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Top 50 NBA Players of the 21st Century – #31 Rajon Rondo
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Well hello there! Welcome to my fifth annual Top 50 NBA Players Countdown! In case you are new here, or if you haven't heard what will be different this time around, allow me to explain!
(That third exclamation point was not necessary)
Typically how this works is in the days leading up to the NBA season, I release a countdown of the Top 50 players currently playing in the National Basketball Association. This year I decided that it was time to remix this idea, expand the pool of players, broaden my horizons, and give myself an excuse to watch a bunch of old games on YouTube.
This time around I'll be counting down the Top 50 NBA Players of the 2000's (this means we're looking at a seventeen season sample size that goes from the 1999-00 season all the way through the 2015-16 season). I've detailed the criteria I used to make this awfully long list. If you want to check it out, you can do so by clicking here.
10 years, 5 quality, 4 All-Stars … 2 Top Ten MVP Finishes ('11-'12), 1-time All-NBA ('12), 4-time All-Defensive Team ('09-'12) … 4th best player on one NBA Champion ('08 Celtics), 3rd best player on one runner-up ('10 Celtics) … Leader: Assists Per Game (3x), Steals Per Game (1x) … 4-year Playoff Peak ('09-'12): 16-7-10, 2 steals, 46% FG, 64% FT (66 Games) … 28 triple-doubles (4th in 2000's)
Overall Averages: 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.8 steals, 32.9 minutes, 47% FG, 9.8 FGA, 61% FT, 2.5 FTA, 645 Games Played
4-Year Regular Season Peak: 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 2.1 steals, 37.0 minutes, 48% FG, 10.9 FGA, 61% FT, 2.9 FTA, 240 Games Played
I have a well-documented love-hate relationship with the Big Three era Boston Celtics. Actually, a better way to put it would be I loathed the Boston Celtics for the entire duration of time they were either knocking my favorite player (LeBron James) out of the Playoffs or pushing him to the brink of elimination. By the time they were running on fumes around 2012/2013, I had gained a begrudging respect for everything they represented. For six years the Celtics put an emphasis on building a team with hard-working, high-character guys that were hungry to play basketball the right way and compete for championships. Whether you loved them or hated them or found yourself in a confusing middle-ground between the two like I did, the NBA was a better place when the Big Three Celtics were around.
Now here's the irony of this situation that I was in: though hate turned to respect over time, there was one part of that Celtics team that I truly grew to love over time. As the Big Three continued to age and "three" slowly became "four," I started to appreciate the Celtics more than I did before because the new captain of the ship was an ill-equipped flawed gamer who was unlike any other player in the NBA. Even though Rajon Rondo was a moody prick that carried himself like the on-court spawn of KG and Pierce, two players I couldn't stand, I couldn't help but love him.
Rondo's Rookie season was mostly unremarkable, but while splitting point guard minutes with Sebastian Telfair and Delonte West he showed a knack for doing all of the things he'd eventually master (playing defense, being a distributor, rebounding well for his position, etc.). The Celtics liked what they saw, enough so that they kept Rondo around even as they unloaded almost every other young asset they had to acquire Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Even though the Celts had to be encouraged with what they saw from Rondo, it would have been nearly impossible at that time to forecast that he would someday be running the show for a team that was annually in title contention.
That first season with the Big Three Rondo was eased into the role of starting point guard on a squad that featured three future Hall of Famers. There was virtually no pressure on him to be anything other than a steady game manager who got the ball to the three stars and did as much dirty work as he possibly could. You couldn't call that championship season a breakout year for Rondo, but his progress as a game manager and competitor was a step towards something bigger. If it were impossible to see Rondo blossoming into an All-NBA caliber player after his Rookie season, there appeared to be at least a feint possibility that something of the sort could happen after his second season.
Rather than continuing to tell the tale of Rondo's career chronologically, let's fast forward to May 30th, 2012. This was, as close as I can tell, the night that the career of Rajon Rondo made the most sense. It was like the scene in The Sopranos when Tony Soprano was in the dessert yelling, "I get it!" at the top of his lungs for a reason I'm not totally sure of because he had taken Peyote and I'm confident he wasn't with it mentally at that moment. Anyway, I felt like I finally got Rajon Rondo that night.
I can't neglect to mention that between the end of the 2008 NBA Finals and the beginning of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals the Big Three had become a Boston Mount Rushmore of sorts. Rondo was very much on the same level as Pierce, Garnett and Allen in terms of overall effectiveness and importance to the Celts, not only because of his improvement as a player, but also because the Celtics needed Rondo to do more because Pierce, Garnett and Allen couldn't go like they could five years prior.
So on May 30th, 2012 the Celtics and Miami Heat played Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals series. Boston had lost Game 1, but jumped on Miami early in Game 2 thanks to an unusual barrage of scoring from the typically passive Rondo. To a degree, this wasn't too different from what we had seen in the first two rounds of the Playoffs … Rondo doing more than we had every seen him do, and it feeling more like it came out of necessity than because Rondo was comfortable or even capable of doing so.
It's public knowledge that Rondo's crooked-looking jumper had a tendency to fail him from time to time, but for the most part he was a better mid-range jump shooter than people gave him credit for. On top of that, Rondo was effective near the basket. Just as was the case with the rest of his game, there was an endearing craftiness to Rondo's attacks. The way he could finish from all kinds of angles, incorporate pass fakes and use those massive mitts to make lay-ups look cool was a part of his interior scoring repertoire, and his aesthetic appeal. So sure, Rondo had the tools to put points on the board. The biggest hindrance to Rondo's scoring ability was probably an unselfishness in the way he played that was both an asset and a detriment.
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Rondo continued to score in Game 2 in part because of Miami's design to allow him as many mid-range jump shots as he wanted. This wasn't a foreign concept; even though by this point Rondo had become a league-average shooter from mid-range, teams were playing miles off of him because he was A) So reluctant to take that shot even when he was hitting it with any sort of consistency, and B) He was far more dangerous as a distributor. But on this night, with the Celtics collective back up against the wall, Rondo embraced the challenge and did his best to will himself to be Boston's best guy, even if it wasn't in his DNA or skill-set to do so. And he damn near got it done.
Rondo played all 53 minutes of the Celtics overtime loss to the eventual NBA champions. He hit 16 of his 24 field goal attempts, 10 of his 12 free throw attempts and finished the game with 44 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. Boston would win the next three games, only to drop the last two in one of the most memorable seven game series of the 21st Century. For the series Rondo averaged 21-7-11 and hit 49 percent of his shots, a virtuoso performance by one of the most unique players in the league. While many viewed this as a step in the right direction, it was pretty apparent to me (remember, I had an "I get it!" moment) that the Celtics ceiling was not getting any higher just because Rondo's ceiling was.
Rondo was never meant to be the alpha dog for a great team in the traditional sense, and the Celtics certainly didn't anticipate that this would be their reality after the 2012 postseason. By the time they traded him during the 2014-15 season, long after Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen had exited, it was an admission that an increasingly temperamental Rondo, who was coming off of an ACL tear, wasn't capable of being the best guy on yet another contender, nor was he a major asset for a team entering a rebuild.
Rondo was always at his best when he was surrounded by versatile scorers and established vets on a team playing meaningful basketball. Motivated Rondo was something to marvel at; he always elevated his game in nationally televised contests, rivarly games and in the Playoffs, and you could count on him to do multiple things every night, motivated or not, that no one else was doing. There hasn't been a more inventive passer over the last fifteen or so years. He saw angles that other guys didn't see and there were a myriad of subtle ways he'd create space or a scoring opportunity for a teammate (adding an extra dribble, a change of direction move, a euro-step or one of those trademark behind the back fakes).
Rondo was as complicated a star as there was over these last fifteen years. Fearless when it came to getting in a dude's face or defending opposing stars or attacking the basket, but cautiously passive when it came to create offense for himself late. A genius in the way he moved defenders like chess pieces with his movements and fakes, but an occasional fool for passing up wide open lay-ups to get a teammate a shot. An alpha dog in so many ways, but a role player in just as many other ways. And if you don't totally understand who Rajon Rondo was as a player, that's fine. He'll always remain a riddle, but as long as you understand that you'll never fully understand him, you get it too.
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Western Australia CA's Laurie Sawle Medal night happened at Crown Perth with scores of people attending the event that was aimed at recognizing the state's most valuable performers of 2018-19. Perth Scorchers' promising all-rounder Heather Graham was observed to be one of the most consistent performers of 2018-19 season. The youngster made 455 runs and took 33 wickets across Women's National Cricket League (Australia) and Rebel Women's Big Bash League to claim her second Zoe Goss medal.
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The last thing that the Oregon legislative chambers do each session is pass the motion to sine die. This is how the Legislature ends business. Constitutionally, there is a limit on the number of days the Legislature can be in session. This year the constitutional sine die is Monday, July 10.
The session could end before July 10. At the session's start, legislative leadership set the target sine die for Friday, June 23, but that looks unlikely.
The Legislature still has a lot of business to do. Although it is unclear exactly how many days are left, it is safe to say that sine die is imminent. As we approach the end, OSBA is offering a look at what is left.
Revenue reform and cost control are the two most important pieces of legislation that will be settled between now and sine die. The budget has an approximate $1.4 billion gap for current service levels for the 2017-19 biennium, which begins July 1. Democrats, supported by most labor and some business groups, want a new corporate tax to raise revenue. Republicans, supported by many business groups, will not even discuss a new tax unless serious cuts to state spending are also agreed upon. Democrats have a majority in both chambers, but tax increases require a three-fifths majority. That means Democrats need at least one Republican vote in each chamber.
The devil is in the details, the subject of meetings between members in leadership from both chambers. The specific tax plan that has moved forward in House Bill 2830 is a gross receipts tax, meaning that the tax would be on a company's total revenue, not its reported profit. This version would require all businesses to pay some tax but would hit harder those companies with over $3 million in revenue. The tax also contains a variable rate depending on the sector, with service companies (e.g., doctors, lawyers) being taxed at the highest rate and agriculture taxed at the lowest rate.
This kind of tax has been successful in a few other states, notably Ohio, and has the potential to smooth out Oregon's roller-coaster-style funding stream. Also, it is worth noting that this is the kind of tax OSBA members discussed and endorsed, along with cost-control mechanisms, in our 2016 fall regional meetings.
The other details under discussion regard cost control. Proposals target the amount the state spends on health care and retirement benefits. Health care benefits have drawn extra attention recently, after a few studies indicated Oregon spends considerably more on health benefits than Washington or Idaho.
Other cost-control ideas include reducing the number of state employees by lowering the existing cap from 1.5 percent of the population to 1 percent, limiting the highest level of salary possible for Public Employees Retirement System calculation purposes, and possible structural changes to collective bargaining processes statewide. The details of a cost-containment bill have not been as thoroughly fleshed out as the tax bill, so there is still a lot of guessing about what will be included in the final plan.
Because the Legislature is still at a standoff about revenue reform and cost control, other major initiatives have been bound up in the talks and are now in trouble. A major transportation plan, a plan for "clean diesel" related to the federal Volkswagen lawsuit settlement, and other initiatives are on hold. If there is no agreement on revenue and cost control, those initiatives will probably die as well.
The bill funding K-12 public education, Senate Bill 5517, is scheduled for a vote in the House on Tuesday. It has already passed the Senate. SB 5517 would appropriate $8.2 billion for the State School Fund, but legislators say they will add to that if other legislation opens up more money.
The next step for legislative leadership is counting votes. Assuming all Democrats vote "yes" on any new tax plan, then at least one Republican in each chamber would have to join them to pass a tax measure. In the House, Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) is a likely candidate. Although it is not OSBA custom to speculate about what any specific legislator will do, he has said that if his conditions (a low tax rate for the agricultural sector and a cost-containment plan passing) could be met, he would vote yes on the bill. The hard part legislatively is, of course, meeting those conditions.
In the Senate, no Republican has stepped forward. There is a lot of talk in the halls among lobbyists and advocates about which Senate Republican is most likely to join the Democrats – this moderate Republican or that because they do or do not owe someone a favor or because this is their last term and they do not expect to stand for another election, etc. But the talk is just speculation. All Senate Republicans have said that they will not vote for new taxes without cost containment, and this position is the one imperiling the prospects for a deal.
An informal survey of other lobbyists puts the prospects for passage of some sort of deal, or grand bargain, as not good. "70-30 against" was the common response. This is probably due to the mood in the building, which is tense.
Discussions are really just beginning. Sine die is imminent, but and there is still a lot of work to do.


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St. Louis police shoot, kill 18-year-old after home search
Demonstrators march through the streets protesting the October 8 killing of 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers Jr. by an off duty St. Louis police officer on Oct. 9, 2014 in St Louis, Mo.
Aug. 20, 2015, 3:21 AM UTC / Updated Aug. 20, 2015, 3:25 AM UTC
ST. LOUIS -- A black 18-year-old fleeing from officers serving a search warrant at a home in a crime-troubled section of St. Louis was shot and killed Wednesday by police after he pointed a gun at them, the city's police chief said.
The shooting drew protests, with many of the roughly 150 people who gathered at the scene later Wednesday hurling obscene gestures and expletives at investigators and questioning the police use of deadly force. Some chanted "Black Lives Matter," a mantra used a year ago after the police shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson.
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St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said two suspects fled from the home about noon Wednesday on the city's north side before the 18-year-old turned and pointed a handgun at the officers, who shot him. That suspect, identified later in a statement by police as Mansur Ball-Bey of St. Louis, died at the scene. Police are searching for the second suspect, who they said is believed to be in his mid- to late teens.
Both officers, who are white, were unharmed, according to a police report.
Dotson said four guns, including the handgun wielded by the dead suspect, and crack cocaine were recovered at or near the home, which last year yielded illegal guns during a police search.
A man and woman who were also inside the home were arrested, Dotson said.
Police obtained the search warrant because they believed the home harbored suspects in other crimes, Dotson said.
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Dotson didn't specify which crimes, but he noted that a killing happened on the same street Monday and a nearby market just was riddled by bullets.
That area also is near where a 93-year-old veteran who was part of the Tuskegee Airmen - black World War II pilots - was the victim of crimes twice within a few minutes Sunday, being robbed and then having his car stolen. The veteran was unhurt, and his car was found Tuesday blocks from where it was taken.
Many of those who gathered near Wednesday's shooting voiced anger at police. As police removed their yellow tape that cordoned off the scene, dozens of people converged on the home's front yard, many chanting insults and gesturing obscenely at officers. Several onlookers surrounded individual officers, yelling at them.
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"Another youth down by the hands of police," Dex Dockett, 42, who lives nearby, told a reporter. "What could have been done different to de-escalate rather than escalate? They (police) come in with an us-against-them mentality. You've got to have the right kind of cops to engage in these types of neighborhoods."
Another neighborhood resident, Fred Price, skeptical about Dotson's account that the suspect pointed a gun at officers before being mortally wounded.
"They provoked the situation," Price, 33, said. "Situations like this make us want to keep the police out of the neighborhood. They're shooting first, then asking questions."
SWAT members arrived on the scene later in the afternoon to disperse the crowd after some had thrown water bottles at the officers.
Later Wednesday, police fired smoke canisters to break up crowds near the site of the shooting, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Officers limited access to the area, and dozens of police cars gathered, according to the newspaper.
Some of those who gathered in the afternoon had spent the morning in downtown St. Louis, marching to mark the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Kajieme Powell. He was fatally shot by two St. Louis officers after police said he came at them with a knife. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce is still reviewing the case to determine whether lethal force was justified.
Tensions also remain high after unrest during the anniversary of Brown's death. Brown, who was black and unarmed, was fatally shot by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. A St. Louis County grand jury and the U.S. Justice Department declined to charge Wilson, who resigned in November.

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July 10, 2018 (Ottawa) – The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is pleased to announce the appointments of Julie Fradette and Tamer Mohamed to its Board of Directors, effective June 26, 2018. SCN's Board is comprised of 12 Canadian leaders, representing research, industry, healthcare and the not-for-profit sectors.
"Julie and Tamer will bring new and important insights and expertise to our Board as we look forward to continuing our national leadership in translating stem cell and regenerative medicine from the lab to the clinic. I welcome them both and look forward to their contributions over the coming years," said Dr. Michael Rudnicki, SCN's Scientific Director.
As a professor at the Université Laval, researcher at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, and Director of the Quebec-based ThéCell network, Dr. Fradette brings a wealth of research leadership, particularly in the area of tissue engineering and adipose-derived stem cells. Mr. Mohamed is an entrepreneur, engineer and inventor who founded Vancouver's Aspect Biosystems in 2013 and serves as President and CEO.
"Regenerative medicine is about so much more than biology – it's about designing integrated solutions across many disciplines to translate research into clinical and commercial applications. SCN is globally recognized for putting together the right teams and support to enable Canada to break new ground in this space, thereby ensuring we can compete in the global market. I look forward to working with SCN to continue this agenda," said Mr. Mohamed.
SCN also wishes to acknowledge and thank Drs. Rod McInnes and Jacques Galipeau for their contributions and longstanding service as Board members, both of whom recently retired from SCN's Board.


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The European Parliament and the UK's renegotiation: what do MEPs think?
Debates about the future of UK-EU relations have paid little attention to the European Parliament. There have been no studies comparable to those that have looked into how member states view the renegotiation or might respond to a Brexit. Media reports indicate that the European Commission taskforce handling the UK renegotiation has even looked into ways of avoiding the Parliament becoming involved. Whether or not the Parliament will have any say in the renegotiation, it is clear that if Britain votes to withdraw then the EU Treaty's withdrawal procedure guarantees the Parliament a say in any deal over an exit and a new UK-EU relationship.
To find out the views of the European Parliament BrexitVote is beginning a series – compiled by Tim Oliver – in which MEPs from across the Parliament set out what they think of the UK-EU renegotiation, the idea of Brexit and – most importantly – what role they think the Parliament will play.
The European Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo under Creative Commons licence
Elmar Brok MEP, EPP (Christian Democrat Union), Germany, Chair of the Committee for Foreign Affairs
One thing is certain: the EU and the majority of its Parliament want to keep the United Kingdom in the European Union. We need a strong UK with a European mind and vision, and Britain is definitely better off within the EU. There is no doubt about that.
But it should also be clear to everyone that an EU membership is possible only under the rules of the EU, and not at any price. With the Lisbon Treaty we have found a well-balanced structure, ratified by all national parliaments; the negotiations between the 28 member states were tough enough. Certainly not everything is optimal, in fact there is much left to be improved.
In this respect, the European Parliament is open to any constructive suggestions that help make the EU more democratic and more efficient. If the British government came up with good ideas, we would be ready to consider them. However, the European Parliament will never be willing to give up our European principals.
Principles such as the free movement of workers without any discrimination or the contractual arrangement that the Euro is the currency of the EU have to be secured. Furthermore, it must be ensured that opt-outs of the UK do not lead to a stagnation of the EU as a whole.
It is clear that the call for competitiveness of the EU as well as for a fair treatment of the UK as a member of the Single Market must be heard. Apart from that, the right of the national parliaments to use the "orange card" can be strengthened in a practical way, applying the rules of the treaty.
I dare to predict that after long negotiations the British government will eventually realise that substantial treaty changes are impossible. Unless David Cameron manages to sell adjustments of the EU-UK relationship (which I believe are feasible) as his victory to the British public and – maybe even more importantly – to his own party, then there will be only one decision left: Brexit or no Brexit?
This shall be up to the British people to decide. After all, Britain needs the EU more than the EU needs Britain, and in many respects.
Richard Corbett MEP, PES (Labour), UK, Member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
The role of the European Parliament in the UK's renegotiation saga could be crucial or minor – depending on how the talks go – and in the ultimate case of an eventual Brexit, decisive as regards the terms and conditions for subsequent arrangements.
For the "reforms" Cameron is seeking, much depends on the instruments used to secure them. If changes to existing EU legislation are required, then these must get through the (possibly reluctant) Parliament. If a treaty protocol is the instrument of choice, then there is no formal European Parliament veto (though in certain circumstances, it could insist on a Convention to examine the changes and probably propose others), but the approval of 28 national parliaments will ultimately be needed. If the reforms consist of jointly agreed interpretations of the treaty (whether or not these are lodged with the UN) or changes to Council's Rules of Procedure, or undertakings entered into by the Commission or by Member States, then there is no formal role for the Parliament, but it will certainly be a major forum of political debate on them, contributing to the shaping of opinion in political parties across Europe.
Finally, if there is a Brexit, the European Parliament has a veto over any terms negotiated for future arrangements.
György Schöpflin MEP, EPP (Fidesz), Hungary, Member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
The first point to make is that Parliament is, understandably, divided over Brexit. The three main parties – EPP, S&D, ALDE – are in favour of the UK remaining in the EU, but the parties to the right of the EPP are Eurosceptic.
For myself, I can speak with authority only about the EPP, which is in favour of UK membership. On the other hand, the UK remaining – it has been called "Bremain" – cannot come at any price. The EPP strongly supports the inviolability of the four freedoms and that they are causally linked. If one is restricted – the freedom of movement of labour – it cannot be ruled that there will be calls for restrictions on the capital markets, above all from the Central European states, which have seen a massive outflow of population and an inflow of capital that at times has been less than sensitive towards local concerns.
A further aspect of a potential Brexit is the possibility of the break-up of the UK. If Scotland votes to remain, but there is an English majority for departure, Scotland would opt for independence. This would be a major headache for the EU, as there is no precedent for a development of this kind and would give rise to far-reaching constitutional issues. Equally, this would encourage Catalan and maybe Basque moves towards leaving Spain, an outcome that Madrid finds unthinkable.
Finally, there is the vexed question of treaty change. It is widely, if uneasily, acknowledged that the Lisbon Treaty cannot be the last such EU agreement, but calling a Convention, agreeing on a text and then having it ratified by 28 member states, as well as the European Parliament, would be painful and tortuous. As against that, the departure of the UK from the EU would necessarily mean amending the treaties. It looks like an insoluble dilemma, at this time anyway.
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Crime Mystery
Many Rivers to Cross – Peter Robinson
Title: Many Rivers to Cross
Series: Inspector Banks
Author: Peter Robinson
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
The 26th instalment of the Number One bestselling series 'The master of the police procedural' Mail on Sunday 'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' Stephen King *** A skinny young boy is found dead - his body carelessly stuffed into wheelie bin. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called to investigate. Who is the boy, and where did he come from? Was he discarded as rubbish, or left as a warning to someone? He looks Middle Eastern, but no one on the East Side Estate has seen him before. As the local press seize upon an illegal immigrant angle, and the national media the story of another stabbing, the police are called to investigate a less newsworthy death: a middle-aged heroin addict found dead of an overdose in another estate, scheduled for redevelopment. Banks finds the threads of each case seem to be connected to the other, and to the dark side of organised crime in Eastvale. Does another thread link to his friend Zelda, who is facing her own dark side? The truth may be more complex - or much simpler - than it seems . . .
I have long been a fan of DCI Banks and Peter Robinson. Banks is supremely ethical, but never arrogant, and he's a Guardian reader to boot, as revealed in this recent installment. He works in the fictional Yorkshire town of Eastvale. Banks formerly worked in the Met, London, but went north for a quieter life. However, judging from this series, his work life is not that quiet.
The discovery of the body of a young Middle Eastern boy on the East Side Estate, found in a "wheelie bin" (large garbage can), brings Banks and his detective, Gerry, a woman with a prestigious Cambridge degree, as well as his long-time partner, Annie Cabot to the estate to investigate. The boy's identity is unknown, but eventually they determine he was part of a drug pushing ring operating out of Leeds, that he was 12-years-old and a Syrian refugee. Subsequently, is an area of abandoned decaying houses, a wheelchair-bound man in his 60's is found dead of an overdose. The police investigation works to determine if these are related to a Leeds drug ring run by Albanians.
There is a sub-plot involving a woman named Zelda, who lives with Annie Cabot's father. Zelda, like Annie's father, is an artist, which explains their liaison. She is close to Annie's age. Zelda, who was trafficked from Moldovia in her teens, finds life in Yorkshire to be an escape from her traumatic past. She spends a few days a month working in London with the Crime Bureau as a "super recognizer", a person who never forgets a face. This sub-plot was very interesting to me as Zelda seeks justice for herself and other trafficked women, and revenge against the Albanians who run this business, who now work in London.
After completing his BA in English Literature at University of Leeds, Robinson went to Canada to do his MA and then his PhD in English in Toronto. He has lived in Canada since then. Of course, a PhD is not a prerequisite for writing detective fiction. I will add that similar to Robinson, Ian Rankin, another favorite of mine, pursued, but did not finish a PhD in English at the University of Edinburgh. I learned about their advanced education when they appeared together at a bookstore event in Washington DC over a decade ago. This helped me recognize that reading detective fiction was not a lowly pastime. The late P.D. James had a lot to say about detective fiction and I cherish her observation that many readers of this genre are very intelligent and have a highly developed sense of justice. Good detective fiction provides the opportunity to see justice prevail. Banks is from a working-class background and dislikes those who flaunt wealth and privilege. It is always satisfying to see him defeat those who try to use their positions to hide the truth, and this is certainly the case in this novel. Peter Robinson always infuses the Banks novels with references to music, one of my favorite aspects of the series. He doesn't disappoint in this book, and he continues to introduce me to music I'd like to explore.
While some Goodreads ratings were middling to low, I found this to be another satisfying book in the series. Robinson includes themes of gentrification (in this case at the hands of crooks and petty criminals), drug trafficking, sex trafficking of women from Eastern Europe, Syrian refugees, and Brexit. I listened to the audiobook deftly narrated by Simon Prebble. 4.5 stars


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Investigating the Origins of Two Extreme Solar Particle Events: Proton Source Profile and Associated Electromagnetic Emissions
Leon Kocharov, Silja Pohjolainen, Alexander Mishev, Mike J. Reiner, Jeongwoo Lee, Timo Laitinen, Leonid V. Didkovsky, Victor J. Pizzo, Roksoon Kim, Andreas Klassen, Marian Karlicky, Kyung Suk Cho, Dale Gary, Ilya Usoskin, Eino Valtonen, Rami Vainio
Center For Solar Terrestrial Research - Big Bear Solar Observatory
Center for Solar Terrestrial Research - Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array
We analyze the high-energy particle emission from the Sun in two extreme solar particle events in which protons are accelerated to relativistic energies and can cause a significant signal even in the ground-based particle detectors. Analysis of a relativistic proton event is based on modeling of the particle transport and interaction, from a near-Sun source through the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere and atmosphere to a detector on the ground. This allows us to deduce the time profile of the proton source at the Sun and compare it with observed electromagnetic emissions. The 1998 May 2 event is associated with a flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME), which were well observed by the Nançay Radioheliograph, thus the images of the radio sources are available. For the 2003 November 2 event, the low corona images of the CME liftoff obtained at the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory are available. Those complementary data sets are analyzed jointly with the broadband dynamic radio spectra, EUV images, and other data available for both events. We find a common scenario for both eruptions, including the flare's dual impulsive phase, the CME-launch-associated decimetric-continuum burst, and the late, low-frequency type III radio bursts at the time of the relativistic proton injection into the interplanetary medium. The analysis supports the idea that the two considered events start with emission of relativistic protons previously accelerated during the flare and CME launch, then trapped in large-scale magnetic loops and later released by the expanding CME.
Astrophysical Journal
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6a13
Published - Apr 20 2017
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Sun: particle emission
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Kocharov, L., Pohjolainen, S., Mishev, A., Reiner, M. J., Lee, J., Laitinen, T., Didkovsky, L. V., Pizzo, V. J., Kim, R., Klassen, A., Karlicky, M., Cho, K. S., Gary, D., Usoskin, I., Valtonen, E., & Vainio, R. (2017). Investigating the Origins of Two Extreme Solar Particle Events: Proton Source Profile and Associated Electromagnetic Emissions. Astrophysical Journal, 839(2), [79]. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6a13
Kocharov, Leon ; Pohjolainen, Silja ; Mishev, Alexander ; Reiner, Mike J. ; Lee, Jeongwoo ; Laitinen, Timo ; Didkovsky, Leonid V. ; Pizzo, Victor J. ; Kim, Roksoon ; Klassen, Andreas ; Karlicky, Marian ; Cho, Kyung Suk ; Gary, Dale ; Usoskin, Ilya ; Valtonen, Eino ; Vainio, Rami. / Investigating the Origins of Two Extreme Solar Particle Events : Proton Source Profile and Associated Electromagnetic Emissions. In: Astrophysical Journal. 2017 ; Vol. 839, No. 2.
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Babson, which snapped a two-game losing streak, improves to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in league play, while Emerson falls to 9-9 overall and 3-4 in the NEWMAC.
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Bertrannus, Bertrandus lub (błędnie) Bertinus (zm. 1222) – francuski kardynał, kreowany przez papieża Innocentego III na konsystorzu 19 maja 1212. Pochodził prawdopodobnie z Langwedocji. Sygnował bulle papieskie wydane między 8 sierpnia 1212 a 17 listopada 1216 jako diakon San Giorgio in Velabro, a 18 stycznia 1217 jako prezbiter Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Papież Honoriusz III w styczniu 1217 wysłał go jako legata do południowej Francji, gdzie spędził około trzech lat. Głównym celem jego misji była walka z herezją katarską oraz doprowadzenie do pokoju między Szymonem Montfortem a hrabią Tuluzy. Reprezentował bezkompromisową postawę wobec heretyków i ich sprzymierzeńców, nakładając zbiorowe kary kościelne na mieszkańców kilku największych miast Langwedocji (w tym Tuluzy). Mimo tych środków jego legacja nie przyniosła zamierzonych efektów i pod koniec 1219 został odwołany do Rzymu. Jego późniejsze losy nie są znane; ostatnia wzmianka o nim pochodzi z 23 grudnia 1221 i wedle wszelkiego prawdopodobieństwa zmarł krótko po tej dacie. W dokumencie datowanym 19 lutego 1233 papież Grzegorz IX określił go mianem bone memorie ("świętej pamięci").

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Werner Maleczek, Papst und Kardinalskolleg von 1191 bis 1216, Wiedeń 1984, s. 170-171

Francuscy kardynałowie
Zmarli w 1222
Urodzeni w XII wieku

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Police detain suspect in possible kidnapping attempt
OAKLAND, Calif. - Police are investigating a report of a kidnapping in North Oakland this morning as possibly connected to human trafficking and forced prostitution, a police spokeswoman said.
Officers swarmed the area of 65th Street and Alcatraz Avenue after they received a witness report of a male taking a female hostage there at about 9:15 a.m., Officer Johnna Watson said.
Police shut down streets in the area with the help of Berkeley police and focused on a house near the corner of 65th and Herzog streets.
They found a kidnapping victim, a teen girl, and just before noon arrested a suspect, a man.
Several other male and females in the house were detained, Watson said. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the kidnapping is connected to forced prostitution.
The home is near the Yu Ming Charter School at 1086 Alcatraz Ave., a K-8 school for Mandarin immersion education.
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Calling the children of today to draw the car of tomorrow!
Calling all kids from the ages of 5-15, we invite you to draw the car of the future.
2. Draw the car of the future and leave the drawing with a showroom representative.
3. Participants will get instant prizes.
4. Winning entries will participate in the world contest for a chance to win a trip to Japan.
For a guide with tips and recommendations about how to participate in the contest and how the drawings will be judged, click here.


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Martine Neddam
Neddam
Mouchette
Madja Edelstein-Gomez
Online Characters
Internet projects
Earlier works
Public commissions
The essay is a case study by Patricia Black for Li-Ma.nl
Research intern Patricia Black examined the net art performance Mouchette (1996) by Amsterdam-based artist Martine Neddam, focusing on the ethical and aesthetic aspects as well as the preservation and documentation of identity. Black's essay Can "Mouchette" be preserved as an identity?" has been published and is available to read by clicking here.
For a case study report on "Mouchette" by Patricia Black as well as a case study and summary from last year's Documenting Digital Art workshop, please click here.
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How can you exhibit Mouchette.org in the museum as part of the collection?
A 2×2 m screenshot, plus 2 gifs and a QR code, this is my proposal to the museum. and I'm so happy with it!
A very large screenshot, to emulate immersion in someone's face. It existed at the origin of the work, when the picture was much larger all the screens. Now online the picture is the same size but the screens got so much larger that the picture tiles, and the immersive effect has disappeared. I'm so grateful for this wall presentation to revive an aspect of the work that has disappeared.
The hanging of this part collection is very beautiful and very smart. It is made by Karen Archey, the media curator of the Stedelijk Museum.
The digital part of the collection is not separated but exhibited along with the other arts; here paintings by René Daniels.
And opposite is the very beautiful work by Rosa Menkman: a Vernacular of File Formats.
The text has been re-written and takes into account the nature of the acquisition: "Mouchette.org Version 01", a time-stamped big bunch of data.
http://mouchette.org/flesh/
The QR code also works on this picture
Found online: someone got his picture taken with their tongue on Mouchette's tongue. The online attraction also works on the wall.
Online platform upstream.gallery proudly presents its third exhibition
Curator: Jan Robert Leegte
LaTurbo Avedon, Petra Cortright, Harm van den Dorpel, Miron Galić, Yael Kanarek, Jan Robert Leegte, Cassie McQuater, Martine Neddam, Marisa Olson, Jonathan Puckey, Sabrina Ratté, Akihiko Taniguchi and Damon Zucconi
Opening, Friday May 22nd, 17.00 (CEST)
Location: http://www.upstream.gallery
"A show about our awkwardness, aches and astonishment with our mediated selves. Do our avatars share our dreams at night?"
"It's like being in an aquarium" – Josephine Bosma mentioned during a Jitsi gallery opening, observing 20 people side by side looking at each other, not knowing what to say in this precarious but novel condition. The Lockdown has accelerated our forced embrace with our mediated selves. Headaches, loss of focus, but also experimentation, resulting in new and exciting ways of communicating.
Our history with computers is also a history of our real-time representation within computers. It being an interactive medium, the machine needs our presence in some way; a mouse pointer, the typing of letters in a text field, a voice, moving avatar or video stream. But how deeply related we are with our representation, it operates in a different realm. The mirror or echo of our actions has a flavour of its own. This dissociation brings in a digital weird that becomes a new space.
This exhibition showcases works from 1998 to 2020, that all navigate this space, reflecting on how our disembodied selves echo back their unique presence.
MARTINE NEDDAM:
DIGITAL FLESH & BLOOD
Manthos: In what way is the energy of virtual life passed on to real life? Or the other way round?
Mouchette: Virtual life is a form of death. The body must be annihilated completely. Everything organic, biologic has to disappear from the communication: no more voice, no more breath, no more flesh, no more eyes… a perfect and total disembodiement! No wonder you hear so much about suicide on my site. Virtual life is a technologically complex form of suicide. Of course, subsequently, one can be reborn on the net as a new entity, in a form that one would choose and fabricate, as a living being with no teeth, no saliva, no skin, no smile. Instead of that, this being would have pixels, code, text characters. Here is my portrait, my spitting image: all I am is words and pixels put together by means of codes and viewed on a monitor.
Once the suicide is successfully accomplished, real life comes back to haunt virtual life. The teeth and the smile return under the pixels, the kiss resurfaces under the screen. I made a work called Flesh&Blood where the viewer has to come closer and kiss the screen, lick the glass surface of the monitor and try to believe that there is a real living body in front of him/her.
Is the illusion of life successful? Is the glass of the computer monitor cold or warm when you kiss it? My viewers are divided on this question…
Rape, Murder and Suicide are easier when you use a keyboard shortcut in Leonardo Journal, volume 38, June 2005, MIT Press, extract of an interview of Mouchette by Manthos Santorineos
Mouchette.org is an interactive website created in 1996 by a virtual person, a pseudonymous character, an Amsterdam based artist who calls herself Mouchette. With her innocent salutation and claims to be "nearly thirteen" greeting us from the introduction page, what initially appears as a personal website of a pre-pubescent female artist, evolves into darker themes in the subsequent pages.
The creator of the website has been a closely guarded secret. While the use of taboo subject matters are what initially provokes heated reactions, the manipulation of cyber-identity and the ability of the creator to maintain anonymity for so long are the significant reasons this website has garnered its international reputation in the internet art community.
http://mouchette.org
About mouchette.org by Anik Fournier
Mouchette.org marks a pivotal transition in Neddam's work from the actual to the virtual realm. Created in 1996, Mouchette.org exists as the personal, interactive website of a self-proclaimed 'almost thirteen year old' artist living in Amsterdam. The work is now internationally recognized as a key work in the history of Internet art.
Making use of the basic online tools available pre-web 2.0, such as question and answer and multiple-choice forms, Mouchette.org incites users to navigate the pages and interact with the seemingly innocent girl, in order to discover her corky, sexualized and dark sides. Mouchette's virtual persona is roughly based on the movie by Robert Bresson by the same name.
Since its inception in 1996, Mouchette.org has morphed and has been exhibited in various forums internationally. Interest in the work spans the art world, academia and internet users and fans worldwide. The artwork is the subject of much critical discourse and heated commentary on the construction of identity and anonymity enabled by the internet.
The recent attribution of the work to Martine Neddam has not weakened the lure of the virtual persona. Mouchette remains in contact with daily visitors to her site and Mouchette.org continues to emerge in various forms in a wide-range of off and online exhibitions and events.
Follow this link for the Flash version of this work
Turkmenbashi Mon Amour is a filmic-composition of image, text and sound, which portrays the cult of personality built around the figure of Turkmenbashi in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. The piece is a response to a three-day visit by Neddam to Ashgabat during travels along the Silk Road.
Vimeo registration of the Flash work with japanese subtitles
The piece has a striking audio-visual structure. Photographs that Neddam took while in the city, documenting the many colossal monuments depicting Turkmenbashi, and which were erected during his presidency (from 1991 when Turkmenistan gained independence, to 2005, the year he passed away) serve as a theatrical stage, a background on which a non-linear dialogue between figures takes place.
Mouchette appears in all her naivety, addressing herself directly to Turkmenbashi declaring how she has fallen in love with the image of a God-like, yet human, father of the people (bashi means father) that is presented of Turkmenbashi throughout the city. Appearing on stage in turn in the form of these various representations, Turkmenbashi preaches to Mouchette of the many accomplishments he achieved throughout his presidency.
His proclamations take on a defensive tone in relation to a third figure, one that functions much like the chorus in Ancient Greek tragedy, a non-individualized voice that offers a commentary on the dramatic action. In this instance, the chorus fills in the image of Turkmenbashi with additional information such as how he banned political opposition and public media, gave dress "tips" that were to be taken as law, was a president whose government was steeped in corruption deals with foreign companies, and who spent much of the money made from the exportation of the country's oil on the creation of monuments and splendor.
What the sound-scape brings to the composition of image and text is precisely a registration of the overall oppressive atmosphere palpable in the photographic images of monuments seen by no one, of the large boulevards driven on by no one, and of the empty hotels and luxury apartments, inhabited by no-one.
Only the figures of Mouchette and Turkmenbashi are seen on this barren colossal stage, where as Mouchette poignantly points-out, what they both share is how they exist purely in the form of representations, they are nothing else than fictive images.
Unlike most of Neddam's artworks, Turkmenbashi Mon Amour, is meant to be viewed on a large screen in a dark room. It was premiered at the Montreal Biennial in 2011, and has been screened at the "City of Women" festival in Ljubljana in 2012, and the Kitakyushu Biennial World Tour in 2013.
Text by Anik Fournier
More info in "About Mouchette": Turkmenbashi in Ljubljana and Mesto žensk – City of Women
Video TURKMENBASHI, MON AMOUR / Martine Neddam Japanese) from *candy factory.
TURKMENBASHI, MON AMOUR as a Flash work
Information pdf archived here: KItakyushu_Biennial2013.pdf
Mouchette.net emerged after Neddam had observed unexpected turns in the use of Mouchette.org. Whereas Mouchette.org masquerades as an individual blog, its interactive narrative tools open up a site that extends beyond the me – you relation, to include a third party. Presenting itself as an individual portrait, the site is in reality a masque that users appropriate in order to communicate, and hence to present something about themselves.
Mouchette.net follows up on this idea of an identity-sharing interface that allows users to both communicate via a virtual persona and to share in the construction of its identity. In this manner, Mouchette.net functions as a big laboratory where a tertiary space is opened up and renegotiated collectively.
Left, Stephanie's contribution, right Lida's contribution
See here one of the pages created by online members, Stephanie, or Lidaand integrated as parts of Mouchette's website.
This second platform was launched through an official ceremony in 2003 in New York. While Neddam was the invited artist at the Franklin Furnace residency and Postmasters Gallery, the supposed artist behind Mouchette.org came forth to meet their fans, reveal their identity, and talk about their motives and intentions. The event took place within an inflatable environment especially constructed with New York artist Anakin Koenig at Postmasters Gallery: see "Inside Mouchette" at AKAirways. Most importantly, the ceremony provided an opportunity for Mouchette to give the website away, leading to the creation of Mouchette.net.
After functioning very successfully for several years, today Mouchette.net is described by Neddam as a castle that users can visit but in which they can no longer live, because many of the internet features used to construct the site are no longer operating properly.
Mouchette.net lead to the creation by Neddam of the virtual persona of David Still and XiaoQian.
Text: Anik Fournier
screenshot of the index page of mouchette.org
"Mouchette.org version 01″ has just been acquired by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, 14 december 2016 – The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and MOTI in Breda are jointly acquiring 17 top digital works by contemporary artists in the Netherlands and abroad who are among the pioneers of digital art. This collaboration is spurred by MOTI's change of course: it is due to reopen in the course of 2017 as the Stedelijk Museum Breda, where the legacy of the city of Breda will have a more prominent role.
In the short space of time that it existed, and under the management of Mieke Gerritzen, MOTI – founded in 2011 – has managed to build a remarkable collection of digital works by leading artists. The joint acquisition with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam means investing in a national collection in the field of digital art. This merging of curatorial vision transcends local museum policy. The course taken by MOTI in the collection of digital art coheres perfectly with the policy of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, which is always geared to new forms of art with a particular interest in the cross-over between graphic design and visual arts. MOTI initiated the collaboration with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, as a cultural institution with a strong reputation and immense public reach.
In a time where museums are increasingly expected to show artistic distinctiveness and to operate as a cultural enterprise, collaboration at the national level is an obvious step. With this joint acquisition, the two museums seek to enhance the visibility of digital art for the general public, and to give digital art a permanent place in the national art collection, Collectie Nederland. In compiling this joint acquisition, the two curators Ward Janssen (MOTI) and Bart Rutten (Stedelijk Museum) specifically sought to acquire art works that examine the changing role of visual idiom in the internet era, as an art work on the internet or as a critical response to the computerisation of society.
The acquisition consists of works by the leading contemporary Dutch artists Constant Dullaart, Rafaël Rozendaal, Floris Kaayk, Rosa Menkman, Geoffrey Lillemon and Jan Robert Leegte; pioneers of digital art in the past decades JODI, Vuk Ćosić, Martine Neddam (under the pseudonym of Mouchette), and Olia Lialina; and the international artists Jon Rafman, Petra Cortright, Jonas Lund, UV Production House and Michael Mandiberg.
On the side of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the acquisition is supported by the Tijl Aankoop Fonds and a private benefactor, with the Bankgiro Lotterij supporting MOTI.
To preserve and present the digital art works, the two museums will jointly develop a policy to manage the digital material in the best possible way for the future. This is a challenge faced by museums around the world. The museums will work with organisations including LIMA, an international platform for media art and specialised in the preservation of digital art works.
MOTI's digital collection already contains works by artists like Moniker, Rafael Rozendaal, John Maeda, Pinar & Viola, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Studio Smack, JODI, Olia Lialina & Dragan Espenschied, Rosa Menkman and Robert Jan Leegte. In the past year, MOTI Museum presented the exhibitions Born Digital, Planet Hype, New Delights and Welcome to the Imagesphere, examining developments in media culture and digital art.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam was quick to devote attention to digital art, with exhibitions such as Next Level – Art, Games and Reality (2006) and Deep Screen – Art in Digital Culture (2008), and its collection contains digital works by artists such as Brody Condon, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Jochem van der Spek and Jon Rafman. Recently, the Stedelijk has presented solo exhibitions by artists addressing the digital society such as Ed Atkins, Avery Singer, Jon Rafman and, at present, Jordan Wolfson. In terms of quantity, this is largest joint acquisition by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, after similar ventures with Centraal Museum Utrecht, Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, Museum De Hallen in Haarlem, and Museum Arnhem.
This screen capture of Mouchette.org website (14 minutes) was created for the exhibition "Electronic SuperHighway 1966-2016", in the Whitechapel Gallery in London January/May 2016. It was made by Rhizome, using one of their emulators (therefore showing the work in a browser versions prior to 2016)
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Miami coach Mark Richt assess how day 14 of Hurricanes practice and Miami's second scrimmage went.
Yet again conference realignment rears its ugly head. The Big 12's potential move toward expansion is casting a shadow over the rest of the college football landscape. As many as 20 schools reportedly were contacted after expressing interest in becoming candidates, leaving many wondering just what Big 12 officials are doing. And the longer the process drags on during the 2016 season, the more it takes away from the actual accomplishments on the football field.
Is it time for Jim Harbaugh to put up or shut up?
Good or bad, Jim Harbaugh has certainly left an indelible impression on college football since taking the job at Michigan. He's earned national attention for his social media jabs at fellow coaches, his recruiting tactics and his over-the-top approach to satellite football camps, helping resuscitate the Michigan brand. A 10-win 2015 season was a good start, but nothing short of a Big Ten title and a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals could shut the haters up for good.
Is this a bounce back year for the Pac-12?
It's inevitable with just four spots available in the new playoff semifinal system that a major conference is going to be on the outside looking in. That distinction fell to the Pac-12 last season, with parity washing over the conference and no team managing fewer than two losses. Expectations aren't high entering this season, with Stanford serving as the league's highest ranked team in preseason polls — No. 7 in in the Associated Press poll and No. 8 in coaches' poll.
Already once this month, a group of pollsters have seen potential in the Miami Hurricanes.
Now, another group – the voters of the AP Top 25 – seems to see the same.
Could the ACC land two teams in Playoff?
The College Football Playoff has avoided the sticky situation of having two teams from the same conference wind up in the semifinals. It's not far-fetched to believe it could happen, perhaps as soon as this season. Clemson and Florida State appear to be the most likely candidates even though both face off in a highly-anticipated matchup on Oct. 29. If the loser of that game ends the season with just one loss, it's possible we could see both teams earn semifinal spots.
Can Alabama go wire-to-wire as No. 1 team?
History tells us it's nearly impossible for a team to start the season as the No. 1 team and finish in the same spot. USC did it in 2004, as did Florida State in 1999. The chances of Alabama accomplishing the same feat are slim. The last two times the Tide started the season atop the polls, 'Bama finished seventh (2013) and 10th (2010). Not to mention this squad has huge question marks at quarterback and running back positions and features just 13 returning starters.
Which teams could surprise in 2016?
Uncertainty swirled around the LSU program at the end of last season and it took a public push to prevent the administration from pushing Les Miles out the door. The community could use something positive to rally around amid flooding in Louisiana and the Tigers could fit the bill.
Everyone seems to be in love with Clemson and Florida State, but keep an eye out for Louisville. The Cardinals have one of the best defenses in the country and are flying low on the radar, making them a big threat.
There's no denying the immediate impact felt by UCF's hire of Scott Frost. Despite a winless 2015 season, fans are energized about the future of the program and they should be. While a bowl spot seems unlikely, expect the Knights to surprise some teams.
Alabama locked up the top spot in the preseason Associated Press top 25 poll, making it a clean sweep of both AP and coaches rankings for the Crimson Tide. It's the fifth time the program has started a season ranked No. 1 and the first since 2013 after securing 33 of the possible 61 first-place votes.
Nick Saban's team is looking to become the first team to start and finish a season at No. 1 since USC in 2004.
Clemson (16) secured the second spot, giving the Tigers their highest preseason ranking since opening at No. 4 in 1988. Oklahoma (4) was third, with the Sooners opening a season in the top 10 in 13 of the past 15 preseason polls. Florida State (5) opens at No. 4, landing in the top 5 for the first time since 2014.
The top four spots are identical to those in the preseason coaches' poll.
LSU (1), Ohio State (1), Michigan (1), Stanford, Tennessee and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.
The rest of the rankings were as follows: Ole Miss, Michigan State, TCU, Washington, Houston, UCLA, Iowa, Georgia, Louisville, USC, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Baylor, Oregon and Florida.
This is the first time UF opens a season ranked in the AP poll since 2013 and the 36th time the Gators were featured in the preseason top 25.
The Southeastern Conference placed six teams in the rankings, followed by the Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (4), ACC (4), Big 12 (4), AAC (1) and Independent (1).
Miami and USF both received votes, but they landed outside of the top 25.
The college football season officially kicks off Saturday with a doubleheader on ESPN. North Dakota State, which is coming off its fifth consecutive Football Championship Subdivision championship, opens up the season by hosting Charleston Southern at the Fargodome at 7:30 p.m. Florida State fans get their first peek at Charleston Southern, with the Buccaneers traveling to Tallahassee in Week 2.
California and Hawaii face off in Australia during the Sydney Classic at 10 p.m. It's the first college football game played in Sydney and the first in Australia since BYU and Colorado State faced off in Melbourne in 1987.


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4) In Occupation mention Business, Profession, Service, Housewife, Student etc.
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Balasore: In a daring heist, miscreants decamped with an entire Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of Federal Bank near College Square in Soro late Monday night.
The incident came to the fore when locals noticed the ATM booth ransacked today morning. They immediately informed the cops following which a probe was launched into the matter.
The exact amount of cash looted is yet to be ascertained. It is notable to mention here that ATM loot cases have been rampant in Balasore over the past few months.