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Russo is the new band whose sound will bring you back to the good old Y2K years
Jul 12, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Mallie Koczon
Cailin Russo first started out as a solo act, but realized that she really wanted to be a part of something bigger and something more powerful.
That's when she decided to hold auditions for bandmates, and shortly after, RUSSO was born. The band consists of Cailin Russo (lead vocals), Hayley Brownell (drums/vocals), Sean Ritchie (bass), and Tyler McCarthy (guitar) – all extremely talented and determined to be the next it-band of our generation with their loud, pop-punk-y sound (not dissimilar to the likes of No Doubt).
The band's debut EP, "House With A Pool," releases tomorrow, and if the songs on it are anything like their first singles, "Ghost," and "Lonely," then I have no doubt it will be unreal. RUSSO's sound is able to take you back to the days of pop punk, while still bringing a new vibe to the table.
Don't forget to give their new EP a listen tomorrow, and keep up with the four on what's next. Check out our exclusive interview and photoshoot with Russo below, and see why they are the newest cover stars of Galore's Sisterhood of Sound Issue.
Cailin – Top & gloves: I.AM.GIA., Underwear: Galore x NA-KD, Jean shorts: True Religion, Shoes & socks: Own
Hayley – Outfit: I.AM.GIA., Glasses: MOSCOT, Shoes: Converse x MADEME
Sean – Jacket: Bravado, Jeans: True Religion, Shoes: Umberto Luce, Glasses: MOSCOT
Tyler – Glasses: Crap Eyewear, Shirt: Ne.Sense, Jeans & shoes: Own
So your new EP is about to be officially out! What can we expect? Favorite part of making it?
CAILIN: EP is officially out tomorrow!! I'm so fucking excited!! I hope everyone can just make memories to these songs, but my favorite part is that it is out! Lol.
TYLER: Expect the unexpected.
What's your favorite song off the EP and why?
CAILIN: My favorite songs off the EP are "Bad Things," "Loud Mouth," and definitely, "Joyride." They're all so sick in their own ways. "Loud Mouth" has the demanding pop relief, while "Bad Things" makes you want to stage dive and drift into the ocean. "Joyride" is just the jam – it keeps my jazz love around and it has such an amazing story.
The story is to not be able to be with that person you love – maybe because of timing or distance or it's not right – but you want it so you find each other in your dreams and joooooyriiiide.
HAYLEY: "Loud Mouth" is definitely my favorite song off the EP. It just makes me wanna dance every time – especially when I'm playing it live!
TYLER: "Joyride," because it speaks directly to my heart through my ears.
SEAN: "Bad Things," purely because of how fun it is to perform live.
You guys are a fairly new band, but you're already opening for Jessie Ware and supporting Madison Beer on tour. What is that like?
CAILIN: Opening up for Jessie Ware and Madison has been a dream. Firstly, because our music is so different, so to be able to cross-pollinate sounds and experiences is awesome. Also, to be able to open and kick the show off is fucking amazing.
Setting the tone is always fun because people can be so skeptical. Playing with them has been an awesome learning experience and we all got to bond and really get synchronized.
HAYLEY: It feels really exciting to be at the beginning stages of this project, because all the doors are open. Tour was insane – just being thrown into a completely new situation and having a blast playing shows most nights for an entire month was an experience in itself. But, also being able to really bring these songs to life through a live show.
TYLER: It was overwhelming, but overwhelmingly fun.
SEAN: It's been a bit hectic at times but we wouldn't trade it for anything. I think we've all learned so much about each other through this whole process of shows and touring that we might not have otherwise. It's brought us closer together. We've gotten the opportunity to meet a lot of really great people along the way.
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What's your favorite thing about the tour life?
SEAN: Getting to travel to new places and play our songs live for new people!
HAYLEY: Finding the best coffee spots in every city we hit up.
TYLER: Seeing small life in small places and big places – like talking to an Uber driver about their city and how much they hate/love it.
CAILIN: The best thing about tour life is the camp-like lifestyle, waking up and seeing each other is so crazy and (maybe others would disagree) but I was thriving on this tour. It was especially fun because everyone just bonded and let go.
We all got tattoos on the back of the bus in Oklahoma (it was Sean and Hayley's first tattoo). We all designed each-others tattoos and our friend/stylist Georgia physically gave it to us with a needle taped to a pencil.
How did you guys get together as a band?
TYLER: Through the ever-changing music circuit, and fate, as it would seem.
CAILIN: We got together as a band after I held auditions back when I was a solo act. As time passed and our seasons changed, so did the music. It became progressively rocky, and so I decided I wanted to be in a band. Hayley had auditioned 2 years ago, Sean was her roommate, and Tyler was a recommendation from a bass player that was potentially in the band (but things didn't work out).
However, now we have the mastermind which is Tyler. I had already made the music, so it was just about performing together. We're now writing and recording as a band from now 'til whenever we break up and hate each other (laughs).
Who are your biggest inspirations, musically?
CAILIN: My biggest inspirations musically definitely fluctuate, as I consider my taste eclectic and a little hard of focus. I would say my general references would be Omarion, 3 Doors Down, and R Kelly.
Just kidding! I really like to reference Kelis, No Doubt, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Kills, Outkast, Nirvana, The Gorillaz, The Smiths and classic rock, like The Rolling Stones. More psychedelic-sounding bands, too.
TYLER: There is an ever-growing list of specific people and music but truthfully anything that tunes me into a piece of life that I have either felt all to familiarly or that is so alien to my own experience or expectation that my perspective of what it means to be a person shifts a degree further.
SEAN: I grew up listening to classic rock records that my dad put on around the house. The Beatles and Led Zepplin, in particular. Psychedelic/progressive rock such as Yes opened the doors for a more aggressive sound on the bass guitar. I'm a huge fan of Chris Squire, the bassist for Yes, and John Paul Jones of Led Zepplin.
I'm also heavily influenced by Motown and Soul/RnB music, like Stevie Wonder, Al Green and Marvin Gaye. I have a really strong connection to the 90's 'Seattle Sound' music in particular, like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden.
HAYLEY: Drumming wise, I am heavily influenced by the former drummer of MuteMath, Daren King. But also guys like Mark Guiliana and Nate Wood who are heavy jazz players that constantly push boundaries of what it means to be a drummer. They have such specific voices in their playing that makes me want to continually discover and shape my own. But I love the band Local Natives & artist, Ben Howard.
Top & gloves: I.AM.GIA., Underwear: Galore x NA-KD, Jean shorts: True Religion, Shoes & socks: Own
Glasses: Crap Eyewear, Shirt: Ne.Sense, Jeans & shoes: Own
Outfit: I.AM.GIA., Glasses: MOSCOT, Shoes: Converse x MADEME
Jacket: Bravado, Jeans: True Religion, Shoes: Umberto Luce, Glasses: MOSCOT
What's the best thing being about in a group, rather than being solo acts?
TYLER: Looking over at someone during the set and saying absolutely nothing but knowing exactly what that person is thinking and feeling. Being completely in tune with each other if only for a moment.
SEAN: As a musician, it definitely takes a lot of pressure away if you aren't the only one performing on stage. Being in a band is really fun because you are all there to support each other. When we are all on stage together we get to interact and have a good time while we are performing. The chemistry that we have on stage is very playful. I think it keeps things fresh and can be more entertaining for an audience to see.
HAYLEY: You're not so lonely. It's like living life – it's always better with good company. We get to experience things together, bounce ideas off of each other, and are each other's voice of reason.
CAILIN: The best things about being in a group is knowing you depend on each other, it is like a safety blanket but also just a dream come true. Seeing their faces just really grips you, almost like your mom looking at you when you're a baby. We help each other get through it and enjoy.
Solo acts are cool, but the attention is all on you, and if you fuck it up, it's all on you. Also, in the same regard, if you carry yourself like a beast as a solo act, it is really impressive. But, bands can be so much more powerful, mixed with everyone's personalities and talents.
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What do you guys like to do together for fun?
HAYLEY: Everyone in the band is such a goob, so I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we all just like joking around and making up stupid stuff to laugh about that probably we only think is funny.
CAILIN: Well, we like to talk and make music together. We love to eat and do activities – eating and drinking, though, are definitely activities we're often ready to participate in.
TYLER: Look at memes.
Cailin – Bra: Galore x NA-KD, Top: I.AM.GIA, Jacket & pants: Nour Hammour, Bag: Charlotte Simone, Shoes: SENSO
Hayley – Bra: Galore x NA-KD, Top & pants: I.AM.GIA, Shoes: SENSO
Sean – Jumper: I.AM.GIA., Glasses: MOSCOT, Shoes: Umberto Luce
Tyler – Shirt & jumper: Valfre, Shoes: Umberto Luce
Cailin – Top & harness: I.AM.GIA., Jeans: True Religion, Shoes: Vagabond
Hayley – Top: Valfre, Overalls: I.AM.GIA, Shoes: SENSO
Sean – Pants: Ne.Sense, Shoes: Umberto Luce
Tyler – Shirt: True Religion, Pants: Ne.Sense, Shoes: Umberto Luce
What's the inspiration behind your premiere song, "Lonely?"
CAILIN: The inspiration behind "Lonely," was really based around the music (which was made first). It was so fast and aggressive – it already had an antsy feeling to it. So to make the song about racing to get home and racing to get to the future and racing to make decisions was really fueled off the music.
TYLER: It's about being so lonely that you are urgently seeking a connection with anyone and anything but in that urgency you manage to look right past the relationships you already have.
What can we expect from you guys in the future?
CAILIN: I hope we will have a lot of tours around the world. I want us to have a whole spectrum of music, crazy fucking outfits, and amazing visuals. Also a good Summer 2018!
HAYLEY: Definitely more music and lots of live shows!
TYLER: Louder and weirder.
If you had to explain your sound in 3 words:
TYLER: Loud and weird.
HAYLEY: Aggressive pop punk.
CAILIN: Our sound in 3 words would be 1) pop 2) present 3) fast (I'm gunna regret these answers in the future).
SEAN: Fast, loud, and sultry.
Top & harness: I.AM.GIA., Jeans: True Religion, Shoes: Vagabond
Bra: Galore x NA-KD, Top: I.AM.GIA, Jacket & pants: Nour Hammour, Bag: Charlotte Simone, Shoes: SENSO
What is "Ghost" about?
CAILIN: It's a pretty interestingly-put-together song about trying to be in a relationship with someone, but the only way it will work is if you are both present. It's not about being with a ghost or a shell of a person. All the footage for the visual was from tour and I think we were all pretty excited to share it!
TYLER: Have you ever seen a ghost? Or thought that you had? Or later realized that in fact you probably experienced something not on the scale of normal perception? Or why the idea that ghosts, like aliens and dragons, extend over all cultures and all peoples of the earth regardless of time? That these mythologies are past down from generation to generation like the urge to procreate.
And as a new born baby knows not to breath in water if submerged, we all fear the unknown. That which echoes through our DNA is very hard to rationalize and no matter how hard we try to disprove phenomena, we struggle to finally put to rest the notion that our spirits are not our bodies, and that when we leave our bodies we may become untethered in a way which our energy continues to radiate through old hotel rooms and dark attics. BOO!
What is one thing you want people to know about you?
SEAN: I can recite lines from the movie "Men in Black," verbatim. I wouldn't say it's a talent – maybe just a warning that you should probably never watch that movie around me.
HAYLEY: That my mom makes the best lasagna. I. Love. Lasagna.
TYLER: I seem to think that people know something about me that I don't know about myself, so if you could tell me that would be great.
CAILIN: One thing I want people to know about me is that I believe in myself and my dreams and no one is going to stop me, even it if takes a while. Also, don't try me at DDR – I really did the thang back in the 2000's.
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Fashion idols?
TYLER: Bowie wore some pretty weird shit, man.
CAILIN: My fashion idols range. Some staples would definitely be Lisa Bonet and young Drew Barrymore and Winona. Also, Gwen Stefani and Keli – there are probably some more subconscious ones that I can't think of right now.
Favorite iconic 90s outfit?
HAYLEY: Lindsay Lohan's campy outfit with the denim jacket as "Haley" in "Parent Trap."
SEAN: I'll just go ahead and say it. Kurt Cobain – light wash denim and plaid flannel. Generation defining.
CAILIN: My favorite 90's iconic outfits would be Rose Mcgowan with Marilyn Manson in the see-through chain dress, and Lil Kim in the purple nipple dress!
TYLER: I'm pretty sure Bowie had his weird little soul patch goatee in the 90's that really spoke to that era. Or, anything that Bobby from "Twin Peaks" wore.
Photography by: Jacob Dekat
Styling by: Mallie Koczon
Hair by: Johnny Stuntz
Makeup by: Nikki DeRoest
Cover art by: Lisa Yoo
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GY120
Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future
Dr Thomas Smith S421C
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Environment and Development and BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics. This course is available on the BA in Geography. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
Many consider that 'Climate Change' is the greatest challenge currently facing human society, mainly because of the 'Environmental Changes' that it will cause. But what are 'Climate Change' and 'Environmental Change'? What causes these changes? How much have they changed in the past and how do we know? How much is human activity responsible for the recent changes identified and when did this influence begin? How is the climate going to change in the next century and what are the consequences going to be for extreme weather events, sea-level rise? What can we do about it? Should we adapt, mitigate, or begin to engineer our climate?
To answer these questions requires that the course focuses on developing an appreciation of the Planet Earth as the home of human societies. Through a combination of lectures, classes, practical work, and fieldwork, the course focuses on the physical nature of the 'natural' or biophysical systems and involves consideration of how the solid earth, the gaseous atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the biosphere, were formed, have evolved, interact and have changed over time due to both external (extra-terrestrial) and internal factors, including humans. From this, an appreciation of change and evolution over differing time-scales is developed, which will serve as an essential basis for students when evaluating the contemporary two-way interaction between humans and the environment in the 'anthropocene'. The relevant science will be taught as and when required.
The course consists of the following sections:
PART A: Introduction to environmental change
A framework for environmental geography
The nature and causes of environmental/climate change
PART B: Key components of environmental change: The Biosphere
Formation of the biosphere and change over time
Contemporary ecosystem processes and change
The biodiversity crisis: extreme change in the anthropocene
PART C: Key components of environmental change: Atmosphere & Oceans
Solar radiation, the atmosphere, and interactions
Global and local energy budgets
Circulation - atmosphere, oceans, and carbon
PART D: Key components of environmental change: The Hydrosphere
Water in the atmosphere, clouds and rainfall
Hyrological cascade, rivers and flooding
PART E: Long-term environmental change
Geological-scale climate change and Earth's 'greenhouse' and 'icehouse' environments.
Orbital-scale climate change and the great ice ages
Millenial-scale climate change and deglaciation
PART F: Contemporary climate change: The emerging human influence
The Holocene
Contemporary climate change associated with fossil fuel emissions
Contemporary climate change and extreme weather
Land-use and land-cover change (deforestation)
PART G: Future climate change
Modelling future climate change
Fixing the future: Adaptation, mitigation, and geoengineering
20 hours of lectures, 9 hours of classes and 3 hours of workshops in the MT. 20 hours of lectures, 10 hours of classes and 3 hours of workshops in the LT.
Please note there is a Reading Week taking place in Week 6 in both Michaelmas and Lent Terms.
Students will be expected to produce two assignments during the year, one in each term, and give class papers.
Ahrens, C.D., 2012. Meteorology today: an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment. Cengage Learning.
Gaston, K.J. and Spicer, J.I., 2004. Biodiversity: An Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford.
Houghton, J.T., 2009. Global Warming. The Complete Briefing. 4th edition, Cambridge Univ. Press
IPCC, 2013. Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 1535 pp, doi:10.1017/CBO9781107415324. [online] Available from: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/ [last accessed 17 September 2016]
IPCC, 2018. Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [V. Masson-Delmotte, P. Zhai, H. O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J. B. R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M. I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, T. Waterfield (eds.)].
Maslin, M., 2013. Climate: a very short introduction. OUP Oxford.
Ruddiman, W.F., 2001. Earth's Climate: past and future. Macmillan.
Smithson, P., Addison, K. and Atkinson, K., 2013. Fundamentals of the physical environment. Routledge.
Exam (60%, duration: 2 hours) in the summer exam period.
Essay (15%, 1500 words) and policy paper (25%) in the LT.
The policy paper will be a policy support document.
Student performance results
(2016/17 - 2018/19 combined)
% of students
First 21.6
2:1 54.1
Third 4.1
Fail 1.4
Teachers' comment
There have been two lecturers a year since the 1990s, although the second has only given 6 lectures in recent years.This year it is anticipated that there will be 3 lecturers, due to the arrival of a new appointment on 1.1.2018.
Department: Geography & Environment

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El ratio precio-beneficio o PER (del inglés, price-to-earnings ratio o P/E ratio, es decir, la relación entre el precio o valor y los beneficios) es una razón geométrica que se usa en el análisis fundamental de las empresas, especialmente en aquellas que cotizan en bolsa. Su valor indica cuántas veces se está pagando el beneficio neto anual de una empresa determinada al comprar una acción de esta. Un PER más elevado implica que los inversores están pagando más por cada unidad de beneficio.

Fórmula

El valor del PER se calcula dividiendo el valor de las acciones de una empresa, determinado en el mercado bursátil (capitalización bursátil) entre el beneficio neto anual después de impuestos de la empresa correspondiente. Dicho de otro modo, el PER de una empresa se calcula dividiendo el precio de cada acción entre el BPA (beneficio por acción).

Ejemplo: La empresa X cotiza a 13,00 euros y el beneficio neto anual por acción es de 1,30 euros. En este caso, su PER es de 10 (13,00/1,30).

Interpretación
Si una empresa tiene un PER elevado puede significar que las expectativas del valor son favorables y están anticipando un crecimiento de los beneficios en el futuro. Aunque también puede significar que el precio de la acción está sobrevalorado y, por tanto, que resulte improbable que su cotización siga subiendo.

Si una empresa tiene un PER bajo puede significar que la acción está infravalorada y que su cotización puede aumentar a corto plazo o que el mercado espera que sus beneficios caigan en el futuro. Por ejemplo, una acción que vale 50€ y tiene un BPA de 10€ cotiza a un PER 5, pero puede que el año siguiente el BPA caiga a 2,5€, por lo que el PER futuro sería de 20.

Al interpretar el PER de una empresa es importante tener presente sus expectativas de desarrollo, sus posibles beneficios futuros y el PER de otras empresas de su mismo sector.

Índice PER y precio de la vivienda

Análogamente, en el mercado inmobiliario, se llama índice PER al que determina el número de años que se tarda en recuperar la inversión realizada en la compra de una vivienda mediante su alquiler anualizado. La fórmula es:

Véase también
Price/Earnings to Growth
Precio de la vivienda

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Aplicación del PER y otros múltiplos en la valoración de empresas. Modelo Excel.

Análisis bursátiles

Ratios financieros

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Utah Jazz 2011-2012 Full Season Schedule Review
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Route 66 Complete! A few flat tires, but we made it all the way!
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Last year Rookie Big Rig operator Tyrone Corbin drove into a ditch with his 8-20 finish. This year? He made the long haul through the arduous Route 66 (our compacted 66 game schedule), and finished with an astounding 36-30. Ty's not going to toot his horn, but I will a little bit here and more this off season. Let's take a look at this season, and some of the scheduling quirks.
Expectations:
There were not many absurdly high expectations for this team. Our front office did not do anything crazy, our coaching staff got larger, and our players mostly remained unspectacular. No one had us finishing the season with a playoff spot. Lots of people even questioned if the Jazz could win half their games this year. Even my conservative range (31 to 35 wins) was exceeded. I love that about this Jazz team. They knew a job had to be done. There were plenty of setbacks, but they finished the job. And they did it better than almost ALL of us expected. While this may elicit a complacent attitude from our brass, being better than you thought is always better than being worse than you thought.
The 2011-2012 Utah Jazz were better than the majority of NBA fans, players, and reporters thought they would be.
Looking at the lockout:
The Jazz had some better months than others – part of that was because of how good they were playing, who was playing (injuries), who they were playing against (the schedule), and how tired they were. The last part, fatigue, was supposed to make a bigger difference this season than in other seasons. Why? Because of the lockout, and greed, that's why. To be fair, a 50 game season probably would have been better for everyone out there. We didn't get a 50 game season. We got a full NBA season minus 16 games. That's about a month and a half of games we lost. But the schedule also fails to mention the lost month for training camp, and the preseason. Everything had to be fit into less time than necessary because they wanted 66 games (16 more than the 50 they should have played). The inequality that remained hurt the players. (So this season was a physical punishment for the players as well as the economic beating they took in the negotiations – harsh.)
Because the Jazz were young, because the Jazz shuffled players around a lot (partly due to injuries), and because the Jazz ended up playing against some teams that were tanking down the stretch – the negative effects that cumulative fatigue was supposed to hurt our team with never really occurred. The lockout hurt everyone, especially the Jazz (which West playoff team needed training camp the most? Us.) – but the negative physically effects of the lockout necessitating* compacted schedule did not affect us like it did other team. As the numbers will show.
Looking *at* the months:
Each month has their own, more detailed, report here: December – January – February – March– April . However, if you don't want to re-read old posts there are lots of new things to talk about. But first, this is how the months broke down for our Jazz:
Wins Losses Win %
December 1 3 25.0%
January 11 4 73.3%
February 4 11 26.7%
March 11 8 57.9%
April 9 4 69.2%
Total 36 30 54.5%
As you can see, the Jazz were amazing in January (which was mostly due to playing bad teams who had injuries, and fatigue issues, in Utah); and then the Jazz were horrible in February (which was mostly us crashing back to reality). March was a killer month on paper, but the Jazz really showed a lot of heart by going 11-8 in that month, and then finishing up April (the knock out punch month) by going 9-4. What does this look like graphically? Well, I'm glad you asked.
The schedule was made to make January easy, and while the Jazz never got back to those heights, the trend is going upwards. As this season went on, as this team went through the gauntlet of an inhumane 19 games in 31 nights, this team got stronger. And at the end of the season when the Jazz were supposed to fade away facing so many guys who were supposed to be playoff contenders – and beating them – we went into over drive. We're not done yet. I hope you saved room for some pie…
…chart!
More than half (55.5555555% if you care) of our total wins this year were in the last two months. Less than half of our total games in the season (48.48484848% if you care) were in these two months. That's a 7% difference. If I was a poet I would make some allegory about how that's because we finally started playing the right 7 guys in terms of playing time – but I'm not. So no sonnets for you.
Days of the Week:
This year the Utah Jazz gave other teams a serious case of the "Mondays". Also, we were pretty much crap on "Humpday". Of course, the playoff schedule has the Jazz playing on Wednesday for Game 2 and Game 5; and Monday only once -- in Game 4.
Situational games:
These are the games that make any single game on paper more winnable or more impossible to win. These are things like being on a back to back, or being in worse situations of cumulative fatigue. The Jazz were in a lot of these games this year. Note: A game can be a back to back game *and* at the same time be the 3rd game in fought nights. These numbers do not all add up evenly per month as a result. Don't worry though, I did not go nuts. This is just how the games played out.
All Games Dec 1 4
Back to Back (First) Dec 1 1
Back to Back (Second) Dec 2
3rd game in Four Dec 1 1
4th game in Five Dec 1
5th game in Seven Dec
All Games Jan 11 4
Back to Back (First) Jan 4 1
Back to Back (Second) Jan 4 1
3rd game in Four Jan 5
4th game in Five Jan 1
5th game in Seven Jan 1
All Games Feb 4 11
Back to Back (First) Feb 1 5
Back to Back (Second) Feb 6
3rd game in Four Feb 1 6
4th game in Five Feb 2
5th game in Seven Feb 1
All Games Mar 11 8
Back to Back (First) Mar 3 4
Back to Back (Second) Mar 4 3
3rd game in Four Mar 7 5
4th game in Five Mar 2 1
5th game in Seven Mar 2 1
All Games Apr 9 4
Back to Back (First) Apr 2
Back to Back (Second) Apr 1 1
3rd game in Four Apr 4 1
4th game in Five Apr
5th game in Seven Apr
That's a lot of numbers, but the important thing is to see the improvement over time. While the Jazz did break almost even in back to back games during the last two months of the year (8-10 on either the first night or second night of a back to back), they were on the plus side of the margin in those "impossible" games. They went 4 and 2 on games that were either the 4th game in five nights, or the 5th game in seven nights. Those were the games the Jazz were supposed to lose due to fatigue. Instead those were the games the Jazz won. Part of that is the 'sneaky' issue that the compacted schedule compacted the schedule for all 30 teams. So other teams, more teams that usually had to, had to play a Jazz-like schedule. Being the Jazz, getting the short end of the stick in terms of the schedule is normal for us. For other teams, it was abnormal – and they crumbled under the strain. We, we became diamonds.
W L %
Non-B2B Games 17 6 73.9%
B2B Sets* 18 26 40.9%
3rd game in Four 18 13 58.1%
4th game in Five 3 4 42.9%
5th game in Seven 3 2 60.0%
All Games 36 30 54.5%
The two big things from this are 1) acute fatigue seemed to bother the Jazz more than prolonged fatigue (back to backs were way worse than any other situations), and 2) the Jazz destroyed teams in non-B2B games. No doubt a relationship exists between these games and being at home, waiting for an opponent. The Jazz played 23 non Back to Back games this year, 15 of them (65%) being home games. I'm sure a number of these home games involved playing a team that had just played against either Portland or Denver the night before. You know what they say are the three most important factors: location, location, location. Having that whole Rocky Mountain Range that road teams need to cross seems to help the Jazz.
In the playoffs there are ONLY non-back to back games to be played. The bad news is that we don't face teams coming into Utah on the second night of a back to back either. I don't know which is more important (our rest at home vs. the other team being tired); but whatever advantage it seemed to bring is now nullified. (Also: I don't know what the Spurs record is on non-back to back games . . . maybe theirs' is even better than ours?)
Of course, I'd love it if the Jazz could get more of those non-back to back games for next year. It's an interesting thing to look into.
* - Because of the dreaded Back to Back to Back sequence, there is one extra game listed here to accommodate for the anomaly of the February 13th game at New Orleans being both the second night of a back to back, and also the first night of a back to back set.
Over all impressions:
I did not like the original 2011-2012 NBA schedule. It got both better and worse when the schedule was revised. I didn't think we'd make the playoffs – and if anything – I over emphasized the negative effect the cumulative fatigue would have on us as a team. This was mitigated by a) being so young, and b) having our old guys get injured so our under used younger guys could finish the season off – as they were very fresh.
It was a crazy season. We lost to some really poor teams this year. We also beat a number of really good ones. I used to be the biggest Jazz homer, but I've tempered that quite a bit. I've seen this team burn up in flames before – and I did not want to get my expectations too high this year. I think I was justified in saying that. It's not like this team was the #6 seed, we did *still* barely make the playoffs by the skin of our teeth. That said, I am very happy that the Jazz did. And I'm happy that they did it by giving the youth a shot. It looked like we weren't going to make the playoffs this year, despite the singular goal of trying to make the playoffs. Thankfully Raja Bell and Josh Howard took one for the team, and got injured. True veterans always put the team first. And they did. If they go out, I don't think we make the playoffs – because if they are both healthy, Tyrone isn't forced into putting Sap at the three – meaning we never see our monster lineup this year.
The Jazz finished this season hot. They deserve everything they got this year. They also deserve our cheers. They have mine implicitly; but they also restored a lot of faith in me. I held off on going into homer mode this year (and for my efforts got emails almost every day telling me how bad a fan and human being I am for it). I try to fill in the under-served niche. I fight for the underdog opinion (or try to), it's kind of why I became a Jazz fan in the first place so many years ago.
The Jazz are the underdogs against the Spurs. Does doesn't really matter how many playoff games the Jazz win this year – because this season, a season in jeopardy because of the lockout, we finished strong. We are Utah Jazz. All of us. And we won this season by having one, by exceeding expectations, and successfully making it through this long Route 66 – all in one piece.
Thanks Tyrone Corbin, and thanks to the Jazz front office and their players. Go Jazz!


Welcome to Freedom Sailing Adventures!
It's been a long winter, but spring has arrived and boats are now in the water. Contact us to make arrangements for your 2018 sailing adventures.
In 2017, we sailed to Cuba which was a great adventure for us. In 2017 we did not make our annual trip to the Caribbean due to the hurricane damages to that area, but if you're interested in a warm water winter sailing adventure, give us a call. In 2017 we had our first flotilla adventure crossing Lake Michigan sailing to Manitowoc, WI and back to Ludington. We had some extreme weather, but it was great sailing. If you're interested, read on.
Are you interested in sailing, but unsure if you'll like cruising or taking the ASA classes? If so, you should consider one of our flotilla trips. New this year is a flotilla sail to Manitowoc, WI and back to Ludington. This is the second year we're planning this event. This will be an 50 mile crossing and will add to your sailing confidence regardless if you are less experienced or just want to practice your sailing and navigation skills. You're welcome to sail aboard our Freedom or bring your own boat. We will make docking arrangements and we have social events in both ports.
We also offer flotillas sailing from Ludington to South Manitou Island and Door County. On the flotillas, you sail on our boat with experienced sailors and a licensed captain. You will participate as crew, and will get valuable experience and training. This is a great opportunity for families or groups of four to five. If this is of interest to you, please contact us.
Our friends and family courses continue to be our most popular option. This is a combination of our cruising ASA course with a vacation get away. You bring two couples, a family or a few friends and have a great time touring Lake Michigan. Someone in the group wants to try sailing, but doesn't want to take the class? No problem! You determine pricing based upon the number taking the class and the number of days you sail. Interested, click here for more details.
We love to talk to individuals about sailing. We offer a full array of sailing opportunities and in a few minutes, we can help you find a course or other means of training that will increase your abilities and confidence in operating a sailboat. Feel free to contact us anytime.
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If you want your script to reflect changes to the session variable, you need to either re-render the entire screen or at least Ajax Refresh the portion where your script is, so your expression is re-evaluated.
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I needed to send via notify to refresh the tab.


Media Center | Armenia's foreign debt is sharply rising.
Armenia's foreign debt is sharply rising.
Over the past five years, Armenia's national debt increased drastically from AMD 584.6 billion to AMD 1861.3 billion at the end of 2013 and amounted to 44% of GDP (gross domestic product). This was announced by Artak Kyurumyan, independent researcher, Business Administration graduate of Tulane University at the discussion entitled "Management of the National Debt in Armenia: Political Decisions and Their Consequences." The speaker also noted that the sharp increase in the government debt is conditioned by dram depreciation.
Throughout October 2013- March 2014 Artak Kyurumyan studied a number of issues related to the managing and incurring the national debt and its volume. Artak Kyurumyan reviewed the collected data and information in the context of the developments in Armenia, international experience, as well as the findings of different research studies on the topic.
Basedon the study of the development trends in recent years Kyurumyan analyzed the appropriateness of the decisions regarding the government debt and their relation to the objectives set out in the strategic and mid-term documents of the RA Government, as well as the forecasts of international financial institutions.
Armenia started to experience debt problem when it began taking non-preferential loans. According to Kyurumyan, the concessional loans have become less available since Armenia was classified as a middle-income country. The independent researcher summed up his research in a report, additionally proposing guidelines which will enable improving the system of national debt management and avoiding previous mistakes in the future.
During his study of the issue , Kyurumyan noticed that with the availability of significant funds in the Central Bank, however, new loans were attracted. According to the expert , there was no need for the Russian loan of USD 500 million. The researcher justified only the possible loan of USD 100 million, especially under the present circumstances when loans are taken but some programs such as the North-South Road Program are not implemented .
Artak Kyurumyan believes the issue of Eurobonds to be untimely since those amounts were simply placed in the Central Bank, while the country is to make an annual interest equal to USD 42 million interests against them per annum. The researcher believes that a loan can be taken only in case of reasonable and clearly presented programs.
Kyurumyan recommends setting the maximum allowed value of Armenia's government debt and the target structure of the debt at the end of each year.
According to Kyurumyan, existing issues pertaining to the government debt are not due to the lack of relevant experts in the Ministry of Finance. There exist other reasons: "It is necessary to protect the government debt management from political influences," he concluded.
The discussion participants included economists, public and international organizations, civil society representatives who are concerned about the situation related to Armenia's government debt.
The report is prepared by "Open Society Foundations – Armenia" in the framework of Political Scholarships Initiative.
You can read the full report and summary.


1.The Committee considered the combined sixteenth and seventeenth periodic reports of El Salvador, submitted as a single document (CERD/C/SLV/16-17), at its 2297th and 2298th meetings (CERD/C/SR.2297 and SR.2298), held on 12 and 13 August 2014. At its 2315th meeting, held on 25 August 2014, the Committee adopted the following concluding observations.
2.The Committee welcomes the timely submission of the State party's combined sixteenth and seventeenth periodic reports. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for the presentation made by the high-level delegation and for the informative responses given to the numerous questions posed by members of the Committee.
4.The Committee takes note with interest of the adoption of the Municipal Ordinance on the Rights of the Indigenous Community of Izalco, which is formulated in much the same terms as the Municipal Ordinance on the Rights of Indigenous Communities Established in the Municipality of Nahuizalco.
5.The Committee notes also the organization of the First National Indigenous Congress in 2010, at which President Mauricio Funes apologized, on behalf of the State, to "… indigenous communities for the persecution and slaughter of which they were victims for so many years".
(b)The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in 2011.
7.The Committee takes note with satisfaction of the open invitation extended to the special procedures of the United Nations in 2010.
8.The Committee notes with concern that rates of poverty and social exclusion are particularly high among indigenous peoples and Afro-descendent communities. The study entitled "Profile of Indigenous Peoples in El Salvador", prepared in 2003 with the support of the World Bank, estimated that 38.3 per cent of indigenous families live in extreme poverty and 61.1 per cent are below the poverty line. That study also illustrated the gap existing between the indigenous population and the non-indigenous population in terms of housing, health and access to basic services such as drinking water and electricity (art. 2, para. 2).
The Committee urges the State party to continue to implement social inclusion and identity-sensitive development policies designed to reduce inequality and poverty and to strengthen indigenous peoples ' and Afro-descendants ' enjoyment of their economic, social and cultural rights with a view to eliminating the structural discrimination that is rooted in the country ' s history. It recommends that the State party adopt special measures or take affirmative action to break the link between poverty and racism and, in so doing, that it bear in mind the Committee ' s general recommendation No. 32 (2009) on the meaning and scope of special measures in the Convention.
9.The Committee remains concerned by the fact that the report does not provide recent, reliable and complete statistics on the composition of the population and on migration flows within the country or disaggregated socioeconomic indicators. It also remains concerned that the report does not furnish information on the results of social inclusion measures and on their impact on the living conditions of indigenous peoples and the Afro-descendent population.
The Committee wishes to remind the State party of the urgent need for disaggregated information that makes it possible to develop public policies and programmes that are geared to the population ' s needs and to assess the impact of the implementation of the Convention on th ose groups in Salvadoran society which are protected under the Convention. The Committee requests that, in keeping with the harmonized guidelines on reporting (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6, chap. I), the State party include disaggregated statistics in its next report.
10.The Committee takes note of the State party's intention to conduct a population census in 2017 and reiterates its concern about the results of the 2007 population census (art. 2).
The Committee urges the State party to take the shortcomings of the 2007 population census into account in the course of its preparations for the 2017 census and, bearing in mind the principle of self-identification, to upgrade its census methodology in close cooperation with the United Nations and the country ' s indigenous peoples and Afro-descendent communities. The Committee wishes to stress the importance of ensuring that indigenous peoples and the Afro-descendent population are actively involved in the relevant stages of the census process, including the preparatory stage and the implementation of the census itself. It recommends that initiatives, such as awareness-raising campaigns, be undertaken in order to engender a climate of trust among indigenous peoples and people of African descent before the census is conducted and to ensure that persons who identify as indigenous persons or as persons of African descent will feel free to express identity .
11.The Committee wishes to express its concern at the absence of a definition of racial discrimination in the laws of the State party that includes all the elements of the definition of racial discrimination set forth in the Convention (art. 1).
Bearing in mind its general recommendations No. 14 (1993) and No. 29 (2002) on article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party bring its existing legal provisions on racial discrimination into line with the definition set forth in article 1 of the Convention. The Committee wishes to highlight the usefulness of having a law that is specifically designed to combat racial discrimination.
12.The Committee observes that articles 246 and 292 of the Criminal Code and article 4 of the Government Ethics Act cover only certain types of acts of racial discrimination when committed by public officials or in the workplace. The Committee is concerned by the fact that Salvadoran law does not cover all the types of offences listed in article 4 of the Convention and does not, for example, have legal provisions that prohibit racist organizations (art. 4).
Bearing in mind its general recommendation No. 15 (1993) on article 4 of the Convention and its general recommendation No. 35 (2013) on combating racist hate speech, the Committee recommends that the State party bring its legal provisions relating to the offence of racial discrimination into line with article 4 of the Convention. The Committee also recommends that the State party take steps to raise awareness about racial discrimination and foster an intercultural dialogue as a means of combating racial stereotypes and all forms of discrimination.
13.The Committee is concerned by the fact that the State party has reported that no complaints of discrimination have been filed with the Salvadoran courts. The Committee is also concerned by the absence of information on any judicial action taken to combat discrimination against migrant workers in the enforcement of municipal ordinances. It observes that the absence of complaints does not equate with an absence of discrimination but may instead be a reflection of a lack of trust in the judicial system and law enforcement authorities or a lack of knowledge on the part of the most vulnerable sectors of the population about the legal remedies available (art. 6).
The Committee recommends that the State party carry out information campaigns among the most vulnerable sectors of the population on human rights, especially the right to non- discrimination, and on the legal remedies available . The Committee also recommends that the State party bear in mind its general recommendation No. 31 (2005) on the prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system. More specifically, the Committee wishes to remind the State party that it is under an obligation to facilitate access to justice, provide legal information and advisory services to victims and guarantee access to those services so that migrants and members of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendent communities can file individual or collective complaints.
14.The Committee is concerned by the fact that the Amnesty Act of 1993 remains in force despite the decision handed down by the Supreme Court on 26 September 2000 and the commitment made by the State party regarding the repeal of that law. The Committee takes note of the progress made by the State party in implementing the decisions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the Las Hojas massacre and the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the El Mozote massacre. The Committee is nonetheless concerned by the fact that victims have still not received reparation or satisfaction (art. 6).
The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CERD/C/SLV/CO/14-15, para. 18) that the State party repeal the Amnesty Act of 1993 and implement the decisions of the inter-American human rights system concerning the adoption of a programme of reparation and material compensation for the victims, thus creating a climate of trust that will enable indigenous peoples to express their identity without fear.
15.Although article 3 of the Constitution and article 12 of the Aliens Act establish that Salvadorans and foreign nationals have equal rights (with the exception of political rights), the Committee is concerned by the discriminatory treatment of migrant workers and particularly of those who appear to be in an irregular situation. The Committee takes note with concern of reports that municipal ordinances such as the Markets Regulation of the City of Usulután and the Public Commerce Regulatory Ordinance of the Municipality of La Unión contain provisions that discriminate against migrant workers (art. 2).
The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to ensure that article 3 of the Constitution and article 12 of the Aliens Act are fully enforced and that it en sure that , the autonomy of the municipalities notwithstanding , all public institutions and authorities at both the national and local levels act in accordance with the obligation not to discriminat e and adopt public policies to eliminate racial discrimination.
16.The Committee takes note with interest of the municipal ordinances developed in Izalco and Nahuizalco, but also observes that they are as yet isolated initiatives. The Committee takes note of the Government's commitment and efforts to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), as demonstrated by the study prepared by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned by the fact that the State party has not yet ratified that Convention (art. 2, para. 2).
The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CERD/C/SLV/CO/14-15, para. 15) that the State party take the necessary steps to ratify ILO Convention No. 169. The Committee also encourages the State party to develop a legal framework, in consultation with indigenous peoples, for the recognition and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples.
17.The Committee acknowledges the State party's efforts to provide land titles to indigenous and other persons and observes that more property deeds have been issued in the last 3 years than in the preceding 20 years. The Committee also welcomes the establishment of the Gender Affairs Unit of the Salvadoran Agrarian Reform Institute.
The Committee encourages the State party to continue its efforts to ensure that people have access to their land and territory by issuing the corresponding property deeds while ensuring, in the light of its general recommendation No. 23 (1997) on the rights of indigenous peoples, the participation of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendent communities.
18.While the Committee takes note of the establishment of forums such as the Multisectoral Forum of the National Directorate for Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Diversity, which is attached to the Cultural Secretariat of the Office of the President, it is concerned by the fact that these platforms have not been equipped with all the mechanisms that they need to ensure the full participation, through representative structures, of indigenous peoples in the formulation of plans and in decision-making regarding matters that affect them.
In the light of its general recommendation No. 23 (1997), the Committee urges the State party to develop practical mechanisms for ensuring the participation of indigenous peoples, through representatives elected by them, in the adoption of decisions that are likely to affect them. The Committee also recommends that practical mechanisms be developed to uphold the right to prior, free and informed consultation with a view to securing the consent of the peoples and communities concerned and to ensure that such consultations are held on a systematic basis and in good faith.
19.The Committee observes with concern that although the State party has furnished information about a programme for revitalizing the Nahuatl language, it has not provided information on other indigenous languages. In view of the repression of indigenous communities in the past, the Committee is concerned by the absence of information on efforts to determine whether other indigenous languages are still being spoken (art. 7).
The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to revitalize the Nahuatl language and that it take steps to determine whether other indigenous languages are in use in the State party and, based on its findings, take the necessary steps to revitalize them.
20.The Committee takes note of the State party's efforts in the field of education, which include the modification of textbooks in order to eliminate all stereotypical or degrading images, references, names or expressions of opinion and the establishment of the Educational Support Committee for Indigenous Affairs. However, the Committee is concerned about the lack of participation and full consultation of indigenous peoples in the development of these initiatives. The Committee also observes that work on the preparation of a proposal for developing an intercultural approach to health in areas having a strong indigenous heritage was begun in 2011 and takes note of the potential impact of the country's intercultural health policy.
The Committee recommends that the State party redouble its efforts to narrow the gap between educational achievement in urban and rural areas and to facilitate access to culturally appropriate health services in both urban and rural areas. The Committee recommends that, with the participation of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendent communities, the State party evaluate existing health and education programmes and that, with the active participation of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendent communities and in consultation with them, it develop intercultural health and education programmes.
21.While taking note of the efforts of the State party in this respect, the Committee reiterates its concern about the socioeconomic situation of the Afro-descendent population and about its lack of recognition and visibility.
The Committee reiterates the recommendation made in its preceding concluding observations (CERD/C/SLV/CO/14-15, para. 20) and urges the State party to redouble its efforts to ensure that persons of African descent are able to enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights. It also urges the State party to adopt a plan, taking into account the Committee ' s general recommendation No. 34 (2011) on racial discrimination against people of African descent, for according recognition to the Afro-descendent population and increasing its visibility.
22.The Committee is concerned by the fact that women in indigenous and Afro-descendent communities continue to face multiple forms of discrimination in all areas of social, political, economic and cultural life. The Committee also notes with concern the persistence of violence against indigenous women (art. 2, para. 2).
The Committee recommends that the State party take into account general recommendation No. 25 (2000) on gender-related dimensions of racial discrimination and mainstream a gender perspective in all its policies and strategies for combating racial discrimination as a means of addressing the multiple forms of discrimination to which women in indigenous and Afro-descendent communities in particular are subjected. It also recommends that the State party compile disaggregated statistics on these matters.
23.The Committee encourages the State party to ratify international treaties to which it is not yet a party, especially the Convention against Discrimination in Education, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1960, and the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance of 2013.
24.The Committee urges the State party to explore the possibility of making the optional declaration provided for under article 14 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
25.The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the amendment to article 8, paragraph 6, of the Convention, adopted on 15 January 1992 at the Fourteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention and endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 47/111 of 16 December 1992. In this connection, the Committee recalls General Assembly resolutions 61/148, 63/243, 65/200 and 67/156, in which the Assembly strongly urged States parties to the Convention to accelerate their domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment to the Convention concerning the financing of the Committee and to notify the Secretary-General expeditiously in writing of their agreement to the amendment.
26.In the light of its general recommendation No. 33 (2009) on follow-up to the Durban Review Conference, the Committee recommends that, when incorporating the provisions of the Convention into its national legislation, the State party take into consideration the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in September 2001 at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, held in Geneva in April 2009. The Committee requests that the State party include specific information in its next periodic report on action plans and other measures adopted to implement the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the national level.
27.The Committee recommends that the State party make its reports available to the general public as soon as they are submitted and that it ensure that the Committee's concluding observations are also publicized and disseminated in the State party's official language and other languages commonly used in the State party, as appropriate.
28.The Committee recommends that the State party continue consulting and broadening its dialogue with civil society organizations working to protect human rights, in particular those combating racial discrimination, in the context of preparing its next periodic report and its follow-up to these concluding observations.
29.In accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention and rule 65 of its amended rules of procedure, the Committee requests the State party to provide information, within one year of the adoption of these concluding observations, on its follow-up to the recommendations contained in paragraphs 14, 15 and 16 above.
30.The Committee also wishes to draw the attention of the State party to the particular importance of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 8, 9 and 17 above and requests the State party to provide detailed information in its next periodic report on the specific measures that have been taken to implement them.
31.The Committee recommends that the State party submit its eighteenth and nineteenth periodic reports, combined into a single document, by 20 December 2017, taking into account the treaty-specific reporting guidelines adopted by the Committee at its seventy-first session (CERD/C/2007/1), and that it address all the points raised in these concluding observations. The Committee also urges the State party to observe the page limit of 40 pages for treaty-specific reports (see the harmonized guidelines on reporting (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.6, chap. I, para. 19)).


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There's a constant tension that comes from thick melodies being torn in two directions. Piero Bittolo Bon's Bread & Fox quintet has a heavy presence, and as sweet as their melodies are, the quintet brusquely shoves them around the song. Well, except when they don't. There are times when the quintet treats those melodies like precious creatures, and devise a nurturing environment for them to grow to full bloom. It's those two states of existence that are the reason for the wonderful tension of Big Hell On Air. Punchy cadences and harmonies that clear the room will suddenly blink out, replaced by gentle tempos and harmonies warm as morning sunlight.
And depending on which of those polar opposites reigns at any one particular time, the melody takes on the characteristics of its surroundings. With tracks like "Spice Girls From Arrakis" and "Gutkäfer Strut," the melody comes out either like a sharp blade or capable of blunt force trauma. And with tracks like "Everything Works" and "Topinambur Topinamur," the melody is a gentle lullaby, promising sweet dreams and restful sleep. But in each instance, those melodies are clear as day and, in some instances, border on catchy. And more often than not, the change of tone happens within the duration of an individual song, keeping the ear on its toes and constantly guessing what might come next.
There's nothing conventional about this music. And based on past history, normalcy is not something one should expect from a Piero Bittolo Bon project. But an abiding characteristic of his challenging music is that Bon makes it easy connect to with it, and the only obstacle is in figuring out what the hell is going on. And that "obstacle" is also what makes this challenging music seriously fun.
Your album personnel: Piero Bittolo Bon (alto sax, flute, Bb & bass clarinets), Filippo Vignato (trombone), Glauco Benedetti (tuba, baritone horn), Alfonso Santimone (piano) and Andrea Grillini (drums).
Released on both Auand Records and El Gallo Rojo Records.


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The Under-30 HOF candidates
Stolensingle
Who are the players with the best careers through age 29 who aren't in the HOF? Not including players not in because of PED issues, or plarers who are or will be eligible and are expected to be shoo-ins. Here are some to consider:
Andruw Jones
Ron Santo
Scott Rolen
Cesar Cedeno
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Nice list. You could swap in Bobby Bonds for Ron Santo. Among older players Cecil Travis comes to mind.
Ron Santo is in the HOF.
Albert Belle and Juan Gonzalez come to mind.
Most of Dale Murphy's productive seasons came prior to age 30.
Darryl Strawberry merits mention. Three of the players on your list are still active and two more haven't been retired for the requisite five years, so naturally they aren't in the Hall of Fame.
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A few more:
Wally Berger
Vern Stephens
Mo Vaughn
Stieb37
Dave Parker
20+ WAA, Thru Age-29 Season, Outside Cooperstown
P – Kevin Appier, Tommy Bond, Ted Breitenstein, Charlie Buffinton, Madison Bumgarner, Bob Caruthers, Roger Clemens, Wes Ferrell, Ned Garver, Dwight Gooden, Zack Greinke, Noodles Hahn, Cole Hamels, Felix Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Silver King, Jim Maloney, Jim McCormick, Sam McDowell, Tony Mullane, Roy Oswalt, Rick Reuschel, Jose Rijo, Nap Rucker, CC Sabathia, Bret Saberhagen, Chris Sale, Johan Santana, Dave Stieb, Jack Stivetts, Justin Verlander, Brandon Webb, Jim Whitney, Carlos Zambrano
C – Joe Mauer, Thurman Munson, Buster Posey
1B – Miguel Cabrera, Will Clark, Paul Goldschmidt, Todd Helton, Keith Hernandez, Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira, Joey Votto
2B – Jose Altuve, Cupid Childs, Fred Dunlap, Bobby Grich, Chuck Knoblauch, Gil McDougald, Dustin Pedroia, Willie Randolph, Chase Utley, Lou Whitaker
3B – Dick Allen, Nolan Arenado, Sal Bando, Buddy Bell, Adrian Beltre, Heinie Groh, Evan Longoria, Denny Lyons, Manny Machado, John McGraw, Scott Rolen, David Wright
SS – Bill Dahlen, Jim Fregosi, Nomar Garciaparra, Jack Glasscock, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Andrelton Simmons, Vern Stephens, Troy Tulowitzki
LF – Barry Bonds, Ryan Braun, Charlie Keller, Sherry Magee, Willie Wilson, Christian Yelich
CF – Carlos Beltran, Pete Browning, Cesar Cedeno, Andruw Jones, Chet Lemon, Kenny Lofton, Andrew McCutchen, Vada Pinson, Reggie Smith, Mike Trout
RF – Bobby Abreu, Mookie Betts, Bobby Bonds, Rocky Colavito, J.D. Drew, Joe Jackson, Dave Parker, Darryl Strawberry, Giancarlo Stanton
DH – n/a
Don Mattingly's last HOF caliber season was at age 28.
Ryan Braun looked like he may be headed for the HOF through age 28 or 29.
This thread makes me wonder if we may some day include Mike Trout in this group.
Originally posted by jjpm74 View Post
Oopsie, I missed that.
No way. While it's certainly possible Trout might turn out to have a disappointing career past 30, he's already a lock to make the HOF just based on what he's done so far, so he doesn't fit the criteria I defined. I'm basically trying to identify players who are not in the HOF, and have a very good chance of never getting in, who had HOF-level production up to about 30, after which injuries, an unusually early and/or sharp decline, early retirement, or other factors didn't allow them to seal the deal.
I was inspired by two current candidates who look quite unlikely to get in: Andrew Jones and Jeff Kent. If Jones had just been an average player through his late 30s, he would be almost impossible to ignore, while if Kent had played as well in his mid to late 20s as he did in his early to mid 30s, he'd be a very strong candidate.
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I totally agree here. One need only look at his teammate Albert Pujols as an example. Pujols was arguably the best player in baseball when he was in his 20s. I remember that around the time the Angels signed him, many were projecting him to contend for the all time home run and hits crowns. Then he saw a sharp rapid decline. Even with that decline, Pujols will be a first ballot HOFer as soon as he is eligible.


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Can someone explain to me what objective advantage this has over plugging in a micro-SD charger? It's not like plugging it in is a difficult process, and either way, it's still sitting in one place on your desk while it charges.
After nearly 2 years, the charging slot on my hd7 is getting a bit dodgy. Dust, dirt, and and snagging cables abusing the slot.
I like the idea of never using a cable. Especially if wireless syncing with (replacement) Zune is even better.
I like the idea that you don't have to think about how much power you have left in the battery before deciding to plug it in. You put it down and it charges, you pick it up and it stops charging, simple, your phone should rarely, if ever, run low on battery power this way.
I also don't have to unplug cables to take or make a call whilst its charging...which I do at the moment if I'm at work.
I love wireless charging. I purchased a Touchpad with the Touchstone and that is all I ever use to charge it. Saves wear and tear on the usp port on the device, and is so simple to use.
I am glad this is coming to more devices.
What? Who the **** made up that rule? Crazy!
Another huge advantage is that public places will start to have wireless charging pads everywhere. This technology will become standardize like the USB port. Enabling public pads to charge any device. (Expect Apple which will probably make their own) I don't think it will be long before they are charges totally wireless without the need for the pads.
Not quite now but in two years or so - you go for lunch, as you are having dinner, the table is charging your phone and so on - wireless charging is quite nice in the home but the *real* action comes in a few years (if the qi standard takes off) when it started to get embedded in objects outside the home.
lol I know it is a crazy rule!!
Its something to do with some test that all electrical devices have to pass before they can be plugged into any socket at work (cant remember the name of the test now though).
As they cant ensure that all personal electrical plugs have passed this test they don't allow you to use them incase they blow up or something!! So if you want to charge your phone, they tell you to use USB instead.
For those in Manhattan, I guess I can see that. I live in small-city Oregon, so we probably won't see this for another ten years or so.
As for the convenience issue at home, I guess I can see that...but I keep a micro-USB charger plugged into the wall at the edge of my kitchen counter and leave my phone hooked up there from time to time just as a matter of habit. Setting it on a designated pad (which you leave plugged in) just doesn't seem all that different to me than plugging it into a micro-USB charger (which ou leave plugged in).
For those who enjoy it, more power to you. But after hearing more about it, it's not a selling point for me.
I can't say for certain, but if it's anything like the Pre, it will have to be plugged into the wall or a car charger. USB from a PC is just not powerful enough.
And what makes it so great, it's as simple as setting your phone on the desk to charge it. While it doesn't sound like a big deal plugging and unplugging a cable, it is just easier... You don't have to grab the end of the cable go to plug it in and realize it is upside down, flip the cable over and try again. It just works, effortlessly. One more thing that was awesome about the pre, put a touchstone in your car and couple it with a bluetooth stereo... Awesome sauce!
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It appears to mainly be for convenience.
If it's sitting on a pad to charge, then every time you put it down you're charging. Then you can pick it up and go, and return and charge.
Plugging and unplugging can be inconvenient, especially if you pick up your phone several times a day.
I imagine if I needed quick charging, I'd still use a USB cable. But when it comes to just regular every day activity, using a charging mat seems the way to go.
A text from a friend of mine this evening. "I hate cables! used to be rows of powerpoints, now it's rows USB port for everything to charge."
Think I read my first wireless charging article in 2004-05 (some company in England). I have been excited about it ever since. They were talking about office furniture; desks, conference room tables, hotel furniture all having embedded pads. What a great idea.
The technology will fast forward when a single standard rises to the top. Nokia may help. Think about this. How about a belt case with imbedded 3000mAh battery. Charge the case and every time you pouch your phone its charging. Always topped off. Can't wait.
Anyone know if this wireless charging has any heat disadvantages (too warm/hot)?


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When: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. A reception immediately follows.


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I am beginning to despair of all these revelations whilst Parliament carries on regardless. Why no heads rolling or what about honourable repayments and resignations? How many days before something sensible happens, such as a Leader saying enough is enough. All resign and give us an election.
As for Duncan muppet above, all I can say is thank you so much for milking the system whilst I struggle to raise the kind of money for the Party that you spend on a bottle of wine a night. Be gone you clowns and charlatans, of whichever Party.
Well, if Cameron wants to be taken seriously as the next PM, he's got to immediately withdraw the whip from certain MPs. I know what it's like raising money for political parties at a local level, and the local CUA here do a good line in coffee mornings. I'm certain Dave appreciates your efforts. But yes, we do need an election. MPs don't have any authority to run our lives or make laws in our name any more.
Duncan is not a particularly pleasant character in person, from what I gather. I'd be happy to see the back of him.


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BU researcher presents at the Permanent Representation of the French Republic in Brussels
Professor Sascha Dov Bachmann at the Permanent Representation of the French Republic in Brussels
Associate Professor Sascha Dov Bachmann (Associate Professor in International Law (Bournemouth University and Director of BU'S Centre for Conflict, Rule of Law and Society) and extraordinary Associate Professor in War Studies (Swedish Defence University, SWE) spoke on Hybrid Warfare and Lawfare in Brussels this November.
He presented on Hybrid Warfare and Cyber – enhanced Lawfare at the Permanent Representation of the French Republic in Brussels at an event organised by IHEDN-CESD – the French Institute for National Defence Studies.
Sascha Dov's work is repeatedly referenced on the NATO legal virtual desktop, thereby demonstrating the high-impact and publicity which his research generates. He has been invited to join NATO SHAPE as visiting Research Fellow.
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Research helps evoke physical connection in a virtual world
PhD student Sasha Alexdottir is developing new ways for people to have a sense of physical connection, even when they could be on opposite sides of the world.
Mass grave research to receive £1.6m in funding from the European Research Council
The MaGPIE project will assess the scale of mass graves worldwide and develop a comprehensive human rights framework to govern their protection and investigation.
Heritage and culture key for Thai confectioners to compete with western brands.
Traditional confectionery in Thailand is getting crowded out of the market by the big western brands; but a new study explores how local manufacturers can fight back.


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Amazon, UPS and DHL to test cargo bikes in New York
Rebecca Morley 5th December 2019	Landscape
New York City will launch an initiative to encourage freight companies to reduce delivery-related congestion through the use of cargo bicycles.
The Commercial Cargo Bike Program, introduced in time for the holiday shopping season, should reduce traffic by bringing an estimated 100 cargo bikes from major delivery companies to the city's most crowded streets in midtown and downtown Manhattan.
DOT has targeted some of the largest operators, including UPS, DHL, and Amazon, but any freight company is encouraged to participate in the programme.
"Amazon recently made a commitment through The Climate Pledge to reach net-zero carbon by 2040 — ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement," said Amazon vice president of speciality fulfilment, Rebecca Gansert.
"We are doing a number of things across the company to reduce carbon emissions, and introducing a fleet of e-cargo bikes in New York City is the latest example.
"We're starting with 90 bikes and plan to significantly grow that number in the coming months. We appreciate the city of New York and its support of innovative programmes to bring more sustainable delivery options to the city."
The programme's goal is to better understand whether cargo bicycles can successfully fit into the city's streetscape. Companies participating will monitor and send data to DOT about the speed, parking, use of bike lanes, and size of the cargo bicycles. DOT will use the information to consider adjustments of its rules regarding cargo bicycle's speed, parking rates, and size.
"New Yorkers demand immediate results – whether that's getting a package delivered or getting around the city," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "This is an exciting new programme that will help cut congestion on our streets and speed up deliveries, all while reducing vehicle emissions."
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