What is Gold Standard? The Gold Standard is a monetary system in which the standard unit of currency is a fixed weight of gold or freely convertible into gold at a fixed price. Under the Gold Standard system, paper money which circulates as a medium of exchange is convertible into gold on demand. The exchange rate between paper or fiat money and gold is fixed. Same thing happened to the rates of exchange between national currencies, it is fixed.
The Gold Standard can be divided into two types: full Gold Standard and "partial" Gold Standard. A 100 percent reserve Gold Standard or full Gold Standard occurs when all circulating money can be represented by the appropriate amount of gold. Whilst in "partial" Gold Standard, circulating notes can be redeemed for their face value; it can be either higher than its actual value or lower.
Why gold being selected as a reserve for most countries and even for today? Many nations hold the gold reserves in significant quantity in order to defense their currency and put a hedge against the US dollar. Some more, the weakness of the US dollar can be offset by strengthening the gold prices. Yet, compared to other precious metals or major competitors such as US dollar and real estate, none of them has the stability as the gold as well as its rarity and durability. Gold is also used as a store of value starting from the early monetary system since it is high value enough. It is high in utility and density, it is able to resist to corrosion, it is uniform, and it is divisible easily. As we know, banking began by depositing the gold into a bank and it could be transferred from one bank to another bank. Until today, gold remains to be the main financial asset for most of the central banks.
By looking back at the past, before 2000 BC, the first metal that human being used as a currency in trade was silver. According to the history, we know that gold has been used as a mean of payment since long time ago. After 1500 years, the first coinage of pure gold was introduced. The adoption of Gold Standard was preceded after that. Yet, the fiat monetary system came and took over the Gold Standard system during the outbreak of World War I. This happened for most of the nations are due to the excessive public debt and the government is unable to repay all the debt in gold or silver.
As a banking and finance student, we have to study and understand any history that regard to the field, included the topic of our assignment this time – Gold Standard. This is because people live in present and they have to plan for and worry about the future. History is the study of past. It gives the information of the past in order to anticipate what is yet to come. Understanding history is important to develop the linkages to predict the future. Yet, history also provides us abundant of information about how the Gold Standard was formed and how it operated. Understanding the operations of the Gold Standard is difficult currently since it was collapsed and we cannot be exposed ourselves to it. The current data that we have is relied on what happened into the past. By using the historical materials, we can make our own analysis on the Gold Standard and understand its weaknesses and problems.
Besides, the study of the Gold Standard can help us to understand the changes of the monetary system and how the financial world affects the global economies. From the historical information, we know when the adoption of the Gold Standard was and when the collapse of the Gold Standard was. Yet, we also know that the monetary system had been changed over time to time and which system was being created in order to take over the original system. For instance, Gold Standard was took over by Bretton Woods System and followed by Contemporary Monetary System. There is always a reason there for the changes made. This is because of the discovery of the shortages of the system. Once the deficiencies being located, the new system would be established. If there is still do not have any actions taken, it will affect the economies of the world since finance cannot be separated with the economy.
In addition, as a financial student, we have to understand about the differences between fiat money and Gold Standard. From the project we done, we know that fiat money is money that no have intrinsic value and cannot be redeemed for any commodity. The paper currencies and coins that are available in markets nowadays are considered as fiat money and the strength of the economy of the issuing nation is the determinant used to determine the value of fiat money. Mostly, inflation will follow with the enormous issuing of fiat money. Whilst, The Gold Standard is a monetary system in which the standard unit of currency is a fixed weight of gold or freely convertible into gold at a fixed price. Under the Gold Standard system, paper money which circulates as a medium of exchange is convertible into gold on demand. The exchange rate between paper or fiat money and gold is fixed.
During that century, there was a dramatic increase in global trade and production which brought enormous discoveries of gold. The discoveries aided the Gold Standard remain intact well on the following century. The emergence of the International Gold Standard is on 1871 since the Germany also started to use the system. By 1900, most of the developed countries were linked to the Gold Standard system, but surprise that the United States was the last nation to enter. This is because there was the present of a strong silver lobby that forbidden gold from being the sole monetary standard with the U.S. throughout the 19th century.
The Gold Standard was at its pinnacle from 1871 till 1914. During the period, there were a near perfect ideal political contexts existed in the world. Governments tried to corporate nicely in order to make the Gold Standard system work, but the system was collapsed during the duration of the Great War in 1914. In 1925, it was reestablished. But due to the relative scarcity of gold, many countries adopted a gold-exchange standard, supplementing their gold reserves with currencies convertible into gold at a stable rate of exchange. Unfortunately, the gold-exchange standard was ended during the Great Depression. The United States had set a minimum dollar price for gold in order to aid for the restoration of international gold standard after World War II. In 1971, dwindling gold reserves and unfavorable balance of payments led the U.S. to abandon the Gold Standard system.
The Kingdom of Great Britain went on to an unofficial Gold Standard.
Gold was partially displacing silver as a standard.
The Gold Standard was first out into operation in Great Britain.
The Coinage Act of the United States Congress came into operation on 1st April and constituted the gold one-dollar piece as the sole unit of value.
Gold Standard Act was established on 14 March 1900 and gold was the only standard for redeeming paper money.
The abandonment of the Gold Standard by Russia.
The return of the Gold Standard.
The abandonment of the Gold Standard by the United States.
France was undergoing economic downturn and due to lack of money, fiat money being used.
There was a paper currency that printed upon one side in green has been created with a promise to pay – Greenbacks.
An argument in favor of honest money and redeemable currency.
Paper-based global economy has been collapsed.
Fiat money became the United States legal tender.
The mercy of the fiat money system has led to the greatest debt bubble in world history.
Under the fiat money system, money as debt.
2.1.4 History of Shifting Between Fiat Money and Gold Standard in U.S.
As stated as below, there were a lot of shifting between a fiat money and gold standard had been made by the United States over the past 200 years which in order to avoid hyper-inflation. Hyperinflation occurs when the confidence in money had gone and it leads to no value in the money. As mentioned as earlier, the gold standard was over due to the reason of the government was unable to repay for the excessive of public debt in gold or silver that its countries owe.
It was issued by American colonists for the Continent Congress in order to finance the Revolutionary War.
It was produced by the United States Federal Government.
It was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1849.
The fiat money of the United States above is Greenbacks.
It was created to pay for the enormous cost of the Civil War.
It was the debt of the U.S. government which could be redeemable in gold at future without any specified date.
It was circulated along with the Gold certificates.
It was ended due to the financial needs of World War I.
It was created to pay for World War I countries.
There was insufficient of gold to support the paper currency.
It was ended due to most of the nations tried to deposit their pounds and dollars for gold when the depression occurs.
It was ended due to the outbreak of World War II.
On 24 June 1968, a proclamation that Federal Reserve Silver Certificates could not be redeemed in silver was issued by President Johnson.
It was established by President Nixon on August 1971.
It was passed by the Smithsonian Agreement.
It was established by the Basel Accord.
A "double standard" in the sense that both gold and silver were used as international means of payment.
Some nations used the gold standard; some used the silver standard; and some used both.
Both gold and silver were used as money and the gold or silver contents were the determinants used to determine the exchange rates among currencies.
-Gold alone was assured of unrestricted coinage.
-There would be two-way convertibility between gold and national currencies at a fixed ratio.
-Gold could be freely exported or imported.
Two countries relative gold contents were be the determinants used to determine the exchange rate between two countries' currency.
Highly stable exchange rates under the classical gold standard provided an environment that was conducive to international trade and investment.
Misalignment of exchange rates and international imbalances of payment were automatically corrected by the price-specie-flow mechanism.
Exchange rates fluctuated as countries widely used "predatory" depreciations of their currencies as a means of gaining advantage in the world export market.
Attempts were made to restore the gold standard, but participants lacked the political will to "follow the rules of the game".
The result for international trade and investment was profoundly detrimental.
Named for a 1944 meeting of 44 countries at New Hampshire.
The purpose was to design a postwar international monetary system.
The goal was exchange rate stability without the gold standard.
The result was the creation of the IMF and the World Bank.
The system was a dollar-based gold exchange standard.
The system was declared acceptable to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) members.
Central banks were allowed to intervene in the exchange rate markets.
Gold was abandoned as an international reserve asset.
Master of the Mint, Sir Isaac Newton gave guinea statutory valuation of 21 shillings.
Commence of the United Kingdom Gold Standard.
Bank of England abandoned gold payments.
Establishment of UK Coinage Act.
Bank of England obliged to buy gold.
Except of China, most of the nation abandoned Bimetallic Standard and switched to Gold Standard.
The United States system of reserve banks was established by Federal Reserve Act.
At least 40% of notes were gold-backed.
UK went off Gold Standard.
Establishment of London Gold Fixing.
Return of Gold Standard in the United Kingdom.
Establishment of UK Gold Standard Act.
The United Kingdom abandoned Gold Standard.
Suspend of the United States convertibility.
Prohibition of exports, transactions, and holding of gold.
Presidential Proclamation of making dollar convertible to gold again.
Close of London gold market due to the outbreak of war.
Establishment of Gold Exchange Standard as a result of Bretton Woods Conference.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Articles of Agreement became effective.
Reopen of London gold market after World War II.
Buying of gold increased due to the devaluation of sterling.
Abolishment of Gold Pool and establishment of 2-tier market.
Establishment of Special Drawing Right (SDR).
Suspend of U.S. convertibility to gold.
Devaluation of the United States dollar.
Suspend of dealing in foreign exchange markets by most of the central banks.
Adoption of floating exchange rate regime.
Abandonment of 2-tier gold market.
Abolishment of restriction on citizen buying, selling or owning gold by U.S.
First U.S. gold auction on January.
Establishment of agreement between G10 countries and Switzerland on no attempt to peg the gold price.
First gold auction by IMF on June.
Disappear of formal role of gold in International Monetary System.
Establishment of European Monetary System.
Final U.S. gold auction on November.
Last 45 IMF gold auctions on May.
The United States Gold Commission reported to Congress.
Establishment of Plaza Agreement on currencies.
Establishment of Louvre Accord on currencies.
Sign of treaty on European Union at Maastricht.
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain joined Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
Announcement of Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA).
Announcement of Second Central Bank Gold Agreement.
*The picture above the gold and silver coins that available around the world during 19th century.
From the chronology above, we know that most of the countries (except China) had abandoned their silver or bimetallic standard and went for a full gold standard between the years of 1871 to 1900. There is always a reason. German asked for "war indemnity" to be paid in gold by France right after the Franco-German War. German used this gold to finance a new gold standard in their home country. This had lead to an increase in the demand of gold and there was unload of tons of silver on the neighboring nations. Due to the fear towards silver inflation, the neighboring countries decided to follow German.
Gold alone is assured of unrestricted coinage.
There were two means of convertibility between gold and national currencies at a fixed ratio.
Gold may be freely imported and exported.
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One of the things I enjoyed most about my time at the elite Rogers Shooting School is the intellectual caliber of people I met there, both instructors and students. There were a fair number of highly educated people who came to the School on a regular basis. One said he came every year 'to get his speedometer reset." Some of them continue to stay in touch and I enjoy those conversations.
I recently received an email from a physician, who is an annual student, relating to some target design work I had been doing. He sent along his analysis of the IDPA target, based on the "ANTHROPOMETRY AND MASS DISTRIBUTION FOR HUMAN ANALOGUES," which is the medical profession's way of saying the dimensions of the human body.
The anatomical analysis he did caused me to do some further research in the anthropometry document to create my own diagram. As I did so, it confirmed another unusuality of the targets; they have no neck. The head zone is not too bad of a match for the area of the male head from the eyebrows to the tip of the chin, especially if he has a jaw like Clutch Cargo, but there's just no neck.
Visual indicators tend to convey information best, so I created a target image with colors to demonstrate the issues I noted.
Disregarding the head aspect, there were several things to be observed.
1) The -3 zone, or the D zone of the USPSA Metric, on the sides of the target is basically where a man's arms are when they're hanging by his side. A man holding a weapon at or near eye level would not have anything there below a line approximately even with the middle of the -0 zone. I marked this area in red on my target depiction.
2) The area of the -3 zone below the -1 zone very closely aligns with the area of the male body below the waist. I'm unenthused about that as a targeting area for reasons that will become obvious further on. That area is shaded in pink on my target image.
3) From about two inches above the bottom of the -0 zone down to the bottom of the -1 zone corresponds generally to the area from the xyphoid process to the waist. Emergency room physicians have told me that they consider this entire area to be an abdominal wound and not nearly as serious as a wound in the torso above that line. The yellow striped area on my image shows that zone.
4) Finally, by process of elimination, the area I shaded in orange is where all the "good stuff" is, as one physician put it to me. This is the area of the torso where a bullet has the best probability of quickly stopping a deadly threat to one's life. Note that this area goes all the way up to the neckless chin.
My image is really a 'best case' example. To get an idea of what a true anatomical overlay would look like, my surgeon friend subsequently sent me a couple more images. Since he's a physician, they're much more illustrative than my drawing is. He overlaid them on the IPSC Metric target, but for the purposes of this discussion, the -3 and D zones are interchangeable. Note also that the -1 zone or C zone is no great shakes as a targeting area, either.
Note on the gross anatomy target that my yellow striped area corresponds to the infamous "gut shot." While a serious wound in the long term sense, its ability to stop criminal action quickly is quite suspect.
Several articles have been written describing the geometry necessary to figure out where the vital organs are. Running a geometry problem in my head while someone is trying to do me serious bodily injury seems a bit much. However, I think an understanding of what actually constitutes the "high center chest" is useful. This is especially true since the IDPA and IPSC Metric targets are very commonly used in training classes.
And that's why I hate the -3 zone. When I ran the Georgia State IDPA Championship for several years, I painted black over the -3 zone of all the targets so hits there would be scored a miss (-5). It caused a certain amount of grumbling but I really think people need to be confronted with the realities of personal protection.
My understanding is that researchers have lately concluded that the pelvic area is an excellent target area to stop the assailant from advancing. If that's true, your pink area would seem to be a good place to hit.
Pelvic hits are better than misses, and that's where the simple answer ends.
If you destroy the pelvis, the body cannot support its weight on its feet, almost 'anchoring' that body in place. There are some veins & arteries in there, but I don't know how likely hitting one of them (with either the bullet or a fragment of shattered bone) actually is. A pelvis hit is basically a decent way to start doing work on a bad guy, but is not the same as a heart & lung hit, which is still less desirable than a CNS strike.
There's actually a lot more to it than that.
Here's a good illustration of how many holes Nature has already put in the pelvic bone.
In general, I agree with the idea here. In USPSA shooting, we consider the Delta a non-penalty Mike with a point or two added. But it's there mostly to avoid the penalty.
However, the -3/D zone has some value in the larger scheme because the theory advanced here has no allowance for movement. A moving target struck in the equivalent of the -3/D that's moving in the direction of the hit is struck well; a target twisting or turning could easily rearrange a -3/D hit into a 0/A. Yes, it goes the other way, too.
Having the perimeter hit zone does offer useful information about where the bullets went and since hardcovering the targets is both a bunch of work and an aiming aid (a hardcovered -3/D target offers way too much aiming information by outlining the good-hit zone with a high-contrast border), I'd just as soon leave it there.


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Optus customers to receive refunds 'within two weeks' after World Cup streaming disaster
By Luke Cooper • Producer
12:33pm Jun 21, 2018
Optus Sport customers who paid for the FIFA World Cup streaming service will receive full refunds within the next two weeks in the wake of the brand's disastrous coverage debacle.
The telco giant yesterday agreed to let SBS show all remaining World Cup group matches following its admission of failure to provide a platform that could cope with serving continuous, watchable vision.
Customers who paid $15 for the month of June to use the platform were left furious due to technical issues that left them with playback errors and vision disconnections.
Optus chief executive Allen Lew yesterday announced the company would be relinquishing exclusive broadcast rights of the World Cup group matches and said affected customers would get their money back.
An Optus spokesperson today told 9News.com.au that customers can expect their direct transfer refunds before the end of the World Cup on July 16.
"Optus customers who have already purchased the Optus Sport app will be refunded via the payment mode that the purchase was made," the spokesperson said.
"We anticipate refunds will be processed within the next two weeks. Refunds will be processed automatically and customers do not need to contact us.
Optus Sport customers can expect to receive full refunds of money paid for the telco's FIFA World Cup streaming service within the next two weeks. Picture: AAP. (AAP)
"In the meantime, customers who want access to Optus Sport now can do so by purchasing via the Apple App store or Google Play store and will be issued a refund within two weeks.
"We're working to provide the Optus Sport app to all Australians for free download until 31 August 2018."
Furious fans have complained on social media about buffering periods and interrupted service on the Optus Sport platform since the second match of this year's tournament in Russia.
Initially, Optus attributed the technical problems, which mostly occurred on mobile smartphones and tablets, to an unprecedented number of service sign-ups from new customers.
The coverage disaster caused such social media hysteria that it became a discussion of parliamentary debate and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull intervened by calling Mr Lew directly.
Before relinquishing the group stage matches, Mr Lew allowed SBS to broadcast World Cup matches over 48 hours, saying the company had underestimated customer demand for the service.
"We absolutely put a lot of investment into ensuring that we can deliver the best possible experience," he said this week.
"I can absolutely guarantee that we did not under-cater in any shape or form.
"We thought we were ready but the simultaneous volume was much greater than we had anticipated."
A decision is yet to be made on Round of 16 and Quarter Finals matches, which will be split between Optus Sport – who will exclusively stream the majority of those fixtures - and SBS.
SBS also have free-to-air broadcast rights for all semi-final matches, third-place final and the July 16 World Cup Final match.
At the moment, that means customers would need to pay for Optus Sport to be able to see the finals matches not offered on SBS and then have their $15 for July refunded to them.
The $15 refunds come as the Optus Sport streaming service experienced continuous technical failures during World Cup matches, leaving fans furious. Picture: Supplied. (Supplied)
Viewers have experienced long buffering times, vision disconnections and playback errors on the Optus Sport service so far this World Cup. Picture: Supplied. (Twitter)
"We've learned a very important lesson from last weekend," Mr Lew said in a statement yesterday.
"If we take it exclusively, we will make sure we'll be able to deliver a good experience to all Australians.
"We're not perfect. We've made a mistake."
The telco giant said it underestimated World Cup customer demand leading up to the platform crash and has now made its service completely free for a limited time. Picture: Twitter/@chapmanjosh (Twitter/@chapmanjosh)
SBS on-sold broadcast rights for most World Cup matches to Optus Sport in 2016 in a sub-licensing deal that included English Premier League streaming.
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I have seen better and worse, but their price is very reasonable and quality seems good. My wife has made a couple now herself maybe I can get her to post up some info.
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"Fifty Shades of Grey" Was the Best-Selling Book of the Decade in the U.S
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"Fifty Shades of Grey" Was the Best-Selling Book of the Decade in the U.S., The NPD Group Says
Nonfiction and screen adaptations led U.S. book sales from 2010 to 2019, according to NPD Bookscan
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., December 18, 2019 – The best-selling book of the past decade in the United States was "Fifty Shades of Grey," by E.L. James, which sold 15.2 million copies from 2010 through 2019. In fact, the series holds the top three positions on the decade's top-ten ranking list, with nearly 35 million print and e-book sales, according to global information company The NPD Group. Many of the recent decade's top-selling books, including these leaders, were tied to movie adaptations, which is a testament to the marketing power Hollywood brings to book sales.
When comparing the top 10 adult books each year throughout the past decade, more non-fiction titles topped the NPD Bookscan charts in the second half of the decade than in the first half. In 2010, nearly 80 percent of the top-selling titles were fiction, and by 2019 that percentage dropped to 32 percent. "This consumer push for informational titles over fiction was reflected in larger non-fiction trends in the second half of the decade—such as the rise in cookbooks, self-help, and politics—which pushed more non-fiction titles into the top ten list," said Kristen McLean, books industry analyst, NPD Bookscan.
Overall 6.5 billion print books were sold over the past decade, compared to just 1.8 billion e-books. "At the start of the decade, digital e-books were expected to decimate print book sales," McLean said. "However, print books have remained surprisingly resilient. After a high point in 2013, e-books have continuously lost share to print books every year. Looking ahead, the growth in audiobooks is another trend expected to continue well into the next decade, as people shift some of their reading to listening on smart devices."
Another effect of the advent of smartphones and tablets has been a downward trend in the average page count for leading titles over the past decade. "We ultimately consumed media much differently at the end of the decade than we did at the start," McLean said. "More forms of media entertainment are now competing for our attention. As a result, the print books we're reading are shorter, because there are more demands on consumers' free time, as they stream more video and listen to more podcasts and audiobooks."
The growth in poetry and self-help categories in the latter half of the decade also shortened the average page count. Leading poetry collections like "Milk and Honey"—along with popular self-help titles like "Girl, Wash Your Face" and "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck"—are comparatively short. Each one coming in at under 250 pages.
Rank Title Author Publisher Year Unit Sales
1. Fifty Shades of Grey E. L. James Random House 2011 15.2 million
2. Fifty Shades Darker E. L. James Random House 2011 10.4 million
3. Fifty Shades Freed E. L. James Random House 2012 9.3 million
4. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Scholastic Books 2008 8.7 million
5. The Help Kathryn Stockett Penguin Group USA 2009 8.7 million
6. The Girl on The Train Paula Hawkins Penguin Group USA 2015 8.2 million
7. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn Random House 2012 8.1 million
8. The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Penguin Group 2012 8 million
9. The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson Random House 2008 7.9 million
10. Divergent Veronica Roth Harpercollins Publishers 2011 6.6 million
Source: The NPD Group / NPD Bookscan, NPD PubTrack Digital, includes U.S. print book and e-book sales, 2010-2019.
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When Jaden Smith dropped the single "Goku" from his critically acclaimed mixtape, The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story we could not wait to see the visual for the energetic, EDM-influenced track.
If you are not familiar with Goku, just know that Goku is a Saiyan and the main protagonist in the Dragon Ball Z , Japanese anime.
The music video for "Goku" is incredible and if you are an anime fan, this is especially for you.
In the music video, Jaden becomes a superhero and he heads to Japan. he wears a yellow hoodie that symbolizes that he is going Super Saiyan.
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Q: Set different font styles for WKInterfaceLabel with multiple lines I'm developing an apple watch app - it consists of two tables that contain labels.
These labels have two lines of text, I want the second line of text to have a different font style to the top line
How can I do this in swift?
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A: The easiest way to do this would be to create two labels in your storyboard, each with their own font style. Then, use setText to set the first and second lines.
Unfortunately, WKInterfaceLabel doesn't provide any typesetting metrics, so there's no built-in method to determine where a line-break occurs. If you need to determine where a line-break occurs, you'll likely have to perform your own typesetting in the Watch extension, then choose to set two different labels or a single label with an NSAttributedString.

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NCAA Weekly Performers, 1/26/09—Under the Radar Edition
Malcolm Delaney, 6-3, Sophomore, Point Guard, Virginia Tech
16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.8 turnovers, 1.6 steals, 42% FG, 86% FT, 35% 3P
Fresh off an incredible week on both an individual and team level, this seems like as appropriate time as any to write about the exploits of Virginia Tech combo guard Malcolm Delaney. The Hokies scored one of the bigger upsets of the college basketball season thus far, knocking off Wake Forest on their home floor, and then followed that up with a huge road win over Miami in overtime. Delaney dropped a cool 50 points in those two wins combined, and has scored in double figures in every game thus far this season, en route to being ranked as one of the top 10 scorers in the ultra-talented ACC.
Delaney has good size for a combo at 6-3, as well as very nice athleticism. His frame leaves something to be desired, though, even if there is still hope that it may still fill out, as he's only 19 years old. Delaney's best attribute is probably his extremely quick first step, which allows him to create shots with either hand and really make a living at the free throw line. Delaney ranks in the top 25 amongst all draft prospects in most of the categories revolving around made free throws, as not only does he get to the stripe at a great clip, he also converts on 86% of his attempts.
More than just a slasher, Delaney is also a very capable shooter, both spotting up and pulling up off the dribble. 50% of his field goal attempts come from beyond the arc, and he makes nearly two 3-pointers a game, albeit at a somewhat pedestrian 35% clip. The fact that he isn't shooting a higher percentage probably has more to do with his shot-selection than it does with his shooting stroke, as he tends to settle way too often for tough contested looks early in possessions, which hurt his team as well as his individual percentages. Delaney regardless has shown a really nice feel for making shots from all over the floor, and as he continues to mature, could really develop into a lethal scoring threat.
Although he's been quite proficient in getting to the line, Delaney still leaves something to be desired in his ability to finish plays around the basket. His slight frame and just average vertical explosiveness make him a fairly poor finisher around the rim, which is one of the reasons he's shooting an inefficient 42% from the field this season. Getting a little tougher and craftier in his ability to convert in traffic will go a long way for the sophomore, although he's already showing quite a bit of promise with his very nice floater.
Playing both on and off the ball for Virginia Tech (he often starts at the point and then moves to the 2 later in the game to make room for 5-9 sophomore Hank Thorns), Delaney has been mostly a mixed bag as a playmaker this season. On one hand he is very proficient at creating off the dribble and getting the defense to rotate, giving him opportunities to find open teammates off the pick and roll or on cuts and simple drive and dish plays. On the other hand, his first instinct is clearly to look for his own shot, and this shows in his unimpressive assist to turnover ratio thus far, as well as the many confused possessions Virginia Tech suffers from. Delaney will pick up his dribble or throw the ball away for no particular reason on occasion, and his shot-selection as mentioned can be pretty poor.
Defensively, Delaney still has a long ways to go, even if he's shown some sparks of potential, particularly recently in Virginia Tech's winning streak. He has good tools on this end of the floor, and can get stops when he puts his mind to it, but too often he loses focus and lets his man blow by him far too easily. Getting stronger should help, but becoming more intense on this end of the floor will probably help out the most, and also make him more attractive as a prospect down the road.
Right now, Delaney is clearly in the midst of a breakout season, despite the lack of national attention. His physical tools combined with his scoring instincts and production in the ACC should begin to draw him NBA attention fairly soon, even if he still has plenty of room to develop as a prospect. Becoming more mature, polishing up his ball-handling skills, improving defensively, and just becoming a more complete all-around player will go along ways in achieving this goal, but if he can find a way to really develop his playmaking skills, then he could really become an interesting player down the road.
Jermaine Taylor, 6-4, Senior, Shooting Guard, Central Florida
23.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 3 turnovers, 50.5% FG, 39.5% 3P, 78% FT
Quietly putting up some of the best numbers of any shooting guard in the country this year, Jermaine Taylor is nearly single-handedly keeping his Central Florida team relevant in Conference USA.
The numbers are pretty hard to argue with. Taylor ranks 2nd amongst all prospects in points per-40 minutes pace adjusted, doing so on extremely efficient shooting numbers (57% 2-P%, 39.5% 3-P%). He's the clear-cut focal point of his team's offense (narrowly edging out Stephen Curry for the national lead in field goal attempts per-40), and the fact that he still manages to remain respectably efficient definitely shows you that he's not just another mid-major chucker.
Undersized for the shooting guard position at 6-3 or 6-4, Taylor makes up for that with a frame more likely to be found on the gridiron than on the hardwood. That's not a surprise considering that he was a highly recruited high school football player, offered scholarships by in-state powerhouses Florida, Florida State and Miami. His exceptional strength shows up often when you watch him play, be it grabbing offensive rebounds, bulldozering his way through the lane, or finishing through contact amongst the trees around the rim.
Taylor is a good athlete, even very good for the Conference USA level. He gets to the line at a solid rate, and gets more than his fair share of rebounds, blocks and steals to help pad the stat-sheet. He is an aggressive slasher, showing a nice crossover, and solid body control, but could still stand to improve his ball-handling skills, particularly with his left hand, which is exceptionally weak. He looks out of control at times, forcing the issue and driving into brick walls, which makes him a little bit too turnover prone. He's also capable of making plays for others, though, showing solid court vision and a knack for finding teammates slashing to the rim.
Taylor is not an easy guy to evaluate—his team relies on him incredibly heavily for offensive production in order to stay afloat in every game they play in, and thus he's often the sole focal point of opposing defenses, and forced to take bad shots. As evidence, consider the fact that his team doesn't have a single player averaging double figures besides him.
The part of his game that seems to have improved the most throughout college is clearly his shooting stroke. As a freshman, he shot just 44% from the free throw line, while as a senior he now ranks as one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in college basketball, at a good clip no less, with defenders typically draped all over him. He has excellent shooting mechanics and terrific arc on his jumper, being capable of making shots with his feet set or off the dribble, outside the arc or inside it, showing a nice mid-range game.
Defensively, Taylor is not effective in the least bit, even against the weaker competition UCF faces. He seems to have poor fundamentals and is extremely quick to get out of his stance, looking somewhat lackadaisical fighting through screens and showing very poor awareness defending off the ball. His lack of size will surely be considered a weakness when NBA teams evaluate him as a prospect for the next level, but at the college level there is no reason why he shouldn't be more effective considering his tools. Obviously the incredibly large offensive load he's forced to shoulder for UCF limits the amount of energy he can expend on this end of the floor, but he's going to have to show that he can hold his own on both ends of the floor if he wants to make an NBA roster.
With the NBA pre-draft camp no longer an option for players like Taylor, he would likely be well served competing in a setting like the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, where he can show a different side of his game than he's able to at UCF. There are some considerable strengths that he brings to the table as a prospect, but there are also plenty of question marks about his size, the level of competition he faces and his ability to translate his production to a setting where he isn't the sole focal point of his offense. He'll get plenty of looks from NBA teams regardless.
Luke Nevill, 7-2, Senior, Center, Utah
17.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 61% FG, 77.6% FT, 30.5 minutes
For the past four years, Luke Nevill has been a fixture on the court for Utah, and he has put together his best season to date for his senior campaign. The Australian native is posting career bests in nearly every major statistical category after his numbers took a bit of a dip during his junior season.
At first glance it is easy to see why Nevill draws the attention of pro scouts; at 7'2" and (generously) listed at 265 pounds, the true center has a frame with the potential to play in the paint at the next level. While his girth allows him to establish position consistently against most opponents at the collegiate level, he absolutely needs to get stronger in his upper body to handle the rigors of stronger defenders in the NBA. In addition to his massive frame, Nevill runs the floor reasonably well for a player his size, but overall doesn't possess much athletic ability. He doesn't elevate well at all and his lateral quickness is quite poor.
As one would expect from a player of Nevill's size, the vast majority of his shots come within the immediate vicinity of the basket. According to Synergy Sports Technology, nearly two-thirds of all his shots are in the post. At the Mountain West Conference level, the senior doesn't have much trouble establishing position on the block, but he becomes extremely predictable when catching the ball with his back to the basket. Nevill almost exclusively turns to his left shoulder, relying on a right handed jump hook shot. On occasion he will rush this shot and line drive it at the rim, but in general he shows a very soft touch around the rim. The biggest key for Nevill's development in this aspect of his game is to diversify his repertoire of post moves. His predictability makes him more susceptible to being overplayed on one side by defenders and for the ball to be stripped when opponents know which direction he is going with it.
The rest of Nevill's baskets come from a combination of his work on the offensive glass and his sheer size advantage over defenders. He receives a lot of lob passes over the top of smaller opponents, and thanks to his soft hands, he is able to capitalize on many of these scoring opportunities around the rim. His offensive rebounding numbers are solid, at just over 3 per forty minutes, but again, this is more due to his size as opposed to his athletic ability.
Nevill almost never steps away from the basket offensively, but from the few shot attempts we have seen, he has the potential to make this a regular part of his game. He stroke is very smooth and his 77.6% free throw shooting only further confirms that the big man has the ability to shoot from mid-range. Continuing to work this into his game would go a long way to helping Nevill's prospects of breaking into the NBA, as he won't be able to bully defenders like he does in college. It's understandable why Utah would want him shooting all of his shots as close to the rim as humanly possible (he does convert 62% of his field goal attempts after all), but since he obviously will be going up against a different caliber of big man in the NBA as opposed to college, it would help him to show somewhat of a more diverse offensive package.
As a defender, Nevill doesn't do a whole lot to completely separate himself from the pack. He does average nearly three blocks per game but from what we have seen, opponents are still able to shoot over him consistently due to his lack of ability to elevate. When forced to step outside and guard smaller players we really start to see some of the physical shortcomings of Nevill's game. His lateral quickness isn't strong enough to guard many players at the college level, so there is plenty of reason to think that this will be an issue in the professional ranks as well. Defending the pick and roll is nearly impossible for Nevill with his lack of footspeed, and playing zone is obviously not as attractive an option in the NBA as it is in college.
Nevill is going to get plenty of looks from pro scouts simply based on his size and soft touch around the basket. He is an extremely efficient player who is the focal point of a good team in Utah, which will only further help his case. His subpar athleticism is going to be a strike against him, as is his very vanilla post game, but neither of these are preventing him from being a force at this level. Nevill could hear his name called in the second round just as easily as he could go undrafted, but he will almost certainly get some very serious looks in summer league and training camp regardless of what happens.
Talor Battle, 5-11, Sophomore, Point Guard, Penn State
18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.2 turnovers, 1.3 steals, 43.8% FG, 41.2% 3P, 71% FT
Last season, Penn State went 15-16. This year, despite playing an admittedly favorable schedule, they are sitting on a 16-5 record, tied for fourth in the Big 10 conference standings. There are many reasons as to why the Nittany Lions are having a much better season, but the most significant is the development and improvement of point guard Talor Battle. He has improved in almost every statistical category and has transformed himself into the floor leader Penn State has desperately needed for the past couple seasons. Though his potential at the next level is somewhat limited, Battle should continue to develop into one of the nation's top collegiate point guards in the coming years.
One impediment that stands in the way of Battle's NBA future is his size. Standing 5'11, with a slight 160-pound frame, Battle is a solid three to four inches below the NBA's prototypical height for a point guard. Similarly, he lacks a tremendous wingspan and elite athleticism to make up for his lack of height. While he boasts good quickness and solid leaping ability, Battle should work on adding strength to his frame and maximizing his athletic potential.
Offensively, Battle's most effective weapon is his perimeter jump-shot. Sporting a smooth shooting motion alongside excellent mechanics and a lightening quick release, he hits 41.2% of his 3-pointers, good for 14th amongst point guard prospects in our database. He has shown the ability to get his shot off in a variety of situations against many types of defenders, from a standstill and off of the dribble.
Battle is also an effective slasher, using his quick first step to get around his man and to the basket. The problem here, however, is that he is not a great finisher around the rim. While this is likely due to his subpar physical profile, the fact that he shoots a meager 46.7% on shots from inside of the arc is certainly cause for concern in terms of gauging his potential at the next level.
As a point guard, however, Battle shows a lot of promise, and has made great strides from his freshman to his sophomore year. While he still has room to grow and is more of a scoring point guard presently, he has shown far better poise this season, talking to his teammates and demanding the ball in the clutch. He has become very proficient on the drive and dish, using the threat of his slashing ability to draw defenders into the lane and open up his teammates around the perimeter.
An area in which he needs to improve, however, is his awareness, as sometimes he is forced into bad shots or turnovers because the shot clock is running down or he does not know where he is on the court. Improving his handle, particularly learning how to drive left (he goes almost strictly right), would certainly help him here. His awareness as a point guard should improve as he continues to play the position and, if this year is any indication, Battle will only get better.
Defensively, however, Battle has his work cut out for him in terms of his NBA potential. His lack of size and strength certainly hurt him, but so too does his lack of elite athleticism, particularly his average lateral quickness. Opposing point guards at the collegiate level are able to beat him off of the dribble with ease, and the competition only gets harder in the NBA. One area that he must improve on, however, is his awareness. He often finds himself out of position and late arriving to mark his man on the perimeter. He has quick hands, which helps him excel at picking slashers' pockets, but he needs to work on moving his feet instead of reaching and committing fouls.
Players like Battle are difficult to project at the next level. His size and athleticism are certainly against him, but his point guard ability and sweet shooting stroke will surely win him fans should he improve throughout his collegiate career. Measuring out at a legitimate 5'11 is certainly necessary, but showing scouts that he possesses good defensive fundamentals certainly would not hurt either. Penn State is in the midst of one of their best seasons in years and they are no longer a surprise to the elite Big Ten teams. It is up to Battle to continue to elevate his level of play and to show that he is capable of taking this team to the next level, as nothing proves a point guard's mettle more than actually winning games.
Malcolm Delaney PG
Jermaine Taylor SG
Stephen Curry PG
Luke Nevill C
Olimpija Ljubljana
Talor Battle PG


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Britt Rentschler On How Hope Carries 'Pretty Problems'
By: Haley Bosselman By: Haley Bosselman | October 6, 2022 | Movies
At SXSW this year, indie comedy Pretty Problems took home the Audience Award and now the winning film is finally coming to your screen. Hitting select theaters and video-on-demand services on Oct. 7, Pretty Problems follows Jack and Lindsey, a couple who are in a rut in careers, romance and finance. Suddenly whisked away on a luxury weekend in Sonoma, Jack and Lindsey take on an unhinged weekend that puts their relationship to the test.
Ahead of Pretty Problems' wide release, star, writer and product Britt Rentschler dove into making an indie film about the ultra rich, her balancing act and the power of comedy.
On Instagram, you said "we made this movie from the ground up." What was that process like?
We really wanted to write something and make something ourselves. So Michael Tennant, My writing and producing partner, came to me. It was actually after his birthday dinner, and he was like, "You know what, I was just sitting around the table looking at everybody and thinking why can't we do this together?"
We have really remarkably talented friends that we wanted to see on screen and they were not getting the opportunities that we felt like they deserved. They're fighting for a couple lines on television. And so we thought, "Well, what if we write something and what if we just try to make it? Let's just do this as an experiment." Our location was donated to us, which was an incredible indie film boon. We actually had several locations that were donated to us. People cut us camera deals because of connections. Our amazing wardrobe supervisor came in and she'd never done a narrative film; she didn't even take a paycheck. We just caught her something on the back end, which on an indie film is a real gamble. But everybody just came to task under the banner of "let's do it ourselves. Let's see if we can do it. And let's see what happens." There seems to be a method to making an indie film and getting into festivals and it usually involves celebrity, and we thought we would try to do it a different way and really celebrate our grassroots resources all across the board.
It turned out that this family was going to be in Europe, and so they let us borrow their property while they were in Europe. So we started to think "OK, well what would it really be like 'We don't belong on this property.'" That's how I felt. I would never belong on this property. So what is it like if you go to a place like this and you struggle with those internal feelings about worthiness?
Did playing Lindsey have a personal impact on you?
I did not want to play Lindsey and I will say that with full gratitude that I did and that I'm on the other side of it. But I tend to play more character-type roles, so something like Cat was more exciting to me. But at the same time, Michael and I creating this project together, at the end of the day, especially when it's indie, we knew that we would care the most about it. And we felt like we had to play the central characters because no one was going to show up with blood, sweat and tears in the same way. They couldn't possibly; it was our creation.
Michael and I spent the first two days shooting all of the bedroom scenes. So that's where most of the drama happens. It was like, "Oh my gosh, what are we doing? Why don't we do this to ourselves? This isn't the fun part." And for me in particular, it really drew out the yuckiest parts of myself that I really didn't want to necessarily reckon with— those feelings of self doubt and self esteem and really where I want to be. And Lindsey is so clear in the movie about what she wants and being needy, but to me that neediness is not a good feeling and it's not necessarily something that is easy to confront. So to dive into that and to let it be really visible was definitely a challenge for me. But I was happy to do it because it was important. That's something I kept telling myself. Michael and I had this mantra we are like, "We don't have to be likable, we have to be relatable."
What was it like balancing your roles as star, writer and producer?
The thing I would say that I was really proud of as a producer, in particular, was looking around at everyone working. COVID had shut us down. We were supposed to shoot in April of 2020. We did not get to start shooting until April of 2021. And this was, I think, everyone's first job back. And just seeing everybody working every day, back doing what they loved and feeling really fulfilled and excited made me really emotional because every time I thought the script isn't good enough or we're never going to be able to do this… it didn't matter because we did it and everybody is working right now. And it's because we got through those things. That's what I'm taking away from being the producer. I don't think I'll ever produce and play the lead again unless we have a much bigger production team because there were times where I felt like I wasn't being a good enough actor or I wasn't being a good enough producer because I was having to juggle both things. But on the other side of it, I wouldn't trade it because the experience was incredibly valuable to be able to see so many sides of what a production needs to run successfully.
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Why was a comedic lens the right way to approach this story?
I think laughter is the best medicine. And I wanted to be able to approach these yucky issues with a spoonful of sugar. I think we tried very hard not to preach about anything, but we hope that the audience got to make up their own minds when they leave the film. They get to laugh really hard all the way through and then at the end, they can make their own decisions about how they want to maybe reassess or reapproach their gratitude for their partnerships or their life.
Comedy, to me, is the most accessible way to do that. Also, very naturally, we all love to laugh together and I knew the voices of the actors I was writing for, as did Michael. So it was really fun to envision them shining in their talents and I knew that they could all be really funny but also have depth. And I think that's what's great about comedy is you can be laughing one second and then all of a sudden get punched in the gut. And that's a really powerful dynamic.
What else do you want audiences to take away from watching Pretty Problems?
I hope they have a really good time. I think that we've been through a rough couple of years, and everybody deserves to grab a glass of wine and sit down with a partner or a bunch of friends. SXSW was the first in-person festival and to all of a sudden be in a room with 450 people who are laughing, I cried. I couldn't believe it. And I do think there's power in comedy. It's community building. So I hope that you just get to escape for a little while, enjoy it and then maybe leave a little closer to the people that you care about and a little more sure that the life that you have is probably pretty great. Even with all of its flaws, I think hope is a really important factor in comedy and drama. And I think if we're void of hope, we're in a tough situation. As heavy as that is to say about a comedy, I really do think that that was a needle we tried to thread all the way through.
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"New only for a while" – Two elaborate releases on lovely umland records at the beginning of december
Both these works have had a lot of time, attention, preparation and execution spend on them.
For one, there is "plant" – a CD by "2000", actually the prolongation of "1000", a quartet originally formed in 2004 by Jan Klare, Bart maris, Wilbert de Joode and Michael Vatcher. They have gone a long way, releasing something like six CDs on different labels (…Leo records).
Bow – "plant" is combining the original quartet with the immaculate cello playing of Elizabeth Coudoux and the great trombone of Steve Swell. A mixture of compositions and improvisations – subtle – very chamber musical – pretty dense and with a really nice sound to it.
The second disc is a DVD, featuring a film by Dorf-member Achim Zepezauer called "Das Ende der Kohle" ("the end of the coal").
Zepezauer has produced a 30 minute animation film combined with a composition, especially made for the film by Jan Klare and recorded by The Dorf, plus 2 live tracks by the XXL orchestra on the night of the premier. More than four years have passed since the first screening and the studio recording took place in early 2016.
The film was made using a mixed technique with animation, drawings, footage from the area and some great acting by ex Dorf-member Julius Gabriel. It thrives on the alchemistic idea of transubstantiation – meaning: how can you make something beautiful out of nothing – and in relation to the Ruhr-area – how does challenging music and a big band like The Dorf survive in a region, that had industrial fame hundred years ago and now is basically dying.


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Here are a few photographs I took in Okotoks where Fortis Alberta were doing some work on a house with Habitat for Humanity.
Here are a few of my images from an event I photographed for Fortis Alberta.
It was pretty foggy this morning so I decided to take a photo of my car.
Here are a few of my photographs from a small event at St. Mary's University.
After seeing all the nice looking cars we went to see a Monster Truck show... way too loud, so much fumes and dust.. not my cup of tea, I have to say.


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I dialetti della Tuscia Viterbese appartengono al gruppo dei dialetti para-mediani e sono parlati in tutta la provincia di Viterbo e in parte della provincia di Grosseto e della città metropolitana di Roma.

I dialetti della Tuscia viterbese sono molto simili ai dialetti para-mediani dell'Umbria nord-occidentale, in particolare ai dialetti della zona di Orvieto, Amelia e Todi.

Premessa

I dialetti hanno alcune caratteristiche peculiari come:

 Aferesi: caduta di uno o più suoni all'inizio di parola es. nverno 'inverno'
 Sincope: caduta di un suono o di gruppi di suoni all'interno di una parola es. spirto 'spirito'
 Apocope: caduta di un fonema alla fine di una parola es. fior 'fiore'
 Metatesi: trasposizione di fonemi all'interno di una parola es. grolia 'gloria', drento 'dentro', crompo 'compro', cerqua 'quercia', zoppo 'pozzo'
 In molti dialetti risulta un'assimilazione dei nessi ND > nn e MB > mm
 In alcuni dialetti la s a inizio parola si trasforma in zz ad esempio: e zzale invece che il sale, i zzole invece che il sole.
 In molti dialetti, gli e li all'interno di una parola diventano j come fojo invece che foglio, ojo invece che olio.
 In alcuni paesi la f a inizio parola diventa v
 In alcune parole avviene il troncamento, come nelle parole mamma e papà che diventano mà e pà
 Spesso la locuzione verbo stare + gerundio si sostituisce con verbo stare + a (preposizione) + infinito, ad esempio sto a magnà 'sto mangiando , sto a curì 'sto correndo'
 Il dittongo uo si trasforma spesso in o
 Alcune pronunce vocaliche diverse rispetto all'italiano parlato a Roma, ed in alcuni casi anche rispetto all'italiano standard, quali ad esempio "nòme", "gònna", "scèndere", "bistècca", nonché i suffissi in "-èsimo", ecc.

Diffusione e classificazione
I dialetti della Tuscia pur essendo molto simili tra di loro presentano alcune differenze per cui sono classificabili in 3 sotto-gruppi principali:

 Sotto-gruppo nord-orientale o falisco: comprende i comuni ad est di Viterbo fino alle porte con Roma, in particolare Orte, Vasanello, Vignanello, Soriano nel Cimino, Canepina, Fabrica di Roma, Corchiano, Civita Castellana, Faleria, Nepi, Sutri, Ronciglione, Capranica, Bassano Romano in provincia di Viterbo e la zona di Trevignano Romano, Magliano Romano, Mazzano Romano in provincia di Roma (in azzurro). Questi dialetti presentano caratteristiche intermedie tra i dialetto sabino e il dialetto viterbese. L'articolo può essere lo, i, o o e.
 Sotto-gruppo viterbese: parlato nella maggior parte della provincia di Viterbo e nella città di Viterbo (in blu) ha molte caratteristiche in comune con il dialetto umbro di Orvieto. La caratteristica principale è che il plurale maschile assume la terminazione -e, ad esempio  'l fijo al plurale diventa le fije, anche la -i in altre parole viene pronunciata e come poe che significa poi, lue che significa lui, eccetera. Anche nei comuni della provincia di Roma di Allumiere, Tolfa e Canale Monterano si parla questo dialetto, a Civitavecchia e Santa Marinella il dialetto antico era di stampo viterbese, oggi è però molto diffuso il romanesco.
 Sottogruppo occidentale: comprende i dialetti della parte orientale della provincia di Grosseto, in Toscana, in particolare l'area dell'Argentario, l'area del Tufo e la zona del monte Amiata (in celeste). Questi dialetti sono molto influenzati dai dialetti toscani.

Il dialetto viterbese cittadino si è ben distribuito nei comuni limitrofi e lontani della provincia a causa della forte espansione cittadina: questo ha portato una certa poliglossia nei centri minori che mantengono viva fino ad oggi ognuno la propria forma dialettale.

Caratteristiche del dialetto viterbese cittadino
Nel viterbese cittadino le 'i' finali dei verbi della seconda e terza persona singolare diventano "e" aperte mutando anche la composizione della parola
esempio: conosche 'conosci', capische 'capisci', ggiuche 'giochi', vene 'vieni', sale 'sali', scegne 'scendi', porte 'porti' ecc.;

Questo fenomeno si applica anche per il plurale di una cosa, animale o persona con la sostituzione dell'articolo 'i' con l'articolo 'le'
esempio: le sasse 'i sassi', le baffe 'i baffi', le fasciole 'i fagioli', le cunije 'i conigli', le piccione 'i piccioni', le cignale 'i cinghiali', le carabbiniere 'i carabinieri', l'ommine 'gli uomini'

La regola della "e" finale è applicata anche nell'aggettivo in tutte le sue forme
esempio: Le fasciole accunnite 'i fagioli conditi', l'arbere pizzute 'i cipressi', l'ommine stanche 'gli uomini stanchi', le capelle rosce 'i capelli rossi'.

Caratteristiche mediane (ossia umbro/marchigiane/laziali) nel dialetto viterbese

 assimilazione nei nessi ND > nn e MB > mm
 Trasformazione della finale -i latina in -e 'come ad Orvieto'
 la presenza di 'j' in corrispondenza dell'italiano 'gl', es. ajo 'aglio'
 l'articolo maschile singolare 'lo' diventa in alcuni casi 'lu' es. lu schienale 'lo schienale'

Caratteristiche toscane del dialetto viterbese

 l'abbreviazione delle prime persone singolari al presente es. fò 'faccio', vò 'vado'.
 Aggettivi possessivi sono preceduti dagli articoli 'il, la, le' in tutte le forme 'aggettivo spagnolo' ess. la mi mà 'mia madre', l tu motorino 'il tuo motorino', l su bà(bbo) 'suo padre'.
 La perdita della desinenza -re dell'infinito es. andà, annà o nnà 'andàre', pèrde 'pèrdere', finì 'finìre', magnà 'mangiàre'.
 Aggiunta dell'articolo prima del nome proprio femminile o maschile es. 'l Carlo, la Giovanna ecc.
 L'articolo maschile singolare 'il' viene troncata la vocale diventando 'l', ad esempio: 'l micio 'il gatto', 'l cavallo 'il cavallo' ecc. (come ad esempio a Latera, il paese più vicino alla Toscana).

L'articolo
Le principali differenze tra i vari sotto-gruppi dei dialetti della Tuscia sono proprio nella formulazione degli articoli. In particolare l'articolo determinativo maschile è lo oppure  'o nella zona dell'agro falisco, come a Civita Castellana, diventa invece ill'  o il o  'l nel dialetto viterbese, passa ad er nella zona sud-orientale, nei pressi di Civitavecchia, dove si fa forte l'influenza del romanesco, e in i con l'aggiunta della doppia consonante nella parola che segue l'articolo, ad esempio i ppane, i ccane, a oriente della provincia in questione, in particolare a Vignanello dove è usato anche al posto dell'articolo determinativo lo (i zzio, i stennipanni), e per finire diviene e a Canepina.

Le preposizioni semplici e articolate
 La pronuncia degli articoli sia nella forma semplice che articolata assume un suono stretto e corto, mai prolungati.
 Le preposizioni semplici: i 'di', a 'a', da 'da', in 'in', co a volte anche nco 'con', su 'su', pe 'per', ntra 'tra', nfra 'fra'.
 La preposizione articolata 'DI': du 'del, dello', da 'della', de 'delle', di 'degli, dei'; ad esempio: du cà 'del cane', de pere 'delle pere', di patri 'dei padri'; la preposizione 'di' nelle sue varie forme articolate diventa 'ill', ad esempio ill'ommino 'dell'uomo', ill'anima 'dell'anima'.
 La preposizione articolata 'A': a delle preposizioni articolate particolari per via della trasformazione della 'l'sempre in doppia 'm', ammu 'al, allo, alla', alle 'amme', ammi 'agli, ai' es. ammu cà 'al cane', ammi cà 'ai cani', ammu spito 'allo spiedo', ammi spiti 'agli spiedi', amma mate 'alla madre', davanti alla vocale la preposizione articolata 'agli' diventa 'all'es. all'omini 'agli uomini'.
 La preposizione articolata 'DA': du 'dal, dallo', di 'dagli, dai', da 'dalla', de 'dalle' es. du ca 'del cane', di 'dai cani', da mate 'dalla madre', de mate 'dalle madri', dall'ommini dagli uomini (davanti a vocale).
 La preposizione articolata 'IN': li nu 'nel, nello', li na 'nella, li ne 'nelle', li ni 'nei, negli' es. li nu scudo 'nello scudo', li na casa 'nella casa', li ni campi 'nei campi', li nill'ommino 'nell'uomo'.
 La preposizione articolata 'CON': cu 'con lo', ca 'con la', ch'e 'con le', ch'i 'con gli'.
 La preposizione articolata 'SU': su nu 'sul, sullo', su na 'sulla', su ne 'sulle', su ni 'suoi, sugli' es. su nu castello 'sul castello', su na casa 'sulla casa', su ni castelli 'sui castelli', mentre davanti ai nomi pronunciati per vocale es. su nill'ommini 'sugli uomini', su nill'anime 'sulle anime'.
 La preposizione articolata 'PER': pu 'per lo', pa 'per la', pi 'per gli', pe 'per le', pu o pi 'per il'.
 La preposizione articolata 'TRA': la preposizione tra diventa ntra.
 La preposizione articolata 'FRA': la preposizione fra diventa nfra.

Bibliografia
 Nicola De Blasi, Carla Marcato, La città e le sue lingue: repertori linguistici urbani, 2006, p. 150.

 'l paese de le cavalle maschie... tratto dal sito valentano.org
 Dizionario dialetto viterbese http://www.scribd.com/doc/26299096/Lessico-Dialettale-Viterbese-Di-F-Petroselli

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A former publisher of the Chicago Tribune joined Illinois-based cannabis company Revolution Enterprises, part of a growing parade of C-suite officers from major companies plunging into the marijuana industry.
Revolution, a multistate cannabis company based in suburban Chicago, announced Wednesday it had tapped Tony Hunter, who spent 20 years with the Chicago Tribune, to help grow the company.
Hunter left the Chicago Tribune in 2016 after "a tumultuous period, that included a lengthy bankruptcy, several owners and a corporate split with the company's former broadcast operations," Crain's Chicago Business reported at the time of Hunter's departure.
The cannabis industry has in the past year or so been a magnet for C-suite executives from alcohol, tobacco and other consumer packaged goods sectors as well as pharmaceuticals, apparel and other industries.
In addition to Hunter, other executives from the media sector who have entered the cannabis space include High Times CEO Kraig Fox, who held a leadership post at LiveNation, and Keith Dawkins, a former Viacom executive who oversaw the Nickelodeon TV network and is now on the board of Calyx Peak, a multistate cannabis company in Los Angeles.
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Cornwall's abandoned cars being reclaimed by nature
A road trip around Cornwall to visit bangers in bushes at their final rusting place
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A Morris Minor parked up with a sea view is slowly being reclaimed by nature. (Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)
As many of us park our cars up for the second lockdown and get used to using them less, they join an increasing number of vehicles in Cornwall that are no longer driven, sitting forgotten or abandoned, having reached the end of the road.
Many of those that have sat motionless for years, have become hidden by vegetation, as nature slowly reclaims the metal chassis whilst they rust in peace.
Research in 2018 showed that the number of vehicles abandoned at the roadside quadrupled over four years, from 2012 to 2016. And with the rising costs of motoring and uncertainty over jobs, it is likely that this upward trend will continue for the foreseeable future.
Amanda Stretton, motoring editor at Confused.com who conducted the research, said at the time: "The rising cost of fuel, car insurance and tax is overwhelming some motorists in the South West, causing some of them to ditch their vehicles." She added: "Abandoned vehicles are an eyesore and a nuisance."
However, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and for me, a classic Mercedes hidden deep in thick woodlands covered in lichen and moss is a thing of beauty, not an eyesore.
So, ahead of the second lockdown, I asked people for their local knowledge and hazy memories of spotting abandoned cars that were slowly turning into hedges around Cornwall.
Then I set off on a road trip, a pilgrimage to visit as many mossy jalopies, overgrown automobiles and bangers in bushes at their final rusting place.
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Starting in the far west, near Land's End, this classic Morris Minor has been sat by the roadside for years, whilst the vegetation has slowly grown around it and inside it.
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As far as final rusting places go, you would be hard pressed to find a better view.
Leave your car for too long in Cornwall though, and even Mother Nature starts to siphon off your petrol.
Not far from Land's End, but without the sea view, this Citroen estate is just at the beginning stage of its transformation into vegetation.
You have to wonder, what happened on the day the owner drove this car into the middle of the field, shut the door and walked away.
How many times have you heard people say "We came on holiday to Cornwall and we loved it so much that we decided to stay!"
This campervan near Sancreed has picked a beautiful spot for its extended holiday.
It looks to be an LDV campervan, and in fact it has only taken a few years for it to become so overgrown.
I was told about this Land Rover by the roadside near Pendeen, which is hidden behind some trees and covered in lichen.
Actually, the Land Rover is parked up at Rosemergy Farmhouse, which does fantastic cream teas and was a vital destination on this Cornish road trip.
The Land Rover used to be a familiar sight in St Ives harbour, towing many of the fishing boats in and out of the water. It was parked up in this spot for its retirement around 10 years ago, but knowing Land Rovers, would probably still start first time.
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Further east, near Constantine, I went searching for an old car in the middle of a field that someone said they saw when they were house hunting down a muddy track some years ago.
Sure enough, the vintage motor - possibly a Triumph - was still there, and with plenty of effort made to keep the field trimmed around it, the abandoned car had become quite a feature.
My journey onwards took me past Helston and into a very dense patch of woodland. With only rough directions, I caught a glimpse of red through the trees, and fought my way through the undergrowth until I reached this classic Mercedes estate.
Inside, the florescent green seats now came as standard, with the spacious family car now feeling more like a greenhouse.
Obviously, unless it was dropped from the sky, there couldn't have been all the trees here when the Mercedes arrived. So it must have been quietly parked here for years.
Not far from the Mercedes, a Ford Fiesta was almost unrecognisable in its jungle surroundings.
It is unlikely that the Direct Line car insurance will be able to do anything to fix this.
Inside, the car is gradually being pulled apart by the tangled branches as they take back their space.
Not even a boy racer could get this motor out of here now.
An unlikely sight in the jungle-like tangle of dense branches. In a few years time it will be almost impossible to distinguish the car from the trees.
Meanwhile, on a country lane not far from Truro, a Land Rover is gradually turning into a hedge, like a slow-moving Transformer for nature lovers.
Probably going to need a pair of secateurs to go with the T-Cut to get this one out.
By looking on historical Google Street View, you can see the progression of this hedge swallowing the Landy.
A long serving member of the Cornwall and Devon Land Rover Club.
From this angle, the Land Rover almost looks like it is making a dramatic escape, bursting out of the hedge and back onto the road.
At least it gets to watch the passing traffic from its final rusting place.
In some woods not far from Mevagissey, an old Peugeot estate car is almost completely hidden by the leaves and vegetation.
It might be difficult to open the passenger door on this one.
Not far from the Peugeot, lie the remains of a Toyota van.
Although the van is completely broken apart, judging by the red paintwork, it probably has not been sat in the woods for as long as some of the other vehicles on this road trip.
Finally, I reach the last stop on my pilgrimage. A rusting behemoth that I had seen other people posting on social media.
Parked up outside a car scrapyard near Liskeard, sits a Leyland Martian 10 tonne Heavy Recovery truck.
Noticing my interest, a man working in the scrapyard comes out to talk to me about the impressive truck, which was used by the company to tow vehicles for many years, until it eventually retired and was left to rust in peace at the entrance.
"If only I had a pound for every person who has been driving past and stopped to take a photo of it." He laments.
"Told you they're not eye-sores!" I think to myself.


In an age when identity politics are taking center stage in America and in Israel, we are witnessing how the most effective social change happens when communities themselves get activated. The Israeli NGO, Kolech: Religious Women's Forum, is an inspiring example. As the first Orthodox feminist organization in Israel, Kolech is brining social change in Israeli religious society by advocating for pluralism, gender equality, and fighting for equal opportunities for women in the public arena, including the advancement of women's rights in religious and halachic spheres.
Join us for a special evening with Yael Rockman, Executive Director of Kolech, and hear about how religious women in Israel are challenging the status quo. Yael will speak about her vision for an inclusive Israel and why it matters now.
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Ex-Paterson councilman Ed Cotton hospitalized with coronavirus
Former councilman Ed Cotton has been hospitalized for more than a week after contracting the new coronavirus.
"He had a really bad case of pneumonia," said councilwoman Ruby Cotton on Thursday. She said her husband has been at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center for a week and half. "As of now, he is stable."
The former councilman is 72 years old, making him particularly vulnerable. Cotton said she has been screened for the virus and is awaiting results.
"I feel fine," said the councilwoman. She said she has been speaking to doctors and nurses at the hospital on a daily basis. Hospitals have severely restricted visitation due to the coronavirus pandemic. She cannot visit her husband at the hospital, she said.
The former councilman has worked as a part-time confidential aide to mayor Andre Sayegh for nearly two years. He served as the first black president of the City Council and was the first black public works director.
It's not clear how he contracted the virus. He is among nearly 2,500 people tested positive for the virus in Paterson. Sayegh has also tested positive for the virus.
Some City Hall watchers last week had said the former councilman was ill, but they were not sure if he had contracted the virus. His illness had been kept under wraps over the past nearly two weeks.
Cotton is asking residents to pray for her husband as he fights the virus.


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Mermaid Pillow Reviews - Too Good to be True?
Mermaid pillow is a set of unique pillows all sewn by hand. These pillows have covers with sequins which are reversible and fun to play with. On one side you will find an inspirational message and image while on the other side you will find sequins you can change with a single swipe of your hand. Disconnect from the electronic devices children so often use and swipe, replacing them with one of these fun pillows instead.
These pillows come with free shipping around the world.
You can get custom made pillows if you want them.
There are wholesale Mermaid Pillows available if you need them.
Purchasing three or more pillows earns you a discount.
You have the option of buying the entire pillow insert and cover, or the cover only. If you choose to purchase the cover only, you get a discount on the price.
Due to the fact that they are hand made, these pillows are long lasting.
Schools can get discounts based on how many are ordered. Discounts are given if 25 pillows, 50 pillows, or 100 or more pillows are ordered.
The company offers a fundraising program which can be used for any charity or school. They give a high payout of 20% along with a free fundraising page for the school or the organization in question.
This company has an Autism Speaks fundraiser where they donate five dollars for each Autism Speaks pillow that is purchased.
The Mermaid Pillows have calming effects. With the gentle swipes and the beautiful colors, these pillows are unique and fun for everyone. Kids love the pillows. People love to watch the reactions generated from brushing across the pillows and revealing a piece of art underneath.
They are unique gifts for any child. It is sophisticated and with a swish it becomes a disco ball. Kids can add a bit of sparkle to their bedroom or a living room.
These pillows are relaxing. They help people to gather thoughts and calm themselves. With so many options out there, you can get one or two pillows and really have three or four pillows. For kids they give an opportunity to practice writing things like letters or numbers.
With so many fun ways to play with the pillow it is a wonderful conversation piece. You can use the sequin area to write messages back and forth. Write love notes and leave them for others to find. Give them as gifts for parents or set them in business areas for clients to enjoy. What's more, these match any décor.
The sequins sewn by hand onto the back of the pillows are reversible. They have two colors, one on the front and one on the back. So, when you flip the pillow over, you can swipe the sequins back and forth to create different. This means that you can change the back side color to one of two colors and you can also swipe different messages or designs into the sequins on the back. It is this that seems to popularly addictive among buyers.
The company has a fundraising program open to all organizations, schools, and non-profits. Groups looking to raise money can create free fundraising pages for the pillows and get 20% of each order that is placed. There is no hassle. Your fundraising page is set up to include the bracelets and / or pillows you want to include. No worrying about paperwork or inventory. Everything is web based. Every purchase from that fundraising page earns you 20%, and you can monitor these earnings in real time. Payouts are generally given once per month for fundraisers but if you need something special, all you have to do is ask. Products sell themselves. Hundreds of customers are doctors, counselors, teachers, and more who love the instant impact the pillows have on children. Videos, graphics, social media content to share, and advice are given throughout the campaign.
This line is an exclusive line that can only be purchased online. Similar companies have put their products in stores, but these are not the same product.
The pillow cover comes with a zipper along the bottom edge. You can stuff the pillow easily into the cover by following the instructions provided with your purchase.
The company is a family owned business located outside of Omaha. They had help from their 5 and 8 year old kids when they first created the Kids Positivity pillows. These were pillows featuring positive content, messages, and graphics on one side with reversible sequins on the back. Said sequins were unique because you could swipe your finger across them and "draw" on them.
The first Mermaid Pillows were so successful that they started another line of pillows for kids including fairies soar, dinosaurs discover, unicorn magic, and pandas achieve. Lines like these were successful because parents found them to be addictive, calming, and a healthier alternative to simulating electronics.
This pillow is recommended for children who are 4 or older. The sequins are all sewn by hand so with force or regular use they could be removed. If removed, they could pose a serious choking hazard or be placed up the nose and cause issues breathing. For this reason it is not recommended that children use this product.
Mermaid pillows have "imagine" on one side with a sewn mermaid, and on the other side are turquoise and purple sequins. Unicorn pillow has iridescent and silver sequins on the back, with the words "unicorn magic" with unicorn on the front. Customize your own positivity pillow with words like "believe", "accept", "understand", or "love". Fairs soar comes in light purple, dragons dream is in a fun red and black. Dinosaurs is in green with pandas in black and white. Love is pink and silver with fun pink / silver sequins on the back. Discover with dinosaurs has silver and green sequins. Bright purple and iridescent sequins are on the fairy pillow. Lake blue and silver are on the believe pillow. Aqua and purple sequins are on the confidence pillow.
Of course, if none of these suit your fancy, then you can customize your order and select from a number of different sequin designs and other colors. Autism awareness has blue and silver on it with words instead of pictures on the front.
Do not buy Mermaid Pillow online before searching Amazon.


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Dr. Who + Jack Sparrow + Leonardo da Vinci = ME!
Read this post by Steve Wheeler. Super interesting. To sum up – what twisted pair (real or fictional) has influenced your teaching?
Dr. Who is always working to save the human race. He is creative, thinking outside the box. The Doctor does not allow the circumstances of a situation to define how he will solve a problem. He may be given just a few small things to use, and use them he will, sometimes in bizarre and wonderful ways.
He never stops. Never. The Doctor is on a mission to save humankind. He tirelessly pursues this mission. As soon as a crisis has been overcome, another one comes of out nowhere. The Doctor dives in! Always on call, always just able to save the day.
He always has help. Very rarely has The Doctor had to embark on an Earth saving mission alone. There is almost always a companion to help. The Doctor is brilliant, yet he trusts the advice from his Human Companions. He listens, he questions, he encourages, he argues…Yet he needs his Companion.
Jack does not do what you expect. Always doing things just a bit different that planned, but he accomplishes the goal. He also has his companions with him, and even though not everyone agrees with his choices at first, they see the end results work out.
Jack also has his trusty map and compass. He knows where he is supposed to go and is constantly working his way there. Always checking his navigation to ensure that his ship is sailing the right direction.
Me: The more I taught, the harder I worked to knock down the walls that tried to contain my class and I. I usually was doing what I was supposed to do according to district policy, but I worked really hard to go about things in a different way. Flipped classroom, gamification, and mastery learning marked my most recent years in the high school math classroom. Students (and some colleagues) were not fans of some of the things I tried, but they were willing to be caught up in my enthusiasm. I am also guided in my teaching by a map and compass: the math standards. I was in control of my ship, I could captain my ship any way that I wanted. IN THE END, the standards were my guide, they were those key things that my students had to learn.
Leonardo da Vinci never quite thinking about what could be. He was always creating, always thinking, always tinkering. He left a huge mark and he was not hemmed in by the popular thinking of the day. His impact is still being felt. He was crazy brilliant.
Me: My mind is almost always focused on what could be, sometimes to the detriment of what is currently happening…I have been a dreamer for a long time – ask my wife – a touch of Luke Skywalker: always wondering where I could be. The thing is this – I love thinking about what could be. There are so many things that we are stuck doing, just because. We get stuck on now at the expense of the amazing things that could happen tomorrow. I am working to always be creating, although my medium is quite different than da Vinci's. I am also working on creating a positive impact with teachers. We need that! I also work very hard to not be hemmed in by our current system. As a teacher we should always focus on the learning – WE KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS! Never forget this!! Don't ever be hemmed in by the popular talk of the day! Teach your kids, form relationships with them, and help them do more than they every dreamed possible.
Don't every forget that you will make a difference in someone's life. Be Brilliant!