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G League Hoop Dreams
Sam Squadron
If you tuned in to an NBA game recently, you might have been left with some questions about who you were seeing on the floor. The last few weeks have seen the NBA flipped upside down with a majority of rosters being decimated by players entering the health and safety protocols as COVID-19 rapidly spreads through the league. Well over 200 players have tested positive for the virus in addition to a handful of coaches and referees.
While the horde of cases has certainly left an unfortunate stain on the season, it has also opened the door for a mass of G League players who have been waiting in the wings for an opportunity to play on the big stage. The League responded to the surge by allowing teams to sign additional 10-day hardship exception contracts. As a result, a silver lining of the omicron outbreak has undoubtedly become the collection of longstanding journeymen who have seen their NBA dreams become reality over the last three weeks.
Call-Ups By the Numbers:
As of January 5th, there have been 103 call-ups of 98 G League players, by far the most of any season in the league's history. 11 different G League teams have had five players called up to the NBA: the Capital City Go-Go, Cleveland Charge, College Park Skyhawks, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Lakeland Magic, Maine Celtics, Motor City Cruise, Oklahoma City Blue, South Bay Lakers, Westchester Knicks and Wisconsin Herd. The NBA teams that have been heavily reliant on their call-ups include the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers, while top contending teams like the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets have also been significantly impacted. In the month of December alone, 544 different players appeared in an NBA game, which is more than appeared in any other entire NBA season in league history.
As seen in the graphic above, a large chunk of the high-usage G League players have been called up to the NBA already. Over 60% of the players with 200 or more scoring chances in the G League are now seeing action in NBA arenas, getting a shot to prove that their success in the minor leagues can carry over to the majors.
While seasoned veterans like Lance Stephenson and Greg Monroe are included on the list of G League call-ups, many others have made their NBA debuts over the last three weeks, and some have been through incredible journeys to get there. The elusive dream of playing in the NBA has driven them around the world and back, sometimes several times, decorating their basketball passports with stamps from every league but the NBA. And now these persevering journeymen are getting the shot they have been seeking. Here are a few of our favorite stories among the crop of inspiring call-ups.
Keifer Sykes
After going undrafted out of Green Bay in 2015, the 5'11 Sykes began his professional career in the G League with the Austin Spurs. However, when his number was never called for an NBA contract, Sykes began a journey that touched every corner of the globe. He started with Anyang KGC in the Korean Basketball League, where he showcased his offensive versatility, scoring 1.02 points per possession overall in his lone season. Sykes then spent a year with Ankara DSI in the Turkish second division, before moving on to Sidigas Avellino in the Italian Serie A League, where he led the team in scoring, assists, and steals. From August 2019 to December 2020, Sykes signed with teams in China, Italy, Turkey, Greece and Australia. He separated himself as a knockdown shooter with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in 2020, scoring 1.29 points per possession on all catch and shoot jump shots, before finally landing back in the G League with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants last fall.
Sykes scored 12 points per game with the Mad Ants While leading the G League in total assists. His NBA dream came true when the Pacers called him up on December 27, 2021 for the remainder of the season. One day before his 28th birthday, Sykes made his NBA debut against the Hornets.
A recent outbreak among the Pacers thrusted Sykes into a prominent role just a few games into his career. He made his first start on January 2nd, scoring 10 points and dishing out 5 assists in 35 hard-earned minutes. Two days later, Sykes erupted for 22 points and 6 assists against the Knicks, putting on a show in Madison Square Garden. A story that began all the way in South Korea has reached the World's Most Famous Arena, and may open new doors for the journeyman floor general moving forward.
From #NBACallUp to NBA starter!
Keifer Sykes just lit up MSG for a career-high 22 POINTS and 6 assists. He's averaging 16.0 points over his last two games.🗽 pic.twitter.com/gppqGm9jV2
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) January 5, 2022
Scotty Hopson
In the third quarter of the Knicks-Thunder game on New Year's Eve, Mike Breen stopped his play-by-play announcing for a two-and-a-half-minute monologue detailing Scotty Hopson's story, calling Hopson one of his "heroes." That's some high praise from one of the legendary voices of the NBA, but Hopson's tenacity warrants it.
Coming out of Tennessee, Hopson went undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft before signing with Kolossos Rhodes of the Greek Basketball League to continue his pursuit of an NBA contract. He spent one season in Greece, followed by a year with Hapoel Eilat in Israel, and another with Anadolu Efes in Turkey before that contract finally came from the Cleveland Cavaliers. His first NBA stint was short lived, as Hopson saw just 7 minutes of action in two games during the 2013-14 season. In the offseason, he was traded four times in three months, including an improbable three times in four days before being waived by the Sacramento Kings.
Hopson spent the 2014-15 season in the G League playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, where he finished 13th in total points, scored an efficient 1.05 points per possession and recorded a franchise-high 52 points in a single game. Despite that, a call-up to the NBA never came, so he went back overseas. He played in Spain, China, Croatia and Turkey over three seasons before signing a 10-day contract with the Mavericks. Hopson appeared in just one game in Dallas and was not offered a second deal.
Hopson spent another season in the G League during the 2018-19 campaign, where he again scored an impressive 1.04 points per possession with the Oklahoma City Blue. He nonetheless returned overseas, playing in Israel, New Zealand and Australia before returning to the Blue full-time to start the 2021-22 season.
Now 32, Hopson finally got a legitimate opportunity to play in the NBA when the Thunder signed him to a 10-day hardship deal in late December. He played 18 minutes against the Phoenix Suns, scoring 4 points, grabbing a rebound and dishing out an assist. 10 years, 8 different countries, 95 G League games, 5 Summer Leagues, 3 10-day contracts and 1 global pandemic later, Hopson got the moment he had been chasing. Mike Breen hit it right on the nail: Scotty Hopson is a basketball hero.
Scotty Hopson's basketball journey.
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— Todd Whitehead (@CrumpledJumper) January 2, 2022
Jaysean Paige
After two seasons at two different community colleges and two more under Bob Huggins at West Virginia, Paige went undrafted in 2016. He signed his first professional contract with Oettinger Rockets of the ProA, Germany's second division. After just a few months in Germany, Paige moved on to Karpoš Sokoli in North Macedonia, where he played in just four games. His career began to take off when he signed with the Newcastle Eagles, one of the powerhouses of the British Basketball League. Paige was named to the First-team All-BBL, averaging 22.1 points, 5.6 assists and 5 rebounds in his lone season with the Eagles. The 6'2" point guard's shooting ability shined in England as he finished fourth in the league with 256 points from perimeter jumpers and led the league averaging 1.29 points per possession when running off screens.
Paige spent the next year with UB Chartres Métropole in France, where he averaged 12 points per game. He finally returned to the United States in 2019, signing with the Maine Red Claws of the G League. In 42 games in Maine, Paige averaged 10 points and honed his pick and roll skills. On all offense derived from pick and rolls with Paige as the ball handler, the Red Claws scored 1.23 points per possession, which led the league that season. Despite his efforts, Paige would have to wait for his NBA debut.
He went back overseas for two stints with Indios de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico, where he shined as an off-ball shooter, shooting 43% on spot up threes. He played one season with Atomerőmű SE in Hungary before coming back to the States for his second act with the Red Claws, now called the Maine Celtics, in 2021. Paige impressed in the G League this season, scoring 14 points per game on 0.93 points per possession, earning him a 10-day hardship contract with the Detroit Pistons. The 27-year-old Paige made his NBA debut on New Year's Day, contributing seven crucial minutes to help the shorthanded Pistons beat the Spurs in overtime for just their 6th win of the season.
Malcolm Hill
Hill's professional career kicked off in the 2017 Philippine Basketball Association Governors' Cup, where he averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Star Hotshots. Hill then spent the 2017-18 season with Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany, where he scored an efficient 1.04 points per possession, raising his profile significantly in Europe. He returned to the United States in 2018 to play with the Utah Jazz Summer League squad and excelled in a role as a perimeter shooter, scoring 1.33 points per possession in spot up situations.
The St. Louis native went back to Germany for the 2018-19 season, joining MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Hill was efficient from all over the floor in his second run in the Basketball Bundesliga, scoring 12 points per game on 1.04 points per possession. His 1.83 points per possession when cutting to the basket led the league that season. Hill, who has always been an exceptional on-ball defender, continued to improve his offensive skills with BC Astana in Kazakhstan, where he averaged 20 points per game on 40% shooting from three as the team's first option. His last stop overseas came in 2020, when he played with Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel.
Hill finally got his shot back in the United States when he signed with the Birmingham Squadron of the G League in October of 2021. He's been one of the most efficient offensive players in the entire league this season, shooting 52% from the field and 40% from three while continuing to be a high energy contributor on the defensive end. This two-way ability earned Hill a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks, and the 26-year-old made his NBA debut on Christmas Day in Madison Square Garden. A few days later, he played 29 well-deserved minutes, scoring 13 points and adding 3 steals. Unfortunately, Hill entered the health and safety protocols shortly after his breakout performance, but if his journey to this point has demonstrated anything, this minor setback won't hold him down for long.
Malcolm Hill came off the bench for 11 PTS (3/4 3PM).
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— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 30, 2021
Xavier Moon & Paris Bass
These two players have two things in common: they both made their NBA debut within the last two weeks and they both began their 2021-22 seasons at a local G League tryout event. That's right, just a few months ago Xavier Moon and Paris Bass were participating in a tryout that anyone off the street with $200 to spare could play in. Now they're suiting up for NBA teams.
Moon was already being pursued by several G League teams when he showed up to the Birmingham Squadron tryout, eventually choosing to sign with the Agua Caliente Clippers. Moon had previously made a name for himself and more in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. In three seasons in the CEBL, he built a dominant resume that included three league MVPs, two championships and two finals MVPs. Moon shone in the G League this season, scoring 1.52 points per possession when spotting up, leading to a call-up to the Los Angeles Clippers. Through 4 games in the NBA, Moon has logged 67 minutes, pouring in 23 points, 6 assists, 9 rebounds and 5 steals. On January 4th, two days after his 27th birthday, Moon signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers.
"It's still unexplainable to me… it's been a dream come true." @xavier_moon on seizing the opportunity to play in the @NBA. pic.twitter.com/Lob5A0ecw0
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) January 4, 2022
Bass began his pro career in the G League in 2017, where he scored just 3.9 points per game in 15 appearances. He then went down a road that saw him play for multiple teams across multiple leagues in the Dominican Republic, picking up an MVP and a Finals MVP along the way, two seasons with Atléticos de San Germán in Puerto Rico, and a year in Taiwan with the Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor before finally returning to the United States to attend an open tryout for the South Bay Lakers. Bass earned a roster spot and has been a force in the G League ever since, averaging 17.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. A few days after being named to the G League All-Showcase Team, Bass signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns. He made his NBA debut on January 2nd, scoring 4 points and grabbing 2 rebounds in a win.
As you watch the rest of the 2021-22 NBA season, you may continue to see faces popping up that you don't recognize. But just know, many of these talented, hard-working and deserving players have traveled a long road, both literally and figuratively, and have never given up on their hoop dreams along the way.
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My Beautiful Enemy
Sherry Thomas
So, here's where I make my confession that this is my first book by Ms. Thomas. It's a literary crime that it took me this long to pick up one of her spellbinding stories, but I'm paying my penance by devouring her back catalogue, I promise. Regarding this work, while I really liked a lot of parts of this story, a lot of others didn't really work for me. I have not read the first part of this duology, but upon finishing My Beautiful Enemy and spending most of the first hundred pages super confused, I'd recommend picking that up first if you're going to read this one.
My Beautiful Enemy is the story of Leighton and Catherine/Ying-Ying. They meet several years before the main plot of this story, in Chinese Turkestan where she is masquerading as a boy. Leighton, who is undercover as a British spy, sees through her ruse almost instantly, but plays along until one fateful night in a cave. They pledge forever to each other, but that forever is snatched from them.
Fast forward about eight years later. Leighton is back in England to fulfill his duty of marriage and producing an heir, but has never stopped loving the woman whose name he never knew. Imagine his shock to find her in England and being called 'Catherine Blade'. She's there to steal back some jade tablets of her stepfather's and to return home as soon as possible.
Besides being a touch confused at the back-and-forth nature of the first part of the narrative, as we catapult from ballrooms back to the cave to drawing rooms back to the cave, etc., I was pretty taken by Catherine as a narrator. Ms. Thomas' prose is haunting and beautiful, and I look forward to encountering her style again. However, this one took me too long to figure out what was happening and while the suspense/martial arts/romance combo didn't really work for me fully, neither did it leave me completely wanting.
I would recommend this one to any historical suspense fans, anyone looking for historical romances that take place outside of England (about half of this one does), and anyone who is into strong heroines. Leighton's almost a non-starter here, so anyone reading this is really reading it for Ying Ying.
Kristen Donnelly
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AN EXPLANATION FOR JEWISH AND ASIAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY LOYALTY
Gary Aminoff in Politics June 15, 2016 June 15, 2016 808 Words
This is one of the best explanations I have seen that explains the loyalty to the Democratic Party by American Jews and Asian-Americans, even against their best interests. It certainly is a plausible explanation for at least a great part of that misplaced loyalty.
The Mystery of Jewish and Asian-American Democratic Loyalty
Progressive proselytizing at top universities may explain why so many Jews and Asians are liberals.
By TEVI D. TROY and LANHEE J. CHEN
Many of this year's college graduates will cast a vote in a presidential election for the first time in November. If they are Jewish or Asian-American, as we are, the odds are that they will vote Democratic. Among Jews, 78% backed Barack Obama in 2008, and 70% did in 2012, despite a foreign policy that at best could be described as rough on Israel. Asian-American support for Mr. Obama grew between 2008 and 2012, from 62% to an even more lopsided 73%. What accounts for this overwhelming support for Democrats?
Several reasons are typically given for Jewish loyalty to the Democratic Party: President Harry Truman's post-World War II support for Israel; the socialist tendencies brought by Eastern European Jewish immigrants; fear of Christian anti-Semitism; and the Jewish attachment to tikkun olam (literally, "repair of the world," but often conflated with social action).
Liberal commentators are fond of associating the more recent leftward tilt of Asian-Americans with hostile rhetoric toward immigrants coming from some Republican candidates, as well as support for progressive positions on issues such as health care, economic policy and even racial preferences. But the Asian-American community is diverse and includes many different ethnicities—from Indians to Chinese to Vietnamese—that cannot be characterized as having a monolithic view on any of these issues.
So what accounts for the predominance of liberalism among both Jews and Asian-Americans? Perhaps it's higher education. In the U.S. population at large, the possession of a college or postgraduate degree has been a predictor of Democratic Party affiliation. We believe, in particular, that the liberal leanings of many professors at elite schools likely play an important role.
Jewish and Asian parents have long pressed their children to attend top universities. Despite obstacles like higher standards for admissions, both groups are disproportionately represented at those schools. Though they account for only about 2% of the U.S. population, according to Hillel's Guide to Jewish Life at Colleges and Universities, Jews represent 10% of undergraduates at Princeton, 12% at Harvard and 27% at Yale. Asian-Americans are about 5% of the U.S. population, yet make up 22% of the class of 2019 at Princeton, 21.8% at Yale, and 21.1% of the admitted class at Harvard.
Once there, these students—who have heard for their whole lives about the importance and perhaps even near divinity of these elite schools—are exposed to unrelenting progressive messaging from many of their professors, administrators and fellow students. No surprise, then, that after four years they emerge as liberals, vote for Democrats and retain their political affiliation well into adulthood.
These political affiliations remain despite socioeconomic factors that might suggest greater support for conservative causes and candidates—and wariness of Democrats who seem to regard success as shameful and higher taxes as a cure-all. For example, 25% of Jewish households in the U.S. have annual incomes over $150,000, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, compared with only 8% of American households generally. And despite differences between different ethnicities, the Asian-American median household income of $72,689 is about $20,000 higher than the U.S. average, according to U.S Census Bureau data.
The progressive proselytizing during the college years doesn't always have the intended effect: Both authors of this piece emerged from Ivy League institutions as staunch conservatives. One of us even teaches at an elite university. But we can also attest to the veneration these schools were granted in our childhood homes.
Will this trend continue in the decades ahead? It's impossible to say, but it's not too soon for Jewish and Asian freshmen to start thinking about where their long-term interests lie. To them we say: Congratulations on your achievement, but don't let it cloud your political judgment. Now that you're heading to university, you need not sublimate your own views to impress your professors or others around you. College is an opportunity to explore, question and think—not merely to accept as dogma all that is heard in the classroom and on campus.
While parents have every reason to be proud as well, they should maintain a watchful eye. Those college-tuition payments should be going toward their children's education, not their indoctrination.
Mr. Troy is a presidential historian and former White House Jewish liaison underGeorge W. Bush. Mr. Chen is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, lecturer in public policy at Stanford University, and was policy director to the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign.
Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mystery-of-jewish-and-asian-american-democratic-loyalty-1465943377
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The Prisoner's Song
Kay Starr
With Harold Mooney and His Orchestra
RCA Camden CAL-567
From the back cover: Launched with this Indian heritage at Dougherty, Oklahoma, in 1922, as Kathryn Starks, the girl who became famous as Kay Starr first moved to Dallas and then to Memphis, absorbing all the exciting musical sounds she heard along the route. She got her first money for singing when she was thirteen by winning five dollars on a radio amateur program in Dallas. In those days she was a hillbilly singer – "authentic hillbilly," she explains, "that is, yodeling."
She became a professional vocalist in high school, singing on Memphis station WREC. Just turned eighteen, Kay and two records with Glenn Miller's orchestra (Baby Me and Love With A Capitol "You"). This was a fill-in stint for Glenn's regular vocalist, Marion Hutton, but it led to regular singing with Bob Crosby's band and Joe Venuti's band. In 1943 she joined Charlie Barnet for a two-year run that brought her to the attention of dancers and jazz fans all across the country, for this was a period when Mad Man had one of his best bands.
A serious throat ailment in 1945 kept her from sining for more than a year. When Kay recovered , she struck out as as single with a voice which had acquired an interestingly rough quality from her illness and an understanding of what she wanted to do in music that had been deepened by a year of careful, honest thought.
"I have a great love for lyrics," she once said, describing her approach to music. "It's hard for me to sing any song in which the lyrics don't make sense to me. And I like songs which have to do with life. After all, a singer is no more than an actor or actress set to music."
With this insight and a flexible, vital voice with which to project her songs, Kay moved rapidly to that special top rung of popular singers and has stayed there ever since.
Nowadays Kay tries to stay within easy commuting distance of her comfortable California home and her 12-year-old daughter, Kathy. There she cooks, paints, sails her sloop and plays golf. ("I can break 100 if I break my back.") She limits her professional work to records, an occasional TV appearance and engagements at clubs that are not too far from the home around which her life now revolves because, as she says, "I've served my apprenticeship as a gypsy." – Notes by Ramsey Stuart
From Billboard - February 1, 1960: The thrush packs plenty of lusty vitality and rich vocal quality into a group of memorable standards and oldies – "Fit As A Fiddle," "I'll Never Say Never Again Again," "Wrap Your Troubles In Dream," etc. Excellent jockey wax and a solid rack item.
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Glenna Collett Vare
By: the Editors of Publications International, Ltd.
Glenna Collett Vare dominated women's golf in the 1920s, capturing four U.S. Women's Amateur championships. See more pictures of the best golfers.
A contemporary of Bobby Jones, Glenna Collett Vare dominated women's amateur golf in the United States much the same way Jones did the men's game.
Her enduring legacy is a record six U.S. Women's Amateur titles -- this in a time when women's professional golf didn't exist. And, like Jones, she was an attractive champion who always conducted herself with class.
Collett was born in 1903 (one year after Jones) and played baseball in her youth before being introduced to golf at age 13 by her mother, who thought it a more appropriate game for a girl.
She came under the wing of Scottish pro Alex Smith, a two-time U.S. Open champion who reputedly said, "If I can't make a champion out of her, I'll be a disgrace to the Smith family."
Vare was perhaps the longest hitter women's golf had ever seen. Asked later how she was able to outdrive her contemporaries, she said, "Very simple. I just hit the ball harder than they did."
Collett won her first Women's Amateur in 1922. After a tough semifinal loss in 1924 (her semifinal opponent's winning putt on the first extra hole bounced off Collett's ball and into the hole), she claimed her second title in 1925.
In 1928, Collett began a streak that saw her win 19 consecutive matches in the U.S. Women's Amateur, carrying her to titles in 1928, 1929, and 1930; she lost in the final in 1931.
Collett also was runner-up in 1932. Oddly, she lost the 1932 final to Virginia Van Wie, 10 and 8, even though she had defeated Van Wie by a then-record margin, 13 and 12, in 1928.
Collett Vare, who married in 1931, won her sixth Women's Amateur in 1935, beating 17-year-old Patty Berg in the final.
Collett Vare won the Eastern Amateur and the North and South Amateur six times each, but the one big title she never claimed was the Ladies' British Open Amateur.
She reached the final twice, losing in a memorable match to British great Joyce Wethered in 1929 and falling to relative unknown Diana Fishwick the next year.
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the Editors of Publications International, Ltd. "Glenna Collett Vare" 12 August 2007.
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Press Release 9: Cyclonic Storm 'OCKHI' over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea (1330 hours IST, 05-12-2017)
1) Cyclonic Storm 'OCKHI' over eastcentral Arabian Sea
Yesterday's Very Severe Cyclonic Storm over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved north-northeastwards and weakened into a Severe Cyclonic storm in the evening of yesterday, the 4th December. Moving further north-northeastwards, it weakened into a cyclonic storm in the morning of today, the 5th December and lay centered at 0830 hrs IST of 05th December, 2017 over eastcentral Arabian Sea near Latitude 18.2º N and Longitude 70.8º E, about 390 km south-southwest of Surat and 230 km west-southwest of Mumbai. It is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards, weaken gradually and cross south Gujarat and adjoining north Maharashtra coasts near Surat as a deep depression by the night of 5th December 2017.
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Max Restaino announces headline London show for April 2018
Fresh from wowing arena crowds across the UK Max Restaino, the 21-year-old songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, has announced he will bring his live show back to London next April.
O2 Islington Academy2 will see Max play his biggest London headline show to date on Thursday 19 April.
Tickets go on sale on Friday 8 December at 9AM.
The gifted young musician made his first TV appearance at the age of 9, and by 16 he made his first recording with Gary Barlow, playing the accordion on the track 'Let Me Go', which reached No.2 in the UK singles chart in 2013.
Since then Max has won a PRS Song Writing Award for the Sky TV series Tin Pan Alley. He's worked with LA Film director Mark S Jacobs (of Glee & Kitchen Nightmares USA), Olly Murs, Geri Halliwell, Donny Osmond, and even Peter Kay, singing on his Car Share TV Series and Phoenix Nights Live.
In 2016 Max toured theatres across the UK with Rebecca Ferguson and this year he has supported STEPS on their sold out Arena tour including dates at The O2 and SSE Wembley Arena, building a firm fan base.
His recent single 'Sugar Rush' has been tearing up dance floors across the UK, (Top 10 in the Music Week Pop Club Chart), with new product planned for 2018.
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NEW DELHI: After a stint of more than eight years, Mudassir Zaidi, national director - residential at Knight Frank India has quit the property consultancy to set up his own venture.
Zaidi had put in his papers in April and was serving his notice period since then.
"I have finally decided to move on to pursue my calling of starting a venture of my own," he said.
He did not disclose much about his new startup, but said it would not be in the real estate space.
"The venture would be related to B2B (business to business) international trade and deal making in which I have been joined by two more partners," he said.
While no one has been appointed for the same post yet, Fali Poncha, director of land agency has been given an additional charge for the Mumbai region's residential division.
Zaidi, an industry veteran with about 15 years of experience, joined Knight Frank in 2009 as the National Head - Occupiers Solutions, got promoted to Regional Director - North, before finally holding the position of National Director - Residential.
He has also worked with Edelweiss Capital, and a broking and investment-banking house Darashaw.


Once or twice a century, a sound comes along that belies all comparison. There's been a Nina Simone, an Otis Redding, and an Amy Winehouse. But Desi Valentine is the first of his nature. He's a recording artist, singer, and songwriter with a modern mind and a timeless sound.
Desi Valentine wears a balanced medley of enticing contradictions: he's traditional, and he's innovative. He's peaceful, and he's disruptive. His voice is of velvet and smoke, with a timbre beyond definition.
To truly know Desi is to listen.
Born and raised in Catford, London, he initially followed his heart to musical theatre success in West End and Broadway shows. This victory could have signaled a happy ending for many. But when a stranger asked Desi if he'd thought to try music, he fell forward into new dreams. "I started soaking myself in the world of music," he says.
In the wake of the Charlottesville riots, Valentine wrote a song in response called Love is Love. "I've never written a song that's really inspired by current events that way…[but] it's been a very illuminating time." The song is less about politics and more about humanity, Valentine says. Solving today's social crises can be as simple as practicing love.
"I would love a world where peace is celebrated that way that war is prepared for," he says.
Valentine is no stranger to adversity.
To make rent, Desi was driving for Uber. Meanwhile, Fate Don't Know You landed the coveted season finale of Suits.
Valentine partnered with Morgan Taylor Reid to bring the single to life, and the result is disarmingly catchy. When My Worst Enemy drops on October 6, audiences can expect to be emotionally moved…and moved to dance.
With a packed touring schedule and brand new single, Valentine is not slowing down. Fate Don't Know You has made its way to the upcoming season premiere of A Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce (Bravo). Another song made it to the mid-season finale of Queen Sugar on OWN.
Valentine's new EP is set to debut in early 2018. This will be his first collaboration with STINT, the Grammy nominated producer behind Gallant's critically acclaimed –Ology, as well as Grammy nominated songwriter and Cheers to the Fall producer, Jenn Decilvio. The EP weaves a modern twist through silky, old school vibes.
There is beauty in memory, but truth lives in change. The music, for Desi, is both.


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Electrification of the EU not "Fit for 55"
From 2035, there are to be no more new cars with combustion engines in the EU. In addition, CO2 emissions from transport are to be reduced by 55 percent below today's level by 2030. But many EU countries are lagging miles behind in terms of electrification. The goal seems utopian.
The EU climate plan "Fit for 55", which was presented on Wednesday, leaves no room for combustion engines. Many countries have already announced that diesel and petrol will be phased out at some point. The EU itself has now also set 2035 as the year in which the last combustion cars are to roll off the production line. Within the next nine years, the CO2 emissions of the vehicle fleet are to be drastically reduced: 55% less CO2 will be emitted compared to today.
Many carmakers, such as VW, have already committed themselves to this goal. They want to go completely electric between 2028 and 2035. But while some carmakers still want to rely on e-fuels, the EU leaves no room for synthetic fuels. Since the manufacturers have to comply with emission ceilings with their fleets, but vehicles with e-fuels, unlike battery-powered vehicles, count towards the CO2 budget, the car manufacturers have hardly any room left for research and development of synthetic but climate-neutral fuels. The EU is thus following VW's goal of relying mainly on battery-powered e-cars.
But this goal seems almost utopian, at least across Europe. While some countries already have a high share of new cars with electric motors, many countries, especially in Eastern and Southern Europe, are far behind. Viewed over the entire EU, the share of electric cars is only 0.5%.
And not only the share of e-cars in the market, but also the charging structure is hardly developed in these countries. In its package of measures, the EU has therefore also stipulated that in the future there must be a charging station every 60km on major roads, so that a nationwide charging network is created.
Only time will tell how the EU will implement these ambitious plans, both in terms of e-cars as a whole, but also in terms of emissions from the transport sector. What is certain is that many countries will have to receive enormous support in order to kick-start the market for electric cars.
In the case of other directives, for example regarding air pollution and environmental zones in Europe, it also shows time and again how long it takes for EU directives to be implemented. In many EU countries, the air is still significantly worse than permitted. Even countries like Germany and France, which introduced environmental zones years ago to combat high levels of air pollution, are repeatedly sued by the EU for violating EU directives. In other countries, especially in the East, no low emission zones are introduced at all.
So what the new package of measures actually means for the electrification of Europe remains to be seen. There is still a very long way to go before we have a purely electric transport sector.
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Azaz () is a city in northwest Syria, roughly  north-northwest of Aleppo. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Azaz had a population of 31,623 in the 2004 census. , its inhabitants were almost entirely Sunni Muslims, mostly Arabs but also some Kurds and Turkmen.

It is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Azaz between the Crusader States and the Seljuk Turks on June 11, 1125. It is close to a Syria–Turkey border crossing, which enters Turkey at Öncüpınar, south of the city of Kilis. It is the capital of the Syrian Interim Government.

History

The city was known in ancient times with different names: in Hurrian as Azazuwa, in Medieval Greek as Αζάζιον (Azázion), in Old Aramaic as Ḥzz (later evolved in Neo-Assyrian as Ḫazazu).

Early Islamic period
In excavations of the site of Tell Azaz, considerable quantities of ceramics from the early and middle Islamic periods were found. Despite the importance of Azaz as indicated by archaeological finds, the settlement was rarely mentioned in Islamic texts prior to the 12th century. However, a visit to the town by the Muslim musician Ishaq al-Mawsili (767–850) gives some indication of Azaz's importance during Abbasid rule. The Hamdanids of Aleppo (945–1002) built a brick citadel at Azaz. It was a square fortress with two enclosures, situated atop a tell.

On 10 August 1030, Tubbal near Azaz became the scene of a humiliating defeat of the Byzantine emperor Romanos III at the hands of the Mirdasids. In December of the same year, the Byzantine generals Niketas of Mistheia and Symeon besieged and captured Azaz, and burned Tubbal to the ground in retaliation.

Crusader period
During the Crusader era, Azaz, which was referred to in Crusader sources as "Hazart", became of particular strategic significance due to its topography and location, overlooking the surrounding region. In the hands of the Muslims, Azaz stymied communications between the Crusader states of Edessa and Antioch, while in Crusader hands it threatened the major Muslim city of Aleppo. Around December 1118, the Crusader prince Roger of Antioch and the Armenian prince Leo I besieged and captured Azaz from the Turcoman prince Ilghazi of Mardin.

In January 1124, Balak and Toghtekin, the Burid atabeg of Damascus, breached Azaz's defenses, but were repulsed by Crusader reinforcements. In April 1125, the Seljuk atabeg Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi of Mosul and Toghtekin invaded the Principality of Antioch and surrounded Azaz. In response, in May or June 1125, a 3,000-strong Crusader coalition commanded by King Baldwin II of Jerusalem confronted and defeated the 15,000-strong Muslim coalition at the Battle of Azaz, raising the siege of the town.

However, the Crusaders' strength in the region was dealt a blow following the Zengid capture of Edessa in 1144. Afterward, the other fortresses in the County of Edessa, including Azaz, gradually became neglected. In 1146, Humphrey II of Toron sent sixty knights to reinforce the garrison at Azaz. Despite its strong fortifications, the fortress of Azaz finally fell to the Muslims under the Zengid emir of Aleppo, Nur ad-Din in June 1150.

13th–20th centuries
The Ayyubid emir of Aleppo, al-Aziz Uthman, rebuilt the earlier Hamdanid structure at Azaz with stone. During Ayyubid rule, in 1226, the local historian Yaqut al-Hamawi, described Azaz as a "fine town", referring to the settlement as "Dayr Tell Azaz". It was the center of a district bearing its name that also included the market towns or forts of Kafr Latha, Mannagh, Yabrin, Arfad, Tubbal and Innib. The Mamluk Sultanate ruled over the area from the 13th century. The Ottomans entered the area in 1516 with a victory at the Battle of Marj Dabiq. Azaz continued to be inhabited by Turkmen in the Ottoman era. It was a sanjak administrative division along with that of Kilis. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, the new Syria-Turkey border ran just north of Azaz. The town was first part of the French colonial empire's Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon and, from 1946, the independent state of Syria.

Syrian civil war

On 19 July 2012, during the Syrian civil war, rebels opposed to the Syrian government succeeded in capturing the town. The town is highly valued as a logistical supply route close to the Turkish–Syrian border.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took control of Azaz in October 2013, but withdrew from the city in February 2014 after having been cut off from the rest of its territory.

Following the departure of ISIL, Azaz was left under the control of Northern Storm, a brigade under the authority of the Islamic Front, nominally a part of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) at that time. A Sharia Committee was responsible for the administration of sharia law, and was policed by the Northern Storm brigade. A Civil Council governed the field of public services. During its northern offensive in 2015, ISIL approached Azaz, but fell short of directly assaulting the city; taking Kafra and surrounding territory. While regular ISIL forces were finally expelled from the Aleppo Governorate in October 2016, the January 2017 Azaz bombing was attributed to ISIL.

In January 2015, al-Nusra Front had a limited presence in the town and controlled one mosque. By October 2015, the control of the town was shared between Nusra and a brigade of the FSA.

Turkey began organising Turkmen militia bases in Azaz during the People's Protection Units (YPG) advance against ISIL in 2015, in order to prevent the YPG obtaining a land bridge between the Afrin and Kobanî Cantons. The Turkish government declared Azaz to be a "red line" which Kurdish forces must not cross. Azaz became one of the first towns to come under the Turkish occupation of northern Syria during the 2016 Operation Euphrates Shield. By late 2017, Azaz was the headquarters of the Syrian Interim Government.

Climate
Azaz has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).

References

Bibliography

Cities in Syria
Populated places in Azaz District
Towns in Aleppo Governorate

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Where are the High-Potentials?
It's one of the biggest challenges businesses face today: how to identify and develop leaders. The common approach for many businesses is to create a system for identifying high-potential employees. Oftentimes, a high-performer is promoted to leadership because he or she is deemed a high-potential employee. But there is a difference between a high-performer and a leader, and not understanding the difference can lead to failure in a new leadership role.
According to Arlington, VA-based consulting firm CEB Global, 46% of leaders fail to meet their business objectives in a new role. Suffice it to say, high-performers are not the same as high-potentials. In fact, CEB research shows that only one in seven high-performers is actually a high-potential employee. Don't be mistaken; performance is an indicator of potential, but it is no the only one. Make sure you're looking at the right type of performance.
Take a look at the following examples to determine how effective your company is at identifying high-potential employees.
DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT
In 1919, a young man working for the Kansas City Star was fired because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas." Sure, Walt Disney's editor would have said he was not a high-potential employee, but of course, this story ends in tremendous success because of his imagination and good ideas. Eventually, The Walt Disney Co. acquired the Kansas City Star.
When identifying high-potential employees, a company must take care to have diversity of thought in the ranks of leadership. There are two points where diversity at the leadership level is at risk. The first is when there is no unbiased system in place for identifying high-potential employees, meaning leaders are more apt to look for people who are similar to themselves. The second is when the process of identifying high-potential employees is so rigid that it only identifies one type of person. Companies should be asking, "Does our system for identifying these type of employees create diversity of thought?"
RESULTS THROUGH FAILURE
If you asked Art Modell, the 1995 owner of the Cleveland Browns, if Coach Bill Belichick was high-potential, he probably would have said no, considering he fired him. However, Mr. Belichick later led the New England Patriots to five Super Bowl appearances, including three Super Bowl titles, and was awarded NFL Coach of the Year in 2003, 2007 and 2010.
Many times, high-potential employees are promoted with the assumption that they will succeed under any circumstance. What organizations often fail to recognize is that people learn as much – if not more – from failures as they do from success. By only promoting those who have been successful each time, every time, the pool of high-potentials becomes very small. It is true that failure will most likely come at the most inopportune time, such as when they are leading others. Consider Jack Welch, who said, "I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. 'No,' I replied, 'I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want someone else to hire that experience?" Rather than passing people over based on failure. Look at how they respond to failure and consider what they've learned from it that will improve their ability to lead.
REMOVAL OF BARRIERS
When Henry Ford, Jr., led Ford Motor Co. in 1978, he fired Lee Iacocca, whom he likely didn't consider a high-potential employee. Chrysler hired Mr. Iacocca, and he too the company from a $204 million loss in 1978 to nearly $1 billion in profit by 1983.
Mr. Iacocca's success at Chrysler is well documented, including his ability to successfully remove barriers, which is another attribute of high-potentials. His work with the government and lending institutions removed financial barriers in incredible ways.
Much of the ability to remove barriers is about asking how reactive a person is versus how proactive. Reactive employees will be reactive leaders, constantly solving problems rather than proactively removing barriers. Look for employees who are proactive and remove barriers before they become problems.
KNOWING THE BUSINESS
If you asked the leaders of home improvement chain Handy Dan if Bernie Marcus and Arther Bank were high-potential, they might have said no, considering they both were fired from the company. Over the next decade the two opened more than 100 new stores and earned more than $2.7 billion in sales under the name of Home Depot.
So what was special about Mr. Marcus and Mr. Bank? It's the difference between knowing the job and knowing the business. This may be the clearest separator between a high-performer and a high potential. All high-performers know their job…but many don't know the business. You can't be an effective leader if you don't know the business; this is what enables a leader to be results-oriented. This is how leaders translate strategy and vision – in other words, the business – into meaningful objectives that can be carried out by tactical employees. Look for employees who know the business and not just the job.
LOOK TO THE FUTURE
On October 2, 1954, Elvis Presley performed at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry for the first time. After his performance of "Blue Moon of Kentucky," he was advised to return to driving truck in Memphis. Elvis swore to never perform there again, a vow he kept – making that his one and only appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. The Grand Ole Opry was looking for what it had always looked for – not necessarily where the industry was headed. When identifying and developing high-potential employees, consider not only where the business currently is, but where the business and the industry are going. Don't just fill an immediate need, but also look for what the business will need from leaders in the future.
All of these examples illustrate how easy it can be to miss a high-potential employee when not looking for the right things.
After conversations with several executives trying to find the root reason for identifying high-potential employees, it comes back to one central concern: How much time and effort will it require to develop an effective leader? It is important to identify those individuals who can most efficiently get to the point of leading effectively.
Knowing this helps organizations recognize that regardless of who is given leadership responsibilities, there is a time and effort requirement from the organization to develop them. When this aspect of high-potentials is overlooked, it becomes easy to assume that effective leaders require nothing from the organization to do so. So, this is the final – and possibly the most important recommendation. Rather than looking at it in black-and-white terms of who is high-potential and who isn't, look at it from the perspective of what the time and effort requirement to get them there will be.
Remember these things, diversity of thought, learning from failure, proactively removing barriers, knowing the business, the future of the business/industry and the time and effort requirement to develop them into powerful and effective leaders.
Note: This article previously appeared in Baking & Snack magazine 2015.
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I used a willing guinea pig (me!) to find out.
"What stops bacteria and viruses in their tracks?" This question is probably getting asked pretty frequently this month, but it seems the answer is elusive. Everyone has their tried-and-tested cold and flu remedy, but surely there must be a go-to supplement that's been proven to always keep you fighting fit, or get you quickly back into good health. At Nutrition with Nina I chat to client's concerned about their health, I also see a steady stream of customers at the health shop I manage, and I keep up to date on the latest supplement research. I decided to accept this January challenge and figure it out.
Then, things took a turn for the worse. After having the odd sniffle at Christmas and New Year, I eventually got laid out in January by what felt like the flu. When it felt like even my eyelashes ached, I put on thick socks, jogging pants, legwarmers, a thermal vest, jumper, a hoody, and finally a hat – then took to my bed to sweat it out.
One hot night and my fever had broken and the aches were gone. One day of listlessness and Netflix and I felt more like myself. One more day and I was ready to wrap up warm and venture out for a walk (I got back completely energised, and made chilli, baked bread and was dancing in the kitchen when Mr S got back from work). Now all that's left is a cough, so I plan to take it easy when I head back to work this week.
Of course, I was also armed with some key supplements, and I was quite enthusiastic with the dosages. 'More' is not always 'better', but in acute instances like this I personally prefer to support my body with higher amounts of nutrients than you'll usually find in the diet.
With that in mind, I think it's time to spill the nutritional beans, and walk you through what was on my bedside table and why.
I know about olive leaf, historically used by the Egyptians and Europeans. Its extract is a source of phenolic compounds such as oleuropein, which has the active ingredient elenolic acid. Research indicates this multi-tasking acid inactivates viruses, dissolves outer cell walls of bacteria, and stimulates the natural immune system.
I also know about andrographis, the bitter Asian plant, which provides andrographolides to stimulate the immune system and increase the production of bacteria-munching macrophages.
But ARA-Larix? A complete mystery! Turns out it's an arabinogalactan, a non-digestible fibre primarily from larch trees, which ferments in the digestive tract. It might whip your natural bacteria into shape. It might directly stimulate the immune system via the lymphoid tissue in the gut. Either way, ARA-Larix increases levels of natural killer cells, and decreases incidence of colds by a massive 23%.
Zinc, vitamin D, and vitamin C are three of the big hitters when it comes to vitamins and minerals which strongly influence the immune system. Of course they were all on my list. However, vitamin C is a little tricky. Most of the time you reach for ascorbic acid, but this is just one piece of the nutrient jigsaw which is vitamin C. When you take ascorbic acid you still need to find all the other elements to compete the whole picture, and make a useful nutrient. Why add on this extra pressure when your body is already trying to fight against bacterial or viral attack? My personal preference is for a completely natural supplement, sourced from a whole food. I have Royal Green's Camu Camu with vitamin C. Down it went.
Who doesn't love echinacea? Whether in teas, tinctures or tablets, this pink-petaled plant regularly features in cold and flu remedies. It inactiavtes the enzyme that helps bacteria to spread, and also supports both humoral and cellular immunity, meaning you produce more leukocytes to fight the good fight.
Combine echinacea with sage (which offers broad spectrum anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties) and what do you get? The perfect one-two-knock 'em dead throat spray, that gets straight to the spot.
So what's the final conclusion in this search for the ultimate flu-fighter? As I suggested earlier, everyone has their personal favourites. However, I detest being unwell and don't want to just sit and wait to recover, so instead I'll use some key nutrients to give my body a helping hand. The beauty of our immune system is that there are a multitude of mechanisms and cells which together help keep us protected. Which means that support can be provided in more than one area. Antibodies, mucus membranes, lymphatic tissue in the gut, natural killer cells, macrophages, you could give them all a little love. For me, this motley collection of herbs, vitamins, minerals and probiotics certainly gives it a go. For now, they're my perfect remedy.


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Week 17 Game Preview: Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills
The Bills look to close their 2018 season with a victory over the Dolphins in what might be LeSean McCoy's last game.
To the surprise of no one, Bills coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday that he certainly is looking forward to having LeSean McCoy back in 2019 and seeing him bounce back from what has been a terrible season for the 10th-year running back.
"Overall, I'm really excited about where we're going and LeSean being a part of that," McDermott said. "I know this year wasn't what he had hoped it would be and the biggest thing I want to see is what we're going to do to get it to back to where it needs to be. And so I think he's committed to that cause, as are we. LeSean's a pro, he's played at a very high level for a long period of time and I expect him to get back on track."
And now back to the real world. McCoy has been in decline all season, and that likely isn't changing when he turns 31 before the start of the 2019 season which is his last under the contract extension he signed with Buffalo in 2015.
McCoy has 488 rushing yards, nearly 200 fewer than his previous lowest mark which was 637 in his rookie season with the Eagles in 2009. That year, he started only four games and was the backup at his position. This year, McCoy was supposed to be the focal point of the Bills' offense as they had major question marks at every other position group on offense, most notably quarterback.
But McCoy was held to 22 yards by the Ravens in the season opener, and it never improved from there. He has had just one 100-yard game, that against the Jets on Nov. 11. In the other 12 games he has played (he sat out two with injury, and left early in the first quarter of two other games), McCoy has topped 50 yards only three times.
One of those games came in Miami when he had 52 yards on 15 carries in a 21-17 loss. Sunday, when the Bills close their season by hosting the Dolphins, McCoy's role may be limited.
Last week, McCoy was benched for the first play of the New England game due to a disciplinary situation meted out by McDermott, who refused to go into what the issue was.
"Yeah, that's between LeSean and myself and I appreciate him being accountable," McDermott said, referring to the fact that after the game, McCoy admitted he was in the wrong and that McDermott put him in his place. "We've moved on and that's where we're headed. That happens from time to time. Nobody's perfect. But again, I appreciate him being accountable. And I'm not perfect in this case, he wasn't perfect and we addressed it and we're moving forward."
Rookie Keith Ford started, and he ended up playing 30 snaps to McCoy's 31, and Ford outgained McCoy 33-9. McDermott has made the decision to test young players in the final few weeks, and it stands to reason that Ford will get an additional look in the finale, meaning McCoy may not play much.
McCoy is scheduled to count $9 million against the salary cap next season, but if the Bills cut him, they would save $6.5 million. It seems like a foregone conclusion, no matter what McDermott said, that McCoy is likely dressing with the Bills for the final time.
This is the 106th regular-season meeting. Dolphins lead the series 60-44-1. The Bills lost 21-17 in Miami on Dec. 2 when Charles Clay dropped a would-be game-winning touchdown pass. Last year in the season finale, the Bills beat Miami and clinched their first playoff berth in 17 years.
536 – Josh Allen's rushing yardage total this season, which is 44 yards shy of the team record for a quarterback, set by Tyrod Taylor in 2016.
PLAYER NOTES
WR Robert Foster has topped 50 yards receiving in three straight games, the first Bills rookie WR to do that since Lee Evans in 2004.
OG Ike Boettger played a career-high 28 snaps last week against New England as he split time in a rotation with guards John Miller and Wyatt Teller.
DE Eddie Yarbrough seems to have fallen out of favor in the second half of the season. He has played just seven snaps in each of the last two games as he has lost time to Mike Love.
MLB Tremaine Edmunds leads all members of the Bills' front seven with 90.8 percent of the defensive snaps played this season. The only players who have played a higher percentage of snaps are DBs Tre'Davious White and FS Jordan Poyer.
WR Isaiah McKenzie was targeted eight times in the New England game and made only one catch for eight yards. A couple balls were uncatchable, but he also had a couple of drops.
WR Deonte Thompson suffered a toe injury at New England and did not practice Wednesday.
RB Chris Ivory is expected to do more in practice this week and after being held out last week, seems like a good bet to be active.
CB Ryan Lewis remains in the concussion protocol and his season is probably over.
LB Julian Stanford suffered an ankle injury last week and he did not practice Wednesday.
TE Jason Croom. The Bills took a notable step last week by benching Charles Clay, their starting tight end for four years. Clay has had a terrible season, and it now seems clear they will move on in the offseason even though he has one year left on his contract. Croom seems to be in line to take over, and he caught four passes for 55 yards in the loss to New England. Croom, however, has a long way to go. Against the Patriots he lost a fumble inside the 10-yard-line while struggling to gain more yardage, the second time he's done that this season. And he still has to get better as a blocker, but he does possess the skill set the Bills need for the position, at least as a pass catcher and playmaker.
The Bills split the running back snaps evenly between LeSean McCoy and Keith Ford last week in New England, a clear indication that they want to see what Ford can do as they evaluate whether to bring him back in 2019. McCoy is probably about to play his final game for the Bills, so it would make sense to continue the delegation of snaps that way, assuming Chris Ivory is inactive again. Miami's defense has been vulnerable to the run all year, so the Bills will likely try to exploit a unit that ranks 30th in the NFL.
The Bills struggled terribly against the run in the loss to New England, yielding 273 yards, but they remain No. 1 in the NFL against the pass in terms of yardage. So, even though Frank Gore is out, the Dolphins will probably try to hammer the Bills with Kenyan Drake and Kalen Ballage and grind it out that way, especially on a day when the temperature isn't expected to rise out of the 20s.
MATCHUPS TO WATCH
Bills LBs vs. Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake. In the first meeting in early December, the Dolphins' offense did virtually nothing against Buffalo's defense, particularly on the ground as they managed only 60 yards and 2.6 per attempt. Drake can be a dangerous threat, though, especially with the Bills playing without injured LB Matt Milano this time. Rookie WLB Corey Thompson was exposed by the Patriots last week, and rookie MLB Tremaine Edmunds continues to struggle with over-pursuit and bad angles.
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MP Requests Improved Disabled Access For Manningtree
Bernard Jenkin MP has written to the department for Transport requesting disabled access at Manningtree Station be improved. The MRUA has been campaigning for improved access for some time and any improvement would be welcomed by many.
Currently access to and from platform 3 can only be made via the narrow subway which involves steep steps. Those in wheelchairs have to seek assistance to be escorted across the track. The situation has been made worse by effectively turning Manningtree into a terminus for Harwich trains making the need to change platforms an issue for even more people.
Changes To Departure Boards At Liverpool Street - Your Thoughts?
The main departure boards at Liverpool Street were today changed to reflect the geographical groupings detailed in the previous post. The MRUA certainly has a view on this but would be interested to hear your thoughts? Contact us at info@mrua.org
Liverpool Steet Departure Boards Are Changing
Network Rail will be making changes to the main departure boards at Liverpool Street on Wednesday 28th March. The boards will be split into three sections based on the geographic groupings of services.
Section 1 will display services to:
King's Lynn, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Bishop's Stortford, Hertford East, Enfield Town and Chingford
Section 2 will feature a 'Special Notice' display, giving our customers additional general information concerning train services.
Norwich, Ipswich, Harwich Town, Walton-on-the-Naze, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Colchester Town, Braintree, Southminster, Southend Victoria, Shenfield and Gidea Park.
There will be no change to the current Stansted Express information on the departure board.
5:54 Ex Manningtree 5th March
The MRUA have asked Greater Anglia for an explanation as to why the 05:54 was 'cancelled' this morning. Passengers at Manningtree were told it was cancelled due to overrunning engineering work only to see the train hurtle through the station without stopping. The train didn't stop at Colchester either and arrived at Liverpool Street all but empty of passengers.
Those left at Manningtree endured a slow train to Liverpool Street heaving with passengers.
A cynic might think the 5:54 was allowed to avoid Manningtree and Colchester so as to arrive at Liverpool Street within ten minutes of its booked time and therefore not be logged as late.
A Rise In 'Signals Passed At Danger'
The number of Signals Passed At Danger (SPADs) incidents in East Anglia more than doubled last year according to figures released by National Express East Anglia.
In its annual report, National express revealed that the number of SPADS went up from 0.44 per million miles in 2010 to 0.96 per million miles in 2011. That works out at about 20 incidents on the entire East Anglian network throughout the year.
In 2010 there were only 9 SPADs in the region. However this number was regarded as an exception with 2011 providing figures more in line with the norm.
NXEA confirmed that the vast majority of SPADs involved trains passing a signal by only a metre or two usually as a result of slippery rails. Details of more serious SPADs were not provided.
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