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November 2, 2020 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:17 am Finance Tagged with: bias, Biden, Covid19, election, Electoral College, frailty, hatred, hysteria, lockdowns, polls, RT, Trump, Vitamin D 27 Responses »
Paul Klee Limits of Reason (Grenzen des Verstandes ) 1927
• A Contagion Of Hatred And Hysteria (Sunetra Gupta)
• Trump COVID Adviser Atlas Forced To Apologize For RT Interview (RT)
• 'Bleak Midwinter' In Europe As 250 Million Face Lockdown (NZH)
• Bias In Journalism Has Become A Disease (Curtis)
• MI Nov 1, 2020 Presidential Poll (Trafalgar)
• The Complete Election Cheat Sheet: What Happens On And After November 3 (ZH)
• In Defense Of The Electoral College (AT)
• Trump Failed To Fight And Expose The Establishment's COVID Narrative (Marsden)
• Democrats Are Masking Biden's Frailty (NYPost)
• Add Vitamin D To Bread And Milk To Help Fight Covid, Urge Scientists (G.)
• Non-Scalable Fence Being Built to Protect Trump During Election Day Unrest (GP)
The first lockdowns made sense, though too long; they were a response to a totally new virus. But policies should have been developed to make sure there would not be a second lockdown.
Such policies were not developed. Therefore, the second lockdowns merely disguise policy failures.
Days are getting shorter, nights are getting colder, and we're locking down entire populations. The damage will be immense.
This looks funny at first. But at the end is no longer is. Biden copies Hillary word for word.
Tiptoe thru the tulips
This is Biden at his most perfect. You must watch to the end for your little Easter egg. pic.twitter.com/ViAGer8lsh
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 2, 2020
Tucker Trunalimunumaprzure
I can't stop laughing at this 🤣😂 https://t.co/EFMRo7KCXn
— American Girl 🔥 (@Yolo304741) November 2, 2020
Sunetra Gupta is a professor of theoretical epidemiology at Oxford. She has to run to the Daily Mail to be heard. Like Glenn Greenwald has to go on Tucker Carlson, and Scott Atlas talks to RT.
We must not discuss either Hunter Biden or lockdowns.
Lockdown is a blunt, indiscriminate policy that forces the poorest and most vulnerable people to bear the brunt of the fight against coronavirus. As an infectious diseases epidemiologist, I believe there has to be a better way. That is why, earlier this month, with two other international scientists, I co-authored a proposal for an alternative approach — one that shields those most at risk while enabling the rest of the population to resume their ordinary lives to some extent. I expected debate and disagreement about our ideas, published as the Great Barrington Declaration. As a scientist, I would welcome that. After all, science progresses through its ideas and counter-ideas. But I was utterly unprepared for the onslaught of insults, personal criticism, intimidation and threats that met our proposal.
The level of vitriol and hostility, not just from members of the public online but from journalists and academics, has horrified me. I am not a politician. The hurly-burly of political life and being in the eye of the media do not appeal to me at all. I am first and foremost a scientist; one who is far more comfortable sitting in my office or laboratory than in front of a television camera. Of course, I do have deeply held political ideals — ones that I would describe as inherently Left-wing. I would not, it is fair to say, normally align myself with the Daily Mail. I have strong views about the distribution of wealth, about the importance of the Welfare State, about the need for publicly owned utilities and government investment in nationalised industries.
But Covid-19 is not a political phenomenon. It is a public health issue — indeed, it is one so serious that the response to it has already led to a humanitarian crisis. So I have been aghast to see a political rift open up, with outright abuse meted out to those who, like me, question the orthodoxy. At the heart of our proposal is the recognition that mass lockdowns cause enormous damage. We are already seeing how current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health. The results — to name just a few — include lower childhood vaccination rates, worsening cardiovascular disease outcomes, fewer cancer screenings and deteriorating mental health.
Such pitfalls of national lockdowns must not be ignored, especially when it is the working class and younger members of society who carry the heaviest burden. I was also deeply concerned that lockdowns only delay the inevitable spread of the virus. Indeed, we believe that a better way forward would be to target protective measures at specific vulnerable groups, such as the elderly in care homes. Of course, there will be challenges, such as where people are being cared for in their own multi-generational family homes. I am certainly not pretending I have all the answers, but these issues need to be discussed and thrashed out thoroughly.
That is why I have found it so frustrating how, in recent weeks, proponents of lockdown policies have seemed intent on shutting down debate rather than promoting reasoned discussion. It is perplexing to me that so many refuse even to consider the potential benefits of allowing non-vulnerable citizens, such as the young, to go about their lives and risk infection, when in doing so they would build up herd immunity and thereby protect the lives of vulnerable citizens. Yet rather than engage in serious, rational discussion with us, our critics have dismissed our ideas as 'pixie dust' and 'wishful thinking'.
Scott Atlas can't talk about lockdowns either other than on RT, "one of the Kremlin's main propaganda platforms.." It's safe to say that WaPo and CNN are propaganda platforms; RT, not so much.
Trump administration Covid-19 adviser Scott Atlas ripped public-health officials for "egregious" policy failures – only to be forced to apologize after mainstream media deflected his points by attacking him for appearing on RT. On Saturday, the Stanford University doctor, who has emerged as President Donald Trump's top adviser on responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, called the lockdown policies an "epic failure" and argued they are "killing people," while speaking with Afshin Rattansi on RT's Going Underground show. "The public-health leadership have failed egregiously, and they're killing people with their fear-inducing shutdown policies," Atlas told RT.
"The lockdowns will go down as an epic failure of public policy by people who refuse to accept they were wrong – were wrong, refused to accept they were wrong, didn't know the data, didn't care. And it became a frenzy of stopping Covid-19 cases at all costs, and those costs are massive," he said. "The argument is undeniable: The lockdowns are killing people." Atlas then pointed to job losses, rising suicides, rising drug abuse and the harm being done to young people, tying the issues to the Covid-19 restrictions put in place. One study showed that 25 percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 thought about killing themselves in June "due to the lockdown", he said.
"We're creating a generation of neurotic children, forcing them to wear masks and be six feet apart from their friends, or not even have school in person." While Atlas' counter-narrative comments might have been fodder for a serious discussion of public-health policy, mainstream media outlets instead spun the interview into a controversy over a Trump administration official granting an interview to a Russian state-owned outlet. Reporters such as CNN's Jim Acosta, Politico's Ryan Lizza and NBC's David Gura immediately pounced, ignoring the substance of his comments and breathlessly telling their followers that he spoke to an alleged Kremlin mouthpiece. "White House Covid adviser appears on outlet that is described by US intel as one of the Kremlin's main propaganda platforms," Washington Post national-security correspondent Greg Miller said.
ScottAtlas apology
I recently did an interview with RT and was unaware they are a registered foreign agent. I regret doing the interview and apologize for allowing myself to be taken advantage of. I especially apologize to the national security community who is working hard to defend us.
— Scott W. Atlas (@SWAtlasHoover) November 1, 2020
Days are gettig shorter, nights are getting colder, and we're locking down entire populations. The damage will be immense.
More than a quarter of a billion Europeans are now in, or facing, fresh lockdowns after a second wave of Covid-19 deluged the continent. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson grudgingly announced on the weekend that the 55 million residents of England would head into a four-week lockdown – even as some Brits headed off to Spain for autumn holidays. The UK nations of Wales and Northern Island are already in lockdown and Scotland has warned it may be forced to ramp up restrictions following the move in England. Britain joins a host of other nations, including France, Germany, Greece, Belgium, Ireland, Austria and the Czech Republic, in imposing new lockdowns.
It's been dubbed the "bleak midwinter" as more than 250 million Europeans are now being told to stay at home for all of November. Other countries, such as Italy, Portugal and Spain, have imposed restrictions at a regional level and have warned they also may go into full lockdown mode. On Saturday, the UK PM said a four-week lockdown from November 5 was vital to avert a "medical and moral disaster" for the country's health service, the NHS. He said deaths could reach "several thousand a day" and could peak above that of April's lockdown. Johnson had previously vowed not to put England into a second lockdown, relying on regional restrictions to fight outbreaks. However, rising numbers – 22,000 new cases on Saturday alone – have pushed the UK into the one million coronavirus infections club.
[..] Statistically speaking, Belgium has been the European nation hardest hit by Covid-19 with more than 100 deaths per 100,000 population.From Monday, a strict lockdown will be accompanied by a curfew for up to six weeks. Belgium has been challenged by its small geographic size but highly devolved regional governments which has meant virus restrictions have varied, in some cases, from one town to another. Meanwhile in France, a cumulative 700km traffic jam choked the streets of the greater Paris region as residents streamed out of the city to spend a second lockdown in the country where many have second homes. Anyone leaving their home will have to fill out an "attestation" form declaring their reason for doing so.
[..] Despite the increasing number of lockdowns, a number of countries with lower infection rates are holding out against major restrictions. The Nordic nations of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland are largely lockdown-free. Sweden, which has relied on voluntary guidance rather than legal enforcement, is seeing an increase in cases. But deaths remain low. The Government has asked residents of Stockholm and Gothenburg to avoid heading indoors to gyms and shops in an attempt to reduce infections.
"..we have gone beyond partisanship and into tribalism.."
Glenn Greenwald is the latest big-name journalist to quit a title, leaving the Intercept in a censorship row. This trend is indicative of a media landscape that reflects a polarized society which discourages freedom of thought. Imagine having to resign from something that you co-founded. It can't be a good feeling. You spend all of your time trying to build it up into something tenable, only for things to fall apart. That's the position Glenn Greenwald has found himself in at news website, the Intercept. But even more galling for Greenwald is why things turned ugly. As his resignation letter stated, "The Intercept's editors, in violation of my contractual right of editorial freedom, censored an article I wrote this week, refusing to publish it unless I remove all sections critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the candidate vehemently supported by all New-York-based Intercept editors involved in this effort at suppression. The censored article, based on recently revealed emails and witness testimony, raised critical questions about Biden's conduct."
Working on the assumption that what Greenwald said is true, this is a distressing occurrence that's becoming all too familiar. It's reminiscent of Bari Weiss and her issues at the New York Times, Ariana Pekary leaving MSNBC, and Andrew Sullivan quitting the New Yorker. Over and over again, we're seeing journalists who don't want to adhere to certain partisan views being forced into a situation where they have to leave their publication because they won't play the cheerleader. This is a worrying trend. Sure, partisanship has been part of journalism as long as it has existed. People will inevitably have biases towards certain belief systems that they adopt. With that said, there is another inevitability, given how flawed humanity is. And this is that flawed humans aren't going to be able uphold the standards that people with those beliefs expect them to. In short, no one is perfect, and everyone is open to criticism.
However, what we are seeing from certain partisan forces is a desire for any and all criticism from journalists to simply be swept under the carpet. At that point, can it really be classed as journalism? Readers expect journalists to ask questions. Some of those questions are going to be tough; some may even constitute criticism. But those questions and criticisms can open the way to improvement. There's nothing wrong with being a conservative and being critical of other conservatives, or being a liberal and being critical of other liberals. But when that criticism has to be silenced or is met with outright hostility, we have gone beyond partisanship and into tribalism. And that is not a positive development.
"This pollster is cool, the guy who got 2016 right, says "we take into account the fact that ppl may have one set of ideas n feelings in their local election and a complete different set of ideas n wishes in a national election." He gets scale."
Cahaly
All the way to December 8?!
It's after midnight on Nov 3, the US population has voted, and the election results are popping up across the media landscape. When will we know who is the next president? Well, due to the special circumstances surrounding this election including a record number of mail in ballots and countless court challenges involving the voting process, we may have to wait…. a while. Below we lay out a timeline of key events and catalysts that everyone should be aware of. After Election Day on November 3, the results of the election need to generally be finalized by December 8, which is known as the Safe Harbor Day, as this is when states select their EC Voters.
How to follow the news on Election Day. Here are a few tips from Bank of America: Here are a few tips:
• Be wary of exit polls: The track record of exit polls is tenuous at best. In 2004, exit polls showed John Kerry winning the popular vote by 51% to 48% only to ultimately lose by the same margin. Similarly, there were major flaws in the 2016 exit polls which substantially underestimated the number of white working-class voters while overestimating the number of college-educated white voters, leading to bias results favoring Hilary Clinton. Pollsters claim they have fixed the issues ailing Election Day polls but the better mouse trap is yet unproven. Moreover, there has been unprecedented surge in early voting (both in person and mail-in) with over 70mn votes cast nationwide to-date and there is a major skew in voter day preference by party. Admittedly, pollster are aware of this issue and will enhance their methodology by polling at large and early voting centers but nevertheless this creates greater uncertainty in their estimates.
• Brace for head fakes: Results from battleground states should begin to trickle in just after polls close within each state (Table 3). First battleground states to report will be Florida, Georgia and New Hampshire where polls close at 7pm EDT (polls in Florida's panhandle will close at 8 pm), followed by North Carolina, Ohio and Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Type of ballots reported first will vary across states. For example, according to reporting done by the Upshot blog of the New York Times, battleground states such as Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Arizona, and Iowa will report early in-person and processed mail-in votes first. Meanwhile, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nevada will not follow any specific order. Getting a clear sense of who is winning will be difficult given the large number of early voting by mail and absentee ballots and different rules around processing ballots, which we discuss below.
• Key demographics: In 2016, President Trump was able to tip the election by winning the older and suburban vote. A post-mortem of the 2016 election by the Pew research center showed that Trump won the age groups 50-64 and 65+ by a margin of 6 and 9 points, respectively and edged out the suburban vote by 2 points. During the 2020 election cycle, polls have shown President Trump consistently running below his 2016 election numbers in these key demographic groups. In this context, keep an eye on results coming out of suburban areas such as Maricopa County in Arizona and Peach County in Georgia and older leaning regions such as Sumter County and Pinellas County in Florida. Results in these regions could prove to be a canary in the coalmine.
@TimMurtaugh
@TimMurtaugh on why the polling at Fox News is terrible and why we haven't ever given much thought to those polls.
Their pollster has been paid over $3million this cycle by DEMOCRATS who lost… in their party's primaries pic.twitter.com/LXDx5UsGLW
— Sam (@SunshineSt8Sam) November 1, 2020
The purpose of the Electoral Collage seems obvious. "..the Electoral College erects a constitutional check-and-balance to prevent corrupt urban politicians and voters from wielding disproportionate power..
In the last twenty years, Democrats have twice lost presidential elections when the Electoral College has "trumped" the popular vote, leading to Republican victories. First came George W. Bush's presidential victory over Al Gore in 2000, then Trump's shocker over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Thus, radical Democrats demand the abolition of the Electoral College. "It's undemocratic," they say. "The will of the people should rule," they cry. Yes, it's undemocratic, which, believe it or not, is an exceptionally good thing. That's because the United States is not, and never has been a "democracy." The word "democracy" is not in the Constitution. In fact, the founders hated pure, unrestrained democracies.
Instead, Article 4, Section 4, states that the Constitution provides a "Republican" form of government. Not a democracy. There's a difference. "Democracy" equals mob rule, where angry, fist-shakers "vote" for or demand whatever they want. Imagine that, against the rights and interests of others. Think of the mobs burning Portland and Seattle. "Republic" equals freedom and the rule of law, featuring internal checks-and-balances against overconcentration of power. Remember that phrase, checks-and-balances. It's key to understanding the Electoral College. That's because the Electoral College erects a constitutional check-and-balance to prevent corrupt urban politicians and voters from wielding disproportionate power over the less powerful. In this case, that means rural and small-town America. Though the Constitution contains 7 Articles and 27 Amendments, two powerful concepts emerge as keys to understanding the Constitution.
1. To Protect Freedom. First, the Constitution establishes government's primary role, which is to protect individual freedom. The broadest freedoms designated for governmental protection are found at the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, guaranteeing Americans the right to life, liberty and property. Jefferson expresses a similar concept in the Declaration of Independence, discussing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. So, protecting freedom is the government's principal role, not to become a giant lollypop factory dispensing free goodies as the Democrats advocate.
2. A Restraining Device Against Overconcentration of Power. Here's the second concept: The Constitution is also a restraining device against over-concentrated governmental power. When lecturing on the Constitution, to illustrate a point, I often show a photograph of a drunk driver, just after being arrested by police officers, with handcuffs clamping his hands behind his back. Likewise, the Constitution handcuffs government on multiple levels, restraining excessive governmental power to protect citizens.
Tom Fitton
"Our new study shows 1.8M excess, or 'ghost' voters in 353 counties across 29 states. The data highlights the recklessness of mailing blindly ballots/ballot applications to voter registration lists," @TomFitton.
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— Judicial Watch ⚖ (@JudicialWatch) November 2, 2020
He listened to the scientists.
The best thing about the Trump presidency is arguably that every morning, no matter how bad a day you're having, you can be assured that when you open your Twitter feed alongside your morning coffee, Trump will have said something that will make you shoot your Nescafe out your nose. (That is, if partisan hysteria hasn't caused you to completely lose your sense of humor.) Modern-day US presidents haven't exactly been the epitome of statesmanship, but unlike them, at least Trump gives you a chuckle. The problem with his approach is that while Trump is focused on wisecracks – however entertaining they can be – the Covid counter-narrative led by the usual suspects in the Washington establishment and their unelected (but often equally political) specialists and advisors, is one of doom and gloom.
They bombard the public with cherry-picked figures – like the transition to a preference for advancing numbers of 'cases' over deaths – and capitalize on Trump's more fatalistic approach to portray him as incompetent at best and a willfully negligent maniac at worst. Governments around the world have been hard-pressed to prove that they're doing something – anything – to control the Covid situation. Even if the effectiveness of government actions are still difficult to reliably assess or to separate from pre-existing endemic social and cultural factors that could account for variation in outcomes across or within nations. Yet the establishment is arrogantly and absolutely certain that they have all the answers vis-à-vis a phenomenon that is, by definition, so new that it's called the 'novel coronavirus'.
They vilify anyone who deviates from their views. We've seen this kind of establishment groupthink before. One example being the issue formerly known as "global warming" (now known as 'climate change', or, more recently, 'climate deregulation', because the issue was rebranded when it became difficult to explain how supposed 'warming' was causing colder weather). Any deviation from conventional establishment wisdom on this results in a pile-on and cancellation – just ask Mike Shellenberger. The same establishment hacks also persist with the simplistic narrative of good guys (America and its allies) versus bad guys (Russia and China, and their allies). This worldview is peddled every time they attempt to ramp up support for a natural resource grab or geopolitical power-play in some part of the world. Why should anyone trust their narrative when it comes to Covid? They've proven repeatedly that they're anything but trustworthy and transparent.
"..he was treating the man who would be president like an invalid. "
Has there been a worse candidate in history than Joe Biden? When this election is over, the books revealing what went on backstage will be illuminating. But the truth is there for anyone with eyes to see. Take Biden's car rally in Flint, Mich., Saturday, with a star-power assist from Barack Obama. Awkward barely covers it. Obama, effortlessly cool, gave a warmup speech to the assembled cars before ramping up to a dramatic introduction: "My friend, the next president of the United States of America: Joe Biden!" Moments ticked by, but there was no sign of the candidate. "Joe Biden!" Obama repeated, a little less confidently. But still no show. Obama tried a third time: "Joe Biden!" Biden at last emerged from a nearby building and did a pantomime slow jog to the stage.
The worst part came later. After Biden had shouted his way through a short teleprompter speech, Obama came back onstage, perhaps to escort him off, because Biden did not seem to know where he was. Obama mimed an elbow pump with his former VP to signal they should leave the stage and then quietly whispered to him, after which it dawned on Biden he'd forgotten his mask, not for the first time. When your entire campaign is about mask-shaming Trump supporters, it's not a forgivable lapse. Poor Biden looked like a chastened schoolboy as he fumbled through his folder and all his pockets looking for that pesky piece of cloth.
He walked back to the lectern and searched, to no avail, before fumbling through his pockets again. Finally, he found the mask in his left trouser pocket, held it aloft sheepishly at Obama, and placed it on his face. But then he paused and looked in seeming confusion at the microphone lying on the lectern where he'd left it. He picked it up and held it briefly to his masked face before laying it down again and rejoining Obama. Whatever emotions were going through Obama's mind at that point he kept under wraps, but he did slow down and look back solicitously as he shepherded Biden down the stairs and away from prying eyes. In other words, he was treating the man who would be president like an invalid.
Really, it was sad.
Let's do a 10-year study first.
Scientists are calling for ministers to add vitamin D to common foods such as bread and milk to help the fight against Covid-19. Up to half the UK population has a vitamin D deficiency, and government guidance that people should take supplements is not working, according to a group convened by Dr Gareth Davies, a medical physics researcher. Low levels of vitamin D, which our bodies produce in response to strong sunlight, may lead to a greater risk of catching the coronavirus or suffering more severe effects of infection, according to some studies. Last week, researchers in Spain found that 82% of coronavirus patients out of 216 admitted to hospital had low vitamin D levels. The picture is mixed, however – some research shows that vitamin D levels have little or no effect on Covid-19, flu and other respiratory diseases.
Vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults – soft bones that lead to deformities – and children with severe vitamin D deficiency are prone to hypocalcaemia – low levels of calcium in the blood – which leads to seizures and heart failure. However, Public Health England (PHE) and the Department of Health and Social Care have rejected calls over the past 10 years to fortify foods such as milk, bread and orange juice, which is the practice in Finland, Sweden, Australia, the US and Canada. "In my opinion, it is clear that vitamin D could not only protect against disease severity but could also protect against infection," Davies said. "Food fortification would need careful planning to be rolled out effectively, particularly as people are now taking supplements. Picking the right foods to fortify would need to be done carefully. "But it's clear that the current policy is not working – at least half the population have a vitamin D deficiency."
The White House on lockdown. And it's not for COVID.
Federal agents are set to begin building a non-scalable fence around the White House, Ellipse and Lafayette Square and 250 National Guardsman have been placed on standby to protect President Donald Trump during any election day unrest. Major riots and destruction have been promised by leftist extremists should President Trump win reelection. "The White House on lockdown: A federal law enforcement source tells NBC that beginning tomorrow, crews will build a 'non-scalable' fence to secure the WH complex, Ellipse and Lafayette Square," Geoff Bennett from NBC News tweeted. "250 National Guardsmen have been put on standby, reporting to Metro Police officials."
Scary dog
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— ℙ𝕒𝕧𝕝𝕠𝕧 & 𝕄𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕨 🐶 (@PAVGOD) November 1, 2020


Pokémon Black and White Versions were officially released across Europe today, marking the beginning of Generation V in regions outside of Japan.
The Europe-wide launch was marked with an appearance by game director Junichi Masuda and designer Ken Sugimori at GAME in London's Oxford Street. The scene was reportedly crowded, as fans travelled across the UK for the chance to meet two of the central figures in the Pokémon franchise.
This is the first time that a main series Pokémon game has seen release in Europe before North America, though on this occasion the European, North American and Australasian releases are all within a week of each other. The near-simultaneous release has been attributed by many to a different system of translation adopted for the new games. In a recent interview, Junichi Masuda revealed that previous games were translated from Japanese into English first, and then from English into other European languages. For Black and White, translations were done directly from Japanese into the target languages.
In related news, it was announced that the Pokémon Global Link will be accessible to international players on March 30. The Liberty Pass event, which enables players to obtain a Victini, also began today, and will remain active in Europe until April 22.
Pokémon Black and White Versions will be available in North America on Sunday March 6, and in Australasia on Thursday March 10.
Masuda interview on Eurogamer.net: "This time we translated directly from Japanese to all other languages"


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Five International Players Winning IPL Silverware With Mumbai Indians That Went Unnoticed
The Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. They have won five titles in eight years, with the latest one arriving in the recently-concluded IPL 2020 season. There have been some great players who have represented the franchise like Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, etc. who have contributed immensely in them going all the way multiple times. However, there also have been few other international players who have won silverware with the Mumbai Indians but have gone under the radar. Here are five such players who have won the IPL title with Mumbai Indians but have gone unnoticed.
1. Phillip Hughes
Late Australian batsman Phillip Hughes is one of the most surprising names in this list. He was a part of the Mumbai Indians squad who won their maiden IPL in the 2013 season. Having already had stars like Kieron Pollard, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Smith as the four consistent overseas players in the playing XI, Hughes never really got a look-in and warmed the bench for the whole season.
However, he managed to take an IPL winners-medal with him back to Australia. Almost 18 months later, he passed away due to being hit by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott in a domestic game in Sydney. At one point in time, he was one of the future stars of Australia but died aged 26. The Indian and Australian players recently paid tribute to him before the commencement of the first ODI at Sydney on November 27, which marked his sixth death anniversary.
2. Alex Hales
Attacking England opener Alex Hales was one of the most important batsmen for the Three Lions in white-ball cricket. However, he couldn't do justice to his reputation when he became a part of the IPL. He was signed by the Mumbai Indians in the 2015 season. Although he did not get a single game for the entire season, he managed to win the IPL trophy that year with the Mumbai Indians.
Hales finally went on to make his IPL debut with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 season. He scored 148 runs in 6 games and never really managed to play another IPL game till date. He has also fallen out of favour of the England national team.
3. Nicholas Pooran
Power-Packed West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran also was a part of the Mumbai Indians family in IPL 2017. He followed the footsteps of his mentor Kieron Pollard and hoped for a successful season with MI. However, that was not to be as he couldn't get even a single game throughout the tournament. He still ended up winning the IPL title that year.
His true potential was recognized by Kings XI Punjab, and he had a fantastic IPL 2020 season for them. He will hope that he plays more matches consistently for the KXIP in the IPL and help them win games of cricket.
4. Colin Munro
Colin Munro has three international T20I centuries to his name, only one less than Rohit Sharma who has the most with 4 to his name. However, he couldn't make an impact in the IPL. He was signed by the Mumbai Indians in 2015 and ended up winning the title with them that year.
However, he only made his IPL debut next season with the Kolkata Knight Riders. He also went on to play for the Delhi Capitals but was not able to find a permanent spot in the playing XI. He played his last IPL match in May 2019 against the Chennai Super Kings and went unsold in the IPL 2020 auction.
5. Glenn Maxwell
Hard-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell burst on to the international scene with Australia in 2013 and took the IPL by storm, taking the KXIP to the final with his brilliant performances throughout the season. However, very few will know that he was also a part of the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2013 season.
Maxwell had received a million-dollar contract from the Mumbai Indians but played only one game the whole season. Mumbai Indians had stiff competition for places in the starting XI and released him in the subsequent season. He had a poor IPL 2020 season but looked dangerous for Australia in India's recent tour Down Under.
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The U.S. Treasury has borrowed trillions of dollars over the past decade, much of it from foreign investors, to help finance two long wars, rescue its financial system, and promote economic growth via fiscal stimulus.
The country's ability to borrow is restricted by statute, and Congress has perennially been called upon to authorize the issuance of new debt space. However, the federal government reached its borrowing capacity of $16.39 trillion in December 2012, and, in the absence of new borrowing authority from Congress, Treasury is taking extraordinary measures to meet its financial obligations.
The United States has always been able to raise its debt limit in a timely fashion, and many economists assert that a failure to do so in early 2013 would plunge the government into default and precipitate an acute fiscal crisis.
What Is the U.S. Federal Debt Limit?
The government must be able to issue new debt as long as it continues to run a budget deficit. The debt limit, or "ceiling," sets the maximum amount of outstanding federal debt the U.S. government can incur by law. As of January 2012, this number stands at $16.39 trillion. Increasing the debt limit does not enlarge the nation's financial commitments, but allows the government to fund obligations already legislated by Congress.
Hitting the debt ceiling would hamstring the government's ability to finance its operations, like providing for the national defense or funding entitlements such as Medicare or Social Security. Under normal circumstances, the government is able to auction off new debt (typically in the form of U.S. Treasury securities) in order to finance annual deficits. However, the debt limit places an absolute cap on this borrowing, requiring congressional approval for any increase (or decrease) from this statutory level.
A debt limit was instituted with the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917, and Congress has raised the cap more than seventy times since 1962. Some analysts contend that by requiring legislative consent, the debt limit affords Congress some oversight authority and engenders some fiscal accountability. Historically, opposition parties have often used debt-limit negotiations to protest existing policies.
How Was the Limit Last Raised?
The debt ceiling was last raised as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, a bill signed by President Obama in August of that year, just hours before a government default. The last-minute legislative compromise set forth a process by which Treasury's borrowing capacity would be increased by a total of $2.1 trillion in three increments: by $400 billion in August 2011, $500 billion in September, and $1.2 trillion in January 2012.
The deal also placed caps on all discretionary spending through FY 2021 and created an ill-fated bipartisan group of lawmakers known as the "supercommittee" tasked with identifying more than a trillion dollars in additional reductions. However, Congress failed to achieve the mandated savings and triggered automatic budget cuts at the end of 2012. A last-minute budget deal reached by Congress in January 2013 delayed the onset these cuts for two months.
When Will the U.S. Hit Its Debt Ceiling?
The Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC, estimates the debt ceiling would have to be raised between $730 billion and $1.25 trillion, in order to extend the government's ability to borrow through 2013. This increase would need to be between $1.3 trillion and $2.2 trillion to extend borrowing through 2014, according to projections.
What Can the Government Do if the Debt Limit Isn't Raised?
The U.S. Treasury has the power take extraordinary measures to forestall a default–the point at which the government fails to meet principal or interest payments on the national debt. These include under-investing in certain government funds, suspending the sales of nonmarketable debt, and trimming or delaying auctions of securities. Congressional delay in raising the debt ceiling forced Treasury to begin taking some of these measures in May 2011 and again in January 2013.
If Treasury is unable to issue new debt or take further actions to bridge the deficit, the government would be forced to default on some of its financial commitments, limiting or delaying payments to creditors, beneficiaries, vendors, and other entities. Among other things, these payments could include military salaries, Social Security and Medicare payments, and unemployment benefits.
What Are the Implications for Financial Markets?
Most economists, including those in the White House and from former administrations, agree that the impact of an outright government default would be severe. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said a U.S. default could be a "recovery-ending event" that would likely spark another financial crisis. Short of default, officials warn that legislative delays in raising the debt ceiling could also inflict significant harm on the economy.
Many analysts say congressional gridlock over the debt limit will likely sow significant uncertainty in the bond markets and place upward pressure on interest rates. Rate increases would not only hike future borrowing costs of the federal government, but would also raise capital costs for struggling U.S. businesses and cash-strapped homebuyers. In addition, rising rates could divert future taxpayer money away from much-needed federal investments in such areas as infrastructure, education, and health care.
The protracted and politically acrimonious debt limit showdown in the summer 2011 prompted Standard and Poor's to take the unprecedented step of downgrading the U.S. credit rating from its triple-A status, and analysts fear such brinksmanship in early 2013 could bring about similar moves from other rating agencies.
A 2012 study by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office estimated that delays in raising the debt ceiling in 2011 cost taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion for FY 2011. BPC estimated the ten-year costs of the prolonged fight at roughly $19 billion.
The stock market also was thrown into frenzy in the lead-up to and aftermath of the 2011 debt limit debate, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging roughly 2,000 points from the final days of July through the first days of August. Indeed, the Dow recorded one of its worst single-day drops in history on August 8, the day after the S&P downgrade, tumbling 635 points.
What Are the Implications for the Dollar?
Historically, the U.S. Treasury market has been driven by huge investments from surplus countries like Japan and China, which view the United States as the safest place to store their savings. A 2011 Congressional Research Service report suggests that a loss of confidence in the debt market could prompt foreign creditors to unload large portions of their holdings, thus inducing others to do so, and causing a run on the dollar in international markets. However, others claim that a sudden sell-off would run counter to foreign economic interests, as far as those interests run parallel to a robust U.S. economy.
While many U.S. exporters would benefit from dollar depreciation because it would increase foreign demand for their goods (effectively making them cheaper), the same firms would also bear higher borrowing costs from rising interest rates.
A potential long-term concern of some U.S. officials is that persistent volatility of the dollar will add force to recent calls by the international community for an end to its status as the world's reserve currency. A 2010 survey performed by the McKinsey Global Institute found fewer than 20 percent of business executives surveyed expected the dollar to be the dominant global reserve currency by 2025.
Does a Federal Debt Limit Still Make Good Policy Sense?
Many experts contend the federal debt ceiling is anathema to sound fiscal policy, suggesting it unwise to inhibit the government's ability to meet financial obligations already legislated. "It serves no useful purpose to allow members of Congress to vote for vast cuts in taxation and increases in spending and then tell the Treasury it is not permitted to sell bonds to cover the deficits," writes budget expert Bruce Bartlett. Bartlett has held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Reps. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., and Ron Paul, R-Texas. "No other nation has such a screwy system," he notes.
In December 2012, the White House proposed amending the law in order to grant the president greater freedom to raise the debt ceiling as needed. Under the proposal rejected by the GOP leadership, the president would have been empowered to effectively raise the limit unilaterally unless a two-thirds majority of Congress voted in opposition.
How Does a Debt Limit Crisis Differ From a Government Shutdown?
A shutdown takes place when Congress fails to appropriate funds for the current fiscal year, as last occurred in October 1995. In such a case, a specific set of procedures is enacted. A large portion of the federal government — work deemed "non-essential" — is suspended indefinitely and workers are furloughed without pay until funding is reestablished. A shutdown does not impede the government's ability to pay interest or principal on its debt as long as Treasury has appropriate headroom under the ceiling. In other words, a shutdown does not precipitate a federal default.
On the other hand, if Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the government can no longer borrow funds, but federal operations may continue for the period that Treasury is able to use existing revenue or secure additional resources through special measures. Therefore, most employees will continue to be paid, at least in the short term. However, Treasury's continuing inability to borrow further capital would eventually lead to a default, assuming radical revenue increases or spending decreases are not instituted.
Most experts agree that the potential negative consequences of a debt-limit debacle are much greater and far-reaching than that of a shutdown — particularly given the risk of a government default that would jeopardize the full faith and credit of the United States. The impact of a shutdown, while painful to the workers who are furloughed and the citizens who are temporarily denied certain government services, is limited to the symbolic message of political paralysis it presents to markets.
The bipartisan Congressional Research Service provides a brief history of the federal debt ceiling, with a special focus on the budget debate over the last decade.
A CFR backgrounder outlines the competing policy paths on fiscal reforms and the global consequences for failing to bring down U.S. debt.
The U.S. Treasury attempts to separate fact from fiction with regard to the debt limit, including dispelling the notion that a federal default would bring consequences no worse than a government shutdown.
This backgrounder was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations.


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Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 2 (Mijo)
After an uneven opener, Better Call Saul hits its comic stride in style.
Ivan Radford | On 10, Feb 2015
This will contain spoilers for Better Call Saul Episode 1.
"I just talked you down from the death sentence to six months' probation. I'm the best lawyer ever."
That's the kind of outlandish claim you expect from Jimmy McGill, Albuquerque's favourite loser attorney. But it's the context in which it's said that makes it so funny.
Yes, funny. After an uneven opener, Episode 2 of Better Call Saul hits it comic stride in style – no wonder AMC wanted to premiere the first pair two days in a row. This second outing is a belter.
Mijo, though, is in many ways its own double-bill, sandwiching two, very different parts together.
The first continues Uno's cliffhanger, with Jimmy being dragged into the living room of Tuco Salamanca at gunpoint. After confusing their intended target – the Kettlemans – with Tuco's grandma, the skateboarders Saul started scheming with find themselves in mortal danger. It would be a stretch in any other TV series, but Better Call Saul can pull it off, thanks to its secret weapon: Raymond Cruz.
Cruz goes to town as the unbalanced drug dealer, dreaming up ever more gruesome ways to exact revenge on the kids who punked his abuelita. "Colombian neckties!" he cries, practically twitching with his excitement. All the while, Jimmy squirms uncomfortably, trying to negotiate a way out.
There's a slight problem, of course, with all this: we already know that Mr. McGill will survive. If not, how can he go on to become Walter White's lawyer in Breaking Bad? But if the shadow of Vince Gilligan's former show is a potential issue, this episode actually benefits from the prequel's efforts to recapture some of that drama's dark vibe.
After Episode 1's uneven pull between silly and serious, Tuco gives Jimmy someone to react against, if not for tension, then for laughs. Odenkirk pitches it perfectly, his eyes widening and his hair flapping out of place, as we wait to see what he'll do next – not because we fear for his life, but because it is almost guaranteed to be highly amusing.
The giggles carry us over into the second half of the episode, as we get a taste of the mundane routine of Jimmy's pathetic life: crammed into a room in the back of a nail salon, he lives for vending machine coffee, paltry pay checks and constant bickering with car park attendant Mike Ehrmantraut. It's a deftly edited montage, which doesn't exactly endear us to our hero, but eases us into the show's world. By the time Michael McKean's older brother reappears, we know where we stand – and their conversation, complete with mobile phones and tin foil, gives a surprising hint of patience on both sides of the table.
The first half of the episode interrupts the second, though, when we propertly meet Tuco's number two, Nacho. His introduction suggests that Better Call Saul could find its way into an ongoing vein of violent plots and silly jokes; an altogether different routine that could pave the way for Jimmy's slip from criminal lawyer to (ahem) criminal lawyer. Will the transition manage to be this smooth in future weeks? It's impossible to say. But the arrival of Special Agent Jeffrey Steel shows that fast-talking Jimmy is starting to find his feet – or, more accurately, his tongue. And sometimes, that's all you need.
"I'm the best lawyer ever," he claims. The funny thing? You're almost inclined to believe him.
New episodes of Better Call Saul will arrive on Netflix UK every Tuesday at 7am.
Where can I buy or rent Better Call Saul online in the UK?
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Adventure time is all over Tumblr, I gotta look into what that show is all about.


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John Lynch 2017 HOF Debate
Here we are in the National Football League playoffs but for us that it means it is time to discuss the potential class of the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Finalists have been announced, and along with regular contributor, Spheniscus, we will go back and forth with each candidate and openly debate as to which player would be a worthy Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee.
Committee Chairman: Spheniscus, we return to that powerful Buccaneers defense with John Lynch, who doesn't hurt his case by remaining in the public eye as a broadcaster. I know that shouldn't matter, but do you think that helps to put him over the hump? I think he already has the Hall resume but when you see him weekly and his broadcasting peers constantly state that opinion, it can only accelerate his cause.
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The 2018 Football Futures have been updated
It is always onward and upward for us at Notinhalloffame.com, and as such we wanted to take the time to update our Football Futures section. This is the portion of the website where you have the opportunity to let us know your opinion as whether retired players who are not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame should be enshrined in Canton. This process also helps us establish where these players should be ranked once eligible.
We already had the Football Futures from 2016, 2017 and 2018 up, and recently we have updated our 2017 Football Futures Section.
Next, of course will be the following year as we are updating the 2018 Football Futures Section.
First, here are the 2018 Football Future candidates who had already been uploaded:
Antoine Winfield, a Cornerback who made three Pro Bowls with the Minnesota Vikings.
Brian Urlacher, a Linebacker synonymous with the Chicago Bears and was a four time First Team All Pro Selection.
James Farrior, a Linebacker who won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers and went to two Pro Bowls.
Jason Hanson, a Place Kicker who retired third all time in scoring.
Jeff Saturday, a Center who was a six time Pro Bowler and leader of the Offensive Line that took the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl win.
Keith Brooking, a Linebacker who was a five time Pro Bowl Selection.
Matt Birk, a Center who went to six Pro Bowls and helped the Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl.
Michael Turner, a Running Back who went to two Pro Bowls and was a one time First Team All Pro.
Ray Lewis, a Linebacker who was a two time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a six time First Team All Pro Selection and a two time Super Bowl Champion with the Baltimore Ravens.
Randy Moss, a Wide Receiver who led the NFL in Receiving Touchdowns and was a four time First Team All Pro Selection.
Richard Seymour, a Defensive Tackle/End who won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and was chosen for three First Team All Pro squads.
Ronde Barber, a Cornerback who went to five Pro Bowls and helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win a Super Bowl.
Shawn Merriman, a Linebacker who went to three Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Steve Hutchinson, an Offensive Lineman who was a seven time Pro Bowler and two time NFL Alumni Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Takeo Spikes, a Linebacker with over 1,400 career tackles and a two time Pro Bowl Selection.
Here are the new additions to the 2018 Football Future Candidates:
Bart Scott, a Linebacker who was once a one time Pro Bowler.
Brandon Moore, an Offensive Tackle with one Pro Bowl Selection.
Braylon Edwards, a Wide Receiver who went to one Pro Bowl.
Brendon Ayanbadejo, a Linebacker who went to three Pro Bowls and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens.
Brian Jennings, a Long Snapper who went to a Pro Bowl in 2004.
Casey Hampton, a Nose Tackle who went to five Pro Bowls and won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Chris Cooley, a Tight End who spent his entire career with the Washington Redskins earning two Pro Bowls.
Chris Hope, a Safety who went to one Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Donald Driver, a Wide Receiver who went to four Pro Bowls and helped the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl.
Jamaal Brown, an Offensive Tackle who went to two Pro Bowls and earned a First Team All Pro spot.
Kyle Vanden Bosch, a Defensive End who went to three Bowls.
Leonard Davis, an Offensive Lineman who made it to three Pro Bowls.
Marcus Trufant, a Cornerback who spent most of his time with the Seattle Seahawks and went to the Pro Bowl once.
Nate Clements, a Cornerback who went to one Pro Bowl.
Nate Kaeding, a Place Kicker who was chosen for two Pro Bowls.
Todd Heap, a Tight End who went to two Pro Bowls and was once named the NFL Alumni Tight End of the Year.
We will be continuing our work on the football futures and you will be seeing that shortly. In the meantime we are hopeful that we will receive your input and votes on this batch of future eligible football players.
Our Football Revisions are Complete! Ray Lewis to No. 1
The core of our Notinhalloffame.com has always been our sports lists. As such, it is with great pride that we have updated our Pro Football Hall of Fame list of those to consider for enshrinement in Canton, Ohio
The 2017 Hall of Fame Class added five players who we had listed (LaDainian Tomlinson, Jason Taylor, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner and Morten Andersen), and we did not have trouble replacing them. Actually, we have increased our 100 slightly to 103, for an impending increase in the months (ok, maybe years to come).
The revised ranking is based on your votes and comments and the addition of newly eligible former players.
Let's get right to it!
Former Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis debuts at the number one spot. The 13 Time Pro Bowl Selection was chosen for seven First Team All Pro slots and took Baltimore to two Super Bowl wins. Lewis is likely to get inducted on his first try.
This drops perennial snub, Jerry Kramer to number 2. Kramer was a Finalist nine times and helped Green Bay win the first two Super Bowls. He is the only member of the NFL 75th Anniversary Team not to be enshrined.
Randy Moss makes his first appearance on the list at #3. The former Wide Receiver is the highest ranked skill player and his appearance makes it harder for Terrell Owens to get in. Moss was a Pro Bowler seven times and is third all-time in Receiving Yards and second all-time in Receiving Touchdowns.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Lineman, Alan Faneca, remains at number four. Faneca, a nine time Pro Bowler was a Finalist for Canton in the past two seasons.
Chuck Howley comes in at number five. The MVP of Super Bowl V was a six time Pro Bowl Selection and was chosen for five consecutive First Team All Pros.
Another former Pittsburgh Steeler, L.C. Greenwood is in the top ten at number six. Greenwood has been named a Finalist six times and was a part of the Steelers dynasty that won four Super Bowls in the 1970's. He was ranked #5 last year.
Brian Dawkins returns at number seven. "Weapon X" was eligible for the first time last year and many expected that he would get inducted on his first try. He didn't but was a Finalist last yea
At number eight is Terrell Owens, who dropped two spots from last year. T.O was a finalist in his first two years of eligibility but has been very vocal about being passed over. This could really cost him. He is second all-time in Receiving Yards, third in Receiving Touchdowns and eight in Receptions.
Brian Urlacher debuts at number nine, making three new eligible in the top ten. The career Chicago Bear went to eight Pro Bowls and was selected for four First Team All Pros.
Rounding out the top ten is Johnny Robinson who is known for his time with the Kansas City Chiefs. The former Safety has been a Hall of Fame Finalist six times and has a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs.
Another high profile debut entry is Ronde Barber, the long time Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Back who appears at #15.
Offensive Lineman, Steve Hutchinson makes his first appearance on the list at #34.
Former three time Super Bowl winner with the New England Patriots, Richard Seymour comes in at #48. He is a seven time Pro Bowler.
Matt Birk, the Center who split his career with the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens, is ranked at #67.
Jeff Saturday, who protected Peyton Manning for Years and went to six Pro Bowls makes his debut at #76.
We have also added Tony Boselli, who was a Finalist last year, but was unranked by us previously. The man considered to be the greatest Jacksonville Jaguar of all-time finally makes his first appearance on our list at number 81.
The entire list can be found here.
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Take a look at these revisions and cast your votes and give us your opinions!
We will soon be unveiling our Basketball Revisions and look for that unveiling soon.
As always, we thank you for your support!
The Pro Football HOF Announces their Preliminary Candidates
We here at Notinhalloffame.com have always been fond of the fact that the Pro Football Hall of Fame has preliminary nominees; so much so that we incorporated that in both our Fictitious Athlete and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As such, we are pleased to bring to you the preliminary nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
All of the first year candidates will be underlined, and the returning Finalists will have an asterisk.
Let's take a look shall we?
Quarterbacks:
Randall Cunningham: PHI 1985-95, MIN 1997-99, DAL 2000 & BAL 2001. Ranked #45 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rich Gannon: MIN 1987-92, WAS 1993, KC 1995-98 & OAK 1993-04.
Donovan McNabb: PHI 1999-09, WAS 2010 & MIN 2011. Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steve McNair: HOU/TEN 1995-05 & BAL 2006-07. Ranked #87 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Phil Simms: NYG 1979-93. Ranked #50 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Running Backs:
Tiki Barber: NYG (1997-06). Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Earnest Byner: CLE 1984-88, WAS 1989-93 & CLE/BAL 1996-97.
Roger Craig: SF 1983-90, LAR 1991 & MIN 1992-93. Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Corey Dillon: CIN 1997-03 & NE 2004-08.
Eddie George: HOU/TEN 1996-03 & DAL 2004.
Edgerrin James: IND 1999-05, AZ 2006-08 & SEA 2009. Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lorenzo Neal: NO 1993-96, NYJ 1997, TB 1998, TEN 1999-00, CIN 2001-02, SD 2003-07 & BAL 2008.
Fred Taylor: JAX 1998-08 & NE 2009-10.
Herschel Walker: DAL 1986-89, MIN 1989-91, PHI 1992-94, NYG 1995 & DAL 1996-97. Ranked #40 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ricky Watters: SF 1991-94, PHI 1995-97 & SEA 1998-01. Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wide Receivers:
*Isaac Bruce: LAR/STL 1994-07 & SF 2008-09. Ranked #18 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Donald Driver: GB 1999-12.
Henry Ellard: LAR 1983-93, WAS 1994-97, NE 1998 & WAS 1998. Ranked #91 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Torry Holt: STL 1998-08, JAX 2009. Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chad Johnson: CIN 2001-10, NE 2011. Ranked #44 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Randy Moss: MIN 1998-04, OAK 2005-06, NE 2007-10, TEN 2010 & SF 2012. Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com.
*Terrell Owens: SF 1996-03, PHI 2004-05, DAL 2006-08, BUF 2009 & CIN 2010. Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Sterling Sharpe: GB 1988-94. Ranked #47 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jimmy Smith: DAL 1992-93 & JAX 1995-05. Ranked #96 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rod Smith: DEN 1995-07. Ranked #59 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steve Smith: NYG 2007-10, PHI 2011 & STL 2012.
John Taylor: SF 1987-95.
Hines Ward: PIT 1998-11. Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tight Ends:
Mark Bavaro: NYG 1985-90, CLE 1992 & PHI 1993-94.
Ben Coates: NE 1994-99 & BAL 2000. Ranked #79 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ferrell Edmunds: MIA 1988-92 & SEA 1993-94.
Jay Novacek: STL/PHX 1985-89 & DAL 1990-96. Ranked #89 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Offensive Linemen:
Willie Anderson (T): CIN 1996-07 & BAL 2008.
Matt Birk (C): MIN 1998-08 & BAL 2009-12. Ranked #67 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tony Boselli (T): JAX 1995-01 & HOU 2002. Ranked #81 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lomas Brown (T): DET 1985-95, AZ 1996-98, CLE 1999, NYG 2000-01 & TB 2002.
Ruben Brown (G): BUF 1995-03 & CHI 2004-07.
Ray Donaldson (C): BAL/IND 1980-92, SEA 1993-94 & DAL 1995-96.
Alan Faneca (G): PIT 1998-07, NYJ 2008-09 & AZ 2010. Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bill Fralic (G/T): ATL 1985-92.
Jay Hilgenberg (C): CHI 1981-91, CLE 1992 & NO 1993. Ranked #71 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chris Hinton (G/T): BAL/IND 1983-93, ATL 1990-92 & MIN 1994-95. Ranked #104 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Kent Hull (C): BUF 1986-96.
Steve Hutchinson (G): SEA 2001-05, MIN 2006-11 & TEN 2012. Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.
*Joe Jacoby (T): WAS 1981-93. Ranked #52 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Mike Kenn (T): ATL 1978-94. Ranked #99 on Notinhalloffame.com.
*Kevin Mawae (C/G): SEA 1994-97, NYJ 1998-05 & TEN 2006-09. Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tom Nalen (C): DEN 1994-08.
Nate Newton (G): DAL 1986-98 & CAR 1999.
Bart Oates (C): NYG 1985-93 & SF 1994-95.
Jeff Saturday (C): IND 1999-11 & GB 2012. Ranked #76 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Richmond Webb (T): MIA 1999-00 & CIN 2001-02.
Steve Wisniewski (G): LAR/OAK 1989-01. Ranked #27 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Defensive Linemen:
La'Roi Glover (DT/NT): NO 1997-01, DAL 2002-05 & STL 2006-08.
Leonard Marshall (DE/DT): NYG 1983-92, NYJ 1993 & WAS 1994.
Keith Millard (DT/NT/DE): MIN 1985-91, SEA 1992, GB 1992 & PHI 1993.
Leslie O'Neal (DE): SD 1986-95, STL 1996-97 & KC 1998-99.
Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE): CLE 1989-94, DEN 1995-97 & KC 1997.
Simeon Rice (DE): AZ 1996-00, TB 2001-06, DEN 2007 & IND 2007.
Richard Seymour (DT): NE 2001-08 & OAK 2009-12. Ranked #48 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Neil Smith (DE): KC 1988-96, DEN 1997-99 & SD 2000.
Greg Townsend (DE/NT/LB): LAR 1983-93, PHI 1994 & OAK 1997.
Kyle Vanden Bosch (DE): AZ 2001-04, TEN 2005-09 & DET 2010-12.
Bryant Young (DT): SF 1994-07
Linebackers:
Carl Banks: NYG 1984-92, WAS 1993 & CLE 1994-95.
Cornelius Bennett: BUF 1987-95, ATL 1996-98 & IND 1999-00.
Tedy Bruschi: NE 1996-08.
Seth Joyner: PHI 1986-93, AZ 1994-96, GB 1997 & DEN 1998.
Ray Lewis: BAL 1996-12. Ranked #1 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Greg Lloyd: PIT 1988-97 & CAR 1998. Ranked #88 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wilber Marshall: CHI 1984-87, WAS 1988-92, HOU 1993, AZ 1994 & NYJ 1995.
Clay Matthews: CLE 1978-93 & ATL 1994-96.
Willie McGinest: NE 1994-05 & CLE 2006-08.
Karl Mecklenburg: DEN 1983-94. Ranked #66 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Sam Mills: NO 1986-94 & CAR 1995-97. Ranked #92 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joey Porter: PIT 199-06, MIA 2007-09 & AZ 2010-11. Ranked #98 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Darryl Talley: BUF 1983-94, ATL 1995 & MIN 1996.
Zach Thomas: MIA 1996-2007 & DAL 2008.
Brian Urlacher: CHI 2000-12. Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Defensive Backs:
Eric Allen (CB): PHI 1988-94, NO 1995-97 & OAK 1998-01. Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steve Atwater (S): DEN 1989-98 & NYJ 1999. Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ronde Barber (CB/S): TB 1997-12. Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.
LeRoy Butler (S): GB 1990-01. Ranked #83 on Notinhalloffame.com.
*Brian Dawkins (SS): PHI 1996-08 & DEN 2009-11. Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rodney Harrison (S): SD 1994-02 & NE 2003-08.
*Ty Law (CB): NE 1995-04, NYJ 2005, KC 2006-07, NYJ 2008 & DEN 2009. Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Albert Lewis (CB): KC 1983-93 & LAR/OAK 1994-98.
*John Lynch (S): TB 1993-03 & DEN 2004-07. Ranked #34 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Dennis Smith (S): DEN 1981-94.
Everson Walls (CB): DAL 1981-89, NYG 1990-92 & CLE 1992-93
Darren Woodson (S): DAL 1992-03..
Place Kickers/Punters:
Gary Anderson (K): PIT 1982-94, PHI 1995-96, SF 1997, MIN 1998-02 & TEN 2003-04
Sean Landeta (P): NYG 1985-93, LAR/STL 1993-96, TB 1997, GB 1998, PHI 1999-02, STL 2003-04, PHI 2005 & NYG 2006.
Nick Lowery (K): NE 1978, KC 1980-93 & NYJ 1994-96.
Special Teams:
Brian Mitchell (KR/PR): WAS 1990-99, PHI 2000-02 & NYG 2003.
Steve Tasker (ST): HOU 1985-86 & BUF 1986-97. Ranked #95 on Notinhalloffame.com.
*Don Coryell: STL 1973-77 & SD 1978-86.
Bill Cowher: PIT 1992-06.
Tom Flores: OAK/LAR 1979-87 & SEA 1992-94.
Mike Holmgren: GB 1992-98 & SEA 1999-08.
Jimmy Johnson: DAL 1989-93 & MIA 1996-99.
Chuck Knox: LAR 1973-77, BUF 1978-82, SEA 1983-91 & LAR 1992-94.
Buddy Parker: DET 1951-56 & PIT 1957-64.
Richie Petitbon: WAS 1981-93.
Dan Reeves: DEN 1981-92, NYG 1993-96 & ATL 1997-03
Marty Schottenheimer: CLE 1984-89, KC 1989-98 & WAS 2001.
Clark Shaugnessy: LAR 1978-49 & CHI 1951--62
Dick Vermeil: PHI 1976-82, STL 1997-99 & KC 2001-05.
Please note that we don not rank coaches.
Mild surprise omissions at this stage include Quarterback Drew Bledsoe and Running Back, Shaun Alexander.
Perhaps the biggest head scratcher is that Steve Smith was chosen. We have to wonder if they thought they were voting for the recently retired Steve Smith Sr., who is eligible for Canton in 2022 and has over 14,000 Receiving Yards. This Steve Smith played five years and has 2,641 Receiving Yards.
We are guessing that Smith won't make the next round.
Jerry Kramer and Robert Brazile have already advanced as Senior Finalists. Bobby Beathard has been announced as the Contributor Finalist
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate those who made it this far and we will be eagerly anticipating those who will advance to the Semi-Finals.
The Pro Football HOF Announces their 2018 Semi-Finalists
Can we say again how much we love "Hall of Fame Season"?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced their Semi-Finalists are out and it brings out many familiar faces.
Let's get right to the 27 Semi-Finalists:
Steve Atwater: Safety, DEN 1989-98 & NYJ 1999. Atwater is a Semi-Finalist for the seventh year in a row and he was a two time All-Pro Selection. Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ronde Barber: Cornerback/Safety, TB 1997-2012. Barber is entering his first year of eligibility and is a three time First Team All-Pro Selection. Barber helped the Buccaneers win Super Bowl XXXVII. Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tony Boselli: Offensive Tackle, JAX 1995-01 & HOU 2002. Boselli is a Semi-Finalist for the third time and was a five time Pro Bowl Selection. He was also a three time First Team All Pro. Ranked #81 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Isaac Bruce: Wide Receiver, LAR/STL 1994-07 & SF 2008-09. Bruce is a Semi-Finalist for the fourth straight time and is a four time Pro Bowler. Bruce had 15,208 Receiving Yards over his career, which is fourth all-time overall. Ranked #18 on Notinhalloffame.com.
LeRoy Butler. Safety, GB 1990-01. While Butler has been Hall of Fame eligible since 2007, this is his first appearance as a Semi-Finalist. Butler was both a four time First Team All Pro and Pro Bowl Selection and he is also a Super Bowl Champion. Ranked #83 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Don Coryell: Coach, STL 1973-77 & SD 1978-86. Don "Air" Coryell is a Semi-Finalist for the tenth time and for the ninth year in a row.
Roger Craig: Running Back, SF 1983-90, LAR 1991 & MIN 1992-93. Craig returns as a Semi-Finalist for the tenth time in a row. He is a former NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1988) and a three time Super Bowl Champion. Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Brian Dawkins: Safety, PHI 1996-08. Dawkins is a Semi-Finalist for the second year in a row and was a Finalist last year, which was his first year of eligibility. He went to nine Pro Bowls and was chosen for four First Team All Pros. Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Alan Faneca: Offensive Guard, PIT 1998-07, NYJ 2008-09 & ARI 2010. Faneca is a Semi-Finalist for the third time and was also a Finalist the last two years. Faneca went to nine Pro Bowls, was a six time First Team All Pro Selection and is a former Super Bowl Champion. Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Torry Holt: Wide Receiver, STL1999-08 & JAX 2009. Holt is a six time Pro Bowler who twice led the NFL in Receiving Yards. This is his fourth time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steve Hutchinson: Offensive Guard, SEA 2001-05, MIN 2006-11 & TEN 2012. Hutchinson is in his first year of eligibility and is a five time First Team All Pro Selection. Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joe Jacoby: Offensive Tackle, WAS 1981-93. Jacoby is a Semi-Finalist for the eighth time and was a Finalist last year. The two time Pro Bowler was also a three time Super Bowl Champion. Ranked #52 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Edgerrin James: Running Back, IND 1999-05, ARI 2006-08 & SEA 2009. James is a four time Pro Bowl Selection and a two time Rushing Champion. This is his fourth time in a row as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jimmy Johnson: Coach, DAL 1989-93 & MIA 1996-99. Johnson is a two time Super Bowl winner and a five time Semi-Finalist.
Ty Law: Cornerback, NE 1995-04, NYJ 2005 & 08, KC 2006-07 & DEN 2009. Law is a five time Pro Bowler and three time Super Bowl Champion. He is a Semi-Finalist for the fourth time and was a Finalist last year. Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ray Lewis. Linebacker, BAL 1996-12. This is the first year of Ray Lewis' Hall of Fame eligibility and likely his last as he should get in immediately. He is a two time Super Bowl Champion and also a two time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Ranked #1 on Notinhalloffame.com.
John Lynch. Safety, TB 1993-03 & DEN 2003-07. Lynch is a Semi-Finalist for the sixth time in a row and has also been a past Finalist. Lunch went to nine Pro Bowls and was a Super Bowl Champion with Tampa Bay. Ranked #34 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Kevin Mawae. Center/Offensive Guard, SEA 1994-97, NYJ 1998-05 & TEN 2006-09. Mawae is a Semi-Finalist for the fourth year in a row and is also a past Finalist. He is also an eight time Pro Bowl and three time First Team All Pro Selection. Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Karl Mecklenburg. Linebacker, DEN 1983-84. Mecklenburg is now a Semi-Finalist for the seventh straight time and he is a six time Pro Bowler. Ranked #66 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Randy Moss. Wide Receiver, MIN 1998-04, OAK 2005-06, NE 2007-10, TEN 2010 & SF 2012. This the first year of eligibility for Moss who was one of the most dynamic players ever. Moss was a four time First Team All Pro Selection who is third all time in Receiving Yards. Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Leslie O'Neal. Defensive End, SD 1986 & 1988-95, STL 1996-97 & KC 1998-99. Despite being eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame since 2005, this is the first time that O'Neal has become a Semi-Finalist. He is a six time Pro Bowler. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.
Terrell Owens. Wide Receiver, SF 1996-03, PHI 2004-05, DAL 2006-08, BUF 2009 & CIN 2010. Owens returns for the third time in the Semi-Finals and he was a Finalist the previous two years. T.O. is second overall in Receiving Yards and is a five time First Team All Pro Selection. Of course, he already has a Hall of Fame jacket, whether he gets in or not! Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Simeon Rice. Defensive End, AZ 1996-00, TB 2001-06, DEN 2007 & IND 2007. Rice is on his first year of eligibility and is a former three time Pro Bowl Selection and Super Bowl Champion with Tampa Bay. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.
Richard Seymour. Defensive End/Defensive Tackle, NE 2001-08 & OAK 2009-12. This is the first year of eligibility for Seymour who was a three time Super Bowl Champion and seven time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #48 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Brian Urlacher. Linebacker, CHI 2000-12. Urlacher is Hall of Fame eligible for the first time in his career and he was an eight time Pro Bowl and four time First Team All Pro Selection. Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Everson Walls. Cornerback, DAL 1981-89, NYG 1990-92 & CLE 1992-93. Despite being eligible for the Pro Football for nearly twenty years, this is the first time that Walls made it to the Semi-Finals. Walls was a four time Pro Bowl Selection and he led the NFL in Interceptions three times. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.
Hines Ward. Wide Receiver, PIT 1998-11. Ward is a Semi-Finalist for the second time in a row and he is a four time Pro Bowl Selection and a Super Bowl Champion. Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com.
This group of Semi-Finalists will be trimmed down to fifteen in January. They will automatically be joined by Contributor Finalist, Bobby Beathard and two Senior Finalists; Jerry Kramer and Robert Brazile.
As you can imagine, we will be paying close attention to that announcement!
Our Football List has been revised. Chuck Howley now #1
As we here at Notinhalloffame.com consistently work hard to create new lists we have to continuously update the ones that we have. One of our main core lists, the Football List of those to consider for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been updated.
The first step for us is to take out all of those who were chosen for the Hall. This takes out Tony Gonzalez (#1), Champ Bailey (#2), Ed Reed (#3), Johnny Robinson (#7), Kevin Mawae (#16) and Ty Law (#28).
The second step is to add those who are now eligible. As we have a Football Futuressection that allows you to vote and make comments prior to their eligibility we factor that input before we slot in the new entries.
This leads to our third step, which is taking in your votes and comments on the existing names on the list and altering our rankings if deemed necessary.
The entire list can be found here, but on this page the new top ten are:
For the first time, Chuck Howley moved to the top. The former Linebacker and Super Bowl V MVP was a six time Pro Bowl and five time First Team All Pro Selection. He was ranked at #5 last year.
L.C. Greenwood rocketed to #2 from #6. Greenwood played for the Pittsburgh Steelers all of his career and was a member of the dynasty that won four Super Bowls in the 1970's. The Defensive End was a six time Pro Bowl Selection and he was a Finalists for the Hall of Fame on six occasions.
Alan Faneca went up from #4 to #3. The Offensive Lineman was a nine time Pro Bowl and six time First Team All Pro and helped the Steelers win Super Bowl XL. He has been a Finalist the last four years.
Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1978) Randy Gradisharjumps from #8 to #4. The former Denver Bronco would be chosen for seven Pro Bowls, five First Team All Pros and was a Finalist for the Hall of Fame twice.
Our highest new entry is also our highest rated offensive skill player in former Wide Receiver, Reggie Wayne. Wayne helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI and caught 1,070 Receptions with 14,345 Yards. He was a six time Pro Bowl Selection who led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 2007.
Roger Craig went from #9 to #6. The versatile Running Back helped the San Francisco 49ers win three Super Bowls and he was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1988. He made history as the first player to rush for 1,000 Yards and catch for 1,000 Yards.
Steve Atwater increased his rank from #12 to #7. "The Smilin' Assassin" and former Denver Bronco was first a Finalist in 2016 and was against this year. The Defensive Back was an eight time Pro Bowler and two time Super Bowl Champion.
Troy Polamalu is the second new entry to break our top ten. Spending his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Polamalu was chosen for eight Pro Bowls, four First Team All Pros and was the 2010 Defensive Player of the Year. He helped Pittsburgh win the Super Bowl twice.
Former Super Bowl Champion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ronde Barber is #9 after climbing from #11. The Defensive Back was chosen for five Pro Bowls and was the league leader in Interceptions in 2001.
Rounding out the top ten is Isaac Bruce, the former St. Louis Rams Wide Receiver of their "Greatest Show on Turf". Bruce was a former Super Bowl Champion who caught 1,024 Passes for 15,208 Yards and 91 Touchdowns. He would go to four Pro Bowls.
There are other new entries on out Notinhalloffame.com Football List. Also making their debut are:
Patrick Willis comes in at #16. Playing his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers the Linebacker would be invited to seven Pro Bowls and five First Team All Pros.
John Abraham makes his first appearance at #40. Abraham is in the top 15 all time in Quarterback Sacks, Tackles for Loss and Forced Fumbles and he was a five time Pro Bowl Selection.
Former Chicago Bear Linebacker Lance Briggs enters at #80. He was a seven time Pro Bowl Selection.
The final new entry is Justin Smith at #101. Smith is a five time Pro Bowl Selection.
As you will see, there are 103 names on this list. Our intent is to eventually grow it to 250 (or possibly more) so as we are adding and subtracting names, we feel leaving it at this number is fine for now.
You know what we want you to do!
Take a look at our revised list and cast your votes and offer your opinions!
As always we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank you for your support.
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Carriera da allenatore
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Det Liberale Folkeparti (DLF) (Nederlands:De Liberale Volkspartij) was een liberale partij in Noorwegen. Het was een voortzetting uit 1992 van de in 1980 opgerichte partij onder dezelfde naam. Het doek viel uiteindelijk eind 2017.

Geschiedenis
Het liberalisme in Noorwegen werd tot 1972 voornamelijk vormgegeven door de sociaalliberale partij Venstre. In dat jaar ontstond er binnen die partij grote onenigheid over de toetreding van Noorwegen tot de Europese Economische Gemeenschap, waar slechts een minderheid binnen Venstre voorstander van was. Dit veroorzaakte een splitsing  binnen de partij, waarbij de pro-Europese leden zich afsplitsten en een nieuwe partij oprichtten, de Folkepartiet Nye Venstre (Nederlands: Volkspartij Nieuw Links). In 1980 ging deze afsplitsing verder onder de naam Det Liberale Folkeparti (DLF). Maar de jaren 80 brachten geen electoraal gewin voor DLF, zodat in 1988 besloten werd om de partij op te heffen en zich weer aan te sluiten bij Venstre.

In 1992 werd desondanks opnieuw besloten om de naam van Liberale Volkspartij  te gebruiken voor een politieke partij. Met onder meer mensen uit de Fremskrittspartiet  en laissez-faire adepten, werd het de partij voor aanhangers van het kapitalisme en individuele vrijheid.

De parlementsverkiezingen van 2009 zijn de beste in de partijgeschiedenis. Men neemt deel in 3 provincies en haalt daar telkens ongeveer 0,1% van de stemmen.

Eind 2017, drie jaar na de oprichting van nieuwe partij Liberalistene (die ongeveer hetzelfde gedachtegoed behartigt), wordt de partij ontbonden. De jongerenorganisatie van DLF maakte in 2014 reeds de overstap naar de nieuwe partij en vele andere leden zouden volgen.

Ideologie
De partij had de volgende standpunten:
 Verlagen van de belastingen.
 Volledige vrijhandel.
 Rechtspraak toepast op individuen, versimpeling.
 Afschaffing van de staatssteun aan bedrijven.
 Geen voorkeursbehandeling van bepaalde bevolkingsgroepen.
 Afschaffing van de dienstplicht.
 Afschaffing van restricties op immigratie.
 Afschaffing van de monarchie en staatskerk.
 Legalisering van drugs.

Partijleiders
Tor Ingar Østerud (1992-1995)
Runar Henriksen (1995-1997)
Trond Johansen (1997-2001)
Arne Lidwin (2001-2003)
Vegard Martinsen (2003-2017)

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Partijwebssite

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For this episode, we focus on small presses and the business side of publishing. US Manager Christine Munroe interviews Angela Bole, the Executive Director of IBPA (the Independent Book Publishers Association), about everything from distribution to metadata. As a bonus, the show closes with advice from Kobo's Canadian Merchandiser, Sarah Smith-Eivemark, who recently joined Kobo from a small press. She shares the most important advice she's learned from her unique perspective of this transition from small press to digital retailer. You don't want to miss it!
IBPA's history and mission. It was founded in 1983 – one of the oldest trade associations for publishing in America.
Most of its members have come in as self-publishers, even as early as 1983. Many of them learned the trade, then took on the work of others.
IBPA is a publishers' association, not an authors' association. They serve the publishing side of the business. IBPA won't take a point of view on authorship, editorial, craft. Instead, it focuses on marketing, publishing standards, covers, etc.
Who should join? Those working independently – that is, outside of the Big 5. Small presses, university presses, even aspiring authors considering self-publishing. Anyone wanting to learn more about the market and business of self publishing.
It's $129/year to become a member. Benefits: receiving a monthly magazine and email newsletters, and IBPA acts as a bullhorn sharing good news and success stories of its members. Additionally, it's a connection to the community going through the same process, helping each other succeed by sharing best practices, sharing warnings.
Publishing University is their annual conference, which has been happening for 27 years. In line with IBPA's mission, it focuses on publishing and marketing books. 30 expert speakers come, 300 attendees. Publishing University 2016 will be in Salt Lake City for the first time.
Publishing University also offers an opportunity for feedback and workshopping on your content, cover, and more, adding an experiential element.
Best practices for getting a distributor: transition from pitching a book, to pitching your business. Publishers need a 6-month plan for your business and book, editorial calendar with more books in the pipeline, and marketing plan.
Why Angela keeps talking about metadata and its importance.
Find about more about IBPA at here, on Facebook and on Twitter.
Angela Bole is Executive Director of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest book publishing association in the U.S. serving small presses and self-published authors. IBPA's mission is to lead and serve the independent publishing community by providing advocacy, education, and tools for success. Prior to joining IBPA, Angela served two years as deputy executive director of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), an organization that fosters conversation and consensus across all sectors of the book business. Before that, she served two years as BISG's associate director and two years as its marketing and communications manager.