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ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen came to the ballpark on Saturday expecting to throw one final bullpen tuneup before coming off the 15-day disabled list next week.
Instead, he was activated.
A day after the worst loss at 3-year-old Busch Stadium, a 20-2 pasting by the Phillies on Friday night, the Cardinals decided they needed Isringhausen even if he wasn't ready to pitch the ninth inning.
The 35-year-old right-hander wasn't surprised, after the Cardinals used four relievers and infielder Aaron Miles in the rout.
"I had an idea after last night's game because I knew we'd be short of pitching," Isringhausen said. "I think after seven years they've seen me throw enough.
"That break did me good just to get my mind right, and now I'm back."
Isringhausen had been on the DL since May 16, ostensibly because of a lacerated hand but more to give him time to clear his head and refine mechanics after a stretch of woeful outings. Isringhausen was 1-5 with an 8.00 ERA and six blown saves in 17 chances.
Isringhausen believed he may have been tipping his pitches because hitters were laying off his curveball.
"The more I think about it, maybe it makes sense," Isringhausen said. "The first 2½ weeks of the season went pretty good and then all of a sudden I wasn't throwing any different but the results were different."
Right-hander Anthony Reyes also was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Right-hander Mark Worrell and outfielder Joe Mather were optioned to Memphis.
General manager John Mozeliak said Isringhausen would likely be used in middle relief until he regains his confidence. Ryan Franklin has been the stand-in closer and had eight saves in 11 opportunities.
Both Isringhausen and Reyes were available for Saturday's game against the Phillies. Reyes arrived about an hour before the game. The Cardinals had planned to watch Isringhausen in one last bullpen session Saturday before activating him on Tuesday for an interleague series against the Kansas City Royals, but decided they might need him immediately.
Mozeliak also said ace right-hander Chris Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young winner, would seek a second opinion for what he termed chronic pain in his surgically-repaired elbow. Carpenter made only one start last year and had been on schedule to return to the rotation in mid-July.
Isringhausen said he believed Carpenter, who was examined by team physician Dr. George Paletta on Friday, would see Dr. James Andrews on Monday.
"He's just been experiencing some discomfort and it's been going on for a little bit," Mozeliak said. "It needs to be addressed."
Todd Wellemeyer lasted only 3 1/3 innings and gave up a career-worst eight runs in Friday's 20-2 loss while struggling with tightness in his elbow. He had missed his last turn in the rotation because of the elbow, but said Saturday he thought he would be fine to make his next start.
Miles made his third career relief appearance in the loss, working a perfect ninth against the top of the Phillies' order. Worrell allowed three runs on four hits in two innings.
Worrell was 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA in four games covering 5 2/3 innings, while Mather batted .229 in 35 at-bats over 13 games with one homer and three RBIs.


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There are people or organizations who are possibly interested in your antique mags.
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2. public libraries-however they buy by bulks not single book.
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eBay.com is also a good place to auction or to sell your magazines.
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Things that makes an old magazine interesting. if your magazine has any of these qualities, then chances are you will get a good price for them.
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Child labour in Africa
Globally, the number of child labourers has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million. But Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region with the highest incidence of child labour with more than one in five children in child labour.
The percentage of children in hazardous work is highest in the Sub-Saharan Africa region (10 per cent). The number of child labourers also decreased in Sub-Saharan Africa (by 6 million). The net impact of these regional trends is that the population of child labourers is becoming more concentrated in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. According to the regional distribution of child labour for the 5-17 years age for 2008-2012, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 30 per cent of all 5-17 year-olds in child labour.
Although the decline in child labour during 2008-2012 offers some cause for optimism, Sub-Saharan Africa is still the region where children face by far the highest risk of child labour and also the region where progress has been slowest and least consistent.
An increasing number of African countries are developing National Action Plans (NAPs). However, progress towards the achievement of the targeted goals is slow. Nearly half of the 54 countries in the region have yet to begin designing their NAPs. There is a great need to improve and scale up implementation efforts in nearly all countries. Partly because child labour programs tend to receive low attention within national development priorities.
ILO Strategies and policy responses in AfricaThe ILO identified the need to reinforce action for a continued focus on Africa. An enhanced focus and support for the development and full implementation of national action plans for the elimination of child labour, especially its worst forms, and the scaling up and replication of pilot projects, knowledge building and integration of child labour into national development agendas is a priority in Africa.
Some ILO member States have formulated National Action Plans with the aim of eliminating the worst forms of child labour in the shortest possible time. The ILO is supporting several countries in the region in this regard, a key objective being the development of national institutional and technical capacities for the effective implementation of National Action Plans.
In order to fight child labour in Africa, the ILO has now launched aresource centre for Africa. This online centre will keep track of child issues in specific African countries on a regular basis.


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The Tapia Conference provides conference travel scholarships for students (community college/undergraduate/graduate), post-docs and a limited number for faculty at colleges/universities in the U.S and U.S. Territories. Scholarships include conference registration, meals during the conference, hotel accommodations, and a reimbursable travel stipend. Tapia scholarships are generously funded by government and industry organizations. The Tapia Conference is unable to provide scholarships for individuals studying/working at foreign colleges/universities. Scholarships are reviewed by over 90 professional volunteers in industry and academia. The Tapia 2017 Conference scholarship application site is now closed.
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It has been a little quiet over here since we came back from Europe. Devin has worked from home and in the evenings, we find ourselves strolling through tool stores talking projects or cuddled up on the couch watching movies. I've been massively decorating/cleaning/purging our home in the way that makes you sore when you wake up in the morning. I've also been catching up with all of the people we missed while we were in Europe and road tripping. I've been sending out a ton of resumes for jobs. Overall though, I just feel like my heart is full.
I've spent this time disconnecting a little bit and reconnecting in others.
I've had my phone dead somewhere in our home more often than not. I haven't pulled my camera out after 2 months of not letting it rest. I cut four inches off of my hair at 10 PM after I struggled to get a knot out.
Life has not been perfect, but it has felt very sweet.
When we were in Europe, I realized that all of my goal list I kept making over and over again to complete by the time I was 30 has been fulfilled. I have a sweet husband, I was able to go to graduate school for something I love, we have seen so much of the country, and here I was taking naps on a European train with my tummy full of gelato and a million other things. I realized we had a beautiful home to go back to that was ours.
I thought a lot about our time since we have been in Georgia. Our first few years were really hard. I'm so happy I've been able to see life do a 180 and see so many blessings from those crummy times. If you're having a hard time right now (or maybe have been for a while), I promise it gets better.


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well I learned something already but so little that you really couldn't say that I know Japanese.
but anyway I'm starting to use this site to help me learn Japanese. (I have two books, too.)
Biggest difficulty to learn Japanese is memorising hiragana, katakana and kanjis. because I'm finnish and finnish is pronouncet almost like Japanese it is easy to me to speak it.
To another subject. because I'm new here I really hope I make some friend from here. We could speak about all kinds of japanese things, why not every thing else?
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hei. im Dhal and im new to this site.
after so much longing of a site that might help me with my
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Heh, I'm not very new to
Heh, I'm not very new to Japanese, but I'm taking the class (in highschool) because I love it. So, my main problem is Kanji, I can read Hiragana and Katakana and memorizing is pretty easy too, but I just can't get the kanji, at least not as fast as everything else.
The second problem I have is the grammar, I'm going to pick up a Japanese Grammar book later, but before that, any suggestions?
hey my name is vietanh...im
hey my name is vietanh...im a super newbie ahah
dont know japanese or anything..the only word i know is doushite or however you spell it...can someone be my prsonal teacher? and teach me? im only 14
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hi im new here too.... my name is victoria but i like to be called vicky ^_^
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hi..im new too..my name is adrian..
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hi, i just started learning to ^ ^ i finally got hiragana down so 'YA!' lol
Hi!!!! teach me tons of nihongo kay!!?? ^^
wow, lol, your totally right, i'll have to do that, thats a good idea *grin* cool thanks :)
Hi!!!! teach me tons of nihongo kay!!?? ^^
Hmmm.... Not soo hard...
Memorizing Hiragana is easy. I memorized the Hiragana chart in 2 days (basic) and I just re-read/write/practice over, and I bough a few Japanese books (pure Kana) and I just read what the Hiragana and try to pick up the pace (I skip Katakana and Kanji =p)
Katakana= Boo! I, for some reason, dont like it... and I dont even (for some reason) want to study it... I know the vowels though... and SU, MI, SU, DE, PA, TO (from my book =p)
Kanji--> T.T
I'm going to officially start today O.O"
Since being a Translator is what I want to be, Kanji is probably the most essential part of Japanese for me to "master". I bought Kanji cards... I just need to memorize them and the words they make up... *sigh*
Well, who knows? Maybe it will be fun?
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I've got a poster stuck to my ceiling of all hiragana and katakana. They say that anything you study before you sleep is remembered more than anything because I guess there aren't anything else that is added or overwritten in your brain.
Me to finf Diff to remeber
now im happy i can understand and reply japanese
I respect all the human .. i love to have frdship with all
hey pasting notes thats a good idea thanks ...lol
kanjistep.com really helps
kanjistep.com really helps with katakana, hiragana and kanji
hope that helps some of you!
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I have problems memorising
I have problems memorising too xD
Infact I just can't seem to find a way which will make me remeber xD
saying it is easy but memorizing it in hiragana form is hard for me
Studying hiragana and
Studying hiragana and katakana was the easiest part for me so far. Now that I'm done that I'm working on kanji -die- and memorizing random words and verbs ect. That's... really hard.
So I'm pasting little stick-it notes all over everything in my house! ^_^;; Hehehe
same here
spelling the words is easy thanks to my native language but is I have problems memorizing the Higarana. I hope too that I can make new friends (^-^)
well i just dont understand how the words work yet
i try to learn the words then try saying other words yet i cant seem to get it wright though


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The trailer starts off on the slow side, building a mystery. Bruce Boxleitner, reprising his role of Alan Gartner, is telling Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) about his missing dad, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). He had discovered something that was going to change the world two days before he went missing. Now Boxleitner gets a phone call from a phone from Flynn's Arcade...a line that should be dead! Soon enough, Hedlund, with an appropriate chip on his shoulder from not having a dad in his life, is at the arcade (he gets there by motorbike, speeding down late night streets and jumping his motorbike from the highway to an off-ramp) and...
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Contemporary business firms face the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a large-scale ICT revolution. Innovations emerging during this transformative period have made it possible for manufacturing companies to divide the production process into many separate operations such as new product development, component production, assemble, sales, after-sales services, and so on. East Asia is no stranger to these dynamics. The horizontal division of labor in manufacturing has been common in this region since the 1980s.
United States (US) President Donald Trump aims to keep American companies inside the US to secure American employment. International trade analysis suggests, though, this is a wrongheaded policy. The present situation is one where Japan, Korea, and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) export intermediary goods to China, these countries' subsidiaries or factories in China use a large proportion of these goods to assemble final goods for export to the US, European Union (EU), Japan, and elsewhere, and the US imports substantial amounts of assembled goods from China while exporting much less to China than those East Asian nations.
Traditionally, outward mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of non-Japanese firms by Japanese firms have represented the dominant percentage of total M&As involving Japanese companies. However, past patterns are shifting with overseas companies' acquisition of Japanese companies constituting a greater percentage of total M&A.
The internationalization of Chinese yuan is fully underway with rising use in trade, settlement, and financial transactions. To what extent do Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) in China, which have numerous subsidiaries and extensive production chains there, use the yuan in their transactions?
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement has a number of provisions critical for protecting the interests of foreign multinational corporations (MNCs).
The Japanese service sector is attracting much business attention today from international hotel chains, real estate businesses, and other service companies due to the increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan. Moreover, the numbers will increase significantly due to the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
"Supply chain" is a term that captures well the essence of the activities of Japanese firms' subsidiaries abroad. Their overseas plants, particularly in the machinery industry in Asia, are geared towards manufacturing components to take advantage of cheap labor in other Asian countries. Later the components they produce will be assembled in factories in Japan or other sub headquarters in big cities near their components producing factories.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a newly created Chinese-led regional development bank, is now attracting global attention from governments, businesses, and analysts and seems to be at the center of the debate on global governance; that is, whether it should be US- or China-led in the future. The US and Japan have opted not to join this bank since its governance and objectives remain unclear and, in particular, because it is uncertain how the AIIB will cooperate (or compete) with the existing international financial institutions such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank.
At the end of 2014, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced a new code of corporate governance, to be adopted in June this year, to advance the "third arrow" (structural reform) of "Abenomics," Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's multi-pronged program for reinvigorating Japanese economic growth.
The Japanese economy is struggling hard to escape deflation. This coupled with a shrinking domestic market resulting from depopulation is pushing many Japanese firms to move their facilities overseas, mostly East Asia, in order to gain additional market opportunities. To replace the capital lost to other East Asian countries, Japan needs to attract more inward foreign direct investment (IFDI).
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PFF's non-Power-5 Dream Team: Best players at every position
There are so many games on Saturdays that teams and players outside the Power-5 conferences are often overshadowed by the games played in the SEC, Pac-12 and other prominent conferences. With only the bowl games left from the 2015 season, we decided to collect the best players who you probably were not paying close attention to this fall.
It is necessary to note that, obviously, these players did not face the same level of competition as those who play week in, week out in the Power-5 conferences. However, as the saying goes, you can only play the teams on your schedule and these players not only played, but really impressed against their opponents.
Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky +45.2
This one came down to the wire as Johnson was ahead of Doughty all season, but his average performance in the MAC Championship Game did him in. Although the two players have exactly the same overall grade, we go with Doughty because of his higher passing grade and consistency since he graded out above +1.0 in 11 of his last 12 games.
Key stat: Doughty has the second highest PFF QB rating (101.70) in the nation behind Baker Mayfield.
Honorable mention: Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
Running backs
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State +19.0
After a slow start, Pumphrey reached 100 rushing yards in all of his last eight regular season games and graded below +1.0 in only one of his last nine games. He also proved to be a threat as a receiver out of the backfield and became a nightmare for defenders to tackle. He was at his best against Utah State in Week 8 where he averaged 4.7 yards after contact and forced nine missed tackles en route to 181 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Key stat: Pumphrey forced 76 missed tackles, second to only Leonard Fournette in the nation.
James Butler, Nevada +18.2
Similarly to Pumphrey, Butler also had a slow start to his season, but he graded positively in 10 of his last 11 games. He earned almost his entire overall grade by his rushing performance as he was limited as a receiver. Butler's most impressive game came against Hawaii when he forced 11 missed tackles on 27 carries.
Key stat: Butler's 4.41 yards after contact per attempt leads the nation.
Ito Smith, Southern Miss +21.1
Smith was one of the most elusive running backs in the nation and stood out both as a runner and as a receiver. Although, he dropped three passes in his last four games, he still earned the fourth-highest receiving grade among running backs. His receiving skills were on full display in Week 4 against Nebraska when he caught all five of his targets and averaged 16.2 yards after the catch and forced four missed tackles as well.
Key stat: Smith has the second highest elusive rating (124.9) in the nation as he forced 61 missed tackles on 194 touches.
Honorable mention: Jeremy McNichols, Boise State; Travis Greene, Bowling Green; Marlon Mack, USF
Wide receivers
Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan +25.8
A true slot receiver, Braverman ran 96.4 percent of his routes from the slot and was the most targeted slot receiver in college football with 124 targets. He was our third highest-graded wide receiver in the nation and he earned a grade above +1.0 in 8 of his 12 games.
Key stat: He was second in the nation with 3.15 yards per route run from the slot.
Corey Davis, Western Michigan +24.8
It wasn't not enough for teams to worry about Braverman in the slot, but Western Michigan had the ability to attack opponents with another outstanding receiver on the outside as well. Davis really came on strong in the last month of the season and he earned a grade above +3.0 in four of his last five games as he caught 40 of the 53 passes going his way for 688 yards in the last five weeks.
Key stat: Davis was seventh in the nation with 3.27 yards per route run.
Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts +22.2
Sharpe was one of the most consistent wide receivers in college football this year as he did not have a single negatively graded game all season. He was by far the most targeted player in the nation with 178 targets, 30 targets clear from second place. He saw the most targets in Week 3 against Temple when 21 passes went his way.
Key stat: Sharpe had the sixth-best drop rate (2.63) in the nation as he dropped only three of his 114 catchable targets.
Honorable mention: Shaq Washington, Cincinnati; Demarcus Ayers, Houston; Richie James, Middle Tennessee; Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky
Tight end
David Morgan II, UTSA +36.6
Morgan was the best tight end in all of college football in 2015, not only outside the Power-5 conferences. Although, he was solid in catching the football too, he earned his place on this team with his exceptional run blocking. Those looking for the best pass-catching tight end, should turn to our honorable mention, Tyler Higbee.
Key stat: He dropped only two of his 46 catchable targets.
Honorable mention: Tyler Higbee, Western Kentucky
Offensive tackles
Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky +39.5
Excelling in pass protection and run blocking too, Forrest Lamp had an outstanding season as he graded out above +2.0 in 11 of his 13 games. Lamp had the third highest pass block and fifth highest run block grade among tackles. His Pass Blocking Efficiency (98.4) was the sixth in the entire nation as he allowed only 11 total pressures and no sacks.
Key stat: Among tackles who did not allow a single sack, Lamp played the most snaps with 529.
Evan Plagg, Tulsa +29.8
Plagg was less impressive in pass protection than Lamp, but he earned his place on this team with his run block grade of +20.0, which was the sixth-best in the nation. This is especially impressive since while Plagg graded out above +1.0 in all of his first eight games, he struggled in the last four weeks of the season.
Key stat: Plagg played 1,068 snaps this season, the most among tackles who played 12 games.
Honorable mention: Colton Jackson, Arkansas State; Rashod Hill, Southern Miss
Chase Roullier, Wyoming +39.4
Roullier has been constantly featured in our national Dream Team, so it is no surprise he made this team as he was the second-highest graded guard in college football this season behind only Joshua Garnett. Roullier was our ninth-highest graded guard in pass protection and third-highest in run blocking.
Key stat: He surrendered only five total pressures all season.
Aidan Conlon, Northern Illinois +30.9
Conlon got the nod over Gossett – the nation's highest graded run blocking guard – because of his work in pass protection. He earned the sixth-highest pass blocking grade in the nation among guards and was impressive in run blocking as well.
Key stat: Conlon did not allow a single sack or hit on 446 pass block snaps.
Honorable mention: Colby Gossett, Appalachian State; Roscoe Byrd, Georgia State
Jesse Chapman, Appalachian State +38.8
By the end of the season Chapman took over Duke center Matt Skura and had the highest grade among all centers in college football. While he was solid in pass protection too, he had no competition when it came to his performance in run blocking.
Key stat: His grade is more than 20.0 clear of the second-highest graded center outside the Power-5.
Honorable mention: Jacob Richard, Ball State
Edge rushers
Kyler Fackrell, Utah State +39.7
Fackrell is one of the most truly versatile edge defenders in the nation. He has been equally dominant in both rushing the passer and stopping the run, while also flashing ability in coverage. His best game came against Boise State in Week 7, where he recorded one quarterback hit, four hurries and six total defensive stops. In addition, he tackled the receiver for a loss on the only reception he allowed in that game.
Key stat: Fackrell's Pass Rushing Productivity rating of 15.0 is sixth among 3-4 outside linebackers in the nation as he recorded 33 total pressures on 168 pass rush snaps.
Jamal Marcus, Akron +36.6
While Marcus is solid against the run, his real strength has been going after the quarterback, which he does 98.6 percent of the time from the left side. To see what the former Ohio State player is capable of, just watch his tape against Miami (Ohio) where he racked up nine hurries and three hits in addition to his sack.
Key stat: He recorded 48 total pressures on 283 pass rush snaps, which was good for a Pass Rushing Productivity rating of +13.2.
Honorable mention: Eddie Yarbrough, Wyoming; Jason Neill, UTSA
Defensive interior
Vernon Butler, Louisiana Tech +43.7
Although, Butler's Pass Rushing Productivity rating is 16th in the nation among defensive tackles, he is still mainly known for his work in defending the run. Butler did not play all that well in the first game for Louisiana Tech, but he graded out above +2.0 in each of his last 11 games, which is a very impressive feat. His run defense grade of +31.0 was higher than that of DeForest Buckner, which says a lot knowing how well the Oregon defensive lineman played this year.
Key stat: Butler recorded a defensive stop on 9.2% of his run snaps, which was good for the sixth best ratio in college football among defensive tackles.
Will Anthony, Navy +43.2
Similar to Butler, Anthony also stood out mainly because of the way he played against the run. Just like Butler, Anthony was really consistent as he graded out above +1.0 in all the 11 games he played in. Despite constantly being in the backfield, Anthony has missed only two tackles all season.
Key stat: His 34 defensive stops are tied for fifth-most among interior defenders outside the Power-5 conferences.
Honorable mention: Ronald Blair, Appalachian State; Kennedy Tulimasealii, Hawaii
Jatavis Brown, Akron +36.5
While Brown was not outstanding against the run, he received our highest grade among linebackers for rushing the passer, and was also one of the best when it came to dropping into coverage. His best game came in Week 11 against Miami (Ohio) when he recorded three sacks, one hit, two hurries and had eight defensive stops altogether without a single missed tackle. To prove his versatility, he also recorded two pass defenses and an interception in that game.
Key stat: His 13 sacks lead all linebackers, while his 12 hits are good for second place in his position group.
Calvin Munson, San Diego State +32.7
Munson was one of the most exceptionally versatile linebackers in college football. He ranks among the best 25 linebackers in the nation in rushing the passer, coverage and run defense as well. He did, however, have a brief slump in Weeks 2 and 3, he graded out above +1.0 in 8 of his last 10 games. He recorded three sacks, two hits and two hurries in Week 7 against San Jose State.
Key stat: He allowed a passer rating of 42.7, the second lowest in the nation among linebackers who were targeted at least 20 times.
Tyler Gray, Boise State +27.3
It says a lot about Gray's season that he was our 12th highest-graded linebacker in the nation despite playing fewer snaps than anyone else in the top 35. Although he played only a limited role on the Boise State defense, Gray did not have a single negatively graded game in 2015. Furthermore, he earned his highest grade in Week 3 against Idaho State when he played only 29 snaps of the possible 94.
Key stat: Gray has the best tackling efficiency among 4-3 outside linebackers in the entire nation as he did not miss a single tackle on 388 snaps.
Honorable mention: Boomer Mays, Northern Illinois; Tyler Matakevich, Temple; Hunter Kissinger, Louisiana-Monroe
Jamar Summers, Connecticut +15.7
Summers had a really slow start to his season as he earned a negative grade in three of his first four games and also did not play entire games. However, he graded out positively in all of his last eight games and played all but one snaps in the Huskies' last six outings. Starting from Week 5, Summers was our highest-graded cornerback in the entire nation.
Key stat: Summers allowed a completion percentage of 41.7 percent and there were three games when he was targeted at least three times, but did not allow a single reception.
DeAndre Scott, Akron +13.9
Although six penalties make Scott's overall grade a bit worse than a couple of other players', he had the third highest coverage grade among cornerbacks in the entire nation and the highest among players outside the Power 5. Despite being targeted 64 times, Scott allowed only one touchdown all season while he picked off six passes and defended another seven.
Key stat: Scott allowed a passer rating of 30.6 for quarterbacks targeting him, which was the fourth-lowest in college football.
Michael Egwuagu, UTSA +20.0
Egwuagu finished the season strong as he graded out above +1.0 in eight of his last ten games. He made this team mainly for his brilliant performance in the slot. He was targeted only once for every ten cover snaps in the slot, which was the second best ratio in the nation. It was not without reason that quarterbacks avoided him: Egwuagu picked off two passes and allowed zero touchdowns when lining up in the slot.
Key stat: He allowed a passer rating of 63.9 as a slot cornerback, the tenth-lowest figure in college football.
Honorable mention: Kalan Reed, Southern Miss; Deatrick Nichols, USF; Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois
Okezie Alozie, Buffalo +24.9
Alozie was the best safety against the pass this year as he earned the highest coverage grade in the entire nation. He allowed only one touchdown all season and quarterbacks had a passer rating of 71.0 when targeting him. His coverage skills were on full display in Week 8 against Ohio when he intercepted two passes and defended another two, resulting in a passer rating of 31.7.
Key stat: Alozie did not allow a reception longer than 20 yards all season.
Nate Holley, Kent State +22.7
Next to Alozie, we have a true run stopper, as Holley earned the second-highest run defense grade among safeties in the entire nation. Holley was one of the more consistent safeties in college football, grading out above +1.0 in 9 of his 12 games. Despite being a safety, Holley led the Kent State defense in defensive stops with 36.
Key stat: Holley recorded a stop on 7.4 percent of his run snaps, the eighth-best ratio among safeties in college football.
Honorable mention: DeJuan Rogers, Toledo; Weston Steelhammer, Air Force


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Before forming a club, it would be well to ascertain how many there are of those desirous of becoming members of such an organization who will be sufficiently interested in the club as to place it on a permanent footing; and especially is it requisite that a majority of the members should be those able to devote a portion of their time to the necessary practice of the game, and at the same time be fully alive to the welfare of the club they join. Being satisfied in these respects, the next proceeding is to adopt an appropriate name, and one indicative of the locality of the club. In this matter care should be taken to avoid, if possible, the selection of a name already adopted. In framing the Constitution and By-Laws of the club, avoid having any rule that can not or will not be enforced, as it will otherwise lead to a laxity of discipline that will injuriously affect those rules that are absolutely necessary for the existence of the club. The fines, if any should be light, being thereby easier of collection, and fully as effective as if of great amount.
SECTION 1. This club shall be known as the _________________Base Ball Club of_______________and shall consist of not more than_________regular members.
SEC. 1. Those desirous of becoming members, can be proposed at any meeting, but must be balloted for at the ensuing meeting.
SEC. 2. Proposals for membership must be seconded by some member of the club other than the one proposing.
SEC. 3. At a ballot for membership__________________negative votes shall exclude the candidate.
SEC. 4. All persons who are elected members must subscribe to the Constitution and By-Laws, pay their initiation fee and regular dues, and furnish their address to the Secretary of the club, within_____days notice of election, or forfeit all claim of membership.
SEC. 5. Honorary members must be elected by a unanimous vote of the members present at a regular meeting. They are not required to pay either initiation fee or dues, but are to be subject to the laws of the club.
SEC. 6. Any member desirous of withdrawing from the club, must tender his resignation in writing at a regular meeting; no resignation shall be accepted from any member who is in arrears for dues to the club.
SEC. 1. The officers of this club shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Directors, whose term of office shall be one year.
SEC. 2. The election of officers shall be by ballot, and shall take place at the first regular meeting in______. They shall be balloted for separately, and must receive a majority of all the votes polled, to entitle them to an election, and shall enter upon their respective duties immediately thereafter.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings; to enforce a proper observance of the Constitution and By-Laws of the club; to appoint all commitees, not otherwise provided for, and have the casting vote in case of a tie upon any questions.
SEC. 4. The duties of the Vice-President shall be to perform those of the President, in the absence of that officer.
SEC. 5. The duties of the Secretary shall be to keep all the books of the club, except those of the Treasurer, attend to all correspondence, call all meetings of the club, keep a roll of the members, which he shall call at the opening of every meeting; and such other duties as may be found in the following articles.
SEC. 6. The duties of the Treasurer shall be, to receive and disburse all the funds of the club; keep a book of individual accounts; pay all bills made or approved by the President, and render vouchers for the same; and at each regular meeting, when called upon to do so, report to the presiding officer the financial condition of the club.
SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the Directors to take charge of the necessary implements of the club; determine the time to commence and close the season for field exercise; and attend to all miscellaneous duties not otherwise provided for.
SEC. 8. In case of any office becoming vacant, the vacancy shall be immediately filled by a new election.
SEC. 1. The stated meetings of the club shall be held monthly, at 8 o'clock, P.M.
SEC. 2. ___________Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at regular meetings.
SEC. 3. The President shall call extra meetings for business at the written request of a regular quorum of members, or when he may deem it expedient.
SEC. 4. The days for field exercise shall be such as may be appointed from time to time at the regular meetings of the club.
SEC. 5. All committees shall report at the next meeting after their appointment, except when the nature of their business requires a longer time.
SEC. 1. Every alteration, amendment, or addition to the Constitution or By-Laws, shall be delivered to the President in writing, who shall publish the same to the club, and at the next regular meeting it shall be considered and adopted, if two-thirds of the members present concur.
At the regular meetings of the club, the following order of business shall be observed: 1st. Calling the roll; 2d. Reading the minutes of the previous meeting; 3d. Collection of dues and fines; 4th. Proposing members, and election thereof; reports of committees; and 6th. miscellaneous business. A motion for adjournment shall always be in order.
All persons elected members of this club shall pay an initiation of__________dollars, and each member shall pay a__________due of_________dollars.
No expenses for refreshments on match days shall be paid out of the funds of the club. All such expenses to be defrayed by individual subscriptons only. And all assessments levied on the members of this club, shall be paid or not, at the option of each member assessed.
SEC. 1. Any member who shall use profane language, either at a meeting of the club, or during field exercise, shall be fined _______cents.
SEC. 2. Any member disputing the decision of the Umpire during field exercise, shall be fined________cents.
SEC. 3. Any member refusing obedience to the Captain during field exercise, and while he has lawful authority, shall pay a fine of ______cents.
SEC. 4. Any member who shall absent himself from a business meeting without a sufficient excuse, shall be fined_______cents.
SEC. 5. Any member, either at a meeting for business, or field exercise, not coming to order when called upon to do so by the President or Captain, shall be fined ______cents.
SEC. 6.. Any member refusing to pay the fines and dues imposed by these By-Laws, or who shall absent himself from field exercise for the space of three months, may be suspended or expelled by a vote of______of the members present at a regular meeting.
SEC. 7. Any member under suspension, is subject to dues and cannot either vote or participate in field exercise.
Members when assembled for field exercise will be directed by two Captains, who shall be designated by the presiding officer of the club present. The Captains are to have absolute control of the game, and shall designate each position the player is to occupy in the field, which position can not be changed without the consent of the respective Captains. The presiding officer will also designate some member to act as Umpire, whose duty, on such occasions, shall be to keep the game in a book, reserved for that purpose, and also note all violations of the ByLaws. He shall decide all disputes relative to the game, and shall collect the fines incurred during the game, and pay the same to the Treasurer. If there be not a sufficient number of the members of the club present when a match be made up, others, not members, may be chosen to make up a game, which game shall not be broken up to admit members arriving on the ground later than the time appointed for commencing play. In all other cases, members shall have the preference.
Any alteration, addition, or amendment of these By-Laws shall be made in the same manner as provided in Article_____,Section_______, of the Constitution.
Our readers will perceive that the Constitution and By-Laws just given contain no fines for non-appearance on practice days, experience having shown that such are almost useless, partly from the difficulty attending the collection of such small amounts, but principally from the valid excuses rendered by the absentees.
The officers of the club should be men of influence with the members thereof, and such as can always be present on the occasions appointed either for meetings or for field exercise. It is not necessary that they should be good players, beyond the requisite ability to properly represent the club on all occasions.
In admitting new members, be sure they are persons of good habits and character. A person of a quarrelsome disposition should never be allowed to enter or remain in any ball club, as he will not only destroy the harmony that should exist in such an association, but will also deter good men from joining, who would make, perhaps, fine players as well as firm supporters of the club.
The Rules: 1864 National Association of Base-Ball Players Continued
The Rules of the Game: A Compilation of the Rules of Baseball 1845–1900


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Dr. Krugman Schools a Flabbergasted Rand Paul On Gov't Employment Going Down Under Obama
You know how the federal government has grown hugely under President Obama, right? At least that's what the Tea Party would have us believe. They have been drinking their own Kool-Aid for so long that they are no longer aware there is no factual standing for their arguments, and react with incredulity when challenged.
They have been living under the Grover Norquist rock of propaganda, repeated this lie for so long that as far as they are concerned it's true. Every so often they are faced with representatives from the reality universe and an exchange such as the following ensues.
Watch Rand Paul as he asserts in his unquestioned certainty that the size of government has ballooned under Preident Obama.
The transcript is below, but it does not convey his tone of absolute incredulity at the very thought that the government has not exploded exponentially in the last 3 1/2 years.
PAUL: The thing I don't understand is that you're arguing that the government sector is struggling. Are you arguing that there are fewer government employees under Obama than there were under Bush?Dr. Krugman was unceremoniously cut off by one of the other speakers who couldn't bear to hear the correct answer: less, but he did get to put the answer on his blog afterwards.
KRUGMAN: Of course. That's a fact. That's a tremendous fact.
PAUL: No, the size of growth of government is enormous under president Obama.
KRUGMAN: If government employment had grown as fast under Obama as it did under Bush, we'd have a million and a half more people employed right now — directly.
PAUL: Are there less people employed or more people employed now by government?
I know Republicans know, just know, that government has surged under Obama. But it ain't so.
As Krugman quickly pointed out on his blog, the answer is "less." Now, perhaps Sen. Paul was thinking of employment by the federal government alone, which did tick up just slightly: 2.77 million at the end 2008 versus 2.8 million currently. But add in state and local government jobs, and the hard number for government employment dropped by around 600,000 after Bush left office.Facts are so inconvenient when you're trying to promote an agenda. Paul Krugman is a treasure.


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WOW!!!! I can barely remember my HO layout when it was "naked".. -- in '84
Keep on Trackin'!!!!!!
----- Mikey
And from these humble beginings a mighty empire will rise! Iron horses plying the twin ribbons of steel under the guidance of railroad magnate and robber baron "PLANESHAVINGS42" will ride roughshod over the rights of merchants, dirt farmers and cattle ranchers in his never ending quest to surpass Bill Gates as the wealthiest man on the planet!
Hi planeshavings42, not belong before you can start your scenery, looking at the boards, I can see mountains on the left hand side. Also note the hoover underneath, be careful with that, I am for ever picking out little people from mine that weren't glued down enough.
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Yup, that ol vac already sucked up some rail joiners that got in its path, I'll be real carefull of the "Little People" after the rail joiner education. Thanx for the advise Shamus. Good to hear from you. Keep those pix coming, you're an inspiration to us "Newbies" and probably many of the "Olbies" as well....AT&SF Duey
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Tyson, What Can I Say?? Except You're CRAZY.. Funny Crazy that is.. You're blessed with an exceptional sense of humor, and and an artistic ability as well. I'm glad you're part of the gauge.. Keep up the threads. AT&SF Duey
Glad you enjoyed it, it was meant to entertain not offend. BTW I didn't notice much in the way of yards or industry spurs, are they coming later?
Duey, I was thinking the same thing, seems like a whole lot of open space begging for track, but going with a whole lot of scenery is OK to. after all it is your layout!!


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- Number of floors - 4
- Express check-in
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Pool umbrellas
- Wedding services
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Free long-term parking
- Total number of rooms - 116
- Pool sun loungers
- Smoke-free property
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Elevator/lift
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- One meeting room
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- 24-hour business center
- Television in lobby
- 24-hour health club
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Luggage storage
Room Facilities
- Microwave
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Cable TV service
- Refrigerator
- Pillowtop mattress
- Free local calls
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Shower/tub combination
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Premium bedding
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Premium TV channels
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Private bathroom
- Free WiFi
- Climate control
Hotel Policy
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- Up to 3 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Renovations and Closures
The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed between September and May:
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I'm honored to be a part of cruise in the Atlantic in September! Join me and Rebecca Kilgore (vocals), Antti Sarpila and Pieter Meijers (reeds), Eddie Metz Jr. (drums), Ulf Johansson (piano) and Jacob Fischer (Guitar).
When you call the folks at Jazzdagen, tell them I sent you. I hear that they have some special (non-advertised) deals floating around.
Kristin Korb returns California for a series of concerts to celebrate her 8th release Beyond the Moon. Inspired by the storytelling of one of America's greatest lyricists, Johnny Mercer, Kristin includes several of his biggest hits and then takes a voyage of discovery into unpublished texts that Mercer never made into songs.
We're thrilled to be joined by Bay Area woodwind bada@@ Mary Fettig! We've been friends for a long time and she is a joy on the bandstand. I know you're with me. If you know her, you love her.
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"The fabulous Kristin Korb Trio performs with Cuesta Voce in the intimate Experimental Theater." I think it has been about 10 years since I was last at Cuesta College for their vocal jazz festival. We're even playing with Voce! We can't wait!
Andy Langham (piano) & Ryan Korb (drums)
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Admission to the event is $15 for Jazz Society members, $25 for non-members, $5 for full-time students, and $7 for local jazz musicians with membership. Cash or check only. Tickets are available ONLY at the door and doors open at 12:30. Seating is limited and members are admitted first, so plan to arrive early.
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Joining me on the bandstand will be Andy Langham on piano and Ryan Korb on drums. We'll do one power set at 7:30 and then there will be a reception afterwards.
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We are delighted to meet again with the singing bassist Kristin Korb and her great fellow musician. Ever since the formidable success of the Festival Hall 2014 and later during the festival of autumn 2015, she consolidates her position as a musician with her virtuosity, presence, humorous stories and her ability to playfully perform her own material and pearls from the American songbook. Welcome to an evening with a fantastic trio. Kristin Korb (double bass), Magnus Hjorth (piano), Snorre Kirk (drums).
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Tickets will be sold at the door. We were originally scheduled to play at Copenhagen Jazzhouse, but they will unfortunately be closed at that point. We're thrilled to be able to play the concert at Montmartre.
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A dynamic roundtable, meeting nine times a year to explore and discuss issues specific to small practices. Speakers are often featured. This is a must for the sole practitioner and micro firm.
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All AIA Connecticut members are invited to attend. Meetings are held at the offices of AIA Connecticut on Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted and will earn 1 CE hour per roundtable discussion regardless of length of the presentation, as these are informal programs. See Calendar for dates. (Schedule information subject to change.)
2017 Meeting Schedule:
15 (rescheduled to March 29)– Design Psychology for Creative Environments: How to Optimize Occupant Creativity through Architectural Design
Discussion led by Donald M. Rattner, AIA. Learn how space is a resource for boosting creative performance. Our physical surroundings have an enormous impact on our ability to solve problems, generate original ideas, and develop novel products and services, often without our being aware of it. Don Rattner will review the numerous ways that the built environment influences creative thinking, and how we can increase occupant creativity in almost any architectural context — workplace, school, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and residential.
Donald Rattner, AIA is an educator and author as well as practitioner. His publications include The Creativity Catalog, Parallel of the Classical Orders of Architecture, entries in professional reference books, and numerous contributions to print and online channels.
May 17 – Tour of eFabLab
The University of Hartford's Department of Architecture is hosting AIA Connecticut's Small Firm Roundtable members for a tour of its state of the art model shop with laser cutters and various types of 3D printers. The tour will be led by James Fuller, AIA, Chair of the department, other faculty members, and students. We will assemble at the Department's studio in the Harry Jack Gray Center, West Wing room W101. Please see map and directions. Learn about what is the latest in technology! Seating is limited to 20.
July 19 – The Future of the Materials Library
With everything online, why do architecture firms still need a materials library? Most architects are interested in implementing online product information tools providing they guarantee increased productivity and reduced staffing and real-estate requirements. Of special concern is how to effectively manage the digital divide – harnessing product information tools embraced by those who prefer to work on the Internet without impacting older architects' productivity. Suzanne Swift, President of Spec Simple, Inc. will lead the discussion on how to integrate online sources into the traditional materials library.
September 13 – LED in Decorative Lighting
Discussion led by Robin Doerfler from SK & Associates and representatives from the American Glass Light Company.
November 15 – Opening Protectives: New Perspectives in Fire and Smoke
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Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet admits he and his defenders were so keen to sort out their problems at the back they began the inquiry on the journey home from Arsenal.
The Reds were ripped apart in the first half at the Emirates and went in 3-0 down, eventually losing 4-1 to slip to a second successive defeat.
Manager Brendan Rodgers had to deny claims a crisis meeting had been held in the aftermath but Mignolet said some of the players had taken it upon themselves to try to sort out their shortcomings while travelling back from London.
"You always look for certain things you can do better and what went wrong," he said ahead of a crucial FA Cup quarter-final replay at SkyBet Championship side Blackburn.
"I always speak to the defence and on the way back from Arsenal we talked through a couple of things.
"You always try to take the positives and negatives out of the game. I'm my own biggest critic and you analyse your games in a critical way together with the goalkeeping coach.
"You see afterwards what you could have done better.
"The good thing is that if there is a game coming so close afterwards, you can go into that game looking forward to making sure that you put things right.
"It's a massive game against Blackburn, we knew that beforehand. It's not going to be easy and it's going to be a totally different game to the one away at Arsenal.
"It will be tough, but we want to get through to the next round and put in a performance to make sure that we play in the semi-final at Wembley."
Mignolet's form has improved since returning to the side after being briefly dropped in December, having changed his approach.
"The goalkeeping coach, the gaffer and the fans asked me to be commanding and demanding," he added.
"Before the game, Kolo (Toure) reminded me that I had to keep him on his toes with it being his first game for a while.
"I've done that ever since I came back into the team, to be loud and help the team out, organising and helping them in a positive way.
"Organising the defence is something that is very important and I try to do my best every single day in training to make sure the lads get the information they need."
Rodgers is of the view that the recent defeats are down to his players' own failings rather than the opposition having cracked their system.
The Reds' 3-4-2-1 formation, implemented from mid-December, helped produce a 13-match unbeaten Premier League run which lifted them to within a win of breaking back into the Champions League qualification places.
But despite receiving plaudits for the quality of their football, which at times appeared to be unplayable, flaws started to appear a month ago when they were held to a goalless draw by Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn in the FA Cup.
After scraping a win against Swansea they were then exposed by Manchester United and Arsenal, two teams already in the top four.
However, Rodgers insists a drop-off in results is more to do with their own performances than those of their opponents.
"I don't think it's about being worked out. We didn't start well (against Arsenal), and it doesn't matter what system you are playing if that happens," he said.
"In the last four games that we've played we haven't created as much, and that's more on ourselves.
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New Mexico First just issued an ambitious Progress Report for the state, focused on the state's big four issues: education, health, economy and water. The nonpartisan public policy group provides a frank, unemotional appraisal of where we're at with the hope that legislators and organizations can use the information to find common ground.
The report's advisory committee, drawing from an array of sources, chose 35 indicators. Some we've heard before, but others give us new insight into our strengths and weaknesses.
First, the good news: The state is making progress in pre-kindergarten enrollment, science and math college graduates, heart disease deaths, health insurance coverage, child immunization, adult smoking reduction, household income, unemployment, export-related employment, fiscal and regulatory policy, energy production, total water use, water use by public water systems, and water rights adjudications.
And the bad: The state is getting worse in child hunger, mental healthcare access, healthcare provider access, substance abuse deaths, poverty, waterway impairment, and dams with safety deficiencies.
Let's look at the economy because it supports everything else.
Using a bank is one element of being money savvy. Overall, we are not especially money savvy, says gobankingrates.com, a personal finance website.
In gobanking's judgment of relative state money savviness (or not), New Mexico is in the group ranking from 31st to 40th. Criteria include using banks, saving and investing and a state's financial education policies, such as requiring courses in high school.
The 2013 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was an important source for gobanking.
New Mexico's 857,000 households are 10.9 percent what the jargon calls "unbanked," without any bank account. That's 42 percent more than the 7.7 percent of unbanked households nationally.
Another 22.5 percent were underbanked, that is, they had a bank account but used "alternative financial services" such as money orders, check cashing, remittances, payday loans, refund anticipation loans, rent-to-own services, pawn shop loans, or auto title loans. During the 30 days before being surveyed, 15.1 percent had used alternative financial services. Another 14.9 percent used such services during the past year.
In the dark before dawn on Oct. 27, a longtime friend of mine and I headed out from Los Alamos to catch a flight to Southern California.
My colleague is a three-term regent at California Lutheran University. In this capacity, he has brought a passel of insights, gathered in his career at Los Alamos National Laboratory, to be considered more widely at this 56-year-old private university in Thousand Oaks, north of Los Angeles. The school aims to gain learning by doing, or applying facts to find answers.
Our visit had a single purpose. We sought to advance the ideas of regulatory engineering that spring up as we look around and see the technical progress in fields on every hand. Over the last four years, a dozen of my columns here have explored the stream of smart tools and capabilities that work better, faster and cheaper in many fields.
The peculiar question I ask is: Why not apply the same tools to make regulation also work better, faster and cheaper? Up-to-date techniques that are little used in regulating include research and development (R&D), systems analysis, actuarial science, data mining, drones, on-board diagnostics and the "Internet of Things." These tools create still more prospects for regulatory engineering, a name coined in my columns.
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When the Dianna Duran scandal made headlines, I asked a different question.
What was she doing with all that money in the first place, I asked?
How does the secretary of state's race generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions? Who is doing all that contributing, and what do those contributors want? Even though Duran has resigned, the question remains. Increasingly, this issue affects political races at every level.
According to the secretary of state's own website, in 2014 candidate Dianna Duran received $356,208.08 in contributions and spent $359,073.20. What for?
I called Viki Harrison of Common Cause. She was so excited to talk about this, she practically jumped through the phone. Harrison echoed my concern that big money has invaded New Mexico politics, and it's causing a serious shift in the whole way we do our political business. Harrison cited the 2012 state Senate race between Tim Jennings and Cliff Pirtle as a turning point.
Complete streets have room for fewer vehicles. That statement seems an oxymoron to me, too. The explanation is that "complete streets" is a technical term, a term of art, if you will, with a parent organization, Smart Growth America (smartgrowthamerica.org), and a director, Geoffrey Anderson, who is an alumnus of the Smart Growth Program at the Environment Protection Agency, the guys who did so well by us with the Animas River.
The concept means fewer lanes with the remaining lanes narrower than we're used to. This past spring, we tried narrower lanes on the Interstate as we entered downtown Philadelphia. Seriously scary.
The complete-streets pitch came in an Oct. 5 presentation to the legislative Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommittee. Two city councilors, Isaac Benton from Albuquerque and Carmichael Dominguez from Santa Fe, led the show, according to the committee's agenda. I found the presentation on the transportation committee's section under interim committees on the Legislature's website. Find the streets group at completestreetsnm.org. Find the good guys, those interested in freedom and mobility, at the American Dream Coalition, americandreamcoalition.org.
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During a brutal game with the Aggies, UNM football star Clarence Heald suffered a concussion that knocked him cold. He got up and played, semiconscious, to the end of the game, when he took another blow to the head and was unconscious for half an hour.
It was 1906. UNM's slogan at the time: "Do or die."
Today, we know that young Clarence probably paid for those injuries the rest of his life with dizziness, slurred speech, difficulty focusing or depression, among other things.
We've learned a lot about brain injuries and sports in New Mexico.
UNM's Brain Safe Project, which began in 2013, uses MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging) taken over time to study the long-term effects of brain concussions on student athletes. By 2014, it had the world's largest database of student athletes and concussions. Some of its subjects had already looked at the images, decided not to press their luck, and stopped playing.
State law prescribes brain-injury protocols for school sports, including training for coaches, and the New Mexico Activities Association provides clear information about concussions to parents and students on its website.
So we're more aware and better informed, but we're not quite there yet.
Something like a vision has crept from the technocratic veneer of the Martinez administration. This is not the grand morally uplifting poetry preferred here. But it will have to do, given that the administration's big picture, so far as I have figured it out, has been the major and appropriate crusade with public education and tinkering at the edges of the tax system.
The environment for the unveiling came courtesy of the Association of Commerce and Industry, which invited Scott Darnell, the governor's deputy chief of staff, to be the luncheon speaker at ACI's fall policy summit in Albuquerque. Darnell's job is policy oversight for a big piece of state government.
The full disclosure here is that Darnell and I have been close enough neighbors to occupy the same ward table at Republican meetings, back when I attended such things. Then Darnell went to graduate school at Harvard, Martinez became governor and the rest, as they say….
Executive director for Energy Makes America Great
The year was 1972 and America eagerly sat down to watch the beginning of the third season of "All In The Family." After two years of spouting bigoted, sexist and racial epithets, he had won the hearts of our nation.
How could you not love someone so despicable and close-minded? We laughed at his stupidity. We laughed at his inane philosophies.
We laughed at what he represented – evolution's greatest accomplishment of a non-thinking life form.
The human race.
The season's opening episode was particularly funny, mostly because it went off the scale of sanity.
Archie is invited as "a man on the street" to appear on television and present his views on gun control. As usual, he goes off on a ridiculous rant, embarrassing his family by suggesting that skyjackings could be prevented by arming all the passengers. No need to search for firearms ... just hand them out at the gate! If everyone is packing, no one would dare pull out a rod and try anything!
It was funny, hilarious, to even think that anyone with a brain connected to their mouth would suggest that arming people would eliminate the possibility of a crime.
Well, we have to apologize to Archie. His ideas on domestic peace were visionary.
My son and I just had The Discussion. Not the one about the birds and the bees, or the car keys (his or mine). No, this is the one where I told him plainly that I did not want to be a lump of meat being kept alive by machines. Pull the plug, I said.
This was an easier conversation to have because I'm not expecting to check out any time soon and because he's finishing his residency as an emergency physician.
"I've seen a lot of people die," he said, "and it's never like you see it on TV."
It's a discussion I wish we'd had with my dad. He was always so healthy it was a shock when he suddenly contracted an irreversible disease. The only thing passing for instructions was his occasional joke: "When the time comes, just screw me in the ground."
So the time came, and we found ourselves in a hospital meeting room absolutely unprepared for the most excruciating decision any of us had ever made. I wanted to spare my next of kin that anguish.
Simply listing a bank's percentage of deposits in the state is one way to report on banking, as an Albuquerque publication did recently. Thought and history offer another approach.
The annual deposit report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (https://www5.fdic.gov/sod/index.asp) motivated the listing. It shows deposits and other figures as of June 30 for the given year and appears about three months later.
Discussions of New Mexico's poorly performing economy suggest – but don't prove – that banking has something to do with it. The infamous Dodd-Frank act is a standard villain. A recent FDIC report indicated that Dodd-Frank might not have been all that injurious to community banks.
I'm not one to argue the FDIC's numbers. However, any regulation that forces a small business (and small banks are small businesses) to hire staff or consultants to deal with it causes injury. The money to pay that staff comes from the operating margin of the business and basically means less profit.
For banks, less profit means pulling in the risk horizon; less room exists for making a loan that might – just might – develop a problem. Overall, fewer loans get made and that, folks, constrains the community's growth.
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Stick your nose into a crevice in the bark of a big old ponderosa pine. The smell of vanilla sweetens your senses. Some call it butterscotch, but the best noses say vanilla.
How can a ponderosa, a species that taught respect for turpentine, surprise with the fragrance of vanilla? The story is absurd, until you put your nose in the bark.
We leap now to the Digital Age.
Information is often acclaimed as the sweet driver of market efficiency and the currency of efficient regulation. That is, information is a regulator of markets of its own accord. The more informed the trading, the wider the interests served by markets.
No doubt it costs time, and thus money, to hand over details on the quality of a product, or, say, factory emissions.
Just as surely, the details allow more informed choices in the marketplace, which quicken the blessings of market efficiency. The very meaning of efficient market is one driven by widespread information.
The Information Age spreads data far and fast. Much the way that better data are key to market efficiency, we begin to see that better, faster data at less cost also make regulation more efficient.
Looking further, supplying better and faster regulatory tools is itself a new market.
Oh, those inconvenient people – the mentally ill. They fill our jails, they scare their neighbors, they drive their families crazy and sometimes bankrupt, and once in awhile they kill somebody, or become involved in a disturbance in which the police kill them.
The upcoming legislative session will probably revisit the painful issue of how to deal with mentally ill people who pose a real or potential threat.
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry recently spoke in support of a bill that almost made it though the session this year.
As last amended during the 2015 regular session, Senate Bill 53, by Sen. Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces, was intended to give the legal system a broader range of choices for dealing with mentally ill people who come to the system's attention. Berry said it's expected again in 2016.
The bill is similar to "Kendra's Law," first enacted in New York. That law resulted from an incident in which a schizophrenic man pushed a woman in front of an oncoming subway train. It allows a judge to require a mentally ill person who meets certain criteria to undergo treatment, including medication, for up to a year.
The title of the bill is "Assisted Outpatient Treatment." What does that mean?
Ernie Casias stood beside a clear cylinder that was tumbling sand mixed with foam. Not just any foam – engineered foam. "It's like mixing shaving cream and sand," he explained.
Engineered foam and cellular concrete are just two materials used in reclamation of abandoned mines and other disturbed lands.
Exhibitors at the annual conference of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Lands Programs, meeting last week in Santa Fe, displayed such a range of expertise and products, I wished everyone could see it because it might change the conversation about development of all kinds.
Images of the leaking Gold King mine and other eyesores come readily to mind, but most people don't realize how sophisticated environmental science has become. Regulations play a role, but it's become an arena for entrepreneurs with new ideas for reclaiming a construction site, a tailings pile or a drill pad.
Casias represents ConDeck Corp. of Albuquerque, which uses a process developed by Aerix Industries, of Colorado, to make lightweight "cellular concrete." Imagine mixing ugly mine tailings with foamy concrete and pumping the stuff back in a mine as fill or support.
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