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Movie Review: Quantum of Solace
Post author By karan
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Quantum of Solace? What kind of name is that for a Bond film? Thunderball, From Russia with Love, Goldeneye or even The World is Not Enough – these are the names that could grace cheesy airport novels, and Bond is only just a cut above the pulp thriller genre by virtue of a sense of dry humour and Bond's ingenuity. Quantum of Solace as a name is but a cut above Die Another Day.
With such a disappointing first impression, Quantum can only surpass expectation, surely? Well, let's say it depends what expectations you bring in to the cinema with you, and how much you're committed to the expectations of the Bond genre.
My first expectation was that Bond movies don't do sequels. Bond does his job, does the femme fatale, and he moves on. Quantum isn't so much a sequel of Casino Royale as it is the part after an intermission. The best way to flow into this movie would be to have just finished Royale and with it fresh in your mind walk into the cinema.
My second expectation was that Bond is a suave bastard who can charm the pants (or perhaps more appropriately panties) off the gorgeous woman at a black-tie event, and later on kick some bad guy butt while foiling the plot of a madman. Quantum doesn't do suave – Bond is a hard man who certainly doesn't look out of place in a black-tie, but there's no charm – there's no dry humour. I think there was one laugh line in the whole movie for me. And while there is the obligatory Bond girl, the bedding is almost a fait accompli.
Bond movies have a plot – and at some point Bond is put in danger. Except in Quatum, where Bond is never ensnared by the bad guys, a polar opposite to Casino Royale where I genuinely wondered whether they were intending to close out the series and character. Quantum also shortcuts exposition in favour of action, to the detriment of really developing a plot line of any significance – no interest forms for the lesser characters. Again, this would fit right in were this a post-intermission of Casino Royale, but it doesn't stand alone.
The influence of the Bourne movies is overt – there's no gadgets, the action is visceral and personal, the editing choppy and the international locations exotic and plenty. The cinematography is certainly top notch and the design aestheic prevading the film superb, including unique and beautiful location titles, but the fact remains is that this is not a Bond movie as Connery, Moore or even Brosnan would portray.
Bond should not need to fall to Bourne's action focus – Bourne is the American to Bond's quintessential Englishman, and to see the series come to this is disappointing.
This is not to take away from the performances of the cast – or at least the "good guys". Dench, Craig, Olga Kurylenko and Jeffrey Wright as a moody Felix Leiter are all excellent as usual, and Kurylenko as Camille particularly is a strong character and actor, far from your typical Bond girl. It does full credit to her to come out of this movie as a character that could fully support her own franchise.
All told, Quantum of Solace is a good film, but not a great one. Missing the key elements of what makes Bond movies authentically Bond movies, it is a strong follow-up to Casino Royale but does not stand on its own. Watch it for the action, but don't expect a Bond movie.
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Ed: Spoilers below
Without a doubt, Connery & Brosnan were the gold standard of Bond & my darkest days where during Moore's farcical portrayal of our favorite 00. So I am pre-disposed not to accept Craig as a bone fide replacement. But even in both movies, Craig is not the problem, the producers & directors are. OK. Perhaps my last comments were really a review of Casino not having seen QoS. Now I have seen it and there are so many problems with it I do not know where to begin. All the chases are herky, jerky, shaky staccato film clips. You can never really see what is going on. This is contrary to the traditional Bond flick replete with detail. And if Craig is gritty, moody, mean & vindictive one can still see a path by which he becomes a cooler if not a cold, uber-professional agent with a dry, sardonic sense of humor. This Bond clearly appeals to a feminine perspective that escapes me. I understood him not becoming 'involved' with the other women in the 2 flicks as having high standards and was at least relieved to see his response to Fields as, what we would term a normal orientation! (The women seem to love that Bond does NOT 'hook up' with the main girl in either film and broods ceaselessly like a forlorn Hamlet for his unrequited lover from Casino). Even the opening chase, usually one of the best, is almost visually incomprehensible. Car chase, rooftop chase, sewer chase, apartment knife fight chase, boat chase, plane chase, Chase-Morgan, certainly they all were purloined from the Bourne genre but somehow Bourne's were more believable.
The opening graphics were not as bad as I feared, but were definitely not 007 quality. Far too much of Craig shooting his Walther PPK .380; (don't make me go into why that is a problem). We have grown accustomed to the sultry, sexual/sensual and awesome graphical intro to the Bond films. This one was not of the same caliber. Ditto on the theme song. It was not a good as past songs but I was fearing worse and it was actually passable relating somewhat to the general theme of the film. The barrel scene was placed at the end of the film. I prefer the beginning but in either case it should be presented with high quality graphics and punctuated with 007 theme song riffs. It was not.
Lots of chases. Most are barely watchable. I actually liked the reference to the traditional 13th century Italian Palio horse race in which the riders can use their longer wooden canes to encourage their steeds or discourage their opponents; and the actual event was supposed to be occurring outside of the chase area.
The knife fight was lame. How did the baddie die anyhow? Please tell me not with the little pair of cuticle scissors Bond had. And if the death blow was to the only wounded area shown, the left jugular, where did all the blood go as Bond let him 'bleed out'. Not to worry the details because we are soon introduced to THE BOND GIRL. Well, a little anti-climatic because she is not quite as attractive as we are used to although she has very pretty lips. The rest of her seems strangely disproportionate for some reason. It's also strange that she would return to the baddie who just tried to have her whacked. That has little probability for success for someone who we later learn is "Bolivian Secret Service". Oh well, not to worry, we are off on another chase, this time with boats. It is perhaps the best done but for the last scene in which the grappling hook is somehow thrown onto the rubber speed boat and flips it from the front of Bond's boat over the top to the rear…… can't quite figure the physics out on that one. Not to worry, we've docked and Bond mysteriously hands the unconscious maiden who he has just rescued over to a dock attendant…what?
Well were off to track this baddie and somehow reconnected with the GIRL in Bolivia where we eventually learn that the baddie, Mr. Greene of the evil Greene corporation in conjunction with the even eviler Quantum Criminal Consortium LLC has concocted a plot wreaking with the venom of true corporate greed, evil capitalism and nefarious financier-ship; to wit, steal all the fresh water in where? Why Bolivia of course and sell it back to them Bolivians at double the price! MUAHHAHAHAHAHA (evil laugh). We learn at a big party that times are tough in Bolivia because it is costing a weeks wages for an average Bolivian to buy a gallon of clean water! As I remember, the average Bolivian earns about $0.25 per day making the water cost about $1.75 a gallon; pretty much on par with market values in Cleveland. Perhaps this is not the best country for our get richer quicker scheme.
No matter, we are off to the evil opera where the evil baddies are meeting to plan, well, evil. This is where we juxtapose a modernistic version of the Tosca operatic bloodshed whilst Bond dabbles in the real thing dispatching the body guards of the evil biggies who, now discovered & uncovered, are making a hasty retreat for the exits faster than attendees at an Al Gore speech.
No matter, while in Bolivia we are matroned by the closest thing to a real Bond girl, agent Fields. Unfortunately we never really figure out what is beneath that trenchcoat although it appears that Bond does. Also unfortunately for Fields and us, she is quickly eliminated by the baddies in what can only be termed as a 'crude' theft of the Goldfinger modus operandi. I would have expected more of a mess but why waste camera time on the slickened Fields when you can spend it on bathroom scenes with….who else….M of course. Perhaps the most difficult what seemed to be15 minutes of the film (as if minutes were hours Mr. Spock) was watching M in her bathrobe apply & remove cold creme. The threat itself would have sent Mr. Greene permanently into pro bono philanthropy. Not finished with us yet, M draws her bath and the tension in the theater built noticeably as we all began to fear that we would be greeted with an au natural scene of her slipping out of the robe into the tub. Fortunately we were spared that experience (wait for the unedited version coming to DVD soon!). However, it just calls into question what fob with a mommy complex of some sort is calling the shots in these films.
M continues to demonstrate why she should not be "M" vacillating from suspecting Bond to needing him back in 00 some 4-5 times during the movie. We did get a glimpse into the possible personality of M's hubby when he meekly announced, "the calls for you dear on your private line". Whatever.
M may welcome Bond back with open arms or have him captured or killed, no matter, the BOND GIRL is rescuing Bond in her getaway car, a 1964 VW Beetle. I guess the Bolivian Secret Service does not get to roll like the 00's in MI6. At least it was a 40HP!
No matter. We are now off to a hotel in the middle of a high plains Bolivian desert. Time to charter a plane…no, not the little Beachcraft Bonanza that would actually be faster and more maneuverable. Choose the DC-3 with a load of cargo on board. Watch out though, you'll get shot down by the Bolvian Air Force in a single engine Marchetti SIA1 (which I have been corrected on and is a fast little number) I guess the BAF doesn't get to roll like the 00's at MI6 either.
No matter because they are both jumping out of that crate with the only parachute. Somehow everything turns out ok after wrestling for 10,000 feet with the BOND GIRL & parachute falling at 120 MPH because the chute opens 20 feet off of our LZ, a nice big soft slab of granite. BTW, the BOND GIRL walks for miles on granite stones in her bare feat…she's a hearty lass.
It's off the hotel to find the baddies. The hotel, located in the high plains desert of Bolivia, is called the Plaza del Sol. It is completely self-sufficient and powered by…solar….no you idiot, hydrogen fuel cells. In fact, each room appears to have its own hydrogen fuel cell and its accompanying hydrogen supply tank. The maids must make your bed and refill your hydrogen tank when they replace the shampoo in the bath, I guess. Naturally the hotel, located in the high plains Bolivian desert is made substantially of steel & stone. Unfortunately, the steel & stone in Bolivia is not quite as durable as the steel & stone you and I have grown to love as we discover when Bond causes a baddie car to crash through a wall igniting a hydrogen tank. The rest of the hydrogen tanks ignite sequentially. Darn it, I hate when that happens, you just can't get good hydrogen tanks anymore. Again, unfortunately, the Bolivian steel & stone burns more like paper mache. Bond battles the Greene baddie but aborts to rescue the BOND GIRL who is caught up in her own subplot vendetta too trite to be explained here. Mr. Greene escapes into the desert only to meet a cryptic fate induced by other unknown baddies and Bond's 10W-40 payback for the treatment of luscious Agent Fields.
You would be better off waiting for this to hit DVD. At least then you can slo-mo or replay the chase scenes making sense of them, spend more time with the slick Agent Fields and most importantly, FFW or skip over M's bathroom escapades. You have been warned.
karansays:
Err, thanks for your comprehensive review there, S…
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Timescape in action at the recent concert at Fermaten in Herning. A great concert with lots of good music, lasers, video projections and much more...See the pictures here.
The new ambient CD from Timescape - Great Barrier Reef - is now avable on itunes, Spotify and so on!


Remember the SAP Enterprise Support benchmarking program? SAP has reincarnated the program and wants the Enterprise Support Advisory Council to communicate the value of its offering.
SAP is still attempting to prove to its customer base that its costlier Enterprise Support is worth the money.
Customers can access best practices from these projects through the SAP support portal (which requires a username and password for the SAP Services Marketplace). Lessons learned and customer references will also be communicated through local user groups. Analysts have said there will be social media components to the initiative as well.
"Customers don't lie to customers," said SAP's Norbert Nowak, who is heading up the charge for SAP.
SAP's rollout of its richer, but costlier, support and maintenance offering has been surrounded by controversy. In 2008, SAP ditched its lower-cost support offering, at 17% of net licensing fees, and announced that all customers would be moved to Enterprise Support at 22% of net licensing fees. After an outcry from its customers, SAP worked with SUGEN to start a benchmarking program. Enterprise Support costs would increase on a graduated timeline only if certain KPIs were met to the satisfaction of a designated group of customers using the new support offering.
In January, SAP reinstated its tiered maintenance and support offering. Former CEO Leo Apotheker said it would end the SUGEN benchmarking program now that customers had a choice.
Since then, SAP has continued to work with groups of customers worldwide, gleaning Enterprise Support-related best practices and case studies now available online through the SAP support portal.
SAP still won't tie Enterprise Support cost increases to findings from the Advisory Council. Customers found it too difficult to track all of the KPIs laid out, so SAP couldn't get sufficient data on which to base cost increases.
For example, Burton, a Burlington, Vt.-based snowboard and gear manufacturer, was an original member of the Benchmarking program and is now a member of the Customer Advisory Council. Kevin Ubert, Burton's CIO, said it felt as if SAP was sending Burton 100-plus page documents related to the benchmarking program every couple of days.
Given the realities of staffing and other project demands, Burton has focused on one or two projects at a time and leveraged SAP for help with improvements.
At Burton, "strengthening the foundation," taking advantage of the software it has already implemented, is a key initiative. That includes ERP 5.0, AFS, NetWeaver 7.0 (BW and Enterprise Portal), CRM 5.0 and Solution Manager 7.0. But with IT staffing down 25% in the last two years, it hasn't been easy. Being a part of the Advisory Council has helped Ubert to improve some key business areas. One project even led to "a hug and a kiss on the cheek" from a business user, he said.
"It's actually provided some valuable guidance that's helped us cut through all the stuff that's out there," Ubert said.
Enacting some of the changes helped Burton cut the available to promise transaction from two hours to 20 minutes. It also reduced the CPU and power utilization rate by 12%. It reduced the database size from 1.2 terabytes to 900 gigabytes by finding tables where the data could be archived or deleted.
SAP meets with each region's advisory council locally. So far, it has had six face-to-face meetings with the councils -- in Newtown Square, Orlando, Walldorf, Mexico City, and in Tokyo. Additional feedback sessions are scheduled again this year in Walldorf, as well as Brazil and Australia.
ASUG's CEO Bridgette Chambers is heading up the North American group, which has 14 members. Here, the key support priorities are improved system and business performance, improved user efficiency, and reduction in time to issue resolution. That's based on ASUG's annual user survey, Chambers said.
The Customer Advisory Council represents a good step in helping customers get better value from Enterprise Support by reducing the total cost of ownership of their systems, analysts say. There is no doubt that customers' support issues can be extremely complex and extremely pervasive, and the options for dealing with them are not as simple as everyone would like, said Joshua Greenbaum, principal at Enterprise Applications Consulting.
Continuing to work with individual customers to identify where Enterprise Support is working and where it could work better is a good starting point for what is the ultimate goal of helping customers lower TCO.
"It's a long process of engaging the customers and opening up on the vendor side," Greenbaum said.
For one, SAP's vision relies on a strong installation of Solution Manager. Most customers have implemented only the bare minimum of Solution Manager functionality to download support patches from SAP.
Burton hadn't implemented Solution Manager before becoming a part of the original SAP KPI program, and it was a significant time investment up front, Ubert said. But it was easier to implement and set up than anticipated – requiring about 1½ full-time equivalents for about two and a half months.
In turn, SAP has been touting many "benefits-focused" programs lately – including its Value Engineering program. It faces a challenge in keeping from confusing customers and needs to tie them all together.
"Seems like SAP has a lot of great offerings, but they're not that well integrated," said Forrester Research principal analyst Liz Herbert.
In all, there's a growing recognition that SAP and every one of its big competitors have to make a case for what the value is of the maintenance income they're taking from the customers, Greenbaum said.


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Don Pèdre, roi de Castille ist eine Tragödie in fünf Aufzügen von Voltaire. Don oder zunächst Dom Pèdre, 1761 begonnen und 1774 fertiggestellt, wurde aufgrund etlicher Schwachpunkte von der Comédie-Française abgelehnt und unaufgeführt 1775 in Buchform veröffentlicht.

Handlung
Die Handlung spielt am Hof von Kastilien. Don Pèdre (Peter I. (Kastilien)) rivalisiert mit seinem Halbbruder Transtamare (Heinrich II. (Kastilien)) um die Krone und die Hand der Prinzessin Léonore de la Cerda. Der besser vernetzte und von der Kirche unterstützte Transtamare besiegt Don Pèdre mit der Hilfe französischer Truppen unter der Führung Du Guesclins. Transtamare ermordet eigenhändig seinen in französische Gefangenschaft geratenen Halbbruder Pèdre und eignet sich dessen Reich an. Léonore wählt den Freitod, um der Ehe mit Transtamare zu entgehen.

Literarische Vorlage und biografische Bezüge
Voltaire bearbeitete den Stoff aus der spanischen Geschichte bereits 1761. Im Rahmen der Kampagne Écrasez l'infâme nahm Voltaire den Stoff 1774, in der Absicht den unheilvollen Einfluss der Kirche darzustellen, wieder auf.

Aufführungen und zeitgenössische Rezeption
Die Tragödie wurde von der Comédie-Française nicht angenommen und blieb unaufgeführt. Bei der Ablehnung war weniger die kirchenkritische Intention als vielmehr die psychologisch unvollkommene und widersprüchliche Charakterisierung der Figuren ausschlaggebend. Don Pèdre kommt nach Theodore Bestermann ein sehr niedriger Rang im Gesamtwerk Voltaires zu.

Drucklegung
Voltaire entschloss sich in seiner Resignation zu einer rein literarischen Veröffentlichung und reihte das Stück in einen Band mit kleineren Prosaarbeiten und Verserzählungen ein. Bereits am 16. Januar 1775 kündigte er Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental brieflich drei oder vier kleine Kinder, den Don Pèdre mit den Beigaben, an.

Beigaben
Der Tragödie stellte Voltaire einen Widmungsbrief an Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert und eine vierzehnseitigen historischen und kritischen Diskurs über die Tragödie Don Pèdre voran. Dem Stück folgten vier kürzere bereits an anderer Stelle veröffentlichte Texte: die Éloge historique de la raison, De L'encyclopédie, der Dialoque de Pégase et du vieillard und La Tactique.

Erste Ausgaben
 Don Pedre, roi de Castille, tragédie. Et autres pieces , ohne Impressum, 8°, (2), XVI, 139 S.
 Don Pedre, roi de Castille, tragédie. Et autres pieces , ohne Impressum (vermutlich Paris), 8° (2), XVI, 148 S.
 Don Pedre, Roi de Castille: tragédie. Nouvelle edition, purgee des fautes, qui se trouvent dans les precedentes, Lausanne, Grasset, 1775, 8°, 88 S.
 Don Pedre, Roi de Castille: tragédie. Nouvelle edition, purgee des fautes, qui se trouvent dans les precedentes, Londres, 1775, 8°, 78 S.
 Don Pedre, Roi de Castille, tragédie par M. de Voltaire, ohne Impressum (Rouen), 1776, 8°, 66 S. (Ausgabe ohne Begleittexte)

Literatur
 Theodore Besterman: Exil (1773–1775), in: Voltaire, Winkler, München, 1971, S. 443.
 Valérie André: Don Pèdre, in: Dictionnaire Voltaire, Hachette Livre, 1994, S. 137.
 Siegfried Detemple: Don Pedro, in: Voltaire: Die Werke. Katalog zum 300. Geburtstag. Reichert, Wiesbaden 1994, S. 237 ff.

Weblinks
 Literatur zu Don Pèdre, roi de Castille auf der Seite der Société des Etudes Voltairiennes

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Exclusive: Top pundit shares intriguing Gylfi Sigurddson-Everton verdict
Russell Edge speaking to Michael Brown
29th December 2020 at 8:00am
Gylfi Sigurdsson's winner against Sheffield United was emblematic of how far both he and Everton have come since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti.
So says Michael Brown, a Sheffield United player from 2000 to 2004, in exclusive conversation with Football Insider correspondent Dylan Childs.
Everton beat a defiant Chris Wilder side 1-0, with the Icelandic number 10 getting 90 minutes for the third match on the bounce, as well as the decisive goal ten minutes from time.
Having missed only three matches in Everton's 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns combined, Sigurdsson had seen his playing time decrease this season – he started just three of Everton's opening ten matches.
But injuries to Fabian Delph, Allan, James Rodriguez and Richarlison in recent weeks have opened the window of opportunity just wide enough for the 31-year-old to slip through.
Brown has been impressed, commenting on Sigurdsson's natural attributes as well as his role within a flourishing Everton team.
He told Football Insider: "He [Sigurdsson] said he got a tap-in… But he took his touch and made a reverse pass into the corner. It was brilliant."
"He's got the confidence, Anceltotti's come in and continued that, but they've improved the squad massively.
"With better players around him, getting better results, he's always going to look better straight away.
"It's funny that he said he was supposed to drop back and do a little bit more of the defensive role, but he spots a chance, comes forward and gets the goal.
"He's got a real spray of pass, he's got a good role. Now, the middle of the park looks so much stronger."
This is Sigurdsson's tenth season in the Premier League, his fourth with Everton after a stretch at Tottenham sandwiched between two spells with Swansea City.
An Iceland legend, he was part of the side which dumped England out of the European Championship in 2016.
In other news, an Everton defender is all but guaranteed to leave Goodison Park in the January window.
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Dr. Joel Overall, assistant professor of English, had a book review published on KBJournal.com. The review explores the book by Bryan Crable entitled "Ralph Ellison and Kenneth Burke: At the Roots of the Racial Divide." The Kenneth Burke Society sponsors KBJournal.com. Co-writers of the review included Tyler Branson, Sharon A. Harris, Tom Jesse from Texas Christian University. Click here to read the review.


The FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski unveils new initiatives to empower small businesses with online security tools. The FCC convened a Cyber-Security Roundtable with public, private and non-profit leaders. The Fact Sheet is here [PDF]. The 10 Tips for Cyber-Security for SMB are here. Makes for good newsletter content to pass along to your customer base and prospects.


Did you know that there is a disease whose main characteristic is extreme fatigue that persists for months? It is called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an illness that to this day remains elusive.
Chronic fatigue syndrome should not be confused with long-term fatigue, which normally lasts about one month. In the case of CFS, fatigue is present for a minimum of six months and is accompanied by other symptoms, such as joint and muscle pain. CFS is more common in women between the ages of 25 and 40, with disease onset often being abrupt. Those affected by CFS experience constant exhaustion, frustration and feelings of being trapped, which undermine their ability to carry out their regular activities. Yet, unlike people suffering from depression who fail to experience joy, CFS patients still enjoy life, but simply get exhausted quickly.
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There is no specific treatment for CFS, but research has shown that an approach involving changes in certain lifestyle habits, such as avoiding overwork and stress, getting enough sleep, starting an aerobic exercise program, may be effective. Many health professionals believe that avoiding caffeine, sugar and alcohol might also be beneficial. Other options such as massage therapy and stress management are also thought to improve a person's well- being.
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Aaron Boone was talking Wednesday afternoon about Luis Severino continuing to cement himself as an ace. At this point, the status should be without question.
No matter the opponent, Severino keeps dealing. He stifled the Astros once again Wednesday night in the Bronx, striking out 11 in seven innings in helping the Yankees win, 5-3, and take the rubber game of the series. Severino, who allowed two runs on four hits and a walk, is tied for the American League lead with eight wins and has a 2.31 ERA through 12 starts. The Yankees (35-17) are 11-1 when Severino starts. He was dominant with his slider all night, with eight of his strikeouts coming with the slider in the high 80s and looked unhittable through three innings with seven strikeouts before Jose Altuve singled with two outs in the fourth.
"He is a guy that obviously we feel great on the day he's pitching and handing him the ball," Boone said before the game. "Part of that is because we feel like he has a chance to really get us deep into the game. When you're going through a tough stretch of games, lot of games, whatever we're in, 14 games in 13 days, these are the days you do look to your ace to try and carry the load and get you deep into the game because not only because he's really good and gives you a chance to win that night's game, but also when your ace can preserve the bullpen a little bit, those things kind of add up in the days ahead."
Severino, who threw a shutout in Houston on May 2, out-dueled Dallas Keuchel, whom the Yanks have now beaten three straight times, including Game 5 of last year's ALCS. Keuchel was tagged for four runs in five-plus innings and fell to 3-7 overall this season.
The Yankees might have had a big inning in the first if not for Jake Marisnick robbing Giancarlo Stanton of a hit with a diving grab in center field. Stanton made the first out of the inning with a sacrifice fly.
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Gary Sanchez singled through the shift between first and second base to drive in two runs and give the Yanks a 3-2 lead after Max Stassi had hit a two-run homer in the top half of the inning.
Severino, who has allowed two or fewer runs in nine of his 12 starts and tied a season-high with his 11 strikeouts.
9. Severino is undefeated in his last nine starts and has a 1.95 ERA over that stretch.
Aaron Hicks, who led off the first with a walk and scored on Stanton's sac fly and drove in Austin Romine in the sixth with a double.
Tyler Austin walked away with a golden sombrero, going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
Thursday, May 31 at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.


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Humans today inhabit a multidimensional, seamless, borderless world, where millions of individual trajectories and paths criss-cross inadvertently. And in turn give rise to a ripple effect of sorts. The complexity of these interactions has been further compounded by the integration of technology into the very fabric of living. The way we think, the way we eat, we breathe, and love are intertwined inextricably with the rest of our fellow beings and machines. We no longer are, and cannot be, alone!!
Our problems too, whether individual or those of the society as a whole, are linked in unimaginable ways and seem to have no clear beginnings or ends with no easy unidimensional solutions in sight. In a world like this hence, the need to transform the way we look at problems and the way we ferret out solutions, has become an urgent necessity and an inescapable fact.
What comes to the rescue perhaps is a new way of thinking which could be applicable to all spheres and domains of human existence. Design Thinking seems to hold novel answers to humungous world problems.
Design in itself is a very profound concept and is at the core of things living and non-living, deeply embedded in the conception of life itself. The forces of nature are continually engaged in the genesis of that perfect design which will transcend the vicissitudes and perpetuate itself through eons of generations.
Design Thinking is bringing the elements of design into every aspect of human life in ways that bring about a transformation in the manner we think about the problems that face us, be they in business, education, health, or even lifestyle. It is a "solution based" approach to problems rather than a "problem" based approach, where the human element of desirability, technological element of feasibility and the business element of viability interact and generate innovation at their intersection, in an iterative manner.
One of the reasons why the traditional analytical methods of solving problems do not produce the desired outcome is due to the linear way of finding a solution to the problem, with the problem at one end and the solution at the other.
The nature of today's problems demand a radically different way of collaborating which bring together deep empathy for humans and their unique sets of needs, creative thinking and critical thinking, into solving problems; The method used is one of iteration, where each set of answers serve as the input for the next level of problem defining and solving. It also forces our minds to be open and to think out-of-the-box.
The paradigm shift is from looking at solutions through the traditional logical lens to looking at the same parameters through the lens of creativity. At all times the solutions are driven by defining user needs.
The end result is innovation, which is a new idea. Several such new ideas juxtaposed together produce patterns, which after analysis and synthesis, pave the way to build a new prototype of either a product, service or a process. This again needs to be tested. Once tested and put through several feedback loops, called iteration this can serve as a new way to address a problem more efficiently or produce a more effective device or a process.
The method allows to uncover latent needs, unmet and unarticulated needs, desires and behaviours of users; these are then applied to make new products, processes, devices and strategies resulting in a better and seamless user experience.
Some of the tools used by companies to evaluate different components of this design process is The Forrester Innovation Heat Index, a model used to evaluate multiple ideas that are generated from various sources which finally lead to innovation. Philips uses The Experience Flow which keeps in focus the practical and emotional needs of the end-users, to drive innovation.
The method of Design Thinking has played an important role in transforming organisations by engendering the "design mind-set" in employees who are trained in the principles and methodologies of applying design to address issues and solve them.
To be completely effective it is not enough for only a handful of employees to incorporate Design thinking culture. It needs to necessarily percolate from the top level management and is implemented at all levels.
Apple and Google are companies which have adopted the culture of design thinking to their advantage; in fact employees at Google get 20% of their time to think through problems at hand and design solutions.
Procter and Gamble has made a disposable mop called Swiffer applying techniques of design thinking, which obviates the need to clean the mop and which can be thrown after use. This strategy was born after assessing the existing products and issues that the users had with them.
Walmart has used this process of innovation to harness renewable sources of energy and overtake companies like Ikea and Apple.
The team at Philips has taken a few steps ahead and has embarked on linking together groups of innovations, generating ecosystems, for more wholesome and interconnected experiences like smart homes where kitchen gadgets, air conditioners , TV can communicate with each other and adjust to individual needs of temperature, weather, day and night times. Or in smart healthcare where critical radiological data can be shared by clinicians across the world which facilitates easy and faster diagnosis.
Within their organisation they have moved from mere Design Thinking to design doing, where it is not enough to have just multidisciplinary teams. They also adopt a technique called Rapid Co-creation where solutions are rapidly found and implemented in different business aspects. This has positively affected the daily functioning of teams.
Infosys, has embraced Design Thinking in a big way and has initiated a "Digital Culture" in organisations. It has conducted about 30 client workshops on Design Thinking to educate the employees and the customers about how beneficial it is to have a "customer- obsessed" approach, providing a clear competitive edge to Infosys. So far it has trained 36000 employees including 500 senior level executives and plans to rope in a total of 1, 70,000. Employees are taught how to look for, and at, customer issues and to use the principles of design to innovate and find the right solutions. Metlife, on the other hand, has created its own innovation lab.
IDEO is one of the pioneering design companies which has propagated Design Thinking for business solutions and works with organisations to bring about a shift in their work culture by imbibing its methodologies.
All said and done there are various factors that could impede application of this new mode, thereby negating innovation. These range from not having an open mind to change, out of fear, not allowing room for failure, to an inability to motivate and gear the entire workforce to work on the same platform. Most importantly it is impossible to keep pace with changes in user preferences which are quite volatile. Design thinking also cannot optimise or streamline any processes.
Like all things which hold great promise and all things which promise good things and deliver them as long as they adhere to their core principles, there is a real danger when creativity which drives design thinking, is applied automatically as a series of standardised steps. This then essentially rules out the possibility of design thinking.
To conclude, I quote a clich of Change is constant, and the elements that make up our world are in a constant state of flux. Rather than have humans becoming adept at adapting to technology it would be wiser to have technology adapt to humans. It is for us now to delve deep into and access that space where innovation is generated and from where solutions to a more productive and a peaceful world can emerge.
Here's wishing joy, peace and health to all!


AIM: To determine the availability of donor hearts for children of different blood group and weight needing urgent heart transplantation. METHODS: Data maintained by the Australia and New Zealand Organ Donor Registry 1989-2004 were analysed to determine the frequency of donation. Probabilities of suitable donor availability within 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 90 and 180 days were estimated using a Poisson model with the assumptions that traditional ABO blood compatibilities applied, suitable donors were 0.8-4.0 times the recipient's body weight (BW) and suitable adult donors were aged <40 years. RESULTS: Probabilities of suitable donor availability increase with passage of time from 10 to 180 days and decrease with competition from other needful recipients. Maximum suitable donor availability occurs for children of all blood groups at body weight 20 kg. The probabilities of a donor heart arising within 40 days (maximum safe duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support locally available for young children) for this recipient body weight according to blood group is 0.89, 0.85, 0.73, 0.67 (AB, A, B, O). Probabilities for recipients of BW 3 kg and 60 kg respectively are 0.16, 0.14, 0.10, 0.09 (AB, A, B, O) and 0.66, 0.61, 0.47, 0.42 (AB, A, B, O). CONCLUSION: Expectation of suitable heart donation arising within 40 days for needful recipients in Australia is low for infants (probability <0.3), moderate for small children (probability 0.5-0.9) and modest for large children (probability 0.4-0.7), with variation at all body weights according to blood group and waiting time.


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Many students start their compositions repeatedly in the same way. The weather. A flashback. I usually encourage my students to start descriptively. Get into the setting immediately for example. Where is your character? What are they doing?
Below is a composition about An act of honesty. The introduction illustrates what I mean about starting immediately in the setting and introduction of the two characters. Though briefly done, my student has also given some depth to the siblings.
The shiny, square object was lying on the ground a few meters ahead of us. What's that? I wondered to myself. My younger sister, Hazel, had seen it too. Gripping my arm she said, "Is that a wallet?" We strode faster to the object and sure enough, it was a wallet.
I looked around, hoping to find its owner, rushing towards us, but the street was deserted as it usually was every afternoon around 2pm. Hazel and I walked along the same street every day after school on our way home. It was always a quiet walk, both of us lost in our own thoughts of school, except for today.
"Should we pick it up?" Hazel asked.
I nodded my head and took hold of the shiny, black wallet. It seemed to be bursting at the seams. Opening it carefully, I intended to search for the name of the owner. However, what I saw made my eyes widen in disbelief. The wallet was full of money. There must have been thousands of dollars inside, packed tightly together. I could hear Hazel take in a sharp breath when she saw all that money.
Looking around me once again and seeing no one in sight, I contemplated what I should do next. Visions of me spending all that money at the bookstore and toyshop flashed before my eyes. I would be the most popular boy in school if I came to class with the newest smart phone. I could even buy the Playstation I had been dreaming about for years! I doubted that the owner of the wallet would miss the money. After all, the wallet must belong to a very rich person. I, on the hand, came from a poor family and my parents struggled to make ends meet, even working two jobs.
I deserve the money, I told myself, the police station was too far away in any case and no one was around to claim the wallet. With that thought, I put the wallet in my pocket.
I defended myself and tried to convince her that the money would be useful to our family but she was having none of that.
Hanging my head in shame, I knew that Hazel was right. Mother would be very disappointed if she ever found out. I knew that I had to do the right thing. Taking my sister's hand, we walked together to the nearest police station to give the wallet. Just as we entered the police station, I noticed an elderly lady wringing her hands and crying woefully. A policewoman was trying to comfort her.
Her face lit up in an instant. She hugged me in gratitude and then explained to me that her husband was ill and she had to withdraw all their savings to pay for his operation. In her haste to get to the hospital, she must have dropped the wallet. The police woman praised Hazel and me loudly, saying that our parents must be so proud of us. Smiling sheepishly I looked at Hazel who gave me a smirk.
The next day at Assembly, my Principal made a special announcement. Calling both Hazel and me on stage, she presented us with The Most Honest Student award. The elderly lady had called the school and told our Principal about what we had done. I used to think that the saying 'honesty is the best policy' was a cliche but after that incident, I understood the true meaning of those words.


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Ogun plans urban renewal in major towns
The Ogun State Government says it will soon begin to revive some of its major old towns by giving such places a facelift.
The state government noted that this was in a bid to make a change in the landscape to meet international standards and also make such places investment-friendly.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olatunji Odunlami, said the need to ensure proper and regulated urban renewal in the state necessitated the unbundling of the Urban and Regional Planning Board to align with the core objectives and competencies of the ministry.
He noted that the establishment was to further drive socio-economic development across the state by creating avenue for ease of doing business as well as boosting internally generated revenue in the state.
Defining each agency's role, Odunlami stated that Ogun State Slum Regeneration Authority was established to focus on the old big towns that were abandoned in terms of proper planning and development.
According to him, it is part of the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun's agenda not to only focus on cities but to also ensure that all old towns are properly planned and developed for aesthetic values and to attract investments.


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Lady of the Sea General Hospital, in conjunction with Lafourche Ambulance District 1 and the Hospital Designated Regional Coordinator from Health and Human Services conducted an Ebola Virus Disease drill to test the competency and readiness of the hospital and its staff if faced with a possible, and threatening EVD case in the South Lafourche community.
Last Thursday, October 16th, the drill began with a scripted call through the 9-1-1 system from a patient reporting possible (hypothetic) EVD symptoms. The 9-1-1 representative asked the caller the EVD protocol screening questions then dispatched an ambulance for transport to Lady of the Sea General Hospital. Upon arrival at the emergency room entrance, the staff at Lady of the Sea worked with LAD1 staff to transfer the patient into the ER isolation area while limiting exposure to any other patients, family members and staff on site. The drill wrapped up with the patient being moved onto the MedSurg unit in an isolation room.
The drill included physician staff, nursing staff, and ancillary staff from lab, radiology and cardiopulmonary, as well as environmental services. "This was the most inclusive drill I've seen to date on Ebola," said Kim Beetz, LEM with HHS Region 3 Hospitals.
"The purpose of the drill was for us to have the opportunity to walk through our policy and processes and look for ways to improve prior to actually having a patient on-site. This drill showed our strengths as well as our weaknesses. I feel much more prepared and informed on how to protect our patients, community and staff members," said Brady Daigle, Operations Manager at Lafourche Ambulance District #1.
Helene Melancon, RN, BSN, CIC, a certified infection control nurse at Lady of the Sea General Hospital was in charge of planning and executing the drill. She coordinated the activity through administration while keeping a close eye on how the current EVD cases in our country are continuing to unfold.
"We believe the best way to identify and correct any procedure deficiency was to organize a walk-through of our processes. We invited LAD to participate with us and they quickly agreed. This was an eye-opening experience for our staff members. Our staff takes their responsibility of providing high-quality healthcare to our patients seriously, no matter what their diagnosis.
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The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Tour Australia And New Zealand - Day 14
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge holds Prince George of Cambridge as they look at a Bilby called George at Taronga Zoo on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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To make this nut-free you can use 2/3 cup light coconut milk in place of the full-fat coconut milk and almond milk. If you have leftover fondue you can save it in the fridge and reheat it later for another fondue experience!
Place the chocolate and liquids (besides vanilla) in a bowl. Microwave on 50% power for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth and melted.
Adjust consistency with more liquid if needed. Add vanilla and stir to incorporate. Enjoy!
In saucepan, combine the chocolate, coconut milk, almond milk and vanilla. Heat on low, stirring often, until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Keep the heat on low the entire time.
If needed, stir in a little more almond or coconut milk for a thinner consistency. Transfer the fondue to a fondue pot or small slow cooker for serving.
Serve with treats/dippers of choice. Enjoy!
For the microwave method it's very important to use 50% heat here so you don't heat the chocolate too quickly. Stirring every 30 seconds will also ensure you get glossy, smooth chocolate fondue.
If you fondue seems to thin simply add more chocolate and continue melting. If it seems to thick add a little more liquid to get the desired consistency.


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Windies seek to make best of 'slim chance' in tough India test
Sanjay Myers
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In England & Wales
MANCHESTER, England — Win or bust. That's the West Indies mindset as they lock sights on unbeaten India in today's Cricket World Cup clash at Old Trafford.
Game time is 10:30 am (4:30 am Jamaica time).
West Indies, captained by Jason Holder, are eighth on the 10-team table with three points from six games.
They still have a mathematical chance of advancing to the semi-finals, but will have to win today, as well as their remaining two contests, and enjoy favourable results elsewhere.
Virat Kohli-captained India, sitting pretty in third with nine points from five games, will have to suffer an incredible collapse to miss out on a top-four position.
"We need two points, definitely. It's an important game for us," star batsman Christopher Gayle said during yesterday's press conference at the match venue.
"There's still a slim chance for us to actually qualify. But anything's possible. And going up against India, it's always going to be a challenge," the added.
The 39-year-old player noted that the team lost significant momentum after beating Pakistan by seven wickets in the opening game.
"It's very disappointing. That start against Pakistan, everybody with the collars up, and the fans saying West Indies are actually a threat in the World Cup. We still have a self-belief,"
Regarding India's strong start to the tournament, Gayle said: "They [India] have been playing good cricket as well. I'm actually looking forward to it. And everyone knows India's style of cricket and hopefully we can actually conquer that tomorrow and get the better of them."
India bowling coach Bharat Arun expressed respect for the West indies but said his side has plans in place to thwart the challenge.
"They're an outstanding side and they play real positive cricket. We are aware of the challenges that exist in this game. And I think our plans are pretty much in place and we are up for the challenge," he told reporters.
"But whenever batsmen come after you, if you're willing to look at it deeply, there is a chance for it — in it for the bowlers, and I think that's what the bowlers would be looking to do," Arun added.
The West Indies' next two games are against Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street on July 1, and Afghanistan at Headingley on July 4.
India's remaining games after today are against England and Bangladesh at Edgbaston on June 30 and July 2, respectively; and Sri Lanka at Headingley on July 6
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Ever wondered what happens on a film shoot? I am proud to present a sneak preview of the latest Hollywood blockbuster, which might be coming to a cinema near you later in the New year. Shot on location at the former Royal Naval College in Greenwich, South East London, Weekend Notes goes behind the scenes to get spyshots of this new production (all photographs are copyright of Chris Henniker).
This gives you some clues as to what genre this film might be. Dare to fathom a guess?
Disaster film, perhaps?
All aboard for the white knuckle ride of 2013.
The Greenwich Campus of the University of Greenwich is home to loads of film shoots, but this is the calm before the storm of "lights, camera, action!
Even when it's seemingly calm, the storm of activity rages behind the scenes.
A film shoot attracts gawpers from around the area. Even when they shoot, these are sometimes open sets where you can walk through during down time. Incidentally, for bus enthusiasts amongst you, the bus is not a real route. The 700-800 designation is for Green Line Coach services.
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An Arriba man is now behind bars at the Lincoln County Jail after he was found in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine last week.
James Spaulding, 38, was arrested on Wednesday, March 9 by the Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies. He is being held on a "no-bond hold" until his arraignment.
What led to Spaulding's arrest was the Sheriff's Office investigation into a alleged domestic violence situation that took place at his residence about two weeks previously.
A dozen Sheriff's deputies converged on Spaulding's residence in Arriba that same day.
Because the discovery of the illegal drugs was unexpected and not covered under the original search warrant, a second search warrant had to be quickly obtained. Once in possession of the new warrant, the deputies seized the methamphetamine and placed Spaulding under arrest.
"We recovered a sizable amount of methamphetamine from the house," Yowell said.
After his arrest, Spaulding was transported to the Lincoln County Jail in Hugo. He has been charged with the possession of a controlled substance, second degree assault, criminal mischief and domestic violence.


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The short documentary, which is available online (and below), responds to questions from parents as to how some secondary schools aren't supporting children with ADHD enough.
The BBC also speaks with Kate Thomas, Special Educational Needs Coordinator at Rainford High, and parents of two students who praise the school for its nurturing approach.
Ian Young, Principal of Rainford High, said "We are delighted to have been involved with this project. We are continuing to work hard to ensure that every child who attends Rainford High has a great educational experience.


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Have Investors Been Overlooking A. O. Smith Corp?
If you enjoy using clean, hot water every morning, then your portfolio may enjoy giving A. O. Smith Corp stock a closer look.
Maxx Chatsko
(XMFBlacknGoldX)
Apr 19, 2017 at 10:11AM
Maxx has been a contributor to Fool.com since 2013. He graduated from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (2012) with a Bachelor of Science in Bioprocess Engineering and from Carnegie Mellon University (2016) with a Master of Science in Materials Science & Engineering.
Let's talk about one of the best stocks on the market for buy-and-hold investors based on both past performance and future potential. When dividends are included, it has outrun some of the market's favorite growth stocks, having bested the 10-year performance of Chipotle Mexican Grill and the five-year performance of Amazon and Apple.
However, this company doesn't sell flashy technology like an electric car, or promise the next big consumer product, nor will you find its corporate offices in an overpriced Silicon Valley zip code. While it boasts an illustrious industrial history that ignited the early days of the auto industry and helped the Allies win World War II, Milwaukee-based A. O. Smith Corp's (NYSE:AOS) business today is driven by a staple of modern living: hot water.
The water-technology specialist achieved record sales and earnings in 2016, but several significant growth opportunities in Asia promise future growth for years to come. Investors who may have been overlooking A. O. Smith should give it a closer look.
In 2011, A. O. Smith sold its electric motor business -- the last remaining piece of its auto industrial past -- to focus exclusively on becoming a leading global water-technology company. While the company had designed, manufactured, and sold water heaters for decades, the divestiture provided management more bandwidth for acquisitions and global expansion in its new core market. There's no denying that the company has been on a roll since.
Today, A. O. Smith sells water heaters, boilers, and water-treatment technologies to both residential and commercial customers. It generates the bulk of its sales in North America, which provides a steady base for operations and powerful cash flow. The largest growth opportunities, meanwhile, reside in China and India, where the company has been executing against long-term strategies to build leading market positions.
Here's a quick breakdown of 2016 financial results:
Percentage Difference
North America revenue
Rest of world revenue
Source: A. O. Smith.
Last year's total revenue and earnings were records, but management expects to raise the bar in the year ahead. Here's the initial full-year 2017 financial guidance:
2016 Actual
$2.90 billion to $2.94 billion
8% to 9.5%
7% to 12%
Share repurchases
Percentage of profits from North America
Aside from a global economic slowdown, there isn't much that should stop A. O. Smith from growing for the foreseeable future. But not all growth is created equal.
The driving forces behind the company's growth differ by region. In established markets such as North America, residential and commercial customers are increasingly gravitating toward high-efficiency products for replacements and new construction. For example, sales of commercial gas water heaters that achieve greater than 90% efficiency have more than doubled since 2010, while high-efficiency condensing boilers will soon account for more than half of annual sales for all commercial boilers. A. O. Smith specializes in both.
It's important to note that, while North America provides a stable foundation for the company, growth remains limited outside of commercial markets. That's because over 85% of residential water heaters sold on the continent each year are replacements rather than new construction, which is why the company focuses on high-end, higher-margin products in the segment. There are opportunities for the company's direct-to-consumer home water-treatment systems, but the residential market is relatively mature.
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In less established markets such as China and India, growth is driven by the rapid expansion of middle-class populations. Acknowledging a trend is easy. Crafting and executing a comprehensive strategy for capitalizing on a trend is the difficult part.
The good news for investors is that the latter point wasn't lost on management at A. O. Smith, which began building brand recognition and distribution channels in China and India years ago. In fact, it was one of the first North American companies to enter the residential water heater market in India in 2008, although the opportunity in the country remains largely untapped and the business is still in its infancy. Last year, sales in India amounted to just $18.2 million.
The company has had a presence in China for considerably longer -- and it shows. In 2002, A. O. Smith commanded just 5% of the residential water heater market in the country but is now the leading brand with over 25% market share. The company also sells water-treatment products (the leading brand with 26% market share) and air purification products (a relatively new offering) in the region.
Consider several highlights about A. O. Smith's brand-building efforts in China and the region's significance to the top and bottom lines:
The company's water heaters are sold at more than 9,000 retail outlets, which include over 2,500 exclusive sales partnerships. Thirty percent of outlets are in China's largest cities.
The company's water-treatment and air-purification products are sold at more than 6,500 and 2,500 retail outlets, respectively.
In 2016, e-commerce sales in China amounted to $200 million, or 23% of revenue generated in the country.
The company expects the number of Chinese households with one of its products to grow from just 18 million in 2010 to over 180 million in 2020. For reference, there are only 126 million households in the United States.
The long-term strategy implemented by management years ago has been paying off for investors. Last year, China accounted for one-third of all revenue, or $887.9 million. That's up from just $50 million in 2003. Better yet, management thinks it can deploy a similar strategy with minor tweaks to capitalize on the long-term opportunity in India. If it proves successful, then the business could see above-average growth for many years into the future.
What does it mean for investors?
A. O. Smith doesn't own a flashy business, but it's a leader in nearly every market segment in which it operates. That includes top market positions in residential water heater sales in North America (40%) and China (25%), residential water treatment sales in China (26%), and commercial water heater sales in North America (53%).
It has a stable foundation of high-margin business in North America and ample growth opportunities in China and India. It isn't afraid to make strategic acquisitions to grow more quickly. It pays a respectable dividend yield of 1.1%. And most importantly, it focuses on long-term opportunities and trends to drive its business forward.
If you've been overlooking the stock until now, you should definitely give it a closer look.
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1. For the past 20 years, Nathan Hawkins has been working with snakes in the small Texas town of Buffalo Gap. So when Hawkins (the owner of Big Country Snake Removal) received a frantic call from a family in Abilene, Texas, about a rattlesnake peeking its head out of a toilet he thought it was "very unusual," but not something he couldn't handle. Are you familiar with this story?
2. "They're actually very, very amazing creatures that are really misunderstand," Hawkins told CBS News. "There are irrational fears around them." But to young Isac Mcfadden, who simply got up to use the bathroom Tuesday morning, the snake was an unwelcome surprise. The little boy's mom (Cassie) told her son to grab a shovel, and when he returned with the tool, she killed it. If you were in the same situation as Cassie Mcfadden, would you have killed the rattle snake?
3. Hawkins was surprised to find a dead snake upon his arrival, but he removed it from the toilet bowl and asked the family if he could do a quick house inspection to give them peace of mind. "It's kind of intuition," Hawkins said. "If you do this long enough, you kind of understand snakes and what they do during certain times of the year." The first place Hawkins looked: an old storm cellar. Sure enough, he found 13 snakes huddled in the corner. Are you surprised to read that Hawkins had discovered 13 more snakes in the old storm cellar?
4. "With rattlesnakes, western diamondbacks in particular, they're real communal animals during cooler months," Hawkins explained. "They tend to live together in dens." But Hawkins' search didn't stop there. He then got down on his hands and knees and crawled around underneath the house. When he spotted a corner with old sheet metal, he predicted he would find another den. With a flashlight in one hand and a snake tong in the other, he caught another 10 rattlesnakes (5 babies) in that location, adding up to 24 snakes in total. OH BOY...... are you shocked to hear that Hawkins had discovered 24 snakes in total?
5. Over the course of a year, since Hawkins opened his snake removal business, he has caught several hundred snakes. He fields about 50 to 75 calls a day. Some people call to ask questions, others request help with a snake on their property. Either way, Hawkins encourages residents who encounter a snake to "leave it alone" and phone an expert. "I would say 90 percent of snake bites occur when someone's trying to harm the snake," Hawkins said. Hawkins is proud that his business does not kill any of the creatures they catch. Instead, he relocates the snakes or donates them to local colleges to study. Did you ever have a snake removed from your property or house in the area where you live?
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At the Kingdom Hearts Fan Event at the D23 Expo Japan 2018, series director Tetsuya Nomura and series executive producer Shinji Hashimoto came on stage - along with a very eager King Mickey - to present exclusive Kingdom Hearts III content to the attendees. During their presentation, they disclosed some interesting information regarding the development of Kingdom Hearts III.
Everyone in the Osaka studio is working on Kingdom Hearts III, with 100 additional employees from Tokyo.
The Background (BG) team alone has 80 members and even outsources to a foreign studio, making it the biggest BG team in Square Enix.
Nomura explained the development process of Kingdom Hearts III by categorizing it into three parts: early, middle, and late development.
There are around 3 worlds per section - but this does not mean there will be nine worlds in Kingdom Hearts III in total.
The early stage worlds are 90% complete, and the middle stage worlds are 60-70% complete. The audience was not given a percentage completion for the last stage, but he said it was something incredible, "something he's always wanted to do and put into Kingdom Hearts, ever since the days of working on Final Fantasy. It is bound to surprise everyone." While he didn't disclose the contents of this last stage of development, he appeared to be very satisfied with it via using phrases such as "everything can be done" or "culmination of the past".
According to the developers, "It seems like this Kingdom Hearts is in a whole new league."
A wide variety of gameplay is to be expected.
Minigames were showing during the "Making of Kingdom Hearts III" video inspired by Giantland, a Mickey Mouse short from 1933 inspired by "Jack and the Beanstalk". They showed Rumplewatt the Giant at the table trying to catch a little 2D Sora, who is then seen hiding from him behind a fruit bow. A little 2D Mickey can be seen as well, jumping from the lamps. Hollie Bennett from PlayStation commented that this minigame looked like the Game & Watch games from the 1980's.
When developing the game, the team write the story board, then develop the script and finally do the animation, unlike most game developers.
There will be a special capture method for subduing rare Heartless. (For the regular Heartless, defeating them will be distinguished by striking them depending on what's on their head.) It was said that exclusive missions are being prepared.
The "Making of Kingdom Hearts III" video also included a behind-the-scenes on how the Keyblade for the Monsters Inc. world was developed. The developers discussed the difficulty in designing a Keyblade that was true to the world, and showed a storyboard of images that helped influence it. They said they made several designs, shortlisted one or two, and selected the final design based on Nomura's preference.
, Hollie Bennett reports that Kingdom Hearts III has the biggest Background Music Team in Square Enix; IGN Japan reports that it is the biggest Background Team (in charge of city and field design). It is unclear which statement is true, or if both are true.
Translations are courtesy of KH13 News Team Member @n_scribe13.
Watch the new Kingdom Hearts III trailers from D23 Expo Japan 2018 here, and don't forget to catch up with our coverage of the event here!
Wait, what? Am I understanding this correctly? One world will be the size of a whole game? o.O Because a world being the size of one of the worlds in the previous games wouldn't make sense, considering they decided to include fewer Disney worlds than in KH2 because they are massive now.
That would mean that KH3 could easily breach the 100 hour mark. Well, if that's the case, my friends and family can bid me farewell at least for a month.
Yeah, and not to mention, KH3 is coming out at some point this year, this is going to be fun.
The size of one of the previous games huh? In that case, it must be one of the relatively "smaller" titles, like Days, Re:coded, or even Re:CoM to some extent. My first guess would have been Castle Oblivion, since technically speaking you spend a whole game exploring that place, but they described it as a "new world" so that might not be the case then. But the idea that it might actually breach the 100 hour barrier, as well as all of these other things being jam packed into it? Oh man, this is going to be heaven.
That's not Willie that's the Giant from the Brave Little Tailor.
I am ready and not ready for this game at the same time.
The completions of the worlds has me puzzled 90% early worlds are done 60% to 70% middle are done but they wouldn't give us the last World percentages.... hmmmm DLC? Idk lol.
I think it's safe to say we won't see this game till September or more if anything's holding this game from a early 2018 release it's definitely the worlds. It all comes down too how fast the developers can get it done but again masterpieces can't be rushed but I guess very talented developers can still move fast.


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Terps lacrosse teams back in national title hunts
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Both the men's and women's Maryland lacrosse teams are no strangers to playing deep into May. Both teams of Terrapins are back again, with eyes on another deep national title run.
The Maryland men's and women's lacrosse teams have made Memorial Day Weekend an annual tradition lately.
While coach Cathy Reese's team has reached 11 straight Final Fours, John Tillman has guided his program to five straight and seven of eight National Semifinal rounds. Each team stands one win away from getting back to the last weekend of the season, although their paths to this point have been markedly different.
The Maryland Women entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed — even with their loss in the Big Ten Tournament to Northwestern — and their road to the Final Four goes through the friendly confines of Maryland Stadium (construction has moved the team from the Maryland Field Hockey Lacrosse Complex this season.) The Maryland Men entered the tournament off consecutive losses to archrival Johns Hopkins and were the only unseeded team to advance past the first weekend. Their road to the Final Four involves a trip to Towson (and a 14-13 overtime win last Sunday) and now a neutral site-game against a favored foe.
Maryland Men (12-4) vs. No. 3 Virginia (14-3), noon — Hempstead, NY (ESPNU)
None of the seniors on this team were in the program when these two schools were annual ACC foes, but junior Jared Bernhardt knows better.
"I remember watching this game when my brothers (Jake and Jesse) were here. Definitely a huge rivalry in the ACC. It (still) means a lot — you know obviously we're not in the ACC anymore, but it's a big game," he said.
Bernhardt leads the Terps with 47 goals this season and had two against Towson, including the season-saving score with three seconds left in regulation. Senior Louis Dubick scored the game-winner that afternoon, and the third-generation Terp doesn't have to be taught the Terps-Cavaliers history either.
"My grandfather's name is above my locker, and my dad's (name) is above the locker next to me," he said.
I'm sure both have filled him in on the Terrapins' onetime nearest ACC neighbor.
Rivalry or not, the Cavaliers boast a high-octane offense that ranks fifth in the nation in scoring.
"They have great parts: very athletic, very dynamic. I wouldn't say they're the most complicated team, but that's a credit to Virginia," Tillman said. "They kind of line up and they play. And you have to stop them. They're a hard team to stop."
Get used to these guys, too: sophomores Matt Moore (38 goals and 39 assists) and Ian Laviano (43 goals) are leading the Cavaliers in points and goals, respectively.
No. 1 Maryland Women (19-1) vs. Denver, 7 p.m. — College Park (BTN)
The Explorers may be unseeded, but they aren't unranked. At No. 17 in the nation, they're the ninth straight ranked foe for the Terps and also bring the top scoring defense (6.79 goals allowed per game) into College Park. But Maryland is fresh from disposing of Stony Brook, who play zone defense as well.
"Their zone's different from Stony Brook, but Denver does it and does it well," said Reese, who incidentally got her first head coaching job with the Explorers from 2004-06.
After falling behind 4-0 against the Seawolves and 10-4 in the Big Ten Tournament Finals, Coach Reese is looking for a stronger start this time.
"We're focusing on moving the ball, working as a unit offensively and making sure we're looking for the right feed, right look," said sophomore midfielder Grace Griffin. "Even if the first look isn't there that we're looking for the second look and really working the defense and finding those gaps."
Griffin ranks fifth on the team with 38 goals and 47 points; senior Jen Giles and graduate student Erica Evans have 53 goals apiece to pace an attack that averages 15.95 goals per game (fifth-best in Division I). And while the major storyline may be how the Terps try to solve Denver's D, Maryland ranks third in the nation in scoring defense. Could we see a defensive duel under the lights at Maryland Stadium?
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