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Q: eCharts 3 - zoom on geo map onclick Does anyone know how to click on a country, then have it zoom in on that country/area in a 2D geo world map?
I am using the world 2D map that is provided in eCharts 3.  So my options look like this:
geo: {
      name: '2D Global Map',
      type: 'map',
      map: 'world',
      roam: true,
      label: {
          emphasis: {
              show: false
          }
      },
...

Here is what I have thus far.  When I click it just zooms straight in to 4 rather than where I clicked.
myChart.on('click', function (params) {
  myChart.setOption({
    geo: {
        zoom: 4
      }
  });
});
    myChart.setOption(option);

I have tried to find ways to zoom in on the x and y offsets, but that doesn't work.
I also tried to center the map first like this but you need the latitude and longitude of where to center the map inside the array.  The map uses JSON for the coordinates, and I can see them, but I can't get them to pull into the array.
myChart.on('click', function (params) {
  myChart.setOption({
    geo: {
        center: [(need to get lat/long of where clicked)],
        zoom: 4
      }
  });
});
    myChart.setOption(option);

Any thoughts on ways to do this?

A: Just in case anyone else is having this same problem, I was able to solve it in this manner:
myChart.on('click', function(params) {
            if (params.data) {
                myChart.setOption({
                    geo: {
                        center: params.data.value,
                        zoom: 6
                    }
                });
              } else {
                myChart.setOption({
                    geo: {
                        center: [0,0],
                        zoom: 1
                    }
                });
              }
            myChart.setOption(option);
        });

It doesn't fully solve the problem where I wanted to be able to zoom in on any country, but it does solve the problem in the fact that I can zoom into a data point inside a country.
If anyone else has suggestions on how to do the country part please let me know.


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Abrams' Authentic American Music
Posted by Keith Waits | Sep 27, 2014 | Music, Performing Arts | 0
Storm Large
Gershwin and Copland
Louisville Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Storm Large, soprano
Kevin Cole, piano
Review by Kathi E. B. Ellis Kevin Cole
Entire contents copyright © 2014 by Kathi E. B. Ellis. All rights reserved.
The Louisville Orchestra's Classics series kicked off this week with a program that was promoted as Gershwin and Copland but which included other works that contributed a much more diverse sound to the audience. With the traditional Fanfara opening of the Louisville Orchestra's season and the recent OrKidstra/WoW concerts, this week marks the third program that incoming music director Teddy Abrams has brought to Louisville audiences.
In his remarks after the opening Overture to Oklahoma (Rogers and Hammerstein) Mr. Abrams invited the audience to expand their definitions of the classics. He also spoke passionately about what American music 'should' be, lifting up the versatility of all composers on this program to cross genres and mediums with their compositions. The evening then proceeded to demonstrate the versatility of both the musicians in the orchestra and Mr. Abrams' conducting across the range of pieces in the evening's program.
I was repeatedly aware of the clarity and precision of the interpretation of these works, as each solo or group of instruments' entry into the pieces was highlighted, pinpointed almost, so that the audience could appreciate each new voice as it layered into the harmonies. Indeed, during Oklahoma's Overture I heard instruments in this familiar piece of music as if for the first time.
In a program celebrating music of America it was an interesting choice to include the Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht collaboration The Seven Deadly Sins composed in 1933, two years before Weill made his way to this country. One wonders how this epic journey of morality through American cities might have shifted if he had written it once he had personal experience of this country, and Hollywood in particular. Of course, the 1930's saw the whole world responding to both financial woes and the rise of nationalism – composed in the shadow of Kristallnacht and four years into the American Depression with wholesale migration to find work, there is a universalism to the Annas' desperate quest. Joining the Louisville Orchestra for this piece were soprano Storm Large and the group of male singers Hudson Shad – both of whom performed this work with Abrams at the Britt Classical Festival this summer, of which he is also music director.
The Seven Deadly Sins originally embraced choreography by George Balanchine when it premiered in Paris in 1933. Since then it has had a checkered ballet history, including a version by Kenneth MacMillan and a more recent recreation by Lynne Taylor-Corbett with Patti LuPone and Louisvillian Wendy Whelan as the two Annas. I'm a fan of semi-staged, concert works that allow arts organizations to bring to the stage pieces that might otherwise be too big or too expensive for a season, or to reintroduce audiences to work that has disappeared from mainstream programming. The evening's suggestion of a cabaret-style setting evokes the original period of the piece. Ms. Large brought high kilowatt energy to the double role of both Annas, a challenging combination; not being familiar with this work I was not always sure as to which of the Anna's she was, despite the super titles used during this piece. At times Ms. Large's vocal choices reminded me of Ute Lemper's approach to Weill's songs. The Hudson Shad singers were impressive, clearly demonstrating their familiarity with this work. The partly-accapella Gluttony's harmonies reflected the American barbershop quartet aesthetic. From a theatrical point of view there were times that the story telling was less than clear; for example when Large sat at the cabaret table; was she the performer resting or either of the Anna's—these choices were not consistent. Also with the Hudson Shad singers it was not always pellucid as to when they were reacting to the Annas' experiences as 'the family' or as the performers. The orchestra created the aural world of the odyssey, effectively creating both a backdrop for the singers, and swelling to the forefront when the instrumentals took the lead in the story telling.
After the intermission, we stayed in the 1930's but moved to a completely different world with George Gershwin's New York Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra with guest artist Kevin Cole at the piano. This rhapsody was, in a shorter version, part of the 1932 movie Delicious. Gershwin expanded the work into what is also known as The Second Rhapsody. This piece has tantalizing echoes of his 'other' rhapsody that is much more familiar to today's audiences. As played by the Louisville Orchestra and Mr. Cole the intricate inter-relationship between piano and orchestra was lifted up into an, at times, almost playful conversation between the two. Mr. Abrams clearly revels in the sweep of Gershwin's melodies, playing with an almost-precariously lazy back phrasing of swelling chords before allowing them to tumble into the next musical phrase. In an obviously programmed, but not promoted, Gershwin medley Mr. Cole held the audience in thrall to his mastery of the Gershwin oeuvre. Closing one's eyes it is possible to imagine that it is Gershwin himself playing, as he summons up the rhythms and energies of the recordings of the old piano rolls. In the ballads he brings a tender lyricism to the keys and the audience almost held its breath lest they might miss the barest wisps of notes.
Rounding out the evening was the concert suite of Aaron Copland's ballet Rodeo, entitled Four Dance Episodes. Again, Mr. Abrams clearly relished the breadth of emotions in this piece: at times his physicality suggested he was ready to ride or join in the dance; and then there was the delicacy with which he coaxed out the subtlety of Corral Nocturne; he also frequently took advantage of the composer's suggestions of 'perky' and 'with humor' in his approach to the four episodes. As already stated, the orchestra played with clarity and precision, allowing each of the instruments to be in the spotlight as called for in the score. In this piece I was particularly aware of the variety of percussive instruments that are used to evoke the American West of the cowboys. The exchange between conductor and brass, taking full advantage of the extended rests in Buckaroo Holiday, delighted the audience as it felt that each was daring the other as to how long each particular rest should last. Swept away by the energy of the final piece, the audience was all too ready to applaud at the apparent end of Hoedown, only to receive a sly grin from Abrams as he swung the musicians into the actual finale. After which the audience rewarded musicians and Abrams with sustained applause.
The life in the performance of Rodeo brought home to me how unfortunate it is that budgetary concerns limit the number of times Louisville audiences get to hear live music for ballet performances. How wonderful it would be to bring such a vibrant interpretation of classic American ballet music to the dancers of the Louisville Ballet.
The evening's playbill also includes Scott Dowd's interview with Teddy Abrams and a full-page promotion of "musicwithoutborders", the Louisville Orchestra's new neighborhood initiative. Drawing on his experience with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Abrams is extending the orchestra's reach both geographically and programmatically, giving Louisville audiences greater opportunities to hear more music in both large and smaller ensembles.
Gershwin with Copland
Kentucky Center for the Arts
Louisvilleorchestra.org
[box_light] Kathi E.B. Ellis is a member of the Lincoln Center and Chicago Directors' Labs and an associate member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society. She has attended the LaMama Directing Symposium in Umbria, Italy, and is featured in Southern Artisty, an online registry of outstanding Southern Artists. Her directing work has been recognized with nominations for the South Florida Theatre Carbonell Award. Locally, Kathi is a member of Looking for Lilith Theatre Company, a founding principal of StageLab theatre training studio, and is part of ShoeString Productions an informal producing collective. She has written book reviews and articles for Southern Theatre, the quarterly publication of the Southeastern Theatre Conference, and was a contributing writer for JCPS' textbook for the 11th grade Arts and Humanities survey course and for YouthArts Tapestry, a Kentucky Arts Council publication.[/box_light]
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Edo ramps up efforts to tackle Lassa fever, confirms 176 cases
Edo State has recorded 176 cases of Lassa fever since the outbreak of the disease in the state, with the government stepping up efforts to contain the epidemic.
The Edo Commissioner of Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, disclosed this while briefing journalists after the weekly Edo State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting chaired by Governor Godwin Obaseki, at the Government House, in Benin City.
Prof. Akoria said Etsako West and Esan West Local Government Areas are the worst hit by the disease.
According to her, "11 local government areas of Edo State have been affected by Lassa fever, and leading among these are Etsako West and Esan West, which account for about 64 percent of the cases and 52 percent of deaths.
"As of Tuesday, April 5, 2022, we have confirmed 176 cases of Lassa fever in Edo State and we are committed to eradicating it, focusing on ending the breed of rats that cause the disease."
Prof. Akoria said the Obaseki-led administration will continue to invest massively in the provision of quality healthcare services to the people, so that more residents, especially rural dwellers will have access to quality and affordable healthcare services.
She added, "We are committed to ensuring the upgrade of primary health care facilities in the state. If properly run, primary healthcare facilities will become the gateway and bedrock of quality healthcare for the people of Edo State.
"Our focus and vision for the state is for Edo people to access healthcare that is equitable and affordable and as close to where they live and work as possible. We will make Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) work in the state."
Ukraine's Odesa designated Unesco World Heritage site
CBN refutes scarcity of new naira notes
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USC Annenberg Communication and Marketing Office receives regional CASE honors
The USC Annenberg Office of Communication and Marketing, led by Associate Dean for Communication and Marketing Emily Cavalcanti, has won four regional 2020 Awards of Excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
The office was honored for its work in the magazine, design and video categories.
Spain appoints Manuel Castells as minister of universities
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Nichole Banducci was with her family when wildfire flames, fanned by Santa Ana winds, raced over the Santa Monica Mountains. As the deadly Woolsey Fire descended into Malibu in the early morning of Nov. 9, 2018, Banducci, her husband Brian, in-laws and three children prepared to evacuate. They loaded their dog, cat, rabbits and belongings into two cars, a van, a truck and their 1964 Shasta...
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Amanda Brunak named first recipient of Noemi Pollack Scholarship
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L'Oblast' autonoma di Komi-Zyrian (in komi: Коми (Зыряна) асвеськӧдлан обласьт, Komi (Zyryana) asves'ködlan oblas't) fu creata il 22 agosto 1921. Fu una delle diverse oblast' autonome esistenti all'interno della RSFS Russa dell'Unione Sovietica, e precedente alla Repubblica Socialista Sovietica Autonoma dei Komi creata nel 1936. La sede dell'oblast' si trovava a Ust-Sysolsk (ribattezzata "Syktyvkar" nel 1930).

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Massive fraud crackdown goes nowhere
By William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
"I hope you've got a little extra in the piggy bank -- because ObamaCare is going to need a lot more help.
Don't want to pay? Tough. Don't have the money? Too bad. The key word here is sacrifice -- and you're playing the part of the lamb while the Washington party rolls on.
The little Bolsheviks behind ObamaCare claim one of the ways they'll pay for their socialist medicine scheme is through cost savings...like eliminating the $60 billion lost each year to Medicare fraud.
There's just one problem: We've either got the world's smartest crooks, or the Keystone Kops have been placed in charge of catching them.
Two years into a major crackdown on Medicare freeloaders, fraudsters and other crooks...and we've got practically nothing to show for it. Medicare fraud prosecutions were up just 2 percent last year.
That's it -- 2 percent.
Since this crackdown began under President Bush in 2007, it's proof that failure is truly a bipartisan effort. That's two different administrations who've tried -- and failed -- to rein in Medicare fraud.
And as a taxpayer, you're getting the bill three times over. The first bill is for those $60 billion in fraudulent claims paid each year. The second bill is to pay for all those Kops, investigators and prosecutors who aren't cracking down on it (I'm sure they're enjoying those nice offices in Miami, though). And the third bill will come due with ObamaCare -- when you'll be forced to pony up extra bucks because the savings never materialized.
I've done the math. For many Americans, their monthly ObamaCare bills will be the biggest cost in their household -- even more expensive than mortgage payments, and that's if you believe the numbers they're throwing around right now.
Trust me, it'll be more -- a lot more.
Remove those imaginary savings from the equation, and when the real bill comes due, no health-care system in the world will be able to ease the pain.
They can't seem to find the freeloaders and fraudsters -- but they'll sure as heck find you. And then, Obama's call for change will turn into cries of, "Buddy, can you spare some change?"
That's not the only trouble Big Brother's brewing for you... keep reading to find out how they're tracking your babies.
Baby DNA kept on file...forever
Big Brother is watching you...and he's keeping an even closer eye on your baby.
Docs routinely turn every delivery room into a CSI scene by scraping up baby DNA and sending it out for government- mandated tests without the parents' consent or knowledge.
Welcome to the Brave New World, kid -- where your future has already been written.
Think I'm exaggerating? They're already using that DNA to screen the poor thing for diseases, then sharing the results with your insurance company. These tests usually don't even reveal what the kid has -- just what he has the potential to have.
But you know insurance companies. They're always on the lookout for preexisting conditions.
Those samples are also shared with researchers. Again, don't expect to find a permission slip in the mail.
But that's not even close to the worst of it, because a recent report on CNN shows that at least nine states -- including Florida, California and Michigan -- keep those DNA samples indefinitely.
The rest store them for periods of time ranging from a few months to a few decades -- but the genie's out of this beaker. Once they have that sample, they can do whatever they want with it...for as long as they want.
If they find a disease risk, they can drug you up regardless of whether you actually have the condition. If employers get access to that data, they'll hire and fire based on what they know about your DNA. Maybe someday they'll find a criminal gene...so they can arrest you before you've committed a crime.
I know some of you are saying, "But they'd never do that!"
Hold your outrage and go get your Social Security card. Take a good look at those numbers. You probably have them memorized.
When they were created in 1935, those numbers were never meant to be used for personal identification. Now just look at this monster they've created. All you need is a name and those nine digits and you can peek into anyone's life...or ruin it.
But those are just numbers. Think of how much more they could do with your DNA.
If you're not scared yet, you should be.
Keeping watch over Big Brother.
Our Greecey Future
Only immediate, drastic action can keep us from a Greek-style meltdown.
By Dan Kennedy
On Feb. 24, ABC News announced it was cutting 300 jobs. Too bad Congress and the President refuse to join in recognizing reality.
Networks Ignore New Request for $15 Billion Bailout for Fannie Mae
Mortgage-backer has bled taxpayers for more than $75 billion, but is rarely criticized by the news media
By Julia A. Seymour
A business partly responsible for the economic downturn requested another $15.3 billion bailout last week.
It wasn't one of the news media's usual suspects, like the banks or insurance giant AIG – the ones they have repeatedly scorned and scrutinized for needing bailouts. It was government favorite and Democratic donor Fannie Mae, the Federal National Mortgage Association, created as a public-private hybrid in 1938 but taken over by the federal government in Sept. 2008.
"Why does Barack Hussein Obama hate insurance companies? He explained why he was traumatized by one of them at the recent "Healthcare Summit." He had to buy auto insurance for a "beat up old car" when he got out of college. When he got rear-ended, he called up the insurance company to get his car repaired, and "they laughed at me."
He's hated them ever since. Especially now, when they won't cooperate with his ObamaCare program. For, as he put it, "it's one thing if you've got a beat up old car that you can't get fixed. It's another thing if your kid is sick or you've got breast cancer."
25 years ago, college-graduate Obama didn't understand - just as President Obama still doesn't understand today - the difference between liability insurance, required by law to protect other drivers from injuries or damage you may cause, and collision insurance to protect you and your car (and which he had not purchased).
So of course the insurance agent he called laughed at him. After laughing at him ourselves, we need to ask, Just how dumb is this guy?" -- Jack Kelly, columnist
Failure to admit that raising taxes reduces tax receipts is irresponsible
Fraudulent tax revenue forecasts - Washington Times
If New York City decided to increase its cigarette tax by another $5 per pack, would it gain more or less revenue from the extra tax?
Before you answer the question, you should......
Betraying freedom in Latin America - NYPOST.com
By Ralph Peters
I was wrong. For years, I've argued that our government should pay more attention to South America. Now Hillary Clinton has -- and, boy, is it ugly.
ANOTHER DEM CALLING IT QUITS
Delahunt will not seek reelection - Boston.com
By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff
WASHINGTON -- Representative William Delahunt will not seek re-election to Congress, the seven-term Democrat will announce tomorrow, ending a nearly 40-year career in elected office and giving Republicans hope of capturing the seat, which stretches from Cape Cod to the South Shore.
Charles Rangel to quit key tax post - (1450 WHTC)
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Soros swoops in, takes another bank
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Fannie Mae's election-year loss duty.
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American reliance on government at all-time high
The so-called "Great Recession" has left Americans depending on the government dole like never before.
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No finish in sight for 'virtual' border fence
A multibillion-dollar "virtual fence" along the southwestern border promised for completion in 2009 to protect the U.S. from terrorists, violent drug smugglers and a flood of illegal immigrants is a long way from becoming a reality, with government officials unable to say when, how or whether it will ever be completed.
Congress Tries to Break Hawaii in Two
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ON CULTURE
"Personal responsibility is a real problem for those who want to collectivize society and take away our power to make our own decisions, transferring that power to third parties like themselves, who imagine themselves to be so much wiser and nobler than the rest of us. Aimless apologies are just one of the incidental symptoms of an increasing loss of a sense of personal responsibility -- without which a whole society is in jeopardy. The police cannot possibly maintain law and order by themselves. Millions of people can monitor their own behavior better than any third parties can. Cops can cope with that segment of society who have no sense of personal responsibility, but not if that segment becomes a large part of the whole population. Yet increasing numbers of educators and the intelligentsia seem to have devoted themselves to undermining or destroying a sense of personal responsibility and making 'society' responsible instead." --economist Thomas Sowell
"One of the major differences between the right and the left concerns the question of authority: To whom do we owe obedience and who is the ultimate moral authority? For the right, the primary moral authority is God (or, for secular conservatives, Judeo-Christian values), followed by parents. Of course, government must also play a role, but it is ultimately accountable to God and it should do nothing to undermine parental authority. For the left, the state and its government are the supreme authorities, while parental and divine authority are seen as impediments to state authority. ... In a nutshell, the left wants to have ever-expanding authority over people's lives through ever-expanding governmental powers. It does so because it regards itself as more enlightened than others. Others are either enemies (the right) or unenlightened masses. It is elected by demonizing its enemies and doling out money and jobs to the masses." --radio talk-show host Dennis Prager
ON INDEPENDENCE
"Americans cherish their independence. One interesting aspect of the spontaneous tea party movement is the constant invocation of the Founders and the prominence of the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag. ... Americans tend to see themselves as independent doers, not dependent victims. They don't like to be told, especially by those with fancy academic pedigrees, that they are helpless and in need of government aid. That's why the politically popular American big government programs -- Social Security, Medicare, veterans' benefits, student loans -- all make a connection between effort and reward. You get a benefit because you've worked for it. In contrast, Americans have loathed and rejected big government programs with no nexus between effort and reward. Welfare was begun in the 1930s to help widows with children, whose plight, as Russell Baker's memoir 'Growing Up' showed, was often dismal. But when welfare became a mass program to subsidize mothers who didn't work and to excuse fathers from responsibility for their actions, it became wildly unpopular. Bill Clinton recognized this when he signed welfare reform in 1996. ... Barack Obama, who has chosen to live his adult life in university precincts, sees ... Americans generally as victims who need his help, people who would be better off dependent on government than on their own. Most American voters don't want to see themselves that way and resent this condescension."
--political analyst Michael Barone
"There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism." --Alexander Hamilton
Democrats Ready to Pass Health Care Reform Without Republicans
By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press
Washington (AP) - The White House called for a "simple up-or-down" vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama's chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.
Mexican Drug Gangs Taking Over U.S. Public Lands
By Alicia A. Caldwell and Manuel Valdes, Associated Press
Sequoia National Forest, Calif. (AP) - Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.
Pence Says Obama Needs to Fire Catholic-Bashing Adviser
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says the time is "long overdue" for President Barack Obama to fire Harry Knox from the White House Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships because of the "vehement anti-Catholic statements" Knox has made.
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HEALTH REFORMERS' WORST IDEA
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Federal Judge Rule Teacher has Constitutional Right to Display Patriotic Banners that Mention "God"
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ANN ARBOR, MI – California Federal District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez ruled late this past Friday that the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, CA, violated math teacher Bradley Johnson's constitutional rights when it ordered him to remove two patriotic banners from the walls of his classroom because they "over-emphasized" God.
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"President Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the main U.S. counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act."
Isn't this the Patriot Act that was just horrible under GW Bush? But it is okay now under BH Obama? What gives?
Bernanke delivers blunt warning on U.S. debt
By Patrice Hill
With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon face a debt crisis like the one in Greece, and declared that the central bank will not help legislators by printing money to pay for the ballooning federal debt.
Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah
TEL AVIV — Israel's military has been exercising for the prospect of a multi-front war.


Tim Green may be the most multifaceted person in sports broadcasting since Pat Haden.
--An All-American at Syracuse, and conference MVP in 1985.
--An eight-year NFL veteran who played linebacker and defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons. He started 69 consecutive games, a streak stopped by a broken elbow in 1992, and had 100 or more tackles for three consecutive seasons, 1989-91.
--A Football Foundation Hall of Fame scholar.
--Co-valedictorian of Syracuse's class of 1986.
--Recent Syracuse law school graduate, with honors.
--A once-a-week sports columnist for the Syracuse Herald-Journal.
--A sports commentator for National Public Radio.
--A novelist who has written two books and is working on a third.
--A husband and father of three.
No, we're not making this up. There is such a person.
"One is considered fortunate to be blessed with either brains or brawn; Tim Green has been blessed with both," understates NBC's Bob Costas, another Syracuse graduate.
So what's the deal? Is Green an egomaniac or what?
Hardly. During a 45-minute phone conversation, Green, 30, was pleasant, humble, and easy to talk to.
Still, you'd figure this guy must be really driven.
"I don't think driven is the word," he said. "Someone asked me the other day if I felt I had to be the best at everything.
"I really don't. I want to do everything passionately. Whatever I'm doing I want to feel it, whether I'm playing football, announcing or writing.
"I'm also passionate about things like playing with my kids (Thane, 4; Tessa, 3, and Troy, 5 months), or taking my wife out to dinner. I treat it as if it is a date. I make it a special evening."
Add Green: He said he became interested in football and writing at about the same time, when he was about 8 years old.
"When I wasn't dreaming about someday playing professional football I was dreaming about becoming a famous novelist," he said.
"As a kid (in the Syracuse suburb of Liverpool), I was your typical bookworm. Fortunately, I was also big and good in sports. Otherwise, I'm sure I would have been picked on."
It took Green four years to write his first published book, "Ruffians," which was called "chilling and fascinating" by The Times, and "a cross between 'North Dallas Forty' and 'The Firm' " by USA Today.
It took him two years to write his second, the just-released "Titans," the story of a pro football quarterback who gets involved with the mob.
And he is about 70 pages into his third, "Outlaws," which he hopes to finish in a year.
What does he consider himself first, a former football player, a novelist or an announcer?
"It's whatever I'm doing at the moment," he said. "Although what is really No. 1 with me is being a father and a husband. My family is what's most important to me."
Green said the Fox job came about because of his friendship with Ed Goren, the network's executive producer of sports. He said he met Goren through Stu Lisson, the head of the video communications department at Syracuse, about four years ago and Goren called him this spring to offer him a job.
"If things hadn't worked out with Fox, I would have returned to football," Green said.
Complaint department: ABC is giving Southern California and 12% of the country a prospective blowout, Arizona at Stanford, on Saturday, while 48.6% of the nation gets Colorado at Michigan. Washington at Miami is going to 36% of the country.
At least cable subscribers whose companies offer the college football pay-per-view package can get get one or both of those games.
But there is more bad news. ABC last week picked up Alcorn State's game against Sam Houston State as one its regional telecasts, obviously because of Alcorn's Steve (Air) McNair. However, the game was added to the schedule too late to offer it as a pay-per-view option.
Recommended viewing: In one of the more revealing interviews Roy Firestone has done, former Denver Bronco receiver Vance Johnson unloads on "Up Close" on ESPN tonight at 9:30 p.m. Johnson talks about his abusive nature, his efforts to change and his suicide attempt several years ago. He tells Firestone he was starting to slit his wrists when the phone rang. Fortunately, it was his therapist.
Add recommended viewing: "Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World," an outstanding one-hour tribute written by Frank Deford and narrated by Ossie Davis, will be on HBO seven times, beginning Tuesday at 10 p.m. Among those interviewed are South African President Nelson Mandela.
Tim Green's play-by-play partner is Joe Buck, the 25-year-old son of Jack Buck. Joe Buck became an announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals four years ago, at the age of 21. . . . Because the Raiders didn't sell out in time to lift the television blackout, the NFL game on NBC Sunday at 1 p.m. is New England at Detroit. Los Angeles doesn't get Fox's second game, New Orleans at San Francisco, because the Raiders are home.
Howie Long names his "tough guy" team on Fox's pregame show Sunday. A sneak preview: Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen and Seth Joyner are included. Also on the show, Terry Bradshaw interviews Neil Smith and Derrick Thomas of the Chiefs, and Lonnie Lardner profiles Chicago safety Shaun Gayle, an author of children's books.
The field for the Nov. 26-27 Skins Game at Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert, to be carried by ABC, was set Thursday. It will be Paul Azinger, Fred Couples, Tom Watson and three-time winner Payne Stewart. . . . The Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor fight, plus highlights from last Saturday's undercard, will be replayed Saturday on Showtime at 1:35 p.m. . . . HBO offers a heavyweight title fight, Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall, from London on Saturday at 8 p.m. It's live in the East, delayed three hours in the West.
CBS will open its boxing series on Oct. 8 with cruiserweights Kenny Keene and Terry Ray fighting at a site to be determined. Oscar De La Hoya was to have fought John Avila on that date at the Grand Olympic, but De La Hoya had to bow out. De La Hoya and Avila will now fight Dec. 10 on CBS. . . . CBS announced Thursday that it will televise a series of six figure-skating competitions, beginning Thanksgiving Day.
ABC's Keith Jackson has been selected by the American Sports Assn. as its 1994 Hall of Fame inductee. . . . UCLA and USC will both be on Prime Ticket on Saturday. The UCLA-Washington State game at 3:30 p.m. is the Prime Pacific 10 game of the week, with Phil Stone and Rodney Gilmore calling the action and Paul Sunderland reporting from the sideline. Tom Kelly and Craig Fertig call the USC-Baylor game at 7 p.m.
A power outage in San Diego on Thursday caused XTRA to fill about an hour and a half with programming from the Las Vegas-based American Sports Radio Network. . . . A "Best of Talk2" special on ESPN2 Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with Jim Rome features interviews with Chris Webber, Bobby Bonilla, recently retired Miami linebacker John Offerdahl and Jerry McMorris, the owner of the Colorado Rockies. . . . ESPN2 can now be seen in 41% of Los Angeles cable households (or about 1.2 million), making Los Angeles one of the top markets for the network that will be a year old on Oct. 1.


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This Entire Town Has Smelled Like Sweet Potatoes for Weeks
For the residents of a small North Carolina town, it's looking like the smell of the holidays will carry on from Thanksgiving right through to Christmas.
by Nick Rose
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Nothing says "Happy Holidays!" like the waft of starchy sweet potatoes baking in the oven and filling the house with their rich aroma.
For the residents of a small North Carolina town, it's looking like the smell of the holidays will carry on from Thanksgiving right through to Christmas.
READ: A 'Food Hack' Gone Wrong Nearly Burned This Woman's House Down
More than two weeks and 25 million gallons of water later, a fire which began in a silo filled with dehydrated sweet potatoes rages on in the North Carolina town of Farmville, the Associated Press reports.
It's worth noting that North Carolina produces more sweet potatoes that any other state and, while the dried sweet potatoes were eventually going to end up in an array of pet foods, nearby humans have been inhaling a delicious smoldering smoke reminiscent of holiday baking.
At this point, it's not clear when or how the fire was ignited, but Farmville town manager David Hodgkins told the Associated Press that it would seem that the sweet potatoes had not been properly dehydrated by Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration, the company that owns the two silos.
"Some dehydrated sweet potatoes in the silo got wet over the summer before drying and solidifying, and the company tried drilling holes to dislodge the hardened mass—which may have created a spark," Hodgkins told AP.
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And this hardened mass is presenting quite a challenge for local firefighters. "It's been described as harder than concrete," Hodgkins added. As a result of the incessant flames, Hodgkins said that firefighters were forced to continuously spray water from the side, and have now downgraded to mere 10,000-gallon sprays into the top of the silo.
Because of what appears to an oversight on the part of Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration, it would appear that they will have to pick up the bill for the extra water that had to be bought from a nearby county.
"What they're trying to do is allow the silo to burn itself out," Hodgkins told AP, which does not bode well for anyone who is getting sick of the smell of sweet potatoes. So while it's not exactly clear when this fire will finally subside, residents might want to consider starting a nearby marshmallow fire to embrace the holiday baking smells filling the air.
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Most people only know Ibérico pork for jamón ibérico, the ultra-luxe Spanish cured ham, but the melt-in-your-mouth meat tastes delicious in any form. For the highest-quality Ibérico products, we trust family company Fermín, which is based in Salamanca, Spain, and was the first authorized exporter of Ibérico products to the United States. The company's traditional chorizo is coarsely ground for a meatier texture that shows off the pork's marbling; thinly sliced, it tastes tender and rich with the naturally nutty and sweet flavors that Ibérico pork is prized for. This mild version is made with sweet Spanish paprika, or pimentón, that gives it a warm, peppery flavor, with a fruity undertone that brings out the natural sweetness of the pork. We like that the sausage is robust and meaty, with its fatty richness balanced by garlic and oregano. As an added bonus, the company only uses pure salt to cure the meat, for a cleaner flavor than other brands made with nitrates.
Ingredients: Pork, salt, pimentón, dextrin, dextrose, garlic, oregano
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Based in Salamanca, Spain, family company Fermín has been making traditional cured Ibérico meats for more than 60 years.
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Find out about changes to ERAP provisions in the TDG Regulations
From: Transport Canada
This information is up to date as of June 1st, 2019, and will not be further updated. For more details, consult the TDG Regulations.
Between 2007 and 2017, we recorded approximately 360 transportation incidents involving the implementation of an Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP). There are currently about 1000 ERAPs approved by the Minister, covering nearly 400 dangerous goods. Since April 2014, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Emergency Response Task Force (ERTF) had the mandate to make recommendations to improve the Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) program. In July of 2016, the group submitted its final report, which presented 40 recommendations. 10 of these recommendations were related to improving the ERAP program and 7 of these are addressed in these amendments. These recommendations focused on clarifying the processes for implementing an ERAP and collecting meaningful data to foster the continuous improvement of the ERAP program.
Effective date and transition period for the industry to comply with the updated Part 7 of the TDG Regulations
Objectives of the amendments
Changes to Part 7: Emergency response assistance plan
Persons required to have an ERAP
Infectious substances
Potential accident assessment versus potential incident analysis
Maintaining your ERAP approval
Authorization to use an ERAP
Implementation of an approved ERAP
Changes to Part 8: Reporting requirements
ERAP incident report
ERAP implementation report
Other amendments
Special provisions
Section 8.2: Packing group or category
Removal of the term "ERP" on a shipping document
These Regulations come into force on June 1, 2019. A person may, for a period of nine months that begins on the day on which these Regulations come into force, comply with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations as they read immediately before that day or with the new version. TC has determined that 9 months would provide an appropriate balance between achieving safety objectives and accommodating the implementation of the new regulatory requirements. However, as of March 1st, 2020, a person will have to comply with the new version of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations .
The primary objectives of the Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Emergency Response Assistance Plan) are to address the recommendations of the Task Force to enhance public safety in the event of an incident during the transportation of dangerous goods. These objectives support the overall strategy to promote a safe, secure and efficient transportation system that contributes to Canada's economic development and security objectives.
According to Subsection 7(1) of the TDG Act, ERAP requirements now apply to the person who imports or offers dangerous goods for transport. In the case where no other persons are required to have an approved ERAP, they apply to the person who handles or transports dangerous goods. Find out if you need an ERAP.
Under these amendments, any quantity of dangerous goods that are Risk Group 4 human pathogens within the meaning of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) must have an ERAP. As a result, an ERAP will no longer be required for foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) or any other UN2900, INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING ANIMALS only because they are not Risk Group 4 human pathogens within the meaning of the HPTA.
Variola (smallpox virus) is a prohibited pathogen under the HPTA. It is listed in Schedule 5. As a result, it cannot be offered for transport under any circumstances.
Here is a list of substances that reflect the changes for ERAP requirements.
Note that this list is dynamic and any change in the HPTA would automatically be incorporated in the TDG Regulations.
Name of infectious substances
ERAP required before June 1, 2019
HPTA, Risk Group 4 – ERAP required starting on June 1, 2019
Alkhumra virus
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus
Foot and mouth virus
Yes, only if cultures
Guanarito virus
Hendra virus
Herpes B virus (Cercopithicene Herpesvirus-1, Macacine alphaherpesvirus-1)
Junin virus
Kyasanur Forest virus
Lassa virus
Machupo virus
Nipah virus
Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus
Russian Spring-Summer (Tick-borne) encephalitis virus
Sabia virus
Variola (smallox virus)
The "potential accident assessment" is renamed "potential incident analysis".
In the following table, you will find the difference from the requirements before and after the modification on how to create your potential incident analysis (PIA).
Before the amendment
After the amendment
7.2 Applying for Approval of an ERAP
(h) A potential accident assessment including
(i) a general analysis of how an accidental release of dangerous goods could occur,
(ii) a general description of the potential consequences of an accidental release of dangerous goods, and
(iii) a description of the action the applicant is expected to take in the event of an accidental release or an imminent accidental release of dangerous goods.
7.3 Application for Approval of an ERAP
(m) a potential incident analysis, including
(i) the following scenarios:
(A) an anticipated release of dangerous goods,
(B) the release of less than 1% of the dangerous goods in a means of containment,
(C) the release of more than 50% of the dangerous goods in a means of containment, and
(D) the exposure to fire of a means of containment that contains dangerous goods,
(ii) the possible consequences of the release or anticipated release for each scenario,
(iii) the measures, organized by tier in accordance with section 7.8, to be taken in response to the release or anticipated release for each scenario, and
(iv) the identification of the persons responsible for taking the measures referred to in subparagraph (iii).
In the following table, you will find the difference from the requirements before and after the modification. Consult the guide for persons who have an ERAP for more details.
7.5 Approval or Refusal of a Renewal or Revision of an ERAP
(1) When an application for renewal or revision of an ERAP is approved, the Minister or the designated person must give the applicant, in writing, a reference number for the ERAP.
(2) If an application for renewal or revision of an ERAP is refused, the Minister or the designated person must notify the applicant, in writing, of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal.
7.7 Requesting a Review of a Decision to Refuse or Revoke an ERAP Approval
(1) A person may request a review of the decision to refuse or revoke an ERAP approval within 30 days after being notified of the decision.
(2) The request must be made, in writing, to the Minister or a designated person and must include the following information:
(a) the name and address of the place of business of the person requesting the review; and
(b) the reasons why the decision should be reversed.
7.5 Application for Approval of Changes to Approved ERAP
(1) A person with an approved ERAP must, as soon as possible, apply to the Minister in writing for an approval of changes if any of the information referred to in paragraphs 7.3(2)(a) to (l) has changes since its approval.
(2) The application referred to in subsection (1) must be signed by the applicant and include
(a) a copy of the ERAP; and
(b) the information referred to in paragraphs 7.3(2)(a) to (I) that has changed.
7.6 Request for Review of Decision
(1) A person may request a review of the decision to refuse an application for approval of an ERAP or to revoke an ERAP approval within 30 days after being notified of the decision.
(2) The request must be made to the Minister in writing and must include the reasons why the decision should be revised.
Note: Before the amendment, this used to be Section 7.7 of the TDG Regulations, it was slightly modified.
In the following table, you will find a comparison of the requirements for the authorization to use and ERAP before and after the amendment.
7.1 Requirement for an Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP)
(9) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (7), a person, other than a manufacturer or producer, who offers for transport or imports dangerous goods for which an approved ERAP is required to apply for approval of an ERAP in accordance with section 7.2 if the person shows on a shipping document
(a) the ERAP reference number and the telephone number to call to activate the approved ERAP held by a manufacturer, producer or distributor of the dangerous goods, and
(i) the approved ERAP applies to the dangerous goods, the mode of transport, the means of containment and the area in which the dangerous goods are to be transported,
(ii) the person who holds the approved ERAP gives permission in writing for the approved ERAP to be used and for the reference number of that approved ERAP and the telephone number to call to activate the approved ERAP to be shown on the other person's shipping document, and
(iii) the person who holds the approved ERAP agrees to respond to an emergency on behalf on the other person; or
(b) the ERAP reference number and the telephone number to call to activate the approved ERAP held by any other person, if the dangerous goods originate outside Canada and
(i) the dangerous goods are transported through Canada to a destination outside Canada, and
(ii) the person who offers for transport or imports the dangerous goods complies with the conditions set out in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii).
(10) the person who holds an approved ERAP and gives permission to another person to use that ERAP in accordance with subsection (9) must
(a) when that permission is given, notify the Director General in writing of the name of the person who will use the approved ERAP and the ERAP reference number; and
(b) when that permission is rescinded, notify the Director General in writing.
7.7 Authorization to Use an Approved ERAP
(1) A person who is required to have an ERAP under subsection 7 (1) of the Act may use, as an authorized user, the ERAP of another person who received approval for the ERAP if
(a) The authorized user is not the producer of the dangerous goods to which the ERAP relates;
(b) The ERAP applies to the dangerous goods, the mode of transport, the means of containment and the geographical area in which the dangerous goods will be in transport;
(c) The person who received approval for the ERAP agrees to take measures to respond to a respond to a release or anticipated release of the dangerous goods to which the ERAP relates; and
(d) The person who received approval for the ERAP provides as written authorization to the authorized user before the information referred to in subsection 3.6(1) is entered on the shipping document.
(2) The authorized user must be able to produce a copy of the authorization referred to in paragraph (1)(d)
(a) For two years after the day on which the authorization is no longer in effect; and
(b) Within 15 days after the day on which the authorized user receives a written request from the Minister.
The term "activate" with respect to an ERAP is replaced with "implement" to align with the terminology used in the TDG Act.
Before this amendment, the process to implement an ERAP or who was responsible for implementing the plan was unclear. Section 7.8 now specifies that the person with an approved ERAP is responsible for implementing it. This person is the most knowledgeable about how the plan can be implemented and how it can be used to effectively respond to a release or anticipated release. An ERAP must be implemented when there is a release or anticipated release that endangers or could endanger public safety.
A person with an approved ERAP must implement to Tier 1 or Tier 2 in response to a release or anticipated release of dangerous goods.
Tier 1 (remote response = by phone)
Tier 2 (on-site response)
Provide technical or emergency response advice as soon as possible after a request
Remotely monitor the response to the release or anticipated release
Monitor the response to the release or anticipated release
Send ERAP emergency response resources to the location of the release or anticipated release
General information on reporting requirements can be found in Part 8 of the TDG Regulations.
Section 8.20 of the TDG Regulations requires that an ERAP incident report be made after an incident has occurred, which causes an actual or anticipated release of the dangerous goods and which endangers, or could endanger, public safety.
The information to be included in the incident report can be found in Section 8.21 of the TDG Regulations.
Each time a person implement an approved ERAP to tier 1 or tier 2, the person must, as soon as possible, make an ERAP implementation report to CANUTEC, at 1-888-CANUTEC (1-888-226-8832) or 613-996-6666.
The information to be included in an ERAP implementation report can be found in Section 8.23 of the TDG Regulations.
Special provision 84 of Schedule 2 to the regulations and the italicized text after it are replaced by the following:
The infectious substances identified in subsection 7.1(7) of Part 7, Emergency Response Assistance Plan, require an emergency response assistance plan.
UN2814: Infectious substance, affecting humans
UN2900: Infectious substance, affecting animals only
An approved ERAP is required for the dangerous goods referred to in paragraph 7.2(1)(g) of Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan).
UN2814 : Infectious substance, affecting humans
The reference "III" in the column entitled "Packing Group or Category" of the table to Section 8.2 of the regulations opposite the reference "3, 4, 5, 6.1 or 8" in the column entitled "Class" is replaced by "III, or without packing group".
Terminology and definitions related to the ERAP in the TDG regulations were updated to align with the terminology used in the TDG Act.
Residue is now defined in Section 1.4 as "the dangerous goods remaining in a means of containment after its contents have been emptied to the maximum extent feasible and before the means of containment is either refilled or cleaned of dangerous goods and purged to remove any vapours".
The "ERP" acronym is outdated and is often confused with other emergency response plans which are not subject to the same requirements of an ERAP. Removing "ERP" from the shipping document will help emergency responders distinguish between an ERAP and emergency response plans from other organizations, such as carriers and local or provincial authorities. As per Paragraph 3.6(1)(a), the term "ERP" can no longer precede or follow the ERAP reference number on a shipping document. The terms "ERAP" or "PIU" are to be used instead.
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"The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology" (1984), by Dante Cicchetti
By: Hira Ali
Keywords: Developmental Psychopathology
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"??> "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology" (1984), by Dante Cicchetti
In 1984, Dante Cicchetti published "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology," an article in which he argued that the previously amorphous study of developmental psychopathology was emerging as a unified discipline. According to Cicchetti, developmental psychopathology describes an interdisciplinary field that studies abnormalities in psychological function that can arise during human development. Such studies include research about the effects that traumatic experiences may have on the development of psychological disorders and about what behaviors are considered normal or abnormal at different ages. In the article, Cicchetti reports about the origins of developmental psychopathology, why it emerged as its own discipline, and why researchers should study it. In addition to recognizing the field of developmental psychopathology, the article informed later research about preventing and treating the harmful psychological effects of early traumatic events.
Cicchetti, who was an associate professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wrote "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology" as a guest editorial for a special 1984 issue of Child Development. Before that, Cicchetti had researched child development and the development of mental disorders. According to Cicchetti, special issues in Child Development were special because they consolidated existing scientific fields and they introduced the emergence of new ones. Cicchetti claimed that he was motivated to write his editorial to foster collaboration and further research in the emerging field of developmental psychopathology.
Developmental psychopathology, according to Cicchetti, is an interdisciplinary field that studies distortions, disturbances, and degenerations of normal psychological functions as processes or mechanisms in a person as they develop over time. In other words, it studies how and why some people develop psychological disorders over the course of their lifetimes. Researchers focus on at risk children, such as those that have been maltreated or have developmental disorders that occur over a lifespan. Studying those children enables researchers to differentiate between behavior that is normal in an individual from behavior that is maladaptive, or prevents recovery.
In the introduction, Cicchetti describes the alleged benefits of classifying certain areas of research as an individual, unique discipline. Cicchetti states that the existence of an academic discipline or field requires a focus of study, a base of research, and experts to guide that research. Cicchetti states that by combining certain areas of research into a unified discipline, that field begins to have its own history, integrity, and program. "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology" is an introduction to developmental psychopathology, in which Cicchetti defines the research, theories, methodologies, and models that form the foundations of the interdisciplinary field. He argues that those foundations validate it as a field distinct from other fields of psychology. Cicchetti organizes the article by defining and explaining what he calls the historical roots, or other scientific disciplines that shaped the foundations, theories, methods, research, and models of developmental psychopathology.
After that introduction, Cicchetti argues that developmental psychology was the first historical root of developmental psychopathology. Cicchetti argues that developmental psychology helped inform researchers' understanding of abnormal functioning, which is the focus of study in developmental psychopathology. Developmental psychology is the study of how and why humans change and grow emotionally, behaviorally, and intellectually from infancy to old age. According to Cicchetti, researchers in developmental psychology do not treat abnormal functioning as separate from normal functioning. Rather, researchers study abnormal functioning as normal behavior gone awry. Conversely, by studying abnormal and harmful behavior, researchers can define and understand normal and healthy behavior. Developmental psychology also enables researchers to study abnormal function with a causal and temporal perspective. In other words, harmful psychological behavior is explained by the influence of external factors and as a process over time.
Next, Cicchetti describes the influence of neurophysiology and embryology on developmental psychopathology. According to Cicchetti, those two disciplines provided exemplary models to study abnormal psychological function. Neurophysiology is the study of the function of the nervous system, including the brain and how it connects to the actions and sensations of the whole body. Embryologists study the development of sex cells and prenatal humans. Cichetti explains that in neurophysiology, studies of how the nervous system recovers from damage had enabled researchers to better understand its normal functioning. Similarly, studies of pathological, or abnormal, embryos have helped embryologists better understand normal embryo development. Those studies provided researchers in developmental psychopathology with replicable models useful for studying abnormal psychological functioning from a developmental perspective, such as examining how individuals recover from mental disorders.
Next, Cicchetti discusses the historical role that medical pathology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry has had on the establishment of developmental psychopathology. He argues that those disciplines, heavily influenced by medical pathology, have presented methods to study and diagnose abnormal psychological functioning, such as mental disorders. Clinical psychology and psychiatry assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and disabilities. According to Cicchetti, clinical psychologists drew upon the medical pathology model that examined pathology, or abnormal functioning, as the effect of a single cause. They combined the model with Freudian psychology, which focuses on the emotional conflict between unconscious desires and social mores. Thus, Cicchetti argues, emotional conflict becomes the single cause that leads to unhealthy psychological behavior. In that manner, the role of emotion was emphasized above that of cognition and became one method of studying abnormal functioning in developmental psychopathology.
Cicchetti contrasts the next historical root, academic psychology, to clinical psychology. In so doing, he introduces a different method to study and diagnose abnormal psychological functioning. Cicchetti argues that unlike clinical psychologists, who focus on abnormal function as an effect caused by internal factors, academic psychologists study physical behaviors as processes determined by external factors. According to Cicchetti, academic psychologists rely on experiments to theorize about normal human functioning. Accordingly, academic psychology emphasizes the role of cognition and behavior more than that of emotions. That perspective presents a different methodology for studying mental disorders and disabilities in developmental psychopathology.
Cicchetti continues to compare and contrast the contributions of clinical psychology and academic psychology in his article. He explains that there are two key discrepancies between the two fields. First, they differ in their methodologies. Second, they differ in the emphasis they place on development. Cicchetti highlights those differences, beginning with academic psychology. He explains that academic psychology was developed in academic institutions and relies on replicable and proven data as opposed to theoretical concepts. Consequently, its research methods rely solely on experimentation. Accordingly, academic psychologists conduct research in a laboratory setting, in which they can manipulate variables that could impact the patient. On the other hand, clinical psychology, a product of clinical practices and experience, relies on research methods that are more observational in nature, such as case studies and interviews. Case studies examine a person or a group of interest over a period of time. Thus, clinical psychologists conduct research in a naturalistic setting in which the psychologists do not manipulate variables that might affect the patients.
Cicchetti emphasizes how polarized the two fields were and why their research methods were later improved by collaboration. He explains that the polarization arose from the merits of each discipline's research methodology. According to Cicchetti, academic psychologists underestimated the practical application of observations made in uncontrolled settings they found neither scientifically rigorous nor scholarly. To them, the naturalistic setting left much to chance and the observations and interviews provided a subjective view of abnormal functioning. Cicchetti argues clinical psychologists underestimated academic research, which they found impractical in a clinical setting. To them, the laboratory setting did not account for the human perspective and was disconnected from the world in which abnormal functioning arose to be applicable to patients. For that reason, academic psychology rarely studied pathology, abnormal functioning, and clinical psychology rarely made use of a developmental perspective.
However, as Cicchetti explains, by the 1970s, significant collaboration and acknowledgement of the necessity of interdisciplinary work marked the beginning of developmental psychopathology. It was the collaboration amongst the fields of developmental psychology, academic psychology, psychiatry, and clinical psychology that was the first step towards developmental psychopathology emerging as its own discipline. Clinical and academic psychologists began to realize the necessity of both emotion and cognition in understanding how harmful psychological behavior arose. They also had realized the importance of relating research in the lab to what was encountered in the clinic. That collaboration amongst disciplines also promoted collaboration within the field of developmental psychology. Thus, researchers began to study harmful psychological function with a focus on childhood development over long periods of time.
According to Cicchetti, that reformed perspective enabled researchers to broaden their understanding of psychological pathology. Consequently, researchers began publishing papers that incorporated the fields of developmental psychology, academic psychology, and clinical psychology in addition to the other fields Cicchetti mentions. Cicchetti argues that it was the interdisciplinary perspective that marked the development of a new discipline focused on understanding abnormal psychological functioning from a developmental perspective. Therefore, that collective of research provided the necessary foundation for developmental psychopathology to emerge.
However, Cicchetti argues what truly launched the field of developmental psychopathology was its last root, or the field ethology. According to Cicchetti, ethology gave developmental psychopahtology its structure and character. Ethology mirrors developmental psychopathology in that it is a multidisciplinary field that utilizes developmental frameworks and techniques to study abnormal animal behavior. The collaboration of scientists from multiple disciplines to study behavioral pathology in animals mirrored the goals of scientists interested in abnormal behavior in humans. According to the author, the structure of ethology helped developmental psychopathology consolidate its roots into a distinct discipline with its own history, integrity, and program.
The author concludes the article by recognizing notable researchers in the field of developmental psychopathology and by briefly summarizing his work on the 1984 issue of Child Development. The author identifies those researchers as pioneers in the field of developmental psychopathology, whose contributions range from classifying childhood pathology to studying comparisons between general and individual development to maladaptation to the study of behavioral disorders. As for his own contributions, Cicchetti expounds on how he served on the editorial team to solicit, select, and review articles before publishing them in Child Development.
Through the publication of "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology," Cicchetti established developmental psychopathology as a distinct discipline. The article has been cited more than 700 times. It has contributed to articles on resilience, the ability to overcome harmful experiences, biology of stress following traumatic experiences, long-term studies on mental disorders, and the understanding of other disorders such as autism. Although work on concepts in developmental psychopathology had existed before the publication of "The Emergence of Developmental Psychopathology," some researchers in the field argue that Cicchetti's article best articulated the emergence of the discipline. Developmental psychopathology has influenced prevention, intervention, and research practices aimed at treating children with behavioral and cognitive difficulties. Since the publication of Cicchetti's article, the field has seen an increase in collaboration and research specifically focused on pathology from a developmental perspective.
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Reading over Deetz's work again, I was struck by how similar their suppositions are to the likes of this fascinating little tome, written in 1977: A Pattern Language.
A Pattern Language, by Christopher Alexander, et al. is an effort to catalog the architecture of Western human lives. It Identifies 253 patterns which can be combined in a variety of ways to create pleasing homes, towns, and worlds.
The book is divided into three sections; a pattern is appropriate for either Town, Building or Construction. The patterns are grouped into as conceptual nodes. The patterns in these nodes interrelate and are interdependent.
Strung together, the implementation of these patterns form a spatial sentence. The space is afforded a coherence–a way to communicate welcome.
A Pattern Language is more than woo-woo 1970's social engineering through Western architectural rulebook; using these classifications as scaffolding, the book bestows grammar and syntax onto something as abstract as space. While Deetz uses architectural patterns to draw conclusions about how people lived in the past, Christopher Alexander and co. lists these patterns to suggest ways for individuals and groups to live in the future.
Interestingly, the authors assert that these patterns are "timeless" (the first book in the series is actually called A Timeless Way of Building). While these patterns are definitely not universal (there's a little too much talk about chairs and parking for that to be true), it's worth interrogating whether all of these patterns necessarily result in pleasing public and private spaces, even when we limit our vantage to a Western context.
It's worth at least a skim; it's also good for decorating tips–because who doesn't admire pattern #204, A Secret Space, or pattern #247, Paving With Cracks Between the Stones?
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It is no secret that car sales have been steadily improving, most notably in the past few months. As we near the peak time for end of the year sales, many consumers are already anticipating the largest surge in specials thus far since dealerships will be looking to purge remaining previous year models, like 2009 and 2010, at prices buyers hope will be drastically lower than a new 2011.
In the Outsell Live Chat Center, while Black Friday saw a surge of consumers, the week between Christmas and New Years is often the busiest time of the year. But there are still some hurdles ahead, according to the previous article.
The other change in consumer habits is the tendency toward buying American, possibly due to the large amount of vehicle recalls in the past year that, while spanning most major car companies, began with Toyota's high-profile accelerator recalls. In this difficult economic time, consumers are also being much savvier as shoppers, researching online more vigorously than previous years. SmartMoney posted an article in August for "7 Strategies for Model Year-End Car Shopping". Dealerships can use SmartMoney's tips for themselves to better tailor their specials: 1. Start online By researching and checking sites like Edmunds.com and Cars.com first, consumers are prepared to compare incentives and rebates for the best deals over a variety of makes and models. Know your competition, especially with models that have similar appeal. 2. Time the purchase right Dealerships are not as overflowing with inventory this year, so consumers with specific criteria might be shopping model year-end sales earlier. Starting more sales before that final week of 2010 might pull in just the amount of additional purchases you are looking for. 3. Consider high-end cars Industry analysts say dealers are offering more incentives on luxury cars, not to mention options on leasing that is also becoming a more common request in the Outsell Live Chat Center as consumers are seeking lower monthly payments. Competing with luxury models could be as easy as offering certain trim levels at a lower price, or having more leasing options available. 4. Buy into low-interest financing deals 0% is now the norm to most consumers. For some, if that isn't on the table, they are already out the door. Be ready to compete with that standard. 5. Call ahead It's true that this is a busy time for shoppers and retailers alike, so consumers may be looking to get as much done ahead of time as possible. Allow for your consumers more online shopping options. 6. Watch for upcoming redesigns Big news recently is the dropping of the Honda Element after this year. Consumers may be on the lookout for models they know they might not be able to get again. Many consumers will also choose to wait if a new model is up for a redesign, but could be convinced to save on the previous model with the right incentives. 7. Make the switch (or stay loyal) Loyalty rebates or rebates for trading in a specific brand are also becoming expected by many consumers. Give customers a reason to stick with or change to your dealership brand, especially when they have a trade. On the Automotive Digital Marketing Professional Community, Richard Klepach posted a discussion question at the end of last year about how to best summarize management staffs strengths and weaknesses to plan for a better year ahead. Jerry Thibeau, Founder and President of Phone-Up Ninjas, suggested that one of the most important things a dealership can do at year's end is to look at their CRM. He also gave an Example Report that, while a year old now, still details the importance of looking at previous data to plan for the future. Lastly, we are in an age of the digitally literate. Not only are consumers shopping online, they are looking at online reviews of dealerships, looking into Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites, and playing every angle they can to get the best deal. Don't hesitate to meet your potential customers at every step of the way. As we near this busy time for end of the year sales, look back at what you did in 2009 and step up your efforts. Consumers are looking for the best deals they can find. Rather than be disappointed if a dealership they were loyal to a year ago doesn't have the level of sales they were hoping for, many consumers might turn elsewhere if the incentives aren't appealing. Are you keeping up with what is considered to be some of the best deals for December 2010? Good luck in your sales endeavors as we bring 2010 to a close and Happy Holidays!


The 2014 TdF has certainly lived up to the hype. Stage 2 & 5 might as well be Spring Classics. While Peter Sagan's bicycle skills are put on display often with bunny hops, wheelies and sizzling down hill antics, The Shark quietly possesses his own set of skills. We already know he is a great descender but the cobbles of stage 5 proved his skill set is even broader. After 10 stages the rider with the most well rounded skills is deservedly wearing yellow.
The tech coming out of France has been pretty awesome.
Almost finished with Phil's book. Easy read & very entertaining. Phil manages to keep a sense of humor after so many setbacks while chasing his dream of making it in a cruel sport. Worth a read.
Here's a snapshot and this is just the dedication.
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SWU Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH
SWU Verkehr places an order with ATRON for modernisation
Within the scope of a Europe-wide tender, ATRON electronic GmbH has been awarded the contract for the renewal of the ticketing system by SWU Verkehr GmbH (SWU). For the approximately 41 million passengers of the SWU every year, buying a ticket will be easier and more comfortable in the future.
In addition to enhancing passenger comfort, the modernization will also increase the efficiency of the billing systems. By the end of 2021, around 85 vehicles, 16 ticket agencies and a customer center will be equipped with electronic printers, including an entry control system and a new checkout system. Since SWU has already been cooperating with ATRON as a partner for many years, a gradual introduction with a temporary parallel operation of the previous and the new system with a complete sales statistics is possible. The new ticket printers and advance booking systems are state of the art and guarantee an intuitive and quick operability for both staff and passengers. The entire bus fleet will be equipped with new AFR 4.10 on-board computers with electronic printers and an entry control system. In the future, cashless payments with credit and debit cards will be possible at any time. An electronic ticket control according to VDV-KA is used in night traffic. Faster entry and exit times will increase the punctuality of the SWU lines in the city area of Ulm and Neu-Ulm.
The new ticketing system is controlled by the ATRON background system ATRIES. Using the most modern software, ATRIES organizes the different tariffs and manages the sales payments. The processed sales data are transferred to the SAP sales system of SWU via secure interfaces.
"For us it is a nice confirmation to be able to continue our long-standing business relationship with SWU. We are very much looking forward to the upcoming project and the application of our smart ticketing solutions", says Alexander Giegerich, sales manager of the ATRON electronic GmbH.
Michael Mahling, project manager at SWU, is also looking forward to the upcoming modernizations: "The introduction of new ticket printers and the offer of non-cash ticket purchases also in the vehicle is a next step for SWU to further improve the customer-oriented public transport in Ulm and Neu-Ulm and to make it more modern.
SWU Verkehr GmbH
With 19 bus lines (including 6 night bus lines) and two tramway lines, SWU Verkehr GmbH operates the majority of the local public transport (ÖPNV) in the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm. The transportation services are provided by SWU Verkehr GmbH together with its 100 percent subsidiary SWU mobil GmbH. In 2019, around 41 million passengers were transported on a route network of 199.1 kilometers in length.
Picture: SWU Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH


West facing Gwithian Beach is one of Cornwall's surfing hotspots. A great place for a surfing weekend whether you are a beginner or experienced, the Gwithian Academy Of Surfing is on this beach and lifeguards on duty in the Summer season.
Nature lovers can enjoy the abundance of wildlife and stunning views walking the South West Coast Path.
Dogs friendly between 1 October and 30 April restricted in the Summer in parts.