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A musician from Cullompton has described the terrifying moment the ceiling collapsed on her friend during the early hours of the morning.
Lady Lydia Carrington - who is also known by her stage name Bobbie Jo - was woken up in the early hours of Tuesday morning after hearing a loud bang.
Her friend Gill was sleeping downstairs on her settee, and after running down the stars she was shocked to find debris from the ceiling had fallen on her companion.
Miraculously, Gill - who is partially blind and suffers from angina - emerged unharmed having received nothing more serious than a bang to the head.
"I was really frightened – I thought she might be dead. She is only seven stone and has angina," said Lydia.
"I was asleep and it was around 5am when I heard a huge bang. I looked out of the window at first and noticed it was not raining or thundering. I thought it was something paranormal.
"It was a huge bang so I shouted 'what's the matter?' I ran downstairs and saw her on the settee with all this plaster.
"She was sitting on the settee and the whole thing just fell on her.
"Because it fell across her the arms of the chair took a lot of it. If it was on the other side of the room my keyboard would have taken the brunt of it."
Lydia was at a loss to explain why the ceiling might have collapsed as it did.
She has not had any work done on it and the house is only around 10 years old.
Gill admitted she was both 'lucky and unlucky'' following the incident, which left her with a 'splitting headache' but nothing more serious.
She said she could remember nothing of the incident.

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Zulu Man With Some Power, Nasty C's highly anticipated third studio album, in its entirety is now available for streaming and downloading.
Zulu Man With Some Power has already broken records. The project is the biggest pre-add for an album in South Africa and the biggest pre-add globally for a South African artist on Apple Music. The results aren't by coincidence.
Apart from Nasty C's undeniable talent and large fanbase, the rapper has the backing of Universal Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. In the last few months, Nasty C has been trending. The rapper's impressive rollout included a string of singles and music videos, a series of murals across the globe (South Africa, Kenya, Japan, New York etc.), and conversation around him embracing his identity more than he ever has.
Zulu Man With Some Power comes with Nasty C's first all-Zulu verse in the song "Zulu Man". He pays homage to his father, with whom he hasn't always had a great relationship with, in the song "Ababulali", which samples a prison standard song and a standard church hymn.
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Any recommended ratio of zone area / raster cell size when running small input zones with ArcGIS Tabulate Area Tools?
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If the zone input is a feature dataset with relatively small features, keep in mind that the resolution of the information needs to be appropriate relative to the resolution of the value raster. If the areas of single features are similar to or smaller than the area of single cells in the value raster, in the feature-to-raster conversion some of these zones may not be represented.
To demonstrate this, try converting the feature dataset to a raster with the appropriate feature-to-raster conversion tool and specify the resolution to be that of the Value raster. The result from this conversion will give an indication about what the default output of the zonal operation will be.
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1. Lie flat on your back on a flat incline bench. Place your feet firmly on the floor on either side of the bench. Your head and back should remain firmly pressed into the bench throughout the exercise.
2. Ask a spotter to hand you the 2 dumbbells, or gently pick them up from the floor and hold 1 in each hand.
3. Lift arms up above the head so they're extended but not locked out. There should be a slight bend at your elbow, and your palms and dumbbells should be facing each other.
4. Inhale and slowly lower dumbbells in an arc motion until they're in line with the chest. Your arms will be extended to the sides but not locked out. Don't drop your arms lower than your shoulders.
5. Exhale and slowly press the dumbbells up in the same arc motion.
6. Perform 10–15 reps. Rest. Do 3 sets total.


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Festival De Folclor – "In Gradina Dorului"- Turda, Romania
Number of National groups: 7 Number of International groups: 4 Minimum ages participants: 16 Maximum number of participants in a group: 32 Recorded music allowed: Yes Accomodation: Group Accommodation Traditional Folk Art: Yes Traditional Folk Music: Yes Traditional Folk Singing: Yes Present-day Dancing: No Workshops dance/music: Yes Traditional food preparing: No
Ansamblul Folcloric Românașul
Ansamblul Folcloric Românașul al Universității Tehnice Cluj Napoca. Founded in 1974, it was set up by a group of students from the Institutul Politehnic din Cluj-Napoca, coordinated by Prof. Univ. Teodor NILAS. Since 1979, there has been a lack of cooperation between professors of the POP Dumitru and the Liturgical Faculties of the Babes-Bolyai University […]


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The Tamil film Chakra starring, Vishal, Shraddha Srinath and Regina Cassandra, will release in dubbed Hindi and Telugu languages, too, the makers have revealed. The decision comes in the wake of the theatrical success of recent the South Indian releases Master, starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupati, and the Ravi Teja-starrer Krack.
The thriller Chakra is based on cyber crime, and will be called Chakra Ka Rakshak in Hindi.
"Film theatres are coming alive again. We are happy that our film Chakra Ka Rakshak in Hindi would give it a far more reach. People in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have always been great film enthusiasts. I would love to see how people in other part of the country receive the film," Vishal tells IANS.
The film is directed by MS Anandan and produced by Vishal under his banner Vishal Film Factory, and also features Srushti Dange, Manobala and Robo Shankar.
Yuvan Shankar Raja has composed music while cinematography is by Balasubramaniem.


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Editing Jekyll site on iOS
I like using Panic's Coda for writing code on iOS but as it doesn't support git natively and I wanted to be able to edit my Jekyll-based site hosted on Github Pages on my phone, I came up with following workaround.
Used components:
- GitHub Pages account
- VPS with SSH access (I used $5 per month droplet on DigitalOcean)
- Coda for accessing and editing files via SFTP on iOS
- Jekyll as content generator. It is natively supported by GitHub pages.
GitHub Pages
To use GitHub pages you need Github account. To create personal page, you have to create repository named
When you commit anything into this repository, GitHub will automatically publish it as a site at
http://githubusername.github.io. It is also possible to publish site at different domain you own. In short:
- Add file named
CNAMEcontaining only
your.domain.comto the repository.
- Add
CNAMErecord pointing to
githubusername.github.ioin your domain's DNS.
I chose Ubuntu on the droplet. As DigitalOcean allows adding SSH key during installation, first thing I did is disabling password login in
PasswordAuthentication no
Then packages update:
apt-get update
Required packet installation:
apt-get install git jekyll jekyll-from-redirect ruby ruby-dev make gcc nodejs
Create a user:
useradd -d /home/youruser -s /bin/bash -m youruser
Login and generate keys:
su - youruser
Accept all the defaults. After generating the key, display its public part with:
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub
And add it as an SSH key in your GitHub keys settings. From now on you will be able to push to your repositories from
youruser username on the VPS.
To allow Coda access to the account, generate new SSH key in the app on your iOS device, copy the public key to
.ssh/authorized_keys in
yourusers's home folder.
You should now be able to connect to the account from Coda.
Jekyll setup
SSH to your
youruser account and setup git:
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email your@email
Clone the repository:
git clone email@example.com:githubusername/githubusername.github.io
Initialize new Jekyll project as per documentation:
cd githubusername.github.io
jekyll new .
Make some changes. You can then run
jekyll serve to see them on
To publish changes, commit and push them to GitHub:
git add -A
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push origin master
Changes will be automatically visible at
This post was written entirely on an iPhone using Coda and a VPS.


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This pocket-sized powerhouse has the versatility to hold your cards, bills and coins, in whatever combination works for you.
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- Holds up to 12 cards, plus folded bills and coins
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Detroit's Goodfellows Game Pioneered Playing for Good Cause
By Ron Pesch
MHSAA historian
August 31, 2021
Among the many benefits that come from a football game is the ability to use the gathering for the greater good.
Football games for charity are still played. In Michigan, Lowell High School is well known for its annual Pink Arrow game, created in 2008 to raise money and awareness for all types of cancer. Since that time, numerous schools across the state have done the same, bringing consciousness and much needed financial support to a variety of charities.
Beginning near the end of the 1930s, Detroit's "Goodfellow Game" set the standard for such contests while becoming a classic of the Detroit sports landscape for 30 years.
The cast of characters fortunate enough to feel a connection to the game — students, coaches, and spectators — is impressive. But, with the final game played in 1967, and the passage of time, those with ties to the game are slowly disappearing.
The season-ending battle was built around a simple concept and became a huge fundraiser for the city's "Goodfellow" organization, or Old Newsboys as they are often identified. Today, the group is perhaps best known for the yearly tradition of volunteers, stationed on city streets and street corners, selling special edition newspapers near the holiday. The Detroit edition of the organization was founded in 1914, and it still works to make sure no child is forgotten at Christmas.
Football and the Goodfellows
The connection between Detroit's Goodfellows and football harkens back to at least Nov. 18, 1934, when, according to the book, "The Story of the Goodfellows," written by Ernest P. Lajoie and published in 1938, "the Detroit Lions, a professional football team, staged a benefit game for the Old Newsboys" with the St. Louis Gunners.
George Albert Richards, radio station owner and the football club's president, gave the charity the receipts from the game, played before 13,000 at University of Detroit stadium, then tacked on a personal check for an additional $1,000, "as a manifestation of his keen interest in the work of the Old Newsboys."
The Kelly Bowl, played in Chicago and designed to raise money for charity, triggered the idea of mixing the fundraising efforts of the Goodfellow group with high school football. That game, first played in 1934 as well, "pitted the champion of Chicago's public schools against that of the area's Catholic League." According to the Chicago Tribune, this "post-Thanksgiving match between private and public school squads was the only football game that really mattered at the end of the season." Initially administered under the guidance of Mayor Edward J. Kelly, it was renamed the Prep Bowl during the 1940s.
An estimated crowd of 75,000 packed Soldier Field in 1936, and Detroit attempted to replicate the idea in 1937. Built around the concepts of "bragging rights" and civic pride, the contest would pit the champions of the Detroit Metropolitan League (later known as the City League and/or Public School League) and the Detroit Parochial League (or Catholic League). The winners, of course, could then legitimately call themselves Champions of Detroit.
A committee of the Old Newsboys, headed by Lajoie and two other past presidents of the group, pitched the idea to the officials of both high school leagues. The committee had hoped to arrange a contest between Detroit Catholic Central and Hamtramck high schools, "the only unbeaten or untied elevens in the metropolitan district." According to the Detroit Free Press, it was estimated that with "favorable weather conditions, more than 15,000 would turn out for the contest." However, the attempt failed when the committee was unable to get the idea past "Metropolitan League officials because of an iron-clad rule prohibiting post-season contests."
The potential for good was far too great to drop the idea, so Detroit's Goodfellow's organization was back with its pitch in 1938. The Chicago game, according to reports, drew an unimaginable 120,000 football enthusiasts to the 1937 showdown, and this single game generated over $100,000 for the Windy City's Christmas Fund, designed to help the needy. The colorful press clippings and imagery describing the contest and pageantry from the Chicago media must certainly have been impressive ammunition when arguing the case for trying to duplicate the concept.
In July 1938, Lajoie, representing the group, met with Frank Cody, superintendent of public schools; Rev. Father Carroll F. Deady, superintendent of schools in the Detroit archdiocese; and various other conferees, and he managed to successfully bring the parties together in agreement.
Detroit's Goodfellow Game
The contest would be "staged on the plan adopted in Chicago for the annual classic in Soldier Field" and feature the champions from the two leagues. Thanks to the generosity of Detroit Tigers owner Walter Briggs, the match-up was scheduled for play at Briggs Stadium, home to both the Major League Baseball Tigers and the National Football League Lions.
"Our aim is to make the meeting an annual one, on the same basis as the Chicago game," said Lajoie. "(T)he title game is certain to become a sporting fixture in Detroit and one of the classics of the year."
Scheduling conflicts within the two leagues in that first year meant the contest would have to be played after the normal end of the prep season. Because the Michigan High School Athletic Association regulation barred teams engaging in a game after Thanksgiving Day, special permission was needed to play. A waiver was granted, and on Saturday, Nov. 26, an announced crowd of 30,000—the most ever to watch a prep game in Michigan—gathered at Briggs Stadium for the showdown between heavily favored Hamtramck and Detroit Catholic Central. Special jerseys were ordered to add vivacity to the event.
The Cosmos "will wear blue sweaters with gold numerals, instead of (their normal) maroon with white numbers and (Catholic) Central players will sport gold jerseys with blue letters instead of blue with white," noted the Detroit Times.
Both teams were again undefeated, with Catholic Central carrying a 25-game win streak into the game, while Hamtramck "a 3-1 favorite before the opening kickoff" carried an 18-game win streak into the contest. Players and fans were greeted by "falling snow and penetrating cold," but the action on the field quickly cast the weather conditions aside.
The 19-13 victory by Detroit Catholic was, according to John Sabo of the Free Press, "the most spectacular and certainly the most interesting high school football game in Detroit history.
"Outplayed from the start from scrimmage, Catholic Central turned two intercepted passes and an end sweep into three long touchdown gallops which left the powerful Hamtramck team stunned almost before the game was underway."
"All of Catholic Central's scoring came in the first half," noted Bob Murphy of the Times. "John McHale, Catholic Central's center, supplied the first touchdown on a 52-yard gallop with an intercepted pass early in the game."
The Cosmos blocked the extra point attempt then responded with their own 54-yard touchdown drive. With a successful point-after attempt, Hamtramck held a 7-6 lead.
Hamtramck had driven to the Shamrocks' 11-yard line in the second quarter, before the game's second pass attempt was snatched by 142-pound Rudy DeFrank, the "smallest back in the game," who "streaked 97 yards down the sidelines to score."
"The piece-de-resistance," said Murphy, "was supplied by the swivel-hipped Tony Groth who cut through the heart of Hamtramck's famed defense for 85 yards and a touchdown." The score came in the last two minutes of the first half. The Shamrocks "only made one first down in the first half when it was running up its 19 points," added the Free Press. With the win, Detroit Catholic made a claim to the state's mythical state championship.
This inaugural battle for city bragging rights netted $22,000 for the Yuletide fund. The span between 1938 and 1967 was filled with thrillers (and a few blowouts) as the annual game generated "some $1.4 million (well in excess of $11 million in 2021 dollars) for the needy at Christmas time" during its run. The chase for the chance to play before a super-sized audience includes a roster of some of the greatest coaches and athletes in metro Detroit athletic prep history.
Goodfellows Game Grows
The 1939 interleague rivalry game, initially planned for Thanksgiving Day, was also a challenge to schedule and was one of two games in the series that were ultimately played in December. The newspapers in the days leading up to the contest between University of Detroit High and Detroit Catholic Central were filled with side stories, helping to build the pomp and circumstance that surrounded the affair. Tickets for the game were available for purchase at local bank branches, pharmacies, and retailers in a variety of locations, including establishments in Motor City architectural gems like the Penobscot Building and the General Motors Building (today known as Cadillac Place).
Biographies on the head coaches appeared in print. Hamtramck's 114-piece band took on the halftime duties for U of D High, as the school did not have a marching band. Both U of D and DCC were all-boys schools. While Catholic Central High for Girls, a separate institution, aligned and cheered for the Shamrocks, there was no such association for U of D. According to the Times, female students from Detroit Cooley chose to adopt the team and cheer it on.
The University of Detroit High Cubs scored a 20-0 win over Detroit Catholic before 23,120 spectators. The victory ended the Shamrocks' 34-game win streak that dated back to 1934.
Installation of a new drainage system at Briggs had prompted the need for a different location for the 1940 game. Detroit Cooley and Detroit St. Theresa finished in a 6-6 deadlock before a crowd of 14,861, in one of three Goodfellow games that was played at University of Detroit stadium, located at McNichols and Livernois at the northeast corner of the college campus. It marked the first of three ties contained within the results of the 30 contests.
Detroit's Lions first played on Thanksgiving Day in 1934. However, with the NFL decision to avoid Thanksgiving Day contests between 1939 and 1944 due to World War II, and the MHSAA's requirement that the football season end no later than that holiday, Goodfellow organizers took advantage of the opportunity. The 1941 game was moved back to Briggs with a scheduled 11 a.m. kickoff. The early start was selected so as to not interfere with traditional celebration dinners. Fire stations were added to the list of locations where tickets could be purchased.
The move was a roaring success, as a new record crowd of 30,714 fans showed up for a repeat of the 1940 match-up. The rematch was tight for the first half, with Cooley grabbing a 14-6 lead over St. Theresa at the break before the Cardinals blew it open, winning 47-6.
"The seven-touchdown parade that Cooley staged could not be considered an upset, and the score and the game's statistics give a fairly accurate comparison of these two teams, both the tops in their own class, but definitely not in the same class," said Marshall Dann in the Free Press.
Detroit Catholic Central won back-to-back titles in 1942 and 1943. The '42 contest, the second, and last, played on Thanksgiving, was a 46-0 mismatch with Hamtramck. The '43 game, moved back to U of D Stadium due to a pre-scheduled reconditioning at Briggs Stadium, was an 8-0 surprise victory upset over Cooley. Two long spiraling kicks by DCC's Ed Burgess pinned Cooley deep inside its 10-yard line, leading to Shamrock scores. In comparison to previous years, the reduced crowd of 17,500 spectators was a disappointment.
In the week prior to the game, LaJoie had noted that tickets sales were moving slowly. Underscoring this area of concern was the fact that the Kelly Bowl game in Chicago, played on the same day, attracted 80,000 fans. Detroit News sports editor H.G. Salsinger expressed his opinion that proper promotion of the game by organizers in Detroit was at fault. Other sportswriters concurred.
"What is needed, noted the Free Press, is a group of workers of the type of the New Orleans Sugar Bowl Committee, who will devote time and energy to putting across not only the sale of tickets but the staging of the game as a civic proposition."
Locally, citizens responded, and for the 1944 match-up, refocused efforts were made to ensure success of the game's amazing ability to raise significant funds earmarked for the greater good. The Detroit Police Department took over the sale of tickets, improving distribution. Tickets could still be purchased at various locations throughout the city, but now, under the direction of Senior Inspector Samuel J. Throop, they could also be bought directly from any police officer.
The game that fall was moved back to Briggs and dedicated to the memories of four former Goodfellow Game stars, each who had given their lives while serving in World War II. In a battle of previously unbeaten squads, a 13-yard field goal in the last 18 seconds of play by Jerry Wood gave Detroit Mackenzie High a nail-biting 3-0 victory over Holy Redeemer before a throng of 30,054 onlookers.
"Although beaten, Redeemer staged one of the most courageous battles ever witnessed in Briggs Stadium. Four times the Lions halted the Stag's offensives inside their 15-yard line," noted the Free Press. It was Wood's first field goal attempt on the season, although his accuracy on extra points earlier in the year had ensured two other Mackenzie wins.
The public schools won three in a row between 1946 and 1948, including two consecutive by Detroit Denby. A record crowd of 39,004 was on hand for the 1948 game at Briggs, the first played at night on a Friday, when Denby trounced St. Mary's of Redford, 28-0.
U of D fumbles set up an upset 19-13 victory by East Side underdog St. Anthony in 1949 before 34,038.
Power Begins to Swing
During the 10-game span of the '50s, the right to brag was equally divided.
In 1950, Detroit Redford squeezed out a 7-6 public school win over little Detroit St. Gregory. The single point win would stand as the thinnest margin of victory in the three-decade run of games.
"I'm sure that at the end most of the fans wished there was no such thing as the extra point in football," wrote Murphy, now sports editor of the Times. "St. Gregory deserved a tie."
A few days later, a true list of Detroit sports legends attended the annual football bust designed to honor members of both teams.
"The Big Guys paid the Little Guys a visit Tuesday night," said Hal Schram of the Free Press. "Never before in the 13-year history of the event have so many guest stars attended. "Doak Walker, Leon Hart, Thurman McGraw, Jack Adams, Red Kelly, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Ted Gray, Harry Heilmann and Bo McMillin all took a bow while several offered brief congratulations."
Van Patrick, sports director for radio station WJR and play-by-play man for the Tigers and Lions, served as toastmaster.
The St. Mary's Rustics of Redford, coached by Al Chesney, won consecutive games in '51 and '52, then the public schools won three straight between 1953 and 1955.
"The slashing runs of halfback Fred Julian, Pershing High's finest back since the days of Harry Szulborski (Purdue), enabled the Doughboys to claim their second City football championship in three years," Schram told his readers in 1955. "Julian scored one touchdown — a brilliant 57-yard spring — and set up the other as Pershing conquered St. Mary of Redford, 13-7 before 29,830 fans in Briggs Stadium Friday night."
(Julian would later play at the University of Michigan, then for a year in the American Football League for the New York Titans. As head football coach at Grand Rapids West Catholic for 16 years, he guided his team to the MHSAA Class B runner-up finish in 1979.)
Closer Look
Further examination shows that between 1946 and 1955, the City League won seven of 10 games. But as the parochial schools began to draw in more students from across the metro area, fortunes started to shift. The arrival of the 1956 season saw Detroit DeLaSalle down Denby, 26-20. The next 12 years illustrated the growing strength of the Detroit Catholic League in metro Detroit as parochial squads won eight of those showdowns, against three for the city league teams. One game, the 1965 match between Harper Woods Notre Dame and Denby, ended in a 14-14 deadlock.
Coach Dan Boisture of St. Mary of Redford and his younger brother, Tom, coach at little Grosse Pointe St. Ambrose, showcased their coaching chops in the Catholic League and before huge audiences in the Goodfellows Game. (Dan would later assist head coach Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State, then guide Eastern Michigan University's gridiron squad for seven seasons. Tom would coach at Holy Cross before moving on to the NFL, first as a scout for the New England Patriots, then as director of player personnel for the New York Giants.)
Dan guided St. Mary of Redford to four of five Goodfellow Games, between 1954 and 1958, defeating Southeastern in 1957. Tom led St. Ambrose to, arguably, the greatest upset in the series in 1959, when his team took down top-ranked Cooley behind the running of Joe D'Angelo.
Tied 7-7 with less than 90 seconds remaining, the 5-foot-6, 150-pound "streak of lightening" took a fourth down handoff and "ducked into a "cluster of humanity," wrote Rick Gosselin in his 2009 book, Goodfellows: The Champions of St. Ambrose.
Seemingly stopped at the line of scrimmage by three Cooley linemen — or was it four — D'Angelo kept his feet moving and "squirted loose." In the play of the game, his 22-yard run gave the Cavaliers a stunning 13-7 lead.
"Cooley would get the ball back with 1:20 remaining," Gosselin continued. "But like St. Ambrose, the Cardinals were built to win games by running the football, not throwing it. … The biggest upset in Goodfellow history was sealed."
(D'Angelo would later coach teams at St. Ambrose and Erie Mason, win two MHSAA football titles at Detroit Country Day, then finished his career at Birmingham Hills Cranbrook Kingswood. He retired with 239 victories.)
Gosselin, who graduated from St. Ambrose and Michigan State University and has covered the NFL for 49 years for some of the nation's largest media outlets, recaps the story of the school without a home field succinctly in Chapter 1 of his publication:
"Over a nine-year period from 1959 through 1967, the Cavaliers would post a 64-8-3 record, winning six conference titles, five Catholic League titles with a perfect 5-0 record in Goodfellow Games, and four state championships. Little St Ambrose would enjoy four 9-0 seasons during that stretch with two other seasons ending with a single loss."
The 1960 battle at Briggs, a 21-18 come-from-behind victory by Denby over Catholic Central, featured an all-time Goodfellow attendance record of 39,196.
St. Ambrose won consecutive titles in 1961 and 1962 with a pair of shutout victories. Tom Boisture's '61 team downed Pershing, 20-0. Boisture's replacement as coach for the 1962 season was George Perles, who had played in the 1951 game for Detroit Western and would later guide Michigan State's football squad. Perles guided the team to triumph, 19-0 over Cooley. Each game hosted at the ballpark located at Michigan and Trumbull — by then named Tiger Stadium — drew over 37,000. The 1962 game marked the sixth in a row in which attendance exceeded 30,000.
TV & Tragedy
In 1963, a pair of teams with 6-1 records squared off in the Soup Bowl — the nickname for the Catholic League championship game — for their first-ever chance to play in the Goodfellow Game. Harper Woods Notre Dame and Royal Oak Shrine battled for 48 minutes to a scoreless tie before 17,500 fans at U of D. To determine a winner, league rules awarded the game to the team with the greatest yardage gained. Over the game's final minute and 26 seconds, Notre Dame had picked up 21 yards during the final series of downs and finished with 163 yards to Shrine's 159. Hence the Irish scored a "four-yard victory" over the Knights.
One week later, Denby dumped Cooley, the No. 1-ranked team in the state according to the Free Press, 26-13, in the 1963 public school championship game played before another crowd of 17,500 at U of D to earn its third trip to the Goodfellow Game in eight years.
This time, plans were made for a television broadcast of the City Championship game. Game chairman I.A. Capizzi said he didn't know what effect televising the game might have on gross receipts, but he thought the experiment made sense. WWJ-Channel 4 in Detroit was cancelling the airing of the Bob Hope show and planned to air a 30-minute pregame show, which would "carry the (Goodfellow's) message of charity work to thousands of viewers." The hope was that loss in attendance at the gate would be minimal, and that the group might see an increase in revenue during the annual Goodfellow newspaper sales on the streets of Detroit.
The transmission would certainly bring the organization's message before a new audience. Unfortunately, the impact of the test would not be known. Events of the day meant the broadcast would be cancelled.
At 1:30 p.m. Michigan time on November 22 — the scheduled day of the 26th Goodfellow Game — President John F. Kennedy was killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Goodfellow officials, faced with an immediate decision, considered rescheduling, but the contest went on as planned, "in spite of the national tragedy."
"The purpose of the game is to provide help for needy children," Capizzi told the media. "(C)anceling it would have deprived thousands of these children of a visit from Santa. We believe President Kennedy would have concurred in the decision since he held so much love for humanity, especially little children."
"Both schools also decided it would be unfair to ticket holders to cancel on such notice," added the Free Press.
To no surprise, attendance suffered with a crowd of 23,500 reported.
Denby won the game, 7-0, beneath a cloud of sorrow as a light rain fell. The win was the Tars' ninth on the year and 36th in the previous 37 games. With the victory and a No. 1 ranking by the Free Press, they staked a claim on the state's Class A mythical title.
Attendance Sinks
Fundraising took another hit in 1964. The game, played on a sloppy, slippery Tiger Stadium field, was scheduled for a Thursday night — a school night — as the National Football League restricted use of the field based on the days before a Lions game. Adding to the challenges, a newspaper strike affected publicity for the game. And, this time, the game was televised.
"Only 15,104 fans braved the winter's first measurable snow (a blizzard) to see St. Ambrose beat Southeastern, 20-0, the smallest crowd ever, the worst weather ever," reported the Free Press. "(Cavalier Coach) Perles had a nine-inch television monitor at the sidelines. 'All I could see was snow — on the set and on the field,' Perles laughed."
"Television gave us a half hour (before the broadcast) to tell the history of the Goodfellows and their work at Christmas," noted the group. This time, there was no need for crunching numbers. There was little question that the airing of the game hurt attendance.
Reported gross income of $63,000 from the contest was off significantly from the past averages of $75,000-$80,000. St. Ambrose's fourth appearance in six years, combined with its fourth victory over City League competition, prompted conversation about adding suburban schools into the mix when determining teams that would meet the parochial champion.
"Extensive grade school, even freshman and reserve programs, give the Catholic League a decided superiority the City League can't match," said Dr. Robert Luby, Health and Physical Education Supervisor of the Detroit Public Schools to the Free Press, discussing possible solutions to sagging interest in the game. "(M)aybe it would help to allow suburban schools to take part in the championship."
The crowd was back up above 25,000 for the 1965 game, a 14-14 stalemate between Denby and Harper Woods Notre Dame played on a Friday night. Officials looked at playing the 1966 game on a Saturday night at Tiger Stadium, however NFL requirements related to prepping the stadium before a Detroit Lions game again created challenges. When combined with the fact that the Detroit Board of Education had banned night football because of rowdyism and disturbances, the contest was moved back to the University of Detroit and scheduled with a 10:30 a.m. kickoff Saturday, Nov. 19. The early start was designed to avoid competition with the Michigan State-Notre Dame game scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
"There would be little sense … to try to compete," said a spokesman. "(Otherwise) we would probably wind up with 20 people."
As it turned out, only 12,337 fans showed up — less than half the crowd size from the year previous — to watch St. Ambrose win its fifth city championship, 33-19 over Denby. With the triumph, the series was now evenly split, with 13 wins for each league against three tie ballgames.
Reduced costs meant the charity still netted around $45,000, but it was a fraction of past years.
Goodfellow Game's Clock Hits 0:00
"With Michigan, Michigan State, the Lions, the Red Wings and the Pistons playing away this weekend," stated the Free Press, "the Denby-Divine Child struggle in the (30th) annual Goodfellow game at Tiger Stadium rates as the top local attraction."
"The game lived up to advance predictions of a knockout," wrote another newspaper.
Tied 7-7 at the half, a costly fumble gave Dearborn Divine Child a 14-7 upset of Denby. Ed Puishes, the Falcons' all-state back, scored Divine Child's first touchdown and would go on to play at the University of Texas at El Paso. Divine Child's Gary Danielson, a future NFL quarterback, scored the game's last TD on an eight-yard rollout midway through the third quarter.
Despite the return to the large facility, and a strong matchup, only 15,186 made the trip to Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. In August 1968, officials announced the end of the annual contest. Sagging interest and attendance figures were mentioned at the forefront, but Free Press coverage also stated that athletic directors from both leagues had "long urged that the game be dropped since it impressed a harsh handicap in scheduling for the entire season."
Difficulty controlling crowds in recent years was also cited as a concern.
Occasionally, conversations surface about resurrecting the game, but times have changed. With the consolidations and closings of schools within both the Catholic parishes and the Detroit Public School system, the establishment of the MHSAA football postseason, and the influences of Michigan's school of choice program, it would be nearly impossible to recreate.
Still, the impact of the game on the lives of those who participated in the game, as well as the lives of those who saw Christmas boosted by the work of the Goodfellows, should always be remembered.
The MHSAA is always on the lookout for memorabilia from Michigan's school sports past. Please contact historian Ron Pesch at the email address below if you have photos, programs, trophies or similar items you'd like to share or donate.
Ron Pesch has taken an active role in researching the history of MHSAA events since 1985 and began writing for MHSAA Finals programs in 1986, adding additional features and "flashbacks" in 1992. He inherited the title of MHSAA historian from the late Dick Kishpaugh following the 1993-94 school year, and resides in Muskegon. Contact him at [email protected] with ideas for historical articles.
PHOTOS: (Top) Members of the Detroit Redford and St. Gregory teams receive their trophies after Redford's 1950 Goodfellows Game win. (2) The Old Newsboys' Ernest P. Lajoie sells newspapers on the streets of Detroit. (3) University of Detroit High plays to a 20-0 win over Detroit Catholic Central in 1939. (4) The Detroit Tribune advertises the 1955 Goodfellows game. (5) The 1956 trophy was set to split the year between schools after Denby and Notre Dame tied. (6) The 1959 and 1963 programs reflect the name change at the Goodfellow Games' home field, Briggs Stadium-turned-Tiger Stadium. (7) Nationally-acclaimed journalist Rick Gosselin tells the Goodfellows story of his alma mater. (Photos gathered by Ron Pesch with courtesy to the Detroit Tribune and local yearbooks.)
Performance of the Week: Gladwin's Jhace Massey
September 22, 2023
Jhace Massey ♦ Gladwin
Senior ♦ Football
Massey, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound starting receiver for the reigning Division 5 champion, moved to quarterback after the team's starter and top backup were injured against rival Clare on Friday. He went on to run 18 times for 183 yards and three touchdowns, throw for 61 yards and two scores and snag a fourth-quarter interception to help land the Flying Gs a 44-28 victory after they'd trailed 21-3.
The win put Gladwin in first place alone in the Jack Pine Conference halfway through the league schedule. The Flying Gs entered the game ranked No. 4 in Division 5 by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, and Clare was ranked No. 8 in Division 6. Although football has become his favorite sport, Massey also is a top contributor on the basketball team and ran primarily the 100 and 200 meters and on relays during track season in the spring.
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The Cincinnati Bengals will watch their 10 NFL Draft picks bring the energy to Paul Brown Stadium starting on May 14.
With the rookie minicamp starting up in the near future, the team will also have several undrafted free agents and veteran signings playing alongside No. 5 overall pick Ja'Marr Chase and company.
Well, you can add two more to that list as the team has extended minicamp offers to former Browns and New York Giants quarterback Eric Dungey, who hasn't actually had a snap in a regular-season game yet, and Bethune-Cookman receiver Jimmie Robinson.
Eric Dungey was originally an undrafted free agent, coming out of Syracuse.
In 2019, he signed with the Giants but was cut after training camp. He did eventually find himself on the Cleveland Browns practice squad and may now be bringing his talents to the Queen City.
At 24, the Bengals are clearly looking to add a young quarterback to train up behind Joe Burrow in case anything too crazy happens to the star again. At Syracuse, Dungey threw for 9,340 yards in four seasons. He also totaled 58 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.
As for Jimmie Robinson, he's coming out of Bethune-Cookman, where he registered 1,512 all-purpose yards in 2018. Robinson is best known for his lightning after speed, recording a 4.28 40-yard dash.
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The Bengals did add LSU's high-profile receiver Chase with their first-round pick, but the openings are there for both Robinson and Dungey to crack the roster if they can prove themselves during the minicamp.
Robinson should have a better shot as the team lost several receiver, including A.J. Green this offseason.


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NYC is infamous for being a hotspot for business development. The millions of old school mom and pop shops and spanking new high tech startups that fill the city stand as a quiet testament of this claim.
To aid these businesses big city offers a myriad of resources. Everything from excellent small business advisors to help with applying for business licenses call the Big Apple home. Ironically, this making finding the precise small business services one needs such a pain.
For this reason and in the name of entrepreneurial solidarity, we here at Bold Patents New York Law Firm curated this handy directory that outlines 23 essential resources for entrepreneurs and inventors in New York.
Now let's begin!
What else needs to be said? Nothing beyond spelling out the killer entrepreneurial services these behemoths of higher education offer their students.
Beyond programs, extraordinary resources and prestige, NYU offers:
- Leslie eLab
- Innovation Venture Fund
- $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge
- NYU Tandon Future Labs
In short, everything the budding/ experienced business person needs to succeed.
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: 212-992-6070
Columbia University
Columbia University has birthed scores of the biggest companies in the tech biz. Not to name-drop, but these include BuzzFeed, Industrious, KeyMe, Compass and Zocdoc. It's not too surprising when one learns that Columbia offers a 5100 square foot Startup Lab.
Located in WeWork's Soho West, The Lab is home more than 70 alumni entrepreneurs and is the lovechild of Columbia's Schools of Business, Engineering, Law and International Political, and Affairs schools and is a major perk for alumni. At least, for those who have graduated within five years.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: 212-854-4900
The New School
The New School specializes in combining social, art, media, design and technology in a way that prepares its students for success. It also actively offers programs designed to cultivate entrepreneurs amongst its students and the city at large. The New School's "eLab" aids in its students' success by helping pair them with recent Parsons grads to give them a leg up in terms of technology and design resources.
If these scholastic offerings weren't tempting enough, consider The NYC Media Lab. This alliance between The New School, Columbia University, New York University, the School of Visual Arts, CUNY, IESE, the Pratt Institute, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation is designed to spur job growth within the fields of media and technology. They've even roped in several companies' aid. These include Bloomberg, ESPN, and NBCUniversal.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: (212) 229-5600
Offices for Small Businesses
NYC Small Business Services
NYC Small Business Services is an organization founded in 2003 to help fellow New Yorkers gain jobs, create stronger businesses, and develop thriving neighborhoods across the area.
Since then, the office has created a multitude of free programs for fellow residents to take advantage of. These programs include but aren't limited to the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program, the Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE) Program, and the Locally-based Business Enterprise (LBE) Program.
For those in need of a lease, the NYC Small Business Services Center offers free legal service.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: 311
America's Small Business Development Center New York
Around since 1984, The New York Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) has been small business owners and entrepreneurs in the New York area by providing them with, "the highest quality, confidential business counseling, training, and business research at no cost."
It is administered by the State University of New York and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New York, and host campuses.
While this organization focuses primarily on manufacturers, exporters and technology-oriented firms, all businesses of different backgrounds are welcome, including those led by students and faculty at their respective institutions.
Contact Information:
Email: Contact Form
Phone #: In New York State – 800-732-SBDC. Outside New York State – 518-944-284
Inventor Groups
Inventors Association of Manhattan
The Inventors Association of Manhattan is an inventor group in Manhattan geared to helping inventors figure out everything there is to know about business and ingenuity from patenting to prototyping.
Every 2nd Monday of the month, the group features an expert guest speaker. From there, inventors can discuss what exactly the speaker said about a particular topic related to inventing.
On Monday, April 10, 2017, author Stephen Key gave a presentation to the group on How to License Ideas Without a Patent.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: N/A
Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Queens
The Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Queens is an inventor group in Long Island City, NY geared to helping inventors understand how to file a design patent (among other things).
It is sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at LaGardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens. It is also an affiliate club of the United Inventors Association.
As of now, the group is run by entrepreneur and organizer Chris Landano.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: N/A
Entrepreneur Groups
New York Entrepreneurs & Startup Network (NYESN)
The New York Entrepreneurs & Startup Network (NYESN) is an organization established in 2013 to help everyone from startups to crowdfunding experts become the best entrepreneurs that they can possibly be.
Since the group's start, it has grown to be very popular in the greater New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania startup areas.
Whether it's pitching an idea or learning how to network, anyone looking to improve their skills is welcome to attend.
Contact Information:
Email: Meetup Page
Phone #: N/A
Young Entrepreneurs and Professionals Network
Led by Chairman and CEO of Grade A Holdings, Inc, Glen Jr. Richards, the Young Entrepreneurs and Professionals Network group is an entrepreneur group for those under the age of 40 looking to start a business, but don't know exactly where or how to.
For the most part, this group is focused on hosting networking events at high-end restaurants and other places of interests. However, as far as we can tell, there is a lot more to this group than providing a place for young entrepreneurs to interact in.
Contact Information
Email: Meetup Page
Phone #: N/A
Toklas Society
Toklas Society is a non-profit organization geared to providing women in hospitality the resources and opportunities needed for them to create their own businesses.
In addition to hosting networking and cooking events, Toklas Society also hosts digital marketing workshops. This way, when the time comes for these female entrepreneurs to run their businesses, they would know exactly as to how their brand(s) stands out amongst the crowd.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: N/A
New York Professional Network
Whether you're an expert or a small business owner, The NY Professional Network group is a group geared to helping entrepreneurs of all different backgrounds connect with one another in order to succeed in today's competitive market.
Every month, the group hosts a series of events and workshops, including, but not limited to those related to career, jobs, education, professional developments, MBA, MBA & masters admissions and other topics such as immigration, tech, finance non-profit, fashion, music, and literature.
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: N/A
SCORE New York
SCORE is a volunteer, non-profit association affiliated with the Small Business Administration.
Since 1964, the group provides free in-depth business counseling for business owners and small businesses with everything from starting a business to figuring out which inventions are eligible for patenting.
As of now, the group provides free one-on-one counseling via Skype in addition to free on-site daily services.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: (212) 264-4507
WE NYC is an all-female entrepreneur group dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs start and grow their own businesses.
It originated from the NYC Small Business Services center. Since then, the group has offered free workshops, seminars, and webinars for everything from how to utilize QuickBooks to how to obtain a business license.
Because of the efforts of this group(among other factors), during the summer of 2018, Forbes Magazine rated New York City as best City in the world for women entrepreneurs.
Contact Information:
Email: Contact Form
Phone #: N/A
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Located right in the Big Apple itself, the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (or ERA) is one of the city's largest and best-funded accelerators in the city.
Other than that it is the city's largest accelerator, what makes this accelerator stand out is that offers two sixteen-week programs with seed funding and co-working space. It also provides companies with mentorship support from over, "300 expert investors, marketers, sales execs and product specialists" according to Netguru.
While this accelerator is very welcoming towards businesses of all different backgrounds, it mainly focuses on technology-based companies according to the site's FAQ page.
Overall, for those looking to come out on top in the entrepreneurship game, this accelerator is often hailed as a "go-to" place to start(that is if your company can get in, of course)
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: N/A
Blueprint Health
For the healthcare startups ready to advance from their humble start(s), New York City's Blueprint Health is considered one of the best places to go to because of its excellent business mentors.
According to the site's "FAQ" page, in order to get into the accelerator, the business must be run by a coachable team that also happens to have a pretty solid business model. Occasionally, the accelerator will accept a business that is run by a single person.
Upon getting accepted, the accelerator gives $20,000 and plenty of office space to utilize. In exchange, the company must give Blueprint Health 6% of its equity based on the founders' shares.
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: N/A
Grand Central Tech (GCT)
The Grand Central Tech and its Startup-in-Residence Program is a Stanford University style accelerator famous for helping advanced startups get to where they should be without having them pay for office space or equity.
In exchange for these benefits, companies must intern at the program at least once and stay in the GCT building. That way, they would be able to better communicate with their teammates in hopes of coming out on top.
In order to get in, businesses need to have "deep domain expertise and experience."
Contact information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: (646) 930-6300
Made in NY Media Center
Created in collaboration with the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the Made in NY Media Center is a Dumbo-based incubator dedicated to helping creatives of all types jumpstart their business careers beyond what a formal college education can provide for them.
In addition to taking classes and participating in workshops, businesses can utilize the incubator's screen room.
Every month, the center hosts an art gallery that consists of everything from video art to fine art pieces.
Contact information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: N/A
NYU- Tandon Future Labs
Founded by the intelligent business and economical-minded leaders and entrepreneurs of New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, the NYU – Tandon Future Labs was created in the late 2000s to give students of all different backgrounds a chance to start a business that focuses on clean, economical technology.
According to the website, the labs are the, "first public-private partnership with New York City tasked with creating a sustainable incubation program."
In 2013, it won the NBIA Incubator Graduate of the year award. At one point, it was rated 9th best Incubator in the Country according to Worth Magazine.
Contact information:
Email: email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: N/A
iBeeHub Inc.
From its monthly global entrepreneur bootcamps to its strong network of professionals and scholars, iBeeHub Inc. is considered "the most grounded incubator" according to the Xinhua News Agency.
It was established by Peking University and Fudan University alumni in April 2015. Since then, this Chinese American incubator has grown to be one of the most famous on the eastern side of the United States.
For those involved in Fintech startups, iBeeHub also happens to be the home of Wall Street Fintech Club, the first and biggest Chinese Fintech Club on the east coast.
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: 1-347-514-6849
Seed Funding
Accelerate New York Seed Funding
Looking to get your New York area based emerging technology company funded? In that case, look no further than Accelerate New York Seed Funding group!
Located in downstate New York, the Accelerate New York Seed Funding group has been providing funding to those that specialize in science and technology.
In order to qualify, businesses must be…:
- Recently formed
- Have Pre-Revenue
- Have less than $500k in invested capital (equity, debt, other)
- No money from an institutional investor (equity, debt, other)
- No non-US tax jurisdiction
- Focused on an Emerging Technology
- Located in either New York, Long Island, or the Mid Hudson Valley
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: N/A
Launch NY Seed Fund
Launch in 2016, The Launch NY Seed Fund group is a non-profit organization geared to funding and mentoring businesses out of the kindness of donations and grants given by those in and outside of the group.
While their headquarters is located in Buffalo, New York, Launch NY also has sites in Binghamton, Ithaca, Rochester and Syracuse, NY.
For those that specialize in science, technology, and/or manufacturing, this organization is considered another to-go place.
It even has its own eco-incubator!
Contact Information:
Email: email@example.com
Phone #: (716) 881-8006
Shared Coworking Spaces
Image Source: Top 17 New York Co-Working Spaces
From Bat Haus to ServCorp, investors and entrepreneurs can choose from a multitude of shared coworking spaces.
For more information, please read our article, Top 17 New York Co-working Spaces.
In the article, we provide an in-depth explanation of all the different types of co-working spaces available in New York!
Library/ Libraries
Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL), New York Library
For the savvy business person looking for free, public business resources, The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) is the place to go to!
With the swipe of a card, visitors can utilize the library's multiple resources, including, but not limited to electronic resources, comprehensive print materials career coaches, and many others.
For those interested in showing off their startup skills, the library hosts a business competition called New York StartUP. During this contest, contests can win up to $15,000 to start their business, as well as gain practical insights about what being an entrepreneur is all about.
Meanwhile, for those who need additional help starting their business, library visitors can make appointments with the local SCORE tutors that come to the library often.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone #: (917) 275-6975
New York Patent Attorneys
From Immigration to Innovation, the Big Apple is considered the one place where with a little bit of hard work and dedication, American dreams really do come true.
But of course, in this day and age, making those dreams come true isn't as easy as it used to be.
That is why we exist; to help our clients through the legal processes of intellectual property.
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Known for serving the bold and the brave, Bold Patents has been helping its clients get the patents that they need in order to make their business ideas (and inventions) a reality.
Because they focus only on patents, they are able to find the lawyer(s) that best fit a certain company's needs.
If you would like to know more about what a patent is and what the steps for finding the patent that's right for your invention, then check out this article on what is a patent.
In Conclusion…
There you have it, everyone! The top 23 resources for inventors and entrepreneurs in New York:
- Universities
- NYU – Home of the famous NYU Tandon Future Labs (and other amazing resources)
- Columbia University – The School that started BuzzFeed and other tech businesses
- The New School – A loyal partner of The NYC Media Lab
- Offices for Small Businesses
- NYC Small Business Services – Providing the locals all of the resources that they need to succeed in and outside of the workforce since 2003
- The New York Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) – Providing businesses with, "the highest quality, confidential business counseling, training, and business research at no cost" since 1984
- Inventor Groups
- Inventors Association of Manhattan – Famous for its guest speakers and lectures, including one by Stephen Key on How to License Ideas Without a Patent
- Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Queens – An affiliate club of the United Inventors Association
- Entrepreneur Groups
- New York Entrepreneurs & Startup Network (NYESN) – One of the most popular, recent entrepreneur groups in the greater New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania startup areas
- Young Entrepreneurs and Professionals Network – Perfect for entrepreneur ages 40 or younger looking for a place to start growing their business
- Networking
- Toklas Society – A non-profit organization that provides women in hospitality the resources and opportunities needed to succeed in today's competitive market world
- NY Professional Network – Geared to those looking to continue on with their business education right after graduation
- Mentorship
- SCORE New York – Providing free in-depth business counseling for business owners and small businesses (in and outside of the New York Public Library) since 1964
- WE NYC – An all-female entrepreneur group that originated from the NYC Small Business Services Center
- Accelerators
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) – The largest (and arguably, best) accelerator in NYC
- Blueprint Health – A go-to place for advanced healthcare startups
- Grand Central Tech – A Standford University style accelerator that doesn't charge advanced startups for office space or equity
- Incubators
- Made in NY Media Center – A Dumbo-based incubator dedicated to helping creatives of all types jumpstart their business careers beyond what a formal college education can provide for them
- NYU – Tandon Future Labs – Perfect for student-startups looking to focus on clean, innovative, environmentally friendly technologies
- iBeeHub Inc. – The first Chinese American incubator on the east coast to offer entrepreneur bootcamps and the Wall Street Fintech Club
- Seed Funding
- Accelerate New York Seed Funding – Ideal for advanced tech startups looking to earn more funding for their company
- The Launch NY Seed Fund group – A non-profit organization geared to funding and mentoring businesses through donations and grants
- Shared Co-Working Spaces
- 17 Co-working spaces in New York – Please read the article, Top 17 New York Coworking Spaces
- Library / Libraries
- The Science, Industry and Business Library – A great place to access free online and offline resources, including SCORE mentors and contest ideas
- Patent Attorneys / Lawyers
- Bold Patents – Your future go-to place for protecting your invention for years to come
In the meantime, tell us, what other resources would you recommend to your fellow entrepreneurs and inventors in New York? Please let us know in the comments below!


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"Hubris and science are incompatible."
"My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing."
"There is nothing inherently wrong about science."
"My first job was washing dishes in the basement of a nursing home for $2.10 an hour, and I learned as much about the value of hard work there as I ever did later."
"I need to write in a small room – the smaller the better. I can't write in a big room where someone might sneak up behind my back."
"I would have to say the novel 'War and Peace' influenced me more than any other book. This greatest of novels demonstrated to me the enormous power of literature and fired me up with a desire to become a writer, to participate in what I considered then to be the greatest of all endeavors."
"I'm pretty much a 9-to-5 kind of guy. I usually get to work about 8 in the morning, and I work until 4 or 5, and sometimes I work on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Pretty much I keep the same hours as an accountant or clerk or whatever."
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You have mold, mildew or another form of biological growth in your home, which can lead to a variety of health issues, as well as rot, structural damage, premature paint failure or other damage to your home.
Mold and mildew need moisture to grow. In homes, moisture is typically caused by high humidity in the air or water leaks from inside or outside of your home. You need to get to the root of the problem to stop the mold from recurring. For more information, see the EPA's Brief Guide to Mold.
Determining where the problem is occurring can help you determine the source. If the moisture damage and mold are in a confined or isolated area, it is likely by a water leak. If mold or mildew covers a whole wall or is in a larger area like an entire room, then high humidity and/or water intrusion through the building envelope may be the cause.
Mold and Mildew from Water Leaks
Water can enter your home from the outside through a leak in the roof or the foundation, or from gaps around doors and windows. Water can also leak from pipes, showers, toilets, tubs or sinks inside your home.
- If a water leak is causing your mold or mildew problem, fix the leak first to prevent the problem from happening again.
- If the leak is in the foundation, call a waterproofing contractor. If it's in your roof, call a roofing contractor. And if the leak is coming from indoors, hire a plumber to locate the leak and repair it.
- If there's substantial water damage or mold, it is a good idea to hire a certified mold remediation and water damage repair contractor. Look for a Certified Mold Inspector (CMI) or a Certified Micro Inspection and Remediation (CMRC) professional. After the leak is repaired, dry out the area and keep it dry.
Reduce Indoor Humidity to Prevent Mold and Mildew
High indoor humidity can be caused by everyday activities like cooking, showering and drying clothes. Your indoor humidity should be between 30-60%.
- Use the kitchen exhaust fan when cooking, and use the bathroom exhaust fan while bathing and for 15 minutes afterward to help control moisture levels in your home. Make sure the fans are venting to the outside, and not into the attic. Also, check the ducts for blockage, damage or disconnection.
- Seal air leaks in your home and seal air leaks in ductwork to help prevent high levels of humidity in your home. An energy assessment will show you where there are air leaks in your home and in your ductwork, as well as other energy saving opportunities.
- Your clothes dryer produces a lot of humidity, and should exhaust to the outside. Check the dryer duct to ensure that it's attached securely at both ends and free of obstructions such as lint. If your duct is damaged or has holes that leak air, replace it with a metal duct. For safety and optimal functioning, clean the duct at least once a year. Use these dryer safety tips from the US Consumer Products Safety Commission.
- Is your heating and cooling system working properly (and properly sized) to remove humidity? Have an HVAC contractor check your system to make sure.
- If you have a crawlspace with a dirt floor, cover it with a plastic vapor barrier. This will prevent moisture from evaporating from the soil and increasing the humidity in your home. Remove pools of standing water and dry any wet soil with fans before covering the floor.
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The Treatment tables comes with a circular switch where you can operate the height of the table from all sides.
It comes with control wheel lift system
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The IRS released proposed regulations (I.R.C. 2704) on August 2, 2016, that, if adopted, would significantly reduce or potentially eliminate the valuation discounts used by many high-net-worth taxpayers to minimize transfer taxes (such as gift and estate taxes) when transferring interests in a closely held family business.
As currently drafted, the proposed regulations would materially reduce the discounts currently available in valuing non-marketable and non-controlling (minority) interests in family controlled entities — regardless of whether the investment is passive or active. Specifically, the proposed regulations impact the following areas.
The proposed regulation imposes a look-back for any transfers made within three years of the transferor's death. Any transfers made within three years of death that result in a liquidation right lapse would be treated as testamentary transfers.
In practical terms, let's assume that "Bob" owns 51% of a family controlled entity. On Bob's deathbed he gifts 2% of the stock to his children. The value of the 2% gift along with the remaining 49% of the stock (upon Bob's death) would be reduced because each interest lacks control (minority interest). Under the proposed regulation, if the 2% gift was made within three years of Bob's death the minority interest discount of the remaining 49% would be eliminated (requires the valuator to assume the 51% interest is still present).
When quantifying discounts for lack of control and marketability, valuators consider a variety of factors, including the nature of the company's underlying assets, historical and expected income distributions, market conditions, rights and restrictions granted in the company's agreement, state laws and legal precedent. The proposed regulations would significantly limit the provisions that could be considered when discounting a family business interest:
Under the proposed regulations, certain restrictions previously included in a company's agreements (such as the ability to liquidate or redeem an interest) are in essence disregarded, while other restrictions (such as an effective put-right) are essentially "written" into the governing documents. The effect of these "changes" to the corporate records are expected to significantly reduce the lack of marketability and lack of control discounts that valuators are able to justify.
The proposed regulations also tackle the treatment of the transfer of an interest in a family business to a nonfamily member. The IRS believes that taxpayers have avoided the applicable restriction rules by transferring a nominal interest in their family business to a nonfamily member, such as a charity or an employee, to ensure that the family alone doesn't have the power to remove a restriction. Under the proposed regulations, the existence of such an interest would be recognized only if the transfer meets certain "bright line tests" (ownership percentages and lack of put-rights). If all nonfamily member interests are disregarded, the entity is treated as if it's controlled by the family.
Below is an illustrative example of the potential reduction in discounts as a result of the proposed regulations:
The IRS faces an uphill battle against many taxpayers, estate planning advisors and some lawmakers when it comes to closing the door on this gift and estate planning tool. Opponents argue that the IRS may have overstepped its authority in issuing these proposed regulations. The IRS might be persuaded to water down its proposal before finalizing it.
A public hearing on the proposed regulations has been scheduled for December 1, 2016, and the regulations won't take effect until at least 30 days after they're finalized, which likely would not be until sometime in 2017 at the earliest. The current rules still exist for now, but there are a few action steps you can take:
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Various Methods of Generating Electricity
What do we use energy for?
Various Methods of Electricity Generation
There are various methods of electricity generation dependent on types of energy.
Among resource energies, coal and natural gas are used to generate electricity by combustion (thermal power), Uranium by nuclear fission (nuclear power), to utilize their heat for boiling water and rotating steam turbine.
Among renewable energies, sunlight is directly converted into electricity (photovoltaics), rotation energy by wind is converted into electricity (wind power), rotating water wheel by running water to generate(hydro). Magmatic heat boils underground water to rotate steam turbine to generate (geothermal).
Continuous technology development for them are proceeding to convert resource energies or renewable energies into electricity with less loss. It is also important for the operation of power plant to do maintenance or training of operators.
Thermal Power
Pulverized coal-fired power generation is currently the major method of coal-fired power generation. Coal is pulverized to fine powder and is burned in the boiler. Heat in the boiler boils the water into steam. The steam pressure turns the steam turbine and the generator generates electricity.
A combined cycle power first generates gas by burning fuel in the compressed air.
Pressure of the gas rotates the gas turbine and the generator creates electricity.
Moreover, exhaust heat from gas turbine is utilized for boiling water to generate steam, which rotates turbine to generate.
Integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) gasifies the fuel coal in the gasifier. Gasified fuel is burnt in the compressed air to generate gas. Pressure of the gas rotates the gas turbine to generate electricity. Furthermore the exhaust gas heat from gas turbine is utilized to boil water into steam to generate electricity.
International comparison of energy efficiencies of thermal power generation
International comparison of thermal power generation efficiency (fossil fuels). Coal fire plants in Japan achieve highest efficiency, generating much electricity with less fuels. Although generation efficiency can be increased by utilizing power generation facilities (or technologies) with newest and highest efficiency, it is important to do maintenance of facility or to keep or increase of operation quality as well.
Nuclear power
Lightwater means normal water, opposite to heavy water. Heat is produced by nuclear fission in the reactor core, then causes the water to boil, producing steam. The steam is used to rotate the turbine to generate electricity, then is cooled in the condenser by sea water and converted back to liquid water. This water is then returned to the reactor core.
Lightwater means normal water, opposite to heavy water. Heat is produced by nuclear fission in the reactor core but heated water is suppressed before boiling by applying a high pressure. This water with high temperature and pressure is sent to the steam generator, boils the water into steam, and then rotates the turbine to generate electricity in the generator, after that it is cooled in the condenser by sea water and converted back to liquid water. This water is then returned to the steam turbine.


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Like many people, I've been spending a lot of my quarantine time mindlessly scrolling through Facebook. Amidst the cute cat photos, career updates from writer friends, and selfies of at-home haircuts, I noticed a new trend last week: People were posting their Facebook avatars.
Imagining yourself in cute cartoon form is a great way to take your mind off the state of the world, right? So, I decided to give it a try. It was fun at first. Hair color? Red. Type of shirt? Polo shirt, of course. Eye color? Dark gray. The avatars even got as detailed as letting me choose the shape of my eyes and chin. When my creation was complete, I looked at it for a moment and my first thought was, "Well, that's nice, but, really, it's just not me, is it?"
Because, frankly, it wasn't me. For all the detail given to face shape and hairstyle, Facebook left out one key detail: Disabilities. I was born with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a genetic bone and muscular disorder, and I use a wheelchair, but here I was in avatar form, standing straight and tall. My wheelchair is a huge part of who I am; it's how I live such a full life. So to see myself without it, even if it's just a silly, fun avatar, was disappointing. In fact, there weren't any options to add assistive devices of any kind, such as walkers or hearing aids or crutches, which makes these avatars not at all inclusive and actually pretty ableist.
I reached out to Facebook to see about their plans for inclusion. They're working on it, said Amit Fulay, product manager for Facebook Avatars.
"It's important to us that all people can personalize their avatar in a way that they feel represents their authentic self," Fulay says. "We've heard and appreciate the feedback about this product and have been actively listening to requests for more diversity in the number of options available for Avatars – including people with disabilities. This is just the beginning, and we'll continue to improve the customization options available."
Unfortunately, people with disabilities have long had to fight for inclusion in the digital space. For instance, a set of disability-themed emoji wasn't introduced for iPhone until last year
As it turns out, I wasn't the only one less than thrilled with the lack of disability options in emoji. Caitlin Goerlich lives in New Jersey and became a paraplegic after having complications in surgeries due to kyphoscoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. She's also an adaptive athlete, aspiring author and runs her own YouTube channel. Last year, Goerlich went to update her Bitmoji to match the spring season and realized there weren't any wheelchairs – or any options for any disabilities. She decided to speak up and created a Change.org petition to get the word out.
"I was first sad then angry because what about us? Why aren't we represented like everyone else?" she said. "To me, 'inclusion' should include everyone, which also means disabled people, but sadly this was just another conversation where we were left out."
So when Facebook Avatars were introduced, Goerlich edited the petition to include Facebook and then re-shared it. She hopes the petition, which currently has almost 7,000 signatures, will help people see the importance of disability inclusion.
"Disabilities do help shape us as I can honestly say without my disability, I wouldn't be the person I am today and I'm proud of who I am. Every disability is different and disabled people deserve to be represented just as everyone else," said Goerlich.
Indeed, disabled people deserve to be represented just like everyone else. All too often, disability inclusion is an after-thought – things become more inclusive only after disabled people speak up and demand change. It would be great to live in a world where this inclusion is part of the plan from the very beginning.
Facebook Avatars may seem like a small thing, but making them more inclusive will show people with disabilities in a better, more accurate way. We've got places to go and things to do and our walkers, canes, and wheelchairs help us get there. Those devices deserve just as much prominence as our hair color or eye color.
I'd wanted to create the best version of myself with my avatar, but as it turns out, that was impossible. Without my wheelchair or any representation of my disability, that redheaded, polo shirt-wearing woman just wasn't me at all.
The day after I tweeted my disability-less avatar, though, something pretty wonderful did happen. Thanks to the talents of one of my Twitter followers, my wheelchair is now included in my Facebook avatar! Yes, I felt seen. Yes, I felt like the real me. And, it reinforced the one thing that I hope everyone understands: Representation matters, even in avatar form!
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Following the Taylor Rule would have led to President Kerry
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand released a paper by Nicolas Groshenny last month—I'm behind on planning for Chanukkah; that I got to a paper from New Zealand about U.S. monetary policy this soon is, er, probably one of the reasons why—in which he evaluates the counterfactual of following the "Taylor Rule" from 2002 to 2006.
Groshenny finds (link is PDF):
[T]his paper estimates a New Keynesian model with unemployment and performs a counterfactual experiment where monetary policy strictly follows a Taylor rule over the period 2002:Q1 – 2006:Q4. The paper finds that such a policy would have generated a sizeable increase in unemployment and resulted in an undesirably low rate of inflation. Around mid-2004, when the counterfactual deviates the most from the actual series, the model indicates that the probability of an unemployment rate greater than 8 percent would have been as high as 80 percent, while the probability of an inflation rate above 1 percent would have been close to zero.
Several obvious questions:
- The period in question includes Alan Greenspan's last hurrah as Chair of the FRB. If he had followed the Taylor Rule then, would his legacy be so fondly remembered by his champions?
- If the Taylor Rule would have done that much damage then, why is it getting such vehement advocacy now (with only Scott Sumner—whose model has the virtue of being consistent—throwing out cautionary notes from the conservative side)?*
- Is the NAIRU for post-2001 U.S. U-3 closer to 8% than anyone in their right mind currently believes?
- Most of the period covered by the paper is when we had a, uh, relatively inexperienced crony capitalist running the U.S. Treasury Department. How much cover should that give to the FRB?
I'm certain there are other, better questions. Feel free to mention them below. And, while we're at it, let's see if we can answer the question of why 8% unemployment with less than a 1% inflation rate was unaccepted to the Bush-Cheney Administration but is perfectly fine with the Summers/Geithner "Rubinites"-with-Obama crowd.
*I'm still trying to figure out if Andy Harless is on Sumner's side or playing both sides against a middle that may not exist, but I suspect he should be included in Sumner's camp.


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