, is rather simple: should today's O&G companies be considered only as part of the crisis, or could they also be crucial in solving it?
This section does not aim to provide categorical answers, not least because of the wide diversity of oil and gas companies and their strategies around the world. It does intend to map out the risks facing different members of the industry, as well as the range of options and responses.
The situation becomes interesting on the following graph from the International Energy Agency showing the contribution in Scope 1 and Scope 3 emission by the various segments of the oil and gas industry. Scope 1 is, of course, the emission generated by one's own production as CO2 by the direct use of the hydrocarbon. Although the awareness tends to be on the majors, it is easier to see that most of the emissions have come from the NOCs themselves.
Figure 3. Property of oil and gas reserves, production and upstream investment by company type, 2018. Source: https://www.iea.org/reports/the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-energy-transitions
Looking at the majors, especially the European, we can see that "Net Zero" and the "Energy Transition" are on the very first page of most companies' websites and public reports; these are becoming more serious and stronger commitments and objectives. Repsol and BP recently declarer net zero ambitions by 2050, as well as Shell who is selecting an uptake to upgrade their already existing objective to net zero in2050. So the majors are not only justifying its renewable generation but, of course, also keeping their production of oil and gas, making sure that that goes to a net-zero path at least on Scope 1 emission. That would be an interesting path to follow because that means a big change for the industry.
When it comes to the independents, the situation is a bit different; they are mainly financed by private equity, which means that return on investment is the key message on the web pages and finding something about climate changes on their disclosures is a bit harder. That being said, we want to remember that you do not go to these companies as a consumer, so communication is mainly targeted to their investors. Finally, when we look at the national companies, the point is predominantly about energy security for the country, exporting the maximum of national resources, and making sure that societies can be fueled.
Denmark, Costa Rica, Ireland, and France are among the countries pledging to end oil and gas production within their borders, but big producers decline to join [5]. Portugal, California, and New Zealand withdrew from the pledge but agreed to take "major tangible efforts" to curb fossil fuel production. Italy, the EU's second-largest oil producer, made a less ambitious vow, saying that future oil and gas development will be in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement.
The novel Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) [6] was hailed as crucial by campaigners who have been urging for a global treaty on stopping fossil fuel extraction, designed upon nuclear weapons proliferation treaties. Analogous international coalitions have already been enacted against coal, but not yet on oil and gas. However, the alliance, launched at the COP26 summit in Glasgow last November, lacks any meaningful O&G producers promising to end extraction. The core affiliates to BOGA are Costa Rica, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, France, Greenland, Wales and the Canadian province of Quebec. But Wales does not have the ability to issue oil and gas licences; that power lies with the UK government. New Zealand, Portugal, and California are "associate" members of BOGA, while Italy is deemed an "ally" of the coalition.
Activists and the climate science community hope BOGA settles in and reinvents what it means to be a 'climate leader'. Countries, subnational jurisdictions, and companies committing to net zero emissions by 2050, while refusing to mollify the expansion of fossil fuel yields, should not claim this title — which could be reserved for those equitably tackling both the demand and supply of fossil fuels [7]. To be successful, BOGA may need to listen closely to some of the climate action leaders' advice:
BOGA should cultivate and redefine climate leadership: Success hinges on convincing a growing number of jurisdictions to diminish the expansion of oil and gas production and commit to a Paris-aligned phase-out. This means mobilising global platforms and diplomatic resources to grow the list of members and standardise the need to phase-out fossil fuel output as a key expectation for states and subnational actors.
BOGA should define an equitable exit path: Members tend to make headlines for their commitments to stop new extraction, yet the second part of their obligation is equally important. New climate pledges are being made every day without reality controls on what gets us to real zero on O&G in a fast enough and fair way.
BOGA should be led by science and maintain integrity: Economically diversified countries siding with BOGA should go beyond a licensing ban and commit to stop all new development of oil and gas, including in licensed areas, as well as accelerate the curtailment of existing production.
The creation of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is an important development and a welcome first step towards a global managed decline of fossil fuel production. UNFCCC urges more countries and subnational actors to join this initiative to create momentum to end oil and gas expansion and to align existing production with the 1.5ºC limit.
The Joint Glasgow Declaration came as a welcome surprise to all. It proved that growing tensions between the two nations need not impede progress on climate action and served as a reminder of the two US-China joint statements that provided an impetus to the Paris Agreement. The U.S.-China Joint Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s was announced on November 10th 2021.
The bilateral statement includes, among other things, an agreement between the two countries to "develop additional measures to enhance methane emission control, at both the national and sub-national levels." The United States has announced the US Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, and China pledged they would proceed similarly. Although no explicit timescale for that plan was given, the Chinese Department of Climate Change said that in 2021-2025 the country would bring out an action plan on controlling the gas and develop a framework for hampering methane emissions from the oil and gas, coal and waste sectors.
Countries also recall "their respective commitments regarding the elimination of support for unabated international thermal coal power generation" and welcome the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use [8]. The first commitment aims to significantly reduce the cost of renewable energy throughout this decade and encourage its use worldwide. That aligns with China's engagement to support green and low-carbon energy in developing nations and halt construction of coal power plants overseas. The latter aims to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while promoting an inclusive rural shift. China is a leading importer of deforestation-risk commodities such as palm oil, soy, and timber products, so its signature is relevant and indicates a willingness to participate in the global governance of these issues.
The two countries intend to cooperate on policies that promote energy efficiency policies and standards to reduce electricity waste; support the effective integration of high shares of low-cost intermittent renewable energy; transmission schemes that encourage efficient balancing of electricity supply and demand across broad geographies; distributed generation programmes that encourage the integration of solar, storage, and other clean power solutions closer to electricity users. The United States has set a goal to reach 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035whereas China will phase down coal consumption during the 15th Five Year Plan and make best efforts to accelerate this work [9].
Figure 4. China's chief climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua said his country and the US had held more than 30 virtual meetings. Source: https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/coal-1-5c-and-short-term-actions-china-at-cop26/
Recognising the critical role of methane emissions in rising temperatures, both governments believe that an enhanced effort to regulate and limit such emissions will be necessary for the 2020s. In September, the EU and US issued the Global Methane Pledge, promising to cut anthropogenic methane emissions by 30% on a 2020 baseline. At least another 108 countries signed up to that pledge during the Glasgow conference. Climate Action Tracker [10] estimates that it will avoid the equivalent of one-fifth of all nationally determined contributions (NDCs) so far claimed under the Paris Agreement; that is, 800 million tonnes of carbon emissions. However, China has not signed up for that pledge.
Nevertheless, the United States and China intend to convene a meeting in the first half of 2022 to focus on the specifics of reinforcing measurement and mitigation of methane, including through standards to scale down methane from the O&G and waste sectors, as well as incentives and programs to reduce methane from the agricultural sector.
It is also worth mentioning a declaration following the inaugural meeting of the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition at COP 26, through which Ministers and representatives from 23 countries agree that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is the appropriate forum in which to address emissions from international aviation, and identify ways to collaborate through this council. In addition, they utter ways to ensure the effectiveness of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
The meeting recognised aviation's material contribution to global warming through its GHG emissions, along with its additional, but less well-defined, contribution linked with non-CO2 emissions. Parties conceded that despite the impact of COVID-19, the global aviation industry, the volume of cargo, and the number of air passengers is expected to increase immensely over the next three decades.
Participants also acknowledged the impact of COVID-19 on the international aviation sector and the need to expand initiatives that enable the flight industry to continue to build back better and grow in a sustainable manner. They emphasised that international action on tackling aviation emissions is essential given the transnational nature of the sector and that cooperation by states and aeronautics stakeholders is critical for reducing the sector's share in climate change, including its risks and impacts.
Consequently, the International Civil Aviation Organization was deemed the appropriate forum to address emissions from international flights through a variety of measures to implement short-, medium- and long-term goals. These measures include the development of a universal sustainability framework to support the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and the CORSIA.
Parties committed to:
Work together, both through ICAO and other complementary cooperative initiatives, to promote ambitious actions to cut aviation CO2 emissions at a rate consistent with efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C.
Support the adoption of an ambitious long-term aspirational goal compatible with the above-referenced temperature limit in view of the sector's commitments towards net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Ensure the maximum effectiveness of CORSIA by:
Backing efforts at ICAO and working with other member states to implement and strengthen CORSIA as an essential measure to address aviation emissions, including expanding participation in CORSIA and participating in CORSIA as soon as possible, if possible our state has not done so already.
Taking steps domestically to implement Annex 16 Vol. IV of the Chicago Convention as thoroughly as possible and on time, including with respect to enforcement of local regulations, legislation, or Implementation arrangements.
Advancing the ecological ambition of the scheme in undertaking the CORSIA Periodic Reviews.
Striving to ensure that double counting is eluded through the host state's utilisation of corresponding adjustments in computing its nationally determined contribution used toward CORSIA compliance.
Promote the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels through international and national measures that reduce lifecycle emissions and contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly avoiding competition with food production for land use and water supply.
Promote the development and deployment of innovative new low- and zero-carbon aircraft technologies through international and national measures that can reduce aviation carbon emissions.
Prepare up-to-date action plans describing ambitious and concrete national action to lower aviation emissions and submit these plans to ICAO well in advance of its 41st Assembly. Such programs have not already been revamped in line with ICAO Assembly Resolution A40-18, paragraph 11.
Promote capacity building sponsorship to implement CORSIA and other ICAO climate measures, including extending uptake of freely available tools and expanding regional expertise, accreditation and access to markets for sustainable aviation fuels and CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units.
Assemble periodically at both ministerial and official levels to advance and review progress on the above commitments.
The declaration was signed by the ministers and representatives of the United States of America, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Maldives, Turkey, Slovenia, Canada, and the United Kingdom [11].
There is much the industry could do right now to reduce the environmental footprint of its own operations. One of the industry's biggest problems is uncertainty, but this is no reason for majors to "wait and see" as they examine their strategic choices. Attenuating emissions from core oil and gas practices should be a first-order priority for all, whatever the transition pathway.
There are numerous, cost-effective opportunities to bring down the emissions intensity of delivered fuels by tackling methane emissions, minimising flaring of associated gas and venting of CO2, and incorporating low-carbon electricity into new upstream and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. The process of bringing oil and gas out off the ground and to customers currently accounts for 15% of worldwide energy-related GHG emissions. The single most important and cost-effective option for the sector to bring these emissions is to reduce methane leakage into the atmosphere.
Figure 5. Changes in the average global carbon intensity of oil and natural gas operations in the Sustainable Development Scenario. Source: https://www.iea.org/reports/the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-energy-transitions
A shift from "oil and gas" to broader "energy" takes companies out of their comfort zone but spawns a new way to manage transition risks. Some large O&G companies are poised to convert to wide-ranging "energy" suppliers that work with various fuels, electricity and other power services to consumers. This entails moving into sectors, such as electricity, where there is already a large number of specialised actors and where the financials and scale of most low-carbon investment opportunities differ significantly from traditional oil and gas projects (except for offshore wind). Given that electricity has surpassed oil as the primary component in consumer energy spending in accelerated energy transitions, it offers long-term development prospects. It also paves the way to more significant and broader reductions in company emissions whilst relieving social pressures.
Without O&G, the transformation of the energy sector will be burdensome and more expensive. Oil and gas companies must explain how energy changes will affect their operations and business models, as well as the contributions they can make to speed up the pace of change. This process has begun, and company pledges to cut emissions (or emission intensities) are becoming more widespread.
However, the industry can go beyond to respond to the peril of climate change. Climate impacts will become more visible and relentless over the coming years, regardless of which pathway the world follows. This will increase the pressure on all elements of society to find solutions, those that cannot be uncovered within today's oil and gas paradigm [12].
Furthermore, O&G will be critical for some central capital-intensive clean energy technologies to reach maturity. The capabilities and resources of the industry can play a decisive role in helping to tackle emissions from some of the hardest-to-abate economy stratum. This includes advancing carbon capture storage and utilisation (CCUS), offshore wind, low-carbon hydrogen, and biofuels.
Scaling up these technologies and reducing their costs will rely on large-scale engineering and project management skills, qualities that are an excellent match to those of prominent O&G players. For CCUS, the industry accounts for more than one-third of overall spending on new projects, and three-quarters of the CO2 picked up today in large-scale facilities is from O&G operations. If it can partner with governments and other stakeholders to create sustainable business models for large-scale investment, this has the potential to be a huge help for deployment.
Besides, electricity cannot be the only vector for the energy sector's revolution. A commitment by oil companies to provide clean fuels to the world's consumers is pivotal to the prospects for bringing down emissions. The 20% share of electricity in final energy consumption is growing, but in the face of increased demand for energy services, it is unable to carry out energy transitions on its own. Reducing emissions from core oil and gas procedures is a key step in helping countries get environmental payoffs from using less emissions-intensive fuels. Companies must, however, increase their investment levels in low-carbon hydrogen, biomethane and advanced biofuels, as these can deliver the energy system benefits of hydrocarbons without net carbon emissions. Within ten years, these low-carbon fuels would need to account for around 15% of overall investment in fuel supply.
While COP26 did not directly impinge on oil and gas output or use, there is no longer any doubt about the direction of travel, and momentum toward a carbon-free world gathered considerable pace.
Progress on plans to cut GHG was achieved on a number of fronts in the run-up to and during the Conference in Glasgow in early November. While there was no global agreement to control the use or production of oil and gas, the event increased the pressure on producers to address their own GHG emissions and plan for a future where they wind down fossil fuel production and manage carbon footprints wisely.
Countries and companies agreed to reduce methane emissions, phase down coal, and many more nations added their names to those already enrolled in net-zero targets. There was also progress on sustainable finance, electric vehicles, aviation and marine transport, and transition aid to developing countries. However, it is unlikely the commitments will avoid a rise in global temperatures of more than 1.5°C, and delegates have agreed to meet annually in an attempt to make more ambitious commitments to achieve that goal.
While there were no direct curbs on oil and gas production or use, it has added to growing activist shareholder momentum and precedes likely tougher regulation and higher taxes in many countries. Pressure includes moves to push big oil to sell off highly polluting assets (causing a switch in ownership toward NOCs and private equity) and even break up into legacy fossil fuel energy businesses and new energies and gas units [13].
Also at the Conference, the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance set up earlier this year by Denmark and Costa Rica was joined by more countries, including France, Ireland, Sweden, and Wales, with California and New Zealand as associate members. The group aims to add pressure to phase out oil and gas. But most producers, including COP26 hosts, the United Kingdom, say oil and gas will still be needed for some time, and they must ensure consumers are not left short, and industries have time to transition.
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Who has made the most three-pointers for every NBA team?
Posted 4 days ago | By Chris Morgan
We have watched the three-point shot come to dominate basketball in recent years. Records are falling left and right. Guys are pulling up from the logo and swishing treys. People who like to erroneously claim jump-shooting teams can't win titles are increasingly grasping at straws. Larry Bird, one of the best shooters ever, took 1.9 threes per game over his career. A whopping 197 players beat that last season. Three-point records have primarily been set over the last five seasons. With that in mind, here are the players who have made the most threes for every NBA team.
Atlanta Hawks: Mookie Blaylock
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We start with a name that is not necessarily the first you think of when you think of sharpshooters (unless you are a member of Pearl Jam, we suppose). Blaylock is more known for his defensive prowess, as he made six All-Defense teams in his career. In his seven seasons with the Hawks he averaged two made treys per game, racking up 1,050 threes before moving on to Golden State.
Brooklyn Nets: Jason Kidd
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Remember when they joked that he should be named "Ason" Kidd because he had no jay? Kidd is a player who really turned around his reputation as a shooter. In addition to his excellent passing, the man who ranks 10th in career threes tops the Nets by making 835 shots from beyond the arc in his time there.
Boston Celtics: Paul Pierce
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Right above Kidd on the all-time three pointers list? That would be Pierce. He didn't move around as much as Kidd did in his career, so Pierce's total on the Celtics is considerably higher than Kidd's total with any singular team. Pierce also dwarfs Bird's career totals, but again that's about era. Pierce made 36.8 percent of his threes. Bird made 37.6 In the end, though, Pierce made 1,823 threes in Celtics green.
Charlotte Hornets: Kemba Walker
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We go from a former Celtic to a current Celtic. Before leaving Charlotte for Boston, Walker was the best player in the history of the Charlotte franchise since they returned to the NBA as the Bobcats. As a one-man offense a lot of the time, Walker notched 1,283 three-point makes from his rookie campaign through his final year in Charlotte. He'll add plenty more made treys in Boston.
Chicago Bulls: Kirk Hinrich
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Many famed players have donned a Bulls jersey, including one Michael Jordan. Of course, Jordan is known for his dunks, not his outside shot. That's how a solid but unspectacular player like Hinrich can lead a franchise with six NBA titles in three-point makes. Hinrich may have averaged 10.9 points per game in his career, but he did make 1,049 threes in Chicago.
Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James
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James is not thought of as a three-point shooter, and that's with good reason. He's made 34.4 percent of his threes in his career, which is far from a sharpshooter's numbers, especially today. Of course, as a Cavalier LeBron was the dominating force of the offense in both his Cleveland stints. James took plenty of threes, and some of them went in. Specifically, 1,251 of them went in. Only one player in the top 20 in career made threes has a lower career conversion percentage, and we'll get to him with the Lakers. Oh, by the way, LeBron is incredible at like 50 different basketball things, so he's still doing just fine.
Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki
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Dirk was at the forefront of a new era in the NBA. He was the first seven footer who built his game around his outside shot. To use the modern parlance, he was the original NBA unicorn. The greatest Maverick of all-time never played a minute for another franchise, and in addition to his MVP and his ring, he has 1,982 three pointers to his name.
Denver Nuggets: J.R. Smith
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Sure, Smith does some puzzling things. Maybe the lasting image of him is that time out he called in the NBA Finals. Or maybe it's him not wearing a shirt. The fact is Smith is an all-time great three-point shooter. He's 13th in career makes and has converted 37.1 percent of his treys. That's been over several teams, but he still leads the Nuggets with 768 threes.
Detroit Pistons: Joe Dumars
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As you have noticed, this is a very modern list of players. Most of them played the bulk of their career in the 2000s, a time with way more three-point shooting. That makes Dumars stand out here. Dumars began his career in 1985 and retired in 1999. The Hall of Famer only averaged 2.5 three-point attempts in his career. And yet he made 990 threes in his career, tops of any Piston.
Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry
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There are evolutionary shooters, and then there is Curry. He truly helped usher in the three-point revolution, and with good cause. The dude can hit a shot from anywhere. He's honestly probably the greatest shooter in NBA history. Three-point records have fallen left and right at Curry's feet. He's won multiple MVPs on the strength of his three-point shot. Curry has made 2,495 threes since being drafted by the Warriors. He's already third in career made threes. In a couple of years he will be topping the list, and Curry seems bound to become the first-ever player with over 3,000 made threes.
Houston Rockets: James Harden
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Curry will be the first player to hit 3,000 treys. Harden will be the second. He's fifth in made threes at 2,324, and 2,004 of them have come with the Rockets. While the Beard has taken more threes than Curry – he's a bit more of a volume scorer even if he scores in unprecedented volumes – you can't argue with his shooting. Harden plays basketball like nobody before him.
Indiana Pacers: Reggie Miller
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For at least a little while longer, nobody has made more threes with one team than Miller. By the way, Curry, Harden, and Miller are the three players with over 2,000 treys with one team. Miller was a little before the three-point revolution, but that just makes him an incredible outlier. Reggie is second in career made threes with 2,560, and he made 39.5 percent of them. That's not unheard of these days, but in the '90s that made him truly special.
Los Angeles Clippers: Eric Piatkowski
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We bet you didn't expect to see Piatkowski's name on a list like this. To be fair, he only made 738 threes with the Clippers. The franchise just has far from a storied history. Maybe someday Paul George or a player like that will best Piatkowski's franchise record. That would make more sense than the record belonging to a guy who averaged 7.5 points in his career and never made a single All-NBA team of any kind.
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant
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It probably won't surprise you to find out that Bryant has the worst career three-point percentage of any player in the top 20 in career made threes. In fact, his .330 career number is worst in the top 40. Was Kobe a bit of a gunner, dare we say at his worst a chucker? Sure, but he's also an all-time elite offensive player and one of the top players of his generation. The same reason he only made 33 percent of his threes is the reason he once dropped 81 points in a game. Bryant also made 1,827 threes in his Lakers career.
Memphis Grizzlies: Mike Conley
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Many consider Conley the best-ever player to never make an All-Star team, and we can see that. He's been an above-average point guard for over a decade, and is one of the faces of the Grizzlies franchise. Of course, he's now with the Jazz, but his 11 seasons in Memphis have left him with a legacy. That legacy includes making 1,086 threes, more than any other Grizzly.
Miami Heat: Tim Hardaway
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Hardaway is known for his killer crossover, but he was also a pretty good three-point shooter. His best shooting days came in Miami, where he made 2.2 threes per game over six seasons. That was enough for him to make 806 career threes. By the way, his son Tim Hardaway Jr. is making two treys per game through his career so far. Like father, like son.
Milwaukee Bucks: Ray Allen
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Allen has made the most three-point shots in NBA history with 2,973. That's 400 more than anybody else (though Curry will be cutting into that soon enough). However, Allen also played for four teams in his career. Leaving Milwaukee, and later Seattle, helped him win rings in Boston and Miami. However, his time as a Buck was the most fruitful of his career in teams making threes. The notoriously routine-oriented shooter made 1,051 threes with his first squad.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins
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Some call Wiggins a bust. We call him the most-prolific three-point shooter in Minnesota history. Not that it is a terribly storied history. Wigging only made 520 threes in his time with the Timberwolves. Minnesota has the lowest franchise record of any of these teams.
New Orleans Pelicans: Jrue Holiday
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Funnily enough, the Pelicans have the second-lowest franchise record, though they have been around less time as a franchise (the Charlotte Hornets got their franchise history back when New Orleans became the Pelicans and the Bobcats became the Hornets again). Holiday is a strong defensive player, but he's actually only made 1.3 threes per game in his career. He just happened to spend seven seasons in the Big Easy to rack up 628 threes.
New York Knicks: John Starks
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Starks is both a cult hero and something of a goat in New York. Famously, he went 2-for-18 in Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals against the Rockets (and 0-for-11 from three). Of course, in his career Starks made plenty of his shots from beyond the arc. Specifically, he made 982 threes as a Knick, better than anybody else.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant
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Durant is one of the best offensive players in the NBA, and he was one of the first faces of the Thunder. Of course, he would eventually leave and win titles with the Warriors, and he hopes to do the same with the Nets. Before all that, the MVP-winning sharpshooter made 1,143 three pointers in OKC. Durant will likely end up being an all-time three-point shooter. Will he maybe end up beating Kidd's record with the Nets?
Orlando Magic: Dennis Scott
Scott is another old-school name, but man the guy could shoot. In his career, which ran from 1990 through 2000, the guy they fittingly call "3-D" made 39.7 percent of his treys. He was a fine secondary option in the early days of the Magic alongside guys like Shaq and Penny, making 981 three pointers before moving on.
Philadelphia 76ers: Allen Iverson
Is Iverson really remembered for his shooting? To us, we always see him dribbling circles around guys and attacking the bucket. However, AI definitely always had the ball in his hand, so he definitely had plenty of chances to shoot threes. Now, "The Answer" was not a good three-point shooter by any stretch of the animation. He took four per game in Philly and made 30.9 percent of them. That's bad. It didn't stop him from making 885 threes for the Sixers. Or being a four-time scoring champ.
Phoenix Suns: Steve Nash
Before Curry came around, many considered Nash the best shooter ever. He made 42.8 percent of his threes in his career, after all. However, Nash was wired differently. The two-time MVP was a pass-first point guard that came around before the idea of point guards raining threes was a thing. Nash still made 1,051 threes with the Suns. It could have been even more.
Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard
If the NBA had a four-point shot, Lillard would be one of the all-time best at that too. It seems inevitable that Dame is going to keep climbing up the career rankings, and he already is the top three-point shooter in Blazers history. Lillard has made 1,776 threes in his career and he has taken 7.7 per game on average. He's only 30 at this point. There are a lot of years left for Lillard to nail shots from the logo.
San Antonio Spurs: Manu Ginobili
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The top two Spurs legends are both big men in David Robinson and Tim Duncan. They didn't shoot threes. Manu, though, did a bit of everything. Arguably still underrated somehow, Ginobili was a better shooter than any of us may have realized. After all, the Argentine made 1,493 three points in his San Antonio career.
Sacramento Kings: Peja Stojakovic
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Peja was an elite shooter, twice leading the league in free-throw percentage. He never led the league in made threes, or three-point percentage, but he did just fine from there. Stojakovic actually shot more threes per game after leaving the Kings, but he made 1,070 treys in Sacramento. That helped him make three consecutive All-Star Games.
Toronto Raptors: Kyle Lowry
Lowry is the number-one icon in Raptors history. Sorry, Vince Carter and Chris Bosh. Those guys were better players, but they both split acrimoniously. Lowry is an easy player to love, and he was around for the Raptors' first NBA title. Lowry plays strong defense and passes the ball well. He's also made 1,387 three pointers as a Raptor, even though it took him a few years into his NBA career to land there.
Utah Jazz: John Stockton
Stockton has more assists than any player in NBA history. He's tops in steals as well. This is a funny one, because Stockton only took 1.5 threes per game. He made 0.6 of them. Yes, Stockton averaged under one made three-pointer per game in his career. He also played 1,504 games with the Jazz. That's why his 845 threes lead the franchise.
Washington Wizards: Bradley Beal
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A couple years as the go-to guy for the Wizards with John Wall out with injury may have helped Beal pad his stats a bit. Not that he isn't a talented player. Beal could easily be the top offensive option for many teams in the NBA. The last four seasons Beal has taken 7.2 threes per game and made 2.7 of them. He's also only 27 years old. Despite his age, he's already made 1,241 threes in his career. Are we overlooking Beal as a future all-time three-point shooter?
Chris Morgan is a sports and pop culture writer and the author of the books The Comic Galaxy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Ash Heap of History. You can follow him on Twitter @ChrisXMorgan.
Wednesday's Wizards-Hornets game postponed due to COVID-19
CJ McCollum out at least one week with foot injury
The 'NBA scoring champions' quiz
NFL - Sarah Thomas to be first woman to officiate a Super Bowl
Soccer - Barcelona appealing Messi's two-match ban
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text: Q: Amadeus Self-API Returning Currency in Euros I managed to set up an API on my website to pull up flight data, but no matter where I search, whether it's from Canada to Canada or Canada to the United Kingdom, or United States to the United Kingdom, the response is always coming up in Euros. Is there a means to change the response to display in USD or Canadian Dollars?

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Who wants to give me a ride to 504 on Saturday so I can judge you!?
Ill give you a ride if you don't no-rep me.
I can vouch for Kelsey. She no-repped me on box jumps yesterday!
is the team WOD at uptown at 10 still?


Is it your dream to be a professional singer or instrumentalist? Would you like to perform on stage or become a recording artist? Or would you love to teach music?
The Music Performance concentration fosters individual expression and the development of performance skills. Performance students have the opportunity to perform in a wide range of music ensembles and as solo artists. This concentration also provides a foundation for students who wish to pursue K-12 music teaching.
Applied Music Lessons, Basic Music Recording; Business of Music; Gospel Chorus; Intermediate Performince Ensemble (CantaNOVA, Chamber Ensemble, Jazz Band, Skylark, Take12 men's a cappella), Music for Children, Music Performance, Musical Improvisation; Musical Theater Workshop, Ramapo Chorale, Technique for Singers, Keyboard or Guitar; Song Writing.
With your Music Major with Music Performance Concentration, you can join other Ramapo alumni in establishing careers as solo artists, studio musicians, band members, songwriters, or in music education, music industry, music production, and live performance, among other options.
If you're a vocalist, you'll be encouraged to participate in one of Ramapo's five vocal ensembles and have the chance to tour internationally. You can also get involved with the Musical Theater Workshop, which presents a staged showcase each year, perform in weekly on-campus open mic nights, in recitals and many other opportunities.
If you're an instrumentalist, you'll have opportunities to experience music making in contemporary, popular, classical, jazz, rock, and computer-interactive ensembles. Individual lessons with performer-teachers are available on campus for voice, guitar, bass, piano and strings. If you feel like taking off-campus instruction, that is also supported.
Ramapo Music Performance students have performed in professional music theater, opera, clubs, on recordings andhave participated in co-ops with MTV2, Sony Music Entertainment, Architekt Music, BMG Chrysalis, and East Side Sound.


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Q: How to delete a pointer assigned to a base class? I have a base class A  and a derived class B.
class A
{
    A();
    virtual ~A();
    void func1();
    virtual void func2();
};

class B : public A
{
    B();
    ~B();
    void func2();
};

int main()
{
    A* lBaseobj = new A ( );

    lBaseobj->func1( );
    lBaseobj = new B( );
    lBaseobj->func2( );

    delete lBaseobj;
return;
}

My question is: does delete lBaseobj frees the memory allocated to the lBaseobj object by new A( ) as well or not?

A:
Does "delete lBaseobj " free the memory allocated to the lBaseobj
  object by new A( ) also or not.

NO and YES, from your example.
Below you leak memory, as A is not deleted:
...
lBaseobj->func1( );  // where is delete lBaseObj; ??
lBaseobj = new B( );
...

Below is ok, as the A::~A() is virtual:
...
lBaseobj->func2( );
delete lBaseobj;

A: No, the initial object is not destroyed:
A* lBaseobj = new A ( );
lBaseobj->func1( );
delete lBaseobj; // call delete here
lBaseobj = new B( );

A rule of thumb you should obey: for every new there should be a delete, for every new[] there should be a delete[].
In your code, you have 2 new's, but only 1 delete.

A: If you use smart pointers, memory will not be leaked:
std::unique_ptr<A> lBaseobj(new A());
// or: auto lBaseobj = std::make_unique<A>();
lBaseobj->func1();
lBaseobj.reset(new B()); // will delete resources allocated by new A()
lBaseobj->func2();
return 1; // destructor of lBaseobj will delete resources allocated by new B()


Coffee Cup Guy is a great pen and ink image who seems to look like everybody's brother, father, boyfriend, cousin, friend. Sort of a man for all seasons! 4.5 x 6.25 card is printed on bright white recycled card stock and comes with white envelope. Sets of 8 notes are packaged in a kraft box with clear lid.


Phil Herman helped me purchase a beautiful townhome in Fishers, he spends tons of time to show me all different houses in Carmel, Fishers, and Zionsville area. he provided so many excellent tips and help me making the right decision. Phil always responds promptly to my requests for schedule showing. I'm a picky person, but Phil is very patience, he never push me to go forward if wasn't 100% satisfy. Phil is always friendly and willing to help, he is a very kind person I have never ever met before. Phil helped me with the detailed home inspection and make sure everything is in good condition to protect my assets. After the closing, Phil's help is continuing, he helped me fixed all small defects (water faucets, change locks, etc.). He is always protecting his client, he is an excellent realtor!!
I greatly appreciate and admire Phil's efforts on coordinate, assist, on my new townhome. His knowledge of realty business and willingness to help is a valuable asset to any customer. I introduced my co-work to Phil and he also helped her find a dream home in Carmel already! I definitely recommend Phil to my other friends or anyone who want to find an excellent realtor. He is the ultimate professional!


Do you want an edge over a team that DOESN'T rely on changing your scheme? Do you want to create SUPERIOR blocking angles for your team to gain an advantage? Do you want to pack the box to get a better One-on-One for your STUD wide receiver?
Then you NEED to listen to today's episode of Talking Football with Coach McKie.
Because I'm talking with Coach Shea Monroe about all of these topics in the first Live Online Coaching Clinic.
Coach Monroe talks about why he loves Power and Counter, a little tweak he made to Counter that has produced AMAZING results, why loading the box is better for your wide receiver, and how amazing his Alabama Spread and Defensive Clinic is.


Taking responsibility for the environment and local community has been an important part of Carlson Rezidor's broader commitment to sustainable development since launching its first environmental policy in 1989.
On 18 December 2017, the Park Inn by Radisson Novokuznetsk was certified with a Green Key. Green Key is an eco-label awarded to over 2,600 establishments in 56 countries worldwide.
Green Key covers all operational issues: saving water and energy, separate waste recycling, impact on guests and staff, cleaning of rooms and use of detergents, food safety, indoor atmosphere, and ecological interaction with guests and staff.


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Q: Perforce: Cannot lock file error during a stream merge I have a developer that is working on merging changes from main to a development stream and he is receiving this error when trying to submit the change list:
File(s) couldn't be locked.
Submit failed -- fix problems above then use 'p4 submit -c 8102'

Can someone confirm that Perforce requires that files be locked during an integration/merge?  Or is this simply a work space issue?
And is there a way for us to allow our developers to continue working (not making them check in all files on the stream) for their lead to execute the merge?

A: File locking is used to coordinate and serialize those submit commands that modify the same files in the repository.
Your developer's submit failed because some other developer has those files locked.
You can use 'p4 opened' to see which other developer has those files locked. Typically, the files were left locked by that other developer due to a partially-completed submit. If that other developer is not intending to finish that submit anytime soon, you can use the 'p4 unlock' command to release those locks and allow the affected developer to submit first.

A: He probably doesn't have permissions on that branch.
Use p4 protect to control Perforce permission.


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Blue Wahoos: Former Pensacola pitcher Randy Dobnak balances wedding, first MLB season
Bill Vilona
Special to the News Journal
Chris Janes began his day early last Friday with a text message to best friends, Kim and Jason Hedgepeth, about dinner plans that night.
Next thing you know, they were scrambling within two hours to board a Delta flight from Pensacola and subsequent connection to Minneapolis.
Former Blue Wahoos pitcher Randy Dobnak was starting for the Minnesota Twins at Target Field with a chance at his first win. The Hedgepeths were his host family during his time this summer in Pensacola. They couldn't miss this momentous event. Neither could Janes and his wife.
"The planes were on time (arrivals). The Uber drivers were great. We got there at 6:30 (30 minutes before the 7 p.m. game)," Janes said.
Dobnak dazzled on the mound, his fourth start. The Twins won, beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 during the final homestand of the Twins' regular season. He earned his first major league win in a variety of roles as opener and reliever with Twins.
They all met afterward, hugged and Dobnak signed specialty-made, No. 68 jerseys bought that night at the Twins store at Target Field.
"It was so incredible," said Janes, a partner in the Michles and Booth law firm and managing attorney of the firm's Fort Walton Beach office. "We couldn't have scripted it any better."
It might only get better. Fast forward to now.
The movie-like script of Dobnak's amazing rise in professional baseball reached its latest zenith Wednesday night when the 24-year-old Dobnak was scheduled as Twins' starter in Detroit against the Tigers. A Twins win and Cleveland Indians loss would clinch the American League Central crown, the Twins first since 2010.
His start Wednesday was followed by Dobnak's wedding Saturday in Maryland, something he and his fiance', Aerial, never imagined would happen while Randy was pitching in the big leagues.
In five months this season, Dobnak rose three levels within the Twins organization. It included
the 10 starts he made for the Blue Wahoos. The final one occurred July 18 against the Mississippi Braves. He was also featured on the cover of the Blue Wahoos program in July.
Unbelievable stuff.
"It is awe inspiring," said Janes, who frequently attends Blue Wahoos games as part of the season-tickets the Michels & Booth law firm annually purchase. "When the Blue Wahoos were doing that fan survey (through the team's Facebook page) on what player to put on the July cover, I sorta got my firm to stuff the ballot box.
"Because his story is so cool. He is such a humble, down to earth guy. But it pays off. You work hard, you do what you're supposed to do, and miracles can happen."
It was a feat itself for Janes to be among the five from Pensacola who traveled spur-of-the-moment last Friday to make it to Target Field in time to see Dobnak's first pitch.
The Hedgepeths had suggested in lieu of dinner that night in Pensacola, they gather to watch Dobnak on television.
"As soon as he got called up to Triple-A (Rochester Red Wings), we all downloaded the app, so we can watch his games," Janes said. "We have watched just about every inning he's pitched."
But once learning Dobnak was pitching on a Friday night, Janes figured it was too big, too important to miss. He called his office, asked the person handling travel for the company to see if there was a doable way to fly to Minneapolis In a matter of hours. There was, and tickets and hotel were arranged.
When the five-member group arrived at Target Field, Janes and Jason Hedgepeth immediately went to the Twins store at Target Field to purchase Dobnak jerseys.
"They didn't one have one with his name on it, but (Twins store staff) said they would put his name and number (68) on one for us" Janes said. "So we both got jerseys and Randy autographed them with 'First win" on the back. It was so cool."
Dobnak pitched 5.1 innings, allowed one run on three hits in that game. He struck out five. His
earned run average is 2.01 heading into Wednesday's game. Dobnak was followed that night by relievers Devin Smeltzer, Cody Stashak and Brusdar Graterol, all former Blue Wahoos pitchers this season.
While in their seats, Blue Wahoos team owner Quint Studer learned the group was at the game and sent a text message to Dave St. Peter, the Twins president and chief executive officer.
St. Peter then sent a message to the Hedgepeths' phone welcoming them to Target Field and thanking them for attending on short notice.
"Chris has always been great in making sure people (from law firm) get to our games," Studer said. "When we have held events for our Early Brain Development program and done raffles, Chris always buys. He is always been very supportive.
"This is just another one of those special connections made with the Blue Wahoos and players in the big leagues. One of the great things with the Twins is that Dave St. Peter is over all the operations of the team, so we have
one main contact person. It's really neat they were able to get up there and meet Randy."
Following the game, the group was chatting with Dobnak as he was signing autographs. Dobnak then arranged to meet the group for photos and visit with them.
The Hedgepeths were invited to Dobnak's wedding Saturday, but they had a prior commitment and can't attend. They sent a wedding gift and made a contribution along with Janes to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the charity Dobnak's fiancé has been involved.
"They really developed a tight bond with Randy while he stayed at their home," Janes said. "His parents actually came down in July while he was here and spent 10 days with him at (Hedgepeths) home. So they have all become close.
"It's just such a thing to see."
Just like Dobnak's career rise.
Bill Vilona is a retired Pensacola News Journal sports columnist and current senior writer for Pensacola Blue Wahoos/Studer55. He can be reached at bvilona@bluewahoos.com.


Dr. Kris Young will be Speaking to us about her November 2108 RFE & Polio immunization trip.
Kris Young is a BBRC Club Member, Past Club President and Rotary District 6440 Assistant Governor. Kris is also a retired Doctor of Internal Medicine.
We enjoyed a great organ concert with 141 guests at the San Filippo Estate last Saturday. This included the participation of 3 Interact students who did a fine job of handing out our Rotary information to the guests and selling raffle tickets. Might seem like the grand winner was an inside job.
Thank you also for the Club members who provided on site assistance including Maria, Eric and Suzanne, plus Chrissie Mena, President of the Noon Club. Thank you all. Requests are coming in for a repeat - something to ponder.
Referencing RI President-Elect Mark Maloney's address to the Rotary world in January, he is challenging all Rotarians and Rotary clubs to innovate, to create new membership models and pathways to form new Rotary clubs, and to attract community-minded young professionals, meeting them right where they're at in life.
E-clubs, Rotaract clubs with dual membership and Satellite clubs meeting at a time and place of their choosing, frequency being 1-2x /month at the end of the workday.
The Board has reviewed this message and related information and has requested that our Bylaws be updated to include these membership options.
It is in everyone's best interest to become more knowledgeable about this challenge, this call to action and the innovative options in expanding membership.
Also be advised that Dan Naranjo has recruited 15 Interact students to join us! Great job Dan! Please take this opportunity to introduce yourself to them and welcome them. We will need to be there by 9AM on that Saturday to set up. Additionally, help is needed the prior Thursday evening at 5:30 to assemble kites at the pavilion at Citizens Park. Come out, be a part of the process, be proud of your Club and this great project. BE THERE!
If you missed the opportunity April 1st at Prairie Middle School to interact with our youth regarding polio that included our iron lung exhibit, please join us at the Barrington High School on May 14th and /or 15th. Let me know what hour or more you have available. And thanks to Steve Olker for transporting RILEE.
Dan Madigan, a BBRC member, presented his "Classification Talk," sharing his background, the Rotary legacies in his family, and emphasizing his love of family. Dan went to Northern Illinois University and graduated from John Marshall Law School, determined to be a lawyer with the support of mentors and his favorite Greeks, Plato and Socrates. The name "Madigan" was sometimes helpful in Cook County!
Jennifer Lennon invited everyone to attend the April 25, 6:30PM, Inaugural Women in Scouting recognition dinner and fund raiser. Handouts were made available and registration can be done online.
The presentation of a check for $1438 was made to Jeff Degner from the International Committee of BBRC for medical supplies that will be brought to Ecuador to support the latest efforts of plastic surgeons in addressing the needs of the identified communities.
RI Convention, June 23-27, 2018.


LinkedIn has signed an agreement to acquire Glint, an employee-engagement platform that aims to deliver insights to improve employee satisfaction, happiness, and performance. Terms were undisclosed, but CNBC is reporting that the deal was in the $400 million ballpark.
Assuming those numbers are legit, the deal represents the second-biggest acquisition in the company's history. Only Lynda, which LinkedIn paid $1.5 billion to buy in 2015, is bigger. At the time, LinkedIn was still an independent company, so Glint does represent the largest acquisition since Microsoft dropped $26.2 billion for the business networking site.
Interestingly, LinkedIn was already a Glint client, so it had some hands-on insight into the company's feature set. Other Glint clients include the likes of United, Intuit, and United Airlines. Redwood City, California-based Glint had previously raised $80 million since launching in 2013.
Indeed, Glint's offering does fit nicely into LinkedIn Talent Insights and how LinkedIn hopes to own the entire talent management process in conjunction with Microsoft's hold on business software. Most notably might be how LinkedIn helps employers manage their employment brand by providing them analytics on engagement.
Here employers can see how talent is engaging with their brand on LinkedIn. It's based on how many updates prospects have clicked on, how many times they've visited a company page, if they've followed your company, and how many jobs they've viewed. I expect Glint data to provide complimentary data from an internal perspective.
The move also highlights the fact that LinkedIn continues to push the envelope, similar to Google and Facebook in the employment space. Throwing cash around to bring in new resources is a nice touch as well, and it'll be interesting to see how all this fits into Microsoft's recent acquisition of tech talent platform Github.


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In divorce and custody battles, now it's about the dog
MIKE SEGAR
By Chris Taylor, Reuters
NEW YORK, August 12 (Reuters) - When couples split, custody is one of the hardest issues they have to resolve. And that goes for dogs and other furry family members as much as for children.
Formosa Hsu and her ex-partner Joseph, who did not have kids, spent years in mediation to decide how to split the time of their little beagle mix Pupineya, whom they had adopted when he was 3 months old.
For Joseph, a 33-year-old software engineer, the idea that he wouldn't see the dog again was the "worst feeling in the world," he remembers. Hsu, 42, a beauty consultant from Charlottesville, Virginia, says she was "devastated."
Finally they struck a deal: The dog would split his time between the two, even though they now live on opposite coasts. Six months in Virginia, six months in British Columbia.
Welcome to the tricky and highly emotional world of pet custody.
"I tell attorneys who are handling divorces, number one, ask if they have kids. Number two, ask if they have pets," says Debra Hamilton, a mediator from Armonk, New York, who successfully handled Pupineya's case. "These days pets are just as important as kids. Sometimes even more important."
In the past, the issue of pet custody almost never emerged in divorce proceedings. Now it comes up in about half of cases, Hamilton estimates. About 10 percent of divorces end up getting "rough and rocky" over dogs and cats, she says.
Indeed, 27 percent of attorneys report an increase in pet custody cases over the last five years, according to a survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The most desired animal: dogs, 88 percent of the time.
Cats were much less sought-after, with 5 percent of cases. Even iguanas, pythons, African gray parrots and giant turtles have been fought over.
Why have we become so willing to go to war over Fido or Fifi?
"I think what is happening is that a lot of people are choosing not to have children, but they are getting pets earlier than ever," says Jacqueline Newman, a Manhattan attorney who has handled multiple pet-oriented divorce squabbles. "Therefore pets become like children - and people will fight for them."
If a couple does have kids, the typical arrangement is that the dog or cat will go wherever the children go, experts say.
Money issues often follow. After all, raising a dog can be expensive - especially in high-cost urban environments.
In fact, the first year of raising a small dog will set you back an average of $2,674, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Medium-sized dogs will chew through $2,889 in their first year, and large-sized dogs $3,239.
Since not every pet owner makes the same amount of money, that can be a problem.
"I call it 'doggy support,'" Newman says. She recalls one pug, Oliver, who was "a very expensive dog." "High vet bills, special food, doggie daycare, dogwalkers. It was more than $1,000 a month," she recalls
The result: The higher-earning partner ended up forking over more than three-quarters of pet-care costs, despite having Oliver half the time.
That is also what happened with Pupineya, with Joseph handling most of the pet-care costs, including cross-country airplane jaunts. But after years of wrangling, both partners are happy to have the matter settled, so they can enjoy time with their four-legged family member.
Says Hsu: "My life was never complete until adopting the pup."
(Editing by Beth Pinsker and Leslie Adler)
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2017: Homeopathy in Australia and the work of the Aurum Project
January 21, 2018 By AP admin
In 2017, The Aurum Project had a busy and satisfying year including: collaborating with the Your Health Your Choice campaign and the Australian Homeopathy Association; the Just One Drop Film; The Moving Artwork Dress received accolades wherever it appeared; our website won an award; many successful events were run by our members; our Facebook page hit 4,ooo; we had two articles published; The Autism Support Project neared completion and is almost ready to launch; The Homeopathy Book Barn started selling books online and our Director Linlee Jordan presented a Key Note speech in Malaysia.
The Your Health Your Choice campaign
Despite the fact that 70 percent of Australians make the choice to use natural therapies and homeopathy, our government is trying to reduce access to services, products, education and accurate information.
In Australia, while consumers fight to protect their right of choice, in Switzerland the Government has granted homeopathy equal status with conventional medicine. The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has ignored good quality, evidence-based research which shows complementary medicine is effective. When practiced alongside conventional medicine, this evidence shows it improves health outcomes and cuts costs for the healthcare system.
The Aurum Project put in a lot of good work to collaborate with the Australian Homeopathic Association which created the Your Health Your Choice campaign. The aim of the campaign is to get signatures for a petition. It is asking for a Senate Inquiry to scrutinise reports written by the NHMRC. Starting with the very first report that is now the subject of a complaint to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
The Just One Drop Documentary
It was of great importance to us at the Aurum Project to host the Australian movie premiere of Just One Drop to get the ball rolling on setting up Just One drop screenings across Australia. Laurel Chiten the film maker examines Homeopathy and its history. She talks to parents and physicians who use homeopathy about their experience, and she included research and the controversy in Australia.
Hosting the Australian premiere of the Just One Drop homeopathy movie at the Dendy Opera Quays Cinema gave a boost to the community of people practicing and using homeopathy in Australia.
We have a great need to promote homeopathy in Australia because in the current climate, misinformation about homeopathy in the mainstream media is rife, so there is a need for clear communication that homeopathy works, it is used by millions of people, it is not placebo and it is generally a very safe medicine. This was all expressed so well in the Just One Drop film. We are proud to know that homeopathic medicine in Australia has been practiced throughout Australia since the 1840s.
The best definition of Homeopathy is simply that it is a form of holistic medicine. Holistic meaning treating the whole person, taking into account how they feel in themselves as well as their physical complaint. As a medicine homeopathy has been used for over 200 years to treat both acute and chronic conditions. Around the world, homeopathy is growing in popularity, different estimates say between 300-500 million patients worldwide use it:
Homeopathy is used by 6 million people in the UK
100 million people in the European Union use Homeopathy
100 million people in India depend solely on homeopathy for their medical care
We need more research
It is clear that Homeopathy is well used worldwide, and this use has been carefully documented for 200 years. This documentation is one form of research. However, the use of other forms of research in homeopathy is a relatively new field. Around the world there is an ever increasing amount of modern research methods being employed. In Australia, we have the capacity to undertake observational studies to answer questions about the clinical use of homeopathy. This research can help parents in their decision making about healthcare options. While this research is important we also see the great value in the promotion of homeopathy.
Why do we need the Aurum Project?
Homeopathy is a complex topic to research. The complexities are not insurmountable and are worthwhile overcoming. Especially since it does seem that homeopathy may help provide answers to the antibiotic crisis problem and it generally seems to be a cost effective answer to increasing health care costs. Despite all the potential, there is no government funding for homeopathy research in Australia.
One goal of the AP is to research and share the knowledge of this easy-to-use medicine. With an increasing number of parents asking for help to reduce the use of antibiotics and keep their kids happy and healthy, sharing this knowledge becomes more imperative every day.
What did the Aurum Project undertake in 2017?
The moving artwork dress At the Australian Premiere of Just One Drop, Australian Actor Zoe Naylor wore a statement outfit. It blew everybody away!
Just One Drop Premiere this was an inspiration to attend and listen to the Q & A with filmaker Laurel Chiten
Our Aurum Project website won an award – we were listed at #10 in the top 40 homeopathy websites in the world
Weekly data collection on the topic of glue ear and recurring ear infections in children. Donations are always welcome to help with this task
Applying for ethics approval for an Australian national audit study
Educational article was published in the journal Similia. Title: "An innovative method of accelerated learning: A melting pot session is collaborative and thought provoking"
Proving article was published in the journal Similia. Title: "Proving of a Morning Sickness Combination Formula"
Summarising of articles published in 2015 about the mechanism of action of homeopathy eg: 'Update on preliminary elements of a theory of ultra high dilutions' are being turned into plain English for Australian publication
Keynote speech at the 1st Malaysian International Integrative Healthcare Conference by our Director Linlee Jordan representing the Aurum Project: Case management strategies in children with special needs
Autism Support Project – this was set up by Linda Beaver from the Newtown Homeopathic Centre in conjunction with the Aurum Project and has recently moved out of pilot study stage. It will bring affordable care to ASD children and offer partially subsidised or half price treatment for children diagnosed with ASD. There are a growing number of practitioners around Australia who are Autism Support Project Recognised Providers
Case histories We published five peer reviewed case histories in our blog
Homeopathy Book Barn The books are an ever changing collection of donated second-hand, antiquarian, previously loved, and as new homeopathy books. The books are available in the Aurum Project online book shop
Members area the directory of Aurum Project members is referred to by parents and practitioners to find someone in their area, with over 100 members listed; the number of articles and videos available to members is steadily growing, the number of events listed by members is growing and the events page receives more than 350 hits a day
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Rijeka gears up for Sailor Sweet & Salt Music Festival
Time Out contributors
This weekend sees the return to Rijeka of the Sailor Sweet & Salt Festival. Started in 2018, the event is a music festival which, in acknowledgement of its industrial surroundings, also holds a scientific element and is part of the art and music programme attached to Rijeka's status as Capital of Culture in 2020.
Josipa Lisac
The 2018 edition of the festival saw one evening of DJ-led electronic music and one day of alternative rock music wow the crowds near Rijeka's waterside. This year, legendary Croatian singer Josipa Lisac will headline. Still a vivid live performer and still pushing boundaries, 45 years since the release of her classic debut solo album 'Dnevnik jedne ljubavi' (The Diary of a Love). The jazz-inflected Lisac has been one of Croatia's most cherished artists since the 1960s. Due to the popularity of this year's headliner, the event will take place on Senjsko pristanište, near the city centre.
Combining DJ-era electronic sounds and hip hop sensibilities with more traditional jazz and funk, Chui are an ever-entertaining choice of live support on the date. The band released their third studio album 'Third Sun From The Stone' in 2015 and since then have collaborated with Josipa Lisac on the single 'Tebi Putujem', with Boris Štok on the song 'Pogledaj' and with Jazz Orkestar Hrvatske Radiotelevizije on the 2017 album 'Chui Ovu Glazbu.'
Mr.Lee & IvaneSky
The only return outfit from the 2018 line-up is Mr.Lee & IvaneSky, the husband and wife duo of Let 3 band member Damir Martinović and Ivanka Mazurkijević. The couple, who released their last album 'Colors' in 2016 are responsible for curating the festival and for the inclusion of its scientific element. Last year, this took the form of a sound sculpture which Martinović constructed in conjunction with the University of Rijeka. This year, he will unveil his latest experiment, which has been dubbed the 'Sound Carburettor.'
Also appearing at the event are two bands from Rijeka, The Siids, who have an indie and electro pop/rock sound and Mrave Brojim. The event takes place on Friday 26 July. Doors open at 8pm and the fun and frivolities have an official a curfew of 3am.


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