NEW YORK -- On Monday, CNN plans to kick off its end-of-the-election series, "The Final Battlegrounds," with over two-dozen correspondents dispatched across eight pivotal states for the 2012 campaign's eight remaining days.
But CNN executives, who have long been preparing for the election's final frenzied days, are now grappling with simultaneously covering Hurricane Sandy -- a powerful storm that could cause havoc on the East Coast and disrupt campaigns' plans going into the home stretch -- and the final week of the election.
"CNN will be in position to sustain live coverage of the storm 24 hours a day and we will maintain our reporting in the battleground states that aren't immediately affected by the storm," said CNN senior vice president of programming Bart Feder, in a statement to The Huffington Post. "But clearly the storm will be the priority for at least 36 hours."
News organizations faced a similar situation two months ago when another case of extreme weather, Hurricane Isaac, was on track to collide with a major political event, the Republican National Convention. Aside from cutting the convention a day short, Isaac veered west and ended up having little influence on the festivities in Tampa.
It's unclear what impact Sandy will have once it makes landfall, but news organizations are already tweaking some plans.
Given construction restrictions in New York City, NBC has postponed Tuesday's opening of "Democracy Plaza" -- a interactive backdrop for the network's Decision 2012 coverage -- at its iconic Rockefeller Center location. It's now expected to open on Friday, and will be part of Election Night coverage as planned on Nov. 6.
As for the next couple days, David Verdi, senior vice president of newsgathering, told The Huffington Post that the networks of NBC Universal -- which includes NBC, MSNBC, Telemundo, and The Weather Channel -- are prepared for both major news events and have "unprecedented resources to cover a storm of this magnitude." Given such resources, Verdi said NBC has "not [changed] our campaign coverage at all" to accommodate the storm.
Similarly, the CNN correspondents who are already on the ground to cover battleground states like Colorado and Iowa will remain there, while separate reporters head out to cover Sandy and its aftermath. But whether or not networks are forced to re-route campaign correspondents to cover Sandy, it's clear the storm will play a role in the final full week of campaign coverage, with questions swirling about candidates' swing state travel plans and get-out-the-vote efforts.
Candy Crowley, host of CNN's "State of The Union," began her Sunday interview with top Obama adviser David Axelrod by asking how the storm could affect voting in the battleground state of Virginia. "Well, the first thing I think we should say is we're most concerned about people," Axelrod said, later adding that "in terms of how it affects the election, I don't think anybody really knows."
The political ramifications of the storm were a hot topic on the Sunday morning public affairs shows, four of which began their broadcasts with weather center updates or correspondents on the beach. Before host David Gregory had NBC political director Chuck Todd size up the electoral map on Sunday's "Meet The Press," he turned first to Al Roker in Asbury Park for the latest on Hurricane Sandy.
Gregory, along with his Sunday show counterpart on ABC's "This Week," George Stephanopoulos, dubbed Sandy the election's "October Surprise," the media's preferred term for a late-in-the-cycle event with the potential to shake up the race.


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Cdrama: Fighter of the Destiny, Surgeons Episodes
Just to get it out officially (if you missed my other update) since I did cover Bai Bai He and her husband, Chen Yu Fan's news. They posted on weibo about it, announcing that they have been divorced since 2015 but didn't announce the news to the public for the sake of their child. They apologize for causing suffering to both sides of the family and their kid. To focus on his son, Chen Yu Fan will leave showbiz for an indefinite amount of time. I'm glad everything is sorted out peacefully. It's rare for both parties to be understanding and supportive. It was really them against the world for a few days.
With the gray clouds no longer over our heads, let's move on to the first round of drama premieres!
English Title: Fighter of the Destiny
Chinese Title: 择天记
Cast: Lu Han, Gulnazar, Janice Wu
# of Episodes: 55
Airing Days:
Synopsis: Lu Han as Chen Chang Sheng. Abandoned in a flowing river and plucked up by a Taoist monk. He's actually the fourth Prince of the Chen's Royal bloodline. He's plagued with an incurable illness, fated not to live past the age of 20. To find a cure, he leaves his temple, armed with a promise of marriage scroll, to become a student at a famous academy. He meets Xu You Rong and they slowly fall in love after hopping though the trials and tribulations of his journey. Gulnazar as the female lead, Xu You Rong. A gifted child in the practice of a special magical language? Sorry I lost it at this point, all the magical voodoo vocab. She likes archery and hates nuisance. [Credit: Kap]
Note: Video files are encoded by me in 720p resolution. File Size = ~400MB
Subbing Group: Unconfirmed (please inform if you know of any team)
♦ Episode 1
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♦ Episode 10
♦ Episode 52 *FINALE
***184th COMPLETED PROJECT!!***
Kap: Jason Zhang Jie sings the opening song "Stars."
English Title: Surgeons
Chinese Title: 外科风云
Cast: Jin Dong, Bai Bai He
Synopsis: Jin Dong plays a returning overseas surgeon, with a miss to uncover a case 30 years ago. Our strong, unbending thoracic surgeon (Bai Bai He) who is transferred to the ER where she meets our hero, a Chinese-American Thoracic surgeon expert. [Credit: Kap]
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♦ Episode 44 END
Kap: First Music Video for The Surgeons.
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46 thoughts on "Cdrama: Fighter of the Destiny, Surgeons Episodes"
Oliveea on April 18, 2017 at 9:00 pm said:
Surgeons is being subbed by Dramafever with their standard 2 episodes Mon-Fri. I don't think anyone is subbing Fighter of the Destiny.
Laura on April 19, 2017 at 3:01 am said:
I think Dramafever may be subbing Fighter of the Destiny. I saw they had a page for it, but its not available yet.
https://www.dramafever.com/drama/5018/Fighter_of_the_Destiny_-_%25E6%258B%25A9%25E5%25A4%25A9%25E8%25AE%25B0/
chasingpolaris on April 19, 2017 at 3:21 am said:
I just finished four episodes of Fighter of the Destiny. It's better than I expected. Liking the leads except for Gulnazar. Goodness she really is wooden. Pretty, but definitely too wooden.
Hannah on April 19, 2017 at 6:11 am said:
I know! There's no life to her acting. Beautiful girl.
I hope she picks a more bubbly role next time.
amalee on April 19, 2017 at 3:56 am said:
FOTD will be subbed by Luhan's fanbase, they already started. I think they will use the video from YoYo Youtube channel. But I'm not sure whether they will use the TV version or the uncut version like you posted.
Yui on April 19, 2017 at 4:01 am said:
i like Surgeon. The first two episodes were good. And the sub was soooooo fast. Daebak.
despite of BBH's scandal (not really a scandal since they divorced 2 years ago), but she's a talented actress. she's really good. and Jindong, aigooo… he's really really good. the OTP is really good. haha… i dunno what other word but GOOD.
Oishi on April 19, 2017 at 5:56 am said:
I watched FOTD and all of the leads are really bad at acting. Luhan and Guli Nazha being a double whammy. I don't think I can continue the show, the story isn't engaging either.
jen on April 19, 2017 at 10:16 am said:
Ha, at the comment above yours. It's ironic this posts contains both a show where the leads are consistently praised for their acting and then a show where people are like, why is the acting like this?
I do like Luhan, his music is so catchy and I thought he was serviceable in his other roles, sad to hear he isn't here. I always hear Gulinazha is terrible. I hope they don't cast her anymore :/ I hate it when the acting ruins a show. I hate when anything ruins a show with perfectly good potential!
an on April 19, 2017 at 8:47 pm said:
I only managed to watch 1.5 episodes with the FF button. It's not that it was that bad, but it's not great either. I was lukewarm about the story. I'm still not used to Eric Tsang's real voice and dubbed voice. It's weird to watch the OTP. I keep thinking that they look like sisters. I liked the actress Chen Shu, but I did FF her scenes too just bc I didn't like the story details there.
Alice on April 19, 2017 at 6:20 am said:
Damn, Guli Nazha is worse than I thought. I am normally indifferent to bad acting but she has only one consistent expression throughout. I'll continue to watch though; since the other main leads are cute.
Watching neither. Just finished GOTD2. My gosh…that drama stole my tears. So much chemistry between our OTP. Bittersweet ending.
LC and ZZ's love story kept it going for me. His devotion and her sacrifice…how I wish there were more lovey dovey scenes between them in the courtship. Sigh…
The supporting cast also stood out. AQX's undying love for ZZ. His ending was nicely executed.
Moon on April 19, 2017 at 6:57 am said:
Where did you watch the remaining episodes of GOTD2 (since the YouTube uploads only have it up to Ep 16/ as per airing schedule)? Or do you already have a Premium Tencent Account?
I'm really enjoying it, but of course the angst…
lizzieyen on April 19, 2017 at 10:04 am said:
Ah, the angst! I am stopped at ep8 for a breather as so much tears on a workweek night is not sustainable. yes, love LC and ZZ. I really do not like Dugu Jingyao. Totally understand that a woman has got to fight for what she wants but this is totally overdoing it!!
Hannah on April 19, 2017 at 2:35 pm said:
It gets better towards the middle! I just love the way LC looks at ZZ. So dreamy. Haha
Lizzie on April 20, 2017 at 2:11 pm said:
Yay thanks for letting me know. I saw some snippets of the conversation between Jingyao and ZZ and I really wanted to strangle the former !
Violinsweetie on April 19, 2017 at 2:56 pm said:
Bilutv has all 32 if you don't need English subtitles.
chasingpolaris on April 19, 2017 at 12:48 pm said:
I haven't been able to catch up on GOTD2. The fact that Dugu Jingyao is in most of the episodes turns me off completely. She is worse than AQX in terms of romance.
Yes! I can't stand DGJY. Not too surprised she turned that way though. Jealousy at its best. ZZ trumps all the other women lol LC and ZZ have more scenes later on, so keep watching.
I'm trying to catch up and it's much easier now since I fast forward most DGJY scenes. I should really just look for a LC and ZZ cut, hahaha.
The earlier eps of GOTD2 were admittedly full of frustration, honestly at least 95% because of JY, but after *spoilers* the show gets really good, and I actually really enjoy watching this sort of angst.
Well, I ended up completing the show, and I must say I think they did a really good job concluding An Qingxu's arc, as well as most of the characters' arcs, really. Honestly, overall I think they did an amazing job concluding the show and redeeming certain characters in general. Dugu…is a bit hard to redeem, but I felt her ending appropriate.
Glad to know! It's always tragic when a drama starts off well and the ending is rushed to wrap things up.
Overall, the drama had some draggy parts, but the ending wasn't rushed. I just needed a happy ending lol
Moon on April 20, 2017 at 10:54 pm said:
@Hannah: Agreed — I feel like Season 2 especially had so many flashbacks. Some of it was to draw out angst, but sometimes I felt like they replayed scenes merely minutes after they just occurred.
Also, just thinking about the ending… *sobs* why?! It was bittersweet, and at least ZZ and LC were on good terms, but . . . I'm so saddened these days that I've been rewatching the last two eps again in denial.
Yes! I'm having withdrawal. The way LC looks at ZZ melts my heart.
The scene where LC begged for her not to leave him showed how much ZZ meant to him. They say men don't kneel, but got he down on knees and all. Gosh…I need more scenes of them. I've been playing the end of ep 31 again. That song and scene really go together!
The ending gives closure to our OTP, but it's not my ending. The one time I didn't mind a change lol
dramaddict2006 on April 19, 2017 at 7:26 pm said:
I just started GOTD and after couple of sleepless nights and binge watching, I finished as well. I cried watching the last few episodes too. The OTP has been through so much, can't they just live happily after?
But overall, a good drama in my book. I hope Jing Tian and Allen Ren collaborate again because they had great chemistry. I didn't think they would have this much chemistry tho tbh.
I know! To my surprise, they match well physically. I don't mind another collaboration lol
I also adore LC's two bodyguards. So loyal to him and even ZZ.
Coralie on April 19, 2017 at 1:15 pm said:
Luhan looks like a girl in the drama. Even my little sister thought he was gay and she has no idea who he is. They went overboard with his makeup.
But I must say, the drama has quite a bit of eye-candy. You can tell they spent a lot on this production what's with all the expensive sets & elaborate costumes. Still, some of the sets look tacky and obviously western-influenced, but since this isn't meant to be set in a particular time period, I let it slide. It's make-belief after all.
The plot is also lacking a bit; the storyline is very predictable and driven more by plot than character.
I'm hoping this will improve with time. I mainly watch for the eye candy, although Guli Nazha really gotta go. I thought she was bad in Chinese Paladin 5, but maybe that was her role. In here though, she's starting to remind me of her character in CP5 too. That's a bad omen. I only hope she won't be annoying here as well.
Table122000 on April 19, 2017 at 9:05 pm said:
Surgeons is being subbed at Dramafever and Viki. As of today, Dramafever is further along in the fully subbed episodes than Viki, but the drama is available at both sites.
keekeepod on April 19, 2017 at 10:31 pm said:
FOTD animated series is definitely much much better than the drama. I could not believe the amount of cliche packed into this drama.
peach on April 20, 2017 at 12:55 am said:
Plot predictable, cast so-so, cinematography so-so too..
Honestly the plot isn't anything special, right from the start when you watch, inside your head you will be thinking, haven't I watch something similar before already? Fast forward so much of the show.
Lu Han well his acting is okay. He reminds me of Li Yifeng acting wise, anyone feels the same way? But to me, he is definitely better than LYF, his acting expressions are comfortable to watch and quite stable. Have to see how he does in scenes that requires huge emotional expressions, because tbh currently his character is relatively still easy to handle.
And he looks too much like a girl omg…… why the red lip tint and eye shadow when Lu Han's facial features are quite feminine already!!
GLNZ same old same old… She needs to take some acting lessons and stop being a flower vase. She is pretty and I like her as a person, so I really want to see a breakthrough in her acting!!! Sigh…
keekeepod on April 20, 2017 at 2:21 am said:
I'm considering reading FOTD the serial novel to see how closely based was the drama. I have the feeling that whoever adapted the novel to screen did away with all the creativity and added all the overused plot devices.
eyoungieee on April 20, 2017 at 4:59 am said:
Probably will check out Surgeon since alot of people are raving about it and everyone can act.
Reading by the comments probably not going watch Fighter…I know not good to judge book by its cover or anything but I still have Gulli PTSD from CP5.
Quick question, since everyone isn't too fond her acting, is China like that as well or they actually enjoy it therefore she gets cast as lead? lol
peach on April 20, 2017 at 11:34 pm said:
From what I read on weibo, the comments are all similar. "Too stiff", "Flower vase", "Needs to improve her acting skills". So it's not just us here haha! I honestly have no idea how she got cast as the female lead… maybe because she is pretty and is relatively popular? I think she isn't really that popular in China though…
ROFL…"Gulli PTSD from CP5." So fitting!
Ever since I saw her in that role, I'm wary of watching anything with her in it. Her characterization was so bad, I'm still scarred from it. I see Yurou in whatever role she has now.
Bernard on April 20, 2017 at 6:09 am said:
FOTD quite surprise me it's getting more and more interresting… the lead actress is a bit off tho. the lead actor is too feminine (it a bad point for a drama like this), his acting is quite good for a fresh meat he can't be worst than yixing, LYF and WYF for me.
He is definitely better than YX and LYF, dk about WYF though.
tokkita on April 20, 2017 at 12:59 pm said:
Watching Surgeons now on Youtube and am glad there's eng subs cos of the medical terms!)The first episode wasn't that great but after ep 2 I am hooked because of the acting, characters and story.
I'm not really into idol fantasy dramas (bad CGI, superficial acting, all the cliches) and so far it looks like FOTD is not going to be an exception. Both leads are pretty but don't look compatible AT ALL – they could pass as sisters instead. I just find Luhan's appearance really off-putting in an ancient setting. Going to drop this drama and will maybe just watch some of Wu Qian's cuts.
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habib on April 21, 2017 at 9:01 pm said:
hi.subtitle episode 01 of the youtube
http://subf2m.net/subtitles/fighter-of-the-destiny/english/1546449
Almonda on April 22, 2017 at 7:38 pm said:
I haven´t started FOTD yet, because the synopsis sound like there could a sad ending..and right now, I am quite fed up with those.
I have to say that "Surgeons" suprised me, a lot! I am loving this drama so far, because of its calm atmosphere, the way they handle the medical aspects, also it seems more respectful than other medical dramas I have seen…you see doctors being doctors..despite their personal disputes..I hope that this will continue..even if there are 2 characters that make we want to strangle them..lol
Dee on April 25, 2017 at 6:19 pm said:
You can watch Surgeons on Viki! Some other new and upcoming Chinese dramas include April Star and Song of Phoenix ^.^
Biscoti on April 26, 2017 at 12:32 pm said:
Luhan's acting in fighter of destiny was surprisingly better than i expected, especially for a newbie. I'm crossing my fingers he picks up another ancient drama with a more suitable female lead i.e. guli nazha, I love you girl (namely in god of war) but you're meant to be the experienced actress out of the two leads. Why do I only see Luhan making the effort to spice up the chemistry =.=
p.s. by this rate, i'm rooting for Janice's character to be coupled with Luhan's character
chasingpolaris on April 26, 2017 at 2:28 pm said:
I feel the same way about Luhan. Not a fan and prior to Fighter, I had only seen him in The Lost Tomb movie where he surprised me. No mind blowing acting skills but at least he's comfortable to watch.
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Stats Don't Lie: How the Bulldogs won the Finals with Defense
Gil Lopez
Coach E said it best – "we had to rely on what got us here. And that's defense".
We've all heard the old basketball adage – Defense wins championships – and as cliché as it is, this was certainly the case in the Finals.
In their wins in games 2 and 3, National University held their counterparts from Morayta to just 47 and 59 points, with the former setting a new Finals record during the Final Four era. Furthermore, this also marked FEU's two lowest scoring outputs the entire season.
What made this even more impressive was that FEU had ranked at the top of several offensive categories throughout the season. After the elimination round, FEU was in the top 3 in PPG, offensive rating (points per possession), and FG% (and effective FG%). With pro prospects Mike Tolomia and Mac Belo at the forefront of their dribble drive attack and capable role players like Atchi Inigo, Carl Cruz and Roger Pogoy supplementing them, watching FEU was, as they say, poetry in motion.
So what the heck happened during the Finals? Here are some observations from the Finals that showcase how stingy NU's defense was.
Throughout the season, the Bulldogs were praised as being the most disciplined team in the league. Credit this to Coach Eric Altamirano, who is known to be a strict and meticulous teacher. Rarely did the Bulldogs gamble on defense and almost always made the correct rotation.
The reason for this is a strong belief that teams will struggle against their halfcourt defense. The Bulldogs recorded the slowest pace in the league at just under 73 possessions per game, believing that a slower, more deliberate pace enhanced their defensive strategy. In half court situations (not including putbacks and secondary break opportunities), teams shot just 30.28%. To put this in perspective, the next closest team was De La Salle University at 33.55%, a full 300 percentage points behind.
After getting blitzed by the Tamaraws in game 1, the Bulldogs slowed the game down in games 2 and 3. As a result, while FEU was able to escape with some secondary break baskets, pure fast break layups were far and few between. This pace favored the Bulldogs and prevented the Tamaraws from establishing any sort of rhythm.
Shutting down role players & containing the stars
Similar to what they did against Ateneo and their Ravena + Newsome combo, National U did a great job locking on the "non-stars" while making guys like Tolomia and Belo work for theirs in games 2 and 3.
Check out the stats during for the duo below:
PPG RPG APG FGM FGA FG% TO
Belo 17.0 8.5 0.5 11 33 33.3% 3.5
Tolomia 19.0 4.0 0.5 16 46 34.8% 3.0
Total 36.0 12.5 1.0 27 79 34.2% 6.5
Mac Belo shot chart:
Mike Tolomia shot chart:
A look at counting numbers would suggest that the duo did their part, scoring a combined 36 points per game. Going through the game tape and the stats, the dynamic duo had a rough outing against the likes of Paolo Javelona, Rev Diputado, Gelo Alolino, and Glenn Khobuntin.
For one, the two combined for just 2 assists in those two games, as their teammates had a tough time converting their field goal attempts. Forced to create for themselves, there were more than a few times where they were forced to chuck up contested jumpers, floaters and runners near the end of the shot clock.
Mike was actually very effective in his drives to the basket, going 10/14 on drives to the basket while earning three trips to the free throw line during the series. However, it appears that NU was content with baiting him into going 1v1 or taking contested jumpers coming pick & roll sets. At the end of the 3-game series, Tolomia finished 5/18 (27.8%) on isolation plays and just 2/17 when shooting coming off a ball screen.
Still, one of the biggest factors in the Finals was how NU made sure that other players like Carl Cruz, Pogoy, and Inigo didn't get going. After combining for 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in game 1, Pogoy and Inigo 14 for the rest of the series, lowlighted by the former's zero point output in game 3.
Meanwhile, after exploding for 4 three pointers in their round 1 encounter, Carl Cruz was a total non-factor the rest of the way, hitting 4 three pointers in the 3 games after. Getting little production from him hurt because he could have helped spread the floor to open driving lanes for Pogoy and Inigo. Without him connecting from outside, defenders could sag a little bit more in the paint and help their teammates out.
Containing the dribble drive
As I mentioned earlier, National U was able to establish the pace it wanted in games 2 and 3, and this prevented FEU from establishing it's vaunted dribble drive offense.
In game 1, FEU had 37 finished drive plays (includes drive and kicks / drops). They finished 12/25 (44.0%), including drawing 3 fouls, including 8/17 (47.1%) on direct drives to the basket. In the subsequent games, FEU only had 54 finished drive plays, including just 9/33 39.1%) on direct drives to the basket.
Furthermore, when using ball screens – another initiator of the dribble drive – the Tamaraws were a paltry 5/34 (8/19) on pick & roll plays, including 0/10 on pick & pops.
The drop in both activity and production from drive plays was a function of pace, adjustments on NU's part (bigs dropping down to contest shots), containment and poor outside shooting. Because of their discipline, straight drives were harder to come by and with FEU's outside shooters not finding their marks, there was an opportunity for guys like Troy Rosario, Alfred Aroga, and Henri Betayene to help out more than usual.
Throughout this season, National University's defense stood out. From holding Adamson to just 25 points in their first round encounter, to Alfred Aroga's eight blocks against Ateneo in Round 2, to getting the necessary stops to beat the Blue Eagles in the Final Four, it was always all about defense for the underdogs from Sampaloc, Manila.
That's the beauty of defense. It's an unglamorous job and many of the nitty, gritty details often get overlooked. There's so much that goes into having proper technique, advanced scouting and analytics, and TRUSTING your teammates that casual fans don't recognize. The Bulldogs embraced this mentality and were rewarded with a title.
Written By Gil Lopez


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Principles of Microeconomics for AP® Courses
Introduction to Public Economy
Principles of Microeconomics for AP® CoursesIntroduction to Public Economy
3.5 Demand, Supply and Efficiency
6 Consumer Choices
Introduction to Consumer Choices
6.1 Consumption Choices
6.2 How Changes in Income and Prices Affect Consumption Choices
6.3 Labor-Leisure Choices
6.4 Intertemporal Choices in Financial Capital Markets
7 Cost and Industry Structure
Introduction to Cost and Industry Structure
7.1 Explicit and Implicit Costs, and Accounting and Economic Profit
7.2 The Structure of Costs in the Short Run
7.3 The Structure of Costs in the Long Run
8 Perfect Competition
Introduction to Perfect Competition
8.1 Perfect Competition and Why It Matters
8.2 How Perfectly Competitive Firms Make Output Decisions
8.3 Entry and Exit Decisions in the Long Run
8.4 Efficiency in Perfectly Competitive Markets
9 Monopoly
Introduction to a Monopoly
9.1 How Monopolies Form: Barriers to Entry
9.2 How a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Chooses Output and Price
10 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Introduction to Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
10.1 Monopolistic Competition
10.2 Oligopoly
11 Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
Introduction to Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
11.1 Corporate Mergers
11.2 Regulating Anticompetitive Behavior
11.3 Regulating Natural Monopolies
11.4 The Great Deregulation Experiment
12 Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities
Introduction to Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities
12.1 The Economics of Pollution
12.2 Command-and-Control Regulation
12.3 Market-Oriented Environmental Tools
12.4 The Benefits and Costs of U.S. Environmental Laws
12.5 International Environmental Issues
12.6 The Tradeoff between Economic Output and Environmental Protection
13 Positive Externalities and Public Goods
Introduction to Positive Externalities and Public Goods
13.1 Why the Private Sector Under Invests in Innovation
13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
13.3 Public Goods
14 Poverty and Economic Inequality
Introduction to Poverty and Economic Inequality
14.1 Drawing the Poverty Line
14.2 The Poverty Trap
14.3 The Safety Net
14.4 Income Inequality: Measurement and Causes
14.5 Government Policies to Reduce Income Inequality
15 Issues in Labor Markets: Unions, Discrimination, Immigration
Introduction to Issues in Labor Markets: Unions, Discrimination, Immigration
15.1 Unions
15.2 Employment Discrimination
16 Information, Risk, and Insurance
Introduction to Information, Risk, and Insurance
16.1 The Problem of Imperfect Information and Asymmetric Information
16.2 Insurance and Imperfect Information
17 Financial Markets
Introduction to Financial Markets
17.1 How Businesses Raise Financial Capital
17.2 How Households Supply Financial Capital
17.3 How to Accumulate Personal Wealth
18 Public Economy
18.1 Voter Participation and Costs of Elections
18.2 Special Interest Politics
18.3 Flaws in the Democratic System of Government
B | Indifference Curves
C | Present Discounted Value
Figure 18.1 Domestic Tires? While these tires may all appear similar, some are made in the United States and others are not. Those that are not could be subject to a tariff that could cause the cost of all tires to be higher. (Credit: modification of work by Jayme del Rosario/Flickr Creative Commons)
Chapter Objectives
In this chapter, you will learn about:
Voter Participation and Costs of Elections
Special Interest Politics
Flaws in the Democratic System of Government
Chinese Tire Tariffs
Do you know where the tires on your car are made? If they were imported, they may be subject to a tariff (a tax on imported goods) that could raise the price of your car. What do you think about that tariff? Would you write to your representative or your senator about it? Would you start a Facebook or Twitter campaign?
Most people are unlikely to fight this kind of tax or even inform themselves about the issue in the first place. In The Logic of Collective Action (1965), economist Mancur Olson challenged the popular idea that, in a democracy, the majority view will prevail, and in doing so launched the modern study of public economy, sometimes referred to as public choice, a subtopic of microeconomics. In this chapter, we will look at the economics of government policy, why smaller, more organized groups have an incentive to work hard to get certain policies enacted, and why lawmakers ultimately make decisions that may result in bad economic policy.
As President Abraham Lincoln famously said in his 1863 Gettysburg Address, democratic governments are supposed to be "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Can we rely on democratic governments to enact sensible economic policies? After all, they react to voters, not to analyses of demand and supply curves. The main focus of an economics course is, naturally enough, to analyze the characteristics of markets and purely economic institutions. But political institutions also play a role in allocating society's scarce resources, and economists have played an active role, along with other social scientists, in analyzing how such political institutions work.
Other chapters of this book discuss situations in which market forces can sometimes lead to undesirable results: monopoly, imperfect competition, and antitrust policy; negative and positive externalities; poverty and inequality of incomes; failures to provide insurance; and financial markets that may go from boom to bust. Many of these chapters suggest that government economic policies could be aimed at addressing these issues.
However, just as markets can face issues and problems that lead to undesirable outcomes, a democratic system of government can also make mistakes, either by enacting policies that do not benefit society as a whole or by failing to enact policies that would have benefited society as a whole. This chapter discusses some practical difficulties of democracy from an economic point of view: the actors in the political system are presumed to follow their own self-interest, which is not necessarily the same as the public good. For example, many of those who are eligible to vote do not, which obviously raises questions about whether a democratic system will reflect everyone's interests. Benefits or costs of government action are sometimes concentrated on small groups, which in some cases may organize and have a disproportionately large impact on politics and in other cases may fail to organize and end up neglected. A legislator who worries about support from voters in his or her district may focus on spending projects specific to the district without sufficient concern for whether this spending is in the interest of the nation.
When more than two choices exist, the principle that the majority of voters should decide may not always make logical sense, because situations can arise where it becomes literally impossible to decide what the "majority" prefers. Government may also be slower than private firms to correct its mistakes, because government agencies do not face competition or the threat of new entry.
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Overall pre-season player ratings: Midfielders and forwards
With pre-season coming to an end with victory over Lazio, we're taking a look back at how each player performed over the five matches.
After yesterday's post analysing Arsenal's goalkeepers and defenders in pre-season, let's now take a look at the midfielders and forwards, in terms of how each individual is doing in their preparations for the new season.
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SINGAPORE – JULY 28: Aaron Ramsey #8 of Arsenal looks during the International Champions Cup match between Arsenal and Paris Saint Germain at the National Stadium on July 28, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo by Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images for ICC)
Matteo Guendouzi 8.5
Let's start with one of the biggest positives of Arsenal's pre-season, new signing Matteo Guendouzi. The 19-year-old midfielder appeared in all of the Gunners' five matches, and was particularly impressive in the International Champions Cup games against Chelsea, PSG and Atletico Madrid.
The young Frenchman looked ridiculously composed on the ball, playing inch-perfect passes and skipping away from any opponents who tried to press him. He wasn't perfect, taking a few too many risks in his defensive third, but he's already putting himself in contention for the first-team squad at this early stage.
Aaron Ramsey 7
Ramsey started pre-season well, bagging an assist against Boreham Wood, and put in a couple of decent performances in Singapore. Then, unfortunately, he got injured just before the Chelsea match, and missed the rest of pre-season. Hopefully he'll return in time for Manchester City at the weekend.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 7.5
Maitland-Niles is another who started strongly, with an eye-catching run to set up Aubameyang in the opening minutes of pre-season.
Then he was forced to cover at left-back, and did so well enough, without any real standout moments for the remainder of the preparations. That's other than a cheeky piece of control against Lazio. A solid few weeks for the youngster.
Emile Smith Rowe 8
Smith Rowe was another breakthrough star of the Singapore leg of pre-season. His goal against Atletico Madrid topped off a fantastic performance that day, in an otherwise fairly uninspired Arsenal showing. Then he came off the bench to assist Alexandre Lacazette in the next game against PSG.
Emile didn't quite hit the same heights in the final two matches, but still made a big case for more chances this season.
Mohamed Elneny 6.5
Elneny joined pre-season late, and took a bit longer to get up to speed than many of his teammates. He really struggled against Chelsea, failing to provide any defensive cover and playing a number of poor passes, but improved for the final game against Lazio.
Alex Iwobi 7
Iwobi also improved as pre-season went on after joining late, and played very well in the final game on Saturday.
His shot off the post led to the opening goal, when Reiss Nelson turned in the rebound, and he consistently made intelligent and positive decisions all game. The rest of his shots throughout pre-season weren't very impressive at all though, so there's still work to be done.
Lucas Torreira 7.5
Torreira had a good debut game against Lazio, the only pre-season match he took part in. He completed 91% of his passes and won a number of duels, without performing quite at the high level he showed at the World Cup. That will come when he returns to full fitness.
Granit Xhaka 7
Once again, Xhaka only played one pre-season match, and wasn't quite at his best as a result. Still, it was a solid performance, and his partnership with Torreira looks encouraging.
Joe Willock 7
Just like Jordi Osei-Tutu, Willock only appeared in the first few senior matches before dropping into the u23s. He got an assist against Boreham Wood, then used that first-team experience to great effect, performing well in his academy match.
Nonetheless, he might find it tough to get into the Unai Emery's side with all the other midfield options available right now.
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Middle East News | Turkey
Turkey's National Purse Just Became Erdogan's Family Affair
Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak was appointed to be finance minister ■ new health minister owns a chain of pharmacies, education minister owns a private college, tourism minister owns a successful travel agency
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Turkey's President Erdogan with his son-in-law Berat Albayrak (left) during an election rally in Istanbul, Tuesday, May 29, 2018Credit: Emrah Gurel/AP
The premiership in Turkey was officially abolished this week. In a ceremony in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan awarded a certificate of appreciation to outgoing Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, he congratulated the latter on his appointment as speaker of the parliament, an appointment decided, of course, by Erdogan. From now on, Erdogan will rule as president with expanded powers greater even than those of the U.S. president. Erdogan wasted no time, and has already presented his new government, all of whom are his close associates.
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Some are businessmen who were appointed to lead ministries that may serve their business interests. For example, the health minister owns a chain of pharmacies, the education minister owns a private college, the environmental affairs minister owns a large real estate company and the tourism minister owns a successful travel agency.
Three ministers are to remain at their post from the previous government – the ministers of the interior, foreign affairs and justice. The new defense minister is an old acquaintance, Hulusi Akar, who until recently was commander in chief of the Turkish army.
But it seems that the most important person in the new government is the new finance minister, Berat Albayrak, who not by coincidence is also Erdogan's son-in-law. His ministry will unify the former finance ministry with the economy ministry. Albayrak will be in charge of fiscal and monetary policy and of the banking system, along with the ongoing management of the Turkish economy. Since Erdogan has sole authority to appoint the governor of the central bank, Turkey's national purse will now become a family affair, almost without oversight, certainly not by the parliament, in which Erdogan has an absolute majority.
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Albayrak, who is the son of a journalist and author of some 40 books, is a former member of the Welfare Party, the parent party of Erdogan's Justice and Development party, and was energy minister in the outgoing government. Like his boss, he supports lowering interest rates to spur growth and opposes the central bank's policy that calls for raising interest to fight inflation.
Albayrak has a Ph.D. from the University of Istanbul and an M.A. in business administration from Pace University in New York. He is no stranger to family businesses. In 2007 he was appointed CEO of the global construction and tourism giant Calik Holding. The company is owned by Ahmet Calik, who in 2008 also managed to take control of the major media corporation Sabah ATV in exchange for $1.1 billion.
At the time, Calik was short about $750 million to make that purchase, and the banks refused to lend it to him or act as guarantor. He asked Erdogan to intercede and the latter asked two government banks (whose board of directors are government-appointed) to obtain the loan for Calik from a Qatari bank.
Five years later, Calik sold Sabah-ATV to the Kalyon Group owned by Omer Kalyoncu, another of Erdogan's close friends, who not by coincidence has won huge government contracts such as for construction of Istanbul's third airport. Kalyon is, among other things, the owner of the media company Turkavez, in which Serhat Albayrak, the new finance minister's brother, has a 1-percent interest. Incidentally, until Albayrak was appointed energy minister, while he was CEO of Calik, his brother was CEO of Calik's media company. The loving family saw to it of course that the sale of the media companies in the corporations where they worked were to Erdogan's friends, as part of a strategy of taking over all media outlets in Turkey.
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Three years after this big sale, Albayrak's name burst onto the public scene when Wikileaks connected him to oil deals with ISIS. According to reports, Albayrak was close to the Turkish company Powertrans, which holds a monopoly over the transport of oil to Turkey from the Kurdish region, among other places. It is not entirely clear who owns Powertrans; according to reports in Turkey, the Calik corporation is behind it, or in front of it.
What is clearer is the Wikileaks connection of the company and its CEO, Albayrak, to the purchase of oil from ISIS. The company denied it, Albayrak denied it, and the CIA, in an official statement, said there was no truth to reports of Turkish involvement in oil purchases from ISIS. It was Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in a deep rift with Erdogan following the downing of a Russian plane over Turkish airspace, who insisted that Turkey and Erdogan's family had been involved in an oil deal with ISIS.
Incidentally, Powertrans mediated Kurdish oil purchases by Israeli companies, and some of the oil arrived in Israel in tankers belonging to a company owned by Erdogan's son. But that's another story.
The financial history that has made Albayrak one of the richest people in Turkey did not especially help Turkey when Erdogan announced his appointment as finance minister. The Turkish lira fell by 3 percent and Fitch Ratings downgraded Turkey's debt rating to BB. Now, with total control of Turkey's economy in his hands and the hands of his son-in-law, Erdogan can't blame any other element, domestic or foreign, for the economic crisis. He will have to prove that only he can continue making the same economic magic that he has done for more than 15 years.
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New development: Information for localism? Policy sense-making for local governance
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The Impact of Operations Performance on Customer Loyalty
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The influence of greening the suppliers and green innovation on environmental performance and competitive advantage in Taiwan
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The influences of negativity and review quality on the helpfulness of online reviews
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Towards text copyright detection using metadata in web applications
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A multi-responsive communication architecture for web service description and discovery
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A non-linear index to evaluate a journal's scientific impact
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A review of coordination studies in the context of supply chain dynamics
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Buyer-supplier partnerships during product design and development in the global automotive sector: Who invests, in what and when?
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Chaotic worlds: an analysis of World of Warcraft
Comparative study of adaptability and flexibility in distributed manufacturing supply chains
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Developing a Diagnosis Aiding Ontology Based on Hysteroscopy Image Processing
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Diversity management for innovation in social enterprises in the UK
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Exploring hotel service quality experience indicators in user-generated content: A case using trip advisor data
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Impact of Service-Oriented Architecture on Service Supply Chains
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Internet Service Providers, Global or Local? Examining Middle and High-Income countries. The Cases of Mexico and Spain.
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Market based organizational learning, dynamic, and substantive capabilities: An integrative framework
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House Leader and Minister, Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday there would be no change in the government as claimed by the opposition and that the good governance government or the United National Front had a clear mandate to govern the country.
He told parliament that this government was not prepared nor had it any mandate to form a government with the political parties that were rejected by the people. The minister said this in response to a question asked by UNP MP S.M. Marikkar regarding the government's stance on the media reports hinting at a change of government and moves to join two factions.
"I don't believe such a thing will happen. The mandate is with the good governance government," he said.


Most of them don't understand the law at all when it comes to auto accident claims. I mean they know they're in an accident, but they certainly don't know their rights from all aspects, whether it be from their own insurance or whether it be from the other person's insurance. They are basically ignorant other than knowing that they want to get an attorney to represent them.
What Is Comparative Or Contributory Negligence? How Can It Affect My Auto Accident Claim?
Contributory negligence or comparative negligence means that the injured party, the plaintiff, themselves might be culpable of some percentage of fault themselves. Contributory negligence or comparative negligence means that you have to compare the negligence of the injured party to that of the other party. In Pennsylvania, as long as you're not more than 50% at fault or negligent, you're still entitled to recover.
What Is The Statute Of Limitations For Bringing An Auto Accident Claim In Pennsylvania?
The normal statute of limitations for a third-party case is two years from the date of the accident. However, if the case involves an uninsured driver or underinsured driver, it is extended to four years from the date of the accident on a uninsured motorist case and four years from the date it is discovered that the party at fault was underinsured.
What Steps Should I Take In Order To File An Auto Accident Claim?
If you're injured in an automobile accident, I think it's always important that you contact an attorney that kind of specializes in that type of law even if it's just as much to provide some initial advice. The worst thing somebody could do would be to immediately call or talk to the other person or the person who is at fault to their insurance company.
Should I Notify My Own Insurance Company About The Accident? What About The Other Insurance Company?
You are responsible to notify your own insurance company as soon as possible when you're involved in a motor vehicle accident so they can open up the appropriate file. If you're injured, it would be opening up a medical file and also a property damage file.
Some of the defenses on automobile accident cases in Pennsylvania would be that the injured party themselves was negligent and that they were more negligent than the defendants insured. Another defense in Pennsylvania is that the injured party might have selected the limited tort option on their own insurance policy, which makes it more difficult for them to collect. They must prove, even if they were not at fault, that they've incurred a serious injury.
How Long Is Too Long To Wait For Treatment After An Auto Accident?
Obviously, the sooner that one seeks medical attention after an accident is important, but there is no time limit on when you do that. Normally if somebody is injured and they wait two or three days and they go to the emergency room or their own doctor has no effect on the ability to recover.
Why Is It Important To Follow Doctor's Orders In A Personal Injury Claim?
The importance about seeking medical attention and following doctor's orders and keeping up with medical appointments in a personal injury claim shows that a person is truly injured and that they are seeking treatment for their injuries in their auto accident case. When people don't go to appointments and don't verbalize their problems and injuries then it makes it more difficult for them to collect and when they do collect, it's for much smaller amounts.
The reason cases go to trial for an auto accident claim are several fold. One is that the injured party might be seeking more damages than they're entitled to, in other words, they're asking for too much. Another reason it goes to trial is that there may be the element of fault on the injured party themselves. Normally the case goes to trial when there is a difference in what the person is looking for and what the insurance company has offered.
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"A US soldier waves hands toward me when we faced each other through a bus window. I told him 'go back home' with my hands. As confrontation becomes long, police began to gather with two patrol wagons.
The South Korean police say it is because of SOFA.
In a short video, you hear the cry of a woman, a mother of a 11 year old son, She was with a camera and was pushed and fell down on the cement ground by the police who attempted to remove her away from the front of the tourist bus in which the US navy soldiers are taking seats to visit various parts of Jeju for the purpose of so called break and social service.
"People's action continue on March 26, Sunday, with 100 bows at 7 am and one man protests from 9 am to noon. Mr. Oh Chul-Geun did his special three steps one bow protest today, Usually we take break on Sunday. But this Sunday is not for that.


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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.

Recreation Park
Home of:
Vancouver Beavers aka Horse Doctors / Champions – Northwestern League (1905–1912)
Location: Homer Street (northwest, first base); Smithe Street (northeast, third base); Hamilton Street / Mainland Street (southeast, left field); Nelson / Cambie Street (southwest, right field)
Currently: office buildings and the small Yaletown Park

Athletic Park renamed Sick's Capilano Stadium (I)
Home of:
Vancouver Beavers – NWL / Pacific Coast International League  (1913–1919) disbanded with league during 1919 season
Vancouver Beavers – Pacific Coast International League (1920–1922) disbanded with league during 1922 season
Vancouver Beavers – Western International League (1939–1950)
Location: Hemlock Street (west, first base); 6th Avenue (south, right field); Birch Street (east, left field); railroad tracks (northeast); 5th Avenue imaginary line (north, third base)
Currently: commercial and residential

Nat Bailey Stadium orig. Capilano Stadium (II)
Home of:
Vancouver Mounties – Pacific Coast League (PCL) (1956–1962)
Vancouver Mounties – PCL (1965–1969)
Vancouver Canadians – PCL (1978–1999)
Vancouver Canadians – Northwest League (2000–2020, 2022–present)
Location: 4601 Ontario Street (east, third base); Midlothian Street (southwest, center field); Hillcrest Park and DinMont Avenue (northwest, first base)

Ron Tonkin Field orig. Hillsboro Ballpark
Home of:
Vancouver Canadians – NWL (2021 during Covid pandemic)
Hillsboro Hops - NWL starting in 2013
Location: (Hillsboro, Oregon) 4450 NE Century Blvd aka NW 229th Avenue (southwest, right field); otherwise surrounded by Gordon Faber Recreation Complex

See also
Lists of baseball parks

References
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.

Vancouver-related lists

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Since 2011, Teach For America has worked in partnership with many of Oklahoma City's community organizations to create opportunities for kids in our most underserved communities. Corps members and alumni in our network have the incredible privilege to engage with leaders in our state house and in city council board rooms and help inform policy and practice to drive systemic change.
Thanks to a revitalization effort that began in the 1990s, Oklahoma City has been in the midst of a multi-decade renaissance. With a low cost of living and future endeavors underway such as the creation of an innovation district, a 70-acre downtown park and more, OKC is primed for even more growth into the future. It will become the site for the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum near downtown, a world-class facility that will tell the powerful and significant story of American Indians in Oklahoma. One of the challenges to date is the rebuilding of our public education system that holds the lives and futures of of our future generation in its care.
Over the past decade, Oklahoma City has realized progress towards educational equity and excellence for students attending public schools and showed signs of our resolve to operate with the Oklahoma standard to improve the lives of students from cradle to career in that:
We are ensuring every child has a strong start and is ready to learn by providing access to high-quality early learning with universal pre-K for four year olds.
We are creating the school models and systems along the K-12 experience to sustain the gains from our nationally recognized early childhood programming.
More kids have the chance to go to college or start a meaningful career than did 10 years ago as they end their K-12 journey in Oklahoma through more access to the ACT college entrance exam and enrollment in a quality career and technical education system.
Teach For America's contribution to this emerging renaissance story in education can be seen through the impact our leaders are having at all layers of the systems that shape a student's experience in public schools. Consider the story of Jordan Naylor. An Oklahoma native, she graduated from University of Oklahoma and joined Teach For America in 2013. She taught kindergarten at Southern Hills and achieved 90 percent mastery of math goals/objectives, an average of 2.2 years of reading growth with 100 percent of students scoring at level or above level on math and reading benchmarks.
Jordan's strength in parent engagement included spending time in family outing or community events, going to dinner with families, sending bilingual folders at the beginning of the year for families, and keeping constant communication with families. Her parent interviews and artifacts were highlighted in parent engagement sessions for others to learn from. She expanded her leadership as an ECE content specialist and led professional development for other educators.
Over the next four years, we will accelerate progress towards systems change in our community by:
Developing classroom, school, and system leaders that expand opportunity for children in transformative and culturally responsive ways
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Collaborating with our communities to strengthen schools through sustained and networked communities acting as a force for change
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"Aside from the new experience of living in OK, I knew there was a great need for educators here. The movement for educational equity is being championed by passionate community leaders in OKC, but the fact remains that we need more people on the front lines in the classroom."
Gretchen Heine
Elementary, Santa Fe South
Oklahoma City Corps Member 2016
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Tom Kenny: Eoin Cadogan was a role model to all young Cork players
Douglas clubman lined out in both codes for Cork across a 15-year career
Cork's Eoin Cadogan celebrates in front of the Hill after defeating Down in the 2010 All-Ireland final. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Denis Hurley
EOIN Cadogan's former Cork team-mate Tom Kenny has praised the recently retired Douglas man's longevity.
The 35-year-old, who lined out at left half-back Cork in August's All-Ireland final defeat to Limerick, announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on Friday. Cadogan had a Cork career that spanned 15 years across hurling and football, having made his debut for Billy Morgan's football side in 2007, the same year that he won an All-Ireland U21 football medal.
In 2009, he opted to focus on hurling, making his debut in a qualifier win over Dublin, but in the following year, after the hurlers' championship exit, he appeared for the footballers again as they reached the All-Ireland final.
In 2010, he was a dual player and featured at corner-back as Conor Counihan guided Cork to a first All-Ireland title in 20 years. Having opted to focus fully on football in 2013, he rejoined the hurling squad in 2014, winning a Munster medal, but at the end of that year, he once again committed to football only. After 2017, he switched allegiance back to hurling, winning another Munster medal in 2018.
With his club Douglas, he won a county Premier IHC medal in 2009, having been part of the football side which reached the county senior final the previous year. Kenny felt that Cadogan worked hard to ensure he had a long career in red.
"Around 2010, 2011, 2012 and into 2013, he began to look at his lifestyle," he said, "and became really health-conscious and fitness-conscious and that helped him throughout the rest of his career and got him to this stage.
Eoin Cadogan of Cork makes his way from the dressing rooms. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
"That's not to say he didn't look after himself before that but he became really fitness-orientated and that definitely gave him a bit of longevity.
When he switched from football to hurling, he went seamlessly back in. Doing that, it can take time to get going but he had that ability to fall into both very easily."
Cadogan's retirement statement was posted on Instagram.
"After careful consideration and reflection, I have decided that the time is right to retire from inter-county hurling.
"Throughout my 15-year career, representing Cork in both hurling and football, I can rest easy in the knowledge that I did so with pride, respect and honour for my team-mates, my club, supporters and the Cork jersey.
"To be able to say that I played at the highest level in hurling, football and represented my country in international rules is a dream I've made real through hard work, determination and perseverance.
"To my parents, James and Eileen, sisters Claire, Ann Marie and brother Alan, playing was as much about doing you all proud as it was about me achieving my goals and I think you for being there every step of the way with me.
"I'd like to thank the Cork County Board, Douglas GAA, the GPA and countless Cork supporters who have been there on the good and bad days and whose spirit and belief never wavered in supporting our journey in trying to achieve success.
"To the current Cork management team, the management teams and coaches of the past, I thank you for always showing belief in me as an individual and wish them well in the future.
"I'd also like to acknowledge the late Br Damien Brennan, whose support, belief and friendship allowed me to fully maximise my potential and achieve things I thought were impossible.
"I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that await me as the journey continues in a new direction."
Eoin Cadogan of Cork is tackled by Gearóid Hegarty of Limerick. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
While there is no shortage of options from the last two All-Ireland U20-winning squads to replace Cadogan, Kenny – now an U20 selector – feels that patience is required.
"In a way, Cork's template is still probably a couple of years down the line," he says.
"I know that whenever Cork go out to play a championship match, hurling especially, the ultimate goal is the All-Ireland and you don't think of anything less in terms of winning.
"From outside the camp looking in, it's probably for the next couple of years about building a squad, getting in those players who've won All-Ireland U20 medals – just because they've won at U20 it doesn't mean they're going to fall in seamlessly, it takes a while and they have to get square pegs in square holes. Relationships have to be built up and maintained.
"Definitely, there are good players coming through. Eoin's experience will be a big loss but Cork have built up a lot of experience last year getting to an All-Ireland final."
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Stanford University Scholarships and Need-Based Aid
California Scholarships Ivy League
June 11, 2019 July 29, 2020 admin
Stanford University is an elite private University located in California. An interesting story about the founding of Stanford University is that an old couple wanted a building at Harvard named for their dead son, but Harvard University basically ignored them because that would take a lot of money. So, the couple took that money and founded Stanford University.
However, this tale of Stanford University founding is not true. If you are interested, you should look up the information!
I hope that you learned something from the brief introduction, and now let's talk about the Stanford University scholarships and need-based aid.
Stanford Cost of Attendance
Without getting Stanford University Scholarships, the tuition fee per year is over $50,000, room and board is over $16,000, and fees are over $1,500. The total cost including personal expenses is estimated to be over $74,000. For accurate numbers, visit the cost of attendance page.
If you are from an average family, you will definitely say that you cannot afford this much money on college. If you pay in full, you will pay over $300,000 for four years! That's where Stanford scholarships come into play. Unless your family makes a crazy amount of money like millions of dollars a year, you will never have to pay the full price of attendance. In fact, some pay $0.
Stanford Scholarships in Numbers
You should note that Stanford's aid is based on need and not merit. Let's take a look at the actual breakdown of Stanford University scholarships according to the family income.
For families who made less than $65,000, the average scholarship amount was over $74,000, and the family paid an average of $4,000. 100% of the students in this family income bracket received scholarships.
For families who made $65.000 – $95,000, the average scholarship amount was over $65,000, and the family paid an average of $9,200. 99% of the families in this income bracket received scholarships.
For families who made $95,000 – $125,000, the average scholarship amount was over $57,000, and the family paid an average of $16,000. 98% of the students in this income bracket received scholarships.
For families who made $125,000 – $155,000, the average scholarship amount was over $46,000, and the family paid an average of $26,000. 95% of the students in this income bracket received scholarships.
For students whose families' income bracket is above $155,000, visit the average costs page for more information.
Students are expected to work during the summer to cover their personal expenses.
What Factors Determine The Award Amount for Stanford University Scholarships?
Now, let's take a look on how the Stanford University scholarships award amount is calculated.
1. Family Income Level
The factor that determines your award the most is the family income level. Why? Because if your family earn more, then your need should be less, and if your family earn less, then you need should be more. However, this is not the only factor that comes into play as you will see in the next few points.
2. Size of Family
Another big factor that comes into play when is your family size. How much your family spends is largely determined by how many people are in your family. Therefore, when determining the Stanford scholarship amount, the university takes this into consideration.
3. Family Assets
Another factor is the family assets. This does not affect your award unless your assets are very large or less compared to your family income. If the family assets is normal for your family income, then your aid should not be affected.
4. Number of Siblings in College
If you have other siblings in college, your Stanford aid will significantly increase. They know that sending multiple children to college is financially strenuous for a family, so they increase your aid much.
There are multiple factors that determine your aid other than these factors. When you apply for financial aid, you will need to fill out FAFSA and CSS Profile, which ask you about your finances. When you do fill that out, you will see that these ask you very detailed questions and all of your answers will have an effect on your aid.
However, the factors mentioned above are the major factors that determine your aid. Now, let's look at how you can apply for financial aid.
To apply for financial aid at Stanford, you will need to fill out three forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and IDOC. FAFSA is for federal aid from the government and includes Pell Grant, which you might have heard of. CSS Profile is administered by the College Board and asks you more detailed questions than FAFSA. It is required by universities which are more selective such as the Ivy Leagues. IDOC is not really a form, but it is a tool in which you can upload financial documents such as tax forms. This way, the university can verify the numbers that you have put into FAFSA and CSS Profile.
After filling out those forms, you will need to submit it using the code for Stanford University. Good news is that these documents are used by other universities, so you just have to fill it out once and submit it to universities that you apply.
For more information, visit Applying for Stanford Aid Page.
Scholarship Application Deadlines
The deadline to submit the financial documents is November 15 for Early Action and February 15th for Regular Decision. I highly recommend submitting these early as soon as the forms are available, which is October 1, so that you will not be rushed and overwhelmed.
Stanford Net Price Calculator
If you want to get an estimate of how much you will pay, then I highly recommend going to Stanford Net Price Calculator. It will take you maybe 30 minutes to complete this, and it will give you a very rough estimate of how much you will pay per year depending on your responses.
I hope that this article on Stanford University scholarships and need-based aid was helpful. If you are interested, visit California Scholarships and Authority Scholarships Page.
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I'm still buzzing from Britcar 24
Currently reading: I'm still buzzing from Britcar 24
Yes yes yes, I know, sorry, the Britcar 24 hour race finished many hours ago, but this is the first time since that I've been near a keyboard with my eyes open.
How did we do? Very well. Our near production-spec Mazda MX-5 race car (featuring the same 160bhp engine and six-speed manual 'box as the road car) finished 16th out of 59 starters in a field that included some proper exotica (such as an Aquila SR1).
"Chuffed" doesn't quite do it justice.
We managed it because an MX-5 uses next to no fuel and because our car, out of an entire day, only spent a total of six or seven minutes stationary when we didn't want it to be.
Those few minutes were all the time it took for Jota Sport, which looks after these Mazdas (including the forces charities one) in a frighteningly professional manner, to replace an entire front wheel hub after a bearing failed. The hubs, like the rest of the suspension save the springs and dampers, are production parts, and the job included removing a baking brake disc. I'm not sure franchised dealers of any marque work to quite the same timescales.
The rest of the time our MX-5 was, other than when it was refuelling or having its tyres changed, being pedalled at consistent and repeatable speeds around Silverstone's Arena GP circuit while other cars fell off or broke around it.
We'd qualified 49th, and some of the few cars behind us were fast metal that had had difficult qualifying sessions. So the car is by no means fast.
But although we troubled no lap records, I found that this MX-5 was among the most enjoyable racing cars I've ever driven. Its inherent balance is impeccable, it moves around in predictable, telegraphed and adjustable fashion. It is, in short, dead easy to drive near its limits for hours on end and that, when it comes endurance racing, is critical.
Even so, 16th overall was a surprise to all involved. Mazda has a 'GT' race version of the MX-5 which is far less standard, and much quicker, albeit this weekend beset by mechanical gremlins. Had that placed 16th Mazda would have been pleased. For the production-based car to finish where it did was a hell of a thrill.
What's my point? I'm not sure I have one, except to say: bloody hell, that was one of the best weekends of my life. Racing is mega. Night-time racing, spectating or competing, is one of life's most invigorating experiences. That it takes place in Northamptonshire every year is fantastic. I'm very grateful, and utterly buzzing. Cars, eh? Aren't they wonderful?


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With a total metropolitan population of over 2,000,000 people, Orlando, FL is a destination for families all over the country. Visitors come for family fun at Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld, among many other attractions. In addition to the theme parks, guests come to Orlando for world class golf, dining, and a number of conventions.
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43% Off Bowling at StrikeOuts Orlando
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Amway Center
Sports Stadiums (Professional) 400 West Church Street, Orlando, FL MoreLess Info
Amway Center is a sports and performing arts venue featuring various basketball games and live music and performance events, such as Marvel Universe Live! and an upcoming Marc Anthony concert.
Water Parks 1145 Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, FL 32830 MoreLess Info
Visitors to Typhoon Lagoon can snorkel with sharks, stingrays, and other tropical fish amidst a manmade coral. They can also sunbathe on a sandy beach, relax on a tube in a lazy river or take the plunge down rushing rapids.
At Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, visitors can snorkel with aquatic animals, experience rushing rapids and ride a raft down the lazy river. There also have a beach, water slides, wave pools and many dining options.
Water Parks 1801 West Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, FL 32819 MoreLess Info
Built to resemble a ski resort, Disney's Blizzard Beach features one of the world's tallest and fastest free-falling waterslides. This park is part of Walt Disney World Resort, and uses heated water.
Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
Filled with water attractions, Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park offers visitors lazy rivers, water slides, playgrounds, obstacle courses, and more. The park has dining options with tropical drinks, donuts, and more.
Water Parks 5800 Water Play Way, Orlando, FL 32821 MoreLess Info
At Aquatica, people can slide down water slides into water filled with dolphins, raft rides, mat water rides, and a lazy river among other rides. Visitors also find four dining options.
Water Parks 6200 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819 MoreLess Info
Visitors to Wet 'N Wild find a four-person tube ride with a 53-foot vertical drop, a four-person tube ride through a world of disco music and dancing lights, and a four-person tube ride that drops riders on a five-story tube with many twists. Visitors also find many solo rides.
Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
Sports Stadiums (Professional) 1610 West Church Street, Orlando, FL 32801 MoreLess Info
Primarily built for football and seating over 65,000 patrons, the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium is located in the downtown area and has also been home to the Orlando City Soccer Club. Special events include the Capitol One Bowl, Florida Classic, and Monster Jam.
Amusement Parks (All Ages) 6000 Discovery Cove Way, Orlando, FL 32821 MoreLess Info
The main activities at the Discovery Cove include swimming with dolphins, snorkeling, and watching the marine wildlife. The visitors can also enjoy other programs, such as the Explorer's Aviary and the Wind-away River.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Only at Universal's Islands of Adventure
Amusement Parks (All Ages) 6000 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819 MoreLess Info
Children and adult alike are welcome in the adventurous land of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Only at Universal's Islands of Adventure. Many adventures made famous by the successful series are found in here, such as the Dragon Challenge, the Triwizard Rally, and the Flight of the Hipogriff.
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NISKAYUNA — The Niskayuna Central School District's preliminary 2019-2020 budget would increase the tax levy by 2.3 percent and hire new teachers to limit elementary class sizes as student enrollment grows.
The budget proposal, which Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra Jr. presented to the school board Tuesday night, would bring the district's overall general fund spending to about $87.5 million next school year.
The proposed levy increase stays within the district's tax cap and compares to a 2.6 percent levy increase its voters approved last year.
The school board has scheduled two more meetings to discuss the budget before adopting it and sending to voters May 21. It adds three new elementary school teachers so the district can add fourth- and fifth-grade class sections. These new sections will help the district maintain its class-size targets as enrollment gradually increases.
The plan also adds slightly less than three art and music teacher positions in order to increase music instruction for kindergartners and serve new class sections. The proposed hire of a new librarian would put one librarian in each of the district's two middle schools, and an increase in English as a new language teaching hours would serve increased student needs.
Nearly three positions would be focused on supporting the district's students with disabilities, including a new social worker at Birchwood.
Iroqouis Middle School social studies teacher Dennis Frank told the school board that all students are in need of social worker support and called for an increase in teacher assistants and time devoted to planning before the school year started.
The budget proposal includes funding to hire two new technology technicians along with a half-time director of information technology. Tangorra said new hiring in the technology department has been deferred in recent years as the district sought to restore other positions, but he said the investments were desperately needed as the district continues to increase its use of technology in schools.


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Q: Java Swing: Is it possible to use tree table view in java swing? How could we beautify the table in java swing.
I need a table look like a tree table. Please give me sample code snippet for the same.
Thanks,
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A: You might want to extend Jbutton and create your custom button by overriding their methods  or do a little search on the internet and find some good-looking ui library.

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A Joint Team of staff members and students from the Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy of the Faculty of Pharmacy under the sponsorship and support of the University of Medical Sciences & Technology (UMST) is participating in this year's 17th International Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ICMAP).
The conference will take place in Penang, Malaysia December 3–4, 2015.
Four Oral presentations will be given by UMST's representing body.
The University's staff members Amna Bashir Medani, Samia M A Elbadawi and Hassan A K will present a talk on Toxicity of Cymbopogon Proximus (maharaib) Oil Extract to New Zealand Rabbits.
Amna Bashir Medani, Samia M A Elbadawi, Ahmed E Amin, on Toxicity of Acacia Nilotica (garad) to Nubian Goats.
Ikram Mohamed Eltayeb Elsiddig, Abdel Khalig Muddather, Hiba Abdel Rahman Ali and Saad Mohamed Hussein Ayoub will present a joint oral presentation on In Vitro Susceptibility of M. Mycetomatis to the Extracts of Anogeissus Leiocarpus Leaves.
UMST student Samar Saadeldin Abdelmotalab Omer will present research on Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant Activity, Lipid Profile Effect of Citrus Reticulata Fruit Peel, Zingiber Officinale Rhizome and Sesamum Indicum Seed Extracts. She will be joined by Ikram Mohamed Eltayeb Elsiddig, Amna Bashir Medani and Saad Mohammed Hussein Ayoub.
Fellow University student, Hibat Allah A G A will give a talk on Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant Assessment and Hepatoprotective Activity of Extracts of Coriandrum Sativum L. on Wistar Rats, along with Ikram Mohamed Eltayeb Elsiddig, Amna Bashir Medani and Saad Mohammed Hussein Ayoub.
The ICMAP 2015: 17th International Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants aims to bring together leading academic scientists,researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.


Juuice Partners with Perimiter 83 and the University of Advancing Technology.
Juuice's Stephanie Hockridge, former News Anchor from ABC15, appears on Business Radio X radio show to discuss our collaboration with UAT to Extend the power grid and develop our Disaster Relief Solution.
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We have a passion for all things hand-made at Make Parties, and we want you to join us!
Created by Melbourne-based designer and huge craft enthusiast Amy Di Stasio, Make Parties is all about getting little hands making again, rather than swiping on iPads! After noticing a gap in the birthday parties market where something bright, fun and creative should be, Amy started Make Parties with the mission to promote creativity and inspire a love of the hand-made.
With a background in running craft workshops for young and old, we love the thrill that comes with teaching new hands-on skills.
Make Parties are mobile and ready whenever you are to set up a craft space in your home, or at the venue of your choice. We come with tables, stools, and all the craft supplies needed to make your celebration a bright, sparkly, and most importantly, creative one.
Although the parties are directed at kids, we are absolutely not exclusive! The only prerequisite for attending a Make Party is that you are ready to make, and eager to craft.
Prices are labelled in the Parties menu, and are priced per guest. There is a minimum of 8 guests per party. A 20% deposit will be required to secure the date and time of your party upon booking. To make a booking, or if you have any questions at all, please contact us today.


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Not withstanding his two autobiographies, including the recently published The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions (Insight Editions) summing up the career of Quincy Jones cannot be done in one book and certainly not in one article. To truly understand the man, who he really is and why he has been able to accomplish so much for so long, while still having plenty more left to do, one must spend time to talking to him. It was just that that I had the privilege to do.
In a lengthy interview that began in the afternoon and ended in the evening, Q, as his closest friends call him, revealed in conversation why he is more than just a man, but a life force. Any interviewer would be content to talk about his production of the biggest selling, non-greatest hits album of all time, Thriller by Michael Jackson, which has sold over a 100 million copies. Tracing the enfolding of the recording of "We Are the World," which Jones produced, is a book unto itself. Then there are the countless movie soundtracks, solo recordings, sessions with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, the recording of the last Miles Davis album, as well as the countless legendary jazz dates that Jones produced, arranged and through his sheer will and talent, has helped usher into jazz history.
There have been more than 200 recordings with which he has been involved, including, surprisingly, working with Lesley Gore, Ringo Starr and Paul Simon. His recording, "Soul Bossa Nova," from his album Big Band Bossa Nova, is the theme song of the Austin Powers movies. Also noteworthy are the movies he's produced, his stint as Vice-President of Mercury Records, the record company (Qwest) that he runs and his philanthropic endeavors and tireless humanitarian efforts. Yet, Jones had more to talk about than just what he's accomplished. With such upcoming projects as films on Louis Armstrong and Carnaval, and his spearheading of the call to have a Secretary of Arts as a cabinet level position in the White House, Jones is interested more in the future than in recounting the past.
The sessions he has been involved in are countless and memorable. When I asked him if he had heard that the famed Capitol Studios in Hollywood was going to be torn down, he was incredulous and said, "I'm shocked." He recounted how he produced Sinatra's recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" in that very room.