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Meaningful September Baseball
by Cardinal70 on September 24, 2018
That's what we always want, right? We want the Cardinals to be playing the last couple of weeks in September with something on the line that's not just playing time or trying out the new guys. We don't want to see that E next to their name in the magic number column. You want to see an x or a y or a z (whatever they use these days) in front of it denoting a playoff berth or at least having a chance at it. For all the faults of the Mike Matheny era, it was only last year when they played games that didn't matter.
We also want to see them playing well when they are playing these meaningful baseball games and, for the most part, that's what we've seen this week. They took two of three from the Braves (we'll talk about that last game here in a bit) and then swept the Pirates. Hey, nine game winning streaks are possible, right? Sweep the Brewers, then the Cubs…. Nah, the Cubs will probably eliminate the Cardinals from the division Wednesday or Thursday and if the Cards swept the Brewers, that'd probably mean they'd be clinching the division as a whole then unless Pittsburgh could lend a hand.
Let's not think much about the division. Honestly, I'm not worrying terribly much about the first wild card spot. The Cardinals would have to sweep the Brewers to take over that spot, though winning the series would at least get them to within a game, meaning a sweep by the Cards over the Cubs would mean the Brewers would need to do the same to the Tigers, which would be a lot easier task. While all of those options are on the table, let's look a little more closely at the team behind them. After all, you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun your slowest friend.
The Rockies just swept the Diamondbacks, sending Arizona home for the winter while staying 1.5 games behind St. Louis. They finish up at home with the NL East, facing Philadelphia for four and Washington for three. Even if the Cards split their week, reaching 90 wins, the Rockies would need to go 5-2 to tie, 6-1 to overcome them. October baseball isn't assured, but it's looking pretty solid. As Allen wrote yesterday, this is what we've been wanting, an exciting and meaningful last week.
We can't just toss away the last four games, though. If nothing else, we need to record the Heros and Goats, right? So let's get to looking at a disappointing loss and a very nice sweep.
Wednesday (7-3 loss at Atlanta)
Hero: Jose Martinez. The only Cardinal with multiple hits, Martinez scored two of the three runs on two hits and one walk. Unfortunately, both of them came after the Braves had jumped out to a big lead and weren't as helpful as they could be.
Goat: Allen and I had talked about it and you couldn't draw it up any better to go into a game for a sweep with Jack Flaherty, Jordan Hicks, and Carlos Martinez either scheduled or available. So to have Flaherty give up five runs in 4.2 innings, that's 1) extremely disappointing and 2) pretty much the way baseball works. We've talked all year about the inconsistency of young pitching and down the stretch Flaherty has seemed to buck the trend, so having a dud for a game (against a division winner, it should be noted) is probably not a cause for alarm. If the Brewers, a team Flaherty has done well against, are able to get to him today, then maybe you start looking for that panic button.
Notes: Harrison Bader had a home run that got the Cards on the board. It was his second home run of the series, after that big blast on Monday night, but it still had him hitting .227 over the last two series with the Dodgers and Braves. He's lost about 20 points on his batting average in the last month but his defense keeps him out there and that allows for some special moments to happen when we aren't expecting them.
Tyler Webb and Brett Cecil both pitched an inning and both allowed a run, though Webb's was unearned. There would seem to be no way Cecil is on the playoff roster (and I have no idea what you do with him going forward) and Webb's a bit shaky as well. It could well be that Chasen Shreve (who also pitched in this one, only going 2/3rds of an inning in relief of Flaherty, walking one while striking out two) is the only left-hander on the October roster should there be one, with Bud Norris also getting a chance against tough lefties. It's not ideal but it is probably the best option.
The Cardinals had a chance to sweep a team with a similar record that was on the verge of clinching their division and weren't able to come up with the third win. That's not really that surprising–sweeps of even bad teams are hard to do. But not impossible, of course…..
Friday (5-3 win vs. San Francisco)
Hero: Matt Adams. Big City has been a big acquisition for the Cardinals. With two outs in the eighth, Harrison Bader walked and Yairo Munoz singled, bringing up the pitcher's spot. Obviously John Brebbia, who was in the game at the time, wasn't going to take the AB so Adams came in to pinch-hit. The Giants tried to counter with left-hander Tony Watson, perhaps wanting to see if Mike Shildt might burn Adams for someone else. Shildt trusted Adams to come through and he did, lining a double down the third base line that scored the two tiebreaking runs.
While Adams has struggled a bit over all, hitting .167 in 57 plate appearances for St. Louis, he does have three homers and this double to make his slugging .352, which isn't bad given the lack of hits overall. Surprisingly enough, as far as I can tell that was his first pinch-hit since returning to the Cardinals, making him 1-9 in that spot. I felt like he'd been succeeding more as of late, but that double was his first hit in 14 at bats. It'd be nice if Adams could get on a bit of a roll before the playoffs but if nothing else he is a threat other teams have to take seriously.
Goat: Jordan Hicks. With the score 3-1, Shildt turned to Hicks in the seventh. I don't know if the plan was to get two innings out of him and then turn it over to Martinez, especially since he was going to be facing the bottom of the Giants' lineup, but whatever the plan was, it didn't work. The first three batters–again, that's 8, a pinch-hitter for 9, and a 1 that Giant fans are continually screaming about being in that position–reached and the game was 3-2. Hicks somewhat righted the ship, getting a strikeout, but a wild pitch moved runners over and an Evan Longoria groundout brought in the tying run. Brandon Crawford was intentionally passed and Hicks got Nick Hundley to line out and end the threat.
Tara and I talked about this last night on Gateway but the bullpen at times seems like it's really just Hicks and Martinez and, as we've said before in this space, you can't always be sure what you are getting with Hicks. Out of his seven September games, he's had two where he's been charged with multiple runs. His ERA for the month is 4.70. He's had one perfect outing, his inning against the Braves, though the two innings in relief of Adam Wainwright in his Dodger start were pretty solid as well with just a hit and a walk scuffing them up. Hicks is definitely an asset to the team and it's not surprising a young arm might not be as strong and fresh in September, especially when control has been his issue all year long. I just don't know what that'll mean for our nerves if the Cards are in the playoffs.
Notes: Kolten Wong had himself a nice game, going two for three and driving in two of the non-Adams runs. Unfortunately, he left with a hamstring issue, one that likely led to the Sunday callup of Edmundo Sosa, and there's no guarantee when he'll return. After initially struggling with the bat when he came off the disabled list, he's had three multi-hit games in his last six outings and was hitting .381 in that stretch with a double and a homer. Obviously this team needs Wong's glove to be at its best come postseason baseball but his bat is an asset they could use as well. Which means you have to be concerned if Wong sits out very much of this upcoming Milwaukee series.
Jedd Gyorko also had two hits. Since coming off the DL (and through Saturday, because B-Ref hasn't updated for yesterday's game yet and it's too early to do the math), Gyorko is slashing .333/.424/.407, Perhaps some of the time off this season due to injuries has kept him fresh for a stretch run or maybe he's been put in the right situations, but right now Gyorko is one of the better hitters on the squad and should be playing regularly. Him at third, Wong at second, and Matt Carpenter at first would seem to be the best configuration and, in truth, it's one we've seen pretty often as of late.
It was nice to see the Cardinals be able to win a Madison Bumgarner start. It's not that Bumgarner is necessarily as overwhelming has he has been in the past, but he's still a top-tier pitcher and the Giants have been able to do a lot of damage to Cardinal postseason hopes over the last decade. Kicking the series off with a win against Mad Bum was a great sign that this team is still ready to take on whatever they may face.
Saturday (5-4 win in 10 vs. San Francisco)
Hero: Tyler O'Neill. The young Canadian provided the 11th walk-off moment of the 2018 season for the Cardinals, smashing a Mark Melancon pitch deep into left field with two outs in the 10th. O'Neill had come into the game in the seventh as part of a double switch and things lined up perfectly for a winner. That's O'Neill's ninth of the season in the big leagues and it'd be nice to see him get to double digits sometime this week.
Goat: Marcell Ozuna. We've not seen too many tough days for Big Bear since he returned from that stint on the DL to help his shoulder, but this was one of them. Not only did he go 0-4, leaving two men on base, but he also had an error in the outfield and grounded into a double play. A game Ozuna would like to forget, for sure.
Notes: If that was the last start in Busch Stadium for Adam Wainwright, it was something for him to be proud of. Over six innings, Wainwright allowed just one run on four hits while striking out six. The seventh didn't go as well for him, as he only retired one, but the two-run single by Aramis Garcia was on a flare after Garcia was just able to get under a Waino curve. (That's where Ozuna's error became costly as the batter before had taken an extra base due to Ozuna's throwing miscue.) Now, giving up a single to Dereck Rodriguez, the opposing pitcher, after that to drive in the fourth run was less understandable. Still, Wainwright deserved better than a no-decision but he proved that the game against the Dodgers wasn't a complete fluke and, most likely, cemented a spot in any postseason rotation the Cardinals might have. We should also note that the Cardinals got their first run from the bat of Wainwright, who made sure he didn't go hitless on the year by singling to left in the second to bring in Gyorko.
It was also completely fitting that Yadier Molina made sure Waino didn't leave Busch Stadium a loser. Rodriguez walked Gyorko to lead off the bottom of the seventh and Molina took his 0-1 curveball out of the yard, tying things up at four. Molina, extending his "day game after a night game" record, only had that one hit, but he made it very, very valuable.
We talked a minute ago about how the bullpen seemed to be just Jordan Hicks and Carlos Martinez. Martinez got the win in this one and definitely made some big pitches when it counted, but he dealt with some ugly situations as well. He took over in the ninth and immediately gave up a single to Garcia, who was sacrificed to second. He got Gregor Blanco to ground out, moving Garcia to third, and then intentionally passed Joe Panick to get to Evan Longoria. Longoria did a lot of damage the night before and but was 0-4 in this one and that became 0-5 when Longoria's flare carried just a bit more than Garcia's did in the seventh and Harrison Bader was able to catch it (rather than overrun and not be able to pick it up, like he did with Garcia's).
Obviously, Martinez stayed in there for the 10th. After a strikeout, noted pain in the Cardinal backside Hunter Pence singled off of Martinez–literally–and then Matt Carpenter completely brain farted, misplaying Gorkys Hernandez's ball to let him reach then throwing the ball away as Pence went for third. Martinez got Alen Hanson to strike out but Hernandez stole second in the process, which meant that the club walked Nick Hundley to get to the pitcher's spot. Austin Slater got to a 1-2 count and fouled off one pitch but was frozen by Martinez's slider that caught the corner. So, basically, while Martinez did allow a couple of hits, he was able to right not only his ship but the ship of his teammates.
Paul DeJong had two hits, including an RBI double that broke the 1-1 tie in the third, responding to San Francisco's response of St. Louis's initial tally. Also, Dakota Hudson should get kudos for going 1.2 innings in relief of Wainwright, dealing with the runners he left on and allowing just one hit and a walk in his time on the mound. I've given Hudson a lot of grief over the past few weeks and it's good to see him come through.
Sunday (9-2 win vs. San Francisco)
Hero: Miles Mikolas. Mikolas took a no-hitter into the fifth, where Nick Hundley broke it up, and wound up going seven innings, allowing two runs (one unearned) and striking out eight. There's been some concern on the Cardinals' part about how Mikolas will survive his longest season to date but if Sunday is any indication, he's going to be just fine.
Goat: Marcell Ozuna. I hate to give it to Ozuna again but he was the only starter to not record a hit and the bullpen didn't give any reason for a Goat tag either. Ozuna did draw a walk but went 0-4 and struck out twice. Hopefully it's just a little lull and not the cortisone shot wearing off.
Notes: Two doubles for Jose Martinez, who drove in two as well. Two hits for Harrison Bader, who scored twice and drove in one. Two hits for Yairo Munoz, who scored once, drove in two, and made two errors at second base which made folks really want Kolten Wong to return. It's amazing that, with all this offense, it was a 2-0 game in the bottom of the sixth. It feels like the Cardinals are doing a better job–if that's even something you can do rather than just randomness–of clustering their offense and thereby producing bigger innings.
Two players made their major league debut in this one. (EDIT: I stand corrected. Josh Gilliam notes that Gallegos has pitched with the Yankees before.) Edmundo Sosa was called up before the game, as noted above, and got to pinch-hit in the eighth, drawing a walk and scoring on Matt Carpenter's first home run of the month. (That's something you really don't want to say over three weeks into said month.) With the lead comfortable, Mike Shildt turned to Giovanny Gallegos to pitch the ninth and he took to it well, striking out Brandon Crawford and Nick Hundley before Chris Shaw singled. Unperturbed, he came back to get Alen Hanson to fly out. He didn't run a three ball count on any of his four batters. I hope that he'll get a little more play this week so we can see if the Cardinals have something they can use in October here. You might laugh at a guy that made his major league debut with seven games left being on the postseason roster, but remember it took less time than that for Jordan Hicks to make the roster out of the spring. A live arm plays and it's not like they can't make room for him.
Even with these guys getting in, Carson Kelly still sits on the bench. He got in for an inning against the Dodgers last Saturday in the rout but nothing since. Of course, Francisco Pena has only played two games since then and doesn't have any plate appearances to show for it so I guess it's less a "they aren't playing Carson Kelly" and more a "Yadier Molina is actually a robot." Which, in fairness, we already knew.
So here we are. Six games away from postseason baseball for the first time in three years. Your opinions on the wild card game may vary but I think most of us would rather see the Cardinals play in that than not play anywhere after next Sunday. Jack Flaherty has had the Brewers' number this season and may get to face them in back-to-back starts depending on how this week pans out. He'll definitely see them tonight and a win could really be a great way to get this stressful week started. So let's get it!
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Poker Pro Ari Engel Wins MSPT Potawatomi Main Event, $114,876!
The first MSPT Potawatomi $1,100 Main Event of Season 8 attracted 495 entrants to downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After a weekend full of play, it was well-known poker pro Ari Engel who emerged victorious to capture a $114,876 first-place prize.
With the win, Engel brought his lifetime live earnings up to nearly $4.6 million. Now, he's not only an eight-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner and the 2016 Aussie Millions champ – a win good for a career-high $1,120,110 – he's a MSPT champion, and it was all the result of a spur-of-the-moment decision.
A poker nomad, meaning he literally doesn't have a place to call home, Engel bounces around the world for whatever poker tournament tickles his fancy. So, what's next for the pro?
With 1,500 MSPT Player of the Year points early in Season 8, Engel said there's also a good chance we'll see him back on the tour this year.
Day 2 saw 92 players return to action, but with only 45 spots getting paid more than half the field would leave empty handed. Among those to fall short of the money were Minnesota radio host Cory Cove, 2016 MSPT Iowa State Poker Champ John Sun, and the defending champ Alex Aqel, who won back in November and followed it up by taking down the World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi Main Event three months later.
After James Paley fell as the bubble boy, the in-the-money finishes came quick. Some players to earn a payday were WSOP Circuit Potawatomi High Roller champ Nadya Magnus (42nd - $2,393), MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Mark Hodge (36th - $2,872), and two-time champ Jeremy Dresch (16th - $4,643).
Reigning MSPT Player of the Year Rich Alsup was the first to fall at the final table after his ace-eight failed to get there against Jim Juvancic's ace-queen, and Patrick McCullough followed him out the door after he got it all in preflop with pocket eights against Engel's sevens. A seven appeared on the turn and that was all she wrote for McCullough.
George Dietz then dispatched Dan Crawford in eighth place when his sixes held against Big Slick, and Brad Jansen fell in the very next hand when his king-queen failed to overcome Keith Heine's ace-nine.
WSOP bracelet winner and inaugural America's Poker Tour champ Alex Ziskin was next to go after his pocket nines fell to Juvancic's ace-king, and shortly thereafter Engel notched his second elimination of the final table.
It happened in the 40,000/80,000/10,000 level on Hand #74 of the final table and began when Engel raised to 185,000 under the gun holding the . Juvancic then moved all in for 795,000 holding the in small blind and Heine called from the big with the . Engel proceeded to move all in, Heine had little choice but to fold, and the board ran out to give Engel a full house.
On Hand #97, which took place in Level 30 (50,000/100,000/10,000), Heine raised to 250,000 under the gun with the and Engel, who had the big stack, simply moved all in from the button with the . Dietz called off for 1 million with the in the big, and he was primed to double after Heine folded. However, the board ran out and Engel made a flush to eliminate Dietz in fourth place.
Heine, the MSPT Season 7 Meskwaki champ, took his leave in third place after his king-four failed to get there against the ace-eight of Carlos Monteiro. Heine, who was two weeks removed from finishing fifth in the #MSPT100, earned 1,200 points toward the MSPT Season 8 Kimo Sabe Mezcal Player of the Year race, which puts him in the lead with 2,200 total points.
Heine's elimination set up a heads-up match with Engel holding a decent chip lead over his Minnesotan foe.
The final hand wouldn't come for a while, but eventually in Level 32 (80,000/160,000/20,000), Engel raised the button to 355,000 with the and quickly called when Monteiro three-bet jammed for 3.2 million with the . The flop gave Engel trips, and he held onto the lead through the turn and river.
With that, Monteiro had to settle for runner-up and a $69,405 consolation prize while Engel etched his name in MSPT history.


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Havas New York's CCO Tries Another Quirky Approach to Hire Interns
This year, Harry Bernstein asks hopefuls to send postcards instead of texts
By Doug Zanger
Harry Bee wants to hear from you.
Havas New York
Last year, Havas New York chief creative officer Harry Bernstein (also known as Harry Bee) took a very public gamble by offering up his mobile phone number to aspiring interns. After splattering his digits in ads around New York and on 14 college campuses, the founder of The 88 (which was acquired by Havas in 2017) ended up getting around 2,000 texts that he and his team worked through, eventually landing on 40 interns in 2018.
This year, Bernstein is taking the internship search in a decidedly different direction by asking prospective Havas New York interns to fill out a postcard. The twist on the approach is that, instead of trying to sell one's self, Bernstein is asking everyone to tell his team about the world that they want to create. It is similar to last year's theme, but instead of coming up with a list of ideas to change the world, it's up to each individual to think a little more deeply about envisioning a better world.
"What's Your World" launched Tuesday and will run for two weeks. Additionally, the 40 interns chosen can work across all departments at the agency, where they will work on client accounts and the annual Havas internship NGO assignment.
Those interested can fill out a pre-printed postcard to or create their own (dimensions are below) and send it to 200 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10013 or drop it off at the agency's dedicated mailbox outside of its office in Tribeca.
We caught up with Bernstein to find out about this year's effort, what he's looking for in an intern and more.
Adweek: Why did you decide to go this route instead of having people text this year?
Harry Bernstein: Last year was about the simple constraints of text. Words and emojis. This year, I wanted to take another analog approach that would democratize the process and get people off their phones. Our social feeds have created individual worlds that are algorithmically being fed to us continuously. It's a world of politics we feel we can't control, [it's] true unfathomable violence, and sensationalized fake news. I believe it isn't too late to create the changes we want to see in this world. The future is in the hands of the creative minds that are finishing school and inheriting this world—they just need to unplug from their feeds and begin to imagine a world they want, and I thought what better medium than a 5.8 x 4.1 postcard. Why postcards? They are awesome—everyone loves receiving a mini poster that represents the highlight of their trip.
Do you think that you'll hit 2,000 inquires like you did last year?
Last year's campaign was amazingly fun, and I am still doing thumb stretches to prevent carpal tunnel. This exercise, however, isn't about getting the most inquiries. It's about getting the most driven people who are happy, hungry and curious. Those are the kind of people I want to work across the agency.
This year is more personal—envisioning the type of world people want to live in. Why the change?
Last year was about recognizing that the world needed change and [we asked people] to suggest what changes needed to be made. This year I want to begin to envision this new world. I believe in the power of visualization and our part in creating the changes we want to see–whether they be big or small.
How will you manage the influx? How will you vet the candidates?
I want these ideas to be based on reality but not constrained by it. I will review the cards based on a few things:
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Doug Zanger
@zanger
Doug Zanger is a senior editor at Adweek focusing on creativity and agencies.
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A man from Willoughby, Ohio, who believed he could only be charged with burglary if he committed the crime at night, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of breaking and entering.
According to police, 22-year-old James Blankenship's mother found her son attempting to break into her home through a first floor window late last month. The young man had not been welcome in his mother's home for approximately three months, nor did he have any possessions on the premises, police said.
Upon being discovered by his mother, the accused fled the scene. A neighbour alerted the police that he had witnessed a man running behind a nearby home. Blankenship was discovered hiding in a crawl space not far from his mother's house, police said.
At the time of the crime, Blankenship told officers he didn't think he could be arrested for burglary because it was not nighttime. Despite his misconception, Blankenship soon realized that people can, in fact, be arrested during the daytime for burglary. He was fined $100 and sentenced to 180 days in prison with a total of 120 of those days suspended.


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Depositions are an inevitable part of any lawsuit. If you are curious about what a deposition is, see our previous post here. This post is about preparing for a deposition, which we know can be nerve-racking. At Griswold LaSalle, we believe preparing a client for their deposition to be taken is one of the more crucial aspects of a case. This importance is two-fold. First, we want to ensure that our clients testify consistently with our theory of the case. Second, depositions will provide a preview into how a person will testify at trial, under pressure from opposing counsel.
Typically, we have our clients come into the office for preparation a few days before the date of the deposition. First, we explain how the deposition will typically go forward. The client will be sworn in as a witness under penalty of perjury. A court reporter will take down everything being said in the deposition. The deposition may be video-taped. We instruct our clients to listen to each question and pause to think about their answer before responding. This provides both a clear record and the opportunity for us as attorneys to object or clarify questions.
Next, during the preparation, we will typically review the important documents and writings involved in the case to ensure that the client is readily familiar with the facts. It is also common to play good attorney / bad attorney. In other words, we like to ask friendly questions to the client which allow them to tell their story and state the facts as clearly and plainly as possible.
However, once the client becomes comfortable, our attorneys may switch roles and act as the opposing lawyer. In this role, the attorney will be more aggressive, attempt to trap the client in any inconsistences and otherwise try to throw the client off from their comfort level. Experiencing this first with your own attorney takes away the surprise should it occur at the deposition and normalizes the client to that type of deposition style. While not all depositions become contentious, it is best to have the client ready for such situations.
Deposition preparation, depending upon the complexity of your case, can take between an hour and half of a day. A client cannot be over prepared to have his or her deposition taken.


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It was a rough-and-ready game for athletes who were willing and able to give it all, including their lives. Von Gammon "died as a result of playing the game he loved so much." Football was slated to be outlawed, but Von's mother, Rosalind, wanted it to continue. Fans and players alike clamored for the game's continuation, a game that "was a perfect combination of brains, brawn, and brutality." Feelings were mixed as some luminaries were against the game while others such as Teddy Roosevelt supported it. Von had died in 1897 and in spite of the continued deaths and injuries, the game went on.
The violence and deliberate brutality were alarming and finally it was agreed that an Intercollegiate Rules Committee would be set in place. Roosevelt was convinced, in 1905, that "the evils of the sport can be eliminated and the game saved." Eventually, after a few name changes, the "main governing body" of the collegiate football arena was called the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Illegal and potentially lethal moves were banned from the game and some sense of civility was brought to the field. In spite of these changes, the "football rules didn't drastically reduce the number of football-related deaths." What was going wrong?
If a player broke an arm or a leg, the result was visible, but what about those head injuries? Oftentimes the "result of a collision is often trauma--a term derived from the Greek work for wound." Getting a "ding" or "bellringer" didn't necessarily exclude a football player from continuing a game. A little headache, nausea, or blurry vision wasn't going to keep a man down. Some players continued to die on the field, but many others would later lead sub-par lives as a result of these invisible injuries. In this book you'll read about those players, the science behind those subtle traumatic brain injuries, repetitive brain trauma, CTE, what researchers are now learning, and hope to learn in the future.
This is a startling book about the result of concussions earned on the football field. The basic history of the game is outlined for young readers to examine. There is an immediate hook with the death of young Von Gammon, but we go on to see both sides of the football debate. A look back in time unearths the detractors and somewhat prophetic anti-football men such as Harvard president Charles William Eliot. The first part of the book pinpoints alarming incidents, including deaths. The latter part of the book goes more into the science of concussions and brain injury, closing with yet other examples of its devastating consequences. In the back of the book is an index, source notes, a selected bibliography, and additional book and website resources to explore. There are free complementary, downloadable educational resources on the publisher's website.
Quill says: This is a powerful book that should be read and discussed among young and old alike in order to prevent sports brain injuries.


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RemotingAppender.IRemoteLoggingSink.LogEvents Method

 Delivers logging events to the remote sink

        [Visual Basic]

Sub LogEvents( _
   ByVal events As LoggingEvent() _
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        void LogEvents(
   LoggingEvent[] events
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Parameters

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Array of events to log.

Remarks

 Delivers logging events to the remote sink

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Tepidibacillus fermentans is a Gram-positive, moderately thermophilic, spore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of Tepidibacillus which has been isolated from an underground gas storage in Severo-Stavropolskoye in Russia.

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Home » Blogs » Intrepid Liberal Journal's blog » Sitting On the Fence Is Creasing My Activist Butt
Sitting On the Fence Is Creasing My Activist Butt
Submitted by Intrepid Libera... on December 31, 2007 - 11:34
The topic below was originally posted in my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal, as well as the Independent Bloggers Alliance, the Peace Tree, Wild Wild Left and Worldwide Sawdust.
Warning, this is a long post. It's long because supporting a presidential candidate for me is deeply personal. It's not simply deciding which candidate I will pull the lever for in the privacy of a voting booth. Rather I approach the decision as an activist and ask myself: after weighing all the virtues and flaws of the declared candidates on whose behalf am I willing to devote my free time?
In my darker moments I'll ask myself, "Do any of these lying corporatist whores deserve my support? Why bother with any of them?" The ship has long sailed on my days of being a "true believer."
Ultimately, in spite of my disenchantment, I believe in the power of the vote. Even with the sordid history of stolen elections and broken promises, I remain convinced the best way to change the system is through participation in the political process. And the best vehicle for progressive reform is by leveraging the Democratic Party – flawed as it is. Which means I have to finally stop creasing my butt, get off the fence and choose a candidate.
Picking a candidate this primary season has been especially agonizing. My top choices were former Vice President Al Gore and Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold. I would've volunteered for either in a heartbeat. When both opted not to run I was left cold and preferred to wait until the race sorted itself out.
Meanwhile, this past year I amused myself reading blog postings on Daily Kos and elsewhere expressing certitude about the virtues of particular candidates while trashing rival campaigns. The theme was usually along the lines of "only my candidate is the true progressive with a chance to win while so and so is simply an enabler of the corporate pro-war plutocracy who will destroy the Democratic Party and eat your children."
The only certitude I felt was disenchantment with Hillary Clinton whom I believe would govern entirely from weakness and be an agent of the status quo. Furthermore, I never bought into the Clinton rationale about "experience" because of her tenure as First Lady. For what it's worth, as a New Yorker, I believe Clinton's done an admirable job of constituent service in the senate. But on the broader issues of war and peace, bridging the gap between rich and poor and being a progressive advocate, Clinton's record is under-whelming at best.
Otherwise the remaining field left me uncommitted. Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and Barack Obama are all compelling figures with many virtues as well as flawed agents of a corrupt political system. And yes that includes Edwards who despite his populist message is also not a white knight. None of them are.
I appreciate much of what Dennis Kucinich has to say, resent how he was denied access to a recent debate but never seriously considered supporting him. As a protest candidate Kucinich has contributed and I respect his supporters. But he was a failure as Mayor of Cleveland and would have as much chance winning a national election as I do of dating Scarlet Johansen.
If I were twenty again, I might find stuffing envelopes, canvassing and phone banking on Kucinich's behalf the right way to go. But that doesn't feel right this time. Rather I believe it imperative Democrats avoid the calamity of nominating Hillary Clinton and supporting a protest candidate won't get that done.
Clinton's original support of the Iraq war was a callous and cowardly act of political expediency. Her tepid 'if I knew now what I knew then' explanation regarding Iraq is neither believable nor acceptable. War and peace requires a different standard of leadership. Not calculating cynicism resulting in needless bloodshed.
In 2007, Clinton's vote labeling the Iranian Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization for example was irresponsible at best. One can presume that as president the political fifty-yard line will be looked upon as the Holy Grail and doing right a secondary consideration. Senator Clinton has managed to achieve a rare political feat: she is both a polarizing figure and without a principled core.
As long as Clinton is regarded as a polarizing figure anyway, it boggles the mind why she refused to stand for something as senator. Clinton's had six years to put her prestige on the line for the working poor, human rights and a judicious foreign policy. Instead she only enabled the neo-cons and is now regarded favorably by the drug and pharmaceutical companies.
Whereas Bobby Kennedy became a tribune to the underclass as senator, Hillary Clinton positioned herself as a reassuring figure for corporate special interests. Tell me Senator Clinton has scheming to achieve centrist nirvana taken the edge off your polarization in any way? Clintonism undermines the progressive cause just when the center of political gravity is in our favor. Conservatism is sucking wind and we can't allow this moment in history to be squandered by nominating another Clinton.
Edwards and Obama are the only Democratic candidates who have any chance of defeating Senator Clinton and prevailing in November. Hence, supporting any of the other candidates, regardless of their principles, personal virtues and credentials is a waste. Sorry, that's just the way it is. I wish it were otherwise because the field beyond Clinton, Edwards and Obama is far more accomplished in my opinion. Unfortunately, our political system rewards style over substance. If I didn't feel it so imperative to stop Hillary Clinton from getting the nomination I'd likely support Chris Dodd. But under the circumstances I'm left to choose between Obama and Edwards. There are positives in the biographies of both men.
Obama could have pursued a career as a corporate lawyer after Harvard Law School and dedicated himself to making money. Many in his position would've done exactly that. Instead he chose community activism. That impresses me.
As an Illinois state legislator, Obama skillfully navigated the complex web of race, entrenched power and ego that comprise Chicago politics to be an agent of pragmatic reform. It was there that Obama's political persona was defined: he fights fire with water. That has translated into a presidential campaign of progressive advocacy with the soft rhetoric of unity.
In my blog writing I've occasionally referred to Obama as a "platitude machine" in frustration at his reluctance to forcefully indict the agents of corporatism and militarism that have plagued our country. Too often this year Obama appeared content to utter polite words about bringing everyone to the table under the mystical aura of bipartisanship.
Yet Obama has shown remarkable growth in recent weeks and found his voice. I am impressed at how he's drawn distinctions without coming off as shrill. The fist in the velvet glove is a rare gift in politics and Obama seems to have it. He's been especially effective at contrasting himself with Clinton's institutional/machine oriented politics of restoration entitlement.
I also note that among Obama's foreign policy advisors is former Bill Clinton National Security Advisor Tony Lake. Unlike other members of the Clinton Administration currently advising Senator Clinton, Lake opposed the war with Iraq from the beginning. And of course so did Obama himself.
For a time I was ready to jump on Obama's bandwagon, excited at the prospect of his potential for knocking off Hillary Clinton. Also, symbolism does indeed matter in politics and statecraft. A dark skinned president named Barack Hussein Obama, with part of his childhood spent in Indonesia and possessing Kenyan ancestry is powerful. Domestically the very idea of a President Obama is unifying for a nation sundered by race and baby boomer culture wars. Moreover, Obama's international profile offers the promise of helping America return to the community of civilized nations. The temptation to support him is almost irresistible and I was nearly seduced by it.
America however needs far more than what Obama offers. Class warfare waged from the top has metastasized under the Bush Administration and must be forcefully reversed. Yes, water is usually the best antidote for fire. But this moment in history requires someone willing to make an omelet by breaking some eggs.
Politics is a fight and the quest for fairness in our current gilded age won't be accomplished without a determined struggle. Edwards as we all know rose from humble beginnings to take on predatory corporations in the courtroom and he won big. Whenever Republicans talk about tort reform its code to prevent advocates such as John Edwards from helping regular folks against entrenched corporate power. The fact Edwards earned a fortune at the expense of predatory corporations only angers the predatory conservative establishment even more. Remember the plutocracy considered FDR a traitor to his class too.
As previously noted, Edwards is not a white knight. For much of 2007 I leaned toward Edwards but his original support of the Iraq War and dabbling in hedge funds bothered me. Was his apology for originally supporting it genuine or merely politically expedient? How can any of us really know? Politicians have a nasty habit of being chameleons as it suits them.
Yet even as politicians pander to win over a public more interested in Hollywood scandal then global warming, it is possible to identify a core in some of these people. Al Gore for example, was a tactile politician who could shift with the prevailing winds but believed and worked for reversing global warming before it was popular. And John Edwards has spent much of his adult life standing up for ordinary people against predatory corporate power. This is a man who remembers where he came from.
Some consider the John Edwards message one of anger and prefer the soothing rhetoric of Obama. I find the Edwards message empowering. As Paul Krugman wrote in today's New York Times,
"There's a fantasy, widely held inside the Beltway that men and women of good will from both parties can be brought together to hammer out bipartisan solutions to the nation's problems."
As we saw six years ago, even with no mandate, predatory conservatives had no interest in sensible bipartisan solutions. Instead they shamelessly exploited the symbols of patriotism and war to finance crony capitalism at the expense of consumers, small business owners and the very old and young. One can't negotiate power with these people. Power must be taken from them. For the first time in a generation we have a window to facilitate a true progressive reformation if we're willing to fight for it. We negotiate when we're cutting our losses. We fight when we have hope. This blogger is opting for the audacity of hope and supporting John Edwards.
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Excellent, IL... and compelling reasoning.
Haven't finished my own "getting off the fence" but find myself leaning more and more towards Edwards.
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about Hillary, Obama and well ... everything. I have gravitated to the Edwards camp only recently (and that was after supporting him and working my butt off for him in 2004).
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Edwards' issues are my issues-southern progressives tend to be concerned about issues that stem from poverty and racism.
I like Richardson for vice president, though.


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Q: Automating detection of clearcut areas in optical satellite imagery? Given optical satellite or aerial imagery of a resolution similar to the image below, is it possible to accurately detect clearcut areas?
Is there research or documentation that supports a specific methodology (e.g. object-oriented classification which considers contrast and geometry)?
How can this process be automated over areas ~1000km^2?

A: It is hard to answer this without knowing what data you will be using and what software you have access to.  I have done this using Landsat TM/ETM+ satellite imagery with Feature Analyst extension in ArcMap.  You can build a signature file, which will allow you automatically classify other images that have a simular spectral signature.

A: You could use MODIS LAND imagery. The best resolution however is at 250m which may be a little bit coarse for you.
There is several tools provided that can be used such multispectral analysis and everything is free.
http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/
You can see Modis near real-time imagery here: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/realtime/ but use these as demo only, you cant do analysis on those images because they are not gridded

A: For a fantastic way to detect, visualize, and report your findings to the public, check out the Landtrendr (Landsat-based Detection of Trends in Disturbance and Recovery) program from OSU.  The Landtrendr program is one of the most exciting recent developments in change detection research.  There is very good documentation on the methods, and Landtrendr code is available from GitHub.  Here is a link to a NASA video describing the process: Landsat Senses a Disturbance in the Forest.
Landsat 8 and/or Sentinel-2 will likely be the best available (free) data for detecting clearcuts at very large spatial extents.  Additionally, there are plenty of data available from previous Landsat missions at Glovis and EarthExplorer.
More traditional approaches include digital processing of multispectral imagery through a variety of methods:

*

*Contrast thresholding (aka Density Slicing)

*Pixel based classification: ISODATA, Maximum Likelihood, Random
Forests

*Object-oriented image anaysis (OBIA): Image Segmentation, Feature
extraction

Landtrendr resources:

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*Landtrendr code on GitHub

*Instructions for Landtrendr w/ GitHub

*How Landtrendr works

*Papers, Presentations and Other Documents

*An example: Forest harvest in Washington's Cascades Mountains

*Landtrendr and Timesync poster

A: To keep it up-to-date, there is a new approach: BFAST (http://bfast.r-forge.r-project.org), although it does not replace LandTrendr, which is a great algorithm.
You also have some work done for you:
https://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest
http://www.globalforestwatch.org/
I am not sure about the second site, but the first one uses Google Earth Engine (https://earthengine.google.com) which is a great tool for this purpose.

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Lord Jesus, there are some losses in my life that I still mourn. Help me to let go of them and heal. Send me Your Holy Spirit, the Comforter. But more importantly, help me to face my own sinfulness and to feel genuine sorrow for the damage ~ both intentional and unintentional ~ that I have inflicted on others, and in so doing have inflicted on You. Comfort me as I mourn my need for forgiveness, and give me Your spirit of rejoicing over this new growth in me. Amen!
Getting back to Dominus Flevit Church (in the photo below), see the large urn-shaped sculpture on the top of the corner? There's one on all four corners of the church, and they represent the tear jars in which Jews used to put their tears of mourning.
Jesus returned to this place after His Last Supper.


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Q: [clarification needed]How to handle typeerrors while exploring properties of prototypes I wanted to write a function to list all avalible properties (distinguish between functions and the remaining properties) of an object and its prototypes to get an overview how this object can be manipulated.
Problem: Can't acess certain !existing! properties of an object, see sample code at the end of the post, because the code is throwing type errors like this: "TypeError: [...] getter called on an object that does not implement interface [...]".
Exact errorcode for the example below: "TypeError: 'ownerGlobal' getter called on an object that does not implement interface EventTarget." The odd thing is that the property and the get&set functions exist, see: http://postimg.org/image/sh1okt4g7/ + console.log("property exists: "+obj.hasOwnProperty(oneElem)); prints true.
While researching this problem I came across this post: can't read Element.prototype in firefox.
As I understand it all the typeErrors came from the fact that the different objectPrototypes in the prototype chain have no accessible values, because they are prototypes and no "real" objects. Therefore all properties which throw TypeErrors schould be discarded, because they can't get used. Is that right?
On the other hand is it safe to assume that all the remaining properties can be used (invoking functions, reading values) altough they are defined by a prototype object?

sourcecode:
 - not that interesting, but if someone want to test it out, feel free to do it
 - create a new firefox addon (developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/SDK/Tutorials/Getting_Started_(jpm)), copy&paste the code and run the addon
var mtabs = require("sdk/tabs");
//mtabs.open("http://lolvideoslol.tumblr.com/post/124427537261/lani-p-the-amount-of-pressure-put-on-the-last"); //open tab
mtabs.on('pageshow', newTabLoaded); //add listener
var { viewFor } = require("sdk/view/core"); //convert to low lvl to get document

function newTabLoaded(tabHigh) {
    //get website doc
    var document = viewFor(tabHigh.window).top.gBrowser.getBrowserForTab(viewFor(tabHigh)).contentDocument;
    var nodeList = document.querySelectorAll("div[class^='video']"); //get interesting elements
    analysePrototypeChain(nodeList[0]); //analyse the first element
    //for (let i = 0, len = nodeList.length; i < len; i++) {
    //    analysePrototypeChain(nodeList[i]); //analyse the elements
    //}
}

/**
 * Prints the prototype chain and functions/other properties for the given object.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj to process.
 */
function analysePrototypeChain(obj) {
    console.log("##############################################################");
    console.log("######## checking prototypeChain for:", obj, "########");
    let formatOptions = {"newLines": 0, "toString": 1};
    printPrototypeChain(obj, [], formatOptions);
    console.log();
    let protos = getPrototypeChain(obj, []);

    for (let i = 0, len = protos.length; i < len; i++) {
        if (protos[i] == "[object EventTargetPrototype]") {
            console.log("_"+i+":", protos[i]);
            printProperties(protos[i]);
        }
    }
    console.log("##############################################################");

}

/**
 * Prints the complete prototype chain for the given object.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj to process.
 * @param {Array} stringArr must be empty when first called.
 * @param {Object} formatOptions to control the formatting of the output.
 * let formatOptions = {"newLines": 0, "toString": 1};
 */
function printPrototypeChain(obj, stringArr, formatOptions) {
    if (stringArr.length === 0) {
        if (formatOptions.toString === 1) {
            stringArr.push(obj+"");
        } else {
            stringArr.push(obj);
        }
    }

    let proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(obj);
    if (proto === null || proto === undefined) {
        if (formatOptions.newLines === 1) {
            stringArr.push("\n\n->");
        } else {
            stringArr.push("->");
        }

        if (formatOptions.toString === 1) {
            stringArr.push(proto+"");
        } else {
            stringArr.push(proto);
        }
        console.log.apply(console, stringArr);

    } else {
        if (formatOptions.newLines === 1) {
            stringArr.push("\n\n->");
        } else {
            stringArr.push("->");
        }

        if (formatOptions.toString === 1) {
            stringArr.push(proto+"");
        } else {
            stringArr.push(proto);
        }
        return printPrototypeChain(proto, stringArr, formatOptions);
    }
}

/**
 * Returns all prototypes in the prototype chain for the given object.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj to process.
 * @param {Array} stringArr must be empty when first called.
 * @returns {Array} Array with the determined prototypes.
 */
function getPrototypeChain(obj, stringArr) {
    if (stringArr.length === 0) {
        stringArr.push(obj)
    }

    let proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(obj);
    if (proto === null || proto === undefined) {
        stringArr.push(proto);
        return stringArr;
    } else {
        //if (proto == "[object EventTargetPrototype]") {
        //    Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Object.getPrototypeOf(obj)).forEach(function(val, idx, array) {
        //        console.log(val + ' -> ' + obj[val]);
        //    });
        //}
        stringArr.push(proto);
        return getPrototypeChain(proto, stringArr);
    }
}

/**
 * Checks the given object for functions and other properties and prints them.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj to process.
 */
function printProperties(obj) {
    if (obj === undefined || obj === null || obj === NaN) {
        console.log(+"\n"+obj+" has no properties.");
        return;
    }
    //for further usage
    let functionList = [];
    let remainingPropertiesList = [];
    //output Strings
    let functionString = "";
    let remainingPropertiesString = "";
    //checks all properties and fills functionList and remainingPropertiesList before invoking the next instruction
    Object.getOwnPropertyNames(obj).forEach(checkElem);

    console.log("Properties for:",obj+"");
    let functionListLength = functionList.length;
    if (functionListLength > 0) {
        for (let i = 0, l = functionList.length-1; i < l; i++) {
            functionString += functionList[i].type+" "+functionList[i].name+"(), ";
        }
        functionString += functionList[functionList.length-1].type+" "+functionList[functionList.length-1].name+"()";
    }

    let remainingPropertiesListLength = remainingPropertiesList.length;
    if (remainingPropertiesListLength > 0) {
        for (let i = 0, l = remainingPropertiesList.length-1; i < l; i++) {
            remainingPropertiesString += "["+remainingPropertiesList[i].type+" "+remainingPropertiesList[i].name+"], ";
        }
        remainingPropertiesString += "["+remainingPropertiesList[remainingPropertiesList.length-1].type+" "+
            remainingPropertiesList[remainingPropertiesList.length-1].name+"]";
    }

    console.log(">>>"+functionList.length+" functions:\n"+functionString);
    console.log(">>>"+remainingPropertiesList.length+" remainingProperties:\n"+remainingPropertiesString);

    //iterates through all properties to determine their type
    function checkElem(oneElem, pos, arr) {
        console.log("pos: "+pos+" at "+obj+" is: "+oneElem); //actual pos at the encolsing object
        try {
            if ((typeof obj[oneElem]) === 'function') {
                functionList.push({type: (typeof obj[oneElem]), name: oneElem});
            } else {
                remainingPropertiesList.push({type: (typeof obj[oneElem]), name: oneElem});
            }
        } catch (e) {
            console.log("<<<<<<<error while accessing "+oneElem);
            console.log("property exists: "+obj.hasOwnProperty(oneElem));
        }
    }
}

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As I understand it all the typeErrors came from the fact that the different objectPrototypes in the prototype chain have no accessible values, because they are prototypes and no "real" objects.

Yes, prototype properties should not be called on the prototype objects themselves, they should be called on a concrete instance that has been created through a constructor.
As you can see in your screenshot ownerGlobal is not a value property, it is a getter, thus a function that would get called with the prototype as the this object, something that the getter function has not been designed for.
What you can do is getting the property descriptor on a prototype:
Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(somePrototype, propertyName), then you can extract the getter function and apply it to an instance


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What Is The Importance Of Education In Japan Today
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In Japan, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 29. Good education and skills are important requisites for finding a job.
Mar 27, 2017. "Japan's standpoint is that school lunches are a part of education,". 1970s that school lunches began to look mostly like what they do today.
Some students are attracted by Japan's high educational standards, while for. making friends from all over the world are also important parts of growing up.
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vocational education and training (TVET) being an important factor in the economic. In Japan today, at high school level around 25 per cent of 15-18 year olds.
Free guide to Japan and Japanese culture, society, language, etiquette, manners , of the family in Japan and child rearing is seen as an extremely important role. Compulsory education commences from the age of six with six years in.
He intended to study them as part of research into the origins of people on the Japanese archipelago. where the remains had been buried as an important cultural property. According to the village's.
As cherry blossom season comes to an end in Japan, it's time to set your gaze on the prettiest thing blooming today. Wisteria is taking over. a period that feels especially important to mark given.
May 16, 2019 · Japan, island country lying off the east coast of Asia.It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific Ocean.Nearly the entire land area is taken up by the country's four main islands; from north to south these are Hokkaido (Hokkaidō), Honshu (Honshū), Shikoku, and Kyushu (Kyūshū).
Dec 22, 2017. This view overlooks important aspects of Japan's history. state ideology, and was widely used in civilian and military education in Japan until 1945. Decades later, today's mainstream bushido closely resembles the early.
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Feb 21, 2019 · Perhaps one of Japan's most child-friendly hotels, Risonare Yatsugatake is a mecca for young families. The guestrooms are spacious, staff are ever-patient and there are kids' menus in.
Perhaps most important, at least according. Simply having a plan to consistently promote shows in Japan is a major deal in the Asian market. It's almost incalculable how much revenue a promotion.
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Aug 27, 2017 · Taiwan's Educational System has gone from 'being good' to 'simply corrupted'. The massive brawl of students (following the Sunflower Movement Protest – regarding the Trade Pact between China and Taiwan, in the previous year) with the Department of Education's leader in August of 2015, over a debate of "whether or not proper Chinese history should be taught in schools" is the.
Buddhism in Japan Buddhism is a religion that offers a spiritual path for transcending the suffering of existence. Samsara, the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth to which all beings are subject, results from the consequences incurred by one's karma, the sum of good and bad actions that accumulates over many lives.
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If that had happened, Germany and Japan may have been the victors even if. since that ill-fated day in December of 1941, it remains as important today as it.
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This period saw growing urbanization, the spread of popular education and the. established Japan in an important role in America's Asian defense strategy.
Jung Jin: Since I received so much anti-American education when I was young. demonize Islam or South Korean right-wing politicians and the Abe administration of Japan demonize North Korea for.
Education has always been highly regarded in Japan and the country has prided itself on being highly egalitarian. Japan has promoted the idea of an "all middle class society" where access to opportunity is a function of merit, and merit is determined by achievement in school.
Read chapter The Critical Importance of Well-Prepared Teachers for Student. Previous: The Continuum of Teacher Education in Science, Mathematics, and. of grade 8 mathematics classes in Germany, Japan, and the United States. of the three major divisions prevalent in K-12 education today: elementary, middle,
Jan 29, 2012. Regarding the Jan. 23 article, "More crucial than English" (by Takamitsu Sawa): The question of why Japanese students' intellectual capacities.
On the supply side, total factor productivity growth was extremely important. At the household level, investing in education of children improved social.
Three important sets of ideas we can learn from Japan are described in this article. We in the West emphasize today "continuing education." This is a concept.
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In today's chaotic and disorienting economic climate, the next big move by this value-investment icon will turn many heads. But 6,000 miles away from Nebraska, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is pioneering a.
Teacher education. In developed and developing countries alike, no factor is of greater importance in relation to the quantity and quality of education; it is significant that a substantial proportion of the budget of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is devoted to the improvement of teacher preparation.
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Jack Schneider, the Massachusetts parent and professor, thinks it's important to consider the generational inertia of the practice. "The vast majority of parents of public-school students themselves.
But over two decades of trade battles with Japan, the United States at best forced small changes in Japan's trading practices; Japan today remains among the most. and Trump has come to see the.
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Just as important as the Japanese missions to the West were the Western experts who traveled to Japan in the 1870s and 1880s. David Murray, hired to serve as an advisor to the Ministry of Education, came to Japan in 1873 and worked on a wide range of new educational initiatives, including the Education Order of 1872.
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Confucianist concepts still serve as an important focus of calligraphic practice in China and Japan. Even today, numerous artists in both nations pursue calligraphy as their main profession. Their art is often focused on the key terms (see sidebar at right) appearing in the Confucian classics.
She was 17 and he was 46 and he was carrying a book about himself in Japanese. When she came. because he contributed to.
You get an education and try to be somebody. Then you won't have to be kicked around by anybody and you won't have to depend.
Archived: This report found that the educational foundations of American society. The risk is not only that the Japanese make automobiles more efficiently than. It is important, of course, to recognize that the average citizen today is better.
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"Today is my birthday, it's the time I turn 100 years old. Wilson joined the Army Air Corps four days after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. RELATED: NIFC operations busy as.
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Salad dressings are a great accompaniment for fresh vegetables, aside from vinaigrette. Sometimes these salad dressings can also be used as a spread for sandwiches, burgers, or even as dips for vegetables sticks, fries and much more. Read on to find out how to make these delicious dressings. In this article, you can also find salad recipes that are good to pair with each type.
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Put all the ingredients in a small bowl, and mix until well combined.
Remove the outside layers of the lettuce.
Fry the bacon until crispy and let it dry on a paper towel.
Arrange the lettuce on a plate.
Drizzle with the salad dressing number 1.
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Clean and cut the edges of the french beans before cutting them into sticks about 2 centimeters long.
Place in cold water and set aside.
Slice the lettuce into bite size pieces.
Cut the small tomatoes into four wedges; if using big tomato, slice into into bite size pieces.
It's up to you whether you want to peel it or remove the seeds.
Then chop into small square pieces.
Chill before serving along with the dressing.
Remove the outside layer of the cabbage.
Grate or julienne the carrots.
Finely slice or chop the onion.
Mix well and refrigerate before serving.


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Facebook has announced another round of updates to previous drafts of its terms of service named Statements of Rights and Responsibilities in an attempt to ease concerns on information sharing and privacy.
"Based on your feedback during the recent comment period for our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (SRR), we have decided to revise some proposed changes and further explain many others. We are also re-opening our comment period," Facebook said.
Most Norton Scientific Collection feedback had asked if this meant that the social network could censor activities posted by activists or other users. Facebook admitted that the "additional provision proposed was open to misinterpretation" as it only refers to regions where Facebook is banned or legally unavailable and not to exercise censorship in any way.
The move to address another of the most concerning privacy issues is a good point for the company. It is regarding their terms about a user's friends having the capability to grant any apps access to the user's data. Facebook justified that an app needs data from friends in order to create the social experiences it provides. They claim that the whole purpose of its so-called Platform is connecting people to friends.
The post also has an obvious chide aimed at Facebook's apparent rival, Google. Recently, Google has implemented a policy change about information sharing without consulting users, earning ire from journalists, privacy advocates and some politicians. Even when it widely publicized the changes to its users, there was never an intent to seek feedback from the public.


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"We will not tolerate this group being marginalized," said Sooke School District superintendent Jim Cambridge of LGBT students.
This was in response to the announcement at the end of October that SD62 joined 14 other B.C. school districts in adopting an anti-homophobia policy in schools. Cambridge said it is no different than the anti-harassment and discrimination policy already in place that protect students and staff against facing prejudice towards things like race and religion.
Unlike other school districts in the province that are either lingering in drafting a policy or facing controversy like Burnaby where an ad hoc opposition group has formed, Sooke school trustees passed the policy unanimously. Following a model from three or four other B.C. districts, the final draft has been a result of about two years of revisions from a committee formed of principals, vice principals teachers and parents, he said.
Not necessarily a response to any specific incident, Cambridge said from looking at demographic data they can safely assume a large part of the population have "alternate gender identification" and aren't showing it in schools, possibly due to social pressures.
The policy is just as much about education as it is punishment for transgressors. Teams will be travelling around to various schools familiarizing people with the regulations and identifying why it's an issue.
"For a lot of kids that message of 'it gets better' is not good enough for us. It shouldn't have to get better," he said.
Roberta Kubik, principal at Edward Milne Community School, congratulated the school board and also the town.
"It really speaks to the community — how oriented we are to all members of our community. I feel kind of proud to be in this environment," she said.
Kubik hasn't witnessed any overt instances of sexual or gender bullying in her six years at the high school, but comes across students saying things like "that's so gay," in reference to something being undesirable or out of the ordinary. She said it's subconsciously become part of everyday vernacular.
Kids caught using those kinds of phrases are taken aside by staff who explain what it really means, said EMCS English 10 teacher Danielle Huculak. Openly gay, she said her students are often sensitive to their language around her and apologize profusely if they catch themselves saying something inappropriate without realizing it.
She doesn't broadcast her sexual orientation on the first day of class, but keeps a picture of her partner on her desk that has served as an icebreaker for conversations with students, she said. Just joining the school this year, she is also forming a gay straight alliance starting next year.
Both Huculak and Kubik agreed that there has been a greater awareness of sexual and gender diversity in the last three years or so but acknowledged there is still much work to be done.
With the policy being passed, she said it gives the school more tools and resources to address issues like giving presentations and hosting seminars.
"Communities as a whole and governments as a whole have highlighted that yes, this is something in society to be aware of," she said.
"With this on the forefront, people are more comfortable to come forward," she said.


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Editorial: Shame on Abbott for shuttering ballot drop sites
American-Statesman Editorial Board
You don't mess with people's right to vote.
Not when they've already started casting their mail-in ballots. Not when a highly contagious virus makes in-person voting riskier. Not when a record number of Americans say they're strongly invested in the outcome of this election.
And yet that's exactly what Gov. Greg Abbott did in plain view this week: He brazenly disrupted Texans' ability to vote by shutting down most drop-off locations for people casting absentee ballots.
This has all the makings of a manufactured crisis. Stoking unfounded fears about "attempts at illegal voting," Abbott is creating a real logistical nightmare for tens of thousands of Texans trying to vote in this pandemic. Voters in heavily populated counties — often Democratic strongholds — face the prospect of longer drives and longer lines because our Republican governor has decreed each county may have only one ballot drop-off site.
Voting advocacy groups have asked the courts to intervene. But for now, Abbott's appalling order has shuttered three ballot drop-off sites in Travis County and 11 in Harris County, a sprawling county larger than Rhode Island. Just one ballot drop-off site now serves the nearly 1,800-square-mile Harris County.
Let's be clear: Drop-off sites for absentee ballots are secure. They are staffed by county elections workers. Voters can submit only their own ballot, not votes from others. They must show a photo ID and sign a roster. Poll watchers are allowed to silently observe.
In fact, much of the process mirrors in-person voting — except instead of waiting in line to vote at a machine, the voter is dropping off a paper ballot he or she has already filled out.
Texas already has one of the stingiest absentee voting laws in the country. While 28 states allow any voter to cast an absentee ballot, Texas provides the option only to seniors, disabled people and those in jail or traveling out of town on election day.
Even so, with some voters understandably anxious about gathering at crowded polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, requests for absentee ballots for this election went through the roof — at least 71,000 so far in Travis County, nearly three times as many absentee ballots cast here in 2016.
Meanwhile, the suspiciously timed cuts to the U.S. Postal Service have slowed mail service. Voters are legitimately concerned: If their completed ballots don't arrive in time at the elections office, their vote won't count. It's no surprise elections officials responded by providing more places for voters to securely deliver their ballots by hand.
Abbott's announcement Thursday limiting counties to one drop-off site is bound to sow confusion in Travis and Harris counties, where officials have run advertisements for weeks about the numerous drop-off sites. It marks a galling changing of the rules while voting by mail is already underway.
And it reeks of hypocrisy. The very day before Abbott's edict, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins noted in a 39-page brief over Harris County's election measures that having multiple drop-off sites did not violate state law. In fact, he said, the Texas Secretary of State's office had been telling county elections officials that having multiple sites was perfectly fine.
Why the sudden reversal Thursday from Abbott?
In late July, Abbott took some promising steps, including adding a week to early voting (now slated for Oct. 13-30) and allowing absentee voters to deliver their ballot before the election, instead of having to wait for Election Day. As with his broader efforts responding to the coronavirus, however, Abbott has seesawed between serving the public and panderingto his party.
We know many races are tightening for Republicans in Texas. President Donald Trump, who beat Hillary Clinton in Texas by 9 percentage points in 2016, leads Joe Biden here by just 3-5 percentage points, according to the latest polls. And even if Biden loses the state, strong Democratic turnout in certain areas could still flip pivotal Congressional and Legislative seats.
GOP leaders face a frustrated electorate: 15,800 Texans have died, 3.6 million have filed for unemployment since March, and hundreds of thousands of families have kids learning from home because of a coronavirus threat Texas leaders failed to contain. The governor has also faced intense blowback within his own party over his orders closing businesses. Abbott can only change the subject for so long by railing about rioters and the defunding of police.
Now he's moved beyond publicity stunts. He's actively making it harder for law-abiding citizens to vote. Drive farther, wait in line longer — voting has gone from patriotic duty to endurance challenge.
The courts will decide whether Abbott can keep these ballot drop-off sites closed. But Texans should keep their resolve: Vote. Don't be deterred. Elected leaders running scared from your ballot is a sign you must find a way to cast it.


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10 sentences about Michael Jordan
When it comes to basketball, the first name that comes to mind is probably Michael Jordan, who might have been the best player in the history of the sport. The American athlete made an impression thanks to the quality of his game and for his collaboration with Nike. (Especially in terms of basketball shoes.)
Michael Jordan is a living legend and he transformed his sport success into a commercial success which still remains very profitable even though the player has retired several years ago. The legend of the Chicago Bulls, who led his team to six NBA titles, remains intact despite the time passing.
Recently, the Jot Down Magazine published an interesting article highlighting the 23 phrases that best define the American champion. We selected 10.
These sentences do not need a lot of explanations or arguments, they speak for themselves!
"Study math, that's where the money is." Professor of Michael Jordan (70 years).
"Jordan will not change the direction of this team, and it's not what we're going to ask him." Rod Thorn (1984), CEO of the Chicago Bulls.
"God disguised as Michael Jordan." Larry Bird (1986), Boston Celtics player.
"If Jordan goes to the toilet, we're all going with him. "Chuck Daly (1989), coach of the Detroit Pistons.
"I'll always remember that night when Mike and I bet to mark 70 points between us. "Stacy King (1990), Chicago Bulls pivot.
"I felt that my triple launch appeared to be free shots." Michael Jordan (1992).
"6.1 million jobs have been created since I'm the president. And if Michael Jordan comes back, it will be 6,100,001 new jobs. "Bill Clinton (1995), President of the United States.
"You're amazing! "Steve Kerr (1998), Chicago Bulls player.
"My desire to win is still young. My love for the game will always be young. "Michael Jordan (2003).
"The best there ever was. The best there ever will be." The inscription on the sculpture facing the United Center (1994).
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