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Il giorno o la giornata, costituita dal dì e dalla notte, come unità di misura del tempo, ha diverse accezioni.

Giorno siderale o sidereo
Il giorno siderale o giorno sidereo è il tempo che intercorre tra due passaggi consecutivi della medesima stella al meridiano di un determinato luogo terrestre e ha una durata di 23 ore 56 minuti e 4,0905 secondi. Esso è il periodo del moto diurno di rotazione della sfera celeste, nonché del moto di rotazione della Terra rispetto alla posizione media delle stelle visibili. È quindi influenzato nella sua durata solo da due fattori:
 un lentissimo allungamento dovuto all'interazione mareale con la Luna;
 oscillazioni irregolari dovute a variazioni del momento d'inerzia della Terra, ad esempio per lo scioglimento stagionale di masse di ghiaccio alle alte latitudini

Giorno solare

Giorno solare vero
Il giorno solare vero è il tempo che intercorre tra due culminazioni consecutive del Sole su un determinato meridiano.
È leggermente più lungo di un giorno sidereo perché la Terra, mentre gira su sé stessa, orbita attorno al Sole nello stesso senso della rotazione. Ne consegue che, dopo una rotazione "assoluta", il meridiano considerato non è più rivolto esattamente verso il Sole, ma lo sarà dopo che la Terra avrà ruotato su sé stessa di un angolo uguale a quello percorso sull'orbita.
Il giorno solare vero non è costante di durata perché la velocità (anche angolare) sull'orbita ellittica varia, in base alla seconda legge di Keplero: il giorno solare vero ha quindi durata massima al perielio, attualmente in gennaio, quando la velocità di rivoluzione è maggiore, e minima all'afelio, in luglio, quando la velocità di rivoluzione è minore.

Giorno solare medio
Il giorno solare medio, durata media dei giorni solari durante l'anno, è usato per fini civili. Il giorno solare medio è pari a 24 ore, ovvero 86 400 secondi.
A causa del lentissimo rallentamento della rotazione terrestre (negli ultimi 100 anni il giorno si è allungato di circa 1,7 millisecondi), la durata media del giorno solare vero è oggi lievemente superiore a 86 400 secondi, per cui molto lentamente il giorno astronomico "rimane indietro" rispetto a quello civile: negli ultimi decenni, in media di poco meno di un secondo all'anno. Per questo motivo, dal 1972 è stato talvolta aggiunto un secondo al termine del 30 giugno o, più spesso, del 31 dicembre, in modo da compensare questo ritardo. Questo secondo aggiuntivo è chiamato secondo bisestile, per analogia con il giorno aggiunto all'anno bisestile. Fino al 2017 incluso vi sono stati 27 secondi bisestili.

Inizio del giorno
Oggi il giorno comincia a mezzanotte (ora indicata con "00:00", inclusa) e termina con la mezzanotte successiva (24:00, esclusa). Questo uso è dovuto al diffondersi degli orologi meccanici ed era detto "alla francese". Per praticità vi sono delle eccezioni. Per esempio nel linguaggio comune la notte di un giorno della settimana si estende sino all'alba del giorno successivo, benché il periodo dopo la mezzanotte non ne faccia parte. Analogamente molti biglietti con validità giornaliera (ad esempio quelli di mezzi pubblici) si estendono generalmente nella notte oltre la mezzanotte fino verso la mattina.

Anticamente, invece, il giorno cominciava all'alba o al tramonto. Nell'antico Egitto, in Grecia e a Roma cominciava all'alba. Giulio Cesare, invece, ci informa nel "De bello gallico" che per i Celti il giorno iniziava al tramonto. Analogamente per gli ebrei il giorno inizia non appena si riescono a vedere almeno tre stelle di seconda grandezza. L'inizio del giorno al tramonto era comune nel medioevo in tutta Europa e talvolta era considerato un uso fiorentino. Quando il giorno cominciò a essere calcolato alla francese, si cominciò a festeggiare la "vigilia" delle feste, in modo da conservare le precedenti consuetudini, nonostante l'alterazione del calendario.

Storia della suddivisione del giorno

Fin da quando l'uomo cominciò ad usare la meridiana, la durata del giorno venne suddivisa in quelle che noi ora chiamiamo ore. Quindi già Babilonesi ed Egizi usavano questo sistema, che però non era uguale a quello da noi oggi conosciuto.

La suddivisione della giornata in 24 ore risale all'antico Egitto (1800-1500 a. C.); le ore del giorno erano 10, scandite dall'ombra dello gnomone della meridiana dall'alba al tramonto. Ad esse si aggiunsero altre due ore rispettivamente per l'aurora e il crepuscolo, parti del giorno nelle quali la meridiana non dava indicazioni. Le ore notturne sono scandite dal passaggio nel cielo notturno dei Decani . Le notti estive in Egitto durano otto ore, durante le quali si succedono 12 Decani che scandiscono 12 ore.  Nelle notti invernali se ne osservano un numero maggiore, ma solo i primi 12 venivano contati.  Questo complesso meccanismo ha portato alla suddivisione del giorno in 24 ore.

Greci e Romani usarono le "ore temporali": il giorno e la notte venivano ambedue suddivisi in dodici parti, cominciando rispettivamente dall'alba e dal tramonto. Così la prima ora del giorno corrispondeva all'alba, la sesta ora più o meno a mezzogiorno, la dodicesima al tramonto ed altrettanto, ma partendo dal tramonto, avveniva per la notte. Questa suddivisione basata sulle ore di luce e quelle di buio faceva sì che la durata delle ore estive non fosse uguale a quelle invernali e quella delle ore di luce era diversa dalle ore di buio. Tanto per fare un esempio, d'estate un'ora di luce poteva durare 80 minuti e 40 invece quella di buio.

I Romani usavano anche suddividere giorno e notte in quattro parti di tre ore ciascuno. La Chiesa abbinò varie ore della giornata (ore canoniche) a determinati momenti di preghiera, per cui si avevano:
 Mattutino o Lodi: all'alba
 Prima: al levar del sole
 Terza: a metà del mattino
 Sesta: a mezzogiorno
 Nona: alla nona ora a metà del pomeriggio
 Vespri: al tramonto
 Compieta: un'ora dopo il tramonto
 Notturno: trascorsi gli otto dodicesimi della notte
Tutte queste ore, a parte quella del Notturno, venivano annunciate dal suono delle campane che, con l'andar del tempo, assunsero proprio la funzione di orologio pubblico.

Nel XIV secolo arrivano i primi orologi meccanici e con loro si comincia a contare le ore da una a ventiquattro, dal tramonto al tramonto successivo (almeno in Italia, Boemia, Slesia e Polonia), punto di partenza che variava nel corso dell'anno. Anche le campane, almeno nelle città, si adeguarono a questa suddivisione, che venne denominata "ore solari all'italiana" o "ore boeme". Essendo basati al momento in cui il sole tramonta, variabile di giorno in giorno, gli orologi dovevano esser regolati periodicamente per adeguarli all'ora di partenza.
Nel resto dell'Europa, a partire dalla Francia, con l'avvento degli orologi il giorno venne invece suddiviso in due periodi di 12 ore uguali, che partivano a mezzogiorno e a mezzanotte (ora "alla francese" o "all'oltramontana"). In questo modo la durata del giorno era costante e gli orologi non richiedevano correzioni quotidiane. L'introduzione in Italia di questo sistema avvenne in modo graduale e con molte opposizioni. Venne introdotto a Firenze nel 1749, a Parma nel 1755, a Genova nel 1772 e a Milano nel 1786. Ci volle l'occupazione francese per imporlo al resto della penisola, ma ancora nel XIX secolo era da qualcuno utilizzato il sistema precedente.

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Voci correlate
 Data
 Anno
 Periodo di rotazione
 Ora
 Alba
 Tramonto
 Calendario gregoriano
 Ordini di grandezza (tempo)
 Giorno siderale
 Ante meridiem
 Post meridiem
 Notte
 Giorno (Michelangelo)

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

  di Gianluigi Parmeggiani (Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna)

Unità di tempo


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Yesterday some factors were listed that could be contributing both on a personal and global level to some of the chaos we're seeing. The food we're eating, for example. But there's another factor that may deserve special mention.
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TTC Special Constables recognized by Toronto police for bravery
Yesterday, the Toronto Police Service recognized four members of the TTC's Transit Enforcement Unit for professionalism and bravery. Special Constables Leslie Kampf, Mitch McFarlane, Sean Salmon and Martin Stewart each received a Chief of Police Letter of Recognition for their assistance apprehending a man with a firearm at Spadina Station on June 1, 2018.
On the night of Fri., June 1, customers reported to the TTC that a man with a gun was on an Eastbound train. The four Special Constables checked and cleared several stations on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth but were unable to locate the armed individual.
Later that night, witnesses reported seeing a man with a gun at Spadina Station. Mr. Kampf, Mr. McFarlane, Mr. Salmon and Mr. Stewart confirmed the reports and evacuated the station. Toronto Police Officers arrived at Spadina Station and together, the group was able to subdue the armed man. The four TTC Special Constables and Toronto Police risked their safety for the safety of Toronto's public and TTC customers.
"I am so proud of these four outstanding officers and all the men and women in transit enforcement," said Rick Leary, CEO of the TTC. "This incident is just one example of the work they do to protect our customers and staff every day."
The TTC's Transit Enforcement Unit is committed to helping keep the TTC safe for customers, employees and the public.
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Max Schmeling Autograph
Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. More about Max Schmeling
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On This Day: Max Schmeling becomes first boxer to win heavyweight title on a fou (06/11/14): American Jack Sharkey was controversially disqualified in the fourth round for a low blow that the referee and one of the ringside judges didn't even see.
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Boxing Legend Schmeling Dies | DW | 04.02.2005 (01/2019): One of the boxing world's most famous champions, and one of Germany's most cherished sports legends, Max Schmeling, died this week at the age of 99.
On This Day: Max Schmeling becomes first boxer to win heavyweight title on a fou (06/2014): American Jack Sharkey was controversially disqualified in the fourth round for a low blow that the referee and one of the ringside judges didn't even see.


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Q: Transaction independent writes inside a trigger I am using sql express 2008 r2 express edition.
Is it possible to do writes inside a trigger independent from the the transaction of the statement which causes the trigger to fire?
I have triggers working for simple auditing on some tables in my DB. I have one table for keeping the auditing data (Look here for details) It works fine except i don't want the auditing data be vanished when the transaction rolledback. So I want to write audit data to audit table independent from the transaction of the statement that causes my auditing trigger to fire.

A: One solution is to add a linked server to your own sever.  On the linked server, disable transactions.  Any calls made to the linked server will now run in their own transaction.
Example setup:
-- Add linked server called LOCALHOST
USE [master]
IF  EXISTS (SELECT srv.name FROM sys.servers srv WHERE srv.server_id != 0 AND srv.name = N'LOCALHOST')
    EXEC master.dbo.sp_dropserver @server=N'LOCALHOST', @droplogins='droplogins'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver @server = N'LOCALHOST', @srvproduct=N'SQL Server'
-- Allow procedure calls
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'LOCALHOST', @optname=N'rpc out', @optvalue=N'true'
-- But do not allow the procedure calls to enlist in our transaction
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @server=N'LOCALHOST', @optname=N'remote proc transaction promotion', @optvalue=N'false'
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedsrvlogin @rmtsrvname = N'LOCALHOST', @locallogin = NULL , @useself = N'true'

-- Create a test procedure
use TestDatabase
if exists (select * from sys.tables where name = 'Log')
    drop table log
if exists (select * from sys.procedures where name = 'WriteLog')
    drop procedure WriteLog
go
create table log (id int identity, message varchar(256))
go
create procedure WriteLog
as
insert Log (message) values ('Hello World!')
go

Test code:
-- Insert through a direct call, and then through a linked server call
begin transaction
exec TestDatabase.dbo.WriteLog
exec [Localhost].TestDatabase.dbo.WriteLog
rollback transaction

select * from Log

The select will show only 1 row.  The rollback has not undone the effefcts of the linked server call.
While a nice trick, this is probably not something you'd want to do inside a production environment.  Personally I'd only allow data modifications through a stored procedure, and add logging in the stored procedure itself, before it starts a transaction (if any.)

A: Use Service Broker to decouple the transaction from the log write.
That is, push the change info onto the Service broker queue to be consumed by some listener. More sample code in this dba.se answer

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Officers responded to a call of a person shot and discovered a 23-year-old woman lying on her back unresponsive in the hallway of an apartment building, according to police.
A witness reported that he heard the woman and her alleged boyfriend arguing in the courtyard outside of the apartment building before he heard someone say, "She doesn't want to be with you," followed by the sound of gunshots and that when he looked outside his window, he saw two men and a woman running toward the street, police said.
The woman was pronounced deceased by paramedics at 1:50 a.m. with a gunshot to her right chest and to her head, police said.
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The men were described as white/Hispanic, age 20 to 25, and one of the men was wearing a gray hooded jacket.
A WOMAN reported that she was the victim of a scam and that her home in the 3500 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue was burglarized at about 5:40 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.
The woman reported that while she was shoveling snow in front of her home, a man approached her and told her he needed to check the water pressure inside her residence, and that when she asked the man for his identification, he was unable to provide it, according to police. The woman reported that when she entered her home, she saw another man exit through the rear door and later discovered that $300 in cash was missing from a purse inside her residence, police said.
The men were described as white/ Hispanic, age 40 to 45.
A WOMAN reported that her residence in the 6200 block of North Springfield Avenue was burglarized between 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.
The woman reported that when she returned home she discovered that the kitchen door had been broken and that jewelry valued at $10,000 and a checkbook were missing, according to police.
A WOMAN reported that her apartment in the 4200 block of North Sawyer Avenue was burglarized between 8 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.
The woman reported that when she returned home she discovered that an Apple MacBook Pro laptop computer valued at $2,100, an Apple Watch valued at $400, a Nintendo Switch video game system valued at $400 and a Sony PlayStation video game system valued at $350 were missing, according to police.
A MAN REPORTED that his residence in the 3900 block of North Sacramento Avenue was burglarized between 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, and 12:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.
The man reported that when he returned home he discovered that the rear door had been opened and that $3,800 in cash, an Apple iPad tablet computer valued at $900, an Omega Seamaster watch valued at $1,000, an antique silver pocket watch a "1929" inscription valued at $500 and an Acer laptop computer valued at 600 were missing, according to police.
A WOMAN reported that her apartment in the 4000 block of North Keystone Avenue was burglarized between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.
The woman reported that when she returned home she discovered that the rear door and a rear window had been opened and that two Apple iPad tablet computers, an Apple iPhone cell phone, a Nintendo Switch video game system and a bottle of wine were missing, according to police.


• View topic - >_> Haaaaappy Birthday!
Pumpkin >.> I'm more of a savory kinda person, so I love all the spices in a good one My favorite kind is not very sweet at all but has TONS of pumpkin, and then when you add whipped cream to the top it just makes it -perfect-.
Sa souvreya niende misain ye... I am lost in my own mind.


The massive data breaches that dominate the headlines are enough to fill any business executive with trepidation.
They should be equally concerned about all the security myths floating around out there, because these misconceptions cause organizations to incorrectly assess threats, misallocate resources, and overlook necessary goals.
1. Just let the IT department handle cybersecurity.
Making sure appropriate technical controls are implemented to protect an organization's information is certainly the first line of defense against security threats. But it's nowhere close to being enough. An actively managed and maintained comprehensive security solution – one that includes advanced firewall management, real-time intrusion prevention with event correlation, and the ability to inspect encrypted traffic at the packet level – is an important safeguard.
Employee awareness and training is every bit as critical. More than two-thirds of successful cyberattacks occur because a staff member inadvertently clicks on a mail attachment or a malicious link. It's hard to accuse them of negligence if you've never invested in giving them the proper training.
This education initiative needs to start at the top. Cybersecurity, privacy, and data breach response must be a priority at the highest level of the organization. And because the entire operation is at risk of a data breach, consider pulling together the budget for fighting cybercrime from other functional areas of the organization (HR, Accounting, and Risk Management come to mind) — not just IT.
2. Software will solve everything.
Implementing adequate software controls and management is an important step in the security process, as they tend to reduce the likelihood of a successful attack and can mitigate the effects. But just as your IT department alone can't protect your company, software alone won't do it, either.
And be careful about swinging too far in the other direction. Too many technical controls and a heavy-handed approach to InfoSec can throttle the productivity of your employees and render legitimate work tools inoperable. A balance must be struck, and input from all functional groups within the company can guide your IT professionals on how to limit exposure without hindering getting in the way of fulfilling your mission.
3. The right security solution will guarantee protection.
If you've been keeping up with the latest in cybersecurity, you already know it's not a matter of IF you become an attack victim, but WHEN. An incident response plan needs to be readied now. Companies operating in regulated industries likely already have one, but the absence of compliance requirements is no excuse for delay.
Your plan should keep an eye on your data in all its states – mission critical or archivable, active or static, local or centralized, on hand or in the cloud. It should delineate the steps required to identify and investigate a data breach, outline multiple recovery scenarios, and include clear guidelines for notification. And a robust, secure, and tested backup and recovery strategy is a must.
The chaos generated by a cyber attack cannot be overstated. The last thing you want is to improvise a response plan in the middle of a crisis.
4. Attackers are only targeting large enterprise businesses.
Most important, the cost of data breaches can devastate a small or medium sized business.
Ransomware is one of the most common attacks affecting SMBs. Employee education is just as important at that level as it is for large enterprises.
5. I don't have anything worth stealing.
You sure do. At the least you have employee information which includes addresses, Social Security numbers, perhaps medical information. (Medical records are the most sought after records traded in cyber crime's dark market.) Every employee record is a potential identity theft waiting to happen.
Beyond employee data, small businesses maintain often sensitive customer information, bank account information, access to the business's finances, and intellectual property.
There is no shortage of misconceptions about data security. The key is to see clearly through the fog of uncertainty, and make prudent choices before it hits the fan. We can help. Call us.


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What Cashman Will Do at the Deadline - Outfield
One area the Yankees may look to upgrade at the deadline is the outfield. It's no secret, they'd like to solve the center field issue and probably use Aaron Hicks as the team's fourth outfielder. It's clear that Joey Gallo is at the end of the line.
Numerous outfielders on non-contending teams figure to be the center of rumors as we approach the trade deadline.
A major factor that will impact Brian Cashman's Deadline-dealings is the Yankees limited flexibility in terms of payroll. The Yankees are halfway into the second-tier of the CBA's brand new Luxury-Tax threshold. There isn't a ton of flexibility with this situation and it's very likely that Cashman will have explicit orders not to make any deals that would advance the team into the third-tier of the Luxury Tax's configuration. The Yankees blew past Tier-One, which was set at $230 to $249.9 million, with a 20% tax-rate per the 2022 CBA. Tier-Two, where the Yankees payroll currently resides - at $247 million, is set between $250 million and $269.9 million, with a 32% tax-rate. This leaves the Yankees about $27 million to work with before the dreaded Third-Tier of $270 million and a 62.5% tax rate is eclipsed. There is a Fourth-Tier that is set at $290 million with an 80% tax as well. <gulp>
It's highly unlikely that the Yankees will be able to shed significant payroll as a number of the players who have larger contracts are either key pieces to the Yankees World Series hopes or, they're virtually untradable (Aaron Hicks, Joey Gallo, Giancarlo Stanton, Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton..etc). Therefore, and you read it first here on SSTN, I expect Yankee GM Brian Cashman to be very thrifty at the deadline because, as constructed, the Yankees are on-pace to set an all-time record of 118 wins.
There's one last factor to consider as well, before I open this conversation. The Yankees currently have a "stop-gap" plan in place as last offseason Brian Cashman elected to avoid pricey free-agents and go with players who could keep positions warm in the hope that Yankee minor league prospects might eventually force the team to promote them. There is almost zero chance that any positional prospects would be ready before the 2023 All-Star break and it's almost a certainty that none will get a permanent call up at any juncture between now and the end of the season.
With all of this in mind, I'd look for Cashman to focus on acquiring players who are either in their walk-years or perhaps have one additional year of team control.
I've established two very likely restrictions that will impact the types of trades that Brian Cashman will want to make. He can't bring on substantial payroll and he doesn't want to part with top prospects that truly are now part of the organization's future plans.
Highly desirable players are either financially very expensive or, they have extremely high median trade-values, the latter of which means that it means the Yankees would have to be willing to part with top prospects to have any shot of realistically compelling another organization to part with commensurately valued players. The higher a trade target's median trade-value is, the less likely Brian Cashman will be willing to trade for that player.
Teams that are sellers will not be looking to bring on payroll. They'll be looking to shed it. They also won't be looking to trade away controllable talent. Therefore, Cashman will need to hunt for players who are nearing the end of their tenures with their current teams and who have reasonable contracts, with an eye towards impacting the 2023 Yankees roster. The chart below represents the Yankees current splits. Any acquired players would need to make sense and be a fit.
Weeding Out Players Who Aren't a Fit:
Articles are already popping up on Yankees sites everywhere about players who make sense for the Yankees to target. Given the restraints Brian Cashman will face and factoring in his reluctance to trade high-level prospects and also due to the current "stop-gap" approach that the Yankees have so successfully undertaken, it is highly unlikely that many of the rumored players are actually ones that Cashman will make a serious run at.
It's also been reported that Cashman often fakes interest in a player, in order to drive the asking price up and he likely does this when rivals are looking to add a difference maker who's free-agent asking price is steep or, in the case of a trade, who's prospect-haul is significantly high.
Buzzing through the list of players that have been written about as being great fits for the Yankees, it's possible to weed many names out. Juan Soto of the Nationals easily tops this list. The cost in prospects to acquire Soto, if he were being shopped, would be through the roof. There's no way a team like the Yankees, who are trying to tweak their roster in hope of winning a World Series, could make a successful trade for Soto, who would also simultaneously cause the Yankees payroll to go up $8.55 million for this season.
Even if the Yankees could trade for Soto, which they 100% can't, with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Joey Gallo all presently on the Yankee roster, adding another right-fielder like Soto makes little sense, he's simply not a fit.
Pittsburgh's Bryan Reynolds is another player that has massive trade value and acquiring him is simply not possible for the Yankees at this time. Besides, Reynold's isn't a fit either. He's a bad baserunner, he's prone to hitting into double-plays and he's a bad defensive center fielder who probably should be moved to left field ASAP.
This brings us to Cedric Mullins of the Orioles, another player who is far too expensive, in terms of prospects, for the Yankees to acquire. The Orioles would never trade him to the Yankees, but even if they considered doing it, the Yankees would never part with Anthony Volpe and that's the only way they could get Mullins. It's not happening.
Other players whose names have popped up in articles and have been labeled as a possible fit for the Yankees are Arizona's Alek Thomas, Baltimore's Austin Hayes, Oakland's Ramon Laureano, and the Rangers Adolis Garcia.
Alek Thomas is strictly a left-handed bat who would only play against right-handed pitching. His splits against lefties are awful. Granted, he's an excellent base runner and a decent defender in center field with a chance to stick at the position, there's zero chance Cashman would part with Anthony Volpe to land a platoon player and that's what it would take to acquire Thomas. Never mind that Arizona's not even shopping him to begin with.
Meanwhile, Austin Hayes is also not being shopped by Baltimore and he would cost Oswald Peraza plus a very good pitching prospect. In addition, he hits right handed so he's not a player that fits the Yankees needs presently, though his splits against right-handed pitching are Luke Voitian good and he hits lefties equally well. Hayes is a legit outfielder and he's solid defensively in left field, but a trade for him is simply too costly.
The Rangers' Adolis Garcia wouldn't even be an every day player for the Yankees. Garcia struggles mightily against left-handed pitching, even though he bats right-handed. Garcia handles righties respectably, to the tune of an .840 OPS, which surged up .101 points in June, but Garcia remains a polarizing player. He's been on my trade radar for two-years now and it's still the same old schtick with him. Garcia can't hit lefties to save his life (.611 OPS vs LHP) and he still strikes out way too much (29% K-Rate), which makes me wonder if the Rangers somehow instill this behavior in their players? Though he's an exceptional baserunner, he doesn't walk enough to save his life either (4.3% BB-Rate) so he barely gets an opportunity to wreak havoc with his speed and this simply precludes him from being a fit with the Yankees.
One last player who's the subject of many Yankee trade rumors can also be weeded out and that's Chicago's Ian Happ. There's a lot to like with Happ, he's a great fit statistically. Happ is a right-handed batter who has an .815 OPS against right-handed pitching and a .990 OPS against left-handed pitching. He's also extremely versatile defensively, he plays all over the diamond but he'd be utilized mostly in left field with the Yankees. He takes his walks at a 13.1% clip and keeps his strikeouts under control (19%), isn't a problem hitting into double-plays and he's also an average base runner and an above average defender in left-field.
What's not to like with Happ? He's expensive and would only bring a year-and-a-half of team control. Baseballtradevalues.com has Happ's value listed at $26.5 million. The Yankees simply won't part with Oswald Peraza and a successful trade would start there and likely also involve Luis Gil. There's no way Cashman would move that kind of prospect value for a year-and-a-half of Ian Happ. Though Happ does have very solid splits, he doesn't rake against right-handed pitching either.
Improving the Outfield (Realistic Trade Candidates):
In order for the best team in baseball to improve, the needle will have to move as a result of any trade Brian Cashman makes. Trade targets will need to be reasonably painless to acquire and contractually affordable as Cashman absolutely will need to keep the Yankee payroll in check.
Center Fielder Trade Target #1: On that note, one surprise candidate who might be an outstanding fit with the Yankees is Kansas City's Michael Taylor, who I have atop my 2022 Deadline board regarding center fielders who are a fit with the Yankees. I've ranked Taylor as the best overall fit for the Yankees.
Unfortunately, Taylor bats right handed, but like Happ, Taylor has great reverse-splits, he's batting .301 vs right-handed pitching and his OPS against righties went up .046 points in the month of June to where it is presently at .794, so he's a player who's putting it all together right now - when many potential fits have begun to wilt in the June heat. Taylor's .708 OPS against lefties suggests he could easily start against lefties as well, depending on the matchups.
Defensively, Taylor has a +7 DRS / +3.8 UZR-150 and he brings a decent walk rate of 10.6% to the table as well. The best part of acquiring Taylor is that he's extremely reasonable to acquire, it would take a prospect such as Beck Way to get a deal done. Acquiring Taylor instantly upgrades the Yankees defensively and it allows the Bombers to reduce Aaron Hicks' playing time. Another bonus to acquiring Taylor is that he comes with a year and a half of team control, which means he could be part of the Yankees plans next season in addition to bolstering the Yankees up the middle this year, as the team sets its sights on capturing a World Series. Given that the prospect cost is affordable, Cashman will be highly attracted to Taylor.
Left-Fielder Trade Target #1: The next name I'll continue floating is that of Adrew Benintendi. Andy Singer first identified Benintendi as being a fit with the Yankees - doing so over two years ago. Since then, myself and a number of other SSTN writers have written quite a bit about how good of a fit Benintendi would be. We've been beating this trade drum here at SSTN for over two years now. This year, almost every contender is inquiring about Benintendi and he's finally in his walk year, so maybe the Royals might finally move him. Benintendi is clearly far-and-away the best overall fit for the Yankees in left field. He might even be a player Cashman would want to extend, since he's presently in his walk-year.
Unfortunately, Benintendi is pretty darn costly too, but nowhere near as costly as all of the much rumored trade targets I've already completely squashed. A trade for Benintendi would likely take Ken Waldichuk and a lower level prospect. With so many teams interested in Benintendi, there is a very good chance that the Royals will exact an even larger price than his current median trade value of $9.3 million, which is down from the $11.5 million it was at when the season started.
Benintendi has a strong hit tool, he punishes right-handed pitching to the tune of a .330 average and an .823 OPS. He also hits well enough to play against left-handed pitching, sporting a .261 average with a .644 OPS.
Since Taylor and Benintendi both play for the Royals, Cashman would be wise to put together an overwhelming offer to entice the Royals to want to make a deal. Perhaps including Gallo in the deal, with his contract to be paid by NY while also including Estevan Florial plus adding a quality pitching prospect like Waldichuk would be a way to benefit the Royals not only this season, but beyond.
Other Left Fielder Trade Targets:
There are precious few outfielders on the trade market whom the Yankees could/would afford, who could also represent upgrades from Joey Gallo and Aaron Hicks.
A few names that I'd list as secondary outfielders of interest would be Cincinnati's Tommy Pham or Pittsburgh's Ben Gammel.
Pham bats right-handed but he hits right-handed pitching to the tune of a .266 average and a .766 OPS, so he's a small upgrade from Gallo, who's at .188 / .688 against right-handed pitching, but against left-handed pitching, Pham is far better as his average is .257 but his OPS is .821 compared to Gallo who is unplayable against left-handed pitchers, with a .113 Avg / .406 OPS stat line. Pham could be an everyday player offensively.
The Yankees get .233 Avg / .644 OPS production out of Aaron Hicks against left-handed pitching presently so Pham is still a small offensive upgrade but, when we factor in Pham's soundly below average defense and levy that against Hicks, who is an average defender and Gallo, who is still a strong defender in right field and the desire to trade for Pham wanes significantly.
Considering the Pirates Ben Gamel, a former Yankee who came up through the Yankees system, he's probably an even better fit than Pham is. I say that because he's a far better defensive left fielder, while still being very impactful offensively. Gamel hits from the left side, which makes him a great fit with the Yankees when coupled with the results of his splits. Pham is clearly an everyday player, but Gamel would give the Yankees a platoon option to pair with Aaron Hicks.
Gammel hits .259 with a .748 OPS against right handed pitching, so he would start against righties. His .250 / .685 splits against left handed pitching aren't bad either, so based on matchups, he'd still be useful to the Yankees offense. The 2022 Yankees have little room for a below average defensive player, so Gamel might actually be the better fit, though Fangraphs doesn't like Gamel defensively, perhaps because he has a -3 outs below average rating, but it's hard to argue with UZR/150 and Gamel has a +12.1 in 290 left-field innings this year. He's a speedy outfielder with a slightly below average arm basically.
Other things to really like about Gamel include his well above average base running, his ability to avoid hitting into double plays (mostly due to his plus speed) and his ability to take walks, which accounts for his 12.5% walk-rate. What Cashman might like most of all though is that Gamel's median trade-value only $2 million is half-that of Pham's, so the cost in acquiring him would be very palatable as it would involve trading a lower level but decent prospect. Gamel is basically a rental player, which might also appeal to Cashman as trading for him would be a way to move on from Gallo without having to make a longer-term commitment.
Final Piece to a Championship Roster:
Yankees teams of the past have added big left-handed bats for championship runs, David Justice and Darryl Strawberry are two prime examples. The Yankees should absolutely consider doing this because collectively, the Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers represent the most historically difficult to beat pitching that any team has ever faced. To beat that much pitching, extraordinary hitting will be needed. The Yankees will also have to outscore these three opponents, who all have absurdly good offenses as well.
Therefore, there is one final piece for Cashman to add and after scouring the list of potentially available players, the National's Josh Bell is by far the best fit. First the obvious: The switch-hitting Bell DESTROYS right-handed pitching, he doesn't just hit righties will, he completely mangles them. Bell is hitting .337 with a .943 OPS against righties on the season. He also hits lefties well, to the tune of a .293 average and a .861 OPS, which surged upwards by .211 points in June. Bell is pulling 40.2% of his batted balls this season, which makes him a fearsome bat to interject into the heart of a postseason lineup. His low strikeout rate of 13.3% is in the top 7% of the league and his elite walk rate of 11.5% means that he has a great eye at the plate and terrific strike zone recognition.
Like most lumbering first basemen, Bell is a well below average base runner who is prone to hitting into double-plays, but the damage he does far outweighs these two shortcomings. He hits for average and he causes damage when he strokes the baseball and his wOBA of .388 is in the top 5% of all MLB hitters. Putting a switch-hitter in between Judge and Stanton, with Rizzo protecting Stanton, suddenly takes what was a great Yankee offense and makes it unstoppable.
Accommodating Bell involves heeding the lessons this season has taught Brian Cashman and the Yankees. Having veteran players on the bench, who can step into the lineup after a number of days off and still be productive, despite maybe not getting regular at bats, is highly valuable. This makes the Yankees situationally devastating and Aaron Boone can therefore play the matchups. No team in baseball does this like the Yankees do and because Marwin Gonzalez not only backs up Kiner-Falefa at shortstop, but he also plays either corner outfield spot and is always ready, he's the perfect bench piece.
In fact, due to the presence of Gonzalez, the Yankees don't need a fifth outfielder because they also have Matt Carpenter, who Aaron Boone has hinted that he may try to work into the outfield mix. The reason this hasn't happened recently is because Gonzalez is playing so well.
Over the second-half of the season, the Yankees wouldn't need Aaron Hicks. They have the switch hitting Gonzalez to cover the utility role and this means an extra bench spot opens up (assuming Gallo is traded). Giancarlo Stanton is also playing more and more outfield.
Against elite right-handed postseason pitching, imagine this lineup (with Hicks being left off the postseason roster):
1. Benintendi LF
2. Judge CF
3. Bell DH
4. Stanton RF
5. Rizzo 1B
6. Carpenter 3B
7. Torres 2B
8. Trevino C
9. Falefa SS
Bench: Gonzalez- UIF/UOF, Donaldson 3B, Higashioka C , LeMahieu UIF)


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Vice President Commissions Utra-Modern Mosque Complex For Prang Muslim Community
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has officially commissioned an ultra-modern mosque complex built by him for the Muslim community of Prang in the Bonio East Region.
"This is a house for the Almighty Allah and we have to thank Allah for this. Without Allah, this magnificent mosque wouldn't have been built. Allah made it possible and He built His own house,"
Dr. Bawumia, underscored the significance of building mosques to Muslims and urged them to firmly uphold the promotion of unity.
"The importance of mosque to us, Muslims, cannot be underestimated. No matter how magnificent or small it is, we regard it as a sacred house of the Almighty Allah, and a place for our community to congregate and worship in unity, in obedience to Allah's command," said Dr. Bawumia.
"Mosques play significant roles in Muslim communities. Apart from bringing us together regularly to promote unity amongst us through prayers and other social gatherings, modern mosques also serve us centres for Islamic studies and research.
"As an ultra-modern mosque complex, it is our expectation that this beautiful edifice, inshaa Allah, will serve these purposes and further unite the Islamic community here in Prang, and its surrounding neighbours."
In a video message, President Akufo-Addo said, the town of Prang is renowned in Ghana and beyond as a centre for Islamic teachings and practice, and the construction of the mosque is a fitting tribute to the status of Prang as far as Islam is concerned.
President Akufo-Addo congratulated the leadership of the Jallo fraternity and Prang Muslims in general for the commissioning of the mosque.
The President hailed Ghana's enviable reputation as a religious-tolerant country and urged Muslims in Prang to continue to live peacefully with their Christian brothers and sisters.
The leader of Jallo, a branch of the Tijaaniya Muslim Order in Ghana, Sheikh Abufayed Ahmad Abdulai Maikano, made a public declaration to vote for President Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The influential cleric made the declaration led the eulogies and appreciation on behalf of his people, declared that he will vote for the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia ticket in December because they have demonstrated a strong commitment to the progress and welfare of the Ghanaian people, especially the people of Zongos.
"This dream of building such a magnificent mosque remained a mirage until Allah brought President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia to us, who promised to make our dream a reality," Sheikh Maikano said.
"What we are seeing today is the result of that promise made by Dr. Bawumia and the President."
"This is so impressive because this request was made to others, but they did not help."
"Dr. Bawumia is God sent, and we thank him and the President so well and we pray for Allah to continue to bless them. How could we build this without this support from them?"
Sheikh Maikano noted that showing gratitude is part of Islamic practice, as taught by the Prophet Muhammad, and in line with that, he pledged that he and his followers will vote massively for President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Bawumia on December 7 to show their gratitude.
"On December 7, I will vote for Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia, in sha Allah as thank you for what they have done for us," Sheikh Maikano declared, with his followers endorsing with thunderous applause.
The Islamic cleric added his stance is inspired by a call by the Prophet Muhammad to Muslims to be thankful to people who are of service to others.
"My justification for this bold declaration is that the Prophet Muhammad admonished us to be thankful to those who help us. The Prophet added that he that is not grateful to man won't be grateful to Allah."
"That's why we have to be grateful for this gesture by Akufo-Addo/Bawumia and voting for them is the seal of gratitude."
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On this episode, we discuss how to respond when a prospect asks for a discount. Our Chief Customer Officer Ray Makela takes a deeper look about why the prospect may request a discount in the first place, and key questions to consider for selling value instead of price.
In the Star Wars saga, "The Force" can be used for good or evil, depending on who's wielding the power and how it's utilized. While types of negotiation tactics may not have the power to move heavy objects or control the mind, they can be instrumental in achieving a mutually beneficial outcome to a business to business transaction. They can mean the difference between successfully moving a deal forward and getting taken advantage of from a manipulative buyer.
Over 35 years ago, Steven Covey identified this as one of the Seven Habits of Highly Successful People. First create a vision of where you want to end up, then develop the steps needed to get there.
Preparation and planning have been shown to increase your chance of success – whether on the battle field, in a sporting competition or in a sales negotiation. In discussions during our sales negotiation workshops, we find that many sales professionals spend a significant amount of time selling and preparing the details around their pitch and proposal, but unfortunately they fail to develop the strategy and tactics needed to use that information to negotiate with their customer.
Does negotiating with Procurement always need to be a struggle? Negotiating with Procurement is a topic that has received a significant amount of interest from our readers – from sales and procurement professionals alike.
One frequently discussed issue by negotiation experts is when should you make the first offer in a negotiation? Conventional wisdom is never make the first offer in a negotiation. After all, by making the first offer you risk "showing your cards" too early and leaving money on the table. On the other hand, there are many cases where it is to your advantage to make the first offer. So how do you know? This answer depends on information.
Discounting is expensive, yet in many sales transactions today it's still the norm. All too often, sales people give discounts as a matter of course or they offer discounts as a last ditch effort to win the business. In either case, they destroy profit margins and, moreover, typically are not necessary to close the business.
We often hear the complaint in our sales training workshops that the customer has all the power and they really only care about price. Really? If that's what you believe then your only option is to lower your prices, and you'd better be the cheapest option or you'll lose. The other option is to work hard to develop a stronger value proposition than the competition and convince yourself that you have a unique offering that solves the customer's problem in ways that no other solution can. Why else would the customer choose your product or solution?
As much as we want sales negotiations with our customers to be a mutually beneficial process, there are times when we are faced with managing difficult negotiations with an extremely tough negotiator on the other side who views negotiating as a zero sum game. Sometimes these negotiators can even be adversarial, employing manipulative or even use abusive negotiation techniques. So what should you do when you find yourself dealing with an adversarial or manipulative negotiator?
I recently spoke with a key account manager at a major pharmaceutical company who shared with me the following anecdote. He was part of a "bake-off" among vendors competing for a major account and presented first. After the second vendor presented, our account manager heard back from the decision maker informing him that he won the business.
Much of the advice on how to conduct effective sales negotiations counsels you to use a collaborative sales negotiation style to achieve a "win-win" outcome, but there are situations where you are better off to be competitive in your negotiating style.


A bid by Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympic Games could fall victim to anti-American sentiment brewing inside the International Olympic Committee, sources inside the IOC said.
The bid, which is competing against three European cities, risks an anti-U.S. protest vote by several IOC members angry over America's prominent role in pursuing doping allegations against Russian athletes, the sources said.
The IOC will decide on bids from Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and Budapest in September next year.
At least three non-Russian IOC members, speaking on condition of anonymity, said America's intervention into allegations of systematic Russian doping had marred the run-up to the Rio Games and tarnished the IOC brand.
"Of course the Los Angeles bid will face some consequences from this," an IOC member said.
The U.S. Department of Justice is probing allegations of Russian doping on U.S. soil, and the U.S. anti-doping agency (USADA) called for a total ban on Russians in Rio even as U.S. athletes with a history of positive drugs tests competed there.
None of the IOC members interviewed by Reuters could give an estimate of how many of the IOC's 98 members were thinking along the same lines. Elections for host cities can be decided by a handful of votes and be heavily influenced by politics.
Last year's vote for the 2022 winter Olympics was won by Beijing, with just four votes more than Kazakhstan's Almaty.
Russia alone has three IOC members.
The head of the LA 2024 bid team, Casey Wasserman, said it would not make sense for IOC members to vote against Los Angeles on the basis of investigations totally unrelated to its bid.
"Doping agencies in America are independent. They are not under the control of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), they are certainly not under the control of a private independent bid which is what we are," Wasserman said.
"We are independent of USOC and of the city of Los Angeles, we are private and to somehow use that against us seems misguided," he added.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has acknowledged that there could be a backlash from some IOC members but has also distanced the bid from the actions of the other, independent U.S. bodies, such as the Department of Justice and USADA.
Another IOC member said a separate Department of Justice investigation into corruption at world football's governing body, FIFA, also rankled with some committee members, given close links between the two sporting bodies.
Several senior FIFA officials were arrested last year, woken up at their five-star hotel in Zurich and held in prison pending extradition to the United States over corruption and embezzlement charges.
IOC member Issa Hayatou of Cameroon is FIFA's senior vice president, while Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad al Sabah of Kuwait, who is in charge of the IOC's central fund, the Olympic Solidarity, is a member of the FIFA council.
Neither of the two members, who declined to comment, has been named in relation to investigations of the FIFA cases.
Another IOC member said there would be "significant" fallout for the Los Angeles bid.
A Canadian lawyer's investigation into what he called systematic Russian doping led to the world athletics federation banning the country's track and field team, with the exception of just one athlete, from the Rio Games.
USADA had formed a coalition of anti-doping bodies calling for a blanket ban on all Russian competitors at the Games, but the IOC eventually cleared more than 270 Russians to compete.
Last month, United World Wrestling Federation President Nenad Lalovic, an IOC member and a member of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) board, made comments to Reuters that were indicative of the frustration felt by some IOC members.
"USADA should be focussed on the health of American athletes and those competing in the United States," Lalovic said.
"Now it seems that USADA and the Canadians took over responsibility of WADA. Nobody entitled them to do that."


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Spotlight on sport: badminton
Sport NZ is taking a look at some of the winter sport options available for kids aged 5 to 8 years old. Badminton is one of New Zealand's fastest growing sports and has a great junior programme for kids five years and older.
Is your child keen to try a new sport? Why not give badminton a go?
It's a great sport to get the kids socialising, active and learning new skills.
Shuttle Time is Badminton New Zealand's junior programme for children from 5 to 15 years old and designed to introduce them to the sport in a safe, inclusive and enjoyable way.
"The programme aims to develop a range of skills like jumping and landing, catching and throwing and even decision making," says Programme Manager, Donna Trow. "But mostly it's about having fun and finding a love for the game in the process."
Shuttle Time consists of 22 progressive lesson plans to take players from complete beginners to being competent in the basic skills and rules of the game. Starting out, some lessons will play with balloons rather than shuttles as the slower speed allows kids to build hand-eye skills, while shortened racquets help with coordination.
Junior badminton clubs operate around the country through a network of 25 regional associations. These typically run weekly, for 1-2 hours, with a mix of skill development and fun games. A number of associations also run school holiday programmes, with a similar focus, but for 3 to 4 days consecutively.
The programme is also delivered in schools, meaning there is a consistent development pathway for kids, whether they learn in school, club or both.
But Shuttle Time is not just for the kids - there's also a strong emphasis in getting adults involved in the sport. For parents, caregivers and even teachers, Shuttle Time offers workshops and a path to become confident and capable coaches.
Many clubs will have racquets available for beginners to use, or a basic racquet can be purchased for around $20-30. No other special equipment is required.
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Expect to pay $5-10 per session; membership options around $50-60 per term.
To learn more, visit badminton.org.nz or bwfshuttletime.com


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Bowie's first "great" song?
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Postby Minnie the Minx » 27 Dec 2020, 17:01
I was taking a trip through some of the Pushing Ahead of the Dames yesterday and was reading this entry about "Silly Boy Blue":
https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2009/0 ... -boy-blue/
in which he wonders if this is Bowie's first great song. I headed back and looked at what he wrote up to then, and found myself agreeing that yes, this was indeed Bowie's first great song.
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Re: Bowie's first "great" song?
Postby GoogaMooga » 27 Dec 2020, 17:09
"Changes" 1972 single, Hunky Dory album
But "Space Oddity" from 1969 showed the first signs of greatness.
"When the desert comes, people will be sad; just as Cannery Row was sad when all the pilchards were caught and canned and eaten." - John Steinbeck
Have you listened to the song I posted?
Minnie the Minx wrote: Have you listened to the song I posted?
Err... no. Don't care for the Deram album. I suppose I should give it a go.
Postby Charlie O. » 27 Dec 2020, 17:22
I listened to it, and I really enjoyed it, but I'd stop short of calling it a great song. A step forward, maybe.
GoogaMooga wrote:
How do you know you don't care for it, if you haven't listened to it?
Charlie O. wrote: I listened to it, and I really enjoyed it, but I'd stop short of calling it a great song. A step forward, maybe.
Hmm. A step forward maybe, I know what you mean - but from what?
Minnie the Minx wrote:
Never read a good review of the Deram album, but you got me curious now, so I'll hook up to the TV and play it.
I am through it now and I can safely say I can live without it. It's ambitious and lofty, but if that is the best from the Deram album, I did right to skip it. Might appeal to prog fans.
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Postby Six String » 27 Dec 2020, 17:46
At least no one has come along and posted Heroes.
This is not the year to think about what we don't have.
It is the year we should be grateful for what we do have.
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Postby Tactful Cactus » 27 Dec 2020, 19:23
Space Oddity. It was the first Bowie song that entered the cultural co-op. People refer to it today without even knowing it was Bowie.
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Postby trans-chigley express » 28 Dec 2020, 08:47
My initial instinct after the reading the thread title and not having heard the posted song is Space Oddity which truly is a great song. I will listen to Silly Boy Blue but, like Googa, I don't recall being too impressed with that album so will need to pay more attention.
After a few listens I'd say it's a song that shows the seeds of his ambition but I don't find it a particularly strong song in its own right. It lacks a certain x factor to make it great. I'll stick by Space Oddity for his his real moment of greatness.
By the way I watched the new Bowie film Stardust over Christmas, with Johnny Flynn as DB. Its quite low budget, they cleverly matched the budget with the plot, its set during his first threadbare U.S. tour when he could only perform in tiny bars and private parties. Its about facing his demons and finding his career breakthrough.
Anyway, what surprised me in the movie is that his manager made a reference to "Prettiest Star", even though the film was set in 1970. I googled it and sure enough he released PS as a single in 1970. The single isn't as good as the later album version, but still, PS sits very comfortably on Aladdin Sane so that was a sign of the greatness to come.
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Postby The Modernist » 28 Dec 2020, 16:16
It's "I Can't Help Thinking About Me" which is earlier.
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Postby Minnie the Minx » 04 Jan 2021, 00:57
I've done a LOT of Bowie listening over the past week including every song everyone mentioned, and I still think I am onto something.
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Postby Deebank » 04 Jan 2021, 17:36
GNOME!
I've been talking about writing a book - 25 years of TEFL - for a few years now. I've got it in me.
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Postby The Slider » 04 Jan 2021, 18:20
When I Live My Dream and Silly Boy Blue are his first great songs.
Without looking it up I don't know which one he wrote first but they are both from the same period.
Nothing else from that era - or before - has the gravitas or the ambition of those two.
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For as long as I've worked in law firms (over 12 years), there has always been discussion relating to the 'paperless office'. I've seen many gallant attempts in my time, but very few who have nailed it.
During recent discussions with clients, it's apparent that even though there is an appetite to move to a paperless office and reap the rewards of doing so, most firms aren't quite sure where to start. Do you start with one department or partner? Do you replace all your copiers and printers with high volume scanners? Do you reprimand people for printing with a 'top 10 worst printers' list plastered around the office?
Before you start even thinking about those micro details, have you considered what the actual benefits are and how important they are to your business?
When you go to a client site, all you need is a laptop or tablet. You don't have to guess what documents you need to print before you go, or take the whole file.
Hopefully this list helps reinforce the benefits of a paperless office and starts to generate some interest amongst your team.
In part two of the Paperless Legal Office series, I'll discuss some strategies on how to start building a business case and generate buy-in within your team.


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Which Modification is Best? William of Occam maybe able to help.
Occam's Razor (also Ockham's Razor or any of several other spellings), is a principle attributed to the 14th century English logician and Franciscan friar, William of Ockham that forms the basis of methodological reductionism, also called parsimony.
In its simplest form, Occam's Razor states that one should not take more assumptions than needed. When multiple explanations are available for a phenomenon, the simplest version is preferred. A charred tree on the ground could be caused by a landing alien ship or a lightning strike. According to Occam's Razor, the lightning strike is the preferred explanation as it requires the least assumptions.
If William were alive today, what advice would he give on making a race car faster?


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Ippolito International: A Natural Progression
Organically expanding, changing, and now launching an organic line.
After significant strides in new categories and value-added offerings, Ippolito International is diving into yet another realm of fresh produce.
"Everything was in place, we just needed to make the move," Dan Canales, SVP of Sales, Marketing, and Processing for Ippolito International, tells me. Like pieces on a chessboard, Dan shares with me how the latest strategic move in Ippolito International's growth kicked into gear when the quality and consistency of its organic resources met the standards of the Queen Victoria brand.
This month, the company that made its start in 2001 with just two commodities and a humble desire to serve its customers will add a full line of six organic salad options to its repertoire. And the man behind the curtain, Founding Partner Ron Mondo, tells me he never saw it coming.
We knew we had to stay relevant, and with the expanding reach organics has experienced we knew we had the foundation to enter the category through our own brand.
"We were strictly going to market Brussels sprouts and green onions," Ron laughs, his voice reflecting solid surprise over where that initial vision led the company in the last 16 years. "With 46 different items and 127 SKUs, we're now a fully-integrated company shipping year-round. Our main commodity was Brussels sprouts, and from there it just grew into what we now have—our own harvesting, our own coolers, our own sales company—we're fully integrated and expanding. I would have never imagined this."
A swift spurt that Dan emphasized is unmatched in his 30-plus years in produce. "I joined the team in February of 2016, and in the short time I have been here I've been continually impressed by the aggressive but calculated manner in which the program has been rapidly growing," Dan comments.
The organic arena is the next step in that advancement, as the company continues to hone in on the trajectory of the industry, the sales executive shares with me.
"We knew we had to stay relevant, and with the expanding reach organics has experienced we knew we had the foundation to enter the category through our own brand," Dan says, explaining that while this may be Ippolito's big launch, it has been softly involved in organics through its Canadian sister company, The Ippolito Group, for some time—the perfect platform for the California provider to tag in.
"We have quietly helped to provide our Canadian arm with organic product for a while now," Ron explains, sharing with me the team approach the two sister companies operate on despite being separate entities. "Joel Ippolito offers great support, and it is with those resources and what we had already begun in our own facility here in California that enabled us to answer the demand we were receiving."
It just makes sense, Ron states, and when it comes to the team's overall philosophy, organic offerings by the California company weren't just probable, they were inevitable.
"We are a full-service company, and we saw this as a necessary step to uphold that and fulfill all our customers needs, whether those are conventional or organic," Ron's voice resonates the simple and profound commitment the brand has to quality and customer satisfaction.
Dan echoes this when he tells me why Ippolito didn't dive into the organic category earlier.
"We wanted to have everything in place—equipment, product consistency, and quality—before putting ourselves out there in the organic industry," Dan says. "Throughout my time in produce, I have learned that it is better to take it slow and ensure everything is correct from the start. I would rather be one of the best than one of the first."
So, Dan comments, Ippolito went through a swift but extensive equipment acquisition to have all the pieces in place for a smooth launch and a line of six on-trend organic products, with plans for additional packs, varieties, and blends as demand dictates. "We knew that with the best equipment and facility in place, the next step would be to launch our own brand."
Included in the Ippolito arsenal is a slew of the latest in packing and tech, like its state-of-the-art facility, wash systems, mechanized applicators, and more. With all the cutting-edge works at the team's fingertips, it was time to take to the organic stage.
One of the key benefits of this exciting launch is that we can continue to offer any product our customers need.
"I think, in this day and age, with organics making such a huge impact on the industry, it is necessary to be in that arena to be relevant," Dan shares. "We have definitely been expanding on our conventional offerings with great success, but we don't want to continue down any one path. Our goal is to grow and differentiate, not only in the organic category, but value-added as well."
In that vein, the new organic Queen Victoria line features retail offerings in three different sizes, 5 oz, 11 oz, and 16 oz, as well as providing foodservice options that are currently in the works.
"One of the key benefits of this exciting launch is that we can continue to offer any product our customers need; conventional, value-added, or organic from each coast of each country we service," Ron tells me.
While that might seem far-reaching from the humble roots of providing conventional, whole Brussels sprouts and green onions, the right team makes anything possible. Ron assures me of this when I ask him how in the world he keeps up with the full-steam ahead trek his company has forged.
"I'm fortunate enough to have a lot of good people supporting and looking out for Ippolito. What keeps ours and any company going is having a strong team to back us up and offer support so that we can continue to grow."
It's "night and day," Ron says, from the start to the present. The company now spans over 20,000 acres from the 360 he began on, selling a wide span of offerings, conventional and organic, value-added, and beyond.
And the Ippolito team isn't done yet, not even close. Both Ron and Dan share that the brand is just beginning to toil in this latest facet to grip the produce industry.
"Absolutely stay tuned," Dan says with an assured smile, "because there is definitely far more to come."
With so much accomplished in so little time, I have no trouble believing him.
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ZIMBABWE has received a US$500 million windfall from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – after 10 years of financial restrictions from the institution – following the injection of a whopping US$283 billion into the global economy to provide liquidity and boost member countries' dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
The money, most of it already deposited into the Reserve Bank account, would temporarily ease the severe liquidity crunch buffeting the local market which has been failing to stabilise due to lack of a major financial booster since the inclusive government came into office in February.
According to the IMF, Zimbabwe got US$408,7 million on August 28. About US$103,6 million is expected to be in the Reserve Bank account by Monday, bringing the total to US$512,3 million.
The IMF pumped US$283 billion – of which US$250 billion has already been paid to about 186 countries – into the global economy to contain the worldwide financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
About US$100 billion of the general allocation will go to emerging markets and developing countries, of which low-income countries will receive over US$18 billion.
The general Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocations were made on August 28 to IMF members that are participants in the SDR department in proportion to their existing quotas in the Fund, which are based broadly on their relative size in the global economy.
In terms of this formula, Zimbabwe is entitled to US$512,3 million.
The allocation will provide each participating country with SDRs in amounts equivalent to approximately 74% of its quota. Allocations varied from US$4 million for small economies like Bhutan to US$42 billion for the United States, the world's largest economy.
Sources said yesterday central bank and treasury authorities were engaged in discussions about how to utilise the money to revive the economy. The sources said government officials were in high spirits about the IMF financial support after months of largely fruitless scrounging for funds all over the world.
Efforts to get comment from the Reserve Bank and Ministry of Finance were unsuccessful but treasury sources said talks were underway on how to disburse the funds to breathe life into the economy.
Although the receipt of the money does not necessarily signal the restoration of normal balance-of-payments support suspended 10 years ago largely due to non-payment of arrears, the funds would restore a measure of confidence in the economy struggling to recover from devastation caused by extended periods of misrule.
Zimbabwe currently needs up to US$10 billion for economic recovery. Slightly over US$1 billion has been secured since February. Government estimates that the country needs US$45 billion in the next 10 years to recover to the Gross Domestic Product levels of 1997.
Sadc countries, most of which got millions in the past week from the IMF under the same facility, in March promised a rescue package for Zimbabwe. Harare would now be hoping for a bailout from its regional partners now that almost all of them got billions in total from the IMF.
South Africa, the continent's biggest economy and Zimbabwe's main funder of late, alone got more than US$2 billion from the IMF.
Zimbabwe last got money from the IMF in 1999 when the multilateral lender approved a stand-by credit of about US$193 million to support its economic programmes. The country, which for years had been reeling from a suspension of disbursements and technical assistance, survived many attempts to have its voting and related rights terminated for non-payment. Expulsion would have ensured that Harare did not get the current US$500 million.
Zimbabwe got a reprieve from the IMF after repaying US$120 million in 2006 to clear its General Resources Account arrears. Between 2004 and 2006 the country made a cumulative payment to the IMF of US$210 million to reduce its arrears.
However, Zimbabwe – which has a huge debt overhang of US$4,7 billion that includes US$3,1 billion in external arrears – still owes the IMF US$138 million.
With much of the world still mired in recession, the IMF took action to bolster its members' reserves through an allocation of SDRs.
The SDR is an international reserve asset created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement its member countries' official reserves. Its value is based on a basket of four key international currencies, the US dollar, euro, pound sterling and the Japanese yen.
The current exchange rate is SDR1 to US$1,56. SDRs can be exchanged for freely usable currencies. With a general SDR allocation taking effect on August 28 and a special allocation on September 9, the amount of SDRs will increase in US terms to $317 billion.
The IMF board approved on August 7 a general allocation of SRDs equivalent to US$250 billion after adopting the proposal on July 17. This followed the commitment made by G20 leaders at their April summit in London to boost global liquidity.
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WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is stressing the need to review the unconventional monetary policies that central banks around the world deployed in response to the 2008 global financial crisis.
She said Thursday that the post-crisis period offers policymakers an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the tools and better understand the impact of new regulation.
"Policymakers have to carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of alternative monetary implementation frameworks in the presence of new policy tools," Yellen said in remarks at a two-day research conference sponsored by the Fed.
Policymakers should also be "mindful of new channels for monetary policy transmission that may have emerged from the intricate economic and financial linkages in our global economy that were revealed by the crisis," she said.
In her brief remarks, Yellen did not address current economic conditions or future policy moves by the Fed.
Last week, Yellen said that an interest rate hike at the Fed's next meeting in December was a "live possibility." The Fed has kept its benchmark rate at a record low near zero for the past seven years.
Following a report Friday that employers added a stellar 271,000 jobs in October, many economists now believe a rate hike at the Dec. 15-16 meeting is likely. It would be the first rate increase in nearly a decade.
At a separate conference Thursday, Jeffrey Lacker, the president of the Fed's regional bank in Richmond, said that he believed the Fed's ability to control inflation is unchanged, despite questions over whether the Fed's powers over inflation have weakened from changes to the financial system since the financial crisis and recession.
Lacker has been the sole dissenter at the Fed's past two meetings, arguing for an immediate boost in interest rates.
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