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Module HTA-3118:
Field Archaeology in Britain
Run by School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
Organiser: Dr Gary Robinson
Archaeology, as a discipline, is ultimately grounded in the analysis and interpretation of data-sets retrieved from work in the field. This course aims to give undergraduate students a practical grounding in contemporary archaeological fieldwork techniques and post-excavation analyses, and will equip students with the necessary knowledge and key employability skills required for the archaeology undergraduate dissertation, as well as a career in this sector. The course will take students through all the steps involved in researching, planning and implementing a programme of fieldwork on an archaeological site, from desk-based work, field assessment, survey techniques, through to interpretation of site formation processes, sampling, finds retrieval and recording. The course will expand students' knowledge of the methods used to locate, record, survey and excavate sites, as well the methods used to interpret them.
Lectures 1. Course introduction: outline of course aims, content, assessment. 2. Managing archaeological projects 3. Desk-based research 4. Aerial photography and Lidar 5. Geophysical surveys: magnetometer, resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, GPR
6. Surveying upstanding monuments 7. Excavation techniques 8. Understanding site formation processes and stratigraphy 9. Dating techniques
Workshops 1. Online databases used in desk-top assessments 2. Computer workshop on GIS and the interpretation of spatial data 3. Making maps 4. Interpreting aerial photography and geophysical surveys 5. Interpreting archaeological field illustrations and stratigraphy 6. Material culture analyses: flint and pottery 7. Writing stratigraphic reports 8. Archaeological illustration and photography
Fieldtrips 1. Setting up a site grid and surveying upstanding remains 2. Building recording techniques
There are three grades for upper second-class performance: B+ (68%) Work will receive a B+ mark if it is consistently strong in: covering the necessary ground in depth and detail; advancing a well structured, relevant, and focused argument; analysis and deployment of an appropriate range of historical and/or archaeological evidence and consideration of possible differences of interpretation; and is correctly presented with references and bibliography where appropriate. B (65%) Work will receive a B mark if it: is clear that it is based on solid reading; covers the necessary ground in depth and detail; advances a well-structured, relevant, and focused argument; analyses and deploys an appropriate range of historical and/or archaeological evidence and considers possible differences of interpretation; and is correctly presented with references and bibliography where appropriate. B- (62%) Work will receive a B- mark if it: is clearly based on solid reading; covers the necessary ground in some depth and detail; advances a properly-structured, relevant, and focused argument; analyses and deploys an appropriate range of historical and/or archaeological evidence and considers possible differences of interpretation; and is correctly presented with references and bibliography where appropriate.
There are four grades for first-class performance: A* (95%) At this level, first-class work earns its mark by showing genuine originality. It may advance a novel argument or deal with evidence which has not been considered before. Such originality of ideas or evidence is coupled with the standards of content, argument, and analysis expected of first-class work graded at A or A+. At this level, the work exhausts relevant secondary material, includes in dissertation work extensive and often unanticipated primary evidence, and betrays no factual or interpretative inaccuracy. It can also show a mastery of theory and deploy hypotheses subtly and imaginatively. In the case of essays and dissertations, work of this standard will be impeccable in presentation and will be publishable. A+ (87%) At this level, first-class work will also have its argument supported by an impressive wealth and relevance of detail, but will further deploy the evidence consistently accurately and give indications of deploying unexpected primary and secondary sources. It will habitually demonstrate a particularly acute and critical awareness of the historiography and/or archaeological debate, including conceptual approaches, and give a particularly impressive account of why the conclusions reached are important within a particular historical or archaeological debate. It will show a particularly sophisticated approach to possible objections, moderating the line taken in the light of counter-examples, or producing an interesting synthesis of various contrasting positions. It will be original work. The standards of content, argument, and analysis expected will be consistently first-class work. In essays and dissertations standards of presentation will be very high. A (80%) At this level, first-class work will have its argument supported by an impressive wealth and relevance of detail. It will usually also demonstrate an acute awareness of historiography and/or archaeological debate, and give an impressive account of why the conclusions reached are important within a particular historical or archaeological debate. It may show a particularly subtle approach to possible objections, moderating the line taken in the light of counter-examples, or producing an interesting synthesis of various contrasting positions. Overall, the standards of content, argument, and analysis expected will be consistently superior to top upper-second work. In essays and dissertations standards of presentation will be high. A- (74%) A first-class mark at this level is often earned simply by demonstrating one or more of the features of a good upper-second essay to a peculiar degree, for example presenting a particularly strong organization of argument, strong focus, wide range of reading, engagement with the historiography and/or archaeological debate, depth of understanding, an unobjectionable style, and strong presentation.
There are three grades for third-class performance: D+ (48%) Work is marked D+ if it: shows evidence of acceptable amounts of reading, but does not go much beyond what was referenced in lecture notes and/or a basic textbook; covers much of the necessary ground but fails to discuss one or a few vital aspects of a topic; deploys relevant material but partly fails to combine it into a coherent whole, or sustains a clear argument only for the greater part of the piece; deploys some evidence to support individual points, but sometimes fails to do so, or shows difficulty in weighing evidence, or chooses unreliable evidence; displays an awareness that the past can be interpreted in different ways but without devoting sustained discussion to this; is for the most part correctly presented but has sections where there are serious problems in presentation, style, spelling, grammar, or paragraph construction (but see section on dyslexia below); and uses references and bibliography where needed but occasionally misunderstands their appropriate use or makes mistakes in their presentation. D (45%) Work is marked D if it: shows evidence of an acceptable minimum of reading, based partly on lecture notes and/or a basic textbook; covers some of the necessary ground but fails to discuss some large and vital aspects of a topic; deploys some relevant material but partly fails to combine it into a coherent whole or sustains a clear argument for only some parts of the piece; deploys some evidence to support individual points but often fails to do so or shows difficulty weighing evidence or chooses unreliable, atypical or inappropriate evidence; shows some awareness that the past can be interpreted in different ways but the differences will not receive sustained discussion or analysis; is often correctly presented but has sections where there are serious difficulties in presentation, style, spelling, grammar, or paragraph construction (but see section on dyslexia below); and uses references and bibliography where needed but sometimes misunderstands their appropriate use or makes serious mistakes in their presentation. D- (42%) Work is marked D- if it: shows evidence of an acceptable minimum of reading, based largely on lecture notes and/or a basic textbook; covers parts of the necessary ground but fails to discuss some large and vital aspects of a topic; deploys some potentially relevant material but fails to bring it together into a coherent whole or sustains a clear argument for only parts of the piece; occasionally deploys evidence to back some individual points but often fails to do so or shows difficulty weighing evidence or chooses unreliable, atypical, or inappropriate evidence; may show some awareness that the past can be interpreted in different ways but the differences will not receive sustained discussion or analysis; is in part correctly presented but has sections where there are serious difficulties in presentation, style, spelling, grammar, or paragraph construction (but see section on dyslexia below); and uses references and bibliography where needed but sometimes misunderstands their appropriate use or makes serious mistakes in their presentation. (v) Pass mark: E (37%)—work not of honours standard Reading: Work may show evidence of reading—but this largely cursory Content: Work discusses a limited number of the basic aspects of a topic, but leaves many out; or shows largely a limited knowledge of those it discusses; or is short weight; or makes major mistakes about the pattern of events. Argument: Work is mostly badly organized; or has a largely unclear argument; or makes an argument which is quite irrelevant to the task in hand. Analysis: Work deploys only a limited amount of evidence and tends more to express opinion without much support from historical fact (or archaeological evidence); or misuses evidence; or indicates only a limited sense that evidence can be interpreted in different ways. Presentation: Work makes some serious mistakes in presentation or writing style or in coherence; or makes some serious errors in grammar, spelling, or paragraph construction (but see guidelines on dyslexia below). Scholarly apparatus: Work prone to misuse references and bibliography, or inconsistent in recognizing when these are essential.
C- to C+
There are three grades for lower second-class performance: C+ (58%) Work will receive a C+ mark if it: shows evidence of solid reading, but remains partially superficial; covers the important aspects of the relevant field, but in some places lacks depth; advances a coherent and relevant argument; employs some evidence to back its points; and is presented reasonably well with only a few or no mistakes. It will also contain appropriate references and bibliography, which may, however, be slightly erratic and/or partially insufficient. C (55%) Work will receive a C mark if it: shows evidence of solid reading, but remains superficial; covers most of the important aspects of the relevant field, but lacks depth; advances a coherent and largely relevant argument; employs some limited evidence to back its points; and is presented reasonably well with only limited mistakes. It will also contain appropriate references and bibliography, which may, however, contain some mistakes or be slightly erratic and/or partially insufficient. C- (52%) Work will receive a C- mark if it: shows evidence of solid reading, but little knowledge of in-depth studies (for first-year work the student may not have read beyond a few standard works; at second or third year the student may not have read a good selection of journal articles and specialist monographs); covers most of the important aspects of the relevant field, but lacks depth or misses a significant area (for second- and third-year work this may mean that it fails to deploy the historical details found in specialist literature); advances a coherent, and sometimes relevant argument, but drifts away from tackling the task in hand (for example, by ordering the argument in an illogical way, becoming distracted by tangential material, or lapsing into narrative of only partial pertinence); usually employs evidence to back its points, but occasionally fails to do so or deploys an insufficient range; displays an awareness that the past can be interpreted in different ways, but may fail to get to the heart of the central scholarly debate or fully understand a key point (in second- and third-year work this may extend to a failure to discuss important subtleties or ambiguities in the evidence, or to a lack of awareness of the current state of historical or archaeological debate); is reasonably well presented and contains appropriate references and bibliography, but makes some mistakes in presentation or appropriate use.
Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the archaeological post-excavation process
Show a detailed understanding of the importance of detailed post-excavation recording (written, drawn, photographic and digital)
Critically evaluate the results archaeological surveys
Show an in-depth understanding of the importance of recording and interpreting stratigraphic sequences in the field
Demonstrate detailed knowledge of how to survey, record and interpret archaeological sites
Demonstrate knowledge of how to locate and research archaeological sites
Demonstrate critical understanding of the formation and interpretation of the archaeological record
Review Excavation report 1000-1500 words 30
In-class test 20
Site Assessment Report 50
2 six-hour fieldwork sessions
9 1-hour lectures
9 three-hour workshops
Safety-Consciousness - Having an awareness of your immediate environment, and confidence in adhering to health and safety regulations
problem solving to develop solutions to understand the past
producing logical and structured arguments supported by relevant evidence
planning, designing, executing and documenting a programme of research, working independently
demonstrating a positive and can-do approach to practical problems
preparing effective written communications for different readerships
making effective and appropriate forms of visual presentation
making effective and appropriate use of relevant information technology
making critical and effective use of information retrieval skills using paper-based and electronic resources
collaborating effectively in a team via experience of working in a group
critical evaluation of one's own and others' opinions
engaging with relevant aspects of current agendas such as global perspectives, public engagement, employability, enterprise, and creativity
Resource implications for students
Talis Reading list
http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/hta-3118.html
Compulsory in courses:
V400: BA Archaeology year 3 (BA/ARCH)
V103: BA History and Archaeology year 3 (BA/HA)
V1V4: BA History with Archaeology year 3 (BA/HAR)
V1VK: BA Welsh History with Archaeology year 3 (BA/WHA)
3QV1: BA History and English Literature year 3 (BA/ELH)
P3V1: BA Film Studies and History year 3 (BA/FSH)
V100: BA History year 3 (BA/H)
VV41: BA Herit, Archae & Hist year 3 (BA/HAH)
MVX1: BA History/Criminology year 3 (BA/HCR)
LV11: BA History/Economics year 3 (BA/HEC)
RV11: BA History/French year 4 (BA/HFR)
RV21: BA History/German year 4 (BA/HG)
RV31: BA History/Italian year 4 (BA/HIT)
RV41: BA History/Spanish year 4 (BA/HSP)
LVJ1: BA Cymdeithaseg/Hanes year 3 (BA/HSW)
V140: BA Modern & Contemporary History year 3 (BA/MCH)
V130: BA Mediaeval and Early Modern His year 3 (BA/MEMH)
VVV1: BA Philosophy and Religion and History year 3 (BA/PRH)
LV31: BA Sociology/History year 3 (BA/SH)
LV41: BA Social Policy/History year 3 (BA/SPH)
LVK1: BA Polisi Cymdeithasol/Hanes year 3 (BA/SPWH)
QV51: BA Cymraeg/History year 3 (BA/WH)
VV12: BA Welsh History/History year 3 (BA/WHH)
V401: MArts Archaeology year 3 (MARTS/ARCH)


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Q: Javascript - Group array of objects by array of keys I have this problem, I want to group array of objects, each containing type array, into object of arrays.
Start:
const start = [
    { name: "Banana", type: ['fruit'] },
    { name: 'Apple', type: ['fruit', 'food'] },
    { name: 'Carrot', type: ['vegetable', 'food'] }
 ]

Desired result
  const desiredResult = {
    'fruit':[
      { name: "Banana", type: ['fruit'] },
      { name: 'Apple', type: ['fruit', 'food'] }
    ],
    'food': [
        { name: 'Apple', type: ['fruit', 'food'] },
        { name: 'Carrot', type: ['vegetable', 'food'] }
     ],
     'vegetable':[
         { name: 'Carrot', type: ['vegetable', 'food'] }
     ]
  };

Where I am stuck, not sure how to now map that type array :D Currently just have a.type[0], which is bad.
const groupedData = start.reduce(function (r, a) {
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}, {});

A: You need to loop over all the elements of a.type.

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On 5 and 6 October we will be voting in the local elections to the councils of cities and municipalities as well as to the Senate, the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. I have been unable to avoid noticing the sharp reactions of some Romani people to the young Romani man who has decided to run as a candidate for the "Freedom and Direct Democracy" movement of Tomio Okamura (SPD) in Karviná.
When I first read the critical comments about his candidacy I understood the negative remarks and the great indignation coming from other Romani people. Frequently such cases are perceived as betrayal, as selling out, etc.
The majority society here views such cases of Romani candidates with humor, they find them amusing. I get it - our freedom of speech provides us with easy opportunities to express ourselves on social networks about unusual phenomena or attitudes in the life of this society, of which we are a part.
On the other hand, I believe these so-called deviations or fluctuations of behavior or attitudes, unfortunately, do have a place in the social environment. During our lives we regularly encounter people who are out of line with the mainstream of majority opinion, or not in line with the rules of social behavior.
These differences may surprise us for a short while, but we do not normally pay attention to them for long. I am asking myself, therefore: Should we perceive such extremes similarly when they appear inside our Romani community?
My answer is YES! We Roma also have the right to be extreme!
While we do not have to like the fact that a young Romani man is running as an SPD candidate, it is necessary to realize that this is not the first such case in this area, and it will not be the last. Certainly we can remember the Romani candidates in the 1990s for the Republican Party of Miroslav Sládek.
Let's also recall the vocal Romani supporters of Jiří Čunek, or of Mayor Řapková of Chomutov, who brought forward her own radical "solution to the Romani question." Actually we should never forget these cases - on the contrary, we should learn to accept them just as we accept the way the rest of society runs.
As the Romani minority, we are different from everybody else primarily because of our culture! Democracy itself, though, its principles and values, must be respected in all its aspects.
Being of the same nationality or skin color has nothing to do with democracy. Each of us bears our own responsibility for our own decisions and steps.
Believe me, candidacies of this sort are not usually successful. Such people are just shooting themselves in the foot - and what's more, in public!


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Koeman: "Every trophy you put your name in is important"
Home > Transfer news >
Semedo bids farewell to Barça, ahead of his move to Wolves
by Tushar Saini — Editor, BCN - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 23:21 CEST Friday, September 25, 2020 - 17:58 CEST 0
In This Photo: Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Nelson Semedo
Nelson Semedo, Antoine Griezmann, and Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrate the goal scored by Antoine Griezmann during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match
(Feb. 24, 2020 – Source: Getty Images Europe)
OFFICIAL, Nelson Semedo will be joining Wolves on a permanent deal. Ahead of his move, the player took to social media and posted a goodbye message for the club, teammates, and fans.
Thank you very much Barcelona for giving me the opportunity to live the dream of wearing this shirt, of playing in camp nou, of enjoying and learning from some of the bests in the world.
Thank you for making me grow as a player and as a person.
They were 3 wonderful years that I will never forget.
I want toThank my colleagues, staff, fans and all the people who helped me since I arrived until today.
I wish you the best luck in the world.
Eternally gratifying.
Visca al Barça! ??
[Nelson Semedo, Instagram]
According to multiple reports, Wolves will pay a sum of 35 million euros for the 26-year-old fullback.
Dispute over whether Luis Suárez' passed his Italian exam legally
Roberto: "I never thought that I would be one of the captains of FC Barcelona"

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So. New Band of Horses album. Cover art = great; the music, not so much! Which makes me rather upset because Infinite Arms is probably one of my favourite albums ever, right next to Funeral.
On another note, I've started to read On The Road by Jack Kerouac.


15 hours ago�� YouTube is testing a new recommendation format for both mobile and desktop users that use blue bubbles to suggest keywords, creators, and related topics to help browse through videos.
Maybe you are watching a lecture or presentation on YouTube and want to resume it at the position you stopped watching the other day. Or you like to watch gaming videos and want to make sure you don't miss any of the action.


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Addis Ababa, 21 February, 2020
The multi-award winning global airline launched into a digitization journey with localized service, languages and payment options. Being a pioneering airline in Africa with the inclusion of Alipay and WeChat payment options, the App also features 38 payment options which cater to global customers. Ethiopian Mobile App enables global passengers book, pay, check-in, board as well as enjoy flight status notifications all with a single-window system and a mobile-cloud first strategy.
Mr. Miretab Teklay, Ethiopian IMC Director, said, "In line with Ethiopian digitally connected guest strategy, we have made substantial investment in our digital service to elevate our customers experience with Ethiopian. The digital transformation is incredibly encouraging. The app year-on- year revenue alone has risen 1000%. Currently, all touch points across the customer journey have gone digital. The digital service has helped us create great customer experiences. Our digitally talented technical team is working day and night to leverage emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, IoT, block chain, biometrics and make the app a leading digital platform in the world."
Download and enjoy the digital experience at bit.ly/ET-android-app and bit.ly/ET-iOS- App
Note to Editors: About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seventy plus years of operation, Ethiopian
has become one of the continent's leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.
Ethiopian commands the lion's share of the Pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to 127 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777- 300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft. Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with Six business centers: Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian ADD Hub Ground Services and Ethiopian Airports Services. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.
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Everyone has the right to feel safe and learn at all times whilst at The Halifax Academy. You are responsible for you and you have a responsibility to help others to learn and feel safe at all times whilst at the academy.


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The streets are a perilous place for a young laundry maid dismissed without a character for indecent acts. Roz knew the end of the path for a country girl alone in the city of Rotenek. A desperate escape in the night brings her to the doorstep of Dominique the dressmaker and the hope of a second chance beyond what she could have imagined. Roz's apprenticeship with the needle, under the patronage of the Royal Thaumaturgist, wasn't supposed to include learning magic, but Celeste, the dressmaker's daughter, draws Roz into the mysterious world of the charm-wives. When floodwaters and fever sweep through the lower city, Celeste's magical charms could bring hope and healing to the forgotten poor of Rotenek, but only if Roz can claim the help of some unlikely allies.
Set in the magical early 19th century world of Alpennia, Floodtide tells an independent tale that interweaves with the adventures.


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Matthew J. Eickman, JD
Director, ERISA Services, Qualified Plan Advisors
Matthew has more than 12 years of private legal practice experience focusing exclusively on employee benefits, including time as a partner with Utz, Miller & Eickman LLC. While in private practice, he has worked closely with sponsors and fiduciaries of defined contribution and defined benefit plans of all sizes, from a few to over 34,000 participants and with plan assets as high as $1.8 billion, and represented clients in front of the DOL, IRS, and PBGC. In his current role as Director of ERISA Services for Qualified Plan Advisors, Matthew provides fiduciary training, Investment Policy Statement oversight and design, and vendor oversight, and has designed services offered through Plan Health Solutions. He is an active member of the Employee Benefits Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section, serving as Chair of the Defined Contribution Plans Subcommittee and being honored as a Nolan Fellow. He also has been appointed to the IRS TE/GE Gulf States Council. Matthew served as Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review and currently works with REbel, Inc., a not-for-profit organization started by his wife, Laura.
Scott Liggett, JD
Director, ERISA Oversight, Qualified Plan Advisors
Scott Liggett is an attorney with Lawing Financial's Qualified Plan Advisors Division. Since 2003, he has been providing legal and consulting services for qualified plans nationwide. Scott's retirement plan clientele have ranged from 1 to 2,500 participants and has included plans with assets ranging from start up plans to those with over $300 million of assets under management. Scott's experience includes preparing and presenting quarterly/annual retirement plans reviews together with plan modification studies and recommendations; negotiating and preparing plan documentation; reviewing nondiscrimination testing results and making applicable recommendations to plan sponsors; researching and interpreting IRS, DOL and ERISA statues, regulations and precedent; presenting annual actuarial valuation study results; conducting enrollment and education meetings with plan sponsors and participants. His areas of experience are not limited to retirement programs, but also include business continuity issues such as corporate structure, succession plans and mergers and acquisitions. Scott currently holds FINRA Series 6, 63 and 65 registrations and is a member of the Kansas Bar. He is a registered representative with Cambridge Investment Research, Member FINRA/SIPC. Scott is a graduate of Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska (B.A. Business) and is a graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska (JD).
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Scott Colangelo serves as the Managing Director of Qualified Plan Advisors. Scott joined Lawing Financial in 1998 and is a founding member of Lawing's Investment Advisory Committee. Using his industry knowledge and vision, he created Qualified Plan Advisors and is one of four Executive Team Members responsible for the strategic planning, growth and oversight of the organization. Working in the financial services industry for over 20 years, Scott specializes in qualified retirement plans, with a strong emphasis on participant retirement readiness, plan health and comprehensive fiduciary services. Scott has earned several industry awards after entering the industry. He entered the financial services industry after completing his Bachelors of Science Degree in Marketing with a minor in Finance from Kansas State University. He has furthered education by obtaining his FINRA Series 7, 63 and 66 registrations.
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Mr. Cruz is a retirement external investment consultant and a director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2014. He is a member of the Retirement Sales team with responsibilities that include determining and delivering investment solutions for defined contribution advisors and trustees. Mr. Cruz's area of coverage includes Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Kansas City, Missouri. He has 23 years of investment-industry experience.
Mr. Cruz was previously a defined contribution consultant at BlackRock, an institutional advisor at AllianceBernstein and a retirement plan consultant at John Hancock.
He has a B.S. in international business from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Mr. Cruz holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst, Certified 401(k) Professional, Chartered Retirement Planning Specialist, Certified Behavioral Finance Analyst and Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst designations. He also holds the FINRA series 7 and 63 licenses, and was named one of the defined contribution industry's top wholesalers by The National Association of Plan Advisors in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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Western Ghats in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is home to tea, coffee and spice plantations, reserved forests, and dense tropical jungles. Elephant, Gaur, Sambar, and Wild Boars dwell in the forests. Sloth Bear, Leopard and tiger are also found. The Western Ghats is home to numerous serene hill stations like Munnar, Ponmudi, Waynad, Ooty, Kodaikannal, Coorg etc. The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is among the last tracts of virgin tropical evergreen forest in India.
The Western Ghats form one of the three watershed of India, feeding the perennial rivers of peninsula India. Important rivers include the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri. Rivers that flow to the west drain out into the Arabian Sea. These rivers are fast-moving, owing to the short distance travelled and steeper gradient. Important rivers include the Mandovi, Zuari, and Periyar. Many of these rivers feed the backwaters of Kerala and Maharashtra. Rivers that flow eastwards of the Ghats drain into the Bay of Bengal. These are comparatively slower moving and eventually merge into larger rivers such as the Kaveri and Krishna. Smaller rivers include the Chittar, Bhima, Malaprabha, Manimuthar, Kabini, Kallayi, Kundali, Pachaiyar, Pennar, and Tambaraparani.
Fast running rivers and steep slopes have provided various state governments set large hydro-electric projects. There are about major 50 dams along the length of the Western Ghats with the earliest project up in 1900 near Khopoli in Maharashtra. Most notable of these projects are the Koyna Dam in Maharashtra, the Parambikulam Dam in Kerala, and the Linganmakki Dam in Karnataka. The reservoir behind the Koyna Dam, the Shivajisagar Lake, is one of the largest reservoirs in India with a length of 50 km (31 mi) and depth of 80 m (262 ft).
During the monsoon season, numerous streams fed by incessant rain drain off the mountain sides leading to numerous and often spectacular waterfalls. Among the most well known is the Jog Falls, Kunchikal Falls, Sivasamudram Falls, and Lushington Falls.
Historically the Western Ghats were well-covered in dense forests that provided wild foods and natural habitats for native tribal people. Its inaccessibility made it difficult for people from the plains to cultivate the land and build settlements. After the arrival of the British in the area, large swathes of territory were cleared for agricultural plantations and timber.
The area is ecologically sensitive to development and was declared an ecological hotspot in 1988 through the efforts of ecologist Norman Myers. Though this area covers barely five percent of India's land, 27% of all species of higher plants in India (4,000 of 15,000 species) are found here. Almost 1,800 of these are endemic to the region. The range is home to at least 84 amphibian species, 16 bird species, seven mammals, and 1,600 flowering plants which are not found elsewhere in the world.
The Government of India established many protected areas including 2 biosphere reserves, 13 National parks to restrict human access, several wildlife sanctuaries to protect specific endangered species and many Reserve Forests, which are all managed by the forest departments of their respective state to preserve some of the ecoregions still undeveloped. Many National Parks were initially Wildlife Sanctuaries.
In 2006, India applied to the UNESCO MAB for some 7 regions to be listed as a protected World Heritage Site.


I grew up in Brandon, Florida. In 2004, I was excited to start my family medicine residency in Denver and embraced all Colorado had to offer, especially the spectacular outdoors and weather. I met my wife in Denver and am very lucky to have a daughter, son, and an Australian Cattle Dog, who all keep me humble and grounded. I enjoy playing and watching sports, musicals, playing the guitar, singing and eating ice cream.
Family medicine allows me to treat a whole spectrum of conditions, but my true passion is sports medicine. I help diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions and injuries that afflict many of our Coloradan athletes, both young and mature. I work with an excellent team of primary care sports physicians and orthopedic surgeons to facilitate care both non-surgically and surgically. I endeavor to get to know the whole person. My interest in sports and healthy living allows me to empathize with my patients when they express wanting to recover from ailments and return to their own active lifestyles.
As a primary care sports physician, I try to embody a healthy and active person. Whether it's running around the park pushing my children in the stroller or playing volleyball with my wife, I participate in a variety of sports to maintain my own health, spend time with family and set a positive example of healthy living for my children. In addition to running and volleyball, I enjoy Ultimate Frisbee, golf, tennis and ping pong.


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It's a tradition; a universal gesture of fellowship and goodwill that never fails to cause indigestion at the very least and a full-blown coronary at the worst. I'm referring, of course, to the practice of "flipping the bird", and it's something I offer my family and friends at least twice a year; sometimes more frequently.
"Flipping the bird" only meant turning the turkey from its front (where it began roasting to conserve the juices in the white meat) to its back (to create that perfect golden-brown crispy skin during the last bit of cooking time). Imagine my amusement when I got old enough to realize that phrase could mean something else entirely.
And here's another funny thing about a turkey-and-pumpkin-pie dinner: The aromas of both turkey and pumpkin pie are instantly recognizable by anyone who's ever eaten the traditional meal… but the smells that make everyone's mouths water aren't even turkey or pumpkin.
So many times I've heard people remark, "Oh, that turkey smells so good!" just a short time after the bird (yes, I said it) goes into the oven. But you can't even smell turkey until it's been roasting for two or three hours. Before that, all you can smell is the sage and thyme and onions in the stuffing.
Same with pumpkin pie. The flavour and scent of the actual pumpkin are completely disguised by cinnamon and nutmeg and other yummies. After smelling the pie, a taste of plain old pumpkin would be terribly disappointing.
But despite the fact that the staples of the feast aren't exactly as advertised, it's still nice to have a holiday whose sole purpose is to express gratitude for our good fortune. For instance, I'm thankful for the fact that, unlike our neighbours in the United States, our Thanksgiving is early enough to allow us time to recover from the turkey stupor so we can enjoy it again at Christmas.
Seriously, though, I'm immensely grateful to live in a warm comfortable house with a loving husband in a safe neighbourhood in a safe country. To have the luxury of complaining that I've eaten too much. To have family and friends who love me despite my oddities. To be able to pursue a career I enjoy.
And I'm grateful to all of you, my faithful readers, who brighten my days with your witty comments and kind support. Thank you, everyone!
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Belated happy Thanksgiving. I have never cooked a whole chicken or turkey. I'm not a fan of meat on the bone but maybe that's coz I'm squimish no idea.
Happy Thanksgiving, Diane! Pumpkin Pie is something I have never tried… mind you, I've never tried pumpkin either, so it stands to reason. Turkey, however, now there's a yum if ever there was one!
I like turkey, too, but I'm glad "turkey" occasions only happen a few times a year. Hubby could cheerfully eat turkey day after day but I get tired of it. I make turkey chili with the leftovers just to camouflage the taste!
Ha! I wondered what flipping the bird had to do with indigestion or coronary..then I read more. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!
That was a hilarious account of the rotting broccoli! It brings to mind our experience with rotting cauliflower in the fridge.
Hope you get your turkey dinner!
Just reread the cauliflower post. So funny and true, especially "I'll eat it later".
Happy Thanksgiving to you! Haha to flipping the bird. I shall never look at a turkey quite the same.
After just reading several articles in the news I am with you in gratitude for living in this country. Even if I did have to shovel snow this past week.
I have never flipped the bird – in either sense, actually, now that I think about it. We roast our turkey breast side up for the entire cooking time. I am flabbergasted to think I've been missing out on something here! Ahhh, the smells of Thanksgiving (and Christmas) dinner. Nothing quite like it. For us, strangely, the smell of turnip mixed in with all the other ones is also necessary. A Maritime thing, maybe? Hope your dinner tasted just as good as you could have wanted. We are very lucky in Canada, are we not?
I think Thanksgiving is a terrific holiday. It is totally inclusive no matter your nation of origin, your religious or political beliefs, or your dietary needs, restrictions or choices. The menu is very flexible if you allow it to be. It can be formal or pot luck. You are not required to spend money on cards or gifts. You aren't celebrating a historical event that destroyed other people's lives, and you aren't required to celebrate it exclusively with certain people only. It is the most healthy thing in the world to spend a few moments in gratitude no matter what troubles are facing you at the moment. When those closest to me are having some of the hardest days of their lives and can still find things to be thankful for, I am sure everything will be alright. Happy Thanksgiving, Diane, and to everyone else, Canadians or not.
Well said, sista. Well said, indeed.
And thtill making progreth on Book 12, I thee. Even more to be thankful for, thithta!
Gobble, gobble – woof woof – Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! You just keep flipping that sucker. I can't wait until ours comes around.


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Xherdan Shaqiri relishing new Paul Lambert era at Stoke City
Champions League winners unite at bet365 Stadium - and star man explains how things are different
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It didn't take Xherdan Shaqiri and Paul Lambert long to discover they had a mutual friend.
Shaqiri's mentor at Switzerland, Ottmar Hitzfeld, had been Lambert's at Borrusia Dortmund, back in 1997 when they won the Champions League.
Hitzfeld has kept an eye on both, watching Shaqiri follow in his footsteps to win a Champions League winner's medal of his own at Bayern Munich – and tipping the forward to do well in a Lambert regime that will demand hard work and leave nothing to chance.
It's a connection that has put a smile back on Shaqiri's face, even if he had only been five back when Lambert was marking Zinedine Zidane out of the biggest club game in the world.
Ottmar Hitzfeld (R) thanks midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri after leaving the field during the Euro 2012 football qualifier Switzerland against Montenegro. (Image: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
He said: "I know he played under Ottmar Hitzfeld. Actually I didn't know that before… but I know it now! They won the Champions League together and I've spoken with the gaffer about that already.
"I've had a few conversations with him and I'm really happy he's here. It's a new chapter for the club and it's exciting.
"We've done a lot of work already. As a player you know exactly what he wants. He said to everyone what they need to do."
Xherdan Shaqiri's acrobatic volley for Stoke against Huddersfield is disallowed for a marginal offside decision. (Image: Mark Scott)
He added: "Of course a new manager changes things and I think you could see that from how we played against Huddersfield. It was totally different on the pitch. We communicated a lot, we pressed really high and the defenders stayed high."
Stoke City star anticipating improvement between Paul Lambert's first and second games
Shaqiri was involved in much of Stoke City's best attacking play in Lambert's first game in charge, that 2-0 win over Huddersfield.
He was particularly pleased with his delicate assist for Mame Diouf's goal – but just as happy about the team performance going the other way.
It was a result that pulled the Potters out of the relegation zone but they remain one of 11 teams the bookies have at shorter than 10/1 to go down.
He said: "We have 14 games to go and we go game by game. We have started with a new coach and it's a new chapter for the club. We had a really good start last weekend, which was important, and also to get that clean sheet.
"Our defensive record hasn't always been good this season so that clean sheet is important especially for the defenders in terms of confidence.
Introducing Paul Lambert's back room team: Who's who at new-look Stoke City
"No one wants to be in this area that's down (a relegation fight) but sometimes that's football. In the Premier League you have to be at a top level every week to win games and in the last few weeks we didn't reach the level we needed to be at.
"I hope with that good start last weekend we can go forward and I'm confident that if we carry on playing like we did against Huddersfield then we will keep winning games."
Xherdan Shaqiri during the Swiss Super League match between Grasshopper and FC Basel on April 25, 2010. (Image: Fabrice Coffrini / EuroFootball / Getty Images)
Stoke City right-back Moritz Bauer in action for Grasshopper Zurich. (Image: Sebastien Bozon/EuroFootball/Getty Images)
It was Shaqiri's new teammate down the right, Moritz Bauer who walked away a bottle of Champagne that day as sponsors' man of the match.
It's coming up to six years since the pair, both 26, played against each other for Basel and Grasshoppers Zurich respectively … and Shaqiri reckons there's more to come from the new addition.
Stoke fans: Is Paul Lambert the right manager for Stoke City?
He said: "I know Moritz from Switzerland. I hope you can see on the pitch that we'll play well together. I thought he played very well at Old Trafford and again last weekend.
"I hope he can continue like he's doing. Of course he needs also time to settle into this league because the Premier League is totally different from Russia or Switzerland. Everyone needs games to get really in their stride and to improve.
"He's doing very well and I'm really happy to have him in our team."
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! So glad we met through blogging. I've had great laughs here.
Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. It's been a great year!
Thank you, same to you! Who you callin' a ho ho ho?
Lol, I know better than to mess with a New Yorker!
Merry Christmas and a Great New Year!!
Thanks Lisa to you and yours as well!
Wow Virginia, that is a cool picture. Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year. Love you.
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Ohio Women's Basketball to Honor Four Seniors on Saturday Against Bowling Green
Bowling Green (9-20) 18 23 18 9 68
Ohio (25-4) 21 22 16 17 76
Pts: Sydney Lambert - 17
Reb: Sydney Lambert - 10
Ast: Andrea Cecil - 6
Pts: Cece Hooks - 22
Reb: Erica Johnson - 8
Ast: Erica Johnson - 5
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OHIO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2018-19 • GAME 29
1 p.m. ET | Ohio vs Bowling Green | Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio | Game Notes | Live Audio | Live Video | Live Stats
ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio Women's Basketball team (24-4, 13-4 MAC) will play its last regular season home game on Saturday when the Bobcats host Bowling Green. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside the Convocation Center
Saturday's contest will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can also be heard on OhioBobcats.com and WOUB-AM 1340 with Jake Hromada on the call.
The game will also serve as Ohio's senior day. The Bobcats will honor the careers of Olivia Bower, Dominique Doseck, Kendall Jessing and Hannah Thome.
SERIES HISTORY AND LAST TIME OUT
This is the 86th all-time series meeting between the two programs, with Bowling Green leading the series, 30-55.
These two teams met earlier in the season, with Ohio winning 82-79. Erica Johnson and Cece Hooks each had 22 points in the win, one off the game-high of 23 from Sydney Lambert. Hooks was one rebound short of a double-double after adding nine rebounds to her 22 points. Hooks contributed seven assists and three steals while going +5.
Johnson was 50.0 percent from both the field and the three-point line, going 6-of-12 and 4-of-8, respectively. Johnson was 6-of-8 from the free throw line and knocked down a pair of free throws late in the game to go up three with five seconds left. The Mansfield, Ohio native added five steals, five rebounds and four assists in the win.
SCOUTING BOWLING GREEN
Bowling Green is 9-19 and 2-15 in the MAC, with conference wins over Buffalo and Kent State. Bowling Green is No. 97 in scoring offense at 69.2 points per game and is No. 334 in the country in defense at 73.8. Bowling Green is No. 5 in the league and No. 107 in the nation in field-goal percentage at 41.8.
BG is led by Andrea Cecil, who is averaging 15.8 points per game. Kadie Hempfling is averaging 7.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game for the Falcons.
TO THE LAND
In Ohio's 70-66 win over Miami, Ohio clinched a first round bye in the upcoming MAC Tournament. Ohio is currently slotted as the No. 2 seed with one game left. Ohio can win a share of the MAC regular season championship with a Central Michigan loss and Ohio win on Saturday.
WINNINGEST COACH IN PROGRAM HISTORY
In Ohio's 70-66 win over Miami, head coach Bob Boldon became the winningest coach in program history. Boldon is 124-61 as a head coach at Ohio and he passed former head coach Marsha Reall. Boldon's winning percentage of .670 is the highest of any head coach in program history.
FIVE STARTERS, FIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Ohio is the only team in the MAC to have all five projected starters be named a MAC East Player of the Week. All five projected starters are also averaging more than 10 points per game.
ALMOST TO 1,000
With 995 career points, Amani Burke is just five points away from becoming the 16th member of the Ohio University 1,000 point club. Caroline Mast is the all-time scoring leader with 2,449 points.
MOVING UP THE SCORING CHARTS
Cece Hooks has scored 483 total points this season, which is already the 13th best point total for a single season at Ohio. Hooks is averaging 17.3 points per game while shooting 50.3 percent from the field. Caroline Mast is Ohio's leader at 675 points per game.
TYING A CAREER HIGH
In Ohio's 81-71 win over Akron, Cece Hooks tied her career-high of 31 points which she set earlier this season in a win against Purdue. Hooks was 11-of-23 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Hooks had never made more than one three in a game, and tonight was 4-of-6 from behind the arc. Hooks earned her second double-double of the season and third of her career with 10 rebounds. She added three assists, two blocks and two steals.
BURKE SETS OHIO RECORD FOR THREES MADE AND TIES MAC RECORD
In Ohio's 94-62 win over Ball State, Amani Burke was 11-of-15 from the three point line, setting Ohio's single game record for threes made. Kiyanna Black and Marlene Stollings held the previous record with 10 threes made in a game. Burke's 11 threes also tied the Mid-American Conference record, which was set by Mikayla Voight of Northern Illinois earlier this season. Burke was 11-of-16 overall and added six rebounds in the win.
TOP-60 RPI WINS
Ohio had five players in double-figures while the Bobcats took down Central Michigan on the road, 78-75. With CMU being ranked No. 27 in the latest RPI, Ohio now has four wins within the top 60. Buffalo currently sits at No. 36, Lamar is No. 48 and Miami is No. 52.
CLIMBING THE STEALS LADDER
With 185 career steals, Cece Hooks is fifth all-time in steals at Ohio. Quiera Lampkins (2013-2017) is the Ohio leader with 229. Hooks' 85 steals this season is already the third-most of a single season in school history. Hooks holds the all-time mark - set last season - with 100.
ALL-TIME THREES MADE
Dominique Doseck has knocked down 181 three pointers in her career, good for fifth all-time in Ohio program history. Kiyanna Black is the all-time leader with 318. Doseck is 34.9 percent in her career with 181-of-519.
Doseck's 67 threes made this season is 9th all-time in a single season.
LEADING THE MAC IN THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE
Amani Burke is leading the MAC in three-point percentage at 40.0. Burke is No. 41 in the country. Dominique Doseck is just behind her at 39.9 percent this year, good for second in the league and No. 46 in the nation.
TOP-10 TURNOVER MARGIN
Ohio's turnover margin of +6.18 is 10th in the nation and the highest in the Mid-American Conference. Lamar is the nation's leader at 10.96.
FILLING IT UP
Ohio has one of the nations top offenses this season. The Bobcats rank No. 17 in the nation and second the MAC in scoring offense at 78.5. Ohio's field goal percentage of 43.0 is No. 61 in the nation and No. 3 in the league and Ohio is making 9.9 three pointers per game, good for No. 8 in the nation and first in the MAC.
SEVENTH-HIGHEST GUARD FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN THE NATION
While Cece Hooks is No. 62 in the nation in field goal percentage, her 50.2 percent mark is the seventh highest in the country by a guard. She is also fourth in the MAC.
SCORING MARGIN
Ohio is No. 36 in the nation and second in the MAC in scoring Margin at +12.4 this season. Mississippi State is the nation's leader at 30.1 and Central Michigan is the MAC leader at 15.0.
HOOKS IS SWIPING IT
Cece Hooks is No. 13 in the nation in steals per game at 3.11. That's the highest mark of any player in the MAC. Chastadie Barrs from Lamar is the nation's leader at 6.32.
12-GAME WIN STREAK
Before the loss to Central Michigan, Ohio started the year 12-0. Ohio had never started the season with 12-straight wins, and the Bobcats tied the longest winning streak in the Bob Boldon era.
WIN BEFORE THE OFF DAY
Sophomore guard Cece Hooks (Dayton, Ohio), sophomore forward Gabby Burris (Baltimore, Ohio) and senior guard Dominique Doseck (Athens, Ohio) all compiled a team-high 15 points in Ohio's 70-56 win over WMU.
ANOTHER 90+ PERFORMANCE FOR OHIO
Ohio scored 90 or more points in their second-straight game after beating Akron, 92-70. Erica Johnson had a double-double for 22 points and 11 rebounds and also grabbed five assists. Gabby Burris had 21 points of her own in the win.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT CECE
Not to be overlooked, Cece Hooks followed closely behind Burke with 26 points and a game-high 12 assists in her double-double performance against Ball State. Hooks was 12-of-17 from the field and compiled a game-high seven steals and team-high seven rebounds in her 26 minutes of play.
JOHNSON EARNS SECOND MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Redshirt freshman Erica Johnson averaged a double-double in her two games against NIU and Bowling Green, earning her second MAC East Player of the Week nomination. Johnson averaged 24 points and 10.5 in the two victories. Johnson was an impressive 15-of-25 from the field over the week, shooting 60.0 percent and was 7-of-12 from deep and 11-of-15 from the free throw line.
FOUR IN DOUBLE-FIGURES AGAINST MIAMI
In Ohio's 67-61 loss to Miami, four Bobcats - Erica Johnson (16), Cece Hooks (15), Amani Burke (11) and Olivia Bower (10) all were in double-figures for points. Ohio shot 38.1 percent (24-of-63) in the loss and was 7-of-18 (38.6 percent) from deep.
CLOSE ONE AT BOWLING GREEN
Erica Johnson and Cece Hooks each posted 22 points as Ohio took down Bowling Green, 82-70. Hooks was one rebound short of a double-double after adding nine rebounds to her 22 points. Hooks contributed seven assists and three steals while going +5. Johnson was 50.0 percent from both the field and the three-point line, going 6-of-12 and 4-of-8, respectively. Johnson was 6-of-8 from the free throw line and knocked down a pair of free throws late in the game to go up three with five seconds left. The Mansfield, Ohio native added five steals, five rebounds and four assists in the win.
SHUT DOWN THE NIU OFFENSE
Ohio shut down the high-powered NIU offense to win, 69-53 on the road. Erica Johnson produced her first career double-double after a career-high 26 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Johnson added five assists off the bench in 31 minutes of play. The Mansfield, Ohio native was 9-of-13 from the field, 3-of-4 from the three-point line and 5-of-7 from the free throw line and was +15 on the floor.
Johnson wasn't the only Bobcat with a double-double, as sophomore forward Gabby Burris had her third of the season with 12 points on 5-of-17 shooting and 10 rebounds. Burris added two free throws in 35 minutes of play while going +17.
CLOSE ONE AGAINST KENT STATE
Ohio picked up a 83-81 over Kent State on Wednesday behind a game-high 23 points from Cece Hooks. Hooks was 7-of-11 from the field and 8-of-12 from the free-throw line for her 23 points while chipping in four assists and a team-high three steals in 29 minutes. Redshirt freshman forward Erica Johnson added 16 points by going 5-of-10 from the field. She dished out three assists while adding six rebounds in 34 minutes. Junior guard Amani Burke (Columbus, Ohio) followed closely behind with 15 points by going 5-of-10 from the field and added four rebounds, three assists and a game-high two blocks in 36 minutes of work. Senior guard Dominique Doseck added 14 points by going 4-of-6 from the field including 3-of-5 from behind the arc. She added a game-high five assists, a block and a steal in her 34 minutes of play. Sophomore forward Gabby Burris (Baltimore, Ohio) was just short of a double-double with nine points and a game-high nine rebounds for Ohio in 39 minutes of play. Freshman forward Deesh Beck contributed eight rebounds for the Bobcats in 14 minutes of action.
HOOKS EARNS MAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK WHILE OHIO BEATS BUFFALO
Behind junior guard Amani Burke's (Columbus, Ohio) first career double-double and 21 points from sophomore guard Cece Hooks (Dayton, Ohio), the Ohio Women's Basketball team (12-0, 1-0 MAC) earned a come-from-behind overtime win over Buffalo (8-4, 0-1 MAC), 74-71, on Saturday afternoon inside Alumni Arena.
Hooks had 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting and was 3-of-7 from the free throw line in Ohio's 74-71 overtime win against Buffalo to open conference play. Hooks had seven steals for the second-straight game and also posted four rebounds and four assists.
Hooks is the fifth Bobcat to be named MAC East Player of the Week this season. She is joined by senior guard Dominique Doseck (Athens, Ohio) redshirt freshman Erica Johnson (Mansfield, Ohio), sophomore forward Gabby Burris (Baltimore, Ohio) and junior guard Amani Burke (Columbus, Ohio).
DOSECK EARNS MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK AS OHIO WRAPS UP NONCONFERENCE SEASON PERFECT
Senior guard Dominique Doseck (Athens, Ohio) was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday (Jan. 1).
Doseck tied her career high with 27 points on 9-of-17 shooting in Ohio's 77-67 win over American on Saturday. She was 5-of-8 from the three-point line and had 20 points in the first half alone. Doseck added three assists and four rebounds in the victory over the Eagles.
JOHNSON EARNS MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK AS OHIO MATCHES BEST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Redshirt freshman forward Erica Johnson earned her first MAC East Division Player of the Week award as Ohio defeated IUPUI, 73-66 and moved to 9-0. Ohio also started the season 9-0 in 1985-86.
Johnson put up a career-best 22 points in her a career-high 35 minutes on the floor. The Mansfield, Ohio native shot 58. 3 percent (7-of-12) from the floor and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. She also added seven rebounds – including three offensive boards – and six assists in the win. Johnson is averaging 11.6 points per game this season, 4.7 helpers per game and five rebounds per game.
BURKE NAMED MAC EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior guard Amani Burke (Columbus, Ohio) was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week by the league office on Tuesday (Dec. 4). Burke, whose major is child and family studies, earned weekly conference honors for the first time in her career. She became the second Bobcat to be named MAC East Division Player of the Week.
Burke led all scorers with 17 points to help Ohio (6-0) beat Cleveland State, 72-54, last Saturday (Dec. 1) at the Convocation Center in Athens as the Bobcats improved to 6-0 to start a season for the third time in the last five years. She went 6-of-13 from the floor with four three-pointers. She also chipped in five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block in 31 minutes.
Burke currently ranks third on the team with 13.3 points per game and second with 2.7 steals per contest.
BURRIS NAMED MAC EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Burris was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week on Nov. 13. Burris, whose major is undeclared, earned weekly conference honors for the first time in her career. Burris scored a career-high 23 points to lead Ohio to the win over UNCW. She shot 8-of-15 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and made all four of her free throw attempts. She also chipped in five rebounds and a steal in 35 minutes of action.
In the win over Binghamton, Burris did not score, but Ohio was +35 with her on the floor. She tallied a career-high four steals in the victory. She then finished with 13 points off of four made field goals and five made free throws and hauled in a team-high seven boards in the win over Eastern Kentucky. Last Saturday against Cleveland State, Burris contributed 14 points and added five rebounds and a steal.
Burris currently leads the team with 5.6 rebounds per game and ranks second on the squad with 14.9 points per game.
Burris earned a spot on the MAC All-Freshman Team in 2017-18. She averaged 10.2 points per game in her rookie campaign to rank third on the team and 4.4 boards per game to rank second.
SEASON SIX UNDER BOLDON
The Bobcats are in their sixth season under the direction of Boldon, who was named the 10th head coach in program history on March 28, 2013.
Ohio has gone 124-61 (.670) with Boldon at the helm of the program. His 124 wins are most in program history and his .670 winning percentage is the best in program history.
Boldon led Ohio to back-to-back MAC regular season titles in 2015 and '16. The Bobcats won the MAC tournament crown in 2015 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995. Ohio participated in the WNIT in both 2016 and '17 and advanced to the third round in '16.
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March 30, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Falls in WNIT Quarterfinals at Northwestern
March 29, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Travels to Northwestern for WNIT Quarterfinals on Saturday
March 28, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Punches Ticket to WNIT Quarterfinals with 68-60 win Over WKU
March 27, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes WKU for WNIT Round of 16 on Thursday
March 24, 2019 Hooks' Game Winner Pushes Ohio Women's Basketball Past MTSU, 59-57
March 23, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Ready for WNIT Second Round Against MTSU
March 21, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Advances To Second Round of WNIT With Win Over High Point
March 20, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Set For WNIT First Round Against High Point on Thursday
March 18, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Selected for WNIT; To Host High Point in First Round
March 17, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball to Learn Postseason Fate on Monday
March 16, 2019 No. 2 Ohio Women's Basketball Falls to No. 4 Buffalo in MAC Championship Game
March 15, 2019 No. 2 Ohio Women's Basketball Defeats No. 3 Miami, 74-48; Advances to MAC Championship Game on Saturday
March 14, 2019 No. 2 Ohio Women's Basketball Faces No. 3 Miami in MAC Semifinals on Friday
March 14, 2019 Ohio Alumni Association to Host Pregame Party at Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland
March 13, 2019 No. 2 Ohio Women's Basketball Advances to MAC Semis with Victory over No. 7 NIU
March 12, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year; Johnson Named MAC Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year
March 12, 2019 No. 2 Ohio Women's Basketball Set to Face No. 7 NIU in MAC Quarterfinals
March 11, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Player of the Week
March 9, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Earns Senior Day Win Over Bowling Green, 76-68
March 8, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball to Honor Four Seniors on Saturday Against Bowling Green
March 6, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Set to Play Last Regular Season Road Game at Miami
March 6, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Clinches First Round Bye in MAC Tournament With 70-66 Win Over Miami
March 2, 2019 Hooks' 31 Points Pushes Ohio Women's Basketball to 81-71 Win Over Akron
March 1, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Hits the Road to Face Akron on Saturday
February 27, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Falls to Buffalo, 73-43
February 26, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Hosts Buffalo on Wednesday
February 23, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Defeats Kent State, 69-67
February 22, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Heads to Kent State Saturday
February 16, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Takes Down Western Michigan, 70-56
February 15, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Returns Home to Take On Western Michigan
February 13, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Falls to Toledo, 76-50
February 12, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Continues MAC Play at Toledo on Wednesday
February 9, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Earns Road Win at Central Michigan, 78-75
February 8, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Travels to Central Michigan Saturday
February 6, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Wraps Up Homestand With Win Over Akron, 92-70
February 5, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Wraps Up Homestand Against Akron on Wednesday
February 2, 2019 Burke Sets Ohio Women's Basketball Record and Ties MAC Record With 11 Threes in Win Over Ball State
February 1, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Hosts Ball State for #Convo50 Celebration
January 30, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Falls to Miami, 67-61
January 29, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week
January 29, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Miami on Wednesday
January 26, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Set to Take on Bowling Green Saturday
January 26, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Grabs 82-79 Win at Bowling Green
January 23, 2019 Johnson's Double-Double Helps Ohio Women's Basketball Take Down NIU, 69-53
January 22, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Hits the Road to Face NIU
January 19, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Defeats Eastern Michigan, 85-44
January 18, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Eastern Michigan on Saturday
January 16, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Takes Down Kent State, 83-81
January 15, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Set to Face Kent State Wednesday Night
January 12, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Earns Road Win at Ball State, 90-75
January 11, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Continues MAC Play at Ball State
January 9, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Handed First Loss Of Season By Central Michigan
January 8, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Player of the Week
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January 8, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Returns Home to Face Central Michigan
January 5, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Takes Down Buffalo in Overtime
January 4, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball Opens MAC Play at Buffalo
January 1, 2019 Ohio Women's Basketball's Doseck Named MAC East Player of the Week
December 29, 2018 Doseck's 27 Points Pushes Ohio Women's Basketball to 77-67 Victory Over American
December 28, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Looks to Improve to 11-0 at American
December 22, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Improves to 10-0 With 109-58 Win Over Richmond
December 21, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Continues Road Stretch at Richmond
December 18, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week
December 16, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Takes Down IUPUI, 73-66
December 14, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Hits the Road to Face IUPUI
December 8, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Off To First 8-0 Start Since 1985-86 After Victory Over Coppin State
December 7, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Hosts Final Non-Conference Home Game Against Coppin State
December 5, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Tops Purdue Behind Career Night From Hooks, Runs Record To 7-0
December 4, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball's Burke Named MAC East Division Player Of The Week
December 4, 2018 Unbeaten Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Purdue To Convo On Wednesday
December 3, 2018 Ohio Athletics Announces 50th Anniversary Of The Convocation Center Celebration Plans
December 1, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Fends Off Cleveland State, Improves To 6-0
November 30, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Puts Unbeaten Record On Line Saturday Against Cleveland State
November 24, 2018 Burris Records First Career Double-Double As Ohio Women's Basketball Closes Denver Thanksgiving Classic With Victory Over Lamar
November 23, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Off To 4-0 Start After Knocking Off St. Bonaventure In Denver Thanksgiving Classic
November 22, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Takes Unbeaten Record West For Denver Thanksgiving Classic
November 21, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Adds Guice and Pope During Early Signing Period
November 18, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Continues Win Streak With Victory Over Eastern Kentucky
November 17, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Concludes Three-Game Home Stand By Hosting Eastern Kentucky Sunday At The Convo
November 15, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Uses Big Second Half To Blow Out Binghamton
November 14, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Hosts Binghamton On School Day At The Convo
November 13, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball's Burris Named MAC East Division Player of the Week
November 11, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Opens Season with 95-72 Victory Over UNCW
November 10, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Opens 2018-19 Regular Season Against UNCW Sunday At The Convo
November 3, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Defeats Walsh In Exhibition Game
November 2, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball Hosts Walsh Saturday In Exhibition Game
October 31, 2018 Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named To 2018-19 Preseason All-MAC East Division Team
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Q: Prove existence/uniqueness of a certain operator on Hilbert Space Trying to solve this question: Let $\mathcal{H},(\cdot,\cdot)$ be a real Hilbert space, and $\{e_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$ an orthonormal basis on $\mathcal{H}$. Let $F:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathcal{H}$ be continuous. Show that there exists a unique positive self-adjoint operator $T \in B(\mathcal{H})$ such that:
$$(Tx,y) = \int_0^1(F(t),x)(F(t),y)dt \quad \text{ for all } x,y \in \mathcal{H}.$$
Also show that $T$ is compact.
As hint we got that we may use $\lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}\int_0^1\sum_{n=N+1}^\infty|(F(t),e_n)|^2\,dt = 0$.
So far all I've come up with is that $\int_0^1 (F(t),F(t))dt = \lim_{N \rightarrow \infty}\int_0^1\sum_{n=1}^N|(F(t),e_n)|^2dt$ but I have no idea where I'm going with this.
Is there a smarter way to doing this than actually finding an operator which fits all the conditions?

A: Hint (1): Show that $\int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),y)dt$ is a bounded bilinear operator. The rest would follow from Riesz Representation Theorem.
Edit: I add an extra hint.
Hint (2): A bilinear map $\sigma: H\times H\to\mathbb R$ is bounded if there exists $M$ such that $|\sigma(x,y)|\leq M\|x\| \|y\|$. If $\sigma$ is a bounded bilinear map then there exists a bounded operator $u:H\to H$ so that $\sigma(x,y)=\langle u(x), y\rangle$ (here $\langle, \rangle$ denotes the inner product of $H$). Moreover, if $\sigma$ is positive definite then $u$ is positive and self-adjoint. This follows (easily) from the Riesz Representation Theorem you mentioned in the comments.

A: For the interested: To prove the existence of such an operator, let $x \in \mathcal{H}$ and define the following function $f_x(y):=  \int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),y)\,dt$. We will show that this function is bounded, namely:
\begin{align*}
|f_x(y)| &= |\int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),y)\,dt| \\
&\leq \int_0^1 |(F(t),x)(F(t),y)|\,dt \\
& = \int_0^1 |(F(t),x)||(F(t),y)|\,dt \\
&\leq |x|\int_0^1 |F(t)|^2\,dt |y| \quad \text{(Cauchy-Schwarz)} \\
&\leq|x|  \max_{t \in [0,1]}|F(t)|^2 |y|
\end{align*}
which gives that $f$ is a bounded operator since $f$ is continuous in the compact interval $[0,1]$, so attains a maximum. Due to the fact that $f$ is bounded, by the Riesz-Fr\'echet representation theorem there exists a unique $z \in \mathcal{H}$ such that $f(x) = (z,y)$. We then define $T$ such that $T(x) = z$. This shows that there exists a unique $T$ such that for all $x,y \in \mathcal{H}$ we have $(Tx,y) =  \int_0^1 (F(t),y)(F(t),x)\,dt$.
Now we want to show that $T \in B(\mathcal{H})$, so that it is linear and bounded. For linear, let $x_1,x_2 \in \mathcal{H}$ and $\lambda,\mu \in \mathcal{R}$. Then:
\begin{align*}
(T(\lambda x_1 + \mu x_2),y) &= \int_0^1 (F(t),\lambda x_1 + \mu x_2)(F(t),y)\,dt \\
&= \int_0^1 (\lambda(F(t),x_1) + \mu(F(t),x_2))(F(t),y)\,dt \\
&= \lambda\int_0^1 (F(t),x_1)(F(t),y)\,dt + \mu\int_0^1 (F(t),x_2)(F(t),y)\,dt \\
&= \lambda(Tx_1,y) + \mu(Tx_2,y) = (\lambda Tx_1,y) + (\mu Tx_2,y)
\end{align*}
which proves linearity. Now for the boundedness of $T$, take $x \in \mathcal{H}$ then we have by Cauchy-Schwarz that:
\begin{align*}
 |Tx|^2 &= (Tx,Tx) \\
&= \int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),Tx)\,dt \\
&= \int_0^1 (F(t),x)\int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),F(t))\,dt\,dt \\
&= \int_0^1 (F(t),x)^2 |F(t)|^2 \,dt \\
&\leq \left(\int_0^1 |F(t)|^4\,dt\right) |x|^2 \leq \max_{t \in [0,1]}|F(t)|^4 |x|^2
\end{align*}
which in turn implies that $|Tx| \leq \max_{t\in[0,1]}|F(t)|^2 |x|$. Therefore $T \in B(\mathcal{H})$.
We will now show that $T$ is a positive operator. Let $x \in \mathcal{H}$, then:
\begin{align*}
(Tx,x) &= \int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),x)\,dt \\
&=  \int_0^1 (F(t),x)^2\,dt \geq 0
\end{align*}
since $(F(t),x)^2 \geq 0$ for all $x \in \mathcal{H}$ and all $t \in [0,1]$. For the self-adjoint condition, this is easily seen since we are working on a real Hilbert space. Then:
\begin{align*}
(Tx,y) &=  \int_0^1 (F(t),x)(F(t),y)\,dt \\
&=  \int_0^1 (F(t),y)(F(t),x)\,dt \\
&= (Ty,x) = (x,Ty).
\end{align*}
As the last required property, we will show that $T$ is a compact operator. Look at the following:
\begin{align*}
\sum_{n=1}^\infty |Te_n|^2 &= \sum_{n=1}^\infty (Te_n,Te_n) \\
&= \sum_{n=1}^\infty \int_0^1 (F(t),e_n)\int_0^1 (F(t),e_n)(F(t),F(t))\,dt\,dt \\
&= \int_0^1  |F(t)|^2 \sum_{n=1}^\infty (F(t),e_n)(e_n,F(t)) \,dt \\
&= \int_0^1 |F(t)|^2 |F(t)|^2\, dt \quad \text{(by Parseval relation Q3.24)} \\
&\leq \max_{t \in [0,1]}|F(t)|^4
\end{align*}
which is bounded by the compactness of $[0,1]$, which means that $T$ is a Hilbert-Schmidt operator and therefore compact.

A: This is just a hint.
If the operator exists, then uniqueness, positivity and self-adjointedness (?) all follow from the formula.
For existence, consider the numbers $\alpha_{n,m} = \int_0^1(F(t),e_n)(F(t),e_m)dt$. Show that $\sum |\alpha_{n,m}|^2 < K$, for some $K$. Then define $T$ so that $\alpha_{n,m} = \langle T e_n, e_m \rangle$. Show $T$ is bounded.
To show compactness, show that $T$ is the norm limit of a sequence of finite rank operators (each of which is compact by finite rank). The norm limit of a sequence of compact operators is compact. The form of $T$ should suggest an obvious finite rank operator.


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Lindsay Rittenhouse
Updated Jun 7, 2016 9:53 AM EDT
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Medtronic (MDT - Get Report) are higher by 0.04 to $83.35 early Tuesday morning, after the company announced yesterday that it is developing a robotic surgical system to be introduced by 2019, Reuters reported.
The robot will generate "material revenue" for the Dublin-based medical technology and services company when it is launched sometime before the 2019 fiscal year, Medtronic's Bryan Hanson, head of the minimally invasive therapies group, told Reuters.
In robotic-assisted surgery, the surgeon guides the robot's hands to perform the procedure. The robot can make smaller incisions than a human's hands.
Medtronic's robot will compete against other companies such as Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and its da Vinci system, which operates the only robot to perform abdominal surgery. Also, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google launched a startup company Verb Surgical to build a surgical robot.
In addition, Barclays raised its price target on the stock to $93 from $90 and reiterated its "overweight" rating, after attending the company's analysts meeting on Monday.
"The fundamental environment, details in the operational plan and MDT's execution and pipeline give us more confidence in the potential for upside to our forecasts," Barclays analysts said in an investor note.
Separately, TheStreet Ratings rated Medtronic as a "buy" with a score of A-.
This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and reasonable valuation levels.
TheStreet Ratings feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
You can view the full analysis from the report here: MDT
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