The 20th annual conference of The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) will take place at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol on 25-26 May 2016.
Taking into account the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, the conference focuses on one goal, namely SDG11, which calls upon countries to make cities more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The event will provide the delegates with an opportunity to explore the legacy of the host city Bristol's European Green Capital Award 2015.
Titled 'Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier, Happier Cities,' the conference will explore the important role that universities and colleges can play in encouraging community cohesion, connecting stakeholders, driving social and business innovation and acting as a catalyst for change for building sustainable cities.
The conference will bring together delegates from the further and higher education sector, including those responsible for environmental management, estates and facilities, finance and procurement as well as curriculum leaders and students. It will comprise plenary sessions, interactive workshops, and facilitated networking events, a gala dinner and an exhibition.
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The programme will also feature a number of case studies in the sessions and most of them are winners or highly commended entries in Green Gown Awards.
In partnership with the National Union of Students (NUS), the conference will hold a number of workshops that will be particularly relevant to students and students' union representatives.
The event will also facilitate networking in a number of ways, including a pre-conference social the night before the main conference, an exhibition and a gala dinner.
EAUC AGM 2016 will also be held during the conference. The EAUC is a not-for-profit charity with a membership of over 215 universities and colleges, supporting sustainability in the UK tertiary education sector.
A Nexus workshop, titled 'Nexuses of the Urban: Interactions between Water, Energy and Food Provision for Sustainable Cities', will take place at the University of Sussex from 12 to 13 May 2016.
Workshop participants will take stock of what kind of plural understandings of 'urban nexuses' are emerging, produced by (partnerships between) activists, communities, think tanks, corporations, and multilateral organizations, natural scientists, humanities scholars and social scientists.
The workshop will particularly reflect on the contribution that different social science perspectives might make in understanding urban nexuses, and how social scientists might effectively participate in inter- and trans-disciplinary initiatives. Another aspect that will be considered is what kind of policy mechanisms and events might support the pursuit of the partnerships for developing new understandings.
What divergent framings and understandings of 'urban nexuses' are emerging and why are they important, in what ways and to whom?
What are the implications of these understandings and their foci for governance of nexus interactions by public, private and hybrid arrangements?
What implications do these understandings hold for political-economic action by, and for alliances between, civil society organizations, businesses and social movements striving for sustainability and justice?
What kind of relations (inter- and trans-disciplinary alliances, engagements with the material world) underpin the making of the emerging understandings of 'urban nexuses'?
What new inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches (and concepts) do we need to further understand interactions at 'urban nexuses', including the interdependent vulnerabilities associated with access to food, water and energy in cities?
Led by Dr Saurabh Arora from Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, this event is supported by the core team of Nexus Network.
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Nexus Network is a three-year initiative to foster debate, innovative research and practical collaborations across the linked 'nexus' domains of food, energy, water and the environment. It brings together researchers, policy makers, business leaders and civil society to develop collaborative projects and improve decision making in these areas.
Encourage debate, fund innovative research and improve decision making across the linked 'nexus challenges'.
Enable researchers and stakeholders to develop and share new methodologies, data, conceptual frameworks, skills and practices directed towards nexus challenges.
Note: This post mainly consists of extracts from the conference page on the Nexus Network's website. The logos in the graphic are from respective websites.
A three-day conference, titled 'Universities as Beacons of Change: Education for Sustainability lighting up pathways for a new world,' will take place at the University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, UK, from 27 to 29 June 2016.
How can universities become beacons of change and good practice in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)?
What type of teaching approaches and professional skills are needed to enable university educators to develop ESD in their own organisations?
How can we support university educators to develop professional competences in ESD?
What are the connections between ESD, professional development and quality enhancement in higher education?
Its organizers/sponsors are the University of Gibraltar, the University Educators for Sustainable Development (UE4SD) project and EU's Lifelong Learning Programme.
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Connor Murphy – Bio, Age, Height, Family Life of The YouTube Star
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YouTube is gradually turning into an industry of its own, boosting of uniquely talented content creators, trendsetters and of course wealthy individuals. The platform avails people the opportunity to create fame, popularity and wealth by just sharing videos which ultimately has monetary returns. It is amazing how technology has diversified the means of generating income. One of the people who have benefited from this money-making avenue is Connor Murphy, a Texas-born bodybuilder who uploads prank and social experiment videos. Connor is known for his popular YouTube channel that has garnered over 2.3 million subscribers within a space of two years.
Connor is one of those bodybuilders who has invested so much time, energy and resources into building the kind of body he wants. He also doesn't fail to inspire people to go for what they want, when it comes to bodybuilding. He was once a bullied kid and an introvert who had to break out of his shell to get to certain heights that he needed.
Asides his presence on YouTube, Connor is also active on other social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. With his body build, he can readily stand as a fitness model and although he is not a model, he takes professional photos, mostly topless, which he uploads on his social media accounts. Asides his date and place of birth, not much is known about the personal life of this upcoming celebrity.
1 Connor Murphy's Bio (Age)
2 Family Life of the YouTube Star
3 What is Connor Murphy's Net Worth?
4 Height and Measurements
Connor Murphy's Bio (Age)
Connor Murphy was born in the year 1994, October 7th to be precise. He was born in the cowboy city of Texas, precisely in Austin. It is not known if Connor Murphy is his full name and if he grew up in Texas, however, he is of American nationality and still resides in the country. No information is available pertaining to his family and his educational background. It is not known if he attended elementary, high school and college. It is also not known what educational qualifications the YouTuber has.
Furthermore, most aspects of his life remain a mystery as he has not disclosed if he had worked in any establishment before becoming a YouTube personality. The little revealed about his childhood through one of his YouTube videos shows that he was bullied as a kid and was an introvert.
As for Connor Murphy's career, it kick-started when he launched his main YouTube channel on January 8, 2016. The eponymous channel had various prank videos as well as social experimental videos. In these videos, Connor's body and his muscular frame is the center of focus. With his interesting contents, he has been able to gain a huge amount of subscribers up to the tune of over 2.3 million. Asides being a YouTube personality, he is also active on Twitter, where he has over 6.4k followers, Instagram with about 575k and Facebook, with a followership base of over 250k.
Family Life of the YouTube Star
Often times, a lot of people, especially celebrities like to begin their success stories by first mentioning the role their family played. To this rule there is an exception, Connor falls into the group with an exception. He has kept all information about his family a secret.
Hence, the identity and occupation of his parents are not known. It is also not known if he grew up with his biological parents or other relatives or whether he was brought up in a foster home. So far, Connor Murphy has not spoken of any siblings so we are not sure if there are any or whether the bodybuilder is an only child. However, despite these unknown facts, it is obvious that whoever raised Connor did a fine job as he has turned out to be someone to be reckoned with.
What is Connor Murphy's Net Worth?
Connor Murphy is best known as a YouTube personality. It is assumed that most of his income comes from revenue he is paid for his video uploads on YouTube. There is no information that shows that Connor has an additional source of income. However, some websites suggest that he also generates income from his Instagram account where he has over 575k followers.
From both forums, it is expected that Connor makes a yearly average income between $200, 000 – $500, 000. He puts so much into his presence on social media and has started receiving the rewards. It is hoped that his earnings will skyrocket as the years go by. As of now, his current net worth is still under review and yet to be made public.
Height and Measurements
Connor Murphy is a young man with a pretty face and well-built body. It is no surprise then, that his fans and admirers would like to know about the measurements of this social media star. Sadly, Connor has not done his fans the favor of availing his body measurements to the general public. Also, there is no website that has estimated the measurements of this bodybuilder.
The only information about the YouTube sensation is his height and weight. According to the record available, Connor stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches and it is believed that he weighs around 86-90kg.
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I finally am interested in trying these out. The results I see on other's hair is always fabulous. I don't know how soon I will get them though since spring is here, which means more moisture in the air (and more reversion: not what I'm going for if I'm trying to achieve a specific curl pattern). So maybe come the fall, I'll be ready to purchase some and give them a try.
Are these on any of your wish lists? Have any of you tried them? What did you think? How do they differ from a flexi rod set or do they?
These are definitely on my wishlist after a diffuser though.
Im excited to see how it comes out for you being that our hair types are very similar.
I don't know how this fluffy curly look will look on me now, being that my hair isn't very long.
They are on my wish list. I will get them if I can get a new job. It's a gift to myself for getting a new job and getting away from the racist hair hating drama of a work environment that I am in now.
I recently purchased curlformers and I love them! I use them to stretch my hair for twisting/braiding. In my opinion, curlformers are easier to apply than rollers and are more comfortable to wear than traditional rollers and flexirods. Also, I don't have to worry about curlformers falling out while I sleep like I do with flexirods (usually at least one curl is disturbed when I sleep). You should give them a try!
These are definitely on my wish list. Everyone that I've seen who've tried them always has great results. My one year anniversary of being natural is coming up soon and I think these will be a nice gift to myself.
I recently purchased them and am totally in love!! I even thought about giving away my red rollers used for rod sets and my flexi rods!! Once you figure out the method for insertion it is a brrrreeeezzee, taking about 20 minutes to do your whole head!!
I saw a bootleg version in the bss store in brooklyn for $4.99 a pack. Might give them a try.
I have these, but I did not buy the extralong (really should have), so make sure you buy the correct length. I use them on my daughter's hair (type 4b hair) and it comes out great. THey are a favorite!


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Biosynthesis and cell surface localization of nonglycosylated human histocompatibility antigens
H. L. Ploegh, H. T. Orr, J. L. Strominger
The effects of the inhibitor of N-linked glycosylation, tunicamycin, on the synthesis of HLA-A and -B antigens in the human lymphoblastoid cell line JY are described. HLA-A and -B antigens are membrane glycoproteins that consist of a two chain complex, the heavy chain being glycosylated at Asn 86, whereas the light chain, identical to β2-microglobulin, is not glycosylated. HLA-A and -B antigens synthesized in the presence of the antibiotic are devoid of carbohydrate. This lack of carbohydrate does not affect the association of the heavy and light chains, nor does it affect the reactivity with human alloantisera, or a mouse monoclonal antibody W6/32, that reacts with all HLA-A and -B specificities examined so far. Nonglycosylated HLA-A and -B antigens are no more susceptible to proteolysis with trypsin, chymotrypsin, or papain than their fully glycosylated counterparts. Thus it may be concluded that the carbohydrate side chains of HLA-A and -B antigens do not contribute significantly to the conformation of HLA-A and -B antigens, at least as measured by these procedures. Pulse-chase experiments, in conjunction with the isolation of cell-surface HLA-A and -B antigens by adsorbing the monoclonal antibody W6/32 to intact cells, indicate that nonglycosylated molecules reach the cell surface at a rate indistinguishable from that of fully glycosylated molecules (although the absolute amount synthesized in the presence of tunicamycin was decreased). Thus glycosylation is also not required for membrane insertion of HLA antigens, nor for their subsequent transport to the cell surface.
Journal of Immunology
Histocompatibility Antigens
HLA-A Antigens
HLA-B Antigens
Tunicamycin
Surface Antigens
Proteolysis
Ploegh, H. L., Orr, H. T., & Strominger, J. L. (1981). Biosynthesis and cell surface localization of nonglycosylated human histocompatibility antigens. Journal of Immunology, 126(1), 270-275.
Biosynthesis and cell surface localization of nonglycosylated human histocompatibility antigens. / Ploegh, H. L.; Orr, H. T.; Strominger, J. L.
In: Journal of Immunology, Vol. 126, No. 1, 01.01.1981, p. 270-275.
Ploegh, HL, Orr, HT & Strominger, JL 1981, 'Biosynthesis and cell surface localization of nonglycosylated human histocompatibility antigens', Journal of Immunology, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 270-275.
Ploegh HL, Orr HT, Strominger JL. Biosynthesis and cell surface localization of nonglycosylated human histocompatibility antigens. Journal of Immunology. 1981 Jan 1;126(1):270-275.
Ploegh, H. L. ; Orr, H. T. ; Strominger, J. L. / Biosynthesis and cell surface localization of nonglycosylated human histocompatibility antigens. In: Journal of Immunology. 1981 ; Vol. 126, No. 1. pp. 270-275.
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So one of the first posts I put out after being an author on MNB, was that the N9 would have access to Android apps, through Myriad's Alien Dalvik. Well, that went belly up, rumoured to be due to Nokia refusing to financially support their effort. And let's face it, why would Nokia pay for someone to bring an ecosystem to their device, that they won't profit from. (Except of course that maybe the device will have sold more).
Then, we heard that OpenMobile was bringing their own version known as ACL (App Compatibility Layer). News on that front went silent, except that it was being pushed for Tizen. At the beginning of the month, I tweeted to them about what was going on. They replied with a blog post. All the blog post simply said was that they were working on ACL for MeeGo and posted up the video below. Of course, MeeGo and MeeGo-Harmattan are two different platforms. Raising the question, will it work on the N9?
Moments ago, I was having a look again, and noticed they have replied to user comments regarding the N9, earlier in the week.
Thank you all for your comments and kind words! Our engineering team at OpenMobile is diligently working on multiple platforms, including ACL for the Nokia N9 MeeGo Smartphone. Thank you for your interest in ACL™. Keep checking back to the blog for further updates and information as we are able to release it!
From this at least we have some new hope that ACL will be making it to the N9 some time soon.


Since the altitude in Huaraz is more than 3,000 meters (over 9,800 feet) above sea level, Saturday was spent taking it easy and trying to acclimate to the change in altitude.
On Sunday morning, we stopped by the Museo Arquelógico de Ancash- Huaraz, where we saw beautiful art from a famous Peruvian painter, in addition to artifacts that are centuries old. After walking through the museum, we stopped by the city's Plaza de Armas and strolled through the city. We returned to our hostel shortly after to get a good night's sleep, since we had plans to tour Laguna Llanganuco first thing in the morning (as in 5:00am).
What I failed to mention in yesterday's post is that after arriving to Huaraz, eating dinner, and watching the concert in the Plaza de Armas Friday night, I spent the entire night learning about the effects of altitude sickness. (Now that I'm a few days ahead writing about my experiences a few days ago, I don't have to worry about my mother and grandmother sending over a team of doctors to check up on me.) While I can't exactly say I was grateful for the opportunity to gain such firsthand knowledge, the effects of altitude sickness are much more inexpensive than a colonoscopy or endoscopy, but probably just as effective in cleaning out one's system. So, at least there's that.
Tomorrow's hike will entail more than four miles of trekking through both flat and mountainous terrain, with the highest peak (at least that we'll reach) being 15,000 feet above sea level. Before I scare myself out of going on this trek by writing more about the terrifying details, I'll leave it at that and say here's hoping for the best.


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Facebook can't seem to stay out of its own way. Recently, the social media giant has made headlines on a regular basis, and seldom for anything good or groundbreaking. Not long ago, the company found itself in the midst of a controversy when it came to light that they were asking people for their email account passwords, claiming that it needed these in order to verify the identities of the new users.
As a practice, this is almost unheard of. In fact, countless numbers of articles have been written underscoring the fact that no legitimate company would ever request such information. In addition, if anyone ever received an email asking for email logins and passwords, (or passwords of any kind), it was a sure sign of a scam in progress.
In addition to that being a horrible business practice, the fear was that Facebook was improperly using the information and unauthorized to harvest personal information on everyone who complied with their unreasonable request.
As it turns out, those fears were spot on. The company recently released a statement saying that they "unintentionally" uploaded email contacts from some 1.5 million new users on its servers, without the consent or knowledge of those users.
Part of the company's dubious explanation reads as follows:
"Last month we stopped offering email password verification as an option for people verifying their account when signing up for Facebook for the first time. We estimate that up to 1.5 million people's email contacts may have been uploaded. These contacts were not shared with anyone and we're deleting them. We've fixed the underlying issue and are notifying people whose contacts were imported. People can also review and manage the contacts they share with Facebook in their settings."
Given the company's recent history of privacy abuses, this explanation has not been well received. It provides further evidence that Facebook has and continues to utterly fail when it comes to protecting its users' information, even as it generates billions of dollars in revenue from it.
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Norman Pilcher: Bent Coppers (I Am the Walrus)
Norman Pilcher has gone down in history as the muse behind the song I Am the Walrus by The Beatles. When serving in the newly formed drugs squad, Norman arrested John Lennon, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, and many other iconic figures from the 60s. He was one of the first and most infamous foot soldiers in the newly formed 'war on drugs' which began in the late 60s, but what does Norman now think as he looks back over his astounding career in the police service? His new book Bent Coppers is a tell-all about his time in the service and the many good - and bad - coppers that he served with. Norman has also spent time in prison himself which has given him some valuable insights.
In this very, very interesting conversation - we of course discuss Norman's career in the police and the drugs squad, but we absolutely have to talk about the iconic celebrities that he was tasked with arresting, but we also discuss the theme of the book, 'Bent Coppers' and why was Norman so compelled to write this book. And to conclude... what does Norman think about drug policy now?
You can buy limited edition signed copies of Bent Coppers by Norman Pilcher by making enquires at: contact.bentcoppers@gmail.com - and regular copies are available at all good retailers.
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"The Maltese Falcon" adapted by Jane Jones, at Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle, in 2018. Pictured: Kjerstine Rose Anderson and Arlando Smith. (Photo by John Ulman)
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Book-It Repertory Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season
The five-show season's literary adaptations include works by Charlotte Brontë, Willa Cather, Imbolo Mbue, Gin Hammond, and Tom Hansen.
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SEATTLE: Book-It Repertory Theatre has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring five productions.
"We are excited to be producing five stories that all share in the idea of dreaming big, surviving incredible and often debilitating adversity, and ultimately rejoicing in being with family, being alive and in love," said founding co-artistic directors Jane Jones and Myra Platt in a statement.
The season will start with Jane Eyre (Sept. 13-Oct. 14), adapted by Julie Beckman from the novel by Charlotte Brontë, about a young woman orphaned as a child who takes up a job as a governess where she meets a brooding young man. Beckman will direct.
Next up will be Willa Cather's My Ántonia (Nov. 29-Dec. 30), adapted by Annie Lareau, about a man in Blackhawk, Neb., whose childhood memories are woven together with the struggles of his neighbor, a newly arrived immigrant from Bohemia. Lareau will direct.
Following will be Tom Hansen's American Junkie (Feb. 14-March 10, 2019), adapted by Jane Jones and Kevn McKeon, about a musician's story of addiction and journey from budding perform to broken-down junkie during Seattle's grunge years. Jones will direct.
Next will be Returning the Bones (March 28-April 14, 2019), written and performed by Gin Hammond, about a young African-American medical student faced with the decision to either risk her life fighting for the Civil Rights Movement or pursue her dream to live in Paris.
The season will conclude with Behold the Dreamers (June 6-30, 2019), adapted by Platt from Imbolo Mbue, about a Cameroonian couple trying to make a life for themselves in America during the Great Recession. Lanise Antoine Shelley will direct.
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Jill Betters has a great piece on Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood and the generation shifts that transform neighborhoods.
The balancing act between old and new residents can be impossible to maintain in some cases. But with a little genuine, demonstrated interest in meeting and forming relationships, it's something that can be done.
This is what Jill's writing about, sharing the story of someone who moved into a changing neighborhood, someone who embodied change herself, and who formed relationships and has learned to carry on the underlying spirit of the neighborhood even as it continues to change.
It also provides some examples for why I'm not particularly interested in fretting about gentrification, so long as the spirit of newcomers is receptive to learning and becoming a part of the place, rather than simply replacing it.
At minimum, it's a good case study for why characterizing different generations as fundamentally different or exceptional isn't helpful.


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What You're Looking Forward to
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Welcome. Friday again, weekday drifting into weekend, the final thread of the year unspooling. The Styles desk took a look at the things that came out on top in 2020 — like rescue animals, adopted in massive numbers by affection-starved Americans newly stuck at home, and rotten bananas, once compost-bound but now the raw material for endless loaves of banana bread. It's a compelling way to frame the year.
This examination of what happened when New York City closed 83 miles of roadways to cars is well worth your time, too. People dined, danced, picnicked and played, cycled and strolled on streets suddenly reminiscent of European boulevards.
And the reporter Kashmir Hill's account of accidentally spending $200,000 (in Bitcoin) on a sushi dinner in 2013 is delightful. If you've ever bemoaned the baseball card you gave away that later became a collector's item, or any other transaction that in hindsight left you with the short end of the stick, this story will offer you a bit of comfort.
We talked about comfort earlier in the week, specifically the connection between anticipation and happiness: how having something to look forward to, even something as small as an imminent snowfall, has the power to lift your mood. I asked you about the tiny things in the offing that you were anticipating with joy. Here's what you said.
"I am eagerly anticipating the look on my grandparent's faces when they hear my daughters sing carols outside their assisted living home."
"I just booked a three-night May getaway to a California state park. After I hit the COMPLETE PURCHASE button, I felt a strange and wonderful twinge of momentary 'normal-ness' and a reflexive — dare I even utter the word — SMILE broke out. Anticipation is really good."
"I'm looking forward to my first attempt at a zucchini-crust pizza. And in memory of John le Carré, I'm rereading (for the fourth time, I think) 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.' Nothing like the Cold War for the cold weather."
"I look forward to the day when concert halls are allowed to reopen and I get to listen to the Berlin Philharmonic again, live. Preferably a Mahler."
Me, I'm looking forward to spending a few hours lost in "The City in Slang," by Irving Lewis Allen, this weekend. Allen's book is a fascinating cultural and linguistic history of New York City, from which I learned that the English writer Ford Madox Ford disliked the word "skyscraper" and thought "cloud-house" would be a better designation for a tall building.
Laura Marling's recent album "Song for Our Daughter" is wonderful and cozy. I accidentally left open a tab playing "The Sound of Rain, falling on tropical leaves" while listening to the Marling and found the combination enchanting. Try it.
And here's a riveting read by Nicholas Thompson, from Wired: "A Nameless Hiker and the Case the Internet Can't Crack."
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We explore what private market data can tell us about the appropriate discount rates for valuing investments in climate change abatement. We estimate the term structure of discount rates for real estate up to the very long horizons relevant for investments in climate change abatement. The housing term structure is downward-sloping, reaching 2.6% at horizons beyond 100 years. We also show that real estate is exposed to both consumption risk and climate risk. We explore the implications of these new data using a tractable asset pricing model that incorporates important features of climate change. Climate change is modeled as a rare catastrophic event, the probability of which increases with economic growth. Economic activity partially mean reverts following a climate disaster, capturing the ability of the economy to adapt. As a result, short-run cash flows are more exposed to climate risk than long-run cash flows, allowing us to match the observed housing term structure. The model and data provide simple yet powerful guidance for appropriate discount rates for investments that hedge climate disaster risk. The term structure of these discount rates is upward-sloping but bounded above by the risk-free rate. For extremely far horizons at which we do not observe the risk-free rate, the estimated long-run discount rates for housing (a risky asset) provide an upper bound that becomes tighter with maturity. This suggests that the appropriate discount rates for investments in climate change abatement are low at all horizons, substantially below those conventionally used for valuing these investments and for determining the social cost of carbon.


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ANA suspending Osaka-Hong Kong flights this winter
23 Aug 2018 by Craig Bright
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be temporarily suspending its daily flights between Osaka and Hong Kong throughout the winter season, making this airline's third Hong Kong service to see a partial stoppage over the coming months.
The suspension follows the decision earlier this month to halt select flights on two of ANA's routes to Hong Kong from Tokyo Narita and Nagoya throughout much of September and October as the airline is forced to shift its winter schedule in order to undergo mandatory inspections of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Unfortunately for regular travellers on ANA's Osaka-Hong Kong route, this latest suspension is scheduled to run all the way from October 28, 2018 until February 23 next year.
ANA has confirmed the route will return from February 24 onwards, however there will be some changes when the service continues, notably with the aircraft that will operate the flights.
Currently, ANA flies a 202-seat variant of its Boeing 767-300ER between Osaka and Hong Kong. These configurations have 35 of ANA's "Business Cradle" seats in business class, with seats laid out in an unconventional 2-1-2 layout, giving passengers the option of a "throne" seat in the middle.
From February 24 next year, however, the route will be flown by the significantly smaller B737-700. These single-aisle aircraft offer a severely reduced business class cabin with just eight seats – a different product to that offered on the 767-300ER – that are laid out in a 2-2 set up.
Along with the Osaka-Hong Kong services, three other international routes will see suspensions or frequency reductions this winter, beginning October 28. ANA's daily Nagoya-Shanghai route will be suspended until March 30 next year, while its Tokyo (Narita)-Chengdu service will drop from a daily service to a four-times-weekly flight, also until March 30.
Meanwhile, ANA will also suspend one of its two daily flights between Tokyo (Narita) and Los Angeles until February 7, extending its previously announced suspension across select dates throughout September and October.
A number of airlines already have had to ground their Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in order to conduct mandatory inspections after it was revealed that parts of the engines that power them, the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000, were not lasting as long as anticipated.
The issue is industry-wide and precautionary in nature, and should not cause concerns about flight safety.
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Good Procurement Management Promotes National Development
Phone: + 232-75-902460
Email: info@nppa.gov.sl
About NPPA
Public Procurement Act 2016
The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) was established under the Public Procurement Act of 2004 to perform oversight functions and advise the Government of Sierra Leone on Public Procurement management. Public procurement is a significant means through which the government of Sierra Leone meets its development needs through the provision of physical infrastructure and the supply of essential goods and services. Public Procurement is thus a significant national development tool, the effective management of which the national oversight body considers extremely important.
Since the establishment of NPPA, public procurement expenditure in Sierra Leone has increased significantly, thus bearing increasing pressure on NPPA more than ever before to perform its duties more vigorously and in a more professional manner, such that the Government of Sierra Leone could maximize its returns on public expenditures as one of the goals of the Authority is to ensure that the government of Sierra Leone spends its money wisely and delivers best value for money.
The upgrade of this website was made possible with support from the Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the government of Sierra Leone. NPPA had established and managed a website for several years to disseminate salient information to stakeholders and enhance their wider participation in public procurement in Sierra Leone. Over the years however, this website has not only proved to have limited platforms for the increasing demand for database and information on public procurement management, but the website has also developed dormant platforms.
Thus this upgraded website now provides a better functioning site that does not only reflect modern and effective web design techniques but also communicates more effectively to diverse stakeholders across the globe.
The Chief Executive and staff of the National Public Procurement Authority sincerely welcome you to this website at this crucial era of globalization where the use of information technology has spread across the universe.
By this significant venture, the National Public Procurement Authority has set up a dedicated website on which all public bodies could post information such as invitation for bids, Annual Procurement Plans, Summary of Bid Evaluation reports and notices of procurement awards.
Finally and from now onwards, suppliers, contractors and consultants will view on this website features such as current and future bidding opportunities and even download bidding documents where permitted and also view evaluation reports and recently awarded contracts.
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Skytap Appoints Thor Culverhouse as CEO
Skytap Inc., the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions, today announced that Thor Culverhouse has been appointed CEO. Thor previously served as President and CEO of Stratavia, a leading provider of data center automation software solutions, which was acquired by HP in August 2010.Thor replaces outgoing CEO, Scott Roza, who led Skytap through five years of consecutive growth, while expanding the company's customer roster to over 250 enterprises. Scott will continue to serve on Skytap's board of directors.
"Skytap has a tremendous market opportunity in enterprise cloud computing and its recent milestones demonstrate that the company has the right combination of technology and talent to accelerate its growth," said Thor Culverhouse. "The company's vision for empowering development and test teams through intuitive cloud services directly addresses some of today's biggest challenges in building and deploying new software. I look forward to working with the Skytap team to build upon the company's track record of success and drive greater adoption of its hybrid cloud solution."
As CEO of Stratavia, Thor successfully transformed the company from an early stage managed services business to a license software business focused on data center automation and private cloud deployments. After the company's acquisition by HP, Thor ran the Global Accounts Sales Force for HP Software where he led a team of 200 sales professionals across the company's largest software accounts. Prior to Skytap, Thor founded willbeHired, a social recruitment platform. Thor has also served in leadership roles at companies including IBM, Informix, and Tektronix.
"Skytap is already a leader in helping enterprises embrace and manage cloud services," said Matt McIlwain, managing director at Madrona Venture Group. "The seamless transition from Scott's outstanding leadership to date to Thor's passion for the future of enterprise cloud will help Skytap and its customers realize their full potential."
About Skytap
Skytap is the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions for dynamic workloads. Skytap Cloud gives businesses a fast, easy, and secure way to create complex computing environments in the cloud. Customers can run enterprise applications unchanged in the cloud, collaborate securely with global teams, and gain unparalleled business productivity. Additionally, IT organizations maintain full visibility and control over cloud projects, align capacity with demand, and reduce costs. Enterprises can securely connect Skytap Cloud to their data centers and create hybrid clouds. Skytap is ideal for any dynamic workload including development and testing, software demos and evaluations, and virtual training.


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What health officials have learned about COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota
As of Tuesday, medical records of 146 of 405 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Minnesota have been evaluated.
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Seventy-nine people in Minnesota have been confirmed to have died from complications due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2).
It's only been a little more than three weeks since the first death was reported by state health officials on March 21, but they are beginning to find some commonalities in fatal cases.
Kris Ehresmann, director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division at the Minnesota Department of Health, said Tuesday that they are in the process of doing an in-depth, Minnesota-specific evaluation of COVID-19 deaths.
"The things that we've seen with some of our rough epidemiology is that 57 of the 79 cases have been in individuals associated with long-term care," Ehresmann said. "The other thing that we're looking at is presence of underlying health conditions."
She said that 98.5 percent of the 79 patients to die from the disease had underlying health conditions, although specific conditions have not been unveiled. The most clear commonality of the deaths in Minnesota is older age.
The age range for deaths is 56 to 100 years old, but the median age is 87.
"Our deaths [are] in older people with underlying health conditions who are in long-term care settings," said Ehresmann, speaking in generalized terms.
A study of Minnesota's 405 hospitalized patients (as of April 14) so far has yielded results for 146 medical records. Of those 146, 53 patients required an intensive-care unit bed. Twenty-five of those 53 patients were intubated and placed on a ventilator to help them breathe.
Nine of the 25 to have been intubated died while six survived and the status of the 10 are pending.
Note: A long-term care facility is a congregate setting like a nursing home, group home, memory care, or assisted-living center. As of Tuesday, there 65 long-term care facilities that have had at least one resident, staff, contractor or visitor with a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Not all facilities have ongoing transmission of the virus, and facilities with fewer than 10 beds for residents have not been named in the health department's report.
Underlying conditions that may increase risk for severe illness
Because the novel coronavirus is a new disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says "there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease."
"Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19," the CDC website says.
Asthma has not been confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Health as a specific underlying condition that has led to more serious illness from COVID-19, but it's among the more prominent risk factors identified by the CDC.
"People with moderate to severe asthma may be at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. COVID-19 can affect your respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs), cause an asthma attack, and possibly lead to pneumonia and acute respiratory disease," the CDC says.
Other leading risk factors, according to the CDC, are:
People 65 years and older
People in congregate care facilities
People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
People who have serious heart conditions
People who are immunocompromised
Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications
People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)
People with diabetes
People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
People with liver disease
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Saturday update: Minnesota exceeds 1,000 COVID-19 deaths
There are 589 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, including 263 in intensive care.
4 more deaths as Minnesota's COVID-19 crisis grows
Patients still hospitalized range in ages from 6 to 98.
Coronavirus: 5 more deaths as the COVID-19 outbreak continues
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention says COVID-19 is widespread in Minnesota.
56 deaths, nearly 1,300 hospitalized in MN's Nov. 11 COVID-19 update
282 of the 1,299 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are in intensive care.
24 more dead from COVID-19 in MN; more deaths listed as 'probable'
The newest data now includes probable deaths caused by COVID-19.
Here is Minnesota's COVID-19 update for Tuesday, June 16
Patients in the hospital with COVID-19 remain at the lowest totals since late April.
Here is Minnesota's COVID-19 update for Friday, August 21
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is below 300 again.
Here is Minnesota's COVID-19 update for Tuesday, September 8
There are currently 257 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.


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Ethiopia Moves in Right Direction with Climate Change Response But Challenges Remain
By James Hassam
Ethiopia is widely regarded as an African success story when it comes to economic growth. According to the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy is growing by seven percent annually. But there are concerns that climate change could jeopardise this growth.
When Poverty Quietly Morphs into Catastrophe
By Miriam Gathigah and George Gao
Wambui Karunyu, 72, and her seven-year-old grandson are the only surviving members of their immediate family. Karunyu's husband and five children all succumbed to the hardships of living in the semi-arid area of lower Mukurweini district in central Kenya.
OP-ED: Financing of Disaster Risk Reduction Needs Urgent Reform
By Jan Gerald Kellett
Over 20 years, disaster losses in developing nations have amounted to 862 billion dollars (a considerable under-estimate). During this period the international community has spent just 13.5 billion dollars on disaster risk reduction (DRR), equivalent to 40 cents of every 100 dollars of development aid – this has to change.
More Women in Tech Will Lead to Peaceful Gender Equal World
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Q: Function that selects categories in for a variable in R In R i perform calculation. With the functions i count the number of "Males"
But in my dataset I also have "Female"
As a job I also five other categories for instance "Nurse"
This is my code
a=sum(mydata$gender == "Male")
b=sum(mydata$job == "Doctor" & mydata$gender == "Male")
ab=b/a

I want to have a function that makes it possible to replace for instance mydata$gender == "Male" with mydata$gender == "a" where "a" is a function that ask me to pick the type of variable that i want. For instance in the gender the R console ask me in mydata$gender to select Female based on the categories in mydata$gender
And then in mydata$job == "b" the R console asks me to pick nurse or cleaner or director based on the categories in the variable job
Is this possible or do you guys know something that looks like this.
Example
of dataset:

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*ID, job, gender, day of birth 1, Doctor, Male, 23-04-1980

*2, Doctor,   Female, 23-04-1985

*3, Nurse, Female, 23-04-1983

*4, Cleaner, Male,   23-04-1982

*5, Director, Male, 23-04-1986

A:    ID <- c(2,3,4,5)
   Job <- c("Doctor","Nurse","Cleaner","Director")
   Gender <- c("Female","Male")
   DOB <- as.Date(c("1982-04-23","1983-04-23","1984-04-23","1985-04-23"))

   df <- function(a,b,c,d){
   my_df <- data.frame(ID=a,Job=b,Gender=c,DOB=d)
   my_df
   }

   df(ID[3],Job[2],Gender[2],DOB[3])
   #   ID   Job Gender        DOB
   # 1  4 Nurse   Male 1984-04-23

   df(ID[c(1,3)],Job[c(2,2)],Gender[c(1,2)],DOB[c(4,3)])
   #   ID   Job Gender        DOB
   # 1  2 Nurse Female 1985-04-23
   # 2  4 Nurse   Male 1984-04-23

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Jordan Martinook
Carolina Hurricanes Recall Jordan Martinook
October 11, 2022 at 6:13 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 2 Comments
After clearing waivers a few days ago, beloved forward Jordan Martinook is back up on an NHL roster with the Carolina Hurricanes. Evidently, the team has made the salary cap moves necessary to accommodate him on the active roster.
In a corresponding move, the team assigned forward Jamieson Rees and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov to the AHL's Chicago Wolves.
Waiving Martinook and temporarily assigning him to the AHL allowed Carolina to optimize their cap space as much as possible prior to placing defenseman Jake Gardiner on long-term injured reserve to start the season. With Gardiner and his $4.05MM cap hit now on LTIR, the team now had the flexibility to recall Martinook.
He'll likely reprise his role as the team's fourth-line left wing, with AHL superstar Stefan Noesen serving as the team's 13th forward for the time being. He'll likely flank Derek Stepan and Ondrej Kase, making for a dynamic fourth line.
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Waivers: 10/07/22
October 7, 2022 at 1:04 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 13 Comments
It's an important day for waivers as the regular season approaches, and several potential targets are available. With the preseason wrapping up, teams will try to sneak players through at the last second and keep them in the organization for the time being.
Many of these placements are due to salary cap restrictions or LTIR machinations to give teams maximum flexibility as the season begins. Everyone from yesterday's list cleared.
Here is today's group of waiver additions:
Anton Khudobin
Mattias Janmark
Steven Fogarty
Brian Pinho
Kevin Connauton
Troy Grosenick
Martin Frk
Matthew Highmore
Justin Dowling
Johnathan Kovacevic
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East Notes: Martinook, Lysell, Pysyk
May 7, 2022 at 1:57 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 1 Comment
Hurricanes winger Jordan Martinook left Friday's loss against Boston after Taylor Hall fell on Martinook's ankle. Chip Alexander and Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer report that x-rays on the ankle came back negative, however, the 29-year-old has already been ruled out for Sunday's fourth game of the series. Derek Stepan or Steven Lorentz will likely slide into Martinook's spot on the fourth line with head coach Rod Brind'Amour indicating they may try to find a way to get both of those players into the lineup which means someone else would be a healthy scratch. Trade deadline pickup Max Domi could the odd one out in that scenario after averaging just 10:10 through the first three games of the series.
Elsewhere in the East:
The Bruins will decide this summer whether or not to turn prospect Fabian Lysell pro or not, notes Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe. The 19-year-old winger was drafted out of Sweden so he's able to play in the minors before turning 20 but Boston decided that the major junior route was the best for him this season as he had 62 points in 53 regular season games with WHL Vancouver and has 15 points in seven playoff contests so far. The 2021 first-rounder can go back to junior next season but the Bruins might prefer testing him at a harder level next season, especially if his postseason dominance continues.
Mark Pysyk was hoping to go back to being a full-time defenseman this season after spending a lot of the previous two years on the wing. He got that opportunity with Buffalo and not surprisingly, as a result, he told reporters including Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald that he "definitely would be open" to re-signing with the Sabres. The 30-year-old played in 68 games this season, collecting a dozen points while averaging just under 18 minutes a game. That's a pretty good return on a one-year, $900K deal, a price tag that Pysyk should be able to eclipse on the open market in July.
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Snapshots: Giordano, Braun, Robertson, Martinook
March 20, 2022 at 11:50 am CDT | by John Gilroy 4 Comments
One of the biggest names remaining on the trade-bait list is Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano. A pending UFA and still producing at a high level, many teams have been calling Seattle about the 38-year-old. Still, the price on Giordano remains high, rumored to be at least a first-round pick. Although this price may be reasonable for Giordano, many teams have balked at the it, some perhaps not necessarily viewing it as unfair, but not a prudent decision for their organization. One such organization is the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have made it known that they do not want to trade a first-round pick or a top prospect for a true rental player.
The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun wondered if perhaps Seattle would be willing to take two second-round picks or a second-round pick and a prospect in lieu of a first-round pick (link). LeBrun speculates that if Seattle was willing to accept a package like this, then that may open the market up to Toronto and the St. Louis Blues, another organization who has made it known they do not want to trade a first-round pick. Another team that is in the mix for Giordano's services is the New York Rangers, as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman pointed out on Hockey Night in Canada yesterday evening. The Rangers, unlike Toronto or St. Louis, could be persuaded to trade a first-round pick, considering the young talent they have and the fact that they have not been without one in several years. While that does give the Rangers an advantage, Giordano, Seattle's captain, has made it clear that if he is to be traded, he strongly prefers his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Philadelphia Flyers plan to make defenseman Justin Braun a healthy scratch for today's game against the New York Islanders, reports The Athletic's Charlie O'Connor. The scratch is not indicative of poor performance or any injury related matters, and is purely an asset-management move ahead of tomorrow's trade deadline, when Braun is likely to be traded.
The Maple Leafs announced that they have sent forward Nicholas Robertson to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. The move does not necessarily mean that the Maple Leafs are planning, or not planning, to trade Robertson, and is more-likely-than-not a result of the Maple Leafs working around salary cap constraints to put themselves in the best position possible for the trade deadline. To date, Robertson has just one goal and zero assists in nine NHL games this season, but three goals and five assists in nine AHL games this season.
According to Carolina Hurricanes' head coach Rod Brind'Amour, forward Jordan Martinook will be out of the lineup for a few weeks after being injured in Thursday's game against the Maple Leafs (link). Carolina expects to have Martinook back this season, however Hurricanes' alternate captain is a key figure and leader in the locker room, so his absence, even if temporary, could prove costly to the team.
Friedman also Tweets that he believes the Vancouver Canucks are a team that is considering Travis Dermott at the deadline. Dermott has been the subject of trade rumors well before this year's trade deadline, and those rumors have only heated up since, and it is believed he will be traded by the deadline regardless. Vancouver has been looking to acquire a defenseman with term, and Dermott is signed through 2022-23 at just a $1.5MM cap hit.
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Metropolitan Notes: Flyers, Shesterkin, Nemeth, Hurricanes
December 18, 2021 at 2:58 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 1 Comment
The Flyers announced that they've placed Max Willman and a staff member in COVID protocol. The 26-year-old has been a feel-good story for Philadelphia this season as he made his NHL debut this season and has chipped in with two goals and an assist in a dozen games. Willman was originally drafted by Buffalo back in 2014 but didn't sign. He becomes the second Flyer currently in COVID protocol joining center Morgan Frost.
Meanwhile, goaltender Carter Hart will be unavailable for tonight's game against Ottawa due to an undetermined illness. The team announced (Twitter link) that Felix Sandstrom has been recalled from AHL Lehigh Valley to serve as Martin Jones' backup. They will get some help on the injury front, however, as winger Joel Farabee will return to the lineup after missing the last seven games due to a shoulder injury. The 21-year-old has seven goals in 21 games so far this season.
More from the Metropolitan:
Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is ready to return from his lower-body injury as the team announced (Twitter link) that he has been activated off injured reserve with Keith Kinkaid being returned to AHL Hartford in a corresponding move. The 25-year-old missed just over two weeks with the injury and had been off to a strong start to his season with a 2.05 GAA and a .937 SV% in 18 games. Kinkaid, meanwhile, picked up the victory on Wednesday against Arizona.
From that same announcement, Rangers blueliner Patrik Nemeth has been placed in COVID protocol. The 30-year-old had played in all 30 of New York's games to this point, recording two assists along with 57 blocked shots while logging just over 17 minutes per game. He'll miss the next ten days.
Carolina won't be getting any help on the injury front for a little while as Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' team site relays (Twitter link) that winger Jordan Martinook and defenseman Jalen Chatfield aren't close to returning from their respective lower-body injuries. Martinook has been out for a little more than two weeks and head coach Rod Brind'Amour acknowledged that the 29-year-old could start skating soon but still will need a fair bit of time before he's able to come back. Meanwhile, Chatfield's injury was more recent, sustained back on Sunday against his former team in Vancouver.
Carolina Hurricanes| Carter Hart| COVID Protocol Related Absence| Felix Sandstrom| Igor Shesterkin| Jalen Chatfield| Joel Farabee| Jordan Martinook| Keith Kinkaid| New York Rangers| Patrik Nemeth| Philadelphia Flyers
Jordan Martinook Re-Signs With The Carolina Hurricanes
July 28, 2021 at 10:35 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman is reporting that versatile forward Jordan Martinook will be staying in Carolina. The deal is reported to be three years at $1.8MM. Per PuckPedia, the deal's structure is as follows:
2021-22: $900,000
2022-23: $1,800,000
The move comes as somewhat of a surprise after it was believed that the Hurricanes and Martinook would be parting ways. However, with the departure of Warren Foegele, it seems that Carolina has reversed course. Martinook is a considered a glue guy in the locker room and with plenty of turnover already in Raleigh this off-season, it will benefit team morale to keep him around, especially on a mult-year deal.
On the ice, Martinook is likely to make that $1.8MM AAV look like a value as well. The two-way forward recorded 25 points in his first (and only) full season with Carolina and in the past two shortened seasons has scored at a similar rate. Add in his work ethic and defensive ability and you have a reliable bottom-six player making a relatively small amount. As the 'Canes continue to push for a Cup, they will likely be happy that they kept Martinook in the fold.
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Tom Dundon Becomes Sole Owner Of Carolina Hurricanes
June 30, 2021 at 5:02 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 2 Comments
The NHL's Board of Governors has unanimously approved Tom Dundon as sole owner of the Carolina Hurricanes after he purchased all remaining minority shares. That includes those owned by the previous majority shareholder Peter Karmanos, and as the press release indicates, makes this the first time that Karmanos has not owned a piece of the franchise since 1994.
Quite simply, Dundon reiterated his desire to see the Stanley Cup return to Raleigh:
We are fortunate to have a passionate fan base that supports what we believe is a team that can compete every year for the Stanley Cup. That is the only option.
Dundon purchased a majority of the team in 2018 and restructured both the business and hockey operations departments. In the time since, the team has reached the playoffs three times, even making it as far as the Eastern Conference Final in 2018-19. The group of players currently on the roster has made an impactful connection with a rejuvenated fan base, while franchise icon Rod Brind'Amour quickly became one of the most beloved head coaches in team history.
Once again, Dundon will be asked to make a financial commitment to the team this summer as they currently have just 12 players under contract for next season. Young star Andrei Svechnikov is a restricted free agent for the first time, while veteran leaders like Jordan Martinook, Dougie Hamilton, and Petr Mrazek are all unrestricted free agents. Though it is unlikely all of those names will be returning, the Hurricanes are in a strong position to take advantage of the free agent market and add some support to their strong foundational pieces.
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Trade Rumors: Jones, Foegele, Tkachuk
A Seth Jones trade seems like a foregone conclusion this off-season. The Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman has stated that he will not sign an extension before his current contract expires after the 2021-22 and will test the free agent market, all but guaranteeing that he will not re-sign with the team. The retooling Blue Jackets are not going to watch another star player walk away as they get nothing in return and recognize that Jones' value will be much higher this summer as opposed to dealing him in-season. Columbus' leverage is damaged by Jones' public statements, but the team will try to create a bidding war to drive up the price. There should be no shortage of interest and one team is already hot on the trail. In his latest "31 Thoughts" column, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman writes that the Philadelphia Flyers are "definitely" in on Jones and that it isn't exactly a secret either. Friedman states that there is a lot of chatter surrounding a potential Jones-to-Philly deal already. The Flyers have been open about their desire to add another top pair defenseman across from Ivan Provorov and have a number of talented young roster players and a deep pipeline to offer Columbus whatever they want. In need of top center, perhaps the Blue Jackets will buy low on 2017 second overall pick Nolan Patrick as part of a package for Jones, a top-five pick himself.
Another player on the trade block, though not as publicly as Jones, is Carolina Hurricanes forward Warren Foegele. Foegele is looking to play a bigger role and on a deep Hurricanes roster he has been limited to bottom-six responsibilities. At first it seemed like Carolina may be reluctant to move the underrated forward, but it seems the tides are turning. Friedman believes that the 'Canes are going to re-shape their bottom-six after falling short in the playoffs once again and that Foegele's unofficial trade request may just be honored. He reports that trade talks are occurring between Carolina and Foegele suitors. Friedman adds that impending unrestricted free agent Jordan Martinook is another player unlikely to return to Raleigh next season.
One player that Friedman does not see moving: Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk. While this may seem like common sense, the Flames are listening to all offers right now and could be making some major changes this summer. There were also whispers that Tkachuk himself may want to leave, however those rumors were met with swift and firm denials. As Friedman points out, that is a contrasting approach to how other teams have treated players who have recently asked to leave, such as Jones or Arizona's Oliver Ekman-Larsson, implying that the rumors are in fact false. Friedman reports that Tkachuk's name never came up in Calgary's Pierre-Luc Dubois negotiations and the team has zero interest in trading him.
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Jordan Martinook Undergoes Knee Surgery
June 16, 2021 at 3:08 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 1 Comment
It's offseason cleanup time for many NHL players, with nagging injuries finally being dealt with on the surgical table. That's the case for Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook, who has undergone a meniscal debridement on his right knee. Martinook is expected to make a full recovery in time for the beginning of the 2021-22 season.
Of course, the 28-year-old forward doesn't actually have a contract yet for next season as his two-year, $4MM deal with Carolina expires at the end of 2020-21. He is an extension candidate because of the strong leadership role he has in the Hurricanes dressing room and the physical presence he brings to the ice, but the surgery at least complicates things a bit. For the second season in a row, Martinook recorded only 13 points and now has just six goals over his last 102 regular season games dating back to the end of 2018-19. Sure, the role he fills in bringing along and supporting the young players on the Hurricanes roster is important, but those troubling offensive numbers won't help his case when negotiating a new deal.
It's not like the playoffs have brought out the best in him offensively, as through 29 games over the last three seasons Martinook has scored just twice. Eventually, there will have to be a decision made on whether he's bringing enough to the table on a nightly basis to help the Hurricanes get closer to the Stanley Cup or whether he is dragging them down.
Especially as he deals with his recovery from knee surgery and the team tries to navigate other contract negotiations, an extension can probably be put on the back burner. That said, there is a benefit from signing him in the next few weeks, as he could fill one of the required exposure slots in the upcoming expansion draft.
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Snapshots: Martinook, Mangiapane, Reilly
June 12, 2021 at 12:37 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment
Hurricanes winger Jordan Martinook is set to hit the open market this summer but he's hoping it doesn't come to that. In his end-of-season media availability (video link), the 28-year-old made it clear that he's hoping to remain with Carolina:
I want to see it through. I think we're right there. We're so close. If I were to go somewhere else, it'd be tough to see if they were to win here because I feel like I was a big part of it.
At the end of the day, it's obviously a business. I want to stay here, but I have a family. I just had a baby girl, so I have to look out for myself and my family. I want to be a Hurricane, so hopefully we can make that happen.
If he wants to stay with the Hurricanes, Martinook is probably looking at a dip in salary. He carried a $2MM cap hit this season but managed just 13 points in 44 games and while he's valuable on the defensive side of things, teams will be looking to save on bottom-six players to give themselves some extra flexibility. That's likely to be the case here as well.
Other notes from around the NHL:
Fresh off being named MVP at the Worlds, Flames winger Andrew Mangiapane indicated in a recent appearance on Sportsnet 960 (audio link) that he would be interested in signing a long-term extension with the team. 2021-22 is the final year of his two-year, $4.85MM contract so he will be eligible to sign a new deal when free agency opens next month. Mangiapane had 32 points this season (the second straight year with that total) so while he may want to stick around for the long haul, he's probably going to be better off waiting to see how next season goes in the hopes of improving his negotiating leverage heading into those discussions.
Mike Reilly fit in quite well with the Bruins after being brought in at the trade deadline, logging over 21 minutes a game down the stretch and in the playoffs. In his end-of-season availability Friday (video link), the pending unrestricted free agent expressed a desire to remain with Boston. The 27-year-old has bounced around a bit as of late but with 27 assists in 55 games this season and how his year finished, he should garner considerable interest on the open market next month.
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Stories from Wednesday, May 16, 2012
America's division stems from politics (Editorial ~ 05/16/12)
Presidential campaigns are a contact sport. There may be a phony facade of friendly rivalry but beneath that veneer is a deep disdain and distrust. And I'm not talking about the candidates. I'm talking about the American public. Every four years, it seems, we divide ourselves along purely political lines to choose the most powerful leader in the free world...
Sikeston's season ends with loss to Notre Dame (High School Sports ~ 05/16/12)
FARMINGTON -- Playing Notre Dame in the Class 2, District 1 Tournament semifinals on Tuesday the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to a close with a 6-0 loss. After scoring the go-ahead goal in only the second minute of the game, Notre Dame went on push ahead 3-0 at the half. Notre Dame went up by four goals early in the second before running away to a 6-0 final...
Oran back in district title game; Risco falls in thriller (High School Sports ~ 05/16/12)
LEOPOLD -- The Oran Eagles banged out 11 hits and rolled into the Class 1, District 2 championship game after defeating Advance 10-0 on Tuesday. Oran scored five runs in the first and never looked back, ending the game by the mercy rule with two tallies in the bottom of the fifth inning...
SHS golf team finishes seventh (High School Sports ~ 05/16/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Sikeston golf team improved by seven strokes on the second day of the Class 3 State Championship at Rivercut Golf Club in Springfield on Tuesday, giving the Bulldogs a seventh place finish. St. Francis Borgia won the state title, finishing with a 609, one shot better than MICDS. Sikeston's 651 gave them a seventh place finish and was the first time a Bulldog team had competed at the tournament in 10 years and was the team's best finish since 2002...
Full swing (Community Sports ~ 05/16/12)
The Sikeston Area Youth Baseball League is in full swing as games began earlier this month. Here, Ferguson Medical Group's Trey Scott swings at a pitch on Tuesday during his team's game against the Dewitt Action Company in Rookie League action at the Sikeston Sports Complex. SAYB scores can be found on page 3B...
Billie Anderson (Obituary ~ 05/16/12)
CHARLESTON -- Billie Jean "Betty" Anderson, 58, died May 14, 2012, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born May 13, 1954, in Osceola, Ark., daughter of Pearllean Howard Anderson of Texas and the late Woodrow Anderson, she has lived in Missouri since 1957 and was a certified nurse's assistant for over 20 years and was currently employed at the Bertrand Nursing Center. She was a member of St. Matthews Full Gospel Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston...
Marie Mossman (Obituary ~ 05/16/12)
DEXTER -- Sarah Marie Mossman, 86, died May 15, 2012, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center at Dexter. Born Jan. 2, 1925, in Bernie, daughter of the late Douglas Estes and Nancy Cowan Estes, she was a member of the First Church Of God in Dexter and a homemaker...
Bill Marsh (Obituary ~ 05/16/12)
SALEM, Ill. -- Bill Marsh, 63, died May 14, 2012, at his home in the care of his family. Born Feb. 4, 1949, in Sikeston, Mo., he was the son of Virginia Marsh of Sikeston and the late William R. Marsh. Bill was the photographer and owner of Digital Memories in Salem. ...
Oscar Bean (Obituary ~ 05/16/12)
SIKESTON -- Oscar L. "Lil Man" Bean, 42, died May 11, 2012, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 4, 1969, in St. Louis, to Osbie Lee Bean and Barbara Sue Bean Gully of St. Louis. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his fiancee', Tonya Miles of Sikeston; three sons, Kaleb Sterns of Cape Girardeau and Cameron Bean and Brandon Bean of Sikeston; three daughters, Kenya White of St. ...
Park Board will honor local coach (Local News ~ 05/16/12)
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Jaycees preparing for annual crawfish boil, music festival (Local News ~ 05/16/12)
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SHS senior has never missed a day of school (Local News ~ 05/16/12)
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Draped Bust Dollars: The Series in Perspective – Part I
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, Editor
Early American coins are among the most widely collected and studied issues in all of numismatics. Of the federal issues that the United States Mint coined in the 1790s and 1800s, perhaps no other silver coins have captured the hearts of collectors in the way the early American dollars have. Struck from 1794 through 1804, these so-called "Bust" dollars, which include the Flowing Hair and Draped Bust types, have maintained a prominent place in numismatic cabinets since at least the mid 19th century.
It was in the mid 19th century that the most famous Bust dollar of all was struck. The 1804 dollar, a few of which were first made in 1834 for inclusion in special proof sets that were presented as diplomatic gifts for royalty and political leaders overseas, became one of the rarest, most treasured of all United States coins. This seven-figure trophy rarity, long known as "The King of American Coins," is the poster child of the Draped Bust dollar series and has helped popularize all early American dollars.
Mystery shrouds the series – including why the "1804" date was even employed on a coin made three decades later. Though many scholars believe it has something to do with 1804 being the last date the coin was struck – mint records reveal 19,570 dollars were struck in 1804, though these were likely of the 1803 date, or perhaps even 1802. And the mystique behind these early American dollars doesn't stop there.
Mystery Meets History With The Draped Bust Dollar
For years, numismatic scholars have conjectured the story of the female model who appears on the Draped Bust dollar. Lore points to Philadelphia socialite Anne Willing Bingham as the model for the matronly woman seen on the Draped Bust dollar. However, according to historian R.W. Julian, that story is little more than lore. "The Ann Willing Bingham story was invented by Don Taxay, who speculated that she might been the model," says Julian. "Taxay's speculation became a fact for later writers."
Julian remarks the only known reference to the Draped Bust design was made by Mint Director James Ross Snowden on page 177 of his 1861 work A Description of the Medals of Washington, which states: "The [Draped Bust] head of Liberty on the dollar of 1795 was designed by [Gilbert] Stuart, the celebrated portrait painter, at the request of the Director [Henry William DeSaussure], as we learn from a relation of the family; Stuart facetiously remarking that Liberty on the other coins had run mad – referring to the disheveled hair on the [Flowing Hair] head of Liberty on the previous coins – we will bind it up and thus render her a steady matron."
Adds Julian, "I have no doubt that Stuart did in fact design both sides of the new Draped Bust dollar in 1795 but doubt that Director DeSaussure was involved. The director had begun his term of office in early July 1795 and knew few people in Philadelphia," he says. "It is more likely that the change of design was undertaken for President Washington, who knew Stuart well. The designs were sent to John Eckstein, an artist who specialized in plaster models; Eckstein prepared models of both sides and these were given to Engraver Robert Scot as guide in preparing the dies."
Production of the Draped Bust dollar began in the fall of 1795, replacing the Flowing Hair dollar type. It was a period when something of a scandal had befallen the young United States Mint. "Director David Rittenhouse, at the request of Assayer Albion Cox in the summer 1794, had illegally changed the fineness of the silver planchets from .8924 to .900 without changing the weight," explains Julian. "This cheated depositors out of about one percent of their bullion value. The matter became public knowledge in late October 1795, when Elias Boudinot became director and was to cause serious problems." This led to a decrease in silver deposits and in turn relatively low mintages of the silver dollar in 1796 and especially 1797. "It was not until late 1797, and an agreement with the Bank of the United States, that silver bullion became more plentiful at the Mint," says Julian. Also causing decreased production of silver dollars in 1797, a year when just 7,776 were made, was a breakout of yellow fever in Philadelphia.
"One interesting point not generally known is that Mint Director Boudinot kept $10,000 of his own funds continually circulating through the Mint," notes Julian. "He brought silver to the Mint and used the coins obtained to buy more silver. All, or most at any rate, of the coins he obtained were dollars." Collectively, he deposited a total of around $140,000 in 1798 and from 1800 through 1803, which coincides with the period of the greatest production of Draped Bust silver dollars – which means that approximately 140,000 silver dollars were struck from Boudinot's own funds.
Draped Bust Dollars Scarce by Today's Standards
Mintage records show more than 1.2 million Draped Bust dollars were made between 1795 and 1804. To be exact, 1,284,143. Make that 1,284,158 if counting the 15 known original issues and restrikes of the 1804-dated dollar. The highest-mintage issues are the 1798 and 1799 dollars, with production totals of 327,536 and 423,515, respectively. The 1800 dollar, with its mintage of 220,920 represents the only other six-figure mintage in the Draped Bust dollar series. With the exception of the aforementioned key-date 1797 dollar, with its mintage of just 7,776, other Draped Bust dollars have production figures ranging between 41,650 and 85,634.
Going by these figures, one may think Draped Bust dollars are plentiful. But as is so often the case with early Federal-era coinage, mintages don't even come close to approximating the number of survivors. W. David Perkins, a Colorado dealer who specializes in early American silver dollars, say historical references to the survival rate of United States silver dollars minted from 1794 to 1803 typically range between 3% and 5%. "This low survival rate is not surprising given that as the price of silver increased, Bust dollars were melted," he says. "In fact this is why the Mint stopped issuing silver dollars after 1803 – the price of silver had increased, and many of the early dollars were disappearing shortly after they were struck and entered circulation."
Considering that a bit more than 1.4 million dollars were struck between 1794 and 1803, there are between 42,000 and 70,000 of these early silver coins remaining – using the estimate of 3% to 5% remaining. "This is pretty low when compared to Morgan dollars!" exclaims Perkins. "We can be pretty specific as to the survival rate for 1794-dated silver dollars. The mintage of 1794 dollars is 1,758 coins," he says. "Between 140 and 150 different examples of the 1794 dollars have been identified and documented, with a previously unknown example showing up on occasion. Assuming that there are around 150 examples known today, the survival rate for 1794 dollars is approximately 8.5% of the total mintage of 1,758."
Truly Original Bust Dollars Are Rare
Why is the survival rate so much lower for the Draped Bust dollar? "It is reasonable to assume 1794 dollars survived at a higher rate than those dated 1795 to 1803," Perkins explains. "1794 dollars were the first silver dollars struck at the new Philadelphia Mint and the silver dollar was the largest denomination of silver coin in the United States." While there may be 50,000 or more early dollars around, many of them have some major surface problems, including holes, scratches, rim bumps, discoloration, and past cleanings. Says Perkins, "the late John Haugh surveyed 14 collectors and dealers of early dollars around 20 years ago, asking two questions. The first question was 'how many early dollars have been lightly cleaned at one time in the past?' Answers averaged 79% of the 'raw' early dollars and 76% of the certified ones."
The second question? "How many early dollars have been dipped at one time in their past?" Perkins notes most came back with the affirmative. "74% of the raw ones and 71% of the certified early dollars." The bottom line? Haugh's conclusion was that "contrary to popular belief all services will holder and grade, without net grading down, Flowing Hair and Draped Bust dollars that have been lightly cleaned or lightly dipped. They generally draw the line at coins where the cleaning or dipping has been conducted in such a way that the fields have been damaged, showing hairlines visible under low magnification, dull fields, or appear lifeless because of harsh treatment." Haugh further stated that "a good number – experts opine 20% to 35% of the Flowing Hair and Bust dollars which survive – have been damaged or abused, then reworked (IE holed and later plugged, initials or scratches removed)."
Are there any early dollars with totally original surfaces and toning? "I'm in the camp that says that in 200+ years, nearly all early dollars have been lightly cleaned and/or lightly dipped at one point," declares Perkins. "I've seen a number of early dollars that likely haven't been touched in over 100 years (with very original toning and look). Most of these are seen when old collections come on then market, for example the early dollars and other silver coins in the [Louis] Eliasberg sale in 1997," he notes. "I was a consultant to Bowers & Merena in the cataloging of these and was able to view them both 'raw' and before the sale. Expect to pay a premium for a choice, originally toned coin."
For more insight on pricing, varieties, and collecting strategies for Draped Bust dollars, please read Part II of this series.
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Remove your boots and socks when you stop for a rest to give your feet a chance to dry off and cool down, which helps prevent blisters.
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