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Larry Lucchino and Charles Steinberg: Happy Opening Day, Worcester!
We write to thank you all – Worcester, Central Mass. and WooSox Nation – and to celebrate with you this historic date when the Worcester Red Sox make their official hometown debut in beautiful new Polar Park.
Opening Day is typically a joyous time, full of hope. This one, however, is perhaps doubly so because it’s the debut of a ballclub and a ballpark. We would not call the journey up 146 to the Canal District a smooth ride.
The obstacles since announcing in 2018 that we were choosing Worcester have tested us: navigating a fraught relocation road; dealing with interstate politics and arduous working conditions; tense negotiations; collaborating with multiple partners and builders; fussing over dozens and dozens of design details; sweating robust financial pressures; and most of all, powering toward today through a 13-month (and still counting) pandemic, which has included so much sadness worldwide, and for our project, a seven week construction stoppage.
Yet these challenges have been softened by your constant demonstration of excitement, and by the warmth with which you have welcomed us.
We promised you a “nice little year-round ballpark,” which would reflect Worcester’s proud architecture, rich history and particular tastes. And here it is, in all its red, white and lots of blue glory, with a gorgeous green diamond — all just a 10-minute stroll from City Hall.
We think it’s a handsome, intimate ballpark. Happily (and much relieved), we are not alone: Our players have described the playing field as “unbelievable.” The Boston Globe has called the ballpark “gorgeous” and Worcester’s own T&G has described it as “amazing,” “fabulous.” Other visitors have used the words “beautiful,” “inspiring,” and “a miracle.” Even some critics are impressed.
In 2017, we began considering Worcester for three main reasons:
1) this city’s business, university and political leaders had already dedicated a decade to making big investments in revitalizing downtown, which had boosted Worcester up the rankings of the best and most livable small cities in America;
2) “Red Sox Nation” was heavily populated with fans from the Worcester area, heirs to a remarkable baseball history that began before the Civil War, was home to a National League team in 1880-82, and supported youth baseball, factory baseball and minor league baseball right into the 21st Century, nurturing everyone from our Little Leaguers who went to Williamsport to our Hall of Famers who went to Cooperstown; and
3) You made us feel wanted and welcome!
If anything, we underestimated the enthusiasm of the area’s baseball fans who embraced the idea of a Triple-A team when it was only a rumor. Those 10,000 postcards are mythic. Twenty-one “fan planning” sessions from 2018 to 2020 generated 877 ideas, so many of them incorporated in what is now truly your ballpark.
Elected officials from the Commonwealth and the city have shown their leadership and loyalty time and again. The mayor and city councilors have engaged in substantial dialogue with us, bringing forth the ideas of thousands of constituents. Exceptional City Manager Ed Augustus and his staff have proven sharp-minded, reliable and hard-working partners.
The contractors and their skillful subs have toiled with pride and craftsmanship worthy of Worcester’s continuing commitment to innovation. The business community – unified, organized, and galvanized – has shown support and commitment second to none. And Massachusetts has delivered on a vastly improved Kelley Square.
In our long careers in baseball, we have heard many politicians and business people preach and practice “public-private partnerships to promote urban development.” This city’s leaders have delivered a master class. They have turned “Worcester Pride” into steel, turf and a mixed-use neighborhood re-development that will enrich the local economy and quality of life here for years to come.
Our goal has always been a win-win-win for the ballclub, the city and the Boston Red Sox. Yes, our team needed a new, sustainable home; but we also believed that a downtown ballpark would contribute to – maybe even accelerate – the Worcester Renaissance. So far so good.
Our only regret today is that our dream of 9,508 fans on their feet cheering their own Red Sox team remains on hold, due to COVID crowd restrictions. As today’s lucky ticket holders will notice, the ballpark remains a work in progress.
We promise more features to come, with an escalation of successive celebrations. We look forward to an Opening Day 2.0 this summer, and summertime arrivals of the Berm, the Duck Boat, and the Diner. We so look forward to having full houses – and celebrating “COVID Independence.”
Meanwhile, “Worcester” has returned to the national baseball conversation. The name of this proud city, the second largest in New England, will now be on the lips of announcers in 150 cities across America and other baseball crazy nations.
WooSox ’21 has finally arrived. Polar Park has finally arrived. The fun has just begun – rooting for your team in your ballpark in your city. Now, our city. You have welcomed us, and we thank you.
Now, at last, it is our turn to say to you...
Larry Lucchino is the principal owner and chairman of the Worcester Red Sox; Dr. Charles Steinberg is the president.


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Robert E. Kendell THE ROLE OF DIAGNOSIS IN PSYCHIATRY London: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1975 (distributed by J. 8. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia), 176 pp., $14.
For a variety of reasons, psychiatric diagnosis, which used to be of interest to only a small portion of our profession, has increasingly become a subject of intense interest, debate, and even acrimony. There is hardly a current issue facing our profession that does not affect our diagnostic system, whether it is our role as physicians, the utility of the medical model, new somatic treatments, computerization of health-care data, or third-party payment. This short book by Robert Kendell, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh, is absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in examining the role of diagnosis in psychiatry.
Each of the 11 chapters is organized around an important issue in psychiatric diagnosis. The only issue in the American contemporary scene regarding diagnosis that is not discussed is third-party payment. This is not surprising, since the British method of health-care financing does not require the physician to indicate treatment for a "legitimate" medical diagnosis before payment is given for services rendered.
In the first chapter, "The Importance of Diagnosis," Kendell reviews the arguments against diagnosis in psychiatry and clearly demonstrates that, despite the shortcomings of psychiatric diagnosis and the possibilities for misuse, our profession cannot function without some form of classification system. Chapter 2, "The Nature of Disease and Diagnosis," reviews various concepts of medical disease to demonstrate that our difficulty in defining psychiatric disorders is fundamentally no different from a persistent difficulty in defining the more general rubric of medical disease. Chapter 3, "Issues of Reliability and Validity," reviews studies of the reliability of psychiatric diagnosis, various statistical indices for measuring diagnostic agreement, and various criteria that can be used for establishing the validity of diagnostic categories. Chapter 4, "Diagnosis as a Practical Decision -Making Process," provides evidence that most diagnostic decisions are made early in the course of a diagnostic interview and are largely dependent upon what the patient says, rather than observations made of overt behavior.
Chapter 5, "Disease Entities in Psychiatry," clarifies the meaning of the concept of "disease entity" in medicine and in psychiatry. Using the criterion of discontinuity, Kendell argues that there is little, if any, convincing evidence supporting the disease-entity status of functional psychiatric diagnoses. However, he also indicates that there are clearly established medical disorders, such as essential hypertension, that do not have sharp boundaries justifying status as disease entities. Chapter 6, "International Differences in Diagnostic Criteria," reviews the wellknown studies indicating large and important differences in diagnostic usage in different countries. Dr. Kendell was one of the principal investigators in the U.S./U.K. Diagnostic Project, which studied differences in diagnostic practice in this country and Britain. That diagnostic differences between our two countries are not limited to psychiatry is heartening. Apparently what is known as chronic bronchitis in London is diagnosed as emphysema in Chicago. Chapter 7, "International Classification," reviews the various attempts to provide an international classification of mental disorders, from earliest times up to and including the ninth edition of the International Classification of Diseases. Chapter 8, "The Role of Multivariate Analysis in Deriving or Validating Classifications," presents various statistical approaches to developing and validating diagnostic categories. This chapter will be tough going unless the reader has a considerable degree of statistical sophistication.
Chapter 9, "The Choice Between Categories and Dimensions," presents the arguments for each of these approaches to classifying psychiatric phenomena. Kendell concludes that despite the theoretical advantages of dimensional representation of functional psychiatric phenomena, clinicians will continue, for practical purposes, to use categories (diagnoses). Chapter 10, "Defining Diagnostic Criteria," reviews attempts at improving the reliability of psychiatric diagnosis by providing glossaries of definitions, operational criteria, and computer analysis of psychiatric symptoms. Kendell points out the central issue of definition - that is, indicating which features of the category are essential and always present, which features are commonly present but may be absent, and, finally, which features must be absent for the diagnosis to be made.
As our own profession begins to examine the third edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM ??), we would be well advised to become familiar with the issues discussed in this book. I wish I had written it.

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A Night Full of Elvises (Elvisi?)
the King – or a bunch of Kings – come to town for an all-encompassing tribute to Elvis’ life, career, and music
The king will live and rock again. Elvis Lives, a touring Elvis tribute concert series, will bring the best of the best to Eau Claire’s State Theatre this February. The show will feature an all-star lineup of Elvis tribute artists, all of them winners of the annual Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, and all of whom embody the King at different stages of his career. Bill Cherry (2009 winner) will be performing a tribute to the king’s concert years, Dean Z. (2013 winner) will showcase his early years and Elvis’ comeback special, and Jay Dupuis (2014 winner) will make an homage to his movie years. The tribute artists will be accompanied by a live band, backup singers and dancers, as well as an Ann-Margret tribute artist, Carol Maccri. Exhibits of iconic imagery from the Graceland Archives will be on display as well. The show is a high energy, fun, and dynamic source of family-friendly entertainment and has been evoking some serious nostalgia all around the country from Graceland to Broadway and more. Come and enjoy this journey through the King’s career with some of the best in the Elvis tribute business.
Elvis Lives • Feb. 15 • The State Theatre, 316 Eau Claire St. • 7:30pm • $45-$55 • www.eauclairearts.com

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In a joint announcement, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) and the Disabled Association set July 17th for a ribbon-cutting opening the FDR Hope Memorial. Local media were not included in the press release, although residents footed much of the costs.
By David Stone
Leave it to RIOC, seizing a significant local event as an opportunity for extending its protracted battle against local media.
But even the state agency’s churlishness can’t reduce the importance of this moment in Roosevelt Island history.
FDR Hope Memorial, Then and Now
A cherished project by the late Jim Bates, then president of the Roosevelt Island Disabled Association, the memorial got its first spark in 2010.
An inspiring leader, Bates struggled with fundraising for the project. By 2015, he collected $125,000 from donations as well as grants from the Roosevelt Institute and state assembly member Rebecca Seawright.
An anonymous donor then chipped in an additional $150,000.
But as we reported, last August, there it sat until RIOC stepped in in 2018. Then president/CEO Susan Rosenthal got her board to adopt the project with a financial cap of $278,000.
The wheels came off, though, and by last summer, the memorial was left overrun by weeds.
Waking up RIOC
Seeing the memorial site in a weedy, abandoned condition, we reached out to current RIDA leader Wendy Hersh.
“I better check with RIOC,” she emailed.
After firing Rosenthal along with a pair of project managers, the state agency let the project drop, but Hersh’s call did the trick.
Now, all that was needed was a contractor safety plan, then two more months to the finish.
“That’s according to RIOC,” we wrote, then, “but it seems fanciful for an agency that finishes few things on time. Or without additional contractor expense. So, add a RIOC cushion of, say, another hundred grand and three months.”
Even The Daily wasn’t cynical enough for RIOC.
A full year later, Jim Bates’s long awaited dream finally gets its ribbons cut on the 17th.
You can read full details from the press release here. Attributed to Amy Smith, a member of RIOC’s alleged Communications Team.
Also from the Roosevelt Island Daily News
- FDR Four Freedoms State Park, Cool Green Oasis in a Hot CityThe long, hot days of summer can be a brutal experience in the city. The concrete and asphalt reflect the heat back up at you, and the dry air seems to suck all the moisture out of your skin. But just across the river, there’s a cool green oasis waiting for you. by David Stone
- THE GREAT MIGRATION FAILED TO BRIDGE THE RACIAL WEALTH DIVIDE. WHAT’S NEXT?Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race. By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Briana Shelton | August 3, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News During the early 1900s through 1970, millions of African Americans migrated from the deeply segregated agricultural South to the industrial, less segregated Midwest
- Judge Could Allow NYC Council to Revote on Education BudgetNew York City did not follow the proper procedure when approving the roughly $31 billion budget for the education department, a Manhattan judge said Thursday, potentially setting up the City Council to revote on funding for the nation’s largest public school system. Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign
- After Alice Childress Library Rejected Racism ChargedAn Alice Childress Library? That was the dream of Michael Rogers, who Childress mentored into a successful career on stage, as well as others. It made sense for Roosevelt Island, but it was dismissed out of hand by the New York Public Library. And City Council Member Julie Menin let it slide with the lamest
- Two Dead in NYCHA Housing Blaze Ignited by Exploding E-bike Battery, Officials SayA 5-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman were killed by a fire inside a public housing apartment in Harlem that officials believe was caused by the exploding battery of an electric scooter. The blaze, which ignited in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday, also seriously injured the girl’s father. Greg B. Smith, The City Republished with

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With Christmas right around the corner, the Holmes County Solid Waste District is once again preparing for gift wrap and plastic bags. Plastic bags and wrapping paper can’t be recycled, so the waste district is again putting out two extra bins for wrapping paper and plastic bags. One bin has been placed in Berlin on Parkwood Drive across from the Berlin Park Pavilion, while the other is on County Road 349 adjacent to the Holmes County Dog Warden.
Extra recycle bins again being placed in Holmes County ahead of Christmas
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Cross-chain protocol Mixin Network has offered the hacker behind the $200 million exploit a $20 million bug bounty reward to return the stolen assets.
Mixin Woos Hacker With $20 Million Bug Bounty
According to blockchain security firm Peckshield, the bug bounty offer was communicated as an on-chain message, with Mixin urging the bad actor to give back the loot, most of which belongs to platform users.
Related Reading: Another Crypto Exchange Has Been Hacked Just 3 Days After CoinEx
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Most of our platform assets were users’, and we hope you can refund them. You can keep $20M of the assets as a BUG Bunty Reward for the BUG. Contact us via firstname.lastname@example.org for the reward details.
A bug bounty refers to compensation that developers offer to individuals for uncovering or reporting software bugs. It is usually employed as an incentive for ethical hackers to discover program vulnerabilities before bad actors do.
Mixin Network, who suffered a $200 million exploit on Sunday, is now using this strategy to negotiate a return of most of the stolen assets. According to an announcement on Monday, the cross-chain protocol confirmed that the heist occurred as a result of an attack on the database of its network cloud service provider.
This marks the third time in the last week that a crypto project was affected by an attack on a third-party provider after NFT marketplace OpenSea and on-chain analytics platform Nansen suffered similar fates.
So far, the project’s founder, Xiaodong Feng, has assured users that up to 50% of all stolen funds will be restored. Thereafter, the remaining debt will be settled via bond tokens, which Mixin will purchase back from users in the future. Meanwhile, all withdrawal and deposit services on Mixin still remain suspended.
Mixin Shares Latest Update On Investigation
Following the hack on Sunday, the developers of the cross-chain protocol confirmed via a post on X on Wednesday that it contracted Google and blockchain security firm SlowMist to aid in its investigative efforts.
[Update]The first time the incident occurred, we contacted Google (Mandiant) and blockchain security company @SlowMist_Team to assist with the investigation.
After several days, we have completed most of the asset tally work, and the situation is much more optimistic than… https://t.co/ySOHCkGK7t
— Mixin Kernel (@MixinKernel) September 27, 2023
In this post, Mixin claims to have almost finalized its asset count, and the situation looks much better than expected, as the losses are lesser than initially calculated.
The statement read:
After several days, we have completed most of the asset tally work, and the situation is much more optimistic than expected. The losses are not as significant as estimated.
The cross-chain protocol also urged users to stay off the network for now to avoid further losses.
At the time of writing, XIN, a native token of Mixin, trades at $147.01 with a 4.19% gain on the last day, showing signs of recovery from its crash on Sunday. However, on the 7-day chart, the token remains in the red zone with a 32.57% loss in market value.
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The reconciliation deal reached by Fatah and Hamas this week could prove costly for the Palestinian Authority. Powerful members of Congress are threatening to cut off the $400 million in annual aid America sends the Palestinians if they form a new government that includes Hamas, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. "U.S. taxpayer funds should not and must not be used to support those who threaten U.S. security, our interests, and our vital ally, Israel," says Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Is cutting off aid the right thing to do?
As things stand, the U.S. has no choice: "There really isn't much wiggle room here," says Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Post. Congress can't legally send a dime to any government that doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist, something Hamas refuses to do. The Fatah-Hamas merger plan doesn't include a word requiring Hamas to renounce violence, so the Palestinian Authority should start tightening its belt.
"How will a Fatah-Hamas merger play out?"
This could make negotiations more difficult: The U.S. aid has bolstered the West Bank's economy, says Lehigh University professor Henri Barkey, as quoted at Marketplace. But "the Saudis and the other Gulf Arabs have a lot of money to invest and they can easily supplant the United States financially." Politically, however, this will hurt both the Palestinians, who need the "international cache" U.S. aid provides, and Washington, which would lose leverage to negotiate with the Palestinians.
"U.S. examines aid to the Palestinian Authority"
The U.S. should not do anything rash: The politicians who are bashing the Palestinian reconciliation are only interested in "delivering for Israel," says MJ Rosenberg at The Huffington Post, "which, of course, is a way of delivering for their campaigns." But demanding that Hamas recognize Israel without seeing how the Fatah-Hamas merger unfolds would be "an act of diplomatic sabotage," derailing further peace talks before they start. "There is only one demand we should make of Hamas, that it cease all acts of violence."
"Obama fumbles Palestinian unity"
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Looking to upgrade your monitor to one with thin bezels? Buying a monitor for the first time? In this article, we give you a low-down on the best thin bezel monitors currently available in the market.
Remember those days when a monitor was basically an ugly beige box plopped up on our desks? Well today, the monitor technology is far more advanced and computer manufacturers have been competing across aspects such as picture quality and aesthetics, unlike in the previous years when it was all about the price and specs.
Nowadays, you’ve got the “bests” in various segments catering to various needs. There are monitors specially designed for gaming, those for for penny-pinchers, and the latest fad, thin bezels for those who prefer their machines sleek and minimal. Its also the ideal type of monitor if you’re looking to set-up multiple screens side-by-side and want the transition between them to be more seamless.
Whether you’re a gamer, a photo/video editor, a stock broker, or even a casual user, a monitor is a computer peripheral that is sure to increase your productivity and viewing experience by tenfold. If you have one already, two is always better. Why you ask? It makes switching between apps quicker, you can divide your tasks more efficiently, and peruse documents alongside for the purpose of comparing or referring.
If you are a couch potato then I can imagine you binge watching your favourite shows non-stop! This means that you are spending many hours indoors with no physical activity at all. Let me beware you that air inside our homes is way too polluted than the air outdoors. Its better to have good ventilation in rooms. For times like harsh winters or summers when this is not feasible use best air purifiers to remove pollutants and smells. Even I like munching pop-corns and chips while my choicest webshows stream on Netflix. Fresh and pure air would make your leisure times even more memorable. 🙂
Since the options are too many, we’ve narrowed down to 8 of our favorite thin bezel monitors in 2020 with 2 extra recommendations towards the end of this article. Take a look:
1. Asus MX279H 27-Inch Frameless Monitor:
A hugely popular monitor, the ASUS MX279H boasts of a full-HD screen, featuring an AH-IPS LED display with 178 degree wide-view angle. As the title suggests, this monitor comes with a frameless design while offering several other features such as a superlative video intelligence technology for better image quality, premium sound output thanks to SonicMaster sound optimization (co-developed by B&O), and 2 HDMI and VGA ports. The Asus MX279H has won several accolades including the “Good Design Award”, by virtue of its ultra-slim and ergonomic design. So far, there have been no complaints about dead pixels. However, what some users have reported is a slower response time which is usually not an issue, unless you’re into multi-player gaming. This monitor is especially awesome if you have a multi-monitor set-up because of its super narrow bezels.
- 1Excellent display, making movies, games, and wallpapers appear vibrant along with great detail even in darker scenes or areas
- 2Allows you to set up multiple monitors next to each other without them looking too clumped up
- 3Emmersive audio experience by reason of SonicMaster technology
- 4Easy to set up
- 5Stand is fairly stable
- 1Lack of VESA mount
- 2No option of adjusting height
- 3No DisplayPort
- 4Relatively slow response times (for gamers)
2. Lenovo LI2364d 23-Inch Widescreen Monitor:
The Lenovo LI2364d model is an extremely lightweight monitor that would take up minimum desk space. Similar to the Asus monitor mentioned above, this monitor also comes with 178-degree wide viewing angle along with easy cable management for a clean looking desktop. As far as the display is concerned, you get a Full HD, anti-glare screen, offering minute detail on a 23-inch screen. What’s more? You also get a faster response time of 7ms that rubs out problems like ghosting and distortion when connected to either HDMI or VGA ports. To boot, this monitor offers a refresh rate of 75 Hz, making your overall experience super smooth.
- 1Bright colors sans black-light bleed
- 2Convenient viewing angles
- 3Value for money
- 4Supports AMD Freesync
- 5Nearly no bezels
- 1Has only one HDMI and one VGA port
- 2Lack of built-in speakers
- 3Proprietary right over power cable
3. Acer R240HY ABMIDX 23.8-Inch Monitor:
A beautiful product from the house of Acer, the R240HY model features a full HD, widescreen VA monitor packed with a bunch of advantages such as a 100Million:1 contrast ratio, much faster response time of 4ms, Acer ComfyView technology for reduced glare, flicker-less technology, in-built blue-light filter, two 1.5W built-in speakers, and HDMI, DVI, and VGA ports along with the cables. This monitor sports a “zero-frame design”, enhancing its ultra-sleek look. It is ideal for those who plan to build video walls with multiple monitors placed adjacent to each other. The best part about the screen is that you can tilt it between -5 to 15-degree angle for greater convenience.
- 1Very affordable
- 2Super thin bezels
- 4Solid stand
- 1No support for VESA mount
- 2Backlight bleed in case of darkness
- 3Ghosting when Overdrive is enabled
4. Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-Inch Monitor:
Dell has shown incredible consistency in making great quality computers and the UltraSharp U2715H monitor is no exception. This monitor features a beautiful Quad HD display with 16:9 aspect ratio, built into an almost bezel-less screen. It comes with a legion of features like anti-glare with hard coat 3H, in-plane switching, an arsenic-free glass, and mercury-free LED panel. What I really like about this monitor is that it is completely adjustable. You can tilt, swivel, adjust the height, and pivot up to 90-degrees in both, clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. This feature is missing in most of the other monitors so the Dell UltraShartp monitor has an edge over the rest in this aspect.
- 1Great support for MacBooks
- 2Non-noticeable input lags
- 3Easy on the eyes
- 4Superlative calibration
- 5Compatible with VESA stand
- 6Accurate colors and sharp texts
- 7Rotation up to 180 degrees
- 1Noticeable backlight bleed
- 2Slightly expensive
- 3Some users have reported a defect wherein the screen blacks out occasionally
- 4All USB ports are at the rear
5. Acer Predator XB241H 24-Inch Monitor:
Acer Predator XB271H is an ideal monitor for serious gamers who prefer thin bezels. It comes with a 3D-ready full HD wide screen with a swivel angle of up to 30 degrees, NVIDIA G-Sync, a TN display panel, two 2w built-in speakers, a 144 Hz refresh rate, and a flicker-less technology. The best part is that it offers a super fast response time of only 1 ms. It’s Acer ErgoStand allows you to not only swivel the screen but also tilt, pivot, and move it up and down for a comfortable viewing experience. In case you’re wondering whether this monitor supports VESA mount, the answer is yes! More than anything else, this monitor makes gameplay smooth as butter.
- 1Smooth gaming experience due to a higher refresh rate of 144 Hz
- 2Extremely narrow bezels with a sturdy stand
- 3No dead pixels
- 1TN panel; though of a good quality, can be fixed by means of calibration settings
- 2Vertical screen tear defect (a known defect whereby a vertical strip appears right at the middle of the screen every once in about 10 hours); can be fixed by sending the monitor to Acer for repair
6. ViewSonic VX2376-SMHD 23-Inch Monitor:
The ViewSonic VX2376 features an “ultra-slim” frameless screen backed by a full-HD resolution and a SuperClear IPS panel. Similar to many other monitors, this monitor also comes with a flicker-less technology and a blue-light filter to reduce the strain on your eyes. Other inclusions are built-in dual speakers, HDMI, VGA, and DisplayPort inputs and their cables, and a 3-year limited warranty. ViewSonic offers five viewing modes for an enhanced picture quality while you’re watching a movie, playing games, surfing the net, or performing simple tasks. This monitor is especially great for movie buffs!
- 1Beautiful IPS display
- 2Reasonably priced and the best in the entry-level segment
- 3Sleek with narrow bezels
- 4Multiple connectivity
- 1Incompatible with VESA mount; get the 24-inch model if you want the same
- 2Slight backlight bleed
- 3Some amount of ghosting
7. Asus Designo MX27AQ 27-Inch Monitor:
This monitor by ASUS sports the thinnest bezel of only 0.8 mm in breadth. It boasts of an elegant design that comes with a WQHD resolution, wide-viewing angles, and an AH-IPS panel technology. Other features include two 3w built-in speakers (stereo) supported by 2 X 3W amplifiers and SonicMaster sound technology co-developed by B&O and ICEpower, and great connectivity with DisplayPort and HDMI inputs. Apart from that, you also get the ASUS eye care technology which eliminates any fatigue or strain to your eyes while also eliminating flicker.
- 1Gorgeous display with excellent picture clarity, color accuracy, and sharpness
- 20.8 mm bezels
- 3Decent audio output
- 1Lack of VESA mount support
- 2Quite pricey
8. Asus Rog Swift PG279Q:
By now, you must have already figured out how much we love ASUS. But bias aside, this monitor is a beast. It features a WQHD screen resolution and an IPS panel display. Few of its other features include ASUS Eye Care technology, a refresh rate of 165 Hz, NVIDIA G-Sync tech, response time of 4ms, and an extensive connectivity with DisplayPort and HDMI inputs. What I personally love is its ergonomic stand given that you can tilt, swivel, pivot, and adjust height as per your liking.
- 1Super smooth gameplay
- 2Beautiful design
- 3Fast response time
- 1Backlight bleed
- 2Stuck pixels
- 3Users have reported occasional flickering
Factors to Consider Before Purchasing a Thin Bezel Monitor:
- Size – The saying, “bigger the better”, may not always stand true in case of monitors. If you have lesser desk space, its advisable to go for a smaller screen size of maybe between 22-25 inches. Plus, they’re cheaper. However, if budget is not a constraint and you have plenty of desk space then we’d suggest that you opt for a bigger screen between 27-34 inches.
- Panel Technology – As you may already be aware, there are two types of panel technology, namely, IPS and TN. IPS is great if you prefer vibrant colors irrespective of the viewing angle whereas TN should be your choice of panel tech if you’re a hardcore gamer as it facilitates faster refresh rates and response times.
- Refresh Rate – In case you’re not familiar, this term basically refers to the number of frames per second that a monitor can display. This factor is responsible for issues such as ghosting, screen tearing, and blurry images. You can read more about Refresh Rate in this article.
- Connectivity – Depending upon your needs and usage, its important to check what inputs you get along with the monitor. You should make sure that the one you’re planning to buy at least has a VGA and a DP. If you’re into gaming, then an HDMI input would be absolutely necessary to have. There are many monitor input options, you can read more about them at CNET.
- Brand exclusive features – Computer manufacturers often pack their products with an exclusive feature. For example, most of the ASUS monitors mentioned above come with a built-in speaker system powered by the SonicMaster technology. Its nice to look into proprietary features as they can come very handy.
Thin bezel monitors are an in-thing and you should definitely go check them out. These monitors are useful for gamers, graphic designers, and casual users alike. If you look at the specs, you’d realize that they are all mostly similar, except for differences in the factors mentioned above. Choose one depending upon your personal preferences, space, and performance needs.
Other notable thin bezel monitors are HP Pavilion 25 XW and AOC i2777FQ. Check them out too!
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“Quite apart from the scarcely believable audio quality of these recordings, it’s the sense of mutual respect which most impresses. The guitars of Skip Spence, Peter Lewis and Jerry Miller are subtle, spacious and unobtrusive on lambent readings of “Someday” and “Sitting By The Window” (from Monterey, 1967), while the euphoric group hollers on “Omaha” and “Changes” sound like the devotional affirmations of lifelong blood brothers.” ★ ★ ★ ★
Moby Grape: Live (Sundazed)
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Previously Unreleased recordings from their 1966-69 heyday.
How nice it is to finally have live, prime Grape with decent (though not brilliant) fidelity after suffering through nasty bootlegs that have circulated. It’s not up to the standard of their best country-folk-psychedelic-folk-rock-blues studio recordings, whose ultra-tight guitars and harmonies make this seem a tad ragged. But there are fresh and energetic versions of most of the songs on their first and best album, highlights from their subsequent LPs and a few surprises. The live versions of the early 1967 outtakes Rounder and Looper are the best of those, and the cover of B.B. King’s Sweet Little Angel the most unexpected. Less thrilling is the 17-minute Skip Pence-penned psych dark jam Dark Magic, but the inclusion of their complete
Monterey Pop set more than compensates, even if Spence is missing from the 1969 cuts.
“Live boasts pretty remarkable sound quality throughout. The Amsterdam set has the distant feel of a soundboard mix, but everything can be heard.”
Read the full Blurt Online review HERE.
The Rising Storm:
“Moby Grape Live is the first official release to afford a glimpse into the raucous and entrancing stage performances of one of the most exciting, original, and underappreciated bands of the ’60s…none of this has ever been officially released, and never with such pristine sound quality. David Fricke’s notes are the icing on the cake. After the essential debut record, this is the Moby Grape record I would recommend next.”
Read the full Rising Storm review HERE.
“...finally, a strong legitimate live collection surfaces, and it is shattering.”
Read the full Sonic Boomers review HERE.
“Enclosed in beautiful packaging with embossed cover lettering and stylish photos alongside Fricke’s essay inside the multi-fold digipak, this seventy-plus minute CD concludes with an extended, largely instrumental piece titled “Dark Magic”…it is a tour-de-force that suggests that Moby Grape had even greater things to offer than even that which is so fully on display elsewhere on this album.”
Read the full Glide review HERE.
KC Free Press
“Rarely heard, their performance at the Monterey Pop Festival was rumored to have been lackluster. The recordings here give lie to that (they shoulda been in the movie!). The tracks done at San Francisco’s Avalon Ballroom crackle with energy, the guitarists unique mix (Jerry Miller’s Albert King/Wes Montgomery phrasing, Spence’s Lennon-square
rhythm, and Lewis’s gorgeous finger picking) and the contrast and blend of five lead singers is flat amazing.”
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has outlined the conditions the UK must meet for the lockdown to be lifted, while warning that the country has not got there them yet.
Speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference, Rishi Sunak said the Government was determined to maintain social distancing restrictions until it could be sure the number of cases wouldn’t go up again.
He said: “As we look forward towards the next stage in our battle against this disease, there are encouraging signs that we are making progress.
“But before we consider it safe to adjust any of the current social distancing measures, we must be satisfied that we have met the five tests set out last week.”
The Chancellor added: “At this stage of the crisis we are absolutely focused on sticking to the guidance.
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, spoke at the Government’s press conference this evening
The UK should be able to ease stringent social distancing measures when five separate measures are met.
These are that the NHS can continue to cope; that the daily death rate continues to fall; that the rate of infection also falls; that operational challenges have been met, “and most importantly that there is no risk of a second peak,” Mr Sunak said.
Referring to the Government’s five tests Mr Sunak said: “We are not there yet and it is very clear that, for now, what we should focus on is following the guidance, staying home to protect the NHS.
“Anything else that people might be speculating on is wrong, we are crystal clear on that message.”
The Chancellor warned that social distancing measures would remain in place until conditions had been met
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Prof Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser, told the press conference that the number of new cases “has stopped rising and is now pretty much stable and flat.”
However, it is unclear whether the daily death rate is likely to fall continuously over the coming days.
The Government is also concerned that there may be a second peak in terms of infections.
Earlier today the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “The big concern is a second peak. That is what ultimately will do the most damage to health and the most damage to the economy.
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“If you move too quickly then the virus can begin to spread exponentially again.
“The public will expect us to do everything we can to stop the spread and protect life.”
A further 463 patients have died in England, Scotland, and Wales Northern Ireland over the past 24 hours, it was reported earlier.
The rise is the lowest in two weeks and brings Britain’s death toll to 16,522.

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Summer has finally arrived after months of gloom. The grey clouds have (mostly) cleared and we’re ready to enjoy Vancouver at its best. You won’t find travel plans filling my summer calendar; I’ve waited months to catch a glimpse of the sun and now that it’s arrived I intend to take full advantage of all the family fun beautiful British Columbia offers. I’ll save my travel budget for February’s dreariness, thank you very much.
The Healthy Family Expo’s Summer Family Fun Guide 2018 is a great resource for local families. Packed full of info on attractions in and near the Metro Vancouver area, it provides a glimpse of what families can expect when they visit Maplewood Farms in North Vancouver, West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish, the Britannia Mine Museum in Britannia Beach just south of Squamish, and Destination Cultus Water and Adventure Parks.
We were lucky enough to enjoy each of the five attractions featured in the Summer Family Fun Guide thanks to the Healthy Family Expo. I was a little concerned about the age gap between Grady and Poppy (would Grady at almost-seven enjoy the attractions with Poppy at just two? Would Poppy be able to participate in the fun that Grady had?), but my fears were unfounded. Each of the attractions we visited appealed to a wide age range to include family members of different sizes. The cherry on top of this fun-filled sundae was the music we enjoyed during the drive to our adventures. Jessie Farrell’s new album, Sparkle & Shine, was the soundtrack for our car trips. The nature-inspired tracks are perfect to listen to as we travel to our outdoor adventures. The tunes are catchy and upbeat and I have found myself humming "Ladybug" at work on more than one occasion (hashtag: mom life / shrug emoji). You can preview and download this album on Apple Music or order the CD online, and also catch Jessie & The Gumboot Kids on CBC Kids!
Cultus Lake Waterpark has been around as long as I can remember but I’d never been. The Cultus Lake Adventure Park was added in 2014 and together the two form Destination Cultus. As I planned my route online, it looked like quite the trek but once we got on the highway it was smooth sailing and we reached the park in just over an hour. Pro tip: if you park at the Adventure Park (the first exit off the roundabout) you’ll pay more than double the rate of the Water Park lot. It’s closer to the park, and it’s a bit nicer because it’s shaded, but you pay for it. Both parks are welcoming and inclusive of riders of different age groups, from the Honey Pots (think Disneyland’s teapots) to the Runaway Mine Train roller coaster in the Adventure Park and the Tots Castle to the Valley of Fear in the Water Park. Everyone can participate, and everyone can have fun. Make sure you buy your gem bag (available for $5 at all ticket booths in the Adventure Park) and visit the Wilderness Trail to pan for gold and gemstones.
Maplewood Farm has long been a family favourite. I’ve been taking Grady since he was old enough to toddle after the goats in the goat enclosure. This was Poppy’s first visit and it did not disappoint. My city gal’s mind was blown at every step, from the Shetland ponies where she exclaimed, “yook at dat cow!” to the potbelly pig pen where she shrieked, “yook at dose puppies!” Grady loved the autonomy of interacting with the animals, practicing his patience so the roaming chickens would come close to investigate, and braving the rabbit run all by himself. The highlight is always the goat enclosure where the kids can play with the goats. We camped out under the cherry tree for an hour while Grady fed the goats cherries he picked up off the ground and Poppy tried to boss around a herd of unwilling goats.
I’ve been driving past the Britannia Mine Museum since I was a little kid driving to Squamish to visit family. Being the first of my siblings to spot the giant mine truck from the highway gave the ultimate road trip bragging rights. Finally being able to visit and cross it off my childhood bucket list was a dream come true. They caution against bringing children younger than three and I have to agree. It wasn’t unsafe to have Poppy there with us but it did hamper our enjoyment a bit. There’s some walking on uneven ground, quite a few steps, some loud noises, and some portions of the tour are in total blackness. She and Grady both loved the panning for gold, though, and Grady learned a lot. Out of all the places we visited, it was the only one where I felt Poppy was maybe a bit too young to participate. I had a silly smile on my face the whole time we were there, even while wrangling a feral toddler. Taking a picture with my kid beside the giant mining truck felt like a full circle moment. Grady’s already talking about visiting for Easter because one of the mine employees told him a dragon visits to leave eggs for the kids in the mine tunnels.
I hadn’t heard much about the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish, which I count as a personal failing seeing as my great uncle was a steam and diesel electric train engineer, and actually drove the Royal Hudson during Expo 86. Steam Train, Dream Train is on heavy rotation in our bedtime story routine so both kids were thrilled to check out the trains. Walking around the elegant Royal Hudson 2860 was exhilarating, not only for the kids. The sheer magnitude of the steam engine and intricate detailing are breathtaking. The WCRHP is interesting and informative for train buffs but manages to be engaging for the little ones as well. The mini ride-on train provides a nice view of the train yard, and the sandpit and wooden train are great for some decompressing playtime after keeping little hands to themselves for so long.
We're lucky to have so many family-friendly attractions within day-trip distance of Metro Vancouver. It's easy to plan fun adventures that don't require a day of driving, and don't break the bank, meaning your travel fund can overflow into your ice cream fund and everyone wins.

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Wednesday, March 8
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President Kagame travelled to the southern African country with First Lady Jeanette Kagame alongside other top government officials.
The Rwandan leader is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his host President Hage Geingob.
Rwanda and Namibia enjoy cordial diplomatic relations which have seen the two sides cooperate on various matters including security.
President Kagame has previously made visits to other southern African states, including Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.
The visits are seen as a deliberate move by the presidency to consolidate Rwanda’s relations with countries across the continent.
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text: Aether Theory is one of my favorite bands in town. Yeah, I’ve got a few, but they’re much more on the heavy side. But they’re not your typical metal band. They tastefully weave in some prog, some jazz, and some viking head banging goodness. Dylan Hawthorne’s vocals are a perfect compliment to the heavy guitars and slides nicely into the jazzy parts. Guitarist Jared Norris says he doesn’t really get into the whole recording an album thing, but I’m working on him, as I’m sure many other are too. Also on the bill is Portland’s deadcode – a prog metal band as well, but think more Tool here. Also That Coyote from Corvallis. Also heavy but quite a difference with Steve Hunter’s growling vocals. If you like it heavy, this is your show. Please make donations for the bands.


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The word temperance, like the word fortitude, is perhaps another of those words that aren’t used much in ordinary conversation. But, the idea of temperance is suggested in some words that are used in every-day speech. Balance is one of those words, I think. We speak of wanting to lead ‘balanced’ lives, of wanting our judgments to be ‘balanced’, our big decisions in life to be the result of ‘balanced reflections.’ We speak of a person being unbalanced. We speak of balanced diets. We try to balance our professional lives with our personal lives. We know what people mean when we hear these phrases. Balance is something like the virtue of temperance. Something like it, but not identical to it.
Temperance ‘…has a wider significance and higher rank,’ according to Pieper. ‘It is one of the four hinges on which swings the gate of life’ (see The Four Cardinal Virtues, 4,1). This is high praise, indeed. We wouldn’t usually think of ‘balance’ in such lofty terms. Temperance, however, delivers a greater reward than does mere emotional balance. Emotional balance is concerned mostly with making our lives run smoothly in this world. Temperance, however has a broader reach, encompassing our mind, extending to the very soul of the human being, and reaching up to heaven. Temperance seeks to order our earthly existence in such a way as to fit us for eternal life with God. We shall look at this more closely in our next post.

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Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2013 Honda ATV
Residents of Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, were present on the scene of an early morning accident in which a 56-year-old man, Carl .L. Olah Jnr. of Orwell, Ohio, was killed on August 10, 2013 at approximately 00:41 am. Reports from the OSHP are that a 2013 Honda car was being driven by the man, west on Federal Highway 322 when he allegedly drove off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and was ejected and subsequently hit by the ATV. South Central Ambulance District EMS transported the body to Metro Health Via Life. Hart’s Towing removed the car from the scene.
Those accidents which involved improper lane change were 118 which caused fatalities. Accidents which occurred when the road was dark not lighted amounted to 279 which resulted in fatalities. Those which involved a ditch were 45 which resulted in fatalities. Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, whose population was 1,519, suffered 0 fatal crashes of 17. Accidents which occurred when the time was cloudy and resulted in fatalities were 267. The accident involved an ATV in Ohio in 2010 there were 527 accidents which involved all others-motorists, which resulted in injuries.


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Profiles of individuals who are leading West Michigan organizations.
For Catherine Garcia-Lindstrom, becoming a police officer in the 1970s meant overcoming a series of obstacles.
Catherine Garcia-Lindstrom stands as a much-needed example of how law enforcement can be an accepting and viable career path for women and members of minority communities. Read More
The founder of the five-year-old Exodus Place strives to help residents find their purpose in life.
Robb Munger was nearly killed when a mortar shell knocked him off of his feet in Honduras, but he was rattled even more when the final payment of a property tax bill came knocking on his door. Read More
A successful career has always been important to Meredith Bronk — but not necessarily in technology.
Even from an early age, Meredith Bronk told herself that no matter what profession she chose, she would become a success. Read More
Following what he’s good at leads Steve Assarian to the job of business librarian at GRPL.
Steve Assarian does two things every morning. Read More
Susan Cotts, the first female partner at C/D/H, is among relatively few women in leadership in the IT industry.
Susan Cotts likes to stay absorbed in the task at hand without worrying about what the rest of the herd is doing. Read More
Christine Helms-Maletic will draw on neighborhood and nonprofit experience as WMEAC’s new board president.
Christine Helms-Maletic likes to spend her Saturdays enjoying the Midtown neighborhood she and her husband, Tim Maletic, and their two teenage daughters, Malory and Lauren, call home. Read More
Dixie Anderson has hosted dignitaries, bestselling authors and presidents from around the world.
Dixie Anderson strolled past the security detail assigned to protect then-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and his wife for a meet-and-greet and afternoon tea at the Amway Grand Plaza. Read More
The founder of three startups, Paul Doyle credits the discipline of the Marine Corps for making him a successful entrepreneur.
There are probably few in the Grand Rapids entrepreneurial community who don’t know Paul Doyle’s name. Those who don’t should take note of it. Read More
Grand Rapids Griffins head coach Jeff Blashill measures success as far more than winning championships.
Five winning seasons and two championships isn’t a bad way to start a head coaching career. Read More
Former Police Chief Jim Carmody is now director of the Wyoming Department of Public Safety.
Police work was much more a seat-of-the-pants process when Jim Carmody got into it in 1975 at age 23. Read More


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At Google forum 2017, many new features were presented and will come in the next google update with the new intelligent assistant. Most importantly: iPhone compatibility. But you can also use the camera, type to it, control your iphone ipad, ipod and most incredible your smartwatch the apple watch.
Google wants the Assistant to be in your home, office, smartphone your car. — but first, it needs to conquer the iPhone.
Google Assistant comes to iPhone
The dream of having a personal assistant, may not be as silly as it sounds. Siri has grown up a lot, becoming more and more powerful, practical, funny, and more importantly, facilitating our everyday tasks. Google entered the game updating google assistant but restricted to the world of android. Now google will take a big step in the conquest of these iPhone utilities, a direct competition will be great.
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Mary Louvestre, a slave turned spy, is next on our list of extraordinary women who contributed to the history of Greenpoint.
To understand Louvestre’s place in Greenpoint’s history, you must first remember the USS Monitor, an ironclad warship built for the Union during the Civil War. This ship is a big deal in Greenpoint. It was constructed by Continental Iron Works in 1862 right here in the neighborhood.
Today, there is the Greenpoint Monitor Museum that honors the ship’s history, a Greenpoint Monitor Memorial is in McGolrick Park, and even a street named Monitor.
And none of this would exist without the help of Mary Louvestre, a seamstress slave turned Civil War spy. Not a ton is known about this woman, however, a 2012 novel called The Treason of Mary Louvestre highlighted a bit about her life and the courageous act that led to the USS Monitor.
The book’s author, My Haley, writes that Louvestre was a slave in the Confederate town of Norfolk, Virginia, and when her owner gets involved with the Confederate Army’s ironclad warship CSS Virginia, “Mary copies the plans and sets out to commit treason against the South.” The book’s description says “Facing certain death as a spy if caught, she treks two hundred miles during the bitter winter of 1862 to reach the office of Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, where she hands over the plans.”
The Civil War Monitor explains that Louvestre “stole the ship’s plans and fled to Washington, DC,” walking the whole way there from Portsmouth, Virginia. “Upon arriving in Washington, DC, she gained an audience with the Department of the Navy and was able to reveal the plans to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. With this new intelligence, the Union Navy sped up the construction of its own ironclad: the USS Monitor.”
An article reviewing Haley’s book says, “This true-life act was simultaneously heroic, in the eyes of the north, and treasonous for the majority of southerners at the time.” However viewed at the time, Louvestre’s courage undoubtedly helped build the USS Monitor and its place in Greenpoint history.

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‘Big Bang Theory’ Season 11, Episode 10 recap: Raj and Howard have a massive falling out The latest episode of The Big Bang Theory tackles dramatic issues that feel true to the characters and stays funny too… The Confidence Erosion shows what The Big Bang Theory could be if it simply tried a bit harder. While tackling dramatic issues that feel true to character, the joke hit rate remains steady and you don’t come out of the half-hour feeling bummed out. Let’s hope next week’s mid-season finale sticks the landing, and finally gives Raj a voice he can keep for more than an episode.Regardless of our expectations of the genre, the best and most popular sitcoms tend to be those that evolve. This might in tiny, incremental ways or with huge strides like Monica and Chandler’s relationship on Friends, but, while these shows are comforting in their repetitiveness and reluctance to really challenge their audience, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be bold every so often.This episode ended on a low note as Howard sneaks into confident Raj’s first narration at the planetarium. He does so well that a woman approaches him after to ask him to get coffee. Howard was going to say hello, but left when he saw how much better his best friend is without him.
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Chassis: BFC 002
Built for Ford Motor Company ltd, by specialists Broadspeed ahead of the 1973 season, BFC 002 was Initially powered by a three-litre Weslake engine, where it was driven to victories in the Belgian Touring Car Championship by Claude Borgoignie (with the Ford BP Racing Team). Later in 1973, it was also used in the RAC Tourist Trophy at Silverstone by Andy Rouse.
For the 1974 season, it was used by Bo Emanuelson, who took it to regular wins in the Swedish Touring Car Championship under the STP Ford Team banner. At the end of 1974 season, it was shipped to Ford Cologne where it was rebuilt with the latest 3.4-litre specification engine and works Cologne RS3100 modifications, as it remains today.
Chassis BFC 002 was then raced throughout Europe by Ford until it was acquired by Vince Woodman in 1976. Woodman then used used it in Super Saloons and in the 1985/86 Thundersaloons Championships.
Woodman would continue to race the car sparingly in historic events through to 2012.
In recent years the car has been raced and maintained with no expense spared, winning across Europe.
One of the rarest, most original and exceptional racing saloons available anywhere in the world, and the star of any saloon grid. There are only four genuine Cologne Capris in the world - the three factory 1974 ETCC cars and this car. It is also unique in being right-hand-drive.
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Time for resolutions, goals, to-do lists, bucket lists and whatever else you create to become a “better you” in the coming year.
Personally, I have never kept a New Year’s Resolution. Ever.
I still have to-do lists that don’t have check marks next to them – from last year.
I gave up giving up things for Lent because I couldn’t follow through.
You know what goals I am talking about. We all have them:
- Lose weight
- Get organized
- Spend less, save more
- Join a gym and get fit
- Eat healthier
- Drink less
- Volunteer more
- Find a new hobby
- Do yoga
And so on and so forth.
If I was lucky, I could follow through on one or more of these for maybe a month. Tops.
So, eventually, I just stopped making commitments to things at which I would inevitably fail. And then I felt like more of a failure. What was wrong with me? Everyone else seemed to have it together.
Why didn’t I?
I began to soul search. Clearly there was something I was missing.
It wasn’t until I came across the book, The Desire Map, by Danielle LaPorte, that I realized I wasn’t alone with my failed attempts at resolutions, goals and to-do lists. Something she said really hit home: “You’re not chasing the goal. You’re chasing the feelings that you hope attaining these goals will give you.”
We deceive ourselves into thinking certain things will bring us happiness.
I had been doing it wrong all this time. My goals weren’t aligned with my feelings. No wonder I failed.
As luck would have it, Danielle has created an entire workshop solely dedicated to those who are craving a new way to make things happen in their lives. How cool is that? And, I get to be the first facilitator in Columbus, Ohio, to teach her magic.
Join me to discover your core desired feelings and how to use them to create goals with soul. I promise this will change your life. It did mine.


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“My book aims to encourage marimbists, and all musicians, to become well-rounded musicians by using a creative, open-ended, and integrative approach in their musical studies!”
In this latest installment of Book Notes, we’re excited to introduce you to Associate Professor Dr. Juan Álamo‘s Marimbissimo: A Musical Guide to Chordal Voicing and Improvisation for Intermediate to Advanced Marimba Players, published in November 2023.
Dr. Álamo is the Area Head for Wind, Brass, and Percussion, leads the UNC Percussion Ensemble and Global Rhythms Ensemble, and teaches a full percussion studio. He is internationally known as a performer, composer, and educator. Other book publications by him include “Milt Jackson: Transcribed Solos of the Master” and “Four Mallet Music for the Modern Marimba Player.”
We recently interviewed Dr. Álamo about his latest publication and the educational methods it introduces.
UNC Music: Give us a short synopsis of Marimbissimo.
Dr. Juan Álamo: Marrimbissimo is a marimba book designed to help intermediate and advanced marimbists gain a thorough harmonic fluency of the keyboard by using an integrative method that combines theory, harmony, technique, and musicianship.
UNC Music: How does Marimbissimo fit into your overall teaching, performance, and research interests?
Dr. Álamo: It fits into and connects with everything I do both as a teacher and performer. This book is, in many ways, a compendium of my teaching philosophies and personal approach towards performance, composition, and improvisation on marimba.
UNC Music: What inspired you to write this book in particular?
Dr. Álamo: As mentioned in the book’s preface, the materials and concepts presented in Marimbissimo are the result of an open-ended musical journey that started in 2001 while I was an undergraduate student in Puerto Rico. Unlike other chordal instruments like piano and guitar, studying chord voicings and ii V7 I progressions is not customary in marimba studies. Often scales and arpeggio exercises are geared towards technical development rather than learning to make music. As a result, there is a gap between technical command and harmonic command of the keyboard. Marimbissimo aims to fill this gap and realign marimba education to its history—e.g. in traditional Mexican marimba music, marimbists are expected to play chordal accompaniments and improvise.
UNC Music: Were there any surprises along the journey of writing this book?
Dr. Álamo: I was pleasantly surprised to receive positive and encouraging reviews from respected colleagues in the field who have praised the originality and potential of the book. For instance, world-renowned marimbist and Professor of the Boston Conservatory, Nancy Zeltsman, wrote the following quote:
“What a well-conceived method to introduce (“classical”) marimba players to the tools of improvisation, signature elements of distinctive styles of popular music, and expanded versatility performing in many contexts and styles. At the same time, it delivers what many would find to be interesting new warm-up exercises, great sight-reading material, many beneficial musical tips, and some solo pieces that are very nice additions to the repertoire. Thank you, Juan, for your generous and imaginative contribution to percussion pedagogy and literature!”
UNC Music: If readers could take one thing away from this book, what do you hope it would be?
Dr. Álamo: In the end, my book aims to encourage marimbists (and all musicians) to become well-rounded musicians by using a creative, open-ended, and integrative approach in their musical studies!


Three University of California San Diego,UCSD, political scientists have published a paper that questions earlier research done on the impact of voter identification and registration laws on people of color, with an initial finding that voters of color are “increasingly, losing their place in the democratic process.”
The abstract to their report notes: “The proliferation of increasingly strict voter identification laws around the country has raise concerns about voter suppression and inequality. Although there are lots of reasons to suspect that these laws could harm groups like racial minorities and the poor, existing studies have generally failed to demonstrate a link between voter ID laws and voter turnout among these groups…We argue that because most of the studies occurred before states enacted the strictest photo identification requirements, they tend to uncover few effects. Focusing on the validated vote in recent elections using the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, we are able to offer a more definitive test. The analysis shows that strict photo identification laws have a differentially negative impact on the turnout of Hispanics, Blacks, and mixed-race Americans in primaries and general elections. Voter ID laws skew democracy in favor of whites and those on the political right.”
“For Latinos, Blacks, and multi-racial Americans, there are strong signs that strict photo identification laws decrease turnout.”
This was a key finding in a new working paper from UCSD researchers Zoltan Hajnal, Nazita Lajevardi, and Lindsay Nielson, who compared voter turnout rates between states with voter ID laws and those without. According to their analysis, no other demographic has as much difficulty as black and brown voters under these laws. “The results are clear,” the researchers state plainly in the paper.
Their study shows how wide the racial gaps are in voter turnout between states with and without voter ID requirements. Looking at general election outcomes from 2008 to 2012, the researchers found that Latino turnout was 10.3 points lower in states where photo ID is necessary to vote than for Latinos in states where it is not. For primary elections, they found that states with strict photo voter ID laws depressed Latino turnout by 6.3 points compared to Latinos in non-voter ID states, and depressed African-American turnout by 1.6 points.
When looking at the voter turnout rates between whites and non-whites under voter ID laws, the guidelines continued to have a dampening effect. The imbalance is intensified by voter ID requirements. In states where ID is not needed to vote, the gap between white and Latino turnout rates is just 5.3 percent in general elections. But that number jumps to 11.9 percent in states that do require ID. There’s a 4.8 percent gap between Latino and white turnout in non-voter ID states compared with a 8.5 percent gap between people of African descent and white voters in voter ID states.
White voters are “largely unaffected” by the laws, write the researchers, but voters of color have been “falling further and further behind and increasingly losing their place in the democratic process.”
From the report:
For the courts and for American democracy the core question should be—are these laws fair? Do they limit the access and participation of the nation’s most disadvantaged? Are these laws racially discriminatory? The findings presented here indicate that these laws do, in fact, have real consequences for the makeup of the voting population. Where they are enacted, racial and ethnic minorities are less apt to vote. The voices of Latinos, Blacks, and multi-racial Americans all become more muted and the relative influence of white Americans grows. An already significant racial skew in American democracy becomes all the more pronounced.
As conclusive as the study sounds, the researchers admit that it does not settle the matter for good: “Our analysis cannot definitively show a causal connection between voter ID laws and turnout,” reads the study. But their results bolster a large body of work that has found similar effects, including reports from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the University of Florida voting rights expert Daniel “ElectionSmith” Smith, and even fivethirtyeight.com’s Nate Silver.
The section of the Voting Rights Act responsible for taming voter discrimination has been deactivated, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby v. Holder decision. North Carolina used that occasion to create its own voter ID law, which includes other statutes that could make it even more difficult for minorities to vote. Civil rights groups are now in a legal fight with North Carolina over the new law and hope to have it removed before the state’s primary in March.
Voter ID isn’t the only controversial feature facing the electorate this year. As the UCSD political scientists point out in their study, there are also cuts to early voting periods, eliminating same-day voter registration, and confusion around proving one’s citizenship when registering to vote. There are unsettled questions about how all of these changes will affect voter participation, especially in combination.


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4.3 Administrative and Institutional Changes In preparing to use the new procedures for pavement design, one of the biggest hurdles for most states is likely not to be technical but institutional. In most highway agencies, pavement design and traffic data collection and analysis are in separate areas. This separation limits interaction between these two groups and reduces the ability of the traffic data-collection group to adopt procedures that satisfy the changing input requirements of pavement design and that meet other needs of pavement designers. Most state highway agencies already collect the data needed for estimating traffic loads for mechanistic design. However, few agencies currently summarize this information and effec- tively report it to their pavement designers. As a consequence, few pavement design groups actually use much of the load data being collected. If the mechanistic design practices are to be implemented effectively, these failings must be remedied. The key to improving the collection of load data and its conversion into effective inputs for the mechanistic design procedures is a substantial increase in the interaction between pave- ment designers and the traffic data-collection and analysis staff. This interaction should include the following: · Training for pavement designers on What traffic data are needed, Why those data are important, What effect the data have on the resulting pavement designs, Where to get the data that are collected, How to request more data when the available data do not meet design requirements, and How to review the traffic estimates being provided. · Training for data-collection and analysis staff on What data are important for pavement design and what data have the largest effect on pavement design, How the data collected are used in the design process, and What the flow of traffic load data is in the pavement design process. · Increased communication that Allows data-collection staff to correctly anticipate (and schedule) the data needs of the designers, 2-52
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Ensures that the data and summary statistics produced by the data-collection staff meet the needs of the pavement designers, Ensures that the data required are transmitted to the pavement design staff in a timely fashion and in a format that can be easily loaded into the mechanistic design soft- ware, and Involves both pavement design and data-collection staff in the review and refinement of the data-collection and summarization process used to feed the design process. (For example, are the Truck Weight Road Groups correctly defined? If not, how should they be revised? Where should additional truck weight data be collected? What other holes in the available traffic data should be remedied?) · Reviews of The resources that are spent collecting traffic data, The relative value to the pavement designers of the various resources, and The potential value to the pavement program of addition expenditures on data collection. Although state highway agencies are already doing much of what is needed to meet the traf- fic data requirements of mechanistic pavement design, considerable work is still required to refine the existing procedures and software. Although data are collected, they often are not adequately summarized and reported. Resources will be needed to address these deficiencies. Resources are traditionally in very short supply for traffic data collection and analysis, and it will be necessary for the pavement design group to lend political support to the data-collection group if those resources are to be obtained. This will only happen if the pavement design group understands the importance of the traffic load data and if the traffic data-collection group can be relied on to provide those load estimates in a responsive and efficient manner. Neither of these conditions is currently met in very many highway agencies. The recommended increases in both communication and training should result in many improvements in both data-collection and pavement design processes. Fostering effective communication between the data-collection team and the pavement design group should result in traffic data-collection decisions that consider the needs of the pavement designers more effectively. Similarly, improved communication will enable pavement designers to use traffic data more effectively, thus allowing the development of more reliable designs. 2-53


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The commander in chief can also order the first use of nuclear weapons even if the United States is not under nuclear attack....
“There’s no veto once the president has ordered a strike,” said Franklin C. Miller, a nuclear specialist who held White House and Defense Department posts for 31 years before leaving government service in 2005. “The president and only the president has the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons.”
Some scholars (and Wikipedia entries) insist that a system of checks and balances puts the secretary of defense in the decision loop. But Bruce G. Blair, a research scholar at Princeton University who as an Air Force officer would have launched a nuclear missile if an order had come from the president, said that rule applied in the silos but not at the top of the command chain.
“There’s nothing the secretary of defense can do,” Dr. Blair, who wrote a book on nuclear command and control, said in an interview. “He has no authority to refuse or disobey that order.”And as long as we're consulting the Grey Lady, this piece by former CIA director Michael Morell is also worth noting:
During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush’s side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency, I was with President Obama when we killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.
I am neither a registered Democrat nor a registered Republican. In my 40 years of voting, I have pulled the lever for candidates of both parties. As a government official, I have always been silent about my preference for president.
No longer. On Nov. 8, I will vote for Hillary Clinton. Between now and then, I will do everything I can to ensure that she is elected as our 45th president.
Two strongly held beliefs have brought me to this decision. First, Mrs. Clinton is highly qualified to be commander in chief. I trust she will deliver on the most important duty of a president — keeping our nation safe. Second, Donald J. Trump is not only unqualified for the job, but he may well pose a threat to our national security. [Emphasis added.]Worth reading the whole thing.


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Tejinder Pal Singh and co-driver Harpreet Singh from Gerrari Offroaders, Chandigarh, won the first regional round of Rainforest Challenge 2016 . This round was held for the North of the country, in Chandigarh between 16 and 17, January as an extreme competitive category in Gerrari Offroaders’ annual offroad event. As the winner of this round, Tejinder gains free entry into the main Rainforest Challenge event that will be held from 22-29 July, 2016 in Goa.
“Members of my club have performed brilliantly at the RFC India mother event over the last couple of years and I am happy that we have retained that tradition by bringing home the RFC North India 2016 trophy,” said Tejinder on his win.
In second and third were Gurpratap Singh (co-driver Maneet Sandhu) and Sanbir Dhaliwal (co-driver Gunbir Dhaliwal) who are also from Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh. Bijender Singh and co-driver Gajender Singh of Northern India Offroad Club won the Spirit of RFC prize.

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