Cycling Australia advertising for 'Academy Sprint Coach/Assistant National Track Coach'
Two weeks after the Australian Cycling Team announced a "restructure" resulting in seven job losses, a recruitment campaign is underway to find someone to fill a sprint coach role.
Cycling Australia recently announced changes to the structure of the Australian Cycling Team program. The pause created by the pandemic allowed for a strategic review to be undertaken and the immediate ramification was that, in May 2020, seven people involved with the team lost their jobs.
The news emerged in a press release issued by the Australian Cycling Team on 15 May, stating: "This restructure does not represent a change of strategy, but rather a refinement of the way the current strategy is delivered."
The release explained that the changes related mainly to the "track and para programs", that it was to "maximise performance" and that "communication, training, and preparation will be streamlined".
It also didn't shy away from the difficult details: "eleven roles will be restructured," stated the release, "resulting in seven staff members leaving the team, with a further four staff members being offered refocused roles."
The fall-out of this included a passionate open letter by one of the staff affected. Ross Edgar had, since 2017, been the National Track Sprint Coach and he issued a statement about how the changes would have a dramatic impact on him, his partner Bernie Quincey, and their four-month-old son, Maxson.
"CA's latest restructure has sadly rendered myself and my partner Bernie victims of redundancy, effective immediately," wrote Edgar on 17 May. "No consultation, no compensation, no remorse."
The sprint coach role is up for grabs again and is being advertised by Cycling Australia via the recruitment agency Sports People.
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"Based in Adelaide," reads the job ad on Sports People's site, "you will form an integral part of the National Coaching Team. This role has two distinct functions; the primary purpose is to deliver face to face coaching to the Podium Potential Sprint Academy; the secondary purpose is to provide assistance to the National Senior Track Sprint Coach in support of the Podium sprint program."
Applications for the new job close on 29 June 2020.
The role being advertised is essentially the same as that which was held by Edgar, only that it is now being combined with the Podium Potential Academy coaching position.
To date, this is the only position that has been advertised since news of the restructure.
RIDE Media understands that, despite the Sports People advertisement only recently appearing online, the position has already been filled by a capable coach with a good reputation but someone who has not yet had the experience of coaching for an Olympic campaign.
We will watch this space with interest and continue to report on any news that impacts the team's progress as it prepares for the delayed Tokyo Olympics.
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Joe Hockey's promise to hurt families
The Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has revealed an Abbott Liberal Government will cut more than $15,000 from the household budgets of a two child family.
On Lateline last night, Mr Hockey again vowed to cut the new Schoolkids Bonus, which provides vital support to 1.3 million Australian families every year with kids in school:
So we've also previously said … we're going to abolish the Schoolkids Bonus.
… [It] is on the record that we're not going to proceed with the Schoolkids Bonus.
(Joe Hockey, Lateline, 22 October 2012)
The Gillard Government is delivering the Schoolkids Bonus to help families with the costs of getting their kids to school. Every family receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A will receive $410 a year for kids in primary school and $820 a year for kids in secondary school – to help pay for things like stationery, books, uniforms and school excursions.
Axing the Schoolkids Bonus will mean a typical family with two kids in school will lose more than $15,000 to help pay for their kids' education over the course of their schooling.
In contrast, the maximum impact on a two child family from yesterday's changes to the Baby Bonus is $2,000, and many families will not be affected at all due to the Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
The Liberals' promise to rob 1.3 million families of the Schoolkids Bonus comes on top of Joe Hockey's other promise to rip away the family payment increases and tax cuts the Government is delivering to millions of families and workers as part of our Household Assistance Package.
The Gillard Government understands that the cost of raising children can be expensive. That's why we are delivering more support than ever before to help families with school costs and everyday expenses – with the Schoolkids Bonus, Paid Parental Leave, tax cuts and increased family payments, particularly for families with teenagers in school.
We also know that we need make sure our family payments system sustainable for the long-term. Behind closed doors, the Opposition recognise that too – that's why they repeatedly vote for the Government's responsible savings measures despite their public chest-beating.


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Reigning champion Justin Rose confirms 2018 Turkish Airlines Open appearance
Kuwait , 1 August 2018: Justin Rose has announced he will defend his title at the Turkish Airlines Open, the sixth Rolex Series event of the European Tour's 2018 Race to Dubai, in Antalya in November.
Englishman Rose, currently second in the Official World Golf Rankings, made three birdies in his last four holes to secure a thrilling victory at last year's tournament at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort, with the trophy being delivered in spectacular style by a Turkish Airlines drone. Rose was awarded Turkey's Distinguished Service Award for his charity work by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mevl�t Çavuşoğlu during the prize presentation.
The memorable win came in a sparkling run of three victories in six tournaments in the closing weeks of 2017 for Rose. The Olympic gold medallist and former US Open champion has been in fine form once again this year, adding the Fort Worth Invitational title in May. Last year's was a second triumph on Turkish soil for Rose, who beat a stellar field that included Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to win the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final in 2012.
The Turkish Airlines Open was played on the European Tour for the first time the following year and Rose is excited at the prospect of returning for the sixth staging of the event. Rose, 37, said: "I'm really pleased to be going back to defend at the Turkish Airlines Open. Last year was a win that I won't forget. To shoot 64 and 65 over the weekend with a birdie at the last to get it done was a special feeling. I've always had a great time in Turkey, the hospitality and the facilities are second to none, and I can't wait to get back there. It's one of the events that all of the guys look forward to and it's been amazing to see how much golf has grown in Turkey since I was there in 2012."
This year's Turkish Airlines Open is being held between November 1 and November 4 and is once again part of the Rolex Series, the premium category of tournaments on the European Tour's Race to Dubai, each with a minimum prize fund of $7million. Turkish Airlines also supports a Challenge Tour event and an unrivalled amateur series, the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup.
Turkish Airlines Chief Marketing Officer Ahmet Olmuştur said: "We are delighted to have Justin back at the Turkish Airlines Open this year. Turkish Airlines is extremely proud at the way that this event has established itself as one of the most important on the European Tour calendar. Last year gave us our one of the most iconic moments yet and we are sure that Justin will contribute to put on another show that will excite golf fans all around the world."
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, President of the Turkish Golf Federation, said: "The Turkish Airlines Open really has gone from strength to strength and Justin coming back shows our determination to put on another incredible event. Justin is a true champion and I know the golf fans here in Turkey will be so excited to see him in Antalya to defend the trophy. The Turkish Airlines Open continues to help us grow our sport in Turkey."
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Known as Germanys 'Gateway to the world', Hamburg is a city rich in culture, and is also renowned for being a media hot spot, with half the country's journalistic output originating here. As Germany's second largest city, and biggest port, it is a highly widely regarded as one of the most highly desirable places to live in the world and naturally attracts a large number of tourists. With an eclectic mix of old and new, Hamburg is a city with something to appeal to both young and old.
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Carpooling is fairly common in and around Hamburg, so take advantage if there's more than one travelling in your party.
Highlights & Hotspots
Located at the Eastern edge of the Altstadt, the Hamburger Kunsthalle museum showcases art both modern and from Renaissance times. It is located within two buildings, old and new, which are connected by an underground tunnel.
Also worth paying a visit to is The Mahnmal St Nikolai; a building which was once the world's tallest building and is, to this day, ranked no. 2 in Hamburg (behind the TV Tower). Children will be enchanted by the Miniatur Wunderland museum, where a gigantic miniature world includes model trains and the Alps.
Escape the throng of the busy city centre and head to Sullberg Hill. This former fishing village is now home to some of Germany's wealthiest people and has fine properties. The main attraction of the area is the hillside labyrinth of cobbled streets, connected by 58 stairways. A cruise round the harbour is highly recommended. Take an Abicht tour if you fancy viewing the illuminated warehouses that line the port on a Saturday evening.
Hamburg has always pioneered underground music and has a thriving electronic scene with plenty of clubs to choose from. For live music, head to Grosse Freiheit 36 which has hosted acts such as The Beatles, Iggy Pop and Lenny Kravitz.
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Oil-to-Propane Conversion Will Save this Owner Thousands of Dollars a Year
Sep 19, 2018 • by Jeffrey Lee
An apartment building's new boilers boast clean operation, high-tech features, and major energy savings.
For Gary Sidelinger, the inspiration came when one of his old oil boilers went kaput.
An independent rental owner with 225 units in the Portland, Maine, area, Sidelinger hired an energy consultant to see if he could qualify for state efficiency incentives while replacing the aging oil heating systems in several of his buildings. The consultant recommended a conversion that's becoming increasingly common throughout the Northeast: From oil to propane.
Sidelinger decided to install new propane boilers in two of his apartment complexes, the Beach Street Apartments and Terra Apartments. The Beach Street Apartments, in Saco, Maine, included two 10-unit buildings with hydronic heating and oil-fired boilers that are 20-plus years old.
"The oil-fired units that were there were reaching the end of their life anyhow," Sidelinger says. "There is no city gas available, so your choices are propane or oil."
Before and after: Replacing the old oil boilers in one apartment complex will save owner Gary Sidelinger $2,500 annually.
Switching to propane boilers appealed to him on multiple levels. "I liked the idea, among other things, that it was a direct-vent unit," Sidelinger says. "You're pulling your combustion air from outdoors and then venting outdoors. It prevents creating a vacuum in your building, which an oil furnace does because the burner's sucking air out of the building."
The propane boiler would also provide significant energy savings, an important factor since Sidelinger is the one paying for the buildings' heat. High-efficiency boilers would save him about $2,500 annually in energy costs for the two buildings, according to the consultant. The overall project, which included new circulators for the hydronic heating and other efficiency measures to tighten the envelopes of the buildings, would cost $24,120 and pay back more than $9,600 annually in energy savings.
"If you have a forced hot water [hydronic heating] system, it's definitely worthwhile to look into propane."
The two Buderus 93-percent-efficient, wall-hung propane boilers that were installed in the buildings had a number of other operational and efficiency benefits, notes Steve Trudelle, an energy advisor for Downeast Energy who coordinated the boiler installation. (Downeast also supplies propane to the buildings.) The Beach Street Apartments' old oil boilers were not only oversized, but they also fired at full throttle no matter how much heat was needed. It wasn't an efficient setup for the apartments, which each had separate thermostats, creating 10 separate zones.
"With one zone calling, it was firing close to 250,000 Btu to satisfy that one zone," Trudelle says. The new boilers can modulate their propane output to a much lower level if fewer Btu are needed. The boilers are not temperature maintaining — they don't have to keep a vessel of water heated 24 hours a day — and they use outdoor temperature reset controls, which adjust the boiler water temperature based on how cold it is outside. That way, the boiler can keep heating costs down even if a resident has their thermostat cranked up on a 50-degree day.
And because Sidelinger was upgrading the efficiency of his buildings by at least 20 percent, he was eligible for incentives from Efficiency Maine's Multifamily Efficiency Program. Those incentives helped Sidelinger offset the installation cost and spurred him to investigate similar upgrades in other apartment buildings he owned. He ended up converting to propane boilers in the Terra Apartments, a 16-unit townhouse complex in Portland, as well, even though the oil boiler there was less than 10 years old. The cleanliness of propane, the advanced features of the propane boilers, and the possibility of converting to natural gas if it becomes available all contributed to that decision.
"If you have a forced hot water [hydronic heating] system, it's definitely worthwhile to look into propane," Sidelinger says. "You're just changing your heat source and tying into your forced hot water system, so it's a pretty straightforward, easy conversion."
To learn more about oil-to-propane conversions, check out our two-part video that walks you through the steps of converting an oil-fueled boiler system to one based on high-efficiency propane.
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"OMG you two: careful you don't get caned for being gay!"
A rather extreme reaction by some of our friends when we told them we're going to Indonesia, but one we understand.
On the one hand, when it comes to LGBTQ rights in Indonesia, there are none. The government heavily panders to religious extremists and in the ultra-conservative province of Aceh, homosexuality is punishable with up to 100 public lashes with a rattan cane, which also applies to foreigners!
Yet, on the other hand, this is (officially!) a secular country with no anti-gay laws in place (outside of places like Aceh), it has the right to change legal gender (with judicial approval) and don't forget, this is the home to one of the LGBTQ hotspots in Asia: Bali!
That's right, this small island in Southeast Indonesia is not only a pink haven in this very conservative country but also a popular gay holiday destination in Asia. When we visited Bali, we met local boy Joko who now lives and works in Bali. Originally from Java Island, Joko moved to Bali for a better life. In this interview about gay life in Indonesia, he tells us more about what it was like for him growing up and the gay scene of Bali. However, Joko has requested that he is kept anonymous for security, much like our article with Kaluu about gay Sri Lanka.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is publishing an updated schedule of its Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care, also known as the periodicity schedule, in the January 2016 issue of Pediatrics (published online Dec. 7). Outlining evidence-based screenings and assessments that should be addressed at well-child visits, the revised schedule reflects new and revised recommendations published by the AAP over the past year. The changes to the schedule were approved by the AAP Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule Workgroup in March 2014, May 2015 and October 2015.
Changes include:
The recommendation for routine vision screening at age 18 has been changed to risk-based assessment, based on evidence showing that fewer new vision problems develop in low-risk young adults.
To help reduce dental cavities, the top chronic disease affecting young children, a recommendation has been added for fluoride varnish applications from 6 months through 5 years.
Pediatricians are advised to use the CRAFFT (Car, Relax, Forget, Friends, Trouble) screening questionnaire as a tool to screen adolescents for drug and alcohol use.
Depression screening has been added, with suggested screenings every year from ages 11 through 21, with suicide now a leading cause of death among adolescents.
A screening for dyslipidemia, or high blood cholesterol levels, has been added for patients between 9 and 11 years old. The change reflected growing concerns about the growing epidemic of obesity in children.
A risk assessment is added at 15 and 30 months for hematocrit or hemoglobin screening to help detect anemia, an iron deficiency.
An HIV screen was added for adolescents between 16 and 18 years to address federal statistics showing that 1 in 4 new HIV infections occurs in youth ages 13 to 24 years old, and that about 60% of all youth with HIV do not know they are infected.
Screen for cervical dysplasia, the presence of pre-cancerous cells on the surface of the cervix, only at 21 years (instead of risk assessment every year from ages 11 through 21).
A screening for critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry has been added and should be performed in the hospital before newborn discharge.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 64,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. For more information, visit www.aap.org or follow us at @AmerAcadPeds.
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How capex holds the key to a self-sustaining economic recovery
Capital expenditure to fix supply shortages and meet burgeoning demand is seen figuring strongly in the post-Covid recovery.
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Companies need to expand capacity to meet pent-up demand
Rising unit labor costs incentivizes shift to capital-intensive production
Capital expenditures ultimately lengthen the corporate earnings cycle
Companies are expected to invest heavily in new equipment and capacity as they seek to meet the pent-up demand released from economic reopening.
"The world is emerging from the pandemic, and much of the focus has been on the release of huge pent-up demand for goods and services that have been inaccessible for much of the past year," says Peter Van der Welle, strategist with Robeco's multi-asset team.
"But there is a bigger issue regarding the ability of companies to supply these goods and services, due to the supply side constraints that have emerged through economic reopening. We believe this is powering a resurgence in capital expenditure by companies, and those which are investing in new equipment to meet greater demand will be the more sought after stocks."
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Capex intentions
Van der Welle says this trend can already be seen in the US Federal Reserve's Capex Intentions Index, which shows that steep year-on-year increases in capital expenditures are planned.
"So, that's promising for a near-term rebound in the capex cycle," he says. "The market has already picked up on that theme because you can see a clear outperformance of capex-intensive stocks compared to the broader market year to date."
Capex of US corporates (blue line) which plunged during the pandemic is expected to bottom out given a steep rise in future capex intentions next 12 months (orange line). Source: Refinitiv Datastream, Robeco
Fiscal dominance
Van der Welle says five elements support the multi-asset team's view that capex will rise from here onwards. "The first is the overarching macroeconomic picture in that we are increasingly moving towards an environment of fiscal dominance and away from one that has been monetary-led via quantitative easing," he says.
"Central banks have pursued very easy monetary policies, but they have hit the nominal lower bounds with regard to policy rates."
"This is a hard constraint because real rates are difficult for central banks to push even lower than they are nowadays, given the strong consensus among both central bankers and market participants that inflation is transitory."
Big spending plans
For stimulus, fiscal policy is better suited to address the negative supply shock that Covid-19 has posed. Fiscal dominance can be seen in the huge infrastructure spending planned in the US, with the USD 1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan already in motion, and the USD 2 trillion American Jobs Plan going through Congress. In Europe, the disbursement of the EUR 750 billion EU Recovery Fund is due to start later in July.
"An era of fiscal dominance is able to say goodbye to the secular stagnation thesis, which holds that the economy is suffering from under-investment," says Van der Welle. "Under-investment due to insufficient demand, which was the biggest problem after the global financial crisis, has become less likely."
"We saw very subdued consumption growth both in the US and elsewhere between 2009 and 2019. That story is reversing in the US. Households' income has been supported by fiscal policy during the Covid-19 recession, while burgeoning consumer demand in the reopening phase could prove to be more sticky as employment prospects continue to improve in the medium term."
Tobin's Q looks good
A third reason to expect higher capex is driven by 'Tobin's Q' – the market value of a company divided by its assets' replacement cost. If this ratio is above one, then corporates have an incentive to invest directly in the underlying assets rather than buying another company at market value to acquire the same assets.
The Tobin's Q ratio is currently at 1.7 for the US. "So it's very expensive to do M&A, and it is wiser for corporates to invest in the underlying capital goods themselves," Van der Welle says.
"We should therefore expect a gradual move away from M&A activity towards companies making direct investments in capital goods."
Tobin's Q has reached 1.7 in the US as corporate capex starts to tick up. Source: Refinitiv Datastream, Robeco
Supply-side constraints
The fourth element is the severe supply-side constraints seen in the global economy, as capacity shut down during the pandemic.
"This is reflected in the ISM Prices Paid Index, which reached an all-time high in June in reflection of rampant shortages of raw materials and labor," says Van der Welle.
"Clearly the issue today following the pandemic is not demand related, but supply related. This will also trigger more awareness to push the productivity frontier and incentivize capital expenditure."
Less reliance on labor
The fifth element is the partial substitution from labor to capital in the US against the backdrop of lingering labor shortages.
"A decline in the labor force participation rate shows that people are not quickly returning to the labor force, as they have been disincentivized by the subsidies and pay checks they have gained from the stimulus plans, and/or structural changes in their work/life balance due to the pandemic," says Van der Welle.
"When the cost of labor becomes more expensive, substituting labor with capital becomes more attractive for employers. Typically, the inflection point for capex intentions becoming positive is when unit labor costs rise by more than 2% year on year, which is the case today."
Capex will lengthen the earnings cycle
Regarding earnings, there is a significant relationship between capex intentions and productivity, though the lag from intending to invest to actually getting a realized productivity gain is quite long – up to several years.
Higher capex that eventually brings higher productivity growth will sustain the earnings cycle, Van der Welle says. Higher productivity gives corporates more pricing power because they suppress unit labor costs, and that means profit margins can stay elevated for longer.
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Today's Reveal Answer(s): Piece of My Heart
Themed answers each end with a PIECE OF MY HEART:
38A With 41-Across, classic love song suggested by the ends to 18-, 24-, 50-, and 60-Across : PIECE OF …
41A See 38-Across : … MY HEART
18A Environment that reinforces one's biases : ECHO CHAMBER
24A Major thoroughfare : TRAFFIC ARTERY
50A "Similarly …" : IN THE SAME VEIN …
60A Precautionary device in a pneumatic machine : SAFETY VALVE
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Bill's time: 6m 24s
Bill's errors: 0
Today's Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies
1 Gadot of "Wonder Woman" : GAL
Gal Gadot is an actress and former Miss Israel. She played Gisele Yashar in the "Fast & Furious" film franchise, and then began portraying Wonder Woman in superhero movies.
"Wonder Woman" is a 2017 film starring Gal Gadot as the superhero title character. It is listed by many as one of the best superhero movies of all time. Gadot had played Wonder Woman before, in the 2016 film "Batman v Superman".
15 Root vegetable that's red on the outside and white on the inside : RADISH
Radishes are edible root vegetables that are commonly grown for use in salads. Gardeners also use radishes as companion plants as the odor given off can deter pests such as aphids, ants and cucumber beetles.
20 Seating that might be L-shaped : SOFA
"Sofa" is a Turkish word meaning "bench".
29 Bungee jumper's attachment : CORD
The elastic cord known as bungee cord is also known as shock cord. The term "bungee" probably comes from Britain where it was schoolboy slang for "rubber eraser", and likely came from the words "bouncy" and "spongy".
The first bungee jump using the modern latex cord was from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. It was an illegal jump, with all five jumpers getting arrested soon after "hitting" the ground.
30 Bread for a pastrami sandwich : RYE
In the US, pastrami was originally called "pastrama", and was a dish brought to America by Jewish immigrants from Romania in the second half of the nineteenth century. The original name may have evolved from the Turkish word "pastirma" meaning "pressed". "Pastrama" likely morphed into "pastrami" influenced by the name of the Italian sausage called salami.
33 Skedaddle : SPLIT
"Skedaddle" is a slang term meaning "run away" that dates back to the Civil War.
37 Joint ailment : GOUT
Gout is caused by an elevation of the levels of uric acid in the blood. As a result of the high concentrations, the uric acid can crystallize out in tissue causing extreme discomfort. What we tend to call gout occurs when the crystals are deposited in the big toe. Gout is sometimes referred to as "the disease of kings" or "the rich man's disease", as it is associated with a traditionally opulent diet.
38 With 41-Across, classic love song suggested by the ends to 18-, 24-, 50-, and 60-Across : PIECE OF …
41 See 38-Across : … MY HEART
"Piece of My Heart" is a 1967 song that was first recorded by soul singer Erma Franklin, older sister of Aretha Franklin. The song has become a classic, and has been covered successfully many times by the likes of Janis Joplin (as vocalist with Big Brother and the Holding Company), Dusty Springfield and Faith Hill.
43 Utah ski town : ALTA
Alta ski resort actually lies within the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area. The first ski lift in the resort was opened way back in 1939. Today, Alta is one of only three ski resorts in the country that prohibits snowboarding (along with Deer Valley, Utah and Mad River Glen, Vermont). The ski resort of Snowbird, located next to Alta, has been in operation since 1971.
44 Robotic villain in "2001: A Space Odyssey" : HAL
In Arthur C. Clarke's "Space Odyssey" (famously adapted for the big screen as "2001: A Space Odyssey") the computer system that went rogue was called HAL 9000, or simply "HAL". HAL stands for "Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer". Even though Clarke denied it, there's a good argument that can be made that the acronym HAL is a veiled reference to IBM, the big player in the world of computing at the time of the novel's publication (1968). The acronym HAL is just a one-letter shift from the initials "IBM".
46 Home to more than 350 million vegetarians : INDIA
The vast Asian country of India takes its name from the Indus River. The name "Indus" in turn comes from the Sanskrit "Sindhu" that can be translated as "a body of trembling water". India is the second-most populous country in the world (after China), and the most populous democracy.
56 Clarinetist Shaw : ARTIE
Artie Shaw was a composer, bandleader and jazz clarinetist. Shaw's real name was Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, born in New York City in 1910. One of his many claims to fame is that he (a white bandleader) hired Billie Holiday (a black vocalist) and toured the segregated South in the late thirties. Holiday chose to leave the band though, due to hostility from Southern audiences back then. Artie Shaw was married eight times in all. The list of his wives includes the actresses Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, as well as Betty Kern, daughter of songwriter Jerome Kern.
58 Corp. money overseer : CFO
The chief financial officer (CFO) is particularly concerned about his or her company's profit and loss (P&L).
59 Does some mental math : ADDS
Here's another term that catches me out all the time, having done my schooling on the other side of the Atlantic. The term "mathematics" is shortened to "math" in the US, but to "maths" in Britain and Ireland.
65 Newspaper covering Congress, with "The" : … HILL
The designer of Washington D.C., Pierre L'Enfant, chose the crest of a hill as the site for the future Congress House. He called the location "Jenkins Hill" and "Jenkins Heights". Earlier records show the name as "New Troy". Today we call it "Capitol Hill".
66 Filled French pastry : ECLAIR
The name for the pastry known as an "éclair" is clearly French in origin. The French word for lightning is "éclair", but no one seems to be too sure how it came to be used for the rather delicious bakery item.
68 Big name in ice cream : EDY'S
Dreyer's ice cream sells its products under the name Dreyer's in the Western United States, and Edy's in the Eastern states. The company's founders were William Dreyer and Joseph Edy.
1 Blinky, Pinky, Inky or Clyde, in Pac-Man : GHOST
The Pac-Man arcade game was first released in Japan in 1980, and is as popular today as it ever was. The game features characters that are maneuvered around the screen to eat up dots and earn points, while being pursued by ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. The name of the game comes from the Japanese folk hero "Paku", who is known for his voracious appetite. The spin-off game called Ms. Pac-Man was released in 1981.
3 Scrubber in the tub : LOOFA
The loofah (also "loofa", "lufah" and "luffa", all Arabic words) is a vine, with fruit that's very popular in Asia and Africa. If the fruit is allowed to mature, it can be processed to remove everything but the more rigid xylem structure (remember your high school botany class?) leaving a soft, sponge-like mass that is used as a skin polisher.
4 Test for some coll. seniors : GRE
Passing the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is usually a requirement for entry into graduate school here in the US.
5 Obtained from milk : LACTIC
The prefix "lacto-" is used in words from the fields of chemistry and biochemistry like "lactose", "lactic" and "lactase". The term comes from the Latin "lac" meaning "milk".
6 For a single purpose, as a committee : AD HOC
The Latin phrase "ad hoc" means "for this purpose". An ad hoc committee, for example, is formed for a specific purpose and disbanded after making its final report.
7 It's "read" to an unruly crowd : RIOT ACT
The Riot Act was a British law that was in force from 1715 to 1967. According to the Riot Act, government entities could declare any gathering of twelve or more people "unlawful". Our expression "read the Riot Act to" is derived from the requirement for the authorities to read out the Riot Act proclamation to an unlawful assembly before the Act could be enforced.
8 Top-left keyboard key : ESC
On many computer keyboards, the escape key (Esc) is located beside the first function key (F1).
10 Esports competitor : GAMER
Esports (electronic sports) are video game competitions. The International Olympic Committee has held meetings to consider the inclusion of esports in the Olympic Games. What about medals for crossword solving …?
11 Beatles album whose cover shows the band using a crosswalk : ABBEY ROAD
The Abbey Road Studios in London was a large Georgian townhouse built in the 1830s. It became a recording studio in 1931, and you can even see some YouTube videos showing Sir Edward Elgar back then making recordings with the London symphony Orchestra. The studios passed through various owners and by the time the Beatles started their famous recording it was known as EMI Studios. The Beatles recorded practically all of their albums there, between 1962 and 1970, and named their 1969 album "Abbey Road" for the studio. That's the one with the cover showing the Fab Four crossing the "zebra crossing" outside the studio.
21 Kilimanjaro is its highest point : AFRICA
The Carthaginian Republic was centered on the city of Carthage, the ruins of which are located on the coast of modern-day Tunisia. The Latin name for the people of Carthage was "Afri". When the Romans took over Carthage, they created a province they called "Africa". That name extended over time to include the whole continent.
Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania, and is the highest mountain in the whole of Africa.
27 Helen of ___ : TROY
According to Greek mythology, Helen (later "Helen of Troy") was the daughter of Zeus and Leda. When Helen reached the age of marriage, she had many suitors as she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. Menelaus was chosen as her husband, and he took her back to his home of Sparta. Paris, a Trojan prince, seduced Helen, as she eloped with him and traveled to Troy. This event sparked the Trojan War that waged between the city of Troy and Greece. Because of this war, Helen was said to have "the face that launched a thousand ships". And because of this phrase, it has been suggested, probably by author Isaac Asimov, that the amount of beauty needed to launch a single ship is one "millihelen".
31 ___ Gagarin, first person in space : YURI
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space when his spacecraft Vostok I made a single orbit of the Earth in 1961. Sadly, Gagarin died only seven years later in a plane crash.
32 James who sang "Tell Mama" : ETTA
"Tell Mama" is a 1967 song recorded by Etta James that was written by singer Clarence Carter. Carter had released a 1966 version of the song himself, under the original title "Tell Daddy".
33 Fix, as a pet : SPAY
Our verb "to spay", meaning "to surgically remove the ovaries of" (an animal), comes from an old Anglo-French word "espeier" meaning "to cut with a sword".
37 Swiss city that's home to the International Red Cross : GENEVA
Genève ("Geneva" in English) is the largest city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. I've been to Geneva only once, and sadly what I remember most is how expensive it is. It is in fact the fourth or fifth most expensive city in the world.
Back in 1859, a Swiss businessman called Henri Dunant went to meet French emperor Napoleon III, to discuss making it easier to conduct commerce in French-occupied Algeria. The Emperor was billeted at Solferino, where France and Austria were engaged in a major battle. In one day, Dunant witnessed 40,000 soldiers die or get wounded on the battlefield without any organized medical care. Dunant abandoned his business agenda and instead spent a week caring for the sick and wounded. Within a few years he had founded the precursor to the Red Cross, and in 1901 he was awarded the first ever Nobel Peace Prize.
45 Famed Milan opera house : LA SCALA
La Scala Opera House opened in 1778. It was built on the site of the church of Santa Maria della Scala, which gave the theater its Italian name "Teatro alla Scala".
48 "Leave in," to a copy editor : STET
"Stet" is a Latin word meaning "let it stand". In editorial work, the typesetter is instructed to disregard any change previously marked by writing the word "stet" and then underscoring that change with a line of dots or dashes.
51 Nobelist Bohr : NIELS
Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who won his 1922 Nobel Prize for his work on quantum mechanics and atomic structure. Later in his life, Bohr was part of the team working on the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bomb. Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein had a series of public debates and disputes in the twenties and thirties. Although the two respected each other very highly, they held very different views on quantum theory, different views on the laws of physics at the atomic level. The passage of time has shown that Bohr won out in those debates.
52 Company whose name gets quacked in ads : AFLAC
In 1999, Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company) was huge in the world of insurance but it wasn't a household name, so a New York advertising agency was given the task of making the Aflac brand more memorable. One of the agency's art directors, while walking around Central Park one lunchtime, heard a duck quacking and in his mind linked it with "Aflac", and that duck has been "Aflacking" ever since …
53 Oscar winner Redmayne : EDDIE
English actor Eddie Redmayne played mainly supporting roles, such as Marius Pontmercy in 2012's "Les Misérables", until he wowed the world portraying Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything". A few years later, Redmayne played Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl", and then Newt Scamander in the Harry Potter spinoff "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
54 Moron : IDIOT
The unsavory term "idiot" was formerly used by the medical community to describe someone with moderate to severe mental retardation. The term comes from the Greek "idiotes" meaning "person lacking professional skill, layman". Back in the early 1900s, IQ tests were used to classify those suffering from mental retardation into categories:
"idiot" … IQ of 0-20
"imbecile" … IQ of 21-50
"moron" …IQ of 51-70
55 "Bye Bye Bye" boy band : NSYNC
"Bye Bye Bye" is a 2000 hit song recorded by the boy band NSYNC. It was originally written for another boy band, the English group 5ive, but they passed on it.
56 ___ Stadium, U.S. Open tennis locale : ASHE
Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York opened in 1997, and is the largest outdoor, tennis-only venue in the world. The stadium was often criticized for not having a retractable dome to protect the playing surface from inclement weather. Well, that changed in 2016 when the stadium debuted its new retractable roof, a $150 million investment in the facility.
62 Once-popular device in a den, in brief : VCR
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
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Complete List of Clues/Answers
4 Annoying reflections while driving : GLARES
10 Nasty cut : GASH
14 ___ Max (popular streaming service) : HBO
16 Well-qualified : ABLE
17 "Well, look at that!" : OHO!
18 Environment that reinforces one's biases : ECHO CHAMBER
22 Young 'un : TOT
23 Does some gardening work : WEEDS
24 Major thoroughfare : TRAFFIC ARTERY
28 Video camera button : REC
36 Excessively : TOO
47 "For sure" : YES
48 Two-liter bottle contents, often : SODA
49 Wrath : IRE
50 "Similarly …" : IN THE SAME VEIN …
60 Precautionary device in a pneumatic machine : SAFETY VALVE
64 Home project inits. : DIY
67 Positive or negative particle : ION
69 Inquiry for a lost package : TRACER
70 And so on: Abbr. : ETC
2 Hate, hate, hate : ABHOR
9 "Quiet!" : SHH!
12 Snow day conveyance : SLED
13 That woman's : HERS
19 Wonderstruck : AWED
25 Big party : FETE
26 Word after elbow, escape and emergency : … ROOM
34 Heap : PILE
35 Doesn't hold back one's emotions : LETS IT FLY
39 "Pick me! Pick me!" : OH! OH!
40 Haircut common in the Marine Corps : FADE
42 Put on the payroll : HIRE
49 Video editing program from Apple : IMOVIE
57 Apt rhyme for "invade" : RAID
61 Until now : YET
63 Blunder : ERR
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Posted on August 29, 2022 August 28, 2022 Author Bill ButlerCategories Chase Dittrich, Jeff ChenTags Annoying reflections while driving crossword clue, Doesn't hold back one's emotions crossword clue, Esports competitor crossword clue, Filled French pastry crossword clue, Inquiry for a lost package crossword clue
11 thoughts on "0829-22 NY Times Crossword 29 Aug 22, Monday"
Alaska Steve says:
9:25. Pokey Monday after a long week of mountain biking.
BruceB says:
9:24, no errors.
7:55. Sure felt tough for a Monday.
Late today. I'll get a note from home later….
Best –
8:47, way behind. Solving Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the last day of August
Dave Kennison says:
@Glenn (WRT the asymmetry issue) …
(I just posted about this on Friday's blog, but you may not see it there.)
The original comment you made (on the LAX blog) that piqued my interest was this:
"Honestly, assymetry was never that much of an issue to me as a solver and usually outside of more 'mainstream' sources any puzzle I see is almost always asymmetric."
Your recent comments are in line with my experience: that true asymmetry in crossword puzzles is quite rare.
So … I've stopped searching for the sites of which you originally spoke … 😜
The operative in that one was "I see". The problem in pointing/sharing is that I pay for the asymmetric stuff (namely Ries) that came immediately to mind. So really not an issue of that. But like I said they do exist. You have to keep your eyes open.
Ries. Thank you. I'll try to look that up …
He's even been pretty symmetric with his grids lately. So I wouldn't poke around in his stuff too hard, especially if you have thought to pay for any of it. (He does very good stuff so I wouldn't avoid him as a solver if you just want to do puzzles.) I think most constructors do be symmetric unless they get bad fill by doing it. That's the main reason Agard is doing it with USA Today stuff. Most of the time it's not necessary.
Anon Mike says:
No errors.
6:33, no errors. 6:03 is par on this one in the app.
13:41 no errors…I was always above par on the golf course and now I'm below par on crosswords…Anyone know how I could switch them?
Stay safe😀
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19th century, Atoms, Chemistry, Dmitri Mendeleev, Julius Lothar Meyer, Periodic Table
In this installment on the history of atom theory, physics professor (and my dad) Dean Zollman discusses the origin of something we all remember from science class – a table listing elements by atomic weight. In the 1860s, two chemists whose work endures today created periodic tables – and they argued for years over who should get the credit. – Kim
The Karlsruhe Conference of 1860, which we discussed last time, ended by making some progress toward decreasing the chaos in chemistry but without reaching most of its organizer's goals. By the end of the conference, Stanislao Cannizzaro provided the participants some structure and information on which they could build. That information was particularly valuable to two young chemists – Julius Lothar Meyer and Dmitri Mendeleev.
Prior to the Karlsruhe Conference, confusion existed over the atomic weights of some elements. Cannizzaro had helped clarify some issues by reminding the participants of Amedio Avogadro's work that equal volumes of any gases contained equal numbers of particles. Cannizzaro had used his knowledge to sort out some of the issues related to whether they were studying molecules made of atoms or just a single atom. Thus, the chemistry community now had a much more accurate list of atomic weights for the elements. This list was still not entirely correct, but it enabled people like Meyer and Mendeleev to make some real progress in understanding the relations among the elements.
With a list of elements and their atomic weights, a chemist could organize the elements in order of increasing atomic weight and see if anything interesting popped out. Today, this seems rather trivial, but in the 1860s, it was not obvious to everyone, even many accomplished chemists, that such a list would have any interesting properties. In the historical literature today, six chemists are credited with pursuing this type of research. We will take a brief look at two of them who were at the Karlsruhe Conference and whose work still endures, although only one of them gets the lion's share of the credit.
Julius Lothar Meyer c. 1890, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Julius Lothar Meyer and Dmitri Mendeleev were professors, and in the 1860s were writing chemistry textbooks. A question that faced any chemistry textbook author at that time was how to organize the presentation in the book. Because chemistry did not have an agreed upon foundation, they needed to invent organizational schemes for their writing. Thus, one of the issues was the order in which to present the elements.
Meyer was the first of the two to order the elements by atomic weight. He then noted that he could see regular changes in other properties of the elements. For example, potassium, rubidium, and cesium had particularly large volumes; they also tended to combine with only one hydrogen atom when making molecules. Elements with atomic weights between two of these elements had smaller volumes and would combine with larger number of hydrogen atoms. In his table, he made rows which increased in atomic weight with columns in which the elements in any one column had similar properties. By 1862, he developed the table shown below.
Reproduced from the Internet Database of Periodic Tables
There is a lot of information in the table that I won't discuss here. The most important features are the general order of the elements, the similar properties of the elements in the vertical columns, and that Meyer left blanks (dashed lines) where no known element fit the necessary properties.
Dmitri Mendeleev, by Historical and Public Figures Collection (Texas Public Library Archives), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Mendeleev was somewhat slower off the starting blocks. After the Karlsruhe Conference, he did not immediately begin using Cannizzaro's ideas about atomic weights. His lecture notes from 1865 still show the old system. By 1868 when trying to organize the second volume of his textbook, he was using atomic weights. However he was apparently unaware of Meyer's work even though it had been published several years earlier. And Mendeleev had studied in Germany, so he knew the language.
In addition to being a professor Mendeleev worked with the Free Economic Society of St. Petersburg. He had received a letter, dated February 17, 1869, which discussed arrangements for him to make an inspection of a cheese factory. Such a letter would be insignificant today except that Mendeleev used the back of the letter to sketch out his first ideas about a periodic table. Later that same day, he wrote out in some detail his idea for a periodic table. By 1871, his table was looking a lot like the ones we see in chemistry labs today.
As with Meyer, Mendeleev left blanks where no known element seemed to fit. He them made predictions about properties of elements to be discovered.
Volumes have been written about the history of the periodic table, so I won't repeat that information here. If you are interested, a readable book is Eric Scerri's The Periodic Table.
Meyer and Mendeleev argued for essentially the rest of their lives about who should receive credit for the periodic table. In fact, Mendeleev continued the argument after Meyer died in 1895. So why does Mendeleev get essentially all of the credit for discovery the periodic nature of the chemical elements? Some historians claim that Mendeleev's predictions made his work more famous. However, Scerri notes that Mendeleev made as many wrong predictions as he did correct ones. An interesting view is that the credit had more to do with international politics than science. In the early 20th century, the Soviet Union was a rising economic power; Germany was disliked because of the World Wars. Thus, the Russian/Soviet scientist received the credit. See "An Element of Order" in Chemical Heritage Magazine for more on this idea.
Today, we use atoms and particularly the way electrons arrange themselves in the atoms to explain why the periodicity exists in the properties of atoms. However, neither Meyer nor Mendeleev needed atoms to create their tables. They worked with the physical and chemical properties of the elements. Meyer apparently occasionally mentioned atoms, but he died before the discovery of the electron. Mendeleev had no room in his system for electrons. He even did not like the discovery of the noble gasses. They did not fit in his system. (Today they are tacked on the far right side of the periodic table for good reason – their electronic structure.) So, even though we see atomic structure as the underlying principle that explains the periodic table, its discoverers had little or no reason to think about atoms.
Next month, we will step back in time to follow the beginnings of a thread that was running parallel to the developments in the properties of the elements. We will see how scientists starting looking at light being emitted by atoms, even though they did not yet know the origin of that light.
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Kallmann Syndrome. In: Bissonnette B, Luginbuehl I, Marciniak B, Dalens BJ. Bissonnette B, & Luginbuehl I, & Marciniak B, & Dalens B.J.(Eds.),Eds. Bruno Bissonnette, et al.eds. Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications. McGraw Hill; 2006. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=852&sectionid=49517759
Kallmann syndrome. Bissonnette B, Luginbuehl I, Marciniak B, Dalens BJ. Bissonnette B, & Luginbuehl I, & Marciniak B, & Dalens B.J.(Eds.),Eds. Bruno Bissonnette, et al. (2006). Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications. McGraw Hill. https://accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=852&sectionid=49517759
"Kallmann Syndrome." Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications Bissonnette B, Luginbuehl I, Marciniak B, Dalens BJ. Bissonnette B, & Luginbuehl I, & Marciniak B, & Dalens B.J.(Eds.),Eds. Bruno Bissonnette, et al. McGraw Hill, 2006, https://accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=852&sectionid=49517759.
Congenital syndrome characterized by the association of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with anosmia (or hyposmia).
de Morsier Syndrome II; Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Anosmia Syndrome; Kallmann-de Morsier Syndrome; Maestre-Kallmann-de Morsier Syndrome; Maestre de San Juan-Kallmann Syndrome; Maestre de San Juan-Kallmann-de Morsier Syndrome; Olfactogenital Dysplasia; Morsier-Gauthier Syndrome.
Genetic disorder first described in 1856 by the Spanish histologist Aureliano Maestre de San Juan (1828-1890). The German psychiatrist Franz Josef Kallmann in 1944 pointed out the genetic background of the disease, while the Swiss pathologist Georges de Morsier published a case series in 1954.
1:10,000 males, 1:50,000 females of live births.
X-linked recessive, also present in autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant forms; locus on X chromosome at position 22.3 (Xp 22.3). In the X-linked form, there is a mutation in gene KALIG-1, which encodes for a protein with homology to neural cell-adhesive molecule (N-CAM); this form can be linked to X-linked ichthyosis, mental retardation, chondrodysplasia punctata, and short stature. Male-to-female ratio is 5:1
Interference with the migration of endogenous gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-secreting cells arising from the nasal placode (precursor of the nose) to the hypothalamus during fetal life resulting in agenesis of the olfactory lobes and GnRH deficiency.
Clinical features, biochemical (low serum levels of androgens and positive response to GnRH stimulation), and MRI/CT imaging (unilateral or bilateral absent olfactory bulbs).
Highly variable, but characterized by GnRH deficiency with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, delayed incomplete or absent puberty, short stature, and smelling deficiencies. Neurosensory hearing loss and mild mental retardation have been reported, but the majority of these patients have normal intelligence. Choanal atresia and cleft palate and/or lip are other common features. Renal anomalies include unilateral renal agenesis and cryptorchidism in males. Infertility, erectile dysfunction, and decreased libido are common in untreated patients. Most patients have normal lifespan. Kallmann syndrome is occasionally associated with congenital heart diseases (atrial and ventricular septal defects, transposition of the great arteries, Ebstein anomaly, aortic arch anomalies, but also atrioventricular block, bundle branch blocks, and even Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome).
Assess cardiac function and rule out any anomalies and obtain further examinations (ECG, echocardiography) if required. Evaluate renal function (creatinine, urea). Examine for any indicators of difficult airway management. Sedative premedication may be helpful in patients with mild developmental delay.
Choanal atresia may account for respiratory distress. Difficult airway management may be encountered in patients with cleft lip and palate. Child may be uncooperative because of anxiety and mild mental retardation. Presence of congenital heart disease may require prophylactic antibiotics (endocarditis) and invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
Delayed puberty secondary to idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, which is a diagnosis of exclusion, whereas anosmia and/or associated abnormalities are typical of Kallmann syndrome.
Hardelin JP: Kallmann syndrome: Towards molecular pathogenesis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 179:75-81, 2001.
MacColl G, Bouloux P, Quinton R: Kallmann syndrome: Adhesion, afferents, and anosmia. Neuron 34:675, 2002. [PubMed: 12062015]


M Is for Magic
By Neil Gaiman
Illustration By Gahan Wilson
Illustrated by Gahan Wilson
Best-selling writer Neil Gaiman's M is for Magic is his first collection for readers of all ages, in the tradition of such Ray Bradbury classics as R is for Rocket and S is for Space.
In M is for Magic, readers will be enchanted by a neighborhood cat that fights a nightly battle to save his family from evil, a hardboiled nursery rhyme story, and many other delights as only Neil Gaiman can provide.
Each story in our edition will feature a two-color illustration by none other than Gahan Wilson. We're still investigating cloth and paper choices, but hope to print the book on 80# Finch, a high quality, thicker paper than usual. Gahan Wilson will also be signing the book, and providing remarques (small sketches) in copies of the Lettered Edition.
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Ford hits 4 of Wisconsin hits 13 3s in 65-37 win over Rider
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said the Badgers started Tuesday's game exactly the way Rider wanted them to: tentative.
But their defense gave them time to get things figured out, and then the barrage again.
The Badgers knocked down 13 3-pointers, two off their season high, and Nate Reuvers was dominant in the post - particularly in the second half - as Wisconsin shook off a slow start to beat Rider 65-37.
"We did exactly what you'd want a team to do against that" defense, Gard said, adding the Badgers were standing around and failing to move the ball.
The teams combined to shoot 2 for 22 over the first seven minutes of the game. While Wisconsin (8-5) eventually found its shooting touch, Rider (7-4) did not.
The Broncs came into the game shooting 44% overall, including 32% from 3-point range.
But their 11 first-half points were a season low both for the Broncs and a Wisconsin opponent. Rider shot 16.7% from the floor in the first half and made just five field goals while going 0 for 7 from behind the arc. All were also season lows for a Wisconsin opponent.
Rider coach Kevin Baggett credited Wisconsin's defense with harassing his shooters all night. But it wasn't just the contested shots that weren't falling. With less than 8 minutes to go, Tyrel Bladen executed a pick-and-roll that got him an open look at the rim that he missed. He grabbed the putback without much resistance but missed again from point-blank range.
Frederick Scott and Dimencio Vaughn scored seven points apiece to lead Rider.
"I thought we rushed shots when we had opportunities to make shots," Baggett said. "I thought they were all sped up and rushed rather than taking their time."
Several Badgers had flourishes from behind the 3-point line. Brevin Pritzl hit all 3 of his while the Badgers were struggling to a 9-7 lead midway through the first half. Brad Davison then knocked down three straight to open the second half as Aleem Ford added a fourth, giving he Badgers more points in three minutes than Rider had in the first 20. That pushed Wisconsin's lead to 34-16 as the game quickly got out of hand.
Ford finished with 14 points, while Pritzl and Davison had 11 apiece.
Reuvers, who led the Badgers with 15, credited Pritzl with keeping the offense afloat until the rest of the Badgers could figure things out.
"He just gave us a good spark when everything was just bad," Reuvers said.
DEFENSE LOCKED IN
The Badgers wrapped up their non-conference schedule with back-to-back dominant performances defensively. Wisconsin's 68-48 win at Tennessee had been the Badgers' season low for both points in a game as well as the first half (24) prior to Tuesday. Wisconsin is now giving up 60.5 points a game, and Pritzl said the Badgers are in a great place defensively heading into the meat of their conference schedule. "Offensively we've been a work in progress through the season," he said. "But we're starting to click and figure out what each other's strengths are."
Rider: It's a tough task for any Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team to take on the Badgers, who are now 9-1 all-time against the MAAC. Shooting as poorly as Rider did to start the game snuffed out any chances of an upset.
Wisconsin: Rider was a final nonconference tuneup for the Badgers before Big Ten play kicks in full-time. Life is going to get a lot tougher starting Friday with a trip to No. 5 Ohio State.
Rider: Hosts Siena on Sunday.
Wisconsin: Travels to Ohio State on Friday.
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Malawi 2013 End of Ramadan Public Holiday
Source: Government of the Republic of Malawi (Lilongwe)
Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Malawi's Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has announced that, regardless of the results of the Moon-sighting committee tonight, the date of the upcoming Eid-el-Fitri (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday in Malawi had been declared as Friday, August 9, 2013.
As per a statement issued by spokesman of Local Government Ministry, Maganizo Mazeze, "The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development wishes to inform the general public that on advice from the Moslems Association of Malawi in conjunction with Majlis Ulama Council of Malawi and the Riyatul Hilal Committee, this year's Eid ul Fipri public holiday will be observed on Friday August 9, 2013".
For years, the MAM (Moslems Association of Malawi) has been calling on the Government of Malaei to also declare Eid-ul-Qurban and the day for the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, as official public holidays in Malawi (2007-07-07).
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Antihero Review — Upping the Ante for Strategy Indie Titles
Game Antihero
Developer Tim Conkling
Publisher Versus Evil
Reviewed on Windows
Genres Turn-Based Strategy
Review copy provided by the publisher.
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Leif Conti-Groome
Tim Conkling's one man journey to create Antihero is an impressive feat as this strategy title with board game vibes is how you do indie games right.
Antihero is one of those rare games that embodies the positive traits of the indie scene. Tim Conkling, the title's sole developer, has created an experience that explores a genre you don't see that often with gaming, the board game mash-up.
Antihero Launch Trailer Revealed Ahead of Release Date
The fact that the strategy element is rich but also easy to get into is probably the best part of the experience. Add a unique theme (Dickensian Victorian England), strong art design (cartoony meets chibi), a colorful palette, and a generally unseen multiplayer mode, and you've got yourself all the components of a hidden gem. There are however a few minor oversights that keep Antihero from reaching breakout hit status.
"So here we have an indie title that has captured my attention without having to resort to pop culture references, Metroidvania gameplay, or zany premises."
The single-player campaign story here is simple and doesn't waste any time; you either play as the moral thief Lightfinger or his ward Emma as you take on a Robin Hood-esque role. While you try and protect the urchins and downtrodden of the dangerous streets, you'll come across a number of adversaries. While these shady characters might be thieves as well, they're a little less 'altruistic' than our heroes and are looking to cheat, steal, and kill their way to the top.
While the actual narrative isn't going to win any awards, it still is entertaining and sets up the world of Antihero nicely. Additionally there are cutscenes with an appropriately British raconteur to further draws you further into the Victorian setting. And the tales of Lightfinger and his colorful enemies (some of the character designs of your opponents are great) help to set up the rules of the game, which is really the core of the five-fingered experience.
While the exploits of this thieves guilds aren't that complicated, there is a bit of a learning curve. The set up is much like a board game or certain RPGs, with a turn-based system for each player. You can enjoy the usual options such as moving your avatar, attacking enemy troops, and basically trying to control areas of the map like Risk or Civilization.
The main objective is to collect a set number of victory points before your opponent. You can get these in a few different ways such as assassinating marked NPCs, buying bribes, or overrunning churches with urchins.
Actually, the young street rats are one of the big components for winning. They allow you to occupy different buildings on the city map. Places such as banks and the aforementioned churches give you gold each turn. This lets you purchase specific troops. Trading houses give you lanterns which can use to upgrade your abilities.
Antihero matches become a push and pull of trying to own as much real estate as possible. Not only can you take over businesses but you can also upgrade them to a second level with three urchins for new perks. Once you have a piece of property, it isn't a guaranteed thing as urchins can be evicted by certain characters. To counter this, you can set up explosive traps in your buildings to surprise would-be intruders. As you can see, things can get layered quite quickly.
"Nothing like hearing a thug say 'I'm off to the pub' after completing his guard shift."
Of course a game about thieves should contain some thieving. In order to make money and take over land you need to scout the area with your main character. Lightfinger and Emma act as your stealthy avatar: you use them to scout out the obscured map, steal from residences, attack thugs and guards, and spy on your opponent. Your 'master thief' cannot be killed but only starts with two moves at the beginning of the match (you can upgrade with previously mentioned lanterns to five moves). Deciding on the best course of action for your avatar is key to building up your resources, troops, and real estate.
If the above sounds complicated, it is for the first little bit. However, you do adjust to these rules quickly. The campaign is the best way to learn how to play. The first few levels have a tutorial element but the game understands not to hold your hand for too long. By the second mission you have free reign of the various upgrades and characters and you have a strong enough base knowledge to navigate through everything.
That being said, I do wish there had been a bit more information offered or different strategies explored. It took me until halfway through the game to realize that gangs (the main attack troop) could be used to evict urchins right off the bat.
There's also a mission later on which introduces an incredibly aggressive opponent who was quite the difficulty jump. It felt like everything I had learned up to that point was useless against this literal butcher and there was a lot of frustrating trial and error to move onto the next level.
However the rest of Antihero's campaign (on normal mode) offered a reasonable challenge. Hard lives up to its namesake and is definitely a good way to hone your tactics. Beyond the main single player mode, there are a few other ways to play.
Skirmish mode allows you to take on the computer again but with some customizable attributes. You can set how much gold you start with, how much certain troops cost, and so forth. It is disappointing however that these changes affect both players as giving myself an extreme advantage or handicap would've been fun to play around with.
There are also a number of mission maps to choose from where certain objectives must be met before victory can be claimed. These range from sneaking into a fancy ball with stolen masks or seizing a ship and keeping control over it.
Much like that board game that you keep breaking out at small gatherings, Antihero core gameplay is enough to make you come back for more. There are so many different strategies you can employ during a match and the reactive nature of certain rounds can keep you hooked. That being said, the lack of modes does stand out after five or more matches online so picking it up every once in awhile is a good idea.
"Where else can you play a video game over days if not weeks with email notifications letting you know when your opponent has moved?"
Speaking of online, the game offers live matches and 'casual' ones. The latter option is the most interesting as it's reminiscent of playing chess via the mail (both old fashioned and electronic). Basically it can be an 'offline pvp' where one person can make a move and then leave it and wait for the other person to finish their turn. You'll actually get emails once your opponent is done and you can play multiple matches at once. It's definitely not a quick process and these matches can take days but it's really interesting to go back to this classic way of playing turn-based games.
For normal online pairings, you can either find friends or get matched up with someone with a similar ranking as you. Searching for an opponent sometimes could take five minutes or more which wasn't that bad but noticeable. This probably has more to do with the smaller number of players online for Antihero as opposed to AAA multiplayer titles. However, once you get into a match, each person is given a timer so there is a sense of urgency to actually get through a game.
There's also local multiplayer where you and friend can go head to head. It's a little cumbersome since the correct way to do it is for one person to sit at the computer, play their turn, and then be replaced by the other one. It's the only way to do it without seeing what your live opponent is up to.
"By the second mission you have free reign of the various upgrades and characters and you have a strong enough base knowledge to navigate through everything."
I did find however that few games went to the bitter end. Due to the nature of the back and forth gameplay, it's possible to be completely dominated on the map and still the game will continue. A number of times I choked my opponents out of resources before even getting one victory point which lead to a bunch of preemptive resignations.
And I did this a few times as well where things seemed hopeless. It's a little unfortunate that this happens since those games that have a mad dash to reach the final few points were the most exciting.
While on the topic of waiting through turns, there's an interesting recap that plays once your opponent is done. You can see what moves they've made in areas you've uncovered on the map. This can be tactically very helpful as it's important to pay attention. While these recaps aren't necessarily slow, it can be a slog to sit through it match after match. I just wish there was quicker way to see what moves have been made against you, especially in longer games.
As for all the window dressing for Antihero, there isn't as much to say. This isn't a bad thing however as all the aspects work in tandem to create an enjoyable experience. The cartoony and expressive characters are fun to watch; the giant heads make this even more apparent.
Each one has a few soundbites to give them even more personality: Nothing like hearing a thug say 'I'm off to the pub' after completing his guard shift. The urchins and truant officer are entertaining as well along with Lightfinger's various nemeses.
The music, while limited in tracks, is appropriate with the Victorian setting and never really becomes grating. And aside from all the excellent vocal clips, the rest of the sound effects are equally fitting. Gold coins clang with riches and gang attacks are pleasantly weighted.
The fact that Antihero was developed by one person, Tim Conkling, makes the the game's achievements even more of a standout. And while the gameplay and strategy is well-balanced, the experience lends itself well to potential DLC. I could easily see extra troops and abilities being added on much like board games like Settlers of Catan expanded their libraries.
There's already additional content to buy literary avatars for multiplayer (who doesn't want to play as Scrooge?) so it wouldn't surprise me if more substantial content appeared down the line.
And I hope that Tim finds a way to increase the number of players to three or four. The chaos that would ensue with bigger maps and multiple people trying to control the board would be highly entertaining… at least in theory.
So now we have an indie title that has captured my attention without having to resort to pop culture references, Metroidvania gameplay, or zany premises. Antihero is one of those rare titles that does a great job presenting a simple premise and hitting it out of the park. The Victorian setting with the expressive characters, excellent voice work, and board game premise go together so nicely.
While the somewhat limited modes outside of the campaign and some small bugs (I had to restart one level a number of times before I could purchase characters at one point) keep this from being a 'perfect game', this is still a title I will go back to for a long time. And I'll keep looking at the Steam page and the official site hoping to see any sign of additional content (that I'll happily purchase).
I know Antihero isn't going to suddenly become the most popular game and get Call of Duty numbers, but it definitely deserves your support if you like well made surprisingly deep strategy games that are easy to pick up and even easier to get hooked. Where else can you play a video game over days if not weeks with email notifications letting you know when your opponent has moved? I highly recommend everyone try that experience at least only once.
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New satellite imagery obtained by the Associated Press reveals that North Korea has halted construction on a launch pad that could be used for intercontinental-range rocket testing, pushing back the completion of the planned project for up to two years. Heavy rains could be to blame for the delay. An existing launch pad at the same Pyongyang complex is being renovated for use in possible future rocket tests. While North Korea has conducted nuclear tests twice in the past six years, experts say that the country has yet to develop the technology needed to shrink nuclear weapons to the size needed for long-range missiles.
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Home Sectors LIFESTYLE Labour Day/EID-AL-FITR: Lagos State Cancels 3-Day Holiday
Labour Day/EID-AL-FITR: Lagos State Cancels 3-Day Holiday
The Lagos State Government has changed it's mind on granting Monday 2nd, Tuesday 3rd, and Wednesday 4th of May 2022 as public holidays to celebrate the International Workers' Day and ID-EL-FITR celebrations.
The notice of holidays was at first included in a report dated April 27th, 2022, approved by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, with REF.NO: CIR/HOS/VOL.22/018.
The report read, "As part of activities to mark the year 2022 International Workers' Day Celebration and in line with tradition, a Match-past of various Workers/Trade Unions will take place at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday, 1st May 2022 at 9:00 am with Mr Governor as Special Guest of Honour."
The report also noted work resumes in Lagos State Thursday, 5th May 2022.
Sequel to the report of holidays in the circular, all public Servants and Muslim Brothers and Sisters who observed fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan are urged to stay safe during the ID-EL-FITR and Workers' Day celebrations.
Nigerians expected and had started making plans for a 3-day holiday from May 2-4 but were surprised when the Federal Government announced May 2-3 as holidays merging the Labour day celebration with the Eid festival.
WhatsApp messages in circulation, before the dates were announced, urged people to prepare for the long holiday by withdrawing enough cash to last the weekend, the holiday and the next weekend.
Although the Federal government did not grant the 3-day holiday, Lagosians thought they could enjoy the additional day granted by the state government.
However, upon the declaration by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, that May 2-3 were approved, the Lagos HoS made a U-Turn and approved the same, urging workers to disregard the first circular.
In the second circular titled, 'Re: Year 2022 Workers' Day Celebration/Id-El-Fitr Public Holidays', the Lagos HoS said, "Public servants in the state are therefore to disregard the resumption date stated in CIRCULAR NO 018 of 27th of April, 2022 and note that work resumes on Wednesday, 4th of May, 2022 at 08:00am prompt."
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