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Ask PFW: Drafting a QB plan?
Andy Hart
Patriots.com Writer
It's the offseason and the madness is upon us. Will Gronk retire? Will we trade Gronk? Will we trade Gronk, Brady and Edelman as a package? Will we trade all the current players for all the draft picks in the entire draft???? It's all a little nerve racking for the average fan. I've always relied on blind faith in the Hoodie this time of year. Do you think he has it all under control as usual?
Chris Guay
In general, faith in Bill Belichick is very much warranted based on his long track record for success. That being said, I always analyze decisions on a more individual basis. I will continue to do just that. While the offseason got off to a tough start in some ways regarding the future of Gronkowski/Brady as well as the big-money free agent departures, things have looked up of late. I love the fact that Belichick enters the draft with a pair of first-round picks, four in the first two rounds and five of the top 95 selections. I'm intrigued to see how he puts that type of capital to use on draft weekend either through individual selections or trades to acquire top value. It should be fun. Continue the faith.
How well do you think the Patriots will do this season? Do you think they have the skill to go to the Super Bowl. Also, who do you think will go to the Super Bowl?
Richard Medeiros
Assuming that Tom Brady is running the show for Belichick and throwing to Gronkowski, I think the Patriots will win the AFC East yet again this fall and compete for a Super Bowl. While Vegas has New England as the favorite for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, I do have some questions about the team. The biggest would be about the left tackle spot and the improvement of the front seven on defense. As of right now, and with what I see on the tackle depth chart, I would lean toward the Patriots not going to the Super Bowl. You really want an April Super Bowl prediction that will probably be very wrong? How about Steelers vs. Vikings!
Reports out today said Gronkowski's frustration with Belichick stems from being "chastised" in front of other players regarding his performance and its connection to his training regimen with Guerrero. Earlier reports indicated Belichick being displeased with Gronkowski's message to Amendola following his signing with the Dolphins. If these reports are true, Belichick has to be growing tired of this ongoing distraction. As Patriots fans, we all know that the Coach doesn't tolerate behavior or attitudes that become an obstacle to the team-first concept. Bottom line, do you feel there is any chance that Belichick would trade Gronkowski? Thanks.
Gary Madera
Would you be shocked if Patriots traded Gronk and one of their 2d round picks for Giants 2d pick in the draft to grab a QB?
Sean McCluster
Would Belichick trade Gronk? Has he ever at least considered the possibility? Probably. At this point, though, I don't believe Belichick is going to trade Gronkowksi and Cooks in the same offseason. That would very much strip Brady of his top options. But, I also don't really know where Gronkowski stands in terms of his motivation to play and his contentment with his current contract. Could that force the Patriots hand in a trade? It's possible but seemingly less likely now than it was a few weeks ago. So, yes, I'd be shocked if the Patriots traded Gronk to the Giants for the No. 2 pick to take a quarterback. It would be a bold move by both teams, and in my opinion a terrible trade from the New York perspective.
I hope the Pats select Kolton Miller with the 23th pick to replace Solder, Sam Hubbard with the 31th pick to upgrade the pass rush, Mason Rudolph with the 43th pick to be our QB when Brady retires and the best CB available with the 63th pick. What do you think?
Julio Hernandez
I'm not in love with it, especially the Miller selection. I don't think he's a sure-fire left tackle to plug and play in the NFL. In fact, if I had to bet one way or the other I'd bet Miller is a bust. Hubbard is a versatile guy, but I'm not sure he warrants a first-round pick or has a lot of upside in the NFL. Second-round pick? I'd love him. Rudolph wouldn't be my first choice for a developmental QB – that would be Mike White out of Western Kentucky. I certainly would not be opposed to a young cornerback to add to the mix of veteran talent.
Do you think that in evaluating which QB to draft the Patriots may be considering if he would be willing to do Brady-like contract structure after his rookie contract expires, and that would eliminate QBs who are likely be pursuing top money?
Frank Dorme
No, no I do not. I don't really know how you would assess that. (I'm not taking anyone's word for it.) I think the Patriots have to focus on finding the best QB possible in terms of talent and upside. That's enough of a challenge.
If you look at the abysmal performance of the Patriots secondary in the last SB and the total level of compensation of that unit, the Patriots clearly did not get near the value for their money. Do you think it would be fair to have someone like Devin McCourty be asked for a pay cut?
Sam Belford
I have always been one who thought McCourty got a very good contract for himself when he re-signed in New England. But he's also a solid player. Is he overpaid? Probably. But he's probably still at least a year away from being asked to take a pay cut. Beyond that, there aren't really any other options. You aren't going to get Stephon Gilmore to do it, and he may have been the best defensive back by the end of last season anyway. Patrick Chung just got a new deal. Duron Harmon is only a year into his relatively modest deal after re-signing. And Eric Rowe is playing out his rookie contract. It will be interesting to see how the secondary looks – and lives up to its combined pay – this fall in the post-Butler era with the addition of Jason McCourty.
Hello again from a huge fan in PA (born in Rhode Island though) and as always thank you very much for all the work keeping us fans informed. With Brandin Cooks now traded I believe it is Phillip Dorsett's time to shine in New England. He is just as fast as Cooks, they ran the exact same 40 time, and even quicker as he ran a better three-cone drill. Am I crazy to think that he could become a go-to option in this offense in 2018? If he does flash his potential signing him to a new deal would be a lot cheaper than whatever it is Cooks wanted. It has been reported that the Patriots tried to extend Cooks' contract but they were far apart on money, do you know if this is true? I think the offense could be especially explosive this year, assuming that Gronk plays, what are your thoughts?
Michael Pizzoli
Thanks guys for the work you do. Pats fan from the Bahamas, I've noticed that we've signed a bit of wide receivers and we don't talk about Phillip Dorsett I'm curious as to what you see as Dorsett's future this season with the team. After the Brandon Cooks trade do you see him taking over as the speed receiver/deep threat for the team? Or do you think that'll be difficult for him to make the roster with the depth at wide receiver and be cut or traded?
Walcott Miller
Crazy? Let's got with overly optimistic, Michael. Dorsett has never really been a go-to option, either in college or the pros. Still, he does have a chance to expand his role after a full offseason in the system. He arrived late in the process last September and that's not easy. I don't think he's as talented as Cooks, but he has potential and could fill the speed-base role to some degree working with the overall depth at the spot that includes a returning Edelman, Chris Hogan and others. The way I look at it, Edelman, Hogan and whoever is most healthy between Jordan Matthews/Malcolm Mitchell are probably the most likely to make the team. Then there will be some interesting competition and battling for roles and roster spots. I'm intrigued by Dorsett in that mix, but I wouldn't want to have to count on him at this point. It should make OTAs and offseason practices fun to watch as the passing game plays out before our eyes, an area that's actually sometimes worth assessing in non-pads action.
When Rams coach Sean McVay was talking about Cooks it seems like he oversold him by saying he competes for the ball and fights through contact. Was I watching a different Cooks? Don't get me wrong, he's good but I didn't think he fought for the ball at all and he definitely can't be used all over the field. I think losing him takes away an element to the passing game but not as much as people think your opinion?
Chuck Merritt
I was somewhat critical of Cooks contributions and fit last season and was very much criticized for that criticism. Now, more have seemed to question his fighting for the ball, versatility, short-game contributions and field awareness. I guess that's how it works when you change teams. Cooks has a lot of talent and potential. But he also clearly has some limitations as he prepares to play for his third team in three years. He is who he is, but that doesn't mean he's who we think he can be. I learned that. I think the Patriots learned that. McVay may learn that at some point, too.
1. Do you see Pats drafting a guard as insurance to Shaq Mason?
2. Don't you think that instead of drafting a cornerback, the team should give Eric Rowe, Cyrus Jones and Jonathan Jones a chance to prove if they are the real deal instead of putting another player in the mix and taking the snaps from guys who could give a more exact impression?
3. In a scenario where we are so stocked that we need to trade a player, who would you trade and why: Malcolm Mitchell (injuries) or Chris Hogan (age and contract)?
Gregorio Ladeira
Love these numbered, multi-part questions. I do think New England could be in the market for a guard to protect against Mason leaving as a free agent after next season. I think his reputation around the league is good enough that he could warrant a pretty hefty contract next spring as the money thrown around at all positions continues to grow. I am interested in adding a young corner. While I think Rowe is serviceable, at worst, as a No. 3 option. I don't have high hopes for either Jones. Certainly Cyrus Jones has shown me enough to really doubt him ever doing anything as a top-3 NFL cornerback. Finally, I would trade Mitchell because of his health concerns that date back to college at Georgia. I'm not sure he'll ever be able to put forth full seasons of full contributions. Hogan has been pretty healthy over his career (though not last year) and has shown the ability to contribute at impressive and at times clutch level for Brady and this offense.
If Josh McDaniels staying as offensive coordinator does indeed mean will be the successor of Coach Belichick, will he have an increased input into this year's draft selections, particularly in regards to quarterbacks? If so, do we see him favor a pocket passer in an attempt to somewhat continue coach BB's offense or do we see a more mobile quarterback like Josh's previous selection of Tim Tebow?
Though McDaniels has downplayed the idea that he's been promised anything for the future, if he's the successor to Belichick I do believe he would have an even more meaningful voice in the potential selection of a quarterback in the draft. It only makes sense, especially with Belichick reportedly opening his "world" up to his offensive assistant. That would seem to include the draft process, certainly at the position McDaniels works with most closely. But, I'm not sure that would give an indication of what direction the team would go in terms of style of quarterback. McDaniels and Belichick have both been key parts of drafting a lot of quarterbacks with a lot of very different skill sets. Tebow was different than Ryan Mallet, Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett. I think both coaches and the entire scouting staff would be looking for the best quarterback overall, the guy with the potential to play at a very high level in the NFL regardless of exactly how he plays the position.
If Pats are unable to land a top-rated QB, then BB is likely taking Lauletta and the question is where? The 46th pick is high, but considering that Bill spent 2d rounders on the likes of Tavon Wilson and Jordan Richards, why not on the QB? Or will he be anxiously awaiting for Lauletta at 63?
Len Dryer
Hello guys, is it conceivable that the Patriots do NOT take a QB in this year's draft? I was just thinking that since most QB-needy teams will be picking one this year, would it be worth waiting until next year given that there'd be less competition?
Jaimie Bains
I think anything is possible. I really do. I think the Patriots are doing a lot of work on the quarterback position – as they really are with all positions – and would like to add one to the mix. Maybe that could be a guy they deem to be elite who slips to 23. Maybe that could be a mid-round guy. Really the only thing I would be stunned with would be a trade up to the top-10 to get a quarterback. But if the quarterbacks they deem worthy are drafted before they can pounce, then they could also go without taking one. They won't take a guy they don't like just fill a slot on the depth chart only to cut him later. That would be dumb. As for Lauletta, I know many have pinpointed him as the perfect Patriots quarterback option, but I'm not sure that's the case. I know his stock is very much on the rise, but I'm not sure it should be. I'm not in love with him just because he has a background that includes the Navy and lacrosse. But what do I know? They don't let me in the War Room.
Hey guys, thanks for giving us fans some great analysis over the offseason. My question is now that we have 2 first-round picks which 2 prospects would be your dream picks that could realistically fall to the Patriots? I personally would love it if they took Either Mike McGlinchey or Kolton Miller at 23, and Sam Hubbard or Leighton Vander Esch at 31. Excited to hear your thoughts. Big fan up here in chilly Canada.
Murray Roberts
As I said earlier I'm not a big fan of Miller and don't really feel much better about McGlinchey. The tackle I like is Pitt's Brian O'Neill. While both Hubbard and Vander Esch intrigue me, I don't know if they would represent good long term value at 31. My dream for 23 is simple – B.C. pass rusher Harold Landry. But I don't think that's very realistic at this point. At 31 I'll go with O'Neill or Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander.
There are few Patriots who I wonder if they deserve to make a 53-man roster including Richards, Grissom and possibly C. Jones if he does not show well again in the camp? Yes, they were 2nd- and 3rd- round draft picks and are on the rookie deals, but their compensations are not peanuts anymore and also why not give the new draftees a chance to show if they have an upside?
I think it's safe to say all three are very much on the roster bubble. Grissom has already been cut in the past and spent time on the practice squad. He's little more than a special teamer. Richards' stock is certainly not on the rise after his issues last season. Many thought he was on the bubble last summer. And Jones has not proven himself – at least not in a positive way – as either a returner or a cornerback in his two seasons. Coming off a torn ACL, his future is dubious at best. So your feelings about those guys are pretty dead on.
What are the chances that we re-sign James Harrison? I liked what he was able to contribute even if it's just in the mentality of the opponents that they at least have to account for him coming off the edge. I can see him playing a role just as Chris Long did for us a year ago, what do you guys think?
Evan Hatley
I thought Harrison contributed down the stretch last season, both as an edge-setter against the run and with some rushes off the edge. I do think the team would look to get younger and better at that spot. If it can continue to add talent in the draft and if Derek Rivers is coming back well from his torn ACL, then Harrison may not be needed. If things don't work out, then I think Harrison would be an option. In an ideal world I'd prefer to move on from Harrison. But if needed, I wouldn't rule out a return. I think the team might feel the same way.
Awesome work you do all year round - really appreciate the work you do! I have kind of a crazy question - is it possible to make a 'speculative trade'? What I mean by that is the following. What if a team (say the Patriots) offer their 1st (or 2nd) round pick next year to two teams. In return they will get both teams 2nd (or 3rd) round picks of this year. The team that finishes with the best record in the following year eventually gets the 1st (or 2nd) round pick of the Patriots and the other is left with nothing. Of course this doesn't have to be a 1st or 2nd round pick, but it could also be with other rounds if the earlier rounds are too risky. The basis of this idea is that two teams can bet on themselves, with a possible acceptable loss, and the opportunity of a substantial gain - while the Patriots are in a win-win and win-now mode. What do you think about it, and is it legal/possible? Thx - Greetings from Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Freek van Heck
I love these creative questions, but no. Not legal. Not allowed. And why would other teams take such a risk? It could also make for some crazy scenarios that might be almost impossible follow, especially if picks were traded more than once along the way. My head hurts just imagining it.
Hi. I have a question regarding the new rule involving "leading with the helmet." How does this impact players, in particular, quarterbacks like Tom Brady who go for it on third-and-1 or fourth-and-1? Do you think we will see less of the quarterback sneaks? Tom is one of the best at it. Thanks.
Donna Gallo
This is one of the many questions left with this new rule. I don't think the league or the officials even really know how this rule is going to be written up or called at this point. I'm very much interested in talking to the officials about these types of things when they visit training camp and meet with the media this summer. I personally think this rule is going to be horrific and lead to many controversies. I could even see it being scrapped midseason in pure chaos. But, we'll see. We'll see.
With the Cooks trade (GREAT move btw) do you see the Pats trading their 2 first-rounders to the Browns for #4 to select DE Chubb? He would bring their D to the next level & they would still have plenty of picks in later rounds to address their other needs (LB, LT, etc).
Justin Sane
While I think that would be a bad trade value for the Browns, I would definitely consider it from a Patriots perspective. I really like Chubb and he fills a big need at a key spot in modern football. I don't think it's realistic or likely, but these are the things that are fun to talk about when a team has multiple picks in the first two rounds and a coach who is not afraid to move around the draft board. We have a couple more weeks of this fun!
With the departure of Nate Solder, who do you foresee taking his place?
Karen Pike
To me, that's the biggest question the Patriots face between now and opening day. If I had to pick a guy from the roster right now, I'd go with LaAdrian Waddle. But I wouldn't rule out a draft pick getting the job or a trade, either. Most likely, though, would be Waddle winning the job to open the year and then maybe a rookie – or even Antonio Garcia – sliding into the role at some later point in the season. I have to be honest, I don't feel great about any of the options. Maybe I'll feel differently after training camp and preseason action. But we've all seen examples problems at left tackle derailing a team's offense. Hopefully by the fall, that's not the case for Brady and Co.
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What is notable in regards to your question above, is that this work is extremely critical of the American Government's behavior towards Native Americans, yet remains almost required reading in many American High Schools.
So it is a shifting, evolving truth.
Western nations tend to have greater commitments to free speech, official censorship channels do not have the same power here as in other countries like Russia and Turkey. Therefore, there isn't a "Western historians do not accept" type situation as you suggest because a truly critical eye can dominate in the academia of the West over official pronouncements on sensitive topics. While elsewhere, official pronouncements cannot be criticized without fear of punishment or censure.
This doesn't mean the West has fully addressed past national crimes, it just means critical speech and dissent is more tolerated than in other nations on sensitive topics, generally speaking.


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At that point, my wife joined the conversation and mentioned that the teachers probably used graphing calculator in high school and college as well. Sigh. Nothing like feeling old. It seems when I was in my college years, there were classes devoted to learning how to plot equations on these large toggle switch laden things called minicomputers. We have improved a bit since then and graphing calculators are one example. In my daughters school, graphing calculators are used to teach subjects, they are not a subject per-se. If I put my analogy hat on for a moment, I think back to the day, with all their consternations, minicomputers let me do better math and science. Graphing calculators can now handle many of those chores and presumably will help my daughter do better math and science. Thinking about clusters, with all their modern day consternations, I have to ask what is stopping clusters from being a useful tool. Instead of plotting equations, however, we can calculate and plot entire solution spaces right in the classroom.
Consternation - a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. That is pretty much how I sum up those that know nothing about clusters. Indeed, racks of blinking lights, wires and fans are still and alarming amazement to me.
One obvious one solution is enhanced education. Ahh, well, there is the catch. Check your favorite search engine for "Beowulf Cluster Courses" or "Linux Cluster Courses" and some of the top responses are people asking where to find such a course. There were some hits, however, I'll mention those later.
A second issue is finding people to teach about clusters. Most of the rugged individualists and cluster pioneers, are too busy to teach or write about clusters. There are exceptions of course, but in general, with clusters it seems you are either plowing the fields or building the plow. Taking time to explain your craft just does not seem to fit in the workday.
As I mentioned above, finding people to teach about clusters is difficult. This situation then begs the question, In the absence of courses, how does one learn about clusters?There seem to be two ways, both of which do not sale very well. First, you have the old fashion apprenticeship. Working with someone who has clusters (and knows what they are doing) is great way to learn. The other is to set off by yourself and with the help of a mailing list of two build your own cluster. Both approaches take time. The do it yourself approach will allow you to make mistakes which of course is how you learn about most things.
It should be noted however, that most cluster people be they users or administrators usually don't go into such projects blindly. They bring with them some "carry over" from other areas of computing. Indeed, a large portion of "cluster know-how" comes from other established areas of computing. They all have some level of an educational infrastructure (manuals, mailing lists, freely available software, and even courses) that can be leveraged by those wanting to learn about clusters. Consider the following topic list.
Message Passing Interface (MPI)- Because MPI has been around before clusters hit the big time, there are numerous books and classes that facilitate learning MPI. Also, PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) was a great way to connect workstations and learn about parallel computing.
Compilers- Most cluster experts have a good understanding of compilers and building code. Understanding that the long stream of error messages can be due to missing library (and easily fixed) prevents the sense of overwhelm that comes with trying to build that new software package in your environment.
Commodity Hardware- Most clusters use off-the-shelf hardware. Resources for understanding commodity hardware are also plentiful. Although nothing works like have a motherboard or two with which to test ideas.
Schedulers- Resource scheduling has been around ever since people started sharing computers. There are resources to help learn about schedulers and like most things, a little hands-on time does wonders.
Networking - Networking is perhaps the toughest area to find good information -- even in cluster courses. For many other cases non-optimal network performance works quite well for just browsing the web or transferring a file. Although much of Linux networking is plug-and-play, there is room for optimization when it comes to clusters. High end interconnect networks have in the past been even more obscure. Fortunately the market seems to be focusing on either 10 GigE or Infiniband solutions and many of the high end network companies are moving in this direction as well.
In my opinion a good cluster course puts all this together and provides insights on how to weave the essential parts of these components into well oiled cluster machine. Of course, there are some exclusive cluster issues which deal with parallel computing, but a good grasp of the above issues is creates a solid foundation.


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InnerCHANGE East Harlem NYC was launched in January 2019 by a family who had relocated from England back in 2014. The team is committed to Jesus-centered companionship alongside those struggling with the tough challenges of loneliness, loss of direction, isolation, and poor health.
Our team vision is inspired by Isaiah 58:6-7: "loose the chains of injustice… share your food with the hungry, provide the poor wanderer with shelter… do not turn away from your own flesh and blood".
East Harlem is a 70% Latinx inner city neighborhood. 50% of our neighbors are in the lowest socio-economic groups, with many families in public housing. Migrants arriving in the last twenty years, many from Mexico, are often under-documented. The neighborhood has rich survival mechanisms demonstrated through creativity, music and an energetic commitment to celebration.
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KIMBERLEY CAIRNS – MINDS MATTER
We meet the Sale-born integrative psychologist whose outstanding work in mental health is helping everyone from school children and sportspeople to workers in Covid-struck care homes to prioritise wellness and live free from mental distress
With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem in this country each year and the pandemic-hit planet all too often feeling upside down, we've never been more in need of people like Kimberley.
Compassionate and gently spoken, she has 13 years' experience working in mental health and innovatively challenging inequalities within support provision. She advises the Government, is published in medical journals, volunteers her time and expertise, and is an award-winning wellness influencer too.
A passion for the lives of others
Kimberley (BSC, MSC, MBPsS) grew up in her parents' Cheshire hotel, which was renowned for its celebrity clientele, charity fundraisers and cultural diversity. She was surrounded daily by people from all walks of life.
"I was so intrigued by these diverse characters, their life stories and often, the challenges they faced," recalls Kimberley. "Little did I know, this curiosity would become my life's work."
After completing a master's degree in psychology, Kimberley secured her first role in mental health at the world-famous Priory in Altrincham. Initially, she worked with adult addictions, later moving into the care of young people with eating disorders, igniting a passion for helping those battling negative body image.
Kimberley is pioneering a positive psychology initiative known as 'psycho-aesthetics', which supports the consumer (e.g. someone considering anti-wrinkle injections) in exploring the connection between a p pearance and emotions, enabling them to make healthier treatment choices. This work saw her found The Aesthetic Wellness Foundation, the first charity of its kind.
In an industry that is unregulated and a world that's increasingly conscious of how it looks to others (the 'Zoom boom' has us all living through the selfie lens), her influence has never been more vital.
"The work of the foundation is simple – to reduce harm," explains Kimberley. "We want each and every person who chooses an aesthetic treatment to have a safe, healthy and fulfilled experience, one which brings about a positive, lasting impact on their lives. Sadly, our work exists because this is not always the case. We are there when adverse, life-changing r e a c tions do happen, providing an under- standing and non-judgmental space for anyone who has suffered psychologically due to treatment trauma."
Kimberley has acted as a clinical advisor to the Government on the issues of regulation and last year, she helped put a law in place that made it illegal for underage patients to have fillers.
Constructing the 'fourth emergency service'
Kimberley also works as a volunteer emergency therapist and project leader for Heads Up – a national charitable organisation that provides a rapid emergency response to psychological trauma suffered on a catastrophic scale.
"We work on the ground, helping the emotional recovery of those involved in devastating events," says Kimberley. "We were there at the 2017 Manchester bombing, the Grenfell Tower fire and the London Bridge terror attacks. Our latest work, CovidAid, is a programme created to 'care for the carers', targeting traumatised care home workers in, amongst other places, north Manchester."
Wellness for all
Additionally, Kimberley works within education and leading businesses, to ensure wellness is integrated into the curriculum or working day, as well as with elite sports personnel, including Olympian Rebecca Adlington OBE. Each strand aims to bring about a shift in attitude towards mental wellbeing in communities that have previously been excluded from the discussion:
"We often overlook those who have a perfect life on paper and fail to recognise the unique challenges of unique circumstances."
Kimberley also works with Eden Wellstyle, an organisation that offers access to carefully selected, fully trained wellness providers and whose holistic philosophy encompasses everything f rom creative arts and nutrition to consultant psychiatry.
Better times ahead
"My work is really focused on how we capture wellness as a part of our everyday discussion," says Kimberley. "It's about making time for our wellness before our bodies make time for illness."
Whilst the world's a bit of a scary place right now, it feels a whole lot brighter to discover the work of Kimberley.
"It's not all doom and gloom," she smiles. "There are some better times ahead and some great opportunities for preserving our wellness."
The Aesthetic Wellness Foundation / www.ipaw.org.uk
Heads Up / www.uknationalresilience.com
Eden Wellstyle / www.edentherapiesharleystreet.co.uk
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Mexico City Joins in Banning Animals in Circuses
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Mexico City became the latest place in Mexico to ban the use of animals in circuses Monday as the city council voted overwhelmingly for the prohibition, with fines of $45,000 to $60,000.
The law does not apply to water shows with dolphins or bull fighting nor does it prohibit the use of animals in Mexico's traditional rodeos, known as "charreadas."
Circuses will be given one year to change their acts.
Several states and cities in Mexico had previously approved such bans, which allow acrobats, clowns and other circus acts to continue.
Circuses argue their animals are treated humanely and say some actually enjoy performing. But animal rights activists argue the animals are often held in confined spaces with poor conditions and are forced into performing.
Stephen Payne, a spokesman for Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros., which over the weekend ended a two-week stay in Mexico's capital, said the circus maintains the highest standards on animal protection.
The measure "doesn't say anything about rodeos, bullfighting or anything else so it does strike us as somewhat hypocritical," Payne said
He said Ringling Bros. is open to working with authorities at different levels to see that the circus protects animals and to bring the event back to Mexico City.
"If their goal is animal welfare improvements, regulate them. Otherwise you're just driving these circuses to look for venues outside the federal district," Payne said.


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The Sierra Club's Broken Moral Compass
The Sierra Club took fossil fuel money. Lots of it. How dare it falsely accuse other people of doing this.
Almost exactly a year ago, Time magazine revealed that the Sierra Club had secretly taken
over $25 million in donations from the gas industry, mostly from. Chesapeake Energy – one of the biggest gas drilling companies in the U.S.. [backup link]
Time's environmental activist reporter, Bryan Walsh, tried his best to spin the story. He portrayed America's "oldest environmental group" as a passive victim to which embarrassing things just happen.
You see, the Sierra Club doesn't make strategic decisions with its eyes wide open. Its well-paid executives didn't calculate, assess, weigh the pros and cons, and then pursue a course of action for which that organization deserves to be held morally answerable.
According to Walsh's account, the poor little Sierra Club merely sashays through life until one day, quite to its surprise, it "finds itself caught on the horns of [a] dilemma."
Time magazine made it sound as though the big news was that the Sierra Club had turned its back on an additional $30 million of fossil fuel funding. But the salient issue, of course, is that America's oldest green group pocketed $25 million from a company whose product it demonizes. $25 million. Between 2007 and 2010.
The Sierra Club's website has a "Dirty Fuels' page that portrays fossil fuels as an instrument of the devil. It contains fewer than 250 words of text, but no shortage of colourful language:
climate disaster
not an option that would allow our planet and its inhabitants to survive
catastrophic climate change [backup link]
That webpage, in turn, invites us to visit DirtyOilSands.org. When surveying the front page there, a pinched and proper Victorian matron comes to mind, voicing moral disgust:
Dirty oil
Dirty diplomacy
World's dirtiest
five dirtiest [backup link]
But to return to the Time magazine article, it includes the following:
Though the group ended its relationship with Chesapeake in 2010.the news raises concerns about influence industry may have had on the Sierra Club's independence.Michael Brune, the Sierra Club's executive director since 2010, told me. "The first rule of advocacy is that you shouldn't take money from industries and companies you're trying to change."
Here we have a case of a reporter equating the environmentalist perspective with the public's perspective. If you are a loyal Sierra Club supporter yes, the independence of your organization is a concern. But to outsiders, the screamingly obvious problem is that the Sierra Club is morally bankrupt.
It took dirty money. Lots of it. And it has no plans to give that money back.
If you spend your life campaigning against alcohol, you cannot secretly cash cheques from a bourbon distillery. If you want the rest of the world to believe that nuclear power is dangerous, you cannot quietly accept bags of cash from a manufacturer of nuclear reactors.
Once these things come to light your credibility evaporates. The appropriate response from the rest of us is to strike you from the list of people who deserve to be taken the slightest bit seriously.
Four days ago, the Sierra Club's broken moral compass was once again on prodigious display. CNN broadcast a three-and-a-half minute debate between Michael Brune, the Sierra Club's executive director, and Marc Morano, who runs the Climate Depot skeptic blog. A full transcript is available, but here are the essential points:
Brune says he doesn't want to "waste any time on this" because "the science is settled." He says that wildfires, drought, and Superstorm Sandy are evidence that "Our climate has begun to be destabilized"
Morano says that peer-reviewed scientific literature indicates no upward trend in droughts, floods, or hurricanes
in response to a question from CNN, Morano acknowledges that CO2 "is rising." He says that the global temperature has stalled for 16 years and that "the bottom line is we have always had extreme weather"
Brune says: "I haven't met Marc. I'm sure he's a nice guy. He's not a climate scientist. He runs a website that's financed by Chevron and Exxon."
Morano interrupts, saying that this is "Absolutely not true."
Let us stop right there. Morano says his website isn't funded by Chevron or Exxon. If the Sierra Club has evidence to the contrary, there has been ample time since that CNN broadcast to produce it.
So where is it? If none is available that means the head of the Sierra Club said something patently untrue on national television. There was nothing accidental about this untruth. It was intended to smear Morano, to diminish his credibility with CNN viewers.
In other words, the head of the Sierra Club chose to falsely accuse Morano of behaviour that his organization is, itself, outrageously guilty of. That's Michael Brune's idea of debate.
These people have no shame.
Dear Sierra Club. Until you return every last cent of that dirty money, you lack the moral authority to criticize anyone. About anything.
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Saya Chone (, 1866–1917) was a prominent Burmese painter based in Mandalay. He served as a royal court painter during the reign of King Thibaw Min, the last monarch of the Konbaung dynasty. After the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886, he created many works depicting Burmese palace life.

Gallery

See also
Burmese art

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1917 deaths
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Tel Aviv was originally planned as a garden city with an inclusive urban plan. Intended for the deluge of immigrants pouring into the city after Israel's founding, the 1930s found an influx of German-Jewish architects fleeing Europe and transforming Tel Aviv into "The White City." Now, Tel Aviv includes the largest concentration of Bauhaus-style architecture in the world and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In more recent years the city has experienced another visible urban evolution due to a flourishing technology sector and international partnerships.


The Book of Standage: Doodle-Do!!
Heather has learned a new sound...and it is cute!! See for yourself!
how fun! I wish i would have been able to post on a blog when my kids were little, and be able to remember the cute things they did like this.


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Batman/Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows is a 2004 DC Comics one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and Poison Ivy written by Ann Nocenti and illustrated by John Van Fleet. Cast Shadows follows a mysterious killer, who seems to be carrying out a series of Ivy-like murders. Batman, investigating, discovers they are somehow linked to a new tower that has been blocking out the sunlight to Poison Ivy's cell in Arkham Asylum, as he and Ivy work together to take the killer down. The story also depicts the romantic potential between Batman and Ivy.

Plot
Poison Ivy is tending to her window sill garden in Arkham Asylum where she has created a plant that absorbs sunlight, and then gives it off later, freeing Gotham from the electrical grid. Suddenly, it all goes dark, when industrialist Dan Trimbel's construction of Gotham Tower blocks out the light, much to her grief. She sees her therapist, Doctor Wood. He gives her pills to manage her condition, but she spits them into her chair when he isn't looking. He and Ivy discuss her poison lips, and Ivy tells him that any man who loves her must be insane, or have a death wish. Meanwhile, Batman captures a deranged billionaire art collector, and takes him to Arkham, where Doctor Wood gives him the tour, and has him meet with Ivy, who demonstrates some of her creations, and how they might benefit the world.

Willing to work with him, Ivy aids Batman as he takes the patient to Gotham Hospital where they discover that there is a toxin inside him. There are other victims, including a man who worked in the mailroom of a skyscraper. The mailman is also deranged. His boss has also been brought in to hospital complaining of the same problems. Working together to find the solution, Batman puts Ivy in flesh make up so she can seem normal. Batman rushes to find flowers growing from the Mailman's corpse. He also finds that in the commotion, Ivy has kissed all of the infected patients and they went into sleeps, and a second later, they all woke up cured. Ivy in the meantime has escaped, and Batman takes a sample from a patient and retreats to the Batcave.

There, he finds a flower posted to Bruce Wayne, thanking him for investing in Gotham Tower. His butler, Alfred Pennyworth, notes that Batman has been poisoned by the flowers. Batman tells Alfred he must kiss Poison Ivy for the cure, and that if he fails Alfred must kill him. Batman chases Ivy to the Gotham Tower, where she has Trimbel tied up with her vines. Ivy and Batman confront each other, where Ivy says that Doctor Wood is the one who sent the flowers out, because he wanted Ivy. Ivy went along with it because she did it for everyone who has no light, everyone who lives in grey office cubicles and dark apartments and black prison cells. Batman warns Ivy that he'll have to knock her out to kiss her to make sure that she doesn't kill him when he passes out after being cured. Ivy insists for him to trust her, despite Batman's doubts. Batman at first decides to punch her, hesitates, then they embrace and kiss passionately instead. Upon being cured, he falls, but saves himself, and saves Ivy as Gotham Tower collapses when — assuming Batman dead — Poison Ivy tries to kill herself, once more insinuating that it is more than just lust she feels for him. Ivy and Batman share a moment together speaking, watching her plant creations create light, and Batman compliments her on her talent. Ivy then agrees to cure Trimbel so long as he agrees to stop building Gotham Tower, and he goes into a sleep after accepting this exchange.

In the final scene Batman takes Ivy back to Arkham Asylum, so that Ivy can finish her rehabilitation. Discouraged, Ivy complains to Batman about the lack of light in her cell, and Batman  responds that there is nothing he can do about it, before departing. Ivy is welcomed back by the other patients on that ward. Meanwhile, on the way out Batman pays a visit to Doctor Wood, revealed to now himself be a patient at the asylum for his insanity. Transferred to a new cell the next morning, Ivy is stunned when she discovers that someone has had her room moved to a special cell where she can be in the sunlight, and has been filled with flowers as a gift. Upon being told some "anonymous benefactor" wanted to make sure her time isn't as daunting as it might have been, a touched Ivy smiles and thanks Batman.

Reception
Ray Tate concluded in his review for Comics Bulletin: "Ms. Nocenti creates a credible, original plot that simultaneously provides sympathy and intent for Ivy." He also noted John Van Fleet's unique artwork "work[s] beautifully together" with the story.

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Batman graphic novels
DC Comics one-shots
2004 comics debuts
Poison Ivy (character)


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Black Scholes Approximation of European Call Option Price by CRR

William Fan

02/24/2010 - Updated comments

02/22/2010 - Initial revision

Prices a European call option by modeling the price of the asset as a
binomial stochastic tree. A classic no-arbitrage assumption can bound the
price of an option in terms of its underlying asset, but the fair option
price is furthermore a function of the distribution of returns earned by
the underlying asset. Therefore, a unique option price can be predicted by
modeling a complete market vis-à-vis the underlying asset's risk.

There are several option pricing models on Wall Street but OptionSim uses
a simple binomial tree which can accurately compute the price of a complex
option. The underlying assumption is that the price of an asset can be
approximated as one of two states - proportionally up or proportionally down -
per period. Given a long enough traversal period along a stochastic process
modeling this pattern of price changes, CRReurocall allows OptionSim to
price a simple European style option written on a non-dividend paying stock.

When the model is run under test vector with K=0, we expect output ~S(0).
The CRR model converges to Black Scholes dependent on n. For example, with
n=5000 outputs converge to Black Scholes up to 6 sigfigs.


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Riigikogu delegation expressed support to Georgia's integration into the European Union
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The European Union Affairs Committee (EUAC) delegation is currently visiting Georgia where it expressed its support to Georgia's integration into the European Union.
At the meeting with the Vice-Speaker of the Georgian parliament Manana Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the EUAC Kalle Palling emphasised the importance of ratifying the association agreement between the European Union and Georgia.
"Next week, the Riigikogu intends to carry out the final vote on the association agreement between the EU and Georgia. We expect other EU national parliaments to discuss the document in the near future. This is an important step towards developing political and economic relations between the EU and Georgia," Palling said.
At the meeting with the Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maia Panjikidze, Palling expressed his hope that Georgia will soon conclude the visa waiver negotiations with the European Commission.
"Estonia supports introducing the visa waiver regime between Georgia and the EU. We will also make efforts to achieve progress at the Riga Summit in giving Georgia an EU membership perspective," Palling said.
On Tuesday, the Riigikogu delegation will travel to Moldova to discuss European Union integration in the Moldovan parliament.
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Current: Gravity Rush 2 release date delayed to January 2017, premium DLC will be free as apology
Gravity Rush 2 release date delayed to January 2017, premium DLC will be free as apology
Ernest Lin / October 6, 2016
The PlayStation 4-exclusive action-adventure game Gravity Rush 2 has been delayed and will launch next year on January 20 in North America and the United Kingdom and on January 18 in Europe. Originally, the release date was supposed to be December 2 in North America and the UK and on November 30 in Europe.
Gravity Rush 2 director Keiichiro Toyama broke news of the delay on the US PlayStation Blog, explaining that "though production is proceeding smoothly, the landscape for that release date has changed dramatically." Toyama is most likely referring to the two high-profile titles, Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian, that are set to launch around the time of Gravity Rush 2's original launch date.
Preimum DLC free to compensate for Gravity 2 release date delay
To make up for the delay, the planned premium DLC will be made available free of charge. "This additional story will take place in the world of Gravity Rush 2 and we think fans will have a lot of fun playing through it," said Toyama.
You can read Toyama's full statement on the US PlayStation Blog.
While the delay is a bummer, the decision makes sense from a business perspective and there won't be a shortage of new games this holiday season. It is, however, one less PlayStation-exclusive for 2016. On the plus side, we can imagine the Gravity Rush 2 development team will be able to use the extra time to further polish the game.
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Переплу́т — мифологический персонаж у восточных славян. Его функция остаётся неясной. Некоторые исследователи считают Переплута демоном.

Н. М. Гальковский приводит высказывание М. Соколова, что «Переплут то же, что Ярило», однако считает это утверждение голословным. Г. А. Ильинский в 1927 году предположил, что возможно Переплут лишь эпитет Святовита. М. Фасмер называет его «богом-покровитель мореходов» и выводит этимологию от пере- и  «плыть». По гипотезе В. Пизани — восточнославянское соответствие Вакха-Диониса.

В интерпретации современных родноверов — славянский бог, дух земли, пашни, поля или луга. О. Боянова считает Переплута богом путей и дорог, покровителем мореплавателей.

Упоминания в источниках
Переплут среди других языческих богов упоминается в «Слове святаго Григорья изобретено в толъцех о том, како первое погани суще языци кланялися идолом и требы им клали, то и ныне творят», цитируемом по Софийскому списку, где сообщается лишь, что в честь Переплута пили, «вертячеся в розех». Смысл этого оборота остаётся неясным: это может означать, что пили из рогов или что пили во время вождения хороводов. За неимением фактических данных, сказать что-либо определённое о Переплуте нет возможности.

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Литература
 Худаш М. Походження наймення та релiгiйно-мiфологiчнi функцiї давньо-руського язичницького божества, вiдомого як переплут
 Ильинский Г. А. Одно неизвестное древне-славянское божество // Известия Академии наук СССР. VI серия, — : Наука, 1927, том 21, выпуск 3 — с. 369—372

Боги славян
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CJI reconstitutes Ayodhya bench to include justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer; case to be heard on 29 January
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday reconstituted the Constitution Bench hearing the Ayodhya land dispute case.
Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer have now been included in the bench.
The new bench will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court judgment.
Various Hindutva organisations have been demanding an ordinance on early construction of Ram temple.
According to ANI, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer have now been included in the bench. The case will be heard on 29 January.
Justice UU Lalit, who was earlier part of the bench to hear the case, had on 10 January recused himself, prompting the Supreme Court to reschedule the hearing on 29 January by setting up a fresh bench.
Representational image. PTI
Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for a Muslim party, had told a bench headed by CJI Gogoi that Justice Lalit appeared for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh in 1994.
Though Dhavan had said he was not seeking recusal of Justice Lalit, the judge opted out of hearing the matter.
The new bench will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya issue. In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed land in Ayodhya into three parts for each of the parties — the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.
The apex court on 29 October last year had fixed the matter in the first week of January before the "appropriate bench". Later, an application was moved for according an urgent hearing by advancing the date, but the top court had refused the plea, saying it had already passed an order on 29 October relating to the hearing of the matter.
The plea for early hearing was moved by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) which is one of the respondents in the appeal filed by legal heirs of M Siddiq, one of the original litigants in the case.
Various Hindutva organisations have been demanding an ordinance on early construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had suggested that any decision on an ordinance on Ram Temple in Ayodhya can happen only after the completion of the judicial process. Modi's comments had come amidst heightened demands by Hindutva organisations, including the RSS, for an ordinance for an early construction of the temple.
"Let the judicial process take its own course. Don't weigh it in political terms. Let the judicial process be over. After the judicial process is over, whatever be our responsibility as government, we are ready to make all efforts," the prime minister had said during an interview.
With inputs from PTI
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In a major setback, Google loses bid to block India's Android antitrust ruling
A three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Chandrachud decided against blocking the CCI's antitrust ruling that would require Google to change the way it markets Android in India. The Supreme Court also upheld the $161 million penalty imposed on Google.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court grants eight-week interim bail to Ashish Mishra
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had on July 26 last year rejected the Ashish Mishra's bail plea. He had challenged the high court's order in the apex court
SC to hear Google's plea against CCI order on 19 January
Google has challenged the January 4 order of the NCLAT which refused to stay the CCI order reasoning that the CCI's order was passed in October 2022, while the appeal by Google was filed only in December 2022 and hence, no case for interim relief was made out
Supreme Court to consider setting up 3-judge bench to hear Karnataka Hijab ban row
A two judge bench of the apex court had on October 13, last year delivered opposing verdicts in the hijab controversy, and urged the Chief Justice to constitute an appropriate bench to adjudicate the case that stemmed from a ban on wearing of Islamic head covering in Karnataka schools
Army doesn't have to tell police about arrests, says Mexico's Supreme Court
Last year, the court upheld a constitutional change that allows the military to continue in law enforcement duties until 2028, ruling against appeals that argued law enforcement should be left to civilian police forces
On this day: A look at historic events that occurred on 28 January
On 28 January 1986, the US space shuttle orbiter Challenger disappeared into the air following a massive explosion just 73 seconds after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
US abortion rights 'war' rages on 50 years after landmark Supreme Court ruling
Since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe ruling, a reversal made possible with the votes of three conservative justices appointed by Trump,some 20 Republican-led US states have passed laws banning or severely restricting abortion rights


A Riverside County man was behind bars Tuesday for allegedly fleeing after his car struck and killed a pedestrian last weekend on Interstate 5 near Old Town.
Corundolus Toussaint, 38, turned himself in to San Diego police Monday evening and was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run in connection with the traffic fatality just north of Lindbergh Field, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Toussaint allegedly drove off after his blue 2004 Honda Accord struck 21-year-old Andres Perkins on the southbound side of the freeway about 2:45 a.m. Saturday. Perkins, who may have subsequently been struck by another vehicle, died at the scene.
It was unclear why the Menifee resident had gotten onto the freeway on foot, CHP public affairs Officer Jake Sanchez said.
The damaged Honda — which lost a bumper and a license plate at the site of the crash — was found abandoned at a gas station on Pacific Highway.
Toussaint, a resident of Perris, was being held at San Diego Central Jail on $50,000 bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Thursday afternoon.


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Fire Company Moves Fast to Keep Rescue Truck in Service
By Chris Mc Loone
The process for replacing a fire truck can be a very long one. It starts with assembling the apparatus purchasing committee; holding meetings to begin the planning for the new rig; sometimes arguing over various aspects of the new truck; and, all the while, the old truck gets older.
Things were no different for Weldon Fire Company in Glenside, Pennsylvania, as it began the process of replacing its 2002 Spartan/Saulsbury rescue truck built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis. When the truck landed in 2002, there was very little if any equipment left over from the 1989 Spartan/Saulsbury it replaced. Just about all the equipment was brand new, but that isn't going to be the case for the next rig. This time around, the entire truck was stripped of equipment.
1 Members of the Weldon Fire Company in Glenside, Pennsylvania, stripped the equipment from its Spartan/Saulsbury rescue and remounted it in a Ferrara hazmat unit it borrowed from the Montgomery County (PA) Department of Public Safety in a little more than five hours. (Photos by author.)
The fire company's apparatus purchasing committee did its homework, went to various trade shows to "kick tires," met with different manufacturers, and eventually brought the purchase of a new rescue truck to the fire company body for approval. Chief Bud Gerhard made the presentation to the fire company members gathered for its monthly business meeting and secured company approval to purchase a new rescue truck.
That, as it turns out, was much easier than what ensued.
Selling the Old Truck
Truck committee members were reluctant to rush into selling the 2002 truck. The fire company had run into some difficulty selling the 1989 rescue truck and, for several months after taking delivery of the 2002 rig, it owned two heavy-rescue vehicles. There were different reasons for the difficulty selling the 1989 vehicle. One potential buyer just never showed up, and another potential buyer did not have the money he said he did. Also, the 1989 truck was a walk-through rescue. Even in 2002, the market for rescue trucks was changing, and walk-through trucks were not as popular at that point. So, it had its design going against it. Fourteen years passed, but the memory of carrying two rescue trucks was still very fresh.
The truck committee actually got permission to advertise the rescue truck in November 2015. The new truck is not set to be delivered until August or September 2016. So, the truck committee figured it had time to advertise and finalize the sale of the 2002 rescue truck. However, that all changed in early January.
A representative from the Muncie (IN) Fire Department contacted Lieutenant Jonathan Gerhard about the 2002 rig. After sending pictures back and forth, discussing the truck's specifications, and answering a lot of questions on the phone, Muncie's purchasing committee decided it had seen enough to make the trip to suburban Philadelphia look at the truck. They came, and they liked what they saw enough to put in an offer-wanting to take the truck with them the next day.
Weldon's truck committee was able to buy time because a sale had to be approved by the company at the next monthly business meeting, which was scheduled for February 1. The buyer wanted the truck, it had the money to buy the truck, and now the Weldon Fire Company had to move fast-much faster than the last time.
"We knew they were interested close to three weeks ago," says Jon Gerhard, who coordinated the sale with Chief Engineer Chris Strange. "But, we didn't know how interested they actually were. When the chief called and said they'd be there the next day, it was a little bit of a shock that they were able to come out that quick. And when he said if they liked it they wanted to drive it home the following day, that really put it into overdrive where we almost had to slow things down. For them, it was an immediate need. When they were ready to transfer the money to us, it was hard to say no. We didn't want to lose them. We knew they were looking at other rescues. It was really about a 10-day period from selling the truck to finding a loaner truck, getting radios taken out of our truck, figuring out how to mount equipment in the loaner, buying straps, buying plywood, and getting together driver training on the new truck. All that had to happen the same day the loaner truck arrived, so once it was switched over we were able to have drivers and put it right in service."
Securing the Loaner
The truck committee had considered options for if Weldon's rescue truck sold before the new truck arrived. A neighboring emergency medical service organization had a rescue truck it was willing to sell but, according to Jon Gerhard, it was an older truck that, size-wise, did not fit the company's needs. Most important to Bud Gerhard was maintaining the level of service to the community. "We wanted to provide the same type of fire service and rescue service with the loaner truck that we had previously."
3 Mounting equipment in the Ferrara rig required Weldon Fire Company members to construct mountings from scratch for the bare compartments of the loaner rig. Photo 3 shows the driver side compartment over the wheel well before, and Photo 4 shows some of the equipment mounted.
"The first thing was finding a truck," adds Jon Gerhard. "And, then after we found a truck that we knew would work for our needs space-wise and holding equipment and personnel, we had to get in touch with the insurance company to make sure it would insure the truck. We had to have the County go through its insurer and make sure insurance-wise they were able to lend us the truck. From there, we had to get company approval to sell the current truck and then get company approval to borrow the new truck. And, then we needed company approval for money to spend to equip the new truck with straps, with plywood, with all sorts of mounting. We had to then get the radios, the cameras, the meters, etc. removed from our current truck. We had to get our current truck ready to go mechanically. Then we started laying out the loaner truck to get a general idea of what we were going to do. We came up with the idea of putting plywood in every single bin as a base for the shelves and then mounting onto that. That was really one of the big things-getting it outfitted."
Jon Gerhard looked into renting trucks but then recalled that the Montgomery County (PA) Department of Public Safety was in the middle of repurposing two hazmat trucks. He decided to take a shot and got a contact at the County. "I got a contact at the County for the deputy director and called him," he says. "It was kind of a long shot to ask them if they'd be willing to lend us the truck, and he said he'd give me a call back. The next day he called and said he'd be willing to do it." The truck in question is a 2006 Ferrara Fire Apparatus rig with a rescue body built on a Ferrara Intruder II chassis.
Transitioning from One to the Other
With fire company approval to sell its current rescue and the loaner truck situation figured out, the next step was getting the loaner to Weldon before its then current truck left. It had to manage this in four days. The monthly meeting was February 1. The loaner truck was due on February 4, and Muncie representatives were scheduled to assume ownership of the 2002 Spartan/Saulsbury on February 5. That means a lot of work had to be done on February 4. Interesting to note was that Weldon responded to what ended up being a four-alarm fire that day and had laid more than 900 feet of five-inch LDH. So there was a lot of work to be done securing its engine along with stripping the 2002 rig and mounting equipment in the Ferrara.
The Ferrara had just arrived, and there was a small window to get everything accomplished. "The transition had to be a well-planned transition," says Bud Gerhard. "And with the skill that we have within the membership, it was the only way that it was possible. Because when you look at what was done in a matter of four to five hours, basically a complete rescue truck was built."
Jon Gerhard points out that challenges included "making a smooth transition, not being out of service, and coordinating the loaner truck to come on the same day. The truck was leaving the next morning, so coordinating the loaner to come in the day prior so we were able to switch it over-make all the brackets, make all the shelving, mount all the tools-all in one night and then be able to send the other truck out so that we were able to house everything logistically and be back in service without a lull was important." He adds that a big part of how they were able to work so quickly was "getting the right people in place to make a night like that go right. There are people of all skills with carpentry and electrical, and we got almost an assembly line going with people in the right places."
5 Members set up on the front ramp to construct custom shelving to hold the fire company's equipment from its then-current heavy rescue truck.
About 30 Weldon Fire Company members gathered on February 4, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. to start the transition. Although Jon Gerhard had ideas in mind for where to put different equipment, actually getting the plywood down and arranging the compartments on the Ferrara was a different story for a few reasons. "Compartment-wise we never had transverse compartments before, which was something new for us," he says. "So, it was kind of laying out our equipment in a completely different style. We were used to broken up compartments. That's what we had always worked with being that we had a walk-in and a rear slide out. So, being able to configure those compartments in a way that really utilized that space was one of the biggest challenges. If we went to something that was similar, we would be able to take one compartment and remake in the same spot. So, there was a lot of configuring."
Additionally, the Ferrara is a smaller truck overall than the truck it was replacing. So, Weldon officers had to decide which equipment would not go on the loaner but still allow it to provide the same level of service. "One of the big things was having a technical rescue trailer for the township," says Jon Gerhard. "On our current rescue, we have a lot of trench panels, a lot of struts, and a lot of equipment that we can use to go in service right away at a technical rescue and be supported by that trailer. Since we have the trailer, we are able to not carry some of that equipment. But, we know we have to make the trailer a priority now in getting out and that it will no longer be a support piece while we have the loaner."
Weldon had to move fast once the truck was sold, but the circumstances leading up to the sale weren't easy either. It's not easy to determine what the truck is worth and then work around the value a fire company places on it when budgeting its replacement. "From budgeting the money, accruing the money within your own budget as a company, making sure you can adequately secure enough money from the state loan, and then getting what you believe is the market price for your truck is probably the most challenging part of the whole process," says Bud Gernard. "Because that is really the unknown. The price was right within 30 days of advertising the truck. It was amazing how it all fell together."
6 After about five hours, the Ferrara was ready for service. The truck was never taken out of service with the Montgomery County Communications Center, and the fire company expects to use the rig for the next six to seven months.
Jon Gerhard adds, "It's definitely a difficult job. It's hard to know what your truck is worth. There are equations out there for how your old truck is and an idea or guideline for what it's worth. But, there are a lot of trucks that are all over the place money-wise. So, it was tough to determine what a good value for the truck was. We thought that we got very good money. Once we had that offer, it was a tough decision to sell it or wait for that next buyer. We went through this process once before and we ended up with two rescue trucks for several months. After you take one truck and convert it over to another, I don't think it ever shows as well. So, my fear was bringing in another truck, stripping this one down, sitting it in a parking lot, and letting it collect dust and dirt.
"It's hard because we cover such a big area for rescue and we do a lot of specialized rescue. So, being without a recue for six or eight months really isn't an option to us. Bringing in something to rent or loan that wasn't reliable wasn't an option. So, it really worked out for us. But, it's tough to turn down money when someone has it and is ready to pay for the truck."
The Ferrara will be in service with Weldon until its new truck arrives. Expected delivery is August or September 2016.
CHRIS McLOONE, senior editor of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment, is a 22-year veteran of the fire service and an assistant chief with Weldon Fire Company (Glenside, PA). He has served on past apparatus and equipment purchasing committees. He has also held engineering officer positions, where he was responsible for apparatus maintenance and inspection. He has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years.
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SimCity Developer says that EA is a "Great place to work, but it all comes down to money"
By Kimo Linder-Fattah
Mar 9, 2015 20:16 EDT
Last week we reported that the development studio responsible for the SimCIty franchise Maxis Emeryville, got shutdown by EA. Now a previous Maxis employee using the name Vertexnormal took to reddit during the weekend to shine some light on some of the struggles that can be had by working for EA, but still maintaining that "it's a great place to work".
SimCity 4's expansion didn't "Print money" as The Sims did at the time
Over on reddit there's a pretty long thread going, about EA's closure of the studio Maxis Emeryville. And a former Maxis employee has posted quite a lot in that particular thread. The developer has mentioned that the long delay between releasing SimCity 4 and the SimCity from 2013, was due to the SImCity 4 expansion not "printing money" as well as The Sims did, and therefore EA choose to deprioritize a new SimCity.
Money. It all comes down to money. EA as a corporation doesn't share our sense of obligation out of sentimentality. Hence today's announcement.
The long gap is probably caused by several factors. First was that the expansion for SC4 didn't print cash like The Sims was at the time. Sure it made money, but The Sims had a HUGE (I remember reading 16x) return on the investment. So it got deprioritized to make The Sims 2. Which again made huge returns.
The developer goes on to explain a bit of how EA actually deal with conceptualizing games and how preproduction works for a studio under EA.
EA has adopted a greenlight gating process. Where by with little or no capital invested they have a few highly talented senior designers/creative types come up with the framework of a game. They develop what they can as proof of concept, usually simple gameplay prototypes and concept art, which is then presented to EA. This sets up a series of gates and reviews whereby they get more money and manpower as it seems necessary and the time to work on the gameplay, engine, and artistic style. This whole period is called preproduction, and can last from a few months to a few years.
At some point you go into production, which means you know what you are making, how you are going to do it, how they are going to sell it and hard numbers to back all of that up. Some time after that, when marketing thinks it is right, they will announce the game to the public. From that point on nothing changes from the public facing. Once locked into 'online-only' there was no way of changing it. People complained that the cities were too small but there was no way to address that without compromising the numbers and forecasts when the game was sold to EA's corporate overseers. EA can't be negotiated with at this level, you can't change their mind, you REALLY have to fight to get dates changed etc.
So, during that 10 year wait there was almost 9 years of silence. 3 or 4 of those years had active development of the game that shipped, with another year or more of a small group of creatives. There were other attempts that never made the light of day, and products (Simcity Societies comes to mind) that didn't deliver that 'SimCity' experience.
So 3 to 4 years of active development, and a year or so of preproduction, seems to be what we should take out of this. And during that time EA pumped out content for The Sims, and of course other non-Maxis produced games. It's sad to see EA chew up studios and franchises, but it has been this way for years sadly.
The developer doesn't fault EA with the above mentioned process, since it is meant to minimize risk and it "does pretty well at that", and ends by stating that EA is actually a great place to work at even if EA as a company will prioritize making money first. If you want to check out all of the developers posts on reddit regarding this, you can do so here.
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Denise Young Smith made history earlier this year as the first-ever vice president of diversity and inclusion at Apple, but TechCrunch reports that not even a year later, she is already leaving the company. Prior to the position, she was also Apple's head of worldwide human resources for three years.
Earlier this month, Apple released its first and last diversity report under Young Smith's leadership. As of July 2017, Apple is 32 percent female worldwide. Nationwide, Apple is 54 percent white (down two percentage points from last year), 13 percent Hispanic (up one percentage point), nine percent Black (no change), 21 percent Asian (up two percentage points), three percent multiracial (up one percentage point) and one percent other (no change). At the leadership level, 71 percent of staff are still men, while 66 are white.
This isn't the first time we've written about Young Smith, sometimes positive and sometimes negative. Her initial rise to the position in May sounded like a great move from one of the top companies in the tech industry, a field with some of the greatest job potential but extreme under-representation of many minority groups, particularly in leadership roles. Black leaders at Apple only made up 3 percent of the the company, and it's unlikely that losing such a high-profile number will help these numbers.
However, Young Smith later made headlines for a controversial comment when she implied that diversity was not simply a matter of skin color, but of other factors, saying that a room of white men could still be diverse. Some point out that this could apply to mindsets and personalities, but considering the issues in the industry, many felt it was tone-deaf at best. Young Smith would later apologize Ironically, Young Smith's replacement is a white woman, Christie Smith, who spent 17 years as a principal at Deloitte.


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[personal] Dreaming again
I don't think this was a cancer dream, not directly, but it was still fascinating.
At first I was on a large, rambling farm, possibly post-apocalyptic. Sort of a cross between Mad Max and Little House on the Prairie, minus Michael Landon. A number of other writers were present, and we were trying to get the farm equipment working. Lots of bits of business, as they say in the theatre, until I was exeunt, pursued by pickup trucks.
After that Mother of the Child and I were staying, separately, in a big old seaside hotel. It was pretty much the Inn at Spanish Head, filtered through dream architecture, including the spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. She and I were trying to organize a party, the logistics of which kept slipping away from me in dream-logic fashion. We had a room, but not a time. Then we had a time, but not a room. Then we'd lost the guest list. That sort of thing.
I was called in to sit down to dinner with some visiting friends in a gorgeous dining room overlooking the ocean. My dinner guests were an older African-American woman and her three sons, a sullen teen-ager in dreads and giant t-short, and a pair of twins about the_child's age dressed like kids in her class. Despite the invitation, I knew none of them. The mother was dressed traditionally in kente cloth with cowrie jewelry, much like the Yoruba women of my youth in Nigeria, and kept speaking to me softly, in a good-humored tone, in a language I absolutely could not follow, but suspected within the dream was Gullah. She would occasionally say something to her children, and the twins — very Americanized &mdashl chattered away at me like any ordinary American kids would. I kept wondering what the older boy wanted as he picked at his food, but he never would look at me.
What does it all mean? Heck if I know. Survival, competence, transition, acceptance, family, race, alienation, familiarity — enough themes here to fill a book.
Tags: child, dreams, family, personal, race


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On the evening of April 1, 2019 our beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, Deacon Joseph Collins, Jr., transitioned to his heavenly home. He was born to the late Joseph Collins Sr. and Gladys Collins on December 28, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition to his parents, Joseph was preceded in death by his sister, Bertha Brown and brother, Warren T. Collins, Sr.
He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, where he was known as "Joe Lightfoot" for his talent on the football field. He worked at Globe Iron before entering his career at the Virginian Pilot. During his employment with the Virginian Pilot, Joseph was a mentor and encourager to those around him. That was evident in the accolades received at his retirement party. Joseph, also known as "Chico", went from a press wiper in the press room to a supervisor in the Newsprint department. He was a dedicated employee at the Virginian Pilot for 42 years.
Deacon Joseph Collins, Jr. was a faithful member of Smyrna Church of Christ Holy Disciples since 1974. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior and served on many auxiliaries. He was a member of the Senior Choir and President of the Male Chorus. A few of his favorite songs were "It's your Season" and "Father Open Our Eyes". He was also a member of the Trustee Board and the chairman of the Smyrna Deacon Board. In addition, Deacon Joseph Collins Jr. served as the church sexton, where he took pride in keeping the house of the Lord presentable, until his health caused him to pass the torch. He greeted everyone that he came into contact with a smile, a warm handshake, and a kind word. He will truly be missed by his church family.
Left to cherish fond memories is his beloved wife of 53 years, Regina A. Collins; three daughters, Celetta Brown (Randy), Renita Langston (James), Jonita Shabazz (Rasool) and one son, Joseph Collins III; Seven grandchildren, Marcus, Randy (Brittany), Shareta, James (Lauryn), Jalil, Leah and Lauren; nine great-grandchildren; four sisters, Catherine Johnson, Barbara McCall, Josephine Belton (twin), and Gladys Nunnally (Sterling); one sister-in-law, Edna Collins and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Joe was such a nice man. I always remember a smile on his face. We worked together at The Virginina-Pilot. My condolences to the family.
May God sustain you family throughout your hour of grief.
May God continue to bless you and your family. Joseph was a special friend of my Mom and family. We all know that God knows best. Take care and be blessed.
We send our love and prayers and for God to sustain you and give you peace and comfort during this time of bereavement. Deacon Collins was such an inspiration and we always looked forward to our fellowship and especially seeing his smile and hearing him sing and rejoice. We had great times together including your 50th anniversary cruise and Christmas cruise! Cherish the memories until you meet again in glory! Peace and Love.
Our heartfelt condolences are rendered to you during this time of bereavement. We will always remember his smile and posture of praise during our times of fellowship with the Smyrna Church family. May God continue to bless you and the legacy he left for you to cherish.