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Game Thread: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 9/1
Friday night baseball in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Rivalry renewed. Let's get to it. Tonight in the second matchup of the series between these two clubs the Yankees will send Sonny Gray to the mound to square off with Doug Fister for the Red Sox. Both teams need a win but the Yankees need that win just a little bit more so let's hope they play like it tonight. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on the YES Network, NESN, MLB Network and MLB TV. You can also follow along in your cars and on the radio by tuning into the WFAN broadcast with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.
Follow us on Twitter by giving @GreedyStripes a follow and enjoy the game. Need a win, get a big win. Go Yankees! Enjoy your weekend.
Labels: Boston Red Sox, Daniel Burch, Doug Fister, Game Preview, John Sterling, MLB Network, MLB TV, NESN, New York Yankees, Rivalry, Rivalry Renewed, Sonny Gray, Suzyn Waldman, WFAN, Yankee Stadium, YES Network
The Yankees Offense vs. Doug Fister and the Red Sox Offense vs. Sonny Gray
The Yankees and the Red Sox continue their series in the Bronx here in a few hours and like most games tonight's outcome will likely come down to the starting pitching in one way or another. With that being the case let's take a look at tonight's starters and how they have fared against the respective offenses on the other side of the diamond. Will these stats paint a clearer picture as to what we are about to watch? Who knows, you can't predict baseball.
All stats courtesy of ESPN.com
Labels: Aaron Judge, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Burch, Didi Gregorius, Doug Fister, ESPN, Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, New York Yankees, Rivalry, Rivalry Renewed, Sabermetrics, Sonny Gray, Stats, Yankee Stadium
Next Baby Bomber to Watch: Dermis Garcia
The New York Yankees youth movement is in full swing and that swing only looks to sway more and more as we enter the month of September. September call ups are here and more reinforcements are likely on the way when all the various minor league affiliates finish their postseason runs which makes the Yankees potentially a very scary team to face going down the stretch and into the future. Speaking of the future the Yankees have one of the brightest futures in all of Major League Baseball with one of the best farm systems in the game right now and one such member to keep an eye on from that farm system is my next Baby Bomber to watch, infielder Dermis Garcia.
Back in 2014 the New York Yankees went on a bit of a spending spree on the international market spending $17 million on players and almost another $14 million in tax penalties when the team went over their spending cap and one of the players that $14 million bought was Garcia. Garcia was signed for $3 million as a 16-year old as a third baseman as the team looked to fill what looks to be a thin position within the position. Miguel Andujar looks to be the Yankees third baseman of the future currently but if Garcia can live up to the hype and his projections Andujar may simply just be keeping the seat warm for Dermis.
Garcia is a huge power hitter which was on display last season in the Appalachian League where Garcia was second in the league with 13 home runs. Dermis has followed that up with 15 home runs combined for the Pulaski Yankees and the Charleston Riverdogs this season although his strikeout total, like that of Aaron Judge, is a bit higher than you would like. The difference between Judge and Garcia though is that Judge was drafted out of college as a high power, high strikeout kind of player while Garcia is still a teenager and was signed as an international free agent. Judge was basically the player he is now when he was drafted but the sky is the limit for Dermis.
FYI, Aaron Judge has a 39% strikeout rate this season and Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins has a 41% strikeout rate in 2017 at the time of this writing and both were All-Stars for the American League in 2017. Dermis, again just in A-Ball, has a strikeout rate of 29% at the time of this writing so the strikeouts aren't as damning as many people will likely make them out to be. Especially for a third baseman, Garcia was signed as a shortstop but has since moved to third base, where the position is more about defense and power than it is about high average in most cases. Garcia could ultimately move to third base though if his defense and range doesn't improve but, again, he is just 19-years old and is learning a position he has never played before so I am not putting much stock into this either.
Garcia has shown some pop in his professional career, he has shown an ability to adjust as he lowers his strikeout percentage every season, he has shown an ability to work a work and he has shown an ability to meet or exceed expectations so I expect nothing less from Dermis going forward with the Yankees. With an ETA of late 2020 or early-to-mid 2021 we will just have to sit back and watch more improvements and more hard work from the Yankees prospect as he continues to climb the ladder all the way to the Bronx.
Labels: Aaron Judge, Daniel Burch, Dermis Garcia, International Free Agents, International Spending, Miguel Andujar, Miguel Sano, MLB, New York Yankees, Next Baby Bomber to Watch, Prospects, Yankees Prospects
Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 9/1
The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will be back at it again tonight for the second time in their four-game extended weekend set. Last night we watched as two left-handed starters faced off head-to-head in CC Sabathia and Eduardo Rodriguez and tonight we will watch as Sonny Gray takes the ball for the Yankees and Doug Fister takes the ball for the Red Sox. Over the past couple offseasons I have clamored for the Yankees to sign Fister, even on a non-guaranteed deal, for insurance and such so if Fister pitches well tonight I may put aside my "small sample size" philosophy and rage a little bit. I can't help it, it's the fan and the passion for this team in me. Let's hope the Yankees offense and Gray can make all this a moot point because I'm sure you guys and girls don't want to hear me rant again. Or maybe you do J
Gray pitched like the pitcher the Yankees thought they were acquiring at the July 31st trade deadline last time out against the Seattle Mariners allowing just a solo home run and two other hits while mixing in nine strikeouts in a victory. Gray has made five starts for the Yankees and has posted a 2-3 record with a 2.70 ERA in five starts including a loss to the Boston Red Sox on August 20. Many of these losses were due to lack of run support and not because Gray didn't pitch well enough to win.
Fister has also made five starts for the Red Sox and will make his first rivalry start for the team tonight in the Bronx. In five starts Fister has put up a 3-2 record and a 3.41 ERA for the Red Sox and will be making just his second career start inside Yankee Stadium tonight as well. In Fister's only start in the Bronx the righty allowed three runs in seven innings of work as a member of the Washington Nationals.
The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on the YES Network, MLB Network, NESN (gross) and MLB TV. You can also follow along in your cars and on the radio by tuning into the WFAN broadcast with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman. Enjoy the game, need a win so get a win and GO YANKEES!!
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Holding the Door to Victory...
Credit: HBO
Yankees 6, Red Sox 2...
There was too much drama in the 9th inning but the Yankees persevered to defeat the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a four-game series in the Bronx.
CC Sabathia, reinforcing his reputation this year as the Yankees' stopper, got the win in a strong performance. The first inning started a little rocky, but Sabathia made his pitches and avoided putting the Yankees in the early hole like they had with the Cleveland Indians the last couple of games. After easily retiring lead-off hitter Rajai Davis, Eduardo Nunez, in a move that would draw CC's ire, bunted toward the pitcher. Sabathia retrieved the ball but his throw to first base pulled Greg Bird off the bag. Two subsequent walks and the bases were loaded. Sabathia struck out the next two batters to avoid what could have been a very big inning for the Red Sox.
Credit: Craig Ruttle-Associated Press
There were a few challenges in the game. The first one occurred in the top of the 2nd. Rajai Davis was at the plate with a runner on first and two outs. He was awarded base on a hit by pitch, but replay showed that the ball hit the end of the bat and not the player. So, Davis, who had taken first with his acting performance, had to return to the plate. He proceeded to strike out to end the inning.
Top of the 3rd and more challenges. Eduardo Nunez led off the inning for the Red Sox with a single up the middle. Next up was Andrew Benintendi who hit a liner to left field. Nunez went around to third, and Benintendi slid into second at the same time as the throw. The call on the field was safe but the Yankees challenged it and Benintendi was ruled out upon review (in a very close call).
Credit: Rich Schultz-Getty Images
Mookie Betts walked to put runners at the corners. Xander Bogaerts hit a grounder to short that appeared to be turned for a double play, but it was Boston's turn to challenge. Betts, sliding into second, was ruled safe ahead of the throw from Didi Gregorius to Starlin Castro, so Bogaerts was the only out and Nunez scored on the play. 1-0, Red Sox. Betts subsequently stole third and the Sox had runners at the corners when Rafael Devers walked, but Sabathia, continuing his bend but not break outing, induced Hanley Ramirez to hit into an inning-ending ground out.
The Yankees finally got on the board in the bottom of the 3rd to tie the game. Brett Gardner led off with a single to left, but he was erased when Aaron Hicks hit into a double play. So, the bases were empty when Gary Sanchez came to the plate. El Gary hit a high fly off Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez that carried into the right field stands. It was Gary's 28th home run of the season and his 12th in August.
Sanchez always takes heat for the passed balls and wild pitches that get past him, but his arm is a thing of beauty. In the top of the 5th, with Andrew Benintendi on first and Mookie Betts at the plate, Benintendi broke for second on a called third strike on Betts and El Gary's throw to Starlin Castro was easily in time to nail the sliding runner for the strike-em out, throw-em out double play.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Yankees took the lead. With one out, singles by Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks put runners at the corners. Gary Sanchez hit a high fly to shallow right that looked like it would be the second out but Eduardo Nunez went too far and couldn't reach back to make the catch over his shoulder so the ball fell in. Sanchez was awarded a single in what appeared to be an error. No matter, Gardy scored on the play and it was 2-1 Yankees. The Yankees subsequently loaded the bases for Aaron Judge with two outs but he weakly popped out for a missed opportunity.
While Sabathia was holding the Red Sox in check, the Yankees broke through with more runs in the bottom of the 6th. Chase Headley started the inning with a double off the center field wall. Greg Bird, who can be a huge asset down the stretch, ripped a Rodriguez pitch deep into the right-center field stands for a two-run home run. After Todd Frazier singled to left, the Sox pulled Eduardo Rodriguez and replaced him with Fernando Abad. Abad struck out Brett Gardner, but Aaron Hicks reached first with an infield hit. Gary Sanchez lined out for the second out, however, Didi Gregorius singled up the middle to center field to score Headley. The Yankees had taken a 5-1 lead. The Sox replaced Abad with Heath Hembree who got the final out when Starlin Castro hit a grounder to short, forcing Didi out at second.
David Robertson took the mound to start the 7th inning so it closed the book on CC Sabathia. It was a very gutty performance by Sabathia. He could have easily broken and allowed the Red Sox to take advantage of their scoring opportunities but he held the door. DRob easily set down the Red Sox for three quick outs to send the game to the bottom of the 7th. The Yankees had an opportunity for a big inning but they were only able to score a single run. Aaron Judge started things by working a walk on four pitches. Chase Headley singled to center, a fly that dropped in, with Judge moving to third. Greg Bird singled to left on a grounder through second and short to score Judge. The Yankees were up 6-1. Todd Frazier subsequently walked to load the bases with no outs. The Sox went to the pen and brought in Robby Scott. Sadly, Brett Gardner hit a liner at Eduardo Nunez and his throw to Xander Bogaerts beat Bird sliding back into second for the double play. The Yankees challenged the play (replay did appear to show Bird's hand reaching second base just ahead of Bogaerts' foot) but the umps felt otherwise and stood by the call on the field. Aaron Hicks followed by striking out for a huge missed opportunity. I know that I didn't feel comfortable with a five-run lead at that point against the dangerous Red Sox lineup.
Robertson evaded trouble in the top of the 8th when the first two batters reached base, the second on his own fielding error. Fortunately, he retired the next three batters to end the inning unscathed. Moments like that make me appreciate that Big Papi retired last year.
Red Sox reliever Blaine Boyer easily set down the Yankees in the bottom of the 8th to send the game into the 9th inning. Dellin Betances replaced DRob and then proceeded to scare the h**l out of me. After Chris Young walked, Betances hit the next two batters (Christian Vazquez and Brock Holt) to load the bases with no outs. He finally got the first out when Eduardo Nunez struck out swinging. But a walk to Andrew Benintendi scored Young. The Red Sox had two chances with the potential tying run at the plate and two hitters very capable of hitting the long ball. Mookie Betts was first and he popped up for the second out. Mitch Moreland, pinch-hitting for Xander Bogaerts, was next. Moreland has done some damage against the Yankees this year, but Betances got him to fly out to left for the final out. Whew, game over! Yankees win!
The Yankees (71-62) moved to within 4 1/2 games of the Red Sox with the victory. They maintained a one-game lead in the Wild Card standings over the red-hot Minnesota Twins. The Baltimore Orioles finally lost, 11-8 to the Toronto Blue Jays, so they fell 3 1/2 games behind the Yankees.
CC Sabathia (11-5) got the much-deserved win. He walked too many (five) but he held the Sox to four hits and one run despite what seemed like multiple run-scoring opportunities. He struck out six. I was so fearful that Dellin Betances was going to blow the big lead in the top of the 9th but credit to him for his recovery to get the outs when he needed them. My preference, not shared by Joe Girardi, is to keep Betances in a setup role and use David Robertson as the closer until Aroldis Chapman can right the ship.
I like what I am seeing out of Greg Bird. He is clearly showing signs of being the tremendous hitter he exhibited in spring training before injuring his foot. He was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI's. Gary Sanchez was great with his home run and 2 RBI's but it's a little bittersweet given the impending suspension.
The Judge's Chambers featured a true Judge with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in attendance.
Hopefully the Yankees can continue their success against the Red Sox tonight when Sonny Gray takes the hill in perhaps his most significant Yankees start yet. He'll be opposed by journeyman Doug Fister.
While we continue to await word on the suspension appeals for Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine (it is my understanding that Gary's appeal will be heard today), it sounds as though the Yankees will be able to stagger the suspensions so that the team is not without at least one member of its top catching tandem. It's disappointing that Kyle Higashioka remains on the DL since it will most likely result in the loss of a 40-man roster spot for another player in order to create room for a back-up catcher. It was looking like career minor leaguer Eddy Rodriguez might get the call, but the Yankees acquired veteran catcher Erik Kratz yesterday from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. The Yankees will soon make a roster move to add Kratz. Kratz is 37 and has logged 225 MLB games since 2010 for various teams. By comparison, the 31-year-old Rodriguez has only played 2 MLB games (for San Diego in 2012). Any way you look at it, there's going to be a noticeable drop-off from the team of Sanchez and Romine to whomever fills the interim backup role.
Prior to last night's game, the Yankees recalled RHP Giovanny Gallegos. He takes the roster spot vacated when LHP Caleb Smith was optioned to Triple A after Wednesday's double-header loss to the Cleveland Indians. DH Matt Holliday is expected to be activated soon.
Former Yankees Assistant GM and now Angels GM Billy Eppler is getting aggressive in helping his team track down the Yankees and the Twins in the Wild Card chase. Eppler made a bold move yesterday to acquire OF Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers. Upton is batting .279 with 28 HRs and 94 RBIs. Solid move for the Halos. They gave up young pitching prospect RHP Grayson Long. To make room for Upton, the Angels placed much-traveled Cameron Maybin on waivers. He was subsequently acquired by the Houston Astros. Later in the day, the Angels acquired 2B Brandon Phillips from the Atlanta Braves and the Astros, in a move that could solidify their chances for the World Series, picked up pitcher Justin Verlander from the Detroit Tigers.
There has been much talk about Shohei Otani this week with GM Brian Cashman's trip to Japan, but it is too premature for me to read anything into it. The Yankees do not have an advantage over other clubs should Otani decide to come to the United States other than they'd have more dollars to spend on some future contract that would have absolutely no bearing on the dollars that will be present for Otani's first contract. It's a level playing field for the most part in terms of the international bonus pool money, with the slight increases for those teams like the Yankees that have added money through trades. Still, the cap on those dollars can be reached by any number of teams. I'll get excited if there are signs that Otani is actually considering the Yankees, but until then, it's a pipe dream.
Have a great Friday! Hopefully the Yankees won't have to "labor" too hard for victories this weekend! Go Yankees!
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Labels: Aaron Judge, Boston, CC Sabathia, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Erik Kratz, Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, HBO, Hodor, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, MLB, Red Sox, Shohei Otani, Yankees
The Drum Beating for Chance Adams Begins NOW
You guys knew this was coming, didn't you? I mean you had to. The calendar changes to September 1st today which means a lot of things. We are one day closer to the end of the regular season, one day closer to Christmas, one day closer to Bryce Harper donning pinstripes and most importantly it is September call up day! The Yankees have many September call up decisions to make this season as many of their affiliates including the Major League team fight for a postseason spot and championship but no decision should be bigger than the decision to call up or not to call up arguably their top pitching prospect Chance Adams. I think you all have an idea on what side of that argument I am on if you have been reading my work for a while now.
Chance Adams should absolutely be on the Major League roster and in the Bronx this weekend for the Boston Red Sox series and he should stay up until the Yankees take their ball and go home for the long winter ahead. Not only has he earned it, which should trump anything, but he also makes the team far better than they were with Jaime Garcia taking the ball every fifth day. You know, because Jaime Garcia sucks.
Adams was a fifth-round pick by the Yankees back in 2015 and is a right-handed pitcher that broke out in a big way as a starting pitcher in 2016. Adams was drafted as a relief pitcher but was immediately converted to a starter by the Yankees which produced a combined 13-1 record, 2.33 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 127.1 innings in 2016 between High-A with the Tampa Yankees and Double-A with the Trenton Thunder. Adams also struck out 144 batters which opened a lot of eyes and put him on the map as far as Yankees prospects go. Adams has been equally as impressive in 2017 leading the Scranton RailRiders to their third straight division title and postseason berth and is currently knocking on the door to Yankee Stadium begging the little pig to let him in. Will Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman respond "not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin?" Lord I hope not.
Adams is a four-pitch pitcher whose repertoire consists of a mid-90 MPH fastball, a hard slider and a developing change-up and curveball that keeps batters off his hard stuff. Adams does struggle with control and command of his pitches, especially the change and the curve, which is his only knock in not calling him up but at this point in the season what does New York really have to lose? The team doesn't have to give him a 40 man roster spot this season which is also a huge part of the decision making process here but let's be honest, the Yankees need Adams in 2017 if they want to go far in the postseason. They do. Garcia isn't going to cut it and as well as CC Sabathia has pitched at times he may not be able to cut it either. Who knows if and when that knee pain will flare up again? Adams provides the Yankees youth, aggression, talent and the ultimate depth and insurance piece all for the low, low price of a 40 man roster spot that he will probably win outright next season in Spring Training camp anyway if we're being honest.
Adams is ready. Make the move. Call him up. Make Daniel Burch happy. Get Greedy. I love you all!
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Labels: 40 man roster, Brian Cashman, CC Sabathia, Chance Adams, Daniel Burch, Hal Steinbrenner, Jaime Garcia, New York Yankees, Playoffs, Postseason, Prospects, September call ups, Spring Training, Yankees Prospects
So it Seems… The Day the Marathon Became a Sprint
September 1st. The day every MLB season where the regular season known as a marathon becomes a sprint. The time of every baseball season where you stop thinking about there always being tomorrow and really start focusing on today, the now. The time of the season where you can't look ahead to the next series or the series after that because this series actually may make or break your season, especially if you're chasing one of the two available American League Wild Card spots. That day is today.
Good morning Yankees family and welcome to September baseball. Especially you. Hey you. I love you.
Labels: 2nd Wild Card, American League, Blogger, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Burch, New York Yankees, Playoffs, Postseason, Seattle Mariners, September call ups, So It Seems, The Greedy Pinstripes, Wild Card
This Day In New York Yankees History 9/1: September Call Up Day
Surprisingly not much has happened on September call ups day in New York Yankees history but one bit of notable news happened on this day in 1931 when Lou Gehrig continued to hit grand slams. Gehrig's bases loaded blast would be his third in four days as the Yankees would beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 at Yankee Stadium.
Also on this day in 1947 the Giants would break the 1936 Yankees record for most home runs hit in one season by a team. The New York Giants would break the record with the 185 team home runs and would finish the season with 221.
Labels: Grand Slam, History, Home Runs, Lou Gehrig, Major League History, new york giants, New York Yankees, sports history, This Day In Yankees History
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Asexuality Activism Report Card — October 2019
Posted on October 22, 2019 by asexualityarchive
[This post is a submission for the October Carnival of Aces, hosted by @asexualawarenessweek, on the theme "Reaching In, Reaching Out", and as been crossposted here from its original location.]
Every year around Ace Week, I tend to give encouragement and suggestions about the type of outreach or activism we can do. This year, I'm going to do things a little different and instead give a report card on where I think we are in terms of various kinds of activism/outreach/visibility.
These are solely my opinions and my categories and are based on my experiences and not any kind of exhaustive research or survey. Please feel free to provide your own grades and suggest other areas I might have missed. I also want to note that these grades are not an indictment or attack on any particular group, person, or project. If you're working on any of these things, you're part of the solution and your work will make these grades improve over time, so keep at it!
And if you're doing any of these things, please plug your projects, so people will know about them!
Intra Community – A
We focus an awful lot of energy inward, and that's a good thing. Extending a helping hand, providing resources, hosting chatrooms, making podcasts, organizing meetup groups, writing lengthy blog posts, hosting conferences and unconferences, selling t-shirts… We're doing a pretty good job supporting each other from the inside.
Queer Community – B
There are quite a few mainstream LGBTQ groups who openly support us. We often hold our meetups at the queer community center in town. Many aces are involved with LGBTQ organizations. There's an ace group who goes to Creating Change every year. We're an obligatory part of many organizations' Pride messaging. Lots of groups now deliberately use the "LGBTQIA" variant of The Acronym, and make it clear that "A" isn't for "Allies". The ace group in the NYC Pride Parade this year (likely the biggest pride parade ever) was deliberately selected to be the 10th contingent, which is a huge deal because the parade was literally 12 hours long.
There are obviously challenges. The uninformed who don't understand why we're at the table. The deliberate trolls who relentlessly hound us online. But those people will become irrelevant over time.
Unfortunately, this year marked the first time where I saw Rainbow Capitalism set its sights on us. (With a big name ace group complicit in the exploitation…) So that's not good.
Everyone Else – D
We are not doing well in this area. There are a few people out there who have heard of asexuality, but not many. Most people use the word wrong or as the insulting punchline to a joke. There isn't a single household name who has come out as asexual and put themselves out there as an advocate. It's better than it was 8 years ago, but we're still mostly invisible.
I don't really have any suggestions here (except that if you're famous and asexual, COME OUT), because most of the suggestions I'd have are covered in the other areas.
Direct Outreach – F
By "Direct Outreach", I'm referring to deliberately trying to find people who are asexual but who are unfamiliar with the term or that do not recognize that they're asexual for whatever reason. It's sort of a subset of a lot of these other groups. (And it could probably use a better name…)
I'm calling this out explicitly, because I think this can have the most impact, if we can figure out effective ways of doing it, and I don't think anyone's really doing this. (I sort of tried, but it didn't really work out…) Basically, it would be able getting information about asexuality in front of the people who need it. Taking over the search results for "Why don't I want sex?". Writing articles about how some guys just don't care about that sort of thing for a men's magazine. Maybe even a direct person to person conversation with that friend who never seems to date. I don't know, exactly. If I knew, I'd be doing it. But I think it needs to be done.
Fiction Media – C+
There are books with ace characters now! Pretty much entirely YA, though. And either a love story focused on the asexual character being asexual, or where asexuality is a tangential inclusion token with no real value.
There are TV shows with positive ace characters now! Huge step forward from lows of Better Half! Three shows, in fact!. Two of which have been canceled, and the third of which is about to have its final season. And none of which are anywhere close to the popularity of House. And none of which are anywhere close to the popularity of another show which completely erased a main character's canon asexuality.
There are movies with ace char- Oh no, no there aren't. Never mind. Same with video games.
While some strides have been made, and having productions actively consulting with groups like Ace LA is a huge step forward, we're still largely living an area of headcanons and unverified conjecture and Word Of God retcons. There's so much more than can be done.
Most importantly, we shouldn't fawn over and praise any little scrap of hope. Demand better.
If you're in a position to make things, make them. If you're in a position to influence things to be made, influence them. If you're in a position to boost content that is made, boost it.
Non-Fiction Media – C-
There are starting to be articles about asexuality that go beyond the typical sensational "There are some people who claim to be asexual, can you believe that, isn't that SO STRANGE" or the blandly informational 101 interview featuring a picture of sad grey people in bed. Not many, but they're there. But, at the same time, there are blazingly dismissive assholes hiding behind Ph.Ds, writing things like "'demisexual,' an unnecessary new substitute for the word 'human' " in articles that are published in 20-fucking-19.
There are a number of podcasts and YouTube videos talking about asexuality, but I don't know how much reach they have outside of the ace community.
There's one documentary that hasn't aged well and I think has been removed from most streaming services, and another that hasn't been released yet and is phenomenal and you should all see it. So that… Two documentaries.
Taking a quick look on Amazon, there are about seven books of substance on asexuality. Three are academic queer theory textbooks with a very specific audience. Two are self-published. One is a weird collection of essays, half of which have little to do with asexuality at all, written by someone who isn't ace and who didn't seem to bother even talking to aces for much of the book. That leaves one book about asexuality for a general audience written by an asexual that had a real publishing run. Just one.
So, y'know, Cs get Degrees or whatever, but we can do soooo much better in this area. Someone go write a book about asexual dating. Someone go write a book about asexual history. Go. Do. Now.
Education/Schools – D
Well, it seems like it's getting at least mentioned occasionally, and groups like Asexual Outreach have put some work towards this. But we're still left out of sex ed in most places, and when we are included, the information can be confused, inaccurate, or even ridiculed by the instructor. Tackling this area will, over time, help out every other area on this list, because the next generations will all know and understand what asexuality is, and we won't have to start from zero in order to get anything done.
Political/Legal – F
Earlier this year, I did a cursory review of anti-discrimination laws as they pertain to asexuality. Where asexuality was protected, it was often by accident. Only one state explicitly mentioned asexual people. Many states which did have strong LGBT anti-discrimination protections have defined "sexual orientation" in such a way to exclude asexuality. Even the "Equality Act" that the Democrats have made a lot of noise about this year has that narrow definition.
We need to start making connections with politicians and political groups, and we need to start leveraging our connections with queer organizations to get them to push for better language in these laws. (Many of the non-discrimination laws were deficient or bizarre in multiple ways, so we'd all be better off with improvements.)
The Seattle group did manage to get a Ceremonial Proclamation from the Governor of Washington in recognition of Ace Week this year! But, uh, those things have zero political or legal weight to them, so it doesn't change the grade. (I'm going to write another post about how ceremonial proclamations are pointless and why you should get one anyway…)
And I should note that it's an F— as far as protections for aromantics…
Health Care – D+
Well, we managed to get parts of the DSM-V rewritten. But even those parts are less than ideal. There are some therapists and doctors who are well versed in asexuality, and others who, as I mentioned above, hide behind their Ph.Ds writing horrible things and going unchecked. There's a raft of sex pills with marketing that explicitly targets people who are probably asexual but don't know it yet, trying to sell them worthless junk that will make them suddenly black out randomly or permanently change the color of their skin. We're still not an option on the clipboard the doctor hands you to fill out. We're still forced to take unnecessary and invasive tests for no practical reason.
I think we need to be showing up at health care conferences. We need to be reaching out to local providers. We need to be telling people how they should be treating us, instead of letting them fumble around and hopefully get it right on their own.
Overall GPA: 1.59
A 1.59 out of 4.
Now, like I said at the beginning, that doesn't mean people who are working on these things are doing a bad job, or that we're failing as a whole. It means we have work to do. And all of the activists out there know we have work to do, and that's why they're out there doing it! The point of this report card is to inspire people to get involved, to stand up and say, "I think I can help make this better". That's all activism is.
We have a lot of work to do. Time to get busy.
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LACEy on January 8, 2020 at 7:51 pm said:
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CableLabs' Summer Conference 2017 is less than two weeks away, and Kyrio is excited to connect with attendees on the current state of the cable industry. This annual industry event is once again being held in beautiful Keystone, Colorado, where CableLabs members and vendor exhibitors will gather to learn about the latest technology developments in the cable industry.
Be sure to stop by our table for a virtual tour of our lab facilities and to learn more about our performance, compatibility, and certification testing services, which can help streamline your process of launching new products to market.
As the first day of the conference winds down, we invite attendees to unwind and join us at our barbeque dinner at the Keystone Stables at 7 PM MT. We'll have a live performance by the bluegrass band The Lonesome Days, and be sure to pick up a special gift on your way out.
Transportation is being provided by the Keystone Conference Center to the dinner at 6:45 PM, 7:00 PM, and 7:15 PM.
If you're looking to extend your stay in Colorado following Summer Conference, we invite CableLabs members to join us for the all-day Behind the Curtain event. You'll get to learn about the innovative projects that the CableLabs team is working on, and Kyrio engineers will be onsite giving tours of the labs throughout the day. We hope you can make it! See you soon!
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Q: How can I extract columns from a fixed-width format in Perl? I'm writing a Perl script to run through and grab various data elements such as:
1253592000
1253678400                 86400                 6183.000000
1253764800                 86400                 4486.000000
1253851200  36.000000      86400                10669.000000
1253937600  0.000000       86400                 9126.000000
1254024000  0.000000       86400                 2930.000000
1254110400  0.000000       86400                 2895.000000
1254196800  0.000000                             8828.000000

I can grab each line of this text file no problem.
I have working regex to grab each of those fields. Once I have the line in a variable, i.e. $line - how can I grab each of those fields and place them into their own variables even though they have different delimiters?

A: Use my module DataExtract::FixedWidth. It is the most full featured, and well tested, for working with Fixed Width columns in perl. If this isn't fast enough you can pass in an unpack_string and eliminate the need for heuristic detection of boundaries.
#!/usr/bin/env perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use DataExtract::FixedWidth;
use feature ':5.10';

my @rows = <DATA>;
my $de = DataExtract::FixedWidth->new({
  heuristic => \@rows
  , header_row => undef
});

say join ('|',  @{$de->parse($_)}) for @rows;

    --alternatively if you want header info--

my @rows = <DATA>;
my $de = DataExtract::FixedWidth->new({
  heuristic => \@rows
  , header_row => undef
  , cols => [qw/timestamp field2 period field4/]
});

use Data::Dumper;
warn Dumper $de->parse_hash($_) for @rows;

__DATA__
1253592000
1253678400                 86400                 6183.000000
1253764800                 86400                 4486.000000
1253851200  36.000000      86400                10669.000000
1253937600  0.000000       86400                 9126.000000
1254024000  0.000000       86400                 2930.000000
1254110400  0.000000       86400                 2895.000000
1254196800  0.000000                             8828.000000

A: This example illustrates how to parse the line either with whitespace as the delimiter (split) or with a fixed-column layout (unpack). With unpack if you use upper-case (A10 etc), whitespace will be removed for you. Note: as brian d foy points out, the split approach does not work well for a situation with missing fields (for example, the second line of data), because the field position information will be lost; unpack is the way to go here, unless we are misunderstanding your data.
use strict;
use warnings;

while (my $line = <DATA>){
    chomp $line;
    my @fields_whitespace = split m'\s+', $line;
    my @fields_fixed = unpack('a10 a10 a12 a28', $line);
}

__DATA__
1253592000
1253678400                 86400                 6183.000000
1253764800                 86400                 4486.000000
1253851200 36.000000       86400                10669.000000
1253937600  0.000000       86400                 9126.000000
1254024000  0.000000       86400                 2930.000000
1254110400  0.000000       86400                 2895.000000
1254196800  0.000000                             8828.000000

A: I'm unsure of the column names and formatting but you should be able to adjust this recipe to your liking using Text::FixedWidth
use strict;
use warnings;
use Text::FixedWidth;

my $fw = Text::FixedWidth->new;
$fw->set_attributes(
    qw(
        timestamp undef  %10s
        field2    undef  %10s
        period    undef  %12s
        field4    undef  %28s
        )
);

while (<DATA>) {
    $fw->parse( string => $_ );
    print $fw->get_timestamp . "\n";
}

__DATA__
1253592000
1253678400                 86400                 6183.000000
1253764800                 86400                 4486.000000
1253851200 36.000000       86400                10669.000000
1253937600  0.000000       86400                 9126.000000
1254024000  0.000000       86400                 2930.000000
1254110400  0.000000       86400                 2895.000000
1254196800  0.000000                             8828.000000

A: Fixed width delimiting can be done like this:
my @cols;
my %header;
$header{field1} = 0; // char position of first char in field
$header{field2} = 12;
$header{field3} = 15;

while(<IN>) {

   print chomp(substr $_, $header{field2}, $header{field3}); // value of field2

}

My Perl is very rusty so I am sure there are syntax errors there. but that is the gist of it.

A: You can split the line.  It appears that your delimiter is just whitespace?  You can do something on the order of:
@line = split(" ", $line);

This will match all whitespace.  You can then do bounds checking and access each field via $line[0], $line[1], etc.
Split can also take a regular expression rather than a string as a delimiter as well.
@line = split(/\s+/, $line);

This might do the same thing.

A: If all fields have the same fixed width and are formatted with spaces, you can use the following split:
@array = split / {1,N}/, $line;

where N is the with of the field.  This will yield a space for each empty field.

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The sixty-minute television special, part of the Emmy Award-nominated PBS In Performance at the White House series, will premiere Wednesday, November 23 at 8 PM ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). The concert will also stream live tonight at 7 PM (EST) at www.whitehouse.gov/live.
One of the most respected artists in the new school of bluegrass, Hull has received 5 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) nominations in the past 3 years and is the first bluegrass musician to receive Berklee College of Music's prestigious Presidential Scholarship. In March she released her 3rd album, Daybreak, on Rounder Records on which she penned 7 of the 12 songs.
The White House will be streaming their country music performaqnce on WhiteHouse.gov as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's music series "Country Music: In Performance at the White House". The event will include the hosting of 120 students for a workshop led by Grammy Museum's executive director, Robart Santelli, on the history of country music. This will be the seventh program hosted by the President and First Lady.
The program's lineup includes an impressive lineup consisting of Alison Krauss, The BandPerry, Lauren Alaina, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Mickey, Darius Rucker, James Taylor and Sierra Hull. PBS will present the program at 8 PM Wednesday however,the program will take place Monday and the White House will be streaming it from their website Monday evening at 7 PM ET.
The White House has had a music program for many years that consists of both the workshop and the following performances. Monday, November 21, the President and First Lady have invited a variety of artists to participate in the "The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts" program.
The series began in 2009 and the various performances have included artists Paul McCarnety, Stevie Wonder and others. The performances are presented to the White House participants and guests.


A little bit of live and learn goes a long way, and Dave Gilbert is keen to make up for lost time after being one match away from quitting in 2011.
He is only 34, but in snooker terms, most of the best players have already made their mark by that age.
The Tamworth professional reached his first ranking event final in China earlier this month, when he faced a resurgent John Higgins and lost 10-5.
Gilbert jumped from 40 to 21st in the world after that run, but he is pretty sure he knows the main reason why he has under-achieved so far.
"I'm a late grower-upper," he told BBC Sport. "I just got married and moved in to a new home and my missus Abi is keeping me in check a bit more.
"I've not been the perfect professional in the past. I like a night out and I haven't been as dedicated as I should have been, but I am older and wiser."
Gilbert is still enjoying the odd night out with his mates but has plenty more to occupy his time now - including a need to brush up on DIY skills.
He explained: "I'm spending a fair bit of time stripping wallpaper and decorating at the minute."
It's hardly wild living - but the change was needed and is certainly helping him on the snooker table.
"I'm not saying I could have been five-time world champion, but I definitely feel like I have wasted many years," he added.
"I am talented enough to have been competing at a higher level and have achieved more than I have."
His next challenge is the UK Championship in York, where Gilbert faces Jason Weston in the first round on Thursday.
And Gilbert, who was born in Derby but has lived in Staffordshire for more than 20 years, said: "I felt great in China. I felt relaxed and it seemed to click. My form is as good as it has ever been. I have never been so high up the rankings as I am now.
"It was the best week of my career but I have already left that in the past. I am practising better than I ever have, and maybe now it's the right time in my life."
"When things aren't going well my head has tended to go"
Being longer in the tooth is one thing. But there is also the question of mental approach, which he admits has been "questionable".
"My mindset will probably never be perfect, but it's definitely improving," he said. "In the past I got the hump too easily.
"My 'A game' is good enough, but in the past my 'B game' may as well have been a 'Z game'.
"Players like Mark Selby and Neil Robertson find a way when things aren't going well but my head has tended to go."
Gilbert dropped off the tour briefly after a disastrous 2010-11 season and, having lost in both of the finals of the first two qualifying school events, he had one more chance to win back his place.
Gilbert, who first turned pro in 2002, explained: "I was talked in to Q School and when I lost in the final twice, I realised that the third final would probably be my last game of snooker if I lost."
He conquered his nerves and beat Allan Taylor 4-1 and it had a galvanising effect, bringing an improvement in his approach, form and results.
"Now I put the hours in," he said. "But the way tour has gone in the last few years has really helped too.
"I was never totally committed but some of that was because it was difficult to see it as a career.
"A few years ago there were five or six tournaments a year and it was a bleak for players from 30-50 in the world.
"Now it is the best it has ever been. I wish I was 18 or 20. The younger players now can moan a bit but they don't get how lucky they are."
It was when things were difficult that Gilbert got saddled with a "potato picker" tag, something that has stuck with him.
"I wanted to work off season," he explained. "I have never expected to have things handed on a plate so I did various things.
"I worked on a farm, drove a tractor, and I did a bit of potato picking, but it was hardly wandering around for weeks on end with a shovel and a bag.
"But I suppose it sounds like a good story. I'm not bone idle, I would much rather be working and not be skint."


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It is great to see that Bhaktapur is on its way to become a model district by the time the Fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-V) arrives in Nepal later this year. With support from the GSF Programme, Duwakot has become the fifth VDC as open defecation free and the sanitation movement in the remaining 11 VDCs is also surging ahead. The challenge now is to demonstrate effective systems for urban sanitation in the cities of Bhaktapur and Madhyapur in the district. Although the toilet coverage in the municipalities is fairly high the main challenge is that most all the waste and wastewater from these two municipalities are currently being dumped in the Hanumante and other rivers and Madhyapur Thimi, with a population growth rate of over 6 percent per year, is at the forefront of urban expansion in Kathmandu Valley. Madhyapur also has a large informal settlement with poor sanitation facilities on the banks of the Manahara River. In this context, UN-Habitat looks forward to working closely with Madhyapur Thimi and Bhaktapur municipalities and other stakeholders to develop and implement City Sanitation Plans. While declaring the municipalities as ODF will be the first step for improving sanitation in the two cities, other aspects of urban sanitation such as public toilets, and decentralized waste and wastewater treatment systems also need to be addressed.
The Ministry of Urban Development has launched a "Clean City Programme" to promote urban sanitation in the country, where the rate of urbanization is one of the highest in South Asia. The two cities in Bhaktapur can become models for the "Clean City Programme" if stakeholders seize the opportunity presented to us by SACOSAN-V to invest in urban sanitation.
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Bobbie Jo received a Certificate in Facilitation from the Association of Talent Development and currently facilitates Communication and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator sessions. A proud ISFJ, she enjoys working with clients as they develop an awareness of their own communication style and the importance of understanding the needs of different personalities within a team.
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Executive Director, Center for Executive Education
Melanie is the Executive Director for the Center for Executive Education at Belmont University. In this role, she leads CEE's team of facilitators, curriculum designers, and program staff in developing programs and instructing leaders within the center's programs. She has experience in developing and teaching fully customized leadership development programs for Fortune 100 and 500 organizations and specializes in cultivating a connection between the topics she teaches and the strategic focus of those organizations. One of the main goals Melanie has for the participants of CEE's sessions is that they are able to readily understand and apply new concepts, fully embracing the center's motto of "learn it today, apply it tomorrow."
Melanie also serves as CEE's principal consultant, working directly with clients to design customized leadership development programs for local and national organizations. Her focus is assessing and understanding the needs of both the business and the leaders in those organizations, and then working to design programs that align to both the strategic and human sides of those organizations. In her work for CEE over the last several years, Melanie has also maintained an active teaching role in programs, delivering courses such as Leading Organizational Change, Personal and Organizational Communication, Conflict Management and Difficult Conversations, Coaching and Development for Optimal Performance, Building a Winning Team, Strategic Thinking, The Generations at Work, Emotional Intelligence, StrengthsBased Leadership, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, as well as many others.
Melanie holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt University, a master's degree in organizational communication from Murray State University, and a bachelor's degree in organizational management from Tusculum University, and numerous professional certifications in the subject matter areas that she teaches. Away from work, Melanie has served on the Board of Directors at the Linden Waldorf School. She also loves to read and cook and looks forward to her family's yearly vacation in Maine, where she spent her summers as a child. Melanie resides in West Nashville with her husband and their daughter, and their beloved Labrador retriever, Posey.
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Laura Hyde is a Program Manager in the Center for Executive Education at Belmont University. Prior to joining the Center for Executive Education, Laura worked for United Way in Nashville and Quincy, IL, and for University of Illinois Extension as a Program Manager of Community & Economic Development Initiatives, including leadership development, research & evaluation and nonprofits. At the Center for Executive Education (Center), Laura manages the logistics and internal processes for a number of the Center's programs and clients, as well as grows relationships with program participants and instructors. Additionally, she is an advocate for the Center throughout the community.
Laura is an ambitious project manager and facilitator with the goal of helping drive sales and create a positive image with an emphasis on integrity. She has a passion for empowering others, creating community, and continuous education. She believes maintaining and expanding one's professional and personal development is increasingly important in today's world, especially as it relates to organizations' and employees' goals to advance to a higher level of respect among peers and take responsibility in shaping the future.
Laura received her BA from Illinois College and MA from University of Illinois at Springfield. She is a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) in Middle Tennessee and has volunteered with Girls on the Run Nashville, Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee and St. Jude. When not at work, Laura enjoys cooking, biking, golfing and spending time with friends exploring all that Nashville has to offer. Laura also loves to travel, fosters rescue dogs, and looks forward to skiing the Rockies each winter with her family.
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Director of External Relations and Executive Learning Networks, The Jack C. Massey College of Business
Jill started her career in 1995 at Tennessee 200, Inc., the non-profit responsible for managing Tennessee's 200th birthday celebration. She directed programs and marketing garnering over 90 Tennessee county volunteer committees and over 15,000 volunteers developing programming for the celebration.
In 1997 she contracted with Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA), a statewide not for profit supporting crafts artist guilds in four regions of the state, and LifeWay's National Baptist Association Collegiate Department, marketing and planning educational programming across the state and nationally.
She soon joined Charter Resource Group, a consulting firm specializing in change management and personal coaching for CEOs in the Southeast, which helped to develop her interest in change management, and organizational dynamics.
She joined the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in 1999 managing their first "in-house" volunteer department, setting new structure and creating new programs growing it from 30 to 350 annual volunteers in two years. Always ready for a challenge, she took on new responsibility over the six years ending her career at TPAC as the Director of Development supporting the fundraising goals for TPAC's $1.5 million educational outreach programs.
Finding a passion for organizational management and oversight, she sought further personal development by obtaining a Masters Degree in Organizational Management from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2002, and completed her MBA summer of 2004.
February of 2005, she joined Belmont University in the Office of the President and University Advancement, building a new structure for events management focusing on presidential initiatives, donor relations, and cross functional team management.
In the summer of 2007, she joined the Center for Executive Education at Belmont University as the Director of Executive Learning and Marketing combining both her love for learning with her niche in marketing and managing learning programs.
She received the inaugural 40 Under 40 Nashville Business Journal award in 2009 and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce Nashville Emerging Leaders award for Education in 2010. Jill accepted the chair position for the YP Nashville organization in 2012 for the Chamber of Commerce, a one year term leading other YP city initiatives, and in 2013 accepted the two year chairmanship for Young Leaders Council organization focused on training young professionals in board development, finding internship placements for their service in greater Middle Tennessee. Jill served as a member of the Advisory Board for Tennessee Repertory Theatre 2012 - 2013, and joined the Advisory Board for Oz Modern Arts Center in 2013 continuing her support of the arts in Tennessee. She is an active member in the Williamson County and Nashville Chambers of Commerce, serving on the Chamber Midtown Leadership Team of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
Jill moved to the Dean of the College of Business Administration's suite in January 2014 to serve as Director of External Relations and Executive Learning Networks at Belmont University, expanding her role in bringing the needs of the community and goals of the College of Business Administration together in support of programming, learning, and outreach.
In her spare time, she enjoys spoiling her nieces, volunteering, painting, reading and exercise, and quite often can be found on a hike at Percy Warner, or yoga in the park. The novice foodie can be found eating out in Nashville at the latest restaurant opening, or in class learning about vino and cheese.
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Mark Fox joined the CEE Team in April after an extensive career with Bridgestone Americas. Mark's role with Bridgestone Americas included the design, implementation, management, and delivery of leadership development programs for high potential teammates.
Many of Mark's 39 years with Bridgestone were focused on operational leadership. Mark's years of experience on the factory floor serve him well as he develops the leaders of tomorrow. At CEE, Mark continues to develop the leadership capability of clients participating in his programs. Mark has a Bachelor of Arts from David Lipscomb University and lives in Nashville with his wife.
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Polly Shepherd Case serves as the Client Services Associate for the Center for Executive Education at Belmont University, supporting the administrative and logistical needs to the CEE team & clients. Polly also serves as a project coordinator for the CEE team. Her natural organization and attention to detail allows her to provide hospitality, scheduling, budgeting & marketing support for all program and office needs.
Polly has extensive experience in project management and process improvement. Her early career was in banking operations and she served on the implementation and training team of the nation's first intrastate bank merger while employed by First Union Bank in Charlotte. She moved to Nashville with First American Bank and spent several years contributing to operational special projects and more community bank mergers. She is an early graduate of Young Leaders Council and served on the board for McNeilly Center for Children. In 2007, Polly joined the staff at Vanderbilt University and spent several years in various program support roles across campus.
Polly was born and raised in Columbus, IN and is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington with a bachelors in Comparative Religious Studies. She considers herself a lifelong learner and loves the challenge of expanding her knowledge and interpersonal skills required to grow as a human. Polly trained as an End of Life Doula and for the last several years, has served as a committed volunteer serving patients and their caregivers at Alive Hospice of Nashville. While away from Belmont, Polly enjoys her special role as "Honey" to her children and grandchildren and she is fortunate that they all live and play close by. She spends considerable time at Warner Parks - hiking, chasing butterflies, and snapping photos of the beautiful scenery. Polly enjoys the practice of mindfulness meditation and is a lover of books, needle arts, and nature photography.
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Is the Durban Platform Too Little Too Late?
Is the Agreement in Durban Enough to Contain Climate Change?
The participants at the U.N. sponsored COP17 climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, managed to come to an agreement on a package of measures that will eventually force all the world's polluters to take legally binding action. One of the most significant elements of the deal concerns a replacement for the soon to expire Kyoto Protocol.
The Kyoto protocol is the only global warming fighting treaty we have and it was initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997. Although there are details that are yet to be worked out, the parties in Durban managed to craft a general agreement that would extend Kyoto for five years from January 1, 2013 until the end of 2017.
Just hours after the landmark agreement was announced in Durban, Canada officially withdrew from Kyoto prompting an Indian official to remark that Canada's decision could jeopardize gains made at the Durban meeting.
Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin lashed out at Canada, describing Ottawa's decision as being "against the efforts of the international community," and "regrettable." "We hope Canada will face up to its responsibilities and obligations and honor its commitments and actively participate in relevant international cooperation against climate change," Liu said in Beijing.
A spokesman for France's foreign ministry called the move "bad news for the fight against climate change." Japan's Environment Minister Goshi Hosono told reporters that Canada's withdrawal was "disappointing," and noted that it was "indispensable that each country makes efforts" on climate change.
Canada's irresponsibility badly damages a UN climate process already weakened by divisions. Like the Republicans in the US, Canadian Conservatives use misinformation and fear mongering to sell their irresponsible governance.
To explain its decision, Canada cited the cost of meeting its obligations under Kyoto. However, they fail to factor the costs of climate change. Even the $13.6 billion it would cost to honor Kyoto in Canada is a tiny fraction of the cost of climate change, which could run as high as $91 billion a year in the country by 2050. According to the September 2011 report from the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, climate change will cost Canadians at least $5 billion a year by 2020.
The research reveals that the longer the effects of climate change are ignored, the costlier they become. "Our modeling…shows there is a risk those costs could not be just higher, but much higher," the report adds. "Getting global emissions down is both in Canada's economic and environmental interest," said David McLaughlin, president of the roundtable. In addition to increased health costs, the report estimates that global warming will lead to between five and 10 additional deaths per 100,000 people per year by 2050.
As the world's second largest emitter and as the primary consumer of tar sands oil, the U.S. is both an egregious offender and complicit in Canada's role as a climate renegade. Even if the parties iron out the details, respect the stipulations and implement the timetables of the Durban agreement, it may not be enough.
A global temperature increase of over 3°C could destroy the Amazon rainforest, bleach coral reefs, melt Greenland ice, thaw permafrost in the arctic, and release methane hydrates from the ocean floor.
"What remains to be done is to take more ambitious actions to reduced emissions, and until this is done we are still headed to over 3 C warming. There are still no new pledges on the table and the process agreed in Durban towards raising the ambition and increasing emission reductions is uncertain it its outcome," Bill Hare, Director of Climate Analytics said.
The Durban agreement is not capable of curbing global warming within acceptable limits and Canada's support for the tar sands over Kyoto make controlling climate change that much more unlikely.


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Vicky, California. Film photo taken by Birralee Hassen.
I'm trying to make it more ok to talk about mental issues. Because everyone has down days and everyone has sad things happen to him or her, but there is such a stigma attached with talking about it.
And you're not talking mental disabilities you're talking just everyday mental states?
Just the ups and downs of life. It's a journey; it's a process, we're always learning.
You should be. Most people are whether they know it or not, whether they are learning good or bad, well that's a whole other thing.
Everyday. I think people who think they have it all figured out may be lying to themselves a little bit.
Well I think they're honest about it. I think they're hoping to be at that place where they know it all; they think that's the good spot. That's not the good spot. We need to learn that change is good. People want to be at the point where they're not changing any more, people get rigid, and that's a big downfall. You never want to think you know it all, you don't want to be in that place. You want to always be looking forward, and the only way you can look forward is if they're changes out there.
Yeah, it would be so boring, to think you did know it all. As humans, we are supposed to have intelligence, but I don't know if we use it very well. I guess we just need to keep learning.
How did coming out at 28 affect your mental health?
A lot of teenagers are committing suicide, and I think a lot of them are gay. It's a horrible place, to be where you don't think you're accepted. You don't think you're as good as anyone, and you're told that. Not even personally, the message is so overt by the silence, you never hear about it. Where I came from, it was never spoken of, and that made it a worse thing than it would have been if people were talking about it.
It haunts you physiologically, you stay inside, inside your head, you know.
Was it a release, for you mentally, when you shared that part of yourself?
So by talking about it, it released so much, rather than holding it inside.
Yeah, just living it. We are constantly learning. I'll tell you this – Life, it aint over 'til it's over baby.


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Q: Статические свойства и методы mvc, ооп, php Не судите строго, Осваиваю ООП и MVC. Но столкнулся с недопониманием таких терминов как статические свойства и методы. Очень много статей прочитал, но всё равно не могу понять в каком случае лучше использовать статический метод, а в каком обычный метод экземпляра класса. Видел некоторые уроки в которых, допустим, при работе с таблицами CRUD реализуют статическими методами, а в другом уроке реализуют через экземпляр объекта и обращаются к методам через this. Запутался в итоге)
Да, я понял, что статические свойства и методы не относятся к какому-то определенному экземпляру класса, с их помощью удобно проводить какие-то общие действия для всех экземпляров класса (подсчет, объектов и т.п)

A: просто статический метод/свойство может быть доступно через стрелку из экземпляра класса (если он уже  у тебя есть).
Но this использовать не сможет


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By debbie lynn elias
Meet the Blacks/ The Dark Horse
Movie Review Double Feature!
Anyone who seen writer/director Deon Taylor's freshman film, "Supremacy", has been awed by the power and strength of the heavy dramatic themes rising from the a racially motivated true story. Many, including myself, have anxiously awaited his follow-up film curious to see what Taylor would deliver next. That wait is now over. And I am here to tell you, MEET THE BLACKS is nothing at all like "Supremacy". Going from the darkest depths of the souls of men, Taylor reaches the opposite extreme with laugh your ass off, belly shaking chuckling, eyes watering hilarity with MEET THE BLACKS. It is funny, funny, funny funny!
An all-star comedy team led by Mike Epps, Charlie Murphy, Gary Owen, George Lopez, Lil Duval and laugh-out-loud cameos by Snoop Dogg and Mike Tyson, MEET THE BLACKS is a genre bending spoof of "The Purge" and every horror movie you can think of, all under a fun-filled comedic umbrella. Taylor takes spoofing to new heights thanks to his comedically adept cast. But what is more enamoring is that with the dialogue and comedic notes, this is no holds barred. MEET THE BLACKS is NOT for the faint of heart OR the "politically correct".
Carl Black wants a better life for his family than that in the hood of Chicago. So, when he comes into a nice chunk of change, he up and moves his new wife Lorena, teenaged daughter Allie Black, sone Carl Jr. - who everyone calls "Carls Jr", and his cousin Cronut, to Beverly Hills. Finding them a nice, gated, secure community nestled among the blue skies, sunshine and palm trees, Carl knows life is just gonna keep getting better. But Carl picked a bad time to move as the Blacks arrive on the day of the annual purge, when crime is legal for twelve hours. And did I mentioned, the Blacks are the only black family in the neighborhood?
Performances are rock solid. As Carl, Mike Epps is at the top of his game, but the script keenly brings him back to a sweet sense of family by films end. A running theme that plays to the character of Carl is dialogue about "doing for my family" which is consistently repeated from beginning to end, and goes to the heart of the story itself.
Call me crazy, but I thoroughly enjoyed Gary Owen as an unnamed stranger who shows up during the purge with a maniacal chainsaw. Similarly, as Key Flo, a former acquaintance of Carl's and who has something to do with Carl's newfound fortune, Charlie Murphy will have you in stitches - and not just with his performance. Wait until you see his clothes!
A new surprise is Zulay Henao as beautiful younger wife Lorena. With a striking Sofia Vergara quality to her in both looks and comedic performance, Henao plays to it well, delivering a quite heartfelt performance; especially when engaging with Alex Henderson who plays the vampire obsessed Carl Jr. As comes as no surprise, Henderson, who made his acting debut in Taylor's "Supremacy" is still as adorable and charming as ever and takes every opportunity to show off his 100-watt smile, er fangs. His chemistry with Henao is believable and serves as a nice balance to the high octane antics unfolding throughout the film. Bresha Webb thoroughly embodies a street stereotype of girl gone bad as Allie, while finding that balance of also being "Daddy's Girl" when the chips are down. . .or when she wants something.
There are no words for what Mike Tyson and Lil Duval bring to the table. Just trust me when I saw comedy is an understatement for what we see from these two. George Lopez rounds things out with a fun take as the Kevlar-wearing, armed and dangerous President of the United States.
Written by Taylor and Nicole DeMasi, story structure and comedic set up is solid. They left no stone unturned with purge topics and scenarios. And yes...some very spot on messaging throughout. Watching the family bond through crisis and fear is well executed and a thematic strength. Core family characters are fleshed out while stereotypes of neighbors and cameos are spot on.
The visual grammar is standout - especially once the purge descends. Taylor and cinematographer John Connor do a terrific job with the camera, and in tandem with that editing courtesy of Suzanne Hines, Patrick McMahon and Richard B. Molina, particularly with camera dutching that really mirrors Mike Epps' frenetic reactions. Thanks to the visuals and pacing, the audience is as off kilter as much as the Blacks are. Love the lighting of various rooms and hallways of the Black house during the purge, as well as Taylor's use of color, always a strong suit in his cinematic design. Particularly effective is a smoke effect during the height of the purge which just escalates the parodied sense of fun and horror movie homage in the proceedings.
There are, however, a couple of scenes once the purge begins that drone on a bit. The joke comes and hits big, but then the camera expectantly lingers a bit, but nothing happens. Cutting a few seconds to keep the jokes and audience laughter going would make a big difference. Similarly, there is a kitchen scene (the plot point of which I will not divulge) where it's obvious Taylor is trying to build dramatic tension with a slow and languid approach, but something just isn't working to create the dynamic.
"Masks off" to Taylor for the ingenuity of parody with masks and nod to horror and heist films over the decades.
Purge yourself of all prejudice and political correctness. Embrace the funny. Embrace the family. And RUN, DON'T WALK, TO MEET THE BLACKS!!
THE DARK HORSE
Every once in awhile there are moments in film where we are privy to real movie magic. Not the magic of technology, but the magic where the stars align and someone is so perfectly cast in a role that it feels like divine intervention was at play, especially once you see the performance. And then when you add a writer/director so attuned to the emotional resonance of the story that it feels as if the camera has wings, capturing every emotional heartbeat and nuance, so powerful that it's as if the emotion is flying off the screen and into the beating hearts of the audience, that's real magic. That actor is Cliff Curtis as Genesis Potini. That writer/director is James Napier Robertson. That film is THE DARK HORSE.
Genesis "Gen" Potini is the most unlikely of heroes, yet he has touched more lives with positivity and inspiration than most of us will ever fathom. Known as "The Dark Horse", in his youth, Gen was a New Zealand speed-chess champion. He was unbeatable. But then bipolar mental illness took hold of him and he was institutionalized. In and out of hospitals, he was unable to control his bipolar swings. Over his lifetime, there would be years where he lived on the streets or underneath a bridge. Other times, he would go for long stretches with bouts of depression, unable to get out of bed. But THE DARK HORSE isn't about the dark times, it's about the light of Genesis Potini, a light that still shines bright today.
We first meet Gen as he walks about the main street in the little community where he lives. Although in New Zealand, it could be Main Street in Anytown, U.S.A. Of Maori descent, Gen is a big man, an imposing man. Missing teeth and with a shaved head, he is an oddity most people shy away from, yet on second glance, there is frailty to this gentle giant. Sometimes seeming a little bit slow, Gen is anything but. A spiritual man, he philosophizes about life and when focused, can orate with the best of them. He has keen head for strategy and mathematics and, of course, chess. Locals know him and know of his mental illness. They see him as harmless. Outsiders, not so much. Wearing his brightly colored Crocs, baggy clothes and wrapped in a multi-colored patchwork quilt, you can't help but be drawn to him. Who is this man? As a cloudburst opens from the heavens, rather than run from the rain, Gen embraces it, opening his arms welcoming the blessings from above. But something catches his eye across the street. Walking into the local mercantile, Gen sees a chess set and proceeds to play against himself in a speed-chess match. The shopkeeper is mesmerized, as are we sitting in a darkened theatre. But then his mania sets in and he is whisked away back to the hospital.
Ultimately released from another hospital and placed in the care of his brother, Ariki, Gen is at a loss on how to exist in Ariki's world. Long estranged, Ariki is now part of a violent gang life. Gen wants no part of that, but the condition of his release is that he stay with Ariki and Ariki is to make sure Gen takes his meds and stays "in control."
Uncomfortable with his situation with Ariki, Gen gets an idea and in the middle of the night and heads off to see his long time friend and former chess partner, Noble. Noble runs a local youth group chess club - the Eastern Knights - for the disadvantaged kids in the community. A low income community and with gang violence and influence abounding, it's a safe haven for many. Gen wants to help Noble. But not just "help", he wants to coach the kids in chess with an eye towards the National Chess Championships. Noble is more than dubious that allowing Gen, himself troubled and subject to manic mood swings at any moment, to work with these kids. Ultimately, Gen's sincerity and persistence win Noble over. Kicked out of Ariki's house, any money that Noble has, he spends on new chess sets for the kids instead of putting a roof over his own head.
His dedication is infectious as is his teaching style with the kids, all whom grow to adore him. Using the chess pieces as characters in Maori lore he not only gives the kids a sense of their history, but family, as he explains the folklore in terms of the relationships and movements of chessmen. As much as Gen is the force that inspires hope in these kids, they are Gen's driving force to stay on his meds and sleep schedule. One real source of pride for Gen in this venture is his nephew Mana who has an aptitude for chess and wants to escape the gang life his father is forcing him into. But that bond presents its own set of problems as Ariki squares off against Gen over Mana's future and threatens the newfound stability and purpose in Gen's life as the eastern Knights fight their way to Auckland and the championships.
Cliff Curtis. There are no words adequate to describe his performance as Genesis Potini. There is an purity and authenticity to his performance that transcends that of an actor assuming a role. It is impossible to tell where Curtis ends and Genesis begins. A tour de force performance for the ages. During my exclusive interview with Cliff Curtis, it was surprising to learn he originally didn't think he was right for the role. "I was really intimidated by the role. I didn't really understand how you could convey mental illness or the physicality of the guy who was so different from me. . .There were so many things to the equation." Credit writer/director Robertson who suggested Curtis "go method", something Curtis had never done. "I'm a working actor. I kind of like turn up, show me the lines and I hit the marks and I'll be professional, but living in the character for months at a time? I don't even know how that was possible." Electing to approach Genesis not from his physical appearance, but emotionally and intellectually, "I wanted to really understand who the man was and not be concerned about the superficial aspects; the fact he had no teeth, that he was massively huge, or his hairstyle or what he wore. I just wanted to understand how it was that he affected the people the way that he did, and how he helped people, and he overcame his obstacles in life. I thought the most important thing for the story was to somehow inspire and uplift people, and to show the love and compassion that he was able to convey through the way he lived his life." Notable is that Curtis achieves that and more as there is not a moment on screen where one does not feel hope emanating from the character. Through manic high and lows, Curtis found the soul of Genesis and shares that with us. Resonant are Genesis' tacit life lessons which he equates to the game of chess.
Writer/director James Napier Robertson first learned of Genesis Potini when he saw Jim Marbrook's award-winning 2003 documentary on the man. Knowing he had to tell Genesis' story in a narrative, he reached out to Genesis and over the course of hundreds of hours of conversations and thousands of chess games, an unbreakable bond and trust was formed. It's that personal connection that Robertson infuses into every fiber of the script and in the verite-styling lensing that lets us see the world through Genesis' eyes and heart. Thanks to the 360 degree hand held camera work of cinematographer Denson Baker, we are constantly "in the moment", living and feeling Genesis and his emotions. An unpredictability of Genesis' behavior due to his illness, adds a palpable edginess.
As Cliff Curtis notes, "[Genesis] gave himself a purpose to give hope, to bring hope into [the kids] lives and to bring hope into his own life. I think it's a very beautiful moving story and it's a privilege to focus on this very tiny story." A tiny story that comes from the very big heart of THE DARK HORSE.
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