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Blue Jays at Cubs - August 18-20
The Jays pay a rare visit to Wrigley. Apparently there are a lot of Blue Jay fans in Chicago. The Toronto FC MLS team also play in Chicago this weekend so some fans are doing a joint baseball/soccer trip.
The match-ups are:
Friday: JA Happ vs. Jake Arrieta
Saturday: Nick Tepesch vs. Jose Quintana
Sunday: Marco Estrada vs. Kyle Hendricks
All games are at 2:20 pm.
Posted by Gerry on Friday, August 18 2017 @ 03:07 PM EDT.
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uglyone - Friday, August 18 2017 @ 03:11 PM EDT (#347295) #
nice in depth article on Stroman's quality and distribution of contact, and what that means for him going forward:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/marcus-stroman-is-extreme/
Stroman is a fine fielder, and this helps with the ground balls too, above and beyond exit velocity.
aarne13 - Friday, August 18 2017 @ 04:16 PM EDT (#347297) #
Dang. That is one sorry lineup today. Donaldson, Smoak, Pearce and 6 warm bodies. A "hot" month from one or two of these guys might make the difference.
Chuck - Friday, August 18 2017 @ 04:36 PM EDT (#347298) #
Major leaguers are surprisingly lousy at run downs, too often chasing the guy in the wrong direction.
It is really too bad that Carrera wasn't in the game from the outset.
Gerry - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 12:04 PM EDT (#347315) #
Should have posted here, TJ House up, Mayza down.
Chuck - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 12:36 PM EDT (#347318) #
TJ House up
That's pitcher #29 for the season. Last year saw 27 plus Barney and Goins.
Mike Green - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 12:38 PM EDT (#347319) #
It's a perfect day for a tandem Tepesch/House start, especially with the day off on Monday. I'm thinking 2 innings for Tepesch and then 4 for House.
jerjapan - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 01:59 PM EDT (#347321) #
Awesome, another guy having a mediocre AAA season with no velocity. I'd prefer Beliveau to House, but at this point, it's all just grasping at straws.
29 pitchers is crazy.
Ramirez is the pitcher I would like to see soon.
Me too Mike, I was mentioning interchangeable AAAA guys as I just don't think the FO is willing to run rookies out into our WC 'race'. They consistently prefer vets - guys with big league experience like Refsnyder, House, Aoki, Maille, etc - even if their track records are dismal. Ramirez etc won't show up till September, I assume.
Frankly, I think our best shot at the playoffs comes from mixing some rookies into the lineup / bullpen pretty aggressively.
Refsnyder seems to have the yips when it comes to short throws.
The Joe West suspension was ridiculous. But umpires seem to have the same accountability as tenured professors, so their white wristband solidarity is laughable. In the real world, if you were as incompetent as Angel Hernandez or CB Bucknor, you wouldn't be in your job for very long.
I would have pinch-
hit Morales for Tepesch there.
To keep Morales out of a doubleplay?
Ideal situation. Bases loaded, two out. And I would rather have House pitching than Tepesch.
Hey look! Planes! Squirrel! Squirrel!
Dr. Zarco - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 04:37 PM EDT (#347330) #
That really couldn't have been played any worse by Barney on that go-ahead single. If he misses it entirely, Refsnyder keeps in in the infield. If he gloves it, there's no play at first, but still, the go-ahead run does not score. Instead, he tips it past Refsnyder to the outfield, allowing Happ to score. Not his best defensive game with that throw into the stands on the Heyward force out.
Shoeless Joe - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 04:56 PM EDT (#347331) #
If we are talking Retool instead of rebuild would a Pillar for Joc Pederson trade make sense?
They are essentially polar opposite players with Pillar having strong contact rates and low power versus Pederson having poor contact rates and great power, but Pederson might be a platoon player at this point in time.
Personally I think at the very least a platoon of Pederson and Teoscar Hernandez would be better than having just Pillar in center and best case an outfield of Pederson, Alford, Hernandez and Pompey has some potential.
aarne13 - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 06:21 PM EDT (#347332) #
As much as Pillar has struggled over the past few months he does still add value to the team (off/def). I just don't see that from Pederson (aside from potential power).
Given that Bautista has turned into a pumpkin I wouldn't mind seeing an outfield of Smith/Pearce, Pillar/Alford and Hernandez in Sept.
Not sure what to make of Zeke's lack of playing time given his offensive numbers. Maybe he bought Gibby Molsons instead of Buds on a run to the store?
PeterG - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 07:26 PM EDT (#347333) #
maybe Zeke is not in the plans for 2018?
CeeBee - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 07:31 PM EDT (#347334) #
Bautista slowly inching his way to the Mendoza line. I'm ready for some young blood.
Richard S.S. - Saturday, August 19 2017 @ 07:58 PM EDT (#347336) #
Blue Jays acquire RHP Tom Koehler,
If you are trying to maximize his trade value, sitting him out twice of every three games isn't a great way to do it.
His lack of playing time won't help him in arbitration, if you want to look at it from a hyper-Machiavellian angle.
Koehler, under control for another season making 5.75 mil. Osman Gutierrez going the other way,
Nigel - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 12:01 AM EDT (#347343) #
I hope that they don't have any intention of using Koehler in 2018, other than as a 6th/7th starter.
Glevin - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 07:49 AM EDT (#347344) #
"I hope that they don't have any intention of using Koehler in 2018, other than as a 6th/7th starter."
Koehler is probably a fine 5th/6thstarter. He had 3.6 WAR in his last four years as a regular starter throwing around 160 innings a year. The Jays have had way too many starts this year from pitchers who had no business starting.
Chuck - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 09:09 AM EDT (#347345) #
That is intriguing. Both are entering their first arb year. Pillar is 3 years older, seems to be locked in as an 80-something wrRC+ "offensive" player, and has slipped on defense, though is still a plus player, especially at the price. Pederson has taken a step back this year and was just demoted to make room for Granderson.
From LA's perspective, this makes sense. Pillar would give them a reliable glove in CF. From the Jays' perspective, they'd be rolling the dice that Pederson could rebound and deliver on his power potential. Pederson is actually striking out less than in the past, and is suffering a .240 BABIP, so a return to form would not be out of the question.
I'd seriously consider this offer. In this era where all teams have analytics departments, it would be interesting to see if the Dodgers' valuation of Pillar aligns with BRef and FG. They might well be the ones to say no first to such a proposal.
SK in NJ - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 10:40 AM EDT (#347346) #
If the Jays can non-tender Koehler after the season and work out a cheap deal with him for 2018, then he's a fine long relief option/spot starter. The team needs SP depth. Koehler isn't particularly good, but aside from 12 starts in 2017, he has never been below replacement level like most of the team's depth has been this season. He is a below average starter who can eat up innings. That will have some value as long as he is not making much.
bpoz - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 10:50 AM EDT (#347347) #
Koehler is on the 40 man and on the payroll. So for the rest of this year we have 4 choices to fill 2 rotation spots. Rowley, Tepesch, Biagini and Koehler.
IMO they could all get starts the rest of the way.
uglyone - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 01:47 PM EDT (#347350) #
gibby laying it on the line with today's lineup.
save any criticism of this for the guys who gave him this roster.
Mike Green - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 04:35 PM EDT (#347352) #
That was a pretty good Pillar play.
Donaldson looks fine at shortstop. Heck, if Honus Wagner can do it, why can't Josh?
now all we need to do is play martin at 2b, and our IF issues are over.
The replay officials got that one wrong. The ball definitely got Lopez' foot and changed direction back towards the catcher. Definitely not the usual bounce on a slider.
Heads-up baserunning by Donaldson in the 10th. What a pleasure it is to watch him!
helluva series by Pillar topped off with a clutch game savint catch and potential game winning rbi. him getting hot again like in April would be a huge help
however this one ends, even with all the inuries this has been a super tight winnable series against a supposed stacked team.
Magpie - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 05:56 PM EDT (#347358) #
Looks like the message was "throw your effing fastball."
I miss Russell Martin.
Four Seamer - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 06:07 PM EDT (#347360) #
I miss Roberto Osuna.
Didn't have it all the way.
King Ryan - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 06:09 PM EDT (#347362) #
What more can even be said about this ridiculous season.
SK in NJ - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 06:19 PM EDT (#347363) #
If anyone still had hope for this season, then this series should put the nail in that coffin.
my lord that was painful.
Eight blown saves - more than anyone else in the majors, one in every five opportunities - is just too damn many. The last Blue Jay to blow this many saves in a season was Miguel Batista in 2005. And three of Batista's blown saves came when he entered the game in the middle of an inning with somebody else's runner(s) on base. All of Osuna's have come when he started an inning clean.
Only two Toronto pitchers have blown more saves in a season - Duane Ward had 12 in 1989, most of them occurring in the 6th or 7th inning, and most of them involving inherited runners. And Joey McLaughlin had 11 in 1983, and again in the majority of those he entered in the eighth or earlier, with people on base.
85bluejay - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 06:44 PM EDT (#347366) #
Don't worry, I will soon post some useless statistic that shows that Roberto Osuna is the best closer in baseball.
Eephus - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 06:46 PM EDT (#347367) #
In my memory this will probably go down as the Raffy Lopez Game. Not in any kind of good way.
scottt - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 07:04 PM EDT (#347368) #
Gotta be the worse inning of his career. Including getting hit in the head and the abdomen by foul balls.
That's after being hit by a pitch which the video reviewers chose to ignore.
Nigel - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 07:08 PM EDT (#347369) #
Osuna is an excellent reliever but his struggles do highlight why he is and may be a guy to consider moving. In my view, high leverage relievers can become overvalued (relative to both their limited innings and their inherent variability (both positive and negative)). The blown saves may have reduced his perceived value, but I would argue that in the past offseason Osuna's perceived value exceeded his actual value. I say this as someone who thinks Osuna is an excellent reliever, but I would have zero issues with dealing him when there is a market for him.
jerjapan - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 07:14 PM EDT (#347370) #
Wow. My PVR shut off right before Osuna took the mound (because I don't learn from past mistakes), so I checked here to see the post game celebrations .... what the heck was wrong with Osuna? What an Ugly line.
In previous seasons Osuna has gotten into some trouble with the long ball late in the season. This has not been the case this year. At least not yet. He is keeping the ball in the park and still has excellent peripherals. I have not watched most of his blown saves but seems like he has been pretty unlucky in a lot of them.
And then today's game. I mean he gets two k's and gives up one hard hit ball.
Overall i don't think his "struggles" are much to worry about, painful an experience as it has been.
Osuna is someone the team can trade regardless of team direction. You just don't know how long he will be elite, as relievers are extremely volatile year to year, and this is probably the peak of his value. I would have no issues with trading him depending on the return, and it has nothing to do with the blown saves. If the Jays want to rebuild and compete at the same time, then they are going to have to be creative in how they add talent to the roster. If they can make a killing off trading a closer, then it is something they have to at least consider.
BlueJayWay - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 07:59 PM EDT (#347373) #
This season is rivalling 1995 for the number of weird, demoralizing losses.
Richard S.S. - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 08:19 PM EDT (#347374) #
If Roberto Osuna has lost his Four-Seamer, he's not much better than anyone else in the 'Pen. Is it time we find a new closer or is it too premature?
If Roberto Osuna has lost his Four-Seamer
Don't think that's the issue - he threw a couple of very nice ones immediately after Gibbons came out to talk to him. Sometimes it's as if he's proud of his breaking ball and wants to show it off. Or he thinks throwing his fastball is somehow unsporting.
Did anyone else wonder why they had Bautista playing even with the bag with the bases loaded and no one out back in the third. If he's at normal depth, there's a good chance he starts a GDP on Almora's hit. I assume they were worried about the bunt, but I don't think that's a big part of Almora's skill set.
Eight blown saves = 3.5 GBL for First Place in AL East and holding the 1st WC with a 3 Game lead. Tell me again how bad this team is?!?!?!!'
mathesond - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 09:05 PM EDT (#347378) #
Tell me again how bad this team is?
They are 59-65, and have been outscored by 81 runs.
How often does a player bunt with the bases loaded and nobody out? Not very. The bunter has to be quite proficient at it because the pitcher can go home and if it's a really bad bunt, you can end up with a 1-2-3 DP.
John Northey - Sunday, August 20 2017 @ 11:27 PM EDT (#347382) #
I find it amazing how many are blaming Osuna for this loss - he got 3 outs but the catcher couldn't catch strike 3...twice. If he had then no runs and a save. I've yet to see the 2 K's but generally speaking if a catcher can't catch strike 3 that catcher isn't long for pro-ball.
Just watched those 2 plays and the first I can understand it was a crazy bounce off the plate but the 2nd was inexcusable. Gotta figure that messed up Osuna's head a bit too. He had to be scared to throw low to this waste of space of a catcher. Why not just ask Zaun to come down from the booth he can't do much worse.
scottt - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 06:17 AM EDT (#347384) #
The second dropped 3rd strike appeared to be an off target cutter.
No excuse for not throwing to first in time though.
The Cubs practice the safety squeeze, so that's not a dangerous play for them.
It's nice to see runners hustling off on dropped 3rd strikes, something the Jays hitters rarely do.
Goins just watched the catcher recover the ball earlier on while jogging on the spot.
uglyone - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 08:28 AM EDT (#347385) #
osuna right now reminds me of stroman in the middle of last year - just fallen a bit too much in love with certain pitches, which is always a risk when you have so many pitches to choose from.
BlueJayWay - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 09:41 AM EDT (#347388) #
I had that same thought. That, plus some bad luck has made this stretch for Osuna look worse than it really is. He's still missing a lot of bats and striking guys out, has the best FIP and WHIP of his career, and lowest opponents OPS, and that's with a much higher babip than previous years. IOW I don't think there's much wrong with Osuna, like Stroman last year.
Mike Green - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 10:20 AM EDT (#347391) #
I was thinking about the AL MVP award race, and it looks like Trout is going to have another plausible case for it despite missing all that time. With the solar eclipse today, I thought that it would be a good time to check up on the Millville Meteor vs. the Commerce Comet. Trout's line with 6 weeks left in his age 25 season is 3910 PAs, .308/.410/.568, OPS+ 173, bWAR 53.9. Mantle's line after his age 25 season was 4114 PAs, .316/.427/.564, OPS+ 174, bWAR 52.2. Basically a draw. If you're going to follow a player very closely, Mantle is a good one to choose.
pubster - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 11:26 AM EDT (#347392) #
I never watched the game, but it doesn't seem to me like Osuna was that bad.
Osuna struck out the first and fourth batter. The third batter hit a ground ball to second base. Should have been an easy save.
"Don't worry, I will soon post some useless statistic that shows that Roberto Osuna is the best closer in baseball."
Not the best, but pretty fricken awesome.
Since 2015:
RP fWAR
1.K.Jansen (29): 7.7
2.A.Miller (32): 7.0
3.D.Betances (29): 6.7
4.A.Chapman (29): 6.3
5.R.Osuna (22): 5.8
6.C.Kimbrel (29): 5.7
7.Z.Britton (29): 4.9
8.K.Giles (26): 4.8
9.C.Allen (28): 4.7
10.W.Davis (31): 4.2
ra9WAR
3.W.Davis (31): 7.0
9.W.Harris (32): 5.5
10.B.Brach (31): 5.4
2017 fWAR
4.C.Knebel (25): 2.5
PeterG - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 11:57 AM EDT (#347394) #
I too think that Lopez was largely to blame. Don't be surprised if he is DFA tomorrow and Maile activated. If not tomorrow, only a matter of days.
Nigel - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 12:09 PM EDT (#347395) #
Uglyone, I agree with your baseline point, that Osuna is an excellent relief pitcher. However, I think this helps illustrate a broader point, which is relief pitchers are generally ( there are exceptional circumstances where the team is a legitimate World Series contender and relief innings are at a premium) overvalued. I understand WAR has its limitations for relievers, but your table suggests that an elite reliever is still worth only roughly as much as a league average position player.
uglyone - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 12:14 PM EDT (#347396) #
I agree he should be starting.
That being said, he's probably been our 4th best player this year, behind Stroman Smoak Donaldson.
dalimon5 - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 01:15 PM EDT (#347401) #
The strongest case for trading Osuna at peak value to accelerate a retool is his history with TJ surgery. If he needs another one he's done. If he doesn't pitch above 95/96 MPH he's no longer elite. His frame sticks out from other guys on that list. Osuna isn't a giant.
Interesting question on this Jays fan survey (the bottom one):
Mike Green - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 03:31 PM EDT (#347415) #
Has owners who reinvest in the team rather than taking profit for themselves or subsidizing other businesses.
Michael - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 09:03 PM EDT (#347424) #
I'd vote between not very and somewhat to the question about loyalty to players and between very important and extremely important for the profit one. I don't care if the Jays owners take some of the profit off the table as long as they invest enough to have payroll comparable with the very top payroll teams - not merely the middle of the pack ones.
scottt - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 09:31 PM EDT (#347427) #
That's a weird question. Coaches might be loyal to their players. I don't see why the GM would have to be.
I don't want loyalty towards mediocre players. I want them replaced with better ones.
King Ryan - Monday, August 21 2017 @ 10:36 PM EDT (#347431) #
Osuna has by far the worst ERA of his career, and it is basically entirely due to a completely silly 375 BABIP in August and 345 in July. Last night the dude struck out two guys who reached base anyway, something that basically never happens at this level of baseball.
My mind is boggled that anyone thinks that trading him now would be trading him at "peak value." You would be selling low with him having these kind of numbers thanks to a bunch of weird flukey things happening this year.
The first question is basically "how much longer should we hold onto Jose Bautista."
ISLAND BOY - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 06:25 AM EDT (#347436) #
Answer - " For 38 more games."
christaylor - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 08:31 AM EDT (#347437) #
My belief is that now that management has changed in AZ most teams are on to BABIP. With Osuna more concerning are velo drops which can be seen on the field and his struggle with anxiety which can not.
Trading him would be a terrible idea. He's young enough to contribute for years to come.
Another TJ wouldn't be a career ender at this point and no one seems to be able to have a way to predict or protect against them. I hope that either a) someone can convince him to try starting and he takes to the role or b) the team will get a manager who is predisposed toward using him for multiple innings at the back end. Lock him up through arb and maybe 1 year of FA so that SV totals aren't an issue and see if he can do his best Duane Ward impression.
Magpie - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 11:12 AM EDT (#347446) #
a completely silly 375 BABIP in August and 345 in July.
It was .375 this past April as well. Whereas in May and June, of course, he was utterly unhittable.
But I don't think those ugly BABiPs are completely silly. They aren't driven by groundballs finding holes, and he doesn't give up hits on fly balls landing in between the outfielders. It's being driven by line drives. Osuna actually has a lower BABiP on groundballs, flyballs and line drives than the Jays staff as a whole. But he gives up more line drives than the other guys, and consequently they account for a much larger share of the hits against him (57.5% of the hits against Osuna, 45.8% of the hits against the staff as a whole - which includes Osuna, of course. Otherwise the difference would be even greater.)
You know what I think? He's 22 years old! He's got a great arm, he can throw unhittable pitches (sometimes, alas, they turn out to be uncatchable as well), he likes the job and he seems to have the temperament for it. But he's 22 years old. He's still a baby. It would be weird if there weren't growing pains.
vw_fan17 - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 02:02 PM EDT (#347456) #
Lock him up through arb and maybe 1 year of FA so that SV totals aren't an issue and see if he can do his best Duane Ward impression.
Not sure if you really want to use Duane Ward as a role model :-) I'm pretty sure Osuna's pitched a lot more than Ward during his teens, and Ward's arm basically fell off after 6 full seasons of relief. Osuna's finishing up full season of relief #3 - using that model, he's a ticking time bomb..
If he's happy being a closer, I say keep him there. Starting probably puts way more stress on his arm..
SK in NJ - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 02:11 PM EDT (#347457) #
"My mind is boggled that anyone thinks that trading him now would be trading him at "peak value." You would be selling low with him having these kind of numbers thanks to a bunch of weird flukey things happening this year."
Osuna is about to put up a 3 WAR season out of the pen. Expecting him to keep performing like this consistently over the next three years is asking a lot. It could happen, or he could regress like many other relievers who lose some mileage on their FB after a few years, or get hurt, etc. Osuna having already had TJS and some issues pop up here and there (the 2016 playoffs) makes him a bit of a time bomb for me. If the Jays keep him for three years, then that's fine, but if they are going to move him, then there won't be many better times than this winter. The ERA is misleading, and I think most GM's in today's landscape would know that.
uglyone - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 02:44 PM EDT (#347463) #
"trade him before he gets injured!" is silly, imo.
It's not so much 'trading him before he gets hurt', it's more realizing the shelf-life of the majority of relievers, especially relievers as young as Osuna. The aging curve for relievers in general is not great. Obviously there are always exceptions, and for the Jays sake I hope Osuna is one of them, but if some team is offering a great package for him this winter that makes the team better short and long-term, then they would have to consider it given the market for RP's.
Michael - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 03:05 PM EDT (#347468) #
I agree with Griffin's latest article:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1496774-griffin-a-solution-for-the-jays%E2%80%99-left-side
And think this sort of flexibility (and so far not much push back from the players) is a definite plus for Gibbons managerial prowess.
Mike Green - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 03:15 PM EDT (#347469) #
For amusment only, Roberto Osuna's age comps from BBRef: Lloyd Allen, Pedro Martinez (yes, that one), David Palmer, Tommie Sisk, Victor Cruz, Doyle Alexander, Larry Bearnarth, Hub Bruett, Stan Baumgartner, and Wilbur Cooper. Well above the CRTC's Can-con requirements with Martinez, Palmer, Cruz, Alexander and Bearnarth.
There haven't been any successful closers who started at age 20. The All-time leader for saves through age 22 is....Roberto Osuna with 88. #2 is Terry Forster with 70, #3 is Huston Street with 60, #4 is Billy McCool with 48. Neftali Feliz is 5th. None of #6-#10 was a huge success, including Victor Cruz. Gregg Olson did have a nice run for 6 years. Most of the career closers got a later start often because they bounced in and out of the rotation (Rivera, Gossage, Wilhelm), or in the case of Trevor Hoffman because of a late conversion to pitching.
rpriske - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 03:24 PM EDT (#347470) #
They should absolutely listen to offers on Osuna.
That does NOT mean dump him.
It means that teams overpay closers. Let them overpay the Blue Jays.
"it's more realizing the shelf-life of the majority of relievers, especially relievers as young as Osuna."
this generalization doesn't work at all in this case, though.
first off, you are insinuating that relievers are more at risk of injury than starters, which is just not right.
secondly, in terms of performance, you are using the "average reliever" as a model for Osuna, when the "average reliever" is a failed starter with maybe 1 or 2 mlb quality pitches, for whome even the slightest tapering off of stuff kills their career, which accounts for their high flameout rate. that kind of pitcher has no bearing whatsoever on a kid like Osuna, who has top end starting talent and arsenal.
If we are going to insist on keeping Osuna in the bullpen for health reasons, we should still make sure to project him going forward based on an upper tier SP talent curve, not an average fungible RP curve.
How many RP's that started in their early-20's (let's say 20-22) continued to have long successful careers as RP's? I know some started as relievers and then became starters (Sale), but I'd imagine the relievers that started in the pen and stayed there did not have the type of sustained level of excellence (1.0 WAR and above) consistently. More than 3 years? More than 5? I'd be interested to see what the actual numbers are. Osuna is a weird case since he started in the pen at 20 and stayed there, while previously having very limited innings in the minors, so there's no good comparison for him. I don't think his SP repertoire really makes a difference though unless they convert him to a SP, which doesn't look like it will happen.
PeterG - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 04:04 PM EDT (#347476) #
Don't count out Carlos Ramirez as the Jays next closer...whenever that may be. I suspect we will see him in September.
Since Jansen will obviously be added to the 40 man as well, maybe he can be called up also so we can see his work behind the plate for ourselves. It would be a learning experience for him even if he does not play much. No need to keep Lopez around or even Montero for that matter though I suspect the latter will hang around in case of injury or Martin being out longer.
It's interesting that the club has been using Ramirez in 2+ inning appearances.
jerjapan - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 05:35 PM EDT (#347480) #
Ramirez has now pitched 33 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run... anyone know the Jay's record for scoreless streaks in a season? If he keeps this up, it's getting close to Hershiser territory.
King Ryan - Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 11:53 PM EDT (#347495) #
"But I don't think those ugly BABiPs are completely silly. "
Magpie - Wednesday, August 23 2017 @ 03:51 PM EDT (#347548) #
You think those line drives should be finding gloves? Because that's been the problem.

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Organisational commitment to road safety - how serious are we?
Hillier, Paul
Road Environment
This paper examines the commitments a number of public and private sector organisations have made to road safety initiatives and practices in the United Kingdom (UK). The paper also looks the work of a selection of UK based companies in the undertaking of their global operations. Whether organisations in Australia should be considering similar commitments is then discussed.
The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has been involved with a number of the initiatives and practices introduced above, with the aim of extracting further road safety gains through cultural change. These include such initiatives as:
the creation of innovative key performance indicators for road safety ? rating the actions and contributions of road and safety authorities in other ways than traditional crash and injury statistics;
the EuroRAP road assessment program ? giving stakeholders performance information on road environment safety across Europe;
the introduction of journey data recorders (?black boxes?) into a range of vehicle fleets;
the corporate commitment of large, multi-national companies to depot and on-road safety on key strategic routes;
the UK Road Death Investigation Manual ? which in very general terms directs more Police resources and emphasis to the investigation of fatal crashes; and
the legal pursuit of road safety ? such as the application of corporate manslaughter charges to company executives
This paper will present information on trends and specific initiatives within, and emanating from, the UK that could be expected to add value to existing Australian road safety initiatives, but require levels of commitment from a range of different groups to be successsful. The paper then suggests a number of specific items for inclusion in consideration by government authorities, advocacy groups, private industry and community interest groups.


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Марков Дмитро (Димитрій) Андрійович, чи Димитрій Марків (, Грушів — , Львів) — галицький громадський діяч та публіцист першої чверті XX сторіччя, москвофіл. Його виступ в Райхсраті російською мовою викликав протест з боку галицьких послів, внаслідок чого Д. Маркова позбавили права голосу.

Життєпис

Народився у селянській родині, молодший брат журналіста Осипа Маркова.

Закінчив німецькомовну гімназію у Львові та богословський факультет Львівського університету. Довершив освіту на юридичному факультеті в Інсбруку. Брав активну участь у громадському житті. Обирався до крайового Галицького сейму, Райхсрату Австро-Угорщини. Під час виборів 1913 року, в умовах загального падіння популярності москвофілів, став єдиним кандидатом від Русско-народної партії, якому вдалося пройти до Райхсрату.

Після початку Першої світової війни Дімітрія Маркова було заарештовано. Йому та п'ятьом його товаришам було пред'явлено звинувачення у державній зраді. У захисній промові Марков відкинув звинувачення, підкреслив, що, незважаючи на свої переконання, не порушував австрійських законів. Проте, разом з іншими учасниками процесу, він був засуджений до смертної кари, заміненої на довічне ув'язнення. Перебував у воєнній тюрмі Терезин до 1917 року, коли після смерті Франца-Йозефа І була оголошена амністія.

Після розпаду Австро-Угорщини повернувся до громадського життя, став одним з учасників Паризької мирної конференції, де разом з Дмитром Вергуном очолював делегацію галицьких русинів. Описав свою діяльність на конференції в споминах «Записки о Прикарпатской Руси на мирной конференции».

Після невдачі на конференції повернувся до Львова, де проживав до кінця життя, займаючись громадською діяльністю. Написав кілька робіт мемуарного характеру.

Праці
 Письма публициста — 1906
 Русская и украинская идея в Австрии — 1911
 Записки о Прикарпатской Руси на мирной конференции — 1919
 Кто нас спасал в 1915 — 1934

Примітки

Джерела
 Орлевич І. В. Марков Дмитро Андрійович  //
 Ваврик В. Р. Краткий очерк галицко-русской письменности — Лувен, 1963.

Москвофіли
Українські публіцисти
Випускники богословського факультету Львівського університету
Посли Галицького сейму 10-го скликання
Посли Австрійського парламенту 11-го скликання (1907-1911)
Посли Австрійського парламенту 12-го скликання (1911-1918)
Померли у Львові

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Q: Find at least one element that exists in all three lists in OCaml
We have three lists which contain people's names.
All three lists have been sorted alphabetically.
Now we need to find at least one name which appear in all three lists.

The algorithm I am thinking is like this:

I get three heads out of three lists.
if the three heads are not equal to each other, then I keep the max
  one and get two new heads from the lists from which I just dropped the
  heads.
Continue above procedure until I find such an element as described in
  the beginning.

Is this algorithm correct?

The problem is that I am not sure how to use ocaml to write the function.

A: Here is an OCaml function that does the intersection of two sorted list using your algorithm (which is indeed the good way to solve this problem).
let rec intersect l1 l2 = match l1, l2 with
| [], _ | _, [] -> []
| h1 :: t1, h2 :: t2 ->
  if h1 < h2 then intersect t1 l2
  else if h1 = h2 then h1 :: (intersect t1 t2)
  else intersect l1 t2

A: Thomash's algorithm will do the job with two calls of intersect and creating intermediate lists so it isn't very efficient.
Your algorithm is essentially correct. An extra bit is that sometimes you have two heads are equal to max and you should drop only the remaining head.
Here is the revised algorithm written in OCaml:
let rec intersect xs ys zs =
    match xs, ys, zs with
    | [], _, _ | _, [], _ | _, _, [] -> None
    | x::xs', y::ys', z::zs' ->
       if x = y && y = z then Some x
       else
           let m = max x (max y z) in
           if x = m && y = m then intersect xs ys zs'
           else if x = m && z = m then intersect xs ys' zs
           else if y = m && z = m then intersect xs' ys zs
           else if x = m then intersect xs ys' zs'
           else if y = m then intersect xs' ys zs'
           else intersect xs' ys' zs

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NYSE Technologies' plans to develop a consolidated tape for European equity markets should come to fruition in the third quarter of 2011, when the company will deliver a service aimed at providing broad access to post-trade market data at a lower cost than today.
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Dominique Cerutti, president and deputy CEO of NYSE Euronext, says: "A European tape of record will address the critical elements in the MiFID post-trade transparency debate relating to the quality and cost of consolidated equity post-trade data."
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Schaedel views the NYSE Technologies' development as a practical application of knowledge and technology that is already in the market, and one that will be refined as de facto industry standards for post-trade reporting emerge. He explains: "A tape of record is a very simple and practical application of the newly defined standards that address transparency issues. It is similar to what investors already know as 'time and sales'. While there is no single source, such as a utility, for 'time and sales' data, it informs investors with a consistent view of the markets."
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NYSE Technologies envisages a consolidated tape framework for a number of solutions that can meet diverse customer needs. At one end of the spectrum there will be an internet solution offering market data to a broad audience at no cost, while at the other end there will be a real-time service for sophisticated users who will pay more for market data as they move up the value chain in search of low latency and unique delivery models. Here lies the commercial market that Schaedel expects to be populated by mid-tier banks and some buy side institutions. NYSE Technologies has yet to finalise a fee structure as that depends on exchanges' pricing of unbundled post-trade data, but it does suggest prices for the real-time service will be a 'fraction' of what they are today.
While NYSE Technologies will be a pioneer of the post-MiFID consolidated tape, it doesn't expect to be a lone traveller. It acknowledges Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters, which already offer consolidated tapes to smaller communities than NYSE Technologies expects to reach, as well as the addition of other newcomers. "There is plenty of room to differentiate in the market," says Schaedel. "If others see a need and a void, standards will enable solutions and market data and technology suppliers will look to create value in consolidating and delivering post-trade market data."
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Listen: The first performance of John Cage's 4'33"
By norman lebrecht
A BBC Radio 4 documentary.
Myrtar says:
I listen to this every day for hours on end, I wonder how much I owe in royalties…
(Sound of crickets)
I much prefer Danny Kaye's
"THE KING"S NEW CLOTHES !
There's more music in this than most things Cage composed!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ9f2rnjB84
John Borstlap says:
I don't get it – the link forwards to a German review of a very conventional festvial programme.
Petros Linardos says:
I once attended a public discussion where John Cage was asked about 4'33". He briefly explained how this was the logical outcome of his train of thought, bluntly stated that he didn't have to work on such parameters as pitch or rhythm, and then broke into a hearty laughter. So did the audience.
norman lebrecht says:
Apologies. The correct link has been installed.
Thank you Norman.
Ron Keillor says:
"about" the first performance, not a record of it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/b8rCsLSzpCW6cJHKPjCf57/five-seismic-moments-in-new-music
'There's no such thing as silence. What they thought was silence, because they didn't know how to listen, was full of accidental sounds. You could hear the wind stirring outside during the first movement. During the second, raindrops began pattering the roof, and during the third the people themselves made all kinds of interesting sounds as they talked or walked out.' Nonsense, the sounds were not the piece because there was no piece there. One of those silly 'ideas' by and for people who cannot think.
herrera says:
I can't tell you how many performances I've been to of 4'33" where the pianist completely screwed it up, performing for 4'32″ or 4'34".
People mistakenly think 4'33" can be performed with some sort of device that tells time. That'd be like playing Bach with a metronome.
Just as a drummer must practice to attain perfect rhythm, so the soloist must practice to attain perfect timing.
It's simple: "1 one-thousand, 2 one-thousand, 3 one-thousand…." and so on until "273 one-thousand"
It's the only piece where every member of the audience can perform along with the soloist.
"The work may be performed by an instrumentalist or any combination of instrumentalists and last any length of time."
Una says:
http://www.bruceduffie.com/cage.html
Nice interview done by Bruce Duffie again for WNIB in Chicago some years ago and been transcribed, and worth a read.
nick2 says:
Rather similar to James' comment above, Cage was once giving a lecture to music students in Lisbon. A well-known Portuguese pianist and Festival organiser told me that during the Q&A one student piped up: "Mr. Cage, I was so impressed with your performance of 4'33" yesterday. Would you be annoyed if I were to write a similar work titled 5'14"?
I would be flattered, responded Cage. "But if I may suggest, write it for violin!"
This aptly demonstrates the level of Cage's enterprises.
In fact, you'll often find Cage supporters become infuriated when people ridicule 4'33" because they say he did write serious music. I believe Cage did this all to himself with his ridiculous notions of 4'33". If it's the thing people mostly talk about when Cage is mentioned then people who engage in gimmickry need to be careful what they wish for!
Chris Walsh says:
I think their annoyance may have more to do with the fact that such people simply aren't aware of anything else he wrote. Try getting a response from them about his sonatas for prepared piano, his Number pieces, or his settings of texts by Joyce or Cummings. They've only ever heard of the "funny, silent piece".
Pianofortissimo says:
The Estate of John Cage has sued people using silence in "music" or "sonic art" as infringement of copyright.
In a philosophical sense, Cage has plagiarized the entire silence of the universe.
John Skuse says:
I take it that the applause at the end was silent!
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May 17, 2019 - 6:47PM
Re: SEEKING ADVICE
Catholic Conference hockey has dropped off a cliff in the past five years. Cross those off.
If you want to see how the Preps stack up, go to https://www.nepsac.org/sites/nepsac.org/files/files/Private_User/laurie.sachs@rivers.org/bh2019v7.pdf The Elite 8 (Stuart/Corkery) are basically #1 - #8 this past year while the others are #9 - 24. You'll see St. Sebs is 4th and Bel Hill is not listed. Now, that doesn't mean one is a better opportunity for your kid than the other. It's just a dynamic to consider.
Understand, though, these coaches all understand they are competing with each other and will tell you what you want to hear. If you don't have an advisor, I'd get one that has a connection with NE prep schools. The coaches won't lie to them because they need the advisors to recommend their program.
Sucker.
Here is some real solid advice. Move to Medway. Awesome program. Middle of the pack D2. Kid will totally develop.
Hahaha, thanks Medway Coach!
Anony
Since your son will be a sophomore and played bantam, I'm guessing he played on the LC 04 team that won the national championship. Deep, solid team. Saw some of the 04 LC players at WSI. Given the level of hockey your son has been playing, playing for SJP or CM, although good schools, would be a big step down. By contrast, playing prep for St. Sebs or Belmont Hill would be a big step up, but given where your son played, may be a great next move. Both schools are all boys, but have very different feels. St. Sebs is the better hockey, Belmont Hill the better academics. The personalities of the coaches are a definite factor you should consider in who your son will respond to better. Where will you live? Commute is an issue. Boston is not commute friendly. How much money the school gives you can also be a big factor. You also need to figure out where your son will play during the fall split season before the prep hockey season starts. Belmont Hill has a solid group of 04's that will be playing for the U15 Wizards. St. Sebs will have at least one 04 on varsity who is playing for the U16 Eagles. Unlike Michigan this upcoming season, 04's will have the option to play U16 in Mass. Pros and cons to both age groups for an 04. Depends where your son projects on the team. At the end of the day, on which campus did your son feel most comfortable? Good luck to your son.
One of the best responses I've seen on this site in a while.
Are you guys that silly to fall for this post? Geez.
Your post sounds slightly suspicious. It is almost June and you are citing "offers from New England prep...CM & St. John's Prep. That window is typically closed though there are a few circumstances where late admission is an option but the fact that four schools are allegedly holding a spot for your player raises my radar. You also spelled Little Caesar's incorrectly. Sebs does not "hold spots." They are backed up with too many hockey players as it is. I doubt Belmont Hill does as well. Unless your son is the next Noah Hanifin it is very unlikely they will accept him after the spring admissions season has shut down. CM and SJP are both good schools but not in the same class as Sebs and BH.
By "offer' (your words) do you mean that you applied through the traditional channels and your son was already procedurely accepted? I doubt Sebs and BH have any seats left in May.
There seems to be a migration movement from the Midwest to Massachusetts over the last few weeks according to the DBoard. I hope you are ready for the COLA here in the Northeast.
I would have otherwise shared your skepticism, but know that a number of prominent prep schools are still looking for students with strong hockey skills to enroll. That's why I decided to respond in the detailed and hopefully helpful manner I did.
The prior poster you responded to doesn't understand how the Prep process actually works. Every top school "accepts" more than they need with the hopes of landing that year's big fish(es). Only one school does. The ones that don't will gladly accept a relocating family's kid - if he can play.
The prior poster you responded to doesn\\\\\\\\'t understand how the Prep process actually works. Every top school \\\\\\\\"accepts\\\\\\\\" more than they need with the hopes of landing that year\\\\\\\\'s big fish(es). Only one school does. The ones that don\\\\\\\\'t will gladly accept a relocating family\\\\\\\\'s kid - if he can play.
Exactly. Before the prep school acceptance date, players are recruiting multiple schools. After the acceptance date, once schools know who is coming — and more importantly who is not — the prep schools start recruiting the players in the hope that they can fill their specific need due to players choosing other schools. That process can last into the summer. Hockey, particularly outside of Massachusetts and New England, is not on the traditional prep school admission calendar, and smart prep coaches and admissions know this.
Different "Anony" here, but would you mind naming some of the prominent ones that are still looking for talent to help those of us who might be interested in the move?
First mistake is that you are asking the Dboard for advice😂😂.
Here's a hint...
If there's an opening and they are still interested in your kid, your phone will ring.
If you understand the climate at Sebs and BH you know that their baseball and lax teams are as, if not more successful than their hockey teams. Sebs lax has 8-10 D1 commits on their current roster and they compete for an ISL title every year; baseball has 3-4 commits and they have won the ISL the last 2 years. My point is the coaches of baseball and lax will want the same flexibility extended to them as is offered to hockey. By your theory that leaves 2-3 spots per sport left open per year - a total of 6-9 kids. I doubt that is occurring as that is a lot of unknowns for the admission and financial aid office. Sebs hockey is high level but there is balance offered throughout the athetic department. Cushing, KUA and some of the "hockey centric" schools are in a different situation.
I am sure if the kid is the real deal, they will find space and money if that is what is needed. If you have money and your kid is pretty good, guess what they will like him just as much.


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Music: Modern, Retro and Convergence
The Modern: I've blogged in the past about my love of the Sonos digital music system, which I've installed throughout my home. As an avid music collector, over the years I've amassed a collection several thousand CDs strong. However, there are still gaps in my collection, and sometimes you just need to hear The Bangles' version of Hazy Shade of Winter. Happily, Sonos released an upgrade a couple months ago which offered native Rhapsody support using the new Rhapsody APIs. There had previously been Rhapsody support via a kludge whereby the Sonos system talked to a Windows PC with Rhapsody installed on it to allow Rhapsody support. My house is an all Mac household, so I wasn't going to go there. Other folks have praised the new Sonos / Rhapsody integration, and I couldn't agree more. I always though about subscribing to Rhapsody to have access to the infinite jukebox in the sky, but it wasn't until I test drove it on my Sonos that I decided to take the plunge and become a paying customer.
However, I have one UI big complaint that I just have to mention, and I hope the folks at Sonos and Rhapsody are listening. I don't know if the shortcoming is a result of Sonos' design choices or a shortcoming in the Rhapsody API, but hopefully they'll work together to iron this out. The glaring omission in the Rhapsody interface on Sonos is the ability to do any kind of keyword search for an artist or album. The Rhapsody browsing paradigm appears to be totally locked in to a hierarchical model which somewhat surprisingly has the musical genre as one of the top level branches, forcing me to guess what genre a particular artist has been categorized in, which often leads to a frustrating dead-end if you've chosen the wrong genre. Is Alison Kraus country or bluegrass? Is Jack Johnson rock or pop? What genre is Steely Dan? How about Ani DiFranco? Anyway, Sonos / Rhapsody would go from good to great if I could just do a search for a specific artist or album and not have worry about which genre a particular artist has been categorized in.
The Retro: My friend Jason called me over the weekend, and asked me to come over to see the "engineering marvel" he had just purchased. I walked down the block (he lives all of 300 feet away) and was surprised to discover a vintage turn-of-the-century Brunswick Victrola that he had just purchased from a local antique shop. The device is an amazing artifact because it manages to produce sound without any electricity. A hand crank on the side winds a spring-driven motor that spins the turntable. As it rides the vinyl record's groove, the needle vibrates a membrane it is mechanically coupled to, creating (very quiet) sound in a chamber on the machined metal arm, which is hollow and pipes the sound produced by the membrane through an expanding horn-shaped tube, providing natural bullhorn-style amplification. The horn terminates just behind the "speaker" grille shown in the picture. The sound is a bit scratchy and tinny and lacks low-end frequencies, but it sounded surprisingly good to me given the decidedly low-tech means of producing the sound. Never mind tubes, solid state circuitry, capacitors or resistors, there are no electronics of any kind in this system. Cool.
The Convergence: So here's how the past and present converge. After sitting around and listening to several very scratchy vintage 78s (including Bing Crosby's White Christmas), Jason and I decided that what we really wanted to do was hear our own music on the Victrola. After some research, Jason found a site called Custom Records Vinyl Mastering which allows you to have a custom one-off 78, 45 or 33 rpm LP vinyl phonograph record made from a digital audio file that you upload to the site. So Jason uploaded a couple of tracks (Make Me Feel and Arabic Ska) from our band's album, Summers in Rangoon, and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the vinyl 78s later this week. I can't wait for the anachronistic thrill I know I'll get from hearing the low-fi sounds of Soul Patch emanating from the Brunswick phonograph.
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Caleb was in the Exodus with Moses, Aaron and Joshua. He was one of the twelve spies sent to scout the land of Canaan. He gave an honest report, as did Joshua, and was granted entrance to the promised land later. When Israel entered Canaan forty years later, Caleb was granted by Joshua, the area around the city of Hebron, for his faithfulness.
Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him a son named Hur. Caleb promised the hand of his daughter Achsah in marriage to any Israelite who would conquer Debir, and Othniel won the battle. Caleb is found in the Books of Joshua, Judges, Numbers, Deuteronomy, 1 Samuel, and 1 Chronicles.


The ITS student body is an international community of church leaders. A large number of countries are usually represented in the student body (e.g., Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Palau, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, Uganda, USA, Vietnam, Zaire, etc.). The rich fellowship among the students encourages them to expand the Kingdom of God to the ends of the earth. God's goodness to ITS is displayed in the ministries of ITS graduates. ITS alumni have filled leadership positions upon return to their home countries to serve their churches.
Worship and prayer meetings are part of ITS family daily schedule. The chapel times play an important role in molding Christian characters and promoting unity among students, staff and faculty.
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"Using drama to understand and foster effective doctor-patient interation"
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease." (William Osler, 1849-1919). Genres in institutionalised communication - such as the medical consultation and the informed consent in clinical settings - can benefit from drama to achieve a more effective and ethical dialogue. The aim of this talk is to present two current research projects - funded by Universitat Jaume I and MINECO - developed by the GENTT group at UJI whose aim is to understand and improve doctor-patient communication in multilingual and multicultural healthcare settings by means of scripts and role plays. Multidisciplinary discussion involving actors, doctors, linguists and translators will also be addressed.


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UK to ban the sale of combustion engine cars as early as 2032
By Matthew Griffin Future Transport 23rd February 2020
Transportation accounts for a significant percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and the UK government is setting some of the most ambitious targets in the world to de-carbonise their economy.
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As we continue to see the electrification of vehicles, and even the emergence of electric cars that just rely on solar for their energy and even batteryless hypercars, as well as the emergence of more and more hybrid and fully electric vehicles, more countries around the world, from France and Germany to China and India, have announced plans to ban the sales of petrol and diesel cars from anywhere between 2030 and 2040. A few weeks ago though the UK government, who'd previously committed a date of 2040 announced that they intend to ban the sale of combustion engine cars in 2035, but now they've announced that that ban could be bought forwards to 2032, three years earlier than previously suggested, the transport secretary has said.
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A consultation launched last week suggested all cars with internal combustion engines could be banned from 2035 but Grant Shapps told BBC radio on Wednesday the ban could come within 12 years not 15.
Shapp's comments will likely add to the concerns of the car industry, which has criticised the government several times now for "moving the goalposts," with Mike Hawes, the chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said it was a "date without a plan".
Previous proposals also excluded some hybrid cars, which combine internal combustion engines with battery electric power.
Boeing will trial its first self-piloting planes in 2018
Hybrids are seen by carmakers as a key way of reducing the carbon footprint of their vehicles, and multiple companies such as Toyota and Mercedes, have bet heavily on hybrids to avoid steep EU fines.
Shapps and Andrea Leadsom, the business secretary, will meet the SMMT on Thursday, with the lobby group hoping to persuade the government that the industry will need more help to achieve the targets.
Among the main concerns for carmakers are incentives such as grants for electric cars as well as building national infrastructure capable of charging millions of vehicles.
Uber suspends entire self-driving car program after Arizona crash
During the third quarter of 2019, the UK Department for Transport recorded 22,596 registrations of ultra-low emission vehicles, which includes electric cars – 39% more than the same period in the previous year. However, that still represented only 3.1% of new car registrations during the period.
European manufacturers are launching a wave of electric-only models to try to reduce the emissions of the cars they sell and meet the EU targets. Volkswagen, the world's largest carmaker by volume, plans to sell 1m electric cars by the end of 2023 as the race for fully electrified transport gets underway.
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4Children Lesotho completed this learning brief to document the experience of transitioning a large USAID-funded orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) project from one USAID grantee to another. In the past several years, PEPFAR countries have transitioned OVC programs to new partners or new…
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review
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Integrating Violence Against Children Prevention and Response Interventions Within PEPFAR HIV Pediatric Testing, Care and Treatment
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As part of its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) guidance, the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) released Version 2.3 in September 2018, which includes revised indicators for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programs. These indicators are intended…
4th Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Conference
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Addressing women's and men's gender-specific needs in HIV service delivery: Learnings from Project SOAR
Project SOAR has synthesized its learnings to-date from integrating a gender lens into its implementation science research. Our gender analysis highlights findings from across studies that are:
Tool for Using Demographic and Health Survey Data to Estimate the Size of Orphans-and- Vulnerable-Children Groups at the National and Subnational Levels
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OVC Indicator Matrix: Measuring the Pathway to Better Outcomes for Children Affected by HIV
The logic model, designed by MEASURE Evaluation, complements and incorporates a series of benchmarks for assessing achievement of household case plans and determining the readiness of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) households to exit from OVC programs through graduation.
Benchmark assessment of orphaned and vulnerable children in areas of the Zambia Family (ZAMFAM) Project
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Good Practice Guide: Gender-transformative HIV programming
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Laughter therapy as an intervention to promote psychological well-being of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families
The study explores the experiences of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families, participating in laughter therapy. Laughter therapy is being used as an intervention to positively influence individuals experiencing various forms of emotional distress. Community care…
Toolkit for Integrating Gender in the Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs
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UNAIDS Right to health report
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PEPFAR Strategy for Accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control (2017-2020)
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HIV viral load as an independent risk factor for tuberculosis in South Africa: collaborative analysis of cohort studies
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Addressing Gender to Ensure Effective PrEP Introduction
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This Excel workbook is designed to assist PEPFAR orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) country programs to estimate the size of four groups of potentially vulnerable children.
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Estimating Numbers of Orphans and Vulnerable Children – A Test of Regression Modeling
Programs for orphans and vulnerable children need to know who most needs help. MEASURE Evaluation used population surveys to develop national and subnational estimates of children (including orphans and co-resident children) who live with at least one HIV-positive adult.
Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High-Burden Settings: The MP3 Youth Observational Pilot Study Protocol
Nearly three decades into the epidemic, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region most heavily affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with nearly 70% of the 34 million people living with HIV globally residing in the region. In SSA, female and male youth (15 to 24 years) are at a…
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This study examined specific factors that explain adolescent boys' level of motivation to undergo male circumcision (MC) in Zimbabwe. It applied the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) as the theoretic framework. The IBM focuses on six constructs. Three constructs are determinants of intention,…
Sexual Behavior among Orphaned Adolescents in Western Kenya: A Comparison of Institutional- and Family-Based Care Settings
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For Every Child, End AIDS: Seventh Stocktaking Report, 2016
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Mr Abdellatif Zoubair ,the regional ELT supervisor and MoRCE-Net president, conducted a training workshop for CRMEF teacher trainees on Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Inspectorate in Agadir. The theme of the workshop was "Designing a Checklist for Class Observation".
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Johnson & Johnson Settles Over Drug Risperdal
By Jerry Wallentine
Risperdal was a drug that was aggressively promoted and sold by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for unapproved uses, mostly targeting providers who treated elderly dementia patients and nursing home providers. In their promotions they stated the drug could be used for controlling aggression and anxiety in these elderly dementia patients and even used on children with behavioral disturbances. In actuality, the drug had only been approved by the FDA for use to treat schizophrenia. Where were the lawyers during this?
Due to such outrageous off-label marketing and targeted sales from 1999 - 2005 hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of uncovered claims arose. Additionally, a criminal investigation ensued after warnings had been ignored by the both Johnson & Johnson and Janssen.
A settlement agreement was reached on Monday in regards to this case, one of the largest health care fraud cases in U.S. History. Johnson & Johnson will have to pay $2.2 billion to end the civil and criminal investigations. Janssen's criminal defense lawyer is having him plead guilty to a single misdemeanor for the wrongful promotion of Rispersdal. Johnson & Johnson states that the settlement of the civil allegations is NOT an admission of any wrongdoing and they still deny all of the governments allegations against them.
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