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Sorry for the late post, I saw the video Friday.
Just wanted to say I think your Alpha seems better than other games Beta, won't be mentioning any names though.
I want to add that the improvements for the cart system are great and I hope that canon in front of the harbor warehouse is not only ornamental :D.18. December 2017 Log in to Reply
Congratulations for reaching the alpha!!! I can't wait to see beta and then the final version as it already looks amazing!
Things I noticed or want to mention:
– Lighthouse – for a second we could see the lighthouse in the harbor area, I wonder what function it will have
– Clothing – we have some clothes production, I can't tell what it is made of, maybe it's woolen as we can also see sheep farms
– Food – we have fish, bread and probably sausages made from those pigs as mentioned in one of the devblogs
– Wheat farms – fields with wheat seem to have irregular shapes without any borders between them, I wonder how they're going to be placed
– Civilization tiers – I think there will be five, I noticed five different types of houses when comparing the stream footage and the trailer; I might be wrong though, some houses seem too similar to be from different stages, I can't tell for sure but there will be at least four civilization stages – that's certain
– Public buildings – we could see the city center, church, school and pub
– That "building with water for horses" – I have no idea what it might be for
– Firestation – we could see it written on the building with water containers next to it and a firestation was also placed close to the steel production district – does it mean that fire can now start in our factories?
– Pollution – we definitely could see dead trees, trees without leaves around factory producing some cannons
– Building materials – wood, stone? (for cobblestone roads for example but we didn't really see stone production), bricks, steel
– Cart pushers and horse carriages – those animations really need to be worked on
– Factories – there were some other factories which I couldn't identify
– Workforce – I noticed those icons informing about lack of workforce (probably). Does it confirm that we'll see the need for workforce like in Anno 2205? I would like to see workforce feature again, I loved this idea.
– Island size – this island looked quite big, I hope I will have such islands in my Anno 1800 world
– Graphics – the game looks amazing already, I hope it will be adjusted to weaker computers as well
– Soundtrack – we know only a small part of it but I loved soundtrack of all previous Annos and so far I enjoyed the music at the end of the streams so I am sure that Anno 1800 won't disappoint me there
I was a bit disappointed as you told us you'd show the gameplay – which would mean (for me) to show us how you build some houses, factories, ships and you only showed us what you had already built. I am still grateful as we got some information out of it, we found out about the current state of the game, I was just expecting something else after reading about showing the gameplay.17. December 2017 Log in to Reply
Nice that we finally have reached Alpha state. 🙂
Just some things I noticed so far + ideas:
– The trees around the smoking weapon factory look quite different than the rest of the trees. Intended? Like more dead trees around (thinking of pollution and stuff like that).
– Not every "Schornstein" of a smeltery is smoking. Is this intended? Looks somehow odd to me.
– If I would develope the Game I would definitly place the icons nearer to the roof of a building and would adjust the angle. Ofcourse I would only do this when you have zoomed pretty far in.
– It's also interesting to see how perfectly the fields match into the free spaces.
– All this movement in the streets and the bicycle. 🙂
– The sand on the shipyard looks quite nice. However, I would suggest to not let it go in a 90° way down into the sea at the sides. This looks a bit odd. I would rather have it somewhat like 75° or so.
– The banners in the habour at the canon: Do they represent something like in Anno 1404 your personal banner?
– There seems to be a canalization in the city. Do we have to build it manually or is it build automatically or is it just a texture with in that case sadly no further use to it?
– The waves look really nice, thought for the habour it looks sometimes like the waves are going over the wall. This could be adjusted or maybe add a feature that stuff will be washed into the ocean.
– This directly brings me to the next point: Will we see Rogue wave (German:
"Monsterwellen", those waves which appear out of nothing in the sea and suck up
your nice little ship) and Tsunamis in the Game?
– What about other desasters like volcanos, supervolcanos, tornados, earthquakes etc.??
That's all I noticed so far. 😉16. December 2017 Log in to Reply
The world looks very lively and realistic. From some angles, it seemed to me like I'm looking out the window from my house and it's happening on the street!
I noticed an unusual relief of the island. I liked it, I always wanted something like that. The sea began to look more realistic, with big menacing waves. The ship that I saw looks amazing! Even the nature of these vast forests looks alive! Tell us what kind of video card you have? How many RAM are there on your computer?
I saw paddocks for sheep. Tell us what will be farming? Will there be cows and pigs, horses, etc.?16. December 2017 Log in to Reply
Great to see that game is back to style that previous Annos used before Anno 2205!
I am so grateful for whole developer team & Ubisoft in general for making new game, because Anno has been my favorite game series! Thank you!!
Game looked very interesting and there were a lot of nice details! I myself enjoy more gameplay in games than graphics, but I have to say that you have done really good job with graphics also.
Can't wait to see how military actions look like! That aspect of game has always been one of things I enjoyed most.
Anno Community Team
Any details you noticed in particular during the stream? 🙂
I noticed that whole world looked more lively (more people, more activity in plants, factories, farms, in mining area than in previous versions), nature looked also really nice, better than ever. I also liked small details like factory signs like "Hubert" etc, that made game feel even more realistic. The game feeling and looking was really vivacious overall, I liked it!
Also basically whole world looked more realistic than ever before in Anno series because of all small and bigger details, which I liked a lot!
I also liked that you could zoom in and out really well, that is really good, because for example during war situation you obviously want to see as much as you can without moving "watch area" and sometimes you just want to watch closely how your society works and how great game looks. Also easier to spot where is room to build something when zoom out works this good!
Am I dreaming?
Anno Community Team
Depends on what you see.
Hello BB team!
I enjoyed SOOO much the preview of Anno 1800! First of all I would like to congratulate you for reaching the alpha stage of development. All your hard work is paying off and the results already look beautiful. Bastian you´re a total pro. You have a big responsibility over your shoulders and you´re doing an excellent job.
I am aware that what we saw is still alpha, and many things are going to change, but my main concern with what I´ve seen is something I have already mentioned before: the building´s floor textures.
I wonder why some building´s floor textures look like they are designed to match the sand paths (the have grass and dirt around the main structure), while other buildings have pavements which fit the stone roads. This is something that has happened in every previous Anno title and the only reason behind this I can think of is the assumption that certain buildings belong to the "outskirts" of the city, while others are normally placed in the center, where stoned roads are more common.
The best example I can think of right now is one of the buildings of the new steel production chain, which includes a gorgeous tunnel under the main building with a stone floor, but when the tunnel reaches the borders of the plot the floor texture is grass. There is a screenshot of this building in the "Pushing Carts" devblog where you can clearly see what I´m talking about.
The same happens with 1st and 2nd level houses, and with many other buildings. I don´t know which way this can be resolved, but I think it would be worth to find a solution so the whole thing looks more polished. I think the solution could be in the markets of Anno 1404, because their floor texture changed depending on the level of the houses around it. Maybe it would be possible that the floor texture of the buildings change depending on the type of road they have around? I know it can be tricky, but it would be great if you could at least address this issue.
The mixture of floor textures in the harbor areas also deserve a lot of polishing. The amazing shipyards building which we just saw for first time, or the fisheries, they have a gorgeous wooden floor, but it doesn´t match the stone texture of the rest of the harbor areas at all.
Otherwise I can only cheer you up, because I´m loving everything I´m seeing. My level of hypeness has just skyrocketed. It´s official.14. December 2017 Log in to Reply
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The folks at Texas Best Grok (a pretty cool site, part of my daily read) has a rather long and involved blog roll. Today I chose to visit the Space Writer blog and there was informed of this:
The Kepler space mission is being sent up in 2009 to search for habitable planets (which is itself VERY cool, especially considering the planets that have already been discovered with limited technologies). The people at NASA and SETI are going to place a CD aboard the spacecraft which will have the names and messages from ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SUBMIT THEM on it.
I'm going – or my name is any way. Maybe the only way I'll get out there is a word and a piece at a time.


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Hanson Devil: Overqualified but always smiling
Written by Lisa Freiburg, 2014 Kericho Fellow
Hanson Devil : Photograph by Lisa Freiburg (c)
Every morning when we get ready for our day and we make our way to breakfast, we are greeted by a smiling handsome young man called Anderson, age 26. Amusingly, until this interview had taken place some of us had been calling him Hanson (and some of us had coined him 'Handsome'), in part due to confusion around the soft way that he pronounces his name. But really, his killer smile.
So Handsome (or Hanson) has stuck. Anderson who?
Handsome has the not-so-fun job of cleaning up our mess. And always does it dashed with a 'break-your-heart' smile.
With a diploma in business from the Kenya Institute of Management but unable to find a job in accounting (as he had initially hoped), Anderson went to the infamous Tea Hotel in Kericho and asked if there was any work for him. He was one of the lucky few young people in Kenya to have been offered a job – and despite his credentials, snapped it up, and has become the head of housekeeping at Tea Hotel.
Having worked at the hotel for six months now, Handsome – sorry Anderson – explains what skills he has gained from working here. At first, he carefully lists all the different responsibilities he has as he ticks them mentally off of each finger, verbally lingering on each of the last words – doing laundry, operating the machines, making beds, distributing towels and soap. Digging a little deeper, Handsome explains that through interacting with a continued flow of safari tourists and tea-lovers who pass through Kericho every day, he has been able to improve his language skills.
He has also had to deal with some "very VIP people", he explains, obviously referring to us fellows! At least, this is what we tell ourselves… Interacting with high profile guests, Anderson believes, will be a useful experience for when he'll be an important businessman himself.
With the limited salary he gets from working at the hotel, he has also learned how to budget and organize his money well – a skill that comes in handy in the managing of his general shop. Yes, you will not find many young people in Kericho who don't run some kind of business on the side for extra cash!
Anderson loves working accounts, and hopes that soon he will be able to work the till at the hotel.
Handsome (we much prefer this moniker!) does not beat around the bush when asked what he enjoys most about his job, and admits he does not like cleaning very much (but hey, who would?). An incredibly friendly, kind and attentive housekeeper who always laughs and jokes with the fellows, he is surprisingly into feng sui (although we suspect he doesn't know this yet) as it's the moving of furniture around that makes him smile the most. And we smile along with him, even though we can't imagine it being much fun moving Tea Hotel's incredibly large beds.
Many young people might think that they are wasting their time when in a job that is unrelated to what they have been trained to do. Here in Kenya, it seems to be the norm.
The true skill lies in the ability to reflect on those 'unrelated' jobs and see how they can help you to get where you want to be. Anderson is going step by step – he is not in a rush. He knows what he wants to achieve and he is confident he will get there.
August programme, perhaps?


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Web analytic (online user trace data)
From Copyright EVIDENCE
Web analytic (online user trace data) is a quantitative method defined within the Copyright Evidence wiki. The following studies use this method for data collection (70):
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Lake Nona's own Nemours Children's Hospital has officially received the much sought-after credentials from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will launch its first Pediatric Residency Program in July 2019. This program is not only a step forward for Nemours but also for the state of Florida as a whole, being that Florida currently ranks 41 out of 50 in terms of sponsoring Gradual Medical Education (GME) residents and fellows for those aspiring to be in the medical field. This is in part due to Florida's late entry in the medical training field which didn't begin until the mid-20th century, while other states have housed residency programs spanning decades prior.
The state is also facing a severe physician crisis, with an anticipated shortage of 7,000 medical specialists by the year 2025, while the number of ill children in the state is expected to increase according to current statistics. The population of children in the state is expected to increase by 7% by 2022. Osceola County has reportedly been most affected by this shortage, with just over 36% of residents reporting difficulty or delay in obtaining medical services for their children this past year.
Just 1% of all hospitals in the United States train half of the nation's pediatricians and pediatric specialists. According to sources, there is a shortage in pediatric specialists nationwide, leaving children without a doctor able to treat their condition.
Nemours hopes that, by training a new generation of medical professionals, families will have access to specialized care in the local area and will not have to travel to receive the care that they need. "At Nemours, we have a rapidly growing population of children with medical complexity and those with high acuity needs," said Dr. Amber Hoffman, program director for Nemours Children's Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. "This paired with an expert faculty that has assembled from across the country is a combination that provides a perfect training ground to teach pediatric residents and subspecialists evidence-based, cutting-edge medicine."
For the inaugural class in July 2019, Nemours is accredited for 36 pediatric residents, which will be recruited by the faculty physicians starting this fall. "Academic medicine is defined by a threefold mission. As a faculty physician, you are expected to be an excellent clinician championing quality and safe care, a researcher to advance the field, and a medical educator to ensure high-caliber training," said Dr. Heather Fagan, vice chair of education at Nemours' Department of Pediatrics. "Our doctors have been recruited from academic medical centers across the country and are ready to help families in Florida by training the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists."


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2017 NCAA Tournament: Meet the Winners
2017 NCAA Tournament Winners: Bracket in Pictures
The 2017 NCAA Tournament has begun, with 68 teams vying for the college basketball national championship in 67 games. It's time for March Madness.
Game 56: #11 Xavier 73, #2 Arizona 71
West Region: Thursday, 3/23. San Jose, Calif.
Recap: Sean Miller's quest for a Final Four as head coach of Arizona ended short of his goal once again thanks to a gutsy effort from the Musketeers and yet another standout performance from Trevon Bluiett. The Junior guard led all scorers with 25 points, his third straight NCAA Tournament game with at least 20 points.
But it was Sean O'Mara, who continues to play the best basketball of his career during the NCAA Tournament, who scored the deciding basket, a difficult layup with 40 seconds left to give Xavier the lead. Allonzo Trier had a look at the game-winner, but staunch defense from Xavier forced the shot to miss, propelling Chris Mack and company to the Elite Eight.
Game 55: #1 Kansas 98, #4 Purdue 66
Midwest Region: Thursday, 3/23. Kansas City, Mo.
Recap: Like it did against Arkansas Little-Rock in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, Purdue's size hurt them more than it helped them against Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen.
The smaller yet more talented Jayhawks squad averaged over 1.14 PPP against Purdue and its towering front line. Kansas led 53-51 with 15 minutes remaining in the game and decided to put on the afterburners.
Guards Frank Mason III and Devontae' Graham were red-hot from beyond the arc, as the Jayhawks finished the game on a 45-13 run. Mason and Graham led all scorers with 26 points apiece.
Game 54: #1 Gonzaga 61, #4 West Virginia 58
West Region semi-final: Thursday, 3/23. San Jose, Cali.
Recap: There were times that nothing went right for one of the most controversial No. 1 seeds in NCAA history, but in the final two minutes nearly everything went right for Gonzaga. Four players scored in double-figures as three Bulldog starters battled foul trouble all night. Despite turning it over 16 times against one of the most unrelenting defenses in the country, Gonzaga turned it up a notch on their own defensive end. It was amplified by their last stand, preventing the Mountaineers from getting in the paint, or even getting a shot off, in the final 15 seconds of the game. Gonzaga's third time ever making the Elite Eight
Game 53: #3 Oregon 69, #7 Michigan 68
Midwest Region semi-final: Thursday, 3/23. Kanas City, Mo.
Recap: Tyler Dorsey and Jordan Bell refuse to go down in this NCAA tournament. Combining for 36 points and 16 rebounds, which included a double-double for Bell (16 points, 13 rebounds) the Ducks battled through one of the most thrilling games of this NCAA Tournament. Michigan's senior guard, Derrick Walton Jr., would miss the game-winning attempt just inside the arc and Bell would secure the final rebound to end the contest. Walton's tournament ends with 56 points and 25 assists in only three games. The Ducks have now made the Elite Eight in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history.
Game 52: #3 UCLA, #6 Cincinatti
South Region: Sunday, 3/19. Sacramento, Cali.
Recap: LaVar Ball may not entirely be crazy when talking about his son, Lonzo Ball, and these UCLA Bruins. Facing one of the best defensive teams in the country, UCLA was 50 percent from the field and 39 percent behind the arc. Nearing tournament history, Ball was three rebounds and one assist away from a triple double, something never accomplished by a freshman. With 18 points he led all scorers and every single starter for the Bruins reached 10 points. Make it three straight Sweet 16 appearances for the Bruins.
Game 51: #7 South Carolina 88, #2 Duke 81
East Region: Sunday, 3/19. Greenville, SC
Recap: South Carolina ended their regular season losing four of their last six and were falling close to the bubble. A win over Duke on Sunday night has the Gamecocks in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1973. Five players for South Carolina reached double figures with Sindarius Thornwell leading the team for the second straight game with 24 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Through two games in the NCAA Tournament, he has accounted for 53 points. With 18 turnovers and 26 fouls, the Blue Devils took themselves out of the contest late as South Carolina recorded 65 points in the second half, outscoring Duke by 14.
Game 50: #3 Baylor 82, #11 USC 78
East Region: Sunday, 3/19. Tulsa, Okla.
Recap: USC's magical run comes to an end. Coming all the way from the First Four, the Trojans fall a handful of points short of the Sweet Sixteen. With the Bears down two and under five minutes to go, junior Manu Lecomte, who was scoreless up to that point, went on a personal 8-0 run to put Baylor up six. He was one of four Bears that scored 12 points or more with Johnathan Motley and Terry Matson scoring 19 each. Combined both teams had 25 turnovers but shot 50 (Baylor) and 54 percent (USC) from the field. In a losing effort Chemezie Metu had a 28-point performance for the Trojans. It is Baylor's fourth ever appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.
Game 49: #3 Oregon 75, #11 Rhode Island 72
Midwest Region: Sunday, 3/19. Sacramento, Cali.
Recap: It was a game full of runs, Rhode Island took control late in the first half thanks to a 15-2 run and then Oregon stormed right back to start the second with a run of their own, 16-6. The game ended on a 7-0 run by the Ducks. Tyler Dorsey scored the final six points of the game off of two three pointers for the Ducks. That was just the cherry on top of an outstanding performance for the sophomore guard who finished with 27 points on 9-10 shooting (4-5 from 3pt range). Only one other Duck, Dillon Brooks (19 points) scored in double figures. All night the Rams were the victim of foul calls and picked up 20 on the night allowing Oregon to get to the line 27 times. This game ended a nine-game winning streak for Rhode Island and will be the second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance for Oregon.
Game 48: #1 North Carolina 72, #8 Arkansas 65
South Region: Sunday, 3/19. Greenville, SC.
Recap: North Carolina holds on for what would have easily been the biggest upset of the tournament this far. The Razerbacks gave the top-seeded Tar Heels nearly all they could handle as they climbed back from being down 15 points in the first half. After taking a late five point lead, Arkansas went scorless in the final three and a half minutes. Giving the Razerbacks a spark in the second half was their bench combining for over half of their team's points (33). Recording a double-double Kennedy Meeks (16 points, 11 rebounds) led the Heels on what was a considerably pour shooting night at only 38 percent. In contrast, they were able to draw 20 fouls and make 19 of their 25 free throw attempts. In their past two NCAA Tournament appearances, Arkansas has been bounced by North Carolina in the second round both times.
Game 47: #1 Kansas 90, #9 Michigan State 70
Midwest Region: Sunday, 3/19. Tulsa, Okla.
Recap: After another scare for another No. 1 seed, the Jayhawks were able to handily dispose of the Spartans. As a team, Kansas shot 53 percent from the field and 40 percent from long range. Freshman guard Josh Jackson had 23 points, followed closely by Frank Mason III who had 20. Their four starting guards accounted for 70 of the team's points. In a loss, Spartan freshman Miles Bridges had 22 -point performance to go along with eight rebounds. Kansas moves on to the Sweet Sixteen for the eighth time in the past 11 seasons.
Game 46: #2 Kentucky 65, #10 Wichita State 62
South Region: Sunday, 3/19. Indianapolis, Ind.
Recap: Just like the 2014 second-round matchup between Wichita State and Kentucky, this game never should have been played so early in the tournament. And just like the 2014 game between the 35-0 Shockers and the freakishly loaded Kentucky team, this one was a classic affair. Wichita State's gritty play stymied the Wildcats' elite athleticism. But a big-time play from talented freshman Bam Adebayo thwarted the Shockers' late attempt to make the Sweet Sixteen.
Game 45: #7 Michigan 73, #2 Louisville 69
Midwest Region: Sunday, 3/19. Indianapolis, Ind.
Recap: Michigan's magical March run continued thanks to 26 points from Mortiz Wagner and a strong 17-point performance from D.J. Wilson. The two underclassmen forwards were paced by senior guards Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton, each scoring in double figures. With the win, Michigan returns to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time since 2010.
Game 44: #4 Purdue 80, #5 Iowa State 76
Midwest Region: Saturday, 3/18. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Recap: Despite shooting 50 percent from the field, the Cyclones could not handle the Boilermakers size upfront and made just seven of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Purdue's massive frontcourt of Vince Edwards, Caleb Swanigan and Isaac Haas finished with 55 points and 25 rebounds.
Game 43: #4 Florida 65, #5 Virginia 39
East Region: Saturday 3/18, Orlando, Fla.
Recap: The Cavaliers scored just 17 points in the first half and went eight minutes without a field goal. That allowed the Gators to race out to a big lead, scoring 21 unanswered points. Junior Devin Robinson followed up his 24-point performance in the first round with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the victory over Virginia.
Game 42: #2 Arizona 69, #7 Saint Marys 60
West Region: Saturday, 3/18. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Recap: The Gaels led for the majority of the first half, and after the two teams traded the lead multiple times early in the second, the Wildcats warded off Saint Mary's, escaping with a nine-point win. Lock Landale and Calvin Hermanson finished with 32 of the Gaels 60 points, but had trouble slowing down talented Finnish big-man Lauri Markannen, who finished with 16 points.
Game 41: #4 Butler 74, #12 Middle Tennessee 65
South Region: Saturday, 3/18. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Recap: Kelan Martin led the way with 19 points as the Butler Bulldogs stymied Middle Tennessee State's high octane offense. The Blue Raider scored just nine points in a 11-minute span in the middle of the game. The loss was just the Blue Raiders' second in seven games against Power Six conference schools. With the win, Butler is headed to its third Sweet Sixteen since 2010.
Game 40: #11 Xavier 91, #3 Florida State 66
West Region: Saturday, 3/18. Orlando, Fla.
Recap: Xavier is headed to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time under Chris Mack thanks to an impressive offensive performance against the much bigger, more athletic Seminoles. team. Florida State had no answers for Trevon Bluiett, who led all scorers with 29 points. Four other Musketeers scored in double figures.
Game 39: #1 Gonzaga 79, #8 Northwestern 73
West Region: Saturday, 3/18. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Recap; In just their second-ever NCAA Tournament game, the Wildcats trailed the No. 1 seed Bulldogs by 18 at halftime. But Northwestern rallied back in the second half, turning a 22-point defecit into a 5-point one. But with 4:54 remaining, head coach Chris Collins was issued a technical foul for sprinting onto the court following a questionable foul call.
Zach Collins' rejection of Derek Pardon should have been called a goaltend because Collins' hand was through the hoop. But referees missed it and Collins was livid.
The Bulldogs hung on to send to darling Wildcats back to Evanston.
Game 38: #8 Wisconsin 65, #1 Villanova 62
East Region: Sat. 3/18. Buffalo, N.Y.
Recap: The Wisconsin Badgers were one of the most mis-seeded teams in the entire 2017 NCAA Tournament, meaning the Big Ten regular season and conference tournament runners up had a second round date with No. 1 overall seed and defending national champion Villanova Wildcats.
The Badgers busted the brackets thanks to the play of Bronson Koenig and Nigel Hayes, who were playing in their 16th NCAA Tournament game, the most among active players. Koenig finished with 17 points, while Hayes finished with 19 points, including the game-winning basket. Donte DiVincenzo's desperation heave was off the mark and the Badgers knocked the reigning champs out of the Big Dance.
Game 37: #4 West Virginia 83, #5 Notre Dame 75
West Region: Sat. 3/18. Buffalo, N.Y.
Recap: West Virginia never trailed, and used its patented "Press Virginia" defense to keep the Fighting Irish from getting into a groove on offense.
Bonzie Colson led all scorers with 27 points, but it wasn't enough. Jevon Carter led the Mountaineers with 24 points and got help from Tariq Phillips, Elijah Macon, Esa Ahmad and Daxter Miles Jr., all of whom scored at least ten points.
Game #36: #2 Kentucky 79, #15 Northern Kentucky 70
South Regional: 3Friday, 3/17. Indianapolis, Ind.
Recap: Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 18 rebounds on Friday night as Kentucky showed the new kids on their block how it's done at NCAA Tournament time, gritting out a 79-70 victory over stubborn Northern Kentucky.
Game #35: #3 UCLA 97, #14 Kent State 80
South Regional: Friday, 3/17. Sacramento, Calif.
Recap: TJ Leaf scored 23 points, Thomas Welsh added 16 and UCLA pulled away late for a 97-80 victory over scrappy Kent State on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament South Region.
Game #34: #7 South Carolina 93, #10 Marquette 73
East Regional: Friday, 3/17. Greenville, SC.
Recap: Sindarius Thornwell had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help seventh-seeded South Carolina win its first NCAA Tournament game in 44 years, a 93-73 victory over Marquette to close first-round play in the East Region on Friday night.
Game #33: #9 Michigan State 78, #8 Miami(FL) 58
Midwest Regional: Friday, 3/17. Tulsa, OK.
Recap: Nick Ward scored 19 points to help Michigan State atone for last season's early NCAA Tournament disappointment with an opening-round 78-58 victory over Miami on Friday night.
Game #32: #6 Cincinnati 75, #11 Kansas State 61
South Regional: 3/17. Sacramento, CA.
Recap: Troy Caupain scored 23 points, Kyle Washington added 16 and defensive-minded Cincinnati shot it way past Kansas State 75-61 Friday night in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Game #30: #10 Wichita State 64, #7 Dayton 58
South Region: 3/17. Indianapolis, IND.
Recap: Wichita State's high-flying offense didn't get off the ground until the closing minutes, when the Shockers played like the more tournament-experienced team and pulled away to a 64-58 victory over Dayton on Friday night.
Game #29: #1 Kansas 100, #16 UC Davis 62
Midwest Region: 3/17. Tulsa, OK.
Recap: Frank Mason III scored 22 points and had eight assists as top-seeded Kansas won its opening game of the NCAA Tournament for an 11th straight year with a 100-62 victory over UC Davis on Friday night.
Game #28: #11 Rhode Island 84, #6 Creighton 72
Midwest Region: 3/17. Sacramento, CA.
Recap: Jeff Dowtin scored a career-high 23 points with a perfect day at the free-throw line, upstart Rhode Island answered every threat and the Rams ran right into the next round of the NCAA Tournament by stunning cold-shooting No. 6 seed Creighton 84-72 on Friday in an opener of the Midwest Region.
Game #27: #1 UNC 103, #16 Texas Southern 64
South Region: Friday 3/18. Greenville, S.C.
Recap: Justin Jackson broke out of a shooting slump with 21 points to help top-seeded North Carolina roll past Texas Southern 103-64 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region.
Game 26: #11 USC 66, #6 SMU 65
East Region: Friday, 3/17. Tulsa, Okla.
Recap: The Trojans earned their 13th victory of the season after trailing by at least double-figures thanks to big shots from Bennie Boatwright and Elijah Stewart. SMU's Semi Ojeleye led all scorers with 24 points, but it was the last three of Stewart's 22 points that pushed the Trojans over the line and into the second round.
Game 25: #2 Louisville 78, #15 Jacksonville State 63
Midwest Region: Friday, 3/17. Indianapolis, Ind.
Recap: The Gamecocks gave the Cardinals fits in the first half, but Louisville's pressure was just too much. The Cardinals forced 14 turnovers and had four players score in double figures despite Norbertas Gigas' 30 points for Jacksonville State.
Game 24: #3 Oregon 93, #14 Iona 77
Midwest Region: Friday, 3/17. Sacramento, Calif.
Recap: Iona got within one point midway through the first-half, but it was all Duck from then thanks to a 21-8 run. Tyler Dorsey lead all scorers with 24 points.
Game 23: #8 Arkansas 77, #9 Seton Hall 71
South Region: Friday, 3/17. Greenville, S.C.
Recap: Jaylen Barford hit the go-ahead basket with under a minute to play and a controversial foul call on Seton Hall bounced the Pirates from the tournament in a hotly contested 8/9 game.
Game 22: #3 Baylor 91, #14 New Mexico State
East Region: Friday, 3/17. Tulsa, Okla.
Recap: Baylor trailed New Mexico State by two at halftime, but turned on the jets, outscoring the Aggies by 20 points in the second half. Al Freeman led all scorers with 21 points and Johnathan Motley, Jo Lual-Acuil and Manny Lecomte combined to score 41 of the Bears' 91 points.
Game 21: #7 Michigan 92, #10 Oklahoma State 91
Midwest Region: Friday, 3/17. Indianapolis, Ind.
Recap: The 7/10 game in the midwest region was the best tournament game to date, with the teams exchanging the lead 11 times in the first half. The Wolverines raced out to a lead in the second, and the Cowboys spent most of the second half playing catchup. A Juwan Evans buzzer-beater wasn't enough to close the four-point gap. Derrick Walton Jr.'s stellar postseason continued with a 25-point performance.
Game 20: #8 Wisconsin 84, #9 Virginia Tech 74
East Region: Thursday, 3/16. Buffalo, NY.
Recap: The Badgers are one of the most battle tested teams in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, and a 28-point performance from Bronson Koenig was just too much for the Hokies, who were making their first NCAA Tournament in nearly a decade.
Game 19: #2 Arizona 100, #15 North Dakota 82
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Salt Lake City, Utah
Recap: It was close early, but North Dakota did not have enough bodies to run with the Wildcats, one of the deepest, most talented teams in the field. Rawle Alkins and Lauri Markkanen both scored 20 points as the Wildcats became the only team on Day 1 to score at least 100 points.
Game 18: #5 Iowa State 84, #12 Nevada 73
Midwest Region: Thursday, 3/16. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Recap: Fresh off winning the Big 12 Tournament championship, the Iowa State Cyclones looked every bit of the Final Four darkhorse many thought they could be. After taking a 13-12 lead halfway through the first half, the Cyclones never looked back, thanks in large part to Monte' Morris' near triple-double of 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Game 17: #3 Florida State 86, #14 Florida Gulf Coast 80
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Orlando, Fla.
Recap: Dunk City was back, but the size and athleticisim of Florida State was just took much. The Eagles had no answers for Johnathan Issac and Dwayne Bacon, the two combining for 42 of the Seminoles 86 points.
Game 16: #7 Saint Mary's 85, #10 VCU 77
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Salt Lake City, Utah
Recap: In what was arguably the best game of the tournament's first full day, Saint MAry;s balanced frontcourt wore down a relentless VCU squad. Rams' guard JeQuan Lewis led all scorers with 30 points but only one other VCU player scored in double-figures. On the flipside, four of the GAels' starters scored in double-figures, led by Jock Landale's 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Calvin Hermanson, who finished with 16 points, which included a monster dunk.
Game 15: #4 Purdue 80, #13 Vermont 70
Midwest Region: Thursday, 3/16. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Recap: The Boilermakers ending the Catatmount's 18-game win streak thanks to the play of forwards Vince Edwards and Caleb Swanigan, who combined to score 37 of Purdue's 80 points. The Boilermakers also got a strong showing from Carsen Edwards, Dakota Mathias and P.J. Thomopson, who combined to score 35 of the Boilermaker's 80 points.
Game 14: #4 Florida 80, #13 East Tennessee State 65
East Region: Thursday, 3/16. Orlando, Fla.
Recap: Many believed ETSU could pull off the upset, but Florida had other ideas. After a nipo-and-tuck first half, the gators raced out to a 12-point lead in the second half and the Buccaneers didn't have enough gas left in the tank to mount a comeback.
Game 13: #12 Middle Tennessee 81, #5 Minnesota 72
South Region: Thursday, 3/16. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Recap: Although it will go down as a 12-5 upset, the Blue Raiders were favored to win, and dominated the Golden Gophers for the entirety of the contest. The win was the sixth in seven games for the Blue Raiders vs. Power 5 conference teams. Reggie Upshaw led the way with 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Blue Raiders advance to the Round of 32 for the second time in two years.
Game 12: #4 West Virginia 86, #13 Bucknell 80
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Buffalo, NY.
Recap: The Bucknell Bison did better than anyone expected, handlign West Virginia's breakneck press with relative ease. But West Virginia's size and talent was too much for the Patriot League champs, and was enough to pull away for the six-point win.
Game 11: #11 Xavier 76, #6 Maryland 65
West Region: Thurdsday 3/16. Orlando, Fla.
Recap: Sean O'Mara scored a season-high 18 points and star guard Trevon Bluiett scored 18 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as the Musketeers ran away from the Terrapins in the second half. Kevin Huerter led the Terps with 19 points, the first time someone other than Melo Trimble led the team in scoring for just the third time in eight games.
Game 10: #1 Villanova 76, #16 Mt. St. Mary's 56
East Region: Thursday, 3/16. Buffalo, NY
Recap: Mt. St. Mary's raced out to a 7-0 lead on the No. 1 overall seed and gave the Wildcats all they could handle in the first have. But Villanova's talent was too much for The Mount in the second half, and the defending national champs pulled away for the first-round victory.
Game 9: #8 Northwestern 68, #9 Vanderbilt 67
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Salt Lake City, Utah
Recap: The Northwestern Wildcats got their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory in their first-ver NCAA Tournament appearnace thanks to a late-game gaffe from Vanderbilt's Matthew Fisher-Davis. With time winding down and the Commodores up one, Fisher-Davis, thinking his team was down by a point instead of leading by a point, inexplicably fouled Bryant McIntosh. The Northwestern guard made both his foul shots, giving the Wildcats the lead. Northwestern would hang on for the win, meaning Fisher-Davis' name will forvever be remembered for a memorable March Madness gaffe.
Game 8: #1 Gonzaga 66, #16 South Dakota State 46
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Recap: The No. 1 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs had little trouble with Mike Daum and South Dakota State. The first half was a tight affair, but the Bulldogs broke it open in the second half, led by Jordan Matthews 17 points.
Game 7: #4 Butler 76, #13 Winthrop 64
South Region: Thursday, 3/16. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Recap: Winthrop's 5-7 dynamo Keon Johnson finished with 17 points and Xavier Cooks added a game-high 23 points, but it was not enough for the Eagles against the battle-tested Bulldogs. Butler shot 49 percent from the field, led by Avery Woodson's 18 points.
Game 6: #5 Virginia 76, #12 UNC Wilmington 71
East Region: Thursday, 3/16. Orlando, Fla.
Recap: Everyone's pick to spring the 5-12 upset on Thursday gave Virginia everything they had and then more. The Seahawks led by as amny as 14 points in the first half. But London Perrantes carried the load for the Cavaliers, who held off several late salvos from UNCW to survive and advance.
Game 5: #5 Notre Dame 60, #12 Princeton 58
West Region: Thursday, 3/16. Buffalo, N.Y.
Recap: A late turnover and a game-winner off the rim did in the Princeton Tigers against Notre Dame. It was Princeton's first loss since December 20.
Game 4: #11 Southern Cal 75, #11 Providence 71
East Region: Wednesday, 3/15. Dayton, Ohio.
Recap: Southern Cal trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half. But 24 points from Benny Boatwright helped pace the Trojans en route to a thrilling comeback victory over Providence in a rematch of their 2016 NCAA Tournament game.
Next Up: #11 Southern California vs. #6 SMU
Game 3: #16 UC Davis 67, #16 NC Central 63
Midwest Region: Wednesday. 3/15. First Four. Dayton, Ohio
Recap: UC Davis junior Chima Moneke scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds en route to the Aggies' first-ever NCAA Tournament win. NC Central spent much of the second half chipping away at the Aggies' lead. With under a minute to go, and down just one point, NC Central turned the ball over, and the Aggies scored on the ensuing possession to salt the game away.
Next: #16 UC Davis vs. #1 Kansas
Game 2: #11 Kansas State 95, #11 Wake Forest 88
South Region: Tues. 3/14. First Four. Dayton, Ohio
Recap: No. 11 seed Kansas State (Big 12 at-large), the recipients of the final at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament, trailed just once, and got a balanced scoring output en route to a seven-point win over Wake Forest (ACC at-large).
Weseley Iwundu led the way for the Wildcats with 24 points and Kamau Stokes chipped in with 22 points. Potential NBA Draf tpick John Collins led all scorers with 26 points in the loss.
Next: No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati
Game 1: #16 Mount St. Mary's 67, #16 New Orleans 66
East Region: Tues. 3/14. First Four. Dayton, Ohio
Recap: No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's (NEC) defeated fellow No. 16-seed New Orleans (Southland) in the first game of the 2017 NCAA Tournament thanks to the 23-point performance from 5-8 guard Junior Robinson, who scored the go-ahead basket with 1:29 remaining.
Next: No. 16 Mt. St. Mary's vs. No. 1 Villanova


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If he consistently puts in solid performances and controls the game like he did against Northern Cape, his name will pop up in selection meetings for the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras when injuries occur, said Paul Adams about Western Province fast bowler Justin Dill.
The Western Province Cricket Association yesterday mourned the passing of Oswald Swift Mama, a founder member of the Langa cricket club and an outstanding versatile sportsman who represented Western Province's black African teams in both cricket and rugby. Mama was 83.
Former Cape Cobras and Western Province stalwart, Andrew Puttick, has been appointed as a batting consultant for the Western Province Cricket Association. Puttick will invest his 20 years' experience at first-class level into developing stars from Western Province who can represent South Africa.
Paul Adams is backing his senior batsmen and all-rounders to amass big scores, while he is confident he possesses the variety and depth in his bowling attack to defeat Easterns when Western Province kick off their Three-Day Cup competition at PPC Newlands on Thursday.
Dieter Swanepoel has been promoted to the position of Western Province senior provincial assistant coach, while Gurshwin Rabie will take care of the WP Provincial Academy and also serve as provincial U19 boys head coach
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Welcome to the London Architecture Diary, your essential guide to architecture exhibitions and events taking place across the city, brought to you by New London Architecture.
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Nøtel is an immersive, two-chapter, multimedia installation by London-based artist Lawrence Lek created in collaboration with electronic musician Kode9 (Steve Goodman).
The project installation transforms the gallery into a marketing suite for the fictional Nøtel Corporation, advertising future plans for a global expansion of the hotel chain. The exhibition uses similar conventions of property marketing, including a video trailer and virtual reality, to conjure an image of a future luxury hotel as if it will be developed on site.
Set in a future London, where elite society no longer requires permanent housing but rather stays in temporary accommodation, Nøtel speculates on critical issues surrounding the newly-regenerated areas of the capital, including London City Island, where the exhibition's first iteration is situated.
Nøtel uses speculative architecture as a tool to imagine the future of these developments, and to address ideas around the politics of labour and an automated workforce, juxtaposed with notions of alienation and belonging.
Nøtel proposes a globalised, standardised way of living. Its alternative approach would alleviate the overpopulation of cities and the struggles of obtaining property, promoting an economic model which saves money by replacing humans with AI to complete menial tasks. Nøtel exposes the fine line between cost-efficiency and hyper-luxury – after checking in at the Nøtel, residents are left alone, broaching the question of hypothetical social-realism and what luxurious lifestyle means for future generations.


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The issue of Corporate Governance has come to the fore in the business world, particularly so over the last decade (Enron, World Com etc). Since I do not want to steal the thunder of our presenters and facilitators, I will not venture into definitions and outlining principles. However, I would just like to say that if we scan the academic literature – economics and finance – on this subject, we will find volumes of material written and published by many academicians and practitioners over the last decade, seeking to explore the nexus between economic development and corporate governance, and more broadly political governance. The World Bank Group and its affiliate organizations have published several volumes on the subject, particularly over the last five years.
Leading experts and researchers on the subject have found a very strong positive correlation between good governance – corporate and political (while political governance and corporate governance are distinct, the two are related) and economic growth and development. (Claessens & Yourtoglu 2012 and) On the basis of empirical evidence, it is also indisputable that good governance at the corporate and political levels leads to economic growth and development – a causative effect. (Kurtz & Schrank 2006). At the level of the firm and also the country generally, the market (if it is still sane) awards a premium for good governance.
As a development bank, from the onset we have taken an interest in the subject, not merely out of the need to conduct our affairs properly as a statutory corporation, but moreover, in an attempt to be an exemplar in that respect, leading the charge in our mandate for promoting socio economic development – understanding the nexus between the two.
Hence the reason why, for a second time, we are collaborating with sister or brother (if you may) statutory (public sector) institutions in promoting good corporate governance. In fact, coming out of our first corporate governance training in 2009, it was our intention to arrange for such training annually among all statutory corporations in Saint Lucia, in order to engender some change in the corporate governance culture in our country, particularly among public sector institutions. But this has not happened and it is not entirely due to our fault.
I am convinced, and to say with greater effect, convicted that adopting good corporate governance practices in all institutions – business, political, civic and even religious – is fundamental for the peaceful and orderly development of modern human societies. As stewards of public sector agencies, if we accept that the absence of good corporate governance can lead to corruption – embezzlement, nepotism, cronyism, among several other tendencies which violate the tenets of a meritocracy and ethical conduct, we may well understand the implications of poor corporate governance in relation to the circle of poverty, crime and violence.
There is no doubt in my mind that the current economic and financial melt-down that has painfully engulfed the entire globe has its origin, and is directly related to lapses in corporate governance.
Notwithstanding the greed for commissions and bonuses that lead to the subprime mortgage crisis, which fundamentally spawned the current global financial and economic crisis, lapses in corporate governance at the level of individual financial institutions, lapses in governance at the level of the auditing firms; lapses in governance at the level of regulatory institutions are in my view responsible. Some fundamental principles of due diligence, transparency, accountability, avoidance of conflict of interest (real or perceived) were ignored to the detriment of the whole world.
A terrible dereliction of duty on the part of Senior Management and Boards of Directors!
And if we go further back and recall the origins and the effects of previous crises, like the Asian Financial Crisis, which stated in Thailand; and understanding the role of cronyism in that debacle, we can appreciate the need for good corporate governance, not only for financial institutions, but across all institutions and sectors.
Colleagues, on behalf of the SLDB, as I welcome you to this training session, and thank you for your participation, I would also like to invite you to partner with the SLDB in its attempts at fostering a culture of good corporate governance in our public institutions, as a start.
I think too often we underestimate the importance of building and nurturing solid institutions as part of the process of economic development; and our own Sir Arthur Lewis was a keen proponent of this, perhaps ahead of his time in that respect. There are huge costs – social and economic that we can save our poor country if we took care in building and nurturing institutions and conducting our affairs on the basis of sound corporate governance practices.
Again, welcome and thanks for your participation.