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The market is really banking on a stimulus deal by year end: Wealth Advisor
Luis Strohmeier, Octavia Wealth Advisors Partner and Wealth Advisor joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel to discuss the latest market action.
ZACK GUZMAN: Well, there is progress in terms of the expectations that a stimulus deal might be coming through here. Investors focusing in on that here as we got the update on the unemployment front. So I want to bring in our next guest here for more on the market reaction in terms of how investors should be playing the news here.
Luis Strohmeier is Octavio Wealth Advisors-- he's with Octavio Wealth Advisors, and he joins us right now.
Luis, when we focus in on it-- I mean, you heard Emily walking through that-- the numbers there. This is, of course, why we want to see a stimulus deal come through here because a lot of those support systems set to fall off at the end of December. What do you make of where we're at right now and how investors should be playing the latest?
LUIS STROHMEIER: Yeah, certainly the news are encouraging for a stimulus package to get through. We'll see if we can get this through in the next few days. I think the market really is banking on the fact that we're going to have a stimulus package before year end.
Certainly for next year, understanding the numbers on unemployment, I think it's certainly-- it hits it right on the head with the COVID cases rising and so forth. Unemployment numbers are going to go--
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As far as 2021, I think we'll see what's going to happen with this vaccine-- these vaccines, and I think certainly there's a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. So 2021 is going to continue to be a year of recovery, not only in the US but overseas as well. So I do see some positives. And I know we're hitting records on the NASDAQ and the S&P, but I do think that 2021 will bring another 7% to 9% upside on the-- excuse me, on the S&P.
AKIKO FUJITA: Luis, we heard President-elect Joe Biden yesterday saying that this $900 billion package that's being currently negotiated on the Hill would be a down payment. Certainly expecting something bigger come January or February. How much of that expectation do you think has already been baked into the market?
LUIS STROHMEIER: You know, maybe a little bit. I'm not so sure if this-- I could consider a $900 billion stimulus package as a down payment, so we'll see. I think that we're going to have to be aggressive so we can get a handle on what's going on. Certainly with the winter months coming, it would be for sure an incubation period-- additional incubation period for the virus. So this could be extended another two to three months with the level of infections surging.
So I don't know exactly if this is-- if the market really takes or bakes this into today's valuation, but for sure I do believe that the $900 billion stimulus that we're talking about right now is very much baked in.
ZACK GUZMAN: Yeah, that seems to be the case. I mean, we've been getting the updates it's increasingly likely that we would get something through. We've heard from Congress there on that front that they weren't going to break without getting a deal through.
But when you look at the specific opportunities here-- I was reading through your notes. Looks like you like the regional and national banks here as some beaten-down opportunities as well as Royal Dutch Shell in the energy space. Talk to you about why you think those are the best opportunities investors might want to focus on now.
LUIS STROHMEIER: You know, if we look at energy in 2020, it's been just dismal. It's been horrific for them, the ups and downs. So the other smaller energy companies are fighting just to stay alive.
I think the bigger ones are going to get stronger. And then as far as Shell or BP or other large-- Exxon, Chevron, they've been investing over the years-- over the last 10, 15 years into alternative energy, and they're very-- their portfolios are very, very strong in the alternative space. And I think just with this new administration being so proactive in pro alternative fuels, I think it's only going to benefit their balance sheet.
And if you look at what's happened since the election-- let's take Royal Dutch Shell. I mean, the stock price is up over 26%, 27% since the election. So that should tell you something. And so there is some value there.
As far as the regional banks, I think it's a good play in a low-interest-rate environment, and it's going to stay like this for quite a long time, and I believe that regional banks are going to have a tough time just fighting through just because a lot of them don't have trading arms, which is really the biggest profit center for national banks in 2020.
So assuming that trend continues, I think you're going to see consolidation in the regional banks just to stay competitive, to stay afloat.
AKIKO FUJITA: Luis, just to follow up on some of those energy names, sure, alternative energy with some of these companies is a growing area, but those names that you mention still trade largely on where oil is. How do you think investors should be sort of deciphering that right now? On the one hand, you've got the positive that you said will likely come from climate policies from the Biden administration, but these are still companies that have a huge holding. Their revenue is largely still dependent on where oil trades.
LUIS STROHMEIER: Yeah, and I think that's where the disconnect is. I think if we would have looked at 20 years ago or 10 years ago where 90%, 95% of the portfolio is reliant on oil, particular exploration, distribution, and so forth, yes. But, you know, forward 20 years, and now their portfolios are in the double digits percentagewise and increasing 10%, 15%, 20% per year as far as their total business in the alternative fuels.
I think, you know, maybe the correlation is not as high as it should have been, and I think there's some value there. So it shouldn't be played exactly-- it shouldn't be such as high correlation with the price of oil. So that's where I think that you can pick up some value, and that [INAUDIBLE] over the last three or four weeks.
ZACK GUZMAN: Yeah. No, energy definitely one of those sectors that deserves a shoutout in terms of their performance, as you said, over the last three or four weeks and since the election in general.
Luis Strohmeier with Octavia Wealth Advisors, appreciate you joining us here to discuss all that with us.


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The Bishop of the Anglican Church, Peter, is one of our graduates. He has started a pre-school, which Justin and I visited this morning. 52 children dressed in their Sunday best, greeted us with singing and clapping, placing lei-like flower circles over our heads. We were welcomed warmly by Bishop Peter and a visiting Bishop from Amongpiny county, 45 miles north of here.
Imagine my surprise when the children stood and began to sing the days of the week - the same way the Stratford students sing it. I video taped their performance and sent to Linda Huff in the hopes she can play it for her children.
You will notice in two photos attached below the children holding toothbrushes and toothpaste, donated by a Virginia Beach dentist with a connection to Stratford Pre-School. The kids were ecstatic and Bishop Peter so appreciative. Now someone will have t teach them how to use a toothbrush...
Next order of business was the Rotary Club of Rumbek, newly formed in February of this year. Meetings are held twice a month from 11-Noon, in the Civic Engagement Center built with USAid funds. There are 25 members - 3 of them females - 16 were present today. One of the officers gave a brief account of how this club came to be and what the members hoped to accomplish. Then they wanted to hear from me, so I did my best in unrehearsed fashion, to talk about Rotary in general and my club specifically. After answering questions we were served tea and biscuits - cookies. I really enjoyed the time with these new Rotarians!
After lunch Justin and I met the two Education Deans from Rumbek University at the campus closest to Abukloi. This is the first campus used by the University, and more amenities were provided here than at the other two campuses combined - solar power, satellite dish for Internet, bright, airy rooms with lots of windows and glass panels on the exterior doors. It has great possibilities, and we are positive about the location so close to the school.
It's been overcast, cool, and breezy all day - reminds me of Fall in the U.S. Rain around Noon. I had the pool all to myself in the late afternoon. Laundry is soaking in a basin in the shower. Plenty to do before I settle down for the night.
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Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Pratap Ranade, co-founder of kimonolabs. In this second part, he addresses founding a startup.
Pratap Ranade is a co-founder of kimonolabs, a startup founded in 2013. He was kind enough to conduct an e-mail interview with us, which we will present in two parts.


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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Shares Progress Toward Completing Great American Rail-Trail
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) revealed, recently, that nearly $13 million in funding has been secured for Great American Rail-Trail segments. The Great American Rail-Trail is the nation's first cross-country multiuse trail, spanning 3,700 miles over 12 states between Washington, D.C., and Washington State. The investment will help to close trail gaps and to improve existing sections of trail along the route of the Great American Rail-Trail, which currently stands at 52% complete. In addition, RTC indicated that nearly 100 miles of new trail along the route are expected to be completed in 2020.
The "Great American" is a signature project of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the nation's largest trails organization—with a grassroots community more than 1 million strong—dedicated to connecting people and communities through a nationwide network of public trails. The trail was first envisioned by RTC in the late 1980s, and, for decades, has been an underpinning of the organization's strategy to create a nationwide network of public trails.
"Since we revealed the route of the Great American in May, there has been an outpouring of enthusiasm for the project," said Ryan Chao, president of RTC. "People are excited about the potential of hiking or biking across the country, and communities are excited about the economic opportunity the project represents. We all know that funding is key to completing the trail, and these early investments give us optimism in the funding and trail miles that will continue to grow."
Since May 2019, local partners have secured the following funding for trail development along the Great American Rail-Trail:
Bolivar Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail (Ohio), receiving $54,375 from the Timken Foundation of Canton to connect the trail to Bolivar.
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail SR 800 Extension (Ohio), receiving $483,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation to develop trail between Zoarville and Dover.
North Judson Erie Trail Extension (Indiana), receiving one of the state's Next Level Trails grants for $390,750 to construct 2.1 miles of trail between the eastern terminus of the Erie Trail at U 3 and the town of Ora.
Veterans Memorial Trail (Indiana), receiving a Next Level Trails grant for $302,956 to construct 0.9 mile of paved multiuse trail from Tower Crossing to the Lake and Porter county line along US 231.
Erie Lackawanna to Pennsy Greenway (Indiana), receiving a Next Level Trails grant for $2,910,172 to complete 2.3 miles of trail between Rohrman Park and Clark Road.
Iowa River Trail, Steamboat Rock Extension (Iowa), receiving $375,000 in state grant funding to complete 4.4 miles of paved trail between Steamboat Rock and Eldora.
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (Iowa), receiving $530,000 in state funding and $200,000 in regional funding to pave more than 3 miles of the existing crushed-stone Heart of Iowa Nature Trail.
High Trestle Trail Extension (Iowa), receiving $403,175 in state grant funding to complete 1 mile of paved trail between Bouton and Woodward.
Tekoa Trestle, Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (Washington), receiving $1.7 million in the state's 2019–2021 capital budget to refurbish the trestle over the town of Tekoa and open for trail use.
Beverly Bridge, Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (Washington), receiving $5.1 million in the state's 2019–2021 capital budget to refurbish the trestle crossing the Columbia River and open for trail use.
"The Great American is a bold project that will take years to complete, but the progress this year is good momentum," said Chao. "This will be the single greatest trail project in the history of the United States, and every community and state along the route is contributing to the massive undertaking."
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So, on Facebook, an old friend threw down the gauntlet on a subject that is near and dear to my heart and rather boring to most folks.
I now vent in the specific direction of "Oxfordians" who believe that William Shakespeare did not write his own poetry and plays: REALLY? Have you read Edward DeVere's poetry? Have you studied anything about his personal narcissism? Have you asked yourself why such a vain man would put his own name to poetry that a sixth-grader might be ashamed to own – but Shakespeare's name to the greatest English verse ever conceived? Have you wondered how a subpar writer who died in 1604 could've written plays credited to William Shakespeare that were written after that? Some dated as late as 1613????!?
This led to a lengthy and, to my mind, extremely pleasant exchange, other than the friend of my friend who referred to me as a "garrulous douchebag." In this exchange, I pointed out that I fully believe that William Shakespeare wrote his own poetry and plays, but I believe William Shakespeare was a pseudonym, and not William Shaksper of Stratford, who usually gets the credit. I also addressed the dating of the plays, but the subject of DeVere's supposedly low-quality poetry called to mind an excerpt from Charlton Ogburn's "The Mysterious William Shakespeare: The Myth and the Reality," which is a tome that many Oxfordians consider to be the gold standard of Oxfordianism. I had thought that the test he mentions on page 393 of that book would be somewhere online, but, alas, it is not.
So, being the garrulous douchebag that I am, I thought I ought to remedy that.
I now quote Ogburn at length from pages 393-393 of his book. His words are in blue. In this excerpt, Ogburn quotes a Dartmouth professor names Louis P. Bénézet, whose words are in green.
This mixture contains seventy lines; there are six passages from the works of one author, seven from the other; no passage is longer than eight lines; none shorter than four.
An old friend of mine, who has been teaching English for forty years, took my booklet home and made an honest attempt, after careful reading and study, to pick out the Shakespeare passages. I met him afterwards, and he confessed that he had missed three of the first eight and was not sure enough to go on to the end.
But the most surprising test was an interview which I had, four years ago, with a famous professor of literature from one of the nation's oldest and greatest universities, a man whose name is synonymous with literary knowledge and who is quoted from coast to coast [William Lyon Phelps of Yale].
I read him the pot-pourri. "What do you think of it?" I asked.
"It is beautiful," he replied.
"Where do you place it?" I asked.
"Oh, it is Elizabethan," was his answer.
"Did one man write all of it?" I persisted.
Should cease, my grief by wisdom's power oppressed.
And frantic mad with evermore unrest.
As die I will or suffer wrong again.
Which wit or labour never may endower.
Who art as black as hell and dark as night.
Who taught thy tongue with woeful words of plaint?
The answers are in white text below. Highlight to read.
So? How did you do? Let me know in the comments. Don't cheat; that's no fun.
Edward de Vere, using his own name, wrote lines 1-6, 13-18, 23-26, 35-42, and 47-64.
Mormons have long been hesitant to discuss the subject of temple garments in casual conversation, because such garments serve as reminders of sacred covenants that aren't to be taken lightly.
That's why I bristle every time someone dismisses them as "magic underwear," or worse. I don't think such comments are always intended to be cruel, but they demonstrate a lack of sensitivity with regard to a religious practice that requires a great deal of context to be properly understood.
A few decades ago, I felt that such context was unlikely to be found in the loosey-goosey atmosphere that often prevailed in dressing rooms when I was a theater student at the University of Southern California. So when it came to changing into costume, I initially tried to find ways to do it out of public view. This was easy in the Bing Theatre, USC's largest proscenium, because I could change in a bathroom stall without calling any attention to myself. But in the smaller theaters, the bathrooms were too tiny, so I ended up trying to put on my costumes in the dark corners of crowded spaces, which was very much a hit-or-miss proposition.
So I eventually gave up.
After a few semesters of this pointless hide-and-seek, I got dressed right alongside everyone else and braced myself for a wave of ridicule that never came. Oh, sure, there were a few questions here and there, but they were never unkind. If there were rude or nasty comments, I never heard them.
All this is prelude to the news, reported by the Salt Lake Tribune, of an upcoming ABC-TV drama showing a Mormon character wearing nothing but his temple garments.
"Quantico," which premieres on Sept. 27, follows the lives of several FBI recruits in training. At one point when they are disrobing, a Mormon recruit gets asked if he is wearing "pajamas under (his) clothes." This raises more questions, and the Mormon explains that Latter-day Saints are appealing to the FBI because they "respect authority, don't drink or take drugs, spend time in foreign countries, and they speak several languages," according to the Tribune. And that's pretty much it.
If that's all that happens, I don't really see this as much of a problem. Certainly it could be a whole lot worse.
In discussing this with a friend, he pointed out that ABC would never feature a scene where someone was wearing, say, a T-shirt with a Mohammad cartoon. That's true, but I think it's because writers fear backlash, not because they intrinsically respect Islam more than Mormonism. In addition, it doesn't sound like the point of the scene is to make fun of Mormons or temple garments, but rather to depict a moment that has surely had several real-life antecedents with LDS FBI recruits, and one that is not that different from my own experience.
As for those who insist that it is never appropriate to show temple garments in any context, they need to take issue with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which officially released an explanatory video and pictures of temple garments earlier this year.
Don't misunderstand me. This is still an insensitive thing for "Quantico" to do, and I'm troubled by reports that suggest that, over the course of the series, the Mormon character doesn't live up to the standards of his faith. There's also still a question as to whether or not that particular scene will make it to air. But what I find encouraging is the fact that there's a Mormon character at all. Television now seems to be willing to depict a Latter-day Saint as a three-dimensional human being rather than as a stereotype used to openly mock religion.
As Mormons become more prominent, we should expect pop culture to take notice and also anticipate that there will be a few bumps in the road along the way. That shouldn't be a reason to go back to dressing in the dark.
Every time someone is thoughtful enough to take time out of their day to wish me well, I think that act of kindness deserves a personalized response, and it takes time to respond to 180 different people, and if I get started mid-day, more well-wishes from others pop up as I'm writing back, so I end up feeling like I'm falling behind, and what ought to be a fun exchange with friends ends up feeling a bit like a chore, which is an ungrateful way to respond to good folks who care enough about me to say so. So I've decided to steer clear of Facebook all day until everyone's news feed moves on to the next birthday, and then I can begin the response process on the second day of my 48th year on Planet Earth.
So for all of you wishing me well, thank you so much. You have made me loved and appreciated, and that's no small thing in this lonely world of ours.
So if I'm not going to hang out on Facebook, the least I can do is to keep this blog from drifting off into oblivion. I thought I'd weigh in on a few issues that have been rumbling around in my brain, each of which could easily merit a blog post of their own.
I've written the definitive piece on Trump's candidacy in my most recent column for the Deseret News, but I fail to mention the issue that is of primary concern to most of those following this bizarre reality show circus, which is that of The Donald's hair.
It's funny, sure, but The Donald doesn't wear a toupee. That's all his own hair, which is why there's so dang much of it. A toupee wouldn't consume such a large degree of Trumpian scalpular geography. It would just sit there like a dead raccoon, much the way William Shatner's has done for lo these many decades.
I'm convinced Trump manipulates huge swaths of bleached hair to cover scalpular* portions which God hath left desolate. A toup would just fly off in a strong wind, not flutter askew like a pencil troll gone to seed.
The evidence clearly suggests overcombing, not hairpiecing.
While I respect the fact that Mr. Malkovich has made far less ridiculous scalpular choices than The Donald, I find it very tedious that so many atheists keep claiming there is "absolutely no evidence" of God's existence, which is false, when what they mean is that there is "absolutely no proof" of God's existence, which is, in fact, true.
Mormons deal with this a lot.
For quite some time, the Mormon blogosphere, known by the faithful as the "Bloggernacle," has been engaged in a long-running discussion/argument/flame war as to the historicity of The Book of Mormon – the book of scripture, not the rancid musical. For those of you who are unaware, The Book of Mormon purports to be a translation of ancient religious records of people that migrated to the American continent and established a civilization that all but collapsed circa 400 AD. It is now fashionable in certain circles to refer to The Book of Mormon as "inspired fiction," and, while it represents a tour de force of religious insight by purported-translator-but-assumed-author Joseph Smith, there is "no evidence" that there were actual people called Nephites and Lamanites who lived and died and did stuff.
Over at a blog called "Enigmatic Mirror," Mormon scholar William Hamblin has been exchanging posts with a non-Mormon academic named Philip Jenkins, who likens belief in The Book of Mormon as a historical, non-fictional document to belief in Bigfoot – who we all know is Cain, punished to wander the earth swathed in matted, unbleached Donald Trump combover strands for thousands of years until he finally guest stars as Andre the Giant on The Six Million Dollar Man.
Jenkins refuses to either read The Book of Mormon or even acknowledge that there is any reason to do so, because there is – you guessed it – "no evidence" that it's historical. When Hamblin suggests that Jenkins has "tacitly" admitted that at least some evidence exists, Jenkins gets quite huffy.
This is the primary argument, incidentally, on an issue of far graver importance than the nature of God or scripture – namely, the identity of William Shakespeare. There is considerable evidence, but no proof, that William Shakespeare was not the similarly named William Shakspere/Shaxper/Shagspur of Stratford-on-Avon who currently gets all the credit for those plays, sonnets, and poems, but rather that William Shakespeare was the pseudonym of Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, much the same way Stallion Cornell is the pseudonym of Jim Bennett, the 47-year-old wannabe Duke of Earl. Yet if you go to Wikipedia, source of all wisdom, Oxfordians base their case on "the dearth of evidence for any conspiracy as evidence of its success." So not only is there "no evidence" that Oxford was Shakespeare, but the lack of evidence is our evidence? What the crap is that?
If evidence were always proof, then why would we have a criminal justice system? Jury trials involve two opposing advocates using identical evidence to argue for diametrically opposite conclusions. Even the most devoutly religious concede there is no conclusive proof that God exists, but they'll offer up a great deal of evidence for why they believe he does. But if the intellectually lazy can equate a lack of proof with a lack of evidence, then they can end all arguments before they begin.
You know what else bugs me? Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who.
As I announced in one of my columns, I'm binge-watching Doctor Who, which has conveniently incorporated the changing actors in the lead role into the plot structure of the show. The show's title character is the Doctor, a time-travelling, nigh-unto-immortal alien whose surname is not Who. When the Doctor is close to death, he "regenerates," i.e. turns into an entirely different person played by an entirely different actor. While he retains his memories from previous incarnations, his personality changes with each new body, too.
Well, pretty bad, as it turns out.
Eccleston, Tennant, and Smith played the Doctor as a sort of dashing, eccentric rogue, but Capaldi is a 57-year-old arthritic curmudgeon. He's a full three decades older than Matt Smith, and his Doctor is so far removed from Smith's interpretation that it's very difficult to suspend disbelief and pretend they're the same person. I'm three episodes in to Season 8, and I was hoping I'd accept Capaldi by now. I don't. But at least there's no combover.
And so we've come full circle. Again, thank you for you kind wishes, and maybe I'll post here a few more times before my next birthday.
* I have used the word "scalpular" several times in this blog post, when, to my knowledge, "scalpular" isn't really a word. Autocorrect keeps trying to change it to "sculptural." If you can't tell by the context, I use "scalpular" as an adjective with a definition meaning "of or pertaining to the scalp." Should this word be incorporated into common English parlance, I will therefore expect Webster's Dictionary to send me royalty checks. In any case, I have copyrighted "scalpular" and reserved all ancillary rights thereto. Should you decide to say it in conversation, you will owe me $.25 per usage.


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Well done to the brave Year 11 students who are vying for Silver Leader positions, especially those who were part of the Gold Leader application process. Students were encouraged to listen and commend these students in House Meetings.
One day of attendance will make a difference. Mr Green shared the percentages for the different Houses with Balkuin still in the lead, but the other houses are trailing by fractions of a percent.
Honour our family and the loss of a family member. Assembly stood and shared 1 minute of silence in honour of Mrs Judy Walker who was part of our fabulous cleaning team and who had relatives both on staff and amongst our students.
Ms Paul & Ms Runham invited Year 10 to 12 students to become part of the 2019 'Hawks Catering Crew' to cater for events including sports carnivals and Presentation Night. Students need to be interested and have a passion in the food industry and do not need to be completing hospitality classes. Application forms are available from P Block.
Mr Martin encouraged students to finalise applications for The Sports' Academy. Many students have nominated but need to return application forms with parent signature. If students have nominated for multiple academies, they were asked to ensure Mr Martin knows your preferences.


Lorna's Swingset is based in Fort Collins, Colorado and plays jazz of the 30's and 40's in the style of Django Reinhardt. Most of the time you till find us around town playing as a duo, but for this year's FOCOMX we will be bringing back Jerry Schneider, our fantastic rhythm guitarist from Vancouver! This will be our 4th year playing for FOCOMX.


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Q: Maximum interval of existence for the ODE $\space y'=\frac{y}{x}$. ODE: $\space y'=\frac{y}{x}$
Its solution is $\space y=Cx$
Here, I think Maximum interval of existence of solution is $(-\infty,+\infty)$
Or it is $\space \mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\} \space$ (because, ODE is not defined for $\space x=0$)
Please, help me in finding right solution. (I'm confused!)

A: It is not $(-\infty, \infty)$ becasue of the reason you mentioned. It cannot be $\mathbb R \setminus \{0\}$ because this set is not an interval!. The correct answer is $(0,\infty)$ or $(-\infty,0)$.

A: The initial value problem
$$\dot{y}=\frac{dy}{dx}=f(x),\quad y(0)=y_0,\tag{1}$$
has a unique solution $y(x)$ defined on a maximal interval of existence $(\alpha, \beta)$. Furthermore, if $\beta < \infty$ $(\alpha > -\infty)$ and if
$$\lim_{x\to \beta^-}y(x)=L\quad\left(\lim_{x\to \alpha^+}y(x)=L\right)$$
exists, then $L\in\dot{E}$, the boundary of $E$. On the other hand, if the above limit exists and $L \in E$, then $\beta = \infty, f(L) = 0$.
Theorem: Let $E$ be an open subset of $\mathbb R^n$ and assume that $f \in C^1(E)$. Then for each point $y_0 \in E$, there is a maximal interval $J$ on which the initial value problem $(1)$ has a unique solution, $y(x)$; i.e., if the initial value problem has a solution $h(x)$ on an interval $I$ then $I \subseteq J$ and $h(x) = y(x)$ for all
$x \in I$. Furthermore, the maximal interval $J$ is open; i.e., $J = (\alpha, \beta)$.
Definition (Maximal interval of existence).
The interval $(\alpha, \beta)$ in the above theorem is called the maximal interval of existence of the solution $y(x)$ of the initial value problem $(1)$ or simply the maximal interval of existence of the initial value problem $(1)$.
Corollary.
Let $E$ be an open subset of $\mathbb R^n$ and assume that $f \in C^1(E)$ and let $(\alpha, \beta)$ be the maximal interval of existence of the solution $y(x)$ of the initial value problem $(1)$. If $\beta < \infty$ $(\alpha > −\infty)$ and if
$$\lim_{x\to \beta^-}y(x)=L\quad\left(\lim_{x\to \alpha^+}y(x)=L\right),$$
then $L \in \dot{E}$.
Example. Consider
$$\dot{y}=\frac{-1}{2y},\quad y(0)=1.$$
The solution is given by
$$y(x)=\sqrt{1-x}.$$
The solution is defined on its maximal interval of existence $(\alpha, \beta) = (−\infty, 1)$. The function $f(x)=-1/(2x)\in C^{1}(E)$ where $E=(0,\infty)$ and $\dot{E}=\{0\}$. Note that
$$\lim_{x\to 1^-}y(x)=0\in\dot{E}.$$
Original Problem.
$$\dot{y}=\frac{y}{x},\quad y(0)=y_0\tag{2}.$$
Solving $(2)$ we find that $y(x)=Cx$. Using the initial condition $y(0)=y_0$ implies that $y(0)=0$ or $y_0=0$. Therefore, we have
$$\dot{y}=\frac{y}{x},\quad y(0)=0\tag{3}.$$
Thus, the maximum interval of existence is $(\alpha, \beta) \in \{(−\infty, 0),(0, \infty)\}$. The above IVP is equivalent to the autonomous system
$$\dot{y_1}=1,\quad \dot{y_2}=\frac{y_2}{y_1},$$
$$y_1(0)=0,\quad y_2(0)=0.$$
Thus $f(y_1, y_2) = (1, y_2/y_1)$ is not continuous when $y_1 = 0$. Since the initial value is $y_1(0)=0$, $f$ satisfies the condition of the theorem on $E=\{(y_1,y_2):y_1\neq 0\}$.
The solution of the given IVP is $y_1(x) = x,~ y_2(x) = Cx$, which is defined for every $x$. As $x\to 0^-$ or $x\to 0^+$, $(y_1(x),y_2(x))\to(0,0)$ which is on the boundary of $E$, $\dot{E}=\{(y_1,y_2):y_1=0\}$.


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International Cherry Blossom festival 2019
The 4th International Cherry Blossom Festival 2019 held in Shillong, Meghalaya concluded recently.
For the first time, India & South Korea jointly celebrated this festival that witnessed the celebration of unique autumn flowering of Himalayan Cherry Blossoms (scientifically known as the Prunus serrulata).
The festival took place from 13-16 November 2019.
Sridevi and Rekha conferred with award
The veteran actors Sridevi and Rekha were conferred with the Akkineni Nageswara Rao National Award for 2018 and 2019 respectively, on 17 November 2019.
The award was presented by renowned Telugu actor Chiranjeevi.
The award is instituted by the Akkineni International Foundation and honours those who have made a lasting impact on Indian cinema.
SAANS campaign launched in Gujarat
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched 'SAANS' campaign in Gujarat recently.
The aim of SAANS is to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia, which contributes to around 15% of deaths annually of children under the age of five.
SAANS stands for 'Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully'.
Sindhu Sudarshan ex conducted in Rajasthan
The Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Indian Army conducted 'Sindhu Sudarshan' exercise in Barmer, Rajasthan on 16 Nov 2019.
Around 40,000 jawans of the Indian Army are participating in it.
It will continue till 5 Dec 2019.
The aim of the exercise is to evaluate the capability and battle readiness of the defence forces in an integrated air-land battle in a semi-developed terrain of the desert.
World Toilet Day: 19 November
World Toilet Day is celebrated on 19th November every year.
It aims at inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal, which promises sanitation for all by 2030.
The day was formally recognized as an official UN day in 2013.
The theme for the year 2019 is Leaving No One Behind.
Pakistan introduced vaccine to combat typhoid
Pakistan became the 1st country in the world to introduce a new Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV).
The vaccine, approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2018, will initially be used during a two-week immunisation campaign starting from November 18-30, 2019 in the urban areas of Sindh.
Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) is a one-dose vaccine, that will be injected intramuscularly.
Darjeeling's green and white teas got GI tag
The green tea and white tea of Darjeeling have been registered as a geographical indication (GI) products in the country.
These two varieties of Darjeeling tea have been registered under Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999, with effect from October 2019.
This will strengthen the protection of the intellectual property rights of the Darjeeling tea.
Breaking carbon dioxide is faster and cheaper
Scientists from the University of Connecticut in the US have found a novel catalyst that breaks down carbon dioxide into useful chemicals faster, cheaper, and more efficiently than the standard method.
Carbon dioxide's stability makes this tough.
It is hard to get the molecule to react with anything else.
Many chemists are working on efficient ways to turn CO2 into other useful products.
The ongoing 39th India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi opened for general public from 19 Nov 2019. The theme of the fair for 2019 is 'Ease of Doing Business'.
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be presenting the Soul of Asia section for 2019. Films and filmmakers from China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka will be screened in this section.
Haryana to create Foreign Cooperation dept.
Haryana Government has decided to create a dedicated new department namely Department of 'Foreign Cooperation'.
It will streamline and provide focus to various initiatives taken by the state government for the promotion of investment, employment for youth and welfare of Non-Resident Indians.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet chaired by CM Manohar Lal.
Bhubaneswar to host Hockey Pro League matches
Bhubaneswar will host India's home matches during the 2020 Hockey Pro League.
The second edition of the Hockey Pro League will be played between 11th of January and 28th of June 2020.
Bhubaneswar has become a hockey hub in India and has been hosting a majority of tournaments, the most recent being the Olympic qualifiers.
The Pro League will feature 144 matches in the coming season.
Shreyasi Singh won gold medal
Shreyasi Singh won the women's Trap Gold at the ongoing 63rd National Shooting Championship for shotgun events in New Delhi on 18 Nov 2019.
Rajeshwari from Punjab managed 38 hits to settle for silver.
Pragati Dubey of Madhya Pradesh won bronze with a finals score of 31.
This was Shreyasi's fourth individual career National title but her first in Women's Trap.
NGT slapped Rs 280 crore fine on 22 tanneries
The National Green Tribunal, NGT, has imposed a penalty of Rs 280 crore on 22 tanneries in Kanpur for causing pollution.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also held the UP government liable and slapped a penalty of 10 crore rupees on it.
The problem has not been tackled for the last 43 years and it has resulted in the contamination of groundwater.
NITI Aayog released new report
NITI Aayog released the report on 'Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks-Potential Pathways to Reforms, on 18 Nov 2019.
The report intends to prepare the road-map to build a health system in the medium- to long-term for those belonging to the middle class.
Nearly 50 per cent are still not covered under any public healthcare system and the idea is to pool their risk assets.
Chit Funds Bill, 2019 moved in Lok Sabha
The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was moved for consideration in the Lok Sabha on 18 Nov 2019.
The Bill seeks to amend the Chit Funds Act, 1982 which regulates chit funds and prohibits a fund from being created without the prior sanction of a state government.
Chit funds provide an important source of finance and avenue to save small businesses and households.
Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh announced
Union Government announced Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh on 18 November 2019.
It is a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones for better nutritional outcomes.
The Kosh aims at reducing malnutrition through a multi-sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture, among women and children across the country.
Exhibition on Jallianwala Bagh at Kolkata
Victoria Memorial Hall, will for the first time host an exhibition on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.
The installation exhibition is titled 'Ways of Remembering Jallianwala Bagh & Rabindranath Tagore's Response to the Massacre'.
The exhibition will be held for almost six weeks.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919, where hundreds of people were killed.
India, France to jointly patrol IOR
The navies of India and France will carry out joint patrolling in the Indian Ocean region in 2020.
This was announced by French Navy Chief Admiral Christophe Prazuck on 18 November 2019.
The joint patrolling could be carried out in the northwestern or southern Indian ocean around the island administered by France.
Indra Nooyi's portrait in the NPF
Indian-American former PepsiCo head Indra Nooyi and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have been inducted into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
They have been inducted for their accomplishments and positive impact on America's shared history, development and culture.
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery was founded by Congress in 1962.
It is situated in Washington D.C, USA.
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Lauren James was born in 1992 and has a master's degree from the University of Nottingham, UK, where she studied chemistry and physics. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe was inspired by a physics calculation she was assigned at university. She sold the rights to her first novel, The Next Together, when she was twenty-one. Lauren is a passionate advocate of STEM further education, and all her books feature scientists in prominent roles. She lives in the West Midlands, UK, and is an Arts Council grant recipient.
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No. 1 Notre Dame 91, No. 9 Oregon State 81: What Beaver players, coaches said
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By Nick Daschel | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Following Oregon State's 91-81 loss to No. 1 Notre Dame in the Vancouver Showcase championship game, here are reactions from OSU coach Scott Rueck and players Destiny Slocum and Mikayla Pivec:
Scott Rueck
Opening comment: "Got beat by the best team in the country, that won the national title last year and added their center back. And so, plays down the stretch, you've got to give them a lot of credit. They were calm, they executed extremely well and they were just so efficient. We didn't execute as well as we needed to. We have a few new pieces on our team, and our execution when it mattered most wasn't quite what it needed to be.
"What we take from it a lot of encouragement. I love the way we competed all weekend. When you play great teams, you find out what your weaknesses are. At this point of the season that's what we needed to know. It's a great blueprint for us moving forward."
What needs improvement? "Everything needs to ratchet up a notch. I love the way we competed. I love the way we fought, and this team is tight knit, and that was evident. We need to rebound better, and we need to execute at both ends of the floor down the stretch better than we are. Lots of little things."
Competition at Vancouver Showcase: "When we signed up for this tournament, South Carolina wasn't in it yet. We knew it was going to be a good one. We knew Notre Dame was going to be on the other side of the bracket. Then we found out South Carolina was joining us, so it became even tougher.
"To be in our time zone, to be in a place where our fans could travel; they supported us so well. Then to get to play great teams like we did; all three of our opponents were outstanding tournament teams is a real privilege this time of the year. As we prepare for conference, this was really the perfect thing for us."
Impact of former Beavers, Canadians Ruth Hamblin and Jamie Weisner: "That's fun to talk about. Ruth Hamblin, the Canadian Hammer, and Jamie Weisner, playing for (Canadian) Olympic team, two incredible players, they were the class that turned our program. From a team that was in the bottom of the Pac-12 to a program that won the Pac-12 their junior and senior year, and the year after they graduated. Their legacy lives on. Their expectation of excellence is the reason this team competes like they do. It's what we do. They're incredible representatives of Canada and Oregon State University both."
Return of Notre Dame's Jessica Shepard: "She's so dynamic. Her physicality is off the charts. (Marina) Mabrey, too. I had a feeling we might see her out there. I knew she was getting close. To have those two dynamic, veteran players who are national champions that just increased their level of execution down the stretch. Shepard, she's such a tough cover. She can guard you inside and out. She's so impactful on the boards. I wasn't surprised they played. They're outstanding."
Nearly got the win over Notre Dame: "We didn't, so it hurts. Every loss hurts, but at the same time, love the way we competed. This time of the year, you want to learn. We got from the game what we wanted. We learned a lot. We didn't get the win. That one is still out there for us to get some day. But I'm grateful to have the opportunity to play in the tournament and play in the championship game."
Destiny Slocum
General thoughts: "I'm just so proud of our fight. We came out and played OSU basketball. We did what we had to do. It's early in the season. We're going to use this as motivation."
What turned the game around: "The third quarter they made a run. Just us playing our basketball and maintain our lead is something that I think over the season is what we're going to develop."
Playing in Vancouver: "It's exciting for us to have this opportunity. Not many people can say they played two top 20 teams literally back to back."
What needs improvement: "Honestly just doing what we're doing. Staying on track, each and every day. And be the best team we can be in March."
Mikayla Pivec
Playing in Vancouver: "This is the second time we've been here, and it reminds me of Seattle. Downtown feeling, treated very well by all the tournament staff. Went to the airport and we were greeted by someone who was taking pictures, and we were like, who is this guy. He said he was from the tournament. Very hospitable. Thoroughly enjoyed our experience here. Wasn't how we wanted to finish but we got to play really good competition that will help us going forward."
What needs improvement: "We had a nine-point lead against Notre Dame, and in the second half, we just weren't on the same page. Coming out in the second half, we didn't play as well in the third and fourth quarters as we did the first two. Learn how to work better, defensively. And offensively, what are our go-to plays and who to look for in the second half."


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BT on Twitter – A new way to complain!
BT now have a Twitter account so you can try their with your complaints as well as this website and our BT complaints Twitter account. The probability of having your complaint successfully dealt with is astronomically higher through Twitter than by calling BT Customer Services!
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I understand that you always try to put pressure on your customers while you're not even able to satisfy them.
Do you organize an assault? I want the detail of the bill you asking me to pay why you do not want to send it to me? What a shame!
Do you think that I have nothing else to do than calling and writing you every time? I'm sorry but I do not want to waste anymore time for your mistakes.
I may pay you when I will get the detailed bill.
I do not think you are poorly organized or that you are incompetent but determined to take my money no matter how; actually and believe me I would not be one of your several victims.
In June I have decided to phone BT (after many previous attempts) and your agent told me that I must pay until the end of my contract and will receive the final bill 14 days after the closing date. But BT sent me a reminder of around £70 pounds; does it sound normal???
So chocked, I called BT AGAIN, one of your agent answer that this was an error because line rental for several months was include and BT will rectified the bill which will be reduced by about £30 pounds. Two weeks after I received ANOTHER reminder of £82 pounds without the details; does it sound normal???
So I called AGAIN BT and spoke to Chilpa (BT agent) she told me that I will have the details of my bill soon (exactly 2 weeks). But I got again a reminder. Does it sound normal???
Enough! It is enough! What kind of rubbish service you have!!!! I work hard to earn money and I will not allow you to steal any penny out of my pocket!!!
I cannot begin to list the faults and lies BT business has told me, this all started when I moved premises and was told my phones and broadband would be back on line and working the same day, but then after no broadband at all for two days I was finally told it would take ten working days, I called constantly every day with BT staff giving different answers sorry lies to why nothing was working or why no one was helping our seriously effected online business. Today after talking to Miss Patronising at BT I finally spoke to her superior who then told me that a BT engineer only fitted a phone line in the wrong place because I never explained to him that it could effect my broadband, of course BT engineers always need to ask customers how to do the job correctly. Still trying to sort the problem If it isnt sorted soon I will cancel and go mobile broadband, I have told BT this but as usual they dont care about the customers who pay them every month for broadband every quarter for phone lines and advertising. If BT had a dedicated office who could send out a IT engineer and deal with a customer from start to finish one to one then thats what BT PAYING customers need.
They are crap aren't they? It took a few months, and numerous farcical cockups by BT and Openreach – duplicate orders, unilateral cancellations thereof, changing my phone number, disconnections, pointless 'engineer' visit to 'confirm' the line they had installed weeks before really existed, since they 'had no record' of it – last year to get a bog-standard phone line installed at a house I bought. Then some anonymous twerp cancelled the monthly paper bills I had specifically specified because the house is empty pending renovation and I wanted to keep track of outgoings: result, every month since, I pay them a fair whack in line rental, which is inevitably amply supplemented by the 'late payment' charges they are able to add on because I no longer get a bill through the door that reminds me to pay them. Not for much longer though: my first anniversary is near and I'm about to cancel the contract. And they can stick their 'reconnection charge' where the sun don't shine. Sadly, though, when I eventually move into the house I'll have no option but to return to these monkeys, since the local exchange is firmly in their monopolistic grip.
What a dreadful company BT is.
Being passed around 4 people who ask you the same monotonous scripted questions is pretty frustrating!!
I would tweet about them but internet is so sporadic here, I'm not even sure this comment will go through!!!!


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Dr Andrew Green
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School of Culture & Creative Arts
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow (Music)
email: Andrew.Green@glasgow.ac.uk
An ethnomusicologist and popular music scholar, Andrew's research focuses on the music industries in Mexico. It examines intersections between musical practice, politics, activism, urban geography, economics, and technology. In keeping with the interdisciplinary focus of this research, his academic background is diverse; Andrew completed his undergraduate studies in Music and Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, before studying for a Master's at the University of East Anglia's School of International Development. Andrew then went to Royal Holloway, University of London, to undertake doctoral studies in Ethnomusicology. His PhD dissertation focused on activist musicians performing in support of the pro-indigenous rights, anti-capitalist Zapatista movement; as such, it engaged with key questions about performances of music intended to effect political change. How do instrumental or strategic goals co-exist with ongoing, "prefigurative" ones in activist musicianship? What role can music play in knitting together activist networks, and what kinds of music do such networks encourage? How do activist musicians find, or create, spaces for performance when their values conflict with those dominant within the society around them?
Following completion of his PhD, Andrew spent eighteen months teaching at University of the West of Scotland's School of Media, Culture, and Society, and as a Visiting Professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, before moving to the University of Glasgow in 2018 to take up a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowship. This Fellowship funds the project "Sonic Trajectories of Censorship in Mexico", which studies histories and perceptions of censorship in the independent music scene in Mexico.
Outside of this project, Andrew's research interests include shamanism and witchcraft in southern Mexico, and the ways that the so-called "anarchist turn" in anthropology may be used to make sense of marginal musical practices. He has work published and forthcoming in Ethnomusicology Forum, Popular Music, and Popular Music and Society.
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Green, A. (2021) '"Demo" and "cracy"': music, trust, and authentication in Mexico's 2018 elections. Cultural Studies, (doi: 10.1080/09502386.2021.1978518) (Early Online Publication)
Green, A. (2021) Beyond the crew: hip-hop and professionalization in Mexico City. Cultural Sociology, (doi: 10.1177/17499755211015170) (Early Online Publication)
Green, A. (2021) 'Yo Te AMLO': sentimentalism, threat and affective flows in political campaign song videos in Mexico. Media, Culture and Society, 43(3), pp. 411-427. (doi: 10.1177/0163443720974248)
Green, A. (2020) Street music, governance and cultural policy in San Cristóbal de Las Casas. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 26(4), pp. 417-432. (doi: 10.1080/10286632.2019.1567721)
Green, A. (2019) "What will the respectable public say?" Protest musicianship and class in "Sexta" events in Mexico City. In: Montero-Diaz, F. and Winter, F. (eds.) Citizenship in the Latin American Upper and Middle Classes: Ethnographic Perspectives on Culture and Politics. Series: Routledge advances in sociology. Routledge: London, pp. 30-45. ISBN 9780815353928 (doi: 10.4324/9781351134316-3)
Green, A. (2018) Revolutionary songs in a gentrifying city: stylistic change and the economics of salvage in Southern Mexico. Popular Music, 37(3), pp. 351-370. (doi: 10.1017/S0261143018000429)
Green, A. (2018) Producing an other nation: Autogestión, Zapatismo, and tradition in home studio music-making in Mexico City. Popular Music and Society, 41(4), pp. 353-372. (doi: 10.1080/03007766.2017.1281022)
Green, A. and Street, J. (2018) Music and activism: from prefigurative to pragmatic politics. In: Meikle, G. (ed.) Routledge Companion to Media and Activism. Series: Routledge media and cultural studies companions. Routledge: United Kingdom. ISBN 9781138202030
Green, A. (2017) The ethnography of hip-hop nostalgia: Indigeneity, intimacy and "roots" in Mexico. Suomen Antropologi, 42(2), pp. 43-59.
Green, A. J. (2016) Activist musicianship, sound, the 'Other Campaign' and the limits of public space in Mexico City. Ethnomusicology Forum, 25(3), pp. 345-366. (doi: 10.1080/17411912.2016.1236350)
Green, A. (2015) Rage Against The Machine, Zapatismo and the aesthetics of anger. Popular Music, 34(3), pp. 390-407. (doi: 10.1017/S0261143015000331)
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2011-2014: Arts and Humanities Research Council, PhD studentship, Royal Holloway, University of London
2018-2021: Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship, "Sonic Trajectories of Censorship in Mexico", University of Glasgow
External positions:
Visiting Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
Early Career Researcher, Institute of Musical Research, 1 Sep 2015 - 1 Sep 2016
Organizer, "Music, Political Activism and the State", One-day conference, University of Southampton, April 2016
Recipient of Marie Sklodowska Curie Seal of Excellence, April 2017


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No. 12 BYU looks to bounce back against Missouri State
BYU and Missouri State will come into their Saturday meeting in Springfield, Mo., with a sour taste in their mouths after what happened to them on courts 1,400 miles apart Wednesday night.
In Orem, Utah, the 12th-ranked Cougars (6-1) were upset at neighboring Utah Valley University, 72-65 in overtime, dropping their first game of the season after vaulting into the rankings.
Meanwhile in Normal, Ill., the Bears (4-3) opened their Missouri Valley Conference schedule with a disappointing 79-74 overtime setback at Illinois State.
The Cougars and Bears were missing starters in their defeats, with BYU starting forward Gideon George sidelined because of a non-COVID illness and Missouri State starting point guard Demarcus Sharp unavailable due to a leg injury. BYU lost another starter, big man Gavin Baxter, for the season in the first half after he tore an anterior cruciate ligament.
If the teams play with an edge, the injuries might explain why.
BYU was soaring before stumbling against the Wolverines, earning its highest ranking this far into the season in 40 years earlier in the week. However, the Cougars only shot 31.9 percent from the field, couldn't maintain their late seven-point lead and had no answer for Utah Valley center Fardaws Aimaq, who had 24 points, 22 rebounds, five steals, four assists and three blocked shots.
"We just weren't great tonight. We just weren't good enough to win this game," said BYU coach Mark Pope, who previously was the head coach at Utah Valley for four seasons. "But it wasn't for a lack of effort or commitment. We just weren't great tonight. For them to hang in there, I was super proud of them."
Pope said the loss of Baxter, an interior force, will be tough for BYU to deal with moving forward. The Cougars are also playing without another big man, 6-foot-11 center Richard Harward, who is sidelined indefinitely because of a cardiovascular issue.
"It has a huge impact on our team. It didn't have anything to do with (Wednesday's defeat)," Pope said of Baxter's third major injury in two years. "Utah Valley beat us and they earned it. They deserve it. Going forward, it's what you do during the course of a season. It's a journey. You take it and you have to get better."
Even without its floor general, Missouri State jumped ahead of Illinois State early on, taking a 31-21 lead just before halftime. however, Illinois State hit back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to go into the break down 34-32.
The Bears regained most of that lead to pull ahead by nine, led by Gaige Prim, who finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds. But Illinois State rallied in the last four minutes to force overtime and then controlled the extra session.
"Ultimately, I didn't get our guys across the finish line," Missouri State coach Dana Ford said postgame on the team's radio broadcast. "I did not execute down the stretch and it cost us. I have to do a better job when we're in those positions."


Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai declined Thursday to follow through on a request from 12 senators that his bureau review Sinclair Broadcasting group's license and temporarily block its merger with Tribune Media.
Eleven Democratic senators and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote their request in a letter to Pai Thursday that highlighted the local television media conglomerate's recent move to force its anchors in dozens of U.S. cities to read a scripted, uniform segment blasting "fake news" and media bias that favors liberals.
Among the Democratic senators who co-signed the letter were Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal.
Pai rejected their request via a letter of his own Thursday, saying the FCC could not revoke licenses over the contents of a particular newscast. That statement tracked with comments he made last year when President Donald Trump questioned whether the FCC should consider revoking NBC News' license.
Right wing news site Breitbart News first reported on Pai's letter.
A video showing side-by-side audio and video footage of anchors from Sinclair's affiliate stations went viral earlier in April.
President Donald Trump chided other media outlets and people for crying foul over the scripted segments.
The 12 senators based their request on the belief that Sinclair is "deliberately distorting news," a violation of FCC policy, by accusing other outlets' journalists of fabricating or sensationalizing stories.
"We are concerned that Sinclair is engaged in a systematic news distortion operation that seeks to undermine freedom of the press and the robust localism and diversity of viewpoint that is the foundation of our national broadcasting laws," the senators wrote.


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The FY2012 General Fund budget plan seeks to maintain the excellence of the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor during a period of unprecedented financial stress. The proposed budget reallocates resources to our highest priorities so that the student experience can be advanced and the quality of the academic enterprise protected, despite a historic reduction in our state appropriation.
The FY2012 General Fund budget proposal incorporates a $47.5 million reduction in our state appropriation, the largest cut in the history of the University. This reduction puts the Ann Arbor campus' appropriation at $268.8 million, slightly more than the amount received in FY1991 and over $90 million lower than the amount that was appropriated in FY2002, in nominal dollars (over $165 million lower in inflation-adjusted dollars).
The budget recommendation includes a tuition rate increase of $7971 (6.7%) for resident undergraduates and $1,7811 (4.9%) for non-resident undergraduates. Most graduate and professional rates are increasing by 4.9%, and a limited number of differentials are also recommended for specific programs.
Even with a 15% reduction in state support, the University's commitment to our students and their families takes top priority in this budget, similar to prior years. The FY2012 budget recommendation includes an increased General Fund allocation of $8.2 million in centrally awarded financial aid and an additional increase of over $3 million from other sources, for a total increase of over $11.2 million. The majority of this funding ($9.2 million) is for need-based aid for undergraduate students, an 11% increase in that budget. This year's financial aid investment is sufficient to cover the full increase in the cost of attendance (tuition and fees, housing) with grant aid for undergraduate students with financial need, resulting in no increase in packaged loan burden for those students, a significant accomplishment in a time of tightly constrained resources.
In addition, our unwavering commitment to improving the quality of the academic experience will not be compromised, and the proposed budget gives top priority to the University's essential missions in education, research and public service by enabling critical investments through the reallocation of resources from lower priority activities. The recommended budget includes nearly $44 million in reductions for FY2012 that will be reallocated to assist with the budget challenge and to fund new initiatives and increase support for research and entrepreneurial programs.
Some of these savings are coming from the greater sharing of health benefits costs with employees, the implementation of a waiting period for our retirement savings plan, procurement initiatives, and expanded energy conservation efforts. Other administrative savings areas include operational reorganizations in facilities maintenance and building services. Additional savings will result from a combination of activities throughout the campus including reorganizations, the shift of expenditures to other revenue sources (gifts and endowment streams), reduced equipment expenditures (primarily through extending replacement cycles and/or reducing new equipment purchases), reductions in the level of facilities support, and improved purchasing practices.
However, given the magnitude of the reductions required in this year's budget, we needed to look deeper into the academic enterprise for efficiency opportunities. For example, efforts are under way to examine our investments in centers and institutes, taking a hard look at their value, and scaling back or even closing them where appropriate. Given the level of state appropriation reduction, tough decisions must be made. Additional efforts will be taken to reduce costs and improve efficiency in the academic units, and some reductions may directly impact students.
The cost reductions in FY2012 are on top of the remarkable cost containment efforts of the past eight years during which we have succeeded in removing nearly $200 million in recurring General Fund expenditures through a combination of efforts. Working to achieve this level of cost containment has been both difficult and disruptive, but necessary. Consistently cutting and reallocating at a level higher than our rate of new investment will ultimately have a negative impact on the quality of the institution, so we must achieve stability in our revenue and continue with long-term savings efforts in the areas of IT rationalization, administrative services transformation and energy conservation.
The FY2012 General Fund budget proposal for the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor is the result of many years of financial planning and incorporates difficult tradeoffs. Even with the largest reduction ever in our state appropriation, we are able to enhance our commitment to students and their families by investing heavily in financial aid and ensuring a high quality student experience. This is possible because of our aggressive, long-term cost containment efforts and multi-year financial planning. The budget ensures that the University maintains its excellence, both in and out of the classroom, and remains a strong and vibrant contributor to the state, the region, and the nation despite a period of difficult budgetary challenges. Nevertheless, we must continue to be exceptionally prudent in our planning and financial management in order to protect the quality of the University or Michigan.
The attached Budget Narrative and associated Table 1 outline the General Fund budget recommendation for FY2012 in more detail.
We respectfully request approval of the proposed FY2012 General Fund budget.


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Amaury Vassili Releases English-Language Version of "Sognu" (LYRICS)
Amaury Vassili has released the English-language version of his Eurovision entry "Sognu," and his team has translated it as "I Would Dream About Her." It'll be included as a bonus track on the re-release of Amaury's album Cantero.
Thank goodness it's only being used for promotional purposes at Eurovision. The original version, sung in Corsican, conveys all the love-death-drama you'd expect from opera. But sung in English the song just sounds totally cheesy and over-the-top. What do you guys think? You can listen to the song below and check out the lyrics (which don't always make sense). And don't forget to read Wiwi's exclusive interview with Amaury here.
"I Would Dream About Her" lyrics
I would dream about her
With her voices soft and puresome
It's the memory totally embraced
When the night ends I descend
But I always lament her
And if this heart finds it hard to care
How to get through come tomorrow
I'm knelt down on my knees
I'm there staring at the ocean
We could have had the world
So that you're not here
I must dare to dream
That your soul is not so far away
[If] I shall see you
Here's what I shall say
It's a song made for today
I keep crying
Pray to heaven
Till I'm dying
Running from time
And the nighttime has to end
In my tomorrow we'll die together
Amaury Vassili
sognu
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William Lee Adams is the founder and editor-in-chief of wiwibloggs. His forthcoming memoir "Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision" is available for pre-order now. You can follow him on Instagram @williamleeadams and Twitter @willyleeadams.
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These lyrics are very inaccuarte if you listen carefully! I'm disappointed


The eruption of Bogoslof volcano continues. Clouds obscured views of the volcano by satellite today. No significant volcanic activity has been detected in seismic or infrasound data over the past 24 hours. This morning between 13:30 and 14:30 UTC (04:30 and 05:30 AKST) AVO recorded a series of small, low-frequency earthquakes on stations used to monitor Bogoslof volcano. These earthquakes are not related to volcanic activity and are referred to as tectonic tremor related to the movement of tectonic plates in this region.
Weakly elevated surface temperatures were observed at the summit of Cleveland in satellite imagery over the past day. This is consistent with the presence of a lava dome that began extruding in the summit crater in late January. Clouds obscured views by web camera today. No significant activity observed in seismic or pressure sensor data during the past 24 hours. The presence of an active lava dome within the summit crater may lead to explosive activity with little to no warning.


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