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1978 season in danger of losing his starting job at short stop.
Coming into Spring Training in 1979, Campy had to get his bat going and regain some of his earlier defensive form if he wanted to stave off Nelson Norman and keep his job. Spring Training didn't go well and the team broke camp with Bert still on the team but the short stop situation unresolved. It wouldn't take long to reach a resolution.
Bert appeared in eight games and got ten at bats with Texas in 1979. He posted a terrible .111 batting average and .200 on-base percentage. He had no extra base hits and only one stolen base. His defense was about average. Average wasn't good enough in this situation.
The bat hadn't arrived for Campaneris and the Rangers reached a decision. On May 4, 1979 Texas traded Bert to the California Angels straight up for Dave Chalk. For the first time since breaking into the Majors in 1964, Bert Campaneris had lost his job.
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Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega and more hyped up their Double or Nothing pay-per-view during a ticket release party at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas — watch footage of the livestream below.
What happened at the party:
- On the pre-show livestream, MJF confronted Conrad Thompson.
- Sonny Kiss arrives and confirms he will present at Double or Nothing
- AEW EVP Cody Rhodes comes to the stage, confirms partnership with AAA.
- Cody announces Double or Nothing pre-sale ticket opportunity (now through Feb 11th) and general public ticket sale date (Feb 13th)
- AAA cruiserweight champ Sammy Guevara enters the stage, plugs his YouTube channel and confirms Double or Nothing appearance
- Hangman Page arrives, only to be interrupted by PAC "via satellite"
- PAC vs. Page confirmed for Double or Nothing "I'll bring my cowboy boots because in your home country of England they may have to give a knighthood to the doctor who can pull 'em out of your ass," Page says
- The Bucks hype up AEW's tag division and bring the double-denim clad Best Friends to the stage, Trent says that he and Chuck want to change the world "through the power of friendship"
- The Lucha Bros. arrive and attack the Young Bucks
- AEW's Chief Brand Officer Brandi comes to the stage and confirms that Japanese wrestlers Aja Kong and Yuka Sakazaki will be at Double or Nothing
- Brandi brings new AEW signings Kylie Rae and Nyla Rose to the stage, the pair confront each other as Brandi attempts to keep them apart
- Excalibur brings SoCal Uncensored to the stage to announce the Double or Nothing after party — SCU: All Night
- CIMA and representatives of Oriental Wrestling Entertainment take to the stage, SCU request a match with CIMA and two of OWE's best men at Double or Nothing
- Chris Jericho interrupts Omega, the pair scuffle briefly before being pulled apart
- Kenny has stolen Jericho's hat and is wearing it
- Omega/Jericho 2 confirmed for Double or Nothing
- Goodbye and goodnight, bang!


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Sidney Crosby leaving Pens?
Do you think there is any chance that the Sidster will ever leave Penguins?
Which players in the NHL history have sticked to only one team for their whole career?
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- James BlackleyLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Sidney Crosby obiously wants to be a Penguin, if he didnt he wouldnt have signed a long term extension after his entry level contract expired.
Theres been rumours that Crosby was interested in going to Montreal (his favourite team) once his ELC was expired, but alas that never happened instead he chose to remain with the pens until July 1st 2014 (making him 27)
I have this vibe Crosby will be a penguin forever Pl,ayers these days tend to sign big contracts (8-12 years) and I think everyone can assume Crosby will sign a contract in that ball park (making him close to 40 when it expires).
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- Anonymous9 years ago
Considering that Sid's in his prime, Pits will never even consider trading him now or in the future
Interestingly however I think it would be a totally different perspective should Crosby pick up a severe concussion / injury in the near future. Considering hes just overcome last seasons woes, he was sorely missed alongside Malkin. I could see him bring traded if Sid treaded along the lines of a career ending injury, and other teams took the risk of acquiring a future hall of famer.
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- Anonymous9 years ago
Martin Brodeur
Joe Sakic (Quebec became Colorado)
Steve Yzerman
Mario Lemieux
Maurice Richard
Henri Richard
Jean Beliveau
Niklas Lidstrom
Mike Bossy
Stan Mikita
Denis Potvin
That's what I can think of
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- Anonymous9 years ago
I think Pittsburgh would do anything to keep him so I wouldn't worry about losing him, he is their golden child. Also the man who is his mentor and helped him transition into the NHL world stayed with the Penguins for his whole career, so it would be a safe bet to assume he will be with the Penguins for a while.
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- SnidLv 79 years ago
Has sticked? Seriously?
I doubt Sid will ever leave the Penguins.
Steve Yzerman played his entire career with the Red Wings. He also has the record (so far) for being the captain the longest.
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- 4 years ago
It became suggested that talks have been going properly and thad Sid needs to verify adult males like Malkin and J. Staal are taken take care of the destiny, it is to establish that the group keeps to be stable for an prolonged time.
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- 9 years ago
Unlikely, although in a few years he will be a UFA (his current deal has another 2-3 seasons on it). I highly doubt PIT would not re-sign him well before free agency begins on July 1st.
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- 9 years ago
Jarome Iginla
Nicklas Lidstrom
Rick Nash
and no, he will never leave the Pens
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- 9 years ago
anything is possible it could come one day during the last year of his contract if he says that he wants to test free agency then it only makes sense to trade him and get something but none of us know what he is thinking about so its tough to say
mario lemieux
steve yzerman
nik lidstrom
martin brodeur
dont know anyone else off the top of my head
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considering he is young still 24 years old and so there is a chance
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A tour of Walnut Grove, a restored plantation in Spartanburg County. The program tells the story of Kate Barry, a female Paul Revere who rode through the countryside warning of the coming British troops and presents an historical tour of the home and grounds.
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Under ordinary circumstances, egging a politician mid-speech might have been seen as unspeakably rude. But at a moment of raw emotion and mass grief, the teenager, whose real name is William Connolly, quickly emerged as a cult hero. Anning was easily cast as the villain.
It was a familiar role for Anning, a fringe figure in Australian politics who landed in his current position in 2017 thanks to a loophole in election law, and proceeded to make a name for himself with incendiary comments that even his onetime allies called "racist." The 69-year-old hotelier is up for reelection in May, and experts predict he has little chance of winning a second term, which may explain why he keeps making inflammatory and attention-grabbing statements.
"He's always been someone who is trying to get the headlines," Zareh Ghazarian, a political scientist at Monash University in Melbourne, told The Washington Post. "I think part of that is because of the precarious position he holds in Australian politics."
On Friday, Anning drew international attention when he wrote that Muslims "may have been the victims today; usually they are the perpetrators" in a statement that was released just hours after at least 50 people were killed in an anti-immigrant terrorist attack in two New Zealand mosques. While noting that he was opposed to violence and condemned the actions of the gunman, he also claimed that the "real cause of bloodshed" that day had been "the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place."
Anning, who could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday, has been in office for less than two years. If his name sounded familiar before this past weekend, it likely was because of the furor that he sparked in August, when he gave his first speech before the Australian Senate and called for a "final solution" to Muslim immigration. As The Washington Post's Rick Noack reported, that choice of words directly mirrored how Adolf Hitler had described his plans for what would later become known as the Holocaust.
Anning refused to apologize, but said he hadn't meant to invoke the Nazis with his remarks. During the same speech, he also suggested Australia might want to return to the days when immigration from non-European countries was restricted by what is known unofficially as the White Australia policy, and claimed Muslims, as an immigrant group, had been "the least able to assimilate and integrate" to life in Western nations.
It isn't the only time Anning has seemed to flirt with the views espoused by white nationalists. In March 2018, while speaking to supporters, he claimed white South African farmers were being attacked and were at risk of genocide, echoing a debunked myth propagated by white supremacists. According to the Guardian, he appeared at a far-right rally in January that was attended by neo-Nazi sympathizers, then later blamed the "loony left" for the Nazi salutes witnesses had seen taking place. He also defended his choice to use taxpayer funds to attend the rally, describing it as "legitimate business."
Just incredible: As 49 Muslim worshippers lay dead in New Zealand, a sitting Australian senator blames "the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand". pic.twitter.com/13w7aAK8IR— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 15, 2019
Let's be clear Fraser Anning wasn't simply giving us his "political opinion" when he blamed the victims of Friday's terrorist attack. He was envoking "hate speech". His continued statements over the past few days makes him a Terrorist Sympathiser. He should be on a watch list.— Sarah Hanson-Young💚 (@sarahinthesen8) March 18, 2019
Fraser Anning is a racist and a fascist. He should be drummed out of parliament by the Australian people. That's why I've signed the public petition below. I'd encourage all Australians to do the same. #ChristChurch #NewZealandShooting https://t.co/5nkGCdnypJ pic.twitter.com/mF0dZPLqEm— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) March 17, 2019
During the weekend, Anning was once again condemned by lawmakers from all political parties, as well as by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who added he should face the "full force of the law" for hitting the teenager who had egged him. But he remained defiant.
"He got a slap across the face, which is what his mother should have given him long ago, because he's been misbehaving badly," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "When someone cracks you on the back of the head you react and defend yourself." As for his fellow lawmakers' plans to censure him for his comments, his response was dismissive: "What, is Mr. Morrison going to give me a flogging with his lace hankie?"
Along with his controversial remarks, Anning has also come under scrutiny for his financial dealings. In January, the Guardian revealed he had been using a taxpayer-funded per diem allowance to stay at a hotel owned by his brother, and, separately, was being chased down by liquidators who had spent months trying to get him to turn over documents related to a failing business venture he hadn't disclosed to Parliament. At the time, a spokesman for Anning defended his decision to stay at his brother's hotel, saying everything had been aboveboard and it had been the "most appropriate venue to host events." He has yet to respond to questions about his defunct business.
Anning grew up in Queensland, where his family grazed sheep and cattle, and served in the military before going on to own a number of hotels with his wife. The state, located in northeast Australia, has a history of producing anti-establishment politicians and is considered the birthplace of the far-right One Nation Party, which is largely made up of immigration hard-liners. Anning ran for Australia's House of Representatives on the One Nation ticket in 1998 but was unsuccessful.
The fact he was able to get a seat in the Senate nearly a decade later, in 2017, was "a bit of a fluke," Ghazarian told The Washington Post. He had run in 2016, in what's known as a double dissolution election, meaning all 76 seats in Australia's Senate were up for grabs, when normally only half of them would be. That lowered the barriers to entry, Ghazarian said, making it easier for minor parties to gain representation.
One Nation, which had typically struggled to win seats in a general election, ended up electing two senators from Queensland that year. Anning still didn't get enough votes to qualify. He came in third and was beaten out by the party's longtime leader, Pauline Hanson, and Malcolm Roberts, a climate change denier who previously had worked in coal mines.
Then, Australia was rocked by a crisis that resulted in 15 members of Parliament resigning or being ousted from their seats because they held dual citizenship in other countries. (Under the Australian law, dual citizens cannot be elected to the Parliament unless they have taken "reasonable steps" to renounce their foreign citizenship, but some members of Parliament hadn't even been aware that they qualified for dual citizenship by nature of where they, or their parents, had been born.) Roberts, it turned out, was also a British citizen and couldn't legally hold on to his position. In October 2017, he was ejected from the Senate, and Anning, the next runner-up, took his seat the following month.
Even then, he was nearly disqualified: He and his wife had been the subject of bankruptcy proceedings and owed more than 212,000 Australian dollars (US$150,560) to the bank, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. If Anning had been declared insolvent, he would have been barred from joining Parliament. The case was dropped after he entered a confidential settlement in October 2017, just in time to succeed Roberts in the Senate. Immediately after being sworn in, he parted ways with the One Nation Party and became an independent.
The fact Anning wasn't actually elected to his seat in the traditional sense and instead was installed to fill a vacancy, indicates he "has come from essentially a very small electoral base," Ghazarian said. He added that the senator's stoking of controversy is probably a strategy to get attention and appear different from other candidates in advance of the May election, but the fact his remarks have been so widely condemned suggests it may not be paying off.
The One Nation Party, whose ticket Anning initially ran on before joining Parliament, has been accused of racism and xenophobia before: Hanson claimed in 1996 that the country was "in danger of being swamped by Asians," and was later widely criticized for a 2017 stunt in which she showed up in Parliament dressed in a burqa. But even by the party's standards, Anning's rhetoric has been extreme, Ghazarian said. Hanson distanced herself from Anning after his "final solution" speech, describing it as "straight from Goebbels' handbook from Nazi Germany." Similarly, Anning had briefly joined the hyper-conservative Katter's Australian Party in 2018, becoming its only senator. But two months after his "final solution" comments, he was ousted from that group, too, with its president, Shane Paulger, calling his remarks "clearly . . . racist."
"In the overall scheme of things, his views don't appear to be gaining resonance to the extent that Mr. Anning would have us believe," Ghazarian said.
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Kara Moore is a cognitive psychologist who studies memory in the legal system, including eyewitness memory and how citizens search for missing and wanted persons. Kara's teaching includes courses related to Cognition, Memory, Psychology and Law, as well as research methods and statistics. In her methods and statistics teaching and mentorship, Kara emphasizes open and transparent practices in order to normalize these practices for the next generation of researchers. She is an active member of SIPS (Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science). She has presented her work in incorporating Project TIER into mentoring undergraduate researchers at conferences such as the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Kara earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington, a M.A. in Experimental Psychology at the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at the University of Arkansas. Prior to joining OSU in 2019, Kara was an Assistant Professor at Knox College (2017-2019), a nationally ranked private liberal arts college.
Kara will develop demonstrations of Project TIER in SPSS. Many researchers and students in psychology and other disciplines rely on SPSS software to conduct data analyses. Therefore, translating demonstrations of Project TIER into SPSS is vital to making Project TIER easy for these researchers and students to implement. In addition, Kara plans to create psychology-centric demonstrations of Project TIER in SPSS using open data from studies published in outlets such as Psychological Science. Kara will create several "soup-to-nuts" exercises. Each exercise will cover a subset of components of Project TIER. These exercises will be useful for researchers just starting to incorporate reproducibility and transparency in their work and can be implemented in the teaching of statistics, research methods, and other courses. These exercises will cover one component of the TIER framework, such as how to set a working directory, creating an organizational system for saving data and analyses, saving syntax for a file, beginning to edit syntax, how to create syntax, creating a codebook, and so on. These exercises will be especially useful in instances wherein students are learning to conduct research bit-by-bit and the instructor wants to introduce reproducibility and transparency along with those lessons. Kara will incorporate Project TIER into her laboratory manual and thus provide an example laboratory manual incorporating Project TIER. Kara plans to present on the process of Project TIER as well as preliminary qualitative data on the implementation of Project TIER at brown bag events as well as conferences such as the Society for Improving Psychological Science (SIPS) and the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP).


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It has been a long while since my last post but there has just been too much going on with all my medical appointments and preparing for our departure from Florence. We got carried away closing up the park model and got ahead of schedule and turned off the power, forgetting we needed the power on to run our internet router so we were without internet for our last two days. I went for bloodwork on the 17th, a cat scan on the 18th and my appointment with the lung specialist on the 22nd. The cat scan showed the mass in my lung has shrunk since January 7th which is good. My Valley Fever count is lower on the blood test so he cut my medication in half and said to discontinue it after one more month. One thing the cat scan showed though was a cyst on a kidney, which hadn't changed at all since the January 7th scan. We left Mitzy with friends Jim and Betty (who threatened to keep her permanently) while we were in Casa Grande for the specialist. We went for supper at Picazzo's Pizza and again it was very good. I had made noises about going to the buffet restaurant for a quicker meal but Picazzo's was every bit as fast that night.
We played Mexican Train with friends a couple of evenings and Aileen and I played SkipBo several times. We were even with our winning until last night when she beat me all three games. We had a dandy dust storm on the 19th. Mitzy and I were out in the desert when I first noticed a small dust cloud way over toward Casa Grande. A few minutes later I noticed it was much closer so we headed home much faster than normal and we did beat it there. It sure deposited a lot of dust in all the protected areas. The heavy rain that followed washed clean everything that was exposed. Dust storms, like other weather phenomenon, are fascinating.
Sunday the 20th was motor home washing day so I had some sore spots after that was done. I tried using Windex to clean the water spots off the motor home glass but it didn't even touch it. Aileen went on line and found a good recipe using rubbing alcohol, vinegar and water which really worked. Bev helped me get going on post cards while she was here so I made some of those and they look really good. Of course they cost way more than commercial ones. In between all the other things going on, we did the Chatterbox news typing and I proofed a copy on Thursday. On Thursday evening we took Jacquie and Jim and went to PF Changs (who have a great gluten free section on their menu) on Superstition Blvd in Mesa for supper and it was excellent.
We had a leisurely start Friday morning. I was planning on waiting for the propane guy then went to town for the bank and water place. Stopped at the feed store and asked about a propane fill there since I noticed they had a tank and it was much cheaper so we went there on the way out. We had lots of neighbours to bid farewell so that took awhile. The Mackley's got home last night from their month in New Zealand and Australia so we got to see them this morning. In fact, Ken came and helped load and wrap the scooter. The electric heater died Friday morning so we thought we'd get one at Walmart. They sold out during the cold spell! We stopped at Ace Hardware and got a heater. It was after 1 pm when we finally got on I-8 heading for Gila Bend then Buckeye and west on I-10. We took the Salome Road intending to boondock near Bouse. It started getting too late for us so we spent the night dry camped at Salome Centennial Park for $8. We had a fabulous sunset out our front window.
We were awakened just after 1 am with no power to our breathing machines. For some reason the battery was way lower than it should have been. We didn't have any issues with it when we dry camped last fall so not sure what happened. I guess we will be staying in parks the rest of the way. I turned the generator on for a few minutes and the batteries powered up enough to run the small inverter so Aileen could use her machine.
We hit the road about 9:30 leaving the very quiet campground. Gas is $3.299 to $3.399 in most of AZ but jumps by up to 60 cents a gallon when you get to CA. We stopped early at the little wide spot that used to be Rice, CA. Mitzy and I took a stroll over to a fence covered with shoes then checked out a sign talking about the Colorado Desert and the area between here and Blythe, CA. That might be an interesting drive sometime if we are in this area for an extended period.
The Rice, CA boot fence
We are in Yucca Valley, CA tonight and it is snowing quite well. It is about 32F but the wind chill is like the low 20s. The forecast says not too much so hope they are right. We are at 3300 feet here but climb another 800 feet or more tomorrow before dropping down the Tehachapi Hill.


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Did split loyalties cost Petr Cech his final Arsenal match?
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Petr Cech came to Arsenal from Chelsea wanting to play. Jose Mourinho could no longer promise him time between the sticks so he made his way across London to continue his Premier League career. Early this season, the helmeted keeper announced he intended to retire effective from season's end.
This week, Cech announced he was exploring many options for the next stage in his life after rumours emerged he would return to Chelsea to work behind the scenes. He denied accepting the role but didn't rule it out as a possibility. That left a bitter taste in Arsenal supporters' mouths.
Weighing up a technical role with Chelsea makes for an incredible narrative. How many own goals will he score for the benefit of his new/old employer? In an era fixated with Game of Thrones, is Cech the Jamie Lannister of London football, [spoiler alert] running back to his lover at the very end no matter how he was exiled or whom he befriended along the way. His heart longs for Chelsea. He enters the crumbling castle for one sweet last embrace before the bitter end.
Again, the former Czech Republic captain went on record to say nothing was concrete but the rumour mill doesn't care. The very notion that contractual conversations took place before a European final between the two clubs is baffling to fans who don't see the game as a business. Given such sensitivity, Cech should have asked the Blues to call him after the final. For that matter, Arsenal's training regime should be so intense that players have no energy or time for outside matters.
Cech's tweet hints he made contact across the divide, talking to upper Chelsea management. Confirming even a fraction of the allegations only exacerbates the severity. Prior to these revelations, his Instagram account aroused suspicion regarding his true colours. "Destiny" is a powerful word. Even more powerful when your image is facing toward the Chelsea badge in the picture and gazing away from the Arsenal emblem, your back to Alexandre Lacazette, your fist raised in apparent unity with Eden Hazard. This is an age where secrets seep through digital content and conclusions are drawn from the tiniest clues.
Does it matter that the image is photoshopped and Cech almost certainly had nothing to do with it? No, it doesn't. English football fans aren't pragmatic. The entire Paul Pogba episode illustrates the fact. We are emotionally unstable, reactive in the extreme. It's in our DNA.
Nor is it just fans. I recently wrote how avenues had opened for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to play in the Azerbaijan final despite sensitivities regarding his Armenian citizenship. Without firm guarantees for his safety, the club subsequently elected to leave him behind rather than providing their own protection.
For the benefit of Arsenal football club, Petr Cech should remain behind with Mkhitaryan. His very presence in the stadium could be enough to put teammates off their game. Doubts may enter their minds upon seeing him on the team sheet or between the sticks after mulling an imminent reunion with the evening's opponent.
Supporters may effect the outcome as well. While a meagre ticket allotment was given to each club due to Baku's infrastructure issues, they could make enough noise booing and jeering the keeper to put his teammates off their game. No. He should be as far from the action as possible. Maybe the Pitcairn Islands, the only British overseas territory in the South Pacific. He can wear his helmet while there. If a coconut falls on his head, he'll be fine.


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Pair circa 1970s tear drop shape sconces in taupe and clear/green by Italian maker Fontana Arte. Sconces have polished nickel frames with larger clear/green glass back plate with a smaller taupe colored panel of glass in front. Each sconce has a single candelabra sized socket that has been updated for US electrical standards. Sold and priced as a pair.


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Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough of Richmond on Thames.
Yesterday it was reported that the agency's flagship Park Lane office was closing and instead its nearby Marylebone branch would handle prime central London business.
Now EAT has found that Barnes has also shut with enquirers by telephone being told by Foxtons staff that the Barnes office is closed and its business is now being handled by the firm's Putney branch.
A statement from the company to EAT this morning says: "Foxtons has always used leading technology to support an efficient business and superior customer proposition. By investing in industry-leading technology we're able to increase the reach of our branches, which is why our Barnes team has recently moved into our branch in Putney. Our business is built to serve customers better, and our technology means we bring together the right people with the right homes, wherever they are."
The Barnes closure is believed to have happened some weeks ago but to have been unreported until now. The decision to open in Barnes was taken by Foxtons relatively recently in early 2015 - it was one of five branches opened at the time, with the others in Walthamstow, West Hampstead, Ruislip and Bromley.
In 2015 Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden commented: "We are very excited to take the next step in our expansion strategy with the launch of these new offices. With years of experience operating in these areas from our neighbouring offices, we now look forward to offering our unparalleled expertise and knowledge to the local communities".
A rival agent operating in the Barnes area, who wishes to remain anonymous, told EAT that this closure was in some ways more telling than the Park Lane decision.
"In Park Lane the decision was strategic - rents would have been extremely high so it was logical to close and base activities in a nearby office. With Barnes, however, it was a bad decision to open and the branch always struggled for business. This closure is a sign of failure."
The announcement about Park Lane did little to alter stock market investors' views of Foxtons.
Its share price closed yesterday relatively unchanged from its opening price but analysis by Hargreaves Lansdown shows that the company has lost around 18 per cent of its value over the past year and over 77 per cent over the past three years.


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After 15 years, GobiernoUSA.gov, the trusted source of government information in Spanish, begins a new era. As part of our fifteen year celebration, we are announcing our new name: USAGov en Español.
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After 15 years, GobiernoUSA.gov, the trusted source of government information in Spanish, begins a new era. As part of our fifteen year celebration, we are announcing our new name: USAGov en Español.
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After studying the latest research and monitoring trends with our Twitter audience, we are experimenting with three new ways to better connect with Spanish speakers.
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GobiernoUSA, just like USA.gov, is part of a unique effort with a large mission, to guide people to the government information and services they seek. We cover a lot of topics in Spanish via our website, social media platforms, email sends, and contact center. One of the communication channels we focus a lot of attention to is social media; and we routinely measure how our efforts are going.
Topics: Marketing, Multilingual
We recently marked the end of an era at USAGov as we transferred management of our publication distribution program to the Government Publishing Office (GPO) facility in Pueblo, Colorado. The decision was difficult, but necessary to focus more resources online.
Topics: Marketing, Content, Multilingual
About a year and a half ago, the Federal Citizen Information Center - today called USAGov, embarked on a very ambitious task: integrating our content operations. We blurred lines that defined silos and adopted a bilingual content approach to offer a more consistent experience, regardless of language preference or point of access to our information. See more about our rebirth.
Topics: Design and Development, Multilingual
There are 11.7 million + reasons to be on Twitter - the approximate number of Hispanics in the U.S. who are using the platform. And out of those 11.7 million, 43% tweet in English and in Spanish. Hispanics over index their counterparts when it comes to digital technologies and services, but how do you reach them and target your messages via Twitter chats?
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The government, and its services, are complicated to navigate. USAGov is working to change that. Over the years, we've evolved from providing information in print and launching a web portal to answering people's questions on social media and embracing content marketing. We serve as a guide to government information and services, and we are doing it in both English and Spanish.
Topics: Multilingual
The answer may surprise you. It takes time, resources and actual money. Why prepare a video for something that can be written about and released in a shorter time span at a much lower cost? This question is now the new normal. But are we asking the right question?
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Twenty years ago, the chances of watching an NBA game with commentary in a language other than English were small. Today, the NBA transmits games in 47 languages to 215 countries across the world. This is a perfect example of how organizations have evolved over time to meet the demands of their audiences.
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Football fans from around the country have come together in shock and sadness after the sudden death of former Newcastle player Cheick Tiote.
The former Newcastle player collapsed during training at his Chinese club, Beijing Enterprises. He was only 30 years old.
Tiote moved to the club in February and had previously played for Newcastle for six years, earning a reputation as one of the Premier League's most combative and popular players.
Players and celebrities have joined members of the public in expressing their condolences on Twitter.
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November 9, 1963 was a blustery, overcast day in Jackson, Mississippi. There was also occasional misty rain. But it wasn't particularly cold.
My parents found a local downtown restaurant where we could step in, out of the weather, and get a warm beverage. Coffee for them and hot chocolate for me. Or was it a Coke? I don't clearly recall that bit of minutia.
One thing that I do remember was peering at the front page of that day's Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper and seeing a cartoon of a Bulldog cutting a rope, on which walked a Tiger, with a pair of large scissors. Under the rope was the caption "7-0 winning streak."
The Bulldog in the cartoon represented Mississippi State and the Tiger was one of the Auburn ilk.
The '63 edition of The Auburn Tigers was indeed riding a seven-game winning streak and were ranked No. 5 in the nation. The Maroons, as State was still referred to in many circles, were unranked.
The cartoon aroused in me a huff of righteous indignation. How dare they think they can beat us?
At this point in my young life I had attended a total of four Auburn football games. I'm 4-0! Yes, how dare the idiots at the Clarion-Ledger insinuate a win by the lowly Bulldogs over the mighty, undefeated Tigers?!
Game time!
Auburn led State at the half, 10-3, on the strength of a zig-zagging 47-yard run by All-American quarterback Jimmy Sidle and a 30-yard field goal by Woody Woodall. Mississippi State's Justin Canale tallied its only score with a 35-yard three-pointer.
The home team tied the game in the third quarter as quarterback Sonny Fisher hit halfback Ode Burrell on a 22-yard pass play.
The game rocked on as a tough defensive battle deep into the fourth stanza. I wasn't worried in the least. Jimmy Sidle or Tucker Frederickson or somebody would step up and do something to pull out the Tigers' eighth win in a row.
Then it became eerily late in the ballgame. My concern was not that my precious Auburn would lose. My concern was that I better haul fanny down to the playing field to secure a chin strap.
I took off from my perch in the east stands, out the portal, and broke into a dead sprint around the concourse of the north end zone.
Run, Bird, run!
I made my way to a portal on the west side that I approximated to empty into a view of the fifty-yard line.There I stopped in the opening to catch my breath and check on the action below. Holy cow! The clock had been working quite erratically all game long, but now the sporadically lit bulbs seemed to indicate that there were maybe 28 seconds left.
Oh my! And Mississippi State had called a timeout with the football spotted at Auburn's 29-yard line!
Justin Canale and the Bulldog kicking team trotted calmly on to the slightly muddy turf to attempt what could be the game-winning field goal.
I held my breath.
The snap. The hold. The kick.
The end over end kick split the south end zone uprights perfectly. And I thought to myself, this can't be. Auburn cannot lose a game which I attend. It wouldn't be fair.
A last ditch effort to complete two or three passes failed and it did, indeed, happen.
Home 13, Visitors 10. The old weather-beaten clock showed zero seconds remaining.
I dutifully made my way down the stairs and through the gate to Auburn's bench area. I was actually happy to be there but the somber looks on the faces of the Tiger players told the story. We lost. No undefeated season.
The reality was harsh but I did have to secure my souvenir. I saw number 15, backup Auburn quarterback Mailon Kent, walking toward the bench to pick up his helmet. He did so as I arrived there at about the same time he did. I meekly asked, "Mailon, can I have your chin strap?"
I thought I saw the corners of his mouth bend just a wee bit upward as he unsnapped the white foam rubber equipment piece from his head gear and handed it gently to me.
I thanked him and broke into another run. This time down the Auburn sideline, back toward the north end zone, around it, and up to the row where my parents stood patiently. But I was beaming from ear to ear.
Yes, Auburn lost. But it was their only regular season loss of that wonderful, memorable season.
Auburn won its final two games over Georgia and Alabama to go 9-1. The victory over Alabama broke a four-year losing streak to the Crimson Tide. And it wasn't just an old losing streak. Auburn did not score at all during that drought.
Quarterback Jimmy Sidle went on to rush for 1,006 yards and set the single-season rushing record for Auburn. The Tigers played Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
Oh! The 10-8 win over Bama? Sidle was hurt in that game and the second string quarterback, Mailon Kent, filled in late and threw a short touchdown pass to Tucker Frederickson to erase an 8-3 Alabama lead and give Auburn the victory. It was fitting and I, in some small, small way, felt a part of it.
The loss to Mississippi State was painful, and it remains so to this day. But an unusually short sixth grader from Camden, in Lower Alabama, most assuredly grew as a person during that special season of 1963.
This 64-year-old kid is looking forward, with the same eager and wide-eyed anticipation, to the Mississippi State game tomorrow as that 11-year-old did back then.
The game is no longer played in Jackson. State home games were moved to Starkville in 1982.
Yes, the venue has changed and one more important thing will be different from that November day in 1963.


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Peggy Guggenheim, the birthplace of the Guggenheim Gallery on Venice's South Island, has collections ranging from Picasso to Kandinsky, from Dali to Roscoe, from Block to Dominica. Such modern and contemporary treasures should be hidden here quietly for a long time. Knowing Guggenheim should start here. It's worth a day...
Every time I go to the Guggenheim Museum, I marvel at Frank Lloyd Wright's last completed design. It took 16 years to build a "new design" Museum from 1943 to 1959. Wright, 91, visited the pavilion in January of the same year and died a few months later. This is a building without right angles (even the elevator is semi-circular), spiraling upward on a 3-degree slope. The Guggenheim Museum was nominated as a World Heritage Site by the United States as one of his ten designs. (
Located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, Solomon & R&183; Guggenheim Art Museum was founded in 1937 as a famous modern gallery on Manhattan's 5th Avenue, also known as Museum Avenue, Guggenheim is one of the shining stars outside Frank Lloyd Wright's modern style buildings. Visitors can walk up the dome at their own pace to see the collection of paintings, including Chagall, Kandinsky, Picasso and van Gogh. The masterpieces of famous artists are the most exquisite works of 20th century art in the world.
Guggenheim's theme exhibition today is Painting for the future. The female artist Hilma AF Klint (1862-1944) is a Swedish artist and mysticist. She avoids seclusion and can perceive higher consciousness in her creation. Her works are also full of strange beauty. Her paintings were the earliest abstract works of art, even earlier than Kandinsky's. According to her will, the work will not be made public until 20 years after her death. She also predicted that her exhibition will be displayed in a large swing space.
Really fancy museum. Great architecture and fabulous arts. Skipped the queue with CityPass,I definitely recommend you go with the Pass.
Through the winter rain in New York, we arrived at the Guggenheim Museum in the northwest of New York. The Guggenheim Museum in New York, known as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, is the headquarters of the Guggenheim Gallery Group. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous American architect of the 20th century, the building is situated on the corner of a street in New York City. It is quite different from any other building. It looks like a teacup or a huge white spring, probably because of the spiral structure. Like conch.


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The credit goes to her!
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After shaking the sleep out of my eyes, and the snow off of my car, I quickly drove to work and went about my normal morning ritual of reading up on news throughout the Gawker-verse. Soon enough, I stumbled upon the The Order: 1886 post, and the surrounding discussion over the merit of even having a discussion about the length of a game before it officially launches.
So that got me wondering, what is the general consensus on game length these days? Am I alone in thinking that 5 hours for a single-player campaign at a $60 price-point is a bit weak? Are game length and price-point mutually exclusive factors, or are they woven together during purchase consideration? Should I be more considerate to the fact that longer games tend to have a lot of filler and re-used assets? Does the genre of the game have a large impact on whether the length is important or not? So many questions, so many possibilities.
I should note that this is my first poll, and I do have fairly strong opinions on this, so I'm trying to keep the questions as objective as possible, but if you feel like they're leading, or unfair, call me out on it. I'm all about fair criticism.
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The final agenda has been posted here for the Illinois Power Agency's Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan workshops on Thursday, June 20, 2019 and Wednesday, June 26, 2019.
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Save the Date: Workshops on the update of the Illinois Power Agency's Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan
The Illinois Power Agency will be holding two days of workshops in June to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide input to the Agency as it prepares the biennial update to the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan. The updated Plan is expected to be released for public comment in August. After each workshop the Agency plans to issue a Request for Comments on selected topics for which the Agency seeks additional information.
Workshop One, Thursday, June 20, 2019
Morning: Overview of the RPS and the Long-Term Plan; RPS Budgets; Utility-Scale Procurements
Afternoon: Illinois Solar for All
Workshop Two, Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Morning: Adjustable Block Program structure; REC Pricing Model; Distributed Generation
Afternoon: Community Solar, Consumer Protections
Workshops will be held in the Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle St, 5th Floor Auditorium, Chicago. (A Government-issued ID is required to enter this building.) A call-in option will also be available.
The Agency will release more detailed Agendas prior to each workshop date.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: ABP Draft Project Information Release Protocols
The IPA is seeking stakeholder feedback on a protocol to make select project information publicly available with updates offered across regular intervals. The IPA has drafted Draft Project Information Release Protocols to govern what information about applicants and approved projects will be made publicly available, including the form of such disclosures and the intervals for updates.
Comments on this draft are due by Friday, May 31, 2019 at 5pm CDT to email@example.com.
Illinois Adjustable Block Program Lottery Deadline-Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 12:00 PM CST
The deadline to ensure that Illinois Adjustable Block Program project applications are included in any potential lottery, if needed within a Group/category combination, is 12:00 PM (noon) CST on February 13, 2019. All batches that have been created within the application portal by the deadline will be reviewed by the Program Administrator for inclusion in a potential lottery. All application fee payments must have been initiated by the deadline of 12:00 PM CST on February 13, 2019.
After the lottery deadline has passed, the application portal will remain open to new applications for all Group/category combinations, in accordance with the Program Guidebook. The volume of project applications received for each Group and project category in the program are available on the Illinois Adjustable Block Program website dashboard.
Illinois Adjustable Block Program Open for Project Applications
The Illinois Adjustable Block Program opened for project applications on January 30, 2019 at 9:00 AM CST. The volume of project applications received for each block in the program are available on the Illinois Adjustable Block Program website dashboard. The dashboard shows megawatt capacity of each block broken down by submission and review status. The dashboard is updated every evening.
To be included in the Block 1 lottery applications must be in by 12:00 PM CST on February 13, 2019. All application fees should be submitted prior to this time if a project is to be considered for the Block 1 lottery.
Illinois Commerce Commission's Staff Report on Batch Approval Available
Pursuant to Section 16-111.5(b)(5) of the Public Utilities Act and Section 6.14.6 of the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, the Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission developed a Staff Report dated December 10, 2018 detailing the standards that the Commission will use in its review process for Adjustable Block Program project batches, along with the process and timing for this review. The Commission approved this Staff Report at its Regular Open Meeting on December 19, 2018. The Staff Report may be viewed here.
Approved Vendor List Now Available
A list of companies that have been qualified as Approved Vendors and have requested to be listed publicly in the Illinois Adjustable Block Program is now available. Find an Approved Vendor on the Illinois ABP website.
Invitation to Comment on the Contract Form
On December 7, 2018, the Program Administrator posted to the www.illinoisabp.com website a draft of the Adjustable Block Program REC Contract (the "DRAFT REC Contract"). The DRAFT REC Contract is proposed to be the standard contract form for the Adjustable Block Program between each Approved Vendor and Ameren Illinois Company ("AIC"), Commonwealth Edison Company ("ComEd") or MidAmerican Energy Company ("MEC"). Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Draft REC Contract, the Draft REC Contract is governed by all the terms and conditions of the form of the agreement entitled "Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement," which is attached thereto.
The Program Administrator invites interested parties to submit their comments on the DRAFT REC Contract. All comments received in accordance with the process outlined below will be reviewed by representatives from the IPA, the Program Administrator, AIC, ComEd, MEC, Staff of the ICC and NERA Economic Consulting. The timeline and process for interested parties to provide comments is as follows:
- Please submit your comments on the DRAFT REC Contract by email to the Program Administrator at: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Please provide telephone and email contact information in the event that the Program Administrator seeks clarification regarding your comments.
- Each of your comments must be clearly indicated with tracked changes in Microsoft Word. We strongly encourage you to provide explanatory notes either in a separate document or highlighted in tracked changes.
The deadline to provide comments is 12 PM (Noon) Central Prevailing Time ("CPT") on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
Written comments submitted to the Program Administrator according to the process above and submitted prior to the deadline will be posted to the illinoisabp.com website and made publicly available. The Program Administrator will redact the name of the submitter but will not attempt to redact any information that may otherwise identify the submitter.
Please direct all questions to the Program Administrator at: email@example.com
Explanatory Notes
To facilitate the review of the Draft REC Contract by interested parties, we provide the following notes:
(a) The REC Contract contains eight exhibits as follows:
• Exhibit A – Form of Product Order
• Exhibit B – Bi-Annual System Status Form
• Exhibit C – Community Solar Quarterly Report
• Exhibit D – REC Annual Report
• Exhibit E – Form of Letters of Credit
• Exhibit F – Delivery Schedule Example
• Exhibit G – Surplus RECs and Drawdown Payments Example
• Exhibit H – Master REC Purchase and Sale Agreement ("Master REC Agreement")
(b) The REC Contract constitutes the "Cover Sheet," and modifies the terms of the Master REC Agreement (Exhibit H). The exhibits and the guidance notes appended to the end of the Master REC Agreement shall not apply; and the only exhibits that are applicable are those indicated in (a) above.
(c) Capitalized terms used in the REC Contract are provided in pages 11-18 of the Cover Sheet. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in the Cover Sheet or modified by the Cover Sheet shall have the same meaning as in the Master REC Agreement.
(d) The REC Contract may include multiple Transactions. One batch of systems submitted by Seller and approved by the ICC corresponds to one Transaction, and the key terms of such Transaction (such as pricing and size of the Designated Systems within the batch) are specified in the Product Order applicable to such Transaction.
(e) The form of the Product Order is provided in Exhibit A, and each Product Order contains two (2) schedules, Schedule A and Schedule B. Schedule A to a Product Order shall include summary information of each Designated System proposed by Seller under the ABP for which batch has been approved by the ICC for inclusion in the REC Contract. Once a Designated System is Energized, the IPA or its designee shall prepare and complete Schedule B to the Product Order for such Designated System, which includes updated summary information related to the Designated System, and which shall be the basis for determining applicable payments under the REC Contract.
Final Approved Plan for the Adjustable Block Program
A copy of the final approved plan for the Adjustable Block Program has been posted on the Illinois ABP website. Click here to view the plan. The chapters of the plan relevant to the Adjustable Block Program are Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.
Tentative Program Launch Schedule (August 6, 2018)
The program tentatively expects to begin accepting Approved Vendor applications on November 1, 2018 and will open to project applications on January 15, 2019.


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The risk of intentional attacks from terrorism is fundamentally different from other types of hazards, like accidents or acts of nature, as intelligent and adaptable adversaries will change offensive strategies and adapt their tactics to bypass or circumvent defenses. Approaches to risk assessment and management that may work well in other contexts (e.g., protecting against accidents or acts of nature) can fail to correctly anticipate and quantify the risks from intelligent, adaptive adversaries. Therefore, a more effective approach is needed; methods for guiding resource allocations to defend against terrorism must explicitly take into account the intelligent and adaptive nature of the threat. The incomplete understanding of the motivating factors and payoffs to terrorists further complicates the analysis of terrorist threats, and these factors must be inferred in a data-poor environment and where direct access to terrorists is seldom possible. Our research team uses extensions of probabilistic risk analysis of engineered systems, game theory, and expert elicitation of risks and uncertainties to address this problem in all three contexts - terrorism, natural disasters, and man-made accidents.
Dr. Detlof von Winterfeldt is a Professor at the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of the Viterbi School of Engineering and a Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Price School of Public Policy at USC. In 2004 he co-founded the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), the first university-based Center of Excellence funded by the US Department of Homeland Security. Read More.
Dr. Richard John serves as the Associate Director for Research at CREATE, professor in the Department of Psychology at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at USC and as a Research Fellow at CREATE. His research focuses on normative and descriptive models of human judgment and decision making and methodological issues in application of decision and probabilistic risk analysis (PRA). Read More.
Dr. Robin Dillon-Merrill is a Professor in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and Area Coordinator for the Operations and Information Management Group. Professor Dillon-Merrill seeks to understand and explain how and why people make the decisions that they do under conditions of uncertainty and risk. Read More.
Dr. William Burns completed his Ph.D. at the University of Oregon in Decision Science and subsequently held positions as a professor at the University of Iowa and UC Davis before moving to San Diego. He is currently a research scientist at Decision Research (Eugene, OR), an institute that focuses on judgment, decision making and risk perception, and is also associated with the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE at USC) where he has been named a CREATE Fellow and contributes to the risk assessment, risk perception and economic impact research. Read More.
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Liability coverage, also sometimes called third-party car insurance, is required in most states. There are essentially two types of liability insurance: there's bodily injury liability, which covers the associated costs if you hurt someone with your car; and property damage liability, which covers the associated costs if you damage someone else's car or other property with your vehicle.
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The last two years have shaken Hollywood – and the world – in unprecedented ways. What has happened to the men of Hollywood in a post-Weinstein world.
In October 2017 the allegations began. Tens of women came out of the woodwork, calling out Harvey Weinstein on his years of sexual misconduct, assault, and abuse of power. The stories took the world by storm, and as one brave woman after another came forward, the gender struggles and dynamics that had been silenced or kept behind closed doors became more and more open, and a part of our national dialogue.
By February 2018, 71 influential men had received accusations of misconduct. Now, the world is a different place. #MeToo is still a hot topic, and articles are released daily about the intersections of power and consent. We are living in a time that has become known as the Post-Weinstein era.
There are varying opinions on the table when it comes to the professional downfall of once powerful men. While the majority of the public can agree that Weinstein's punishments fit his crimes, other areas become murkier.
Actor Matt Damon faced criticism when stating that he believed there is a "spectrum of behaviour" and not all men accused of harassment and assault should be treated equally. There was much public debate surrounding an article published by a woman who expressed feeling sexually pressured by comedian Aziz Ansari when the two went on a date. As time goes on, nuances are exposed, and opinions become more complicated.
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DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau Hosts Annual Meeting of Partnership
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Oak Brook, IL — The DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau (Dupage CVB) had their Annual Meeting of Partnership on September 27th at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. At the event, 200 travel and tourism partners met to learn about the current state of DuPage tourism as well as plans for the future. Two supporters of the DuPage CVB were honored with the Friend of Tourism Award and panelists discussed how DuPage will compete with other booming centers of tourism.
Beth Marchetti, executive director of the Dupage CVB, presented the organization's Friend of Tourism award. This year's awardees were former State Representative, Patti Bellock, and DuPage County Board Economic Development Committee Chair, Tonia Khouri. Read more about their continuous support of DuPage tourism and how they helped shape it.
Partners also learned about the growing success of DuPage tourism before the panel discussed its future. Marchetti announced, "Growth in 2017 visitation contributed to a 3% increase in visitor spending which is now at $2.6 billion. The growth also helps residents as it represents a savings of approximately $1,300 per year in taxes for the average DuPage County household, according to the Illinois Office of Tourism." Marchetti explained the importance of investing in tourism stating that "every $1 invested in tourism marketing generates $9 in return," for the county.
The panelists focused their discussion on competition and how DuPage can be a stronger competitor in the tourism world. The panel included three industry experts: Michael Jacobson, President and CEO of Illinois Hotel Lodging Association; Ted Mandigo, President of T.R. Mandigo & Co.; and Mitch Nichols, President of Nichols Tourism Group. They led a riveting discussion on where and how tourism booms and how DuPage can compete for the future. They discussed how neighboring cities work with hotel partners to provide better rates for visitors, market share protection, the importance of building value through economic development offices and how cities outside of Illinois, from Grand Rapids to New Delhi, became quick-growing centers for tourism in 2018.
The DuPage CVB's sales and marketing strategies impact hundreds of businesses and contribute to resident quality of life and to DuPage County's economy. To learn more about how to become a member visit The Dupage CVB's membership page.
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With Dr Tu Youyou winning the Nobel Prize in medicine, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) will now be further recognised on the global stage of medicine and healthcare ("Turning point for traditional Chinese medicine"; Sunday, and "3 scientists share Nobel Prize in medicine"; Oct 6).
Singapore has had many TCM practitioners practising at a rudimentary level for a long time, although this sector has become more developed in the past decade or so.
The Government has been regulating this sector, too, by requiring clinics and their medicine to be registered. Records and software systems were also developed to help these clinics.
The Nanyang Technological University also started a double-degree programme in biomedical sciences and TCM, with student attachments in China and internships at leading private TCM clinics.
These are steps in the right direction.
With our relatively long adoption of TCM and with both English and Chinese as our most commonly used languages, we should set out to become the world's leading hub in integrating the best of TCM and Western medicine.
The Government has to identify all constituents and important pieces, develop road maps and sieve out the non-conforming practitioners for development, in order to raise overall standards.
At the ground level, grants and subsidies will be essential to entice both practitioners and patients.
This is more so when we consider that elderly and less well-off citizens are increasingly in need of such integrated treatments as well as TCM's preventive medicine, which will alleviate Singapore's overall and long-term healthcare costs.
While these population segments will benefit most from combined Western medicine and TCM regimes, they tend to shy away from well-equipped TCM clinics mainly because of high and non-subsidised costs.
Unlike Western medicine, TCM treatments and drugs do not get government subsidies or support from insurance companies ("Let PG card be used for TCM treatments" by Mr Geoffrey Kung; last Saturday).
Any subsidies or grants for the elderly should include all seniors aged 50 and above, to encourage the use of TCM preventive treatments.
More people of all races, especially in the region, are seeking TCM help as well.
There are opportunities to shape our global market leadership and to institutionalise more preventive healthcare support through the integration of TCM into our current system.
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Jessie Gruman, 1953-2014
A Collection of Tributes and Memorial Events
Jessie C. Gruman, Ph.D., the founder and president of the Center for Advancing Health, died at the age of 60 on July 14, 2014 at her home in New York City. A brief biographical sketch is available here.
A celebration of Jessie's life was presented by her family, friends and colleagues at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City on October 5, 2014. The program from this event is here.
A reception honoring Jessie's work at the Center for Advancing Health was held on October 9, 2014 in Washington, DC at the American Geophysical Union, which hosted CFAH's offices from 1994 to 2014. The program from this event is here.
In the weeks following Jessie's death, CFAH published a variety of tributes and remembrances.
On July 14, 2014, her death was announced by M. Chris Gibbons, chair of the CFAH board of trustees.
On July 18, Jessie's sister-in-law, Virginia Sloan, expressed appreciation on behalf of the family, and CFAH published ten excerpts from tributes.
On July 25, CFAH published four more excerpts from tributes.
On August 6, CFAH posted a remembrance by Doug Kamerow, a former CFAH board chair, originally published by The BMJ.
On August 18, CFAH posted a remembrance by Amy Berman, originally published by Health Affairs.
On August 26, CFAH published excerpts from three more tributes plus the text from a presidential citation awarded to Jessie in March by the Society for Public Health Education.
On September 17, CFAH posted a remembrance by Sarah Greene, a former CFAH board member, originally published by e-patients.net.
On October 15, CFAH posted remarks by Judith Miller Jones, a former CFAH board chair, which she delivered at the reception honoring Jessie on October 9.
On December 19, 2014, CFAH posted an essay by Kate Lorig, a William Ziff Fellow at the Center for Advancing Health.
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Contributions were made to the Jessie Gruman Memorial Fund by:
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Mary French
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Mary and Jim Gosnell
Sarah Greene
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Darcy Howe and John Black
Marianne Hyde
Warren Ilchman
Judith Miller Jones
James and Marie Karanfilian
Ruth Katz
Debbie and Floyd Kearns
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Harriet Kornfeld
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Celia Lee and Michael Bofshever
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Kate Lorig
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Janet and John Rodgers
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Patient Engagement Is Here to Stay
January 15, 2015
Jessie Gruman founded the Center for Advancing Health in 1992 and served as president until her death in 2014. After over 20 years under her remarkable leadership, CFAH ended operations in December 2014. This post was Jessie's final essay announcing the release of CFAH's last patient engagement research report and sharing some personal reflections on her career...
Patient Engagement: Here to Stay
July 1, 2014
What is patient engagement and what does it take to accomplish? With the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CFAH set out to explore this concept as it was viewed by various diverse stakeholders. Our interviews with 35 key health care stakeholders lead to an impressive unity of opinion...
All You Do Is Complain About Health Care
June 25, 2014
"All your Prepared Patient essays do is complain about your health care and your doctors. That's why I don't read them." Yowzah! Do I really complain? Not to be defensive, but I don't think so. Every week I work to vividly describe insights that might shine a little light on this project that patients, caregivers, clinicians and policymakers – well, the list goes on – share of trying to make health care more effective and fair...
Don't Let the Sun Shine Down on Me (It's Too Complicated!)
June 18, 2014
I'm impressed by how much we struggle with seemingly simple health decisions when faced with sorting through too much information. Every week we view diverse arrays of products with health, convenience and cosmetic claims competing for our attention. Think yogurt, Gatorade, running shoes, breakfast cereal...Given the ubiquity of such products and the swirl of marketing and science- or non-science-based information surrounding each, I'm wondering three things...
Don't Forget the Hefty Price We Pay to Engage in Health
June 12, 2014
Media-fueled flip-flops and research breakthroughs on lifestyle and health behaviors are wearing down my usual patience with the provisional nature of science. Even simple dietary recommendations like lower fat/salt recommendations have become complicated as old truisms are overturned by new evidence. So I'm asking: To whom should I turn for meaningful guidance about modifying my risk for illness and boosting my health?