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Governor Lee lets Nashville government continue to spin out of control
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by Pat Hamsa, via dailyrollcall.com
Between being broke with big debt service, and an insatiable blue wall of protection for illegal aliens and resettling refugees reliant on public assistance programs like TennCare, Bill Lee continues to abet the Nashville island of resistance which threatens the stability of Tennessee.
In November 2019, the Tennessee Comptroller's Office reviewed and rejected Nashville's budget, threatening to take over if they couldn't figure out how to address the years of irresponsible over-spending. According to the Comptroller, "Metro's expenses have outpaced the city's revenue growth since 2013, according to Wilson. To accommodate those increasing expenses, city leaders have been depleting Metro's available cash and reserve funds, which are down 24% and 16% respectively."
Davidson County is pretty much the cash cow for the state's different tax collections.
Today, despite the multi-millions of dollars invested in Nashville by state taxpayers, the city is broke and in debt. Today, Nashville has no rainy day fund and it's debt service consumes a mammoth portion of revenue. The mayor is proposing a sky-high property tax increase, the pro-illegal-immigration-mayor-in-waiting Bob Mendes who chairs the council's budget committee, is proposing an even bigger tax increase, and socialist council member Zulfat Suara has suggested increasing the county's debt burden by borrowing more money.
During the worst public health and economic crises faced by Tennessee, Bill Lee has taken a hands-off approach to Nashville letting its far left mayor and city council continue their inept and destructive management of the county.
Lee made this decision even though the state's liberal Attorney General opined that state law allows the governor to exercise broad power over the local governments during emergencies. Instead, Lee agreed to giving names of COVID positive people to law enforcement.
The Nashville Metro Council now wants to require whoever they determine are essential workers, to wear masks. Will that get another thumbs up from the governor?
While the majority of Tennessee counties were released from the governor's "safer at home" order on April 30th, Lee allowed Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville and three other counties to make their own decisions. Nashville's mayor is taking an overly long route to reopening the county in a four-phased plan with each phase mandated to achieve his seal of approval before moving to the next phase.
WalletHub's calculated (using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data) that unemployment in Nashville increased 5% since January 2020 due to COVID and was at over 7% in March 2020 as compared to March 2019. Nashville, Chattanooga and Memphis were also ranked among cities with the highest unemployment increases due to COVID.
Nashville's we-hate-police Community Oversight Board's recent report documents that 31,000 illegal aliens are living and working in Davidson County.
WalletHub's state rankings of COVID unemployment increases, put Tennessee at 22 since the start of COVID in March, and at 18 of being the most impacted for unemployment since May 4, 2020.
It's estimated that over 8,000 illegal aliens who have qualified for work permits through Obama's unconstitutional DACA program are living and working in Tennessee.
A 2017 Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), estimate puts the cost of illegal immigration to Tennessee taxpayers at $793 million dollars. The NAE report says that illegal aliens come to Tennessee to work.
The alleged non-partisan Partnership for a New American Economy (NAE) which churns out reports and "data" advocating for increased legal immigration and amnesty for illegal aliens because these workforces are essential to the American economy. Their 2016 report (latest available), states that as of 2015, approximately 26,634 "likely refugees" were residing in Tennessee.
NAE, the Koch brothers Americans for Prosperity Tennessee lobbyist and TIRRC also like to push the false economic-enhancing narrative of legal immigrants like refugees and illegal aliens. Tennessee's AFP lobbyist Tori Venable and the leader of LIBRE, the Koch's "premier pro-mass immigration organization," co-wrote an oped titled, "Common ground is possible even when it comes to immigration."
And they chose to focus on Nashville "because it's a hub for tourism, commerce and innovation."
Nashville is a hub alright and right now that hub is broke with high unemployment and "is projected to lose $470 million in revenue over the next 16 months, including more than $200 million in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1."
Tennessee's Comptroller appears to be monitoring Nashville but it's not clear whether the governor and/or his advisors are reading the Metro tea leaves.
Rescinding his consent for continued refugee resettlement which is expected to begin again very soon, would make unemployed Tennesseans have a small measure of confidence that their needs are first before Bill Lee's personal agenda.
Governor Lee has assured legislators that they will have revenue data to help them decide about budget cuts when they reconvene for a very very short session beginning June 1. Lee's commitment to continuing refugee resettlement means that the costs of the federal program will continue to be involuntarily transferred to state and local governments.
If the governor can't be counted on to put Tennessee citizens first, then the legislature can by passing the Gant/Bell bill which will put the decision-making about refugee resettlement in the hands of the legislature.
The Speaker of the House and Senate will decide which bills will be heard.
Contact Lt. Gov. Randy McNally 615-741-6806 and House Speaker Cameron Sexton 615-741-2343 and ask them to pass the Gant/Bell bill.
Call the Governor and tell him to start working with the legislators and not against them and the voters who gave him the privilege of serving them – 741-2001 or email him https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us.html


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By Dan Nichols on 21st February, 2017.
With almost 30% of all e-commerce companies using it, Magento e-commerce is easily the most popular platform out there. The top 10 brands using Magento read like a who's who in global enterprise, featuring big names like Coca-Cola, Ford, Fox and Nike.
The platform's appeal centres around its flexibility, scalability and functionality. This foundation helps businesses stay ahead of the latest e-commerce trends, create a website that works on many different levels, and optimise sales – plus, (with a little thought and tweaking) it's high-performing, robust and reliable.
There are two main flavours to consider when it comes to choosing the right version of Magento e-commerce for your business; the Enterprise and Community Editions.
Many users looking to try Magento for the first time opt for the Community Edition, because it's free and has lots of great features, including community support and access to the basic functions required to get an e-commerce website off the ground.
The Enterprise Edition (which offers two variations) builds on the Community Edition, adding more advanced functionality and performance improvements. The full enterprise edition comes complete with expert support, managed upgrades and monitoring as well as features and extensions to help businesses customise and create a site that really works for their needs and industry.
> It Can Be Completely Customised. Magento e-commerce allows you to fully customise your online store to look and feel exactly the way you want it to. Thousands of pre-built themes and extensions (some free, some paid-for) are available for users without the skills or inclination to code their own, and can rapidly change the style of a website or add new functionality.
> High Speed Performance. High Speed Performance. With the right setup, hosting and caching, Magento offers high speed performance, which is a vital success factor for anyone trading online in today's low patience, high choice world. Fast sites keep your customers happy, boost sales and maximise your gross margins.
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Of course, Magento isn't the only CMS in the market – big competitors include Shopify, PrestaShop and OpenCart (among many others).
Magento has made a name for itself for its customisability and scalability and a free entry point with their Community edition.
It has become the most popular e-commerce platform in the world, with over 250,000 merchants on board and Magento claims that companies grow three times faster with them, than with their competitors.
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The first year we did Coveo Impact, it had that "fresh" feeling. The feeling of nervousness coupled with eagerness. That "new customer conference" smell, you could say. We were dipping our toes into a pool we'd never waded into. We wanted to create an event that would inspire the Coveo community with value-packed sessions and yearning for more. Needless to say, the inaugural Coveo Impact event was a certifiable hit! Our customers are such an integral part of our success and our event was no different. With their contributions and invaluable post-Impact feedback in hand, Coveo Impact 2018 was even bigger and better, as promised.
From the moment Impact attendees arrived, well before the conference began, there was a palpable sense of excitement, passion, and electricity in the air. I've attended lots of conferences or customer events in my life, but there was nothing quite like this.
Perhaps what stood out to many were all the new additions to Impact, based largely from feedback from our customers. We added our Innovation Showcase jam packed with our dedicated partners showing off how they've leveraged Coveo in creative ways. This year we also introduced our hugely popular and sold-out hackathon, as well as an Ask-Me-Anything booth that was constantly buzzing with in depth questions followed by even deeper answers. One of our co-founders actually spent two hours "under the hood" of Coveo with a customer to get to the bottom of their question. From the get-go we knew we were in for a treat with Coveo Impact 2018.
Last year at Impact we primarily had the Coveo team leading the charge in our breakout sessions and keynotes. This year, we wanted to put the spotlight on our customers and partners, as they are the real heroes. This year, over 20 of our sessions were lead by partners and customers, telling their unique Coveo story with a profound level of transparency, honesty, and innovation. They shared the challenges they had, how they overcame them, and offered incredible advice for those looking to achieve similar results. We encouraged free-flowing conversations to occur between the speakers and the audience, and I was delighted to see how many attendees actively chimed in during the sessions with tales of relation and elation when they realized that they aren't alone in their hurdles – and that other Coveo users emerged stronger, more efficient, and more profitable.
They were asking me not just about our technology, but our culture as well. It was incredible to know that our passion shone through as it is truly one of our differentiating factors.
Ellucian – the winner of the Coveo Industry Leaders Award. This award is for a customer who has implemented Coveo usage analytics, the application of KCS or knowledge management best practices and has benefitted from significant organizational change and/or filling organizational gaps.
Xero – the winner of the Coveo Innovators Award. This award recognizes and celebrates teams, organizations, and trailblazers who contribute to their organization's success through innovative and creative use of their Coveo solution and deliver relevant and unprecedented end-to-end experiences.
A Leader in Network and Enterprise Security – this organization won the Coveo Impact Award, it recognizes a company whose efforts and successes have a clear impact on business outcomes. Their results are measurable and have either improved the customer experience, driven operational efficiency, improved cost savings, and/or impacted revenue performance.
Conversational interfaces are all the buzz these days, so we had the pleasure of having Thom Howard of TechAspect (and Coveo Impact Sponsor) joining us for a session dedicated to the subject. We covered places to start, expectations to have (or not to have), and so much more. The theme of conversational interfaces extended into our sold-out Hackathon as well. Surprise, surprise, attendees! Our hackathoners were challenged to build a conversational interface that leveraged Coveo under the covers to deliver the most relevant responses.
As mentioned above, our ML team is hard at work building models for the world of eCommerce. In parallel, Coveo for Sitecore is fully supporting Sitecore Experience Commerce 9. On top of all of this, Impact attendees had a chance to hear from one of our customers who has been leveraging the personalization power of Coveo within their eCommerce website. With the help of Coveo, this organization plans to leverage our AI-powered search and Usage Analytics to start analyzing shopping cart activity, purchased items, selected and favorited items to personalize every single moment for every single visitor on their webpage.
I know I'm not the only one that has a Coveo Impact-sized hole in their heart now that the event is over, and by the amount of positive feedback (and amount of Coveo hoodies I saw in the airport) – I can safely say our attendees feel the same way.
With this year's sold-out Impact event, we intend to start planning for Coveo Impact 2019 soon so that we can raise the bar even higher. We will be announcing the dates this summer but in the meantime, all attendees will be equipped with the session slide-decks and footage so that they can share their knowledge internally.
On behalf of the entire Coveo team, THANK YOU to everyone who made Impact possible. We have the best customers, partners and team around! Without your support and hard work this event wouldn't have been the same.
If you have any questions about this year's event or how to get involved next year as a speaker, don't hesitate to reach out to me on Twitter, or even ask our official Twitter account.
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Q: Partition wiped out possibly due to the partition table changed by Windows, malicious software, or ...? When the data loss problem occurred:
My Lenovo laptop has both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. There are two ntfs partitions shared between the two OSes: one for Windows 7 installation ,and the other for personal data files.
Earlier today, when I was in Windows 7, I restarted the computer into Ubuntu. The ntfs data partition shared between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 was not able to automatically mounted, which is unlike usual, while The ntfs Windows installation partition was mounted automatically just like usual.
Then I restarted the computer back into Windows 7, and the ntfs data partition had been completely emptied, except leaving  only one Windows system file bootsqm.dat and one Windows system directory `System Volume Information. The time shown by Windows 7 has also been adjusted to be 4 hours in advance than the actual time. The ntfs Windows installation partition was still fine.
When I restarted the computer again into Ubuntu, same things as in the previous paragraph happened.

What happened before the problem occurred:
Right before my first reboot from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 12.04,
upon logging into Windows 7, there was some automatic configuration of Windows, which took two reboots and a couple of minutes to complete.
after logging into Windows 7, I installed some software (MathType and MikTex and LibreOffice), and edit some documents in Microsoft Office Word, and MathType (I got it  from
http://dl.portablesoft.org/down/?id=2515, which I originally thought was a trial version, but later I learned was a cracked version and felt wrong.  I made a copy of it at dropbox
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13029929/MathType_6.8_PortableSoft.rar, not for distributing it but to list it there just in case it will help to identify the problem), and LibreOffice. De-select the autorun of some "message center" of Lenovo Toolkit when Windows starts each time.

Possible reasons and recovery solutions?
I got some suggestion from another person:

First tip is to look at your partition table.  Windows is particular
  about the partition IDs and order of partitions in a way that Linux is
  not, and if it sees something it doesn't like, it will rewrite the
  partition table.  Check the tables to see if they are in the same
  order as before you booted into Windows.

I wonder how to look at the partition table, and how to see whether Windows rewrite the partition table, and whether they are in the same
 order as before I booted into Windows?
Any other possible reasons and recovery solutions for the data loss?
Can the cracked MathType be the reason?
When trying to make diagnosis and recover my data, which operating system shall I work under,  Windows 7 or Ubuntu 12.04?

Thanks in advance!

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Black Panther And The "Problem" Of Black Conferences
Black Panther has inspired amazing interest in black consciousness, self-determination, and all- things African. For many, it wasn't enough to buy a ticket to the movie, they bought entire African-inspired outfits, and posed for pictures in front of life-sized Black Panther posters. It was an event.
But I noticed something interesting as I read comments from several Adventists who attended Black Panther. It seems that a number of people who took pride in Black Panther have problems with black (Regional) conferences. Interesting. There's seems to be a disconnect here.
How can you applaud black self-determination in a movie and criticize that same black self -determination in the church? How can you applaud black ingenuity and black invention and black institutions in a movie and not support them in the church?
Regional conferences were formed in the Adventist Church in 1944, at a time when the church and country refused blacks full participation. Their growth over the years is nothing short of a miracle. Stanford Economist Henry Felder noted that between 1945 and 2008, the Adventist church in North American grew 242%. But the growth in Regional Conferences over that same period was 1059%. Amazing!
But Regional Conferences have become a "problem" for some in the church because they seem divisive and dated. Doesn't Christ want us all to worship together? Haven't we reached the point where black and white conferences are unnecessary? As I often say, this is a blog and not a paper. The issues of Regional Conferences and missional structures and Adventist ecclesiology are far too complex to be handled in 1000 words, but let me share some comments and you can share yours.
Regional and State Conference are BOTH Multicultural
It is a passion of this present generation. The desire for different cultures to work and worship together. Well, it's the reality of both Regional and State conferences. They are open and welcoming to all cultures, and cultures across the spectrum are represented.
Now the labels might be a bit confusing if your assumption is that State=White and Regional=Black, because things have changed. If you attend a camp-meeting in the Greater New York Conference, a State conference, you'll probably see fewer white faces than in some Regional Conferences. It's rapidly approaching the same situation in the Florida Conference, the Potomac Conference, and other State conferences. It's already the case for State conferences in all of the major urban areas: Atlanta, Orlando, New York, Chicago, etc.
Here's the thing. If your passion is desegregation, then you'll be happy to know that all State and Regional Conferences are open and inviting to all. But if integration is your passion, not so much. People continue to choose to worship in their own ethnic and cultural groups, regardless of conference affiliation. Why is that? This blog's not long enough.
The "Colonizers" Are Back!
The rumor was that our racial problems were over when we finally elected a black president. "Post racial" was the term. But there was a backlash during the Obama presidency and a total collapse with the election of Donald Trump. Now the rate of hate crimes has exploded, frat boys are marching with tiki torches, Muslims are demonized, and the "other" could be anyone from a white liberal to a black professional.
"Colonizers" Come To Church
As amazing as Regional Conferences have been, they weren't what Black Adventists requested in 1941. They requested full integration and participation- and they were denied. Why? Because there's no racism like religious racism. Then and now. There were two organizations that gave Donald Trump 83% support in the 2016 election – The Ku Klux Klan and white evangelical Christians.
And frankly, if you look up the word "colonizers" in the dictionary, you might find a picture of the Adventist church. Why? Because you can't fix a problem that you refuse to face.
Colonizers Offer Suggestions, Not Sacrifice
Some suggest closing Regional Conferences because they "duplicate structure." Now, State Conferences and Regional Conferences are both legitimate church structures. Both welcome everyone. Both advance the mission of the church. But an argument can be made that Regional Conferences do it more efficiently.
9 Regional Conferences cover the same territory as 42 State Conferences. Historically, they have done more and grown faster for less. So, if duplication is the problem, then some State Conferences should be first in line to be closed. And if we're talking mergers, why not merge the low performing State Conference into the local Regional Conference? But that's rarely the discussion. Why? Because it's easy to talk about sacrifice if you're not making it.
"Colonizers" Come In All Colors
"Colonizers" do more than capture territory, they capture minds. I support the freedom of choice. Attend the church that allows you to serve most effectively. I pastored for years in Regional and State conferences. My churches were predominantly black in both settings. That's my call. That's my passion. I have no desire to pastor a Korean church or a Spanish church or an Anglo church, although I support those who do.
But I was always amazed by black people who would argue the value of multi-culturalism and the evil of black conferences- while continuing to attend black churches! It's hypocrisy 101.
No one can advance the agenda of the colonizer like the brother that's been colonized.
It's All About Mission
I am a pragmatist by nature and a missiologist by trade. My mantra is, "form follows function." I am for the structure that most effectively advances the mission of the church. The mission of the church is to make disciples-fully developed, fully devoted followers of Christ.
That is why I challenge both Regional conferences and State conferences. I support churches that are missional, and I support closing or merging churches that have demonstrated- over time- that they are not. Same for conferences. There is nothing- absolutely nothing- sacred about structure. They all need change!
But that's me. What do you think?
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Books or Breakfast? An Impossible Choice
Forget the old jokes about university students living off of ramen noodles. Food insecurity is a real problem on campus, with real consequences.
November 4.16
Joking use of the phrase "starving student" feels a lot more dark upon learning that 39% of Canadian university students lack food security.
To fuel higher education and its contributions to a successful economy and continued innovation, it's important to literally feed ambitious minds. That means breaking down barriers to student access to healthy food options. Having to choose tuition and textbooks over meals does not set students up for success. The reality for many students is that it's impossible to choose both.
The cost of tuition nearly doubled from 1993 to 2015, and the cost of living also continues to rise. Even with roommates and part-time jobs, many students are compromising on food choices or skipping meals entirely to make ends meet.
Until now, many of these accounts have been anecdotal, with little hard research to quantify the health and social costs of obtaining a post-secondary degree. Meal Exchange, a national registered charity, compiled survey data across five university campuses in a public report, Hungry for Knowledge.
Students were surveyed at Dalhousie University, Ryerson University, Brock University, Lakehead University, and the University of Calgary. The study found that half of students sacrificed healthy food choices to pay tuition, one in four students reported that food insecurity had an impact on their physical health, and one in five reported an effect on their mental health.
Even though there are food bank programs available on most campuses, these are often woefully understocked. Moreover, the social stigma attached to accessing food banks leaves many students more willing to skip meals. It can be especially difficult to admit to needing help when many students are navigating independence while living away from home for the first time.
All of this suggests that better programs need to be in place to address the issue of food security for university students.
Based on its findings, Meal exchange made four official policy recommendations in its report, including: establishing a national food and housing security survey across all universities and colleges in Canada; assessing the possibility of a guaranteed annual income for students; increasing affordable housing; and committing to calls to action from Truth and Reconciliation to reduce barriers to education for aboriginal students. This would increase students' agency over food choices and address the root causes of food insecurity.
Mapping a plan for future where Canadian students are free to learn without making poor health decisions is critical in a knowledge-based economy. Leaving 39% of students without food security should not be an option.
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Q: Rails Console Argument Error Creating a New object I am new to Rails and Ruby development but I am trying to create an object called Currency which takes in two params and does some calculations on them. I am using attr_accessor to set up the params and I put the file inside the lib directory.
Whenever I run rails console and try to do c = Currency.new(100, "CAD") I get the following error:
ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 0)
from (irb):5:in `initialize'
from (irb):5:in `new'
from (irb):5

I did make sure to include the file in application.rb. Here is a skeleton of my class:
class Currency
  class << self
    attr_accessor :input_value, :currency_iso

    USD_ISO = "USD"
    USD_TO_DM = 2.8054

    def converted_value
     convert_to_dm
    end

    private

    def convert_to_dm
     @input_value / USD_TO_DM
    end
  end
end

I have looked all over and I am stumped on what this issue may be. I have tried with and without an initialize method and I have tried creating a more basic version.

A: The problem here is that you are defining the method as a class method. And you are not defining the initialize method with those two params. Let's check the code below:
class Currency
  attr_accessor :input_value, :currency_iso

  USD_ISO = "USD"
  USD_TO_DM = 2.8054

  def initialize(input_value, currency_iso)
    @input_value = input_value
    @currency_iso = currency_iso
  end

  def converted_value
    convert_to_dm
  end

  private

  def convert_to_dm
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I found this post. It can help you to understand better the difference between class method and instance method.


If you spend much time traveling through central Minnesota, you may have passed by the next #mnbucketlist stop.
With two convenient locations, off Highway 10 in Motley and Staples, the Spot Cafe is the quinessential roadside eatery. As soon as you walk in, you'll feel right at home, as a small town diner ought to make you feel.
As for the food, you can expect nonegotiable diner favorites like country fried steak, biscuits and gravy, patty melts, burgers, sandwiches, and best-loved breakfast staples like cinnamon rolls, omelettes, and french toast – with colossal portions.
My recommendations? Get the sour cream and onion fries (pictured) and for the daring, step up to the infamous Brunch Burger that comes complete with a quarter pound of beef, topped with an egg, hashbrowns and smothered in Hollandaise sauce (also pictured). What is your go-to rest stop restaurant?


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Press Release - The Signing Ceremony of the Letter of Intent to Cooperate with Ministry of Justice of South West State of Somalia
Today, a joint Letter of Intent to Cooperate was signed between the South West State of Somalia Ministry of Justice and the Expanding Access to Justice program (EAJ). Through the Letter of Intent, EAJ seeks to partner with the Ministry of Justice to promote interventions collaboratively to expand the quality and reach of justice assistance to the people of Somalia. Specifically, EAJ seeks to support the Ministry of Justice in developing a network that convenes state justice institutions alongside civil society to improve substantially and sustainably the quality and scope of justice assistance in the state. The Letter of Intent was signed in a ceremony observed by the Minister of Justice of Southwest State of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Hussein Hassan, and EAJ Chief of Party, Anton Pestana.
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Rhode Island tops UMass 35-22 for 2nd-ever win over FBS
Nov 6, 2021, 4:24 AM | Updated: 4:25 pm
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Kasim Hill threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and FCS-member Rhode Island picked up its second-ever win over a FBS school with a 35-22 win over UMass on Saturday.
It was the 89th meeting between the schools, dating to 1903, but the first time they've played since 2011 when the Minutemen began the transition up. The Rams beat UConn for its other FBS win on Nov. 11, 2000.
Hill's fourth score, a 2-yard run that capped an 80-yard drive, and Jaylen Smith's 72-yard burst in the in the third quarter broke the game open as the Rams (6-3) went up 35-16.
Hill was 11 of 20 for 169 yards and ran for 32 more. Jaylen Smith had 16 carries for 111 yards. Joey Kenny and Ed Lee had receiving touchdowns.
Ellis Merriweather carried the ball 30 times for 118 yards with a touchdown for the Minutemen (1-8). Tyler Lytle threw for a touchdown and ran for one.
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Yes we got credits for removing all wardrobe shelving and did it after handover. That way we got exactly what we wanted and it was cheaper.
Bricking was our most stressful stage of the build.
Sorry but if your friend is doing that in front of children he has some serious problems.
Oooh how exciting. Which street are you in? Do you have an SS assigned yet?
Open WIP or door to WIP??


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Joseph Tykociner and the "Talking Film"
By 1903, the department had already begun to rapidly outgrow its allocation of space and resources. Morgan Brooks, Professor of Electrical Engineering, urgently wrote to Dean Nathan C. Ricker that "enrollment is increasing by leaps and bounds,"  noting the need for more equipment, instructors, and laboratory and teaching space. Sensing that the department's exponential growth would continue, Morgan warned Ricker, "if we fail to have typical modern apparatus in our laboratory we must lose prestige as compared with those colleges that have money to spend in this way. I do not advocate buying every machine that is brought out; but when a machine (as our arc lighting dynamos) have been scrapped by all modern stations, it is necessary to know this fact, and to keep the apparatus for historical illustration, instead of for class demonstration." University administrators and faculty understood the need to efficiently educate students and prepare them to enter the workforce, while at the same time recognizing that if the electrical engineering curriculum at Illinois was to be competitive with its contemporaries, it needed to develop an innovative research program that was conscious of its history. In a sense, Tykociner's arrival as the first research professor might be seen as heralding a shift in the department's focus from being solely a technical program to one that became increasingly oriented toward research and the professionalization of innovation.
Born in Poland in 1877, Tykociner rejected his family's wishes that he become a grain broker like his father, deciding instead to devote his life to designing a method for electrically recording sound. First conceiving of the idea of the photographic recording of sound in the 1890s, Tykociner followed in the footsteps of Thomas Edison and other inventors at the end of the 19th century who envisioned an era in which "talkies" breathed life—or sound—into silent film cinema, thus radically transforming the public's motion picture experience. In pursuit of the latter, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 18 and worked for several electrical companies before returning to Europe in 1897 to pursue a formal education. The impressionable and inquisitive Tykociner, however, became interested in improving Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph as well as wireless radio transmission, compelling him to momentarily set aside his research on sound motion picture. In 1902, he was offered a position at Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company in England, though left after two years to continue conducting research on radio communication for the Telefunken Wireless Telegraph Company in Berlin. The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) presented Tykociner with an opportunity to implement his research by equipping the entire Russian naval fleet with wireless radio.
It was not until Tykociner returned to the United States in 1920 that he was able to once again experiment and research ways of recording sound on film. Tykociner briefly worked for the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before receiving an offer from Professor Ellery B. Paine, head of Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois, for a position as a research professor. Paine's offer, however, was prompted by Westinghouse Electric's recommendation of Tykociner—a gesture the company hoped would compensate for their hire of Professor of Electrical Engineering, Trygve Jensen, who had left the university five years earlier, taking his patents with him. In the fall of 1921, Tykociner arrived at the university and quickly resumed his research on recording sound on film. Using the photoelectric cell developed by his colleague, Jakob Kunz, Tykociner was able to quickly advance his research. By March 1922, he had finally created his first "talkie," which he successfully demonstrated on the 9th of June at the request of President David Kinley and the Board of Trustees. The demonstration depicted Tykociner's wife, Helena, ringing a bell and saying, "I will ring," after which she asked the audience, "Did you hear the bell ring?" A nervous Ellery Paine was also featured in the film reciting the Gettysburg Address.
"The new art was only born. I wished to continue my work on a larger scale. This was not possible…You see the picture. Years of efforts, complete attainment of the object in view, short moments of satisfaction and appreciation, a flood of correspondence and finally full disappointment" .
Tykociner continued to work at the university for nearly 25 years, during which he pioneered research in a number of areas, including zetetics and photoelectricity. Despite the skeptics, films featuring sound were commercialized shortly after his demonstration, and within a few years, talkies would become commonplace. Tykociner's film was nevertheless one of the first to successfully incorporate sound, an accomplishment that few could boast. While the talking motion picture certainly served as an exclamation point of his career, even if a transient one, Tykociner's research has had a considerable impact on the College of Engineering, the history of electrical engineering, and the possibilities of scientific research.
Bethany Anderson, "Joseph Tykociner and the "Talking Film"," ExploreCU, accessed April 22, 2019, https://explorecu.org/items/show/214.


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In Books, reading & writing· Recorded on Thursday, 10th April 2014
Lunchbox/Soapbox: Gregory Phillips on The Republic and Aboriginal Peoples
What should an inclusive, modern Australian nation-state look like? With Australians generally disengaged from the political system and Aboriginal peoples not properly included in the first place, the Republic movement is perhaps the perfect avenue to address some of these issues.
Anthropologist and lecturer in Aboriginal health Gregory Phillips argues that if we are to resolve the big picture concerns of sustainability (economic and environmental) and national identity (our place in the region and world), the viewpoints of Indigenous voters must be incorporated into the political conversation. In order to move forward and adopt a more inclusive and effective system of government that brings black and white voters into synchronicity, an Australian Republic must be considered as the most viable solution.
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Gregory is Chief Executive Officer of ABSTARR Consulting, is an Associate Professor of Aboriginal Health, and serves on several boards and committees, including chairing the Cathy Freeman Foundation and AHPRA and the Australian Medical Council's Indigenous health strategy groups.
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Scenarios for Smart, Sustainable, Human Cities
by Rohit Talwar
Intelligent, Connected, and Mobile –
By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, Alexandra Whittington, April Koury, and Maria Romero
How might technological advances in data management, artificial intelligence, and energy help shape the future of cities?
A vision of the "city of the future" is often presented as a compelling symbol of the direction in which society could progress. Whilst visions differ, the common element is the notion that in the future, Earth's most concentrated populations will occupy city environments where a digital blanket of sensors, devices, and cloud-connected data are brought together to enhance the living experience for all. Smart concepts encompass a range of key elements of what enable effective city ecosystems—from traffic control and environmental protection, to management of energy, sanitation, healthcare, security, and buildings.
Scenarios are a helpful tool to envision how human city visions might take shape over the next 10 to 15 years. Here we explore three 2030 scenarios showing how data, artificial intelligence (AI), and clean energy might deliver interconnected and seamless mobility in healthy, clean, smart, and livable cities.
In 2030, Transport for London (TfL) runs Greater London's multi-modal transport network using a fully integrated AI-based Travel and Transport Management System (TTMS). Vast amounts of data are processed using human expertise, AI-based transport infrastructure planning and traffic management algorithms, and predictive analysis—drawing on sensors in roads, pavements, and public transport access points. These are supplemented by video interpretation from 60,000 closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras, which re-established London as the world's most watched city, surpassing Beijing. Traffic and pedestrian flows have grown exponentially, transport's environmental impacts have declined dramatically, and globally in 2030, London is ranked first on mobility.
A single control center automatically manages and matches services to demand—combining autonomous buses, surface and subway trains, and road and rail signaling. Live predictive analytics allow greater use of road and track space. Autonomous boats ply their trade on the Thames from Putney in the west to Woolwich Royal Arsenal in the east. An automated fail-safe mode restricts public access to capacity-sensitive areas like underground stations and riverboat piers.
Manual drive cars of all fuel types are still visible but only autonomous electrically powered vehicles are permitted in the city center Congestion Charge Area—a toll fee is automatically charged against the vehicle's account information held in a blockchain-based payment system. In the late 2010s, traffic controllers still manually changed timings at three quarters of London's traffic signals to reduce queues; now, the process is automated. A constant flow of data between autonomous vehicles (their current location, destination, purpose of the journey) and the central system is used to re-route traffic around congested areas. The system also gives priority to public transport and emergency services. The system's associated app also provides navigational information to pedestrians' personal digital assistants.
Embedded road sensors monitor surface and sub-surface conditions. Traffic types and flows are constantly tracked against the TTMS' comprehensive historic road status database, which drives a program of proactive maintenance. This reduces requirements for lengthier and more extensive subsequent repairs. It also minimizes traffic disruption by accurately re-routing transport resources during repairs, maintenance, and emergency situations, and predicts the implications of any such situations.
For the first time since the horse and cart, London is (for the most part) moving freely again thanks to its fully integrated TTMS. Not only is London moving, but other major cities around the world are seeking London's expertise, creating unexpected revenues for TfL.
It's New Year's Eve 2029 and several hundred thousand people gather in Times Square to see in 2030. The all-encompassing role of smart, autonomous, self-managing vehicles is in full evidence across the city. As of tomorrow, only autonomous vehicles will be allowed on the streets except in a few designated zones and "drivers' parks" where enthusiasts will be able to take the controls.
Vehicle ownership is almost obsolete as most new vehicles are effectively self-owning. These independent taxis earn a fare for each ride and share revenues with those who manufacture, service, and refuel them. The cars work in self-managing, self-insuring networks, covering each other in the event of increasingly rare incidents. Autonomous technology grows ever smarter and accidents only tend to arise when human-driven vehicles are in collision with autonomous cars.
Revelers at the NYE celebrations can rest assured that a smartcab or personal drone will reach them within five minutes. Autonomous ambulances patrol the city with in-vehicle robots providing immediate first aid and carrying out more complex tasks under the guidance of remote doctors observing via video. Personal drones are used to extract the injured parties from their location and transport them to the ambulance. Autonomous food trucks serve revelers in public areas with drones delivering the food to the individual wherever they stand without having to navigate through the crowd. Single user "Dronejohns" or "Droneloos" can also be summoned on demand—dropping into the midst of the crowd to enable those caught short to relieve themselves in privacy.
Autonomous vehicles have changed city life, cutting congestion, reducing pollution, providing services on demand, and freeing up car parking for new uses and pop-up activities.
Martina and her friends have a meeting at the library after school. Even in 2030, homework is still an everyday occurrence here in Paris. Taking a driverless car from school to the library—a standard transportation option for schoolchildren—the girls walk in through the grand entranceway of the library. The historic library building is retrofitted with the smart technologies of 2030 without sacrificing the charm of the 1970's façade. Old buildings are precious in the city—the cost to upgrade them is offset by the carbon neutrality of new transportation solutions. The building is old, net zero, and smart: When someone is dropped off at the entrance, it lets the autonomous cars know which library patrons are ready to leave, or sends the car to another passenger nearby.
As the girls complete their work, they are earning social credits that will provide more free rides in the future; doing homework and other good deeds are a currency children use to get around town. Mobility had become a service as basic as electricity and internet access—and completely clean, safe, and renewable. Electric transportation options are around every corner in the form of public mass transport (self-driving buses and trains), drone taxis, and self-driving electric cars.
The scaling of apps and technology to intuitively offer "Mobility as a Service" (MaaS) across the city mean private cars and driving have become obsolete. Smart technologies are so advanced that users rarely need to request rides; they are predictively hailed by internet-connected things such as their watch, phone, home, or desk.
From the library, the autonomous car drives the girls to their various homes, lessons, or practices. The parents' digital assistants communicate with the city's main brain to agree different drop off locations for their children, ensuring no wasted trips. The smart city offers a lot for families: Parents are no longer caught in gridlock on long commutes to the suburbs since efficient city planning allows large numbers of residents to live in urban places comfortably and abundantly.
Planning for the Future of Cities
The smart city 2030 scenarios envisioned here are vibrant, high-tech places with transportation strategies that ensure a high quality of life. In this future, data is wealth, and physical infrastructure is a tool to extract benefits for the greater good.
The smart city movement has the potential to transform the organization of people and physical objects in a way that transcends urban development as we know it. The shift to smart infrastructure is not simply fashionable or aspirational; in many ways, it appears to be a critical enabler of the future sustainability of cities. It can be argued that the future of human life on the planet rests on a smooth transition to cities that are more efficient, less wasteful, and more conscious of the impacts of the individual upon the greater good.
To achieve this vision, society must harness the impressive and increasing potential of the collective data drawn from large groups of people living together in cities. Who owns the data? Who decides how it is to be used? Where does the greater good overshadow individual free will, and vice versa? These are some questions that city planners and residents will need to build more dialogue around in order to ensure that future cities are intentionally wise and human, and not just smart.
How might social and family dynamics change as a result of these technological advances in the city?
How might government, businesses, and society address the emerging issues of data privacy and security?
How can we ensure genuine citizen engagement in envisioning smart cities and realizing the full benefits when they are in operation?
This article is excerpted from The Future Reinvented – Reimagining Life, Society, and Business. You can order the book here.
Rohit Talwar is a global futurist, keynote speaker, strategist, and the CEO of Fast Future. In his futurism he focuses primarily on the topics of human enhancement, disruptive innovation, emerging technology, and emerging economies.
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Q: Rails 4 update_all and set value from another field I need to do some bulk updates in some models and set value of a field as value of another field.
Right now I can do that with raw sql like this:
ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("UPDATE `deleted_contents` SET `deleted_contents`.`original_id` = `deleted_contents`.`id` WHERE `deleted_contents`.`original_id` is NULL")

This is working fine, however I need to do this using ActiveRecord query interface due to many reasons.
I tried:
DeletedContent.where(original_id: nil).update_all(original_id: value_of_id_column)

For value_of_id_column I tried :id, self.id, id, etc, nothing works. What should I set for value_of_id_column to get the original query generated by rails? Is this possible, or using the raw sql is the only solution?
Also I do not want to iterate over each record and update. This is not a valid solution for me:
DeletedContent.where(original_id: nil).each do |deleted_content|
    update_each_record
end

A: I'm pretty sure you cannot obtain that query by passing a hash to update_all.
The closest to what you want to obtain would be:
DeletedContent.where(original_id: nil).update_all("original_id = id")


Elephant Feed is to learn synonyms that is the words which are similar to the original word and possess the same meaning. The standard which is required to play this game is to understand the demonstration of the language that is figureative, relationship of words, and the nuances which has the word meanings. This game can be played by 4 players and the players can play this game from any part of the world and they can also compete with the other players while they learn to match the synonyms of words.


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The place San Francisco, Calif. represents a specific geographic location related to resources found in University of Liverpool.
The Resource San Francisco, Calif.
282 Items published in the Place San Francisco, Calif.
A complaint is a gift : recovering customer loyalty when things go wrong, Janelle Barlow, Claus Møller, (electronic book)
A restricted country, by Joan Nestle
A selection of adjudicated criminal forms and precedents of indictments and informations : adapted to use in the several states, by James M. Kerr
A teacher's guide to classroom assessment : understanding and using assessment to improve student learning, Susan M. Butler, Nancy D. McMunn, (electronic book)
A treatise on criminal procedure, by Francis Wharton
A treatise on the law of pleading and practice under the procedural codes : adapted to use in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, by James M. Kerr
ARM system developer's guide : designing and optimizing system software, Andrew N. Sloss, Dominic Symes, Chris Wright ; with a contribution by John Rayfield, (electronic book)
Access 97 developer's handbook, Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gilbert
Achieving excellence in fundraising, Eugene R. Tempel, Timothy L. Seiler, and Eva E. Aldrich, editors ; foreword by Paulette Maehara, (electronic book)
Adult education and learning in precarious age : the Hamburg declaration revisited, Tom Nesbit, Michael Welton, editors, (electronic book)
Advancing social justice : tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus, Tracy Davis, Laura M. Harrison, (electronic book)
AfroCuba : works on paper, 1968-2003, Judith Bettelheim
Aging today : the bimonthly newspaper of the American Society on Aging, (electronic journal)
Applied and workforce baccalaureates, Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, and Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, editors ; Arthur M. Cohen, editor-in-chief, (electronic book)
Applying case-based reasoning : techniques for enterprise systems, Ian Watson
Authentic conversations : moving from manipulation to truth and commitment, Jamie Showkeir, Maren Showkeir, (electronic book)
AutoCAD civil 3D essentials, Eric Chappell, (electronic book)
Ballot access news, (electronic journal)
Barefoot Gen : a cartoon story of Hiroshima, Keiji Nakazawa ; translated by Project Gen
Basic statistics for social research, Robert A. Hanneman, Augustine J. Kposowa, Mark Riddle, (electronic book)
Be big : step up, step out, be bold : daring to do our best work together, Judith H. Katz, Frederick A. Miller, (electronic book)
Bear Stearns, (electronic book)
Beehive, (electronic journal)
Beta : bulletin of experimental treatments for AIDS : a publication of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, (electronic journal)
Beyond art : Pleistocene image and symbol, editors, Margaret W. Conkey ... [et al.]
Beyond the usability lab : conducting large-scale user experience studies, Bill Albert, Tom Tullis, Donna Tedesco, (electronic book)
Biochemistry, Christopher K. Mathews, K.E. van Holde, Kevin G. Ahern
Biology, Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece ; contributors and advisors: Lisa Urry ... [et al.]
Blackshirts & reds : rational fascism & the overthrow of communism, Michael Parenti
Brand relevance : making competitors irrelevant, David A. Aaker, (electronic book)
Branded customer service : the new competitive edge, by Janelle Barlow and Paul Stewart, (electronic book)
Brock biology of microorganisms, Michael T. Madigan ... [et.al.]
Business law for business men : a reference book showing the laws of California for daily use in business affairs, by A.J. Bledsoe
By design : science and the search for God, Larry Witham, (electronic book)
California anthology : or, Striking thoughts on many themes, carefully selected from California writers and speakers by Oscar T. Shuck
Camerawork, (electronic journal)
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, (electronic book)
Careers in computer software and hardware, (electronic book)
Careers in the oil and gas industry, (electronic book)
Caveat lector, (electronic journal)
Clinical optics, 2005-2006, faculty responsible for this edition, Kevin M. Miller ... [et al.]
Coaching for leadership : writings on leadership from the world's greatest coaches, editors, Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence Lyons, Sarah McArthur, (electronic book)
ColdFusion MX developer's handbook, Raymond Camden ... [et al.], (electronic book/)
Collegiate transfer : navigating the new normal, Janet L. Marling, editor, (electronic book)
Comebacks : powerful lessons from leaders who endured setbacks and recaptured success on their terms, Andrea Redmond, Patricia Crisafulli, (electronic book)
Commentaries on the law of wills : embracing execution, interpretation and administration, including those rules of real property and principles of equity which effect testamentary dispositions, with full references to American and English statutes and decisions, and also an appendix containing forms and precedents, and the leading wills acts, by John E. Alexander
Communications convergence, (electronic journal)
Computer animation : algorithms and techniques, Rick Parent, (electronic book)
Computer graphics world, (electronic journal)
Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface, David A, Patterson, John L. Hennesey ; with a contribution by Peter J. Ashenden, James R. Larus, Daniel J. Sorin
Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface, David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, (electronic book)
Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface, John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson ; with a contribution by James R. Larus
Consumer's guide to a brave new world, Wesley J. Smith, (electronic book)
Contemplative studies in higher education, Linda A. Sanders, editor, (electronic book)
Contemporary Marxism, (electronic journal)
Cracking the code : how to win hearts, change minds, and restore America's original vision, by Thom Hartmann, (electronic book)
Creating striking graphics with Maya and Photoshop, Daniel Gray, (electronic book)
Creative evolutionary systems, Peter J. Bentley, David W. Corne
Credit Suisse First Boston, (electronic book)
Credit unions : organization, operation, questions of legality, by David A. Bridewell, member of the Chicago bar
Crime and social justice, (electronic journal)
Crime classification manual : a standard system for investigating and classifying violent crimes, John E. Douglas ... [et al.], editors, (electronic book)
Crime classification manual, [edited by] John E. Douglas ... [et al.]
Cultural breaks, Brian Aldiss ; introduction by Andy Duncan
Curing health care : new strategies for quality improvement : a report on the national demonstration project on quality improvement in health care, Donald M. Berwick, A. Blanton Godfrey, Jane Roessner ; with special contributions by Paul E. Plsek and David A. Garvin
Damn Senators : my grandfather and the story of Washington's only World Series championship, Mark Gauvreau Judge, (electronic book)
Danish chairs
Data insights : new ways to visualize and make sense of data, by Hunter Whitney, (electronic book)
Data mining : practical machine learning tools and techniques with Java implementations, Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank
Developing and sustaining successful first-year programs : a guide for practitioners, Gerald M. Greenfield, Jennifer R. Keup, John N. Gardner, (electronic book)
Development and alumni relations report, (electronic journal)
Digital video essentials : shoot, transfer, edit, share, Erica Sadun, (electronic book)
Discrete and combinatorial mathematics, Abraham P. Hillman, Gerald L. Alexanderson, Richard M. Grassl
Disrupt or be disrupted : a blueprint for change in management education, (electronic book)
Diversity : the invention of a concept, Peter Wood, (electronic book)
Do good well : your guide to leadership, action, and social innovation, Nina Vasan and Jennifer Przybylo, (electronic book)
Doing good well : what does (and does not) make sense in the nonprofit world, Willie Cheng, (electronic book)
E-learning and the science of instruction : proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning, Ruth Colvin Clark, Richard E. Mayer, (electronic book)
Effective prototyping for software makers, Jonathan Arnowitz, Michael Arent, Nevin Berger, (electronic book)
Efficiency in Learning : Evidence-Based Guidelines to Manage Cognitive Load
El Cuento hispánico : a graded literary anthology, edited by Edward J. Mullen, John F. Garganigo
Emerging infectious diseases : a guide to diseases, causative agents, and surveillance, Lisa A. Beltz, (electronic book)
Entity resolution and information quality, by John R. Talburt, (electronic book)
Error reduction in health care : a systems approach to improving patient safety, Patrice L. Spath, editor, (electronic book)
Essential biology with physiology, Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Eric J. Simon
Exchange 2000 server 24seven, Jim McBee, (electronic book)
Executing your business transformation : how to engage sweeping change without killing yourself or your business, Mark I. Morgan ... [et al.], (electronic book)
Family business review : journal of the Family Firm Institute, (electronic journal)
Finding the courage to lead, James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner, (electronic book)
Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years : a scheme, William G. Perry, Jr. ; introduction by L. Lee Knefelkamp
From the inside out : radical gender transformation, FTM and beyond, edited by Morty Diamond
Fundamentals of anatomy & physiology, Frederic H. Martini with William C. Ober ... [et al.]
Fundamentals of anatomy & physiology, Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath ; with Edwin F. Bartholomew ... [et al.]
Fundamentals of genetics, Peter J. Russell
Fundamentals of performance improvement : optimizing results through people, process, and organizations : interventions, performance support tools, case studes, Darlene Van Tiem, James L. Moseley, Joan C. Dessinger, (electronic book)
Fundamentals of the theory of computation : principles and practice, Raymond Greenlaw, H. James Hoover
Generations : the journal of the Western Gerontological Society, (electronic journal)
Genetic programming : an introduction : on the automatic evolution of computer programs and its applications, Wolfgang Banzhaf ... [et al.]
Girl culture, Lauren Greenfield ; introduction by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Go team! : take your team to the next level, Ken Blanchard, Alan Randolph, Peter Grazier, (electronic book)
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1977 Baseball Season
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Mix an arrogant slugger, a tempestuous manager, and an impatient owner, and you've got the Yankees 1977 baseball season. Prior to 1977, free agent Reggie Jackson left the Baltimore Orioles and joined the Yankee roster.
During the season, Reggie fought with Yankees manager Billy Martin, who clashed with owner George Steinbrenner, who didn't get along with anyone. Yankeeland quickly became known as the "Bronx Zoo."
At the start of 1977, it looked like the Yankees would breeze to the playoffs. They won 97 in 1976, and now they added Jackson, Don Gullett, Mike Torrez, and Bucky Dent -- not to mention rookie phenom Ron Guidry.
Jackson had a big year in 1977 with a .286 average, 32 homers, and 110 RBI. The new pitchers performed well too, as Gullett went 14-4, Torrez went 14-12, and Guidry finished 16-7.
But the Yanks' season wasn't easy. New York won the American League East with 100 victories, but had to weather serious challenges from Baltimore and Boston, which both finished 2-1/2 games behind.
In the American League West, Kansas City won 102 games and took the division by 8 games over Texas. Dennis Leonard (20-12) and Paul Splittorff (16-6) anchored a solid staff, and George Brett (.312, 22 homers, 88 RBI) continued to establish himself as a star.
The hitter that everyone was talking about, however, was Minnesota's six-time batting champion, Rod Carew. The first baseman threatened to become the first man since Ted Williams to hit over .400 in a season. Carew finished at .388 on 239 hits, 100 RBI, and was voted the league's MVP.
In the National League, the big news was the trade of Tom Seaver to Cincinnati. The 32-year-old righthander posted a 14-3 record with the Reds, 21-6 overall.
Tom Terrific's teammate, George Foster, posted some of the biggest numbers of the generation -- .320 average, 52 homer, 149 RBI -- and earned the 1977 National League MVP Award.
Tom Seaver was traded
from the Mets to the
Reds in 1977.
Foster's Reds finished 10 games behind the Dodgers. Steve Garvey (.297 average, 33 homers, 115 RBI), Reggie Smith (.307 average, 32 homer), Ron Cey (30 homers, 110 RBI), and Dusty Baker (.291 average, 30 homers) did the damage. The Dodgers became the only team in history to boast four players with at least 30 homers.
In the National League East, Lou Brock of the Cardinals swiped 35 bases to break Ty Cobb's base-stealing record, but St. Louis finished well in back of Philadelphia. Phillie Steve Carlton (23-10) won his second Cy Young Award, and Greg Luzinski (.309 average, 39 homers, 130 RBI) carried the 101-61 Phillies to their second straight divisional title.
In the National League Championship Series, Los Angeles downed Philly in four games, with Baker blasting two key homers. Garry Maddox made a valiant attempt on the part of the Phillies, hitting .429 before Dodger Tommy John wrapped it up by pitching a one-run seven-hitter in game four.
The American League Championship Series went down to the last inning of game five. New York burned Kansas City pitchers for three runs in the top of the ninth to win the deciding game 5-3.
The 1977 World Series between Los Angeles and New York became Jackson's private stage. In the sixth and final game, Mr. October launched three homers on three successive pitches to join another Yankee, Babe Ruth, as the only other player to hit three round-trippers in one Series game. Jackson batted .450 and belted a record five homers for the Series.
See the next page for headlines and summaries of the major stories of the 1977 baseball season.
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1977 Baseball Season Headlines
In 1977, Andre Dawson and Bruce Sutter gave amazing rookie performances. Here are some of the headlines from the 1977 baseball season:
Cardinal Ted Simmons Bats .318
Ted Simmons solidified his reputation as one of the best hitting catchers in 1977, batting .318 with 21 homers and 95 RBI. As one of the resident intellectuals of baseball, Simmons began collecting art and antiques while with the Cardinals; he eventually was elected as a trustee of the St. Louis Museum of Art.
Ron Cey Tallies 30 HRs, 110 RBI
Ron Cey achieved career-high totals in homers (30) and RBI (110) in 1977 as he helped the Dodgers to the pennant. The squat third baseman was extremely quick and was solid defensively.
Billy Martin Wins His Only World Series Ring
Billy Martin, the most temperamental of baseball figures, won several World Championships as a player and just one as a manager. The Yankees won the crown for Martin in 1977, his second full season at the helm. His volatile nature compelled him to change uniforms six times in his 16-year career as manager.
Steve Carlton Takes the 1977 National League Cy Young Award
Steve Carlton (23-10, 2,64 ERA, 17 CG) copped his second National League Cy Young Award in 1977. After a newspaper allegedly misquoted him, Carlton refused to grant interviews for nearly a decade. The lefty stuffed cotton in his ears when on the mound to block out noise and maximize concentration.
1977 New York Mets Cut Tom Seaver
On June 15, 1977, Mets general manager M. Donald Grant traded Tom Seaver to the Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Pat Zachry, and Dan Norman. Seaver won 189 games for the Mets in 10 years. Despite the swap, Seaver still won 21 games between his two teams in 1977. The Mets came in last that season, 37 games back.
Rookie Bruce Sutter Saves 31 for 1977 Chicago Cubs
Long before the split-finger fastball became common, Bruce Sutter was the only pitcher throwing the difficult pitch. As the Cubs stopper, Sutter dazzled the National League and was close to unhittable for a half-dozen years. In 1977, Sutter was 7-3 with 31 saves (second in the loop). He allowed just 69 hits in 107 innings. He fanned 129 batters while walking a mere 23. His ERA? A paltry 1.35.
Phil Niekro Puts Up a Mixed Year
Phil Niekro lost 20 games in 1977 to tie for first in defeats in the National League; in addition, he topped the loop in hits allowed (315), runs allowed (166), and walks (164). Niekro also spearheaded the circuit in innings pitched (330), strikeouts (262), complete games (20), and -- naturally for a knuckleballer -- wild pitches (17). Niekro got a lot of his mileage out of his trademark toss, pitching in the majors until age 48.
Andre Dawson Named 1977 National League Rookie of the Year
In 1977, Andre Dawson became the second Expo to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award, as he batted .282 while smacking 19 homers and driving in 65 runs. Despite being overshadowed by catcher Gary Carter, the outfielder called "Awesome" became the greatest all-around player in the history of the franchise.
Bobby Murcer: 27 HRs, 89 RBI
The Cubs were Bobby Murcer's third major league address. The friendly confines of Wrigley Field were ideal for his compact left-handed swing, as he totaled 27 homers and 89 RBI in 1977, his last great season. Murcer broke into broadcasting after retiring in 1983.
Find more headlines from the 1977 baseball season on the next page.
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Below are more highlights of the 1977 baseball season, including standout seasons from Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, and Nolan Ryan:
Nolan Ryan Racks Up 341 Ks
Named Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News, Nolan Ryan compiled a 19-16 record in 1977 while leading the American League in strikeouts with 341 (almost 100 more than the runner-up), walks (204), and wild pitches (21).
The pitching sensation also bred a disease dubbed the "Ryan flu" -- a malady which caused batters to sit out games in which they were to face Nolan. Batters simply couldn't touch Ryan's 100-mph fastball. In 1977, Ryan yielded fewer hits than walks (204-198) -- an extreme rarity in baseball.
Rod Carew Peaks at .388
In the 36 years since Ted Williams hit .406, only Williams himself and Rod Carew had approached the lofty .400 plateau. Both got as high as .388 (Williams in 1957, Carew in 197777). Carew compiled an American League-best 239 hits, 16 triples, and 128 runs scored.
By permanently moving from second base to first in 1976, Carew became one of only a handful of players to play 1,000 games at two different positions.
Ron Guidry Posts 16-7 Mark
Ron Guidry threw a baseball harder than anyone weighing 160 pounds should be allowed. His "Louisiana Lightning" pitch yielded a 16-7 record in 1977, his first full season in the majors. At the conclusion of his career 11 years later, Guidry had accumulated 170 triumphs, fourth on the all-time Yankee list.
Steve Garvey's Streak Ends
In 1977, Steve Garvey blasted 33 homers during a season in which he fell below 200 hits and a .300 average for the first time in four years. It was this kind of slugging that kept his teammates from openly criticizing the image-conscious first baseman who many thought was a phony and a politician.
George Foster Fires 52 Homers
In 1977, George Foster became the first batter since Willie Mays in 1965 to whack 50 or more homers, as he blasted 52 dingers (31 of those round-trippers were hit on the road, which set a major league record for righties). Even more impressive is Foster's accumulation of a .320 average and 149 RBI. He captured the MVP Award for his efforts.
Albert Lyle Takes 1977 American League Cy Young Award
Albert "Sparky" Lyle was one of the game's great characters. His flaky exterior belied an inner strength that helped him capture the 1977 American League Cy Young Award, becoming the first reliever to cop the title. His 26 saves ranked second in the circuit that season, and his record was 13-5.
Jim Rice Is Sensational
Jim Rice enjoyed a spectacular season in 1977. Rice batted .320 with 39 homers (tops in the American League) and 114 RBI (third in the circuit). His .593 slugging average and 382 total bases placed first in the junior circuit. He hit three homers in one game that season.
Reggie Jackson on Fire in 1977 World Series
Reggie Jackson whacked three homers to put the Yankees out of reach in the sixth and decisive game of the 1977 World Series. His third home run, a solo shot in the eighth inning, rocked Yankee Stadium and wowed TV viewers. No one since Babe Ruth had ever hit three homers in a World Series game.
Teammate Chris Chambliss also blasted his lone home run of the Series in that game. Jackson wrapped up the affair with a .450 average, five homers, and eight RBI.
Willie Randolph, Billy Russell Flop in 1977 World Series
Willie Randolph gave a dismal performance in the 1977 World Series, batting only .160. He did, however, manage to outhit Billy Russell by six points, as the Yankees beat the Dodgers in six games.
Find more highlights from the 1977 baseball season on the next page.
1977 Baseball Season Highlights
Despite fighting within the New York Yankees -- mostly involving Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin, and George Steinberner -- the Yanks managed to beat the Dodgers in the 1977 World Series. Below are some of the highlights from the 1977 baseball season:
Dodgers win the National League flag.
Yankees repeat as American League champs.
National League East champ Phils again put up little resistance in League Championship Series, bowing in four games.
Yanks again edge KC in five games in American League Championship Series, as New York rallies for three in the ninth to win game five 5-3.
Yankees best Dodgers in six games in the 1977 World Series.
Reggie Jackson leads all World Series hitters with a .450 BA and five home runs, including three in game six.
Mike Torrez fashions two CG wins for New York in Series.
Billy Martin wins his only World Championship as manager.
Joe Sewell was inducted
into the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1977
The Hall of Fame inducts Ernie Banks, Joe Sewell, Al Lopez, Amos Rusie, Martin Dihigo, and John Henry Lloyd.
Cincinnati's George Foster is the 1977 National League MVP, as he leads the majors with 52 homers and 149 RBI.
Foster leads the National League in runs (124), total bases (388), and runs produced (221).
Rod Carew wins the American League MVP after hitting .388, top BA in majors since expansion.
The American League swells to 14 teams, taking on two new franchises -- Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.
Steve Carlton wins the 1977 National League Cy Young Award, as he leads majors with 23 wins.
Yankee Sparky Lyle becomes first reliever to win the American League Cy Young Award.
Nolan Ryan fans a major league high 341 batters in 299 innings.
Boston's Jim Rice leads the American League in homers (39), SA (.593), and total bases (382).
Dodgers become only team in history with four 30-homer men -- Ron Cey, Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker, and Reggie Smith.
The Mets, frustrated by salary disputes with star pitcher Tom Seaver, trade him to Cincinnati for four players.
The National League wins All-Star Game 7-5 at Yankee Stadium.
Chicago's Chet Lemon sets an American League record for outfielders with 512 putouts.
Montreal's Andre Dawson edges New York's Steve Henderson by one vote for 1977 National League Rookie of the Year honors.
Baltimore's Eddie Murray beats out Oakland's Mitchell Page for the 1977 American League Rookie of the Year.
Jim Colborn of Kansas City no-hits Texas on May 14.
Dennis Eckersley of Cleveland no-hits California on May 30.
Bert Blyleven of Texas no-hits California on Sept. 22.
Merv Rettenmund of Padres sets a new major league record with 86 plate appearances as a pinch hitter.
On April 10, Cleveland and Boston combine to score a major league record 19 runs in one inning.
On July 4, Red Sox beat Toronto 9-6 on the strength of eight homers.
KC's Hal McRae leads the major league with 54 doubles.
Pirate Dave Parker tops the National League in batting (.338), hits (215), and doubles (44).
Pirate John Candelaria tops the major league with 2.34 ERA and .800 win pct.
Carew leads the major league with 239 hits, 128 runs, and .452 OBP, and the American League in triples (16) and runs produced (214).
Royals are the first expansion team in history to top majors in wins, as they net 102.
For more highlights of the 1977 baseball season, continue to the next page.
More 1977 Baseball Season Highlights
Below are more highlights of the 1977 baseball season, including stellar performances, big trades, and the retirement of Brooks Robinson:
LA sends Bill Buckner, Ivan DeJesus, and Jeff Albert to the Cubs for Rick Monday and Mike Garman.
Pittsburgh ships Tony Armas, Rick Langford, Doc Medich, and three other players to Oakland for Phil Garner and two other players.
The American League revises its schedule: each team now plays divisional opponents only 13 times each per year.
Gene Richards of San Diego goes 6-for-7 in 15 innings on July 26.
The Cubs swap Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring to the Giants for Bobby Murcer and two other players.
Detroit's Mark Fidrych hurts his knee in a spring training game; the injury alters his delivery and he is never again much of a factor.
Rangers swap Willie Montanez to Mets for Jon Matlack and John Milner.
Minors are stabilized at 17 leagues and 121 teams.
Danny Frisella of Atlanta is killed in a dune buggy accident.
Bucky Harris dies.
Ernie Lombardi dies.
Olympic Stadium opens on April 15, Phils vs. Montreal.
American League teams combine for more than 10,000 runs scored, the first time a major league tops that mark.
Padre Gene Tenace sets a major league record for walks by a catcher with 125.
Brooks Robinson retires as holder of many career fielding records, including top FA for a third baseman and most games played at third base.
Robinson retires after a major league record 23 years with the same team.
On June 24, Don Money of Milwaukee makes an American League record 12 assists by a second baseman in a nine-inning game.
St. Louis' Garry Templeton leads the major league with 18 triples.
Boston's Ted Cox starts a major league career with six straight hits.
Minnesota's Larry Hisle tops the American League in RBI (119).
Ranger Toby Harrah leads the American League in walks (109).
Smith has National League's top OBP (.432) and is third in slugging (.576).
Jim Palmer, KC's Dennis Leonard, and Minnesota's Dave Goltz tie for American League lead in wins with 20.
Palmer paces the American League in innings (319) and ties Ryan for most CGs in the major league (22).
California's Frank Tanana has the American League's top ERA (2.54).
Phil Niekro tops the National League in Ks (262) and CGs (20).
Ryan leads the major league in fewest hits allowed per game with 5.96 -- nearly a hit per game less than any other major league pitcher.
Rollie Fingers of San Diego tops the major league with 35 saves.
Boston's Bill Campbell leads the American League with 31 saves.
Seaver tops the National League with seven shutouts; Tanana likewise tops the American League with seven shutouts.
Kansas City's Paul Splittorff has best win pct. in the American League (.727), as he goes 16-6.
Twins lead the major league with .282 team BA, as Carew hits .388 and teammate Lyman Bostock bats .336.
Frank Taveras of Pittsburgh tops majors with 70 steals.
Phils win 101 games for second year in a row to tie own club record.
Tommy John of LA, out all of 1975 after elbow reconstruction surgery, rebounds to win 20 games for first time in his career.
The expansion Seattle Mariners finish sixth in the American League West, ahead of Oakland, only two years after the A's won their fifth straight division flag.