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What to look for before writing a story about an academic study
By Nikki Usher
Facebook is 15 years old. And there are certain things, if we believe the reams of headlines we see based on social science studies, that we now think we know about its effect on human behavior. It can cause people to commit hate crimes, one set of headlines suggests. Older Americans spread more fake news, suggested another. (But luckily the quantity of fake news has diminished since 2016, according to still others.) And many of us were happy to read that abstaining from Facebook, for even a month, will make a person less politically polarized.
Like most buzzy headlines, specific details are not exactly forthcoming. The limitations of social science are crucial to understand, but such limits are often underexpressed in coverage. So when faced with a seemingly explosive research finding, especially about a moral panic, we must all learn to beware the viral social-science study and our own role in perpetuating misinformation about research on misinformation.
This is a boom time for academics who are used to having their research—on politics, journalism, and social media, in particular—ignored by a wider public. It's also a fraught time. Facebook, often the focus of such studies, but by no means the only culprit or area of interest, offers very limited access to its data.
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And academics face new pressures. Sometimes, they just want to get work out to test the waters, build momentum, or provide proof of concept for future funding. That means that even work that comes from some of the strongest institutions in the world, funded by the most prestigious of grants, posted on sites that have the imprimatur of elite academia, is sometimes released before it has been subjected to peer review.
Peer review has its own problems, but it is an important quality stopgap before research is published in a formal academic journal. Other academic peers, often anonymous, provide rigorous and exacting critique with the aim of rooting out methodological flaws, missed connections with existing research, clarity, and overbroad claims, among other concerns. This process is critical for social scientists, and for the journalists who later rely on their work.
Unfortunately, it is often slow. On more than one occasion, the peer-review process for my work lasted for more than a year. For journalists, reading research findings about the 2016 elections after the 2018 midterms can seem quite dated. But reporting on pre-published, pre-reviewed research presents its own dangers.
The first study I mentioned argued that anti-refugee hate crimes in Germany increased disproportionately with higher Facebook use during times of high anti-refugee sentiment. The New York Times called it a "landmark study" and based a major feature story on it. But, as Felix Salmon pointed out, the study "was written by a pair of post-docs without any peer review, and there's no particular reason why it should have been ready for the the social-media klieg lights that suddenly got trained on it."
The second study, which blamed those over 65 for spreading most of the fake news on Facebook, was quickly picked up by dozens of outlets; within a few hours of its publication, I found myself talking about its merits on a public radio news talk show.
That study was peer reviewed, but not by a top journal in the field whose imprimatur would give it the kind of credibility that would merit the viral attention. Though I first thought the study had been published on Science, which was founded in 1880 and is among the top-three journals in the world, it was actually hosted on the open-access journal Science Advances, which I had not yet heard about in my work as a social scientist. While it's published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which also publishes Science, Science Advances raised some red flags for me.
It has far less support from academics than its sister journal. It is a pay-to-publish open source journal, which charges $4,500 to publish a paper, and an extra $1,500 if the paper exceeds 15 pages. There is no one on the editorial board who seems to be doing work related to political science.
The third study, which suggested that quitting Facebook for even a month would make us all happier and a little less polarized, was temptingly viral. It has what scholars call "face validity"—it rings true based on common-sense expectations. But though the two co-authors are regarded as excellent, the study was not peer reviewed. And the authors are economists, not communication or political scientists, which means they may be leaving critical foundational insights out.
Journalists on deadline tend to gravitate towards familiar big names and work from prestigious universities—even if this work hasn't yet been through peer review. As journalists, it makes sense to go to the most authoritative institutions and voices when sourcing a story, but in the case of academic research, relying on someone's scholarly reputation isn't a good enough proxy for ensuring sound research.
Not all academic research is created equal, and introducing half-baked studies into public discourse can have lingering effects. So I have created a checklist to help journalists parse complex studies in order to decide whether to report on them.
Two quick notes: First, this is intended as a basic guide for some best practices, not as advice to academics. Second, sometimes the most exciting research challenges conventional methodological approaches—which is to say, if a study looks super interesting, dig deeper.
Is the study peer reviewed?
Peer review guarantees that independent reviewers have looked at the study, assessed its rigor, and alerted the researchers behind the project to issues they may not have spotted themselves.
But peer review is not a catch-all, and not all levels of peer review are equal. If a study has been accepted for a conference, check how many papers that are submitted have been accepted—a 60% acceptance rate, for example, would suggests that most papers submitted make it in. If it's in a journal, you can look for a journal's impact factor or check Google Scholar journal rankings and if the journal is open source, be careful about "pay-to-play" publishing.
Other studies which have similar findings might diminish the news value of a particular paper claiming groundbreaking results, but are a good sign for its reliability. And as with all journalism, it's important to check the biases of the researchers, particularly for corporate connections to the tech companies themselves, and make sure the research itself was conducted ethically.
Statistics are not all-powerful
Correlation does not imply causation. All sorts of combinations of variables might seem to have relationships, but that doesn't mean that one thing causes another. Big data findings are especially prone to this, where correlations can appear due to the size of the data.
Equally, how a particular variable is defined can be key. What does "trust" mean? How are scholars defining "fake news"? When those variables are then put into mathematical models that make their own assumptions, it's quite possible to get spurious correlations.
Be wary of surveys and polls
Some of the surveys and polls that journalists rely on for quick-hit stories are constructed with highly complex methodologies that belie their simple results. Others may not employ sophisticated methodologies at all—meaning journalists should be wary.
Being aware of the kind of sample—the group of people to whom the questions are asked—is vital. Most non-academics don't know that Amazon's Mechanical Turk is a great place to recruit research participants. But the people hanging out on Mechanical Turk are a distinct subset that is not necessarily representative of the group it's purporting to represent.
And nearly every aspect of the survey design and implementation—question order, answer order, the internal consistency of the surveys, the technology used to administer the surveys, and the use of proprietary scales and indices for measuring certain outcomes— can affect results. Surveys and polls are best seen as a starting point, rather than an ending point, for stories.
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Be wary of experiments, too
Findings from experiments done in an academic setting don't always translate to the world; for example, an experiment using mockups of Facebook pages rather than real ones doesn't replicate the real experience of browsing Facebook pages in your own home. But for all sorts of privacy reasons, not to mention Facebook's terms of service, that might be the best researchers can do. Plus, most of the time, people know full well they are taking part in an experiment. So in fact-checking research, for example, scholars have to figure out how to account for issues such as people reading more carefully than usual, or trying to impress the researchers with accepting a fact check.
Results from such experiments are vulnerable to "low ecological validity"—put simply, it's unlikely that the experiment would work outside a lab context. That does not mean the study is not important; rather, its limitations must be addressed.
You may have encountered the term "natural experiment"; this method is intended to correct for some of these problems, with the idea that if you try to test something in the real world, you'll actually see how people behave in the real world. Natural experiments have limitations, too, and there are often many factors outside of the researcher's control that could affect results—an issue known as "internal validity," if you want to be fancy.
It's also worth checking whether there's a control group not subjected to the experimental manipulation, or a set of variables that are held constant, to help establish a comparison point and suggest a causal effect.
Think about replicability
If the same experiment were to be repeated, would it generate the same results? There is a "replicability crisis" in the social sciences—particularly in psychology. A group at UVA tried to replicate 100 different psychology experiments and could only replicate a third of them.
Sadly, assessing replicability is not often encouraged because it does not generate new findings. But asking "have other people raised this question" and "Are these findings in line with what others have found" can help you determine context around the study.
Avoid clickbait
Some research studies take years to complete. Reducing them to clickbait headlines can spread the very misinformation that journalists and social scientists are concerned about in the first place. So choosing headlines wisely is perhaps the most important part of the whole process of communicating social science.
If the study wasn't socially relevant, then you probably wouldn't be covering it anyway. But it bears stating that journalists have a special responsibility to make sure that the headline reflects the results of the research—not the spicy statistic or possible extension of the research, but the actual findings of the research question the scholars tried to answer and the hypothesis they posed.
Have hope
Many of these issues used to proliferate in science journalism. In some cases, they still do. But science educators have worked hard to help journalists understand how to write about their research.
Now it's time for the political and technology journalists to take the same care with the explosion of interest in social science research on information, politics, and technology.
Related: What a professor learned after interviewing a 'lost generation' of journalists
Nikki Usher , PhD is an associate professor at the University of Illinois in the College of Media.


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Federal employees determined that pilot error was the root cause of a Delta Air Lines jet carrying 130 passengers landing at the wrong airport in South Dakota last year.
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Ceasefire violations amid peace talks
Oct. 13, 2016 ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO
UTRECHT, The Netherlands – Even as both government and communists hailed the success of the recently concluded second round of peace negotiations between the two parties in Oslo, Norway, ceasefire violations have been on the rise.
NDF consultant Porferio Tuna who is a member of the Reciprocal Working Group on the end of hostilities and disposition of forces said "There are signs of actions that are not in consonance with the unilateral ceasefire declaration including the ongoing military operations, military encampment and the death of a farmer who has been tagged as an NPA member," he said.
Tuna slammed the killing of Jimmy Saypan, a peasant leader in Compostela Valley who was shot on Monday morning and died on Tuesday afternoon in the hospital.
He recalled his conversation with Saypan during a peace forum held in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley province last September 17. Saypan allegedly reported to him the presence of military intelligence forces who have confronted him to stop his group's opposition against the operations of the Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corporation (AgPet) in their area in Compostela.
Dan Borjal, spokesperson for the NDF panel, said they are also receiving reports about the continuous military operations by government troops in NPA territories.
"According to NPA commands from various regions, the reason why there has been no firefights so far is mainly because NPA forces have been maneuvering to avoid armed encounters. But tensions are rising because the AFP military operations appear more and more to be taking the form of base-denial operations targeting the mass base of the NPA," he said.
In a statement on Oct. 8, NPA national spokesperson Jorge Madlos said "not a few NPA units are having difficulty holding back offensives amid threats of armed troops of the AFP which continue to conduct Oplan Bayanihan counter-insurgency intelligence, psywar and combat operations in the guerrilla zones of the NPA."
"There are reports of continuing AFP operations across the country, from North Luzon to Southern Mindanao. There are even reports that military units are telling civilian residents that the ceasefire is no longer in effect to justify their operations and presence in their communities," he said.
The NPA's Agustin Begnalen Command based in Abra said the Army's 24th Infantry Battalion have been telling civilians in Sallapadan town that the ceasefire has ended.
Madlos said the AFP has yet to observe the advice of Duterte to be friendly to the NPA adding that the AFP continues to conduct hostile operations against the NPA.
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Borjal said to have a stable ceasefire AFP forces must "return to barracks" at the level of the battalion headquarters.
Both Agcaoili and NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said compliance to the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Humantiarn Law will "boost the prospects for forging a bilateral ceasefire agreement and acceleration of the peace process." (davaotoday.com)
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9 O'er my sad Grave the haughty Nymph may go.
12 And yet at length she may (but Oh! alas!
16 And sighing, wish were he alive and Mine!
19 Perhaps to better Ends, than yet thou know'st.
24 Young as myself, at childish Sports I play'd.
30 Warmth of all Hearts, and Pride of ev'ry Grove.
31 With Her I liv'd, no Turtles e'er so fond.
32 Our Houses met, but more our Souls were join'd.
36 And of the Spoils there no Divisions were.
38 Alas! I know not how, my Own was gone.
42 A Plant may rise, that grows amazing tall.
48 And was a Lover, ere I dream'd I was.
50 And now, will shew thee how this Passion grew.
51 Then listen, while the pleasing Tale I tell.
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Besides Tartine, Zuni Cafe is another one of those must-try San Francisco places, that have been on my bucket list for some time now. It's most well know for its roasted chicken. How can roasted chicken be that good? I don't know, so I've always been so curious about the place. The Pouter was kind enough to leave her ailing husband at home to join The Annoyer and me for brunch. I'll be honest, the brunch menu wasn't that exciting to me. Between the 3 of us, the chicken was sure to be enough so we just added a few things here and there to supplement.
I do love me a good warm biscuit. Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside is how I like it. These were perfect. The house made jam was just the right amount of sweetness. If anybody has a good biscuit recipe, please leave it below in the comments!
A lovely dish, of hearty stewed beef made into a breakfast dish with the addition of a fried egg. Well balanced, but nothing particularly special or outstanding.
Unfortunately, we gobbled these up before I could remember to snap a picture. They were a good addition to round out the brunch. Very fresh and clean tasting.
I didn't know the chicken takes 60 minutes to prepare. The long wait only built up the expectations even more. I must admit, this is probably one of the moistest roasted chickens in recent memory. I ate the white meat and found even that to be juicy and flavorful. I found the accompanying bread salad to be a little lackluster. The dressing was a bit too simple, just olive oil and balsamic vinegar by my guess. I definitely appreciated a subtle smoky essence to chicken, which added a little extra wow.
I can see the appeal of Zuni Cafe. It has a well deserved reputation for that roasted chicken. But at the end of the day, the only kind of chicken that's really going to get a genuine and excited YUMS! out of me is probably of the fried variety. It's tough to justify spending $58 on a whole roasted chicken and waiting an hour for it. I understand the high cost probably comes from owning and operating a restaurant in a high overhead city like San Francisco. I wouldn't say Zuni is as overrated as Tartine, but one try is good enough for me.


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Plot Summary: The number of terrorist acts in Japan has never been lower, thanks to the efforts of a syndicate called Direct Attack (DA). The organization raises orphaned girls as killers to carry out assassinations under their "Lycoris" program. Takina Inoue is an exceptional Lycoris with a strong sense of purpose and a penchant for perfection. Unfortunately, a hostage situation tests her patience, and the resulting act of insubordination leads to her transfer out of DA. Not thrilled about losing the only place she belonged to, she reluctantly arrives at her new base of operations—LycoReco, a cafe in disguise. Takina's new partner, however, turns out to be quite different from what she imagined. Despite being the famed Lycoris prodigy, Chisato Nishikigi appears almost unconcerned with her duties. She drags Takina along on all kinds of odd jobs under the simple explanation of helping people in need. Takina is even more puzzled when Chisato takes down a group of armed assailants without killing any of them. Feeling like a fish out of water, Takina itches to get reinstated into DA—but Chisato is determined to prove to her that there is more to a life than just taking them.
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Vancouver woman dead after January incident on Whistler Blackcomb
The 44-year-old was pronounced dead after a serious incident in the Sun Bowl area
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Feb 11, 2022 12:00 PM
A Vancouver woman died following an incident near Whistler Blackcomb's Sun Bowl, in the resort's Harmony zone. fremme, Getty Images
A 44-year-old Vancouver woman is dead following a tragic on-mountain accident at Whistler Blackcomb in late January.
Friends have identified the woman on social media as Kumiko Umeno, who previously owned and operated a popular Peruvian restaurant on East Broadway in Vancouver (the restaurant closed in early 2020 at the start of COVID). A spokesperson for Whistler Blackcomb confirmed on Feb. 11 that "a serious incident" involving a guest took place on its slopes on Thursday, Jan. 20.
In a statement, the resort said Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol responded to the incident near Sun Bowl in the Harmony zone. The guest was transported to the Whistler Health Care Centre, where, after further emergency care and evaluation, she was pronounced deceased.
"Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol and the entire Vail Resorts family extend our deepest sympathy and support to our guest's family and friends," said Geoff Buchheister, COO of Whistler Blackcomb, in a release.
The BC Coroners Service confirmed it is currently investigating a death that occurred at Whistler Blackcomb on Jan. 20, but was unable to provide any additional information while the investigation remains underway.
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New constables to serve in their LGAs – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman has directed that all 10,000 recruited constables who completed their training on Wednesday July 6, should be posted to their local government areas of origin for effective community policing.
Alkali who was represented at the passing out of 467 Constables in Ilorin, Kwara state by Mr Ede Ayuba, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 8, said that the Police recruitment was part of efforts to tackle the prevalent security challenges in the country.
"Police staff strength as at 2016 stood at 370, 000, prompting President Mohammadu Buhari to commit his administration to recruiting 10, 000 fresh police officers every year.
"The plan is to add 280, 000 police officers to the current number to make the combined strength of the police to be at 650,000. The Nigeria Police intend to recruit 10,000 police officers every year to fill the current gap in the shortage of police personnel in the country.
"Actually, with what the Police is doing in recruitment of personnel, we are filling the gap. People are retiring almost on daily basis. The number we're recruiting surpasses the number of personnel retiring. So, we're bridging the gap.
"This is 2020 Batch. As they are passing out, in no distant time, the 2021 Batch would come in, while the 2022 would stand by. So, by the time we go to the field with all these numbers, we would have shored up our number to a higher level.
"The recruitment exercise was part of the drive by the FG to ensure effective manpower to combat the nation's security challenges."
Alkali also charged the new police personnel to see Nigerians as their employers. He added;
"You are charged to reflect the true professionalism for which you have been trained.
"It's the taxes of Nigerians that are being used to pay their salaries. They should treat them cautiously and respect their personality. They should represent their parents and their families and above all, represent the Police in what they are going to be doing outside as they leave here".
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Current practices in training, operations and quality measures of screening and post-processing evaluations will be presented. Standard slit lamp evaluation, specular microscopy techniques, use of OCT, wide field dual imaging, and challenging evaluation cases will be discussed by means of lecture and panel discussions.
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Director of Clinical Services
Anthony Vizzerra, CEBT, serves as Director of Clinical Services at Saving Sight. He has been in the eye banking profession for five years. Anthony earned his Bachelor of Science in psychology with a minor in chemistry from The University of Arizona. In his current role, Anthony oversees the daily operations of the clinical laboratory and directly supervises the lab team. Since being with Saving Sight, he has been able to successfully change procedural protocols to help reduce processing errors, as well as reduce overall supply costs.
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London boroughs ink £40m deal for modular temporary housing
By Jim Dunton2019-05-13T06:00:00+01:00
Extraspace Solutions will provide 200 new units by 2021 in scheme that mirrors RSHP's Y:Cube project
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Modular temporary housing commissioned by a network of London boroughs to house homeless families in the capital
Modular-buildings specialist Extraspace Solutions has won a £40m contract to supply temporary housing for homeless families as part of a London-wide initiative.
The deal will see Extraspace deliver 200 relocatable homes for the Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise (Place) by 2021.
Under the scheme, which is reminiscent of RSHP's Y:Cube temporary housing project, Extraspace's homes are intended for use on "meanwhile" sites earmarked for development in the long term, but which would otherwise remain underused over the short- to medium-term.
Darren Rodwell, who is executive member for housing and planning at the London Councils lobby group for boroughs, said the Place initiative was the first time UK local authorities had jointly procured modular housing to help homeless families. Y:Cube was a project targeted at single people.
"Place will deliver high-quality, family-sized accommodation for homeless Londoners in their local borough – close to their schools, jobs and support networks – and delivering new housing on previously unusable sites in the process," he said.
One of RSHP's Y:Cube project's in south London
Extraspace lead designer Eleanor Moloney said the firm's new homes would combine "innovative design with a community feel".
"Our precision-manufactured modular houses will deliver the quality of permanent homes, meeting the London Plan's space standards, and can be relocated to the site of most need," she said.
London Councils said Place was being hosted by Tower Hamlets council, but that several boroughs were looking into suitable locations for the new homes the scheme would provide, with the first site to be confirmed later this year.
It added that the capital currently had 54,000 households living in temporary accommodation.
Extraspace has bases in London, Belfast, Dublin and Cork.
:: Meanwhile, Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners' proposals for 39 sub-market one-bed flats in the grounds of a YMCA tower on Rush Green Road in east London have been approved by Barking & Dagenham council. Havering council, which has responsibility for half the site, is due to make a decision in July.
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There seems to be an irresistible desire to record the Mozart operas over and over again, and obviously there is a market for them. At present Yannick Nézet-Séguin's series for Deutsche Grammophon, masterminded by Rolando Villazón, has got about halfway through the project – I believe they do not intend to record everything. On Signum Classics, on the other hand, Ian Page has planned to record all the operas in a long-term project, and here now is the second instalment in Jérémie Rhorer's Mozart project with Le Cercle de L'harmonie. Die Entführung aus dem Serail appeared not long ago (review) and here is the next instalment, La clemenza di Tito, actually recorded a year before Die Entführung. The intention is to record the operas live at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
Le Cercle de L'harmonie is not a small group, 26 strings plus the usual wind instruments, and produces a substantial sound with true heft at climaxes and Rhorer keeps things going, but we must remember that Tito is a quite different work from the fairly light-hearted Entführung. Of course it is also a fairly sad story but a singspiel is supposed to sort things out in the end and there is a lot of lively Turkish-influenced music with triangles and snare-drums. Tito has also a happy end but the musical style is deeply rooted in the old opera seria tradition, and a lot of the music is fairly slow and almost oratorio-like. It is, however, immensely beautiful and sometimes I think that this is, at least partly, his greatest work. The great nuisance is the recitatives. They were not composed by Mozart himself – due to lack of time, no doubt – possibly by his pupil Süssmayr. And there is a lot of them. Luckily they are here done with a great deal of involvement and rather speedily – though not unduly rushed. That also goes for the music. Rhorer finds a sensible level that is not noticeably quicker than the average readings but with rhythmically vital playing and singing and excellent articulation one feels that the music never sags. The 24-strong chorus is excellent and the soloists can measure up against most of the competing casts.
In the title role Kurt Streit, now in his mid-fifties, sounds as youthful as he did 25 years ago. He has been a Mozart specialist throughout his entire career. According to an article some years ago he had then sung Tamino in Die Zauberflöte around 150 times in 23 different productions and all the other leading roles in the most prestigious houses around the world. He is surrounded here by a quintet of utterly accomplished colleagues. Karina Gauvin is probably best known as a marvellous baroque singer, but the step to Mozart's Vitellia isn't very far and she dominates the first two scenes, leading up to her aria 'Deh, se piacer mi vuol', rivetingly sung. And in the second act she is really great in the dramatic recitativo accompagnato 'Ecco il punto' followed by the famous rondo 'Non più di fiori', the one with basset horn. The other soprano, Julie Fuchs, who sings Servilia, has less to do. She appears in recitatives and a couple of duets but comes into her own in the second act aria 'S'altro che lacrime', where she is really very good. Meatier roles are allotted to Kate Lindsey's Sesto - who has her/his big moment in the aria 'Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio', with clarinet in the first act. Her coloratura is technically assured and gleaming – and Julie Boulianne's Annio. The latter, Canadian like Karina Gauvin, has a darker, more contralto-like voice than Kate Lindsey and thus the two trouser roles are well contrasted. They open the second act together and then Boulianne delivers a superb 'Torno di tito a lato'. The third Canadian in the cast is bass-baritone Robert Gleadow, and he is very good too in a role that is perhaps less spectacular than the others. Audience reactions are of course present in this live performance but don't let that deter you from hearing this excellent production.
I have, as usual, old favourite recordings of this opera too: Karl Böhm (DG) and Colin Davis (Philips/Decca), both from the 1970s, and Charles Mackerras (also DG) from 2005 (review) – all three with stellar casts. Just a couple of months ago I reviewed a set with a difference, based on performances in Vienna in 1804, where all Tito's arias had been replaced by newly written ones by Joseph Weigl and Simon Mayr. Not necessarily a version for all tastes but an interesting experiment. Competition is hard but the present recording with Jérémie Rhorer has a lot that is in its favour – and I look forward to coming issues in this series.


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As it has for more than a century, AAA continues to be an advocate for the motorists and travelers who pay a large share of the nation's transportation bill. In 2015, Congress passed a long-term, bipartisan surface transportation bill, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or FAST Act, which provides more than $281 billion in transportation and transit program funding over five years. While the legislation provides much needed infrastructure investment, it failed to increase the gas tax or identify a sustainable source of funding for highway and transit programs. As a result, the certainty provided by the FAST Act will be temporary and Congress and transportation stakeholders will again be forced to address another Highway Trust Fund revenue shortfall in 2020.
As the debate about the future of transportation and its funding continues in Washington, AAA is working to ensure that the voice of the motorist is heard in the discussion. Motorists will likely be asked to reach deeper into their wallets to pay for transportation going forward, so it is imperative that those who pay understand what is being proposed.
Road Usage Charge
What is a Road Usage Charge?
Road Usage Charge systems assess a fee on every mile driven, rather than on every gallon of fuel purchased. Under RUC systems, vehicles typically are equipped with technology capable of determining how many miles are driven, and vehicle owners are assessed a fee based on those miles. Various levels of technology are currently being tested, from the simplest form of odometer readings to more complex location-based tracking units. Total charges are calculated and paid at the gas pump, by periodic billing or through some other method. In the tests conducted to date, the revenue collected from the RUC system is dedicated to the upkeep, enhancement and expansion of the road network in a given area as a replacement to the fuel taxes collected.
Which states have explored RUC systems?
California, Oregon and Washington are currently exploring alternative revenue mechanisms and are working to develop similar pay-by-the-mile road usage charge systems as a means to supplement or replace state fuel taxes.
Has the federal government explored alternative funding solutions?
Within the 2015 transportation reauthorization bill, Congress authorized the Surface Transportation Systems Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grant program for states to research and test user-based funding alternatives as a substitute for federal fuel tax revenue. Recipients of the grant will use program funds to test the design, acceptance and implementation of a user-based system, and address the program's objectives outlined below:
Implementation, interoperability, public acceptance and potential hurdles to adoption of the demonstrated program
Use of independent and private third-party vendors to collect fees and administer the program
Congestion mitigation impacts
Equity concerns
Ease of user compliance
Reliability and security of the technology used
AAA's Position
AAA supports raising the federal fuel tax to meet transportation funding needs, provided the funds are invested in transportation improvements that increase safety and decrease congestion. The federal fuel tax is the best near-term transportation funding source. Continued evaluation of alternative funding solutions, including RUC programs and tolling, is necessary to establish if there is an appropriate successor to the fuel tax for the longer term. AAA encourages efforts by federal and state policymakers to develop the necessary framework to fully explore the viability of RUC programs. Frameworks should provide motorist protections and assurances, such as:
A feasibility study to fully identify the costs needed to start and operate an RUC program and its real return on investment
Provisions to ensure that revenue generated is dedicated to transportation
Program transparency
Protection of privacy and personally identifiable information
Measures to prevent fraud and evasion
Choices in technology and for information collection and payment
Appropriate and fair enforcement tools
Tolling
The collection of tolls on federal-aid highways is generally prohibited. However, the federal government permits certain exceptions:
Tolling on new highways and new lanes added to existing highways, and on the reconstruction or replacement of bridges, tunnels and existing toll facilities.
High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, which allow toll-paying vehicles not meeting the minimum occupancy standards to use HOV lanes.
Toll pilot programs – Participation is limited to a fixed number of state or local participants authorized for each program. Project sponsors are required to submit an application and also must execute a toll agreement with Federal Highway Administration to receive authorization.
The Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program allows up to three existing interstate facilities (highway, bridge, or tunnel) to be tolled in order to fund needed reconstruction on interstate corridors that could not otherwise be adequately maintained or improved without the collection of tolls. Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia currently hold the three slots.
The Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP) allows up to 15 participants and provides tolling authority to state, regional or local governments to implement congestion pricing applications and report on their effects. FHWA continues to oversee 12 state-led programs and two city-led programs under VPPP including California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York City, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia.
AAA supports raising the federal fuel tax to meet transportation funding needs in the near term, provided the funds are invested in transportation improvements that benefit motorists. However, since a federal fuel tax increase is not politically viable, AAA supports the continued evaluation of alternative funding solutions, including tolling.
Tolling has a role in the overall funding picture, but alone will not solve the short-term federal transportation funding crisis.
AAA believes that while a toll-free system is preferred, tolls can be used with appropriate and necessary consumer protections in certain circumstances for new and existing corridors.
Read the history of tolling in the United States.


The reasons for this? There are just so many. There's the need for all schools to make reasonable adjustment and make provision for children with additional needs, and a chronic lack of funding to do so.
Our current approach to curriculum design is a giant intellectual vacuum, and there's a lack of accessibility to education for children of all abilities.
There's a massive hole in a real understanding of the role of technology, instead of smart-phone bashing and and social media for all of our children's anxieties.
There's a huge and ever-pressing recruitment crisis across both the maintained and independent schools' sector.
These are all infections spreading at an astonishing speed throughout the system.
It's the Teachers' Pension Scheme – it's not sustainable. The Treasury's proposed imposition of a 43 per cent increase in employer contribution from next year to the Teachers' Pensions Scheme means that our school must budget for an extra 23 per cent for employer contributions.
Next year the government has said that it will provide funding for the maintained sector but not the independent sector. This means that a number of charity-run independent schools will really, really struggle.
For my own school, this extra contribution would add a further £300,000 to next year's staffing budget. There may be those who scoff and say that the independent schools have had it coming to them, but the point is, it will come to all schools.
The independent sector is actively looking into setting up its own scheme and withdrawing from the TPS. That will compound the problem, but can we blame them? Ask any school leader how they will find the funds to cover these extra contributions and I suspect the colour will drain from their cheeks.
I cannot see any way this can be covered. It's not a case of finding savings here and there in order to win a bottle of Champers (Huzzah!).


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What is making it do this? I cannot control the svn repository, I just need to checkout a library.
I'm on a mac so it can't be case sensitivity problem.

A: Unfortunately, it may still be a problem of case sensitivity. Although Mac OS X distinguishes between cases, two files with names that only differ in the case are considered to be the same.
Looking at http://www.eglibc.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/ports/sysdeps/m88k/m88100/ this seems to be the case: there are two files add_n.s and add_n.S, which are the cause of your problem.
Sorry, I have no idea what to do in this case.

A: You could do something crazy like making a sparse disk image that was formatted to be case sensitive and then checkout/work with the repo there.  Not a system you'd want to use often, but if it's just this once...

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Legato alla Decca Records, nel corso della sua carriera ha pubblicato 2 album in studio e 2 EP.

Biografia
Nato ad Oxford da due insegnanti, inizia ad esibirsi in un locale chiamato Dinner Lady insieme a uno dei suoi fratelli già durante l'adolescenza, proponendo principalmente cover di altri artisti. All'età di 19 anni, Lewis si trasferisce a Londra per frequentare l'accademia London Centre of Contemporary Music. Nel 2016 ottiene un contratto discografico con Decca Records e pubblica il suo singolo di debutto Waking Up Without You. Dopo aver pubblicato altri singoli tra 2017 e 2018, sempre nel 2018 pubblica l'EP Bad Timing e intraprende un'attività concertistica.

Nel 2019 pubblica il secondo EP In Between Minds e intraprende il suo primo tour da headliner sul suolo nazionale. Nel 2020 pubblica il suo album d'esordio Things I Chose to Remember, i cui brani trattano temi come la salute mentale, la descrizione che i media danno dell'essere umano e la fine di relazioni amorose. Nel 2021 nel 2022 l'artista continua a pubblicare singoli e intraprende un secondo tour da headliner. Nel gennaio 2023 pubblica il suo secondo album in studio Corner of the Sky.

Stile e influenze musicali
Lewis cita Alex Turner, Led Zeppelin e Bill Withers tra le sue principali fonti d'ispirazione.

Discografia

Album

 2020 – Things I Chose to Remember
 2022 – Corner of the Sky

EP

 2018 – Bad Timing
 2019 – In Between Minds

Singoli

 2016 – Waling Up Without You
 2017 – Living in the City
 2017 – I Know the Feeling
 2017 – Be Your Man
 2017 – Wish I Was Sober
 2018 – Could I've Been
 2019 – Hold on to Hapiness
 2019 – What If
 2020 – When Was the Last Time?
 2020 – The Sun Will Rise
 2020 – Good People
 2020 – Not Right to Love You
 2020 – July
 2021 – Halo
 2021 – Seasons
 2022 – Happy Fucking Birthday
 2022 – Alone
 2022 – Simple
 2022 – Midnight
 2022 – The Middle
 2022 – This Time of the Year
 2023 – To Be Alive

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The park contains the Fort Borst Blockhouse. The block house was built in 1855 for defense against Native American uprisings. Flood waters converging on its original site, at the confluence of the Skookumchuck and Chehalis Rivers, necessitated removal of the structure to the present location near the south end of Borst park. The old blockhouse, still in good condition, is the park's chief attraction. The foundation walls of hewn and dovetailed fir logs rise ten feet to support the overhanging upper fortification. The floor in the extension of this second story is perforated with holes for firing down upon attackers. Floors and doors are of cedar puncheons, heavy enough to resist an arrow or check a musket ball. The usual loopholes for rifles were cut around the sides.


I hadn't heard much about Karen Sharp, who doubles tenor and baritone (her name is most famously attached to the late Humphrey Lyttelton, in whose band she played for four years) until my UK friend Daniel Matlin suggested we might go hear her. What a good idea that was!
Karen was playing a Sunday afternoon gig at the Princess of Wales pub in London (not far from the Chalk Farm tube stop) — with her was the Pete Champman trio: Pete on bass, Ted Beament on piano, and Steve Vintner on drums. In the ninety minutes we heard them, this quartet performed a nice mixture of standards and surprises — from Neal Hefti to Roland Kirk, from Dexter Gordon to ballads that Karen made sound fresh.
She's a full-blown tenor saxophonist with total command of the horn, especially the lower register, which some players shy away from. She has an admirable technique, but doesn't let it dominate her playing; rather, her solos have a conversational flavor, moving lightly from phrase to phrase, with space to breathe and reflect in between.
My thanks to Karen and her colleagues for being so welcoming to an American bloke with a video camera, and my reiterated apologies to Steve Vintner, nearly invisible (but happily audible) behind a pile of upended chairs.
Parenthetically, conditions for jazz players may be less salubrious in London than in New York City: the UK musicians don't employ a tip jar, and there was no dinner as part of the gig . . . between sets, a bag of crisps got passed around. Woe!
On a happier note (at least the Princess of Wales is a local pub that offers jazz twice a week), if you'd like to learn more about Karen, her CDs and performing schedule, how Dexter Gordon changed her life, and more, visit her website: http//www.karensharp.net. She's got it!


If you are reading this, you are probably a leader of leaders. You have the privilege and challenge of encouraging people who serve under your leadership to come equipped, prepared, and ready to serve! Jesus tells his disciples in Matthew 10:14 to "shake the dust off your feet" if anyone does not receive you in peace. When Jews returned to Israel from pagan lands, "Gentile dirt" was considered too unholy for the Promised Land. They would literally shake it off their feet and move on, declaring the dirt to be unworthy of the land of God's people. How can this wisdom be used with the servant leaders you lead each week?
Volunteers, teachers, leaders, and others who serve the church bring a variety of burdens, heartaches, baggage, and sin with them each week. We all do. We live in a fallen world and we are broken. Even so, our hearts need to be right before we walk into a room of children to teach them the gospel. Therefore, challenge your leaders to "shake the dust from their feet" before coming to serve; encourage them to leave the "unholy dirt" at the door. If they are unable to do that, they may not be in a season to serve.
The enemy would love for us to "pick up some dirt" and become complainers, critics, and simply jaded while serving. For example, if the supplies aren't ready, if other volunteers are late, if parents are snarky, or if children aren't cooperating (surely, that would never happen!), then you may have leaders who easily succumb to negativity while serving. It's also important to ask your leaders to "dust their feet" before leaving after they serve.
I've used this verse and analogy before during VBS. Each day, I distributed a sheet for volunteers to write down any complaints, suggestions, things that went wrong, etc. and then leave it in a basket at the door. That way, they could leave it behind and know that I was there with a servant's heart ready to help and make the next day go better. This strategy eliminates the temptation to gossip or complain on the way out the door and prevents Satan from getting the victory for every hour spent serving.
I hope this Scripture can give you a tangible way to encourage and disciple your leaders. Matthew 5:8 reminds us, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." I pray this for you and those you lead to seek a pure heart while serving in ministry. For His Glory!
Jana Magruder serves as the Director of LifeWay Kids. Jana brings a wealth of experience and passion for kids ministry, education, and curriculum writing. She and her husband, Michael, along with their three children attend Forest Hills Baptist Church where she teaches The Gospel Project to preteen girls.


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Tag Archives: Munson
Posted in Awards, Ex-Players, Mike's Musings
Tagged John, Mattingly, Miller, Munson, Simmons
No Q.O. for Didi. John, Munson, Mattingly on Modern Baseball Era ballot for HOF consideration. Boone up for MOY.
The Yankees did not extend a qualifying offer of $17.8MM to Didi Gregorius. If he leaves as a free agent, the Yanks receive no compensation.
It could be that the Yanks want him back, but at less than that figure. But Didi now can talk to anyone.
Didi made $11.75MM last season, when he missed a significant amount of time recovering from TJ surgery. He played in 82 games, and despite hitting 16 HR and driving in 61 runs, only hit .238 with an OPS+ of 87. It was his worst OPS+ since his first year with the Yanks in 2015.
One other problem is that Didi didn't walk much. His OBP was just .276.
As such, the Yanks probably didn't think a raise from $11.75MM to $17.8MM was warranted or deserved. IF the Yanks want him back, it probably would be for less than $17.8MM.
Didi hopes to return. We will see.
From MLB.com:
Gregorius was one of seven Yankees to hit free agency on Halloween, following right-hander Dellin Betances, outfielder Brett Gardner, right-hander Cory Gearrin (who I don't expect back), outfielder Cameron Maybin (questionable), catcher Austin Romine (would he come back as a backup or does he want to start elsewhere) and retired left-hander CC Sabathia.
As you know, the Yankees declined a $20 million option on first baseman Edwin Encarnacion, instead paying him a $5 million buyout.
Of that group, the Yankees seem most likely to pursue a reunion with Gardner, who could man center field in the wake of Aaron Hicks' Tommy John surgery.
The Yankees announced the following roster moves on Monday:
• Reinstated 3B Miguel Andújar, 1B Greg Bird, OF Jacoby Ellsbury and RHP Jonathan Holder from the 60-day injured list.
• Reinstated RHP Jake Barrett from the 60-day IL and outrighted him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
• LHP Tyler Lyons has elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
BBWAA awards:
Aaron Boone has been named as one of three finalists for AL Mgr. of the Year.
D.J. LeMahieu may get consideration for MVP, but he won't be in the top 3. The top 3 are Bregman, Trout and Semien but the order won't be revealed until Nov. 14.
Also from MLB.com:
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced 10 candidates under consideration for induction as part of the 2020 Modern Baseball Era ballot: Dwight Evans, Steve Garvey, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Marvin Miller, Thurman Munson, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons and Lou Whitaker.
Posted in Awards, Ex-Players, Managers and Coaches, Media, Mike's Musings, Offseason Moves, Players, The Front Office
Tagged Andujar, Barrett, Betances, Bird, Boone, Ellsbury, Gardner, Gearrin, Gregorius, Holder, John, LeMahieu, Lyons, Mattingly, Maybin, Munson, Romine
Is Jeter primed for a comeback season?
David Phelps says that Derek Jeter looks "amazing" in workouts so far.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/fellow-yankee-captain-amazing-workouts-article-1.1603307
We'll see if it translates to spring training and the regular season, because Yankees fans do have a right to be concerned. Jeter broke an ankle in Game 1 of the 2012 ALCS and was limited to 17 games and a .190 average last year. He turns 40 in June and well, you don't see too many 40 year old shortstops.
In another story, when the Yanks were discussing catching needs, Gene Michael stated to get McCann, because he reminded Gene of Michael's ex-teammate, Thurman Munson. High praise, indeed. When told that, Hal Steinbrenner's response was "Go get him," which the Yanks did at 5 years, $85MM.
You may recall that McCann blocked the plate last year when an opposing player went deep and then cursed at players while rounding the bases. You have to like that fire, intensity and commitment to playing the game right.
We've had too much snow and ice in the Northeast (where I live) lately. Bring on spring.
Happy b/day to Hank Aaron, who turned 80 yesterday. As for today, it was on this date that Babe Ruth was born in 1895.
Posted in Ex-Players, Mike's Musings, Players, Spring Training, The Front Office, The Owner
Tagged Jeter, McCann, Michael, Munson, Steinbrenner
A Catching Lineage.
As I mentioned in the previous post about Posada, NO team can match the Yankees' catching lineage. NONE. Let's briefly look at that lineage.
1) Bill Dickey. HOF. #8 retired by the Yanks. Yanks 1928-1943, 1946.
.313 BA. 202 HR. OPS+ 127. 5th, 5th, 2nd and 6th in MVP voting 1936-1939. 8th in 1943 (a WWII year) at the age of 36. (Yanks mgr. 1946).
2) Yogi Berra. HOF. #8 retired by the Yanks. Yanks 1947-1963, Mets 1965. Yanks mgr. 1964, 1984-1985. MVP 1951, 1954, 1955.
How about this run? 3rd, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 1st and 2nd in MVP voting from 1950-1956.
.285 BA. 358 HR. OPS+ 125.
3) Elston Howard. #32 retired, Yankees 1955-1967, Red Sox 1967-1968.
1963 MVP. Also 10th in MVP 1961, 3rd in 1964.
.274, 167 HR. OPS+ 108.
Had he not died at age 51, could he have become the first black manager of a NY team?
4) Thurman Munson. #15 retired. Yankees 1969-1979.
Untimely death at age 32.
Could he have become a Yankees mgr.?
.292, 113 HR, OPS+ 116; MVP in 1976. 7th in 1975 and 1977.
5) Jorge Posada. #20 (we'll see). Yankees 1995-2011.
HOF? (We'll see). Future Yankees Mgr.? (likewise).
.273, 275 HR, OPS+ 121. 3rd in MVP voting 2003, 6th in 2007.
Tagged Berra, Dickey, Howard, Munson, Posada
SB by a catcher.
On the LoHud blog, it's noted that Russell Martin's 8th sb is the 3rd most by a Yankees catcher in the past 50 years.
Joe Girardi had 13 in 1996. Thurman Munson had 14 in 1976, but 11 were as as a catcher, 3 at other positions (LF, RF, DH). They only went back 50 years. Elston Howard was SLOW. 9 for 23 in his career. Yogi was 30 for 56 in his career. Bill Dickey was 36 for 68 in his career. I haven't gone back in time, but 50 years? More like Martin is 3rd most by a Yankees catcher in at least 80 years.
Posted in Awards, Ex-Players, Mike's Musings, Players
Tagged Berra, Dickey, Girardi, Howard, Martin, Munson
Ridiculous assertions.
I see criticism because apparently no Yankee attended Bob Sheppard's funeral.
That criticism, I think, is unjust. Maybe the Sheppard family wanted it that way to avoid a media circus.
Also, the team wasn't together. It happened over the All-Star break, and the players who didn't go to Anaheim probably took the time to go home to their families. To the parents, wives and children they see far too infrequently while they are flying around the country. Mariano, for instance, probably flew home to Panama. Maybe Jorge went home to Puerto Rico for a couple of days, I don't know. The point is, those couple of days, for many, are a chance to reacquaint themselves with family. Or have we forgotten the reason Thurman Munson bought that plane?
Posted in Media, Mike's Musings, Players
Tagged Munson, Sheppard
Huh? Questions about the Lineup's picks again…this time at 3B and next week—SS.
No, the lineup did choose the right guy for #1 at 3B–A-Rod.
It's the four below him I question. They did pick Graig Nettles and Red Rolfe as I thought they should. It's the other two I question.
Howard Johnson for the Mets? I wondered about that one myself and was tempted. I chose David Wright, however.
HoJo was with the Mets from 1985-1993. He hit 192 HR as a Met, but had just a .251 BA with them. 124 OPS+. His career 162 g. average was .249-24-80, OPS+ 117. Average not hot, but good OPS+. Good speed, too, as he went 30-30 three times for the Mets (1987, 1989 and 1991) and led the NL in HR in 1991 with 38. He also led the league in RBI that year. His OPS+ numbers with the Mets? 94, 118, 133, 124, 169, 106, 145, 91, 98. 10th in MVP voting in 1987, 5th in 1989 and 1991. Didn't think the numbers were that good, do you? Four times did Johnson steal 30 or more. After turning 30, however, Johnson's numbers dropped like a rock in water. 1987-1991 superb, but his numbers before and after weren't. His postseason numbers make A-Rod's previous struggles pale in comparison. 1 for 26 in the postseason. Not the greatest glove.
Wright had a tough year in adjusting to Citi Field. Just 10 HR last year. He has a long way to go, as he has only had five full seasons as a Met. In those years however, Wright has had two 30 HR seasons, one a 30/30, to HoJo's three. His 162 g. average to date is .308-27-107, OPS+ 136. He has won two GG (two more than HoJo) and has finished in the top 10 for MVP voting 3x (same as HoJo). Maybe the panel didn't feel like Wright has done enough yet to put him over HoJo. I disagree.
As for the other spot, Clete Boyer was selected. I was tempted to put Frank Baker there, but Home Run Baker's dead ball era HOF stats were best with the Philadelphia A's, not with the Yankees.
But here is my biggest gripe with the Lineup. How can they put Gary Carter—who only had two really good years in NY, and who was selected over Dickey and Munson—on the all-time NY team for catchers, but not put Wade Boggs on for 3B?
Yes, I know Boggs had his best years in Boston. But if you choose Carter over Dickey and Munson, how do you not then choose Boggs over Boyer?
Yes, I know Boyer had the better glove. He also couldn't hit.
Boyer hit .241 as a Yankee, .242 in his career. His 162 g. average was .242-15-61, OPS+ just 87. A lot of Gold Gloves he could have won, he didn't because of Brooks Robinson. Boyer was a full-time player from 1960-1966 with the Yankees. He hit .224 in 1961, .218 in 1964.
Boggs was with the Yankees for just five years, but hit .292 or better in each of those years. The .292 was the only year under .300. As a Yankee, Boggs hit .313. His 162 g. average for his career was .328-8-67 and his great eye for a walk led to a career OPS+ of 130 (111 as a Yankee). Over 3000 hits in his career. A HOF. Not the fielder Boyer was, but still 2 GG.
The OPS+ numbers for Boggs as a Yankee weren't as good as in Boston, 104, 141, 119, 98 and 102, but they were still better than Boyer's.
But I repeat…how can Carter (see a previous post on that) get on over Dickey and Munson when Carter had only two good NY years, but Boggs lose out to Boyer?
Next week? The SS. We know who'll be #1…and he wears #2 (Jeter). One #1 will wind up one of the runnerups (Pee Wee Reese) along with Rizzuto. Who'll be the other two?
UPDATE: Already I see a HUGE problem with the SS picks. No, not with Jeter, Scooter or Pee Wee, but with the other choices. I mean, WHERE IS ALVIN DARK? He is not even one of the choices that you can select….but Kevin Elster is? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Elster: .228 career hitter, OPS+ 83. .224 in seven years with the Mets. In 40 games with the Yankees, he went 2 for 37. Elster had three years in NY where he played in 100 or more games. Those years?
1988. .214-9-37. OPS+ 75
1989. .231-10-55 OPS+ 87
1991 .241-6-36 OPS+ 89
Alvin Dark. NYG 1950-1956. 1951 NL Pennant Giants, 1954 WS Champs.
Career .289 hitter with an OPS+ of 98.
23 HR in 1953, 20 in 1954. Not the glove of Elster, but a far better bat. 5th in MVP voting in 1954. .300 or better, 1951-1953.
Not only that, Dave Bancroft isn't on the list. Only 4 years with the NYG, 1920-1923, but a HOF who hit .300 or better 1921-1923.
Elster on the list over Dark and Bancroft. You gotta be ****ing kidding me.
But then, they'll probably take .236 hitting Buddy Harrelson as one of their backups, while not even nominating Dark or Bancroft.
You gotta be kidding me.
Posted in Awards, Ex-Players, Media, Mike's Musings, Players
Tagged a-rod, Bancroft, Boggs, Carter, Clete Boyer, Dark, Dickey, Elster, Harrelson, HoJo, Jeter, Munson, Nettles, Reese, Rizzuto, Rolfe, The Lineup, Wright


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La Blackwood è un pick-up full-size di lusso a quattro porte prodotto dalla Lincoln dal 2001 al 2002. Negli Stati Uniti la vettura venne venduta solo nel 2002, mentre in Messico fu commercializzata dal 2002 al 2003.

Storia
La Blackwood, che era basata sul pianale P della Ford,  corrispondeva alla versione lussuosa della Ford F-150 Crew Cab e venne accolta positivamente alla presentazione al pubblico che avvenne al salone dell'automobile di Detroit nel gennaio del 1999.

La Blackwood, che fu il primo modello pick-up commercializzato dalla Lincoln nella sua storia, venne lanciato sui mercati in seguito al successo della Lincoln Navigator. Un altro motivo che incoraggiò il lancio sui mercati della Blackwood risiedeva nel tentativo di contrastare l'introduzione della Cadillac Escalade EXT.

La Blackwood era solo disponibile con carrozzeria ed interni neri. Il piano di carico era dotato di una copertura che poteva essere azionata elettricamente. Il modello era però dotato di molti accenti lussuosi ed aveva un equipaggiamento di altissimo livello. Per certi versi ciò fu un difetto, dato che ne limitava l'utilizzabilità. La Escalade era infatti molto più pratica. Inoltre, quest'ultima era disponibile anche con la trazione integrale, mentre la Blackwood era offerta solo con trazione posteriore. Per tale motivo, la Blackwood vendette pochissimo. Il numero di esemplari prodotti nei 15 mesi in cui venne assemblata fu infatti di sole 3.356 unità. In particolare, l'ultimo periodo di produzione fu quello più difficoltoso, dato che gli ultimi esemplari furono venduti molto faticosamente.

La Blackwood fu realizzata esclusivamente nello stabilimento di Claycomo, nel Missouri, fino al dicembre del 2002. Rispetto ai piani della Lincoln, la Blackwood venne lanciata sui mercati con un certo ritardo a causa dei problemi di fornitura connessi al piano di carico, che era realizzato dalla Magna Steyr. Tra le opzioni della Blackwood, era presente il navigatore satellitare con schermo a colori da 5 pollici.

La Blackwood aveva installato un motore V8 bialbero da 5,4 L di cilindrata che erogava 300 CV di potenza e 481 N•m di coppia massime. Il motore era montato anteriormente, mentre la trazione era posteriore. Il cambio era automatico a quattro rapporti.

La Blackwood condivideva molti componenti con diversi modelli Ford e Lincoln. Ad esempio, il corpo vettura derivava da quello della Ford F-150, mentre i parafanghi derivavano da quelli della Navigator. La Blackwood possedeva però parecchie parti originali.

Dopo la Blackwood, la Lincoln lanciò sui mercati nel model year 2006 un nuovo pick-up, la Mark LT. Con il nuovo modello, la Lincoln non ripeté gli errori fatti con la Blackwood, e quindi rese la Mark LT molto più pratica e versatile del modello antenato.

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Author(s) : Lee Williams, Author(s) : JoEllen Patterson, Author(s) : Todd M. Edwards
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