While we have seen a little bit of life in the small-cap energy markets, the general small-cap market continues to hover near recent and historical lows. We have done well with Questor Energy since we mentioned the company in our QIS Weekly Update on our blog and forum on September 14th at $2.00. The stock reached $3.00 today. Congratulations to those who completed their due diligence and purchased shares.
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According to a recent article in the journal Science Advances, Deer Horn Capital Inc. is under the impression that tellurium nanoparticles could triple the rate of evaporation for solar desalination. If effective on a commercial scale, the process could reduce the energy needed for desalination plants by 10 times.
Over half the costs of operating desalination plants comes from energy. According to the Science Advances article, published in the August, 2018, edition, a broadband absorber made of tellurium nanoparticles with a wide-size distribution can absorb more than 85 per cent solar radiation in the entire spectrum. The temperature of the absorber irradiated by sunlight can increase from 29 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees Celsius within 100 seconds.
These findings suggest that tellurium nanoparticles can provide an advanced photothermal conversion material for solar-enabled water evaporation.
Deer Horn Capital Inc. has noted that continuing research and development by technological heavyweights such as IBM, Intel, Samsung and Panasonic continue to move phase-change memory toward mainstream use. Phase change memory (PCM) is expected to revolutionize the speed, capacity and economics of data storage.
PCM, under development since the 1970s, is a form of computer random-access memory (RAM) that stores data by altering the state of the matter from which the device is fabricated. Most PCM technology currently employs tellurium (typically mixed with other metals such as antimony, germanium or iron) because of the material's stability and unique properties. According to its proponents, PCM technology has the potential to provide inexpensive, high-speed, high-density, high-volume data storage on an unprecedented scale.
PCM is also much more durable than current RAM technology, with the ability to withstand almost unlimited rewrites. PCM is sometimes called perfect RAM, or PRAM, because data can be overwritten without having to erase it first.
According to technology magazine The Next Platform, new memory technologies such as PCM are going to "... radically change the architecture of machines and the software that runs on them." In an article about technology under development by IBM, which uses a mix of antimony, germanium and tellurium, the magazine stated that "... up until now, PCM was able to store one bit per memory cell, but a team of researchers at IBM's lab in Zurich, Switzerland, have demonstrated they can store two bits per cell and a path to three bits per cell."
"Reaching three bits per cell is a significant milestone," said Haris Pozidis, manager of non-volatile memory systems at IBM Research, "because at this density the cost of PCM will be significantly less than DRAM and closer to flash."
In addition to IBM's work, Intel, Samsung, Panasonic and other industry leaders are investing heavily in bringing their own versions of PCM to market as quickly as possible.
"One of the pillars of our vision at Deer Horn is to supply critical metals for technology," said Tyrone Docherty, Deer Horn's president and chief executive officer. "As more technological uses emerge for tellurium, stable, domestic supplies of the metal become more important. We are advancing our Deer Horn gold-silver-tellurium property in British Columbia with this dynamic in mind."
The Deer Horn property may be unique in North America for hosting a National Instrument 43-101 resource for gold/silver/tellurium. Deer Horn recently reported positive results from an independent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) at the property, where the company is planning to conduct further drilling to both expand and upgrade the current resource. First Solar Inc., a world leader in the engineering and development of solar energy, has recognized Deer Horn as one of the world's top tellurium properties while the U.S. Geological Survey identifies Deer Horn as a key epithermal tellurium resource for North America.
Deer Horn Capital Inc. has noted that researchers working on more efficient batteries for electronic cars are claiming significant results with new lithium-tellurium battery systems. In a January, 2016 article, the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Electrochemistry reports development of a "lithium-tellurium rechargeable cell with exceptionally high specific capacity and cycling stability at high charge/discharge rates."
The article, titled "A lithium-tellurium rechargeable battery with exceptional cycling stability," by Toshinari Koketsu, Benjamin Paul, Chao Wu and Ralph Kraehnert, reports that "long-term cyclability tests involving 1,000 charge/discharge cycles at 10C rate delivered an unprecedented specific capacity at 100-per-cent efficiency."
This may be good news for the electric vehicle industry. In the United States, new electric car sales surged by 72 per cent in 2017, pushing total ownership to over one million vehicles. A study by the International Energy Agency predicts that "the number of electric vehicles on the road around the world will hit 125 million by 2030."
Among the biggest obstacles to widespread adoption of electric cars are charging problems, lack of power and short travelling distances -- all related to current battery technology. Millions are spent each year on researching and building lighter and more efficient batteries that will bring electric cars closer to the performance of combustion engine vehicles. To date, the standard battery for electric cars has been lithium ion. However, a host of new battery companies is working to either improve upon current lithium technology or build better batteries with new materials.
The Financial Times recently reported how venture capital funds have already poured over $1-billion into car battery development, investigating better lithium-ion construction, new materials and other advancements such as solid-state batteries. The discovery of efficiencies with lithium-tellurium battery systems represents an important discovery from this research and development.
"We're seeing more and more promising research into the application of tellurium for solving major technology and societal problems," said Deer Horn president and chief executive officer Tyrone Docherty. "This latest development for lithium-tellurium batteries is one of many recent intriguing findings that we have reported over the past two years."
Mr. Docherty added that solar power, thermo-electric devices and consumer electronics currently consume nearly three-quarters of the world's tellurium. "Solar power is on an exponential growth curve worldwide, while growing consumer electronics consumption will also contribute to higher tellurium consumption."
Research and Markets' latest tellurium report, Global Tellurium Market 2018-2022, forecasts a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3 per cent for tellurium consumption from 2018 to 2022.
"Considering potential supply issues and ongoing technology discoveries," said Mr. Docherty, "we believe there will be stresses on tellurium supplies looking ahead."
Deer Horn Capital is advancing its Deer Horn gold-silver-tellurium property in west-central British Columbia. "While there has recently been a flood of juniors jumping into the lithium market due to electric vehicle growth," said Mr. Docherty, "we're probably the only junior miner focused on tellurium exploration and development."
Mr. Docherty added: "When you add in potential supply disruptions due to changes in copper refining, we believe primary sources of tellurium will be in high demand in the future. This is why we continue to look for additional high-grade tellurium projects in North America."
Deer Horn Capital Inc. has commented on a report from Colorado State University. According to researchers at the university, generating electricity from cadmium-telluride photovoltaics (CdTe PV) has now become less expensive than electricity from fossil fuels in many utility-scale applications.
"The levelized cost of energy (LCOE) from CdTe PV is ~$0.04/kWh," says the university in a March, 2018, report, "while the national average LCOE from all sources is $0.11/kWh." The report also states that life cycle emissions of cadmium from CdTe PV are lower than those from traditional electricity generation for the same amount of energy generated. "CdTe uses approximately one one-hundredth the amount of semiconductor materials used for c-silicon PV (the most common PV in use today) and can be processed 24 times faster than c-silicon."
Recent discoveries and improvements in Cd-Te thin film construction continue to raise the technology's solar efficiency, a measurement that quantifies a solar panel's ability to convert sunlight into electricity. As a result, CdTe PV use is growing rapidly and now represents the second-most utilized solar cell material in the world behind silicon. The majority of silicon panels on the market range from 15-per-cent to 17-per-cent efficiency, with the most expensive panels reaching efficiencies of 22 per cent. First Solar Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of CdTe PV, has achieved efficiencies of over 22 per cent with CdTe PV and continues to investigate methods of achieving even higher efficiencies.
According to Colorado State University, recent achievements in CdTe PV "pave a clear path toward even higher cell efficiencies and make 25 percent a realistic near-term (three-year) goal and 30 percent a reachable long-term goal."
As CdTe PV becomes more efficient and demand for the technology grows, manufacturers must secure dependable, long-term sources of tellurium. Currently, 90 per cent of the world's tellurium comes from copper refining. As copper grades decline, however, copper producers are turning to different recovery methods that exclude tellurium. Major CdTe PV manufacturers, as a result, are seeking primary sources of tellurium not dependent on copper mining.
"We are following these advances for cadmium-telluride solar panels closely," said Tyrone Docherty, president and chief executive officer of Deer Horn Capital. "Our Deer Horn gold-silver-tellurium property has been on the solar industry radar for some time, as we may have the only mineral property in North America with an NI 43-101 compliant tellurium resource. We've also completed a positive preliminary economic assessment for mining a portion of the known mineralized system."
Exploration to date at Deer Horn has outlined several key mineral zones across a 2.4-kilometre strike length that remains open for expansion in three directions. The property has been recognized by both First Solar Inc. and the United States Geological Survey as an important potential source of tellurium, not only for the solar power industry, but also for a host of emerging technologies.
"We believe properties with primary tellurium resources will become increasingly valuable in both the near and long term," added Mr. Docherty. "As a result, Deer Horn Capital is investigating additional tellurium projects in North America."
Deer Horn Capital has issued a number of press releases over the last month noting the potential uses and applications of tellurium. While the market has largely dismissed these press releases as they relate specifically to Deer Horn's share price and trading volume, the potential applications are interesting and it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the number of new research articles coming out on tellurium and its market potential.
We are encouraged with the ever increasing scope of potential demand for tellurium and the company's prospects. Deer Horn is working to increase its potential resource at its Deer Horn tellurium project in BC and is also looking at other potential tellurium projects that it can add to its land holdings to build an exciting portfolio of near-term producing properties.
Newlox Gold Ventures Corp. has commissioned an in-house fire assay laboratory at the company's environmental reclamation and precious metals recovery project, Central America. This new fire assay capability at the Newlox cutting-edge field laboratory complements the atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) technology implemented in August.
The addition of fire assay capability at the company's in-house analytical laboratory allows for real-time analysis of samples from the processing plant and supports the company's engineering team as it continues to optimize operations. Fire assays will allow for real-time analysis of solid samples including feedstock, concentrates and tailings for maximum control over the company's processing operations.
"The addition of fire assay technology to the company's already operational atomic absorption spectroscopy laboratory brings all of Newlox's required assay capabilities in house. Newlox's operations team will now benefit from real-time data as they complete the final optimization and commercialization of the company's first environmental reclamation and precious metals recovery project."
Fire assaying is an analytical technique in which a metal or metals are separated from impurities by fusion processes and weighed in order to determine the amount present in the original sample. Metals tested by fire assay are recovered from the fusion of the material in an assay furnace, for gold, usually at temperatures of over 1,000 C. This process is widely regarded as the most reliable method to determine the metal content of ores that contain precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum.
Newlox Gold Ventures Corp. has continued the testing and pouring of gold dore at its remediation and precious metal recovery facility in Central America. Following the first pour on April 23, 2018, this year, steady progress has been made in refining the metal processing operations, as reflected in the overall performance of the plant.
Gold dore pours over the summer and into the fall and resultant increased precious metal sales have been supporting the continued testing of the company's innovative environmental reclamation and precious metal recovery technology.
The company commissioned its fully operational analytical laboratory in Central America last month, with complete fire assay and atomic absorption technology. This laboratory now allows real-time analysis and timely adjustments, forming the cornerstone for continuing testing and optimization. With this capability in-house, Newlox anticipates reaching its processing targets.
Ryan Jackson, president of Newlox Gold, commented: "Our engineering team is maintaining regular gold dore pours as it advances the testing program. Encouragingly, each adjustment delivers progress toward recovery targets. Metals sales are increasingly supplementing the company's financial needs, and we look forward to soon reaching break-even."
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Art Terminology
Printmaking Techniques
Iris or Giclée print on paper or canvas – A computerized reproduction technique in which the image and topography are generated from a digital file and printed by a special ink jet printer, using ink, acrylic or oil paints. Giclée printing offers one of the highest degree of accuracy and richness of color available in any reproduction techniques on both museum quality paper and canvas. Many times the artist will hand-enhance the piece of artwork.
Serigraphy (Silk-Screen) – A printing technique that makes use of a squeegee to force ink directly onto a piece of museum quality paper or canvas through a stencil creating an image on a screen of silk or other fine fabric with an impermeable substance. Serigraphy differs from most other printing in that its color areas are paint films rather than printing ink stains. There is one screen blocked for each color used.
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Lithography – Printing technique using a planography process in which prints are pulled on a special press from a flat stone or metal surface that has been chemically sensitized so that ink sticks only to the design areas and is repelled by the non-image areas. Alois Senefelder invented lithography technique in 1798 in Germany.
Offset Lithography – A special photo-mechanical technique in which the image to be printed is transferred to the negative plates and printed onto paper. Offset lithography is very well adapted to color printing.
Planographic – The process to print impressions from a smooth surface rather than creating incised or relief areas on the plate. The term was devised to describe lithography.
Intaglio – The process of incising a design beneath the surface of a metal or stone. Plates are inked only in the etched depressions on the plates and then the plate surface is wiped clean. The ink is then transferred onto the paper through an etching press. The reverse of this process is known as relief printing.
Relief – All printing processes in which the non-printing areas of the block or plate are carved, engraved or etched away. Inks are applied onto the projected surface and transferred onto the paper. The reverse process is known as intaglio printing.
Aquatint – A printing technique capable of producing unlimited tonal gradations to re-create the broad flat tints of ink wash or watercolor drawings. This is achieved by etching microscopic cracks and pits into the image on a master plate, typically made of copper or zinc. Spanish artist Goya used this technique.
Blind – Printing using an uninked plate to produce the subtle embossed texture of a white-on-white image, highlighted by the shadow of the relief image on the uninked paper. This technique is used in many Japanese prints.
Collograph – Printing technique in which proofs are pulled from a block on which the artwork or design is built up like a collage, creating relief.
Drypoint – Printing technique of intaglio engraving in which a hard, steel needle incises lines on a metal plate, creating a burr that yields a characteristically soft and velvety line in the final print.
Engraving – Printing technique in which an intaglio image is produced by cutting a metal plate or box directly with a sharp engraving tool. The incised lines are inked and printed with heavy pressure.
Etching – Printing technique in which a metal plate is first covered with an acid-resistant material, and then worked with an etching needle to create an intaglio image. The exposed metal is eaten away in an acid bath, creating depressed lines that are later inked for printing.
Multiple Originals – A set of identical fine prints in which the artist personally conceived the image, created the master plates and executed or supervised the entire printing process. Example: etching.
Mezzotint – A reverse engraving process used on a copper or steel plate to produce illustrations in relief with effects of light and shadow. The surface of a master plate is roughened with a tool called a rocker so that if inked, it will print solid black. The areas to be white or gray in the print are rubbed down so as not to take ink. It was widely used in the 18th and 19th centuries to reproduce portraits and other paintings, but became obsolete with the introduction of photoengraving.
Monotype – One-of-a-kind print made by painting on a sheet of metal or glass and transferring the still-wet painting onto a sheet of paper by hand or with an etching press. If enough paint remains on the master plate, additional prints can be made, however, the reprint will have substantial variations from the original image. Monotype printing is not a multiple-replica process since each print is unique.
Monoprint – One-of-a-kind print conceived and printed by the artist and or under the artist's supervision.
Montage (Collage) – An artwork comprising of portions of various existing images such as from photographs or prints and arranged so that they join, overlap or blend to create a new image.
Multiple Reproductions – A set of identical fine prints reproducing the image of an original artwork created by a non-printing process. Example: serigraph of oil on canvas.
Woodcut – Printing technique in which the printing surface has been carved from a block of wood. The traditional wood block is seasoned hardwood such as apple, beech or sycamore. Woodcut is one of the oldest forms of printing dating back to the 12th century.
Acid-free Paper or Canvas – Paper or canvas treated to neutralize its natural acidity in order to protect fine art and photographic prints from discoloration and deterioration.
Canvas Transfer – Art reproduction on canvas, which is created by a process such as serigraphy, photomechanical or giclée printing. Some processes can even recreate the texture, brush strokes and aged appearance of the original work.
Print Proof Types
Limited Edition Size – A limited number of identical prints numbered in succession and signed and supervised by the artist. Any additional prints have been destroyed. Prints authorized by the artist in addition to the limited signed and numbered edition. The total size of an art edition consists of the signed and numbered prints plus all outstanding proofs. If a set of proofs consists of more than one print, numbers are inscribed to indicate the number of the prints within the total number of the particular type of proof, (e.g., 10/250 means the tenth print in a set of two hundred and fifty identical prints authorized as artist proofs). The artist as validation of the prints generally signs proofs.
Signed & Numbered by the artist – Each fine art limited edition is signed by the artist, certifying their inspection and approval, then numbered.
Sold out at publisher – No inventory of that edition remains at the publisher (artist representative). The gallery may have the art for sale in their inventory. Always call for availability.
Artist's Proof (AP) – Print intended for the artist's personal use. It is common practice to reserve approximately ten percent of an edition as artist's proofs, although this figure can be higher. The artist's proof is sometimes referred to by its French épreuve d'artist (abbreviation E.A.). Artist's proofs can be distinguished by the abbreviation AP or E.A., commonly on the lower left of the work.
Cancellation Proof – Final print made once an edition series has been finished to show that the plate has been marred/mutilated by the artist, and will never be used again to make more prints of the edition.
Hors d'Commerce Proof (HC) (French, Hors d'Commerce) – Print identical to the edition print that is intended to be used as samples to show to art galleries. These proofs may or may not be signed by the artist.
Printer's Proof (PP) – Print retained by the printer as a reference. Artists often sign these prints as a gesture of appreciation.
Trial Proof (TP) – Pre-cursor to a limited edition series, these initial prints are pulled so that the artist may examine, refine and perfect the prints to the desired final state. Trial proofs are generally not signed.
Abbreviations Used in Art
2nd Ed – Second edition: prints of the same image as the original edition but altered in some way (as in change of color, paper or printing process).
2nd St – Second state: prints of proofs, which contain significant changes from the original print.
Del – (Latin, delineavit) He (she) drew it. Generally inscribed next to the artist's signature.
Open Edition – A series of prints or objects in an art edition that has an unlimited number of copies.
Original Print – One-of-a-kind print in which the artist personally conceived the image, created the master plates and executed the entire printing process.
Remarque – Additional enhancements by the artist on some or all of the final prints within an edition.
Restrike – Additional prints made from a master plate, block, lithograph stone, etc. after the original edition has been exhausted.
Provenance – Record of ownership for a work of art, ideally from the time it left the artist's studio to its present location, thus creating an unbroken ownership history.
Styles of Art
Abstract – A 20th century style of painting in which nonrepresentational lines, colors, shapes, and forms replace accurate visual depiction of objects, landscape, and figures. The subjects often stylized, blurred, repeated or broken down into basic forms so that it becomes unrecognizable. Intangible subjects such as thoughts, emotions, and time are often expressed in abstract art form.
Abstract Expressionism – 1940's New York painting movement based on Abstract Art. This type of painting is often referred to as action painting.
Action Painting – Any painting style calling for vigorous physical activity; specifically, Abstract Expressionism. Examples include the New York School art movement and the work of Jackson Pollock.
Animation Art/Drawings – Are the original, one-of-a-kind drawings, penciled by the animator that the cells are eventually made from. Drawings can be rough, or the more refined drawings. Sometimes, set-ups are available with matching drawings and the cell that was made from it. A drawing or story sketch made for the storyboard, which conveys visually the plot and action of a scene or shot. The storyboard serves as a preliminary guide for the artists. Drawings, or studio reproductions of a character in a variety of actions used as reference by the animators during production.
Art Nouveau – A painting, printmaking, decorative design, and architectural style developed in England in the 1880s. Art Nouveau, primarily an ornamental style, was not only a protest against the sterile Realism, but against the whole drift toward industrialization and mechanization and the unnatural artifacts they produced. The style is characterized by the usage of sinuous, graceful, cursive lines, interlaced patterns, flowers, plants, insects and other motifs inspired by nature.
Classical Style – In Greek art, the style of the 5th century B.C. Loosely, the term "classical" is often applied to all the art of ancient Greece and Rome as well as to any art based on logical, rational principles and deliberate composition.
Cubism – An art style developed in 1908 by Picasso and Braque whereby the artist breaks down the natural forms of the subjects into geometric shapes and creates a new kind of pictorial space. In contrast to traditional painting styles where the perspective of subjects is fixed and complete, cubist work can portray the subject from multiple perspectives.
Expressionism – An art movement of the early 20th century in which traditional adherence to realism and proportion was replaced by the artist's emotional connection to the subject. These paintings are often abstract, the subject matter distorted in color and form to emphasize and express the intense emotion of the artist.
Fauvism – A short-lived painting style in early 20th century France, which featured bold, clashing, arbitrary colors – colors unrelated to the appearance of forms in the natural world. Henri Matisse was its best-known practitioner. The word fauve means "wild beast."
Figurative – Figurative art refers to any form of art that clearly represents an image from the real world. Figurative art, beginning in antiquity, has a lineage that runs through many schools of modern and contemporary art. Though the term figurative art commonly refers to art that has the human figure or animal figures as its subject, the term can also be used in the more general sense of distinguishing representational art from abstract art.
Hard-Edge Painting – A recent innovation that originated in New York and was adopted by certain contemporary painters. Forms are depicted with precise, geometric lines and edges.
Harmony – The unity of all the visual elements of a composition achieved by repetition of the same characteristics.
Hatching – A technique of modeling, indicating tone and suggesting light and shade in drawing or tempera painting, using closely set parallel lines.
Iconography – Loosely, the "story" depicted in a work of art; people, places, events, and other images in a work, as well as the symbolism and conventions attached to those images by a particular religion or culture.
Impressionism – An art movement founded in France in the last third of the 19th century. The artist's vision was intensely centered on light and the ways it transforms the visible world. This style of painting is characterized by short brush strokes of bright colors used to recreate visual impressions of the subject and to capture the light, climate and atmosphere of the subject at a specific moment in time.
Mannerism -A term sometimes applied to art of late 16th early 17th century Europe, characterized by a dramatic use of space and light and a tendency toward elongated figures.
Maquette – In sculpture, a small model in wax or clay, made as a preliminary sketch, presented to the client for approval of the proposed work, or for entry in a competition. The Italian equivalent of the term is bozzetto, meaning small sketch.
Medieval Art – The art of the Middle Ages ca. 500 A.D. through the 14th century. The art produced immediately prior to the Renaissance.
Minimalism – A style of painting and sculpture in the mid 20th century in which the art elements are rendered with a minimum of lines, shapes, and sometimes color. The works may look and feel sparse, spare, restricted or empty.
Monochromatic – A style art only having only one color. Descriptive of work in which one hue – perhaps with variations of value and intensity – predominates.
Montage – A picture composed of other existing illustrations, pictures, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc. that are arranged so they combine to create a new or original image. A collage.
Mosaic – An art form in which small pieces of tile, glass, or stone are fitted together and embedded into a background to create a pattern or image.
Mural – Any large-scale wall painting created in paint, fresco, mosaic, or other medium.
Naturalistic – Descriptive of an artwork that closely resembles forms in the natural world.
Negative Space – The space in a painting around the objects depicted.
Neoclassicism – "New" classicism – a style in 19th century Western art that referred back to the classical styles of Greece and Rome. Neoclassical paintings have sharp outlines, reserved emotions, deliberate (often mathematical) composition, and cool colors.
Neo-Expressionism – "New" expressionism – a term originally applied to works done primarily by German and Italian artists, who came to maturity in the post-WWII era; and later expanded (in the 1980's) to include certain American artists. Neo- Expressionist works depict intense emotions and symbolism, sometimes using unconventional media and intense colors with turbulent compositions and subject matter.
Perspective – The representation of three-dimensional objects on a flat surface so as to produce the same impression of distance and relative size as that received by the human eye. In one-point linear perspective, developed during the fifteenth century, all parallel lines in a given visual field converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon. In aerial or atmospheric perspective, the relative distance of objects is indicated by gradations of tone and color and by variations in the clarity of outlines.
Photorealism – A painting and drawing style of the mid 20th century in which people, objects, and scenes are depicted with such naturalism that the paintings resemble photographs – an almost exact visual duplication of the subject.
Pictoral Space – The illusory space in a painting or other work of two-dimensional art that seems to recede backward into depth from the picture plane, giving the illusion of distance.
Picture Plane – An imaginary flat surface that is assumed to be identical to the surface of a painting. Forms in a painting that is meant to be perceived in deep three-dimensional space are said to be "behind" the picture plane. The picture plane is commonly associated with the foreground of a painting.
Pointillism – A branch of French Impressionism in which the principle of optical mixture or broken color was carried to the extreme of applying color in tiny dots or small, isolated strokes. Forms are visible in a pointillist painting only from a distance, when the viewer's eye blends the colors to create visual masses and outlines. The inventor and chief exponent of pointillism was George Seurat (1859-1891); the other leading figure was Paul Signac (1863-1935).
Polychromatic – Having many colors, as opposed to monochromatic which means only one hue or color.
Pop Art – A style of art, which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture (such as comic strips, popular foods and brand name packaging). Pop art was first developed in New York City in the 1950's and soon became the dominant avant-garde art form in the United States.
Post Impressionism – A term applied to the work of several artists – French or living in France – from about 1885 to 1900. Although they all painted in highly personal styles, the Post-Impressionists were united in rejecting the relative absence of form characteristic of Impressionism and stressed more formal qualities and the significance of subject matter.
Primary Colors – Any hue that, in theory, cannot be created by a mixture of any other hues. Varying combinations of the primary hues can be used to create all the other hues of the spectrum. In pigment the primaries are red, yellow, and blue.
Realism – Any art in which the goal is to portray forms in the natural world in a highly representational manner. Specifically, an art style of the mid 19th century, which fostered the idea that everyday people and events are worthy subjects for important art.
Renaissance – The period in Europe from the 14th to the 16th century, characterized by a renewed interest in Classical art, architecture, literature, and philosophy. The Renaissance began in Italy and gradually spread to the rest of Europe. In art, it is most closely associated with Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
Representational – Works of art that closely resemble forms in the natural world. Synonymous with naturalistic
Rococo – A style of art popular in Europe in the first three quarters of the 18th century, Rococo architecture and furnishings emphasized ornate but small-scale decoration, curvilinear forms, and pastel colors. Rococo painting has a playful, light-hearted romantic quality and often pictures the aristocracy at leisure.
Romanesque – A style of architecture and art dominant in Europe from the 9th to the 12th century. Romanesque architecture, based on ancient Roman precedents, emphasizes the round arch and barrel vault.
Romanticism – A movement in Western art of the 19th century generally assumed to be in opposition to Neoclassicism. Romantic works are marked by intense colors, turbulent emotions, complex composition, soft outlines, and sometimes heroic subject matter.
Sculpture – A three-dimensional form modeled, carved, or assembled.
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Secondary Colors – A hue created by combining two primary colors, as yellow and blue mixed together yield green. In pigment the secondary colors are orange, green, and violet.
Sfumato – From the Italian work for "smoke," a technique of painting in thin glazes to achieve a hazy, cloudy atmosphere, often to represent objects or landscape meant to be perceived as distant from the picture plane.
Simultaneous Contrast – The tendency of complementary colors to seem brighter and more intense when placed side by side.
Still Life – A painting or other two-dimensional work in which the subject matter is an arrangement of objects – fruit, flowers, tableware, pottery, and so forth – brought together for their pleasing contrasts of shape, color, and texture.
Stippling – A pattern of closely spaced dots or small marks used to create a sense of three-dimensionally on a flat surface, especially in drawing and printmaking. See also hatching, cross-hatching.
Study – A detailed drawing or painting made of one or more parts of a final composition, but not the whole work.
Style – A characteristic, or a number of characteristics that we can identify as constant, recurring, or coherent. In art, the sum of such characteristics associated with a particular artist, group, or culture, or with an artist's work at a specific time
Surrealism – A painting style of the early 20th century that emphasized imagery and visions from dreams and fantasies, as well as an intuitive, spontaneous method of recording such imagery, often combining unrelated or unexpected objects in compositions. The works of Magritte and Dali, as well as Picasso are included in the genre.
Symbol – An image or sign that represents something else because of convention, association, or resemblance.
Symbolism – An art style developed in the late 19th century characterized by the incorporation of symbols and ideas, usually spiritual or mystical in nature, which represent the inner life of people. Traditional modeled, pictorial depictions are replaced or contrasted by flat mosaic-like surfaces decoratively embellished with figures and design elements.
Triptych – A three-part work of art; especially a painting, meant for placement on an altar, with three panels that fold together.
Trompe-L'oeil – A French term meaning "deception of the eye." A painting or other work of two-dimensional art rendered in such a photographically realistic manner as to 'trick' the viewer into thinking it is three-dimensional reality.
Types of Paints and Mediums
Acrylic Paint – A fast-drying paint, which is easy to remove with mineral spirits; a plastic substance commonly used as a binder for paints.
Oil Paint – Are a type of paint made with natural oils such as linseed, walnut, or poppy, as the medium to bind the pigment oil paints dry slowly, allowing an artist time to rework and blend colors.
Watercolor – A painting medium in which the binder is gum Arabic. Water is used to thinning, lightening or mixing.
Gouache – Opaque watercolors used for illustrations.
Mixed Media – Descriptive of art that employs more than one medium – e.g., a work that combines paint, natural materials (wood, pebbles, bones), and man made items (glass, plastic, metals) into a single image or piece of art.
Impasto – A thick, juicy application of paint to canvas or other support; emphasizes texture, as distinguished from a smooth flat surface.

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MLB Rookies With All-Star Worthy Numbers
Posted on July 4, 2014 by Matt Huddleston
With the 2014 Major League Baseball rosters for the All-Star game set to be announced on Sunday night, it leaves just enough time for fans such as myself to give their takes on who is deserving of the mid-summer classic. While the voting has officially ended, and although I've already given my take on who I feel would be the most worthy candidates in a post I did back in April, I wanted to take the time to discuss the rookies who are posting the stats of an All-Star caliber player.
The two rookies who are near locks for the game are Jose Abreu and Masahiro Tanaka.
Jose Abreu came to the White Sox this past offseason as the prized international slugger from Cuba. Though he displayed some of his amazing power back in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, and although there were numerous stories of his incredible hitting performances, no one truly knew what the Sox were getting when they signed Abreu to a 6-year, 68 million dollar contract. But he's done nothing but deliver on the gamble.
Currently riding an 18-game hitting streak, and with his .280 batting average on the year to go along with his 27 home runs and 69 RBI's (all despite an injury which would've led to even larger stats), Abreu is a favorite to make the All-Star roster for the American League.
As with Abreu, Masahiro Tanaka was an extremely hyped international player who was a major sign this past offseason. Finding a home with the Yankees, on a 7-year, 155 million dollar deal, Tanaka has kept an otherwise dismal Yankees team in the race for the American League eastern title.
Without him and his overpowering splitter, there's no telling where the Bronx Bombers would be at. Over the course of 17 starts, Tanaka has posted a 12-3 record to go along with a 2.27 ERA, and that should be enough for the All-Star game, with the possibility of Tanaka receiving a number of different awards come the end of the season.
But while Abreu and Tanaka are likely to find themselves up in Minnesota in just over a week, there are a few other rookies who have a decent case to join them but may fall just short of making the cut.
Dellin Betances is probably the biggest example of that, as he arguably has the stats to join the other great players, but perhaps isn't quite over the line. Through 37 games of relief for the Yankees, Betances, with his 1.61 ERA, has blown away the opposition, striking out a total of 78 batters.
That's the one thing that separates Betances from the rest of the talented rookie pitchers, as though a couple of other rookie pitchers have great ERA's — Jake Petricka with 1.94 and Jeurys Familia with 2.22 — no other reliever has a strikeout ratio close to that of Betances. Even so, while his stats are impressive, they may not be impressive enough for him to pitch up at Target Field next week.
On the offensive side of things, not likely making the cut is newcomer George Springer, who has been one of the main reasons behind what has turned out to be a better-than-expected season for the Astros so far this year. Though not making the team out of Spring Training (an extremely talked about story line), Springer's 17 homers and 46 RBI's are note worthy, nonetheless.
The biggest problem with Springer's All-Star case is a mere .242 batting average. That's the one thing that will keep him from making the All-Star team this year, and the one thing Springer will have to improve upon if he wants to make the cut in 2015.
While the rookies listed above may or may not make the 2014 MLB All-Star team rosters (you can find out on Sunday at 7:00 on ESPN), there's no doubt that they will all be making huge impacts on their given teams for years to come. And therefore, it would come as little surprise if they each make their fair share of All-Star rosters.
They're all truly big impact players.
Posted in Dailies | Tagged 2014, All-Star Game, Astros, Cuba, Dellin Betances, George Springer, Jake Petricka, Japan, Jeurys Familia, Jose Abreu, Masahiro Tanaka, Mets, rookies, Target Field, White Sox, Worthy, Yankees | 6 Replies
Tanaka, Ellsbury Proving Me Wrong So Far In 2014
I have to admit it. I'm impressed.
When I published a post a few months ago about why the Yankees shouldn't sign Masahiro Tanaka, I didn't expect him to adjust to Major League Baseball so quickly. Given, the main point I was trying to make was that the money spent on Tanaka would be better used to sign other, cheaper free agents, I didn't necessarily buy into the dominant pitcher that Tanaka was being hyped as.
Even after going 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in Japan last season, I wasn't convinced with everything that supposedly came along with Tanaka, and fully expected him, wherever he wound up, to struggle a little bit, having never pitched a game at the big league level.
But that hasn't happened.
If anything, though he's had his struggles at times, Tanaka has been better than his previous seasons in Japan, currently sitting in the top five among American League pitchers in the strikeout category, with 51 through 42.2 innings pitched. Only recording more strikeouts than innings pitched once in his seven year career in Japan, Tanaka is off to as good of a start as anyone — Yankees fans most of all — could've hoped for.
Moving to 4-0 with a 2.53 ERA after Saturday's win against the Rays, Tanaka looks to continue stretching his winning streak without a single loss out as the season goes on. Although it's very unlikely that Tanaka will remain perfect for the entire length of a second straight season, his performance each and every start will be a key factor in what kind of season the Yankees have.
However, even with the great pitching outings, Tanaka isn't winning games on his own. The Yankees have been good, for the most part, up and down the lineup, with several players getting big hits in big spots to provide some run support. And that includes Jacoby Ellsbury just as much as anyone, who has been tremendous as their leadoff hitter.
As with Tanaka, however, I was quick to judge the Yankees' offseason signing of Ellsbury.
Though Ellsbury can be a big impact player when healthy, that's the issue — he hasn't succeeded in staying healthy very often. While most of his injuries in the past have been freak injuries, Ellsbury comes along with a certain form of caution, and that lead to concern from myself to just what type of player the Yankees were getting. But with the way he's been performing for the Yankees so far this season, Ellsbury could very well lose the injury prone tag that has stuck with him for years.
Currently batting .356 on the year to go along with ten stolen bases, and hitting his first home run of the season on Saturday, Ellsbury has been a key piece to the Yankees' team, and one of the reasons they've been able to get off to such a good start, currently sitting atop the American League East division standings.
The bottom line: Masahiro Tanaka is good, Jacoby Ellsbury is good, and the Yankees apparently know what they're doing. Though I'm sure I'll find myself doubting certain trades and signings next offseason, the performances of Tanaka and Ellsbury, along with many others, proves that you never truly know whether a move is a good one or a bad one until the season starts. Until then, there's always the chance that you can be proven wrong.
This particular time, it appears to have happened to me twice.
Posted in Dailies | Tagged 24-0, AL, American League, Baseball, ERA, Jacoby Ellsbury, Japan, Japanese League, Major League Baseball, Masahiro Tanaka, MLB, Pitching, Red Sox, Speed, Splitter, Strikeout, Wins, Yankees | 2 Replies
2014 Season Kicks off With Opening Series In Australia
Unless you're an early riser, you probably missed the start of the 2014 baseball season.
For the first time in the history of Major League Baseball, a baseball game (airing live at 4 a.m. on MLB Network), between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, was played in the Southern Hemisphere, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. (This marks the earliest (March 22nd) a regular season has ever begun, taking place over a week before Opening Day.)
But this isn't the first time major league teams have squared off in another country to begin a season. Fifteen years ago, the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres launched the start of the 1999 season in Mexico. Since then, the regular season has started in both Japan (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) as well as Puerto Rico (2001) over the years, with this being the first ever matchup in Australia. While these games aren't played in the United States, they still matter, as they count towards the overall standings.
Game one of the two-game series in Australia saw Clayton Kershaw on the mound for the Dodgers, taking on Wade Miley, who was pitching for the Diamondbacks. Originally, Patrick Corbin was set to make the start for the D-backs, but an injury — one that could keep him out a good portion of this season — kept him from making the start.
As usual, Kershaw was great, going 6.2 innings, allowing a single run on 5 hits and striking out seven. While Miley struck out more than Kershaw, tallying a total of 8, he also gave up more runs, allowing 3 in his outing; including a two-run homer to Scott Van Slyke.
When all was said and done, that was the final score — the Dodgers winning 3-1.
Game two is set to air live, once again, on MLB Network, at 10 p.m. tonight, with Hyun-Jin Ryu taking on Trevor Cahill. With that matchup, and the talent the Dodgers have, it seems very likely that the Dodgers will return to the United States having won both games of the series, but you never know what could happen and what the rest of the season will hold.
The Dodgers will play another game on March 30th against the Padres, as part of Opening Night on ESPN. Opening Day officially kicks off the regular season for the majority of teams on March 31st.
Posted in Dailies | Tagged Australia, Baseball, Clayton Kershaw, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Eastern, Hanley Ramirez, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Japan, Major League Baseball, March 22, March 23, March 30, March 31, Mexico, MLB, National League, NL, Opening Day, Opening Night, Opening Series, Padres, Patrick Corbin, Paul Goldschmidt, Pitching, Puerto Rico, Sydney, Trevor Cahill, Wade Miley, Yasiel Puig, Zack Greinke | 3 Replies
Derek Jeter to Retire After the 2014 Season
Posted on February 12, 2014 by Matt Huddleston
Derek Jeter has said all along that when he became unable to compete at a competitive level he would call it quits. And therefore, after a 2013 season in which Jeter dealt with injury after injury, resulting in a mere 17 games played and a .190 batting average, Jeter is keeping to his word.
Jeter announced on Wednesday that he will be retiring after the 2014 Major League Baseball season. While the news is a bit of a shock, it's not all that surprising.
Jeter is going into his age 40 season, and it's no secret that as players age they just can't perform at the same level they once could (although, it wouldn't shock me to see Jeter record 200 hits in his final year). In addition, three (Jeter being the fourth) of the longtime 'core four' — Jorge Posada, Andy Pettite and Mariano Rivera — are no longer with the Yankees.
With so much change, Jeter has decided that it's his time to go, saying in an online letter, "It's now time for something new . . . I know it in my heart. The 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball."
Jeter went on to say, "I have achieved almost every personal and professional goal I have set. I have gotten the very most out of my life playing baseball, and I have absolutely no regrets . . . Now it's time for the next chapter . . . But before that, I want to soak in every moment of every day this year, so I can remember it for the rest of my life."
Joining Chipper Jones, who announced his retirement before the 2012 season, and Mariano Rivera, who announced his retirement before the 2013 season, Jeter will likely receive the same type of treatment that both Jones and Rivera got — getting farewell after farewell throughout the year from fans at different ballparks around the country.
While Jeter isn't the type of player to necessarily want that type of recognition — always putting the team's success before his own — as Jeter said, he's no doubt going to embrace every aspect of the coming season. It's only fitting for Jeter to accept the fans' appreciation when he has given them so much over his 20-year career.
Going down as one of the top players in Yankees' history, as well as baseball history, Jeter's current career stats of 3,316 hits, 256 home runs and 348 stolen bases, to go along with a .312 batting average, make him a sure bet to become a first ballot Hall of Famer in 2020. But more than his stats, the way Jeter carried himself every second of every day is what a lot of fans will remember. Not too many players achieve a flawless off the field career, but Jeter was one of them. That won't soon be forgotten.
But Jeter still has an entire (barring injury) season ahead. There's one more year to enjoy his incredible talent and class.
Enjoy it while you still can.
Posted in Dailies | Tagged 2013, Andy Pettitte, Braves, Bud Selig, Cardinals, Carlos Beltran, Chipper Jones, Class, Derek Jeter, Draft, Facebook, Hurt, Injuries, Jacoby Ellsbury, Japan, Jorge Posada, Letter, Mariano Rivera, Masahiro Tanaka, MLB, Red Sox, Respect, Retirement, Short Stop, World Series, Yankees | Leave a reply
Pay Increase, Stat Decrease for Some In 2014
Posted on February 4, 2014 by Matt Huddleston
Money talks. That was proven time and time again this offseason.
As usually happens, nine times out of ten, the team that offers a player the most amount of money will acquire the prized player; no matter if that team won the World Series the previous year or finished dead last. Offer a player more than any other team and you'll likely have him on your squad for the next year, and even beyond in some cases.
There's no better example of that from this offseason than the Mariners landing Robinson Cano on a 10-year, 240 million dollar contract, increasing his pay from the 15 million he earned with the Yankees in 2013 all the way up to 24 million for t he next 10 seasons. While the Mariners undoubtedly overpaid for Cano, no other team offered him as much, and therefore he will play 81 games (assuming he doesn't get injured) up in Seattle in 2014.
But that could mean a noticeable statistic drop for Cano this season.
Safeco Field is known for not being a home run friendly park. Cano goes from Yankee Stadium, with a short right field porch great for lefties like himself, where he blasted 25 or more home runs each of the past five seasons (given, not all of those were at Yankee Stadium), to Safeco field, where many are predicting that his numbers will fall. While I'm not saying that Cano is going to be a flop in Seattle — he's far too good for that — I do believe that 2014 could be a slightly down year by his standards.
Curtis Granderson is another example of a player whose stats could tumble in 2014.
Although he was injured a lot this past season, Granderson launched over 40 home runs the previous two years, and while he usually doesn't post a high batting average, he can be a big part of any team. But I'm not sure he can amass the same type of numbers at Citi Field, where he will spend the next 4 years in which he'll take in 60 million dollars, as he did at Yankee Stadium. Like Cano, Granderson is losing the home run hitting paradise for a lefty at Yankee Stadium and is entering a pitcher's ballpark. Moving across town, Granderson could have a good, but not amazing (like previous seasons), 2014.
Jhonny Peralta could also wind up being a disappointment.
Peralta's drop in production won't likely come from a ballpark change, but rather the fact that players coming of a performance enhancing drug suspension, such as the one Peralta served in 2013, don't historically do all that well; such as Melky Cabrera in 2013. Getting an increased pay of over 9 million dollars for next year, there is a lot of controversy surrounding Peralta this coming season, as many people feel he didn't deserve that kind of contract after he was found to have used PED's. Nonetheless, Peralta will spend 2014 with the Cardinals, where it will be interesting to see if he performs as hoped.
But the whole increased pay leading to decreased stats doesn't hold true for every player.
Some players could actually benefit greatly from a change in venue — Jacoby Ellsbury more than possibly anyone else.
Ellsbury will be part of the Yankees for the next 7 seasons, after signing a 153 million dollar contract this offseason. That comes out to an increase in pay from 9 million in 2013 to 21 million this season, and I believe, although the Yankees overpaid for him, Ellsbury will go a long way in helping the team in 2014 and beyond. I don't think Ellsbury will have a season such as the one he put together in 2011, with 32 homers and 105 RBI's, however, I do think he'll improve from the 9 home runs and 53 RBI's last season, with the aid of the short porch in right field. If he can merely stay healthy — that being a problem for him over his career — Ellsbury could really amass some great stats and have a big impact on the Yankees' season.
Brian McCann, being a lefty like Ellsbury, could also have a breakout season.
After somewhat of a down year in 2013 — though, he still hit 20 home runs, for the sixth straight season — McCann should be able to put together a great season; and that's exactly what the Yankees need him to do. Having received a five million dollar pay raise from last season, McCann's stats should go up a bit in 2014, and therefore he could easily turn out to be one of the top five most valuable Yankees this season. Though you never know how a player will perform, I'd say it's a safe bet to say that McCann's presence will be felt all throughout 2014.
Last on my list is Shin-Soo Choo, but he's definitely not least.
Choo put together a fantastic 2013 season, and he was awarded for his efforts during the offseason, getting a 7-year, 130 million dollar contract, nearly doubling his salary from what he received last season. Choo isn't a guy that's going to hit you 30 or more home runs, knock in 100 runs, or steal 40 bases, but he is a natural at getting on base. Walking 112 times last season, Choo posted a .423 on base percentage in 2013, and that makes him extremely valuable to any club. Choo should once again post the same type of numbers, if not better, in 2014.
Which of these players will have to better year? Leave a comment below.
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Yankees Get Tanaka On 7-Year, 155 Million Dollar Deal
Although I felt the Yankees would be better off using their money to sign other free agents to fill their bullpen and positional needs, the Yankees have decided to lock up Masahiro Tanaka for seven years, giving him a contract worth 155 million dollars. As many people around the baseball world are discussing, this is truly a lot of money for a pitcher who's never played in the Major Leagues.
Despite reportedly wanting to remain under the 189 million dollar luxury tax threshold, this deal to Tanaka blows right past that. The Yankees have now spent nearly 500 million dollars this offseason, with the biggest additions being Tanaka (155 million), Jacoby Ellsbury (153 million), Brian McCann (85 million) and Carlos Beltran (45 million). But even with all the money spent, they still have holes in their overall team.
The Yankees need at least one more good bullpen pitcher, preferably a solid closer, and have an average, at best, infield. With it uncertain how Derek Jeter will perform this season — coming of an injury plagued 2013 season — there are still a lot of questions surrounding the deal. (Now that the Yankees have passed the threshold, I suppose spending more money to acquire their needs isn't that big of a concern.)
It's been reported that the Dodgers, Angels, Cubs, White Sox, Astros and Diamondbacks all made runs at Tanaka, with at least one team possibly outbidding the Yankees. But ultimately, Tanaka chose the bigger stage of New York City, where he will likely begin as the second or third man in their starting rotation.
Tanaka becomes the receiver of the fifth largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history, just behind Clayton Kershaw's 215 million over 7 years, Justin Verlander's 180 million for 7 years, Felix Hernandez's 7-year, 175 million dollar contract, and C.C. Sabathia's 160 million for 8 years. That says a lot for the type of pitcher Tanaka is, but it's somewhat risky, even for a pitcher who went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year in Japan, since, as stated earlier, he has never pitched a single MLB inning.
If everything works out as the Yankees planned, and are certainly hoping for, then the signing of Masahiro Tanaka could go a long way to helping them return to the playoffs in 2014 (many people are predicting just that). But if there are any bumps in the road, you could be seeing a lot of regret in New York.
As things look now, however, the future looks to be bright.
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Why the Yankees Shouldn't Sign Masahiro Tanaka
There are multiple teams around Major League Baseball that are currently looking to sign another pitcher to add to their rotation, and there is no pitcher on the market better than Masahiro Tanaka. Going 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last season in the Japanese League, Tanaka is being sought after by numerous teams, and has until January 24th to make a decision.
Though multiple organizations around the country are reportedly interested in Tanaka, the New York Yankees are the team that could use him the most, in the minds of many, of the teams that can actually afford to make the deal. The Yankees have made a few good moves so far this offseason, and signing Tanaka to add to their somewhat weak rotation would make an immediate impact for the 2014 season.
Joining a rotation of C.C. Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Hiroki Kuroda, among others, Tanaka would likely be the Yankees' number two pitcher, behind Sabathia, and could potentially become their number one. Tanaka certainly has the talent, though there's always the risk that he could fail in the Major Leagues, as has happened to multiple Japanese pitchers in the past. Most people, however, don't see that occuring with Tanaka, as he has incredible stuff.
But that doesn't necessarily mean signing Tanaka is the right thing to do.
While the Yankees are likely going to be able to use the money previously owed to Alex Rodriguez, who is going to miss all of the 2014 season, they need to look at the big picture, in my opinion. Yes, picking up Tanaka would make them a good team, but signing other players with the money would make them a really good team.
Tanaka is going to take a lot of money to sign — probably leading them to overspend to beat out the competition. To me, it would better serve the Yankees to use the A-Rod money to sign multiple, cheaper free agents to fill their needs, such as their closer role, as well as other starting pitching options.
The Yankees are rumored to be interested in Grant Balfour, who was picked up by the Orioles last month before having his deal canceled after failing their physical, reportedly due to knee and wrist issues. Assuming Balfour is actually healthy, the Yankees should be able to get him for a decent price, and, while he's no Mariano Rivera, he would do a great job at closing out games for them, posting 38 saves with a 2.59 ERA last season.
As far as starting pitchers go, Ubaldo Jimenez would be a great alternate option for the Yankees, as I've felt for awhile. Though Jimenez has had his share of ups and downs over his career, he has the potential to be a good pitcher, showing that ability over the last half of the 2013 season in which he was tremendous. Should Jimenez have a bounce back year in 2014, he could easily be a steal by the Yankees.
All things considered, there are several options for the Yankees moving forward this offseason, many of which don't include Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka.
Therefore, if I were the Yankees, I'd have to pass on Tanaka.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1.27, 24-0, A-rod, Ace, AL, Alex Rodriguez, American League, Athletics, Bullpen, C.C. Sabathia, Closer, David Robertson, Dodgers, ERA, Grant Balfour, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Japan, Japanese League, Major League Baseball, Market, Masahiro Tanaka, MLB, New York, New York Yankees, Orioles, Pitching, Teams | Leave a reply
Robinson Cano Agrees to Mega-Deal With Mariners
Posted on December 6, 2013 by Matt Huddleston
Ten years, 240 million dollars.
That's what it took to get Robinson Cano to the Pacific Northwest.
After a long period of guessing as to whether Cano going to Seattle was purely speculation, the baseball world found out on Friday that it was in fact a reality. The five time All-Star will certainly make an immediate impact for the Mariners, but how big of an overall impact is yet to be seen.
Even with the signing of Cano, who batted .317 with 25 home runs and 107 RBI's in 2013, the Mariners are still a ways from becoming a competitive team in the talented American League West division, in the minds of many.
With the Rangers and Athletics turning their already good teams into even better teams this offseason (the Rangers trading for Prince Fielder and the A's signing Jim Johnson, among others) it's going to be interesting to see how the Mariners fare this coming season.
But locking up a player of Cano's caliber for the next ten years is definitely a step in the right direction.
Cano has been a consistent player over the course of his career, hitting at least 25 home runs over the past five seasons, and racking up a minimum of 85 RBI's over that same span. He's also been able to stay healthy, playing in at least 159 games for the past seven seasons. Both combined make for a good signing, in my mind. The Mariners needed a player like Cano.
As far as the deal goes, I don't really feel ten years is appropriate. Cano is 31 years old, meaning by the time all is said and done with his contract he'll be 41. Who knows what type of player he'll be by then? But if ten years and 240 million — the third largest contract in MLB history, and the largest ever for a second baseman — is what it took to get this deal done, then I guess the Mariners had to do what they had to do. We'll see if it pays off.
But Cano isn't the only 2013 Yankee who found a new home on Friday.
Curtis Granderson agreed to a four-year deal with the New York Mets worth a reported 60 million dollars.
I feel this is a great signing by the Mets, who have really struggled in recent history offensively. Granderson will provide some power to their lineup, in addition to being a great outfielder with great range. Though he was injured most of 2013, Granderson put together a couple of 40+ home run seasons the previous two years. It's certainly possible that Granderson could do that for the Mets this coming season, but I see him as more of a 30 homer guy in that ballpark.
With or without the 40 bombs, Granderson will still be able serve as protection for David Wright in the lineup, who I could see having a career year in 2014. The Mets will be without Matt Harvey, who underwent Tommy John surgery in October, but they should still have a decent season, possibly finishing in third place, yet again, behind the Braves and Nationals.
As stated, while I still don't think the Mets will have enough to beat out the Braves or the Nationals in their division, this move no doubt makes them an all around better team. A team that could surprise some people down the road, once they get all their pitching back together.
The good news of the day, if you're a Yankees fan, is that Hiroki Kuroda agreed to a one-year, 16 million dollar contract to remain in New York for 2014.
Although this is little excitement after the loss of Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson, the Yankees need pitching, and were smart to let both of them, and the money that would've come along with them, go.
The Yankees just signed a good replacement for Granderson, in Jacoby Ellsbury, and while I think they overspent on Ellsbury, as I stated with the Mariners' signing of Cano, I guess the Yankees "had to do what they had to do" to lock him up. As far as losing Cano goes, they can use that money for what they really need — pitching. (And now, a second baseman).
With it uncertain whether or not Japenese phenom, Masahiro Tanaka, who went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last season, will be available, the best starting pitcher still on the market, in my mind, is Ubaldo Jimenez.
Though Jimenez has had his share of ups and down over the course of his career, he had a decent season last year, going 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA, finishing out the season strong. Jimenez is ready for a breakout season, and would be a good fit for the Yankees, now that my original pick for Jimenez, the Twins, have signed former Yankee, Phil Hughes.
If you were a fan of the 2013 Yankees, this has been a bad week for you, as many of them have departed.
But as a baseball fan, this has been one of the most exciting weeks in Major League Baseball offseason history.
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Ichiro Suzuki Records His 4,000th Hit
After 22 seasons as a professional baseball player, Ichiro Suzuki accomplished a feat on Wednesday night that only two other players in the history of the game have been able to do: record 4,000 career hits — Pete Rose (4,256) and Ty Cobb (4,191) being the other two. Given, 1,278 of these hits came while playing in Japan, it's still an amazing accomplishment.
"It's a testament to how hard he's worked, how long he's been in the game, how he stays healthy, the way he goes about his business", said Yankees manager, Joe Girardi. "He's a great player, and he's been a great player for a long time."
Coming on a sharply hit ground ball to left field, Ichiro's milestone hit put him past Hall of Famer, Lou Gehrig, on the all-time hit list, with 2,722 hits in the Major Leagues. Suzuki also holds the record for most career hits between the ages of 30 and 39, with 2,060; topping Pete Rose, who posted 2,025, and Sam Rice, who notched 2,008, both over the same length of time.
But it's not just the number of hits — ten straight seasons with 200+ hits — that makes Ichiro such a remarkable player. A 10-time All-Star, Ichiro has also collected ten gold glove awards, three silver sluggers, and the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in his very first season in the Major Leagues. Not many players can come close to a résumé like that.
Upon recording his 4,000th hit, in his first at-bat of the game, Ichiro received a standing ovation from the crowd, along with a congratulations from each player on the Yankees. Later saying, "When my teammates came out to first base, that was very special. The fans, I wasn't expecting so much joy and happiness from them. That's what made it very special tonight; not just the number, but all the things that came with it were very special."
"Obviously having the 4,000th hit was important, but what is going to make it a more special moment was the fact that my teammates came out. When I look back on this, that's what is going to make this very special."
A very special night indeed, for Ichiro, as well as every fan around the baseball world. It's not too often that a player does something so noteworthy as reaching the 4,000 hit club.
Now that Ichiro has reached the 4,000 hit mark, there's only one question remaining: Can Ichiro, who is currently 278 hits shy, reach 3,000 hits for his Major League career? Only time will tell, but it will certainly be fun to watch.
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So true. Why do we need to wait for the happy moment? We can just create one by living in the moment.
Truely said. No one can be perfect, then why should we pretend ? This time will never come back. So we should learn to accept our flaws and be happy.
Amazing and beautiful post. Definitely, Every moment is special to live to the fullest. Great thoughts.
Always find it such a challenge to celebrate my mistakes. But it is sometimes more important to celebrate mistakes than triumphs.
Such an important reminder. Don't wait for perfect moment, make every moment perfect to be happy.
Rightly mentioned in few lines! Don't wait for perfect moment! Keep spreading love and enjoy life!
wow, such an amazing thought. I just loved it, indeed we did not need any perfect moments to be happy. it is all about our perception and finding happiness in tiny moments.
Beautiful thoughts.Live life one day at a time.Each moment is precious.
Agree completely. Carpe diem…seize the day and live it fully.
Though short n sweet , yet fully explains the need to have zest for life; Now.
Well said. Live Life in reality and live to its fullest.
Absolutely you have to enjoy every moment to make best of memories.
Beautiful. Life is about living every moment fullest. Life is welcoming both happy and tough time. Life is enjoying even tiniest joy and life is ignoring negative wives.
That's such a sweet sentiment & very true.
We should live life to the fullest !!
Absolutely ! Live life to the fullest. We get it once and live it well !


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Q: Naming convention for filter class? I wonder how could this be named better.
I've have class Filter (it happens to be in Ruby, but the language isn't all that important), which filters objects just like this:
class Filter
    def initialize(items)
        @items = items
    end

    def filter
        #returns filtered items
    end
end

In use it looks like this:
items = Filter.filter

I don't like it. Does anyone have any other better construction for this?

A: It's fairly clear that plain Filter co-opts to this one class a name that could reasonably be used by many classes that do parallel but distinct jobs.
If you can parameterize the selection criterion (preferably in the initialization function so that you don't store items that won't be returned), then you could call this Filter.  If you can't parameterize it, then you should be using a more specific name such as BrokenWidgetsFilter (if the filter picks out the broken widgets presented to it).

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Q: Is there a practical way to define a default value for missing keys in an Association? Clarification
Although I may be missing his point I currently feel that Leonid's comments below are misleading.  I am not looking for anything that is not already a part of Association functionality other than a way to define what is returned for a missing key on a per-association basis.  I thought that the Block example below made this clear but perhaps not.
I am seeking a way to do something like this:
asc = <|"a" -> 1, "b" -> 2, _ -> 0|>;

asc["x"]

(* desired output: 0 *)

(* actual output: Missing["KeyAbsent", "x"] *)

Critically I am not looking for general pattern matching of Key names however; I only want a way to define one default value for missing keys.

Original ramblings
It can be very useful to define background or default value for an object that can be incremented or otherwise modified.  A simple (and for me, common) use is a counter:
count[_] = 0;

++count[#] & /@ {"a", "a", "b", "a", "b", "a"}

{1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4}

Since there are advantages to Association such as ease of copying and direct manipulation of keys and values I would like to port this method to new function.  However I cannot think of a clean, practical way to define a default.  (I consider directly overloading System functions such as Increment undesirable.)
I note that it is possible to increment a missing value and then clean it up afterward:
asc = <||>;

++asc[#] & /@ {"a", "a", "b", "a", "b", "a"} /. _Missing -> 0

{1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4}

This isn't really the same as setting a default value however and it limits the way this method can be used.  Somewhat better I think is to temporarily redefine Missing.  This at least gives values that are up-to-date while the operation is performed.
asc = <||>;

Block[{Missing},
  Missing["KeyAbsent", _] = 0;
  ++asc[#] & /@ {"a", "a", "b", "a", "b", "a"}
]

asc

{1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4}

<|"a" -> 4, "b" -> 2|>

This could be packaged a bit more nicely but it still feels like a bit of a kluge.
Is there an approach I am failing to consider?  Or by some slim chance is there a hidden way to do this?

A: It seems to me that merely defining a global default value enables the kind of application for associations that you are discussing.
asc = <||>; $asc = 0;

(KeyExistsQ[#][asc] || (asc[#] = $asc); ++asc[#]) & /@
   {"a", "a", "b", "a", "b", "a"}

{1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4}

asc

<|"a" -> 4, "b" -> 2|>

bsc = <||>; $bsc = 1;

(KeyExistsQ[#[[1]]][bsc] || (bsc[#[[1]]] = $bsc); bsc[#[[1]]] = bsc[#[[1]]] #[[2]]) & /@
   MapThread[Rule, {{"a", "a", "b", "a", "b", "a"}, Range[6]}]

{1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 48}

bsc

<|"a" -> 48, "b" -> 15|>

I am prepared to be instructed on how what I have presented here misses the point.

A: Simply:
asc["x"]/._Missing->0


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Q: When, if ever, can i expect Perl 5.10 to be available on CentOS? I'm mainly a Perl programmer and as such entirely clueless about linux administration and politics, but i figure people here would be able to help me on this one. I'm working on a website that is being run on a CentOS 5.4 server, which seems to be stuck on Perl 5.8.8.
I know there are several guides and such out there on how to install it manually, but I'm wondering: Can i expect whoever maintains CentOS (I really have no clue about the sysadmin side.) to ever officially make Perl 5.10 (or higher) available for 5.4? If so, when?

A: CentOS follow RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux). RHEL 6 is on the way, which means that CentOS 6 will also be released in a few weeks (estimate).
I took a quick look at RHEL 6 repodata, and it seems that Perl will, in the new version, have version 5.10.1:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/rhel/beta/6/i386/os/Packages/
perl-5.10.1-106.el6.i686.rpm
Answer: Yes, you can expect it to be available in CentOS in a little while.


I've worked in fancy bars for around five years and I can tell you, "fancy" is a facade. You might walk into a cocktail bar to find bartenders adorned in vests and bowties, but we're all performers. And when the shift is over (or sometimes still going) the suspenders come off, the drugs come out, and literally everything is on the cards. To prove my point I hit up a few of my hospo friends around Australia to get some six-word-snapshots of their trashiest moments. Here's what they sent back.


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Home Blog Support Surfside Fund Announces Steering Committee
Support Surfside Fund Announces Steering Committee
100% of funds raised benefit victims' families, survivors, and those impacted
Surfside, FL | July 22, 2021 – The Support Surfside Fund, a collaboration between The Coral Gables Community Foundation, The Key Biscayne Community Foundation and The Miami Foundation, today announced the volunteer members who will serve on the Support Surfside steering committee, to be chaired by Miami Dade College President Emeritus Dr. Eduardo J, Padrón.
The committee was formed in conjunction with The National Compassion Fund, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that distributes charitable contributions in the aftermath of mass casualty events and will be responsible for setting the distribution policy for funds collected to benefit those impacted by the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida on June 24, 2021.
The community, business, and civic leaders who will volunteer their time on the Steering Committee include:
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón President Emeritus, Miami Dade College – Committee Chair
Marshall Ames Chair, The Lennar Foundation
Sheldon T. Anderson President, Grove Bank and Trust
Rebecca Fishman Lipsey President, The Miami Foundation
James Haj President, The Children's Trust
Thomas Hoyer Treasurer, Stand with Parkland
Rabbi Julie Jacobs Beth David Congregation
Tova Kreps President, Wellspring Counseling, LCSW
David Lawrence Jr. Founder, The Children's Movement of Florida
Carlos Migoya CEO, Jackson Health
Leslie Miller Saiontz Founder, Achieve Miami
Felipe Pinzon Executive Director, Hispanic Unity
Hank Raatama Partner, Akerman Law Firm
Mary Snow President, Coral Gables Community Foundation
Jacob Solomon CEO, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Rev. Juan Sosa St Joseph's Catholic Church, Surfside
Steve Stowe Vice President and Executive Director, Miami HEAT Charitable Fund
Melissa White President, Key Biscayne Community Foundation
"The steering committee of community, philanthropic, civic and business leaders is honored to serve and recognizes the incredible generosity of the thousands of people who have donated. We will approach this responsibility with both compassion and respect," said Padrón. "In collaboration with the National Compassion Fund, the steering committee will draft a series of protocols and timelines for distributing funds. To inform the protocols, the steering committee invites victims' families, donors and others directly impacted by this tragedy to offer feedback on these proposed rules."
"This committee is important so that we can ensure that 100% of the funds go to the victims in a fair manner," said Jeff Dion, Executive Director of the National Compassion Fund, which has assisted victims of many recent mass casualty events, including those in Orlando, FL; Las Vegas, NV; Parkland, FL; and El Paso, TX. "We are very fortunate to have a dedicated group of community leaders involved in this process and ensuring that our efforts are informed by community input and strong community values. Our goal is to help the victims and families as quickly, efficiently and fairly as possible." An additional advisory group has also been formed to support the full steering committee in continued fundraising, policy formation, and dissemination of charitable dollars.
To date, more than $4.5 million has been donated to the Support Surfside Fund by more than 16,000 donors and over to $800,000 has been distributed as of July 22 in immediate and direct aid to victims and their families (including $155,000 in grants to eight nonprofits providing on-the-ground, daily, wraparound services to all those affected). Donations will be accepted through October 15, with distributions taking place in November 2021. Donations can be made at SupportSurfside.org. Those wishing to make donations by check should go to SupportSurfside.org for detailed payment information.
About Support Surfside
Support Surfside is a philanthropic fund set up by three community foundations and many local partners, to help those impacted by the devastating building collapse in Surfside, Florida. Support Surfside provides charitable dollars to the survivors of the Champlain Towers South, as well as designated representatives for the apartments with victims or missing people.
About the National Compassion Fund
The National Compassion Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that collects and distributes charitable contributions in the aftermath of mass casualty crimes. It is a subsidiary of the National Center for Victims of Crime, the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them. nationalcompassionfund.org
Final Disbursement of Funds – December 2021
Support Surfside's Steering Committee Publishes Draft Protocols and Timeline for Funds Distribution
Support Surfside Compassion Fund Receives $1 Million from Lennar Foundation
$5,000 is available per Champlain Towers South family
Town of Surfside
Fundraising Events & Campaigns
THE SUPPORT SURFSIDE FUND: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORAL GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE KEY BISCAYNE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE MIAMI FOUNDATION.
THE CORAL GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CH2160), THE KEY BISCAYNE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CH17365), AND THE MIAMI FOUNDATION (CH4939) ARE REGISTERED WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA UNDER THE SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT, 1991. A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE: 1-800-495-7352. LEARN MORE AT WWW.FDACS.GOV. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2001, THE SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT, CHAPTER 496, FLORIDA STATUTES, REQUIRES US TO STATE OUR FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES REGISTRATION NUMBER SC-04939, THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH CONTRIBUTION RETAINED BY ANY PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR IS ZERO, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED BY THE CORAL GABLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE KEY BISCAYNE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE MIAMI FOUNDATION ARE 100%.


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Name: United Kingdom
(long form) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital City: London (7,556,900 pop.)
(12,300,000 to 13,945,000 metro)
United Kingdom Population: 63,395,574 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: United Kingdom (GBP)
(conversion rates)
One British Pound Sterling
Ethnicity: White (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, Black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
GDP total: $2.323 trillion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $36,700 (2012 est.)
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The following are recognized regional languages:
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Welsh (about 20% of Wales),
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Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall)
Largest Cities: (by population) London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leicester
Name: The name "United Kingdom" originally came from a union between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.
When the Kingdom of Ireland joined the union the long name was changed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to represent the union between the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland.
Disputes within the Ireland over time eventually led to a division of the island. The United Kingdom's name was again changed, this time to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
National Day: none
Religion: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)


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Q: firebase dynamic link preview link not working with facebook messenger Created firebase dynamic short link will not preview correctly in facebook messenger.
It puts up the message and link as expected and shows a preview image with url.
The url included in the message is working but not the url if I click on the preview.
The url should be : https://q3zbm.app.goo.gl/8f7b
but the preview link becomes  https://q3zbm.app.goo.gl/s?socialDescription=Welcome&socialImageUrl=http://andreasandersson.nu/images/awesome-photo.jpg&socialTitle=Gooo
I was able to reproduce this in a very small program
private void generate() {
    DynamicLink.SocialMetaTagParameters.Builder params = new DynamicLink.SocialMetaTagParameters.Builder();
    params.setImageUrl(Uri.parse("http://andreasandersson.nu/images/awesome-photo.jpg"));
    params.setDescription("Welcome");
    params.setTitle("Gooo");

    FirebaseDynamicLinks.getInstance()
        .createDynamicLink()
        .setLink(Uri.parse("http://andreasandersson.nu"))
        .setDynamicLinkDomain("q3zbm.app.goo.gl")
        .setIosParameters(new DynamicLink.IosParameters.Builder("ios.app.example").build())
        .setAndroidParameters(new DynamicLink.AndroidParameters.Builder().build())
        //.setSocialMetaTagParameters(params.build())
        .buildShortDynamicLink(SHORT)
        .addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<ShortDynamicLink>() {
            @Override
            public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<ShortDynamicLink> task) {
                if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                    Uri shortLink = task.getResult().getShortLink();
                    Uri flowchartLink = task.getResult().getPreviewLink();
                    Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
                    shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                    shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "check this:" + shortLink.toString());
                    shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
                    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "share"));
                }
            }
        });
}

I know that the app values are not correct but inputting correct ones gives no difference in the result.
Is this an error on the firebase dynamic link or is the problem with facebook messenger?
When doing the exact same thing from ios it is working as intended which should mean that this is a android related issue with the sharer?
Update: Thanks for contacting FIrebase support. This is an issue with Facebook that we already raised to them. As of now, we are yet to hear any updates from them, but once we do, we'll let you know.

A: I think that Facebook will not allow this because it would be in violation of their Fake news issue. The ability to change the image used when sharing links was removed and the Firebase meta info would allow you to circumvent this.
Update
After playing around with URL's it turns out I had a trailing "/" before "?" which was preventing the link working with Facebook. Using firebase links we can now set all meta info and provide custom thumbnails again.

A: I filed the similar question to Firebase support before. According to their support, it seems that it's on Facebook's side and they've filed a bug on Facebook. They also provided the bug tracker (https://business.facebook.com/direct-support/question/124595778189376/?force_full_site=0&business_id=191383518008569) but it appears I don't have necessary access to view the tracker, so I think this might also apply to you.