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See the unique natural sights of this mesmerizing group of islands and feel the warm welcome of the Ivatan people. Climb the iconic hills and grasslands and take picturesque shots from lighthouses across Batanes
Top sights in Batanes
Batanes is an archipelago of islands located in the northernmost part of the Philippines. Due to its location, many have invaded the province ranging from foreign colonizers to natural disasters. Yet, it was able to maintain its quiet charm and natural beauty, making it one of the most dreamed about destinations in the country. From verdant rolling hills to fascinating tribal communities, there are plenty of things to do in Batanes that will make a lasting impression on any visitor.
Diura Fishing Village
Diura Fishing Village is a small town in Basco, Batanes, that will give its visitors a glimpse of the local fishing culture. Here you'll see cogon houses where fishermen temporarily live during the fishing season, dried fish hanging everywhere, and colorful boats parked near the shore. Come during March and witness the ceremony called Kapayvanuvanua, signaling the beginning of the fishing season. It is a well-known tradition in Batanes where a pig is butchered, and its blood is offered to the sea spirits by pouring it at the shore.
Vayang Rolling Hills
One of the best things to do in Batanes, without a doubt, is climbing the Vayang Rolling Hills located in the capital of Basco. With just a 30-minute climb, visitors will be rewarded with an indescribable view of the nearby mountains, the West Philippines Sea, and cows and goats grazing the area. Aside from the stunning scenery, it can be unpredictably windy here, so remember to cover up and wear proper hiking shoes. Visit during sunrise or sunset and watch the hills glow during these golden hours.
Rakuh a Payaman
Rakuh a Payaman is a picturesque trail through rolling hills offering a majestic view of Batanes. It's just a 30-minute drive from another famous attraction in the area, the Vayang Rolling Hills, which will also leave its visitors in awe of the provinces' beauty. From here, you can get a glimpse of Tayid Lighthouse, the fishing village of Diura, and the vast Pacific Ocean. It got the nickname Marlboro Country as it resembles the location of the cigarette brand's popular commercial in the '90s.
Morong Beach
Morong Beach is a renowned beach on the island of Sabtang. Locals and tourists prefer Morong because of its sand that is much fairer than other beaches in the area. The waves are not too strong as well, making it a great option if you're itching for a swim. Other than its breathtaking coast, another must-see attraction here is the Nakabuang Arch. The iconic natural formation made up of limestone has become one of the most photographed spots in Batanes.
FAQs about Batanes
What is Batanes Best Known For?
Batanes is most known for its natural beauty, seclusion, and laid back atmosphere. From its boulder beaches to scenic rolling hills, every corner of the Philippines' northernmost province is photo-worthy. Due to its distance and small population, Batanes also became an escape for travelers who want to disconnect from their busy day to day lives and just commune with Mother Nature.
When is the Best Time to Visit Batanes?
Best to visit Batanes during its dry season, from December to May. The months of December through February can be quite cold, and packing an extra layer of clothing might be necessary. If you're planning to travel from June onwards, please be mindful of typhoons as the province faces the Pacific Ocean directly.
Where is the Best Location for Tourists to Stay in Batanes?
The best place to stay in Batanes is in the municipality of Basco. It is the province's capital and center of commerce, so you'll find everything you need here. Homestays and other accommodation options are abundant in the area, and tour operators if you need guides to take you around Batanes.
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In spirit of this cold snap here in lovely Herkimer, I decided to make some chili. I had discovered a recipe in Practical Paleo that I wanted to make, but it needed some serious modifications to account for my budget, items in my fridge, and my low-FODMAP needs. But, it was a solid foundation. Not even the title will be recognizable though!
Thankfully, I am a traitor vegetarian because low-FODMAP calls for no beans. I lived on beans as a vegetarian; now, frozen chicken. Slightly more expensive. But less damaging gut-wise for sure. This recipe omits the beans and adds in plenty of veggies and lean meat to keep the health benefits high.
In the original recipe, it called for bison. I'm not sure even where to buy bison, but I wanted to keep it red meat, so I went with lean ground beef. I decided to keep it clumpy so it could turn out like little meat chunks when it was done. Mmm…meat chunks.
My carrots were starting to go a little south in the fridge, so I knew I needed to use them up quickly. The original recipe called for butternut squash and onions (high-FODMAP), so in went carrots, trusty ol' spinach, and red pepper (hiding under the spinach).
Boy, do I love making spice mixes. I'll sniff and sniff and sniff until I feel a little dizzy. So pretty. So fun. This was a mix of smoked paprika, chili powder, cumin (original called for chipotle powder [didn't have it]), cinnamon, cocoa powder, sea salt and pepper. The original also called for garlic (high-FODMAP), so I omitted it. But, as most people love garlic, if you have it, add it (3 smashed cloves).
All of this lovely spice was added to a big can of crushed tomatoes. The original called for diced, but I was all out. That seems like it might hold up better in a slowcooker, but I really enjoyed the texture of mine, so go with what's in your cupboard. In 6 hours, I'm sure it all looks like crushed tomatoes.
Plop it all into the slowcooker. And set it and forget it–or whatever that infomercial says! 😛 While it cooked, I tossed the frisbee with the dog, watched the kitties try to jump off of things, and watched the news. And probably a lot of other things because I let it go for 6 hours–although if doing ground beef (instead of cubed meat) and crushed tomatoes, you could probably do less time. I just got antsy to get it going.
Voila! Delicious and smoky (with a bit of heat) chili. My husband said it's his favorite chili I've made so far. High compliments! Flourish with a cinnamon stick for prettiness and tortilla chips for crunch.
And to melt your heart with your mouth: here's a kitty mouth! And kitty cuddle!
A bean-free healthy, smoky, spicy chili that can't be beat!
In a bowl, mix all of the spices.
After mixed, add in the tomatoes.
Place the beef and vegetables in the slowcooker, and cover with the tomato mixture.
Serve with crushed tortilla chips.


This Mike Price basketball card is number 38 in a series of 264 that manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1973-1974 NBA season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Philadelphia 76ers guard. The card's reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that "Mike is a native of Kentucky," as well as a short biographical sketch and career statistics.
Price played in the NBA for three years, two for the Knicks and one for the 76ers. He also played four games for the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers in the 1971-72 season. While this card was issued prior to the 1973-1974 NBA season, Price never suited up for the 76ers that year. Mike Price is the brother of fellow professional basketball player Jim Price.


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How much does it cost to travel to Taiyuan?
How much money will you need in Taiyuan? ¥521 ($78) is the average daily price for traveling in Taiyuan. The average price of food for one day is ¥118 ($18). The average price of a hotel for a couple is ¥490 ($73). Additional pricing is in the table below. These average travel prices have been collected from other travelers to help you plan your own travel budget.
With sleek architectural designs and blossoming businesses, this metropolis is simply brimming with invigorating excitement and once-in-a-lifetime entertainment. Despite its glimmering skyscrapers and gorgeous fountains, Taiyuan, China has an extensive history of nearly 2,500 years. During ancient China, Taiyuan, or the "Dragon City," was a major military town. Presently, this city is now one of China's most important industrial cities, producing more than half of the national coal mining output. Taiyuan is both the capital and largest city of the Shanxi province of North China. It is bounded by mountains on three of its sides, allowing this great city to be surrounded by fantastic views of its landscape. Besides its economic significance, Taiyuan also achieves tourist significance due to its plethora of landmarks and sights. Some of these attractions include Jinci Temple, Forest Park, Mengshan Giant Buddha, and Shanxi Museum. Taiyuan is also celebrated internationally for holding their annual Shanxi Taiyuan International Folk Arts Festival, a celebration held in September that hosts exhibition of fine arts, painting, paper-cutting, sculpture, drama, acrobatic and the culture of costume. With such a great deal to do in such a limited window of time, it is best to make the most Taiyuan while you visit!
The most significant of temples in Taiyuan, the Jinci Temple is located at the foot of Xuanweng Mountain at the Jin Springs. Due to the scarcity of ancient temples found within China, the Jinci Temple works as an international landmark, readily explored by inhabitants and tourists alike. This ancient construction of architecture was built nearly 1,400 years ago during the Western Zhou Dynasty. After King Chen made his brother Yu leader of one of the Chinese states, Yu ruled in such a manner to make the overall state a prosperous one and became an honored figure in Chinese history. In commemoration of his leadership, his descendants built the Jinci Temple in his honor. As it expanded throughout the decades, its present-day form now holds a diverse collection of sculptures, buildings, terraces, and bridges. Many of the landmarks include the Goddess Mother Hall, the Never Aging Spring Pavilion, and the Iron Statues Terrace. The admission fee for the temple runs around 60 to 70 Chinese yuan depending on the time of the year. As the opening hours vary on the season and holiday, it is best to consult websites associated with the temple.
Located in the Dunhuafan District of Taiyuan, a one-stop shop for authentic Chinese cuisine is none other than ShanXi HuiGuan. With friendly service and gourmet food, this restaurant has been attracting customers due to its sleek, modern designs within its historic building and top quality showmanship in the preparation of their food. Every night, ShanXi HuiGuan is proud to put on a show that features a man carving noodles as well as an entertaining vocal and dance routine. Listed as the top restaurant on TripAdvisor, most patrons hail ShanXi HuiGuan as an elegant fusion of gourmet Asian dining and live performance. Some of the dishes include dumplings with meat or vegetables, authentic ramen, pickled meats and vegetables, tofu dishes, and simple stir fries of meat and vegetables. There is a large variety of noodles as well as flour-based dishes, encapsulating the overall culture of ShanXi HuiGuan. Many of the juices available at ShanXi HuiGuan are quite noteworthy, such as the jujube juice that is both sweet while containing only natural flavors. If you enjoy local food combined with local entertainment, you will enjoy ShanXi HuiGuan. With such a pretty place, ShanXi HuiGuan will cost a pretty penny that is definitely worth it!
With such a modernized city, you are bound to also acquire modern transport systems. Whether it be by bus, train, taxi, or rental car - Taiyuan is able to supply you with your preferred method of travel sufficiently and conveniently. Throughout the city, rental car services are provided that allow you to travel safely and independently. This is also recommended if you are looking to travel outside Taiyuan to other Chinese towns and cities. However, if you are looking for a cheap method of travel within the city, bus and train systems are amply available. Be sure to familiarize yourself with bus routes in order to get to your destination quicker. For instance, bus number 611 runs between the bus and train station, with five stops in total. Taxis are also readily found throughout the city and can be hailed or called within minutes. No matter how you travel, enjoy your time in Taiyuan, China!


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A monetary trust cannot arise from an act of authority alone. Money must be backed by a referrer that goes beyond what it warrants. Therefore, there should be an excess of the quality of trust over the quantity of money. Nowadays, the trust attribute is provided by central banks, i.e. issuing institutions.
But it wasn't always like that. It is generally accepted that the national currency was invented by a Lydian king in the 7th century BC, as the latter would issue coins of the same shape and weight. And in Mycenae in 75 BC, the Greeks indicated the weight of metal ingots used for trade in a fist.
The monopoly of mining and minting, corresponding to the sovereign right to coin, was the first expression of membership and monetary trust. Later, the currency gradually acquired a primitive legal tender, primarily printed on coins, i.e. the authorities undertook to accept this currency in order to satisfy the demands of creditors. separated geographical and temporal space. The social legitimacy of money derives from this sovereign right and legal tender.
This development brings us back to several historical anecdotes, including the existence of grooves on coins. In the 17th century, coins made of precious metals were often cut into ellipsoidal shapes to yield a few grams, when counterfeiting was punishable by quartering. Isaac Newton (1642 -1727), a minter in England in 1696, added flutes or grooves to the edges of coins. If the coin did not have more grooves, it was because it had been ground: it was no longer considered valid money. In his 1976 essay "For the True Competition of Currencies," Friedrich Hayek notes that Marco Polo stated that Chinese law in the 13th century condemned the rejection of imperial paper currency to death. In France, refusing appointments as a means of payment is punishable by twenty years in prison.
Gradually, currencies with intrinsic value (gold, silver, etc.) characterized as money-commodities were replaced by expressions and expressions of value. In the case of fiduciary currency (i.e. based on trust from the Latin word fiducia), or coins (also called coin money) and bills with a face value greater than their intrinsic value, a guarantor is an intangible state of trust. And today, money has become the collective unconscious that gives it credibility.
But it wasn't always like that. It is generally accepted that the national currency was invented by a Lydian king in the 7th century BC, as the latter would issue coins of the same shape and weight. And in Mycenae in 75 BC, the Greeks indicated the weight of metal ingots used for trade in a fist. The monopoly of mining and minting, corresponding to the sovereign right to coin, was the first expression of membership and monetary trust. Later, the currency gradually acquired a primitive legal tender, primarily printed on coins, i.e. the authorities undertook to accept this currency in order to satisfy the demands of creditors. separated geographical and temporal space. The social legitimacy of money derives from this sovereign right and legal tender. This development brings us back to several historical anecdotes, including the existence of grooves on coins. In the 17th century, coins made of precious metals were often cut into ellipsoidal shapes to yield a few grams, when counterfeiting was punishable by quartering. Isaac Newton (1642 -1727), a minter in England in 1696, added flutes or grooves to the edges of coins. If the coin did not have more grooves, it was because it had been ground: it was no longer considered valid money. In his 1976 essay "For the True Competition of Currencies," Friedrich Hayek notes that Marco Polo stated that Chinese law in the 13th century condemned the rejection of imperial paper currency to death. In France, the refusal of designations as a means of payment was punishable by twenty years in prison. Gradually, currencies with intrinsic value (gold, silver, etc.) characterized as commodity money were replaced by expressions and expressions. representation of a value. In the case of fiduciary currency (i.e. based on trust from the Latin word fiducia), or coins (also called coin money) and bills with a face value greater than their intrinsic value, a guarantor is an intangible state of trust. And today, money has become the collective unconscious that gives it credibility.
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I'd like to tinker with the SWR base a bit, but the stock arrangement of various areas' vnums drives me nuts. Does anyone know offhand what areas can be deleted outright without buggering up the mud's ability to run? This tends to be common knowledge with Smaug but I've not been able to find comparable information for SWR.
Just check mud.h for any vnum references and don't delete any areas those vnums are in.
That makes sense. Are there any particular string fragments I could search for that would be used in these specific references or do I manually peruse the entirety of the file and look for vnums?
Actually, I just happened upon the section of mud.h that lists the referenced vnums which I believe should be it. Thanks for your help.


Actually, be there at 10:45 pm tonight.
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Many are willing to risk arrest, and we should support them.
In cities across the country, police have backed off on threatened evictions because of the number of people present. Our presence helps whether we are willing to risk arrest or not. It's also going to be a fun time with chanting, singing, marching, and the warmth of our community.
The First Amendment does not have an expiration date. They are not trying to evict people from the park in order to allow different people a turn. They want the park empty of political expression, other than the gigantic statue of Robert E. Lee.
This is what you can do: Be in Lee Park at 11 pm tonight. And bring a camera.


Richard Linklater is no stranger to the workings of time—both as thematic device in his films, and as necessary ingredient to the moviemaking process.
After all, his two previous features had unusually long gestation periods: 2011's Bernie had been cooking in the director's head since 1997, while 2013's Before Midnight comes 18 years after Before Sunrise, the first film in the Jesse-Celine trilogy.
Yet it's Boyhood, Linklater's luminous meditation on growing up, that is perhaps his most astounding temporal spectacle to date. Shot over a period of 12 years (from the summer of 2002 to the fall of 2013), Boyhood follows Mason (played by newcomer Ellar Coltrane) through his adolescence from elementary school to college. One is quick to think of François Truffaut's five-part Antoine Doinel Cycle, or Michael Apted's eight-episode-strong Up Series—the former fictional and the latter documentary. Boyhood, though, is truly unprecedented in that rather than being episodic, it's one consecutive piece of art.
Mason (Ellar Coltrane), age 6, in Richard Linklater's Boyhood.Courtesy of Matt Lankes.
The film is undeniably an experience to behold. It's amazing to see so much of Mason's life, as well as that of sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater, Richard's daughter), father Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) and mother Olivia (Patricia Arquette), flash before your eyes in a matter of hours. And it's inexpressibly moving to witness this self-contained time capsule of childhood in the new millennium, complete with all the cultural touchstones of the period. The sheer ordinariness of this family's year-to-year existence makes Boyhood an oddly familiar venture into the furthest realms of the cinematically possible—part home video, part Old Master canvas, about nothing and everything. Of course, the formalistic audacity of shooting over a span of 12 years begs various practical questions: What if your lead drops out? How do you continue to assemble a crew together? How do you finance a project with such delayed returns?
Therein lies the magic of Linklater's body of work: his consistent ability to test the medium's limits within an oeuvre that is marked by its diversity. From indie darlings (Slacker), to big-budget studio hits (School of Rock), to rotoscoped animations (Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly), to arthouse romances (the Before series), the man is a cinematic maverick of the highest order. I sat down at SXSW to talk with Linklater about the creative and technical innovations that brought his magnum opus to life.
Mason (Ellar Coltrane), age 9, in Richard Linklater's Boyhood. Courtesy of Matt Lankes.
Andy Young, MovieMaker Magazine (MM): This truly is an unprecedented piece of cinema. Where did the initial idea come from? Were famous cycles, like the Antoine Doinel Cycle, an influence?
Richard Linklater (RL): I'd say Truffaut was closer to my Before movies. I don't know—I was trying to crack how to tell a story about childhood. I was 40ish, I'd been a dad for seven or eight years, and I knew I wanted to tell a story about being a kid. I just couldn't land on one moment in time that did it for me, though; I wanted to cover so much.
So finally I think I gave up the idea of a film and said, "I'll just write. I'll just write that novel I've been threatening to write for a couple of decades." And I sat down to write at my computer, put my hands on the keys, and the idea hit me. It's like when I got the idea for Slacker: I'm never thinking about what story to tell, because I have a ton of stories, but how to tell it. So I got the core idea, which was so simple, but also wildly impractical.
MM: And you had the structure mapped out as well?
RL: Oh yeah, I got there pretty quickly. I immediately decided on 12 years: first through 12th grade. When you get out of high school, that feels like the end, because you're leaving home and leaving the public school system. That's how I remember feeling—like I was placed on a grid. So I came to that easily, and then the rest was figuring out what cast I would need and what would happen in the story.
MM: Talk about the casting, especially with kids like Ellar Coltrane. You have to put so much trust in someone (and their parents) committing to this for 12 years.
RL: Finding the lead was definitely the hard one. My daughter had been in Waking Life and she wanted to do it. My biggest fear on the practical side was that the lead kid's parents wouldn't want to do it. You're really casting the parents, as well. Ellar's parents are artists, and they have Austin roots so they probably weren't gonna move. It would have been really impractical if they went to Maine or something.
Samantha (Lorelei Linklater), Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke), and Mason (Ellar Coltrane), age 9, in Richard Linklater's Boyhood.
MM: Well, what about Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette? They aren't exactly easy to lock down once a year, either.
RL: That's why I made them divorce in the beginning, because I knew it'd be so difficult to coordinate schedules with everyone. I tried to make it as simple as possible. Ethan was actually the first guy I talked to about the movie.
MM: How did you deal with change between years? Did you ever worry about cast or crew dropping out or being unavailable, or did you find it creatively exciting to adapt?
RL: You have to work around the reality. I felt really blessed—the film gods were really with us on this one. It was such a down-and-dirty low budget thing and the ambitions of the project were so outside our means. It got a little harder to make every year in terms of organization—but we got better every year.
MM: Would you change the script throughout the years based on Ellar's own experiences of growing up?
RL: A little. I never wanted to impose anything on him. I'd just sense where he was at, like, "All right, it's Friday night, you're in eighth grade with your friends. Would there be beer around?" I didn't want to make him do things he hadn't already done, and it was a fun collaboration. People say we got so lucky, and we did! But depending on how he was growing up, it could have gone any way.
Mason (Ellar Coltrane), age 11, Samantha (Lorelei Linklater), and Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) in Richard Linklater's Boyhood.. Courtesy of Matt Lankes.
MM: How many days would you shoot per year?
RL: We generally shot three days a year since that's what we could afford. There weren't any strict rules on what time of year, but we definitely shot more summers. I'd shoot the beginning of one school year and the end of another, and within that structure I knew what milestones I wanted to cover. But you have to grab the moment of what's going on that year, like the Obama election. I wanted the whole film to feel like a memory; you're in one moment, but it ties you back to other moments. When I think about growing up, I remember elections and big events, so it seemed like a kid would.
MM: And would you make re-writes based on what you would shot before? For example, the Obama scene was a great callback to when Mason's dad was talking about the Iraq war and Bush in 2002.
RL: Yeah, to show the way you'd pick up on your parents' politics. All [the 2002 political debates] were going on the first year we shot, so I wanted to document that moment. There were tons of moments we cut out where certain threads weren't taking off.
MM: What were some of the challenges of shooting over the years as both shooting and editing formats were changing? Did you stay on one format and editing system, or did you grow with the technology?
RL: We always shot 35mm and we went through three editing systems. 35mm was an aesthetic decision to keep a unified look. I didn't want anything from the film itself to delineate time; I didn't want the film to change because the look is different. I wanted it to feel like one experience. I wanted things like Mason having longer hair, or seeing an Obama sign, or hearing a certain song, to show when we're in a new year.
Mason (Ellar Coltrane), age 18, in Richard Linklater's Boyhood. Courtesy of Matt Lankes.
MM: That's a great point, because each year is perfectly represented by what the characters are listening to. What were the challenges acquiring such huge songs, and did you write with specific songs in mind for certain scenes?
RL: They weren't songs I was listening to, and Ellar wasn't helpful because his music taste was far beyond whatever was popular at the time. So I had some interns and friends' kids give us lists of what great songs were out. Truffaut worked with co-writers and he insisted on using things that really happened. I didn't have an emotional connection to songs from this era, but I knew enough to read people's lists.
MM: Almost like a parallel for the soundtrack to a movie like Dazed & Confused.
RL: I can give you my own narrative for every one of those songs—that was my life. But it was important for the Boyhood characters to have songs from their era and for them to have that same emotional connection to them. It was a cultural thing, but it was a lot of work and time.
MM: I heard that, through the years, you would go back and edit scenes and continue to tweak the entire piece as it grew.
RL: We'd shoot and then edit that year, and for a few weeks a year we'd cut. But usually we went right from production to editing, attached it to what already existed, and then periodically cut the whole thing. We never just edited one year, we'd edit everything as a whole. We had the luxury of time to make little trims and transitions for footage as old as a decade. I even put back things that had been cut years before.
MM: This may be a naïve question, but did you ever consider leaving each piece as-is after you cut it, as if it was a contained episode? Or was the plan always to develop the edit as both the story grew and you grew as a filmmaker?
RL: I always wanted it to feel like one piece. In fact, I was trying to hide the episodic aspect so you'd only notice by invisible transitions, like a character having longer hair.
MM: You are one of the most versatile moviemakers working today. Coming off such a large, high-profile project, what do you want to do next?
This interview first appeared in our Summer issue, on stands now. IFC Films releases Boyhood in theaters July 11, 2014.


(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Upsetting news coming into our newsdesk this afternoon regarding the drug epidemic.
A REAL Concerned Citizen has informed us that a person was found deceased in a vehicle that was in a parking lot. TRCCTB arrived on the scene to see two police vehicles and a car with all 4 doors wide open.
The chatter we overheard was consistent with what we had been told from our source.
The discovery was made in the south downtown core near Victoriaville Mall.
Superior North EMS and Thunder Bay Police Service responded to the scene and were working hard trying to revive the patient.
Naloxone was administered, but failed to reverse the overdose.
Please use the buddy system if you are going to get high, and ask your pharmacist about obtaining a free naloxone kit.
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Pitt Ranked High in FY 2006 Percentage Increase in Market Value of Its Endowment
By John Harvith
University's $1.8-billion endowment also listed as eighth-largest among those of U.S. public colleges, universities in new NACUBO report
Pitt ranked 4th among U.S. public institutions of higher education and 10th among all U.S. colleges and universities with endowments in excess of $1 billion when it comes to the percentage increase in the market value of its endowment for fiscal year 2006, according to figures in the just-issued 2006 Endowment Study of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
The Pitt endowment's market value rose from $1.53 billion in 2005 to $1.80 billion in 2006 for an increase of 17.8 percent, according to the NACUBO study.
Other schools with endowments of more than $1 billion that achieved top-10-ranked percentage increases were Boston College; Emory, Northwestern, Tufts, and Yale universities; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the University of Notre Dame; the University of Pennsylvania; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Pitt's FY 2006 percentage increase in its endowment was greater than the percentage increases in the endowments of such other schools as Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia universities and the University of Michigan, University of California, University of Virginia, and University of Wisconsin.
At $1.80 billion as of June 30, 2006, Pitt's endowment appears in the NACUBO report listing as the eighth largest among the endowments of U.S. public institutions of higher education and No. 28 among those of all U.S. colleges and universities.
The percentage figure given for each school "represents an endowment's change in market value between fiscal year-end 2005 and fiscal year-end 2006," the NACUBO study states. "Factors such as growth from gifts, reductions due to expenditures and withdrawals, and investment returns determine an endowment's fiscal year-end market value."
College and university endowments worth more than $1 billion had an average annual return of 15.2 percent in FY 2006.


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Bagnall: Phoenix — a disaster so bad, it just might spark real change
James Bagnall
Out of crisis, opportunity.
Things are so awful at the Phoenix pay project it just might prove the catalyst for a different way of doing large projects in government.
On Tuesday, in his latest report, auditor general Michael Ferguson laid out the case for profound change, particularly with respect to information technology projects, with barely controlled fury.
He pointed out that it took the responsible federal department — Public Services and Procurement Canada — a full year after the February 2016 launch of Phoenix before it started to build a roadmap for a permanent fix.
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Will Phoenix become a billion-dollar boondoggle?
Including money already tossed at this disaster, the fix will require a total of $540 million by March 31, 2019 — and that's assuming it works. Nor does this amount include the initial $310 million spent to modernize and consolidate the federal government's pay system for 290,000 employees.
Now here's the scary part: Public Services, as of last June, had examined just six of the 200 software customizations attached to Phoenix in a frantic effort to identify the sources of the system's many errors. This, with the help of an unidentified consultant hired earlier this year.
According to Ferguson, this plan, still being finalized last June, is proposing no fewer than 40 individual projects over the next three years — suggesting Phoenix may not be functioning properly until at least 2020.
Is it time to give up?
Splitting the Phoenix repair job into more manageable pieces is not a bad idea, provided the individual projects actually succeed in returning the system to its intended track.
An example from Ferguson's report reveals its flavour. The auditor general pointed out that one-quarter of outstanding pay requests were issued by employees who had acquired the title "acting." Phoenix was supposed to handle these requests automatically but the software to actually do that wasn't added until March 2017 — 13 months after the system had been launched. And even then, 40 per cent of the transactions had to be handled manually.
Fixing these sorts of delays, one by one, would go some distance toward accelerating the egregious backlog. Ferguson said 150,000 plus government employees — half of the total public service — were experiencing pay issues last June. Many had multiple transactions in the queue.
While software experts sort through the technical problems, the government has gone on a hiring binge so Public Services and other federal departments can begin to make a dent in pay requests that require manual processing. The irony, of course, is that the Conservatives, starting in 2014, had reduced the number of compensation advisers across government from 2,000 to 1,350 in anticipation of a more efficient system.
The government today now employs more compensation advisers and support staff than it did prior to the launch of Phoenix — counting the employees within departments who have recently been reassigned — temporarily, one hopes — to handle pay issues.
Such is the "all-hands-on-deck" sentiment throughout government that even the public service unions are contemplating agreeing to simpler language in dozens of collective agreements.
They have a number of incentives to make changes in contract language, even if it potentially eliminates certain types of overtime pay or complex provisions relating to paid leave. Labour leaders have been inundated with demands from members to help get Phoenix fixed. Few blame the unions for the broken system but blame is no longer the point.
Phoenix has been in crisis so long that government employees are now making career decisions stemming from their fear of payroll consequences. If they transfer to another department, retire, go on paternity leave or accept a raise, will they be able to weather a temporary loss of pay?
There are other knock-on effects of Phoenix, most notably in other departments that are also managing complex information technology projects. Earlier this year, the Department of National Defence cancelled a procurement that would have linked part of its pay system to Phoenix. Departments are also evaluating whether they should manage IT projects in a different manner altogether.
The federal government has a long history of top-down management — intricate, massive designs that try to anticipate every contingency. But by the time all aspects are locked in, the world of technology has moved on.
In the case of Phoenix, project managers seemed to understand the risks and potential complications of the system they were proposing — but at a theoretical level. The auditor general made it clear that very little was ready when the system was launched at a practical level — not the software, the processes or the oversight. When the system early on began sounding warning sirens, those managing Phoenix didn't know how to ask the right questions to establish a fix.
This knowledge gap existed because Public Services and Procurement Canada tried to do everything itself.
Ferguson concluded his report by urging Public Services and Treasury Board — the federal government's main employer — to develop a sustainable repair for Phoenix based on a fuller understanding of the system's underlying flaws.
Ideally such a fix would address the culture that produces such IT disasters. There's too little direct experience in IT, too much fear of making errors that embarrass cabinet members and top brass in the department, too little feedback from the rest of government.
Getting all this right might mean we'd never have to read another report as damning as the one Ferguson delivered Tuesday.
jbagnall@postmedia.com
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Poor cyber resilience: an organization's Achilles' heel
Research reveals a marked disconnect between the concern over cyber-risk concerns and the overall approach to managing it.
Navigating the Digital Universe
By Marc Wilczek, Contributor, CIO	 Oct 15, 2019 7:08 am PDT
Digital advances are recreating global business through ongoing advances in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), data availability, blockchain, and other key areas. The rapidity with which these technologies are evolving and reconfiguring traditional business models keeps increasing. Meanwhile, cyber-threats seem to develop just as fast, if not faster.
Today, cyber-risk is about far more than the data breaches and privacy concerns we've all heard about in the news. Now it involves maddeningly clever schemes that can disrupt entire companies, industries, supply chains, and nations, and cost the economy billions of dollars. No company, in any sector, is unaffected. The truth is, organizations must accept that cyber-risk can be mitigated, managed, and recovered from. But it's impossible to escape from.
That stark reality is outlined in the 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey, joint research conducted by Microsoft and insurance broker Marsh, based on a global poll of 1,500 business leaders. The survey finds that cyber-risk is now perched atop most corporate risk agendas. However, many organizations are still wrestling with how best to respond to cyber-risk in the context of their broader risk framework. This, even as an endless flood of technological advances introduces novel and undreamed-of cyber-risk concerns.
Growing awareness, declining confidence
Around the world, organizations are showing a worrisome disconnect between their acknowledgement of cyber-risk as a top-rank priority and the way they are dealing with it. Essentially, it seems that organizations are zeroing in more on technology and prevention than on setting aside the time, resources, and activities they need to build meaningful cyber-resilience.
Seventy-nine percent of respondents ranked cyber-risk as a top-five concern in their organization. This, in comparison to 62 percent in 2017. In fact, the number of firms that cited cyber-risk as their prime concern almost quadrupled, from 6 percent to 22 percent.
This year's survey revealed a notable drop in the firms' confidence in every cyber-resilience area that matters. These include understanding, assessing, and measuring potential cyber-risks; the ability to reduce the likelihood of cyber-attacks or avert potential damage; and managing, responding to, and recovering from adverse cyber-events. This year, a mere 11 percent of companies reported a high degree of confidence in all three aspects of cyber resilience.
Lax risk management
However, to some extent, this is a known pattern. Many executives still sit on their hands and act after they're hit by a cyber-attack. Two-thirds (64 percent) of survey respondents said that a cyber-attack on their company would be the biggest driver of increased cyber-risk spending.
Too, in spite of the general enthusiasm for novel and evolving technologies and working methods, some survey respondents were unsure about how risky it was to actually use them. Only 36 percent assessed the risks before and after they adopted new technologies, and only 5 percent evaluate risks across the product's full lifecycle. A whopping 11 percent don't check anything out at all.
Cyber governance remains IT's job
Although cyber-risk is one of the top organizational priorities, the degree to which firms are figuring out who takes ownership of cyber-risk and oversees risk management efforts doesn't always line up with that ranking. Much of the time, the people who should be on top of it, or at least involved in it, are not. Information technology and information security departments are still viewed as the primary owners of cyber-risk management.
Nine out of ten respondents (88 percent) cited information technology/information security (IT/InfoSec) as one of the three main owners of cyber-risk management, followed by executive leadership/board (65 percent) and risk management (49 percent).
More airtime needed
There is a lot of opportunity to give risk management teams more say in cyber-risk agendas — but only about half of organizations said this was the case in 2019. Still, that's much better than the 32 percent response of 2017, and indicates greater ownership by risk management. Generally, the ranking of boards, IT and risk managers as the main owners of cyber risk management is a good sign that the right people are leading the way. That said, that IT is still usually named as a primary owner nearly twice as often as risk management shows that corporate leaders still view cyber-risk as a technology matter, and not a critical business threat that requires a strategic, whole-company risk-management approach.
Less than 20 percent of senior leaders and board members spent more than a few days last year thinking hard about their cyber-risk exposure and what they should do to counter an active threat. Only 30 percent of the IT respondents said they spent only a few days or less doing the same thing. This low level of focus on the issue is worrisome, especially since these two constituencies are among the top three corporate owners of cyber-risk management.
As cyber-risks become more sophisticated and difficult to fight, the report's findings show a positive trend. Enterprises are gradually starting to put best practices in cyber-risk management into place. Virtually everyone understands the magnitude of the risk.
That said, the 2019 survey shows there's still a gulf between cyber risk's ranking on the corporate risk agenda and the degree to which organizational cyber-risk management has evolved on the ground to deal with looming challenges.
It's time that companies begin taking cyber-risk more seriously by directing real resources, and not more talk, towards the issue. More and more, business is inextricably tied to the digital world, from internal communications and supply chains, to sales and customer satisfaction. A successful cyber-attack can cripple or destroy a company's brand and its reputation, not to mention wreak havoc on the bottom line. Consequently, doing what worked yesterday is no longer enough. Today, companies must shift their thinking from a focus on the security of their firm only and accept the reality that they are responsible for network security across the entire supply chain. Doing that effectively entails a wrap-around approach that includes risk assessment, measurement, mitigation, transfer, and planning. The combination of these elements that works best will depend on each company's individual risk profile and risk tolerance.
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Marc Wilczek is a business leader with more than 20 years of experience within the information and communication technology (ICT) space. He operates at the intersection of technology, strategy and innovation, and is passionate about all things "digital" with emphasis on cloud computing, big data analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT).
He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Link11, an IT security provider specialized in DDoS protection. Prior to that, he was Vice President Portfolio, Innovation & Architecture at Deutsche Telekom, where he headed all product-related activities, incl. pre-sales and consulting, for the company's €3 billion cloud and hosting business worldwide. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific/Latin America/Middle East & Africa at CompuGroup Medical, and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, at Sophos.
He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and holds Master's degrees from FOM Graduate School for Economics and Management in Frankfurt and London Business School. He also attended Columbia University in New York City on academic exchange.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Marc Wilczek and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
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Mining Magazine's editor Ailbhe Goodbody is moving to Canada to become Americas editor. Ailbhe's move will enable the magazine to cover key industry events, companies, mines and projects in this part of the world, in print and online. As a result, current online editor Nia Kajastie will be stepping into the role of London, UK-based editor. Nia has worked at the magazine for over three years and was appointed online editor in May 2018. Editor-in-chief Carly Leonida confirmed that the March issue of Mining Magazine would be her last. She now works freelance, offering technical writing and consultancy for the mining industry. Her work can be viewed at theintelligentminer.com.


Over the last four weeks we have been focusing on worship and what it might look like for us to become a community, a body that worships God deeply together. Today we are going to break away from what we would normally do and give some of this worship stuff a go.
1 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul.
down, the Lord loves the righteous.
for all generations. Praise the Lord.
Next week is Easter, we will be having a combined service starting with breakfast at 9.00am. All are welcome. Some of our youth are heading of down to Easter camp with a couple of thousand other youth from around the south. It would be great if we were all praying for our young people as they away, that they will encounter the true living God, and for safe travel. If you would like to help with a donation to get our young people to camp that would be much appreciated.
Well done to all those that put on the Banquet in the Vines last weekend, it is a lot of work, and you do an amazing job year after year to raise money for those that are in need. Thanks also to those who supported the event by going to it. They raised just under four thousand dollars; it is incredible to think about how much can be achieved when a small group of people work together for a common goal. You girls are amazing!


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Puppet inc. is a game, in which you will be able create different human-like robots, that will work for you in your brothel. And it will be not just elementary robots, there will be a lot of familiar characters that you're totally gonna like. It's second release of the game, hopefully, there will be a whole lot more content with next releases. To stay informed - you can check my patreon page https://www.patreon.com/BetterZett Game made with ren'py, so it may lag sometimes in WEB, Pc version works good, so if you want to play via PC - check my patreon:) And one more advice - press F11 to play in fullscreen.


A one storey barn conversion tucked away at the end of a quiet country lane on the outskirts of Bruton, opposite the popular Hauser & Wirth gallery. This is a great opportunity for new owners to put their own stamp on this versatile property, which has generous gardens, plenty of parking and a quiet, semi-rural setting. This property is one of four houses converted from a farmhouse and its outbuildings, and has been a happy home for nearly three decades for a farming family who converted it from the milking parlour in 1990.
The front door opens into a light lobby which runs the length of the house. The kitchen is at the front of the property and houses the oil fired Stanley oven which heats the hot water and central heating. There is a large open plan dining area and living room with views over the rear and the side of the property. One feature of the sitting room is the 1661 date stone from when the milking parlour was originally built, which hangs over the working fireplace. A second entrance from sitting room brings you back into the hallway which leads to the utility room, the bedrooms and bathroom.
The second bedroom is a generous size and has two windows, so it could be divided into two smaller rooms. Alternatively, some space could be taken from master bedroom which is a generously sized room at the far end of the house, which has double aspect views over the front of the house and over the garden at the rear.
The family bathroom is next to the master bedroom, so there is scope to alter the layout to create an ensuite in the master bedroom. The utility room has a door out to the back yard and also has a useful cloakroom. There is also a large airing cupboard, and a loft which is well insulated and great for storage.
Creech View has a generous garden to the rear and side, and a lawned area in front of the house, which is adjoined by the front lawn of the neighbouring property which is joined to Creech View by one wall of the bedroom. The property will have a garage, which will be re-sited slightly from the position of the current garage as well as parking to the side of the property. The current owners are considering building a new home on adjoining land, but formal plans have not yet been submitted.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT DETACHED. IN THE PHOTOS IT SHOWS AS AN L SHAPED BARN AND IS ONE SECTION OF THIS PROPERTY.
Creech View is walkable distance along a private lane to the famous Hauser and Wirth and it is possible to walk into the centre of Bruton via the fields.
For further shopping and recreational activities, Bath, Bristol, Wells and Yeovil are all within an hour's drive. The A303 provides a direct route to London via the M3 and there is a mainline rail service from Bruton to London Paddington (approx. 2 hours) and also the new train to Waterloo. Airports in Bristol and Exeter offer connections within the UK, Europe and beyond.
At the top of the high street in Bruton turn right and follow the road around towards Hauser and Wirth. Just past the entrance to Hauser and Wirth, which is on the left, is lane on the right hand side which leads down to Creech View. When you see Discove Farm House in front of you at the end of the lane, take the driveway to your left which to Creech View.


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From Dial Square to the Gunners – A History of the Arsenal Shirt
Arsenal are one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in the history of English football. Their home ground is in north London at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal were originally named Dial Square and had their home ground in Woolwich, South East London. In 1891 the team turned professional and changed their name to Woolwich Arsenal. In 1913 they moved north to Highbury before moving to the brand-new Emirates Stadium in 2006. Arsenal are also one of the richest clubs in England valued at over 600 million pounds.
The Arsenal shirt being red in colour has an equally colourful history. Once Dial Square had been formed, they needed a kit to play in however one could not be found or afforded. Among the founding players were two men recently relocated south for work who were formally Nottingham Forest players. These two men wrote back to Nottingham Forest asking for help and received a set of kit and a ball. Naturally, coming from Nottingham Forest, the kit was dark red. The kit was completed with white shorts and blue socks. The fire-engine red colour scheme with white sleeves in use today was introduced in 1933. The precise reason for the white sleeves is not known. However one story claims that a fan spotted in the stands wearing a red sleeveless sweater over a white shirt was the inspiration. This strip has remained unchanged apart from two seasons. The first in 1966-67 was when Arsenal wore all red shirts. The second instance of deviation was in 2006 when, in commemoration of the last season to be played at the old Highbury Stadium, the team used the blackcurrant colours as worn by the first team to play there in 1913.
Yellow and Blue are the colours most often used for the away Arsenal shirt. However there have been deviations from this. In 1982-1984 they wore a green and navy shirt. The lucrative replica shirt market that sprang up in the early 1990s has led to Arsenal changing the away shirt on a regular basis. Blue designs have been used in addition to the substitution of the traditional yellow, with gold. Arsenal changes the away kit every season at the moment with the kit being moved to the third kit at the end of each season.
The crest sewn onto the Arsenal shirt has been modified over the years as well. The first crest dating to 1888 was made up of three cannon viewed from above, pointing north. The coat of arms of Woolwich borough was the inspiration behind this design. Each cannon was decorated with the head of a lion and a cascabel. This design was changed following the move north to Highbury. The crest featuring a single cannon was debuted in 1925. The crest was modified again in 1949. The cannon was unchanged but the name "Arsenal" was added above the gun. The Islington coat of arms was placed beneath the gun and a scroll with the club's new motto beneath that. In 2002, in order to create a simpler crest that was copy-writable, a new crest was introduced with the cannon once again facing east with the green colour being replaced by dark blue.
This article has hopefully provided an interesting insight into the history of the Arsenal Shirt from the Dial Square amateur days to the professional, huge money team now plying their trade at the Emirates Stadium.
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Over the weekend I wrote about how the Pittsburgh Pirates are planning on utilizing more outfield shifts in 2014, much in the same way that they went to the extreme with infield shifts during the 2013 season.
One of the first things that comes to mind when thinking about outfield shifts are the shifts that the Pirates employed a few years ago. They would position the left fielder close to center field, cutting off the Notch. I spoke with Neal Huntington about the upcoming Pirates outfield shifts, and he said that what they have planned is different from the old "no triples" defense.
The premise for the outfielders will be the same as the approach with the infielders: put the players where the opponents are most likely to hit the ball. There are some challenges to this approach, and people often notice when it goes wrong. Huntington pointed out how people tend to notice when a four hopper rolls by where the second baseman is traditionally positioned, but don't remember when a two hopper behind the second base bag goes for an out because the second baseman or shortstop was positioned there. There's less risk involved with infield shifts, because if you're wrong, it's only a base hit. There's more risk in the outfield shifts.
I've been talking about infield shifts and outfield shifts as mutually exclusive things, mostly because it's easier to write about them when separating them. However, I asked Huntington if it is possible that the team could look at the shifts in the context of an entire field, rather than the infield and outfield operating as separate units.
My general philosophy on shifts is similar to mine on a zone defense in basketball. If you have inferior players it gives them a better opportunity at success. If you have superior players it lowers their potential for greatness. So I think there is a time and place for it. I just think evaluating your own personnel is more beneficial than your opponent in determining when to shift.
I like your analogy. With the outfield we soon will be employing not sure how close you want those three to be to each other.
I'm of the opinion that this is a better strategy to make up for weaker ranged fielders like Alvarez and Walker. It's not so necessary if you're eventually going to have Marte, McCutchen and Polanco in the OF.
I agree for the most part, and NH even acknowledged as much.
Should be interesting to see it in action — although no matter how they play it those 3 are going to be fun to watch back there.
Great point Calipari. Also makes more sense in the IF since the fielders have much less time to cover ground than they do in the OF.
But with the speed of Marte, Cutch and Polanco, a little shading may be all that's necessary instead of some drastic shifts. That said, I wouldn't mind seeing Marte a little shallower to catch any squibbers over the IF and Cutch a little deeper to cover into the notch. Cutch seems to go back on balls much better than he comes in on them.
Can't find the stat, but I'm pretty sure they finished Top 5 in baseball when leading after 7…Which is one of the main scenarios your claim highlights.
That's not to say that the "no doubles" was the cause for success, but it certainly wasn't a "disaster".
Okay, lets just say instead of disaster that it made more sense to let bloopers and cheap hits fall in front of outfielders in the late innings when they were playing back at the fences instead of playing the hitters the way they played them the rest of the game. We can remove the word disaster and insert stupid on their part instead. I guarantee you that if they play that defense against the Reds this year and Hamilton is at the plate, they might as well let him walk to 2nd base, because that is where he is going to end up. He will dump something over the infield and steal 2nd and I don't care who the 8th and 9th inning guys are, they are going to be in trouble in one run games. They did not use that defense early in the year last year.
Who said they're going to play that way against Hamilton? If anything these quotes suggest the exact opposite.
"No doubles" is a very, very basic strategy. Little Leaguers employ it. It's basically the same as "No 3's" in basketball. Sometimes it makes sense, other times it's far too conservative backfires. This article suggests that they will be moving towards shifting based on the player at the plate and his tendencies, just like the infield did last year.
I highly doubt that means playing at the fence when Hamilton is at the dish, but hey, what do I know?
Hardball Annual had a piece on shifts that noted from the 2013 season.
So there is a tradeoff, I think Calipari has a good point below. I'll add that with shifting the infield based on groundballds you are taking away singles, there is not really a tradeoff. The same does not hold for outfield shifts, but I assume Dan Fox and the Pirates have run the simulations.
I don't know how Hardball Annual figured this, but a home run shouldn't be dependent on shifts. It's going to leave the park regardless. So an XBH means either a double or triple.
The split on doubles vs. triples is roughly 90/10. So for purposes of an equation, an XBH is 2.1 bases vs. a single at 1 base.
If you just look at the "no shift" numbers you posted, for 1000 ABs, you'd have 227 singles and 73 XBHs leading to 153.3 bases for those XBHs. For a total of 380.3 bases.
So you're already 14 bases ahead of the game playing a shift BEFORE you even figure in the XBHs for the "no doubles" scenario.
Given HA's figures, I can't imagine why you'd even consider "no doubles", except possibly in a late game one-run or tie situation.
Russell tried the no doubles and it was a disaster, would have cost him his job if I were hiring and firing.
Last year they tried the no doubles in the 8th and 9th inning and it was also a disaster, however they would not do away with it even though it did not work. What bothers me about this new invention of the wheel is the Pirates don't seem to go away from things when they don't work. If the stats say it should work, they stick with it no matter what.
Playing the hitter is the way all fielders are supposed to work.
What is the difference between shifting and positioning?
I am all for positioning and shifting if necessary, but I don't remember the Pirate outfielders running all over the field very often last year, so their positioning must have been fairly good.
I agree with you that they get a little stubborn about dropping something or not changing it when it doesn't work. I certainly hope they get everybody on the same page on some of these shifts. I remember the one game against the Reds, Frazier was on first and they had the shift on and Pedro at short and Frazier walked into third on the play to first because I'm assuming the pitcher should have covered third.
IC : don't you think that LF/CF gap into the notch is probably the main area being addressed ? I could be wrong,but it would be the main area of the outfield I would try to cut down.
Based on the comments I don't see them just addressing the notch or general holes in the outfield. I see all shifts based on where a guy hits the ball which in some cases may mean a bigger gap in the notch. Like I said it will be fun to see how it works or if we can even tell that they shifted much.
I will be curious to see some of the shifts. My only worry is when you have OFs like Marte and Cutch and soon Polanco, I would not want to get them to close to each other and give hitters field they would not otherwise have. That said I could see these types defenses really cutting down on long balls as hitters try to beat the shifts.
This appears to be a natural extension of the infield shift philosophy. Now that the theory infield shifts will result in runs saved over 162 games has been proven true, it only makes sense to apply same logic to the outfielders, too.
In essence this has been going on to a certain extent forever. Outfielders have always moved in, out, right or left based on who's at bat and the circumstances of the game. So to me, this isn't a big deal at all.
I do like that the Pirates are taking a leader of the pack approach to defensive shifting to save runs. Now if only CH would start managing the bullpen based primarily on leverage rather than roles, I'll be completely stoked.
The " leader of the pack " when it come to shifting is the guy in Tampa,Joe Madden. He is one of the best Managerial innovators of the decade in my mind.
Are those guys in the pic seriously asking Neal for his autograph? That could be the funniest pic that I have seen in awhile. Wow, how desperate some have become.
i think he is serving beers.


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Norge AS & TECO 2030 to Work on Developing Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Solutions for Construction Sites
By FuelCellsWorksApril 19, 2021 3 min read (523 words)
Lysaker, Norway–TECO 2030 ASA (OSE-Ticker: TECO) has signed a cooperation agreement with infrastructure contractor Implenia Norge AS to jointly develop and pilot hydrogen powered construction site solutions.
TECO 2030 will cooperate with Implenia to develop hydrogen-based power solutions for construction sites.
"The construction of roads, tunnels, bridges and other transport infrastructure has until now largely relied on diesel as an energy source. This is not in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and has to change," said Tore Enger, CEO of TECO 2030 ASA.
"Our fuel cells can be used for large ships and other heavy-duty applications, such as powering the equipment used at construction sites. We are very pleased that an industry leader like Implenia chose to cooperate with TECO 2030 to develop and pilot the fuel cells they need to reach their climate goals," Enger added.
"Implenia has ambitious sustainability goals for our operations, and we fully support the Norwegian government's target of ensuring that all transport sector construction sites are fossil-free by 2025. Our cooperation with TECO 2030 is a key part of our strategic plan and corporate value of sustainability to contribute to reaching this goal," said Audun Aaland, CEO of Implenia Norge AS.
Implenia Norge AS is a subsidiary of Implenia AG, a multinational construction company with approximately 9.000 employees that is headquartered in Switzerland. In Norway, Implenia is currently involved in a number of large infrastructure projects and recently announced a major contract in planning and building parts of a new metro line in Oslo, known as "Fornebubanen".
The agreement for development and piloting of hydrogen powered construction solutions has been signed between TECO 2030 and Implenia Norge AS. It covers a period of five years and includes three initial steps, including project financing, product development and commercialization and use. The first fuel cell delivery is planned to take place in January 2023. Implenia is looking into various financing options for the project and has applied for funding from the Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA.
The Norwegian government recently announced a new strategy to increase its efforts to cut emissions from transport sector construction sites and has introduced a firm target that these should all be fossil-free by 2025. The strategy entails a plan to engage in pilot projects and rely on public procurement as a means to this end.
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Vertical Relief Plan offered by Zoho amid pandemic
Joey Alarilla May 20, 2020 Technology 0 Comments
Zoho Co-founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu says the Vertical Relief Plan will provide maximum assistance for businesses and organizations within the most affected industries.
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted three verticals: education, non-profit and government, and retail. To help businesses and organizations in these verticals, global technology company Zoho Corporation has introduced its Vertical Relief Plan.
Earlier this year, Zoho unveiled its Small Business Emergency Subscription Assistance Program to help its small business customers.
Targeted support for verticals
"We are so grateful to all the workers who are helping us weather this storm," said Sridhar Vembu, Zoho co-founder and CEO, in a press statement. "Beyond those on the front lines, there are workers in industries who are struggling, who are persevering, who are inventing new paths forward. The Vertical Relief Plan is a way to support those people, whether they be teachers, government workers, or retailers, who are entirely committed to helping others and returning the world to solid ground."
Zoho cited data pinpointing which industries the pandemic has disproportionately hurt.
In Southeast Asia, retail sales are on a steady decline due to the COVID-19 shutdowns, coupled by decreasing travel.
Meanwhile, according to one UNESCO survey, an estimated 290M students are out of school around the world. In response, local governments and non-governmental organizations have been stretched thin.
Programs and tools
The Vertical Relief Plan consists of several programs and tools to assist businesses and organizations in these three affected verticals.
These solutions include:
Non-profit and government – Zoho Creator COVID-19 App Program, Zoho Desk, Zoho Social, and Zoho Checkout
Education – Zoho Classes and Zoho ShowTime
Retail – Zoho Commerce
Zoho has more than 45 apps in nearly every major business category. These include sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and back office operations, and an array of productivity and collaboration tools.
Zoho's headquarters is in Austin, Texas, with international headquarters in Chennai, India. Additional offices are in the United States, India, Japan, China, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.
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Today, TEDx Amsterdam came to Essent for an event on 'Ideas worth doing'. Three talks were given during the event, kicked of by Rural Spark. The other two talks were done by Green Office – Rootability and Transport transition.
in our talk, we focussed on how to actually get innovative concepts out there, really embedded in the context. Especially with concepts like 'energy', it's important to have your users engaged with tangible tools. We also stressed the importance of piloting new innovations in the field which led us to goal of our next large pilot where we'll head out to grow a fully operational smartly distributed energy network in rural India. This extensive endeavour can't be realised by Rural Spark alone so we will work with a consortium of partners ranging from energy generation and distribution to actual energy-using applications and linking energy surpluses. All of these smartly connected.
Obviously, the audience hosted several very interesting potential partners with whom this pilot can be shaped further and can be executed into a independent operational smartly distributed network. This pilot will yield unlimited insights into shaping the smart and functional energy solutions of tomorrow. Definitely an idea worth doing!
We'd like to thank both Essent Innovation Accelerators and TEDx Amsterdam for having us.


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Q: Is it always possible to converge from an integer to another integer? Let's say I'm given a fixed integer, I. I'd like to know if it is always possible to find a function, that starting from any random integer J will converge to or oscillate reasonably close (let's say with 1% error) to I at +Inf.
If not possible, I'd also be interested to know if it could become possible by adding extra restrictions, for example I,J > 0 and I < J

A: If you want a sequence $a_n$ that starts at $J$ and converges toward $I$ as $n\to\infty$, I think the one that is easiest defined is
$$
a_n=I-\frac{I-J}{n},\quad n\geq1
$$

A: Just take the sequence:
$$a_1=J,\ \ a_n=I\ \ \  \text{for }n>1$$

A: The question is not too clear: what do you mean exactly by "function"? What do you mean "oscillating reasonably close at $+\infty$?
Anyways, here's a recipe to generate infinitely many analytic functions $f$ of real (non-negative) variable such that $f(0)=J$ and $\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=I$ ($I$ and $J$ being integers is irrelevant).
Just start with
$$
F(t)=J+t(I-J).
$$
This function is linear in $t$ and such that $F(0)=J$ and $F(1)=1$. Now take a substitution $t=\phi(x)$ where $\phi(x)$ is any analytic function such that $\phi(0)=0$ and $\lim_{x\to\infty}\phi(x)=1$. Then $f(x)=F(\phi(x))$ will do.
E.g. you can choose
$$
\phi(x)=1-e^{-x},
$$
or
$$
\phi(x)=1-\frac1{x+1},
$$
or even
$$
\phi(x)=1-\frac1{x+1}\cos(x)
$$
if really want it to oscillate.

A: If the question is about a sequence with first term $I$ and that converges to $J$, take ANY converging sequence, from real $a_0$ to the real limit $a_\infty$, and map these to $J$ and $I$:
$$b_n:=(I-J)\frac{a_n-a_0}{a_\infty-a_0}+J.$$

If the question is about a function that, when iterated from $J$, yields $I$ in the limit, take
$$a_0=J,\ a_n:=f(a_{n-1})=I$$
or
$$a_0=J,\ a_n=f(a_{n-1}):=\frac{a_{n-1}+I}{2}.$$
It is also possible to find a function that will let the sequence oscillate forever while staying within $1\%$ of $I$ (provided reals are allowed or $I\ge100$).


Continuing education and skills upgrading is an essential part of a professional's life. If you're working on building your expertise and knowledge in order to level up in your career, conferences are an excellent avenue to do so.
For language professionals, it is especially essential to keep up with new developments and tools available in the translation and interpretation industry.
There are countless conferences, workshops and courses out there to help translators and interpreters improve their skillset, so we've put together a list of the best upcoming conferences in last part of 2017 for language professionals.
Organized by the Language Technology Association, this event aims to highlight the value of language technology. This year's program includes topics such as Artificial Intelligence Applied to Multilingual Media Monitoring; Remote Simultaneous Interpreting; and Speech to Text, Pixel and Image Engineering.
This summit is excellent for language professionals who desire to be on the forefront of utilizing technology to improve connectivity and communication.
ND Bucharest is the European Language Industry Association's flagship event that brings LSPs and industry professionals together for a long weekend of networking and sharing ideas. MateCat's Alessandro Cattelan will deliver a presentation on phase-based MT vs. neural MT.
Billed as the largest language event in Europe, Language Show Live London is not to be missed. It brings together everyone passionate about languages — students, teachers and professionals — in a fun setting.
This three-day event has a whole host of happenings. There is an exhibit by language suppliers in addition to seminars, classes and cultural performances. With more than 9,000 people expected to attend, this is a great opportunity to check out new developments in the language industry and connect with people in the language field.
Organized by the American Translators Association, this conference brings together more than 1,800 translators attending every year, making it a great opportunity to connect with colleagues in the industry. MateCat will be exhibiting. We'll have a booth and some of our reps will be there giving demos and information to the participants.
The conference itself has over 170 sessions, spanning more than 12 languages and numerous specializations. The ATA's Tool Support Stations are especially noteworthy. These are where translation tool vendors exhibit their tools, and provide tech support and advice.
The TAUS Annual Conference is certainly one of the big events in our industry. The focus for this year will explore how technologies such as machine translation are forcing all of us in the translation industry to rethink how we do business.
Attendance is capped at 120 people, so the roundtable discussions and the Q&As will be able to dive deeply into the most pressing nuanced issues facing the industry. MateCat will be here and we'll be participating in the Innovation Contest, which we've won twice in the past. Will we be confirmed the top innovators for the third year in a row?
LocWorld organizes a number of events in various locations worldwide for the language and translation services and technologies industries. LocWorld35 will focus on how to "fit localization into the continuous delivery process." Several members of MateCat's team will be in attendance to deliver a presentation: Phrase-based vs. Neural MT: Which Helps Translators the Most?
Aside from the conference, there will also be an exhibition, and we'll have a both there for demos. LocWorld events help industry professionals keep up with cutting-edge industry news and connect with partners from around the world.
Designed for those in the translation industry, the 5th International TTT Conference focuses on three Ts: Translation, technology and terminology. This year's keynote speaker is author and lecturer Uroš Petrović from Belgrade. He will be lecturing about how the brain works, and tapping into those new dimensions for ideas and solutions.
Last year's conference program was focused on innovation. The 2017 program centers on creativity, collaboration and communication. Keep a lookout for their announcement of speakers and the program schedule.
and Klaus Fleischmann, CEO of the largest LSP in Austria, eurocom Translation Services GmbH.


Emergency medical technician (EMT) or "ambulance technician" are terms used in some countries to denote a health care provider of emergency medical services. EMT's are clinicians, trained to respond quickly to emergency situations regarding medical issues, traumatic injuries and accident scenes. In New Jersey, most EMT's are apart of a volunteer organization such as a first aid squad or fire department.
You must be a minimum of 16 years of age to become an EMT. This class prepares students for the NJ Department of Health's written EMT certification exam. The course consists of classroom lectures, hands on skills and a required 10 hour hospital observation and paramedic ride along. Upon successful completion of this course, the student then receives their NJ State EMT certification card, which is valid for 3 years.
If one is apart of a volunteer organization (i.e, first aid squad and/or fire department), then that organization will pay for the student to attend this class. If you are apart of an organization, check with them to see their class eligibility requirements.
BECOMING AN EMT IS VERY REWARDING AND SOMETIMES CHALLENGING. PEOPLES LIVES OFTEN DEPEND ON THE QUICK REACTION AND COMPETENT CARE OF EMT'S.
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As COVID-19 surge continues, Georgia hospitals running out of ICU beds
Dr. Jyotir Mehta is director of the ICU at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. The ICU takes the most critically ill patients in a hospital. He is also a lung doctor. (PHOTO courtesy of Phoebe Putney Health System)
Credit: Courtesy of Phoebe Putney Health System
By Carrie Teegardin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steep trendline worries hospitals already jammed with patients
Intensive care units across Georgia are overflowing with critically ill COVID-19 patients, creating the latest crisis for hospitals trying to handle a fast-moving surge that hasn't yet reached its peak.
In 10 of the state's 14 hospital regions, more than 90% of ICU beds were in use on Wednesday, with two regions exceeding 100% of capacity. The ICUs at some of Atlanta's largest hospitals were so full they had to divert ambulances carrying patients who needed intensive care. Some hospitals that did have ICU beds open didn't have the critical care staff needed to use them.
COVID-19 patients who need beds in ICUs are the sickest patients, usually the ones who are struggling to breathe. They need lots of care from nurses and doctors. Many are on ventilators.
"ICUs are sort of the most limited resource we have when it comes to contending with the pandemic partly because of the equipment, but mostly because of the staffing that's required to support a patient in that bed," said Amber Schmidtke, a public health expert who studies Georgia's pandemic data. "We can always wheel in more beds and convert conference rooms into ICUs, but we don't always have the staff trained in that area to provide the best care."
Hospitals across the state are struggling to admit patients to their ICUs because of a lack of staff, and it's even tougher to find a hospital that will accept a transfer patient, said Anna Adams of the Georgia Hospital Association. The surge of patients is also overcrowding Georgia emergency rooms, she said.
Adding stress to the situation is the reality that the worst is not over.
"I don't think that we're at peak," Schmidtke said. "I think we're still relatively early in Georgia's delta experience, and because of that it's very concerning to see the way hospitals have filled as they have."
Hospitals have resorted to making all kinds of changes to try to deal with the surge.
Piedmont Healthcare paused elective surgeries at its Piedmont Henry and Piedmont Newnan hospitals. Piedmont Henry handles 90,000 emergency patients every year, but even its large facility was overwhelmed with the fourth surge of the pandemic.
"Each wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to adapt," said Dr. Lily Henson, Piedmont Henry's CEO. "We've expanded our intensive care unit and converted rooms to care for more patients that require airborne precautions. Now, we are using all of the space we have available to us, placing patients in departments typically used for recovery post-surgery or areas that are typically used as waiting areas for patients and visitors."
Piedmont said more than 97% of those hospitalized at Piedmont Henry with COVID-19 are unvaccinated. "We are where we are because people, thus far, have refused to get the shot," Henson said.
The Northeast Georgia Health System put tents back up to increase emergency department capacity at its Gainesville and Braselton campuses. With beds in its emergency departments intermittently full, physicians and nurses had to care for some patients in ambulances.
Last year, Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville put up tents to help serve COVID-19 patients as cases surged. The hospital system recently put tents back up, as a fourth COVID-19 wave, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, fills hospitals once again. (File photo)
Credit: Jenni Girtman
"The entire hospital system is extremely full at all levels of care right now," said Dr. John Delzell, Northeast Georgia's vice president and incident commander. "We are near capacity for both medical/surgical beds and ICU beds, and our Incident Command leaders are working hard to stay ahead of the community's level of need."
Delzell said this wave of COVID-19 cases was causing more severe illness and was making younger patients seriously ill. The vast majority needing the care are unvaccinated, he said.
In response to the conditions statewide, Gov. Brian Kemp announced steps Monday to expand capacity at regional hospitals and increase health care staffing. Delzell said Kemp's announcement is allowing the Gainesville-based system to start planning for "alternative care areas" in its hospitals if the need arises.
In the hospital region that includes the Albany-based Phoebe Putney health system, the ICUs are already 100% full.
Dr. Jyotir Mehta, a pulmonologist and medical director of Phoebe's critical care services, said overflowing ICUs are the biggest challenge facing hospitals right now.
Some patients who need to be in the ICUs sometimes wait for hours in the ER to get a bed. The hospital is also caring for those patients in anesthesia recovery units, he said, until beds open up.
Nurses working in ICUs are caring for three or four patients now, instead of the usual one or two. Doctors have more patients, too.
It's not just COVID-19 patients they have to worry about. People coming in with other serious illnesses, such as major heart attacks, still need intensive care.
The system is pulling in doctors and nurses from other parts of the healthcare system who have the skills to work in an ICU to help with the load.
"We're trying to use every resource that we can use," Mehta said.
When the Albany hospital was one of the hardest-hit in the nation when the pandemic began last year, it could hire doctors and nurses to help with care, and it could send patients to other hospitals. That's not an option now. Every hospital needs more staff and more beds.
"Now every hospital has COVID patients so the transfer is impossible," he said. "So whatever comes through your door you have to care of, you can't transfer them out."
As of Wednesday, confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients made up 30% of those in the state's hospitals, and the trendline appeared to be headed toward the January surge, the peak of the pandemic. Some hospitals in Georgia have already surpassed their previous peaks for COVID-19 hospitalization.
"It's not just frightening, it's frustrating," Schmidtke said.
Few could have imagined that Georgia would see the worst that COVID-19 could present after a vaccine was widely available. "It's not a failure of the vaccine," she said. "It's a failure of society to not take up the vaccine."
Carrie Teegardin
Carrie Teegardin is on the investigative team. She is a graduate of Duke University and has won numerous national journalism awards.
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