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The Science and Engineering Research Support Facility (SERSF) is the first of a three-phase development at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall.
The 1,200sqm, two-storey SERSF building has been designed to accommodate a combination of Cat 2 laboratories for offshore renewables and biosciences academics, enabling an expansion of the research led by the Marine Renewables team and the Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC). The facility will also provide a home for the University of Exeter Business School as it expands into Cornwall. The building also features a dedicated space for business engagement called 'The Collaboratory'.
The subsequent two phases will each be of a similar size, with 'knuckles' between the buildings providing informal hubs that further facilitate multidisciplinary interchange. The resultant asymmetrical plan arrangement provides for a spine of individual office and write-up spaces adjacent to larger flexible open plan research space.
Exposed concrete and extensive solar shading help to keep the building thermally stable, with all the major spaces designed to be capable of being either naturally ventilated or mechanically ventilated with chilled beam cooling. This approach allows minimal use of energy today, and long-term flexibility should the building's function change in the future.
The flat roof has been utilized for photovoltaic distribution along with a zone for open-air research. Material finishes have been carefully chosen for their environmental impact and to enhance the building's identity on campus. The carpet is appropriately made from 100% recycled fishing nets.
The SERSF was jointly funded by the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme (£3.9 million) and the University of Exeter (£1.6 million).
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Working within the circulation patterns of the David Kier Building, the new Student Hub and the revitalised lecture theatre combine to create an "open all hours" collaborative learning environment that extends the use of facilities beyond the standard academic day, providing a new, local, focus for student life. The interconnected levels and seating corrals combine to create a series of spaces that subtly move from public to private.
"It creates spaces both internal and external which have immediately become popular spaces for students and staff, delivering on the most important criterion for the success of the design - to provide a space where students wish to be." Head of Estates Planning, Queen's University Belfast
Shortlisted for RIBA Northern Ireland Award
Finalist for WAN Education Award
This RIBA Award winning scheme transformed this old school into a sophisticated home for visual arts studios. The large north windows draw in even light and showcase the old printing presses on the ground floor to create a dialogue with the surrounding campus. Glass shingles, coloured to match the Plymouth limestone of the façades, act as a naturally ventilated rainscreen that ensures a private and draught free environment on the beautifully north lit upper floors.
RIBA National Award
As part of the Transforming UCL £1.2 billion building and refurbishment programme, Burwell Architects were appointed to undertake the refurbishment of a number of rooms within the basement level of the Anatomy and Medical Sciences building to create a world-class high-throughput cell imaging and screening laboratory. This comprises 2 area, a MRC screening platform and an imaging facility for both confocal and electron microscopes
A vibrant new student hub has been created in a formally underused space at Royal Free Hospital, providing students with a place to study, collaborate and relax. The hub is defined by a mix of high backed sofas creating intimate study spaces, shared tables offering spaces for group work, and a bar table along the window wall providing naturally lit workspaces. The kitchen is separated from the main hub by a slatted oak screen and provides generous tables and benches for communal gathering, combined with pendant lights that give the space an inviting domestic feel.
'A focal point for high quality design thinking on the campus that will communicate the University's expertise to industry and the wider world' – this was the vision. A simple circulation pattern acts as a transparent communication loop, which expands and contracts to be an ever-changing working exhibition of the university's design and research skills. The informal design engenders a fertile environment: it embodies advanced ideas for learning environments and sustainability, and speaks to its surrounding community by including public exhibition and café spaces at ground level.
Construction Value £14.5m
RIBA East Midlands Building of the Year Award
RIBA East Midlands Sustainability Award
RIBA East Midlands Client of the Year
FX International Interior Design Award for Workplace Seating
Burwell Architects have lead the development of master plans, learning environments and higher education estate strategies and we have become recognised thought leaders in learning and teaching environments. With this wealth of experience designing higher education buildings across a diverse range of universities, we identified a consistent issue with the disconnect between contemporary learning and traditional lecture theatres. During this time we became expert in understanding how learning styles have evolved over time with increased diversity of student intake, and understanding how the environments for which we design needs to accommodate these different styles of learning.
In 2011, we were appointed by Loughborough University as Lead Consultant and Architect to design Loughborough Design School. Burwell worked with Tony Hodgson (Dean of Loughborough Design School) and Caroline Pepper (Learning Environments Manager) to develop a lecture theatre format that allows this didactic / collaborative learning format. Inspired by the repetitive yet informal geometry of the Giant Causeway, a series of repeat bench units with shared tables snake across the auditorium. This maximises sightlines whilst allowing interchange between didactic an group learning formats without the reorganization of either furniture or student, whilst allowing teaching staff to move between the tables and talk directly to groups of students during collaborative learning periods. We worked with Race Furniture and Jam Tree to identify a pragmatic resolution to overcome the continuing disconnect between contemporary and traditional lecture theatre pedagogies. Reinterpretating traditional bench seating, we created Connect seating, a lecture theatre seating solution that encourages both didactic and collaborative learning. The project went on to win numerous awards, including RIBA East Midlands Building of the Year and FX International Design Award for Workplace Seating.
Although Connect was founded at Loughborough Design School, we have since used the same concept across various universities including the award winning Exchange for Falmouth University and University of Exeter, The David Kier Hub at Queens University Belfast and we are currently on site at Leeds University incorporating Connect seating into the refurbishment of lecture theatres across the campus including the iconic Grade II listed Roger Stevens building.
The Cruciform Hub provides a range of new social and learning spaces within the lower ground floor of the Grade II Listed Cruciform Building, located on UCL's Bloomsbury Campus.
The project delivers a dramatic transformation. It provides students with a vibrant and engaging environment, whilst sensitively reusing an iconic building and incorporating historic features uncovered during the works. A new entrance and staircase link provides direct access from the ground floor entrance hall, and allows daylight to filter into the basement spaces. Light further penetrates the space through newly opened up windows and rooflight inserts, which offer framed views from basement level of the building's gothic façade. Following extensive consultation with students through prototyping of furniture and spatial arrangements, the project provides collaborative learning spaces that respond to new ways of working required by today's medical students.
Shortlisted for NLA Award for Education
Shortlisted for AJ Retrofit Award for Higher Education
Burwell Architects were appointed by the University of Leeds to undertake the refurbishment of three lecture theatres as part of a wide-ranging review of existing learning & teaching spaces. The designs include bespoke iterations of Burwell Architects' award-winning Connect Seating, previously used at Queen University Belfast and Loughborough Design School. Integrating state of the art technology, including internet enabled touch screen hybrid laptop's, 'touch to talk' desk microphone, built in speaker, HDMI input, USB charging and power supply, into our renowned Connect Seating.
For the refurbishment in the iconic Grade II Listed Roger Stevens Building, the sensitive nature and the rigid structure of the building meant that we had to re-think our Connect seating, as it wouldn't work within the existing space. So, Connect Pods where created.
"To say that the post refurbishment results show a 'Cinderella like' transformation in satisfaction ratings would not be untrue. The (consistently) highest change in satisfaction from student groups was in the area of the facility lending itself to group work. The Dental lecture theatre returned an increase of 56 percentage points, Roger Stevens LT8 showed a 48.7 percentage point rise and Mech. Eng lecture theatre B managed a (mere!) 46.3 percentage point improvement. By any measure, these are exceptionally good results". James Curtis of Curtis Associates Research (Client Appointed Independent Researcher)
Plymouth University needed a new home for their performing arts programme, which could contribute to the cultural life of the city whilst communicating the work of students and touring companies to a wider audience. The House provides a range of performance, technical and staff spaces, including a "white-box" theatre space, specialist music areas, and a new flexible 300 capacity auditorium. The front of house is arranged as a creative home for students, whilst a staircase winds through the space mediating between the public spaces of Plymouth's nascent cultural quarter, with informal spaces used by students for creative improvisation and impromptu performance.
Abercrombie Award for Best New Building
The Lower Refectory is located at lower ground floor level in the Grade I listed Wilkins building, and occupies a key location connecting the new Wilkins Terrace with the forthcoming New Student Centre (currently on site). The new facility provides a reconfigured dining hall, servery, kitchen and catering support facilities to service UCL's Bloomsbury campus.
The Dining Hall has been relocated to the heart of the Wilkins Building to inhabit the original grand double height arched space, whilst the servery and support facilities have been relocated to the secondary spaces below the existing Bloomsbury Theatre and the new Wilkins Terrace.
The existing suspended ceilings and interstitial plant deck in the main space have been removed allowing the original masonry arches and clerestory windows to be exposed again, re-establishing double height day lighting to both sides of the dining hall, providing UCL with a grand collegiate dining facility at the heart of the Bloomsbury Campus.
The main entrance to the servery align with a new north-south route that will be created once the New Student Centre project is completed. In order to improve the connection between the North and South Colonnades and across campus, the glazing to these facades has been restored and additional entrance doors have been added.
Fixed tall banquette seats align with the existing arched piers and provide defined spaces within the dining hall linked with a large, dramatic circular light installation. The east and west ends of the dining hall have more intimate seating areas and a hospitality bar (for events) with lowered acoustic timber ceilings creating added intimacy. The flanking orangery spaces have more informal low banquette seating, and a stone floor finish enhances the connectivity with the external colonnades and terrace.
Falmouth University & University of Exeter
The extension to the existing library at the Penryn campus knits together the principles and educational goals of two institutions. Running down the hillside, the interior flows between social eddy pools and informal learning environments. These complement the more formal learning spaces and develop a collaborative cultural life at the heart of the campus. The Exchange will become a part of daily life; a welcoming village street to which students will gravitate naturally, spontaneously, or intentionally, to meet, continue conversations, study, exchange ideas, or seek advice and support.
RIBA South West Award
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Copaifera is a genus of tropical plants in the legume family Fabaceae.

The scientific name means "copal-bearer" (or more accurately, copaiba-bearer), since economically important resins and essential oils can be acquired from them. They are also important for production of biodiesel and wood, especially Copaifera langsdorffii. Other species are threatened, mainly by deforestation.

Oil extracts from the genus are of particular interest as a source of antimycobacterial agents.

Notable species
Copaifera epunctata
Copaifera guyanensis
Copaifera langsdorffii – Diesel tree, kerosene tree, kupa'y, cabismo, copaúva
Copaifera martii
Copaifera multijuga
Copaifera officinalis
Copaifera panamensis – Cabimo
Copaifera reticulata
Copaifera salikounda
Copaifera trapezifolia
Copaifera cearensis
Copaifera jacquinii
Copaifera coriacea

See also
Copaene

References

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Cooperstown -- Americana home run -- May 30, 2019 column
When Eppa Rixey visited Cooperstown, N.Y., in retirement in 1959, he wrote a postcard home: "I finally made it!"
It was a joke, but Rixey later achieved the high honor of becoming the first Virginian elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. I didn't know of him or his poignant story until I visited Cooperstown last week.
If you make it to Cooperstown, a village of nearly 2,000 people and one stoplight on beautiful Lake Otsego, you too likely will learn something about Americana, baseball and yourself.
I expected plaques of the baseball greats at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum but never imagined I'd get teary watching a film there. More on that in a minute.
Let's pause with Rixey, "an atypical ball player," as "The Baseball Hall of Fame Almanac" for 2019 says.
Born in Culpeper in 1891, Rixey went straight to the big leagues after graduating from the University of Virginia in 1912 with a degree in, of all things, chemistry.
In the off season, he earned a master's in chemistry and studied Latin and math at U.Va. Few players went to college then, and, the almanac says, Rixey "fought off the resentment the other players had for his education by engaging in their hazing."
Playing 21 seasons, he set the record for the most victories by a left-handed pitcher. And when Warren Spahn broke Rixey's record in 1959, Rixey graciously said he was glad -- because people would remember he had set it earlier.
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1963, Rixey sadly had a heart attack and died before his induction.
Four other Virginians also made it to the Hall of Fame. All were born before 1916 and played in the Negro Leagues: Ray Dandridge of Richmond, Leon Day of Alexandria, Pete Hill of Culpeper and Jud Wilson of Remington.
Cooperstown, the hometown of 19th century author James Fenimore Cooper, has a large teaching hospital and an excellent art museum.
But its main draw – for about 300,000 tourists a year – is the Hall of Fame. I wonder how many visitors underestimate, as I did, the emotional pull of the national pastime.
"Generations of the Game" – the museum's introductory film, new last year – tugs at heartstrings with shots of crazy home runs, impossible catches and ecstatic fans. The fans' hairdos and clothes speak of the past, but their joy is timeless.
There's heartbreak too – in the grainy, black-and-white footage of legendary Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig's farewell on July 4, 1939.
Gehrig, nicknamed the "Iron Horse" for his streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games, had just been diagnosed at 36 with a little-known fatal disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. We know it as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Yet he courageously stands before more than 60,000 fans at Yankee Stadium and says, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
Gehrig's record lasted until Cal Ripken Jr., broke it in 1995. In an interview for the film, a damp-eyed Ripken recalls from memory Gehrig's farewell, pausing, as Gehrig had, for the echoes caused by the loudspeakers. It's enough to make you cry.
But there's no crying in baseball.
The Hall of Fame casts baseball in rosy light but doesn't ignore its problems, including race.
One exhibit quotes a letter from Richmond in 1883 to the manager of an integrated, minor league team in Toledo, warning him not to play Moses Fleetwood Walker, a black catcher, in Richmond "as we could mention the names of 75 determined men who have sworn to mob Walker if he comes on the ground . . . We only write this to prevent much bloodshed, as you alone can prevent."
Walker didn't go to Richmond; he was released from the team before the trip due to injuries.
Soon, Jim Crow would halt integrated baseball until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier on April 15, 1947.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Robinson once said.
As the first black player inducted into the Hall of Fame, Robinson opened the door to other deserving black players – including the four Virginians. Dandridge was inducted in 1987, Day in 1995 and Hill and Wilson in 2009.
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Francesco Petrarca (originally Petracchi) was born at Arezzo, the son of a Florentine notary banished by the 'Black' Guelfs. After a few years at Incisa in the Valdarno, the family moved in 1311 to Provence, following in the wake of the Avignonese Papacy. In spite of extensive travels in Italy and France, Petrarch's base until 1353 was Provence and above all the villa which he acquired at Vaucluse. After a grounding in grammar and rhetoric from the Tuscan Convenevole da Prato, Petrarch was made to study law at Montpellier and Bologna, but abandoned it for a freer life in Avignon. Here in the church of St Clare, on 6 April 1327, he saw the woman he calls Laura, about whom we know little more than that he loved and celebrated her in his Italian poetry and in some of his Latin writings. But Petrarch also inserted himself into the nascent humanism of the papal court, and already in his twenties was committed to the study and emendation of ancient texts, particularly Livy, though he also studied the poets and to some extent the Church Fathers.
In 1330, probably for financial reasons, he took minor orders, and began to receive benefices, as well as protection and friendship, from the Colonna family: but, though committed to celibacy and the tonsure, he pe formed merely nominal duties, and his position did not prevent the birth of a son, Giovanni, in 1337, and a daughter, Francesca, in 1343. During the 1330s and 1340s Petrarch wrote Italian poetry, but also became a pivotal figure for humanist culture. He made available neglected texts, particularly Cicero's Pro Archia, found at Liège in 1333, and Cicero's letters, which he found at Verona in 1345, and which led him to make collections of his own letters (Familiares and, towards the end of his life, Seniles). And he embarked on a number of innovatory works - a series of biographies, initially of famous Romans (De viris illustribus), an epic, the Africa, based on the life of Scipio Africanus, and a major historical work, Rerum memorandarum libri (Of memorable things). None of these was completed, in spite of further work on the first two: but the Africa and Petrarch's reputation were sufficient to win him the Poet Laureate's crown, which, after an examination in Naples by Robert of Anjou, he delightedly received on the Capitoline on 8 April 1341, the first modern poet to do so.
The coronation was the extreme point of Petrarch's 'Roman' orientation, though he went on to give his support to Cola di Rienzo's attempt to restore the ancient constitution of Rome. Difficulties with the Colonna and Cola's failure in 1347 led him to withdraw from active political involvement and to accept the power and patronage of the princes of the day, somewhat to the dismay a little later of friends in republican Florence (who included, from 1350 onwards, Boccaccio). But the 1340s also saw him writing poems in Italian in which an already noticeable existential uncertainty becomes more insistent, and in addition works in Latin which attempted to reconcile humanistic study with Christian practice (De vita solitaria, 1346); or else to reject the former for an ascetic form of the latter (Secretum, 1342-43). The crisis was accentuated by the death of Laura in the plague of 1348, but continued unresolved except in aesthetic or literary terms. However the fluctuations in Petrarch's thought enabled him to create in his writings a complex, slightly fictional self-portrait, which is also a document of the equally complex shifts in the culture of his time.
From 1353 onwards Petrarch lived in Italy, first in Milan under the patronage of the Visconti, and then in Padua, Venice and Pavia: he spent the last 6 years of his life at Arquà in the Euganean hills, where Francesco da Carrara had given him some land. It was there that he died and was buried. In these years Petrarch continued work on writings begun earlier, wrote the influential dialogues of De remediis utriusque fortuna (Remedies against both kinds of fortune), and completed a number of invectives defending himself and the studies he favoured against criticism, the most important of which, Invective contra medicum (Invectives against a doctor), had been begun in Provence in 1352. Though he never finished his allegorical Triumphs, the great body of his Italian poetry, the Rerum vulgarium fragmenta (Fragments of vernacular poetry), better known as the Canzoniere, was given what appears to be its final form not long before his death.
This poetry (and beyond one trivial letter no Italian prose by Petrarch survives) had enormous influence on European literature: though he did not invent the 'Petrarchan' sonnet or introduce other striking novelties, he created a synthesis of preceding vernacular traditions that was new in its subtlety, musicality, cohesion and classicism. This is a poetry which has held its fascination. It seems to have a unique formal perfection, to explore the hidden riches of a select but not 'recherché' language, and yet, for all its clarity, intelligence and at times playfulness, to be enticing and elusive. Given the example of Dante, his emphasis on Latin culture (in spite of efforts to the contrary he had no Greek) may seem regressive; yet it was the scope and depth of Petrarch's practice as a Latin scholar and writer that provided the essential material and the primary example for the flowering of humanism in the next century. For those strands in his thought which have led to his being dubbed 'the first modern man'.


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Inherited metabolic storage cardiomyopathies, often clinically misdiagnosed, compose a small, but important, fraction of patients genotyped with clinical suspicion of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, ≤1%). Overall, glycogen metabolism disorders affect energy homeostasis, primarily in skeletal muscle, heart, liver, and, less frequently, the central nervous system. These rare diseases are quite variable regarding age of onset, symptoms, morbidity, and mortality. Typical pathologic vacuoles containing glycogen or intermediary metabolites altering cardiac structure and function are usually described in Pompe, Danon, and Fabry diseases as well as in patients with mutations in PRKAG2, the regulatory γ subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase. In affected patients, these multisystem disorders may cause left ventricular hypertrophy that could accompany neuromuscular deficits, liver and/or kidney dysfunction, and abnormalities of the peripheral central nervous system (1,2).
Lafora disease (LD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease (<5/1,000,000) mainly present in Mediterranean countries and consanguineous regions, although its exact prevalence is unknown. It manifests during adolescence with neurological symptoms that eventually lead patients to a vegetative state and premature death. There is no treatment available, apart from antiepileptic drugs and palliative support. LD is caused by mutations in laforin (EPM2A) or malin (EPM2B), which are key regulators of glycogen metabolism. Patients with LD show abnormal glycogen deposits called Lafora bodies, in brain, skeletal muscle, skin, liver, and the heart. The accumulation of Lafora bodies as a result of laforin or malin deficiency has recently led some authors to consider LD as a new member of the family of glycogen storage diseases (3). Although rhythm disturbances and heart failure have been reported in some patients with LD (4), the consequences of laforin or malin loss for cardiac function over time have not been explored.
To address this question, we blindly assessed cardiac function and remodeling in 2 previously described mouse models of LD, lacking either laforin (Epm2a-/-) or malin (Epm2b-/-), which show evident neurological abnormalities beginning at 8 to 10 months of age (5). Experiments were conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Institutional Animal Welfare Committee. Echocardiography analysis, performed in 2 separate groups of mice at 8 to 10 months of age and at 14 to 16 months of age under light anesthesia, revealed that laforin and malin knockout mice develop cardiac hypertrophy and marked systolic dysfunction by 14 to 16 months of age, as indicated by an increased end-diastolic left ventricular wall thickness and normalized cardiac mass, and a decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (Table 1). Histological assessment showed abundant glycogen aggregates inside the cardiomyocytes, including typical Lafora bodies, and increased cardiomyocytes area in both LD mouse lines. In addition, LD mice showed increased normalized cardiac weight (heart weight to tibial length ratio) and B-type natriuretic peptide expression, confirming the presence of cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction (Table 1).
These pathological features resemble the inherited metabolic cardiomyopathies of human multisystem glycogen-storage disorders caused by mutations in genes regulating glycogen metabolism. Overall, our results strongly suggest that cardiac studies should be systematically performed in patients with LD, that laforin and malin deficiency should be considered part of the genetic spectrum of metabolic HCM, and that HCM patients with an unknown underlying genetic cause might benefit from genetic screening of laforin and malin genes, especially if neurological symptoms are also present.
Please note: This work was supported by grants from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (SAF2015-65722-R to Dr. Lara-Pezzi and SAF2014-59594-R to Dr. Serratosa), Autonomous Community of Madrid (2010-BMD2321, FIBROTEAM Consortium), European Union's FP7 (CardioNeT-ITN-289600, CardioNext-ITN-608027), the Spanish Carlos III Institute of Health (CPII14/00027 to Dr. Lara-Pezzi, PI13/00865 to Dr. Sanchez and RD12/0042/066 to Drs. García-Pavía and Lara-Pezzi), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders And Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (P01NS097197 to Dr. Sánchez). This work was also supported by the Plan Estatal de I+D+I 2013-2016-European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) "A way of making Europe," Spain. The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and the Pro-CNIC Foundation, and is a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence (MINECO award SEV-2015-0505). Ms. Sánchez-Elexpuru is supported by a fellowship from the Fundacion Conchita Rabago. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Michell M. Kittleson, MD, PhD, served as Guest Editor for this paper. Drs. Villalba-Orero and Sánchez-Elexpuru contributed equally to this work.
(2013) Neuromuscular disorders of glycogen metabolism. Curr. Neurol Neurosci Rep 13:333.
(2012) Genetics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after 20 years: clinical perspectives. J Am Coll Cardiol 60:705–715.
(2015) Oxidative stress, a new hallmark in the pathophysiology of Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Free Radic Biol Med 88:30–41.
(2006) Mechanisms of unexpected and/or sudden death in Lafora disease. Forensic Sci Int 163:144–147.
(2012) Lafora bodies and neurological defects in malin-deficient mice correlate with impaired autophagy. Hum Mol Genet 21:1521–1533.


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BOSTON and NEW YORK, June 20, 2017 – PAREXEL International Corporation, a global biopharmaceutical services provider, and Pamplona Capital Management, LLP (Pamplona) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Pamplona will acquire all of the outstanding shares of PAREXEL-for $88.10 per share in cash-in a transaction valued at approximately $5.0 billion, including PAREXEL's net debt.
The purchase price represents a 27.9% premium to PAREXEL's unaffected closing stock price on May 5, 2017, the last trading day prior to published market speculation regarding a potential transaction involving the company; a 38.5% premium to the unaffected 30-day volume weighted average closing share price of PAREXEL's common stock ended May 5, 2017; and a 23.3% premium to the company's undisturbed 52-week high.
"Today's announcement is the culmination of a comprehensive review of the opportunities available to the Company, including interest solicited and received from multiple parties with the assistance of independent financial and legal advisors. Having considered these opportunities, the PAREXEL Board of Directors unanimously determined that this all-cash transaction and the significant, certain value it provides is in the best interest of PAREXEL shareholders, as well as our company," said Josef von Rickenbach, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PAREXEL. "PAREXEL benefits from a strong operating foundation with expertise and resources to support our clients in their clinical trials around the world. However, as our results over the past year show, the market for biopharmaceutical services is evolving. We believe the more flexible corporate structure afforded by this transaction will better position us to advance PAREXEL's strategy in light of these realities and to shape the Company to best capitalize on our exciting market opportunities."
Mr. von Rickenbach continued, "Pamplona has significant experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, and we are pleased to have their support as we work to realize the long-term opportunity for PAREXEL. This transaction and the meaningful value it delivers for our shareholders is a testament to the 19,600 employees who help our clients advance the development and commercialization of new medical therapies worldwide, and we will remain focused on providing our clients with the service and support that have long set PAREXEL apart."
Jeremy Gelber, M.D., Partner at Pamplona, said, "We have great respect for the global leadership that Josef and the talented employees at PAREXEL have built. We are excited to partner with a company and a team that have a strong track record in helping to successfully navigate the complexities innate to the biopharmaceutical industry and bring new therapies to market."
The transaction is not subject to a financing condition. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. have provided committed financing for the transaction.
The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to the approval of a majority of PAREXEL shareholders and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
PAREXEL expects to hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders to consider and vote on the proposed agreement with Pamplona as soon as practicable after the mailing of the proxy statement to shareholders.
The PAREXEL Board of Directors unanimously approved the transaction and intends to recommend that all PAREXEL shareholders vote to approve the agreement with Pamplona.
Upon the completion of the transaction, PAREXEL will become a privately held company and shares of PAREXEL's common stock will no longer be listed on any public market.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as financial advisor to PAREXEL, and Goodwin Procter LLP is serving as legal counsel.
Perella Weinberg Partners LP is acting as financial advisor to Pamplona, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel.
For PAREXEL
Mark Stephenson
Tel.: +1 781-434-4783
Email: Mark.Stephenson@PAREXEL.com
Barrett Golden / Arielle Rothstein
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Ronald Aldridge
Tel.: +1-781-434-4753
Email: ron.aldridge@PAREXEL.com
For Pamplona
Ed Orlebar
Temple Bar Advisory (PR advisor to Pamplona)
Tel.: +44-773-872-4630
Email: edo@templebaradvisory.com
For more information:www.parexel.com
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PharmiWeb.com
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Safer, confident and more secure
Safe, secure and confident
The Subaru Legacy has been an IIHS Top Safety Pick or better for 15 years in a row and the same approach that produced these results is set to take this 2021 model to even greater heights. The Subaru Legacy is now built on the Subaru Global Platform, which offers greater levels of strength and safety for all occupants, and it features the latest generation of advanced safety technology. This is confidence in motion, taken to the next level.
Always standing guard
The 2021 Subaru Legacy offers striking agility, superior visibility, a world-class all-wheel drive system, Vehicle Dynamics Control, Active Torque Vectoring and a low centre of gravity— in other words, all the tools needed to be an active safety superstar. When you combine these technologies with next-generation thinking in the form of standard EyeSight®◊ Driver Assist Technology and the DriverFocus® Distraction Mitigation System, the cause of active safety is elevated to new heights.
EyeSight Disclaimer Brief
EyeSight® is a driver assist system, which may not operate optimally under all driving conditions. The driver is always responsible for safe and attentive driving. System effectiveness depends on many factors such as vehicle maintenance, and weather and road conditions. See Owner's Manual for complete details on system operation and limitations. Please remember to turn off EyeSight when going through a car wash.
Heightened Visibility
When superior engineering and smart design meet in the middle, everything becomes clear. Using this as an operating principle, the Subaru Legacy has been engineered and designed to offer exceptional visibility. The steeply raked windshield, narrow A-pillar, generous glass area, high seating position and door mounted side mirrors work together to keep blind spots to a minimum.
EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology
The latest generation of this award-winning active safety system is standard on all versions of the Subaru Legacy. The system utilizes two cameras to monitor activity on the road ahead, help identify potential danger and provide assistance to the driver when needed most. EyeSight® incorporates numerous advanced active safety systems in one: Pre-collision Braking, Pre-collision Brake Assist, Pre-collision Throttle Management, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Centring Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Sway Warning, Lane Keep Assist and Lead Vehicle Start Alert.
This feature, standard on all versions of the Subaru Legacy, allows the driver to keep the high beams on at all times. When the EyeSight® cameras detect an oncoming vehicle or the distance to the vehicle in front is reduced, High Beam Assist automatically dims the headlights. Then, when other vehicles are far enough away, the system switches the high beams on again.
Reverse Automatic Braking
Available on all Legacy models from the Touring on up, this system detects people or objects behind the vehicle and automatically applies the brakes if a collision seems imminent. The system also incorporates a warning feature with different alarm patterns depending on how far the Legacy is away from the person or object.
Subaru Rear/Side Vehicle Detection System (SRVD)
Another advanced safety feature available on the Touring trim level and up, the SRVD has three distinct functions: Blind Spot Detection, Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert. Blind Spot Detection identifies vehicles behind the C-pillars and in other blind spots, while Lane Change Assist detects vehicles from behind approaching quickly in an adjacent lane. Using a sensor in the back of the vehicle, Rear Cross Traffic Alert signals drivers of approaching vehicles while reversing, such as out of a parking space or driveway.
When you select reverse, the rearview camera projects an image of what's behind the Legacy onto the centre console screen. The camera is located close to the centre of the vehicle and captures a wide view to ensure a more natural image that's free of distortion. The useful dynamic guide lines feature shows the driver which direction to turn the steering wheel, making the act of reversing easier than ever.
DriverFocus® Driver Monitoring System (DMS)
Available on the Premier trim level, this award-winning system utilizes a camera angled at the driver's face and facial recognition software to monitor fatigue or lack of attention. When the driver begins to show signs of losing focus, the system sends out a helpful alert, like an automated co-driver. The DriverFocus® system stores the preferences for up to five drivers, including the position of the seats and side mirrors, climate control settings and gauge readouts on the multi-function display.
Steering Responsive LED Headlights
These headlights automatically follow the steering angle of the vehicle and point in the direction of the corners, providing better illumination and increased levels of safety. The headlights themselves also cast a brighter and whiter beam for improved visibility at night. This system is standard on all Subaru Legacy models.
VDC with Active Torque Vectoring
The standard VDC† system is equipped with advanced sensors to monitor and analyze if the vehicle is following the driver's intended course. When the limits of stability are approached, the system automatically adjusts the AWD torque distribution, engine output and brakes at each wheel to help the driver take corrective action.
† VDC is also known as electronic stability control.
This system incorporates key advanced safety features, including Electronic Brake-force Distribution, which automatically adjusts front/rear brake balance, Brake Override to cut engine power when the brakes are applied and Brake Assist for added stopping power in emergency-braking situations. The system also incorporates Auto Vehicle Hold (AVH), which keeps the vehicle in place when you take your foot off the brake after coming to a stop, even on an incline.
Strong, enduring, protecting
Built on the strong Subaru Global Platform, the Subaru Legacy has a stronger envelope to better protect all occupants in the event of a collision. This platform is the starting point for a passive safety strategy that sees the Legacy continue to deliver class-leading levels of protection. Added to this inherent strength is a collection of technologically advanced safety systems that work together to minimize the harm from collisions or help to avoid them altogether.
Advanced Ring-shaped Reinforcement Frame
This proprietary frame incorporates high-tensile steel, connects the roof to the side pillars and the floor, and utilizes cross-members to create a unified and super-strong structure. For the Subaru Legacy, the design has been further refined to create an even stronger envelope that is able to absorb and divert even more energy from collisions.
The Subaru Legacy features a full complement of supplemental restraints, including driver and front passenger front and side-impact airbags, front passenger seat cushion airbag, driver's knee airbag and side-curtain airbags for front and rear outboard occupants. The network of smart sensors connected to these restraints includes a rollover sensor, another example of an unwavering focus on providing class-leading standards for passive safety.
Injury-reducing Seats and Seatbelt Systems
The front seats on the Subaru Legacy are engineered to reduce the chances of whiplash through the use of energy-absorbing mounting, active headrests and super-strong frames. Height-adjustable front seatbelts with pretensioners hold passengers firmly in place, while load limiters ease peak forces to the chest. The new ISO-FIX/LATCH system now features a lower anchor bar to make it easier to secure younger passengers riding in compatible child safety seats. Standard on all trim levels is the Rear Seatbelt Reminder.
Break-away Engine
In the event of a head-on collision, the SUBARU BOXER® engines and transmissions in the Subaru Legacy are designed to absorb crash energy, then break away from the vehicle structure and drop below the passenger cabin. This design helps ensure that as little collision energy as possible reaches the occupants, thereby securing their safety.
Features shown may not be available on all trim levels. Please refer to specifications for availability.
Safety Specifications
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I was a "good" kid. I was polite, always did my homework, and went out of my way to make friends with the "weird" kids. Everyone thought of me as the class brain. And I loved singing and playing music.
I thought I would be a professional musician.
Bad grammar. And unkind people.
Wasps. Problems with my Internet connection.
Every single day I'm with my husband. We make each other laugh all the time.
I sing, play the piano, dance (tap, modern), take long, fast walks, and also love baking.
I'm really good at memorizing song lyrics. Sometimes I'll put on an album I love and I can sing along with every word of every song. At the top of my lungs, thank you.
Having the nerve to finish my first novel. And quitting my teaching job in the belief that I could be a professional writer.
Younger. Which is odd, since all during my teen years and twenties I felt much older. I think the switch happened in my thirties, and I'm now in my forties.
I would like to meet the British author Anthony Burgess. However, I've seen videos of him being interviewed, and he was a little scary.
I admire kindness, respect, and hard work.
I find wonderful things everywhere I go. I had an equally good time in Cleveland, Ohio, and when I traveled to Morocco.
Nobody's going to do it for you. If you want to achieve something, figure out how to get it done and start doing it. But don't be afraid to ask for guidance along the way.
I'm sometimes too shy. I've been working hard on being more sociable in "live" situations.
That once you believe you're worthy of happiness, you'll be able to find it.
My entire life. My dad is a journalist, so I thought of writing as a normal thing to do. When I was seven, my teacher made us write short stories for homework, and I absolutely loved it. But then I got interested in non-fiction writing once I reached college, and I did that for a while. Sort of forgot about how much I enjoyed writing fiction for a number of years.
I specifically decided to become a writer of fiction about ten years ago, when I had a series of unusual dreams. I'm still trying to capture those dreams in a novel, although I've finished several other novels since then.
Sometimes I write at home at my computer, but I always carry a notebook and pen. I do a lot of writing on the New York City subway system. I also enjoy writing in coffee shops.
The best thing is exploring my imagination. The worst thing is having to motivate myself every day to get a certain amount done. That's easier when you go to a job and there are other people expecting things from you on a daily basis.
From reading. Not to steal other writers' ideas, of course, but because I get inspired from seeing how wonderful the human imagination can be.
I think I'm a combination of Margaret and Harley in my medieval mystery novel, Trouble at the Scriptorium.
I always have several projects going at once, and they're always very different from each other. If I can't make progress on one, I turn to another.
Keep writing! It's the best way to get better at your craft.


I Visa for filming in the USA?
I'm producing a corporate project - short videos exploring the work of a research science body in the oil/gas industries. The company is based in the UK but also operates out of a university in Illinois.
We're flying our director out to the US with lots of kit - and I'm getting conflicting info on the right visa. Foreign journalists working on news media comes under the I Visa (we're not exactly that) - so does 'educational film' which is very vague. Do you guys think the I Visa is what I need to get our crew? Or another visa, or a business visa?
Thanks - any advice is appreciated. The USA and visas can really be a mire sometimes.
It can definitely be a real more so honestly I'd suggest that you ask an immigration lawyer.
This sounds like a pretty serious project, and it's worth a few hundred dollars/pounds for a consultation to be sure you do it right. There will be a far bigger cost if your crew gets to the US and can't get through Immigration.
The USA and visas can really be a mire sometimes.
Visas to the UK can be confusing and nearly impossible so I understand.
Corporate project is commercial work: work visum.
I'd be thinking that if you are not going to earn money there you just need to figure out how long you're going to stay there https://tranio.com/usa/residence/ And sometimes it depends on the country of origin. Where are you from, if you don't mind my asking?


Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 05 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was on Tuesday denied permission yet again to land his chopper in West Bengal and he is now scheduled to touch down in Jharkhand's Bokaro and then travel to West Bengal's Purulia district by road to address a public rally.
The chief minister left for Purulia after the adjournment of the Vidhan Sabha session.
Purulia DM Alokesh Prasad Roy said, "We got a petition from the organisers regarding the landing of a helicopter at the Charra airstrip and we have requested them to file a NOC report as per norms. We haven't given the permission yet because we haven't received the NOC, so we are unable to process their request."
Yogi was scheduled to address two rallies in West Bengal on February 3, one in North Dinajpur district's Raiganj and the other in South Dinajpur district's Balurghat. However, the TMC government led by Mamata Banerjee declined permission for Yogi's chopper to land for both rallies without any prior notice.
Later in the day, Yogi addressed the rally in Raiganj via telephone and accused Banerjee of carrying out"shameful" activities.
The BJP has condemned Banerjee over the obstacles faced by the party in conducting rallies and other events in the state, while also criticising her government for the ongoing tussle between the CBI and the state police.
"She allows Rohingyas and foreign infiltrators to stay in the state, people who promote democratic values, be it our chief minister, our national president, they cannot go. She is being supported by people who are also under the CBI's radar. It is shameful and condemnable. They are making a mockery of the Constitution. If you want to see a situation of emergency anywhere, you can see it in West Bengal," Raza said.
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said, "Mamata ji has created an unconstitutional and undemocratic atmosphere in West Bengal. The CBI vs Mamata situation in the state clearly shows that democracy is in peril there. When Narendra Modi ji was the Gujarat chief minister, he fully cooperated with agencies when he was under probe. He was also in your position and he showed that you have to cooperate with the law and not fight it".
Banerjee launched her dharna in Kolkata on Sunday night amidst an unprecedented face-off with the Centre over CBI versus state police issue.


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What is the easiest Adele song to play on the piano?
Although all the songs we've covered so far are suitable for beginners, When We Were Young is definitely the easiest Adele song on the piano. Both hands play incredibly simple chords in a rather slow tempo.
What is the most famous song played on piano?
14 Famous Classical Piano Pieces
Canon in D – Johann Pachelbel. A canon is a.
Prelude No. 1 in C – Johann Sebastian Bach.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Serenade No.
Moonlight Sonata – Ludwig van Beethoven.
Für Elise – Ludwig van Beethoven.
Prelude in Em – Frédéric Chopin.
Liebestraum No.
Brahms' Lullaby – Johannes Brahms.
What is the best piano song?
The piano's opening seemed to bob and sway on water. I'll defend the best of Rachmaninoff's symphonies, concertos and piano music as among the greatest compositions of the 20th century. But his D minor Piano Trio, the second of two titled Elegiac
What are some simple piano songs?
"Ode to Joy" is a piece of classical music that has an easy piano 3 chord structure, and the right-hand melody only spans five notes at a time, so your hand is always in the right place for the next one, and each note is a quarter note; the rhythm is straightforward too. 9. "Fur Elise – Beethoven"
How to play Someone Like you on piano?
Learn the chords to the intro. The intro to "Someone Like You" only uses four chords: A,A/G#,F#m,and D.
Play the root notes of the chords with your left hand. In the intro,Dan Wilson doesn't ever play the entire chord at once.
Arpeggiate the chords with your right hand.
Put it all together.
Spice up your performance.
What key does Adele sing easy on me?
Easy On Me is written in the key of F Major.
What is the easiest karaoke song to sing?
65 Easy Karaoke Songs That Will Bring Down the House
"Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.
"Hey Ya" by Outkast.
"Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield.
"The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica.
"Love Shack" by The B-52's.
"I Will Survive" by gloria gaynor.
"Don't Let Me Get Me" by Pink.
What is an easy song to sing for beginners?
1. Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers. This is a great song to start with because it is a repetitive tune without a true "chorus" and the verses all sound the same. The repetition makes for easy recognition of pitch and the range is also very limited, making this simple.
What is DM piano chord?
The Dm piano chord consists of the root note (D), a minor third (F), and the perfect fifth (A). Playing the chord in this order is known as the root position. D minor is nearly the same as D major. Substitute the F# (F sharp) from the major chord by dropping a half step and playing F natural instead.
What key is all I ask?
"All I Ask" is written in the key of E Major (and changes to F major at the third chorus) with a tempo of 71 beats per minute in common time, and follows a chord progression of E–G♯m–Asus2–B in the verses with her vocals spanning from E3 to D5.
How many BPM is rolling in the deep?
Rolling in the Deep is a song by Adele with a tempo of 105 BPM. It can also be used half-time at 53 BPM or double-time at 210 BPM. The track runs 3 minutes and 48 seconds long with a G♯/A♭ key and a major mode.
What is F Major on piano?
F Chord – F Major on Piano. It is a very simple chord consisting of three notes, F A C (F, A and C). Like the chords C and G, or any other major chord for that matter, the F maj chord is formed by combining a root (F), a major third (A) and a perfect fifth (C).
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Home » Thiel: Carroll takes the flak, but can't hide facts
Thiel: Carroll takes the flak, but can't hide facts
By Art Thiel September 19, 2018 13 Comments5 Mins Read
Actual photo of a Seahawks running back, Rashaad Penny, carrying the football. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest
Over the first two games, the Seahawks have converted 28 percent of their third downs. Not only is that 29th among 32 NFL teams, it's 10 percent less than in 2017, a year so unproductive that in the off-season, coach Pete Carroll trap-doored his top two offensive coaches and drafted a running back in the first round.
The rhetoric surrounding the transformation insisted that the Seahawks were committed to the run game the way the seven dwarfs were committed to Snow White. Now? She's kicked to the curb.
The Seahawks seem to be playing a little afraid.
Not only are they not often running the ball, only four of QB Russell Wilson's passes Monday in Chicago traveled more than 15 yards. Yes, a short passing game made sense because of Bears DE Khalil Mack's Kraken-like tendencies. But completely self-censoring the deep pass puts even more pressure to run.
Instead, they dinked. And lost.
Carroll almost always cites failure to convert third downs as the source of the problem. That isn't the source of the problem, because it's a symptom, not a cause. The cause is the line's inability to muster a sustained threat.
Oh, and one other thing.
"I'll take it — my impatience," Carroll said Wednesday. His self-admonishment about playcalling is the latest in a string of mea culpa statements by the coach.
On the surface, anyway, the candor is commendable.
"Both games were close enough throughout that we could do whatever we want to all the way down to the end of it," he said. "Got a little impatient, threw the ball more than we wanted to. I'm owning up. That's what I would say is the issue.
"I'm over that."
That, of course, remains to be seen Sunday in the home opener against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday (1:25 p.m., FOX). Against the Bears, the Seahawks threw 14 consecutive passes over second and third quarters despite Carroll's almost evangelical preaching the previous week regarding the run.
So pardon me for double-cocking the eyebrows.
"I need to be less impatient," he said, offering a half-smile. "I tend to be (impatient)."
That must be fun for Brian Schottenheimer, who has traveled the land working for seven previous pro teams and three colleges. In his first year as Seahawks offensive coordinator, Schottenheimer may be a little reluctant to argue with a Super Bowl-winning head coach, figuring there's only a finite number of places left for him to coach.
Having problems there, Pete?
"No," he said. "We are growing together. I was with (fired assistants Darrell Bevell and Tom Cable) for seven-eight years. There is stuff to grow, new situations that happen. I need to do a really good job in helping him."
Nice idea, but part of the idea is for Schottenheimer to help the Seahawks, not repeat the mistakes the the earlier regime. Wilson leads the NFL with 12 sacks.
Carroll made a point of saying that he wasn't calling plays for Schottenheimer. But . . .
"I can affect the way the guy is thinking," he said. "Not just Brian; that's the way it's been with playcallers for years. You can screw him up, and you can also give him some good plays once in a while, too."
The deciphering of the coaching relationship may be a moot point. Carroll may be absorbing the criticism for the 0-2 start because it keeps the media jackals from flaying players and assistants. It's an old coaching trick.
Mariners fans may recall the 2001 postseason when the Mariners went down 0-2 at home to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series. Manager Lou Piniella, recognizing that the media would make a bad situation worse by pestering his 116-game-winning players with questions about choking, opened his presser with a fiery statement that the Mariners would win in New York and bring the series back to Seattle.
Reporters sprinted up to the pressbox to run with the quick, easy story, ignoring the clubhouse. The strategy looked brilliant after Game 3's 14-3 win, but the Yankees cruised in the next two to win the series 4-1.
Moral of the story: BS can work, but only for so long.
Carroll's willingness to be the object of public criticism is smart. But eventually, and perhaps as soon as Sunday, the line, which might be missing C Justin Britt (shoulder) and LG Ethan Pocic (ankle), will have to block to create a rushing attack that allows Wilson to run when it suits him, as well as throw open his receivers deep.
Otherwise, they're playing scared.
But this may not be the weekend to test the theory. Even though on Christmas Eve in Dallas, the Seahawks beat the Cowboys 21-12, Seattle had 136 yards of offense, including 76 rushing yards on 30 carries. Freakiest win of the season.
Most of Dallas's ferocious defense is back. Six players sacked Eli Manning Sunday in the Cowboys' 20-13 win over the Giants. DE DeMarcus Lawrence, who may be the equal of Mack and Denver's Von Miller, is eager for replication.
"We can't just sit here and get satisfied off of sacking Eli," he told reporters. "We've gotta do it again and go sack Russell."
Carroll's shoulders are broad enough to take criticism. Pity they're not broad enough to take on Lawrence.
Parts on September 20, 2018 8:45 am
I wonder how things are going to look in November, if the Hawks are struggling and all of a sudden rumors start swirling about Pete heading to whichever big time college program is not meeting expectations.
Husky73 on September 20, 2018 11:49 am
He's not far from 70 years old. I can't see that happening unless it is back at Southern Cal. Wouldn't that be interesting?
art thiel on September 21, 2018 7:55 am
Given USC's poor start, the speculation already has begun. I think he knows better than to go back.
I've not seen Carroll in this awkward of a place before (other than the post USC interview). Part of it may be because there are so many new coaches and players. He may not yet know what he does and doesn't know. The next two games are winnable. Folks are paniced or depressed at the moment. I'm holding judgment until after week four. Even 1-3 would bring some hope.
i do think he's surprised at the degree of difficulty in the transition, and he's volunteering to take the hits, which he should.
Tman on September 20, 2018 12:15 pm
Well for the love of Germain Ifedi, what in the Sam Hill is going on here? Two losses and folks are speculating big dog is out of here. He, Mr. Wilson, et al, have given us a great run. This is just a speed bump on the way to adversity. Speaking of which, were those 5 first half sacks a record?
I don't think anyone's going anywhere soon. But let's talk if it gets to 0-16.
1coolguy on September 20, 2018 12:46 pm
Dallas' 6 sacks of Manning are not equivalent to potential sacks of RW, as you cannot find two more polar opposites. Manning has feet of stone and is therefore a target every down, while RW is the proficient scrambler we know.
We can only hope that whatever Cable and Solari see in Ifedi will be realized this season.
True about Manning. But Wilson still leads the league in sackings.
woofer on September 21, 2018 3:26 pm
Everyone understands the NFL parity game but no one wants to acknowledge its obvious implications. A bad team gets to load up on high draft picks at a low fixed cost and quickly gets better. The real test comes later — when success eliminates access to the high picks and the stars who are suddenly no longer inexpensive rookies need to be signed, cut or traded. The truly elite teams are the ones that figure out how to stay good after their turn at winning the lottery has spun past. By that measure, the Patriots stand alone at the top of the heap. On the next tier are the Packers, Steelers, Ravens and maybe a few others. For everyone else it's an endless roller coaster ride.
The farcical aspect of the process is that the loyal fans of the latest lottery winner will always insist on pretending that the cycle does not apply to their local heroes, that their team's success is due to the amazing genius of the particular coach and/or general manager. So in Seattle we have indulged the happy charade that the brilliance of Carroll and Schneider will keep the Seahawks at the top of the NFL dog pile indefinitely, that their genius will overcome the harsh rules of the lottery. But now, alas, the truth is sinking in: Carroll and Schneider are in fact not exceptions to the rule; indeed, due to foolish trades and poor drafting their collapse was actually quicker and more complete than the league average.
But, hey, the Baker Mayfield Era has officially begun. The rise of the Browns from the ashes of futility to championship status will surely be a sports saga for the ages. And how about that Hue Jackson? He must be the smartest coach ever!
art thiel on September 22, 2018 11:46 am
A reasoned understanding of the big picture, woofer. Every team under a salary cap is destined to pay its stars at the expense of depth. The only thing that extends the run longer is successful drafting. The Seahawks haven't done that since Scot McCloughan left in 2014.
He now works for the Browns.
1coolguy on September 21, 2018 3:35 pm
Cleveland – Yes, Cleveland's O line gave Mayfield more time than the Hawks give RW! OMG, after watched that game, RW would do WONDERS behind Cleveland's O line. I don't know how Allen has kept JS on board – Arguably, the O line has possibly been the difference from not having gone to another 1 or 2 SB's.
They did fire Bevell and Cable. Schneider gets a chance to fix it.


Just few style comments and this can go throught the hid tree.
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>    reverse Xmas tree for variable defintion where it made sense.
>  - Increase ISHTP TX/RX ring buffer size to 8.
>  - Updated commit message.
>    references in the code.
>  - Fixed a few typos.
> +	tristate "ChromeOS Embedded Controller (ISHTP)"
> +	  protocol with a checksum.
> +	  module will be called cros_ec_ishtp.
>  	tristate "ChromeOS Embedded Controller (SPI)"
> + * Copyright (c) 2019, Intel Corporation.
// Copyright (c) 2019, Intel Corporation.
> + * serialized. We need 1 TX and 1 RX buffer for these.
> + * buffer for them.
> + * firmware will retry 2 times, so 3Hz is used for timeout.
> + * the ishtp client is being initialized or undergoing reset.
> + * and ISH->AP messaging.
> + * The writers are .reset() and .probe() function.
> + *			ish_send() and process_recv() callback.
> + * @data:		Copy the data received from firmware here.
> + * @size:		Actual size of data received from firmware.
> + *			failure in function process_recv().
> + * struct ishtp_cl_data - Encapsulate per ISH TP Client.
> + * @cros_ish_cl:	ISHTP firmware client instance.
> + * @cl_device:		ISHTP client device instance.
> + * @work_ishtp_reset:	Work queue reset handling.
> + * @work_ec_evt:	Work queue for EC events.
> + * @ec_dev:		CrOS EC MFD device.
> + * This structure is used to store per client data.
> +	 * ish_send() and process_recv() callback.
> + * @in_msg:		Message buffer where the incoming data copied.
> + * error code on failure.
> + * response. If it is an event packet then it will schedule event work.
> +	 * before accessing elements inside.
> +		 * calling thread.
> + * This function complete the initializtion of the client.
> + * Return: 0 for success, negative error code for failure.
> + * Check the received buffer. Convert to cros_ec_command format.
Missing description for return value.


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The Banco Minero was subject to various predations during the early years of the revolution.
On 31 March 1911 Coronel Orestes Pereyra took $10,000 and P. Arguelles, Jefe Militar del Ejército Revolucionario Antirrelectionista in Torreón, took $2,500 from the branch in Gómez Palacio as a forced loan. The manager Francisco C. Terrazas refused to hand over the money without a direct government order and the Ministro de Gobernación in a telegram of 10 June authorised the loan. In July 1912 the bank tried to claim for this money, but it was held that Pereyra, though a coronel of rurales, was not the Jefe de Armas and had no authority to order the forced loanAGN, Fondo Gobernación Periódo Revolucionario, caja 54, exp 57.
On 20 May 1911 Maclovio Herrera, leader of the revolutionary forces, and Jefe de Armas J. Escalante took a forced loan of $10,000 from ParralAGN, Antiguos Bancos de Emisión, caja 302 receipt for $10,000 signed by Secretario del Jefe de Armas A R Escalante, visto bueno of Jefe Maclovio Herrera, 20 May 1911.
Two days later, on 22 May 1911, Gustavo A. Madero took $27,900.80 in billetes and metálico and $1.036.80 in U.S. dollars from Ciudad JuárezCEHM, Fondo Creel, 149, 38352, report on Banco Minero by Francisco C. Terrazas.
On 4 March 1912 José Inés Salazar and Antonio Rojas imposed a forced loan of $20,000 on Juan Terrazas, at the bank's branch in Ciudad Juárez. Terrazas paid with a cheque drawn on an El Paso bankAGN, Antiguos Bancos de Emisión, caja 91.
On 25 March and 1 April 1912 Francisco Villa took $50,000 from the branch in ParralCEHM, Fondo Creel, 149, 38352, report on Banco Minero by Francisco C. Terrazas. In a letter written to President Madero from the Penitenciary in Mexico City, Villa claimed that the $50,000 belonged to Juan and Cástulo Baca, who had said that their money was available to overthrow Madero's government (AGN, Fondo Francisco Madero, caja 47, exp. 1292-1) and, in addition, José de la Luz Soto, Jefe of the garrison in Parral, threateningly demanded $6,600. Miguel Chavez Dominguez, manager of the Parral branch, reported the facts to Enrique Creel in Mexico City, who was horrified by what he readST papers, Part II, box 1, 26 April 1912. The bank's attorney, Joaquín D. Casasus, asked to be reimbursed for the $50,000 that Villa had takenST papers, Part II, box 2, 4 July 1912. The bank received a receipt for $50,000 dated 1 April 1912 from Coronel Villa, Teniente Coronel Guadalupe Gaudea and Mayor E. C. Chávez, witnessed by the Administrador Principal de Timbre C. Carlos Villegas and Recaudador de Rentas C. Rafael V. Tarín, with the signatures legalised by the Presidente Municipal and Secretario of Hidalgo del Parral..
Villa's version is recorded by an unidentified correspondent. "At that moment Madero was called away by Gen. Téllez and I was left alone with the bandit [Villa]. Clad in picturesque charro costume, big-boned and alert, with heavy, bronzed face set with eyes bright and cunning enough to serve a tiger, he looked as one might imagine a robust representative of the lower regions who had disguised himself just enough to visit without fear of detention a more civilized realm. His speech was somber and slow, his silence deep and suspicious.
"Are the sacks really filled with flour, colonel?" I asked him.
He grinned. "Flour from the bank of Parral – Terrazas' flour that financed Orozco's revolution," was the chuckling reply. He then volunteered the following information: "I took Parral after a fierce battle and for eleven days I was the master of the town, but, receiving no reinforcements and being surrounded by superior forces, I decided to abandon it. Before evacuating, however, I went to the Banco Minero, owned by Luis Terrazas, and approached the cashier's window. "My name is Pancho Villa,' I said. "How much cash have you on hand?" The cashier answered in a weak voice, "180,000 pesos, senor." "I need them right away," said I. "Fill the sacks that are loaded on the mules outside of your building and muy pronto."
"Upon obeying, the frightened little man begged me for a receipt for the money, a matter for his personal protection. I handed him one that read: "I have received from the Banco Minero of Parral the sum of 160,000 pesos as a booty of war which the federal authorities will not have to repay." Then I folded up the paper and wrote on top of it: "You have been for a long time supporting and paying money to the rebels in the North; just for change pay some of the federals in the South." Then I patter the little man, gave him the receipt and a cigarette, and left him with a "muchas gracias, senor."Revista de Revistas, quoted in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 April 1914.
In May and June a total of $5,250.53 was taken from the branch in Ciudad Camargo. The bank received a receipt for $2,000, dated 26 May from General en Jefe de la Plaza, José Inés Salazar and two receipts, dated 2 June, for a total of $2,856 from General Antonio Rojas and Francisco del Toro. Finally, $394.53 was given to Colonel Antonio VillarrealAGN, Antiguos Bancos de Emisión, caja 302.
On 3 March 1913 there was a forced loan of $3,000 from the branch in Hermosillo.
On 20 March 1913 $27,900.80 was given on the orders of Gustavo Madero, Ministro de Hacienda del Gobierno Provisional, to Alberto Fuentes, Administrador de la Aduana in Ciudad Juárez.
On 20 May 1913 there was another forced loan of 1,036.80 US dollars ($2,073.60 Mexican) in Ciudad Juárez.
On 22 July 1913 forces under General Calixto Contreras occupied Gómez Palacio and sacked the bank's offices and took $4,142.49CEHM, Fondo Creel, 149, 38352, report on Banco Minero by Francisco C. Terrazas. The manager, Rafael García Galán, managed to save certain documents, $14,500 in issued notes and $31,055 in decommissioned notes (which had a 'PAID' perforation). The former were entrusted to the Banco Nacional de México branch to be credited to the Banco Minero's account and the latter deposited in the Banco de la LagunaST papers, Part II, box 2, letter from Rafael García Galán to Enrique Creel, 13 October 1914.
On 5 October 1913 General José Isabel Robles took a forced loan of $30,000 from the bank in Gómez PalacioCEHM, Fondo Creel, 193, 49613; AGN, Comisión Monetaria/Antiguos Bancos de Emisión, caja 302. The four receipts were 13 October $7,000 (CEHM, Fondo Creel, 193, 49614); 15 October $5,000 (CEHM, Fondo Creel, 193, 49615); 18 October $10,000 (CEHM, Fondo Creel, 193, 49616); 19 October $8,000 (CEHM, Fondo Creel, 193, 49617).
On 17 November 1913 Colonel Juan N. Medina, as Villa's Jefe de Estado Mayor, forced the branch in Ciudad Juárez to hand over its holdings: $83, 880 in Mexican bank notes and $811.95 in American notes and coins. He left behind $2,126 in cancelled notes (billetes mutilados y retirados de la circulación)AGN, Antiguos Bancos de Emisión, caja 302. General Villa gave a receipt, with the promise to return the money when the Constitutionalist treasury was in shape to do soEl Paso Herald, 18 November 1913.
In addition on 10 February 1913 three consignments of $10,000 oro nacional each were taken in an assault on a train at Los Tablos, San Luis Potosí.
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Vollmer deal ties millions to playing time, performance
Posted by Mike Florio on March 28, 2013, 2:25 PM EDT
The official numbers are for the deal signed by Patriots tackle Sebastian Vollmer.
Per a source with knowledge of the contract, the base value over four years is $16.75 million, but millions more are tied to playing time and performance.
The deal includes a $7 million signing bonus and base salaries of $1.25 million in 2013, $2 million in 2014, $2.25 million in 2015, and $2.25 million in 2016.
Plenty more can be earned via bonuses and incentives.
In 2013, Vollmer can each $750,000 in playing-time incentives, along with a $250,000 Pro Bowl bonus.
In 2014, Vollmer gets a $1 million roster bonus if he's on the team the third day of the league year — and if he participated in 80 percent of the plays in the prior year. He's also eligible for $2 million in playing-time incentives and $250,000 if he makes it to the Pro Bowl.
In 2015, Vollmer can earn another third-day-of-league-year roster bonus of $1 million, again if he participates in 80 percent of the snaps the prior year. Another $1 million comes from per-game roster bonuses of $62,500. Another $1.75 million is available in playing-time incentives, along with $250,000 if he makes it to the Pro Bowl.
The bonuses and incentives are the same in 2016 as in 2015.
It adds up to another $12.25 million, which pushes the maximum value to $29 million.
17 responses to "Vollmer deal ties millions to playing time, performance"
logicalvoicesays says:
He has to hold the camera at the right angle to reach the incentives. #CheatersgonnaCheat
harrisonhits2 says:
Hey Logicalvoices, how's Shanahan's salary cap cheating going ? Those is glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Please the National Fixed League has an agenda against my franchise. Those were APPROVED. We were SCREWED. The Patriots cheated and deserve the asterisks. #CheatingPats
bengaldiplomat says:
Bet Andre Smith is glad he didn't sign early now that the market is in his favor!
rc33 says:
Man, logicalvoice is "gettin' over" on those Pats fans, huh? A true Knight of the Keyboard if there ever was.
kacapaco says:
logicalvoicesays, you still talking abt the same stuff for a decade? man, ur mama needs to clean the basement. you r stuck in yesteryear.
ccjcsr says:
#oldnewsgetoverit
#hatersgonnahate
#Cowboysallday
thirtyrackdash says:
Excellent deal structure. He's had back problems so, if he plays, then he gets paid. If not then the money can be used to fill his spot. If he makes the probowl each year then he gets every penny he deserves and it's well worth it for NE.
ravenadam81 says:
WHY?? Are we hash tagging ..
Ridley Me This says:
@Logicalvoicesays, against your franchise? So you're Dan Snyder. Interesting. It kinda makes sense, since you're terrible and so is he.
Logicalvoices Shanahan's cheating goes back to his Denver days where the Donks were fined and docked draft picks for his salary cap cheating that allowed them to win the Super Bowl twice.
But as you say cheaters gonna cheat right ? So it doesn't surprise me at all they hit the Redskins with penalties for his current manipulations.
scalfor3 says:
Harrisonhits: Criticizing Shanahan for the cap shenanigans in Denver is legit. However, the docked cap space this year is a joke. The skins/boys got punished for breaking a rule that didn't exist. How dare they not participate in league-wide collusion?
This is coming from a fellow Pats fan who hates both the Redskins and the Cowboys.
250,000 for the Pro Bowl -IF- there is stil a Pro Bowl. Seems to be year by year right now. He shouldn't include that in his budget plan anyway.
patfanken says:
This deal makes perfect sense for an elite RT who has serious back issues. If he's healthy all 4 years, he'll get paid about $7MM/yr, which is certainly reasonable for an "all pro" RT.
If not it will be less than $4MM/yr, which will be what the Pats will have to pay for someone whose back blows out in 2 years.
WHAT an novelty. A deal that makes sense for both parties. :rolleyes:
j0esixpack says:
That's a more than fair contract for Vollmer – especially if he stays healthy.
But don't let reality get in the way of the haters who think the Patriots – who always spend to the salary cap – are cheap.
And folks – don't even begin to TRY to understand the "logic" of those who think the Patriots 2001–2004 Super Bowls are tainted because they broke a 2006 rule in 2007.
They only embarrass themselves.
patsfiend says:
This seems about right for Vollmer. He's a beast when he's healthy, so let's hope the big German stays healthy!
Looks like we've got Bozo II on here now, except somehow, stunningly, even less intelligent. At least hash tag master up above has the cajones to state his team.


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A win and a defeat in Edinburgh triangular
Published by admin on 7th February 2020 7th February 2020
Both Dundee teams had triangular fixtures last weekend in League 1 of the National Leagues. The ladies made their debut in the new Menzieshill Community Hub taking on two teams from City of Edinburgh. The opening set against Edinburgh lll was proving difficult as the 'home' side had difficulty with the new surroundings and found themselves 12/20 down. A run of 4 points from Lucy Wishart's service pulled them closer then scores from Laura Ward and a net block from Lana Edgar brought them within one point at 22/23. A hitting error gave the young Edinburgh side set point but Hannah lawrie rescued the team with 2 scores before an Edinburgh mistake gave Dundee he set 25/23.
A run of 10 points at the start of the set from Hanna Lawrie's service caused enough damage for Dundee to take the set 25/16. The early part of the third set was point ofr point but from 11/11 scores from Agnes Bednarek and Laura Ward took the Dundee side to 23/14 before Lawrie again won the last point for a 25/16 win to complete a 3 set to 0 win.
Edinburgh ll proved a more difficult obstacle but again Hannah Lawrie opened up with a run of 10 points from her service. The lead was too much for the visitors to break down and Dundee won the set 25/16. The Edinburgh side then used the height of hitter Jessica Gillies to win the next 2 sets 25/12 and 25/20. Neither side cold open up a gap in the fourth set with scores from Lawrie and Ward giving Dundee a 22/17 lead. Edinburgh came back to level at 22/22 but 2 points from Lucy Wishart and then a service 'ace' gave Dundee the set 25/23. Edinburgh were not to be denied and they took the deciding set 15/7 to maintain their position at the top of the table.