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The Top 500 Brands on YouTube generate a total of more than 720 million views against their content each month.
New York, New York (PRWEB) April 23, 2014
Outrigger Media today released "Top 500 Brands on YouTube," an industry report detailing the content strategies of the largest and most successful brand marketers on YouTube. This is the second annual report from Outrigger and presents detailed analytics on brand channels by industry vertical, based on audience and engagement data from the company's OpenSlate video analytics platform.
OpenSlate measures and scores more than 160,000 YouTube channels on their ability to attract, engage and influence an audience. The report highlights brands – including Audi, Geico and Samsung Mobile – that have successfully invested in a YouTube content and media strategy, while also adapting audience development tactics employed by the most successful YouTube creators overall.
This year's report also includes data from an in-depth survey of more than 200 YouTube media buyers and planners. The survey queried buyers on the interplay of YouTube content development and media buying strategies.
The Top 500 Brands Channels on YouTube:
- Generate a total of more than 720 million views against their content each month
- Have a total of 41 million subscribers with Education, Food & Beverage and Technology brands averaging the largest subscriber base per channel
- Generate an average of 136,000 views per video
- Download the full report here.
According to data from a survey of more than 300 online video media buyers, of which two-thirds have purchased YouTube media in the past 12 months:
- YouTube media buyers are 49% more likely to see dollars moving from TV to online
- Only 19% of YouTube buyers consider their brand channel subscriber growth a KPI when purchasing media on YouTube
- 13% of YouTube media buyers create content especially for YouTube buys while 33% "always" use repurposed TV ads
"Our research clearly shows that many of the largest brands have acknowledged the unique opportunity of marketing on YouTube with an increased focus on their content strategy and media to support it," said Mike Henry, Outrigger Media's CEO. "These brands have embraced YouTube audience development best practices and have been rewarded with more than 70% more views and over 120% more subscribers in the past year alone."
The report is available to download at http://www.openslatestudios.com/news.
Outrigger Media is a software and analytics firm focused on brand marketing within native digital video. The company developed OpenSlate, a video analytics platform, to help brand marketers find and target the most effective content for their message. The software currently measures and scores all ad-supported content on YouTube and lets advertisers program premium content networks from more than 60 million videos based on quality, brand safety and subject matter expertise. Learn more at http://www.OpenSlateStudios.com.


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Volvo has updated and upgraded its flagship S80 for 2004 with more than 700 changes. Many of those changes are parts and pieces that are hidden from the eye, but many were made to enhance the car's outward appearance and the environment within its passenger compartment.
The styling and interior of the Volvo S80 have been revised for 2004. The cabin is quieter and handling has been improved. Order the optional Four-C suspension and the S80 offers a smoother ride over bumpy pavement with less lean in corners.
Smooth and quiet, the big Volvo S80 offers luxury, roominess, and refinement. Its safety engineering is world class. Out on the road, it's as stable as the Rock of Gibraltar and its highly evolved, turbocharged six-cylinder engines deliver smooth, strong power.Model Lineup
Volvo builds three versions of the S80. All come with Volvo's most advanced safety features, including inflatable side curtain airbags, anti-whiplash seats, and Stability and Traction Control (STC).
The S80 2.9 ($37,045) is powered by a 2.9-liter six-cylinder engine that produces 194 horsepower and drives the front wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission. Standard features include dual-zone electronic climate controls, a pollen filter, a leather-wrapped and tilt and telescopic steering wheel with cruise and audio controls, power adjustable driver's seat with lumbar support, a CD player, a rear fog light, and a retractable grocery bag or gallon milk jug retainer in the trunk. Cloth upholstery is standard on the 2.9 model. A Premium Package ($1,995) adds leather seating surfaces and a power glass sunroof.
The S80 T6 ($44,525) comes with a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter in-line six-cylinder thats produces 268 horsepower and 280 foot-pounds of torque. The T6 also has a four-speed automatic transmission, but this one has the Geartronic feature that uses a microprocessor to allow the driver to change gears manually. The T6 also gets Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC), larger 17-inch wheels and tires, a power glass sunroof, front fog lights, Volvo's On Call Plus telematics/mobile phone system (with a 12-month subscription to the service). Leather is standard.
The S80 T6 Premier ($48,515) is an almost limousine-like version of the car. It has the same powertrain as the T6 as well as special soft-leather seating surfaces, genuine walnut interior and rides on 17-inch "Thor" alloy wheels. T6 Premier also comes standard with a DVD-based rear-seat entertainment system with twin seven-inch flat-screen monitors mounted in the back of the front-seat headrests. The Premier version also can be equipped with an optional rear seat refrigerator ($700) accessible behind the rear-seat armrest. Also included on the Premier version is a Climate Package that includes an air quality system, headlamp wipers and washers, high-intensity gas discharge headlights, heated front seats and precipitation-sensing Rainsensor windshield wipers. This Climate Package is a $625 option on the 2.9 and T6.
Options on all three S80s include a new Warm Weather Package ($575) that includes the air quality system, an electric rear sun curtain, rear door side sun curtains and an infrared reflective front windshield. Stand-alone options include metallic paint ($45), While Pearlescent paint ($600), high-intensity headlamps ($500), reverse warning monitor ($400), Dynamic Stability and Traction Control ($695), DVD-based navigation system ($1,895), 17-inch "Stentor" wheels ($500), a premium audio system with an in-dash four-CD changer and 10 premium speakers from Danish audio company Dynaudio ($1,200), the telematics system ($835) and the Four-C suspension ($995).Walkaround
Five years ago, the S80 introduced Volvo's no longer boxy styling theme, with design cues that have since been applied to the rest of the lineup, including the popular XC90 sport-utility vehicle. Those cues include softer, less decisive lines with a gently sloping hood, steeply raked windscreen, slightly bowed roofline and almost coupe-like rear window. A short rear deck lid completes the seductive silhouette. Flared wheel wells circle alloy wheels. Every corner has been rounded and rid of severe angles. Lightly sculpted doors and side panels contrast sensuously with the slab-sided look of Volvos past.
For 2004, the Volvo S80 flagship sedan has undergone its own styling update with a new nose that features a square-mesh grille, a reshaped trunk lid with smaller tail lamps, a new rear bumper, chrome exterior door handles. The styling changes are so precise that they include new exterior rear view mirrors designed to reduce wind noise and help keep the side windows cleaner.Interior
The S80's tasteful two-tone color scheme ties the cabin together in cool, muted hues, from the dashboard and glove box to the doors and kick panels. The spare use of a simple, dark simulated wood lends a nice, understated accent. For 2004, the interior has been updated with new door trim panels, chrome-accented ventilation system controls, redesigned gauges, and charcoal-colored trim around the center console.
The available leather seats feel rich and firm and provide ample support, with just enough bolstering for a snug fit. Getting in and out of them takes little effort, as the seating position is upright and the doors open wide. But just in case a little help is needed, Volvo provides a driver's-side grab handle, a convenience found in only a few trucks and fewer cars.
The S80 has a roomy back seat and Volvo did not neglect comfort here. The wide rear bench easily accommodates three adults, with legroom compromised only when the front seats are in their rearmost position.
The instrument panel is particularly clean. The gauges fit logically and don't overwhelm the driver with unnecessary clutter. Wherever the driver positions the tilt steering wheel, the center-placed speedometer and tachometer remain in plain view. The rear-view mirror dims automatically, and the adjustable outside mirrors have a memory function. A nicely designed hand-brake lever is used in place of the foot pedal often found in this class. There's only a small amount of center console storage.
Climate controls are intuitive and attractive. Dual controls allow separate temperature adjustment for driver and passenger. Controls for both front seat heaters sit closer to the passenger. The radio uses a dial to select programmed stations, in place of the once-familiar row of buttons. Volvo's radio controls take some familiarization, but work well and give the driver more presets. A dial is also used to choose between AM, FM, or CD modes. Additional radio controls are on the steering wheel.
The S80 has a large, deep trunk made all the more accessible by its low lift-over height. Carrying a lot of cargo is no problem. A release inside the trunk allows the rear seat back to fold down for even more cargo capacity (except on the T6 Elite, where the reconfigured seat does not fold).
All three rear seats have electrically retractable headrests as well; pressing a button on the center stack gets them out of the way for improved rearward visibility.
When it comes to safety engineering and features, Volvo has no peers. Dual-stage airbags for both driver and front-seat passenger adjust according to the force of the collision. Specially designed active headrests reduce whiplash in a rear collision. Inflatable window curtains, as well as side-impact airbags, protect the head and torso in a side collision. All three rear seating positions have three-point seat belts. Volvo benefits from an amazing facility in Sweden, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre, that conducts testing for crashworthiness, rollover, and other safety issues.Driving Impressions
Already notable for its smooth ride and quiet cabin, the 2004 Volvo S80 is even smoother and quieter than before. Volvo has worked hard with such things as the new rear view mirrors to keep all outside sounds outside. It also handles better, thanks to revised steering, and with the optional Four-C suspension, the S80 can also provide the firm and responsive ride that appeals to the auto enthusiast.
The normally aspirated 2.9-liter inline-6 provides good response and acceleration. Volvo says this engine, EPA-rated at 20/28 mpg City/Highway, can propel the S80 from 0 to 60 mph in 8.3 seconds.
With its more powerful engine, the T6 is a rocket. Mash the throttle and the response is instantaneous. It has lots of power at the low end, enough to light up the front tires, assuming you've pressed the STC button to shut off the traction control. The S80 T6 can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 6.5 seconds, quicker than a Lexus LS430 and much quicker than an Acura RL. The twin-turbocharged T6 engine develops 280 foot-pounds of torque at just 1800 rpm, and maintains it up to 5000 rpm. More torque at lower revs means stronger power for accelerating away from intersections or making passes on long, steep grades. Variable-valve timing enhances the performance of Volvo's T6, but most of the credit belongs to its two small turbochargers, which feed three cylinders each. Two small turbos spool up more quickly than one larger unit, delivering maximum thrust at low rpm. As a result, the T6 is quite responsive when cruising at moderate speeds, say 25-50 mph. Leave the traction control system turned on when you stand on it, and the computer steps in to ensure the front tires lose their grip only momentarily.
The four-speed automatic transmission shifts smoothly and precisely, most notably at higher loads. But occasionally at lower speeds, a quick stomp on the gas causes it to trip over itself, so that it momentarily bogs down before downshifting, and then lurches as it finally finds the right gear. Using the Geartronic to select gears manually enhances the experience for the driver who likes more sporting dynamics.
Both 2.9 and T6 models ride comfortably. The suspension absorbs bumps effectively, eliminating road imperfections. The S80 rides and handles well even with a full load of passengers and luggage. A new steering gear for 2004 offers more direct feedback and enhances dynamic performance, good whether you're driving to the grocery or galloping through the mountains. (The new gear comes from ZF, the German automotive supplier.)
Handling, whether for smoothness or sport, can be enhanced with Volvo's new Continuous Controlled Chassis Concept. The system, developed with Sweden's Ohlins Racing AB, monitors speed, acceleration and other dynamic forces and then adjusts the electronically damped hydraulic shock absorbers to provide either optimal comfort or sport control, depending on the position the driver selects on a switch mounted on the center console. The system can adjust the shocks up to 50 times in a single second. We found Four-C smoothed out rough railroad tracks and reduced body lean when cornering.
The S80's brakes are easy to modulate for smooth stops. Even without Four-C, the suspension does a good job of keeping the S80 level under hard braking: Nosedive during an 80-mph stop was minimal.Summary
The Volvo S80 offers excellent safety engineering, a smooth ride, a quiet cabin, and roomy, luxurious accommodations. Volvo designed the S80 to compete against the Audi A6, Lexus ES 300 and GS 300, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series and Acura RL. That's tough opposition. But the S80 has its near-silent ride, unique look and personality, Volvo's renowned engineering designed to protect its passengers. Now, with its new steering gear and optional Four-C suspension, the S80 also offers outstanding dynamics.
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It's been nearly three years since the national assembly passed legislation setting the stage for a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against big tobacco firms.
Now, time is running out before a June 2012 court deadline.
Last week, a Superior Court judge in Ontario gave that province the green light to launch its own anti-tobacco suit, estimated to be worth $50 billion.
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Forward Group Has Gulutzan Giddyby Mark Stepneski / Dallas Stars
This is the first in a series of articles after having visited with Stars Head Coach Glen Gulutzan, previewing the club's various position groups, special teams and overall team outlook.
The Dallas Stars underwent some significant changes this offseason, and the biggest overhaul came at the forward position.
|NHL legend Jaromir Jagr wears the Stars jersey for the first time
Coming into the mix via free agency were Jaromir Jagr and Ray Whitney, and coming to Dallas from Buffalo in a trade was Derek Roy. Two long-time, key members of the Stars' forward group – Steve Ott and Mike Ribeiro – departed via trades.
"They are going to be big holes to fill," Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said of losing Ott and Ribeiro. "Getting Derek helps us and free agent-wise, to get Ray Whitney and Jaromir Jagr up front, it just adds those pieces everyone thought we were missing last year in linemates for certain guys and giving us more depth up front. At this level, there are going to be injuries, there are going to be ups and downs during the season, and when you have more guys that can pull that offensive sleigh it is going to help."
Jagr, one of the game's legends, had 54 points (19 goals, 35 assists) in 73 games with the Philadelphia Flyers last season.
"There are a lot of stars in the NHL and he is a superstar," said Gulutzan. "He is up there when you are talking about Gretzky, Lemieux, Yzerman, Lidstrom and those guys. He's in that category. He's a superstar. I think his longevity in this league is a testament for what he does away from the rink as well to keep himself able to play at such a high level. I think that is going to translate well for our guys. He's a presence on the ice, and people know he is out there. He still has the ability to break the game open, to make something out of nothing with his skill. I just think that lends itself to confidence within our group, too."
Whitney ranked 12th in the NHL in scoring last season with 77 points (24 goals, 53 assists), and Gulutzan said he was key to the Phoenix Coyotes' offense.
|Ray Whitney has 1,003 points in his NHL career and has one Stanley Cup championship with the Hurricanes in 2006.
"We went through all the goals he was a catalyst for in Phoenix, and he accounted for over 30 percent of them. When you look at our group, our top guy accounted for 25 percent," Gulutzan said. "He's accounting for 33 percent of the offense for a team that went to the final four. He's an elite player. Doesn't matter what age, when you watch him on video and you play against him, don't make a mistake when he is out there. And then you add the character, the knowledge of teams and their strengths and weaknesses, it is valuable to a coach and it is valuable to a team."
Roy, who was acquired from Buffalo for Ott and defenseman Adam Pardy, is coming off a down season due to injury woes, and is expected to be out until November following offseason shoulder surgery. But Gulutzan said the veteran center will give the Stars forward group a different element this season.
"He's going to add to our team speed. He plays a little quicker game, a pacier game," said Gulutzan. "We can certainly use that. He's going to make us more difficult to play against because he is a quick, smart hockey player. He kills penalties, he takes faceoffs. He is going to give us a different dynamic."
The Stars ranked 22nd in the league in scoring last season at 2.49 goals per game, and those three additions will be a boost to the Stars' top six, which is expected to also include Jamie Benn, Loui Eriksson and Michael Ryder, who all are coming off excellent seasons.
Benn set career highs in goals (26), assists (37) and points (63) despite missing 11 games. Eriksson hit the 70-point mark for the third straight season. Ryder set a career-high mark with 35 goals.
A healthy Brenden Morrow, who was slowed by injury last season, will be a plus as well for the Stars.
"He gives us grit and determination. He's our best net front player and on the power play he's been our best net presence guy for years," said Gulutzan of the captain. "I think that is where he earns his money is in the hard areas. With his health being back the way it is, I think he is going to be a force."
Vernon Fiddler, Eric Nystrom and Tom Wandell are back from last season's team, but Adam Burish, Jake Dowell and Radek Dvorak have moved on. The Stars re-signed Toby Petersen, but he is now on a two-way contract so that opens the door for him to play in the AHL.
Ryan Garbutt and Tomas Vincour, who both saw playing time with Dallas last season, are back as well. Garbutt, who played 20 games, signed a two-year, one-way contract and Vincour, who suited up for 47 contests, is in the final year of his entry-level deal.
"Tomas Vincour has to come in here and play real hard. We know he has the capability to do that," said Gulutzan. "Ryan Garbutt and Vincour both have to play hard."
There are several other younger players in the hunt for roster spots including Cody Eakin, who was acquired from Washington in the Ribeiro deal. The 21-year-old Eakin, a center, played 30 NHL games last season with the Capitals and another 43 games with the Capitals' AHL affiliate.
Matt Fraser, Colton Sceviour, Scott Glennie and Luke Gazdic, who all played with Texas last season, will be among those who get looks. So will Reilly Smith and Alex Chiasson, who are coming out of the college ranks but saw some pro action late last season. Smith played three games with Dallas and Chiasson played nine games with Texas.
"It depends on what fits best for us and how the camp goes," said Gulutzan.
Training camp will also help decide line combinations.
"The lines are going to be whatever works the best. I think wherever we can find that chemistry and whoever clicks together, that's what we will keep together," Gulutzan said. "We said it last year: when you put Loui Eriksson with Ribeiro, it worked. When you put Eriksson with Ryder and Benn, it worked. When you've got good players, like we do, and they are playing hard, it is going to work. We're just going to find out what works and what combinations."
Someone will have to fill in for Roy while he is recovering from shoulder surgery. Wandell will get a look or somebody else – possibly one of the team's younger players – could grasp that opportunity. Gulutzan said there should be plenty of competition in camp for spots, and that is always a good thing.
"We certainly have more depth up front, more options to play certain players with other players and also guys that can push up. Derek has his shoulder, so we have other guys that can push up into those spots," Gulutzan said. "You look around the league, and in our division, depth is key. I think we have some depth in our organization. I think we have some young guys who can come in and make an impact. That creates competition at the bottom. We have six defensemen signed and someone from Austin or coming over from Europe has a chance to make the club. When there is competition all over – there's competition for the top six spots, there's competition at the bottom, there's competition in the minors – it brings out the best in players."


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LINGER LONGER LUNCH in Eumundi
Vive l'Eumundi! Bastille Day celebration for launch of the LINGER LONGER LUNCH
Sunday 18 July will see the inaugural LINGER LONGER LUNCH in Eumundi, with the Bastille Day theme sure to inspire foodies with a love of seasonal local cuisine with Sunshine Coast inspiration.
The LINGER LONGER LUNCH is being coordinated by renowned local chef and founder of Cedar Creek Farm Bush Foods, Peter Wolfe.
"Think French country ambience on a glorious winter day with fabulous cuisine in Sunshine coast style," says Peter.
"Although Bastille Day falls on the previous Wednesday, we felt the following Sunday would still be appropriate and provide an opportunity for visitors from Brisbane and other areas to sample our fabulous fresh produce," Wolfe said.
"There's nothing like a long lazy lunch on a Sunday, and I could think of nowhere finer to host a long lunch than in the middle of Eumundi," he says.
"When we say long -- we're not only referring to the long table, but also the length of time to sit and savour an imaginative five course feast that highlights the variety and high quality of produce available on the Sunshine Coast."
Peter says the events will take place three or four times per year and will feature local award-wining chefs using fresh local seasonal ingredients.
Peter will team up with esteemed chef John Somerville (from Harvest Breads) and Swiss chef Hans Tanner for the inaugural LINGER LONGER LUNCH. Mary Bowtle from The Eumundi Food Company will be creating the desserts.
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I recently added the ab wheel to my workout since regular situps and crunches hurt my lower back. Until then I had been doing static leg elevations (and getting some pretty good times, IMO) so my abs have reasonable endurance and isometric strength, but I wanted abs that would be:
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At the Distant Horizon forums K9 proposed at the Taang thread if we commissioned someone to draw Taang mixed with mythology or draw some ourself. Since I didn't, and still don't, have any money, I told him I would draw one. He replied recommending drawing them as Eros and Psyche from Greek mythology. I didn't have time to tell him I'd look them up but I did and...yep, here it is. I almost quit because I had minor artist block on how to draw these two.


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Soles found not guilty of assault; Jernigan denies previous claims of sexual relationship
TABOR CITY, NC (WWAY) — A judge has found former state Sen. R.C. Soles not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon.
Frankie Jernigan claimed Soles hit him in the face with a metal cane back in September. Weeks later, Jernigan said he wanted the charge dropped saying Soles was like a father to him.
In a two-hour trial today, Jernigan admitted he had gone to Soles's home in September to ask for money. He said Soles, who was standing in the garage, told him to leave. When Jernigan wouldn't, Soles pepper sprayed him. When Jernigan still wouldn't leave, Soles hit Jernigan once with a metal cane belonging to Jernigan's uncle Jason Fowler, who had been arguing in the garage with Soles.
Soles did not testify, but his attorney said that Soles, who was 77 at the time of the incident, felt trapped in the garage between the two younger men and acted in self defense. Soles had also filed papers months earlier saying he did not want Jernigan and others coming around his home and office.
During his testimony, Jernigan denied some of the things he said to police and the media in the days after the fight, including that he had had a sexual relationship with Soles. On the stand, he said that their relationship was strictly attorney-client and that Soles had been trying to help Jernigan get back on his feet.
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After a decade filled with direct-to-video movies that also included a stint in prison for tax evasion, 2015 is proving to be a real comeback year for Wesley Snipes. Later this year we'll see him in the next Spike Lee joint Chiraq, and next month he'll begin his run on The Player, a new NBC drama series that's getting a major promotional push from the network.
Snipes has never been known for working in television – The Player is his first top-billed TV series role and the first ongoing role he's had on the small screen in 25 years – but in a new interview with Vulture, he explained why he's embracing the medium now.
"Well, TV is attractive because it gives you an opportunity to explore concepts that could lend themselves to future business opportunities. You can truly test the market. And there are some stories that are better served in TV than in film — multiple characters and multiple worlds. That's good stuff, and it's what me and my team are developing, mostly via comedies and supernatural action projects. I'm kicking down the doors and taking names, damn it!"
Snipes' interest in TV has led to a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television (which produced The Player), so he's definitely got an opportunity to make an even bigger impact on the small screen in the coming years. So, what project is he most interested in making? Well, it's called Master Daddy, and…you know, I'm just gonna let him explain it.
"It's a martial-arts family comedy. It's something that my children will be proud of me for. It's the story of a father who is a martial-arts master, but also was a playboy in his heyday. He ends up marrying a female martial-arts master, and then they have three children, and the daughter turns out to be one of the most beautiful creatures any male has ever seen. The father, Master Daddy, uses his martial-arts skills and the help of his ninja students to sabotage his daughter's relationships. Imagine Kung Fu Hustle and Meet the Parents. That's my pitch."
Well, Master Daddy sounds…frankly, ridiculous, but in an amazing way, like the kind of show Jackie Chan or Chuck Norris would've made had either of them shown an interest in making an American sitcom in the late '80s or early '90s. Someone give Snipes — who holds two black belts — the money to shoot this pilot right now.


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Justice: Writers' roid rage hurting Bagwell's chances
Writers' roid rage can be blinding
Published 6:30 am, Thursday, January 6, 2011
Steroids will hang over baseball now and perhaps forever. That's the message from the 2011 Hall of Fame balloting.
Jeff Bagwell was caught in the middle of a fight he didn't pick and a debate he can't win. He knew from the moment his name appeared on the ballot that his career would become a referendum on steroids.
That he was a Hall of Fame baseball player is virtually beyond debate. He can at least take some comfort in that part of it. He knows how good he was, and even if he won't come out and say it, he knows he should have been a slam-dunk, first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Where do we begin? He's among the four best first basemen of all-time, right behind Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Albert Pujols, according to Rob Neyer, citing the new-age Wins Above Replacement statistic.
Bagwell's career OPS of .948 is higher than that of Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Frank Robinson. To have crossed the 1,500 threshold in both runs and RBIs should automatically punch his ticket to Cooperstown.
He drew at least 101 walks for seven straight seasons and had six straight years of at least 30 home runs, 100 RBIs and 100 runs. He was a great baserunner and a superior defensive player.
He was a winner, too, helping the Astros to six playoff berths in a nine-year stretch. Few players have been more highly regarded by teammates or respected by opponents.
In an era when steroids cheapened the numbers, Bagwell was a dominant player. So there.
Now to the reason he was named on only 242 of the 581 ballots and fell well short of the 75 percent (436 votes) standard. Steroids kept him out. There can be no other explanation. Some voters decided Bagwell either used steroids or may have used steroids.
Is there proof? Absolutely none, other than the fact he lifted weights, got big and hit a bunch of home runs.
He never tested positive for steroids, as far as I know. He was never named in any of the investigations into steroid use or distribution. No teammate ever accused him of using them.
I'm one of the voters who has said he'll never vote for a steroid guy. But I'm also not going to throw a net over an entire generation. Some of them did it the right way.
Will I end up voting on some guys who used steroids? Probably. Will I feel terrible? No, I won't.
I'm voting on the information I have at the time. I'm not looking back, and I'm not going to engage in a speculative witch hunt.
Rather than play this guessing game, why don't we just exclude every player who performed at a high level between 1988 and 2002? That may not cover 'em all, but it'll come close.
Union blew it in '94
If Bagwell is angry at someone — and he said he isn't — it should be the union that protected the cheats. His union.
Baseball's owners first put steroid testing on the table in the 1994 labor negotiations. Union leaders rejected it, and at a time when the game was being smothered by economic problems, owners didn't push hard enough.
But in 2002, they did. One owner, Baltimore's Peter Angelos, had a loud, profane and angry discussion with Gene Orza of the Major League Players Association. Angelos told Orza that this time there'd be no giving in, that steroid testing would be in the plan or the players were welcome to go out on strike.
By then, the damage was done. Numbers sacred to the game had been diminished to the point of irrelevance. Some of baseball's greatest stars —Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire — would see their reputations irreparably harmed.
Baseball didn't suffer financially, but something a lot worse was lost. Baseball's good name was damaged.
The NFL has had its issues with performance-enhancing substances, but football is held to a different standard. For some reason, fans aren't bothered by cheating in that sport.
Commissioner Bud Selig often has spoken of baseball's place as a social institution. The major leagues integrated clubhouses before Martin Luther King Jr. took one step in the cause of civil rights.
Lasting damage
In this one area, baseball failed badly, and that damage will be a long time going away. This year, Bonds and Clemens could go on trial for perjury in connection with steroid allegations.
Other names are sure to leak out in the years to come. With each development will come a revisiting of the entire era and additional suspicion about who else did or didn't juice.
Does Bagwell deserve a presumption of innocence? Sure, he does. Can he do anything to prove his innocence? Nope.
All he can hope is that at some point players will be judged by the facts instead of the presumed facts.
Those of us who came to love the guy can be com-forted by the thought that we were lucky enough to watch him play for 15 years.
We knew we were watching greatness. We knew he defined everything pro sports should be about. No plaque in Cooperstown can ever diminish what he meant to our city.


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The first recognized world pole vault record was 13′ 2'1/4″, set by Marc Wright in 1912 (Cambridge, Mass). It took 15 years before the 14-foot mark was pierced (by Sabin Carr, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pa.)
In in 1940 Cornelius Warmerdam broke the 15-foot barrier (Fresno, Ca.). It wasn't until February 2, 1962 when the 16-foot mark was eclipsed. John Uelses did it at Madison Square Garden in New York, when he was competing in the Millrose Games. However, at that time, indoor records were not sanctioned. Officially, the first 16-foot vault came later in 1962. Uelses set that mark as well, on March 31 in Santa Barbara, Ca.
While it took almost 22 years for the record to climb from 15 feet to 16 feet, it only took 17 months (John Pennel in Coral Gables, Florida on August 24, 1963) before the mark had jumbed to 17 feet. The world had to wait another seven years before Christos Papanikolou topped the 18-foot barrier (Athens Greece, October 24, 1970.)
On June 20, 1981, in Macon, France, Thierry Vignon became the first person to vault 19 feet. A whole decade passed before Sergey Bubka broke the 20 foot barrier. He did it in Malmo, Sweden on May 6, 1991. That was the 10th time that Bubka had broken the world pole vault record. Bubka broke the record for the 17th and last time, on July 31, in Sistriere, Italy. On that day Bubka cleared 20′ 1 3/4."
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So Season Three of Lost is finally over and the finale was definitely a mind-bender.
I've complained about Lost here at Screen Rant for a long time, but I have to admit that in the last half dozen episodes or so it seems that the producers/writers have responded to viewer complaints about the show and it's improved considerably, getting back to the quality level of the first season. During the first half of this season Lost was looking like it was losing it's momentum, especially with the painfully drawn out, go-nowhere captured Jack/Kate/Sawyer saga. But once they dumped that storyline and got us back to the beach, the show took a turn for the better.
Spoilers follow, so if you haven't seen it, I would recommend you stop reading.
Here are the highlights from the season finale (and there are many):
Ben discovers that Claire has betrayed him and "the others."
Ben discovers that his daughter (if she is indeed his daughter) has betrayed him and he plans on leaving her with the Flight 815 survivors.
Rousseau finally meets her daughter.
Locke gets a visit/vision from Walt (Michael's son, who with his dad has left the island), who tells Locke that he can't die because he has a mission to complete.
The ambush of the others on the beach almost works, killing seven of the invaders but not all of them.
Ben is captured by Jack.
Charlie succeeds in disabling the radio interference and dies in the process.
Hurley gets a chance to be a hero.
But the really big deal in this episode was the fact that a number of Jack-centric flashbacks scattered throughout the finale where he is disoriented, suicidal and addicted to painkillers turn out to be flash-forwards showing him after they have apparently returned from the island!
It's a huge revelation, and shows him throughout the episode desperately trying to get in touch with someone who turns out to be Kate. He is desperate to get back to the island but Kate, who apparently is now with someone else (Sawyer?) has no desire to return.
Quite the jaw-dropper episode and a great finish to the season as opposed to the weak final episode of Heroes. BTW, over at Freeze Dried Movies they have a very interesting theory concerning the entire story arc and where it may be heading.
Overall a really great episode, although there are still those odd unexplained issues floating just out of site (smoke monsters, Walt's seeming powers, etc.). The one thing that made me say "C'mon!" in this episode was Charlie's death: It seemed to me that he had time and the opportunity to get on the other side of the hatch and then lock it. By the time the grenade went off, he had already shut down the transmitter. That just didn't make sense to me at all. Or am I missing something?
Anyway, we've got a very long wait until next season and although I think another 48 episodes is WAY overkill and far too many, I'm still looking forward to next season, at least for the moment.
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Killed on Jan. 7, 2006
Dubuque, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq earlier this month was remembered at funeral services Thursday.
Maj. Stuart Anderson, 44, of Peosta, was on his second tour of duty in the Gulf region when the Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Jan. 7 in northern Iraq. Seven other soldiers and four civilians were also killed in the crash.
Anderson was a member of the Army Reserve's 3rd Corps Support Command in Des Moines. A welder, he would have been home this fall, his family has said.
Anderson's funeral was held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Dubuque. His family requested that no media attend the services.
Anderson is survived by his wife, Tori, and daughters, Kirsten and Keely.
After his death, friends remembered Anderson as a family man who enjoyed his time as a soldier.
"He was very proud of being in the military," His father, Claremont Anderson, of Hoffman, Minn., said earlier this month.
Tim Showalter, principal of Drexler Middle School in Farley, knew Anderson as a parent active in his daughter's activities.
"He was one of those dads who always attended parent-teacher conferences," Showalter has said.
Showalter added: "He was an involved dad. You couldn't ask for a whole lot more."


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The Irvine show last night was a great, star-studded experience from my perspective.
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I've been to the Observatory twice (the last time being less than a year ago) and parked for free. Is this a new thing?
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I'm pretty sure there isn't a genre that Primavera WON"T book (with the obvious exceptions like country and jam bands). Don't all major festivals have significant lineup overlaps more or less?
How is FYF anything like Primavera, or "trying to be" like that festival? Not even close.
Were there any late-adds last year? I forget.
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The National have released 2 new songs, neither of which have earned a Best New Track stamp. That explains my hunch that their album will get an approving, but-- for them-- lukewarm rating. Is this...
Because sometimes the internet is that predictable.
My prediction for Vampire Weekend isn't completely unfounded btw. Early reviews/articles are pretty glowing so far:
Probably not the National. 2 new songs released so far, and neither earning Best New Track.
And to answer your "not-nice-guy question": sure, there are a few acts on Thurs. that I'd be down to catch--Ariel Pink, DIIV, Haim, Purity Ring, etc.--but still not enough that day to make me regret...
I appreciate the advice, especially coming from those with experience. You guys are definitely making me reconsider my original plan. We'll see what happens!
The Broo'ers Tent seems pretty...
Ha...no, I fully realize that. Just another one of those constant reminders that makes you think about the passage of time a bit more. I dunno...I'm kinda stoned right now.
For me, this sentence in the last paragraph is the most striking in a "broader picture" type of sense:
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Because 3 whole days is plenty for me, and there's really nothing going on during Thurs. that I'm crazy about or haven't already seen. Plus, I've never had the chance to explore Nashville (or much...
I'd be good with that. Old stuff > Biophilia
I see. In my defense I've never been to Bonnaroo and thus have never had reason to check who's playing the same time as the headliner. The More You Know.
That said, it's a dumb scheduling method.
My initial thoughts:
Thursday is completely skippable-- will be spending the day in Nashville.
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So, I'm interested to know the band's thoughts on Coachella. Damon went on record saying that Gorillaz at Coachella in 2010, at the time, were the best couple weeks he'd ever spent in the States. I...
I'm super excited about the prospect of new BoC music. They're the best. However, I don't give 2 shits about this cryptic scavenger hunt thing; I stopped paying attention at "xx9x45$^%pxx."
In a thoughtful, well-written letter, NBA center Jason Collins becomes "the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport."
That is horribly sad when 30 Seconds to Mars is considered the saving grace. Eww.
Good god, there's no way mainstream rock radio has always been that lame and boring.
Congrats to indie's power couple! Turns out that a daughter was too much to ask.
It looks like you can see his peen's shadow.
Said YOLO and bought expensive ass orchestra tix. Fucking shit.
I think it's a healthy combo of idiocy and editing magic, but that chick at the end seemed super stoked on The Chelsea Clintons.
Hey look! A bunch of Coachella attendees who act like they know what the fuck is even going on!
Other than a little bucket-list curiosity, I don't expect much from Dylan these days. At worst, I'll get to see 2 of the best American rock bands play before him.
Ah, thanks. Reposting here. Notice the big gap between the bourgeoisie and the peasants.
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Haven't been to the ol' Irvine Meadows in years. We'll see how that works out. I'm hopeful that the 4pm showtime for each night results in normal-length sets (2 hrs?) for both Wilco and MMJ.
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So then turn Coachella into something that looks more like EDC? Yeah, that would be fucking fantastic.
It seems to have been decided long ago. Before the festival launched, if you hovered over the poster on the homepage for Week 2, Blur was listed in front of the Stone Roses for the Friday lineup.
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The Liberal promise to change the taxation rate on stock options is getting pushback from business, primarily the innovation sector, who say the lower rate encourages an entrepreneurial spirit.
In its election campaign last year, the Liberals proposed setting a $100,000 limit on the amount of stock-option gains any individual could claim at a preferred tax rate.
- New tax rules for stock options coming soon, Bill Morneau says
- Tobi Lutke asks Bill Morneau to abandon tax plan for stock options
Citing Department of Finance numbers that show the tax break costs Ottawa $750 million a year, the Liberals point to 8,000 very high-income Canadians who deduct an average of $400,000 from their taxable incomes via stock options. Few Canadians would oppose a bigger tax bill for those very high earners.
Stock options are taxed as if they are capital gains, with half the difference between the option price and the market value of the share taxable in the year when an individual exercises the option. That's much lower tax than they'd pay if they were paid an equivalent salary or bonus.
'The only thing that stock options are good for is executives — bad for companies, bad for shareholders, bad for workers, bad for prosperity and the country.' - Roger Martin, former dean of the Rotman School of Management
The technology community, biotech startups and the junior mining sector are in full cry against any change.
"In many instances, the principals of these companies do not pay themselves," said Rod Thomas, president of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.
"In a perfect world, the options are there and, if you're successful, that's where you make your gains."
And while every cash-starved startup dreams of being the next Google, most of them will fail to grow that large. It's the nature of entrepreneurialism that encourages innovative people to hang on with a high-risk venture, planning for the big payoff.
'Part of the culture'
"It's something that we've had for a very long time. It's just part of the small company culture, really, because they can't pay large salaries — they don't have the wherewithal to do that. Granting options is one way of compensating," Thomas said.
The CEO of Shopify, an up-and-coming Ottawa tech company, has told the federal government the proposal to change the rules would hurt innovation.
"It would have been harder to build Shopify with the taxation being the way that it's proposed," Tobi Lütke said.
Thomas said if the federal government insists on changes, it should consider treating large revenue-generating companies differently than small entrepreneurs.
"What you might consider doing is applying a cap to the large corporations. You could differentiate between the venture capital companies who are starved for capital and talent and have that as a separate class," he said.
"I don't think any government wants to stifle innovation in Canada."
Current system 'indefensible'
While some voices are arguing for the need for a rethink of the stock-option taxation proposal, there are other arguments to go ahead with a change — among them evidence that stock-option compensation is not good for companies and may even lead to a risky management style.
The overwhelming majority of companies that give stock options are not junior miners or tech startups, but large, listed companies who can afford to pay their senior people in cash. And most of those who benefit are highly paid executives.
Not only are these top earners rewarded handsomely, they pay less tax on options than if they were to be paid in cash or a bonus.
Roger Martin, former dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, calls the current system for stock-option compensation "indefensible."
He said it ignores the public policy benefits of having a lower tax rate on capital gains.
"We wanted people to take their hard-earned money and rather than spend it, invest in a share of stock. We said, that's sufficiently good for the economy, that we want to reward people for doing that ,and we'll make the tax on it lower than it would otherwise be," Martin said.
"These executives are not taking money out of their pockets to invest in stock and then paying capital gains. This is plain and simple executive compensation."
'Bad for companies, bad for shareholders'
Martin has been, along with investor Warren Buffett, a prominent opponent of any kind of stock-based compensation for executives.
The idea that getting stock or stock options as compensation causes CEOs to align their interests with those of the company is just plain wrong, he argues. It hasn't resulted in better returns for companies.
The incentive for the CEO is to increase expectations about future — not actual — earnings so as to drive up stock prices and benefit from exercising the option, Martin says. That may mean talking up the company in the press, making new acquisitions or using aggressive accounting to inflate expectations.
But that's not the same as managing the company well.
"It's bad for companies. I'd like to see policies that discourage it for companies. The only thing that stock options are good for is executives — bad for companies, bad for shareholders, bad for workers, bad for prosperity and the country," Martin said.
The idea that stocks and stock options were appropriate compensation for the top executives rose out of a single 1976 article that argued giving stock-based compensation aligned the interests of a company and its upper management.
The idea caught on in the U.S. and by 2000, most of Canada's largest companies were awarding stock options. Martin says companies now do it because everybody does it.
Tax the executive, spare the company
Amin Mawani, a tax expert at York University's Schulich School of Business, also believes Ottawa should change its approach.
He advocates taxing share options as if they were cash or bonus money, at the marginal tax rate of the person who receives them, but then allowing companies to deduct the cost of options as they do payroll costs.
"If the company gets the deduction, the company gets the benefit and can pass the cash to its employees," Mawani said.
That won't result in a benefit to federal government coffers. Mawani estimates Ottawa and the provinces would lose as much on the company deduction as they would gain on full taxation of the stock options in the hands of executives, give or take a few dollars.
It also won't be much use to junior mining companies or tech startups, as they still won't have the cash to pass on to anyone.
"The twist is that for startups, it won't be useful to them as they are taxed at a very low rate," he said.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains acknowledged the government has "heard … concerns around stock options." But he promised an innovation agenda that would help startups thrive.
The timing of any changes is unclear. Though a budget will come down March 22, the finance minister has not said whether that document will outline changes to stock-option taxation.
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Call Center Gamification
Gamification, when used in a well-designed engagement program, results in more engaged and productive workers. That is true through-out the organization and this research can and should be applied to the Call Center agent.
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Let's face it, the call center is a tough place to work. According to a report from Dimension Data:
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- The average annual (unplanned) absence rate in the contact center is 11%
- Attrition levels are up 26%
All this is occurring at the same that organizations want to improve the customer experience and provide a more consistent experience to their clients.
The idea behind gamifacation is not converting the work environment into a game – that's the wrong approach. gamifacation is just using data in a useful and smart way to drive people's behaviors.
Oscar Giraldo (Founder & CEO of Playvox)
Addressing the challenges or your specific organization requires research identifying areas of focus, but generally, by incorporating elements of entertainment, instant gratification, dynamic game mechanics, and an organized and relevant program structure, workers feel more encouraged to participate, recognize, work productively, and ultimately earn points.
A well-designed gamified recognition program combines ease of use with timely communications, consistent gratification, meaningful recognition and rewards, and concisely measured efforts, making the rewards structure an equal playing field for everyone.
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The ability for workers to see their points, tokens, badges, leaderboards and progress within the program, in real time, allows them to translate their efforts into real value – both monetary and non-monetary. The idea is to encourage the Contact Center agent to feel as though he or she is constantly achieving success and earning points, creating the desire to obtain maximum points for a more gratifying experience. Additionally, game mechanics can promote peer-to-peer recognition, further enhancing camaraderie, productivity, and employee interaction, bringing them closer together as a team.
Peer to peer recognition helps accelerate the spread of recognition and performance standards from within the organization and highlights what is important and who is accomplishing those important activities. Most importantly, the points employees receive directly reflect their efforts. In that sense, each employee will be intrinsically motivated to stay at a point level he or she thinks best reflects his or her personal efforts, while being extrinsically motivated by peers via a constant social recognition feed.
Keep in mind that gamification is not the end goal, but a means to the creation of targeted and sustainable behavioral change in the Contact Center. The successful incorporation of game mechanics requires design flexibility targeted to the Contact Center location. Promotions may be global, but the tactics used to achieve the required KPIs require customization for your different employee locations. People are motivated differently. A successful solution will maximize your agents' motivation and create more tailored gamified approaches to target your unique employee behaviors, cultures, languages, needs, and desires based on location.
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After banning bonfires in Scituate for the first time in decades, town officials said the July Fourth holiday went better than expected.
With few exceptions, people refrained from hosting bonfires on the beach, crowds into Humarock and other parts of Scituate were minor, and overall, people did as they were told, Scituate officials said.
"The people were compliant, most of them -- 99.5 percent. We had a couple of people that found tradition hard to break, but all in all, it went fairly well," Scituate Fire Chief Richard Judge said on Thursday.
"We still had the usual issues - intoxicated youths and intoxicated people in general. But the crowds were down a little bit, which helped. No issues with fires. There were a lot of fireworks, but that's almost impossible to contain."
Scituate officials last month decided to ban all bonfires on town beaches, and cited the first in March that eventually destroyed three homes.
Although the fire in March began with a malfunctioning radio, and not bonfires, safety personnel and local representatives grew wary of the potential for tragedy, especially after seeing how quickly the March fire spread.
In late June, selectmen announced that they would not allow any bonfires in town, and told residents anyone found stockpiling wood at the waterfront would be asked to remove it.
Signs were subsequently posted throughout town and notifications updated to the town's website, warning residents that they would be arrested if they did not follow the town's new rules.
A bevy of safety personnel were brought out last Tuesday and Wednesday night to enforce the mandate.
According to Judge, Scituate had approximately eight state troopers, several officers from the Plymouth County Sherriff's Department, and the entire Scituate Police Department on duty on July 4 and roaming both Humarock and the mainland of Scituate.
An extra ambulance and two extra fire engineers were also down near Humarock, "just in case," Judge said.
According to Town Administrator Patricia Vinchesi, there were few issues.
Only 12 people were arrested between July 3 and 4, only three of which were Scituate residents. Though some were arrested for disorderly conduct, two individuals were arrested in a confrontation that arose over starting a bonfire in Humarock.
Overall, however, people were happy that the town decided to buck tradition, where fires have raged out of control by the waterfront in the past.
"I understand from the officers in the field that a number of people thanked them for finaliy instituting the ban. We got a lot of messages and phone calls when the board voted it," Vinchesi said.
According to Selectman Joseph Norton, people on Scituate's mainland beaches - Peggotty, Minot, and Sand Hills to name a few - had a wonderful time with no problems. Elsewhere, residents appreciated the ban.
"We had some great response from people in Humarock who quietly told the town to keep it up and they appreciate that we're trying to do. And we appreciate their remakrs. Overall it was a very successful night," he said.
However not everyone was pleased.
Several residents in Humarock were upset with the town for taking away the tradition, Vinchesi said.
Yet according to Vinchesi, although the Fire Chief has discretion to issue permits for bonfires, under state law, only civic organizations can receive permits for bonfires between July 2 and July 6 for purposes of ceremonial festivities.
"Folks thought we were trying to crack down on something they were entitled to. While this was certainly vested with tradition, it didn't have the blessing of state law," Vinchesi said.
Contained cooking fires were still allowed on the beach, Vinchesi said, but the ban helped crack down on bonfires that had gotten out of hand.
Scituate officials will be having a meeting to discuss what went well and what should change, but Judge was confident that the mandate would be continued next year.
"It's a dangerous situation. If conditions are perfect and tide is out and wind isn't blowing, [it's not a problem] but it always changes," Judge said. "It put a lot of people's minds at ease not having the bonfires. We will continue to do that."


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Yet, for all that Djokovic's rise is seen as irresistible, for all the clamour for the sans-culottes to unseat the establishment, it is difficult to imagine Nadal losing for the fifth time this summer and the third consecutive time on clay in surrender of his title.
Rafael Nadal remains relaxed despite challenge of Novak Djokovic
We sans-culottes especially look forward to seeing his staff members that are worthy of our "awe" in action.
L'Organisation des Nations unies a enfin décidé de soutenir le peuple libyen contre le dictateur Moammar Qaddafi, mettant terme à une période d'indécision durant laquelle l'armée des mercenaires de Qaddafi a pu employer des armes modernes contre les sans-culottes des révoltés.
Bishop Pierre Whalon: 'Just War' And The Intervention In Libya
But these are not 18th-century sans-culottes, run out of bread.
Directed by Michel Grandage, who is making his NT debut, the wordy play's four hours is here slimmed to just under two, discarding the crowd scenes in which the sans-culottes buzz like a Greek chorus in a beehive, their swarms giving the play epic dimensions.
She resists, like (sometimes literally) a tiny little sans-culottes, or a tiny little Robespierre, or some explosive revolutionary hybrid of the two.
He explained that the despotism fought by the sans-culottes in 1789 remained undefeated eighty years after the fall of the Bastille:
I had written that George Osborne looked like 'a powdered French aristocrat in 1790 staring affrighted from the window of his carriage as the sans-culottes start to try to turn it over'.
L'Ami du Peuple ( "The Friend of the People") served as an influential shaper of opinion among the sans-culottes.
Jacques-René Hébert (1757-94) was a Cordeliers activist and journalist who through his newspaper Le Père Duchesne, which was written in the language of the streets, became an important spokesman of the Parisian sans-culottes.
Usage on soutane.
I had a skimmerboard called 'Sansculotte'.
Wow. That is interesting. Kilted men are certainly without breeches...
And here's this interesting comment from the Wikipedia article: "Soldiers of the Imperial Grande Armée incorporated the term sans-culotte into their slang, but rather than having a political definition, the new usage was used to mean 'the Scots', doubtless referring to the Scottish custom of wearing kilts (without underwear) rather than any sort of trousers or breeches."
See my edited comment, now with the Wikipedia link. One question I still have is about the final "s". Do the French use "sans-culotte" as a singular when referring to one of these soldiers (un sans-culotte)? Or do they say "un sans-culottes"? And I find I have another question: is culottes related to the French word for "arse": le cul?
I think you're correct, rolig, and that's probably the more common usage. Yet here it is in a military dictionary of 1816! (Along with quite a few other French terms, of course.)
According to the Oxford American Dictionary, a sans-culotte (as they give the headword) was "a lower-class Parisian republican in the French Revolution", and came to mean "an extreme republican or revolutionary" (understanding "republican" as one who supports a republic as opposed to a monarchical form of government). And this word, in its political sense, yielded the word sans-culottism. My guess is that these were probably derogatory terms when applied to French revolutionaries.
Also, according to the Wikipedia article, these soldiers did not wear the more fashionable culottes (knee-breeches) but full-length trousers (Wikipedia has a couple of pictures from the era). They weren't naked from the waist down.
(Reposting from the erroneously-spelled sans-eulotte)
"SANS-culotte, a man without breeches." It sounds funny, but it's probably an official military term because of how infrequently soldiers were supplied with clothing. They literally wore their clothes to rags, and sometimes had to walk around (and of course work) wearing only their shirts, which had long tails (down to about the knees) and were considered underwear. A man sans-culottes (spelled without a final S in the original), in the parlance of the time, was "naked."
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Date of Interview: 08/20/2009
© 2009 Clayton Perry
As the summer turns to fall, American radio has taken an unexpected trip to a tropical island in the Caribbean. Seeking something exotic and new, Jaicko, a Barbadian native, serves as the perfect musical tour guide.
As the nominee of several Barbados Music Awards, his music is widely known throughout the island. In fact, amongst the country's 300,000 residents, Jaicko is literally a "household name," since his work receives constant rotation on the major Top 40 radio stations. One particular track, "Oh Yeah," Jaicko hopes will explode on American airwaves really soon.
Upon the release of Can I, Jaicko's international debut, the artist managed to squeeze some time out of his busy schedule and settle down for an interview with Clayton Perry — reflecting on Rihanna, breaking into America, and his professional relationship with his father.
Clayton Perry: Your father is an accomplished musician as well. In what ways did his passion for music influence your career? As you followed your dream, how did he push you?
Jaicko: I spent a lot of time around my dad, and he had this basement that he'd go rehearse in. I envied him. And when I was little, I wanted to be just like him and start a musical career. As I grew older, he embraced it. He discovered that I could sing and I could rap, so he took me into the studio and was very supportive of my dream. So we just took it from there.
Clayton Perry: Is there any kind of special advice that he gave you as you were navigating the music industry?
Jaicko: Oh yeah, definitely. Patience and perseverance and knowing that all the adversity is worth it. It was good that he was always there to give me advice and help me keep strong. I had a lot of challenging times. It was a dream for him, as well, for me to become successful. He always wanted it for me.
Clayton Perry: From time to time, the two of you work together as a songwriting duo. At what point did you start writing together? And is there a particular song that you have written together that has a special memory attached?
Jaicko: It kind of just happened. One day, I was just sitting down trying to write a song and he came and helped me come up with a line. After that, we just kind of started writing together. Our relationship definitely grew from there. Out of the songs we have written, the one that means the most to me is a song called "Can I." It's actually the title track of the album. That song explains my life experience, my journey from the bottom to the top. The lyrics help me to stay positive and be strong. Right in that song, I give myself motivation to be successful and get around this.
Clayton Perry: What life events inspired the lyrics behind "Can I"?
Jaicko: I've been pursuing an international career for a very long time now, as early as nine years old. And I have dealt with a lot of disappointment. So a lot of different events inspired me to write "Can I." But when I watch TV and see Barack Obama, I find inspiration as well. So I think everyone will be able to relate to "Can I" and make the best of their situation.
Clayton Perry: Do you remember the name of the first song you and your father wrote together?
Jaicko: Yes. It was actually a rock song called "On Fire." At the time, I was putting together a bunch of songs for an album that I was going to release in Barbados.
Clayton Perry: Over the years, you have developed a really big fan base in Barbados. As you've tried to break into the American market, what do you think is the biggest obstacle you had to overcome? And what does American success mean to you?
Jaicko: Well, this is just the beginning of a long, hard journey. I wouldn't say that there have been any major obstacles, but the biggest challenge has been putting in my mind that even though I'm from Barbados, I can still do this thing. I have to say that Rihanna's success has definitely been a source of inspiration. When she broke out, it gave me a lot of motivation. When she came, I followed.
Clayton Perry: You mention Rihanna, but there are a lot of other up-and-coming artists who have roots in Barbados, too. Why do you think so many Barbadian artists are finally getting their "big break"?
Jaicko: I think it's all timing, man. I think the people are longing for something different. In the Caribbean, we have a lot to offer and people just want to listen. We're just bringing something different, a new flavor. That's what I bring – the whole Caribbean swag with the hair, the accent, and different melodies.
Clayton Perry: Now, you mention your hair, which is the most distinct part of your image. How long have you been growing it out?
Jaicko: Oh, I have no idea! [laughing] Roughly two years. But I've been trimming it and stuff [laughing].
Clayton Perry: I read an interesting story that said your hair got you expelled from school! How did you respond to that?
Jaicko: During that time, I was going to school in Barbados, and the rules are very strict! Back then, I always knew that my image is very important, and my hair was a part of who I was. So I got my education through home schooling so that I could pursue my career.
Clayton Perry: Now, there aren't a lot of details regarding the years before you signed with Capitol. What event or series of events prepared you for signing a major label deal?
Jaicko: During that time, I was still developing as an artist. I went to several record labels and I even met Clive Davis. Each time I went into a record label, something happened – like they said no or didn't think I was ready. All of those experiences helped me go back to the drawing board and make my songs better and master my craft. Even though they turned me down, those experiences helped make me to be who I am.
Clayton Perry: How many times did you hear "no" before you got a "yes"?
Jaicko: Oh, a number of times. I'd have to say a good four or five times.
Clayton Perry: A couple of weeks ago, you left a message on your Twitter account that said "I hope you're ready for this" is something that you were hearing a lot. What do you say to people when they say to you, "I hope you're ready for this?"
Jaicko: Actually, I hope I'm ready, too. It's almost like you can never see what's ahead of you. It's a big corner and you can't see what's around the corner. I can only say that I hope that I'm prepared for what's next but I've never been there so I don't know.
Clayton Perry: I was checking out some of your tracks on YouTube, three in particular – "Will You Be There," "Dreaming About You" and "Not Trying to Fall in Love." All of those are beautiful, so how did you go about selecting "Oh Yeah" for the lead track?
Jaicko: "Oh Yeah" – very spontaneously in the weirdest way possible. We already had the album done, and I had already cut all the tracks. Eleven tracks in all. But when I came into the label, they played me "Oh Yeah." I went crazy over the record and said, "Let's go cut this!" We ended up taking a song off the album, so that we could put on "Oh Yeah," which ended up being the first single. It's funny, because that was the last record we cut for the album.
Clayton Perry: I just recently heard the remix with Snoop Dogg on it. How did he become attached to the project?
Jaicko: Well the label, they came up to me and said, "How would you feel about Snoop being on your record?" I said, "Oh yeah [laughing]." He had heard the record and he loved it and wanted to put a verse on it. What could I say? Snoop is a legend. He came through and blessed the record and did his thing.
Clayton Perry: Since you're from the Caribbean, have you ever felt pressured to modify your sound or fuse your sound in a way that you didn't feel in your heart?
Jaicko: Not really. A lot of the producers that I worked with were kind enough to include me in all of the decision-making in terms of the melodies. I was very much involved. They all knew that I had to be involved, because I'm the only one that really knows how I want to sound. So I was allowed to get involved with all the different things that made the record.
Clayton Perry: What American artist has been your greatest musical influence?
Jaicko: Michael Jackson, man.
Clayton Perry: How so?
Jaicko: Michael Jackson is the King of Pop. I think every artist is indirectly influenced by him. My generation usually says, "Oh, I like Ne-Yo." But Ne-Yo was influenced by Michael Jackson. He's like the godfather of all of this [laughing].
Clayton Perry: What Barbadian artist has been the most influential?
Jaicko: Rupee. You should definitely check him out!
Clayton Perry: Do you ever get a chance to talk with your Barbadian counterparts, Shontelle, Livvi Franc and Dwane Husbands, or share tips about breaking into America?
Jaicko: Yeah. There is a very small community of artists in Barbados. We work very close together, since we all come from the same place. I have pretty much been able to work with all of them. My dad was actually the first person to take Shontelle into the studio. I have tracks with Livvi Franc. I'm very good friends with Dwane Husbands. We definitely share information, and communicate as often as we can.
Clayton Perry: What pressure do you feel in being one of your country's main representatives, on the music side at least?
Jaicko: I don't think of it as pressure. Actually, I feel extremely honored to be able to represent my country.
For more information on Jaicko, visit his official website: http://www.jaickomusic.com


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