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\section{Introduction}
\label{intro}
Bibliographic databases play nowadays a
crucial role in modern science. Citation numbers, or
other measures derived from bibliographic data,
are commonly used as quantitative
indicators for the impact of research activities.
Citation analysis has been criticized
~\citep{MacRoberts1989,MacRoberts1996,Adler2009},
and the true meaning of a citation
can be very different from context to
context~\citep{Bornmann2008, Hartley2012}.
Despite these objections, the use of citations is widespread and
citation numbers are currently and frequently used for assessing
the impact of individual scholars~\citep{Hirsch2005, Egghe2006},
journals~\citep{Garfield2005}, departments~\citep{Davis1984},
universities and institutions~\citep{Kinney2007}.
Especially at the level of individual scientists, numerical
indicators based on citation counts are evaluation tools of
fundamental importance for decisions about hiring~\citep{Bornmann2006} and/or
grant awards~\citep{Bornmann2008a}.

\

\noindent Though widely used, numerical indicators
based on citation numbers are generally poorly understood~\citep{Lehmann2006}.
Even in the basic case of citation distributions
of papers, where data are easily collectable and analyzable,
there is no clear general picture. Depending on the study
performed and the data set analyzed, citation distributions
have been judged compatible with several possible
statistical distributions: power-law functions
~\citep{Price1965, Redner1998}, log-normal
distributions~\citep{Stringer2008, Radicchi2008, Stringer2010},
stretched exponentials
~\citep{Laherrere1998, Wallace2008}, and others.
At the same time, however, while researchers have not yet
reached an agreement on the precise law governing
citation distributions, interesting properties
in citation data are nevertheless visible
and detectable~\citep{Radicchi2012b}.
\\
Up to now, large-scale statistical analyses have been
limited to the study of citations accumulated by papers
\citep{Wallace2008, Radicchi2012b}
or journals~\citep{Rosvall2008, West2010}.
In these cases data are easily collected from
the main bibliographic databases available on the market
and do not require special filtering procedures.
Conversely, the collection of bibliographic data
about individual scholars is much more
difficult. Simple searches on bibliographic databases
are generally unable to produce clean data sets because of evident
problems related to the proper disambiguation
of scientists. All studies conducted so far have
been therefore limited either to small
sets of scientists~\citep{Hirsch2005, Bornmann2008a,
Costas2008, BarIlan2008, Redner2010, Petersen2010c,
Petersen2010b, schriber2011, Petersen2011a, Petersen2012, Pratelli2012},
or to data sets subjected to
disambiguation problems~\citep{Lehmann2006, Radicchi2009, Cabanac2013}.
\\
Here, we take advantage of a data set
composed of more than $30,000$ [about
two orders of magnitude larger than those used by~\citet{Hirsch2005, Bornmann2008a,
Costas2008, BarIlan2008, Redner2010, Petersen2010c,
Petersen2010b, schriber2011, Petersen2011a, Petersen2012}]
individual scientific profiles.
The data set is rather clean
because profiles are directly managed by scientists themselves, who are
interested in providing correct information
about the outcome of their research activity.
We perform an initial exploratory analysis
of this data set, and show that the main basic quantities used in
research evaluation exercises obey well-defined statistical distributions.
We then use the data set to investigate (on a scale more than 10 times
larger than previous studies) the relation between the
$h$-index and other simple bibliometric indicators.

\section{Data set}
\label{sec:1}
We collected the scientific profiles of $89,786$ scientists
from Google Scholar Citations
(GSC, {\tt scholar.google.com/citations}) database.
The profile of each scholar reports the entire
publication record of the scientist, including the year of publication
and the number of citations accumulated by each publication according
to the Google Scholar database [for
studies about differences in the quantification of
bibliometric indicators of individual
scientists between Google Scholar and other popular
bibliographic databases see
~\cite{JACSO2005, JACSO2005B, meho2007, BarIlan2008, alonso2009}]. The profile is owned
and managed by scientists themselves, who can delete and add
publications, even merge two publications if considered
initially as different in the database, and thus
provides a clean source of information.
Scientists are requested to validate their profile by providing their
academic email address.
This validation ensures that the profile is actually managed by the
scientist.
Finally, each scientist is required to provide a set of keywords which
identify the research fields in which the scientist is active.
\\
Data have been collected between June 29 and July 4, 2012. Number
of publications and citations reflect therefore the research activity
performed until that time.
We used
an iterative procedure consisting in downloading the
entire set of authors using an initial keyword (we used
``network science''), adding the other keywords used
by these scientists, downloading the profile of new scientists
that are using these new keywords, and so on,
until we were able to discover neither new scientists nor new keywords.
In total, we were able to identify $67,648$ different keywords
(see Fig.~1 for a word cloud of the most common keywords).
It is important to notice that the database is in rapid
evolution and growth. For example, we used the same procedure
described above to download data in March 2012, and at that time the
data set was composed of $49,365$ scientists and $38,679$ keywords.

\

\noindent In order to be sure about the information provided by users,
have a better control of the publication record of individual
scientists, and include only scholars with a sufficiently
long period of activity and sufficiently
large number of publications, we filter
the data set with the following restrictions:
\begin{enumerate}
\item We restrict our analysis
to the $83,897$ scientists who validated their
profile with an academic email.
\item We delete from the data
set publications that were published before year $1945$.
This was necessary in order to exclude from the data set
papers whose year of publication is wrong in GCS. Note also
that scientists with first publication before year $1945$,
if still active and with a validated profile,
would have academic ages longer than $67$ years.
\item We further restrict the attention
to scientists with at least $20$ publications
and career length longer than or equal to $5$ years
(the academic age or career length is measured as the
difference between the publication years
of the first paper of a scholar and year $2012$).
\end{enumerate}
In the rest of the paper,
we will present the result of the analysis based
on a total of $35,136$ scholars whose research
profile satisfies the aforementioned conditions.

\begin{figure*}[!ht]
\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{cloud.pdf}
\caption{Word cloud of the most common keywords
associated with the academic profiles in our data set.}
\label{fig:cloud}
\end{figure*}

\begin{figure*}[!ht]
\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{fig1r.png}
\caption{{\bf A.} Probability density function of
the academic age of the scientists in the data set.
Data are fitted with a log-normal distribution [Eq.~\ref{eq:1}] with
parameters values $\hat{\mu}_A=2.89$ and $\hat{\sigma}_A=0.51$
(red dashed line).
{\bf B.} Probability density function of
the total number of citations received by the scientists in the data set.
Data are fitted with a log-Gumbel distribution [Eq.~\ref{eq:2}] with
parameters values $\hat{\nu}_C=6.42$ and
$\hat{\tau}_C=1.22$  (red dashed line).
{\bf C.} Probability density function of
the total number of publications produced by the scientists in the data set.
{\bf D.} Probability density function of
the $h$-index of the scientists in the data set.
}
\label{fig:1}
\end{figure*}

\section{Results}
\label{sec:2}
\subsection{General properties of the data set}

\noindent
We first investigate general properties of the population in our data set.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:1}A, we show the composition of the population in
terms of academic age. The probability density function (pdf)
$P(A)$ of the career length
$A$ can be reasonably well described (by graphical inspection, although
the measured $p$-value does not support a good statistical compatibility)
by a log-normal distribution
\begin{equation}
P\left(A\right) = \frac{1}{A \, \sqrt{\pi \, \sigma^2} } \; e^{-\left[\log\left(A\right) - \mu \right]^2 / \left(2 \sigma^2\right)} \;\;,
\label{eq:1}
\end{equation}
and the best estimate of parameters
(obtained with least square fit) of the
distribution are
$\hat{\mu}_A=2.89$ and $\hat{\sigma}_A=0.51$ (the
suffix $A$ is used to indicate that the parameters
have been calculated for the academic age $A$).
\\
The number of citations $C$ received by each scientist
($C$ is the sum of all citations accumulated by all papers
written by an author) is well fitted by (see Fig.~\ref{fig:1}B)
\begin{equation}
P\left(C\right) = \frac{1}{C \, \tau } \; e^{-z - e^{-z}} \;\;,
\label{eq:2}
\end{equation}
where $z=\frac{\log\left(C\right) - \nu} {\tau}$, and the
best estimates of the parameters are $\hat{\nu}_C=6.42$ and
$\hat{\tau}_C=1.22$.  Eq.~\ref{eq:2} is a generalization to the logarithms
of the well-known Gumbel function that usually
appears in the description of the statistics
of extreme values.

In Figs.~\ref{fig:1}C and D, we report the
pdfs of the number of publications $N$
and the $h$-index, respectively.
In these cases, we tried to fit
the distributions with both Eqs.~\ref{eq:1}
and~\ref{eq:2}, but none of them was
able to describe entirely the pdfs obtained with
data. It is, however, interesting
to note that the pdf of the number of publications
per author is neither a strict decreasing function
nor a power-law function
as often assumed in the literature~\citep{Egghe2010},
but instead the pdf in Fig.~\ref{fig:1}C shows a clear
peak and a decay faster than a power-law at large
values of $N$.
\\
In general, the results presented in Fig.~\ref{fig:1}
depend on the choices we made in the selection
of the authors. For example, the peak position
of the $P\left(A\right)$ [Fig.~\ref{fig:1}A] moves
from $A=14$ to $A=6$ if we remove the restriction
on the minimal number of publications needed to enter
in the sample. Similar considerations are also
valid for the other pdfs. On the other hand, our
choices do not affect the tail of the pdfs, and more
generally their shapes. For example, even if the peak moves to lower values
when we include all authors in the data set,
the pdf of Fig.~\ref{fig:1}A still can be
reasonably well described by a log-normal distribution.

\begin{figure*}[!htb]
  \includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{fig2r.png}
\caption{{\bf A}. Relation between the $h$-index
and the number of citations $C$ for each scientist
in our data set. We fit data with a
power-law function [Eq.~\ref{h_vs_C}], whose best
estimate of the exponent equals  $1/\hat{\alpha}_{h, C}
= 1/2.39 = 0.42$ (dashed line).
{\bf B}. Probability density function of the quantity
$C^{0.42}/ h$. This function is fitted by
a log-Gumbel distribution [Eq.~\ref{eq:2}] with parameter values
$\hat{\nu}_{h,C} =0.08$ and $\hat{\tau}_{h,C} =0.14$
(dashed line). The inset shows the same
as the main plot but in a double-logarithmic scale.}
\label{fig:2}
\end{figure*}

\begin{figure*}[!htb]
  \includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{fig3r.png}
\caption{{\bf A}. Relation between the $h$-index
and the number of publications $N$ for each scientist
in our data set. We fit data with a power-law function, whose best
estimate of the exponent equals
$\hat{\alpha}_{h, N} = 0.50$ (dashed line).
{\bf B}.
Probability density function of the quantity
$N^{0.50}/h$. This function is fitted by
a log-normal distribution with parameter values
$\hat{\mu}_{h,N} =-0.64$ and $\hat{\sigma}_{h,N}=0.39$
(dashed line). The inset shows the same
as the main plot but in a linear-logarithmic scale.}
\label{fig:3}
\end{figure*}

\begin{figure*}[!htb]
  \includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{fig4r.png}
 \caption{{\bf A.} Relation between the $h$-index,
the number of citations $C$
and the number of publications $N$ for each scientist
in our data set [Eq.~\ref{eq:final}].
The best estimate of the exponent equals
$\hat{\alpha}_{h, C, N} = 1.70$ (see inset).
Effectively, when $h$ is plotted against $C^{0.41} \, N^{0.18}$
(i.e., Eq.~\ref{eq:final} for
$\alpha_{h, C, N} = \hat{\alpha}_{h, C, N}$),
we recover a good linear behavior (dashed line).
Probability density function of the quantity
$C^{0.41} N^{0.18} / h$. This function is fitted by
a log-Gumbel distribution with parameter values
$\hat{\nu}_{h,C,N} =0.79$ and $\hat{\tau}_{h,C,N} =0.14$
(dashed line). The inset shows the same
as the main plot but in a double-logarithmic scale.}
\label{fig:4}
\end{figure*}

\subsection{Relation between the $h$-index and other indicators.}

In this subsection we test empirically some relations between the
$h$-index and other bibliometric indicators, which have been proposed
in the literature.

Already in his original paper, Hirsch himself presented a very
simple model for the accumulation of citations, which implies
a correlation between the $h$-index and the total number $C$ of citations
received by an individual
\begin{equation}
h \sim C^{1/\alpha_{h,C}}
\label{h_vs_C}
\end{equation}
with exponent $\alpha_{h,C}=2$.
A correlation of this type between  $h$ and $C$ has been verified empirically
for small data sets~\citep{VanRaan2006,Redner2010,Spruit2012}.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:2}A we plot, for each author in our data set,
the $h$-index {\it vs.}
the number of citations accrued $C$, in log-log scale.
The correlation is rather strong (linear correlation
coefficient measured in log-log scale $R_{h, C} = 0.95$)
supporting the hypothesis of
a scaling relationship between these two quantities.
Since we are interested in finding the scaling
between $h$ and $C$ that would provide the strongest
relation between them, we determine the best estimate of
$\alpha_{h, C}$
as the one that produces the most localized distribution
of the ratio $ x = C^{1/\alpha_{h,C}} / h$. We quantify
the localization of the distribution of $x$ by means
of the so-called coefficient of variation $\sigma_x /\langle x \rangle$,
i.e., the ratio between the standard deviation and the average
value of $x$~\citep{Hendricks1936, Costas2007}.
The best estimate of the power-law exponent in Eq.~\ref{h_vs_C}
is obtained as the value of $\alpha_{h,C}$ that minimizes
the coefficient of variation. This way, we find
$1/\hat{\alpha}_{h, C} =1/2.39 = 0.42$
(see Fig.~\ref{fig:2}A), which is quite close to Hirsch's original prediction.
As additional fitting procedures, we also
calculated the best estimate of $\alpha_{h,C}$
as the one minimizing the kurtorsis  of the distribution of $x$,
or the one minimizing the mean square displacement
$\chi^2 = \sum_i \left(h_i - a_{h,C} \, C^{1/\alpha_{h,C}} \right)^2$,
where the sum runs over all
authors in the data set and $ a_{h,C}$ is an additional fitting parameter.
In all cases, we find similar values for the best estimate
of $\alpha_{h,C}$.

To further characterize the relation
between $h$ and $C$, we study the statistical properties
of the quantity $C^{1/\hat{\alpha}_{h,C}} / h$ in Fig.~\ref{fig:2}B.
We find that the distribution is narrowly peaked
around a value close to 1, and that can be
nicely fitted by the log-Gumbel distribution
of Eq.~\ref{eq:2} whose best parameter
estimates are $\hat{\nu}_{h,C} =0.08$
and $\hat{\tau}_{h,C} = 0.14$.

The relation reported in Eq.~\ref{h_vs_C} between $h$ and $C$ can be easily
derived~\citep{Egghe2010} assuming that the distribution of the
number of citations accrued by the publications of a single author
is a power-law $f(c) = K c^{-\alpha}$ ($K$ being a normalization constant).
The exponent $1/\alpha \lesssim 1/2$ found numerically implies a
distribution $f(c)$ decaying with an exponent slightly larger than 2.
If the distribution is a perfect power-law and $\alpha>2$,
the same power-law relation also holds between $h$ and the total
number of publications $N$~\citep{Egghe2006c,Glaenzel2006}:
$h \sim N^{1/\alpha}$.
Since the distribution $f(c)$ is not a perfect power-law over the whole
range of $c$ values, it is worth checking empirically the validity
of such a power-law relationship, by allowing the scaling exponent
to be possibly different from $1/\alpha_{h, C}$
\begin{equation}
h \sim N^{1/\alpha_{h, N}}.
\label{h_vs_N}
\end{equation}
In Fig.~\ref{fig:3}A we find that $h$ and $N$ are
correlated ($R_{h,N} = 0.72$),
although less than in the previous
case. The best estimate for the exponent, again obtained by minimizing
the coefficient of variation, is $\hat{\alpha}_{h, N} =2.0$.
Notice that this value indicates that $h$ depends differently
on $C$ and on $N$, thus contradicting the hypothesis that $f(c)$ is,
for all scholars, a pure power-law over its whole range.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:3}B we plot the pdf of the quantity $N^{0.50}/h$,
which is approximately fitted by a log-normal distribution with parameters
values $\hat{\mu}_{h, N} = -0.64$ and $\hat{\sigma}_{h, N} = 0.39$.
Also in this case we find quite a narrow distribution, but the
value of the coefficient of variation indicates a worse agreement
with data with respect to one found for $h$ {\it vs.} $C$.
Indeed, the inset of Fig.~\ref{fig:2}A shows that the minimum coefficient
of variation (corresponding to $\hat{\alpha}_{h, C} =2.39$) is around 0.19,
while the minimum in the inset of Fig.~\ref{fig:3}A is around 0.45.
\\
Under the power-law assumption for $f(c)$, it is also possible
to express $h$ as a function
of both $N$ and the average number of citations per paper $\chi=C/N$,
obtaining~\citep{Schubert2007,Iglesias2007}
\begin{eqnarray}
h &\sim & \chi^{(\alpha_{h, C, N}-1)/\alpha_{h, C, N}} \, N^{1/\alpha_{h, C, N}} \\
& \sim & C^{(\alpha_{h, C, N}-1)/\alpha_{h, C, N}} \,  N^{(2-\alpha_{h, C, N})/\alpha_{h, C, N}} \, .
\label{eq:final}
\end{eqnarray}
Minimizing the coefficient of variation for the quantity
$C^{(\alpha_{h, C, N}-1)/\alpha_{h, C, N}} \,  N^{(2-\alpha_{h, C, N})/\alpha_{h, C, N}} /h $,
we determine the best estimate of $\alpha_{h, C, N}$
as $\hat{\alpha}_{h, C, N} = 1.70$ (inset of Fig.~\ref{fig:4}A),
implying $h \sim C^{0.41} \, N^{0.18}$.
In the main panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:4}A we plot, for each author,
$h$ {\it vs.} $C^{0.41} \, N^{0.18}$
finding a good agreement with the expected linear behavior.
Also in this case we find that the quantities are correlated
($R_{h,C \cdot N} = 0.94$).
The pdf of the rescaled index $C^{0.41} \, N^{0.18} / h$ is
well peaked (Fig.~\ref{fig:4}B), and the distribution
can be reasonably well fitted by a log-Gumbel distribution
with best-fit parameters
$\hat{\nu}_{h, C, N} = 0.79$ and $\hat{\tau}_{h, C, N} = 0.14$.

As the relation $h \sim C^{0.41} N^{0.18}$ shows,
the dependence of $h$ on $C$ is much stronger than the one on $N$.
The comparison between the minimum coefficients of variation measured
for the three scaling assumptions
(Eqs.~\ref{h_vs_C}, ~\ref{h_vs_N} and ~\ref{eq:final})
indicates that allowing for a dependence on both $C$ and $N$
leads only to a marginal improvement over considering only the
dependence on $C$ (the coefficient of variation changes only from
$0.19$ to $0.18$) while a dependence only on $N$ performs definitely worse.
The presence of a term dependent on $N$ in Eq.~\ref{eq:final} brings
only a little improvement and leaves the exponent of the dependence
on $C$ practically unaltered ($0.41$ {\it vs.} $0.42$).

\section{Conclusions}
\label{sec:4}

Statistical analysis of bibliometric indicators
devoted to the evaluation of individual scholars
is usually difficult because of the lack
of large and clean data sets describing accurately
the publication records of researchers. This is
a general problem that regards every bibliographic database
available on the market, and is also the main
reason for which the studies performed so far
on the characterization of the bibliographic profile
of individual scientists have been rarely based
on more than $1,000$ individuals.
In recent years, however, some main
bibliographic databases have started
to allow individual scientists to freely manage
their publication profiles with specially
designed on-line tools.
This is the case of the recently created
ResearcherID by Thomson Reuters ({\tt http://www.researcherid.com}),
Mendeley profiles ({\tt http://www.mendeley.com})
and also of Google Scholar Citations \\
({\tt scholar.google.com/citations}).
In all these online administration systems, scholars
manage directly their profiles by adding,
deleting and correcting their publication records, and
thus the information provided can be
considered accurate because it is in the interest of
researchers to provide an accurate and up-to-date source of
information regarding their research production.
\\
Here, we took advantage of the entire data set
of Google Scholar Citations as of June 29, 2012.
The data set is composed of more than $30,000$ individual
scholars working in research institutions worldwide.
Although Google Scholar Citations represents
a relatively clean set of data
describing the academic records
of individual researchers, it is important to stress that
our set of data does not represent a random sample
of researchers because the presence
of a researcher in the system is
subjected to various types of factors that, as
a matter of fact, bias the sample.
First, our data set is mainly composed of
relatively young scientists (Fig.~2A) who are
able to create a profile, validate it with their
email, and manage it. Second, the profiles that
compose the data set are certainly those
of scholars who want to promote their research
with the use of modern information-technology
tools. Finally, although the scientists present in our data set
have various fields of expertise, some scientific disciplines
are clearly over-represented and others underrepresented (see Fig.~1).
We would like to further emphasize that
the entire data set analyzed here is clearly subjected
to all the limitations of the Google Scholar
database (eventual presence
of fake publications, duplication of citations, etc.)
that have been deeply studied in the
literature~\citep{Harzing2008,JACSO2010,Labbe2011}.
\\
\noindent Taking into account
the formerly mentioned
limitations of our data set, here
we provided an exploratory analysis on some basic statistics
for single authors and focus in some detail on the
relation between the $h$-index, the number of publications
and the number of citations of individual scientists.
We found three main results:
\begin{enumerate}

\item The $h$-index $h$ is strongly correlated
with the total number of citations $C$ received by
a scientist with his/her own scientific production.
In particular, we find $h \sim C^{0.42}$
in qualitative agreement with the early hypothesis by
Hirsch~\citep{Hirsch2005} validated empirically on small data
sets~\citep{VanRaan2006,Redner2010,Spruit2012}.

\item The $h$-index is also shown to be correlated with the
number of publications $N$, but this relation is much less precise
than the one observed for $C$.

\item It is possible to combine both
dependencies into a single power-law relation
$h \sim C^{0.41} \, N^{0.18}$. This law, however,
provides only a slight improvement with respect
to the power-law relation that connects only $h$ and $C$.

\end{enumerate}

Our results represent a large-scale validation
of formerly postulated conjectures.
While the exact values of the measured
power-law exponents might be data set dependent, we believe
that the main message has a validity that goes beyond the data
analyzed here: the total number of citations $C$ received
by a scientist can be used as a effective proxy of his/her $h$-index.

The fact that $h$ is strongly correlated with $C$ and much more
weakly with the total number of publications $N$ is evidence that
the distribution $f(c)$ of citations accrued by publications of
a single researcher is not a pure power-law over its whole range.
Please note that we do not exclude the possibility
that this fact
is a consequence of the
sample used in our analysis, where
scholars have academic age typically shorter
than the one of an average researcher and thus
individual citation distributions may have not yet
reached as sufficient level of stationarity.
Our results, however, call for more work to better characterize and understand
the activity and citations profile of individual scholars, their
common features and their variations.
The large data set provided by Google Scholar Citations constitutes
an ideal tool for this endeavor. The present study represents only
a first attempt to scratch the surface of such a treasure trove.

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If you're looking to spice up and maximize your own fitness regimen, try out some of these options that can complement your WODs.
A great option for improving flexibility and therefore decreasing the possibility of injury is yoga. With the dynamic and static poses held in yoga, you can stretch and strengthen your muscles over time. Plus, yoga styles vary in intensity and can range in whether you're looking for a relaxing meditation session versus a sweat session. Restorative yoga can be great for recovery, whereas Bikram is held in a hot studio and designed to make you sweat!
With so many cardio workout options available, it can be hard to choose exactly which one is right for you. Swimming offers a low-impact cardio exercise that works your entire body rather than just your legs. It's also generally viewed as more fun than running and definitely easier on your joints!
Perhaps one of the most undervalued fitness regimens is quality sleep. With the constant day to day grind, you need to maximize the restorative power of sleep. Here are some tips to becoming a better sleeper.
Aim to get 8.5-9 hours of quality sleep.
Cut caffeine 8-12 hours before bedtime.
End blue light exposure 2-3 hours before sleep.
Keep your bedroom temperature between 63-67 degrees.
Make sure your bedroom is fully blacked out.


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Atlanta FaZe & Engine Media's UMG Gaming Announce $25,000 Warzone Tournament Series
ATLANTA, June 10, 2021 Atlanta FaZe, in partnership with UMG Gaming, a wholly owned subsidiary of Engine Media Holdings, Inc. ("Engine" or the "Company"; TSX-V: GAME;OTCQB: MLLLF), today announced a two-part, $25,000 Warzone Tournament series. Both events will involve two online qualifiers open to the public as well as a final invitational, each with a $25,000 prize pool. The first qualifier will kick off on Saturday, June 19, 2021 with registration available on UMGGaming.com. The second tournament will be formally announced in the third quarter of 2021. The event series will include both a combination of community players, influencers, pros and content creators.
"UMG Gaming has always bridged the gap between competitive and casual fans and gamers alike," said Paul Hamiliton, President and CEO of Atlanta FaZe. "As a brand who shares this mission, we are thrilled to partner with UMG Gaming for the Atlanta FaZe $25,000 Warzone Series."
"Atlanta FaZe is such a preeminent organization and we are excited to partner with them on this two-part Warzone tournament," said Eric Vaughn, Head of UMG Gaming. "Both UMG and Atlanta FaZe share a common mission: create opportunities that serve the needs of community players, pro athletes and influencers, brands and publisher partners."
UMG launched its "Champions" Tournament Series in April with a $25,000 tournament featuring Fortnite, and will continue to expand to other popular titles to meet the needs and desires of its community and partners. Building grassroots-esports ladders is a need within the current esports landscape and UMG Gaming is proud to offer our community the opportunity to go head-to-head with pros for a chance to win significant prizes, and the chance to be watched by thousands of viewers.
The Atlanta FaZe $25,000 Warzone Series will run the first set of qualifiers on Saturday, June 19, 2021 and Sunday, June 20, 2021, with the Championships taking place on Friday, June 25, 2021. The format is an "Elimination Race," where pairs of two will compete in squad lobbies to accumulate the most eliminations possible. For full information on the tournament, visit UMGGaming.com and follow both companies' Twitter handles: @UMGGaming and @ATLFaZe. Both Championship rounds will be broadcast on twitch.tv/umggaming and twitch.tv/atlfaze.
About Atlanta FaZe
Our carefully curated team provides the full package with a roster of focused, adaptive players and a championship-winning coaching staff. The Atlanta FaZe comes to the League with the experience and ability to be fierce competition as well as a dominating force in the global gaming industry.
About UMG Gaming
UMG Gaming, a wholly owned subsidiary of Engine Media Holdings, Inc. ("Engine" or the "Company"; TSX-V: GAME;OTCQB: MLLLF), is a market pioneer in both online grassroots community competition and professional league esports. UMG Gaming's end-to-end platform not only enables community and professional players to compete in everyday ladders, tournaments and matches, but also produces premium, award-nominated content. UMG Gaming's tournament operations offerings have led to millions of registered gamers and numerous partnerships with major game publishers, brands, esports teams and organizations.
About Engine Media Holdings, Inc.
Engine Media Holdings Inc. is traded publicly under the ticker symbol (TSX-V: GAME) (OTCQB: MLLLF) and once uplisted on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "GAME". The organization is focused on developing premium consumer experiences and unparalleled technology and content solutions for partners in the esports, news and gaming industry. The company's subsidiaries include Stream Hatchet; the global leader in gaming video distribution analytics; Eden Games, a premium video game developer and publisher with numerous console and mobile gaming franchises; WinView Games, an industry innovator in audience second screen play-along gaming during live events; UMG, an end-to-end competitive esports platform enabling the professional and amateur esport community with tournaments, matches and award nominating content; and Frankly Media, a digital publishing platform empowering broadcasters to create, distribute and monetize content across all channels. Engine Media generates revenue through a combination of direct-to-consumer and subscription fees; streaming technology and data SaaS-based offerings; programmatic advertising and sponsorships. To date, the combined companies' clients have included more than 1,200 television, print and radio brands, dozens of gaming and technology companies, and have connectivity into hundreds of millions of homes around the world through their content, distribution and technology services.

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COACHING STAFFDelisha Peterson2020-01-28T22:30:50-05:00
Josh PastnerHead Coach
After guiding Memphis to five post-season berths in seven seasons as the Tigers' head coach, Josh Pastner became Georgia Tech's 14th head basketball coach on April 8, 2016.
Implementing a high-energy style of play and creative offensive and defensive schemes, and building the Jackets' talent base for the future, Pastner has tirelessly promoted the program on campus and throughout the city of Atlanta in an effort to re-create the major homecourt atmosphere that surrounded the Yellow Jackets throughout the 1980s, 1990s and into the middle of the 2000s. The result has been numerous wins, high excitement and 12 sellouts in three seasons at McCamish Pavilion.
Eric RevenoAssistant Coach
Eric Reveno, served 10 years as the head coach at the University of Portland, joined Josh Pastner's men's basketball staff at Georgia Tech as assistant coach on May 6, 2016. He was promoted to associate head coach on Nov. 1, 2019.
With the Brazilian National Team, he claimed gold medals at the 2012 London and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The former Pac-10 post player oversaw one of the Yellow Jackets' great successes in 2016-17 in the development of center Ben Lammers, who became a second-team All-ACC performer and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year.
Julian SwartzAssistant Coach
A 16-year coaching veteran, including 10 years on the NCAA Division I level, Julian Swartz was named an assistant coach on Josh Pastner's staff in August of 2018.
Swartz is responsible for on-court development of Tech players and will focus his efforts on the Yellow Jackets' defensive schemes as well as handle recruiting responsibilities. He helped guide Tech's defense to a national ranking of No. 37 in efficiency in 2018-19, according to KenPom.com, and the Yellow Jackets also ranked among the top 15 in effective field goal percentage and three-point defense.
Anthony WilkinsAssistant Coach
Anthony Wilkins, an Atlanta native who spent the past five seasons on the coaching staff at Tulane University, joined Georgia Tech's basketball staff in June of 2018.
Wilkins served as an assistant coach for four seasons at Tulane under two head coaches — Ed Conroy and Mike Dunleavy – after serving as director of basketball operations during his first year with the Green Wave. At Tulane, Wilkins handled game strategy and scout prep responsibilities along with player development and recruiting duties. He also had six years of professional playing experience prior to entering the coaching world.
B.J. ElderDir. of Player Personnel
B.J. Elder, a standout member of the Yellow Jackets' 2004 NCAA runner-up team, joined the men's basketball staff in July of 2019 as associate director of player personnel.
A veteran of 10 years in European professional basketball following his stellar Tech career, Elder, 36, came to Tech following three seasons as assistant boys' basketball coach at Clarkston High School. He serves as the basketball staff's liaison with academic services, campus housing and dining, media and marketing, as well as spearhead outreach to former Tech players.
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SolarEdge are the 2nd most common solar inverter installed globally, have shipped over 15 million Power-Optimisers, and have the most systems installed in the USA. (considered to be one of the leading solar markets globally). Since 2009, SolarEdge have taken Australia by storm with revolutionary technology that allows each panel to work at it's optimum power point, significantly increasing output in all weather conditions. With home automation and battery storage increasing in popularity, Solaray are excited to partner with SolarEdge as we open a new chapter in renewable energy & making solar panels smarter.
SolarEdge systems can output significantly more solar power in all weather conditions. With a SolarEdge system, there is a small power point tracker integrated into each solar panel, which allows for each individual panel to output power independently from the other panels, significantly increasing system output.
The below image is a great example of how SolarEdge can significantly increase output. In this image, the system will be working at near maximum output, despite the patchy shade because each panel is independent from the rest of the array.
Solar panels are manufactured with a power tolerance. Each manufacturer is different, however the better brands tend to have a 3% range in tolerance. For example a 320W panel from LG Solar will be anything from 320W up to 329.6W. Q Cells Q.Pro panels have a +5W tolerance so a 265W panel will be anything from 265W to 270W and so on. The only way to take advantage of this is to use a system such as SolarEdge that features panel level output, otherwise you will be outputting power at the rate of the worst performing panel in your array. At best this will be at the panels' rating, at worst it may be much less.
An independent study by CSIRO for Choice Magazine tested one panel from 15 of the most common solar panels available in Australia. During the test, they found that 12 out of the 15 panels performed under their claimed nominal power, some by as much as 10W. Because only one panel was used in the test, it was impossible to draw strong conclusions about certain brands, however it certainly drew attention to the fact that there are some large inconsistencies between a manufacturer's claimed nominal power and real-world output. For example a 260W panel from one of the largest manufacturers in China scored a test result of 251W. This inconsistency highlights just how critical it is to have access to panel level monitoring (we will get to that).
The star performer in this test was LG Solar; their 300W panel produced a test result of 307W. This is in line what we have seen from our LG Solar systems installed across NSW and emphasises the importance of buying good quality panels.
Solar panels work on light (not heat) and so the glass on the solar panels needs to be clean and free of debris for the panel to be at peak performance. Shade from trees is an immediate obstruction that obviously impacts output, but it is the build-up of dust, pollen and pollution over the course of a few months that will typically go unnoticed. This is critical because even if you monitor the output on your central inverter, how are you to know if one panel is under performing if all you have access to is total system output?
Yes, the rain will often wash most of the debris off most of the time, but in NSW we will often have months without rain, and in Sydney our air is full of dust, salt from the ocean, pollen and pollution, especially near main roads. What's more, things like bird poo often won't wash off, but with a SolarEdge system only one panel will be affected instead of the whole string.
Heat is also one of the main factors that affects output from a solar panel, and typically the panels in the middle of the array get much hotter than the panels on the end of each row.
One of the biggest limitations with standard string inverter systems is that the panels are installed in series, meaning that the system will always perform at the rate of the worst performing panel. This means that partial shade on even just one panel can have a large impact on the output of a system.
This is what so many homeowners have been waiting for, so it is with great excitement that home automation is now available in Australia from SolarEdge. You can now be sitting in the office, and with the touch of a button on your mobile phone turn on your air conditioner to run on excess solar power to cool down your house before you come home. You can also program appliances such as the pool pumps, hot water system and even under-floor heating to run on excess solar power when it is available, turning your solar system into a complete energy solution. The future of renewable energy has arrived!
SolarEdge technology allows our solar technicians to design a panel array across multiple roof areas – both across different orientations and angles. Panels can be installed on roofs sections facing west, north and east – all on the same string. What's more, a SolarEdge system can have up to 45 panels on the one string, reducing the cost of safety hardware that needs to be installed on each string.
If you use most of your power in the afternoon, it can be beneficial to have panels facing both north and west to distribute the output of solar power across the day. This avoids having a big peak of solar power in the middle of the day, making it easier to use a larger percentage of the solar power as it is generated, and hence increasing the value of your system.
A SolarEdge system comes with panel-level monitoring, free for life. This is a valuable feature for both system owners and for us as the installer because it allows our support team to identify faults on individual panels.
A SolarEdge system is connected to the internet, where you can login to the SolarEdge portal on any device to monitor system performance, system status and you can access detailed output graphs over time at the module level. As your SolarEdge Installer, Solaray receives automatic emails alerting us to any technical issues, making it simple to conduct system checks remotely from our head office, or when our technicians are on the road.
Whenever AC power in the home is off, the SolarEdge DC wires are automatically de-energised to 1V. Power optimisers shut down the DC voltage in the PV wires to protect installers, maintenance personnel, and firefighters.
SolarEdge inverters also have a built-in protection designed to mitigate the effects of some arcing faults that may pose a risk of fire.
In the unlikely event that something goes wrong with one of the panels, the rest of the system that is unaffected will typically still be operational. This allows for less down time, and allows you to continue to generate solar power during a warranty claim or service check.
Both SolarEdge and Solaray as your installer have access to real time monitoring of every panel. In the event of a fault, Solaray receives an automated message to alert us to the issue. This can save you days of downtime and the frustration of having to call out a technician to troubleshoot an unknown performance issue.
SolarEdge systems are expandable, limited only by your roof space and the size of the installed inverter. If a panel needs to be replaced in the future, you will not need to match the new panel to your existing array. This allows you to take advantage of any technology gains over the next few years. For example, you may find that in 3 years' time, 350W panels are the market standard.
With a standard string inverter, you need to match the inverter size to the panel array to ensure high performance. This means that adding panels normally requires the inverter to be replaced. The other limitation is that we need to match the panels in order to add panels to a string. This limits the upgrade window to around a year or so, as trying to find old stock is close to impossible due to the fast advances in technology.
SolarEdge offer a 12 year warranty as standard on the inverter, and a 25 year warranty on the power optimiser. The warranty inverter can also be extended to either 20 or 25 years, highlighting the quality of a SolarEdge inverter.One of the reasons Solaray are considered to have industry leading support standards is that we service full replacement warranties. Solaray do not have 'back to base warranties' where you need to send faulty parts to the manufacture.
One of the biggest issues with an ageing solar system is that solar panels begin to degrade in output. With automated system status reports and panel-level outputs, the Solaray support team can quickly identify a fault that can then possibly claimed on the panel's performance warranty. An example of this is a blown bypass diode that would result in a 33% reduction of output. With a string system, there is no real way of knowing if this has happened, or if one of the panels is degrading too quickly compared to the other panels and the claimable warranty.
This information puts the control back in the hands of the system's owner, allowing you to monitor the performance of your investment over the life of the system.
Combining SolarEdge's breakthrough PV inverter technology with leading battery storage system, the StorEdge solution helps homeowners reduce the electricity bills while maximising energy independence from the grid. StorEdge is based on a single SolarEdge DC optimised inverter that manages and monitors PV production, consumption and storage.
SolarEdge's StorEdge DC-coupled storage solution allows home owners to maximise self-consumption and enables energy independence through backup functionality to pre-selected loads such as lights, fridge, freezer, and your modem for when the grid goes down. Solar energy can also be stored for evening and morning use when the grid is working normally, offering demand response, peak shaving, and performing time of use shifting to significantly reduce your power bill.
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As humans we spend up to one-third of our lives sleeping, and it's a vital indicator of a person's health and well-being. So are you getting the right amount of sleep? Recommendations from the National Sleep Foundation can help answer that question. The foundation convened a panel of 18 experts to systematically review the world's scientific literature on sleep time and its relationship to health, performance, and safety across the lifespan.
The panel also added two new age groups: young adults (ages 18 to 25) and older adults (age 65 and up), whereas previous guidelines lumped all adults 18 and older into a single group. And the panel added a new range, "May Be Appropriate," to account for individual variability in sleep needs within each age group. For example, the recommended sleep time for older adults is 7 to 8 hours; however, as little as 5 hours or as much as 9 hours may be fine for some people.
The chart (2015) below shows the new recommended sleep times by age group, newborn to older adult. Of course, how long you sleep is just one aspect of your overall sleep health.


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Middle India : Selected Short Stories
Author/Artist Bhisham Sahni
Publisher Penguin
Binding Paperback
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Author: Bhisham Sahni
Translator: Gillian Wright
Publisher: Penguin
A new translation of stories by one of the best modern Hindi writers.
In this collection of seventeen short stories, Bhisham Sahni examines middle India—the lower middle class—not rich or famous or famous or educated in convent schools, not cosmopolitan but urban or semi-urban. In these tightly told tales, he explores with precision of thought and expression the humanity of individuals and their places in society.
The collection includes some of Sahni's best known stories : 'Dinner for the Boss', a tragi-comic tale of a man trying to please his employer and a mother's attempt to please her son; 'Paali', the drama of a young boy shared between a Muslim and a Hindu family during Partition and 'Sparrow', a story of love and loss in a marriage. Among the other stories in this anthology are popular favorites like 'Veero', 'The Witch', 'Before Dying', 'Radha-Anuradha' and 'Salma Aapa'.
GILLIAN WRIGHT is a journalist and author living in New Delhi. She studied both Hindi and Urdu at London University and has translated two modern classics of Hindi literature, Shrilal Shukla's 'Raag Darbari' and Rahi Masoom Reza's 'Adha Gaon' published in English under the title 'The Feuding Families of Village Gangauli'. Her other books include 'An Introduction to the Hill Stations of India', 'Sri Lanka' and 'Birds of the Indian subcontinent'. She has collaborated with Mark Tully on all his books, including 'No Full Stops in India' and 'Heart of India'.
Dinner for the Boss
Nandlal's Leela
Mother or Stepmother
Salma Aapa
Aham Brahmasmi
Paali
The Sparrow
Before Dying
Wang Chu
Radha-Anuradha
The Wondrous Bone
Veero


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The Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame (SCIVBHOF) was founded in summer of 2016 at American Sports Centers in Anaheim as a 501c3 charity non-profit organization (#81-3695316) to raise awareness for the indoor sport from San Diego to Santa Barbara. The SCIVBHOF moved in January,
2021 to the Forza1 Performance Center in Temecula-Winchester.
EARLY & RECENT OLYMPIANS, CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES TOP 2022, 2023 SCIVBHOF INDUCTION CLASSES; 2 GREATS FOR SERVICE
Olympians from the 20th and 21st century, plus championship coaches top the list for the 2022 and 2023 Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame (SCIVBHOF) induction classes. They will be honored on Sunday night, May 5, 2024 as the HOF moves back on schedule from missed selections due to COVID. Topping the 2022 list are Olympic medalists David Lee from Long Beach State and UCLA's Elaine Youngs. Championship coaches include Stanford's Don Shaw, USC men's and Washington women's Jim McLaughlin, UC San Diego's Doug Dannevick, former Cal Poly Pomona/Arizona/Minnesota leader, Rosie Wegrich, Mira Costa High School's DaeLea Aldrich, and Santa Barbara HS and City College's Rick Olmstead. Alice Chambers Sanchez, who worked in the sport for almost 60 years, was selected for the SCIVBHOF Lifetime Service Award.
Heading the 2023 SCIVBHOF list are 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist winning Libero Rich Lambourne and numerous-time Golden West College championship women's coach Albert Gasparian. Mary Perry, who played for both the first and second USA Olympic teams in 1964 and 1968, plus Ninja Jorgensen and Miki McFadden, who both played with Perry on the 1968 USA Olympic Team for Mexico City were also selected. High School and College Player of the Year and 1996 Olympian Kristin Klein Keefe and High School Player of the Year and 3-time Collegiate All-American Cynthia Barboza-Wilkes, both from Stanford, round-out the 2023 induction class. USC volleyball playing All-American and USA National Team sports physician and 2012 London Olympic Doctor, Bill Stetson, was selected for the 2023 Lifetime Service Award for almost 50 years in volleyball.
Lee, who led Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA finals, won gold for the USA Olympic team at 2008 Beijing, and bronze at 2016 Rio before retiring from the program. He played at the Beach for SCIVBHOFer Alan Knipe and for SCIVBHOFer John Speraw on the USA team. He is still playing beach and won his first AVP event on July 24 in Atlantic City. Youngs was a rare four-time collegiate All-American at UCLA, and won the 1991 NCAA while playing in four straight Volley Fours, and on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic indoor team. After retiring indoors, she and won a bronze medal at Athens 2004 in Olympic beach with fellow SCIVBHOFer Holly McPeak.
Shaw, who was a multi-sport standout at Palisades High School before attending Loyola Marymount University for college and being an International Volleyball League (IVL) professional player, coached Stanford to its first four NCAA titles in the 1990s, and is the all-time women's NCAA percentage coaching leader (440-70, .863).
McLaughlin was the first coach in NCAA history to win titles in both men's (USC in 1990) and in women's (Washington in 2005). He was also an All-American setter for UC Santa Barbara. Dannevick won six NCAA Division III titles as the head coach at UC San Diego and dominated in the 1980s and 1990s with 10 championship appearances in 12 years. Wegrich, who played at San Diego State and was an all-star defender in the IVL, finished her 43-year college coaching career in the top 15 among in all-time NCAA wins with 780, along with numerous NCAA appearances at Minnesota, Arizona and Cal Poly Pomona. Aldrich dominated high school girls' volleyball, leading Mira Costa to many league, CIF and California State titles after playing at Long Beach State.
Olmstead coached a CIF title at Santa Barbara HS with SCIVBHOFer Karch Kiraly as his top player, and a California State JC title at Santa Barbara City College. He has been a national and international official for almost 50 years, plus his son Shawn and daughter Heather are top college NCAA coaches at BYU.
Alice Chambers Sanchez, who will turn 90-years old in March, 2023, has been selected as the 2022 winner of the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame (SCIVBHOF) Lifetime Service Award. Attending Narbonne High School in Lomita, she did not begin playing volleyball until the age of 25 in a house wives league after she was married with four children. She started organizing and running Southern California area tournaments back in 1960, and ran events for 59 years until stopping in 2019 at the age of 86. Her work and expertise included the scheduling for as many as 90 teams and officials over one event.
For 2023 Lambourne started every match for the 2008 gold medal winning team in Beijing and has a 1999 NCAA title as the BYU starting outside hitter after first playing at Foothill HS in Santa Ana. Gasparian won an incredible 92% of his women's match at Golden West College, which included 16 California State titles (12 in a row), and a 105-match winning streak for the UCLA graduate.
Perry, who passed away in 2012, was a two-time AIAW All-American at Cal State Northridge after playing in 1964 and 1968. She is in the CSUN and Pierce JC Halls of Fame after starting playing in Burbank. Jorgensen, who is in the LA City HOF and went to Occidental College, also won gold at the 1967 Pan-American Games with Perry. She was the long-time coach at Glendale HS, starting before Title IX came into law, and passed away in 2017. McFadden was the youngest player at age 18 on the USA National Team beginning in 1966 and set for the 1968 Olympic squad before attending USC. She was a HS championship coach in Oregon.
Klein Keefe was a HS standout for Marymount and then a four-time All-American for 2022 HOF inductee Don Shaw at Stanford. She played on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Team before retiring. Her twin daughters were part of three NCAA title teams at Stanford. Barboza-Wilkes was the Gatorade National Player of the Year at Long Beach Wilson HS, then led Stanford to three straight NCAA finals. She was twice an alternate for the USA Olympic Team.
Stetson, who has been of service to the volleyball community for almost 50 years, was a NCAA championship setter and multi-time All-American at USC. After completing USC Keck Medical School, he has been in sports medicine for the USA men's and women's programs since the 1990s, including traveling to the 2012 Olympics in London as team doctor. He was the first USC men's volleyball player to ever win the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 2007 for his combination of sports and academics.
SCIVBHOF HONORS INDOOR VB GREATS SINCE 2016
From 2016 through 2022, 80 all-time indoor volleyball greats have been inducted into the SCIVBHOF and seven more have been honored for their lifetime service to the sport. The next induction event is scheduled for May of 2024. Please email any HOF questions to SCIVBHOF@gmail.com
2020 & 2021 Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction Classes
The 4th and 5th SCIVBHOF Honorees included: front row (L to R), Kari Holtzman (for Bernie Holtzman), Dixie A. Grimmett, Jane Ward, Charlie Brande, Sue Gozansky, Linda Murphy, Sharon Hix Soulia (for Ernie Hix).
Back row (L to R), David Saenz (for Manny Saenz), Alan Knipe, Troy Tanner, Tim Hovland, Gary Sato.
At event, but not in picture: Tammy Leibl, Ryan Millar, Reid Priddy.
Also part of HOF classes, Harlan Cohen, Terry Condon, Wink Davenport, Jack Henn, John Hyden, Duncan McFarland, Holly McPeak, Jeff Nygaard, Sharon Peterson, Teee Williams, Fred Sturm, Sue Woodstra.
Photo by Jim Wolf
2021 SCIVBHOF HONOREES
Wink Davenport
John Hyden
Ryan Millar
Fred Sturm
Tim Hovland
Tammy Leibl
Sharon Peterson
Sue Woodstra
Bernie Holtzman
Holly McPeak
Reid Priddy
Linda Murphy (Lifetime Service)
Priddy was a four-time USA Olympian (2004, 2008 Beijing Gold, 2012, 2016 Rio Bronze) and Millar was a three-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008 Beijing Gold). Both were collegiate All-Americans at Loyola-Marymount and Brigham Young University (BYU) respectively. Millar led BYU to its first NCAA title in 1999.
Peterson, who is in the Cal State Long Beach Athletics Hall of Fame, was part of the first two USA Women's Olympic teams in 1964 (teammate of Linda Murphy, who played at Cal State Northridge) and 1968. Davenport, who is in the Wesleyan University in Connecticut HOF for basketball, was a key member of the 1968 USA men's Olympic team and went on to be the most recognized NCAA referee in history. Woodstra, who led USC to the 1977 AIAW title, would have started on the 1980 USA Olympic Team, which boycotted Moscow. She won a silver medal as captain of the 1984 team and was an assistant coach for the 2008 USA Olympic silver medal team in Beijing. Sturm, a top UCLA player on three NCAA title teams (1972, 1975, 1976) and the first Stanford men's and women's NCAA finals coach, went onto be the USA Olympic Coach in 1992 (bronze medal in Barcelona) and 1996.
Leibel, who was the Pac-10 Player of the Year at Arizona State, was a three-time Olympian (1988, 1992 Barcelona Bronze Medal, and 1996). Hyden, who is part of the San Diego State Athletics Hall of Fame was a two-time Olympian (1996, 2000), while McPeak, who set UCLA to the 1990 NCAA title, was a three-time USA Beach Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004 Athens Bronze Medal).
Hovland, who led USC to the 1980 NCAA title, had a legendary beach career after retiring from the indoor game. Holtzman, who is part of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, was also a beach legend and was regarded as one of the greatest all-around players in world history.
"We are very excited that our fifth Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame induction class covers so much USA volleyball history and has such a great USA Olympic team presence," said Mike Gallups, President of the SCIVBHOF. "We are very hopeful we can honor this group and the 2020 class by having a major induction event in the fall if our honorees have been able to obtain the vaccine for COVID-19 and the health situation has improved."
International Volleyball Hall of Fame members in SCIVBHOF (28): Andy Banachowski, Mike Bright, Patty Bright, Craig Buck, Tara Cross-Battle, Bob Ctvrlik, Col. Edward DeGroot, Marv Dunphy, Dusty Dvorak, Rolf Engen, Jean Gaertner, Debbie Green, Kathy Gregory, Bernie Holtzman, Flo Hyman, Karch Kiraly, Ron Lang, Misty May-Treanor, Holly McPeak, Michael O'Hara, Larry Rundle, Al Scates, Gene Selznick, Sinjin Smith, Jeff Stork, Steve Timmons, Jane Ward, Paula Weishoff.
AVCA Hall of Fame members in SCIVBHOF (17): Andy Banachowski, Deitre Collins-Parker, Terry Condon, Denise Corlett, Marv Dunphy, Brian Gimmillaro, Sue Gozansky, Debbie Green, Dixie Grimmett, Mick Haley, Karch Kiraly, Debbie Landreth Brown, Liz Masakayan, Nina Matthies, Al Scates, Rudy Suwara, Sue Woodstra.
2019 Inductee Highlights
SCIVBHOF Video by ASU Cronkite School
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Eoin Cadogan , Ciara O'Sullivan , Molly Dunne , Cathal Cregg.
Eoin Cadogan
Since 2007 Eoin Cadogan has built up his sporting status through hurling and football representing his home county, Cork. Eoin holds a Munster title to his name. During the past few years Eoin has dedicated his time into his football career. He has successfully played at National Leagues and Munster Championships.
Eoin himself has first-hand experience of concussion in sport. Eoin took a knock to his head when playing against Mayo earlier this year. He collided with another player at speed when catching the ball and instantly felt the impact of the clash. Eoin was taken off the pitch immediately and the team doctor applied the GAA's Concussion protocol.
The effects of the concussion lasted weeks.
Eoin urges coaches to ensure players leave the pitch if there is even a chance a concussion has occurred.
Eoin is showing his support for #ConcussionAware, a recent campaign launched by Headway in association with Laya Healthcare and supported by Lifestyle Sports. The aim of the campaign is to urge schools and clubs to ensure adequate procedures are in place to deal with concussion injuries. It is based on the simple message "If in doubt, sit it out."
Ciara O'Sullivan
Ciara O'Sullivan 25 was born and bread in Mourneabbey Cork. Ciara kept a close eye on the ball, and now 19 years on plays senior football for her county and club Mourneabbey.
Ciara herself has first-hand experience of concussion in sport. Ciara was playing in the league final against Mayo when she slipped and banged her head off the ground.
The effects of the concussion lasted weeks. Ciara blanked out and couldn't remember the following minutes after the bang. She had headaches for the next few days and experienced fatigue and drowsiness.
Ciara urges all athletes to listen to the professionals when it comes to a Concussion. If given the necessary time to heal, athletes will make a full recovery.
Ciara is showing her support for #ConcussionAware, a recent campaign launched by Headway in association with Laya Healthcare and supported by Lifestyle Sports. The aim of the campaign is to urge schools and clubs to ensure adequate procedures are in place to deal with concussion injuries. It is based on the simple message "If in doubt, sit it out."
Molly Dunne
Molly Dunne hails from Clonfert County Galway and plays camogie for Galway senior ladies team. From as young as six Molly had a hurley in one hand and a Sliotar in another. Molly learned the skills of the game at Mellick Eyre camogie Club.
Molly herself has first-hand experience of concussion in sport. She took a heavy bang to her head even with the protection of her helmet. Molly wanted to play on but her manager recognised the signs of Concussion and called Molly off.
Molly experienced pain and discomfort and found it difficult to concentrate at work. The effects of the concussion lasted weeks. In total Molly spent three weeks recovering before she could start training with her team again.
Molly urges all athletes not to play on if they feel concussed. She strongly feels that all medical teams and managers must be briefed when it comes to the signs of Concussion.
Molly is showing her support for #ConcussionAware, a recent campaign launched by Headway in association with Laya Healthcare and supported by Lifestyle Sports. The aim of the campaign is to urge schools and clubs to ensure adequate procedures are in place to deal with concussion injuries. It is based on the simple message "If in doubt, sit it out."
Cathal Cregg
Cathal Cregg hails from Frenchpark, County Roscommon and plays for Western Gaels and Roscommon Gaelic football teams. Cathal has succeeded in playing 11 seasons of inter-county football to date. He works with Connacht GAA club as their Strength and Conditioning Officer.
Cathal himself has first-hand experience of concussion in sport. He has been taken off the pitch on a number of occasions due to a knock to his head where he experienced dizziness and blurred vision.
The effects of the concussion lasted weeks. Cathal went through periods of zoning out regularly to the extent where he was forced to miss work. In total, it took Cathal two weeks to fully recover from concussion.
Cathal urges coaches to ensure players leave the pitch if there is even a chance a concussion has occurred.
Cathal is showing his support for #ConcussionAware, a recent campaign launched by Headway in association with laya healthcare and supported by Lifestyle Sports. The aim of the campaign is to urge schools and clubs to ensure adequate procedures are in place to deal with concussion injuries. It is based on the simple message "If in doubt, sit it out."


At least Jerry Coyne seems to think so.
I will be returning very shortly to voice some thoughts about my much-respected former mentor's setting up of an "Intelligent Design" centre in Glasgow. Why, Norman, why? Can't we sit down and I can explain to you where you are wrong? Why this silliness?
hi!This was a really terrific post!
At least Jerry Coyne seems to think so.?
The tragedy of Coyne's argument is the way in which it seeks to enlist science in a frankly philosophical crusade — a campaign to purge science of religionists in the name of doctrinal purity. That campaign will surely fail, but in so doing it may divert those of us who cherish science from a far more urgent task, especially in America today. That is the task of defending scientific rationalism from those who, in the name of religion would subvert it beyond all recognition. In that critical struggle, scientists who are also people of faith are critical allies, and we would do well not to turn those "Ardent Theists" away.
I will be returning very shortly to voice some thoughts about my much-respected former mentor's setting up of an "Intelligent Design" centre in Glasgow. Why, Norman, why? Can't we sit down and I can explain to you where you are wrong? (a)Why this silliness?
I would suggest Shane, that perhaps it is because of stataements by Coyne that you've just linked to,which claims in no uncertain terms that christians (or indeed, people of any faith) cannot be scientists.
Science takes no postion on the suupernatuaral. I've been told that often enough by Atheists.
But Coyne is not arguing that Christians cannot be scientists; obviously they can. The problem is that some people make ludicrous claims for religion, in terms of what it can tell us about the *world*. when religions claim something as "true", they step outside their competence and need slapped down. Annoying "people of faith" is less important than adopting a proper respect for reality. In reality a lot of religious people are waking up to that and altering their religious outlook.
If you're just assuming that science can give an account of ethics or meaning, and religion can't, then it could be argued that Coyne's not respecting reality.
These are controversial areas, and he's pretending - yes, pretending that the issue has been settled.
I think I've prepared the ground for it's reception.
Science does not give an account of ethics or morality - that would be a naturalistic fallacy, and Coyne is not saying that. Science does, however, inform ethics & morality in a much better way than mere mumbo jumbo.
Religion (i.e. "mere mumbo jumbo") cannot give an account of ethics or morality either, despite the delusional claims to the contrary, because religion is based on the whim of dipsticks, and imposes an authoritative structure of dogma that is both ridiculous and unacceptable.
If you want to talk ethics and morality, these can only ever make sense from a humanistic perspective.
Oh - and the CAD - excellent! (For those who have just joined us, the CAD is the "Center[sic] for Apophatic Design"[sic], where the sics[sic] are an integral part of the apophatuosity. The only thing you can say about the Baby Jebus under Apophattism is nothing at all, and you can't even say that, because that would be a breach of Apophacy.


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Q: How to get unix timestamp interval between two datetime values most efficiently in MySQL? This way surely works,but it calls UNIX_TIMESTAMP 2 times:
mysql> select UNIX_TIMESTAMP(now()) - UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2009-09-23 22:07:42');
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| UNIX_TIMESTAMP(now()) - UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2009-09-23 22:07:42') |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                           639 |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.05 sec)

A: Shouldn't
TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, now(), '2009-09-23 22:07:42')

do the same with just one function call (not counting now())? (No access to MySQL right now and MSSQL works a little different, so can't test).
Basically a UNIX timestamp is the number of seconds since a weird epoch, so a difference is just a difference in seconds. Also, this function is only available in MySQL 5 and later.
But in general, worry about performance when you have a problem, write readable code until then.

A: SELECT  TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF(NOW(), '2009-09-23 22:07:42'))

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Heartwarming Photo Tribute to the Men Who Became New Dads
By Alice Yoo on June 15, 2014
Since today is Father's Day, it's the perfect time to pay tribute to all the men out there who bravely became dads. Like we've seen in a similar series by Dave Young, these photos by birth photographer Jaydene Freund of Cradle Creations shows the real expressions of fathers right before or right after their partner has given birth. Beautifully authentic, the photos capture the many different emotions pouring out in the birth room.
"I want people to understand that birth isn't just a journey for the mom," says Freund, "but a dad also goes through an important journey of his own. His journey consists of many emotions including fear, strength, support, boredom, and joy. Some men are strong, supportive rocks for their partner to lean on, others fearfully sit in the shadows terrified watching their partner in pain, but all end up moved beyond words when they hold their sons and daughters in their arms for the first time.
"Here is a tribute to the many men I have watched become fathers this year."
UPDATE: We're extremely happy to announce that Jaydene Freund's images of new dads are featured in our new book For Love, published by Chronicle Books! The official release date is March 15, 2016, and the book is currently available to pre-order at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Indie Bound.
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A lot of our favorite parts went into this build. A Handsome single-ring crankset is mated to an 11-34 cassette for a decent low gear, without the trouble of a front derailleur. The shifter is a nice-quality IRD indexed thumbie, which should provide years of trouble-free service.
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By Samantha Yao, Delta Singapore
SINGAPORE, November 24, 2021 – Delta Singapore featured a range of solutions at the fourth edition of the Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) on 22 to 24 November 2021. They include the new Delta U+ Far-UVC Light Care 222® Series.
The Delta U+ Far-UVC Light Care 222® Series employs the company's proprietary Care 222® technology from Ushio, a Japanese leader in special light-source technologies. Care 222® is a light source module that features contact and residuals free sterilisation to inactivate bacteria and viruses with ultraviolet light emitted at the wavelength of 222nm. It serves as an effective disinfectant by inactivating viruses and bacteria on the surface of objects and in the air, thus delivering better performance for pandemic prevention.
Additionally, the shorter wavelength of UV-C 222nm light is germicidal as it penetrates the DNA of viruses and bacteria. When irradiated on skin, the 222nm light will be absorbed by the outer layer of the skin before reaching the DNA of the cells. This ensures that the UV rays only penetrate the DNA of viruses and bacteria and do not damage the DNA in our skin cells.
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The government is providing funding to Primary Schools to purchase new sports equipment and to give children the opportunity to participate in different sporting activities for this academic year. The funding is being jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and will see money going directly to primary school headteachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children. Each school will receive £16,000 plus an extra £10 per pupil each year – here at Engaines, that will mean around £18,360 for the Academic year 2017/2018. The money can only be spent on sport and PE provision in schools.
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Q: Excel VBA: Workbooks.Open returns the wrong object In Excel 2016 (don't remember it happening in earlier versions), I'm beginning to encounter issues where the Workbooks.Open command does not return the correct Workbook object. For example:
Dim wbkHelper as Workbook
Set wbkHelper = Workbooks.Open(filePath, ReadOnly:=true)

The Open command functions correctly - it opens the "filePath" file like it's supposed to - but wbkHelper ends up pointing to the completely wrong file, typically the ThisWorkbook object. The wbkHelper object is never reassigned to after that point in the code, so it's not something the code is doing. This only happens sometimes and can be difficult to reproduce, but it breaks the entire macro when it does happen.
I can think of numerous ways to work around this, but it shouldn't be necessary?  This is a core VBA function that's used all the time, and it's something you expect to just work.
EDIT:  This is easily reproducible, please see my comment @Marc.Meketon that follows @Phil Preen solution below.

A: I am seeing this with an old application written in VB6 that has been working for years, and users who are upgrading to Excel 2016 are starting to report problems. In my case it seems to be happening pretty consistently (seems to return a reference to one of the .xla addins). As the program has multiple Excel files open, and the user may also have other files open, closing and re-opening Excel every time it opens a new workbook is not a practical solution.
Until Microsoft acknowledge this as a fault in Excel, or someone can figure out what conditions cause the problem to occur, I would definitely recommend that you ignore the return value from the Workbooks.Open method, and instead use the filename to get the Workbook object reference from the Workbooks collection afterwards.
Dim wbkHelper as Workbook
Set wbkHelper = Workbooks.Open(filePath, ReadOnly:=true)
Set wbkHelper = Workbooks(filename) ' note filename needs to be filepath without the path

A: Not sure if it is the same thing I experienced.  My issue was when running a macro one user could not open a csv file (so no macros in the file he was trying to open) saved on a sharepoint location (in case it is relevant it had been mapped to a drive letter).  Other users had no issues with the same file accessed the same way.  This one user had the issue persist over a number of reboots over a number of weeks.  It was opening broken version of the file.
What I found was:

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*an explorer view showed the correct timestamp on the file

*opening the file directly in excel it was still opening the broken version

*opening the file directly in word was also opening the broken version

*opening the file in notepad (which is not MS office) opened the correct version

*using command line more opened the correct version

What I did not find was that it was anything to do with offline or synced files (as suggested by google searches).
What fixed it was a "resolve" button (under menu File -> Info) that talks about the file having a more recent copy on sharepoint.

Clicked the button and all working.

A: I experienced this same issue today and resolved it by closing all workbooks and relaunching Excel.
Using Excel 2016 on Office 365.
Dim curWS As Worksheet
Dim usrWB As Workbook
Dim usrWS As Worksheet

Set curWS = ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
Set usrWB = Workbooks.Open("C:\Temp\user.xlsx")
Set usrWS = usrWB.Sheets("Users")

Was receiving a Run-Time error '9': Subscript out of range at the set usrWS line.
I found that usrWB was not referencing the user.xlsx file but instead was referencing the workbook from the curWS line which did not have a worksheet named "Users" explaining the RTE.  I found this question and tried restarting Excel first before trying a reboot and the problem went away.