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HomeEditorialSearch Back IssuesJanuary, 2014 IssueSteel Executives Wary of Spring Import Surge
Steel Executives Wary of Spring Import Surge
By Metal Center News Staff on Jan 16, 2014
At this point in 2013, Americans were feeling a mixture of relief, anger and pessimism about the year ahead. In a last-minute budget vote, Congress managed to keep the nation from plunging over the fiscal cliff, but the partisan bickering between Republicans and Democrats over the debt ceiling and federal spending cuts undermined consumer and business confidence.
The atmosphere is different today. Last month, in a rare recent example of bipartisanship, Congress sent the president a compromise budget that headed off another government shutdown and eased spending cuts. Leading indicators point to a recovering job market and growing demand for manufactured goods. In theory, conditions both political and economic appear ripe for a better year in 2014.
That's not necessarily all good news for domestic producers of steel. With other world economies still struggling, the United States stands to become an even more attractive target for low-cost foreign imports that could undercut current healthy steel prices. Following a series of late-year hikes by the major mills, the price of hot-rolled coil is now flirting with $700 per ton and cold-roll with $800 per ton.
In its mid-December survey, Steel Market Update (www.SteelMarketUpdate.com) asked OEMs, mills, service centers and others in the supply chain to predict the key driver of steel prices over the next 90 days. The most common answer, from 29 percent of respondents, was "an influx of cheap foreign steel."
Also anticipating a bump in imports this spring are members of the Association of Steel Distributors, who participated in an executive roundtable hosted by Metal Center News last month in Chicago (see ASD Roundtable article). Attractive offers from foreign mills last fall could translate into a host of imports hitting U.S. shores this spring, the panelists agreed.
"We see a stable robust market, at least going into the first quarter," said Mark Jeswald, purchasing manager at Worthington Steel. "But the spreads [between import and domestic] right now are pretty significant at $80-$100 a ton in some cases. Imports could cause some instability in the market going forward."
Reflecting the strength of the U.S. relative to other markets around the globe, some of that imported steel may even arrive here unsold, said Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Co. of Pennsylvania. "We have not seen unordered spec tons arrive in the United States for a long time. The last time we saw significant spec tons was cheap Russian hot-roll 10 years ago."
Service centers typically replenish their inventories after the New Year in anticipation of a post-holiday bump in business, especially when stock levels are so tight. But this year, buyers are likely to tread lightly in the first quarter as they wait to see if steel is cheaper in the second.

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Most gorgeous brass Christmas tree ornaments.
I just love the calmness in this monochromatic styled living room.
Dream home, incredible architecture, breathtaking location.
Perfect dress for the holidays.
Couldn't agree more (as much as google translator allows anyway): Styling trends we see around that probably don't work in ordinary households.
"..if you say something honestly, even if you feel lame or pathetic, no one will fault you for it. No one will think anything bad about you because you'll just be relatable. It's when you [fail] to say something in an honest way… that's when it starts feeling weird". Words of wisdom by one of my favorite mom/girl/friend bloggers out there, Joanna Goddard, at the interview she gave at Man Repeller.
You've probably already seen this magical pampas cloud installation as it is all over the social media but, really, have you seen anything prettier recently?
Cutest little plush lion for the kiddos.
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Exquisite French braids and stylish cornrows are going to be among popular braided hairstyles for 2016. Little girl hairstyles that are cute and practical should meet one requirement: pull hair back and away from the face. That way your child can go about the day and have fun without fussing with a mess of curls. This beautiful option features unique designs by simple cornrows.


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May is looking like an interesting month. The Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox continue their opposite-side-of-a-coin dance, with Boston finally reaching .500 as the Mariners wave to them on their way down. The Minnesota Twins have the best record in baseball. We are weeks away from the MLB draft, Vladito is finally up in Toronto (though not hitting), and Shohei Ohtani is back in the Angels lineup as well. Also, we had our first No-Hitter courtesy of Mike Fiers:
As these storylines and others continue, be sure to keep up with who you need to add, cut, hold, and deal. The newest edition of the stock watch should help you there, so read on for a few highlighted performances you need to know about. As always, if you have a player you would like profiled or have a question about, feel free to post in the comment section or reach out to me on Twitter @hedenson18 with that or any other questions.
Let me start by affirming what should be obvious to the fantasy community as a whole: Catcher is literally the worst. That said, Mitch Garver has been lethal in limited play this season. Garver is batting .354/.408/.738 with seven home runs…in only 71 plate appearances. Almost half of those appearances have come over the past two weeks, a period that saw him slash a respectable .286/.375/.500 with two slams, including this one that came after he was hit in the neck with a piece of broken bat:
His BABIP is sky-high (.390) and will taper off despite strong levels of contact (45.8% Hard Hit%). He did manage a .330 mark overall last season, however, albeit with a much stronger LD% (22.5% LD% in 2018, 16.7% LD% in 2019). Statcast has him at a .234 XBA/.321 XWOBA/.443 XSLG line based on his quality of contact and shows strong improvements in his Barrel% (+4.8%) and Average Exit Velocity (+2 MPH).
Garver has already equaled his power total from 2018 and should continue to add some value there despite a lowered Launch Angle (8.7% in 2019). Playing time is the biggest issue for him as he shares playing time with Jason Castro and the soon-to-be-returning Willians Astudillo. Still, given the barren, godforsaken steppe that is fantasy catcher production, Garver is an interesting option for now (39% owned Yahoo, 22.7% ESPN).
Many owners pegged Goodwin as a breakout candidate after his solid 2017 performance in DC (.251/.313/.498 with 13 HR and six SB), but 2018 was a complete bust for Goodwin. He managed a tepid .239/.318/.390 line between the Nationals and Kansas City, notching six home runs and swiping four bases. The Royals waived him at the end of March and he was rescued by an Angel, specifically a group of them that live in Los Angeles (really Anaheim).
California must be a lot nicer than DC or Kansas City, because Goodwin has been very productive since moving there, batting .308/.387/.500 with four home runs and a steal. He is walking at a good rate (10.8%), limiting his strikeouts (24.2%), and hitting a lot of line drives (30.3% in 2019). That increase has come with a 7.6% decrease in ground balls and, generally, more success:
His average exit velocity is down a good bit compared to last year (-2.8% MPH) but his numbers based on quality of contact check out at a respectable level (.261 XBA/.341 XWOBA/.437 XSLG). Goodwin is not going to single-handedly win you a title but he is very available (15% owned Yahoo, 13.6% ESPN) and does offer the potential for an interesting blend of power and speed moving forward.
Go get Brandon Woodruff if you can. In his last three starts Woodruff has struck out 22 batters in 16 IP, allowing only three earned runs and walking the same number of batters. He ranks in the top 20 among MLB starters in K% (29.7%) and is baffling batters at the plate (11.7% SwStr%). In addition to that glamorous strikeout rate, his control has continued to improve, (-1.4% BB%) and he is getting ahead of hitters earlier (+3% F-Strike%).
His overall numbers are weighted down by an inflated 4.25 ERA (2.87 FIP, 3.32 xFIP, 3.39 SIERA) and an absurd .385 BABIP that is not going to continue. If Woodruff can continue to miss bats to the extent he is while limiting his walks, look out. He has not gone deep into games too much this season (two starts of 6IP or more), but he only has one outing with fewer than 5 innings. The only other concern for Woodruff is his workload (113.2 IP in 2018) and how much the Brewers will let him exceed that mark this season.
Ronny Rodriguez
It's only 14 games, but Ronny Rodriguez has waylaid opposing pitchers since arriving in Detroit, smacking three home runs and slashing .340/.379/.717. He has absolutely crushed the ball so far (47.6% Hard Hit%), displaying some of the power he showed in his extended minor league run. Rodriguez posted double digit home runs in two of the last three seasons at AAA and notched a total of 14 between AAA and MLB last season.
He has also flashed the ability to steal bases at the minor league level (four seasons with 10+ steals), though his efficiency was spotty last season (10/18 in AAA last season, 12/20 AAA and MLB). Yahoo has him eligible at every infield spot except for catcher, making him an interesting fantasy bench piece given his versatility.
Despite his success so far, the sample is too small to generate any real conclusions about how he will perform moving ahead. He struggled in his 62 game showcase last season (.220/.256/.335) and has alarming plate discipline issues that will likely impact his ability to make consistent contact as the season continues (18.1% SwStr%, 47.5% O-Swing%, 53.6% O-Contact%). He is just interesting enough to track, however.
Looks like the fight has gone out of Odor. I came into the season optimistic about his chances to provide underrated power and speed at the keystone but no longer believe that will happen. His strikeout rate has ballooned to 35.8% for the season (39.6% K% last two weeks) and is a big part of why he is currently batting .141/.223/.271 on the season. His expected production is not optimistic either: .181 XBA/.250 XWOBA/.295 XSLG. All of those marks rank among the worst in the league (his XSLG 'wins' as it is only in the bottom 7% of the league) and he has barreled only two balls on the season.
Fastballs are killing him. Opposing pitchers have thrown heat at Odor 60% of the time this season, limiting him to a .173 BA/.245 WOBA/.327 SLG (.198 XBA/.259 XWOBA/.333 XSLG) line against that pitch. Per Statcast, his line against breaking pitches is an unbelievable .000 BA/.107 WOBA/.000 SLG (118 pitches). Catchers have gunned him down in three of his five stolen base attempts and his .129 ISO is the lowest mark he has ever posted at the big league level. All in all, not a lot of value going on here. The 30/15 production Odor flashed in 2015/2016 is looking more like his high point and even his 2018 production seems well out of reach.
Seager has not looked good since returning from Tommy John surgery. He is batting an anemic .235/.329/.356 with only two home runs, his last slam coming on April 12th against the Milwaukee Brewers. His Hard Hit% (-8.1%), Average Exit Velocity (-2.1 MPH), and Barrel% (-3.4%) are all well off of his 2016 metrics, playing a big role in his disappointing expected stat line (.218 XBA/.297 XWOBA/.354 XSLG).
He traded some of his ground balls (-6.8%) for fly balls (+11.3%), losing a bit on his LD% (-3.6%) in that deal as well. Seager is coming off of a major surgery and may just need more time to get back to the player he was in 2016/2017. I would not recommend selling him, but rather keeping him on the bench until he shows more life at the plate. There is no doubt that, when healthy, he is a key piece to any fantasy lineup, though he is not showing that potential right now.
Written by Hunter Denson
Fantasy baseball enthusiast, Boston Red Sox fan and general lover of baseball living in the Pacific Northwest. More likely to remember Mel Ott's career HR number than my pin number. Married to an amazing woman who supports and encourages my baseball mania.
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Jury Returns $4.2MM Verdict to Iberia Parish Rigger
March 6, 2018 | by Broussard & David
A jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana-Lafayette Division returned a verdict of $4,271,300.00 to an Iberia Parish resident who was injured while working at a Cameron facility at the Port of Iberia. Jerome Moroux, partner at Broussard & David, LLC, was lead counsel for the plaintiff. This is the fourth consecutive seven or eight figure verdict by Broussard & David, LLC.
The plaintiff was an employee of a trucking company/contractor on the day of the accident. Plaintiff's employer had been contracted by Cameron to assist Cameron in loading a 300,000 pound piece of equipment on to plaintiff's employer's transporter. The job was shared between the companies, with Cameron performing the crane lift and Cameron/plaintiff's co-employees working on securing the load. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was kneeling on the transporter and in the process of using a ratchet binder to secure the equipment to the transporter. While operating the binder, the ratchet binder came apart and plaintiff fell four feet to the ground. There was evidence that one of Cameron's employees had handled the ratchet binder and given it to plaintiff's co-employee before the accident.
Cameron denied liability completely, arguing that they had hired plaintiff's employer to perform the work based on its experience and expertise; further, Cameron argued, that the failure of the ratchet binder was Bayard's employer's fault—not Cameron's. The evidence proved that Cameron actively participated in the job and was operating the crane while the accident happened. At trial, plaintiff offered expert and lay testimony confirming that, under both company and industry standards, the crane operator had several duties and responsibilities, including insuring that the proper tools for the job were examined before the job began and that the plaintiff's employer performed and attended pre-job safety briefings. Secondly, Cameron failed to follow its own company rules with respect to pre-job planning. Plaintiff's safety expert was Mr. Robert Borison.
Concerning damages, the plaintiff sustained a fractured left wrist in the fall and, after multiple surgeries, underwent a left wrist fusion. He also treated for depression and anxiety. Plaintiff's past medical bills were approximately $175,000. Plaintiff offered the expert testimony of Drs. Cornelius Gorman and Shelly Savant who outlined plaintiff's future loss of earning capacity and future care. Concerning his future vocational outlook, plaintiff offered evidence of his learning challenges and past experience in the performance of only Heavy Duty jobs.
Defendants did not offer one dollar before or during trial. Defendants further declined to attend a court-ordered settlement conference in person.
After a four day trial, the jury deliberated and rendered a verdict in the plaintiff's favor for $4,271,300.00, placing 65% of the fault on Cameron. The judgment value to plaintiff, including interest, is over $3.3 million dollars.
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When we ride and train a horse, whatever we do, we should aim for a good movement. What can we understand under this term?
Good movement is natural and balanced, it both looks and feels easy. Only balance allows variation between different gaits, different exercises and different postures: from collected to forward downward position and in all directions. Variable postures help to develop the horse and his balance in different ways which then enables efficient force transmission in synchronization with all structures of the body. When movement works well without compensations, forces are appropriately distributed to different structures – this helps to achieve healthier movement and as a result minimize risk for overloading.
Active and calm movement helps us maintain and develop the range of motion. Soft, relaxed movement creates suppleness when used together with activity. It should feel easy and free in all directions and it is beneficial to have a routine where you go through different exercises to notice and work on possible differences already in an early phase of your daily training.
To achieve "good movement" in the daily training, there are some basic exercises which can serve as part of a warm up or the beginning of an easy checklist. This kind of work can also be called "lubricating" one and furthermore allows us to work on the horse's general balance and the fine-tuning of the way the horse moves. As walk is a slower gait and easy for the rider to sit, it is ideal for getting to feeling what is happening in your horse.
Generally spoken it is good to start each training with easy relaxed movements where whole body of the horse is in use, because this helps loose connective tissue to stay mobile and lubricated. Metaphorically spoken it works like oiling an engine: if structures are dry, they restrict the movement even mechanically and messages don´t go as well forward in a dry system as in a moisture one. Soft movement also helps to sense the movement with more precision, which helps the motoric functions and optimal use of the body.
In a good walk the horse feels active, he is not in a hurry and maintains the walk the rider asked of him. The rider can sit in a relaxed way with supple shoulders, and a core that allows the horse to move its back without the rider trying to push the horse forward. The rider's legs rest on the saddle and the hips, knees and ankles remain supple. The hands keep a light contact with the mouth of the horse so that the horse has possibility to move his neck in the rhythm of the walk which enables the whole body to move as relaxed as possible.
To test and practice balance let the horse seek the neck slightly forward down and then elevate the neck gently again, maintaining the same walk all through the exercise. Lowering the head and neck puts the horse more on his forehand and it affects the placement of centre of mass of the horse. This is suitable to be used as a variation technique for a short period of time. This exercise is targeted especially on the shoulder girdle and cervical muscles, and is useful for creating better support, balance and lightness of the forehand when the horse is moving with the head and neck in a neutral position that is the normal position and the frame you find comfortable for this particular horse. This also affects the spine from the cervical to the pelvic area, when the posture is changed towards forwards-downwards. When neck is lowered, it affects also the ligament nuchae and the supraspinous ligament, together with musculature of the back and the abdominal wall.
Progressively let the horse seek forward downward with the mouth on the same level with the shoulder joint or ears in level with the withers. To help the balance even more clearly, you can offer the rein forward downward starting the giving movement slightly towards the ears and then a little downwards, keeping a soft contact all the time. This works especially well on horses that try to lower or round the neck too much. Practice this both on a large circle and on a straight line.
If the balance of your horse is rather difficult, the horse may try to rush or pull the head forward in this exercise. Some horses also lose activity when the balance is affected. If that is the case, avoid pushing the horse forward with your seat. Instead ask the horse to move forward and prepare the exercise again, asking just for a little lowering and elevating of the neck. It is enough if you can get a feeling that the horse is following the direction where you are giving with the rein.
Start in a calm, active walk and ask the horse to bend and give a lateral flexion on the circle. Then move the shoulders out on the circle to enlarge your track. Look where you are going and maintain the same activity in walk through the outwards steps. Take care of the balance of the outside shoulder with your outside rein so that the horse will not lean outwards. Use a half-halt, and then let your outside rein remain soft and elastic. Keep your legs long and the hips supple. If your inside leg is asking the horse to assist bending or helping the horse to step out, and the horse is not reacting to it, make sure you are not holding your leg towards the horse for many steps. If this is the case, your hip is restricting the movement because the holding position of the leg creates tension on the rider's hip, and horse tends to take this as a request to slow down. You can make the leg aid more effective by using correct timing, by touching with the leg or the whip the moment the horse is about to lift the inner hind leg. Also make sure your half halt from the outside rein was clear enough, if the leg aid is not going through promptly. It may also be helpful that you think a little towards the horse's outside shoulder with one hip. It is good to note that for some riders it is easier to think of the outside hip, when some find it easier to use the idea of inside hip or even seat-bones. It is a very slight aid thinking to the direction you want to go, so you can choose the one that works best for you, as long as you are not trying to push the horse out with your seat. The horse may also try to lean outwards which makes it more difficult to sit straight. To correct this take care of the balance of the outside shoulder. You can also direct the rein slightly upwards to help the balance, but whenever you lift the rein make sure you are not acting backwards and that you soften your fingers immediately after. The horse should keep a very soft contact through the movement and walk actively out with supple side steps.
This exercise can be done in several ways, for example you can use a variation in the angle of the horse. You can also continue from this exercise into a leg yield on a circle. This exercise is helpful in finding suppleness of the whole horse and finding a good, that is a balanced, calm and active movement.
Look where you are riding along the circle now you can think very slightly towards the horse's inside shoulder with your hips. Start with a half-halt on the new inside rein and position your outside leg behind the girth. Then let your legs remain as supple as possible. This movement helps to balance the horse, and when it is stepping inwards and crossing his front limbs it will create a lifting effect on the withers area, if it is done correctly. The inside hind-leg becomes active and the horse remains light and supple in the front. The outside rein can be used gently and indirectly towards horse's neck, pointing towards the inner ear, but without the hand crossing over the neck. The inside rein helps to bend the horse and it regulates the lateral flexion of the poll. The rein must remain soft and it can also be used slightly inwards as a leading. In this movement the focus is on the activity of inner hind leg, so that the horse is flexing this limb slightly. This movement can be used as a spiral to shorten the circle all the way to turn on the haunches. It also serves well in preparing the canter departure because of its positive effect on the balance. If the horse seems to be pushing inwards, make sure the inner shoulder is waiting and your half-halt was successful. If the horse seems not listen to the outside leg to bring the hindquarters in, make sure you are not trying to hold or push the leg against the horse. If the horse tends to become "sticky" in the contact, make sure you are not trying to hold the reins too tight. Keep your fingers soft and progressively shorten the circle. Continue with some good steps, let the horse change the posture and change the rein. This exercise is good for helping the horse to find balance and activity, and preparing collection. These basic exercises can also be done in trot and canter.
All exercises can also be done in trot.
Movement should always remain balanced, even when we use different movement strategies and variations in movement: from soft, slow and supple to quick, effective and later - depending on exercise and discipline - even explosive. The horse's body adapts to the way it is used, and when variation is part of the daily training, we are preparing the horse to use his body in a sustainable way. Remembering that tension always exists in the structures, as it keeps everything in the place. When we prepare the body to perform, we will always face tension and it is also needed for support and force transmission in a dynamical way. Tension in fascial structures can also give strength to nearby muscles when it is needed. The key is to avoid harmful tension, which is usually caused by a horse's bad posture or insufficient balance or stiffness, nervous movement or any kind of pain. Pain always changes the way the horse is using his body. Lateral exercises always have an asymmetrical effect on distal limb which helps to prepare and strengthen the body to deal with different movements.


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Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the ribs. Bring back to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon and set aside.
Place the marinade ingredients into a large Tupperware container and toss the ribs in the marinade and cover, then chill for 2 hours or overnight if possible.
Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Transfer the ribs and marinade into a shallow roasting tin and cover with foil. Cook in the oven for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and cook for a further 30 minutes until they are golden and lightly charred in places.
While the ribs are cooking, make the coleslaw. Place the radishes, shredded cabbage, apples and spring onions into a large mixing bowl. Place the mayonnaise, yogurt and caraway seeds into a jug and mix with 3 tablespoons of cold water. Season generously with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper, then spoon over the prepared vegetables and mix together to coat in the dressing.
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James Cameron returns to the helm, "a master at the peak of his powers" (Guillermo del Toro), bringing the motion picture event of a generation to the big screen. Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Golden Globe nominee AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure. Named by both AFI and the National Board of Review as one of the best films of the year, critics are calling this stunning new chapter "mind-blowing," (Collider) "One stunning frame after the next." CinemaBlend's Sean O'Connell raves, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER "surpasses the original on every level. Incredible visuals, but a much more emotional connection to the characters and story. The final hour is Cameron flexing every muscle, reminding blockbuster filmmakers how it's done."
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For a new Hitachi storage (G600 in combination with Global Active Device and ALUA) we had to change the default SATP claimrule and the Path Selection Policy (PSP).
Im in the process of performing the exact same config and found that on the vmware article they "https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2145375" Vmware sets the PSP to MRU (Most recently used) and in your article you set it to RR (Round Robin). Could you please explain why the difference and you experiences with it.
Also I need to showcase to the customer that in a local failure the preferred paths are used and in a site failure the non-preferred paths are used. How we I go about it and is the PSP_RR not going to contradict the ALUA preferred and non-preferred paths?


Meet Petra, a 7 month old schnauzer puppy that came to see Dr. Laura Veals early one morning with a several day history of being lethargic, vomiting, diarrhea, not eating, and just not quite feeling herself.
After a look with an ultrasound and bloodwork, it was determined Petra had an infection in her uterus called a "Pyometra".
A pyometra is a very serious life threatening problem in non-spayed female dogs and cats. They tend to start after a heat cycle. Stimulation of the uterus with abnormal levels of hormones (estrogen and progesterone) cause the lining of the uterus to become thickened and fluid accumulates inside the uterus. Infection then develops in the uterus. As the infection progresses, the uterus fills with pus, which can cause severe illness. The uterus can also rupture, causing a condition called peritonitis.
Dr. Laura Veals holds Petra after recovering from her surgery.
Petra underwent emergency surgery immediately to remove the ovaries and uterus, or ovariohysterectomy (better known as a spay) and had a special temporary drain placed in her abdomen to help resolve the infection. She spent several days in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) on antibiotics, pain control, appetite stimulants, IV fluids, and a plasma transfusion. With a lot of love and encouragement, Petra survived and is doing very well thanks to her dedicated team!
Petra came back for her recheck examination and is feeling back to her energetic self again!
At All Valley Animal Care Center, our goal is to support long healthy relationships between you and your pets. We strongly advise spaying (females) and neutering (males) of dogs and cats. Please contact us with any questions you may have about spay/neuter surgery or visit our "Low Cost Clinics & Upcoming Events" page under the "Resources" tab on our home page to find out upcoming dates for our outlying clinics' monthly Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics!


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TCS NYC Marathon Debuts Augmented Reality App For Runners
Juanita Leatham October 28, 2019
posted on Oct. 28, 2019 at 8:00 am
2019 TCS NYC Marathon debuts its new augmented reality app for runners with interactive bibs. Spectators can use cell phones to view an AR mural as well.
In their sixth year of sponsoring, Tata Consultancy Services is debuting its TCS NYC Marathon app, available both in the App Store and on Google Play. It's an augmented reality app for runners and spectators to get the most out of the marathon on November 3, 2019.
Augmented Reality for Runners Leading Up to Race Day
Last year, The New York City Marathon had 52,813 finishing participants from over 129 countries. This year, even more runners are expected to race and raise money for charity.
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New York Road Runners and TCS have come together to create an app for Apple and Android mobile phones. I downloaded the TCS NYC Marathon app and tried it for myself. The look of the app's logo has Lady Liberty on it – love this.
I'm not a runner, but if I was going to prep for the big day, I'd definitely have this app. It has important event information on it and tracks where runners are in the race. It also has cheer cards to celebrate a completed race with runners. The one of a kind app also has an augmented reality section for both runners and spectators.
On race day, every runner will get a bib or a card they wear with their number on it. When the app section named Augmented Reality is selected, smartphones open the camera. Next, a video of Shalane Flannagan, 2017 TCS New York City Marathon champion, plays. If you turn the camera the video stops.
New and returning runners may need extra encouragement to beat their best running times. "Starting on October 31st, a new video will play each day up to the race and then a congratulatory message after a runner finishes," according to a press statement given to us by TCS.
How Does the App for Runners Work?
Cleverly, the app for runners turns reality into augmented reality with Wikitude. Specifically, the mobile phone software has plane detection. Furthermore, this allows users to view the bib and mural head-on or askew at a 146-degree angle.
Testing the app, I noticed that Shalane Flannagan doesn't appear three dimensional, but does appear as a two-dimensional video of herself.
Holding up your cell phone, you'll see that the camera recognizes image anchors placed on bibs and the mural on N 10th St and Wythe Ave in Brooklyn. This projects the marathon winner and moving images from the 16' x 39' mural onto mobile phones.
The mural shows runners racing through Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and two other signature NYC areas. By using mobile phones with five cities as image anchors, moving art and race facts appear over reality.
Do I Recommend It?
If you're a runner who is participating in one of the biggest marathons in the United States and want an artistic and techy way of remembering it, I would download it. Or, if you're a spectator who loves murals and art influenced by technology and plan on attending the marathon in New York, definitely plan a visit with the app in tow.
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To summarize, I was given a copy of the bib and a high-quality image of the mural. Since I can't attend, I plan on framing the mural as an augmented reality art piece and hanging it up in my home. We suggest that marathon guests take screenshots and participants keep their bibs as mementos.
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656. Appointment Of Presidential Electors; Plenary Powers Of The States
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The Constitution provides that "Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of l Art. II, Sec. II. CI. 1; Art. II, Sec. II, CI. 2.
electors, equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but no senator or representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States shall be appointed as elector." 2
It will be observed that the Constitution gives complete power to the States in the selection of presidential electors. The provision is that each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct. There is no requirement as to their election by the people. And, so plenary is the power thus given to the States in this respect, they may, if they see fit, as Representative Storrs once said, vest the appointment of electors in "a board of bank directors, a turnpike corporation, or a synagogue." 3
As a matter of fact during the early years under the Constitution in many of the States presidential electors were not elected at all, but appointed by the legislatures, and this practice did not wholly disappear until quite recently. South Carolina practiced legislative appointment until 1860, and Colorado appointed in this manner in 1876.4 At the present time, in all the States, the electors are chosen by popular ballot on a general ticket. It is, however, within the power of the States to provide for their election by districts, and this was done in Michigan in 1892. The constitutionality of this law was questioned in the Supreme Court of the United States, but was upheld by that tribunal in McPherson v. Blacker.5
In its opinion the court enter into an exhaustive historical review of the debate in the constitutional convention and of the practice of the States since the adoption of the Constitution, and show that the provision that "each State shall appoint" the electors, is to be construed as granting to each commonwealth plenary discretion as to the manner in which, and the agencies through which, these electors are to be selected. "If," declares the opinion, "the legislature possesses plenary authority to direct the manner of appointment, and might itself exercise the appointing power by joint ballot or concurrence of the two houses, or according to such mode as designated, it is difficult to see why, if the legislature prescribes as a method of appointment choice by vote, it must necessarily be by general ticket and not by districts. In other words, the act of appointment is none the less the act of the State in its entirety because arrived at by districts, for the act is the act of political agencies duly authorized to speak for the State, and the combined result is the expression of the voice of the State, a result reached by direction of the legislature, to whom the whole subject is committed."
2 Art. II, Sec. 1.
3 Quoted by Dougherty, The Electoral System of the United States, p. 21. 4 Finley, The American Executive, 332.
5 146 U. S. 1; 13 Sup. Ct. Rep. 3; 36 L. ed. 869.
As to the objection that the word "appoint" is not the most appropriate word to describe the result of a popular election, the court say: "Perhaps not; but it is sufficiently comprehensive to cover that mode, and was manifestly used as conveying the broadest power of determination."
. . . "In short, the appointment and mode of appointment of electors belong exclusively to the States under the Constitu-tion of the United States. They are, as remarked by Mr. Justice Gray in Be Green (134 U. S. 377, 10 Sup. Ct. Rep. 586, 33 L. ed. 951), 'no more officers or agents of the United States than are the members of the state legislatures, when acting as electors of federal senators, or the people of the states when acting as the electors of representatives in Congress.' Congress is empowered to determine the time of choosing the electors and the day on which they are to give their votes, which is required to be the same day throughout the United States, but otherwise the power and jurisdiction of the State is exclusive, with the exception of the provisions as to the number of electors and the ineligibility of certain persons, so framed that congressional and federal influence might be excluded."
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Private Companies: Are You Considering Corporate Border Crossing?
Louise Workman
Cross border corporate transactions are frequently hot news in the business press but the ones that catch the lion's share of headlines are typically those carried out by listed multinational companies. That neglects the fact that private companies whose shares are not available to the public also frequently engage in cross-border transactions, either to raise finance or to seek deal flow.
Foreign markets increasingly provide attractive opportunities for UK private companies, in large part made up of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), looking to raise capital or to expand. The UK also attracts foreign private businesses to invest here. A 2014 study by the Economics Intelligence Unit on behalf of DHL Express found globally that SMEs expected to generate 50 per cent of their revenues internationally by 2019.
Why would a private company carry out cross-border corporate transactions?
Perhaps the most significant factor explaining why a UK private company would look abroad for a merger or acquisition comes from the increasing inter-connectivity of the global economy. With technological advances making the world a much smaller place, companies willing to venture outwards are now well-equipped to navigate between different geographies.
This factor is compounded by the fact that within certain emerging markets, economic growth is comfortably outstripping domestic GDP in advanced economies. Business opportunities within those regions are therefore more plentiful. From a strategic point of view it is also rational for a business to seek to hedge risk by ensuring it is not overly-exposed within any one particular market. International trading enables a company to mitigate the risks of sudden contractions in domestic demand or capital flows.
What issues arise from private company cross border transactions?
Any private company seeking to enter into business arrangements such as merger across foreign borders must address a variety of issues. First, it is imperative that any contractual arrangements are clearly governed by an agreed-upon law and language, and that all legal document filing obligations mandated within the target market are fully understood and complied with.
Secondly, different legal jurisdictions present differing substantive rules about the permissibility of any particular cross border transaction. For example, competition laws or foreign investment regulations may render illegal a proposed private company cross border takeover.
Thirdly the tax arrangements of a multi-regional transaction will also need to be carefully assessed. The underlying goal is to minimise the tax liability of the transaction stakeholders, and this may in turn require the use of non-domestic special purpose vehicles.
Finally, it is important that cultural formalities are accounted for. A successful business transaction will not take place if the domestic private company is unable or unwilling to learn about the way in which business is conducted in a target foreign market. No business will be won if the unwritten rules governing negotiation and courtship are ignored. This is particularly important in areas such as the Middle East where business customs require an understanding of practices like 'wasta'.
What are the key rules for companies considering entry into the UK market?
Private companies considering entry into the UK market must note that the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Industry Act 1975 contain restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares. Although rarely used, they permit the Secretary of State to intervene in a transaction where the public or national interest is at stake.
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"Nothing Gold Can Stay" was written in 1923 by the American poet Robert Frost. It was published in a collection called New Hampshire the same year, which would later win the 1924 Pulitzer Prize. Frost is well-known for using depictions of rural life to explore wider social and philosophical themes. "Nothing Gold Can Stay," written when Frost was 48, is no exception, using the metaphor of spring's ending to examine the transience of youth, beauty, and ultimately life itself.
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1Nature's first green is gold,
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Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
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So Eden sank to grief,
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Q: missing right parenthesis when using if I am trying to use simple IF query in sql developer (Oracle), but i get 'missing right parenthesis' Error. I want to write all ID from my table TEST_TABLE, and write yes if ID is 1234, else 'no'. What am i doing wrong?
select id, if(id = 1234, 'yes', 'no') from TEST_TABLE t

A: Can't use IF there (IF is for control flow in PLSQL code, not queries), use CASE WHEN instead:
select id, CASE WHEN id = 1234 THEN 'yes' ELSE 'no' END as idIs1234 from TEST_TABLE t

The basic form of a case when is:
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CASE must do one or more tests that each return a single value. If no case matches (all tests are false) and there is no ELSE clause, null is returned.
There is also a form that tests a single variable for equality against various values:
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Q: Suppose $a \in \mathbb{C}$, $|a| < 1$, and $f(z) = \dfrac{z - a}{1 - \overline{a}z}$. How to prove dependence of $|f(z)|$ on $|z|$? Let $a \in \mathbb{C}$, $|a| < 1$. Also let $f(z) = \dfrac{z - a}{1 - \overline{a}z}$.
I am asked to prove that $|f(z)| < 1$ if $|z| < 1$ and that $|f(z)| = 1$ if $|z| = 1$.
What is a good way to proceed on this problem?

A: We first prove that if $|z|=1$ then $|f(z)|=1$. For we have
$$
|f(z)|=|\frac{z-a}{1-\bar az}|=|\frac 1{\bar z}\frac{z-a}{1-\bar az}|=|\frac {z-a}{\bar z-\bar a}|=1
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Now apply maximum principle to get $|f(z)|<1$ for $|z|<1$.

A: $|f(z) |^2 = \dfrac {(z-a)(\bar z -\bar a)}{(1-\bar az)(1-a\bar z)  } = \dfrac{ u^2 + v^2 -2 \Re (z \bar a)}{ 1 + u^2 v^2- 2\Re (z\bar a) } $, where $|z| = u , |a|= v$ . Note that $\Re (z \bar a) = \Re (\bar z a) $.  So If $|z| =1$, you will get $f(z) =1$. And if $|z|<1$ ,  $$|f(z)| < 1 \\ \Leftrightarrow  u^2 +v^2 < 1 + u^2 v^2\\ \Leftrightarrow
(1-u^2)(1-v^2)>0 $$ which is true.


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The Town: Ben Affleck's Heist Movie Love Letter to Boston
Ben Affleck made a minor heist movie classic with The Town, a thriller which shines light on the legendary history of Boston's Charlestown.
By Tony Sokol | January 14, 2022 |
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
It's not wedding bells which break up the old gang in Ben Affleck's The Town, it's witness protection. The romance in the middle of the film is only there to delineate the boundaries between heist film and crime procedural. The movie's center is Charlestown, right across the bridge from the rest of Boston, a legend in illicit locales. The blue-collar neighborhood "produced more bank robbers and armored car thieves than anywhere else in the world," according to the movie's prologue. Affleck's second film as a director charts the fall of a mythic heist gang and the streets which made them.
The Boston area was prime cinematic crime fields during the early 2000s. In Black Mass, Johnny Depp plays South Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, an Irish gangster who informed on the Italian mob to the FBI. Some of the scenes were shot on the real crime locations depicted. Martin Scorsese's The Departed cast Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello, who was loosely based on Bulger. The city also set the scene for Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, and Affleck's directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone, both based on books by local crime novelist Dennis Lehane.
But one of the greatest films about Boston goes back to 1973. The Friends of Eddie Coyle starred Robert Mitchum in the title role and Peter Boyle as a hitman who ran a bar. It is sloppy, sleazy, quickie. And it's absolutely authentic. The car chases get stuck in traffic, and the dialogue comes directly from testimony.
Real Life Crime Inspiration
The Town is loosely based on Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves. The 1995 article in The Boston Globe, which inspired the film's prologue, actually noted "more armored car robbers are traced" to Charlestown than any other neighborhood in the country. This is based on FBI statistics at the time. This isn't because those criminals made the sloppiest getaways. It is because the small community adheres to omerta, silence unto death. If they get popped, they do the time. They don't squeal. They don't rat. They don't fink.
The crew at the center of The Town resembles a gang of five masked robbers who pulled holdups from 1990 to 1995. After a seven-day trial, they were convicted on 54 of 55 counts of robbery, including one which resulted in the death of two armored car guards. They went to jail because there were cracks on the pavement, leaks on the street.
"Numerous career bank robbers threw in the towel and testified in this trial," Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Connolly said at a news conference at the time. "So many broke the code, shattered the code. Many of them testified that they had grown tired of a life of stealing, of drugs, of broken relationships."
Affleck gives the gang its last hurrah on-screen. Something the character of James (Jeremy Renner), aka Jem, could appreciate. Jem would rather battle it out with the law than go back to prison. Affleck's Doug MacRay, the leader of the gang, is the one who's gotten tired of the life. He'd be happy to settle down with his former hostage, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). He loves her enough not to kill her, but not enough to testify.
Planning and Manning the Job
Heist movies are filled with criminals who want to pull one last big job and settle down. Al Pacino's Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon wants enough money to give a better life to his wives. In Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956), a marriage-minded Sterling Hayden leads a crew to take down one last racetrack for $2 million. Affleck's big killing in The Town is Fenway Park, and over 60 years later, the take is the same. But it still has to be divvied up among the team.
In the history of crime, the best crew was headed by John Dillinger. He robbed banks but let the civilians in the banks keep their money. Dillinger assembled a crack team and he himself would hop over the bank booths like a jack-rabbit, hence his nickname. He's been played by Johnny Depp, Warren Oates, and Lawrence Tierney.
Ocean's Eleven set the cinematic standard for a heist team. It included a mastermind, a distraction, a partner, a coordinator, a backer, hacker, con man, and gadget guy. It also had a scheme so ingenious that Frank Sinatra supposedly considered pulling the job over doing the film. In Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1991), the crew had color-coded names; in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid they wore 10-gallon hats. Every large theft needs an inside man, but Inside Man (2006), directed by Spike Lee, had Clive Owen as a bona fide genius.
By contrast, Affleck's Doug MacRay heads a four-man gang. While they don't have a street name, FBI Special Agent Adam Frawley (Jon Hamm) calls them "The-Not-Fucking-Around-Crew." They plan their jobs meticulously, bleaching crime scenes to eradicate DNA traces, and nuking the security tapes in the bank's own microwave. The gang torches their escape cars and their transfer vehicles. They're locked, loaded, and trained in automatic weapons, and launder their take immediately. They get their tips and kick up to local crime lord Fergus 'Fergie' Colm, played by veteran character actor Pete Postlethwaite. He poses as a florist, just like Dean O'Banion, the Irish gang leader who celebrated St. Valentine's Day with Al Capone in Prohibition Chicago.
Affleck's Doug almost got out of his predetermined life. He was a local hockey star who got drafted by the NHL, but started beating on his own teammates and got sent back home. He goes into the family business. His father, Stephen MacRay (Chris Cooper) was a thief, just like his father, and all of Doug's friends were thick with thievery.
Jem is his right hand muscle, and unquestioning backup. When Doug wakes Jem up in the middle of the night to do some damage and ask no questions, the only thing his friend wants to know is which car they should take. Jem spent nine years in prison for killing a local thug who was planning to kill Doug.
Starting Out Like Romeo and Julie, Ending in Real Tragedy
Jem is also Riff to Doug's Tony in West Side Story. They have an allegiance which goes "from womb to tomb," and "sperm to worm." Jem's family took Doug in after his mom deserted him, and his father fell apart for a little while. Jem is furious when he finds Doug cozying up to Claire, the bank manager who could finger them to the Feds. His first reaction is to "take her out of the equation."
The film makes Jem out to be the loose cannon in the arsenal, but he makes criminal sense. MacRay, who is a recovering addict with mommy issues, is more of a sociopath than Jem, who is only living the way the streets taught him. MacRay is a narcissist who uses Jem's sister Krista (Blake Lively) for bathroom quickies, and Claire as a loophole.
Claire represents the real problem at the center of the proceedings. Besides being the lovable and erudite wrinkle in the scheme, she is not a "townie," someone who was raised in the neighborhood. She is the interloping gentry and renovates Doug's headspace. Claire foretells the doom of Charlestown's criminal culture. The Town was originally set to be a three-and-a-half-hour-long epic directed by Fatal Attraction's Adrian Lyne. Affleck turns it into a redemption story which beats the bank alarm at under two hours.
Affleck was born in Berkeley, California but grew up in Cambridge, also across the Charles River from Boston but far removed from the inner-city neighborhood of the film. He heard stories about Charlestown's reputation for bank robberies and its strict code of silence. For the film, Affleck talked to locals, visited the maximum-security prison MCI—Cedar Junction, and consulted with the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force in Boston. He also ran afoul of the law himself, recruiting real ex-cons as extras and giving them guns. Ex-felons are not allowed to hold even fake weapons. Affleck had a personal stake in the film that went beyond proving himself as a sophomore director.
The Town captures the locale expertly, and the atmosphere masterfully. Even with the shorter length he's afforded, Affleck tells multiple stories. It has a failed romance, a foiled heist, an unsolved crime, enough car chases for three movies, and yet is a coming-of-age film and a portrait of an era's end. It is also quirkily structured, vaguely biographical and personal. This makes it a mini-epic. It's not The Godfather of caper films, but it is a heist movie must-see.
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In this weeks episode of Reds versus The Strikezone we are going to take a look at the master of the strikezone: Joey Votto. Over the last eight seasons, Joseph Daniel Votto has walked more times than he's struck out. He's a rare breed in baseball these days when it comes to having more walks than strikeouts. He's led the league in walks five times in the last eight seasons. The strikezone is something that he simply gets. And that understanding has led to him being one of the best hitters on the planet Earth throughout his Major League career. In 2018 he had his worst season by OPS+in his career. It was a mark of 125, tying his rookie year and his injury plagued 2014 season. The 125 OPS+ was the second best on the Cincinnati Reds, trailing just Eugenio Suarez at 135.
Let's take a look at how Joey Votto performed on pitches that would have been balls, or strikes had he not swung at them. No one in baseball swung at fewer pitches out of the strikezone than Votto did. He expanded the zone on just 16.4% of pitches. The league average is 30.9%. That means the average hitter swung at non-strikes nearly twice as often as he did. When the Reds first baseman did swing at those pitches, though, he made contact on them 78.4% of the time. That's far better than the league average, which was just 62.8%.
We know that Joey Votto doesn't swing at much out of the zone. But how about in the strikezone? In 2018 he swung at what would have been strikes 68.6% of the time. That was more than the league average, which was 67.3%. On those pitches he made contact on them 86.7% of the time, which was also slightly above the league average of 85.5%.
Unlike past seasons, Joey Votto didn't exactly tear up pitches within the strikezone. When pitchers attacked the zone against him he hit .302. Only Tucker Barnhart had a lower average on strikes among the other nine players projected to get playing time for the Reds in 2019 (including Puig, Kemp, and Ervin). When it came to power, he also didn't really stand out. He slugged just .473 on pitches in the strikezone. Only Barnhart and Peraza (by 1 point) slugged lower.
When it comes to pitches that were outside of the strikezone, Joey Votto had some success. Sort of. His .236 average on such pitches trailed just Scooter Gennett and Jose Peraza among 2019 Reds. But his slugging percentage on those pitches was just .268, giving him an isolated power number of just .032 – worst of anyone on the team among the projected 10 mentioned above.
The chart above isn't quite as drastic as we've seen from the other players thus far in this series. Like everyone else, Joey Votto is better in the zone than out of the zone. For Joey Votto to return to the player that he has been in the past he's going to need to perform better on pitches inside of the strikezone. In 2018 he simply wasn't all that good hitting strikes. In 2017 he hit .346 and slugged .668 within the zone. That's a decent jump up in average, but it's an enormous leap in power output. The difference in power is what has made Votto an elite hitter in the past, versus just a strong hitter in the 2018 season.
Age eventually catches up to everyone. Is that what happened in 2018? Or was there just a strange set of circumstances that led his power output to be down in the year? Among 313 players on the Statcast leaderboards, Joey Votto ranked 18th in baseball when it came to difference between his actual slugging percentage and his expected slugging percentage based on the likely outcome of baseballs he hit in regards to their exit velocity and launch angle. This certainly would suggest some bad luck and a rebound could be coming.
Still looking/hoping for a bit of a "resurgence" from JV in 2019, but he's still the best at mastering the K-zone. Just think of his productivity in a couple of years when the DH comes to the NL (as I'm pretty sure will happen).
Oh, and a major hat tip to the front office for not overpaying for Realmulto. It appears the Phillies will do that instead based on the daily update over at MLB Trade Rumors. He would have been a great addition, but not at the price Jeter and Co. were apparently asking.
I expect a significant improvement for Joey Votto from 2018 to 2019, for two reasons. First, it does appear he was a bit unlucky last year on the expected slugging numbers. Second and more importantly, Votto is on record as saying he was too cautious in 2018.
He expected to lose a little quickness due to aging and adjusted his approach to be a little more defensive. But he eventually realized that it was unnecessary – he was still plenty quick enough to be more aggressive (think 2017 Joey). If he makes the necessary adjustments I expect him to be a force in 2019. And no, I don't have a source handy for this feedback and I vaguely remember it was part of an interview with Jim Day. And of course I'm paraphrasing. But if he can be more aggressive, pull the ball with power (even if it costs him a bit on his average) and bump up his OPS and OPS+ to a more Votto-esque range the Reds will have a formidable lineup indeed. That's a key question for the 2019 offense and one we'll probably all be watching closely.
Frank Robinson has passed away at the age of 83.
We have lost a legend, and an amazing human being.
Good work, Doug. I've never passed up a Votto article and I wasn't about to start now!


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August 2006: The Decoders, The Madison Press, The Rabble, Tourist, Tyree, Voom, Young Sid
The four corners of punk, a fantasy marionette world, a dystopian landscape, cruisin' down a country road, and a minimalist bellboy.
The Decoders "Crash and Burn"
Dystopian landscapes are common enough in music videos, but they seem to be showing up all the time in the mid '00s. My theory is that when times are bad, people want lovely escapism, but when times are good there's space for the luxury of misery. Don't worry – the global financial crisis is only a few years off. So yeah, The Decoders are performing their song on top of some sort of futuristic aircraft, giving very serious rock face and hooning around a fairly decent CGI dystopian landscape. Disappointingly, the opportunity was missed to have the futuristic aircraft crash and burn.
Director: Darren S Cook
The Madison Press "Fighting Fire with Fire"
The band are dressed in black, except for lead singer Jooles who is wearing white, including white gloves. He looks a bit like a minimalist bellboy. There's a background of ominous grey clouds, while the image itself sometimes shimmers and distorts. The song feels like it needs something a bit more complex than just a standard band performance video.
Director: Guy Tichborne
Nga Taonga Sound & Vision
The Rabble "Friday Night"
This video alternates between The Rabble stuck in dead-end office jobs (includes scenes of face photocopying), and rocking out because it's Friiiiiday. But look at this rather nicely composed shot:
It's a fairly ordinary group shot – or is it? An excited YouTube commenter has discovered that the four band members might just each represent a subgenre of punk. From left to right: skate punk, pop punk, street punk and emo.
Director: Paul Taylor
Tourist "Minutes Last For Years"
The thing is, if a music video is going to involve a vintage car, the Desert Road and relationship drama, it's going to evoke the legendary Bruno Lawrence Peanut Slab ad from the '90s. And that Peanut Slab ad packed more into 30 seconds than the Tourist video manages in four minutes. Despite the lack of chocolate, the video was a finalist for the 2007 Juice TV Awards.
Director: David Paul
Tyree "I Need a Girl"
Tyree's ode to finding the perfect girl goes Bonnie and Clyde '06 in the video. Tyree and his missus are bank robbers, but it's ok – as a news article explains, they give their money to "kids and local people" of Papatoetoe. Their last job before their planned escape to Brazil (which seems to involve robbing the intersection of Customs Street East and Commerce Street) goes tragically wrong, with the Bonnie getting shot.
Director: Andrew Morton
Voom "Beautiful Day"
The "Beautiful Day" video takes place in a fantasy marionette world of jailhouse badgers, hot air ballooning sheep, a constable fox and other furry friends. Along with Voom, they're all headed for a tea party in the woods. It's delightful but at the same time there's a slightly sinister undercurrent. The puppetry is great. With so much possible via computer animation, it's nice to see a video going old school.
Director: Trophy Wife Productions
Young Sid "Undisputed"
This was Young Sid's debut, a bold assertion of his arrival on the scene. But it's so different from Mareko's over-the-top debut, "Here To Stay" three years earlier. The video has a kid playing a very young Young Sid, and the video flips between the young and the old – the past, the present and the future. New Zealand hip hop had enjoyed a very successful run in the early '00s, but things had got a bit ridiculous with so many cookie-cutter "in the club" anthems. At the very least, from the "Undisputed" video, Young Sid feels like something fresh and new, moving on from the cliches that had been clogging the scene.
Two things I've started to noticed about videos from the mid '00s:
A lot of videos don't have the NZ On Air watermark. I'm going to assume this is because that while videos had to have the watermark for New Zealand television broadcast, there was no such requirement for online use. And it makes sense – a decade ago television was still how people watched music videos. YouTube was a generally inferior alternative, likely seen more as an additional promo tool, rather than the primary media.
And not as many of these videos have been lodged with Nga Taonga Sound & Vision. I hope this is something that gets fixed soon. I feel nervous when a video isn't in the film archive.
Posted on October 2, 2015 January 11, 2017 Author RobynCategories August 2006Tags Andrew Morton, Darren S Cook, David Paul, Guy Tichborne, Paul Taylor, The Decoders, The Madison Press, The Rabble, Tourist, Trophy Wife Productions, Tyree, Voom, Young Sid
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Now your favorite characters from the Disney Pixars Toy Story films are outfitted for space and paired in two for twice the fun with this Toy Story Space Mission Action Figure 2Pack! All characters come decked out in spacethemed helmets and decos. The assortment features two exclusive, neverbeforeseen characters that include Space Mission Jessie and Space Mission Bullseye, both with helmets and accessories of their own. Bullseye sports wings to help him fly and Jessie has her lasso.


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En España hay numerosas grutas, de las cuales algunas son visitables por el público.

Las más conocidas están en Mallorca, las cuevas del Drach, la Gruta de Artá y  la grutas de Campanet

En Aracena (Huelva) está la Gruta de las Maravillas, en Málaga la cueva de Nerja ad. y en Arenas de San Pedro (Ávila) las cuevas del Águila.

Hay otras muchas que o no pueden visitarse, o tienen entrada restringida a profesionales.

Hay otras cuevas que no presentan formaciones geológicas destacables pero contienen pinturas rupestres de gran interés, como la cueva de Altamira (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria) o la cueva de la Pileta en Benaoján (serranía de Ronda en la provincia de Málaga).

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Description ILASCO, MO - John and Maria (Pucarar) Moga were a Romanian couple. John immigrated in 1903 to work for the Atlas Portland Cement Plant as a dynamite blaster. Maria followed him to Ilasco in 1906. They had four children while living in Ilasco:John, Pete, Saveta and Mary. John was a bilingual man, speaking six different languages, and only left Ilasco briefly in 1918 to serve his adopted country (naturalized in 1913) in World War I. The family was devastated when John, a twenty year veteran of the plant, died on October 12, 1920 as the result of a dynamite explosion.


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Mark Frohnmayer – Founder of Arci moto
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There's no doubt that when it comes to electric vehicles Tesla has had the market cornered for years but Portland area entrepreneurs, Mark Frohnmayer hopes to change that with the Arcimoto, a fun electric vehicle that's easy to maneuver and can be purchased for a base price of just under $12,000.
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About Mark Frohnmayer
Like many great entrepreneurs from previous generations, Frohnmayer saw a niche market that was underserved and has worked hard to capitalize on it.
Frohnmayer started out as a software and clean technology entrepreneur, working on games like Starsiege: Tribes and Tribes 2 at Dynamix before leaving to co-found GarageGames, where he helped architect the Torque Game Engine and led the development of Marble Blast Gold and Marble Blast Ultra.
Besides his work developing Arcimoto into a leading electric vehicle brand in the United States, Mark has also worked hard at making life better for everyone, he served from 2011-2014 on the Oregon Transportation Commission then was responsible for launching the Unified Primary effort to reform Oregon's election system.
What's Happening with Arcimoto?
With an average base price of about $35,000 and many models costing up to $100,000, there's no denying that there's a need in the electric vehicle market for Arcimoto.
After going public and raising about $20 million last year, production on beta models has moved forward and Frohnmayer hopes to start fulfilling customer orders by the end of the year.
Nicknamed the "everyday electric vehicle", there certainly is a lot of anticipation for the Arcimoto because who wouldn't want to own a vehicle that could help them to finally end their dependence on fossil fuels while driving a fun electric vehicle at the same time?
The three-wheeled two-seater can go from 0 to 60 mph in 7.5 seconds and has a top speed of 80 mph. With a charge range of 130 miles, the street-legal vehicle is being marketed as the optimal way to get around town and run errands without having to use your normal vehicle. Arcimoto officials said the compact vehicles will help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce traffic congestion, and free up parking spaces in cities where parking can be difficult to find.
Learn More About Mark Frohnmayer and Arcimoto
To learn more about Mark Frohnmayer and Arcimoto visit his website at https://www.arcimoto.com.
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Intro to Accessibility
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Designing Websites
Accessible Website Checklist
Audio/Video Captions
AT Software Titles
AWARE Program
Assistive technology is technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible. Assistive technology can include mobility devices such as walkers and wheelchairs, as well as hardware, software, and peripherals that assist people with disabilities in accessing computers or other information technologies. For example, people with limited hand function may use a keyboard with large keys or a special mouse to operate a computer, people who are blind may use software that reads text on the screen in a computer-generated voice, people with low vision may use software that enlarges screen content, people who are deaf may use a TTY (text telephone), or people with speech impairments may use a device that speaks out loud as they enter text via a keyboard.
A formal, legal definition of assistive technology was first published in the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (The Tech Act). This act was amended in 1994; in 1998, it was repealed and replaced with the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 ("AT Act"). Throughout this history, the original definition of assistive technology remained consistent. This same definition was used in the Access Board's Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards, developed as required by 1998 amendments to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
A tremendous variety of assistive technology is available today, providing the opportunity for nearly all people to access information technology (IT). However, an individual's having proper assistive technology is no guarantee of having access. IT accessibility is dependent on accessible design. IT products must be designed and created in ways that allow all users to access them, including those who use assistive technologies.
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© Lee Posey
Motel Live
Berlin Verlag
[Ü: Robin Detje]
Lean on Pete
Die Freien
Ein feiner Typ
[Ü: Nikolaus Hansen]
Nacht wird es immer
Willy Vlautin [ USA ]
Willy Vlautin was born in Reno, Nevada in 1967. He was the founder, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Richmond Fontaine (1994-2016) and now plays in the band The Delines. He wrote his first stories and songs at the age of eleven, inspired by songwriters and novelists such as Paul Kelly, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, William Kennedy, Raymond Carver, and John Steinbeck.
Vlautin's six novels to date are often set in Oregon, Nevada, or New Mexico and reflect the lives of people on the economic and social margins of society. His debut, »The Motel Life« (2005), follows the story of a pair of brothers from Reno. They are school dropouts and keep their heads above water with odd jobs. One night, one of them runs over a teenager on a bicycle in a snowstorm. The brothers leave town and flee to Montana, burning the car on the way and only returning to Reno separately. »The Independent« highlighted that »The brothers' relationship is at the centre of the book«, noting that »Vlautin is clearly reaching back past Bukowski and the others to the prototype of all tragic road stories, that of Lenny and George in ›Of Mice and Men‹.« The main character of »Northline« (2008), whose first edition was enhanced with a soundtrack by Vlautin and his bandmate Paul Brainard, is waitress Allison Johnson, who leaves Las Vegas to start over in Reno. »Lean on Pete« (2010) is a young adult novel about a fifteen-year-old boy who works at a rundown Portland racetrack and befriends a washed-up racehorse. »The Free« (2014) tells of people who have been battered by life. It centers on a maimed Iraq veteran struggling to stay alive. »Don't Skip Out on Me« (2018) is about a Native American-Irish ranch hand who tries his luck as a professional boxer on the streets of Las Vegas. Most recently, »The Night Always Comes« (2021) is about a young woman struggling to earn her high school diploma while working on the side. When she wants to buy a house for her family in Portland's overpriced real estate market, she gets caught in the depths of her own past and has to face the reality of her life.
Vlautin has received three Oregon Book Awards, the Nevada Silver Pen Award, and has been inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. He was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and a nominee for the Impac Award (International Dublin Literary Award). His novels have been translated into eleven languages, and »The Motel Life« and »Lean on Pete« have also been made into films. Vlautin teaches in the Writing Program at Pacific University and lives in Scappoose, Oregon.
https://www.willyvlautin.com
WILLY VLAUTIN: THE NIGHT ALWAYS COMES
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Tech for Social Good
Skills-Based Volunteering case study - Digital Development Compass with the United Nations Development Programme
Cynthia Lo @csmlo
Program Manager, Skills-Based Volunteering, GitHub Social Impact
November 30, 2022 // Tech for Social GoodSkills-Based Volunteering
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' lead agency on international development, they work in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. UNDP works with countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities, and to build resilience to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of UNDP's digital mission, "Creating a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet", the organization's new digital office created the Digital Readiness Assessment.
This Assessment aims to identify and prioritize digital interventions as part of a country's digital transformation journey by highlighting the current digital context of a country – from a context where basic digital foundations may be lacking, or incomplete, through to the case of a country where digital is a central tenet of national growth and development. With this mass of data, the UNDP needed an easy way to aggregate the data to then finally share it visually with funders and governments. This is where GitHub's Skills-Based Volunteering (SBV) program came in!
Data Manifest and Flat Data
In October 2020, Mark Belinsky, Digital Innovation & Scaling Specialist at UNDP, and GitHub Staff Researcher Engineers, Matt Rothenberg, (@mattrothenberg) and Amelia Wattenberger (@Wattenberger) began working on this SBV project. The first phase of the project was to aggregate the data sources and process them. Using GitHub Actions, the team built an automated tool to process public datasets into a structured, normalized state and ultimately allowed for the data to be usable for a visualization. This Action pulled data from over 180 different sources all with various formats, such as JSON, CSV, or Microsoft Excel, into a data manifest. The GitHub team used GitHub Flat Data to generate a flat file by pulling out the requisite rows or items from a CSV file to make sure data flows into a post process script.
Digital Development Compass
Once the data manifest was built, the project team was then able to take hundreds of existing public data of a country's digital indicators and make them usable for the first time. The project team began phase two of the project starting with the design framework for the data visualization.
The project team worked for over a year on the data visualization which ultimately became the Digital Development Compass. The Digital Development Compass allows users to interact with the data to understand the digital state of any nation and see comparisons and recommendations. It is the biggest compilation of global datasets on digital transformation; aggregating and visualizing these metrics for the first time. Each country can be viewed under the seven data pillars in the tool, based on the UNDP's Digital Transformation Framework: Business; Foundations; Government; Infrastructure; People; Regulation; Strategy.
Each pillar is mapped to a sub-pillar and each sub-pillar maps to a specific stage of digital transformation. The sub-pillar consists of any number of individual indicators which are used to calculate a country's Digital Transformation Score per sub-pillar. These scores are mapped to definitions explaining each stage of digital transformation. Finally, each country is categorized according to their stage of digital readiness from a score of 1-5.99.
Pictured: Globe view of the Digital Development Compass with pillars
Project Outcome
After over 400 hours of work, the Digital Development Compass was successfully launched at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2022! The Digital Development Compass resulted in a number of key benefits to UNDP and governments. It has led UNDP to be at the center of the global discussion on digital development by establishing an advisory group to contribute to, curate, and maintain their universal database. As of the launch, one country has used this tool to directly inform the development of a nationwide 'smart vision'. The tool is also a Digital Public Good and the data sets are being used to support human rights groups as well as the UNDP gender team.
Pictured: Data pillars for Kyrgyzstan
Sincere gratitude to Matt Rothenberg, Amelia Wattenberger and Mark Belinsky for all their hard work on this project!
How Tech for Social Good supported the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2022
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Tech for Social Good 2022 Recap
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