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I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter by Brian K. Henry
A great creepy and humours story!
The novel follows the ghostly adventures of Devin, a teenager that see ghosts and his group of friends as they face the supernatural. Devin is taunted at school and called "Ghost Boy" when his talent comes to light through the social media, and if that wasn't bad enough, add a not-very-nice boss in the coffee shop where he works. The best way to deal with these problems? To go on an adventure with his friends and explore a haunted house because, seriously, ghosts can be better than people… right? When Devin is attacked inside the house, things reveal themselves to be more complicated than they first thought and it's up to Devin to use his talents to solve the ghost mystery.
One of the first things that pull me into a story is the writing style, and in this novel it's brilliant. The plot is very nice, the descriptions pulled me into the story and it was like I was also there walking through the dark hallways. It's impossible to get lost in the story, you get taken on a journey that in some occasions really made my skin crawl. It was impossible to stop reading, it's a fast-paced adventure that left me hungry to know what would happen next.
The characters are incredible and the group dynamics was very well thought and described. One of the things I liked the most was the fact that all them knew about Devin's ability and didn't make a fuss about it. That's what true friendship is, accepting even the weirdest part of someone and still stay. All of the characters have something unique and their way of being compliments the story perfectly. Clive is a music composer with a taste for dark themes, Rex is the nerdy character that loves technology, always open to an adventure; Ramona, Devin's boss, the picture of insufferable boss with a love for nasty comments; Nayra, a blogger with a passion for Wicca and the supernatural with a very unique taste for clothes and Emily, the only person in class that defends Devin from the verbal attacks.
Their interactions and dialogues are hilarious and brilliantly written, especially between Devin and Nayra and Clive and Rex that always do something with the right intentions but somehow always end badly.
This novel has everything: suspense, adventure, humour, horror, all mixed together perfectly. It goes from moments of tension to hilarious dialogues that only add colour to the story and makes you love the plot and the characters even more. It's impossible not to laugh.
A fan of adventures and supernatural with a tad of humour? I highly recommend this read! Absolutely amazing!
I want to thank Brian K. Henry for the opportunity of reading his novel in exchange for an honest review.


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NHL GM of the Year
NHL General Manager of Year finalists unveiled
Cheveldayoff of Jets, McPhee of Golden Knights, Yzerman of Lightning up for honor
Kevin Cheveldayoff of the Winnipeg Jets, George McPhee of the Vegas Golden Knights, and Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the finalists for NHL General Manager of the Year.
The winner will be announced at the 2018 NHL Awards presented by Hulu at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 20.
The Jets (52-20-10) had the best regular season in their history and advanced to the Western Conference Final for the first time. Cheveldayoff, hired as GM on June 8, 2011, soon after Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg, helped retain important players (defensemen Dustin Byfuglien and Toby Enstrom, forwards Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler) and drafted 11 of the 24 players who have played for the Jets during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That group includes Winnipeg's top picks in six consecutive drafts: forwards Mark Scheifele (2011), Nikolaj Ehlers (2014), Kyle Connor (2015) and Patrik Laine (2016), and defensemen Jacob Trouba (2012) and Josh Morrissey (2013).
Prior to the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline on Feb. 26, Winnipeg acquired forward Paul Stastny and defenseman Joe Morrow, who have scored four game-winning goals in the playoffs (Stastny 3, Morrow 1).
Cheveldayoff is a first-time finalist.
Video: Who will be named the General Manager of the year
The Golden Knights (51-24-7) are the first modern-era expansion team from any of the four major North American pro sports leagues to start from scratch and win its division. Vegas, which is playing Winnipeg in the Western Conference Final, is the third team in NHL history to win multiple playoff series in its inaugural season.
McPhee helped build the Golden Knights largely through the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, less than three months before the opening of training camp. Eleven Golden Knights had NHL career highs in points, including their top five scorers: William Karlsson (78), Jonathan Marchessault (75), David Perron (66), Reilly Smith (60) and Erik Haula (55).
McPhee was a finalist with the Washington Capitals in 2009-10, when he helped assemble the team that won the Presidents' Trophy.
The Lightning (54-23-5) set their records for wins (54) and points (113) and won their first division title (Atlantic) since 2004. They are in the Eastern Conference Final for the third time in four seasons.
Yzerman assembled a roster of homegrown players including forwards Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos; defenseman Victor Hedman, a Norris Trophy finalist; and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, a Vezina Trophy finalist. Tampa Bay traded for rookie defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, signed free agent forward Chris Kunitz and defenseman Dan Girardi, and acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Miller in a trade with the New York Rangers on Feb. 26.
Yzerman is a finalist for the third time. He won the award in 2014-15 after finishing second in 2010-11, his first season as Lightning GM.

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Walmart will extend night-time working hours to help ease the supply chain and shipping crisis, the White House says
Mary Hanbury
Walmart is extending working hours.
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Walmart has pledged to extend its night-time working hours to help ease supply chain woes.
The extended hours will help move more cargo from shipping docks to free up capacity, the White House said.
The Walmart news comes ahead of a summit called by Biden to address the supply chain crisis.
Walmart plans to work extra hours overnight to ease supply chain issues, the White House said.
It's part of a commitment by large US companies to move more cargo off shipping docks, according to a press release published by the White House early Wednesday.
Extra hours at night could help Walmart increase its capacity by as much as 50% over the next few weeks, the White House said.
The news came ahead of a White House summit called by President Joe Biden, scheduled for Wednesday, to tackle the supply chain crisis.
The crisis shows no signs of easing, as ships remain stuck around ports and containers mount up on docks waiting to be taken to their next destination.
The White House also said Wednesday that the clogged-up Port of Los Angeles would shift to a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week service, a tactic that has already been taken up by the nearby Port of Long Beach to get cargo moving.
FedEx and UPS have also promised to add more hours to help move more containers from ports in the US, the White House said.
Home Depot and Target would shift more containers at night and in the week overall to de-jam overwhelmed ports, the White House said.
"The supply chain is essentially in the hands of the private sector so we need the private sector to step up to help solve these problems," senior officials from the White House said on a call with reporters on a call Tuesday evening, the Financial Times reported.
They continued, "UPS and FedEx alone combined shipped 40% of American packages by volume in 2020. By taking these steps they are saying to the rest of the supply chain: 'You need to move too. Let's step it up.'"
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One of the highly talented interior designers, Alison Victoria is a host of DIY Network Series 'Kitchen Crashers'. Alison Victoria net worth is estimated to be $4 million while annual salary of Alison Victoria is around $520000. She has also presented in a commercial for the coffee company Gevalia. She is a receiver of the Rising Stars of Business Awards.
She joined the Christopher Holmes and became their youngest designer, after completing her study of designing. She joined the high-end home builder to learn the crafts and skills required to be a successful interior designer rather than being sucked in the Vegas lifestyle.
She left her job to host and design for the HGTV series Kitchen Crashers after reading the book, Secrets of Six-Figure Women. She has increased a reputation for being an excellent interior designer for her consulting firm Alison Victoria Interiors. Alison Victoria worth includes two houses in two cities but she lives with her family most of the time in her home in Chicago which is three story tall.
Is Alison Already Married? Who is her Husband?
Currently aged 35yrs, Alison Victoria is a married woman. After dating for few years, Alison Victoria decided Luke was the right husband for her and thus wedding of Alison Victoria and husband Luke Harding was observed on 2013. Her husband Luke is the owner of Insurance Agency. As per the interview, Alison met with Luke for the first time on dating website in 2011. The first time she met him she found the things in him that she couldn't find in the men from Las Vegas or Chicago. Alison has a daughter together with her spouse. After talking for more than a month in person, she finally met her boyfriend in person. It was in a game when she returned to Chicago. She bought a house very close to him. In early 2013, after dating for some years, they engaged. The couple married after some months of engagement. They own houses in both Chicago and Las Vegas along with the businesses in both cities. They are in a happy relationship and there are no signs of divorce.
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Alison Victoria currently aged 35 years was born on 31st October 1981 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. She was born to the white parents. She holds an American Nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. She is a graduate of University of Nevada Las Vegas.


International stamp auctions in Oslo. The Internet version of the auction catalogue.
Auksjon #86, November 28./29. 2014.
The entire catalogue (75 MB).
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International auction # 83 in Oslo on November 30. and December 1. 2012.
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Please visit our gallery featuring enlarged images of the items in the catalogue + some extras!
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The pdf-files features a lot of advantages. You can for instance search for special words and names, or using bookmarks to directly access a preferred section, to mention some. Being a specialized collector is proving more easy!


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import {
  FETCH_POSTS_SUCCESS,
  FETCH_POSTS_FAILURE,

  FETCH_POST_SUCCESS,
  FETCH_POST_FAILURE,

  SAVE_POST_SUCCESS,
  SAVE_POST_FAILURE
} from '../constants/actions';

import axios from 'axios';
import getHeaders from '../utils/getHeaders';

const baseUrl = 'http://localhost:1337';

export function fetchPosts() {
  return async (dispatch) => {
    try {

      // よくはわからないけど、jsonServer使うこともないだろうし、完璧にわからなくてもいいだろう。
      // 自分でやる時は、ちゃんと普通のエンドポイントつくってやろう
      const posts = (await axios.get(`${baseUrl}/posts`)).data;

      dispatch({ type: FETCH_POSTS_SUCCESS, posts });

    } catch (error) {
      dispatch({
        type: FETCH_POSTS_FAILURE,
        error: Error('Unknown error occured :-(. Please, try again later.')
      });
    }
  };
}

// 特定のポストを取得
export function fetchPost(id) {
  return async (dispatch, getState) => {
    try {

      // 以下と同じ
      // var _getState = getState();
      // var token = _getState.auth.token;
      const { auth: { token } } = getState();

      const headers = getHeaders(token);

      // #todo これはexpressがデフォでルートをセットしてくれてるからできるのかなあ・・・?
      // 謎だ。どこにもコードが書いてないのに。
      const post = (await axios.get(`${baseUrl}/posts/${id}`, {
        headers
      })).data;

      dispatch({ type: FETCH_POST_SUCCESS, post });

    } catch (error) {
      dispatch({
        type: FETCH_POST_FAILURE,
        error: Error('Unknown error occured :-(. Please, try again later.')
      });
    }
  };
}

export function savePost(post, router) {
  return async (dispatch, getState) => {
    try {
      const { auth: { token } } = getState();

      let headers = getHeaders(token);

      // #todo これもexpressがデフォでやってくれてるのかなあ。
      if (post.id) {

        // 特定のポストを更新
        post = (await axios.put(`${baseUrl}/posts/${post.id}`, post, {
          headers
        })).data;

      } else {

        // ポストすべてを更新
        // 現状こちらは使われていない
        post = (await axios.post(`${baseUrl}/posts`, post, { headers })).data;

      }

      dispatch({ type: SAVE_POST_SUCCESS, post });

      if (router) {
        router.transitionTo('/dashboard');
      }

    } catch (error) {
      dispatch({
        type: SAVE_POST_FAILURE,
        error: Error('Unknown error occured :-(. Please, try again later.')
      });
    }
  };
}

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Q: Quit vim, when a buffer has unsaved changes and is un-named? I created a blank "scratch buffer" (i.e. not associated with a specific file) in vim, by using :vnew.  Then I played around with some text, now I simply want to exit the editor - not  keeping the contents of this "scratch buffer".
When I type the command:
:q!

Vim gives me:
[No Name][+]
E37: No write since last change (add ! to  override)
E162: No write since last change for buffer "[No Name]"
Press ENTER or type command to continue

How can I quit vim from this state?

A: At best you could call it a "transient" buffer (in memory but not associated with a specific file) but what you created with :vnew is not a "scratch" buffer.
In Vim, a "scratch" buffer is a normal buffer in which you set a bunch of local options. It can be done with a command like this:
:vnew | setlocal nobuflisted buftype=nofile bufhidden=wipe noswapfile

A: This happens when you have a modified hidden buffer. Use :qa! to exit anyway.
From :h :quit :
:q[uit]!        Quit without writing, also when currently visible
                buffers have changes.  Does not exit when this is the
                last window and there is a changed hidden buffer.
                In this case, the first changed hidden buffer becomes
                the current buffer.
                Use ":qall!" to exit always.

In case someone wants to reproduce it:

*

*Start vim and modify the unnamed buffer

*Edit another file (you might need to :set hidden), ie :e README

*Try to exit with :q!

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Review: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Sabah Meddings
Alan Partridge gives the Norwich premiere of his new film the thumbs up. Picture: Steve Adams
Until a few short weeks ago I didn't know much about Alan Partridge, apart from the predictable jokes that came with telling people outside our county where I was from. 'Oh you're from Norwich – do you know Alan Partridge?'
But when it was revealed the premiere was coming to Norwich I started doing my homework and took the Partridge box set home to read up on Partridge jokes and inappropriate humour.
In the film, what became clear in the first few minutes is that Partridge on the silver screen is funny. Very funny. Every scene was filled with politically incorrect jokes and Partridgeisms – with a stellar support cast. My favourite, Alan's long-suffering assistant Lynn, who in reference to his views on self-service machines in supermarkets, said: 'He doesn't like being told what to do by automated women in machines.' Classic Partridge.
The film's reference to local landmarks and hang-outs was brilliant – in Norwich, watching Alan run past City Hall, or drive past the Forum made it feel as if our city is somehow in on the joke. Sights such as Cromer Pier heralded cheers from the audience at yesterday's premiere, along with Radio Norwich's yellow bus causing delays down the A149.
But although Alan calls the film 'a love letter to Norwich,' it has something for everyone – those inside Nelson's county and out. It was heartwarming to see Alan's classic self-confidence prevail throughout the film's hostage siege. He said: 'I will be the biggest thing to come out of Norwich since Nelson... or Trisha.'
People who grew up on Partridge and know the series inside out will enjoy seeing more of their favourite character, and 'Partridge nobodies' will love the humour, comic action and painfully funny scenes which left me laughing long after the film had finished.


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Diomedes Olivo
Diomedes Antonio Olivo Maldonado
Born: 1 / 22 / 1919 at Guayubin, Monte Cristi (D.R.)
Died: 2 / 15 / 1977 at Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (D.R.)
This article was written by Rory Costello
In Homer's Iliad, Diomedes was one of the strongest Greek warriors. He was also the youngest — unlike his namesake, Dominican pitcher Diómedes Olivo. Olivo made his big-league debut with the 1960 Pirates at the age of 41. As of 2018, he was still the second-oldest "rookie" in major-league history, behind only Satchel Paige. Like Paige, Olivo had already been a durable star pitcher for many years. And as both Roberto Clemente and Danny Murtaugh are said to have remarked, the man may have been in his 40s, but his arm was 20.1
"Guayubín" (as Olivo was called, for his hometown) earned elite status among his nation's hurlers during the 1950s. He didn't even turn pro until his late 20s, but after he did, he pitched in at least six other nations: Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Colombia. His pro career — both summer and winter — spanned from 1947 to 1964.
In the majors the lefty's lifetime record was just 5-6, with a 3.10 ERA in 85 games (1960; 1962-63). During the 1962 season, at the age of 43, Olivo was a revelation to Stateside fans. His fastball was still lively, and "the way that guy throws a curve is murder," said one unnamed player.2 Although Pittsburgh called Olivo up too late for him to be eligible for the 1960 World Series, he joined Virgil Trucks in throwing batting practice for the team during the Series.3
Diómedes Antonio Olivo Maldonado was born on January 22, 1919 (but rumors persisted that he was actually older). His parents were Arcadio Emilio Olivo Báez and Juana Ramona Maldonado Mejía. "Mamá Juana," as she was known, died in 1983 at the remarkable age of 103. She had five other children besides Diómedes: sons Arcadio, César Blas, and Federico; daughters Zena and Lucrecia. Federico — known as Chichí (or Chi-Chi in the US) — was also a star pitcher at home who had a short major-league career (1961; 1964-66).
Guayubín (full name San Lorenzo de Guayubín) is the second largest city in Monte Cristi Province, in the northwestern corner of the Dominican Republic. For this reason, Olivo earned another nickname, La Montaña Noroestana: The Northwestern Mountain. Emilio "Cuqui" Córdova, the dean of Dominican baseball writers, made that the subtitle of his short book about Olivo, which became the definitive biography in 2006.
Arcadio Olivo was a cattle rancher. During spring training in 1960, Diómedes recalled through interpreter Román Mejías, "When I put the cows away, I go into town to play. I start when I am 5 or 10 with pickup teams at home in Guayubín."4 Olivo never picked up more than a smattering of English, relying on teammates such as Mejías, Clemente, Julián Javier, and Al McBean to get his message across. What didn't need translation, though, was his lively, cheery personality.
In 1990 a Dominican named Dr. José de Jiménez contributed a short but incisive overview of Olivo's life and career to SABR's Baseball Research Journal. He wrote, "By 1940 or so the owner of a baseball team in Puerto Plata, a neighboring province, was interested in his services. Since no one knew him in Puerto Plata, the comments among fans and sportswriters included: 'A great pitcher from Guayubín was signed;' 'The pitcher from Guayubín has arrived.' From that moment on he was baptized as Guayubín Olivo."
In 2010 Dominican sportswriter Rafael Peña chronicled Olivo's early years in Dominican ball, noting that he first played in the nation's capital, Santo Domingo, in 1944.5 That year Olivo was named to the Dominican national team that went to Caracas, Venezuela, for the seventh Amateur World Series. Two years later the Dominicans went to Barranquilla, Colombia, for the Central American and Caribbean Games. Olivo's standout performance included a 13-inning win over Colombia, in which he allowed just one run on four hits.6
Professional baseball had been on hiatus in the Dominican Republic since 1937, and it did not resume until the summer of 1951 — yet there was still an active club scene. On September 28, 1947, Olivo pitched a no-hitter for Escogido against archrival Licey, the team for which he would later play 11 seasons. That winter he joined Aguadilla of the Puerto Rican Winter League, serving as both pitcher and outfielder. He was a robust man (6-feet-1, 195 pounds) who always took great pride in his hitting.
Olivo said in 1960 that he turned down an opportunity to join the Chicago White Sox in 1948 because he didn't speak English and didn't want to come to the United States and play in the minor leagues.7 Pittsburgh sportswriter and broadcaster Myron Cope expanded on this theme in a feature for Sports Illustrated in the summer of 1962. "Back home in Guayubín . . . Olivo owns 500 acres of pasture, 50 cows and 200 acres on which he plans to build a small housing development. He labored hard over the decades, milking cows and pitching baseballs, and though he received occasional feelers from big-league clubs, he turned them down. For one thing, he had no taste for working his way up through the minors; then, too, he feared being shipped to a segregated southern town and felt his ignorance of English would make life doubly hard."8 Olivo was a coffee-colored man who was termed a "Negro" by US standards.
Instead, his travels took him to Colombia during the summer of 1948, when pro baseball began in that nation. He joined Tejedores (Weavers) de Filtta, an industrial team sponsored by a woolen mill in Barranquilla. In his debut, on June 27, he took a perfect game into the ninth but finished with a two-hitter.9 Colombian baseball historian Raúl Porto said Olivo went back to Filtta in both 1949 and 1950. He was a league all-star in both '48 and '49, leading the circuit in strikeouts both years. In 1949, the Tejedores were league champion.
Olivo also played ball in Venezuela during this period. One glimpse comes from May 1950, when the lefty was with Gavilanes, one of three teams in La Liga Occidental, in the western state of Zulia. The Sparrowhawks had a rivalry with Pastora, another team based in the oil city of Maracaibo.10 Negro Leaguers like Max Manning and Terris McDuffie (the latter Olivo's teammate) were also in the league.11 Sandalio "Sandy" Consuegra, then a Washington Senators farmhand, had also signed with Gavilanes the previous winter. The Cuban spent his $3,000 signing bonus, though, and when he asked Senators owner Clark Griffith to refund it in the spring, Griffith sent Consuegra back to Havana, delaying his big-league debut.12
Olivo remained in Puerto Rico for six more winters. In the 1950-51 season, Aguadilla sold him to San Juan after he suffered seven straight defeats.13 This was a good break because the Senadores were a winning ballclub and the Tiburones (Sharks) were not — in fact, San Juan absorbed Aguadilla for the 1951-52 season. That team won the Puerto Rican championship and went to the Caribbean Series as a result. The tournament was held in Panama City (it is not certain whether Olivo ever played in the Panamanian winter league). The Dominican relieved in two games for Puerto Rico, which went winless, and became the first man from his country to pitch in the Caribbean Series.14
Olivo was among the league leaders in wins (9) and ERA (2.07) for San Juan in 1952-53. That season he conceived a child with a Puerto Rican woman named Crucita Rondón. The boy, Gilberto Rondón, was born on November 18, 1953, in the Bronx, New York. Gil inherited a bit of his father's talent, as he pitched 19 games for the Astros in 1976 and four for the White Sox in 1979. In later years he became a pitching coach, and one of his stops was with the Nicaraguan national team. He told Nicaraguan baseball historian Tito Rondón (they jokingly called each other "cousin"), "My mom had a thing for ballplayers, and one day she saw Guayubín Olivo, and decided she had to have him, and I was born!" However, Olivo married his wife, Olga Chávez Gómez, in 1953.15 They had three children: Pedro, Olga (known as Titi), and Guillermo.
When pro ball returned to the Dominican Republic in the summer of 1951, Olivo came back home and joined the Licey Tigres. He won the Triple Crown of pitching that year, going 10-5 (in a 54-game schedule), striking out 65, and posting a 1.90 ERA in 128 innings. The 1951 season was tarnished, however, by an out-of-character incident on July 22. Olivo, after arguing a ball-and-strike call with umpire Willis Thompson, threw a ball at the ump's head, knocking him cold. He was ejected from the stadium and went to jail overnight. Originally, the star pitcher was going to be suspended for the season, but after Licey lobbied intensely, and Olivo himself wrote a public letter of apology in the magazine La Nación, the punishment was reduced to just six games.16
Olivo led the Dominican league in ERA again in both 1952 and 1954. Highlights of the 1954 season included breaking up Negro Leaguer Johnny Wright's no-hit bid on May 22. His ninth-inning pinch single made a winner of Ewell Blackwell, who was still hanging on (The Whip's major-league career ended in 1955). One week later Olivo threw a no-hitter of his own over Escogido, which had Hall of Famer Ray Dandridge and another powerful Negro Leaguer, Bob Thurman (who joined the Cincinnati Reds the next year).
After the 1954-55 season ended in Puerto Rico, Olivo came back home to face Japan's leading team, the Yomiuri Giants, as part of the Giants' Caribbean tour. The Dominicans took four of five games, losing only the opener as Olivo allowed the two tying runs in the ninth inning and five more in the 10th.17
Shortly thereafter, Olivo played in the US minors for the first time. The absence of Dominican summer ball was clearly a factor. Havana of the International League signed him, as owner Bobby Maduro stocked his team with players who had performed all around the Caribbean.18 However, Olivo pitched just 13 innings in seven games for the Sugar Kings before going to the Mexican League. "My finger is smashed in a car door one day," he recalled in 1960. "It grow big, but they pitch me. Then they sell me to Mexico City."19
Olivo spent 1955 through 1958 with the Mexico City Diablos Rojos, with an aggregate record of 34-21. His 15-8, 2.65 performance helped the Red Devils win the league championship in 1956. However, he pitched just five games in Mexico in 1957. The Nicaraguan League (which played in the summers in 1956 and 1957) lured him and Cuban teammate Vicente López away.20 Tito Rondón and his fellow local historian Carlos Mena recalled how Olivo was part of a group called The Lost Squadron that was supposed to reinforce the Bóer club but took weeks to arrive. When they finally did, it inspired Nicaraguan poet Óscar Pérez Valdivia to write verses in their honor. Olivo pitched very well for the Indios, going 8-5, 2.16 in 23 games (16 starts). It was too late for Bóer, though, which lost the championship to León (there were no playoffs). López and Olivo then went back to Mexico.21
Olivo continued to pitch at home after the Dominican season switched to the winter. Myron Cope's Sports Illustrated story opened with a recollection from a teammate. "In 1959 Dick Stuart, the Pittsburgh Pirates' nonconformist first baseman, returned from the Dominican Republic Winter League and described to Pirate brass an elderly left-handed pitcher he had seen there. 'I told them I'd been hitting against this guy for three years down there and I got two hits off him,' says Stuart. 'I told them, 'Sign this guy!' But you know how it is with me. Anything Stuart says around here, they say forget it."22
Olivo joined the Poza Rica Petroleros in Mexico for the summer of 1959, which was one of his best as a pro. He was 21-8 with a 3.02 ERA, helping the Petroleros become the league's champion by leading the league in victories and in strikeouts, with 233 in 247 innings. He set a league record by striking out 16 in a seven-inning game (the opener of a doubleheader).23 He followed up with a typically capable winter for the Tigres (7-6, 2.33).
Howie Haak, the trailblazing scout who opened up all of Latin America, "prevailed upon General Manager Joe L. Brown to take the gamble" in signing Olivo.24 Myron Cope wrote, "Even after the Pirates persuaded Diomedes to sign a contract . . . he failed to report to spring training. The Pirates finally sent a wire: REPORT TO TRAINING CAMP AT ONCE. The other day Diomedes explained through an interpreter that it was the wire that convinced him he was wanted in the U.S."25
Olivo was impressive in camp, surprising many with his hard stuff and "no trick deliveries."26 Yet at the beginning of the 1960 season, Pittsburgh decided to keep righty Paul Giel instead. They returned Olivo to Poza Rica, which in turn sold his contract to the Pirates' top farm club, Columbus in the International League. He pitched well (7-9, 2.88 in 42 games, including 12 starts), and so Pittsburgh called the 41-year-old vet up that September. He made his big-league debut on September 5 — becoming the sixth player (and third pitcher) from the Dominican Republic in The Show.
Olivo pitched in four games for the Pirates that month, with three of those appearances being mop-up duty. His most significant outing came on September 27 at Forbes Field, in a 16-inning win over Cincinnati. He pitched the 10th through the 13th innings, striking out six of the 19 men the Bucs' pitchers fanned that night.
Although Olivo's visa was due to expire on October 1, it was extended so he could be on hand for the 1960 World Series.27 After the Pirates defeated the Yankees, the team awarded him a very modest $250 in cash for his September and postseason batting-practice services (Virgil Trucks, who joined the team in August, got $500). That winter Olivo again won the Triple Crown of pitching for Licey. He had 10 victories (against six losses), struck out 160 men — a league record that still stood as of 2018 — in 142 innings, and posted a 1.58 ERA.
Despite this performance, Olivo found himself back at Columbus in 1961. The Pirates had traded for another veteran lefty, Bobby Shantz, the previous December; Olivo was one of the last three men manager Murtaugh cut in spring training. He pitched very well in Triple-A, though, going 11-7 with a 2.01 ERA and 20 saves in 66 games. The Jets won the regular-season pennant (though they were knocked out in the playoffs) and manager Larry Shepard was still talking about the veteran's importance to the club nearly four years later.28 The IL Writers' Association voted Olivo as the league's most valuable pitcher.
Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo was assassinated on May 30, 1961, and the atmosphere in the country remained extremely tense. A nationwide strike and street fighting crippled attendance, and the Dominican League halted the 1961-62 season after the games of December 3.29 Olivo then spent another short stretch in Puerto Rico with San Juan.
Before the 1962 season Baseball Digest issued this scouting report on Olivo: "Superb relief pitcher — perhaps the best in International League. Baffling prospect: Some say he's as old as 45 — but still pitches with great effectiveness." Danny Murtaugh kept Olivo with the Pirates that year, and he got his first big-league win at Wrigley Field on April 16. He thrived on frequent work, appearing 62 times, and formed an effective lefty-righty tandem with Elroy Face. He went 5-1 with a 2.77 ERA, also picking up seven saves. Murtaugh frequently used Olivo in a way that would become much more common in the future: as a lefty specialist to get one or two outs. Yet he could also pitch in long relief and got one start, in the season finale.
Dominican League play remained suspended altogether in 1962-63, but exhibition games were still taking place, and Olivo participated.30 He also tended to his farm, although that December cattle rustlers made off with seven of his steers!31 Meanwhile, on November 19 the Pirates traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals along with Dick Groat for pitcher Don Cardwell and infielder Julio Gotay. Olivo started the 1963 season with St. Louis, but things did not go well, as he went 0-5 with a 5.40 ERA in 19 appearances. Manager Johnny Keane also used the vet in a specialist role, giving him just 13⅓ innings total. One of those outings came against the New York Mets at the Polo Grounds on June 7. Ron Taylor had weakened in the ninth inning, putting two runners on. Duke Snider was coming to the plate, and another lefty, Ed Kranepool, was on deck. The Mets won, 3-2, as the Duke hit a three-run homer to end the game.
Keane gave Olivo just two more chances to pitch before the Cardinals sent the 44-year-old down to Triple-A Atlanta in early July. There he enjoyed a late-career highlight, throwing a seven-inning no-hitter on July 22 in the opener of a doubleheader against Toronto. It could have been a perfect game except that he walked Bubba Morton on four pitches with two out in the seventh. Not only that, Olivo singled and scored the game's only run in the third inning.
Olivo wrapped up his pro career with one final season in Dominican winter ball. He was 9-3, 2.37 in 18 games for Licey. In 2006 his son Guillermo said, "The saddest day of my father's life was when he played his last game with Licey in 1964. He always felt most comfortable when they called on him to pitch with this team."32 Olivo's totals with Licey from 1951 through 1964 were 86-46, 2.11 in 198 games and 1,166⅓ innings pitched. That ERA is second only to Juan Marichal's 1.87 in league history, but Olivo pitched nearly twice as many innings. The Dominican League named its equivalent of the Cy Young Award for him.
After retiring as a player, Olivo spent seven years scouting for the Cardinals and then one more with the Mets in 1971. He signed at least one major leaguer, Pedro Borbón, Sr.33 He most likely also signed his nephew, Milcíades "Mike" Olivo, who played pro ball from 1964 through 1975, getting as high as Triple-A for a few years. Mike and Chichí Olivo were both part of the Licey team that won the 1971 Caribbean Series for the Dominican Republic, led by player-manager Manny Mota. Forty years later, Mota and Diómedes Olivo remained Licey's two leading idols.
As of 1977, Olivo was undersecretary of state for sports in the Dominican Republic.34 In an odd coincidence, he and his brother Chichí died less than two weeks apart. José de Jiménez wrote, "On February 15, 1977, at 57 [sic] years of age, [Diómedes] Olivo looked young and strong. That afternoon he went to play softball and early in the evening, reading some comments about the death of his brother Chi-Chi . . . Olivo suffered a sudden heart attack, dying a few minutes later.
"His death was a national catastrophe, the whole country was mourning, there was no music anywhere, the sky was cloudy. . . . The president of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, sent a telegram of condolence to his widow. To be frank: we all cried."
In the spring of 1960 Julián Javier (then a Pirates farmhand) discussed Olivo's stature in the Dominican Republic. Javier said, "His name means something down there like [Willie] Mays and [Mickey] Mantle mean in the United States. If we had Hall of Fame in Dominican, Olivo would be in it."35 The Dominican Sporting Hall of Fame was established in 1967, and in 1973 it inducted Guayubín Olivo. Judging by the number of stories that are still written about him, his legend at home has not lost any luster since.
This biography is included in the book "Sweet '60: The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates" (SABR, 2013), edited by Clifton Blue Parker and Bill Nowlin.
Special thanks to Eddy Olivo Cruz for providing the family tree compiled by his second cousin, Emilio Olivo (nephew of Diómedes Olivo). Continued thanks to Raúl Porto (Colombian information) and to SABR member Tito Rondón.
In addition to the sources cited in the Notes, the author consulted Baseball-Reference.com, Retrosheet.org, http://www.pabellondelafamadeportedom.com, and the following:
Córdova, Cuqui. Guayubín Olivo: La Montaña Noroestana. Issue 5 of Historia del Béisbol Dominicano (Santo Domingo: Revista Historia del Béisbol, 2006).
De Jiménez, José. "The Great Dominican, Diómedes Olivo." Baseball Research Journal, Volume 20. Society for American Baseball Research: 1990: 91-92.
Crescioni Benítez, José A. El Béisbol Profesional Boricua (San Juan, Puerto Rico: Aurora Comunicación Integral, Inc., 1997).
Bjarkman, Peter C. Baseball with a Latin Beat (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 1994).
Bjarkman, Peter C. Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2005).
1 "Pirate Profiles," Evening Standard (Uniontown, Pennsylvania), April 3, 1962: 20.
2 United Press International, "Buc Rookie's Oral English Sparse, but His Baseball 'English' Is Most Fluent," Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania), July 7, 1962: 7.
3 Lester J. Biederman, "Olivo, Trucks New York-Bound, Too," Pittsburgh Press, October 6, 1960.
4 Associated Press, "Old Buc Rookie Has Been Around," Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania), April 1, 1960: 16.
5 Rafael V. Peña. "Guayubín Olivo." Blog of Asociación de Cronistas Deportivas de Santo Domingo — Filial Nueva York, May 14, 2010. (http://acdny.blogspot.com/2010/05/guayubin-olivo.html)
6 Cuqui Córdova, "La crónica de los martes," Listín Diario (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), December 9, 2008.
7 Red Smith, "Can Youthful Pirates Grow Up in 1960?", New York Herald Tribune, August 7, 1960.
8 Myron Cope, "An Elderly Diomedes In The Big Show," Sports Illustrated, July 16, 1962.
9 Córdova.
10 Alexis Salas H. Los Eternos Rivales: 1908-1988 (Caracas, Venezuela: Seguros Caracas, 1988, 112).
11 "Sulia [sic] State League Opens," The Sporting News, April 19, 1950: 48.
12 The Sporting News, April 19, 1950: 52. Jack Hand, Associated Press, "Cuban Talent Pays Off For Senators," Danville (Virginia) Bee, June 22, 1950: 22.
13 Santiago Llorens, "Yankee Rookie Tops Star Poll in Puerto Rico," The Sporting News, January 3, 1951: 25.
14 Bienvenido Rojas, "Serie del Caribe: Olivo, primer criollo en lanzar," Diario Libre (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), January 26, 2007.
15 Bob Broeg, "He Comes on Strong," Baseball Digest, July 1963: 32.
16 Rafael Baldayac, "José Offerman revive caso Guayubín Olivo," La Información (Santiago, Dominican Republic), January 28, 2010.
17 Robert K. Fitts. Wally Yonamine (Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2008), 183.
18 Pedro Galiana, "Cubans Rolling on Warm-Up in Winter Loops," The Sporting News, May 4, 1955: 29.
19 "Sportswriters Chat with Olivo via Mejias," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 2, 1960: 15.
20 Miguel A. Calzadilla, "Trautman Probes Reports of Raids," The Sporting News, May 1, 1957: 36.
21 Miguel A. Calzadilla, "Sultans Renew Cincy Pact," The Sporting News, August 21, 1957: 46.
22 Cope.
23 "Ramon Lopez in Whiff Show," The Sporting News, June 6, 1964: 35.
24 Harry Keck, "How Old Is Olivo? 'About 42,' He Says," The Sporting News, May 23, 1962: 17.
25 Cope, op. cit.
26 Les Biederman, "Olivo, Pirates' 40-Year-Old Rookie, Dominican Hill Ace," The Sporting News, March 23, 1960: 15.
27 "Spanish Rolls, Pirate Olivo To See Series," Pittsburgh Press, September 6, 1960.
28 "Sam Jones to Lead Pennant Push by Jets, Shepard Says," The Sporting News, May 1, 1965: 35.
29 "Political Turmoil Forces Dominican League to Fold," The Sporting News, December 13, 1961: 34.
30 Associated Press, "Alou Fined for Winter Activities," Baltimore Sun, February 5, 1963: 17.
31 Associated Press, "Olivo Is Victim," Journal Times (Racine, Wisconsin), December 19, 1962: 29.
32 Nathaneal Pérez Neró, "El Licey bautiza 'dogout' con el nombre de Guayubín Olivo," Diario Libre (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), December 12, 2006.
33 Questionnaire received by Rod Nelson of SABR's Scouts Committee. Caveat: in retrospect, Nelson has not been able to confirm the other two names listed on the questionnaire, Larry Dick and Monchín Pichardo, as being Cardinals scouts. However, Pichardo became president and general manager of Licey in 1963-64, and Borbón Sr. spent his entire Dominican career with Licey.
34 "Obituaries," The Sporting News, March 5, 1977: 54.
35 Biederman, "Olivo, Pirates' 40-Year-Old Rookie, Dominican Hill Ace."


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Endocrine Disruption and Health: The State of the Science and the Need for Primary Prevention
by alaskachildrenstrust on March 21, 2018
By Pamela Miller, Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Over the past 25 years, scientists have made astonishing progress in elucidating how endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment affect humans – especially pregnant and nursing women, babies, infants, and children. Scientific understanding has far surpassed public policy, leaving us with chemical policies that are not protective of public health.
Confronted with this growing body of new research, the highly respected Endocrine Society set an important precedent for scientific and medical organizations in 2009 by taking a public stance on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and again in 2015 by issuing a comprehensive scientific statement. The Endocrine Society is the largest international membership organization representing scientists and health care professionals in the field of endocrinology. The Endocrine Society statements:
"Defined an EDC as a compound that, through environmental or developmental exposure, alters how an organism communicates and responds to the environment;
Asserted that there is no endocrine system that is immune to EDCs and that the effects may be transmitted to future generations (e., transgenerational);
Declared that the evidence for adverse reproductive outcomes is strong and mounting for effects in areas such as neuroendocrine, sexual development, obesity, metabolism, thyroid systems, and insulin resistance;
Highlighted the "precautionary principle" for informing decisions about exposure and risk: Chemicals must be tested before being introduced into the environment;
Encouraged scientific societies to partner with organizations with scientific and medical expertise to evaluate the effects of EDCs and communicate to other researchers, clinicians, community advocates, and politicians."
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are exogenous chemicals that can act in various ways to disrupt the delicate chemical messaging system of the body, including mimicking or blocking our normal hormone functions. They are found in our home, school, and work environments in such products as electronics, furniture foam and carpet padding treated with certain flame retardants, personal care and cleaning products, pesticides, food packaging, medical equipment, and toys. We are exposed to EDCs in our air, water, food, and through household dust. In a commentary in Environmental Health News,[i] Dr. Laura Vandenberg of the University of Massachusetts states:
"We also know that Americans today have hundreds of chemicals circulating in their bodies. Our babies are being born 'pre-polluted' with chemicals detectable in their blood, in the placenta, and in amniotic fluid because of exposure to EDCs and other contaminants during pregnancy and throughout the mother's life. We now recognize that EDCs can act at low doses . . . It is also clear that the traditional adage 'the dose makes the poison,' used by toxicologists for decades, is outdated and too simplistic when it comes to understanding the health effects associated with EDCs; studying high doses often does not tell the full story about a chemical's effects. And there are periods in our life when we are more sensitive to these chemicals; exposures during vulnerable periods of development can produce effects that might not manifest until adulthood."
EDCs are implicated through laboratory and epidemiological studies in adverse health outcomes including infertility, thyroid impairment, neurodevelopmental harm, obesity, and certain cancers including testicular, breast, prostate, and ovarian.[ii] Pregnant and nursing women, babies, infants, children, and adolescents are particularly vulnerable. Several studies have highlighted the harmful exposures of premature babies in neonatal intensive care units who are exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in medical devices, such as phthalates and bisphenol A. Phthalates are chemical substances used as plasticizers in plastics such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and found in medical devices including blood storage bags, IVs, breathing tubes, feeding tubes, and catheters.
Some simple ways to prevent or reduce exposures include:
Wash hands frequently
Dust with a damp cloth and using a vacuum with a HEPA filter
Avoid personal care products with the word "fragrance" on the label
Use glass and stainless steel instead of plastic or Teflon for food storage and cooking
Choose fresh, frozen, or dried foods (such as beans) rather than canned foods
Choose organic foods as much as possible
But it's clear we can't "shop our way out of this problem." Public policies that are based on our current scientific understanding of EDCs and prioritize protection of public health are vital to the health of current and future generations of Alaska's children. Expecting our Alaskan hospitals and medical clinics to develop a plan for acquiring and using alternative medical devices, materials, and products that do not contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals is a great place to start.
The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Consensus Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, 2015. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702494/
Introduction to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: A Guide for Public Interest Organizations and Policy Makers, 2014. A Publication of the Endocrine Society and the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN): http://ipen.org/documents/introduction-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-edcs.
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments: Promoting healthy people and healthy environments by educating and leading the nursing profession, advancing research, incorporating evidence-based practice, and influencing policy. http://envirn.org/
Health Care Without Harm – an excellent resource for health care providers interested in environmentally responsible health care: https://noharm-europe.org/issues/europe/edcs-infographic
The Endocrine Disruption Exchange – a helpful source of information on the latest science concerning endocrine disruption: https://endocrinedisruption.org/.
Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) – an information source about community-based research, science and health in Alaska. ACAT hosts free monthly teleconference seminars with leading science and policy experts on environmental health topics: akaction.org
Safer Chemicals Healthy Families – a national coalition of health professionals, parents, advocates for people with learning and developmental disabilities, reproductive health advocates, environmentalists and businesses: http://saferchemicals.org/
[i] Vandenberg, L. 2016. Commentary: 25 years of endocrine disruptor research – great strides, but still a long way to go. Environmental Health News: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2016/sept/commentary-25-years-of-endocrine-disruptor-research-2013-great-strides-but-still-a-long-way-to-go
[ii] The Endocrine Disruption Exchange Fact Sheet on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: https://endocrinedisruption.org/assets/media/documents/EDC%20Fact%20Sheet%2020170705.pdf
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Every year, Miami Music Week boasts an unfathomable number of pool parties, warehouse raves, and all-night club showcases promising a utopia of beats and beautiful people — for a price. But everyone loves a free party. And just like previous editions, Miami Music Week 2019 brings a fresh batch of bashes whose cost of admission rings in at a breezy $0.00.
As usual, New Times has the goods outlined for you. Just be sure to send those pesky RSVPs in advance and show up on time. Don't say we didn't warn you!
Sports Records Showcase at Terrestrial Funk.With Goiz, Jacob Friedland, Myco Bird, Kyle Parker, and Brother Dan. 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Gramps, 176 NW 24th St; 305-699-2669; gramps.com. Admission is free.
The Lizard & Arcadia Night. 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Centro Wynwood, 299 NW 23rd St., Miami; 786-584-2866; centrowynwood.com. Admission is free.
Carolina Takeover. With Billie Blaze, J Costea, Kooldown, and others. Noon Wednesday, March 27, at the Catalina Hotel & Beach Club, 1732 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-674-1160; catalinahotel.com. Admission is free.
Dubwise. 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Coyo Taco, 2300 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-573-8228; coyo-taco.com. Admission is free.
Hot Creations. With Jamie Jones, Erick Morillo, and David Berrie. 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
La Maison Francaise. With Arno Cost, Barbara Tucker, Francis Mercier, KC Lights, Michael Canitrot, and others. Noon Wednesday, March 27, at 1-800-Lucky, 143 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-768-9826; 1800lucky.com. Admission is free.
Selina x WMC 2019. With Gilles Peterson, DJ Jigue, and Acido Pantera. 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Brothers & Brawlers x SELINA, 359 NW 28th St., Miami; 512-555-0110; brothersandbrawlers.com. Admission is free.
Silent Addy Presents Wayup Stayup. With Silent Addy, Disco Neil, and special guests. 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
Brobot-N-Friends. With DJ Sneak, Harry Romero, Junior Sanchez, Illyus & Barrientos, and others. 5 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Coyo Taco, 2300 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-573-8228; coyo-taco.com. Admission is free with RSVP via residentadvisor.net.
Double Stubble. With DJ Hottpants, Mystic Bill, and Terence Tabeau. 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Gramps, 176 NW 24th St; 305-699-2669; gramps.com. Admission is free.
Jack Back & Friends. With Claptone, MK, Jack Back, and Amtrac. 10 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
Rich Medina Presents Home. With Rich Medina, Djinji Brown, Kenny Dope, and Ron Trent. 9 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Rácket, 150 NW 24th St., Miami; 786-637-2987; racketwynwood.com. Admission is free.
Techno & Sake. 10 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at 1-800-Lucky, 143 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-768-9826; 1800lucky.com. Admission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
World Famous. With Botnek, Dead Space, Gawp, and Kendoll. 2 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the Clevelander Hotel, 1020 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach; 305-532-4006; clevelander.com. Admission is free.
Bashment Crew presents LiiiNK.With Silent Addy and Disco Neil. 9 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Wynwood Yard, 56 Northwest 29th Street, Miami; 786-380-7760; thewynwoodyard.com. Admission is free before 11 p.m. with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
Corona Electric Beach. With Gorgon City, Sonny Fodera, Dom Dolla, and others. 1 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Shore Club South Beach, 1901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-695-3100; shoreclub.com. Admission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
JSTJR's Tacos Miami. 2 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Coyo Taco, 2300 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-573-8228; coyo-taco.com. Admission is free with RSVP via splashthat.com.
Magic City. With Jubilee, Star Eyes, Ape Drums, and others. 10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Coyo Taco, 2300 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-573-8228; coyo-taco.com.
Pete Tong Presents Vinyl. With Pete Tong, Hot Since 82, and Benton. 10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
Radiant. With Serge Devant, Kenny Glasgow, Sabb, Davi, Sis, Black Circle, Vanjee, Felipe Kaval, Sons of Immigrants, and Laurent Simeca. 12 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Nikki Beach, 1 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach; 305-538-1111; nikkibeach.com. Admission is free.
Rice & Beats. With Kenny Dope, Oscar G, DJ Sneak, Todd Terry, and others. 10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at 1-800-Lucky, 143 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-768-9826; 1800lucky.com. Admission is free.
Ten Years of Nulu. With Anané, Christian Mantini, and Louie Vega. 10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Wynwood 5th Ave, 2451 NW Fifth Ave., Miami; 305-299-5004; wynwood5thave.com. Admission is free before midnight.
Warriors Miami. With Steve Lawler, Alex Kennon, Bontan, Josh Butler, Latmun, Kenny Dope, and others. Noon Friday, March 29, at the former OHWOW Gallery, 3100 NW Seventh Ave., Miami. Admission is free before 3 p.m.
Norma Now Presents Seeing Sounds. With Spinser Tracy and Louie Arson, 10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
Brenmar Presents Bad Company. With Brenmar, Felva, and special guests. 10 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
Flashback. With Louie Vega. 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Wynwood Yard, 56 NW 29th St., Miami; 786-380-7760; thewynwoodyard.com. Admission is free before 8 p.m. with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
Fool's Gold Miami. With Todd Terry, A-Trak, Weiss, Mele, Jesse Marco, and others. 10 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at 1-800-Lucky, 143 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-768-9826; 1800lucky.com. Admission is free before midnight with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
House Techno Freqz. With Todd Terry and Alexander Technique. 10 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Rácket, 150 NW 24th St., Miami; 786-637-2987; racketwynwood.com. Admission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
Made in Mykonos. With DJ Vassili Tsilichristos. 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Kiki on the River, 450 NW N. River Dr., Miami; 305-433-0844; kikiontheriver.com. Admission is free.
The Originals. With Clark Kent, Stretch Armstrong, D-Nice, Tony Touch, and others. 10 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
Rosé Saturdays Desert Dance Edition. Lineup TBA. 12 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Nikki Beach, 1 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach; 305-538-1111; nikkibeach.com. Admission is free.
Carl Cox Presents His Disco, Funk, & Soul Event. With Carl Cox and Eric Powell. 10 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-257-4600; basementmiami.com. Admission is free.
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I've mentioned several times lately that I had a habit of trying to bring levity to my corporate jobs… just so I could survive in such a cut throat world. Getting an annual budget of 10 Million Dollars approved was a tribulation for everyone but my department. Why? I'll tell you the story.
Our CFO at one company was a Jewish Accountant at the company for 20 years. You did your annual budget presentation to the approval team of he and several senior executives each November for the following year. Everyone looked at it with dread. Abraham, (we'll call him) was a no nonsense numbers man with a PhD in mathematics. He was always well dressed and wore suspenders always (we'll get to that later…). People feared him.
We had discussed in advance the other topics and so I had a fixed amount in advance of that meeting. The day of the fateful meeting all parties showed up in the intimidating board room with all the stoic pin strip suits glaring at us. I presented it and in 2 minutes my $10 million budget was approved. One VP began yelling at about 6 decibels…."I've been here 20 years you never approve my budget that fast." Abraham replied "…you never prepare like she did!" That was that.
Who knew something as simple and fun as snapping suspenders would ensure my budget with ease for the next 4 years. It allowed me to foster a professional but relaxed relationship with a department everyone feared.
My point is that you don't have to swing a sledge hammer and act superior to get excellent, non-stressful results. Sometimes, levity and building a comfortable relationship with other departments is just the right thing to do.


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USPSTF Prostate Screening Guidance Had Impact
— Whether good or bad, however, remains controversial
by Pam Harrison, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May 22, 2018
The rates of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, prostate biopsy, and treatment of prostate cancer have all declined significantly since the publication of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer, an analysis of privately insured men in the United States has shown.
In a large cohort of approximately six million men, researchers found that PSA testing, prostate biopsy, and prostate cancer detection rates all dropped significantly between 2009 and 2014 -- most notably after 2011, when the USPSTF recommendations were first reported by the lay press, James Kearns, MD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, and colleagues wrote online in Cancer.
"In addition to finding decreased prostate cancer screening, we found that fewer men were being diagnosed with prostate cancer and even fewer men were being treated with surgery or radiation for their prostate cancer," Kearns said in a statement. "This means they are likely choosing active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, which is important because active surveillance has been shown to be safe in many men and it avoids problems associated with prostate cancer treatment such as urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction."
For the study, the researchers used the MarketScan database to identify men between ages 40 and 64 who are insured through large employers and who had a full year of data that could be analyzed.
"We examined several outcomes that we hypothesized may be impacted by the USPSTF statement on PSA screening, including PSA testing, rate of prostate needle biopsy, incident prostate cancer, and prostate cancer treatment," the investigators explained. Definitive treatment included either radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiation therapy, or brachytherapy.
"The proportion of prostate needle biopsies performed per 100 PSA tests decreased significantly over the study period (P<.01)," the team reported. For example, in 2009, the adjusted relative rate for prostate biopsies per 100 PSA tests was 1.91 (95% CI, 1.89 to 1.93). In 2012, that rate had fallen to 1.59 prostate biopsies per 100 PSA tests (95% CI 1.66 to 1.70), and by 2014, the rate had fallen further to 1.52 biopsies per 100 PSA tests (95% CI 1.50 to 1.54).
Conversely, the incidence of prostate cancer for each prostate biopsy increased slightly over the same study interval, from 0.36 (95% CI, 0.35 to 0.36) in 2009 to 0.39 (95% CI, 0.39 to 0.40) in 2014. The rates of local treatment for each diagnosis of prostate cancer followed a similar declining trajectory, from 0.67 (95% CI, 0.66 to 0.67) in 2009 to 0.54 (95% CI, 0.53 to 0.55) in 2014, while the number of men who underwent PSA screening for each prostate cancer diagnosis made increased from 141 (95% CI, 138 to 143) in 2009 to 161 (95% CI, 157 to 164) in 2014.
"Of new prostate cancer diagnoses, the proportion managed with definitive local treatment decreased from 69% (95% CI, 69%-70%) to 54% (95% CI, 53%-55%) [across the study interval]," the researchers said. "And the trends we observed were true across all age strata, including men younger than 60."
Study limitations, the authors noted, included a lack of information in the MarketScan database about race, socioeconomic status, pathologic parameters, and PSA levels.
Writing in an accompanying editorial, Christopher Filson, MD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, agreed that that there is "substantial" evidence that PSA screening rates have been dropping since the USPSTF recommendation against PSA screening, with the largest decreases among men between 60 and 64.
On the other hand, Filson acknowledged concerns that decreased detection of early-stage prostate cancer may result in higher rates of metastatic prostate cancer on diagnosis, which the authors themselves flagged as a possible public health consequence of lower PSA screening and early cancer detection rates. For example, an evaluation of the National Cancer Database suggested that there has been at least a 7% annual increase in the number of metastatic prostate cancer cases between 2007 and 2013.
"Paradoxically, this analysis revealed that the most dramatic increases in metastatic prostate cancer diagnoses were among patients age 55 to 69, who were not subjected to changes in PSA screening recommendations before 2011," Filson wrote. "This group would not have had the lead time from changes in PSA screening to eventual development of metastatic disease."
Furthermore, another analysis did not demonstrate an increase in the incidence of metastatic prostate cancer in the years after the USPSTF recommendations, although there seemed to be a suggestion of an "uptick" in metastatic prostate cancer incidence in men over the age of 75 after 2011, Filson pointed out.
In addition, greater access to healthcare may also have influenced the number of new metastatic prostate cancers diagnosed after 2012: "It is estimated that 7.6 million men ages 35-64 gained coverage between 2010 and 2015, and many of those men who suddenly had access to healthcare were previously under-insured or uninsured.
"An uptick in metastatic prostate cancer diagnoses with more interactions between patients and healthcare providers is a reasonable possibility, Clearly, existing evidence of a link between the USPSTF PSA screening recommendations and subsequent changes in the incidence in metastatic disease is mixed, at best."
He said that given that PSA screening needs a lead time of approximately 5 to 7 years for an earlier diagnosis, "one would hypothesize that any signal of increased incidence of metastatic prostate cancer would not be seen for at least that amount of time."
Kearns and Filson both reported having no conflicts of interest.
Source Reference: Kearns J, et al "PSA screening, prostate biopsy, and treatment of prostate cancer in the years surrounding the USPSTF recommendation against prostate cancer screening" Cancer 2018; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31337.
Source Reference: Filson C "Moving toward a more rational, evidence-based approach to PSA screening, diagnosis, and treatment" Cancer 2018; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31332.


For those not blessed with 20/20 vision, your daily outdoor sports routine takes on an extra level of hassle–whether it's putting in contacts in order to wear your favorite pair of sunglasses or simply giving in to not being able to ready the guidebook when out hiking. Last week, Smith announced a new online prescription eyewear program to help you see more clearly with less hassle, whether for everyday glasses wear or sun protection outdoors.
Smith dominates the goggle market in snow sports, so it only makes sense that the company now brings their technology to mountain biking. The new Squad MTB goggle will feature the same multi-condition optics, ventilation, and integrated helmet fit you have come to expect from a classic Smith goggle.


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Gavel of AAAP Presidency Passes to Dr. Eric Jensen
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Aviagen's Vice President of Veterinary Services Dr. Eric Jensen has been elected as the new President of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP), replacing outgoing President Dr. Nathaniel Tablante, a Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland.
A long-time and active member of the AAAP, Dr. Jensen will hold this office for one year, after having served on the board of directors for five years and as president elect the previous year. He was officially appointed on Aug. 4 during a ceremony at the 62nd annual AAAP Business Meeting, which took place Aug. 2-5 in Washington, D.C.
Aviagen and the AAAP have a common mission to share the latest scientific developments, resulting in ongoing improvements that propel the poultry industry forward. Aviagen is a longstanding supporter of the AAAP, and this year pledged $5,000 as a Platinum AAAP sponsor, in addition to donating more than $5,000 to four Preceptor Scholarship Awards for 2019. The scholarship is intended to assist veterinary students as they explore avian medicine as a career.
AAAP – advancing health and welfare through knowledge
As a professional organization for poultry veterinarians in North America, with many Central and South American members, the AAAP endeavors to "promote scientific knowledge to improve the health, welfare and productivity of poultry in an effort to provide safe and abundant food for the world." In doing so, it produces a wealth of scholarly articles, journals and other publications, and each year organizes the annual meeting as a forum for idea exchange and relationship building.
This year members explored the topic of "Investigating Disease and Assessing Productivity Using Epidemiological Tools." There were more tha 140 oral presentations and 130 posters on numerous topics, including case reports, enteric health, antimicrobials, avian influenza, food safety, diagnostics and more.
During his tenure as president, Dr. Jensen explains that the organization will focus on improving diversity in its membership, as well as advocating the profession to new veterinary and research graduates. "It's an honor to continue serving the AAAP as president," he commented. "The future of the industry depends on attracting bright young minds with a passion to supply today's and tomorrow's generations with a secure, healthy and sustainable source of protein."
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Dr. Jensen has more than 30 years of experience as a veterinarian specializing in poultry medicine. He joined Aviagen in 1995 as Program Veterinarian and in 2015 was promoted to his current role as Vice President of Veterinary Services. He holds a Master of Avian Medicine and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, both from the University of Georgia in the US.
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Varig Flight 820 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Galeão Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Orly Airport, Paris, France. On 11 July 1973, the Boeing 707 made an emergency landing in a field in Saulx-les-Chartreux, a commune located about 5 km south of the destination airport, due to smoke in the cabin. The fire, smoke, and crash at the final part of the landing resulted in 123 deaths, with 11 survivors (10 crew, 1 passenger).
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New Phones Flock To Unlocked Market
Jospeh Palenchar ⋅ Published: January 6, 2016
CES has turned into a key venue for smartphone companies to show their latest unlocked phones to retailers.
Unlocked-phone suppliers such as Yezz, Polaroid, Nubia and NUU are displaying their latest models, which include a Yezz model that could be the first phone with 360-degree video capture.
The products are entering an unlocked market that Strategy Analytics says will grow more than 43 percent in the U.S. in 2016. Unlocked models accounted for 1 percent of total smartphone volumes in the U.S. in 2012, 4 percent in 2014, and 7 percent in 2015 and will rise to 16 percent by 2020, the company says.
"The unlocked market is definitely growing," said Jon Maron, VP/marketing and communications for Alcatel OneTouch in North America. "Right now we see it as accounting for less than 10 percent of the total mobile market in the U.S., but as consumers come to better understand this purchasing option, we see it growing quite substantially."
As mid-range-price devices "continue to offer greater flagship-style experiences at an even greater value, unlocked carrier-agnostic options will drive new smartphone users, and we expect this to actually increase replacement rates," he said.
For his part, Andrew Elliot, ZTE USA VP of strategic marketing for mobile devices, called the unlocked phone market a "high-growth, high-value market." Unlocked sales are being driven by leasing and equipment installment payment (EIP) plans that "take smartphones back to their 'real' values rather than subsidized prices, which will make cost-sensitive consumers search for alternative or more affordable options in open and online channels," he said.
Here's what CES attendees will find at the show:
Acer: The Liquid Jade Primo will offer Windows 10, a 1920 by 1080 AMOLED display, and a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash. It's the company's first phone with AMOLED display and first with 21-megapixel camera, up from 13 megapixels. It will be sold unlocked and to carriers and will be available mid-March.
Honor: The Huawei brand is expected to bring its phones to the U.S. for the first time. Details were unavailable, but a launch event is planned. Honor is sold online in China and other counties.
Nubia: The three-year-old ZTE subsidiary is bringing its unlocked Z9 Max elite, Z9 mini elite, and Z9 third-anniversary special edition to the show. Nubia products are available in the U.S., Europe and other countries.
Nuu Mobile: The unlocked Z8 Android smartphone features LTE, 1.7GHz octacore processor, Android 5.0 Lollipop, 5.5-inch 1080p display, 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony optics and low-light sensor, 8-megapixel front camera with wide-angle lens, main-camera burst mode, choice of16GB or 32GB storage, 64GB MicroSD car slot, 2GB RAM, and dual LTE SIMs. The 16GB version is $249, and the 32GB version is $299. They're available.
Polaroid: The brand is unveiling the Polaroid Snap and the $249 Polaroid Power to its line of unlocked U.S. phones. The dual-SIM, LTE-equipped Android 5.1 smartphones are upgradable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Power is the first Polaroid phone in the U.S. with octa-core processor. It features 6-inch Full HD IPS display, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, MicroSD card slot, and 13-megapixel main camera with two-tone LED flash. It's due in the spring.
The Snap, available now, comes in 5-, 5.5- and 6-inch sizes with 720p IPS display, quad-core, 64-bit processor, and choice of 1GB RAM with 8GB storage or 2GB RAM with 16GB storage. Prices start at $129.
Yezz: Smartphones are getting 360-degree 4K cameras with Yezz's launch of the LTE-equipped 5.5-inch Sfera. The Android Marshmallow phone creates a 360-degree image or video by stitching together the images or videos captured by special lenses on the front and rear cameras.
Users will be able to horizontally and vertically browse the captured image or video on a touchscreen device. Through the Cardboard Viewer option, users will be able to use a Google Cardboard viewer to view their 360 degree images and videos with a VR experience.
The first generation will offer 2.3GHz octacore processor, 3GB RAM, and 4K H.265 video encoding at 30fps. Pricing was unavailable.
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Joon will not spend the year 2019. The low-cost airline, launched just thirteen months ago by Air France, will disappear. Following discussions initiated in mid-November, Ben Smith, Air France-KLM's Chief Executive Officer, and Air France's three representative trade unions for aircrew (PNC) - SNPNC, UNAC and UNSA- PNC - reached an agreement on Thursday, 10 January, on "The integration of Joon's employees and aircraft into Air France".
This decision is anything but a surprise. Since his arrival at the controls, the new boss of the Franco-Dutch company has never concealed the fact that he did not like the creation of Joon. Internally, reports an administrator of the company, he considers it as " a wart ". He further pleads "A simplification of brands", too many for his taste in the group where cohabit, Air France, Hop !, Joon, Transavia and KLM.
This profusion does not fail to disrupt the customer. "The multiplicity of brands has created complexity and has unfortunately weakened the power of the Air France brand", regretted the direction. "Customers can not see the consistency between Joon and Air France", analyzes Christelle Auster, Secretary General of the National Union of Airborne Commercial Personnel (SNPNC) of Air France.
Launched by Jean-Marc Janaillac, Ben Smith's predecessor, Joon was a hybrid company. With its operating costs reduced by 13% compared to those of its parent company, its main mission was to help Air France make its loss-making lines profitable. A goal achieved in particular with the hiring of hundreds of stewardesses and stewards to pay conditions much lower than those of their counterparts at Air France. This decision probably cost Janaillac his job. On the occasion of the consultation, organized in May 2018 with Air France staff, the company's PNCs had voted en masse against the salary agreement proposed by the former CEO, who had had to resign.
On paper, Joon has so far fulfilled his mission. The young company became a beneficiary, with a filling rate close to 90% and a 5% increase in the number of passengers on its medium-haul flights. But this result is in trompe-l'oeil, note Mme Auster. "Air France supported all the infrastructure and the costs, while the recipes went to Joon", She says. Last summer, Air France's PNC unions alerted about the conditions and suffering at work of their counterparts in Joon. The latter denounced overloaded schedules linked in particular to the rise of the company.
Under the terms of the agreement with management, the 600 hostesses and stewards of Joon "Will be integrated into Air France at the remuneration level of the Air France cabin crew", says Mme Auster. However, says the Secretary General, "Their career will be slowed down for three years". A "New Compensation Condition That Will Apply to All NCPs to be Hired in the Future", she adds.
"A give and take" which satisfies the three representative unions of Air France flight attendants and stewards. For meme Auster, this agreement marks "The end of the permanent conflict" between the unions and the management of Air France, which had been going on for several years. According to her, it marks especially "Ben Smith's willingness to restore a peaceful social dialogue with all categories of staff".
The scheduled end of Joon is also a signal sent by the new boss internally as well as towards the customers. In an email to employees on Wednesday, January 9, Smith said Air France will position itself on "High-contribution trips", that is to say the passengers who bring back the most.
This " upmarket "accompanied by "Desire for harmonization", reports Mme Auster, will be illustrated by an increase in the number of first class seats, business class and Premium Economy. And this, "To increase the recipe", especially on the inner lines, says the trade unionist. Ben Smith has thus affirmed his will "To put very French products in Air France planes, even if it is expensive"adds the SNPNC General Secretary. With the example of wines, cheeses, butters of renown and big marks which will find their place in cabin.
After Joon, which is expected to merge with Air France in April, Smith is expected to tackle Hop!, The regional airline subsidiary. The mark should be kept, but the management wants "Rationalize the fleet which, with three types of aircraft, is considered too expensive", concludes Mme Auster.


"The way to war is a well-paved highway and the way to peace is still a wilderness."
"The Rotary way works! But Rotary has no patent on it, for it is but the Golden Rule in action.
Any person, any nation, can apply it by displacing negative hatred and fear with goodwill based upon understanding.
Peace among nations is not impossible of attainment; they can find peace if they will."
Study the history of Peace in the Rotary Movement. This section is related to the "Fourth Object of Rotary."
In the middle of the twentieth century, two young people wrote a "religious" song, "Let there be peace on earth", at a retreat, at Camp Herman, in the San Francisco Bay Area hills. The rights for use of the song, by Rotary, were granted to Rotary International by the authors.
"And when I attempted suicide and I didn't succeed, I knew for the first time unconditional love—which God is. God is unconditional love. You are totally loved, totally accepted, just the way you are. In that moment I was not allowed to die, and something happened to me which is very difficult to explain. I had an eternal moment of truth, in which I knew I was loved, and knew I was here for a purpose."
Jill Jackson Miller, author of "Let There be Peace on Earth,"
describing events in her early life that developed her unique philosophy of Peace.
The song "Let There be Peace on Earth" has become a global anthem for peace. The late Jill Jackson Miller, an actress and songwriter, wrote "Let There be Peace on Earth" in the summer of 1955. Since that time the song and its message has circulated around the globe.
Miller movingly speaks of her early life—how she became an orphan as a young girl, and her difficult journey through foster care, that led her into despair and attempted suicide. She describes that it was then that she realized the presence of a higher power in her life and how she eventually came to write the song. It is a song that has rippled and spread around the world, taking on a life of its own, as people began to live the message and share the song.
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