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Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don't sell brands, products
by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois advertising professor John Wirtz found that sex doesn't sell in advertising the way many assume it does. Credit: L. Brian Stauffer
Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis of nearly 80 advertising studies published over more than three decades suggests that's the case.
"We found that people remember ads with sexual appeals more than those without, but that effect doesn't extend to the brands or products that are featured in the ads," says University of Illinois advertising professor John Wirtz, the lead author of the research.
Wirtz and his co-authors conducted a first-of-its-kind meta-analysis of 78 peer-reviewed studies looking at the effects of sexual appeals in advertising. Their findings were posted online this week by the International Journal of Advertising.
Their research found that not only were study participants no more likely to remember the brands featured in ads with sexual appeals, they were more likely to have a negative attitude toward those brands, Wirtz said.
Participants also showed no greater interest in making a purchase. "We found literally zero effect on participants' intention to buy products in ads with a sexual appeal," Wirtz said. "This assumption that sex sells - well, no, according to our study, it doesn't. There's no indication that there's a positive effect."
Co-authors on the research were Johnny V. Sparks, a professor of journalism at Ball State University, and Thais M. Zimbres, a doctoral student at the University of California, Davis.
As defined in the research, sexual appeals included models who were partially or fully nude; models who were engaged in sexual touching or in positions that suggested a sexual encounter was imminent; sexual innuendoes; and sexual embeds, which are partially hidden words or pictures that communicate a sexual message.
"The strongest finding was probably the least surprising, which is that males, on average, like ads with sexual appeals, and females dislike them," Wirtz said. "However, we were surprised at how negative female attitudes were toward these ads."
When not separating the results by gender, the effect of sexual appeals on participants' attitudes toward ads was not significant, he said, but separately "they're just going in completely opposite directions."
Wirtz said he decided to pursue this research because he sees meta-analysis - the application of statistical procedures to data from a range of studies - as a powerful tool.
"The average number of participants in each individual study was about 225, but by using a meta-analysis, we could combine studies and conduct some analyses with more than 5,000 participants - in one analysis, with more than 11,000," Wirtz said. "This means that our results present a more accurate picture of what happens when someone sees an ad with a sexual appeal."
The implications of the research for advertising practitioners are mixed, given that ads with sexual appeals are remembered more - and advertisers want people to remember their ads, Wirtz said - yet they don't appear to help in selling brands or products. "Certainly the evidence indicates that the carryover effect to liking the ads doesn't influence whether they're going to make a purchase," he said.
This could be one reason why a national restaurant chain, known in recent years for ads selling its sandwiches with scantily clad models in suggestive poses, made a very public break with that approach in a three-minute commercial in the last Super Bowl, Wirtz said.
"If the 'sexy ads' had been effective, it's unlikely the company or ad agency would have made such a drastic change," he said. "When product is moving, people don't make changes."
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More information: The effect of exposure to sexual appeals in advertisements on memory, attitude, and purchase intention: a meta-analytic review, International Journal of Advertising (2017). DOI: 10.1080/02650487.2017.1334996
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Funniest chess anecdotes
Although I seldom mention it, my wife writes a blog on quilting (which she started a year before I started this one). Last week she wrote a hilarious post on buttons. You would think that of all the topics in the world, the least likely one to be funny is buttons. If you think that, you owe it to yourself to click on the link and read her post!
Anyway, that got me thinking: I really don't have very much humor in this here chess blog. Mostly it's pretty dead serious stuff. Maybe the only funny post I've ever written, in a sly way, was this one, but that's only because I was telling someone else's story.
So I thought, why not write a post about the funniest thing that's ever happened to me in a chess game? Or the funniest thing I've ever seen at a tournament? It sounded like a great idea. And then I started thinking…
And I couldn't come up with a single one! Maybe I'm just humor-impaired. Or maybe nothing funny ever happens in chess. Or maybe, just maybe, it's impossible to remember a funny story from a completely cold start. Usually I tell a funny story because somebody else said something that reminded me of it.
However, some of my readers must have more skill at this than I do. Please tickle our funny bones with your funniest chess story! There's no time limit… If you come upon this post five years from now, I'd still like to hear what you have to say.
If you insist, here are my really lame contributions.
Funniest thing I've seen in a tournament: Was probably when I saw two players who were both rockers. At one point they were rocking back and forth in perfect unison, so that their foreheads came within a couple inches of hitting each other. I kept waiting for them to hit, but they never did. Which means that this funny story lacks a punch line.
Funniest story from a tournament: I once went to a World Open with Bill Mason, who at that time was the strongest undergraduate chess player at Duke. Bill fit every stereotype you might have about a male Duke student: brash, self-confident, obnoxious, and definitely a male chauvinist. So it was great to watch him get taken down by a woman who was the ladies' champion of Costa Rica (or some Latin American country). You'd think he would be embarrassed, right? Wrong! After the game he said he lost because he couldn't think of anything else but her beautiful eyes! Leave it to Bill to lose a game because he fell in love with his opponent.
Funniest anecdote I've read: I think a lot of humor comes from personalities, the more outsized the better. Somehow a few years ago I picked up a book called Viktors Pupols: American Master by Larry Parr (1982), which is absolutely a raw gem. The best parts of it are the accounts of Pupols' rivalry with Jim McCormick; the two of them were for many years the two strongest players in Washington, until Yasser Seirawan showed up. Here is a magnificent story that Parr tells about a game from the 1964 Puget Sound Open. In this case Parr is only the compiler of the tale. The first paragraph comes from an article by Cal Bertram, and the second and third paragraphs are quotes from Pupols himself:
"After finishing his game… it seemed that Jim's 'brilliant' victory had filled his cup to overflowing with human kindness. Seeking to impart his vast store of chess knowledge to those more unfortunate than himself, he proceeded to help Leslie Vitanyi in his game with Viktors Pupols. However, Pupols did not see eye to eye with 'Big' Jim. This was made quite clear when the relative silence was broken by the clatter of flying chairs and the thud of McCormick's body hitting a table…"
[Pupols:] "Those were our salad days. We were the young whippersnappers back then, and the blood warmed up quickly on occasion. I had no choice but to horizontalize pooorr Jim, as I was trying to seal a move with Jim standing directly behind my left shoulder cackling… I didn't want to hit the man, but the position on the board was blockaded… so I decided to open up Jim's position."
"Yes, my punches with Jim have always been clean ones. I lead with my right, and I land one haymaker. He crrrumples up, and it just so happens that Bob Lundin or someone of similar size is standing nearby to separate us. It's always planned that way: I land one punch, and Jim doesn't get to punch me back. God knows how these things would turn out if he were able to hit back."
Now there's some chess humor! Even though I don't know any of the people involved (I've played Pupols once, that's it), it still makes me grin, especially the part about "opening up Jim's position." One might say that this story does have a punch line.
Okay, now it's your turn!
Tagged as: Bill Mason, humor, Jim McCormick, Larry Parr, love, male chauvinist, Viktors Pupols
Michael Aigner August 2, 2016 at 9:46 pm
My shortest tournament victory came in round 5 of the 1999 US Open in Reno.
1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bg7 5. e3 b6
Black's last move weakens several light squares on the diagonal leading to the King. I figured now would be a good time to challenge those squares.
6. Ne5
At this point, I figured my opponent would think for a few minutes. I left the board to fill a cup of water and check on the opening of my friend's game.
Upon returning, I already saw from a distance that all the pieces were jumbled in the center of the board. My opponent had taken his notation sheet and jacket. I was perplexed what went down. Fortunately, GM Arthur Bisguier, patiently awaiting his tardy victim on the adjacent board, kindly explained that my opponent played a move, pressed the clock, and immediately realized his error. Slowly it dawned on me. Those weak light squares had doomed the Black Queen.
6… Nbd7 1-0
One of the directors observed the high state of entropy upon the board and awarded me the victory. A couple of days later, the Black player politely apologized for hightailing out of Dodge, explaining that he (a local player) had a bad day at work. Alas, this being the US Open, I suddenly had 23 hours and 50 minutes to kill until the next round!
admin August 3, 2016 at 9:46 am
At least he was honest! This story reminds me of my first game with the Bryntse Gambit, which went 1. e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3. Nf3 de 4. Ng5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. Qxg4 Nxg4 7. Bxf7+ Kd7 8. Be6+ Kc6 9. Bxg4 e5 10. Nf7 Qh4+ 11. g3 ?xg4. Here's what that last move means: My opponent, a Class-A player, grabbed the bishop on g4, intending to take it. Then he realized that … Qxg4 would lose the queen. So he held the bishop in his hand for ten minutes while the clock ticked. Perhaps he was looking for another piece that could take it, or perhaps he was waiting for me to go to the bathroom. In any event, he finally completed the capture, 11. … Qxg4. I played 12. Nxe5+ and he resigned.
brabo August 2, 2016 at 10:39 pm
20 years ago I once gave a simul to a large group of players which I knew quite well. During the play it was agreed that somebody would bring me juices so we wouldn't lose time with it. However it was still getting late so at some point I got instead of juices, beers which I anyway happily drunk.
After the simul people congratulated me of having played well despite having drunk some beers. I replied: "Which beers do you mean?"
paul B. August 3, 2016 at 7:41 am
A few years ago I signed up for a rapids tournament at the Marshall Chess Club which is a few blocks from my apartment. The club director had just taken the position. He was a Nordic/Germanic type fellow and very well organized. He called a meeting of all players to explain the contest rules. Each game was to be 5 minutes.
I raised my hand. "How do we adjourn a game?". He looked startled. "Adjourn a game??!! But it is only 5 minutes long!" Then he stopped and realized that he had been snookered. "Ach, you are fooling wit me".
Kassy August 3, 2016 at 9:46 am
At a club night game( G/20 or some such) 3-4 years ago I adjusted my knights to face slightly toward the middle of the board at the beginning of the game as I always do. It's not a superstition, but it is definitely a habit.
My opponent asked if I would face them to the right(or the left, I don't remember). I said no and that I liked them the way they were. He rather went off on me saying I was rude and a menace to the game of chess and the like. This of course only extended my resolve to not adjust the pieces.
Well, the game started and he slammed down moves. Horrible moves. I was crushingly winning by move 12. It was going to be difficult to not be mated in the next half dozen moves without giving up massive material.
After making my 12th move my opponent got out of his chair and left the room. Maybe 4-5 minutes total had passed since we started the game.
I assumed he was just mad at himself for making such a mess of his position and he'd return in a minute or two and resign or play some half-hearted moves to play it out. But actually, he never returned. And I mean never. He has never played another rated game of chess.
Great stories so far! Let's see a few more!
Roman Parparov August 3, 2016 at 11:58 am
The funniest chess game moment for me was this game I saw on Tim Krabbe's site:
Ojanen – Ridala, Helsinki 1959
W: Kh4, Ra8, p. a7
B: Kf7, Ra2.
We all know that the black king should stick to g7 and h7, and putting it to f7 allows White to win through a skewer. So White triumphantly played 1.Rh8?? with the idea of 1… Rxa7 2.Rh7+ and wins, however after 1… Rh2+ the game ended the other way around.
Dave Gertler August 3, 2016 at 4:16 pm
OK, here's a classic from my own experience.
At the 1982 US Junior Open, an 8-round event, I started 6-0 (including a win over the top seed) and had a full-point lead on the field. My 7th-round opponent was Stuart Rachels, who had recently become the youngest master in US history. I outrated him a little; plus, I was a lanky 20-year-old former wrestler, while Stu was 12 and tiny.
He made an inaccuracy in the opening and offered me a draw. But I liked my position enough (and was on such a roll in the tourney) that I turned it down.
Shortly after that, I sent my queen on a surprise raid deep into his territory. I'd calculated all the sharp lines – except I'd overlooked something terrible a few moves down one line, and of course he saw it. Soon, I found myself grudgingly saying "I resign," then standing up to offer a handshake.
Little Stu looked up at me, smiled, and said "I guess you should have taken the draw!"
OUCH! My anger surged, and only my last ounce of self-control prevented me from leaping across the table and doing him *grievous* personal harm.
Epilogue: We both won our last games and ended up as c0-champs, appearing together on the cover of Chess Life. I was a year too old to qualify for the winner's automatic entry into the Junior Invitational, so he got to go instead. He kept improving, and at age 20, he was US co-champion. Shortly after that, he retired from chess and became a philosophy professor. He's now working on an instructive chess book featuring many of his games – and I'm helping him edit it. Because, after that first inauspicious meeting, we ended up becoming lifelong friends. That makes me extra glad I didn't beat the you-know-what out of that little punk back in '82.
admin August 3, 2016 at 4:35 pm
The epilogue is the best part of this story!
Mary Kuhner August 4, 2016 at 9:05 pm
I also have a Stuart Rachels story, or rather two stories!
I played him in the US Junior Open, which he was en route to winning, when he was 12 and I was about 19. By this point the local media had realized this 12 year old was the favorite to win the tournament, and they swarmed the top board. I got distracted and dropped a piece. Afterwards, Stuart kindly took me aside and gave me what I remember as an older-brother style lecture on dealing with distractions. Yeah, 12 year old lectures 19 year old. I remembered that 27 years later when I finally returned to tournament chess, and 51 year old me got a really helpful lecture from 15 year old opponent. Sometimes you just gotta swallow your pride!
The media then wanted to film us actually playing–they weren't happy with the shots they had gotten from a distance during the game. So we played a little blitz, and they said "No, no! Too fast! It'll just be a blur!" So we moved slower, but they said, "We can't focus–please tell us which piece you'll be moving in advance." We did that, but they still weren't happy. "Those moves are too long, it's too much camera motion. Make smaller moves."
So we set up a classical fianchetto position minus the defending bishop, and I got my queen and a pawn on f6 and h6 and gave mate on g7–a nice short move. We spontaneously shook hands, which they liked so much they made us do it again. And that night it was on TV–me checkmating Stuart Rachels! The local family I was staying with was so impressed!
Dave, could you say hi to him for me?
Dave Gertler August 5, 2016 at 2:37 am
You played Stu in the second round of the Junior Open that he and I won. (I have a crosstable of the event. You drew with the 2nd seed, master Dana Therrell, in the last round – good job!) I'm guessing that the media didn't view him as "the favorite to win the tournament" at that point (he was only the 7th-highest-rated entrant), but rather that they found him cute and photogenic because he was so young. Nice that you got filmed beating him in that made-up position!
I'll pass along your greeting to him. BTW, I remember that you were from Anchorage. My mom lived there for many years and my sister went to Dimond H.S.
I believe this is a Russian chess-humor story, and I don't know if it's true, partly true but "improved", or completely made up:
An urban chess master came to visit a small-town chess club in order to give a blindfold simul. As the story goes, it's critical when playing multiple blindfold games that each one be distinctive, so that you can keep them straight. But to the master's horror, on move 1 all of his opponents played 1…b6. He made various different moves on the different boards, trying to keep them straight. On move 2 half of his opponents played 2…Bb7 and the other half played 2…Ba6. Desperately, he made diverse moves… and on move 3 some of them played 3…Bc8, others 3…Bb7, others 3…Ba6.
There was only one thing to do. He pleaded the need for a bathroom break, crawled out the bathroom window, and took the next train back to the city!
My husband's favorite, for some reason, is a story of Koltanowski's (true or not, I don't know): Koltanowski was at a major scholastic tournament and he came upon a board where two tiny players were doggedly playing on even though there were only kings left. He decided it wasn't his place to intervene and left them to it.
Later, he encountered one of the players and asked him if it had been a draw. "No," said the child tearfully, "he mated me!"
Humor at the actual board tends to be a lot drier, but I like this one, from an online slow game (3 days per move). I sacrificed a piece to obtain (as White) a position with Black pawns on a4 and b4 and White pawns on c4, d4, e4, f4, and g4. My opponent wrote me a note to the effect that h2-h4 for my next move was "esthetically forced."
(I won this: Stockfish thinks I was down a lot in the pawn-wall position but White's side was much easier to play than Black's. Alas, however, I did not play h4.)
Here are a few whimsical happenings (though not ha-ha funny).
1. In the last round of the 1985 New York International, I played Dr. Ariel Mengarini. Out of contention for anything, I played my very first Alapin's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Ne2). After my second move, Mengarini – an erudite man who'd been playing at the master level for about 50 years and had faced many of the greats – looked up at me and asked wryly, "And what do you call THAT?"
2. I'm not sure why this one cracks me up whenever I think about it, but it does. At the 1979 US Team tournament, I was on a well-balanced team that scored 4-0 shutouts in the first three rounds. We then won 3-1 in round four. Our team captain was a master named Doug Brown, a notorious joker. When a friend asked him how we had done in round four, he put on a mournful expression and sighed, "We lost a game." "Oh," the friend said, "So you're three and one now." "No no," Doug replied, smirking. "We lost a GAME." (For the record, we went 6-0 and won the tournament, but the results were never reported in Chess Life – supposedly because the guy who directed the tournament was having some kind of feud with the USCF office staff.)
3. Last year, during the final round of the US Amateur Team, I was walking around the main playing room when an unfamiliar guy about my age accosted me with "David Gertler!" I looked at him quizzically; he said, "We played in the under-13's" – meaning a junior tournament 40+ years ago. The rest of the conversation:
Me: "And you are …?"
Him: "Tod Chasin."
Me: "Ah!"
Him: "You played the Classical French."
Me: "You left me with the bad bishop and won the ending."
He laughed, and we parted ways.
(The valuable information we chessplayers store in our memory ….)
I could tell lots of stories about directing low-level scholastic tournaments – the kind of events where, if two opponents have both been in check for a long time and you can't reconstruct the game, you just call it a draw. Maybe another time!
Dave and Mary, I really enjoyed reading your stories of the 1982 U.S. Junior Championship, and I think it's wonderful that you had a sort of online reunion after all these years! The only U.S. Junior I ever played in was 1974, and I already wrote a long post about it several years ago. If you're curious, it's at http://www.danamackenzie.com/blog/?p=173. (Or search for "Chess, baseball, Nixon, 1974.") I kind of regret that I didn't play in more U.S. Juniors. You only get a few chances.
Dana – I also played in the 1974 Junior Open! That was near the start of my chess career, and it would be 7 years before I played in the Junior Open again. I've just left a comment on your post about that tournament.
Hal Bogner August 6, 2016 at 10:03 pm
Now look what you've started, Dana! Every story will spawn the telling of several more, and comments on the ones already told.
But if half of the stories don't involve Viktors Pupols, I'll be disappointed.
When I played in the 1983 CalChess Masters Open (a 9-day, 9-round swiss in Berkeley, with a large donated prize fund courtesy of Richard Fauber, and many top California players), Viktor gave up his queen for rook, piece and pawn against me. We set the board in fire, working on opposite wings while the center was blocked (in a Benoni). At one point, I looked deeply at a line in which he allows me to promote and obtain a second queen, while he rampages through my ranks, ending up with two rooks, two minor pieces and two pawns, to keep the material balance. But it wasn't clear whether I had an advantage, so I chose something else, and we weren't even sure after the post mortem.
But there was an even better story forthcoming in the last round! The night before the last round, it was clear that LA master Paul Koploy would play white against Pupols, who famously championed the Latvian Gambit, and I egged them on a bit over beer and pizza in hopes of seeing such a melee. Well, it happens that they arranged an early start time, so Viktor could start his drive back to Seattle later in the day; when most of the games were just starting, we were treated to seeing Koploy's king on d4 at move 18, while Pupols had protected passed pawns on g3 and h2 – which were established in the first ten moves! GM Larry Christiansen, who was at the time editing a biweekly chess newspaper called The Players Chess News, walked in, passed the board, then returned after two more steps, peered at their scoresheets, and asked if they would send him a copy of the game for publication after the event.
[Event "CalChess Masters"]
[Site "Berkeley"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[White "Koploy, Paul"]
[Black "Pupols, Viktors"]
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nc3 Qh4+ 4.Ke2 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qh5 6.d4 g5 7.g4 fxg3 8.Bg2 g4 9.Ne1 gxh2 10.Bf4 g3+ 11.Nf3 Qg4 12.Nd5 h5 13.Ke3 Bg7 14.Nxc7+ Kd8 15.d5 Nge7 16.dxc6 Ng6 17.Bd6 Bh6+ 18.Kd4 Bg7+ 19.Kd3 bxc6 20.Nxa8 Nf4+ 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Qd2 Qxd2+ 23.Kxd2 h4 24.Bh3 d6 25.Bxc8 Kxc8 26.Ke2 Rh5 27.Nxh2 gxh2 28.Rxh2 Be5 29.Rh3 Bg3 30.Rf1 Rh7 31.Rf3 Rg7 32.Rh1 Kb7 33.Rhf1 Kxa8 34.Rxf7 Rxf7 35.Rxf7 h3 36.Rh7 h2 37.Kf3 Be5 38.c3 Kb8 39.Kg2 Bf4 40.Rf7 Be5 41.Rf5 Bg3 42.Rh5 Bf4 43.Rxh2 Bxh2 44.Kxh2 Kc7 45.Kg3 Kd7 46.Kf4 Ke6 47.b4 c5 48.bxc5 dxc5 49.c4 1-0
(It can be replayed here: http://www.chessbites.com/Games.aspx?d=kZAkCkCZ)
Dave – I bet if we think about it for long enough, we'll come up with a bunch of funny stories involving Doug Brown. And if we tell them widely enough, maybe someone will come out of the woodwork and tell us whatever became of him. He is the only one of the seven of us who all hung out together and eventually all became masters, who we have lost track of. For those who don't know him, well, how to describe him? He was the John Belushi of chess! Same body type, same wild and all-in sense of humor. Once, at the Moorestown (NJ) Chess Club, he taught a new arrival the basics, but told the new player that knights were worth more than rooks. He said he wanted to see if the player would then develop a style that emphasized blocked pawn structures and used knights better than rooks!
Doug was the leader of that 1979 team on which we won the US Team Championship – as first board, he had to hold off the top player from every team we faced, scoring 4.5 of 6. You and I scored 5-1, and Tim Lee, 6-0. I think our 20.5 of 24 game points must still be the best ever in that event. And was there anything funny about it all? Well, yes! Our team's name! Doug made it up – pure gibberish: Mahko Ornst. Worn proudly on our t-shirts, and we were bound not to ever explain it. The name will be found on the rotating trophy listing every winner back to the early 70s (if not further) for 1977, as well as the year we played with Doug. Hikaru Nakamura's father, Sunil Weeramantry, was on Doug's team in 1977.
And that reminds me of the funniest thing I had happen to me during a game. I grew up in fear of Doug and of Sunil – a bit older and higher rated than the rest of us. So when I finally played Sunil in a Goichberg tournament in Philly in early 1980, I was so scared of his ferocious attacking systems as white, that I played the hedgehog – moving darn near every black pawn up one square to the third (sixth) rank. So, at some point, as Sunil used up most of his clock time, hunting for a way to attack my cowering and cowardly defense, he leaned low across the board and quietly said to me "Goddammit! Come out and fight!" Eventually, he broke through and won a pawn on the kinsgide, but he was castled K-side, and I was able to castle Q-side and counterattack successfully on the open files. (One day, I hope to be able to tell of being 1-0 against the father of a world champion – go Naka!)
Hal – Yes, I certainly have other Doug stories, not all of which I will share publicly! 🙂
He was renowned for playing the "Pork Chop" opening in blitz games and, I think, in the occasional meaningless tournament game: 1. f3 followed by 2. Kf2.
In a tournament, he hung a piece on move 5 vs. an IM (Balinas?): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. c3 (sneaky) Be7?? 6. Qa4+. Doug got mad and decided to keep playing and just throw everything he had at White's king, and supposedly he nearly broke through there before the piece deficit finally proved too much.
I also have a Sunil story. At the 1979 Philadelphia International, I was playing his pupil John Jarecki, who would become the US's youngest master in a few years. At that time, I was a 2000 and John was a 1600. John played the Advance Variation against my French Defense, and while I was walking around as we neared the middlegame, Sunil came up and smilingly whispered "Little Johnny knows this opening very well, he is going to crush you!" That made it extra sweet when I caught Jarecki in a tricky mating pattern on move 26.
An echo of this story came decades later when a blizzard hit during the US Amateur Team, forcing many players to stay an extra night. A blitz tournament was organized, and in the last round I was paired with Asuka Nakamura, Hikaru's older brother [and Sunil's other stepson]. I saw Sunil and Asuka look at the pairing chart, and Sunil said something like "Oh, you got Gertler, he's easy." Another win that was sweetened by his belittling of my skills.
It's actually impressive (surprising? disappointing?) how often chessplayers talk smack about each other, mostly behind their backs. I could tell more stories ….
admin August 7, 2016 at 11:58 am
Hi Hal,
I was waiting and hoping that you would chime in here! I figured that if anybody knew any amusing chess stories, it would be you.
I'm glad finally to hear the story behind the mysterious name "Mahko Ornst." While I can't say that I lay awake every night asking myself, "What did Mahko Ornst mean?" it does tie up one previously loose end in my understanding of chess history.
Dave Gertler August 8, 2016 at 12:19 pm
Dana – This won't completely assuage your curiosity, but in at least one year, Doug organized a second team called "Mahko Younce" (that spelling may be wrong), and I have a dim recollection (from the '70s) of someone telling me that in the language Doug had invented for these team names, "Ornst" meant "orange" and "Younce" [or whatever] meant "yellow". Whoever told me that may not have been correct, but that's what they said. (Hal – remember anything about that? Did the teams ever wear different colors or anything? Our winning Mahko Ornst team just had black-and-white shirts, as I recall.)
Hal Bogner August 9, 2016 at 10:01 am
Well done, Dave! As I recall, the Ornst shirts were brown, and Younce, yellow. But as an alternative to never explaining the names, I believe it was OK to make up explanations, but never to give the same explanation twice. Also, it was OK to nod knowingly but without comment, whenever anyone came up to any of us and launched into their guess as to what it meant.
wally April 12, 2017 at 5:30 am
well this story was funny to me at the time but not the rest of the club playing in the tournment. THIS is back in the 90,s I was in a tournment in a chess club. I drew a new kid who just joind the club and he was a royal pain. THE time control is 40 /90 standard. SO this kid is making all these comments I was walking around drinking coffee. THE minute he moved I walked over moved and hit the clock. I was thinking i am hungry so i let my clock run and told him i am going around the corner for a hot dog and soda. I called my girlfriend on the phone out sidee of the store. A guy comes around the corner and tells me the director says get back here now i was gone an hour and had 15 minutes left on my clock. I race around the corner in my van run inside the kid yells yes i win you only have 12 minutes on your clock! I looked down at the board and I said 12 thats a good number mate in 12 your king right here! I then blitzed him into that 12th move mate in under 2 minutes. he said impossable noody can do that I said look its mate. then I looked at my clock and said i have ten minutes left yet can i go get another hot dog! everybody laughed and he picked the board up and threw it across the tournment hall! pieces flew everywhere he ran out the door i yelled the frizzebe tournment is at the park next weekend! i almost lost my membership for that joke.
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Ústav práva a právní vědy, o.p.s. je vědecká a vzdělávací instituce. Kromě vědecké, vzdělávací, publikační a vydavatelské činnosti poskytuje též manažerské profesní vzdělávání v rámci vzdělávacích programů MBA, BBA, LLM., DBA, MPA a MSc. V těchto programech je na výběr z více než 28 specializací a tím se řadí mezi největší školy nabízející postgraduální studium v České republice. Na trhu působí již od roku 2005 a má zde tedy jednu z nejdelších tradic.

Aktivity
 Pedagogická, zejména přednášková a seminární činnost pro právnické osoby, fyzické osoby a organizační složky státu, územní a zájmovou samosprávu z oblasti veřejného i soukromého práva, ale i jiných oblastí veřejného života.
 Vědecká činnost, realizovaná zejména formou zpracování stanovisek, studií, posudků, rozborů, analýz a expertiz.
 Organizace tematických seminářů či konferencí
 Vydávání odborného časopisu PRÁVO - časopis pro právní teorii a praxi.

Historie
Ústav práva a právní vědy vznikl v roce 2003 jako občanské sdružení registrované podle zákona č. 83/1990 Sb., a to jako sdružení právníků především z řad advokacie, komerčních právníků, právníků z oblasti veřejného sektoru, zabývajících se právně teoretickou činností a aspirující i na revizi legislativně právní činnosti, v podobě stanovisek, expertíz a studií zpracovávaných pro jednotlivé poslanecké kluby Parlamentu ČR, týkajících se návrhů zákonů a ústavních zákonů. Nejznámější z té doby byly Studie Ústavu práva a právní vědy o souladu Smlouvy o přistoupení ČR k Evropské unii s ústavním pořádkem ČR z roku 2003, nebo Studie k zákonu o trestání právnických osob z roku 2004, která byla citována i na plénu Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu ČR.

V roce 2005 se Ústav práva a právní vědy transformoval v obecně prospěšnou společnost a začal svoji činnost více zaměřovat na vzdělávací aktivity, pořádání konferencí, seminářů a přednášek pro širokou laickou i odbornou veřejnost.

Publikační činnost
Společnost má svoje vlastní nakladatelství a vydavatelství, s názvem "Edice Právo a management", v němž vychází prestižní knižní tituly a skripta jejich lektorů.

Studijní obory
Výuka probíhá převážně interaktivně na tematických seminářích s lektory. Studium je koncipováno do 3 semestrů. V průběhu studia absolvuje student z pravidla 10 modulů, které jsou považovány za ukončené odevzdáním a řádnou klasifikací seminárních prací. Studium je rozloženo na dva semestry po pěti modulech. V každém semestru bývá z pravidla pátý modul povinně volitelný a student si daný modul může vybrat ze široké nabídky povinně volitelných modulů.

MBA Public Relations
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Public Relations vychází z úcty k teorii, avšak pracuje zejména s praxí a každodenní reálnou zkušeností. Cílem je studujícímu usnadnit jeho pracovní pozici, strategické rozhodování, osobní rozvoj, komunikační kompetenci, ale i vedení a motivování svých týmů.

MBA Řízení lidských zdrojů a personální management
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Řízení lidských zdrojů a personální management je určen těm, kdo se pohybují v oblasti personalistiky a všem vedoucím pracovníkům a manažerům na nejrůznějších řídících úrovních. Lektorský tým programu je složen z předních osobností praxe i teorie personalistiky.

MBA Commercial Law
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Commercial Law je zaměřen především na právní disciplíny, které podnikatelé, manažeři, právníci, pracovníci státní správy a ostatní uchazeči o profesní vzdělávání MBA nejvíce poptávají.

MBA Public Law
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Public Law je tradiční a profesně uznávaný model studia MBA, který je zaměřen na veřejné právo. Program je připraven především pro zaměstnance státní správy a samosprávy, resp. pro všechny zájemce studium této specializace MBA, kteří hodlají porozumět základním disciplínám veřejného práva.

MBA Leadership
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Executive Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Leadership je primárně zacílen na střední a vyšší management společností a na ty, kteří o tyto pozice usilují. Pracuje s jejich zkušeností a zároveň je obohacuje o nové. Program navazuje na tradici prvních MBA ve smyslu používání případových studií a praktického využití.

MBA Mezinárodní vztahy a evropská studia
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Mezinárodní vztahy a evropská studia je sestaven tak, aby uvedl studenty do problematiky mezinárodních vztahů včetně politicko-ekonomických vazeb, moderních dějin diplomacie, ekonomických teorií a práva Evropské unie se zaměřením na aplikační praxi. Výuka je zajištěna odborníky z oblasti mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií.

MBA Pojišťovnictví
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Master of Business Administration ve specializaci Pojišťovnictví je určen všem, kteří se profesně zabývají pojištěním, zejména pracovníkům pojišťoven, pojišťovacím zprostředkovatelům, pracovníkům odborného dozoru nad pojišťovnictvím a v neposlední řadě i manažerům firem, do jejichž kompetence oblast pojištění patří. Lektorský sbor tvoří osobnosti z řad odborníků na danou problematiku, kteří jsou zárukou vysoké kvality programu.

BBA
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) je zaměřený zejména na úvod do právních disciplín, které jsou následně rozváděny v programech MBA. Profesní vzdělávací program Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) je jednak samostatný nižší stupeň profesního vzdělávání, pokud jde o profesní programy MBA. Zejména však umožňuje dále studovat některý z našich MBA programů těm uchazečům, kteří nesplňují podmínku ukončeného vysokoškolského vzdělání, nebo nemohou doložit dostatečnou praxi v řídící (manažerské) pozici.

Rozhodce
 dva semestry, v českém jazyce nebo slovenském jazyce, distanční studium (nepovinná tematická setkání)
 Profesní vzdělávací program Rozhodce (LL.A. Law Litigation Arbiter) je určen pro uchazeče, kteří poskytují či zamýšlejí poskytovat své služby jako rozhodci, případně usilují o získání hlubších znalostí o rozhodčím řízení.

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A few weeks ago, during a busy term, I was asked to appear on a Michael Rosen radio programme about Byron's Hebrew Melodies. This is a little known volume and was set to music by a composer, Isaac Nathan, who is even more obscure. My first thought was that I was much too busy and was more knowledgeable about the second half of the nineteenth century rather than the earlier period where Byron was a celebrity before going into exile.
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20 questions with the 2017 Wolf Pack football team
Reno Gazette-Journal
The Wolf Pack football team held its annual media day Wednesday, which means it's time for the third annual "20 Questions with the Wolf Pack."
I polled 22 players on a variety of topics, from the team's best, smartest, strongest and funniest player; to the one who talks the most trash; to the best and worst things about Reno; to which of the team's coaches would win a Royal Rumble; to which celebrity they'd bring with them to a deserted island; to what animal they'd want to be.
Players could split their vote, but unlike last year, when many players voted for themselves in certain categories, you were prohibited from doing so this year. Here are the results.
1. What one word best describes head coach Jay Norvell?
Votes: Enthusiastic (3); Grit/Gritty (3); Committed (2); Passionate (2); Father-figure (1); Energetic (1); Consistent (1); Motivating (1); Honest (1); Courageous (1); Mustache (1); Fiery (1); Humble (1); Competitive (1); Intense (1); The General (1)
In short: There were a lot of answers to this question but most of them were in the same vein. Enthusiastic, passionate, energetic, intense, competitive and fiery are all basically words meaning the same thing. They combined for nine of the votes. The other popular answer was grit since Norvell has established the motto "Nevada Grit" this season. QB David Cornwell had the best answer: mustache.
2. Which game are you most looking forward to this year?
Votes: UNLV (8); Northwestern (5.5); Washington State (2.5); Boise State (2); All of them (2); Hawaii (1); San Diego State (1)
In short: The most popular answers were UNLV and "the first one," which, of course, is at Northwestern on Sept. 2. Boise State returns to the schedule for the first time since 2014 and a couple of Wolf Pack players are most looking forward to that game. Washington State received 2.5 points, two of which came from former Wazzu players (WR Kaleb Fossum and OL Sean Krepsz). But UNLV out-paced the competition, although not everybody said the school's name. "The guys down south," native Nevadan OT Austin Corbett said.
3. What sport would you be playing if not for football?
Votes: Baseball (8); Basketball (4); Track & Field (3); Golf (2); Soccer (2); Boxer (1); Wrestling (1); Xbox (1)
In short: I was shocked by this one, as many Wolf Pack football players grow up with basketball as their favorite sport, but they stop growing and eventually pick football. But, baseball doubled up basketball, so kids still think baseball's cool. Or, as 5-foot-8 RB Jaxson Kincaide said, "I would say basketball, but I'm too sort, so I'll go baseball." The funniest visual goes to Krepsz, the team's 6-5, 325-pound center who picked baseball because he was a pitcher in high school. That's a lot of man on the mound. And LB Gabe Sewell's sport of choice is Xbox, which we'll allow since they do offer college scholarships for "eSports."
4. What was your favorite college growing up?
Votes: USC (4); Texas (3); Nevada (2); Michigan (2); LSU (2); West Virginia (1); Utah (1); Nebraska (1); Oklahoma (1); Miami (1); Florida (1); Sacramento State (1); Florida State (1); Alabama (1)
In short: This is a good mix of powerhouse programs, with USC edging Texas (the Wolf Pack has a lot of SoCal kids and a good chunk of Texans). The only non-Power 5 schools to get a vote were Nevada (the Porter brothers, who attended Hug High, both picked the Pack) and Sac State (WR Wyatt Demps grew up in Sacramento). The shock of all shocks was Corbett, who was raised in Sparks and is Mr. Nevada, said he didn't grow up with the Wolf Pack as his favorite team. "West Virginia," he said. "My mom was born there."
5. What is your favorite color?
Votes: Blue (12); Red (4); Green (2); Gray (1); Black (1); Orange (1); Anything but red (1)
In short: Trick question. Most of the players wanted to say red but knew they couldn't because that is the color of the rival UNLV Rebels. "Red," Kincaide said before quickly blurting out, "Blue." Said Cornwell, "Well, I can't say that one. … I'll say blue." But some players went all in. "Red," Fossum said. "I did say it and I had confidence with it." Sewell opted for "anything but red," but WR Brendan O'Leary-Orange had the most biased pick. He selected orange. "My last name," he said. "Have to rep it."
6. True or false: college student-athletes are fairly compensated?
Votes: False (12); True (9); Plead the Fifth (1)
In short: Players get full scholarships and the full cost of attendance, but they're generating billions of dollars on the TV market and head coaches are pushing $10 million annual salaries (even many coordinators make more than a million a year). So, it's no surprise that most players – by a narrow margin – think they should get more compensation. What do they want? "More money," Krepsz said. Simple enough.
7. What's the best thing about Reno?
Votes: Family atmosphere (4); the Wolf Pack (4); Nature/scenery (3); Community/culture (3); Proximity to Tahoe (1); Mountains (1); It's home (1); Fall (1); Hole in the wall food places (1); Four seasons (1); Breakfast food (1); Weather (1)
In short: Lots of answers, but the two main themes were: (1) the Wolf Pack/family atmosphere (they're kind of combined because the Wolf Pack is family for these out-of-town players); and (2) outdoor things since Reno/Tahoe offers so many outside activities.
8. What's the worst thing about Reno?
Votes: Winter/snow (4); Weather (4); Heat (2); Far from home (2); Casinos (2); There is no worst thing about Reno (2); Can get in trouble downtown (1); "There are a lot of crazies out there" (1); East Sparks is always on fire (1); Air quality (1); Dryness (1); Not a lot to do (1)
In short: CB VoSean Crumbie answered "weather" for the best thing about Reno. So, what's his answer for the worst thing about Reno? Also "weather." That's pretty accurate. You know what they say: "If you don't like the weather in Reno, just wait 30 minutes." But the players have been grinding through daily practices in 90 to 100 degree heat, so it's easy to see why they have a love-hate relationship. Corbett opted for "East Sparks is always on fire," which seems to be true and can tank the air quality when the Wolf Pack is on the practice field. Kincaide's answer: "There are a lot of crazies out there." We'll leave it at that.
9. Who's the best overall player on the team?
Votes: Austin Corbett (6); Dameon Baber (5); Malik Reed (5); Wyatt Demps (3); Ty Gangi (2); Asauni Rufus (1)
In short: In essence, this question is, "Which player on the team would have the best Madden score?" Three players rose to the top. Corbett, who won three categories on this questionnaire, as well as DB Dameon Baber and DE Malik Reed. Each has earned second-team All-MW honors once in their careers. Interestingly, Ty Gangi, who is battling for the starting quarterback job, earned a pair of votes.
10. Who's the best pure athlete on the team?
Votes: Brendan O'Leary-Orange (5); Dameon Baber (5); Andrew Celis (2); Daiyan Henley (2); Austin Corbett (1); Jaxson Kincaide (1); Jacob Drahos (1); Miles Beach (1); Hausia Sekona (1); Travis Wilson (1); Wyatt Demps (1); Ahki Muhammad (1)
In short: Split vote at the top with O'Leary-Orange and Baber each taking five votes. O'Leary-Orange is the Wolf Pack's tallest (6-4) and fastest receiver (4.40-second 40-yard dash) and appears in line for a breakout season. Baber doesn't have the size of O'Leary-Orange – he's 5-10 – but he's a stellar athlete who earned all-conference honors as a true freshman in 2015. WR Andrew Celis also earned two votes. He was an excellent baseball player in high school and can be a receiver, punt returner and punter. He also has one of the best arms on the team. "Pure ball sports, it's Drew Celis," DL Korey Rush said.
11. Who's the strongest guy on the team?
Votes: Austin Corbett (18); Kelton Moore (1); Korey Rush (1); Jarius McDade (1); Lucas Weber (1)
In short: This was the most lopsided result. Corbett, the team's senior tackle, is strong. Since he wasn't allowed to vote for himself, Corbett picked RB Kelton Moore, the team's power back. The only other non-line player to get a vote was LB Lucas Weber, the McQueen High grad. While Corbett did dominate the list, true freshman OL Chase Windham benched 225 pounds 30 times over the summer, which is better than most NFL players. So, why didn't Windham run away with the competition (he actually didn't get any votes). "Chase doesn't squat," Corbett said. "Skinny calves."
12. Who's the smartest guy on the team?
Votes: Austin Corbett (10); Spencer Pettit (4); David Cornwell (2); Jimbo Davis IV (1); Sean Krepsz (1); Ziad Damanhoury (1); Brandon Thompson (1); Reese Neville (1); Kalei Meyer (1)
In short: Corbett won this category last year and took an even more lopsided victory this season. He's already earned his undergraduate degree and would like to be a surgeon after his football career is over. But Rush struggled with giving Corbett his vote. "Corbett is smart, but he just works really hard," Rush joked. "He's not like actually naturally smart." Rush did eventually slide his vote to Corbett. Hard work counts, too. K Spencer Pettit was second behind Corbett and QB David Cornwell also got a pair of votes.
13. Who's the funniest guy on the team?
Votes: Korey Rush (9); Ahki Muhammad (4.5); Travis Wilson (3); Hausia Sekona (2.5); Austin Corbett (1); David Cornwell (1); Kaymen Cureton (1)
In short: Each of the player interviews for this story lasted about three minutes. With Rush, you wish it'd last 30 minutes. He's a funny, charismatic guy to be around, which is reflected in this vote. Rush and DT Hausia Sekona are known for their hijinks. "They're always up to something." Sewell said. So, why is Rush the hands-down winner? "If you're with him for a week, you'd find out," Demps said.
14. Who's the best trash-talker on the team?
Votes: Ahki Muhammad (14.5); Isaiah Hamilton (4); Sean Krepsz (1); Asauni Rufus (1); Eric Scott (1); EJ Muhammad (0.5)
In short: This was one of the most lopsided. DB Ahki Muhammad is like the small dog – he's 5-9 and 175 pounds – with a big bark. "You could tell him the sky is blue and he'd argue," Cornwell said. Added Fossum: "He's got that small-man syndrome." Muhammad has played offense and defense at Nevada, so he's had the chance to bark at basically everybody on the roster at some point. Taking second was RB Isaiah Hamilton. "He literally told me he comes from a family full of trash-talkers," Kincaide said. "You can't talk to him without him telling you he can beat you at something." Trash-talking is a genetic thing, apparently.
15. Who's the best-looking guy on the team?
Votes: Ty Gangi (7); Kaleb Fossum (2); Asauni Rufus (2); Malik Reed (1); Justin Brent (1); Lucas Weber (1); Coach Norvell (1); Kelton Moore (1); Daylon Johnson (1); Patrick Choudja (1); Jaxson Kincaide (1); Sean Krepsz (1); Cliff Porter (1); Kelton Moore (0.5); Colin Flannery (0.5)
In short: "I can't vote for myself?" was the first response by most players. DE Patrick Choudja followed that with, "Well, I can't vote for somebody else, though." Yes, it is uncomfortable for some guys to say another man is attractive, but they all overcame their fears to lodge a vote. Gangi was the runaway winner. "The quarterback always wins," Crumbie said. LB Devin Porter kindly voted for his brother, Cliff. And Demps voted for the team's 325-pound center, Krepsz. "It's his confidence," Demps said.
16. Are kickers real football players?
Votes: Yes (17); No (2); Sort of (1); Most Are (1); Only if they do their job (1)
In short: Let's go straight to the team's kicker. "Of course," Pettit said. "We play football and we're on the team." Most players agreed, some with a caveat. "Only if they do their job," Sewell said. Added Corbett: "Most are. Ours are." And the team's holder, Fossum, had their back: "100 percent. Those are my boys."
17. If you put all of the coaches in a Royal Rumble-style event, who comes out last?
Votes: Jeff Casteel (5); Eric Scott (4); Jason Kaufusi (4); Timmy Chang (3); Jeff Nady (2); John Landwehr (2); David White (1); Jay Norvell (1)
In short: Upset of the century. Jeff Casteel, the team's defensive coordinator, is the oldest coach on the staff. He was 54 when hired last January. But, you can't underestimate experience and toughness. "Casteel is crazy," CB Kendall Johnson said. Added DE Sam Hammond: "He would find a way." DL coach Jason Kaufusi tied with outside WR coach Eric Scott for second. Kaufusi is Tongan. "Great wrestlers," DB Daylon Johnson said. "It's in their DNA." While he's undersized, inside WR coach Timmy Chang also earned some respect with three votes. "He's smart and he's a fighter," Fossum said. "He'll rumble in there for sure." A couple of players misunderstood the question, interpreting it as who would get throw out of the ring first, hence grad assistant John Landwehr's two votes. "He's just soft," Rush joked.
18. You're stuck on a deserted island but can bring one celebrity with you: Who do you bring?
Votes: Beyoncé (4); Jennifer Aniston (2); Will Ferrell (2); Dave Chappelle (1); Michael Irvin (1); Jessica Alba (1); Selena Gomez (1); Lil Wayne (1); Ana Cheri (1); Bear Grylls (1); Megan Fox (1); Kevin Hart (1); Gordon Ramsay (1); Alicia Keys (1); Elon Musk (1); Kobe Bryant (1); LeBron James (1)
In short: "Is this supposed to be a girl?" Reed asked. I can't speak for the players, but I probably would pick a woman to share an island with for the rest of my life. Eleven of the players did that, and 12 picked guys. Rush opted for Lil Wayne: "We're going to make music." A number of players picked comedians because you might as well laugh if you're stuck on an island. Sewell selected adventurer Bear Grylls because he might help him get off the island. Demps picked chef Gordon Ramsay: "I want some good food." Potential downside: He might not find good ingredients and instead yell at you the whole time (he likes to yell). And, after some deliberation, Reed did opt for a girl. He picked Beyoncé.
19. Which teammate is the most likely to be a millionaire after college without football?
Votes: David Cornwell (16); Jimbo Davis IV (2); Spencer Pettit (1); Ziad Damanhoury (1); Griffin Dahn (1); Thomas Newton (1)
In short: During camp, Norvell had his players stand before the team and tell their personal stories so everybody knew each other better. Cornwell told the team he was offered a six-figure job out of high school, but instead opted to play football at Alabama. As a result, his teammates are confident he'll do just fine after football. "David Cornwell," Kincaide said. "Stocks guy." Some players have even taken stock tips from Cornwell, so they all might be millionaires down the road. "If he's right with what he says," Rush said.
20. If you could be an animal, which animal would you be?
Votes: Lion (5); Tiger (3); Dog (2); Cheetah (1); T-Rex (1); Cougar (1); Killer Whale (1); Owl (1); Flying Polar Bear (1); Liger (1); Gorilla (1); Sea Turtle (1); Dolphin (1); Moose (1); Wolverine (1)
In short: I always end this questionnaire with an animal question. The battle between lion and tiger was fierce, with the king of the jungle taking the win (Fossum split the difference with a liger). Krepsz went in a different direction. "This one's really tough for me because I like the idea of flying, so a bald eagle," he said. "But being a polar bear also would be sick." I let him create a new animal with his vote: a flying polar bear. Sewell picked sea turtle because he likes the ocean. DB Asauni Rufus picked killer whale because they swim in packs, are smart and don't have predators. Daylon Johnson, who picked Golden Retriever, and Kincaide both went with a dog. "I want to say a koala because they're cute but angry at the same time," Kincaide said. "But I'll say a dog because I'm not trying to be outside all the time."
Columnist Chris Murray provides insight on Northern Nevada sports. Contact him at cmurray@rgj.com or follow him on Twitter @MurrayRGJ.


When I began to read this series, I worried – needlessly – about keeping the characters straight: actually, the main character is Jalna itself.
The years pass, some characters pass and Jalna remains. Adeline, the matriarch, is growing old, but she is in nearly perfect order too.
Which is a good thing, because someone needs to suggest a repair to the hayloft.
Does it get more risqué than a woman cocking her head in the direction of a man who is studying her from the other side of a hay-strewn floor?
A young man has forgotten himself, forgotten his honour, broken a promise.
But it wasn't Maurice's fault.
For wanting such a long engagement.
For expecting faithfulness out of wedlock.
And if it wasn't Meg's fault, it was Elvira's fault.
Meg is ashamed and hurt, but her father (who scandalously married the nanny in the third book of the series, with Meg being their youngest child) is impatient with her dramatics.
Connections betweeen Canada and the settlers' homelands vary. It's worth discussing. And the novel ends with an Irish song, the image of morning on the Irish shore presumably a comfort and inspiration.
The Irish cousin is only entertaining for a short time, however. For the rest of family, that is. Regardless of their connection to the old country, Malahide becomes tiresome.
In fact, they seem so privileged that they don't seem to understand that they will need to rely upon this inheritance in order to live as luxuriously as they have been living, with this estate backing all their needs and desires. But Adeline persists in her belief.
And she does continue to play quite an active role in this story. She is often advising. "Nothing that you enjoy is a bad habit," she says, for instance.
Presumably Philip was Adeline's great love. (Or, was he?) But readers have the sense that Jalna readers are meant to look to the Whiteoak clan for another great love in the future. And, in contrast, those forward-looking Vaughans who spend too much time in haylofts, don't know anything about great loves. Although the patriarch and matriarch are left to care for the product of young Maurice's dalliance.
Adeline isn't really much of a romantic then. Given how quickly she judged governess Mary Wakefield in the last book, one can only imagine how quickly she'd've sized up the hayloft harlot.
Renny doesn't partake in the kind of scandal that his father did (falling for the governess). Nor does he make a hayloft-related error (like Maurice).
This. This is the great love. Slightly damaging. Fevrish and chilling. Not entirely pleasant by any means.


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Irving aggressively fought local and state governments to ensure that homeowners who were displaced by urban renewal were given fair market value for their property. Commonly, those battles regularly took him all the way to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Irving's determination to find new ways for property and business owners to obtain fair compensation for their property has had a lasting impact on the lives of his clients and on the law itself; in many ways, his formative efforts helped to formally establish the legal specialty of condemnation law. The firm has been involved in some of the industry's most influential cases and court decisions; some of which are still being cited today.
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The alt-right movement is a loosely organized group that embraces far-right ideologies including white nationalism.
Twitter has suspended several accounts linked to the alt-right movement, a loosely organized group that embraces far-right ideologies including white nationalism, USA Today reported.
The accounts suspended by Twitter, which has been criticized for not stopping abusive behavior on its platform, include that of Richard Spencer, who has said he wants blacks, Asians, Hispanics and Jews removed from the United States, the newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The alt-right movement came to the fore during the U.S. presidential campaign, especially after Republican nominee Donald Trump added Steve Bannon to his campaign team.
Bannon, who has since been named Trump's chief White House strategist, formerly headed Breitbart News, a website and voice for the alt-right movement.
"I am alive physically but digitally speaking there has been execution squads across the alt-right," Spencer, who has a verified Twitter account, said in a YouTube video entitled "Knight of the Long Knives" responding to the suspension.
The move by the microblogging service, which did not immediately respond for requests for comment, followed its announcement on Tuesday that it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying.
USA Today said the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit organization that tracks what it sees as hate groups and other extremists, had asked Twitter to remove more than 100 accounts of white supremacists who violated Twitter's terms of service.
Others whose accounts have been suspended include Pax Dickinson, founder of alt-right site Wesearchr; an alt-right internet personality who goes by the fake name Ricky Vaughn; and blogger Paul Town, who describes himself as "the leading thoughtleader of alt-right," CNN reported.


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Гу́дман (Goodman) — английская фамилия. Известные носители:

 Гудман, Аллегра (род. 1967) — американская писательница.
 Гудмен, Бенни (1909—1986) — американский музыкант и дирижёр.
 Гудман, Джейк (1853—1890) — американский бейсболист.
 Гудмен, Джон (род. 1952) — американский актёр.
 Гудман, Пол (1911—1972) — американский писатель.
 Гудман, Рут (род. 1963) — британский независимый историк, специализируется на истории раннего Нового времени.
 Гудман, Стив (1948—1984) — американский певец.
 Гудман, Эми (род. 1957) — американская журналистка.
 Гудман, Эрика (род. 1948) — канадская арфистка.

Псевдонимы
 Линда Гудмен (1925—1995) — американская журналистка.
 Ирвин Гудмен (1943—1991) — финский музыкант.

Вымышленные персонажи
 Сол Гудман — персонаж американских телесериалов «Во все тяжкие» и «Лучше звоните Солу».


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2017 Catholic Intellectual Tradition Series featuring Kevin Heider
Catholic Intellectual Tradition Lecture Series featuring Kevin Heider
"The Gift of a Song"
Kevin Heider
Heider, an award-winning folk.rock musician and composer, will explore the depth and meaning of the human spiritual journey through music. With five albums to his credit, including his recent, acclaimed double album, The Spark, Heider's work has appeared in film documentaries, theatrical productions and on television shows. His performances at St. Mary's will conclude the 2017 Catholic Intellectual Tradition Lecture Series, themed The Art of Faith.
Kevin Heider will give two performances during his visit to St. Mary's, both in the University Center.
Wednesday, Sept. 20
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St. Mary's University welcomes you to a free, annual lectures series featuring men and women who have shaped the Catholic intellectual tradition − a tradition at the heart of the educational enterprises at St. Mary's University. The theme for the 2017 series of four lectures -- The Art of Faith, and will feature speakers from various faith traditions.
For more information, contact Cindy Stooksberry at cstooksberry@stmarytx.edu.


Move over Sermo…Hello Therapydia, a new health care online community created to connect physical therapists. The site's goal is to mobilize all US PTs using social media to address key industry issues and elevate the profession. It aggregates relevant content from 300 sites and offers a free assessment tool to aid PTs in building a professional branding online. Site expansion will include patients, referring physicians and related wellness practitioners to benefit site users with potential referrals and patient engagement.
Therapydia is backed with $5M from Peterson Ventures, de Anda Capital and Western Technology Investment.
Urgent care chain, Physicians Immediate Care (PIC), is now better equipped to increase its Midwest presence thanks to new investors LLR Partners, Wellpoint and former Walgreen's executive, Stanley Blaylock.
Hill-Rom, a hospital bed and equipment supplier since 1939, enhanced its existing surgical platform with the acquisition of privately-held Aspen Surgical for $400M. Aspen Surgical is a leader in surgical and specialty medical products including scalpels, operating room disposables and instruments and wound care products.
Hill-Rom's move should be a positive one as growth of the disposable medical supplies market is anticipated based on aging demographic patterns, extended insurance coverage by Affordable Care Act, and rising incidence of disease and disorders. The market is forecast to increase 4.3% annually to $47B in 2016.
"With the addition of Aspen Surgical, Hill-Rom is well positioned for growth and geographic expansion in our surgical business, particularly in the safety product segments," said John J. Greisch, President and CEO of Hill-Rom.
Unless you've been under a rock, you know that the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in late June. Analysts expect the ruling to spur consolidation of health care companies looking to cash in on an increase in Medicaid enrollment. Wellpoint led the way with its $4.9B acquisition of Amerigroup. Antoine Gara's article (Health Care: Obamacare M&A Trumps Weak Earnings Outlook) suggests Humana, Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealth could follow suit. Recent comments regarding Centene may have elevated it to the takeover target frontrunner.
MedExpress Urgent Care recently selected Athenahealth for its cloud-based medical billing capabilities and live and automated patient communications service.
With increasing buzz around eHealth, the data points from a recent Accenture survey (June, 2012) are not too surprising. Survey results from, Is eHealth Enough to Satisfy Patients' Desire for Self-service?, indicate significant interest among consumers in online health communication.
Despite privacy and regulatory concerns that have restrained its use to date, cloud computing in the health care industry is on the rise. MarketsandMarkets, in a recent research report, forecasted the health care cloud computing market to reach $5.4B by 2017, a compounded annual growth rate of 20% (vs. 4% in 2011). This global estimate encompasses use in clinical (e.g.: EHR, software imaging, physician order entry) and non-clinical (e.g.: patient billing, claims management) applications.
GS Capital Partners acquired Drayer, a leading care provider in the outpatient rehabilitation market, from Linden Capital Partners.
Based in Hummelstown, PA, Drayer owns or manages 80+ clinics that primarily treat sports-related injuries and orthopedic disorders. Clinics, located across 14 states, are in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Northwest U.S. With its new partner, Drayer's management will continue to focus on company growth, their patient-first culture and commitment to employees.
Telemedicine – it's not a new specialty, rather a means of delivering medical information...electronically (e.g.: telephones, website, email, webcams, etc.). A 2010 Intel survey of health care decision makers suggests that this emerging market will transform the health care industry in the next decade. In financial terms, a more recent study by BCC Research estimates growth of 18.6% from 2011 to 2016 to over $27B.
What's behind the growth? Joan Voight, CNBC.com in a recent post, Telemedicine: A Prescription For Lower Health-Care Costs? cites examples of satisfied small business owners. Along with employees enjoying the convenience of a virtual exam, health care providers are embracing the alternative delivery system. Although provider payment policies are evolving, many third party payers including Medicare and private health insurance plans are beginning to pay for online visits. Typically, the online rate is lower than a face-to-face visit but it's better than no reimbursement at all.


Coffee Creek Quilters is featured in this video produced by TheQuiltShow.com, a web-based "TV show" from Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. It was filmed last August at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility by a TQS film crew and includes interviews with CCQ past president Mary Ann McCammon and several of our students in the Tuesday morning class. It was produced to run as part of TQS episode #1205 which features landscape quilter Sue Rasmussen.
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NOMOS is one of the most famous and successful German watch manufacturers. Their award-winning watches are world renowned for their tidy, linear designs. Two of their most popular models are the Tangente and the Metro.
High-quality watches with in-house calibers and award-winning designs – that is NOMOS Glashütte. Located in a small Saxon town, this company is considered a whiz kid in the watch industry and is one of the largest German watch manufacturers today. Some of their most famous and coveted models include the Tangente, the Orion, and the Metro. The latter of which wasted no time accumulating prizes for its masterful combination of modern and classic design elements.
NOMOS has been an owner-run, independent business since its foundation in 1990. Their in-house calibers and technology further underscore this manufacturer's independence. The NOMOS Swing System is one of their greatest successes. Introduced in 2014, it took NOMOS and their external partners almost seven years and 12 million euros (approx. 14 million USD) to develop this escapement. Very few watch manufacturers are able to build their own escapement system, which includes a balance, spring, lever, and escape wheel. This makes NOMOS' achievement all the more impressive and serves as a statement of independence to the entire watch industry.
How much do NOMOS watches cost?
The Tangente is NOMOS' most famous model. It's probably what most people think of when they hear the NOMOS name. This should come as no surprise since the Tangente is the company's best-selling and most manufactured watch. A round case, tempered hands, a small seconds dial, and thin, angular lugs characterize this timepiece. Alternating Arabic numerals and long indices emphasize this watch's clean design. Like many NOMOS watches, a cordovan leather strap keeps the Tangente securely on the wrist. This type of leather comes from a horse's hindquarters and is very durable and hydrophobic.
There are many versions of the NOMOS Tangente available. The classic version is 35 mm in diameter and powered by the in-house caliber Alpha. Thanks to this extremely flat manual caliber, the Tangente ref. 101 is only 6.2 mm thick. This classic NOMOS costs around 1,000 USD pre-owned. You can purchase a new timepiece for about 1,400 USD. Prices for a Tangente with a date and power reserve display sit between 2,200 and 2,500 USD.
If 35 mm is too small for you, you may enjoy the 41-mm Tangente Update. Introduced in 2018, this watch has an innovative date display: Two red markers frame the date around the dial edge. This helps keep the Tangente Update remarkably flat. Despite its automatic caliber, it is still only 7.9 mm thick. The neomatik caliber DUW 6101 with the NOMOS Swing System powers this timepiece. Never-worn, this watch sells for around 3,100 USD.
Smaller, 35-mm automatic Tangente neomatik watches with no date cost about 2,500 USD new and 2,200 USD pre-owned. The 39-mm version of the Tangente neomatik also lacks a date and demands around 2,900 USD in mint condition. Pre-owned examples are still rare since this model is quite new.
The Orion has domed crystal and features only the essentials. Its design is more restrained and minimalist any other NOMOS watch. Thin minute and hour indices adorn the dial. Thanks to its domed sapphire glass, the Orion conjures up images of a UFO when viewed from the side. Similar to the Tangente, the Orion is available with a classic manual caliber or a flat neomatik movement.
Case sizes for the Orion range from 33 to 41 mm, with the smallest models geared more toward women. You can purchase a mint-condition timepiece with a steel case back for about 1,400 USD new and 1,300 USD pre-owned. If you'd like a view of the movement through a sapphire glass case back, be prepared to spend another couple hundred dollars.
Prices for the 35-mm version with a stainless steel case back sit around 1,600 USD new and less than 1,200 USD pre-owned. At 36 mm, pieces with a neomatik movement are only slightly larger. This model costs anywhere from 2,300 USD for a pre-owned timepiece to 2,700 USD for a new one.
Larger Orion timepieces are 38, 39, or 41 mm in diameter. The 41-mm edition comes with a date display and is powered by the in-house caliber DUW 6101 – the same movement found in the Tangente Update. That being said, NOMOS equipped the Orion 41 with a classic date window at 3 o'clock. Set aside around 3,100 USD for a mint-condition NOMOS Orion Neomatik 41 Date. You can save a few hundred dollars by choosing the 39-mm model without a date display.
Orion 38 watches feature one of two classic NOMOS manual movements: The Alpha is in timepieces without a date and the DUW 4101 is in those with a date at 6 o'clock. The latter is more expensive due to its proprietary escapement, with prices ranging from 1,700 USD pre-owned to 2,100 USD new. Watches without a date display sell for between 1,600 and 1,800 USD.
How much does a Metro with a manual caliber cost?
The NOMOS Metro debuted alongside the Swing System in 2014. As its name suggests, the Metro is a wristwatch meant for the city, which is why it feels more modern and playful than most NOMOS watches. Renowned designer Mark Braun is responsible for the Metro's design, which has garnered quite a bit of praise. In fact, the Metro is so popular that it went on to win numerous awards and accolades soon after its release.
A knurled crown, wire lugs, and thin hands that resemble the Empire State Building are all unique features of the Metro. The dots for the hour and minute markers are also a defining feature of this urban timepiece.
The manual caliber DUW 4401 ticks away inside the "typical" Metro. This movement has a date display at 6 o'clock and a patented, multicolored display on the upper half of the dial that shows how much of the 42-hour power reserve remains. New, this 37-mm watch demands around 2,800 USD, while pre-owned pieces sell for about 2,700 USD.
The 38-mm models with no date or power reserve display are especially simple. You can get a mint-condition example for as little as 2,000 USD. The same timepiece changes hands for about 1,600 USD pre-owned. With a date display, this watch costs between 2,100 and 2,300 USD.
The NOMOS Metro is also available with the automatic caliber DUW 3001 and a 35 or 39-mm case. When it comes to the dial, you can choose between white, midnight blue, silvercut, and champagne. Champagne dials feel a bit more feminine and are, therefore, only combined with a 35-mm case. Regardless of the dial color, prices for a 35-mm Metro Neomatik timepiece usually sit around 2,900 USD.
The elegant silvercut model with a 39-mm case is only slightly more expensive: It costs around 2,700 USD pre-owned and 3,000 USD new. The NOMOS Metro Neomatik 39 in midnight blue sits in a similar price range.
The highlight of this collection is the 39-mm Metro in rose gold. It is one of the few gold watches produced by this Glashütte-based manufacturer. The combination of a silvery white dial with gray hour indices feels simple and refined. Its hands are also plated in rose gold. The automatic caliber DUW 3001 powers this version of the Metro. Despite having an official list price of 9,700 USD, if you're lucky, you may find a never-worn example on Chrono24 for under 6,900 USD.
There are a few more gold watches in the overwhelmingly stainless steel NOMOS catalog. The Lambda and Lux collections are exclusively made of watches in rose or white gold, making them the finest timepieces NOMOS has to offer.
Plan on spending around 14,000 USD for a 42-mm Lambda in 18-karat rose gold. Its manual caliber, the DUW 1001, boasts an 84-hour power reserve. The smaller, 39-mm model is slightly more affordable at about 12,300 USD. The white gold editions are also 42 mm in diameter and demand around 15,200 USD in mint condition.
The barrel-shaped case of the NOMOS Lux helps it stand out from the crowd. Multicolored dials only add to this gold watch's playful yet elegant look. Like the Lambda, the Lux is only available in white or rose gold. The manual caliber DUW 2002 ticks away inside these timepieces. NOMOS intricately decorates every movement and outfits them with an 84-hour power reserve. Never-worn watches in rose gold cost a solid 14,100 USD. The white gold version is more expensive and sells for almost 16,200 USD.
The NOMOS Tetra is truly unique thanks to its square case. It was also one of the first NOMOS watches, having premiered alongside the Orion, Ludwig, and Tangente in 1992. Its dial resembles that of the Tangente with its alternating Arabic numerals and indices. However, this square wristwatch has a much more feminine feel thanks to its smaller cases and colorful dial. That being said, there are also simpler versions with medium cases that are great for both larger and smaller wrists. You can call one of these unisex Neomatik watches your own for around 2,900 USD new and 2,400 USD pre-owned.
The NOMOS Tetra Grenadine from the Petit Four series has a pomegranate-red dial and gold-plated hour and minute hands. At 29.5 x 29.5 mm, it is the perfect timepiece for women. It's powdered by the Alpha caliber. New, this timepiece costs around 1,800 USD.
At Baselworld 2018, NOMOS announced a new, rather sporty model: the Autobahn. The design of this 41-mm watch is reminiscent of a car's speedometer. NOMOS brought famous furniture designer Werner Aisslinger on board to help design this timepiece. Its most distinctive feature is the eight small boxes made of SuperLuminova that arch across the dial. The hour hand is also generously coated with the luminous material, making the Autobahn easy to read in the dark. A small seconds dial sits above the date display at 6 o'clock.
The automatic caliber DUW 6101 is 3.6 mm thick and serves as the engine behind this timepiece. The final watch has a total thickness of 10.5 mm. A robust, water-resistant textile strap keeps the Autobahn securely on your wrist. Furthermore, its water resistance of 100 m (10 bar, 328 ft) means this watch can also be worn while swimming. Prices for this timepiece sit between 3,100 USD pre-owned and 3,800 USD new.
The Ahoi is NOMOS' sports watch. Luminous hands and hour markers mean it's always easy to tell the time, even in the dark or underwater. In fact, the Ahoi is water resistant to 200 m (20 bar, 656 ft) . A crown protector shields the screw-down crown from impacts and underscores this watch's sporty feel. The Tangente-like dial is very tidy and makes it clear that the Ahoi is a NOMOS. A water-resistant textile strap completes the look.
The NOMOS Ahoi is available in various sizes and with different automatic movements. The most eye-catching models have a siren white, siren blue, or siren red dial and are the perfect timepieces for a summer day at the beach. The Ahoi Atlantic is a bit less flashy. Its dark blue dial is both sporty and elegant. There are also watches with white silver-plated dials available. Both the Ahoi Atlantic and the versions with a white dial suit formal occasions and casual social gatherings. They are truly the ideal companion for everyday life.
A NOMOS Ahoi with a steel case back, no date, and the automatic caliber DUW 5001 costs around 2,600 USD new. You can purchase a pre-owned example with a white dial for under 2,300 USD. Prices for models featuring a date display and the caliber DUW 5101 sit between 2,800 and 3,200 USD. The Ahoi Atlantic is also available with or without a date display. Both variants are a few hundred dollars more expensive than their respective sister model with a white dial.
If 40 mm is too large for you, you may prefer the Ahoi Neomatik. This timepiece is 36 mm in diameter and comes in a number of different editions, including those with a siren red or siren blue dial. The Ahoi Neomatik Siren Red demands around 3,200 USD new and 2,800 USD pre-owned.
NOMOS has received numerous accolades for their watch designs and technology, including the Red Dot Design Award, German Design Award, and Goldene Unruh. Bauhaus has had a clear influence on their watches, which are characterized by their clarity, minimalism, and straight lines. As part of their commitment to simple industrial designs, the company is a member of the Deutscher Werkbund (German Association of Craftsman), the precursor to Bauhaus. NOMOS also gives their watches a modern touch and often collaborates with famous designers like Mark Braun and Werner Aisslinger.
Roland Schwertner , a computer expert from Düsseldorf, brought NOMOS Glashütte to life in 1990, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The brand's name comes from the long-defunct Nomos-Uhr-Gesellschaft (Nomos Watch Society). From 1906 to 1910, the Nomos-Uhr-Gesellschaft distributed Swiss pocket watches out of Glashütte. However, this was soon prohibited and the company was shut down for misleadingly advertising their watches as being from Glashütte.
Schwertner decided to bring the brand back to life, though this came with similar difficulties. Since "Glashütte" is part of the company's full name, he had to prove that NOMOS watches were mostly manufactured there – and he did.
Over time, NOMOS went on to develop more of their own calibers. Today, the company boasts up to 95% vertical integration of their in-house movements. To receive the Glashütte designation of origin, only 50% of a watch must be made in Glashütte. Very few companies around the world can compete with NOMOS when it comes to in-house production. The Glashütte-based manufacturer uses both automated machines and laser technology as well as traditional craftsmanship to produce their timepieces.
The streamlined exterior of a NOMOS watch often hides an intricate world underneath. The ultra-thin automatic caliber DUW 3001 premiered in 2015. At just 3.2 mm thick, the DUW 3001 is very unique. Usually, more space is required for automatic movements. Thus, it garnered quite a bit of press when it was released.
NOMOS watches are popular among politicians and celebrities. The current German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and former US President Bill Clinton are both proud wearers of NOMOS timepieces.
These Glashütte watches also have fans in the film industry. Both James Bond and Rocky, or rather Roger Moore and Sylvester Stallone, are each said to own a NOMOS Tangente Millenium.


Recall 134754 started on 04/26/2018 by MFR effecting 6,154 units.
Consequence: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. GM's number for this recall is 18146.
Recall 105745 started on 08/13/2014 by MFR effecting 3,345 units.
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chevrolet Express compressed natural gas (CNG)vehicles manufactured September 10, 2010, to April 28, 2014, and GMC Savana CNG vehicles manufactured May 23, 2011, to April 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may leak natural gas from the CNG high pressure regulator.
Consequence: A natural gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire or explosion.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure regulator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 14321.
Recall 102193 started on 03/17/2014 by MFR effecting 303,013 units.
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans manufactured January 27, 2009, through March 7, 2014 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and less and equipped with front passenger air bags. In the affected vehicles, during a frontal impact below the air bag deployment threshold, if an unbelted front passenger's head hits the instrument panel above where the passenger air bag is located, the panel may not sufficiently absorb the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
Consequence: In the event of a crash below the air bag deployment threshold, an unbelted front passenger seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will modify the passenger instrument panel free of charge. Notices to the owners of the heavy duty vans were mailed on April 28, 2014. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14082.
Recall 96657 started on 05/15/2013 by MFR effecting 1,791 units.
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) and IMPCO Automotive Division of IMPCO Technologies, Inc. (IMPCO) are recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana Cargo vans that have a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system installed as original equipment by IMPCO. The fuel systems, manufactured February 14, 2011, through February 20, 2013, have a fuel shut-off solenoid connector to the CNG tank that may corrode and form a short.
Consequence: A short at the connector may cause overheating, resulting in an increased risk of fire.
Remedy: GM will notify owners and GM dealers/fleets will perform the remedy which will include replacing the solenoid assemblies and fuel pump fuses and adjusting the wiring routing. The recall began on August 5, 2013. GM's number for this recall is 13139. Impco's number for this recall is FA13GM001. Owner's may contact GM Fleet Action Center at 1-800-353-3867.
Recall 93109 started on 03/22/2012 by MFR effecting 6,159 units.
Summary: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND SUBURBAN VEHICLES, AND GMC SAVANA AND YUKON XL HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY HARDENED AND COULD FRACTURE.
Consequence: IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 4, 2012.
Notes: GM¿S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12055. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recall 95161 started on 11/08/2011 by MFR effecting 1,798 units.
Summary: GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2011. THE SECOND STAGE OF THE DUAL-STAGE AIR BAG WILL NOT INFLATE IN A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. ACCORDINGLY, THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
Consequence: AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIR BAG WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.
Remedy: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GMC AT 1-800-462-8782 OR CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020.
Notes: GM'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11302.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .