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The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has been challenged by the former Senate President, David Mark over that death of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps officer who was killed in Abuja.
Mark called on the acting IGP to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.
As previously reported by Naija News, the NSCDC official was allegedly beaten to death on Wednesday in the presence of his wife and children, when he was stopped by some policemen for allegedly violating traffic law.
The police Command while reacting to the incident stated that it has arrested two of its officers allegedly involved in the incident.
The PRO of Police, Frank Mba, in a statement stated that the NSCDC officer slumped at the police station which led to his death.
Mark in his reaction to the police statement in a statement through his Media Assistant, Paul Mumeh called on the IGP to do his possible best to reveal the cause of Ogar Jumbo Ochigbo's death.
Mark described the NSCDC officer's murder as cruel and barbaric and wondered why policemen that should protect Nigerians are now the orchestrators of such act.


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DIME DENVER GOES ONLINE
Posted on the 24th July 2020
POWERED BY DETROIT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC EDUCATORS
BY MICHAEL ELLIS
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After two beautiful years here in Denver, DIME has decided to move online indefinitely. They cannot say at this time whether or not they will have a future home here in Denver. But as many students head into the unknown of the fall school year, more and more are opting for an online education, and DIME is ready for them.
We had the opportunity to interview Sarah Clayman, Co-Founder of DIME. No stranger to the music scene, Sarah grew up watching her father work as a concert promoter for talents like The Moody Blues, Neil Diamond and The Carpenters. She and Co-Founder, Kevin Nixon, are both equally passionate about DIME and they're confidant in the school's ability to put rigorous music education online.
DIME seeks to inspire a generation of creative artists and entrepreneurs by supporting students interested in developing a career in the music industry. Can you tell us a bit about the programs you provide and are they accredited?
So Kev and I are music industry entrepreneurs. We both started our careers in different cities in the UK, in different areas of the music industry. He is a talented musician, songwriter and producer, who over the years also became a Brit award-winning artist manager and record company executive. I started in live music, tour managing and working as production assistant on some big European Tours. We met in 1995 while I was International Promotions Manager at Sony Music Entertainment (UK) and he was artist-manager to a band called Kula Shaker. We instantly hit it off, as we had the same ethos and ethic – 'work hard, play hard – treat people how you want to be treated – and always try your best.'
We recognized there was no training for young people in commercial music. Sure, you could go to college and learn how to play traditional instruments in jazz or classical styles, to a very high standard – but what about the next generation of Keith Moons, Kurt Cobains or Joni Mitchells? Let alone the next Jon Landau's, Estelle Axton's or Big John Platt's (from Denver). Previously, it was more about who you know, rather than what you know, so we set out to change that.
Ten years of founding and developing Europe's largest music college group, BIMM, we decide to come to the US, as we had visited, the Clive Davies School of Music, Yale, Berklee and NYU and saw a gap in the market for affordable commercial music education and created a program that is inclusive to all.
Our programs are focused around teaching skills that will help graduates get jobs in the modern music industry, we strongly believe that education equals employability, so have designed our programs and classes carefully so graduates earn a living from music.
Students can study Songwriting, Music Entrepreneurship, and Performance in guitar, bass, drums or vocals, and music production. Examples of classes include: Music Industry Skills, Income Streams, Lyric writing, Technical Development, and Self-care for Creative professionals. These are just a few. All programs and classes are accredited. More information can be found at dime-detroit.com or dime-online.org
DIME was featured in Billboard's Top Music Business Schools 2020! This is a weighty achievement. Can you give us insight into the community of musicians and music professionals who teach the courses?
Thank you, yes, we were featured in Billboard's Top Music Business Schools in 2019 and 2020 – two years in a row! And after only 5 years in the USA. All other schools listed have been around for decades! We are proud of the team, faculty and students who have worked hard to get DIME this accolade, and it's really about being truly connected to the music industry and inspiring and educating students through real-world experiences.
A big part of our ethos is to continue to hire faculty who are out there, working in the modern, commercial music industry – today, right now, even during Covid-19. Our previous academic partners music department did not agree with this, and tried to make it hard for professional musicians, songwriters and entrepreneurs who didn't continue their academic studies after high school. Yet, we recognized and respect it was because they were touring the world, having hit records, and selling those hit records to large audiences. Students learn as much (if not more) from those teachers as they do from a faculty member who is on tenure, with a PhD, sitting behind a desk – reading about the music industry. It's about balance, and one does not outweigh the other, but the former is so much more practical, interesting and relative.
Faculty members who have taught at DIME included Eric 'Rain Man' Gaston – drummer for Salt 'n Pepa, Eric Roberson, Charlie Wilson, Kern Brentley, bass player and musical director for Lady Gaga, and worked with Beyonce, Mary J Blige, Ne-Yo, Brandy and Destiny's Child, Neyla Pekarek – ex-member The Lumineers', and Doe Phillips, tour manager to Blondie, Oasis, Noel Gallagher, Corinne Bailey-Rae and Jake Bugg.
We are bringing masterclass guests into the student's space, whether it's in person or online. Learning directly from people who are working in music and networking with those individuals is key to career development. People who have given their time to DIME students include Ben Lovett from Mumford and Sons, BJ The Chicago Kid, Allen Stone, Tom Odell, Denver songwriters – Jill Sobule and Eddie Spaghetti, George Clinton, Michael Bolton, Alessia Cara, Rafe Offer, founder of Sofar Sounds, …. And so many more.
When seeking to attend higher education, there is always an admissions and application process. Does DIME require auditions?
Yes, we did for our previous partner, as we had to follow their processes. Any program needs an audition process – to set students up to succeed not fail, but some of the audition processes are still steeped in the classical approach to music, such as: playing complicated scales and runs – I mean, would Nicki Minaj, Drake or Beyonce ask you to play a F# Minor scale in an audition! Of course not, I think it's much more important to talk and understand someone's career and playing goals, work ethic and attitude, and learning those scales become part of their education.
None of our online programs require an audition, and allow students to study in their own time, it's a much more grown-up approach to education. I mean, let's think about it, young people can google answers to their questions in seconds, they can find out information about anything they want with one quick click . . . so teachers and educators need to understand the changing landscape for young people, especially in today's world, and during this pandemic. Online education can work for many, and it's time to respect students and their individuality instead of putting them all in the same box.
Do you know how many students we have who were put in a box with a label that said – 'not right for higher education', 'will never go to college', 'you'll never make it, 'you need to consider a real job' – and they have gone on to get their Bachelor's Degree, continued to Master's level, got great jobs in music and have made it! Graduates from our UK colleges include James Bay, Tom Odell, Two Door Cinema Club and George Ezra …. Who's next?
Does DIME offer core classes like math or English, and if so, how do they look different?
Yes, in the US we do as its part of the Bachelor programs, and with many general education subjects, such as math, English and public speaking, we encourage faculty to make the classes as relevant to music, musicians and the music industry as possible. For example, in public speaking, students are asked to write Grammy's acceptance speeches, or to present a band to a room of music industry professionals. In Detroit, the last 3 semesters, 100% of students passed the math class – that is an amazing statistic, and it is because the math teacher, understands the relationship between math and music, and can teach in a language students understand! Simple, yet brilliant.
Live performances in large venues have been brought to a screeching halt. Prior to the move online, DIME students received performance opportunities. How will the new rules prohibiting large groups, change the shape of the music industry?
I have this conversation weekly with my father who is head of Live Nation in Europe, and various promoters and friends in the music industry. Doe Phillips, a very good and long-time friend of Kev and I, lives in Boulder, and is enjoying time at home with her pup Pearl, but is concerned about the Live music industry as she is a tour manager who works with many artists including Blondie, Noel Gallagher, Jake Bugg, Oasis and many more. She also taught at DIME Denver. We are equally concerned with friends who are self-employed and whose income has stopped completely. But, as the famous quotes says, 'the show must go on' – music and art can't stop, it will not stop, but it's inevitable that it has to be re-imagined.
Artists, big and small, have already taken to social media, during the pandemic, to perform at home, stripped down versions of heavily produced songs, showing fans a different side to what they usually see. #Togetherathome, Live Nations Live at Home, or Tiny Desk (Home) Concert are just a few of the many streaming concert series. Artists know they need to stay connected to their fans, and do it differently from what they did before March 2020. Performances are more real and honest, and artists seem more comfortable revealing a different side of themselves.
It is going to be a long time before Red Rocks, the Pepsi Center, Mission Ballroom and the many other venues are full capacity with fans sitting hip-to-hip next to strangers, singing along and dancing together. But venues will book shows, to fewer live audience members, who may pay a premium ticket price, with other fans paying to stream the concert at home . . . technology will play an even bigger part in our future.
DIME is focused on live music, and that means learning to play your instruments well, and play with others. This is just as important online as it is in person. If you are a musician, you don't just play because of the audience, you play because you have something to say, you are feeling something and music is one of the greatest forms of expression.
Music is found and collected through so many different channels today. The various streaming options offer consumers more than they could possibly handle, directly to their fingertips. Is this a good thing for someone seeking a career in music?
Yes, I think it is, just because we are being forced to think and act differently, it doesn't mean there isn't opportunity around us. First, we will need more and more content, from music to visuals. TV shows will be filmed in smaller groups, but they will still need songs and background music. Films will still need soundtracks and advertising, too. Songwriters, producers, artists and musicians are at a great advantage, as technology allows for all of us to collaborate from different parts of the world. We don't need to be in a studio together anymore, technology has allowed us for many years to share large files over the internet. So in some ways, the music industry is ahead of the game.
With Live Music, we are forced to stay closer to home, to find the bands and artist in our home towns that we like, and not just wait for Taylor Swift or the Foo Fighters to come through town. When smaller venues open, they may attract a different audience than they did in 2019. It may get us out more, but in smaller numbers.
With the move online, does this open the door for musicians and educators around the country to participate in the programming at DIME?
DIME ONLINE has been delivering courses entirely online for 7 years now, so we know how online learning can work at its best. We have students studying in 27 countries around the world. Many collaborate with each other from the US to Africa, from Singapore to Sweden. This mix of cultures also influences new and interesting sounds in music and songwriting. Students have been listening to music individually for years now, even if they are sitting in groups they are all listening to their own music, wearing headphones, heads down, texting and watching SnapChat and TikTok videos.
What is your advice for an incoming student, eager to start a career in the music industry?
Just do it, there is no better time to do what you want, however you want. All the rules have been thrown out and in 2020 the only thing we can do is live the lives we want to. Music, DIME, and the music industry is a community, a diverse community of people that all have one thing in common – the love of music. Many students, when coming to DIME, say such things as 'I have finally found my people', 'I felt like a freak before I came to DIME, and now I am where I was meant to be', 'No one believed in me until now' – it's about nurturing that feeling of belonging, that common language musicians, songwriters and music entrepreneurs have.
This program is for parents out there who have creative children, for young adults, for mothers and fathers, who never have the chance to follow their dreams, whose lives have been busy running around doing things that seem so unimportant now. We can all, without guilt, choose to do things differently, and that is liberating, so, if you want to learn how to write better songs, if you want to play guitar or drums, there are options out there for you, and DIME ONLINE is just one of them. www.dime-online.org.
As music lovers ourselves, we are grateful to have people out there in the world like you, Sarah. Your dedication to providing strong musical foundations for your students, offering them an opportunity for sustainable futures in the music industry, is inspiring.
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New obstacles ahead in China's pollution fight: report
AFP January 16, 2020
China cut its national average level of airborne PM2.5 particles by 27 percent between 2015 and 2019
China cut its national average level of airborne PM2.5 particles by 27 percent between 2015 and 2019 (AFP Photo/Johannes EISELE)
Beijing (AFP) - China's fight against pollution faces new threats from rising levels of harmful ozone gas despite an "impressive" reduction in other airborne particles, according to a report released Thursday.
The country cut its national average level of airborne PM2.5 -- tiny particles that can penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream -- by 27 percent between 2015 and 2019, according to the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
China also reduced its average sulphur dioxide levels by 55 percent during this period, which CREA said was "very impressive progress".
However, levels of ozone gas, which is linked to drops in cognitive performance and educational outcomes, rose 11 percent over this period despite national efforts to fight pollution, the report said.
Ozone, along with nitrogen dioxide, "could be the next frontiers in China's war on pollution", CREA said.
China's air quality gains were mostly achieved through "end of pipe" measures that filter out pollutants right before they enter the environment, CREA lead analyst and the report's author Lauri Myllyvirta said.
In the past few years, "most of the existing coal-fired power plants have been retrofitted to comply with new emissions standards, and currently the focus is on implementing similar retrofits in the iron and steel industry," Myllyvirta told AFP.
But "once these retrofits are completed, if coal consumption keeps rising, it will be harder and harder to make progress on air quality".
Ozone and nitrogen dioxide are also "harder to control with filters", according to the report, which said exposure to the two gases caused hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in China every year.
China built enough new coal-fired plants between January 2018 and June 2019 -- nearly 43 gigawatts worth of capacity -- to cancel out the decrease in the rest of the world, a report in November by US-based Global Energy Monitor found.
The country also plans to add an additional 147.7 gigawatts of coal plants, nearly as many as the European Union's entire gigawatts of existing capacity, the report said.
In September, Swiss air purification technology company IQAir said Beijing was expected to drop out of the list of the world's 200 most polluted cities in 2019.
But PM2.5 levels in the city are still four times higher than those recommended by the World Health Organization.
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The Chicago Cubs and a Reflection on the World and Society Today
Let's leave the current on-field performance of the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 National League Championship Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers to those communicators who get paid — and know a lot more than I do about sports — to offer commentary.
Rest assured Mr. Kaminsky, your childish actions may come back to haunt you.
As of this writing, the Cubs are down two games to one, have been shut out the past two games and appear to have lost heart and how to win. But there's a game tonight!
Anyway, this post will focus more on the state of our world and society today, rather than Chicago's National League baseball franchise. What prompted this post is an article from the Redeye, a free tabloid published by the Chicago Tribune Media Group and geared to the Millennial demographic.
The article centers on a "fan" of the Chicago White Sox, a Chicago area native named Frank Kaminsky, who is taking his self-professed hatred of the Cubs to an extreme, childish level. As noted in this Redeye piece published today, Mr. Kaminsky — a professional basketball player with the Charlotte Hornets — promises to wear a custom-made Cubs jersey bearing the name of a man who was never a Cubs player until the team is eliminated from the playoffs.
Providing of course, that happens.
As noted in the Redeye piece: "It's my stance, how I feel about the Cubs this year. I don't want them to win." He also has launched an "attack" of sorts in the Twittersphere.
So what do Mr. Kaminsky's actions have to do with the much larger perspective?
It's a demonstration of a lot of things that are wrong with the world today. Here are a few:
It's Okay, No Cool, to Hate. Rarely a day goes by when we don't hear of an atrocity in war-torn places overseas and in my home city of Chicago. To me, it's hate that drives people to kill and hurt others. Why should hate be part of sports? Because, apparently to some, it's appropriate and it's become part of "cheering on" your team.
The "Power" of the Digital Arena. This blog, is, of course, part of modern online communications. I've published what I believe are informative, fair and ethical posts. Others use the digital arena to spread lies and inflame hatred.
The Ability to Change the Conversation. What's happening in baseball today? The NLCS and the ALCS. With garbage news like Mr. Kaminsky's rants, part of the focus of real sports news gets mixed up with nonsense that's taking place off the field of play.
Continue to Bash Bartman. I can't believe that anyone with any sense of scruples would continue to slander Steve Bartman, a fan who tried to catch a foul ball in a game 13 years ago. He did nothing wrong, but weak, petty cowards still hold him responsible for a Cubs collapse.
Cub fans and many in Chicago fly the "W" flag to promote and support the team. So, fly the "L" flag Mr. Kaminsky, if you want.
But in my mind you're the loser.
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Chicago Cubs in the 2016 Post Season: Thoughts and Observations
Was it somewhat scripted late last week that the 2016 Chicago Cubs "back in" to clinching the National League Central Division, then bring pandemonium to the Wrigley Field faithful the following day with a walk off win via a home run from a reliable replacement catcher?
Who knows, and at this point, who cares!
What will the post-season hold? We'll find out soon enough.
This forever Chicago Cubs fan — like millions of others — is thrilled the team has locked in a playoff spot with two-plus weeks of baseball left and boasts the best record in baseball.
But unlike many of my Cub fan colleagues, I'm going mute on predictions on October. But, I do have thoughts and observations to share about the season so far, and what I'll be looking for in the post season.
So, as the legendary Cub public address announcer Pat Pieper would say, "Attention: Have your pencils and scorecards ready."
Madden Post Game Analysis. Yes, he does wacky things like make players dress in goofy outfits for road games and has brought in a magician as a strategy to build camaraderie and ease tensions during the 162-game season. But the true genius of Manager Joe Madden comes out in his post game commentaries. He's eloquent, imminently quotable and always on target regarding what just transpired on the field. Win or lose, players know Joe already is thinking about how to get the best of his squad the next time the ump yells, "Play Ball!"
Best Off-Season Move. The big contract to outfield star Jason Heyward? The late season signing of fireball closer Aroldis Chapman? Yes, both are integral to the team's success to date, and both will be vital cogs in the post season. But my vote goes to the versatile Ben Zobrist. (Did you know he was born in Eureka, Illinois?) His stats are not off the charts, but in an 11-year pro baseball career, he has put up impressive numbers when at the plate and he plays solid infield and outfield positions. And, he played for the 2015 World Series winning Kansas City Royals, so he knows what it takes to play in crucial games in October. Sometimes, it's the guy who isn't in the headlines who makes the most impact.
Who I'd Like to Meet for a Beer. A tough choice, so I'll pick two: David Ross and Dexter
True, the Cubs have not sucked this season.
Fowler. Not much in depth analysis or statistics here, but I like a guy who's cool with the nickname of "Grandpa Rossi." And whether he smacks a lead off homer or grounds into a double play, Fowler gives it his all and looks like he's having a good time. Shout out to Grandpa and Dex: I'll always make time for a beer with you guys.
From a Public Relations Perspective. Yes, I had to sneak in a thought on the brand that Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have built under the Ricketts family ownership. (Actually, I tackled public relations and the Cubs in this 2013 post regarding plans to rebuild Wrigley Field.) The 2016 team has — fortunately — generated headlines for its performance on the field, rather than off the field. Yes, there have been injuries and that losing streak before the All Star break. And, oh yea, the Tommy LaStella meltdown. But all season there has been an absence of scandal and unnecessary drama. This squad contains players who are unselfish and only focus on winning, not personal stats. In a more colloquial perspective, the Cubs have received "good PR" all season because ownership and management put together a group of winners, not whiners.
In just more than an hour, the Cubs will take the field at Wrigley to conclude the weekend series with the Brewers. After yesterday's "hangover" blowout loss, perhaps Madden's guys will get back on track.
One milestone down. Three to go.
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Chicago Cubs, Last Day Regular Season, Thoughts
On this cool, dreary, cloudy October 4, a day more akin to November, it's warm, bright and sunny in Cubdom.
The guys with this emblem on their jerseys will play in the post season. Bu for how long?
Yes, it's the last day of the Major League baseball regular season, and my Chicago Cubs — actually everyone's Chicago Cubs — will be playing a meaningful game later this week.
Counting the hours, no minutes, until the first pitch Wednesday, against the very dangerous and talented Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, where my Chicago Cubs will be playing a wild card, single elimination game in order to advance to the National League playoffs.
Well, let's check that: Last night's shutout win added more thrills to the 2015 season; the Cubs may host the Pirates at Wrigley Field with a win today.
As a lifelong and long-suffering Cubs fan, of course I'm thrilled my Chicago Cubs are in the post season. And, while I won't make a prediction, I will share these thoughts.
Later today, we'll know if the Cubs will play the October 7 Wild Card game at Wrigley Field.
On the Field Headlines Are Best. Throughout this glorious season, one where the Cubs provided tremendous baseball drama, that drama was confined to the field of play. I can't recall news reports of Cub players or management making headlines for what took place off the field. (Well, unless you count the litigation with the property owners on Waveland and Sheffield avenues.) In short, skipper Joe Madden and his boys behaved themselves, keeping the focus on baseball and not antics that could get them in trouble.
Treating Baseball as It Should Be: A Game. Years ago I read an article that included a line that stated: "The umpire yells 'Play Ball' at the start of a game, not 'Work Ball.'" My 2015 Chicago Cubs know how to enjoy the game of baseball, but they do so in a workmanlike way. Scenes in the dugout show a team that's relaxed but focused, and seemingly unaffected by a bad loss or bad call from umps. These guys are having fun, which much of the time leads to winning.
Little Things Lead to Big Wins. Visit this page from Major League Baseball for official stats. But some casual observations of my Cubs reveal a team that rarely got beat when failing to execute fundamentals: Hitting the cutoff man, hitting behind the runner, laying down the bunt, putting the ball in play, turning the easy double play. These little things have paid big dividends for the 2015 squad, setting them apart from many, many Cub squads of past seasons.
My Cubs today have as many wins this year as they had losses in seasons not too long ago. In around an hour from now, they'll take the field for their final regular season game against the Brewers in Milwaukee.
It means something, because the Cubs may get home-field advantage and host the Wild Card game.
Regardless of where the game is held, after the ump yells "Play Ball," I'll be watching, waiting and hoping.
But wait! There's more from the PRDude on the Chicago Cubs:
In 2014, I offered to buy a (small) piece of the Cubs.
The team's "public relations push" was analyzed in 2013.
A reflection from 2010 on Cub legend Ron Santo.
The PRDude's unsolicited public relations counsel to the Cubs organization.
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An Opening Day Thought: What Does Hate Have To Do With Baseball?
This is more than a typical Sunday here in Chicago. Yes, of course, it's Easter Sunday, and I wish all a blessed Easter — regardless of your beliefs.
It's also Opening Day — make that Opening Night — for the Chicago Cubs, those beloved boys of summer.
Today marks the first time the Cubs will play the first home baseball game of the season at seemingly perennially under construction Wrigley Field at night. And, the foe is that seemingly always successful team who play in a city 300 miles southwest — the St. Louis Cardinals.
Or as some — fans, newspaper sports writers and broadcast media — define them, "the hated St. Louis Cardinals."
For some untold, inexplicable reason, Cub followers and others around the baseball and sports world, "hate" the Cardinals.
I've read the "hated Cardinals" phrase frequently in recent print reports about the Cubs' chances in the 2015 season in columns on progress during spring training games. In fact, in a Chicago Tribune sports article published in late March of this year on the Cubs/Cardinals rivalry, Cubs GM Theo Epstein was quoted as saying: "I'm a Cub, so I have to hate the Cardinals."
Note to Theo and every other Cub fan: I've been a Cubs fan as long as I can remember. Perhaps there was a time when I "hated" the Cardinals, especially when they routinely walloped the Cubs season after season.
(I guess the same comparison can be made by Chicago Bears fans when referencing the Green Bay Packers.)
But given the state of the world today, when true hatred drives men, and increasingly women, to unspeakable horrors against their fellow man, I'm past expressing hatred for a baseball team that competes against the team I root for. I hope sports writers, TV commentators and fans of all sports will learn to dispense with using the word "hated" or its derivatives when talking about sporting competition.
After all, it's supposed to be a game, not a war.
The Cubs will take the field a few minutes from now. I hope they wallop the Cardinals.
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Another Perspective on the Chicago Cubs' "Public Relations Push"
Headlines that include "public relations" or "PR" usually grab my attention. When the headline includes a reference to public relations and the Chicago Cubs, it's like someone grabbed me by the lapels and said, "Read, then offer some insight."
That brings us to today's post. In the May 15 issue of The Chicago Tribune — which I read "old school" or in print form — I was drawn to a sidebar piece that referenced public relations. The sidebar accompanied a larger story, part of the newspaper's ongoing coverage of efforts by the billionaire Ricketts family to raise money for two iconic assets: The Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team, and the place they play baseball, the nearly century-old Wrigley Field.
An artist's rendering of proposed renovations to the venerable Wrigley Field.
Back in 2010, the Ricketts were hoping to use state funds to help pay for $300 million in renovations to the Friendly Confines. That development sparked another so-called "public relations" effort, one The PRDude chronicled in this post.
These days, the Ricketts are pushing for plans to fix up the old ballpark in large part by getting approval for much more advertising signage, a proposal that owners of nearby rooftop adult playgrounds claim is the same as a bean ball to their revenue streams. Read more in this Trib article.
But it was the sidebar, the one with "PR effort" in the headline, that has prompted this discussion.
The piece, written by business reporter Ameet Sachdev, states: "The Cubs have stepped up a public relations campaign to build support for Wrigley Field renovations …" The renovations are need to preserve the venerable park and modernize it. The plan includes an online petition on this web site where fans (or anyone with a computer, I guess) can endorse renovation plans that will be realized by revenue from increased signage, as well as more night games and a 6,000 square-foot video screen. The Cubs also enlisted "a consulting firm" (not identified) to conduct research from area residents to gauge their support for proposed renovations.
On the surface, I applaud the Ricketts family for the petition program, for initiating a survey and for hiring communications consultants. This falls under primary research, and solid research drives all effective public relations programs — or any initiative that starts with a sound strategy.
But let's not lose sight of what's really happening here: The Ricketts family made its fortune through smart business decisions. A crumbling ball park with outdated amenities can only attract fans — even Cub fans — for so much longer. The team is employing public relations strategies and tactics to help build awareness and acceptance for the need to get approval for its revenue-generating proposals.
Do you really think they're number 1 goal is to preserve the league's second oldest ballpark? Or, to preserve the "Wrigley Field experience?" I think it's to make money.
There's nothing wrong with making money. And, there's nothing wrong with employing sound, ethical public relations practices to realize that goal.
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A (Somewhat) Subtle Switch & Reflections on the Chicago Cubs True Leader
By Edward M. Bury, APR, aka the PRDude
My loyal readers — you're out there, aren't you? — have probably wondered what happened to the PRDude. No posts for weeks, none so far this month. Did he run out of opinions and ideas? Did he just give up blogging? Did he abandon public relations?
The answers: No, no, and no.
There are two reasons why I've been remiss in adding posts to my blog:
I've been busy with my "real" job. As chronicled in my October 17 post, I landed an outstanding new full-time position. The past seven weeks have been enlightening and fulfilling, and to some extent challenging and exhausting — all in a good way. I hit the ground running. This left little time to conceive ideas and post them here.
I found it's really hard to develop and execute ideas based on my new theme, "The Lighter Side of Public Relations, Marketing & Communications." It ain't easy trying to be funny. My deepest respect to Mark Twain, who pioneered humorous prose, and more modern masters like the late Art Buchwald and P.J. O'Rourke, who have kept the craft alive and well.
The Classic Mark Twain -- Looking East.
The Pensive Art Buchwald.
The Jester, P.J. O'Rourke.
So, I've decided to augment the theme of this blog with "other stuff." Very obtuse, I know. But I'll try to offer perspectives on politics (can't wait f0r the retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to start next year) and popular culture (there will always be Lady Gaga, the Situation and Real Housewives to tackle).
This is a fine segue into thoughts on the late Ron Santo, former Chicago Cubs legendary third baseman, radio baseball color commentator, perennial shutout from the Baseball Hall of Fame and champion for raising money and awareness for research into juvenile diabetes.
Ron Santo, Iconic Chicago Cubs Third Baseman, at Wrigley Field.
Mr. Santo died December 2 from cancer. But he battled diabetes and other health problems all his life with the same ferocity as an at bat against a mean hurler like Don Drysdale or Bob Gibson. Sportswriters have offered lots of words on Santo as a player, broadcaster and human being. He's been heralded for his outstanding statistics on the field of play, for playing pro ball for 15 years with diabetes, for his scrappy, combative at times attitude on and off the field, and for his heartfelt, if at times loony, commentary in the WGN-AM radio booth.
As a North Side Chicago kid and life-long Cubs fan, I followed Santo his entire career (except for his final season with the White Sox; but that's another topic). I have memories of rooting for Santo and the Cubs at games played only in sunshine at Wrigley Field during the 1960s, when 12,000 was a big crowd.
One thing stood out: Ron Santo was a leader. In fact, he was the last true leader the Chicago Cubs have had between the baselines.
He was not afraid to stand down a fellow player, an umpire, the manager or an opposing pitcher. And, as I've learned, from another perspective, Santo was the guy you wanted to watch your back. Along with the Gold Gloves (five), batting average (.277), hits (2,254), homers (342) and RBIs (1,331), Ron Santo knew a team — like a company, a cause, a country — needs a leader, one who can make a decision and live with the consequences.
Santo was a character who had a lot of character. Perhaps the keepers of the Baseball Hall of Fame will now finally recognize that and enshrine Santo in Cooperstown posthumously. True, Santo never led the Chicago Cubs to the World Series, or even the post season. But he won just about every day of his life.
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Album Reviews 2019
Album Review: Mádra – Bittersweet Temptation To Disappear Completely (Self Released)
20/12/2019 20/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Albums, Bittersweet Temptation To Disappear Completely, Black Metal, Mádra, Self-Released
A side-project of Hænesy, Mádra is an experimental unification of Doom and Black Metal. Bittersweet Temptation To Disappear Completely is the debut album and was released on December 8th 2019.
Album Review: Tylor Dory Trio – Unsought Salvation (Self Released)
17/12/2019 10/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Albums, Albums 2019, Prog Metal, Prog Rock, Rock, Self-Released, Tylor Dory Trio, Unsought Salvation
Progressive metal/rock band, Tylor Dory Trio will release their new album Unsought Salvation on Dec 21st 2019. The album is a continuation of their 2015 EP 'Carried Away'.
Album Review: Oak – Lone (Transcending Obscurity Records)
16/12/2019 15/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Death metal, Doom, Doom Metal, heavy metal, Lone, Metal, Oak, Transcending Obscurity Records
Oak sees members of Gaerea churn out scintillating death/doom metal that's expansive and harrowing. 'Lone' is their debut full length and yet the songwriting is accomplished, as if this is what they were meant to be doing all along. It will be released on December 20th 2019 via Transcending Obscurity Records.
Album Review: UnCrowned – UnCrowned (Self Released)
15/12/2019 15/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Albums, Albums 2019, Death metal, Devil's Thirst, Groove Metal, heavy metal, Metal, Self-Released, UnCrowned
UnCrowned are a 5-piece metal band from St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The band spent most of 2019 in the studio recording their self-titled debut album which is released on Boxing Day!
Album Review: Pyramids On Mars – Edge of The Black (Self Released)
14/12/2019 14/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Albums, Albums 2019, Edge of The Black, Instrumental, Keven Estrella, Pyramids On Mars, Self-Released
Following up on the two previous albums from Pyramids On Mars, "Edge of the Black" was written, composed and performed solely by Keven Estrella. Edge of the Black will be released on December 21st 2019.
Album Review: Deadly Carnage – Decadenza (Self Released)
13/12/2019 13/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Albums, Albums 2019, Black Metal, Deadly Carnage, Decadenza, heavy metal, Metal, Post Black Metal, Post-Metal, Self-Released
Post-metal/post-black metal band Deadly Carnage will re-release their 2008 album, Decadenza on December 21st 2019. The album is a concept on the ancient European pagan religions that over the centuries have been called "witchcraft".
Album Review: Blade Cisco – Edge of the Blade (Art Of Melody Music/Burning Minds Music Group)
12/12/2019 06/12/2019 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Album Review, Albums 2019, AOR, Art Of Melody Music, Blade Cisco, Burning Minds Music Group, Edge of the Blade, Melodic Rock, Rock
Edge Of The Blade is the official debut album by Italian melodic rockers, Blade Cisco. It is scheduled for release on December 13th 2019 via Art Of Melody Music/Burning Minds Music Group.


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821914: Mining Support Worker
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Major Group: 8 - Labourers
Sub-Major Group: 82 - Construction and Mining Labourers
Minor Group: 821 - Construction and Mining Labourers
Unit Group: 8219 - Other Construction and Mining Labourers
Performs routine tasks in mining and mineral ore treating operations such as assembling, operating and dismantling mining equipment, taking ore, rock and dust samples, and mixing ore treating chemicals and catalysts.
Mineral Ore Processing Labourer
Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.
Pit Crew Support Worker
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Unit Group 8219: Other Construction and Mining Labourers
This unit group covers Construction and Mining Labourers not elsewhere classified. It includes Crane Chasers, Driller's Assistants, Laggers, Mining Support Workers and Surveyor's Assistants.
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821911: Crane Chaser
821912: Driller's Assistant
821913: Lagger
821915: Surveyor's Assistant
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Descended from "the ancient family of Prentannan" was the folllowing Alexander. We hope to find earlier generations in due course and, perhaps, connect this family to the Trotters of Morton Hall shown on Trotter02.
The following is partly supported by 'East Neuk of Fife' (Walter Wood, 1887, p144) .
The following comes partly from BLG1886 (Trotter of Dreghorn).
The following comes from BP1870 (Lindsay).
Their son inherited the baronetcy.


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https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0010-z
Neutrino masses in the supersymmetric SU(3)C⊗SU(3)L⊗U(1)X model with right-handed neutrinos
P.V. Dong1*, D.T. Huong1, M.C. Rodriguez2 and H.N. Long1
1 Institute of Physics, VAST, P.O. Box 429, Bo Ho, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
2 Departamento de Física, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália, km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
* e-mail: pvdong@iop.vast.ac.vn
Received: 5 April 2006
Revised: 11 July 2006
The R-symmetry formalism is applied for the supersymmetric SU(3)C⊗SU(3)L⊗U(1)X (3-3-1) model with right-handed neutrinos. For this kind of models, we study the generalization of the MSSM relation among R-parity, spin and matter parity. Discrete symmetries for the proton stable in this model are imposed, and we show that in such a case it is able to give leptons masses at only the tree level contributions required. A simple mechanism for the mass generation of the neutrinos is explored. We show that at the low-energy effective theory, the neutrino spectrum contains three Dirac fermions, one massless and two degenerate in mass. At the energy level where the mixing among them with the neutralinos is turned on, neutrinos obtain Majorana masses and correct the low-energy effective result which naturally gives rise to an inverted hierarchy mass pattern. This mass spectrum can fit the current data with minor fine-tuning. Consistent values for masses of the charged leptons are also given. In this model, the MSSM neutralinos and charginos can be explicitly identified in terms of the new constraints on masses which is not as in a supersymmetric version of the minimal 3-3-1 model.
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006
Hierarchical radiative masses in a supersymmetric three-family model without higgsinos
Neutrino masses and superheavy dark matter in the 3-3-1-1 model
On the Higgs-like boson in the minimal supersymmetric 3-3-1 model
Bosonic preheating in left-right-symmetric SUSY GUTs
Leptogenesis and dark matter unified in a non-SUSY model for neutrino masses


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Jane Ellen Collins September 10, 1946 - January 21, 2020
Jane Ellen Collins, of Boise Idaho, formerly of New Castle
Delaware and Maquoketa Iowa, passed away peacefully on
January 21st.
Jane was born on September 10, 1946 in Iowa City, Iowa to
Oscar W. Watters and Virginia P. Clark. She was the first of
three children.
Jane grew up in Fulton and Maquoketa, Iowa. She joined the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints while living in
Iowa and later moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where she
worked as a nurse. She married Billy Collins on July 30,
1978 on her brothers farm in rural Iowa and moved with him
New Castle, Delaware. Bill and Jane were sealed together
in the Washington DC Temple. She remained in Delaware
until 2017 before moving to Idaho. While she held several
jobs during her life, she ultimately retired from the Delaware
Department of Transportation in 2011.
Jane was always proud of and loved her children, whether
she approved of their choices or not. She readily volunteered
to chaperone school field trips, maintained calm at frequent
emergency room visits, fretted during driver's ed with two
teen boys, and always attended school graduations,
concerts and sporting events, whether she understood what
was going on or not. She was ecstatic at one son's wedding
and was anxiously awaiting her other son's. She had a
strong sense of fairness that usually resulted in both her kids
dressed in the same Halloween costume, providing the same
number (and size) of Oreos and french fries, but also voting
in every election she could. She was a foster mother and
adopted aunt to two sons, and foster mom to many cats
while they waited for a forever home. She loved flowers and
planted them in her yard as often as possible, including
daffodils, lilies of the valley, day lilies, tulips, irises, and
crocuses. She crocheted many afghans, cross stitched
dinosaurs on sweatshirts, and silently suffered through her
kids learning to play the recorder, trumpet and saxophone.
She is survived by her children, Billy Jr. (fiancé Curtis
Wagner) of Philadelphia, PA and John Timothy (wife
Heather) of Boise, Idaho; brothers David Watters recently of
Huachuca City, Arizona and Larry Watters of Maquoketa,
Iowa; 1 niece and 6 nephews; and many, many happy
memories. She was preceded in death by her parents and
her husband of 36 years.
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service in
Boise, Idaho at 11:30 on Saturday February 15th, 2019 a t
the LDS Chapel at 5900 Castle Drive, Boise. A memorial
service in Maquoketa, Iowa will be arranged at a later date.
Interment of ashes at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New
Castle, DE will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you contribute to a
charity of your choice that supports homeless pet adoption,
diabetes research or mental health awareness. Her family
would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Shaw
Mountain of Cascadia and Complete Hospice Care of Boise
for treating her with care and compassion in her final
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service in Boise, Idaho at 11:30 on Saturday February 15th, 2019 at the LDS Chapel at 5900 Castle Drive, Boise. A memorial service in Maquoketa, Iowa will be arranged at a later date.
Mary Ann Wright says
I love the photo you selected. She looks beautiful! I also loved your detailed description of her life. I know it's all true and truly describes her so well. I loved your mom, and she knew it. I'm glad she's at rest and visiting with other family. Thank you so much for sharing her with us.
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STANDARD-C AND POSITIONING
J. C. Bell
Abstract: Since the days of Sputnik, 1, Transit and Early Bird, satellite communications and navigation have followed separate development paths. Now with the development of the INMARSAT Standard-C and Enhanced Group Call systems the two will he drawn more closely together. Standard-C will provide a simple low cost satellite solution for ships to send and receive data and messages throughout the world in any weather 24 hours a day. For the mariner this will mark a significant advancement over existing conventional services. The Enhanced Group Call (EGC) system uses the basic Standard-C system architecture to broadcast Marine Safety Information (SafetyNET) and commercial calls (FleetNET) to defined geographic areas or groups of ships. The EGC system therefore brings the mariner an optimal way to automatically receive shore-to-ship distress alerts, routine weather forecasts and NAVAREA and storm warnings applicable to the area in which he is sailing. For the commercial user it offers a means to provide news, stock, commodity market and other business information to a selected group of recipients. In the future it may also provide the means for automatically updating data bases containing electronic charts, light lists, tide tables, hazardous cargo and other information currently carried in printed form. The ability to advise ships in near real-time of pertinent Marine Safety Information will be demonstrated during sea trials of the EGC system in the North Atlantic during 1987. A successful trial is expected to lead to IMO making an EGC receiver capability a part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) carriage requirements which, together with 518 KHz NAVTEX, will enable the mariner to receive crucial Marine Safety Information automatically anywhere he sails. The Standard-C ship earth station @ES) will have the ability to transmit the vessel's position automatically when connected to an electronic positioning system, either at pre-assigned intervals or on demand when polled. The same capability may also be used to transmit meteorological observations as well as cargo and engine monitoring/performance data. Starting in 1987, INMARSAT will test and demonstrate position determination through its satellites by using ranging techniques. It is planned that some of these tests will be conducted using modified Standard-C SESs. Sea Trials of Standard-C will begin in the latter part of 1987 with commercial service from 1988. The multifunctional capabilities of this small, lightweight, low-cost SES with omnidirectional antenna are remarkable. Standard-C will therefore have a significant impact on navigation and communications practice and thinking by the marine community into the 21st Century.
Cite this article: Bell, J. C., "STANDARD-C AND POSITIONING", NAVIGATION, Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 34, No. 2, Summer 1987, pp. 124-139.