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TALES FROM TINSELTOWN: Actors stripped of excuses for not reviewingtheir film photos
May 06, 2002 by LAWRENCE MITCHELL GARRISON, an LA-based freelance publicist and writer
This is the story of the stripper and the light box. Each shall shed light on, and reveal naked truths about, the mysteries of film budgets.
I have a friend who's the publicist on a major TV show in production.
Let's call her Tracy. No, wait, that's my sister's name. We'll call her...Karen.
For weeks, Karen has been requesting a light box from the production office. A light box is only around $70, and is needed by actors to review photography of the movie. Most performers have the contractual right to kill 50%-75% of those photos. Very Big Stars can even kill the photographer himself.
Most actors demand photo approval rights, but hate to exercise them.
Aside from enduring hours of special effects make-up, approvals are an actor's least favorite chore. Many push the duty off to a publicist or assistant. The more creative thespians exercise their imaginations by devising new and interesting excuses why they haven't been done. It becomes a game.
One actress told me, with all earnestness, that the power in her trailer wasn't working, so she couldn't turn on the light box. Meanwhile, the stereo and television were blaring. I asked her what she watching. She just smiled sweetly and said, "Maybe the power will be back on tomorrow.
Round one to the actress.
The all-time favorite though, is losing the loupe - an essential magnifying device. "I lost the loupe
is usually guaranteed to buy at least another day. I'm on to that one, so I stash an entire box of 'em in the office.
Imagine the actor's disappointment when a replacement materializes in minutes. "Oh, you have another one,
he says, crestfallen, an early wrap and a round of golf suddenly replaced by an afternoon looking at photos.
By now you're wondering, "Yeah, fine, but what about the stripper?
Keep your shirt on. Here it is: The same person who told my publicist pal there was no money for a light-box hired a woman to perform an all-nude table dance for a crewmember on his birthday. In the lunchroom. In front of the entire crew. What's more, the trailer of an absent executive producer was used as the stripper's green room.
Being completely ignorant of such things, I have no idea what a stripper costs (c'mon, my mom reads this column), but I'll wager it's more than a light box.
Besides being sexist and politically incorrect beyond belief, the stripper incident broke open the floodgates on the budget. Several department heads witnessing the spectacle lodged complaints - and used the leverage to get coveted items previously denied.
My friend, too, finally got her light box. And her disappointed actor had to replace the putter in his hand with a grease pencil.
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How do you introduce yourself at parties? (Am I the only one?)
Estelle Rosenfeld, 19 September 2012
Who called the session: Estelle Rosenfeld
Who attended the session: Pam, Jo Dyer, Jane Pitt, Estelle Rosenfeld
Just met someone in the train on my way here, and he mentioned he was a train driver, nice and simple, eventually he asked "what do you do?" and I had to select one of my usual five to six options.
Answers vary depending on:
Who you are talking to / where you are What you are working on at the moment
But really, does it matter? Is this an issue? Why do we need label?
Cause it's linked to copyrighting and selling lines.
There is something nice in the simplicity of saying "I'm a train driver", is our answer vague, because what we do is vague?...
As it got us talking about what we do and this session was shared with Jane Pitt's session on 'Participation?' cause we both wanted to talk about both subject, we moved on to the question of 'participation' in work and its links to labeling.
participation, introduction, art form, copyright, label
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has suspended the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) with immediate effect, citing government interference.
The Bureau declared that the circumstances in which elections for a new FFSL Executive Committee took place on 14 January 2023 constituted undue interference by a third party in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.
The world body said the lifting of the suspension will be subject to the official and written exemption from the current national sports law to be legally granted to the FFSL/Sri Lankan football in order to guarantee the recognition and implementation of the newly adopted FFSL Statutes (22 September 2022).
The Bureau also demanded that FFSL administration be fully in charge of the FFSL's daily affairs until a new FFSL Executive Committee is elected, insisting that the elections of 14 January 2023 are not recognised by either FIFA or the AFC.
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Today, earthquakes caused by humans occur on a much greater scale. Events over the last century have shown mining is just one of many industrial activities that can induce earthquakes large enough to cause significant damage and death. Filling of water reservoirs behind dams, extraction of oil and gas, and geothermal energy production are just a few of the modern industrial activities shown to induce earthquakes.
Last year, the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV commissioned a comprehensive global review of all human-induced earthquakes. The sheer breadth of industrial activity that is potentially seismogenic came as a surprise to many scientists. These examples are now catalogued at The Induced Earthquakes Database.
Initially, mining technology was primitive. Mines were small and relatively shallow. Collapse events would have been minor – though this might have been little comfort to anyone caught in one.
But modern mines exist on a totally different scale. Precious minerals are extracted from mines that may be over two miles deep or extend several miles offshore under the oceans. The total amount of rock removed by mining worldwide now amounts to several tens of billions of tons per year. That's double what it was 15 years ago – and it's set to double again over the next 15. Meanwhile, much of the coal that fuels the world's industry has already been exhausted from shallow layers, and mines must become bigger and deeper to satisfy demand.
The magnitudes of the largest earthquakes postulated to be associated with projects of different types varies greatly. This graph shows the number of cases reported for projects of various types vs. maximum earthquake magnitude for the 577 cases for which data are available.
A relatively new technology in oil and gas is shale-gas hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which by its very nature generates small earthquakes as the rock fractures. Occasionally, this can lead to a larger-magnitude earthquake if the injected fluids leak into a fault that is already stressed by geological processes.
Other materials pumped underground, including carbon dioxide and natural gas, also cause seismic activity. A recent project to store 25 percent of Spain's natural gas requirements in an old, abandoned offshore oilfield resulted in the immediate onset of vigorous earthquake activity with events up to magnitude 4.3. The threat that this posed to public safety necessitated abandonment of this US$1.8 billion project.
Nowadays, earthquakes induced by large industrial projects no longer meet with surprise or even denial. On the contrary, when an event occurs, the tendency may be to look for an industrial project to blame. In 2008, an earthquake in the magnitude 8 range struck Ngawa Prefecture, China, killing about 90,000 people, devastating over 100 towns, and collapsing houses, roads and bridges. Attention quickly turned to the nearby Zipingpu Dam, whose reservoir had been filled just a few months previously, although the link between the earthquake and the reservoir has yet to be proven.
Scientists are now presented with some exciting challenges. Earthquakes can produce a "butterfly effect": Small changes can have a large impact. Thus, not only can a plethora of human activities load Earth's crust with stress, but just tiny additions can become the last straw that breaks the camel's back, precipitating great earthquakes that release the accumulated stress loaded onto geological faults by centuries of geological processes. Whether or when that stress would have been released naturally in an earthquake is a challenging question.
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Walter Mondale for SCOTUS?
Over the weekend, I asked what would happen if the Supremes have an opening in the next couple of years. A filibuster (or outright defeat, if there are 51 Republican Senators) seems inevitable to me and most of the people who responded, summed up by commenter JazzBumpa who supposed that the GOP would filibuster Robert Bork's clone if Barack Obama sent him up.
Nor is it really plausible that Obama would nominate someone that conservatives like. He'd be inviting a relatively serious primary challenge (I hear Russ Feingold might be looking for something to do, and he strikes me as the kind off pol who would do it).
The obvious compromise, suggested by commenter Kylopod, would be to pick someone old. Would Republicans be willing to vote for Hillary Clinton (b. 1947)? Still on the youngish side, no? She could easily last a couple of decades on the Court. So, here's the likely short list:
Walter Mondale, b. 1928. At last, a Protestant!
Abner Mikva, b. 1926. He's been confirmed before!
George Mitchell, b. 1933. Ethnic diversity.
Mario Cuomo, b. 1932. Bonus attraction for the GOP: might take three or four years to decide whether to accept appointment or not.
Jerry Brown, b. 1938. OK, he's a bit young -- but he's goofy enough that he might not be a reliable liberal vote on everything, but most liberals would still be happy, and besides if he wins then California Republicans could get rid of him.
Hey, I'm not joking -- well, except for the Jerry Brown part; I'd rather see the other Jerry Browne on the Court. Odds are that there won't be an opening in the next couple of years, but it's hard to see any other way out of a stalemate if there is one. And even then, I'm not sure that 41 Republicans would let anyone go, no matter how old they were.
The larger issue is what's going to happen to the other judicial nominations. Will Republicans simply roadblock everyone, at least at the Circuit Court level? If so, and if Democrats maintain a small majority, will Dems threaten a nuclear option? Will they work out a deal? If not, would the Democrats really just end the filibuster by a simple majority vote? What if Republicans control the Senate? Would they even allow any nominee out of committee?
It's hard to believe that we'll just go two years without filling any judicial vacancies. Isn't it? But I'm finding it hard to see any incentives for Republicans to compromise. Sure, they wouldn't want their own nominees spiked in the future -- but that's not going to cost any Senator reelection, and furnishing the winning votes to put an Obama nominee on a Court of Appeals could just do that in a primary.
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Colby October 25, 2010 at 5:28 PM
I'd kinda love Mikva on the Court, even if only for a couple years.
But I still say the political incentives change after this election. i mean, Brown's path to victory pretty much demands that he shares votes with Obama, so he's gotta find something they agree on.
I'd like to see some hardball on this issue. Republicans get whatever they want and dems have no right to the same. If Obama wants my vote in 2012 i'm gonna have to see some stones from him for the next two years. Otherwise who cares if you have a repub or dem in the white house......the old addage that they are all alike is almost the truth.
Mercer October 25, 2010 at 6:59 PM
I think nominating someone over 80 years old for such an important job should be a non starter. If I were Obama I would ask Senators Snowe or Collins if they were interested.
I think the age thing is a way to get around this. Well, if it's possible. Nominating a sitting federal judge (possibly a senior judge) seems the least controversial way to possibly get someone through, and sure, it might be possible to get someone who is 70-80 confirmed when it might not otherwise be possible. Terence Evans of the 7th would seem a leading possibility among that set. Others to look at could include Proctor Hug of the 9th, Pierre Leval of the 2nd, Harry Edwards of DC, Carolyn Dineen King of the 5th, and Robert King of the 4th. I think a politician who is already framed as very partisan wouldn't work, knocking out the likes of Cuomo and Mitchell. But maybe a less clearly partisan ex-senator would work - say, Paul Sarbanes?
I don't see the problem. No matter what, nominate a liberal.
If one of the four leave, nominate a liberal. It doesn't change the court or its outcomes while the seat is vacant.
If it's a conservative, nominate a liberal. The court is now divided four-four. Delay is to the benefit of Democrats.
There are costs associated with rejecting nominees. Just put up ten very liberal justices and dare the Republicans to block them all...then offer ten more.
David Tomlin October 25, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Obama voted against Roberts and Alito, and was in favor of filibustering Alito.
Lester Freamon October 26, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Actually, Russ Feingold would be a good nominee for Obama. Not only would he be a fantastic justice, but he's relatively young and reliably progressive. Plus his bipartisan reputation for putting principle before party insulates him from the charge that he would be a partisan on the court. Also, the Senate is a clubby place, so nominating a former Senator would make the confirmation a bit easier.
Plus it's in Obama's advantage for purely political reasons. Feingold has been one of the administration's harshest critics from the left, particularly on national security and executive power issues. He barely toes the line as it is as a member of the Senate, but if he's not in office, he'll be completely free from any constraint that currently holds him in check from criticizing the president or the party. He'd also be free to challenge Obama in the Democratic primary. However, if he were appointed to the court, he would have the integrity and respect for the non-political office of Supreme Court Justice that he wouldn't weigh in on the issues of the day, except when they come before him as a justice. Plus, the left wing of the party would wet themselves with glee over it.
Litzz11@yahoo.com October 26, 2010 at 4:57 AM
I'm finding it hard to see any incentives for Republicans to compromise.
Well they haven't compromised on anything up to this point so why start now?
Meanwhile, our Democrats are all about that bi-partisanshippy huggsy wuggsy feel-good party like it's the 1970s stuff. Someone please explain to me why this is? How can you go to voters for two election cycles and tell them the problem is that they don't have a filibuster proof majority so they can't get anything done -- but when voters DO give them that filibuster proof majority they go to Washington and declare they must have bipartisan legislation?
Why is that? I'm so confused.
Colby October 26, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Well, that's not exactly what happened, though. Obama pretty explicitly campaigned on bipartisanship (As all first-termers do), and at least 10 of the new Senators since 2006 did, too (or at least promises of "independence" or "moderation"). And "voters" never gave Dems a filibuster-proof majority- Arlen Specter's (now apparently defunct) survival instincts did. Indeed, first chance they got, voters took those 60 votes away (and punished Specter, when they got that chance). Finally, a few Republicans DID vote for pretty much every major thing in the Senate besides HCR (and even that got timely assists from Snowe and Cao).
I mean, I'm not saying Dems were as bold as the coulda/shoulda been. But it's easy to see why the tried some bipartisanship- they campaigned on it, at various points they needed it, and enough Republicans were willing to give it.
I couldn't disagree with Colby more. There are more prominent non-elected-party senior officials in our government than in any administration in decades (Gates and Bernanke are the most prominent, but there area several more in mid-range jobs) and the administration bent over backwards to please the Republicans on a lot of things, stuffing hundreds of billions of tax cuts into the stimulus, pushing a smaller stimulus, and of course playing along with Republicans on health care reform (lots of Republican ideas are in the bill, which of course got the support of a lot of traditionally Republican organizations, if not Republican politicians). I think the notion that this White House is any more partisan than the norm is simply not backed up. The Senate on the other hand has been extremely partisan in an unheard of way since the 2006 elections. The use of the rules to block almost everything is truly novel.
As to the Feingold possibility - that'd never work. Senator or not, he's not part of "the club", he's to the left of most Democrats, and most Republicans consider Feingold's campaign finance stance to be unconstitutional. A senator might work - but it wouldn't be Feingold.
Kylopod October 26, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Personally, I think the era of politician-justices is long over. It more or less ended with Earl Warren (though Sandra Day O'Connor was a state senator). Pundits are always speculating about the nomination of some prominent pol, but I don't think it'll happen anytime soon. The only potential exception right now is Hillary Clinton, but even then I think it's unlikely, even if Obama did still have a filibuster-proof Senate.
Colby October 26, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Actually, I'm not sure you disagree with me at all. No where did I say that Obama/Dems WEREN'T bipartisan, or that they have uniquely partisan leadership (even in the House, Pelosi's centralized control is pretty much par for the course). I'm just saying that that bipartisanship didn't come out of nowhere- indeed, given how they campaigned and the numbers they often faced in the Senate, it was entirely predictable.
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La morfogénesis digital es un tipo de arte generativo en el que el desarrollo de formas complejas, o morfogénesis, se habilita mediante el cálculo. Este concepto es aplicable en muchas áreas del diseño, el arte, la arquitectura o el modelado. El concepto se desarrolló originalmente en el campo de la biología, y más tarde pasó a la geología, la geomorfología y la arquitectura.

En arquitectura, describe herramientas y métodos para crear formularios y adaptarlos a un entorno conocido. Stanislav Roudavski describe como similar a la morfogénesis biológica: desarrollando poco a poco, sin una definición explícita de los métodos de crecimiento o de adaptación. Paralelamente se puede relacionar con conceptos como emergencia y autoorganización.

Los desarrollos en la morfogénesis digital han permitido la construcción y el análisis de estructuras con más detalle de lo que podría haberse hecho en un plano o modelo a mano, con estructuras en todos los niveles definidos por algoritmos iterativos. A medida que avanzan las técnicas de fabricación, es posible producir objetos con fractal u otras estructuras elaboradas.

Personas relacionadas
 Alan Turing
 Branko Kolarevic
 Achim Menges
 Neri Oxman
 Rivka Oxman
 Birger Ragnvald Sevaldson

Véase también

 Biónica, Biomimesis
 Arquitectura digital, Blobitectura
 Arte generativo, arte evolutivo
 Computación evolutiva
 MIT Media Lab

Referencias

Bibliografía

 Burry, Jane, et al. (2005). 'Modeling Estructural dinámico: Un Collaborative Exploración de Diseño', Revista Internacional de Informática Arquitectónica, 3, 1, pp. 27–42
 De Landa, Manuel (1997). Mil Años de Nonlinear Historia (Nueva York: Libros de Zona)
 Feuerstein, Günther (2002). Biomorphic Arquitectura: Formas Humanas y Animales en Arquitectura (Stuttgart; Londres: Axel Menges)
 Frazer, John H. (1995). Una Arquitectura Evolutiva, Temas VII (Londres: Asociación Arquitectónica)
 Hensel, Michael y Achim Menges (2008). 'Diseñando Morpho-Ecologías: Versatilidad y Vicissitude de Espacio Heterogéneo', Diseño Arquitectónico, 78, 2, pp. 102–111
 Hensel, Michael, Achim Menges, y Michael Weinstock, eds (2004). Aparición: Estrategias de Diseño Morfogenético, Diseño Arquitectónico (Londres: Wiley)
 Hensel, Michael y Achim Menges (2006). Soyaterial y Síntesis de Diseño Digital', Diseño Arquitectónico, 76, 2, pp. 88–95
 Hensel, Michael y Achim Menges (2006). 'Diferenciación y Rendimiento: Multi-Arquitecturas de Rendimiento y Moduló Entornos', Diseño Arquitectónico, 76, 2, pp. 60–69
 Hingston, Philip F., Luigi C. Barone, y Zbigniew Michalewicz, eds (2008). Diseño por Evolución: Avances en Diseño Evolutivo (Berlín; Londres: Salmer)
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 Lynn, Greg (1999). Forma animada (Nueva York: Princeton Prensa Arquitectónica)
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 Ottchen, Cynthia (2009). 'El Futuro de Modelización de Información y el Fin de Teoría: Menos está Limitado, Más es Diferente', Diseño Arquitectónico, 79, 2, pp. 22–27
 Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw, y Aristid Lindenmayer (2004). La Belleza Algorítmica de Plantas (Nueva York: Salmer-Verlag)
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 Sabin, Jenny E. Y Peter Lloyd Jones (2008). 'Nonlinear Biología de sistemas y Diseño: Diseño de Superficie', en Proceedings de la 28.ª Conferencia Anual de la Asociación para Ordenador Aided Diseño en Arquitectura (ACADIA), Piel + de Silicio: Computación y Procesos Biológicos, Minneapolis 16–19 de octubre de 2008, ed. Por Andrew Kudless, Neri Oxman y Marc Swackhamer, pp. 54–65
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Starting from today, Boingo, the global market leader in Wi-Fi services, will provide Wi-Fi to New York residents absolutely free. The move is sponsored by Google Offers and the service has been implemented currently in six subway stations and more than 200 hotspot locations across the Megapolis. Eventually, the plan is to extend the free Wi-Fi signals to every underground station in New York City.
"We're glad our riders will be able to access free Wi-Fi this summer in six subway stations to stay connected while they're underground," MTA director of strategic initiatives Jerome Page said in a statement. "Reliable Wi-Fi is an important benefit for straphangers in New York City subway stations."
Here is a list of the six subway stations which currently have free Wi-Fi:
A, C, E station at Eighth Avenue and West 14th Street
L station at Eighth Avenue and West 14th Street
C, E station at Eighth Avenue and West 23rd Street
1, 2, 3 station at Seventh Avenue and West 14th Street
F, M station at Sixth Avenue and West 14th Street
L station at Sixth Avenue and West 14th Street
Whereas the free offer last only till September 7, Boingo's plan is to turn every tube station wireless in a phased plan. Initially 36 major stations such as Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and Columbus Circle will get their own Wi-Fi connection and eventually over the next five years, almost every one of the 300 stations will get Wi-Fi, providing an average of 1.6 billion people wireless internet services in a year.
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Bulls Convert Kostas Antetokounmpo To Two-Way Contract
October 14th 2022 at 3:25pm CST by Luke Adams
The Bulls have signed forward Kostas Antetokounmpo to a two-way contract, the team announced today (via Twitter).
Technically, Antetokounmpo, who was in camp with the Bulls on an Exhibit 10 contract, had that deal converted into a two-way pact. Teams are allowed to turn Exhibit 10s into two-ways at any time up until October 17, assuming the player meets the two-way criteria. Antetokounmpo, the younger brother of Giannis Antetokounmpo, has just three years of NBA experience, so he fits the bill.
Although he has appeared in NBA games in three separate seasons, Antetokounmpo has never played a regular rotation role during previous stops with the Mavericks and Lakers. The 24-year-old has logged just 87 total minutes in 22 games, putting up 21 points and 23 rebounds during his limited action.
Malcolm Hill and Justin Lewis had previously held the Bulls' two-way contract slots. The Bulls haven't announced that they've waived either player, but K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago suggests that Lewis, who sustained an ACL injury this summer, will be the odd man out. Lewis will remain around the team during his recovery process, Johnson writes.
In other Bulls roster news, the club has signed former NBA forward Okaro White to a contract, per RealGM's transaction log. White is still listed as part of the roster on the team's official website, but will likely be waived in the next 24 hours or so and eventually join the Windy City Bulls, Chicago's G League team.
Kostas Antetokounmpo
9 thoughts on "Bulls Convert Kostas Antetokounmpo To Two-Way Contract"
SGA4MVP23 • 4 months ago
Is there a chance the team waives Malcolm Hill and signs Okaro White? They're around the same age and White is eligible to sign a two-way, so I think they might…
Very Barry • 4 months ago
Malcolm Hill was solid for the Bulls when they called him up last year. I think the Bulls are happy with him if they think he can duplicate last season if he is needed to call up.
stevep-4 • 4 months ago
Hey Reinsdorf can now tell season ticket holders he has signed Antetokounmpo! Expect ticket price increases shortly.
Innotsorryisaidthatoyourass • 4 months ago
Having a MVP brother in the league does pay dividends and makes up for a clear lack of NBA talent.
unclemike1525 • 4 months ago
I know I've asked this question before in other years but I must not have gotten an answer I believed. What is up with this whole signing a guy, to waive him so he can play for your G League team? That's got to be the stupidest roster manipulation in professional sports. If you want the guy for your G League team, Why not just sign him for that? Then make it like football where if someone wants a guy off your practice squad they have to put him on the Major League roster. This is the stupidest crap ever.
It is a way for teams to get a close look at a player with their G-League team. He is then under their control. When 10-day contract season begins, sometimes these guys get the call up.
It is also a way to care of both an agent relationship as well as a player by signing him to an Exhibit 10 contract. If he sticks with G-League squad player gets $50k bonus. It makes the $35k G-League salary added to the $50k enough of a reason for a player to not head to Europe.
If player is leaves or is waived prior to 60 days. No $50k is paid.
They are also auditions for 2-way contracts.
Nope sorry. Don't believe that one either. Doesn't explain anything. You can make the money work out anyway you want without this stupidity and still watch and evaluate them in the G League. Nice try but , NOT.
It is the reason why the Exhibit 10 contract was created!
G-League has a set salary for the league of $35k. You ain't getting talent for that. Exhibit 10 is a way to push that up to $85k when the $50k bonus is added.
No other way to make the money work. $35k salary is set in stone!
When a player is "yours". You get to evaluate him, and coach him, and see how a player responds to coaching and his chemistry with an organization. You also don't have to worry about another team stealing him away.
Luke Adams • 4 months ago
Very Barry's explanation is why teams make these moves.
If you're asking why such a convoluted process is necessary to pay G League players that $50K bonus, that's certainly a fair question and I have no good answer for it!
It's not like those bonuses count against the NBA team's camp, so it'd be much simpler (and make my job in October a lot easier) if teams could just give them that bonus when they sign a G League contract, with no NBA deal necessary.


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Wenzhou  (kinesisk skrift: 溫州; pinyin: Wēnzhōu) er en by på præfekturniveau i provinsen Zhejiang ved Kinas kyst til det Østkinesiske Hav. Den har et areal på 11.784 km2 og en befolkning på 7.645.700 mennesker, hvoraf 1.423.600 bor i byen Wenzhou (2007).

Wenzhou kulkraftværk ligger her.

Historie
Der kan spores bosættelser på stedet tilbage til 2000 år f.Kr. Området blev kaldt kongedømmet Dong'ou i 200-tallet f.Kr..

Havnebyen blev grundlagt i 300-tallet e.Kr. og bar da navnet Yongjia. Under Tang-dynastiet blev den eleveret til præfektur, og i 675 fik den navnet Wenzhou.

I 1876 blev byen åbnet for udenrigshandel. I 1800-tallet udviklede den sig til en vigtig havn for kinesisk teeksport. Under 2. kinesisk-japanske krig var Wenzhou en af de få havne, som ikke blev okkuperet af japanerne, og byen havde da stor betydning for den kinesiske side. Efter krigen var den i tilbagegang, til kysthandelen begyndte at vokse fra ca. 1955. Den er senere vokset til stor velstand.

Wenzhou er også hjemby for mange handlende kinesere i USA og Europa.

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Bypræfekturet Wenzhou administrerer tre distrikter, to byer på amtsniveau og seks amter.

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Den lokale leder i Kinas kommunistiske parti er Chen Weijun. Borgmester er Yao Gaoyuan , pr. 2021.

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Lindbergh Educational Center, also known as Manteca Adult School, located in Manteca, California, is part of the Manteca Unified School District. Thousands of its students have earned their high school diplomas or General Educational Development certificates. Its vocational training program "has earned numerous recognition for its effectiveness." In 1997, its Teen Parent Panel won the Action on Behalf of Children (ABC) Award.

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Romney and Paul? That's The Ticket
February 25, 2012 by PJV Contributor 1 Comment
— by David Streeter
Over the last few months, The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported on the "strategic partnership" between Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and anti-Israel Representative Ron Paul (R-TX). This week, The Huffington Post's Sam Stein and Slate's Dave Weigel both noted that the Paul campaign's latest negative ad is directed at Romney's main rival-former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)-despite the claims in the ad applying to both Santorum and Romney. Many have speculated that Romney has been courting Paul in order to ensure a unified Republican Party if he receives the nomination. Stein also noted regarding the Romney-Paul relationship:
Mitt Romney gave his big economic policy statement today at Ford Field Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. However, Romney doesn't draw the kind of crowds that Ron Paul does. However, Romney calculates that his delegates along with Paul's will be enough to capture the Republican nomination, August in Tampa.
The Texas Republican has refused to attack Romney during televised debates. He's also devoted a considerable portion of his vast campaign resources to television ads that undermine Romney's opponent of the week, from Rick Perry, to Newt Gingrich, to his latest foe, Rick Santorum.
Paul and Romney are reportedly friends, but that seemed like only half the story. The most logical explanation for the alliance was that Romney had promised Paul some sort of future role, either at the GOP convention or even in his administration. Some also speculated that Romney might have plans for Paul's son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
More after the jump.
Lately though, there has been speculation that Romney could select Paul to be his running mate. The Daily Mail's Toby Harnden wrote after last night's debate:
After tonight's debate, in which Ron Paul and Mitt Romney repeatedly attacked Rick Santorum over his 16-year record in Congress, the former US Senator for Pennsylvania hinted that something nefarious was going on.
'You have to ask Congressman Paul and Governor Romney what they've got going together,' Santorum told reporters in the spin room in Mesa, Arizona. 'Their commercials look a lot alike and so do their attacks.'
Santorum's top strategist John Brabender went even further, charging that the two men had 'joined forces' and were coordinating attacks against his man.
'Clearly there's a tag team strategy between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. For all I know, Mitt Romney might be considering Ron Paul as his running mate. Clearly there is now an alliance between those two and you saw that certainly in the debate.'
There has also been speculation that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) — Paul's son who shares many of his father's same anti-Israel views — could be a potential vice presidential candidate. According to WFPL:
Senator Rand Paul first discussed his higher aspirations at the beginning of this year. He said he wouldn't close the door on being a Vice Presidential candidate. After a speech in Louisville today, Paul held that door firmly open, saying he wants to be part of the national debate.
Paul's name has swirled as a possible pick that would give Romney points with the Tea Party.
When asked directly what he would say if Romney made the offer, Paul tried to punt.
'I don't know if I can answer that question, but I can say it would be an honor to be considered,' he said.
The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis wrote:
Of course, this could be much ado about nothing – just a politician answering a question. On the other hand, it is sure to spark more speculation that some sort of deal may be in the works between the Romney and Paul camps. It's not as if Ron Paul's campaign hasn't stoked speculation. As the Dallas Morning News reported, Paul's national campaign chairman, Jesse Benton, recently said: 'Any Republican should have Rand Paul on his short list.'
On the surface, tapping Paul as veep might not make sense. But conservatives are refusing to go along and eat the dog food with Romney – and adding Rand Paul to the ticket would fire conservatives up – and ensure that Ron Paul drops any plans to launch a 3rd party challenge.
And just imagine if Romney arrives at the GOP convention needing some of Paul's delegates to win the nomination?
It's not an absurd idea.
The New Yorker's Kelefa Sanneh observed that the elder Paul-by being quiescent and cooperating with Romney and the mainstream of the GOP-could be paving the way for a future presidential run by his son:
There is only one politician whom Paul regularly praises in his speeches-a man he coyly refers to as a 'senator from Kentucky.' If Paul sees a future for himself in the Republican Party, it is through his son Rand, who might have an easier time than his father in attracting traditional conservatives to his cause. (During his campaign for the Senate, for example, Rand Paul declined to rule out using force to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.) Unlike most politicians on the verge of retirement, Paul can't accurately claim that he has nothing to lose by breaking with the party that has been his home for all but one of his years in politics. Hope for his son's prospects-and a disinclination to put him in an awkward position-might be enough to keep Paul from ending his political career with another third-party campaign. If he split the vote, indirectly helping to reëlect [sic] Obama, it might be a long time before Republicans were willing to get behind anyone named Paul.
More information on why Ron Paul matters is available here.
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The Deja Vu Primary
January 13, 2012 by PJV Contributor Leave a Comment
Slate's David Weigel draws some interesting parallels between this Republican primary and the last one:
"I'm thinking of a Republican primary. It starts with a candidate (John McCain/Mitt Romney) who ran once before, came in second place, and won over the party's elite class without winning over its base. Other candidates, understandably unwilling to accept this, line up: An under-funded social conservative (Mike Huckabee/Rick Santorum), an elder statesman who's walked to the altar three times (Rudy Giuliani/Newt Gingrich), a libertarian who wants to bring back the gold standard (Ron Paul/Ron Paul). The conservative base is displeased. In the year before the primary, it pines for a perfect candidate. At the end of summer, on (September 5/August 13), it gets him: (Fred Thompson/Rick Perry). The dream candidate immediately rises to the top of national polls, but collapses after lazy, distaff debate performances… The Republican base looks at the wreckage and shudders. It can never allow this to happen ever again."
However despite the parallels Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is now singing a different tune about Mitt Romney's leadership at Bain Capital:
"These attacks on, quote, Bain Capital is really kind of anathema to everything that we believe in."
— McCain on CBS News, January 12, 2012, about attacks on Mitt Romney's track record in business.
"As head of his investment company he presided over the acquisition of companies that laid off thousands of workers."
— McCain in the New York Times, January 28, 2008, taking a different view.
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Doctors at Liberal event urge Trudeau to strengthen gun laws
Michelle Carbert, Marieke Walsh and Janice Dickson
Ottawa, toronto and whitby, ont.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks with trauma care workers during a discussion on gun violence gun control on Sept. 30, 2019 in Toronto.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
Health-care professionals working on the front lines of gun violence in Toronto called on the federal government to implement stricter firearms laws, including a national handgun ban, at a campaign event with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
None of the four main parties plans to meet the call.
Mr. Trudeau has said a re-elected Liberal government would ban and buy back up to 250,000 military-style assault rifles and let municipalities impose individual handgun bans. The Conservatives oppose bans on assault rifles and handguns, and say they would focus on the "violent criminals" rather than "law-abiding farmers, hunters and sport shooters." The New Democrats promise to do more to stop gun-smuggling, and the Greens say they would further restrict handguns to shooting ranges in urban areas.
But health-care professionals at a Liberal-organized event in Toronto on Monday called for more action to stop a rise in gun violence. The number of gun homicides across Canada has climbed 60 per cent since 2014, and in 2018 hit 249.
Mr. Trudeau said he held the event to "dig into an issue that has a significant impact on communities." However, one doctor said Ottawa isn't doing enough.
"I think what the federal government needs to do is show leadership and do a national ban on handguns," said Joel Lexchin, an emergency physician with the University Health Network in Toronto.
The Liberals have said they would work with the provinces and territories to allow municipal handgun bans. Dr. Lexchin said, "that's the wrong approach," because even if a province allows municipal handgun bans, rules might vary.
Mr. Trudeau replied that "there are lots of people who would like us to go further."
Three other health-care professionals at the Liberal event told reporters they also support a federal handgun ban.
The Liberal plan would also suspend gun licences for people suspected of posing a danger to their families, toughen gun-storage laws and crack down on people who buy guns legally and divert them to illegal markets.
At a separate event on Monday, Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders said a handgun ban would have some benefits, but that most of the crime guns the force encounters come from the United States.
"The reduction [of the violence] will involve a multitude of agencies … to get it correct," he said.
In Whitby, Ont., Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced a Tory government would make the disability tax credit more accessible to help Canadians with disabilities "manage their health needs."
The tax credit is available to people with disabilities, or their dependants, to help cover costs from a severe, prolonged mental or physical disability.
The Conservatives promised to reduce the number of hours spent on life-sustaining therapy required to qualify for the tax credit from 14 hours a week to 10; the party said it would also expand the definition of life-sustaining therapy. The Tories say the measure could allow 35,000 more Canadians with disabilities to save an average of $2,100 a year.
According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the change would cost $177-million over four years.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Vancouver on Monday for a child-care announcement. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May also campaigned there.
The latest numbers from Nanos Research show the race for first place remains close. The Conservatives had the support of 34 per cent of respondents, followed by the Liberals at 33 per cent. The NDP and Greens were both at 13 per cent, followed by the Bloc Québécois at 4 per cent and the People's Party of Canada at 3 per cent.
The poll was sponsored by The Globe and Mail and CTV, with a total of 1,200 Canadians surveyed from Sept. 27 to 29. It has a margin of error of 2.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Respondents were asked: "If a federal election were held today, could you please rank your top two current local voting preferences?" A report on the results, questions and methodology for this and all surveys can be found at tgam.ca/election-polls.
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    return payment * (1 - present_value_factor) / interest_rate

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Q: Equivalent WinForm DataGridView code to WPF DataGrid I have a data in DataGrid with n Rows, and the DataGrid is ReadOnly. Now my goal is to when I select any row or rows and then press EDIT Button then all the selected rows only becomes ReadOnly = false. so that I want to edit some data in selected row(s). After this when I press the update button then only the selected rows are updated using EntityFramework.
I done this task in WinForm DataGridView. Now I want the same thing in WPF DataGrid.
private void editCust_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (dataGridView1.SelectedRows.Count > 0)
        {
            foreach (DataGridViewRow item in dataGridView1.SelectedRows)
            {
                for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
                {
                    item.Cells[i].ReadOnly = false;
                }
            }
        }

        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("No Row Is Selected To Edit.");
        }
    }

    private void updateCust_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (dataGridView1.SelectedRows.Count > 0)
        {
            foreach (DataGridViewRow item in dataGridView1.SelectedRows)
            {
                cutable.Customer_Name = (string)item.Cells[1].Value;
                cutable.Counter = int.Parse(Convert.ToString(item.Cells[2].Value));
                cutable.Buying_Cost = float.Parse(Convert.ToString(item.Cells[3].Value));

                for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
                {
                    item.Cells[i].ReadOnly = true;
                }
            }

            db.SaveChanges();
            MessageBox.Show("Record Is Update.");
        }

        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("No Row Is Selected To Update.");
        }
    }

A: First convert DataGridView to DataTable then to DataGrid
For DataGridView to DataTable
Use this:
DataTable myDataTable=(DataTable)(myDataGridView.DataSource);

For more reference go through DataGridView to DataTable
Now for DataTable to DataGrid
Use this:
myDataGrid.ItemsSource=myDataTable.DefaultView;
myDataGrid.AutoGenerateColumns = true;
myDataGrid.CanUserAddRows = false;

For more reference go through DataTable to DataGrid
Comment for any query
UPDATE:
Try to create to your own code and logic, do not depend on direct solutions given by someone.
Well a similar issue I found in StackOverflow[Solved].
Refer to this question how to edit select row in datagrid in wpf
Hope it helps!

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"RETURN TO SAFE PLAY"
SJSA ORGANIZATIONAL COVID 19 GUIDELINES
For the current Decision Tree click here
SJSA understands that our coaches, players and families are looking forward to returning to the field of play. With that in mind, we are issuing these "Return to Safe Play" guidelines for our teams to follow as we move forward. It shall be noted that these guidelines are fluid and secondary to guidelines set forth by sanctioning bodies and directors. These guidelines will continue to be evaluated and may change as activities resume.
Guidelines to be followed: 1. Federal, state and local guidelines must be the highest priority. 2. Proper personal hygiene and COVID 19 guidelines must be practiced at all activities.
1. RETURN TO PRACTICE
Any player or coach who is not feeling well, has a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, or has symptoms identified by the CDC (CDC Symptoms Here) shall not attend any practice or event. Players will not be reprimanded for not attending.
It is recommended all participants wash their hands prior to and after activity.
Face coverings MUST be present and worn at all team practices and events for all coaches, officials and spectators.
All players at a field MUST wear face coverings going to and from the field, while in the dugout and while not actively playing. While players are actively participating on-field, they do not have to wear their face covering. The preference is to not use the dugout at all, but rather space 6ft apart along the fence.
All participants are recommended to have their own hand sanitizer with them at activities.
It is suggested that Coaches have disinfectant at the field and use it on all equipment in case equipment has to be shared (team, and individual players). No equipment should be shared between players. This is a precautionary measure.
All participants must have their own hydration containers. No sharing of containers.
Social distancing shall be maintained at all times. Players, spectators, officials and/or coaches shall not congregate in close
areas before, during or after activity. When social distancing of 6 feet cannot be maintained, a face covering must be worn.
All Coaches MUST maintain an attendance log of practices and games and a current roster for their team. This is required to aid public health officials in their tracing abilities shall an exposure occur.
As facilities come available, guidelines may be in place restricting the number of participants in a group. Teams must adhere to those guidelines at all times.
Spectators are strongly discouraged. If a household must remain at practice, social distancing of 6 feet from players, coaches and other households must be maintained and face coverings must be worn.
All participants at the field should adhere to the following:
NO sunflower seeds
NO chewing tobacco or spitting out of gum
NO sharing hydration containers
NO sharing equipment
We recommend all participating families adhere to the following guidelines:
Not drop off or pick up your player in an area where another family is dropping off or picking up their player.
Not congregating with other households at the field.
Please practice social distancing and wear masks whenever possible at the field.
DUE TO EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT A FIELD, PLEASE ARRIVE NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED PRACTICE TIME AND YOU MUST LEAVE IMMEDIATELY UPON PRACTICE COMPLETION.
Leave the field as soon as reasonably possible when practice is completed. Wash your hands thoroughly or use a hand sanitizer after coming off the field. No extra-curricular or social activity shall take place. No congregation after playing.
2. RETURN TO COMPETITION
Event guidelines must be adhered to at all times.
Our "Return to Practice" guidelines shall be adhered to, if event guidelines are less stringent.
Social distancing in the dugout area shall be maintained to the best of participants ability.
Participants shall return to their vehicle area between games. Do not loiter around the facility risking cross exposure with other participants.
"NO PARTICIPATION" REPERCUSSIONS
Team members and their families have the right to choose not to participate in any activity, i.e. practice, competition and/or travel without fear of repercussion from the organization or any member of the organization. The health, safety and personal welfare of our coaches, players and their families are the main priority for the SJSA Baseball organization.
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By playing this sport, young athletes learn football's timeless qualities of leadership, responsibility, perseverance and teamwork.
The passion evoked by football is as timeless as its values of sacrifice and discipline, standing forever firm regardless of society's swings.
Every year, nearly 3 million children age 6 to 14 take to football fields across America to play the game they love. They may not realize it, but these young athletes are enjoying the benefits of physical exercise while learning life lessons through the sport.
Studies show that being physically active through football lowers body fat, strengthens muscles and increases the likelihood of continuing good health habits later in life.
Football introduces young players to new social groups and to a set of coaches who serve as role models.
Research shows athletes tend to have higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of depression.
To the kids, though, the game is about fun, friendships and camaraderie. It's about achieving success or learning from failure then lining right back up to try again.
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Letter to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad
Request for Necessary Reforms to Personal Status Laws
President Bashar al-Assad
Presidential Palace, Damascus
Your Excellency,
We are writing to express our support for your decision, as reported in the media, to set aside the draft personal status law, which would have continued the unequal treatment of Syrian women. The current draft would leave a number of problematic articles in the existing law intact, and would fail to enhance and protect the legal status of women. We understand that the draft law has been returned to the Ministry of Justice, which we hope will create an inclusive process to revise the draft law so that it will be fair to all Syrians.
There is a growing trend in the Arab world to amend laws on the subject to ensure equal treatment for men and women. A few years ago Morocco amended its family code or mudawannah to grant equal rights to men and women in family matters. Morocco, Egypt and Yemen have also recently granted women the right to pass on their nationality to their children. We hope that other countries in the region, including Syria, will soon follow suit.
We would like to share our concerns about some of the discriminatory provisions in the draft law and the supporting documentation in the hope that it will assist you in revising the law, consistent with Syria's Constitution and international human rights standards. Article 25 of Syria's Constitution states that "freedom is a sacred right and the state guarantees its citizens' individual freedoms and protects their dignity and security. Article 25(3) further notes "the citizens are equal before the law in their rights and duties."
Here are provisions that cause concern:
The draft law is discriminatory with regard to marriage age, allowing marriage for males at age 18 and females at 17 in one provision and boys at 15 and girls at 13 in another if they have reached puberty and have been granted permission by their guardians.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), ratified by Syria in 2003, states in article 16 (1) that state parties must take appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters related to marriage and family relations. The Committee on the Rights of the Child, which provides the guiding interpretation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, also ratified by Syria, has also addressed this issue. In its General Comment no. 4 (2003) the Committee expressed its concerns about early marriage and pregnancy, which it described as significant factors for problems related to sexual and reproductive health. It states clearly that the Convention requires states to ensure the minimum age for marriage is the same for both girls and boys, and goes on to strongly recommend States Parties to increase the minimum age for marriage with and without parental consent to 18 years, for both girls and boys.
The draft law does not allow Syrian women married to non-citizens to pass on their nationality to their children, while it does not restrict men in this way.
Article 44 of Syria's Constitution clearly states "The family is the basic unit of society and is protected by the state." By denying Syrian women the right to pass on their nationality to their children, the Syrian government denies equal protection to their families.
The draft law's system of guardianship for women subjects female decision-making in family matters to male supervision. Specifically, article 20 requires adult women to receive consent from a male guardian to marry. In instances where a marriage has occurred without consent, article 27 stipulates that a woman's male guardian may invalidate her marriage if her husband was found incompetent.
Article 15 of CEDAW specifically requires states to "accord to women, in civil matters, a legal capacity identical to that of men and the same opportunities to exercise that capacity." State parties are also required to ensure that all contracts with a legal effect directed at restricting the legal capacity of women will be voided.
Numerous articles in the draft law deny women autonomy and freedom of movement. These include provisions in article 37 (1) that state that women are not permitted to work outside the home without their husbands' permission and that even a divorced woman can lose her alimony payment if she works without her former husband's permission. Article 70 also denies women the right to travel outside Syria without permission.
Article 15(4) of CEDAW obliges states to grant women the same rights as men with regard to freedom of movement. In addition, article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that "everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state" and that "everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)acceded to by Syria in 1969, requires all state parties to implement the right to freedom of movement both within a state and the right to enter and leave one's own country.
The draft law also creates a discriminatory system for divorce. Under article 86, men have the right to divorce by simple repudiation while women must prove that there is a "valid" reason. In instances where a consensual decision has been reached by both spouses, the woman must repay her dowry to her husband.
Article 16 (c) of CEDAW says that state parties are responsible for guaranteeing "the same rights and responsibilities during marriage and at its dissolution." The ICCPR obliges states to "take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In addition, as the body responsible for interpreting the ICCPR, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has noted that "any discriminatory treatment in regard to the grounds and procedures for separation or divorce, child custody, maintenance or alimony, visiting rights or the loss or recovery of parental authority must be prohibited."
On another matter, we commend your efforts to reform article 548 of the penal code, an important step to reform laws that effectively grant immunity to men who murder their female relatives. However, we remain concerned about other provisions in the law that urgently need changing to address adequately the issue of so-called honour crimes and to protect women and girls from violence.
Article 548 of the penal code still provides a 2-year minimum sentence for killing a female relative on the basis of honour. Articles 548, 239, 240, 241 and 242 grant immunity or a reduced sentence to a man who murders his female relative. In addition, Article 192 states that if the criminal act was based on an honourable intent, then the judge has a number of options to reduce the sentence, including short-term detention or imprisonment.
Violence, of any kind, against women has long been considered a human rights violation that all states have a responsibility to eradicate. The United Nations General Assembly resolution 61/143 on the Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women notes that states need to condemn such violence and to "refrain from invoking any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination as set out in the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women."
We ask your government to abolish all articles that reduce sentences for "honourable intent" and that effectively grant reduced sentences for crimes provoked by passion. We also ask your government to amend the unequal treatment of women under these provisions in the penal law and to consider all cases of murder as such.
We urge you to ensure the revision of the above - mentioned articles in Syria's Personal Status Law. We also urge you to withdraw Syria's reservations to articles 9(2) and 16 (1) (C) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women concerning equal rights between men and women to pass on their nationality to their children and the equal rights and responsibilities of men and women during marriage and its dissolution.
Finally, we recommend the Ministry of Justice grant the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs (SCFA) the responsibility for redrafting this law, under its mandate, issued by presidential decree in 2003. We ask that this process be open and transparent, with consideration given to the knowledge and perspectives of all parties who offer their views and the full participation of civil society organizations, including women's rights organizations and legal experts.
Personal status laws affect the lives of ordinary men and women, and as such they should treat both equally, and in particular should enhance, not reduce, women's rights. Lessening the inequality that women face in their families will ultimately assist women to advance in Syrian society. We welcome the opportunity to discuss these matters further and look forward to your response.
Liesl Gerntholtz
Executive Director of the Women's Rights Division
CC: Ministry of Justice
Prime Minister of Syria
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July 28, 2009 News Release
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Tuesday rob Manfred was asked about the spike in home runs. He essentially stated that it is not the ball and it is not due to players cheating the testing system for PED use. The numbers indicate he is probably right, that the spike is based on how today's game is played and it may not be suited for quality baseball.
It is no secret that strikeouts are up significantly in recent years. Home run rates though were close to the record pace of 1999 and 2000 and the 2016 season broke a record with 111 players hitting 20 or more homers, the old record of 103 was set in 1999.
Using the Play Index at http://www.baseball-reference.com, I ran some quick comparisons of the 103 1999 batters who were in the 20+ homer club against the 111 from 2016. Note Carlos Beltran is the one player who made the list both seasons.
The numbers are rather striking in some particular areas. IN 1999, several players were well into the 40+ range with 2 going over 60, no 2016 player hit more than 47. The 103 players in 1999 averaged 29.75 homers, the 2016 figure was 27.5. The average age of the combined players was just a half year difference, nearly 29 in 1999 and 28.5 in 2016. The 1999 players averaged 13 more plate appearances, nearly 609.5 to 596.3, but the average number of official at bats was nearly identical, 531.5 in 1999 and 531.9 this season. The 1999 batters on average had nearly 12 more hits than the 2016 hitters, 155.1 to 143.4. The difference was similar for walks, 66.1 for the 1999 group to 53.8 this season. Where did the fewer hits and walks go since the number of at bats was similar and the total plate appearances was only 13 higher in '99, you guessed it, strikeouts. This group of players averaged 101 in 1999, nearly 125 this season. While not the exact and proper figure, one can also get some insight by adding and dividing some numbers that don't usually get examined in this way. By adding up all the batting averages and dividing them by 103 players, the figure for the 1999 hitters is a batting average of 0.291. doing real AVG combining all hits and dividing by all at bats creates a figure that is about a hundredth of a point higher. This figure as you can expect was way down for the 2016 hitters at just .268. Using a similar method for other hitting stats, the 1999 hitters lead in on base percentage .372 to .339 and in slugging .527 to .487. Among other stats, numbers were not too different for the two groups, more than 2 doubles, a .2 lead in triples, nearly double the rate of sac flies 0.9 to 0.5, a 0.3 lead in GIDP, a 9.5-6.5 lead in stolen bases and a 4.0-2.6 lead in caught stealing was all found with the 1999 group. What the 2016 group had more of besides strikeouts, a nearly 0.2 lead in hit by pitches. So clearly when looking deeper at the numbers, yes 2016 had a home run spike, but it does not mean we have a better game or a more entertaining game. I for one would rather have a 5-4 game with action on the bases and fielding plays, as opposed to home run derby with a 10-8 score, 8 combined homers and 20 plus combined strikeouts.
The 2016 MLB attendance headline is a bit misleading. When you see that attendance was down a bit over 1% from 2015, it makes you wonder at first glance, what is wrong with baseball. Let me assure you folks, baseball is going to be OK.
The article on ESPN referenced how 2007 was the record setting year before the downturn from the recession and this is a very true statement. But one must dig a bit deeper into the numbers to understand some other factors at play which I am going to look at in great detail.
First, let's examine the numbers from that 2007 record breaking year and compare them to what we just completed with the 2016 season. When you compare those two seasons side by side, you get some very noteworthy data. First, while a majority of teams drew smaller crowds when using an average per game figure, the great drop in attendance that is the drain on the sport occurred in four of the largest markets, Philadelphia, both New York teams and with the Chicago White Sox. For all the bad press Miami fans get when you compare 2007 to 2016, the Marlins have the fifth best overall change with an increase of almost 4,500 more fans per game. The only teams that did better, the Blue Jays and Royals which both have had recent post season success after decades of nothing to show the fans, while Pittsburgh had a similar story with improved play on the field and Washington as a new market has taken more of an interest in its team. But consider all of the following points.
IN 2007, the Mets and Yankees were expected to be very good teams and contend, which they both did. Both were closing their stadiums after 2008 and many fans outside New York would come into the city so they could check off the former Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium on the ballparks visited list, count me among those in 2008 who did just that. The Mets while coming off a 2015 World Series have had a relatively down stretch since moving into Citifield in 2009 and 2016 represented a significant jump from prior years for the Mets. The Yankees have been in a general corporate support decline as the team following a 2009 championship had gotten old and had not lived up to the expected excellence of Yankee teams for the previous 15 years. The team in the Bronx has not won a division title since 2012 and the only playoff appearance as a 2015 wild Card resulted in a home shutout loss against a young and surprising Astros team. So it should not be a shock that these two teams are among those with the largest negative differences from 2007 to 2016. It should also be mentioned that the two newer stadiums have fewer seats and those fewer seats are for regular fans, not in the corporate suites which made news for their emptiness in the new Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have the largest drop when comparing 2016 to 2007, the Mets are third. Between them are the Phillies, where the story is a bit more typical. Philadelphia had moved into a new ballpark in 2004 and was aggressively trying to put a winning team on the field. From 2007 to 2011, the Phillies were among baseball's best franchises and by 2011, a ticket was a hard get as all games were sold out and average attendance was around 45,000. IN 2016, that average was under 24,000 as Phillies attendance dipped sharply following the 2013 season, it was already clearly in decline in 2013 as fans new the same was true for an aging team with huge and hard to move contracts. The Rangers and Rockies, two teams that have always been listed among those with very nice ballparks have experienced success at the gate. The Rangers low would come in 2008 and zoomed to over 42,000 in 2012 following a pair of World Series trips. A bad 2014 pulled the numbers down but the team still averaged over 3,500 more fans in 2016 than it did in 2007 and with another trip to post season, one would expect another increase in 2017. The Rockies hit rock bottom in 2005 and 2006 with a bit over 23,000 a game in 2005. But in 2007 Colorado made an improbable run to the playoffs and right on into the World Series. Attendance got more of a boost with a 2009 trip to the playoffs and while the team had a downturn starting in 2011, the gate did not suffer as Denver is clearly a football and baseball kind of town. Colorado was better than some expected in 2016 and there is hope that this could be a team on the move toward contention in the next couple seasons. With some young talent that has proven to be exciting on the field of play, expect things to maintain a Rocky Mountain high.
It is also worth noting that some of the teams that had high figures in 2007 which have dropped off in 2016 were in newer ballparks back then and as we always see, that newness does lose the charm after a while unless the team is winning. Several of the teams on the negative side went through a very deep dip in on field performance and are now recovering, Houston is a prime example, while others are in a down period now as they were then but saw a peak of successful performance such as Cincinnati. Others on this list had reasonable success early on in new ballparks and have stumbled in recent years, San Diego as an example, and still others were in a honeymoon with the fan base due to prior success leading into 2007 coupled with a contending team that season, Seattle for instance, with a decline that followed. After 2007, the Mets, Yankees, Twins and Marlins moved into new ballparks. Miami's best attendance was 2012 during this period, Minnesota's 2010, the first year of the new ballparks. For the two teams in New York, 2008 was the high water mark in the final season of the older and significantly larger ballparks in terms of human capacity.
The Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics mean time are examples of teams that perhaps need their own home markets. Oakland has never topped 30,000 in attendance since 1992, 2014 was the best season for Oakland during this period and the team is at one of its low points at the gate since the middle 1980's. The white Sox saw a spike in attendance to over 36,000 in 2006 following the 2005 championship, by 2012, attendance was well under 25,000 and has not recovered. A bad team on the field in recent years and a management plan that seems to be missing a Rutter has not helped. The white Sox had the fourth worst drop when comparing 2016 to 2007 numbers. I dare say that if the Sox were in Montreal, they would have more support and yes Chicago fans, there were many years when the Expos did draw better than the team on the south side.
Finally, let's talk about the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta goes into a new ballpark next year, a new ballpark that many including myself saw as unnecessary. The Braves attendance was dropping, but it was largely due to a bad team on the field and Atlanta fans like those in New York were spoiled and felt entitled. The Braves had two peaks in attendance, over 47,000 in 1993 following two trips to the world Series and a massive jump from just a bit over 12,000 in 1990. Following a dip due to the strike, attendance recovered with a championship and another World Series appearance in 1996, with 42,000+ at the new Turner Field in 2007. Attendance there would not fall under 40K until 2000 and even in 2007, the team still drew over 33,000 a game. The real drop came in recent years when the team management first did not make a serious effort to improve the team, then decided to move into a new ballpark and tear down the franchise at the same time. The loyal fans who showed up at a rate of nearly 25,000 a night in 2016 are to be given credit, those are the real fans and that figure is not far below what the team drew in 1991 when the Braves burst on to the seen as one of the great developing dynasties in modern baseball history.
The below chart list each MLB franchise, followed by its 2007 attendance per game, the 2016 figure and the difference. The chart is sorted from the largest positive difference or increase in the 2016 value to the most negative value or the largest drop based on the 2016 figure in relation to '07.