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Jones, Diakov named UofL assistant vice presidents for health affairs
Veronnie Faye Jones, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.P.H., and Peter G. Diakov, J.D., M.A., have been named assistant vice presidents for health affairs at the University of Louisville. The UofL Board of Trustees voted on the appointments today (July 12). Jones' appointment is in the area of diversity; Diakov's in strategic initiatives.
"For a number of years, Faye has successfully led the School of Medicine's diversity and inclusion program. It is my aim that the health sciences center take a comprehensive approach to increasing diversity among our faculty, staff, students, residents, fellows and administrative leaders, foster a strong culture of inclusion and reduce the health disparities among our patient and local community populations," said David L. Dunn, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president for health affairs at UofL. "Faye's experience in the School of Medicine, and her deep connections to the Louisville community make her ideal to lead this initiative."
Jones joined the faculty of the UofL Department of Pediatrics in 1990 after earning her medical degree from UofL and completing her residency in Louisville. She rose to the rank of professor of pediatrics in 2006. Throughout her academic career she has taken on additional administrative responsibilities, with an emphasis in diversity, inclusion and health disparities. She has served as the associate dean for minority and rural affairs then as the associate dean for academic affairs within the School of Medicine. This role encompassed her leading the Physician Placement Services Program, Area Health Education Centers, the Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program and the pipeline programs based in that office.
Diakov has spent the past 11 years at the Louisville law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP. He was a member of the Corporate and Securities and Healthcare Service teams. As part of those teams he has assisted health care clients in the acquisition of hospitals and physician practices, ongoing contracting and other operational matters. He has also advised clients with respect to restructuring their operations to better position themselves for future growth.
Diakov earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Furman University in Greenville, S.C., and his master's degree in economics from Duke University. He earned his law degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.
"We are at a critical and highly dynamic time in health care and not only how it is provided, but how it is reimbursed," Dunn said. "Peter brings a perspective that will be critical to development of strategic partnerships that will enable the UofL Health Sciences Center and the 650-member University of Louisville Physician group to continue to serve the broad health care needs of the people of Louisville and the Commonwealth."
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Chlorophorus sagittarius is een keversoort uit de familie van de boktorren (Cerambycidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1906 door Gahan.

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Motor City, is a development based on a unique automobile and motor sport theme that includes residential, business, sports and leisure opportunities. The Motor City development  is in fact 'a city within a city' with five project components that includes: Dubai Autodrome, F1-XTM, Business Park Motor City, UPTOWN Motor City and Green Community Motor City. The Motor City project is developed over a land of approximately 38,000,000 sq.ft., located on Emirates Road.
Motor City provides an abundance of experiences for all age groups and interests – experiences that become memorable events that individuals and families will want to repeat over and over and recount to their friends.


Orest Boichuk in 2013 graduated from both Ivan Franko Lviv National University and Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas. For the last 3 years he worked on the Ph.D thesis on the theme "Policy of historical memory on relationships Germany and Poland". Now, member of the Scholarship Program for Young Academicians.


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Acron Releases 2011 Consolidated IFRS Financial Statements
Today Acron (MICEX-RTS and LSE: AKRN) released its audited consolidated IFRS results for 2011.
• Revenue was up 40% year-on-year to RUB 65.43 billion (USD 2.23 billion), against RUB 46.74 billion in 2010.
• EBITDA* doubled year-on-year to RUB 20.76 billion (USD 0.71 billion) (2010: RUB 10.34 billion).
• EBITDA margin was 32%, against 22% in 2010.
• Net profit tripled year-on-year to RUB 20.33 billion (USD 0.69 billion), against RUB 6.28 billion in 2010.
• Net debt was RUB 33.81 billion (USD 1.05 billion), up 20% against RUB 28.26 billion at the end of 2010.
• Net debt/EBITDA ratio was 1.6 against 2.7 in 2010.
• Total sales were 5.8 million tonnes, up 5% year-on-year.
• Ammonia and mineral fertiliser sales increased 5% year-on-year to 4.8 million tonnes.
• Sales of organic and non-organic compounds rose 10% year-on-year to 1 million tonnes.
Alexander Popov, Chair of Acron's Board of Directors, comments on the Group's performance:
"Last year Acron Group posted its all-time high net profit of RUB 20.33 billion. The record was secured by a number of factors. On the operations side, we boosted production volumes and took advantage of higher global product pricing. Last year, the Group also profited from the sale of several non-production assets: a stake in Apatit and a number of Canadian exploration permits. Acron Group has entered into the active phase of its raw material investment projects, which requires a great deal of effort and financial resources. By monetising our non-core assets we can focus on our primary objectives and achieve them efficiently. The Group will start producing its own phosphates as early as 2012, which will dramatically improve the competitiveness and sustainability of our business.
In early 2012, the global mineral fertiliser market environment remains favourable and prices and demand are still high. We are prepared to take full advantage of the positive trend to augment our production potential and develop new projects. We are committed to expanding production facilities and adopting new technologies to remain a reliable supplier of high-quality products for our customers and secure long-term value for our shareholders."
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A detailed analysis of the Group's 2011 performance is presented in its 2011 annual report, a draft version of which will become available at www.acron.ru on April 28, 2012.
Note: The exchange rate used for currency conversions was RUB 32.20 to USD 1 as of December 31, 2011 and RUB 30.48 for USD 1.00 as of December 31, 2010. The average exchange rate was RUB 29.39 to USD 1 in 2011 and RUB 30.38 to USD 1 in 2010.
*EBITDA is calculated as operating profit adjusted to reflect depreciation of fixed and intangible assets, forex gains or losses, and other non-monetary and non-core items.

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Recently I found the cutest little Etsy shop called Lila & Lilly. She makes the cutest little accessories for babies. Her shop sells swaddle sets, bows, bow turbans, and more. I received a swaddle blanket and a bow turban for my newborn little girl, and I am already obsessed with both!
The poly-spandex fabric makes it so easy to swaddle and hold your baby. It is so lightweight and buttery soft that I don't want to put her down when she is wearing it! I am so excited that it is so stretchy because we will be using this sweet turban for as long as we can.
Check out her Etsy shop as well as her Instagram account to find more of her adorable items. These would make a beautiful baby shower gift, or would be perfect for your own sweet newborn!
A huge thank you to Lila & Lilly for sponsoring this post and for having the most adorable baby accessories! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This time of year makes me want all the comfy, cozy sweaters to start wearing during the fall and winter months. Over the last few years, I have definitely accumulated a fair amount of sweaters that I can pull out and wear in a moments notice. The only problem with this fall season is that most of those sweaters don't extend over that growing bump that seems to be protruding more and more each day.
I decided I wanted to try finding some comfortable sweaters that I could wear while pregnant, but also continue to wear over the years. Big baggy sweaters it is!
I recently found the cutest heathered lace patchwork sweater that fits so well from Dresslily. It goes right over my bump, but will definitely still be wearable next fall when I'm (hopefully) back to my regular weight. It is the perfect sweater to wear with leggings, which is exactly what this pregnant mama needs. My favorite part is the adorable lace patchwork along the bottom.
Look for more comfortable, adorable finds from DressLily in the future!
Well, thank you for your patience as we told all of our friends and family the news of the gender reveal first! If you've read the title by now you've realized that it's a GIRL! We would have been happy either way, but we are so thrilled to be having another girl, and a sister for Margot.
I'm also excited because I love pink, and it's certainly going to be easy to match my daughters with all the pink around this house.
A few weeks ago I wrote about my favorite maternity store, PinkBlush (check out that blog post here). Recently I found this adorable pink long sleeve cold shoulder maternity top that had the cutest ruffle on it from them. It is so soft and comfortable to wear, as well as super cute. I definitely will be wearing this throughout my entire pregnancy, as well as postpartum. Check out more of their adorable maternity tops on their website.
The best part about PinkBlush is that they not only have women's clothing they now offer so many adorable outfits for newborns and children. I cannot wait to continue matching with my daughters through PinkBlush!
Let's hope that this next girl is as sweet, silly and sassy as her older sister!


Scivantage's continued innovation in Digital Wealth Management and Cost Basis solutions has delivered consistent value to its clients.
Scivantage®, a FinTech 100 technology provider of Digital Wealth Management and Cost Basis solutions, today announces it has been named to the IDC Financial Insights 2016 FinTech Rankings Top 100.
During the past year, Scivantage has continued its innovation, building on its industry leading platforms to help financial services firms deliver advanced client experiences and enhance their operational efficiencies.
The Digital Wealth solution, Scivantage Investor™, empowers financial firms to deliver a unified digital experience at each touch point with their end-client. This year, Investor rolled out the next generation of its leading digital wealth platform, including a complete overhaul of its user experience, the introduction of the Advisor Connect module and continued emphasis on digitizing investment information with Sqope™, its personal portfolio performance solution. Also, Scivantage recently announced a partnership with FolioDynamix to develop an enterprise-grade digital advice robo solution.
Scivantage continues to expand on Maxit®, its cost basis reporting system. The Maxit team finalized the third phase of the 2008 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act by implementing cost basis support for complex debt. A primary focus now is bringing cost basis to the next level with client facing tax management tools. The team has implemented an unprecedented 27 conversions to its Maxit platform in the last 36 months.
Each fall IDC Financial Insights publishes a comprehensive Fortune 500-style ranking of the hardware, software and service providers to the financial services industry. The rankings are the centerpiece of the FinTech Rankings Special Report, distributed with the September 29th edition of Bank Systems & Technology. The ranking of the top vendors is categorized and evaluated based on calendar year-end revenues and the percentage of revenues exclusively attributed to financial services. Data is gathered from surveys completed by vendors, as well as original research and market analysis conducted by IDC Financial Insights.


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested on Thursday at the Ecuadorian Embassy, is being held in one of the UK's most notorious prisons. Belmarsh, built in 1991 and located in southeast London, gained notoriety in the wake of the 9/11 attacks when foreigners were detained in the prison without being formally charged, leading some to call it 'Britain's Guantanamo Bay.' An unannounced inspection of the jail in early 2018 by the UK government showed progress in some areas, but regression in others. An action plan developed the prison in the wake of the inspection acknowledged areas where improvements could be made, but pushed back against some suggestions, including not keeping three men in cells meant for two.
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Interview | List of Things We Can Talk About Is Shrinking Every Day: Audrey Truschke
In conversation with the historian about her work on Aurangzeb and Mughal history, self-censorship, her cancelled event in Hyderabad and more.
Audrey Truschke. Credit: Shome Basu
Jahnavi Sen
Jahnavi Sen: Hello and welcome, I am Jahnavi from The Wire, and with me today is Audrey Truschke. She's assistant professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University in the US. Today, she's going to tell us a little bit about her work, and also some recent experiences she's had in India.
So to begin with, a little bit about your work. One question I've had while reading it is that a lot of it seems to be about dispelling popular – well, I wouldn't say popular necessarily – but certain myths about medieval Indian history, whether that's your book on Aurangzeb, or also when you've talked about the exchange between Persian and Sanskrit scholars in the Mughal court. So I wanted to ask, what drew you to this kind of history? Why did you think these are certain myths that need to be addressed? Did you mean it like that, or did that just happen as a by-product?
Audrey Truschke: So first off, thank you for having me Jahnavi, it's really my pleasure to be here and talk with you today. So, how did I come to choose my topic? So, you know, in some sense this is an uninteresting story, I became interested in India-related things in college, and I learnt Sanskrit, and then I started learning a little bit of Persian, and sort of when I sat down and thought, "Okay, I'll go to grad school," because what else are you going to do with Sanskrit and Persian in 21st century America?
I thought about the topics in which I could use these language skills, where I could use my background, which was at that point largely in Hinduism – what could I use all of that to do? And some sort of cross-cultural, Hindu-Muslim, Sanskrit-Persian encounters in the Indo-Islamic period made sense, made good use of my skills up until that point. And then as I went on with my studies at Columbia University where I got my PhD, I sort of narrowed it down, to Sanskrit at the Mughal courts of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
Now, all of that said, once I became a Sanskritist and a Persianist and a Mughal historian, then when I thought about writing on Aurangzeb, I think that that decision was guided a bit more directly by modern politics and what's going on today. Because nobody exists outside of their own context, right? Because I'm a person in 2018, just like everyone else. And when I was a person in 2015, and thought, "Should I write a biography of a Mughal king?" – the idea was suggested to me – it was so obvious to do Aurangzeb. For personal reasons, because I had been thinking about him for nearly a decade at that point in time, and yet I had written almost nothing on Aurangzeb, there's only five pages or so on him in Culture of Encounters, the first book. And then, from a sort of broader perspective, I felt that there was a real gap between scholarly advances on Aurangzeb Alamgir and what everyday people had access to in South Asia and elsewhere, and so I thought, "Why not see if I can, you know, make some small contribution to bridging that divide?"
JS: You've mentioned how you were learning these languages, and that's how you became interested in Mughal courts, and in Indian history in general. But a lot of people have had this idea that since you're a Western scholar, you probably don't speak Sanskrit, don't read the text, don't maybe know enough about the context, and that's something you've had to reiterate several times. Why do you think you've had to justify being a scholar of Indian history?
AT: So, I think that the charitable reading here is that I think that there is some misunderstanding. People look at me, they see a white American woman, that's all true, and they think, "How could she possibly know Sanskrit? How could she possibly read Farsi? How could she possibly speak any Hindi or Urdu?" Right? And so I think that for some people, it is an understandable, obvious challenge right, why would this sort of a person be able to do this.
For other people, I think that it is more insidious, and I think they use the colour of my skin and which passport I carry, and frankly, my gender, my sex, the fact that I am a woman plays a huge role in this. Many of my colleagues are white Western men, and they do not face the same basic challenges about their ability to read their research languages. And at the end of the day, I invite people to judge my scholarship, and I invite them to actually read it in order to do that. And if you read Culture of Encounters, it's impossible for anyone to write that book without access to the Sanskrit and Persian literature.
JS: You were talking a bit before about your book on Aurangzeb, and one of the things you've said before while talking about that book, is that now when people look at that era in Mughal history, in the history of the subcontinent, they're looking at certain decisions that were probably politically motivated, as more for theological reasons. So could you tell us a little bit about that, maybe give us an example of what are these decisions, why you think they were political and why you think that misinterpretation is happening?
AT: So, I think people look at things like – for example, Aurangzeb re-instituted the jizya tax right, a bigoted tax that targets Hindus, a prejudiced tax in 1679. They look at the fact that he destroyed some Hindu temples – not the thousands that people go on about today, but certainly some, a few dozen perhaps. And they look at these things and they say, "How do we explain it?" Here's this anti-Hindu guy, right? This sort of anti-Hindu, genocidal maniac, who just wanted to ground Hindus into the dirt of India, as it were. So the problem with that is that it's bad history, it's bad history because that causality, it doesn't come out of the Mughal context, it comes out of our modern context, and so we're sort of reading back in time, and it doesn't allow us to make sense of other aspects of Aurangzeb's reign, and this is the sort of key point of historical method.
People who read the past through the lens of politics can cherry-pick evidence, but as a historian I cannot do that, I have to take all of the evidence. And so yes, Aurangzeb destroyed certain temples, but he protected more temples than he destroyed, right? And I can't make sense of those twinned facts using this sort of assumption of the theological anti-Hindu bias motivation, right? It's true that he instituted the jizya. Upon ascending the throne, he also cancelled several taxes on Hindu pilgrimage sites along with various other taxes. And so, we have to make sense of those facts together, and what emerges is a more complex picture that is more honest to the past and draws upon the categories and ideas of Aurangzeb's time, less than ours, and perhaps for that reason is not as satisfying to many popular readers.
JS: While you have these two books that we've been talking about and numerous articles to your name, you also talk about your work quite openly on social media, your insights and your articles, and you share them quite widely, do you think that's important for academics today? Particularly when they're talking about things that are relevant to politics, even if it's historical, but relevant to contemporary discussions?
AT: So I think that it's a choice for academics, and it's a choice that I have made. And I make that choice because I want to engage publicly, and I don't want to cede the space of social media. I get a lot of pushback for doing this from my colleagues. And you know, they think that something as basic as the character limit on Twitter sort of flattens historical research, and historical arguments. I don't disagree with them, my argument is simply that if you cede that territory, someone else is going to come along and talk about the past and historians have no presence and no voice, I think that that's a problem.
I certainly don't think that it's incumbent upon other scholars to engage on social media or even to engage with the public. I wish more scholars would do it, but I think everyone has to make that choice themselves. I would say that I get very fierce pushback for doing this, right – I'm trolled regularly, up to and including death and rape threats against me and against members of my family. And I think it's understandable why other scholars don't want to put themselves out there like that.
JS: Speaking of this pushback, one of the things that at least I have noticed is that you often take it on quite directly – where there's a threat, you say, "This is a threat, I have reported this". Often, you even speak to them in a response. Why do you think that's important to do?
AT: So first I would say that I only do this with a very small fraction of the hate mail that I receive. So why do I do it? I do it in part because I think that everyone should be forced to look at it. Because I don't think we should hide and just say, "Oh, this is just other people, this is just one part of India", right? I mean, this is a reality that has been brought to my doorstep, that I have been forced to face. And I think that everyone else should look at it as well, and take a good hard look around, and think, "How did we get here and what can we do to stop it?"
The other reason that I do it is not to engage with the trolls, because you cannot reason with irrational people. I do it for the middle ground that's listening. And I think that often, trolls will ask sorts of questions or make sorts of accusations that allow me to give an answer or make a point that I would like to make, that someone in the middle would actually like to hear. They might have asked the question far more respectfully, right? You know, but why not answer it? Why not speak to doubts that may sort of linger in people's minds? So that's really what I'm trying to accomplish when I talk back.
JS: Speaking of this trip to India, we've been talking about your work and the kind of pushback you've received, and some people have decided that now this work is "controversial". And recently you were supposed to speak at an event in Hyderabad that was cancelled last minute, apparently because there were some threats to the organisers, there were possible protests at the site.
AT: So my understanding is that there were not threats, there were protests, specifically letters of protest. I have only seen one such letter, but I do think that is an important distinction, that there were no threats of violence. And so, when the organisers are defending themselves saying, "Oh, we got threats," right, that is not true.
JS: Right, yes. But speaking of this event being cancelled and also the kind of pushback you receive on social media, do you think that self-censorship for academics is going to be a real threat here? And also, do you think that it's going to affect the kind of academic work that happens in and on India?
AT: Absolutely, I think it already is. So I have censored both of my books in Indian editions. In both of them, the Indian editions are slightly different than the worldwide editions. And I know a lot of academics who choose their research projects differently, we openly advise students to do this actually in the United States, right? There are certain topics that it is just not worth it to work on, because you won't get a visa to come to India, if you have family here, there could be problems. You know, you have to make these decisions in the real world with your eyes wide open.
Many of my colleagues are declining to publish their books in India, for those of us that live and work in the United States or elsewhere in the Western world, we need the publications there for career reasons, we don't need them here for career reasons. And so, they're choosing to simply shrink the market of interested readers rather than risk problems. And I think that all of this is a problem, because it means that the Indian people are not getting the full story, they don't have access to the same scholarship that we do in the United States or the United Kingdom. This is contributing to the sort of constriction of space in the air all around us, and the list of topics that we can talk about seems to grow shorter every day.
JS: And do you think that this is something that is increasing, something that has been happening for a while, or would you say it's recent?
AT: I mean, certainly something like censorship of books, I mean India's been banning books since the British were here, so that's not new in a sense. It is certainly accelerating, and that has to do with the BJP, and with the Sangh parivar, and with the sort of rise of the Hindu right, and the transition of Hindu nationalism from an extremist ideology to basically defining the mainstream of India right now.
JS: This talk at Hyderabad that people didn't want you to give, could you tell us a little bit about what you were going to say?
AT: So the title was 'Unpopular Stories', and the protests or threats of protest as it were I suppose, proved my point. I was going to talk on three topics: I was going to talk about Aurangzeb, and specifically the assault on Golconda in the late 1680s, that was sort of spatially appropriate to Hyderabad. I was then going to talk about the end of Indian Buddhism in the 12th century of the common era, and the allegations that Islam was responsible for basically slaughtering the remaining Indian Buddhists. I have some quibbles with that storyline, and I've published an article on that subject, I was going to talk about that. And then, the third and final unpopular story was going to be drawn from my ongoing research on Sanskrit, narratives of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal periods, and what Sanskrit intellectuals were saying about Muslim-led and Indo-Muslim rule in India.
JS: Just that last point when you're talking about your future research, could you tell us a little more about it? What were they saying, and why do you think it's important for India today to read that? Do you think it could change our understanding of how historically, different communities in India spoke of each other?
AT: So I certainly think that it can do that, and I'm hopeful that it will. So these texts that I'm working on, they date from the late 12th to the early 18th century, they are all in Sanskrit, and they are all about Indo-Muslim rule, or Muslim-led rule in some regard. Some of them are histories of cross-cultural encounters, and some are histories of extreme violence. And I think that, especially the histories of extreme violence, there's a real question there of when one side is slaughtering the other side – how do you use that to increase understanding of today? And I think that one way you do that is by looking at the terms of otherness, right? When you have two sides meeting on a battlefield, there is no doubt that there is an "us versus them". But who is the "us", and who is the "them"?
Whereas today, we talk about the Hindu-Muslim conflict very freely and all the time, back then, people weren't talking about Hindus in Sanskrit, right? 'Hindu' is not even a Sanskrit word, doesn't enter Sanskrit until a little bit later. And people weren't talking about Muslims either, so they were identifying themselves differently. That's sort of one thing I want to focus on in this project were the terms of that difference, and how can that sort of settle and even displace our easy assumption of the primacy of religious identity now.
JS: Thank you so much for joining us.
AT: Thank you Jahnavi, my pleasure.


We may only be a month into the second half of the year but it's safe to say that 2017 has been a great year for Tudor. Not only did the maison unveil another great collection at the Baselworld 2017, it also announced the brand's new Born To Dare campaign, joining forces with David Beckham, the All Blacks, and Beauden Barrett.
Let's start off with some of the Swiss manufacturer's superior quality watches from its latest collection presented at Baselworld 2017.
Tudor welcomes its first chronograph in the Heritage Black Bay family with a self-winding movement, column wheel and vertical clutch. The timepiece also comes in fabric strap and leather strap for both sporty and vintage looks.
For those who prefer a slimmer case, the new Heritage Black Bay 41 comes in a 41-mm steel case with a choice of steel bracelet or brown leather strap, and an additional camouflage fabric strap. Elegant and sporty at the same time, the Black Bay 41 sure captures the essence of its family in a formal exterior.
The model celebrates 60 years of Tudor's Diver's watches with stunning craftsmanship. Retaining the lines and proportions of the Black Bay, the rotating bezel and the winding crown are made from gold to bring a new expression to the watch while the central link is dressed in metal.
The Heritage Black Bay Steel introduces a date function to the Black Bay family for the first time. The self-winding mechanical movement is powered by the high-performance Manufacture Calibre MT5612 with a 70 hour power reserve.
Tudor redefines its lady's collection with the new Clair de Rose. The elegant timepiece with a feminine touch is available exclusively in steel and comes in three sizes and six designs to suit any wrist and any dress. The steel case with polished finish houses a Calibre self-winding movement with power reserve up to 38 hours.
Now we arrive at my favourite part of this story. Earlier this year, Tudor announced its Born To Dare campaign that reflects the history of the brand and what it stands for today. The campaign's spirit is expressed in its manifesto below.
Keeping in line with the manifesto, Tudor scores a partnership with David Beckham and kicks off its new campaign featuring the world class footballer as the face.
"I was attracted to Tudor by the attention to detail I could see in their watches. I then learned about the history of the brand. One of adventure, pioneer diving and daring expeditions. I was instantly hooked," proclaims the husband of Victoria Beckham and devoted father of four.
Beckham's personal picks are the Black Bay S&G, a vintage-inspired steel and gold diver's watch, and the Black Bay Chrono, a COSC-certified chronograph. Both are new selections introduced at the Baselworld 2017.
Tudor signs David Beckham as its ambassador as his daring approach to life fits perfectly with the campaign's manifesto. Now a highly admired living football legend, Beckham is also a philanthropist, an entrepreneur and a global style icon, no one bends it quite like Beckham when achieving success in life.
Tudor also proudly welcomes the most successful international rugby team of all time, the All Blacks, and its leading player Beauden Barrett to the Born To Dare campaign in conjunction with the upcoming 2017 DHL New Zealand Lions Series.
In the campaign image above, the All Blacks and Beauden Barrett wear the Black Bay Dark, a vintage-inspired all-black steel diver's watch which matches their team colours perfectly.
The number one team in the rugby world is led by Beauden Barret, who wears the No 10 jersey in the first five-eighth position. His style is daring and decisive, which is the essence of the Tudor's new campaign. Barrett reinvents himself constantly and that brings him from the bench to the top of the world.
As an extension of its commitment with the All Blacks, Tudor also is the proud Official Sponsor of the DHL New Zealand Lions Series 2017, the prestigious international rugby series.
Please visit Tudor's official website for more information.


Newer or aspiring entrepreneur? Have questions about employment law, HR issues or compliance? Want to pick the brain of an attorney/ HR consultant? Deirdre Groenen will discuss some HR topics relevant to small businesses such as interviewing and hiring, use of independent contractors, employee classification as exempt and non-exempt, discrimination and harassment, and more.
Speaker: Deirdre Groenen is the VP of HR and General Counsel at Innovative Benefit Planning, LLC. In her role at IBP, she serves as head of the internal HR Department and as in-house counsel. She also serves as an HR Consultant to IBP's external clients, helping them navigate HR issues and compliance, as well as training and development.


The Folding Dock Ladder integrates perfectly with the H-Beam Channels of the Wave Dock System. Ladder can be placed on either side or end of a Dock Section. Folds up and out of the water when not in use.
Bottom section of the Ladder floats; if you prefer a submerged application simply drill holes along the inner frame of the bottom step.


TThe Photo & Film Expo is the largest photography event in Africa, with over 400 brands under one roof. It is the perfect platform to interact with your favourite camera brands or bring your camera in for repairs. There are also workshops throughout the expo, where speakers get to share their knowledge of the field. Taking place in Johannesburg, expect great deals on a wide variety of products ranging from professional to the enthusiast. The expo is extremely focused and serves as a platform where photographers and enthusiasts can network and learn. With well over a hundred workshops running during the four-day event, the expo is time well invested. See the latest technologies and a wide range brands related to the imaging industry, and pick up some amazing ideas and bargains as well.


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Mom suspected after her child falls to death
An investigation is underway after a young mother allegedly pushed her 2-year-old daughter to her death out of a sixth-floor window on Monday before stabbing herself in the stomach.
The woman's child died yesterday morning after craniotomy surgery at the 999 first aid center in Qinghe, Haidian district.
The mother, Cao Xiaozheng, remains under observation at the same hospital following her apparent self-mutilation.
The tragedy unfolded at a building in Huilongguan, Changping district.
The mother has reportedly admitted that she pushed her child from the window.
Staff at the registration counter at the hospital where Cao was being treated were emotional when asked about the incident.
"Did you hear about the poor little girl?" said a woman working there. "How could her mother do that?"
Visitors were not allowed to enter the room where Cao was being treated and no one outside the room identified themselves as relatives or friends of her when asked by METRO.
Two women waiting outside the operating room looked shocked when told about the incident.
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When the door of the ICU finally opened, a nurse told METRO the two-year-old girl had passed away in the early morning.
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"Considering her behavior, we have two policemen sitting beside her bed to avoid further self-destructive behavior," the doctor said.
Cao's younger brother said she had suffered from mental problems and had often talked about her suspicion that others were trying to murder her.
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Arkansas Legislature leads nation in 2015 anti-abortion laws
by The Associated Press | April 12, 2015 at 10:29 a.m. 11comments
After passing the top priority of anti-abortion groups early in the session and with one of the nation's toughest bans already tied up in the courts, Arkansas lawmakers closed out the session by passing more restrictions than any other state so far this year.
Arkansas lawmakers passed six anti-abortion bills — all of which have been signed by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson — along with two resolutions supporting pregnancy resource centers. Arkansas could be eclipsed by other states as the year progresses, but lobbyists are already working on regulations for the next regular session, inspired by other states and motivated by what didn't pass this session.
The state's Legislature passed some of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in 2013 by banning most abortions 12 and 20 weeks into a woman's pregnancy. A federal judge has struck down the 12-week ban and the state's appeal is still pending.
Proponents say the legislation this year focused on women's health and making abortions safer while opponents have dismissed the laws as thinly veiled attempts to outlaw a legal procedure. The quantity of bills, however, is something the Center for Reproductive Rights and Americans United for Life both agree on: Arkansas has had the most so far this year.
The bevy of bills is aimed at the state's two abortion providers — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which runs clinics in Little Rock and Fayetteville, and Little Rock Family Planning Services.
The Republican-dominated Legislature didn't enact anything unprecedented, but is still at the forefront on many issues, said Dan McConchie, vice president of the national anti-abortion group. A ban on providing tax dollars to Planned Parenthood regardless of use and toughening parental involvement requirements are some of the strongest restrictions in the nation, he said, and could be emulated elsewhere. Arizona barely edged out Arkansas to become the first state to require doctors to tell women that drug-induced abortions may be reversible, which many doctors say is untrue.
The top priority of anti-abortion activists was to bar doctors from prescribing pregnancy-terminating pills through telemedicine — a practice not offered in the state. Other restrictions to begin this year include stricter information requirements, a 48-hour waiting period between an in-person meeting and the procedure, restrictions on the disposal of fetal tissue and a prohibition on state funding for abortion providers.
A ban on off-label use of the abortion pill and adding restrictions to a state law that requires parental consent will begin on January 1.
"Both the number and the direct impact on families in Arkansas this session was really unprecedented," said Erin Davison-Rippey, director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which serves Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. "When you compile them as a whole, it's absolutely devastating for people seeking health care."
Rose Mimms, executive director of Arkansas Right to Life, was pleased with the legislative action.
"Now that the tide has turned and we have Republican lawmakers, that's why we're able to see (this many) bills filed in a session," she said.
Mimms said that, in 2017, she would like to see lawmakers examine outlawing a common second-trimester procedure in which forceps, clamps, scissors or similar instruments are used on a live fetus to remove it from the womb in pieces. Such instruments are used in certain dilation and evacuation procedures.
Nodmcm
April 12, 2015 at 10:46 a.m.
When the US Supreme Court finally allows states to decide whether or not to allow abortion, we all know that Arkansas will probably never allow legal abortions. Arkansas also might be one of the first states to remove women's right to vote, if the federal government would allow states to decide that issue. Before the 1880s, women also were not allowed to own their own property, or to enter into contracts. Perhaps someday Arkansas can remove all women's rights, returning them to the condition of chattel. Women lived as man's chattel for millenia. Who says people don't want to live in the past?
DontDrinkDatKoolAid
Don't fetal lives matter?
Green660
April 12, 2015 at 8:44 p.m.
I hope Arkansas also has the most free birth control and sex education in schools to balance this equation.
carpenterretired
Well Arkansas is a national leader in teenage births and STDs, but republicans will work hard to keep women in their place.
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mitchstoner
I don't think we are going to waste much time on curtailing women's rights. Some of our women might object , and some of them do pack, ya know?
But we are certainly thinking about outlawing liberals altogether.
You guys just belong in California or New York. And we know most of you get the shakes even looking at a gun.
April 22, 2015 at 8:27 a.m.
It would be interesting to see what these people do when rape or incest happens in their families. Also, how many who support these laws are willing to step up and adopt some of the unwanted babies?
3WorldState1
Arkansas also leads the nation in divorce. Must be the strong Christian values.
TomN
No surprises here, unfortunately, in Arkansas. Ignorance, Christian, Arkansan or otherwise, however well intended, is just ignorance. Speaking as a minister for over 25 years, ethical decision-making is by nature at times extremely difficult and comes with its own constructs and is best left in the hands of the involved individual and professionals. To think that blanket laws are ipso facto ethical is sheer ignorance. For example, abortion in some cases is the most ethical thing that can be done given some fetal malformations. Is it a difficult decision? Absolutely! But making the best and right choice often is. Real life/reality is often filled with difficult decisions. Arkansas is certainly not last in the nation in the one category of leading the nation then in unenlightened zeal.
BirdDogsRock
Green660 hits a key bullseye in this debate. The obsessive pursuit to outlaw abortions ought to be paired with (1) an equally intense campaign of TRUE biologically based sex education in schools and (2) free or practically free birth control readily available in a variety of methods for all women of all ages. For the state to do otherwise is to unintentionally (but predictably) promote suffering, child neglect, poverty, crime, poorly uneducated youth, and ending in more unwanted births, etc, etc, in an unending viscious cycle. What good does it do anyone for unwanted babies to be born into a life of poor parental love and support, neglect, with a higher possibly of eroding into mistreatment, weak educational support, and poverty, with the odds of a successful life stacked severely against them? Who is really on the moral high ground with these predictable eventual outcomes?


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Private Money is Evil
I've been trying to keep an open mind about the proposal for a TAF Academy and the Rainier Beach school and community opposition to it, but I think I need some help. I have been called naive at times (rightfully so), and so I am asking for more experienced and skeptical education advocates to help me out on my understanding of this issue.
This is what I gleaned from today's article in the PI, "At Rainier Beach High School, 'we're fighting for our lives'."
Private money is evil.
Any proposal that does not follow the current Seattle Public School model is wrong, and should not even be considered or discussed.
The district has not supported Rainier Beach High School appropriately in the past.
The district does a rotten job with communicating new ideas and getting public involvement.
I totally get #3 and #4, and completely agree. But I have serious problems with #1 and #2.
Based on discussions and testimony over the last year, I have also learned that:
Many people do not trust the superintendent or district staff to do what is right for all children in Seattle, particularly children of color.
Many people do not think the School Board has demonstrated adequate leadership, resulting in many students, especially children of color, being inadequately served.
The district, and the state, are woefully under-funded.
So, if I were to put both sets of these statements together, we would end up with the following conclusions:
More public money for Seattle Public Schools would be good, but private money, no matter how it is received would be bad, and proposals involving it should not be considered or explored. Philanthropists and non-profits with money to give should go elsewhere.
The district has not been successful in helping all children be successful, especially children of color. But proposals for change from private foundations, educational non-profits, and educational research organizations should be rejected. The only route to success is to stay with current educational models and work within the current education system, despite the belief that it is broken.
I don't believe the school district should enter into public/private partnerships where the details are hidden from the public. And I have some serious concerns about the risks of such ventures. (See Public-Private Partnerships with Seattle Schools?)
But I think it is absurd and incredibly short-sighted to close the door to all public-private partnerships out of fear of the possible negative consequences. Let's keep the goal of high quality education for all students in focus, and explore all options that have the potential to improve education for students in Seattle Public Schools.
Why not explore public-private partnerships but require transparency? What about working to establish guidelines for what types of public-private partnerships would be acceptable, and which ones would not?
And finally, returning to the TAF proposal specifically, what exactly would success look like and what would it mean? The original proposal for Rainier Beach to become a TAF Academy, replacing existing programming, received strong opposition and has been dropped. The current proposal is for a co-location of a TAF Academy and the existing education program at Rainier Beach High School.
According to community activists, it sounds like "success" would be the rejection of this co-location proposal as well. That leads us to a scenario where we would rejoice over the rejection of an innovative educational program designed to help children of color, which would have also brought additional resources into the school. I find that hard to celebrate.
Posted by Beth Bakeman at 6:14 PM
I, along with several other activists I know, were puzzled about this TAF issue. I decided to look into it and I am aghast for several reasons. What I did was request the letter of intent between TAF and the District as well as read through TAF's website.
TAF is doing good work. I have to say I'm surprised their programs have been around for 10 years and so few people know about them. But, this academy is just wrong on so many levels.
One, on a big picture level, this district doesn't have a policy on public/private partnerships. Yes, each would be different but they need to have a ground level policy. It troubles me that each entity believes it can tell the district what to do in order to have a program (read: money) in a school.
Two, TAF's website does not make this co-location sound like a partnership. The tone is so cold that I would think they are coming in with a can of red paint and going to stripe a line through the middle of Rainier Beach and tell RB to stay on its side. Cheryl Chow mentioned a possibility of allowing RB students to take a technology elective at TAF Academy. TAF makes it sound like all of it; teachers, staff and curriculum will be completely separate.
Three, this timeline is fast (big surprise there). I requested and received the letter of intent and it says that the MOU will be introduced on Nov. 15th and voted on Dec. 6th. It says there has been a year of working and talking about this but I can't believe it has been with the larger community.
Four, TAF has 7(!) non-negotiable points for the district. Among them are admission ability (TAF makes no bones about the Academy being for children of color but wants to be sure they control the enrollment). This is a problem because aren't we going to the Supreme Court over the right to use a racial tiebreaker? I mean if any white kids live in that neighborhood, wouldn't their parents fight to be able to get them in? This is a serious legal issue. Other points, limited the number of special ed students, control over the principal (district gets final veto but TAF picks the candidates).
Five, TAF complains on its website that Washington State is not "friendly" to public/private partnerships because the voters turned back charters 3 times. That not being unfriendly, that's saying we don't want charters. There's a difference. They state "the way to get around that" is to go directly to districts with partnership ideas. The sad thing here is going to the district actually gives them a better deal than they would get if we did have charter law. (There's that "be careful what you wish for" idea.)
Frankly, RB should be worried. I think they will be marginalized and the school will be the haves and have nots. I don't understand how a majority of the Board came out against charters and yet would allow this to happen. TAF has a large number of partners (Microsoft, Starbucks, Perkins-Coie, etc.) and probably A LOT of muscle.
The PI had a story on it and I just got through talking to Emily Heffter at the Times about doing a story.
Beth is right; transparency is key. However, when the district brings in the larger community at the eleventh hour for "discussion", it is patronizing and disrespectful.
I have no problem with public/private partnerships but we need to keep the public in public schools and not be bullied or hypotized by money. We also don't need to set up a system of haves and have nots even it we're talking about children of color.
I'm going to do all I can to stop this from happening. No matter how noble the cause or great the program, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I did forget to mention one other point. Thinking about it (and from what I heard from parents in my CAC work), I feel far more comfortable with a K-8 than a 6-12 (which is what TAF Academy would be). Parents seem to have a comfort level for the middle schoolers at K-8s because of perceived safety issues, less acting out by middle schoolers because of the presence of younger students and a continuance of community because of the drop off in parent participation in traditional middle schools.
I'm not sure I see a lot of benefit on the social/emotional end of a 6-12. From a curriculum/programming standpoint, there are probably numerous ones.
Charlie Mas said...
A policy on public/private partnerships would be a good thing. In particular, I would like it if the District would publish a price list. Exactly how much does an elementary school cost? a middle school? How much is TAF putting into the pot at Rainier Beach. The District is still paying for the teachers, the principal, the building, and the transportation.
I hope the price list will be itemized. What does it cost to dictate the enrollment? the teaching staff? What does it cost if I just want to dictate the curriculum?
I'm thinking this could be the solution for APP. How much would it cost the APP community to get the District to house an APP 1-8 in John Marshall? If it costs $7 million to fix up the building, do you think that the District would let us use it any way we wanted if we kick in 30% of that amount or do you think they would hold out for 40%?
Beth Bakeman said...
Melissa, is the letter of intent between TAF and the District available on the web somewhere we can provide a link to?
If not, would you be willing to send it to me and I will type it up and post it so that everyone can see it?
Melissa, thank you for doing research and posting on the TAF/Rainier Beach issue.
I agree strongly with a couple of your points. The district needs a policy on public/private partnerships. And bringing in the community at the last minute for discussion is patronizing and almost guaranteed to create opposition.
I'm also concerned about the race-based admission and some of the non-negotiable points apparently presented by TAF in the letter of intent.
Where I disagree is the TAF intent and what the district next steps should be.
From what I can tell, the description on the TAF website of the TAF Academy was not written with Rainier Beach High School in mind. Instead, I believe it's a general vision / plan of what a TAF Academy could look like. I don't think it's fair to judge how the Rainier Beach experience would be based on that generic write-up.
Also, you write "RB should be worried. I think they will be marginalized and the school will be the haves and have nots." This is somewhat ironic since the original proposal was to have the entire high school be a TAF Academy, which would have prevented the issue many are complaining about now of "haves and have nots."
But in any case, I believe the district's next step should be to continue exploring this potential partnership, communicating clearly and openly throughout the process.
Maybe Rainier Beach isn't the right location for the TAF Academy. Maybe placing a TAF Academy at any Seattle school isn't a good idea. But maybe it is. I, personally, need to know a lot more about the details. And I would advocate for addressing and changing problematic elements of the letter of intent, rather than shutting the door on potential innovation and change in our schools.
By the way, I've noticed that not a single person who has opposed the TAF/Rainier Beach proposal in public testimony, on this blog, or in the discussions I'm having on the Alternative Schools Yahoo Group, have claimed that this proposal would have a negative impact on academic outcomes for the students at Rainier Beach.
The negative academic outcomes would be that the district would feel no special need to put an honors program at Rainier or a performing arts department. Also, it is hard to quantify how kids will perform academically when they see (or perceive) their school to be stratified. It is a frequent complaint about Garfield and it makes me wonder what is the future for Rainier Beach.
Also, there is specific language at the TAF website about Rainier Beach. I can find it and post it.
Andrew Kwatinetz said...
It seems like there are two issues here which ought to be independent but are unfortunately intertwined and politically loaded.
The first issue is the TAF academy idea (assuming no specific location). TAF is a non-profit organization founded and run by a woman of color. They have demonstrated a strategy that closes the achievement gap and prepares kids for high-paying, high-demand technology jobs. This is not an evil organization with hidden agendas: this is a work of passion that should be celebrated. TAF has achieved what SPS has not been able to achieve--so SPS should find a way to incorporate this strategy, and it should be even better if it comes with outside funding, no?
The second issue is the hornet's nest that TAF has stepped into is: What is the plan for Rainier Beach high school? By all accounts, there are great things happening at RB right now. Unfortunately (as we heard at the CAC proceedings), there were great things happening at schools like MLK also, but change often comes slowly and perceptions are hard to break. If you look at the data, you can see why SPS is struggling with RB: too many people in RB's own neighborhood are choosing other high schools, the building has too much unused capacity, the test scores still lag, the expenses are high, etc. Last I saw, the numbers on RB were worse than most of the elementary schools that were closed. If the CAC had been asked to look at high schools, it is likely they would have proposed closing Rainier Beach.
So, someone clearly thought giving this community a TAF Academy--a program that should attract students & offer so much potential for the community--would be a great idea.
I suspect the controversy that has arisen is once again the result of poor leadership. The idea was not communicated and the public was not really heard. And, the idea of putting two programs in a building to compete against each other sounds like a compromise more than a final solution.
I found the Rainier Beach language you mentioned Melissa at http://www.techaccess.org/tafacademy/tafaq.aspx:
Are you going to close Rainier Beach or is TAF taking over?
No. TAF is not closing or taking over Rainier Beach High School. Because we want to open the first TAF Academy in the Seattle School District, we will co-locate with Rainier Beach, meaning both Rainier Beach High School and TAF Academy will exist in the same building. However, each school will remain independent and autonomous; there will be no overlap in teachers, students or curriculum.
Will TAF Academy affect the current Rainier Beach students or faculty?
The only difference that the Rainier Beach High School student and faculty will notice is that they share the school building with TAF Academy students and faculty. The two schools will be kept separate and autonomous; teachers and students will not overlap. The co-location will, however, necessitate that the two schools share some of the building facilities. TAF will negotiate these terms with the district.
Can any non-profit set up a school in the unused empty space of one of Seattle's public schools? And the district will provide the usual funding, pay the teachers and the principal, and pay for the building, the transportion, and the curricular materials?
What restrictions are there on such arrangements? Do they require Board approval? How are they managed in the assignment policy? What will happen if too many White students apply for TAF? What happens if the FRE enrollment at The New School drops under 45%?
What will happen if the TAF grows and begins to compete with RBHS for space?
Who else will be allowed to set up shop inside Seattle Public Schools and how can the District discriminate between offers?
The District cannot fly by the seat of their pants on this. They need leadership and policy here and without any further delay.
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From working with many different individuals in different industries, there is one major thing that is apparent and that I have noticed. We need people to help us, to help keep us accountable within business. The struggle is real and the more help and support we can get, the better. I am a firm believer in teamwork and forming a great team, in order to help you go further than you are able to by just doing business alone. We aren't always right and we aren't always doing business the best way. There is always something to improve, whether that be processes, customer service, quality of work, etc. A team helps centre us, carry us and helps us to look at things from a different perspective, with wisdom and unbiased. And most importantly a great team can provide positive feedback and praise to help improve all the areas mentioned previously, which we all need every now and then.
Regular check in with team members or partners to discuss current processes, approaches and designs. For me, I consistently and constantly talk to my business partner and friends about various issues and topics, as and when they crop up. I love talking about my ideas and even if I don't like talking about the issues that crop up, it helps me to vent, process and get a good outside perspective from someone who isn't in the situation. If there's one thing I have learnt, is that every single person who is in business needs space to vent and process. We deal with a lot, day-by-day, never mind the emotional burdens that we carry.
What does the right "team" look like?
People who are in business too or perhaps the same or similar sort of industry as yourself.
Look for people who inspire you, encourage you and have success building their empire. They must be doing something right. Those with years of experience will have lots of knowledge and expertise to lend you.
I am part of a few different Facebook groups for entrepreneurs and freelancers. Often freelancers will air their experiences in a safe forum. There is a lot to be said for having a safe space to vent, as well as gaining some insight, advice and expertise from others who are pursuing the same sort of projects and work as you.
My business partner is AJ, who I have started a new sister site with (Golden Layouts) will often give me words of encouragement and support, as well as sage advice. It's the little things that helps.
My boyfriend, who is not in business (but who has quite the business mind) helps me detach from situations, challenges me and pushes me to be more Christ-like within business situations, which can be very difficult sometimes.
Do you have anyone to keep you accountable within business?
Are there any gaps or anyone valuable that you can add to your existing team?
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For the NBA players, canceling the season could devastate the salary structure for now and the future
By Stefan Bondy
For the NBA players, the risks and implications of joining the Orlando bubble have largely been identified and dissected. The most obvious involves the coronavirus, which is spiking in Florida and easily transmissible indoors. Everybody assumes that risk in the NBA bubble — the players, the coaches, the referees, the operational staff. Then there's the threat of injury, which is especially significant to players on the verge of big contracts. According to a source, Boston Celtics' forward Jayson Tatum, who is eligible for a max extension in the offseason, has expressed reluctance to play for that reason.
A third issue is the restraints of the bubble, and how quarantining for up to three months can be daunting.
Finally, and most pressing, there's the social unrest gripping the country, specifically pertaining to this country's marginalization of African-Americans. Kyrie Irving's push to skip the bubble has spawned a debate over whether NBA players could effectively influence social reform while playing, or whether they'd have to boycott to force meaningful change. Irving not only led a discussion with close to 100 union members in a conference call, he also urged Nets players to skip the bubble recently in a separate group chat, the Daily News has learned. In that chat, Irving proposed that players could start their own league, according to a source.
Kyrie Irving told Nets players to skip the Orlando bubble, sources tell the News. (Nick Wass/AP)
On the flip side to these risks of resuming basketball in Orlando, there are consequences to canceling the season that could devastate the salary structure for now and the future. The players, not the owners, will suffer the worst financially. And while Irving is probably set with his over $100 million in career salary earnings (not to mention his Nike and movie deals), the majority of players aren't near his wealth bracket.
So it's worth understanding exactly what's at stake for all players, and ESPN cap guru Bobby Marks — a former Nets executive — broke it down for the Daily News. It isn't pretty.
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"Not playing, it's just an economic disaster, it really is," Marks said.
Canceling the NBA season could have long-term implications for future player salaries. (Stephen M. Dowell/AP)
Here's the Cliff's Notes version, as gleaned from Marks' expert accounting:
The NBA placed 10 percent of its players' total salaries — $380 million — into an escrow account, which they use at the end of the year to balance the revenue shares (players are entitled to 51%). That's gone for the players. They're not getting that back because the league has already lost too much money.
Even if the NBA completes its regular season and playoffs — thereby reaping the benefits of TV and advertising revenue — Marks estimates the total salary loss for players will be $580 million because of the pandemic. That number will double if they don't play.
"It's going to go to like $1.3 billion (in lost salary)," Marks said. "It's a huge number."
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Marks used LeBron James' potential losses as an example.
"Lebron is making $34.7 million and he'll lose like $13 million (if the NBA doesn't resume), so like 35 percent of his pay," Marks said. "Whereas if he's going back to Orlando, he's probably looking at a loss of between $5.5 to $6 million."
Dropping $13 million won't disrupt LeBron, but, as Marks noted, 72 percent of the players are paid below the average salary of $9.4 million. It's a top-heavy system, not unlike American society.
"There are a lot more Ed Davis' of the NBA world (who is making $4.7 million with the Utah Jazz) than Kyrie Irving's of the world (who is making $31.7 million)," Marks said. "There's a group of guys making over $20 million but the majority of them are making less than 5."
The loss of salary this season isn't even the worst consequence for the players. If Orlando is canceled, the NBA can impose the force majeure clause and rip up the CBA. Marks called it "the nuclear option." The current CBA is considered favorable to the union, resulting in record salaries and unprecedented power for players. Re-negotiating would give owners the chance pull back some their concessions, with lasting effects for the players. It's why two agents speculated that owners would prefer to cancel the season.
"I would say (a new CBA) would be extremely less beneficial to the players," Marks said.
As it stands, the NBA is set to resume in late July and commissioner Adam Silver essentially reiterated Monday that it's going to happen. There's concern over whether that will hurt the players' emotional and physical well-being, as well as their efforts to influence social change. But there's no debate about what's best for their salaries.


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'9-1-1' Season 3, Episode 9 Recap: "Fallout"
9-1-1 / RECAPS / TELEVISION
by Megan
After a short break, the 118 is back! Following the events of the last episode, Hen is still struggling to cope with what happened after the ambulance accident, while an old friend reaches out to Maddie in a cry for help. The 118 also respond to a call that may change the life of one of their own. Keep reading to find out what happened on the newest episode of 9-1-1, "Fallout."
Buckle up! 🚒
A brand-new episode of #911onFOX is underway. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/AIGOMUmEBn
— 9-1-1 on FOX (@911onFOX) November 26, 2019
Hen is talking to a therapist, Frank, telling him every time she closes her eyes, she sees Evelyn's face, reliving that moment. The previous night was like she crashed into her in slow motion, her injuries happening while the car crumbled around her. Eddie is also talking to Frank, trying to contain some anger that is continually building up inside him. Eddie tells him he has these good moments, like saving someone from dying, or Christopher does something awesome. It's moments where he should be happy, proud, or both. He knows it. He just doesn't feel it. Frank tells him there's no one right way to deal with trauma. All the first responders he counsels process it differently, yet they all ask the same questions and press the same buttons. Maddie is now talking to Frank, telling him that she used to find therapy helpful. After Doug died, she did it all, talk and group therapy, and cognitive processing. She spent six months just talking about her feelings. Frank says that nothing helped her because she's still sitting in the chair. Jumping between them all, Eddie tells Frank that he would rather be at home with his kid, enjoying the one good thing he has left. Frank wants to know why he keeps coming back. Maddie tells Frank she was ordered by her boss. Hen says she knows she needs help to process everything. Eddie tells Frank he doesn't want his kid to be like him. Christopher is always this happy and open kid, ready to share every thought in his head. But he was in pain, and he felt like he had to hide that from Eddie, pretend he was okay. He doesn't want that for him. Maddie tells Frank that she violated Department policy, violated a woman's trust, and she's sorry. Eddie says he almost killed a guy with his bare hands, while Hen says she killed a young girl in the prime of her life. Maddie says she survived, and Doug didn't.
Hen is back at the station, trying to process everything with the investigation, looking through the papers. Bobby tells her it wasn't her fault. System logs show that she pushed the button for the traffic light. Her light was green when she entered the intersection. Evelyn's light never changed. It was the circuit board on the streetlamp, one of the relays was fried. Hen did everything right. Hen tells Bobby that the girl is still dead. Bobby tells Hen it's not because of her. Hen says she's the one that drove into her. He can show her a million pieces of paper that says it's not her fault, but it's still going to feel like it is. Bobby tells her it was an accident, she's been cleared by the Department, she can return to duty whenever she is ready. Hen says she doesn't know when she can come back. She is going away for a few days with Karen, she's going to need some time. Bobby tells her to take as much time as she needs, they'll be there when she's ready.
Maddie is back at the call center and receives a call from Tara on her cell phone. Tara is frantic and sobbing, telling Maddie she doesn't know what to do. She asks Maddie if she can come over and that Maddie was right. Tara tells Maddie she really needs her help. Maddie assures her she's on her way. Maddie gets to Tara's house, and when Tara opens the door, her face is badly beaten and is shaking. Tara tells Maddie she and Vincent fought, he came after her. Tara reveals a gun, saying he was so mad. She didn't have a choice. Tara tells Maddie she thought she had killed him, but he's still alive. Vincent is on the floor, bleeding to death. Maddie pulls out her phone to call 911, but Tara takes it away from her, saying she can't, that's why she called her. Tara tells Maddie he can't die, Tara can't think straight. Maddie takes a knife and alcohol, telling Tara she's saving him. Tara tells Maddie it was self-defense, and Maddie says she will tell herself that a million times, but it never gets better. Maddie killed her husband and wished she didn't. She killed someone she used to love, and she will never be completely free of that. Maddie gets Vincent conscious and has Tara call 911.
Buck is at the hospital with Maddie, who isn't talking much. Buck tells her she saved a guy's life, one who seriously did not deserve it. Maddie tells him nobody deserves to die. The police officer, Williams, tells Maddie she can go home. He tells her that detectives talked to Vincent before he went into surgery, and he said he shot himself by accident. Buck says he doesn't get it, why would Vincent lie for Tara? Tara finds Maddie, telling her she's so glad she's still there, she wanted to thank her. Maddie asks Tara what's going on. Tara said Vincent could forgive her if she could forgive him, and they could make things work. Tara tells Maddie it could be different now, they can be different, he promised. Tara leaves, and Buck asks Maddie if she wants to stick around in case Tara needs her, and Maddie says no, she can't help her anymore.
Maddie's learning the hard way that she can't save everyone. #911onFOX pic.twitter.com/WiBmChh2lI
Buck is hanging out at Eddie, and Christopher's place. Buck tells Eddie what happened with Maddie, Tara, and Vincent. Saying that the situation is rough on Maddie, she thought she could save Tara from Vincent, but now she realizes that you can't save someone from themselves, not if they don't want it. Buck then says, especially if you aren't around to see that they need saving. He apologizes to Eddie for not being there. They needed him, and he had his head so far up his own issues with that stupid lawsuit. Eddie tells him they're way past that, but Buck says he's not. He should've been there. Maybe he could've talked some sense into Eddie. Buck told Eddie not to buy that truck, and Eddie tells him he would've talked him into buying something more expensive. Eddie says things got a little out of hand for both of them, don't beat himself up about it. Buck asks him why cause he'd rather do it? Buck tells Eddie if he's not honest with Frank, at least be honest with him. Eddie wants to know who said he wasn't honest with Frank, and Buck says that Frank said the two of them weren't clicking. Eddie says maybe he's just not a therapy kind of guy. Christopher watches Eddie and Buck play video games, Eddie telling Buck this is his kind of therapy.
Eddie traded in 👊 for 🎮. #911onFOX pic.twitter.com/FZyGHTGKjk
Hen and Karen are meeting with a life coach, Stacy, that Hen saved. Karen asks her if she saw anything during her near-death experience, and Stacy says nothing supernatural, but she has seen things. Six years ago, she saw her daughter walk down the aisle, four years ago, she saw her first grandchild, last year, her second. She's seen the world, visited everyone who mattered to her, and told each and every one of them how much she loves them. Stacy tells them every day. She wakes up grateful for her second chance. She's grateful to God, but most of all, she's grateful to Hen. Stacy thanks Hen for saving her life.
Two guys are driving an industrial recycling truck. They stop to get gas, and one of them, Ernest, checks the cargo in the back. He notices a bin that has a "Radioactive" label. As the guys drive away in the truck, they come across a tunnel with construction workers. Ernest doesn't notice them at first, but when he does, he tries to swerve out of the way, crashing in the tunnel, another truck crashing into them, creating a fire.
L👀K OUT! 😮 #911onFOX pic.twitter.com/YhhSICHsR5
A bystander calls 911, telling dispatchers that two trucks just collided in the tunnel and they're on fire, and is filling up with smoke. The caller is helping the drivers when he notices a combustible sign on the burning truck. Josh tells everyone to initiate traffic rerouting to the area around the tunnel. Until they know exactly what's burning in there, they're not taking any chances. The caller tells Maddie the fire is white.
The 118 get inside the tunnel. Bobby tells Chim he's got the guy that's on the ground while Eddie and Buck check the driver. Bobby requests a liquid nitrogen truck to be dispatched to the scene to help contain the magnesium fire. Chim starts compressions on Ankush. Meanwhile, Buck and Eddie are trying to get Ernest out of the truck. Ernest comes to and tells them they have to get out of there since the magnesium is burning. He tells Bobby there's also Cobalt-60 in the back of the truck, radioactive waste. Bobby tells Eddie and Buck that hazmat and nitrogen will be there any minute, and he needs them out there when they land. Bobby will stay with Ernest and get him out of there. Once outside the tunnel, Chim tells Buck and Eddie that hazmat and nitrogen have been delayed, too many cars trying to evacuate downtown. Buck tells Bobby that he and Eddie are coming back to him, but Bobby says the cobalt has ignited, they're at gamma radiation levels. Bobby is trying to pry the doors off the truck to get Ernest out while also trying to contain the fire. Hazmat and nitrogen finally get to the scene going into the tunnel and contain the fire.
The 118 to the rescue! 🚨 #911onFOX pic.twitter.com/vYBKku2vg4
They manage to get Ernest out, and Chim tells him that Ankush is stable and headed to the hospital. Bobby is at a chemical tent, getting cleaned off, hoping he's not infected. At the hospital, the doctor tells Bobby and Athena that Bobby's heart function looks good, and the other tests show mostly good news; no enlargement of the thyroid, chest X-rays are clear, his lungs don't appear to have suffered any ill effects from the exposure. The doctor says the urine test showed trace amounts of cobalt, not high, just elevated. He's concerned, but he's also cautious by nature. Bobby says they won't worry until there's something to worry about. He tells Athena he had to slow down that fire, and the only way he could, was to get in the path of the smoke, he had no choice.
And just like that, the team is whole again! 🤗
Catch the fall FINALE of #911onFOX next Monday at 8/7c. pic.twitter.com/ozlvM92IXa
The episode ends with Maddie returning to therapy to talk about how she really feels about killing Doug, and Hen returns to Station 118, officially.
Next week's fall finale is going to be a Christmas episode, so it will be interesting to see what happens. 9-1-1 airs Monday nights at 8/7c on FOX.
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Written by Megan
Megan has been passionate about writing since she was little and has been passionate about all things pop culture and nerdy since almost as long. Just new to Nerds and Beyond in 2019, she is also studying Multimedia Journalism at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and can most likely be seen at a concert or comic convention somewhere. Megan is constantly binge-watching shows and finding new things to obsess over. Supernatural and Marvel currently reign as the top obsessions. You can find her on Twitter @LiveLoveJelena.
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We sat under shady trees and drank cold white wine while we perused the menu which changes daily. Cold octopus salad and a green bean, pesto and pasta plates are what my pals ordered in deference to the heat. I spied a hamburger with fries and homemade ketchup and knew I had to see how it measured up.
Well cooked and juicy, the burger is a winner. I am usually a skinny fries kind of girl but I have to say the thick cut fries were awesome. They were crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and I would eat anise spiked ketchup with a spoon.
Refreshed and well fed, now my interest was peaked so I have dug out some Pasolini dvd's to watch this weekend.
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Ooh, Cameron Diaz… intimidated? It's good to know that she can hide her feelings with those those amazing acting skills. Ha. The What To Expect When You're Expecting star appeared on the Chelsea Lately show where the two talked about the new movie and all of a sudden, Cameron felt the need to share that she finds Chelsea Handler incredibly intimidating. Coming from the horse's mouth, Diaz says that Handler is one of those people who would tear you into pieces if she was to get in front of her.
Earlier in the week, Cameron was seen on Ellen with Jennifer Lopez. The two had been said to be bickering and fighting while they were shooting their latest movie. According to tabloid magazines, the actresses couldn't stand each other and would refuse to do scenes together because of their feud.