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Doc's Morning Line: The bullpen is the Cincinnati Reds' strength. Why not use it?
I've wondered if rookie manager David Bell has been too forgiving of pitchers who tell him how to manage them. But actions speak loudly.
Doc's Morning Line: The bullpen is the Cincinnati Reds' strength. Why not use it? I've wondered if rookie manager David Bell has been too forgiving of pitchers who tell him how to manage them. But actions speak loudly. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-daugherty/2019/06/18/tml-reds-bullpen-astros-gary-woodland-amy-bockerstette/1486424001/
The Morning Line
Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 11:40 a.m. ET June 18, 2019
GALLERY: Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, June 17
Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen (21) reacts after closing out the game in the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds right fielder Yasiel Puig (66) reacts after a swing and miss in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds catcher Kyle Farmer (52) throws to first for an out in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Amir Garrett (50) delivers in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds catcher Curt Casali (12) looks back as Houston Astros catcher Robinson Chirinos (28) scores in the seventh inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher David Hernandez (37) delivers in the seventh inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds right fielder Yasiel Puig (66) licks his bat between pitches during an at bat in the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo (58) delivers in the first inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jose Peraza (9) fields a groundball in the first inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) reacts after striking out in the first inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez (7) reacts after striking out in the first inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jose Peraza (9) singles in the second inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Houston Astros shortstop Alex Bregman (2) is called out at first base in the third inning as Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) receive the throw of an MLB baseball game, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds catcher Kyle Farmer (52) is hit in the back by a pitch in the third inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
The Cincinnati Reds grounds crew rolls out the tarp as rain falls in the third inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) steps out of the batter's box in the third inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson (36), right, visits the mound to talk to Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo (58), center, and Cincinnati Reds catcher Curt Casali (12) in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds catcher Kyle Farmer (52) turned an unassisted double play in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) fields a groundball in the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Nick Senzel (15) hits a two-run single in the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds catcher Curt Casali (12) scores on a hit two-run single by Cincinnati Reds third baseman Nick Senzel (15) (not pictured) in the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Nick Senzel (15) scores on a single by Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez (7) (not pictured) in the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Houston Astros starting pitcher Wade Miley (20) is pulled from the game in the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
Ooooh man, were the second-guessers lying in the weeds for Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell last night.
I don't know how his pitchers feel about Bell these days. Three have expressed their concerns publicly, Iglesias, Roark and Mahle. Had the move from Iglesias, the nominal closer, to Lorenzen, the solid CF, not worked. . .
"We're just trying to do whatever we can to give us our best chance to win," Bell said after the 3-2 W. "Raisel's done it before, he's going to do it again.''
Note that Bell did not say there was anything physically wrong with Iglesias. He just said Iglesias didn't give the Reds their best chance to win. And maybe he was right. Lorenzen came in and retired two of the best hitters in Houston's deeply depleted lineup, Michael Brantley and the hot rookie Alvarez.
(You try winning without Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and George Springer. Ain't easy.)
Such is the life of a manager. Especially a rookie manager who enjoys giving his bullpen a workout. I've wondered if Bell has been too forgiving of pitchers who tell him how to manage them. But actions speak loudly. Pulling Iglesias in that situation probably wasn't meant to send a message, but it surely did.
Regardless, the bullpen is this team's strength. Why not use it?
Will the relievers collectively burn out late in the year? Maybe. But the depth is such that while they're in a lot of games, they're not pitching an excess of innings.
Bell made the right call. Last night, he was brilliant. Tonight? Well, don't put your pitchforks into storage just yet.
In no other sport does the guy running the show endure such hyper-scrutiny. Big-picture leniency abounds in the NFL and the NBA. In baseball, the game with more games by far than either of the other two, the bossman endures the biggest criticism. Can somebody explain that irony?
David Bell lifted Reds closer Raisel Iglesias with one out in the 9th inning of a one-run game. Michael Lorenzen earned the save in a 3-2 win. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer
JUST WATCHED THE TODAY SHOW interview with Amy Bockerstette, the young woman golfer born with Down syndrome who inspired Gary Woodland at the Open. Midway through, Woodland walks onto the set, carrying his US Open trophy. Think about that. The Open was in California. The show is in New York. I don't know, maybe Woodland already had obligations in Manhattan before he won. The fact that he was there with Amy speaks volumes to his character.
Here's the TM column on Amy and Gary's excellent adventure.
BUCKET LIST ITEM will be met tonight, when we go to Rose Music Center in Huber Heights, to see Brian Wilson. I've gotten mixed reports about him as a performer. He didn't like to do shows when he was in his prime, and now he's far from his best, so we'll see.
The last music Bucket Lister I saw was Van Morrison, a few years ago at an amphitheater outside Atlanta. The show was rote. No emotion from The Man, very little improvising or jamming. It sounded like a 24-song record. If you ever saw the Eagles. . . it was like that.
Van is not a people person, so I didn't expect warmth. But man, at least make an effort. People are paying a lot of money to see you. And in my case, driving a long way.
Sometimes, it's enough just to see the performer in person. I felt that way the first time I saw the Stones, in DC in 1978 during the Some Girls tour. To see Mick and the boys come onstage, open with Chuck's Let it Rock and close with Brown Sugar and Jumpin' Jack Flash, well, it don't get much better than that.
Full report on Mr. Beach Boy tomorrow.
RANKING THE PITCHING STAFFS. . . ESPN.com gives The Club some love:
11. Cincinnati Reds
It seems kind of weird that it's Cincinnati's offense holding back the pitching staff and not the other way around. Luis Castillo is a true No. 1 starter at this point, and even without Alex Wood, every single starter on the team has been above league-average (and it's not even close). The bullpen has been just as dangerous and some of the team's discarded starters succeeding in relief (like Amir Garrett or the currently injured Robert Stephenson) has been a fortunate development.
The starters have been "above league average"? Really? Other than Castillo, they've been a fine representative of average. It's what their career numbers suggest, it's how they've performed so far.
THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK, BUT IT'S STILL RELEVANT. Umpires tossed Pirates SP Joe Musgrove in the first inning, after a Musgrove pitch grazed the jersey of ATL's Josh Donaldson. There was more to it than that. But not much more. To run a starting pitcher in the 1st inning, for an unintentional plunk is inexcusable.
What's even less excusable is the ump who did the running was not accountable for what he did.
That's my biggest gripe with officiating. It's worst in college basketball, when coaches have to come in after games and not explain how a bad call cost their teams a win, yet referees skate. Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon summed it up nicely, in a tweet:
Ump Show. @MLB, Clean it up. Joe prepares harder than anyone, and you just took away his start day. No accountability. The pen is messed up for the series now. Guys will get sent down because they will have to eat these innings. Unbelievable.
By ejecting Musgrove, the umps had a direct impact on the entire four-game series with the bashing Braves. The Pirates had to mix and match pitchers all four games. That's not right, or fair.
I SUDDENLY LOVE SMARROGANT NICK.From The Ringer.
Saban, it turns out, has this tune at the top of his favorites list. I consider it merely the greatest rock and roll song of all time:
After every road game that his team wins, Nick Saban listens to his favorite Rolling Stones song. The Alabama football coach doesn't know how or why the tradition started, but during each post-victory drive home from the airport, he and his wife, Terry, turn up "Gimme Shelter." Mick Jagger once likened it to the apocalypse. It still amazes and confounds Saban.
"I try to wonder, 'Exactly what are we trying to say here?'" Saban said from Tuscaloosa. He's not exactly sure what the track is about, even if it does capture the feeling of what it's like to play Alabama. "I mean, I love the song," he added. "But you know, if you're digging for purpose, I can't really give it."
Saban explains his love for the Stones as you expect he might:
"They have an exceptional ability to deal with success and maintain a high standard of how they do things, even when they've been successful for a long time.''
STICK TO SPORTS. Anyone listen to this guy? Michael Savage is a conservative radio host who loved Trump, until he didn't. From the NYTimes:
In January 2011, four and a half years before Donald Trump glided down the escalator at Trump Tower and began a campaign for the White House that few conservatives were taking seriously, Michael Savage invited him on the radio and declared that he had found a president. It was their first interview.
Now Mr. Savage is an outlier once again, dismayed more each day as the budget deficit continues to swell, thousands of new migrants are apprehended at the border, and the wall Mr. Trump promised to erect and make Mexico pay for remains unbuilt.
"To too many people he's not a human being, he's a demigod," Mr. Savage said one afternoon after wrapping up a broadcast from his home studio, which sits on a hilltop overlooking San Francisco Bay. This especially includes his colleagues in the conservative media, he said. "It's embarrassing to listen to some of these people.
"I don't think they care very much about issues," he said of his listeners, with a hint of disappointment. "They'll vote for him no matter what because he's not 'them.' I think it's come down to 'them' or 'us.'"
TUNE O' THE DAY. . . The aforementioned Let it Rock. Chuck Berry, godfather of rock.
GALLERY: 'Bark in the Park' at Great American Ball Park, June 17
Dogs walk the warning track as part of the third Bark in the Park of the season before the first first inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
in the XX inning of an MLB baseball game, Monday, June 17, 2019, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Kareem Elgazzar
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Humanity has entered the era of sustainability – with a global commitment to fulfill the great promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this, the Organization's 71st year, we have 17 goals to propel us towards a better future for all on a healthy planet.
The United Nations is also in transition, from its eighth Secretary-General to the ninth. I have been honored to serve "we the peoples" for the past ten years. Together, we have put in place some solid foundations for shared progress – which we must build on by working even harder to empower women, engage youth and uphold human rights for all.
But we have also suffered enormous heartbreak — including unresolved conflicts causing immense suffering throughout the troubled Middle East, South Sudan, the Sahel and beyond. On these and other front-lines of violence and disaster, courageous UN staff continue to rise to the occasion and respond to the plight of the vulnerable.
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Norwich manager: Tottenham's Marcus Edwards needs to "grow up"
Harsh words for the on-loan Spurs youngster.
By Dustin George-Miller@dustingm Jan 26, 2018, 7:00pm GMT
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Tottenham Hotspur's Marcus Edwards has yet to make his first team debut for Norwich City, the Championship side which he joined on loan this month, but his presence has attracted a lot of attention because of the sheer volume of his potential. However, his new manager Daniel Farke is already making clear that Edwards has some work to do in order to make it as a professional footballer, telling the media that "Mini Messi" needs to "grow up" or he'll find life tough at Carrow Road.
"There is no pressure on this signing. If it works, we can have some fun with him. If not, it is more a problem for Marcus. There is no doubt with the ball he is one of our best players. But without it, he has to grow up a bit. That was the reason he didn't play for Tottenham.
"They have a good squad but he is still one of the best there with the ball. He has to be more grown up in his attitude. We got the feeling we could take him because there is no financial risk with a loan. We have really good conditions and we can only win."
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who read Guillem Balague's book "Brave New World" about Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham's 2015-16 season. In that book, Pochettino says that Edwards is insanely talented, but has "authority and behavioral problems." That could be why, despite making his Spurs debut against Gillingham last season, he didn't sniff the first team at all this year, and why Pochettino has been extra careful with his development.
Despite the mild public admonishment, Farke went on to praise Edwards' ability and noted that he's been doing well in training.
"If he is able to grow up pretty soon we have one of the best players in the Championship. 100 per cent. His potential is so highly rated, one of the best in Europe. If he needs a bit longer then no problem. It is more a problem for him.
"Then he would return to Tottenham without any time on the pitch. We will give him all our support and this week he was pretty disciplined and concentrated but it is a little bit early to bring him into the squad.
"He needs to learn a little bit more and he is more grown up in his attitude on the pitch and in his behaviour. It is up to him. We give him all the support and trust and then he must go through the door. We can't carry him."
It's not at all unusual for young players — heck, young people — to go through a phase in their adolescent and teen years where they have difficulty taking direction. Marcus Edwards isn't at all alone in this regard, and Spurs fans should give him the benefit of the doubt and allow him to learn and grow. In this context, Farke's words are a little harsh, but also fair.
Still, there's no question that this is a crucial loan for Marcus, and one where he can prove to himself, to Norwich, and to Spurs that he's ready to take the next step forward in his development as a player and as a person. I don't know much about Daniel Farke, but based on these comments he certainly seems like he could be the best possible manager for Edwards at this point in time.

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Mr Philip Ma
Profession: Practitioner psychologist
Registration Number: PYL15717
Location: Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service, 405 Kennington Road, London, SE11 4PT
Panel: Conduct and Competence Committee
Outcome: Suspended
The following Allegation was found proved by a panel of the Conduct and Competence Committee at a Substantive Hearing on 28 November to 5 December 2016.
During the course of your employment as a Practitioner Psychologist with North East London NHS Foundation Trust:
1. On 23 April 2010, you wrote a report on Patient B for Social Services Child Families Case Conference, and
a) you did not ensure a formal risk assessment of the patient was undertaken
b) you did not analyse risk-related matters which came to light during your session with Patient B
c) the report was poorly constructed and lacked structure.
2. The matters described in paragraph 1 constitute misconduct and / or lack of competence.
3. By reason of your misconduct and / or lack of competence, your fitness to practise is impaired.
1. The Panel chose to hear a discrete part of Mr Lazarus' submissions in private as they referred to personal circumstances.
2. The Registrant qualified as a Counselling Psychologist in 1997. He commenced employment with the North East London NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") on 3 March 2003. On 8 February 2010, he was transferred to work at the Intake and Brief Intervention Team.
3. The Panel was informed that Patient B was referred to the Trust on 5 January 2010. She was assessed by a psychiatric nurse who later discussed the case with the Registrant, and an appointment was made for Patient B to see the Registrant on 10 March 2010.
4. The Registrant saw Patient B on four occasions: 10 March 2010; 19 March 2010; 1 April 2010; and 9 April 2010.
5. On 21 April 2010, the Registrant was sent a letter inviting him to a multidisciplinary review meeting which was due to take place on 26 April 2010 regarding Patient B. The Registrant was unable to attend, and so he was required to write a report in advance of the meeting to update the team on Patient B's progress.
6. It was accepted by the HCPC that the Registrant's intention was to summarise the history that he had obtained from Patient B, together with the social work records that he had accessed, and to summarise the work he had done with Patient B. However, it was alleged, and accepted, that he gave the report a heading that was misleading, namely: "psychology report". He informed the substantive panel that this was a mistake on his part. He admitted that he had been told previously not to use this heading "because of the connotation of what it means", but that he had continued to use it; he said that he had not realised that it was inappropriate. He accepted that the heading raised very different expectations. He also accepted that the problem was further compounded by the content of the first sentence of the final paragraph of his report, which stated: "From her presentation it was my impression that Patient B does not pose a risk in the care of her children".
7. In relation to Sub-Particular 1(a), the substantive panel found that an integral part of preparing a psychological report in relation to Patient B was the carrying out of a formal risk assessment. The Registrant had admitted that he did not undertake such an assessment and the Panel found the sub-particular proved.
8. In relation to Sub-Particular 1(b), the substantive panel found that the Registrant did not analyse risk-related matters which had come to light during Patient B's appointments with the Registrant. The substantive panel accepted expert evidence that the Registrant had made "no attempt to explore highly pertinent and risk laden facts mentioned by the client".
9. In relation to Sub-Particular 1(c), the substantive panel found that the Registrant's report was "poorly constructed and lacked structure". The Registrant admitted that the heading was misleading, that he had not made clear what other documents had been relied on, and that he had reached conclusions that he was not qualified to give, and that were not justified in the circumstances. The substantive panel concluded that the report was "not objectively well constructed. It did not set out what the purpose of the document was and how it was intended to be used. It reached a conclusion that the Registrant was not entitled to find, on the basis of the work he had done, without carrying out an assessment, or having the appropriate experience and knowledge to do so. It was not clear how its conclusions had been reached or the reliance that was intended to be placed upon it".
10. The substantive panel concluded that the facts found proved amounted to misconduct in that "this was an instance of acting well below the necessary standards that applied to a Practitioner Psychologist. He gave a misleading impression based on his misplaced desire to help Patient B, without any proper regard to the consequences for Patient B or her children. Ultimately such consequences would not have been in the best interests of anyone".
11. When appearing before the substantive panel, the Registrant accepted that his behaviour had been wrong, and that he had not thought about the impact that his actions would have on the general public. He accepted that "other people would have perceived that I had done a full risk assessment on the client", and that he was conscious now of what could have happened if someone had been led to believe that he had done a risk assessment. He said that this had not been apparent to him at the time and that he had been acting out of a desire to support Patient B, albeit that he now accepted that that desire could have backfired because "she might use it against others and cause conflict with others in the team" and agreed that it could also have the potential to cause harm to children and that his report would have allowed Patient B to "carry on doing what she was doing".
12. The substantive panel concluded that the Registrant had provided it with evidence of some insight into his behaviour. He had provided testimonials which dealt with positive attributes of his character. However, the substantive panel concluded that these did not address the core issues in the case. The substantive panel noted that the Registrant showed some remorse but was concerned that he was focusing on the failings of his colleagues rather than on his own failings.
13. The substantive panel took into account a combination of events that were occurring in the Registrant's professional and personal life at the time. The substantive panel concluded that the Registrant's actions had been overly sympathetic to his patient and that he had failed to analyse the potential risk to Patient B's children. The Registrant had provided a document that was misleading and contained opinions that were not justified, were not appropriate and were outside his professional expertise.
14. The substantive panel concluded that the Registrant's behaviour was remediable but was unable to say that it been fully remedied in light of the limited ways in which he had sought to remedy his behaviour. The substantive panel noted that the Registrant had recognised that his report writing was below par but had not addressed this deficiency, nor sought to increase his skill level. He had recognised that he had become overly involved in focusing on Patient B's issues to the exclusion of other relevant criteria, but had not attended courses on maintaining professional boundaries and self-care. He had not demonstrated learning about assessment and formulation, the writing up of assessments, or how his learning had been put into practice. He appeared to have reflected on how he might have dealt differently with Patient B but it was not apparent that he had learnt how to apply his learning to other situations.
15. The substantive panel concluded that the Registrant's fitness to practice was impaired on the basis that he posed a risk to the public, and also on wider public interest grounds, in that there was a need to declare and uphold proper standards and to maintain confidence in the regulatory process.
16. In determining sanction, the substantive panel emphasised the seriousness of the case, and the Registrant's failure to evidence full insight or to demonstrate appropriate remedial action. The substantive panel concluded that a Conditions of Practice Order would be sufficient to address the risks identified and to protect the wider public interest.
17. The substantive panel imposed the following Conditions:
The Registrar is directed to annotate the Register to show that for 18 months, from the date that this Order comes into effect ("the Operative Date"), you, Mr Philip Ma, must comply with the following conditions of practice:
1. You must inform the following parties that your registration is subject to these conditions:
a. any organisation or person employing or contracting with you to undertake professional work which requires HCPC registration.
b. any agency you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application) when seeking to undertake professional work which requires HCPC registration.
c. any prospective employer (at the time of your application) when seeking to undertake professional work which requires HCPC registration.
2. When undertaking professional work, which requires HCPC registration, you must place yourself and remain under the supervision of a suitable and appropriately qualified supervisor who is registered with the HCPC and supply details of your supervisor to the HCPC within 21 days of commencing any such professional work. You must attend upon that supervisor as required and follow their advice and recommendations.
3. You must work with that supervisor to formulate a Personal and Professional Development Plan within 2 months of commencing supervision. That plan should be designed to address the deficiencies in the following areas of your practice:
- report writing, to the extent they form part of your practice and acting within your scope of practice
- maintaining professional boundaries
- reflective practice and self-care.
4. You must forward a copy of your Personal and Professional Development Plan to the HCPC within one month of it having been formulated.
5. You must meet with your supervisor on at least a monthly basis to reflect on and consider your progress towards achieving the aims set out in your Personal and Professional Development Plan.
6. You must allow your supervisor to provide information to the HCPC concerning your progress towards achieving the aims set out in your Personal and Professional Development Plan.
7. You must promptly inform the HCPC of any disciplinary proceedings taken against you by your employer.
18. The substantive panel decided to impose the Order for 18 months.
19. Since the substantive hearing, the Registrant has produced to the reviewing panel that sat on 25 May 2018, two Supervision Reports, dated 30 August 2017 and 30 April 2018, and a witness statement dated 15 May 2018 from his supervisor. The reviewing panel took this material into account in reaching its decision. The Registrant was not present at the review hearing and no adverse inference was drawn from this lack of attendance.
20. The reviewing panel was informed that, since the imposition of the Conditions of Practice Order, the Registrant had had significant difficulties in obtaining employment as a registered Practitioner Psychologist. He had undertaken a voluntary counsellor role at the Awareness Centre, contracted to NHS Wandsworth, NHS Lambert and HMP Brixton, to provide IAPT services, on 22 July 2017. However, the Registrant was discharged after the clinical manager returned from leave in September 2017. The HCPC was informed at that review hearing that the Registrant at the time counselled one client on a private basis.
21. The Registrant attended regular supervision in connection with his voluntary work at the Awareness Centre, although technically his work did not require him to do so, and it was the supervisor of these sessions who provided the two reports and the witness statement referred to earlier.
22. Since the termination of his voluntary work, the Registrant had been unable to secure further work, either paid or voluntary.
23. The Registrant's representative, Mr Lazarus, made one submission on behalf of the Registrant at that review hearing, and that was that the requirement to notify potential employers of the existence of the conditions should be removed. He argued that Registrant's integrity was not in question, that he had self-referred, and that he had been seeing a supervisor on a regular basis in connection with his voluntary work when there had been no requirement on him to do so. In those circumstances, the panel could be satisfied that he would inform his employers of the existence of the conditions, and it followed that there was no need to impose that particular condition.
24. At that review hearing both parties accepted that the Registrant's fitness to practise was still impaired. The panel after careful consideration came to its own conclusion on this matter and found that the information supplied did not demonstrate full remediation of the Registrant's practice and the matters which had been found proven by the substantive panel. The reviewing panel determined that there was a continuing state of impairment of the Registrant's fitness to practise.
25. The reviewing panel did not accept Mr Lazarus's argument that Condition 1 be removed. If, as stated, it was the Registrant's intention to declare the existence of the Conditions of Practice Order then it made little difference and it was, in the reviewing panel's view, not disproportionate for this condition to remain in its current form. The Panel did however take the opportunity of amended other conditions and the amended conditions are set out above.
Review Hearing – 30 May 2019
26. There was no fresh documentary evidence placed before the Panel.
27. The HCPC's initial submission was that notwithstanding the fact that the Registrant had been unable to secure work and had previously experienced personal difficulties, there was no evidence of compliance with the conditions before the Panel and no evidence of any steps of remediation of his previous behaviour. The only information supplied by the Registrant before the Panel is that which was presented to the last reviewing panel a year ago. That information had been considered by the reviewing panel as inadequate to demonstrate full insight and remorse. There was no evidence then, or now, of any training to address the matters specifically identified as requiring improvement, which were report writing, professional boundaries, assessments, and formulations.
28. In the HCPC's view the Panel should consider at this stage, two and a half years after a substantive finding, whether conditions of practice are working and remain appropriate. The Panel was reminded that this being a case where the substantive panel had made a finding of misconduct, this Panel had the full range of sanctions available to it.
29. Mr Lazarus stated that his position today was to ask for the current conditions of practice, in the same form, be continued for a further period of 12 months.
30. In relation to the lack of any real progress towards compliance Mr Lazarus provided the Panel with personal information regarding the Registrant's circumstances.
31. In relation to the issue of compliance with the conditions it was submitted by Mr Lazarus that:
• With the exception of Condition 7, the Registrant was not in a position to provide evidence of compliance as he had for various personal reasons mentioned, and his inability to find suitable employment, been unable to comply.
• In relation to Condition 2, the Registrant was not undertaking any HCPC regulated work. However, in relation to the one patient he saw privately he did have a supervisor and Mr. W, his supervisor, would have been here to support him today however a family matter had precluded this.
• In relation to Condition 7, it was accepted that he was expected to supply this information, however there were two reasons why this had not been produced. First, the personal difficulties mentioned above. Secondly, it was questionable how useful this information would be given that the Registrant had been completely detached from professional work.
32. The Registrant has accepted that his fitness to practice is currently impaired. He has not been employed since 2010 and he accepted that he had become deskilled. In relation to the Registrant's future plans, Mr Lazarus told the Panel that the Registrant was now able to undertake some retraining. The Panel was informed of three courses which the Registrant, notwithstanding the fact of his conditions of practice, was hopeful of persuading the course providers to allow him to join. These were:
• DPsy (Doctorate) in Counselling and Psychotherapy – New School of psychotherapy and Counselling.
• Counselling Psychology Professional Doctorate – London Metropolitan University.
• Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology – University of East London.
33. The HCPC in response to this information drew attention to the fact that the Registrant had not provided any evidence of keeping his CPD up-to-date, and that if the Panel chose to retain conditions of practice then they should reflect the Registrant's intention to undertake a course of study. First, the Panel should give consideration to a longer period of conditions to provide the Registrant opportunity to demonstrate that he had not only been able to join the course, but could provide evidence of compliance with the conditions through that course of study. The HCPC also stated that any placements arranged by the course provider and which required interaction with patients may only last for a relatively short period of time, therefore there may be a need for more frequent supervision and a shorter period between each supervision.
34. Mr Lazarus reflected on the points raised by the HCPC and conceded that a longer period of conditions may be appropriate in the specific circumstances of the Registrant securing a position on a three year course of study which would only start, at the earliest, this autumn.
35. Mr Lazarus also drew the Panel's attention to the fact that evidence of continuing CPD had not been a condition, however the Registrant has not been totally inactive. The Registrant had:
• Undertaken two sets of workshops over the past year.
o One relating to complex trauma which was a single session.
o Four workshops, believed to be of two days each, relating to supervision training.
• Begun training to work as a volunteer for the Samaritans. This training and mentoring had started in February this year, but the Registrant had stopped three weeks ago to allow him time to prepare for this hearing.
36. In response to the HCPC point that a more severe restriction may now be appropriate. Mr Lazarus mentioned that it was difficult enough for the Registrant to gain acceptance onto his chosen courses with conditions, but suspension may preclude him completely from gaining a place.
37. It was emphasised that the Registrant accepted that he was in a very difficult position and was an unattractive candidate for employment. It was to his credit that he had identified a way for him to retrain so that he could return to practise, but there was no certainty to this at all. The Registrant had quite rightly refrained from advertising for private client work as this was not a safe and sensible thing to do. Until his course of study could commence the Registrant would continue to see his one private patient and have supervision from Mr W, as well as undertaking his voluntary Samaritan role as a lay person.
38. In undertaking its task today the Panel is conducting a comprehensive appraisal of the Registrant's current abilities with a view to establishing whether he is now fit to return to unrestricted practice. The Panel is not undertaking the task of rehearing the matters that had been brought against the Registrant nor going behind the previous findings.
39. The Panel noted the HCPC's position remained that the Registrant had not complied with the conditions imposed on him and had failed to provide this Panel with any evidence of his attempts to do so. The Panel noted that Mr Lazarus accepted that there was nothing to demonstrate remediation or for the various reasons advanced for the lack of ability to provide evidence of compliance with Conditions 7 and 8.
40. This Panel has taken into account the HCPC documentation placed before it and has heard and given appropriate weight to the statement made by Mr Lazarus on behalf of the Registrant. It has heard the parties' submissions; taken and accepted the advice of the Legal Assessor and it has reminded itself of the terms of the HCPTS Practice Notes on Fitness to Practise and the HCPC Indicative Sanctions Policy.
41. The Panel noted that both parties accepted that there had been no remediation and that the Registrant's fitness to practise was therefore impaired. It was however a matter to be considered and determined by this Panel. In this regard the Panel noted that there had been nothing further furnished to the Panel today to demonstrate increased insight or evidence of appropriate training. In the absence of this information the Panel has concluded that on the personal component of its decision the Registrant remains impaired.
42. In relation to the public interest element of its decision, the Panel noted that conditions had now been in place for two and a half years and there had been no evidence of the Registrant undertaking steps to address the personal failings that had led to the finding of misconduct. The public would rightly be concerned if in the absence of any obvious willingness to engage or remediate if a registrant were allowed to return to unrestricted practice. The Panel has therefore concluded that there is impairment on this component too.
43. The Panel then went on to consider which level of restriction to impose. It took into account the fact that there was nothing to support it taking no further action or offer mediation.
44. In relation to the imposition of a Caution Order the Panel noted the guidance on this at paragraph 28 which stated:
"A Caution Order is an appropriate sanction for cases, where the lapse is isolated, limited or relatively minor in nature, there is a low risk of recurrence, the registrant has shown insight and taken appropriate remedial actions."
45. The Panel does not accept that this was a single incident, nor that it could be considered relatively minor. The Registrant has so far failed to show insight and has failed to undertake steps to remediate his conduct. The Panel has therefore concluded that this level of sanction is not proportionate given the lack of insight, and in the absence of any evidence of remediation.
46. The Panel considered the following crucial to its consideration of whether a conditions of practice order remained the appropriate restriction to impose. These were:
• Conditions had been in place for over two and a half years.
• In this time the Registrant has not provided a panel with a reflective piece of writing which had shown that he had understood the nature of his failings and had gained insight into how those failings had arisen.
• The Registrant has failed to comply with 2 of the conditions imposed on him.
• There is no supporting evidence of the efforts which the Registrant has made to find suitable employment either paid or unpaid.
• The guidance at paragraph 33 which states "Conditions will rarely be effective unless the registrant is genuinely committed to resolving the issues they seek to address and can be trusted to make a determined effort to do so".
• The Panel has heard in Mr Lazarus' statement that:
o The Registrant has attended workshops.
o The training the Registrant has undertaken since February 2019 with the Samaritans.
o The supervision he has received on a regular basis from Mr W.
o The names of the courses he intends applying for.
There is however no supporting evidence of these matters before the Panel.
• The Registrant stated that he had stopped his training with the Samaritans three weeks ago to prepare for this hearing, however he has not presented any of the supporting information mentioned above, nor has he undertaken the preparation of a reflective piece of writing which was required.
• There is considerable uncertainty as to whether the courses identified by the Registrant will be workable with conditions of practice or capable of being joined if he is suspended.
47. The Panel considers the information placed before it by Mr Lazarus provides a mixed message. This process of review is a legal process which has to be adhered to. The Panel has taken seriously the fact that there has been noncompliance with the conditions of practice and no tangible evidence of a determination or willingness to comply with a further set of conditions. The Panel was of the view that the Registrant has had 30 months of conditions. He has had ample opportunity to write a reflective piece, as well as providing evidence of addressing the issues of report writing and professional boundaries. This could have been done despite the Registrant's difficulties in obtaining employment.
48. The Panel is encouraged that the Registrant wants to do the educational courses he has described, however the Panel notes that there is uncertainty about his ability to successfully enroll upon these courses. This willingness to partake in education going forward does not however resolve the fact that to date the Registrant has done little to show his willingness to engage in this regulatory process or to remediate his failings. The Panel has therefore little confidence that a further set of conditions will produce the much needed demonstration of insight and compliance. The Panel has therefore concluded that condition of practice will serve little purpose.
49. The Panel has therefore concluded that a short period of suspension is appropriate and proportionate in this instance at this time. It will provide the Registrant additional time to reflect on his previous behaviour and take the opportunity to resolve the issues previously identified.
50. The imposition of a period of suspension sends a clear message to the Registrant that he must take this review process seriously, and to the profession and the public that the process should be respected and adhered to. This measure will provide public protection and it is in the wider public interest, as it demonstrates an upholding of standards and the maintenance of the reputation of the profession and the regulatory process.
51. The Panel considers that the period of suspension is to be 6 months, sufficiently long to provide the Registrant with the ability to demonstrate his commitment to remediation of his failings and future training. The Registrant will be able during that time to ask for an early review if he is able to furnish the requisite evidence before the expiration of this Order.
52. Whilst this Panel cannot prescribe information which a future reviewing panel may wish to see, this Panel considers that the Registrant provides information which would demonstrate that he has addressed the matters identified by the substantive panel and the two reviewing panels, i.e that which has previously been requested by the conditions orders.
The Registrar is directed to suspend the registration of Mr Philip Ma for a period of 6 months upon the expiry of the current Conditions of Practice Order.
Any Order imposed today will apply from 2 July 2019.
This Order will be reviewed again before its expiry on 2 January 2020.
History of Hearings for Mr Philip Ma
02/12/2019 Conduct and Competence Committee Review Hearing Struck off
30/05/2019 Conduct and Competence Committee Review Hearing Suspended
25/05/2018 Conduct and Competence Committee Review Hearing Conditions of Practice


DENVER (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday urged the State Department to give a gender neutral passport to a Colorado Navy veteran who does not identify being male or female in a case that's the first of its kind in the United States.
U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson also suggested he might issue an order forcing the government to do so if it does not successfully negotiate a settlement to the legal challenge by Dana Zzyym, who was denied a passport for refusing to check "male" or "female" on the application.
Zzyym was born with ambiguous sexual characteristics and raised as a boy but later came to identify as intersex and neither man nor woman.
Government lawyers argued that moving beyond two gender choices for passports would upend officials' ability to verify identities and backgrounds because of reliance on drivers' licenses and birth certificates issued by states offering only male and female gender options.
Jackson appeared exasperated at times, saying the State Department needs to catch up to a new era in which gender identification is not as clear as it was in the past.
"A lot of things are changing in our world," Jackson said.
The State Department since 2010 has allowed transgender people to change their gender designation on passports from male to female or vice versa with a doctor's certification.
Australia, Nepal and New Zealand issue passports that do not designate gender and citizens of those nations are allowed to enter the United States.
But the State Department demands that they state whether they are male or female when they are required to apply for U.S. entry visas.
An Oregon judge last month allowed Jamie Shupe to be legally classified as a nonbinary person, neither male nor female. That decision is also believed to be the first of its kind for the country.
Oregon officials are working on a process to allow Shupe to get a driver's license with that designation, said Shupe's lawyer, Lake Parraguey.
Parraguey said many states have similar, simple processes to change people's gender identities, similar to a name changes, and orders like Shupe's will eventually have to be honored by other states.
It's unclear whether a settlement or a judge's order giving Zzyym's a gender neutral passport would have wider ramifications requiring the State Department to grant them to other people, said one of Zzyym's lawyers, Paul Castillo of the Lamda Legal civil rights group.
Lamda has received inquiries from other people identifying themselves as intersex who are following the case closely and hope it will benefit them in getting gender neutral passports, he said.


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Q: SharePoint 2010 PowerPivot DAX functions Hi I have a PowerPivot with a calculated column that returns data via the RELATED function.  The columns works perfectly except for a handful of rows that return an empty cell.  After some troubleshooting I see that the cells that have blanks return FALSE to the ISTEXT function. What function can I use to convert my non-text values to text? I believe I need to use the FORMAT command but can't seem to find the correct format_string to apply to force the values to simple text.  Let me know if you have any thoughts and thanks in advance everyone!

A: SharePoint is very loosly typed
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Does a concatenation and returns a String
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Maybe works; it is usually used (with a second parameter) to format Dates and Numbers
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A: Try the DAX function ISBLANK() . Here is the DAX function ref:  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee634204.aspx

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Rich Shaffer, lay leader from the W Virginia Conference, on his "donkey" during the morning devotional.
Rich Shaffer, lay leader from the W Virginia Conference, asked "Are you willing to get off your donkey to help your neighbor?"
New England Conference Lay Leader Rene Wilbur.
Board of Laity member Bonnie-jean Rowe talked about the gathering theme "Going Deeper; Growing Stronger" focusing on prayer stations.
Bonnie-jean Rowe set up prayer stations for the lay leaders to try and use as inspiration.
John Konieczny, NEJ Lay Leader, introduces the keynote speaker. Konieczny is lay leader of the Susquehanna Conference.
Keynote presenter Kay Kotan, co-author of "IMPACT! Reclaiming the Call of Lay Ministry"
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar greets the lay leaders. He offered a Bible study on the Lord's Prayer.
Tri-State District co-Lay Leader Rich Hughen asked leaders to share ideas "that worked for us."
As lay leaders shared ideas that worked in their churches, districts or conferences, this tree filled with leaves.
Lay leaders share ideas that worked in their contexts.
Marie MacDougall adds a leaf to the idea tree.
Susan G. Hardy, Lay Leader in Upper New York, shares with the group.
Connecticut-Western MA District Superintendent David Calhoun welcomes the lay leaders to the district. Photo by Rich Hughen.
Lay Leaders worshiped with the Trinity UMC congregation on Sunday morning. Photo by Rich Hughen.
Participants shared in a Simple Church dinner church worship on Friday. Photo by Rich Hughen.
Performance by pianist Robert Wyatt. Photo by Rich Hughen.


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Seiko's Affinity to Hi-Beat Movement – Part One
calendar 15/05/2013 | ic_dehaze_black_24px By Evan Yeung | ic_query_builder_black_24px 6 minute read |
Perfection – an exemplification of supremacy; an unsurpassable degree of accuracy. Perhaps these are how Seiko defines what a true timepiece can and should be. Watch complications may be enticing to the buyer, but without the needed accuracy and precision, that infatuation is short lived. Hence, Seiko's quest for higher frequency was begun, and ultimately the Grand Seiko was born.
Simplicity over complexity, legibility over decorations, and most important of all accuracy over function; the people at Seikosha (Seiko Manufactory at Nagano prefecture) made these three values inform their design from conception, such that the very notion of something as simple as telling the time can be perfected. Seiko set a goal that was higher than any Japanese watch company had ever accomplished: to surpass Swiss chronometer standards and create a timepiece to be called the King of all Watches – this was the starting point of the legend that is Grand Seiko.
In December 1960, the step towards Seiko's vision of creating a chronometer certified piece was fulfilled. The very first Grand Seiko debuted in Tokyo. Powered by a manual-wound caliber 3180 and beating at a frequency of 18,000 bph (beats per hour, sometimes also referred to as vibrations per hour) or 5 bps (beats per sec). It featured a simple yet elegant gold-filled case, with a chronometer designation on the dial. The very first Grand Seiko was finally a reality.
The chronometer designation may have been the initial goal of the original Grand Seiko, but in actuality, the rigorous testing regimen conceptualized and conducted internally by Seiko was a cut above the standards laid out by COSC. A few years later, the chronometer designation was removed, declaring that the Grand Seiko watches were in a league of their own.
With such an unprecedented milestone, most manufacturers would have tried to milk this achievement as much as they could, but Seikosha is not your typical organization. Their commitment to creating the ideal watch has yet to waver, and yet that stability is not enough for Seiko to be the leader in the industry. As Mad Men account executive Pete Campbell once declared, "Stable is one step back between success and failure".
So with such high momentum from the success of the original Grand Seiko, the watchmakers of Seikosha decided to push the envelope even further. Back then, a frequency of 18,000 bph was just average among manufacturers. Advancements on better mainspring tension and the development of better materials and lubricants paved the way for manufacturers to explore the concept of a higher frequency of beats for greater accuracy. As such, the race for higher-beat movement commenced.
In today's standards 28,800 bph (or 8 bps) is fairly common among wristwatches, so one could easily imagine the gravity of developing a 36,000 bph or 10 bps timepiece back in the 60s. Similar to the automatic chronograph race, a joint effort among Swiss makers was needed to develop the very first 36,000 bph hi-beat movement.
Girard Perregaux headed that effort in 1966, and was first to create a 36,000 bph movement. In 1967, Seiko found their stride, their very first Hi-Beat caliber – the hand-wound 5740C. But interesting to note that the cal. 5740C was not built into a Grand Seiko, but rather it was the Seiko Lord Marvel that was honored as the company's first 36,000 bph or 10 bps watch.
A year afterward, the Hi-Beat Grand Seiko was finally unveiled. The 61GS developed from a base Seikomatic 5, powered by a 6145 automatic Hi-Beat (36,000 bph) caliber with 25 jewels. To say that the 61GS was not only Seiko's first, but archetypical automatic 10 beat per seconds model is an understatement; to date, the 61GS remains one of the finest achievements by the brand. It was essentially one of the best, if not the best automatic movement Seiko has ever made.
Movement Details: Seiko Automatic Cal. 6145/6146, 25 Jewels, Hi-Beat 36,000 A/h, auxiliary hand-winding and hacking mechanism.
There are actually two variants of the first Hi-Beat GS, both of which were released back in December of 1967. The photo shown here is the 6146-8000 caliber which features a day and date complication, unlike the standard 6145-8000 which features only a date function. A total of 36,000 of these gems were produced, and it is obvious where Seiko got that number from.
Why the fixation on higher-beat movement? Is faster really better, given that mechanical gears tend to degrade more rapidly as beat frequency increases? Despite the pros and cons, why are some manufacturers like Seiko and Zenith insisting on having higher-beat movements while others are not? The answer lies in the escapement itself, or the regulating organ, that comprises of the balance wheel, hairspring, escapement wheel and pallet fork. These parts combined oscillate at a certain natural frequency. For a 5 bps movement, the natural frequency would be 2.5 Hz.
A properly designed escapement would settle into a stable oscillatory mode and maintain a constant swing. The design would not be a problem if no mechanical disturbances were delivered to it. However, the natural motion of our hands subject the system to mechanical disturbances that can affect and cause timing errors. Studies have shown that the movement of our wrists are rated at frequencies below 3 Hz (6 bps). As our hands approach the natural frequencies of the escapement, the higher the likelihood for timing errors. So in essence, the higher the beat rate of the movement, the lower would be its sensitivity towards mechanical disturbances. .
Now that we have that concern about accuracy out of the way, the other concern often pointed out by collectors relates to the Hi-Beat movement having "special needs" when it comes to servicing: it requires a special lubricant to maintain those high rotational rates. Evidently, the Hi-Beat Zenith El Primero chronographs were said to require Molybdenum Sulfide-based lubricant, implying a special servicing need. However, there are movement experts who disagree with this allegation of "special needs," based on their own actual experience working with Hi-Beat pieces.
Sufficed to say, such a claim is still an open topic today. But given the reliability and durability that the Grand Seiko line has been famous for, and adding to that the history and heritage that comes with it, a Hi-Beat GS is certainly one timepiece to own. Ultimately, the ideal watch remains an elusive goal, and the makers of Grand Seiko did make a simple watch that nonetheless stands out from the crowd. Perfection remains to be a dream, but boy did they get close.
Stay tuned for the next part of Seiko's Affinity to Hi-Beat Movements. Next up would be King Seiko.
References: For a detailed technical analysis on hi-beat movements, check this article on Timezone.com. For more information about Grand Seiko pieces, check out their official website.
Photo credits: Photo 2, 3, 4 and 8 go to Molle Watch (click here). Credits for photo number 1, 6, and 7 go to Tony from Halfpastthehour (click here).
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startsomething says:
Evan,
many thanks for your comprehensive review, a great read!
I am an avid collector of vintage Seiko watches on the one hand, but also of data concerning these watches, most notably pictures of casebacks. As you might know, quite a lot of information can be found on these, especially date of manufacture. I thus want to add a few comments on manufacturing dates:
1. The first 5740-8000 cases (with the 36k bph 5740C) in my archive are from Dec 1966
2. The first 61GS (both 6145A and 6146A) casebacks are from Sept 1967
Kind regards and keep up the good work!
Thanks 'startsomething', always a pleasure to hear from collectors themselves to share some insights regarding some additional information towards these vintage hi-beats.
potla says:
Good work, keep it up.
Francis Phua says:
Great article! Very informative!
Thank you so much for the review.
I got a 5646-8000 Hi-Beat day-date. Don't know when manufactured. Anyone can tell me?
WOW! This is awesome info. on these watches. Thank you so much for writing it. I just got my first vintage GS a 6146-8000 day/date GOLD CAP and it's in beautiful shape for it's age.


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Learning from cancer research in the hunt for dementia treatments
By Robin Brisbourne from Science News on 9 August 2016 0
On the final day of last month's Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto, we heard from Dr Jane Ann Driver, a cancer scientist who moved disciplines and took the leap into dementia research. This experience gave her a valuable perspective on dementia research, allowing her to impart lessons learned in cancer research and to highlight important similarities and differences between the two areas.
On the surface – at least in terms of biology – cancer and dementia couldn't be more different. While cancer is caused by the uncontrolled growth of cells, dementia is the result of the gradual loss of cells in the brain. However, when we dig a little deeper, we start to see interesting similarities.
Both of these complex conditions are driven by interactions between a person's genes and lifestyle, with evidence suggesting that many of the things we can do to reduce the risk of dementia are also the same for cancer. We also know that, while neither condition is a normal or inevitable part of growing old, age is the single biggest risk factor for the majority of diseases that cause dementia and for many types of cancer.
During her presentation, Dr Driver described molecular pathways that may have a role to play in both conditions, including inflammation and changes in metabolism, and outlined the potential for leveraging cancer findings to bolster dementia research. In the course of these discussions, she called attention to a particularly significant and arresting difference between the two disease areas. Since 2000, over 100 drugs have been recommended for use in the NHS to treat the different forms of cancer, compared to only four for dementia.
Trials and tribulations
There are several reasons for this startling disparity. The one that Dr Driver was quick to point out is that it is much easier to destroy than it is to create. Cancer treatments are designed to eliminate the cells that cause the disease, whereas treatments to stop diseases like Alzheimer's in their tracks might require repairing damaged cells or stimulating the growth of new cells to replace the ones that are being lost. Unfortunately, replacing lost brain cells is a big challenge and many dementia researchers are taking a slightly different approach. The conference was packed with the latest research to develop treatments to address the faulty processes that damage brain cells in the first place.
Amyloid and tau are two protein hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, and can also play a role in other dementias. These partners in crime build up into sticky clumps in the brain and interact with one another to damage nerve cells in ways that researchers are working hard to fully understand. As amyloid is the first on the scene in the brain in Alzheimer's, a lot of research focus has fallen on preventing this protein from building up. At AAIC last year we reported on a promising anti-amyloid drug called solanezumab, which is being tested in a clinical trial expected to report results at the end of the year. At this year's AAIC, treatments targeting amyloid remained a hot topic and there were presentations, posters and discussions dedicated to this promising area of research.
Targeting tau
Tau is the other culprit protein in Alzheimer's, but it hasn't always attracted as much research attention as the more prominent amyloid. This certainly wasn't true at this year's conference. The very first plenary session (where all attendees gather for one talk) was an update on tau biology by Prof David Holtzman from Washington University Medical School in St Louis, who discussed the potential for new treatments targeting this protein. There was a strong focus on tau throughout the conference and we saw the first results from a final stage clinical trial of a treatment designed to target tau. While this trial was unsuccessful, it's clear that this protein is squarely in the sights of dementia researchers the world over.
Alzheimer's is just one cause of dementia and is itself a complex and multi-faceted disease. So, as well as looking at amyloid and tau, researchers at the conference were exploring a range of other ways to help people fight dementia; from targeting the immune system and metabolism, to focusing on brain training and exercise. Tackling the disease on multiple fronts provides the greatest chance that an effective new treatment will be in the hands of the people who need it as soon as possible.
Of course cancer research has considerable complexities of its own, so what has helped researchers to overcome these as they develop more and better treatments?
Powering research to change lives
It was clear from the conference that dementia researchers lack neither the ideas nor the passion needed to drive progress towards new treatments. A 2015 report from RAND Europe looked at how dementia research could emulate successes seen in cancer and other diseases, stressing the importance of factors such as a commitment to tackling the science, strong support across society, a flexible regulatory environment, and a coordinated and strategic approach. Historically, dementia research has also been underfunded compared cancer and while the picture is improving, cancer charities are still able to invest over £380m a year into pioneering research, compared with only £17m for dementia charities. That's why we're working so hard to raise more vital funds to power research.
Fundamentally, both cancer and dementia are the result of physical process that take place in the body and brain. With long-term investment over the next 20 years, we can replicate the kind of successes that are changing the outlook for people with cancer.
You're already helping us to support a range of ambitious initiatives to deliver new treatments as soon as possible. If you'd like to learn more about taking part in research and sign-up to take part, visit Join Dementia Research or call our Dementia Research Infoline on 0300 111 5 111.
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Apostolsko nasledstvo je krščanska doktrina, po kateri so zdajšnji škofje veljavni nasledniki Jezusovih apostolov.

Pogledi na doktrino niso popolnoma enotni v različnih krščanskih Cerkvah in denominacijah, večina pa se strinja z naslednjim glavnim principom: Jezus je svojo duhovno avtoriteto izročil apostolom. Apostoli so svojo avtoriteto izročili prvim škofom s polaganjem rok - škofovskim posvečenjem. Ti so jo na enak način prenašali na svoje naslednike. Danes veljajo kot veljavno posvečeni tisti škofje, na katere je prešlo škofovsko posvečenje preko prejšnjih škofov v nepretrgani verigi, ki se je začela z Jezusom in apostoli. Na to naj bi se nanašala tudi beseda apostolska v Nicejsko-carigrajski veroizpovedi: »Verujem v eno sveto, katoliško in apostolsko Cerkev,...«

Tak pogled na apostolsko nasledstvo zagovarjajo vse katoliške in pravoslavne Cerkve. Razhajajo se samo pri vprašanju, ali se je vodilna vloga svetega Petra prenesla na današnjega papeža in kakšen pomen ima zato papež in Rimskokatoliška cerkev.

Kljub enakemu pojmovanju te doktrine omenjene Cerkve večinoma priznavajo veljavnost apostolskega nasledstva samo Cerkvam iz svoje skupine (tistim, s katerimi so v polnem občestvu) ne pa tudi tistim iz druge skupine. Stvari se na tem področju izboljšujejo z napredkom ekumenskega gibanja.

Anglikanska in Starokatoliška Cerkev pri odcepitvi od Rimskokatoliške cerkve nista prekinili verige apostolskega nasledstva in njihovi škofje štejejo za veljavne naslednike apostolov. Njihovo škofovsko posvečenje bi moralo biti veljavno tudi v očeh Rimskokatoliške Cerkve vsaj v primeru moškega škofovstva (primeri, ko se v teh dveh Cerkvah škofovsko posvečenje prenaša preko žensk-škofinj, so bolj sporni, saj Rimskokatoliška cerkev škofovskega posvečenja žensk ne priznava).

V protestantskih skupnostih večinoma ne priznavajo apostolskega nasledstva v zgoraj opisanem pomenu. Nekatere protestantske skupnosti o apostolskem nasledstvu sploh ne govorijo, druge pa se sklicujejo na apostolsko nasledstvo v smislu verskega nauka, ki je prehajal od Jezusa in apostolov do današnjih verskih voditeljev.

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PUCRS' Physical Education program welcomes PhD student from Germany
German student developing studies at PUCRS' Research Group into Olympic Studies
Tim Sperber, a PhD student from German Sport University, in Koln, Germany, has been in Brazil, for almost 3 months, to collect data for his research on "Climate Change and the Olympic Movement", at the Research Group into Olympic Studies of PUCRS.
Sperber has a degree in Sports Administration from the same university, where he is working on his PhD. In an interview, he explained why he chose PUCRS among so many other educational institutions that are part of the network of Olympic Research Centers:
"In 2016 my advisor in Germany, Dr. Stephan Wassong, came to PUCRS for the Colloquium that brought together the main Olympic Studies Centers in the world. After getting to know the University's facilities and the work of the Research Group into Olympic Studies, coordinated by Dr. Nelson Todt, it was clear to him that this would be the reference in Latin America for this study."
Christian Kern, a Physical Education major at the School of Health and Life Sciences of PUCRS, is helping Tim acclimate in Brazil, serving as an interpreter, especially during the interviews for the research. The way Christian sees it, this experience is of great importance for his academic career, as he intends to work on his Master's at this German University after finishing his degree".
This study is another initiative that consolidates the collaboration between PUCRS and the German Sport University, a reference university in Europe in the area of sports and Olympic games.


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As of June 12, faulty deployment mechanisms in airbags produced by the Japanese supplier Takata have caused seven fatalities, as well as over one hundred injuries. According to the New York Times report, injuries have been caused by the over-pressurization of the deployment mechanism, causing it to rupture and send metal fragments flying through the passenger compartment of the vehicle. Because of this defect, over thirty million vehicles made by ten different manufacturers have been recalled in the United States. Honda recently added over one million more vehicles to the recall.
What should I do if my car has been recalled?
If your car is part of the recall, you should contact your local dealership. A dealership in your area will replace the airbag free of charge if it is part of the recall. However, because so many cars have been affected, there is limited availability of replacement parts. Because of this, there may be some delay in getting your airbag replaced. In the meantime, manufacturers suggest that you drive your car as little as possible until it can be fixed. Additionally, if your passenger airbag is defective, it is recommended that any passengers sit in the backseat only. Some manufacturers, such as Toyota, have suggested that you have the passenger airbag turned off as long as no passengers sit in that seat until it is replaced. This is something you should discuss with the dealership.


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Is she really Ali?? Anyone can confirm or deny?
Hard to tell but according to me, it could be her.
Slowdive and Cranes toured together, didnt they ?
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Mrs Ivil is our class teacher and she is supported by Mrs Clease.
Like children all across the school, we are encouraged to take a responsible attitude to learning by assessing our own work and setting targets for ourselves. As the pupils at the top end of the school we are aware of the demands of the National Curriculum tests, which are taken in Year 6, and work with our teacher in monitoring our progress towards these tests.
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SeaDream Yacht Club Celebrates 10 Years of Yachting
(Miami, Florida) – September 1, 2011 – SeaDream Yacht Club and their boutique, twin mega-yachts, SeaDream I and SeaDream II announce this month's celebration of 10 years in business. Since 2001, SeaDream has been providing unique, intimate yachting holidays with an emphasis on highly personalized service. When the company was founded they brought a refreshing change to the world of ultra-luxury holidays at sea – with the intention of being completely different from any and every other cruise product. "We started out 10 years ago right after the September 11th attack. Travel came to a halt but our team's energy and dedication wouldn't be deterred," said Bob Lepisto, President. "We are all very proud of our accomplishment and grateful to our guests, devoted employees and travel agent partners who collectively drive our success." SeaDream Yacht Club was founded in 2001 by Norwegian entrepreneur, Atle Brynestadwho is the company's Owner and Chairman. Atle Brynestad founded Seabourn Cruise Line in 1987 and was its Chairman for ten years as well as CEO during the initial years. In 1999 two Cunard ships named Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II were transferred into the Seabourn Cruise Line fleet and renamed Seabourn Goddess I and Seabourn Goddess II. It was in 2001 that Atle Brynestad purchased these twin vessels from Carnival (Seabourn Cruise Line's parent company). Brynestad then named the two twins, SeaDream I & SeaDream II and put them through an extensive dry dock and refit. Since then, SeaDream has received numerous awards, honors and accolades. The Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships Guide has recognized SeaDream annually and the 2011 Berlitz Guide rated the 112-guest mega yachts, SeaDream I & II as the top two Boutique Ships (50-200 passengers) in the world. "During September we'll be celebrating onboard with 10th anniversary themed parties and decadent dessert extravaganzas" said Erling Frydenberg, SeaDream's Vice President of Hotel Operations. "We also have a few other surprises in store for our guests, all in the spirit of our 10th anniversary." Added Bob Lepisto, President, "During our 10-years, our focus on exceptional service and cuisine has never wavered. Our past is the strongest criterion people have to judge our future." Continued Lepisto, "By understanding and responding to our guest's needs, we have been able to exceed their expectations. Our success, to a great extent, has been driven by word of mouth marketing by highly satisfied guests sharing their yachting experience with friends, relatives and their travel agents. I very much look forward to the next 10 years." About SeaDream Yacht Club: The expression "yachting" is not only a statement about size; it describes a lifestyle aboard the intimate vessels. Chic and stylish, SeaDream's 56-stateroom twin yachts are favored for their elegant informality, state-of-the-art facilities, personal service provided by a crew of 95, inclusive open bar and gratuities, ocean-view accommodations, luxury spa and world class cuisine. Itineraries include the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the Black Seaand the Amazon. "It's yachting, not cruising" Enjoy the difference. For further details visit www.seadream.com or phone (800) 707-4911. Media Contact: Adrienne d'Annunzio Manager, Corporate Communications & Guest Relations [email protected]


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Here comes the judge…
August also brings us three sessions of Circuit Court, beginning with the usual roundup of trials -- or more often the plea bargains that settle the cases without a need to call witnesses or present evidence -- probation violations and extended trips to prison from a judge who doesn't accept repeated promises that criminals gives but seldom keep.
August, the last full month of summer, arrives at a time when public schools in Floyd County and other parts of the region starts at mid-month, the old-time fiddlers and those who practice bluegrass and traditional old-time music gather in Galax for their annual gathering and ends with the mother of all flea markets and a gun show in Hillsville.
Floyd County High School's football Buffaloes open their season at home against Christiansburg on the final Friday of August. The volleyballers will be at the nets and high school golfers hit the links.
August brings us three sessions of Circuit Court, beginning with the usual roundup of trials — or more often the plea bargains that settle the cases without a need to call witnesses or present evidence — probation violations and extended trips to prison from a judge who doesn't accept repeated promises that criminals gives but seldom keep.
Of the news that I cover for The Floyd Press, the time spent in the Circuit Court room each Tuesday morning, provides surprises and disappointment. Court hearings give a close look at those who ignore the law, seek shortcuts to money and pleasure and offer endless strings of excuses for misbehavior. While not all are guilty of such misdeeds, enough are to keep the courts busy and the New River Valley Jail in Dublin overloaded.
Over the last dozen years of covering courts, I have watched a grandfather tell a judge that sexually molested his granddaughter because "I guess I just loved her too much," a mother molested a stepson because "that what mothers do to their children" and a burglar who used a crowbar to destroy the lock of a home to steal the resident's property "because I needed the money to feed my children."
Court provides a picture of our society that can be a pretty one and often tells us about how little regard too many have for laws and conventions. Those appearing in Circuit Court this Tuesday include a Floyd man charged with assaulting a family member and abducting them by force, another using a firearm to commit a felony even though he is already a convicted felon who is not supposed to have such a weapon and the usual collection of those who get their kicks using and/or producing crystal methamphetamine — the highly addictive drug that is an epidemic in Floyd County.
Lawbreakers, however, are not just felons. Spend a Thursday in General District Court, where folks routinely violate speed limits, fail to register their vehicles, drive without valid licenses or ignore other misdemeanor offenses. Cases before the court show drivers routinely drive at speeds over 70 miles per hour with at least two at a rate more than 20 miles per hour over 55 — which becomes reckless driving. One driver in this week's court faces his eighth charge of driving under a revoked license.
Speeders provide their own list of excuses for breaking the law: "I was running late for work" or "I know how to drive a car at speed so I'm not a danger to anyone" or "Oh, my speedometer is wrong and needs to be adjusted" or simply "I was in a hurry."
Some say speeding is no big deal but limits on how fast a driver can drive on a public road are laws of the land and a check of records of those who appear in Circuit Court for violent felonies show a widespread disregard for most laws, including speed limits.
Here comes the judge.
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In Reveiw: The Flash #51
An excellent, surprising villain in a smart story, though the visuals could have been better.
by Patrick Hayes May 10, 2016
The covers: If you missed last issue of The Flash, the Main cover might be a bit of a mystery. The empty costume of the Flash, though it's crackling with Speed Force, is being held up by his newest foe, the Riddler. The green of this criminal's costume can be barely seen in the bottom right corner, and his question mark cane is bit hard to follow as it goes through the speedster's cowl unless one knows what to look for. Well, okay, there is his familiar shadow on the wall, displaying his bowler, and there is that question mark in emerald. Still, this is a subtle cover from Ivan Ries, Joe Prado, and Alex Sinclair. It hints at things to come, but I'd rather see the villain in his entirety. The cover to purchase is the John Romita, Jr. Variant cover by the iconic artist, inked by Danny Miki and colored by Sinclair. This is a great shot of the determined hero racing along, with energy rippling off him against a background comprised of strong shades of blue. His speed is really captured on this cover. Overall grades: Main B+ and John Romita, Jr. Variant A
The story: Surrounded by the Riddler's deadly drones, an unhappy Flash has to hear the criminal proclaim, "This is how your story ends, Flash." The Rogues are wondering what to do now that the villain has revealed himself. It's pretty simple, "You and your friends have served your purpose. But this is my city now. Stay, and you die. Simple as that." With the Rogues gone, the Flash thinks the Riddler will be easy to defeat, but the drone-guns were never for him: they are for the citizens of Central City. Each one is trained on a person; if he uses his Speed Force they fire. He'll save some, but not all; some will die. The Riddler wants the Flash to stand still and take it, and he pummels the hero who doesn't fight back. Just as it seems as though there's no hope for the Scarlet Speedster, another hero arrives and races the Flash out of the city. Van Jensen deserves major kudos for coming up with a villain that doesn't seem as if he has any chance of beating Barry, but his method was brilliant. And the way in which he's going to keep Barry under this thumb is fantastic. The Flash would never leave a fight, especially if people were in danger, such as the entire populace of Central City is. There are some major high points to this issue, such as all of Page 6, the bottom panel on 8, the bottom panel of 14, the Riddler's message to the city on 16 and 17, and the cliffhanger on 20. Of all the villains to bring the Flash down, you'd have thought it would be the Riddler? An excellent story that puts an unlikely villain in control of a hero that seems out of his league. Overall grade: A+
The art: The visuals are not to my liking. Gus Vazquez and Joe Eisma do an okay job, and are making this book their own, but there's just not enough details in the visuals. The book opens with a full page splash of an unhappy Flash surrounded by the drones. The blurring of the background is unnecessary: he stopped running last issue — those speed lines, and that horrible blurring, are unnecessary. I'm really not liking the tails on the Riddler's mask going almost to the back of his waist; for a guy who keeps bragging he's so smart, don't these seem like the obvious things for a hero to grab to yank him backwards? And the muttonchops? No. No hipster Riddler, please. The Flash and the Trickster look good; the artists are able to get quite a bit of anger out of them even when they're not speaking. The buildings, however, are too generic looking; just basic geometry in action, and they're incomplete sometimes, bottom panel on 8. Page 13 has two panels with too much empty space, the top and fourth panel; it's almost as if the story wasn't complete and the artist was assuming that more dialogue would be put in those panels. The Trickster's hair grows at least six inches skyward in his final appearance, making him look as though he's lost about ten years. Heat Wave is not as horrific looking as he was in the previous issue. Again, the details are missing that make his state look as though it's incredibly painful. The Riddler's legs are at least twice as long as his trunk in his final appearance. The more I look at this art, the more disappointed I become. Overall grade: C
The colors: Guy Major does a good job on this book. The opening page has got some terrific work on the Flash, from the muscles on body to the shade on his face. The lightning that streaks off the Flash is as bright as it's very been and continues to be a terrific visual clue for the reader to show how fast the hero is. The coloring on the Flash is also cool in the bottom panel on 5. 6 really shows Major at the top of his game, with the muscles and clothes of the combatants fantastic. The colors really dim on 7 to emphasize the dire straits the hero is in, and with the turn of a page the colors brighten when a rescuer has arrived. The explosions that follow the heroes look very realistic in orange, and the powder blue used for the Riddler's citywide proclamation excellent. Major is aces on this book. Overall grade: A
The letters: Dialogue, the story's title, the book's credits, yells, a whisper, sounds, scene settings, the Riddler's proclamation, and the tease for next issue are crafted by Pat Brosseau. I'm a sucker for killer sounds in a comic, since they were half the fun to say out loud when I was little, and these sounds look great. How could one not love the KARRUNNNK? The unique font used for the Riddler's message to the city was a slick, needed touch; it had to be a different sound. Brosseau could letter any book and I'd be happy. Overall grade: A
The final line: An excellent, surprising villain in a smart story, though the visuals could have been better. Still, a very enjoyable Flash outing. Overall grade: B+
Alex SinclairBarry AllenCentral CityDanny MikiFeatureFlashGus VazquezGuy MajorHeat WaveIvan ReisJoe EismaJoe PradoJohn Romita Jr.John Romita Jr. VariantPat BrosseauRiddlerRougesScarlet SpeedsterSpeed ForceThe FlashThe Flash 51TricksterVan Jensen
In Review: Big Finish: Torchwood: Ghost Mission
by Raissa Devereux - May 9, 2016
Odi Making A Return For Season 2 Of 'Humans'
by Ian Cullen - May 10, 2016
Patrick Hayes was a contributor to the Comic Buyer's Guide for several years with "It's Bound to Happen!" and he's reviewed comics for TrekWeb and TrekCore. He's taught 8th graders English for 20 years and has taught high school English for five years and counting. He reads everything as often as he can, when not grading papers or looking up Star Trek, Star Wars, or Indiana Jones items online.


1. AWARENESS: always be aware of your child's emotions and LET THEM KNOW you are aware - do not fob them off or challenge how they are feeling - only they know how they feel! Saying things like 'you are being ridiculous' will belittle them and make them distrust their own emotions and feel let down by you.
2. NORMALISE THEIR FEELINGS: label the emotion for them so they know its REAL and its ok and NORMAL.
3. EMPATHISE and say you know and understand how it feels - perhaps say you or someone they know well used to feel like that too.
6. MOTIVATE them to overcome it, use a reward if necessary! In the past I have used a method called the ROCKET METHOD. I drew a rocket and stuck it on the fridge. I split it into sections. The top section was the reward section, the ultimate goal for rocket lift off, with a reward of the child's choice! Then the sections below reward behaviours leading up to the ultimate goal. Eg if it's joining in a football club, the ultimate goal is to join in for the full session. This might start by playing for 5 mins with Dad on the side line one week. Then playing on the sideline for 20 mins with Dad. Then next week playing with the team for 5 mins, then 10 mins etc etc, rewarding each little step with a little gift... until the big prize of lift off for joining in the whole session! This splits the activity into manageable chunks for the child... it has really worked in the past for my kids!
The book I have found the most helpful is probably The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman. It's actually just a totally fab book on parenting generally and how to raise an emotionally intelligent child.


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Thomas P. Thompson Papers
Identifier: MS170
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Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thomas P. Thompson, an 1896 graduate of Georgia Tech, earned his master's degree from Cornell University in 1898. He spent most of his professional life in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served as city manager from 1933 until 1938 and was named "First Citizen" in 1950. His papers include copies of "The Georgia Tech" and student labs and reports from Cornell University.
Majority of material found within 1894 - 1898
Thompson, Thomas P. (Thomas Perrin) (Person)
Restrictions: Access
Restrictions: Use
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
The Thomas P. Thompson papers include copies of "The Georgia Tech," biographical information, student labs and reports from Cornell University, and a prospectus from the Realty Trust Company. The biographical information includes an obituary and an editorial written at the time of his death in 1957; the editorial in particular notes his accomplishments in Norfolk.
The Realty Trust Company's prospectus details development in Atlanta in 1908. Thompson completed the student labs and reports mainly in cooperation with his fellow students. Sample topics include "Triple Corless Test and Hirns Analysis," "Test of Ericson Hot-Air Engine," and "Test of DeLaVergue Ice Machine."
Copies of "The Georgia Tech," a student publication issued monthly in the interest of Georgia Tech, date from the inaugural issue in February 1894 through 1897; however, the collection is not comprehensive. According to the first issue, the monthly showed "the real life of the student - his trials, his work and his pleasures," and the magazine does provide an excellent flavor of student life at Georgia Tech in the 1890s. A section variously entitled "Localisms" and "Locals" contains lists of visitors to campus, as well as inside jokes among students. Some issues have profiles of regional mills and factories, and most have a technical article written by either a faculty member, most often J. S. Coon, or an alumni. Later issues include short stories written by students. Activities of the Literary Society and Athletics are regularly reported. The 1896 Commencement issue contains photographs of fraternities and the baseball team. The commencement issue generally contains the full text of the baccalaureate address and commencement speech. The issues are all very brittle, and some have water and mold damage.
Biography of Thomas P. Thompson (1876-1957)
Thomas Perrin Thompson, the son of John S. and Janie Perrin Thompson, was born in Abbeville, South Carolina on April 2, 1876, but moved with his family to Atlanta when he was a child. After attending schools in Atlanta, he enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology, from which he graduated in 1896. He completed two years of post-graduate coursework in engineering at Cornell University.
After graduation, he was placed in charge of the Electrical Testing Laboratories in the Brooklyn Navy Yard; in 1900, he transferred to the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Two years later, he resigned in order to form a partnership with Clarence A. Neff. Their firm, Neff and Thompson, Architects and Builders, remained active in the Tidewater area for thirty years. While associated with Neff and Thompson, Thompson became increasingly involved in the civic life of Norfolk. He was active in the Chamber of Commerce, and when a movement to relocate the Naval Training Station from Hampton Roads to Newport, Rhode Island gained impetus, he travelled to Washington to successfully lobby against the move.
He and Neff dissolved their partnership in 1933 so that Thompson could accept the position of City Manager of Norfolk. He was instrumental in the construction of bridges, the Norfolk Airport, and several beautification projects. He left this position in 1938 to become managing director of the Southeastern Chain Store Council, but remained active in local projects. In 1950, he was designated Norfolk's "First Citizen."
Folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
The Department of Libraries, City of Norfolk, donated these papers in 2003 (Accession #2003.008).
Susan J. Illis processed these papers in 2003
College student newspapers and periodicals -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
Coon, John Saylor
Cornell University. History
Realty Trust Company (Atlanta, Ga.)
The Georgia Tech
Inventory of the Thomas P. Thompson Papers, 1894-1957 (bulk 1894-1898)
Susan J. Illis
Finding Aid Updated Using Rlg Best Practice Guidelines For Encoded Archival Description
Finding aid is written in English.
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Atlanta 30332-0900 USA
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Please cite Thomas P. Thompson Papers (MS170), Archives, Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Please cite Thomas P. Thompson Papers (MS170), Archives, Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology. https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/repositories/2/resources/129 Accessed January 31, 2023.