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Independents are not just moderate: the latest polling research from the Pew Center for the People and the Press
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Listening to the American political conversation is not a clear flip through digital channels, it is more like tuning in a radio. You need to pay attention and hear where the signal breaks through the noise.
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press recently released new political typology research describing eight places on the American political dial according to our attitudes towards public policies today. Doctor Michael Dimock describes where we fall on a right to left range of political frequencies, then moves to unexpected attitudes concerning wall street and closes with what being independent really means in America today.
After the interview, Michael shared with me recent research on political rhetoric, showing that that over two-thirds of us have positive attitudes towards the term progressive. To be exact, 59% of republicans, 81% of democrats and 64% of independents found the term favorable.
The Pew typology shows a complicated landscape, but I say it points a way to building coalitions, if we step away from the red and blue color wheel of politics and listen to what people care about.
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ANU Research: Australia Could Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2032
February 8, 2019 I am Renew 0 Comments 100% renewable Energy, Australia, Coal Power Plant, renewable energy, Renewable Energy In Australia, Research and Development
Research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Australia is installing renewable power per person each year faster than any other country, helping it to meet its entire Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets five years early...
Australia is experiencing a remarkable renewable energy transition. According to The Australian National University research, the pipeline for new wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity systems is about 6.3 Gigawatts (GW) per year. This equates to 250 Watts per person per year compared with about 50 Watts per person per year for the European Union, Japan, China and the USA. This renewable energy pipeline is sustainable and is fast enough to reach 50% renewable electricity in 2024-25.
Australia could reach the equivalent of 100 percent renewables by 2032, if the current rates of installation of wind and solar continued.
"The installation of renewables in Australia last year really ramped up compared to these other major economies, and we expect that trend to continue this year and beyond," said Professor Blakers from the ANU Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering (RSEEME). "The electricity sector is on track to deliver Australia's entire Paris emissions reduction targets five years early, in 2025 –without the need for any creative accounting. "Australia is on track to reach 50 per cent renewable electricity in 2024 and 100 percent by 2032. The Australian renewable energy experience offers real hope for rapid global emissions reductions to preserve a living planet."
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The ANU research led by Professor Blakers and Dr Stock, says the technology and infrastructure needed to support that amount of wind and solar can also be put in place within that time frame. The most important thing the government of the day can do is to get out of the way, although it will need some considerable facilitation and coordination to get everything built and in place in time.
To this the co-researcher Dr Matthew Stocks added that the net cost of achieving the 2030 carbon emission targets set in the Paris Agreement would become zero because expensive fossil fuels were being replaced by cheaper renewables. "The price of electricity from large-scale solar PV and wind farms in Australia is currently about $50 per Megawatt-hour (MWh), and steadily falling," he further adds, "This is below the cost of electricity from existing gas-fired power stations and is also below the cost of new-build gas and coal power stations. Nearly all of the new power stations are either PV or wind. We anticipate that this will continue into the future, provided that energy policy is not actively hindering development."
The new research from ANU contrasts previous reports, which found Australia is not on track to meet its Paris Agreement commitments. The 2018 Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations listed Australia as a G20 country that will not meet its 2030 target.
Read: A Grid that is almost 100% Renewable Energy Powered? It's Happening
Skeptical point of view
Australia's national emissions, as per the government's most recent projections document, were 534 Mt CO2 equivalent in 2018, and 605 Mt in 2005. A 27% reduction relative to 2005 means 442 Mt, that is 92 Mt lower than now. However, this does not take into account the emissions the country exports to the rest of the world, in the form of its massive coal exports, something the government is simply not willing to consider for reduction at this stage.
Blakers et al assume a reduction in emissions of 2 Mt per year for every additional GW of renewables capacity. So if there is an addition 6 GW per year, that's 12 Mt per year saved, and assuming then (as Blakers et al do) that emissions in all other sectors rise only slowly, that would hit the target in the mid-2020s. But Australia's current total electricity sector emissions are 182 Mt per year. So, this would equate to cutting power sector emissions by more than half, or roughly halving coal-fired power output.
Half of the existing coal-fired power fleet shut by 2025, or all of it running at half the output? It probably won't happen by 2025 without a host of support policies, large network investments, and measures to deal with the social and political pain of coal plant closures.
2030 is a much more realistic timeframe for such changes. By then it will also be possible to significantly reduce emissions from the other parts of the economy (the two-thirds of emissions). That includes electrification in transport, industry, and housing, replacing gas, petrol, diesel and coal with renewable electricity. And it includes greater energy efficiency, and better processes in mining, chemical industries, and agriculture.
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Here's Every Year in Music from the 2010s, Ranked
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By Ellen Johnson | December 17, 2019 | 3:30pm
Photos by Thomas Cooper, Taylor Hill, Kevin Mazur & Visionhaus/Getty Music Lists Best Albums
When a year wraps up or a decade winds down, people who pay attention to pop culture have an almost primal urge to rank every book, movie, song, album, TV show, traveling circus and cat meme that appeared in the time frame at hand. If you know anything about us here at Paste, you know we'll rank just about anything, from the more traditional albums and movies lists to felines in film and Mexican lagers. But why stop with the actual items that are being ranked? Why not make a decade ranking to end all decade rankings? This was my quest when compiling this potentially useless but hopefully interesting list of every year from the 2010s ranked by how good the music was in each particular 12-month span. It's arbitrary to say the least, but it's also a great chance to look back at the last 10 years and remember what each one sounded like, which ones provided us with our favorite albums and which ones were mostly forgettable. Please enjoy what we think is the most correct version of this entirely subjective ranking. Our most sincere regrets to 2011.
Paste's #1 Album: Bon Iver's Bon Iver
Other highlights: James Blake: James Blake, Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues, Drake: Take Care, Adele: 21
Overall, this decade has been an innovative, stunning 10 years for music. There wasn't an especially bad year for music releases, but for the sake of this arbitrary exercise, one year must occupy the last spot. For us, that's lowly 2011. Paste named Bon Iver's self-titled record the best of the year, and it lands just ahead of Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues and My Morning Jacket's Circuital—all amazing albums! But the rest of the list? It's a bit of a snooze, if we're being honest. What was a delightful year for folk and alt-country (Wilco! The Decemberists! Iron & Wine!) made for a rather drab year in hip-hop (AutoTune was gasping for air), rock (El Camino is pretty good, but was it that good?) and especially pop (thank God for Adele). At least 2011 has James Blake's debut album to save it from total damnation.
Paste's #1 Album: Weyes Blood's Titanic Rising
Other highlights: Lana Del Rey's Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Big Thief's U.F.O.F. & Two Hands, Julia Jacklin's Crushing, Lizzo's Cuz I Love You
It's difficult to summarize 2019 without the retrospective view we have for the other years of this decade, but, broadly speaking, this year felt like a wind-down. Hip-hop had an especially slow run of it, and many of the year's best albums came from already-familiar faces in pop and rock like Big Thief, Lana Del Rey and Carly Rae Jepsen. On the flip side, it was a bright year of transition: New faces, like Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X, broke molds and challenged the heck out of some norms, and gave us a few modern classics in the process. But, ultimately, 2019 was scattered and difficult to define. But that shouldn't stop you from checking out these 50 records, which we think are all winners.
Paste's #1 Album: The War on Drugs' Lost in the Dream
Other highlights: St. Vincent: St. Vincent, Run The Jewels: Run The Jewels 2, Alvvays: Alvvays
Five years ago, on the cusp of the decade's second half, we were blessed with The War on Drugs' career-making Lost in the Dream, Sharon Van Etten's folk-rock masterpiece Are We There and Alvvays' self-titled debut. But there wasn't an album that made the kind of roaring cultural waves we've become accustomed to in this decade, outside of Beyoncé's self-titled watermelon fest. There is absolutely nothing wrong with 2014, but in a decade where every 12 months a new album arrived to shake up the culture, there's no room to slack.
Paste's #1 Album: Frank Ocean's Channel Orange
Other highlights: Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel…, Father John Misty: Fear Fun, Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls, Taylor Swift: Red
2012: a pretty good year for music! Whether you're Team Blonde or Team Channel Orange (or even Team Endless), it's nearly a universally recognized fact that Channel Orange is a capital-G Good album. And when we first heard it back in 2014, there was no Blonde yet, only the beautifully frantic saga that is Channel Orange, which we also named the number five best album of the 2010s. However, outside of a few epic records, 2012 was considerably slow. But it still brought us Frank Ocean and Alabama Shakes, so we really can't complain.
Paste's #1 Album: Phosphorescent's Muchacho
Other highlights: Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City, HAIM: Days Are Gone, Jason Isbell: Southeastern, Kanye West: Yeezus
2013 was an incredible year for rock music. Vampire Weekend released their third and best album, Modern Vampires of the City, and HAIM's Days Are Gone followed a few months after. Jason Isbell also released his quintessential Southeastern, another chapter in his ever-evolving country catalogue and also a rock 'n' roll turning point. Arcade Fire dropped the not-fantastic-but-still-very-good Reflektor, and Waxahatchee delivered unto us an indie-rock classic: Cerulean Salt. But rock wasn't the only genre to thrive: Kanye West released one of the best hip-hop albums from this decade, Yeezus, and Kacey Musgraves did the same for country with her debut Same Trailer Different Park. And lest we forget Lorde, who released Pure Heroine this year, as well. I don't think I'll ever tire of the 2013 playlist.
Paste's #1 Album: Father John Misty's I Love You Honeybear
Other highlights: Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly, Courtney Barnett: Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit, Hop Along: Painted Shut, Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell, Tame Impala: Currents, Alabama Shakes: Sound & Color
2015 isn't number one on our list, but it just may hold the title for the most classics released in a year. Kendrick Lamar released our pick for the best album of entire decade in To Pimp A Butterfly, and Courtney Barnett followed suit with Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit. 2015 was coming up on the last year of the Obama administration, and that brought upon a false sense of wisdom that eventually led to the hopeless sense of doom we're now all experiencing. 2015 was smack in the middle of the decade, and the albums released that year are an accurate depiction of how we felt that year: more vocal than ever before and hopeful for the future, yet unaware of what horrors it would bring.
Paste's #1 Album: Lucy Dacus' Historian
Other highlights: Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour, Mitski: Be the Cowboy, Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer, Robyn: Honey
2018 was a year of movement in popular music. Much like this year, there was never a blaring consensus among critics as to which album was the number one, but more often than not, it was a toss-up between Kacey Musgraves' genre-busting Golden Hour and Janelle Monáe's funky, profound Dirty Computer. 2018 was the first full year after #MeToo's genesis, and you could tell in the music that was released. Soccer Mommy shot down abusive partners in her song "Your Dog," Camp Cope rebuked music industry sexism in "The Opener" and Courtney Barnett proclaimed "I'm Not Your Mother, I'm Not Your Bitch." For the first time in a long time, it felt like women's voices were being heard louder than anyone else's, and that was only a good thing.
Paste's #1 Album: Jay Som's Everybody Works
Other highlights: Kendrick Lamar: DAMN., Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice, Alvvays: Antisocialites, LCD Soundsystem: American Dream, SZA: Ctrl, Lorde: Melodrama
Remember 2017? Most of us probably try to forget. Donald Trump's first year in office was an insane one marked by political upheaval, gun violence and a host of other unfortunate events that have only seemed to increase in frequency since then. But dark times make for great art, and 2017 was a dazzling year in every single genre of music. Tyler, The Creator released Flower Boy. SZA released Ctrl. Kendrick Lamar released DAMN. Alvvays released Antisocialites, and I can hardly think of a rock album from this decade that has aged better than that one. Artists tapped into their identities and spoke with honesty and clarity. 2017 was a scary time, but it was also a loud time. These albums captured the noise and made sense of it.
Paste's #1 Album: LCD Soundsystem's This Is Happening
Other highlights: Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Arcade Fire: The Suburbs, The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt, Beach House: Teen Dream, Vampire Weekend: Contra
2010 was an incredible year not for the volume of all its releases, but the grandiosity of a few. At the beginning of a fresh decade, it feels almost fake to lump 2010 in with 2011 and onward—2010 is just as much related to 2009. But, in retrospect, these are still albums we associate with the 2010s. Kanye's undeniable masterwork MBDTF, LCD Soundsystem's This Is Happening, Arcade Fire's The Suburbs—these are all albums that arrived with a scope we hadn't seen (or heard) previously. Whether you consider 2010 a bookend between eras or the start of something new entirely, it was certainly something special.
Paste's #1 Album: David Bowie's Blackstar
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Sweet Spot Girl Names: Daisy, Eliza, Quinn
May 17, 2022 By appellationmountain 31 Comments
Today we're looking at sweet spot girl names.
They're the names that we all recognize, but don't hear everywhere. You may know a kid or two who answers to them, because many are rising in use.
But in terms of temperature they'd please even Goldilocks: neither the white-hot trendy that characterizes fast risers, nor the chill of former favorites now tumbling in use.
What else defines sweet spot girl names?
One spelling dominates. Sure, you might meet a Kwyn or even a Jynnaveev, but they're the exception. And even alternate spellings like Hadlee and Jayne lag well behind their more familiar counterparts.
While they may share characteristics with other names, they're not part of a name cluster, like the many -bella/-belle names, led by Top Ten Isabella.
The names claim some history – maybe they're not traditional girls' names, but they're also not truly recent inventions.
Boy names on girls are excluded. They can be great choices, but it's tough to gauge true popularity of a name like Logan or Carter when used for a daughter. Will it feel different and fresh? Or too common? Surnames as first names, however, are still very much part of the list.
For numbers purposes, names on this list have not risen dramatically in recent years. (Even though that knocked out a few worthy candidates.) Likewise, names that fell in use sharply were excluded – even though they can still be great choices for a daughter.
For plenty of parents, sweet spot girl names are the goal. And yet, it's tough to know when you've found one.
So no more confusion: here's an updated list of over two dozen sweet spot girl names.
Current US popularity rank: #263
2016 US popularity rank: #258
In an age of many Addie names, Adelaide feels distinctive. Sure, it shares the friendly nickname embraced by so many Adalyns and Adelines, but the -laide ending stands out, with a strong 'a' sound and unexpected 'd' ending. Regal Adelaide belongs to a huge name family, but might just be the most distinctive of the bunch, a sister for Elizabeth or Katherine.
Current US popularity rank: #64
2016 US popularity rank: #76
Storybook Alice ages nicely, a sweet name with plenty of substance. That's a tough combination to pull off! An earlier generation opted for frillier Alice-names, like Alicia and Alyssa. Today, spare and elegant Alice feels like the most stylish of the group. If Adelaide is regal, Alice feels quietly capable – though the names are cousins. Nothing else really sounds quite like Alice, though the 's' ending appears in other classic girls' names, like Frances and Elise.
When it comes to perfect choices that balance the novel and the traditional, Autumn feels like an obvious candidate. It's a noun name that we can all pronounce and spell, and yet nothing really sounds like Autumn. It's ranked in the Top 1000 baby girl names since way back in 1969, and the Top 100 since 1997. That makes it a modern name that's already demonstrated its staying power.
Caroline comes from Charles – just like current Top Ten favorite Charlotte. Both names boast history galore and plenty of famous, accomplished bearers. But while Charlotte sounds like a sister for Sophia, Caroline feels timeless. A long-time Top 100 name, it belongs with the most classic of girl names. But unlike some traditional picks, like Mary or Sarah, Caroline doesn't seem overused in recent generations. That makes for a winning combination.
Cecilia comes with a lively pop song soundtrack, friendly nickname Cece, and a lovely -lia ending that matches up nicely to current favorites like Amelia. Traditional and feminine, but never overused, Cecilia makes an appealing substitute for Top Ten favorites like Sophia/Sofia and Olivia. There's a prettiness to this name, shared by many modern favorites like Sienna. But Cecilia also possesses all the vintage charm of Eleanor or Lillian.
It's easy to dismiss Daisy as a too-cute nickname name, and yet that's not quite right. While it traditionally connects to Margaret, Daisy has stood as an independent name for years, ranking in the US Top 1000 every year since 1880. If Mary and Lucy, Violet and Rose can be complete, why not this name? With nature names, vintage picks, and nickname names in favor, Daisy feels like the best of all possible worlds. And let's not forget Daisy Ridley, the actor at the heart of the most recent Star Wars trilogy.
Biblical names boast a long history of use. But Eden doesn't fit with Ruth and Rebecca. Instead, Eden first caught on as a girls' name in the late 1960s and 70s – credit to actress Barbara Eden, star of I Dream of Jeannie, maybe? The tie to the Garden of Eden is obvious, but it also brings to mind traditional girls' names like Edith, as well as tailored favorites of recent years from Lauren to Taylor to Morgan. Call it a modern meaningful with an upbeat sound. Possible nickname Edie is another bonus, but parents might love this one because it feels nickname-resistant, too.
From My Fair Lady to Hamilton, Eliza carries a musical theater pedigree. Like Elise, Eliza started out as a short form of the enduring Elizabeth. (Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, in fact, was named Elizabeth.) Today it feels like an independent name, and that zippy 'z' makes it at home in the age of Olivia and Zoe. Despite years of steady increases in use, the vivacious name remains just uncommon enough that it belongs with the sweet spot girl names.
Until recently, Esther might have belonged with the newly-ready-for-revival camp. But that seems unfair, too. After all, Esther ranked in the US Top 100 into the 1930s. Today, the name picks up on several trends. It combines a nature name meaning (star), Old Testament baby name status, and that stylish -r ending shared by Harper and Piper. Esther could substitute for equally substantial and storied girls' names like Abigail or Evelyn.
Switch around the sounds in chart-topping Sophia, and you'll nearly arrive at Fiona. A literary Scottish invention, Fiona became famous to an entire generation as the ogre-princess in Shrek, voiced by Cameron Diaz. Despite sounding very much like a traditional name, Fiona first appeared in the US Top 1000 in the 1990s – very recent history! Shameless and Nurse Jackie have named characters Fiona, but the original famous Fiona might be Brigadoon's time-warped daughter, first introduced by the 1947 Broadway musical, and later by the 1954 film.
The patron saint of Paris, Genevieve combines sophistication with a sprightly sound. Nickname-rich and almost considered a classic, this name makes a great substitute for Madeline or a sister to Charlotte. French names for girls always fare well in the US, and yet Genevieve isn't quite the runaway success you might expect. It has quietly climbed the charts over the last dozen years. But that's a far cry from the 1910s, when it ranked in the Top 100. Take it as proof that the name will stand the test of time.
Quick: think of a literary surname name that begins with H, and was boosted by a recent bestseller. Nope, it's not Harper. Instead, Hadley comes from The Paris Wife, a fictionalized account of Ernest and Hadley Hemingway's life in Europe. The first Mrs. Hemingway was born Elizabeth Hadley Richardson, but known by her middle. Hadley fits neatly into our Hailey-Harlow moment, an H surname name for a girl with a link to an intriguing part of literary history.
Celebrities put Haven on parents' radar. It's the name of Jessica Alba's second daughter, born in 2011. But the name was on the popularity charts since the 1990s, a virtuous word name that shares sounds with favorites like Ava and Hailey. With Old English roots, Haven isn't a vintage name by any means, but it feels like one that will endure.
Jane feels like an every-girl name, but it's not. You're more likely to meet a Skylar or a Brooklyn. Spare and frills-free Jane combines the sensibility of modern unisex names like Kai with the classic status of Eleanor. Janie makes for a cute name, right at home on the playground with Sadie and Ellie. Plus, what girl wouldn't like to share her given name with Jane Austen? Nineteenth century activist Jane Addams and world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall serve as more examples of women of accomplishment.
Joseph belongs with the boys' names never out of style. But Josephine has long been less popular in the US. Like Genevieve, it ranked in the Top 100 in the early twentieth century, but is only now being rediscovered. Chock full of nicknames, Josephine could appeal to parents who love Eleanor, or maybe families after a formal name for Josie or Jo. Another bonus? Little Women's strong-willed March sister Jo was born Josephine, too.
Call Katherine a classic, and Kaitlyn a 1990s favorite. Where does that leave Kate? With the sweet spot girl names, of course! Sure, you'll have to answer "is it short for …" But that's a small hassle compared to spelling Caitlin/Katelyn/Catelynn every time. Kate feels retro – think Cole Porter music Kiss Me, Kate – and powerful – think Kate Middleton, or maybe Katharine Hepburn – often known as Kate. (The Connecticut performing arts center named for Ms. Hepburn is called The Kate.) Kate could be a sister for Lucy or Blair, a name that spans styles effortlessly.
Lena might be short for a longer name ending with those sounds, but really, this one stands on its own. Sleek and stylish, and beautifully portable across language barriers, Lena is familiar throughout Europe. Pick your famous Lena: Dunham if you're a Girls fan, Horne if you're more into the legendary singer. Lena sounds like a perfect substitute for Ava, a simple, straightforward choice with a dash of glam. In the US, Lena always rhymes with Tina and Gina. It's worth noting that the English favor a different pronunciation – Layna.
Margaret belongs with the venerable classics, every bit as buttoned-up as Elizabeth, Eleanor, or Katherine. And yet it hits the sweet spot because it remains far less common than any of those three traditional favorites. Odds are good that you know a Margaret, and that's she's well out of preschool. That's why this one makes the sweet spot girl names list. Can you imagine a name more immediately recognized – and yet so seldom heard? With nicknames galore, from Peggy to Meg to Pearl – as well as fellow sweet spot name Daisy – Margaret makes for a shape-shifting name.
Yes, Mary! As with Margaret, you know a few Marys. But chances are that those Marys are older. Probably much older, like 40-something plus. After reigning as the top name for girls in the US for decades, parents cooled to naming their daughters Mary during the 1970s, and the trend continued. Mary left the US Top 100 after 2008. That's precisely why Mary belongs with sweet spot girl names. In a sea of parents debating if Madelyn is more distinctive than Bella, it's actually Mary that stands out as fresh and new.
An Old Testament name, Naomi has a Hebrew origin. It means pleasantness. While it's appeared in the US Top 1000 every year since the data was first released in 1880, the name has enjoyed a resurgence in the last decade. That's a hallmark of a sweet spot name – one equally appropriate for a little girl or a grown woman, a name that feels vintage and current at the same time.
Names like Penelope, Chloe, and Zoe are style standouts in recent years. Other Greek names with mythological ties feel right at home today, too – like Phoebe. A charmer with a stylish sound, it's also the name of a bird. That also puts Phoebe in the company of names like Raven and Wren.
The 1990s gave us two female Quinns. First came Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. In this case, Quinn sat in the familiar surname place. It's every bit as Irish as Riley or Kelly or plenty of other surnames that have migrated to the first spot. Then along came MTV's animated Daria, with the vapid, fashion-obsessed Quinn. Not a promising role model, and yet, the 1990s pushed Quinn from a surname-used-for-boys to unisex. Then came Glee's Quinn Fabray, and the name accelerated for girls. Today it feels spare, no-nonsense, and yet still distinctive even as it climbs into the Top 100. Credit to the letter Q. One more factor: DC Comics' Harley, as played by Margot Robbie, lends this name an edge.
Ruby sparkles, and yet feels far less flashy than Diamond or even Emerald. Maybe it's because Ruby reminds us of so my favorites for girls, from Lucy to Ruth. Or maybe it's songs featuring this name, remembered from the radio – Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers, or, more recently, Rancid's "Ruby Soho" and the Kaiser Chief's "Ruby." An early twentieth century favorite, vintage Ruby has made a comeback, without being absolutely everywhere. Maybe that's because equally vibrant color name Scarlett has caught on, or maybe it's just plain chance. Either way, Ruby remains with the sweet spot girl names.
Thea is short for Theodora, a traditional name with a lovely meaning: gift of God. But Thea also feels like an update to the long popular Leah or Top Ten Mia. And with Theodore among the hottest baby boy names of the moment, it feels quite current, too.
Valerie reached the US Top 100 way back in the 1950s and stayed there most years through the 1980s. Since then, the name has never left the US Top 200. The Monkees, the Zutons, Amy Winehouse, Steve Winwood, and Material Issue have all used the name in songs. Maybe that's why it feels pop culture current in so many decades. Or maybe it's that enduring three-syllable, ends-in-ie construction that puts Valerie on the same lists as Kimberly and Avery. Valerie feels slightly surprising for a daughter born today, and yet it sounds right at home on a playground today.
Vera comes from the Russian word meaning faith, but it's easy to mistake it for the Latin verus – truth. Either way, the meaning appeals. The sound, too, takes the best of Emma and Cora and mixes in the V of Evelyn and Ava. It's a winning formula, and Vera's vintage style bolsters the name even further. After hibernating outside of the Top 1000 for much of the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s, Vera has staged a quiet, steady comeback.
Ella, Stella, Bella. We love an -lla name, so why not Willa? A feminine form of the evergreen William, Willa seems simpler than regal Wilhelmina. Willa claims the literary pedigree of Willa Cather, and a sensible, even homespun style that feels right at home with recent Top 100 favorites like Hannah and Emily. The fact that Willa has yet to become truly, wildly popular makes this a great choice for families after something just so slightly different. It's a substitute for Emma, a sister for Hazel or Grace.
Sarah is a classic. Clara, too. Zara looks a little like a creative take on those names. But there's more than one possible origin for the name. It might come from the Arabic Zahra meaning brilliant, and a character in an eighteenth century Voltaire play. And, of course, Zara is the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. The connection to the royal family has kept it in the spotlight for decades, making it feel familiar and yet not too common – the very definition of a sweet spot name.
Would you consider any of these sweet spot girl names? Are there others you'd add to the list?
Originally published July 28, 2017, this post was revised on September 25, 2020 and updated on July 10, 2021 and again on May 17, 2022.
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Aimée says
We are in Canada and I'm from Quebec. I'm so grateful for this response! Many of these points resonate with me and will help when the decision must be made! Thank you!
Having a girl soon and love these names but my partner has vetoed all of them. Haha. What are your thoughts on Clara, Renée and Heidi? These are basically our only mutually liked names.
Are you in the US?
I think Renee is quite dated. Not a bad name, but it peaked in the 1960s. The smash hit song "Walk Away Renee" came out in 1966, and the name hit a true peak in 1967, but it was already popular by then. Maybe in another 20 years, it will feel fresh + unexpected. That doesn't mean you can't use it, but my gut reaction is that Renee is a mom name … or maybe even a grandma name?
Heidi ought to be in the same camp – it peaked in the 1970s. And yet somehow I like it an awful lot. (I was just thinking earlier that it's one of those names that shouldn't be ready for revival … but seems to be making an ahead-of-schedule comeback.) Maybe it's because it's a storybook name like Alice + Eloise. Maybe it's because we're wild for other names from this family, like Adeline. (Heidi is originally short for an older form of Adelaide – Adelheidis.) In England, Heidi is a Top 100 staple and has been for a few years.
Clara is the kind of name that's perfect right now – very current. It's Top 100 in England + just outside the US Top 100. It's the easy choice here, in-step with her generation, with a great meaning (light), and a good mix of antique charm and current energy.
But somehow, I'm really drawn to Heidi. It feels like the midway point between Renee and Clara – a little unexpected, but surprisingly stylish.
So many great names on this list! I'll add my daughter's name, Miriam. I think it goes with Naomi and Esther on the list and it's popularity over the years is remarkably consistent! Miriam is familiar but not too common.
Margot says
Love this list and hope you'll do a part 2 for 2022. My 7-year-old niece has friends named Josephine and Margaret, (called by their full names, not a nn) and I named my cat Willa. Seems I'm surrounded by lovely "Sweet Spot" names. I would add Thea to a 2022 list, and if Margaret wasn't already on it, Margot.
I'd add Maggie to this list.
Aine says
This remains one of my favorite lists of yours, Abby, and I often direct expecting relatives to it when they feel lost for names! I saw your recent tweet about adding to this list, and the names that come to mind are:
Gwendolyn
Frances or Francesca
Eve (while it technically violates the rule re: huge "name families," I think that Eve is spare enough to be distinctive even amongst Evelyns, Everlys, and Evangelines.)
Also, I'm not sure if you are seeking inspiration for new lists, but I noticed that some of the names on this list (Quinn, Kate, Tessa, and Lyric come to mind) could fit with an equally intriguing and appealing group: Modern staples. We discuss modern staples on this site fairly often, but we don't have a definitive list yet! 🙂
Taylor says
All three of my daughters names are on this list…We must really have a thing for sweet spot names. It makes sense. I like girl names that aren't common, but have a sense of strong history. I know where to check first if we ever have baby girl #4!
Love Daisy, Esther, Molly, Quinn, Mary and Ruby. Oh, and Margaret but mostly because I love all the nickname options. My niece is Margaret, called Maggie. And we strongly considered both Daisy and Ruby for our last daughter.
Great list! It had a lot of my choices. I have a 4 month old daughter. I had Anna on my list to have a junior, but we thought it might get confusing with myself being Jana. I also had Elena and Elizabeth. I was going to call Elizabeth, Elisa. I had the hardest time deciding when I saw her and none felt perfect. Ultimately we called her Alina. She was born at 12:08 during the solar eclipse in August. Hubby found it for meaning light I wanted a Sweet spot sort of name that ended in A. If I wasn't going to have a family name (the others all were) I liked that it had a -na like my name and it's also Russian, Ukrainian like mine. It also feels like Anna, Elena and Elisa put together! Her middle name is Sofia, a family name we always loved but it's way to popular so we used it in the middle. Alina Sofia!!
That's a gorgeous name, Jana – and how cool that you had a solar eclipse baby!
Thank you!! It was pretty cool! We live in a place that had almost 100% blackout and she came out right when the light came back!
Laina says
This is a great list! My favorite's are Anna, Tessa, Josephine, Eliza, and Willa. I'm looking forward to your write up on Anna; we are using it as a nickname for our Vanessa.
Laura Powell says
Good list! lot's of names I have a "sweet spot" for are on there, I quite like Joan Nn Joanie I think that could be a sweet spot name. Look forward to the boy list.
Denean says
Love this list and love it even more that my little girls name (20 months now) Tessa is on it. I know we picked it because it wasn't a name we've heard a lot, easy to learn how to say and spell, and the fact that it sounds good both yelling it in a good way and a disciplinary way.
L. says
I love this list! Please do one for boys too!
I will, L. – thank you!
Great list, Abby! Looking forward to seeing your posts on Anna and Tessa.
onelittletwolittle says
Ha! My three girls are Adaline, Cate, and Esther! Esther's mn is Margaret, and I have two nieces: Anna and Molly. We were also thinking of Daisy and Tessa when we were expecting Esther. What a list!
Maree says
This is a beautiful list. I love so many of these names. What about Naomi? Naomi belongs on this list!
Oh – Naomi *totally* fits!
FE says
I'd definitely put my Susannah in this category. Everything I read on this name before she was born had it as a name everyone seemed to like but no-one seemed to use. And the last four years of usage has confirmed that to be the case.
maple says
Wow, this definitely varies depending on your location! Caroline is a top 10 name in my state, and Anna and Mary are at #19 and #21 respectively. I hear them all the time as the first half of double names.
a says
I love so many names on this list! Anna is my favorite and I can't wait for her to be Name of the Day!
Chelsea says
This list truly surprised me – it had so many of my favorites, and made me reconsider new names too! There are two little girls in my family named Caroline and Genevieve, and those names are darling. Vera & Kate are in my personal top three, but I also love Alice, Anna, Adelaide, Fiona, and Mary!!!! Mary is such a classic and so rare now too.
Do you think Quinn has gone to the girls or can a boy still wear it well?
I think it still works for a boy.
In general, I think parents are MUCH more likely to shrug off the worries about a name going girl today than they were 20 years ago. We've had a generation of girl Jordans and boy Jordans, Tylers and Taylors, Peytons and Charlies, Alexes and Sams. Now names like Rowan, River, and Remy feel likely to stay unisex long-term.
Quinn could easily be a boy, and I doubt there would be much drama about it. It sounds and feels masculine, and over 1,000 boys were named Quinn last year. There were over 3,600 girls named Quinn, so it's more common for girls – but those are still big numbers for a boys' name.
I know of two Quinns in my kids elementary school and they are both boys. One is in Kindergarten and one is in 4th grade. So it very much works as a boy's name to me. I think my sons would be surprised to hear it on a girl, as they know it as a boy's name.
I have a daughter Quinn and am considering Blair for our next daughter – thoughts?
I really like those together. Tailored, almost unisex but far more likely to be used for girls, and similar in length and feel but very different in sound. I think they're perfection together!
Amy3 says
My favorite on this list is Mary. I have such a soft spot for that name. There's a sweet little preschool neighbor of mine who's called Mary. I'm sure she won't meet many others her age!
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"Well, maybe that's because I am a Grandpa," responded Ray.
When he picked us up at Two Dog Flats earlier that morning, Ray had given my 7-year-old twins the position of honor, riding shotgun in the historic, red, open-topped tour bus, wrapped in a single seat belt.
Ray had just told the story of the Indian maiden and the Indian warrior who were so deeply in love that they chose to become geese and live together on Goose Island in the middle of St Mary's Lake rather than be separated by their families, who were from warring tribes.
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In this series' previous installment, I argued that our doctrine of holding acquiring companies criminally liable for pre-acquisition conduct was deterring investment in developing countries.
In my last post, I examined a possible reform -- the expansion of personal jurisdiction -- and argued that although it is supported by anti-bribery advocates, it would actually serve the interests of the U.S. business community.
In last week's post in this series we explained that the core purpose of the FCPA is to encourage, or require, ethical international business.
The leader of the Dutch government has refused to open a new investigation into the role played by Prince Bernhard in the Lockheed scandal that broke in 1976.
"A problem well stated is a problem half solved." So said the American inventor Charles Kettering. In FCPA circles, we're debating whether and how to fix assorted problems in our anti-bribery regime.
The Ohio State Law Journal's FCPA symposium happens March 16 in Columbus.
Beyond Balance III: Our Forgotten History, cont.
I previously argued in this space that the contemporary FCPA reform debate is strikingly disconnected from history; both camps seem to have collectively forgotten how we believed the FCPA would operate in the world.
To understand where the FCPA should go from here, we need to understand where, and how, it began.


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Today's news round up in Poland Kalbar/TFN
EU foreign policy chief visits training mission for Ukrainians
Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, has paid a visit to a newly-established EU training mission for Ukrainian troops in Poland.
Poland interested in SMR collaboration with Canada says minister
Poland is interested in cooperating with Canada on the construction of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), the presidential minister has said.
Crew of hero ship honoured in Canada for lifesaving role in WWII
Despite the risks, the crew of the ORP Ślązak saved 85 Canadian soldiers that had been trapped on the beach during the catastrophic Dieppe Raid in 1942.
Poland second largest donor of military aid to Ukraine - German think tank
Poland ranks second in terms of military aid provided to Ukraine fighting Russian aggression, recent data from a German think tank has shown.
Poland wins two gold medals at canoe championships
Oleksii Koliadych of Poland won the world championship in C1 200m canoe sprint on Saturday, while Karolina Naja, Anna Puławska, Adrianna Kakol and Dominika Putto scooped the gold in K4 500m race.
Poland is third largest donor of military aid to Ukraine states BBC report
In terms of the biggest donors of military aid to Ukraine, Poland has committed the third highest amount, behind the US and the UK, according to an analysis published by the BBC on Friday.
Poland ranks second among countries aiding Ukraine - analysts
Poland is the number-two Western country in terms of granting aid to Ukraine, according to a German economic institute cited by a Spanish daily on Wednesday.
Canadian troops to aid Ukrainian war refugees in Poland
A 100-soldier unit of the Canadian armed forces will relocate to Poland to aid Ukrainian war refugees, the Canadian defence minister said on Thursday.
President attends Stand Up For Ukraine conference
Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Saturday attended a Stand Up For Ukraine conference in Warsaw called by European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.


Section 68 of the Liquor Act 2007 (NSW) is concerned with Approval of Persons as Managers and is set out below.
(1) An application for the Authority's approval of a person to manage licensed premises must be in the form and manner approved by the Authority and be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations.
(2) The Authority may grant any such application or refuse to grant the application.
(3) In determining an application for approval of a person to manage licensed premises, the Authority has the same powers in relation to the application as the Authority has in relation to an application for a licence.
(c) if the Authority has required the person to attend a course of training or instruction approved by the Authority–has completed the course to the standard required by the Authority.
(b) that the nature and circumstances of the person's relationship with the organisation or its members are such that it could reasonably be inferred that improper conduct that would further the criminal activities of the declared organisation is likely to occur if the person is granted an approval.
(4B) The Authority is not, under this or any other Act or law, required to give any reasons for not granting an approval because of subsection (4A) to the extent that the giving of those reasons would disclose any criminal intelligence.
(5) If the Authority is satisfied that there is nothing that might preclude the Authority from approving of the person to manage licensed premises, but requires more information before making a final decision, the Authority may give a provisional approval of the person to be such a manager.
(6) A provisional approval is sufficient to authorise the appointment of the person, in accordance with section 69, as manager of the licensed premises until such time as the Authority confirms the approval of the person.
(7) An approval or provisional approval of a person to manage licensed premises may be given so as to apply in relation to any particular licensed premises, to all licensed premises of a specified class or to all licensed premises, as the Authority thinks fit.


Sand Springs has a rich tradition of producing some of the best baseball teams in the State, despite not having won a State Tournament yet. Between Sand Springs High School and Charles Page High School, the Sandites have produced twenty-one All-State players, all of which were honored in a special ceremony Tuesday evening at the Sandite Baseball Complex.
Jason and Dr. Kayla Shipman, owners of the McKinney Animal Hospital in Sand Springs, donated a brand new sign to the Sandites, recognizing all the All-State players to come from Sand Springs. Jason played for the Sandites and graduated in 1996.
Eugene "Knute" Palmer, Class of 1950, was the first Sandite ever to be named to the All-State team. Palmer was the Commander Mills Outstanding Player as a senior. The football team Co-Captain achieved All-Conference honors for both football and basketball, and was an All-State Honorable Mention for football. The basketball team went 27-1-1 his senior year for the Verdigris Valley Conference Championship.
Sgt. Bill Bigby, Class of 1951, was a tri-sport athlete for the Sandites, playing for the football team, and the Verdigris Valley Conference Champion basketball team. As a senior he was named the Most Versatile Athlete. Bigby attended the University of Oklahoma, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, then returned to graduate from the University of Tulsa. A dedicated member of the community, Bigby served as a City Councilman, little league baseball and basketball coach, and Mayor of Sand Springs. He was Chairman of the Freeholders of the City of Sand Springs which first chartered the City as a Council-Manager form of government in 1969.
Charles Hughes, Class of 1952, was a dual-sport athlete, serving as Captain of the State Runner-Up football team and was a left-handed pitcher on the baseball team. The football team tied Ada 20-20 in the State Championship, but Ada was awarded the Title on red-zone penetrations. Overtime had not yet made its way into high school football. Hughes received a baseball scholarship to Anderson University in Indiana, then signed with the St. Louis Cardinals Farm Club before being drafted in the Army in 1955. In the Army, he continued his baseball career in Germany. After a shoulder injury put an end to his baseball career, Hughes enrolled in cosmetology school and went on to found the Scissors Family Hair Salon chain, which had ten locations at its peak. He also served on the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology.
Bill Miller, Class of 1952, was a member of the Sand Springs High School baseball team from 1949 to 1952.
Billy Wooten, Class of 1953, was a four-year starting catcher for the Sandites. In the 1953 State tournament in Tahlequah the Sandites ran out of pitchers and Wooten filled in. He struck out the first thirteen batters he faced. Wooten signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and amassed a 3-1 record on the mound in the 1954 season with their Ardmore farm team.
Richard Luce, Class of 1956, was a tri-sport athlete for the Sandites, competing in football and basketball as well as baseball. He was also the Senior Class president. During his senior season Luce batted .412 and once hit three home runs during a double-header. He played for Oklahoma Baptist University for four seasons and made the Shawnee Oklahoma All-Star team in 1959.
Dennis Stanford, Class of 1969, was a dual-sport athlete, also playing on the 1966 State Championship football team, for which he earned All-Conference and All-State honors in 1968. The center-fielder continued his baseball career at Crowder Junior College where he earned All-District honors, and the University of Tulsa where he earned All-Conference honors in 1972 and 1973. Stanford retired from the Union School District after twenty years.
Tom Hudspeth, Class of 1972, played short stop for the Sandites from 1970 through 1972. He passed away in 2013.
Mike Moore, Class of 1981, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1981 and played in the Oklahoma-California series that year. He earned All-American honors at Conners State College and led the nation with 89 stolen bases. He also played for Southwestern Oklahoma State. Moore never hit below .400 in his high school or college career. After college, Moore played a year for the Cheena Reds in the Mexican League before pursuing a career in coaching. He has coached at NorthArk Community College, Weslaco (Texas), Crowder, and Sapulpa. He is currently the Head Coach at Jay High School. He has amassed a career coaching record of 479-209.
Randall King, Class of 1983, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1983 and played on the Oklahoma-California Series. He continued his career at Northeastern State University, and is currently the Head Softball Coach at Broken Arrow High School. He has guided the Tigers to three Fast Pitch State Championships and one Slow Pitch State Championship as Head Coach, and was an assistant coach for five Fast Pitch State Championships. He celebrated his 400th career win as the Fast Pitch Head Coach in 2016 during his 13th season at the helm. He was named the All-World Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2014. He holds a 408-101 career fast pitch record.
Kurt Burgess, Class of 1987, compiled a 14-1 record on the mound his senior year with 123 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.06. He also batted .427 with 6 home runs and 39 RBI. He was named the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1987 and played in the Oklahoma-California Series. He continued his career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Oral Roberts University. He earned All-American honors at ORU in 1991 with a record of 15-1 and signed with the Atlanta Braves organization that year. He played six seasons with the Braves' farm teams, ending his career in 1996 with the Richmond Braves. In June of 1993 he was named Pitcher of the Month for the entire Atlanta Braves organization.
Doug Vineyard, Class of 1988, batted .438 his junior year and .444 his senior year, helping lead the Sandites to the State Semifinals both seasons. He was an American Legion All-Star both years and was All-Metro in 1988. He is currently the Vice President of Operations at Hargrove Manufacturing in Sand Springs.
Jay Fleischman, Class of 1988, made All-State in baseball, football, and wrestling, won the 1988 State Championship at 178 pounds, and pursued a collegiate football career at Oklahoma State University. He was named the 1980s Oklahoma High School Football All-Decade Team and lettered all four years at OSU. He started as a true freshman in the 1988 Holiday Bowl, playing alongside Barry Sanders and Mike Gundy. In 1989 he led the Cowboys with four interceptions, and recorded 73 tackles and 55 unassisted tackles in 1990. He currently serves as an assistant coach on both the CPHS wrestling and football teams.
Scott Watkins, Class of 1988, pitched a 13-3 record his senior year with 118 strikeouts and three no-hitters. He played collegiately for Oral Roberts University, Seminole State, and Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, he was named the Big 8 Newcomer of the Year, the Big 8 Pitcher of the Year, and Second Team All-American. In 1992 Watkins was drafted and signed in the 23rd round by the Minnesota Twins. In '95 he was named a AAA All-Star and the Pacific Coast League Rolaids Relief Award Winner. He made his major league debut with the Twins in August of that year. His career also included stents with the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. While with the Rangers, Watkins played for the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Redhawks in 1998. He retired from professional baseball in 2002 and has been an assistant coach for the Sandites since 2004.
Chabon Childers, Class of 1989, played outfield for the Sandites and led the Tulsa Metro with 59 RBI his junior season. As a senior he batted .550 for five home runs and 36 RBI. He was named the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year that season and was a member of the 1989 Oklahoma Sunbelt Team. He continued his career at Oklahoma State University and made the All-Big 8 Second Team in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach with the Broken Arrow High School team.
Ray Tarr, Class of 1996, was a three-time All-Metro and All-Conference selection and was a member of the 1995 and 1996 Oklahoma Sunbelt Teams. He batted over .400 his senior season with 46 RBI and 8 home runs, including a game-winning three-run homer against No. 1 Westmoore in the 1996 State Tournament. He continued his career at Independence Community College and St. Gregory's University, and was named an All-Conference catcher all four years. He is currently a firefighter and paramedic with the Tulsa Fire Department.
Jeff Blevins, Class of 1998, earned All-Conference and All-Metro honors his sophomore, junior, and senior years. As a senior he was the Oklahoma Player of the Year Runner-Up, batting .477 with 8 homers and 50 RBI. He attended Texarkana College in 1999 and 2000, earning All-Conference honors both seasons. During his sophomore year he hit .353 with 5 homers and 60 RBI, highlighted by a school-record 26-game hitting streak. He played for the University of Nebraska from 2001 to 2002, earning All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention at third base both seasons. The Huskers qualified for back-to-back College World Series appearances during his career there. As a senior he batted .307 with 7 homers and 50 RBI and held a .946 fielding average.
Matt Hillis, Class of 2009, set the CPHS record for stolen bases his senior year at 45. He also had 6 homers, including one in Drillers Stadium in a game against Memorial. He played collegiate ball for Cowley County Community College and finished with a .250 batting average, including 2 homers. As an outfielder he maintained a .929 fielding percentage.
Kylar Robertson, Class of 2012, made the New Balance All-American team his senior year, batting .440 with 6 home runs and 34 RBI. He played two seasons at Eastern Oklahoma State College where he earned All-Conference honors and was on the Dean & President's Honor Rolls. As a redshirt freshman he batted .269 with 37 runs, 45 RBI, and 12 homers. As a sophomore he batted .338 for 28 runs, 38 RBI, and 7 homes. He was .994 as a catcher. He currently plays for Southeastern Missouri State University. Last season he batted .238 for 12 runs, 12 RBI, and 2 homers as the Redhawks won the Ohio Valley Conference.
Alex Hackerott, Class of 2012, made the New Balance All-American team his senior year and was the 2012 Tulsa Metro Pitcher of the Year. He amassed a 28-7 career record in high school with 243 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.97. He held an 8-1 record his senior season with an 0.44 ERA and threw back-to-back no-hitters in the Bixby Tournament. He batted .428 with 88 RBI in his career and was .438 as a senior. As a junior he pitched a 10-1 record. He played four season with Oklahoma State University and finished with a 7-1 career record and 2.66 ERA. In 2014 he was an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree. In 2015 he made the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. He will graduate this May with a degree in finance.
One notable name missing from the All-State roster is arguable the best baseball player ever to come from Sand Springs, Jerry Adair. The Class of 1955 star lettered three times in football, basketball, and baseball. He was named to the All-State football team but at that time players could only make All-State in one sport. He turned down his football honors, hoping to make All-State in basketball, which he did. Because he played for the All-State basketball team, he was ineligible for All-State baseball. Adair was the starting quarterback for the Sandites, was named the All-State Most Outstanding Player for basketball, and signed with Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) for both basketball and baseball. He led his team in batting as a junior with a .438 average and was the first-ever player from OSU named to the All-Big 8 Team. He was also named to the All-American Second Team. Adair signed with the Baltimore Orioles in '58 and also played stents for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Hankyu Braves in the Japan Pacific League. He retired from baseball in 1971 and passed away from liver cancer in 1987. The Jerry Adair Baseball Complex in Sand Springs is named in his honor.


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OUA Championship streak ends at four
In one of the longest and most intense games the league has ever seen, the 2016 men's rugby OUA Championship went to the undefeated Guelph Gryphons, leaving a silver medal for the defending Gaels champions.Continue...
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Gaels down the Lions in OUA playoffs
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Gaels football fall behind in OUA standings
After their first three games of the season against teams in the CIS top 10, one thing became clear for Queen's football — there wasn't time to get settled into the season.Continue...
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Back on track after losing streak
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This paper is Dr. Al Wolters' "translation of twenty pages from Dr. Jan Veenhof's dissertation on Bavinck, titled Revelatie en Inspiratie." Dr. Veenhof succeeded G. C. Berkouwer in the chair for dogmatic theology at the Free University in Amsterdam, then went on to teach at the universities of Basel and Bern and for one semester at Calvin Theological Seminary. As emeritus, he is still involved in theological and pastoral work.
Veenhof, Jan (2006) "Nature and Grace in Bavinck," Pro Rege: Vol. 34: No. 4, 10 - 31.


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4th Avenue North to reopen for Third Fridays
by Scott Long / Government, Latest Stories, Local News, Politically Connect, Showcase / 12 Feb 2019
In another short Safety Harbor City Commission meeting on Feb. 4, the news that will likely more quickly affect residents came at the end during the Commissioner Reports.
Commission Reports is last part of each meeting and when all Commissioners have the opportunity to discuss anything on their mind. During his report, Vice Mayor Carlos Diaz said he has heard from businesses on 4th Avenue North who wondered why their road remains closed on Third Fridays.
While Third Friday attendees will, of course, be able to still walk up 4th Avenue North to visit businesses on Third Friday nights, the road will no longer be closed to vehicles between 2nd Street North and Main Street. (Scott Long)
The city began closing the road between 2nd Street North and Main Street on Third Fridays night a little more than a year ago at the request of some of the businesses, with the idea being one or more of the them would set up displays or activities in the road to entice Third Friday attendees to walk down to their businesses. While there has been some activity on the road during some Third Fridays, including a sample "parklet" when that idea was still being considered by Commission, some of the business owners say the activity hasn't been frequent enough to warrant losing parking on the road for what is usually a busy night.
City Manager Matthew Spoor asked for direction from Commission, which told him to reopen the road on future Third Fridays.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIOS
In the only major item on the agenda, Commission received a presentation from Community Development Director Marcie Stenmark on the city's "impervious surface ratios," or ISRs for short, which is the percentage of a lot covered by material that prevents or limits rainwater from being absorbed into the soil, such as concrete, asphalt or pavers. While those materials are necessary for construction, the amount that covers a property can affect the environment, particularly in regards to stormwater runoff that can carry unhealthy material into storm drains and into the bodies of water, like Old Tampa Bay. In August, Commission asked for more information on how the city's ratios compare to other municipalities.
Safety Harbor's Land Development Code allows for a maximum of between 60 percent to 65 percent of a lot to be covered by impervious surfaces in residential zones, depending on the zone and type of development, and between 75 percent and 85 percent in office, commercial and industrial zones, depending on the zone and the use. Also, there is no maximum on impervious surfaces in the city's Community Redevelopment Area, which comprises most of downtown. Those amounts are in line with, or more restrictive than, Pinellas County regulations, and are similar to City of Dunedin's, according to Stenmark's presentation.
After discussion, Commission was in agreement in consolidating some requirements and to clarify some requirements and definitions, as city staff suggested, but also asked city staff to bring back to them later more comparison data for its consideration.
OTHER ACTION TAKEN
Code Enforcement Board appointment: Commission voted 5-0 to promote Code Enforcement Board alternate Liz Ambler-Conkle to a full member and to make Jo Ann Lueders the alternate. Lueders, by city code, had to forfeit her seat as a regular member because she missed three meetings within a year, but asked Commission to reappoint her because she said the absences were beyond her control.
National 2-1-1 Day proclamation: Commission presented a proclamation for National 2-1-1 Day to local members of the organization, which operates a 24-hour hotline to for residents to find various resources.
MISSED THE MEETING?
Watch the video of the regular City Commission meeting it on the city's website here: http://safetyharbor.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=6&clip_id=2072.
7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 18


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This method takes the training data (XTr) and the training labels(YTr) and learns a model of the relationship between XTr and YTr. XTr is a num_features x num_training_points sized matrix, and YTr is a num_training_points x 1 dimensional vector. Different classifiers model the relationship between XTr and YTr in different ways, and thus yield different predictions on the test set.
This method takes in test data (XTe), and uses the model learned from the training set to make predictions about which label corresponds to each test data point (where XTe is a num_features x num_test_points sized matrix).The predictions are returned in the variable 'predicted_labels'. The classifier also returns a num_test_point x num_classes matrix of 'decision_values' that contains values that indicate how confident the classifier is that a given test point came from each classes. The decision_values matrix is useful for computing other measure of classification performance (apart from the 0-1 loss measure is most commonly used). This method can return an empty matrix of decision values in which case any additional classification measure will not be computed.


I want to do a short sale on my house. I owe $260K. My father wants to offer $130K. The bank says that if I sell it to my father and still live in it, they will sue him for fraud. Is he not allowed to rent to anyone he pleases. How long till I can buy it back from him and not get sued? Is there a time limit to this?
In the banks eyes, this is considered a non-arms length transaction in which you are defrauding them of $130,000 of owed debt of which you have agreed to repay by signing the original loan documentation. Your father may purchase the property on a short-sale transaction (I doubt the bank would sell for only 50% of what is owed), but don't be surprised if your Father is forced to sign an occupancy agreement that details that immediate family member cannot reside in the property after closing.
This is somewhat unusual but occupancy certifications are becoming more and more common as banks are being subjected to this type of fraud due to the current market conditions. The bank may send an inspector of some sort to the property after the closing to "certify" that the occupants are not family. If it is believed the occupants are family, you can bet the bank will send in the lawyers to recover the $130k that they forgave in the first place.
As for repurchasing the property, you are now in what is considered a "Flip" scenario and it is not likely that you will be able to get financing from a traditional bank at any point as the chain-of-title will clearly demonstrate that you and your father manipulated a short sale to your favor.
Educated guess... wait at least 10 years before trying to purchase it from Dad unless you can pay cash, financing is pretty much out of the question.