Jeanne Rose Salter was born on August 6, 1958 to PD & Virginia Oxford in Monterrey, CA. and went to be with the Lord on March 27, 2018.
Jeanne graduated from Pan American University with a degree in Business, and spent 14 years of her life as a math teacher at Our Lady of Sorrows School in McAllen,TX. She went to PSJA High School where she was a bearette, but before high school she went to OLS and graduated from there in the eighth grade. She learned the love of Catholic Education from her mother, who worked at the same school as the bookkeeper. Whether she was pursuing her education or teaching mathematics, Jeanne always had an additional job as a dance teacher. For many years, Jeanne worked for Melba's School of Dance in McAllen, where she was a senior company dance member all through her childhood, until her brother and sister-in-law (Philip then engaged to Mary Alice) opened Palm Valley Gymnastics in 1986. Jeanne then began working for the family business. Jeanne was the one who turned Palm Valley Gymnastics into Palm Valley Gymnastics & Dance. Jeanne could sew just about anything for anyone. During the initial dance recitals, she handmade every costume. Slowly but surely, the dance program grew because of the roots she began and now boasts over 500 dance students in the program per year. There are endless students who contribute their love of dance to Jeanne's strong basics as their beginning teacher. She firmly believed that ballet was the foundation for amazing dance technique and because of this many students can describe her as strict but loving and passionate. She taught endless students how to be amazing dance assistants and eventually dance teachers themselves. She was a certified member of Texas Association Teachers of Dance, amazing mother to her two children, Brandy and Nicholas, and the most incredible nanny to every single niece and nephew of the Oxford Family.
Jeanne was no stranger to strife and struggle; she had a miscarriage before the birth of her son, Nicholas. She persevered through her daughter's traumatic car accident and later, her husband's sudden death. Shortly following, she remained strong through, not only her father's death, but the passing of her mother (who helped her tremendously with Brandy). Through it all, she remained a devoted Catholic, always finding a way to attend mass regardless of where her travels took her. Jeanne was selfless throughout her life and never failed to lend a hand when it was needed.
Jeanne is preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Mettlach Oxford and father, Peter David Oxford, husband, Bobby Salter and all of her paternal and maternal grandparents. She leaves behind her two loving children, Brandy Lynn Salter and Nicholas Loren Salter along with her siblings, Philip (Mary Alice) Oxford, Martha (Rodney) Kaase, Mayme (Andrew) Bauer and Peter and Elizabeth Oxford. She will be incredibly missed by every niece and nephew as well as her grandson, Jase.
Visitation will be at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home in Harlingen, TX beginning at 5:00pm on Monday, April 2, 2018 with a rosary to follow at 7:00pm. The funeral mass will be held at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Harlingen, TX at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Anthony Catholic School, 1015 E. Harrison Ave. Harlingen, TX 78550.


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Generally alternating ibuprofen and acetaminophen has some benefits and risks. If one medicine alone is unable to make a child comfortable you may alternate every 3-4 hours. The risk is that a stressed, worried, and sleep deprived parent may inadvertently give the same medicine twice in a row and overdose the child. If your doctor or nurse advises you to alternate medicines, keep a written log of what you have given, what time, and what dose. Seattle Mama Doc wrote a blog on this topic.
Use a syringe or cap with measurements in mls to dose. Do not use kitchen spoons.
For acetaminophen administer every 4-6 hours but not more than 5 doses in a 24 hour period. For ibuprofen administer every 6-8 hours.
Not every fever needs to be medicated. Temperatures of 99-100 are often well tolerated. If a child is acting well, eating, drinking, and sleeping - you do not need to treat the fever. You want to treat the child - not the number. On the other hand, if a febrile child won't drink, sleep, or is uncomfortable - treating can help.


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Jeff Lynne Surprised That He Is Touring Again
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That's Why He's Called The "Reluctant Rockstar"
Ahead of the release of Electric Light Orchestra's new album "From Out of Nowhere", Jeff Lynne sat down for an interview with Variety.
He disbanded ELO back in 1986 but a few decades later, they're back performing in front of thousands of fans. Lynne revealed that he was surprised himself that he's back on the road and touring again. He said, "I don't know what happened. I just got talked into it (performing live), by somebody on the radio (in 2013, in England) — it was for charity, and we only had two numbers. That's all we practiced for, so we had to do "Mr. Blue Sky" twice, because we hadn't learned enough songs for the encore. But it went down so great that then the BBC invited us to the Hyde Park concert for Radio 2 (in 2014), and that's what got us started, really."
He continued, "Then people started wanting us to tour and to go all around the world, and we have. The crowds have been just beyond belief, beyond what I ever imagined that it would be. The group is fantastic; they're all brilliant players. And I'm in it as well, but that's unfortunate. [Laughs.] But you can't have everything. I hear it later each night, and it sounds really good — a big, posh sound."
"From Out Of Nowhere" was released on November 1st.

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A bus rental in Covington, Kentucky allows you to enjoy the city's premier attractions.
Covington in Kenton County is the fifth most populous city in the state of Kentucky, with a population of more than 40,000. The city is located across the Ohio River from Cincinnati and is also the largest city in Northern Kentucky.
The city may be relatively small compared to other major cities in the country, but it is known to have the most number of historic districts. So get on a bus rental in Covington, Kentucky and have a grand time getting to know more about the city's past and immersing yourself in its cultural heritage.
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A bus rental in Covington, Kentucky will ensure that you and your group have a problem-free time in the city, whether it is a short weekend getaway or a longer vacation. You will be able to visit the various attractions in and around Covington without having to worry about how to get there and how to make it back to your hotel. What's more, you are able to make the most out of your trip as you are able to save time and go to as many places as you can without having to experience the usual delays associated with public transportation or with having to drive on your own. Just leave it to BusRental.com and our reliable and professional drivers.
Below is a list of places that you may want to check out during your visit. We hope that this helps you plan for your trip.
Covington shows its love for the arts and culture by establishing the Covington Arts, which is a city-wide arts and cultural program or initiative that recognizes arts and culture as essential for the revitalization of the city. To further this initiative, the city established the Covington Arts Center, which is a 5,000-square-foot public resource center for the creative community and which space includes an art gallery, an educational facility, and a conference room.
You should visit the Behringer-Crawford Museum (Covington, Kentucky 41011), which preserves the natural, cultural, and performing arts heritage of Northern Kentucky through its collections, study, and presentation.
There is also the Carnegie Gallery Education Theatre, which is a multidisciplinary arts venue complete with galleries, an education center, and a stage.
You can have a gastronomic adventure in Convington with the city's many dining options and the many flavors that would surely delight your palate. Try Bouquet Restaurant and Wine Bar (Covington, KY 41011), which serves sumptuous American, French, Vegetarian and Bistro cuisine. Or Korean Riverside Restaurant for truly unforgettable Korean dishes. You can also Skyline Chili, Montoyas, or Taqueria Cruz if you are craving Mexican.
If you are in the mood for pizza, you should try La Rosa's Incorporated Restaurant, Goodfellas Pizzeria, Dickmann's Cafe, Buona Vita Pizzeria Covington, Giuseppe's, Riverfront Pizza, Angilo's Pizza, or Zazou Grill & Pub.
As for shopping in Covington, just head out to Mainstrasse Village, which is a thriving entertainment district where you can find a few boutique shops and restaurants.
You can also check out Roebling Point, where there is a farmers market every Saturday until October. The market is set among a cluster of popular restos.
If you are looking for antiques, just head over to the Second Sunday Antiques Marketplace.
Covington has several golf facilities where you can tee off. There is Twin Oaks Golf & Plantation Club (Covington, KY 41015), Devou Park Golf Course (Lovington, KY 41011), and Five Seasons Golf Club.
If golf is not your sport of choice, the city has some ball fields, basketball courts and soccer fields.
The Bill Cappel Youth Sports Complex features a couple of soccer fields that are suitable for younger kids. These fields are open all year but can be used only with permit.
Five of the parks in the city have ball fields where you can play or catch a game of baseball or softball. Meanwhile, seven parks have basketball courts, which total 11 all in all.
Learn more about Covington by visiting its historic spots. First, you can go to the Riverside Drive Historic District, which is one of the city's oldest remaining neighborhoods. In here, you can see many charming homes that date back to the mid-1800s. There are also lots of grand and stately old mansions that feature Antebellum South and early Mid-Atlantic style architectural styles.
Aside from restaurants and shops, MainStrasse Village also has some historic architecture. This charming village is also known for its enchanting and whimsical doors, called the Fairy Doors of MainStrasse Village.
Check out the Railway Exposition Museum, too, if you want to know more about Covington's railway history.
There is no shortage of parks and green spaces in Covington.
You can go to Barb Cook Park, which has a playground, a basketball court, and a green space you can rent. There is also the BF Howad Park, which is a beautifully maintained and landscaped park with a charming fountain and benches.
The Bill Cappel Youth Sports Complex has green space, trails, a water park, a picnic shelter, a playground, a soccer field, and a ball field.
Little kids will surely enjoy at the Peaselburg Little People's Playland, with its fenced-in playground for children. It also has a water park, a picnic shelter, a soccer field, a grill, a ball field, a basketball court, and a pool.
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Taking another look at one of the worst offenders of information design.
In August 2013, I published an article on Medium with the goal of redesigning the boarding pass. It had over 70,000 views and was subsequently picked up by Gizmodo, Wired and Fast Company. Here is the article and the designs in their entirety.
Airports are not enjoyable places to be.
Long distance travel is not a tonne of fun. Badly designed boarding passes are annoying. Seriously annoying. The boarding pass is essential for air travel but when badly designed, must be one of the most counter-productive items an airline could issue. I think they cause headaches for airline and airport staff and travellers alike. Travellers are often stressed, emotional, groggy, jet lagged or a toxic mix of all four. The thought of having to decode a rubix-cube-puzzle of crucial information in that state makes me want to just give up.
I am sure you are no doubt trying to figure out what the f*** to do with the piece of paper in your hand right now.
You may have read Tyler Thompson's post— I did, and on every plane journey since, I have looked at my boarding pass with a little bit more intrigue. Wondering why it is the way it is, pondering what it could look like?
Obviously, it's difficult to fully define how to plan out an area when you don't know the how far the boundaries reach.
There are definitely restrictions to how a boarding pass can be created and probably a haberdashery worth of red tape to try to break through. There are some sticky issues that I can think of and probably some that I am unaware of. But they basically break down into a number of categories.
Flexible content restrictions. I have a long surname at 13 characters, I am sure others can go longer.
Getting that on a ticket with long strings of other characters is troublesome.
The boarding pass has to clearly show the information for the TSA, airline staff and the traveller.
I constantly kept in mind that the ticket has at least two users, and usually three: both the traveler, who uses it as a reference, and also any TSA agent or airline employee that might need to inspect it.
I wanted to solve not only the aesthetics of the boarding pass, but the layout of information in order of importance and also chronological— meaning from the start of your journey until you arrive at your destination gate.
There needs to be some chronology. You don't need to know your seat number until you are on the plane. Before that, the questions are What time do I fly? What gate do I leave from? Which boarding group am I in? I wanted my design to answer these in the order you would ask them.
Ideally, The Boarding Pass Would Guide Travellers Through Their Entire Journey.
I never understood why boarding passes are not laid out chronologically. It seems obvious. You are on a journey with a clear beginning and a clear ending. It always baffled me why the rest of the information didn't fit into that timeline clearly. I don't need to know what my seat is when I am looking for my flight number and boarding time.
The design distributes the relevant information across horizontal bands. The top of the ticket is exclusively for the TSA, including the airline, airports, flight number, and passenger name; the bottom is for the airline, with frequent flyer numbers and barcodes for scanning at the gate.
I think airlines can do better at helping passengers find their seat. It is in their interest to get everyone seated quickly, but how many people stop in the middle of the aisle and stare into the row hoping for some sort of enlightenment moment to help them find their seat?
I think using a mix of icons and numbers, these issues can be broken into three easy-to-follow steps.
I have not seen this done and I think it would be extremely helpful.
I bet you have had this happen — You stick your boarding pass in your pocket, take it out at the gate and the stub is hanging off. You reached peak perforation too soon! I would include a foldline on the reverse of the ticket that leaves the stub nicely intact and means you can put the pass into your passport neatly.
Every airline is recognisable by it's aeroplane livery. If it is not- they have done a bad job. The two key brand assets used by an airline are their colour and logo. Most airlines will have a strong enough brand presence with just these two elements present — so keeping a simple design and adding just a few sections of block colour and the logo should be enough to invoke those brand associations.
I am talking about having universal templates with the opportunity for unique brand language.
Boarding passes need to change.
But here's the question: Is re-structuring the information enough or is the whole boarding pass concept obsolete?
While it's becoming easier and easier to check-in with a QR code on your phone, there's at least one big reason to get the physical pass right - The paper pass will always outlive your phone battery.


A $750 tuition option is available for the three-day themed seminars that does not include a hotel room, breakfasts, or airfare. This option is for local teachers who wish to commute from home or select their own hotel accommodations.
Teachers who wish to pay their own tuition, or whose school districts wish to pay for them, may register for the 2019 program at any time after registration opens on January 7, 2019. Please note that there is a $35 registration fee.
Matching grants are available for American history teachers who work at the elementary or secondary school level in any public school in the United States. If the school/district will fund one teacher, Colonial Williamsburg will provide the tuition and transportation for another teacher from the same school or district. Both teachers must apply separately and list each other on their applications. Please note that there is a $35 registration fee.
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Individual scholarships are available for American history teachers who work at the elementary or secondary school level in any public school in the United States. These scholarships are the result of the generosity of many Colonial Williamsburg Foundation friends, their deep commitment to and respect for teachers, and their understanding of the teacher's role in educating the citizens and leaders of tomorrow. Please note that there is a $35 registration fee.
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Flag-catching style Dragon Boat Racing!
Space Dragons are Portland-bound for the Portland Dragon Boat Race, June 7 & 8, 2008, celebrating its 20th tournament anniversary!
Sign-up ASAP (roster space is limited!) via Evite.
Please contact Denise, our Portland Tournament Manager, with any logistics/travel questions.
Do NOT plan on bringing your paddles. The boats used require a specific (longer) paddle that they will provide. Just bring yourself & your race jersey & bottoms. Race will also provide PFDs, but you may bring your own if you prefer.
Hotel is approx 2 blocks from race site. Space Dragons have reserved a block of 10 rooms.
Contact Denise to get in one of these rooms.
Studio Suites for $169 per night. Each room can sleep up to 4 people. There is a king bed and full size sleeper sofa. Rooms are reserved Fri. - Sun, but if you are staying until Monday that can be arranged (ask Denise). Cost of rooms includes a continental breakfast.
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January 21, 2016 08:00 ET
U.S. DRTV Media Marketplace 2016: A Look Ahead
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - January 21, 2016) - To kick-start the New Year, Rebecca Barr, Vice President, U.S. Media from leading brand direct response (DR) agency, Northern Lights Direct weighs in on some of 2016's biggest direct response marketing trends affecting marketers and advertisers in the U.S. marketplace.
As we dive headfirst into a new year, direct response faces some familiar, once-every-four-years marketplace foes and some pesky recurring nuisances such as cord-cutting/fraying. In the U.S. television spending still outpaces all other media, including digital. The spending is where the eyeballs are -- and, for the moment, TV is still over 35% of the mix, but the gap is closing. The ever-changing landscape of how media is consumed, coupled with a wild election year, should make 2016 quite a ride for direct response advertising, so better buckle up.
Marketplace Conditions
2012 saw a record year from a spend perspective and 2016 is expected to top that. I think we can all assume that every election between now and when the sun swallows the earth will be more expensive than the one before it.
Looking ahead to the 2016 election, Kantar Media predicts overall TV spending for the 2016 elections will be about $4.4 billion, up roughly 16% from the $3.8 billion candidates and outside groups laid out for cable and broadcast ads in 2012. Candidates and outside groups are expected to spend $1.1 billion on digital advertising in 2016, up almost 700% from $162 million in the 2012 elections1.
David Axelrod revolutionized modern-day campaigning by bringing the use of technology to the forefront, but linear TV is still a big part of political strategy since the people who keep the torch alive for good, old fashioned TV watchin' are also the very same folks who vote consistently.
For TV spending, there will be some cable presence but local broadcast markets in the battleground states (Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia with some heavy presence also in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) will be the most saturated.
If your direct response campaign depends heavily on these markets, you will have to plan your flights around the primary and general election windows unless you can afford to take a hit on rates to hold your ground with inventory. If it is important to maintain a presence, book early to secure the time and convey your desire to clear -- even if it means paying more. Click here to read the full report.
If efficiency thresholds will make paying elevated rates impossible for you to maintain your DR campaign goals, you might explore moving a portion of your budget into other non-battleground markets or even national cable.
Summer Olympics from Rio
The Olympics are scheduled to begin August 5th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will conclude on August 21st. Olympic impact is traditionally felt first on the network and then on the affiliate level in the spot markets. Also heavily impacted are the NBC-owned cables with coverage airing heaviest throughout the afternoon and primetime hours. Additionally, there will be some impact in late fringe with tape-delayed airings of early rounds of select sports and recap shows. It was announced last year that the coverage will include Ryan Seacrest. Make of that what you will…
If you don't depend on these areas, you will have a slight reprieve, but advertisers that rely heavily on these areas and are not a part of Olympic sponsorship will be forced into other areas of the market to meet their budgets. NBC plans a bazillion (estimated) hours of coverage per day across all of its platforms, including NBC network, NBC Cable, Telemundo and nbcolympics.com.
Expect no clearance on the NBC stations unless you pay a premium for the time and heavy pre-emption on non-NBC properties as other advertisers are forced to spend their budgets elsewhere in the market. The effect will continue to ripple throughout August and into September, just in time for the opening of the fall election window!
TV Trends
Cord Fraying/Cutting
The major trend in TV watching continues to be cord fraying and cord cutting, but numbers suggests this trend may be slowing. Tens of thousands of people cancel their cable packages every quarter, but there are still one hundred million people who haven't. This doesn't mean direct response advertisers can ignore it -- we still need to develop strategies to reach audiences, such as embrace digital marketing -- but it does mean linear TV as we know it isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
While the percentage of those cord-cutting seems to be slowing, the percentage of people returning to the living room (or other TV-enabled rooms in their house) have increased in the last three years, showing a trend away from consuming TV on desktop devices and back to a traditional TV via over-the-top (OTT) solutions like Apple TV and Roku, among others. This is good news on the front of those who have frayed and not cut, and suggests the trend may shift back to fraying and not outright cutting.
Scanning ahead in 2016, it's clear to see that are a few large marketplace hurdles to clear (getting into the Olympic spirit). The marketplace continues to change daily and we are in for a wild ride with the political season. No one truly knows what the future holds, but rest assured that the ride in 2016 will be interesting for direct response marketers and advertisers. The good news? 2017 looks very, very bright in comparison.
[1] The Wall Street Journal, "TV Remains King in Political Ad Spending" by Patrick O'Connor, August 30, 2015.
Read our 2016 Canadian Outlook here: 2016 Direct Response Outlook: Feast or Famine
About Northern Lights Direct:
Northern Lights Direct provides brand-based direct response television (DRTV) and digital advertising services for corporate and nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada. With offices in Chicago and Toronto, Northern Lights Direct is the only independent DR agency that seamlessly helps clients advertise in the American and Canadian markets and is fully turnkey, providing direct response (DR) campaign strategy, media, search, analytics, creative and production services. The Art & Science of the Sell.
For more information, please visit: www.northernlightsdirect.com
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Rebecca Barr
Vice President, U.S. Media
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Treasury dept. phone scammer threatens T&V editor with jail
By Sabina Mollot
Scam callers purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service or the U.S. Department of the Treasury have been duping people around the country in increasing numbers by threatening them with lawsuits, liens and even arrest, as Town & Village has previously reported this year. Our coverage was after waves of calls targeted the Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village neighborhoods, the caller consistently leaving a cryptic message in a robotic voice, demanding call backs — or else.
But now, there appears to be a slight variation in tactics.
Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association President Susan Steinberg, who was one of the targets threatened with arrest in a Department of the Treasury Scam a few months back (she didn't call back), told T&V on Friday, June 24, she got a similar call. Like the earlier one, the caller claimed an enforcement action before the United States Treasury. But this time, there was a real person's voice on the other end, supposedly belonging to someone named Kevin Mason. His number was 914-373-7079 and his last sentence before ending the call was "Call us back and help us help you." (Again, Steinberg didn't call this number.)
T&V's editor, the author of this article, did call back the number, however, and was promptly threatened with five years in the big house by "Jordan Smith."
Smith, who spoke with an accent that was possibly Indian answered by saying, "Hello, U.S. Department of Treasury. This is Jordan Smith." (It's actually the Department of the Treasury.)
T&V's Sabina Mollot: I was told this phone number is a scam so what it is you're really doing?
Smith: What I can do is bring documentation over to your address and take you into custody for the next five years.
T&V: And do what for the next five years?
Smith: Take you to jail for the next five years.
(He then hung up. We then called the 13th Precinct.)
A quick call to the U.S. Department of the Treasury also confirmed that the department "does not contact individual tax payers via unsolicited phone calls."
Additionally, a warning on the agency's website notes, "There are numerous telephone and email scams in which individuals claim to be employees of the Treasury Department. These scammers often state that they are from the 'Department of Legal Affairs,' offer grant money in exchange for you wiring a small payment, or threaten to arrest you within a short period of time unless payment is made. Do not provide personal information or payment to these individuals."
Meanwhile, over the past week a number of people who got a call from the aforementioned phone number wrote about the experience in comments on the website 1-800-database.com.
As one commenter wrote, "I also got a phone call from this number……….scam all the way! Yeah same name, Kevin Mason! I hope he's sitting, cause if he's waiting for our return phone call standing, he's going to be very tired!" A user named John added, "Yep received same call I called back and told the woman that I knew it was a scam and handing # over to FBI. She hung up. Block #."
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Genealogists are name collectors – not necessarily in terms of volume, but let's face it. When you find a new ancestor, that person has a name along with two parents who also have names. So, we are definitely name collectors.
As you have discovered new ancestors, have any of their names resonated with you for whatever reason? With 7000+ names in Dave's tree and the same in my tree, I've come across many names. Some have made immediate impressions in my mind, but for very different reasons.
1. The first name that stuck with me was the surname "Tarbox." It was my grandfather's middle name and the maiden name of his grandmother, Nellie Tarbox Adams. It is also a unique name in that, as far as I can determine, all Tarboxes in the U.S. today descend from John Tarbox of Lynn, Massachusetts in the mid 1600's.
2. Tarbox research led me to my favorite name given to any of my ancestors. Samuel Tarbox's second wife was Experience Looke, so she became Experience Looke Tarbox. There's just something I love about the Puritan given names anyway, but Looke is a fairly rare surname like Tarbox. Besides liking the sound of her name, how many Experience Looke Tarboxes are going to be running around in the records? Answer: Just her!
3. At the other end of the name spectrum, my first thought upon discovering my 3x great grandfather, Johannes (no middle name) Jensen (equivalent of John Johnson) born somewhere in Copenhagen, Denmark, where birth/baptismal records are housed in local parishes. My first reaction was how in the world was I going to find someone with such a common name? It turns out that my problem was just the opposite. There were almost no children born with Johannes (no middle name) Jensen. Practically everyone had a middle name, but Johannes was born to an unwed mother and given up for adoption. That was the stumbling block to cracking this brick wall, not a name that I assumed was extremely common.
4. My ancestor with the longest name? That would be Frits Wille Oscar Emil Jensen, son of the above Johannes Jensen. I think Frits' four given names were a direct result of Johannes having no middle name and no family to care for him. Johannes, I believe, wanted to let his only son know that he was an important being and was well loved.
5. We have all heard the story about the family name being changed at Ellis Island. My great grandfather, Stefan Kucharik changed the family name after emigrating from what is today Slovakia to Passaic, New Jersey. "Kucharik" means "Cook" in Slovak. So, did the family name become Cook? Nope, he changed it to the (very common) Hungarian surname "Sabo," which means "Taylor." Why? My grandmother had no idea. Learning that my last name wasn't really my last name when I was 28 was a surprise!
6. Another of my colonial New England names which I like is Seaborn Burt. Seaborn's birth record is nowhere to be found as he was born – at sea! His parents, Benjamin and Sarah (Belden) Burt who were taken captives in the 1694 Deerfield, MA massacre. Seaborn was born somewhere between Quebec and Boston during the summer of 1706 as they were headed back home from a very long captivity.
7. Last, but not least, is Samuel Scripture. Like Tarbox, the Scripture surname is rare in early New England. I was thrilled to find such a unique name in the earlier days of my researching. Samuel left many descendants, including two of my Revolutionary War patriots, Samuel Scripture and his son, James Scripture. I originally thought that his ancestor perhaps was a church minister. However, the name has also been found as "Scripter," which could indicate someone who knew how to write. His English origins have not been proven.
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I love this post. I had thought recently about some of the odd names I have run across in my research. You have inspired me to follow up.


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Q: Finding the intersection of two vectors of strings I have two vectors of strings and want to find the strings which are present in both, filling a third vector with the common elements. EDIT: I've added the complete code listing with the respective output so that things are clear.
  std::cout << "size " << m_HLTMap->size() << std::endl;

  /// Vector to store the wanted, present and found triggers
  std::vector<std::string> wantedTriggers;
  wantedTriggers.push_back("L2_xe25");
  wantedTriggers.push_back("L2_vtxbeamspot_FSTracks_L2Star_A");
  std::vector<std::string> allTriggers;

  // Push all the trigger names to a vector
  std::map<std::string, int>::iterator itr = m_HLTMap->begin();
  std::map<std::string, int>::iterator itrLast = m_HLTMap->end();
  for(;itr!=itrLast;++itr)
  {
    allTriggers.push_back((*itr).first);
  }; // End itr

  /// Sort the list of trigger names and find the intersection
  /// Build a typdef to make things clearer
  std::vector<std::string>::iterator wFirst = wantedTriggers.begin();
  std::vector<std::string>::iterator wLast = wantedTriggers.end();
  std::vector<std::string>::iterator aFirst = allTriggers.begin();
  std::vector<std::string>::iterator aLast = allTriggers.end();

  std::vector<std::string> foundTriggers;

  for(;aFirst!=aLast;++aFirst)
  {
    std::cout << "Found:" << (*aFirst) << std::endl;
  };

  std::vector<std::string>::iterator it;

  std::sort(wFirst, wLast);
  std::sort(aFirst, aLast);
  std::set_intersection(wFirst, wLast, aFirst, aLast, back_inserter(foundTriggers));

  std::cout << "Found this many triggers: " << foundTriggers.size() << std::endl;
  for(it=foundTriggers.begin();it!=foundTriggers.end();++it)
  {
    std::cout << "Found in both" << (*it) << std::endl;
  }; // End for intersection

The output is then
Here is the partial output, there are over 1000 elements in the vector so I didn't include the full output:
Found:L2_te1400
Found:L2_te1600
Found:L2_te600
Found:L2_trk16_Central_Tau_IDCalib
Found:L2_trk16_Fwd_Tau_IDCalib
Found:L2_trk29_Central_Tau_IDCalib
Found:L2_trk29_Fwd_Tau_IDCalib
Found:L2_trk9_Central_Tau_IDCalib
Found:L2_trk9_Fwd_Tau_IDCalib
Found:L2_vtxbeamspot_FSTracks_L2Star_A
Found:L2_vtxbeamspot_FSTracks_L2Star_B
Found:L2_vtxbeamspot_activeTE_L2Star_A_peb
Found:L2_vtxbeamspot_activeTE_L2Star_B_peb
Found:L2_vtxbeamspot_allTE_L2Star_A_peb
Found:L2_vtxbeamspot_allTE_L2Star_B_peb
Found:L2_xe25
Found:L2_xe35
Found:L2_xe40
Found:L2_xe45
Found:L2_xe45T
Found:L2_xe55
Found:L2_xe55T
Found:L2_xe55_LArNoiseBurst
Found:L2_xe65
Found:L2_xe65_tight
Found:L2_xe75
Found:L2_xe90
Found:L2_xe90_tight
Found:L2_xe_NoCut_allL1
Found:L2_xs15
Found:L2_xs30
Found:L2_xs45
Found:L2_xs50
Found:L2_xs60
Found:L2_xs65
Found:L2_zerobias_NoAlg
Found:L2_zerobias_Overlay_NoAlg
Found this many triggers: 0

Possible Reason
I am starting to think that the way in which I compile my code is to blame. I am currently compiling with ROOT (the physics data analysis framework) instead of doing a standalone compile. I get the feeling that it doesn't work all that well with the STL Algorithm library and that's the cause of the issue, especially given how many people seem to have the code working for them. I will try to do a stand-alone compilation and re-running.

A: Passing foundTriggers.begin(), with foundTriggers empty, as the output argument will not cause the output to be pushed onto foundTriggers. Instead, it will increment the iterator past the end of the vector without resizing it, randomly corrupting memory.
You want to use an insert iterator:
std::set_intersection(wFirst, wLast, aFirst, aLast,
    std::back_inserter(foundTriggers));

UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, the vector is resized to be at least large enough for the result, so your code should work. Note that you should use the iterator returned from set_intersection to indicate the end of the intersection - your code ignores it, so you will also iterate over the empty strings left at the end of the output.
Could you post a complete test case so that we can see whether the intersection is actually empty or not?

A: Your allTrigers vector is empty, afterall. You never reset itr to the beginning of the map when you're filling it.
EDIT:
Actually, you never reset aFirst:
for(;aFirst!=aLast;++aFirst)
  {
    std::cout << "Found:" << (*aFirst) << std::endl;
  };

  // here aFirst == aLast

  std::vector<std::string>::iterator it;

  std::sort(wFirst, wLast);
  std::sort(aFirst, aLast);  // **** sorting empty range ****
  std::set_intersection(wFirst, wLast, aFirst, aLast, back_inserter(foundTrigger));
                               //      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                               // ***** empty range *****

I hope you can now see why it is good practice to narrow down the scope of your variables.

A: You never use the return value of set_intersection. In this case you could use it to resize foundIterators after set_intersection has returned, or as the upper limit of the for loop. Otherwise your code seems to work. Can we see a full compilable program and its actual output please?

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Like many writers, I prefer to sequester myself in a room and write alone. It's the best way to punch out a longer passage and really gather my thoughts. It's also useful if I want to do the odder aspects of working through the writing process, like talking out the dialogue or acting out the motions. My one-woman performances of my stories are something to behold.
Some say that writing alone is the only way to write, or at least, the only way to write well. It's preferred, for sure. I also think it's unrealistic, especially when so many of us write on the side. As such, I think the emphasis on writing alone limits potential writers from getting into the craft. If we emphasize solitude and writing nooks, the fabled desk lit only by sunlight as the author hides from the world she writes about, we're only giving her one way to write. I think that's a disservice.
There are many times throughout the day that the story I'm working on pricks at my fingertips. I have access to my spare bedroom where I type on the bed because the desk is full writing corner during few of those times. When I was first starting to write, I'd make myself wait until I could both be alone and be alone for a solid chunk of time. I thought that'd be best for me and for the work, since that's what others encouraged.
In waiting for the best space to write, though, I found my stress increasing. I'd try to remember things for later, along with everything else I had to think about throughout the day. I'd finally get to my writing corner, and I'd be juggling everything and trying to decide what to write down first, and how to get it down during my Designated Writing Time. This didn't seem like the productive hour(s) of seclusion that was deemed best for writing — especially on the days where I just didn't have that chunk of several hours.
I did, however, have minutes — pieces of time here and there that could be filled with smaller bursts of writing. So, I began to write in bursts. A free moment between work tasks, riding the train on my commute, waiting in line at Starbucks, flying on a plane surrounded by passengers — if I had a moment, and I had something to write, I'd write it. If I ran out of time to finish the passage, I'd either stop or leave myself a bracket note. It wasn't the ideal of having a carved set of time in a carved piece of space, but then again, I think any moment where one can write is an ideal one. I think it'd be a better service to writers, especially writers today, if we emphasized that over finding the perfect time and space.
I'm not saying one should never write alone, or never try to find time to write alone. One absolutely should — and, if living with someone else, asking for that time alone is healthy and should be encouraged. But writing alone isn't the only way, and may not necessarily be the best way. At the end of the day, the best way to write is to write. It's about it happening at all, not where or for how long.
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New study confirms EU leadership in Open Science
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A new report based on a Horizon 2020 monitoring exercise, featuring contributions from UNU-MERIT's Ad Notten, confirms the continued progress of EU Open Science.
With a steady increase over the years and an average success rate of 83% open access to scientific publications, the European Commission is at the forefront of research and innovation funders, concluded the consortium formed by the analysis company PPMI (Lithuania), research and innovation centre Athena (Greece) and Maastricht University (the Netherlands).
The Commission sought advice on a process and reliable metrics through which to monitor all aspects of the open access requirements in Horizon 2020, and inform how to best do it for Horizon Europe – which has a more stringent and comprehensive set of rights and obligations for Open Science.
The key findings of the study indicate that the early European Commission's leadership in the Open Science policy has paid off. The Excellent Science pillar in Horizon 2020 has led the success story, with an open access rate of 86%. Of the leaders within this pillar are the European Research Council (ERC) and the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme, with open access rates of over 88%.
Researcher Ad Notten said: "UNU-MERIT has been a proponent of Open Access publishing for more than 15 years, leading several large OA-focused studies, including one on Creative Commons and another funded by the Wikimedia foundation. The reasoning behind this policy is that UNU-MERIT believes that research results paid for through public funding should likewise be freely accessible to the general public and (re-)usable for the wider scientific community.
"This includes not just publications but also research data, with the latter being a point of attention in the study at hand. Together with Maastricht University, UNU-MERIT aims to broaden the uptake of Open Access and FAIR principles within its scientific community and its broader network to support the basic academic integrity principle of 'verifiability' through high quality, replicable, research and data."
Other interesting facts:
In terms of article processing charges (APCs), the study estimated the average cost in Horizon 2020 of publishing an open access article to be around EUR 2,200. APCs for articles published in 'hybrid' journals (a cost that will no longer be eligible under Horizon Europe), have a higher average cost of EUR 2,600.
Compliance in terms of depositing open access publications in a repository (even when publishing open access through a journal) is relatively high (81.9%), indicating that the current policy of depositing is well understood and implemented by researchers.
Regarding licences, 49% of Horizon 2020 publications were published using Creative Commons (CC) licences, which permit reuse (with various levels of restrictions) while 33% use publisher-specific licences that place restrictions on text and data mining (TDM).
Institutional repositories have responded in a satisfactory manner to the challenge of providing FAIR access to their publications, amending internal processes and metadata to incorporate necessary changes: 95% of deposited publications include in their metadata some type of persistent identifier (PID).
Datasets in repositories present a low compliance level as only approximately 39% of Horizon 2020 deposited datasets are findable, (i.e., the metadata includes a PID and URL to the data file), and only around 32% of deposited datasets are accessible (i.e., the data file can be fetched using a URL link in the metadata). Horizon Europe will hopefully allow to achieve better results.
The study also identified gaps in the existing Horizon 2020 open access monitoring data, which pose further difficulties in assessing compliance. Self-reporting by beneficiaries also highlighted a number of issues.
Together with the study, the Commission made the whole dataset that underlies the publication open access on Data Europa EU, as well as making, a database description and the data management plan (DMP) available for anyone to use and re-use.
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I know that railing against inappropriate word usage might invite others to (correctly) point out my own language mistakes. But, well, nobody's perfect. So why not offer yet one more imperfect opinion? Currently, I have, shall we say, a discomfort with the widely misused word bespoke.
The word bespoke traditionally refers to the respected trade of master tailors. It indicated the practice of making clothing by hand, carefully and skillfully, and to the quality standards, measurements and preferences of the wearer. Sadly, today bespoke is misused in many instances simply to invoke the idea that a product is special, customized, or adaptable. Such examples are: a "bespoke" safari vacation, a "bespoke" café latte, or "bespoke" investment strategies. Let's be clear. The true meaning of bespoke should be reserved for something original that has been created for and in close consultation with the individual who will wear it or use it.
Bespoke does not mean handmade, or even one-of-a-kind. Anything that can be purchased from Etsy is not bespoke. Handmade? Probably. Well-crafted? Often. The point is… it's already made. It wasn't made for you.
Bespoke does not mean distinctive. If you're a Masterpiece junkie like I am, you've seen the ad that leads you to believe that Ralph Lauren personally handcrafted your new coat. The shears, the embroidery thread, the carefully selected rhinestones… Imagery of the bespoke tailor is flaunted, but the truth lies in mass-production behind a posh brand.
Bespoke does not mean adaptable: a bike with an adjustable seat, a gluten-free entrée, maternity pants. Nor does it mean customizable: choosing the carpet color in a new condo, monogrammed bed sheets, made-to-measure window shades. These are items that were either engineered to fit a range of needs, or pre-manufactured up to a near-end point to be finished according to one small piece of client-provided input.
A project begins with a consultation where questions are asked and answered regarding the intent, the significance, and the requirements of the piece to be made.
Original design options are generated based on those answers.
Materials are gathered specifically for the project, and chosen by (bespoken for) the client.
Design decisions are made with a high degree of client involvement, requiring multiple consultations and fittings.
A relationship develops between the client and the person who actually creates the item. Any intermediary is highly trained and sensitive to translating the needs and recommendations of both.
The final piece, created over several weeks or months, is unique in the true sense that no other object in the world is like it. It is perfectly fit to the wearer and embodies multiple aspects of his or her own aesthetic vision combined with the talent and skill of the maker.
That said, we at Fairbank and Perry are bespoke goldsmiths, but not everything we make is bespoke.
Of course it does. That's the point. It's about committing one's energy, workspace and resources to the production of an extraordinary object for one person only. It is necessarily relegated to the small, local shop. It cannot be scaled up. It cannot be streamlined. Sometimes, it is not even very profitable.
One-of-a-kind Opal Bead Necklace: We made this necklace from an extraordinary strand of graduated beads, which we selected from our favorite opal dealer upon his return from abroad. We interspersed round tiger-eye spacer beads to show each opal's individual character. We hand-fabricated the 18 karat gold toggle clasp in our studio, and used special texturing tools (also made in-house) to give the clasp its weathered-looking surface. When finished, we placed the necklace in our gallery, where it was admired by many and eventually purchased by returning clients as an anniversary gift.
Bespoke Boulder Opal Collar: This piece, however, originated with a client's request for a custom-made, colored-stone necklace. She was unsure of what the design and materials should be. Together, we defined a color palette (blues and greens), an affinity for natural shapes and smooth texture (no glittery faceted stones), and a desire for the necklace to be suitable for casual as well as special occasion wear.
We assembled two collections of stones for her review, and created sketches of potential designs. She chose a collection of eleven boulder opal doublets, but opted to change the largest one after seeing a more vibrant, heavier boulder opal. We sketched a new design using these stones, which she approved.
The stones differed in thickness, but the client strongly preferred them all to appear at the same height. We addressed this by creating elevated shelves under all but the center stone, thereby raising the others up to its level.
The rest of the necklace was made to fit this specific client by first creating a five-part silver model complete with hinges and a clasp. Investing preliminary hours to make this model allowed us to fine-tune the shape to fit her perfectly. Later, the actual gold elements were hand-forged and curved based on that model. Several fittings later, with friends and family in tow, the finished necklace was delivered, and more than met expectations.
So, the next time you see "bespoke" used in a context that does not describe something uniquely and laboriously created for one individual, know that there all but certainly was a marketing team, not a craftsperson, behind it.
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Cincinnati Bengals Roster Update: Mike Nugent Released, Gets Replaced by Randy Bullock
By Carlo Monzon ( [email protected] ) Dec 14, 2016 12:52 PM EST Comment
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After playing through the worst season in his career, kicker Mike Nugent has been released from the Cincinnati Bengals. So, for the remainder of the season, the Bengals will be playing newly signed starter Randy Bullock.
As noted by NBC Sports, the Bengals missed a total of six points because of Nugent's poor performance this season. With his 23 out of 29 record, Nugent finished the season with an extra point rate of only 79.3, which is the lowest percentage for a kicker in the history of the NFL.
The problem with Nugent's performance was already addressed by the Bengals last month. As noted by ESPN, the team took advantage of their bye week to bring in new kickers but coach Marvin Lewis still decided to stick with Nugent.
"It's easy for everybody to say make that change," he said last month. "But... when that change doesn't work out, what do you do? I'm way more comfortable with helping Mike get corrected and through this and him having confidence that we expect from him and that we really have in him."
After reaching the losing record of 5-7-1, it seems the Cincinnati front office has finally had enough of the kicker's poor performance. Earlier this week, the team finally decided to release him. Lewis noted that the decision to cut Nugent was for the benefit of the entire team.
"Mike is a tremendous teammate and has been an integral part of the Bengals for seven seasons," he said according to Yahoo! Sports. "This was a difficult decision, but one we felt was in the best interest of the football team moving forward."
Shortly after the Bengals released Nugent, the team immediately claimed Bullock, who was also waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. Bullock was initially brought in as the team's starter due to Chris Boswell's injury. But with Boswell back on the field, the Steelers felt that they no longer needed an extra kicker in their roster.
It is not yet clear where Nugent will end up next but with teams now heading into the playoffs, there's a chance that he might not be able to play again for the remainder of the year.
As for the Bengals, the team and their new kicker will be heading into their Week 15 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that's currently holding down one of the top spots in the AFC division.
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Player's Take: Jared du Toit
By Adam Stanley, PGATOUR.COM Follow @adam_stanley
The former Arizona State player is making his way into the professional ranks and sits at 17 on the Order of Merit. (Chuck Russell/Mackenzie Tour)
Two years ago, Kimberley, B.C. native Jared du Toit burst onto the scene at the RBC Canadian Open, playing in the final group on Sunday with Brandt Snedeker.
He would eventually tie for ninth – he tried his best not to look up how much money he could have won – and returned to Arizona State University for his final year as a collegiate golfer before turning professional and joining the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada last season.
A few nice results, and du Toit won the Dan Halldorson Award as the Tour's Canadian Player of the Year.
Now, du Toit is back for more. He wants to find the winner's circle, and buoyed by the success of fellow Canadian Corey Conners and fellow ASU superstar Jon Rahm, he knows what it will take to move up the professional golf ladder.
He spent a few minutes with PGATOUR.com to talk about what it's been like turning professional and playing the Mackenzie Tour, how heartbroken he was after his clubs were stolen late last year and some fun stories about his time on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica.
How comfortable do you feel this year as compared to last year with respect to the whole of professional golf? There was a lot to learn in 2017.
I feel a little better at being in the mix. Everything feels like it's trending in the right direction, which is good. I think last year I was, not quite a deer in the headlights, but a couple times I was the Low Canadian and playing in the final couple of groups and there is some expectations and a lot of people rooting you on. It caught me off guard a few times, and I kind of struggled with getting it into the clubhouse. This year I've been in the mix twice and felt comfortable both times.
There were a lot of new tournaments and places for you last year, and a few new ones this year. How do you go about preparing for a new spot?
Be attentive and be ready to go for the practice round. If you're tired and cranky you kind of want to just go through the motions, so I want to make sure I'm paying attention and hitting the shots where I think I might be or might miss. Just paying attention as much as possible is key.
What have you found yourself working hard on this year and what's been working well for you so far?
Week-to-week, especially after a lot of travel, my body struggles to get everything firing. When I'm taking care of my body, seeing physio early in the week and things are working properly, I feel a lot better about myself. It's one thing I didn't do as well as I should have last year.
My ball-striking has been good, that's always been one of my strengths. My tee balls have been… serviceable. I haven't been hitting every fairway by any means, but I haven't been losing too many golf balls, so that's been big. I think that's been a bit of a formula for success on the Mackenzie Tour, certainly at the beginning of the year when the holes are tight and narrow. If I can continue to do that and let my irons do some work, hopefully I'll ride a hot putter to a good week.
What's it been like, as a fellow Canadian, to see the success of Corey Conners earlier in the year, Mackenzie Hughes playing with Tiger Woods at THE PLAYERS, and even Garrett Rank getting into the U.S. Open?
It's been very cool, especially Corey, we've got the same coach (Derek Ingram) and he's been pumping Corey's tires forever and is a big fan of his habits. I do a lot of the things Corey does and to see him have success and for him to break through this year has been cool to see and very validating for the younger guys going through the program. Obviously everyone wants to get out there right away, but he's Exhibit A that if you do the right things long enough, things are going to work out.
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— Jared du Toit (@Jareddutoit) March 10, 2018
The RBC Canadian Open is going back to Glen Abbey Golf Club this year. Do you ever think back to that, or is it so far in the rearview you are more focused on the future.
Obviously it's fun to see old photos of that and sometimes, on YouTube, it'll pop up and I'll just hit it and have a smile (laughs). But so much for me is looking forward. The last thing you want to be is that one-hit guy so I'm just doing anything I can to be a little more consistent long term and climb my way up there so it's not a fluke.
Jared du Toit knows how to entertain!
The Canadian finishes with eagle and enters the clubhouse in 2nd place. https://t.co/owxsKPcLx4
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RBC sponsors you now, same with a big accounting firm in Canada (MNP). A lot of guys on the Mackenzie Tour don't have the big-time sponsor commitments like you. How has that been as part of your learning since turning pro?
It's been a lot of fun. My sponsors have been really good to me but I have had to learn a little more than the other guys out there. I was just back in Calgary and just did a whole day shoot with MNP and some of their clients, and it was a lot of fun. It's a part of the experience, and when you make it to a certain level you do that a lot more. It's been a good taste for me and I'm very grateful for what they've done for me.
How rattled were you last November when your car was broken into and your clubs were stolen?
It was kind of weird, because I came out of my apartment and it was like 4:30 p.m., just broad daylight. I walked past this lady who was sitting down and she was emotional. I saw her window had been smashed and I was like, "Man, that sucks" and then I turn over to my car and my clubs are gone. Glass was everywhere. I turn to this lady and asked her what was stolen and she said her jumper cables or something (laughs) it was a little different. I was pretty rattled about that. I had a good relationship with my putter… I had bent it and it was kind of warped but I really liked it. That was tough. Even if I got the same putter it wasn't really the same. It takes a while for your bag to get back to where it should be, but now that I've been back in Canada for a while and I've tinkered with some stuff, it feels like how it should.
Life lesson learned today. Don't leave your clubs laying clearly visible in the back seat of your car, unless you want them to get stolen. #Bogey
— Jared du Toit (@Jareddutoit) November 29, 2017
You had a couple of nice results on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica earlier this year. How was that has a cultural experience for you?
I really didn't know what to expect, and you have to have caddies. First little while, I met my caddie on the practice green before the round, so he says, "Hi, my name is Raul, nice to meet you," and I thought, 'Great, this guy is going to be good at English,' but right after he said, "my name is Raul," that was the last of the English we spoke (laughs). I was using gestures, I would pretend to use a laser in front of my eye for my Bushnell, or I'd swish a fake water bottle to get that passed to me. It was different that way, but it was a lot of fun. You're going down there with a lot of guys in the same boat as you and it's laughable if you get ripped off by a cab driver or whatever… you always have something to laugh about.
How much do you and Jon Rahm (college teammate and now two-time PGA TOUR winner) stay in touch?
A decent amount. Whenever we're back in Arizona we'll get a game, he'll invite me to his club and we have a lot of fun there. I still have him on Snapchat and he's in Paris now, then he'll go back to the U.S., then back to Europe to play the British (Open), it's not like he's ever close to me. When we're in the same city we'll have dinner and a round.
These two Sun Devils are having a good week at @RBCCanadianOpen.
- du Toit (-8)
- Rahm (-6) pic.twitter.com/XVorrULAtM
Can he beat you at Ping-Pong?
(Laughs) We're pretty even. We had some bloodbaths back in college. He'd go on a three-game heater and then I would beat him for three games and he'd get pretty frustrated. It was evenly matched. He's got a good combo of strength and touch. He gets pretty deadly on the Ping-Pong table.
You're a big Calgary Flames fan and they just brought in a big name (James Neal). What do you think of their chances this year?
I've been talking about that with a couple buddies back home. New coach as well… hopefully that sparks something. I think we got rid of a couple guys who weren't fitting in well. They might have been producing but I'm a big believer in the locker room and I think we upgraded there for sure. We got some good goal-scorers and some solid D-men, and if Mike Smith (goalie) has a solid year it's going to be a good year. I'm excited. We're a sneaky under-the-radar team and I think we'll be watching hockey in May and June (playoffs). I'm fired up.
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Munich. The BMW Group increased sales volume and net profit in the third quarter of 2020 and, at the nine-month stage, is on track to meet its targets for the full year. The BMW Group was able to benefit during the third quarter from regional upturns in demand as well as from the attractive model portfolio on offer to customers. At the same time, cost efficiency and cash management remain decisive factors in coping with the ongoing impact of the corona pandemic in its varying regional forms to the best possible extent.
"The third-quarter performance underlines the BMW Group's operational strength and ability to perform well within a challenging environment. We improved Group earnings compared to one year earlier and are therefore firmly on track towards achieving our targets for the full year. We manage our day-to-day operations closely, taking regional fluctuations in demand into account, and can respond to changing market situations at any time," said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in Munich on Wednesday. In this way, the Group generated profit before tax in the region of € 2.5 billion in the third quarter. Free cash flow in the Automotive segment was in excess of € 3 billion. "We are shaping the transformation of our industry from a position of strength and are very well positioned for the years to come. At the same time, we are already strategically and technologically aligning the Group for the period after 2025 – including key aspects such as vehicle architectures and planning for vehicle production by plant."
Investments in the future remain key to innovation leadership
Despite the highly challenging market environment, the BMW Group continues to invest in future-oriented technologies and develop its expertise accordingly. As previously announced, the Group intends to invest more than € 30 billion in research and development by 2025 with the aim of extending its leading edge in terms of innovation.
In the period from January to September, the BMW Group's research and development expenses totalled € 4,140 million and thus remained at a high level (2019: € 4,247 million; -2.5%).This includes expenses for future electrified models and modular kits for e-vehicles. Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment as well as on other intangible assets continues to be undertaken on a clearly prioritised, highly focused basis. A total of € 2,375 million (2019: € 3,308 million; -28.2%) was invested during the nine-month period to September.
"Our financial management strategy focuses on high profitability and strict cost management. On this solid basis, we continue to invest in the future of our Group and are financing the transformation with our own resources," said Nicolas Peter, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Finance. "Today, for example, we are benefiting from our strategic focus on the upper luxury segment, a decision we took back in 2016. With the attractive 8 Series models and the BMW X7, we have managed to grow the sales volume of highly profitable models by over 70% since 2018. On the cost side, numerous initiatives are boosting our efficiency with the aim of keeping the Group on course in this challenging environment, both short-term and long-term."
E-autos to be made at all German plants by 2022
The BMW Group continues to accelerate its e-mobility ramp-up. All four German automotive plants will be manufacturing all-electric vehicles in the foreseeable future. Following the BMW i3*, which has been made in Leipzig since 2013, the BMW iNEXT will be produced in Dingolfing and the BMW i4 in Munich from 2021. In a subsequent step, the production of an all-electric model will also begin at the Group's Regensburg plant in 2022. The strategy will enable the BMW Group to safeguard capacity utilisation in the long term and therefore also the high level of employment at its plants in Germany.
The Group is also ramping up the production of electric drivetrain components. From 2022, the BMW Group's plant Dingolfing will have the capacity to manufacture electric motors for up to 500,000 electrified vehicles per year. Battery modules and high-voltage batteries will be manufactured at the Group's Leipzig and Regensburg plants to supply the growing number of electrified vehicles. At the same time, the company is working on structural efficiency improvements and further optimized utilization in production – and thus plans to save a mid-three-digit million amount by the middle of the decade.
CO2 reduction to be achieved by millions of electrified vehicles
The BMW Group's second strategic focus is on sustainability. During the corona pandemic, the Board of Management has been setting itself some ambitious long-term targets. First and foremost, the BMW Group has clear objectives for reducing its CO2 emissions up to the year 2030 – for the first time across the entire life cycle of its products – encompassing the supply chain, the production process and right up to each vehicle's end-of-life phase. Across the entire period up to 2030, CO2 emissions per vehicle are to be significantly reduced by at least one third compared with 2019 levels.
For instance, the CO2 emissions of BMW Group vehicles during their lifetime are to be reduced by 40% per kilometre driven. The key lever for achieving this target is a far-reaching product strategy that massively promotes the use of e-mobility. Over the next ten years, the BMW Group plans to have over seven million electrified vehicles on the roads worldwide – two thirds of which will be all-electric models.
The BMW Group is already a leading manufacturer of electrified vehicles. By the end of 2021, it will be offering five all-electric, series-produced automobiles in the form of the BMW i3*, the MINI Cooper SE*, the BMW iX3*, the BMW iNEXT and the BMW i4. The next generation of the BMW 7 Series will mark a further important milestone. The flagship model of the BMW brand will be available with four different types of drivetrain, i.e. highly efficient diesel- and petrol-driven versions, an electrified plug-in hybrid and, for the first time, an all-electric BEV model. By 2023, the BMW Group intends to have 25 electrified models on the road – 13 of them all-electric versions.
Additional all-electric models in the pipeline
In addition to the BMW 7 Series, comprehensive electrification will continue to be rolled out across the Group's model range. Further examples of the "Power of Choice" will be the highly popular BMW X1 and BMW 5 Series, which will also be available with all four drivetrain variants going forward – all-electric, plug-in hybrid, diesel and petrol.
The BMW Group continues to work on significantly reducing the CO2 emissions of its current fleet of new vehicles and is again this year set to meet the stipulated CO2 fleet target for new vehicles registered in Europe in 2020. The figure is around 20% below the requirement stipulated for 2019. The systematic electrification of the model range is making a decisive contribution towards achieving this target.
Perceptible recovery in third quarter – earnings improved
During the period from July to September, the BMW Group's business performance recovered perceptibly from the previously massive impact of the corona pandemic. In the third quarter, the Group delivered a total of 675,592 (2019: 621,981; +8.6%) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles to customers around the world – a new quarterly all-time high. Group revenues amounted to € 26,283 million (2019: € 26,667 million; -1.4%). A strong performance by the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. joint venture in China contributed to the improved financial result. Profit before tax (EBT) rose accordingly by around 10% to € 2,464 million (2019: € 2,248 million; +9.6%). The Group's pre-tax return on sales (EBT margin) came in at 9.4% (2019: 8.4%). Group net profit amounted to € 1,815 million (2019: € 1,546 million; +17.4%).
A total of 1,638,167 automobiles were delivered to customers during the first nine months of the year (2019: 1,872,451 units; -12.5%). Group revenues decreased to € 69,508 million (2019: € 74,844 million; -7.1%). Profit before tax amounted to € 2,962 million (2019: € 5,063 million; -41.5%). Accordingly, the Group's return on sales (EBT margin) fell to 4.3% (2019: 6.8%). Group net profit amounted to € 2,177 million for the nine-month period (2019: € 3,614 million; -39.8%).
Automotive segment recovers strongly – EBIT margin improves
Automotive segment revenues totalled € 21,962 million in the third quarter (2019: € 23,016 million; -4.6%). Profit before financial result (EBIT) amounted to € 1,477 million (2019: € 1,515 million; -2.5%). The third-quarter segment EBIT margin improved to 6.7% year-on-year (2019: 6.6%).
Nine-month revenues of the Automotive segment fell to € 54,829 (2019: € 64,853 million; -15.5%). EBIT for the period finished at a positive amount of € 152 million (2019: € 2,674 million; -94.3%). Accordingly, the EBIT margin was 0.3% (2019: 4.1%) and thus within the range of 0 to 3% targeted for 2020.
The BMW brand sold a total of 1,427,392 units (-11.3%) during the first nine months of the year. During this period, the MINI brand delivered 208,124 units (-20.0%) and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars 2,651 units (-28.5%) to customers. Despite the overall decline in volumes, the number of electrified vehicles delivered to customers increased to a new record level of 116,381 units (+20.0%) for the nine-month period.
In Europe, 648,494 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles were delivered to customers during the first nine months of the year (‑19.7%). Sales volume recorded in Germany fell to 203,442 units (-14.6%). China saw a continuation of the recovery that had already begun during the second quarter, enabling the BMW Group to increase sales in its largest market to a record level of 560,367 units (+6.4%) through September. A total of 200,286 units (-24.6%) were sold in the USA in the first nine months of the year.
Motorcycles segment records higher sales volume and earnings in third quarter
BMW Motorrad increased deliveries of its motorcycles and maxi-scooters in the third quarter to 52,892 units (+20.9%), generating revenues of € 637 million (2019: € 558 million; +14.2%) and an EBIT of € 45 million (2019: € 35 million; +28.6%). The segment EBIT margin came in at 7.1% (2019: 6.3%).
In total, 129,599 units were delivered to customers during the first three quarters of the year (-5.4%), generating revenues totalling € 1,716 million (2019: € 1,871 million; -8.3%). EBIT for the nine-month period amounted to € 110 million (2019: € 226 million; -51.3%), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 6.4% (2019: 12.1%).
Financial Services segment increases number of new contracts
The retail customer contract portfolio under management within the Financial Services segment stood at 5,578,149 contracts at 30 September 2020 (31 December 2019: 5,486,319 contracts; +1.7%). A total of 538,351 new contracts were signed with retail customers in the third quarter (2019: 504,217 new contracts; +6.8%). Segment revenues amounted to € 7,799 million (2019: € 7,471 million; +4.4%). Profit before tax amounted to € 458 million (2019: € 597 million; -23.3%).
A total of 1,342,803 new contracts (2019: 1, 475,504 contracts; -9.0%) were signed during the first nine months of the year. At € 22,055 million, revenues were at previous year's level (2019: € 21,981 million: +0.3%). Profit before tax amounted to € 1,039 million (2019: € 1,797 million; -42.2%).
Outlook for 2020 reaffirmed
The BMW Group sets itself ambitious targets, even in politically and economically turbulent times. For the twelve-month period as a whole, the BMW Group continues to assume that demand in all key markets will be significantly reduced in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the necessary containment measures.
As a consequence, in 2020, Automotive segment deliveries worldwide are likely to be significantly lower than in the previous year. Under the prevailing circumstances, the BMW Group expects the segment EBIT margin to lie within a range between 0 and 3% in 2020.
Mainly due to the negative economic outlook, the Financial Services segment is expected to generate a lower volume of new business amidst a potentially more volatile risk environment. Accordingly, a moderate year-on-year drop in return on equity is forecast for the segment.
Motorcycles segment deliveries are expected to decrease moderately year-on-year. The EBIT margin is therefore currently forecast to lie within a range between 3 and 5%.
Taking account of the various factors described above, Group profit before tax is likely to be significantly lower than in 2019.
The workforce size will be slightly below the level recorded one year earlier. The personnel-related measures previously communicated will be used to manage the workforce size. Under the current circumstances, all new recruitment is subject to stringent critical review.
The level of risk due to the negative impact of the pandemic is assessed as high. After a more stable phase in the economic environment in the third quarter, the pandemic is now clearly regaining momentum. In light of the containment measures required as well as the economic impact, a high level of uncertainty remains. If the corona pandemic takes an even more serious course and the global economy experiences a perceptible downturn, the risk exposure could be considerable, particularly on the demand side. The BMW Group is monitoring developments closely and remains well prepared to act swiftly and decisively.
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1In connection with a review of its sales practices and related reporting practices, the BMW Group has reviewed prior-period vehicle delivery data and determined that certain vehicle deliveries were not reported in the correct periods. Further information is available on page 54 of the BMW Group's Annual Report 2019. To update the information provided there, the BMW Group has revised the data on vehicle deliveries in its sixteen most important markets retrospectively back to 2015.
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2 Figure for Q1-Q3 2019 includes a profit of € 44 million from discontinued operations.
*Consumption/emission data:
BMW i3 (120 Ah): fuel consumption combined: 0.0 l/100 km, power consumption combined: 13.1 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km
BMW i3s (120 Ah): fuel consumption combined: 0.0 l/100 km, power consumption combined: 14.6 -14.0 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km
MINI Cooper SE: fuel consumption combined: 0.0 l/100 km, power consumption combined: 16.8 -14.8 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km
BMW iX3: fuel consumption combined: 0.0 l/100 km, power consumption combined: 17.8 -17.5 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km.
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American Press Travel News-Florida-Feb. 25th,-Bob and Barb "On The Road Again"-When I met Tony Romano, I had no idea until I saw a large showcase filled with some of his over 600-various carvings, in genre's that include birds, fish and other wild creatures, of how creative and talented he is.
He is a fine soft-spoken fellow who moved from Orient, NY, to Florida in 2010. His previous life revolved around a quality taxidermy business for 6-years, and then spent twenty years in the wine and liquor business before retiring to warm, and comfy Florida.
Residing in Port St Lucie, FL, his favorite relax time where we met, is a hot tub where we both jiggle our back, arms and legs against the powerful jets of a fabulous and large hot tub system. "Carving takes my mind off of mine, and the worlds issues, I totally immerse myself into creating something out of 3X6 inch rectangular block of wood, creating a pretty, lifelike Cardinal bird, that once I paint it, people can enjoy the look of a nearly real bird. My sense of satisfaction is beyond words. My favorite piece (all of them really are) is my Redhead Duck. I won a ribbon my first time I entered into a jury'd carvers contest" said Tony Romano.