The following letter was sent to Mr Greg Sheridan, a journalist with Australia�s only national newspaper �The Australian� asking him to reconsider accepting the annual Jerusalem Prize sponsored by the State Zionist Council of NSW, the Zionist Federation of Australia and the World Zionist Organisation.
It was disturbing to read that as an Australian journalist of our national newspaper, you have been awarded the Zionist Jerusalem Prize for showing leadership in your support of Israel and its ideologies. Implicit in such an award from an influential lobby group is continued loyalty to Israel. From a professional and ethical standpoint, this compromises your objectivity as a journalist. However, there are also other compelling reasons that should give you pause before accepting the prize.
The ideologies associated with the Zionist Jerusalem prize are not ideologies at all consistent with our government�s nine Australian values � care and compassion, fair go, freedom, integrity, doing your best, respect, honesty and trustworthiness, responsibility, understanding, tolerance and inclusion. Zionism is an exclusivist ideology that mandates official, governmental discrimination against non-Jews in the state of Israel, and whether apologists for Israel like it or not, this makes Israel an apartheid state. Its policies and actions have consistently been formulated and driven to bring about an exclusively Jewish state, currently at the expense of some 5 million indigenous Palestinians. And, the shocking human disaster in the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian Territories is a blatant example of those racist policies.
Every act that Israel justifies to consolidate its existence as a Jewish state is an act of ethnic cleansing. It�s been going on for 60 years and has taken many malevolent forms� dispossession, displacement, occupation, colonisation and apartheid. Yet, the Palestinians are still there waiting for the justice long owed them. It is difficult to see how any journalist committed to truth could ignore the violent realities on the ground and not question Israel�s intentions as it becomes increasingly obvious that this mass of humanity has nowhere left to go. Perhaps the truth is too awful to contemplate.
All in all, there is nothing about Israel that equates with the common democratic way of life in Australia and certainly nothing that suggests it is built on the cornerstones of equality, freedom, inclusion and the rule of law. A Zionist organization that gives a Zionist prize to a journalist for supporting a Zionist state should give us all pause. The Australian public needs to hear the truth from journalists who are independent and respect the public trust. Once journalists allow themselves to be compromised, that cannot happen. The integrity of journalism in Australia would benefit greatly from you not accepting the prize. On behalf of Women for Palestine, I urge you to reconsider.


The horsepower of the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d is 5 horsepowers bigger when compared to the Hyundai. Because the difference is little it should not affect the car performance considerably.
The Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual consumes 18 percent less in the mixed cycle than the Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d 1.4 100HP manual. The difference at the level of 1.1 l is not very appreciable. At the same time within some time it would give a considerable reduction of costs.
The Volkswagen Golf VII has 36 newton meters more torque when compared to the Hyundai i30 II. The difference at such level is quite big, so that the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual will be seeding up significantly better.
The Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d uses 28 percent fewer fuel in the city than the Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d 1.4 100HP manual. The difference at the level of 2.2 l will be quite big in using car. Additionally, within years it may give huge savings. Also bear in mind that medium results of the average fuel consumption can be considerably increased if you move dynamically. The difference in fuel economy of the cars selected by you is so huge that you should consider to choose cars with engines of similar power and similar dimensions. Only then will the comparision have a sense.
The Volkswagen accelerates from 0 to 100 Km/h in 10.2 s, which is 3 seconds faster in relation to the Hyundai. But the difference is not as much significant to be taken into account when buying a car.
The top speed of the Volkswagen is greater as compared to this of the Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d which allows to drive the same distance on the highway in shorter period of time. The difference that amounts to 5 percent is not big and is imperceptible in everyday use.
A big difference in rotations per minute at which the maximum torque is generated distinctly indicates that a vehicle with an engine that doesn't need taking it up at high revs is this of the Volkswagen Golf VII. The engine of the Hyundai i30 II achieves its full efficiency at 4,200 revolutions/minute which is by 63 % lower compared with the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual.
The width of the vehicle influences on passanger's inner room and stability of driving. The Volkswagen Golf VII is 1 % wider than the Hyundai. It is often clearly felt by driver and passenger in front, who have more room for their elbows.
The winner of these two vehicles in the aspect of fuel tank size is Hyundai i30 II that is able to hold by 8 % more petrol in comparison to the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d.
Hyundai i30 II has 1 percent longer wheelbase when compared to the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual. A longer wheelbase provides more stable and comfortable ride, especially at higher speeds. It also provides more storage space. But, cars having a longer wheelbase will not be as maneuverable as those with a shorter wheelbase.
The Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d has by 17 percent larger engine capacity than the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual. This play a little role in terms of acceleration, as both values does not vary much.
The Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d is 42 mm longer in relation to the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual. The length of the vehicle plays a role in respect of driving comfort and space in the trunk. The Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d very likely will be offering to it's users more space for legs. At the same time the Hyundai i30 II will be better driven ,however, the Volkswagen Golf VII Hatchback 3d 1.2 TSI 105HP manual will be a little easier for parking due to shorter length of the body.
The higher a car is, the better is the comfort of boarding it and greater possibility of carrying massive amount of luggage to it. The difference that amounts to 1 percent in favor of the Hyundai i30 II Hatchback 3d 1.4 100HP manual is not big and should not be really noticeable.


Roller bearing spindles are infrequently used in the machining of optical components or high-precision parts including small features. This is largely a result of insufficient reliability at higher speeds, changing properties and frequent errors in shaft motion. Whilst it is true that spindles with oil-hydrostatic bearings demonstrate the sufficiently increased robustness and low errors in shaft motion necessary to allow precision-precision machining, they also result in large power losses at higher spindle speeds, and complex sealing technology, all of which contributes to greater up-front and subsequent running costs. This combination ultimately curtails the use of this spindle type in these sorts of applications.
The use of an optimized bearing orifice design, combined with aerostatic bearings, enables near proportional increases in load capacity with bearing supply pressure, thus enabling load capacities established in oil-hydrostatic spindles at the same supply pressure. This can ultimately culminate in an increase of allowed side load at the tool due to the reduced distance from the tool tip to the front radial bearing of the spindle, as well as the sealing technology.
Given that shear losses in fluid and gas bearings under shaft rotation come about largely due to the viscosity of the fluid or gas used, and not because of alterations in pressure, bearing losses themselves are largely invariant to supply pressure.
An aerostatic bearing that comprises state of the art bearing orifices will not only see an increase in supply pressure, but also a proportional increase in air consumption. This can potentially lead to excessive air consumption reaching as high as 1.000 NI/mind at 60 bar supply pressure. To combat this issue Levicron's patented bearing technology avoids the use of orifices enabling economical manufacturing of small capillaries under 30 microns in diameter, of which 4-8 times more are used as in standard bearings.
This not only allowed reductions in air consumption of up to 70%, but load capacity and stiffness increased at large shaft eccentricities in situations where larger orifices would be forced to operate in choked conditions.
Using this knowledge not only have Levicron developed high-pressure aerostatic spindle technology which enables customers to achieve load capacities reached using oil-hydrostatic bearings, but this technology also enables speeds, power consumption and error-motion levels of spindles with aerostatic bearing systems. Our new spindle developments UASD-H40, featuring a brand new and patented automatic and spring-less HSK-E40 tool interface, and our UASD-H25/A, as a derivation of the well-known ASD-H25/A, feature the new high-pressure aerostatic spindle technology to combine robustness and industry standards with ultra-precision properties and high-speed capability.
Featuring alongside other spindle models at this year's EMO exhibition will be Levicron's new UASD-H25/A. This model, a derivative of the existing ASDH25/A, not only features the new high-pressure aerostatic bearing technology, but also allows up to 200% increases in load capacity whilst ensuring the speed, error-motion and stability already achieved with standard pressure models. Machining steel under moderate chip load with larger tools and highspeed machining of copper material in a new dimension with aerostatic tool spindles becomes reality.
Furthermore, it is simple to turn the existing ASD-H25/A into the new UASD-H25/A, requiring only the introduction of the new axial bearing design and a new connector for the air supply, and all of this with only a 50% increase in air consumption. The spindle performance, as well as the static load capacities have been verified in machining trials.


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True Blood A New Season A New Bill (Video)
By Michael Smith on June 15, 2013 1 Comment
Can there be many people out there who are not True Blood fans? This HBO series is starting a new season with a new "improved" Bill Compton. The Civil War era vampire who set out to charm the residents of Bon Temps, Louisiana while he wooed faery half-ling Sookie Stackhouse has changed. And if you look at this HBO teaser trailer for the new season, Bill appears to be very different. Watch the video below and you'll see what we mean.
In season five of True Blood, Bill gulped down the last remaining drops of Lilith's blood. Her blood was known as "holy juice" and it was what made the power hungry Sanguinistas Movement so volatile. Bill's consumption of the "Lilith juice" caused the 175 year-old vampire to have a literal meltdown, turning him into (as NBC entertainment so aptly put it) a "puddle of goo."
Then through the power of Lilith's blood, the goo became a new Bill Compton, but with a huge difference from the previous season's gentleman vamp. He has become an amalgamation of the new Bill and the old Lilith. He is now, Billith?
It looks as though the gentleman Civil War vampire is now more of a Mr Hyde type character, if you could ever imagine that vampires might have a Dr Jekyll side. Not only does he contain Lilith's blood but he also has a bucket-load of bad attitude.
But Bill Compton, like the other main characters in the series has been going through one heck of a character arc. Bill has suffered from a bad attitude for awhile now; well since season three of True Blood at any rate. His character growth since his first appearance of the charming Sookie suitor has been gradual but steady.
In the first two season's of True Blood, you could easily see why the faery Stackhouse was so enamoured with Bill. He was Sookie's lover, protector and best friend. But with a new season seeing a new Bill, we decided to look back at when Bill started to go "bad."
You can see that in season three, Bill's True Blood "true blue" facade began to crack. It started to look like his wooing of Sookie had more to do with her faery blood than her unique charms. Besides the appearance of ulterior motives from Bill, werewolves were introduced properly to the show's mythology. Season three also introduced us and Bon Temps to Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi, and his private investigator, Franklin Mott.
After almost being drunken dry by Compton, Sookie broke off her romantic relations with Bill and she then to another vampire while on the rebound, Eric Northman. Bill went through another drastic change when he killed the "Queen of Louisiana" and entered the world of politics.
Season four saw Sookie returns to Bon Temps after being gone for a year. Although to her, she was only gone for a few minutes in Fairie Land time. When she gets back, she finds Bill is the new King of Louisiana and that her brother and friends had given up on her returning.
Season five follows Bill and Eric being captured by the Vampire Authority after the disappearance of Nan Flanagan. After narrowly escaping death by the hands of the Authority, bu the end of the season, Bill drinks the blood of "Lilith of the Vampire Bible" and he falls apart, literally. He then rises phoenix like from the puddle of gore while Eric yells for Sookie to run prior to the end credits playing.
Whew! Things are definitely getting tense in the little Louisiana bayou town now!
It appears that True Blood and its previous season's "big bad's" are going to be replaced by the new improved Bill Compton. Just from the teaser alone, it appears that everyone is terrified of the new "Bilith." The only problem with a great new villain is, that they he/she/it must be destroyed. So will season six be the final finishing off of Bill?
We certainly don't know, but the True Blood new season teaser trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of the new Bill and it has us eager to watch the new season and see where it heads. Have a look at the video below of the Bill Compton "Bilith" teaser trailer and get geared up for the True Blood's season premiere on June 16!
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Home > Highlighting JAPAN > Highlighting JAPAN October 2014
FOREIGN RESIDENTS AT WORK IN JAPAN
PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY
Prime Minister Attends 69th UN General Assembly
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Capitalizing on the Power of Overseas Talent
As economic globalization spreads and Japan's birth rate continues to decline, employing foreign talent with advanced specialized and technical knowledge is becoming vital for Japanese businesses. We spoke with Prof. Hiroyuki Fujimura, Hosei University's Graduate School of Business Administration about how talented foreign workers are being used in Japan and their potential.
Core Values - Taking UNIQLO's Corporate Culture Global
The Fast Retailing Group, which operates UNIQLO, has been proactive in developing its global strategy for the group as a whole. It is far and away Japan's top-selling brand in the apparel retail industry, and is also ranked fourth on the list of the world's top five apparel retailers for sales. The group boasts around 90,000 employees in total, of which 50,000 are Japanese while 40,000, or close to half are non-Japanese.
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An International University in Japan is Producing a Flood of Global Talent
Billing itself as "a truly international university," Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) - located in Beppu on the east coast of Kyushu - aims to produce graduates with job skills, education and a high capacity for independent thought. Of the university's 5,745 students, 2500, or almost half of the student body, are international students (exchange students studying under the same conditions as their Japanese peers) as of May 1, 2014. In 2013, firms in Japan recruited 187 of APU's international students upon graduation. APU's high percentage of international students provides a cosmopolitan study and living environment that has no equal anywhere else in Japan. Kei Suzuki of APU's career office - which fashions this hospitable environment - spoke about employment prospects for young foreign talent at Japanese firms.
Capitalizing on Diversity to Create Livable Multicultural Towns
In the city of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, 2.61 percent of the population comes from abroad - significantly more than Japan's 1.56 percent national average. Hamamatsu has chosen to prioritize interculturalism in its policies and aims to make itself a place in which everyone can live comfortably and peacefully.
From Finance to Furnishings
Theodore Jennings Moves from Salary man to Entrepreneur
The Texas native's business is all about thinking outside the box, or perhaps more accurately, the house. The founder and CEO of Vacation Veranda - which transforms small Tokyo balconies with decor befitting a vacation destination - offers a simple but compelling concept. "The idea is to have a vacation on your veranda, anytime," he explains. "It's also a way to improve Tokyo's living environment." His four-year-old company is still in its infancy, but already counts the owners of numerous private residences and even an ambassador among its Tokyo clientele.
Introducing Japan Online
Stefan Schauwecker and japan-guide.com
Search for travel and leisure information about Japan online and you're certain to come across japan-guide.com, a website with over a thousand pages dedicated to showcasing Japan from various perspectives, such as tourist locations, accommodation information, a guide to living here and a user forum.
Making a Mark with popIn
Tao Cheng Thinks Differently
The University of Tokyo-based venture company popIn Inc. started with a patented invention of Tao Cheng: a site search technology he called "popIn" because it enables search results to display instantly in the same window after the mouse hovers on top of a word.
A Fresh Take on Japan
Tracey McTague and Her Family's Expat Life
Imagine receiving sudden notice that you're being posted to a position overseas. Anyone would be in shock. And if your destination were a place with an unfamiliar language and culture, that shock would be intensified. Tracey McTague works at a major American energy company with locations around the globe. Before she was posted here, Japan had never been on her radar.
STUDENTS' CORNER
The Gratitude of the Crane
Degrees of Power
The Vast Potential of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
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JAPANESE ABROAD
Rica Arai
Arranging Flowers, Changing Lives
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47 PREFECTURES: FROM A TO Y
Surprising Sights in a Sunny Place
Naturally Appealing


There are 4 cannons in the level and a total of 10 icy things to destroy. You only need to destroy 6 to get the achievement and most are required for progression in the level.
Straightforward but keep in mind this has to be done on one life. If you do 5 and then die for example, there will only be 5/6 left to destroy on one life and you will have to exit and restart the level.
There are currently no gaming sessions for the S3 | Cannon Fodder achievements that you can join - why not register and make a new session?


Timothy Sullivan, one of the first certified Sake Samurai and the founder of UrbanSake.com, spent twelve months immersed with the sake making team at Hakkaisan Brewery, in the snow country of Niigata, Japan. During his stay, each season held a new wonder: walking over hot coals during the community's hiwatari festival in fall, discovering the process of snow-aging sake in a yukimuro in winter, cherry blossom viewing in spring, and foraging for mountain vegetables in the summer. At this talk, Sullivan takes us on a journey through four seasons of the sake, food, and cultural wonders of a brewery town in Japan's countryside and the lessons he brings back for his life in New York City. Followed by a reception featuring sake from Hakkaisan Brewery.
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7/07/2016�� Cannot verify Xbox account Original Title: Not even sure I can put together a meaningful question. The process for setting up an Xbox is extraordinarily obtuse and seems to involve Windows Live. I set up an Xbox account for my son under his email. When the email comes from MS it shows his email...but when I hit the button it shows my email address. If I enter �... Xbox One X is $279.99 at Marshall�s dept store. Some stores show $379.99 but they ring up at $279.99. We got one today at a local Seattle area store. Some stores show $379.99 but they ring up at $279.99.
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This DC Wonder Woman Ornament is wearing her retro costume and is ready for action. She stands three inches high and is strong enough to play with if you want a fun figure.
No one will mess with your tree while she is on it.


The "Seven" or the "Seven Gods", Sumerian Iminbi, Akkadian Sebittu, marks the name given to a group of seven deities whose power could be marshalled beneficently against demons and their influence by the means of magical incantations and depiction. Temples to the Seven were to be found in the Neo-Assyrian period in the capital cities of Dur-šarrukin (Khorsabad), Kalhu-Nimrud and Nineveh, illustrating their integration into Mesopotamian belief systems, although their origins were probably originally Elamite – they operate in tandem with their sister, the goddess Narudu, probably originally the Elamite female deity Narunte. The Seven Gods are likely the same deities as the seven children of Ihara, but are sometimes evoked (as "Seven and seven") with yet another group of seven deities who may be the children of Enmeara. The Seven Gods should certainly be distinguished from the Seven Sages (apkallu) of Babylonian tradition.
The iconography of the Seven Gods is well-established by the Neo-Assyrian period, when they appear in royal palace reliefs. The Seven are depicted as wearing long, open robes and tall cylindrical headdresses with feathered tops and frontal rows of horns, whilst carrying both an axe and a knife, together with a bow and quiver (these being the attributes attributed to the Seven when – on a more domestic level – their protective figurines are to be placed at prescribed locations around a dwelling). Astronomically, the Seven were identified with the Pleiades, explaining the basis for their representation – by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods, at the latest – with the symbol of seven dots or, on occasion, by seven stars.


Just as most consideration of the environmental "industry" has focused on waste management and cleanup, most environmental auditing activity has focused on regulatory compliance. That in itself is a complex enough endeavor for many companies, with thousands of pages environmental regulations to contend with, at one governmental level or another.
Now that many companies are looking beyond compliance, at their fundamental efficiency, other types of environmental audits are emerging. Joel Makower, in The E Factor, identifies four types of environmental audits: compliance audits, which "evaluate whether a company, division or plant meets the full complement of federal and local environmental regulations, as well as internal corporate policies and standards"; waste audits, which analyze the characteristics of a waste stream to dientify opportunities for was reduction or reuse; product audits, which examine environmental impacts throughout a product's life cycle, to support improved design; and energy audits, which may look at both direct energy use and the energy "embodied" in a company's purchases.
Energy audits have been widely available, often with the support of utility companies' demand side management programs. A new genre of "comprehensive" environmental audits go beyond mere compliance and beyond just energy efficiency.
Green Audit, a New York company recently launched by Green Seal veterans Rena Shulsky and David Mager, drew on the Elmwood EcoManagement Guide and other sources to provide a three-stage audit: auditing for compliance with applicable regulations, auditing for compliance with a company's own stated environmental goals and policies, and auditing for environmental "excellence." Nancy Hirshberg, environmental director at New Hampshire yogurt manufacturer Stonyfield Farms, says that Green Audit enabled a level of analysis that her small EH&S staff simply couldn't provide on its own.
HVO Eco Services, in Mineola NY, specializes in environmental audits for a vertical market: hotels. HVO Eco's scope of examination includes energy & equipment, solid waste, water, regulatory compliance and employee education. Like Green Audit, it provides the additional value of a "seal of approval" that audited companies can display for marketing purposes.
The author's company, based in Berkeley CA, performs eco-audits focused on environmental quality and efficiency (EQE), using the model of natural ecosystems–the world's most experienced R&D lab for efficiency, stability and resilience–in a three stage process that maps a company's "metabolism"; diagnoses procedures and practices for profitable EQE improvement; and assesses company business, product and marketing strategy in relation to audit findings.
A recent eco-audit conducted for Odwalla, Inc., Northern California's largest manufacturer and distributor of fresh juices, charted resource flows (including energy, water and commodities), procurement (including recycled content and agricultural production), waste generation and recycling. The eco-audit suggested "key indicators" — including energy and water use and waste generated per gallon of product–to track, in parallel with financials and production indicators, in the coming year. The next step will be a re-examination of procedures and practices, in light of the eco-audit, at each Odwalla facility, and integrating the EcoAudit process into company information systems to make information about environmental quality and efficiency progress readily accessible throughout the year.
As with many environmental innovations, much of the environmental auditing action is in Europe. The European Community has promulgated a voluntary eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS; Council Regulation No 1836/93). Implementation is likely to follow the British standard BS 7750, according to "Environment Watch: Western Europe", since there is concern that the International Standards Organization (ISO) will focus on auditing of environmental management systems rather than environmental performance.
National environmental audits are also emerging. According to "Business and the Environment" newsletter, organizations ranging from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris to the New Economics Foundation in London are comparing national level environmental performance on such indicators as pollution, waste production, endangered species and energy efficiency. NEF's rating of the 24 OECD countries puts Austria, Portugal and Japan at the top of the list–and the United States at the bottom.
Other approaches will no doubt emerge. In the meantime, your company would do well to remember Juran's forty-five year old prescription for self-control.


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Phillies hire former manager Charlie Manuel as hitting coach
by: ROB MAADDI, Associated Press
Posted: Aug 13, 2019 / 11:55 AM CDT / Updated: Aug 13, 2019 / 07:56 PM CDT
FILE – In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Charlie Manuel waves to the crowd before a baseball game against the New York Mets in Philadelphia. The Phillies have hired former manager Charlie Manuel to replace John Mallee as hitting coach. Manuel was working as senior adviser to the general manager. The Phillies announced Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, that he would assume his new position for the remainder of the season. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have turned to the most successful manager in franchise history to revive their feeble offense.
The Phillies hired Charlie Manuel to replace John Mallee as hitting coach on Tuesday before a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. Manuel, who was working as senior adviser to general manager Matt Klentak, will join the team Wednesday.
"We have 44 games remaining and we're two games out of the playoffs," Klentak said. "We have not hit well but we aren't buried and we are not out and in my judgment with 44 games remaining, it makes sense to try something different. We are very fortunate we have Charlie Manuel as a colleague who is willing to step in, is excited to do it and feels he can help."
Klentak said the 75-year-old Manuel is assuming his new position for the remainder of the season. Mallee joined manager Gabe Kapler's staff last year after serving as the hitting coach for the Cubs from 2015-17.
Manuel led the Phillies to five straight division titles, two NL pennants and the franchise's second World Series championship, in 2008.
His 780 wins as Philadelphia's manager are the most in team history. He was 1,000-826 in nine seasons as manager of the Phillies and three seasons managing the Cleveland Indians.
Manuel previously served as hitting coach for the Indians from 1988-89 and 1994-99.
"Charlie is a great resource," Kapler said. "I was with the Tigers when Charlie was in his heyday with the Indians. Those guys scored 1,000-plus runs. They had that confidence when they walked up to the plate, from Travis Fryman to Jim Thome to Robbie Alomar. Those guys felt good about themselves and you can see it in the batter's box. Charlie was instrumental in that."
The Phillies are fourth in the NL East at 60-58 but only two games behind St. Louis for the second wild-card spot with Milwaukee and the Mets also ahead of them in the race.
Their offense has underperformed despite the addition of slugger Bryce Harper, All-Star J.T. Realmuto, two-time All-Star Jean Segura and former 2013 MVP Andrew McCutchen, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in June.
The Phillies are 19th in runs, 24th in batting average (.245) and 23rd in home runs (149).
Mallee brought a philosophy that emphasized launch angle and exit velocity. While that's considered by some to be new-school thinking, Manuel recently told The Associated Press he also believes in launch angle at the point of contact. Manuel said he has taught hitters to lift the ball on their follow through. He said too many hitters now go wrong because they uppercut before they even make contact.
"I know there is a simplistic viewpoint that we are shifting from new school to old school but it's not that simple," Klentak said. "I think the messenger is changing but the message will largely be the same."
Kapler and Mallee also believe strongly in analytics, but that may have complicated things for some hitters.
"We have a balance of players who want more information and some of them who want very little," Kapler said. "Some will literally plug their ears. They want to go up to the plate, see the ball, hit the ball. Some are thinking about their mechanics when they go up. They want to know where their elbow is, how soon their front foot gets down. Some guys devour the information.
"We can't simplify the approach for every hitter because they don't all want it simple. We're going to give them information how they want it."
Harper said he doesn't rely much on statistics.
"Every guy is different," Harper said. "I try to go up there, see the ball, hit the ball. You can't put all the pressure on the hitting coach. Guys have to go out there and perform."


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A short film project entitled "Rez," which features an all Native American cast and tells the story of Daniel Nightbird, an Ojibwe teen living on the Leech Lake Reservation, has been released by Special Boy Films Ltd.
The 19-minute film, which was directed by Dominque Deleon, a young African American filmmaker from NYU, has received praise and social media support from Spike Lee. Due to Lee's support the project broke records on the Seed & Spark fundraising website as the fastest film to receive full funding within just 72 hours.
The project's roots date back to 2006, when Deleon was a student at Harvard. His roommate, Duane Meat, an Ojibwe student who had been spending a semester at his home at the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, was tragically murdered by a gang member while walking on a South Minneapolis street.
Before Meat had been murdered, DeLeon had made a promise to his roommate to bring attention to both the beauty and the hardships faced in reservation life. To honor his friend, Deleon lived on Leech Lake for a summer in order to write his film.
In addition to honoring his friend, DeLeon also expressed the need for the Native story in film.
"There is no question that the presence of Native American stories has been largely missing from American film narratives. Rez seeks to change that, by showing the humanity in us all," said DeLeon.
In the short film, which illustrates difficult choices faced by Native teens and the associated risks faced on reservation life, DeLeon made certain there were no overt references to specific gangs nor was their violence.
Currently REZ will be making its way through the film festival circuit. According to Executive Producer Tara Ryan of Tijer Lily Co, a Native American Arts and Entertainment Company, the film will available to view after the festival run.


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Throughout many years we reviewed much music by Jim Denley; mostly released by his Split Records and, being an improviser, usually with many other players. Wind instruments have his overall interest but on this release he plays the flute, an instrument he first picked up in 1969 and which has never been the subject of a solo release. Being from Australia, he playing uses many influences, from the classical European approach, to Papua New Guinea, Amazone and with a touch of the shakuhachi but above all the flute traditions of the Solomon Islands. There are two pieces here, the title piece and 'For Celina Rokona', who herself played the Sukute, 'a curious combination of flute and percussion', which inspired this piece. Last week I also reviewed two releases by Sofa Music and I noted how they reached for that territory in between minimalism, modern classical and improvisation, which seems very much true for the music of Jim Denley, I would think. On the surface it sounds very much like a work of improvised music, solo without any additional layering or colouring using sound effects. Sometimes there is plink plonk approach, but that only seems to be happening when Denley moves from one part to another. Most of the time however he searches for repeating, microtonal sounds, sometimes rapidly changing and moving around, but then also spacious and slowly evolving. In both pieces, but more so in the second there is also a percussive element in the music, in the way Denley, using his fingers and lips on the body of the instrument, plays the sounds. There is no such thing, as I see it, as something exotic about this release, moving along many different types of playing and making this very much his own music, beyond styles or traditions. From the recent releases by Sofa Music this is probably the most improvised one, but it is surely another beauty.


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From La Trinity to London
Michelle Tappin-Davis is the fourth President of the Women In Art Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (WIAOTT), an NGO founded in 1996. She is also the Head Of Department for Language and Visual and Performing Arts at Hillview College. Although she enjoys experimenting with a variety of media, painting is her forte. Traditionally her style has been representational and the warm palette of her paintings reflects her Caribbean roots. Most of her pieces include figurative forms as well as visual metaphors, creating subtle narratives. Although she has been exhibiting since 1996, Michelle launched her first solo show, Celebration, in 2011, in which she began to explore conceptual themes in a more Impressionist style. Two of her pieces, Scarborough Sunday
Morning and Digging For Sand, Pigeon Point, form part of the National Heritage Collection, Shaw Park Complex, Tobago.
As one of the collaborators for the British Academy Research Project on "Crossing the Seas", Tappin-Davis produced this 30"x24" painting, in acrylic and mixed media on canvas board, entitled From La Trinity to London. It tells the story of five migrant women, all hindus, who migrated
from a common district in Trinidad to London 15-25 years ago in order to pursue alternative career paths but who still cling to fragments of the lives that they left behind through cultural and religious traditions from their native land.
Central to the painting is The Temple In The Sea. The actual temple was built stone by stone, by Siewdass Sadhu, a poor labourer and Hindu devotee, over a period of 25 years, against all odds. Thus it is a testament to the leap of faith undertaken by these migrant women.
The temple is surrounded by red , white and black jhandis, the colours of the national flag of Trinidad and Tobago. Five scarlet ibis, one of the national birds of the twin- island Republic, leave their flock below the lush green canopy and fly towards the glittering Christmas lights decorating the distant London Bridge. The difference in the time-zone is also indicated as, at dawn, the scarlet
ibis rise from their roost in the Caroni Swamp in a synchronous ballet but at sunset, they fly at different times. The cultural traditions that warm the hearts of the migrants are also represented. The domino, iconic to the Trinidad Carnival, represents the fun –loving nature and care-free spirit of their compatriot while the brilliance of the vegetation and the ocean evokes their longing for the calmness of the beaches and nature resorts. The high relief areas at the base of the painting were created by mixing hand-made paper, dyed with saffron and embedded with dried petals, into the paint. The saffron represents the traditional spice used by all Trinidadians in their recipes. The petals are a keepsake from Trinidad and the hand-made paper is a testament to the traditional values revered by the migrant women and still maintained in most Trinidadian families.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a podcast interview released Wednesday that his social network does not remove posts that deny the Holocaust because the company wants to allow its users to make unintentional mistakes, NBC News reported.
Zuckerberg volunteered the example of Holocaust deniers unprompted in the middle of a discussion on the Recode Decode podcast about Facebook's role in the spread of hoaxes and false news stories.
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Schill's back and I couldn't be more excited. So what if he has his own blog, so do I, so what if he's a tad overweight, so am I, so what if he thinks he is smarter than everyone else, so do I . . . .err so is it a wonder why Schill is one of my favorite ballplayers? No.
People lets face the numbers, he is one of, if not the best, postseason pitcher of all time. In a Red Sox uni alone the man boasts a 6-1 re cord in 8 postseason starts to go along with his 3.28 era. When he said in that chevy add four years ago, "I'm headed to Boston, to help break an 86 year old curse" and then he came through on that not once but twice in four years! So Schill likes to talk to the press, at least he has something to say. Damned if you do, damned if you don't, for years people criticized the likes of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and dozens of other athletes who wouldn't pick a side on one topic or another outside of their profession, Schill while I disagree with him, campaigned for President Bush after the 2004 World Series, he spoke out on Barry Bonds, and also negotiates his own contracts not because he won't have to give a cut to an agent, but because he actually is smart enough to do more than just play ball. Let us not forget the actual contract he just negotiated, not only did he challenge himself by the type of incentive laiden contract, but he also took less money guarenteed to play for our beloved Red Sox, in a time where Alex Rodriguez opted out of a contract that would guarentee him close to $250 million dollars more in his pocket and Roger Clemens courted teams he knew would pay through the nose for his service s just to prove that he could make that money, Curt stayed to actually contend for not his 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Championship but his FOURTH. Now alot of Dan Shaugnessy lovers out there like to point to things like his media pressence or the fact that they don't "buy" the bloody sock Schilling sported during game 6 of the 2004 ALCS against the Yankees, or they just hate his view on alot of things, those are THE SAME PEOPLE WHO HATE THAT MANRAM doesn't respond to the media. THEY NEED SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT, NUFF SAID ON THAT. I see it like this, if it was fake or not, the injury sure as shit wasn't fake and to put your f*cking career on the line to win a championship is something we should all be proud of and thankful for.
He isn't Pedro Martinez, Schill doesn't feel disrespected if he's not considered the "ace" of a staff he doesn't need to be the #1 pitcher on the staff. He has played second fiddle to Randy Johnson, Petey, and now Josh Beckett. So as self promoting as you think he may be, the man knows when to play his role and play it well.
Lastly I want everyone to know this about Curt Schilling, in his four years as a Red Sox he has amassed a 53-29 record with an era of 4.19 along and 574 strikeouts. If you exclude the season he was coming off of ankle surgury Schill has thrown with an era under 3.80 and also averaged 143 k's a year. In his 98 regular season starts Curt has managed to only have 16 no decisions, that is utterly amazing. If 2008 truly is your last year to witness Schilling pitch know that he may not be a hall of famer, but he's got 3 Rings that he earned.
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'Atlanta' Cast Star In Awkward Commercial In New Season 3 Teaser
Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' Will Be Available For Streaming Across All Services
The countdown begins.
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One of Dr. Dre's most acclaimed albums will be available across all music streaming services very soon. On Thursday (April 9), The Chronic will live on various streaming platforms on April 20, a feat eOne's Global President, Music & Live, Chris Taylor, said should put a smile on fans' faces.
"Fans now have another reason to celebrate on what has become a national holiday, celebrating all things cannabis-related – where legally allowed and in moderation of course," Taylor said in an email statement. "Working with the Death Row catalogue is like working with the legendary recordings of Elvis, Chuck Berry and the Beatles. These historic artifacts should be heard by all music lovers and we are so happy Dr. Dre has opened this door so everyone can experience the brilliance of this seminal work." On certain streaming services, only Dre's 2001 and Compton albums are available to stream.
The Chronic was released in 1992 under Death Row Records. Dre's debut album featured rap heavyweights like Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, The Lady of Rage, Kurupt, The D.O.C., Warren G, and more. With hit songs like "Let Me Ride" and "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," The Chronic received triple platinum status and landed at the No. 3 spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 upon its arrival.
Previously, the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry selected The Chronic as one of 25 recordings to be honored within the prestigious roster. Via LA Weekly, Xenon Pictures' Welcome to Death Row: The Rise and Fall of Death Row Records highlighted the making of The Chronic with its collaborators, including the late Nate Dogg. "I think [The Chronic] was a classic because everyone on it was hungry," he said. "Everybody put their all into The Chronic album. This was going to build a record company; this would build all our careers."
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GSE est un sigle qui peut désigner :
 Gaussian symplectic ensemble (en français, ensemble gaussien symplectique) ;
 Galerie St. Etienne, une galerie d'art expressionniste new-yorkaise, fondée en 1939 par Otto Kallir
 , une sorte de société de services financiers créée par le Congrès des États-Unis.
 GSE, une entreprise française opérant sur le secteur de l'immobilier d'entreprise, à l'international.

Voir aussi
 GSE Composite Index, un indice boursier de la bourse d'Accra composé des 36 principales capitalisations boursières du Ganha


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Q: Why is exponentiation right associative? From Wikipedia:

In order to reflect normal usage, addition, subtraction,
  multiplication, and division operators are usually left-associative
  while an exponentiation operator (if present) is right-associative

For example, we evaluate $2^{2^2}$ as $2^4$ rather than $4^2$. All other operations besides exponentiation, tetration, etc. are inherently left associative. Is there any reason why it's different for exponents?

A: As André Nicolas writes, it is because $$  (a^b)^c = \underbrace{(a^b) \cdot (a^b) \cdots (a^b)}_{c\text{-times}} = a^{b \cdot c} \text{,}  $$ so there is no need to use iterated exponentiation to represent that idea.
Additionally, consider the evaluation tree for the expression "a^b^c".  It is
"^(a, ^(b,c))" because, by order of operations, we evaluate the exponent first.
Finally, addition and multiplication are commutative and associative, so it does not matter in what order they are applied.  Claiming that subtraction is left associative may be incomplete, depending on how you define subtraction.  If subtraction is not adding the additive inverse, then it does not acquire commutativity and associativity $$\begin{align*}
 a - b - c &= (a-b)-c \neq a-(b-c)  \\
    &= a-(b+c)  \\
    &= a+ (-b) + (-c).
\end{align*}$$  The same thing happens for division: $$\begin{align*}
 a / b / c &= (a/b)/c \neq a/(b/c)  \\
    &= a/(b \times c)  \\
    &= a(b^{-1})(c^{-1}).
\end{align*}$$  (It is, perhaps, instructive to realize I just wrote the same display twice.)  If we define subtraction and division as in the third lines of the two displays, then these operations are just as associative and commutative as addition and multiplication.
Is there any hope of doing the same thing with exponentiation?  The above come in inverse pairs.  Perhaps we should look at logarithms.  But neither $ \log_a b = \log_b a$ nor $a^b = b^a$, so we don't have an associative and commutative member of the pair to write both operations in terms of.  This is a commutative variation, $a^{\ln b} = \mathrm{e}^{(\ln a) (\ln b)} = b^{\ln a}$, but I can't say this is a common operation or that others would recognize it as rapidly as the six operations discussed so far.  (This idea can be generalized to make commutative variants of tetration and higher operations.)

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Mei-Po Kwan, née en , est géographe, géomaticienne et professeure de géographie. Ses recherches portent sur la santé, l'environnement, les mobilités et les sciences de l'information géographique.

Elle est en faveur d'une utilisation féministe des systèmes d'information géographique.

Biographie
Après un bachelor de géographie en 1985 à l'université chinoise de Hong Kong, Mei-Po Kwan obtient un master en aménagement du territoire de l'université de Californie à Los Angeles en 1989 puis un doctorat de géographie de l'université de Californie à Santa Barbara en 1994.

Carrière
Mei-Po Kwan est professeure de géographie et SIG à l'université d'Illinois.

Elle est aussi professeure de géographie et de gestion des ressources et directrice de l'Institut des sciences de l'information spatiale et terrestre à l'université chinoise de Hong Kong.

Elle enseigne les SIG.

Travaux scientifiques
Mei-Po Kwan travaille sur des questions environnementales, de santé, de durabilité, de mobilités et de Système d'information géographique (SIG).

Elle a découvert le problème du contexte géographique incertain (UGCoP) et le problème de la moyenne de l'effet de voisinage (NEAP).

Ses projets récents examinent les impacts sur la santé de l'exposition environnementale individuelle (par exemple, le bruit, la pollution de l'air, les espaces verts), la protection des données privées géolocalisées à travers le développement d'une enclave de données virtuelles géospatiales (GVDE) et la dynamique spatio-temporelle de la Covid-19.

Théorie et critiques des SIG
Mei-Po Kwan défend l'idée de la possibilité d'un usage critique, et notamment féministe, des systèmes d'information géographique.

Mei-Po Kwan fait partie, avec Susan Hanson, Nadine Schuurman, Gerry Pratt et Marianna Pavlovskaya des géographes anglophones promouvant les SIG comme outils de la géographie féministe.

Suivant les travaux de Donna Haraway et contrairement à d'autres géographes féministes (comme Gillian Rose et Alison Blunt), elle prône l'idée, avec Nadine Schuurman, que la cartographie et les technologies géonumériques ne sont pas masculinistes en soi mais seulement du fait de leurs usages. Ce faisant, les géographes féministes devraient selon elles s'en emparer pour en faire des techniques féministes.

Leurs travaux montrent aussi que les SIG ne sont pas qu'un outil de recherche quantitatif mais qu'ils ont aussi des potentialités dans les domaines qualitatifs.

Responsabilités scientifiques
Mei-Po Kwan est éditrice spécialiste des méthodes, modèles et SIG de la revue scientifique Annals of the American Association of Geographers de janvier 2006 à fin 2017.

En 2013, elle fonde l'International Geospatial Health Research Network (IGHRN).

Distinctions et bourses

Elle reçoit de nombreux financements de la Fondation nationale pour la science.

Principales publications

Ouvrages et chapitres

Articles

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Page personnelle sur le site de l'université chinoise de Hong Kong

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Géographe américain du XXe siècle
Géographe américain du XXIe siècle
Naissance en 1962
Système d'information géographique


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50 Best Literature Review Topics
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What is Literature Review?
A literature review is a comprehensive overview of all the knowledge available on a specific topic or research question. It is a critical and in-depth evaluation of previous research, identifying both the strengths and weaknesses of existing studies. Literature review writing service are a collection of the most relevant and significant publications regarding that topic in order to provide a comprehensive look at what has been said on the topic and by whom. They are usually presented in the form of a scholarly paper, but may also be a part of a larger research project.
What Is the Purpose of a Literature Review?
A literature review is a critical analysis of existing research on a particular topic. It is used to identify trends, debates, and gaps in the research so that new contributions to the field can be made. The purpose of a literature review is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge on a topic and to identify areas for further research.
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Start by reading broadly in your topic area. Read as much as you can in order to gain an understanding of the current state of knowledge on your topic.
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Impact of Technology on Student Learning in the Classroom
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The Role of Religion in Society
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I was almost giddy when we got a pile of sweet peppers in our CSA box a couple of weeks ago. Especially the lighter green one that looked like a pirate hook. Farm-fresh produce has so much more personality than commercially grown!
I think they've got tomatillos planted at the farm as well, but I was antsy and ran to the store to get some. I'd had a salsa verde craving for a while and couldn't wait any longer.
If you've never tried tomatillos, you definitely should. They look like little green tomatoes wrapped in a papery husk and have a tart, citrusy flavor. I'm not a fan of eating them raw, but after a good roasting, they make a fantastic salsa.
I love bell peppers. Raw, roasted, whatever. My two-year-old recently informed me that she doesn't like peppers when they're cooked. Blast.
Sometimes she does though, depending on what day it is. She told me on Sunday that she likes them on Tuesdays. Is it just me or is 2 a little young to be so fickle?
Here's a simple salsa verde recipe for you. If you don't want to turn your oven on, feel free to grill the tomatillos and the peppers outside!
If this batch is too big for you to eat, the salsa freezes really well!
Store bought salsa verde is pretty great, but I love the freshness from home-roasted tomatillos!
Rinse tomatillos to remove their sticky coating and place them on a rimmed sheet pan with the pepper halves (if using) and the whole garlic cloves. Drizzle with the oil, tossing to coat, and roast for about 30 minutes until the tomatillos and peppers have black spots.
Remove the blackened skin from the peppers and transfer roasted vegetables and any juices from the pan to a blender of food processor. Pulse until chunky.
Add onion, lime juice, cilantro and puree until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
It's like you can SEE exactly what I got in my CSA this past week. Eerie.
Haha… seasonality is funny like that. :) Did you get shaken up yesterday??
Beautiful peppers….I didn't realize that salsa freezes well. I'm always making too much!
Ann – Yes! As long as the salsa has been cooked (or at least most of it… like the tomatillos/tomatoes). The texture was slightly different, almost like it had separated a bit, but it tasted just as great.
Great ideas! I recently made roasted veggie enchiladas-they are my favorite!
Have been wanting to try salsa verde. These recipes look great!!


Relentless Resources Ltd. ("Relentless" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RRL) is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a private placement of up to 6,250,000 common shares of the Company to be issued on a "flow-through" basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act") ( "Flow-Through Shares") at a price of $0.16 per Flow-Through Share for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $1.0 million. The Flow-Through Shares will be subject to a four month hold period. A portion of the private placement may be subscribed for by officers and directors of the Company.
The gross proceeds from the private placement will be used to fund the Company's 2016 capital expenditure program, and in particular will be used to incur and renounce qualifying expenditures pursuant to the Tax Act.
Completion of the private placements is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Relentless is a Calgary-based emerging oil and natural gas company, engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of natural gas and light gravity crude oil reserves in Alberta. Relentless' common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "RRL".
Relentless' primary corporate objective is to achieve non-dilutive growth and enhance shareholder value through internal prospect development, strategic production acquisitions and prudent financial management.
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A sandwich of two graphene layers can conduct electrons without resistance if they are twisted at a 'magic angle'', physicists have discovered. The finding could prove to be a significant step in the decades-long search for room-temperature superconductors.
Most superconductors work only at temperatures close to absolute zero. Even 'high-temperature' superconductors are called that only in a relative sense: the highest temperature at which they conduct electricity without resistance is around −140 ºC. A material that displayed the property at room temperature — eliminating the need for expensive cooling — could revolutionize energy transmission, medical scanners and transport.
Physicists now report that arranging two layers of atom-thick graphene so that the pattern of their carbon atoms is offset by an angle of 1.1º makes the material a superconductor. And although the system still needed to be cooled to 1.7 degrees above absolute zero, the results suggest that it may conduct electricity much like known high-temperature superconductors — and that has physicists excited. The findings are published in two Nature papers1,2 on 5 March.


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Sean Evans Shared How Hot Ones Guests Are Chosen
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By Lucy Maddox/Aug. 19, 2021 3:48 pm EST
The YouTube show "Hot Ones" is perhaps the hottest thing to ever grace the internet (literally). For those who haven't watched this epic series, the general premise revolves around celebrities being interviewed by Sean Evans over a platter of increasingly spicy chicken wings. What more could you want? Every Thursday morning at 11 a.m., millions of devoted fans get to watch their favorite celebrities being put in the "hot" seat — in more ways than one, per Complex. Some famous figures like Lorde and Charlize Theron could really take the heat and made it through the intimidating challenge with ease. Other celebrities like Ricky Gervais and Tyra Banks were forced to call it a day before making it to the final scorching wing. Comedian Rob Corddry, who made it through eight wings before bowing out, hilariously refers to "Hot Wings," as "the worst thing I've ever done" (via BuzzFeed).
What started as a "dumb idea" according to host Sean Evans, has now turned into a "cultural phenomenon," as WhaleBone put it. After 15 seasons and over 200 episodes, "Hot Ones" has put celebrities from A to Z to the spiciest of tests. From Billie Eilish to Shia LaBeouf, Kristen Bell to Paul Rudd, the guest list continues to get bigger and better. But who decides who appears on this First We Feast series? Now that Season 15 has wrapped, the beloved "Hot Ones" host with an iron stomach, Sean Evans, tells all in a YouTube interview.
'Hot Ones' keeps it casual behind the scenes
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From getting rid of the "Wall of Shame" to the controversial two-table set-up, there were numerous questions that "Hot Ones" fans were craving answers to after the end of Season 15 (via YouTube). One popular question unsurprisingly revolved around the famous "Hot Ones" guests, and how the showrunners make the call for who goes on the show. "There's basically three people who have a vote," Evans answered in the video. As long as there is a two out of three majority, then the guest is as good as on the show. "But those types of debates don't come up all that often," Evans admitted. Evans did note that they often pitch to celebrities who have an upcoming book, show, movie, or album release.
The "Hot Ones" host jokingly discussed the lack of structure behind the scenes on this hit YouTube series. He described the crew as both a "small operation" and an "island of misfit toys." "It might be a shock to everyone who's watching this, but Shonda Rhimes is not standing behind that monitor," Evans laughed.
Another fan inquired about the limited YouTube stars that had appeared in this season of the show. "I don't think of YouTubers as any different from mainstream celebrities," Evans said. "There are YouTubers that have network talkshows and are in movies, and then you have conventional movie stars that start YouTube channels." While this season may have been a little "YouTuber light," Evans reassuringly states that the next season might be more "YouTuber heavy." You'll just have to tune into Season 16 and see for yourself!