The T4 Series Ventilation Control System is similar to the P/T4 system described above, without the engine room pressure sensor input. The T4 Ventilation Control System uses digital technology and provides complete control of both the engine room intake and exhaust fans using temperature sensors. This system is designed for use in vessels using natural draft combustion air inlets that require engine room cooling air in addition to the air required for the machinery.
It may be configured to use intake, exhaust fans or a combination of both to provide engine room cooling.
When the main engines are started, the system automatically switches to Auto Mode. The speed of the exhaust fans is automatically controlled based upon 'the temperature of the engine room space. The T4 maintains the engine room operating temperature at or below the engine manufacturers maximum temperature difference (?T) when underway. As temperatures rise and cooling air requirements increase, the fan(s) will automatically respond to the additional airflow demands and increase in speed. By automatically speed controlling the fans, the electrical loads and noise levels are kept to a minimum level based upon the prevailing operating conditions. Upon main engine shut down, the T4 Ventilation Control System will automatically switch the fan operation to the "QUIET RUN™" mode to remove excess heat and cool the engine room. The operator can set the fan speed limit when operating in the "QUIET RUN™" mode so fan sound characteristics never exceed the desired level. When the engine room reaches the user settable engine room temperature value, all fans will shut down. As the engine room temperature rises, the fans will continue to start and stop automatically, thus providing true thermostatic control of the engine room when dockside or when operating generators. When main engines are restarted, the system will then automatically switch to the "AUTO RUN™" mode. Among the features of the T4 fan control system is the automatic fire shutdown feature, which will shut down the fans in the event of an engine room fire.
In addition to the two automatic modes of operation there is a Manual Mode. The Manual Mode allows the operator to control the fan speed and direction independently for maintenance or unusual situations. This mode of operation is not recommended for use when underway and the main engines are running.


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The word "disciple" in the Bible is the Greek noun "mathetes" and means "student, learner, pupil". It comes from the root word "manthano" which is a verb that means "to increase in knowledge; to learn by use and practice".
Since I was little, I have immense delight in putting things together. Even as a parent, I would fight with Dale to let me put all of the toys together!! I always had such a sense of accomplishment when those Barbie stickers went in just the right spot on the Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse! (anybody?)
I can remember my parents showing me how to do things and then handing me the tools to do it, while they oversaw and gave direction. Then, once I was proficient in the task, they would be there for reminders and help. Think about the "teachers" in your life and how they conducted themselves this same way.
Jesus, the Rabbi, our Teacher, also teaches us, His disciples, this way. He shows us how to live in His Word. He gives us examples of His life so we can put it into practice. He gives the tools we need to accomplish it. And Jesus gives us His Spirit to come alongside us, direct us, and help us.
When I was about 8 years old, my dad bought himself a new wheel barrel that had to be assembled. I took it upon myself to "help" him. When he was struggling to get on the grips for the handle bars, he went inside to get something and I proceeded to "help" him with those grips. I worked and worked and worked, until I finally got them on......upside down! My father had to walk all squatted down with the handle bars over his shoulders, using the upside down grips, to carry every load of leaves and pine straw for the next several years! (Sorry Dad!)
In order to truly be a disciple in every sense of the word, we must be a trainable, teachable student who desires to know the heart of God, as seen through the life of Jesus, and then to partner with the Holy Spirit to let His life overtake ours. We must be a learner who increases in knowing Jesus by practicing what He did.
Why do we buck being teachable?
Why do we try to "do it ourself" in living deeper,
when Jesus has offered to be our Teacher and us His disciples?
Why do we choose to be "know-it-alls" and "help" God along?
Today, let's truly set our hearts to intimately know Jesus,
To know His heart, and learn how to live His heart as we let Him lead.
That's a Dis-ci-ple.
For more information about Jena and Living Deeper Ministries, please go to www.livingdeeperministries.com

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First Direct Feed Mass Effect 3 Screens...Don't Show Much
Game Informer, as always, gets all the good stuff exclusive and first. I hate them all. No, I don’t really. But they did get a couple shots of Mass Effect 3 exclusively over at their hub for that upcoming BioWare title. First off – I sure wish BioWare would stop whoring out male Shepherd and give his female alter ego some face-time with the Internet (or print media, for that matter). *makes angry fist* Fem-Shep, Fem-Shep, FEM-SHEP!
Now that that is out of the way, the first thing I noticed about these shots – aside from the obvious familiarity – is the water ripples and reflections in the one I stashed after the break. That looks pretty hot. Ultimately, I can’t really say these shots show off much, other than reminding us of the fact that, this time around, Shepherd is fighting against Cerberus. Let’s hope for more media soon.

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High-energy, fiddle-fueled Celtic rock comes to Rock Hall, MD as the San Francisco-based band Tempest brings their Irish roots & reels, Scottish & Scandinavian ballad-laced progressive rock to the Mainstay on Saturday, April 21 at 8 pm.
Admission is $20. For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website.
For more than 20 years, Tempest has been exploring the unlikely intersection of Celtic/Scandinavian traditional music and progressive rock. The result is a never too loud but always exciting, danceable groove that never abandons melody and tradition. Through years of touring, they have grown a strong following on both coasts and at Irish and Celtic festivals nationwide. They have played major festivals including the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Denmark’s Skagen Festival, Britain’s Cropredy Festival and the Winnipeg Folk Festival (Canada) as well as countless American Celtic festivals.
Their most recent recording “Another Dawn” is the group’s 15th release and 12th studio album. It showcases all the creative musical color and texture that comes through in a Tempest live performance.
Based in San Francisco, the group was founded and is fronted by Oslo native Lief Sorbye who sings lead, plays a double-necked electric mandolin among other instruments and is recognized as a driving force in modern folk-rock. California fiddler Kathy Buys is the band’s newest member. She was a medal winner in the 2007 Comhaltas Irish music competition and has a great love of traditional Irish and World music. Cuban-born drummer Adolfo Lazo, colors the band’s sound with inventive rhythms and a steady rock beat. Bassist Brian Fox, is a dual citizen of the US and Ireland, has an advanced degree in Ethnomusicology and is Editor in Chief at Bass Player magazine. Guitarist Gregory Jones is the latest in a long line of Tempest guitarists with fiery licks and a hard-rocking approach to Celtic music.
“I formed the band in 1988 because I got tired of playing acoustic folk music,” said founder Lief Sorbye. “It didn’t have the impact I was looking for – I wanted to make a lot more noise! I always tapped my foot to a fiddle tune rather than pop music. It communicated to me on a primal level more than other music.”
So Sorbye searched for rock musicians rather than folk musicians so that the band could explore folk with freshness. Through many personnel changes they have been able to do just that. Sorbye said. “Most members who left chose a different lifestyle. They got married, had kids… It’s hard to be a full-time musician ‘on the side’ … but actually it’s inspiring for us to have new people. It gives us a chance to explore different avenues.”
Their music ranges from pub-ready stompers to contemplative instrumentals to ballads about knights and knaves. It includes rocked-out traditional Celtic tunes, such as their adaptation of “Black Jack Davy,” and original compositions like “The Great Departure.” They usually include a traditional song or two in Sorbye’s native Norwegian, such as “Jomfru,” a ballad about a maiden stolen away from her own wedding. All three songs can be found on their latest album “Another Dawn”. Also on the album is their cover of The Rokes’ song “Live for Today,” which was made popular by the American rock band The Grass Roots.
“I think the music moves people in different ways,” Sorbye said. “And because it’s very high-spirited and full of energy, that’s what we get back from the audience. There’s a real exchange there.”
“Whether you’re into folk music or rock ’n’ roll, it doesn’t matter, you’ll find something you like about us. We have enough energy to satisfy the young punkers, but they can also bring their grandmas because they love dancing to us, as well.”
“Working with this musical form is timeless,” said Sorbye. “You don’t outdate yourself in the market. You might be trendy for, say, five minutes, but you’ll never outdate yourself.”
C. Woodrow Irving writing for Washington Post in 2006 said, “What a rock fan gets out of listening to Tempest is a sense of just how influential traditional European folk music has been to some of the great rock bands. Try listening to Tempest and not hearing just where Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull got some of their best ideas.”
The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street. It is a 501(c)(3), non profit dedicated to the arts, serving Rock Hall, MD and the surrounding region. It is committed to presenting local, regional and national level talent, at a reasonable price, in an almost perfect acoustic setting. Wine, beer, sodas and snacks are available at the bar.
The Mainstay is supported by ticket sales, fundraising including donations from friends and audience members and an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. .
For information and reservations call the Mainstay at 410-639-9133. More information is also available at the Mainstay’s website.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Upcoming Mainstay performances include:
April 22 Ann Hennessy Live Poets’ Society Poetry Reading
April 29 University of Delaware Jazz Ensemble
May 3 Max’s Mainstay All-Stars Reunion
May 10 Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
May 12 Verroneau
May 26 Honey Dewdrops
June 1 Tribute to Pete Seeger: Betty and the Boomers
June 2 Tribute to Pete Seeger: Tom Paxton
June 9 Guy Davis

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The man, known as Blake by those close to him, was a day-services participant at Housing Matters. The official cause of...
Hiya, folks. It’s Thursday, Jan. 26, and another sunny day has dawned around Santa Cruz County, with temperatures headed again into the mid-60s.
An unhoused man was found dead outside the Coral Street campus of Santa Cruz nonprofit Housing Matters on Wednesday, Max Chun reports, with one acquaintance saying the cold weather was a major factor. “A lot of people say it’s not possible to die of exposure in Santa Cruz,” Shannon Vudmaska said, “but it is.”
At UC Santa Cruz, the new student-body president is seeking to mend fences after his predecessor was removed last fall. “Meeting students where they’re at” is the approach, Jimmy Gomez tells Hillary Ojeda.
The chefs behind the likes of Reef Dog Deli, Trestles and Home are organizing a Feb. 6 dinner at Shadowbrook to help workers idled amid the storm damage in Capitola Village — and Lily Belli has details on how to get tickets and much more.
And in our Community Voices opinion section, columnist Claudia Sternbach writes that recent mass shootings, including those in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park, only underline that in the United States, “our love of guns has eclipsed our love of life. We can’t deny it.”
Let’s have a look at the headlines.
Alec Baldwin, I get you — it’s time to call bull on those who say guns are safe
Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach understands Alec Baldwin, at least a little. At least his stunned, nauseated reaction after he accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming “Rust” in October 2021. Sternbach, too, has felt sick this week, as tragedies in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay enveloped us. Read her full Community Voices opinion piece here.
➤ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Make your voice heard and read what Santa Cruzans are saying
UCSC student-body president talks next steps after removal of predecessor
UC Santa Cruz’s new Student Union Assembly president, Jimmy Gomez, says he’s taking steps to repair damage and restore trust in the student government months after former president Alfredo Gama Salmeron was recalled from the office by undergraduates. Here’s what he told Hillary Ojeda.
Plenty to start you off on this last Thursday of January. Among other things, Thursdays here at Lookout mean Weekender, Wallace Baine’s weekly check-in on Santa Cruz County’s arts and entertainment scene. Believe me when I say it’s a jam-packed edition this week, and you can get it delivered right to your inbox — along with our other newsletters and breaking news alerts — by clicking right here. Following Lookout on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is another great way to stay current.
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Have a most excellent Thursday, and I shall catch you back here Friday a.m.
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Two boys are facing numerous charges stemming from a string of violent robberies in Scarborough.
On Friday, police responded to four separate robberies in the area of Brimley Rd. and Progress Ave. where the victims were approached by two males on foot.
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The suspects were quickly located and were found in possession of property stolen from the victim.
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On the morning of January 22nd of this year, the Boulder Police Department Communications Center received a 911 call in reference to a stabbing, which had just occurred in the area of 28th Street and Arapahoe Avenue. The adult victim had been stabbed in the back and was able to flee into a business where he contacted staff, who called for police for help. Multiple officers with the City of Boulder Police Department responded to the area to render aid and begin investigating.
Boulder police are investigating a crash that occurred at approximately 1:38 a.m., this morning, on Broadway just south of College Avenue. A red 2016 Jeep Renegade struck an intoxicated adult male that was crossing the road.
Boulder police are investigating a felony menacing that occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 8., in the parking lot of the Spirit Halloween Store, located at 2798 Arapahoe Ave.
UPDATE: Late last night police located the man. He was medically cleared and then taken to the Boulder County Jail on multiple outstanding warrants.
Suspect wanted for identity theft after stealing victim’s wallet and using the victim’s credit card at Apple & Macy’s
The Boulder Police Department is again asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who stole a victim’s wallet and then subsequently used the victim’s credit cards at the Boulder Apple Store and Macy’s.
Boulder police have arrested for Jennifer LeMaire (DOB: 03/31/1974) for Careless Driving Resulting in Bodily Injury and Vulnerable Road User in connection with the crash that occurred in the area of Folsom Street and Bluff Street, on Sept. 20, at approximately 12:21 p.m.
Suspect wanted in reference to identity theft case, after using stolen credit cards to make over $23,000 in purchases
The Boulder Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who stole a victim’s credit cards and then used them to purchase over $23,000.00 worth of goods, in less than 90-minutes.
OSMP Rangers are searching for Ian, a missing 20-year-old autistic male, in the area of NCAR #FindIan
At approximately 12:15PM, the Boulder Police Department Communication Center received a phone call in reference to a missing male. The missing male is Ian Defee and is described as an autistic 20-year-old, who was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and was carrying multiple stuffed animals.
At approximately 4:55PM, the Boulder Police Department Dispatch Center received a report of a missing child, who did not arrive home after school. The missing child, Graeme Wilcox is nine-years and was last seen attending school at Community Montessori Elementary School, located at 805 Gillaspie Drive in Boulder.
Folsom is now open in both directions. The bicycle rider from the accident was transported to the hospital with very serious injuries. The traffic Unit of the Boulder Police Department will continue with their investigation and will make a charging decision once the investigation is complete.
Boulder police are investigating a crash involving a bicycle and vehicle that occurred at Marine and 38th at Arapahoe. Please please expect delays if you cannot avoid the area. Eastbound Arapahoe Ave. is being routed northbound and southbound 38th is being routed westbound.
Boulder police investigating a suspicious incident
The Boulder Police Department is investigating a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of Mapleton Avenue and 28th St. Southbound 28th St. is currently closed at Mapleton Avenue and alternate routes are advised.
This morning at 1:26 AM officer of the Boulder Police Department contacted two people associated with a stolen Chevrolet pickup truck at the gas station located at 29th and Baseline. One suspect was arrested, and a second person was detained and released.
This evening Officer from the Boulder Police Department participated in the 2nd Book Enrichment event
At approximately 10:15 AM the Boulder Police Department received a report of a stolen grey 2014 Toyota RAV4, with Colorado license plate ORC-991. The vehicle was parked and left running in the Alfalfa’s parking lot, located at 1651 Broadway, and was stolen within the last 10 minutes. The victim’s dog was in the vehicle at the time it was stolen.
Shortly after 10 a.m., Boulder police were notified that a crew cleaning a drainage canal in the 5000 block of Valmont located body of a deceased person. Additional information will be released as it becomes available. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office will release the name of the victim pending positive identification and notification to the family.
Massive DUI Enforcement Campaign Set for August 24
Starting this past Monday, the City of Boulder Police Department has went live with a Party Registration Program. This program, which for many years was only available to CU Boulder students, is now available to the entire Boulder community. The program, a partnership with CU Boulder Office of Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations, allows residents, through an online form, to notify the police department of a planned party. The goal of this program is to promote being a good neighbor, while providing the police department an opportunity to partner with community members to better address their concerns.
The Boulder Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing child. At approximately 9:15PM this evening, the mother of 12-year-old David Delacruz contacted police and advised that David was supposed to come home after football practice but has not returned home. David was last seen in the area of Casey Middle School, located at 1301 High Street.
Colorado State Patrol is investigating a traffic crash on westbound HWY 36, near the McCaslin Blvd exit. Expect extensive delays to your commute to Boulder if utilizing westbound Highway 36.
School is back in session in Boulder! Please travel carefully and watch for students making their way to and from class. Observing laws, whether driving, bicycling, or walking, helps keep everyone safe.
Boulder police have arrested Michael Smith (date of birth 01/20/2001) for trespassing in multiple vehicles parked in the Randolph Center, a parking garage located at 11th and Walnut.
Boulder Police are looking for ### after ### made suicidal statements while armed with a knife on 08-05-19 just before 900pm. ### left ### Boulder residence prior to officers arriving. If you have any information on ### or ### whereabouts, please call Boulder Police Dispatch at 303-441-3333.


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The timeless tales of the Brothers Grimm come to life with this gorgeous recreation of the original 1909 edition. Featuring 40 full-color and innumerable black & white plates by the grand master of illustration, Rackham, this is a treasure to behold. The timeless tales of naughty boys and girls and the evil witches who prey on them spring to life under Rackham's able hand. This is a beautiful creation from the golden age of book-binding and the golden age of illustration.
Calla Editions is an imprint of Dover Books, known for their high quality and excellent low pricing. These outstanding facsimile editions re-capture the look, the feel and the beauty of the original, rare first editions. This is among the most attractive and collected illustrated books from the Golden Age of Illustration, circa 1905-1925.

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Texas High School Volleyball - Gary can't hold off CarlisleAugust 16, 2022: Gary, TX 75643
The Gary Bobcats volleyball team (Gary, TX), was edged 3-2 in Tuesday's non-league challenge with the visiting Carlisle Indians (Price, TX)
The Indians (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Cumberland Academy (Tyler, TX). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Cumberland Academy was edged by Brook Hill (Bullard, TX), 3-0, in a non-league challenge.
Next, the Bobcats encounter the Kilgore Bulldogs (Kilgore, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, August 18. Gary will attempt to move on its 0-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Harmony (Big Sandy, TX).

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Grandma Lucy's PUREformance Rabbit Grain-Free Freeze-Dried Dog Food
Grandma Lucy’s PUREformance Rabbit is a grain-free, freeze-dried food that is complete and balanced for puppies, adult dogs, and senior dogs. This diet features rabbit, which provides a high amount of lean protein that is highly-palatable and extremely low-cholesterol, as well as chickpeas, a low-glycemic carbohydrate, which helps stabilize blood sugar levels and keep your dog feeling fuller for longer. A variety of fruits and vegetables provide vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and dietary fiber. This limited ingredient diet, which features a palatable novel protein, is a good option for picky dogs with sensitivities or allergies to more common proteins like chicken or beef.
About The Manufacturer
Grandma Lucy’s is a California-based company dedicated to producing healthy, whole-food, freeze-dried diets for dogs and cats. Grandma Lucy’s uses all human-grade ingredients; as Breann and Eric Shook, the founders of Grandma Lucy’s say, “If it’s not good enough for humans to eat, it will never be included in our foods or treats.”
Rabbit, Chickpeas, Flax, Carrots, Celery, Apples, Bananas, Blueberries, Cranberries, Pumpkin, Papaya, Spinach, Garlic, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Calcium Carbonate, Phosphorous, Zinc Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Monoitrate, Potassium Chloride, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Magnesium Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cyanocobalamin.
Crude Protein (min.) 36%
Crude Fat (min.) 15%
Crude Fiber (max.) 7.1%
Moisture (max.) 6.8%
Calcium (min.) 1.2%
Phosphorous (min.) 1%
Magnesium (max.) 0.16%
4058 kcal/kg ME (calculated)
523 kcal/cup ME (calculated)
For each cup of Grandma Lucy's Pureformance, add 1-2 cups of warm water.
Stir well and let stand for 3-5 minutes.
After 3-5 minutes, food may be served.
Leftover food can be refrigerated for up to 48 hours.
It takes time to transition your pet to a new food without having digestive upset. Over the course of one to two weeks, you should gradually switch from the old food to the new. Start with a 75% old to 25% new mix, then 50:50, and finally 25:75, until you have switched to Grandma Lucy's food entirely.

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This card was made using white card, John next door Cut & emboss folder + die sets. The stags & trees diecut was glued to teh embossed card & then both were mounted on 3mm foam pads, before attaching the die-cut trees. This was all attached tothe white card blank. The sentiment die is from All Occasions & was cut 3 tines - 2 x from white card + white glitter card.
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Wonderful how completely everything in wild nature fits into us, as if truly part and parent of us. The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love. - John Muir
Love is an adventure - why not have your wedding be one too?
As a hiker, friend of trees, devotee of ocean waves, and all-around lover of nature, there are few things I love more than weddings in wild places. Nature is of course a magnificent backdrop, yet it's much more than that. It speaks to us of our place in the order of things - not just in nature, but of it. It speaks to the wild adventure that is loving someone with our whole heart.
If your vision is getting married up near the clouds on a mountaintop, or under a cathedral of evergreens, or next the the thundering waves of the Pacific, you've come to the right place. I've journeyed all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond with countless intrepid couples. Are you next?
So Many Places to Love...
Paradise, Mt. Rainier
Hoh Rain Forest
Gold Creek Pond
I wanted an officiant who knew what sacred space was, who knew how to hold it and create it. Arissa was that officiant, and we are so delighted with our luck in having found her.
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State and local governments employed various distribution strategies to minimize racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination during the 2009-H1N1 pandemic. Using nationally representative survey data of U.S. adults, we found disparities in 2009-H1N1 vaccine uptake between Blacks and Whites (13.8% vs. 20.4%), while Whites and Hispanics had similar 2009-H1N1 vaccination rates. Physician offices were the dominant location for 2009-H1N1 vaccinations, especially among minorities. Our results highlight the need for a better understanding of how various methods of communication and vaccine distribution strategies affect vaccine uptake within minority communities.
Epidemiologic data collected over the past century suggests that racial and ethnic minorities are at greater risk of contracting seasonal and pandemic influenza and experiencing more negative consequences compared to Whites 1–3. Despite this heightened risk, minorities in the U.S. have historically been vaccinated for influenza at rates as much as 15%–18% percentage points lower than Whites, reflecting access barriers, negative attitudes towards vaccination, distrust of the medical system, and perceived risk of side effects.3–7 In order to minimize disparities in vaccine uptake during the 2009-H1N1 pandemic, local public health authorities adopted specifically targeted outreach efforts to encourage 2009-H1N1 vaccination among minorities. These outreach efforts included the use of alternative vaccination sites, such as retail clinics and school-located clinics, engagement of faith-based organizations, and communication in multiple languages and through ethnic media.8–10 Furthermore, the federal government made 2009-H1N1 vaccine available free-of-charge to remove cost-related barriers to uptake. However, local public health officials reported disparities in uptake of 2009-H1N1 vaccine.11 To our knowledge, the only published national data on this topic measures uptake through the first few weeks of the vaccination campaign.12 In order to assess whether targeted outreach to minority populations during the 2009-H1N1 pandemic succeeded in narrowing historic disparities in influenza vaccination, we used national, cross-sectional survey data measuring influenza vaccination of adults to estimate uptake of seasonal and 2009-H1N1 influenza vaccination, vaccination location, and attitudes toward influenza vaccination by race and ethnicity.
We fielded a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults age 18 and older (n= 4,040) between March 5–24, 2010 using an online research panel operated by Knowledge Networks. Knowledge Networks recruits panelists through a probability-based sampling methods that include both online and offline households.13–14 To ensure diversity, we oversampled older panelists, Blacks, and Hispanics (Table 1). The completion rate among sampled panelists was 73%. Respondents self-identified their race(s) as White (Non-Hispanic), Black (Non-Hispanic), Hispanic, Other, or Multiracial. Respondents (n=503) who self-identified as “Other” or “Multiracial” were excluded from the analysis for a final sample of 3,537. We used questions about age, chronic health conditions, work as a healthcare professional, and personal contact with high-risk individuals to determine whether a respondent was recommended for seasonal and/or 2009-H1N1 influenza vaccination by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.15 To determine vaccination status, survey respondents were asked: “Have you received a H1N1/Swine [seasonal] flu vaccine this flu season?” We report estimates of 2009-H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination, location of vaccination, and attitudes toward influenza vaccination. All data were weighted to produce nationally representative estimates adjusting for known selection probabilities, sample stratification, non-response, and internet use prior to recruitment into the panel.16 Pearson’s chi squared tests were used to calculate p-values. We assessed the robustness of our bivariate results by estimating logistic regression models of influenza vaccination and vaccination location controlling for household income, insurance status, age, gender, employment status and recommendation status. All statistics were generated using STATA 11.
Whites were significantly more likely than Blacks to receive a 2009-H1N1 vaccination (20.4% vs. 13.8%, p=.020) and a seasonal influenza vaccination (42.6% vs. 32.2%, p=.004) during the 2009–2010 vaccination season (Table 2). While Whites were also more likely to receive a seasonal influenza vaccination than Hispanics (42.6% vs. 29.5%, p=.002), there were no significant differences with respect to 2009-H1N1 vaccination between Whites and Hispanics (20.4% vs. 18.6%, p=.62). The statistical significance of the uptake of 2009-H1N1 vaccination between Blacks and Whites persisted when controlling for the aforementioned covariates (OR: 0.67, p=.05).
For vaccinated adults of all races, physician offices were the dominant site of 2009-H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination. Blacks were less likely than Whites to be vaccinated in retail clinics for both 2009-H1N1 (2.9% vs. 12.4%, p=.001) and seasonal influenza (3.7% vs. 17.6%, p<.001). The statistical significance of these differences remained when controlling for covariates in multivariate models (results available from authors upon request). Hispanics were less likely than Whites to be vaccinated for 2009-H1N1 (6.2% vs. 18.8%, p=.01) and seasonal influenza in the workplace (10.5% vs. 21.4%, p=.03), though these differences were not statistically significant in multivariate models.
Attitudes toward influenza vaccination differed by race and ethnicity. Both Blacks and Hispanics were less likely than Whites to agree that vaccines are “safe in general” and more likely to agree that influenza vaccines can cause people to get the flu (p<.001–.02).
Our analysis showed that historic racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination persisted during the 2009-H1N1 pandemic, though their magnitude varied across groups and type of vaccination. Most notably, we found that Hispanics and Whites had similar vaccination rates for 2009-H1N1. Since the virus originated in Mexico this finding may in part be attributable to heightened awareness of 2009-H1N1 within the Hispanic community. This finding, however, is also consistent with previous research suggesting that Hispanics face cost-related barriers to vaccination, which may have been alleviated by offering 2009-H1N1 vaccine free-of-charge in community settings.4 The lower vaccination rates for both seasonal and 2009-H1N1 vaccine among Blacks, on the other hand, may suggest that attitudinal barriers such as historic distrust (often mentioned by unvaccinated Black adults)4 were not as easily overcome though targeted outreach and making vaccinations available free of charge. This conjecture is supported by literature showing that Blacks are less likely to have positive attitudes towards vaccination (and get vaccinated) even when vaccination is specifically recommended.5 Furthermore, our results indicated that physician offices were the dominant vaccination site for seasonal and 2009-H1N1 vaccine among all races, but Whites were more likely to also use complementary vaccination locations, such as health department clinics and retail settings. Previous research demonstrates that retail clinics serve communities with fewer Black residents and thus may not be effective at alleviating vaccination-related disparities.17–18 Furthermore, research has suggested that offering mass vaccination clinics, of the type used in the 2009-H1N1 response in which several thousand people received vaccine at a school or health department on a given date, may exacerbate disparities because they require individuals to actively seek vaccine.2
Although there is no comparable public data on influenza vaccination uptake by race for the 2009–2010 season, our results for seasonal and 2009-H1N1 vaccination uptake for all adults tracks closely (between 1–3 percentage points) with results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and National 2009 H1N1 Flu Survey.19 A validation study conducted using data from 2004–2008 suggested that in the past our approach has yielded estimates of influenza vaccination among racial and ethnic minorities that were moderately higher than those derived from the National Health Interview Survey.20 Thus, our results should be interpreted as a conservative measure of disparities in influenza vaccination. As such, the substantial disparities in influenza vaccination rates reported here clearly highlight the need for a better understanding of how various methods of communication and vaccine distribution affect vaccine uptake within minority communities.
The survey data used in this study was collected under contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). GSK had no role in the design, management, analysis, or interpretation of these data, and had no role in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. The authors also acknowledge financial support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under grant R03AI095084. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of RAND, GSK or NIAID.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare and have no financial disclosures.
Contributor Statement: LUP contributed to the design of the study, analyzed and interpreted the results, and wrote the manuscript. JM and KH procured the funding for the study, contributed to the design of the study, assisted with the interpretation of the results, and contributed to paper revisions.
Human Participant Protection: IRB approval was received.
Lori Uscher-Pines, RAND Corporation, Arlington VA.
Jurgen Maurer, RAND Corporation, Arlington VA.
Katherine M. Harris, RAND Corporation, Arlington VA.

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Mighty Sports-Philippines begins Merlion Cup with win over Seoul Thunders
MANILA, Philippines – Mighty-Sports Philippines opened its campaign in the 2016 Merlion Cup with a tightly-fought 92-87 victory over the Seoul Samsung Thunders on Wednesday, September 21, at the OCBC Arena in Singapore.
Trailing by double-digits in the first half, Mighty-Sports Philippines rallied and managed to seal the deal down the wire in the fourth period.
The team created separation thanks to a Kiefer Ravena jumper which made the count 84-81. Former PBA imports Al Thornton and Hamady N’Diaye then went on a combined 7-0 spurt to close the curtains on their first win.
Thornton finished with 31 points to lead the Charles Tiu-coached club. Mighty Sports-Philippines will be back in action on Friday against the Westports Malaysia Dragons, who are the reigning champions of the ASEAN Basketball League. – Rappler.com


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Tinker Bell & Friends
When we work towards a goal for a long period of time, it is inevitable that we hit a point where we feel a bit “stuck in a rut”.
If reaching a plateau, especially when it comes to creating art, I use a technique called Out of Ordinary to keep things fresh: I do something I’ve never done before.
For example, taking Tinker Bell out for a walk in LA. 🙂
Then, the creative forces start flowing again. That’s what this week’s video is all about…


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I’ve been asking the same question for months: What audience is Beck playing to? Although he’s done great things with his show – educating and encouraging Americans, uncovering people who really don’t belong in government – he’s sitting on the fence, pandering to the left leaners too much of the time.
Does anyone (anyone who thinks like a conservative) seriously believe that we would be worse off with McCain as president? How many marxists/socialists would be in the administration right now under McCain? How many 9/11 truthers would be there? Would we be scrapping the missile defense for eastern Europe and crapping on our allies if McCain were president? Would he be putting off generals, and our soldiers, in Afghanistan?
McCain was not the ideal candidate but to say that we would be worse off with him, is way too much of a stretch for anyone who has a thinking brain. So the question remains, who is Beck talking to?
If you criticize Beck on most conservative blogs, you will have the wrath of the Beckites down on you. When Levin calls this a cult of personality, he is right on the mark (pardon the pun.) These people brook no criticism of him.
I give credit where and when I think it’s due. When Beck has uncovered corruption or when he’s said great things, I credit him for it. But when he’s pandering – and by his quote to Couric, he is pandering – I call that out, as well. And honestly, I’m disappointed.
The Beckites should be as well.


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Weak inflation and global uncertainty over trade will likely see the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second consecutive policy meeting this week.
The central bank cut rates in July for the first time since the global financial crisis, and market pricing suggests another cut on Thursday morning (AEST) is likely.
Economists say a second cut would temporarily hurt Australian exporters and provide further impetus for an RBA rate cut in October.
“All else equal, a Fed rate cut would put upward pressure on the Australian dollar, which the Reserve Bank [of Australia] doesn’t like,” UNSW economics professor Richard Holden told The New Daily.
“They put a lot of weight on the competitiveness of our exporters, so I think a [Fed rate cut] would make the RBA more likely to cut at their next meeting.”
The Australian dollar was trading at US68.32 cents on Tuesday afternoon.
A US rate cut would weaken the US dollar and push the Aussie dollar upwards. But an RBA rate cut next month would reverse that trend, according to AMP Capital senior economist Diana Mousina.
“We think the RBA will go in October and November, so we see more aggressive moves from the RBA than the Fed, because we already saw two RBA rate cuts in June and July,” Ms Mousina told The New Daily.
“So we think the currency can go a little lower, maybe to around US65 cents.”
Ms Mousina said weakness in the domestic economy would influence the RBA’s decision-making more than movements in US interest rates, with further stimulus needed to lift inflation and cushion the blow of future job losses in the construction industry.
“When the currency is below 70 cents, that generally tends to be pretty good environment for exporters,” Ms Mousina said.
“So I don’t think our currency is acting as a headwind to Australia. I think it’s more that our economy has weakened over the past year – the last GDP result showed we only grew at 1.4 per cent over the past year, which is below population growth.”
Minutes from the Reserve Bank’s September meeting, which were released on Tuesday, suggest the chances of an imminent rate cut have increased, according to investment bank UBS.
Where board members once said they would “assess developments in the global and domestic economies before considering further change to the setting of monetary policy”, now they say they “would ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth in the economy”.
In the minds of UBS economists George Tharenou, Carlos Cacho, Giulia Specchia and Jim Xu, the subtle change in language indicated a 25-basis-point cut in October was now “live”.
“Overall, we still expect the RBA to cut rates by 25bps in Oct-19, & again in Feb-20 & May-20 to 0.25 per cent,” the UBS economists wrote in an emailed note.
“However, the October cut remains ‘conditional’ on other global central banks easing (Fed & BoJ this week), and a soft enough labour market report Thursday.
“Governor Lowe’s speech next Tuesday also remains key. Nonetheless, even if the RBA does hold in October, then a 25bp cut in November is still very likely.”
The Federal Reserve will announce its decision at 4am on Thursday (AEST), while the Reserve Bank will announce its next decision on October 1.
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has said the central bank will need to keep interest rates low for an “extended period of time” to lift inflation and bring down unemployment.
But he has also drawn attention to the fact cheap money alone “can’t drive long-term growth”.


Hi everybody, I'm attempting to feed my Windows Media Center 7 signal out through my TV. I've bought (and subsequently sold) a WMC extender but, unfortunately, this was pretty much useless in my house. The walls are too thick for a decent wireless signal to be transmitted and so using it became increasingly frustrating. A wired connection through the extender also won't work due to the fact I have to keep my wireless router on a different floor due to a lack of phone sockets! Anyway, I'm now trying to go for a manual connection using the following ports: PC: VGA connection and 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. TV: VGA connection 3.5mm stereo audio in jack. Unfortunately, I'm having a major problem with my 3.5mm stereo jack to 3.5mm stereo jack connection. The audio seems to come through the TV channel fine, except there's quite a lot of interference. The interference comes in the form of quite a loud hum which makes it near impossible to watch anything comfortably on it. Has any idea what this problem might be? I've had a play around with different audio levels on both the TV and PC, but to no avail. Can this problem be fixed or is it a fault with the TV set which can't be ammended? Thanks in advance for any help and sorry if I've missed something obvious!


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It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman continues at the Leicester Square Theatre, London until 21 February.
Star rating: 4 stars ****
Superman, the hero of the comic strip begun in 1939, has entertained adults and children in many guises for decades. In between that first appearance and the release of the Superman film starring Christopher Reeve in 1979 came this Broadway musical It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman in 1966, produced and directed by Harold Prince with a score by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams. This musical version is now making a belated West End appearance in a transfer from Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub in Walthamstow.
With a multi-talented cast, imaginative direction and inventive choreography, this zany show turns those original black and white cartoon sketches into a technicolor city laced with toe-tapping musical numbers that go off like champagne corks. It’s well worth the wait.
On the Leicester Square Theatre stage that has the dimensions of a letterbox rather than a traditional proscenium arch, a set of brightly coloured panels with protruding gadgets stand alongside a computer switchboard of lethal height capable of blowing up City Hall.
On the central rear platform Superman, Craig Barry, blows up his cape in a make-believe lift-off, giving the audience a tongue-in-cheek grin. Barry cuts a dignified Reagan-esque figure and sings powerfully. It’s a tricky role as the story depends on him convincing himself and us that he doesn’t know who he is, Superman or news paper clerk, Clark Kent. This is all part of the plan of the mad scientist, Dr Sedgwick, to strip him of his unearthly power.
Matthew Ibbotson, as Sedgwick, dressed up in an expanded costume with fuzzy wig and large glasses, has a solo spot in ‘Revenge’, a number in which he denounces those Nobel prize winners who’ve robbed him of his fame. He also has a song and dance vaudeville routine with the smooth-talking Max Mencken (Paul Harwood), a devious newpaper columnist, who gives an excellent performance singing his two solos effortlessly.
Sarah Kennedy is Sydney, the quizzical secretary eyeing up Kent’s drab profile in the show-stopper ‘You’ve Got Possibilities’. She’s brillaint too in puncturing Max’s surface charm in ‘Ooh, Do You Love You?’, a chirpy but tricky number she pulls off to perfection.
Michelle LaFortune, as journalist Lois Lane, brings her somewhat colourless numbers to life, her duet ‘We Don’t Matter At All’, with Jim Morgan (Charlie Vose), her boyfriend, being the most endearing.
Kate McPhee’s choreography has the company on their toes in both ensemble and solos requiring acrobatic skills. Aaron Clingham, the musical director and arranger with his six-piece band, cleverly conveys the flavour of the show’s big band original orchestrations.
I like the many humorous touches the director Randy Smartnick brings to his direction, none more so than in Superman’s solo ‘The Strongest Man in the World’, where pieces of the stage set inadvertently come away in his hands as he concludes: “don’t they know the strongest man can cry?”
This was a show born in an era of send-ups, the cartoon strip Modesty Blaise, the Bond paradies like Our Man Flint and television’s Batman come to mind. The fine score wears its years lightly, whether echoing the beat of the time or older musical traditions. It’s also a very funny show reflected in the programme note by composer Charles Strouse who writes that it was the most fun to write of all his musicals. Children on half term will love it, likewise their parents.
Readers may also be interested in:
Interview – Actor Craig Berry talks It’s a Bird… Its a Plane… It’s Superman


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‘Survival camps’ open up ahead of US elections over fears of violence and uproarWed 07 Oct 2020
A chain of U.S. survival communities plan to activate and open to members for the first time over fears of violence following the presidential election on Nov. 3.
Fortitude Ranch camps in West Virginia and Colorado will open on election day to protect members, the company’s October newsletter said. Regardless of whether Republican President Donald Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden wins the election, Fortitude Ranch expects possible “looting and violence” that could devolve into long-term, widespread clashes, the newsletter said.
CEO Drew Miller said some on social media feared civil war, and he did not rule out the possibility.
“This will be the first time we have opened for a collapse disaster, though it may end up not being so,” said Miller in an emailed statement. “We consider the risk of violence that could escalate in irrational, unpredictable ways into widespread loss of law and order is real.”
Setting up its first camp in West Virginia in 2015, the ranch has two more branches in Colorado.
For an annual fee of around $1,000, members can vacation at camps in good times, and use them as a refuge in the event of a societal collapse.
Members are also required to own either a rifle or shotgun to defend the communities.
U.S. security officials have warned that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election, citing rising political tensions, civil unrest and foreign disinformation campaigns.
FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memos said threats by domestic extremists to election-related targets will likely increase in the run-up to the election.
Trump and some Republican allies have said, without evidence, that a surge in mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic will lead to massive election fraud. Both major political parties have marshalled an army of lawyers to litigate election disputes.
Fears of a disputed or undecided presidential contest have increased interest in the U.S. “prepper” movement, supplied by a multi-billion-dollar industry selling everything from gas masks to dehydrated food to help people survive an apocalypse.
[Sourced from Agencies]


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Grammy-Award winning, multi-platinum selling R&B artist Brandy released today her long-awaited seventh solo studio album entitled B7 (July 31), on her own record label Brand Nu, Inc. in partnership with Canada’s eOne imprint (Hasbro). Clocking in at just over 45-minutes in total duration, the 15-track album features the likes of Chance The Rapper, talented super-producer Hit-Boy, Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar, her own teenage daughter Sy’rai, successful New Jersey R&B/hip-hop producer Darhyl “DJ” Camper, the versatile and in-demand Grammy-nominated producer Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman amongst others.
This new album is her first major release since her last studio album in October 2012’s Two Eleven album on Chameleon Entertainment and RCA Records.
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Bulls Shut Out Chiefs on SU Athletics Appreciation Night
Published on August 18, 2017
Story, Photos and Video by Matt St. Jean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crowd morale was high in NBT Bank Stadium Thursday night for the rubber match in the series between the Durham Bulls (75-48) and the Syracuse Chiefs (46-78). However, the positive vibe soon gave way to an early offensive onslaught by the visiting team, which led to a 6-0 victory for the Bulls.
The Chiefs Honor the Orange
The customary red and blue of the Chiefs was replaced with a sea of Orange on Thursday night for the Syracuse University Athletics Appreciation night. The Syracuse Orange cheer and dance squads were spread out on the concourse to greet attendees with a smile and an Orange football t-shirt.
Fans cheered as head football coach, Dino Babers tossed out the “first football” to Chiefs pitcher Jaron Long, who wore an Orange football helmet. Athletics Director John Wildhack tossed a baseball, keeping with tradition.
With the pregame ceremonies over, it was time for the Bulls and the Chiefs to do battle.
Bulls Bats See Red
Esmile Rogers (1-2, 4.57 ERA) made his fourth start of the season for the Chiefs. Rogers struggled with his command early, leaving pitches over the heart of the plate and the Bulls immediately took advantage.
Taylor Featherston led off the game with a frozen rope into the gap for a double. Following a walk, Jake Bauers rifled the first pitch he saw to right, scoring Featherston. Next, Johnny Field launched a fly ball, which was caught on the warning track, but was deep enough for both runners to tag up and advance. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Patrick Leonard smashed a line drive past shortstop, Bengie Gonzalez, driving both runners in.
“They came here to swing, they were aggressive,” Rogers said. “When the game started, I didn’t have my command, my cutter wasn’t working like it was in the bullpen.”
The Bulls were relentless in the first and the next batter, Shane Peterson, smoked a line drive down the third base line for a double, advancing Leonard to third. Mike McKendry then hit a towering sacrifice fly to left scoring Durham’s fourth run of the inning.
Rogers settled in after the hectic first after receiving some advice from pitching coach, Bob Milacki and veteran catcher, Jhonatan Solano.
“[Milacki] and Solano came up to me and said, ‘Your shoulder is flying open’,” Rogers said. “I kept it closed and started commanding pitches.”
Rogers ran into trouble again in the fifth, surrendering two more runs on a home run by Willy Adames and a RBI double by Leonard. He exited the game having given up six earned runs over four and two-thirds innings.
Yarbrough, Bullpen Stifle Chiefs
Lefthander Ryan Yarbrough got a look at the Chiefs earlier in the season, picking up a win against Syracuse at home on April 26. He gave up two runs in that outing. On Thursday, however, he bested that effort.
Yarbrough was locked in from the very first pitch.
“He threw anything, anytime he wanted to,” Chiefs designated hitter Clint Robinson said. “Tough lefty, mixed up three, four pitches in the strike zone, kept us off-balance.”
Cool, calm, collected, Yarbrough diced up the Chiefs lineup scattering five hits, shutting out the Chiefs over six-and-a-third innings while striking out eight. The outing lowered his ERA to 3.26 and was his team leading 13th win on the season.
The Bulls bullpen matched the quality exhibited by Yarbrough. Andrew Kittredge and Diego Castillo closed out the remaining two and two thirds innings only allowing two hits and struck out four.
Chiefs Bullpen Shines in Defeat
The pitchers who came in relief provided a lone bright spot for the home team. According to manager Billy Gardner, the early exit by Rogers was a blessing in disguise as a few of the pitchers hadn’t thrown in several days.
“We needed to get them to touch the mound,” Gardner said. “Getting them some work was important tonight.”
The combination of Neil Cotts, Enny Romero, Cody Satterwhite, and Rafael Martin threw a total of four-and-a-third scoreless innings for the Chiefs. Romero, in Syracuse to rehab his strained forearm, pitched a perfect sixth. Satterwhite then came on and threw two scoreless, striking out a pair. Finally, Martin had his good stuff going, striking out two in his one inning of work.
Durham continues its road trip traveling to Moosic, Pennsylvania for a three game series against the first place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders.
The Chiefs stay at NBT Bank Stadium for a three-game set against the Indianapolis Indians. The Indians swept Syracuse at their home park last week and the Chiefs look to return the favor.


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PHT Morning Skate: Bill Guerin and the mother of all ice cream sundaes
PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
24:51. That’s the amount of ice time Matt Hunwick logged for the New York Rangers on Monday night. Yikes. (More unsettling ice time numbers in the box score.)
An in-depth look at leadership, Alex Ovechkin, Barry Trotz and plenty of other factors that may or may not be influencing the Washington Capitals’ rock start. (Japers Rink)
A lengthy interview with still-fairly-new Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler. (Puck Daddy)
Greatest Hockey Legends shares a montage of celebrities wearing hockey jerseys. (Greatest Hockey Legends)
Maybe we should take the Winnipeg Jets’ strong weekend with a grain of salt. (The Hockey News)
Chris Chelios reflects on the trade that sent him to the Detroit Red Wings. (CSNChicago.com)
If you need a pick-me-up on this Tuesday morning, how about Bill Guerin and a monstrous ice cream sundae?


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When I was a student at Wesleyan in the 1970s, I spent almost every Monday night at Russell House attending lectures from the Center for the Humanities. They usually drew a decent sized audience of faculty and students, and many of the visiting speakers were big names in their fields. It was the heyday of critical theory and deconstruction, and I heard many a talk in these areas that I found difficult to understand. Still, I was always at what were affectionately called “Monday Night Services.” Knowledge was happening at the Center, and I wanted to be part of it.
Years later I came back to Wesleyan to offer a Monday night lecture at Russell House. My faculty advisor, Henry Abelove, was the director of the Center at that point, and he’d asked me to talk about psychoanalysis and the exhibition I’d curated about Sigmund Freud at the Library of Congress. I found it terrifically moving to stand at the podium there where I had often sat in the audience (bewildered).
The Center for the Humanities has gone through a variety of incarnations since it was founded in 1959. Its current director, Ethan Kleinberg, has beefed up its web presence (see iTunes and YouTube), brought together a great group of fellows and speakers, and planned some exciting events. Next Monday at 6 p.m., Professor Samuel Moyn, from Columbia University, will speak on “The Political Origins of Global Justice.” This lecture kicks off the series on Justice and Judgment. The lecture series has moved from Russell House and will take place in the Daniel Family Commons (on the third floor of Usdan).
From September 26-28, The Center will host a conference on Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem, which was published 50 years ago. Arendt, one of the most important political theorists of the 20th century, came to Wesleyan’s Center for the Humanities to finish the book, and so it’s particularly fitting that the conference marking its publication will take place here.
For its first 50 years the Center for the Humanities operated with various funding streams that fluctuated with the times. We decided to change that and asked the Mellon Foundation for help. I am delighted to let everyone know that in the late spring we completed a matching gift program with Mellon. Wesleyan raised $4 million in endowment funds, and the foundation added another $2 million! Others may be fretting about the “crisis in the humanities,” but thanks to the generosity of our donors the Center for the Humanities will continue to offer great things to Wesleyan and the world for decades to come.

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Factor Olympics Q1 2022
And the winner is…
April 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener.
- Factor volatility was low despite the significant geopolitical and economic turmoil in Q1 2022
- Value is the clear winner with double-digit gains
- Quality stocks underperformed, but only moderately
We present the performance of five well-known factors on an annual basis for the last 10 years. Specifically, we only present factors where academic research supports the existence of positive excess returns across market cycles and asset classes (read Factor Olympics Q4 2021).
Our factors are created by constructing long-short beta-neutral portfolios of the top and bottom 10% of stocks in the US, Europe, and Japan, and 20% in smaller markets. Only stocks with a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion are included. Portfolios rebalance monthly and transactions incur 10 basis points of costs.
FACTOR OLYMPICS: GLOBAL RETURNS
The table below shows the long-short factor performance for the last 10 years ranked top to bottom. The global series is comprised of all developed markets in Asia, Europe, and the US. Aside from displaying the factor performance, the analysis highlights the significant factor rotation in terms of profitability from one year to the next, highlighting the benefits of diversified exposure (try Finominal’s Know Your Factors for a factor exposure analysis).
The performance of an equal-weighted multi-factor portfolio was positive as of the end of the first quarter and almost all of the performance can be attributed to the Value factor. The other four factors were slightly positive to negative, but effectively netted each other off.
TRENDS IN GLOBAL FACTOR PERFORMANCE
The performance of the factors in the first quarter of 2022 seems somewhat muted compared to the significant geopolitical and economic turmoil. Although the Value factor generated positive double-digit returns, most of that was generated in January. Thereafter the performance was rather flat, similar to the other factors.
Most investors would likely have expected strong performance of quality stocks with the risk of the Russian invasion into Ukraine escalating, but surprisingly these stocks only outperformed moderately and already have given up most of the returns by the quarter-end.
PERFORMANCE OF LONG-SHORT MULTI-FACTOR PRODUCTS
There are only a few liquid alternative mutual funds and ETFs that provide exposure to factors in the long-short format as seen in academic research. Given the poor performance of factor investing in recent years, many products were liquidated.
We highlight the performance of four surviving products and observe rather divergent performance in 2022, which is similar to the performance in 2021. The Global Equity Factor (QMNIX) and Cross-Asset Factor (QSPRX) funds are from the same asset management company, and equities represents the largest allocation within the cross-asset fund, which explains why they are highly correlated. Furthermore, their performance reflects a large exposure to the Value factor, which performed well in the first quarter of 2022 and explains the strong performance of these two products.
The European multi-factor equity fund (MKTN) generated similar returns to the theoretical multi-factor portfolio, which was essentially zero in year-to-date 2022. The Cross-Asset ETF (FLSP) exhibited slightly more volatility, but also failed to generate positive returns.
SMART BETA EXCESS RETURNS
Although investors should allocate to factors constructed as long-short portfolios given that these offer high diversification benefits, most invest via long-only smart beta ETFs. Following the money, we highlight the excess returns generated from investing in smart beta ETFs in the US, which represents a universe of 160+ products and approximately $800 billion of assets under management (read Smart Beta: Broken by Design?).
The returns will naturally be somewhat different as long-short factor portfolios are constructed beta-neutral, i.e. there is a short portfolio and leverage is used to achieve beta-neutrality, and stocks are typically weighted equally. Smart beta ETFs are long-only and mostly weight stocks by their market capitalization.
The performance of the long-short factors and excess returns of smart ETFs overlapped for the Value, Size, Low Volatility, and Quality, while it was directionally different for the Momentum factor. However, the return of the latter was +/- 2%, so we should not read too much into this. Growth stocks underperformed the stock market significantly, which mirrors the strong performance of the value factor.
The correlation matrix below highlights the global one-year factor correlations based on daily data. As of the first quarter of 2022, we observe somewhat more unusual correlations. Specifically, Value and Size factors tend to be positively correlated, but were not over the last 12 months. Quality stocks and small stocks were strongly negatively correlated, which is also less frequently seen.
The standard question after a rally of the Value factor is if this was it, or if there is further room for positive returns?
Naturally, there is no answer to this with a high probability of being correct as it represents pure market timing, which is impossible in the short-term. However, although we can not predict the movements of stock in the short-term, research shows that in the long-term returns are a function of valuations.
In a similar fashion, valuations also matter for factor returns. If we measure the difference in valuation between the most expensive and the cheapest stocks, then this is still in the top quartile. Stated differently, the Value factor is still cheap, and expected returns are attractive.
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As a musician, you have an ear for music that a lot of people don’t have. Subtleties and nuance are not lost on you and quality are incredibly important. Listening to music for the musician is much more than a background soundtrack for whatever activity they are pursuing. For musicians, music IS the activity and they want to hear every element of each song.
Musicians want to hear the full music experience without a lot of hassle – with a quality car audio system, this can be a reality.
Musicians are often the biggest fans of music, listening to a whole wide variety of different types of music, whether for influence or simply in appreciation. It should not be surprising that many musicians invest their money in high quality audio systems for both their home and their car. This allows them to have the best musical experience regardless of where they are.
Home audio systems are a little more straightforward than car audio as there is not as much care that needs to be paid to the installation. With car audio, the stereo is actually installed in the vehicle and requires mechanical changes that require special care if you want things done properly.
Car audio doesn’t have to be complicated and it doesn’t have to break the bank. A high quality bass tweeter, properly installed, gives the musician a high quality audio system that provides clear, crisp sound, deep bass without reverberation, and does so without breaking the proverbial bank.
There are tons of different bass tweeters on the market today and which works best for you will depend on your preferences and budget.
A tweeter is a small speaker that is more compact than a traditional subwoofer. These are better suited for music that has a lot of higher notes, such as vocals, guitars, etc. A tweeter gives you the ability to really get the most out of the system.
With high quality bass tweeters, you can help round out the sound and create a surround sound effect that really amplifies the quality and effect of the music. You can have multiple tweeters mounted independently in different parts of the car to enhance the surround sound and to provide a full sound experience.
When choosing the right bass tweeters, it is important that you know a little about these systems so as to get a quality model. You will need to know the wattage and output of the tweeters and whether or not your vehicle can provide the best housing for said system.
It is recommended that you get a trusted brand such as Pioneer or Kenwood — these are time honored brands that deliver the highest quality sound for the money and have a reputation for quality and value. For the musician, a little extra money can go a long way in sound quality and thus experience. You don’t have to break the bank to get a high-quality car audio system, you just need to do a little homework and understand where your money is best spent. Check more on Audio Drive
When you are a musician, you want more than a “good enough” sound system. You want a high-quality audio system that gives you a full, vibrant, crisp, and clear listening experience. You want to be able to hear the fullness of the music and all the different, subtle elements that come together to create your favorite songs. With a top of the line bass tweeter, you can get that high-quality surround sound experience in your car. What’s better than cruising down the open road blasting your favorite tunes in clear, crisp sound?


ARRIVAL DIRECTION ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD
|Numéro de publication||2021/024473|
|Statut||Délivré - en vigueur|
|Date de dépôt||2019-08-08|
|Date de publication||2021-02-11|
|Propriétaire||OMRON CORPORATION (Japon)|
AbrégéDisclosed is an arrival direction estimation device comprising a control unit for estimating the arrival directions of wireless signals by reception direction scanning and receiving the wireless signals. The control unit estimates the arrival directions of received wireless signals using a first arrival direction estimation method, excludes a wireless signal having an arrival direction with a reception power value from among estimated wireless signal reception power values that is less than or equal to a prescribed threshold or excludes a wireless signal having an arrival direction outside of the range of a main beam having the maximum peak value from among the estimated wireless signal reception power values, and estimates the arrival directions of the received wireless signals using a second arrival direction estimation method having a greater resolution than the resolution of the first arrival direction estimation method.
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- G01S 7/02 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group


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Insight Design Guide is the first Croatian shopping guide. The guide’s content is focused on small and medium sized local retail businesses, in order to create a communication channel towards a foreign audience.
In order to cope with a fast changing retail environment and to stay current, the guide is published quarterly.
On the customer side, the guide aims at presenting visitors with a well-balanced selection of unique locally sourced products. The long term goal is to facilitate the shopping experience and to put Zagreb on the global map as a shopping destination worth visiting.
Insight Design Guide is distributed in rooms of selected Hotels, Hostels and private accommodations in Zagreb.

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Now that Audi has demonstrated pretty conclusively that diesel engines and high performance are definitely not mutually exclusive (as evidenced by the success of the R10 TDi), it may be time for the next step. Back in the 1920s Mercedes Benz introduced the first production vehicles with diesel engines and they've been building them ever since. This year AMG is celebrating their 40th anniversary of building high performance vehicles based on standard Mercedes cars, but they have only built one diesel powered vehicle, a C-Class that was briefly offered in France and Italy.
So with Mercedes increasingly promoting their BlueTec diesel emission control technology and the racing success of diesels from Audi and now Peugeot, now would seem the time for a AMG BlueTec engine. Back in January at the Detroit Auto Show Mercedes took the wraps off of the Vision GL420 which had a 290hp/515lb-ft 4.2L diesel V-8. Sounds the ideal candidate for an AMG makeover and installation into various cars in place of the 6.0L gas V-8 they're using now. With Audi already planning to build the Q7 with diesel V-12, AMG should get moving.


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Wholesale cannabis marketplace, LeafLink, releases monthly reports about the wholesale cannabis industry. This data primarily consists of financial facts and figures, and gives you an idea of what the industry is doing, where it is headed, and what that means for your cannabis business.
We are looking at 2020’s October report, and the data basically shows what we have known all along. The cannabis industry is growing, thriving, and claiming its spot in the American economy at a rapid pace. LeafLink reported a 118% year-over-year (YoY) increase as measured by LeafLink’s Gross Merchandise Value. Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) is the total value of merchandise sold over a certain period of time, so in this case, January-September. LeafLink’s data is representing wholesale cannabis data from six key legal states: Nevada, California, Colorado, Oregon, Arizona, and Michigan.
Michigan’s YoY GMV increased by a whopping 342%, and out of these six states, it is the strongest escalation in GMV. LeafLink attributes this strong growth to the brand’s increase in order volume and value of the order. Oregon saw the biggest increase in overall transaction volume, and was reported to climb 4% in month-over-month (MoM) growth.
If you ask most people who are even a little bit familiar with cannabis supply and distribution, they’d likely tell you that flower generally leads the market. Like every single month this year on LeafLink’s report, cannabis flower led the marketplace and in fact, it has even grown its lead since January. Cannabis flower has remained at last 20% of all marketplace sales in 2020, going all the way up to 34.1% of sales in September of this year. Flower also gained the most shares on a national level, (+1.82 percentage points) from August to September 2020, which further proves the industry’s growth. Flower’s constant lead in the marketplace signals a true demand for pure, unadulterated cannabis.
Interestingly enough, cannabis gummies saw the strongest decline in MoM marketplace sales, dropping 20%. The gummies are part of LeafLinks’ Edibles & Ingestibles category, and Edibles & Ingestibles was the most competitive area in Arizona during September. 54% of brands sold edibles and ingestibles in Arizona last month, so over half of them, but sales were only 26% of the marketplace. Going back to flower and its natural dominion over the marketplace, only 36% of brands sold flower in Oregon, despite it making up 39% of sales. The average listed flower prices (in pounds) peaked at $1,226 in September 2020, down slightly from their 2020 high ($1,291) during the month leading up to 4/20.
Pre-rolls were the second fastest growing category and increased 7% MoM. Cannabis topical products actually dropped off in February 2020, when they went from making up 2% of sales to 1.5%. They’ve remained at roughly 1.5% since, dropping a little here and there. According to the data provided by LeafLink, cartridges make up the second biggest category for marketplace sales. The company reported September’s cartridge sales to be 24.7% of all sales. Concentrates also have a strong place in the market, maintaining between 12.6% and 16.4% of all marketplace sales.
The top brands for each state were: Timeless Vapes in Arizona, Pacific Stone in California, TasteBudz in Colorado, Peregrine Manufacturing in Michigan, Cannavative in Nevada, and oreKron in Oregon. These brands were classified as the top based on same-store sales growth YoY.
LeafLink reported a 45/55 split between brands seeing an increase in sales, with most of them seeing a decrease in sales during the month. For those brands seeing an increase in sales, their median brand growth was approximately 25% MoM, while those who saw a decrease in sales saw a median decline of 20%. The overall transaction volume per brand increased by 2% MoM, and increased by 57% when you are comparing the same brand last year.
Cannabis retailers spent 49% more on average during September 2020 than they did in September 2019. The data shows that 47% of buyers increased their spend at this time, and the median growth in spending of 28% MoM. Those who did reduce their spending did so by 25% on average. The average transaction volume per retailer increased by 1% looking at a month-over-month period, and grew over 49% when compared to the same time last year.
LeafLink calls their monthly report their “Flash” and it can be delivered to your email inbox every single month. This is a free tool that allows you some behind-the-scenes industry insight. This report provides so much value, seeing this data can help you make better and more educated decisions about your business, or just simply knowing where the industry is headed.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Digital River's recent foray into the rapidly growing paid-search business may be a competitive long shot for this e-commerce fulfillment firm. In the meantime, the company is enjoying the healthy demand for tax and antivirus software.
Digital River DRIV, -3.61%, which fulfills orders for software firms and retailers on the Web, raised its outlook in the first quarter. Its shares rose 15 percent to $34.53 in early afternoon trading Thursday.
The company said it now sees earnings of 33 cents a share, up from 30 cents, and sales of $53.5 million, up from $48.5 million.
"The quarter was driven by continued strength in both antivirus sales and OK sales out of H&R Block," said Steve Jue, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
Digital River handles the fulfillment for online orders H&R Block HRB, -1.80% receives on its Web site for tax software, as well as the fulfillment process for Symantec's SYMC, -1.00% Norton antivirus utilities. It currently competes with GSI Commerce GSIC and Amazon.com AMZN, -3.10%, to some extent, to handle hosting of retail sites and transaction fulfillment from Web orders.
Even though Digital River is well below the $40-plus range it traded at earlier this year, Thursday's stock pop may be partly driven by short covering. Marquis Investment Research indicated that 15 percent of Digital River's float was held in short interest.
In addition, the company faces certain risks.
Tax downloads are seasonally strong in the first quarter, and Microsoft MSFT, -3.19% is expected to enter the business of antivirus software later this year, according to Jue. This begs the question, what happens after first quarter?
Digital River hopes to tap into the fast-growing and in-demand services of Web analytics, or advertising tools. If Digital River already hosts the retail sites and fulfills the orders, Jue said, it would make sense to expand its services to include marketing and analysis of the customers.
To this end, Digital River will begin looking like a marketing agency, like Aquantive AQNT or ValueClick VCLK. But whether it can be both the deliver of goods and savvy marketer will be interesting to watch.
Will Shanda swallow Sina?
Shares of Sina SINA, -3.25% fell 2 percent to $31.29 Thursday.
Shanda SNDA, which is a dominant Chinese Internet gaming company, took a nearly 20 percent stake in the popular portal earlier this year.
Shanda will likely swallow the entire company at some point in the future, according to Safa Rashtchy, an analyst at Piper Jaffray and one of the lone analysts covering Net stocks on Wall Street. See my interview with Rashtchy.
Meanwhile, there is speculation that Yahoo YHOO and Shanda may partner for Yahoo to enter the booming online gaming business in China. Rashtchy said a partnership between both companies makes sense.
Yahoo said it would not comment on its China strategy, other than saying that its priorities are to build up its search, wireless, auction and entertainment businesses in that country.
EBay EBAY, -3.25% has said publicly that it's investing $100 million in China. Rashtchy said eBay's planning to roll out a payment service in China in the next couple of months. There are about 20 online payment companies already operating there.
Should eBay just buy an online payment company in China? If so, which one? E-mail Bambi.Francisco@dowjones.com.
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The Bijenkorf is in the shop window. The owners of the department store chain want to sell the company in the near future, sources around De Bijenkorf confirm after reporting about this in the British media.
The Bijenkorf is currently owned by the wealthy Canadian Weston family. He took over the department store in 2010 from retail group Maxeda. The Weston family also owns British retail chain Selfridges. The owners want to sell all their European department stores. In addition to the two chains, it concerns the Irish stores Brown Thomas and Arnotts. The price tag for the entire retail group is 4 billion pounds (almost 4.7 billion euros).
The owners want to get rid of the department stores hard hit by the pandemic
De Bijenkorf is going through a difficult time, partly due to the corona pandemic. The seven Dutch branches had to close their doors several times. The chain also applied for almost 10 million euros in NOW support last year. Despite this, the company had to cut 225 of the 2,200 jobs, it said last year. Over the broken 2019 financial year, Bijenkorf generated 408 million euros in turnover. Results for 2020 are still unknown.
It is not known why the Weston family sells the Bijenkorf. The chain itself refers to an agency that does communication for the British Selfridges Group. That doesn’t want to go public about the sale.
Death of the Patriarch
According to British media, the sale was started when an anonymous bidder came forward a month ago who wants to take over the European department stores of the Weston family. That happened a few weeks after the death of the family patriarch, Gale Weston. It built a local retail company into a global empire, including through the acquisition of Selfridges in 2003.
Also read: Double blow threatens British shopping street
Weston’s son and daughter are said to have had doubts about continuing European activities after his death. Partly due to the corona pandemic, there is more online shopping worldwide. That meant a major blow to the larger department stores, which are mainly dependent on shoppers. Last year it turned out that the British department store Debenhams was having a hard time. A large part of the physical stores eventually had to close.
The recent bid from an anonymous source led the Bijenkorf owners to hire investment bank Credit Suisse to oversee a possible bidding war. Potential buyers will be able to inspect the books in the coming weeks. One of those possible new owners is, according to The Guardian the Thai Central Retail group. The group owns, among other things, the KaDeWe department store in Berlin.


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Media, fans react to the amnesty of Mike Miller
No doubt this guy Mike Miller made an impression during his time with the Miami Heat. When the signing was announced three years ago fans were excited and NBA analyst called it a good move.
Although the years were injury filled, they were some big moments that outweighed the bad.
First the official word
OFFICIAL: The @MiamiHEAT have waived Mike Miller per the NBA's Amnesty provision.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) July 16, 2013
and to further drive the point home that the Heat are a family organization and that this probably wasn’t an easy decision, a tweet from Heat owner Mickey Arison
— Micky Arison (@MickyArison) July 16, 2013
Some reaction to the deal
How do we amnesty mike miller but not joel anthony? Joel anthony hasn't even played in the last 2 finals. He's worthless
— Tiny Cardoza (@TinyImDoneIDGAF) July 16, 2013
Mike Miller was out there hitting 3's with one shoe on and now he gets amnesty waived. Ungrateful ass Pat Riley.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabeige (@tokthadon) July 16, 2013
Mike Miller was a big help the last two finals and it is sad to see him go. However, that is a lot of money they saved by using the amnesty.
— Nelson (@MandelaPhD) July 16, 2013
Damn.. Mike miller an amnesty player? Why they do him like that tho
— Lucky Libra (@champagnecami) July 16, 2013
Was a little hurt to see @MiamiHEAT amnesty Mike Miller. He was a big part of the team he will surely be missed.
— August Rush (@Scrumpdiddlyish) July 16, 2013
Waiving Mike Miller would save the Heat over $40 million in tax payments over the next two seasons.
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) July 16, 2013
Mike Miller's finest moment was fighting for and winning the offensive rebound that led to LeBron's 3 in final minute of Game 6 vs Spurs
— Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) July 16, 2013
Miller amnesty shows bit of split in front office. Pat Riley twice publicly called for owner Micky Arison to leave team intact.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) July 16, 2013
— Kevin Mayer (@KevinCMayer) July 16, 2013
Shoeless three… #MillerMoments
— David Alen (@DavidAlen) July 16, 2013
Thanks for the memories @M33M …you will forever be a huge part of Miami Heat Championship history.
— Rizzmiggizz (@RizzWrites) July 16, 2013
Best of luck to Mike Miller wherever he goes. One of the best guys in the NBA, he'll be missed in Miami. 2011-2012 Finals Game 5 forever!
— Jake Winderman (@jakewinderman) July 16, 2013
That'll teach Mike Miller to lose his sneaker during play
— Dennis G (@bigpumpkin4real) July 16, 2013
We really let Mike Miller go?! Dumb decision! #Very
— Phil Baker (@_Jesus_KiD) July 16, 2013