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River Ave. Blues » Indians 9, Yankees 8: Yanks grab defeat from jaws of victory in Game Two of ALDS
Indians 9, Yankees 8: Yanks grab defeat from jaws of victory in Game Two of ALDS
October 6, 2017 by Mike Leave a Comment
2017 ALDS Game Two: Yankees at Indians
Saturday Links: Otani, Denbo, Judge, Sanchez, YES Network
I don't even know what to say. A litany of mistakes turned an 8-3 lead into a disastrous 9-8 loss in 13 innings Friday night, putting a Yankees on the brink of elimination in the ALDS. There are no excuses for this one and plenty of blame to go around, and no one deserves more blame than Joe Girardi.
Sometimes Indecision Is Worse Than A Bad Decision
This game turned in the sixth inning. I'll get to everything that happened before the sixth and after the sixth in a little bit, but right now, let's focus on the sixth. The Yankees took an 8-3 lead into that sixth inning and CC Sabathia was cruising. He'd retired 11 straight batters before walking Carlos Santana on four pitches to start the frame. Jay Bruce lined out softy to Didi Gregorius at shortstop and that was it, Sabathia's evening was over.
Personally, I was totally cool with removing Sabathia, even after only 5.1 innings and 77 pitches. We've seen Sabathia have trouble this season once his pitch count gets over 80-85, so going to a fresh Chad Green in a very important postseason game was a-okay with me. I just didn't expect Green to be less than dominant. He looked pretty fatigued. Following an Austin Jackson fly out and a Yan Gomes double, Green hit Lonnie Chisenhall in the hand with a two-strike fastball. It is maybe the single biggest play of the season.
Immediately, Gary Sanchez pointed to the dugout telling the coaching staff to ask for a review because the pitch did not actually hit Chisenhall in the hand. It hit the knob of the bat and deflected into Sanchez's glove. That's a foul tip! That's strike three! The inning was over! Sanchez was telling the Yankees to challenge … and the challenge never came. Chisenhall went down to first and everyone looked at each other for a moment, but no challenge. Here's the play:
I am going to repeat this: the ball hit the knob of the bat and deflected into Sanchez's glove for an inning-ending foul tip strike three. That's what the Yankees had to gain there. The third out of the inning with two men on base to preserve their 8-3 lead through six innings. Inexplicably, the play was not challenged, and two pitches later Francisco Lindor walloped a grand slam off the right field foul pole. That 8-3 lead was suddenly an 8-7 lead. Some numbers:
Yankees win probability had strike three been called: 97.3%
Yankees win probability after the hit-by-pitch to load the bases: 93.2%
Yankees win probability after the grand slam: 68.4%
The difference between a strike three and the grand slam was roughly 30 percentage points of win probability, which is massive. That's on par with the biggest non-walk-off hits in baseball each season. Green was having trouble putting hitters away and did not look very good — he'd warmed up three times since the second inning, which probably didn't help — and eventually put a yucky slider on a tee for Lindor.
We have to go back to the non-challenge though. I've been harping on this for years. Girardi does not use his challenges enough. He has a great success rate year after year, but he also challenges fewer plays than just about every other manager, and that feels like a giant waste. Furthermore, you get two challenges in the postseason, not one. And Girardi still did not use one. Did I mention it would've been an inning-ending strike three? Because it would've been an inning-ending strike three.
I don't blame home plate umpire Dan Iassogna for calling that a hit-by-pitch. It happens so fast I think it's easy to understand why you'd call it a hit-by-pitch. But it wasn't, and plays like that are why replay exists. There was nothing Girardi could've said after the game to make things better. He instead somehow made them worse. Here's the video, if you want to watch. Here's what Girardi said about the non-challenge:
"There was nothing that told us he was not hit on the pitch. By the time we got the super slo-mo, we were a minute — probably beyond a minute — and it was way too late. They tell us we have 30 seconds … Being (an ex-catcher), my thought is I never want to break a pitcher's rhythm. That's how I think about it."
I … uh … what? First of all, your catcher was telling you the batter was not hit by the pitch. Maybe Girardi would've listened if Austin Romine was behind the plate? If you're not going to trust your starting catcher on a potentially huge play like that, it's a big problem. Secondly, Chisenhall sure as heck did not react like a hitter who just a took pitch the hand, and that was an indication something was up. Pitches to the hand hurt. Girardi should know that. Chisenhall is either the toughest dude in history or he didn't get hit.
And third, holy crap the "I never want to break a pitcher's rhythm" stuff is unbelievable. What a joke. Girardi had no problem breaking Aroldis Chapman's rhythm in the tenth inning when a ball may or may not have been thrown into the camera well. He had no problem with the endless parade of mound visits we saw this summer breaking his pitcher's rhythm. Something tells me Green would have been totally cool with sitting in the dugout with a five-run lead having his rhythm broken had the call be challenged and overturned.
That to me sounds like a manager who screwed up, knows he screwed up, and doesn't want to admit he screwed up, so he came up with that ridiculous excuse. Where is the accountability? Aaron Judge struck out in a record 30-whatever straight games this year and answered every question, took all the blame after each game. Tyler Clippard coughed up how many games this year? He took responsibility for all of them. The manager completely botches a challenge situation in the postseason and we get "I never want to break a pitcher's rhythm" as an answer? Seriously?
Even if Girardi challenges and the replay crew in New York doesn't overturn the call, fine, who cares? You did all you could do. A play that enormous can not go unchallenged. Just challenge it. Don't wait for the thumbs up from replay guru Brett Weber. It's the sixth inning and possibly the last best chance for the Indians to get back in the game. It was inexplicable and a complete failure on Girardi's part. This was his Buck Showalter/Zach Britton moment. He will never escape it. It is part of his legacy. The decision — indecision, really — flew in the face of common sense, it cost the Yankees dearly, and Girardi wouldn't even accept responsibility. Awful. Absolutely awful.
Breaking Down The Klubot
Okay, let's get to the rest of the game. Who had the Yankees scoring six runs in 2.2 innings against Corey Kluber? Not me. That's for sure. Most runs he's allowed this season. True story. Right in the very first inning it was clear Kluber was not the usual F.U. mode Corey Kluber. He walked Judge and gave up a two-run home run to Sanchez to give the Yankees a quick 2-0 lead. Hooray!
The best part: the Yankees continued to work Kluber after the homer. By time Aaron Hicks struck out to end the first inning, they'd forced Kluber to throw 38 — 38! — pitches. Kluber hadn't thrown 30 pitches in an inning since July 9th, in his final start of the first half. Couldn't have asked for a better start. Two innings later, Starlin Castro poked a two-strike single back up the middle to give the Yankees their third run, and two batters after that, Hicks crushed a three-run home run to right field. Look at this thing:
Given the stakes and the pitcher, it is one of my all-time favorite home runs. Kluber just could not get the third out of that third inning and Hicks made him pay big time on that hanging slider. Two innings after that, Greg Bird demolished a two-run home run against Mike Clevinger to stretch New York's lead to 8-3. Eight runs through five innings in a game Kluber started? We all would've taken that in a heartbeat. More than anyone expected.
Sabathia Grinds It Out
Man do I love Sabathia. His defense does not, apparently. Right after the Yankees took that 2-0 lead in the top of the first, they gave it right back with a gift-wrapped rally. Todd Frazier made an error on Lindor's ground ball — he tried to ole it and missed — Sabathia walked Jose Ramirez on four pitches, then Sabathia hit Edwin Encarnacion in the knee with a pitch to load the bases with one out. Suboptimal! Carlos Santana tied the game with a two-run single.
Austin Jackson opened the second inning with a single, then Frazier committed his second error of the game when his throw to second base on Gomes' potential 5-4-3 double play short-hopped Castro at second. Castro couldn't make the pick and both runners were safe. A sacrifice bunt moved the runners up, then the Yankees a) intentionally walked Lindor to load the bases, and b) brought the infield in. Why set up the double play with the intentional walk only to bring the infield in? I do not understand. Jason Kipnis poked a single threw the drawn in infield for a 3-2 lead. Sigh.
Had the Yankees gone on to win this game, I was all ready to write that Sabathia's escape job in the second inning as the biggest moment of the game. The Yankees were down 3-2 and the Indians had the bases loaded with one out. Sabathia managed to get Ramirez to pop-up in foul territory and Michael Brantley to strike out to end the inning, limiting the damage. That was huge. Ramirez and Brantley were the first two batters of an eleven straight batters retired stretch.
Sabathia's final line: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K. Frazier did him no favors with the two errors and Green allowed the runner he inherited from Sabathia to score as well. Like I said, I was cool with pulling Sabathia after 5.1 innings and 77 pitches. I just didn't expect Green to come in and not be able to put guys away. He allowed nine two-strike foul balls to the four batters he faced. That's not the Chad Green we saw all season.
Blowing The Rest Of The Game
The non-challenge and grand slam were terrible, BUT, the Yankees still had the lead. It was 8-7 and the Yankees needed some combination of nine outs from David Robertson — Robertson replaced Green after the grand slam — and other relievers to earn the win in Game Two. Easy? No, not against the Indians. But doable.
Robertson mowed through the middle of the order in the seventh inning, then, despite Girardi saying he might not be available at all following his extended outing in the Wild Card Game, Robertson went back out for the eighth inning as well. He then gave up the game-tying solo home run to Bruce. Remember when the Yankees didn't claim him on trade waivers or agree to take on his salary at the trade deadline? Think they regret that one? They should.
The Bruce home run tied the game 8-8. It was pretty crushing. Tommy Kahnle came in to finish off the eighth inning, and in the ninth, out came Chapman. He threw a scoreless ninth and tenth inning. So, just to circle back, Chapman could throw two innings in a tie game but not two innings with a one-run lead. Why not just use him to start the eighth instead of a fatigued Robertson? What the hell is going on here? I can't be the only one who thinks this makes no sense.
While the bullpen did its thing, the offense was busy doing not much of anything. They had five baserunners in 8.2 innings after Bird's dinger. Frazier led off the sixth with a single, then Gardner banged into a double play. Frazier led off the eighth with a single, Gardner bunted him up, but Judge grounded out and Sanchez struck out. Bird drew a walk and Hicks singled to put men on the corners with two outs in the tenth, then Chase Headley grounded out.
Worst of all, Frazier reached base again leading off the 11th, this time when third baseman Erik Gonzalez threw away a routine ground ball. Threw it way over Santana at first base and into the stands, allowing Frazier to advance to second base. Pinch-runner Ronald Torreyes then ventured too far off the bag and was picked off by Gomes from behind the plate. Brutal. Just brutal. Torreyes was originally called safe before the play was overturned.
A potential rally was snuffed out just like that. The Yankees never had another baserunner. Meanwhile, on the mound, Dellin Betances was throwing fire for the second straight night. Six up, six down in the 11th and 12th. As good as Betances has looked all season. Girardi decided to send Dellin back out for a third inning, which is when things went south. Jackson worked a leadoff walk, stole second, then scored on Gomes' walk-off double down the third base line to end the game. Betances gets saddled with the loss but doesn't deserve it. That game was lost long before he took the mound.
The Yankees had eleven hits and somehow they were all tied up in five players. Two hits for Sanchez, two hits for Castro, two hits for Bird, two hits for Hicks, and three hits for Frazier. All other Yankees went 0-for-20. Judge did draw three walks though. Gregorius drew one and Bird had one as well. Eight runs should be enough. More than enough. I mean, six innings in 2.2 innings against Kluber and lose? Turrible.
Green was charged with three runs in one-third of an inning. Robertson, Kahnle, Chapman, and Betances then combined to allow two runs in 6.2 innings, which isn't bad in the grand scheme of things, they just happened to be two back-breaking runs. The Bruce game-tying homer and the Gomes walk-off double. Well, technically it was scored a single, but it would've been a double under normal circumstances.
Box Score, WPA Graph & Standings
Head over to ESPN for the box score and MLB.com for the video highlights. Here's our Bullpen Workload page and here's the loss probability graph …
Source: FanGraphs
The ALDS now shifts from Cleveland to New York, where the Yankees have been a much better team in 2017. Hopefully that trend continues in Game Three. It kinda has to. This season has been fun as hell and I'm not ready for it to end. Saturday is a travel day and the series will resume Sunday night. Masahiro Tanaka and Carlos Carrasco are the Game Three scheduled starting pitchers. The Indians, in case you're wondering, have not lost three consecutive games since June.
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Q: Can you use PCR to make a standard kg? While reading this question: Why do we still not have an exact (constants-based) definition for a kilogram? , I had a crazy thought.
Using PCR, you make a known number of copies of a DNA strand where the length and composition is exactly known for all the copies. The number of copies is two to the power of the number of PCR cycles, and if you start with, say, all C-G DNA, you get a known number of duplicates which are the same molecular weight. If you only provide C and G nucleotides, you don't even have to worry too much about errors in copying, because whichever way they are fixed to make pair-matching DNA, you will get the same atomic weight. You can separate out the DNA and get a known huge macroscopic batch size of macro-molecules where we know the atomic composition exactly.
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Question: Can you define the kg with PCR?

A: Short: Rereading the question, keeping the atomic weight of all these different (types of) atoms the same is kind of impossible.
I think not, or at least not practically. The problem is that many of the molecules in DNA have several isotopes which occur in nature. Therefore the mass of the dna bunch would differ from production to production. Defining it as the average of the production or by specifying the normal isotope ratios would make it a 'sloppy' definition. There are other atoms where the different isotopes are easier (instead of almost impossible) to separate and therefore are more useful to make an exact kg.
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Short: PCR is not perfect.
Furthermore, how do you know the PCR did in every step multiply the number of sequences by exactly two and didn't skip one. Or did it incidentally introduce an extra erroneous loop or skip the begin.
Conclusion: While it might be possible to do so, it would be higly impractical, as you would never make an exact one kilogram as easily as you could make one from say silicon and probably carbon-12 is even easier.

A: The "PCR is not perfect" issue has an additional complication in that errors, particularly early on in the cycle, are exponentially amplified.
You never know when the PCR enzymes might make a mistake, or some cosmic ray will hit your molecule and render it uncopiable, or whatever. Further, if you plan on making macroscopically many copies, then you're going to have a huge number of copies to keep track of and make sure are OK. Then since the total mass is an exponential times the initial mass, errors in the initial mass are exponentially amplified. Thus a one-molecule cosmic-ray hit at the 100-molecule stage will translate into a 1% error, which is way below the ten significant figures you'd need to match IPK-based standards.

A: According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taq_polymerase the error rate in the PCR reaction is about 1 error for every 9000 nucleotides replicated. I suspect this makes PCR too unreliable to use as a standard even if you have isotopically pure feedstuffs.

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A film worth mentioning and is worth recommending is the digital film, "Namets!" Namets is the Hiligaynon word for masarap/sarap in Filipino, yummy in English or sedap in Bahasa Malaysia. The film was mainly in Hiligaynon (with English subtitles), a regional language (not a dialect) spoken in Western Visayas (Panay, Negros and Guimaras Islands). As a Tagalog/Filipino speaker, I did not have any problem in watching the movie since Hiligaynon for me has similarities to Tagalog.
Namets by Emilio "Jay" Abello is a colorful celebration of food as well as love, and the love of food above all, which is central to being Negrosanon and being Filipino. It follows the flirtation between Jacko and Cassie, two Negrenses who grew up in Bacolod, and whose lives revolve around food.
Negros cavemen from pre-history accidentally discovering how to roast chicken while having a brawl.
A young boy saving his pet chicken named Leonard, pet goat (I forgot it's name) and his pet dog named Raymond. He was saving them from his father who was starving for meat.
A siopao maker who kneads his dough by squeezing it in between his hairy and sweaty armpits. He also sold an highly potent aphrodisiac to a wife of a security guard.
The café manager who finds out why his Bacolod branch consumes the most sugar than other branches in the Philippines.
The dialysis patents who is dying to eat his favorite Napleones (a famous pastry in Western Visayas) during his treatment sessions.
The father who teaches his kids the proper and systematic way of eating Chicken Inasal (a barbecue chicken delicacy).
The acting of Angel Jacob and Christian Vazquez, while not worth an Oscar was good. There was chemistry between the two.
I would also commend the supporting role of Peque Gallaga. who played Boss Dolpo, mob boss. His character did not speak at all except for his gibberish in between munching on his food and shouting "namet" in a scene while sitting in his pool. He made his character funny and despicable yet memorable. If Dame Judy Dench won a supporting actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love while delivering a few lines, Peque Gallaga perhaps deserves a similar accolade.
I encourage everyone to watch and support the film. It was worth my time and the 100 pesos I paid for the ticket. The film is not only recommended but also memorable. I will not forget the funny scenes, how it made my mouth water and how hungry I was for Negrense food after watching the show. I hope there really was a La Cucina Negrense in Bacolod. It would have been a good excuse to fly to Bacolod City just to taste the dishes featured in the movie.
While I am not a film or entertainment professional who would know what makes a good film, Namets! is surely a good film and is perhaps one of the best and most unique Pinoy films this year. The story telling, execution and technical aspects was superb.
Namets has local commercial potential and is a nice entry for international film festivals. It would be a big hit from the millions of Hiligaynon speakers alone. It would be a great introduction to Pinoy food and culture abroad. I hope the producers make DVDs soon. A coffee table book or cookbook featuring Negrense recipes and food should also be developed. I will be the first ones to buy them for myself and for my family and friends overseas.
For more info on the movie please visit the official website (http://nametsmovie.com) and Multiply.com site (http://namets.multiply.com). The film will be shown on 30 July 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cine Adarna (UP Film Institute), University of the Philippines Diliman.
Who controls the world's oil supplies?
Ninety five percent of of these companies are state owned while only five percent are private corporations. With the high oil prices who do you think are raking in more billions in profits?
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An Act Amending Sections 22, 24, 34, 35, 51 and 79 of Republic Act No. 8424, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1987.
"(GG)" The term 'statutory minimum wage' shall refer to the rate fixed by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board, as defined by the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
"(c) On the taxable income defined in Section 31 of this Code, other than income subject to tax under Subsections (B), (C) and (D) of this Section, derived for each taxable year from all sources within the Philippines by an individual alien who is a resident of the Philippines.
"For married individuals, the husband and wife, subject to the provision of Section 51(D) hereof, shall compute separately their individual income tax based on their respective total taxable income: Provided, That if any income cannot be definitely attributed to or identified as income exclusively earned or realized by either of the spouses, the same shall be divided equally between the spouses for the purpose of determining their respective taxable income.
"Provided, That minimum wage earners as defined in Section 22(HH) of this Code shall be exempt from the payment of income tax on their taxable income: Provided, further, That the holiday pay, overtime pay, night shift differential pay and hazard pay received by such minimum wage earners shall likewise be exempt from income tax.
"(L) Optional Standard Deduction. – In lieu of the deductions allowed under the preceding Subsections, an individual subject to tax under Section 24, other than nonresident alien, may elect a standard deduction in an amount not exceeding forty percent (40%) of his gross sales or gross receipts, as the case may be. In the case of a corporation subject to tax under Sections 27(A) and 28(A)(1), it may elect a standard deduction in an amount not exceeding forty percent (40%) of its gross income as defined in Section 32 of this Code. Unless the taxpayer signifies in his return his intention to elect the optional standard deduction, he shall be considered as having availed himself of the deductions allowed in the preceding Subsections. Such election when made in the return shall irrevocable for the taxable year for which the return is made. Provided, That an individual who is entitled to an claimed for the optional standard deduction shall not be required to submit with his tax return such financial statements otherwise required under this Code: Provided, further, That except when the Commissioner otherwise permits the said individual shall keep such records pertaining to this gross sales or gross receipts, or the said corporation shall keep such records pertaining to this gross income as defined in Section 32 of this Code during the taxable year, as may be required by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner.
"(A) In General. – For purposes of determining the tax provided in Section 24(A) of this Title, there shall be allowed a basic personal exemption amounting to Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) for each individual taxpayer.
"In the case of married individuals where only one of the spouse is deriving gross income, only such spouse shall be allowed the personal exemption.
"(B) Additional Exemption for Dependents. – There shall be allowed an additional exemption of Twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) for each dependent not exceeding four (4).
"The additional exemption for dependents shall be claimed by only one of the spouses in the case of married individuals.
"In the case of legally separated spouses, additional exemptions may be claimed only by the spouse who has custody of the child or children: Provided, That the total amount of additional exemptions that may be claimed by both shall not exceed the maximum additional exemptions herein allowed.
"For purposes of this Subsection, a 'dependent' means a legitimate, illegitimate or legally adopted child chiefly dependent upon and living with the taxpayer if such dependent is not more than twenty-one (21) years of age, unmarried and not gainfully employed or if such dependent, regardless of age, is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical defect.
"(d) A minimum wage earner as defined in Section 22(HH) of this Code or an individual who is exempt from income tax pursuant to the provisions of this Code and other laws, general or special.
"(A) Requirement of Withholding. – Except in the case of a minimum wage earner as defined in Section 22(HH) of this Code, every employer making payment of wages shall deduct and withhold upon such wages a tax determined in accordance with the rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner.
Sec. 7. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act is hereby amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 9. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 3971 and Senate Bill No. 2293 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 28, 2008 and May 27, 2008, respectively.
Diabetasol an alternative to Glucerna?
I have discovered a possible alternative for the very expensive Glucerna SR of Abbot that my parents drink. I saw this new product while shopping at Robinsons Supermarket. For those who are unaware, Glucerna SR is a meal replacement or food supplement for those with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
This new product called, Diabetasol is quite similar because it claims to also offer controlled glucose release. According to my mom the taste of the product is quite different if one was used to only drinking Glucerna SR.
The image that you see above contains 180 grams and costs about PHP 200. Glucerna SR can cost twice as much. Available flavors are vanilla, cappuccino an chocolate.
Diabetasol is made by Kalbe Nutritionals, a division PT Sanghiang Perkasa of Jakarta, Indonesia. It is distributed in the Philippines by Getz Bros. Philippines Inc.
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Smart Money cards that start with 5299 are having problems. Not all merchants are able to accept the new card series because Smart says it is quite new.
According to Smart Money, they're are still working on the universal acceptance of the card by all Mastercard merchants.
The fact that Del Monte Philippines is using Endosulfan on its crops should be alarming. Since this is a very toxic substance I am sure that we may have indirectly ingested this chemical by eating Del Monte produce.


In 2013, an online petition persuaded a national organization representing high school coaches to develop materials to educate coaches about sexual assault and how they could help reduce assaults by their athletes. Online petitions have changed decisions by major corporations (ask Bank of America about its debit card fees) and affected decisions on policies as diverse as those related to survivors of sexual assault and local photography permitting requirements. Organizing and participating in these campaigns has also been personally meaningful to many.
Should protest happen online or in the real world? Wherever people will get engaged.
This amounts to a debate over the "right way" to protest. And it's bound to heat up: The election of Donald Trump is pushing many people who have not previously engaged in activism to look for ways to get involved; others are redoubling their efforts. People have a range of possible responses, including doing nothing, using online connections to mobilize and publicize support and protesting in the streets – or some combination of tactics.
As a social movement scholar and someone who believes we should leverage all assets in a challenge, I know that much social good can come from mass involvement – and research shows that includes online activism. The key to understanding the promise of what I prefer to call "flash activism" is considering the bigger picture, which includes all those people who care but are at risk of doing nothing.
Social movement scholars have known for decades that most people, even if they agree with an idea, don't take action to support it. For most people upset by a policy decision or a disturbing news event, the default is not to protest in the streets, but rather to watch others as they do. Getting to the point where someone acts as part of a group is a milestone in itself.
Decades of research show that people will be more willing to engage in activism that is easy, and less costly – emotionally, physically, or financially. For example, more than a million people used social media to "check in" at the Standing Rock Reservation, center of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Far fewer people – just a few thousand – have traveled to the North Dakota camps to brave the arriving winter weather and risk arrest.
Once people are primed to act, it's important not to discourage them from taking that step, however small. Preliminary findings from my team's current research suggest that people just beginning to explore activism can be disheartened by bring criticized for doing something wrong. Part of the reason people volunteer is to feel good about themselves and effective about changing the world. Shaming them for making "small change" is a way to reduce numbers of protesters, not to increase them. Shaming can also create a legacy of political inactivity: Turning kids off from involvement now could encourage decades of disengagement.
"Flash activism," the label I prefer for online protest forms such as online petition, can be effective at influencing targets in specific circumstances. Think of a flash flood, where the debilitating rush of involvement overwhelms a system. Numbers matter. Whether you are a high school coach, Bank of America, the Obama administration or a local council member, an overwhelming flood of signatures, emails and phone calls can be quite persuasive.
Further, all that 1960s-era street-style protest is effective only in certain circumstances. Research shows it can be very good at bringing attention to topics that should be on the public or policymakers' agenda. But historically protests are less successful at changing entrenched opinions. For instance, once you have an opinion about abortion access, it is fairly difficult for movements to get people to change their views. And, while the protests we are so nostalgic for sometimes succeeded, they also often fail where policy change is concerned.
Online protest is easy, nearly cost-free in democratic nations, and can help drive positive social change. In addition, flash activism can help build stronger movements in the future. If current activists view online support as an asset, rather than with resentment because it is different from "traditional" methods, they can mobilize vast numbers of people.
Take, for example, the "Kony 2012" viral video campaign calling for the arrest of indicted war criminal Joseph Kony. Some hated the campaign; others highlighted its ability to draw attention to an issue many thought Americans wouldn't care about. Think about the possibilities. Would Planned Parenthood be unhappy if 100 million Americans watched a persuasive short movie on abortion rights as civil rights today, and shared it with friends? Would the effort "matter"; would it help drive the direction of the public conversation about abortion?
And flash activism isn't necessarily just a one-time game of numbers; MoveOn showed that with a big enough membership base, you could mobilize large numbers repeatedly. People who participate in one online action may join future efforts, or even broaden their involvement in activism. For example, kids who engage in politics online often do other political activities as well.
Critics often worry that valuing flash activism will "water down" the meaning of activism. But that misses the point and is counterproductive. The goal of activism is social change, not nostalgia or activism for activism's sake. Most people who participate in flash activism would not have done more – rather, they would have done nothing at all.
Worse yet, when people denigrate flash activism, they are driving away potential allies. Critics of online efforts no doubt know that not everyone is willing to march or rally – but they miss the important potential for others to take actions that support and actually result in change.
Scholars and advocates alike should stop asking if flash activism matters. We should also stop assuming that offline protest always succeeds. Instead, we should seek out the best ways to achieve specific goals. Sometimes the answer will be an online petition, sometimes it will be civil disobedience and sometimes it will be both – or something else entirely.
The real key for grassroots social change is to engage as many people as possible. That will require flexibility on how engagement occurs. If people want larger and more effective social movements, they should be working to find ways to include everyone who will do anything, not upholding an artificial standard of who is a "real activist" and who is not.


• Born and raised in suburban New Jersey.
where I learned to love diners and working with my hands.
• Studied commercial photography at Rochester Institute of Technology.
where I learned to love cold weather and shooting film.
• Assisted a variety of incredible photographers in New York City.
where I learned how to make productions run smoothly and how to have fun in the process.
• Found a gem of a studio in Hoboken, NJ and set up shop.
where I learned to love "going to work" even thought it never felt like a job.
• Currently live with my incredible wife in a old house full of quirks.
where I learned to love having someone to both share my successes and help out when life gets crazy.
• In rare moments of downtime, I can be found traveling, cooking, or using various power tools on projects around the house.
• Available for assignments worldwide ...and/or meetings over coffee!


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When Sarah Pardee married William Winchester in 1862, she enjoyed a life of extravagant luxury. Winchester, manufacturer of the Winchester repeating rifle, became a very wealthy man through the sale of his guns, and the couple were among the elite New England society.
But in 1866, the death of their infant daughter threw Sarah into a depression from which she never emerged. Several years later, she lost her husband to tuberculosis, and her grief was overwhelming. Sarah sought the counsel of a Boston medium to reach her beloved dead family members.
The medium told Sarah that spirits of those killed by the Winchester rifle – Civil War soldiers, American Indians and others – had sought revenge by the death of her husband and daughter. She also told Sarah they would kill her too, unless she moved out West and built a great house for the spirits. In addition, Sarah was told construction on the house must never end in order to appease the spirits and keep her alive, perhaps even give her eternal life.
Sarah followed the medium's suggestions, and in 1884, she moved to the Santa Clara valley just outside San Jose, where she bought a farmhouse and property to build her mansion. Contractors were hired to work in round-the-clock shifts so the work never stopped. What began as an eight room house became a seven story mansion over the next thirty-eight years, and her property grew to 160 acres of orchards and imported plants.
One of the wealthiest women in the country after inheriting twenty million dollars and stock, money was no object as she built her house. The finest materials were imported for the home, some which were never used by the time of her death. Sarah paid her workmen double the going wage for that era, so they didn't argue with her eccentric plans.
Sarah never had a blueprint drawn, rather she held a séance in a special room each night to sketch the next plans for the house. Built to please the good spirits and hide from the evil ones, staircases went nowhere, or went down then up, hidden passageways were installed, and doors led to nothing.
Often her plans involved tearing apart rooms that had just been finished to rebuild them another way, which also explained the stairs and doors that led nowhere.
At first, Sarah entertained neighborhood children on her lawn, but eventually her arthritis forced her to become more reclusive.
After the 1906 earthquake which resulted in her being trapped in a front bedroom, she decided the spirits were angry with her and had the front of the house, including a grand ballroom that was never used, sealed up. She supposedly slept in a different bedroom each night, using various passageways to get around the house and confuse the spirits.
When she died in 1922, the house had 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors, 47 stairways, 57 fireplaces, 13 (a number she used frequently in the house) bathrooms, and 6 kitchens. It is estimated that some 500-600 rooms were actually built over the course of time, although "only" 160 remained.
When I visited the "mystery" mansion, tourists were warned to stay with their guides because one can still get lost among the erratic maze of the house's layout.
There are many more odd and interesting details about the house, but I've run out of space. For more information, see www.winchestermysteryhouse.com.
So, do you think Sarah Winchester ever had peace from the spirits that haunted her? She's one more of the sad examples that shows money can't buy happiness.
It's 1942, and Lexie Smithfield, heir to her family's fortune, journeys to Jekyll Island to dispose of the family vacation home her deceased mother told her was cursed. But mysterious events threaten her safety, and only Russell Thompson, a childhood friend, can help her discover the truth before she is caught in a trap that threatens her very life.
That is a pathetically sad story. What a shame that woman didn't turn to the living God in her grief instead of demons!
Thanks for sharing, Marilyn. So excited to see your book is out! Love the cover, too!
Thanks Linore, and thanks for your wonderful endorsement!
What a sad life she had, with no peace for so many years. I visited the house several years ago with my family. It was interesting, but we made sure to stick with the tour guide as no one wanted to be left behind. Thank you for posting on this!
Yes Linda, truly a sad, unfulfilling life.
I've visited Winchester House many years ago, and was amazed by the many "spirit" stories the tour guide shared. The hallways were narrow and the stairs to no-where was everywhere. Interesting, and yes, definitely a sad story.
Amazing place, isn't it? Obviously a place for showing the confusion of a lost soul.
This is a tragic story. Grief is a powerful emotion. True peace is only found in the Prince of Peace.
Amen, Caryl. Too bad she didn't know the Prince of Peace.
What a sad story! I am so glad I have the Lord to help me whether it is a difficult or a happy time. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thank you for reading it, Betti!
Winchester in the past. Hers was certainly a unique story.
Money cannot buy everything for sure. I have visited the Winchester House and I was totally intrigued by it. Beautiful, haunting, puzzling.....certainly a mixture of wonderment. Thank you for your great post!
Thank you for your comment, Melanie.
What an interesting story. Thank you. I toured this house as a child and was saddened and freaked out by the weird opulence. It's nice to learn the details as an adult.


North Conway, part of New Hampshire's scenic Mount Washington Valley, has been dubbed the offspring of a quintessential New England village. Historic buildings, quaint antique shops, bookstores, and bakeries coexist peacefully with big-name outlet stores. For seasoned shoppers, it represents the best of worlds, part old-country charm, part new-world bargains. In addition to shopping, visitors will find ample opportunities for hiking, biking, skiing and rock climbing in the majestic White Mountains. You can choose between two of the employer's hotels – Green Granite Inn or Holiday Inn Express. They are 10-minutes walk apart.
Resort staff: Job responsibilities include setup and take down breakfast buffet, housekeeping duties, and laundry. The participant will be placed in one position upon arrival, at the decision of the Host company. Duties include but are not limited to: Breakfast: Setting up and taking down breakfast buffet, restocking, collecting trash and cleaning the areas. Housekeeping: Cleaning guest rooms, resetting beds, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, dusting, trash removal and vacuuming hallways. Laundry: Stocking closets, folding, separating linens. Loading washers & dryers, cleaning laundry and surrounding areas. 32 hours per week.
Accommodation assisted by the employer at a cost of $80 per week (+ $8 tax). Deposit required at a cost of $225 due at arrival – refundable, all but $25.00 cleaning fee if the house is left damage free and clean.
Transportation – Walk to work, shopping etc. A bicycle is a great way to travel too. Work is a 5-minute bike ride or a 10-minute walk. House is on same grounds as outlet malls, and across the street from Walmart and Supermarket.


Oleum Vera allows consumers to create their own beauty products.
In the age of Blue Apron cook-it-yourself delivery kits, it was only a matter of time before similar beauty models emerged. Now, comes Oleum Vera, a "home-cooked" beauty brand that offers cleansing, moisturizing, body care, spa-style pampering, hair care and men's body care kits that allow consumers to whip-up their own products.
Each organic, non-GMO kit comprises plant-based oils and essential oils, powdered clays (when applicable), algae and dried flower petals, and comes with a how-to booklet. Ingredients can be replenished individually.
Community manager Èva Morin noted that a hesitance to trust mainstream cosmetics, as well as the healthy eating movement, inspired Oleum Vera to present an alternative that allows consumers to understand what ingredients are going on their skin and hair and to know precisely how products are formulated.
Getting consumers directly involved in creating their own products supports experimentation and customization that runs counter to a one-size-fits-all industrial model.
Morin noted that this back-to-basics approach is supported with information booklets included with each kit, which contain quick recipes that can be tweaked, as well as an online community in which consumers can share recipes and troubleshooting tips. In this way, consumers are empowered to take the formulations beyond Oleum Vera's standard offering.
The range is currently available in France via OleumVera.com and BienManger.com; Morin said the hope is to expand to the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe. Additional kits are being developed, though Morin was unable to provide additional details as of press time.


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The Topolino was an Automobile model manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955.
The Topolino (the Italian name for Mickey Mouse, meaning "little mouse") was the name given to the first Fiat 500 which was one of the smallest cars in the world at the time of its production. Launched in 1937, three models were produced until 1955, all with only minor mechanical and cosmetic changes. It was equipped with a 569 cc four-cylinder, side valve, watercooled engine mounted in front of the front axle, and so was a full-scale car rather than a Cyclecar. (The radiator was located behind the engine.)
Its top speed was about 53 mph (85 km/h), and it could achieve about . The Topolino sold for about 8,900 lire (about 7 euro today). Nearly 520,000 models of the Topolino were sold.
In 1955 the mid-size rear wheel drive Fiat was launched by Fiat and that would become the design basis for the new Fiat, the 500 Nuova (often called bambino). The 500 Nuova is often thought, mistakenly, to be the only model 500 Fiat.
Fiat 500 History -Gizmohighway Auto Guide
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communication has no gaps. Generations co-exist quite nicely. That's my goal in life. To co-exist with all women and bridge any gaps that may appear.
So, let's talk about canes. No woman with any desire to be fashionable wants to use a cane. We don't use them to gain sympathy or to get a handicap parking tag for our cars. We use them so we don't end up with a handicap tag on our car.
I enjoy chatting with gals of all ages but some kiddos have a tendency to shy away from grey-haired ladies with canes. Strangers seem to think a cane is synonymous with senility. Not so. Trust me... I've been tested. Others think you must be ready for a wheelchair (that'a story for another day).
Some kids distance themselves from grannies with canes-- we're embarrassing. Not my grandkids. They just think it's another appendage. Annoying as it is to me to keep up with that doggone thing, it serves a purpose when my ankles play games with my legs and break my stride before my mind wants to stop. I need a little support for weak muscles and balance-- that's all.
I'm working on it though. Right after Christmas, I bought some 3-pound leg weights to strap to my ankles so I can do leg lifts while I sit and watch the morning news. One of these days-- before I croak, I'll get around to using them. Then maybe I won't have to use my cane as often.
It does comes in mighty handy when I want to close my kitchen curtains. Beats getting on a stool and chancing a fall where I'd have no one to hear me cry, "I've fallen and can't get up." No, I don't have one of those little gizmos...but I'm thinking about getting one. Just in case. Older folks tend to buy things, just in case.
There's one thing I've learned about canes. People treat you differently when you use a cane. Most get out of your way, and say they're sorry if they walk in your pathway. Some adults, male and female, let you go in the door before them-- some adults--not all. But the cutest thing is watching children who notice you. They tug on that heavy door, plant their little bodies in front of it and become human doorstops. They always say "your welcome", when I thank them. Mommas are teaching those children wisely.
Then there's the downside of canes. Some folks are oblivious. They step on the bottom of it as I walk forward, and I'll have to catch myself from falling because my cane is stuck behind me. That can get scary in a mall or church hallway. It's not their fault... not many folks walk around with three legs, ya know. Most folks aren't looking down when they walk behind someone, they're looking ahead at eye-level...so they won't see a cane until they accidently step on it. I've learned to be very tolerant-- and also very vigilant.
As annoying as a cane can be, they can also be quite dangerous. I don't use it when there's rain on the walks or snow on the parking lot. It doesn't have very good traction, slips right out from under me. I've learned to walk very slowly, kinda like the Conway shuffle. I know, I'm dating myself with Tim Conway comedy sketches-- Tim use to pretend he was an old old man and he'd shuffle his feet like one of those plastic toys that walk off a table top when you hang a weighted string over the edge.
I about fell on my face in an airport restroom one time. The floor in front of the sink had drops of water on it and of course I plunked my cane on a drip and it slipped and I had to grab the counter. Lucky for me I have a bunch of people in my life who pray for me daily. Think they cover my angels' itinerary in situations like that. So far, I haven't tumbled or made a fool of myself.
It's hard thing getting older. Depending on canes is the least of our aggravations. the hardest part is accepting we really need one. That's the gap I'm really learning to bridge...between the young me and the old me. C'est la vie.
I love this!! I recently had knee surgery and quickly realized how a "third leg" could get me through some sticky situations. My students fell over themselves to help me with my cane---recognizing its importance to help me tiptoe from 7:30-3:15. I got to the point where I would have given up my required daily intake of chocolate rather than give up that cane. My month of relying on a cane has certainly sparked a new level of compassion and diligence to reach out to cane travelers.


"An incredibly good hotel in the centre of Mayrhofen, with a kindness and charm to the service that brings guests back year after year. The Köll [read as Kroll with umlaut] family run this hotel, with the care and attention needed to maintain a 400 year old inn. A great hotel choice for a week in Mayrhofen."
This picturesque hotel, once a 17th century inn, has an excellent reputation for comfort, cuisine and friendly service. The Kramerwirt is owned by the Kröll family who have been welcoming guests for many years, and have created here a wonderful atmosphere in the finest traditions of Tyrolean hospitality.
One room suites,sleeping up to 4 have bath, balcony and separate lounge area.
Tea and coffee making facilities are available from reception on request (€4 per day).
Suites sleeping up to 4 have bath, balcony and separate lounge area.
FANTASTIC HOTEL, SERVICE, STAFF VERY FRIENDLY AND ATTENTIVE, FOOD SUPER, AMENITIES VERY GOOD. SHAME ABOUT THE WEATHER BUT YOU CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT!
We had a wonderful week at the Hotel Kramerwirt, the food and accommodation were fantastic, very convenient for the skiing and the local town. Would love to visit in the summer to see the different side of the place. Highly Highly recommended.


Let me add my two cents if I may.
I've watched tons of horror in my lifetime. From SciFi horror to woo type horror and loved it all. Come on, who couldn't enjoy the 80's remake of The Fly, or maybe go back to the 1970's with The Exorcist, all The Omen movies, Carrie, etc. My favorite of course is a tie between The Exorcist with sweet little Regan pulling mamas head toward her crotch comes out with "Lick me!" Plus the projectile vomiting and bed levitation was pretty impressive. And how that demon got killed was pretty cool too – a priest who'd lost his faith – well you have to watch to find out. The other tie is the Omen movies – watching little Damien the Devil grow up.
After all that I can assure you I am not possessed by demons. I do have a wicked sense of humor though. I mean the real horror is Robertson and his ilk.
I hear tell he is stinking rich!


Building upon the successful line-up of Vortex ROK engines, ROK Cup Promotions is pleased to announce the launch of the brand new Vortex ROK VLR. The perfect platform for the entry-level driver, the ROK VLR not only offers superior performance over its rivals with lower maintenance, but it also offers some great features like electric start all at a cost racers can afford.
The new ROK VLR engine retails for $1550 USD, and comes complete, ready to race minus the engine mount. Orders can be placed immediately however engines will not start shipping until April 23, 2018. Please contact your local kart shop or ROK Cup USA directly if you are interested.
The ROK VLR engine can be utilized in Junior VLR (ages 12-15), Senior VLR (ages 15+) and Masters VLR (ages 32+). With its implementation this year, watch for the ROK VLR to make its way to select national level ROK programs in 2019. Stay tuned for details.
"ROK Cup Promotions continues to work tirelessly with its support and building of clubs and regional programs around the country. If you think your club is ready to take the step into the future, we are here to help," continues Potter.


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The SIKE project brings together eleven European partners: five higher education institutions, five SMEs and an NGO from the UK, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Croatia.
The partners have both shared and individual experience in developing, supporting and implementing social innovation projects across the globe, including Europe, Asia, South Africa and Latin America. The SIKE project partners will learn from and build on these networks to demonstrate the potential of universities to apply knowledge in order to affect social change in a direct and meaningful way.
Find out more about who works on SIKE under 'Our people'.
Glasgow Caledonian University is one of the largest universities in Scotland with nearly 17,000 students. The University's commitment to social innovation is reflected in and inspired by its motto, For the Common Good, – especially by the University's Chancellor and Nobel Laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus, who set up the University's leading research centre for the social sciences, the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health. The university is the most successful in UK in terms of involvement of Erasmus+ CBHE and Strategic Partnership projects.
Glasgow Caledonian University will be leading on the management WP9 of the SIKE project ensuring proper implementation of the action and the achievement of general and specific objectives. They will also be applying their experience in Q-methodology to measure the impact of the social innovation projects developed within the project as part of WP6.
The Melting Pot stimulates and supports social innovation by providing dynamic resources for social change makers. They are the pioneers of co-working in Scotland, and their space and programmes supports the next generation of social innovators with timely resources, connection and support – independent of government agendas and resources. The Melting Pot wish to enable people to respond imaginatively and effectively to the economic, social environmental and cultural problems we face and to improve our collective well-being.
The Melting Pot's unrivalled experience in the development of co-working makes them invaluable in the definition of SI spaces as part of the needs analysis (WP1) and the identification of case studies (WP2). They will also be contributing to the development of tools (WP5).
The University of Aveiro is a young university, founded in 1973, with over 12000 full-time students (Graduation and Post-graduation). The University has a strong research profile, a unique model of governance (17 Departments, 4 Polytechnic Schools and various training centres), acting as a regional network for education and training promoting strong links with the surrounding community.
University of Aveiro will be leading WP1 on the needs of the local community; identifying existing tools and social innovation projects and defining relevant stakeholders. They will also be contributing their specific knowledge in Design for social innovation to the development of tools (WP5).
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) is the largest Portuguese non-profit organization with around 5000 workers and 500 years of history. Over the years, it has been working to improve the life quality and welfare of the population in Lisbon and its underprivileged and vulnerable citizens in particular. Best known for its social welfare action. Since 2011, SCML has developed inclusive and social entrepreneurship programs that covered 302 entrepreneurs and 93 projects, innovation empowerment workshops and competitions and a digital social innovation competition.
In 2013, SCML has established BIS- Social Innovation Bank, the first network in the country that promotes and gives comprehensive support to the social innovation ecosystem. It aggregates assets of various nature from 27 public entities, universities, enterprises and social organizations.
SCML has unique experience in the promotion, empowerment and support of social entrepreneurs and SI projects which will be essential in the identification of case studies (WP2) and development of appropriate design of the SIKE units (WP3) as well as in the evaluation methodologies (WP6).
TU Dortmund University (TUDO) is the fourth largest Technical University in Germany with around 27,000 students, 300 professors and 6,700 employees. Sozialforschungsstelle (sfs) "Social Research Centre" is a central scientific institute of TUDO. Founded in 1946, sfs is one of the oldest and one of the largest German research institutes in social sciences. Since the mid 1980s, sfs has carried out or participated in more than 100 European projects in cooperation with partners in nearly all countries of the European Union. TUDO / sfs is currently involved in several EU-funded projects on social innovation.
TU Dortmund University will be leading on WP2 to identify and exchange best practice cases at each participating institution, representing each stage of the Social Innovation Spiral. They will also be helping to define work-based SI and other specific initiatives as part of WP1.
For over 20 years, Social Impact has been developing products and services that contribute towards securing future viability and social equity. Social Impact GmbH is a non-profit organisation that was founded in 1994 under the name 'iq consult'. Since then, Social Impact has been instrumental in designing and implementing innovative qualifications and start-up support for socially disadvantaged groups.
Social Impact will lead on the central WP3, overseeing partners' design and establishment of spaces where knowledge exchange for social innovation can take place. Each unit will a space for dialogue, for innovation and co-design, a hub for connecting people. Their experience of Public sector SI will be vital in the dissemination and exploitation of the project (WP8).
The University of Deusto (UD) is the one of the oldest universities in Spain, over 125 years old, non-profit university with 15% international students. It is known for its educational and research excellence, but has has also focused on gaining significant international leadership levels during the last few decades through the execution and coordination of academic and institutional cooperation within the frame of international programmes, actively participating in numerous calls. As part of its institutional policy, a big effort has been made to create International Networks and Projects that have increased the visibility and prestige of the university. This has numerous advantages as the value of sharing experiences and finding synergies in the fields of research, teaching and management, facilitating the exchange of students, teachers and administration and services staff, boosting the task of initiating and executing international projects.
Deusto Social Innovation unit has the main goal to observe the processes of globalization, innovation and social change through people's eyes, analysing the impact of those processes in their lives, in customs and value changes, in the transformations of coexistence frameworks and in cultural transformations.
University of Deusto will be leading WP4, working with the other partners to develop training materials that will include supporting materials for individual workshops, workshop plans and training notes, active learning sets, external training notes, embedded equality and diversity simulation. They will work actively on the dissemination activities aimed at changing cultures in the participating regions and beyond.
Business Innovation Brokers S. Coop is a private not for profit cooperative devoted to develop and apply innovation related methodologies, identify strategic social projects and training and consultancy on innovation issues. BiB was setup in 2008 by a highly-experienced group of professionals previously managing the Innovation Research Centre of MCC – Mondragon Cooperative Corporation (80.000 employees around the globe).
BiB aims to promote comprehensive approaches towards social innovation by identifying emerging social needs and generating new business opportunities incorporating public and private companies, entrepreneurs and civil society. Related to the specific proposal of SIKE, BiB has developed methodologies and tools to support social innovation covering the whole cycle "From the idea to the Market", starting from identifying new innovative approaches to social needs, conceptualize business ideas and check their feasibility, both from the social and economical point of view, design a self-sustained business model, prototype the new service or product and finally train the new entrepreneurs and/or companies to materialize the product / service to launch the new initiative into the real market.
Business Innovation Brokers, with their unique experience in establishing SI Parks, will lead WP5, overseeing a robust and transferable set of online tools that, as well as supporting the programme's needs throughout its duration, provide substantial outputs to inform and educate external parties. They will also lend their unique insights in entrepreneurial SI to contribute to the development of face-to-face training materials (WP4).
VERN' University of Applied Sciences started operating as a higher-educational institution in 2000. Today it is the oldest and the biggest private higher institution in Croatia with 2100 students and 4000 alumni; around 200 lecturers; 13 study programs: 7 undergraduate and 6 specialist professional graduate study programs. VERN leads the work on Evaluation (WP6), will establish and oversee an Advisory and Evaluation Committee which will be responsible for assessing the appropriateness and viability of actions carried out during the course of the project. They will also use their wide experience of SI among students to contribute actively to the development of training materials (WP4).
Social Innovation Lab (SIL) is a regional research/policy and educational/capacity building organisation working in the area of social innovation in the Western Balkans and Turkey. SIL collaborates with multiple target groups and sector representatives to promote social innovation as a means to address complex socio-economic problems and contribute to improving the life quality of individuals, groups and communities.
SIL lead on WP7 Quality Monitoring which will establish a series of measures to ensure quality management throughout the project. Their wide experience in understanding the role of civil society in SI will contribute to a clear definition of needs and best practices (WPs 1 and 2).
Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) is a social innovation exchange built on value, relationships and knowledge. We believe that the exchange of experiences and knowledge drives positive social change. SIX works globally to facilitate purposeful cross sector conversations. Through the three main activities of convening, capacity building, and developing knowledge and learning, SIX challenge and inspire people to use innovation to increase social impact.


All aeronautical information including the AIP, charts and Aeronautical Information Circulars can be found on the ATNS website – here. Choose "St Helena" under the "Projects" section.
Ascension Island is closed to privately-owned and commercial flights, with the exception of an in-flight emergency where it is deemed to be unsafe to continue on to the next nearest airfield.
More information can be found on the Ascension Island website.


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Q: richfaces with bootstrap CSS Is it possible (and reasonable) to use JSF with richfaces and bootstrap CSS styling together in one project. so using richfaces for page rendering, UI models and ajax; leaving the styling up to bootstrap and custom CSS.
Did someone ever tried this? Is this an oversized approach?

A: I worked with richfaces 4.3 + bootstrap 3 for quite a time now and consider it a successful approach
This is, what I learned:

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*jquery version conflict: both ship with jQuery (bootstrap requires a newer version, than richfaces); doublecheck, if you are using the correct jQuery instance, especially with $ alias!

*richfaces skinning should be disables in web.xml

*resources like fonts or icons, that are references from CSS are often declared as relative URL; this does not fit quite well into the JSF resource system (workaround see below)

*JSF resource library support and versioning helps a lot with managing different JS libraries

solution for 1:
create a file static-resource-mappings.properties with this line
jquery.js=org.richfaces.staticResource/jquery-1.10.2.js
jquery-migrate.js=org.richfaces.staticResource/jquery-migrate-1.2.1.js

in xhtml, use the resource shortcut:
<h:outputScript name="jquery.js"/>

check this - Richfaces 4 seems to be broken with JSF 2.2; the proposed workaround worked for me
Possible solution for 3: I added static resource servlet shipped with tomcat to web.xml and put the relative resources (query-ui theme in my project) under /static folder
<servlet>
    <servlet-name>static-resource-servlet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>
      org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet
    </servlet-class>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>static-resource-servlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/static/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

A: Have a look on RichFaces Bootstrap project. It's a sandbox effort but it might be useful for you.

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*http://www.bleathem.ca/blog/2012/05/richfaces-bootstrap.html

*https://bootstrap-richfaces.rhcloud.com/

A: I have found this project, but i'm not have still used this in any project. Look that and see if this is what you want:
https://bootstrap-richfaces.rhcloud.com/
Built on top of Bootstrap from Twitter, the RichFaces Bootstrap project is wrapping all the awesomeness of Bootstrap, all its great components, and all its effects as JSF components! It's magic and we're sure you'll love it!
Warning! This project is currently a "sandbox" project and is under heavy development. As such both tags and attribute names are subject to change at any time. Use it for fun or prototyping purposes only! But do stay tuned for the release of course!