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August 19, 2008 by bbgcmac
An Olympic Shout Out for East St. Louis Native
Sure I am as ecstatic as anyone who has witnessed the dominance of Michael Pehlps. Usain Bolt is literally destroying the competition with Carl Lewis like command. The Redeem Team known as USA basketball is ready for the medal rounds and they look fantastic. But I got to pause to give some love to home girl Dawn Harper. Today she won the gold medal in the women's 100 meter hurdles.
This marks the first time an East St. Louisan has won Olympic gold since my home girl Jackie Joyner-Kersee, arguably the greatest female athlete of all time. Her brother Al also won Gold in 1984. The other commonality linking Joyner-Kersey and Harper is that they shared the same high school coach in Nino Fennoy. Fennoy is an international track and field coaching legend. His teams have won 15 Illinois State Championships. When I attended East St. Louis Lincoln high school in the mid 80s, the girls track team were in the midst of an 8 year state championship win streak. Keep in mind Lincoln was a rather small school (my class graduated 357) and they had to compete against school from Peoria and Chicago. Fennoy has kept the tradition going winning the girls state title this year as well at East St. Louis Sr. High School.
The connections don't stop there. Harper's current coach is none other than Bob Kersee. Harper also attended college at UCLA, following in the footsteps of Jackie who met Bob while attending UCLA. I am happy for Ms. Harper and for all the kids in East St. Louis who can look at these accomplishments and know they can achieve anything they choose to as well.
Congratulations Dawn!
Posted in The World of Sports
Tagged Beijing, Bolt, Harper, Joyner-Kersee, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Track and Field, USA Basketball
BBG C-Notes Week Ending Aug 15-17
Peeps, I know its been a week. I have been on a bit of a sabbatical lately. So i have not been able to post. Thanks for sticking around.
We Will Remember:
Black Moses (Isn't that redundant?)
And Bernie (I want my milk and coooookies) Mac
Rest in peace brothers!
Olympic News – (In Bad Taste)
What the hell were the Spaniards thinking about when they decided to pose with the "slanted eyes?" Their poor excuses were not fooling anyone either. Pau Gasol (who played Pau Gasoft when I last saw him foshizzle fizzle against the Celtics while wearing my beloved purple and gold of the Lakers) said, ""It was supposed to be a picture that inspired the Olympic spirit." What Olympic spirit would that be Pau? Hey if the Olympics were ever in Africa, maybe they can all wear blackface!
Speaking of black faces, I tend to agree with USA's Jason Kidd who pointed out that if that were the Americans, specifically the black Americans who pulled such crap they would be on the first plane smoking back to the States. David Stern would be on the war path suspending players and condemning them left and right. The world would have reacted and the powers that be would be ready to give up some American booty.
Age Ain't Nothing But A Number
At least the Chinese Olympic Team doesn't think so when it comes to the age limits. They sent Jr. High schoolers to do their deeds and win gold. I mean just look at these girls! Do they look 16 to you? I know how sometimes a child looks older or younger than they really are – but practically the whole squad? They look like they should be watching Spongebob! Mitch Albom (Detroit Free Press Sports – Tuesday's With Morrie) said it best: "What did you expect? Any country that would lip-sync out a 7-year-old singer because she wasn't cute enough for the opening ceremony wouldn't hesitate to use underage children to capture gold medals. That's a no-brainer."
Thats the Chinese government for you though. Rules only apply when they are the ones making them.
On The Upside:
Suffice it to say it DOES NOT SUCK to be Michael Phelps does it? This dude is cold smashing cats globally in these games. How about starting off with 6 golds with 6 world records! (12 total in his career and counting) I read today that this cat puts away 12000 calories per day during training. DAMN! I bet thats a record too for a world class swimmer.
Memo to the USA Olympic Committee: How could you be so stupid as to not invite Mark Spitz?
I guess that ASS whoppin that USA Men's basketball put on defending gold medal team Greece sent a clear signal that this isn't 2006. They may have gotten Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) out of his game. But Coach K's is a coach who truly believes in beating opponents into submission. Before the game he showed the team a tape of Greece celebrating on the court aftet the game two years ago. Needless to say, they got attitude. Especially the ones who played on that team. Spain! Your next!
On To Politics:
Memo to Kwame Kilpatrick- Brotha stay in D Town. Don't be tryin to crash the Dems convention in Denver. Take a page out of the John Edwards handbook! This is not about you!
Memo to geographically challenged brothers and sistas – While Russia has invaded the capital of Georgia, Atlanta is Ok. You can still drive down Peachtree!
Memo to bitter Hillary Clinton Supporters: Get over yourselves. Your girl lost! The Obama camp has bent over backwards to accomodate the Clinton's ego all summer. The convention is coming up in two weeks. Please don't go there and show your asses. You just look bad not to mention its an invitation to insert John McCain. Its like free advertising. Of course some of you don't care. And you tend to look like racist in the meantime. Check this quote out from Will Bower, co-founder of the Just Say No Deal Coalition, a rabid Clinton Supporter. "I have been voting Democratic for 18 years. I only voted for Democrats, from dog catcher to president and everything in between. I will be voting for someone other than Barack Obama come November."
You mean to tell me that Obama and Clinton's policies proposals are that different? Can you be any more obvious?
Posted in BBG C-Notes, Political, Political Thought & Humor, The World of Sports
Tagged Bernie Mac, Black Moses, Isaac Hayes, Kwame Kilpatick, Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps, Milk and Cookies, Olympics, Slanted Eyed Photo, Spain, Under age gymnist, USA Basketball
First Blood: Chinese visa rejection should open floodgates for dissent
When asked the other day if USA Basketball players should speak out on human rights issues in China, Kobe Bryant said in effect that he and other players are not politicians but are there to "play the game." Normally I would say that's a big cop-out! After all, we know the power of the dollar these days and how much marketing makes a difference as players follow the "Jordan Rules" for remaining race and issue neutral on all things that do not pertain to promoting themselves or their brand. I could site LeBron James' reluctance to speak out about Nike sweat shops as an example.
For sure the days of the concious athlete, i.e. Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, John Carlos and Tommy Smith, hell Billy Jean King are gone for the most part. The rare exceptions for example are basketball players like Adonal Foyle, Dikembe Mutombo, and Etan Thomas. Craig Hodges the former sharpshooter for the Bulls during the early Jordan years gave a letter to the president at the Rose Garden during their championship visit. The letter talked about poverty and brought up issues that Hodges and others were concerned about that rarely ever get presidential attention. He was blackballed by the league after that. These people are conscious of not just their personal benefit and consumption from the sport, but of community and world affairs. I don't expect Kobe Bryant to know or care much about Tienanmen Square in 1989. I don't know that he is familiar with the issues regarding greater Los Angeles. I would rather those speak who do know the issues so that the" stars" don't make fools of themselves or degrade the cause.
And so it goes with these Olympic games in Beijing. I didn't expect athletes with monolithic perspectives to chime in on weighty issues such as the Chinese human rights policy or the geopolitical stand of The Dali Lama. Too bad the Olympics are in China in the first place, but perhaps we could just play nice and get through the games. NOT! Not now that the Chinese government has revoked the visa of Olympic Gold Medalist skater Joey Cheek. Cheek is the founder of Team Darfur, a group of 70 athletes whose goal is to raise awareness of the human rights violations taking place in the Darfur region of The Sudan as told by Yahoo Sports. China has many military, economic and diplomatic ties to The Sudan.
Again, initially I understood the modern athlete's reluctance to get into political discussions during the games. After all, it takes all one has just to prepare to qualify to compete with the best in the world on the world's biggest stage. The Olympics only happen once every four years. Many American athletes have toed the line and not made any political statements regarding Chinese human rights issues and have focused their energies to promoting the games and making them attractive to fans, who may not otherwise know them. However, China has thrown down the gauntlet two days before the opening ceremonies themselves. American athletes should respond likewise by voicing their disdain for the way the Chinese have decided to treat Cheek. They should use every opportunity especially during the medal presentations to make it their business to rally around a fellow American. Talk about patriotism! This is not a time to be politically correct but to make a morally definitive statement in supporting another American's attempt to make the world better. With the treatment of a great American like Cheek, it is unacceptable for any athlete to say with a straight face that it's "just about the games." Damn the endorsements – speak truth to power!
Posted in Justice, Philosophy, Political, politics, Sports, The World of Sports, Truth Seeking, Wisdom
Tagged Dream Team, Joey Cheek, Michal Jordan, Olympics, USA Basketball


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Some journeys have a more meaningful purpose than just sightseeing and sunbathing. These journeys or pilgrimages are full of mystery and devotion and are designed to reach the soul. This programme highlights the spiritual journeys our travellers have experienced all over the world.
We visit temples like Varanasi in India and learn about Hinduism and Sadhus; venture high into the Himalayas to meet monks in rural Buddhist monasteries. Presenters stay at ashrams, meditate and practice yoga.
Then its on to the Islamic world of the Middle East home to majestic Mosques like Istanbul's famous Blue Mosque. We explore the three pivotal religions of Jerusalem and witness 'bah mitzvah'. Our presenters join in the dramatic Easter celebrations in Guatemala, the eerie Semana Santa in Spain and re-enact the crucifixion in the Philippines.
From the world's oldest churches in Ethiopia and the best-attended Sunday Mass in Rome to a pilgrimage to Mecca and celebrations with Inca worshipers in the Peruvian Andes, our presenters experience a host of spiritual journeys.


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Home » Main Menu » News » Jane's Party releases 'You're the Light' .
Jane's Party releases 'You're the Light' .
'You're the Light' is one of the songs that I can imaging dancing with mates at a Jane's Party gig. It has a certain type of energy that builds and tempts me to dance around in circles. Vocally it is smooth and lyrically meaningful. Listen below if you like all these things!
From the get go, this video was meant to showcase one of the major draws of Jane's Party, their live performances and their stage presence. They are an absolute treasure to witness on stage, and this spellbinding light extravaganza of a video highlights this in a unique and captivating way.
Formed in 2008, Toronto-based pop-rock quartet Jane's Party – comprised of Devon Richardson, Tom Ionescu, Jeff Giles, and Zach Sutton has brought their irreverent, genre-bending sound to live audiences around the world; in buzzing clubs and famed concert halls in downtown Toronto, in stadiums across Canada, and in historic venues throughout Europe, opening for and playing alongside artists like Lowest of The Low, The Sadies, Sam Roberts Band, The Arkells, Tom Odell, Blue Rodeo, Stars, LIGHTS, and Lord Huron.


Daily Record's Peter Davidson spent £644 on tickets visiting 43 of Scotland's football grounds.
As Celtic lifted the league trophy at Parkhead yesterday another Premiership season drew to a close.
And it also meant I had achieved my target of attending matches at all of the grounds in Scotland's top leagues in the one season.
After deciding to pack in playing competitive football and renewing my season ticket at Pittodrie for another season (yes I am an Aberdeen fan), I thought taking in a match at all 42 stadiums in Scotland big leagues was a good idea. What a waste of a season ticket, I know.
Seeing new stadiums is something all football fans young and old enjoy. I have wanted to visit all the senior football grounds in Scotland for some time now and decided this was the year to do it.
There are 42 teams in the top Scottish leagues, therefore 42 stadiums to visit, however this season was different with Hearts playing a handful of games at Murrayfield so it meant I had to visit 43 grounds instead.
I'd like to say I had a plan written up and regimentally abided by it, but no, it was simply a case of look at the fixtures on a Monday morning and choose a game.
Working at weekends proved a pain and meant there were many midweek jaunts to far-flung places such as Dingwall (a 368-mile round trip) on a Tuesday night to see the basement battle between Ross County and Partick Thistle.
Then there was the three games in three days in January, when I visited Albion Rovers, Berwick Rangers then Hibernian and the Aberdeen game against Hearts at Murrayfield had to be fitted into the schedule as well.
It all started on a lovely Tuesday night at Borough Briggs when I went to watch Elgin City against Hearts in the League Cup. It was a brilliant, warm summer's night for a game of football at the most northerly senior football league ground in the whole of the United Kingdom. What more could you want?
From a glorious night to a truly awful day at Gayfield to see Arbroath take on their Angus rivals Montrose in the League Cup. It was howling a gale and freezing in the middle of July, oh I do love living in Scotland.
The only saving grace at Gayfield was the steak and black pudding pie which was tremendous and by far the best I had on my tour around the country.
And so it began the journey which would take 10 months to complete, many hundreds of pounds spent and 5,909 miles travelled.
The lack of a schedule because of postponements and games being changed for TV meant I had the "joy" of watching Hearts six times this season and in all those games I only saw them score three goals. What value for money they were.
Getting to see Hibernian five times was more value for money though as they scored eight times. The biggest disappointment was going to watch Aberdeen. Four games, six goals conceded and only one scored.
Choosing games at the start of the season was enjoyable as I was able to pick the biggest game of the weekend in the whole of the country. Thankfully over the course of the season I got to see some derbies and also matches which meant something at one end of the table or the other.
The best game? That's an easy answer. The Scottish Cup second round game between League Two Stirling Albion and East of Scotland champions Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale was what can only be described as a belter.
There was never a dull moment in the eight-goal thriller where Lothian Thistle came out on top at Forthbank. It is a game that will live long in the memory.
Another game which will also stay in the memory, but for all the wrong reasons was my visit to McDiarmid Park to see St Johnstone and Hearts play out one of the dullest matches I have ever witnessed.
I thought I had picked the right game that day as it came after Hearts had just thumped Celtic at Tynecastle to end the Parkhead sides undefeated run, and St Johnstone had just humbled Rangers at Ibrox.
Goals galore you'd think. Nah, just a paint-drying kind of nil-nil.
At the outset of this tour I was living and working in Aberdeen, but halfway through the season I moved to Glasgow and was able to get to some of the grounds quicker and cheaper.
Getting around the grounds in Scotland is very easy, so as much as possible I decided to take public transport but that brought about frustration and anger like I have never had before.
The trains are fine, some are in need of an upgrade (especially the Ayr to Stranraer one) but on the whole they are reliable. Buses, on the other hand, are an absolute nightmare. I got four buses over the course of the season and not one was on time within around 15 minutes. It meant I missed connections and all sorts.
Cheapest ticket: Motherwell vs. Aberdeen, Elgin City vs. Hearts, Stirling Albion vs.
Although the mode of transport changed from week-to-week there were a couple of constants throughout the whole tour. At every ground I went to a pub close to the stadium to soak up the atmosphere and speak to some of the fans before the game.
Another ritual I had was to buy a mug from every ground. Unfortunately not all teams had a mug for me to buy nevertheless my cupboard at home now full of cups I don't particularly want but will remind me of this odd season.
What has made this tour even more memorable has been meeting people from different teams all over the country. If it was drinking whisky with three old Stranraer fans or speaking to the chairman of Albion Rovers about his club's future, everyone has made me welcome at their club.
Fans make some incredible sacrifices to see their team play but one set of fans I came across had the best commitment I have ever come across. A handful of Peterhead fans had made the 448 mile round trip to Berwick Rangers to see them win 3-2 against on a freezing cold winters evening. They wouldn't have got back to Peterhead until around 3am.
Although this was a personal challenge for me, there has been a number of people who have joined me on this trip at one point or another. There is one person who has put up with this more than anyone and that is my girlfriend.
Never in her life did she think about spending a sub zero winter afternoon at Cappielow watching Greenock Morton play Dundee United, or go on a 368 mile round trip to Dingwall on a Tuesday night. Why on earth she puts up with me I will never know.
People have asked me what I will be doing next season. Going to many theatre shows to make it up to my girlfriend perhaps.
Scottish football often gets a kicking for its lack of quality or about how one sided our top league is. I have had a moan myself in the past, but what is glaringly obvious to me is that clubs all over the country need the support of the locals.
From Hamilton in the Premiership to Edinburgh City in League Two we can all do more to support our local teams. What is £30 or so pounds on a Saturday afternoon?


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Irkut will test its first MC-21-310 airliner with Russian motors PD-14
First MC-21-310 with PD-14 engines was recently assembled, and will be tested and controled soon, at first on the ground and after during the flight
First MC-21-310
Irkout Corporation finished the construction of the first prototype of the MC-21-310 with turbofan PD-14 (created by Russian company Aviadvigatel). The aircraft was transferred at November 6th to the flight test department of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a subsidiary of Irkout Corporation. « The upcoming testing of the MC-21 with domestic engines is a historic event, a clear confirmation that the domestic civil aircraft industry has a strong future. » declared Anatoly Serdyukov, Irkout Company is owned by Russian consortium UAC (United Aircraft Corporation)
To the flight tests
In preparation of the first flight test, technicians will check avionics's systems ; test, on the ground, his Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and the aircraft and his motors. This MC-21-300 is the fifth to be used for flight tests, and the first with turbobans PD-14, which explains aircraft's name : MC-21-310, and not 300
Titanium wide blade blower
A conventional (non-reduced) twin-body turbofan engine, the PD-14 has a moderate bypass ratio of 8.5 to 1. The hot section of the PD-14's gas generator consists of an eight-stage compressor with a compression ratio of 17 to 1, an annular combustor and a two-stage turbine. The cold section consists of a single-stage fan, a three-stage low-pressure compressor, a six-stage low-pressure turbine. But the key feature that is new technology on the PD14 is the adoption of a fan with wide, hollow titanium blades.

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António Joaquim de Medeiros (Chinese: 明德祿; 15 October 1846 – 7 January 1897) was a Portuguese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Portugal, and ordained in 1871. By the mid-1870s he was working in Macau, and in 1877 he traveled to Portuguese Timor to serve in the Catholic missions there. In 1882, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, and in 1884 he was selected Bishop of Macau. He served in that position until his death in 1897.

Biography

Early life and priesthood
Medeiros was born on 15 October 1846 in the village of Vilar de Nantes, Portugal, near the city of Chaves. He was the only son of Augusto Luís Medeiros and Teresa de Jesus Carneiro.

Medeiros was ordained a priest in 1871. Following ordination he became a professor at St. Joseph's Seminary in Macau. In 1873 he was appointed prefect and two years later, dean of the seminary. Also in 1875, he was appointed visitor of the Catholic missions in Portuguese Timor, and two years later rose to the position of vicar general.

Missionary work in Timor
He arrived in Dili in 1877 with a team of nine Portuguese priests and one Chinese priest from Macau, all trained at the Seminary of Bonjardim in Portugal. He set about evangelizing the people and reforming the mission. This was prompted by a visit Medeiros made to Timor two years earlier, in which he concernedly wrote to the Bishop of Macau, Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes, regarding the state of Timorese Christianity and social institutions, particularly the "primitive" and "immoral" state of marriage and the family. Medeiros wrote:They don't know about family ties. The simplest principles of natural and moral Law, the social relationships that create a family amongst men: everything is ignorance, everything is misery amongst these unfortunate people.When Medeiros took over the missions, the priests set out evangelizing and combating "anti-Christian" institutions, and were fervent in their targeting of the barlake (Portuguese: barlaque) system in which the chiefs of ruling houses would exchange wives as gifts. "The Devil," as one priest dubbed it, was "always seeking the loss of souls," a "superstitious" institution that was seen by the missionaries as the main threat to the establishment of Christianity as the mainstream faith of Timorese society, because it encouraged polygyny and concubinage. To combat this, Medeiros sent written instructions to his missionaries emphasizing the need to celebrate marriages and baptisms amongst the families of the tribal elite. In addition to the native resistance to the missionaries' efforts, Medeiros placed blame on the Portuguese colonial authorities, stemming from his belief in their tolerance and even complicity in the native practices, including barlake. He wrote:In Timor there circulates as a commonplace the idea that the authorities are forced to respect the manners and customs of the natives, and therefore they have nothing to do with the pagan marriages between Christians. If they simply would do this, it would not be too bad, because the missionaries would rectify in practice such an absurd error; however, cases have occurred that demonstrate with clear evidence the very intolerable abuses of some hinterland authorities who fight against Catholic matrimony between Christian natives.Medeiros accused Portuguese officers of "spreading doctrines contrary [to Catholic teachings]" and of blocking missionary efforts. This culminated in 1881 when Medeiros denounced the rape of two young native girls by a Portuguese military commandant and a Timorese noble, further accusing the officer of ordering a native chief to give him his daughters. He also scathingly denounced several military officers who ordered a tribal leader to hand over his young daughter, whom the men had seen in church. Also around this time, comparable accusations of missionary priests having sexual relations with Timorese noblewomen were made by military officers. These counter-accusations culminated around the same time when the Governor of Portuguese Timor, Celestino da Silva, wrote scathing letters to Medeiros as well as the Bishop of Macau, denouncing "scandalous" cases involving the priests. The tension was so strong between the missionaries and the colonial authorities that Medeiros did at least once consider terminating the mission. Medeiros wrote to the Bishop of Macau in 1881:[The missionaries] cannot baptize or marry even one régulo, without, for this reason, suffering threats from the military and even from the Governor; because of all this they [the missionaries] beg Your Excellency to order their withdrawal from Timor and their return to Portugal. As for myself I beg the same, and my wish is to accompany them and go away.Although the Bishop did not appear to heed these requests, the next year Medeiros did indeed leave the missions, leaving a remarkable and widely recognized legacy of a well-established Catholic faith, and education system, in Portuguese Timor.

Episcopacy
On 29 August 1882, Pope Leo XIII appointed Medeiros Titular Bishop of Thermopylae and Auxiliary Bishop of Goa. His consecration took place on 15 August 1883, and was presided over by Archbishop António Sebastião Valente, Archbishop of Goa.

On 4 September 1884, Medeiros was selected Bishop of Macau, and was confirmed on 13 November of that same year. In 1887, he served as principal consecrator of Bishop João Gomes Ferreira. He was known to support the work of the Canossians in the diocese, and in 1890 he handed leadership of St. Joseph's Seminary to the Society of Jesus. He spent much of his time visiting far-flung parishes of the diocese, including St. Joseph Church in Singapore and St. Peter Church in Malacca, as well as regular trips to the parishes and missions of Timor.

Death and legacy
He died on 7 January 1897, in Lahane, a small town near the city of Dili, Portuguese Timor, at the age of 50.

In Macau, his memory lives on in the form of a street that bears his name. In 1997, on the 100th anniversary of Medeiros' death, former seminarians of the Diocese of Díli's Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary organized the Fundaçao Bispo de Medeiros (English: Bishop de Medeiros Foundation), the aim of which is to continue Medeiros' work to preserve Timorese culture and promote human resource development.

Episcopal lineage
 Cardinal Scipione Rebiba
 Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santorio (1566)
 Cardinal Girolamo Bernerio, OP (1586)
 Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale (1604)
 Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1621)
 Cardinal Luigi Caetani (1622)
 Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna (1630)
 Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni (1666)
 Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
 Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
 Archbishop Enrico Enríquez (1743)
 Bishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz (1749)
 Cardinal Buenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda (1761)
 Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Pamphili (1773)
 Pope Pius VIII (1800)
 Bl. Pope Pius IX (1827)
 Cardinal Alessandro Franchi (1856)
 Archbishop Gaetano Aloisi Masella (1877)
 Archbishop António Sebastião Valente (1881)
 Bishop António Joaquim de Medeiros (1883)

Further reading

References

1846 births
1897 deaths
Portuguese Roman Catholic bishops
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Macau

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Chris Cohen has a 'very bright' future as a coach according to Nottingham Forest boss Aitor Karanka
The experienced midfielder retired at the end of Forest's home campaign against Bristol City
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Chris Cohen has a 'very bright' future as a coach, according to Aitor Karanka, after seeing the long-serving Nottingham Forest midfielder say an emotional goodbye to his playing career at the City Ground.
The Reds boss said that Cohen will have a coaching role at the Championship club moving forward, after seeing him come off the bench for a late substitute appearance in the 0-0 draw with Bristol City.
The 31-year-old came on in the 89th minute for what will be his final appearance in a Forest shirt, before he hangs up his boots, following a long-standing battle with knee injuries.
Aitor Karanka wishes Chris Cohen well with a hug as he enters play for the final time (Image: John Sumpter @JMS Photography)
Cohen has made more than 300 appearances in a Forest shirt, but Karanka says he will still have a part to play at Forest in the future, as part of the coaching staff.
The former West Ham and Yeovil player is likely to retain a role with the Under-23 team.
Joe Lolley was the 'best player on the pitch by a country mile' in draw with Bristol City
Karanka said it was important for Cohen to get the opportunity to say goodbye to Forest fans.
"It was important. In the moment I knew we were safe, I wanted to recognise how important he is here and how important he has been," said the Forest boss.
"I asked him if he wanted to play because I was a player and the best way to say goodbye is on the pitch.
Chris Cohen applauds the City Ground crowd at full-time (Image: John Sumpter @JMS Photography)
"For me, today, that was the nicest part of the game. He got to say goodbye on the pitch and I could feel how important he has been on the pitch in the last 11 years.
"If we want to build something, we need to build together. Chris is one of us and will continue to be one of us."
Karanka believes Cohen has a bright future as a coach and manager.
"He will stay with the club, I think. He has been doing his badges and he wants to be a coach," he said. "He does not know how difficult it is to be a coach, but he is trying to work towards that.
Time for Nottingham Forest to enjoy a bright new dawn that does not prove to be false, says Ben Osborn
"We need to look after our people.
"I know he has been an influence for more than a decade, I have been here only three or four months but we have missed him in the changing room.
"He has an amazing history with the club and a very bright future as a coach."
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Information about making requests can be found here: https://etckid.com/request/
What inspired you to start the channel?
If you're looking for a quick answer, jump down to the short TLDR, or you can continue reading for the long version.
I first learned about Twitch in February 2014 when the Twitch Plays Pokémon phenomenon went viral and hit mainstream press. In case you're not familiar with what happened, a programmer connected Twitch chat to a Pokémon game so that viewers could control it using chat commands. Soon tens of thousands of viewers were simultaneously trying to control the game and after about 16 days of play they eventually beat it. But what I found most intriguing was how the idea inspired so much creativity beyond the game itself. Fans of the channel created a vast mythology surrounding what was happening in the game, as well as fan fiction, artwork, and numerous memes.
I filed this away in my brain and then promptly forgot about Twitch for almost two years until January 27th, 2016 when PianoImproman went viral on Reddit. I was one of the 100,000+ people who watched him that day and was charmed by his infectious enthusiasm as he improvised piano to songs chat requested. It was thanks to PianoImproman that I discovered that Twitch now featured a music category.
A couple other experiences played a role in the idea as well… Many years ago, I spent about 6 months busking in the subways of Boston, which prepared me for some aspects of streaming. I'd also done a fair amount of live looping, primarily as a compositional tool, occasionally as a way to audition people for bands I was starting, and in a few cases in live performance. I'd also produced several jazz education shows where I let the kids directly influence the music being created by choosing which instrument I used on the song, the speed of the song, etc.
Somehow all of this came together in late March '16 and formed into the idea for this channel. I was most excited about the collaborative nature of the show, how you would play an active role in shaping the music that would be created. The show also seemed like a singular opportunity to bring together many of the disparate things I've done in my life including music, programming, video production, and business management.
I tend to be overly optimistic so I thought it would only take 3 months to do all the coding and prep for the show, but it ended up being more than 5 months before I was ready to start. I did some test shows in September of 2016, and then started a regular schedule in October. The show will always be a work in progress.
It took a leap of faith to start the show since I hadn't done any music for 5 years and I had no idea if anyone would appreciate what I was trying to do. So I feel incredibly grateful to all of you who have joined our team on Twitch and made the channel what it is. I've told you what inspired me to start the channel; you're what inspires me to keep it going!
TLDR: In late March of 2016, the following things percolating in my brain came together to form the idea for this channel: past experience with improvised live looping, creating music interactively with an audience, busking in Boston subways, and the discovery of Twitch via Twitch Plays Pokémon (Feb 2014) and PianoImproman (Jan 2016).
Is streaming your full-time job?
Streaming is my full-time commitment and I'm devoting virtually every waking minute to something related to the show, but it isn't providing a full-time living yet. Hopefully eventually!
How can I help support the channel?
Thank you so much for asking. Just by regularly watching the show you're already helping tremendously! And sharing what we're doing with your friends and on social media helps a lot as well.
Anything beyond that is extraordinary and your generous support will help us to continue improving the channel and ensure it will be around for a long time.
Normal Donations (technically "tips")
If you'd like to offer some financial support, you can make a donation via StreamLabs.
Tax-Deductible Donations (only available for donations over $100 by US residents)
I'm a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The Etcetera Kid must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. You can make tax-deductible donations by credit card on my Fractured Atlas page.
Tax-deductible donations will receive the necessary receipt for IRS documentation.
Coding Help
If you're a whiz at any of the following languages/platforms, I sometimes have coding projects I could use help on: PHP, SQL, Javascript, HTML/CSS, Max/MSP/Jitter, Filemaker, WordPress. Please let me know if you're interested and a little about your background and experience. Thanks!
If you have other ideas how you can contribute, please let me know! Thanks!
Can you or when will you add X feature?
If you have a suggestion for the show, please don't hesitate to share it with me directly or via the !suggest command in Twitch chat. Sometimes I'm able to act on suggestions immediately, but usually I'll need to add them to my todo list for the show.
That list already has 100s of items on it and the order in which I complete them is generally determined by these criteria: Which items fit in with current long-term strategic priorities for the channel? Which items will have the most impact on the most viewers? What do I have time to work on? And often, what am I most excited to work on right now? In other words, a roundabout way of saying I have no idea if or when.
Can I be a moderator?
Thanks for your interest in helping out our channel! I really appreciate your support.
Becoming a moderator is invitation-only on an as-needed basis. When we have a need for additional moderators, we will primarily be looking for people in chat who are already essentially acting as moderators: they have been regularly logged into the channel over an extended period, are active participants in chat, bring a consistently positive energy, demonstrate level-headedness, and go out of their way to welcome new people and answer questions.
Our moderator team is also involved in aspects of the show outside of chat and some of our moderators may be chosen in recognition of their long-standing support and other non-chat related skills they share with the channel.
Biographical Questions
Music has been my primary focus for most of my life, although it's never fully supported me financially except for one very brief stretch. Instead, I've been lucky to be able to get by through a variety of odd jobs over the years, in the following rough order: washing dishes, working as a building monitor, busking, bookkeeping, writing, working as a kind of "consultant" (whatever that means), and most recently running a small video production company. For the last year, however, all of my time has been devoted to streaming and building the channel.
The show relies on a lot of custom programming, and although I've never worked professionally as a software developer or studied computer science formally, I've been able to draw on skills I developed from doing many different software projects over the years.
More on my musical background
I'm one of those people who has a hard time answering that question since I moved around a lot in my life. I've spent more time on the East Coast (VT, MA, NY) than anywhere else, but also did stints in the Mountain West, Liberia (West Africa), and New Zealand. Currently, I'm based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, in Oakland and Emeryville to be exact. I moved out here in 2013 and feel like I'm from here as much as I'm from anywhere else!
What's your musical background?
I was fortunate to grow up in a house filled with instruments and a good-sized record collection, albeit primarily classical and jazz. My library card helped me to fill in the blanks and develop a love for music across genres.
My mother is a piano teacher, although sadly I only did a few years of formal piano study. I took about 7 years of lessons on the trombone/baritone, a couple years on voice and flute, as well as a few lessons here and there on a few of the other instruments I've used. Virtually all of my formal study has been in classical music.
I considered going to conservatory to study trombone after high school, but ultimately decided I didn't feel comfortable with the idea of being graded on what I love. Even if I were to get straight A's the idea of assigning a grade to creativity seemed at odds with how I viewed the creative experience. I also felt that I'd have more to say in my music if I had a more diverse life experience. So I went to a traditional liberal arts college for awhile where I studied visual arts and English.
I don't remember ever studying music theory or composition in a formal setting, although I read some books on music theory back in high school on my own. The most useful theoretical understanding I have was acquired primarily by using my ears and listening to music and improvising along to it.
I did a ton of performing when I was younger, over 1000 performances with different pop, rock, jazz, folk and classical groups, although almost all of those were before I was 24. After that, I mostly worked on solo projects in the studio. It's great to be performing again regularly!
So that's a quick runthrough of my background. I'd like to add though that one of the things I believe strongly is that there is no "right way" to approach music or art. We have tremendous diversity in music and the arts precisely because people pursue it in so many different ways. Some of the musicians I love had extensive formal training, some had zero training, some spent decades practicing their instruments, some never really practiced at all. All that matters is that they each had something to say and they found a way to say it.
Is there somewhere I can listen to you besides Twitch?
Thanks for your interest! Currently, the only place you can hear the music is live on Twitch or in archived shows from the last 60 days on Twitch's VOD page.
I've been recording every show offline at much higher quality than what is broadcast live to Twitch and eventually I'm hoping to have everything here on my website so you can listen to all the shows in their entirety, or create customized playlists of songs (such as every song on which you made a request).
I may post some or all of the shows and songs on Youtube or Soundcloud as well as possibly start a second Twitch channel "radio station" that plays only music from the show 24/7 with none of the talking. We've already generated well over 100 hours of music!
I have no set schedule for when any of this will happen, but hopefully sometime in 2017. It'll be a massive project considering there are already 100+ shows, 700+ songs and counting, so I'm hesitant to make guarantees.
What instruments do you play?
My technical abilities vary widely, but on the show so far I've made sounds with keyboards, voice, trombone, flute, trumpet, soprano saxophone, nose flute, bull horn, digadadoo (slide pvc didgeridoo), melodica, kazoo, vuvuzela, the comb, Stylophone, Oktavia, thunder tube, and triangle. In the past, either in live performance or on record, I have also made sounds with guitar and a mellophone. And in the privacy of my own home I've messed around on a number of other instruments. Most recently, I've started learning the harmonica.
Why do you try to play so many instruments?
I've joked on stream that in my ideal world I would have a jack in the back of my head from which I could send music directly from my brain. That's because no single instrument allows me to express everything I want to, and so I keep trying to learn a new one in the elusive hope that it might be the one that finally "completes me", haha. The definition of madness…
What's your favorite instrument?
Whichever one I'm playing at the moment. But if I was forced to choose it would be voice.
Gear and Software Questions
Why are the logos taped over on your equipment?
I think that corporate logos are distracting to have onscreen during musical performance. If you see a logo I missed, please let me know!
My list of gear is here: https://etckid.com/gear
How do you do the looping?
Ableton Live handles the audio and MIDI loops and effects. All the keyboard sounds are inside Logic Pro. And I've done a ton of custom coding in Max and Max for Live to control everything since the way Ableton handles looping out of the box wasn't flexible enough for my specific needs. I use foot pedals, a small midi keyboard, and occasionally the computer keyboard to control the software.
That said, there are many ways to do live looping. This is just the way I have chosen.
What languages did you use to design the software for the show?
The workhorse that handles ToBeOrNotToBot and the bulk of the behind-the-scenes work was built using Filemaker and FileMaker Server. There's also some Applescript, PHP, Javascript, HTML/CSS, and SQLite involved.
In addition, I did a lot of custom programming in Max and Max for Live including the drum pattern generator, the onscreen credit displays that are timed to what's happening in the music, the light shows, the camera controller, and a ton of custom looping controls.
I'm also working on a new project using Jitter that I hope to launch someday.
How does the camera switching and the tracking camera work?
Almost all of the camera angle changes that happen while I'm playing are automated using a camera switching program I wrote in the programming language Max.
The switcher software is linked with Ableton, the program I use to record the loops, so at any given moment it knows if I'm recording a keyboard loop, if I'm recording or playing one of the instruments, or if I'm doing none of those things, and it follows rules I set up for which cameras to use more frequently during those different scenarios with some randomness thrown in so it's not too predictable. The timing of the changes are also linked to the beat and speed of the improvisation (the faster the speed, the more frequently the cameras switch).
Camera 3, the camera that tracks my movement, uses a Swivl C1 Robot I adapted to work with a mirrorless DSLR-style camera. I wear an infrared marker on my shoulder that the C1 tries to track… and "tries" is the key word here… it often seems to have a mind of its own. I do not endorse the C1 or any other product. There are other similar options out there that may be better suited to your needs.
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Data science and analytics firm Alteryx is eyeing up a move to expand its Asia Pacific market, as it puts down roots in Japan.
The company, which has just opened a new office in Tokyo, will support firms including Honda, Toyo Engineering and hundreds of other customers, will use its expertise to carve out a wider market for its end-to-end analytics and data science platform in the wider APAC region.
The company's APAC headquarters opened in Singapore last year. The Tokyo office will support and accelerate analytic talent, and capitalise on market potential brought about by digital transformation.
Alteryx aims to address the prominent data science talent gap that exists in Japan, consistent with global markets. In a recently published study, the World Economic Forum reveals that data-related jobs will be the most in demand within the next four to five years, along with AI and ML specialists.
Alteryx says it is committed to helping companies across the globe increase data literacy and fuel a culture of analytics by providing a platform that simultaneously addresses the needs of the data analyst, data scientist and citizen data scientist, and puts the thrill of solving into the hands of the business user.
Meanwhile, Alteryx will continue to flesh out its presence in Japan. Ryo Yoshimura is now country manager for Japan. He will support Celine Siow, regional vice president of APAC and Japan, to build the company's momentum in country and. Yoshimura and the local team in Japan will also work closely with the company's partners in the region, including NTT Data, LHit, KCME and Classmethod.
"Japan played a key role in the digital revolution of the 20th century with unique innovations in technology and science, and is continuing this leadership as technology leaders prioritise artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)," says Yoshimura.
"Our Tokyo presence will enable Alteryx to better partner with Japanese organisations, closing the gap between their visions for the future and reality. We will accomplish this by providing our code-free and code-friendly platform, global community and learning resources to develop data talent quickly and create an analytics-centric culture."
"By introducing Alteryx, we have improved efficiencies in our new income stream and with developing citizen data scientists. The Alteryx Platform also helps us obtain valuable knowledge and insights from driving data, now accessible to our community for an improved driving experience. We're excited to have regional representation from Alteryx to support us in developing deeper expertise and increased agility in our data analytics initiatives."
Alteryx experienced 96% year-over-year growth in full year 2018, which accounted for 29% of total revenue as at December 31, 2018.


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Married? Have Children? In Pennsylvania, Employers Can Still Ask
By MB - May 31, 2009
In the job hunt, employers can't discriminate on the basis of religion, race, or ancestry. But 15 years ago, Kiki Peppard learned the hard way that employers could and did ask her if she had children and if she was married. As a single mother of two in 1994, she was asked time and time again about her familial status, and rejected from the many jobs she interviewed for. Since then, Ms. Peppard has worked in Pennsylvania to end "maternal profiling." Despite her hard work and some legislative support, the bills continue to die in committee.
Ms. Peppard's situation is not unique – only 22 states prohibit asking if an applicant is married or has children. She is now asking the White House Council on Women and Girls to take up the case as well. Please write to your state and federal legislators today to ensure that maternal profiling stops soon!
Media Advisory - Philadelphia Information on Overlooked and Undercounted Study (#media)
MEDIA ADVISORY - For Immediate Release - Request for Coverage 29 May 2009
PathWays PA to Hold a Forum on Latest Publication -
Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania
President/CEO of PathWays PA & Study Author to Discuss Findings,
32.7% of Philadelphians Earn Below Self-Sufficiency Standard
WHAT: Discussion of PathWays PA's latest publication:
WHO: Carol Goertzel - President/CEO of PathWays PA
Diana Pearce, PhD. - Author of Overlooked and Undercounted & Director of the Center for Women's Welfare, University of Washington School of Social Work
WHEN: Friday, May 29, 2009, 10 AM - 12 PM
WHERE: United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania,
7 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., Philadelphia
As the public and advocates alike continue to come to grips with the current economy and its effect on individuals and families, PathWays PA has published a study that shows how many are in need …
Reminder: Sign Up Today for Overlooked and Undercounted Forum May 29!
Please register by clicking here. Registration is required. If you have problems registering online or would like to register over the phone, please R.S.V.P. with Kate Scully at kscully@pathwayspa.org or 610-543-5022 x 255.
WHAT: Discussion of PathWays PA's latest publication -- Overlooked and
Undercounted: Struggling to Make End Meet in Pennsylvania
WHO: Carol Goertzel, President and CEO of PathWays PA
Dr. Diana Pearce, author of the study
WHEN: Friday, May 29th 10:00 - 12:00
WHERE: United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
7 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
PathWays PA E-Newsletter: May 26, 2009
By KVS - May 26, 2009
May 29 - PathWays PA Presents
Seating is Limited.
Registration is Required.
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One-fifth of the 3.4 million households in Pennsylvania lack adequate income to meet their basic needs, representing a large and diverse group of families experiencing distress. That's one of the findings from PathWays PA's latest study of the economic needs of the state's working families, Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania.
The release of the report marks the first time that demographic data relating to the Se…
New Law Gives Renters Protection During Foreclosure
It is estimated that 40% of households who lose their homes because of foreclosure are renters. Currently, in most states, renters get little or no notice to vacate their homes upon their landlords' foreclosures. A new law is meant to change that by giving renters living in foreclosed properties important protections.
The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act contains renter protections that include a 90-day pre-eviction notice to tenants whose homes have gone into foreclosure. If the new owner of the property will not be living in the house then the tenant has a right to remain in the home for the duration of the lease and tenants with Section 8 vouchers will be able to remain with both their lease and rental assistance payments intact.
For more information on this new law, visit www.nlihc.org or contact the Outreach Team at (202) 662-1530 or at outreach@nlihc.org.
Presentation - Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania
PathWays PA presented at the Westmoreland County Community Action Community Forum. Below is a copy of the presentation.
Bill to Remove Waiting Periods for Uninsured Kids
Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) covers millions of children whose family incomes are too high for Medicaid and too low for affordable health coverage, as do similar programs across the country (often known as S-CHIP). To prevent people from dropping private health coverage many children must remain uninsured for months before they can enroll. All but 11 states impose waiting periods, including Pennsylvania, which for some applicants can be up to six-months.
Under the Children's Health Insurance Accessibility Act of 2009, introduced as a bipartisan bill from with two Pennsylvania legislators, Patrick Murphy and Tim Murphy, as the main cosponsors, states could exempt the following groups from S-CHIP waiting periods:
children under the age of 2children whose parents lost their employer-sponsored coverage because of layoffs, reduced hours, or because the employer went out of business, and children whose family's out of pocket medical expenses exceed 10% of t…
Food Stamps Stimulate the Economy and Your Wallet – Every $1 Spent on Food Stamps Adds $1.73 to the Local Economy
Not everyone noticed, but last month, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps) expanded the amount of benefits families could receive as part of the Recovery Act. On average, families receive about $20 more per month to spend on food needs, which is then used in local supermarkets, farmers markets, and corner stores, expanding the economy.
In this economic downturn, more families have reached out to food stamps to stretch their budgets further. Nationally, food stamp use increased by 17.4% from February 2008 to February 2009; in Pennsylvania, food stamp use went up by 11.6%.
There are plenty of myths going around about the SNAP program, including the belief that only unemployed families qualify for the program. However, people can work and still qualify. To learn more about eligibility, visit Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare website.
And, if you are interested in applying for food stamps, there are several ways you can do …
Election Day Assistance!
Today, voters across Pennsylvania registered as Democrats or Republicans will cast ballots for many offices, such as State Judges and Appellate Justices, District Attorneys, City Controllers, Judges and Inspectors of Elections, and Trial Judges. Also, registered voters in some locales can vote on important ballot questions.
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All PENNSYLVANIA residents can
Find a polling site based on name and birth date: https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspxFind a polling site based on address: http://www.votespa.com and click on "where to vote"Learn about their voting rights and what to bring to the polls at http://www.votespa.com In Philadelphia, voters can call the Philadelphia Board of Elections at 215-686-1500/1523/1590. They can also visit www.voteforhomes.org to view nonpartisan voter's guides and posters.
Join us on May 29 as we discuss Overlooked and Undercounted in Philadelphia! (#event #media)
On May 29, we will discuss the findings of the report with Carol Goertzel, President/CEO of PathWays PA, and Dr. Diana Pearce, author of the report and the Director of the Center for Women's Welfare at the University of Washington.
Space is limited, so please RSVP today!
May 29: Overlooked and Undercounted: Trying to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania
The release of the report marks the first time that demographic data relating to the Self-Sufficiency Standard has been collected in…
Overlooked and Undercounted in the News
Our new study, Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania, has been the subject of news stories, blog postings, and radio interviews this week. Check the sidebar of our blog to see the stories!
1 in 5 Pennsylvania Households Lacks Sufficient Income (#media)
1 in 5 Pennsylvania Households Lacks Sufficient Income
More working families above federal poverty level cannot afford basic needs
HARRISBURG - One-fifth of the 3.4 million households in Pennsylvania lack adequate income to meet their basic needs, representing a large and diverse group of families experiencing distress. That's one of the findings from PathWays PA's latest study of the economic needs of the state's working families, Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania.
The first-ever study, done in partnership with the state Department of Labor and Industry, measured the number of families in economic distress using the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania. The Standard calculates the wages 70 different family configurations must earn to pay for basic necessities such as child care, nutritious food, adequate housing and health care in each of the state's 67 counties.
Based on real market costs, the Standard provides a more ac…
Hearings on the Tuition Relief Act
The Ultimate Mothers Day Gift: Insuring Healthy Births
(from our friends at Maternity Care Coalition:
May 4, 2009 event cosponsored by PathWays PA and other local organizations)
Many women are unaware that their insurance may not cover maternity and others will be rejected from insurance plans because their pregnancy is considered a pre-existing condition. All of them will pay more for their insurance because they are women.
On May 4, a rally in Harrisburg drew crowds to talk about the insurance needs of women. A slideshow of the rally can be viewed on MCC's website.
Constituents delivered MCC's new report, Insuring Healthy Births, with a carnation in honor of Mother's Day, to key policymakers in Harrisburg. The report is a roadmap for increasing access to insurance and maternity services throughout PA.
Sponsors: Coalition of Labor Union Women; Consumer Health Coalition; Healthcare for All Pennsylvania; Health Federation of Philadelphia; Institute for the Study of Civic Values; Maternity Care Coalition; PA Association of Community…
May 12: Release of Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, a large and diverse group of families who may not be below the Federal Poverty Level are experiencing economic distress and are routinely overlooked and undercounted. That's the finding from PathWays PA's latest publication, Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania, which uses The Self-Sufficiency Standard of Pennsylvania to determine how many households live below self-sufficiency.
This report will be released on May 12, 2009, at www.pathwayspa.org and at our blog, http://policypathwayspa.blogspot.com.
Also, for the news media PathWays PA will be hosting a conference call with the authors of the report on Monday, May 11 at 2:00 PM. If you are interested in joining us on the call, please email policy@pathwayspa.org to obtain the conference call information.
Senate Bill 850 – Cutting Many Important Programs
Last week the Senate passed their pro…
PathWays PA Paid Sick Time Letter to the Editor in Delaware County Daily Times (#sickdays)
Letter to the Editor: Ill workers deserve some paid time off
To the Times:
With outbreaks of a potentially pandemic swine flu spreading across the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control gives some logical advice: If you are sick, stay home from work to avoid infecting others. Staying home from work, however, is not an option for the 46 percent of Pennsylvania workers who have no opportunity to earn sick time.
Ironically, the workers who most come in contact with the public are those least likely to have paid time when they are sick. Ninety-two percent of wait staff and 79 percent of child-care workers cannot earn paid sick days. These individuals go to work sick, risking the spread of infection to others, because they currently have no other option.
PathWays PA serves more than 6,000 women, children, and families in the Greater Philadelphia area, many of whom struggle to support their families. In this recession, no one can afford to lose even one day's pay to stay home w…
Brighten up the day for the great moms in your life with this video e-card from MomsRising!
And Happy Mother's Day!
SB 850 – To Heal Budget Cuts, We Will Need Many Voices
Senate Bill 850 passed in the Senate and is now on to the House. This bill eliminates many programs and commissions important to Pennsylvanians. Below are just some of the many items SB 850 would cut or eliminate. The programs listed fund many child and education services, as well as Commissions, that ensure the voices of Pennsylvanians are heard in Harrisburg.
Industry Partnerships funding is eliminated. This program was created under the Job Ready PA initiative in 2005 and provides grants for technical assistance and other support to seed-fund additional industry partnerships in the Commonwealth.
Children and Families – SB 850 would
Cut $23 million from Keystone Stars and Child Care Works,
7,700 children fewer children would be served
Cuts would cause PA to lose $60 million in stimulus fundingCut $19.7 million from Head Start Supplemental Assistance
2,800 fewer children would be servedCut $13.9 million from Infant/Toddler Early Intervention
1,700 fewer children would be served
Howev…
Another Voice for Paid Sick Days: Michelle Obama's Latest Speech (#sickdays)
Still haven't found the whole text online anywhere, but there are a few great write-up's of the First Lady's speech to Corporate Voices for Working Families here, here, and here.
Among the quotes:
"Twenty-two million working women don't have a single paid sick day. That means they lose money any time they have to stay home to take care of their kids. You know, imagine making that choice. And we do it all the time. And even when I had sick leave, I found myself, you know, hoping that the kids would stay well, just I couldn't afford to take the day off because there was a meeting, or something was going on."
Now is definitely the time to ask your legislators to co-sponsor and vote for the Healthy Families Act. Think of it as the Mother's Day present (and Father's Day, and Grandparents Day...) that keeps on giving.
Sneezing, Coughing, Runny Nose, Fever - but Still Working? (#sickdays)
Swine flu or no swine flu, when you or your family are sick, you need to be able to stay home. That holds doubly true for employees who work with vulnerable populations in nursing homes, day cares, and other health care sites, as well as employees who work with food.
Yet in Pennsylvania, 46 percent of all workers laid paid sick days, preventing these workers from staying home to recover.
Tonight, the House of Representatives will hold a Special Order to talk about the need for sick time (you can watch it on C-SPAN!!) and next week the Healthy Families Act, which allows workers to earn up to 7 days of paid sick time per year, will be re-introduced.
In Pennsylvania, Representative Allyson Schwartz and Representative Bob Brady have already signed on, as has Senator Bob Casey (feel free to call them to say thanks!). But some of the representatives who cosponsored the bill in the past from Pennsylvania need to hear from you about the importance of earned sick time.
In Pennsylvania, you c…
State Investment in Housing Pays Solid Returns
For every dollar invested in housing the state sees a return of $1.62 to $2.28, producing a double benefit: housing for neighborhoods that need it and jobs for those doing the construction and related work.
At an event in Harrisburg yesterday, the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania unveiled an economic study showing that state investment in housing pays solid returns. This study proves that it makes economic sense for the state to invest in rehabilitating and creating more housing within reach of those who need it.
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania supports the creation of a Housing Trust Fund, similar to what has been established in 38 other states. Legislation to create the fund is currently in Committees in the state House and Senate.
For more information please visit the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania's website.
More articles on Earned Sick Time (#sickdays)
Calling in SickStaying Home SickSick and Fired
PathWays PA will Release Overlooked and Undercounted on May 12! (#pressrelease)
In Pennsylvania, a large and diverse group of families are experiencing economic distress and are routinely overlooked and undercounted. That's the finding from PathWays PA's latest publication, Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania, which uses The Self-Sufficiency Standard of Pennsylvania to determine how many households live below self-sufficiency.
PathWays PA, a service and advocacy organization for women, children and families, is releasing this report to examine the impact of education, gender, and race on the overlooked and undercounted in Pennsylvania as they relate to the Self-Sufficiency Standard. The report also shows how many households in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties live below the Self-Sufficiency Standard, along with other important information.
The release of Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania marks the first time that demographic data relating to the Self-Sufficiency Standard has been rel…
A Letter to Senators Re: Senate Bill 850
By PathWays PA - May 05, 2009
Dear Senators:
We write today to urge your opposition to Senate Bill 850, a state budget bill that will severely cut programs critical to children and families.
PathWays PA serves more than 6,000 women, children, and families in the Greater Philadelphia area. Our programs endeavor to keep families together and to work with families so they can attain self-sufficiency. Many of the programs critical to the stability of these families would be cut by SB 850.
Compared to the governor's proposal, SB 850 would slash Pre-K Counts by 55% and state Head Start funding by 50%. The bill would slash critical funding for CHIP, child care funding, and county child welfare. With unemployment numbers rising daily, the need for all children to have access to healthcare through CHIP is increasing. Childcare funding is also important, since without it, many parents cannot afford to go to work. Meanwhile, child welfare funding remains critical, especially during recessions, when added familial …
New PathWays PA Report: Pennsylvania at a Glance
"The United States today faces a basic challenge." (to view the full report, click here)
Just three years ago, our report on the needs of working low-income families in Pennsylvania focused on this simple premise. Yet as 2009 continues, the situation for families seems anything but simple.
Investing in Families, written in late 2006, illustrated some of the stark contrasts between workers' low wages and benefits and business' high productivity and profits. Three years later, workers still find themselves struggling to make ends meet with insufficient wages on top of slim, or nonexistent, benefits. To make matters worse, today's families are struggling to get by amidst a growing foreclosure crisis, a tightening credit market, and increasing layoffs.
The situation seems to change from week to week, ranging from corporate bailouts to bankruptcies, with workers often stuck in the middle. Government at all levels is looking for ways trim budgets, including cuts in programs that are more imp…
One Year Since the Elder Economic Security Standard Index – Still A Lot of Work to be Done
It has been one year since we released the Pennsylvania Elder Economic Security Standard Index, a study looking at the cost of housing, food, health care, transportation, and home and community based long-term care services for elders throughout Pennsylvania. For all elders, particularly women, there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve retirement security.
Women in Pennsylvania have less income than men, and therefore are more likely to face challenges just to make ends meet. Over their lifetime, women earn 38% of what men earn. Despite the fact that women tend to live longer and therefore need their money to go further, women tend to be concentrated in and recruited for jobs without pensions. Meanwhile, investment and financial counseling programs tend to target high earning men.
Here are some of the policy solutions we recommend:
State Income Policies:
- Support Housing Programs - Without affordable housing, attaining economic security is nearly impossible for the majori…
Earned Sick Days and Swine Flu in the News (#sickdays)
In the past week, more and more people are talking about the link between earned sick time and swine flu - and no surprise, since the CDC and the President recommend that people stay home when they are sick, yet 47% of Americans have no paid sick time to rely on. Here is a sampling of some of the stories we have been seeing.
Sensible approach to flu scare makes no sense for many working AmericansNew York Times EditorialStaying Home Isn't Always PossibleSwine flu or not, many workers can't stay homeA Sick SituationEarned Sick Time Posts from the PathWays PA blog What can you do about earned sick time today? Ask Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act, ensuring that everyone who works has paid sick time to care for themselves and their families. Please write an email, sign a petition, Tweet your friends (use the hashtag #sickdays if you can, and direct them to sign the petition at http://is.gd/uTvx), or make a phone call today.
You can also join us on Facebook to suppo…
PathWays PA E-Newsletter: May 4, 2009
May 12 Release
In Pennsylvania, a large and diverse group of families who may not be below the Federal Poverty Level are experiencing economic distress and are routinely overlooked and undercounted. That's the finding from PathWays PA's latest publication, Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Pennsylvania, which uses The Self-Sufficiency Standard of Pennsylvania to determine how many households live below self-sufficiency. This report will be released on May 12, 2009, at www.pathwayspa.org and at our blog, http://policypathwayspa.blogspot.com.
Join the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces!
PathWays PA is working with a number of organizations, including ACORN, Maternity Care Coalition, SEIU, and Women's Way, to support earned sick days for all workers in the City of Philadelphia, by forming the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces. The Coalition is endorsing the Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces, Bill No. 080474.
Pennsylvania Elder Economic Security Presentation
To give you a better sense of the Elder Economic Security Initiative, we wanted to show our presentation on the initiative. You can also find documents for the initiative at www.pathwayspa.org.
Applauding Older Workers and Their Employers
The Christian Science Monitor yesterday reported on employers who actively seek out workers 50+ for the skills and experience they bring to the workplace.
While not every older worker wants to stay in the workforce, we need to remember that many older adults don't want to sit at home either. Their experience in the workforce, whether on a full-time, part-time, or even volunteer basis, can be invaluable to an employer and to clients.
Is It A Happy Older Americans Month?
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Older Americans month, but it may not be so happy for some. Anyone planning for retirement – especially those relying on infamous investors – feels less secure than they did a year ago.
On May 6, 2008, PathWays PA, along with Wider Opportunities for Women, CARIE, and the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, released the first edition of The Elder Economic Security Initiative for Pennsylvania. In it, we showed that in Pennsylvania, one out of four elders relies upon Social Security as his or her sole source of income, even though Social Security comes nowhere close to covering the needs of elders.
Our Policy Brief goes into more detail, but the needs of Pennsylvanians boil down to saving for retirement when possible and knowing about the programs available to retired Pennsylvanians. Low-income housing takes care of the biggest need in retirement, but food stamps, prescription assistance, and medical assistance help a lot too.
For those of you who want…


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Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports
Mahesh Krishna Pillai, Rajeev Kariyattil, Venkatesh Govindaraju, Koshy Kochummen
Spontaneous drainage of extradural hematoma (EDH) through a skull fracture is rare, with only 14 cases reported to date. Five of these belong to pediatric age group. The authors report two cases of spontaneous evacuation of acute EDH, in children, with two differing types of skull fractures, one being an elevated fracture. The context, in which the terminologies of "spontaneous evacuation" and "spontaneous resolution" to be used, is clarified.
Child's Nervous System
Elevated fracture
Extradural hematoma
Pillai, M. K., Kariyattil, R., Govindaraju, V., & Kochummen, K. (2017). Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports. Child's Nervous System, 33(1), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9
Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma : two illustrative case reports. / Pillai, Mahesh Krishna; Kariyattil, Rajeev; Govindaraju, Venkatesh; Kochummen, Koshy.
In: Child's Nervous System, Vol. 33, No. 1, 01.01.2017, p. 193-196.
Pillai, MK, Kariyattil, R, Govindaraju, V & Kochummen, K 2017, 'Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports', Child's Nervous System, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9
Pillai MK, Kariyattil R, Govindaraju V, Kochummen K. Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports. Child's Nervous System. 2017 Jan 1;33(1):193-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9
Pillai, Mahesh Krishna ; Kariyattil, Rajeev ; Govindaraju, Venkatesh ; Kochummen, Koshy. / Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma : two illustrative case reports. In: Child's Nervous System. 2017 ; Vol. 33, No. 1. pp. 193-196.
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Fuzzculture New Album Is Their Most Gritty Yet
album Reviews Jul 06, 02:44pm
What 'Escape To Where You're Wanted' lacks in organic-ness, it makes up for in personality
The 2000s are now to millennials what disco was to 90s kids. Vocal house, screamo and rap-rock are things today's listeners prefer to leave forgotten and move on from. Once in a while you get the odd artist that mines these sounds for nostalgic purposes, but for obvious reasons, these artists rarely reach out beyond their target demographic. Fuzzculture (earlier a duo, now the one-man show of Arsh Sharma) is one of the acts which has managed to meld dance music and 2000s rock but make it interesting to listen to. His new album 'Escape To Where You're Wanted' is perhaps his most stiff release yet, but it still refines and improves that sound he is known for.
Speaking of exactly that – the sound – the sonic palate of this release is its most interesting facet. Sharma has this raspy voice that would be right at home in some Three Days Grace or Breaking Benjamin track. It has body and that angry quality that all us 90s kids would listen and feel righteous indignation to. His vocals are layered over these huge, pounding electronic beats (a few with input from drummer Srijan Mahajan) that sit squarely in the realm of stuff that existed before the big room EDM scene destroyed many other genres. Not to say that the instrumentation on this album doesn't hit hard or anything, because by god, it does. The bass is head-crushing and the drum sounds are incredibly punchy and concussive. There are a lot of electronic flourishes to support these but the main melodic driver of the 8 tracks here is his guitar, which is another element that attempts to bring all these genres together. The only danger is that this is a mix that is very easy to get horribly wrong and very hard to get right. But Fuzzculture avoids screwing things up by making some very smart decisions as to the variety of sounds explored throughout the course of the album, especially with the backing instrumentation. There's electronica in one song, then some Infected Mushroom-type fast groovy stuff the next, and then some Ratatat or Daft Punk-inspired lower BPM stuff that is unquestionably French in its character, and then you might find some drum n' bass. It's a pretty big feat to jump from sound to sound so quickly in just 8 tracks and still make all the tracks sound fairly interesting (well, most).
If there's one thing that detracts from this whole idea, it's that there are some points in the album where the songwriting doesn't allow enough time for either side to breathe. Opener 'Beautiful & Valid' has an industrial feel to it, but the bluesy guitar riff and almost sultry vocals kind of take the grimy, brooding feel away from it. The wobbly bass in the pre-chorus is a much more welcome addition to the song. The fact that the song is only 3 minutes song is also a misstep. But all these faults are remedied instantly in the next track 'All My Friends Are High', which combines some old-school electro-rock instrumentation with some modulated clean guitars in the verse and a hook that sounds good on record but will undoubtedly sound more massive live. It must be said that there are breakbeat and big beat (genres popularised by artists like The Prodigy and old Fatboy Slim in the late 90s) influences littered throughout 'Escape To Where You're Wanted'; 'Birds' is a great example of this. There are those distorted, synths guitars, short breakbeat samples, chopped up vocal samples, a main vocal line that I swear could belong in a Papa Roach greatest hits CD, and some buildups reminiscent of that time. The last two tracks on the album, 'FTW' and 'Do We Get A Grammy Now' jump straight into breakbeat and drum n' bass territory; the weird dubstep-y bass sits perfectly well with the high-tempo drums and spacey synths that do more work texturally than melodically. 'Do We Get A Grammy Now' has a kickass beat and main riff that will get you amped up as hell. A great closer to the album, this song is bound to rip live. The album does have some weird experimental turns in the middle tracks as well; the title track has some of the most interesting sonic touches on the whole album. It starts with strings and a melody that has ambient vibes (think Minecraft Volume Alpha, maybe?) that goes into acoustic guitar and some truly epic vocals that has this drawn out, synthetic but highly emotional effect. It's great. The drums also take a slight backseat to the melodic content of this song, which is a rarity on the album. The layered guitars and G-funk synths are also great here. 'Kids In The Dark' occupies that downtempo, pulsating part of electronic music that I can only classify as French. It has that vaporwave quality and the laidback feel you find in a lot of music from that region. This track is an example of everything coming together superbly well; the little guitar touches are on point, the bass is bubbly and heavy, the main melody is a chopped up set of notes that works super well, and Sharma's vocals are emo and not supposed to sit well here but end up doing so somehow. 'Toast Of The Town' is a weird track that might not sound great on first listen but starts to get a bit more accessible with more plays. The guitar riff is heavy as heck and the four-on-the-floor drums provide a nice contrast, but the vocal tone is pretty jarring from the get-go. It doesn't really mesh with everything else as well as other tracks on here. But it does start to smooth out after a point and little subtleties like the funky little rhythm guitars eventually come out.
At the end of the day, the fact that Fuzzculture is ready to commit to having genres and styles just crash head-on into each other is commendable; that takes guts and a level trust in oneself. Of course, sometimes it doesn't work at all and sometimes it does. But you can't deny the effort.
Listen to Escape To Where You're Wanted
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March | 2020
Today is Not Like Yesterday
When Airbus founded Acubed here in Silicon Valley back in 2015, several people asked why.
Why was an aerospace giant setting up shop in a global hotspot for software, artificial intelligence, social networking and more? The answer at that time—which still rings true today—was to purposefully locate ourselves in a burgeoning ecosystem to engage with a community of experts on technologies that are destined to play a role in our industry's future. By doing so, we have opened ourselves up to amazing talent, opportunities and ideas that we simply couldn't have afforded to miss out on.
Fast forward to 2020: it's clear that today is not 2015. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said it best earlier this week: "For our generation, these are unprecedented times. This crisis will see our industry undergo deep changes in the months ahead. But we, Airbus and the broader aerospace sector, will emerge from this period eventually."
Our parent company serves a worldwide customer base and we are all acutely aware of the impact of the current pandemic on our employees, our customers and our business broadly speaking. And while Acubed and the community which we are part of are also directly impacted, what I am proudly witnessing—more than any preventive social distancing measures—is a ferocious spirit of creativity, innovation and grounded optimism that remains undamped. As an organization, we are proud to hold onto this spirit and find ways to harness it throughout the crisis, as we all begin to settle into the "new normal" of working from home, and all that comes with it.
As a team, we have found new, virtual ways to share and remain connected to each other as we continue to create, ideate and progress. We are fundamental believers in helping innovative ideas march on, and that being safe and respectful towards the needs of our most at risk neighbors doesn't mean we cannot still flex our most prized muscle: our minds. To this end, in the coming weeks, you will continue to see us posting on some of our projects as they move forward. We sincerely hope that these brief missives serve to help keep people motivated, inspired and thinking of how they, too, can positively shape the future—from the office or at home, in person or virtually.
- Mark Cousin
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