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The Law Faculty of The Chinese University of Hong Kong formed this Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED) in 2010 to support and facilitate research in all areas of law affecting commerce and business dealings, including the fields of banking law, capital markets, commercial law, contract law, corporate law, investment law, intellectual property, securities regulation, international trade law, tax law, and any other economically focused area of law in which a member of the CUHK Law Faculty addresses his or her research.
CFRED is currently led by a Professor David C. Donald serving as the Executive Director and Prof. Sandra Marco Colino serving as the Deputy Executive Director.
CFRED aims at knowledge transfer and has organized over 20 conferences, 13 workshops and 110 seminars. Through these events, CFRED invites scholars, regulators and practitioners from around the world to share their findings, as well as professional knowledge with the public.
In 2017, CFRED has reorganised from its focus on event management to a research project focus with its first research project in the area where newer technology overlaps with law. Currently, the topics receiving the most attention are referred to as FinTech, RegTech and LawTech. Essentially, we will investigate applications of data analytics, machine learning and distributed ledger technology (aka 'blockchain') as means to improve regulation, understand legal development and expand the possibilities of automated legal transactions (aka 'smart contracts').
In conjunction with this project, CFRED has created a 'Machine Lawyering' blog gathering comments on publications and developments in the area sketched above. Further information about the blog will be available before launch in January 2018.
CFRED actively seeks affiliations and collaborations with leading research centres and institutes located worldwide that pursue aims similar or complementary to its own, whether those centres or institutes be in universities, the public sector or privately managed. In particular, CFRED aims to have solid links in each of four economic areas: China, Asia generally, Europe and North America.


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If you are like me or the 1.5 billion other users of WhatsApp, you will agree that this messaging app has become an integral part of our daily lives. But is this app safe? Recently WhatsApp released a patch to fix a severe vulnerability. The susceptibility in question allowed hijackers to embed spyware onto people's smartphones.
Here is how hackers would have exploited WhatsApp
The vulnerability within the app would have allowed hackers to install a type of surveillance malware onto the phones of users by calling the person via the app's phone call function. What was genuinely devious about this particular malware is that the attack could be performed regardless of whether or not the user answered their cell phone. What would make it even harder to detect is that the call would not appear in the user's logs. So they would have no idea whether or not their smartphones had been affected.
According to Facebook: "A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of SRTCP packets sent to a target phone number."
According to the Financial Times, an Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group developed the spyware. It affected both Android and iPhones.
Who has been affected?
This vulnerability impacts iOS, Android, and Windows phone users who have installed the application. However, it is as of yet unknown how many actual smartphones were targeted by the hackers.
The advisory from Facebook's reads: "The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348, and for Tizen prior to v2.18.15."
What can you do?
The team from the Adaware Malware Lab recommends that you do the following to ensure that you are not vulnerable to the WhatsApp malware
- Firstly, update your WhatsApp application. On the 13th of May, WhatsApp released a patch that sent a secured release of the app to all of its users. The patch could have been installed automatically on your smartphone. If not, update the app manually.
- As a general rule of thumb, it is always recommended that the user automatically turn on auto-updates
- Secondly, ensure your phones operating system is up to date
In addition to the patch, WhatsApp made several modifications to its infrastructure to eliminate the possibility for this attack to take place in the future. Facebook has also been working with U.S. law enforcement agencies tasked with investigating this malware attack.
Finally, when it comes to your online presence, security is paramount. Malware can come from anywhere, and the better prepared you are, the less likely you will be a victim of hackers and scammers.

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The best tea cultivar for Longjing is cultivar No.43.The Longjing produced using this cultivar gives distinguishing character: the appearance is flat, smooth and sleek, straight with sharp-tips and bud, with delicate green color, and yellowish edge. When brewed, it gives a long-lasting delicate fragrance with mellow taste. Besides, the sprouting occurs simultaneously and uniformly, the bud and leaf gives an even color and size. This is important for making high grade tea with remarkable neat appearance.
Furthermore, every year, the sprouting season of Cultivar No. 43 shifted to 7-10 days earlier than other cultivars. In China, the earlier the Longjing appears on the market, the better the selling price. Drinking the earliest tea during spring is the culture which people are fond of. Therefore, this cultivar is highly appreciated by farmers. The Longjing cultivar No.43 passes the assessment at national level, and is recognized as a fine breed.
During the early spring, one bud and one leaf or one bud with two leaves (which just starts to open up, called Chu-zhan is hand-plucked. The length of bud is 2.5-3.0 cm. The length of bud is an indication reflecting the degree of delicacy (Nen-du) of tea leaves.The plucking is carried out at the earliest possible time to harvest the young shoots. It is said that the best time to harvest the best quality of Longjing is before (Qing Ming, occurring on April 4 (leap years) or April 5 (other years) of the Gregorian calendar), the product is named as (Ming-qian Cha).
Subsequently, tea harvested before Grain Rain is considerably good quality; it is named (Yu-qian Cha). In a day, even an expert can only manage to harvest as much as 1.0-1.5kg of young shoots. In any event, 0.5kg contains about 60,000 pieces of young shoots.
In addition, the tea leaves must be carefully selected during plucking:
1) Pick the bud and leaf of the same size, in even and orderly form
2) Do not pluck together with the long stalk
3) Do not pluck bud/leaf in purple color
4) Do not pluck bud and leaf which is damaged by plant disease
5) Do not pluck the tiny leaf attached to bud.
After plucking, the leaves are transferred to a cool place indoors. During the sunny days, usually in the spring season, the tea leaves are spread to a thin layer (3-5 cm) and left for 6-12 hours without turning or mixing; but if the leaves are plucked after the rain or contains much dew, the tea leaves are spread to a much thinner layer, then lightly turned and mixed for 2-3 times.
It must be carried out with much care and attention and so as not to cause damage to the leaves (damaged leaves will turn red and affect the quality of the end product).
During this period, the water content is vaporized from fresh leaves until it is reduced to about 70%. The spreading causes the leaves to emit a greenish grassy smell, reduce the bitterness and astringent taste, increase amino acid relative concentration which improve the briskness of liquor.
Besides, it helps to avoid leaves becoming lump during frying. It improves the quality of tea made; as the color remains a delicate green with a smooth and sleek appearance.
Quality Inspection Criteria:
Dry Tea Leaf
Leaf is flat, lustrous and sleek, straight with sharp pointed tips, with the length of within 2.5-3.0 cm.Leaf is covered with a white down that is closely well set to leaf and is hidden; it is not easily seen and will unfurl when brewed.
If of poor quality, the length is longer, shape is less flat and blunt. When looking at the leaves, if too much 'fish eye bubble' (Yu-yan Pao) is found on its surface, this indicates that the leaf is over-fried.
Even though the shape of leaf is as described above, it is not of good quality as the taste is bitter.
Color of Dry Leaf
Color of dry leaf: Yellowish green color, even, bright and lustrous.For poor quality, the leaf is not lustrous, in darker green color with a dull appearance, and mixed with leaves of various colors.Besides, over-fried leaf appears to be in dark grayish color.
The good quality tea consists of pieces of leaf of fairly even size and color. Poor quality tea contains a lot of broken pieces, and mixed with broad strips of leaves. The leaf is a mixture of yellowish or dark green.
The well-made tea must be free from extraneous matter such as fiber, bamboo or wooden flakes, sand or stone, dust.
The dry leaf gives fresh a greenish note, while the aroma of poor quality tea is overcast and can hardly being sensed. When brewed, the liquor gives a fresh green note and long-lasting flavor. This is the characteristic of the most superior Longjing which is highly sought after, indicating the high quality of raw material being produced with the proper handling process. It is also recognized as it has an aroma of chestnut. The poor quality product gives a grassy flavor which is similar to stewed vegetable or green pea. If the leaf is over-fired, the strong firing effect or even burnt aroma is detectable.
Color of Liquor
Bright, clean and pure, with delicate bluish green color. For poor quality tea, the liquor is yellowish or dull yellowish color.
The taste is brisk, refreshing, smooth, mellow and has a sweet after taste. If the tea is of poor quality, the taste is astringent, bitter, with greenish grassy taste.
Brewed Tea Leaf
The brewed leaves show a fresh, bright and even green color. The leaves are well-attached to the bud, appears like the flower petals. When touched with the finger, the leaves are thick but soft and elastic.For poor quality tea, the brewed leaf consists of much broken pieces in dark green color or yellowish brown color. It is mixed with a single leaf without bud. If red color spot is found on the leaves, it indicates poor-handling –this shows that the leaves are damaged during plucking or spreading which cause oxidation of enzyme to take place before blanching.
Besides, good quality tea should not contain much insect bitten leaves which show uneven holes on the leaves.In addition, if the leaf is over-fried at higher temperature and burnt, the holes with even shape can be seen on the brewed leaf. The real Longjing cultivar comes with the bud closely attached with leaf/leaves to form the small and exquisite shape like flower. The length of bud is slightly longer than the leaf. The width of the leaf is narrower (about 0.5-1cm), while other cultivars contain leaf which is wider, bigger and longer than the bud, and not closely attached to the bud.
The real Longjing cultivar is very smooth and sleek when touched compared to other cultivars. The brewed leaf retains a mild fresh note, while other cultivars give a greenish grassy note or sometimes give no flavor at all after brewing.


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A bill introducing compulsory military service for women
Press release | Date: 04/10/2014 | Ministry of Defence| No: 43/2014
The Government today submitted a bill to the Storting on the introduction of universal compulsory military service. The effect of the bill will be to extend conscription to women on terms equal to those that apply to men.
The Government today submitted a bill to the Storting on the introduction of universal compulsory military service. The effect of the bill will be to extend conscription to women on terms equal to those that apply to men.
"This is a historic year," says Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide. "Two hundred years after Norway got its own constitution and 101 years after women got the vote, I am proud to put forward this bill regarding changes to the Compulsory Military Service Act and the Home Guard Act that are needed to introduce universal conscription. Norway thus becomes the first NATO country to give women and men equal rights and obligations to defend their country."
Of the more than 60,000 people in each year's conscription cohort, about 22,000 are now called in to "Session Part 2" to determine fitness for service. Today about 7,000 of these are women. A selection then takes place in accordance with the needs of the Armed Forces and the skill levels required. Finally, some 9,500 conscripts turn up to perform "first-time" or initial military service, including about 1,100 women.
"Initial service will be based as much as possible on voluntarism, as is the case today, but the needs of the Armed Forces will obviously come first," says Eriksen Søreide. "We'll motivate and pave the way for women and men to join the Armed Forces – and remain there. The introduction of conscription for women is an important way to secure access by the Armed Forces to the best available skills among both women and men, and eventually to increase the proportion of women in the military. Universal compulsory service is about equal rights and duties for both genders."
The proposition presented today is consistent with the Storting's decision on 14 June 2013 to introduce universal compulsory military service. It is proposed that the legislative amendments enter into force on 1 January 2015. Conscription for women will then apply to women born on 1 January 1997 and later.
Read the bill here (in Norwegian).


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I do not sell Pampered Chef nor do I have any affiliation with them, but I've attended a fair number of Pampered Chef parties and own quite a few of their products. One of my favorites is the Pampered Chef Batter Bowl. After I bought it I put it away and didn't use it for about a year, then one day I pulled it out and have been using it ever since. I love its durability, how easy is to wash, and most especially how it goes right in the microwave. It's especially useful for making these one bowl brownies. I call them Pampered Chef Batter Bowl Brownies since I always use my trusty bowl, but you can use any microwave-safe mixing bowl.
Pampered Chef Batter Bowl Brownies
Pampered Chef Batter Bowl Brownies
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time28 mins
Total Time38 mins
Servings: 12
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter 140 grams
- 1 1/4 cups 250 grams granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 70 grams
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs cold and straight from the refrigerator
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 70 grams
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch square metal or glass pan and line with parchment.
- Cut the butter into chunks, put it in the batter bowl and heat for 1 minute. Stir, then repeat heating at 30 second intervals until butter is completely melted. Add sugar to hot butter and stir well, then stir in cocoa. Heat for another minute, stirring ever 30 seconds, so that the batter is very warm.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and the salt. Make sure the batter is warm rather than piping hot, then add the cold eggs, one at a time, beating after each egg is added. Add the flour and stir until it is fully blended, then beat for about 40 strokes (I do this with another Pampered Chef item, my beloved Spatula Scraper).
- Spread batter in the pan and bake for 25 to 28 minutes. A glass pan might take up to 28 minutes, while a metal pan might take 25. When done, the batter will still look extremely fudge-y. The toothpick test is useless here, but if you have a meat thermometer you can stick it in and check for a temp above 190F.
- Allow the brownies to cool for several hours, then loosen slightly from edges of pan. If you have time, I recommend giving them a good chill before slicing.
Adapted from Alice Medrich's Best Cocoa Brownies recipe


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Do you like to drink? Do you like to feel better after drinking? If so strap in and learn about alcohol and b vitamins. If you like to drink, there is a possibility that you may have deficiencies in b vitamins. This b vitamin deficiency can lead to issues with energy production and metabolism.
Lowered energy is only part of the issue. Many b vitamins interact with other functions in your body and can cause you more issues. I take a b vitamin supplement daily to help my body out. In the morning it gives me an energy boost without the need of caffeine.
B vitamin shots have become a big rage, I have not tried one, but I hear they are amazing. I stick to b vitamin supplement and eating a balanced diet. By learning about alcohol and b vitamins, just taking a supplement or eating a better diet could improve your health.


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Sports Publishing Coming Through for Baseball Fans
We have seen in the last few posts how certain publishers focus on baseball fans and really provide a great selection for them. As we head into the pending long, hard winter, I figured it is always a good idea to showcase a few more publishers that take care of the fans and get us to our awaited destination, the first pitch of Spring. Sports publishing has long been a staple of baseball book publishers and offers a diverse catalog for fans. They offer multiple sports, but for me it's all baseball or bust. Historical, team related, biographical, new release or not, there always is something that fans can find that will appeal to everyone.
While this is not a new release, it still is a great look at the most vital position on the field, the Pitcher. By going through the entire history of baseball, Westcott gives the reader some of the most memorable feats performed by Pitchers. Heroes of the game such as Waddell, Chesbro, Cy Young and Mathewson through modern day greats like Ryan, Seaver, Carlton, Maddux and Randy Johnson all get their due. It is a nice mix of various pitching accomplishments that have help build the history of the game. 51 chapters covering one position is a lot of memorable feats for the reader, and also introduces them to some not so mainstream stories. Check this book out if you want to expand your knowledge of the game's history and see the value that the Pitcher has added to our great game.
Lets face it, the Home Run is one of the coolest aspects of the game. It can change the entire momentum of a game, series or even a season. There is a reason we keep so many Home Run records and why we still are arguing who is the real Home Run King. There are easily more than 101 home runs that one can call to mind but this is one of those books that narrows it to a certain number. The one thing the reader has to remember is that they will not always agree with the 101 that were picked. So it offers some debate material for you and your friends to discuss over a few beers, but in the end, everyone's list will be different. The authors give a nice sampling of Homers and it allows the readers to re-live some of the greatest moments in the game's history. But in the end, someone, somewhere is going to disagree with at least 1/3 of the picks. So keep an open mind going into this one.
There was a post in a Facebook group this week asking about this series of books. It is a very interesting series that puts a unique spin on your favorite team. The Pittsburgh Pirates book above is the latest in the series and offers you the worst players to wear certain uniform numbers, statistics and history base off the numbers as well as first home runs by certain numbers. There are so many various things they offer related to the numbers that it is almost impossible not to enjoy these books. If you are a fan of a certain team you will enjoy this series immensely. Check out Sports Publishing's web site for their other team offerings.
We are all familiar with the Black Sox scandal of 1919 so no need to rehash it here. I tend to shy away from the Joe Jackson books at this point because I am not really sure if I am going to get anything new from reading another one. Well I am glad to say Hornbaker has given me a more complete picture of Joe Jackson than I ever had before. He looks at his time prior to joining the Chicago White Sox and his career blossoming career in Cleveland. It paints a much broader picture of the center focal point of the Black Sox scandal and an further understanding of the real Joe Jackson. No matter what side of the scandal you sit on, this book is worth taking a look at. It provides some new perspectives of all events of Jackson's career and life.
I wonder honestly if Ty Cobb gets more coverage now than he did while he was alive. He also is a very tough market to write a book during the last few years. Hornbaker's book is another in a long line of recent Cobb themed books and like his Joe Jackson book provides a different perspective on the Hall of Famer. As always it is up to the reader to decide what is fact and what is legend, but the author does an admirable job at presenting alternative truths about Cobb. It is worth the time to read but in the end, the reader has to make the decision which one of the Cobb books presents the most truth. After all the books, both fact and fiction, that have addressed Cobb, it is going to be hard for readers to ever figure out what Cobb's true story actually is.
Finally, we take a look at one of my hometown favorites. This book covers more than just baseball and usually I don't touch these book on here,(see my disclaimer above), but hey……….it's Philly! It takes a thorough look at Philadelphia and the Championships we have been lucky enough to celebrate through the years. Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey are covered as well as showing the transition from a town built on Dynasties to a town laden in a Championship drought for so many years. It events like these that helped shaped me as the sports fan I am today. It also shows that the Philly fans may not be as bad as we are always portrayed.
Take the time to check the books out on Sports Publishing's website. They have these and many other great baseball books that are sure to please everyone.
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Bring In the Right-Hander!
Sometimes I find a baseball autobiography and wonder if this player really needed their own book. If that player had an average, or even less than average career, what could they possibly bring to the table? Sometimes I get a pleasant surprise when one of those average player writes a book that holds my interest and produces a good reading experience for me. Today's book falls into that pleasant surprise category and from an unlikely source to boot.
Jerry Reuss by most standards had an average career. Never the ace of a staff, but a serviceable arm that would eat innings and help teams in their push to the top. Pitching for eight teams over a 22 year span, Reuss compiled an impressive win total of 220. From a pitcher that never won more than 18 games in any given season, that is an impressive total.
Jerry Reuss starts the reader on a journey through his early years in Missouri, where he first dreamed of becoming a major league pitcher. Signing with the hometown St. Louis Cardinals, Reuss had all the makings of a real life dream come true.
Reuss then shows the reader what the inside, off the field life of a baseball player is really like. Back stabbings by the upper management people he trusted, trades, releases and other not so pleasant things a player deals with on an annual basis. It shows how much more players even back in those days had to deal with off the field.
The big thing I took away from this book is how remaining true to yourself and dealing fair with people will help you get ahead at whatever your vocation. Jerry Reuss played more years than many of his contemporaries did who maintained the same skill set. It comes across as being a combination of perseverance at his chosen trade and being a decent person on and off the field. In the end this average pitcher ended his career, after a few stops in different cities, the proud owner of a World Series ring.
This book is a pretty enjoyable read. It moves along at a brisk pace and holds the readers interest through more than just on the field happenings. Anecdotes about himself and teammates keep you engaged and give you a real feel what it was like to be a teammate of Reuss'. It also shows a glimpse of the personality of Reuss himself which comes across as a fun loving guy and a great teammate.
If you are a fan of Reuss or any of the teams he played for, take the time to read this book. It is not a book that one would compare to War & Peace in any way. It is more of a breezy light hearted read of an average pitcher with an interesting journey. I wasn't expecting much out of Reuss' stories about his career and his teammates, but was pleasantly surprised at what I got. You never know who or what is going to present you with an enjoyable book.
You can get this book from the nice folks at the University of Nebraska Press
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The League of Outsider Baseball-An Illustrated History of Baseball's Forgotten Heroes
The history of baseball has so many nooks and crannies that it is almost impossible as a fan to say you have heard everything. Some of the history is well documented and some is taken from legend or word of mouth. No matter what its historical format, baseball allows for almost everyday to be a learning experience. Today's book is one of those that puts a unique and interesting spin on some well-known and some of the more obscure baseball personalities that were an integral part of the game's history.
Now I am in no way an artsy guy. Never a big fan of the creative arts and not a big fan of comic books growing up for whatever reasons that may be. So when they guy who admits all that, says to you this book is something very unique an enjoyable, you may want to pay attention.
Gary Cieradkowski is hard to pin down. Is he an artist or a writer? He created both parts of this book and did a very good job with each. He has brought to life through his artwork, faces of the past. He has done both the famous and obscure from the annals of baseball history. Creating both artwork and a baseball card set that puts faces to some of the names you may never have heard of, actually seen a picture of or been exposed to up until now. Showing the stars in their pre-fame lives, you get to see a glimpse of Sandy Koufax in Coney Island garb and Walter Johnson on an Anaheim baseball card. It also brings to light the stories of those that lurked in the shadows of Major League Baseball. Semi-pros, Negro Leagues, Barnstormers, Journeymen, Rouges, Odd Balls and players from the Amateur and International leagues all have stories to contribute to this book.
Not to be overlooked by his great artwork, is the quality stories Cieradowski offers the readers about all these unique and varied personalities. His writing is both entertaining and informative and a few of them leave the reader wanting to go further and research more about certain players. It is a great tool for a fans knowledge base.
This book is a fun and entertaining read and should not be overlooked. It is not your average baseball compilation book in the fact that it is not packed full of stars. It gives the lesser known players their due and appreciates their impact and contributions to the history of the game. Check this book out, I don't think you will be disappointed, because quite honestly there is something for everyone.
You can get this book from the nice folks at Touchstone
The League of Outsider Baseball
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Characters from the Diamond-Wild, Crazy and Unique Tales from Early Baseball
I have been sticking to the theme of Pre-World War II baseball reading lately. I have been lucky enough to find some more material about that era and I have realized that it is a large deficiency in my baseball education. My knowledge hole if you want to call it that, starts in the late 19th century and ends in the late 1920's or so. Today's book falls right in the middle of that time frame and allows me to gain some serious knowledge of the era.
Ronald T. Waldo has brought forth another winner in this era. For fans of early baseball he has produced a compilation of some great stories of baseball's early years. From the games greats like Ty Cobb, and then the games not so greats like Arthur Evans, the author has regaled the reader with some very entertaining stories. He also does go beyond just the players. He includes Umpires, Owners and often forgotten names from this unique era in baseball history.
Characters from the Diamond paints a unique picture of what baseball was really like during its early years. Perhaps during this era baseball was keeping more in-line with its original roots as being a form of relaxation and fun for the players and the masses. This is in contrast to the mega business powerhouse it is today. The picture this book paints helps keep a unique era in baseball's history preserved in print, so as time marches on fans of the game will realize where the sport came from and how we got to where we are now at today.
Author Ronald T. Waldo has really found his niche in this era. From his previously published books and now including this one he has undertaken measurable tasks with his books. He is working in an era that very few players, if any are still alive. Even people who witnessed the end of this era are few and far between, so he is trying to compile stories in the fourth and fifth person down the line. That is a monumental task for a writer. The pressure involved with fact checking and putting your name on the line that you got the story correct is monumental. As one is reading Waldo's work you get the feel that the research is thorough and you are getting the complete story. That is both a compliment to his dedication and writing style. This is a very hard era to make the reader feel like they are actually there, but Ronald T. Waldo pulls it off. The main reason being that between alcohol and gambling alone the game of baseball on and off of the field is such a different game than what we are used to.
Baseball fans should take the time to check this one out. It is a great history lesson for everyone, and an era where a few laughs up until now have been hard to find. It is also important for everyone to see where we have come from and be able to appreciate what we now have on the field.
You can get this book from the nice folks at Rowman & Littlefield
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Tales From the Deadball Era-Some of the Wildest Times in Baseball History
Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. If not used correctly it can skew the memories of people, times and places of bygone eras. It can make one think and long for something that in hindsight we believe was much better than it really was. Since Baseball has been around for almost a century and a half, there are many eras that none of use were able to witness first hand. We rely on history books, the research of many and documentation to see what really happened. The Deadball era is one that many people have a fondness for and like to learn about it as much as they can. I recently found a book that allows those Deadball era lovers to get some inside stories of what the game was really like during that time, without succumbing to all that messy nostalgia.
Tales From the Deadball Era allows readers to do some time traveling if you will. It takes them back to when violence, segregation and gambling were some of the nicer things happening at the baseball games. A time when fields were in disrepair, equipment was unsophisticated and quite honestly the final product was somewhat of a mess. It was nothing like the showcase we get to witness on a daily basis today.
Halfon introduces us to some of the major events of the era. Showing us these highlights along with some of the great personalities ever to play the game, he gives the reader a very complete picture of what was going on during this era. He also shows some of the more lighthearted moments that infiltrated the game during that period. Many of these things you would not even dream of as being part of the game today. The book also shows how necessity is the mother of invention. Things we normally accept as part of the game had to come from somewhere, and this book shows us those things we should all be thankful for.
If you fancy yourself a novice baseball historian this book is a good book for you. It gives the reader a nice feel for this time period and will leave you wanting to find out more information about the Deadball era and its personalities. If you fancy yourself a novice historian on the John Thorn level then you may want to stay away from this one. If you are at that level you more than likely wont get any new information from this book. Honestly most fans will enjoy reading this book and spending the time traveling back to these decades long ago.
You can get this book from the nice folks at Potomac Books
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Ty Cobb – A Terrible Beauty
There are players in the history of baseball that transcend all of time. No matter how much time passes they are in conversations and debates almost on a daily basis. Names like Mantle, DiMaggio, Williams, Mays, Aaron, Bonds and Rose are all names that will forever be talked about and for the most part held in high regard. Regardless of their transgressions on and off the field they are still beloved by many. There are others that the exact opposite is true of. One such person is Ty Cobb. More than a few books have been written about The Georgia Peach and his exploits and honestly up until now most have not been complimentary. There was a new book published this year that attempts to change how we feel about Ty Cobb.
Charles Leerhsen took on a pretty big task in trying to change Ty Cobb's image. It seems we as baseball fans and as a society were pretty set in our opinions of Cobb. We accepted the facts that he was a cut throat player willing to win at any cost. We also accepted the fact that he was a raging racist during his life. Basically we all were comfortable accepting the fact that he was an all around SOB. Through other books that were written, most of these facts were able to be backed up by stories and first hand accounts, and even though we now know a few may have been fabrications, we were all pretty set in our opinions. But what if we are wrong?
The author, through newspaper articles, interviews and some of Cobb's own writings has tried to get to the real man behind the image. He does an in-depth look at the personality and the behavior of the man set in his own era. He attempts to dispel rumors, expose certain truths as fraud and show the gentler, kinder side of ole' Ty.
This book gets its point across very eloquently and does pose some very interesting questions for the reader. Perhaps the biggest question I had at the end of this is were we wrong? I don't know for sure honestly, but it definitely has raised some serious questions in my mind. Cobb's grandson Herschel wrote a book about Ty last year and that to me started the ball rolling in my mind that maybe we have the story a little skewed. I finished the book and still in my own mind have no definitive answers on Ty Cobb, but I have opened up to the possibility that the accepted story may not at the very least be accurate.
I recommend this book to any and all baseball fans because if nothing else it will start to make you wonder. It is written very well and moves along nicely. It is not a mindless biography and it forces the reader to contemplate whether they still accept the opinions we have previously accepted as fact. Maybe someone will also help me figure out what I think about the whole subject, because I am still not sure.
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Billy Martin – Baseball's Flawed Genius
Too much of a good thing is not healthy. But how does one know when they get to that point. It could be with food and drink, gambling, or countless other vices, usually you know when you have had enough. With baseball books how are we to know when the market has been saturated with a particular subject? Is it when the subject runs its course of popularity and what defines the point that subject transcends its own timeline? There are certain personalities out there that no matter how much time passes between their relevance to the game and current times, the books keep on coming. Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle and a handful of others come to mind as players with too many books about them out there. But today's book to me is another biography on an above average player and manager that gets a ton of coverage no matter how many decades have passed.
Billy Martin is a guy who got more mileage out of his personality than almost anyone in baseball. People loved him and hated him, all at the same time, but you couldn't deny his passion and skills. On and off the field he was a lightning rod for trouble and everywhere he went, some sort of altercation interrupted his career at that time. He has been the subject of many, many books and this new one tries to give the reader something different.
Bill Pennington has thrown his hat in the Billy Martin Ring with his new volume. Pennington has done thorough research and given the reader a comprehensive story of the life of the volatile player and skipper. From his early days in California to his career at various stops in the majors, the author has given you a good look at what made Billy tick. There were some minor details about Martin's story that knowledgeable fans may question but overall it is a nice piece of work that readers will enjoy.
The bigger question I have is why do we need another Billy Martin biography? What has happened in recent years that has changed any opinions of Billy. In the almost 25 years since Martin's death, nothing new has surfaced that would warrant another book. There have been several books on the market that have done this dance. I know of at least ten other biographies that have chronicled Martin's life and there is a lot of overlap between those books already. So I am not sure why we needed another one. I understand the appeal of the Yankees and Martin's personality, so that is really the only reason I can conceive as to why this book, at this point in time.
As I said above, Bill Pennington did a really nice job with this book, save for the few minor details he doesn't have quite right. If you haven't inundated yourself with Billy Martin biographies in the past, then you will really enjoy this book. If you are like me and read all the other versions available, then you may have trouble finding some new information to keep your attention. I don't want to discourage readers from checking out this book, I just want them to keep in mind it is a lot of the same stories that have been visited many times before.
You can get this book from the nice folks at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Billy Martin-Baseball's Flawed Genius
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Release Notes: November 2018
A summary of our November Release Notes
December 5th, 2018
Christian Hvitved
See our docs for a complete release overview.
RBAC support for SAML and LDAP
Humio now supports importing roles on login for both SAML and LDAP, which can be used to set up role-base authorisation and user management (the functionality is On-Prem only).
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GELF (Graylog Extended Log Format) is a common format for sending logs. And Humio now supports GELF v1.1.
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Added support for Java 11. Humio can now be run with Java 9 or Java 11. Humio's Docker images are updated to use Java 11 and we encourage users to update to Java 11 and use Azul's OpenJDK Zulu builds.
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Title changes 2019
At VS Gaming, we pride ourselves in keeping up with the latest competitive titles in our online league. With that in mind, we're happy to announce a few changes coming to the 2019 league season as we say goodbye to a few titles and welcome a few more.
We are introducing the following new titles and modes to the Telkom VS Gaming league in 2019:
- Artifact (PC)
- Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (Leagues on both PC and PS4 platforms)
- Quake Champions 2vs2
- Quake Champions Slipgate (4v4)
The following titles remain:
- Counter-Strike Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Rocket League
- Overwatch
- Quake Champions Duel (1vs1)
- League of Legends
Redistribution of prizes to aid community development
Players and teams will now be rewarded with prize money incentives throughout the year in both online and offline leagues and cups to further incentivise participants and reward their achievements. We believe this will be especially valuable to the gaming communities that are in their early development phase. Each season has been assigned a prize pool, which means that teams and players will be motivated to perform consistently well.
Changes to the VS Gaming Championships
Thanks to our partnership with Matrix Warehouse and the establishment of the VS Gaming High Performance Esport Centre, we are excited to announce that the Championships for each respective game will be held on its own separate weekend. In the past, the Championships for all titles were held over the same weekend, which limited the amount of attention we could direct to a single title at any given time. With this new development, VS Gaming will now elevate the quality and importance of each respective Championship event by giving each game our undivided attention and focus.
More opportunities created to qualify for the CS:GO and Dota 2 Masters event
We have listened carefully to the feedback received from the community and are pleased to announce that we have added multiple points to qualify for the 2019 Masters event. The first opportunity comes in the form of the VS Masters Online Qualifier. The second opportunity is the VS Masters JHB LAN Qualifier. The third opportunity is the VS Gaming Championships, and the final opportunity to qualify for the VS Masters event is the Premier Division in Leg 4. We are constantly exploring more LAN opportunities around the country to give players the opportunity to compete in their home towns. Once secured, these activations will utilise one of the VS Gaming Championship slots.
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League of Legends
The 2019 league will see the number of legs reduced to three, and the top teams at the end of each leg will receive prizes. We have added a playoff between each leg to accommodate promotion and relegation. After the third leg, the top 16 teams will compete at their Championship event held on 26 to 28 July 2019 at the VS Gaming High Performance Esport Centre.
Starting on 29 April and ending on 12 May 2019, VS Gaming will host an open online cup where teams will compete for prizes.
Similar to the 2018 league, Overwatch teams will compete in a division-based structure with prizes awarded after each of the three legs.
The Overwatch Championships will take place between 16 and 18 August 2019 at the VS Gaming High Performance Esport Centre in Gauteng.
In addition to the league, VS Gaming will also host two open online cups with impressive prize pools. The first will start on 25 February, and the second will begin on 13 May 2019.
Rocket League
We have completely overhauled the Rocket League by replacing the division structure with four Qualification Cups. Each of these cups will see contestants divide into Pro Cups and Amateur Cups. Teams who qualify for each respective Pro Cup will compete for prize money as well as a spot at the Rocket League Championships.
The Rocket League Championships has been expanded from 8 teams to 16 teams and will take place between 25 and 27 October 2019, held at the VS Gaming High Performance Esport Centre in Gauteng.
In addition to the qualification cups detailed above, VS Gaming is also hosting a standalone open cup with an impressive prize pool. This cup will take place between 27 May and 9 June 2019.
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 on PS4
The Call of Duty PS4 community can look forward to four open cups, each with their own respective prize pool. The top teams at the end of each cup will qualify for the COD Black Ops 4 Championships, which will be held at the VS Gaming High Performance Esport Centre from 4 to 6 October 2019.
In addition to the league, VS Gaming will also host a prized online cup starting on 3 July and finishing on 16 July 2019.
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 on PC
In our effort to revitalise the Call of Duty PC scene, VS Gaming will host two open cups where teams can compete for prizes. The first cup will begin on 4 February, and the second cup will begin on 27 May 2019.
Quake Championships
We have completely overhauled the Quake Championship Leagues by replacing the division structure with four Qualification Cups. Each of these cups will see contestants divide into Pro Cups and Amateur Cups. Players who qualify for each respective Pro Cup will compete for prize money as well as a spot at the Quake Championships.
To further develop the Quake community, VS Gaming will also begin hosting Quake 2vs2 and Quake Slipgate Cups, all with prizes.
VS Gaming will host two cups for Artifact while we evaluate the new game title and its community's needs. Artifact's community is in its development phase, and VS Gaming aims to complement the community's growth by hosting two prized cups, with the option to add more if there is demand. The first cup will begin in March, and the second cup will begin in July 2019.
Battlefield V
Here at VS Gaming, we're big fans of the Battlefield franchise, but we also understand that the newer titles often need a little bit more time to comply to minimum esports standards. As soon as Battlefield V reaches that point, VS Gaming will embrace the title by hosting two prized cups to get the community off the ground.
The following titles are no longer supported in 2019:
- Hearthstone
- Battlefield 4
Why Hearthstone?
We're changing our focus to Artifact as we see it as a title with a strong future and ties with Dota 2, which has long been one of South Africa's most popular competitive titles.
Why Battlefield 4?
Battlefield 4 has been the staple competitive title for the past few years, and since more recent titles haven't been as well received in the competitive community, we've decided to retire the title. We are keeping a keen eye on Battlefield 5 and will investigate adding it to the league once it becomes esports ready.
All dates, prizes, venues and details are subject to change at VS Gaming's discretion.


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Poster created for SEPA NIH SciEd Conference
Poster created by SageFox's Alan Peterfreund and Emily Deharo-Otero
Session Thu-Incl-RPP: Invited Inclusion Session: Connecting Research and Practice through Partnerships in K-12 CS Education for Inclusion
Session Thu-Incl-RPP: Invited Inclusion Session: Connecting Research and Practice through Partnerships in K-12 CS Education for Inclusion
Leigh Ann Delyser, CSforAll Consortium, Fred Martin, CSTA, Stacey Sexton, SageFox
This session will define and discuss Research Practice Partnerships, and how these partnerships between K12 and research institutions can impact K12 CS Education for Inclusion.
CHAIR: Leigh Ann Delyser (NYC Foundation for CS Education, United States)
Session Wed-RPP-PM: RPPforCS for Community Meeting
Session Wed-RPP-PM: RPPforCS for Community Meeting
Rebecca Zarch (SageFox Consulting Group, United States)
Alan Peterfreund (SageFox Consulting Group, United States)
Leigh Ann Delyser (NYC Foundation for CS Education, United States)
RPPforCS for Community Meeting
ABSTRACT. RPPforCS is a connected community of practice designed to support the NSF CS For All: RPP awardees and facilitate a common research agenda among its members, develop evaluator and researcher capacity, and collect common data elements across RPP projects. This event will begin with a plenary session with the RESPECT conference titled "Designing for Broadening Participation." The plenary will include panelists RIchard Ladner, Chris Hoadley, and Ben Sayler and will be moderated by Joanna Goode (all recent RPPforCS awardees focusing on reaching underrepresented populations). The RPPforCS awardees will then go into an afternoon session focused on community building, early capacity building for the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships and defining the shared research agenda.
Connecting Evaluation and Computing Education Research: Why is it so Important?
With the growth of computing education research in the last decade, we have found a call for a strengthening of empiricism within the computing education research community. Computer science education researchers are being asked to focus not only the innovation that the research creates or the question it answers, but also on validating the claims we made about the work. In this session, we will explore the relationship between evaluation and computing education research and why it is so vital to the success of the many computing education initiatives underway. It will also help computing faculty engaged in computer science education research understand why it is essential to integrate evaluation and validation from the very first conceptual stages of their intervention programs.
2017 American Evaluation Association Conference
Evaluation 2017 brings together evaluators, evaluation scholars, students, and evaluation users to assemble, share, and learn.
About Evaluation 2017
2017 marks the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) 31st Annual Conference. Taking place on November 6-11 in Washington, D.C., Evaluation 2017 brings together evaluators, evaluation scholars, students, and evaluation users from around the world are invited to assemble, share, and learn from the successes of the international discipline and practice of evaluation.
No matter your skill level, Evaluation 2017 will provide the opportunity to be involved in the shared experience through a variety of presentations and learning formats. Click here for a more detailed description of our session formats.
Birds of a Feather Gatherings: Also known as idea exchanges or networking tables, are relatively small and informal discussion-based gatherings, aimed at building networks and exploring ideas.
Demonstrations: Formal 45- or 90-minute presentations that show how to use or apply an evaluation concept or tool.
Expert Lecture: Formal 45-minute presentations by a single expert in the field.
Ignite Presentations: These fast-paced presentations use 20 PowerPoint slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds for a total presentation time of just 5 minutes.
Multi-paper Sessions: Three or more paper presentations on a common theme. Each paper presenter will have approximately 15 minutes to present and discuss the key points of their work.
Panel: This formal, thematic, 45- or 90-minute presentation focuses on an issue facing the field of evaluation.
Roundtables: 45-minute oral presentations, which typically include 15 minutes of presentation, followed by 30 minutes of discussion and feedback.
Skill-Building Workshop: Workshops teach a specific skill needed by many evaluators and include one or more exercises that let attendees practice the skill.
Think Tank: 45- or 90-minute session focusing on a single issue or question. Attendees break into small groups to explore the issue or question and reconvene to share their understanding through a discussion.
SageFox is granted NSF Award
Using a Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Approach to Develop a Shared Evaluation and Research Agenda for Computer Science for All
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This project will adapt the Researcher-Practitioner Partnership (RPP) approach to build the capacity of evaluators and researchers to study, understand, and report on their project efforts and to establish a participant-driven, multi-site research agenda for the Computer Science for All: Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships (CS for All: RPP) program. This project will engage the community of funded partnerships to collectively work to develop a shared research agenda to facilitate the understanding of the efficacy of the RPP model and the impact on computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education. The connected community will bring together the RPP research and evaluation teams and connect them to the larger CS for All education community through the CSforAll Consortium. This connection to the larger community will ensure a bidirectional dissemination – with the intellectual merit of the projects reaching the largest possible audience of researchers and practitioners, as well as ongoing connection to initiatives outside the funded RPPs helping to share learnings and best practices as well. The project will develop a community consensus on a research agenda for the RPP programs which may provide a solid foundation for future research, program evaluation and assessment. This project has the potential to affect the relative success of the CS for All: RPP projects and the program overall. By creating a connected community, it will promote a robust culture of sharing knowledge from experts (both within and external to the community), lessons learned in near-real time associated with implementation, having sharing common metrics that are both supportive of the projects and the program overall, and shared means of dissemination to broader communities of researchers and practitioners. This project has the broader potential of serving as a model for NSF programs for proactively developing the methods for shared learning and common metrics that have more commonly been developed and implemented at much later stages.
To both support the projects and maintain awareness of the larger initiatives, we propose a Connected Community of Practice (CCOP). A Researcher-Evaluator Working Group (R-EWG) will form to provide a process for pursuing the shared research agenda developed through the CCOP. This structure will facilitate data collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination at a program level. The approach will also generate a mechanism for those outside of the immediate RPP community to benefit from this investment by engaging in learning from the participants that will add value to the initial investment by supporting those undertaking the RPP work and scaling to a broader audience. Recognizing that the funded partnerships will likely be highly diverse in terms of size, context, research area and strength of working relationships, the project will deeply engage evaluators and researchers at the onset of the program to collaboratively develop a shared data set to capture participation data across projects, co-define an RPP research agenda to advance the field of CT/CS educational knowledge, and use the CS for All infrastructure for collaboration, learning and dissemination. This approach will lay the foundation for program-wide assessment and learning. The project will facilitate the community in developing a framework for answering: 1. What are the RPP-specific activities that are high-leverage/highly effective in affecting quality computer science education? 2. What common indicators are appropriate to collect across CS for All: RPP projects to demonstrate the relative and overall effectiveness of the RPP projects? 3. Using these indicators, what are the outcomes and impact of the CS for All: RPP projects for districts, teachers and students?
World Climate Assessment ARCS 2017
Learning for Ourselves about Climate Change: The World Climate simulation
Can role-play with interactive models enhance climate knowledge, affect and intent to act?
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California Freeze Out?
The Alliance for Better Campaigns last week asked the nation's two largest radio groups to allow California's gubernatorial candidates to advertise on their radio stations in that state. "It is not clear whether Clear Channel and Infinity are refusing to accept political advertising because it would decrease the inventory available to commercial advertisers," wrote Meredith McGehee, president and executive director of the Campaign for Better Elections. "If so, the need to balance demands from commercial advertisers should not be used to justify a blanket ban on political advertising by state and local candidates." Infinity said it has offered each candidate a minute of airtime free and is "evaluating whether we're going to sell them additional airtime." Clear Channel did not comment.
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Tearful KPNX(TV) Phoenix anchors told the story of the death late Wednesday of Arizona TV icon C.E. "Pep" Cooney, who spent 18 years as the station's colorful president and general manager. Cooney, 70, suffered an aortic embolism Aug. 25 and, despite surgery, never fully recovered, the station reported. He retired from the station in 1995. ...
Two former Continental Cablevision executives, David Keefe and Edward Holleran Jr., are acquiring cable systems from ailing Charter Communications for $765 million. Atlantic Broadband, the new company they run with backing from private equity firm Abry Partners, paid Charter about $3,250 per sub (or around 11 times Charter's running-rate cash flow.) The systems being sold include 51,000 subs in Miami Beach and 184,000 video customers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York and West Virginia. ...
Former Paxson President and CEO Jeff Sagansky has been named to the board of Scripps, becoming the board's 12th member. Scripps owns 10 TV stations, four cable networks, a home-shopping network and 21 newspapers.
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Viacom-owned CMT: Country Music Television is ditching the venerable Grand Ole Opry Live music show, one of its most popular but old-skewing programs. Starting Oct. 4, rival country-music net Great American Country will add Opry to its lineup and plans to give the show additional plays. CMT inherited it from sister net The Nashville Network (most recently renamed Spike TV). ...
ABC this fall will air the first annual "Reality Awards," honoring network and cable prime time reality and alternative series and specials. Categories will include award-show standards, such as "Best Series," but also will include awards specific to reality shows, such as "Most Memorable Moment" and "Best Twist."
South Park To Try Syndie
Comedy Central has cut a deal with Debmar Studio to syndicate South Park beginning in fall 2004, and it will fetch up to $100 million in syndication, some experts say. Most likely it will be shown in late-night slots because of its often raunchy content, although there will be light editing. Some episodes—such as the one where the word shit was uttered 162 times, for example—won't be seen at all, although that one was the series' highest-rated episode.


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In Hong Kong, cheese is widely used and flexibly applied to various Western dishes, ranging from pizza, sandwiches and salads and even red wine. With growing Westernised eating habits among Hong Kong consumers, more and more new cheese types and flavours are emerging on supermarket shelves.
Despite ongoing innovation, Hong Kong consumers tend to possess very limited knowledge of cheese and they find it hard to distinguish between different types. To erase confusion and stimulate consumption, key players have made strong efforts to educate consumer on cheese and its applications.
Aside from cooking applications, key players have explored new opportunities for cheese consumption. Cheese snacks, generally in stick or cube form, have gained an increasing market presence because of their portability and positioning as a "healthy snack" option rich in calcium.
Kraft (Kraft Foods Hong Kong), which claims to be the leader in terms of global sales, is a well-established brand in Hong Kong. Rather than product innovations, Kraft puts more emphasis on branding strategy to bolster consumer bonding.
The giant dairy brand Anchor, present in butter and drinking milk products, entered cheese in Hong Kong with Candy Cheese in May 2017. Moreover, it launched new product lines of processed cheese, Lite Processed Cheese and Cheddar Processed Cheese, in January 2018 to strengthen its market presence.
As on-the-go lifestyles spread in Hong Kong, La Vache Qui Rit (Unibel) launched new product lines of cheese snacks: Cheese Spread Belcube; and Cheese Dippers with breadsticks. The aim is to offer unique snacking experiences to Hong Kong consumers.
Hong Kong consumers are opting for healthier daily diets. Among the younger generation, there is an increasing preference for drinking milk products that are more natural, with no preservatives or antibiotics, highly nutritious and environmentally-friendly, with no animal base.
While adhering to rising health trends, key players are focused on creating taste and packaging excitements. Trappist Dairy, for example, regularly launches seasonal flavours, such as guava in summer, ginger in winter and white chocolate for Valentine's Day.
There is also growing competition in shelf stable milk in Hong Kong, with more international brands, such as Seoul Milk, Emmi, Mengniu and Magnolia, occupying more shelf space in supermarkets. Alongside aggressive in-store promotions by existing companies, players present in other dairy categories, such as the condensed milk brand Black & White, also diversified their product portfolios by launching shelf stable milks and heavily promoting them throughout 2018.
Vitasoy International Holdings is the long-standing key player, and owner of several brands, in soy drinks.
Another of Vitasoy's non-refrigerated brands, Calci-Plus, not only aims to provide health benefits, but also storage convenience to Hong Kong consumers. In addition to frequent innovations to Calci-Plus High-Calcium Soy Milk, such as an "advanced formula" to reduce cholesterol levels and offer unsweetened flavours, it has provided innovation through other plant-derived alternatives, such as Calci-Plus Coconut and Almond High-Calcium Healthy Drink.
Royal FrieslandCampina, which has maintained a strong presence in Hong Kong since 1938, was crowned Hong Kong's Most Valuable Company in 2018. Through Friesland Foods Hong Kong, the key Dutch Lady brand is renowned for its high-quality products and long-term advocacy of the family.
Yoghurt has generally been perceived as a functional product for digestion only; and not commonly seen as a daily consumption option. With the rise in Westernised eating habits and growing health and wellness awareness among Hong Kong consumers, yoghurt received wider acceptance and grew its presence in 2018.
Given relative category saturation and stable consumption patterns, some drinking milk products players have diversified their product portfolios by entering yoghurt, where they see better prospects in terms of profit. Kowloon Dairy and Trappist Dairy, well-established players in both fresh milk and flavoured milk drinks, launched entirely new product lines in drinking yoghurt and plain yoghurt, respectively, from 2017.
While Yakult is the long-time dominant brand in drinking yoghurt, more international brands increased their shelf presence on supermarket shelves by 2018. Brands like Yoyi C (mainland China), Bifido (Taiwan), Meiji (Japan) and Maeil (South Korea) have increased the pressure on Yakult, which witnessed retail value share losses throughout the review period.
Well-established Kowloon Dairy remained the leading player in fresh milk in 2018. In mid-2017, the company launched another product line by introducing drinking yoghurt in both original and green apple flavours.
Dairy Farm (Nestlé Hong Kong) initiated "Finally We Got This Healthy Snack!" as a marketing slogan in mid-2017, newly positioning itself as a "healthy snack" option for children. The marketing claims that Dairy Farm contains no preservatives, but has active lactobacillus, which is good-for-digestion.
In mid-2017, Yakult Honsha introduced another good-for-breakfast drinking yoghurt brand, Joie, especially intended for children in Hong Kong. Adding milk to the original recipe of Yakult, Joie aims to bring new excitement and provide more health-functional ingredients, such as calcium, vitamin D and probiotics.
There is growing concern over potential health risks associated with coffee whiteners among Hong Kong consumers. They have started to perceive the "extra ingredients" in coffee whiteners, including sugar, sodium, corn syrup and food colourings to mimic the qualities of milk and cream, as unhealthy, as they can increase trans-fat and calorie counts.
Plain condensed milk also faced numerous challenges in 2018. Apart from the dropping demand among the growing base of health-conscious consumers, usage of plain condensed milk is still limited to breakfast options, traditional dishes or drinks only.
Alongside packaging innovations, players have pushed different application opportunities for other dairy, both offline and online. Président (Groupe Lactalis), for instance, organised "Mum's Cooking Competition" in mid-2018, which encouraged participants to share their recipes with its dairy products to win a prize.
Nestlé focused more on other coffee-related areas, rather than Coffee-mate in 2018. For example, a focus on all-in-one instant coffee boosted Nescafé, underpinned by its convenience, affordable pricing and wide variety of tastes.
Eagle (Nestlé), the leading condensed milk brand in Hong Kong, has launched several innovations to catch the latest trends. Regarding rising health and wellness awareness, the brand launched two new series of skimmed milk and "light" condensed milk containing less than 1% fat.
Black & White, an evaporated and condensed milk brand, which devotes most of its business to food and beverages, entered the retail channel in 2014. The brand has driven Hong Kong-style milk tea culture for over 70 years.
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Class and elegance abound in this timber-constructed resort. Each deluxe room comes with a private balcony for enjoying the evening's setting sun in peace. There's free WiFi in the rooms, as well as plush bathrobes, slippers, an electric kettle and iPod docking station. The air-conditioning allows you to enjoy the plush comforters and high thread count sheets
There's one Baros Residence set in the dense foliage of the island. The beach is just a short walk away. Enjoy a cooling swim in a private swimming pool tucked away in the flowering garden
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Differently-abled get age relaxation in Central Government jobs
Now, differently-abled people can get age relaxation of ten years in central government jobs as per the new rules of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). These new rules are formed by DoPT on Monday. The relaxation is permissible to visually challenged, hearing impaired and the people that are suffering from cerebral palsy or locomotor disability.
It is 15 years in case of people that belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories and 13 years for those who come under Other Backward Class.
It is also stated that the age relaxation is applicable to differently-abled people even though it is not reserved for them, but identified suitable for the people of the applicable category of disability.
Yet, the relaxation is applicable only when the applicant is below the age of 56 years. And the applicant should have at least 40% disability. Moreover, the provision will not be applicable to civil service examination unless otherwise notified that the posts are identified suitable for differently-abled people separately.
Earlier, it was five years relaxation in the upper age limit, and 10 years for people belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories and eight years for those who come under Other Backward Class.
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Imagine you're Jim Harbaugh. You're kinda crazy, but you're very good at your job. You built the success that Stanford enjoys today. You got the San Francisco 49ers within one play of a Super Bowl title. You're currently coaching at your alma mater. Life should be grand.
Except it's not. Few jobs in sports come with more pressure than being a football coach at a traditional power. Harbaugh has been good at Michigan. Still, being good might not be good enough.
Harbaugh needs to deliver this fall. When Harbaugh came to Ann Arbor in 2015, many expected his team would quickly be a national championship contender. Well, the Wolverines are 28-11, 18-8 in the Big Ten under Harbaugh. They have never finished higher than third in their division and have won only one bowl game.
A pair of coaches who are going into their fourth year with their teams:
Coach A: 28-11 (18-8) 1-2 in bowls, 0-1 in NY6 Bowls
Coach B: 34-7 (22-4) 3-0 in bowls, 2-0 in NY6 Bowls
Coach A is Jim Harbaugh
Coach B is Paul Chryst
— Jonathon Zenk (@jzenk42) May 26, 2018
For Harbaugh to remain at Michigan long term, he's going to have to eventually win the Big Ten, beat Ohio State, compete for a national championship game. So far, he hasn't done any of that. He's 0-3 against the Buckeyes and has yet to earn a berth to the College Football Playoff.
Harbaugh's biggest problem: he's not Ohio State's Urban Meyer. There's no shame in that. Meyer and Alabama's Nick Saban are the two best coaches in America. Perhaps the two best ever. But Wolverine fans don't want to hear that. Harbaugh is a Michigan Man and his bravado and tough guy talk can be appealing. Personality goes a long way but results matter more.
The good news is Harbaugh could have his best team, keyed by Ole Miss transfer quarterback Shea Patterson. The bad news: if the Wolverines stumble, he could be fired. Coacheshotseat.com ranks him No. 6 – which is a little stunning considering his career record in college is 86-38.
At San Francisco, Harbaugh was forced out after he lost a power struggle with then general manager Trent Baalke. In college sports, coaches have more control over the roster. So you would figure that Harbaugh would have greater success. But college football also has its own idiosyncrasies you must navigate through and unhappy boosters/fans wield a lot of power.
In the NFL, only one man's opinion matters: the owner. That's the main reason why Marvin Lewis is still employed with the Cincinnati Bengals. If Harbaugh and Michigan part ways, he should strongly consider a return to the NFL where he was 44-19-1 at San Francisco.
Harbaugh developed/improved two quarterbacks when he was at San Francisco: Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick. Smith took the 49ers to the NFC championship game in Harbaugh's second year. Kaepernick took San Francisco to the Super Bowl in Harbaugh's third year.
Here are some potential NFL landing spots for Harbaugh:
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans have some young key players that would entice any coach. In seven games as a rookie, Deshaun Watson looked like the next great quarterback.
He passed for 1,699 yards with 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Assuming he returns to form after his ACL injury, he should make this job attractive. Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is a vertical threat who has had to suffer through some terrible quarterbacks. The Texans also have defensive stud Jadeveon Clowney.
What has held this team back is its head coach. Bill O'Brien has made some poor in-game coaching decisions in recent years. Harbaugh would be a major coaching upgrade.
Miami Dolphins
Harbaugh reportedly came close to becoming the Dolphins coach in 2011. However, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has denied that. Like Harbaugh, Ross is a Michigan alum. If there's a change at Ann Arbor, it makes sense for Ross to go after Harbaugh.
Dolphins coach Adam Gase has the second-highest odds to be fired, just ahead of Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson. Ryan Tannehill is a decent enough quarterback and two years ago he posted career highs in QB rating of 93.5 and completion percentage (67.1). Tannehill is coming back from a knee injury, so if he's healthy, he could be the second best quarterback in the AFC East.
New York Jets
Todd Bowles was never as good as his 10-6 record in his first season with New York in 2015. He also might not be as bad as his consecutive 5-11 seasons would suggest. It's still rather surprising that the Jets decided to keep him on for a fourth season. It's a tacit ackowledgment that the roster was bad and that the team was in tank mode. New York won more games that it was supposed to last year and almost blew a chance to get their quarterback of the future.
But in the end, what many predicted happened: Sam Darnold is a Jet. If Darnold shows promise and Bowles is jettisoned, then Harbaugh would be wise to check out New York.
Denver Broncos
While Harbaugh is known as a QB whisperer, his defenses are usually better than his offenses. At Stanford, San Francisco, and Michigan, his defenses have been tough and effective. The Denver defense isn't quite what it was when it won the Super Bowl, but it still has some key players. Pass rusher Von Miller and rookie Bradley Chubb could form a combination similar to what Harbaugh had in San Franciso with Justin Smith and Aldon Smith.
Denver coach Vance Joseph has a new quarterback in Case Keenum who should be light years ahead of the lousy QBs he had in his first year. If Keenum struggles, Joseph might be out. Maybe GM John Elway brings in a proven winner like Harbaugh.
Perhaps none of those jobs become open. Perhaps Harbaugh has a breakthrough season and finally wins the Big Ten. Even if that happens, college football is a crazy place. You're always one losing streak away from being in serious trouble. Harbaugh should consider plotting an exit strategy before the craziness devours him.


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