Dartmoor is a very special place to me. It's where I used to go with my dad, who passed away around a year and a half ago. Whenever he visited me at university in Exeter (which was often – impromptu visits and anything-can-happen adventures) we would drive up onto the moors, discover new places, take photographs and just spend time together.
They are some of the happiest memories of my life.
So when it came time to update our brand imagery for Darling Lovely Life, there was no place more obvious to me than Dartmoor – it is where I left a big chunk of my heart.
I wanted to make the credits really prominent, because this amazing team of people deserves so much acknowledgement and praise – but please read the full post below to find out more about the incredible artists involved with the shoot.
The hair was artfully created by the absolutely incredible Danielle of adorable vintage-inspired Chiswick hair salon, The Parlour London. I've worked with The Parlour London on a number of projects and events now, and they always deliver the absolute best.
Makeup was by the epic talent that is YouTube personality, artist Klaire de Lys. We were so very lucky to have her on the shoot, she is one of those unbelievable neverending sources of creativity and she was such a joy to work with.
The accessories (flower crowns and feather epaulettes) were kindly lent to us by Rouge Pony, whose Etsy store had us absolutely swooning – we were prepared to beg! The beautiful gold jewellery was provided by none other than Maddy's husband Simon's business, Noble's Treasures.
And last but by no means least, the photography – Fiona Kelly Photography Fiona did the most phenomenal job. I've known Fiona for a long time but I've never had the pleasure of working with her before, and what a pleasure it was. Fiona was a pro from start to finish, directing and snapping with ease, good humour and an artistic eye and integrity that really is second to none. The results speak for themselves.
Oh, and of course, Maddy is in grey and I'm in black! Enjoy!
You may be wondering where the pretty pastel colours that are hallmarks of this blog have gone – don't worry, you'll see them in part two. I wanted to do a photoshoot that meant something – and to create pieces of art and beautiful images that not only honour those amazing memories, but that show the world that you don't have to be a skinny, six foot glamazon to be fierce, that editorial-style photography and unique style isn't just the privilege of the few.
So I planned one epic shoot in two parts: dark and light. The darkness, because there's still a lot of grief there – it didn't feel right just to head to Dartmoor and swirl around the moors in pretty dresses without addressing the pain of the loss. The first half of the shoot is more sombre, with muted, dark colours, shot in eerie Wistman's Wood, which I first discovered on a rainy, dreary walk with my dad back in 2009. I'll never forget how we got soaked through trying to find it, and how we dried our socks on the car heater afterwards, lamenting how mad we both were but that it was worth it.
I asked Danielle of The Parlour London to create some big, avant garde hair – I believe the brief was dragged through a hedge backwards – but FASHION! Despite my ramblings, Danielle took the brief and absolutely nailed it – a true perfectionist and a delight to work with. We were also so lucky to have the lovely Jackie, owner of The Parlour London, and her husband Will on site to help with the direction of the shoot and styling.
Then there was the make up. While there was a loose brief, I asked Klaire to really go to town and give us looks that would bring out our best features and match the editorial theme of the shoot. Klaire was just amazing, creating gorgeous looks that we were all thrilled with, and being on hand the whole day to blot, reapply and generally be a wonderful person to have around. Not only that, but she was filming away the whole weekend, capturing the behind-the-scenes shoot magic! I can't wait to see her video!
Working with Fiona was nothing short of delightful. What a photographer! As well as working in difficult, dappled light, being constantly mindful of the difficult terrain and working with two gals who aren't pro models, Fiona had to contend with my allergies, which left my eyes streaming and swollen for much of the day. Fiona directed the shoot with such skill, an incredibly reassuring demeanour and a stealth that can only be described as "ninja". I never felt self-conscious or uncomfortable and I was so thrilled with the results she produced!
And finally, here's a little outtake sneak peek from part 2, which will be blogged tomorrow!
Im so thrilled to see the photos finally on your blog. Im so proud of what we created that day. It was wonderful to work with you, maddy and the team. Thanks for the opportunity to spend a wonderful day in Dartmoor for this shoot and scamper around the rocks like a mountain goat (kind of!) for a while!
by the way…you guys look totally fierce!!
Wonderful imagery Sara – and the story behind the pictures is so very touching. I love everything about the shoot but I'm particularly obsessed with your outfit. Incred!
I love this on so many levels – well done!
i love The Colours, they make a Great Atmosphere!


Story posted May 5, 2017 in CommMedia in Panama by Matt Martell.
JUAN DIAZ, PANAMA –– Enrique Saldana tapped his glove and bent his knees to ready himself for the ground ball bouncing toward him.
He shuffled two paces to his left, scooped up the ball and underhanded it to Luis Chaves at second base. Chaves tapped the shredded, off-white bag and fired to first to complete the double play.
Less than a minute later, Saldana went through the same motions, except this time, moving to his right and flinging the ball side-armed to Chaves.
Then they did it again. And again. And again.
The drill went on for the next 15 minutes. It was 10:30 a.m. and the sun was already beating down on the infield rubble here in Juan Diaz, a suburb of Panama City. It was hot, a blistering 90-degree day in early March, but nobody seemed to mind. They were playing baseball, as they do every other day.
Scenes such as the infield drill at the sandlot in Juan Diaz no longer are as common as they once were, and if present trends continue, may become nothing more than a reminder that baseball, once a cultural cornerstone of Panama and a reliable producer of Major League talent, has lost its place as the country's No. 1 sport.
Panama, which produced two of the best players in Major League Baseball history, Mariano Rivera and Hall of Famer Rod Carew, has struggled to develop the big league talent it once did.
Between 1995 and 2000, 12 different Panamanian players made their MLB debuts, according to Baseball Almanac. The following six seasons saw just five players make their debuts, a 58 percent decrease. Since 2013, there have been four first-year players from Panama, though this doesn't include the 2017 season because it isn't over yet.
For the second consecutive World Baseball Classic tournament –– baseball's equivalent of soccer's World Cup –– Panama failed to even qualify. The one Panamanian player in the tournament was Bruce Chen, a 39-year-old pitcher who played for his family's native country of China.
Reasons offered for the decline vary, but most come down to economics.
Panama's international economy is among the strongest in Latin America. Baseball, seen as the ticket out of a life of poverty in countries like Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, is more and more seen here as just another recreational activity.
Moreover, soccer, and to a lesser extent basketball, have grown in popularity in the last 15 years, so the best athletes from the isthmus no longer are playing only baseball.
Henry Cardenas, a sports reporter for LaPrensa, Panama's leading newspaper, agrees the game's popularity is declining, but admits he doesn't quite know why.
"We all ask ourselves that same question," he said, before offering some possible answers.
He said new technology has created more distractions for both players and coaches, so collectively they aren't as emotionally invested in baseball as they used to be.
Espino, the scout, knows as well as anybody the difficulty of making it to the Major Leagues. He played in the Minor Leagues from 2000 to 2013, but he never reached the majors.
Still, he realizes there are potential MLB players in Panama waiting to take their stab at the show.
These instincts are considered the intangible attributes for ballplayers; they don't relate to how far they can hit a baseball or how hard they can throw a fastball, but they're the characteristics that make players good teammates, smart baserunners and eager students for their coaches.
Most players develop these instincts when they play organized youth baseball, such as Little League. It teaches them to cooperate with teammates, to respond to criticism and to focus on team successes over individual accomplishments.
Cardenas said Panama emphasizes its youth leagues at a time when many other Latin American countries are concerned with producing future MLB players. As a result, Cardenas said, Panamanian players learn how to play fundamentally sound and team-oriented baseball, which helps them have successful Major League careers, so long as they reach the big leagues.
It's true, at least in a general sense, that those who develop these instincts tend to be better MLB players.
Take Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, who is from Cuba. Few have doubted his talent since he burst onto the scene in 2013 as the runner up for the National League Rookie of the Year award. Yet, throughout his still-young career, Puig has had trouble assimilating with his teammates in the clubhouse, so much so that Bleacher Report wrote a lengthy piece in December 2015 with the headline, "Is there anybody else in Los Angeles whom Yasiel Puig hasn't alienated?" For the most part, Puig hasn't played as well since his first two seasons, and as the Bleacher Report piece and other articles suggest, both his poor attitude and lack of instincts are to blame.
It takes more than talent and instincts to make it in the big leagues, which is part of the reason why scouts spend much of their time evaluating players from other Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Venezuela.
In those countries, baseball is considered the path to a better life for many young men, a life away from their political and socioeconomic hardships.
Saldana, the shortstop from Juan Diaz, was decked out in Colorado Rockies purple and black: his cap, his shirt and even his shorts. Last summer, he was selected in the MLB International Draft when he was 16 years old. Now, he was working out on his old stomping grounds with the PTY Baseball Academy, where he had been playing since he was 15.
On the same morning he and Chaves turned double plays, Saldana also took scores of swings off a batting tee into a net and worked through agility drills.
German Gil has been the president of PTY for the last eight years. He never played baseball growing up. Instead, he swam and played soccer. He became involved with the sport when his son started playing at age 4. His son is now 22.
The PTY Academy's purpose is to develop players who will eventually be candidates for the MLB International Draft, for which they become eligible when they turn 16.
While the players like Saldana and Chaves were going through their morning workouts in early March, the World Baseball Classic was beginning its first round. As expected for those living in a culture built on baseball, Panamanians were tuning in to see the 16-team international tournament, which, like the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, is played once every four years.
In part, the lack of representation in both the 2013 and 2017 WBCs highlights the decline of Panamanian baseball, at least at the sport's most competitive level.
Cardenas said baseball isn't receiving the same financial support it once did, mainly because large private businesses and the government are no longer sponsoring teams. Most of the financial burden is falling on local small businesses, few of which have the resources to adequately fund these clubs.
These reasons, Cardenas said, explain why soccer is on the rise.
To play soccer, a ball, a field and two makeshift goals are all the players really need. Sure cleats, shin guards and uniforms help, but they aren't necessary. At its least expensive, baseball requires a bat, a ball, at least nine gloves, catcher's equipment and batting helmets.
"In the poorer areas, they play soccer — you need a ball, you get two rocks and a goalkeeper," said Espino.
Still, the rise in soccer addresses only part of why baseball has declined at the highest levels. There still are plenty of opportunities for Panamanian children to play baseball, mainly because the local Little Leagues are so organized.
Instead, it's the recreational focus of youth baseball in Panama, which is different than it is in other Latin American countries, that also has played a role in the decline.
Other Latin American countries try to mold gifted athletes to look like they have the talent to become ideal professional players. They learn the physical skills necessary to attract MLB scouts so they can sign contracts. That's what matters most to them.
Panama doesn't focus only on teaching its ballplayers how to showcase themselves to scouts. Yes, the players at Panama baseball academies are working on developing these specific physical skills, but they also play in organized games.
Manny Sanguillen was a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970s who is originally from Panama. A three-time all-star, Sanguillen retired with a .296 batting average after 13 seasons. He played MLB at the same time as Rod Carew, the country's only Hall of Famer –– though Mariano Rivera will almost certainly be elected when he's eligible –– and Omar Moreno.
Sanguillen, 73, who still works with the Pirates as a special instructor for the team during Spring Training, said he's disappointed that the game he loves is attracting less players from his home country.
However, he believes there's too much talent in Panama for its players to continue to be overlooked. As Sanguillen sees it, it's only a matter of time before baseball picks up again on the isthmus.
This hope to make Panama a baseball-first sports culture again echoes around Panama City, mainly because Panamanians know baseball still gives them the best chance to play professionally at an elite level.
Tapping into Panama's professional baseball potential, though, isn't as easy now that the game is declining.
Today, there's less of a chance that children will choose to play baseball –– and continue to play it –– because there are more opportunities for them to participate in other activities. It's not as easy to expose them to baseball, or even make baseball appealing to them.
For this, Sanguillen had an idea.
He said he wants the high-profile MLB players from Panama to help organize youth baseball clinics in the country. If these children can learn baseball from its most iconic Panamanian figures, they will want to play the game too.
These clinics, he proposed, would have to be held regularly, for example, every certain amount of months. The frequency of these clinics would allow the Panamanian youth players to develop a bond with these MLB players. The point would be for the children to have fun, and hopefully, they'd start to love baseball too.
Rachel's goal is to develop a wide spectrum of skills including, but not limited to, photography, videography, cinematography, audio, website design, and graphic design. She worked as a photographer and website designer at the nonprofit American Forest Foundation in the summer of 2016. She is a Production Development captain for the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) on the Public Relations committee. She is a member of the CommAgency student group, which produces marketing videos for university clients.
Matt Martell just finished his junior year at Penn State.. He is majoring in digital and print journalism and his dream job is to be a Major League Baseball beat reporter.


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Q: Function with varying number of for loops using the arguments in the loop Firstly I would like to say that I've read this thread:
Function with varying number of For Loops (python)
And while it does certainly look similar to what I'd like to know, I'm not proficient enough (at all) with recursion to make it work.
If I have the following snippet:
I = ["i" + str(i+1) for i in range(3)]
J = ["j" + str(i+1) for i in range(4)]
K = ["k" + str(i+1) for i in range(2)]

Then I can make a function that does something like this:
def f(*Sets):
    size = len(Sets)
    if size == 1:
        for i in Sets[0]:
            print(i)
    elif size == 2:
        for i in Sets[0]:
            for j in Sets[1]:
                print(i,j)
    elif size == 3:
        for i in Sets[0]:
            for j in Sets[1]:
                for k in Sets[2]:
                    print(i,j,k)

And when executing, it would produce something like:
>>f(I)
i1
i2
i3

>>f(I,J)
i1,j1
i1,j2
...
i3,j4

>>f(I,J,K)
i1,j1,k1
i1,j1,k2
...
i3,j4,k2

The print statement is just an example. I would like to actually access elements in a pandas dataframe at the same time as checking the looped variable, or a dictionary, so it would include some command like print(i,j,k, ":", dictionary[i,j,k]). I need to access each variable in the loops, that´s what I mean.
This looks to me that could be widely reduced using some kind of recursion. Because if for example I need four lists, I'd have to add another elif. But I have not a recursive type of mind, and can't see how to solve it.
Or maybe it cannot be done at all. Not sure anymore of anything :P

A: You can use recursion to implement this, but the simplest would be just to use itertools.product:
from itertools import product

def f(*sets):
    for p in product(*sets):
        # e.g. (1, 3, 5)
        print(*p)

>>> f([1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6])
1 3 5
1 3 6
1 4 5
1 4 6
2 3 5
2 3 6
2 4 5
2 4 6

product returns the cartesian product of the input iterables in the form of a lazy iterator over tuples.
A simple recursive implementation of the cartesian product would  go along the following lines:
def f(*sets):
    if not sets:
        return [[]]
    result = []
    for head in sets[0]:
        for combo in f(*sets[1:]):
            result.append([head] + combo)
    return result

>>> f([1, 2], [3, 4])
[[1, 3], [1, 4], [2, 3], [2, 4]]

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Youngsters and families enjoyed visiting Santa's Grotto and "Mr Snowman's Wonderland" at First Step's Christmas bazaar on Saturday.
The event, opened by the mayor Havering, Cllr Brian Eagling, also featured face painting and craft tables which proved ever popular with the children.
Members of the Shenfield Operatic Society stirred Christmas spirits by singing carols for everyone and local author "Aunty Val" signed copies of children's books.
First Step fundraising manager, Michelle Mitchell said: "We want to thank everyone who came and supported a wonderful event that helped us raise a wonderful amount of money.
The charity raised more than £2600 which will be used to continue supporting families of babies and pre-school children with special needs and disabilities in Havering.
For more information on the First Step charity visit firststep.org.uk.


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How smartphones can help to shape the cities of the future
BIMcrunch Posted On 11th November 2013
The Yorkshire Post reveals that data from smartphones, loyalty cards and GPS maps could be used to transform the way architects and urban planners design future buildings and cities, according to a new report.
Using detailed information on how people live their lives would result in cheaper testing of designs before construction begins and greater consultation with potential users – speeding up the process, saving time and money and resulting in better and more affordable design, it said.
The report, Designing with data: Shaping our future cities, by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and engineering firm Arup, calls on the Government to make it a requirement for the data that is already collected during the planning and design process to be easily accessible for designers, planners and architects.
Stephen Hodder, RIBA president, said: "Lots of the data is available and already being collected, so why aren't more architects taking advantage?
"We need the Government to ensure this data is harnessed by local authorities and made available for architects, developers, residents' groups, charities, and business so they can make the best use of it."
The report recommends that government "should model and explore the potential benefits of a digital planning process".
"Government should scope how it can standardise the digitisation of all information submitted for planning, and of standardising design data collection across local authorities.
"This public data should be open to unleash economic growth; and local authorities should be encouraged to use open data to inform local planning strategies," it said.
The report also recommends that a joint government, industry and academic working group should be established to "oversee the digitisation of planning".
It added that there should also be better co-ordination between government departments to prevent data duplication and "help identify gaps in data provision to enable the government to develop a more holistic framework for data capture and analysis".
Mr Hodder said: "This report must signal an end to clunky planning application websites with their overly-long reference numbers and multitude of pointless scanned documents, data collection needs to be standardised across the country, easily accessible and open to everyone.
"The RIBA is looking to a future where data will enable architects to unleash their creativity in ways that are currently too expensive or time-consuming to create the best buildings possible."
The report said that data from mobile phones, which track our movements through the city, parking sensors, congestion charge zones and Oyster cards, which show how and when people are moving around the city, and social media, which records our thoughts and feelings about place and experiences, created the opportunity for designers and planners to make places that are better attuned to the people who use them by understanding their needs.
Arup's Léan Doody, the author of the report, said: "We have all been in situations when we are frustrated by our environment; when we are unable to park, roads are over-crowded or pavements too narrow. Analysis of open data provides the possibility of avoiding this, and we are already seeing some exciting government initiatives in the UK around this, including the launch of the Smart Cities Forum, the Open Data Institute and the Future Cities Catapult.
"This report illustrates the positive practical and economic benefits of using open data, and in doing so demonstrates the necessity for its wider use."
However, Richard Frudd, associate director at Leeds-based Indigo Planning, said: "Standardising data collection and presentation is sensible, and would almost certainly assist with making some areas of the planning process more effective. The big question would be where does the money come from to implement such a system?"
Using public data also raises a number of privacy and security issues.
UK telecoms operators, for example, are legally required to store data for one year, but it is then illegal for them to keep it for more than two years.
The report said: "We need to identify ethical standards for how public data is used.
"The public need to be comfortable with how their data is used and should have the right to opt out if they wish."
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The Government is pushing forward a number of initiatives connected to big data and smart cities.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is setting up a Smart Cities Forum for policymakers, cities, businesses and researchers to develop and coordinate policy more effectively.
BIS has also commissioned the British Standards Institute to identify where standards could help address barriers to implementing smart city concepts including data sharing between agencies.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Office is looking at ways to encourage private data.
The Technology Strategy Board has sponsored the establishment of the Open Data Institute and the Future Cities Catapult.
Original article can be viewed at: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/how-smartphones-can-help-to-shape-the-cities-of-the-future-1-6221788.
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AT ARE YOU READING? IS IT ENLIGHTENING?
". . .Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digest Them!" My prof., Donald Demaray, delivered me this phrase from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) in the 1950s and I've carried the words around in my memory ever since.
In the BCP, the prayer refers to the scriptures.
But I expand the scope to refer to anything that's available to read.
But you still have to choose what to be reading? The scriptures? . .surely. But beyond that, what?
I rely on the internet for most of my reading. I'll just mention one source I refer to constantly: "The Manchester Guardian Newspaper." The "Guardian" covers the U.K., Europe, and to a lesser extent the entire globe.
The best article I've read on the Sanders / Clinton primary contest appears in today's "Guardian." Read it for yourself by clicking here: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/manchester. The demographic groups that support Sanders are the young and the poor. The demographics that support Clinton are the older and wealthier. The author's most stunning thought is: Socialism is no longer a dirty word. People associate socialism with sunny Sweden, not icy Russia.
I'll write more in coming weeks about what I'm reading. But for now, I recommend highly that you naviagte to "The Guardian." Rate it for yourself. For me, I "Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digest. . ." what I find here.
That's not what motivates me, though. What motivates me to read "The Guardian" is my need to find out what's going on in my country and the world in an inwardly digestible form.


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Underrated F1 Champions in the Sport
Formula One Champions are the drivers who have reached the pinnacle of their sport. The likes of Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost are legends. The elite. Yet there are some World Champions, who won the title (and on some occasions, multiple times) but are not talked about in praise, as much as they deserve. These drivers are highly underrated F1 champions
Underrated F1 Champions
8. Alan Jones
1980 World Champion
The second Australian to win the F1 Championship after Jack Brabham, Alan Jones really emerged in the late 70s with Williams, after being fairly down the pack prior to that. He would finish in the drivers' championship podium.
1980 would be his year, with him winning the title in a convincing manner that included 5 wins and 10 podiums, taking the title comfortably.
He would even remain competitive in 1981, but after that he went downhill in the sport. He was not classified in 1982 and 1983. Jones retired at the end of 1986 after 2 unsuccessful years at Team Haas (USA)Ltd. He remains one of the most underrated F1 Champions.
He was involved in lot of other motorsport activities, mostly Australian Touring Cars. Prior to his F1 Championship, Jones also won the 1979 edition of the CAN AM Cup.
7. Keke Rosberg
The first Finnish world champion.
He was a late entry, debuting in the F1 races in 1978 at the age of 29, after spending time in other forms of racing such as European Formula 2. He had a few lean years with the smaller teams, plagued by the unreliability of uncompetitive teams, with only 2 point finishes (including 1 podium) from 1978-81.
1982 was a change in fortunes, when the Williams team signed him. In 1982, using a strong Williams machine with Cosworth V8s, he had a solid year to win his championship.
However, the post-championship years, he struggled with the unreliable Honda turbocharged engines and an uncompetitive chassis from Williams. 1985 was somewhat happening as he finished 3rd with Williams. In 1986, he drove for McLaren in his final year before retiring from the world of racing. The car's reliability proved that Keke was one of the most underrated F1 champions.
6. Damon Hill
Hill is the only second generation driver to win the World Champion. His father, Graham Hill was a 2 time Champion. It was not that surprising to see Hill make it into the sport in 1992, as a test driver for Williams, at that time, one of the best teams in the early and mid-90s. He was Schumacher's main rival during the 90s when the German won his first 2 championships.
After debuting for Benetton, he switched to Williams in 1993 to partner with Alain Prost. For the next 4 seasons, he was undeniably one of the top drivers. Finishing 3rd in 1993, he finished behind Schumacher in '94 and '95 before sealing the title in 96.
In 1994, he lost by a point, as there was a controversial clash at the Australian Grand Prix, when Hill and Schumacher both crashed. Hill and Williams accused Schumacher of deliberately crashing to take the title. In 1995 he was well behind Michael. 1996 was a different story. He used the powerful Williams car to the best of his capabilities, winning the title ahead of Jacques Villeneuve, his new teammate.
Williams dropped him from the team, even after winning a title. He would have quiet spells with Arrows and Jordan racing. In 1998, he would score the final of his 22 wins, and the first for Jordan Racing in the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. After retiring, he got involved in British Racing and took on a career in media later. He can be regarded as one of the most underrated F1 champions as many thought he only entered on the strength of his last name.
5. Jochen Rindt
Ridnt is the only other Austrian apart from Niki Lauda to have won the world title. He is unfortunately, the only one to have ever won the title posthumously. Rindt truly made his debut in the sport with the Cooper Car Racing team, where in 3 years he showed consistency and was able to secure a 3rd place finish in the 1966 Championship. His only peeve was his recklessness and reliability. However, he was quick, finishing on the podium or high up the order whenever he could.
In 1969, he moved to Lotus and had a successful 1969, finishing 4th. In 1970 he was the dominating driver, winning 5 out of the 9 races to take a large lead in the Championship. Unfortunately, he passed away in the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, when he crashed at a high speed, suffering a slit throat from the seat belts.
Despite Jacky Ickx making a late charge for the title, he would not score enough, letting Rindt live as the only posthumous winner of the championship.
Rindt was also successful at the 24 hours of Le Mans, finishing first in 1965. Rindt makes it onto the underrated F1 champions list as his potentially bright career was cut short.
4. Jacques Villeneuve
The son of the legendary Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques is the only Canadian Formula One Champion and one of the few drivers to have won both the Formula One Title and the Indianapolis 500. He joined F1 in 1996, and was the main title contender to Damon Hill.
In 1997, he battled Schumacher, before taking the title in the final round at Jerez after Schumacher deliberately crashed into him (and was subsequently disqualified). He later suffered a down turn in fortunes, moving from the championship battles to a mid to lower order finish.
He tasted some success in other racing categories too. The Canadian won the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 after finishing a runner up in 1994. He competed in Endurance Racing, NASCAR, Stock Car racing, FIA World Rallycross, Formula E and Le Mans 24 hours.
He has had ambiguous stints in all forms of racing. But he has shown that he can adapt to various forms of racing disciplines. This is why he is one of the underrated F1 champions.
3. Jenson Button
The Briton retired at the end of the 2016 season. He made one more appearance in Monaco this year. This took his tally to 309 starts, second highest ahead of Michael Schumacher. Button, throughout his career, has been noted for his consistency during the seasons.
Button during his time with Brawn GP
From 2000-08, he was with Williams, Renault and Honda (for 5 years with the Japanese Manufacturer). 2004 was his career best then, finishing 3rd in the Championship behind consistent podium finishes. While there were years of struggle, he was more than capable of picking out a podium or a strong finish.
His fortunes changed in 2009, when he was the driver of Brawn GP. He fended off Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull to claim his first World Championship, mostly thanks to the 6 wins in the first 7 races. He then moved to McLaren from 2010 onwards. In the Vettel years, Button spent 2010-13 battling with Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Kimi Raikkonen for the other positions in the drivers' championships.
2013-15 were periods of struggle too as McLaren began to prepare for the Turbo V6 Era. Now, partnering Fernando Alonso, both champions had experienced a horrendous 2015 season (the worst for McLaren in 4 decades). With 2016 likely to be his final, Button would want to build up the team for the future, as McLaren wants these two veterans to develop a powerful car with Honda. Most critics believed that the Brawn was partially responsible for the championship. That's why Button is considered one of the underrated F1 champions
2. Emerson Fittipaldi
1972 and 1974 World Champion
One of the 3 Brazilians to win the World Championship and the first to do so, Emerson Fittipaldi was a reserve driver at the start of 1970, before getting promoted following the death of Rindt in 1970. From 71-73, he was the leading Lotus Driver, winning the title in 1972 in a convincing manner. In 1973, the title went to Jackie Stewart with Fittipaldi finishing second.
In 1974, he joined McLaren and held off Clay Regazzoni to take his second title in 1974 by a 3 point margin. Despite having a strong machine in 1975, he would finish behind the dominant Niki Lauda. The next 5 seasons were a shock as he raced for his brother's team, which was not competitive. He left F1 in 1980, heading over to CART Championship in 1984 after a sabbatical.
After struggling for a few years in Indycar he was a strong finisher from 1989 to 1994, winning the title in 1989. In 12 Attempts at the Indianapolis 500, he would win it twice, making him one of the few drivers with wins at the Indy 500, Formula One Championship and the CART Championship. Senna may have been the greatest Brazilian champion, but Emerson was the first. This is why Fittipaldi is considered one of the underrated F1 champions
1. Mario Andretti
The Italian-born American Champion has enjoyed success in multiple racing disciplines. He is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and a Formula One World Championship, as well as being one of two drivers (the other one being Juan Pablo Montoya) to have won in the Indianapolis 500, Formula One and NASCAR Sprint Cup. He is, till date, the last American F1 race winner.
Unlike other drivers, he spent nearly half of his F1 career as a part time driver, making sporadic appearances. 7 of his 14 years with F1 were part time, with only during 1975-81 he made continuous appearances, mostly with Ford Powered Lotus machines. He had secured his first win with Ferrari back in 1974.
Though he wasn't one of the most consistent F1 drivers, he was quick. 1977 and '78, he was able to finish high up the Championship standings. 1978 was his year. 6 of his 12 F1 wins came as he took the title for the first time. It marked a period of struggle for him, before he left the sport in 1982.He then entered CART Racing, winning a championship in 1984 and was a consistent performer there.
He was a regular at the Indianapolis 500. But he won it just once, in 1969. In Le Mans 24 hours, he finished on the podium 3 times. He also won just one of his few NASCAR Races, but it was enough to secure his legacy. He was the American Driver of the year, in 3 different decades (1967, 1978 and 1984).
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Original art by Todd Goodman, Acrylic Painting on 24"x24" canvas. Prints are available matted on photo paper or framed canvas. Original painting is for sale.
I began this painting the day after Aretha passed. An icon of American music and culture, it was likely impossible to live in America between the 1950's and 2018 an not know and lover her music. She was singular in her achievements and talent, no one comes close to touching her heart-moving, soul-infused vocals. Her music is timeless, a sign of true artistry.
Aretha is my first and only black and white painting, although there is a slight gold shimmering hue to the lenses of her sunglasses. I chose to use the black and white style for this painting particularly to elicit both a feeling of stepping back in time to her early career in the 50's, an era of black and white media, an era of American history which was legally segregated between black and whites, an era that despite all of the challenges and discrimination facing Black America, despite all odds, she thrived through, succeeded in and overcame. The black and white tones, in my mind, also create a feeling of classiness and sophistication to the painting.
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Home MMA News UFC Pursuing Attorney's Fees in Mark Hunt Case, to Tune of 388K
UFC Pursuing Attorney's Fees in Mark Hunt Case, to Tune of 388K
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Mark Hunt could be on the hook for 388K worth of the UFC's attorney's fees and costs following his failed lawsuit against the promotion.
The death of Mark Hunt's lawsuit against the UFC (Zuffa) is not the end of his legal battle with them. Per a report by Paul Gift of Forbes Sports and Bloody Elbow, the promotion is looking to recoup its legal costs from him, to the tune of $388,235,22. Yikes.
That's $301,792.50 for attorney's fees, and $86,442.72 in associated costs, to be exact. A lot of photo copies and paper clips, perhaps.
In their motion, lawyers for the promotion wrote that Hunt "lobbed inflammatory and false allegations against Zuffa and [Dana] White including that they 'affirmatively circumvented and obstructed fair competition for their own benefit,' engaged in 'a pattern of conduct wrongfully jeopardizing fighter health and safety for profit,' and created 'working conditions rising to contractual compulsion to repeatedly fight opponents who use illegal performance enhancing drugs, including amphetamines and anabolic steroids.'"
It goes on to claim that these accusations "were widely disseminated to the public by Hunt, his counsel, and the multiple media outlets covering professional mixed martial arts."
Interestingly enough, the UFC's move to recoup fees and costs references a "prevailing party fee provision" in the Promotional and Ancillary Rights Agreement between Hunt and the company. In other words, an existing clause in Hunt's contract with the company means should legal action arise between them, the prevailing party (in this case UFC/Zuffa) is entitled to have their fees covered.
Attempting to recoup costs is far from unheard of in the legal realm. However, the move likely won't sit well with MMA fans, many of whom sided with Hunt when he went after the promotion in the wake of UFC 200 in 2016. Hunt, a popular heavyweight with a long history of facing off against fighters later found to be doping cheats, sued the UFC, Brock Lesnar, and Dana White the following year. In the suit, he alleged the promotion had committed racketeering and fraud, in part due to Lesnar's positive pre-fight doping test not being returned until after the fight had transpired. The lawsuit suggested the promotion had knowledge, or "willful indifference to the fact that Lesnar was using banned substances" prior to the event, but waved a four-month testing period for the fighter regardless.
An original decision win for Lesnar, the fight was eventually overturned to a No Contest when he tested positive for clomiphene, an anti-estrogen agent.
A Nevada court threw out the bulk of Hunt's complaint earlier this year, and ruled against him on the final count just weeks ago. Throughout the bulk of the legal battle, Hunt remained under contract to the UFC. He fought the final fight of his deal against Justin Willis in December 2018. Hunt has not competed since.
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This week, Amy Landry takes a slight break from sharing job searching tips and instead talks about Data Privacy Day. Why? Because today is Data Privacy Day, and privacy affects everyone! According to the UN, 128 out of 194 countries...
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Rick Forney Named York Revolution Manager
(October 24, 2022, York, Pa.) — In many ways – and for all the right reasons – Rick Forney is coming home.
The York Revolution announced today the long-time skipper of the Winnipeg Goldeyes, one of the most successful managers in American Association history, has been named the team manager, bringing Forney close to the area in which he started his professional baseball career and – more important – considerably closer to his Frederick, Maryland-based family, even during baseball season.
Forney, who turns 51 today, comes to the White Rose City after 26 seasons in Winnipeg, including 17 as manager. He led the Goldeyes to an overall record of 887-753, 13 winning seasons, 10 playoff appearances, and three American Association championships (2012, 2016, 2017). He was also a two-time American Association Manager of the Year (2011, 2020).
"The opportunity to bring someone of Rick's caliber to York is very gratifying – not just for his winning record and approach to the game, but to keep alive the Revs tradition of great people in the organization, well beyond baseball," said Revolution President Eric Menzer.
Forney said the Revolution position was the ideal win-win situation.
"I knew if I was going to leave Winnipeg, it would only be for one of the best opportunities out there, and the Revolution position is certainly that," he said. "This is a great club in a terrific league, and managing in York is better for me and my family."
Born in nearby Annapolis, Maryland, Forney lives in Frederick County, Maryland, with his wife and three children, one of whom has cerebral palsy. Forney and his wife, Erika, lost a fourth child, David, in 2020 when he passed unexpectedly while studying and playing football at the United States Naval Academy.
The move to York also brings Forney back to the area in which his 10-year playing career began – and extends the Revolution's deep connections to the Baltimore Orioles.
Drafted by the O's as a 26th-round pick in 1991 out of Anne Arundel Community College the right-handed pitcher launched his professional career with a 7-0 record and a 2.19 ERA for the Orioles' Rookie level Gulf Coast League affiliate. The following season, he posted a 2.48 ERA in 123.1 innings for the Low-A Midwest League's Kane County Cougars. In 1993, he won 14 games and recorded a 2.78 ERA for the High-A Carolina League's Frederick Keys. Forney spent the majority of the next two seasons pitching at the Double-A level with the Eastern League's Bowie Baysox, including a 13-win campaign in 1994 that saw Forney toss the only perfect game in Baysox history. Forney reached the Triple-A level in 1995, making three starts for the International League's Rochester Red Wings. He would play the following season with the Lubbock Crickets before joining the Goldeyes in 1997 and becoming one of the greatest pitchers in the club's history.
During his four years as a Goldeyes pitcher, Forney established club records for wins, strikeouts, games started, and innings pitched. He was a three-time member of Baseball America's All-Independent Team and twice named a Northern League All-Star. After a second stint in Double-A with the Atlanta Braves, Forney returned to the Goldeyes in 2000 in a dual role as player/pitching coach and transitioned into a full-time pitching coach midway through the season.
As Revs manager, he joins now the team founded in part by Orioles legend Brooks Robinson (who himself began his pro career in York and is honored by a statue on the ballpark plaza bearing his name) and first managed by Orioles Hall of Famer Chris Hoiles. Hoiles was succeeded by Robinson's teammate Andy Etchebarren. Numerous other former Orioles have served as team coaches since the club's inception in 2007.
"For an organization that honors the greatest Oriole of all time on our front plaza, Rick's Orioles roots are very fitting for our team," Menzer added. "I can't wait for our fans and the York community to meet him.
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ECB rebrands after takeover by Mwalimu SACCO
Equatorial Commercial Bank has rebranded to Spire Bank and announced plans to review its business units operations as it targets to move from tier-three to tier-two in five years.
Spire Bank managing director Tim Gitonga said the bank will focus on retail, SME and corporate banking products over the next three years supported by technology.
"As part of delivering on our new brand promise, we have adopted new approaches to managing our business by focusing on technology, people and processes as our focal pillars for growth," he said.
ECB, which was acquired by the largest Sacco in Africa, Mwalimu Savings and Credit Cooperative Society earlier this year, plans to roll out a new core banking system by this year to support the development of additional banking products.
The bank, which was established in 1983, plans to refocus its bank's branches into sales and service centres, as it moves to reduce operational costs, improve customer interaction and develop new business opportunities.
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'I know I messed up' says man accused of threatening motorists, yelling racial slurs
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - A teenager is being held on $20,000 bond after allegedly using a wrench as a deadly weapon. Travis Thompson, 18, threatened motorists and yelled racial slurs, according to police.
In a courtroom on Tuesday, before a judge, Thompson cried, said he messed up and he just wanted to go home.
"I want to speak up," said Thompson. "I want to speak up to the judge."
Thompson wouldn't take no for an answer during his first appearance in court, speaking out against his attorney's advice.
"I know I messed up, everybody messes up. It's my first offense. I just want to be there with my family that need me, and I got a job at Race Pro, and now I'm probably going to lose it."
Witness Jean Jenner started recording video after he saw Thompson in the passenger side of a silver truck.
"Driving a truck with large Confederate flag and Trump bumper sticker on it, driving erratically between lanes, speeding, slowing down," explained Jenner. "I saw him charging with a wrench in his hand toward the vehicle. The door opened up, a black gentleman came out looked at me. I could not believe what he was saying and its sad."
The video, which was posted on Facebook, landed in the hands of the police and is now being used as evidence.
"It's not acceptable, and I'm glad we were able to follow up further and make an arrest. He was screaming and making a lot of racial comments towards them," said Chief Stephen Aldrich of the Holly Hill Police Department. "That's why we were able to enhance the charges to a felony level."
"I'm glad, and I hope this serves as a lesson that this is America, and we will not tolerate that," said a relieved Jenner.
Thompson's grandmother told the judge that her grandson needs help. She said he had several problems and was off of medication for bipolar disorder.
Thompson told the judge, "Jail's not the place for me. I need a place, I need to be with my family, I need to get my medicine."
Thompson's father and grandmother did not want to comment. The police chief said there is another video out there in a separate incident that is similar to this one, but the victims have not come forward.
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Gary Monahan remembers his son's temperature spiking to 102 degrees when he was vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella. The child then landed in the hospital with what appeared to be whooping cough after his next round of vaccinations.
By the time the child was 3 1/2 , he was diagnosed with autism, Monahan said.
Even the specter of the current measles outbreak, which spread rapidly from Disneyland after an exposure during the holidays, has not given Monahan pause.
"How do I say this without sounding crazy?" he said. "I don't want anyone to get measles … but you have to make it easier for the parents through the health system to do it the right way. Pounding three live viruses into somebody at 1 year old is devastating."
Measles can be especially severe in babies, toddlers and pregnant women, as well as other adults, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Especially vulnerable are infants younger than 12 months, before they get their first dose of the vaccine known as MMR — for measles, mumps and rubella.
But a growing anti-vaccination movement in the United States has been fueled by parents' fears that vaccines are not safe for every child. Like Monahan, some worry that the measles vaccine causes autism — a theory that has been thoroughly discredited by numerous scientific studies.
In the face of the state's worst measles outbreak in 15 years, many of those aligned with the anti-vaccine movement remain unbowed.
"What if they experience it," said Dee Klocke of the prospects of either of her two children contracting measles. "So what?"
Klocke, whose children attend Waldorf School of Orange County where 41% of the kindergartners were unvaccinated when they entered kindergarten this year, said she and her husband, a chiropractor, aren't worried about their children getting sick.
"Maybe I'm saying that just because it hasn't happened yet," she said.
Statewide, the number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their kindergarten-age children has declined for the first time in a dozen years, according to a Times data analysis. But pockets of resistance remain.
In coastal Orange County — wealthy and well-educated — some parents have opted out of having their children vaccinated at a rate far above the state average. In the Capistrano Unified School District in suburban south Orange County, for instance, the vaccine exemption rate is 8.6% — more than three times the state average.
Dr. Bob Sears, a pediatrician in Dana Point who has been embraced by so-called anti-vaxers and preaches a slowed-down approach to those who choose to vaccinate their children, said he doubted the outbreak would cause parents to suddenly change their point of view.
"Residents should be appropriately concerned, but there's no reason to panic," Sears wrote in an email.
Sears said that although measles can cause complications and spread easily, most cases pass without harm. In a Facebook post last year, Sears blamed media for causing people to panic.
Some parents who refuse to vaccinate their children said they know they've been branded as "wackos" but said they have thoughtfully considered and researched their choices.
"It's such an unpopular thing to not vaccinate," said Nicole, a mother of two from Mission Viejo who asked that her last name not be used to protect her family's privacy. "I don't want to be paraded through the mud for my choice."
Since the measles outbreak, she said she's remained focused on ensuring her children have an optimal nutrition level, including a vitamin-rich diet. Any sniffle, any cough, any spike in temperature is cause for concern. She looks for spots inside her children's mouths to detect measles, and said she is prepared to isolate them if they get sick or are quarantined by their school.
She said at least two doctors have now refused to keep her children in their practice.
"You have to be informed, you have to be an expert on your own child's health," she said. "Once you vaccinate your child, you can never un-vaccinate."
Dotty Hagmier, a former nurse and founder of a group called Moms in Charge, which aims to help mothers make informed choices, said she once saw those who didn't vaccinate as "very irresponsible and putting others at risk." But when doctors accidentally gave her child an extra dose of the vaccine for Hepatitis B, she realized she didn't like being at the mercy of whatever she was told.
Jan. 26, 12:09 p.m.: An earlier version of this article quoted Dotty Hagmier as saying that her child received an extra dose of the Hepatitis C vaccine. After publication, Hagmier clarified that it was the Hepatitis B vaccine. A vaccine for Hepatits C is not currently available.
"I needed to expand my mind and get my head out of the sand," she said. "It kind of rocked my world for a little while."
Hagmier decided not to give her kids any more booster shots. As the current outbreak continues to swell, she hopes others will think "critically, without so much blame" of those who have made decisions like hers.
People are quick to deny claims of vaccination injury, she said, but "if it happened to your kid, it would be true."
The disease itself is unpleasant, beginning with high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. It can also bring more serious complications, like pneumonia or swelling of the brain, said Matt Zahn, director of epidemiology for the Orange County Health Department.
Parents today may see only the pain of a shot, but Dr. Jasjit Singh said she's seen far worse: children dying of vaccine-preventable illnesses.
"There is nothing more heartbreaking," said Singh, associate director of pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Orange County.
Singh said parents who choose not to vaccinate often have their childrens' best interest in mind, but mainstream science does not support their fears.
The success of vaccines seems to have given people cause for not vaccinating as much as they once did, said Los Angeles resident Derek Bartholomaus, who runs a website called "the anti-vaccine body count."
The site keeps a ticker of preventable illnesses (144,886), preventable deaths (6,312), and number of autism diagnoses scientifically linked to vaccinations (0) since June 3, 2007.
Still, Bartholomaus is not sure how many minds he's changing.
"It's really hard because it gets into the conspiracy theorist mentality," he said. "If it were just a rational and logical discussion, there's no debate. Vaccines are safe and effective."
Tisha Banker and her husband, parents of two children nearing kindergarten age, were unsure about vaccines when she was pregnant. But they became firmly pro-vaccine when all of the eight pediatricians they met with spoke of the importance of preventing illness and the safety of the injections, she said.
"I understand the fears, because we all as parents have them," she said. "But at the end of the day, would you really want to look at yourself in the mirror because you caused your child to have a life-threatening illness? Because you were too hardheaded?"
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If you managed to coast through Crystal Dynamics' 2013 Tomb Raider reboot and 2015's follow-up Rise of the Tomb Raider, chances are you'll be feeling more than ready to tackle Shadow of the Tomb Raider next month. But wait there just a second, because this one is going to be a lot harder, with Deus Ex dev Eidos-Montreal now taking the reins.
Sitting down with Eidos-Montreal Lead Game Designer Heath Smith and Narrative Director Jason Dozois, we had a chat about how Lar's journey has evolved from game to game, and how the puzzles will be even more challenging thatn they have been in the past. So much so, in fact, that the studio had to implement individual sliders for adjusting difficulty across puzzles, combat and traversal.
The result is what might just be one of the most exciting Tomb Raider games in some time, as Ms. Croft finally becomes the person she was always destined to be, and faces one of the most dangerous, potentially world-ending threats she's ever encountered. Want to find out more? Check out our interview below, then give our extended hands-on preview a read here.
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