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alex-e6
I learned a lot of my German from the rock band Rammstein, who sing in very clear, grammatically flawless if slightly archaic German. I'd like to use music to support my French learning, but most of what if can find is either hiphop (and while I like hiphop, it's mostly the lyrical prowess I admire so in French it's all lost on me) or it's music for my parents. I love Daft Punk and Air (who doesn't?) but there's not much French language to be gleaned from them. Other than Kaolin I've not found much music I want to hear sung in French.... Can anyone help out with any recommendations? Cheers Alex.
SisterLuna--
Not sure if this is to your taste - but i listen to a lot of Serge Gainsbourg! Also Françoise Hardy.. the record 'Francois Hardy Sings about love' has some simple tracks on which are easier to understand. But that might a bit twee for you! I'm a bit of a record collecting geek so i'm not sure how easy that one is to come by... Modern stuff - i listen to Francoiz Bruet.. i only have one record of hers (Vingt à Trente Mille Jours) which has some nice tracks, it's sort of moody pop. Other than that it's whatever turns up on french radio.. which is mainly junk but occasionally you hear some great north african/african music sung in french.. but i'm never quick enough to catch who they are - sorry!
I agree with SisterLuna that the chanteur/chanteuse route would be your best best for picking up proper pronunciation (Françoise Hardy is a good choice for enunciation and clarity). Some of the more contemporary stuff I like are L (Raphaële Lannadère), Jean-Louis Murat and Jeanne Balibar (sorry, not a fan of Carla Bruni). Here's the official clip for L's Jalouse (from the album Initiale): http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjd0sf
I forgot to mention a Québécoise artist I really like: Cœur de Pirate. She has a bit of a retro vibe ...très cool! This video (live performance) is for Danse et Danse from the album "Blonde": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWgE_cPvqQU
Thanks for that. I had a look. They seem good, but not exactly earworm material. Does anyone know anything less... well.. arty? Indie rock, at all? Dance pop? Grunge? I know the French do great hiphop, but it's SO out of my league for picking out any words at all, and there are fantastic bands like Air and DaftPunk who make world-conquering music but don't really have lyrics.. I just can't get friendly with the arty stuff, I need something that will stick in my head and make me sing along a thousand times. I'm not buying the idea that French speakers don't also need head-nodding, foot-tapping tunes in their own language. This stuff has got to exist. :)
Yeah, that's a tough one. I pretty much listen to electronica now (from punk and alternative), so by nature, they're not too "wordy" to begin with. (I'd also lump Air and DaftPunk in that category). I'll throw out a couple more. Lescop gets compared to Joy Division a lot, but he's a little closer to The Chameleons/Echo and the Bunnymen/Teardrop Explodes/Pink Industry fare, I think: This one's Le forêt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njpw2PVb1c0 This one's La Nuit Américaine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3roaIosqKZI Another is Stereolab. They're a British band, but the lead singer (Læticia Sadier) is French and quite a few of their songs are in French. My favorite Sterolab song, Cybele's Reverie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6dNTmfZp0U L'Enfer Des Formes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blsw1powe6M
Stereolab's still a bit arty for my taste, but Lescop is something I could hear a few times before it gets boring. :) I'm getting a bit confused though.. Don't the French have any working-class youth? Surely they can't all listen to either this kind of thing or hiphop, can they? Where are the French Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Placebo...? Or is linguistic determinism going to trump me here and just say "No, French-speaking youth do not express themselves through guitar music"?
Maybe you'd like Noir Désir? I can't recommend any of their songs as i'm not a fan.. but sounds closer to what you're looking for. Check out YouTube. I think they're infamous for the lead singer beating his actress girlfriend to death... From what i've hear on French radio, they play a lot of english music.. last night i heard the Gorillaz and Coldplay in the same show.. the french bands they play are just well, much more.. french! Also, quite a few french bands sing in english. On a totally different note - here a link to 'le petit chevalier' by nico (sorry i think you'll hate it!) - the first song i understood totally in french (without a dictionary!) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SPhkxppOjM
Okay, another one to try. Aline's album was released earlier this year. It's a bit "effervescent" for my taste (I lean towards darker), but it's worth checking out: Here's "Elle et moi" (my favorite track from the CD): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEcjZMH5xU Their website also has a few more videos: http://alinemusique.wordpress.com/ ...And on another tangent, I'm not sure who here hails from New York too, but there's going to be a fantastic concert in September at the Beacon Theatre as a tribute to Edith Piaf. On tap are Cœur de Pirate (yay!), Zaz (who totally sounds like a young Piaf), Olivia Ruiz, among others (with Charles Aznavour emceeing). http://www.beacontheatre.com/events/2013/september/francofolies.html
Oh thanks! Aline is super! It's catchy enough to stick in my head and make me remember some lyrics.. which is the point. :) I agree it's a bit effervescent, but I'm interested in the Ohrwurm effect for learning at the moment, I'll probably find my taste changes once I get a bit more language (as it did with German). Thanks again.. with Aline, Guillaume Cantillon and Kaolin, I think I now have enough to give me a bit of a bump-start. Merci beaucoup! Alex.
Pour partager. I "discovered" Stromae while in Brussels recently (you can tell he's Belgian from the moules frites comment ;) ), and I'm really enjoying his music. Here are some clips of my favorites from his latest album, Racine carrée: Tous les mêmes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHWMnHrH3s Papaoutai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKj0Z_Xnjc Formidable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xH7noaqTA
Marie-Claire-Riviere
Bonjour à tous! Here are a couple of French radio websites that broadcasts a lot of new French music. There is a lot of English music there as well but half of it would be in French. There are different channels on it and what not that you can choose on with different genres as well. http://www.nrj.fr/ http://www.rfm.fr/ I hope this helps! - Marie-Claire
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J'adore cette chanson! "Le problème avec toi" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbofPmp1WLE
Bonjour à tous! Can't help myself so here is an artist that I love: Coeur de Pirate Check it out if you get the chance. Her songs are beautiful. - Marie-Claire
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This second book in the series can be read as a stand alone, but to get the full effect and understanding of the story I do recommend reading the books in the correct order.
Having dealt with Vokkel in the last book, our team of ghost killers are confronted by a new and devious enemy in the shape of a seventeenth century muskateer and a teenage boy. As they unravel what they can about this dangerous duo they become aware an old enemy is lurking in the wings for revenge, which he hopes to gain by unleashing a huge amount of evil as per an ancient prophecy.
The narrative in this second volume is crisper and more concise giving this thriller a brisker pace than the first. We learn more about Billy's mother and the truth about her father too.
The book starts in the midst of a big show down and ends with one. I found the unravelling of clues in this thriller fascinating and could not put this book down. I look forward to reading the next one in this series of supernatural thrillers. This book is available to read for free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
Let me start by saying I didn't read the first book in this series, but the author includes some background information in this novel, so I wasn't completely lost, and feel it could also be read as a standalone.
The whole concept of an international covert organization of ghost killers intrigued me from the start – then you throw in secret vaults, old diaries, and mysterious prophecies? Yes, please. I liked how there are both 'good' and 'bad' ghosts and the way a person can be haunted for a lifetime – that definitely gives the ghost killers job security. The way the story develops is also intriguing, as George discovers connections between various hauntings and people. George is likable, but flat, and I didn't feel as if I had as good a grasp on his character as Billy or some other supporting characters. The author did a wonderful job with Calvin's character – he was equally disturbing and creepy.
The story begins and ends with exciting action sequences, but the middle is predominantly information gathering and sharing, making the pacing a little uneven for my taste. I was also overwhelmed with the sheer number of characters (there were many mentioned, even though some didn't appear in the book) and had to backtrack several times to remind myself who they were. At the beginning of the book, there are some grammar and tense errors, but the last 80% or so seemed better edited.
I'd classify The Edge of the Cemetery as more of a supernatural thriller – and if you're a fan, this is a book you'd enjoy – but with the mention of ghost killers, ghosts, and demons, I was hoping it would be heavier on the horror. But I'm probably in the minority on that preference.


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The present controversy over the need to protect the identity of indigenous people of Meghalaya against influx of outsiders, but to do so within the provisions of the law has generated heat and storm over the issue. Sadly it would appear that all involved are either looking at a half full glass of water and a half empty one. The call to bell the wild cat of influx and anti-infiltration seems to have generated a lot of hot air from different quarters. In view of the prevailing confusion, it would be best if we were to go back to the very beginning and attempt to study the problem from its origins; its legal implications and the emergence of this ipso facto lexicon (legal dictionary).
Way back in the 18th Century when India was neither a country nor a legal State, there came a law canon by the Her Majesty, Queen Victoria to safeguard, through punitive regulatory provisions, aimed at regulating transit facilities to non- hill people into the hills and the entire North Eastern Region through the Government of India Act, 1870, viz., The Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873. The Law bequeathed judicial powers on the districts authority of Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur (Garo Hills), Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Naga Hills and Cachar to frame restrictive prohibitions for the entry of only Indian Citizens or passing through such districts from going beyond such line without a pass under the hand and seal of the District Officer/officers.
However facing grave loss of revenue and non-cooperation of the natives in some districts, the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 was referred to the Amending Act, 1897. Section 4, removed the Garo hills district from the purview of the 1873 Act. This repeal exempted the Garo hills District during the partition of Bengal in 1905 into East Bengal and Assam. It is therefore to be noted that the Garo hills district no longer falls under the Eastern Bengal Provincial Jurisdiction. So the apt implication is that the State of Meghalaya which comprises of three Districts, Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills would have no locus standi to frame a law which does not cover the jurisdiction of the whole State, for the ILP under the EBF Act 1873 is applicable only in the Khasi and Jaintia hills. The State of Meghalaya attained statehood in 1972 and includes the Khasi -Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills District of Assam. The regulation therefore does not apply to the Garo Hills. It applies only to the then British areas of Khasi and Jaintia Hills District.
This development automatically attracts the expo-facto law effect (laws, enactments passed before independence but still got constitutional recognition after Independence) upon the repealing Act, 1897. Hence the legal obstacle and hurdle for formulating the INNER LINE PERMIT in its present form and in the present composition of the unbounded State of Meghalaya, is a reality and legal fact that has to be surmounted and which cannot be achieved through wishful thinking. The Regulation in its present form is applicable only in some areas of the State. It does not apply to Garo Hills nor does its applicability in the Khasi States area been determined. If extension is sought a new law has to be made.
If a new Law/Act is proposed to be made for extension of the 1873 Regulation over the whole State, it may amount to making a law relating to control and regulation of migration of population. Such a subject is covered in the Union List and the State does not have the power to make such or any law in this matter. Therefore, the Meghalaya State Legislature cannot enact such a law by itself. This is a legal position that has to be understood by one and all . It is to be reminded here that in 1979 an attempt was made by the State Government to introduce a Bill in the State Assembly for extending the 1873 Regulation 1873 over the whole State of Meghalaya but the Bill could not be considered by the House as the subject matter falls under the Union List (Parliament). Hence the legal implication/problems arising from the above legal lacunae makes the present demand for ILP in the State of Meghalaya a legal paradox.
This law exists only on paper and has never been enforced on the ground due to certain inherent defects.
This law has been effective to a great extent in preventing transfer of land from tribals to non-tribals.
iv. The Garo Hills District (Residence Toll) Regulation 1961: The Regulation provides for compulsory registration of all people assessable to Residence Toll and is therefore a very important tool for keeping track of the outside labour force and job seekers, etc., who entered into the autonomous district of Garo Hills.
V. Regulation of Trading by Non-Tribals in the Autonomous Districts:All the three Autonomous District Councils of the State are implementing their respective regulations for trading by non-tribals in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
Having considered the existing laws and regulations which have a bearing on the subject, the Committee came to the conclusion that there is no effective mechanism to regulate large scale inter-state movement of population which is a necessity, not only from the point of view of maintaining the demographic structure of the State, but also in maintaining the identity of the indigenous tribal people of the State.
However the above Acts being defunct in practice may be re examined again by providing new teeth for better implementation and proper mechanism under the backdrop of the Regulation by inserting ILP provisions in them.
The Inner Line Regulation is a pre-Constitutional law and hence, the other question that whether the Regulation can still be enforced in those areas where it is applicable after the commencement of the Constitution in view of the fundamental rights to settle and reside and move freely in any part of India under Article 19(1) the answer is in the affirmative in view of Art. 13 of the Constitution as having no retrospective effect to pre constitutional laws.
• Long Term Measures: Move the Government of India for extension of the Eastern Bengal Frontier Regulation 1873 in the District of Garo Hills whereby the due process will be time consuming since amendment to an existing law will be done through the Home Affairs Ministry and put up for discussion in the Parliament. The State of Manipur has been demanding ILP since and also passed a Resolution on the 13th July, 2012. This still awaits Parliament/ President Assent till date.
• Short Term Measures: Initiate new Legislative measures to integrate enforcement of all existing laws with the New Law within the Legislative competence of the State Legislature for effective measures to deal with influx and immigration issues. In which case any need to further strengthen the laws can be effectively done by the State Legislature.
To conclude we also need to recognize the undercurrent of demands relating to preservation of the cultural, traditional and linguistic aspects of Meghalaya. Unregulated influx is seen as the greatest danger towards a demographic imbalance which in the end shall have major negative implications on the indigenous status of the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo people. Therefore the need to is to install protective instruments that are in consonance with the law or by incorporating the sets of already existing laws to form a strongly binding regulated provision which not only provides ethnic protection but can also have salutary effects on the emerging rise of crimes in the state of Meghalaya.


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This is a relatively short stream. Almost two-third of the stream is flat rocky land. The rocks are small and easy to climb. You can hardly find any big pools in the first half of the stream. Almost the entire stream is exposed and there is no big trees and scrubs covering the stream. But once you pass the flat land and suddenly enter into a deep valley in the last stage of the stream, you will see the "real anger of the ghost."
The entrance is easy to be located. You can walk through a paved path from Tsing Lung Tau (青龍頭) at Yuen Tun Valley (圓墩村), and you will walk beneath the Tuen Mun Highway and then reach the Tai Lam Country Park. Walk beside the Sham seng Settlement Basin and the dam of it, you can find a very wide catchwater.
You may choose to walk a few step ahead and go into the stream later. You are advised to go into the stream at JK966770 where you can start going in without wetting your feet. The stream here is quite wide and on both side, you can find some flat lands on both side of the stream in dry season.
At this point, you can find the first large pool. The water is clear but not deep enough for swimming purpose. After the pool, you will walk for a long rock road leading to a big cliff.
You may feel a little bit disappointing as you walk along, for almost one-third of the journey relatively low-angled slopes or simply flat rocky roads. There is no fast running water or deep pool either. The stream turns left here suddenly and you will shocked by this ghost anger valley in front of you.
You may feel a little bit disappointing as you walk along, for almost one-third of the journey relatively low-angled slopes or simply flat rocky roads. There is no fast running water or deep pool either. The stream turns left here suddenly and you will be shocked by this ghost anger valley in front of you.
This is the critical point of the ghost. You must overcome the "anger" by relying on a rope (not totally reliable though). This is the only way. The cliff is over 50 degree and it may be slippery when water runs down. There is no big foot hole either. Remain claim and proceed slowly. Novice must not try the big wall during rainy season.
After you go over the big walk, you will hit the walking path. You are at Tsing Fai Tong (清快塘) at JK972779. Turn left to go back to the reservoir or turn right to walk along the catchwater back to Tsuen Wan. In the photo, you can see another group of hikers are having their rest and lunch below the cliff.


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Dragon Slippers (Large Print / Hardcover, Large Print)
By Jessica Day George
Many stories tell of damsels in distress, who are rescued from the clutches of fire-breathing dragons by knights in shining armor, and swept off to live happily ever after.
Unfortunately, this is not one of those stories.
True, when Creel's aunt suggests sacrificing her to the local dragon, it is with the hope that the knight will marry Creel and that everyone (aunt and family included) will benefit handsomely. Yet it's Creel who talks her way out of the dragon's clutches. And it's Creel who walks for days on end to seek her fortune in the king's city with only a bit of embroidery thread and a strange pair of slippers in her possession.
But even Creel could not have guessed the outcome of this tale. For in a country on the verge of war, Creel unknowingly possesses not just any pair of shoes, but a tool that could be used to save her kingdom...or destroy it.
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Publication Date: January 1st, 2008
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On the heels of the successfully concluded 3rdannual Destination Wedding Planners Congress (DWPC), QnA International, the organizer of the prestigious and exclusive event has begun preparations for the next edition of DWPC.
As the first step, the host country for the 4thannual DWPC has been awarded to Thailand! Amidst a plethora of exclusive destinations from across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe, Thailand's bid emerged victorious. "Thailand has been a very strong contender, the country is already very popular among travellers and leisure seekers, and is also on the radar as a coveted destination for weddings and honeymoons. Given, the country's reputation as a destination with deep-rooted cultural traditions, rich heritage and warm hospitality, we are extremely excited to get the ball rolling on the 4thedition!'' said an enthusiastic Ackash Jain, Director of QnA International.
"We are very happy and proud that Thailand has been chosen as the host country for the DWPC, 2017. The attendees will have a chance to see the country's readiness and we realise that this event is a great opportunity for us to showcase Thailand's potential for the destination weddings and honeymoons' market to the world,'' said Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)—an organization which has been a regular attendee at the DWPC for 3 consecutive years.
According to a survey conducted by QnA International, results of which were released during the 3rdannual DWPC, Thailand was revealed as the top destination of choice in Asia for destination weddings and honeymoons. This is no surprise given Thailand's cultural lure, natural beauty including scenic stretches of beaches, mountains, greenery, unique gastronomy, entertainment, and world renowned hospitality.
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The 4thannual Destination Wedding Planners Congress will take place on 02-04 May 2017, in Phuket, Thailand.


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By Ryan W. Neal @ryanWneal
Since the revelation of a secret NSA program called PRISM that monitors the data of several major Internet companies, many U.S. citizens are more concerned about how they access the Internet. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all been connected with PRISM, as well as social networks like Facebook. This has created a new demand for alternatives, especially ones that emphasize privacy and anonymity.
Perhaps the best known of these is DuckDuckGo, which describes itself as a "private search engine." DuckDuckGo says it doesn't save searches, send information to third parties or store any personal information from users. The search engine is also vocally opposed to filtering searches and Web browser tracking, and the DuckDuckGo home page is currently a link to sign the StopWatching.US petition.
DuckDuckGo launched in 2008 but took almost four years to reach 1 million searches. But since PRISM, things have quickly picked up. It only took 483 days to reach 2 million searches and just eight days after that to reach 3 million. DuckDuckGo updates its traffic daily, and it isn't surprising that the sudden spike in traffic coincides with the breaking of the PRISM story.
While it's no secret that Facebook collects and uses a lot of personal information from users, the thought that Facebook could be giving this data to the NSA has people looking for ways to socialize online with more privacy. Duvamis, a new anonymous social network, hopes to solve this issue.
"Given the latest privacy concerns brought to light by the NSA's surveillance program, a social media platform like Duvamis could prove to be a critical tool for everyday people wanting to voice their opinions without feeling like their every move is being monitored," Chris Blake, a representative of Duvamis, told Upstart Business Journal.
Duvamis launched Tuesday and said it is the first social network that can guarantee anonymity to foster free expression and self-discovery. It remains to be seen if the network turns into a home for hate speech, like the anonymous comments on YouTube videos.
DuckDuckGo and Duvamis feature advertisements, but both assure that they will not violate the anonymity of users. The ads on DuckDuckGo are served through Bing Ads and will be targeted based on the context of the search, but DuckDuckGo will not track or remember these searches. Similarly, Duvamis offers businesses a "precisely selected audience" for advertisements. It's unclear exactly what this means, but some sort of tracking must be involved.
Will you try out DuckDuckGo as an alternative to Google, Bing or Yahoo? What about using Duvamis as an anonymous social network? Let us know in the comments section.
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) launched a train service in the direction of Tashkent-Khiva.
On the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan, a new railway line with a length of more than 30 kilometers was laid from Urgench to Khiva. In Khiva, a new railway station was constructed. The project cost is US$35.9 million. The station created in Khiva can accommodate 200 passengers at the same time.
The first passengers of the train were solemnly greeted by representatives of Khorezm region khokimiyat, state and public organizations, veterans and young people.
The length of the route between Tashkent and Khiva is about 1,130 km. The train overcomes this distance in 14-16 hours.


I became taken with the beat writers when I was 16. I decided I wanted to travel around the country after high school taking a gap year before college to have crazy experiences. My parents said I could not do it that I had to go to college! Glad I did. Still I got lost in their writing starting with Kerouac and moving on to Burroughs and Ginsberg. I loved them all. I even explored the writing of the women beat writers. They were all so intertwined. They got me into journaling and sketching my thoughts during my travels which was really wonderful to do.
Ginsberg shows the beats through his lens in this amazing exhibit at the National Gallery of Art with scribbled anecdotes that give the photos real context. I'm totally fascinated.


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Toolbox Debug & diagnostics for the flespi platform.
TrackIt Open-source GPS tracking tool.
MQTT Board Playground for MQTT connections.
MQTT Tiles MQTT-based IoT dashboard visualization tool.


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Friday, Nov. 19
11 a.m. - Noon
Jeanine Celeste Pang
Sr Creative Director, Voice / Old Navy
Elizabeth Paul
Chief Strategy Officer / The Martin Agency
Topic: Martin x Old Navy "BodEquality" Campaign
Jeanine is a senior creative director at Gap Inc., leading brand voice and conceptual storytelling for Old Navy, the fastest-growing apparel brand in the US with over 47 million customers.
She has also written for various outlets, including Vogue, Refinery29, Conde Nast Traveler and The New York Times T Magazine.
A native of California, Jeanine began her career as a video journalist for CNN and went onto Vogue, then W, where she became an online writer and editor. She holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Briefly, she studied International Politics and Creative Writing at Oxford University.
She is currently working full-time in Berkeley, mainly on Zoom, with seven different beverages around her at any given time. According to co-star astrology, she is fluent in emotional mousetraps.
Elizabeth Paul is this a sponge of humanity. She's the person you want on your trivia team—equally versed in "Schitt's Creek" as she is in pop psychology and behavioral economics. As one of the youngest chief strategy officers in the industry, she's the match behind numerous brand hot streaks and award-winning campaigns. She doesn't just read about culture, she creates it.
As CSO, Elizabeth makes sure The Martin Agency embraces every chance and challenge to lean into our mission to fight invisibility. She authored the Visibility Brief, an open-source tool to check bias blind spots and illuminate insights in a way that also broadens our perspectives as marketers. The tool has been downloaded 24,000 times (from Brazil to Great Britain) — and is being uses by competitive agencies, brands and universities all over the world. Under her leadership, Martin's work has become more representative of culture for GEICO, Old Navy, OREO, DoorDash and UPS (to name a few).
Elizabeth was named AdAge's CSO of the Year in 2021, Campaign US's Strategist of the year in 2020 — and helped lead The Martin Agency to become Adweek's US Agency of the Year her first year back. She is also chair of the 4As Strategy Committee.


This section consists of 1000 veteran burial plots surrounded by family plots on three sides. It appears that the veteran records were not updated after about 1975.
Notes Govt. marker ordered Aug. 15, 1939.
Notes Govt. stone ordered 11/16/39.
Notes Govt. marker applied for July 17, 1939.
Notes Body returned from overseas; Interment: Sat., June 8, 1948.
Died Dec. 29, 1939 at Washington, DC aged 21 yrs.
Notes Govt. headstone ordered Feb. 8, 1940.
Notes Body returned from overseas; Interment: Fri., July 9, 1948.
Notes Also known as Louis Mathews. Govt. stone ordered May 26, 1939.
Died May 24, 1940 at Vet. Adm. Fac., Batavia, NY aged 51 yrs.
Notes No marker as of May 22, 1954.
Died May 18, 1940 at Rochester, NY aged 43 yrs.
Unit 13th Battery, U.S. Field Arty.
Unit Btry. A, 76th Field Arty., 3rd Div.
Notes Govt. marker ordered 8/4/39.
Name Miller, Joseph F., Jr.
Name Mills, Walter F., Jr.
Died Aug. 25, 1940 at Sunmount Veterans Hosp.
Name Morey, Walter L., Jr.
Notes Govt. stone ordered Aug. 17, 1939.
Notes Govt. marker ordered Sept. 14, 1939.
Notes Served under Muscarelli, but was interred under Muscarella.
Enlisted Aug. 17, 1906 Naval Recruiting Station, Boston, Mass.
Name Norris, Joseph F., Sr.
Notes Body returned from overseas.
Notes Govt. flat marker ordered July 25, 1939.
Died May 24, 1940 at Rochester, NY aged 51 yrs.
Notes Govt. marker ordered 11/13/39.
Name Perry, Anthony W., Jr.
Name Quinn, Bernard J., Sr.


Please Take this Quick Test Metrics & Measurement Survey!!
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Through the four months, I was able to gather input, quotes, and feedback from over 10 experts and practitioners in the field. I received an enormous outpouring of support and notes through the blog sites and LinkedIn groups. I was amazed at the amount of valuable data that was provided throughout the course of this research.
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the survey, to the experts that gave their time and quotable material, to all those who posted on my blog, to those who joined in on conversations in LinkedIn, and also to Software Test Professionals for giving me the opportunity to share the information with a very large attending group at the conference! Without you guys, none of this would have been possible!


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Career planning and research with… Facebook?
With LinkedIn clearly focusing on business networking, do other social media platforms matter in the job world at all? When it comes to popularity and intensity of usage, no other network comes even close to Facebook. While indeed most users do experience Mark Zuckerberg's service as private communication, Facebook has indeed become a vital part of research and online reputation management.
Do you use Facebook? The answer to this question definitely does not solely depend on one's personal taste any more: The platform which originally started out under the name of "Facemash" in 2003 has since then grown into a much larger entity than "just" a social network. Instagram, Whatsapp and virtual reality pioneer Oculus are part of the Facebook universe. Thanks to these acquisitions as well as the strategically designed API (Advanced Programming Interface, allowing 3rd party apps to pull data from FB), the company has become a vital part of contemporary internet infrastructure.
Registering for new online services via Facebook instead of e-mail / password combination has become a de-facto standard by now. Millions of websites integrate Facebook's sharing and comment plugins. The Instant article CMS, available to all users since April 2016, enables publishers to reach new audiences with mobile-optimized multimedia content.
Privacy: How secure is our data on Facebook?
For most companies, Facebook's popularity alone is enough reason for setting up and running a corporate Yet, who needs a private account, when the urge of posting daily food photos is really low? Generally, the platform offers finely granulated privacy options: Using a variety of switches and settings, users can fine-tune the visibility of their content – basically, the three available options are "public", "visible to friends" or "friends of friends".
Facebook's privacy settings
Diving into these settings takes time, which might not be too overly well invested at all. Personally, I do not trust any security or privacy settings I haven't designed myself. In the past, plenty of security glitches proved impressively, that the promised privacy is moving on exceptionally thin ice: Even the private marriage album of Mark Zuckerberg suddenly became publicly visible after a photo-album bug occurred a couple of years ago.
If, on the other hand, you use Facebook exactly like a public blog, solely publishing photos, videos and status updates which everyone is allowed to see, you are always on the safe side. There are much better channels for truly private conversations, like a secure chatroom or an encrypted e-mail.
Best Facebook practices for job-seekers
Even if your job application does not contain your Facebook URL, it's a safe bet that most recruiters are going to try and take a look at your profile. US college recruiting consultants advise their clients to "model" their public profile to this purpose – the same applies to job seekers.
Facebook groups are a powerful and handy tool. Whenever you need to coordinate a group of co-workers, these discussion boards (either public or private - accessible only via invitation) come in very handy. The integrated document management makes these groups a brilliant collaboration tool.
Even though Facebook is available in various languages, the non-English localizations differ greatly from the English "original": Most features, like the full-text-search, are available months earlier for users of the English language version.
Facebook profiles come with an extensive "about" section, but the timeline feed is all about users' status updates.
Conclusion: When planning a career change, one should not underestimate the power of a well-managed Facebook profile. Of course nobody wants to paint an unflattering picture of themselves in public – but a positive image beats virtual invisibility by far.
Ritchie Pettauer
Ritchie Pettauer is an independent consultant, specializing in the creating and implementation of online-marketing strategies. In addition to teaching at the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna and at several universities of applied sciences in Austria (online content management, customer experience management, web analytics), he also holds discussions and workshops on "Corporate Online Marketing and Social Media." The popular weblog, datenschmutz, has also been part of his work since 2006. View his full resume on LinkedIn.


Electricity represents 22.74% of total industrial energy use. Pulp and paper and other manufacturers are large consumers of electricity. However, everyone uses electricity to power lights, computers, control rooms, monitoring systems like SCADA and photocopiers to name just a few applications.


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TULSA – FlyingTee will install the first Tee Suite at the world-renowned Bethpage Golf Course. Tee Suite provides a unique, interactive experience in a relaxed and sophisticated lounge setting allowing guests of all ages and skill levels to enjoy an easy-to-play version of golf and games indoors. The Tee Suite will also double as a one-of-a-kind viewing opportunity for sports, concerts and other major events.
Bethpage State Park, on Long Island, New York, features five 18-hole regulation golf courses, including the famed Black Course, which will host the PGA Championship in 2019 and the Ryder Cup in 2024. Brooke says adding a Tee Suite, will greatly expand its established audience.
Tee Suite is driven by Flite, the technology arm of FlyingTee. At the three-story, 60-bay flagship location in Tulsa, FlyingTee provides the most accurate tracking for serious golfers and the ability to virtually play championship courses including Pebble Beach and Saint Andrews.
Vollbrecht said Bethpage will initially install two hitting bays that can entertain six to eight people per bay. Food and drink options will be available. Golfers can play other courses in a simulator setting or play the games found at FlyingTee such as Darts, Horse and Blackjack. Hopes are to add up to six additional bays in the future.
The Tee Suite will include a Cobra Puma Golf Shop n' Shop, allowing consumers to test and purchase the latest Cobra Golf equipment offerings and Puma Golf apparel, footwear and accessories.
"Cobra Puma Golf is all about game enjoyment, and we are excited to join FlyingTee and the prestigious Bethpage Golf Course in this exciting endeavor. Tee Suite will provide all golfers, from the seasoned players to the first timers, with the perfect environment to relax, hit some balls, try the latest and greatest products from our brands, and most importantly, have fun with friends, " said Eric Logan, Chief Operating Officer, Cobra Puma Golf.
Tee Suite will debut in the second half of 2018 at Bethpage and will be a featured upgrade in casinos, arenas, hotels and other dynamic venues around the United States in 2019.


Police in Grahamstown have launched investigations after elderly retirees were attacked at their smallholding and one of them severely assaulted.
According to police information, at a little after 5pm on Wednesday, local private security officers responded to a panic alarm and called police for backup.
"On entering the house, they found two suspects, between the ages of 18 and 26 years old, inside. The suspects were arrested," described police spokesperson, Captain Mali Govender.
"Two people, aged between 70 and 75, were in the house.
"One had been severely beaten and was taken to a local hospital. His condition is reportedly critical but stable.
"The second victim was unharmed, but severely traumatised."
Captain Govender said that at this stage, it is not known what was taken and how many suspects were involved.
"Several bags packed with items were found at the scene.
"Any person with information that could assist the SAPS in their investigations can contact their nearest police station or the crime stop number on 086010111," she appealed.
"All information is strictly confidential and the caller has a choice to remain anonymous."


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Unusual Records
Did you know:
Juan Pierre played every inning of the 2004 season for the Marlins, a feat that had never been performed in the history of MLB?
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 31 March 2005 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i did not know that! that's a pretty cool record.
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 31 March 2005 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I wonder who has the most balks (season & career)?
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 31 March 2005 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Ripken played every inning for the Orioles from 1982-1987.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 31 March 2005 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
hmm. i am not bothering to look this up, but i thought juan pierre was just the only person to do that last year.
also, i thought ripken just appeared in every game, not played every inning, but i could be wrong.
― the leglo (the leglo), Thursday, 31 March 2005 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Ripken appeared in every game from 1982 to 2981. I can see him playing every inning for 6 years, tho.
Ripken played in every inning for the first few years of his streak. I remember the end of his innings streak (~8200 innings) very well because they removed him in the late innings of an 18-3 thrashing by the Blue Jays, which was the game where the Jays hit ten home runs.
I stand corrected, Juan Pierre was the only player to do so last year (not in the history of the game). So... Unusual records?
Who was it that struck out 4 batters in one inning?
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 31 March 2005 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link
I want to say Bobby Witt, wild flamethrower for the Rangers/Angels.
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Thursday, 31 March 2005 20:10 (fourteen years ago) link
This crazy start in 1959 by Pirate Harvey Haddix against the Braves definitely is unusual. Here is a link to the box score.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/05261959.shtml
Thirty-six consecutive batters were retired by Harvey Haddix before the thirteenth inning — when it all ended on an error, an intentional walk of Hank Aaron, then a double.
Don Hoak, who was charged with the error in the thirteenth inning, said before the game, "That was a pretty good run down (pre-game discussion). If you pitch that way, you'll have a no hitter."
After the game, Lew Burdette told the media, "I called Harvey that night in the visiting clubhouse. I told him 'I realize I got what I wanted, a win, but I'd really give it up because you pitched the greatest game that's ever been pitched in the history of baseball. It was a damned shame you had to lose.' "
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 31 March 2005 20:11 (fourteen years ago) link
apparently Witt was one of them, but there have been many
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats19.shtml
Charlie Hough! Whiffing 'em on that 58mph knuckler.
Even more amazing about that Haddix loss:
Length of Game: 2:54.
Jayson Stark's "Useless Information" columns to thread.
Manny hit another grand slam tonight, which gives him 20 for his career, 2nd most all-time (one more than Eddie Murray). He's only 33 and he's three away from Lou Gehrig's record.
I think Ted Williams is fourth with 16 GS's, but otherwise I don't think anyone else is close. Nobody has seriously challenged this record in 70 years.
Manny has batted 176 times with the bases loaded in 1612 games, Murray 191 times in 3026 games played (I couldn't find the batting splits for Gehrig and Williams). I have no idea what a "normal" rate of coming to the plate with the bases loaded should be, but once every ten games certainly *seems* like a lot (although when you consider the offenses Manny has played with, maybe not).
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 02:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Regardless, that is whoa-impressive. Props to Manny. Hey, where is Robin Ventura on that list ...??
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
That is pretty impressive!
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 15:03 (fourteen years ago) link
w/r/t Manny's line-up:
Don't forget Boston's #8-9 batter Billy MuelLEEr who hit back to back grand-slams in consecutive at-bats... as a switch-hitter from both sides of the plate!
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 16:23 (fourteen years ago) link
A lesson in switch-pitching
These pitchers had a few tricks of their own for switch-hitters
By Jerome Holtzman
MLB Historian
An MLB website producer, Bill Ruhl of Miami, Florida, has asked "if there has ever been a pitcher who pitched with both arms? Kind of a switch-pitcher."
Greg Harris of the Montreal Expos, a natural right-hander, is the only pitcher in modern baseball history (since 1900) to throw with both hands in a Major League game. It was on September 28, 1995, against Cincinnati in the final week of the season when the Expos were 24 ½ games out of the lead in the National League East.
The ambidextrous Harris worked a scoreless ninth inning in a 9-7 loss. Using a special reversible six-finger glove, which had two thumbs, Harris faced four batters, two right-handed and two left-handed. He allowed one runner, on a walk.
The play-by-play follows: Pitching right handed, Harris retired the righty-hitting Reggie Sanders who swung at the first pitch and grounded to short. The next two batters were Hal Morris and Ed Taubensee, both left-handed hitters. Throwing with his left hand, Harris walked Morris on four pitches. Taubensee carried Harris to a full count and hit a nubber in front of the plate. Harris switched back to his right hand for the righty-hitting Bret Boone, who grounded to the mound for the third out.
It was the next to last big league appearance for Harris, who was with six clubs and had a 15-year career beginning in 1981. Used mostly in middle relief, he retired with a 74-90 lifetime record, 54 saves and a 3.67 earned run average. He appeared in 703 games, 605 out of the bullpen.
Talking about it last week in a telephone interview from his home in Newport Coast, California, where he operates a weekend pitching camp, Harris said he strengthened his left arm when he was a teenager. "I did a lot of wood-working," he explained. "I sawed and hammered with my left hand."
But it wasn't until he was in his sixth big league season, in 1986 with Texas, after he got his left-handed fastball into the mid-80s, that he became confident he could throw both ways against Major League competition. But there were two strikes against him: (1) the belief he would be making a mockery of the game, and (2) there was no need for him to throw left-handed because he was consistently effective right-handed.
Bobby Valentine, then the Texas manager, told Harris he would allow him to parade his wizardry in the final series of the 1986 season. The plan was scrapped because the Rangers were in first place and fighting for the division title. Harris was traded to Philadelphia, where the management was indifferent to his desire.
His next move was to Boston prior to the 1990 season. The Boston writers, eager for a good story, each year for the next five years, pleaded with the Red Sox brass to give him a chance in a Spring Training exhibition game. General Manager Dan Duquette refused to oblige. "We pay Greg to pitch right-handed," Duquette insisted.
American League president Dr. Bobby Brown, a one-time Yankee infielder who batted .349 in 17 World Series games, was aware a two-way pitcher would have a rare advantage and would neutralize and diminish the effectiveness of every batter. Unwilling to weaken his kinship with the offense, Dr. Brown prepared for the possibility by issuing a directive to his umpires:
a) The pitcher must indicate which hand he intended to use.
b) The pitcher may change arms on the next hitter but must indicate the arm to be used.
c) There will be no warmup pitches between the change of arms.
d) If an arm is injured, the pitcher may change arms and the umpire must be notified of the injury. The injured arm can not be used again in that game.
Harris' opportunity came in his last season, in 1995, when he was in his second term with Montreal. To be certain he would be ready, manager Felipe Alou alerted Harris in late August, a month before the event:
"Felipe said he wanted to see for himself how I would do and that it would be good for the game," said Harris.
According to the on the spot reports, Harris was baseball's first ambidextrous pitcher since Elon (Ice Box) Chamberlain in 1888. Chamberlain was with Louisville in the American Association, then a major league. He gave up a ninth-inning home run and lost 9-8.
It has since been established that Tony Mullane, with Baltimore in the NL, was Harris' immediate predecessor. Mullane, in 1893, worked the ninth inning and gave up three runs in a 10-2 loss to the Cubs. He also threw with both hands in 1882 when he was with Louisville. In 1884, Larry Corcoran, in a game when the Cubs were running out of pitchers, worked four middle innings, the record for longevity.
There were probably as many as a half dozen ambidextrous pitchers in the 20th Century who threw on the sidelines but never in a game. Among them were Cal McLish, a 15-year veteran who was with six clubs; Ed Head of the old Brooklyn Dodgers; Dave (Boo) Ferris of the Red Sox; Tug McGraw of the Mets, and Jeff Schwarz, who had a brief stay with the White Sox.
The ambidextrous Paul Richards, who later had a distinguished managerial career with the White Sox and Orioles, claimed that when he was in high school, in Waxahachie, Texas, he was featured in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not," after winning a doubleheader by pitching right handed to the right-handed batters and left handed to the left-handed batters.
When he was in the Minors, with Muskogee in the Western Association, Richards was confronted with the ultimate dilemma: the switch-pitcher vs. the switch-hitter.
Summoned in ninth-inning relief, Richards was ready to pitch right handed to Charlie Wilson, a switch-hitter. Wilson countered by crossing the plate and stepping into the left-handed batters' box. The amusement continued for several minutes as Wilson jumped from one side to the other.
Exasperated, Richards threw his glove on the mound and faced Wilson with both feet square on the rubber.
"I put my hands behind my back," Richards recalled, "and shouted, "I'll wait until you choose your poison."
Jerome Holtzman is the Official Historian for Major League Baseball. He is a frequent contributor to majorleaguebaseball.com.
― c('°c) (Leee), Monday, 2 October 2006 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
four years pass...
I guess this would go here: Baseball Reference has been tracking when the 200,000th game in major league history will be played, and it'll happen this Saturday. At the end of play yesterday, the total sat at 199,952. (Note they tack on: "If you recognize the National Association as a major league [and many do], the 200,000th game was played on July 4th, 2011 by the Reds and Cardinals [if you go by start times]." Was that a story last year? I don't remember it.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 22 September 2011 12:12 (seven years ago) link
As a child I had this book, which was wonderful, and filled with stories like those detailed above -
http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Book-Strange-Sports-Stories/dp/0394832876
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 September 2011 12:56 (seven years ago) link
This is pretty weird--easy to explain, but weird nonetheless.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_wertheim/09/30/prince.fielder/index.html?sct=mlb_wr_a3
― clemenza, Monday, 3 October 2011 22:34 (seven years ago) link
I was shocked to hear that the Yankees three grand slams against the Athletics this August was an MLB first.
Sure, it's tough enough to load the bases three times in one game, but not until 2011?
― san lazaro, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 01:24 (seven years ago) link
Not really a record, although I'm sure no one else has ever done it (from an HHH comments thread):
In 1970, Horace Clarke spoiled three no-hitters in the 9th in a span of less than a month! (June 4, June 19, July 2).
This in a year when Clarke managed to have 731 PA out of the lead-off spot and score 81 runs.
― clemenza, Saturday, 7 September 2013 15:44 (five years ago) link
four months pass...
Again, not a record, just unusual (from High Heat Stats):
The three pitchers with the most career regular season innings pitched over the last one hundred years of major league baseball are Phil Niekro, Nolan Ryan, and Gaylord Perry. These three combined for 73 seasons of pitching in the majors, 2,179 regular season starts, and 956 regular season Wins. They faced a combined 67,205 batters in the regular season and pitched a combined total of 16,140 regular season innings. Unfortunately, the three combined for zero World Series starts, zero World Series wins, two and one-third innings pitched in the World Series, and ten batters faced in the World Series.
― clemenza, Saturday, 18 January 2014 23:32 (five years ago) link
all the WS exp is Ryan's in '69?
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 19 January 2014 01:43 (five years ago) link
Haven't checked, but must be. Which makes it even more bizarre--nothing from 1970 on, which encompasses about 50 seasons between them.
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 January 2014 03:06 (five years ago) link
Those seasons were spent with expansions teams, 13 years in both Texas team doesn't help for the WS. Actually Ryan could be the best player to ever only play in expansion teams.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 19 January 2014 07:13 (five years ago) link
Jacoby Ellsbury: 1st player with 2 leadoff catchers' interferences in a season since Pete Rose in 1969
― mookieproof, Monday, 31 August 2015 23:41 (three years ago) link
First time since 1950 that two guys on the same team have had 35 RBI in a month (Edwin and Donaldson).
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:39 (three years ago) link
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-chasing-ridiculous-record-from-the-1800s/
The weirdness and difficulty of this is obvious.
@AndrewGruman
All 6 probable pitchers in the Brewers/Reds series are rookies. According to STATS, last time that happened in a 3-game series was 1924.
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 September 2015 17:49 (three years ago) link
I love this thread
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 September 2015 18:08 (three years ago) link
rizzo now one HBP away from the second 30 HR/30 HBP season ever
i'll bet you can guess who had the first
Bagwell?
― clemenza, Friday, 18 September 2015 21:26 (three years ago) link
Yeah, just looked him up--a lot of 15-20 seasons for HBP, 41st on the career list.
Baylor?
― Heel of Fortune (WilliamC), Friday, 18 September 2015 21:37 (three years ago) link
Kendrys Morales' three HR and triple tonight the seventh time that's ever been done. I wouldn't have guessed even that many.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 September 2015 02:56 (three years ago) link
When was last time fore this?
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 21 September 2015 03:48 (three years ago) link
And a walk!
― 1996 ball boy (Karl Malone), Monday, 21 September 2015 03:58 (three years ago) link
ryan braun, april 30, 2012
then 1975
― mookieproof, Monday, 21 September 2015 04:23 (three years ago) link
Do you have play index, mookie? I'd be interested in knowing who the other five were.
i don't, but these are the dates it gives if you want to look them up individually
Thanks, I'll try to figure it out tonight if I get ambitious. Checking high-scoring games from 1975-06-18, zeroed in on Lynn's famous game: 5 for 6, triple, 3 HR, 4 runs, 10 RBI.
Wes Westrum (C) for the NY Giants in 1950 vs. the Reds, final score 12-2
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1195006240.shtml
Interestingly it WASN'T in the Pirates-Dodgers game from the same day, where the score was 21-12 for Brooklyn
― Bouncy Castlevania (Will M.), Monday, 21 September 2015 15:26 (three years ago) link
Started looking up the 3-HR/triple guys, but couldn't find anybody for 1945-07-13--that date might be wrong.
Came across this in the Toronto Sun yesterday, so who knows how reliable it is: Marcus Stroman is the third guy ever, and first since a couple of Pirates in 1901 and 1902, to get his first three starts of the season in September and win all three. That seems kind of amazing. I know September call-ups are generally relegated to the bullpen, but you'd think there'd be at least a few in there who would have started and managed to win their first three starts.
Had some time to kill in a mall yesterday, so I bought a preseason annual off the magazine rack (Athlon's), something I haven't done in probably a decade. I've got a ton of Street & Smith and Sporting News annuals from the '70s/'80s/'90s.
The end-page has a list of "Abstruse Stuff That Never Happened Until 2015." A few, like Daniel Murphy, were well publicized, but a few that caught my eye.
-- Nolan Arenadol's 89 XBH at third was a record--don't recall hearing that
-- Evan Gattis first guy weighing at least 260 to hit 11 triples (one of those phony combination stats: probably a lot of guys weighing 259 have hit 10)
-- Pierzynski first guy to hit exactly .300 four times
-- Chris Young vs. Altuve in the playoffs: first 16-inch height differential
-- 30+ doubles first 11 seasons (Cano)
Also, first time "abstruse" has ever been used in a baseball annual.
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 February 2016 14:36 (three years ago) link
What's the record for HR in a loss? The White Sox hit seven solo home runs today and lost to the Jays, 10-8.
― clemenza, Saturday, 25 June 2016 21:32 (three years ago) link
apparently that tied the record! the Detroit Tigers had the record to themselves before today, via two separate occasions:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199505280DET
i don't know how up to date baseball almanac is, though.
― nomar, Saturday, 25 June 2016 21:51 (three years ago) link
looks like just those two (or so it would seem; i don't actually have a b-ref subscription). looking it up led me to this insane game, in which the losing team hit six and neither starter got more than one out:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197905170.shtml
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 June 2016 22:18 (three years ago) link
Thanks. They mentioned the more recent Tigers game just after I posted.
Kris Bryant's three home runs and two doubles tonight is the first time that's happened since 1913? That's so weird--much rarer than even four home runs.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 02:33 (three years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmzlnvwWEAAlLaU.jpg
(former pirates opening day starter) oliver perez just joined this list of recent relievers with two hits in a game
― mookieproof, Friday, 8 July 2016 01:37 (three years ago) link
the orioles have tied the major league record (set by themselves in 1998-99) by going 58 straight games without a triple
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 August 2016 14:57 (two years ago) link
Jays striking out 61 times in a 4-game series (22/14/14/11) must be a record.
― clemenza, Friday, 5 August 2016 20:50 (two years ago) link
AP confirms
"Houston pitchers had a major league-record 61 strikeouts in the four-game series — three more than the previous mark set by Cincinnati pitchers against San Diego in 2008. Astros pitchers also set a three-game series record with 52 against Baltimore from May 24-26."
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Friday, 5 August 2016 20:55 (two years ago) link
congrats to BCrawford, u hairy fuckin' stud, on yr 7-hit game.
The previous player to get seven hits in a game was Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rennie Stennett on Sept. 16, 1975, at the Chicago Cubs. He did it in nine innings, the only big leaguer to accomplish that feat since before 1900.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 9 August 2016 15:10 (two years ago) link
brewers just became (i'm told) the eighth team since 1940 to score in every inning (assuming they don't have to play the bottom of the ninth)
there have been 18 perfect games since 1940
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 August 2016 21:23 (two years ago) link
only eight?
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 11 August 2016 22:39 (two years ago) link
It was the eighth time since 1961 a team has scored in each inning it hit during a nine-inning game, the Elias Sports Bureau said.
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 August 2016 01:14 (two years ago) link
how bout my Brewers
― frogbs, Friday, 12 August 2016 03:43 (two years ago) link
Jays the first team since the '54 Indians to win five straight series in Yankee Stadium.
Second one today, not as interesting: Osuna first 21-year-old to reach 47 career saves.
Bad news: Donaldson removed himself from the game with a possible hand injury.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 August 2016 20:04 (two years ago) link
(Tyler) Naquin's walkoff inside-the-parker was the second in club history, with the other coming in 1916 – by Braggo Roth at Dunn Field (later named League Park).
http://tribevibe.mlblogs.com/2016/08/20/photo-gallery-cleveland-indians-win-on-second-straight-tyler-naquin-walk-off/?partnerId=as_cle_20160820_65085866&adbid=10154466211519521&adbpl=fb&adbpr=46104914520
― earlnash, Saturday, 20 August 2016 15:02 (two years ago) link
An e-mail to James points out that the Cubs had Rizzo, Szczur, Zastryzny, Baez, and Zobrist in their lineup at one point Friday night. I don't think Play Index will be of help here.
― clemenza, Sunday, 21 August 2016 18:04 (two years ago) link
Cubs need to look into a trade for Rzepczynski
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Sunday, 21 August 2016 18:29 (two years ago) link
lance zawadzki is waiting by the phone
― mookieproof, Sunday, 21 August 2016 19:41 (two years ago) link
Just noticed who sent the e-mail: one "bobzeni"!
(Rest of ILB: "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...")
Reds bullpen gave up it's record setting 93rd HR breaking the record of 92 from the 1964 KC A's!
They still got a shot at 100 with 16 games to go! I'm sure Kris Bryant has a couple more 4-5 games with 3HRs and 2x2Bs left in him against Reds pitching.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/reds-reach-dubious-records-in-9-7-10-inning-loss-to-pirates/2016/09/17/f96d465a-7c93-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb_story.html
― earlnash, Saturday, 17 September 2016 14:30 (two years ago) link
@AJCassavell
Hunter Renfroe is the first player to be intentionally walked in his first big league plate appearance since Luis Lopez in 2001.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 22 September 2016 13:56 (two years ago) link
see also: https://twitter.com/johnmanuelba/status/778995833177972736
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-most-extraordinary-team-statistic
Reds pitchers have a -1.2 WAR. No pitching staff has ever finished with a negative WAR.
teixeira hit his 409th homer last night; it was the first (regular season) walk-off homer of his career
he had been the player to hit the most homers without a walk-off -- not sure who it is now
A true 2016 record pointed out by the Jays' broadcasters: Jays the first team to have their starters lead the league in IP without a complete game.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:56 (two years ago) link
Matt Sussman, BP:
Ryan Schimpf finished the season with 20 home runs and 18 singles. Only he, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds (minimum 200 PA) can say they did that. Which means, of course, that Ryan Schimpf is not going to be a Hall of Famer.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 03:18 (two years ago) link
the 2016 indians, plus these 14 other teams, are the only clubs to make the playoffs without hitting a grand slam
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 14:53 (two years ago) link
two years pass...
I thought there was another thread for general baseball weirdness...Anyway, in nine out of eleven seasons, the "most similar by age" for Alex Gonzalez of the Jays/Cubs was the other Alex Gonzalez. For their careers, they had a similarity score of 906.
Alex Gonzalez #1 (1994-2006): 5528 PA, 137 HR, .243/.302/.391, 79 OPS+
Not sure if there was a sizable similarity bonus for their names.
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 January 2019 22:11 (six months ago) link
both played for Toronto as some point too!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 6 January 2019 22:36 (six months ago) link
I'm going to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure that I knew there were two different Alex Gonzalezes.
― omar little, Sunday, 6 January 2019 22:41 (six months ago) link
I don't know where to put this...
Posnanski was writing about Luis Tiant today. Where he and Gibson stood on July 4, 1968:
Gibson: 10-5, 1.13 ERA, 151 innings, 109 Ks, 31 walks, .180 batting average against
Tiant: 13-5, 1.11 ERA, 146 innings, 150 Ks, 43 walks, .161 batting average against
Tiant, at that point, was having a better season than what is generally considered the greatest season (or at least the equal of one of Pedro's big two) by a post-war starter.
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 April 2019 02:47 (three months ago) link
Put it in the record books—the Mariners have hit a home run in 1⃣5⃣ straight games to start the season. 💥 pic.twitter.com/tIAHp1lZNC
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 11, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:32 (three months ago) link


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Oxypoda (Sphenoma) complicata – gatunek chrząszcza z rodziny kusakowatych i podrodziny Aleocharinae.

Taksonomia
Gatunek ten opisany został w 2011 roku przez Volkera Assinga na podstawie 6 okazów. Jego epitet gatunkowy pochodzi z łaciny i oznacza fałdowany nawiązując do budowy edeagusa.

Opis
Chrząszcz o ciele długości od 4 do 4,9 mm. Głowa brązowa do ciemnobrązowej, w obrysie jajowata i nieco podłużna, bardzo gęsto punktowana i płytko mikrorzeźbiona. Trzeci człon czułków około dwa razy dłuższy niż szeroki, czwarty słabo wydłużony, piąty podobnie długi jak szeroki do słabo wydłużonego, człony od szóstego do dziesiątego coraz szersze i słabo poprzeczne, dziesiąty mniej niż 1,5 raza szerszy niż długi, a jedenasty około nieco dłuższy niż człony dziewiąty i dziesiąty razem wzięte. Przedplecze rude do rudobrązowego, około 1,3 raza tak szerokie jak długie, najszersze w tylnej połowie, punktowane i mikrorzeźbione w sposób podobny do głowy, o tylnych kątach tępo zaznaczonych. Pokrywy rude do rudobrązowych, gęsto punktowane. Odwłok ciemnobrązowy z rudymi brzegami segmentów od trzeciego do szóstego i wierzchołkiem. Odnóża i nasada czułek rude. Samce o ósmym segmencie odwłoka ostro wyciągniętym pośrodku tylnej krawędzi, wierzchołkowym płatku paramery długim i smukłym, a środkowym płatku edeagusa z boczną fałdą na brzusznym wyrostku. Samice o ósmym segmencie odwłoka z tylną krawędzią wypukłą.

Rozprzestrzenienie
Gatunek palearktyczny, znany z irańskiego ostanu Azerbejdżan Zachodni i tureckiej prowincji Erzurum.

Przypisy

Kusakowate
Chrząszcze Iranu
Chrząszcze Turcji
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Q: JQuery Cycle Prev/Next not working I want to use JQuery cycle to create a slideshow where audience can view previous or next slide by clicking on image button.
I use javascript downloaded from here:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/int2.html
Here is how my HTML looks like:

And part with the slide:

I saw other posts regarding this matter, I tried suggested there solutions; however I still can't get the slideshow to work. :-/ Because I don't know a lot about JavaScript I am more than sure I just am missing something and/or copied something wrong.
I would appreciate if someone can have a look what is going wrong here. :-)

A: You're not closing out your script with the right number of braces/parentheses:
$(document).ready(function()
{
  $('#slide').cycle({
                      fx:     'fade',
                      speed:  'fast',
                      timeout: 0,
                      next:   '#next',
                      prev:   '#prev'
                    }
                   ); //end of #slide.cycle
}); //end of doc-ready

A: Also, make sure there is not another occurrence of your next and prev ids.
Ctr+F in the developer tools "Elements" tab and search for "prev" or "next".

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Germany, which like Russia abstained at last week's UN Security Council meeting, also repeated its misgivings about the operation. And via a state newspaper, the Chinesegovernment condemned what it called "armed action against a sovereign country" and expressed its regret that "the West will not give up their jurisdiction over justice and injustice".
Even Britain, France and the US, which together have conducted the raids aimed at destroying much of Libya's air-defence capability and neutralising Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's military advantages, manoeuvred to manage diplomatic and domestic political fall-out from the still nascent operation.
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