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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – 20th Anniversary Edition)
Legendary adventure game designer Jane Jensen (the Gabriel Knight series, Gray Matter) recently announced that she has licensed the Gabriel Knight IP from Activision and is working on a remake of the original game, Sins of the Fathers. Set for release on personal computers and tablets in mid-2014, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – 20th Anniversary Edition will feature stunning high res visuals (2048×1536 3D graphics will replace the original 640×480 resolution pixel art), re-recorded voice acting and a remastered soundtrack by Robert Holmes, the game's original composer. Alternative Magazine Online is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with Pinkerton Road studio co-founder Jane Jensen!
Hello Mrs Jensen, thank you for your time and welcome back to AMO!
What have you been up to since we last spoke in April 2012?
Working on Moebius and Mystery Game X (aka Gabriel Knight). That's pretty much all! With the new studio, I'm wearing a lot of hats so it's all consuming.
You have just announced the Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – 20th Anniversary Edition. What can you tell us about this project?
We've licensed the right to do the game from Activision, the Gabriel Knight IP holder. This is the first time I've been successful in getting the rights to work on a GK game, so it's very exciting. We hope to create a remake that's faithful to the original while being brought up to today's standards. I'm particularly stoked to finally get a GK game on mobile. My iPad needs it! lol
Has it really been 20 years?! You must have very fond memories of making the original game! 🙂
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years, isn't it? I do have good memories of those days working at Sierra in Oakhurst, CA. It was a very intense project as we had a hard deadline, but it was a great experience doing my first full game on my own as a designer.
For those who are new to the series, who is Gabriel Knight and what is Sins of the Fathers all about?
Sins of the Fathers is an origin story for Gabriel Knight. When the game begins, he's a down-and-out horror novelist and bookseller living in the New Orleans French Quarter. He has terrible nightmares and expects to die young like his father and grandfather, so he doesn't commit to anything. He starts investigating this series of Voodoo murders happening in New Orleans with the idea of writing a book about it. During the investigation he starts learning things that seem to relate to his own family history. By the end of the game, he's learned that his long-lost German family has this legacy of being Schattenjägers or shadow hunters, modern-day witch-hunters in effect. The game has a lot of creepy moments as well as fun bantering and humour.
You have licensed the IP from Activision – was this a difficult process?
It was a long process to go through, yes. But fortunately, we had the support of some people in-house at Activision who helped make it happen.
In what capacity will Phoenix Online Studios be working with you? As I'm sure you could tell from my reviews of each episode, I thought the recently concluded Cognition adventure game series – for which you served as a consultant – was fantastic!
Good! I'm glad you liked it. It's gotten some great reviews. Phoenix Online is operating as the development team on Moebius and GK, doing the programming and the remaining art work. I'm acting as creative director and designer, so I'm overseeing GK daily. It's definitely my baby!
Is this new version of the game aimed at longtime fans, newcomers, or quite simply anyone who enjoys a good adventure game?
Both longtime fans and newcomers. An ambitious goal, but there you go.
How different will this new version be from the original game?
Well the art, music and voices are all redone, though they are based on the originals. All of the original gameplay and story will be there. We are adding special edition content and also a few new scenes and puzzles.
The 20th Anniversary Edition will feature a brand new voice cast – what are the reasons behind this decision and how happy are you with the new voice recording that was done by Bay Area Sound? (I've previously interviewed the hugely talented Jared Emerson-Johnson on AMO and I'm confident that the voice acting is in safe hands!)
Yes, it's rather tragic. Unfortunately, the original recordings were lost somewhere along the way, and stripping the audio from the game did not result in acceptable quality. So we had to re-record. The original actors are twenty years older – even if they were interested in reprising their roles, they probably wouldn't sound the same. Also, the cost of getting those actors wasn't practical for the budget of this project. When we did GK1 it was one of the very first games to use voice-over, so we got a smoking deal on everyone including SAG rates. Of course now that's no longer possible.
You're correct, we used Bay Area Sound for the new recordings. They've done voice recording for a ton of adventure games including Telltale's The Walking Dead, Sam & Max and Tales of Monkey Island as well as our game Moebius (which has fabulous voice work). They helped us cast great actors true to the spirit of the original cast and yes, I quite like it!
The remake will also have a remastered soundtrack by the original composer Robert Holmes, your husband – is he excited to be revisiting music he first created 20 years ago?
It's been just as much fun for him as it has been for me to revisit the game, I think. He actually had to get recordings of the GK music from online sources, it's been so long. And some of the songs he'd completely forgotten. But he's enjoyed reorchestrating them.
Will there be additional remakes further down the line if this one proves successful?
It would make sense to redo GK2 and GK3, but I would hope to work on a GK4 next, if the GK1 remake does well. I just don't want to have to wait till two more games are redone to write a new story! But all of that is dependent on GK1 doing well and on Activision being interested in continuing with us. Right now they're only committed to the GK1 remake.
What else are you working on at the moment? You must be extremely busy!
Moebius is taking up a lot of my time at the moment. We're just going to beta with chapters 3-5 (out of 7). The final two chapters are almost content complete, and we hope to ship in January 2014. So there's a lot there to polish and perfect. I love the game, and I'm hoping it does well.
Any news on Gray Matter 2? The original is one of my favourite adventure games of all time!
We've had a surprising number of requests for that. I would love to do a sequel, but there's nothing firm on that yet.
Thank you for your time Mrs Jensen. It's always a pleasure interviewing you on AMO and I can't wait for Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers- 20th Anniversary Edition!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the coverage.
INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jane Jensen (Game Designer, Gabriel Knight Trilogy/Gray Matter)
INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Robert Holmes (Composer, Gray Matter Soundtrack/Gabriel Knight Series)
GAME REVIEW – Gray Matter (PC)
INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jane Jensen (Pinkerton Road Studio)
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – 20th Anniversary Edition – Official Website
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One response to "INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – 20th Anniversary Edition)"
Gwendolyn Yamashita
Wohoo, GK4? Nice, I'd love to see that happen.

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White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons): 21 at the Hula re-flooded area, 13/Nov onwards (I. Shanni et al.); 9 at Eilats bird sanctuary, 16/Nov (M. Cos, R. Shaish); 2 at Btecha, Sea of Galilee, 17/Non (L. Kislev); 10 near Hayogev, izrael valley, 22/Nov (A. Meyrose, O. Hatzofe, A. Ben David); 1 at K19 near Eilat, 23/Nov (J. Meyrav, S. Alterman, L. Ziv).
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator): around the Pigeon Island, Ma;agan Michael, 28/Nov (J. Meyrav et al.).
Cinereous Vulture (Aegyptius monachus): 1 west of Rahat, 20/Nov (R. Livne).
Saker (Falco cherrung): 1 adult at Urim fields.
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis): An adult female above wadi K'fira just below Nataf in the Judean hills, 18/Nov (D. Gelbart); 1 at En Qeden, Mt. Carmel, 23/Nov (U. Moran).
Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo): 1 at Nir HaEmek, 24/Nov (A. Ben-dov).
Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius): 2 at Sde Elyahu fields, Bet-Shean valley, 16/Nov (A. Rinot); 1 at Latrun fields, 18/Nov (G. Friedman); 3 at Bet Shean valley, 22/Nov (A. Meyrose, O. Hatzofe, A. Ben David).
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus): 174 at urim fields in the western Negev, 30/Nov (R. Livne et al.).
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limoza lapponica): 1 at Atlit saltpans, 30/Nov (Y. Dax).
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus): 1 still present at Acre shore (S. Haham).
Kittiwake (Rissa trydactyla): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 15/Nov onwards (N. Weiss et al.); 1 at the Hula valley, 29/Nov (J. Meyrav et al.). The first inland record in Israel.
Striated Scops Owl (Otus brucei): 1 at Wadi Ketura, 06/Nov onmwards (E. Albegger)	.
Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula): several at Yotvata fields (N. Weiss et al.).
Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens): 1-2 at Samar fields, 24/Nov onwards (J. Meyrav, N. Weiss, A. Ben Dov et al.); 1 at Yotvata, 29/Nov (N. Weiss, M, Koss).
Eye-browed Thrush (Turdus obscurus): a 1cy bird trapped and ringed at the Jerusalem Bird observatory, 04-06/Nov (S. Agmon et al.). The second record for Israel.
Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka): 1 Neot S'madar fields, 03/Nov (A. Ben-dov, R. Livne).
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva): 1 at Ma'agan Michael field school, 24/11 (A. Meyrose et al.).
Wood Warbler (Phyloscopus sibilatrix): 1 at Kalia, north Dead Sea, 23/Nov (D. Gelbart). The latest Autumn record.
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phyloscopus inornatus): 2 at Neot Smadar, 04/Nov onwards (N. Weiss, O. Horine et al.); 1 at IBRC Eilat, 08/Nov (N. Weiss); 1 at Holland park, Eilat, 17/Nov (M. Koss, R. Shaish); 1 ringed at Ein Afek park, 22/Nov (I. Shimshon et al.).
Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phyloscopus humeii): 1 at Neot Smadar, 16/Nov onwards (N. Weiss et al.).
Hume's/YB Warbler (Phyloscopus humeii/inornatus): 1 at Sacher Garden, Jerusalem, 05/Nov (S. Agmon).
Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris): 1 still present at Yotvata, 13/Nov (N. Weiss).


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Barbra Streisand Gifts George Floyd's 6-Year-Old Daughter with Disney Stock
George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter is Disney's newest stockholder, thanks to a generous gift from singer Barbra Streisand.
Gianna Floydthanked Streisand on her Instagram account on Saturday, and posted photos displaying the Disney letter and certificate she received in the mail from the 10-time Grammy award winner.
Streisand also gave Gianna two copies of her studio albums "My Name Is Barbra" and "Color Me Barbra" from 1965 and 1966, respectively.
Shares of Disney stock currently go for roughly $115. Before the coronavirus pandemic, shares were in the $140-$150 range, and have started to climb up again.
It's unclear how many shares Gianna received from Streisand.
Last week, Gianna was granted a full-ride scholarship to Texas Southern University in Houston if she chooses to attend.
Kanye Westalso set up a college fund for Gianna earlier in the month.
George Floyd died May 25 after being pinned down by police in Minneapolis, repeatedly pleading, "I can't breathe." His death has sparked worldwide protests and calls for racial justice, and has spawned a campaign to "defund" police departments.


The relationship between smart devices and back pain is clear, and there's even a trendy name for the ailment: text neck. Using a smartphone can overstress your muscles and damage your spine, with severe implications over a lifetime of digital device use. Here's everything you need to know about smartphones and back pain.
According to the Washington Post, "text neck" is poor posture from smartphone use. The name refers to the phenomenon of people hunching over their smartphones as they tap out text messages, often learning forward up to 60 degrees as they view tiny glowing screens.
Despite what the media may say, all ages of smartphone users are susceptible to text neck. Plus, it's not just text messaging that puts users at risk. Any time you use your smartphone with improper posture, you're placing an inordinate amount of stress on your neck and spine.
The human head weighs around twelve pounds, but the force on your neck as you lean forward becomes greater and greater. In fact, as the Washington Post highlights, with your head at a 60-degree forward angle, your neck must withstand nearly 60 pounds' worth of weight.
60 extra pounds of weight has the potential to damage your spine beyond its years, even requiring surgery. Imagine carrying around an 8-year-old child on your shoulders for hours at a time- that's the impact a phone can have on your posture and spine. Unfortunately, younger people are at a higher risk of spine damage because of the amount of time they use their devices.
Regardless of age or occupation, effects of text neck range from muscle strain to pinched nerves, herniated discs, and even curvature of the spine. The poor posture that it causes can also cause reduced lung capacity, headaches, neurological issues, depression, and heart disease.
Although back pain isn't the most visible danger when it comes to obsessive smartphone use, it can ruin lives and cause unnecessary problems for people who don't recognize the hazards before it's too late.
Who is At Risk of Developing Text Neck?
While any smartphone user can back pain and other issues, experts posit that around 58 percent of American adults who own smartphones are at risk. People who bend their necks forward 60 degrees (or more) are effectively adding between 700 and 1400 extra hours of stress on their necks and spines each year.
High-schoolers, however, spend nearly 5,000 hours per year on their devices, experts say, and the long-term effects are only beginning to emerge. We may see entire generations of people requiring extensive spinal surgery as they enter adulthood and beyond.
If you need proof that back pain is a legitimate side effect of smartphone use, the existence of The Text Neck Institute should be enough to convince you. On the website, the Institute shares a case study that reflects the impact smartphones have on the average user's spine.
A 25-year-old patient complained of recurring headaches, torticollis (tight muscles that prevent the head from turning), and neck and shoulder pain. She visited healthcare professionals after suffering pain for six months and received a diagnosis of text neck due to chronic postural strain.
Before she began treatment, the patient showed beyond normal extension and flexing of her spine. After four weeks of chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, and stretching exercises, along with advice on the appropriate angle at which to use her smartphone, the patient's flexion and extension stats improved by 20 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
What do those figures mean? Treatment not only relieved the patient's pain and stiffness but also helped reposition her spine properly. Those measures, along with her appropriate use of her smartphone and other devices, helped the patient's posture improve.
Toward the end of her treatment, the patient even reported that she felt more energetic and that she was no longer experiencing headaches. In one month, her forward head posture improved significantly, and she was back to her regular routines, including using her smartphone (the right way).
The less we use our smartphones, the better. But for many people, younger generations and professional especially, using a handheld device is simply unavoidable. But there are ways to minimize the potential risk to your spine and your overall health.
Keep your head straight when using your smartphone, rather than bending your neck to view the screen from above. This may require that you hold the device higher up, using your arms rather than your neck muscles.
At the same time, try to avoid an imbalance when texting or writing emails. Many people use one thumb to swipe on their touchscreen devices, which can cause the muscles of one arm to work harder than the other. When you consider the position that you're sitting or lying in as you use your device, your thumb positioning can impact a lot more than just your hand and wrist.
Like other posture-correcting methods, remembering to maintain proper smartphone use posture is difficult. However, the ability to reduce your risk of text neck and other back pain problems warrants the inconvenience.
Other means of posture correction can also help remind you to keep your neck aligned as you text. The Text Neck Institute's mobile app, for example, shows a green indicator on-screen when your phone is held at the right angle for viewing. You can also add a beeping notification if the phone moves out of proper alignment.
The Washington Post's experts suggest using your eyes to view your device screen rather than tilting your head, but what if you already show signs of early text neck? Stretching may help alleviate strain even if you have dealt with incorrect posture and smartphone already.
Moving your head slowly from left to right, using your hands for resistance and stretching in all directions, and stretching inside a doorway can also help. Place your hands on the doorframe, extend your arms, and push your chest forward to strengthen muscles and help modify posture.
Prone neck extensions: Lie on your stomach with your neck straight (forehead touching the floor/surface) and raise your head and shoulders up as if you're trying to look at the ceiling. Hold the position for ten seconds, then lower and repeat.
Shoulder stability: Lie on your stomach over an exercise ball or at the edge of a table, lifting your chest up. Pull your shoulders back toward your spine and bend your arms at the elbows. Keep your head neutral while rotating your upper arms (hands toward the ceiling). Relax then repeat.
Snow angels: With your back to the wall, raise your arms up and make a "snow angel," keeping contact with the wall. Move slowly and bend at the elbows while squeezing your shoulder blades together.
Not only is back pain an indication of spinal damage, but it can also lead to stiffness, digestive issues, and even depression. For those who love their smartphones, starting with a regimen of exercises and posture modification can preserve your tech use. With the potential for long-term effects due to bad posture, it's worth the preventative measures to keep from damaging your body permanently.


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Astride Aside - CODAworx
Astride Aside
Submitted by Michael Stutz
Photo: Michael Stutz
Client: Los Angeles Metro Transit Authority
Location: South Pasadena, CA, United States
Michael Stutz
Industry Resource
Carlson & Company
Carlson & Company Fabricator
City Of South Pasadena /Metro Transit Authority
"Astride-Aside" is a project for the Gold Line Transit Authority's Mission Street Station
in South Pasadena. The image of a ten feet tall walking figure, in ordinary dress,
relates to all who pass through the site, and accentuates the pedestrian nature of the
Mission Street area. The walker's placement atop antique granite blocks that were once part of a rail
bridge, integrates smoothly with the existing historic monuments and literally builds
upon the foundation of the past.
The site has an ambiance unexpected in the Los Angeles area. Late Victorian buildings, rough hewn historic monuments, a museum to the city's past, are all a part of the area. It was important to play upon the past, but with a contemporary language as seen in the woven construction of the sculpture. The installation includes a plaza and "green belt," bringing the grass of the adjacent park to the front of the station entrance. The intent was to show South Pasadena as a place that has it's own identity and sense of time within the LA Metro area.
The artist worked with South Pasadena business, political, and citizen groups, and the art consultant, landscape architecture, construction, and engineering teams for the MTA.
This project was completed in January 2003.


We are a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa.
which is a member of the Anglican Communion in the U.S.
St. Alban's is a warm and friendly Anglican church located in the beautiful summer resort community of Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Worship here is based on the Book of Common Prayer. The first Book of Common Prayer was compiled in English by Thomas Cranmer in the 16th Century, and since then has undergone many revisions for different times and places. But its original purpose has remained the same – to provide the core of the rites for Anglican Christians to worship together.
You can discover more about the people, beliefs, history and practices of the Episcopal Church here!
The mission of this church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.
How does St. Alban's pursue its mission?
St. Alban's pursues its mission as it prays and worships, proclaims the Gospel in word and in example, and promotes justice, peace and love.
Through whom does St. Alban's carry out its mission?
St. Alban's carries out its mission through the ministry of all its members, lay and ordained.
We will strive for justice and peace among all people, and we will respect the dignity of every human being.
We will with God's help for we cannot do it alone.


So, my publicist is putting together a little get-to-know-the-authors fun, and we're playing 3 truths, 1 lie, which--if you don't know--is a game where everyone guesses which fact listed about me is the LIE.
How well do you think you know me??? How long have you been following this blog? Do you think you can guess which fact is true or false?
I'm also offering a $5 Gift Card. Winner randomly drawn from anyone who comments or LIKES the post.
And isn't that the REAL reason we'll all show up and see what it's about? haha.
At Amazon, $5 can buy 5 books! Or it can pay shipping on your next order... So come on. This afternoon.


Art and Artist Quiz 2 - Fun Facts & Trivia - Try our quiz on artists and their paintings. Share and challenge your friends.
How well do you know your artists and their art? Test yourself with our Art & Artists Quiz 2.
Which European post-impressionist artist is well-known for his paintings depicting life on the Pacific island of Tahiti?
What is the name of the town in Spain where Pablo Picasso was born on 25th October 1881?
Pablo Picasso is most associated with what style of painting?
What are the 3 primary colours?
The picture below is a self-portrait of which famous artist?
Who designed the glass pyramid that stands at the entrance of The Louvre Museum?
Which American pop-artist created the work of art "32 Campbell's Soup Cans"?
Good Attempt. Maybe you should visit a few more art galleries.
Well done. You really know your art trivia.


Mr. Scott's letter of the 14th enclosing copy of Mr. Devereaux's has been noticed. Before receiving this I had written to Bushness & Mecker [unclear] Utica also had reply'd to a letter from another firm (who sell coal) asking for our prices & terms. I had also commenced a negotiation with Mr. S. Churchill agent for the Globe Mills for our coal, all of which I think is working in our favour. I am expecting to hear from Thos Sullivan Sons. I would go there at once as you suggest but for matters requiring me here for a few days yet. Mr. Dotterer & Mr. Albright went to Syracuse today to start [unclear] the work at the Salt Block [unclear] Mr. D. will return by Thursday. Mr. A. will remain there for a few days. They took one of our best stack builders with them. Mr. Albright will go to Utica also Lyson [unclear], Clyde, Palmira & numerous other places not yet visited but with most of these places we are in correspondence. Mr. A. understands himself & our coal business fully. Mr. Wood goes with him from Ithaca to look out a suitable location at Syracuse for the coal trade. He will [unclear] buy the coal to sell it for us this decision [unclear] to be made soon. He is a serious [unclear] man & will calculate to succeed in Syracuse with our coal.
If Mr. Devereaux is correct as to the D & H Co prices viz. 3.75 for lump coal we are well off. I hope it is true.
is the most active & energetic man we have on the list. Please return this letter at your early convenience. I have written for some more of his circulars. Mr. Albright took one [unclear] with him. Mr. Parker writes today that the lake will not open until 1st May & that we shall be able to coal Capt. Edwards' boat at Buffalo with our coal the first [unclear] He is engaging a lot of boats that were frozen in near Montezuma to run up to Ithaca for coal which they can do & get to B. before the lake thaws & before they can get any boat [unclear] from B. to New York. Their [unclear] boats are regular liners & wd not go for coal except under circumstances as above named. I have written to Mr. Humphrey today to carry out Parker's suggestion viz to have the boats towed up & down the lake & loaded promptly & have the captains drive [unclear] with the steamboat Capts. so that it may become a popular thing for their boats to go to Ithaca for coal &c.
Parker says he going to be able to be able to sell all the coal that can be got to B. I am writing from 10 to 15 letters per day since my return. I expect to be at Ithaca at the commencement of shipping. Nothing has yet been done towards moving the frt house at Binghamton. I wrote to Mr. Post [unclear] in this matter this week. Mr. Loder was to examine & decide this question before his return to the city. I have sent a man there to put in the small turn table &c. The State Supt is having this road put in & canal [unclear] & clean out for us at the schutes according to my plans & suggestions & at the expense of the state.
rocks and stumps two or three [unclear] but done very little damage. We are now working with 2 gravel teams, abt 100 men on each & with good weather shall make important improvements daily.
Mr. Noyes is getting a good start at the work proposed at the tunnel. He has proposed to take work by contract at 4 1/2 dollars per yard, the original estimate. I think he wd take it at 4 1/8.
I am clearly of opinion that it is the best interest of our company to put this tunnel under contract at once if thot best let the work be advertised [unclear]. It will require 16 or 17 mos to take it out from the ends. If a shaft is sent in in the middle it will make an increased expense. If the work is soon started this could be avoided. I forget now the number of yards in the tunnel but I recollect the amt it will cost at 4 1/2 per yard viz, $139,000. This was after the ends were opened to a perpendicular cut of 40 yd which has been done or more [unclear] too. Noyes wd be a good man to do the work & wd buy his supplies of powder, oil, tools &c &c of us & we could manage him as to payment say over in 60 days & if we did not always find it convenient to pay just at the moment we could get along with him pleasantly. Whereas we might let the work to some man who wd give us contract trouble. Our company, in my opinion, shd take out the earth cut at the east end until it got to 60 or 70 ft cutting & move it into the Factoryville fill. The distance is not long & in this way we cd lessen the cost of the tunnel & fill up that trestle work.
Treas to give notice for whatever amt the board may decide to call & rec notes at such times as may be agreed upon. The Treas [unclear] holding the stock as collateral for the payt of the notes. In this way it would run into over two years before the whole amt wd be paid & by that time, it wont [unclear] be any hardship to hold L & W stock more [unclear] at par. In my opinion this is the time & only time we can get any check stock if it is left. Parties now owning will begin to sell & there wd have be difficulty in executing a plan of this kind. As we now stand every share of stock costs abt it represents.
Please think of these considerations and at the same time you will not forget that a tunnel must be completed & the means provided to pay for it as well as to pay our other liabilities ere long.
I drew on Mr. Sprague in for W. C. Ward at $1300 last week of which I did not inform him. This was a settlement [unclear] had with [unclear] from beginning to end, troublesome customer he has become. I drew today also in fav J. S. Kennedy 90 days of $407. 29/100 which he will please honor. Mr. Sherrerd will send drft on T. J. Townsend 10 days abt $1400 for coal. I have drawn first drft on several of our western customers. For now $3000 & sent to Jno Arnot for discount [unclear] & will send the proceeds to Mr. S. on rect of the draft. I hope Mr. Albright will collect at Fischer [unclear]& Canandaigua some $1400.
Mr. Sherrerd will reply to Mr. Scott relative to the packages of money sent by Mr. Robinson.


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NEW YORK�(CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks rallied Thursday, with the Dow jumping 200 points and hitting its highest point since November, as investors welcomed better-than-expected quarterly results and home sales.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 188 points, or 2.1%, closing at its highest point since Nov. 5. The S&P 500 (SPX) index added 22 points, or 2.5%.
The Nasdaq composite (COMP) gained 47 points, or 2.5%. The Nasdaq has now closed higher for 12 consecutive sessions, its longest winning streak since January 1992.
Treasury bond prices plunged, raising the corresponding yields, as investors pulled money out of the safe-haven and put it into stocks. The dollar gained versus other major currencies. Oil and gold prices rose.
Stocks have been on the rise for the last week-and-a-half, bouncing after a four week retreat, as better-than-expected corporate reports have surprised investors.
"You are seeing companies in large part beating expectations in just about every sector, and while revenues are coming in a bit lower in a lot of categories, we seem to be able to look past that," said Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group.
Cost-cutting has largely driven the earnings growth, raising concerns about what the second-half economic growth is going to look like.
"Somebody's cost cutting means somebody else's job," said Ben Halliburton, chief investment officer at Tradition Capital Management.
He said that rising unemployment and its impact on an already-strapped consumer suggests that expectations for a second-half recovery are overdone.
"There's really no place for a recovery if the consumer is still on the decline," he said.
Friday brings a revised consumer sentiment reading from the University of Michigan, but the report is not likely to move markets.
Microsoft and American Express should be active Friday, after reporting quarterly results after the close of trading.
Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) reported weaker earnings that topped estimates and weaker revenue that missed estimates. The tech leader said its results were due to weakness in the global PC and server markets.
American Express (AXP, Fortune 500) reported a big drop in earnings due to the cost of paying back the loan it received from the government last year. However, the earnings still managed to top analysts' forecasts.
Results: Ford Motor (F, Fortune 500) reported a second-quarter profit due to its efforts to reduce debt. The automaker also reported an operating loss that was narrower than a year ago and smaller than forecast. Ford's drop in revenue was also narrower-than-expected. Shares gained 9.4%.
Ford is the only U.S. automaker that was not forced to declare bankruptcy last quarter, as a result of the slowdown in auto demand amid the recession.
Dow component AT&T (T, Fortune 500) reported quarterly sales and earnings that fell from a year ago but topped estimates. The telecom benefited from its exclusive contract with Apple, as strong iPhone sales boosted subscriber growth. AT&T shares gained 2.6%.
Fellow Dow component 3M (MMM, Fortune 500) reported weaker quarterly sales and earnings that topped estimates. Considered to be a bellwether for the economy due to the breadth of its businesses, 3M also lifted its forecast for full-year profit. Shares gained 7.4%.
AT&T (T, Fortune 500) and 3M (MMM, Fortune 500) were among the 27 Dow components that rose, with three falling.
IBM (IBM, Fortune 500), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Fortune 500), Verizon Communications (VZ, Fortune 500), Caterpillar (CAT, Fortune 500), Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500) and Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) were among the big Dow gainers.
But another Dow component, McDonald's (MCD, Fortune 500), disappointed investors by reporting a bigger-than-expected drop in revenue and an in-line drop in earnings. Shares fell 4.6%. Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, Fortune 500) and Boeing (BA, Fortune 500) were the other two losers.
Other company news: Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY, Fortune 500) said late Wednesday that it will buy biotech company Medarex (MDX) for $2.4 billion.
Amazon.com (AMZN, Fortune 500) said Wednesday it would buy online shoe retailer Zappos.com for $807 million.
Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners topped losers by over five to one on volume of 1.39 billion shares. On the New York Stock Exchange, advancers topped decliners by over three to one on volume of 3.13 billion shares.
Economy: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment rose to 554,000 last week from 524,000 in the previous week, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday morning. Economists thought claims would rise to 557,000, according to Briefing.com estimates.
June existing home sales rose to a 4.89 million unit annual rate from a revised 4.72 million unit rate in May, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were better than expected, with economists forecasting sales would rise to a 4.85 million annualized rate.
The median home price continued to slide, falling 15.4% versus a year ago.
Bonds: Treasury prices tumbled, raising the yield on the benchmark 10-year note to 3.66% from 3.54% Wednesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Other markets: In global trade, European markets gained late in the day, while Asian markets ended higher.
In currency trading, the dollar gained against the euro and the Japanese yen.
U.S. light crude oil for September delivery rose $1.76 to settle at $67.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
COMEX gold for August delivery rose $1.50 to settle at $954.80 an ounce.
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We have an ODK aggregate server setup on the GCP app engine. We have around 15 forms and the system has around 60 unique users everyday collecting data that is stored in Fusion tables. Monthly cost averages around $900. That that expected? How can we reduce the cost?
@rkchak and I are working on this project together. In addition, I set up a new ODK Aggregate server to test the difference verse our production system. Without pushing any forms to it, we are charged exactly $13.95 per day. Does it make sense that we are being charged that much for running the instance 24/7?
I found this in a 3-year old post on this forum. Is it true that GAE will shut down the instance automatically if it is unused? Does that need to be configured?
to hire staff and maintain their own servers on their own premises).
App Engine automatically manages the instance life cycle. https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java/how-instances-are-managed#startup has more.
The major driver of cost on App Engine is Datastore Reads. If you have any traffic, you can absolutely incur costs without pushing any forms to it. See https://docs.opendatakit.org/aggregate-app-engine-legacy/#minimizing-fees for more information.
$900/month seems unusually high, but if you used the biggest machines, large forms, and use Briefcase hourly, then I suppose it's possible.
This opaque pricing is one of the reasons why are removing Google App Engine support. If you are setting up a new project, it might be easier to go with a Digital Ocean or Google Cloud where performance and pricing is predictable. Oh, and you probably know this, but Fusion Tables will shutdown in December.
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Europe's Auto Finances Under Threat As Electric Era Starts – Forbes
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The era of the electric car will kick off at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month after many false dawns, but the European industry in general and the German one in particular face a wide ranging assault on profits from an imminent recession, tariff wars, Brexit, spending on new technology, and the existential threat of massive EU fines for infractions of CO2 regulations.
And the threat from penalties is so huge, unconfirmed reports suggest the EU is considering diverting the money from fines into a special fund to bail out the most seriously wounded carmakers, and help the whole industry interest finance electric cars.
Manufacturers of the first electric cars hoped to be able to earn fat profits from early adopters. But the likes Volkswagen with its new ID.3 could be forced to sell them at a loss because these sales will be crucial in lowering the average fleet CO2 level to the demanded level of the equivalent of 57.4 miles per U.S. gallon. This increases by a step through 2025 to unlikely 92 miles per U.S. gallon average by 2030.
Manufacturers will also be forced to stop selling high profit margin gas guzzling performance cars in order to bring down the average fleet fuel consumption, small cars with little or no profit margin will be unloaded on to the market.
Car buyers will soon figure out that they have an unprecedented whip hand over manufacturers and will be relentlessly bidding prices down across the board.
And the deteriorating economy won't help.
According to BNP Paribas Bank, Germany is already in a recession and the Eurozone is on the brink of one. The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast in July for the 3rd time this year.
Professor Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer's Center of Automotive Research (CAR) expects German car sales to fall 3.3% to 3.33 million in 2019. German vehicle production at 4.7 million in 2019 will be the lowest in 21 years.
"(world) Demand for new cars will fall by more than 4 million in 2019, worse than in the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. Donald Trump wants to break up the EU agricultural market and car tariffs are his weapon. There will be further profit warnings and bankruptcies. At the same time billions have to be invested in electromobility, and when electric cars come into the market you have to continue to expect poor margins," Dudenhoeffer said.
The Center of Automotive Management (CAM) shares in the gloomy outlook.
"A rapid turnaround in (global) car sales is unlikely in the context of unresolved trade conflicts and the impending Brexit. In particular, in the world's largest car market China, significant market declines are still probable. CAM sticks to the full-year forecast, which assumes a 5% decline in the global car market," CAM 's Professor Stefan Bratzel said.
Britain is expected to leave the EU on October 31, but the terms of its exit remain to be established, and the industry worries that production from U.K. factories might be interrupted, while car sales there might also be slashed because of political uncertainty.
Moody's Investors Service says car sales in Western Europe will slide.
"We expect Western European light vehicle sales to fall 2% in 2019 and 3% in 2020, which represents a shift away from our previous forecast of about 0.5% growth both this year and next," Moody's said in a report.
Western Europe includes all the big markets like Germany, France, Britain, Spain and Italy.
Moody's points out that although the market is weakening, it is still at historically high levels,
"Despite falling demand, Western European unit sales volumes remain near historically high levels, with 2019 likely to represent the third consecutive year of almost stable volumes. Consumer confidence has recently fallen from historical highs, while economic growth continues to slow. We expect euro area GDP growth of 1.3% this year and 1.4% in 2020, down from 1.8% growth in 2018. Nonetheless, we still do not anticipate a cyclical downturn in 2020 but the modest 3% decline in European demand will still be at a plateau reached in 2017," Moody's said.
Western European new car sales sank 3.1% during the first six months of the year to 8.2 million, with all major markets declining modestly, except Germany, which eked out a 0.5% increase, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.
But the elephant in the room is the EU's CO2 regulations.
According to a recent report from investment researcher Jefferies, if the auto industry makes no progress from 2018 towards meeting the EU's 2020/21 regulations, it faces fines totalling 32 billion euros ($36 billion), twice its estimated profits, and will be forced to raise prices up to 10%.
The European Car Manufacturers Association, known by its French acronym ACEA, has said 2018 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions actually rose 1.6%, as sales of diesel-powered vehicles slid, and demand for bigger gas-guzzling SUVs spiked.
Evercore ISI, estimated the penalty potential very close to Jefferies' estimate, at 32.7 billion euros, and pointed to BMW and Mercedes as being slow to bring electric cars to market.
These predictions of EU CO2 rule-induced financial calamity have led to some surprising suggestions. One rumor circulating in automotive markets says that the EU is mindful of the damage its rules are likely to cause, but because of the bureaucratic nature of the EU's legislation procedures it is impossible to reverse the rules in a timely fashion. Because of this, the EU is planning to retain the massive fines prised from the industry and set up a damage limitation fund, along the lines of the Marshall Aid funding after World War II, under which it will bail out the damaged manufacturers and fund the research needed to make the European industry all-electric.
It does seem a mad world that sets up legislation to force the auto industry to clean up, but when the authors realise it may have the unintended consequence of actually bankrupting part of Europe's most successful industries, it is powerless to change it, and has to resort to this unlikely sounding arrangement which hands over control to politicians. Not a recipe for success.
EU bureaucrats are not at their posts currently due to the long summer vacation.
The ACEA reacted to this report by saying, among other things, that the EU should encourage member states to subsidize charging points for electric vehicles, and vehicle sales to consumers. It didn't respond to the Marshall Plan report.
Here is the response from an ACEA spokesperson.
"All car makers remain fully committed to further reducing CO2 from their vehicles and to striving to meet the 2021 emissions targets. However, these CO2 targets are demanding, and unfortunately there are a number of obstacles in the way of meeting them. These include declining sales in diesel-fuelled cars, which are largely offset by sales of petrol cars, as well as a low albeit growing market share of electric cars.
Consequently, the prospect of fines is, to a varying degree, a concern for some manufacturers. Obviously, failure to meet the 2021 targets would also put manufacturers at a major disadvantage for reaching the recently-set 2025 and 2030 CO2 targets.
To overcome this negative cycle, ACEA is urging the 28 EU member states to step up investments in charging points for electrically-chargeable vehicles and refuelling stations for other alternatively-powered cars, and to put in place meaningful and sustainable incentive schemes to encourage more consumers to buy them.
Manufacturers will from their side continue to invest massively in all low- and zero-emission technologies – including full battery electric cars, plug-in hybrids and hybrid electric vehicles, as well as those fuelled by natural gas or hydrogen."
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Reputation Management: Lessons from the St. Louis Cardinals on Collapse and Comeback
by Wesley Mallette 10-31-2011 12:35 AM Public Relations | Crisis Management | Image Branding
The sixth game of the 2011 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers will go down in history as perhaps the single greatest World Series game ever played. By now, we are all aware of the Rangers' late (and extra inning) collapse and the Cardinals' unbelievable and incredible comeback. Twice the Cardinals were one strike away from elimination and the end of what was a miraculous run to and through the playoffs. Twice the Rangers were one strike away from greatness and their place in baseball history with their first World Series title. And one man named David Freese, a local St. Louis area guy, found himself on center stage and in a place where he would either be remembered as the final out or the one who enabled his team to fight another day.
We all know the outcome. Freese delivered and thrust himself into the history books with a game tying triple in the bottom of the 9th inning and then hitting the game winning homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning. His role in the Cardinals' comeback was pivotal in what would result in the Rangers' collapse and it was all in lockstep with his team's never give up, never quit attitude. Despite the obstacles in front of them or the adversity they faced, they never gave up.
It's a lesson for all of us, that no matter what happens to you, you cannot quit. No matter how dire the circumstances, you cannot give up. Even if you lose or come up short, it is not the end. You have to fight on.
Especially when it comes to building, managing, rebuilding or repairing one's reputation.
Athletes and public figures (everyone for that matter) should take a similar approach when it comes to managing their reputations. Too often, the carelessness of self-inflicted wounds caused by careless comments or stupid actions, quickly lead to the demise or sullying of one's reputation. The results can be devastating as millions in endorsements, sponsorships and contract renewals are at risk for loss, as well as one's future in their chosen sport or high profile profession. Sadly, many of these career-changing moments occur or are influenced by an athlete's actions off the field—actions that are easily controlled.
So when it hits the fan, what do you do? How do you get through reputation damaging situations? The road to reputation redemption is not easy, but getting through the recovery process can be done if managed properly and a well thought out strategy is in place. For starters, you should:
1. Always Be Prepared. Understand the importance of your reputation and protect it by having a good team of strategic advisors in place (i.e., PR, agent, lawyer, etc.) to help build your brand strategy well in advance and stay aligned with that strategy as you move through your career.
2. Build your "bank of goodwill" from the outset. This will help you as you build your name both on and off the field.
3. Understand the importance of your words and actions. Be consistent in how you govern yourself in all situations. Always think before you speak and act, and understand that your actions and words are subject to interpretation (especially in a digital universe) and may not be received the way they were intended. In other words, don't say things to "get them off your chest" in the media and don't allow Twitter to be a 140-character shotgun blast to the head of your reputation.
4. If you do mess up, realize that it's not the end of the world (although depending on the circumstances, the damage may be significant). Understand that the process of reputation recovery and getting on the road to reputation redemption will take time.
5. Recognize that should you fall from grace, you will have opportunities to rebuild your name, reputation and image—in time. You may not experience a return to prominence or have everyone believe in you once again, but you can regain some of what you had or at worst, start over.
6. Look at your initial strategy and revise accordingly, and if you didn't have a plan in place from the outset, it's time to develop one.
7. Don't give up. Again, at some point you will have the opportunity to rebuild and redeem yourself. What is most important is how you respond to adversity and the plan you put in place to work through reputation recovery and redemption.
Can you comeback from reputation collapse? Yes.
Is it easy? No.
Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers hit rock bottom years ago and a man who was once baseball's top prospect found himself outside the sport and on the fringe of society. He has bounced all the way back to the top from battling the demons of drug addiction and the pain of tragic loss in his life. He has been a standout player for the Rangers. In that same incredible World Series Game 6, he hit a home run to put his team ahead in the 10th inning and get them one step closer to winning before ultimately being outdone by Freese's walk-off homerun. Hamilton turned his collapse into comeback.
The Philadelphia Eagles' Michael Vick has seen the highs and lows and suffered the consequences of his off-the-field actions. He went to federal prison for his offenses. But he has since stayed on the difficult, slow and steady path of rebuilding. Although not everyone is going to forgive him, he has been fortunate enough to have a team take a chance on him and he maximized the opportunity—both on and off the field. He is rebuilding. He is turning his collapse into comeback.
NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens has proven that being a polarizing figure on and off the field can and will damage your career opportunities. Owens should be sitting in a Michael Jordan-esque position of having fans across the country excited to see him play and get a chance to see one of the game's best perform his craft. He should be in the twilight of what should otherwise be a surefire Hall of Fame career.
Instead, the 37-year-old wide receiver now finds himself without a job or team to play for, and holding an open audition for teams to see what he can do—all on a high school field in Southern California with no teams showing up for the show. I guess they weren't interested in getting their popcorn ready for the latest installment of the T.O. saga. Collapse into comeback? The jury is still out. Not impossible though.
Like Game 6, you are going to experience highs and lows in your career. Make sure you are prepared. If it should take a turn for the worse, believe you can recover. And like the 2011 Cardinals, don't give up.
Published 10-30-2011 © 2020 Access Athletes, LLC
Keywords: 2011 World Series, 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Crisis Management, David Freese, Game 6 of 2011 World Series, Josh Hamilton, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Athletes PR Management, Public Relations Staregy, Reputation Rehab, Reputation Rehabilitation, St. Louis Cardinals, Terrell Owens and Private Workout, Texas Rangers
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Can the Players' Associations do more?
by Joe Jackman 09-07-2011 02:20 AM Crisis Management | Human Relations | Labor | Sports Psychology
Another NHL Enforcer Found Dead.
Fifteen-year NHL defenseman and pugilist Wade Belak, who spent his career with the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers and recently retired as a Nashville Predator, was found dead on August 31 at the age of 35. Reports indicate that it was a suicide.
3 NHL Players Dead This 2011 Off-Season
Belak joins other deceased NHL enforcers Rick Rypien (depression) and Derek Boogaard (pill addiction). Belak, who retired in March, didn't show any signs of similar afflictions. In fact, he seemed to be transitioning well from the life of a professional athlete. He had secured a media role with the Predators and was to appear on Battle of the Blades, a Canadian television reality-show partnering former professional hockey players and figure skaters in competition.
"The NHLPA Does Nothing To Prepare You"
Former NHL enforcer and current ESPN broadcaster Matthew Barnaby commented on Twitter, "Nhlpa should do better job of preparing to enter league- and departing it! FACT." These deaths are raising questions about the NHL and NHLPA programs aimed at reaching out to active and former players.
"With what's transpired in the last few months, with the guys that we've lost, it makes us open up our eyes and look at programs and know that once guys are done playing hockey we just don't kick them to the curb," said former NHL player Nick Kypreos in a sportsnet.ca column. "We've got to come closer to the current players and the people who run the league and say: 'Once you're in this fraternity, you're in it for life.'"
Former NHL enforcer Tyson Nash also Tweeted, "Ur entire life is dedicated to hockey and then one day it's all over and ur kicked to the curb! And the NHLPA does nothing to prepare u."
An Open Letter to NFL Draftees by Wesley Mallette
by Wesley Mallette 04-25-2011 05:16 PM Public Relations | Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Representation | Athlete Services | Coaching | Crisis Management | Human Relations | Image Branding
For the past two years, I have penned an Open Letter to NFL Draftees that has been well received. So, with the 2011 NFL Draft just days away, I believe it is once again time to remind our next generation of gridiron superstars what's most important to focus on as they await that phone call from the front office of the team asking them how they feel about being a (insert name of NFL franchise here).
Well, it's almost here. The big weekend. To date, perhaps the biggest one in the twenty-something years you've been on this planet. This will be a life-changing weekend for you and your families. It's here and it's the NFL Draft. And you are on the big board, son.
You are going to hear a lot of things from a lot of people over the course of the next few days. Many from people you don't know. Then, sometime between Thursday and Saturday you may hear your name called. You may not. You may go in the early rounds. You may not go at all.
The NCAA Championship and the National Spotlight
by Wesley Mallette 04-04-2011 02:06 PM Public Relations | Social Media | Crisis Management | Image Branding
Well, here we are again. On the eve of college basketball's 2011 NCAA National Championship game, we find ourselves reflecting on yet another fantastic tournament and all it has brought the college basketball universe.
Although March is officially over and we are a few days into April, the madness doesn't officially end until later tonight for the men and tomorrow for the women. The teams, players, coaches and fans involved in both tournaments have shown us once again why we love March Madness and why this type of tournament is arguably the best in all of sports. For starters, a true champion is crowned - one that actually has to beat its opposition in head-to-head competition, not just run the table and hope a computer ranking system, strength of schedule, conference they play in, and potential number of alumni traveling to their bowl game (among other things) will determine its fate and its ability to have the opportunity to play for a national championship.
Moreover, this tournament has enabled us to enjoy watching "mid-major" schools and coaches like Shaka Smart (VCU) and Brad Stevens (Butler) design game plans that have frustrated basketball's best coaching minds. We just watched Women's coaches Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame) and Gary Blair (Texas A&M) upset dominant UConn and Stanford teams, respectively. We have witnessed young men and women play a brand of basketball that is nothing short of fearless and every bit the result of their desire to make their dream of being a champion a reality. It's time to discard the notion these so called "mid-majors" are pulling off these "shock the world" upsets when they knock off the perennial powerhouses that are expected to waltz into the big dance. Mid-majors can compete - and beat - the best their sport has to offer. They aren't just beating the "little sisters of the poor" (to quote a certain big-time athletic director who mocked TCU and Boise State during the 2010 college football season and ironically, his head football coach has recently been suspended for rules infractions).
Will Renardo Sidney Take Advantage of His Second Chance?
by Randy Brown 02-19-2011 01:04 AM Athlete Career Development | Crisis Management | Education | Human Relations
Renardo Sidney appears to be back on track thanks to a second chance. His team and coaching staff have accepted the past incidents and are moving forward. Sidney was ruled ineligible for his entire freshman year and part of this season due to NCAA infractions. In his sophomore season, he has missed 12 of the 25 games Mississippi State has played this year. Following his two-game suspension in late December after a highly-publicized brawl with teammate Elgin Bailey in the stands of a tournament in Honolulu, the 6-foot-10, 275-pound big man has been averaging 12.9 PPG and a team-leading 7.4 RPG for the Bulldogs.
Athletes in Trouble: PRepare for Crisis Before it Happens
by Wesley Mallette 09-26-2010 05:07 PM Public Relations | Crisis Management | Image Branding
Once again, the sports headlines of the past week have been filled with high profile athletes finding themselves embroiled in controversy.
New York Jets' wide receiver, Braylon Edwards, was arrested earlier this week for driving while intoxicated. Following a semi-tumultuous exit from his former team, the Cleveland Browns, Edwards reportedly got into a physical altercation with a member of former Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James' entourage.
Professional Athletes and the Media: What Randy Moss Did Right and Where He Can Improve
by Wesley Mallette 09-26-2010 12:17 PM Public Relations | Crisis Management
Throughout the years, we have witnessed numerous high profile athletes, coaches and spokespersons inevitably stick their foot in "it" by making the decision to "tell it like it is," "speak their mind," or "get it off their chest," in front of the media.
Given one of the cornerstones of our business is media training, we obviously do not advise our clients to just "let it rip" while the cameras are rolling. And as we mentioned in Melinda Travis' post on the subject (Media Training Defined – What It Is and What It Isn't), comprehensive media training is far more than learning just the do's and don'ts of the interview process. It is understanding the role the athlete/coach/spokesperson plays in the process and their ability to influence how their brand is perceived. One of the important ways to influence that perception is to effectively manage the message.
Reputation Management in the Digital Age: What Will You Be Remembered For?
The digital age clearly provides tremendous opportunity for growth on all levels. But, it also has created a certain "reality TV meets the Internet" type of world, and those in the spotlight should be aware of the long-term effects. For athletes, it will most certainly impact their legacy and ultimately, how we will remember them.
Eileen Wisnewski, a fellow contributor at Access Athletes, makes several great points in her article "Image Strategy for Celebrity Athletes – What About YOUR Image?" She poses the question to college students and recent grads and asks if they have thought about how they are presenting themselves in the public space. Eileen's piece, combined with the recent passing last month of the late Giants' baseball great, Bobby Thompson, gave me reason to pause and think about how today's athletes will be remembered.
12 Reasons Why Athletes Should Partner with a Strategic PR Team
by Wesley Mallette 08-10-2010 11:58 PM Public Relations | Trusted Athlete Educator | Crisis Management | Image Branding | Marketing
The start of the 2010 college and professional football season finds us at the intersection of social media, reality TV and sport. Rarely have we seen so many professional and collegiate football players front and center in the media – and not just as the subject of the interview or feature. Given society's obsession with all of the above, this should not surprise anyone.
Former and current players are trading in their cleats for their dancing shoes and showcasing their talents on ABC's ever-popular "Dancing with the Stars." All-Pros Jason Taylor, Warren Sapp and Chad Ochocinco, as well as Hall of Famers, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice and Lawrence Taylor, have not only done well on the show, they have boosted their public profile and in most cases, increased their endorsement and business opportunities.
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Cast your mind back to the Conservative party conference 2017 – when we were told that tuition fees would be frozen at £9,250, the repayment threshold for student loans would rise to £25,000 and there would be a "major" funding review.
Do you remember thinking "that's a bit odd" – making a big, expensive change to the student finance system before you've reviewed it? Hold that thought.
When we got the review of post-18 education and funding, Philip Augar's panel's call for evidence started by (sensibly) asking respondents what their concerns were with the current system, and what they thought the priorities for change were. Among other things, GuildHE said that we needed to reverse the catastrophic decline in part-time higher education and do more to address student poverty.
For part-time, the evidence is convincing that older, potential part-time students are more price-sensitive, more debt averse, and more likely to perceive student loan debt as real debt. So, alongside encouraging employer investment by allowing the more flexible use of the apprenticeship levy, GuildHE thinks the logical policy is to take action on price – by subsidising part-time study through extra teaching grant funding. We think this is justified not only by the generally lower cost to the public purse of part-time students but because of the need to increase the skills and productivity of the current workforce if the government is going to meet its industrial strategy ambitions. A need made even more pressing by Brexit.
There is a lot about the income contingent loan system that works. But the current regime for maintenance costs is regressive because the poorest students graduate with the highest levels of debt. And as the NUS have shown, there is evidence of greater debt aversion among working-class students, while all students face rising costs for transport and housing. GuildHE thinks the answer – as in Wales – is the return of maintenance grants, alongside loans, for both full and part-time students.
Providing extra teaching grant money to subsidise the costs of part-time study and so cut fees.
Taken together, restoring maintenance grants for full-time students, introducing them for part-time students and providing extra teaching grant to cut the cost of part-time study has an additional cost to the exchequer of £800m. Raising the maximum interest rate to 4% for the highest earners (and arguably making the system more progressive) brings this down to £400m. In a system that costs £8.5bn per cohort, these proposals are costly in absolute terms but significantly less than the £2.85 billion additional cost associated with raising the repayment threshold.
And when you run our proposed changes through the government's current accounting measures our proposed changes to the student finance system would add almost £600m to the deficit instead of helping to pay it down.
Which is a problem because the post-18 review is meant to produce recommendations "consistent with the Government's fiscal policies to reduce the deficit and have debt falling as a percentage of GDP".
So, we asked London Economics to model something else as well. Not just what it costs to go about fixing these problems with the rest of the HE finance system untouched but what it would have cost if the Prime Minister had decided to have a normal review of post-18 education and funding. One where you review first, then make changes, rather than make changes first and then review. The problem with Theresa May's backwards approach is that it makes recommendations "consistent with the Government's fiscal policies" very much harder to achieve.
But, if the Prime Minister wasn't living backwards she could, for example, decide to honour the previous Coalition government's original promise on the student loan repayment threshold – that it would be set at £21,000 rising annually with earnings. If so, this new London Economics analysis shows these policy proposals on student poverty and part-time study would deliver lower annual debt than the baseline, and make a continuing contribution to paying down the deficit (albeit at a lower level than now). Indeed, the government could even increase maintenance grants above their 2015/16 levels by 10% and still be helping to pay down the deficit.
In government, developing and implementing policy is about making choices within constrained resources, balancing the benefits and costs of different options. It was right to do something about the repayment threshold precisely because the 2015 decision to freeze it was wrong. Wrong because as a retrospective change to the loan terms and conditions it was unfair and reneged on a promise to students. And wrong because it undermined wider public confidence in the system, making an otherwise effective policy instrument for sharing cost look dodgy.
So Theresa May was right to address that unfairness. But by more than addressing it, by picking such a big number as £25,000 for no obvious reason (perhaps simply because it was a big number, something her advisers thought would sound good in a conference speech) and by changing part of the system before you've reviewed all of it – by living backwards – the government has limited its own choices. As the White Queen explained to Alice, living backwards "always makes one a little giddy at first".
Why does everyone talk about "the repayment threshold" of £25,000 as if there's only one threshold?
What about the others: £18,330 for pre-2012 loans and £21,000 for postgraduate loans.
One obvious solution would be to merge all these thresholds into one £21,000 threshold and either review the single threshold periodically or uprate with earnings.


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Award season updates, Tarantino's book project, and more: Here's what you missed in the news this week
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Awards season: Carnegie Medals, Governor General's Literary Awards, and Scotiabank Giller Prize news
The Andrew Carnegie Medals longlist is out
Twenty-four fiction and 25 nonfiction books landed a spot on the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals longlist, the American Library Association announced yesterday. Three finalists in each category will be announced on November 4, with the ultimate winners announced on January 26.
See the longlist here.
Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists announced
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, the richest literary award in Canada, announced their 2019 shortlist of six finalists earlier this week – and longlisted author Margaret Atwood wasn't on the list, which raised a few eyebrows in the literary community. Three of the finalists are previous Giller Prize nominees, while the other half are comprised of an acclaimed poet and two debut novelists.
See the shortlist here.
Governor's General Awards finalists released
The Canada Council for the Arts announced their finalists for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Awards today. Seventy titles (five in English and five in French for each of seven categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature – text, young people's literature – illustration, drama, and translation) made up the official list, with the winners in each language and category set to be released on October 29. Each winner will receive $25,000.
See the finalists here.
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What kind of Pokemon cards are allowed to be used in tournaments?
This should have all the info you need.
Hey UF can you not post those long links anymore, do you know how to hyperlink words so you can shorten your answers?
Thanks Kyron. That thing is so annoying.
What is the button you press?
How can I get a list of what Pokemon cards are currently legally playable?


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Only just noticed this. As a big duck fan, I wonder what you got?
c'mon man, you gotta put that in the updates! What happened to the AF15 recreation? People are paying attention here...don't leave us hanging.
so you mean every time I get a update instead of posting it in the first page you want me to post is as a regular comment? won't that become messy?
Yeah I have not been checking the first page at all. Just reading new post.
Yup, just add new posts as you go and there'll be a record for future historians who chronicle your path.
I waited to hear what others think.
Yes I have been reading but no I have not been checking the first post. I was embarrassed to see the AF recreation I mentioned cataloged there.
You could just make a new post saying "updated first post to reflect ...."
The first post is the data and maybe the new posts in the thread tell some of the story behind the data. What you were thinking...factors influencing your decision...etc.
Me, too. When I saw that post a few days back stating "new stuff happened bump", I was thoroughly baffled. I was wondering "what stuff"?
I think I recently saw a video of yours on YT but I wasn't sure if that was you.
If it was, again... best of luck and keep up the hunt!
what was the video? do you have the link?
I'm sorry I don't and I'm not sure if I could find it again... basically it was someone showing lower grade copies of JLA1 and mentioning that they were on the lookout for them to hold and sell later as the movie approaches.
Just a feeling but I think what they're planning for Superman V Batman will set some amazing groundwork for that!


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The Phantom II kept the same 7.7 litre in-line 6 cylinder engine of the Phantom I, incorporating several improvements to engine/gearbox construction, suspension design (allowing lower, sportier bodies to be fitted) as well as better braking. Over 1400 chassis were built, with just fewer than 300 additional shorter Continental chassis sold by the time it was succeeded by the V12 Phantom III in 1936. The bodywork on this chassis was constructed by coachbuilder Barker which was founded back in 1710 and was in existence until 1938 when it went into receivership and was taken over by its long-term competitor Hooper.


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Daily Variety;4/27/2006, Vol. 291 Issue 18, p5
The article presents information on television production cast and schedules in the United States as of April 2006. Included in the article are names of production companies, television networks, titles of shows, executive producers, directors and casting directors. Some of the shows are 44 Blue Productions' "Lock Up," David E. Kelley Productions' "Boston Legal" and Black Entertainment Television's "Coming to the Stage."
The WB.com, Priestley jump into 'The Lake'. Hibberd, James // Hollywood Reporter Weekend Edition;6/5/2009, Vol. 410 Issue 5, p4
The article focuses on the television program, "The Lake" which is being developed by WB Television Network in partnership with actor Jason Priestly. It also mentions that Priestly will be the director of the television program and will be produced by Jordan Levin, former chief executive officer...
INDEPENDENCE DAY. Howarth, Brad // Inside Film;Jul2010, Issue 133, p12
The article examines the implications of producer offset subsidy on the local screen production industry in Australia. It states that producer offset subsidy aimed to help independent Australian producers but the scheme has some consequences. It indicates that there are allegations that...
Melman a 'Family' man for cabler's pol laffer. Grego, Melissa // Daily Variety;01/04/2001, Vol. 270 Issue 23, p14
Reports that Jeff Melman will direct Comedy Central's television program 'Family First.'
Pop partner. Adalian, Josef // Daily Variety;1/21/2005, Vol. 286 Issue 18, pA6
This article focuses on the use of popular music by TV producers to tell their stories. Until relatively recently, getting music rights from even slightly famous artists usually meant one thing: forking over a ton of cash. Not surprisingly, except on music-driven skeins such as "Fame" or "Miami...
MULTIPLE FACES OF THE NOSTALGIA CHANNEL IN RUSSIA. Kalinina, Ekaterina // VIEW: Journal of European Television History & Culture;2014, Vol. 3 Issue 5, p108
This article seeks to study Russian niche channel Nostalgia, which started broadcasting in 2004, and in particular, to explore the reasons behind founding this channel and the functions it fulfils, as envisioned by the channel's producers. The analysis is informed by semi-structured interviews...
TRIBUNE'S TV TROUBLES. Mullman, Jeremy // Crain's Chicago Business;4/25/2005, Vol. 28 Issue 17, p3
The article reports that in a bid to reverse the slump, the WB Network is calling on some of the biggest names in network television, producers Jerry Bruckheimer, David H. Kelley and Tom Fontana, to create a new slate of fall shows. But along the way, the WB is taking a risky step away from its...
Flash forward: 'Lost's' final two seasons get extra episode apiece. Hibberd, James // Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition;5/9/2008, Vol. 404 Issue 38, p8
The article reports that television network ABC has found more hours for the final two seasons of television program " Lost." The 2009 and 2010 seasons of the show will be 17 hours each and ABC has added the two remaining hours to the series' production schedule. The changes will wrap up the...
Development heaven and hell. Schechter, Rebecca // Canadian Screenwriter;Summer2006, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p3
Comments on the difficulties being faced by television writers in the program development process. Demands of producers and directors for television scripts; Ideal work environment for screenwriters; Problems with the development processes facing major television networks in Canada.
Schlamme: How Economics Have Changed the Game. Guthrie, Marisa // Broadcasting & Cable;3/15/2010, Vol. 140 Issue 11, p4
An interview with executive producer Thomas Schlamme is presented. When asked how economics have changed television production (TV), he refers to creating shows within financial constraints and looking for something that would immediately make an impact on TV. Schlamme suggests that it is not...


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Q: Does the compiler optimize the function parameters passed by value? Lets say I have a function where the parameter is passed by value instead of const-reference. Further, lets assume that only the value is used inside the function i.e. the function doesn't try to modify it. In that case will the compiler will be able to figure out that it can pass the value by const-reference (for performance reasons) and generate the code accordingly? Is there any compiler which does that?

A: Only if the function is not exported there is a chance the compiler to convert call-by-reference to call-by-value (or vise-versa).
Otherwise, due to the calling convention, the function must keep the call-by-value/reference semantic.

A: If you pass a variable instead of a temporary, the compiler is not allowed to optimize away the copy if the copy constructor of it does anything you would notice when running the program ("observable behavior": inputs/outputs, or changing volatile variables).
Apart from that, the compiler is free to do everything it wants (it only needs to resemble the observable behavior as-if it wouldn't have optimized at all).
Only when the argument is an rvalue (most temporary), the compiler is allowed to optimize the copy to the by-value parameter even if the copy constructor has observable side effects.

A: I'm not aware of any general guarantees that this will be done, but if the called function is inlined, then this would then allow the compiler to see that an unnecessary copy is being made, and if the optimization level is high enough, the copy operation would be eliminated.  GCC can do this at least.
You might want to think about whether the class of this parameter value has a copy constructor or not.  If it doesn't, then the performance difference between pass-by-value and pass-by-const-ref is probably neglible.
On the other hand, if class does have a copy constructor that does stuff, then the optimization you are hoping for probably will not happen because the compiler cannot remove the call to the constructor--it cannot know that the side effects of the constructor are not important to you.
You might be able to get more useful answers if you say what the class of the parameter is, or if it is a custom class, describe what fields it has and whether it has a copy constructor.

A: With all optimisations the answer is generally "maybe".  The only way to check is to examine the output assembly and see what it's really doing.  If the standard allows it, whether or not it really happens is down to the whims of the compiler.  You should not rely on it happening because an arbitrary change elsewhere in your codebase may change the heuristics used by the optimizer which might cause it to stop performing a certain optimization.
Play it safe: code it how you intend - pass by reference if that's what you want.  However, if you're writing templated code which could work on types of any size, the choice is not so clear.  Personally I'd side with passing by const reference - the compiler could also perform a different optimisation, where a small type which can fit inside the size of a reference is passed by value, rather than by const reference.  But again, it might happen, it might not.

A: This post is an excellent reference to this kind of optimization:
http://cpp-next.com/archive/2009/08/want-speed-pass-by-value/

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Why Did Sen. Markey Vote Present On Syria?
In the Washington Post, Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe take a closer look at the only non 'yes' or 'no' vote to come out of the Senate Foreign Relations committee on the Syria resolution this week. The nation's newest Senator and longtime congressman, Ed Markey (D-MA), voted 'present' on the resolution, inviting a flurry of reactions from all sides. Markey, who won a special election this summer for the seat opened by John Kerry's appointment as Secretary of State, released a long statement yesterday explaining his vote. He plans to gather more information from intelligence documents before the full Senate takes up the resolution.
"In staying on the fence, Markey, did two things: 1) Invite swift criticism of his first big vote since joining the Senate in July, and 2) Expose the tough dilemma hundreds of other lawmakers are wrestling with when it comes to Syria."


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Foreign Minister Pacolli congratulates representatives of the Helvetic State on the 727th anniversary of the establishment of the Swiss Confederation
Pristina, 1 August 2018 – First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.Behgjet Pacolli, has sent a congratulatory telegram to representatives of the Helvetic state, on the occasion of the 727th anniversary of the establishment of the Swiss Confederation and the 127th anniversary of the National Day.
"There are countless reasons why August 1, the National Day of the Helvetic State should be celebrated everywhere in Kosovo. Those reasons are the development of excellent relations at the interstate level; the strong ties between our two peoples to the ever-increasing economic cooperation, mutual investments in culture, sports and other fields. The Helvetic State was the first address to Kosovo citizens in the toughest times for our people. It opened the doors and sheltered many refugees during the war in Kosovo, it helped rebuild and develop the country and the state-building process. Moreover, Switzerland was the first state to have mentioned and formally proposed to the United Nations Security Council Independence for Kosovo as a viable solution. We will be forever grateful for everything you have done for our people and country and we take this opportunity on your National Day to wish you a lasting peace, long-term security and continued prosperity for your people and your country. said Kosovo's chief diplomat, Pacolli.


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