text: Gap's Youngest Director Ever Talks Her Nontraditional Career Path and How It Led Her to Her Dream Job by Giuliana Carranza LinkedIn: link opens in a new window Facebook: link opens in a new window Twitter: link opens in a new window Gap October 2, 2019 LinkedIn: link opens in a new window Facebook: link opens in a new window Twitter: link opens in a new window In a startup-esque space on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, we come face to face with Rachel Tipograph, a Gap Inc. veteran that humbly sports several fancy titles: the youngest ever Director at Gap, a 2014 Forbes' 30 under 30 recipient, and CEO of MikMak (an eCommerce platform for social video and beyond that allows brands to capture valuable retailer data, improve media channel performance and build qualified shopper audiences). Don't let the high accolades fool you, Rachel's the epitome of a down-to-earth CEO. She rolls into the office at a prompt 9am, wearing all black, sneakers, and a backwards MikMak ball cap. We sit down and get to right to business, asking the nitty-gritty of how she became a 24-year-old Director at Gap and how this experience led her to launch her dream company. You became a Director at Gap at 24 years old! How did that happen? I'm a native New Yorker (technically Northern Jersey, so people from Manhattan don't love it when I say that) and my family has always been in retail, so it's in my blood. I studied entertainment business at NYU; though, I never learned from a classroom, I've always been a person who loves to work. At the time, blogging was the latest thing to hit the internet, and it became very clear to me that the world of content was about to change, becoming democratized and commoditized. I have a theory that whatever happens in media will come to commerce because they share a similar relationship with the customer. Through my time at NYU, I built my first company, called TIPO Entertainment (my friends call me Tipo). I marketed comedians to college campuses through social media. It was a great deal for them because they'd make $75 in a NYC comedy club, but they could make $10k at say Syracuse University. Unknowingly, through TIPO Entertainment, I was one of the first people to advertise on Facebook. Then, one of my professors connected me with Time Warner. They were looking for a "young person" to reverse mentor their executives on the internet. At the time, video sites like Hulu and YouTube were becoming popular, so companies like Time Warner were feeling the pressure bubbling up beneath them. I went into the President's office and spewed my beliefs on Internet and how it would disrupt her company, all while being 20 years old; it was crazy. I wanted to make that my career, but I had no idea what that job title would be (it didn't exist yet). When I was graduating it was the height of the financial crisis, and the only companies that were hiring were in the internet and social media spaces. So then you found Gap, or rather, Gap found you? Yep! I got recruited by an agency, and they had just won some big-name clients, Gap being one of them. Gap was looking for someone who grew up on the Internet to lead their digital and social strategy. At Gap, I'd walk into the CMO's office with my iPad and tell him what I'd do if I were in his role and what his business strategy should be. Gap gave me an incredibly unique opportunity to build a global digital brand team from the ground up at the age of 24, all while giving me permission to do the work that I knew was instinctually right. I'm so grateful for that. They'd tell me, "ask for forgiveness after the fact" and gave me the resources to make my ideas come to life. We were the first brand on Instagram and Vine. We did a Tumblr takeover that hadn't been done before, and I built an influencer seeding program from scratch. I always say I received my MBA in retail at Gap because I learned so much from the leaders there. What inspired you to launch MikMak? When I left Gap at end of 2014, the venture world was coming to NY from San Francisco. I could see that money was coming to New York, and I saw an opportunity. Truthfully, I always had the soft cushion of Gap to fall back on, so I felt like I had nothing to lose. Gap gave me all the confidence in the world to go out and try something. I knew that even if I failed, I'd known so many people leave Gap and come back, and I could do that, too. It sounds like you've trusted your gut and it's paid off. Where did that instinct come from? I pay attention to customer behaviors; wherever attention sits, opportunity lives. Recently, I gave a talk at a conference for women who run independent retail businesses. Many of them had built their business on the backbone of Facebook Live. So for me, there's an opportunity to go beyond Facebook Live for these retailers. There are pockets of attention on other channels that they could be grabbing. For example, 50% of gamers are middle aged women. These people are spending 12 hours a day live streaming their video games. That's a captive audience for them to infiltrate on Twitch. I'm always thinking about what behaviors I can introduce that won't be intrusive to my audience's everyday workflow. Bottom line: you must have faith in your own skills. What's the best part about starting your own company? The best part is the present moment. I have an incredible team of 30 people. To give an example of our culture, I'm really into fitness, and I noticed that other people here are into it too. As the company grows, it's important to me to make sure people socialize outside of work, so I created a company benefit called MikMak six pack. If you take a class with two or more MikMakers, I pay for it. Every single day there is a group of MikMakers working out together. The team loves each other, and they're always working out. This spring, Inc Magazine named us one of the best new workplaces to work for. This is my proudest moment. Out of all the accolades I've received, the only one I care about, is building a great workplace. What's your opinion on the changing retail landscape? Today, it's easier than ever to launch a brand. We're at the highest point of the mountain of direct to consumer brands. The cost per acquiring a customer is only increasing. I'm not bullish on DTC, I'm bullish on marketplaces and wholesalers (Amazon, Walmart, Sephora) helping brands with their ecommerce conversion in those environments. There's a whole slew of pain points from consumer side that major eRetailers solve for (shipping rates, speed, convenience). Seeing brands like Harry's razors end up on the shelves at Target. What's old is now becoming new again. Looking into your crystal ball, what does the future of retail look like? For retail, last mile delivery will be huge, fewer and fewer people will go into stores, but they will still be transacting in brick and mortar environments. For example, now grocery shopping is something you can do online. Think about Gen Zers, many of them won't know what it's like to step into a grocery store! Culturally, that's a huge shift. If you think about it, that's the first in-store experience you remember. So if you never go into a grocery store, why would you go into a physical clothing store? I'm excited to watch that develop. What's the best career advice you've ever received? A mentor once asked me, "what risk can you afford to take?" It's a great question to use to frame your life because once you recognize that some risks won't backfire in a way you'd imagine, you should take them. That's how you create progress. I also believe in our line of work communication is paramount and having confidence in your own voice will take you 80% of the way there. I love to instill confidence in my team's voice and even encourage people to take an improv class; it's transformational and helps you think and communicate quickly. It teaches you how to build on a conversation through their "Yes, and..." philosophy. And, possibly most importantly, it teaches you that you can laugh through any failure. Excuse us while we go sign up for an improv class. We're so happy to be a part of Rachel's career journey, and we can't wait to see what she does next! Interested in joining the Gap team? See jobs here. Categories Company People Tags Gap Marketing alumni Digital


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Identify an employment law case pertaining to National Origin and Disability. For each case identified, provide a brief summary and identify the statute or regulation interpreted in the case. Explain the relationship between the case and relevant statutes and/or regulations. Examine how the statute and/or regulations have evolved through case interpretation. Describe how the cases identified impact the employment environment.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com June 3, 2020, 7:40 pm ad1c9bdddf
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I would highly recommend you go to your school library/ a local law school library and figure out how to get access to westlaw.com. On westlaw, u can ask the reference librarian for help, you should do in the cases section using the search terms, disability law and national origin.
Westlaw will give you the case summary, it will also give a list of the law/ regulations/ statutes relied on to make the decision.
a) Here's a link on an overview of employment discrimination law: Employment Discrimination:
b) Here's a piece from the link on "national origin discrimination" that I have cut and pasted:
Since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, federal and state governments have enacted a number of laws that bar an employer from discriminating against employees on almost any grounds, aside from the quality of the employee's work or the nature of his or her personality. Following is an introduction to the law of discrimination in employment.
Race, National Origin, Gender, and Religion
The best known of employment anti-discrimination laws, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits an employer with fifteen or more employees from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, gender, or religion. Under Title VII, it is illegal for an employer to take any of the following actions against an employee based upon his or her race, national origin, gender, or religion:
* Refuse to hire;
* Discipline;
* Fire;
* Deny training;
* Fail to promote;
* Pay less or demote; or
* Harass.
In addition, it is illegal for an employer to adopt a policy or practice that has a "disparate impact" on a protected class, such as by adopting hiring criteria that tend to screen out women or minority group members, or by instituting a required test for promotion on which a particular class tends to score badly. Such a policy or test, like a specific policy that only men or women can have certain jobs, is legal only if it can be deemed a "bona fide occupational qualification." An example is a strength test that tends to screen out women, but is a necessary test for fire fighters who must be able to carry victims down tall ladders."
c) here's a part from the next page (same link as above) but on disability discrimination:
"Disability Discrimination
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act bar discrimination against those who are disabled. The ADA bars discrimination by private employers with more than fifteen employees, and the Rehabilitation Act applies to all government entities and federal contractors. Unlike other civil rights laws which protect easily-identifiable classes such as race or gender, in order to be protected by the ADA or the Rehabilitation Act, an employee or applicant must show that he or she is, in fact, disabled, has a history of being disabled, or was regarded by the employer as being disabled. Once the employee or applicant makes this showing, however, he or she is not only protected from discrimination, but is also entitled to "reasonable accommodation" for the disability if necessary. Reasonable accommodation may include a modified work schedule or work duties, unpaid time off, or special devices that will help the employee in the performance of his or her job duties."
II. Federal Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination
a) Here's a link to federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, u can go through them for a better idea of the laws out there, and if you find a case that u think is relevant to your research and it quotes the law then u can refer back to this page and look up that law, and summarize it.
b) the link on findlaw is: ...
Solution Summary
This solution discusses employment law and the actions that an employer may not take based on an employees race, national origin, gender or religion. It also discusses disability discrimination and identifies relevant cases.

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Vitamin E, or tocopherol, has an anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative effect in concentrations between 2 and 20%. It gives a smooth texture to the skin since it has the ability to moisten the stratum corneum, accelerate epithelialization and contribute to the photoprotection of the skin Night Comfort Review. Its effect is not as marked as that observed with vitamins C and B3.
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Anaheim II Race Report
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 24, 2016) – For the second and last time in 2016 Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. was host to Monster Energy Supercross. It was the 68th time the venue has held a race, more than any other stadium. 42,943 fans were in attendance and Fox Sports One aired all of the racing action live. As reported earlier, Phillip Nicoletti substituted for Justin Barcia who is recovering from surgery to repair a torn thumb ligament.
The Fox Sports One broadcast included a special feature on Weston Peick, highlighting his rise from a struggling privateer to a salaried racer on an elite team. Peick's story is unusual, in that typically riders on factory backed teams come straight through the amateur ranks right into paying rides. Peick's determination and commitment has resulted in the realization of his dream from a very young age.
In addition to the Peick feature, Toyota, the founding sponsor of the JGRMX team as well as the manufacturer sponsor to the JGR championship NASCAR effort began airing a 30-second commercial featuring several members of the team. The piece was broadcast numerous times during the live show on Fox Sports One as well as inside Angel Stadium on the Jumbotron.
Peick won Semi Two with Nicoletti just behind in third place, giving both riders a gate for the main event. In the main Peick began the race in the top-five with Nicoletti just inside the top-10. On lap six of 20 Nicoletti suffered a crash that ended his night, he was credited with 21st place. Peick was riding inside the top-10 the entire race until with just two laps remaining he went down briefly causing him to finish 14th.
O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. will host round four of the 17-race series on Jan. 30. Fox Sports One will broadcast the race live starting at 10:00 p.m. (EST).


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A new photography focusing on the contemporary perspectives of "the New East" - Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Russia and Central Asia - has launched in London.
The award, titled A New East Photo Prize, is curated by Calvert 22 Foundation and The Calvert Journal, and will recognise "practitioners offering representations of the social, cultural and physical landscape of 'the New East'".
"Although hugely diverse, the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are often represented in an outdated manner which negates the rich culture and variety of creative output from these nations. The Prize seeks to broaden perceptions of the New East through the medium of photography," Calvary 22 said in a statement.
The prize will give photographers from Eastern Europe, The Balkans, Russia and Central Asia the opportunity to get their your work in front of photographers Donald Weber and Alexander Gronsky, curators Kate Bush and Marina Paulenka (head of photography at The Media Space and founder and director of Organ Vida international photography festival Croatia respectively), and picture editor Roger Tooth (head of photography at The Guardian and The Observer).
The Prize is free to enter, and invites professional and non-professional photographers to submit a finalised project made within the last two years. The winner will be announced in December, and will have the opportunity to make a photobook, and will also take part in a two-month group exhibition of shortlisted work at the Calvert 22 Foundation's space in London.
The winning artist will be profiled in The Calvert Foundation's online magazine, The Calvert Journal, and will have their work featured by New East Photo Prize partners the Guardian and Bird in Flight magazine.
The prize also includes a Special Award, dedicated to unfinished documentary photography projects. The winner will receive a £1000 grant towards finishing their project from Bird in Flight magazine.
Founded in 2009 by Russian-born, London-based economist and collector Nonna Materkova, the foundation launched its journal in 2013 with Ekow Eshun as its editor-in-chief. Eshun, former director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, is now creative director of the organisation.
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You are invited to join fellow alumni and friends at
Hawks Soar at the Shore
Saturday, August 22, 2009 ~ 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
4000 Landis Avenue
Sea Isle City, N.J. 08243
Cost: $20
First 150 in attendance receive a commemorative t-shirt
BBQ buffet and limited open bar (draft beer, wine, soda)- cash bar features special Hawk prices -Live music on the deck! Special appearances by Coach Martelli and Coach Arnold!
Door prizes include tickets to a 2009-2010 home game at the Hagan Arena.
For more information, contact Bobby Gallagher SJU '98 at 215-913-2229
or visit us on Facebook.
A great time at the Hawks by the Bay last weekend. Great to see a healthy BTGOTF! Some updates and pics for ya...
Ok folks – here's my best attempt at a recap from today's event. Hopefully some of my fellow attendees will fill in the gaps, of which there are sure to be many…..I will focus on what stood out the most, and you'll have to forgive me if you smell the 'kool aid' in my post – it's the only way I know how to operate when it comes to the Hawks. New Fieldhouse / HaganPhil is clearly and genuinely excited – he was glowing when describing the new facilities. Said the floor had just been 'sealed' the other day (fancy term for paint job I think?) and it looks awesome. Important to note: 2 former players recently came in for a tour.
These 2 guys by their nature are very different 'kind of guys' from each other – but both reacted the same way – they couldn't finish the tour. They openly admitted jealousy. Phil's observation was that this is healthy for the program and personally tells me a lot about what is in store. He also said there's been interaction between former players and younger guys / incoming freshmen and bacically the older guys have communicated "you are lucky to have this – take advantage of it". Good stuff.Players (I don't think all were mentioned specifically? Commentray did not go too 'deep' on many of our guys….Others, please help me with the gaps here) – I'll start with the frosh because personally that is who I am most excited to see...
Hawk Hoops - Hawks by the Bay Report
Overall it was a good turnout. Thanks to Joe & Ellen for putting it together. Phil was very upbeat especially when talking about the new facilities. He said it was second to none and as recounted elsewhere the envy of several former players. During discussion of the team virtually every player was discussed largely prompted by questions from the crowd including yours truly. One key question was whether Govens was going to be able to step up. Phil conceded it not so many words that DG needs to want it. The ability is there, but perhaps not the fire. In my opinion, Darrin is the key to this year's squad's chance of success. Scoring will again be problematic thus we need major point production from this senior. As noted elsewhere, GW has been working hard on his strength and conditioning albeit Phil made a throw away comment about looking to score.
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Joe1Hawk and Flap with Phil. Phil chatting about everything & anything Hawk.
With Flap, aka Bobby G, who is heading up Hawks Soar at the Shore. The hanger-ons...
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Founded in 2013, Euan's Guide, created by powerchair user Euan MacDonald, is a website where disabled people, their families and friends can review, share and discover accessible places to visit. The website has been shortlisted for 'Digital Charity of the Year' at the Digital Leaders 100 awards, to be held in central London on the 22nd June.
One hundred organisations will gather at the awards to celebrate 2017's digital pioneers, and Euan's Guide will compete for the charity award against nine other charities and non-profit organisations who have demonstrated the transformative influence of digital.
Euan's Guide's commitment to sharing disabled access information has placed them in the category 'Digital Charity of the Year' due to the website providing instant data for disabled people, increasing the opportunities for them to discover different places and try something new. The website has been endorsed by the likes of Professor Stephen Hawking and JK Rowling, and it now features thousands of places across the UK and internationally.
The DL100 Finalist voting is open to the public and Euan and the team are encouraging people to vote for them by heading to www.digileaders100.com. Voting closes at 12pm on the 9th June
Euan MacDonald, Co-Founder of Euan's Guide, said:
"Euan's Guide couldn't be happier to be recognised among this list of digital pioneers. It wouldn't have been possible without our amazing reviewers, and we're delighted that the website is making a huge difference for disabled people, their families and friends."
Lord Francis Maude of Horsham, Chair of Digital Leaders, said:
"The Digital Leaders 100 list 2017 is once again highlighting the progress that has been made in digitally transforming the UK across all sectors. It's great to see such a strong list from outside London this year reflecting our own National programme and the growing importance that digital transformation has in organisations irrespective of size or sector."
Euan's Guide provides disabled access information for places including attractions, cinemas, sports grounds, places to stay, and everyday places such as post offices and local services. Euan's Guide asks users to share their experiences and review disabled access at places they visit. For more information, visit www.euansguide.com


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Oh, sorry. How are you? It's been a while. Now…where was I? Oh yeah.
Not only is it the normal procession of garbage, although England surprised everyone by doing a bit of a professional job at Celtic Park, as if they were…motivated or something. The Auld Enemies showed barely any snide though so the whole thing's a bust in my eyes. Meanwhile we amassed quite the pile of human wreckage: Baines and his hamstring, Gibson and his being Gibson, Coleman and the rockets in his feet being faulty so he's gone to sleep like that Philae lander on that comet, McCarthy needs his batteries replacing and Kev Mirallas refuses to accept that he's the answer to all our problems, while Barry got blindsided by that scruffy mong Jordi Gomez so he's hopefully out for a real person's six weeks, not Arouna Kone's. Oviedo and Kone would make even Daniel Sturridge grateful for his Cheesestring muscles. I'm gonna follow the Roy Keane school of mindless and random angry blame by blaming Roy Keane for it all. Once he stopped being a boss midfielder he merely turned into being an angry tit. It's over, Roy.
For once everyone's talking about football. I've had people who couldn't discern the offside trap from a bear trap talking to me about football, although most of it is on that bad bell Ched Evans and Sheffield United almost tearing apart the moral structure of the entire sport before panicking and bottling out of letting him train. "Reaction has been at an intensity that could not have been anticipated". And then the co-chairman starts moaning about "mob mentality". He's a convicted rapist lads. Even if the Independent hadn't taken it on as its moral outrage piece du jour he's still a menace and can't just stroll in. If he was shite you wouldn't have bothered and you know it. I'm naturally inclined to agree with everything Jess Ennis says so get him to fuck right off.
It's a weird world out there. We as a race can land a crock pot on a comet that's moving faster than James McCarthy tracking down a roving winger but can't sort out our own tit behaviour. The bloke who used to lead the 'sexuality cure' group/cult of knobheads has married a man, for fuck's sake. The Beautiful Game has taken a kicking too, for Evans, then Malky Mackay and Dave Whelan, who really ought to stick to talking about when he broke his leg. In the grand scheme of things, the uninitiated whine, who cares about that silly football? It's all money and metrosexuals and backwards thinking isn't it. Well, in the circle of those in the know – seeing as it's over a billion people we're hardly in clandestine affairs here – get it. And once the mongs stop babbling about rape and ethnicity as if an entire sport can be held accountable for their drivel, we can get back down to watching twenty-two people knocking a ball about. All the ethnicities, sexualities, genders, religions and nationalities welcome. If you wear the Everton crest with pride you're alright.
The break has made clean slates of all your impressionable minds, so let me fill you in. Everton are boss. We're just lulling the likes of Chelsea in, letting them build a big (big, big, big) lead, and then reeling them in. Samuel Eto'o is a trophy magnet.
With that (mostly bollocks) good feeling in mind, let's go back to the Stadium of Light. It was all a bit disappointing. Hadrian's Wall has lasted for milennia but Tim Howard's wall fell apart in moments. Reminded me a lot of that game away to Stoke at the start of the year. Never looking like winning at all, only being rescued by a penalty and generally making us tear out hair out. Vis-à-vis good ol' Everton. Not long after that we started a boss run of form so you never know.
That was kicked off by a win against West Ham, and it would be nice to nick a win here with us currently on a run of six without defeat (would you believe). That does include two Europa League games and two league draws, as well as the wins over footballing tragedies Burnley and Aston Villa. We may as well continue knocking down more clarets than Kerry Katona by sorting this lot out. To be fair, they've made an excellent start to the season. After early defeats to a rampant Southampton and the rampant lunatics that are Spurs, Sam Allardyce well and truly piped down the dissenters by leading his side on a good run of form. It was a mix of luck (Stewart Downing actually finding the form he left back in 2008), good judgment (Diafra Sakho, inexplicably, has been a good last-minute cheap buy off some French sorts) and the ability to whizz off £15 million on Enner Valencia, as part of the post-World Cup signing hype that brought the Premier League the exciting talents of Christian Gamboa and David Ospina. It's all going well though and there's talk of the "West Ham way" coming back, whatever that is. Perhaps Trevor Brooking, or the World Cup contingent. Did you know the likes of Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst are 'Ammers? They never mention it. Apart from having a bit of an EDL contingent about with England flags draped on their white vans (it's fine, I'm not a Labour MP. I can get away with it) and some of the Green Street loving mob who actually think a football match is a good place to nut someone, they're mostly a genuinely likeable lot, so all power to them if we're now seeing a revamped 2002/3 Bolton. They'll need Okocha and Djorkaeff equivalents to make it work though. Samuel Eto'o would've done the trick.
They really hate playing us as well. We barely batted an eyelid at doing the double over them last season because it made it four wins on the bounce in a run of 13 unbeaten against them. There's all sorts of quality stats to be had. Our form read D-W-D-W-D so this is nailed on apparently. We've had 499 different scorers in our history, so viva Besic. We've won 21 and drawn 8 of our last 29 Saturday 3pm kick offs at Goodison. And it goes on and on and on. Absolute bonanza of information. Sometimes you wish that games were just concluded on paper rather than grass, but it's tough to fit 22 players and a referee on a piece of paper. Plus you wouldn't get that satisfying feeling of splitting your slip in twain.
The reason they're above is simply that…well, that they have more points…but mostly because their defence is made up of the usual suspects every week. James Collins is no Alec Baldwin, the big dome-headed grock, but he joins Winston Reid in a pairing that suffers no fools. Carl Jenkinson is a few good games away from Arsenal fans telling us he's better than Coleman, so get ready for that, and Aaron Cresswell is a fine young left back who once graced the streets of Birkenhead as a Tranmere player. The East End of London must seem like Paris in comparison. Behind them is Adrian rather than Jussi Jaaskelainen, he of great Allardycian repute. In front of them is the human steamroller that is Cheickou Kouyate along with Mark Noble, that one player each club has where the fans insist he must play for England, no matter how mediocre he really is. How many caps does Leon Osman have again? Too many. Madness. Alex Song's fall from grace from Barcelona to being in constant fear he might be substituted for part two of the Sam Allardyce starter pack, Kevin Nolan, has been well-documented. Stewart Downing's rise back to enough form where he can actually start an England game ahead of Ross Barkley hasn't been documented enough. He's been fantastic for West Ham, creating more chances than the likes of Fabregas. Dwarfed in terms of assists by Leighton Baines, mind, but how many aren't? Downing and the in-form Sakho may or may not be injured, so it could be Amalfitano and Carlton Cole in instead. Hopefully you're as ready for a late Cole equaliser from dubious defending off a corner as I am. Valencia up top for sure. Good side, but they're no Everton really.
Or are they? Who's even fit? Duncan Ferguson might want to warm up here. Our certs at the back are Howard, Distin and Jagielka, but the rest is of concern. Coleman should be OK, but Baines is a doubt. Who replaces him? With Oviedo out it must be Garbutt. Roberto Martinez is starting to look a bit like one of those tits off the Apprentice with all the chat, except about 140% less Tory. All the talk about youth products coming into the senior ranks is like saying Ross Barkley will be the very bestest England player EVER, of all time, EVER. If it doesn't happen he'll start to look deluded, and we've seen plenty of deluded managers. None are popular. Especially when their team loses their best player and the second best player gets injured, leaving them in a rotten run of form. But of course I'm being vague, that could be anyone. But how many of them can ping two free kicks in within a few minutes? Exactly. Plus Baines has assisted every goal we've ever scored so we're scuppered here.
Barry's out and McCarthy's a doubt. Besic is a shout because he's got clout. I'll stop now. Gibson may or may not be fit, but this is Darron Gibson, so welcome to the fold Ryan Ledson! Or maybe Ross Barkley will drop back and sulk for a bit. Mirallas is still a maybe, Steven Pienaar's off collecting acting awards on behalf of himself and Samuel Eto'o and playing Eto'o or Lukaku on the wing is a ready-made nightmare, so Aiden McGeady and possibly Osman or Atsu are in with Naismith in the middle. Lukaku up top. Injuries and tactical tinkering means there are about 20 variations of the starting XI Roberto Martinez could decide on, so I'm going to be non-committal as to avoid getting egg on my face. Any team will do. Everton aren't they.
It's about time we kicked on now. As much fun as it is watching Liverpool and Spurs grapple with mid-table mediocrity, it's not as good if we're not sitting smugly in the top echelons, laughing from above. The likes of Newcastle and this lot are above us too, and that needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later. The run of fixtures taking us as far as February look quite promising in terms of putting together a truly formidable run of form so as soon as we can get the good times rolling the better.
You know the drill, Everton. This lot may look hard but get the Goodison Roar out and they'll revert to stereotype. Up the Scaasers. My weekend is filled with writing about Arab feminism and as riveting as it is you're the highlight.
No matter how frustrating you are, we missed you Everton. You know what you can do international break. And stay out.


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Should Pitchers Wear Helmets? They Already Did.
Last night it was J.A. Happ, felled by a line drive, bleeding from the ear – and yet out of the hospital within 16 hours.
Last year it was Brandon McCarthy, felled by a line drive, walking off under his own power and pronounced fit and then suddenly requiring especially dangerous brain surgery (and not utterly incidentally, still having not had one good start since).
Yesterday it was the 56th anniversary of the day it was Herb Score – who was thought to be on his way to the career Sandy Koufax wound up having – felled by a line drive. 38-20 with 547 strikeouts in his first 512 innings in the majors, 17-26 with 290 strikeouts in his agonizing last 346.
In 2011 it was Juan Nicasio and it was 2000 it was Bryce Florie and in 1994 it was Mike Wilson and in 1991 it was Wally Whitehurst. And before them it was Steve Shields, repeatedly. And it's been Kaz Ishii and David Huff and Matt Clement. And Joe Beckwith – who got hurt not because he was hit with a line drive, but because he did such a superb job of quickly getting out of the way of the line drive that in doing so he altered the vision in one eye and had to have corrective surgery on the good eye before he could resume his career. And in youth and college baseball, where the bats are aluminum and the skulls aren't always finished, it was Gunnar Sandberg of Marin Catholic High in northern California who spent weeks in a coma and a year off the field (and if all this isn't enough for you, here are more – if you have a stomach for them).
So once again the debate begins about giving helmets or at least lined caps to pitchers, and half of baseball insists it will have to happen after this incident, and the other half (including nearly all the pitchers) insisting it never will happen.
It already has.
Branch Rickey not only fostered the introduction of the helmet for batters, but later helped to develop (and actually own most of the stock in the company producing) the kind of helmet worn today – the one that can fit over a cap rather than force the batter to swap the one for the other After his successes in Brooklyn Rickey was squeezed out by Walter O'Malley and he went on to Pittsburgh where, in 1952, he mandated that his batters use them. A year later he announced that all the Pirates would wear the new helmets – at the plate and in the field. The Pirates were said to not even pack ordinary cloth caps on road trips.
Several accounts have the Bucs' pitchers quickly – within weeks – discarding the helmets for the same reason today's pitchers dismiss the idea: they were too heavy and clunky and sweaty. Critics called them "Miners' hats" and said they were for timid men and bush leaguers.
But Pirates' pitchers didn't dismiss them, not entirely anyway. Nearly all the Pirates' publicity and pre-game photos through the 1956 season showed their players – including the pitchers – in the helmets.
While photos of Pirates' pitchers in ordinary cloth caps begin to reappear during the 1957 season, the helmets were still worn at least intermittently, at least before games – and with such great frequency and chronological 'nearness' (I don't think Fred Waters went in and changed back into a cap before that game started – not in 1956) that it's probably safe to say the pitchers at least wore the helmets sometimes during actual games.
When Rickey had said "all Pirates," he meant it. The coaches and managers wore them – at least until Danny Murtaugh took over the latter job in the middle of the 1957 season.
As late as the 1959 team yearbook there are team portraits of pitchers (and other players) wearing helmets. This shot of Bob Thorpe (who made a cameo with the 1955 Cubs and died at the tragically young age of 24 in 1960) is significant because a) Thorpe was a pitcher, and b) he didn't join the Pirates' organization until 1958.
So did Rickey's forgotten experiment have any practical impact? There are no accounts of Pirates' pitchers being saved from line drives by the helmets. Statistically? Since we don't know how consistently they were worn (or exactly when) we can't be sure if either of these facts are relevant: among them Pittsburgh pitchers compiled exactly one sub-4.00 ERA in '53 and '54; on the other hand, Pirate Bob Friend led the league in ERA in 1955.
Did he do it while wearing a helmet? This is Friend's 1958 baseball card. Either like Waters (above) he was photographed by Topps at the Polo Grounds in New York 1956, or they got him in '57. In either case he wasn't wearing it special for the photographer – that's for certain.
So why the focus on the idea that this secondary controversy ("How can you expect manly pitchers to wear padding or protection?") was already broached by Branch Rickey while Jackie Robinson was still playing for the Dodgers? Why not debate the merits?
Because there are merits on only one side of the debate.
With taller pitchers taking longer strides against stronger hitters using harder bats, the pitcher is even closer to the hitter as he delivers the pitch than he ever was before – and even if he's 5'7″ he's still closer to the hitter than the hitter was to him when he released the pitch. The ball off the bat is going 15 to 20 miles per hour faster than the fastest pitch any pitcher can throw. Among the men in imminent danger of having insufficient time to react to a line drive, the plate umpire, the catcher, the batter, the first base coach and the third base coach must now all wear a helmet (and the catcher and ump have helmets) .
Only the pitcher is – inexplicably – unprotected.
And if the miners' helmets of the 1950's are too clunky or too sweaty for 2013, there are more comfortable and stylish liners or reinforced caps that can at least do something – even if it's only to give the pitcher, in that split second of recognition, a slightly increased chance of moving his head half an inch so the helmet takes the brunt and not his skull and the flimsy cloth that now protects it.
But this is baseball. The sport had its first fatal major league hit batsman in 1920, yet the helmet wasn't even used experimentally until the 1940's, didn't become mandatory until 1971, and the last grandfathered batter (Bob Montgomery) took his last cloth-cap swing on September 9, 1979.
We might very well not only have to wait for a pitcher to be killed before baseball does anything about this – we might have to wait until then and add 51 years to the wait.
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Rafael Soriano getting hit by a Vladimir Guerrero line drive (and Vlad hit everything harder than anyone) was the worst I ever saw. I remember when Huff got hit. And Blackburn of the Twins in 2008, hit by Bobby Abreu. I'm trying to remember how many times a helmet would have helped. I guess it's the same with base coaches and hitters– they could get hit in the face or neck but at least the helmet protects most of the head. But then there's Doug Fister in the World Series and Javy Guerra last year with the Dodgers– take one off the jaw or temple and keep on pitching. To give them the protection they need, instead of King Felix it would have to be King Arthur and his knights, as in helmets with visors with only the eyes peeping through.
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There are plenty of photos of Roberto Clemente wearing his. Didn't Yaz wear one in the field as well?
At any rate, when we were kids we thought it was a cool look. We wore our souvenir helmets when we played.
This was a horrible sight to see. I just hope there are no ramifications for J. A. Happ but seeing blood come out of his ear there can only be some serious damage done that may not show for a while. This said; something has to be done to protect a pitcher from getting crowned from a ball traveling at 120 mph back at him. His reflexes are not that swift to avoid injury. Most sports have helmet requirements where injuries abound. It is for the players' health. Even bicycle riders have to wear helmets. Let's hope the powers that be come to that realization and not let this continue for long. Baseball cannot afford to lose talent that easily. Great historical and informative article as only you know how to write.
@ Mary,
"… but seeing blood come out of his ear there can only be some serious damage done that may not show for a while."
Mary I am a neurologist. Yes. Clear or bloody fluid coming out of the ear may indeed indicate a skull fracture which then allows cerebrospinal fluid to leak through the ear canal. So you worry about imminent death from an arterial bleed-epidural hematoma OR a venous leak-subdural hematoma. It appears that neither bleed occurred as it would have shown up on an MRI.
HOWEVER, the majority of times we see "blood" from ear it is a laceration of the ear itself or a small bleed from the scalp that dribbles down across the ear.
Part of Buster Onley's podcast was about this subject. You should listen.
Great article, Keith.
I'm glad to hear that J.A. Happ is OK. All indications point to it being prudent for these guys to wear helmets to avoid injury. A few months ago, Hillary Clinton fainted and hit her head, ending up with a concussion and blood clot in her skull. The blood clot could have been life-threatening had she not received timely treatment. Add a projectile coming at the pitcher's head (or thereabouts) going a 120 mph, and it's not hard to imagine someone either suffering serious injury or even death. I imagine Happ's medical team will be monitoring him for any untoward developments from this incident.
This baseball helmet debate sounds a bit like the motorcycle helmet debate. Some riders want the freedom to choose whether they wear a "brain bucket" or not. I think the stakes are too high NOT to wear a helmet in both cases, but the right to choose is more important than safety for some folks.
The Vin–Keith Olbermann's favorite baseball announcer and mine (and by the way, haters, Mr. Scully is conservative–all we care about here is baseball, so please go away)–has gone on for years about the need for more than just the batters to wear helmets. After the death of a minor league coach a few years back, MLB required coaches to wear helmets and I remember larry bowa (I have never thought, knowing what an unpleasant person he is, that his name should be capitalized) was coaching third for the Dodgers and said he wouldn't–but he did. Helmets all around, please.
You may well be right, Keith. With today's technological improvements, helmets for pitchers could probably be made much lighter than the "miner's hats" of the old days. But it is very, very difficult to change a culture, and if anything the fact that so many people don't even know or remember Branch Rickey's efforts to helmet his pitchers proves it.
Pairs figure skaters perform some of the riskiest, most dangerous stunts in sports. If you're the male partner, you're hoisting someone wearing knives on her feet over your head and being the one expected to get under her and break her fall if something goes wrong. If you're the female partner, you're the one being hoisted over a guy's head with nothing but a hand grip to keep you up there while he's gliding along a piece of ice on narrow blades. Disaster could, and has, happened at any time (for perhaps the most prominent example, look up J. Paul Binnebose). Yet there is a culture in figure skating that nobody wears helmets, nobody wears padding, nobody wears any kind of athletic protective equipment (aside from "dance belts" for the men). Why? Because this incredibly difficult sport is supposed to look aesthetically beautiful as well, and pads and helmets ain't pretty. (So what happens? The world looks at figure skating and considers it an easy, wimpy non-sport.)
The same could be said of cheerleading, at least the seriously competitive kind. Time was when cheerleaders just danced, waved their arms, jumped, and did the splits at the sidelines. Now they form teams and perform incredibly dangerous stunts in which young people tumble and get tossed everywhere. Serious head injuries and even deaths have resulted when accidents happen. But will cheerleading ever adopt helmets? Doubtful.
When you consider how difficult it is to even get some motorcyclists and bicyclists to accept helmets–how some of them regard it as an imposition on their liberties–you understand how difficult it's ever going to be to get baseball to accept the idea that pitchers should wear helmets. Heck, think of how many years it was before lap belts were mandatory in cars, much less shoulder harnesses!
Hi Keith,
My name is Pablo from Chile. I used to play baseball in a small league in Chile until I was 24, and when I was 19 I got hit by a linedrive in a simulated game I was pitching in a practice. I was lucky it only broke my nose in 5 parts and didn't hit my mouth or eye. We were using aluminium bats. I think it would be very good for pitchers in MLB to start wearing some protection, that way the lower levels and all around the world other pitchers will do it too.
Excellent point, Pablo! Sorry you took a hit.
With the technological advances that created bulletproof vests for police officers and kevlar body armor for soldiers (and some sluggers' elbows), I am surprised we haven't seen more prototypes of reinforced, protective caps or liners.
Maybe more surprising is that we've yet to see a police officer who was saved from serious injury by his vest is not advocating the use of similarly designed items for athletes. Reducing risk is a wise process and is the farthest thing from babying a pitcher.
Content: I got beaned in the face once by a minor-league pitcher who was coaching my little league team. Mostly my fault, I was catching without a mask not in the game; he just wanted to stretch his arm), and allowed myself to be distracted. The ball skipped off the top of the mitt and into my cheek just below my eye. The ball went up, and I went down. Luckily the park was next door to a hospital, so I knew within minutes that I had a broken orbital (eyesocket) just below my eye and my season (and as it turned out career) was over.
Meta: Keith, you blocked me on Twitter. Why? Because I believe there's cause to strike a balance between the freedom of the press and the safety of people we send into deadly situations to prevent real threats to our freedom of the press? We didn't even get to the part where applying such a law requires a high standard of legal justification (what Obama does) and not just a political goal (what Nixon and Kissinger did). It's sad that you'd stomp out of a conversation and a genial relationship that way.
This sport has many years offering joys and sorrows to his followers, is why many of us today who follow and support the sport, because every day that passes more technical expertise and interesting plays.
… bunch of idiots on this board; anyways: who's the hottie sitting left a' Keith's a' front row at The Stadium tonight (Friday v. Boston)? Or the chatty blonde to his right?
Awesome news about Keith doing postseason baseball on TBS! Too bad they can't replace dorky Ernie Johnson Jr. with Bob Costas, long-time co-worker of Keith's. This should be fun– even if David Wells is still on there.
In regard to pitchers helmets… Last night my 13 year old son was pitching in a game when a line drive struck him in the side of the head. Fortunately the cat scan came back ok. However a hit a few inches over could have been much more damaging. Seeing my son unable to remember things scared me. He's no wimp by any means a football player and wrestler as well. With today's baseball technology of "hot" bats a little league game is a far cry from the days when my dad coached, showed up with an army bag full of wooden bats and balls. If adults choose to not wear pitching helmets, which I think they should, it is one thing but it should certainly be made mandatory in youth and high school leagues. Why wait for a tragedy? Looking online I am unable to find a suitable pitchers helmet. Easton had a design revealed in 2011 but it doesnt seem to be available. I have no political agenda nor do I wish to argue or discuss the matter further. I just wanted to give a dad's perspective who leaped to his feet and ran to check on his son not knowing what the results would be.
Mr. Dowdy, you represent a majority of dads in this close call so close to dad's special day! 😉
Almost 300,000 MLB games played with 1 batter killed by a pitch and 0 pitchers killed by a batted ball. If any pitcher feels concerned it is not against the rules for him to wear a helmet. If he doesn't want to feel goofy or sweaty let him do as he pleases. All this agita is much ado about nothing.
It's a pitchers nightmare, you're right in the line of fire. More safety for the game should always be encouraged. I think pitchers need to be taught more on how to release and look for the ball.
Keith are you going to have a twitter account for your sports content?
Being a college pitcher myself, I feel a helmet for the pitcher would be more protective but less comfortable. In the end it is all about the safety of the players but it should be under the discretion of the pitcher. They can make their own decisions.
I think if pitchers wore helmets there would not bee any worry about head injury. That sounds like a win
Happened to play against a high school team in Pensacola, Fla coached by Fred Waters. Seems I remember Coach Fred always wore a hard hat cap. Oh yea, he could really coach. Don't think we ever beat them was always a classy person
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How has everyone forgotten that Hiroki Kuroda was hit in the head by a liner in just 2009?
Put a cap on these guys! It is crazy that there is no protection for a pitchers head! those guys are throwing 80-100 mph and getting line drives hit at them! put yourself in that situation, if you are a pitcher and you throw a 90 mph ball, and the batter hits a line drive at your head, wouldn't you at least want some kind of helmet?
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Interesting article. It is alarming to see pitchers get injured by batted balls and pitchers should not remain unprotected from the dangers associated with comebacks to the mound. Whether or not an acceptable helmet/padded hat will be used soon remains to be seen, however, I found it very interesting that it would not be the first time pitchers used helmets. I was unaware of the history with the Pirates player wearing helmets until I read this article.
To boost head security, pitchers ought to for sure wear protective caps. However, baseball's medicinal executive, Dr. Gary Green a doctor and educator of games solution at UCLA doesn't see caps happening.
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Main timings of our day are:
Meals times. Breakfast: 0830hrs Lunch: 1230hrs Dinner: 1800hrs
All meals are served in the dining area.
Activity times. Your activity will run from 0930 – 1630hrs. Your instructors will guide you with clothing, activity and the content of the sessions.
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Thyroxine antibody | T4:1-28.1 (BGN/098/281)
Mouse anti Human thyroxine antibody, clone T4:1-28.1 shows low levels of reactivity with biologically inactive rT3 (approximately 10%) and minimal reactivity with T3 (approximately 1.5%).
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Amazon Summary:
Can you love someone too much? Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder. In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees. Every story has two sides. In Beautiful Disaster, Abby had her say. Now it's time to see the story through Travis's eyes.
Book Chicks Chat:
Truthfully, I (Tiffany) had no intentions of buying this book. I admit I was tempted to purchase it several times throughout the week (mainly because the cover was so incredibly sexy). I was already in love with Travis from 'Beautiful Disaster,' so why read this same story from his POV? Then my work phone rings...and it's Benita...
Me: "What are you reading?"
Benita: "Walking Disaster"
Me: (looks at the phone) "Really? You got it?"
Benita: "Girl yeah - you know I love Travis."
Me: "But its the same story, right?"
Benita: "Oh no, it has some different stuff we didn't read before - like about his mom."
Me: (blank stares) "Oh"
Benita: "It's really good...better than I thought!"
So of course I log on to Amazon and 1-click 'Walking Disaster' and the Travis mania begins!!!!
First we learned how he came up with the nickname Pigeon:
"I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon. The kind of soul that didn't impede on anyone; just walked around worrying about its own business, trying to get through life without pulling everyone else down with its own needs and selfish habits. Brave. A communicator. Intelligent. Beautiful. Soft-spoken. A creature that mates for life. Unattainable until she has a reason to trust you."
He knew she was the "one" and that is what made him give her that name. And it made us love him even more. He saw her for who she really was not who she was trying to invent herself into. Just hearing (okay reading) the way he loved her from his POV would make any girl weak.
Yes, it is basically the same story - but it is oh so damn different!!! And we might just love it more than the original (#dontjudgeus). You get an insight into his relationship with his father and brothers. You get to hear (okay read) his mother's dying wish, which helps you understand why Travis is a fighter...and why he fights so hard to prove his love to Abby.
So I (Tiffany) am reading in the barbershop (while my boys get a haircut) and I get to the damn Thanksgiving dinner. We never knew (from the original story) that he went back to his dad's house after dropping Abby off at home. We also didn't know that Trenton (his brother) knew that him and Abby were already broke up. So he gets back to his dad's house and Trenton has already told everyone about the break-up.
"I collapsed to my knees, and my brothers surrounded me, placing their hands on my head and shoulders for support."
So now I am looking around the barbershop to make sure no one sees me crying. Yes, I was freaking crying...don't judge me! So of course I text Benita and she starts laughing at me...and I'm like this is no laughing matter.
Another plus...the book takes you 11 years later into the life of Travis and Abby. And of course we all love to know if our favorite characters are still together. But we won't spoil the book for you...but we have to say there is a new lady in Travis' life. Her name is Jessica and she is kicking ass and taking notes for later.
"Even though we'd put each other through hell, we'd found heaven."
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Administrator, Collections (Summer Student)
Atlantic Central is currently accepting applications for its subsidiary, League Savings and Mortgage Company, Halifax Branch, for the summer term position of Administrator, Collections (Summer Student) to provide administrative support to the Collections Department and to ensure high quality customer service to credit unions and members.
The Position:
Reporting to the Manager, Collections, the Administrator, Collections (Summer Student) may be responsible for:
- Reconstructing foreclosure files, including maintaining exposure reports for losses and gains.
- Preparing main and sub-claims as necessary.
- Handling of cash, cheques, money orders, and ICU payments daily. Preparing irregular payment vouchers with posting instructions, as payments are received.
- Organizing legal files, and shared files, and transferring files on internal network.
- Preparing files for solicitors, Datawatch transaction histories, and renewals.
- Completing bankruptcy proof claims, with data entry in Excel and on Delinquency Management System.
- Providing backup to the Financial Services Officer I and the Financial Services Officer II, as required.
- Completing other duties and projects as assigned.
The Person:
The successful candidate will be working towards completing a certificate or degree in Business Administration and preference will be given to students who have at least two years completed in their business program. Previous experience in a financial institution would be considered an asset. The successful candidate will also have the following skill set:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated ability for accuracy and attention to detail
- Proven ability to perform basic mathematical functions including computations of rates, ratios and percents
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong competencies in:
- Adaptability to Change
- Customer Service Orientation
- Listening, Understanding and Responding
- Results Orientation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Strategic Orientation
Hours of Work:
Please note that this is a full-time summer position and the hours of work per week are 37.5 hours.
Applications will close on Friday, May 2, 2014.
Interested candidates should forward their résumé, in confidence, to:
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Edibles can be tricky things to master. At least until this point, we haven't quite figured out what the correct dosage is when it comes to taking one and how it affects the many different body types and metabolisms. But edible-takers do always tend to have one experience in common, and this chart shows exactly how the timeline works.
Just remember, before you take that second edible, remember that a second edible is never, ever a good choice.


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You're invited to make some noise and get LOUD for kids who are deaf or hard of hearing. It couldn't be easier to show your support - all you need to start is a LOUD shirt!
In 2019 every supporter who raised $1,000 or more received a limited edition, custom-made Hear and Say LOUD shirt made by our good friends at The Uniform Edit (pictured here).
In 2020 you can get LOUD in any way you like – as a family, at work, with your friends and community group or at school. The opportunities are endless! Your support will help give kids who are deaf and hard of hearing access to support and the gift of speech – how awesome is that!
See who supported in 2019 and read about their advocacy for Loud Shirt Day.
Download our fundraising toolkit and marketing material that will help get the word out!
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Use This Plumbing Advice In Your Home Projects
If you are a first time homeowner or maybe someone who has just moved out of Mom and Dad's humble abode, you may not know a lick about plumbing, but there are certain things that you should know. This article will discuss some of them, and you will be more knowledgeable after reading the tips below.
Don't pay the entire plumbing bill upfront; wait until the plumber finishes the plumbing job. It is customary to put down one-third to one-half of the total cost before the work is started, but do not pay in full until it is complete. This ensures that the plumber will not abandon the job midway, and will also care about the quality of their work more.
Avoid the bursting of pipes due to the change in the temperature. You need to allow the flow of heat to reach under the sinks and into the pipes, you have to keep the cabinet doors of the bathrooms and kitchens open. It is important to keep water running at both hot and cold faucets along with vanities that are in close proximity to exterior walls.
To winterize a house that will sit unused during the winter months, you must completely drain all of the pipes. After turning off the main water supply, let all of the water drain from the faucets, toilets, and water heater (turn off the gas). Add a quart of antifreeze to sinks and the tub to prevent water from freezing in the drain trap.
Frozen and bursting pipes from harsh winter weather is a problem that no-one wants, so plan now to winterize your exterior faucets and pipes against freezing conditions. A simple way to accomplish this is to find the exterior water shut-off valve located inside your home (often located in the basement). Turn off the water valve to stop water flow, and then open up the outside faucets to drain out any water that has collected. Be sure to turn off the outside water faucets tightly after the water has drained out. Take in any hoses you may have outside so they don't crack from the cold weather.
Install low flush toilets and energy efficient shower heads and faucets to reduce your utility bills. Energy efficient shower heads can save you money on your energy bill and water bill. By installing shower heads that are energy-efficient, you can save over a hundred bucks or more per every shower head in the home.
Never pour grease down the kitchen-sink drain. This will help you avoid clogs in your kitchen sink. Place grease in a can or other receptacles and dispose of in the trash. Grease that has congealed on pots, and pans can be wiped off with paper towels that can be thrown in the trash.
Now that you have read these plumbing tips, you should feel a little more comfortable about looking after that scary hardware that lurks in some rooms of your home. Follow the advice above and you are sure to do the right things when tinkering around with any of the pipes.…


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IDSA/ASM Release Updated Lab Guide
IDSA and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) have published an updated "Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases" in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The guide, updated from its original publication in 2013, helps health care providers keep pace with advances in rapid molecular testing and the latest technology allowing faster, accurate diagnosis so that patients may receive appropriate treatment sooner.
Extensive tables provide detailed guidance in the use and limitations of the tests, organized by type of infection (such as urinary tract or upper respiratory) to help health care providers determine not only which test might be best, but also which type of specimen is most appropriate. The guide also includes expanded information on pediatric needs and testing for tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, as well as information on the advancements in diagnostics, including nucleic acid amplification tests that can identify organisms faster and far less expensively than in the past.
The guide underscores the need for microbiologists to receive special training and for the laboratory to be led by a board-certified microbiology director or have access to board certification through a consultant to ensure high-quality care. The guide also notes that excellent patient care is only possible through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.
"ID physicians are microbiologists' closest colleagues in supporting the need for a high-quality diagnostic process, start to finish," said lead author, J. Michael Miller, PhD. "They understand the microbiology component and can serve as liaisons between the lab and other health care providers as can board certified microbiologists."
The IDSA/ASM guide panel includes experts in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology, pathology andpediatrics. In addition to lead authors J. Michael Miller, PhD, and Melvin P. Weinstein, MD, FIDSA, the panel includes: Mathew J. Binnicker, PhD; Sheldon Campbell, MD, PhD; Karen C. Carroll, MD, FIDSA; Kimberle C. Chapin, MD; Peter H. Gilligan, PhD; Mark D. Gonzalez, PhD; Robert C. Jerris, PhD; Sue C. Kehl, PhD; Robin Patel, MD, FIDSA; Bobbi S. Pritt, MD; Sandra S. Richter, MD, FIDSA; Barbara Robinson-Dunn, PhD, FIDSA; Joseph D. Schwartzman, MD, FIDSA; James W. Snyder, PhD; Sam Telford, III, SD; Elitza S. Theel, PhD; Richard B. Thomson Jr. PhD; and Joseph D. Yao, MD, FIDSA.


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According to the Iranian Cultural Center in Kenya, a number of teachers and Muslim scholars of the African country translated the Divine Book into Luhya.
It will be published and distributed among Luhya speaking tribes by the end of 2018.
A Swedish NGO titled "Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Institute" has sponsored the translation and publication of the new translation of Quran.
The Luhya are a Bantu ethnic group in Kenya. They number about 5.3 million people according to the 2009 census, being about 16% of Kenya's total population of 38.5 million, and are the second-largest ethnic group in Kenya.
Luhya refers to both the people and their language. There are 18 tribes that make up the Luhya. Each has a distinct dialect. The word Luhya or Luyia in some of the dialects means "clan", and Abaluhya (Abaluyia) thus means "people of the clan". Other translations are "those of the same hearth."


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IAudrey, I help creative entrepreneurs scale their business with strategic systems and processes'm
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You're here because these statements sound familiar to you:
"My brain is bursting with new ideas for my business, but I'm busy enough as it is. I guess all these ideas will have to wait."
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Her mission is to help creative service providers scale and gain the freedom they need to focus on their zone of genius and change the world in only the way they can.
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Homes with Hope president retiring
WESTPORT — Homes with Hope's longtime President and CEO Jeff Wieser will retire from his position by the end of 2019, Board Chair John Walsh announced March 26.
Wieser, a board member of the Westport-based organization since its early days, has led Homes with Hope as executive director for nine years. During that time, he has overseen the operations at the Gillespie Center and the Bacharach Community and expanded the portfolio of 44 supportive housing units, which the agency owns and operates.
During his tenure, Wieser administered the merger with the Project Return program, which houses women ages 18 to 24. Homes with Hope's mission is to eliminate homelessness in the Westport and surrounding area.
"Jeff has been a transformative, innovative leader in the fight to eliminate homelessness in Westport and southern Fairfield County," said Walsh. "During his nine years as executive director, HwH more than doubled its shelter capacity providing beds for 115 individuals nightly. Jeff also introduced numerous creative initiatives to better serve our clients such as the after-school mentoring program providing learning support to the 30 children residing in HwH facilities."
Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe called Homes with Hope "one of the community services that makes Westport so special" and noted that under Wieser's leadership, the organization "has expanded its affordable, supportive housing options, its relationships with other not-for-profit agencies and its overall community support."
Wieser will stay in his position until a replacement is found. A search committee has been formed and will focus on finding a local leader who understands both the Westport and Fairfield County communities.
"Being involved with Homes with Hope over the last 30 years, first on the board, and then as executive director, has been the most satisfying professional role of my life," said Wieser. "It is easy to be proud of the Homes with Hope organization, and it is easier to be proud of the community that supports HwH so spiritually and generously. I look forward to staying involved in any way that I can be useful to Homes with Hope and Westport."


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Myth busting's part of the job in impact investing
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Scott Reeves has faced so much skepticism about what he does at U.S. Trust that he now welcomes the chance to challenge people's misconceptions.
"I'm actually starting to enjoy getting the question" about returns on impact investing, said Reeves, a portfolio manager at the Bank of America wealth management unit. "It really gives us the opportunity to highlight the benefit of our approach, and why our approach can lead to better investment outcomes."
The question is usually phrased with a negative spin: Don't impact investments — which are made with the intention of fostering social or environmental benefits — underperform?
Put another way, don't you have to sacrifice profits for purpose?
Reeves and others involved in the impact sector answered with a resounding "no" during a recent conference titled "Diversity Driving Revenue" that the investment bank Big Path Capital hosted in New York City.
Interest in impact investing is expected to continue growing, fueled in part by women and millennials, and more financial institutions are taking notice. But the idea is still outside the mainstream, so fittingly a portion of the panel discussion with Reeves focused on the myths that participants spend the most time debunking. Disbelief about financial worthiness is one they all seemed to have in common.
Sunwoo Hwang, the founder and chief executive of Sixup, said he doesn't emphasize the social mission behind his San Francisco startup, partly to avoid that extra layer of skepticism.
Sixup is an online lending platform that aims to help high-achieving, low-income students attend four-year colleges. Hwang describes it as a SoFi for "the other 99%."
Borrowers can get $5,000 to $15,000 a year to fill the gap between the financial aid they receive and the cost of their tuition, and parents do not have to co-sign.
Sixup's target group carries a lot of stigma in the financial community, Hwang said. "These students get lumped into subprime, loser prime, risky prime," he said.
To get past the preconceived notions, Hwang started using the term "future prime" instead, which he said has helped overcome some initial resistance to his pitch about why these students are a worthwhile investment.
For Elizabeth Chou, of New Markets Venture Partners, a bias in favor of established funds is her biggest hurdle.
"Everyone thinks that investing with small managers or emerging managers is risky," she said.
But large firms rely on track records established over the years by fund managers who might no longer be involved in that portfolio, said Chou, who is a partner at New Markets. And sometimes the interests of large firms do not align with those of investors.
"I spend my life telling people that investing with established managers is actually riskier," she said.
Reeves is part of the socially innovative investing team at U.S. Trust — S2I for short. It launched in 2010 around a suite of investing products that took onto account diverse environmental, social and governance factors, he said. But a few years in, U.S. Trust found that many of its high-net-worth clients started to "cluster" their attention on specific themes.
"As a result, starting in 2013, we developed two new portfolios that are much more focused in nature, one of which is called our Women and Girls Equality Strategy — we call it WAGES for short — and the second is our Human Rights and Recognition Strategy — which we call H2R for short," Reeves said. "And those are really kind of extensions of our diversified approach with just a greater focus on diversity, inclusion, social justice and the like."
Despite the social goals, Reeves said the team is entirely data driven and gathers insight from many sources. "We consider ourselves to be quantitative investors really," he said.
But two questions they ask about every potential investment likely differ from those of mainstream portfolio managers.
The first is, do companies have the right intentions? In other words, "do they have the right policies around things like family benefits?" Reeves asked. "Are they transparent about their hiring practices and their track record around hiring and promotions?"
The second is, are those policies actually leading to the right outcomes?
An emphasis on both intention and results helps weed out pretenders that are just "green washing," Reeves said. "You can't cheat the hard numbers."


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More than 266,000 passengers used the services of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport in September, up by 24% YoY.
The number of passengers served by the airport during the first nine months of the year was greater by more than 300,000, or by 18%, than during the same period last year. Tallinn Airport crossed the 2 million passenger mark on October 1, over a month and a half sooner than last year's November 19, the state-owned airport company said.
Tallinn Airport CCO Eero Pargmae said that while September passenger numbers were boosted in part by events related to the ongoing Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU, which began on July 1, the number of passengers connected to presidency-related events made up less than one-tenth of this year's total growth, the rest being the result of a general increase in the numbers of business travelers and tourists.
September saw continued rapid growth in charter flights as well, with boardings increasing by 33% YoY. New destinations gaining popularity alongside traditional favorites such as Antalya, Heraklion and Varna include Tivat, Montenegro and Pula, Croatia.
Last month, Vueling concluded seasonal flights between Tallinn and Barcelona, while Nordica concluded its direct flights to Berlin and Rijeka for the season.
As of October, regular flights are operated out of Tallinn Airport to 34 different destinations. (ERR/Business World Magazine)


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ACI Worldwide, a Florida-based payment system firm, has released a study which revealed that more than one third of Singaporeans have faced card fraud since 2014.
The statistic demonstrates the seriousness of the underlying vulnerabilities discovered in the security systems of credit card operators and credit card networks.
Technically, when a credit card purchase is made either online or at a physical location, the private key of the credit card is retrieved by the processing party. That means, the business or person receiving the credit card payment holds the responsibility of storing the unique key of credit cards that are utilized to settle transactions.
The same concept can be observed on online platforms, which automatically charge credit card subscription or renewal fees at an interval, typically by a certain number of months.
ACI Worldwide research team states that the increasing card fraud cases in regions like Singapore can be observed as a direct result of customer's' misuse and carelessness when initiating in credit card transactions.
"[In Asia} there is a clear correlation between risky behaviour and fraud incidents," said ACI senior fraud consultant Giselle Lindley. Lindley noted that credit card fraud cases in Asia are typically associated with customer's "risky behaviour."
However, in 2014, four major banks including Citibank, DBS, UOB and OCBC were hit by card fraud. Many credit card users and customers were charged with small transactions that were supposedly settled by a Taiwanese merchant.
As expected, Citibank Singapore responded in 2014 with an anticipated statement which read, "There was no breach of any systems within Citibank."
While customer's misuse of credit cards could be considered as a major factor when evaluating various credit card fraud cases, the more serious issue lies within bank's centralized records of customer data and online platforms' ability to retrieve private keys and information of credit card users.
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