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Everton midfielder Darron Gibson is wary of a Manchester United side wanting revenge as their Premier League season kicks off.
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Gibson, who left United for Goodison Park in January, says his former team-mates are still upset about the way their title hopes were derailed by Everton last season.
United were five points clear at the top of the Premier League with four games left when the two sides met at Old Trafford in April, but let a two-goal lead slip in the final seven minutes to draw 4-4.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side ended up losing the title to Manchester City on goal difference, and begin their attempt to regain it at Goodison Park.
Republic of Ireland international Gibson, 24, told the Daily Star: "It makes it even bigger, given what we did at Old Trafford last season, and everyone is excited. United try to win every game but maybe there is a bit of anger there because the game against us lost them the league really. But we'll go out and try to get the right result."
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By Maureen Mullen
DETROIT Another day, another Red Sox slugfest.
The Red Sox picked up in Detroit where they left off in Cleveland, jumping out to an early lead on their way to a 14-1 pounding of the Tigers Thursday in the rain-shortened first game of their four-game set.
The Sox sent eight batters to the plate in the second inning, with five scoring. They opened the inning tying their season high in consecutive hits which they also did twice on Wednesday.
David Ortiz and Carl Crawford opened the inning with singles. Drew Suttons double scored Ortiz and Josh Reddicks single scored Crawford. After Jason Varitek struck out, Jacoby Ellsburys fifth home run of the season scored Sutton and Reddick.
Alfredo Aceves gave the Sox another strong start, going six innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts. In his two fill-in starts he has gone a combined 11 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and five walks with six strikeouts. He earned the win, improving to 2-0 with a 2.22 ERA.
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Most of the news we cover here at WGBH occurs here on Earth. That's fair. But, in reality, the third planet from the sun is only an infinitesimally tiny fraction of the story. What about all of the things that are happening up there in the great beyond?
Sky and Telescope Magazine senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty stopped by the Boston Public Radio studios to talk us through some interstellar news, from near-Earth asteroids to life on Mars. Even the end of the world. Here are a few highlights:
There has been a lot of talk about wild astronomical events—even the end of the world—coming when the Mayan long count calendar ends as the Winter solstice arrives on December 21, 2012. Does the Mayan calendar ending mean anything?
"We deal in terms of centuries and millennia. Their longest unit of time was something called the long count which was 5,126 years long. In their culture, creation happened about the year 3114 BC, so you add those to together and you get 2012. The fact that it's December 21 [the Winter Solstice] is just pure coincidence...they never ever would have intended for this to be the end of the world. "
Did the Mayans use the stars to calculate time?
"In a word, no. However they were both really expert at keeping track of time and really expert sky watchers at a time—we're talking around 200 to 900 AD here it was the Dark Ages in Europe—and yet here in the Western Hemi was this enlightened civilization...they knew that Venus returns to the exact spot in the sky every 584 days, they had but as far as we know they weren't using their calendar to predict astronomical events in that sense."
So what does happen when the solstice comes on December 21?
"The solstice is the unofficial beginning of winter. It is an indication that the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is tipped away from the sun as much is its going to be. The days are shortest, the sun is low in the sky... [so] there is a lot of religious and folk mythology wrapped around that solstice. A lot of the legends speak to the beginning of the better days after the solstice. There is probably good reason that Christmas is timed to be near the time of solstice. And just so you know, the solstice occurs on December 21, at 6:21 AM Eastern Time, and that means the days from that point forward will start getting longer. Big thumbs up to that."
Anything interesting happening in the skies between now and then?
"There's a small asteroid, Toutatis, that's just a couple of miles across. It's what's called an Earth crosser—one of a couple of thousand of large asteroids that are somehow in a position to maybe someday collide with Earth. This one will not. It's passing about seven million miles away, very safely away. But it's in a special orbit that brings it back near the Earth every four years. For backyard watchers, don't worry, it's going to be way to faint to find, but the Chinese have a space craft, Chang-e 2, that will be passing within a couple of hundred miles of this asteroid on December 11 and we hope to send back some really nice close-range pictures."
Are there some things that backyard watchers can see?
"As it gets dark at night, turn in the direction opposite where the sun sets and look halfway up. You cannot miss the planet Jupiter. It is the brightest thing in the sky. That big bright star is not a star, it's the planet Jupiter. So if you have any kind of optical equipment—good binoculars, a small telescope—you can resolve Jupiter as a little white spot (not just a point of light) and also you might be able to make out the four largest moons—called the Galilean satellites—to either side of it, which are the ones that Galileo discovered and made famous in 1609-1610."
How about stars?
"To the side of Jupiter, not very far, if you've got good dark skies, you'll see a fuzzy little patch. Those are actually the stars of the Pleiades star cluster which is beautiful in any pair of binoculars. They're like little diamonds on black velvet. In Japanese it's called Subaru. And if you think about it, the logo for Subaru cars is a stylized star cluster, so there you go."
OK, so we have a bright planet, some twinkling stars...anything else?
"On the night of December 13, that's a Thursday, we have a really nice meteor shower coming up called the Geminid meteor shower. Begining at about 10 o clock we might see, if you're in a good dark spot, one meteor per minute all night long. The Geminids are one of the two or three very best meteor showers all year long and because there is no moon in the sky right at that time, it should be a good show."
You say that the viewing is best "if you're in a good dark spot." Any tips for good places to star gaze?
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First questions
These common questions aim to give you some quick answers to some of the questions you may have about MS.
They provide a starting point for finding out about the condition and how it can affect a person's life.
- How can I adapt to life with MS?
- Can I carry on driving?
- Where can I get more information?
- What should I expect from the NHS?
- What are the stages of MS?
- Do people die from MS?
- Will I need to use a wheelchair?
- Could I have prevented this?
- Do I have to stop work?
- What's going to happen?
- Can I have children?
- Will my children get MS?
How can I adapt to life with MS?
Adapting to life with MS can take time. Just as the condition affects each person differently, every individual has their own way of reacting to MS, but with the right health and social care, most people manage their condition well.
Most people get through the reaction to diagnosis but, like a bereavement reaction, it does take time. The MS Society Helpline is available weekdays 9am-9pm on 0808 800 8000 if you want to talk about how MS is affecting your life. Local MS Society groups offer direct access to a support network of experienced volunteers.
Find out about exercise, diet and treatments.
Can I carry on driving?
The good news is that most people with MS continue to drive as normal. You do have to inform the DVLA of your diagnosis. Read more on our Driving and DVLA pages.
Where can I get more information?
Getting up-to-date, accurate information can help you gain the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and get the best from health and social care professionals.
You might pick up tips from other people with MS, or from a reliable source like the MS Society or the MS Trust. The MS Society only provides information based on evidence.
If you have concerns about the validity or accuracy of information found online, or elsewhere call us on 0800 800 8000 or ask a healthcare professional.
What should I expect from the NHS?
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines set out best practice on all aspects of MS management in the NHS. They should give you a clearer idea of what to expect from health care services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and help professionals improve their service.
See the multiple sclerosis pathway on the NICE website
If you have any questions, problems or concerns (of a non-medical kind) about the health service you are receiving, you can contact (in England) your local Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). They will answer queries both from people with MS or those looking after them. In Wales you should contact your local Community Health Council (CHC) and in Northern Ireland you should contact the Patient Client Council.
In Scotland, the Clinical Standards for Neurological Health Services were published in 2009 and set out best practice on all aspects of MS management in the NHS. Health boards are still working towards the Standards, but the document will give you a clearer idea of what to expect from health care services in Scotland.
If you have concerns about the health care you are receiving you may find the Independent Advice and Support Service useful. It's available through Citizens Advice Scotland.
Find out more about what to expect from healthcare services.
What are the stages of MS?
There is no way to say what the stages of MS are, as they are different for everyone. Depending on the area of the nervous system affected, the symptoms of MS may be mild or severe, brief or long lasting, and may appear in various combinations at any stage. This can be frustrating, but unfortunately there isn't a simple answer to this question. See 'Types of MS' for more information.
Do people die from MS?
People don't die directly from MS, but if they are severely affected, the risk of dying from a complication related to MS (like an infection) is larger. Research suggests that on average life expectancy of people with MS is slightly lower than that of the general population.
MS is different for everyone, and unfortunately it's not possible to predict how you will be affected over time. It's as difficult to determine the life expectancy of someone with MS as it is for someone who doesn't have MS. Some research shows survival has been improving in recent years. This is partly because medical care is getting better but also people are living longer thanks to DMTs (disease modifying therapies).
Will I need to use a wheelchair?
Many people worry about needing to use a wheelchair at some point. The truth is no one can be certain how your MS will affect you. Many predictions made for MS are based on averages across many people. As with any average, they do not always accurately reflect the experiences of an individual.
Learning how to deal with unpredictability and being prepared to manage changes will help you take back the control you might feel MS has taken away.
If your MS does start to affect your mobility, the decision to start using a walking stick, mobility scooter or wheelchair can be a difficult one. But once you start using one you may find – as many people with MS do – how useful they are, and how they can help you to retain your independence.
Could I have stopped this happening?
The precise causes of MS are still not known. And we definitely can't say why you yourself got MS. Maybe it was a combination of things. You weren't in a position to know what these were - or what to do about them. It could be that there was nothing you could do to avoid MS. So try not to give yourself a hard time over why MS has happened.
Find out more about the possible causes of MS.
Do I have to stop work?
Being told you have MS can make the future seem uncertain. It's natural to worry about the effects on your job, home and financial situation. Over time, you're likely to re-assess things and adjust, but it's important not to rush into any major decisions.
Some of the symptoms of MS may only be temporary, while some may be long-term.
The unpredictability of MS, coupled with the variety of different jobs that people do, can raise quite complex issues for people in the workplace. For example, fatigue is a common symptom of MS and stress can make symptoms feel worse. Similarly, some activities – such as travelling or standing all day – can be very tiring.
Many people with MS continue to work after a diagnosis. Some need to make appropriate adjustments to allow them to continue in their job, or they may choose to do a different job. And some may decide they are no longer able to work.
There are many resources to help you make your decision about staying at work, managing whilst there and returning to work after a break. There's more information on working with MS in the 'Support' section of our site.
What's going to happen?
The truth is, no one can be certain how your MS will affect you. Many predictions made for MS are based on averages across many people. As with any average, people can be on either side of this 'average experience' – the average does not always accurately reflect the experiences of an individual.
Learning how to deal with unpredictability and being prepared to manage changes will help you take back the control you might feel MS has taken away. Find out more in the pages on living with MS.
Can I have children?
There is no reason having MS should stop you having children and being successful parents. MS doesn't affect fertility. A parent with MS may be faced with more day-to-day problems in looking after children than the average parent – but these are not insurmountable.
For more information about having children, see the section on women's health.
Will my children get MS?
Many people worry that their children will also get MS. There is a genetic aspect to MS, but it is by no means the whole story and MS is not directly inherited.
There is only around a 2% chance of a child developing MS if one parent has it.


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Gold has a shining future, but the Treasurys rally could put investors in a world of pain, Magoon Capital's CEO says.
Christian Magoon is perhaps best known for heading Claymore Securities, now Guggenheim Investments, where he led the charge marketing a number of successful niche funds—as well as a few flops, as he is quick to point out. But these days, he leads Magoon Capital, a consulting firm that helps asset managers develop, launch and market ETFs. He is also behind two ETF-focused websites Gold ETFs and India ETFs.
When he visited recently with IndexUniverse Correspondent Cinthia Murphy, he wore a long-term bullishness about gold on his sleeve. He also was quick to warn that the herdlike flight to safety into bond funds recently looks like an accident waiting to happen for wary investors in search of a safe haven.
Murphy: You launched many ETFs in your days at Claymore and now you not only offer advice to asset managers, but you're on the blogging circuit as well. You write a lot about gold. What do you make of the recent gold slump? After an 11-year rally, has the gold market reached the end of its run?
Magoon: The main issue with gold is demand. Supply is very limited and costly to obtain, so the question about gold's future centers on demand. The two largest consumers of gold in the world today are China and India, and both economies are in a slowdown. China has been proactive with interest rate cuts and other measures to address its lagging growth, but it is still slowing. India has seen its currency lose 20 percent of value in a short time and GDP growth drop materially. All that curbs demand for gold.
Last year, the No. 1 category of consumption of gold was jewelry. Investment came second and usage in electronics was third. Jewelry is a discretionary purchase and jewelry consumption happens in good economic times, not bad.
Finally, you have the flight-to-safety phenomenon. The U.S. dollar and Treasurys have benefited the most from that flight to safety during the most recent crisis, not gold. And because gold is denominated in U.S. dollars, the strengthening of the dollar has hurt gold prices too.
In the short term, a big question is whether China and India can rebound. I think they can.
Murphy: Taking China and India out of the equation, then, what do you see happening with this mad race into bonds? Where do you stand in this debate about a possible bond bubble?
Magoon: I think the flight to safety in U.S. debt will ultimately prove to be a short-term trend. In the longer term, the U.S. financial picture doesn't look very good unless tough decisions are made to correct the U.S. debt profile.
Just because the U.S. is the "best of the bad" in the debt-ridden developed world, doesn't mean that investors will stick with U.S. debt as a safe haven forever. When the attractiveness of U.S. debt unwinds, safe havens like precious metals will benefit, and gold is at the top of that list. But for now, I expect gold prices to be range-bound until a significant development in the EU or in global liquidity occurs.


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Biased quantitative measurement of interval ordered homothetic preferences
We represent interval ordered homothetic preferences with a quantitative homothetic utility function and a multiplicative bias. When preferences are weakly ordered (i.e. when indifference is transitive), such a bias equals 1. When indifference is intransitive, the biasing factor is a positive function smaller than 1 and measures a threshold of indifference. We show that the bias is constant if and only if preferences are semiordered, and we identify conditions ensuring a linear utility function. We illustrate our approach with indifference sets on a two dimensional commodity space.
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Transportation accounts for 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 70% of the nation\'s oil use. Our reports highlight transportation technologies that can reduce carbon emissions and oil dependence while creating U.S. manufacturing jobs. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, we analyzed the value chain for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and created an interactive online tool for linking high-quality BRT features to firms that provide them. In partnership with Environmental Defense Fund, Apollo Alliance, and CALSTART, we mapped out value chains and domestic employment opportunities linked to batteries for electric vehicles, rail vehicles, and hybrid trucks. Our U.S. smart grid report features innovations that save energy, incorporate renewables, and integrate electric vehicles into the grid.
Overcapacity in Steel: China's Role in a Global ProblemThe global steel sector is once again in a state of overcapacity. The sector, predominantly fueled by China's expansion since 2000, has grown to over 2,300 million metric tons (MT) while only needing 1,500 MT to meet global demand. The result is a global steel sector at unviable profit levels and an influx of cheap steel in the global trading system adversely affecting companies, workers, and the global trading regime. This report was prepared for the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM).
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Targeting Inclusive Development: A Value Chain Approach to Sewer Infrastructure InvestmentThis report by Duke CGGC was sponsored by the Surdna Foundation to investigate how six local governments within the United States (Cleveland, OH; Louisville, KY; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA) investing in water infrastructure have successfully incorporated targeted businesses in capital improvements, while also identifying which segments of the value chain have the highest levels of opportunity for these businesses.
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The Solar Economy: Widespread Benefits for North CarolinaThis report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) describes a solar "value chain" of investors, solar developers, construction contractors and solar panel and component manufacturers comprising more than 450 companies. Together, these companies support some 4,300 jobs and represent a $2 billion investment. In addition to jobs, solar industry-related businesses provide income for landowners and tax revenue for N.C. towns, the report states.
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Infrastructure Investment Creates American JobsDuke CGGC researchers explored the current state of transportation infrastructure and the economic impact of additional investment in renewing infrastructure in the United States for the Alliance of America Manufacturing (AAM). They found that the U.S. ranks 16th overall in transportation infrastructure and that each dollar of investment returns 3.54 in economic activity, creating 21,671 jobs for each $1 billion invested in transportation infrastructure.
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US Coal and the Technology Innovation Frontier: What role does coal play in our energy future?The U.S. coal industry is coping with declining consumption as the nation burns less coal to generate electricity. The electric power sector drives coal demand and consumes over 90% of coal production. The coal industry is facing a number of challenges that include increasing production costs and competition from natural gas in the electric power market. The decreasing share of coal in power generation implies that the future of coal depends on technologies that change the way we manage and use coal such as carbon capture and utilization, coal gasification and coal liquefaction technologies.
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U.S. Bus Rapid TransitAs more U.S. cities consider adopting Bus Rapid Transit, CGGC researchers offer a new online tool to help decision-makers understand the value chain. A new report, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, with interactive database analyzes the value chain of 390 firms that provide vehicles, technology, and services for high-quality BRT. Links below are provided to the final report, the interactive database, and proceedings of a working meeting convened by CGGC on March 8, 2012 with support from The Rockefeller Foundation.
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Smart Grid: Core Firms in the Research Triangle Region, NCThe Research Triangle is a smart grid hotspot, with specialized R&D centers, supportive government policies, and roughly 60 core firms whose capabilities stretch across the entire value chain. Research for this report was funded by NC State University's Institute for Emerging Issues faculty fellows program, and prepared for the Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
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U.S. Smart Grid: Finding New Ways to Cut Carbon and Create JobsTurning the electric power system into an "energy internet" can reduce CO2 emissions, stimulate technology innovation, expand the use of renewable energy, and create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs.
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The Multiple Pathways to Industrial Energy Efficiency: A Systems and Value Chain ApproachIn most companies, significant opportunities exist to improve energy efficiency, and many of them pay for themselves. However, organizational and financial barriers often prevent companies from capturing these savings. Closing this "efficiency gap" can have a big payoff for companies and society as a whole. To understand these barriers and identify strategies to overcome them, the report examines why and how product manufacturers adopt energy-efficiency improvements in their internal operations and supply chains. This report was sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Energy Program.
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Lithium-ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles: The U.S. Value ChainU.S. firms are racing against more established Asian firms to build a supply chain for the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles. What's at stake is not just the batteries, but the U.S. position in the future auto industry.This report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), found 119 sites spread out across 27 states, that are all playing key roles across the value chain.
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Case Study: A123 Systems - Local Markets and Competitiveness, A Value Chain AnalysisAfter years of manufacturing in China, advanced battery maker A123 Systems is also aggressively adding jobs in the United States, responding to federal incentives and a promising U.S. market for electric vehicle batteries. This case study was prepared for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Case Study: Cree, Inc. Local Markets and Global Competitiveness: A Value Chain AnalysisCree is adding jobs in the United States, but also in China--where the main attraction is not low-cost labor, but rather a large market for LED lighting products. This was a case study prepared by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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U.S. Manufacture of Rail Vehicles for Intercity Passenger Rail and Urban Transit: : A Value Chain AnalysisThis research was prepared by Duke CGGC on behalf of the Apollo Alliance with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and Surdna Foundation to help inform the Apollo Alliance's Transportation Manufacturing Action Plan by mapping out the U.S. value chain for manufacturing rail cars and parts for passenger trains. The report identifies a healthy domestic supply base of 249 U.S. manufacturing locations across 35 states, but also identifies gaps in domestic capabilities and areas in which U.S.-based firms should pursue higher-value activities such as design, engineering and systems integration.
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U.S. Adoption of High-Efficiency Motors and Drives: Lessons LearnedMotor systems used by manufacturing industries play a large role in national energy profiles. In the United States, industrial motor systems account for about 17% of total electricity use. U.S. adoption of more efficient motors and motor systems could save an estimated 62-104 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually, at a cost savings of $3-5 billion. This research was prepared by Duke CGGC and sponsored by the Corporate Partnerships Program of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Public Transit Buses: Chapter 12Buses represent 25,000 to 33,000 domestic jobs, many overlapping with the heavy truck industry. U.S. firms are leading the development of hybrid, all-electric and other "green" buses--the future of the industry. This topic is covered in-depth in this report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Wind Power: Generating Electricity and Employment: Chapter 11U.S. employment in wind power is estimated at 85,000 jobs and growing quickly, with opportunities to employ workers and capacity from other industries like automotive and aerospace. Opportunities to expand wind power in the United States are explored in this report; the 11th chapter in a series on Manufacturing Climate Solutions written by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Residential Re-Insulation: Chapter 10With 46 million underinsulated homes in the United States, an expanding re-insulation market could save energy and create U.S. jobs for contractors, insulation installers, distributors, manufacturers, and material suppliers. This topic is explored in this report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Manufacturing Climate Solutions series.
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Hybrid Drivetrains for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks: Chapter 9The United States is well positioned to take the lead in hybrid commercial trucks, a new, fast- growing market that promises future U.S. jobs in truck manufacturing, advanced energy storage, electronics, and software. This report was prepared by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) as part of the Manufacturing Climate Solutions series.
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Carbon Capture and Storage: A Post-Combustion Capture Technology: Chapter 8Chapter 8 of the Manufacturing Climate Solutions prepared by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) focuses on carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies (CCS). These technologies will allow the U.S. to continue using fossil fuel for power generation while also achieving national goals to reduce CO2 emissions. These billion dollar projects also present huge U.S.-based employment opportunities in fields ranging from R&D to manufacturing and construction.
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Recycling Industrial Waste Energy: Chapter 7Many industrial processes discard exhaust heat, combustible gases, and other "waste" energy. These highly recoverable resources can be harnessed to generate electricity, thus saving energy costs, reducing CO2 emissions, creating new jobs, and protecting existing jobs by increasing productivity and competitiveness. This report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) explores this topic.
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Heat Pump Water Heaters: Chapter 6Current residential heat pump water heater products are add-on units used in conjunction with conventional storage tanks and they are produced by a handful of very small U.S. companies. The recent introduction of ENERGY STAR water heater criteria appears to be incentivizing some larger appliance manufacturers to develop new heat pump water heater products that will be more widely available. If consumer interest in heat pump water heaters increases, the market would need to scale up significantly to meet greater demands, opening greater opportunities for U.S. component manufacturing in the value chain. This topic is explored in-depth in this report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Super Soil Systems: Chapter 5Super Soil is not yet commercially available, but it is an example of a technology that could potentially be widely adopted. The adoption of this or similar technologies would involve manufacturing jobs producing large tanks. Additional manufacturing jobs would be needed to make the equipment, along with the associated requirements for steel, glass, concrete, and other materials, and construction jobs to build the facility. This new technology for treating hog waste could allow the United States to become a global market leader in a sector where, until now, no adequate alternative has been available. This report was prepared by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Concentrating Solar Power: Clean Energy for the Electric Grid: Chapter 4Concentrating solar power (CSP) represents a clean, powerful, endless, and reliable source of energy with the capacity to entirely satisfy the present and future electricity needs in the U.S. The new market for concentrating solar power plants has potential to create numerous U.S. manufacturing and construction jobs as U.S. companies grow and foreign firms come to the United States. This report was the fourth chapter in a series on Manufacturing Climate Solutions written by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Auxiliary Power Units for Trucks: Chapter 3Integration of auxiliary power units into long-haul truck manufacturing in the near future will likely increase penetration rates dramatically, with a corresponding boost to manufacturing. Expanded production of APUs would create economic opportunity at all stages of the value chain by increasing purchases from material and component suppliers. Additional value chain opportunities will likely come when APU technology is integrated as a component in tractor manufacturing rather than being an aftermarket product. The report was written by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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High-Performance Windows: Chapter 2This report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) explores high-performance window technologies. The U.S. industry faces new, more stringent efficiency criteria that may spur manufacturers to retool production lines and further innovate. Over the course of criteria changes, jobs may have to develop more efficient products. The ability of companies to respond to criteria changes may determine which companies will benefit and which will struggle to compete.
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LED Lighting: Chapter 1This report by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) explores light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for lighting applications. LEDs are a semiconductor technology whose application to general-purpose lighting is rapidly growing, with significant potential for energy savings. The market for general-purpose LED lighting is currently very small, but it is growing rapidly as the technology improves and costs go down. Leading U.S. manufacturers find it crucial to ensure high quality and to protect their innovations-two good reasons to keep the manufacturing close to home.
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An Analysis of the U.S. Real Estate Value Chain with Environmental MetricsRecognizing that buildings account for 40% of U.S. energy consumption, EDF asked CGGC to analyze the U.S. real estate industry and find key firms that are well-positioned to innovative business practices to reduce building energy use. Among the report's key findings: (1) In the finance segment, there is greater leverage on the equity than the debt side. In other words, when it comes to working with building owners and developers, investors have greater influence than lenders. (2) The greatest energy-savings potential lies in companies that own and operate real estate, and firms that either invest in them or manage property for them. The report was prepared by Duke CGGC for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In the video, Marcy Lowe, discusses CGGC value chain analysis research on the U.S. real estate industry.
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A FORMER hotelier turned radio DJ has won an industry award for his Saturday morning show.
John Govier used to own the Old Black Dog Pub in Lyme Road and now presents and produces a show for local and visiting musicians on BBC Radio Devon.
John was named Best FM DJ in the South West Music Awards at a ceremony in Exeter's Rougement Hotel.
Listeners and local musicians nominated their favourite DJs online and John was among the three finalists after public voting.
A panel of judges from a London music magazine chose John as the winner. He said: "I went to the awards not expecting to win but being very chuffed that I was nominated and in the top three along with another BBC presenter and a commercial jock. When they read my name out that was a fantastic feeling but I wouldn't have even been nominated if it wasn't for my guests and listeners."
John, whose show attracts around 50,000 listeners, invites guests to join him in the studio every Saturday to chat and listen to local and visiting musicians.
"We have had acts from Lyme Regis on the show," he said.
"They come in and play live on the programme but they might be sitting next to someone who is a physicist, explorer or a vicar.
"We have had Gavin Tyte, the beatboxing vicar from Uplyme, on a few times. The whole premise is that everyone mucks in together – you are more likely to hear my guests asking questions of each other than me asking questions and it's just a lot of fun.
"My show is a bit different to other ones on the radio on Saturday mornings and I think that's probably what swung it a bit for me to win the award.
"There's a huge pool of talented musicians in the South West and we should never underestimate the talent we've got here.
"This is an opportunity to showcase them and although they are in a studio with a small group of people they are actually playing to an audience the size of Wembley."
It is the first award that John has won in his 19-year radio career. A former St Michael's Primary and Woodroffe School pupil, his background is in the hotel and catering industry.
He has previously worked at Lyme Regis Golf Club, the Bell Cliff Restaurant, and he owned the Old Black Dog Hotel from 1988 to 1993 when he left to join the BBC as a broadcasting assistant.


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The Pink Floyd Experience Performs "Animals" Live!
99.5 The Mountain & Westword are proud to announce that The Pink Floyd Experience will be performing Animals in its entirety, plus other classic Pink Floyd songs, at the Boulder Theater on Thursday, March 24th, 2011.
Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. The 1977 concept album Animals was a statement regarding the decline of society of the day. While making the album did set in motion the discord that would eventually destroy the band, the subsequent tour for this release planted the seeds for what would become The Wall. Now, get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE as they perform Animals live in its entirety! With an even more spectacular light show than before, full quadraphonic sound and six outstanding musicians dedicated to bringing you the most authentic Floyd experience possible, it's "a must-see for any Pink Floyd enthusiast!" (C-News, Northampton, MA).
Today, years since their last live performance, Pink Floyd's appeal continues and spans the generations. Their shows were described as theatrical with mind-blowing lights and unsurpassed sound. The show is not only onstage…it engulfs the audience! In keeping with this tradition, THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE is a full-on sensory assault – interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter – it's all there, LIVE! This is the show for the ultimate Floyd Fan, and it gets closer to the true Pink Floyd concert experience every year!
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Some Floyd Facts: More than 200-million albums have been sold since 1967. Four Grammy nominations in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. They were one of the first bands to use pyrotechnics, video, and light shows in their stage acts. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. "Dark Side of the Moon" broke all chart records when it stayed on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts for 741 weeks. It stayed there from 1973 to 1988. Nearly 1,000,000 Pink Floyd catalog albums are sold each year worldwide.
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More than 30 years ago, a judge in Fillmore County in the southeast corner of Minnesota had an affair with his secretary.
The affair led to the secretary divorcing her husband, and the judge presided over part of the divorce proceedings.
The husband complained to the state Board on Judicial Standards, which censured the judge and fined him $5,000, but did not remove him from office.
Minnesota district court judges are elected on a vote of the entire judicial district, not just the county where they primarily serve. Voters in Fillmore County were strongly opposed to the judge's re-election, but the rest of the district, having little knowledge of Fillmore County gossip, easily re-elected the judge.
That episode offers just one example that suggests Minnesota's method of selecting judges needs to change. This week, a bipartisan group offered an alternative.
Currently, Minnesota's judges are "elected" in name only. Almost all Minnesota judges resign in mid-term. The vacancy is then filled by the governor. In most cases, the governor has a judicial review committee that takes applications for the vacancy, whittles the pool of applicants down to two or three, the governor meets with each finalist for a few minutes, and then makes a decision.
The appointee then serves out the remainder of the term, and only then faces the voters for the first time. Most of the time, the judges have no opponent. They are routinely re-elected, and it would take a major scandal such as occurred in Fillmore County, to grab anybody's attention.
This may in part be because of lack of information. Ninety-nine percent of what judges do in this state has nothing to do with partisan politics. They handle foster care and adoption proceedings, they try criminal cases, handle civil lawsuits and probates, etc.
While the human mind is complex and can come up with all sorts of bizarre reasons for a decision, Minnesota's judges generally don't come up with crackpot schemes to free rapists based on some "free love" doctrine or murderers because they were misunderstood as children. They apply the law as written.
Still, nationally attempts to politicize the judiciary continue. In some states, all judges are elected as Democrats or Republicans. Millions get spent to elect a judge to a seat that pays only a tenth of the amount contributed to the campaign and that consumes most of the judge's time on routine matters.
Only when the courts are called on to decide an election, such as the 2000 presidential election or the 2008 U.S. Senate contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman, do things get messy. It's never pretty. No matter what the courts decide in those instances, they look like a bunch of partisan hacks.
Still, there continues to be the nagging fear that some judge will decide he or she should make the law instead of interpret it, and co-opt the legislative process. Abortion and, in some states, gay marriage are two examples where that has happened, and the result inevitably contributes to polarization of the electorate and politicization of the judiciary.
That's why voters are reluctant to give up "electing" judges, even though they know almost nothing about them and rarely vote to put them in office in the first place, since the governor is filling vacancies.
The Coalition of Impartial Justice is pushing for an end to judicial elections as they are now. Instead, they would formalize the process by which the governor would appoint judges after an extensive peer review of applicants is done.
The big difference would be that the judges would face the voters in retention elections after each term. Voters would have the right to oust them or keep them. If they oust them, the process would begin again, with the bipartisan panel creating a pool of candidates from which the governor would choose.
To help voters make that decision, a nonpartisan board would do an independent assessment of a judge's tenure that would be shared with voters. That's more information than most voters have now.
If partisanship runs amok, it's conceivable that, if the governorship changes parties, that the governor's party could vote to oust judges appointed by a governor of a different party, but the likelihood of that happening seems remote, unless the judge has acted in a partisan way.
To repeat, almost all of what judges deal with has nothing to do with partisan politics. They help people divide up property because of divorce, death or dispute. They make sure the accused get a fair trial. They try to help children when families fail.
In order to go to this new system, a constitutional amendment would need to be approved by voters. Given the sham of judicial elections today, it may be worth it for Minnesota voters to have a discussion on the topic this fall.
Tom West is the editor and general manager of the Dairyland Peach. Reach him at (320) 616-1932 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the kidnapping of the Duc D'Enghien, an insignificant aristocrat who was based in Baden, beyond France's borders.
Napoleon had somehow decided that this deluded and ineffectual nobody, who lived on a British pension, represented some kind of danger to him. D'Enghien was duly executed, to the despair of some of Napoleon's erstwhile supporters, notably the great writer Chateaubriand, who up till then had given the Corsican the benefit of the doubt, and had been a reluctant supporter.
D'Enghien's capture and killing were brutal and unnecessary, for he was hardly a threat to Napoleon. But by now Napoleon wielded supreme, total power and was ready to exterminate his enemies, real or imaginary. He was getting out of control. Yet his career had been notable up till then for almost inhuman control and the most rigorous self discipline.
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Napoleon, born in relative obscurity in Ajaccio, Corsica, had made superb use of his training at a provincial military academy and then at the elite ecole militaire. He emerged as a military leader of undoubted and possibly unparalleled genius. He was also a brilliant politician; he seized on the confusion and near anarchy that followed the French Revolution in 1789. With consummate cunning he manipulated bureaucracies and orchestrated claques. He picked his self-serving way through the chaotic residue of the revolution with cold, careful precision.
Indeed, he relished the political and social uncertainty that characterised France in the decade following the Revolution, for these provided him with opportunities he would not otherwise have had. He created some kind of order out of chaos and propelled himself to the forefront of France and, indeed, Europe. Only Britain stood in the way of total domination.
The paradox was that while he was a supreme opportunist and risk taker, for the most part he maintained iron personal discipline. He was essentially an adventurer, but as a personality he was somewhat buttoned up. He was perhaps history's ultimate careerist, and rigorous personal mastery, particularly in his early years, underpinned his success.
His remarkable rise was predicated on his emergence as a military commander who could provide victory after victory, often against the odds. An outsider who was rapidly promoted above older and more experienced officers, his promotions were justified.
His troops, for the most part, adored him. He could communicate with them as a brother, and he showed unusual concern for their welfare as well as leading them with inventive dash and tactical gusto. He almost, but not quite, became the master of Europe.
This was because his mastery on land deserted him on water. He never learned how to deploy naval power. Despite having been born and brought up in a coastal town on an island, he failed to understand the sea. This is the one great mystery about him. He may have cut swathes across mainland Europe, but he could never grasp the nature of sea power. Just one commander inflicted not one but two grievous and momentous defeats on him. Significantly, this was an admiral, Lord Nelson.
Had Britain not been an island, it is probable that Napoleon would have conquered it. As it was, he never got the measure of Britain, and Britain never understood him. Even now there is a split in British attitudes to him. Some regard him as Europe's ultimate hero; others see him as a blood-soaked megalomaniac who was almost as bad as Hitler. The truth lies, of course, somewhere in the middle.
This new biography by the Oxford historian Michael Broers is judicious, but it only takes us up to 1805, when Napoleon was just 36 years old and still had much to achieve, and also much to destroy. The second and concluding part of the massive biography must be eagerly awaited, for it will surely attempt a concluding audit of the life, a considered judgment on the whirlwind and its residue.
As he guides us through the almost unbelievably action-packed first 35 years, Broers is sure-footed and sympathetic, but never guilty of adulation. He is good at placing Napoleon in his complex context; a time of violent, constant upheaval - much of which was caused by Napoleon himself. He writes well, and of the very many books on Napoleon, this will without doubt become regarded as one the best. But for all that, I suspect only an out-and-out military man could really understand Napoleon. The key to him is that he was the ultimate soldier.
Michael Broers will be discussing his biography of Napoleon at Aye Write! on April 5, www.ayewrite.com


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Hackensack University Medical Center has been named one of the Top 10: Best Hospitals to Work For in the Northeast by Healthcare Global. The award went to hospitals in the Northeast who "represent the best of strong credentials, rich history and a growing focus on how to best care for patients, all while promoting the highest form of employee satisfaction and work-life balance." Ranked seventh, HackensackUMC is the only New Jersey hospital on the list among some of the best hospitals in the nation including Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
"We are honored to be considered a top hospital, and we will continue to develop new initiatives and programs to enhance the lives of not only our patients – but also our amazing team members," said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of the Hackensack University Health Network.
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U.S. News & World Report ranked Hackensack University Medical Center as the number three hospital in the New York City metro area and as the top hospital in New Jersey for 2013-14. It is ranked nationally by U.S. News in nine specialties: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; otolaryngology; gastroenterology and GI services; geriatrics; neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonary and urology.
Spotlight: HackensackUMC has deep ties to its local sports teams, as it is the hometown hospital for the New York Giants football and New York Red Bulls soccer teams. Furthering its connection to the New York Giants, HackensackUMC opened Fitness & Wellness: Powered by the NY Giants, a wellness center in Maywood, New Jersey, late in 2013.
Healthcare Global is an industry resource aimed at bringing business executives up-to-date with the latest news, information and trends from across the healthcare industry. To view the full list, visit healthcareglobal.com.
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HackensackUMC, a nonprofit teaching and research hospital located in Bergen County, NJ, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state. Founded in 1888 as the county's first hospital, it is the flagship hospital of Hackensack University Health Network, one of the largest health networks in the state comprised of 1,250 beds, nearly 10,000 employees and 2,700 credentialed physicians. HackensackUMC was listed as the number one hospital in New Jersey in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital rankings for 2014-15. It is one of the top 30 hospitals in the nation by receiving 11 national specialty rankings, including a national ranking for the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Neurology and Neurosurgery in the 2014-15 Best Children's Hospitals. The children's hospital is housed with the Donna A. Sanzari Women's Hospital in the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women's and Children's Pavilion, which was designed with The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center, and was included on the Green Guide's list of Top 10 Green Hospitals in the U.S. HackensackUMC is among Healthgrades® America's Best 100 Hospitals in five different areas, is one of Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals™ for eight years in a row, and received the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ 12 years in a row. The medical center has also been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital, and received 23 Gold Seals of Approval™ by the Joint Commission – more than any other hospital in the country. It was the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet® recognized hospital for nursing excellence; receiving its fifth consecutive designation in 2014. HackensackUMC is the Hometown Hospital of the New York Giants and the New York Red Bulls and Official Medical Services Provider to The Barclays PGA Golf Tournament and the NY/NJ Super Bowl XLV111 Host Committee. It remains committed to its community through fundraising and community events. To learn more, visit: www.HackensackUMC.org.
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Holiday Braids Recipe
Once you slice into one of these braids, it'll disappear quickly. The cream cheese, brown sugar and fruit tucked inside the flaky crust is an unforgettable combination. You'll be happy this recipe makes two loaves!—Sally Hook, Montgomery, Texas
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the eggs, butter, sugar, orange peel, vanilla, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
- 2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- 3. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, orange peel and cinnamon; set aside.
- 4. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. On greased baking sheets, roll each portion into a 15-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Spread filling down the center of each; sprinkle with pecans and cranberries.
- 5. On each long side, cut 3/4-in.-wide strips about 2 in. into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Pinch ends to seal. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- 6. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over braids. Serve warm. Yield: 2 loaves (12 slices each).
Nutritional Facts
1 piece: 282 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 65mg cholesterol, 178mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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Business News of Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Source: GNA
Accra, Nov. 7, GNA - Banking stocks again led the way in Wednesday's trading on the Accra bourse to push up the main stock index, but shares that changed hands remained low.
The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark measure, ended better by 0.34 points at 5,850.06.
A total of only 34,400 shares changed hands, up from Tuesday's 364,100. On the broader market, there were four price changes, all positive. CAL Bank continued its rise by gaining 0.0002 GH cedis at 0.3805 GH cedis, Ecobank Ghana was up by 0.0001 GH cedis at 1.6523 GH cedis and Standard Chartered Bank was better by 0.0080 GH cedis at 24.1100 GH cedis and Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited gained 0.0001 GH cedis at 1.2106 GH cedis.
Market capitalisation was up at 11,855.71 million GH cedis from 11,855.51 million GH cedis.
The following are the prices of equities in cedis
Equities Full Name Share Code Closing Price in GH cedis
Accra Brewery Ltd ABL 0.1150
Anglo Gold Ashanti AGA 30.0000
Aluworks Limited ALW 0.7400
Ayrton Drug Manufacturing Ltd. AYRTN 0.0976
Benso Oil Palm Plantation BOPP 0.5000
Cal Bank Limited CAL 0.3850 +0.0002
CFAO Ghana Limited CFAO 0.0350
Clydestone Ghana Ltd CLYD 0.0800
Camelot Ghana Limited CMLT 0.1700
Cocoa Processing Company Ltd CPC 0.0530
Ecobank Ghana Ltd EBG 1.6523 +0.0001
Enterprise Insurance Co. Ltd EIC 1.2003
Ecobank Transnational Inc. ETI 1.1650
Fan Milk Limited FML 2.1501
Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd GCB 0.9602
Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd GGBL 1.2106 +0.0001
Golden Web Ltd GWEB 0.0550
HFC Bank Ltd HFC 0.5398
Mechanical Llyod Co. Ltd MLC 0.2100
Pioneer Kitchenware Ltd PKL 0.0800
Produce Buying Company PBC 0.2400
PZ Cussons Ghana Ltd PZ 0.8301
Standard Chartered Bank Gh.Ltd SCB 24.1100 +0.0080
Starwin Products Limited SPL 0.0550
Super Paper Products Co. Ltd SPPC 0.0330
SG-SSB Limited SG-SSB 1.1000
Sam Woode Limited SWL 0.0265
Trust Bank Ltd (Gambia) TBL 1.3250
TOTAL Petroleum Ghana Ltd TOTAL 5.4905
Transaction Solutions Gh.Ltd TRANSOL 0.1200
Unilever Ghana Ltd UNIL 2.1005
AngloGold Ashanti Depository Shares AADS 0.3450


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BWW Interviews: Talking Shakespeare With ROMEO & JULIET'S Christian Durso
Los Angeles native Christian Durso stars as Romeo in Great Lakes Theater's current production of ROMEO & JULIET at the intimate Hanna Theatre in downtown Cleveland. Shakespeare's enduring tale of love and loss runs through April 28th and is one that shouldn't be missed.
Trained at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts and The Old Globe, Durso is no stranger to the work of William Shakespeare. He has starred in over ten productions, including THE TEMPEST, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and MACBETH. Durso is also an accomplished playwright and has had several of his pieces produced by the IAMA Theatre Company in California.
I recently had the opportunity to ask Christian Durso a few questions about Shakespeare, a topic he is obviously passionate about …
What draws you to Shakespeare?
I honestly don't know what initially drew me to Shakespeare. I remember impulsively checking out a copy of HAMLET from the library when I was a little kid. I thumbed through it for a couple weeks and tried out some of the words. I couldn't make heads or tails of it at the time but I think I knew that there was something very powerful in my hands. I still feel that way when I open one of Shakespeare's plays. I have more tools at my disposal now to appreciate WHY I feel that power (the timeless stories, the spine-tingling poetry, the infinite possibilities) but the initial draw is still like the fascination of a little kid watching a passing train or a 747 take off.
What keeps me coming back is the language and the stories. They are both just so rich and funny and heartbreaking. You can spend your whole life digging into these texts and still find gems.
Shakespeare's work has lasted for centuries and, in many cases, is still relevant today. How do you think ROMEO & JULIET speaks to audiences in this day and age?
Love, Love, Love. The way it always has.
I can't say it enough: Love. It is the powerful and inexplicable part of the human condition that makes us get up in the morning and that which can drive us into temporary madness. We have all had our "balcony" scene at one point, or we at least hope for it. Certainly we've all imagined it. And we tend to dwell in that place of Love when we are very young, when it first presents itself to us and our world is forever changed. And because the emotion is so overwhelming, it seems that nothing can ever take it away. Juliet says, "My bounty is as boundless as the seas, / My love as deep: The more I give to thee, / The more I have, for both are infinite."
And even as I write Juliet's words, my eyes well up in tears. Because, of course, what comes with Love is the other thing that speaks to audiences today and in any day: Loss. We've all lost loved ones. As we live, we will lose more. Juliet loses Romeo. Then Romeo loses Juliet. And then they horrifically act out before our eyes what we often secretly feel: that life is not worth living without Love.
Do you prefer classical or contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare's work? Do you think the contemporary productions appeal more to younger generations?
I am not a theatre critic but I do prefer productions that keep Shakespeare's story at the heart of the play rather than a new interesting concept. As long as the "adaptation" takes a back seat to the language and the story, I don't mind whether the actors are wearing pumpkin pants or denim.
We set our production [at Great Lakes Theater] in post-World War I Europe. But we aren't telling the story of post-World War I Europe, we are telling the story of Romeo and Juliet. Our concept is simply a backdrop for a great story that does not improve with directorial intrusion. And I thank [director] Charles Fee from the bottom of my heart for that. He introduced the concept to us one day and told us to not think about it again. From that day on, we dealt with the story and the text.
The real key [to help younger generations find these plays more accessible] is introducing Shakespeare to students as a younger age, elementary school, even. Let them play with the language, act out scenes and have fun with it. Get them to understand the rudiments of these great stories. Their vocabulary will not only sky rocket but by the time they reach high school and are ready to tackle the more academic side of the work, their familiarity with it will give them a solid base and take away all the unnecessary fearful associations that accompany Shakespeare.
With all of the Shakespeare plays you've been a part of, do you have a favorite role you've performed? How about a role you haven't performed yet but would like to?
This Romeo is my favorite to date. I absolutely adore Betsy [Mugavero] as Juliet and am head over heels for the rest of the cast as well. I feel blessed to be with them on stage every day, under Charles Fee's superb direction. They all make me want to work better and harder. The role itself is also a dream come true. I mean, God … that balcony scene … those words! I get to fall in love, laugh, I get to murder, go mad and die. It's all those things actors hope to do. I'm extraordinarily blessed.
A role I haven't performed yet but would like to is a role I actually HAVE performed but I truly need a second shot at it years from now. Leontes, from THE WINTER'S TALE. I'm a bit young to do the role professionally but I got a chance to taste it with a short run during grad school. I put everything I had into the part and it was an absolute blender of a role. Every night was like walking into a lion's den. One of Shakespeare's last plays, the language is so mature and complex and the emotional sweep is enormous. I loved doing it, but I can't wait until I have more experience and am ready to give the beast a second go.
Do you have any upcoming projects you'd like to share?
Yes! A plug if I may! I'm also a playwright and my play SHINER is getting its first full production with the IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles this coming fall. Follow me: @christiandurso [on Twitter] or www.iamatheatre.com for updates on the production.
Great Lakes Theater's production of ROMEO & JULIET continues its run through April 28th. Evening performances are at 7:30pm, with Saturday matinees at 1:30pm and Sunday matinees at 3pm.
Tickets range from $15 to $70 for adults and are $13 for students. Purchase tickets online at www.greatlakestheater.org or through The PlayhouseSquare box office at 216.241.6000. The Hanna Theatre is located at 2047 E. 14th Street, in downtown Cleveland.
Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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March 18, 2011
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Bobby Abreu vs. Rajai Davis
I have been on staff for just about two months and, by far, my favorite part has been the comments you all have left for the articles I've written. I have enjoyed the complements and enjoy the criticisms even more because both help me continue to improve both as a writer and as a fantasy "expert." Don't get me wrong, it is great to get affirmation from your customers when you've done a good job but I find more value in the critics that question the way something was written or in the advice I have doled out to others. The beauty of this social media generation we are all in is that we can have these discussions with just more than one friend or someone at a bar and that we can come in and out of the discussion as time permits or facts present themselves.
A great example of this happened earlier this week in reaction to my last article about the slow mock draft hosted by the Fantasy 411 crew over at mlb.com. In that draft, I was picking at the wheel at the top of the 16th round and was debating between two players: Bobby Abreu and Rajai Davis. In order to be up front, I will freely admit that I treat speed specialists how I treat saves: I will pass on the studs in the categories to speculate in later rounds. I have tried to go the other way in the past and in fact spent $31 on Jacoby Ellsbury in Tout Wars last year as my biggest buy of the draft—just in time for his injuries to make it wasted money. Still, at that point in a mixed draft, you are looking to fill holes in your projected stats while at the same time looking for value and minimizing risks. It was those last two factors that played loudly into my decision to take Abreu over Davis when the projected values for each player was clearly in Davis' favor.
Bobby Abreu has a lot of quality known merits. He has played in at least 152 games for each of the past 13 seasons so he has an impeccable health history—CHIPPER considers him a low risk player for 2011 as well. He has driven in 100 or more runs in seven of the past eight seasons. He has scored 88 or more runs in each of the past twelve seasons and until last season, had not hit below .283 in any year in which he was a full-time player. Not to mention he's a consistent source of stolen bases as he has swiped at least 22 bases in each of the past twelve seasons and continues to put up decent totals, even at an advanced age under a manager who loves to put runners in motion and trusts his veterans to pick their spots.
Most seasons Abreu is a contributor across all five categories. Last season was his lowest fantasy value in recent memory and he still earned $20-plus dollars in AL-only leagues. Looking back at least season, he showed signs of slowing down at age 36 as his line drive rate fell to 16 percent, which is six percentage points below his career average. Additionally, 2010 saw his fly ball rate go up for a third straight season as some of those crisp line drives became fly ball outs that fell into gloves rather than green grass or seats. Even in that down season, he was on base 35 percent of the time and was a solid four category contributor rather than his customary five categories. Mock drafters at mockdraftcentral.com still respect Abreu's production as his current ADP is 119 while they continue to overlook Rajai Davis who comes in at a very low 289.
Davis enjoyed a mixed bag of success with the A's over the past two and a half seasons. He hit .305 in 2009 and stole 41 bases in under 400 at bats and followed that up with a .284 average last season stealing 50 bases. Sadly, the A's offense hindered him because, despite 50 stolen bases, Davis scored just 66 times in 2010. Davis now moves east into the suddenly offensive-friendly Rogers Centre where extra base hits were struck at an alarming rate, fueled by Jose Bautista's breakout season and a team embracing the grip-it-and-rip-it approach put forth by Cito Gaston and Dwayne Murphy. Both Abreu and Davis went for $19 in the recent AL LABR draft two weeks ago so while the recent ADP reports do not see these two as close, the first round of experts that drafted certainly do. Those results came out right about the time I was debating which outfielder to choose so I decided to talk myself out of drafting Davis by looking for reasons why mock drafters were overlooking him and why there was a wide range in the projected value for Davis amongst the pundits.
Since Davis was switching divisions, I wanted to see how he had done in his career against the pitchers from Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Tampa Bay—this dive into his splits was not rosy. Since coming over to the American League, Davis has had 226 plate appearances against pitchers from those teams and he has a slash line of .213/.242/306—226 is a small sample size, but that slash line is well below his averages for his career which is .281/.330/383. If you slice it down to some of the better pitchers in the division, the line gets worse. Against the likes of CC Sabathia, Jon Lester, David Price, John Lackey, and Brian Matusz, his line is an anemic .194/.206/226 in 63 plate appearances (even smaller sample size caveats apply). Overall, Davis has a .287/.329/392 slash line as an American League hitter so his slash line against American League East pitchers stands out.
Secondly, Davis has been on a bit of a hot streak concerning his batting average on balls in play in recent seasons. The table below shows Davis' batting average, BABIP, as well as xBABIP over the past three seasons in the American League.
2008's underperformance was a nice pre-cursor of what he could do in 2009, and 2010 made it two straight seasons where his BABIP was better than it should have been. In all, he's been anywhere from 41 points below expectations to 44 points above expectations. The other issue is he is moving to a club that is rather aggressive at the plate from an organization that emphasizes working counts. Toronto was below league average last season in both pitches per plate appearance and team walk rate—maybe John Farrell, who comes from Boston, will change that, but we haven't seen whether this is true yet.
If you are a believer in Saberhagenmetrics then Davis could be in for a good year in getting on base. In 2007, he reached base at a .361 clip and in 2009 he got on base at a .360 clip. However, in even years, he has been at .272 and .320. His walk rate has bounced around from as high at 10 percent in 2007 down to four percent the following year while he was just under six percent as a member of a team that values the walk. If Davis does suffer a BABIP correction in 2011, he will have to improve his walk rate to make up for the loss of stolen base opportunities.
For all of his speed, Davis gets his steals from the frequency in which he steals bases and not the frequency he is on first. Davis' stolen base opportunities last season were right at the 25 percent league average but he took off for second 43 percent of the time he was standing on first base. Oakland manager Bob Geren was aggressive with both Davis and Cliff Pennington last season and in fact; Oakland was slightly above league average as they had 2293 stolen base opportunities as a team last season. An opportunity is defined as a runner being on first or second base with the base in front of them unoccupied. Toronto had the fewest opportunities as well as the fewest stolen bases in the American League which is one of the reasons they targeted Davis' services.
New manager Farrell brings an unknown quantity into the equation, as we don't know his habits on the basepaths. His old bos Terry Francona showed a willingness to utilize the speed when he had it. When Ellsbury was healthy in 2009, Francona put runners in motion 10 percent of the time when they had stolen base opportunities. Compare that to last season when Ellsbury was out of commission for most of the season when Francona sent Red Sox stealing just five percent of the time when the league average last season was nine percent.
The Blue Jays struggle enough to put runners on base on a consistent basis and as one subscriber deftly pointed out, our PFM has a good portion of the Jays' regular lineup projected for OBP's below .320. In fact, Davis' own career on base percentage is .320 and that's a danger spot for him if he repeats that. The PlayIndex tool at Baseball-Reference shows us just three players age 30 or older that have stolen 40 or more bases in a single season with an OBP below .325: Steve Sax, Tony Womack, and Vince Coleman. In order for Davis to achieve the lofty projections some have out there for him, he has to continue his hitting ways from Oakland to get on base at a high enough to fully utilize his speed. That speed is starting to leave him these days as his Speed Score has gone from 9.3 to 8.0 to 6.9 over the past three seasons. That Womack season is the vision that I cannot get out of my head as I look at Davis and think about what could go wrong in 2011. Womack had 617 at-bats in 2000 and hit seven home runs, scored 95 runs, and stole 45 bases while earning $22–in NL-Only leagues—none of the campaigns that followed for him went nearly as well.
Again, in those mid to late rounds in a draft, you are looking to fill holes in your projected stats while at the same time looking for value and minimizing risks. The need for speed was there for me, but the value of a sliding Abreu and his excellent track record made his selection a more comfortable choice for me at pick 181 than Davis whose upside in 2011 is nearly as high as his floor would be low.
Jason Collette is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
22 comments have been left for this article.
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My two cents? In the mid-late rounds, you start collecting lottery tickets. Davis is a lottery ticket for 2-3 points in a category all by himself. If he fails, you'll know it by June and can mitigate the damage with a waiver wire pickup of a mediocre outfielder.
Mar 18, 2011 06:54 AM
I wish I had read this before I traded for Davis the other day.
Mar 18, 2011 07:06 AM
Anyone want to speculate on Davis working with a swing coach this past offseason? Seems interesting that he says he now has an approach at the plate. I don't trust spring numbers at all, except when they portend possible power breakouts.
Mar 18, 2011 08:09 AM
It all depends on the context of your team of course. My teams seem to solidify into either mostly balanced players or a mix of specialists depending on how the draft/auction is playing out. All things being equal, I have Abreu as a much more valuable fantasy player who is chronically underrated. He's a value in the 16th round, Davis is probably still a reach there. There are a lot of other speed options very late if you're looking to catch up in steals. Also, having seen Rajai here in Oakland quite a bit the last few years, I agree that there are reasons to be concerned. He looks pretty overmatched against plus fastballs and doesn't have good plate disipline. There's not much margin for error there and a dip in his luck he could really struggle to get on base enough to add value. Also, Toronto is about to find out that he's not nearly as good a centerfielder as he might be advertised to be. If Podsednik gets healthy, there's some playing time risk with Rajai. Abreu for me, no contest.
Mar 18, 2011 08:13 AM
I'm not sure Davis and Womack are really that similar. The numbers look the same but Tony Womack was never much of an athlete. He was 5'9" and 175 soaking wet. Davis is 5'10" and plays at almost 200 pounds, is a much stronger player, and a much more well rounded athlete.
Mar 18, 2011 08:42 AM
Brian Oakchunas
Speed guys tend to beat out their BABIP. It makes sense because they can get down the line and beat out groundballs a lot more often. I recalculate every player's batting average to eliminate luck. Here is what Davis should have hit the last three years:
Mar 18, 2011 09:05 AM
FYI - the hit chart data from katron.org
Mar 18, 2011 10:40 AM
Only if all things are equal which they're not. Can we assume that the wind patterns from the bay may have prevented some of those fly balls from carrying? I'm not saying for sure but we do know that the ball jumps in Toronto and dies in the air in Oakland. The AL East also has 4 of the more hitter friendly parks in the AL rather than playing games in Oakland and Seattle.
Mar 18, 2011 11:48 AM
He has 12 home runs in 1455 plate appearances as it stands now. I think 10 is really pushing it.
Mar 18, 2011 13:33 PM
This article is exactly why the PFM needs a complete overhaul. I hate using words like "useless", but PFM is...lacking in use...because it doesn't seem to weight the categories in a way to discount Davis, who gets the majority of his value from 1 stat (SB)
Mar 18, 2011 12:18 PM
Tools like the PFM are not that useful in my opinion because the values lack context. I don't think that you should necessarily discount Davis' value just because the majority of his value comes from 1 stat, but you certainly aren't going to pay $20 for him if you already have Juan Pierre. You might if you're power heavy though. It's all context. Once a player's value has been reduced to a single number, you lose information about how that number was derived. Player valuation is really all about resource allocation and how much you'll pay or where you'll draft and those things are constantly in flux during your draft as players come off the board and your and other rosters are constructed. Even though the PFM seems designed to take some of those things into account, it's really too complicated a process and all the inputs the algorithm would need to make sense are not going to be there. You have to be aware about all kinds of stuff about stat scarcity, positional scarcity, and roster construction (yours and theirs).
Mar 18, 2011 13:18 PM
Two weeks ago I ran the PFM for my 8-team mixed 5x5 league that conducts a snake draft and uses the five standard pitching categories and substitutes run production (R + RBI - HR) for RBI in hitting. We have 16 active hitters and 12 active pitchers, with a 6-man bench usually composed of 1 corner, 1 middle, 1 OF and 3 pitchers. We also have minimum innings of 1,600 and minimum at bats of 8,000.
Mar 19, 2011 10:59 AM
Siano took Rajai Davis at $20 this morning and I bought Abreu at $21, just for the record.
Mar 19, 2011 13:43 PM
Jason: What is your take on PFM? I use it to give me an idea of how to compare players who are apples and oranges e.g. who do I want Max Scherzer or Ian Kinsler (or some such) using a single number that is "unbiased."
Mar 19, 2011 15:03 PM
Compliments would be praise or flattery. Complements are something that go well with something else.
Mar 20, 2011 06:21 AM
They won't run. The reason to run is to score on a single or sac fly. They will be converting 2 run homers into solos. There's just no point. Besides being just another speed guy who can't hit, Davis will be locked down pretty quick once this reality sinks in. Davis is a big waste of a draft pick.
Mar 20, 2011 16:04 PM
Farrell says he's aiming for base-path aggressiveness. That should count for something.
Mar 21, 2011 09:38 AM
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