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RCSI: 24 (2013)
Position: PG
High School: Hampton High School (Virginia)
Hometown: Hampton, VA
AAU: Boo Williams
College: N.C. State
Current Team: College Park
Win - Loss: 8 - 13
Cat Barber Updated NBA Draft Scouting Report
Josh Riddell
@Joshua_Riddell
Anthony "Cat" Barber had a wildly successful junior campaign from an individual standpoint, finishing seventh in the nation in scoring at 23.5 points per game while being named to the All-ACC 1st team. The former McDonald's All-American has made some substantial strides as a pro prospect since his inconsistent freshman year, and after three collegiate seasons, made the decision to move on to the next phase of his basketball career, which makes sense considering he turns 22 in a few months.
While Barber found plenty of individual success, the same can't be said about N.C. State, which underachieved badly in finishing just 5-13 in the ACC and 16-17 overall despite having plenty of talent to go around relative to teams that finished ahead of them. NBA teams will have to decide how much of that to attribute to Barber and how much to that the dysfunctional situation the Wolfpack found themselves in this season.
Barber's professional potential starts with his speed and ability to use it with the ball in his hands, as he is easily one of the quickest players in this draft class. Few defenders can stay in front of him off the dribble, as he possesses high end speed, great acceleration and impressive shiftiness while in motion. He can stop and cut in an instant to lose his defender off the dribble.
The rest of his physical profile is enough to keep NBA teams intrigued, with a measured height of 6'2" and wingspan of 6'4" that doesn't leap off the page, but complements his speed well. He still has some room to fill out his frame, but will need to add only enough to sustain a full season of professional play with his game being built on speed rather than strength.
Barber was the engine of the N.C. State offense, having the ball in his hands a majority of the time and always looking to create shots. Most of his offensive possessions ended with him creating offense for himself off the dribble, with almost 75% of his shots coming from isolation, pick and roll or transition opportunities as logged by Synergy Sports Technology.
Although he has plenty of experience as a primary ball-handler, his decision making still needs to be refined as he moves to the next level. Barber will force low-efficiency, highly contested shots early in the clock at times, but also has a tendency to pass up open three pointers that his coach would be happy with him taking. He's always attacking, but he can get himself into trouble by trying to beat multiple defenders in transition or by driving into the heart of the defense in the half-court when it would be better to move the ball and attack from a different spot on the floor.
He wasn't the most efficient player, needing a lot of shots to get his points. He'll likely need to reduce his usage at the next level and improve his shot selection to balance his own scoring with getting his teammates involved, something he struggled with at times the past three years.
Barber is dangerous anytime he gets downhill offensively. He can be a one man fast break, making something out of nothing even if there are defenders in front of him as he can blaze right by them. He has some nice shake to his game and with his ability to change speeds in the half-court, he's capable of beating his defender in isolation situations or out of ball screens.
Once he gets past his defender, Barber can utilize his speed to get to the rim, but he can't always finish once he gets there. He converted just 49% of his attempts at the rim according to Synergy Sports Technology. He got his shot blocked often as many of his attempts are underhanded layups that are on a platter for rim protectors. He took just 22 runners and didn't display much touch on these attempts. He will need to develop this weapon to become a better finisher after he attacks the paint, because it doesn't appear as though he will be a great finisher in the restricted area with his average length and strength.
Barber is a capable pull-up jump shooter, converting 36.6% of his attempts per Synergy Sports Technology. He is a much improved shooter since his freshman season and finished his junior season at 36% beyond the arc, a more than acceptable mark to keep defenses honest if they sag off him to contain penetration. He will pull up from the three point line or at the elbow if his penetration is cut off. He does need to cut out the jump shots with this heels on the three point line which he takes far more than you would like, a component of his decision making that needs to be improved.
Another big area of improvement for Barber to boost his draft stock is his overall passing skill set. His pure point rating of 0.94 is a below average mark for point guards in our top 100. He was much more focused on his own offense and spent much of his time pounding the ball into the ground rather than keeping the ball moving. When he did pass, it was often as a last resort, and doesn't always put his teammates in position to score. In a smaller scoring role, becoming a more willing and accurate passer will make him more attractive to NBA teams, as it often looked like he was playing for himself, being more concerned with his stats than trying to win games.
Defensively, Barber has made some improvements, but doesn't project to be a big impact player. He's shown more of a commitment defensively this season, communicating to his teammates and sliding his feet more effectively guarding the ball. He can be lackadaisical at times defensively, not fighting hard through screens or taking the best route off the ball, relying on his speed to cover mistakes. He doesn't have the length to contest jump shots or the strength to ward off dribble penetration, limiting his overall potential.
With his quickness to create offense and ability to shoot off the dribble, Barber is in the mix to be drafted come June. To improve his chances, he will need to demonstrate improved decision making while accepting a lower usage role and at the same time, becoming a more willing passer to get his teammates involved.
While Barber clearly has talent, to stick in the NBA long term, he'll need to show that he can play a more winning style of basketball than what we often saw from him at N.C. State. He does not have a reputation for being the most coachable player in the world or the best teammate, even beyond his often poor body language, so he will have to show in the pre-draft process that these things won't be as much of a concern at the pro level.
Top NBA Prospects in the ACC, Part Nine: Prospects #21-25
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Oct 15, 2015, 04:59 pm
Though Anthony "Cat" Barber finished his high school career as a McDonald's All-American and top-25 recruit in the class of 2013, he had a particularly rough transition into college basketball. As a freshman, Barber struggled with the speed of the game and ended the season coming off of the bench. He became a different player halfway through his sophomore season, however, emerging as North Carolina State's go-to option and leading the Wolfpack on a surprise run to the Sweet 16 . Barber developed into a player to watch in the process, but is he an NBA prospect?
At 6'2, Barber has solid size for the point guard position, even though he must continue to add weight to his skinny frame and his average length does him few favors. As his nickname suggests, however, he is incredibly quick both on and off of the ball, ranking among the quickest players in college basketball. Additionally, Barber can change directions on a dime, demonstrating excellent agility alongside of his speed.
Barber's 15.3 points per 40 minutes pace adjusted do not jump off of the page, but he came into his own as a scorer as the season progressed while showing intriguing versatility and increasing confidence in the process.
As was the case during his freshman season, Barber spent most of his time on the ball, seeing over 70% of his possessions in isolation, transition, and pick-and-roll situations. There are few players that can stay in front of him at this level, as his repertoire of moves, particularly his crossover, and quickness off of the dribble allow him to create separation with ease. He made an impressive 41.4% of his looks off of the dribble, which points to his potential as a shot creator, particularly in pick-and-roll situations. His 34.2% completion rate from mid-range leaves a bit to be desired, but this speaks more to his shot selection than it does his abilities as a scorer.
He developed as a jump shooter, as well, making 38.2% of his overall attempts while increasing his shooting efficiency metrics across the board. His perimeter shooting improved considerably, from 26.1% 3FG on 46 attempts as a freshman to 38% on 71 attempts as a sophomore. Most impressive, however, was the fact that he made 52.6% of his open catch-and-shoot looks. On film, his form from a standstill looks good, but his mechanics becomes inconsistent when he lacks the time and space to set up his shot. Therefore and while he has come a long way, he must continue to refine his shooting mechanics and improve his shot selection as a junior.
Barber made some impressive strides as a sophomore, but his weaknesses remain quite pronounced at this stage. He continued to noticeably struggle as a finisher around the basket, where he made an average 52.8% FG, including 47.4% of his looks in transition. He gets blocked frequently, as his lack of standout explosiveness, strength, and length significantly limit his ability to finish in the post. He still prefers to drive left while avoiding finishing with his left hand, which makes him somewhat predictable as a finisher, as well.
His abilities as a point guard remain a mixed bag, as well. Though Barber averaged 4.7 assists per 40 minutes pace adjusted and looked good operating out of the pick-and-roll, he continued to look for his own offense first and foremost. Likewise, as he became increasingly more essential to North Carolina State's offense, he struggled to move between distributing and scoring roles. His overall decision-making ability appeared quite raw, as it often seemed as though he left his feet and dribble into traffic often without knowing his next move. Scouts will be watching to see if he can become more comfortable leading North Carolina State's offense during his junior season, as he looks far more effective as a scorer than he did as a distributor at this point in his career.
While North Carolina State ranked among the worst defensive teams in the NCAA Tournament, Barber's individual defense also remains a work-in-progress. On the one hand, Barber's lateral quickness is top-notch and he can stay in front of collegiate guards when he is dialed-in. On the other, he still does not appear to be the most focused and aggressive defender. Furthermore, he still struggles in the pick-and-roll, as he lacks the strength to fight through screens and the length to contest shots. While he plays on a mediocre defensive team, he must prove to scouts that he can show the fundamentals and effort to excel at the next level despite his average length and lack of strength.
After dealing with some difficult circumstances off the floor, Cat Barber showed scouts what he was capable of at the collegiate level with a surge in his confidence and production late in the year. As a junior, he must do the same and more, continuing to display his versatile skill set while improving as a distributor. Barber's frame may limit his potential at the next level, but he shows elite quickness and his ability to operate out of the pick-and-roll should draw NBA interest if he can become more consistent. Regardless of his prospects at this stage, North Carolina State will need Cat Barber more than ever during his junior season and scouts will be watching to see if he can rise to the occasion.
Top NBA Prospects in the ACC, Part 8: Prospects #12-16
Derek Bodner
@DerekBodnerNBA
A consensus Top-25 high school recruit, Cat Barber was the fourth McDonald's All-American to commit to N.C. State in the Mark Gottfried era, but is the only one remaining after Tyler Lewis and Rodney Purvis transferred and T.J. Warren left for the NBA.
Measured at 6-2 with a 6-4 wingspan and a 168 pound frame two summers ago at the Lebron James Skills Academy, Barber has good size, average length and a relatively skinny frame that N.C. State now lists at 180 pounds. He's a top-shelf athlete, though, showing one of the quickest first steps in all of college basketball and end to end speed that few can match.
Like his team as a whole, Barber's freshman campaign was somewhat up and down, as he began the season on the bench, then was inserted into the starting lineup after the Wolfpack dropped two of their first four games, only to be relegated back into a reserve role for the final 14 games of the season.
He played 24 minutes per game on average, a fairly significant role for a freshman, splitting ball-handling responsibilities with fellow McDonald's All-American point guard Tyler Lewis, who has since moved onto Butler. Barber was neither an incredibly prolific (14.2 points per-40 minutes) or efficient (48% TS%) scorer, even if he showed promise as a playmaker, dishing out 5.9 assists per-40 minutes with a solid 2/1 assist to turnover ratio and 2.6 pure point rating.
N.C. State played at a relatively slow-tempo last season, and typically resorted to one on one play or off the dribble jumpers when things bogged down, which meant the offense didn't always look like a thing of beauty. Despite the lack of rhythm and cohesiveness the team suffered at times on this end of the floor, Barber still did a solid job of getting his primary scorers T.J. Warren and Ralston Turner the ball in spots they liked to score. While not a brilliant game-manager at this stage, and certainly not immune to making careless mistakes, Barber did a solid job of getting others involved last season, particularly as the year moved on.
Exactly half of Barber's touches last season came either in pick and roll or isolation situations, and he's a terrific ball-handler who is extremely difficult to stay in front of thanks to how shifty and slithery he is creating offense. This comes in very handy in the open floor, where he sees a good amount of his offense as well, and is able to draw fouls on nearly a quarter of his transition opportunities according to Synergy Sports Technology.
While Barber sports a killer crossover and can blow by the opposition at will with his dynamite first step, he doesn't always know what to do once he's past his man. He's not a great finisher around the basket, converting just 46% of his shots inside the paint last season according to Synergy, as his frail frame makes it difficult to make plays in traffic and he does not possess great touch on his floaters or layups. He loves to drive left, but avoids finishing with his left hand like the plague, which makes for some very awkward finishes around the rim that opposing defenses quickly caught onto and looked to exploit regularly last year.
Barber also struggled badly with his jump-shot last season, making just 12 of his 46 (26%) 3-point attempts, causing defenses to go underneath the screen regularly any time he attempted to initiate a pick and roll. Barber tried to punish them by shoot a large volume of off the dribble jumpers, and found mixed results with that strategy, hitting 36% of his pull-ups. While that's a decent percentage for such a difficult shot, at .741 points per possession, it's something opposing defenses were happy to concede to him whenever he wanted.
Improving his outside shot should be a major priority for Barber considering the value NBA teams place on this facet of the game these days. He seemed to be making strides with shooting as his high school career progressed, as he hit 20 of his 47 3-point attempts (43%) in EYBL play the summer prior to his junior year, and then converted 37/88 (42%) prior to his senior year in the same competition. The additional foot of distance and stingier defenses didn't treat him well in moving to the college game, so it will be interesting to see if he can improve this aspect of his game as a sophomore.
Barber actually has decent mechanics on his jumper with time and space, but struggles badly with his accuracy and touch, coming up with some terrible misses last season where he shot the ball way left or right. This is somewhat of a concern, as it's difficult to make too many adjustments to correct this problem, but the small sample size of attempts does leave some room for optimism that he can figure things out eventually, which he'll certainly need to do.
Defensively, Barber has outstanding potential, as he has quick feet and tremendous lateral quickness, giving him the ability to put excellent pressure on the ball. He can hound his man as he brings the ball up the floor, or play excellent one on one defense in the half-court, even if his focus tends to waver somewhat from time to time.
N.C. State had a difficult time stopping their opponents last season, finishing twelfth in the ACC in defensive efficiency, and Barber's lapses here didn't help. Like many young players, he struggles to stay effective defending off the ball, as he loses his intensity as the possession moves on and tends to fall asleep in his stance. His lack of length makes him easy to shoot over and renders him mostly ineffective in closeout situations, and his frail frame makes it difficult for him to fight over screens. Barber has just average fundamentals on this end of the floor, and doesn't always display the type of hustle you'd like to see—something that is certainly improvable with maturity, good coaching and experience.
With ACC player of the year T.J. Warren off to the NBA, and Tyler Lewis out of the picture, Cat Barber has the reigns to the N.C. State offense all to himself this year, which should tell us quite a bit about what kind of prospect he is long term.
High School Class of 2013: Elite Prospect Scouting Reports
Recruiting Rankings: ESPN: #11, Scout: #9, Rivals: #9, 24/7: #28
-Good size for a point guard at 6-2, with a 6-4 wingspan
-Incredibly fast with ball
-Outstanding ball-handler
-Great in transition
-Can drive left or right
-Can play pick and roll
-Explosive finisher around the basket
-Good timing on drive. Can play at different speeds
-Can create for others in drive and dish situations
-Can make shots from outside
-Can pull-up off the dribble
-Has developed an in-between game
-Never changes his face. Never looks rattled
-Can put outstanding pressure on the ball defensively
-Gets lots of steals with his quick hands
-Brandon Knight/Ty Lawson-esqe.
-Needs to continue to add strength to his 168 pound frame
-Struggles to finish around the basket at times
-Perimeter shooting has improved, but still needs work
-Shooting mechanics aren't great. Release is low, and slow
-Has room to improve as a playmaker in the half-court
-Doesn't possess great leadership skills. Not a great communicator amongst teammates.
Outlook:
Speedster in the Ty Lawson mold. Can get to wherever he wants on the floor, both in transition and in half-court situations. Top-shelf point guard prospect.
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Voice of America's brave journalists broadcasting to Afghanistan, as well as South and Central Asia Division Director and former Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief Ayesha Tanzeem, are the winners of this year's David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award for their work surrounding the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
As the Taliban advanced towards Kabul, VOA's reporters on the ground, along with those in Washington, D.C., worked around the clock to cover the final days of Afghanistan's democratically elected government and the first days of its new regime. Despite knowing all along that they could be targeted for their association with the Voice of America, they worked tirelessly to bring their audience in Afghanistan accurate and comprehensive news and information unavailable from other sources. At the same time, Ayesha Tanzeem reported in English from the Kabul airport as thousands of Afghans were trying to leave the country. However, Tanzeem did not act solely as a frontline reporter; she became a collector of critical, life-saving information that her colleagues used to find safe evacuation routes for themselves and their families, ensuring that some of Afghanistan's top journalists can continue their vital work from abroad.
"Ayesha Tanzeem and our entire VOA Afghan team passed a difficult test last year," said Acting VOA Director Yolanda Lόpez. "Thanks to their bravery and their unwavering commitment to press freedom, VOA has continued to provide news to Afghanistan, regardless of the Taliban's repeated efforts to obstruct or halt our programs."
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Loren Keith Wiseman (March 7, 1951 – February 14, 2017) was an American wargame and role-playing game designer, game developer and editor.

Career

Game Designers' Workshop
After graduating from Illinois State University, Loren Wiseman co-founded Game Designers' Workshop with Frank Chadwick, Rich Banner, and Marc Miller on June 22, 1973. Wiseman published Eagles (later published by Avalon Hill as Caesar's Legions), his first wargame, and the fifth game published by Game Designers' Workshop, in 1974. As a partner at GDW, his primary responsibilities were game development – editing and revising game manuscripts and preparing them for publication. During this period he designed the wargame Pharsalus (1977), and wrote the award-winning Twilight: 2000 role-playing adventure Going Home.

Wiseman helped Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Marc Miller design Traveller (1977). Wiseman was editor of the Journal of the Travellers Aid Society (24 issues), and its successor Challenge magazine (53 issues).

Wiseman brought on J. Andrew Keith and William H. Keith, Jr. to GDW to start freelancing in either 1978 or 1979, and author Shannon Appelcline noted that "Together the three would end up setting a lot of the early tone for the Traveller universe.

Wiseman became the line developer for Twilight: 2000. The process at GDW was for the designer to write the text, but the developer brought together that text, plus draft diagrams and art into a manuscript, typeset it, and then made sure it was properly published. It also fell to him to design titles in the series (out of 46 supplementary titles for the series, he is credited with designing 20).

Steve Jackson Games
When GDW closed in 1995, Wiseman was unemployed for a short time and then worked a succession of part-time jobs, before being offered a job at Steve Jackson Games as Art Director and Traveller Line Editor. Steve Jackson brought on Wiseman to produce the GURPS Traveller (1998) line. He wrote GURPS Traveller and several supporting products, including GURPS Traveller Nobles and The Interstellar Wars.

Awards and recognition
Wiseman was recognized for his excellence and expertise with the H. G. Wells Award for Twilight: 2000 Going Home (1986), and the H. G. Wells Award three years running for the Journal of the Travellers Aid Society (1979-1980-1981). In 2003 Wiseman was Gaming Guest of Honor at the 26th CoastCon science fiction convention. In 2004, Loren received perhaps the highest of honors within the gaming community: he was inducted into the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame, and the above recounting of his credits gives some insight into the rationale. He was honored as a "famous game designer" by being featured as the king of clubs in Flying Buffalo's 2010 Famous Game Designers Playing Card Deck.

Death
Reports on Facebook and at Steve Jackson Games report that Loren Wiseman died of a heart attack on February 14, 2017.

References

1951 births
2017 deaths
Illinois State University alumni
American game designers
GURPS writers
Role-playing game designers

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Esteban lowers his head, overtaken by emotion. He puts on his lifejacket, steps onto the Chilean Navy's zodiac raft, and heads back to the ship.
Esteban had waited many years to finally see the Pío XI Glacier; thanks to our student team on the Round River Patagonia Conservation Program and to the tremendous help from the Chilean Navy, we were able to give him an environmental education experience he calls the best of his life.
As an instructor for Round River's Patagonia program, I've been surprised to find that even in Patagonia's rural communities, kids are not spending enough time outside. Families in the sparsely-populated region of Aysén have largely left their farms behind and moved into towns like Cochrane, Tortel, and Villa O'Higgins. Economics have played a heavy hand in encouraging this transformation, as hardship on the ranch contrasts the growing opportunities of tourism in the towns.
While their parents grew up helping on the farm, today's young Patagonians spend much more time inside.
Helping children have positive relationships with nature is crucial to ensuring that nature is valued and protected in the future. Believing in this principle, the Round River Patagonia team has organized over a dozen environmental education workshops and field trips to help foster the next generation of environmental leaders among these communities.
"Kids are the future. They'll take the reigns after us. But it's also personal. I had the luck of experiencing nature when I was little. Somebody took me out to nature, taught me about nature when I was very young," Fernando Iglesias Letelier, Round River Chile Program Coordinator, said.
Our Round River team has led hikes over mountains and into bogs, played games in classrooms to teach about Patagonia's ecosystems, and led workshops in community centers about the endangered huemul deer. But, we've always dreamed of something even bigger. In this "Province of Glaciers," we've dreamed of taking kids out to get to know and love their region's most iconic feature: the glaciers of the Patagonian Ice Fields.
"It could be we'll have lived here our whole lives and we never saw the glaciers when they were bigger," Andrea, a 15-year-old from Villa O'Higgins, said.
Round River programs have visited several glaciers on our trips with CONAF, the Chilean Forest Service, to survey remote areas of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park for populations of huemul deer. But, taking groups of school children to these remote, harsh landscapes would be another story.
With glaciers being so difficult to access, and transportation so sparse in this remote region, we thought it would always just be a dream.
But then, the Chilean Navy helped us make it reality.
The LSG-Puerto Natales and its incredible crew transported us to the Glacier.
In fulfilling the Navy's local mission to support the region's isolated communities, the General Service Ship Puerto Natales was assigned to offer transport and support for our educational outing.
On January 28, 2018, the LSG-Puerto Natales arrived in Puerto Edén, a 60-person town that's completely surrounded by Chile's largest national park, Bernardo O'Higgins, deep within a 2000 kilometer labyrinth of fjords. Here, Esteban grew up helping his father fish, spending countless hours navigating the surrounding waters. Yet, he had never been camping and had never seen the glaciers.
It was time he boarded the ship.
We left on January 29. Esteban and several of his friends and neighbors – including 4-year-old Sacha with her mom Susan – boarded the LSG Puerto Natales with our group of Round River staff and students, and a crew of Chilean Navy sailors, guiding us to South America's largest glacier.
Esteban said he'd probably cry when he saw the glacier.
Round River staff and students organized games to keep everyone involved and comfortable on the ship during our day-long ride. The sailors showed everyone how to steer the boat and handed out hot tea on the cold day. Captain Peters showed 13-year-old Joaquin how the RADAR system works. Everyone competed in Natural History BINGO, aiming to be the first to spot dolphins, seagulls, and Guaiteca's Cypresses.
Capitan Valenzuela showed Joaquin how to use the controls.
The energy on board the ship was electric. The Edeninos were thrilled in anticipation to finally see their glacier. The crew of the Puerto Natales was so friendly, were caring hosts, and were obviously happy they could make this trip happen. Our Round River students, Team Delfín, were also excited for the experience but focused on making it the best it could be for the Edeninos. We Round River instructors were in ecstatic disbelief this had all come together.
And then the glacier came into view.
The largest glacier in the Southern Hemisphere (outside of Antarctica), Pío XI extends 5 kilometers wide and is over 400 feet tall at its terminus.
Through foggy windows and windshield wipers, the ship's navigator pointed out a blue mass on the horizon. Everyone went out on the deck and got their first view of Pío XI.
Spilling off the Southern Patagonia Ice Field, Pío XI dominates the landscape, at over 400 feet tall and five kilometers wide. At nearly 500 square miles in size, it's larger than Chile's capital city Santiago. Excluding Antarctica, it's the largest glacier in the Southern Hemisphere.
This glacier commands respect – it is the only glacier on the the Southern Patagonia Ice Field that is still advancing. Due to its size and height, it's accumulating enough snow to grow over time, even under our warming climate.
The sailors sent out the zodiac and found us a place to camp near the edge of the glacier. They returned to shuttle us towards the wall of ice, and our home for the night, on an epic and gorgeous zodiac ride.
Definitely the most amazing campsite I've ever seen – and the first for many of our friends from Puerto Edén.
We hiked uphill through driving rain up to a viewpoint where we could see as far back up the glacier as we could. We talked about glacier terminology and how glaciers have shaped Patagonia. We discussed climate change and the transformation of the Southern Ice Field ecoregion, as ancient glaciers melt and retreat backwards. We talked about the power of being there.
We all managed to survive the rain and the cold through the night, listening to the mighty glacier crack and calve and splash. The following morning, we all spread out and stood, staring at Pío XI.
"I thought it was so incredible to wake up right next to the glacier. Listening to it calve all night. I've come to realize it is just too big to describe. It is extraordinary. Too beautiful. It is a beautiful place. I would love to come back again. This can't be only the beginning. There has to be more. And for others to come. If I've come here, the others from Puerto Eden have to. So they don't miss this. I'm speechless. I'm holding back tears, and it would be good for others to experience this.
Six weeks later, we were in Tortel, ready to take another group to see a glacier for the first time.
We worked with CONAF and the Municipality of Tortel to provide two boats to take a science class to the Jorge Montt Glacier. It's the northernmost glacier of the Southern Ice Field, and unlike Pío XI, it's the fastest-retreating glacier.
After speeding down the Baker Channel, we soon found ourselves entering the field of icebergs emanating from the Jorge Montt Glacier. The students started calling out all the shapes they saw in the ice.
Two weeks later we went to Villa O'Higgins for the third and final of Round River's glacier environmental education expeditions.
The village is on the shores of O'Higgins Lake, all in a carved-out footprint of the Southern Ice Field's former extent. Round River programs have visited several glaciers in O'Higgins, working with farmers to identify huemul deer populations and to study other baselines to guide land management decisions. Once again the Chilean Navy offered their support and transported us up close to the glaciers Piramide and O'Higgins. The Municipality of Villa O'Higgins worked with the local school, Pioneros del Sur, to select the student attendees, and CONAF park ranger Juan Carlos Álvarez welcomed the group to the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park.
We walked up a sandy floodplain; at its terminus the Piramide Glacier was black, covered by rocks, sand, and ash, looking like a dragon hiding under camouflage. Fernando led the students to climb up a few of its cascading streams and boulder fields. We reached a little cove surrounded by ice. Some of the students climbed up a cold black wall. Others drew their names in the sand.
We boarded the Armada's boat and Captain Saul Vega Henriquez took us close to the edge of the O'Higgins Glacier. In full sun, its bright whites and blues stunned us. Round River instructors offered an impromptu "school photo day," taking portraits of each of the students with the glacier shining behind them.
We had "School Photo Day" at Glacier O'Higgins!
"They always seem small in the photos, but they're tremendously big when you get up next to them!" thirteen-year-old Matias said, after we'd returned to Villa O'Higgins.
An iceberg from the O'Higgins Glacier mirrors the ridge line of Cerro O'Higgins.
We left Villa O'Higgins as the red blaze of autumn descended the steep surrounding mountains, at the end of our spring student program. It is winter now in Patagonia, and as our Round River team prepares for another semester, we are working hard to plan our next environmental education outings – this time, we will focus on helping local students connect to Patagonia's incredible fjord ecosystems.
We hope that through these outings, Round River can continue to foster deeper connections between local communities and their backyard nature. We've have the incredible opportunity to experience Patagonia's natural wonders, and by taking kids outside, we aim to ensure that future generations will, too.
Interested in contributing to meaningful conservation research in Patagonia? Round River offers a Patagonia Conservation Program for students.
The author would like to thank the Armada de Chile and the crew of the LSG-Puerto Natales, the people of Puerto Edén, CONAF, the Municipalities of Villa O'Higgins and Tortel, the teachers and students of the Luis Bravo Bravo and Pioneros del Sur schools, and these beautiful glaciers.
Cheers to our Dream Team who made these trips possible: Fernando Iglesias Letelier, Scott Braddock, Shalynn Pack, Adam Spencer, Mateo Pomilia, and Valeria Briones!
Fernando Iglesias, Scott Braddock, Shalynn Pack, Adam Spencer, and Mateo Pomilia dreamed up and executed these fantastical journeys.


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NASA Television to Broadcast Two Russian Spacewalks in August
NASA Television will provide live coverage as two Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station on spacewalks Friday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 22. NASA TV coverage will begin at 10 a.m. EDT both days.
Flight Engineers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin will install equipment for the arrival of a new Russian module and begin preparations for the installation later this year of an optical telescope.
The two cosmonauts will exit the Pirs airlock at about 10:40 a.m. on Aug. 16 for a spacewalk scheduled to last about 6.5 hours. They plan to continue routing power and Ethernet cables for the future arrival of the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module, which will be launched aboard a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They also will install on the Poisk module a panel of experiments designed to collect data on the effects of the microgravity environment in low-Earth orbit..
The Aug. 22 spacewalk also is scheduled to begin at about 10:40 a.m. Yurchikhin and Misurkin will remove a space laser communications system from the hull of the Zvezda service module and install a pointing platform on which a small optical telescope will be installed on a future Russian spacewalk.
The spacewalks will be the 172nd and 173rd in support of space station assembly and maintenance, the seventh and eighth of Yurchikhin's career and the second and third for Misurkin. Yurchikhin will wear a Russian Orlan suit bearing red stripes, and Misurkin will wear a suit with blue stripes. Misurkin's suit also will be equipped with a U.S. helmet camera to provide close up views of the work he will be performing outside the station.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/ntv


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Cannabis Full Analysis
MYM Nutraceuticals: Is it Finally their Time?
November 12, 2017 February 6, 2018 Jay	MYM, MYM Nutraceuticals, Stock Analysis
MYM Nutraceuticals (CSE: MYM) recently announced that its first cannabis grow facility is on schedule to see completion on December 15th, 2017. After this process is completed, it can submit to Health Canada to potentially receive its license to grow cannabis, which would be a boon to both the company and investors. Receiving this license would be a confirmation to investors that have held on through some rough waters. Arguably, MYM Nutraceuticals is a company that has had a checkered past. Is this finally a sign that the company has put its best foot forward? Or will it falter?
History of MYM Nutraceuticals
MYM came in to existence on July 11th, 2014 in the form of My Marijuana Canada Inc, as the result of a slightly complicated business deal. The gist of this, is that it became a separate entity from Salient Corporate Services. Additionally, as part of this deal it had a wholly owned subsidiary, known as Adera Minerals Corp.
Right from the start, the focus of MYM was for it to be centered in the cannabis industry. To enter this sector, on October 3rd, 2014, MYM Nutraceuticals announced that they had purchase property in Maple Ridge, BC. This property was planned to be used to apply for an MMPR application, which would enable them to legally grow and sell cannabis. At the same time, they also announced that they had acquired a list of 1,300 patients for this purpose. In total, $864,448 was spent on acquiring the property.
Looking to grow their reach in the industry, on March 6th, 2015, MYM announced that they were looking for further opportunities in the sector through acquisitions. True to their word, on November 9th they signed a letter of intent to acquire a portion of Green Ventures Inc, a Washington based grow operation. This asset consisted of 3.9 acres of land, with a 21,000 sq ft facility on it. This deal was closed on April 6th, 2016, when it was disclosed that MYM Nutraceuticals owned an 18.75% stake in the property. The justification for this purchase consisted of receiving a portion of the revenues associated with the property.
Skip Forward..
Fast forward to May 26th, 2016, and it was announced that the company had sold their Maple Ridge property. In exchange for the property, MYM received $790,000 – thus recording a loss of $70,000 on their initial investment. As part of the sale, it was announced that the company would then lease the land from the buyer. This was done to free up capital that could be invested in other areas of the business.
Later in the year, it was announced that company would now formally be known as MYM Nutraceuticals. This included a complete re-branding effort, as the company focused on becoming more well known in the industry. The change enabled them to enter 2017 with a fresh look.
2017: The emergence of a determined MYM Nutraceuticals
Sublime Culture
With the new year came many new changes for MYM. On February 1st, 2017, it was announced that a 51% stake in Sublime Culture had been acquired. Sublime Culture, as the company described it, was in stage 4 of 5 in the ACMPR application process. Sounds excellent doesn't it? There was only one problem – there's seven (7!) stages in the ACMPR application process. For a company that has been supposedly focused on the sector for over two years, its questionable how they were unaware of this.
MYM Nutraceuticals Feb 1st 2017 news release regarding the Sublime Cultures acquisition.
A week after this announcement, a correction was issued in an unrelated news release. Presumably, as the result of a hoard of investors attacking the investor relations line demanding answers for this flub. Yes, mistakes happen. But, its not exactly the entrance to the new year that the re-branded MYM desired.
Well, that's embarrassing! MYM Nutraceuticals Feb 8, 2017 correction to its Sublime news release.
The deal itself wasn't particularly great for MYM Nutraceuticals either. To obtain Sublime Culture, it issued 1M shares to the principals. Upon the completion of the facility MYM will give 200,000 options to the shareholders. They will also be required to provide $1.8M for the completion of the property. Thus far, there's no big deal. Where the issue arises, is in the fact that every year that the facility is operational, MYM will give the Sublime shareholders 200,000 options to purchase stock. Thomas Lahache, president of Sublime Culture, will become very well off as a result of this deal. It was not disclosed if these options were at a predetermined price. Finally, on February 22nd, 2017, it was announced that the acquisition was completed. 90% ownership is possible upon certain conditions being met.
Further Developments..
It was announced on September 26th that phase "B" of the Sublime Culture facility had taken place. This in effect meant that MYM had acquired additional space at the facility to expand its size from 10,000 square feet to that of 26,000. It was previously stated that production for this portion of the facility is expected to be running by Q3 of 2018. Finally, on November 9th, 2017, it was announced that the first stage of the facility was on track for a December 15th completion, upon which it would be able to receive the required inspections from Health Canada.
HempMed
Shortly after the announcement of the deal closing on Sublime Culture, another deal was released to the public. MYM Nutraceuticals would be acquiring 100% of HempMed, a Toronto based producer of CBD infused products. As part of the deal, 2,500,000 shares were issued to shareholders of HempMed. A further 1.5M were reserved for issuance dependent on certain sales targets being met. Additionally, 800,000 shares were issued as a finders fee to the person that brought the deal forward.
HempMed has reportedly been in the industry for a number of years. Their primary focus is that of CBD extract and oil infused products. These include edibles, vape products, pet products, concentrates and more. It is expected that the company will generate $1.4M in the next calendar year. Additionally, they have over 60 retail outlets along with online sales sources.
Internally, HempMed is parked under a subsidiary of MYM Nutraceuticals. Formerly known as Adera Minerals, this subsidiary was renamed to Joshua Tree Brands. It appears that for whatever reason, the company has chosen to remove the HempMed branding, and replace it with that of Joshua Tree. From a business standpoint, it is questionable as to why they would re-brand an established business immediately upon acquiring it. Also of note, is the significant size of the finders fee allotted for this acquisition – approximately 1/3 of the value of the takeover.
Weedon Property / CannaCanada Inc
On June 20th, 2017 MYM Nutraceuticals issued a significant press release – it had signed an exclusive deal with a municipality in Quebec. Namely, the municipality of Weedon. Within this deal, MYM committed itself to build fifteen 100,000 square foot greenhouses, on a property 329 acres in size. The unbelievable part of this deal, is that the municipality will provide the company with those 329 acres, free of charge. It is anticipated that the facility, when at full capacity, will produce 150,000 kg annually of cannabis, worth approximately $750M.
The deal is being exercised through a subsidiary based out of Montreal, which MYM owns 75% of currently. This subsidiary, CannaCanada Inc, is the entity that had the contacts that enabled the project to happen. Upon certain conditions, MYM Nutraceuticals will be able to acquire an additional 15% of the company, bringing its total ownership rights to 90%. In total, 3,000,000 shares will be issued to CannaCanada as part of the deal, which will be released upon certain conditions being met. An additional 10% finders fee was issued to the person that brought the deal forward.
The facility, clearly, will be built in stages. Currently, they are working on establishing the first three 100,000 square foot greenhouses, in addition to a 20,000 square foot warehouse. Upon licensing of this facility, MYM will continue to build out the facility with more grow spaces in a total of three phases. In addition to this, the grounds will also include a training facility, an R&D facility, a cannabis museum, an auditorium, and a small hotel.
Mary Jane's Touch
Keeping up with its frequent acquisitions throughout the first part of 2017, on September 6th MYM Nutraceuticals announced that it would be acquiring assets from Mary Jane's Touch. Furthermore, it would retain MJT as a consultant to the company.
Mary Jane's Touch was acquired from 9609989 Canada Ltd. Upon searching this, it was discovered that the director of this company was Sarah Gillies. Sarah appears to be quite connected in the cannabis industry with grassroots type individuals. She is also the co-creator of The High 5, a Toronto based cannabis promotional company. Additionally, she has also been involved in pop-up cannabis markets in the Toronto area.
MJT is a manufacturer of CBD products, similar to that of HempMed. As a result of this deal, MYM obtained all research data that had been conducted by MJT, along with all intellectual property of the company, including its database of contacts. Funding for this deal consists of 500k shares, 250k options with an exercise price of $0.45, 1% commission on the first 500k of sales, and 0.5% commission on any further sales. Finally, for the length of time that MYM Nutraceuticals retains MJT as a consultant, MYM will pay the company $125,000 a year.
Just slightly complex, isn't it? it's questionable that the company couldn't arrange a deal that didn't involve future commissions on all sales. However, as has been seen with the Sublime Culture deal, the company for one reason or another likes to give value away for the duration of their existence.
It is expected that these assets will be combined with that of the HempMed assets under the Joshua Tree banner. This will in theory strengthen their product offerings to the market for CBD products.
Australian Venture with PUF Ventures
Feeling as if it hadn't stretched itself out enough, on October 18th, MYM Nutraceuticals announced that it was partaking in an Australian venture. This project, which it will own 35% of, consists of a 1,000,000 square foot greenhouse, that will produce approximately 100,000 kg of product a year once fully licensed. It is a deal similar to that of its Weedon deal, in that it involves a local municipality. This time however, it also includes a Canadian competitor – PUF ventures.
If you haven't noticed by this point in time, its clear that MYM Nutraceuticals likes to publish large numbers to get investors excited. This Aussie venture follows this trend. As part of the deal, both PUF and MYM will be required to input significant funding for the project. Which debateably, neither company has a whole lot of access to. With all the projects MYM has on the go currently, it's questionable whether or not they'll be able to continue to find funding for their grand schemes.
Believe it or not, MYM Nutraceuticals actually has somewhat decent financials, which is an anomaly for the companies we've previously focused on. It has managed to stay away from long term debt miraculously, which is tough to believe given the number of acquisitions it has performed.
As of August 31st, 2017, MYM had approximately $2.12M worth of assets, which includes both current and non current assets. When it comes to liabilities, it only owes about $246k in payables and to related parties. Additionally, as a result of its HempMed acquisition, it can now actually report it has revenues. This may seem unimpressive to some, but not many ACMPR applicants can say they have income before receiving a license. It just doesn't work that way. In fact, MYM Nutraceuticals itself had no revenues for the first two years of its existence, it relied solely on loans and equity raises to fund its projects.
For the three months ended August 31st, the company still recorded a net loss of over $600,000. It also realized a negative cash flow of approximately $300,000. However, given the amount of projects it has in the works, this is somewhat impressive. We expected much uglier financials when it came time to dig in to them. It was a pleasant surprise to see such healthy figures for the company. However, its advisable for investors to keep an eye on these figures. Due to the amount of deals on the go, things could turn south quick if the organization isn't careful about its spending.
Financial Oddities
There are however, some items that stand out on their financials. Take for instance, the value attributed to domain names that the company is in possession of:
MYM Nutraceuticals Aug 31/17 interim financials, excerpt from page 10.
This may seem insignificant to many. However, in a news release dated June 23rd, 2017, they indicated that they obtained four domain names related to that of their Joshua Trees brand. If these are the referenced acquisitions, it is highly unlikely that they contain such a high valuation. For those that are of the slightly geeky variety, you'll know that domain names typically cost anywhere from $5 – $20 to register. Some of the newer extensions are more pricey yes, but not to this degree. By placing this high value on these recently registered domain names, it pulls in to question other valuations that the company has listed.
As a direct result of all the deals signed lately, MYM Nutraceuticals has seen its outstanding share count take a hit. This is especially significant given its low share price for much of 2017, which resulted in higher dilution for lower monetary sums.
First, lets take a look at where the organization stood in terms of share structure, as of August 31st, 2017.
MYM Nutraceuticals warrants outstanding as of Aug 31, 2017
As seen above, there are approximately 11,000,000 warrants outstanding for the company. As a result of the current share price of the equity ($0.96), it is highly probably that many of these have been exercised in the last handful of days as investors cash in. The fact that close to three million of these expire in early December, its safe to assume that these were likely exercised recently. Nothing beats a return at 11X your original investment!
MYM Nutraceuticals options outstanding as of Aug 31, 2017
Thankfully for current investors, not as many options are currently available to exercise. Several are in lock up until specified conditions are met. However, almost all of them are at prices somewhat higher than that of the warrants. These investors are still very well off, but not to the same degree as warrant holders.
MYM Nutraceuticals shares outstanding as of August 31, 2017
Finally, is the shares outstanding portion of the company. As a result of a number of shares being issued, in the three months ended August 31, 2017, outstanding shares increased by just under 14,000,000. This puts the total outstanding count at approximately 82 million shares.
All together, the fully diluted share count as of August 31st, 2017, is 100,127,097. Although this figure is climbing, its a relatively low number when compared to others in the same sector.
Current Share Structure
As could be reasonably assumed, the fully diluted share count has increased since the date of these financials. To give investors a better understanding of what the current share structure looks like, we created a nice chart for you.
MYM Nutraceuticals shares outstanding as of November 11, 2017
With these additional issued securities, it brings total full dilution to 113,659,347. The unfortunate part of this, is that investors can fully expect further dilution to come down the line. This is a necessary evil if MYM Nutraceuticals wishes to be able to fully fund all of its projects.
Management & Insiders
Erick Factor
According to company documents, Erick joined MYM in June of 2017, when he signed on as an executive chairman and a director. As part of this package, he is to be paid $125,000 the first year, and $150,000 for the second. Additionally, he received 500,000 shares as well as 1,000,000 options, with an exercise price of $0.20. Mr. Factor has much experience in the field, as has ran a dispensary, Westcoast Medicann, for approximately seven years. He is also in control of a small construction company.
Whats interesting about Erick Factor, is what comes up when you search his name. For instance, although MYM Nutraceuticals insists he came on in June of 2017, his LinkedIn profile indicates that he has been with the company since 2014. Furthermore, there is reportedly a failed trademark that was attempted to be registered in his name. This trademark was for "My Marijuana", the original name of the company. The last status update on this was from July of 2016.
Michelle Hackett
Until recently, Michelle Hackett was the Chief Operations Officer as well as a director of the company. That is, until she disappeared without a trace. Originally from Maricann, Michelle was one of the original executives of the company. In documents filed on SEDAR in March, she held approximately 15% of all common shares of MYM Nutraceuticals.
The last we can find of her on company documents, is when she made a purchase within a private placement. This announcement was in the same announcement pertaining to the appointment of Erick Factor. Since then, it appears the company has scrubbed itself clean of her name. She is currently not listed as a director or executive anywhere that we can find. Furthermore, unless we missed key documents filed to SEDAR, her resignation or departure was never announced. Finally, her position in company stock has not been mentioned again. Odd, isn't it?
Jonathan Fiteni
The executive that progressed his career backwards. For many, we aspire to climb the corporate ladder. Jonathan Fiteni appears to want the opposite of that. Originally coming to the company in late 2014 in the role of chief executive, Mr. Fiteni has since relinquished his executive role. In April of 2017, he left his role as chief executive, and instead replaced it with a directorship. Then on October 25th he resigned from the role of director. As it stands, Mr. Fiteni remains in the role of Manager of Operations.
Rob Gietl
Currently the Chief Executive of the company, Mr. Gietl is specialized in acquisitions. Based on the M&A activity since his arrival, its clear that this experience is paying off for MYM Nutraceuticals. He also appears to have an extensive history in operations.
Ian Ramage
A director of the company, Ian Ramage was brought on as a result of his experience in the cannabis industry. As a practicing lawyer, this is beneficial to the company when it comes to potential purchases of new assets. He also has a history of providing counsel for illegal dispensaries in BC. It should be noted that Mr. Ramage is a frequent insider seller of company stock, having sold numerous times over the previous six months. Whether that's a reflection of what he sees the value of MYM as, or if he just needs the cash is anyone's guess.
Serving as the CFO of the company, Mark Forster has many roles. These include, according to his LinkedIn page, the CFO of Firebrand Resources (which has its company address listed as the previous MYM office), as well as a director at Teletouch Services Inc., a company from Maple Ridge BC. For MYM, he takes care of anything finance related as well as disclosures.
If there is one thing that MYM Nutraceuticals appears to obsessed with lately, its consultants. Since the start of 2017, MYM has brought on board numerous different consultants for various reasons.
TheraCann International Benchmark Corporation, to assist with receiving an ACMPR license at the Sublime facility – March 28/17
Chris Jackson, former CEO and director of the company, retained as consultant for the present CEO – June 2/17
Factotum Consultants, to assist with obtaining an ACMPR license at the new Weedon, QC facility – June 20/17
Mary Jane's Touch, presumably for CBD infused products – September 6/17
International Cannabis Consultants Co, for issues related to the regulatory framework of cannabis, including exports – September 19/17
Nadeau Bellavance, to assist in enhancing MYM's perception to the stakeholders in the QC government – September 28/17
Zachary Tietolman, as a master grower in relation to the production of cannabis, presumably at all facilities – October 10/17
Yes, that is a total of seven different consultants that have been signed on to the company in under seven months. Not all rates were disclosed for these consultants, however if they all are along the same lines, MYM Nutraceuticals will have several large bills to pay. For instance, the consultant from MJT alone is $125,000 a year. Its debatable how much value each consultant will truly provide.
MYM Nutraceuticals is a company that had a very questionable beginning. Rife with blunders, there was a reason few investors saw value in the company. Fast forward three years, and it is still making blunders. For instance, twice this year it had to provide corrections to news releases it issued. In both cases, they were items that never should have been missed on the first edit.
There are also other questions that arise when reviewing the company. Such as, how is it going to continue to fund itself? Will investor equity be washed away? What about the Weedon facility, will it actually be established? Will it continue at its current rate of two private placements a year? What about the Australian venture? Is this a company that is simply stretching itself too thin?
Acquisitions in this stage of the game are smart. Potential takeover targets can be had for fractions of what they'll be worth in two to five years time. Getting established now as a conglomerate in the industry is not a bad idea by any means. However, you need to keep in mind the value you are providing to your shareholders. Constant dilution serves very few people. Furthermore, you need to ensure that the deals being signed are realistic, appropriate, and that they won't give away your profits for years to come.
Examine the fine print. Ask questions. Dive deep.
Information for this analysis was found via Sedar, Canadian Insider, LinkedIn, and MYM Nutraceutical's website at http://www.mymarijuana.ca/. The author has no securities or affiliations related to this organization. Not a recommendation to buy or sell.
As the founder of The Deep Dive, Jay is focused on all aspects of the firm. This includes operations, as well as acting as the primary writer for The Deep Dive's stock analysis. In addition to The Deep Dive, Jay performs freelance writing for a number of firms and has been published on Stockhouse.com and CannaInvestor Magazine among others.
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SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP
- Devil Rays 12, Pirates 4: Tom Gorzelanny learned he would pitch the Pittsburgh Pirates' third game of the season, then was given a mandate by Manager Jim Tracy to stop getting himself into first-inning trouble. But Gorzelanny went out and walked two of the first three hitters he faced, setting the tone for a two-run Tampa Bay first inning and a Devil Rays victory Sunday in Bradenton.
- Tigers 9, Yankees 5: Gary Sheffield hit a three-run homer and a sacrifice fly in his first two trips to the plate, helping Detroit score six runs in the first two innings of a victory over New York in Lakeland.
- Dodgers 4, Indians 3: Non-roster invitee Larry Bigbie came up with the game-winning hit for Los Angeles in a win over Cleveland in Vero Beach.
- Phillies 10, Twins 2: Chase Utley homered twice and drove in three runs, Cole Hamels pitched 62/3 strong innings and Philadelphia beat Minnesota in Clearwater.
- Red Sox 12, Marlins 6: Hanley Ramirez, traded for Josh Beckett after the 2005 season, lined the right-hander's first pitch through the middle to set up Florida's first run. But Beckett allowed just two more hits and pitched seven innings as the Red Sox won in Fort Myers.
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- Blue Jays 3, Reds 2: Tomo Ohka allowed one run over five innings, improving his chances of winning the fourth spot in Toronto's rotation with a victory over Cincinnati in Dunedin.
- Astros 11, Mets 3: Mike Pelfrey, the ninth overall pick in the 2005 draft out of Wichita State, allowed four runs and six hits in five innings of New York's loss to Houston in Port St. Lucie. But he pitched well throughout spring training, and that was enough to win a job in New York's suspect rotation.
- Rangers 10, White Sox 2: Mark Buerhle gave up 12 hits and four runs over six innings as Chicago lost to Texas in Tucson, Ariz.
- Diamondbacks 3, Rockies 2: Brian Lawrence knows he won't make Colorado's rotation, but he wants to prove he can stay healthy enough to pitch every five days after missing all of 2006 after surgery on his throwing shoulder. He went six innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts, in the loss to Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.
- Angels 3, Cubs 2: Kerry Wood failed to protect a seventh-inning lead, giving up three runs that allowed Los Angeles to beat Chicago in Mesa, Ariz.
- Padres 10, Giants 7: San Francisco Manager Bruce Bochy watched his former team, San Diego, bat around and score eight runs in the third inning on the way to a victory in Peoria, Ariz.
- Brewers 7, Royals 6: Zack Greinke (Apopka) will be Kansas City's No. 3 starter, Manager Buddy Bell said, after Greinke's five-inning stint in a loss to Milwaukee in Surprise, Ariz. He struck out seven and has a 3.32 spring ERA.
- Mariners 10, Athletics 6, 10 innings: Seattle third baseman Adrian Beltre was hit in the back of the head with a pitch but appeared to be OK in the win over Oakland in Phoenix.
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FFBH 2017
Professor Dawn Skelton (Scotland)
Dawn Skelton is an exercise physiologist with a scientific research background. She is currently a Professor in Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University. She co-hosted the 8th World Congress on Active Ageing in Glasgow in August 2012 and is a commissioned author for the WHO's Health Evidence Network and the UK's Department of Health. She sat on the Expert Panel for the Chief Medical Officers Start Active Stay Active recommendations for physical activity and public health in 2011 and is an advisor on a current review of rehabilitation after hip fracture with the CSP. She has been awarded a number of accolades for her impact on education and services in exercise and function, falls and frailty in older people. In 2004, she was co-awarded a Certificate of Recognition from AGILE for "Distinguished service in clinical / management / educational practice". In 2015 she received an honorary MD from Umeå University, Sweden. In 2016 she received an Honorary Fellowship from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Her recent research (MRC, NIHR and Innovate UK) focuses on adherence to exercise in older people with a history of falls through ExerGames, group versus home exercise referred through the GP on habitual physical activity, effects of the Otago home exercise programme and the FaME group based programme in visually impaired older people, the use of the Functional Fitness MOT to educate older people about components of fitness and the physical activity guidelines, and reducing sedentary behaviour (long periods of sitting) in older people. Within the ProFouND (Prevention of Falls Network for Dissemination) European Network she led a highly successful Cascade Training model of effective exercise delivery to fallers across 10 European Countries.
She works part time in academia and the rest of the time is a Director of Later Life Training Ltd, a company that runs as a not-for profit, to train health and fitness professionals to work with effective physical activity and exercise with older people and stroke survivors.
Her talk will highlight new advances in falls research, the gaps that still need addressing and will challenge the audience to think wider than just falls prevention if they truly want to address frailty and poor outcomes for older adults.
Cardiological aspects of Falls- an under-recognised problem?
Professor Rose Anne Kenny holds the chair of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College, Dublin. The major focus of her research is to provide new insights into cardiovascular ageing. Rose Anne is interested in causes and consequences of ageing processes governing neurocardiovascular stability in particular locomotion, falls, syncope, autonomic signals and mental health.
Rose Anne founded and leads The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), which collates longitudinal information from biological samples, objective health measures and social and economic information, in a large Irish adult population sample.
The role played by autonomic pathways on locomotion, the senses, vascular integrity and the brain coupled with inflammation is under investigation. Her research team has several other projects underway, including early risk determinants of cognitive decline, novel measures of autonomic function in ageing, risk factors for mobility impairment, new models for frailty diagnosis and implantable devices in falls prevention.
In 2010, Rose Anne founded and is now Director of a new Ageing Research Centre at Trinity College, with 135 active Principal Investigators. Rose Anne is also Director of the new Mercer's Institute (the first purpose-built clinical research facility on the island of Ireland) at the country's largest teaching hospital – St. James's Hospital, Dublin.
Rose Anne was previously Professor of Cardiovascular Research at Newcastle University, UK, and in 1992 established the first dedicated syncope service in the UK (in Newcastle)which has been replicated worldwide. She now heads up the syncope service at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. This work has lead to new methods for assessment of falls and syncope risk which have been adopted internationally and the head-up tilt test, which she first described, is now the gold standard for vasovagal diagnosis.
Rose Anne is a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and of the Royal College of Physicians in London, Ireland and Edinburgh, and member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Associate Professor Nathalie van der Velde (Netherlands)
Drugs and polypharmacy in relation to falls and frailty
Nathalie van der Velde is currently the head of the Geriatrics Department at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Furthermore, she chairs the Dutch Network of Fall clinics (NVKG) and the Dutch Falls prevention guideline (update), and is a member of the European Geriatric special interest group in Falls and Fracture prevention. Her overall research goal is minimizing the number and consequences of falls and fall-related injury in older persons. Momentarily, she focuses on the role of drug use and cardiovascular abnormalities. Her overall objectives are to optimize recognition and treatment of individual fall-risk factors by carrying out clinical and epidemiological research and disperse knowledge on falls research by actively participating in fall work groups and networks.
Professor Avan Sayer (England)
Diagnosing Sarcopenia- Does it add anything?
Avan Sayer is Director of the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Long-Term Conditions and Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Newcastle University. Her research takes a life course approach to understanding the geriatric syndromes of sarcopenia, frailty and multi-morbidity, and involves the translation of findings into new approaches to diagnosis, treatment and prevention. She is Secretary to the UK Association of Academic Geriatric Medicine and is on the Academic Board of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society. She is an Associate Editor at Age and Ageing and has served on a number of UK and European advisory committees and expert panels. She has been Raine Visiting Professor at the University of Western Australia and is Visiting Professor at the MRC Life-course Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, where she was previously based.
Professor Reto W. Kressig (Switzerland)
Sarcopenia and Nutrition- the way forward
Reto W. Kressig is Professor and Chair of Geriatrics at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He is Chief Medical Officer and Member of the Directorial Board of the 260-bed University Center for Medicine of Aging at the Felix Platter-Hospital Basel. His scientific work and interests include older adults' gait biomechanics, physical activity, functional autonomy, nutrition and cognition in relation to principles of geriatric rehabilitation and fall prevention. Prof. Kressig is Editorial-Member of several international geriatric journals, Associate Professor of Gerontology at the University of Luxemburg and former Secretary of the European Academy for Medicine of Aging. He is author of over hundred original publications in the fields of dementia, mobility and nutrition. He is co-initiator and one of the principal investigators of the DO-HEALTH study, the currently biggest EU-Project on healthy aging (n=2152) based on supplementation of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids, combined with regular exercise.
Professor Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft (Spain)
The Frailty Concept- Is it Useful?
Professor Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft is a physician, specialist in Geriatric Medicine. He currently chairs the Geriatric Department of the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, Spain. He is professor of Geriatrics at the Universidad Europea de Madrid and president of the Spanish Board on Geriatric Medicine. He was President of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) and is now member of its Academic Board.
Dr. Cruz-Jentoft coordinated the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People/International Sarcopenia Initiative, and chairs the Sarcopenia SIG of both the EUGMS and SEGG. His present areas of research include sarcopenia, frailty and nutrition in older people, geriatric pharmacotherapy, discrimination of older subjects in clinical research, and comprehensive geriatric assessment. He is involved in several large European trials on these topics (SENATOR, SPRINT-T, MPI-AGE).
Associate Professor Ellen Freiberger
Physical activity, exercise and sarcopenia- future challenges
Since 1999 working as a Research Assistant, and since 2008 working as senior lecturer at the Institute of Sport Science and Sport [ISS] (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg/Germany). In combination with Dr. Abu.-Omar, head of the new Master program "Physical Activity and Health" ISS until 2013.
Since 2013, Ellen has been working as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomedicine for Ageing (Chair: Cornel Sieber) also at the University Erlangen-Nürnberg and being responsible for European projects and research in physical activity and aging.
Ellen holds degrees in Diploma in Sport Science (University of Cologne) 1980, Diploma in Gerontology (University of Erlangen-Nümberg) 1996, PhD in Sport Science (University of Erlangen – Nümberg) 2001 and Habilitation in Sport Science (University Erlangen – Nürnberg 2012)
Professor Bo Abrahamsen (Denmark)
The optimal management of osteoporosis
Bo Abrahamsen is an endocrinologist at Holbæk Hospital in Denmark, a Capture-The-Fracture Silver Starred FLS Service, and primarily treats patients with osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases and parathyroid disorders. He is also a professor of clinical database studies at the University of Southern Denmark. He attended Medical School in Odense, Denmark, the B.Sc. Hons Course in Experimental Pathology at St. Andrews, UK, and part of his PhD lab work at UMASS Medical Center, Worcester, MA. Main research interests include absolute fracture risk, secondary osteoporosis, fracture epidemiology and safety of anti-osteoporotic drugs and supplements. Dr Abrahamsen is a member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors to the IOF, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Professor Finbarr Martin (England and EUGMS)
Fracture Prevention and Post Fracture Management
Finbarr Martin is emeritus consultant in Geriatric Medicine, having worked from 1984-2016 in a broad range of acute and community services at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London. He has a personal chair at King's College London. He has over 130 peer reviewed publications, mostly research is into the geriatric syndromes of falls, frailty and delirium, and health services evaluations of intervention related to these syndromes. He is currently supervising 3 PhD students investigating CGA and frailty topics. He is co-editor of the 3rd edition of the Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine. He was president of the British Geriatrics Society 2010 to 2012, and is currently president-elect of the EUGMS.
Professor Tahir Masud (England)
Review and Highlights of the Conference and Future Directions
Professor Masud trained at Christ Church, University of Oxford and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. After postgraduate training in London and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and a Research Fellow post in St Thomas' Hospital, London he took up a position of Consultant Physician in General and Geriatric Medicine at Nottingham in 1994. He has a research and clinical interest in osteoporosis, falls, exercise, syncope and education and has over 100 peer-reviewed publications in these areas. He heads the Clinical Gerontology Research Unit at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. He has previously been a scientific advisor to the National Osteoporosis Society and is the main organiser of the annual International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability. He has also served as the Clinical SubDean at the University of Nottingham Medical School. He also has Honorary/Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Nottingham, Derby and Southern Denmark. He was President of the European Union of Medical Specialists-Geriatric Medicine Section (2014-2015) and is currently the President-Elect of the British Geriatrics Society.


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