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The San Diego Padres are FINALLY back in the playoffs
4 months ago Evan Anderson
Credit: USA Today Sports
The 2020 regular season will end with a playoff appearance by the San Diego Padres.
For the first time since the 2006 season, the San Diego Padres have secured a place in the MLB postseason.
This snaps a 13-year drought of falling just short, Matt Holiday of the Rockies not touching home plate, and years upon years of rebuilding.
That strong Padres team from 2006 wanted to add to their string of two straight playoff appearances and make it a three.
In 2007, they nearly completed the trifecta as San Diego and Rockies were tied for the NL wildcard spot (at this time, there was only one wildcard spot). A one-game tiebreaker was played to decide who would be in the playoffs for the NL.
This game 163 pushed into the 13th inning with the Rockies at-bat in a tie game. Matt Holiday scored one of the infamous runs in Padres history. The play at the plate resulted in what looked like Holiday failing to touch the plate. The home plate umpire, however, ruled that he did touch the plate, and with no replay, the game was over. To this day, many Padre fans adamantly believe he never touched home.
The next close finish came in 2010 when the Padres fell two games behind the division-winning Giants and one game behind the Braves for the Wild Card slot.
After that 2010 push, it had been all downhill for the Padres.
In that time frame, the Padres finished last in the division four times and never once got within 16 games of a second-place finish. A.J. Preller tried to make a sudden playoff push in 2015 when he made many large acquisitions including Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Derek Norris, and James Shields. That team nosedived, and Preller quickly started the most recent rebuilding process.
That rebuild provided a lot of the assets currently on the team. Fernando Tatis Jr. was famously acquired from the White Sox for James Shields. Chris Paddack was traded from the Marlins in exchange for Fernando Rodney, and the Padres were on their way.
Preller added Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado through free agency in back-to-back seasons. Jake Cronenworth, Trent Grisham, and Zach Davies were all acquired in trades this past offseason, which helped in production. This team is built with the watchful eyes of A.J. Preller.
This 60-game season has heightened the importance of every game for the Padres. While playoffs have been expanded, the Padres are currently the second-best team in the National League with six more games left to play.
Credit: Padres
Pitching has been a strength of the 2020 Padres. The starting rotation has five great options with Dinelson Lamet, Mike Clevinger, Zach Davies, Chris Paddack, and Garrett Richards. The bullpen has gone from a significant asset to a massive liability, then back to a significant asset all in the timeframe of this shortened season. Even with the absence of Kirby Yates, who made the first-ever All-MLB team in 2019, the Padres bullpen has held its own down the stretch. Drew Pomeranz and Trevor Rosenthal filled Yate's shoes nicely and have provided a strong 8th and 9th inning duo for the Padres.
This team has stepped up on their own this year.
Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. are well within contention to bring the first MVP trophy to San Diego since Ken Caminiti did so in 1996. Dinelson Lamet is making the strongest Cy Young case since Jake Peavy won in the 2007 award. Jake Cronenworth came over as the "B Side" of the Tommy Pham trade. He has shown that he deserved more recognition and is the front runner for NL Rookie of the Year. Wil Myers is in line to receive the NL Comeback Player of the Year, and if he keeps it up might receive some MVP votes himself.
A common theme with this team is that A.J. Preller acquired almost every player making a difference since he joined in 2014. Dinelson Lamet is the only significant player on the Padres roster that Preller did not acquire since becoming the general manager in late 2014.
After a long time and a lot of patience, Padre fans get to watch their team in the playoffs this year.
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Evan is a student finishing up a degree in Finance from Northern Arizona University. The ability to break down numbers and find the story behind them has lead to his first of writing for East Village times. He covers baseball which is the sport he grew up playing and has followed even after his playing years.
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I hope everyone does not settle for a participation award! We have a special team and need to play like it. Just getting there is news worthy, especially because of the years between appearances. However, the Pads need to now show they deserve to be there and show how special they are. We "might not" be at the level of the Dodgers, we can beat all the teams between us and the NLCS series.
The Padres are slumping and the team's intensity level has clearly dropped. Did too many trades and additions disrupt the chemistry? Has Fernando's slump negatively affected us as it was when he went on the IL last year? Is it a temporary crash after the excitement of chasing a playoff berth?
The season is 60 games. Not 45, 50, or 55… it's 60. THEN… they have X amount of playoff games which will be determined by that intensity level and their ability to execute individually. Our pitching has gotten beaten up too often lately. The BP has got to step up. If Stammen, Morejon, and others cannot step up their games… they need to be observers. We cannot afford bad pitching days from anyone come playoff time.
As a native fan since 1969… I'm thrill my team has finally become significant again. I'm looking forward to continually watching every game and hoping for the best!
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The Viking Raid at Lindisfarne: Who Attacked the Monastery?
Christophe Adrien
It was an event that shook the Christian world to its core. So traumatic was its destruction that historians have agreed it should mark the official beginning of the Viking Age, even though it was not the first violence the British Isles experienced at the hands of the Vikings. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records 'terrible portents' to the raid at Lindisfarne in 793 A.D. Located on Holy Island in the far north of England, it is written that the monastery saw powerful storms on the eve of the Vikings' arrival.
Who Attacked Lindisfarne?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle notes:
"793. Here terrible portents came about over the land of Northumbria, and miserably frightened the people: these were period flashes of lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying in the air. A great famine immediately followed these signs, and a little after that in the same year on 8 January the raiding of heathen men miserably devastated God's church in Lindisfarne island by looting and slaughter."
The speed at which the Vikings are said to have arrived caught the monks completely by surprise. Reconstructions in past years have estimated that on a clear day a ship might only be seen as far as 18 nautical miles, a little over an hour's journey for a longship with the wind at its back. If the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is to be believed, the Vikings neither arrived on a clear day nor did the monks appear to have had an hour to flee.
The monk Alcuin, a leading theologian of his day who was from York but resided at the court of Charlemagne, wrote a reply to his colleague Bishop Higbald of Lindisfarne to lament the event. The letter from Higbald to Alcuin, which we believe described the raid in detail, has not survived to today, so Alcuin's reply is all we have to know what exactly happened. In his letter he wrote:
"We and our fathers have now lived in this fair land for nearly three hundred and fifty years, and never before has such an atrocity been seen in Britain as we have now suffered at the hands of a pagan people. Such a voyage was not thought possible. The church of St. Cuthbert is spa􏰀ered with the blood of the priests of God, stripped of all its furnishings, exposed to the plundering of pagans – a place more sacred than any in Britain."
Alcuin's description lends to the idea that the clergy at Lindisfarne did little to flee their attackers. It may have been that the Vikings arrived so suddenly that the monks had no time to prepare at all. That Higbald survived the attack, however, tells us the raid was not an outright massacre, and at least some of the monks escaped and survived.
Alcuin's letter, although useful in piecing together the events of the raid on Lindisfarne, offers nothing in regards to who it was who carried out the attack. Perhaps Higbald's letter contained more information that may have given us more clues, but we are not so lucky as to have his letter. The question remains: who were the men who raided the island? Where did they come from?
Were the Vikings at Lindisfarne from Denmark?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle lists an entry from the year 787 A.D., six years before Lindisfarne, describing 'Danes' who arrived at the port of Portland. It recounts a brief encounter in which the port authority was killed for attempting to levy a tax on "Danish men". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reads:
"A.D., 787. This year King Bertric took Edburga the daughter of Offa to wife. And in his days came first three ships of the Northmen from the land of robbers. The
Reve then rode thereto and would drive them to the king's town; for he knew not what they were, and there was he slain. These were the first ships of the Danish men that sought the land of the English nation."
The entry tells us the Danes had begun to eye the British Isles as early as six years before the raid at Lindisfarne. Given their proximity, and their relationship with Christendom, it would make sense the Danes attacked the monastery in 793.
The political climate between the Danes and the Carolingians may have also played a part in inciting the first raid. In 792 A.D. Emperor Charlemagne moved to suppress a Saxon rebellion under the leadership of a man named Widukind. His action was decisive and bloody. During the battle on the banks of the Elbe River, the Franks captured thousands of Saxon prisoners. As a means to send a message to the rest of the region, Charlemagne ordered the prisoners to be baptized in the river. There, the priests recited their benedictions as the Frankish soldiers held their victims underwater until they drowned.
The event, known as the "The Massacre of Verdun" was entirely in line with Charlemagne's tactics to subdue pagan tribes. Widukind, the leader of the Saxons, was brother in law to the king of the Danes, Sigfred. News of the massacre undoubtedly reached the Danish court, and word of Charlemagne's acts of violence would have spread across Scandinavia. It was yet another brutal, violent display of power by the Carolingians, the latest in a long series spanning decades.
From what historians can tell from the sources, Danish raids along the coast of Frisia intensified almost immediately after the massacre, leading to an infamous attack on Dorestad in 810, to which Charlemagne supposedly bore witness, if we are to believe the account given by the chronicler Einhart in his biography Two Lives of Charlemagne. Lindisfarne may have been a target during this time precisely because of its importance in the Christian world. A source about the attack by the twelfth century English chronicler Simeon of Durham, who drew from lost Northumbrian annals, described the events at Lindisfarne with precise details:
"And they came to the church at Lindisfarne, laid everything to waste with grievous plundering, trampled the holy places with polluted steps, dug up the altars and seized all the treasure of the holy church. They killed some of the brothers, took some away with them in fe􏰀ers, many they drove out, naked and loaded with insults, some they drowned in the sea…"
Some historians have taken this last passage to mean that the Vikings purposefully took priests to the water to drown them to make the point that they were retaliating against the encroachment of Christendom on Denmark. Other historians have disputed this as mere coincidence. If true, it might mean that the men who attacked Lindisfarne were indeed from Denmark.
Were the Vikings at Lindisfarne from Norway?
The evidence that leads historians to consider Norwegians were the ones to raid Lindisfarne resides in Alcuin's letter to Higbald. In it, he writes that the raid was a product of, "a voyage not thought possible." Danes had already traveled to the British Isles, and so the implication from Alcuin is that the heathens who sacked the monastery had traveled from much farther away.
A late 10th-century chronicler named Aethelweard, who drew from lost contemporary documents, added an additional clue to the mystery. He suggested the men who arrived at the port of Portland in 787 introduced themselves as men from Halogaland, in Norway. His suggestion contradicts the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which described the visitors in Portland as Danish men, but we must remember both histories were written long after the fact. Which chronicle is right? It is difficult to say, but Aethelweard is widely considered unreliable as a source due to the strange and often incomprehensible structure of his Latin. Therefore, most historians lean toward believing the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle over Aethelweard's Chronicon.
An Enduring Mystery
Although there is some light evidence to suggest it was either Danes or Norwegians who raided Lindisfarne, it is impossible to know for sure who carried out the attack. It just as easily could have been a church conspiracy – an inside job – to incriminate the 'heathens' for a barbaric act to spur more considerable efforts to convert Scandinavia. One could say that Alcuin's inconsistencies, such as his assertion that "such a voyage was not thought possible," despite knowing that Northmen had already visited Portland, point to a cover-up and overt effort to demonize them. Perhaps Alcuin, who was residing in Charlemagne's court at the time, was the architect of a political hit job, and Lindisfarne was actually sacked by Frankish raiders under his orders – all so he could convince Charlemagne of the need to invade Jutland and force their conversion as had been done in Saxony.
Of course the 'inside job' narrative is ridiculous, but it's useful insofar as it showcases the nature of the study of the Vikings. Many of the significant events that marked that time period – even well-documented and ubiquitously known events such as the raid at Lindisfarne – are based on extremely light evidence and sparse, often unreliable primary sources. Therefore, in answer to the question of who attacked Lindisfarne, all we can really say is it was probably Danes, maybe Norwegians, but ultimately we do not and cannot know for sure.
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Thyssenkrupp increases annual electrolyzer capacity to 1 GW
The German conglomerate's electrolyzers boast efficiency levels of up to 80%. The modular devices can be connected to form plants of almost any size.
June 9, 2020 Ralph Diermann
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From pv magazine Germany
Thyssenkrupp has announced plans to increase the annual production capacity of its electrolyzers to 1 GW, following the German government's launch of a new Covid-19 stimulus package that includes directives to build a hydrogen economy.
According to the government's plan, the country should reach a total electrolyzer capacity of 5 GW by 2030, with another 5 GW to be deployed in the following five years.
Thyssenkrupp manufactures its electrolyzers with De Nora, its strategic supplier and joint venture partner, in premade standard modules. One module is able to generate up to 4,000 cubic meters of hydrogen per hour.
The German industrial conglomerate said the modules can be easily transported, installed and interconnected to different plant sizes, ranging up to several hundred megawatts. It said the plants are very responsive, so they can be used to stabilize the grid. The patented design of the electrolysis cells enables high system efficiencies of up to 80%, it added.
Hydrogen is used as a clean energy source and fuel, but also as a CO2-neutral raw material for the production of green chemicals. As a specialist in the planning and construction of chemical plants, Thyssenkrupp believes it is ideally positioned to implement complete value chains, starting with the large-scale production of hydrogen through to the production of sustainable basic chemicals such as ammonia and methanol.
"Only green hydrogen opens the way to climate neutrality for energy and resource-intensive industries, such as fuel, chemical or steel production," said Christoph Noeres, head of Thyssenkrupp's energy storage and hydrogen division. "This requires GW-scale water electrolysis."
However, Noeres acknowledged that this will not be possible without a new regulatory framework and fair market opportunities for green hydrogen.
"In addition to the further expansion of renewable energies, the focus is in particular on adapting the levy and pay-as-you-go system and offsetting the CO2-reducing effect of green hydrogen in the target markets," he said.
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Day Nurse has been performed by Umphrey's McGee 146 times. It was last played 2023-01-20, which was 8 shows ago.
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2011-02-11 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO 10 Umphrey's McGee
2011-03-13 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA 17 Umphrey's McGee
2011-04-22 House of Blues, Dallas, TX 7 Umphrey's McGee
2011-05-27 Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe, IL 4 Umphrey's McGee
2011-06-26 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus, OH 9 Umphrey's McGee
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2011-07-14 The Dome at Oakdale, Wallingford, CT 6 Umphrey's McGee
2011-09-03 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 6 Umphrey's McGee
2011-09-13 Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY 9 Umphrey's McGee
2011-09-23 Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2011-10-19 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL 3 Umphrey's McGee
2011-10-29 The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA 9 Umphrey's McGee
2011-11-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 9 Umphrey's McGee
2012-01-09 MSC Poesia, Atlantic Ocean, 7 Umphrey's McGee
2012-01-26 Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun, Puerto Morelos, 4 Umphrey's McGee
2012-02-11 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA 10 Umphrey's McGee
2012-02-19 The Canopy Club, Urbana, IL 6 Umphrey's McGee
2012-03-10 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT 4 Umphrey's McGee
2012-03-22 Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA 8 Umphrey's McGee
2012-04-19 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK 9 Umphrey's McGee
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2012-07-28 Randall's Island, New York, NY 1 Umphrey's McGee
2012-08-10 Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 5 Umphrey's McGee
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2012-10-20 House of Blues, Cleveland, OH 4 Umphrey's McGee
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2012-12-19 Dreams Tulum Resort, Tulum, 6 Umphrey's McGee
2013-01-16 The Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY 3 Umphrey's McGee
2013-01-26 The National, Richmond, VA 8 Umphrey's McGee
2013-02-07 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 6 Umphrey's McGee
2013-03-07 Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, CO 2 Umphrey's McGee
2013-03-21 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV 8 Umphrey's McGee
2013-04-19 House of Blues, Dallas, TX 11 Umphrey's McGee
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2013-06-01 Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, AR 6 Umphrey's McGee
2013-06-22 House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC 8 Umphrey's McGee
2013-07-03 Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI 2 Umphrey's McGee
2013-08-18 Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, MI 9 Umphrey's McGee
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2013-10-17 The Klein, Bridgeport, CT 6 Umphrey's McGee
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2013-12-29 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO 4 Umphrey's McGee
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2014-04-04 North Charleston Performing Arts Center, Charleston, SC 9 Umphrey's McGee
2014-04-17 The Civic Theatre, New Orleans, LA 8 Umphrey's McGee
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2014-08-17 Somerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WI 7 Umphrey's McGee
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2014-10-25 The Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI 9 Umphrey's McGee
2014-11-15 Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, FL 10 Umphrey's McGee with Nicholas Payton on trumpet
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2015-02-21 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 8 Umphrey's McGee
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2015-05-24 Kingston Downs, Rome, GA 4 Umphrey's McGee
2015-06-26 Brenton Skating Plaza, Des Moines, IA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2015-07-04 Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds, Quincy, CA 5 Umphrey's McGee with Phil's Farm teases
2015-08-06 Canalside, Buffalo, NY 5 Umphrey's McGee
2015-08-14 Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL 5 Umphrey's McGee
2015-08-23 Jannus Live, St. Petersburg, FL 5 Umphrey's McGee
2015-10-31 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI 11 Umphrey's McGee
2015-12-03 Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa, Punta Cana, 1 Umphrey's McGee
2016-02-03 College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT 14 Umphrey's McGee
2016-02-12 Echostage, Washington, DC 5 Umphrey's McGee with Rapper's Delight (The Sugar Hill Gang) teases
2016-03-13 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR 9 Umphrey's McGee
2016-03-25 The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2016-04-06 The Lyric, Oxford, MS 2 Umphrey's McGee
2016-04-15 Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, FL 5 Umphrey's McGee
2016-07-02 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 21 Umphrey's McGee
2016-07-16 Shorefront Park, Patchogue, NY 6 Umphrey's McGee
2016-08-12 Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, MA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2016-09-10 Saranac Brewery, Utica, NY 11 Umphrey's McGee
2016-12-04 Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa, Punta Cana, 15 Umphrey's McGee
2017-01-26 College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT 7 Umphrey's McGee with Joshua Redman on saxophone; with Working Day and Night (Michael Jackson) teases
2017-02-03 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI 5 Umphrey's McGee
2017-03-03 The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT 7 Umphrey's McGee
2017-04-20 Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX 10 Umphrey's McGee
2017-05-19 Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, MD 8 Umphrey's McGee
2017-06-10 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN 4 Umphrey's McGee
2017-08-11 Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC 8 Umphrey's McGee
2017-09-23 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 11 Umphrey's McGee
2017-12-30 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO 4 Umphrey's McGee with Workin' Day and Night (Michael Jackson) teases
2018-01-19 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 9 Umphrey's McGee
2018-03-09 Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, CO 16 Umphrey's McGee
2018-03-22 Harrah's Lake Tahoe South Shore Room, Stateline, NV 6 Umphrey's McGee
2018-05-31 The Grove at Patriots Point, Mt. Pleasant, SC 13 Umphrey's McGee
2018-08-12 Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, AL 16 Umphrey's McGee
2018-08-23 Oak Ridge Estate, Arrington, VA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2018-10-04 The Crossroads KC, Kansas City, MO 6 Umphrey's McGee
2018-10-19 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN 8 Umphrey's McGee
2019-01-16 Norwegian Jade, Atlantic Ocean, 14 Umphrey's McGee
2019-02-14 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY 10 Umphrey's McGee
2019-03-03 Margaret T. Hance Park, Phoenix, AZ 3 Umphrey's McGee
2019-03-30 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN 10 Umphrey's McGee
2019-05-26 Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe, IL 11 Umphrey's McGee
2019-07-20 Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA 8 Umphrey's McGee
2019-08-02 Darrington Bluegrass Music Park, Darrington, WA 1 Umphrey's McGee
2019-08-31 The Paramount, Huntington, NY 14 Umphrey's McGee
2019-09-21 Cooper's Lake Campground, Slippery Rock, PA 4 Umphrey's McGee
2019-11-08 The Woodlands Nature Reserve, Charleston, SC 6 Umphrey's McGee
2019-12-27 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO 2 Umphrey's McGee with Working Day and Night (Michael Jackson) tease
2020-02-01 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI 15 Umphrey's McGee with Workin' Day and Night (Michael Jackson) jam
2020-02-29 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA 9 Umphrey's McGee with Ernie Chang on saxophone and Andee Avila on percussion; with Binary Sunset (John Williams) tease and Working Day and Night (Michael Jackson) jam
2020-06-10 Boondock Studios, Niles, MI 4 Umphrey's McGee
2020-09-06 SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL 6 Umphrey's McGee
2021-05-08 Westville Music Bowl, New Haven, CT 10 Umphrey's McGee
2021-06-18 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 5 Umphrey's McGee with Working Day and Night (Michael Jackson) teases
2021-07-09 The Caverns Outdoor Amphitheater, Pelham, TN 10 Umphrey's McGee
2021-09-18 TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN 5 Umphrey's McGee
2022-01-23 Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2022-02-11 House of Blues, Boston, MA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2022-06-09 Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport, CT 3 Umphrey's McGee
2022-08-06 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, Ninilchik, AK 11 Umphrey's McGee
2022-08-19 St. Louis Music Park, Maryland Heights, MO 3 Umphrey's McGee
2022-09-04 Grand Sierra Theatre, Reno, NV 9 Umphrey's McGee
2022-12-31 Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta, GA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2023-01-20 The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 6 Umphrey's McGee with Workin' Day and Night (Michael Jackson) teases


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Wounded by Chemical Weapons in Iraq, Veterans Fight a Lonely Battle for Help
in: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
Under this system, some service members finally received recognition and treatment for their injuries that for years they had been denied. As of April of this year, medical records for more than 7,900 service members had been reviewed and 324 of them had undergone screening at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Of these 324 people, the Army has identified 153 with "confirmed or likely symptomatic exposure," according to John Resta, director of the Army Public Health Center. Some have been awarded Purple Hearts from their respective services. But after submitting medical records, offering written statements about the incident and undergoing medical exams, Nellis and her three colleagues have yet to receive an acknowledgment of their exposure from the Air Force. The veterans have become victims two times over: once as a result of exposure that left them with chronic injuries and again as casualties of a bureaucratic system that seems to have unraveled as quickly as it was built.
After returning to the operating base, Nellis saw pinhead-size blisters forming on her face and chest. Within six hours, those blisters had each grown to half the size of a dime. But she and another airman, Brian Ornstein, did not seek medical care immediately, despite their symptoms. According to both of them, they were told not to discuss what happened, although neither remember by whom. Ronnie Walker, the machine-gunner who called in the Code Four, was evaluated and treated by an Air Force doctor for minor eye, nose and throat irritation. Steven May, the pararescueman who collapsed, was briefly hospitalized for observation and decontamination; he said that he remembers almost nothing from the incident or the three days afterward.
For the rest of that deployment, Nellis had trouble breathing and felt that her lungs and nasal passages were obstructed. Her blisters turned into scars. By 2008, more than two years after the incident, she had developed chronic insomnia; she continues to wake up in the middle of the night unable to breathe, despite having surgery to repair her deviated septum. Memory problems soon followed. Today Nellis also experiences constant pain from unhealed sores in her left nasal passage, which leads her to clench her jaw involuntarily. Her jaw is misaligned as a result. She has spent thousands of dollars to hide the scars she now has on her face and chest, and minimal exposure to sunlight causes any exposed skin to burn easily.
Nellis isn't the only one suffering from chronic health issues. Walker has problems with his central nervous system, which at one point left him bedridden for close to a year. Less than a year after the mission, Brian Ornstein, who was healthy and athletic before Taji, started to experience muscle weakness in his feet. Then doctors found an unexplained blind spot in his left eye. By October 2010, he says, he was suffering from headaches that lasted almost all day, every day, many of them migraines. Doctors warned him that his body was shutting down, but then they also accused him of being a malingerer. At one point he was bedridden for two years. It was only when the four airmen reconnected in 2015 that they came across The Times's report that documented multiple incidents of chemical-weapons exposure in Iraq. They realized that they, too, may have been affected. "We put two and two together and realized we were all on the same mission where we got exposed," Walker said.
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Iran: Freedom Now Files Petition with UN on behalf of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee
Washington, D.C. – On April 17, 2018, Freedom Now and Dechert LLP filed an urgent appeal petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee. Freedom Now and Dechert LLP argue that the Islamic Republic of Iran's continued detention of Iraee is in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and urge the UN Working Group to take immediate action due to the rapidly deteriorating health of Iraee as a result of a hunger strike she began on February 3, 2018.
"Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has spent more than a year in prison for a private diary entry and Facebook posts supporting the families of prisoners of conscience," said Freedom Now Legal Director Kate Barth. "The government's continued detention of Iraee violates her fundamental human rights including her right to freedom of expression. And now her life is in jeopardy due to the effects of a hunger strike. Freedom Now calls on the Iranian government to immediately and unconditionally release Iraee; we are confident that the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will come to the same conclusion."
Iraee was arrested on September 6, 2014 with her husband Arash Sadeghi, an activist who has been arrested and imprisoned no less than four times since December 2009, and two friends at her husband's workplace, a stationery store in Tehran. The exact circumstances and justification for her initial arrest are undisclosed. The authorities did not present an arrest warrant or any form of identification.
After this arrest, authorities violently ransacked the couple's home without a search warrant. The authorities confiscated personal possessions such as laptops, CDs, and papers. Among the papers was a notebook that Iraee used as a personal diary. It contained a fictional handwritten story in which a female character watches The Stoning of Soraya M, a 2008 Persian-language film depicting the true story of a woman stoned to death for adultery. The character is upset by Soraya's fate and burns the Qur'an in an emotionally charged moment.
Iraee was interrogated about the contents of the diary and the story. During her initial interrogation, she was repeatedly pressured to confess under threat of execution. She was questioned in a room adjoining the location where her husband was detained and could hear him being abused through the walls. Iraee was placed in solitary confinement for three days and endured twenty days without access to a family, lawyer, or court proceeding.
Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court convened Iraee's trial in May 2015. She was charged with "insulting Islamic sanctities" for the diary entry and "spreading propaganda against the system" for two separate Facebook posts as well as possession of alleged propaganda in her home. The trial was rife with procedural violations. For example, because the trial focused on the activities of Sadeghi, Iraee was barred from defending herself. Additionally, Iraee's first lawyer was pressured to withdraw and her second lawyer was barred from representing her.
Despite these violations, Iraee was convicted in absentia and sentenced to six years in prison, the maximum allowable prison term for each charge; this charge was later reduced to two and one half years in prison as part of a Nowrooz (Iranian New Year) pardon. Sadeghi was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of "spreading propaganda against the system" for interviews he conducted about human rights and prison conditions; "spreading lies in cyberspace" for Facebook posts about political prisoners and 1980s Iranian history; and "insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic" for the same Facebook posts.
After her conviction, Iraee was released from detention and allowed to return home. She never received a formal summons to begin serving her sentence. However, on October 24, 2016 she was arrested by intelligence officials who escorted her to prison.
In October 2016, Sadeghi began a widely publicized 71 day hunger strike to pressure authorities to release his wife. In response to the strike, authorities granted Iraee leave on January 3, 2017 in exchange for a bail payment. Yet, the release was short-lived. She was re-arrested on January 22, 2017 on her way to visit Sadeghi in the hospital.
Iraee continues to speak out publicly to protest the Iranian government from her jail cell. She has written several open letters from prison, including one in which she has refused to participate in the May 2017 presidential election, criticized a staged tour of Evin prison for foreign ambassadors in July 2017, and supported protestors.
In January 2018, Iraee faced additional charges for allegedly insulting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and reciting a political poem. She was subsequently beaten by prison guards and transferred to Shahr-e-Rey Prison after she refused to go to court. In early February 2018, Iraee began a hunger strike which seriously impacted her health; she was recently transferred to the hospital in critical condition.
Freedom Now and Dechert LLP represent Iraee as her international pro bono counsel.


4th Saturday Group dinner bottle. Allred brought this along - we had just consumed a Legacy Label bottling the week prior. No discernible difference to my palate. Ginger and cashew notes. Still very young, but drinking well already.
3/27/19, 6:25 PM - Different disgorgement dates. The Legacy was disgorged first. But, the point of my note was sarcastic as I fully expected the two to be the same.
Tannins have resolved nicely, but no noticeable change from prior bottle. Nice.
7/5/17, 10:10 AM - @wineotim, this was purchase directly from Ridge. They first offered the 2013, but they also have the '14 and '15.
Despite VM's note, this bottle was popped and poured at his request for Lady VM after a night of many bottles. It was pretty fruit forward for a Kutch and could have used a short decant.
12/1/16, 9:53 AM - That was the '09 WesMar Hellenthal. I don't think you had any as there was only a small bit left and Allred finished it. The Varner Chardonnay was also left from the prior night, but I don't think we were able to talk you into trying that one.
I think the ink was still dry on the label. Delivered in the morning, into the ice bucket as soon as I got home. After a few hours, pop and pour. Beautiful golden color. Citrus nose of lemon, lime and some apple. Similar palate with no noticeable oak. A beautiful SCM Chard.
10/31/16, 4:25 PM - No sharing, but I think he would like it. :) Very out of character for me, but I made an exception in this case. Obviously no hurry here, and I'll probably hold my remaining bottles for a few years if I can keep my hands off.
10/22/16, 4:01 PM - There seems to be bottle variation here Bill. The good bottles have been very good, and the off bottles not so good. Hopefully your remaining bottle is good.
Opened by Anwar. This was from a bottle that was opened 2 years ago and kept in the fridge. Lacking in acidity. Nice fruit but did not have the depth I would expect from a SQN dessert wine. 85 points.
1/24/16, 1:02 PM - Is this a typing error, or did you really expect something from a bottle that was "opened 2 years ago and kept in the fridge"?
Opened by Allred at Anvil. 2nd bottle in last 7 months, and it is apparent that the last bottle was flawed in some way. This had a waxy melon quality that morphed into a caramel corn finish. It was like liquid Cracker Jack.
11/3/14, 5:35 PM - Bill, both bottles were opened by Allred. Not sure where he got them, but the first one was obviously off.
Opened on VM's screen-porch after making the drive from A town. Similar citrus and brioche notes as previous bottles. Big fan of this bottling.
8/20/14, 10:15 AM - L626406 02385. This was consumed with Allred, and he has the disgorgement info in his note.
Second Sunday Group: 2001 CA cabs (Anvil Club): Decanted. Aromas of stone and apple. Good weight on the palate. Flavors of apple, mineral and stone. Balanced; develops a subtle nutty/blanched almond character.
Guesses were mixed between CA Chard and Meursault.
6/18/14, 10:22 AM - The guesses being mixed between CA Chard and Meursault will make Don and Claude happy.
Opened by someone (Rich?) at 4th Saturday Group. Only noticeable trait was some sweetness. Otherwise, this was completely muted. Had no guess. Not sure if this was a flawed bottle or perhaps just shut down.
4/27/14, 11:54 AM - I have no idea if it was decanted or not. It was brought to a blind tasting by another contributor.
Opened by xhoser at Praga offline. This was my WOTN by far. Black fruits with mocha and cassis, with tannins still in your face. This really sang with the food, as the fat of the pork chop cut the tannins beautifully. Love to try this again in 10 years.
3/24/14, 10:01 AM - Sunny, this was not my wine, but was brought to an offline by a friend. It was opened upon his arrival, and certainly changed throughout the night. This was a very controversial wine as a few of us liked this best, while others not so much. If you check the notes, there seems to have been a lot of bottle variation for this wine, with some palates that I respect very much scoring this wine extremely low. I would certainly open and decant a few hours early if you can. Even better, if it were my bottle, I would hold it another five years. Hope it shows well for you and that you enjoy it.
Dinner at Anvil. 2012 disgorge. Similar to previous bottle with beautiful yeasty brioche.
Gourmet IV opened by Allred. I'm not generally a Kistler PN fan, but this was a beauty. Cherry and red fruits with nicely integrated tannins and velvety mouthfeel.
11/5/13, 7:21 AM - I guess he should know. I will change my note.
Tasted at Anvil from a bottle Allred opened 7 days earlier. Still showing tremendous depth of flavor with smoky mocha, black fruits and liqueur. Just lovely.
10/19/13, 9:09 PM - For sure Bill.
Opened by Bill at Bill's house. This was nice, but probably would score a touch higher for me without the barnyard. Notes of black fruits, spice and pepper. This seems to be holding well.
2/4/13, 6:45 PM - Corrected. Sorry Bill.


A Skokie Criminal Defense Lawyer Explains The Law: THE OFFICER WAS WRONG ABOUT ILLINOIS LAW! CAN HE STILL ARREST ME?
THE OFFICER WAS WRONG ABOUT ILLINOIS LAW! CAN HE STILL ARREST ME?
The police are charged with enforcing the law. But what if they misunderstand that law? What if the officer stops you based on his or her mistaken belief about what the law really means? Will a judge allow the evidence resulting from that mistake to stand?
Before he or she can stop you, an officer must have a reasonable, articulable suspicion of wrongdoing. Such a stop or search may be valid even if the officer misunderstood the law as long as that misunderstanding is reasonable. Laws can be complicated and ambiguous. A court will generally not penalize the officer over a complex law. However, if the officer's mistake is unreasonable, you may be able to get the evidence against you dismissed.
In People v Flores, an officer stopped a defendant because he believed the defendant's license plate frame violated Illinois's plate-display law. In a subsequent search, the officer found heroin in defendant's car. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Mr. Flores's car dealer-type license plate frame did not violate the law. Nor was it reasonable for the officer to think that it did. As a result, the court overturned the defendant's conviction.
In contrast, the U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a traffic stop where the officer mistakenly understood a North Carolina law to require two working brake lights. However, in that case, the law was subject to varying interpretations. Furthermore, the Court said its decision in favor of the officer only applied to reasonable mistakes of law. See Helen v North Carolina.


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Cavaliers ride Perkins, defense to 30-14 win over Pitt
By WILL GRAVES - Sep. 01, 2019 12:27 AM EDT
Virginia wide receiver Joe Reed (2) makes a catch along the sideline in front of Pittsburgh defensive back Damarri Mathis (21) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The call was reviewed and confirmed a catch. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Down a point at the half on the road against a team it knew it had to beat if it wanted to legitimately contend in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall wondered how his players would react.
The answer may have provided the foundation for what the Cavaliers hope is a breakout season. Virginia overwhelmed Pittsburgh in the second half of a 30-14 victory on Saturday night, a performance in which the Cavaliers showed Mendenhall how far they've come in his three-plus years on the job.
"The program just looks more seasoned," Mendenhall said. "There weren't the wild ups and the wild downs and the crazy miscues. It just looks like we are maturing, a more seasoned program."
One that finally pushed back after largely getting pushed around by the Panthers since Pitt joined the ACC in 2013. The Panthers won five of the previous six meetings largely by manhandling Virginia when it mattered. Not this time. The Cavaliers sacked Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett four times, picked him off twice and rarely let him get comfortable.
"We knew each game was going to come down to who was more physical, who wants it more," Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins said. "That's exactly what happened. The last few years, they were more physical than us. I think this year we made an emphasis to be more physical than them."
Perkins threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns and the Cavaliers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) took advantage of a series of Panther miscues to win in Pittsburgh for the first time in program history. Perkins found Chris Sharp for a 2-yard score in the first quarter after Virginia blocked a punt and connected with Hasise Dubois on a 13-yard touchdown in the third quarter following an interception by Matt Gahm. Perkins also ran for 44 yards and Virginia's defense knocked around Pickett, who had an uneven night operating new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple's more pass-heavy attack for the first time.
Pickett attempted a career-high 41 passes, completing 21 of them for 185 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Pickett spent large portions of the night on the run as Pitt's offensive line — featuring four first-year starters —struggled to keep the Cavaliers at bay.
"That's what happens when you're throwing it a little bit more is they're going to come after you a little bit more," Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi said. "So that goes with the territory. We've got to learn how to pick that stuff up. Kenny took some hits today. We can't let our quarterback take hits like that."
The Panthers (0-1, 0-1) are coming off a surprising Coastal Division title last fall, when they emerged from a rocky start to become the sixth different team in as many seasons. The Cavaliers — coming off an 8-5 mark in 2018, including an impressive win over South Carolina in the Belk Bowl — were tabbed as the favorites heading into 2019 thanks in large part to Perkins and a defense led by cornerback Bryce Hall.
Virginia certainly looked ready to live up to the hype, particularly after halftime. The Cavaliers shut Pitt out after the break with Pickett absorbing a month's worth of hits in the span of three hours.
"The pressure we put on them had him frazzled," said Virginia safety Joey Blount, who had an interception to go with two sacks. "He was taking some hard hits. I thought on some plays he wasn't going to get up. I give him kudos for the resilience that he had to keep going forward but I think it had a cumulative effect on him and the team."
Virginia expects to have H-Backs Tavares Kelly and Billy Kemp back next week. Both sat out the opener after violating team rules. Wide receiver Dejon Brissett is also expected back after dealing with an undisclosed injury.
Virginia: The defense — and not Perkins — might be the biggest reason for optimism in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers mixed up coverages and blitz schemes brilliantly and the front three spent most of the night operating on Pitt's side of the line of scrimmage. Pitt's four running backs — A.J. Davis, Todd Sibley, V'Lique Carter and Vincent Davis — averaged just 3.4 yards per carry.
Pitt: The Panthers hired Whipple to reinvigorate a passing game that was one of the least effective in the FBS last season. The early returns were equal parts promising and problematic. There were times when receivers broke free down field, but either Pickett overthrew them or they dropped it. A bigger issue going forward? Finding a way to make sure Pickett doesn't endure the kind of punishment he took against Virginia.
Virginia: Welcomes former Cavaliers coach Mike London and William & Mary to Scott Stadium on Friday. London went 27-46 at Virginia from 2010-15.
Pitt: Hosts Mid-American Conference preseason favorite Ohio (1-0) next Saturday. The Panthers lead the all-time series with the Bobcats 7-1.


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London is Open And The Rise of The City-State Brand
By Andrea Fabbri Oct. 20, 2016
"London is the best city in the world." This bold and slightly provocative statement considering the venue, echoed around the trendy WeWork's office in downtown Manhattan a few weeks ago.
The messenger was Sadiq Khan, the recently elected Mayor of London. He is on a mission to visit major US cities as part of a global communications campaign launched during the summer and themed #LondonIsOpen. It was a rainy Monday afternoon less than 48 hours after an explosion nearby injured more than 25 people on a sunny Saturday afternoon, but Mayor Khan was not deterred.
Acutely aware he was on Mayor Bill de Blasio's home turf, Mr. Khan continued, "London is creative, international, entrepreneurial and full of opportunities. I'm very proud to be Mayor of a city that's so comfortable with its diversity and I am very optimistic about its future."
His message to New Yorkers comes after the seismic Brexit vote on June 23 that revealed a deep divide between London and the rest of the UK. By a narrow margin, the UK has chosen to go its own way outside of the EU market. Most of London voted to remain. The capital is an affluent, vibrant global city and Mayor Khan's mission is to reassure the world that London sees its future health and vitality not just as part of the global economy, but also as a global city very much in charge of its own destiny.
There is certainly much to celebrate about London, but as I was intently listening to Mr. Khan's speech I was struck by a thought. The globalization of finance and business, brands, popular culture and personal mobility is producing a phenomenon of what could be called the "Global City State." Indeed, on this basis, I would venture to suggest that London has more in common with New York than it has with British provincial cities such as Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle.
Are we witnessing the beginning of a new era where global city-state brands, not countries, shape the destinies of global business, politics and societies?
Post-Brexit, London may have to reaffirm its global role as a place apart from the UK; indeed, the city is quite different compared to the rest of the country. Along with New York, the city is one of the most cosmopolitan and diverse urban environments in the world: roughly 8.6 million people and more than 230 languages spoken. London contributes 22% to UK's GDP and is a dominant force in the global economy: the London Stock Exchange and more than 250 international banks and 40% of the world's top companies have HQ operations in the city, which in recent years has also become a hotbed for technology and start ups as testified by the fact that the city leads Europe in patent registrations in healthcare, wireless technology, video games, multimedia and software.
Business can count on an incredibly diverse and well-educated talent pool as well as access to an education system that is probably one of the best in the world with over 40 higher education institutions without counting foreign Universities with London branches. And last but not least, there is culture, culture and more culture: museums, restaurants, entertainment, theatres, music, parks. Much so like the city where I live, New York, London is a country within the country: a unique, open, diverse, thriving, optimistic, collaborative, creative environment the binds together people from all around the world as they take advantage of the benefits and opportunities enabled by globalization.
So, it's no wonder that Mayor Khan has been advocating for an active role in UK's exit negotiations from the EU. It's also not surprising to learn that famous entrepreneurs, global businesses, universities, celebrities, and other London-based organizations, are all backing the #LondonIsOpen effort: they are intimately affected by the effects of Brexit and, like the rich merchants of Florence in the 1400s, realize that they need to take a more controlling role in the city's future. #LondonIsOpen shows foresight and a keen understanding of the role that global cities like London will play in the geopolitical, business, and technological landscape of the future.


The nursing field is an ever changing world that demands nurses to stay current with trends in the health care field. As the medical field expands so must the knowledge that nurses posses. They have to find ways to expand their knowledge base and ways of caring for people. A RN is a student of life and what better way to achieve success than with an RN to BSN. Everyone in the work force likes to advance in their career path. Nurses are no exceptions. Some nurses look forward to being the head nurse at major hospitals or medical clinics. Others, have the desire to teach the next generation of nurses. One foundational concept is nursing ethics.
Just about every Registered Nurse has been faced with an ethical dilemma at some point in their career. Nurses are often faced with hard decisions about how to treat and care for patients. The best way to handle these ethical issues is to be prepared, understand the codes, the law, and review case studies. Nurses have a current code of ethics that they abide by. Here are some important links to help find the current code of ethics.
Nursing Ethics - Find information about the ethic code that all nurses follow. Find resources to better understand the ethics themselves and how they apply to the nursing field.
Nursing World – Here one can read about how programs and getting involved can help increase the awareness of nursing ethics for everyone.
Code of Ethics for Nurses – Get a copy of the current code of ethics for yourself. Either view them over the internet or you can buy a copy.
Linfield – Read the current copy of nursing ethics for yourself using a PDF download.
ICN – Learn the ICN code of ethics here using a PDF file.
The Nursing Code of Ethics – What Should you Expect? – Read the rich history of how the code came about and how it is amended from time to time to keep pace with the ever changing medical field.
Code of Ethics for Nurses - Explore some of the history and define what a code of ethics is for and how it relates to al the ins and outs of the nursing field. History helps people understand the big picture when it comes to work and life.
Nurses face different issues on a daily basis. For some nurses they may face the same issues day after day because they specialize in one aspect of the medical field. For most they treat patients with a wide array of problems which keeps the door open to different ethical issues. Knowing what to expect will help keep you on top of the day. You can find current ethical issues that nurses face at the following sites.
Ethics: Ethical Issues in Complementary/Alternative Therapies – A complex yet easy to understand study of the ethical issues facing alternative therapies. Nurses involved with these types of treatment will find this article a must read.
Genetic and Genomic Healthcare: Ethical Issues of Importance to Nurses – Read how the gene has opened doors into the field of nursing regarding ethical issues. The constant manipulation of genes is leading many people into thinking about the dilemmas they will face with gene therapy and treatment.
Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice - Find out the vast array of ethics nurses faces on a daily basis and which ones they face more than others. Nurses are faced with countless ethical situations on a daily basis. If you are new to nursing this will help in knowing what to expect the most at work.
Colleges often use case studies as a means to teach students what they are likely to face in their career paths. In some fields of study cases change on a daily basis so they have to keep up on new and expanding issues. Studying case studies is an easy way of knowing what to expect and helps you know how to think through the best way of dealing with the problem. Below you will find several places to brush up on case studies.
Teaching Nursing Ethics by Cases: a personal perspective - Find a inside perspective on the use of case studies to train nurses. Also, read the case studies and the ethical dilemma that they portray. This helps nurses to think through many of the situations they may face on a daily basis.
Nurse Friendly – Here you will find a number of case studies related to different aspects of nursing. Some dive into legal matters and others are informative.
Have you ever wondered where the current code of ethics for nurses came from? Or, who was the key player when the first pledge was spoken? Read the first pledge that was spoken and some biographical information about the person who started it all at the following links.
Florence Nightingale Pledge – Read the pledge that started it all. A must read for those entering the nursing field.
Mrs. Lystra E. Gretter – Here is some biographical information about the key person who helped write the pledge that graduating nurses often have to say.


Image of H.D. above originally published in 'Tendencies in Modern American Poetry' by Amy Lowell, 1917; accessed via Wikimedia Commons.
In The H.D. Book, Robert Duncan aptly terms the work that H.D. produced during and after World War II a poetics of "testimony." In the last twenty years of her life, she experimented with new hybrid forms in both poetry and prose, writing major innovative works that bore witness to the public and shared trauma of World War II and responded to the ensuing rise of the Cold War. She was also increasingly chronicling the private trauma of disabling conditions following the war.
Photo credit: H.D. Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University and New Directions Publishing.
Julia Bloch, Dee Morris, and Annette Debo joined Al Filreis for this extended episode of PoemTalk, and their task — to give a sense of the whole of H.D.'s lyric epic Helen in Egypt through a discussion of five selected small parts — certainly pushed at the limit of PoemTalk's scope and mode.
This sentence from H.D.'s HERrmione stays with me. Her prose can twirl, as Her Gart, her "heroine" is lost in a landscape she desperately tries to discern. Her "Oread" is here before considering the sea. Her Gart twirls in search of herself. So what makes this a "poet's novel" beyond the fact that it has been written by a poet?
This post explores the poem as index, bibliography, catalog, or otherwise arranged list. I want to consider the ways each piece overflows, suggesting threads that the listener might follow or complicating the idea of order under the guise of an ordering structure. I want to pay attention to the ways these recordings open up into the works of other writers and artists in addition to reflecting back upon the concerns of their respective authors.


Guards that attack monsters and criminal players on sight.
Set of guards for every town in Trammel except Haven/Ocello. BaseRanger is the BaseGuard script for these guards. So where you see Ranger imagine the word Guard there.
I Hank did not create nor take any credit for this package, scripts or anything else. I'm simply re-posting something I found useful on runuo in hopes that it will be useful for other people.


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Government denies awarding Lae Tibal Basin contracts to foreigners
The Government has brushed aside claims by Lae Port workers and landowners that its awarded contracts to international companies to manage Port and Stevedoring Services at the Lae Tidal Basin wharf and Motukea wharf, outside Port Moresby.
Minister for State Investments, Ben Micah, in a statement, says there is no such thing.
The Minister's clarification follows a report in last week's daily's, which implied that the Port and Stevedoring Services at Lae, has been won by a Filipino company I-C-T-S-I.
He says PNG Ports has short-listed a number of companies already.
The paper also reported that strike action by the port workers in Port Moresby and Lae came about because of the awarding of contracts to international companies. Micah however clarifies PNG Ports Limited has shortlisted a number of companies who responded to the international expression of interest advertisements.These companies will be requested to submit their bids of terminal operated jobs. He said the two projects are of international standards and of significant value to the intention by the government to make PNG an international shipping hub, connecting Asia to the Pacific and Australia and New Zealand. Companies who win the bids will be obliged to work in partnership with landowner companies not only in stevedoring but in many other business spin off benefits as well.


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Professor James Raven FBA
https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/raven34908/james-raven
James Raven's research interests range across British, European, and colonial cultural, material and literary history c. 1500-1950; particularly the history of publishing, reading, and material objects as 'texts', museums, collections, libraries, and the business and geographies of trade in knowledge, memory, books, and cultural commodities.
James Raven is a Fellow of Magdalene College and University Affiliated Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge. He is also Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Essex and was formerly Reader in Social and Cultural History at the University of Oxford. He has also held visiting appointments in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, France, Scandinavia, and several countries of mainland Europe.
His research and publications examine aspects of the social, cultural and communications history of Britain and Western Europe and their colonies between the 15th and the early 20th centuries. For the past 30 years, he has extended in various ways what has become known as 'the history of the book,' developing bibliographical studies of the history of the novel, the history of museums, libraries and galleries, approaches to the history of reading and textual reception, historical mapping, the relationship between media and literary history, the spatial organisation of knowledge, and colonial cultural history. He has also published on specific aspects of urban, business and popular and intellectual history. Most recently he has considered the global history of books, asking what a 'book' really is – in a short monograph What is the History of the Book? (Polity Press, Cambridge 2018), and in an edited volume examining the global history of objects as texts ranging from ancient times to the present, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book (OUP, Oxford 2020).
For many years, he has also worked at senior level for several international and national educational charities, with particular interest in educational access and widening participation. He currently serves as Chair of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, as President of the Bibliographical Society, and as Chair of the Lindemann Trust for UK postdoctoral awards for scientific study in the US.
University of Essex Professor Emeritus of Modern History
University of Cambridge Affiliated Lecturer in History
Magdalene College, Cambridge Senior Research Fellow
University of Oxford Reader in Social and Cultural History
Aug 2000 - Aug 2004
University of Oxford CUF Lecturer in Modern History
Mansfield College, Oxford Fellow
Magdalene College, Cambridge Fellow and Director of Studies
Pembroke College, Cambridge Fellow
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book
editor James Raven - Published in 2020 by Oxford University Press
What is the History of the Book?
James Raven - Published in 2018 by Polity Press
Publishing Business in Eighteenth-Century England
James Raven - Published in 2014 by Boydell
Bookscape: Geographies of Printing and Publishing in London before 1800
James Raven - Published in 2014 by The British Library
The Business of Books: Booksellers and the English Book Trade 1450-1850
James Raven - Published in 2007 by Yale University Press
London Booksellers and American Customers: Transatlantic Literary Community and the Charleston Library Society, 1748-1811
James Raven - Published in 2003 by University of South Carolina Press
The English Novel 1770-1829
James Raven, Peter Garside and Rainer Schöwerling - Published in 2000 by Oxford University Press
Volume II: 1800-1829
James Raven - Published in 2000 by Oxford University Press
Volume I: 1770-1799
The Practice and Representation of Reading
Edited by James Raven, Helen Small and Naomi Tadmor - Published in 1996 by Cambridge University Press
Judging New Wealth: Popular Publishing and Responses to Commerce in England
Professor Ingrid De Smet FBA
Renaissance and Early Modern intellectual culture, especially in France and the Low Countries; sixteenth and early-seventeenth century French literature; Neo-Latin Studies; the Republic of Letters; the Classical tradition
Professor Nico Mann FBA
Petrarch, early Italian Renaissance and the classical tradition
Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA


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The Commemorative Air Force's B-29 Flies again!
What can you say? 2010 and a B-29 is flying...how cool is that!
A great history of the 57th. You have to see the color pictures or James "Wabbit" Hare!
A great reference. It probably isn't real up to date, but it's a good place to start!


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FX Orders Six Episodes of Animated Comedy Series "Archer" (Working Title)
The newcomer features the voices of Jon Benjamin, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Judy Greer and Jessica Walter.
[via press release from FX]
Series Created by Adam Reed
Characters Voiced by Jon Benjamin, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Judy Greer and Jessica Walter
Series Launches This Fall
LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2009 � FX has ordered six episodes of Archer (working title), a new half-hour animated comedy series from Adam Reed that the network will launch this fall, announced Nick Grad, Executive Vice President, Original Programming, FX.
Archer is an animated half-hour comedy set at ISIS, an international spy agency, where global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally screw each other. The series features the voices of Jon Benjamin as suave master spy "Sterling Archer," whose less-than-masculine code name is "Duchess"; Jessica Walter as his domineering mother and boss, "Malory"; Aisha Tyler as his ex-girlfriend, "Agent Lana Kane"; Chris Parnell as ISIS comptroller and Lana�s new love interest, "Cyril Figgis"; and Judy Greer as Malory�s lovesick secretary, "Cheryl."
"This project has been a great surprise for us and we�re excited about adding it to our fall schedule," said Grad. "Adam Reed has written successful animated series for Adult Swim/Cartoon Network, and he has taken this format and given it a live-action feel. It is a smart, adult comedy and the characters are given voice by a terrific cast. It clearly fits the FX brand and we believe it will find support from the fans of It�s Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Produced by FX Productions, Archer was created by Adam Reed & Floyd County Productions. Reed previously co-created, with Matt Thompson, the animated series Frisky Dingo and Sealab 2021.
Reed said, "I've been a fairly rabid fan of FX's original programming for a long time, so I'm thrilled by the opportunity to become a part of it, and to bring our style of animation and comedy to such a fantastic line-up."
Jon Benjamin has amassed a number of voice credits on animated series including Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and most recently as "Carl" on Family Guy. A longtime veteran of Saturday Night Live, Chris Parnell is enjoying a successful run in film (Anchorman) and television (30 Rock). Aisha Tyler�s television comedy credits include Friends and Reno 911! Judy Greer�s comedy turns include It�s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development, Two and a Half Men and My Name Is Earl. Jessica Walter earned an Emmy� nomination for her role as "Lucille Bluth" in the Emmy Award winning comedy Arrested Development and she is reprising the role for the feature film adaptation of the series.
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from the Fox Networks Group. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 95 million homes. The diverse schedule includes a growing roster of critically acclaimed and award-winning original series; an established film library with box-office hits from 20th Century Fox and other studios; and an impressive roster of acquired hit series. For more information about FX, visit our web site at www.FXnetworks.com
[july 2009]
· ARCHER (FXX)


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Okręgi administracyjne i dzielnice Berlina – Berlin jako miasto na prawach kraju związkowego składa się z dwunastu okręgów administracyjnych (Bezirk) na prawach miejskich, które dzielą się na 96 dzielnic (Ortsteil).

Podział administracyjny
Do roku 2000 istniały w Berlinie 23 okręgi administracyjne. W trakcie ostatniej reformy administracyjnej w 2001, zmniejszono ich liczbę przez łączenie dwóch lub trzech okręgów, do 12. Jako że okręgi administracyjne: Spandau, Reinickendorf i Neukölln, posiadały już przeszło 250 000 mieszkańców, nie zostały zreformowane. Od 2002 istniało 90 dzielnic, których nazwy widniały na kierunkowskazach oraz tabliczkach przy drogach dojazdowych (zielone prostokątne tabliczki z żółtymi napisami; w niektórych okręgach np. Treptow-Köpenick, widnieją na nich stare i dzisiaj nieważne nazwy okręgów i dzielnic). Przez wydzielenie dalszych dzielnic (jak ostatnio w Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf), ich liczba wzrosła do 96 w 2012 r.

Okręgi administracyjne Mitte oraz Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg to jedyne, które powstały z połączenia dzielnic Berlina zarówno Wschodniego, jak i Zachodniego.

Niniejsza lista informuje o:
 nazwie okręgu administracyjnym z numerem rozpoznawczym (Bezirk)
 211. dzielnicach danego okręgu z numerami rozpoznawczymi (Ortsteil)
 powierzchni w km² danego okręgu
 gęstości zaludnienia danego okręgu (mieszkańcy/km²)
 nazwisku i przynależności partyjnej burmistrza danego okręgu
 położeniu danego okręgu

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg, Poczdam

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The 1997 Apple commercial above has been forever embedded into both the history books and boardrooms all over the world as a mantra for innovation, progress and challenging the status quo.
Those quotes by Steve Jobs, however validated and inspirational they may be, have proven difficult to live up to in the recession/post recession climate. Many of the 'misfits' , across many fields, have acquiesced to the status quo because of these still uncertain times. The down sides to the digital age coupled with the last few years of Lean Logic, Big Data and the quantification of progress have caused many to remain silent for fear of becoming yet another casualty.
Also a result of the economic tumult, those who perceivably have the most to lose by upsetting the apple cart have entrenched themselves even deeper into the status quo. Call them the 'experts' for lack of better term, have circled the wagons of almost every field from business to education to politics and have pushed back or scared off the misfits. Further, the general public has had its senses dulled both by the uncertainty and the information overload of a digital world.
So what has been the net effect of all this? Predictable stagnation in most fields for the first half of the decade. Political gridlock, anemic organizations, cookie-cutter systems in place throughout education, business, & politics have all become part of the 'new normal'. There has been much lip service paid to new buzz words like, "disruptive innovation" and "game changer" and there are in fact glimpses here and there, but much will depend on the misfits getting back into the game in the remainder of the decade.
In the early 1870's Heinrich Schliemann excavated and discovered what is today considered to be the ruins of the city of Troy from Homer's Iliad. He subsequently went on to discover the ruins of Mycenae and evidence of the pre-classic period cultures. His discoveries were refuted by experts and he was vilified for being an amateur and an opportunist. The fact remains that much of the creation of the formal science of archeology is owed to his and other amateur efforts in the late 19th century.
In 1904 Ida Tarbell published, The History of Standard Oil and subsequently many other pieces of what became known as investigative journalism. She and a band of 'muckraker', as termed by Theodore Roosevelt, would challenge corporate monopolies and the status quo of machine politics in the early 20th century United States. In an age when mass communication was sparse, the muckrakers brought the issues into the light for the all people.
In the 1960's Helge Ingstad turned the accepted history of North America on its head when he discovered archeological evidence of viking settlements on the coast of Newfoundland dating 500 years before Columbus. Again, prior to that discovery many experts insisted that the idea was preposterous and mere myth.
Despite the turn around at Harley, many businesses today refute this idea and cling to the 'more of the same' philosophy.
In THE SIXTH EXTINCTION an unnatural history, author Elizabeth Kolbert cites the example of Walter and Luis Alvarez. In 1980 the Alvarezes proposed that the massive dinosaur extinction of 65 million years ago was caused by a massive asteroid impact. Today, both the world-wide "K-T Boundary" and the massive crater off the Yucatan Peninsula are generally accepted geological evidence proving their theory. Back in the 80's, however, many in the academic and scientific elite considered they theory to be blasphemous.
There are some innovations that are beginning to upset the status quo of this decade. Digital manufacturing and 3D printing has grown a massive following and there are those that believe it could create the next industrial revolution. But that's not enough….everything from renewable energy to global politics could use some shake up. Hopefully there are misfits across the globe and a range of fields that will read this as a call to get back into the fight. The future of the 21st century needs you.


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Municipio de Tyrone puede referirse a alguno de los siguientes lugares en Estados Unidos:

 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Williams, Dakota del Norte), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Williams.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Franklin, Illinois), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Franklin.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Kent, Míchigan), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Kent.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Livingston, Míchigan), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Livingston.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Le Sueur, Minnesota), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Le Sueur.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Adams, Pensilvania), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Adams.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Blair, Pensilvania), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Blair.
 Municipio de Tyrone (condado de Perry, Pensilvania), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Perry.


Understanding Tree Health and Soil Health can go far beyond the: "I Think It looks Healthy or Ok"? What does that actually mean? Is there any repeatable measure's that can be used to determine tree health?
Urban Forestry is recognised as an essential component to future cities by reducing the impacts of climate change, increasing the liveability of urban sectors throughout the globe and offering a low cost approach to sequestering atmospheric CO2 through tree and soil function. However, only healthy trees growing in healthy soil conditions provide the benefits promoted. Determining a healthy tree is currently a subjective exercise based on human prescription of Arboricultural visual tree assessments.
This project seeks to develop a more detailed assessment tool which includes quantifiable measures of individual trees, capable of providing real-time feedback of both tree canopy and soil health. Furthermore, this assessment tool, the Tree Health Calculator, will be built on an open data platform where it will be publicly available to the global community of residents through to professional Arborists to contribute to, visualize, analyze and share and build onto a tool that will be utilized by future generations to effectively manage the environment within quantifiable, holistic, rules and principals.


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NewTek Ships LightWave™ 10
3D artists' gain interactive viewport rendering, real-time stereoscopic preview, Virtual Studio Tools for immersive walkthroughs and the first complete linear color space workflow, all within an enhanced user interface
Scott Gentry
SAN ANTONIO – December 30, 2010 – NewTek, a worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, releases NewTek LightWave™ 10-the latest version of its Emmy® Award-winning 3D software. LightWave 10 delivers a whole new set of capabilities for 3D producers and studio pipelines. Now, 3D artists have the ability to focus on the creative process with tools that provide immediate feedback-whether they work alone or in a multi-software studio.
LightWave 10 leverages new technologies developed in LightWave CORE, and showcases NewTek's commitment to the creation of tools that support the artistic process. With LightWave 10, artists have the ability to interact directly in the viewport and see changes to lights, textures, volumetrics and more, to view updates to their stereoscopic work in real-time and to deliver realistic environment walkthroughs in ways never before possible. With data interchange tools that enhance pipeline integration and a fresh user interface, LightWave 10 is the most artist-friendly, production-ready version of LightWave ever. Developed through continued collaboration with 3D artist members of the LightWave HardCORE community and key Hollywood studios, LightWave 10 delivers the benefits artists count on.
"We upgraded to LightWave 10 with its linear color space workflow because it lets us achieve photorealism so much faster. It helps bring out all the qualities of the rock solid LightWave render engine," said Stefan Bredereck, supervising artist EdenFX. "With LightWave, we achieved the needed results super fast, and we accomplished even the most challenging tasks, LightWave 10 speeds things up even more. The new features make it a very valuable tool for our studio."
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LightWave 10 is now available.
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Tony Serra, who famously defended Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, will defend Garcia Zarate on charges filed against him by the Trump Administration.
The San Francisco Public Defender's Office announced Thursday afternoon that attorney J. Tony Serra will be representing Jose Ines Garcia Zarate on federal charges. Serra is best known for defending Chinatown gangster Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, who received a life sentence for racketeering and murder in 2016.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed the charges — which are being a felon in possession of a firearm, and being an "illegally present alien" — against Garcia Zarate on Dec. 5, less than a week after he was acquitted by a San Francisco jury for the death of Kathryn Steinle on Pier 14 in July, 2015.
Despite Chow's conviction, Serra is considered to be a formidable lawyer. He defended Black Panther member Huey Newton in a murder trial in 1970, winning the case. In 1983, he defended Chol Soo Lee, who had convicted of murder ten years prior — and won that case, too. Serra has specialized in high-profile cases, even taking on clients from the Hells Angels, the New World Liberation Front, and city marijuana activists Brownie Mary and Dennis Peron.
He's currently working on a defense for Derrick Almena, the head tenant of the Ghost Ship warehouse that burned down in 2016, killing 36 people.
Public Defender Matt Gonzalez, who, along with Francisco Ugarte, defended Garcia Zarate, says that the defendant "couldn't be in better hands" with Serra.


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