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John Gruber on ejecting volumes in Panther's Finder
November 26th, 2003 • 12:11 am
John Gruber at Daring Fireball is, as usual, right on in his description of the weird behaviour of the Eject buttons in the sidebar in Finder windows.
While his focus is on click-through, he does echo some of the things I said earlier about the inappropriate behaviour of the Eject buttons.
It is sometimes really depressing to see such flaws in the implementation of what could be useful features — especially on Apple's part.
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6 Responses to "John Gruber on ejecting volumes in Panther's Finder"
vaag says:
November 26th, 2003 at Nov 26, 03 | 7:36 pm
Basically, Gruber likes the eject buttons in the side bar and you, on the contrary, don't. You even would like to have an option to get rid of them. So were's the echo?
It's finally good to see some hard evidence of this click-through problem, which I too guess is a bug. I myself use column view for my Finder-in-browser-mode, so I would never have noticed this problem.
Pierre Igot says:
November 26th, 2003 at Nov 26, 03 | 10:15 pm
I quote: "The least suitable controls for click-through are the ones which are the most dangerous. Although you can?t lose data by accidentally triggering an eject button, you can lose a fair bit of time by having to remount the volume. (And you can?t use undo to remount a volume.)"
This does echo what I said :).
November 27th, 2003 at Nov 27, 03 | 2:59 am
Oh, not at all. The fact, that if you trigger an eject button, things get ejected/unmounted, and if you do it unintentionally things somehow have to be repaired, really is such a common wisdom. That's no echo, that's in the air all the time. But I quote your quote of Gruber's partly again: ?The least suitable controls for CLICK-THROUGH are the ones [etc]". It's the context that counts! Gruber is complaining about being able to trigger the side bar eject button of a background window without getting a visual clue, your only complaint was about the POSITION of the eject button in the side bar of an active Finder window, something Gruber really doesn't dispute. On the contrary, he writes: "In addition to making it obvious how to eject/unmount a volume, it also makes it obvious which volumes can be unmounted." And that really is a very strong argument against your position: " it's not like the "Eject" functionality is not available through other means in a Finder window (not counting the keyboard shortcut)".
As so often, you are blaming Apple for flaws in the implementation, but in this case I think you have to blame yourself and yourself only. You are defending yourself with some home-made theory about 'being able to click anywhere on a line as a general rule', where it is obvious that clicking on an 'action button' on that same 'line' will overrule your so-called general rule. That's common wisdom too. So please, blame it on your mousing capacity, or on a temporary visual black-out (not uncommon, see your post of Nov 17, 03 | 4:04pm), or on something else, but this time not on Apple.
Anyway, my main problem with your post above, is the way you present your reference to Gruber's blog: "John Gruber… is, as usual, right on in his description … he does echo some of the things I said earlier…." In other words, I [Pierre Igot] was right all the time.
You are only sticking a feather in your own cap.
Woah, no need to get all worked up about this :).
In his text, John says that these Eject buttons are among "the most dangerous" controls and therefore are not suitable for click-through. The fact that he says that they are among the most dangerous echoes what I said. He doesn't mention the issue of the position of these Eject buttons, but that doesn't mean that he agrees with it.
Look, all I am saying that, several times now since I've installed Panther, I have clicked on one of these Eject buttons accidentally and ejected a FireWire volume that I didn't mean to eject. This, to me, indicates that the position of these buttons is inappropriate — not that I, as a user, am "wrong" to have clicked on them by accident.
Yes, it's good to have the buttons as an indication of which volumes can be ejected and which cannot (but that's a side-effect of having the buttons there, their main purpose to be clicked on, not looked at), and yes it's an improvement over the old dragging to the trash behavior, but that doesn't mean that it's perfect.
I am afraid your argument against my so-called "home made rule" about clicking anywhere on a line is not really convincing. There are just too many contexts in the Mac OS in which clicking ANYWHERE on a line selects the line: menu items, lists in Columns view, lists in iTunes, lists in Address Book, "Collections" list in Safari, etc. And yes, sometimes there is something on the line that creates an exception to this rule, such as the collapse/expand triangle in List view and in various other hierarchical lists (such as in the mailboxes drawer in Mail), but in such exceptions the area that does not select the line is always on the left-hand side. So, like many users I suspect, I am used to clicking on the right-hand side of a line and expecting it to become selected.
The Eject buttons break this convention/habit. And I find it unfortunate.
>several times now […] I have clicked on one of these Eject buttons accidentally
The side bar eject button has the same icon as the other eject buttons around, on your keyboard, your tool bar, in iTunes etc; it's really well-known, as is its effect when you trigger it. When you hover over it it even lights up, as a kind of visual warning: "Attention please, I'm an action button! Do you really want to eject?". Still you're trying to tell me that you 'accidentally clicked one SEVERAL times'. Even a donkey doesn't stub his toe against the same stone twice. So, I'm not sure anymore what kind of species I'm talking to.
You are defending yourself with your own 'private general' rule that "clicking ANYWHERE on a line selects the line" (By the way: "selects the LINE"? This really is not carefully enough formulated****. Your aim is not to select a line, but to select an item). Please tell me, if an Apple novice comes to you, "How can I select an item?", you surely will not tell this novice, "Oh, just click anywhere on a line. That will do the job." Otherwise: poor little Apple novice.
Now, you are already backing out a bit by narrowing the clickable line section down to the right-hand side of the line. But what about the snap back button in safari? On the right side. Or the tool bar Search field in the Finder? Close button on the right side. Aren't there two types of attached 'action buttons/check boxes etc.' possible: permanent ones and temporary ones? The permanent ones do consume a fixed amount of space, so logically you'd place them on the left side. On the other hand, for the temporary ones you need variable space, and you'll find that best on the right side. The Search field shows this quite clearly: left from the text input area is a popup triangle to specify your search action, it's always there; at the end of the line appears a round close button the moment you start a search action. If you click it it's gone. Notice: these side bar eject, snap back and close buttons are round buttons, in line with the OS X HIG.
These days, still not one day passes by without me thinking how wonderful these side bar eject buttons are. I'm positive this day will come to you.
**** as are "weird behaviour of the Eject buttons" and "inappropriate behaviour of the Eject buttons" in your entry above. The eject button does exactly what it is supposed to do: ejecting/unmounting. There is nothing weird or inappropriate about that.
Er, no need to be rude here. I'm sorry if I disappointed you as a Mac user for being so clumsy that I did click on the Eject button by accident — but I did, and maybe it's because I've made the sidebar very narrow in order to save screen real estate (I just need to see the icon and the first few letters of each volume name). With such a configuration (narrow sidebar), the risk is quite high, and it's the very nature of a spatial pointing device such as a mouse that it's suppose to have a margin of error.
As for selecting "a line" rather than the item the line contains, it's just a metonymy — which is possible precisely because clicking anywhere on a line selects it. (The whole line is selected, as indicated by the highlight color, which covers the whole line.)
And the "weird behaviour" of the Eject button is in reference to Gruber's own article, where he writes: "Where things get weird with the eject buttons…"
Buttons on the right-hand side:
– Snapback button in Safari: I never use the feature, and maybe that's part of the reason why. But the Address Bar in Safari is hardly an example of consistent UI. It's an editable field that doubles as a progress bar. In any case, the bar is not a line that can be selected. You cannot click anywhere on the line except on the right-hand side or left-hand side in order to select it. This has nothing to do with our discussion, which is about selecting items in a list.
– Stop button in search fields. Again, one of Apple's more recent (and dubious) UI "inventions". But anyway: again, it's not a line that can be selected. Has nothing to do with our discussion.
– I don't see what's "temporary" about the Eject buttons in the sidebar. They are there all the time for ejectable volumes — and it's probably part of the problem. It would be less dangerous, in fact, to make them appear ONLY when the volume is selected. Now THAT I could live with, because it would greatly reduce the risk of accidental unmounting.
Sorry, I'm still not convinced. And please tone down the rhetoric.


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"Che" Guevara: Symbol of Revolution
October 9, 2020 martinc Dates 0
By Juan Bonatto
On October 8, 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara was wounded in combat and arrested. The next day, he was shot dead, photographed and displayed as a trophy by members of the Bolivian army and the CIA, before being buried in a mass grave With this act, they intended to make much more than a body disappear, but they failed. Che had already occupied a place in the minds of millions of young people and workers throughout the world, and he was becoming a myth, an icon, a north star for rebellion and revolution.
Che was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1928 into an upper-middle-class family, linked to different businesses and enterprises, which led them to visit different parts of the country until settling in Córdoba because of Ernesto's health problems. Ha had been diagnosed with asthma. Later they settled in Buenos Aires, where he began his medical career at the University of Buenos Aires. By then his adventurous spirit had led him to travel throughout the country on a motorcycle and embark on the merchant marine. Then he made his famous trip through Latin America with his friend Alberto Granado. There, he took in the reality of the continent, of the workers, of the extreme misery in many places, he got to know the inhumane working conditions of the Chilean miners, he collaborated with a leper colony in Peru, among other experiences. Back in Argentina, he completed his career and received his medical degree.
He then began a new journey with the intention of reuniting with Granado, who was in Caracas. It was the year 1953 and Latin America was convulsed by social struggles. Che spent time in Bolivia – which was still shaken by the 1952 revolution. There he met Ricardo Rojo, with whom he continued his journey through Peru and Ecuador. The coup d'état organized by the CIA against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala had a great impact on him and he joined the resistance in that country. During this time, he deepened his political ideas, learned more about socialist theories, saw the processes that were taking place in Latin America and Central America, the power of Yankee imperialism and its intervention in the coups and the countries' politics. This course ended in Mexico, where he consolidated his ties with the Cuban exiles, and ended up joining the July 26 Movement led by Fidel Castro.
Internationalist Militant
That movement is the one that landed in Cuba and, after a long course that had it several times on the verge of failure, would succeed in defeating the Batista dictatorship in the first days of 1959, accompanied by the support of workers and peasants, the development of strikes and the growth of its movement.
After the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara would occupy various positions in the government, like Minister of Industry, President of the Central Bank and foreign relations for the new government. With the Revolution declared socialist, Che traveled to Algiers, the Congo and Angola to develop and collaborate with the insurgent forces of those countries. His differences with Fidel and the Stalinist regime of the Soviet Union were beginning to become visible. He denounced the USSR for its role in the Vietnam War: "North American imperialism is guilty of aggression; their crimes are immense and spread throughout the world. We already know, gentlemen! But also guilty are those who, at the crucial time, hesitated to make Vietnam an inviolable part of socialist territory, risking a world war, but also forcing a decision on the US imperialists. And those who maintain a war of abuse and tricks started long ago by the representatives of the two greatest powers of the socialist camp are also guilty." [1]
In that same conference, he would say that "creating two, three … many Vietnams, is the slogan."
With these words, Che showed that his process of political evolution not only transformed him into an increasingly consistent internationalist, but at the same time separated him from the nefarious role of the Soviet Union and the approach to it that was accentuated in the government Cuban.
Consistent with this idea, he decided to start the path for a new insurrection in Latin America in Bolivia, where he would find his end.
Some Debates
Defending Che, his figure, his revolutionary career and his legacy does not mean worshiping his personality and accepting all his conceptions uncritically as if they were infallible recipes for all times and places. For those of us who fight to end this system, it is about rescuing the successes without abstaining from question what we consider to be mistaken conceptions, with the aim of strengthening revolutionary action.
From the Cuban experience, Guevara made a theory of the guerrilla warfare method: the guerrilla foco. Many organizations throughout the world, mainly in Central and Latin America, adhered to this foquista theory. At a time of rising working-class resistance, struggle and polarization, with dictatorial governments stalking the continent, there were many discussions and polemics that arose among the left currents, the vanguard and activists. Our current then held a harsh debate with foquismo, questioning the fact that it intended to mechanically transfer the guerrilla experience to the different realities of America, elevating the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard without taking into account the particular analysis of each country, separating itself from the labor movement, absorbing the best activists to this policy and acting separately from the mass movement, many times in its name but without having consulted or being part of the workers' organizations. History has shown that this theory, which elevated guerrilla tactics to a permanent strategy, ended up failing in almost the entire continent, causing the deaths of thousands of devoted and brave militants. Che also did not give importance to the construction of revolutionary parties, the other strategic task together with the mobilization of the working class. The combination of these political shortcomings led those who blindly followed him to fail to find new triumphs in the following years.
Despite these debates, we continue recognizing Che Guevara. In his text titled "Guevara: hero and martyr of the permanent revolution," Nahuel Moreno said "Guevara, who risked his life as many times as necessary, until he lost it, for the Cuban and Latin American revolution, was not afraid to confront and respond to the most serious problems posed to the revolution. From the defense of Cuba to the construction of socialism in the transition stage, through economic relations between the socialist countries, there was no problem of decisive importance in the workers' struggle that Guevara did not address, to give it a solution: the permanent revolution."[2]
Socialist Revolution or Caricature of a Revolution
If something stands out about Che, it is his consistent struggle for a society without exploitation or violence, for a socialist society. In the context of a world marked by the Yalta and Postdam agreements, of the peaceful coexistence of the Soviet bureaucracy that justified the abandonment of the struggle for socialism in semi-colonial countries with the theory of revolution in stages, Che was a rebel. To those who, out of skepticism or because of their identification with Stalinism, argued that Latin America was not ripe for socialism and made agreements with the national bourgeoisies, he said "on the other hand, the autochthonous bourgeoisies have lost all their capacity to oppose imperialism and only form its coattail. There are no more changes to make; either socialist revolution or caricature of a revolution." [3] How much validity that phrase has when, once again, there are those from the left of progressivism who insist on being the coattail of the national bourgeoisie! To us, vindicating Che in these times means to place the struggle for socialism as a possible horizon, with his strength and his conviction.
Fifty-three years after his assassination, we want to remember that revolutionary, who is today the flag in all the struggles throughout the world, who was sown and flourishes every time a youth goes out to fight, every time a worker decides to defend their rights, every time his image, that image eternalized by Korda, becomes a shield in the face of injustice. We remember him recovering the words he dedicated to his children when he left Cuba to internationalize the revolution and are a guide: "Grow up as good revolutionaries. Study hard to be able to master the technique that allows you to master nature. Remember that the Revolution is the important thing and that each one of us, alone, is worth nothing. Above all, always be able to feel deeply any injustice committed against anyone in any part of the world. It is the most beautiful quality of a revolutionary."[4]
Juan Bonatto
Message to the peoples of the world at the Tricontinental, 1967
Nahuel Moreno. "Guevara: Hero and Martyr of the permanent Revolution." 1967
Letter from "Che" to his children, 1965
Venezuela: we categorically reject the false "Anti-Blockade Law"
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Feature Requests and Ideas
annotations/text via Companion?
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Would it be possible to add annotation and adding text to song charts via the Companion app in the future?
Adding support for displaying/editing annotations would require some huge changes to the companion app. It's definitely something I would like to do at some point, but my priority at the moment is adding critical features to the tablet app. Adding support for editing text files is much easier, so I should be able to add that sooner.
Also, noting that you plan to port MobileSheets to Windows (I love the idea, BTW), maybe annotation changes could be done with the Windows app, rather than redesigning the Companion program.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
I don't plan on using any of the companion app code (or hardly any) for the Windows version. The companion isn't designed as a Windows 8 app, whereas the Windows 8 MobileSheets version will be. I absolutely will have annotations and every other feature available in the Windows 8 version that the Android version has.


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Home Horse Illustrated CBD for Horses
Navigate the latest trend in horse (and human) health and wellness.
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Earlier this year, Olympian Steffen Peters become a spokesperson for Trove CBD, a brand of hemp-based cannabidiol products with targeted lines for humans, dogs, cats, and horses. Peters' advocacy for CBD in general, and Trove in particular, is rooted in his own positive experiences.
"I have seen that [CBD] helps to 'starve out' anxiety," says Peters. "It improves my mental focus so that I can better organize my thoughts and dismiss the negativity."
Peters' openness to try CBD and the benefits he's experienced are increasingly common. Since Congress legalized hemp in 2018, products featuring cannabis' won't-get-you-high cousin are popping up all over, with sales expected to top $1.9-billion by 2022.
And as more people have luck with CBD for themselves, the more horse owners get curious as they wonder—can it help my horse, too?
Here, we'll take a look at the research and talk to an expert to get a better handle on just what it is you should know before giving your horse CBD.
CBD, or cannabidiol, is an active component found in cannabis. Unlike THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), it won't get you (or your horse) high, but its fans claim it can help with inflammation, anxiety, digestive issues, and more, all by acting within a system our body already has.
In the 1990s, scientists discovered the endocannabinoid system, a network of receptors found in all vertebrate animals, including horses, donkeys and mules. The receptors are found throughout the body—brain, skin, blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, and more—and we produce chemicals, called endocannabinoids, that bind to them. It turns out that CBD and other active components in cannabis also like binding to these receptors.
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What Can CBD Treat?
When it comes to the therapeutic potential of CBD, the research is limited but promising. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) cautiously acknowledges that cannabis has "therapeutic promise," particularly for "the treatment of epilepsy and the management of pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis."
Colorado-based equine veterinarian and acupuncturist Chelsea Luedke, DVM, became curious about CBD because clients were asking about it after the state legalized cannabis for humans.
"Nobody had been using [CBD] in horses, but people had been using it in dogs, so that planted the seed," says Luedke. "My partner was a vet tech at the time with me, and we started talking about it. In horses, we have so few labeled drugs, so we wondered what alternatives are out there?"
The pair went on to co-found VetCS, through which they formulate veterinary-grade CBD pastes and powders and work with a Colorado State University laboratory to run small equine clinical trials.
Thus far, their best results have been in treating anxiety in horses. CBD seems to improve focus and reduce worry over external stimuli without producing a dopey, sedated animal. In addition, and consistent with early trials in humans and dogs, Luedke is also seeing success in managing mild arthritis, as well as allergies.
THC is the active cannabinoid in cannabis that's responsible for a "high" feeling, while CBD does not have an associated high. Photo by Mitch M/Shutterstock
When it comes to more severe pain, such as animals with founder, she says CBD may help in the short term, but at this stage it tends to be cost-prohibitive at high doses.
While the AVMA has begun to acknowledge CBD's therapeutic potential in animals, the organization still cautions veterinarians against recommending it outside of well-controlled clinical trials. In addition to the fact that research is in early stages, the organization's concerns are rooted in regulatory issues.
According to a recent statement on the AVMA website, cannabis-derived products marketed to animals to date "have not followed the traditional path to FDA approval," and recent lab analyses indicate many products are inaccurately labeled.
Will My Horse Get High?
Of the dozens of cannabinoids active in cannabis, THC is the one that's responsible for the plant's trademark euphoria. Currently, equine CBD products on the market in the U.S. come from hemp, which by definition has extremely low THC content (less than 0.3%).
Many manufacturers—including Trove and VetCS—also test their products to ensure they're THC-free. So no, they won't get your horse high.
By 2022, CBD sales are expected to top $1.9 billion. Photo by Evka119/Shutterstock
Choosing a Product
Do a quick Google search for equine CBD, and you'll find plenty of targeted products. There are pellets, tinctures, infused oils, pastes and more. But with the research still new and the regulations murky, how is a responsible horse owner to proceed?
It'll take some legwork, but it's doable. Look for a product that has a therapeutic dose of CBD that lacks solvents, bacterial contaminants or pesticides.
Track down a certificate of analysis if possible, and ask whether the company conducts laboratory testing, and what types of quality control measures they practice.
An important function of clinical trials is working out how much medication will produce benefits with minimal side effects. Since CBD is still in early research phases, and equine clinical trials tend to happen with very small numbers of horses (often as few as eight to 10), consumers are left with the job of estimating the dosage.
However, there are some basic guidelines. As with many medications, equines seem to be more sensitive to cannabinoids than canines, so don't treat your horse like a 1,000-pound dog. A standard therapeutic dose for equine anxiety would be 100 to 125 mg of CBD, while managing severe pain could take roughly four times that.
However, it's important to read specific manufacturer recommendations and labels carefully.
"The most common issues for horse owners is they get too small of a concentration [of CBD]," says Luedke. "Most pellets in a 1- or 2-ounce scoop have little cannabinoid because you need so many fillers to be in pellet form, so you end up underdosing."
Some horse care experts and owners are seeing progress with their horse's arthritis with the use of CBD. It's important to read specific manufacturer recommendations and labels carefully to know if a CBD product will work for your purposes and to determine what dose to give to your horse. Photo by 1A Fotografie/Shutterstock
For example, 100 mg of CBD-infused horse cookies might be a weight concentration rather than the CBD dose in a serving. So, whether you opt for a paste, an oil or a CBD-infused food, make sure it provides enough CBD for your purposes.
Before you start this exploration, talk to your vet. Even if they're not comfortable making a product recommendation, they can help you figure out the dose, avoid drug interactions and watch for side effects.
When to Steer Clear
Despite the slowly growing acceptance of CBD in the veterinary community, it's not appropriate for every animal. Luedke cautions against giving CBD to pregnant or nursing mares and notes that the reproductive effects are unknown in breeding stallions.
While it's non-intoxicating, CBD is prohibited by a number of organizations that govern competition, including racing commissions and individual breed and show associations. It pays to do your research beforehand to ensure safety and compliance if you are competing your horse.
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Ban Johnson is Kansas City's Summer Collegiate Baseball League...
Where you Catch the Rising Stars!
JW McGraw of the Milgram Mustangs is working this summer season to add a fourth pitch to his pitching arsenal
What's Up, Summer Baseball?
If you're watching a Ban Johnson baseball game and you think you're simply seeing a duel between pitcher and batter, there's likely more going on beneath the surface than you realize.
Almost every player on the diamond is using the summer season to develop some aspect of his game. It's practically a ritual for a college head coach to end a spring season in a chat with players heading off to summer ball, citing specific goals for them to improve upon.
Ben Pautler of the Milgram Mustangs, for example, has two specific goals this summer in the batter's box.
"I want to hit earlier in the count and work on my two-strike approach," said Pautler, a graduate of Rockhurst High School who plays at William Jewell College. "I'm really trying to eliminate strikeouts and that requires a lot of visualization and seeing breaking balls down in the dirt and not swinging over them. It's really just getting the confidence in my two-strike approach that I can get the job done and put the ball in play."
A pitcher, meanwhile, such as the Milgram Mustangs' JW McGraw, says he uses the Ban Johnson season to keep his arm strong, keep his off-speed stuff sharp and improve on getting ahead in the count.
"In the spring college season, I mainly worked with three pitches," said McGraw, a Columbia College player who graduated from Odessa High School. "I want to use the Ban Johnson season to incorporate a fourth pitch -- a cut fastball."
BJ players using the summer season as an opportunity to execute specific goals even extends beyond the pitcher's mound and batter's box. Edelman & Thompson's Nick Gavin, a William Jewell College player who attended Lee's Summit North High School, is looking to make progress on the base paths.
"My biggest thing is running the bases intelligently and aggressively," said Gavin, who was a designated hitter in Sunday's 11-9 loss to Regal Plastic at Macken Park. "I need to work on my reads when I'm on base, know where the outfielders are and work on my
first-to-third strategy."
Gavin's manager on the Edelman & Thompson team, Cary Lundy, is one of those college coaches talking to players about summer development goals. Lundy has won 376 career games at Park University and has won seven Ban Johnson League championships.
"The main thing I tell my college players is that I want them to play summer baseball," Lundy said. "I tell them there are no guarantees when they come back if they're not playing summer baseball. The only way they are going to get better -- is by playing."
As an example, Lundy said he might tell a pitcher headed off to summer ball to make it a goal to concentrate on strike one, to work on challenging hitters and to cut down on their bases on balls. But Lundy really has one specific big-picture goal in mind.
"What I want them to do is just go out there and compete," said Lundy, a manager in the Ban Johnson League for 30 years. "Today's youth and these youth tournaments, all they do is roll out their gloves, bats and balls and play. There's nothing on the line for them. There's more to the game than that. I don't think they hate losing enough."
The biggest benefit of summer ball such as the Ban Johnson League, the players say, is that it offers them a low-stress environment and relaxed atmosphere to better their skills.
Better yet, players can see actual improvement on their summer goals. Pautler admits that his two-strike approach has been put to the test 60-75 percent of his summer season and he noticed improved results in a 14-8 loss to YBC Baseball on Sunday at Macken Park.
"Of four at-bats on Sunday," Pautler said, "in three of those I got to two strikes. The first time I hit a home run, the second time I flew out to the outfield and the third time I hit a sac-fly that scored someone from third. In my mind, even that fly ball to the outfield was a success because I put the ball in play with two
strikes. "
And how is the progress of McGraw's fourth pitch, the cut fastball, coming?
"It's a work in progress," he said, "but that's what the summer season is for."
This is Ban Johnson's 90th Anniversary. Test your knowledge of BJ history. One Ban Johnson player was drafted in the first round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Who is he?


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In early October, the Virtual Institute had the privilege of hearing Ann Pettifor, one of the intellectual architects of the Green New Deal, speak at UNCTAD's Trade and Development Board Meetings. Pettifor, who serves as director of the U.K-based Policy Research in Macroeconomics, focused her remarks on the need to adopt a Global Green New Deal to pull up the people and cool down the planet, as UNCTAD unveiled its new flagship report, "Financing a Global Green New Deal".
The Virtual Institute also sat down, one-on-one, with Pettifor to learn more about the evolution of the Green New Deal. Here are some highlights:
How Pettifor and a small group of colleagues in England dreamed up the Green New Deal around her dinner table during the winter of 2007–08.
The core principles of the Green New Deal—and why green bean vegetables matter.
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Why the Green New Deal failed to take off initially, and why its popularity has more recently soared—especially in the U.S., with nearly all 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls endorsing it in full or in part.
The differences between the Green New Deal, as originally conceived, and the Global Green New Deal, as articulated in Pettifor's 2019 book, "The Case for the Green New Deal".
The way forward for legislating and implementing a Global Green New Deal.


In 2010, with his New York Times Bestselling book The Paleo Solution, Robb Wolf presented the answers that enabled me to recover my health. His podcast of the same name launched my business and connected me with the incredible partners who helped shape NBT into an online clinic that has now helped over a thousand athletes achieve optimal health and performance.
In his new book, Wired to Eat, Robb carefully examines the neuroregulation of appetite as this is necessary for eating enough to be healthy, but not so much that we see weight gain and the plethora of Western degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration and type 2 diabetes.
Robb's primary goal with this material is to remove the guilt and shame many people feel around making changes in their food and movement. We STILL need to do the work, but if we understand this may legitimately be a challenging process, we can avoid the sense of failure and self-loathing. Mixed into all this Robb talks about sleep, photoperiod, stress, digestion, the gut microbiome, autoimmunity. It's a lot of material, but we think it covers most situations and will be helpful whether one is struggling with weight or is a top tier athlete.
Learn more about Wired to Eat, including the special launch bonuses!
One piece of simple, actionable advice to improve your health and performance, including the reference(s) to back it up.
One item we read or saw in the health and fitness world recently that we would like to give a different perspective on, and why.
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[00:00:41] Robb's first book was The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet (2010).
[00:01:31] The Paleo Solution podcast.
[00:01:51] Amelia Luker, RN, is my ultra hard working employee #1 who makes much of the NBT of the magic happen.
[00:02:44] Marty Kendall has a fantastic website and Facebook group both named Optimising Nutrition.
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[00:05:35] The first book was so successful, why write a second?
[00:06:38] Customisation was lacking in the original approach.
[00:08:09] We are wired to eat.
[00:10:52] Most health and fitness books are ghostwritten.
[00:12:55] Why not a retreat, or a training course, or self-publish?
[00:13:56] Tucker Max: Book in a Box.
[00:14:46] Reno Risk Assessment Program (explicit).
[00:15:45] Lorain Cordain and Gary Taubes.
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[00:27:14] Ivor Cummins (aka The Fat Emperor), and the late Dr Joseph Kraft.
[00:32:41] Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
[00:34:29] Zeevi, David, et al. "Personalized nutrition by prediction of glycemic responses." Cell 163.5 (2015): 1079-1094.
[00:37:39] Glucose challenge in hunter gathers.
[00:38:58] Does one size fit all for glucose tolerance?
[00:46:00] The septic patient. See Robb's talk at UCSF.
[00:50:58] Straub, Rainer H., and Carsten Schradin. "Chronic inflammatory systemic diseases An evolutionary trade-off between acutely beneficial but chronically harmful programs." Evolution, medicine, and public health 2016.1 (2016): 37-51.
[00:58:27] Crossfit and martial arts.
[00:59:56] What should I do when I grow up?
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One of the first things you need to do when seeking out small business insurance is to assess your company's specific risks and liabilities. Do you work in an industry that is known for accidents? Do your employees drive company vehicles onsite or offsite? Do you produce a consumable product that could potentially cause someone to get sick or have an allergic reaction? These questions and more will factor into what types of coverage you'll need and how much. Many small business insurance providers are willing to work with customers to find unique plans that fit the customer's specific needs, so be as detailed as possible when assessing your company.
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Global digital out-of-home media (DOOH) revenue generated by digital place-based network, billboard and signage operators, grew 16.3 percent to $6.47 billion in 2010 and is projected to expand 16.9 percent in 2011, according to new data released by Stamford, CT-based research consultancy PQ Media.
U.S. DOOH operator revenue grew at an accelerated 15.1 percent in 2010 to $2.07 billion and is projected to expand another 16.7 percent in 2011, according to the PQ Media Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2011-2015.
PQ Media released the 4th edition of its Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, where CEO Patrick Quinn keynoted the second annual Digital Out-of-Home Advertising Summit. The new report includes actual full-year 2010 revenue and growth by DOOH platforms, venue categories, the four major global regions and 16 leading markets worldwide. It also includes five-year forecasts, five-year histories and a wealth of other exclusive data, analytics and insights.
PQ Media defines the global DOOH sector through two major platform segments — digital place-based networks (DPN) and digital billboards and signage (DBB) — and six venue and location categories, including cinema, retail, office, entertainment, transit and roadside.
Global DPN revenue, the larger of the two platforms, grew 14.5 percent to $5.06 billion in 2010, driven by strong double-digit rebounds from the 2009 malaise in key leading markets in all four major regions — the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and Middle East and Africa, according to PQ Media. The U.S., the world's largest overall DOOH and DPN market, as well as Brazil, the U.K., Russia, China and India each expanded at double-digit rates in 2010. These markets are expected to post similar growth again in 2011, when PQ Media projects global DPN revenue will increase 15.2 percent. U.S. DPN revenue bounced back from a slight decline in 2009 to post a 15 percent gain to $1.54 billion in 2010. U.S. growth is forecast to accelerate to 16 percent in 2011, driven by double-digit expansion in all five venue categories, including the largest, cinema, and the fastest-growing, office, according to the PQ Media Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2011-2015.
Meanwhile, global DBB revenue growth jumped 23.2 percent in 2010 to $1.41 billion, fueled by accelerated double-digit growth in all four regions. The U.S., U.K. and the emerging BRIC markets each produced faster double-digit growth in 2010 and are projected to generate similar increases in 2011, when PQ Media anticipates global DBB revenue will rise 23.1 percent. U.S. DBB revenue increased 15.4 percent to $532 million in 2010 and is expected grow at an accelerated 18.8 percent in 2011, fueled by gains in all four location categories, primarily roadside, the largest.


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Mercedes-Maybach S-Class premieres at LA Auto Show
by Alvin Emmanuel Thomas. November 21, 2014.
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Following the release of a new naming nomenclature system by Mercedes-Benz a few weeks back, we got to know that the Maybach series was not yet dead and gone after all. In any case, the German manufacturer has followed up with the world debut of the Maybach S-Class at the prestigious LA Auto Show this week.
Surprising? Not much, we should say. Because what you basically see here is the top range S-Class sedan, only stretched by a whopping 5453 mm in length followed by a wheelbase of 3365 mm. However, there are many other characteristics that set this Maybach apart from your regular S-Class. For instance the front grille is a bit more distinctive and there's also a flurry of "Maybach" badges and lettering around the car. Reportedly, the rear doors are shorter by 66 mm to make room for the third side window which has been accommodated into the C pillar. In all, it gives an aristocratic feel to the car.
The Maybach S-Class will be made available in two variants initially; the S 600 and S 500. The Maybach S 600 will be powered by a twin-turbo V12 6.0-litre engine producing 530 hp and 830 Nm of torque, and the Maybach S 500 will come with a bi-turbo 4.7-litre V8 engine developing 455 hp and 700 Nm pf torque. It could also get carried onto lower variants such as the S 400.
The interior of the Maybach have always been a key factor, with previous editions having countless customisation options. Still, courtesy of the "stretch" the new Maybach gets additional legroom, and standard executive rear seats, featuring backrests which are adjustable separately. Apparently the cushions are also individually adjustable. Mercedes-Benz also promises that the Maybach S-Class will be the "quietest car in the world".
The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class is expected to hit UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the rest of GCC by February next year. The details on pricing haven't been released yet.
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It's not often that we get a bit of glamour in our lives, but last week Uka and I got plenty of it in Burlington, MA where we celebrated the grand opening of the newest Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams store. It was a fabulous opportunity to dress up for a good cause, the and celebrate the last stop of Robin Wilson's book tour for Clean Design: Wellness for Your Lifestyle.
From the DJ to the Mac & Cheese Bar as well as the cups of bacon at the bar, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams really does know how to throw a party and the setting amid their gorgeous showroom was perfection.
The mac & cheese bar made it easy to eat our colors!
I was happy to see the support for Mission of Deeds as the honored charity of the evening via a raffle and silent auction - they provide beds and additional furniture for people in need. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams' employees who were in attendance were glowing in their experience of working there as well as the benefits and 360 approach they take to community involvement. It really is a stellar company!
The woman of the evening, Robin Wilson, of Robin Wilson Home, was on hand to sign and give away 200 of her new book Clean Design: Wellness for Your Lifestyle and I was thrilled to reunite with her as well - we hadn't seen each other in a while!
With her new book, line of bedding at Bed, Bath & Beyond and comforters at Kohl's it's been an amazing year for Robin, and I look forward to sharing a few more posts featuring Robin Wilson Home.
Thank you Robin Wilson and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams for a beautiful evening!
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