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Council Will Use Mandated Reserves to Fund Programming
April 17, 2014 March 6, 2016 Meryl Press
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Tensions were high today as I walked into the A.S. Council meeting to find the room completely filled with passionate students, all waiting to speak on behalf of their student organizations. They wanted A.S. to dip into the Mandated Reserves and fund their respective events.
A.S. Council has never seen so many different members from student organizations collaborating for the same cause. Tears were shed, walls were broken and emotion reverberated throughout the room.
MEChA member Aimee Nava spoke out on how MEChA has helped her assimilate into UCSD and how cutting funds for this organization will cause her to struggle greatly.
"As a student of color, these events make me feel like I'm more than a number," Nava said. "I'm not just here to learn what the derivative of something is. I'm here to learn about communities."
Once input from the public ended, the council began its discussion with A.S. President Andy Buselt urging the council to vote to fund programming events for student organizations.
"Tonight's discussion is important because it will shape the Tritons' experiences for the years to come," Buselt said. "Setting us on a better course does not require us to punish students in Spring [Quarter] 2013."
Campuswide Senator Jehoan Espinoza commented that this vote represents the entire student voice.
"This is the first time in a very long time that I see all these communities coming together for something that affects them all," Espinoza said. "To vote for the students or against them, that's what's happening here."
VP External Affairs Vanessa Garcia stressed that both parties are accountable for the lack of funding by not participating in the budget process earlier in the academic year.
"Not a single student organization came [to] the fall meeting of Week 5," Garcia said. (Week 5 is when the budget is set.) "Student organizations, I wish you would've been active in coming to those meetings rather than us trying our hardest now to come up with a solution that may or may not be there."
Revelle Senator Marco Vasquez disagreed with the vote on the measure that a 40-percent "dip" into the Mandated Reserves should only be used in a state of emergency.
"If we go through with this [vote] it will set the precedent that we have an obligation to fund all requests," Vasquez said. "From my understanding, the bylaws are being violated."
The bylaws require that the Referendum be passed with a three-quarters vote from A.S. Council. However, the council was attempting to bypass the bylaws to allow a majority vote on the Referendum, increasing the chance for drawing from the Mandated Reserves to pass.
APSA President and SAAC Representative Mason Fong spoke on the issue of transparency and how the fiscal guidelines must be stricter and clearer to all.
"We're basing our programs off of last year, and we assume that the budget is the same," Fong said. "If next year the budget is smaller, we will cut our programs. But please take social precedence into account with fiscal precedence."
The vote passed, and $60,000 will be drawn from the Mandated Reserves for programming.
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Indonesia: Aceh Court Sentences Couple to 85 Lashes for Gay Sex
Nurdin Hasan
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A defendant identified as M.T. (right) hears the verdict and sentencing in his trial on charges of engaging in homosexual relations, in Sharia court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, May 17, 2017.
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Updated at 5 p.m. ET on 2017-05-17
In an unprecedented case, a court in Indonesia's only province that enforces Islamic law convicted two gay men on Wednesday for having sexual relations and ordered that they each receive 85 lashes of the cane, despite pleas for leniency.
The defendants, whose full identities were withheld, are expected to be caned in public next week in Aceh province, before the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
"Lighten my punishment," one of the defendants, identified as 24-year-old M.T., said as he covered his face with both hands after a judge at the Sharia court in the provincial capital Banda Aceh asked if he accepted the sentence.
The judge heading the panel, Khairil Jamal, said the defendant could appeal.
In a separate trial on Wednesday, the other defendant, "M.H.," received the same verdict and sentencing.
The punishment of 85 lashes for engaging in homosexual sex was harsher than the 80 lashes the prosecution had requested for each man.
Wednesday's verdicts marked the first cases in which gay people were convicted in Aceh for homosexual sex acts since the province passed strict anti-gay laws in 2014, which came into effect a year later.
While the judges said the defendants could be represented at trial, neither appeared with an attorney in court.
"We've been trying to find a lawyer, but no one is willing to be our legal counsel," M.H., 20, told BenarNews from behind the prison bar after the verdict was announced.
The men's families were not seen in court on Wednesday.
"He is a quiet and good boy, who performs Salat (Islamic prayers) diligently. Prior coming to Banda Aceh to attend college two years ago, he lived in a pesantren (Islamic boarding school)," the father of one of the men told reporters last week.
Defendant M.H. sits as he hears his verdict and sentence, May 17, 2017. (Nurdin Hasan/BenarNews)
Vigilante raid
The men were arrested on March 28 after vigilantes broke into their house and found them in bed together.
"The witness peered through the wall when M.H. and M.T. were committing gay sex and then called other witnesses and the neighbors. After seeing what happened, the community decided to break in the door of the defendant's room," the judge said.
Using a camera phone, the vigilantes filmed the raid. The video, which circulated on social media but was not presented as evidence, showed vigilantes insulting the pair while one tried to call someone for help.
The verdicts state that M.T. and M.H. had been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing gay sex (liwath), which can be punished with a maximum of 100 lashes, 100 months in jail or a fine of 1,000 grams of gold. The prosecutor had asked that they receive 80 lashes, but the judges added five lashes to the punishment for each defendant.
The judges said "the defendants as Muslims should uphold the values of Islam being enforced in Aceh.
"The defendants committed the act repeatedly and it could disturb the community because they can influence others to do the same."
Chief prosecutor Gulmaini Wardani said she would immediately coordinate with Wilayatul Hisbah (sharia police) to determine the time of the caning.
'Barbaric act'
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized the ruling, stating, "the verdict is a barbaric act."
"This is a low point, once again for Aceh, and for Indonesia," HRW Indonesian researcher Andreas Harsono told BenarNews on Wednesday.
He said Aceh's Islamic criminal code is discriminatory, violates the Convention on Civil and Political Rights, Indonesia's 1945 Constitution and the equality of citizens, as agreed by the Free Aceh Movement when it signed the Helsinki agreement with the Government of Indonesia in 2005 to end the 30 years of armed conflict in Aceh.
"Indonesia often claims that it is a moderate Islamic country. How do you explain 'moderate' when there is a caning punishment a la the Taliban in Aceh?" Harsono asked.
The chairman of Aceh's House of Representatives, Muharruddin, disagreed, saying Sharia law in Aceh had gone through a long process at local and national levels before being enacted.
"If it is a violation of human rights … the caning punishment would be impossible to be imposed," he said.
The verdicts were handed down in Aceh on May 17, the same day that the United Nations and LGBT communities worldwide were marking the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
"It is unacceptable that LGBTI people face violence and discrimination just because of who they are and who they love," said UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
"They are our sons and daughters, our brothers and sisters, our friends and colleagues. LGBTI rights are human rights. We must challenge prejudice wherever we are," Sidibé added in a statement.
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MEXICO CITY — Since November 2014, the Mexican authorities, eager to close a dark chapter in the nation's history, have insisted that 43 students from Ayotzinapa who disappeared two months earlier in the city of Iguala were killed by a drug gang that incinerated their bodies in a garbage dump and disposed of the ashes in a river.
But on Sunday, in the latest blow to the integrity of the government's case, an international panel of experts who began examining the disappearances a year ago asserted that five suspects whose testimony underpinned the government's conclusions gave confessions "under torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment." Forced confessions are not admissible in Mexican courts.
The findings not only undermined the government's case but also further eroded the credibility of the nation's criminal justice system. The system has been widely criticized for its handling of a matter that has come to represent the failures and corruption of the Mexican state.
"The Ayotzinapa case has put the country at a crossroads, from which it has yet to emerge, and for that it needs a strengthening of the rule of law and of the defense, the guarantee and respect for human rights," Alejandro Valencia, a Colombian lawyer and a member of the five-person panel, said at a news conference here on Sunday.
The government's response to the students' disappearance in September 2014 has become a referendum on the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto, who took office in 2012 promising to reduce violence. The case set off months of street protests and demands that the government solve the mystery and end chronic corruption.
The panel of experts, who were invited by the Mexican government to examine the case, revealed its findings in the news conference and in a voluminous report — its second and last. The mandate of the group, which was appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and is made up of Latin American lawyers and human rights activists, expires next week, and the Mexican authorities have said they will not extend it.
Beginning with their first report, in September, the experts have systematically dismantled the government's conclusions, questioning the authorities' ability or commitment to thoroughly investigate the disappearances and raising doubts about the integrity of the judicial system.
The panel "has not a single piece of evidence to change its conclusion that the 43 students were not incinerated" in the dump, Francisco Cox, a Chilean lawyer and one of the experts, said at the news conference.
The government announced in January 2015 that it had solved the mystery after what Jesús Murillo Karam, then the attorney general, called an "exhaustive, serious" inquiry.
Mr. Murillo said the students, who attended a teachers college in Ayotzinapa in the Pacific state of Guerrero, had traveled to Iguala to commandeer buses for transportation to a protest in Mexico City. According to the government's version of events, Iguala's mayor ordered the police to detain the students.
The government's account, which relied on the testimony of several members of a drug gang, said the police had then turned the students over to the gang, which killed them, incinerated their bodies in a dump near Cocula and threw the remains in a river.
In recent months, a team of experts on torture, working with the international investigative panel, examined evidence gathered by the Mexican authorities. Using United Nations guidelines for the documentation of torture, the technicians determined that 17 of the government's suspects had been tortured, including five gang members who claimed to have been involved in the killing and burning of the students.
The findings supported testimony by some of the suspects that they had been tortured while in the custody of government security forces.
The experts also raised urgent questions about the way the Mexican authorities had gathered and handled evidence in the case, especially a bone fragment found in October 2014 that was linked to one of the missing students.
"This is a serious problem that needs to be investigated," said Carlos Beristain, a Spanish doctor and a panel member.
Among their other findings in their 608-page report, the experts said they had uncovered new evidence that pointed to a greater role by federal security forces in the events of Sept. 26-27, 2014, despite the Mexican authorities' insistence that the crimes committed that night were local in nature.
The experts also lamented the lack of investigation into the possible culpability of all but low-level officials.
"You must look for not only the direct authors of an action but also for those who led, supported or ignored the signs of human rights violations," the panel wrote.
The panel also raised questions about why the government's investigation had failed to analyze phone records from that night, which might have shed light on where the students had been taken.
The experts reiterated their longstanding criticism that the Mexican government had blocked their access to crucial witnesses, including all military officials, and did not allow them to reinterview scores of witnesses. Requests for certain documents and testimonies were ignored or rebuffed, they said.
Eber Omar Betanzos, the deputy attorney general for human rights, responded to the experts' report by rebutting many of their specific arguments and said the torture allegations were being investigated. The government had given the experts "full access to the information needed to develop their work" and had answered 85 percent of their 941 requests, he said, adding that the remaining 15 percent were close to completion.
The experts also criticized sclerotic bureaucracy. They held up the matter of Julio César Mondragón, one of the students who had gone to Iguala. He had become separated from his friends during the chaos of the night, and his body turned up the next morning in Iguala. He had been so brutally tortured that he was not immediately identifiable.
Paulina Villegas and Azam Ahmed contributed reporting.


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TekVet LLC, a Utah-based developer of agricultural technology, has selected IBM to host and manage the data centers for its RFID-based cattle tracking and temperature monitoring system. The livestock tracking system allows cattle producers and investors to remotely monitor animal location via the Internet in real time.
Aug 24, 2006—This article was originally published by RFID Update.
August 24, 2006—TekVet LLC, a Utah-based developer of agricultural technology, has selected IBM to host and manage the data centers for its RFID-based cattle tracking and temperature monitoring system.
TekVet (formerly known as COLT Technologies) developed its TekSensor devices in 2003. The livestock tracking system allows cattle producers and investors to remotely monitor animal location via the Internet in real time. Unlike traditional cattle tracking systems, however, the TekVet solution also tracks core body temperature. Using temperature data, owners can monitor the health of the herd, and medicate or quarantine sick animals much earlier than would otherwise be possible. This can lower the cost of care and increase the profit-per-animal for feedlot operators.
IBM will provide worldwide hardware support and maintenance, storage, helpdesk services, security management and network support.
TekVet has already chosen a hosting site for its initial U.S. launch, and has made contact with IBM's Argentina branch for its planned expansion into Latin America.
The TekSensor is based on 413 MHz active RFID technology, and includes a flexible thermometer. Attached to the ear of a cow, it can transmit data from between 300 and 500 feet to wireless receiving stations on the producer's lot. The data is then transported via a private satellite network to TekVet's data center, where IBM System x servers will process information for millions of cattle at a time. The system also includes the TekVet network infrastructure and application software.
Although most existing cattle tracking systems utilize passive RFID, TekVet is one of a number of companies promoting active RFID for these applications. Active tags typically cost more but don't require livestock to come in close proximity to a reader.
"Active RFID has a much greater range than current passive technology," says Tali Haleua, president of TekVet. "We're dealing with a very unique product here; a cow has a mind of its own, and it wanders. With our mesh networking technology, we can cover a large area (which would be typical of a feedlot scenario) and provide constant monitoring.
"If you are monitoring the health of the animal on top of the historical tracking, then you are only capturing the animal's temperature when they come into a high-traffic area like a feed trough, where readers are typically located in a passive RFID system," he adds. "The problem with that is that sick animals do not eat or drink, and they usually stay away from those congested areas."
The $20 tags have been redesigned with a more rugged casing and longer lasting battery. According to the company, they can be used in as many as six different animals over a two-year period. As TekVet expands into other regions of the world, Haleua says they will migrate to 433 MHz RFID technology, which is more widely accepted for RFID applications in Europe and Asia.
TekVet is also developing sensors that can monitor blood pH, heart rate and other vital signs. "We're still in the research and development phase on those capabilities," Haleua says. "We focused on core body temperature first, because that's the one key feature that normally represents the first signs of sickness."
The company will also test the product for use with swine, goats and other types of livestock.
In May, TekVet announced that it had signed deals with major feedlot operations in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah, as well as several foreign producers, to implement the system. According to Haleua, the company expects to deliver between three and five million tags in the next four to eight weeks. The company has contracted Nationwide Electronics Inc. in Florida as its manufacturing partner.
"Right now, demand for the product is our biggest challenge," Haleua says.
The company has also established a TekVet System Research and Development Grant Program to provide education and non-profit research institutions free TekVet Systems for research efforts with beef, dairy and other large livestock animals. Utah State University's College of Agriculture was the first announced recipient.


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Q: How should I store this data? I am making a golf scoring program using python 3 which, for each of the 18 holes stores:
the hole number, the par, the difficulty rank, and the target score.
The target score is calculated from the par, difficulty, and handicap (which may be changed by the user).
What would you advise to be the best method for storing this data so that it can be displayed in a table-like fashion, and the target score easily changed if the user edits the value of the handicap?
I don't really know where to start as I have very little experience.
Thanks.

A: Build a class.
class HoleScore(object):
    def __init__(self, hole_number, par, difficulty, handicap=0):
        self.hole_number = hole_number
        self.par = par
        self.difficulty = difficulty
        self.handicap = handicap
    @property
    def target_score(self):
        return do_some_calculation_of_attributes(self.par, self.difficulty, self.handicap)

Then you can add a few dunder methods to help things along, or (better) design a function to build a table from a bunch of HoleScore objects. Something like:
# inside class HoleScore
    @staticmethod
    def make_table(list_of_holes):
        """list_of_holes is a list of HoleScore objects"""
        print("Some | headers | here")
        for hole in list_of_holes:
            fields = [hole.hole_number,
                      hole.par,
                      hole.handicap,
                      hole.target_score]
            print("|".join(fields)) # use some string formatting here?

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Operation Unthinkable – Even With Nuclear Weapons Western Powers Had No way to Free Eastern Europe by Force of Arms
April 7, 2017 January 23, 2013 by Brian Wang
Operation Unthinkable was a code-name of two related plans of a conflict between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. Both were ordered by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1945 and developed by the British Armed Forces' Joint Planning Staff at the end of World War II in Europe.
The first of the two assumed a surprise attack on the Soviet forces stationed in Germany in order to "impose the will of the Western Allies" on the Soviets and force Joseph Stalin to honour the agreements in regards to the future of Central Europe. When the odds were judged "fanciful", the original plan was abandoned. The code-name was used instead for a defensive scenario, in which the British were to defend against a Soviet drive towards the North Sea and the Atlantic following the withdrawal of the American forces from the continent.
The study became the first of Cold War-era contingency plans for war with the Soviet Union. Both plans were highly secret at the time of their creation and it was not until 1998 that they were made public
The Soviet numerical superiority was roughly 4:1 in men and 2:1 in tanks at the end of hostilities in Europe. The Soviet Union had yet to launch its attack on Japan, and so one assumption in the report was that the Soviet Union would instead ally with Japan if the Western Allies commenced hostilities.
The hypothetical date for the start of the Allied invasion of Soviet-held Europe was scheduled for 1 July 1945. The plan assumed a surprise attack by up to 47 British and American divisions in the area of Dresden, in the middle of Soviet lines. This represented almost a half of roughly 100 divisions (ca. 2.5 million men) available to the British, American and Canadian headquarters at that time.
The plan was taken by the British Chiefs of Staff Committee as militarily unfeasible due to a three-to-one superiority of Soviet land forces in Europe and the Middle East, where the conflict was projected to take place. The majority of any offensive operation would have been undertaken by American and British forces, as well as Polish forces and up to 100,000 German Wehrmacht soldiers. Any quick success would be due to surprise alone. If a quick success could not be obtained before the onset of winter, the assessment was that the Allies would be committed to a total war which would be protracted. In the report of 22 May 1945, an offensive operation was deemed "hazardous".
The Dailymail had coverage when this information was first released.
Given the acute sensitivity of their draft proposal for what was termed Operation Unthinkable, security was at a premium. Needless to say, too, Stalin learned very quickly what was going on in the British camp.
One of the many spies he had in Whitehall swiftly conveyed to Moscow tidings of an instruction that had gone out from London to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, the senior British commander in Germany, urging him to stockpile captured German weapons for possible future use.
In the report the planners drew up for the PM, they were quick with their reservations, pointing out that the Russians could resort to the same tactics they had employed with such success against the Germans, giving ground amid the infinite spaces of the Soviet Union.
Ultimately, Churchill knew in his heart that the tyranny established by the Red Army could not be undone either through diplomacy or by force of arms. But he never doubted the malevolence of Soviet intentions in Eastern Europe, and indeed around the world, and in that regard he was ahead of his time.
In the years after the war, it became progressively apparent that the Western Allies would have to adopt the strongest possible defensive measures against further Soviet aggression in Europe.
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Japanese town Nagasaki, on August 9, 1945 – the month before Churchill got inside knowledge at Potsdam that they had completed a successful test of the bomb emboldening him to bring Stalin to heel
In August 1946, the U.S. chiefs of staff became sufficiently fearful of conflict with the Russians to initiate military planning for such a contingency. In London, the 'Unthinkable' file was taken out and dusted down.
Though at no time was it ever deemed politically acceptable or militarily practicable to attempt to free Eastern Europe by force of arms, military preparations for a conflict with the Soviet Union became a staple of the Cold War.
NBF – If the US did not have nuclear weapons, Stalin probably would not have been deterred from taking the rest of Europe after WW2.
Russia had a population of about 110 million in 1945 and the Soviet Union a population of about 180 million.
The US population was 140 million in 1945
Britain's population in 1945 was 47 million.
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Sea salt is rich in minerals and can help make your hair less greasy, remove dead skin cells and dirt, without stripping your scalp of the natural sebum that protects it. The hair is thus cleansed of products that may be weighing it down without us being aware of it.
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Cough syrup drug being trialled as Parkinson's treatment
After finding that a drug found in cough syrups may have use as a treatment for Parkinson's disease, UCL researchers have received funding for the next stage in clinical trials.
Ambroxol, a medication originally designed to clear phlegm and ease coughing for people with respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, is being tested to see if it can slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease by keeping cells healthier for longer.
A research team led by Professor Tony Schapira (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) reported in January that ambroxol was safe and well-tolerated in 17 study participants with Parkinson's disease.
According to the findings published in JAMA Neurology, the drug also effectively crossed the blood-brain barrier and increased levels of the glucocerebrosidase (GCase) protein in the participants' brain cells. This protein allows cells to remove waste more effectively, a function which evidence suggests is deficient in some people with Parkinson's. Increasing levels of the protein may have the potential to keep cells healthier for longer and, therefore, slow Parkinson's progression.
This week, The Cure Parkinson's Trust (CPT), the Van Andel Institute (VAI) and the John Black Charitable Foundation announced £522,126 of funding for the next stage of the research, which will seek to determine the optimal dosage of ambroxol. The trial will be run this year at the Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre at UCL and led by Professor Schapira, with the aim of leading to a larger clinical trial later on.
"By increasing levels of GCase, ambroxol allows cells to remove waste, which would ideally keep cells healthier for longer and could slow down the progression of Parkinson's," explained Professor Schapira.
The announcement comes as part of a USD $4.5 million co-funding agreement with the Van Andel Institute (VAI) to support the International Linked Clinical Trials (iLCT) initiative. iLCT is a thriving global programme that aims to develop new, potentially disease-modifying Parkinson's therapies, many of which are repurposed medications originally designed or approved to treat other diseases.
Candidate drugs are evaluated and prioritised annually by a committee of world-leading Parkinson's experts, who select which drugs should enter clinical trials in people with the condition. These drugs have the potential to get to the clinic much faster as they have already passed crucial safety tests.
The iLCT committee had prioritised ambroxol in 2014.
Professor Patrik Brundin, Chair of the Linked Clinical Trials committee and Director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Science at the VAI said: "We are thrilled to continue our long-standing collaboration with The Cure Parkinson's Trust on the International Linked Clinical Trials initiative and look forward to expanding our program to evaluate additional promising medications in the coming years. We are especially grateful to the trial participants, without whom this critical work would not be possible."
Will Cook, CEO of CPT said: "This will enable the launch of many more clinical trials of potentially disease-modifying repurposed and novel drugs that have been identified through the diligent iLCT process, and thereby bringing us closer to our goal: a cure for the 10 million people living with Parkinson's globally."
Research paper in JAMA Neurology
Professor Tony Schapira's academic profile
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
The Cure Parkinson's Trust funding announcement
'Ambroxol tablets' (not from study). Credit: Vanley, Source: Wikimedia Commons - CC BY 2.0
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Pittsburgh's Josh VanMeter Is a Bona Fide Hitting Nerd
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Josh VanMeter was in the news earlier this month for being put in an unfortunate position. A 27-year-old infielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates, VanMeter moved behind the plate in the eighth inning of a tie game when the team was forced to employ an emergency catcher. It didn't go particularly well. Wearing the Tools of Ignorance for the first time since he was 14 years old, the Ossian, Indiana native took a foul tip off the mask, and Pittsburgh pitchers surrendered seven runs in his lone inning of unscheduled action.
There is more to VanMeter than his ill-fated notoriety. A 2013 fifth-round pick by the San Diego Padres who broke into the big leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 2019, and who has since played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and now the Pirates, VanMeter is a bona fide hitting nerd.
In the latest installment of our Talks Hitting series, VanMeter sat down during a recent series at PNC Park to discuss the art and science of the craft.
David Laurila: You're a hitting nerd…
Josh VanMeter: "I am. It all started back in 2016 when I was with the Padres. I was in the Cal League and having a pretty good year, then got promoted to Double-A San Antonio about halfway through. I had a hitting coach there named Johnny Washington — he's the assistant with the Cubs now — and I'll never forget. I was a guy who hit a lot of groundballs and would occasionally clip some homers, but I was super steep. Within a week, Johnny — who I still love to this day — was like, 'Man, that ain't gonna work.' I was like, 'What do you mean it ain't gonna work?' I was 21 and had been having some success. But he was right. That half season I was in Double-A, I really struggled.
"That was when I started to dig into the mechanics of the swing, and how the body works. I started making some big swing changes. Ever since then, man, I've just been… not obsessed, but very interested in the swing."
Laurila: What were the changes?
VanMeter: "The biggest change was with my path — getting the path to work on that upward arc. Again, I'd been a guy who was really steep into the zone, so it was a lot of path work, and getting my body to move and sequence in the right way."
Laurila: Are you trying to hit fly balls?
VanMeter: "I am. Before I started making these changes, it was just 'hit the ball.' I was just trying to square the ball up — barrel the ball up — so I really had to overcook it to try to really hit the ball in the air. I hate hitting the ball on the ground, especially in today's game where the shift is so prevalent. If you hit a ball on the ground, it's an out almost every single time. So yeah, I'm always trying to hit the ball in the air."
Laurila: Is having your contact point out front a big part of that?
VanMeter: "That definitely plays into it. When I hit the ball the other way, when the contact point is deeper, it's on a lower trajectory. When I catch the ball out front, the ball is going to go in the air more. So, yes, that is a huge aspect to it."
Laurila: You're trying to hit the ball in the air, but at the same time, you're presumably not trying to hit home runs…
VanMeter: "That's the conundrum in the hitting world, right? You're not trying to hit home runs — home runs should be the byproduct of picking the right pitch and putting on a good swing — but… when you talk about angles in your practice work, I'm trying to stay anywhere from 17 to the 24-25-ish range. That's because in the game, it's going to speed up and you're typically going to hit the ball higher than that. So, in practice, you would think more doubles in the gap, which turn into home runs in the game."
Laurila: Can you elaborate on speeding up and hitting the ball higher?
VanMeter: "The game moves at a different pace. When you're in the cage, you're in a controlled environment. Whether it's flips, or even machine work… like, if you hit popups in the cage, those are either going to be foul balls, or you're going to hit them even higher in the game, just because the game speeds up and your misses are going to be more… how should I say it? More projected, I guess. Your moves are always bigger in the game, right? In the cage, you can control pretty much every aspect of the swing. In the game, you're just in compete mode. Basically, you take what you do in the cage and, as [Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines] calls it, kind of go into that blackout mode once you're in the box."
Laurila: It's impossible to translate the cage to the batter's box…
VanMeter: "Impossible is strong — I think anything is possible — but it's very hard to replicate game speed. Even machines. Machines are kind of the craze in the hitting world right now, and a machine doesn't even replicate game speed, because there's no arm. The timing aspect is really, really hard. You can train velocity, but when it comes to the timing aspect, I don't believe that you can replicate game speed."
Laurila: You're 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds. I just saw you drive a few balls out in batting practice, but at the same time, you don't profile as a guy who is going to hit that many home runs. Is that fair?
VanMeter: "I think if you look at my time in Triple-A as an everyday player, I feel I'd be capable of hitting 20 to 25 home runs. Granted, it's hard to predict that. But I think the power is there. For anybody, regardless of their size or stature… there are a number of small guys that hit a lot of home runs. Alex Bregman isn't that big. Jose Altuve. Jonathan India, with the Reds, is a guy I think can hit for a lot of power, and he's not that big of a guy. If you get the body to move in sequence, and efficiently, it's amazing how far the ball will go."
Laurila: Do you study hitters?
VanMeter: "I watch a lot of hitters. For sure. And you try to study, but at the end of the day, it's hard to replicate somebody else. Everybody is their own hitter. Everybody has their own individuality. But I do try to take certain things from certain guys.
"The poster boy would be Barry Bonds. I think he has the greatest swing to ever play the game. The way he moved, and the way that he was so in control of his body. Mookie Betts is another great example. You want to talk about a smaller guy who can hit for a lot of power, the way his body works… and Trea Turner is another guy I'm fascinated with. I played with Trea. A lot of people like Mike Trout. He's got some some different things going on his swing, but he's the best hitter in the game. Charlie Blackmon is another one that I like to watch. There are so many guys, man. The list goes on and on."
Laurila: What is an example of something you look for when you watch hitters?
VanMeter: "A lot of it is the forward move. How do guys control their forward move to be on time, and put themselves in the best position possible to be successful? The reason I like Barry Bonds so much is that his forward move was so controlled. The path just played from there."
Laurila: How would you describe your load and timing mechanism?
VanMeter: "Load and timing kind of go together. I think you want to have as little of a move back as possible; you want to eliminate the sway back to go forward. And when you're talking about a forward move, it's really just making a move on the pitcher. [Texas Rangers hitting coach] Donnie Ecker has a great analogy for that.
"In baseball, you have two moving pieces coming together at contact. The pitcher is coming at you, and the hitter has to be going at the pitcher. The timing… as the pitcher's arm starts to come through that window, that's when the hitter wants to be making that forward move. It's a collision course. Hitting is a collision course activity. The hitter doesn't just sit back, and spin and swing. There has to be a forward momentum from the hitter.
"I pick my foot up off the ground when the pitcher's leg starts to come down the slope. For other guys, it might be a hand break. It might be the top of the leg lift. It's each hitter's own determination of when they need to start. Some guys are just going to go forward. Other guys are going to pick up, hang, and then go forward. Other guys are going to go back a little to go forward. The thing with the swing is that there's no one way to do it. There is no cookie-cutter way to hit."
Laurila: Do you train a swing, or you train to hit?
VanMeter: "That's a great question. Over the last couple of years, there has been this big hysteria with getting your A-swing off as many times as you can. But when you watch a major league baseball game, how many times do guys get hits on swings that are not their A-swing? Sometimes it is 'out front and get the barrel there,' or it might be 'late, get the barrel there.' So, to answer your question, you should train to hit, not to get your best swing off. Granted, do you need to have a good swing mechanically to be successful? In my opinion, yeah, you do. But the adjustability of your swing is more important than just the A-swing. I feel you have to train variability, train adjustability, and hope that it shows up on the field."
Laurila: How much can you train adjustability within a controlled environment? As you said earlier, hitting is different at game speed.
VanMeter: "That's a great point. I think you can train adjustability. Donnie Ecker has this thing he calls 'chaos training,' typically with a machine. We would have our eyes closed, and when he said 'go' you would open your eyes and start your move as he was dropping the ball. Sometimes you're going to be late, sometimes you're going to be early, and you have to figure out a way to get your best swing off.
"We do a lot of things with machines where… for instance, a guy will put [a ball] in, and it's either a fastball or a curveball. There are also machines that you can put sequences into — you don't know what's going to come out. That's another good way to train adjustability. Again, that's important. Training one swing all the time can box you in a little bit."
Laurila: Watching the team taking batting practice, I saw both machines and live arms.
VanMeter: "That's another variability [training approach]. With the arm, you get that sense of timing with it coming through the window. With the machine, you don't get that. It's hard to figure out the timing off the machine, because it's coming out of a black hole. Right? In a game, you always have an arm coming through. But I do think it's a good mix. While you don't get the sense of timing with a machine, it will give you more velo, and you can get some ride that you can manipulate."
Laurila: What about the way an individual hitter's body works? That plays into the swing.
VanMeter: "There are always limitations to certain people's bodies, and for me, I broke my left ankle. That's my back leg. The dorsiflexion of my ankle is really limited — my ankle is kind of locked in — so I have to create cheat codes to figure out how to stay in my backside.
"Part of [how to address limitations] can be figured out in the training room. A lot of people do the FMS [Functional Movement Screen] testing to figure out how mobile they are, how their joints move, how elastic they are. A lot of hitting can be… not figured out, but you can get better sequencing from the weight room and the training room. That's an aspect that gets taken for granted a little bit. Everybody wants to figure it out in the cage, but you can change patterns in the weight room and the training room."
Laurila: How do you go about training your back side?
VanMeter: "There are a lot of things. Working in a linear motion… I guess the poster boy for this would be Justin Turner — kind of the Doug Latta concepts of hitting. You're training the Ferris wheel, north to south with the bat, where a lot of guys think they're on the merry-go-round with the east to west. You want to train north to south, and get the energy going back through the middle of the field. I think that's the easiest way to describe it.
"Man, just getting the backside to work through the middle of the field where… I mean, everybody thinks it's a rotational sport. But if you get going east to west, now you're in and out of the zone. You're topping balls, you're hitting flares the other way, you're top-spinning balls. Working from the backside is just really getting the backside through the middle of the field without the front side taking over and yanking you out of the zone."
Laurila: How concerned are you with exit velocity?
VanMeter: "It's important. I think exit velocity is more important than launch angle. If you hit the ball hard, you give yourself greater chance to be successful. I think hitting the ball hard is the most important thing in this game."
Laurila: Last question: What goes into exit velocity?
VanMeter: "It's a mix. It's efficiency, barrel awareness, strength, elasticity, athleticism… if you look at Mookie Betts and Trea Turner, they're not the biggest guys. But their moves are elastic. There is athleticism in their swings. They consistently get the barrel to the ball. Those things make them great hitters."
Earlier "Talks Hitting" interviews can found through these links: Jo Adell, Jeff Albert, Greg Allen, Nolan Arenado, Aaron Bates, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, JJ Bleday, Bobby Bradley, Jay Bruce, Matt Chapman, Michael Chavis, Jacob Cruz, Nelson Cruz, Paul DeJong, Josh Donaldson, Rick Eckstein, Drew Ferguson, Justin Foscue, Michael Fransoso, Joey Gallo, Devlin Granberg, Andy Haines, Mitch Haniger, Robert Hassell III, Rhys Hoskins, Tim Hyers, Josh Jung, Jimmy Kerr, Trevor Larnach, Doug Latta, Evan Longoria, Michael Lorenzen, Gavin Lux, Dave Magadan, Trey Mancini, Edgar Martinez, Don Mattingly, Ryan Mountcastle, Cedric Mullins, Daniel Murphy, Brent Rooker,, Drew Saylor, Fernando Tatis Jr., Justin Turner, Mark Trumbo, Robert Van Scoyoc, Zac Veen, Mark Vientos, Luke Voit, Jordan Westburg, Jesse Winker, Nick Yorke.
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Fantastic. Your articles/interviews are just so… Great. Nice to see someone who came up with such a steep downward swing buy in as he has. Hope he pans out in the show.. Thanks for this!


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Self-published student writes fictional e-book on Bangladeshi culture
Fahim Karim, wirter of "The Great Bangladesh Romantic Comedy," sits in an interview with The Sundial on April 2017. Photo Credit: Abraham Ortega
Ivan Salinas
Inspired by the blunt writing style of Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller, along with personal artistic aspirations, Fahim Karim wrote "The Great Bangladesh Romantic Comedy." A semi-autobiographical story that takes the reader to the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where its protagonist experiences thrills ranging from a near death experience to a relationship full of love and frustration.
Karim wrote the short e-book through during spring break of 2017. However, the events that inspired the story occurred in the summer of 2016.
He explained he wanted to break the conservative stigma of romance in eastern culture and make the reader have a perception of Bangladesh through his point of view.
"I wanted to take the reader on a trip, back to my home country," he said. "Bangladesh is one of those exotic countries you don't hear about much, so I really wanted to put it on the map."
The protagonist sets the reader in Shanghai Airport, where he is writing his experiences as he waits for his flight back to the U.S. The story continues with a first date he has with a girl, who remains without a name throughout the story. That date sets off a series of events during his time in Dhaka.
One of the unfortunate events is the experience Karim shared in chapter ten, where he encountered two motorcyclists who almost crashed onto the rickshaw he was in. Since this happened late at night, he thought they could have stolen his belongings or killed him.
"Here in L.A., I feel at home. I can blend in, walk the streets and be myself," he said. "Back there, you have to watch your back."
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Karim was born in Dhaka and lived there until he was 20 years old. He learned English through school but what helped him the most was watching American cartoons and engaging in literature.
One of the main cultural differences he found when he moved to Los Angeles to continue his college career at CSUN was the diverse group of people he spends his time with.
"[In Bangladesh] you don't have that there," Karim said. "[Here] I have friends from all over the place. Instead of talking about our differences, when we hang out we have an intercultural experience and we learn from each other. America gives you freedom to be [yourself] and go up the ladder."
Karim decided to publish his e-book on Amazon. The process only consisted of a few steps: submitting a manuscript with a cover of the book and wait for final revision from Amazon. After that, users have the ability to watch over product sales which can be helpful to obtain data for marketing purposes.
Young writers like Karim are using electronic outlets to publish their work. Cristie Locsin, a CSUN self-published author, also encouraged writers to self-publish in a past interview with The Sundial. However, the self-publishing world is still a difficult path for writers since public libraries and other major literature contests don't recognize self-published work and the financial benefits are very minimum.
Currently, Karim is majoring in Information Systems at CSUN. He first wanted to study acting and move to Bollywood to direct his own films but due to a strict family background, he chose to pursue a career in an engineering field.
However, he remains active in certain clubs on campus, such as the photography club, the speech club, and MISA (management information systems association).
An active member of the photography club and Karim's close friend, Abraham Ortega, said Karim involves himself as a model for photographers. He's also been reading the e-book and feels like someone was telling him a story in a conversation.
Karim is also preparing to work on a longer book that will include all of his college experiences.
"The Great Bangladesh Romantic Comedy" is now available on Amazon.
Ivan Salinas, Author


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Attached is our December edition of 'Home & Away'. Keep up with everything going on in our wonderful International Education Program.
Durings the recent PRISMA festival a film entiled Two Countries, One Spirit was commisioned to commemorate the relationship between the Netherlands and Canada during the 70 years since liberation. View the trailer highlighting the nature of peace promoted in this film.
 Attached is our Nov. 9th edition of the Brooks' Briefs. Please contact Mr. Burt if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.
 Attached is our Oct. 27th edition of the Brooks' Briefs. If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Burt.
Here is our latest edition of the Brooks' Briefs. Please let Mr. Burt know if you have questions or comments.
 Click on this link School Bus Info 2015-16 for all the information you will need to know about bussing this year. Please note, there have been some changes to routes.
 Attached is our Monday June 15th edition of the Brooks' Briefs. It has general information about our Open House this Wednesday, our Awards and Scholarship Night on Thursday and much more. As always, please contact the school if you have questions or comments.
Interested in a career in an exciting, growing, and environmentally friendly field, consider training in Aquaculture through Excel Career College being hosted here in Powell River. For more information check out the attached document, or visit the following website: www.excelcareercollege.com.
 Congratulations to our Sr. Girls' Soccer Team for capturing the AA Provincial Championship with a victory over Seycove in the Finals. What an incredible end to an amazing season!
Attached is our latest edition of the Brooks' Briefs. Please let Mr. Burt know if you have any questions or comments.
 Attached is our latest edition of Brooks' Briefs.
Attached is a copy of our school district's calendar for the 2015-2016 school year.
 Attached is some general information regarding Grad and Dry Grad 2015. Please contact the school if you require more information.
We have had a great start to Semester #2! Attached is our latest edition of Brooks' Briefs. Please let Mr. Burt know if you have any questions or comments.
 If you are a student who is interested in taking advantage of one of our Dual Credit programs in the near future you and a parent or guardian should be attending this information session on Tuesday Feb. 10th at 7:00pm. Contact Mr. Palm for more information.
 Attached is our latest edition of Brooks' Briefs. Please let Mr. Burt know if you have any questions or comments.
 Our last day of classes for Semester #1 is Thursday Jan. 29th. Exam Week begins on Friday Jan. 30th and will run through Thursday Feb. 5th. Please check the attached schedule for exam times and locations.
Brooks Musical - "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
 Attached is a copy of our latest edition of Brooks' Briefs.
 Attached is our latest and last edition of Brooks' Briefs for 2014! Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday season.
Attached is our latest edition of "Home & Away" courteousy of our International Program Counselor Mr. Brach. We hope you enjoy it!
 Our Fitnesses Classes are hosting the 5th Annual Jingle Jog on Sunday Dec. 14th. All proceeds go to our local Food Bank. Please see the attached for more information.
 Attached is our Term #1 Newsletter that went out with Report Cards last week. If you have any questions or comments please let us know.
Attached is a link to our Dec. 7th edition of SD47's International Student Newsletter. A big thank you to our International Student Counsellor, Mr. Brach, for putting it together.
Attached is our latest edition of Brooks' Briefs.
 To kick off the month of December and spread the holiday spirit, our Student Leadership is organizing a Food Drive during the week of Dec. 1st - Dec. 5th. Read about the details in the attached.
Please see the attachment for information regarding some unique learning experiences for students including: a Germany exchange trip for students in Grades 9 & 10 and information about SD #47s Coast Mountain Academy.
Attached is our latest edition of 'Brooks' Briefs'. As always, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions please contact us at the school.
 Attached is our latest edition of Brooks' Briefs. As always, if you have any comments, questions or suggestions please contact us at the school.
 On Wednesday November 19th at 7:00pm, we are inviting all Grade 11 & 12 students and their parents/guardians to an evening conference where preparations can begin for life 'Beyond Brooks'. Please take a look at the attachments and pre-register for 2 sessions that interest you the most.
Halloween - "Chem 12 Style"
 Mrs. Balzer and her Chem 12 class.
Please see the attached letter that has information about a new system we are trying this year to help improve communication between school and our students' homes. If you have any questions please contact us.
 On Halloween our Student Council will be hosting a Costume Contest at lunch in the Great Hall.
Here is a link to the Oct. 22nd edition of "Brooks' Briefs": http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/brooks/Publications/Brooks'%20Briefs%20October%2022%202014.pdf If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Burt.
One of our school counsellors, Mr. Brach, will be accompanying a group of Sliammon students to the University of Victoria in the near future. Check out the attached to find out more about this great opportunity.
 Attention Grade 12 students: It is time to start looking into opportunities for scholarships, bursaries and awards. Please check out the following link http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/brooks/ProgramsServices/counselling/aid/Pages/look.aspx If you have further questions please contact one of our counsellors.
Grads can sign up in the office now for their Grad photos.


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Duty of Care in Legal Malpractice Issues
Authored By: Glenn A. Henkel
Eric Michaels, Esquire (Michaels) was the attorney for Robert Cottone (Cottone) in connection with several complex business transactions. Cottone had sold his business "Brokerage and Insurance Consulting, Inc." (BIC) and received an equity interest in the continuing company called NIA Group, LLC (NIA). Subsequently, NIA was restructured into a new entity called NIA-II. In the restructuring of NIA into NIA-II, the units which Cottone was to receive were to be "identical in all respects" but Cottone received a "second warrant" (which was later called into question), his equity and an extended employment contract. 2014 WL 4287002 at *1.
In June of 2009, Cottone filed a suit against NIA-II and its President alleging that the President had misrepresented NIA's value during the negotiations to purchase BIC. During the summer of 2009 and leading into the fall of 2009, negotiations were carried out between Cottone and Steven Grossberg of NIA-II resulting in several drafts of a Redemption Agreement. On September 24, 2009, while Cottone was in the hospital and Michaels was in Europe, an agreement was signed to conclude the settlement of the suit and allow NIA-II to proceed with a larger sale to Marsh and McClennan Agency, LLC (Marsh). Id. at *2. When the latter sale to Marsh transpired, Cottone questioned the amount of his equity and in turn sued Michaels and his law firm, Fox Rothschild. Id. at *6.
During the negotiations for the Redemption Agreement, Michaels and Cottone had reviewed several drafts. At issue was a "kicker provision" in the Agreement which would have granted Cottone about $1,200,000 value for his warrant interest; however, in the later and final version of the agreement, the attorneys for NIA-II had inserted language to say that Cottone was to be paid a per unit sale price calculated as if his units were sold for his issued and outstanding equity at the time of sale and "for the avoidance of doubt, not any units underlying the Warrant". Id. at *5.
In the malpractice suit against Michaels, Cottone submitted an expert report stating that Michaels was aware of Cottone's desire to "monetize" his equity interest and that Michaels could not recall discussing with Cottone the "for the avoidance of doubt" clause which was inserted in the agreement and, per Cottone, Michaels admitted that he "missed it." Id. at *6. The trial court granted Michaels' motion for summary judgment. The trial court found that Cottone had not established a breach of duty by counsel even on the facts as alleged. The court found that the quoted language "avoidance of doubt" was unambiguous and Cottone had also failed to establish a prima facia case on damages because there was little or no evidence supporting the possibility that NIA-II would have ever agreed to pay more for the "kicker" than as noted in the final Settlement/Redemption Agreement. Id. at *7.
The Appellate Division reversed the dismissal and remanded for further proceedings. Id. at *16. The Appellate Division found that there was a duty owed by Michaels to Cottone, however, there remained a factual question of whether the conduct of Michaels fulfilled his duty. The court found four factual issues that need to be addressed. When considering a best case scenario for Cottone, a trier of fact should determine whether Cottone was, in fact, entitled to a "kicker" for his original warrant interests. Second, there were factual questions as to whether Michaels knew of Cottone's desire to retain this "kicker." Third, did Michaels admit fault when first being advised that the language was inserted into the final version of the agreement? While Cottone indicates that Michaels confessed to having "missed it," Michaels denies that contention. Finally, there were fact issues surrounding the expert report reliance on knowledge of Cottone's objective in "monetizing" his equity interest and whether he, in fact, "missed it" in the final version. Id. at *13-14.
The issue is whether "Michaels committed malpractice by not inquiring into or explaining the terms of the redemption agreement, that is, whether a competent and diligent attorney acting in similar circumstances would have done so". Id. at *14. At issue in the case was whether the attorney had a duty to explain each and every word in a complicated and confusing settlement agreement where the client involved is a sophisticated businessman and where revisions are being made. According to Michaels, Cottone was a sophisticated businessperson and that he (Michaels) only served as a "scrivener" of the agreement. Insofar as this language was added late in the negotiations, should the fault lie with Cottone, the businessperson negotiating the deal, or Michaels, the lawyer who may or may not have pointed out to the client that this was contrary to his otherwise (allegedly) stated objective. Id. at 14.
Finally, the court reversed the dismissal on the damages claimed. While the trial court found that the assertion was speculative, taking the facts from Cottone's perspective exclusively, the trier of fact could determine whether or not the NIA-II would have held up the potential sale to Marsh because of the rights under Cottone's prior law suit. Id. at *16.


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EDWARDSVILLE – Visiting Muhlenberg College scored 14 points in the second quarter and 14 more in the third to secure a 34-0 win over Wilkes University Saturday after at Schmidt Stadium spoiling head coach Trey Brown's debut for the Colonels.
The Wilkes offense was unable to find its rhythm under Brown's new scheme.
Wilkes falls to 0-1 on the season while Muhlenberg improves to 1-0 after claiming its season opener.
Defense was key in the first quarter as both teams' offenses struggle through the first fifteen minutes of play. Muhlenberg put three on the board with 5:32 left in the first frame when Connor Winter kicked home a 45-yard field goal after a Mule drive stalled at the Wilkes 35.
The Mules opened the second quarter with their first touchdown of the afternoon as Michael Long caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Nick Palladino to up the advantage to 10-0. With the score still at 10-0, Muhlenberg used one last effort to end the half as Ryan Delaney connected with Palladino for a 28-yard pitch-and-catch to give the Mules a 17-0 lead heading into the break.
Two more scores in the third, a two-yard run from Thomas DiCarlo and a 31-yard reception by Nick Lamb from Palladino pushed the lead to 31-0 with 8:30 left in the third. Winter added another field goal, this time from 33-yards out, to cap the Mules scoring at 34.
The Wilkes offense was unable to find its rhythm under Brown's new scheme and its hurry-up spread offense. The Colonels punted eight times and lost the ball on downs three times to end any type of promising drives throughout the contest. Wilkes' best drive came midway through the second quarter when the offense went five plays and twenty yards moving to the Muhlenberg 37 before a loss of downs ended the flurry.
The ground game suffered as Wilkes accounted for -5 yards on 26 carries as a team. Ryan Behrmann and PJ Incremona each carried the ball seven times for ten yards to lead the way. Ryan Dailey, earning his first collegiate start, finished 9-for-22 for 75 yards and two interceptions. Marcellus Hayes entered in relief of Dailey going 6-for-12 for 42 yards.
Palladino enjoyed a fine day for Muhlenberg finishing 15-for-22 for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Nicholas Savant led the Mules ground attack with seven carries for 54 yards. Nick Lamb was Muhlenberg's top threat on the outside posting five catches for 99 yards and one score.
Wilkes continues its home stretch next Saturday hosting local rival Misericordia University in both teams' Middle Atlantic Conference opner at 1:00 p.m. at Schmidt Stadium.


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California Bill Seeks To Give Consumers Access To All That Personal Data Companies Are Mining
somebody's watching you
4.3.13 12:02 PM EDT By Mary Beth Quirk@marybethquirk
somebody's watching you digital rights personal information data collection
(billadler)
We all know (or should know) by now that there's a whole lot of information about us floating out there on the Internet. Companies like Facebook, Twitter, Google and others are busy collecting that info from data brokers and using it in ways seen and unseen. But it's hard to put a finger on just what about you these companies have, something a new bill called the Right to Know Act is seeking to change in California.
The proposal is supported by a coalition of groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU of Northern California, and wants to give consumers access to the digital information on them being collected by whoever is doing the gathering, according to a post on the EFF site.
The Right to Know Act would give consumers the ability to request a list of all the ways their personal info is being traded and sold in exchanges with online advertisers, data brokers, third-party apps and so on.
Under the guidelines laid out in the act, companies would either give users access to the treasure trove of information stored on them and list all other companies it's shared that data with or, if a company isn't able to comply with the act due to limited resources or other circumstances, they could choose not to store unnecessary data or ensure that any data collected would de-identify users before storing or sharing it.
If a company didn't want to spit out a huge chunk of data disclosures, it could give users notice about what data it would be sharing and with whom before or after it happens.
The act would be an update to current policy in California which allows customers to ask companies for an accounting of any disclosures used for direct marketing purposes. Basically, if it's got your address or phone number and who it sold that information to.
Californians would only be able to ask for an accounting once every 12 months as well, to protect against repetitive requests that could be too much for a company to handle.
This bill would only cover California residents, but if it's successful it could spread to other states or at least bring about more awareness on the topic of data collection.
New California "Right to Know" Act Would Let Consumers Find Out Who Has Their Personal Data — And Get a Copy of It [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
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The EGF-like domain of smallpox growth factor (SPGF) targets human ErbB-1, inducing tyrosine phosphorylation of certain host cellular substrates via activation of the receptor's kinase domain and thereby facilitating viral replication. Given these findings, low molecular weight organic inhibitors of ErbB-1 kinases might function as antiviral agents against smallpox. Here we show that CI-1033 and related 4-anilinoquinazolines inhibit SPGF-induced human cellular DNA synthesis, protein tyrosine kinase activation, and c-Cbl association with ErbB-1 and resultant internalization. Infection of monkey kidney BSC-40 and VERO-E6 cells in vitro by variola strain Solaimen is blocked by CI-1033, primarily at the level of secondary viral spreading. In an in vivo lethal vaccinia virus pneumonia model, CI-1033 alone promotes survival of animals, augments systemic T cell immunity and, in conjunction with a single dose of anti-L1R intracellular mature virus particle-specific mAb, fosters virtually complete viral clearance of the lungs of infected mice by the eighth day after infection. Collectively, these findings show that chemical inhibitors of host-signaling pathways exploited by viral pathogens may represent potent antiviral therapies.


I'm very pleased with block JAS-09.
I think I'm getting better at foundation piecing. I can judge fabric needs better and I can piece more accurately. I still don't get all points to match all the time but I'll get there.
When I had a look at the pattern the first thing I thought was that this block was going to take a long time to do. All these tiny pieces, 45 to be precise, very narrow, almost impossible to stitch including 1/4 seam allowances.
I started in the middle and didn't follow the numbering exactly after row 2. I did all the strips first and then the corner triangles.
Also, for the large corners that complete the centre square, pieces E22 and E25 for instance, I only cut one large triangle for both. I didn't see the point in doing two pieces.
Now, the trick for working with such narrow strips of fabric and tiny triangles is not using 1/4 inch seam allowances but using a narrower seam allowance, something like 1/8 inch.
I found the piece below the hardest to cut. It was probably a very long day by that stage you may find this piece no different from any other but I made several mistakes cutting it so I'm just writing up some advice about this one.
I cut the two pieces before I started to stitch the strip. Just cut them as above, following the side of the triangle as a guide.
I'm very happy with progress so far.
Not long to go now to finish row A. I intend to add sashing and stitch row by row as I go.
It is amazing, Teresa! I don't think your points could have been any better. Cabin Fever about says it for us in New England– we are getting record snowfall here– there's about three or four feet on the ground and more tonight. All we can do is sew.
Thanks Carol. I hope the weather settles over there.
You are using different patterns from the ones I used! Interesting! I don't have EQ, and I liked the book format of Dear Jane, but there were a few errors and gremlins in the drawings that meant I had to redraw some.
I'm using some free paper piecing patterns. Susan Gatewood was very kind to post all of hers. So far so good. I wouldn't have been able to make this quilt using just the book.