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Hall of Merit: Volunteer Recruitment
I realize I've got myself into too many things to be able to do all the prep for "player resumes" right now, and we need to get this cranking before we lose all of the interest that was generated over the winter (over 100 people signed up to vote).
Let me preface this by saying Win Shares are not the be all end all of player evaluation. I realize people have their issues with it.
That being said they are a valuable tool towards what we are trying to evaluate here.
What I'd like to do is take my list of "players that will appear prominently on the 'ballot'" (can't think of a better description, since technically, anyone is eligible) and adjust their win shares to a 162 game season. This is very important for pre-1901 players (really for pre-1961-62 players).
Volunteers for this will need the Digital Win Shares Update from Stats, Inc. ($19.95). Owning one of the new Total Baseball's (I forget which edition it is), with OF positions broken down by LF/CF/RF will help as well, but I can update that if necessary.
I'll set up a form, and email you the spreadsheet when you volunteer. There's probably 10-20 players at each position that we'll need to do this for. I had almost finished the catchers, and when I swapped laptops, the file was lost (I thought I burned it to a CD, but I guess I didn't). If we could get 9-10 people to each take a position, that would be ideal.
Then as the data comes back to me, I'll start posting the "resumes" to this part of the site, discussion will begin and when we reach a consensus that we are ready to start voting, we'll do that. That's the plan anyway.
I'll probably take the suggestions from prior threads, come up with a basic "Constitution" if you will. When that's drafted, we'll let people offer up suggestions for "Ammendments" and then we'll have a structure in place.
For the "players that will appear prominently on the 'ballot'", I'm thinking anyone that made a Stats All-Time Handbook All-Star team at least once, or anyone ranked in Bill James top 100 lists in the New Historical Baseball Abstract. If someone isn't in either spot, they probably have no chance at election, but just in case, I'll add any player that a reader "requests" as well.
You can send the email for this to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Take the "NOSPAM" out of that address.
I really want to get this cranking now. It will be my number one baseball related priority from here out. I'm sorry if I've cried wolf on this before. Thanks for hanging in there.
Later today, the basic jist of this will be sent in an e-mail to everyone in the Hall of Merit address book as well, because I'm sure many of you have stopped looking here. I'll probably make this a clutch hit as well.
My goal is to go no longer than one week without a new post on this part of the site.
JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: June 07, 2002 at 04:52 PM | 86 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: Replacement Level for 19th Century Players
This is to extend the discussion brought up earlier on the Win Shares thread w/Craig B and I about trying to peg the replacement level for 19th Century baseball. It's something we'll need to do, if we want to adjust win shares for replacement level. I've generally considered .325 a solid number for modern times, but it could definitely be lower as baseball matured.
Does anyone have any thoughts or know of any existing studies on this issue?
JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: April 12, 2002 at 06:18 PM | 13 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: The New Historical Baseball Abstract
In the extended text (click on discussion) I'm posting Bill James' thoughts on our first ballot (1906, for players that retired before 1901), according to the NHBA. I think his rankings need to be adjusted for season length, which will make a huge difference for guys like Deacon White and Ezra Sutton.
Hall of Merit: How to Structure the Ballot?
We decided this already:
Voters must vote for their top 10 candidates in order. We aren't sure how to award the points.
In the extended text, I'll post the last two posts from our earlier discussion.
I kind of like DanG's idea and JimD points out that we aren't splitting atoms. I guess we have to make a choice here, so let's start moving in that direction . . .
JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: April 03, 2002 at 02:49 PM | 9 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: More to Come Soon
Okay—we are going to get this rolling. One of the reasons we've been kind of slow on this is that I've been waiting for the Win Shares book to come out. I think that's going to have a big impact on the Hall of Merit.
The other reason is that fantasy baseball has taken over the better part of the last two weeks, as I'm the commissioner and owner for baseball, hockey and basketball leagues and this is the busy season. After the draft this weekend my life will start to come back into order.
Anyway, I'm not saying the Win Shares method doesn't have it's flaws, especially the low replacement level. But once we know what the flaws are, we can adjust for them (and season length, which is important pre-1904)and we'll really have a nice evaluative tool on our hands. I'm especially encouraged by the pitching/defense splits to see where the credit falls for historical players.
I've also been working on updating my career offensive W-L numbers w/some tweaks. Once that's updated (hopefully by the weekend of the 19th) I'll present numbers for every viable candidate on the ballot.
If any of you have questions, thoughts on the process, etc.; let's get that discussion rolling as well. This is going to start picking up over the next few weeks, it'd be great if we could get the first ballot underway by Memorial Day weekend.
I'll set up a few threads now to organize the discussion. One for ballot structure (relating to how points will be awarded), one for candidate discussion (let's limit ourselves to players retired before 1900). If anyone has any other ideas for topics that need to be discussed, let me know and I'll post them as well.
Hall of Merit: Estimating League Quality - Part 1 (the concept)
First of all, let me apologize for the lack of material posted to the Hall of Merit BLOG. In the coming weeks, I'm confident this will no longer be a problem.
When we consider players who played over 100 years ago, it is vital to look at the quality of the leagues they played in. Using a method that is similar to what Clay Davenport has been doing for some time (for examples of this kind of work, see Clay's recent postings on Baseball Prospectus concerning the quality of play in the Japanese Baseball Leagues), I attempted to estimate the quality of baseball in the "major" leagues of the 19th century.
I focused on hitting stats, since at this time there were only a handful of pitchers active at a given time in a given league.
My method assumes that a player's overall batting skill does not change appreciably from one year to the next. This assumption is not true on an individual basis, but it starts to make sense when we are talking about a large group of players. The individual changes in skill should become less important as the size of the group increases.
In leagues that are stable, there isn't a very high turnover in personnel from year to year. In the 19th century National League, in most years, about 70%-80% of the players returned to play regularly the following year. In cases where new leagues started up and players jumped, the percentage of holdovers was much much lower - and this makes comparison much more difficult.
I estimated the quality of each hitter?s batting by using a runs produced ratio [(R+RBI)/PA] and compared it to a league average performance. The reason I chose this, and not Runs Created or Linear Weights, is that I wasn't going to adjust for park and I assumed that the batting order bias of the R anbd RBI stats was not going to be relevant for a large group of players either.
In the 19th century, where more advanced run estimation formulas are much less accurate than for "modern" baseball, I opted for the simplicity of using Runs Scored and RBI.
Because we are comparing each group of players to league average the result shouldn't be far from 1.00 for a relatively stable league (where the majority of regulars return the next year). In practice, it's unlikely to be exactly 1.00 of course.
If the newcomers to the league in a given year were better than typical newcomers, the performance of the holdovers would be worse than in a typicla league and this would be a sign that the league was getting stronger. On the other hand, if a lot of good players jumped to a rival league and their places were filled by less skilled batsmen, the holdovers would improve their performance relative to league average and this would be a sign that the league was weakening.
By comparing the overall performance of the SAME group of players from year to year and league to league, it should be possible to track the changes in the overall quality of play.
In the next part, I'll apply these methods to a specific example.
Robert Dudek Posted: March 01, 2002 at 10:49 PM | 173 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: Baseball Prospectus: Japanese Baseball: How Good Is It?
Thanks to "jimd" for passing this along.
This is an excellent article. Robert has done a lot of work on comparisons for 1871-75 NA, to the NL, last I heard he was complete through 1885. One surprise, 1874 or 75 NA was actually stronger than the 1876 NL. That's just a tease for now (I don't have the numbers, just recalling converstations w/Robert), I think Robert will be ready to post his findings soon.
This is vital to our early ballot. From a previous thread I think we've agreed to move the first election back to 1905 (careers through 1900). With the nature of baseball back then, the importance of accurately weighing the strength of the league a player played in cannot be understated.
On a side note, I did not realize Japanese baseball was that strong.
JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: January 31, 2002 at 09:02 PM | 32 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: Outta here: One man's Hall of Fame plan
Thanks to Cris Enestvedt for passing this along. Talk about an exclusive Hall of Fame! I'll bet the folks in Cooperstown would love having an induction every 3 or 4 years. I wonder if they'd be able to get whoever gets kicked out to show up for the ceremony . . .
I realize this is just a fun article, but seriously, this guy is missing the whole point. It's to honor several of the best players of each generation. To honor some players that weren't appreciated for the stars they were when they were active. Not the 2 best from each decade and kick people out once someone better comes along. Not to mention that I have some issue with his choices for the top 25 anyway.
Here's the follow-up article for current players:
Next up: not many
Also, apologies for the lack of posting here so far. The support has been great, far exceeding our expectations. I have 81 people on the list for ballots so far.
I've been really busy the last few weeks. More will follow soon. I think the early discussion has been very good, we'll start bringing it together and focusing in soon. If you have any suggestions/questions that you would like addressed feel free to post them here.
JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: January 30, 2002 at 02:23 AM | 22 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: The Hall of Merit needs you!
We would like to invite all those interested to contribute their ideas regarding every aspect of the Hall of Merit.
Though Joe and I have established some general guidelines, there are issues that still need to be considered. One of these is the voting system. Joe has proposed a voting system which is quite similar to the one used in the annual MVP votes. Please refer to an article Joe wrote for Baseball Primer titled "Something Better" for a description of the HoM as it currently stands.
If you have any thoughts about how this new project should work, please post them here.
Robert Dudek Posted: January 09, 2002 at 03:07 AM | 128 comment(s)
Hall of Merit: Hall of Merit - the early years
Hi there folks!
Joe and I have a lot of work to do to get the Hall of Merit off the ground.
I think the biggest challenge before the first election is getting people familiar with the eligible players.
In principle, any player whose career finished before 1911 is eligible. Because we are dealing with 40 years of baseball I decided to break down the player lists into more managable parts: 1) those who last played in the bigs before 1891; 2) those not in the first group who last played before 1901; 3) and those remaining who last played before 1911.
I've made a list of the players who played in parts of at least 10 years and left the bigs before 1891, here it is:
name	   last year	games	main	positions
Wright, George	1882	591	ss 530	SS / 2b
McGeary, Mike	1882	547	2b 196	2B,SS,3B / c
Fulmer, Chick	1884	583	ss 430	SS / 2b,3b
Peters, John	1884	615	ss 557	SS / 2b
Ferguson, Bob	1884	824	3b 397	3B,2B /
Force, Davy	1886	1029	ss 716	SS / 2b,3b
Quest, Joe	1886	596	2b 528	2B / ss
Start, Joe	1886	1071	1b 1070	1B /
Sutton, Ezra	1888	1263	3b 880	3B / ss,2b,1b.rf.lf
Hankinson,Frank	1888	849	3b 764	3B / p, lf
Phillips, Bill	1888	1038	1b 1032	1B /
Farrell, Jack	1889	884	2b 740	2B / ss
Rowe, Jack	1890	1044	ss 657	SS / c,lf,cf,rf
Nelson, Candy	1890	817	ss 560	SS / 2b,rf,cf,3b
Williamson, Ned	1890	1201	3b 716	3B,SS / c,p
White ,Deacon	1890	1560	3b 827	3B,C / rf,1b,2b
Battin, Joe	1890	480	3b 340	3B / 2b
Morrill, John	1890	1265	1b 916	1B / 3b,2b,ss,c
name	    last year	games	main	positions
Remsen, Jack	1884	578	cf 515	CF / lf
Cuthbert, Ned	1884	452	lf 398	LF / cf
Eggler, Dave	1885	576	cf 561	CF /
York, Tom	1885	963	lf 651	LF / rf
Cassidy, John	1885	634	rf 411	RF / cf,p
Clinton, Jim	1886	426	cf 205	CF / lf,rf
Manning, Jack	1886	834	rf 672	RF / p,ss,1b
Pike, Lip	1887	425	cf 235	CF / rf,2b,ss
Jones, Charley	1888	894	lf 636	LF/ cf
Purcell,Blondie	1890	1097	lf 480	LF,RF / cf,p,3b
Sommer, Joe	1890	920	lf 567	LF / rf,3b,2b,ss
Hornung, Joe	1890	1123	lf 1051	LF / 1b
Dorgan, Mike	1890	715	rf 556	RF / lf
Shaffer, Orator	1890	871	rf 810	RF / cf,rf
Nicol, Hugh	1890	888	rf 802	RF / 2b,ss,cf
Clapp, John	1883	588	c 472	C / lf,rf,cf
Allison, Doug	1883	318	c 279	C /
Bond, Tommy	1884	488	p 322	P / rf
White, Will	1886	403	p 403	P /
Mathews, Bobby	1887	623	p 578	P / rf
McCormick, Jim	1887	534	p 492	P / cf
Bradley, George	1888	567	p 347	P / 3b,ss
Gilligan,Barney	1888	523	c 459	C / ss,lf
Holbert, Bill	1888	623	c 538	C / rf
Flint, Silver	1889	760	c 727	C / rf
Whitney, Jim	1890	550	p 413	P / cf,rf,1b
Bushong, Doc	1890	672	c 667	C /
1) "games" is career games played, including in the National Association
2)"main" is the main position and the number of career games played at that position.
2) The "positions" syntax is as follows: the main position, plus any others that exceed 50% of the number played at the main position, are uppercase and followed by a slash(/). The positions following the slash are all others at which the player played at least 20 games, in descending order.
By no means does this include every quality player of the 1871-1890 era - for one thing, many of them played past 1890. I'll feature them in upcoming lists.
Robert Dudek Posted: January 09, 2002 at 02:29 AM | 46 comment(s)
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No single answer to stopping spread of HIV
Health-care providers must fight a two-front war if there is any hope of stopping the spread of HIV, according to one Western researcher. William Fisher, cross-appointed between Psychology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently published a paper outlining the effectiveness of a bidirectional intervention approach with HIV-infected individuals in South Africa. His model stresses a supportive […]
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Health-care providers must fight a two-front war if there is any hope of stopping the spread of HIV, according to one Western researcher.
William Fisher, cross-appointed between Psychology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently published a paper outlining the effectiveness of a bidirectional intervention approach with HIV-infected individuals in South Africa. His model stresses a supportive approach that encourages two things – an adherence to medication and safer sex practices.
"There has to be a combined behavioural and biomedical approach (to intervention) and we feel our research is highly compatible, and, in fact, compromises that approach," Fisher said.
"Our work is in support of the very fervent wish of most people with HIV that the epidemic stop with them; that's why the work is referred to as 'Prevention With Positives.'"
William Fisher, cross-appointed between Psychology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, centres his work in the province with urban, peri-urban and rural areas, in collaboration with colleagues at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of KwaZulu Natal in Durban.
Published in the Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes, the paper is the result of a five-year study of approximately 2,000 HIV-infected South Africans at 16 HIV care sites in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. It was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
"Our HIV prevention intervention was designed to be low cost and sustainable in resource-constrained countries and was implemented by existing lay counsellors already on staff at each routine patient care visit," Fisher said. "(Our model) was brief, and it was effective in substantially reducing unsafe sexual contacts by HIV-infected individuals with all partners, and specifically with partners who were HIV-negative or HIV-status unknown."
Fisher has spent the better part of three decades working on the prevention of HIV infection with a variety of groups including university students, inner-city minority youth and HIV-infected persons across the United States.
People living with HIV infection are on the front end of an epidemic, he explained, in that all new cases come from those who are already infected. These individuals, regardless of the country in which they live, need a proper support system to ensure they are informed about the disease and its risks, drug benefits, as well as how the infection spreads.
"The two critical issues from a public health perspective in respect to people living with HIV are prevention and support of a desire not to transmit infection," he said.
"It's the provision of shoulder-to-shoulder interventions to provide support, skills, coaching and encouragement for HIV-infected folks to practice safer sex over the long run. That's been absent. And the second issue is adherence to medication."
Fisher, along with his brother, Jeffrey Fisher, and colleagues at Yale, the University of Connecticut and the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of KwaZulu Natal in Durban, South Africa, has been working on tackling both agenda items together for the last 15 years.
South Africa is the epicentre of the world for the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and targeting an intervention approach, where infection rates in childbearing women are close to 20 per cent, is crucial in curbing the spread of disease.
Fisher's team set out to use existing clinical resources settings in South Africa. Working with care providers who come into regular contact with HIV-infected persons, they developed an approach that would help predict risky sexual behaviour in patients. In conversation with patients, with specific targeted questions, care providers would be able to determine what kind of support or information the patient needed to continue taking medication and continue safe sex practices.
Basically, the team encouraged behavioural coaching with HIV infected persons.
"We took advantage of the fact that untrained counselors are already on staff at HIV care settings. We trained them to deliver a brief intervention as part of every HIV care visit," Fisher said.
Fisher's team had a control group that received the standard methods of care in place of the intervention model. By the study's end, individuals that were part of the intervention model group were more likely to stick to safer behaviours and taking their medication, he added.
"We saw a dramatic reduction in risky sexual behaviour. People in the usual care group also reduced risky behaviour but the intervention group was vastly stronger and vastly more rapid," Fisher continued, noting there are now talks of widely implementing intervention methods.
"It's a standard of care intervention that never ends."
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In the nearly eight years I have been writing OpEdge, there are only two issues that have attracted large amounts of negative response on Twitter. By large, I mean more than 20 people making uncalled-for attacks on me, including at least one who bombards my Twitter account with a rapid-fire series of negative tweets, out of what is now 38,500 people receiving my Twitter feed. Until this week, I have received this relative onslaught of negativity only when I have come out in favor of gun control or advocated raising the minimum wage.
Now a third issue has led to a "firestorm" on my Twitter account: my support of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. I have been flamed and shamed on Twitter all this week for endorsing Hillary in an OpEdge article.
I have also noticed a lot of ad hominem attacks against Hillary Clinton coming from Sanders supporters among my 1,800 plus Facebook network of mostly progressive friends. By ad hominem attacks, I mean unnecessary insults and unproved accusations. It's absolutely amazing how much Democrats who hate Hillary have absorbed the right-wing's decades-old campaign against her. By contrast, I have seen almost no comments from Hillary supporters on social media that I would consider negative campaigning against Bernie. To a person, the Clinton supporters go out of their way to show Bernie the love, although usually adding "but Hillary is more electable and will get more done."
Here's another small piece of anecdotal evidence that Bernie supporters are going negative: For the first time ever, someone accused me of being an unethical hack who accepts money to color my political and social opinions. A Facebook comment by a woman named Barbara L. Bowen suggested that the Clinton campaign paid me to write an essay endorsing Hillary. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although I own a public relations agency, I have never accepted money to support any position or product on OpEdge, nor has my work for any client affected my OpEdge opinions, nor have I ever been involved in a "stealth" campaign of any sort. Ms. Bowen created the accusation out of the same thin air from which the rightwing has created nonsense about Hillary through the years. FYI, the only reason I mention Ms. Bowen's name is that I contacted her via Facebook email and gave her the opportunity to apologize and withdraw the comment, which she did not do.
My social media universe isn't a perfect microcosm of the real world, so the negative campaigning I have seen from individuals supporting Bernie constitutes anecdotal evidence only. It points in a certain direction, but it doesn't prove.
When people respond with irrational anger towards candidates it makes them think in funny ways. I discovered this anew when I misused "flip-flop." My comment was that the fact that Hillary has changed her mind about issues such as the Iraq war and overly strict drug sentencing laws is a good thing: it shows growth, rationality and the ability to admit when you're wrong. She was therefore not a flip-flopper. It turns out that I was wrong to write that to "flip-flop" you need to vacillate between two views. "Flip-flop" is merely a nasty way to say someone changed her-his mind on an issue. Many Bernie supporters corrected me, always repeating that Hillary's "flip-flopping" was by definition a bad thing. But as it turns out, "flip-flop" is a meaningless invective, a piece of mud thrown at people whom we don't like. Applying the term "flip-flop" turns additional study, new facts, maturity or a personal epiphany into a negative trait. Did Obama flip-flop when he came out in favor of gay marriage?
Ironically, the ugliest comment I have seen so far hasn't been on social media and didn't come from the Sanders campaign. It was former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright declaring there is a "special place in hell for women who don't help each other," meaning that women should vote for Hillary just because she is a woman. I would hope that no woman would help or vote for Nikki Haley, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman or Joni Ernst for any reason. Albright, who later apologized, was entirely in the wrong, but the comment did bring into sharp focus the age divide that separates younger and older Democrats, men and women, when it comes to Hillary versus Bernie.
I was young once, too, and an ardent supporter of the anti-war candidacy of Eugene McCarthy in 1968. After Humphrey won the Democratic nomination, I saw my progressive peers of all ages stay home from the polls thinking there was no difference between the Happy Warrior, a long-time liberal and one of the very earliest of mainstream white voices to stand up for civil rights, and the man who defeated him and then disgraced the presidency, Richard Nixon.
It was not the last time that progressives didn't vote for the nominated Democrat because they thought he was too centrist and thereby assured that a conservative who practiced crony capitalism and thumbed his nose at laws would be elected. It happened again in 2000, when nearly 2.9 million progressives voted for Ralph Nader believing that there was no difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush, whose administration later failed to read the signs pointing to the 9/11 attack and then responded by misleading the American people, fought a war for no other reason than to give out military contracts, created a worldwide torture gulag, lowered taxes on the wealthy to create an enormous deficit, tried to privatize Social Security, created a Medicare drug benefit that guaranteed that drug prices would soar, proved incompetent in its handling of natural disasters, fought environmental regulations and ignored global warming. No one suspected Bush II's incompetence during the election, but his conservative ideology and dedication to crony capitalism were always apparent.
Then came 2010, when millions of young people who had been energized by Obama and voted in 2008 decided to stay home. The result was a Republican sweep of state offices that led to the gerrymandering a Republican Congressional majority and the passing of dozens of state laws that extended the rights of gun owners at the expense of public safety, restricted a woman's right to an abortion, cut support of education and aid to the poor, and made it harder for people to vote.
My concern, then, is not with the nastiness I see from Bernie supporters per se, but with the possibility that it will cause the millions of people excited by Bernie's campaign to stay home in November. This year's Republican candidates for the most part are lying racist demagogues who want to lower taxes on the rich, reward their cronies and those who are bankrolling them, gut social welfare programs even more than they already have been and embark on military adventurism abroad. That the rightwing John Kasich is able to present himself as the most reasonable of the Republicans demonstrates what a sorry lot the GOP is fielding.
The primarily older Hillary supporters lived through these awful elections, which may explain why so many of them go out of their way to write, "But I'll support Bernie if he gets the nomination." In my Facebook world very few Bernie supporters have made a similar pledge to support Hillary.
I am not telling Bernie supporters to back off their criticism of Hillary. But I am asking them to remember that no matter how much they love Bernie, they must support the Democratic candidate, no matter who it is. Hillary Clinton is not the perfect candidate for progressives, but neither is Bernie Sanders. But the alternative to either should make all progressive, liberals and centrists fear.
It's okay to be angry, but don't let that anger lead to the three most terrible words anyone in this country could ever utter, "President Ted Cruz."
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I agree with the central premise of this blog post. But I take issue with the notion that "flip flop" is nothing more than a pejorative to describe someone who changes her mind. Rather, in political jargon, "flip flop" describes a change of mind based on the prevailing political winds. It implies that the "flip flopper" doesn't care much about the issue, one way or the other, or that, even if she does, she is unwilling to take a politically uncomfortable position until it becomes less uncomfortable. This certainly can explain the President's "flip flop" on gay marriage, whose hand was forced by comments made by Vice-President Joe Biden. Supporters of Sen. Sanders are passionate about him because he is passionate about his beliefs. Even people who don't support Sen. Sanders know his concerns, and where he draws a line in the sand on issues. I would have no trouble voting for, and supporting, Sec. Clinton for the Presidency, but I don't know what she is passionate about, or where she draws a line in the sand and says, "on these issues I would rather lose an election than change my position."


We're No. 1 when it comes to taking trips with friends, No. 2 when it comes to family vacations.
According to new research from online travel agent Agoda, this trait carries over to our travel habits: seven out of 10 families globally take at least two family vacations a year, with Asian travelers taking more than twice as many family trips as their Western peers, taking an average of five trips a year versus two. We love going on trips with our families, no matter what the circumstances: think Patay na si Hesus vs. National Lampoon's Vacation.
Unsurprisingly, it wasn't just immediate family that we took on vacations. For Asians, extended and multi-generational families (i.e., including grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles, etc.) are also more of a thing than for Westerners. Thais (66%) and Indonesians (54%) were most likely to have included grandparents and other family members in their holiday plans, while travelers from the UK (13%) and Australia (20%) are the least likely to have done so.
Here's something we all know: Filipinos think there's nothing more natural than traveling with friends., with almost half (48%) of travelers from the Philippines saying that they've gone on trips with group of friends. In comparison, only 22% of Americans, 23% of Brits, 26% of Australians and 27% of Chinese traveled with friends in the past year.


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Indian racer Jehan Daruvala joins Prema Racing for 2022 season of Formula 2
The 23-year-old will join Dennis Hauger at the Italian outfit for next season.
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India's motorsport star Jehan Daruvala has made another big move in his career on Friday. The 23-year-old has joined Prema Racing ahead of the 2022 season of Formula 2. It must be noted that Daruvala had previously driven for the Italian team three years back in Formula 3. During the 2019 season, the Mumbai-born racer finished P3 with two wins and a further five podiums.
BREAKING: @DaruvalaJehan returns to @PREMA_Team! 🔀
The Indian driver is back with the team which delivered him P3 in @FIAFormula3 💪#F2 #RoadToF1 pic.twitter.com/d2vo9JsKQZ
As expected, Daruvala was delighted on his return to the team where he enjoyed a successful tenure few years back. "I'm really happy to be back at PREMA and continue to be part of the Red Bull Junior Team for the 2022 FIA F2 Championship. We have worked together in the past and share a fantastic relationship. PREMA is a champion team and I can't wait to get started and look forward to a successful F2 campaign," he said.
The 23-year-old spent last two season with Carlin in Formula 2 where he finished P12 and P7 in 2020 and 2021, respectively. He registered two wins, in addition to three more podiums, in an impressive season last year.
Daruvala will be partnered by Dennis Hauger at Prema
Prema Racing have announced an all-new line-up as they have also granted a promotion to Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger, who will partner Jehan Daruvala during the upcoming season of Formula 2. The 18-year-old won the F3 championship last season with Prema, where he secured nine podiums, including four wins. He would be hoping to continue the same in his next step of career.
Meanwhile, New Zealander Liam Lawson will join Williams Academy driver Logan Sargeant at Carlin for the next season.
Jehan Daruvala


ASSOCIATIONSMartin Leventhal has been appointed chairman of the mediation and arbitration committee within the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is co-chairman of the business investigative and insolvency group at Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Co.
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Michele Amato has been appointed chairwoman of the SEC Practice Committee of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is a quality review partner at the Manhattan office of Friedman and lives in Upper Brookville.
Chris R. Vaccaro has been elected to the board of the Press Club of Long Island, a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Holtsville resident is the regional sports editor for Patch.com's Long Island editorial operations and an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University.


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How can you create increasing income in retirement in a bond bear market? How critical is it to have a strategy to address that?
You know, interest rates are rising. We all see it in the short term and the more medium- and longer-term rates. Car loans are more expensive, mortgages are more expensive. The short-term rates are really going up. There's now concerns about inflation. With interest rates having been so low, there's no question in my mind that we're on the front edge of a bear market in bonds. That's because when interest rates go up, bond values go down. Therefore, it can be challenging to generate increasing income if you are depending upon traditional methods of retirement planning.
One of the two major sources of guaranteed income most people will have in retirement is Social Security. It's been estimated that there will be a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2019, which would be the biggest annual hike since 2012. Now this year, the Cost of Living Adjustment was 2%. But that followed a 0.3% increase in 2017 and no increase in 2016. These numbers highlight increases in inflation.
Here's the problem: since 2009, the average cost of living adjustment has been 1.2%. Yes, in the last two years, we've had greater increases, but most people haven't seen that much of a difference on their net check. Once you are drawing Medicare after age 65, most people typically have their Medicare premiums deducted from their Social Security check (if they are already drawing it). The Medicare premium increases have been wiping out most of the increases in Social Security benefits.
If you are lucky enough to have a pension, many pensions have no cost of living adjustment. And even if they do, what is that cost of living adjustment going to look like in the future? Inflation is starting to rear its ugly head, and in the traditional sources we draw from for retirement income, we're going to see little, if any, increases in our income.
That's where having a financial plan comes in. We have to have a solution to provide increasing income that lasts longer than we do, and there's a lot of ways to do that. I've talked previously about segmenting your money based on when you'll need the money and that you simply have to have a strategy to produce increasing income in retirement.


As Ella was fed via gastrostomy – we started with motivating, non-food related vocabulary e.g. lots of bubbles, matching animal games and posting little toys into a box. At the time I thought the trachy was only going to be in for a few months, so it was all a bit of fun to pass the time. When she was just over 1, the doctors gave us further devastating news – the trachy was going to stay in indefinitely. My signing went into overdrive – if Ella wasn't going to be able to speak, then this was serious. Soon I was drawing up lists of what signs to introduce, what signs she could do and what signs I still didn't know myself.
Ella did her first sign by 12 months – and by 18 months she had over 80 signs and was putting together little phrases like "where's daddy?" "go home", "baby go bed" (she didn't like the sound of her sister crying!!). I went on a Makaton Beginners' Workshop, bought Makaton resources and then plundered 'Animals, Transport and Vehicles' so that I could find signs for all the animals and creatures we needed. By 2 years' old I had lost count as she had several hundred signs.
But the signing was more than just about Ella learning how objects have a name. Signing gave me an insight into Ella's world – her thoughts, her needs, her wants. Without the signing, our interaction would have been one way i.e. me telling her everything. Equipping Ella with the ability to sign allowed her to develop her own expressive language while also developing her receptive language too. It helped me see past the trachy to the little girl who wanted to tell me something interesting. I so clearly remember the day when she woke up and signed 'want book', and I went to the book shelf and signed back 'which book' and she replied 'red bus book'. A proper conversation!
Ella signing 'more' on the roundabout to get spun round another time!
At 3 years' old, Ella went to hospital to get her trachy removed. As part of the procedure, the doctors put in a smaller tube to see if the child can breathe with the tube blocked off. Some minutes later, we were walking down the corridor – she stopped her rolater – leaned on it for balance, then uttered (and signed)..."mummy it's difficult to breathe". She signed the 3 key words mummy, difficult, breathe but spoke ALL of the words, having never spoken before. All that receptive language had been going in, just waiting there for a chance to come out. It was incredible. Oh and she hasn't stopped talking ever since!
As a consequence, Ella and her friend Miles have been the inspiration for setting up Singing Hands. We know from first-hand experience what Makaton signing has done for our families. We have therefore been so lucky to be able to collaborate with Makaton to create resources to help other families like ours to communicate with each other from the earliest possible age. Happy signing!


The Teatro alla Scala Chorus is synonymous with prestige and artistic quality, in Italy and worldwide.
The level of excellence attained is the fruit of the patient and meticulous work carried out over the years by chorus masters with the greatest sensitivity.
Important names should be mentioned: Vittore Veneziani, called by Toscanini in the immediate post-war period; Norberto Mola; the very strict Roberto Benaglio, a real sound engineer, between the 60s and 70s; Romano Gandolfi with Claudio Abbado.
More recently, Giulio Bertola, at the top of his skills, succeeded in giving as much importance to the symphony as to the opera repertoire. Then, in the 90s, Roberto Gabbiani gave Riccardo Muti a choir with gothic strings. He also strengthened the modern repertoire (Dallapiccola, Petrassi, Penderecki...) and the ancient (Gesualdo da Venosa), as well as Richard Strauss's.
With Bruno Casoni, the current chorus master and a wise expert of voices (including treble ones), we get to that typical opera stage sound, powerful and moving at the same time.
Although the chorus mainly performs the opera repertoire, its flexibility allows it to face different types of concert: from the choral-symphony repertoire to chamber music, from the polyphonic repertoire to musicological researches, to the contemporary 20th century repertoire, with especially-composed pieces. Among these repertoires, it is worth mentioning the Mottetti and the Tres sacrae cantiones by Gesualdo da Venosa, the Missa Super iniquos odio habui by Luca Marenzio, the Missa L'homme armé by Carissimi and, above of all, the Messa da Requiem by Verdi, which is considered the highlight of the Chorus repertoire.
Over the years, the Chorus, as well as all the other companies of the Teatro alla Scala, has taken part in numerous and successful European and world tours in Russia, the United States, Canada, Japan and Korea.


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The Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) met at TGA, Canberra, on 8th October 2015, to recommend influenza viruses to be used in the composition of the influenza vaccines for 2016. During this meeting, the expert committee reviewed and evaluated data related to epidemiology, antigenic and genetic characteristics of recent influenza isolates circulating in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, serological responses to 2014-2015 vaccines, and the availability of candidate vaccines viruses and reagents.
The AIVC recommendation for the composition of trivalent influenza vaccine for Australia in 2016 introduces a new A (H3N2) strain and a new B strain when compared to the composition of the trivalent vaccine for Australia in 2015. As the quadrivalent influenza vaccine contains the same B strains as 2015 it represents only a change to the A (H3N2) strain when compared to the 2015 quadrivalent vaccine.
The TGA has accepted the recommendations of the AIVC.
those as listed on the WHO Influenza vaccine web pages: Influenza vaccine viruses and reagents for H1N1, H3N2 and B viruses.
If other candidate vaccine viruses or reagents become available their suitability for use should be discussed with the TGA by emailing influenza.reagents@tga.gov.au.


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Basic Current Account - Debit Card Fraud***Resolved***
nuclearshark posted a topic in Barclays Bank
I'm doing the cardinal sin and posting this on behalf of a friend who doesn't have access to the Internet from home. My friend has had £200 stolen from their account by debit card and are currently on ESA/PIP due to serious medical issues and mental health conditions. My understanding is the transactions were taken by debit card. The Fraudster attempted a payment of £500 and then £400 and then £200 the formers were declined and the latter was accepted. The card in question has now been cancelled and it was reported as soon as they became aware. Barclays are insisting that an inv
@btcare BT Basic Broandband + internet***Resolved***
trebormoinet posted a topic in Broadband and other Internet issues
BT basic + broadband at £10 per month with no hidden extras as long as you are on a qualifying benefit it sounded a great option for me I have been long term unemployed and spend more than that each fortnight on PAYG to search for jobs. I read the website and it mentioned them sending a form out they would need back so I gave the free phone number a ring. So the first person I spoke to asked what benefit I was on, confirmed I was eligible and echoed basically what the website said and the forms would be in the post. 10 minuets after ending the call they rang back told me a date
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Need to draft a basic contract with roof contractor
Heckler posted a topic in The building trade and installers
I'm going to be having a new roof on the house shortly, and I don't want to employ some one without having a clearly defined contract in place. But having never done anything like this before.. I have no idea where to begin. Are there any templates out there that I can download, and tweak to suit, and most importantly... it will need to be legally binding in case of any issues. If a contractor refuses to sign a contract... they won't be hired. Any decent and reputable company would have no qualms about having a contract in place.
Basic Bank account- no credit check
unclebulgaria67 posted a topic in General
Hi Came across this recently. For those struggling to obtain a basic Bank account, there is another option supported by Payplan and a number of different organisations. This might be particularly useful for people who have been homeless or are still homeless and need to have an account for any benefits money to be paid into. https://www.thechangeaccount.com/community/
Need to open a basic bank account but not allowed?
Ds3Sport posted a topic in Nationwide
So here's a brief rundown of my situation. I have a large loan with RBS, and was paying it off fine until about 8 months ago when I got into serious financial difficulty. RBS helped for a short time reducing my payments to just £1 per month for three months but of course still adding interest at £200 per month...which by the way they said they would not do but that's another story. My circumstances didn't improve and I have spent the last 5 months trying to reach an agreement with them. Eventually they agreed to accept a token payment of £1 per month and stop all interest and
Refused a basic bank account with Barclays and Co-op.
dn10zeus posted a topic in General
Hello, and thanks for reading this. I am in a strange situation of trying to open a bank account, even a basic one. At the moment I use a credit union and it works brilliantly. Unfortunately, they are restricted to a maximum of £20K. In a few months , I am due an inheritance and I need somewhere to put it. Both the Co-op and Barclays have refused, despite saying yes at first, and sending account details. Today they have rescinded their offer. Now there are some defaults on my credit file. Two are current from Anglia Water, which have a note of d
Basic Question on ESA
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After waiting on the phone for 40 mins I have just been disconnected obviously as the lines close at 6pm Can someone please tell me the address of the DWP where I send my sick certificate regarding ESA please. Thank you
How Would A Basic Income Be Paid-Where Would The Money Come From.
Someone asked me this question and I could not answer. So as this idea grows I feel it is best to open a thread to discuss this important question. Where would the money come from. Would as Automation takes over and increased productivity happens from there somehow perhaps. Taxes. Companies, where do you think it would come from. It has to come from somewhere. Basic Income-A Great Idea Whose Time Is Coming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income
3.7m Lloyds basic account customers still charged fees
Michael Browne posted a topic in General
Millions of people who have basic bank accounts may be paying higher fees than necessary.. Basic bank accounts are designed for people who do not already have a bank account and are ineligible for a standard current account .While eight million people have basic accounts, around half of them are still liable to pay fees for failed payments. Completely fee-free basic accounts have been available since January 2016, following an industry agreement. Vulnerable customers who have such accounts are not charged for failed payments, or for going overdrawn. The Treasury figur
Member types - basic, classic etc
MrHat posted a topic in Consumer Forums website - Post Your Questions & Suggestions about this site
I tried to find this out but cannot find. Is there an explanation of the different member types? i.e. Basic, Classic etc If there is a sticky, would someone pls post the link ta
Petition: Prominently debate BASIC INCOME Early Day Motion 974 (Session: 2015-16).
Tawnyowl posted a topic in e Petitions
Caroline Lucas created BASIC INCOME EDM 974. Jonathan Reynolds similarly supports basic income. John McDonnell said Labour are considering basic income. Basic income trials are set to take place in Canada, Finland, and Holland. The time is ripe for UK Parliament to debate EDM 974 BASIC INCOME. That this House notes the growing crisis of low pay and precarity in a labour market increasingly characterised by casualised forms of employment that offer little in the way of pay, predictable hours or long-term security; further notes the evident inability of our bureaucratically costly social se
Santander £55 default on basic account
needout23 posted a topic in Santander
Hi All I had a under 18s account with Abbey in 2004 which was then upgraded to a basic account when I was 18 in 2006. I then stopped using the account around 2010. Recently I checked my credit file and noticed a default from Santander for £55. I called to enquire as I assumed these accounts were now dormant due to them not being used in so many years. I was told that they were defaulted in 23/3/2012 (I don't recall recieveing a notice of default) and that it was due to an unpaid DD on my basic account and another on the Under 18 account. Neither had credit or overdraft
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Satellite subsidy scheme to support basic 2Mbps broadband services
Michael Browne posted a topic in Technical Computer/IT/Console/SatNav Questions
The UK Government has taken action to ensure remote homes and businesses can access its promised basic 2Mbps broadband service In a bid to deliver on previous guarantees it has made about affordable broadband access, the government will offer subsidised satellite dishes to some of the most remote areas. The scheme will be administered by local authorities. Homeowners and businesses within eligible areas will receive a voucher code to provide them with a free satellite dish and in some cases installation, as well as reduced 12 monthly subscription costs from partnering satellite
Halifax imposes £1 a day fee for arranged overdraft on basic account
indiajack posted a topic in Halifax Bank and Bank of Scotland
Halifax is imposing a fee of £1 a day from arranged overdrafts of £0.01 to £1,999 as from 1st Dec 2015. No interest rate is charged. So if one has an arranged overdraft of £100 and goes overdrawn by £0.10, a fee of £1 will be charged and by 100 days, this £0.10 becomes a unarranged overdraft for which a fee of £5.00 is faced. Is this imposing excessive charges or treating customers unfairly??
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Basic Bank Account Charges Reclaim (Santander)
tallorder posted a topic in Santander
A friends son has been banking with Abbey all of his life. Nothing fancy, simple child saver account which eventually they changed to a basic bank account - without an overdraft facility. They make purchases overseas frequently in USD (dollars) and because of a delay in the transaction time / rate of exchange, are often hit by being a penny or so overdrawn. To date, I think the most was less than £2. The bank in it's infinite wisdom, basically just deduct £25 as they can extort from his account and leave it overdrawn, despite this not actually being allowed under their rules. Fr
BT Basic package
obiter dictum posted a topic in Broadband and other Internet issues
last week a post went up making me aware of a service BT provide called BT Basic package. It is a service they do not let known to the general public and readily available Thanks site team for making me aware of it and it suits me ideal. I contact BT and to begin with it was like pulling teeth, and I thought a debt collection agencies are economical with the truth. Any way all sorted and they said a letter will be going out today for me to sign and return to change package. This was last week. I have just phoned them and nothing has been done. T
A basic introduction Universal credit
mikeymack2002 posted a topic in Benefits and HMRC
Some new posters may have some questions relating to Universal Credit (UC) here is a basic guide including many links to any questions you may have see here https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/categories/universal-credit Within this link you can clink on further links and see what is what with UC. There are now many areas of the UK that have already transferred to UC and this is for those that have not. This guide will let you see what you will need to do now and also allow you to see what you can learn before this happens to you. If you have any questions
New fee-free basic bank account.
Michael Browne posted a topic in Bank Charges and the Finance Industry in the media..
Ministers will next week hail a "landmark" deal with Britain's nine biggest lenders to offer millions of consumers a new fee-free basic bank account. Sky News has learnt that the Treasury will announce on Monday that the banks will establish accounts which end charges - whcih can be as high as £35 per item
Fee-free basic bank accounts agreed in Treasury deal
Conniff posted a topic in General
A new fee-free template for basic UK bank accounts has been revealed by the Treasury after a deal with major banks. Basic accounts do not offer overdrafts or cheque books, and may be given to those with a chequered credit history. Some holders of these accounts have been hit by initial fees of £30 or more after a direct debit or standing order payment has bounced. The cost can then escalate if the fees are unpaid. Under the new terms agreed, these one-off fees will be scrapped. Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrea Leadsom said the new accounts would give basic bank acc
@vodafoneuk SONY XPERIA Z2 !!! A phone with BASIC call Problems!!!
dhruv26186 posted a topic in Telecoms - mobile or fixed
Hi Team, I bought Xperia Z2 in March 2014 which is when it came out. I have been a HTC user prior to that. Phone build quality and functions impressed me for first few weeks and then it started dropping calls. Being Techie, i have done factory restore, latest software update, Tried that SIM into different phone to provde its not SIM problem and etc. And finally it was a phone fault. Went to Vodafone shop with the problem as Intermiatan network dropping while call is going.. Vodafone Team logged this fault and sent it to Repair Centre which i think was their Repair Centre -
Nationwide basic account bank charges *** ALL CHARGES REFUNDED ***
Peterbard posted a topic in Nationwide
Hi I wonder if anyone has any information about the legality of the above,. My son has a basic account which does not have an overdraft facility, and he has accumulated several charges for returned direct debits.(£15 a pop) My probably simplistic understanding of the Supreme Court ruling was that the bank charges were legitimate because they were a core or ancillary term and in effect a fee for consideration of an overdraft, of course this is not the case in a basic account, as an OD is not an option. If this is correct is there cause for an action for reclaiming these charges
Help with CRB check (basic disclosure)
DaveKay posted a topic in Employment and minimum wage problems
Hi, I'm new on here, but would greatly appreciate your help. On 17/01/2011 I was given a conditional discharge for 2 years and disqualification relating to animals. I was advised at the time that I could apply after 3 years if I wished to keep any animals. I have recently had a basic disclosure check for a new job and the conditional discharge is still showing on there, along with the disqualification relating to animals. My question is this, should the conditional discharge still show on a basic disclosure, 14 months after it had been spent? I have been working at my new job f
Cannot Open a Basic Bank Account
Daniel182 posted a topic in General
Hello I would be extremely grateful for any help or advice for this problem below. The person in question cannot open a basic bank account. He has tried every bank and building society on the high st, in a possible radius and online. He has even tried the Barclays Cash Card and the Co-op Cash Minder. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/basic-bank-accounts Both Barclays and Co-op have said that as long as you have the required proof of address and ID, you'll be able to get a basic bank account. Went there, tried, no look at all. Still he cannot get a basic bank account
Tax penalty collection: some basic questions
CAGareBrilliant posted a topic in HMRC
I am being harassed by a DCA, Atdvantis, for an HMRC self-assessed penalty charge of £1200. It relates to failure to file SA two years ago - I have attempted several times to demonstrate to the HMRC that I wasn't liable as I owed no tax and therefore did not need to complete one, but they have ignored me. At this stage, they are just demanding repayment in full and offer no terms, it hasn't yet reached the county court stage. Couple of basic questions - just wondering if people here know the answers. * Is Advantis able to use any powers beyond the normal county court processes,
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SIMONE BAUMANN
Managing Director German Films
Simone Baumann is working in the film production for more as 25 years and has produced many documentaries and feature films. Till March 2019 she was the head of the documentary department of Saxonia Entertainment GmbH. From 1997-2010, she was managing director of the independent production company LE VISION. She is an experienced co-producer, and one of Europe's leading experts on Russia, the former Eastern bloc, and their audiovisual markets.
In April 2019 Simone Baumann was appointed as the Managing Director of German Films – the German film promotion. She has been working as the GERMAN FILMS Eastern Europe representative since 2005. She also supervised numerous feature film productions in the former Soviet Union as an executive producer and consultant.
Sonja Heinen
Managing Director of European Film Promotion (EFP), a pan-European network dedicated to the promotion of European movies worldwide.
As Head of the Berlinale Co-Production Market for the twelve years and Project Manager of the Berlin-based World Cinema Fund (2003-2016), she has been a driving force behind the international co-productions of films and funding films from developing countries. Before joining the Berlinale, she worked as a producer and project coordinator for Gemini Film and International West in Cologne. She started out at the Filmstiftung NRW in Düsseldorf, where she became Assistant to Executive Director Dieter Kosslick and especially responsible for international contacts, organizing the Co-Production Meetings and developing the International Co-Production Market Cologne.
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News / 2003 / June / day01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Researchers develop Spider-Man gloves
LONDON (Reuters) - "Move over Spider-Man -- mere mortals may soon be coming to a ceiling near you. Researchers at the University of Manchester say they have cracked the secret of one of the reptile world's greatest climbers, the gecko, and produced a sticky tape that can mimic the lizard's gravity-defying abilities. Soon, people could walk on walls like comic-book superhero Spider-Man, the university said. Yahoo! News
02 June 2003 by Matt ↑ 67 ↓ 3 commentss permalink
Crystal Chronicles delayed in Japan
Square Enix has delayed the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles to August 8 instead of its original release three weeks prior. Gamers.com
02 June 2003 by Matt ↑ 15 ↓ 1 comments permalink
Who will carry on my PlayStation 2 adventures after I'm gone?
"I'll admit, I've had a good run. Done pretty much everything I wanted, accomplished almost everything I set out to do. I fought my way to the top of the criminal hierarchy of two cities, saved the world from unspeakably evil magical and technological conspiracies, went to six Super Bowls, and unified ancient China under three different dynasties. It's a legacy any man would be proud of, yet it is one that raises an obvious question: Who will carry on my PlayStation 2 adventures after I'm gone?" The Onion
Playstation3 architectures starts coming together
Yellowstone offers data rates of between 3.2 and 6.4 Ghz, which gives it between 50 and 100Gb of memory system bandwidth, while the Redwood interface runs at anywhere between 400mhz and 6.4ghz, boasting performance up to ten times faster than current best-of-breed processor buses... gamesindustry.biz
07 June 2003 by Rahul ↑ 18 ↓ 6 commentss permalink
Not that I really care, but Nintendo drops Gamecube price in Canada
Nintendo has revealed that gamers can now purchase a Gamecube for $199.99 (Canadian), a $30 price cut. In addition, those who purchase a Gamecube will still receive one of Nintendo's promotional titles for free, which are: Zelda, Metroid, Mario Party, or Starfox. Go Canada! GameSpy
10 June 2003 by Matt ↑ 0 ↓ discuss permalink
Two new GBA SP colors for North America
Nintendo has announced that North American gamers will soon have two more Game Boy Advance SP colors to choose from, a bestowal to the gaming public for 1.1 million SP units bought since the system's release just ten weeks ago. Full Article
Formation of Global Gaming League renews hopes of vocational track kids worldwide
Eric Rollman, formerly executive of Fox Family Channel and Saban Entertainment, is on a mission to equate gaming with real sports and gamers with real athletes through the creation of the "Global Gaming League." Says Rollman: "With more than 145 million players, this is arguably one of the most popular sports on the planet." The GGL will sign aspiring gamer-athletes to compete in "V-Sports." Unfounded speculation by Paul suggests that one of the "V-Sports" will involve hot teenage Japanese girls playing DDR. Gamers.com
10 June 2003 by Paul ↑ 43 ↓ 3 commentss permalink
Neither Nintendo nor Squenix get anything from Game Critics' E3 Awards
Over at E3Awards.com , Game Critics have awarded several E3 games with prizes dependingon how promising they look. We built ourselves a little list with comments inside. Take a look! Full Article
11 June 2003 by Rahul ↑ 41 ↓ 1 comments permalink
Boktai to come as GBA SP bundle
Hideo Kojima's crazy solar-charged videogame concept will reportedly be coming in one pack with the GBA SP, further outlining Nintendo's aspirations to be buddies with other game creators. A previous noteworthy bundle would be the GBA SP's launch in Japan, which came with Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The Boktai bundle will apply to the recently announced GBA SP Onyx and Flame models, and ships this July in Japan for around $143. Gamefront
11 June 2003 by Rahul ↑ 29 ↓ discuss permalink
Final Fantasy X-2, Crystal Chronicles this November
According to The Magic Box, Square Enix will publish Final Fantasy X-2 on November 3 in North America, coinciding with the release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, which will be published by Nintendo.
11 June 2003 by Matt ↑ 55 ↓ 12 commentss permalink
Official Final Fantasy XI site opens
On the heels of its notification of the beta testers for Final Fantasy XI, Square Enix U.S.A. recently opened its Final Fantasy XI site with general information and screenshots on the MMORPG.
ATI giving away Final Fantasy XI beta test kits
ATI Technologies Inc. will be making available FINAL FANTASY? XI beta test kits to the first 1000 eligible applications for this promotion. ATI currently anticipates shipping the FINAL FANTASY? XI beta test kits in July 2003. You must be 18 years of age or older to particpate. To register to participate in this beta test program, email finalfantasybeta@ati.com with the following information: First Name, Last Name, E-Mail Address, Age, Address, City, State \ Province, Country, Zip \ Postal Code, Number of hours spent per week playing PC games. ATI promotion
Uematsu confirmed for Final Fantasy XII
In a recent update of his online diary, Nobuo Uematsu mentioned some details concerning his upcoming significance in Final Fantasy XII's soundtrack. While not being the sole composer involved, he does say he wants to "try something new" and talks about his love for a variety of Japanese music. Didn't we see that in Final Fantasy X already?
14 June 2003 by Rahul ↑ -6 ↓ 3 commentss permalink
Final Fantasy & Uematsu to be honored at Games Convention
The Games Convention, running between 21 and 24 August in Leipzig, Germany, will be featuring a rather spectacular opening involving the Czech National Symphony Orchestra; the plan is to interpret famous videogame soundtracks, including Final Fantasy. Special honorary guests include Uematsu, but also Shenmue composer Yuzo Koshiro and Factor 5's sound director Chris H?lsbeck. Andy Brick, composer for such Disney flicks as Lilo and Stitch 2 and The Little Mermaid 2, will be conducting the orchestra, whose performance will be the first of its kind in Europe. MCV Online.de
Sell your SPs! Game Boy is for 10 year olds, says Nokia
It seems that all 1.1 million of us who have purchased Game Boy Advance SPs recently have made a terrible, terrible mistake. According to Nokia, our Game Boys are for use specifically by "10 year olds," a detail Nintendo apparently forgot to leave out for the past 14 years of marketing the Game Boy. Nokia, however, promises to cure our socially unacceptable gaming woes with the N-Gage. Nokia, we worship and salute you. Gamesindustry.biz
Nintendo slaps some bitches. With bitch slaps.
Nintendo communications director Yasuhiro Minagawa has gone on record to pull a few Yamauchis, and has left Microsoft, Sony, Nokia, and even Sega in his wake, as if emanating from hell as Satan, or Hiroshi Yamauchi himself. You go girl. Gamesindustry.biz
GameSpy rips hole in Unlimited: SaGa; kicks when down; tells all its friends; kicks some more
GameSpy's unsubmissive review of Unlimited: SaGa reveals that the game, which garners an apparently fitting 28 out of 100 and the title "worst RPG in years", might not be everything (or anything) the fans have been looking forward to. Even the amazing soundtrack by Masashi Hamauzu doesn't seem to be able to save it. Oh well. GameSpy
More supposed assaults on the GBA: get your Hong Kong Treamcast now!
A Hong-Kong based manufacturer is producing a portable version of Sega's discontinued Dreamcast console, featuring a built in LCD monitor and speakers [...] The system, sold under the name Treamcast, is packaged in a heavily redesigned casing, and features modified onboard software which plays MP3s and VideoCDs as well as original Dreamcast games. gamesindustry.biz
Square Haven pulls shit out of ass, calls it "content"
Preserving the grand SH traditions of extreme procrastination and blatant pilfering of unoriginal, second-hand insights from "primary sources" (since we were nowhere within 600 miles of LA) our untimely (only one month late) retrospective on the Square Enix games of E3 2003 is about as significant as Square's presence at the show and, naturally, is missing the only game anyone actually gave a whit about. Link
Atari to be inexorable harbinger of Unlimited SaGa to PAL territories
"Atari will publish Square Enix's Unlimited SaGa in Europe, according to the games database of the company's French division. The current date for its arrival in PAL territories is September 19." Gamers.com