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Any given Sunday at First Grace UMC in New Orleans
Story by Betty Backstrom
Tia Tucker, left, and Robin Pearce sing in the choir of First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans. A UMNS photo by Kathy L. Gilbert. 8/15/10
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reported to have said, "Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of Christian America."
But on any given Sunday in New Orleans, a walk through the doors of First Grace United Methodist Church paints a very different picture of church worship.
Sitting in the pews and singing in the choir are members of First Grace's racially mixed congregation. Lively music and services offered in both English and Spanish provide the setting needed to appeal to a diverse congregation serving a diverse city.
This Mid-City church did not always attract such a blended group—at least not when it was First United Methodist Church.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, First UMC served a predominately white congregation. The church, once boasting a weekly attendance of 700 members, saw its worship numbers fall to less than 100. First UMC fell into the unenviable group of once strong urban churches facing a steady decline.
Then in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the city. The storm damaged church was facing serious financial and membership losses.
Just one short mile "down the road," Grace United Methodist Church was also in dire straits. Like First UMC, Grace took on flood waters when the city's levees breeched. The church property had devastating structural damage, losing a back wall to the main building.
First UMC and Grace UMC were just two of the many New Orleans area United Methodist churches facing crippling damage and dramatic losses in their congregations due to the diaspora of the city's residents. Not only did many people in New Orleans have no place to live, they also had no place to worship.
"The bishop and the cabinet developed the concept of Mission Zones in response to the lack of active local congregations in the New Orleans area," said Rev. Don Cottrill, provost. "The vast majority of local church members were out of town since their homes had been flooded and made uninhabitable. It was not feasible to send many of the pastors back to the local church they had been serving. We decided to recruit pastors who were willing and able to take on the challenge of the circumstances and to organize Mission Zones in which there was an 'anchor church' and several other local churches in the surrounding area. In each Mission Zone, a lead pastor was appointed along with a group of pastors who were appointed to the Zone instead of to a local church. They worked hard as a dedicated team, serving local churches, their members and the community."
Grace and First UMC were partner churches in one of these Mission Zones. Once the property for First UMC was rehabilitated, the congregation invited Grace UMC to use their facilities for their worship services. Eventually, both churches decided that the best option was to become one congregation—First Grace United Methodist Church.
Rev. Shawn Anglim has served as pastor for the newly merged church since its inception. "The people of First Grace are ordinary people living wonderful and complicated lives. But they have been faithful to the task of blending two unique congregations, making a decision that changed their lives and the lives of the people in this community for the better," said Anglim.
"At the time of the decision to merge, I asked the congregations one question: Do you believe that we can do more for our city as one body of Christ than we can do as two bodies of Christ, one mile apart? Fortunately, their answer was 'yes'," he added.
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Carolyn Mayes, Polly Trammel and Nichol Luebrun
are pictured at recent fundraiser
One of the most significant ways that First Grace UMC has reached out to the people of New Orleans is through the establishment of Hagar's House, a shelter for homeless women.
The storm displaced thousands in New Orleans and left behind a population of homeless persons that reached unprecedented levels for a U. S. city—one in 25 residents. In a 2008 article from USA Today, there was an estimated 12,000 homeless at that time, accounting for four percent of New Orleans' estimated population of 302,000. UNITY of Greater New Orleans, a homeless advocacy group, then reported that the number was nearly double the pre-Katrina homeless count.
After Katrina, a large number of those homeless began to camp under the Claiborne overpass on Interstate 10. In October of 2007, the city began taking steps to relocate the group to safer venues.
When First Grace United Methodist Church was approached by the city to help with the problem, the church took in a group of homeless women in need of shelter.
That action provided the seeds for what is now the church's full-fledged ministry for homeless women in New Orleans. With the help of generous donations, the church was able to purchase and restore a spacious older home that houses the residents, who moved into Hagar's House in 2010. Hagar's House currently serves as home for three women with children and four unaccompanied women who now have a roof over their heads, a warm bed and the compassion of the congregation of First Grace UMC.
In order to receive donations for Hagar's House and related community outreach efforts, the church has formed a nonprofit organization known as First Grace Community Alliance.
Carolyn Mayes serves as the house director for Hagar's House. Mayes works closely with Nichol Luebrun, full-time building coordinator. Committed church and community volunteers team up with members of the part-time staff to show God's love to the residents of Hagar's House.
"One of the most powerful things to have emerged at Hagar's House is the community that residents have created. Folks have built relationships with First Grace and among themselves, continuing to support one another even after moving on," said Mayes.
An outgrowth of the Hagar's House ministry, Project Ishmael is an immigration legal clinic for children. Housed at First Grace UMC, the ministry was birthed in 2014 as part of the First Grace Community Alliance.
"Project Ishmael is new, it's open, it's small, but it's growing. There is a huge need in New Orleans for this kind of help," said Angela Davis, New Orleans attorney and project coordinator.
According to Davis, a full-time AmeriCorps interpreter will start working with Project Ishmael in September. "In order to take on more cases, we are working hard to find funding for a second attorney. With that second person, we could more than triple the number of children with whom we currently work."
For more information about Hagar's House or Project Ishmael, call (504) 210-5064.
To find out more about First Grace UMC, visit http://firstgraceumc.org.


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Isaiah Jackson shows glimpses of being the real deal but tweaks ankle vs. Morehead State
Isaiah Jackson has the potential to be a superstar at Kentucky, though he suffered an ankle injury toward the end of his collegiate debut but should be fine.
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The Kentucky Wildcats are off to a strong start to the 2020-21 season following their 81-45 win over Morehead State.
The only real concern after the big win was how the injury bug is already affecting the Cats.
Sophomore forward Keion Brooks Jr. did not play in this game as he recovers from a calf injury. John Calipari said earlier this week that Brooks is expected to miss this week's games, which means he is likely to miss Sunday's clash with Richmond.
Highlights, box score & MVP from Wildcats' fun win over Morehead State
Twitter reactions to Kentucky's win over Morehead State
Brooks' replacement, freshman Isaiah Jackson, had an impressive debut Wednesday vs. the Eagles. Jackson started off the game with the Wildcats' first couple baskets and then introduced himself as the athletic shot-blocker he was advertised by meeting a Morehead State player at the rim and promptly sending it back like a former Kentucky Wildcats player to wear the No. 23.
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Jackson didn't stuff the stat sheet, as he only put up 9 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks, but the potential is there for Jackson and there will almost certainly be a game this season where Jackson dominates a game and is Kentucky's best player.
Unfortunately, Jackson suffered an ankle injury toward the end of the game, though it didn't appear serious at first glance.
Following the game, Calipari said Jackson tweaked his ankle but should be fine.
"Isaiah did tweak his ankle...he was limping a little bit, but I'd say he's okay," said Calipari.
Now, this post is to not put worlds of pressure on the kid, he's played one game. But, this post is preparing you for Isaiah Jackson to leave after one season in Lexington, because as long as he stays healthy, he gone.
Let's enjoy him while he's here.
This is a 6-11 freshman in the open floor folks. Isaiah Jackson had 7 quick points before he picked up his second foul early. Plays like this is why he has worked his way into the first round of NBA mock drafts. @KentuckyRivals pic.twitter.com/YUswuqDLvw
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Double brdoeasted jacket
■Revival of Jackets from the Late '80s
In 2020, traditional forms of fashoin have been coming back in style. More and more double-breasted jackets are being seen around town. They stand out for having heavy overlap of the left and right front flaps, as well as two symmetrical vertical columns of buttons. Many magazines and media outlets are focusing on them as the trend of this spring, and their availability to females is also increasing.
Giorgio Armani came up with the double-breasted jacket, which was extremely popular among "fashionable middle-eged men" in the late '80s. However, they were fitted with shoulder pads back then, giving them a loose-fitting silhouette that could be described as "portly and full of presence." Most would have never imagined that these jackets would come back into fashion today. The retro fad and co-ord set trend in recent years likely have a significant impact on the arrival of double-breasted jackets in the world of street fashion. In addition, because unisex fashion has become the norm in the modern day, styles in which females wear masculine items have become commonplace.
The double-breasted jackets that are in fashion now are checkered, striped, or simply solid-colored, and a compact silhouette that is rather tight at the waist is mainstream. The rigid impression of a double-breasted jacket is skillfully neutralized through pairing with denim pants for a casual look or with flared pants with lacework.
Double-breasted jackets have now turned into a flexible item that can be a part of feminine or casual styles. It is interesting to see what kinds of designs, silhouettes, and colors will emerge next seaason.
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Blackstone to Places Its Hotel Franchise G6 Hospitality up for Sale
The deal for G6 Hospitality is expected to close at nearly $1 billion, compared to the $1.9 billion Blackstone paid for the asset.
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The US investment fund Blackstone has put its hotel franchise G6 Hospitality up for sale. According to several media outlets, the deal is expected to be finalised for 1 billion dollars, compared to the 1.9 billion dollars it cost to buy it.
G6 Hospitality operates through its two brands: Motel 6, specialising in budget hotels, and Studio 6, which focuses on long-stay accommodations. It currently has 1,400 resorts between the two brands in 49 states in the US and Canada.
In 2012, Blackstone acquired the franchise from Accor for $1.9 billion. Since taking over the company, the fund has sold ownership of many of the hotels. Out of 1,200 Motel 6 properties, by the end of 2020, 1,050 were already owned by franchisees rather than Blackstone.
This move does not signal an end to Blackstone's interest in hotels. In 2021, it bought, together with Starwood, Extended Stay and ESH Hospitality.
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With over 25 years of professional experience, Vish has served with PwC for the past 14 years. Born and bred in Ghana, he later furthered his education in chemical engineering at Imperial College United Kingdom. Upon graduating, he joined Ernst and Young in London and trained as an accountant. He later worked with Atlantic Richfield in the UK.
After 5 years with Atlantic Richfield he decided to return to Ghana, to serve his motherland. In December 2000 Vish joined PwC in Ghana. He is currently with the Advisory/ Consultancy Unit. His field of service has made him well versatile with different terrain and dynamics of businesses both in Africa and Europe.
With Tax issues on the minds of GNBCC members, PwC with it Partners in the likes of Vish Ashiagbor, is always available to assist with explicit advise on taxation. This includes understanding the tax landscape, compliance issues and resolutions as well as educating on country budget and implication on local and foreign investors. Periodically, PwC also offer support at discussion forums to elaborate on the intentions of Ghana government, from a broader economic perspective. Some of these presentations and discussions are held at GNBCC events. Working closely with Ghana government, PwC has unquestionable view on government economic direction, which in the long run hedges against business financial losses. It is basically a link between businesses and the government. It also provides services to companies that need business streamlining, in terms of labour, technology and operations.
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Being rigid bushreens, they were accommodated with two of Karfa's huts, and sold their goods to very great advantage. On the 24th of January Karfa returned to Kamalia with a number of people and thirteen prime slaves whom he had purchased. He likewise brought with him a young girl whom he had married at Kancaba, as his fourth wife, and had given her parents three prime slaves for her.
Mungo Park - Travels in the Interior of Africa — Volume 02
His father, however, he said, would not put the sentence into execution until Fatima, the queen, who was at present in the north, had seen me. March 21. Anxious to know my destiny, I went to the king early in the morning; and as a number of bushreens were assembled, I thought this a favourable opportunity of discovering their intentions.
The number of slaves received on board this vessel, both on the Gambia and at Goree, was one hundred and thirty, of whom about twenty-five had been, I suppose, of free condition in Africa, as most of those, being bushreens, could write a little Arabic. Nine of them had become captives in the religious war between Abdulkader and Damel, mentioned in the latter part of the preceding chapter.
The King of Foota Torra, inflamed with a zeal for propagating his religion, had sent an embassy to Damel, similar to that which he had sent to Kasson, as related in page 67. The ambassador, on the present occasion, was accompanied by two of the principal Bushreens, who carried each a large knife, fixed on the top of a long pole.
Mungo Park - Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa
This being done, the boy presses the paper to his forehead, and pronounces the word Amen; upon which the bushreens rise, shake him by the hand, and bestow upon him the title of bushreen. The parents then redeem their son, by giving his master the value of a slave; but if they cannot afford it, the boy continues the slave of the schoolmaster, until he ransoms himself by his own industry.
Robert Huish - Lander's Travels: The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa
When the fast month was almost at an end, the bushreens assembled at the missura to watch for the appearance of the new moon, but, the evening being rather cloudy, they were for some time disappointed, and a number of them had gone home with a resolution to fast another day, when on a sudden this delightful object showed her sharp horns from behind a cloud, and was welcomed with the clapping of hands, beating of drums, firing of muskets, and other marks of rejoicing.
As soon as he had procured admission into the presence of Damel, and announced the pleasure of his Sovereign, he ordered the bushreens to present the emblems of his mission.
Some said that they intended to put me to death; others, that I was only to lose my right hand: but the most probable account was that which I received from Ali's own son, a boy about nine years of age, who came to me in the evening, and, with much concern, informed me that his uncle had persuaded his father to put out my eyes, which they said resembled those of a cat, and that all the Bushreens had approved of this measure.
The pagan natives are by far the most numerous, and the government of the country is in their hands; for though the most respectable among the bushreens are frequently consulted in affairs of importance, yet they are never permitted to take any share in the executive government, which rests solely in the hands of the mansa, or sovereign, and great officers of the state.
When the fast month was almost at an end, the Bushreens assembled at the Misura, to watch for the appearance of the new moon; but the evening being rather cloudy, they were for some time disappointed, and a number of them had gone home with a resolution to fast another day, when on a sudden this delightful object showed her sharp horns from behind a cloud, and was welcomed with the clapping of hands, beating of drums, firing muskets, and other marks of rejoicing.
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Blow out the candle of the present and imagine going back in time into Tennessee Williams' memory revealing his relationship with William Inge. That opportunity has been remarkably created by Terry Teachout in his latest play, "Billy and Me," world premiering at Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach. Williams and Inge were among the playwright elites, friends – and possibly even lovers. Teachout, a well-known critic, playwright and writer, is guided more by his knowledge of the two men and their plays than by historical record. He has created a provocative new drama of uncompromising art and imaginative truth, vividly executed under the direction of William Hayes, Dramaworks' producing artistic director, who inspired the idea for the play. In fact, the play is a major collaborative effort between these two professionals.
It is a memory play like "The Glass Menagerie," which is a centripetal force throughout. Williams is the narrator and a character in "Billy and Me" as is Tom in "The Glass Menagerie." Both plays even end with the same three words.
And it is language Teachout so perfectly captures, bringing his interpretation of both men to the stage, the repressed Inge and the charismatic, poetic Williams. He incorporates special conceits, the audience being allowed behind the hallowed veil of backstage, the setting of the play's scenes and breaking the fourth wall to speak to the audience and visiting his inner self to address his mother and sister Rose.
It's a dizzying journey and the second act bursts upon the stage some 15 years later, with the unthinkable: Inge's first commercial failure, "A Loss of Roses," being panned by critics after years of Broadway and film hits. In contrast to the sleazy bar scene of the first act, we witness Inge's badge of prosperity, his Sutton Place apartment, replete with a Willem de Kooning painting and all the trappings of monetary success as the framed posters from the Broadway productions of "Come Back, Little Sheba," "Picnic," "Bus Stop" and "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" attest.
In contrast to Tennessee Williams' rise in the first act is his apparent career stagnation in the second, which brings out his monstrous jealousy of Inge in spite of his apparent attempts to console his friend. He reminds Inge that it was his encouragement and contacts – particularly Audrey Wood, his agent – which paved the way for his friend's success. The table is set for the play's gripping climax which begins with a contretemps between the two about their plays, the kind of argument no friend can win, gathering intensity to a near calamitous result.
In many ways Tom Wahl's challenge in portraying William Inge is the playwright himself. Teachout could take just so many liberties with a character who mostly eschewed the public spotlight, especially when held up to the brassy extroverted nature of his counterpart. Wahl stoically holds his own, courageously portraying a conflicted character – shy, insecure, secretly gay and an alcoholic like Williams. His role as straight man is compellingly acted with self loathing and awkward pauses that successfully capture a deeply disturbed man.
There is a reference made in both acts that the two writers are "speckled eggs." As Inge relates it, his mother "called me … her 'speckled egg'. … I wonder how you ever got into my nest." Wahl's character never is able to break through the shell. It is heartbreaking to watch, a metaphor for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. It's a difficult part and Wahl emerges as that self-effacing, insecure writer – a character with whom the audience can easily empathize.
Cliff Burgess, a Dramaworks veteran, effectively plays three different characters: the impassive stage manager, the flirtatious waiter and a somewhat comical doctor. All three roles are integral to the drama, validating both playwrights. He creates needed pauses from the taut action on stage.
The skillful scenic design by Victor Becker is representational, effectively highlighting the stark contrast between the dank and seedy bar room scene of the first act to Inge's affluent Sutton Place apartment in the second. Each part of the scenery is moved as Williams recalls it from memory. In fact, when the audience arrives, the stage is simply a backstage set creating an anticipation of the action to follow.
Lighting designer Paul Black picks up on that with constructive lighting, carving out space where there may be a black wall in the background, casting light to make the abstract seem real. His lighting on the aged Tennessee Williams is particularly effective in achieving the suspension of disbelief.
Thomas has a lot to work with for sound, the singing of the drunken men in the unseen back room of the bar, the music on the jukebox, and magical elements that work with the memory aspects of the play. As quoted by both Williams and Inge (from "The Glass Menagerie"): "In memory everything happens to music" and the sounds are evocative.
Costume designer extraordinaire Brian O'Keefe, who is Dramaworks' resident designer, needing a limited number of costumes for the five different characters plus stagehands in the play, imaginatively reinforces all the personalities and the different periods of the two acts with his usual creative touch.
Director William Hayes has taken many dramatic inventions and put them seamlessly together into one flowing production, and we're caught up in the illusion. His inspired staging clearly conveys Teachout's structure and words and the underlying message: be true to one's self and if you are a writer, write – claim your artistic destiny!
As Williams said in the prologue to "The Glass Menagerie," "Memory takes a lot of poetic license. It omits some details; others are exaggerated, according to the emotional value of the articles it touches, for memory is seated predominantly in the heart." The same can be said for this superb and memorable production, worthy of this world premiere, destined to go beyond its Palm Beach Dramaworks origins.
Palm Beach Dramaworks is at 201 Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. To purchase tickets, call the box office at 514-4020 or go online to palmbeachdramaworks.org.


Great brands may think big, but they sweat the small stuff. They know that all the little things they do or fail to do in person shape brand perceptions far more than the big things they claim through mass media. So they design their customer experiences down to last detail, and usually appeal to as many of the five human senses as possible, since they know those experiences are so much more impactful, distinctive, and memorable than any advertising or marketing program they could run.
I named this blog CX Journey™ for a reason - to convey that the the customer experience is just that, a journey.
What does that mean? It means that, while it's important to look at the individual touchpoints, moments of truth, interactions, channels, etc., it's more important to remember the whole journey, the entire experience that the customer has with your brand or organization as he's trying to do whatever job it is he's trying to do.
The adage "god is in the details" is usually offered in reference to a small mistake with big consequences. And when it comes to brand touchpoints, it's commonly known how a screw-up here or a snafu there can cause significant damage to a brand's image and equity.
An article in Mediapost discusses this issue.
To help address this issue, the author of the article has created the Boomer Legibility Initiative for a New Decade (BLIND) group on Linkedin to convince marketers to increase the point size of their fonts by 1 point this year, in 2015, and in 2020. What a sweet idea.
The Kaiser Foundation recently released a study documenting the astounding fact that 8-18 year olds in the United States have increased their media use from 8hrs 33 mins per day in 2004 to 10hrs 45 mins in 2009, which means that except for when they sleeping or in school they are almost always consuming media. I call them the 10:45 generation.
These charts were constructed using ZenithOptimedia's ROI Tracker - a consumer research-based tool that measures and helps plan marketing activities across the range of brand contact touchpoints.


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The Notary's House , Pannala
The Notary's House is a wonderful property which bordering a small lake in the quiet village of Pannala, about 40 minutes from Sri Lanka's international airport. Although the architecture looks modern at the outset, step in through the doors to a wonderfully evocative Sri Lankan villa with the traditional flavour of the country at its core. The Notary's House (which as the name suggests once belonged to the area's notary) is more than just sprinkled with antique furniture and collectibles. Even the reception is an old-style Post Office counter with metal bars that really takes one back in time. This impeccably-managed property is set on an attractive six-acre plot which also includes an organic farm that is slowly being developed. A spacious boutique hotel, full of grace, that is great for all types of travellers, whether you have kids to entertain or are looking for a quiet spot to recover from a long flight.
The Notary's House has six comfortable rooms scattered throughout the main building. Each room has either balcony or terrace and is adorned with local furniture which adds much character and contains beautiful Batik wall hangings, colourful carpets and linen. The air-conditioned rooms have high ceilings ensuring a cool space and also have fans. The rooms are light enough for the avid readers among us. Each room has tea/coffee making facility and a safe. Each ensuite bathroom is fairly large and is equipped with h/w shower and granite sink top. There is excellent Wi-Fi throughout the property. No TVs.
Standard rooms: There are 3 Standard rooms, two of which are doubles and the remaining one, a twin-bedded space. All three rooms have a private balcony overlooking the garden.
Deluxe rooms: The 3 Deluxe rooms are spacious and can hold an extra single bed as well as a baby cot.
One Deluxe room interconnects with a Standard twin room which works well for a family.
The Notary's House is a great base for plenty of walking and exploring. There is a 7.5 km cycling route which allows you to enjoy the nature and also do a spot of bird watching (the lake ensures this is highly rewarding, although it does sometimes dry up around August). Alternatively you can also take a tuk ride along the same trail. Kids are encouraged to join in as they even have bicycles for 4-year-olds.
Children are also welcome to play cricket, rugby or tennis on the expansive lawn. The swimming pool is also a great place to spend some time. The Notary's House can also arrange cooking experiences on request.
The large pavilion in the garden is ideal for relaxing or even to enjoy any of your meals, which can also be arranged in the main building or in the garden overlooking the lake. There are also several other attractive seating areas. Sri Lankan curry is the evening dish of choice but the chef is able to cater to Western cuisine preferences or local, based on client requests.
The Notary's House is about 40 minutes from the airport and is a great first or last stop for travellers, especially those heading to or from the cultural triangle. Surrounded by quiet village life in Makandura, your journey from Colombo would take about one-and-a-half hours while Sigiriya is about three hours.
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Half moons are pinch points with dispersion
Han Yan, Rico Pohle, Nic Shannon
"Pinch points," singular features observed in (quasi-)elastic neutron scattering, are a widely discussed hallmark of spin liquids with an emergent gauge symmetry. Much less attention has been paid to "half-moons," distinctive crescent patterns at finite energy, which have been observed in experiments on a number of pyrochlore magnets, and in a wide range of model calculations. Here we unify these two phenomena within a single framework, paying particular attention to the case of ordered, or field-saturated states, where pinch points and half moons can be found in bands of excitations above a gap. We find that half moons are nothing other than pinch points inscribed on a dispersing band. Molecular dynamics simulations of the kagome-lattice antiferromagnet are used to explore how these bands evolve into the ground state and excitations of a classical spin liquid. We explicitly demonstrate that this theory can reproduce the pinch points and half moons observed in Nd2Zr2O7.
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Yan, H., Pohle, R., & Shannon, N. (2018). Half moons are pinch points with dispersion. Physical Review B, 98(14), [140402]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.140402
Half moons are pinch points with dispersion. / Yan, Han; Pohle, Rico; Shannon, Nic.
:: Physical Review B, 巻 98, 番号 14, 140402, 12.10.2018.
Yan, H, Pohle, R & Shannon, N 2018, 'Half moons are pinch points with dispersion', Physical Review B, 巻. 98, 番号 14, 140402. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.140402
Yan H, Pohle R, Shannon N. Half moons are pinch points with dispersion. Physical Review B. 2018 10 12;98(14). 140402. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.140402
Yan, Han ; Pohle, Rico ; Shannon, Nic. / Half moons are pinch points with dispersion. :: Physical Review B. 2018 ; 巻 98, 番号 14.
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The January 6 Committee's Most Damning Revelation Yet
Donald Trump's plot to overturn the election was not a whisper, but a roar.
By Russell Berman
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The most damning piece of evidence presented at today's Select Committee hearing on the January 6 insurrection wasn't a sound bite from a star witness, nor was it another never-before-seen video of the assault on the Capitol. The revelation amounted to a single highlighted sentence in an email sent days after the attack by one of Donald Trump's lawyers, John Eastman, to another, Rudy Giuliani: "I've decided that I should be on the pardon list, if that is still in the works."
Eastman, a conservative law professor, has long been a central figure in the January 6 saga: In memos and White House meetings, he first advanced and then sold Trump on the absurd legal theory that then–Vice President Mike Pence had the power to unilaterally reject electors from contested states. Based on Eastman's arguments, Trump ceaselessly pressured Pence, in public and in private, to effectively overturn the will of voters and declare him the winner—a campaign that put the vice president's life in danger on January 6 as a mob chanting "Hang Mike Pence!" descended on the Capitol.
What the committee established conclusively in its third public hearing, so neatly encapsulated by Eastman's request for a pardon, was that Eastman knew that under the plan he'd devised, Trump was urging Pence to violate the law. And not just Eastman—everyone knew. The lawyers, aides, and assorted hangers-on who surrounded Trump in the crucial, ultimately tragic weeks between November 3 and January 6 all understood that what the defeated president was attempting was not merely contesting an election, but plotting to overturn its result.
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Pence's lawyer, Greg Jacob, testified that even as Eastman lobbied the vice president on Trump's behalf, he repeatedly acknowledged during private conversations that his scheme for Pence to declare Trump the winner would violate the Electoral Count Act of 1887. In videotaped depositions, Pence aides said the same was true of Giuliani and Mark Meadows, Trump's final chief of staff. Another White House attorney, Eric Herschmann, told the committee that when he pointed out to Eastman that such a move by Pence would spark widespread rioting in the streets, Eastman replied with "words to the effect of 'There's been violence in the history of our country in order to protect the democracy, or to protect the republic.'"
Quinta Jurecic: The January 6 committee is not messing around
The beginning of today's hearing was notable for how unreservedly a committee created by and loaded with Democrats held up as a hero the former Republican vice president whose devotion to Trump the party once mocked and whose hostility to LGBTQ rights its leaders continue to revile. "We are fortunate for Mr. Pence's courage on January 6," the committee chair, Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, said. "Thanks in part to Mike Pence, our democracy withstood Donald Trump's scheme and the violence of January 6." The praise seemed designed to create the illusion of bipartisanship, and to serve as an invitation for Pence himself to testify before the panel, an event that would capture public attention even more than the highly rated hearings already have. (Committee aides did not respond when I asked if they had asked him to appear.)
Yet the central significance remains the case against Trump and those who enabled his bid to remain in power. For all of Eastman's apparent responsibility for January 6, he came across more sympathetically than the former president did today. Jacob testified that at one point in early January, Eastman recommended against having Pence reject the electors only to reverse himself, on Trump's order, the very next day. Then, even after the horror of the Capitol siege, Herschmann said Eastman continued to press the Trump campaign to pursue its effort to overturn the results in key states, including Georgia. Herschmann said he erupted at Eastman and advised him to "get a great effing criminal-defense lawyer. You're going to need it." Eastman seemed to finally get the message. A few days later, Eastman emailed Giuliani with his request—which Trump never granted—for a presidential pardon.


A number of recent studies have investigated differences in human choice behavior depending on task framing, especially comparing economic decision-making to choice behavior in equivalent sensorimotor tasks. Here we test whether decision-making under ambiguity exhibits effects of task framing in motor vs. non-motor context. In a first experiment, we designed an experience-based urn task with varying degrees of ambiguity and an equivalent motor task where subjects chose between hitting partially occluded targets. In a second experiment, we controlled for the different stimulus design in the two tasks by introducing an urn task with bar stimuli matching those in the motor task. We found ambiguity attitudes to be mainly influenced by stimulus design. In particular, we found that the same subjects tended to be ambiguity-preferring when choosing between ambiguous bar stimuli, but ambiguity-avoiding when choosing between ambiguous urn sample stimuli. In contrast, subjects' choice pattern was not affected by changing from a target hitting task to a non-motor context when keeping the stimulus design unchanged. In both tasks subjects' choice behavior was continuously modulated by the degree of ambiguity. We show that this modulation of behavior can be explained by an information-theoretic model of ambiguity that generalizes Bayes-optimal decision-making by combining Bayesian inference with robust decision-making under model uncertainty. Our results demonstrate the benefits of information-theoretic models of decision-making under varying degrees of ambiguity for a given context, but also demonstrate the sensitivity of ambiguity attitudes across contexts that theoretical models struggle to explain.
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Hoelscher, J., Peters, J., Hermans, T.
Koc, O., Maeda, G., Neumann, G., Peters, J.
Leischnig, S., Luettgen, S., Kroemer, O., Peters, J.
Sippel, S., Zscheischler, J., Heimann, M., Otto, F. E. L., Peters, J., Mahecha, M. D.
Fritsche, L., Unverzagt, F., Peters, J., Calandra, R.
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Is Breathing Rate a Confounding Variable in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) Based on EEG Spectral Power?
Ibarra Chaoul, A., Grosse-Wentrup, M.
Ried, K., Agnew, M., Vermeyden, L., Janzing, D., Spekkens, R. W., Resch, K. J.
The problem of inferring causal relations from observed correlations is relevant to a wide variety of scientific disciplines. Yet given the correlations between just two classical variables, it is impossible to determine whether they arose from a causal influence of one on the other or a common cause influencing both. Only a randomized trial can settle the issue. Here we consider the problem of causal inference for quantum variables. We show that the analogue of a randomized trial, causal tomography, yields a complete solution. We also show that, in contrast to the classical case, one can sometimes infer the causal structure from observations alone. We implement a quantum-optical experiment wherein we control the causal relation between two optical modes, and two measurement schemes—with and without randomization—that extract this relation from the observed correlations. Our results show that entanglement and quantum coherence provide an advantage for causal inference.
Deviations from rational decision-making due to limited computational resources have been studied in the field of bounded rationality, originally proposed by Herbert Simon. There have been a number of different approaches to model bounded rationality ranging from optimality principles to heuristics. Here we take an information-theoretic approach to bounded rationality, where information-processing costs are measured by the relative entropy between a posterior decision strategy and a given fixed prior strategy. In the case of multiple environments, it can be shown that there is an optimal prior rendering the bounded rationality problem equivalent to the rate distortion problem for lossy compression in information theory. Accordingly, the optimal prior and posterior strategies can be computed by the well-known Blahut-Arimoto algorithm which requires the computation of partition sums over all possible outcomes and cannot be applied straightforwardly to continuous problems. Here we derive a sampling-based alternative update rule for the adaptation of prior behaviors of decision-makers and we show convergence to the optimal prior predicted by rate distortion theory. Importantly, the update rule avoids typical infeasible operations such as the computation of partition sums. We show in simulations a proof of concept for discrete action and environment domains. This approach is not only interesting as a generic computational method, but might also provide a more realistic model of human decision-making processes occurring on a fast and a slow time scale.
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Former Texas A&M player and high school coach Jared Morris shares his thoughts after attending an Atavus tackling clinic
Jared Morris was a three-year starter at Brownwood high school in Texas. As a senior in 1998, he was a first-team All-State selection at linebacker and had 114 unassisted tackles that year, 16 for losses, and assisted on 68 others. During his career, he was credited with 242 solo tackles and assisted on 219 others.
He earned a starting linebacker position his sophomore year at Texas A&M and led the team in tackles until being injured. He was named to the Butkus Award watch list during his senior year. After recording a personal best record of 18 tackles in the opening game, he suffered a career ending knee injury the second game of the season.
After college, Morris became a high school football coach. In March 2019, he attended an Atavus coaching clinic; below he shares his thoughts on the experience.
The game of football can teach us many things about ourselves. We can use the sport as a tool to capitalize on our strengths and improve our weaknesses, or we can rely on it so much that it buries us with anxiety and even depression. It has an amazing ability to transcend our lives and provide opportunities that are both extraordinary and scary. As in most things in life, it is up to us to choose how things affect us, and what how we deal with challenges as they emerge.
As a former linebacker at a Texas A&M University, I have experienced many opportunities that a kid born in a rural town of 400 people doesn't usually afford. And it was in Uvalde, TX, that I found my most recent opportunity to meet and talk with Coach Randy Mayes and learn of the new tackling techniques being taught to coaches across the state of Texas. The Texas High School Coaches Association has partnered with Atavus, a company dedicated to transforming the way football players tackle, to train coaches in the safest and best techniques for players to tackle.
I have seen quarterbacks receive intense training in position specific techniques. I've personally taken offensive lineman through repetitive footwork drills that have blown out many soles. Defensive linemen are becoming Jiu Jitsu masters with their hand technique. But Atavus is the first team of coaches and doctors that I have seen approach tackle performance in terms of both safety and results.
In the new world of football, where concerns over concussions and CTE are impacting participation in football programs across the nation, we must make the game safer whenever possible. As a former coach at the high school level, I know how easy it is to think of safer as less effective. I was an old-school, smash-mouth player and it would be easy for me to think that the way I played is the best or only way to coach. After attending a half day of training with Coach Mayes and Atavus coach Kellen Gordon, I was convinced that the Atavus shoulder-led tackle is safer tackle and a better tackle: better for the player, better for the team, better for the coach, and better for the game.
Old-school football was about running the ball and controlling the clock. In the newest form of offensive football, you could pretty much say, "If you can't throw the ball effectively, you can't win." Well, as a former linebacker, I still believe that defense wins championships. And if a team can't tackle well, they can't win championships.
During my career as a high school coach, I was at a top 6A program that was busting at the seams with collegiate talent. Our defensive coordinator moved to the head coach position at a school down the road and a few of us were able to go with him. This school had not won a game in two years so we had some work to do. We had to start at the beginning and teach basics and fundamentals. These kids were thirsty for success and they bought in from the beginning. I was shocked at how easy they were to coach. For my linebackers, I always stressed that their first two steps would determine their success on every play. These were not star athletes and they could not rely on their athleticism or speed to make it to the ball. If they took a false step, they would rarely be involved in the play. Every week I saw improvement and it didn't take long before we were consistently getting to the ball. But bringing the ball carrier down became the first major hurdle as a coach with this group. We had to tackle better and I had to learn to teach something that I was just naturally pretty good at.
As a defensive coaching staff, we emphasized tackling circuits, and of course we used the common coach speak of 'head across,' 'wrap up,' 'grab cloth,' or 'run your feet on contact.' We saw small improvements, but the results weren't coming fast enough. When my 175 pound middle linebacker pulled me aside and asked how he could make more tackles, a kid that knew how to read blocking schemes and be in the right spot, I had to resort to things like "you have to want it more," or "get tougher." I wound up blaming the player instead of helping him get better. If I would have been trained on the techniques that I learned from Atavus, I would have been able to take him step-by-step through his missed tackles and coach him on how to improve.
This is just a small, personal story of how I think Atavus could have made a difference for my players if I would have known about this tackling technique. The techniques are safer, but can also improve the performance of players and defenses as a whole. Atavus is able to track tackle success, yards after contact, and many defensive stats that can show overall defensive improvements. Why would a staff not be on the forefront of improving their player performance as well as their health? As mentioned, I've seen extraordinary techniques and technology used to improve the play of the most important position on the offensive side of the ball. The production of the quarterback has been dissected, tinkered, and enhanced beyond that of any player on the field. The most important result of every play on the defensive side of the ball is the tackle and how well it is performed. Atavus tackling techniques can make your defensive players better.
Football continues to provide privileges that I could never have imagined, but comes with some risk. Should I let my kids take on that risk? It is a question that, fair or unfair, parents are asking themselves every day. Not playing would rob my kids of so many opportunities to learn life's lessons that are essential to growing up. As coaches, we must embrace this challenge and educate ourselves and parents by using the safest techniques for our players. Life has taught me that it is coaches' responsibility to do it. The most important thing is that young players across the nation will also learn the best skills to find success in tackling.
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In addition to the presentations by invited speakers, illustrating the main symposium theme, we invite all attendees to submit abstracts for poster or oral presentations dealing with topics on wildlife diseases its broadest sense. The best poster will be awarded. All abstracts and presentations should be in English. Abstracts will be evaluated by the organising committee, after which you will be informed about acceptance.
Accepted oral communications will be included in the program in order of date of receipt. The abstracts should be submitted electronically by September 15th, 2015. Notification of acceptance of the abstract will be sent by e-mail. You will have to be registered for the symposium.
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In a study published Wednesday, March 13, in the journal PLoS One, college students who were asked to complete anagrams while a nearby researcher talked on her cellphone were more irritated and distracted — and far more likely to remember the contents of the conversation — than students who worked on the same puzzles while the same conversation was conducted by two people in the room.
The study is the latest in a growing body of research on why cellphones rank so high on the list of modern irritants. Mounting evidence suggests that the habits encouraged by mobile technology — namely, talking loudly in public to someone who is not there — are tailor-made for hijacking the cognitive functions of bystanders.
One reason, said Veronica Galvan, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of San Diego and the lead author of the study, is the brain's desire to fill in the blanks.
It is also a control thing, Galvan and her colleagues said. When people are trapped next to a one-sided conversation — known nowadays as a "halfalogue" — their anger rises in the same way it does in other situations where they are not free to leave, like waiting for a train.


New modern navigation in Russian and English have begun to appear on the streets of Moscow, near major transportation nodes and in the capital's subway.
The signs will display informational about attractions, ATMs, storage rooms and toilets. They will be equipped with detailed electronic maps, for easy navigation in the city.
240 interactive scoreboard will be installed on the city roads. 180 of them are already working in test mode. Now they only show the speed limit, but in the future, they should report about traffic and detour routes.
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Top 15 Worst First Pitches
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50 Cent took the world by storm Tuesday night with an impressively wild ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field in New York that came closer to hitting the Empire State Building than the strike zone.
In the rich history of horrendous first pitches, could this be the one that reigns supreme? Has this rapper really burst onto the scene and so quickly dethroned such legendary first-pitch fail artists as Carly Rae Jepsen, Barack Obama and Carl Lewis?
For years, celebrities and current and former athletes have been marching onto baseball fields in slacks and ball caps to attempt what is apparently the most difficult 60-foot throw in all of sports.
Many have beaten the odds and accomplished the unimaginable feat.
Many more have come up short, literally.
Today, we tip our hats to the worst of the worst and count down the 15 most disastrous first pitches in baseball history.
15. Barack Obama
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President Barack Obama drew plenty of boos from the home crowd of Washington Nationals fans when he pulled out a Chicago White Sox cap and placed it on his head before throwing his first pitch, and things only went downhill from there.
The ball seemed to take on a life of its own as it sailed way outside and much higher than either the strike zone or his approval ratings.
Obama's pitch, however, lands at No. 15 on the all-time list, as the catcher's ability to get the ball on the fly actually sets the president's gem a notch above the rest.
14. Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown never was known for his athletic prowess, but after decades of embarrassment in comic-book baseball games, it would've been nice to see the little fella have some success when he finally got his shot in The Show.
Instead, Charlie's pitch dribbled out of his hand and straight onto the ground, well out of reach of the enormous, bright-green target behind home plate.
We'll give Chuck the benefit of the doubt since he is, you know, a cartoon character, and has played most of his games in little black-and-white panels against weak competition under a lot less pressure.
13. Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki is held to a higher standard than Charlie and Barack because he is, after all, paid millions and millions of dollars to play sports.
Surely, Nowitzki is able to toss a ball accurately from the pitcher's mound, right?
Nowitzki does a big windup, kicks back his leg, lets the ball loose and...whoop! Had the catcher not leaped several feet off the ground to bring it down, that pitch might still be on its ascent.
On his way off the field, fans gave him a standing ovation, though it's unclear if they were thanking him for bringing the Dallas Mavericks a championship or just celebrating that he'll never crack the Texas Rangers' pitching rotation.
12. Tiffany Hwang
South Korean singer Tiffany Hwang, member of the popular pop group Girls' Generation, really looks like she knows what she's doing—if only for a moment.
She's got that intense gaze, the dramatic windup, the confident smile...
And then, seemingly as soon as the pitch leaves her hand, it is on the ground rolling toward first.
Maybe she needs to work a little bit on her release point.
Maybe she'll be best off just sticking to performing onstage.
11. Jessica Jung
These Girls' Generation stars are in desperate need of a new pitching coach.
Jessica Jung, another member of the same singing group, outdoes even her dear friend Tiffany on the spectrum of awful first pitches, if only because her buildup is even more dramatic.
The bows to the crowd.
The sneaky grin on her face as if she's got some nasty pitches up her sleeve.
The intimidating pause midway through her windup.
And then, just like that, the ball hits the ground approximately six inches in front of her feet, traveling a slightly shorter distance than a ball that the wind has just blown off of a tee or a furball that has just been coughed up by a cat.
10. Doug Glanville
Doug Glanville played outfield in the major leagues for a number of years—and for the most part, he played it exceptionally well.
Surely, on this day at Wrigley Field, fans were going to get a great first pitch. They would get a chance to witness a true master of his craft put his impressive abilities on dazzling display. The throw from the mound to the plate, however, is a whole lot easier than a throw from the outfield wall.
But then, Glanville accomplished something that even Barack Obama and Dirk Nowitzki could not do, sending the ball so high that it was completely out of reach of the desperately leaping catcher, cementing the one-time star in our top 10.
9. Hero Cat
Don't get me wrong, I love that little hero cat, the viral YouTube sensation that saved a young boy from a dog attack in his own driveway.
But like everyone else in the world, I was wondering exactly how a cat could throw a pitch at a baseball game after the brilliant idea was announced.
The answer, it appears, is it can't.
In fact, in one of the greatest cheating scandals in the history of opening pitches, a mechanism was set up that would use a piece of string to assist the famous feline in getting the ball all the way to the plate.
Way to make a mockery of such a cherished tradition, cat. Thanks a lot.
The string idea ended up being a roaring success, as the little devil tossed a fireball that made nearly an inch of forward progress, wowing the awestruck crowd.
The cat falls as low as ninth on the all-time list only because of the minor disadvantage that comes with using tiny paws rather than enormous human hands to throw a baseball. We'll give a little credit for at least trying.
8. Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey's pitch isn't necessarily that much worse than any of those that have come before it on this list. In fact, she's able to get her pitch to roll a lot closer to home plate than any live cat has ever been able to do.
What launches Carey to the eighth spot on our list is the fact that she apparently went out of her way to make things unnecessarily hard on herself by walking to the mound in a pair of high heels.
Her knowledge of the mechanics of pitching may be limited, but it seems like common sense that it wouldn't be easy to push off that back leg in a glistening pair of stilettos.
Carey doesn't seem too concerned with her lack of pitching talent after driving the ball directly into the dirt, apparently satisfied with the fact that she at least looked good doing it.
7. John Wall
Unlike Mariah Carey, Washington Wizards superstar point guard John Wall showed up ready to play.
Wall strutted out to the mound with confidence, and in a pre-pitch interview he declared that he was determined not to embarrass himself by keeping the ball up out of the dirt.
And then, in heartbreaking fashion, Wall's dream came crashing to the ground as quickly as his fastball, which took a nosedive into the grass and was saved from bouncing into the arms of front-row fans only by a spectacular play behind the plate.
So eager, so enthusiastic, so ready to prove his pitching prowess—and oh, so pathetic.
To his credit, he technically did accomplish his goal—his pitch didn't hit the dirt, but only because it didn't get anywhere near the dirt, making Wall the seventh-worst—albeit the most determined—ceremonial first-pitcher of all time.
6. Carl Lewis
Mariah Carey was in high heels. Charlie Brown was throwing in a giant mascot costume. The hero cat doesn't have hands. Of course they had trouble throwing out a successful first pitch.
But Carl Lewis? Carl Lewis is different.
Lewis has nine Olympic gold medals, and 10 Olympic medals total.
Lewis has held world records in sprints, as well as the long jump.
In 1999, Lewis was named the athlete of the freaking century.
There is no obstacle too great for this legend of a man.
Except, apparently, the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate, which Lewis did not even come close to covering on his disastrous ceremonial first-pitch attempt.
Keep your head up, Carl. Nobody can take away those gold medals.
5. Joan Steinbrenner
There's something oddly satisfying about watching any member of the Steinbrenner family fail at something on national television.
When Joan Steinbrenner, wife of the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, was asked to throw out the first pitch to commemorate the opening of George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, it ended up being about as historically awful as anyone might have suspected. She did get the ball slightly farther than the hero cat, but that's not exactly something a full-sized human being should be proud of.
To be fair, Joan wasn't as spry as she once was and was already a couple of years past her prime at this point. I'm sure back in the day she could sling a 97-mph fastball across the plate with the best of them.
4. Mark Mallory
While Joan Steinbrenner was already slowly deteriorating when she botched her first-pitch attempt, former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory should have had plenty of juice left in the tank to get the ball across the plate when he took his turn.
Instead, Mallory went on to give a masterclass in bad pitching, sending the ball flying dramatically to the left, nearly taking out an umpire, getting "ejected" from the game and drawing shocked, confused and petrified reactions from all present.
You can practically hear the whispers from the crowd: How is that even possible? Was that ball bewitched? We let this guy run our city?
Though Mallory went on to complete a successful term as mayor, his pitching career reached a screeching halt, carving out his place in the history books as one of the most inconceivably wild ceremonial first-pitchers ever.
3. 50 Cent
When I was a kid, one of my favorite movies in the world was Angels in the Outfield, particularly the scenes where real-life angels would swoop in and make the ball fly all over the field so that Angels players could run around the bases and score.
Apparently, those same baseball-loving angels are making a comeback and intervening not with games, but with ceremonial first pitches.
This is literally the only explanation I can come up with for what on earth happened to that baseball after it left 50 Cent's hand during his pitch on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Upon its release, the ball inadvertently took a sharp turn to the left, completely defying everything I have ever understood about physics.
Don't count on the New York Mets retiring No. 50 anytime soon.
2. Carly Rae Jepsen
There are just so many things wrong with Carly Rae Jepsen's attempt at a first pitch.
Like 50 Cent, Jepsen's pitch ended up careening far left—but hers also went straight into the ground and even bounced off a camera that had been placed a very safe distance away, an even more impressive feat.
Comparing 50's throw to Jepsen's is like comparing Babe Ruth to Willie Mays or Rocky to Rocky II—two undisputed greats, two of the very best of all time, with no truly proper way to draw a conclusion as to which stands taller.
Here, Jepsen gets the nod, if only because 50 Cent's legendary toss hasn't quite had time to settle in as a "classic" in my mind.
1. Baba Booey (Gary Dell'Abate)
Many celebrities have stood atop the mound before a game and made fools out of themselves trying to throw a pitch that at the very least crossed the plate.
Some of these pitches have flown erroneously over the head of the catcher.
Some have hit the ground almost immediately upon leaving the pitcher's hand.
Only one, however, has ever been so miraculously awful that it managed to hit the umpire, standing several feet away from home plate, on the fly.
Such was the feat of Gary Dell'Abate, better known as Baba Booey, executive producer of The Howard Stern Show, who will forever occupy the largest space on the Mount Rushmore of horrendous opening pitches.
At least for today, the coveted title of Worst Ceremonial First-Pitcher of the Modern Era remains completely out of reach.
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El Nido No. 1 emerging travel destination for Taiwan citizens
Date: 02020/01/05
By Central News Agency
El Nido most popular emerging travel destination among Taiwanese. (Tripadvisor.com photo)
El Nido in the Philippines is the most popular emerging travel destination for Taiwanese tourists, according to an analysis released Dec. 26 by online travel website Booking.com.
According to the website, the top five emerging travel destinations for Taiwanese travelers in 2020 is El Nido, followed by Göreme in Turkey, Chiang Rai in Thailand, Kitakyushu in Japan and Seogwipo in South Korea.
The destinations received the highest jumps in bookings between August 2018 and June 2019 compared to data from the same period of last year, according to the website.
The site credited El Nido's beautiful natural landscape, which comprises limestone cliffs, white sand beaches and lagoons, for its popularity amongst tourists, while Göreme's rock formations and churches are the town's biggest draw for visitors. [FULL STORY]
Taiwan Escape: Finding Tranquillity In The Penghu Islands
Words by CONTRIBUTOR : JULIA ESKINS Photos by JULIA ESKINS
Arriving in a new destination at night has a way of heightening your senses. When darkness falls, first impressions are built only on sounds, smells and moonlit scenes. It isn't until the flood of morning light that the whole picture becomes clear. Some of these early perceptions are washed away, while others, like Penghu Islands' seaside potpourri of salt, incense and freshly caught fish, stay with you forever.
I found myself on one of these enigmatic evening strolls on my first night in Magong, the largest city in the Penghu Islands. Only a 50-minute flight west of busy Taipei, the 90-island archipelago in the Taiwan Strait is – for want of a better phrase – a secret paradise. While Taiwanese residents are in the know, you'll be hard pressed to see more than a handful of western tourists wandering its reaches at any given time.
On my first night, I felt like somewhat of an imposter, enveloped by the sounds of karaoke and locals chatting over cups of bubble tea and shaved ice-grass jelly. Bed and breakfast-style accommodations abound alongside upmarket options offering infinity pools and sunset views. While the islands are home to the usual holiday draws: white-sand beaches, coral reefs and killer seafood, its age-old quirks differentiate it from other sun destinations.
Wander through the villages and you'll find relics of Japanese pirates, colonial architecture, 15th-century temples and walls built of coral. Its landscapes, punctuated by 17-million-year-old towering basalt columns and volcanic rock formations, draw eager-eyed geology buffs. The best way to soak in the islands' charms is by spending some time on the water. After all, Penghuians are known to worship Mazu, the goddess of the sea. [FULL STORY]
Jiufen, Taiwan: Street Food, Ocean Views, and Memories of Gold
By: Crystal Shi
Jiufen, a town tucked into the mountains. (Shutterstock)
JIUFEN, Taiwan—The picturesque town of Jiufen, nestled in the green, perennially fog-shrouded mountains that hug Taiwan's northeastern coast, once pulsed with the promise of gold. At the height of the region's gold rush, this was the center of the action.
But on a recent visit, I joined crowds of tourists in search of other riches: stunning ocean vistas, legendary local eats, and a sort of nostalgic charm that permeates every narrow, lantern-lit cobblestone street. The days of gold mining have long gone, but the former mining town has since struck a new kind of gold: tourism.
The story begins in the early 1890s, when a group of railroad construction workers, in the midst of washing their rice bowls, found specks of the precious mineral in the Keelung River. The unexpected discovery triggered a gold rush, and crowds of hopeful prospectors descended upon the riverbanks to try their luck.
In 1894, the source of that gold was traced to a huge deposit in the mountains around Jiufen. The region's gold mining era soon took off in earnest—spearheaded by the Japanese, who colonized the island the following year—and as the industry boomed, the mountain towns at its center swelled with miners and newfound riches. By the 1930s, Jiufen had gone from an isolated farming village to a mining hub so prosperous it earned the nickname "Little Shanghai." [FULL STORY]
LIST: Flight cancellations for August 9, Friday
Date: Aug 08 2019
MANILA – Local airlines have announced the cancellation of flights to Basco, Batanes and Taipei, Taiwan and their respective return trips on Friday due to the effects of Typhoon Hanna.
The following are affected flights as of 8 p.m. Thursday:
M8 816 Manila – Basco
M8 817 Basco – Manila
PR890 Manila – Taipei
PR891 Taipei – Manila
PR2696 Clark – Basco
PR2697 Basco – Clark
PAL said affected passengers may rebook and refund within 30 days from their original flight date, with rebooking or refunding fees waived. [SOURCE]
Fewer Chinese tourists make Taiwan more attractive to Japanese travelers
Japanese tourism in 2019 expected to increase after news of China's tourist ban
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – On Aug. 1, the Chinese government announced that it would be suspending all individual permits for travel to Taiwan, forcing Chinese citizens hoping to visit the country to join officially approved tour groups instead. The move is widely seen as an attempted political maneuver to damage Taiwan's economy ahead of the January 2020 elections.
While Taiwan is likely to see a major dip in tourism from China in the coming months, there are reasons to be optimistic, as the sudden drop in Chinese visitors will make Taiwan's popular tourist destinations less crowded. Japanese website Zakzak is encouraging Japanese vacationers to consider visiting Taiwan in 2019 on account of decreased crowds and potential travel deals offered by hotels and tour operators to make up for losses.
According to the article, now is a "great chance" to visit Taiwan, which is regularly a top destination for Japanese tourists. In 2013, there were 1.24 million Japanese visitors to Taiwan, but by 2017 that number had increased to 1.9 million, reports Zakzak. [FULL STORY]
Head to Tainan and Alishan if you want to see more of Taiwanese culture
By: Qin Xie
Taipei is always the first port of call for first-time visitors to Taiwan – and rightly so, given that it's the capital.
But if you really want to delve into Taiwanese culture, heritage and explore the lesser known parts of the island, you need to head south.
I decided on Tainan, the former capital, as my first port of call.
On the train down, I spotted an article on some of the craftsmen in the city – that's how I ended up at Tainan Kuang Tsai Embroidery Shop.
Mr Lin, who's owned the shop for decades, creates these incredible embroidered pieces for everything from Chinese opera costumes and wedding outfits to decorations for temples. [FULL STORY]
Southernmost Taiwan cape named one of most welcoming places in the world
A considerable number of properties in Eluanbi Cape won 2018 Guest Review Awards
By: Ryan Drillsma, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Eluanbi lighthouse in Kenting (Flickr/paularps)
TAIPEI (Taiwan) — Eluanbi Cape (鵝鑾鼻) in Pingtung County (屏東縣) was named one of the friendliest travel destinations in 2018 by Booking.com.
Digital travel platform Booking.com released its annual list of "the most welcoming places on earth" today (Jan. 9). According to the hotel reservation website, the list honors its "accommodation partners that consistently deliver great guest experiences with a 2018 Guest Review Award."
Eluanbi Cape in Kenting (墾丁), Pingtung is one of the areas known for hosting many such accommodations and was named alongside Niagra on the Lake in Canada, New Zealand's Lake Tekapo, and Newport in the United States. [FULL STORY]
Taiwan's Pinglin tea zone is a Top 100 Green Destination
The award will be handed out at ITB Berlin next year
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Pinglin, New Taipei City (photo courtesy of New Taipei City tourism department).
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Pinglin district of New Taipei City, known for its hillside tea plantations, has been named as one of the world's Top 100 Green Destinations, reports said Friday.
The award will be handed out at one of the largest tourism events in the world, the ITB travel fair in Berlin on March 6, the Liberty Times reported.
2018 was the fourth year that a Dutch-based foundation made a selection of global tourism destinations based on criteria such as sustainable development, social, cultural and economic conservation, and environmental protection.
Pinglin amounted to the back garden of the greater Taipei area, with its water sources protected from pollution, the Liberty Times reported. [FULL STORY]
12 Taiwan national forest recreation areas accept mobile payments
The 12 national recreation areas will accept the four smartphone payments–Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, and Taiwan Pay.
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Shuangliou National Forest Recreation Area (photo courtesy of the Forestry Bureau)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Twelve national forest recreation areas in Taiwan have adapted themselves to accepting mobile payment, which has become a trending payment in recent years, according to a recent news release posted by the Forestry Bureau, which administers the country's national recreation areas.
The bureau said in the news release that from now on, the 12 national forest recreation areas, as well as the Bong Bong Train in the Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area, and the sightseeing mini trains in Wulai, New Taipei City, will accept the four NFC-enabled smartphone payments linked to visitors' credit cards–Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, and Taiwan Pay.
The 12 national forest recreation areas are Taipingshan, Manyueyuan, Neidong, and Dongyanshan in northern Taiwan; Basianshan, Dasyueshan, and Aowanda in central Taiwan; Alishan, Shuangliou, and Kenting in southern Taiwan; and Jhihben, and Chihnan in eastern Taiwan, the bureau said.
The national forest recreation areas are rich in natural resources, the agency said, adding the levels of negative ions and phytoncides, which are beneficial to human health, in forests are several times higher than those in metropolitan areas. Forests can directly intercept particulate matter and reduce the level of PM2.5, the bureau added.
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Preserving social cohesion at all costs is still the bedrock of Taiwan's social morality.
Here, placing the larger clan, the society, before yourself, the individual, is key.
Date: 1 November 2018
By: Leslie Nguyen-Okwu
Saying 'buhaoyisi' in Taiwan can open a Pandora's Box of profuse politeness (Credit: Keitma/Alamy)
Yun-Tzai Lee and Joanne Chen are one of those sickening couples that finish each other's sentences, lace their fingers together and just won't stop oozing adorable. But the three little words 'I love you' don't come as easily to Lee as they do to his fiancée Chen. His face turns beetroot-red at the thought of uttering the phase, and causes him to feel 'buhaoyisi'(pronounced 'boo-how-eee-suh') – one of the many ways to feel mortified or to be sorry in Taiwan.
"Most people here will feel this way," Lee said.
Welcome to the linguistic minefield of apologising in Taiwan, where simply saying 'buhaoyisi' can open a Pandora's Box of profuse politeness. The word is made up of four characters that literally translate to 'bad meaning' or 'bad feeling', and serves as a tidy catch-all that can be deployed in all kinds of situations, from meekly catching a waiter's attention to expressing a guilt-ridden apology to your boss to the paralysing feeling that washes over you as you struggle to confess your love.
Buhaoyisi is forever on the lips of Taiwanese, according to Prof Chia-ju Chang, Chinese professor at Brooklyn College City University of New York. "We use it all the time as Taiwan is a verbally polite culture. So, we use it when we interrupt people or asking of a favour. We can even use it to start a conversation." [FULL STORY]
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Famous Nathan
The Story of a Family Owned Fast Food Chain
Rich in nostalgia, FAMOUS NATHAN pushes the boundaries of conventional documentary filmmaking, as kaleidoscopic and layered as Coney Island itself, capturing the honky-tonk, in-your-face spirit that was Nathan's Famous in its...
Rich in nostalgia, FAMOUS NATHAN pushes the boundaries of conventional documentary filmmaking, as kaleidoscopic and layered as Coney Island itself, capturing the honky-tonk, in-your-face spirit that was Nathan's Famous in its hey-day and today.
An insider documentary by Lloyd Handwerker, grandson of Nathan Handwerker, who founded the legendary Brooklyn eatery and iconic New York institution, Nathan's Famous, in Coney Island in 1916. Over a thirty-year period, Lloyd has filmed, archived and researched the story of both his grandfather and the family-run business.
The film contains never before heard audio recordings of Nathan describing his upbringing in a poor village in Poland, emigration to New York and details of creating and running Nathan's for over forty years. Featuring interviews with extended family, friends and the employees who helped make Nathan's the prototype for fast-food made with quality, love and care, it is also very much a story of labor and a chronicle of the people who spent their lives in the employ of Nathan's.
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Murray Handwerker, Nathan Handwerker, Sol Handwerker