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By Bill Parry
LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams is serving on Mayor-elect Eric Adams' economic transition committee. (Photo courtesy of LaGuardia Community College)
LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams is serving on Mayor-elect Eric Adams' Economic and Workforce Development transition committee after he was named to the panel on Friday, Dec. 3.
Adams has secured millions of dollars in workforce grants and launched new workforce training scholarships and initiatives since taking the helm at the Long Island City campus in 2020.
Before joining LaGuardia, Adams focused on creating career pathways to lead students into high-growth sectors of the city's economy as dean of workforce and economic development at Bronx Community College/CUNY. Previously, he served as acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, president and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation and commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development, president and CEO of the Business Council of New York State, and president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
"A recovery from the pandemic that is equal parts robust and just is critical to New York City's future economic viability and livability, It is an honor to serve with great minds on this important committee," Adams said. "I look forward to helping equip the incoming administration with the ideas and insights it needs to retain our great city's standing as a world capital and ensure it continues to serve, as it has for generations, as a beacon of hope and opportunity to people the world over."
Also named to the Economic and Workforce Development committee are Long Island City Partnership President Elizabeth Lusskin and Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech. State Senator James Sanders was also named to the team.
"I am proud to be part of this new chapter in the city's history, a significant time since Eric Adams will be its second only Black Mayor," Sanders said. "We have a long road ahead but I am confident that Mayor-elect Adams has chosen the best team possible, with the most qualified people. I am humbled to be a part of such a prestigious assembly of leaders."
State Senator James Sanders, who endorsed Eric Adams in the Mayor's race, is also sitting on the economic panel. (Photo courtesy of Sanders' office)
Sanders is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Banks and serves on the Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee and the Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee.
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Abu Dhabi Global Market, strategic partner of SALT, Supports First-of-Such Conference in the Middle East and Africa that Focuses on Global Collaboration at the Intersection of Finance, Technology and Geopolitics
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of its successful 10th anniversary flagship conference in Las Vegas, SALT announced that it will bring the global thought leadership forum to Abu Dhabi later this year in strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi. SALT Abu Dhabi, taking place 19-21 November 2019 at the landmark Emirates Palace, will gather leading voices in global business together for three days of networking and collaboration on the world's most important growth opportunities.
"The UAE has been a strategic launch-pad and vital East-West economic gateway. As an International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, ADGM plays a vital role in augmenting the country's commitment to robust and sustainable economic growth locally and globally," said H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State (UAE) and Chairman of ADGM.
He added, "SALT Abu Dhabi will provide a valuable global platform for business leaders and investors to gain new insights and knowledge of the MENA region, and explore new business and investment potential that these countries offer. We welcome more like-minded partners to join us in bringing global thought leadership and new opportunities to Abu Dhabi and the region."
SALT Abu Dhabi will be the inaugural SALT event in the Middle East or Africa, with its presence reinforcing the undeniable economic importance and investment opportunities in the region. In addition to its flagship Las Vegas conference, SALT previously hosted successful conferences in Singapore and Tokyo.
"As we evaluated potential destinations for our next international SALT Conference, Abu Dhabi stood out as the ideal partner due to its collaborative cultural identity and bold economic vision for the future," said SALT founder Anthony Scaramucci. "We believe in the coming years that ADGM and Abu Dhabi will continue to emerge as a leading global financial centre, and are excited to provide our global delegates a closer look at opportunities in the region."
SALT Abu Dhabi, like SALT Las Vegas, is an invitation-only event. Registration applications will open in late July, but prospective delegates can request an invitation in advance at www.salt.org. The conference will feature speakers and attendees from around the world, including deep participation from key stakeholders and leading investors in the UAE and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Reflecting the fast-evolving nature of global business, SALT has continued to expand its programming and attendee base beyond traditional alternative investments. This year's Las Vegas conference, which was the most well-attended event in SALT's history, focused on diverse themes ranging from Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Real Estate to Digital Assets, Artificial Intelligence and Infrastructure. SALT Abu Dhabi will feature a similar mix of thought leadership content, networking and entertainment.
Past SALT speakers have included high-profile political leaders, including former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; U.K. Prime Ministers David Cameron and Tony Blair; French President Nicolas Sarkozy; Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as well as global business leaders including Sir Richard Branson, Eric Schmidt, Michael Bloomberg, Mark Cuban, David Rubenstein, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee and Ken Griffin, among many others. SALT also features premier entertainment, in the past including Maroon 5, Duran Duran, The Killers and Will Smith.
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Q: message sending code working til Android 4.4.4 but not working in lollipop and marshmallow I made message sending app it work perfect in all version till kitkat  4.4.4  but not working in Lollipop and Marshmallow I don't understand why?
public void sendsms()
{

    try
    {
        SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
        smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null,smsmessage, null, null);
        printmsg(1);
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        printmsg(0);
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}
public void printmsg(int a)
{
    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
    builder.setTitle("Information:");

    if(a==1)
        builder.setMessage("SMS Send Wait For Response!!!");
    else
        builder.setMessage("Sending Failed, Please Try Again Later!!!");

    builder.setPositiveButton("OK",new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int which)
        {
            //Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "changing activity",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            Intent intent = new Intent(ResWindow.this, Home.class);
            startActivity(intent);
            ResWindow.this.finish();

        }
    });
    builder.show();

A: From API 23, i.e. Android Marshmallow, the app will have to ask for permissions while running instead of declaring them beforehand. The logic here is, to see if the device is below 23, if it is, then the SMS would be sent without any problem, if it 23 and above, you will have to prompt the user to allow the app to send the message.
Here is a sample code with explanation which might help you out there.
private static final int PERMISSION_REQUEST = 100;

//This is the onClick listener of 'Send SMS' button
public void send(View view) {

    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        //This if checks if the device is API 23 or above
        if (checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.SEND_SMS) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            //This checks if the permission is already granted.
            if (shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(Manifest.permission.SEND_SMS)) {
                //This displays a message to the user as to why do we
                //need the permission. If the user accepts, we display the permission granting dialog.
                Snackbar.make(findViewById(R.id.rl), "You need to grant SEND SMS permission to send sms",
                        Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).setAction("OK", new View.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(View v) {
                        requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.SEND_SMS}, PERMISSION_REQUEST);
                    }
                }).show();
            } else {
                //This displays the permission granting dialog directly.
                requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.SEND_SMS}, PERMISSION_REQUEST);
            }
        } else {
            sendSMS(); // Runs if the permission is already granted.
        }
    } else {
        sendSMS(); // Runs if the device's API is below 23.
    }
}

private void sendSMS() {
    //Code for sending sms.
}

@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int[] grantResults) {
    super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);

    if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        Snackbar.make(findViewById(R.id.rl), "Permission Granted",
                Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        sendSMS();
        //SMS sent
    } else {
        Snackbar.make(findViewById(R.id.rl), "Permission denied",
                Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        //SMS not sent.
    }
}

The code was taken from here. A more elaborated explanation can be found there.

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Q: Mock patch a function that doesn't exist on a class Using Python's mock framework, is it possible to mock patch a function that doesn't exist on a class. If so, how?
For example:
example.py
import mock
import unittest

class MyClass(object):
    pass

class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_mock_non_existent_function(self):
        with mock.patch('example.MyClass.my_function'):
            pass

Running that test raises an error:
Error
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/jesse/Code/my_proj/lib/mock.py", line 1193, in patched
  File "/Users/jesse/Code/my_proj/lib/mock.py", line 1268, in __enter__
  File "/Users/jesse/Code/my_proj/lib/mock.py", line 1242, in get_original
AttributeError: <class 'example.MyClass'> does not have the attribute 'my_function'

Using Python 2.7.9 and mock 1.0.1.

A: I believe the answer here is to use the create parameter:
with mock.patch.object(MyClass, 'my_function', create=True)

This works when replacing the equivalent line in the original code.

A: You need to specify the function you want to patch in somehow.
From the mock docs:
>>> class Class(object):
...     def method(self):
...         pass
...
>>> with patch('__main__.Class') as MockClass:
...     instance = MockClass.return_value
...     instance.method.return_value = 'foo'
...     assert Class() is instance
...     assert Class().method() == 'foo'
...


For anyone who has been paying attention to the recent cryptocurrency craze globally and the growing industry buzz around its underlying technology, it is apparent that blockchain technologies may become the future: the future of online transactions, securing data, supply chains, internal operations and many more.
On March 14, 2019, the Kentucky House of Representatives agreed with this notion and declared the future for blockchain technologies in the state of Kentucky by adopting House Resolution 171 ("HR 171"). This resolution calls for a comprehensive investigation into blockchain technology and for policy proposals based upon the study. Recognizing the "great potential in the area of economic development" as well as the need for "wide-scale collaboration and coordination on all levels of government," the resolution "urges the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development to work with state and federal officials" in order to study blockchain to evaluate the best opportunities to support further innovation and economic growth while being mindful of consumer protection.
In particular, HR 171 sets forth a comprehensive examination around blockchain technologies with an emphasis upon "the creation of a statewide ecosystem that encourages innovative startups and entrepreneurs in the blockchain sector or. . . in their operations." The resolution also hopes to determine ways in which "the state government can utilize cryptocurrencies to make and receive payments" and what potential regulations may be required around blockchain technologies. As evidenced by growing support in various industries and the formation of numerous blockchain-based organizations, HR 171 will most likely be the inception of blockchain-based innovations and economy to flourish in Kentucky.
For those companies leveraging or even contemplating the use of blockchain technologies in their business operations, this is a significant sign of progress and an opportunity for growth in Kentucky.


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\section{Introduction/Statement of Results}
Suppose $k$ is a field.  We study torsors under algebraic groups considered in the following definition.

\begin{defnintro}
\label{defnintro:isotropic}
If $\op{G}$ is a reductive algebraic $k$-group scheme, we will say that $\op{G}$ is ``isotropic" if each of the almost $k$-simple components of the derived group of $\op{G}$ contains a $k$-subgroup scheme isomorphic to $\gm{}$.
\end{defnintro}

Write $\ho{k}$ for the (unstable) Morel--Voevodsky ${\mathbb A}^1$-homotopy category \cite{MV}.  Write $B\op{G}$ for the usual bar construction of $\op{G}$ (which can be thought of as a simplicial presheaf on the category of smooth $k$-schemes).  If $X$ is a smooth $k$-scheme, then write $[X,B\op{G}]_{{\mathbb A}^1}$ for the set $\hom_{\ho{k}}(X,B\op{G})$.  The main goal of this paper is to establish the following representability result about Nisnevich locally trivial $\op{G}$-torsors.

\begin{thmintro}
\label{thmintro:isotropictorsors}
Suppose $k$ is a field, and $\op{G}$ is an ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group.  For every smooth affine $k$-scheme $X$, there is a bijection
\[
\op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(X,\op{G}) \cong [X,B\op{G}]_{{\mathbb A}^1}
\]
that is functorial in $X$.
\end{thmintro}

In \cite[Theorem 4.1.3]{AHWII}, Theorem~\ref{thmintro:isotropictorsors} was proved under the more restrictive assumption that $k$ is infinite.  By \cite[Theorem 2.3.5]{AHWII}, in order to establish Theorem~\ref{thmintro:isotropictorsors}, it suffices to prove that the functor $X \mapsto \op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(X,\op{G})$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-invariant on smooth affine schemes, i.e., if for every smooth affine $k$-scheme $X$, the pullback along the projection $X \times {\mathbb A}^1 \to X$ induces a bijection $\op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(X,\op{G}) {\stackrel{{\scriptscriptstyle{\sim}}}{\;\rightarrow\;}} \op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(X \times {\mathbb A}^1,\op{G})$.

Using a recent refinement of the Gabber presentation lemma over finite fields first stated by F. Morel \cite[Lemma 1.15]{MField} (where it is attributed to Gabber) and proven by A. Hogadi and G. Kulkarni \cite{HK}, we establish affine homotopy invariance over finite fields in Theorem~\ref{thm:affinehomotopyinvarianceforGtorsors}.

\begin{remintro}
Over a finite field, one knows that all reductive $k$-group schemes are quasi-split by a result of Lang, cf. \cite{Lang}.  In particular, semi-simple group schemes will automatically be isotropic in this case.
\end{remintro}

As immediate consequences, we may remove the assumption that $k$ is infinite in many of the results stated in \cite{AHWII}.  In particular, we establish the following result.

\begin{thmintro}
\label{thmintro:homogeneousspaces}
Assume $k$ is a field.  If $\op{H} \to \op{G}$ is a closed immersion of ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group schemes, and the $\op{H}$-torsor $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Nisnevich locally split, then for any smooth affine $k$-scheme $X$, there is a bijection
\[
\pi_0(\operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\! \op{G}/\op{H})(X) \cong [X,\op{G}/\op{H}]_{{\mathbb A}^1}.
\]
\end{thmintro}

Theorem~\ref{thm:generalizedflagsareaonenaive} contains a similar result for certain generalized flag varieties under ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group schemes and the remainder of the main results (e.g., Theorem~\ref{thm:evenspheres}) contain some useful explicit examples.

\subsubsection*{Acknowledgements}
We would like to thank A. Hogadi and G. Kulkarni for sharing an early draft of \cite{HK}.

\subsubsection*{Notation/Preliminaries}
Throughout the paper, $k$ will be a field.  Following \cite{AHW,AHWII}, we use the following terminology:
\begin{itemize}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item $\mathrm{Sm}_k$ is the category of smooth $k$-schemes;
\item $\mathrm{sPre}(\mathrm{Sm}_k)$ is the category of simplicial presheaves on $\mathrm{Sm}_k$; objects of this category will typically be denoted by script letters $\mathscr{X},\mathscr{Y}$, etc.;
\item if $t$ is a topology on $\mathrm{Sm}_k$, we write $R_{t}$ for the fibrant replacement functor for the injective $t$-local model structure on $\mathrm{sPre}(\mathrm{Sm}_k)$ (see \cite[Section 3.1]{AHW});
\item $\operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\!{}$ is the singular construction (see \cite[Section 4.1]{AHW});
\item $\ho{k}$ is the Morel--Voevodsky unstable ${\mathbb A}^1$-homotopy category (see \cite[Section 5]{AHW});
\item if $\mathscr{X}$ and $\mathscr{Y}$ are simplicial presheaves on $\mathrm{Sm}_k$, we write $[\mathscr{X},\mathscr{Y}]_{{\mathbb A}^1} := \hom_{\ho{k}}(\mathscr{X},\mathscr{Y})$.
\end{itemize}
Throughout the text, we will speak of reductive group schemes; following SGA3 \cite{SGA3-3}, by convention such group schemes have geometrically connected fibers.

\section{Proofs}
\subsection{Homotopy invariance revisited}
In \cite[Proposition 3.3.4]{AHWII}, we developed a formalism for establishing affine homotopy invariance of certain functors; this method was basically an extension of a formalism developed by Colliot-Th\'el\`ene and Ojanguren \cite[Th{\'e}or{\`e}me 1.1]{CTO} and relied on a refined Noether normalization result (a ``presentation lemma") that held over infinite fields \cite[Lemma 1.2]{CTO}.  In Theorem \ref{thm:gabberfinite}, we recall a version of a stronger ``presentation lemma" due initially to Gabber.  Then, in Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism}, we simplify and generalize \cite[Proposition 3.3.4]{AHWII}.

\subsubsection*{Gabber's lemma}
The following result was initially stated in \cite[Lemma 1.15]{MField} where it was attributed to private communication with Gabber.  In the case $k$ is infinite, a detailed proof of a more general result is given in \cite[Theorem 3.1.1]{CTHK}, while when $k$ is finite the result is established recently by Hogadi and Kulkarni \cite[Theorem 1.1]{HK}.  In fact, in what follows we will not need the full strength of this result.

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:gabberfinite}
Suppose $F$ is a field, and suppose $X$ is a smooth affine $F$-variety of dimension $d \geq 1$.  Let $Z \subset X$ be a principal divisor defined by an element $f \in \O_X(X)$ and $p \in Z$ a closed point.  There exist i) a Zariski open neighborhood $U$ of $p$ in $X$, ii) a morphism $\Phi: U \to {\mathbb A}^d_F$, iii) an open neighborhood $V \subset {\mathbb A}^{d-1}_F$ of the composite $\Psi$
\[
U \stackrel{\Phi}{\longrightarrow} {\mathbb A}^d_F \stackrel{\pi}{\longrightarrow} {\mathbb A}^{d-1}_F
\]
(where $\pi$ is the projection onto the first $d-1$ coordinates) such that
\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item the morphism $\Phi$ is \'etale;
\item setting $Z_V := Z \cap \Psi^{-1}V$, the morphism $\Psi|_{Z_V}: Z_V \to V$ is finite;
\item the morphism $\Phi|_{Z_V}: Z_V \to {\mathbb A}^1_V = \pi^{-1}(V)$ is a closed immersion;
\item there is an equality $Z_V = \Phi^{-1}\Phi(Z_V)$.
\end{enumerate}
In particular, the morphisms $\Phi$ and $j: {\mathbb A}^1_V \setminus Z_V \to {\mathbb A}^1_V$ yield a Nisnevich distinguished square of the form
\[
\xymatrix{
U \setminus Z_V \ar[r]\ar[d] & U \ar[d] \\
{\mathbb A}^1_V \setminus \Phi(Z_V)  \ar[r] & {\mathbb A}^1_V.
}
\]
\end{thm}

\subsubsection*{A formalism for homotopy invariance}
The following result simplifies and generalizes \cite[Proposition 3.3.4]{AHWII}.

\begin{prop}
\label{prop:formalism}
Suppose $k$ is a field. Let $\mathbf{F}$ be a presheaf of pointed sets on the category $\mathbf C$ of essentially smooth affine $k$-schemes with the following properties:
\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item If $\operatorname{Spec} A\in \mathbf C$ and $S\subset A$ is a multiplicative subset, the canonical map $\operatorname{colim}_{f\in S}\mathbf{F}(A_f) \to \mathbf{F}(S^{-1}A)$ has trivial kernel.
\item For every finitely generated separable field extension $L/k$ and every integer $n \geq 0$, the restriction map
\[
\mathbf{F}(L[t_1,\ldots,t_n]) \longrightarrow \mathbf{F}(L(t_1,\ldots,t_n))
\]
has trivial kernel.
\item For every Nisnevich square
\[
	\xymatrix{
	W \ar@{^{(}->}[r]\ar[d] & V \ar[d]\\
	U \ar@{^{(}->}[r] & X,
	}
\]
in $\mathbf C$ where $W\subset V$ is the complement of a principal divisor, the map
    \[
    \ker(\mathbf{F}(X) \to \mathbf{F}(U)) \longrightarrow \ker(\mathbf{F}(V) \to \mathbf{F}(W))
    \]
    is surjective.
\end{enumerate}
If $\operatorname{Spec} B\in\mathbf{C}$ is local, then, for any integer $n \geq 0$, the restriction map
\[
\mathbf{F}(B[t_1,\ldots,t_n]) \longrightarrow \mathbf{F}(\mathrm{Frac}(B)(t_1,\ldots,t_n))
\]
has trivial kernel.
\end{prop}

\begin{proof}
We proceed by induction on the dimension $d$ of $B$.  The case $d = 0$ is immediate from (2).  Assume we know the result in dimension $\leq d-1$. Suppose $\xi \in \ker(\mathbf{F}(B[t_1,\ldots,t_n]) \to \mathbf{F}(\mathrm{Frac}(B)(t_1,\ldots,t_n)))$. By (2), the image of $\xi$ in $\mathbf{F}(\mathrm{Frac}(B)[t_1,\ldots,t_n])$ is trivial. By (1), we conclude that there is an element $g \in B \setminus 0$ such that $\xi$ restricts to the trivial element in $\mathbf{F}(B_g[t_1,\ldots,t_n])$.

By Theorem~\ref{thm:gabberfinite} applied to $X=\operatorname{Spec} B$, $Z$ the principal divisor defined by $g$, and $p$ the closed point in $\operatorname{Spec} B$, we may find a Nisnevich square
\[
	\xymatrix{
	\operatorname{Spec} B_g \ar@{^{(}->}[r]\ar[d] & \operatorname{Spec} B \ar[d]\\
	U \ar@{^{(}->}[r] & \operatorname{Spec} A[x]
	}
\]
with $A$ an essentially smooth local ring of dimension $d-1$. Note that the open immersion $U\subset \operatorname{Spec} A[x]$ is affine, since it is so after the surjective \'etale base change $U\amalg \operatorname{Spec} B \to \operatorname{Spec} A[x]$. Now, by (3), since $\xi$ lies in the kernel of $\mathbf{F}(B[t_1,\ldots,t_n]) \to \mathbf{F}(B_g[t_1,\ldots,t_n])$, we may find
\[
\xi' \in \ker(\mathbf{F}(A[x][t_1,\ldots,t_n]) \to \mathbf{F}(U[t_1,\ldots,t_n]))
\]
lifting $\xi$. In particular, the image of the class $\xi'$ in $\mathbf{F}(\mathrm{Frac}(A)(x,t_1,\ldots,t_n))$ must also be trivial. However, $A[x][t_1,\ldots,t_n] = A[x,t_1,\ldots,t_n]$ and since $A$ has dimension $d-1$, we conclude that $\xi'$ is trivial, which means that $\xi$ must also be trivial and we are done.
\end{proof}

\begin{rem}
The proof of Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism} only uses assertions 1, 3, and 4 of Theorem~\ref{thm:gabberfinite}, and it may be possible to give a shorter and more self-contained proof of these assertions.
\end{rem}

\subsubsection*{Homotopy invariance for $G$-torsors over arbitrary fields}
We now apply Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism} in the case of the functor ``isomorphism classes of Nisnevich locally trivial $\op{G}$-torsors" under an ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group $\op{G}$ (see Definition~\ref{defnintro:isotropic}).

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:affinehomotopyinvarianceforGtorsors}
If $k$ is a field, and $\op{G}$ is an ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group scheme, then, for any smooth $k$-algebra $A$ and any integer $n \geq 0$, the map
\[
\op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(\operatorname{Spec} A,\op{G}) \longrightarrow \op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(\operatorname{Spec} A[t_1,\ldots,t_n],\op{G})
\]
is a pointed bijection.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
Repeat the proof of \cite[Theorem 3.3.7]{AHWII}, replacing appeals to \cite[Proposition 3.3.4]{AHWII} with reference to Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism}.  As the formulation of Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism} differs slightly from that of \cite[Proposition 3.3.4]{AHWII}, we include the argument here.

We want to show that every Nisnevich locally trivial $\op{G}$-torsor $\mathscr{P}$ over the ring $A[t_1,\ldots,t_n]$ is extended from $A$.  After \cite[Corollary 3.2.6]{AHWII}, which is a local-to-global principle for torsors under a reductive group scheme, it suffices to show that for every maximal ideal ${\mathfrak m}$ of $A$, the $G$-torsor $\mathscr{P}_{{\mathfrak m}}$ over $A_{{\mathfrak m}}[t_1,\ldots,t_n]$ is extended from $A_{{\mathfrak m}}$.  In fact, we will show that $\mathscr{P}_{{\mathfrak m}}$ is a trivial torsor.

We claim that the functor from $k$-algebras to pointed sets given by $A \mapsto \op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(\operatorname{Spec} A,\op{G})$ satisfies the axioms of Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism}.  The first point is an immediate consequence of the fact that $\op{G}$ has finite presentation by appeal to \cite[Lemma 2.3.3]{AHWII}.  Recall from \cite[Definition 2.3.1]{AHWII} that we write $B\mathbf{Tors}_{\operatorname{Nis}}(\op{G})$ for the simplicial presheaf whose value on a smooth scheme $U$ is the nerve of the groupoid of $\op{G}$-torsors over $U$.  The third point is then a formal consequence of the fact that the functor $\op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(-,\op{G})$ can be identified with the set of connected components $\pi_0(B\mathbf{Tors}_{\operatorname{Nis}}(\op{G}))$ since $B\mathbf{Tors}_{\operatorname{Nis}}(\op{G})$ satisfies Nisnevich excision essentially by definition (see \cite[\S 2.3]{AHWII} for more details).  Finally, the second point follows by appeal to results of Raghunathan \cite{Raghunathan1,Raghunathan2}, which are conveniently summarized in \cite[Proposition 2.4 and Th\'eor\`eme 2.5]{CTO}; this is where the assumption that $\op{G}$ is ``isotropic'' is used.

The hypotheses of Proposition~\ref{prop:formalism} having been satisfied, to conclude that $\mathscr{P}_m$ is trivial, it suffices to show that it becomes trivial over the field $\operatorname{Frac}(A_{\mathfrak m})(t_1,\ldots,t_n)$, but this follows immediately from the fact that a field has no nontrivial Nisnevich covering sieves.
\end{proof}

\subsubsection*{Representability results}
Granted Theorem~\ref{thm:affinehomotopyinvarianceforGtorsors}, we can immediately generalize a number of results from \cite{AHWII}.  For ease of reference, we restate the relevant results here.  We begin by establishing Theorem~\ref{thmintro:isotropictorsors} from the introduction.

If $\mathscr{F}$ is a simplicial presheaf on $\mathrm{Sm}_k$, and $\tilde{\mathscr{F}}$ is a Nisnevich-local and ${\mathbb A}^1$-invariant fibrant replacement of $\mathscr{F}$, then there is a canonical map $\operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\! \mathscr{F} \to \tilde{\mathscr{F}}$ that is well-defined up to simplicial homotopy.  Recall from \cite[Definition 2.1.1]{AHWII} that a simplicial presheaf $\mathscr{F}$ on $\mathrm{Sm}_k$ is called {\em ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive} if for every affine $X \in \mathrm{Sm}_k$ the map $\operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\! \mathscr{F}(X) \to \tilde{\mathscr{F}}(X)$ is a weak equivalence of simplicial sets.  As observed in \cite[Remark 2.1.2]{AHWII}, if $\mathscr{F}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive, then for every affine $X \in \mathrm{Sm}_k$ the map
\[
\pi_0(\operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\! \mathscr{F}(X)) \longrightarrow [X,\mathscr{F}]_{{\mathbb A}^1}
\]
is a bijection.

By \cite[Proposition 2.1.3]{AHWII}, $\mathscr{F}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive if and only if $\operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\! \mathscr{F}$ satisfies affine Nisnevich excision in the sense of \cite[Section 2.1]{AHW}.  In that case, $R_{\Zar} \operatorname{Sing}^{{\mathbb A}^1}\!\! \mathscr{F}$ is Nisnevich-local and ${\mathbb A}^1$-invariant.

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:representabilityofNisG}
If $\op{G}$ is an ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group scheme, then $B_{\operatorname{Nis}}\op{G}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive.  In particular, the canonical map
\[
\op{H}^1_{\operatorname{Nis}}(X,\op{G}) \longrightarrow [X,B\op{G}]_{{\mathbb A}^1}
\]
is a bijection for every affine $X\in \mathrm{Sm}_k$.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
Combine \cite[Theorem 2.3.5]{AHWII} with Theorem~\ref{thm:affinehomotopyinvarianceforGtorsors}.
\end{proof}

Suppose $\op{H} \to \op{G}$ is a closed immersion of ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group schemes.  By appeal to \cite[Th\'eor\`eme 4.C]{Anantharaman}, the quotient $\op{G}/\op{H}$ exists as a smooth $k$-scheme.  Since the map $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is an $\op{H}$-torsor, it follows that the quotient is smooth since $\op{G}$ has the same property.  That the quotient is affine follows from the fact that $\op{H}$ is reductive and may be realized as $\operatorname{Spec} \Gamma(\op{G},\O_{\op{G}})^{\op{H}}$ (\cite[Theorems 9.1.4 and 9.7.6]{Alper}; for later use, observe that these statements hold over an arbitrary base).  Since $\op{G}$ and $\op{H}$ are reductive, they are connected by assumption, and the connectness statement for the quotient follows.  Granted these fact, we establish Theorem~\ref{thmintro:homogeneousspaces}.

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:representabilityforhomogeneousspaces}
If $\op{H} \to \op{G}$ is a closed immersion of ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group schemes, and if the $\op{H}$-torsor $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Nisnevich locally split, then $\op{G}/\op{H}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
Combine \cite[Theorem 2.4.2]{AHWII} with Theorem~\ref{thm:affinehomotopyinvarianceforGtorsors}.
\end{proof}

The following result generalizes \cite[Theorem 4]{AHWII}.

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:generalizedflagsareaonenaive}
Assume $\op{G}$ is an ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group scheme and $\op{P} \subset \op{G}$ is a parabolic $k$-subgroup possessing an isotropic Levi factor (e.g., if $\op{G}$ is split), then $\op{G}/\op{P}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
Let $\op{L}$ be a Levi factor for $\op{P}$.  The quotients $\op{G}/\op{L}$ and $\op{G}/\op{P}$ exist; see, e.g., \cite[Lemma 3.1.5]{AHWII}.  Moreover, the map $\op{G}/\op{L} \to \op{G}/\op{P}$ induced by the inclusion is a composition of torsors under vector bundles.  Under the assumption that $\op{L}$ is ``isotropic", $\op{G}/\op{L}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive by appeal to Theorem~\ref{thm:representabilityforhomogeneousspaces}.  The fact that $\op{G}/\op{P}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive then follows by appeal to \cite[Lemma 4.2.4]{AHWII} using the fact that $\op{G}/\op{L} \to \op{G}/\op{P}$ is a composition of torsors under vector bundles.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Local triviality of homogeneous spaces}
In order to apply Theorem~\ref{thmintro:homogeneousspaces}, we need a criterion to establish that if $\op{H} \subset \op{G}$ is a group homomorphism, the quotient map $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Nisnevich locally trivial.  In this section, we develop some criteria to guarantee this condition holds.

\subsubsection*{Criteria for Nisnevich-local triviality}
\begin{lem}
\label{lem:reductiontorostinv}
Assume $R$ is a commutative unital ring of finite Krull dimension and suppose that $\op{H} \subset \op{G}$ is an inclusion of split reductive $R$-group schemes.
\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item The quotient $\op{G}/\op{H}$ exists as a (connected) smooth affine scheme.
\item The $\op{H}$-torsor $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Nisnevich-locally trivial if for any field $K$, the map $\op{H}^1_{\mathrm{fppf}}(K,\op{H}) \to \op{H}^1_{\mathrm{fppf}}(K,\op{G})$ has trivial kernel.
\end{enumerate}
If $R$ is a field, the same results hold without the splitness assumptions.
\end{lem}

\begin{proof}
We first treat the case with splitness assumptions in place.  In that case, split reductive group schemes are pulled back from $\mathbb{Z}$-group schemes.  For both claims, it suffices to prove the result with $R = {\mathbb Z}$: formation of quotients commutes with base-change, affineness and Nisnevich local triviality will be preserved by base-change as well.  Assuming $R = {\mathbb Z}$, the existence of the quotient and the relevant properties are established before the statement of Theorem~\ref{thm:representabilityforhomogeneousspaces}

Now we establish the second statement. To show the relevant torsor is Nisnevich locally trivial, it suffices, by appeal to \cite[Proposition 2]{BB}, to show that the $\op{H}$-torsor in question is rationally trivial, i.e., trivial over the generic point of $\op{G}/\op{H}$ (which is an integral affine ${\mathbb Z}$-scheme).  To that end, the generic point is the spectrum of the fraction field $K$ of the ring $\Gamma(\op{G}/\op{H},\O_{\op{G}/\op{H}})$ and it suffices to show that the restriction of $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ admits a section upon restriction to $K$.  However, the pullback of $\op{G}\to \op{G}/\op{H}$ along the map $\operatorname{Spec} K \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is an $\op{H}$-torsor on $\operatorname{Spec} K$ whose associated $\op{G}$-torsor is trivial.  The condition that the map $\op{H}^1_{\mathrm{fppf}}(K,\op{H}) \to \op{H}^1_{\mathrm{fppf}}(K,\op{G})$ has trivial kernel precisely guarantees that this  $\op{H}$-torsor over $\operatorname{Spec} K$ is trivial, i.e., admits a section.

When $R$ is a field, one proceeds in an analogous fashion: the existence of and properties of the quotient follow exactly as above. To establish Nisnevich local triviality, one replaces the reference to \cite[Proposition 2]{BB} above with a reference to \cite[Theorem 4.5]{Nisnevich} (note Nisnevich's result is stated for semi-simple groups, but the argument works for reductive group schemes; this is mentioned, e.g., in \cite[\S 1.1]{FedorovPanin}).
\end{proof}

\subsubsection*{The Rost invariant and Nisnevich-local triviality}
Assume $\op{G}$ is a simple, simply-connected algebraic group over a field $F$. The Rost invariant of $\op{G}$ is a natural transformation of functors on the category of field extensions of $F$:
\[
\op{H}^1_{\text{\'et}}(-,\op{G}) \stackrel{r_{\op{G}}}{\longrightarrow} \op{H}^3_{\text{\'et}}(-,{\mathbb Q}/{\mathbb Z}(2));
\]
see \cite[Appendix A]{GMS} for more details regarding the group on the right (it will not be important here).  What is important is that the Rost invariant is functorial for homomorphisms of simply connected groups \cite[Proposition 9.4]{GMS}.  In other words, if $\varphi: \op{G}_1 \to \op{G}_2$ is a homomorphism of simply-connected reductive algebraic groups, then there is a commutative diagram of the form
\begin{equation}
\label{eqn:functorialityofRost}
\xymatrix{
\op{H}^1(F,\op{G}_1) \ar[r]^-{r_{\op{G}_1}}\ar[d] & \op{H}^3(F,{\mathbb Q}/{\mathbb Z}(2)) \ar[d]^{n_\varphi} \\
\op{H}^1(F,\op{G}_2) \ar[r]_-{r_{\op{G}_2}} & \op{H}^3(F,{\mathbb Q}/{\mathbb Z}(2))
}
\end{equation}
where $n_\varphi$ is an integer called the {\em Dynkin index} of the homomorphism $\varphi$ or the {\em Rost multiplier} of $\varphi$.

If $\op{G}$ is semi-simple and simply-connected, then an $n$-dimensional $k$-rational representation $\rho$ of $\op{G}$ yields an embedding $\rho: \op{G} \to \op{SL}_n$; we refer to the Dynkin index of this homomorphism as the Dynkin index of the representation.  The Dynkin index then has the following properties:
\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item it is a non-negative integer that is $0$ if and only if the homomorphism is trivial;
\item the Rost multiplier of a composite is the product of the Rost multipliers (\cite[Proposition 7.9]{GMS});
\item if $\rho_1$ and $\rho_2$ are two representations of $\op{G}$, then $n_{\rho_1 \oplus \rho_2} = n_{\rho_1} + n_{\rho_2}$;
\item the Dynkin index of the adjoint representation is the dual Coxeter number.
\end{enumerate}
One then deduces the following criterion for detecting Nisnevich local triviality.

\begin{lem}
\label{lem:rostinvariantcriterionfortriviality}
Assume $\varphi: \op{H} \subset \op{G}$ is a closed immersion group homomorphism of simply-connected semi-simple $k$-group schemes.  If (i) the Dynkin index for $\varphi$ is $1$, and (ii) for every extension $K/k$, the Rost invariant for $\op{H}_K$ is trivial, then the torsor $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Nisnevich locally trivial.
\end{lem}

\begin{proof}
By Lemma~\ref{lem:reductiontorostinv}, it suffices to prove: for every extension $K/k$, if given an $\op{H}$-torsor $P$ over $\operatorname{Spec} K$ such that the associated $\op{G}$-torsor $P'$ over $\operatorname{Spec} K$ (obtained by extending the structure group via $\varphi$) is trivial, then $P$ is already trivial.

Assume the kernel of the Rost invariant for $\op{H}$ is trivial for every extension $K/k$.  Suppose $P$ is an $\op{H}_K$-torsor over $\operatorname{Spec} K$, and the associated associated $\op{G}_K$-torsor $P'$ over $\operatorname{Spec} K$ is trivial.  Since the Rost invariant of $P'$ is necessarily trivial, the assumption that $\varphi$ has Rost multiplier $1$ implies $P$ has trivial Rost invariant.  However, since the Rost invariant for $\op{H}_K$ was assumed to be injective, we conclude that $P$ is trivial, which is precisely what we wanted to show.
\end{proof}

For quasi-split groups of low rank, the Rost invariant is frequently injective \cite{Garibaldi}.  Indeed, Garibaldi shows \cite[Theorems 0.1 and 0.5]{Garibaldi} that the Rost invariant is trivial in the following cases:
\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item quasi-split groups of absolute rank $\leq 5$;
\item quasi-split groups of type $\op{B}_6, \op{D}_6$ or $\op{E}_6$;
\item quasi-split groups of type $\op{E}_7$ or split groups of type $\op{D}_7$.
\end{enumerate}
Thus we obtain a number of Nisnevich local triviality results by computation of Dynkin indices.

\begin{ex}
\label{ex:fibersequences}
The Rost multiplier of the inclusion of split groups $\op{Spin}_9 \hookrightarrow \op{F}_4$ is $1$, so Lemma~\ref{lem:rostinvariantcriterionfortriviality} combined with \cite[Theorems 0.1 and 0.5]{Garibaldi} imply that the $\op{Spin}_9$-torsor $\op{F}_4 \to \op{F}_4/\op{Spin}_9$ is Nisnevich locally trivial.  Similar results hold for $\op{F}_4 \subset \op{E}_6$ and $\op{E}_6 \subset \op{E}_7$ (see \cite{Garibaldi} for more details).  Thus, in each of these case, Theorem~\ref{thm:representabilityforhomogeneousspaces} applies and guarantees that the relevant homogeneous space is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive.
\end{ex}

\begin{rem}
Following \cite{AHWOctonion}, one can use the ${\mathbb A}^1$-fiber sequences associated with inclusions appearing in Example~\ref{ex:fibersequences} to deduce results about reduction of the corresponding structure groups for (Nisnevich locally trivial) torsors over smooth affine schemes.  Moreover, torsors under the various group schemes above are related to classical algebraic invariants (e.g., $\op{F}_4$-torsors correspond to Albert algebras, $\op{E}_6$- and $\op{E}_7$-torsors correspond to certain structurable algebras \cite{GaribaldiStructurable}).  In light of these applications, we pose the following question, which would be especially interesting to analyze in the cases mentioned in Example~\ref{ex:fibersequences}.
\end{rem}

\begin{question}
\label{question:homogspaceconnectivity}
Suppose $\op{H} \to \op{G}$ is a closed immersion of ``isotropic" reductive $k$-group schemes such that $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Nisnevich locally trivial.
\begin{itemize}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item What is the ${\mathbb A}^1$-connectivity of $\op{G}/\op{H}$?
\item What is the structure of the first non-vanishing ${\mathbb A}^1$-homotopy sheaf of $\op{G}/\op{H}$?
\end{itemize}
\end{question}

\subsubsection*{Motivic spheres as homogeneous spaces}
In \cite{BorelSpheres}, Borel completed the classification of homogeneous spaces that are spheres.  We now establish a similar result for motivic spheres.  To this end, we write $\op{Q}_{2n-1}$ for the split smooth affine quadric defined by the equation $\sum_{i=1}^n x_iy_i = 1$, and $\op{Q}_{2n}$ for the split smooth affine quadric defined by the equation $\sum_{i=1}^n x_iy_i = z(1-z)$.  In \cite[Theorem 2]{ADF}, we showed that $\op{Q}_{2n}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-weakly equivalent to $S^n {\scriptstyle{\wedge}} \gm{{\scriptstyle{\wedge}} n}$, and it is well known that $\op{Q}_{2n-1}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-weakly equivalent to $S^{n-1} {\scriptstyle{\wedge}} \gm{{\scriptstyle{\wedge}} n}$.

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:oddspheres}
Suppose $R$ is a commutative base ring.  The following homogeneous spaces are isomorphic to odd-dimensional motivic spheres:
\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep,topsep=1pt]
\item the quotients $\op{SL}_n/\op{SL}_{n-1}$, $\op{SO}_{2n}/\op{SO}_{2n-1}$, and $\op{Sp}_{2m}/\op{Sp}_{2m-1}$ (with $n = 2m$) are isomorphic to $Q_{2n-1}$;
\item the quotient $\op{Spin}_{7}/\op{G}_2$ is isomorphic to $\op{Q}_7$; and
\item the quotient $\op{Spin}_9/\op{Spin}_7$ is isomorphic to  $\op{Q}_{15}$.
\end{enumerate}
Furthermore, for each pair $(\op{G},\op{H})$ as above, the torsor $\op{G} \to \op{G}/\op{H}$ is Zariski locally trivial.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
All of these results are presumably well-known.  The first three appear in \cite[\S 4.2]{AHWII} while the last one appears in \cite[Theorem 2.3.5]{AHWOctonion}.  It remains to identify $\op{Spin}_9/\op{Spin}_7 \cong \op{Q}_{15}$; this is essentially classical, so we provide an outline.

We use the notation of \cite[\S 2]{AHWOctonion}.  Let $O$ be the split octonion algebra over ${\mathbb Z}$, and consider the closed subscheme in the scheme $O \times O$ defined by $\op{N}_O(x) - \op{N}_O(y) = 1$ (see \cite[Definition 2.1.9]{AHWOctonion} for an explicit formula for the norm); this scheme is isomorphic to $\op{Q}_{15}$ by definition.  The space $O \times O$ carries the split quadratic form of rank $16$.  However, there is an induced action of $\op{Spin}_9$ on $\op{Q}_{15}$ coming from the spinor representation.

We now repeat the arguments at the beginning of the proof of \cite[Theorem 2.3.5]{AHWOctonion}.  We may first assume without loss of generality that $R = {\mathbb Z}$ and the result in general follows by base-change.  In that case, the relevant quotient exists by appeal to \cite[Th\'eor\`eme 4.C]{Anantharaman}.

The action of $\op{Spin}_9$ on $\op{Q}_{15}$ described above gives a morphism $\op{Spin}_9 \to \op{Q}_{15}$ by choice of a point.  It remains to show that this map induces an isomorphism of quotients.  As in the proof of \cite[Theorem 2.3.5]{AHWOctonion} we may reduce to the case of geometric points.  Having reduced to geometric points, transitivity may be established and the stabilizer identified by a straightforward (and classical) computation using Clifford algebras (see \cite[C.4]{Conrad} for a discussion of the relevant groups).

For Zariski local triviality, it suffices to show that if given a local ring $R$ and $\mathscr{P}$ a $\op{Spin}_7$-torsor over $R$, triviality of the associated $\op{Spin}_9$-torsor implies triviality of $\mathscr{P}$.  Equivalently, if the quadratic space associated with the $\op{Spin}_9$-torsor is split, then the initial quadratic space must also be split; this follows from Witt's cancellation theorem \cite[Theorem 8.4]{EKM}.
\end{proof}

\begin{rem}
Following \cite[Th{\'e}or{\`e}me 3]{BorelSpheres}, it seems reasonable to expect that the list above should be a complete list of homogeneous spaces that are isomorphic to odd-dimensional motivic spheres, at least over an algebraically closed field.
\end{rem}

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:evenspheres}
If $k$ is a field having characteristic unequal to $2$, then $\op{Q}_{2n}$ is ${\mathbb A}^1$-naive.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
By \cite[Lemma 3.1.7]{AHWII}, we know that under the hypotheses $\op{Q}_{2n} \cong \op{SO}_{2n+1}/\op{SO}_{2n}$ and that the torsor $\op{SO}_{2n+1} \to \op{SO}_{2n+1}/\op{SO}_{2n}$ is Zariski locally trivial.  Since $\op{SO}_{m}$ is split, the result follows by appeal to Theorem~\ref{thm:representabilityforhomogeneousspaces}.
\end{proof}

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Last week was a crisis communication junkie fantasy camp as United Airlines dragged a bloodied passenger out of his ticketed seat and Sean Spicer forgot Hitler gassed 6 million Jews. The airline and press secretary will go down in history as among the worst cases of crisis response in history.
For crisis communications junkies, last week was a fantasy camp. United Airlines dragged a passenger off a plane when he wouldn't give up his ticketed seat. Sean Spicer forgot Adolph Hitler gassed 6 million Jews.
As bad as their flubs were, their follow-up flubs were even worse.
There have been lots of critical TV interviews and blog posts describing both incidents as case studies of what not do in a communications crisis. You didn't really have to be a crisis expert to point out the serial gaffes.
United Airlines and Spicer finally got around to apologies, but only after excruciating journeys.
UA's CEO initially praised the airline employees who manhandled a passenger off a plane and into a Chicago hospital, then went silent for a day as social media lit up with the video of the bloodied passenger and finally acknowledged something was wrong with company policy that required an investigation. Meanwhile, United's stock took a big hit, enraged passenger groups called for a boycott and Chicago aldermen, who are no strangers to crisis, dressed down UA officials.
Spicer issued several clarifications of his remark intended to show Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a worse bad guy than Hitler, but that seemed oblivious that Hitler used chemical weapons to exterminate Jewish people. Adding to the insensitivity, Spicer's misguided comparison was made on Passover.
Dragging passengers off planes and saying ridiculous stuff at a press briefing aren't the only things that attract video recording. There are two ex-Sacremento police officers because someone pulled out an iPhone and captured them beating up a man in the middle of the street for a minor traffic violation. They were fired in large part because the report they filed failed to mention the beating. Big mistake.
Executives at United Airlines must have looked at the tape of Dr. David Dao hitting his head on an armrest and being pulled off the plane by his arms. If you looked at that tape and thought it was the passenger's fault, you need some serious media training – and perhaps psychological counseling. Spicer could have replayed his performance and realized he made a bonehead comment. Everybody else in the room or who saw the tape of his press briefing thought so – almost instantly.
Don't forget people will have the picture of what you do. Look at the picture from the eyes of viewers, not through rose-colored lenses.
Here's the deal. Sooner or later you will apologize. Do it sooner, not later.
People by and large judge your reaction to a gaffe more critically than the gaffe itself. That's why people embrace Steve Harvey after he erroneously announced the winner of a Miss Universe contest. He owned his mistake, made things right immediately, took his lumps, didn't react like a jerk to social media mockery and now is more popular than ever.
Instead of making excuses or lame clarifications, make fun of yourself. If you are Spicer, call a press conference, shrug your shoulders and admit you acted like a dunce. The mea culpa takes the wind out of the sails of a crisis if it is genuine and complete.
The best way to atone for stupidity is to do something brilliant. United Airlines belatedly decided to provide a reward for the traumatized passengers who watched Dr. Dao's ejection. If the airline is smart, it will settle the likely lawsuit filed on behalf of Dr. Dao so it can concentrate on rebuilding customer trust.
If your White House ID card says Sean Spicer, call up Saturday Night Live and offer to do a parody of yourself. Lorne Michaels would be taken aback and could save money by not paying Melissa McCarthy to play you. Then quietly make a contribution to the effort to make sure no one forgets the Holocaust – and what led up to it.
This blog is long enough. Don't get me started on Pepsi and Kendall Jenner.


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JÄRVI & SUMERA
Lepo Sumera and Neeme Järvi.
May 8, 2020 at 6 pm — Estonia Concert Hall (pre-concert event CANCELLED)
May 8, 2020 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall (CANCELLED)
4th concert of the PIANO CONCERTO series
Anton Rubinstein
Piano Concerto No. 2 40′
Serenade A Little Night Music (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) 18′
Lepo Sumera
Symphony No. 2 20′
ANNA SHELEST piano
Conductor NEEME JÄRVI
Neeme Järvi (© Kaupo Kikkas).
Neeme Järvi, the principal conductor and artistic director of ENSO, and Anna Shelest, the internationally renowned pianist currently living in New York, will continue to perform and record Rubinstein's piano concertos with ENSO. Shelest has been praised for her 'fiery sensitivity and warm sound' and her excellent partnership with orchestras (New York Times).
Anna Shelest.
Anna Shelest, born in Kharkiv, debuted with the Kharkiv Symphony Orchestra when she was only 12, and she has a Master's degree from the Juilliard School in New York. Shelest has performed at the Alice Tully Hall in New York, the Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall, Washington Kennedy Centre, Wiener Konzerthaus, and many others. Additionally, she has soloed with many famous orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In addition, she regularly performs solo and chamber concerts around the world. From time to time, she is accompanied by his husband, the pianist Dmitri Shelest, with whom they recorded the album Ukrainian Rhapsody. On the newest recording, which will soon be released, however, Anna Shelest performs piano music by female composers from the last three centuries.
Last time, she performed for the Estonian audience with Piano Concerto No. 5 by Rubinstein. This time, she will perform Piano Concerto No. 2. Rubinstein was one of the most famous pianists of the nineteenth century, whose virtuous performances have been compared to Ferenc Liszt. Rubinstein was a very productive composer who played an active part in the music world. Additionally, he was the founder of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His piano concertos have been said to be examples of the works in the same genre by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.
Lepo Sumera (© Tõnu Tormis).
The second half of the concert is dedicated to Lepo Sumera, an outstanding Estonian composer, teacher, the chairman of the composers' union, and the minister of culture. 8 May 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of his birthday and 2 June 2020 will mark the passing of 20 years since his death. After Mozart's A Little Night Music, Sumera's Symphony No. 2 will be performed, which was completed in 1984 and dedicated to Peeter Lilje, the principal conductor of ENSO at the time. The second of the composer's six symphonies has been played most on concert stages, including several times during ENSO's foreign tours and by foreign orchestras. Additionally, it has been recorded on several occasions.
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PIANO CONCERTO concert series
I: CHOPIN & OHLSSON, December 6, 2019
GARRICK OHLSSON piano, ENSO, conductor OLARI ELTS
II: LISZT & BERLIOZ, January 10, 2020
KRISTI KAPTEN piano, ENSO, conductor JUN MÄRKL
III: BOTSTEIN & DVOŘÁK, February 28, 2020
ENSO, conductor LEON BOTSTEIN
IV: JÄRVI & SUMERA, May 8, 2020
ANNA SHELEST piano, ENSO, conductor NEEME JÄRVI


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Pompano Beach History: Fun Old Time Pictures from the Beach to I-95 and more
Fun pictures and stories from a long gone era in Pompano Beach history
LOCAL NEWS / May 15, 2019 / 4.7k
by Jeff Levine, Pompano Beach News Columnist
We were going through our archives the other day and found a bunch of pictures of Pompano Beach history taken throughout the 20th century. We thought you would find them interesting too. We did our best to find out the history of the pictures and locations, but if you know better than we do, please e-mail me at: Jeff@PointPubs.com or post on our Facebook page.
So what did we come up with? Here's a summary of the pictures, which you will find above and below.
Kester Cottages
The high rise condos didn't really start to take over A1A until the late 1960s. Prior to that, the road was lined with small tacky motels that we would now call "boutique hotels" and lots of empty land. If you were travelling north on A1A, just past Atlantic Blvd. you would have found dozens of small cottages. Called the Kester Cottages, they were built primarily in the 1930's by local resident and prominent business leader William Kester.
According to the Pompano Beach Historical Society website, they "were mostly 25-by-35-foot single story dwellings on the beachside, one, two and three bedroom models. They were all painted white and each featured shutters with cutouts from the four suits in a deck of playing cards. Houses cost $950 and were rented out for $29 a month." There were between 100 and 150 cottages built. Most were on the beach but some were built in the Old Pompano area as well as in Deerfield Beach. Only a few remain today. The home of the historical society is in a Kester Cottage (see below for more info) and there are a few on NE 1st Street that are still inhabited by real people. The cottages along the beach are long gone.
The photo is from the vantage point of just south of East Atlantic Blvd., looking north up A1A. I'm guessing that Pompano Beach Blvd. (the small road that is east of A1A) did not yet exist.
Today, as best as we can tell, the Kester Cottage area today overlaps with portions of the Plaza at Oceanside, Ocean Monarch and Sea Monarch condos, the Fire Station, the library and Wells Fargo buildings and possibly go as far north to what is now the Parliament House and/or the Bermuda House condos.
Howard Johnson's Hotels
Back in the day Howard Johnson's Motels, Hotels and restaurants were everywhere along the east coast. Locally there were several in Fort Lauderdale, one in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and one in Deerfield Beach (now the Wyndham). The Pompano Beach hotel was located at the corner of East Atlantic Blvd. and N. Pompano Beach Blvd., right across the street from the beach. It was 9 stories tall with 103 rooms, most with views of the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel opened in 1971 and closed in the early 2000s. Today it is leased by the city from a private owner and is being used as a giant parking lot. That arrangement is not expected to last for more than a few more years.
Storyland
Storyland was a kids oriented amusement park that opened for business in 1955. It was advertised as a "million dollar fantasyland, north of Fort Lauderdale." according to a promotional brochure for the attraction. One of the few fun things to do in this part of the county, the actual address was 891 Federal Hwy. in Pompano Beach. That puts it somewhere around where the Joey Accardi car dealerships are located today on the west side of South Federal Highway.
Although it looked like a lot of fun, the venue didn't last long. It first closed in 1961 and was torn down in 1964 after sustaining damage from Hurricane Cleo. There were several other Storylands built along the east coast in the late 50s and early 60s.
Doc's Take-Out
Doc's was a general store and restaurant of sorts that specialized in bar-b-que and other food items. According to FloridaMemory.com, the store was owned by "Doc" Garner with plenty of help from his wife and children. The multi-purpose shop was located at 950 W. Hammondville Road. It served residents of the west side of town in then segregated Pompano Beach.
Doc's opened up in 1959 and lasted until 1974 when it was torn down as I-95 came to the Pompano Beach area.
Sambo's Restaurants
Sambo's Restaurant was a big chain that started in California in 1957. By the 60's the restaurants had spread throughout most of the United States, with the exception of the northeast U.S. There were at least 4 Sambo's in Broward County. The Pompano Beach Sambo's was located at 2250 N Federal Hwy. Pretty sure that is the site today of Chic Fil A. The Sambo's in Deerfield Beach was at 699 S Federal Hwy until the early 1980s. The building was the home of Marlee's Diner until it closed last year.
Of course the reason Sambo's so quickly fell out of favor was the fact that their name had serious racist connotations. If you don't know why, click here to be better informed. None the less, many locals have fond memories of the food at Sambo's. We couldn't find a photo of the actual Pompano Beach Sambo's but most of them looked pretty much the same. Our photo comes from Tim Putz Presents Sambo's Photographs
MYSTERY SIGN: WELCOME TO POMPANO BEACH
MYSTERY SIGN: This Welcome to Pompano Beach sign would seem likely to have been situated on Federal Highway. We're guesstimating it was up in the 1950s or possibly the 40s. If the sign is guiding people to the Hillsboro Inlet fishing boats, then it would have been positioned for people heading north on US1. Since the 14th Street Causeway bridge wasn't built until 1967, it is likely that the "2nd light right" was referring to Atlantic Blvd. So, the sign was probably in south Pompano Beach, maybe somewhere McNab Road. DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE SIGN? If you do, please tell us more. E-mail me at: Jeff@PointPubs.com or post on our Facebook page.
And, if you ever want to see Pompano Beach History up close, we recommend a trip to the Pompano Beach Historical Society and Kester Museums. The Society's home base is one of the Kester Cottages that we described above and show pictures of below. They often offer tours of the cottages on Saturdays and by appointment. You can check out the Pompano Beach Historical Society Website (click here) for more on when they are open and lots of info about Pompano Beach history.
The center is located at 217 NE 4th Ave, Pompano Beach. Call them at (954) 782-3015.
There's also a Facebook page: Remembering "The Old" Pompano/Deerfield/LHP which has lots of memories, especially from people who grew up here in Pompano Beach. Definitely worth checking out.
If we get strong reaction to this story, we will run a follow-up in the coming weeks.
For more fun things to do in Pompano Beach and all of the season's biggest events read Pompano! magazine and search our website.
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Sprinkle plum tomatoes on both sides with salt. Place on paper towels to drain. Flip onto a dry section of the paper towels and drain another 15 minutes. Blot dry with paper towels.
Heat olive oil in a skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and cook 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally until slightly softened and lightly browned. Toss with Italian seasoning and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Place half of the naan pieces in the prepared baking dish. Top with half the zucchini, half the tomatoes, half the scallions and half of the cheeses. Repeat layers one more time.
Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Pour over the layers, cover and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
Bake uncovered 45-50 minutes or until set. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
Cut into squares, garnish with snipped parsley and serve.


On Sunday May 5, 2013, Philadelphia hosted the 2013 Blue Cross Broad Street Run. The run, a 10 mile trek through the middle of the city, was dedicated to our friends in Boston. Their courage and resolve inspired 40,000 people to come out and celebrate patriotism by showing that we will not be terrorized.
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) has become a forward thinking organization. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, the PPD understands that the problems we face today will not be solved by the practices that were in place when these problems came about. Policing is a business, and as a business the PPD plans to succeed by adopting a business model aimed at success.
Our officers are on patrol every day, putting themselves in harm's way to get guns, drugs and criminals off the streets of our city. These cops dedicate their lives to making our communities safe. We cannot possibly tell every story of bravery and devotion to service that come from Philadelphia Police Officers but we can share a few. Here is one such story.
In order to save time and money, the Philadelphia Police Department is testing a system that is able to process citations directly from the laptop installed in most police cars. As you can imagine, the testing required for such a change in extensive. It involves many levels of network and systems administrators from officer both in and outside the police department.
On Monday, December 17, 2012, at approximately 12:34 PM, a 1999 Chevrolet Venture mini van crashed through the front doors of the Deliverance Evangelistic Church, located at 2001 West Lehigh Avenue. Inside the church was an occupied daycare with children as young as three years of age. After crashing through the front doors. the van continued into the occupied building at which time three children were struck by the vehicle. Prior to police arrival a civilian was able to remove one child from under the vehicle. A five year old female still remained trapped under the vehicle.


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Fullerton: Flashback: DePaul's 1945 NIT Title a Treasure
By Drew Mentock and Adam Sadur
Posted: Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Money, glory, and fame -- all are synonymous with the NCAA basketball tournament. However, this mid-March spectacle has not always been so prestigious. In fact, it used to a struggle to draw the best basketball teams to the tournament, often giving way to the more prominent NIT.
The NIT predates the NCAA tournament by one year, the NIT being founded in 1938 while the NCAA Tournament came a year later in 1939. In those early years, the NIT was a prestigious and elite tournament. The NCAA Tournament did not crown college basketball's national championship, the NIT did.
And that is why DePaul's 1945 NIT Championship is a National Championship.
"The NCAA tournament wasn't the big tournament, the NIT was the major tournament of basketball at that time," said Phelan. "That was actually for the national championship was the NIT tournament."
"In those days the NCAA tournament was 8 different zones of the country, and they picked the best team from each zone," said Jack Phelan, a member of DePaul's 1945 NIT Championship team. "That didn't mean you had the best teams always going to the tournament because there could be two or three real good teams in the same zone and only one could go."
Audio: Jack Phelan describes the events leading up to DePaul's decision to go to the NIT
The most dominating team of the 40's was Kentucky, who won NCAA titles '48 and '49. But Kentucky chose to and won the NIT title in 1946. In the early 40's the NIT was the clear favorite, and 1945 is a perfect example of this. #3 ranked DePaul defeated #7 Ohio State, and legendary DePaul men's basketball coach Ray Meyer was given the option of which tournament to compete in. Without hesitation, with his player's full agreement, Meyer chose the NIT.
Mikan had a hurt ankle going into the game against Ohio State, and backup center Jack Phelan was expecting to start. Mikan would have none of it though, and as the game was tied going into overtime and he had played all 40 minutes of regulation. Mikan would show his leadership and pedigree in overtime
"In the overtime he (Mikan) made the comment "I'm tired of this, none of these guys dare take a shot, I want the ball every time we come down the floor." Well we came down the floor and he got the first 9 points of the overtime and we won the game," said Phelan.
After the game Meyer wasted no time in telling Ohio State's coach, Olsen, which tournament invitation he was accepting.
"He told Olsen why don't you take the NCAA Tournament, which they did," said Phelan.
At that time NIT tournament in 1945 consisted of eight teams, seven of which were ranked in the top twenty-five teams in the country according to the Premo-Poretta Poll. In comparison, the NCAA Tournament's eight teams only consisted of four top 25 teams (No. 1-ranked Iowa chose to play in neither tournament that year).
The 1945 DePaul team would roll through the NIT tournament, defeating Rhode Island in the Semifinals behind George Mikan's 53 points. DePaul defeated Bowling Green in the finals by a score of 71-54. Mikan would win MVP of the tournament, to go along with Helms NCAA College Player of the year 1945. Mikan also led the country in scoring.
The NIT was helped by being played at Madison Square Garden. The tournament was appealing to players because they had a chance to play on a big stage, in front of NBA scouts. The scouts predominantly scouted more east coast teams, so the NIT tournament was a great place to audition for a pro-basketball career. The tournament was a great draw, so much so that the NCAA was forced to schedule their tournament after the NIT to avoid conflict.
"When Ray Meyer and George Mikan won in 1945 that absolutely was a national championship," said Doug Bruno, who's in his 27th year the DePaul's women's coach and was a basketball player at DePaul himself.
Audio: Bruno talks about the NIT tournament's dominance.
Former NBA and DePaul big man Dave Corzine had similar sentiments.
"That was the tournament of the time, that the NIT was the premier tournament," he said. "It was reversed to how it is now, that the better teams went to the NIT and we were the champions of that tournament. We look at it as being a national championship for sure."
Nicknamed "Mr. Basketball" Mikan was so dominant that the rules of basketball were changed due to his play. Mikan would stand under the basket and swat shots away from the rim, blocking countless shots. Because of this college basketball (and later pro) would implement goal-tending rules, which hadn't previously existed.
He was also a prolific scorer. To stop him, teams would hold onto the ball for much of the game so as to not let Mikan have possession of it. To counter this, the first 24-second shot clocks were implemented at the college and pro level.
"People thought that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were good, but Mikan came to collegiate basketball at a place and time as the first great big man," Bruno said as he described how great George Mikan was as a person and as a competitor.
It was in the 1945 season that it became a violation for an offensive player to remain in the free-throw lane for more than three seconds, another response to Mikan's dominance under the hoop. The lanes, which had only been six feet wide, were widened to 12 feet, creating a new basketball look.
However, Mikan, who was voted the best player of the first half of the 20th century, was not the only talented player on this team.
In 1945, DePaul had several other future professional basketball players including: Ed Mikan (George Mikan's brother), Dick Triptow, and Jack Phelan.
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RE: The tariff classification of foam pinatas from Bolivia.
In your letter dated September 18, 1997, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
You are requesting the tariff classification on foam pinatas which represent the Mickey Mouse character. The pinatas are made primarily from foam, but also include other materials, such as: cardboard, ribbons, and paper. The pinatas will also be made in the likenesses of other cartoon characters.
The applicable subheading for the foam pinatas will be 9503.49.0025, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for "Toys representing animals or non-human creatures...and parts and accessories thereof: Other...Toys." The rate of duty will be free.
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Thomas A. McKenna at 212-466-5475.


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Q: WiFi clips out after 4.19.6 kernel WiFi used to work fine on 4.19.1 but after upgrading my kernel it stops working after a while. I've tried a few things that do not work:
sudo service NetworkManager restart
sudo service network-manager restart
sudo service networking restart

None of them do the trick. I do have some logs from the last time it stopped but I can't turn them into an actionable item. Anybody have a tip?
-- Logs begin at Mon 2018-12-03 19:51:48 EST. --
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2483] device (wlo1): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2497] device (wlo1): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2501] device (wlo1): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2506] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_LOCAL
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy dhclient[2054]: bound to 192.168.86.41 -- renewal in 33503 seconds.
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2625] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_SITE
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2627] policy: set 'owlbear' (wlo1) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2635] device (wlo1): Activation: successful, device activated.
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.2647] manager: startup complete
Jan 02 21:20:01 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546482001.3803] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL

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Jan 02 22:10:14 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <warn>  [1546485014.2700] sup-iface[0x56522e92b8e0,wlo1]: connection disconnected (reason -3)
Jan 02 22:10:14 envy NetworkManager[1296]: <info>  [1546485014.2842] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: completed -> disabled
Jan 02 22:10:14 envy dhclient[2054]: receive_packet failed on wlo1: Network is down


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Arnold Jan Bruggink [] (* 24. Juli 1977 in Almelo) ist ein ehemaliger niederländischer Fußballspieler.

Vereinskarriere

In den Niederlanden und in Spanien
Seine Karriere begann er in den Niederlanden bei Stevo Geesteren, für die er von 1983 bis 1991 spielte. Von 1991 bis 1997 spielte er bei FC Twente Enschede. Anschließend wechselte er zur PSV Eindhoven, für die er von 1997 bis 2003 spielte. Nach einem einjährigen Gastspiel in der spanischen Primera División beim RCD Mallorca in der Saison 2003/04, in der ihm in 26 Spielen sieben Tore gelangen, kehrte er zurück in die Niederlande und spielte von 2004 bis 2006 zwei Spielzeiten für den SC Heerenveen. Insgesamt gelangen ihm in der niederländischen Eredivisie in 303 Spielen 100 Tore.

Bei Hannover 96
Im Sommer 2006 wechselte Bruggink ablösefrei zu Hannover 96 in die Fußball-Bundesliga. Er unterschrieb bei Hannover einen Vertrag bis 2009.
In Hannover wurde er nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten und einer schwachen Hinrunde bereits als Fehleinkauf bezeichnet, jedoch spielte er in der Rückrunde umso besser und erzielte sechs Saisontore. Er erfüllte somit die Erwartungen der Verantwortlichen bei Hannover 96 und wurde Stammspieler. In der Saison 2007/08 verlor er seinen Stammplatz durch eine schwache Hinrunde, kämpfte sich jedoch mit guten Leistungen und erneut sechs Saisontoren zurück in die Startelf.

In der Hinrunde 2008/09 zeigte Bruggink erneut schwache Leistungen, welche ihn zusammen mit einer roten Karte und kleinen Verletzungen zum wiederholten Male seinen Stammplatz kosteten. Er leistete Hannover in der Rückrunde mit vier Toren und zwölf Vorlagen allerdings große Dienste, sodass er wieder zu einem wichtigen Bestandteil der Mannschaft avancierte.

Im Verlauf der Hinrunde 2009/10 wurde Arnold Bruggink (als Nachfolger des verstorbenen Robert Enke) der Mannschaftskapitän von Hannover 96. Am 34. und somit letzten Spieltag der Saison 2009/10 absolvierte Bruggink im zuvor titulierten "Abstiegsendspiel" beim VfL Bochum eines seiner stärksten Spiele im Trikot von Hannover 96. Beim 3:0-Sieg erzielte er das zwischenzeitliche 1:0 und war dabei der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz. Durch diesen Sieg konnte Hannover 96 den Bundesligaverbleib feiern. Der VfL Bochum stieg hingegen in die 2. Bundesliga ab. Nach Auslaufen seines Vertrags verließ Arnold Bruggink den Verein zum Saisonende 2009/10.

Zu Beginn der Saison 2010/11 blieb Bruggink vertragslos und hielt sich zunächst ab August 2010 bei seinem ehemaligen Arbeitgeber PSV Eindhoven fit. Im Oktober 2010 kehrte er zum FC Twente nach Enschede zurück. Nach einem aus seiner Sicht insgesamt eher enttäuschenden Jahr – sechsmal wurde er in der Eredivisie eingesetzt, dazu kam ein Einsatz im KNVB-Pokal – entschied Bruggink, seine aktive Laufbahn als Fußballprofi zum Ende der Saison mit Auslaufen seines Vertrags zu beenden.

Nationalmannschaft
Arnold Bruggink ist mit 31 Einsätzen für die niederländische U21-Nationalmannschaft Rekord-U21-Nationalspieler und belegt mit 15 Toren Platz 2 (gemeinsam mit Roy Makaay und hinter Klaas-Jan Huntelaar) der ewigen Torschützenliste dieser Auswahlmannschaft.
Für die niederländische A-Nationalmannschaft absolvierte Bruggink zwei Länderspiele.

Erfolge
 Niederländischer Meister: 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2002/03 (PSV Eindhoven)
 Niederländischer Pokalsieger: 2010/11 (FC Twente)
 Niederländischer Supercup: 2001

Weblinks

 Homepage Arnold Bruggink

Einzelnachweise

Fußballnationalspieler (Niederlande)
Fußballspieler (FC Twente Enschede)
Fußballspieler (PSV Eindhoven)
Fußballspieler (RCD Mallorca)
Fußballspieler (SC Heerenveen)
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"The Night Watch" is the fifth episode of Season Eleven and the 238th overall of Criminal Minds.
When the BAU investigates incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art in Detroit, they suspect an elusive yet notorious street artist could be the killer. Also, Lewis struggles to balance her relationship with her fiancé and her work.
Tara Lewis: A Spanish proverb says, "More grows in the garden, than the gardener knows he has planted."
In Garcia's computer screen, a logo of the fictional airline Trans Alliance Airlines can be seen; one of its airliners was hacked into and crashed by a homegrown terrorist in "A Thousand Suns", an episode from the previous season.
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Physicist. Generally ok guy. Needs to calm down.
I am a fan of this man. He acts like me in the morning when I'm hopped up on Caffine from drinking RC and Pepsi.
im a fan of his mustache.
Definitely my favorite character. His voice is simply the best. Also, COMB-STASH!
One day Dr. Patches is gonna freak out, grow 50x the size with muscular muscles, and start bench-pressing buildings while shooting at helicopters with laser eyes.
His voice really makes him shine!
Patches needs to be the hero one day. It'd be great if he saved the day without realizing it.
I love him to death. He's funny and has an awesome stache.
Just the other day I was balancing some chemical equations, and Dr. Patches helped me a bit. He is such a kind dog.
Somehow he always manages to steal the show for the short periods he's on :D.
Just at home drinking coffee and flips a leaver on some machine that needed to be flipped to stop the reverse time paradox from moving the island and killing 12 year old Benjamin Linus who was actually a pretty cool guy.
A pretty cool guy who does not afraid of anything.
Beedog- "Hey Patches, where have you been? You missed Man night!"
Patches- "Oh, I'm sorry. A strange man asked me to help him push this big button on the back of a robot."
Beedog- "Wait... That was you who turned off the Giant Evil Mecha-Dan?"
Patches- "Sorry, was I not supposed too?"
Not only is he a scientific genius, but he's got that rapier wit as evidenced by the time he told the landlord that he didn't speak Spanish. What a guy.
I loves me some Dr. Patches. If plushies are made, one must be made of him. With his Sega Genesis.
I have said it before, and I will say it again, I love Patches so much I want him as a plushie.
That would be an awesome plushie.
Especially if it had one of those buttons you press to make it say YAY SCIENCE.
The button should also have his panicked phone call from episode 4 before Beedog hangs up on him.
Nah man, can you imagine sleeping with it in bed and then all of a sudden you here a panicked phone call?


It seems that no matter what convention I attend, the messages are always awfully similar. Last year we worked hard to create a story around 1:1 session management and personalized viewing experiences – and sure enough, at the convention after that, the same message seemed to be in everyone else's booth as well.
Flattery aside, the experience opened my eyes to how we, as an industry, must move beyond the copycat game – the "me too" culture – and innovate our message, our platforms and our services to truly make our customers successful in their endeavors.
Media companies must push toward real innovation instead of simply adopting the buzzwords du jour – buzzwords that they think customers want to hear to help steal away their competition's business. For example, a lot of companies claim to have an "end-to-end platform" without defining what that means or looks like or how it truly benefits the customer. It's not enough to talk the talk anymore; we must start to show how our technology is different and forward-thinking – how our services stand apart from one another and how we really are offering our customers the best way forward for their business.
For innovation inspiration, there's no better place to look than at the broader tech industry. It's easy to see how they've used a mix of copycatting with a huge heap of innovation to leapfrog their progress forward – they're doing it by looking ahead to what customers still don't know they need, instead of simply reacting to what customers say they want. It's one thing to add a similar feature to your stack, but it's another to add innovation of that feature to truly stand out.
E-commerce companies are great examples. The successful ones net billions of dollars in transactions each year, but they are also regularly performing live tests in an attempt to surpass their current status quo and streamline their products to make them the most successful they can be, nearly every minute of every day. Developers are constantly running tests: for example, changing their websites' colors, sizes and shapes to see how it affects every part of the user experience. This testing enables them to learn how to successfully affect consumer behavior to increase sales or brand loyalty. Even the most minute details can influence buyers, and these companies are constantly refining their offerings with an eye on that.
Facebook is a great example of a tech company that doesn't wait around to see what their customers ask for, but instead innovates relentlessly by monitoring their customers' psychology. The tech giant is constantly testing new features like a second, embedded news feed to see what keeps users engaged and clicking, even when the users are not aware of it themselves. Not every one of Facebook's changes has made users happy, but the company keeps trying. By 2016, the average person spent nearly an hour a day on Facebook's all-encompassing platform thanks to this constant risk taking.
What all of these innovative companies have in common is their willingness to embrace change and learn from it – sometimes even before their customers are aware they want or need it!
It's night and day when compared to the over-the-top (OTT) ecosystem, where service providers don't always offer customers a full suite of tools to run their business the same way. One small example is a real gap in running tests on their platforms or applications to easily see how subtle changes can affect their brand and viewing habits.
It's tough to take risks and make huge changes if you don't know for sure that your customers will respond favorably to those changes. But playing it safe isn't what got companies like Facebook where they are today. OTT companies are in a unique position to research technology innovations based on data we see from the millions of users that are watching content on our platforms each day, and we need to act on that position now. We need to provide this data with tools to react to it for our customers to use so they can innovate by modernizing their users' viewing experiences or determining what type of content to produce and how to best monetize it.
As service providers, we need to stop looking at what the competition is doing and instead start thinking about what our customers need for success. A customer doesn't buy our service because of the tagline; a customer comes to us because our tagline has the technology to back it up.
Our Content Intelligence System, the Verizon Media Xperience Studio, is one early example of innovation in action. We're still testing the system to ensure that it meets our customer's' expectations and also anticipates future needs that may not even be present yet. It's not a people-pleasing buzzword, but a new way of thinking about content.
While it's difficult to move from catering to customers' past wishes to looking forward to their future needs, it's the change our industry requires to catapult user experiences into the 21st century – so we can all watch better TV.
To learn more about the innovative steps we've taken to provide quality services to our customers visit our website or get in touch today.