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Questions on the 2009 Investment Report III
Posted by David Dudley Field '25 under Collette Chilton, Endowment, Investment Report, Record at 6:13 am
Here is one last question that the Record should ask about the 2009 Investment Report. (Previous questions and background here and here.)
Q: The Boston Foundation, run by former Williams trustee Paul Grogan '72, and Grinnell College provide information on the outside managers they employ. Why doesn't Williams?
I will admit that providing a list of outside managers is unusual. (Previous discussion here.) As an example of endowment transparency, consider the latest report (filed quarterly!) from The Boston Foundation.
Grinnell College provides (pdf) similar data:
There is simply no reason why Williams could not share the same information with its stakeholders. Again, such transparency is uncommon but not unusual, especially for state schools subject to open records laws. Here are details (pdf and pdf) for the University of Texas. Needless to say, there are a lot of details to consider in what to release, how often to release it and so on.
Why doesn't Williams release this information? Consider this claim from the Report:
Williams doesn't publish a list of its outside investment managers. Because some of our most successful managers insist on confidentiality, and because the College prefers to treat managers equally, all remain confidential.
This is a deeply suspect claim. In fact, it is probably a flat out lie, just like the lie with which the College introduced us to Collette Chilton three years ago. In that case, the issue was the College's ridiculous claim that Williams needed an investment office located in Boston because "[a]s is typical with such positions, she'll be based in a financial capital." (The quote is from Morty.) In truth, every other NESCAC and Ivy League investment office is based in the same town/city, no matter how backward and isolated, as the college itself. If you write the million dollar checks, then people come to you.
In this case, the lie is that the reason for the confidentiality is a desire to treat all managers the same. What is this? Kindergarten? Why would the College possibly care about treating all managers the same if the managers themselves prefer different treatment or don't care either way? In fact, the truth is almost certainly that the powerful folks who run the endowment — hard to know who, exactly — like to keep their secrets. They don't value your opinion. They don't want your insights. They want you to sit down and shut up. You should be thanking them for taking time out of their oh-so-busy lives to run the endowment. Don't bother them with questions.
For those unfamiliar with institutional investment management, here is some background information. Assume that there are 75 managers. First, the vast majority of them would be either indifferent or pleased if Williams were to release their names. That is great advertising! The easiest way to get people to invest with you is to show them that other smart people are already investing with you. They want the world to know that a sophisticated and successful investor like Williams is on board. Many of them have probably already sought permission to tell potential investors about Williams, or just done so anyway.
Second, even those who might prefer that Williams keep its investment secret — and, to be honest, I have almost never heard of such a thing — are unlikely to demand it. After all, they work for Williams. We are the client, the customer. What we say, goes. We are always right. If we want to include the names of our managers in the annual report, they are highly unlikely to even complain, must less threaten to do anything about it. (Publishing their investment returns would be much more problematic, mainly because it would make it harder for them to mislead other clients, both current and potential.)
Third, the College tries to imply that it is precisely the "most successful managers" who "insist on confidentiality" and that, therefore, we risk losing these managers if we were to publish their names. But notice that they never say that directly! They want us to infer that secrecy is a requirement for these oh-so-special managers. But they can't say so explicitly because it is highly unlikely to be true. (And, even if it were true for a handful, why not just publish the names of other 70 managers?)
The investment world is very different today than it was even just two years ago. Back then, you could, perhaps, make a case that certain managers were so special and so popular that the College had to agree with all their demands, no matter what. But those days are long gone. 99% of all managers have available capacity. They are looking for your money. All that matters is that your check clears. If you want to put up a billboard in Williamstown with their names on it, they could not care less.
Can anyone name a single investment firm who would normally take money from Williams (or any large endowment) but who would refuse to do so if we released its names in our annual report? I doubt it. (Counter-examples welcome.)
UPDATE: Post edited to remove incorrect claim that Brandeis has invested directly with Bernie Madoff. See comments below.Print • Email
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spd says:
Ummm…. Brandeis WAS NOT a Madoff investor. Factcheck please.
David says:
Thanks for the comment. This is the best description of the connection between Brandeis and Madoff that I could find. You are correct that Brandeis was not a direct investor with Madoff. I will correct the post.
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One of the most frequently used words in India, corruption signifies a range of things. In 2005, Transparency International and Delhi based Centre for Media Studies, a research firm, undertook the India Corruption Study. The survey covered 14,405 respondents over 20 states and included interviews with service providers and users (of these services). The results, published the same year said Indians pay out around ₹ 21,068 crore as bribes while availing one of 11 public services. While some of the results of the survey were published, many of the details were not. The study, however, remains the most recent and the most comprehensive report on corruption in India. Apart from calculating the extent of corruption, in ₹ crore, it explains the mechanics of it.
Over the week, Mint will present details of the CMS study. On Monday we featured India's public distribution system. On Tuesday, we did the education system. Today, we look at the judicial system. Reader's are welcome to send in their feedback to email@example.com.
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Courting Corruption
The sheer number of cases pending in the Indian judicial system (26 million at last count) says it all. Given that, and the number of judges across various states (per lakh of population), the system is rife with delays and inefficiencies -- ideal conditions for middlemen to step in. In the year preceding the survey, 59% of respondents paid bribes to lawyers, 5% to judges, and 30% to court officials.
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The judicial system is highly dilatory, expensive, and beyond the reach of the common man. Ordinary citizens find it hard to seek redress, as litigation is expensive and extra money is often required to oil the wheels of the system
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There are instances of Metropolitan Magistrates issuing bailable arrest warrants against individuals of whose identitites he has no idea, in return for an inducement.
Some time back, a Metropolitan Magistrate in Ahmedabad issued bailable arrest warrants against the President of India in return for an inducement of ₹ 40,000.
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Today, under existing rules, any person making any allegation of corruption or other things against a sitting judge can be charged and punished for contempt of court. This is a deterrent against more such instances coming to light.
3. A difficult impeachment process
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that no first information report (FIR) can be registered against a judge, nor, a criminal investigation initiated without prior approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Once appointed, a judge of the High Court or Supreme Court cannot be sacked except by a complicated impeachment process, done by members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the two houses of Indian parliament. Their immunity is reinforced by the fact that the procedure isn't just cumbersome but also susceptible to political influence. In the 1990s, when the Congress was in power, a motion seeking to impeach Justice V Ramaswami could not be passed by parliament as Congress members of parliament abstained from voting. There have been no other attempts at impeachment in India.
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Recent media reports have shown that it is possible to secure a favourable judegement in a lower court by bribing the judiciary, although the situation radically improves when it comes to the higher courts.
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There is a huge backlog of cases in Indian courts which results in delayed judgements. It is quite common for a case to drag on for years. People often have to pay bribes to speed up the process.
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A llot of non case related work also falls under the purview of the judiciary. This includes the issual of affidavits, registrations, etc. People often pay bribes to get this work done by a middleman.
4. Obtaining bail
The judge has a lot of discretion in issuing bail; the guidelines governing this are fairly basic. It is possible to secure bail by influencing the judge in some cases.
5. Manipulating witnesses
As some recent high-profile cases have shown, witnesses are manipulated through money or force into giving favourable testimony.
Suggested Solutions
1. Use of technology
* A review of how court records are handled and the introduction of modern tracking methods can eliminate much of petty corruption existing in lower courts
* Websites and CDs can explain basic law to laymen
* Court files can be computerized
* Video recordings of cout procedings should be maintained
2. Reduce the gap
* Provide alternative methods of dispute redressal to lighten burden on courts
* Increase number of judicial officers and number of fast track courts
* Create a vigilance cell for redressal of public grievances
3. Making the judiciary accountable
* Judges must be subject to judicial review
* Judges must follow a code of conduct
* Bar associations must act against corrupt members
* A public body must keep an eye on the judicial system
* An Indian judicial service must be created
* The proposed National Judicial Commission should have powers to fire judges
* Judges should declare their assets and those of their family
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- Paint in 3 coats of UG-82 Tucson Turquoise to the negative spaces in the scallop flowers and to the markings in the peacock eye shapes using CB-110 Liner and CB-404 Pointed Round.
- Using SG-411 Purple to paint in the purple details of the pattern. More than one coat might be needed to alleviate any color variations. These markings should be solid coverage.
- Fill AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip with some UG-218 Pear Green and draw in the vertical line detail in the four leaves as noted in the pattern.
- Double check the pattern to make sure all necessary shapes and areas (steps 3,4 and 5) noted above are painted before moving onto the next step.
- Condition CB-110 Liner and CB-404 Pointed Round with AC-525 Brush Cleaner. Carefully paint 1 good coat over the pattern with AC-302 Wax Resist using a brush sized for the area being painted. Paint around the outside edge of the pattern about ½" from the line over the background. Be careful not to get any drops of wax on the background areas where the green will be applied. The Wax Resist will facilitate the ease and speed of painting the background areas. Wash the brushes immediately after with warm water and AC-525 Brush Cleaner.
- Using CB-110 Liner and CB-404 Pointed Round to apply 4 coats of UG-218 Pear Green to the negative areas of the pattern. If any color gets up onto the waxed areas, use a moistened brush with water to remove any unwanted beads of color.
- Fire the vase to Shelf Cone 04-05.
- Check the pattern for any loose spots of green color before glazing. Small dots of color may have been overlooked and fired onto the ware. Usually, a light wiping of a dampened sponge will remove any of these dots of errant color.
- Thin some FN-037 Chartreuse to melted ice cream consistency in a Plastic Cup. While working quickly, pour the color into the vase, rotating the piece to completely cover the inside of the vase. Pour out the excess glaze and invert to dry. Wipe off any drips to the outside with a moistened sponge.
- Apply 3 coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing to the entire outside of the vase excluding any of the Pear Green background areas using a brush sized for the area being painted. Wipe off any unwanted glaze to the green background areas with a moistened brush.
- Stilt and Fire the vase to Shelf Cone 05-06.


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In America, knee pain is a very common condition doctors have to face. The frequency of knee pain in the United States is roughly 19%, with the number gradually increasing with age. And as the US population increasingly ages, doctor-diagnosed arthritis will continue to increase in the coming decades. According to arthritis.org, osteoarthritis is the most common chronic condition of the joints (arthritis).
Osteoarthritis can damage any joint in the body since it involves the cartilage thinning and eventually breaking down. Cartilage cushions the joints where two bones, meaning osteoarthritis affects more than your knees and affects the joints in your hands, hips, and spine. Usually, treating and managing knee pain tends to begin with traditional methods, like rest, pain medication, or physical therapy.
Even though these types of traditional care can help relieve pain, many cases of persistent knee pain will lead to invasive surgery. Knee replacement surgery comes with serious risks and complications but is often the only option given to most patients as a treatment method for those dealing with major arthritis or injured knee joints. Surgical options range from knee surgery to a complete replacement of the knee.
Recent studies have shown that the majority of these surgeries are not 100% successful and there is a chance of the pain and discomfort resurfacing. Knee replacement surgery can be extremely stressful, and patients have a risk of toxic artificial particles following into the bloodstream. Besides this, surgeries are also followed by months of painful healing to build strength and mobility back after the surgery. Surgeries could also boost the degeneration process, which can lead to or make osteoarthritis worse.
Surgery should always be a last resort, especially when clinics like Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Clinic in Surprise, Arizona have several patients with painful arthritis problems through stem cell treatment for knees. Regenerative Medicine has helped our patients be able to continue to do the things they love without being troubled by pain. Our patients have seen some amazing results, even in complicated knee injury cases and complete ligament and muscle tears.
At Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Clinic, our patients experience little to no downtime following the treatment and can easily continue their daily routine. You might be an ideal candidate for a stem cell treatment for knees if you have chronic knee problems due to past injuries or some sort of joint deterioration disease. If you are interested in learning more about how we can help you, give us a call at (623) 777-7819 to set up a consultation and get started on changing your life!


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This news was confirmed in early may of this year that Rihanna a singer, song writer, record producer and actress is now becoming a business women. Yes you have heard it right Rihanna has partnered with the famous French multinational company LVMH, headquartered in Paris.
This Company is famous for its luxury goods worldwide. A luxury clothing Fashion House has been launched with name Fenty which is exclusively developed my Rihanna. Fenty is under the same shade as LVMH's other luxury clothing fashion houses are just like Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior.
Rihanna featured her first ready to made wearing items on a launch of first line this spring by the Paris based brand LVMH. In this way Rihanna has become the first women to launch an original brand at LVMH. She also become the first women to head a one of a group house.
Rihanna said in her statement that
"The opportunity to design a line with LVMH is an incredibly special moment"
The CEO of the Paris based luxury good brand Bernard Arnault twitted on his twitter account and referred to Rihanna and said that
"Everyone knows Rihanna as a wonderful singer, but through our partnership at Fenty Beauty. I have discovered a true entrepreneur, a true CEO and great Leader. "
Rihanna has turned as a fashion icon the red carpet events. She also has a successful partnership with the multinational brands like Mac Cosmetics and Puma.
Rihanna was also previously partnered with the Paris based luxury brand LVMH back in 2017 to make her beauty brand Fenty Beauty. It is operating in San Francisco. She is also the owner of her another ingerie brand called as Savage x Fenty. These brands are famous for their inclusivity in both the promotional material and product offerings.
With the ownership of a Fashion House Fenty partnered with the LVMH. Rihanna is now a part of luxury products group worth of $190 billion in a fashion market.


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3 Common Resume Mistakes Veterans Make
Creating an effective post-military resume can be a daunting task. How do you translate your life on base into a one-page document? From capturing core skill sets to demonstrating leadership experience, there's a lot to consider.
Recently, I sat down with Joe Allen, the manager for New Business Project Implementation at FedEx Supply Chain, to discuss the most common mistakes transitioning veterans make when applying for their first job. A Marine veteran, Joe understands first-hand how challenging it can be to make the leap from military to civilian jobs. He's also reviewed hundreds of veteran resumes and knows veterans often struggle to convey the full scope of their skills and capabilities.
These are the three most common mistakes Joe and I see when reviewing veteran resumes and three easy solutions:
- Failing to customize your resume for the position.
A common problem transitioning military professionals face is how to translate military experience into business-friendly terms that a hiring manager can understand and are relevant to the position at hand. Joe says, "Oftentimes candidates have the required experience but since this experience isn't included under a certain job title or function, civilian companies can miss it. It's the applicant's job to make it easy for hiring managers to quickly find needed information."How to fix this: Study the job description. What terms or phrases does the company use to describe its desired qualifications and experience? Now, compare your resume with the job description. What can you rephrase or re-label to better align with the job description? As my colleague Eric McMath discusses in his blog post on Phone Interview tips, hiring managers may not understand an acronym like MEUs, but they will understand emergency response and global logistics. Finally, consider the order of skills and experience on your resume. If you know a hiring manager is looking for a specific skill, list this first.
- Exaggerating skill level or qualifications.
While it's great to include relevant skills, you also need to be careful that you aren't exaggerating experience or including a skill you cannot speak to in detail. For example, Joe recently interviewed a top-choice candidate who listed "Six Sigma Certified" on his resume. During the interview it became apparent this candidate had no actual Six Sigma experience or certification. All he knew about Six Sigma came from a brief lecture he'd once attended on the topic. This exaggeration called the candidate's credibility and integrity into question and ultimately cost him a follow-up interview.How to fix this: Buzzwords are great– as long as you can back them up. Qualify your skill proficiency. If you know Six Sigma is a plus but you've only taken an intro class, be honest. A basic familiarity and willingness to learn is far better than claiming proficiency without any credentials or true experience.
- Not showcasing leadership.
Demonstrating leadership potential is another area where transitioning veterans can struggle, notes Joe. "Specific military training may not have an apples-to-apples equivalent for civilian jobs. For example, training on a tank or missile launch system involves a tremendous amount of teamwork. While your technical experience manning a tank won't translate directly to a civilian job overseeing a warehouse team, your leadership experience will be a tremendous asset. You've managed a complex system and process while leading a team in a high-stress environment that requires real-time problem solving. Your resume needs to communicate this."How to fix this mistake: Again, it comes down to communication. If you just list "Trained group on tank", then you're glossing over all the intricacies this training required. Spell out your accomplishments: how many people, what type of environment, what type of equipment complexity, etc. "Hiring managers are looking for demonstrated leadership potential," says Joe.
As you polish up your resume, keep in mind that there are also different approaches depending on whether you're a junior veteran aiming for a mid-level position or a senior veteran aiming for leadership positions. Younger veterans should focus on capturing core skill sets and positive evaluations. More senior veterans should focus on their last ten years of service, discussing supervision responsibilities and leadership successes.
Questions about how to improve your resume or the recruitment process for transitioning veterans? Please ask below and we will reach out to you.
A special thanks to Joe Allen for sharing his military transition and veteran hiring insights with Lucas Group.


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Oxford Activist who wants "Rhodes" name removed now wants to ban FRENCH FLAG
Says French flag is a "violent symbol" "just like" the Nazi flag
The Oxford University student behind the demand to remove Cecil Rhodes' name from the Rhodes Scholarship now has another demand — ban the French flag on campuses.
The student, Ntokozo Qwabe, has a history of activism in demanding the removal of "offensive" materials. His first project was the "Rhodes Must Fall" campaign demanding the removal of a statute of Cecil Rhodes; in an ironic twist, it turned out that he attended Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship which he apparently does not intend on repaying.
The Telegraph reports on the new demand to ban the French flag:
The law graduate behind a controversial campaign to remove a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from Oxford University's Oriel College has turned his attention to the French flag, saying he'd support its ban on all university campuses.
Ntokozo Qwabe, co-founder of Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford, says France has committed acts of terror and refused to concede that Isis is worse than the French state.
Following last month's Paris attacks, in which 130 people were murdered by Isis, 24-year-old Qwabe wrote on his Facebook page: "I refuse to be cornered by white supremacist hashtagism into believing that showing my disgust for the loss of lives in France mandates identifying with a state that has for years terrorised – and continues to terrorise – innocent lives in the name of imperialism, colonialism, and other violent barbarities.
The Telegraph continues:
"I do NOT stand with France. Not while it continues to terrorise and bomb Afrika [sic] & the Middle East for its imperial interests."
Qwabe claims the statue of Rhodes depicts a "racist, genocidal maniac" who was "as bad as Hitler" and has gained more than 2,000 student supporters in his campaign to have it removed, but others have called him a hypocrite as he is studying at Oxford after winning a Rhodes scholarship to the university.
Asked if he was implying that the French state is a terrorist organisation akin to Isis, Qwabe told The Sunday Times: "Well, [France] has committed acts of terror in numerous parts of the world."
. . . . Branding the French flag a "violent symbol", Qwabe said he would support a campaign to remove it from universities. "I would agree with that in the same way that the presence of a Nazi flag would have to be fought against," he said.
What's next on the ban list?
Oh, I think I know.
[Featured Image via Ntokozo Qwabe Facebook]
He should be sent home. Scholarship revoked.
No banning national flags because he has an obscure, extreme leftist opinion. Same with Cecil Rhodes' statue.
Let him work to pay for his education, if he is such an ingrate, such a leftist Marxist loon.
Here's an interesting reality…
Without Rhodes (warts and all) and those like him, Ntokozo Qwabe would very likely never have existed at all, and certainly not in his present pampered, privileged iteration.
Assuming NO "cross-pollination" with Western culture, including science and morals, the people of Africa, just like the people of the pre-Columbian Americas, would still be in the stone ages.
PLUS, now, today, it's people like Ntokozo Qwabe who are most hampering the progress of all people, world-wide.
Showing again that, regardless of the intelligence one is born with, you can't fix stupid (if stupid is embraced).
Without Western imperialism and colonialism he thinks that he, like many others, would be prince or princesses of the _____ Empire. Fill in the blank with Zulu, Aztec, Inca, Mayan, Bantu, Indian ,etc, etc… Rhodes squashed many of the tribal wars in Southern Africa. His heroes probably are Mugabe, Nkomo and many others who acted as the Big Chiefs in post-colonial Africa. Having killed off the present, they turn to annihilate the past.
This is an important people. The social justice wankers always think that if the world was fundamentally transformed into what they considered 'ideal' that they would be one of the leaders of said new world. They never consider the possibility that they would be a) dead b) a peasant c) a slave.
Mr. Qwabe has escaped being dead, a slave and a peasant. But of course, he's not grateful.
important 'point'. Aargh, we need an edit function.
Why not. He lives among Globalists that deludes themselves: that they would be one of the leaders of said new world. They never consider the possibility that they, and most especially their children, would be a) dead b) a peasants c) slaves."
How about a simple "no"?
That is more generous than my initial reaction, which was "screw him".
Mugabe has invited survivors of Zimbabwe's lynching revolution to return in order to prevent millions of people from starving in Africa's breadbasket.
Also, which native faction has greater legitimacy?
For example, was it Mandela's faction, competing Zulu factions, or the native whites in South Africa?
Ban a flag to prove something.
To think of this guy in charge of anything is disquieting.
His moral compass appears dysfunctional and it affects how he manifests his behavior as perceived intelligence.
If Europeans hadn't gone to Africa, Africans wouldn't even know England exists.
Mr. Qwabe: sit down, shut up, study your materials, earn your grades because unlike US universities, you don't get courtesy high marks for having dark skin.
If you find your surroundings incompatible with your comfort or worldviews, both Heathrow and Gatwick have flights virtually every hour that head south. Take one of those flights, and leave your empty seat and scholarship for someone who wants it.
Be grateful that he isn't throwing faeces around like they were at UCT in March this year! I am a UCT graduate (LLB Class of 1996) and I was on campus during some of the most turbulent times in South Africa's history, especially in the run up to the 1994 election, when violence in South Africa was at an all-time high. Tens of thousands of students walked past Rhodes' statue on UCT's Upper Campus every day without batting an eyelid – go figure! The main force behind the #RhodesMustFall campaign is THIRTY YEAR OLD Chumani Maxwele (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumani_Maxwele) who seems to be a full-time political agitator with a peripheral interest in studying (30 years old and STILL on campus? Really?) I'd love to know who is financing this idiot…
"I'd love to know who is financing this idiot…"
That's an easy one. Same people who financed another idiot calling himself "Barach Hussein Obama."
Did they learn to throw feces from jungle apes, or was it the other way around? Monkey see, monkey do.
Rather than discovering reality and adapting and allowing others to do likewise, this totalitarian dictator in the making tries to make reality and others serve him and his narcissism. He uses what he hates and wants to destroy…or is the word "transform." Intelligence without a moral compass, wisdom, tolerance, or judgment is on display here (and in the WH).
Tell him to pack sand, get a job, and learn about life. He is a leach complaining about his host.
Why do we even give idiots like this a platform to speak?


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Brewers GM Says Fielder 'Not Coming Back At This Time'
Melvin Announces 3-Year Deal With Cubs Third Baseman Ramirez
Aramis Ramirez, considered the top free-agent third baseman on the market, has signed a three-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers with a mutual option for 2015.
The deal was reportedly worth $36 million, and FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal said Ramirez will be paid $6 million in 2012, $10 million in '13 and $16 million in '14. There is a $4 million buyout on a mutual option for '15. Rosenthal said $6 million is deferred to the third year of the deal.
Announcing the acquisition of Ramirez, Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin went on the record for the first time regarding the situation with first baseman Prince Fielder's status with the team.
"It appears Prince will probably not be coming back at this time," Melvin told reporters. "So we had to move forward."
Ramirez's agent, Paul Kinzer, said at the Winter Meetings last week in Dallas that Milwaukee was high on his client's list. Ramirez, 33, liked the idea of staying in the NL Central, as he's played his entire career in the division between the Pirates (1998-2003) and Cubs (2003-11).
Asked at the General Manager Meetings in November if Ramirez would consider staying with the Cubs, Kinzer said, "That ship has sailed."
Melvin said negotiations began with Ramirez during the league meetings in Milwaukee, but the deal was not solidified until Ramirez met with owner Mark Attanasio and manager Ron Roenicke in Dallas.
In October, the Cubs exercised their side of the $16 million option on Ramirez's contract, but the third baseman declined to pick up his side. By doing so, the Cubs did not have to pay Ramirez the $2 million buyout. However, because Ramirez was a Type B free agent, the Cubs will receive a draft pick in the supplemental round as compensation.


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Dr. Brian Otott is the Superintendent of the Paulding County School District. Dr. Otott has served his entire educational career here in Paulding County.
Prior to being named Superintendent, Dr. Otott served as the school district's Associate Superintendent, overseeing the day-to-day operational departments of the district, including transportation, school nutrition, central registration, and elementary through high school operations. He also served as the Executive Director of Elementary Schools and Assistant Superintendent.
Before his work at the central office, Dr. Otott served in a variety of roles at the Paulding County School District, including classroom teacher, assistant principal and principal. He was the inaugural principal of three Paulding County schools (J.A. Dobbins Middle, Allgood Elementary, and Russom Elementary) where he successfully navigated the logistical challenges of housing students on multiple campuses while facilities were being completed.
Dr. Otott is active in the Paulding County community. He has served a variety of organizations on their Board of Directors, including the Rotary Club of Dallas.
Dr. Otott is a graduate of the University of West Georgia. He is married with two children.


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1. The first step is to admit you have a problem. (You do have a problem.)
2. Pick up your phone. Unlock it. Resist the urge to tap on the icon to launch Pokémon Go.
3. Tap and hold that icon. Stay strong now, you're almost there.
On iOS release it and hit the small "X".
On Android, drag that object of addiction to the top right and dump it on "uninstall".


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This is a very simple but decadent pie that is sure to impress! I have chopped some Ferrero Rocher chocolates and made a layer at the bottom of the pie with these milk chocolates.The crunchy contrast, along with the dark filling and the soft whipped cream made a perfect end to a fabulous meal.
Big Pete has already asked me to make again!
You will need:
- 1 heaped cup of graham cracker crumbs
- 4 tbsp of melted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar (or vanilla sugar)
- 4-6 chopped Ferrero Rocher chocolates – place in fridge to harden and then chop
- 8 oz/226 grams of chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 2 oz/62 grams of semi sweet chocolate (which is 6 squares of Lindt chocolate)
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
1 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp vanilla sugar
1 tbsp vanilla or rum
grated chocolate to top
Step 1: in a small bowl add graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Combine with your fingers and press into a tart pan with removable bottom. My pan is 9 1/2 inches. I use my hands to spread evenly then I used a measuring cup to press in the bottom and sides for an even crust.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
Step 2: gather all your ingredients. Since this is a chocolate tart the better the quality of chocolate the better your end result.
Step 3: weigh and chop your bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolate. Place the bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolate, butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Chop and leave the Ferrero Rocher until the crust has cooled.
Step 4: in a small pot add vanilla sugar (or regular sugar) and cream. I make my own vanilla sugar by slicing vanilla pods in half and adding to a container of sugar. Just keep adding sugar and vanilla as you use it up. I heat the cream until it just starts to come to the boil (approx 5 minutes…watch it or it can easily boil over!) As soon as it comes to a boil remove from heat.
Step 5: pour the cream over the chocolate, butter and vanilla and let sit for 4 minutes. Then gently stir until smooth and glossy. Let cool.
Step 6: place chopped Ferrero Rocher pieces evenly over cooled crust. You can add more of you like a bit more.
Step 7: pour cooled chocolate in crust. You can leave this on the counter to harden for a few hours or you can place in fridge to speed up the process.
Step 8: just before serving make whipped cream.Add cream, sugar and vanilla or rum to a large bowl. You can also add a tbsp of powdered milk to stabilize the cream if you are going to have some left over for the next day or two. Whip until you just get stiff peaks.
Spoon and spread the cream over the tart and grate a bit more chocolate to top. Dip a large knife in hot water and dry with each slice to make perfect slices (clearly this did not happen when this slice was cut…I am just saying!)
Enjoy!!! you know you will want more than one slice.


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Azokh Cave
The Azokh Cave or Azykh Cave (Armenian: Ազոխի քարանձավ, Azerbaijani: Azıx mağarası) is a six-cave complex known as a habitation site of prehistoric humans. It lies near to the village of Azokh in Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto Republic of Artsakh, de jure Azerbaijan).[1]
Azıx mağarası / Ազոխի քարանձավ
Entrance to the cave
|village of Azokh
|Nagorno-Karabakh, Republic of Azerbaijan
|Site notes
|Excavation dates
|1960s, mid 1990s, 2002-2009
|Mammadali Huseynov, Tanya King
The discovery of the cave
The cave was discovered by the "Palaeolithic Archaeological Expedition" of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences under the leadership of Mammadali Huseynov in 1960 and is considered to be the site of one of the most ancient locations of proto-human presence in Eurasia. A Neanderthal-like jaw bone found in 1968 is assumed to be over 300,000 years old and thus one of the oldest proto-human remains found in central Asia. Its discovery gave rise to the term Azykh Man. Archaeologists have suggested that the finds from the lowest layers are of a pre-Acheulean culture (730,000 to 1,800,000 years ago), that resembles the Olduwan culture named after Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge in many respects.[2]
The poor quality of the 1960s excavation, in which no taphonomic data was collected,[3] led to uncertainties over the chronological sequence of the layers.[4] Excavations resumed in the mid 1990s. In 2002 an international research team headed by Tanya King discovered undisturbed entrances to the cave as well as fauna and stone tools.[5] Fossil assemblages recovered from the excavations between 2002 and 2009 found Pleistocene-era remains of bears accumulated as a result of hibernation, but no evidence for simultaneous occupation of the cave by bears and hominins. Other faunal remains, mainly herbivores, had been brought to the cave by hominins, but butchering had taken place somewhere else, not at the rear of the cave where the remains were found. When cave sediments reached close to the cave roof, the cave ceased to be used by hominins. Finally, during the Holocene, the upper sediments were eroded by water, opening up the cave to renewed human use.[6]
The cave is now considered to have housed some of the earliest groups of proto-humans in Eurasia.[7] Using uranium isotopes as a speleothem dating method, the minimum date for the formation of the cave, and thus the earliest hominid deposits, have been dated to 1.19 ±0.08 million years.[8]
Archaeological layers registered in the Azykh Paleolithic Cave during archaeological excavations are as follows:
The first layer
The first layer is composed of black sediments, sometimes yellow mixed soil. During the archaeological excavations, clay dishes belonging to medieval times were found. During the archaeological excavations carried out in 1962-1965, parts of clay dishes belonging to the Middle Ages, Bronze Age and Eneolithic period were found. However, during archaeological excavations in subsequent years, the material remains belonging to the Eneolithic period were not registered. The total thickness of the layer was 77–125 cm.
The second layer
consists of light-yellowish clay soil. During the archeological investigations, piece of individual rock and clay dishes were registered inside the layer. Clay dishes has mainly belonged to medieval, Bronze, and Eneolithic periods. The total thickness of the layer was 90-180 sm.
The third layer
The third layer consists of gray soil. According to different features, three stratums were identified in third layer during the archeological excavations conducted between 1973 and 1974:
The first stratum
The first stratum consists of dark-gray soil. Parts of small rock are also found inside of stratum. For the first time, stone products and hunted animal bones belonging to Mousterian were found in this stratum.
The second stratum
The second stratum consists of clay soil. Inside the stratum, rock fractures falling from the ceiling of the cave were registered. At the same time, several large rock stones were discovered inside the stratum.
The third stratum
The third stratum consists of light gray clay rocks where rock fractures were found. The lower part of the stratum consists of yellow soil. During the archeological excavations conducted in 1973 for the first time, 20 tools like axe belonging to Mousterian were found in the lower stratum of the third layer. These were the one of the rarest findings of the Mousterian excavations, because these tools were characterising Acheulean period. The overall thickness of the third stratum was 90–145 cm.
The fourth layer
The fourth layer consists of dark-brown clay soil. There are small rock fractures on the strata. These fractures are made of stalagmites, stalactites, stalagmitic pieces. No material culture examples from the fourth layer have been registered until the 1973 archaeological excavations. However, during the archeological excavations carried out in 1973, several stone items and hunted animal bones belonging to the last Acheulean were found in the fourth layer. The total thickness of the layer reaches 1-1.2 m.
The fifth layer
The fifth layer consists of yellow soil. The richest and thickest sediment in the stratigraphy of the Azykh cave is in the fifth layer. During the 1963-1969 and 1971–1986 years according to archeological excavations carried out on the fifth layer, numerous hunted animal bones and 300 pieces of stone were found. In the fifth layer of the Azykh cave, which has the richest stratigraphy within the Greater Caucasus paleolithic caves, fireplaces for cooking, primary building installations and saved bear skulls were found. In the entire research season, the following smaller stratum were discovered in the fifth layer:
The first stratum
The first stratum consists of dark-brown clay soil. In addition to archeological findings, rock fractures have also been found. The thickness of the stratum is 30–43 cm.
The second stratum
The second stratum consists of light-brown clay soil. Stones products and fauna remains were found inside the stratum. The thickness of the stratum was 28–44 cm.
The third stratum
The third stratum consists of light-yellow clay soil. During the archaeological excavations, plenty of hunted animal bones were found along with stone products. The thickness of the stratum was 48–62 cm.
The fourth stratum
The fourth stratum consists of dark yellow clay soil. Along with archaeological materials, small rock fractures have also been found in it. The thickness of the stratum reaches 38–44 cm.
The fifth stratum
The fifth stratum consists of gray-green clay soil. During the research, hunted animal bones were found along with labor tools. The thickness of the stratum was 44–56 cm.
The sixth stratum
The sixth stratum consists of dark-brown clay soil. During the archaeological excavations, many fauna remains were found along with labor tools. There are rock fractures falling from the ceiling of the cave. The thickness of the stratum was 42–56 cm.
The sixth layer
The sixth layer consists of gray clay soil. However, in comparison with other layers mentioned above, the sixth layer is rich in quite a lot of gravels and rock stones. More than 3,000 pieces of stone were found here. The thickness of the layer was 55–87 cm.
The seventh layer
The seventh layer is composed of light-blue clay layer. In the articles about the Azykh Cave published in 1974 on archaeological excavations indicated that there were no archaeological material remains below the 6th layer. However, during archaeological excavations in sediments of cave below 6th layer, in 1974, four archeological layers (7th-10th layers) were registered and material remains were found in these layers. The thickness of the layer was 82–98 cm.
The eighth layer
The eighth layer is composed of dark-blue clay. During the archaeological excavations, the material remains were discovered inside of layer. At the same time, single rock pieces falling from the ceiling of the cave were found. The thickness of the base was 90–115 cm.
The ninth layer
The ninth layer is composed of open-blue clay soil. During the archaeological excavations, culture samples were found inside of the layer. The thickness of the layer was 78–84 cm.
The tenth layer
The tenth layer is composed of a yellow clay soil, relatively with more stone layers. During the archaeological excavations, stone tools were found inside of this layer. The layer is quite hard as it is located on the surface of the rock. The thickness of the layer was 78–83 cm.
In the Hague convention
The implementing regulations defining the rules for applying the convention and a protocol prohibiting the removal of cultural values from the occupied territories has been adopted In the Hague convention.
Another document on the protection of cultural property in the occupied territories was adopted within the framework of the 8th session of the Committee for Cultural Property during the UNESCO's Armed Conflict in Paris in 2012.
According to the information of Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Ministry, discussion of the protection of cultural property at the occupied territories by Committee was initiated by Azerbaijan in 2012 and according to the 2012 decision, to prepare a relevant document for the protection of cultural property , at the territories occupied, was required by the Secretariat.
There were the Hague Convention 1954 and its two protocols on the Protection of Cultural Property during armed conflicts, legal analysis of the provisions relating to the occupied territories, the mechanisms for the implementation of those provisions and other aspects in the document prepared by the Secretariat.
In the results section of the document, it was noted that the UNESCO technical missions could be sent for monitoring the situation related to the protection of cultural monuments at the territories occupied.[9]
See also
- Janapar, a hiking trail that passes by Azokh Cave
- "ARCHEOLOGY viii. REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN".
- "Azykh Cave".
- Taphonomy and Site Formation of Azokh 1, in Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor, 2016.
- V. Doronichev, "The Lower Paleolithic in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus: A Reappraisal of the Data and New Approaches" in PaleoAnthropology 2008, p147.
- Exploration and Survey of Pleistocene Hominid Sites in Armenia and Karabagh Archived May 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Taphonomy and Site Formation of Azokh 1, in Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor, 2016.
- Quaternary Deposits at the Lesser Caucasus, The Armenian Corridor
- Dating Methods Applied to Azokh Cave Sites, in Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor, 2016.
- "The 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Confl ict and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols" (PDF).


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By Biola Adebayo
The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to announce President Muhammadu Buhari president-elect, following the collation of results of the 23 February election.
With Rivers yet to be added, President Muhammadu Buhari has already crossed the 15 million mark in votes scored in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
He polled 15,041,137 votes, winning in 19 of the states.
His main challenger Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 10,782, 007 votes and won 17 states and Abuja.
In 2015, Buhari scored 15, 424,921 votes to beat the PDP incumbent Goodluck Jonathan who scored 12,853,162 votes.
It means Abubakar performed worse than Jonathan.


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Once entered, you turn into an animal, you can buy an animal costume from the Creature Shop, creatures includes bears. monkeys, frogs etc. The Creature Arena used to be immensely popular during the beta days, this has changed as pets and other better games emerged on Fantage. Activities on The Creature Arena includes a cannon that shoots you across the arena and earning stars.
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What's Dirtier: Cash, Coins, Credit Cards or a Public Bathroom?
This is one of those stories that makes me want to wash my hands at least 257 times a day and carry massive amounts of Purell everywhere. Researchers swabbed a bunch of different surfaces in New York City to see the amount of bacteria on them. And they also swabbed coins, cash, and credit cards which we handle every day without thinking about the germs.
Ready to be grossed out? Alrighty, here are the rankings of all these FILTHY things, based on the average bacteria on their surface:
1. A McDonald's door handle had the most bacteria.
2. A park bench.
3. A parking meter.
4. A credit card.
5. A public bathroom.
6. Cash.
7. Coins.
8. A subway pole. (Won't see many of these around here luckily.)
Feel like maybe it's time to wash your hands? I don't blame you... most of us touch 3-5 of these a day! I kinda want to get a Hazmat suit now. Is it taboo to show up to work in one?
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Big Lou's Butcher Shop, at 269 Powell St., in Japantown, has hockey fever. They created a sandwich in honour of Roberto Luongo…maybe it'll go on a winning streak, too? Check it out:
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Part proceeds to Canuck Place through the playoffs
Like the rest of Vancouver, we're huge Canucks fans and with the playoffs about begin, we've been looking to celebrate the best time of the hockey season. We looked around the shop, bounced some ideas for new products around but, in the end, the answer was here all the time.
We've proud to add a new item to our sandwich menu: the "Big Lou-ongo". It's our take on a classic meatball sandwich and features our housemade meatballs, marinara sauce and shaved parmesan, all stuffed onto baguette and served piping hot. It's made with a little spice, like its supposed to, and our signature beef and pork meat blend gives the meatballs great flavour and texture.
To help our customers feel even better about the great sandwich they're having we're going to donate 50 cents from the purchase of every sandwich to Canuck Place throughout the playoffs.
Big Lou's Butcher Shop is located at 269 Powell St. at the corner of Gore. You can find us on the internet at www.biglousbutchershop.com.


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Upgrades to North Dandalup train station announced
The North Dandalup train station will share in upgrades worth $1.28 million as part of the state government's election commitment to improve transport in the South-West.
Work will begin next month to upgrade both the North Dandalup and Cookernup train stations and are expected to be completed early in 2020.
The station upgrades will feature new shelters, a ramp or stairs to improve accessibility and seating for three people in an effort to improve passengers travelling experience.
Upgrades will also be made to the existing low-level platforms, raising the platforms so they are fully compliant with Disability and Discrimination Act standards.
Two car bays and one ACROD bay, line marking and bollards, new kerbing and bitumen surfaces will also be installed.
The state government also announced Alstom as the preferred proponent to deliver 246 new rail cars, including six diesel rail cars for the Australind line.
The $1.6 billion project will bring rail car manufacturing back to WA over the next decade with at least 50 per cent of the rail cars required to be made locally as part of the policy, creating new jobs in construction and maintenance.
WA transport minister Rita Saffioti was joined by Murray-Wellington MP Robyn Clarke and Bunbury MP Don Punch at the North Dandalup train station on Monday to make the announcement.
Ms Saffioti said the Australind was a particularly important train service for residents in the South-West.
"We are continuing to deliver on our election commitments in the South-West region with upgrades to North Dandalup and Cookernup stations getting underway next month," she said.
"The Australind service has been neglected for too long, but will finally get the attention it deserves under the McGowan Labor government."
Upgrades to the rail cars and the train stations will make a big difference for local residents - making their journeys quicker and safer.Murray-Wellington MP Robyn Clarke
While the design details are still being finalised, the Australind rail cars are expected to have comfortable seats, wifi, USB connectivity, facilities to store bicycles and a kiosk available for purchase of refreshments and snacks.
It is anticipated the new rail cars will also be much more efficient and more aesthetically pleasing.
Ms Saffioti said the state government would now consider a number of changes to the Australind service after thorough investigation.
"This give us more flexibility to increase the number of services and more trains to be able to run on this service," she said.
"We will look at maybe timetabling an express service but we have to make sure we don't decrease or have any impacts on another routes or stations but will see if we can add additional services.
"As well as upgrades to the station, we're also investigating what we can do to the track."
Ms Clarke said the rail car and train station upgrades would have a variety of positive impacts including a boost to tourism and employment.
"Upgrades to the rail cars and the train stations will make a big difference for local residents - making their journeys quicker and safer," she said.
"This is going to make it so much easier for the people of Murray-Wellington to get to and from their towns up to Perth or down to Bunbury and there are so many beautiful towns along the line.
"Reliable, well planned transport options benefit our tourism industry, increase education and employment options for our communities, keeping local jobs for locals."
North Dandalup Community Group coordinator Sheree Chapman welcomed the news that the local train station would be getting an upgrade.
"It is creating more accessibility for people to come to North Dandalup," she said.
"We've got some awesome bush bike tracks, hiking tracks so we can bring more people here and everyone can get to see what's good about it."
Ms Chapman said she would like to see a safe railway crossing be built as part of the upgrades to the North Dandalup train station to help families walk from one side of town to the other.
"That would be amazing and it's really important for our community to grow in a safe way," she said.
"If there's already going to be upgrades happening, it will be perfect to add that on to it as well because getting kids to and from school and the town centre is imperative for us as parents and care givers."
The target delivery date for the new Australind railcars is 2022-23, subject to final negotiations with the contractor.


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NEW DELHI - India's information technology minister on Wednesday warned against any abuse of social media in elections, following reports that a British consultancy improperly accessed information on millions of Facebook users to target U.S. voters.
India is due to hold a national election in 2019 and several states will elect new assemblies this year and next.
"Abuse of social media including Facebook cannot be allowed to impact the fairness of elections," Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters.
"In the wake of recent data theft from Facebook, let my stern warning be heard across the Atlantic, far away in California. Any covert or overt attempt to misuse social media including Facebook to influence India's electoral process through undesirable means will neither be tolerated, nor be permitted."
Facebook said Prasad had raised several important questions and the company appreciates his attention to this matter.
"We will continue to engage with the government on this matter. We are committed to vigorously enforcing our policies to protect peoples' information and will take whatever steps are required that this happens," the company said in a statement.
British consultancy Cambridge Analytica has denied media accusations that it improperly accessed millions of Facebook users' information and said it deleted the data after learning that it did not adhere to data protection rules.
Facebook has said it has tightened its controls on such practices since it discovered the alleged abuses by Cambridge Analytica in 2015.
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Poker Players use all kinds of things to cover their texas
holdem poker card hand. Some players don't
use a card guard of any kind, but that's risky.
An accidentally mucked hand is no fun. You can even use just a poker chip off
your stack in its simplest form, but it's a good idea to put something on your
At games everywhere, and on TV, you'll see a wide variety of
objects used as a poker card protector.
Most people want one that's personal to them, or just something unusual
or unique.
I ended up with an unusual
one somehow. One day I found a half of a
really large walnut shell on the patio. It
was a perfect half nut, hollowed out and dried out. Somehow the term "Half Nutz" came to
mind. It seemed not only to fit in with
poker, having the nutz... or at least half the nutz , and my occasional state of
mind. It was lightweight so I filled it
with BB's and super glue and let it dry out.
Then I painted it with a good gold paint that really gave it a metallic
look. I've had a lot of comments on it while
playing... you can just imagine. I have a
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cards would have to be a bit more than just Half Nutz.
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A reader wrote:
I read your EPV paper, and thought it's a really cool idea. But I think they way you guys approached it leaves a rather fundamental problem unresolved. Say, player A is amazingly good. Giving him the ball is really valuable. Who gets the credit for passing to him? If your model realizes that player A is very good, then the credit goes to the person who gave him the pass. If yours model doesn't know how good A is, then the credit goes to A (because after receiving the pass, he will of course do something very impressive, like score or whatever). This means that EPV, as defined, isn't a very robust metric of the contribution of individual players.
You can reformulate the question to make EPV a measure of the decision quality of each player (so explicitly ignore things like movement, shots, etc. - only focusing on decision making). Then I think you could build a more consistent model, since the credit will only be allocated for instantaneous decisions. However, this is a quite different approach to the one you took.
The other concern I had (due to my inability to read complex math) is how you define the "benchmark" for the decision. Specifically, your EPV, theoretically, should allow you to identify the "best" decision in each case - but clearly you're not using this as the benchmark (otherwise, any decision by the players would change EPV only by 0 or less). Instead, I assume, you model imperfect player decision process, and compare whatever "average" decision you think a typical player would make to the actual decision made. I'm not sure how exactly you defined the "typical" decision, but it seems a very fragile part of the model.
In general, we appreciate the reader's critical eye, especially the questions about how robust or fragile our metrics are to particular choices. Long story short, we don't think these represent fragility, so much as they represent different questions that you might try to answer about basketball. We made some very specific choices about questions of exactly this type while designing the methodology, so this email gives us a great opportunity to talk about some of the deeper thought process that went into the EPV paper.
The reader's points strike at the heart of the problem of evaluating decisions and players in sports analysis. There are key distinctions between knowing how much a given situation in a basketball game is worth, knowing how much a single decision is worth, and knowing what a player is worth.
By definition, EPV directly answers the first question. This is the easiest of the three questions because it's completely a function of observed data — essentially, the model finds a nice way to pool information about possessions that also passed through the situation in question, and look at the average outcome. EPV's mission is to incorporate as much information as is available at a given moment to answer this question.
(Aside: To answer the reader's first point: we designed EPV precisely so that player skill would be "baked in" at the moment that a really good player A gains control of the ball — the scenario that he raises where EPV always spikes after player A makes a decision with the ball is exactly what we designed EPV to avoid. We incorporate a huge amount of information about how a player's skills and tendencies interact with the situations he's faced with to make the underlying model as aware as possible of how "good" player A is.)
We do think that EPV can be a major building block in answering questions about individual decision value and player value, but having a good EPV estimate can't answer these questions on its own. These questions are harder because, to give coherent answers to them, we have to compare the actions that we saw on the court to the actions that could have happened — we call these counterfactuals.
Evaluating a single decision is relatively simple here and the model we used for EPV breaks this down (we think) very elegantly: at every moment in a possession, we look at all of the options that a player has and assign each one a point value. We can then ask whether the player took the highest value option that was available to him. We do perform comparisons of the options a player had in our ShotSatistfaction metric, and I think this speaks to the reader's point about evaluating the decision a player actually made against the "optimal" one.
Evaluating a full player is by far the hardest question here, because the counterfactual is hard to define. When you say a player is worth $x$, this raises the question, "compared to whom?" A team isn't going to go out and play with just 4 players, so you need to define a benchmark to compare a player against. Do you want to compare a player against whomever would come off the bench to replace him? The best trade prospect? The first pick in the draft? Each of these comparisons could be useful in the context of a given decision, and each of these gives a very different answer about a player's value. The point is that there's no single "true" value of a player without defining this comparison — this isn't a matter of fragility, it's just the fact that these are all different questions with different answers. In the EPV paper, we presented EPVA using a "default" baseline of the average player, defined in terms of the average tendencies of all NBA players who faced similar situations. It gives a general sense of a player's overall decision-making, but isn't optimal for any single decision that, say, a GM would want to make. In that sense, the metric is purely demonstrative, and true stakeholders should be substituting in whatever benchmark is most appropriate.


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This weekend
Jacob's aunt Diane was in this weekend from Seattle and finally got to meet the babies. It was great to see her again and loved having the extra set of hands around for the day. I picked up the outfits to be used in the St. Patrick's Day photo shoot (coming soon;) and also found a pack of moustaches that I just couldn't resist putting on the boys--they'll hate me later for these pictures but I found it absolutely hilarious! These were just a couple quick shots Amy and I took with them so I'm sure they'll show up again in future pictures.
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One of the biggest controversies around SEO is the issue of getting links for your site. Google does not want you to buy links, but other experts say you should. In this article I want to show you the right way to actually buy backlinks & still be within Google's guidelines & do it in a way they like and reward.
Secret #1:
The first thing you need to realize is that link buying in itself is not smart. If you go out and just buy little text links on sites in your market, you're probably going to get caught by Google and they will drop your site from the rankings.
The reason is they don't want people trying to manipulate the search engine results by buying links. They think that is unfair for others and should not be done.
Also – stay away from those sites that offer you hundreds of links for $20 a month! Again, Google will see this eventually and you will get knocked out of the rankings.
Secret #2:
The next thing you need to do is buy advertising on sites in your market. When you buy a small banner ad, your actually getting your link put on the site you are advertising on. So you not only get the traffic from the ad, but you also get the link.
That counts as a buy backlinks and they are usually fine with it as it is linking back to your site regarding an ad. So make sure you play by the rules and you should be okay.


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Trying to have a baby? Now is the time to increase your folic acid.
Nutrition, Women's Care
The form of vitamin B9 has other health benefits that are beneficial to everyone
Everyone needs folic acid, but for a woman who may get pregnant or recently learned they are pregnant, it is extremely important. Getting enough folic acid before and during pregnancy can prevent major birth defects to a baby's spine or brain.
Folic acid is the synthetic form of vitamin B9 and is often found in supplements or fortified foods. Vitamin B9 is an essential nutrient that plays a crucial role in cell growth and the formation of DNA. Folic acid may be confused with folate, which is a naturally occurring vitamin B9 and is found in certain food sources.
While these two are not the same, both are absorbed through the small intestine to their metabolic or active forms and both are important for a healthy pregnancy, explains Dr. Jessica Mullinix, a Savannah OB/GYN who's participating in My Telfair Doc, a team of OB/GYNs dedicated to female health issues.
"Folic acid is important because it is used in cell growth, which is occurring rapidly and constantly in a developing fetus," Dr. Mullinix says. "In pregnancy, it assists with fetal development, specifically in the neural tube, to help prevent major birth defects such as anencephaly and spina bifida, two examples of malformations in the brain and spinal cord."
In addition to birth defects to the baby's brain and spinal cord, folic acid has been found to reduce the risk of cleft lip, cleft palate and certain types of heart defects in the baby, as well as reduce the risk of preeclampsia in mothers, adds Haley Cox, MS, RD, LD, St. Joseph's Hospital Clinical Dietitian.
To try to help prevent such birth defects, obstetricians and dietitians recommend 400mcg a day of folic acid.
Related Article: The known and unknown of preeclampsia in pregnant women
Ways to get folate and folic acid
There are certain foods that are naturally high in folate, says Cox. These include:
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Lettuce
- Okra
- Asparagus
- Bananas
- Melons
- Beans
- Orange juice
- Fortified cereals
RELATED ARTICLE: Understanding a pregnancy diet and proper weight gain
It's important to incorporate these foods into your diet while trying to conceive and throughout pregnancy. However, it can be hard to measure your daily intake of folate from natural sources. Additionally, folic acid is absorbed better than folate found in food, Cox says. Therefore, your obstetrician will most likely recommend an over-the-counter vitamin or supplement, Dr. Mullinix says.
Most prenatal vitamins contain the daily recommendation of 400mcg. However, Dr. Mullinix advises all women to talk to their healthcare provider before taking any vitamins or supplements. Some patients may need to start taking folic acid three months prior to pregnancy or some may need more than the recommended 400mcg a day. These may include:
- Women with a history of neural tube defect in themselves, their partners, prior offspring or close relatives
- Women on certain anti-epileptic drugs
- Women with diabetes prior to pregnancy
Why it's important to take folic acid before pregnancy
If you are actively trying to become pregnant or think you may get pregnant in the future, it's important to start taking prenatal vitamins or a folic acid supplement daily.
"The neural tube develops very early in pregnancy, sometimes even before a woman realizes she is pregnant," Dr. Mullinix explains. "If you are planning pregnancy, make sure to increase your folic acid at least one month prior to conception."
Why it's important to continue getting folic acid throughout and beyond pregnancy
The recommendation of 400mcg of folic acid supplementation continues throughout the pregnancy. While the majority of organ development occurs by 12 weeks of development, there are ongoing maternal, fetal and placental needs as the pregnancy progresses, says Dr. Mullinix.
She recommends continuing a daily prenatal vitamin, with the recommended folic acid amount, throughout pregnancy, delivery and even lactation as breastfeeding moms need to continue a healthy diet.
RELATED ARTICLE: Should expecting moms take prenatal vitamins?
Why it's important even if you do not plan to get pregnant
Dr. Mullinix recommends all reproductive-age women get the recommended daily amount of folic acid due to the potential for unplanned pregnancy, which is around 50 percent of all pregnancies.
Additionally, folic acid has other health benefits. It is known to be helpful in tissues with rapidly dividing cells, such as skin cells, blood cells or those of the gastrointestinal tract. Folic acid also has been shown to help with certain types of anemia and to aid in digestion. Some studies have suggested that folic acid can be protective to the brain and heart, both improving mood disorders, such as depression, and combating cardiovascular disease.
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How to defend yourself against aggression?
On this blog, we learn, or rather we train and we improve Karate.
However, as we already mentioned in the 20 precepts of karate-doKarate techniques that we learn are not the essence of art.
Indeed, before coming to the fight, we must try everything to avoid it.
Yes, but how to do it ? How to defend yourself In the face of danger ?
How to defend yourself against danger: Survival Guide!
Whether it's an altercation or even an assault, violence is not the only answer and it's even the last of the solutions you should consider.
To understand well, I would like to introduce you to a book, or rather a survival guide, very interesting realized by the CEETS, the Center for Studies and Teachings of Survival Techniques and which teaches us how to defend yourself against aggression.
This book is called " LANDMARKS "
It's a guide co-authored by " a group of public and private security professionals, social workers, practitioners and teachers of personal defense systems ...«
This e-book from 39 pages is a collection of basic principles to follow in order not to to be in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people.
But it is also a collection of principles to follow if one finds oneself still in the wrong place, at the wrong time, etc.
You will learn how to avoid escalation towards violence during an altercation and how to guard against aggression.
How to defend against violence?
What motivates violence and how to prevent it?
This book will teach you the behaviors to adopt according to various well-defined situations:
- Home protection,
- Clothing and personal protection,
- Car protection,
- How to defend against a dog?
- How to fight against robberies?
- Fight against violence at work,
- How to react in case of Hold-up, hostage-taking, kidnapping?
- How to prevent and fight sexual assault on children and adults
- Racket at school, terrorism,
- Etc.
How to defend oneself: what the law says:
You will also learn the legal details of self defense and in what cases, of non-self-defense, one can be sued
In short, a very complete book which traces the main risks of violence that we are likely to encounter and how to deal with them by being aware of what is legal and what is not.
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