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Пек Боригард «Бо» Уиллимон (; род. 26 октября 1977) — американский драматург и сценарист. Он наиболее известен как шоураннер и сценарист сериала «Карточный домик». В 2018 создал драматический сериал «Первые» для Хулу о первой миссии на Марс.

Ранняя жизнь и образование
Бо Уиллимон родился в Александрии в семье Нэнси и Генри Пека Уиллимонов. Его отец был капитаном 1-го ранга в военно-морских силах США и его семья часто переезжала. Уиллимон жил в различных местах, включая Гавайи, Сан-Франциско, Калифорния и Филадельфия, Пенсильвания, прежде чем поселиться в Сент-Луисе, Миссури, после того как отец Уиллимона ушёл в отставку, чтобы стать адвокатом.

Уиллимон поступил в школу Джона Берроуза и брал драматические уроки, где его учителем драматургии был Джон Хэмм, и окончил её в 1995 году. Он получил специальность визуальных искусств и получил степень бакалавра от Колумбийского университета в 1999 году. Когда он был студентом, он встретился с Джеем Карсоном. Карсон нашёл работу для Уиллимона и он работал добровольцем и стажёром в 1998 году для сенаторской кампании Чарльза Шумера, которая вела к работам с сенаторской гонкой Хиллари Клинтон 2000 года, президентской гонкой Билла Брэдли 2000 года и президентской гонкой Говарда Дина 2004 года. После окончания учёбы он работал в министерстве внутренних дел эстонского правительства в Таллине в рамках общения. Он был ответственным за сортировку через тысячи страниц документов E.U. и написания резюме. Вскоре после, он переехал во Вьетнам, чтобы работать для небольшого культурного журнала. Пока он был во Вьетнаме, он проводил исследования для своего первого сценария, основанного на жизни Томаса Ву, профессора визуальных искусств Колумбийского университета, который вырос во Вьетнаме в течение войны.

Он вернулся в Нью-Йорк, чтобы поступить в школу искусств Колумбии. Одним из его наставников был драматург Эдуардо Мачадо. Уиллимон отметил, что «я безусловно был худшим студентом в нашей группе. Все эти люди знали, что они хотели стать драматургами навсегда. Я ничего не знал о мире театра и у меня не было ни малейшего представления о том, как действительно написать пьесу. Но я бросил пить и я действительно посвятил себя этому пути.» В течение окончания школы, он заработал стипендию визуальных искусств, которую он получил с предложением написать 40 литографов о паранойе, и жил в Южной Африке около года. После получении степени МИИ в драматургии от школы искусств, он работал на странных работах, включая помощника художника, строителя, находил работы для бездомных. баристу, инструктором начальных классов SAT, а также проводил практику с Новыми Драматургами.

Уиллимон впоследствии поступил в программу американских драматургов Лилы Ачесон Уоллес в Джульярдской школе, заработав и общество драматургов Джульярда Лилы Ачесон Уоллес и премию Le Compte du Nuoy Линкольн-центра.

Карьера
В Джульярдской школе, он написал пьесу, «Farragut North», которая была вдохновлена его опытом в качестве пресс-помощника для президентской кампании Дина 2004 года. Осенью 2008 года, его премьера стартовала вне Бродвея в Atlantic Theater Company, и в ней сыграли Джон Галлахер-мл, Крис Нот и Оливия Тирлби. Производство получило руководство Лос-Анджелеса следующим летом, с Крисом Пайном в главной роли. В 2009 году Уиллимон был номинирован на премию Джона Гасснера от кружка наружных критиков.

Другие пьесы включают «Lower Ninth», где продюсером в 2007 году выступил SPF, а в 2008 году The Flea Theater; продюсером «Zusammenbruch» выступил American Airlines Theater и режиссёром стал Томас Кали; «Spirit Contol» был спродюсирован Manhattan Theatre Club в 2010 году; продюсером «The Parisan Woman» стал South Coast Pepertory в 2013 году, и «Breathing Time», продюсером которой стал Fault Line Theater в 2014 году.

Работа Уиллимона была показана в театре MCC, Ars Nova, центре искусств HERE, театре Феникс, центре искусств Battersea в Лондоне, театре Черри Лэйн и South Coast Repertory.

Киноадаптация пьесы «Farragut North», переименованная в «Мартовские иды», была показана в октябре 2011 года. Режиссёром выступил Джордж Клуни; сценарий был написан Уиллимоном, Клуни и партнёром-продюсером Грантом Хесловом. В главных ролях сыграли Клуни, Райан Гослинг, Эван Рэйчел Вуд, Филип Сеймур Хоффман, Пол Джаматти, Мариса Томей и Джеффри Райт. В 2012 году фильм был номинирован на премию «Оскар» за лучший адаптированный сценарий и на четыре «Золотых глобуса», включая лучший фильм — драма и лучший сценарий.

В 2012 году, Уиллимон начал разрабатывать сериал «Карточный домик», американскую адаптацию одноимённого сериала канала BBC, для Netflix. Его продюсерами стали Media Rights Capital, Дэвид Финчер и Кевин Спейси, а в главных ролях играют Спейси, Робин Райт, Кейт Мара, Кори Столл, Майкл Келли, Кристен Конноли, Констанс Зиммер и Себастьян Аркелус. Премьера стартовала на Netflix 1 февраля 2013 года.

В апреле 2022 года — на Украине. Вместе с издателем «Медиазоны» Петром Верзиловым работает над документальном фильмом о вторжении России на Украину.

Фильмография

Фильмы

Телесериалы

Сценарист

См. также

Примечания

Ссылки
 Columbia University Bio — Beau Willimon

Драматурги США
Персоналии:Сент-Луис
Сценаристы телевидения США
Телепродюсеры США
Выпускники Школы искусств Колумбийского университета
Выпускники Колумбийского университета
Выпускники Джульярдской школы
Шоураннеры
Родившиеся в Алегзандрии (Виргиния)
Писатели США XXI века
Лауреаты премии Гильдии сценаристов США

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Home/Car Stories/1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 Driveaway Program
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1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 Driveaway Program
RichardMarch 12, 2018
This is a photo of Lee with Cale Yarborough in 1968!
David Pearson in 3rd starting position with Cale Yarborough in the 4th position at Atlanta in 1968. Cale went on to win hte race.
The following story was submitted by Lee Parks. He was in attendance at the 1968 Atlanta 500. It was one of the new Cyclone Driveaway Promotions. Not only was he there but his dad was a Mercury Dealer!
By: Lee Parks, edited by Administrator.
I was there in 1968; I was only 13 at the time. The experience was a memorable one and I will try to recount what I remember from 50 years ago.
But first, some background. My dad was the L-M dealer in Gastonia, NC at the time. In 1967 he set up a second dealership in Spartanburg, SC, Parks-Bayless. It is the dealership that advertised the Cyclone 500 in your original article. The dealership was short lived, largely hurt by a 1967 UAW strike at Ford that crippled car production and left the fledgling dealership with few new Mercurys to sell.
My brother, who was put in charge of the Spartanburg dealership, drove a white Cyclone for the two parade laps at the Atlanta Speedway with me in the passenger seat. Cale Yarborough led the pack. Your article states that these cars were presold and the new owners got to drive them on the parade lap but I'm not sure all the the cars were sold.
Note Care with Lee;s brother.
After the race my brother and I drove our appointed Cyclone out. Unfortunately, in the stop and go traffic, it came very close to overheating before we finally got it on the highway where we could get some air going through the radiator. I don't recall riding in that car all the way back to Gastonia as other family members were there from Gastonia. My brother could have gone on to Spartanburg with it. So, it's quite possible that this is the car advertised in the ad. One thing is certain, the car was white with red stripes. As I recall, red interior. I don't know where the Coral color with black or parchment interior came from in the ad. Ads make mistakes and even this one advertises Mercury "Cugars". (Editor's note: It is now known that both white and coral cars were produced with the number of each varying depending on the track where the promotion was held. We are not even sure who many tracks participated in this promotion.)
I enjoyed your previous article and, in my opinion, this was certainly L-M's final heyday. Dad's dealership burned down in 1970. At that point he relinquished the L-M franchise after 22 years and focused on a little-known brand called Toyota that he started selling in 1968. (Editor's note: Now Mercury no longer exists and Toyota races in NASCAR! Who would have believed that in 1968?)
This is a photo of Lee with Cale Yarborough in 1968! Lee says if you look closely you can see a poster of Cale on the wall behind them.
The attached photos are from the 1968 Atlanta 500. They were taken primarily in the tent prior to the race. They're not the best, but you get the idea. One is of me and Tiny Lund standing with a Cyclone that clearly marks the event. I looked at the back emblem through a magnifying glass but I don't see the flag or 500, just Cyclone. The second photo is Lee Roy Yarbrough speaking under the tent. You can see the jacket and hat giveaways. The third is David Pearson, #17 and Cale Yarborough,#21 in the 2nd and 4th lineup positions. The pole was set by Lee Roy Yarbrough in another Cyclone (out of view). Cale won the race. The fourth is a picture of me and Cale Yarborough at Borough L-M in Charlotte in 1968 standing next to a Montego. Behind my head is barely visible a race poster for Cale. I know this to be 68 because it's in their old South Tryon showroom in Charlotte. Their advertisement from the 1969 World 600 race shows they moved to Independence Blvd.
I just donated an L-M hat from the Driveaway Program and a 1969 Atlanta 500 racing program to an owner of a 69 428 CJ. The program has a 428 CJ ad in it.
1968 Charlotte World 600
Regarding the 1968 Charlotte World 600. I was at that race also. I don't remember much about the race, but I know I was there because my grandparents were killed in an auto accident the Saturday before. My parents decided to let me go to the race as planned to divert my attention from the tragedy. You don't forget a weekend like that. I don't recall any Cyclones on display for that race and my dad in neighboring Gastonia did not participate in the promotion if there was one. Being 30 miles from the track, it would have been an easy participation for his dealership, but that did not happen. That's not to say the event didn't happen, but it doesn't stand out in my memory. He was not prone to keeping too many high performance cars in stock.
This is under the Drive Away Tent. Notice the giveaway jackets and hads. This is Lee Roy Yarbrough speaking to those in attendance.
Dad probably had a Spoiler at some point. I don't know. I do remember the CYS very well. We lived in a small mill city and most people were not prone to fork out bucks for high performance cars. Those that had the money bough the Monterey sedans and Lincolns. Those that didn't bought Comets. I did have one of the 1970 Hertz Cougar Eliminators (351 C) with sunroof. That's the one that got away from me. My dad would say, "we don't keep cars, we sell them". And he did.
I will try to contact my brother and see if he has any memories of the Atlanta race since he actually drove the Driveaway car and obviously approved the Parks-Bayless ad. If I dig up anything else I will send it your way.
This is a great photo of Lee with Tiny Lund and the Mercurys Cyclone Driveway Program. Note all the giveaway jackets and hats. Any one got one of these?
Cale Yarborough Cyclone Driveaway Promotion GT 500
Some of my first and strongest memories from my childhood relate to cars. I still remember when things happened based on what car I was driving at the time. I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California and now live in Tennessee. I was a Corvette fanatic for years but then re-discovered vintage American Muscle. My wife, Katrina, and I decided we wanted to focus on unique and rare muscle cars. After a lot of research we fell in love with the Ford Blue Oval Aero Cars. These were only built in 1969 and and aerodynamics became an important part of winning races. The only purpose of these limited production cars was to win NASCAR races using the Boss 429 and 427 power plants complimented with a special, wind cheating, aerodynamic body. The Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II are terrific and historic cars. This site is devoted to these car and their owners past and present. We provide an Online Registry for recording the long term history and ownership of every remaining Talladega, Spoiler and Spoiler II.
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Rick Ochs says:
This is really Kool !!
Thanks to Mr. Parks for taking the time to share this on this site for all to enjoy.
tom wilson says:
Man,I love the history of these cars and thank you Mr Parks for sharing the history.You are one lucky guy to have been a part of the history.Thanks again.
Martin Burke says:
Love the story & the pictures. Thanks for sharing
Alan Miller says:
Very cool story . Thanks for posting .
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Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush set to retire after 15 terms in Congress
January 3, 2022 By Jon Brown
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., said he is retiring from Congress after having served 15 terms since he was first elected in 1992, according to a Monday report from the Chicago Sun-Times.
Rush, a 75-year-old former Black Panther who also served as a Chicago alderman, told the Sun-Times that he decided to retire in recent weeks after a conversation with his 19-year-old grandson, Jonathan.
Chairman Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) listens during testimony at a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy hearing in the Rayburn Building on July 14, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
"I don't want my grandchildren . . . to know me from a television news clip or something they read in a newspaper," Rush told the Sun-Times.
"I want them to know me on an intimate level, know something about me and I want to know something about them. I don't want to be a historical figure to my grandchildren," he added.
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. with Bobby Rush, D-Ill. after Freshman Class Portrait on Dec. 2, 1992. (Photo by Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Rush, who is also a minister, said he plans to stay active in the ministry and reach out to younger generations with his life story.
Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers and became acting chairman after Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed in December 1969 during a police raid.
In a 2000 Democratic primary, Rush defeated former President Barack Obama, who was then a state senator running to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District.
In this April 2, 2004 file photograph, state Senator Barack Obama and other Illinois elected officials joined Gov. Rod Blagojevich as he signed a bill into law at the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. (Photo by Milbert O. Brown/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
"Barack Obama went to Harvard and became an educated fool," Rush said at the time. "Barack is a person who read about the civil rights protests and thinks he knows all about it."
Rush would go on to endorse Obama in the 2008 presidential election and urge former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill Obama's vacated Senate seat with an African American.
Rush is the 24th Democrat in the House of Representatives to announce they will not seek re-election amid widespread predictions that Republicans will take over the chamber in the 2022 midterm elections.
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            log.debug("Checking to see if password is valid.");
        PasswordMgr pwdMgr = PasswordMgr.getInstance(request);
        if (pwdMgr.hasKey(clip.getUri())) {
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Key stored in manager");
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        if (hasPassword(clip)) {
            String password = (String) request.getParameter(HtmlParam.PASSWORD);
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                password = PasswordEncrypter.encrypt(password);
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                    log.debug("Password is valid.");

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                return b;
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                log.debug("Password not provided.");
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        }
        if (log.isDebugEnabled())
            log.debug("No password required. Valid");
        return true;
    }

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        /*String content = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.CONTENT);
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            clip.setValue(content);
        if(clip.getClipType() != Clip.CLIP_TYPE_PLAIN_TEXT){
        	if(clip.getClipType() == Clip.CLIP_TYPE_RICH_TEXT){
        		RichText richText = (RichText)DBMapper.getInstance().load(RichText.class, clip.getClipTypeId(), request.getCon());
        		if(content != null){
        			richText.setValue(content);
        			DBMapper.getInstance().save(richText, request.getCon());
        		}

        	}
        }
        String password = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.PASSWORD);
        String passwordVerify = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.PASSWORD_VERIFY);
        String viewPasswords = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.VIEW_PASSWORD);
        String keepForString = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.KEEP_FOR);
        String title = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.TITLE);
        String rowsStr = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.ROWS);
        if(rowsStr != null){
        	int rows = Integer.parseInt(rowsStr);
        	clip.setRows(rows);
        }
        String forceSSL = request.getParameter("forceSSL");
        if ("YES".equals(forceSSL))
            clip.setSecure(true);
        else
            clip.setSecure(false);
        if (title != null) {
            clip.setTitle(title);
        }
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        if (keepForString != null) {
            keepFor = Integer.parseInt(keepForString);
            clip.setKeepFor(keepFor);
            Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
            if (keepFor == -1) {
                cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1900);
            } else {
                cal.add(Calendar.MINUTE, keepFor);
            }
            clip.setCleanDate(cal);
        }
        boolean viewPassword = viewPasswords != null;
        if (password != null && passwordVerify != null) {
            if (!passwordVerify.equals(password)) {
                request.setAttribute(ERROR_MESSAGE, "Passwords Don't match");
                request.setAttribute(DONT_DISPLAY_PASSWORD, new Boolean(true));
                password = null;
                passwordVerify = null;
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                PasswordMgr pwnMgr = PasswordMgr.getInstance(request);
                pwnMgr.addKey(clip.getUri());
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        }

        if (password != null && password.trim().length() == 0)
            password = null;
        if (password != null && passwordVerify != null)
            clip.setPassword(password);
        // if (clip.getViewPassword() == false)
        clip.setViewPassword(viewPassword);
        clip.setLastEdit(Calendar.getInstance());

        clipAgent.saveClip(clip, request.getCon());
        ClipSession cSession = ClipSession.getSession(request.getRequest());
        User user = cSession.getUser();
        if (user != null) {
            UserAgent.getInstance().addUserClip(clip.getNumber(), user.getNumber(), request.getCon());
        }
        String removePassword = request.getParameter("removePassword");
        if ("yes".equals(removePassword)) {
            clipAgent.removePassword(clip, request.getCon());
            PasswordMgr pwdMgr = PasswordMgr.getInstance(request);
            pwdMgr.removeKey(clip.getUri());
            clip.setPassword(null);
            clip.setViewPassword(false);
            request.setParameter(HtmlParam.PASSWORD, null);
            request.setParameter(HtmlParam.PASSWORD_VERIFY, null);
        }
        request.setAttribute(PAGE_SAVED, new Boolean(true));
        // Extrass
        saveLinks(clip, request);
        removeLink(clip, request);

        String deleteFile = request.getParameter("deleteFile");
        if ("yes".equals(deleteFile)) {
            int fileNumber = 0;
            try{
                fileNumber = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("deleteFileNumber"));
            }catch(NullPointerException e){}
            CleanerAgent.deleteFile(clip, fileNumber, request.getRequest().getSession()
					.getServletContext());
        }
        //Replace password in map, it may have changed to encrypted value
                */
    }

    private void saveLinks(Clip clip, ClipRequest request) {
        String link = request.getParameter(HtmlParam.ADD_LINK);
        if (link != null && link.trim().length() > 0) {
            // Get the ID based on the URL
            link = getLinkURI(link, request);
            if (link == null) return;
            Clip target = clipAgent.loadClip(link, request.getCon());
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                // Build a target if it doesnt exist
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            link = "/" + link;
        }
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            link += "/";
        return link;
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Q: Simulation with product of proportions in a biological process I am modeling a biological process that uses plant tissue as the starting material to generate plants. The number of plants (k) successfully made with the inputs (n) is a small proportion (p). The purpose of the model is to set the inputs to guarantee attaining a certain minimum output with probability (P).
I have one year's worth of historical data. I started out modeling the process as a binomial distribution using the sample mean of observed proportions. However, the distribution of proportions is multi-modal and skewed. So I moved to a simulation-based approach.
In the simulation based approach, I fit the best distribution from a family of distributions to the sample of observed proportions. Then I sample this distribution, say, 10000 times. Each time, I use the set value of k to compute n. The cumulative distribution of n lets me set the input for a desired probability P.
Now, imagine the process is broken down into a sequence of steps, each with a characteristic success rate. For simplicity, assume two steps only. Thus, p = p_1 * p_2. Further, assume P represents a service-level that does not change. My question is about the sampling strategy to extend this simulation-based approach to multiple steps. When it comes to independent distributions that are chained, is sampling the product same as the product of samples?
Specifically, are the following sampling strategies equivalent to generate a representative sample of p from two independent distributions?

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*Take r pairs of p_1 and p_2 and take the product of each pair (See A)

*Take r of p_1 and each time, take s of p_2 to make r*s products (See B)

The 2nd approach causes computation to explode when the number of sequential steps is large. if the first one is equivalent, I can use that. But intuition seems to suggest that if two independent random processes are chained, one must include the full universe of possibilities for consideration in math models.
I'd appreciate any help.

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Questionable data, little room for exuberance
R. Nagaraj
December 03, 2020 00:02 IST
Using the latest quarterly estimates to point to an economic rebound seems flawed; recovery is likely to remain modest
The decline in the quarterly GDP growth rate, by 7.5% during July-September 2020 (FY 2020-21: Q2), compared to a 24% decline in the first quarter has raised expectations of a sharp economic recovery after the novel coronavirus pandemic and the national lockdown. But is such optimism justified?
A tracker
India's GDP at current prices in 2019-20 was ₹204-lakh crore, or $2.8 trillion at an exchange rate of ₹73 to a dollar. Its growth rate over the previous year (2018-19) was 5% in real terms, that is net of inflation. The economy, expectedly, slumped after the pandemic and the economic lockdown in March this year. Output contracted by as much as 24% during April-June 2020 (FY 2021: Q1) compared to the same period last year. In June, economic activity resumed as the lockdown began to be gradually lifted. Expectedly, output recovered sharply, reducing the extent of contraction. During the July-September quarter (FY2021: Q2), output growth contracted by 7.5%, compared to the same period in the previous year, an official press released last Friday showed.
Also read | Oxford Economics revises downwards its India growth forecast; pegs at average 4.5% for 2020-25
The economic rebound is being hailed as a vindication of the government's decision (though harsh) to impose the national lockdown at four hours' notice as well as the success of the relief and revival packages that were announced by the Centre later. By extrapolating from the latest quarterly estimates, many believe that the adverse effects of the lockdown would be behind us by the end of the current financial year in March 2021.
But such optimism is in contrast to widespread academic and informed opinion that is of the view that India had introduced one of the strictest lockdowns in the world which has resulted in the sharpest output contractions and massive losses in terms of jobs and livelihoods. So how credible is the popular optimism?
On expected lines
To begin with, not much should be read into the quarterly national income estimates as they are mostly extrapolations or projections of the annual estimates, using rates and ratios. Very little up-to-date primary information from farms, factories and offices is available for the estimation. However, the quarterly figures do indicate the broad direction of change. In this case the change is on the expected lines.
Also read | Indian economy witnessing strong recovery: Nirmala Sitharaman
That said, some estimates seem anomalous. Manufacturing sector output growth witnessed the sharpest rebound: from a negative 39% in the first quarter to positive 0.6% growth in the second quarter looks too good to be true. Corresponding figures for the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), based on physical output indicators, are minus 40.7% and minus 6.8% respectively. The groundswell for the suspicions are prima facie valid given the long-standing dispute over the estimation of manufacturing sector GDP on account of questionable corporate sector quarterly financial returns. Nevertheless, one should cautiously analyse the quarterly variations between GDP and IIP numbers as there are too many factors that could account for the observed discrepancies.
There are, however, more serious and substantive issues to grapple with, considering the opportunistic biases that dominate the public discourse. The lockdown shaved off nearly one-fourth of the yearly output in the first quarter. The output during the first half of the year (April-September 2020) (FY2011: H1) is just about 40% of the GDP in 2019-20 at constant prices. The economy has to grow at an unprecedented rate in the remaining two quarters to climb back to the output level of 2019-20.
Also read | Indian economy to see positive growth in fourth quarter of current fiscal: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman
Do prospects look bright for such growth rates? The answer is doubtful for the following reasons.
Demand is still weak
The healthy recovery in the second quarter met the pent-up demand for industrial goods and to re-build inventories. Aggregate demand is still very weak. Despite much vocal support, the government's current and capital expenditures have hardly moved up in the first half of the year when compared to the previous year.
The government's debt-GDP ratio has gone up though, mainly to make up for revenue shortfalls. Bank credit growth in the economy continues to decelerate — 5.1 % in Q2, when compared to 8.8% in the same quarter last year.
Editorial | Historic recession: On India's GDP slump
After the sharp recovery of output in the second quarter, many high frequency output indicators — that is, those economic variables for which up-to-date information is available at shorter time intervals — suggest the momentum of recovery to be tapering off. For example, the official infrastructure index of eight core sector industries (namely, coal, natural gas, crude oil, refinery products such as petrol and diesel, fertilizers, steel, cement and electricity) declined by 2.5% in October over the same period last year. The cumulative growth of the index from April to October this year stood at negative 13% when compared to the same period last year.
Balance of payment surplus
The opportunist bias in public perception is also based on related aggregate economic indicators beyond production trends. The Chief Economic Adviser has exuded confidence that the financial year is likely to end with a balance of payment surplus, as a badge of good economic management. This is surprising since elementary economics would make it clear that balance of payment surplus for a developing country means that it is importing less than the warranted rate of import growth for maintaining sustainable output expansion. Most of the shortfall is on account of a sharp decline in investment demand, denting potential output.
The Hindu Explains | What is technical recession, and what does it mean for the Indian economy?
Similarly, populist optimism is based on rising foreign exchange reserves and a booming stock market. They are taken as evidence of global confidence in Indian economic policy. These are fallacious measures. India's burgeoning foreign exchange reserves are made up of short-term debt flows; they are not our net export earnings (unlike China's).
Similarly, the booming stock market is almost entirely driven by short-term foreign capital inflows, propping up the balance of payment. They are a sign of the economy's weakness — not strength — as such inflows are highly fickle, representing hot money, which can quit the financial markets in a jiffy if perceptions change for any exogenous reason.
Also read | GDP shrank 8.6% in Q2 pushing economy into recession: RBI
The prognosis
In conclusion, a sharp recovery in the second quarter GDP — thus reducing the decline in the quarterly growth rate — represents meeting the pent-up demand after the 'Unlock' phase started in June. One should not attach too much value to the precise number of quarterly growth rates as the underlying estimation methods and the data used are weak and questionable. Whether the tempo of recovery will be maintained and whether India will wipe out the negative growth for the current year are open to doubt. Many high frequency data series suggest moderation of the recovery after the initial bounce from the 'Unlock' phase. Since additional expenditure on government consumption or investment or credit growth remain muted, the recovery is likely to remain modest for the year as a whole. There is little room for exuberance given the limited boost to aggregate demand to sustain the recovery momentum.
R. Nagaraj was with the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai. The views expressed are personal
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An earlier version of this article converted India's GDP of ₹204-lakh crore to $2.8 billion, instead of trillion. The error is regretted.
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Lead The farmers' protest, truths and half-truths
Lead Biden, India and comfort in the old normal
Lead Mediating the farmers' protests is difficult terrain
Lead A nod to recognising the value of housework
Lead E-learning in India, a case of bad education
Lead An anti-disclosure amendment that hits public health
Lead The global angle to the farmer protests
Lead Planning an exit out of the easy money regime
Lead Differential impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown
Lead An ill-conceived, overbroad and vague ordinance
Lead Central Vista, executive's caprice, and rule of law
Lead Dealing with India's two-front challenge
Lead MSP — the factoids versus the facts
Lead A wage code that is a hasty composition
Lead Separating the wheat from the agri-policy chaff
Lead Judicial integrity: Lessons from the past
Lead Rights, duties and the Constitution
Lead The four phases of constitutional interpretation
Lead India's population data and a tale of two projections
Lead The challenge of distributing opportunities better
5mins Analysis | An inauguration modified by security and public health threats
17mins Farmers protest | SC panel to meet State govts, farm unions from Jan 21


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Backlash grows over Pumas' Maradona tribute
All Blacks skipper Sam Cane lays down a number 10 jersey as a tribute to Diego Maradona before the match against Argentina in Newcastle at the weekend. Photo: Getty Images
The fallout over the Argentina rugby team's much-criticised tribute to Diego Maradona has extended, with some Argentines saying they will boycott the side because of what they consider an inadequate homage to the late football great.
The Pumas, as the team are known, used what looked like black electrical tape as armbands in their Tri-Nations test loss to New Zealand on Saturday and many Argentines felt their tribute paled in comparison to the All Blacks'.
Before performing the traditional haka, the New Zealanders laid their famous black jersey with the name 'Maradona' and the number 10 on the centre spot.
"People have taken note," Nery Pumpido, Argentina's goalkeeper alongside Maradona in the 1986 World Cup-winning side, told the Sol radio station. "They really got it wrong."
"I am never going to watch a game of theirs again."
Maradona, who died last week at the age of 60, led Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 and was also adored in Italy for taking Napoli to two Serie A titles.
"We know that the tribute we chose to make to Diego at the weekend caused some pain and disappointed a lot of people," captain Pablo Matera said in a recorded message alongside the whole squad.
"We want everyone to know that Diego is a super important person for this team."
The backlash came a day after years-old social media comments were unearthed to the embarrassment of three of the Pumas players, including Matera.
The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) said in a statement on Tuesday that Matera, Guido Petti and Santiago Socino had published "discriminatory and xenophobic comments" on social media between 2011 and 2013.
When the posts came to light, Matera was stripped of the captaincy and all three were suspended pending an investigation.
The trio apologised for their language but the image of the Pumas, who last month beat three-time world champions New Zealand for the first time, was badly damaged.
The scandal comes four days before the Pumas' final match against Australia in the 2020 Tri Nations Series.
Crusaders assistant coach reveals Covid battle
Coaches need to work their way up to top level: Mains
Impey set to leave role at NZ Rugby
Discarded McKay signed by Crusaders
Coaching requirements have changed
Ellison replaces Jones on coaching staff at the Crusaders
Highlanders get back into training
Martin has blue and gold around him in Boston
Highlanders all at sea in latest team building exercise
England star banned for swearing at referee
Chiefs assistant coach signs on long-term
Confidence imports will play in south this year


On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy drop some hot sweet knowledge about Battleborn, Overwatch, Alienation, Master of Orion, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Hearthstone, Rugby Challenge 3, Shadow Warrior 2 and Candy Crush Saga for some reason. It's 2 hours long and literally half of it is an exceedingly drunk Joab talking on his own because Luke had to bail. This is why it's the best podcast on the planet. Joab could talk about video games underwater.


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Scoresheet, May 13
Wednesday items include Premier Lacrosse League, Timbers and Thorns youth academy changes, Timbers match on TV tonight, new ball for NBA
• Premier Lacrosse League — The Premier Lacrosse League, which was scheduled to play in Portland in August, has canceled its 2020 schedule but will stage a two-week, made-for-television, tournament beginning in late July.
Paul Rabil, co-founder of the men's professional lacrosse league, has announced that the league will stage a two-week tournament between July 25 and August 9.
PLL Championship Series games will be played without fans at a site still to be announced. All 20 games will be shown live on the NBC family of networks, including some on NBC.
In its second season, the Premier Lacrosse League was scheduled to bring its seven teams to Providence Park on August 1-2 for a series of games. The league's 12-week 2020 season was to start on May 29 at Foxborough, Massachusetts.
• Youth soccer changes — The Timbers Academy boys soccer teams are part of a new player development platform announced Wednesday by Major League Soccer.
The MLS elite development program will bring together 65 members of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy — which ceased operating in March — with MLS Academy clubs to create a platform for player development and competition for elite boys in the United States and Canada.
A focus of the new platform will be developing players who aspire to play professional soccer. It will initially include 95 clubs and more than 8,000 players, with an application process coming for clubs that want to join. The Timbers Academy is the only founding club in the new organization from Oregon.
"Major League Soccer's inclusive approach to the greater soccer market is the most exciting aspect of this movement," Ryan Miller, Portland Timbers Academy Director, said in the announcement from MLS. "This new competition will continue to provide a platform for the top player development clubs in the country to get the most meaningful games. Elite player development requires the highest level of competition and this platform will provide that."
• Meanwhile, the Thorns Academy has joined the Elite Clubs National League Girls, beginning in the 2020-21 season. The ECNL is a national league for top girls soccer teams.
FC Portland and Crossfire United are Portland-area clubs already in the ECNL. Clubs in the ECNL Girls program field competitive teams in six age groups from Under-13 to Under-19. The Thorns Academy will add a U13 team to join the ECNL.
The Thorns Academy was a founding member of the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy in 2016, but needed a new place to play when U.S. Soccer halted its Development Academy.
The Thorns will join the ECNL Northwest Division, which includes clubs from Oregon, Washington, northern California, Idaho, Utah and Colorado.
• Timbers-Sounders replay tonight — As part of its MLS rivalry week promotion, a 2017 match between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders from Providence Park will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN2.
We won't play spoiler for those who can't remember a match from three years ago and want to be surprised.
• Wilson to become NBA's ball — Wilson Sporting Goods will make the NBA's game balls beginning with the 2021-22 season in a multi-year deal announced Wednesday. The league's contract with Spaulding expires after next season.
Wilson will make the official game ball for the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, which begins play in 2021.


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Signs, signs, everywhere a sign: Educators march through Raleigh
Protester at May 16 event. Liz Bell/EducationNC
Laura Lee, Liz Bell, Analisa Sorrells and Robert Kinlaw
by Laura Lee, Liz Bell, Analisa Sorrells and Robert Kinlaw, EducationNC

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign: Educators march through Raleigh

by Laura Lee, Liz Bell, Analisa Sorrells and Robert Kinlaw, EducationNC
May 16, 2018

Educators from across the state are traveling to Raleigh today to protest for higher pay and increased school funding. Here are some of the signs they are carrying. Check back for pictures added throughout the day.

This article first appeared on EducationNC and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
Educators from across the state are traveling to Raleigh today to protest for higher pay and increased school funding. Here are some of the signs they are carrying. Check back for pictures added throughout the day.
Protestor at May 16 event. Liz Bell/EducationNC
Laura Lee
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Laura Lee is the former content director and managing editor for EducationNC and the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research.
Born and raised in Union County, North Carolina, Laura attended Benton Heights Elementary School, Unionville Elementary School, Charlotte Latin Middle School, and Piedmont High School. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in political science and international studies. After graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked as an educator with a civic education organization and then as a program administrator for two Fulbright grant programs.
She received her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007. In law school, she served as president of the Student Bar Association and was a Davis Society inductee. She also holds a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Laura briefly strayed from her Tar Heel allegiance in 2011 to obtain a master's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland where she was an Eleanor Merrill Fellow. She then worked at NPR producing content for the Washington desk, All Things Considered and Talk of the Nation.
From 2013 to 2017, Laura oversaw daily production of North Carolina Public Radio WUNC's The State of Things, first as assistant news director for talk programming and then as managing editor.
Liz Bell
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Liz Bell is the early childhood reporter for EducationNC.
Analisa Sorrells
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Analisa Sorrells is a Master in Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School and previously worked as chief of staff and associate director of policy for EducationNC.
Robert Kinlaw
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Robert was director of multimedia for EducationNC. He is a journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker in the Triangle. Robert attended both public and private grade schools in North Carolina and graduated from the Media and Journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill. He has produced video content for The News & Observer, ABC11-WTVD, UNC-Chapel Hill, The News Reporter and more. His short documentary Princess Warrior received an Excellence in Filmmaking award at the 2017 Carrboro Film Festival. Visit his website at robertkinlaw.com.
Perspectives: Teachers at the Capitol
by Laura Lee | May 11, 2018


The site is being built and I will add to it as I get time or remember things.
I was born 23:50 Wednesday 30th September 1964 at RAF Wegberg, West Germany. My parents Margaret Elaine Cockram (Milan) and George Brown Cockram, lived in Roermond in Holland with my sister Julie Elizabeth Cockram. My father was in the Royal Signals, stationed in Germany at RAF Bruggen.
I was very nearly born in no-mans land between Holland and Germany. When my mother went into labour, they got in the car but my mother put her handbag on the roof of the car. The handbag had the passports in it. My father drove through the Dutch border as you don't need a passport to leave a country but when they got to the German border, they couldn't get in as they had no passports. They drove back to the Dutch border but again they couldn't get in because they had no passports. My father decided to drive back to the German border and my mother did a lot of moaning and luckily they let them in. They drove to RAF Wegberg as Bruggen had no hospital and that is how I came into the world.
We lived here till I was about 2 before my dad got stationed to Aden in Yeman. We lived in the top flat in a block of flats and the roof was our play ground. It was probably the safest place we could play. The school buses had armed guards and mine sweepers to protect it. I'll post some pictures when I find them. After Aden, we moved to Catterick in the UK till my dad left the army. From here we moved to Fartown and stayed with my Grandma until my parents got a council house at Waterloo, Huddersfield.


In the covering information of this album I found a nice quote: ' 2011 is the lazy Sunday afternoon drug of choice for the more-experienced stoner.' This should mean that Trigon limits itself to a relative small audience, so I think this statement doesn't do justice to this very talented trio from Germany. 2011 is a very interesting album that contains much more than the grooving stoner music referred to. Sure these guys know how to lay down a real cool groove, but the virtuoso guitar playing contains more like fusion, progressive rock and I even heard Jimi Hendrix-like sounds. As a true guitar freak, this kind of music really does it for me.
When the brothers Rainer (guitar) and Stefan Lange (bass) started Trigon, they repeatedly lost their singer what made them eventually decide to remain instrumental. Over the years they had the same problem with drummers. For several reasons they left or had to leave the band, but with Rudi Metzler they finally found the kind of drummer they always wanted to have and a steady line-up as well.
Already in the first seconds of the album's opener Peitscht Das Kamel you'll hear that Metzler fits as a glove to this kind of music. His adventurous drumming with hints of Terry Bozzio gets along with a more Mike Portnoy related style. Who could ask for more? Another song that illustrates his talent is Tückischer Tonterror. This is pure perfection, not only the drums, but all three musicians are just fantastic here. And what to think about Kamasutra Debakel ? It contains a perfect combination of drums and bass laying a sublime foundation for the doubled whaling guitar thus creating an intriguing sound. This applies to the majority of the album: Stefan Lange plays a sometimes distorted bass pattern and over that, his brother almost plays a kind of free improvisation. Rainer Lange has a tone that sometimes sounds a bit as Joe Satriani like in Tanzen, but he certainly gives the music a different twist. Spacechick Strikes Back is a good example in which he combines the Satriani-sound with a fusion-like structure. Zensation shows how Trigon handles a slow groove over which Rainer Lange plays his guitar; just goosebumps!