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The Great Barrier Reef has suffered the worst coral die-off on record
By Brad Plumer@bradplumer Updated Nov 30, 2016, 9:50am EST
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Coral bleaching at Lizard Island in February 2016.
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Earlier this year, the Great Barrier Reef was devastated by the largest mass bleaching event ever seen — as record-warm ocean temperatures turned large swaths of this vibrant 1,400-mile habitat into a ghastly white boneyard.
Now scientists have finally tallied up the damage. Data released Monday by Australian researchers shows that an unprecedented fraction of the shallow-water coral in the pristine northern part of the reef has died, with average mortality rates of 67 percent.
The brighter news is that the southern sections fared much better, with just 6 percent of coral dead in the central section and 1 percent dead in the south. "The[se] corals have now regained their vibrant color, and these reefs are in good condition," said Professor Andrew Baird of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in a release. Here's a map showing the damage:
The map, detailing coral loss on Great Barrier Reef, shows how mortality varies enormously from north to south.
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The scientists note that it could take 10 to 15 years for the worst-hit sections of the reef recover — but the real fear is that, thanks to global warming, another mass bleaching event will come along very soon and make the situation even worse.
How mass bleaching ravaged the Great Barrier Reef this year
Coral reefs are often dubbed the rain forests of the ocean. Anchored by millions of coral polyps — tiny, soft-bodied animals that create elaborate calcium carbonate skeletons that shelter fish — these reefs cover just 0.1 percent of the sea floor but are home to 25 percent of marine fish species.
They're popular spots for divers and tourists. They protect coasts from storms. They sustain food for half a billion people. And they're just plain lovely. Here's what a healthy reef looks like:
Healthy reef.
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But coral reefs are also extremely vulnerable to soaring temperatures. In normal times, the living coral polyps form a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae, a colorful type of algae that synthesizes sunlight and carbon dioxide to create nutrients for the reef. This algae gives the coral its purple and gold colors.
But this symbiosis only thrives within a fairly narrow temperature band. If the water in the reef gets too warm, the zooxanthellae's metabolism goes into overdrive and starts producing toxins. The polyps recoil and expel the algae from their tissue, leaving the coral with a ghastly "bleached" appearance. At that point, the coral loses a key source of food and becomes more susceptible to deadly diseases.
That's what happened in January through March of this year. Record high temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, fueled by global warming and a powerful El Niño, caused mass bleaching throughout the Great Barrier Reef. Here's a shot of bleached staghorn coral at Lizard Island, taken February 2016:
Brutal.
Bleaching doesn't kill the coral right away; if ocean temperatures drop again, the zooxanthellae will come back. But if temperatures stay high for a long period and the bleaching gets really severe, as was the case in the Great Barrier Reef, then a lot of coral polyps will start to die of malnutrition or disease.
Here's another picture of Lizard Island taken two months later, in April 2016 — the staghorn coral is completely dead and smothered in algae:
Dead staghorn coral overrun by algae in April 2016 at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef.
Once the coral dies off, it can adversely affect the fish that rely on the reefs. The entire ecosystem suffers.
Bleached coral reefs can recover — but only if they're given a chance
Now, the good news is that coral reefs can recover from these mass die-offs. Now that El Niño is gone, ocean temperatures have fallen around Australia. New polyps are returning and starting to build new skeletal structures to replace the dead coral.
The hitch is that recovery takes time. Lots of time. In places like the Seychelles, where reefs are mostly sheltered from pollution, tourism, and heavy fishing, it has taken at least 15 years for damaged reefs to come back. In areas stressed by human activity, the process can take much longer.
What's more, recovery is often uneven. The fast-growing "branching" corals bounce back first. But there are also older, massive corals that are centuries old and provide valuable shelter for bigger fish. When those die off, they don't return overnight.
And here's the catch: The current pace of global warming may not give these damaged reefs sufficient time to bounce back fully. Before the 1980s, mass bleaching events were virtually unheard of. Now they're becoming more and more frequent, particularly every time there's an El Niño, as ocean temperatures spike. In April, a paper in Science warned that the Great Barrier Reef may lose its ability to bounce back as global warming continues.
"This year is the third time in 18 years that the Great Barrier Reef has experienced mass bleaching due to global warming, and the current event is much more extreme than we've measured before," Terry Hughes of the ARC Centre said back in May.
Another complication: As we pump more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the oceans are becoming more acidic. In some cases, acidification can make corals more sensitive to bleaching at lower temperatures. It can also make it harder for the corals to build their protective skeletons and recover from events like this.
Now, there are some things that Australia (and other countries) can do to help make reefs more resilient to bleaching. Humans can limit fertilizer and sewage runoff that further damage the coral. We can avoid overfishing key herbivores like the rabbitfish that nurture the reefs by clearing away excessive algae.
Chomp, chomp. The white-spotted rabbitfish has been spotted clearing away harmful coral in the Great Barrier Reef.
We can also avoid wreaking havoc on reefs by rerouting boats around them and restricting construction in the coastal areas near them. Australia is on the wrong track here: In 2015, the government approved plans to expand coal exports via ship in the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef.
But ultimately, reducing our carbon-dioxide emissions is the crucial step. Mark Eakin, who runs who runs NOAA's Coral Reef Watch program, told me back in March that we'd likely need to keep total global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius for coral reefs to continue thriving. Right now we're on course to blow past 2 degrees Celsius, which could doom recovery efforts.
"At 2 degrees Celsius," Eakin said bluntly, "we are likely to lose numerous species of coral and well over half of the world's coral reefs."
Back in April, Elizabeth Kolbert wrote a great piece in the New Yorker about scientists who are trying to breed hardier coral that can survive bleaching and acidification.
A look at how limits on overfishing can help the Great Barrier Reef stay resilient.
Scientists have found that the bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef would be impossible without man-made global warming.
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A national service of remembrance will be held later today on the Somme frontline in honour of the 4,000 Welsh soldiers who died or were injured at the Battle of Mametz Wood during the First World War.
First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones will attend the service led by the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Reverend Dr Barry Morgan, and address the 1000 expected attendees. During his address, the First Minister will pay tribute to the members of 38th (Welsh) Division, which was made up of soldiers from the Royal Welch Fusiliers, the South Wales Borderers and the Welch Regiment.
The First Minister will also thank the people from the small village of Mametz and the Western Front Association for looking after the 9ft dragon memorial since it was erected in 1987 to honour the Welsh men who fought bravely for five days to recapture the largest woodland on the Somme battlefront.
The Battle of Mametz Wood was fierce and there were heavy casualties. With the area obliterated by heavy and continuous artillery shells, and despite thick trees and dense undergrowth, the Welsh Division fulfilled its objective to capture the wood by the fifth day.
Speaking one hundred years on from the start of the battle, First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "Today's commemoration gives us all an opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices of the 38th (Welsh) Division who fought here, and the many others like them who fought in the First World War.
The First Minister and the Welsh Government is leading the commemoration of the First World War for Wales through Cymru'n Cofio Wales Remembers 1914-1918, as part of the wider UK, Commonwealth and international commemoration.


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Let local artist Jahan Loh show you around our inspiring sights, complete with heritage sites and progressive galleries.
Jahan Loh works with paint, brush and easel
Jahan Loh's work fuses opposing elements into dynamic new forms, and is inspired by contrasts between New and Old, East and West.
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DAY 1: NOSTALGIC AND NEW
1 Tiong Bahru
"I love Tiong Bahru because it's a mix of the old and new world," Jahan shares. To fully experience Tiong Bahru's charm, start at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre with breakfast on the second floor and a stroll through the fresh produce section on the first.
At the other end of the street, past the various cafes and independent art gallery DegiosArt, is the Qi Tian Gong Temple—the first temple in Singapore that's dedicated to the Buddhist Monkey God. Devotees come from all over the world to offer incense and prayers.
Venture further southwest into the neighbourhood to join new-age hipsters in their hunt for vinyl and handcrafted curios at independent local stores like Curated Records. As Jahan puts it, "Tiong Bahru is hip without being too gentrified."
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Spend the rest of the afternoon immersed in the meeting of worlds at National Gallery Singapore. "The architecture and space of the National Gallery draws me in because it's a mix of old meets new, and East meets West," shares Jahan. Formerly the Supreme Court Building and City Hall, this gallery houses the world's largest public collection of Singaporean and Southeast Asian art.
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In the evening, go drinking and people-watching at Clarke Quay. This bustling nightlife hub is home to a variety of live music bars and clubs, including Singapore's most iconic club, Zouk. In 2006, 2007 and 2010, Zouk was ranked number 10 on DJ Magazine's list of Top 100 clubs in the world, and its reputation has helped Singapore to attain global recognition in the nightlife scene.
Having relocated to Clarke Quay in December 2016, this local nightlife establishment holds many memories for Jahan: "Zouk was a huge influence for me when I was growing up—[I was influenced by its] music and flyers. With the new Zouk, I'm reminded of how we can draw inspiration from the past, while still moving towards the future."
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If, like Jahan, you need your morning cuppa to get your day going, take your first cup of kopi (traditional local coffee) bright and early at the Bukit Timah Market). "I have to have eight cups of kopi a day," admits the artist who stocks up on prepacked local coffee when he travels.
"The kopi [at Bukit Timah Market] is stronger and more shiok (a colloquial term expressing extreme pleasure)." Round the meal off with Singaporean breakfast staples of kaya (a traditional jam made from coconut and eggs) toast and soft-boiled eggs—sufficient fuel for a hike, or two.
5 MacRitchie Nature Trail & Reservoir Park
Citing nature as his source of inspiration, Jahan regularly heads to MacRitchie Reservoir Park. Enjoy the lush greenery by cooling off on the water or taking a hike through the well-maintained trails.
"There is a lot of greenery here in Singapore," Jahan observes, adding on how being in it contributes to his artistic processes: "I try not to look at art when I'm creating my work, because I don't want to subconsciously absorb other people's concepts."
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Continue on your green streak to Singapore Botanic Gardens, the country's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located on prime real estate near the heart of the city, the garden park is a fine example of how concerted nature conservation efforts gave land-scarce Singapore its nickname, 'The Garden City'.
This site houses several different gardens, including the National Orchard Garden, home to over 60,000 plants and orchids. "From travelling, I've come to realise that many countries don't have green lungs anymore," Jahan compares. "We have a lot of original, unspoilt greenery here in Singapore, and that's something that's very underrated."
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The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities in collaboration with the "Bahrain for all, all for Bahrain" initiative, presented the film "Rainbow Jelly" by Indian Film Director Soukarya Ghoshal and lead autistic actor Mahabrata Basu at 7 pm on Friday, on 7th July 2018, and the following Fridays at Nakhool's tent in Arad Fort.
"Rainbow Jelly" is a food fantasy film based on a 12 year old autistic orphan boy Ghoton. One day he meets a mysterious woman who gives him 7 different recipes. By cooking those seven dishes of seven different tastes, he can change people's mood instantly. But everything changes in his life when he finds 'Rainbow Jelly' a strange dish containing all seven tastes.
It took three months of extensive training techniques developed by Soukarya Ghoshal to get the lead autistic actor Mahabrata into the character of Ghoton.
The film has been screened at prestigious film festivals in India, including Habitat International Film Festival in New Delhi and at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival, where it received the Best Film award in both Jury and Viewers' Choice categories. In addition to this the lead actor Mahabrat a Basu, who is autistic won the Best Actor award in the Popular Choice category, Arghakamal Mitra won the Best Editor and Soukarya won the Best Screenplay awards.
The film produced in 2018 is the latest fantasy-inspired work directed by Soukarya Ghosal and is the product of his in depth research in the science of taste and Ayurveda, a system of traditional medicine that originated in the Indian subcontinent and spread to other parts of the world.
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Cardinals 5, Brewers 2: Chacín, offense struggle once again as St. Louis sweeps
Marcell Ozuna and Yadier Molina homered in a three-batter span in the fourth inning, and that was enough to send Milwaukee to its fourth straight loss.
Cardinals 5, Brewers 2: Chacín, offense struggle once again as St. Louis sweeps Marcell Ozuna and Yadier Molina homered in a three-batter span in the fourth inning, and that was enough to send Milwaukee to its fourth straight loss. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2019/04/24/cardinals-5-brewers-2-swept-st-louis/3553532002/
Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 3:25 p.m. CT April 24, 2019 | Updated 5:25 p.m. CT April 24, 2019
The Cardinals' Marcell Ozuna rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run off Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin in the fourth inning Wednesday. (Photo: Associated Press)
ST. LOUIS – One bad inning by Jhoulys Chacín was enough to do the Milwaukee Brewers in on a drizzly Wednesday afternoon.
The right-hander allowed home runs to Marcell Ozuna and Yadier Molina in a span of three batters in the fourth, and that outburst wound up being enough to send the Brewers to a 5-2 loss at Busch Stadium.
It was the fourth consecutive loss for Milwaukee, a season high, and seventh in eight games. The Brewers have also been swept in two of their last three road series.
While Chacín certainly wasn't at the top of his game again, the offense more than shared the blame. The Brewers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning and then showed little life the rest of the way against starter Adam Wainwright and four relievers.
"In the end, we gave up five today," manager Craig Counsell said. "We gave ourselves a chance at the end, but I think Jhoulys expects more in his starts and I do, too. But I don't think he pitched poorly.
"I think he made two mistakes today."
Continuing what's been an interesting – and some would say alarming – trend, the Brewers scored their 23rd consecutive run via a homer (16 in all) when Eric Thames took Wainwright deep to right two batters in.
The last time the team scored without a homer was last Wednesday on an RBI single by Christian Yelich. That meant that of the Brewers' last 44 runs scored after Thames' blast, 39 had come via a total of 24 homers.
Yasmani Grandal and Travis Shaw each followed the homer with singles, but Wainwright used a 6-4-3 double-play grounder from Ryan Braun to limit the damage to the lone run.
Chacín made that lead hold up with three hitless innings before the roof caved in on him in the fourth. Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong started the trouble by singling, and then Ozuna homered to left. Two batters later, Molina lifted a solo homer to left-center to up the St. Louis lead to 4-1.
Chacín finished the inning but then departed, having thrown only 72 pitches. He allowed five hits and a walk with three strikeouts, and he's now allowed two homers in three of his six starts.
"Jhoulys was pitching very, very well," Counsell said. "His slider was really good today. He threw a lot of them. Unfortunately, he made a couple mistakes with his fastball. One was in a big spot, with two guys on, and they both left the park.
"It's a good game plan, but two bad pitches got him. When we're not scoring a lot of runs, that's the difference."
Having earned the nod as opening-day starter based on his 15-8 record and success pitching in big games in 2018, Chacín now sits at 2-3 with a 6.35 earned run average – a huge issue for a team that was relying heavily on him to perform like he did last year.
"I've got to get consistency throwing my fastball for strikes when I want it," Chacín said. "My slider was good today, but I got hit because of my fastball command – I couldn't put it where I wanted it."
St. Louis tacked on a run against Jake Petricka in the seventh.
The Brewers, meanwhile, had just two hits after the opening inning and only one – an Orlando Arcia double – from the second through the eighth. They did manage to load the bases in the ninth against Andrew Miller. He then walked Ben Gamel with two outs to force in a run, finally, that didn't come as the result of a homer.
That brought Yelich to the plate as a pinch-hitter, and the Cardinals countered with closer Jordan Hicks. But Hicks ultimately won the battle by striking Yelich out.
"The last two days against the starting pitcher, we're just not getting enough going," Counsell said. "A run in the first, then we kind of let them cruise pretty good. Just not enough pressure."
Images from the Brewers' 5-2 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday
Eric Thames of the Brewers rounds second base as he tours the bases after hitting a solo shot off Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in the first inning Wednesday at Busch Stadium. Joe Puetz, Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports
Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals tosses his bat aside as he watches his three-run home run off Brewers starter Jhoulys Chacin sail into the left-field stands during the fourth inning. Jeff Roberson, Associated Press
Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin rubs up a new baseball as Yadier Molina of the Cardinals circles the bases after hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning. Chacin lasted only four innings Wednesday, allowing four runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Jeff Roberson, Associated Press
Brewers centerfielder Lorenzo Cain makes a leaping catch on fly ball by the Cardinals' Yadier Molina during the sixth inning. Jeff Roberson, Associated Press
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright allowed just one run on four hits with a walk and three strikeouts against the Brewers on Wednesday. Jeff Curry, Getty Images
Jeremy Jeffress allowed a hit while striking out two in his one inning of relief for the Brewers against the Cardinals on Wednesday. Jeff Curry, Getty Images
Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia flips the ball out of his glove to second baseman Hernan Perez for a force out during the seventh inning. Jeff Curry, Getty Images
Brewers second baseman Hernan Perez throws to first after forcing out Marcel Ozuna at second base in the seventh inning. Perez's throw was too late to double up Jose Martinez, allowing the Cardinals to score an insurance run on the play. Jeff Roberson, Associated Press
Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals crosses home to give St. Louis a 5-1 lead in the seventh inning. Joe Puetz, Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports
Brewers second baseman Hernan Perez drops the ball as Lane Thomas of the Cardinals steals second during the eighth inning. Jeff Curry, Getty Images
ABOUT TIME: The Brewers finally wrapped up the strange early season portion of their schedule in which they played the Cardinals 10 times and the Los Angeles Dodgers seven times. They won't see the Cardinals again until Aug. 19.
"It's like a seven-game playoff series where you see the same pitchers over and over again," said Yelich. "But I'm sure it'll be nice to get back to a normal flow. It's just one of those things about baseball.
"Unique circumstances."
SHOW ME THE GLOVE: The Brewers are in the midst of a franchise-best streak of 15 games without an error, and their season total of five is lowest in the major leagues. The Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals were the next most sure-handed teams, with seven each.
MOOSE MOVING AHEAD: Mike Moustakas took batting practice Tuesday without issue, and it appears as though he'll return to the lineup this weekend at Citi Field against the New York Mets. He has a fractured right ring finger.
"From our perspective, he's going in the right direction," Counsell said. "Our goal was to get him through this series and then we're fairly confident he'll be ready to go in New York."
This year: 13-13
Last year: 16-10
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After over a month of anticipation from fans of the actress, Gwyneth Paltrow has shared photos of her highly anticipated wedding to producer Brad Falchuk. The nuptials took place in the back yard of her home in East Hampton, New York, on September 29.
According to People, the couple shared details of the romantic day on Paltrow's lifestyle website Goop — along with a gallery full of photos for her fans to enjoy.
The first photo that she released showed the newly married couple walking hand-in-hand back up the aisle, smiling as their 70 closest friends and family members threw leaves and petals at them. The images also gave members of the public their first glimpse at Paltrow's dress. She had entrusted fashion house Valentino to create a custom wedding gown for her special day.
The lace gown featured delicate cap sleeves, a keyhole back, and an illusion neckline — and was created from head to toe with a floral lace pattern. The bride also wore a long veil in her naturally straight hair. She also decided to err on the side of modesty when it came to her makeup, creating a simple, soft glow on her face for the big day.
Falchuk opted for a grey suit for the occasion, adding a white shirt and a black tie to the look.
Took me a minute to get it together, but at long last, for those who have requested, a little look inside the best day of our lives. Link in bio for more. #thefaltrows
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Paltrow later changed into a short Stella McCartney jumpsuit for the reception, giving her the freedom to dance the night away with her new husband and old friends.
Apple Martin, the actress's 14-year-old daughter with ex-husband Chris Martin, served as a bridesmaid for the big day, along with Falchuk's daughter, Isabella. Both girls wore white strapless Monique Lhuillier dresses with asymmetrical skirts, and left their hair loose as well.
The couple started their celebrations with an intimate rehearsal dinner on Friday night — held at the home of close friend Jerry Seinfeld. After their private ceremony, Paltrow and Falchuk jetted off to Umbria and Paris for a short honeymoon. Afterwards, the actress traveled to London for the opening of her first international store.
Paltrow and Falchuk shared their engagement news back in January of this year, in Paltrow's Goop Magazine. At the time, they had been dating for over three years already. They later celebrated their engagement with a black tie affair that featured an "old Hollywood" theme. Paltrow chose a specially selected burgundy dress for the occasion, while Falchuk wore a white Tom Ford tuxedo and a black bow tie to the party.


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Nathaniel Clifton
(1922-10-13)October 13, 1922
England, Arkansas
August 31, 1990(1990-08-31) (aged 67)
Listed height
Listed weight
DuSable (Chicago, Illinois)
Xavier (Louisiana) (1942–1943)
Power forward
19, 8, 24
New York Rens
Chicago Majors
NBA All-Star (1957)
Career NBA statistics
5,444 (10.0 ppg)
4,469 (8.2 rpg)
1,367 (2.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (born Clifton Nathaniel;[1] October 13, 1922 – August 31, 1990) was an American professional basketball and baseball player.[2] He is best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Born in England, Arkansas, Clifton was given the "Sweetwater" nickname as a boy because of his love of soft drinks and his easy disposition.[3] His family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he became an outstanding basketball and baseball player at DuSable High School, graduating in 1942. He attended Xavier University of Louisiana and then served with the United States Army for three years, fighting in Europe during World War II.
Early pro sports career
After the war, Clifton joined the New York Rens, an all-black professional basketball team that toured throughout the United States. Noted for his large hands, which required a size 14 glove, he was invited to join the Harlem Globetrotters, for whom he played from the summer of 1948 to the spring of 1950. Still a talented baseball first baseman, during the basketball off-season in 1949 Clifton played for the Chicago American Giants in Negro league baseball. By 1950, his performance with the Globetrotters, in particular his exceptional ball-handling ability, led to his signing a contract with an NBA team.
NBA career
On May 24, 1950, Clifton became the second African-American player to sign an NBA contract.[a] He played his first game for the New York Knicks on November 4, four days after the debut of Washington Capitols player Earl Lloyd, the first black player to appear in an NBA game.[9] Already 27 years old when he made his debut, Clifton in his first season helped lead the team to its first-ever appearance in the NBA finals, losing in game seven. During his eight seasons in the NBA, Clifton averaged 10 points and 9 rebounds per game. He was named to the 1957 NBA All-Star team, scoring 8 points in 23 minutes in the game. At age 34, he became the oldest player in NBA history to be named a first time All-Star.[10]
In 1957, Clifton was part of a multi-player trade between the Knicks and the Fort Wayne Pistons, but after one season in Detroit he retired from basketball. In the summer of 1958, he joined the Detroit Clowns baseball team in the Negro leagues, along with his former Harlem Globetrotters teammate Reece "Goose" Tatum.
In 1961, he was coaxed out of retirement by the Chicago Majors of the fledgling American Basketball League (ABL). After the league folded at the end of 1962, the 40-year-old Clifton retired permanently.
Honors and charitable work
Clifton's contributions to his community during his sporting career and after his playing days have been recognized by the Associated Black Charities of New York City. They have honored him by naming one of the Black History Maker Awards the Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton Award. In 2005, the New York Knicks basketball team renamed their monthly "City Spirit Award" in his honor. The Sweetwater Clifton City Spirit Award is given to a member of the community who goes above and beyond his or her normal duties to make the lives of others in the tri-state area better.
Clifton, who played softball for the Brown Bombers and Capitol Records team of the "Daddy O" Daylie League, was also inducted into Chicago 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame.[11]
Clifton died at age 67 on August 31, 1990, in Chicago.[3] He was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Alsip.[citation needed]
On February 14, 2014, Clifton was announced as a 2014 inductee by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He formally entered the Hall as a contributor on August 8.[12][13]
NBA career statistics
1950–51 New York 65 – .322 .532 7.6 2.5 8.6
1951–52 New York 62 33.9 .335 .664 11.8 3.4 10.6
1953–54 New York 72 30.3 .368 .628 7.3 2.4 9.6
1954–55 New York 72 33.2 .386 .683 8.5 2.8 13.1
1957–58 Detroit 68 21.1 .363 .623 5.9 1.1 7.7
Career 544 30.0 .361 .633 8.2 2.5 10.0
All-Star 1 23.0 .364 – 11.0 3.0 8.0
1951 New York 14 – .347 .391 9.8 3.3 7.1
1952 New York 14 33.0 .293 .711 9.5 2.4 9.4
1953 New York 11 36.8 .395 .638 12.7 3.5 12.0
1954 New York 4 31.3 .296 .529 9.8 1.5 6.3
1955 New York 3 36.7 .385 .792 7.7 4.3 19.7
1958 Detroit 7 10.6 .367 .750 3.3 0.6 4.0
Career 53 30.2 .348 .624 9.3 2.7 9.0
Race and ethnicity in the NBA
List of African American firsts
^ Harold Hunter was the first, signing with the Washington Capitols on April 26, 1950.[4][5] However, he was cut from the team during training camp and did not play professionally.[6] Some sources conflict and list Clifton as the first African-American to sign in the NBA.[7][8]
^ According to the Social Security Administration death records
^ Lederer, Richard (March 1, 1994). "The names of the games". The Telegraph.
^ a b "Sweetwater' Clifton, ex-Harlem Globetrotter, dead at 63". UPI. September 1, 1990. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^ Howell, Dave. "Six Who Paved the Way". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013.
^ Wagner, Jeremy. "9.Firsts For African-Americans". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
^ McDowell, Sam (March 9, 2013). "Sumner grad Harold Hunter, first African-American to sign with NBA team, dies at 86". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
^ "NBA's Color Line Is Broken". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.
^ Spears, Marc J. (April 23, 2009). "Chicago has long history of courtship". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014.
^ Araton, Harvey (February 19, 2012). "He Was a Knicks Pioneer, and He Has Proof". The New York Times. p. SP1. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019.
^ "Kyle Korver to replace Dwyane Wade, become Hawks' fourth All-Star". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ "Chicago 16" Softball Hall of Fame:Nate "Sweetwater" Clifton". Archived from the original on September 6, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
^ "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2014 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^ Demirel, Evin (August 19, 2014). "Honoring Sweetwater". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Alonzo Mourning
Mitch Richmond
Guy Rodgers
Bobby "Slick" Leonard
Nolan Richardson
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Basketball players from Arkansas
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Chicago American Giants players
Chicago Majors players
Detroit Pistons players
Harlem Globetrotters players
National Basketball Association All-Stars
New York Knicks players
Power forwards (basketball)
Basketball players from Chicago
Sportspeople from Arkansas
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
Xavier Gold Rush basketball players
United States Army personnel of World War II
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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Corn, cotton, wheat, and soybeans were up for the week.
A strong finish to the week, due to optimism regarding trade discussions, led prices to close up for the week across the board. Markets will closely monitor trade news out of Buenos Aires, Argentina where G-20 leaders are meeting November 30 and December 1. The anticipated meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi (on Saturday) will dictate price direction early next week, particularly for soybeans. Positive news, indicating a path toward a trade dispute resolution between the world's two largest economies, will likely result in a continuation of the late week rally, possibly breaking through strong resistance at $9.00 (January soybean contract). Negative reports could trigger a retest of the six month low of $8.26 (January soybean contract).
Total U.S. export commitments (accumulated exports and outstanding sales) for corn, soybeans, and wheat continue to languish well below the required pace to meet USDA's marketing year projection for the 2018/19 marketing year. Cotton, the lone bright spot, has seen sales wain in recent weeks after very strong sales this summer and early fall. Currently, cotton export commitments are 70% of the USDA marketing year total well above the 5-year average pace of 58%. By comparison, corn, soybean, and wheat export commitments (5-year averages) are 41% (46%), 45% (71%), and 54% (73%). Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.


"Silicon Valley": Will HBO's Take on the Tech Industry Get it Right?
The producers of HBO's "Silicon Valley" decided to portray the tech industry in a positive light, both for the comedy's storyline and to lure an audience to the cable channel, according to reports.
Executive producer and director Mike Judge, of "King of the Hill" and "Office Space" fame, also spent time in the 1980s working as an engineer in Silicon Valley.
However, the Times seems to think that an audience may not "care enough about the weird guys who make our apps to tune in for eight episodes" or that the "inner workings of software engineers could be a harder sell."
But isn't "The Big Bang Theory", a comedy about geeky scientists, consistently the highest-rated program on television? Perhaps the Times' TV critic is a little unimaginative, but in Silicon Valley most will be entertained by the portrayal of eccentric billionaire angel investors, or the villainous and spurned corporate billionaire who hires a member of the protagonist's team "as the VP of spite."
The comedy is about Richard (Thomas Middleditch), a computer programmer that creates an app that can compress files and sets off a bidding war for his work: will he sell it for millions or be the master of his own destiny? There are other characters here, including his self-effacing best friend, Big Head, and other programmers that could be described as stereotypical -- the nihilistic Gilfoyle (Martin Starr), the naysaying Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani), and failed tech entrepreneur Erlich (T.J. Miller).
If anything, as the producers say, there's likely lessons for those looking to succeed in the Valley. And if that wasn't enough, apparently Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk hated the series. So now it's a must-see.
"Silicon Valley" premieres Sunday, April 6 on HBO.


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Important news for shareholders and potential investors in Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU): The dividend payment of US$0.38 per share will be distributed to shareholders on 10 April 2019, and the stock will begin trading ex-dividend at an earlier date, 14 March 2019. What does this mean for current shareholders and potential investors? Below, I will explain how holding Community Bank System can impact your portfolio income stream, by analysing the stock's most recent financial data and dividend attributes.
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If there is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it's dividend stocks and their constant income stream. In the case of CBU it has increased its DPS from $0.88 to $1.52 in the past 10 years. During this period it has not missed a payment, as one would expect for a company increasing its dividend. These are all positive signs of a great, reliable dividend stock.
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This is weird, but there is no way. Earlier it was there but somehow google removed this later. The only way we create a new release is with increased VersionCode.


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Lies, lies and more lies - election briefing 26 November
Written by Lindsey German
Jeremy Corbyn in West Kirby in 2017. Photo: Flickr/Andy Miah
Lindsey German on the smearing of Jeremy Corbyn
You can tell you're in an election campaign when you start seeing front page headlines about Jeremy Corbyn being a security threat. Sure enough, the Mail on Sunday obliged, running a near identical story to one it used during the 2017 election, where former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, pronounced that Corbyn couldn't be trusted to run the country.
This goes alongside Tory attacks on Corbyn for being a terrorist sympathiser, claims that he is antisemitic and the repeated calls from the right for him to commit to all-out nuclear war.
Then yesterday we had the return of Tony Blair. Not to directly attack Corbyn over foreign policy (he realises that this would rebound on him) but to call for tactical voting to deny neither the Labour leader nor Boris Johnson a majority. While Laura Kuenssberg calls this 'pretty remarkable' it isn't really. He has always bitterly opposed Corbyn and would love to form a new centre party but the raw material just isn't good enough.
While Blair recoils at 'populism' and calls both manifestoes 'fantasies', he seems blissfully unaware of his own role in creating present-day politics. Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership of Labour precisely because he represented a break from the extreme centre consensus which had belligerent warmongering masquerading as humanitarian intervention at its heart.
Corbyn's opposition to the Iraq war was from the very beginning and he played a leading role in opposing it in parliament. Blair on the other hand, along with Campbell and Dearlove, whose agency was criticised in the Chilcot report into that war, were up to their necks in the duplicity which led to a war based on a false prospectus, which has left the country still in a terrible state and with more than a million dead.
Johnson and his party, let us never forget, had absolutely no problems with any of this and voted for the war pretty much to a man and woman. Johnson now adopts an obsequious and devoted attitude to Donald Trump, who will be in London next week promoting more military spending worldwide.
The Lib Dems did at least oppose the Iraq war, even if they supported it once it began. How do they now feel at being supported by the arch warmonger Blair and his sidekick Alastair Campbell (out canvassing for Luciana Berger yesterday)?
It says a lot about the Lib Dems' opportunism that they allow themselves to be associated with Blair. No surprises that he won't advocate a Corbyn government, he still represents warmongers, whose hawkish vested interests are threatened by a peace warrior.
The narrative at the time of the Iraq war (and at the time of every intervention) was that anyone not agreeing with Blair must be a terrorist supporter or a supporter of dictators such as Saddam Hussein. Corbyn (and the rest of us) are neither but want a foreign policy which is not based on (highly selective) foreign intervention from the biggest imperialist power and its closest allies.
This is the sort of slur which the right-wing press and politicians have been engaging in since the jingoism of the Boer war, the defence of mass slaughter in the First World War, and the (fake) Zinoviev letter in 1924 aimed at tying Labour to revolution.
Luckily many people in Britain can see through these lies, and a majority don't find Blair's war justified. Labour doesn't help itself by accepting some of the right's arguments over defence spending, Trident and Nato. But Jeremy Corbyn's leadership has enabled Labour to apologise for the Iraq war and to support justice for the Palestinians. That alone puts him in a very different and much better place from Blair.
And, while Blair bemoans the present situation and wonders where opposition to neoliberal policies and distrust of politicians comes from, he only has to look in the mirror.
Chuka Umunna made a speech on foreign policy which seems to have been eminently forgettable, even for those covering it. He berated Johnson for closeness to Trump and for racist remarks. He then continued:
'And likewise, with Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn has done things which, arguably, amount to anti-Jewish racism.'
No one will be surprised at this – it's now totally routine to call this lifelong anti-racist an antisemite. But let's compare and contrast. Johnson has personally said and written a number of overtly racist things, including picanninies with watermelon smiles, Muslim women looking like letterboxes, and citing fear of young black kids in corners while he is jogging. His former party chair, Baroness Warsi, has claimed the party is rife with anti-Muslim prejudice, and just last week a Tory candidate was suspended for, among other racist expressions, Holocaust denial.
To the best of my knowledge, Corbyn has never been accused of making an antisemitic statement, and his personal involvement in allegedly antisemitic incidents have been misconstrued. Yet Johnson is rarely called a racist, while Corbyn is regularly. Just one example of the 'lies are truth' school of politics. Where is George Orwell when we need him?
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Tomorrow's Demise: CH 15
Posted on July 19, 2017 by christianwarrenfreed
Fifteen weeks into our tale and I'm only just beginning. I warned you all this was going to be a long, long ride. At any rate, let's see what our heroes are up to this week.
"Five minutes out, Captain," the pilot announced.
Menzel merely nodded. He was already glad he hadn't eaten anything before they took off; he knew that, if this journey went on much longer, his meal would be all over the control boards.
"Begin scanning for life signs," Menzel ordered.
The view screen in front of them went from normal to infrared vision. Menzel could just barely make out the edges of an abandoned town. Good, now we can get this business over with. The town loomed larger, but there still weren't any heat signatures showing. Where were they?
"I'm not picking anything up, sir," the pilot said.
"Keep looking. They have to be here." Besides, isn't the devil's work best done at night?
Perfectly formed beads of sweat trickled down off his chin and the tip of his nose. Menzel hated this planet. It was by far the worst experience he'd had in over twelve years of military service. But by doing this one deed, he was practically assured of going back to one of the core worlds for a much better assignment. The desert was too much for him — that, and he wasn't doing his intended job. Before Helscape, he had been one of the premier interrogators in the Imperium. Now, he was just another intelligence asset sitting in an office. He'd almost jumped for joy when the communiqué had come through for this mission. This was his ticket home.
"Sir, we've got a lightning storm approaching from the southwest."
Menzel snarled. Just what they needed. It never rained here in the Wastelands, but the lightning storms would burn the flesh from your bone. This kept getting better. Not only was it night, and he was out here alone to meet with — well, he wasn't exactly sure what was going to be waiting for him — but it was about to storm.
"Raise the guards, pilot. I don't feel like dying tonight."
Looking to his left, he could already see the crisp bolts stretching up into the skies. The fingers extended for miles above them, blanketing areas of the ground. Electrical charge enlivened the night sky. Menzel knew the storm could be dangerous. The lightning rolled over them, and the pilot screamed. He flipped his visor up and covered his eyes. When the light washed in front of him, it blinded his vision. The effect was nothing less than looking into the sun with night vision on. Menzel had the sense to already have closed his eyes by then.
Another bolt hit, and then another. The chopper shuddered from the proximity, and he heard one of the engines flame out. Menzel checked the distance gauge and frowned. They were still more than three minutes away from the town, nearly an hour's walk. The chopper was rocking now. Doing what he could, for he was no pilot, Menzel tried to level out beneath the cap of the storm. Another bolt knocked the pilot unconscious and sealed their fate.
"Hey, Skipper, what in the hells is going on up there?" cried the door gunner in the rear compartment. "We're getting tossed pretty hard."
"Pilot's knocked out, and I can't keep this thing in the air," Menzel announced. "Brace yourselves for impact."
If they were going to live, Menzel knew he only had one shot. Every Imperium aircraft came equipped with reverse thrust jets in their bellies. He had to wait until the bird was down to under a hundred meters and then hit the jets. Hopefully, the reverse velocity would be enough to bounce them off the ground with minimal damage — otherwise, they were dead.
His head was pounding, his body aching. He didn't have to check to know the pilot was out with a concussion. The blast had come just to his left, forcing him to absorb the majority of the blow. Menzel grimaced as the bird rocked again from another blast. The second engine blew out, and they plummeted like a rock. Fighting the G-forces, he pulled back on the stick. Every second dropped them another twenty meters. Only another two hundred to go.
The skin on Menzel's face was pulled and stretched back from their velocity. Lightning continued to savage the skies, caring nothing for the plight of the four men in the dying chopper. One hundred and fifty meters. It was a shame Menzel didn't believe in the Gods, though even if he did, there wasn't any time for it now. One hundred and ten meters. The pilot groaned, his head repeatedly striking the door. He wasn't going to recover in time to be of any use. Ninety meters.
Menzel hit the thrust jets, and the chopper was thrown into a battle of conflicting forces. The bird rattled violently, spitting out small bolts and rivets from across the surface of the hull. The windshields were bowing out and caving in, and the machine was rattling with the force of a quake. Fifty meters.
A lesser craft would have been rent asunder by now, but when it came to military equipment, the Imperium spared no expense. Twenty meters. Menzel could swear that the thrust jets were threatening to shoot up through the belly of the chopper, and for the tiniest of moments, he felt like he was going to die.
The chopper impacted with such force that the landing gear snapped up through the floor and shot into the ceiling. Menzel instinctively balled up as much as he could as the chopper bounced up, coming down again another twenty meters forward. Electrical systems were shorting out, and he shied away as his windshield cracked, spitting glass fragments at his face. Finally, they came to rest on the desert floor in a smoking heap of metal and flesh.
Menzel coughed and called back, "Is everyone all right?"
"Jenner's coughing up blood. Probably got some kind of internal bleeding."
"Who's the medic on board?"
"He is, sir."
Damnation. Half of the crew was injured, and he desperately needed to get to the town before the other party left. A small part of him told him to stay and look after his men, but the rest condemned his frail thoughts. His mission was being mandated all the way from Imperium Command. That left little in the choice of decision.
"Sergeant, do you think you can keep him alive long enough for a rescue bird to get here?"
"I'll do my best sir," came the crackled response.
"Good. It is imperative that I complete this task, and I have to go in alone. Keep him alive as long as you can. I'll radio base and give them our coordinates. Also, the pilot has a minor head injury and I don't know what else. I'll be back as soon as I've finished up there."
He had to kick his door a few times to get it open. Menzel slid from the ruined bird, never having been so happy to have his feet on solid ground. Sand swirled at his feet, though the storm had passed. The town of Helgscroft was still close to three kilometers away. That was a lot of ground to cover in the night and the deep desert. Grabbing his pack and canteens, Menzel hit the distress beacon and began his trek to the town.
Helgscroft was once a thriving community and a pleasurable city to visit. Once, but long ago. It was now reduced to mere ruins from time and the elements. It was also the perfect place for the business being conducted tonight. Menzel watched the town from the nearest ridge. He only had normal binoculars now; the other set had been damaged in the crash. So far, it looked like the ruins were empty, but instincts told him they were there. Common sense was enough to dispel the notion he was alone.
He caught the slightest flicker of movement just to the right of what looked to be the meeting building. Whatever it was, it was gone before he had a chance to adjust. Experience told him that it was the opposite party letting him know they were still there. Menzel collected his thoughts and began the last few meters into Helgscroft. Night was getting darker, showing him that there was plenty of night left. Shadows would normally be a hazard, but both parties had agreed on meeting like this.
"Stop where you are, fleshling," came a deep voice from the darkness behind him. He had reached the spot where the movement had been and now could go no further. Menzel knew he was surrounded and could be killed in a dozen different ways. Even with that knowledge, he'd felt more fear from the crash than he did now. He knew he wasn't going to die; both parties had too much going for them for that to happen.
"You know who I am," he told his captors. "I have been summoned here to meet with your leader."
He caught a foul curse from one direction and a series of growls from another. "This way, fleshling."
Menzel turned and followed the darkened figure deeper into the ruins. Though he still couldn't see them, he knew the others had fallen in alongside and behind them to ensure nothing went wrong. He was impressed by their thoroughness and military ability to keep unseen. They were living up to how they were described perfectly.
"How long have you been waiting here?" Menzel asked.
The creature in front of him kept walking. Menzel could make out long horns atop his head and what looked to be plates running down his spine. He had a short tail that continually swayed back and forth and was completely muscled. He was naked, covered only by the waist-length hair trailing down his back. When they reached the end of the road, the creature stepped aside and pointed.
"In there, fleshling."
Menzel tried to get a better look at his captor's face when he walked by, only making out the vile tint of deep crimson in his eyes. The door slammed shut with a heavy creak and a cloud of growing dust. Menzel choked at first, and then began to breathe normally as the dust died away. The room was cluttered with the decaying wood of furniture, most of it unserviceable. Cobwebs and dust several inches thick completed the gloomy look. From the far side of the room, he heard the rustling of robes and heavy footsteps.
"You're late, Captain Menzel of the Imperium."
"We ran into some unexpected difficulties. I trust that my unfortunate delays have not afforded you the opportunity to change your mind?" Menzel replied to the shadowed form.
Menzel stopped when a dozen paces separated them, and he still couldn't discern anything about the being before him. This was the first time he'd been in a situation like this, and he didn't really care for it. Too many things could go wrong, and no one would even be the wiser when they came to collect the body.
A sudden fit of laughter caused him to step back.
"You wish to see what you don't want to? Come, then, fleshling. I invite you to see into the horrors of human imaginations."
A flame sprung from the tip of the stave he was carrying, and Menzel was able to see exactly what was confronting him for the first time. The level of malevolence emanating off the Berserker far exceeded the images he had pre-formed in his mind. Unsure what he truly saw, Menzel stood silent. Evil in its purest form looked deep into his eyes. The power coming off the Berserker made his knees tremble and his heart flutter. It was an image etched into the eternal recesses of his mind. And in that one instant, Smythe Menzel knew he would look into that bitter face every time he closed his eyes.
"Tell me of this agreement your silvered soldiers wish to make with my people."
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One Comment on "Tomorrow's Demise: CH 15"
Mike Boggia
WOW! Looks like our guys have run into a force that seems unstoppable. Heart pounding action. Love it.