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[While renovating the second story floor of the threshing room of his circa 1840's barn], the owner was surprised to see a red-orange card drift to the snow covered ground as he turned over one of the planks. The card […] had slipped from an enclosure made of a single sheet of folded lead, which had been nailed to the bottom of a floor plank [… where] the enclosure had been positioned directly above an overlapping floor joist in order to hide it from view. Three nails- possibly representing the Holy Trinity, emphasized in Braucherei […] had been used to secure the sheet of lead with the cryptic card inside, and these had come loose during the dismantling of the floor. As this was the original floor for the c. 1840 barn, it can be safely assumed that the concealment had been carefully placed between the flooring and the joist at the time of the building's erection […]
The blessing consists of a dull red-orange card composed of heavy, cold-pressed, cotton-rag cardstock, measuring [3 inches by 4 inches], with rounded corners. Three holes can be found on the document, marking where the three nails originally secured it within its lead enclosure. The majority of the text of the blessing is in the English language [… and] begins: '[H]elp success come to my barn and stock, horses and cows'. This line is followed by a line of cypher, composed of dashes, dots, grids, and curvilinear characters. A line of astrological symbols divides the card into an upper and a lower section. Below these symbols, another English phrase continues: 'Success and good health come to all of our stock'. This is followed by another grouping of cypher, consisting of slashes and diacritic points. This cypher is very important, as it identifies that the barn blessing is probably the work of a practitioner of folk magic, an individual who would have used such a personalized magical script to enhance the overall arcane appeal of the talisman, rather than barn builders or farmers taking matters into their own hands.
Excepting the cypher script, which is unknown and unintelligible to me, the astrological components of the charm are easily recognizable as notations found in common Pennsylvania Dutch agricultural almanacs contemporaneous with the time of the building of the barn itself. The symbols are, beginning on the left of the blessing and proceeding to the right, representative of the Moon, the Sun, the planet Saturn, the sextile and trine aspects, as well as a character resembling the Greek capital letter sigma, or a capital M turned 90° to the left. This latter character may have been a stylization or corruption of the symbol for Jupiter. A number of early Pennsylvania almanacs that potentially may have been used as a reference for early practitioners were produced in a typeface that featured an idiosyncratic or italicized character for Jupiter, such as in Der Neue Americanische Landwirthschafts-Calender (The New American Agricultural Calendar).
The symbols for the aspects, while simple and geometric in form, are slightly more advanced components of the almanac, symbolizing planetary alignments by degree. The sextile aspect indicates that two or more planets are located within the celestial sphere at increments of 60° (or 360° divided by six), according to tradition portending a positive aspect to human interactions for the duration of the alignment, resulting in what an early 19th-century almanac describes as '[g]ut Freundschaft machen', or, the making of good friends. Likewise, the trine aspect divides the celestial sphere into three, which places two or more heavenly bodies at 180° increments, and its trine nature is believed to represent a positive relation between humankind and divinity, or as one early 19th-century century almanac suggests, 'für gut Beten', a time when prayers are likely to be answered. It is unclear which of the four heavenly bodies depicted on the blessing, if any, were intended to correspond to the aspects.
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From “The Concealment of Written Blessings in Pennsylvania Barns” by Patrick Donmoyer; available in the Manifestations of Magic: The Archaeology and Material Culture of Folk Religion edition of the Journal of Historical Archaeology - Volume 48, Number 03, published 2014 (My Ko-Fi Here)
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Edition:MalaysiaSingapore News Search Home Corporate Sections The Edge TV Others 新闻 EdgeProp.my TRENDING NOW 1MDB TH FGV 11 March 2019. Monday Select Language​▼ CORPORATE FROM THE EDGE Edge Weekly Market shrugs off surprise resignation of Pos Malaysia CEO Ahmad Naqib Idris / The Edge Malaysia January 08, 2018 17:00 pm +08 This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on January 1, 2018 - January 07, 2018. -A+A THE market seems to have shrugged off the unexpected resignation of Pos Malaysia Bhd group CEO Datuk Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh, as the share price has rebounded from its recent decline. Citing his intention to make a career change, the company announced Shukrie’s resignation on Dec 11. In the same announcement, the company said Datuk Azlan Shahrim had been appointed as the covering group CEO until a suitable candidate is appointed. 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RHB’s Foong says the news was a short-term negative, adding that the company’s fundamentals have not changed. She adds that the upcoming earnings announcement for the third financial quarter ended Dec 31, 2017 (3QFY2018), will have a greater bearing on the share price. “It really depends on how well the upcoming quarterly numbers perform. The third quarter is traditionally the strongest quarter for Pos Malaysia,” says Foong, adding that the company should remain fundamentally strong if it continues with the initiatives begun under Shukrie’s leadership. The group posted a strong set of results for 2QFY2018. Net profit jumped 179% to RM18.83 million year on year, boosted by the newly acquired logistics business and strong growth in the courier operations. Revenue for the quarter grew 49% y-o-y to RM587.16 million. For the first half of the financial year (1HFY2018), net profit increased 42% to RM54.75 million y-o-y, as revenue rose 48% to RM1.2 billion for the period. Similarly, Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd analyst Steven Chan says the company’s fundamentals remain intact and its earnings outlook remains positive. “Fundamentally, Pos Malaysia should be unchanged but we acknowledge the good performance the company has seen under Datuk Shukrie’s leadership,” he says. “The earnings outlook seems positive at this juncture, mostly contributed by its growing courier volumes due to e-commerce, coupled with the new inclusion of the logistics segment.” Chan adds that Pos Malaysia is one of the direct beneficiaries of the DFTZ, as it is the operator of the e-Fulfilment Hub, but notes that the postal services operations are expected to continue to be loss-making, due to the group’s inability to close down post offices. Macquarie Equities Research is positive on the company’s outlook going forward, with the highest target price among the research houses of RM7.30, offering a 39% upside to its close of RM5.25 on Dec 28. In comparison, RHB, Kenanga and Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd have maintained target prices of RM6.30, RM5.10 and RM4.73 respectively. Macquarie says the appointment of Pos Malaysia for the first phase of DFTZ raises the possibility of the company being selected for the bigger second phase, which is expected to be ready in 2019. “This, coupled with reforms to make it a more efficient postal operator, underpins Pos Malaysia as our top pick in the Malaysia transport sector,” the research house writes in a recent note. Save by subscribing to us for your print and/or digital copy. P/S: The Edge is also available on Apple's AppStore and Androids' Google Play. 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Cage Match: Tyler Seguin vs. Mark Scheifele
Just like two weeks ago I’m using the Fantasy Guide (available for order here) to help select this week’s battle, which is between Tyler Seguin and Mark Scheifele. The guide has them separated in scoring by just one point, but let’s delve more deeply into the numbers to see if one player has a wider advantage over the other for this season and/or down the road. Cage Match starts now!
Career Path and Contract Status
Seguin, 26, was selected second overall in 2010 after a 106-point OHL campaign. He went straight to the NHL, where he looked unimpressive in posting only 22 points in 74 games. But he made significant strides as a sophomore, more than tripling his points total to 67. His scoring pace fell a bit to 32 points in 48 games during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign, and then, due at least in part of supposed off-ice issues, was dealt to Dallas in the offseason. There he paid immediate dividends in scoring 84 points in 80 games, marking the first of three consecutive point per game seasons in which each saw him tally 33+ goals and 40+ assists. He stumbled a bit in 2016-17, dropping to only 72 points but was back up to 78 last season.
Scheifele, 25, was drafted seventh overall in 2011, but unlike Seguin returned to play most of his age 18 and 19 seasons back in juniors, where he excelled to the tune of 142 total points in 92 games. Once with the Jets though, all Scheifele did up his scoring rate for three straight seasons, culminating in 82 points in 79 games in 2016-17. And although he once again met the point-per-game threshold in 2017-18, that came in only 60 games, marking his third season (of five) where he’s had injury issues, missing an average of 17 games in those campaigns.
This season is the last on Seguin’s six-year deal that carried with it a cap hit of $5.75M, while 2018-19 is the third for Scheifele on a deal that runs through 2023-24 and dings the cap at $6.125M per campaign.
Ice Time
Season
Total Ice Time per game
(rank among team’s forwards)
PP Ice Time per game
(rank among team’s forwards)
SH Ice Time per game
(rank among team’s forwards)
2017-18
20:55 (T.S.) – 1st
20:41 (M.S.) – 1st
3:09 (T.S.) – 2nd
3:07 (M.S.) – 2nd
1:33 (T.S.) – 4th
1:10 (M.S.) – 7th
2016-17
18:28 (T.S.) – 2nd
20:34 (M.S.) – 1st
3:10 (T.S.) – 2nd
3:06 (M.S.) – 1st
0:02 (T.S.) – 15th
0:42 (M.S.) – 9th
2015-16
19:27 (T.S.) – 2nd
18:33 (M.S.) – 4th
3:19 (T.S.) – 1st
2:41 (M.S.) – 5th
0:01 (T.S.) – 12th
0:18 (M.S.) – 11th
2015-16
19:33 (T.S.) – 2nd
18:35 (M.S.) – 5th
3:52 (T.S.) – 1st
2:25 (M.S.) – 5th
0:03 (T.S.) – 13th
0:30 (M.S.) – 10th
Sometimes the numbers make things simple, as is seemingly the case here with Scheifele, who saw his ice time rise by 2:00 in 2016-17 plus added power-play ice time, and responded with point-per-game output. Although some of that added time was syphoned away in the form of 0:28 of unproductive shorthanded duty in 2017-18, he still had deployment which, on paper, makes his point per game numbers seem legit.
As for Seguin, at first glance his 20:55 per game (7th best among all NHL forwards last season – Scheifele was 10th) looks superb; but roughly 60% of his newfound ice time was unproductive shorthanded duty. So in reality Seguin took the ice for a few non-shorthanded seconds less than Scheifele last season. Beyond that, last season was the lone one in which Ken Hitchcock was at the helm for Dallas, so it’s not clear whether new coach Jim Montgomery, who’s spoken of a more balanced offense, will opt to have Seguin play as many minutes. Of course in doing so Montgomery also might dial back Seguin’s shorthanded ice time, which could be a net positive. Moreover, it’s not like Seguin can’t produce top numbers with fewer minutes, as he’s done so several times. Long story short – Scheifele’s situation in Winnipeg is seemingly more ground in stone; however, should Seguin see less ice time it might not diminish his production, especially based on results from past seasons and if he sheds shorthanded duty along the way.
Secondary Categories
Season
PIMs
(per game)
Hits
(per game)
Blocked Shots (per game)
Shots
(per game)
PP Points
(per game)
2017-18
0.52 (T.S.)
0.30 (M.S.)
0.90 (T.S.)
0.95 (M.S.)
0.53 (T.S.)
0.51 (M.S.)
4.08 (T.S.)
2.08 (M.S.)
0.30 (T.S.)
0.26 (M.S.)
2016-17
0.27 (T.S.)
0.48 (M.S.)
0.73 (T.S.)
0.62 (M.S.)
0.31 (T.S.)
0.43 (M.S.)
3.67 (T.S.)
2.02 (M.S.)
0.35 (T.S.)
0.20 (M.S.)
2015-16
0.22 (T.S.)
0.67 (M.S.)
1.11 (T.S.)
0.74 (M.S.)
0.37 (T.S.)
0.50 (M.S.)
3.86 (T.S.)
2.73 (M.S.)
0.36 (T.S.)
0.15 (M.S.)
2014-15
0.28 (T.S.)
0.29 (M.S.)
0.88 (T.S.)
1.22 (M.S.)
0.36 (T.S.)
0.74 (M.S.)
3.94 (T.S.)
2.07 (M.S.)
0.41 (T.S.)
0.17 (M.S.)
Before he morphed into a scorer, Scheifele was very solid in hits and blocks; however, his combined production in those categories is now down by about 25%. With Seguin, the opposite has happened in that just a few seasons ago he was barely above one Hit+Block per game and now he’s neck and neck with Scheifele. PIM for Scheifele has been all over the map, while Seguin had a big enough jump last season – as compared to his prior three campaigns – that we have to doubt its sustainability.
As for the all-important SOG and PPPts areas, Seguin, simply put, is a monster. Even though in two of the last five seasons he missed 10 and 11 games, he still had 24+ PPPts in each, making him one of just four forwards to meet that criteria (the others being Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Claude Giroux). Combine that with 275+ SOG per season and he and Ovechkin are the only two, with no other NHLer even having done it twice over the same five season period!
With Scheifele, we see a nice upward trend in PP scoring. He also showed he was capable of firing more pucks on net in 2015-16, with a 2.73 average; yet otherwise he has been consistently at two shots per game. The good news is both areas have realistic room to grow, even considerably; however, if Scheifele was going to be a high-volume shooter, chances are it would’ve already happened by now. As for PP scoring, the Jets ranked fifth last season in PP percentage and Scheifele was a staple on PP1, so circumstances existed for him to produce more on the PP than his one PPPt per every five games.
At age 25 and after 366 career NHL games, we have to wonder if Scheifele is capable of morphing into a higher volume shooter and/or a better producer on the power play. A higher shot total seems less likely, since of the 31 forwards who averaged 3+ SOG per game last season, none did so for the first time after age 25 and having already played more than four seasons in the NHL. But PPPts could be another story, since of the 23 players who tallied 25+ PPPts in 2017-18 there were two (Josh Bailey and Scheifele’s own teammate Blake Wheeler) who did so despite being older than Scheifele and having never previously posted 25 in a prior campaign. Therefore, even if Scheifele doesn’t raise his shot total, he could see scoring gains via more PPPts, even at his age.
Luck-Based Metrics
Season
Personal Shooting %
Team Shooting % (5×5)
Individual Points % (IPP)
Offensive Zone Starting % (5×5)
Average Shot Distance
Secondary Assists %
2017-18
11.9% (T.S.)
18.4% (M.S.)
9.19% (T.S.)
9.23% (M.S.)
63.4% (T.S.)
63.2% (M.S.)
47.1% (T.S.)
55.5% (M.S.)
30.6 (T.S.)
25.3 (M.S.)
31% (T.S.)
35% (M.S.)
2016-17
8.6% (T.S.)
20.0% (M.S.)
8.53% (T.S.)
11.69% (M.S.)
72.0% (T.S.)
68.3% (M.S.)
49.6% (T.S.)
52.7% (M.S.)
33.7 (T.S.)
22.9 (M.S.)
41% (T.S.)
48% (M.S.)
2015-16
11.9% (T.S.)
14.9% (M.S.)
9.42% (T.S.)
10.18% (M.S.)
65.8% (T.S.)
74.4% (M.S.)
56.2% (T.S.)
51.6% (M.S.)
32.4 (T.S.)
25.8 (M.S.)
35% (T.S.)
37% (M.S.)
2014-15
13.2% (T.S.)
8.8% (M.S.)
10.32% (T.S.)
8.67% (M.S.)
76.2% (T.S.)
60.5% (M.S.)
53.4% (T.S.)
48.3% (M.S.)
32.0 (T.S.)
26.4 (M.S.)
17% (T.S.)
56% (M.S.)
Both players have very high numbers for 5×5 team shooting percentage. Normally that’s a troublesome sign; however, they’ve exceeded the 9.0% threshold associated with scoring forwards so many times (including twice each in earlier seasons) and by so much, that the reasonable conclusion for one to draw is their presence on the ice beneficially – and consistently – leads to high volume scoring, making a strong case for each being an elite forward. From there, however, things differ.
In terms of IPP, Scheifele has one season above the 70% mark usually associated with top scorers and only two above 63%, whereas Seguin has only once been below the 63.4% he had last season and has been above 70% three times in the past five seasons. Clearly Seguin is either more focused on getting on the scoresheet as compared to Scheifele, or their playing styles differ to an extent that Seguin is more of a points magnet than Scheifele. As for the dip in Seguin’s IPP last season, that most likely came from playing with two very talented wingers for arguably the first time in his career, so they syphoned away some points he’d have otherwise had yet as a line they did well, as indicated by their Seguin’s 5×5 team shooting percentage, making the situation a net wash.
Meanwhile, Scheifele’s presence on his line led to an even higher team shooting percentage than Seguin last season, yet Scheifele’s IPP resulted in other players on the ice grabbing points that otherwise could have been his. And in fantasy, a sustainably elevated 5×5 team shooting percentage only great if it also translates into truly elite points production, and thus far his low IPPs have prevented, and could well continue to prevent, Scheifele from turning in a truly top level fantasy season.
Interestingly Seguin’s highest shot total among these four seasons came when he fired shots from the closest distance, meaning he wasn’t just shooting pucks willy nilly. And yet he also had a low secondary assists percentage for the third season out of these four, which means he’s both a scorer and playmaker, rather than someone who lucks into points. For what it’s worth, Scheifele is no slouch in these two areas either, but as noted above puts poolies who own him at a comparative disadvantage due to his far lower shot total than Seguin.
Who Wins?
Seguin in multi-cats because he gives poolies everything Scheifele does, plus more, which is enough to compensate for the added points Scheifele gets by playing on team that is poised to be an offensive powerhouse for many years. The reality is Scheifele is neither a true playmaker nor sniper; he does a little bit of everything, yet as a result doesn’t fit into the scoring picture enough to seemingly be able to take the next step into 85-90+ point territory, unless somehow he sees his PPPts scoring improve as has occurred with players older than him, but rarely.
In points only it’s closer; but I think I still like Seguin, who’ll have added motivation to succeed in order to help his UFA cause. That should put him in 85-point territory, which I believe will be above the point per game norm of Scheifele. Plus you get less injury risk.
Looking ahead, both players are holds in keeper leagues. On paper the Jets are stocked to be a great offensive team for many years, so it’s hard to see Scheifele doing any worse than point-per-game output. He would have had a chance at more if Blake Wheeler decided not to re-sign with the Jets after the coming season, which could have resulted in Scheifele doing more. But now that Wheeler has signed his extension, it should be more of the same for Scheifele. As for Seguin, if Dallas doesn’t extend him during the season, he’ll be every bit as hyped of a UFA as John Tavares was this summer, and could land on a team where he could do even better since Seguin has yet to play with both great linemates and for a high scoring team. If that occurs, he could hit the 90-point mark.
from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-home/cage-match/cage-match-tyler-seguin-vs-mark-scheifele/
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The American South may not be the first region that comes to mind when you hear the phrase “hotbed of tech entrepreneurship,” but, slightly misguided perceptions aside, it’s home to a diverse and growing collection of startups.
Here, we’re going to take a deep dive into the startup funding data for the region.
What is “the South?”
Just like it’s a common pastime for many city dwellers to argue about the precise boundaries of neighborhoods, there’s often some disagreement about the exact contours of the U.S.’s various regions. To quash rabble-rousing from the get-go, we’re using the U.S. Census Bureau’s definition of “the South” on its official map of the United States. Below, we display a map of the states we’re going to look at today.
Much like barbecue, the South is not a monolithic concept. So to incorporate some regional flavor into the following analysis, we’re also going to use the same regional divisions that the U.S. Census Bureau uses.
By doing this, we’ll be able to get a better idea of the relative contribution states from each sub-region make to startup activity in the South overall.
The ebb and flow of deal and dollar volume
As is the case with most of the country, the South appears to be experiencing a shift in startup funding as we move toward the latter half of a bull run in entrepreneurial activity. The chart below shows a divergence in overall deal and dollar volume over time.
Much like in the rest of the U.S., reported deal and dollar volume are heading in different directions. Part of this may be due to reporting delays — it can sometimes take a few years for seed and early-stage rounds to get added to databases like Crunchbase’s. Nonetheless, there is a slow and generally upward creep in round sizes at most stages of funding. And that’s not just a Southern thing; it’s a country-wide trend.
Let’s disaggregate these figures a bit. We’ll start with deal counts and move on to dollar volume from there.
A closer look at southern venture deal and dollar volume
In the chart below, you’ll see venture deal volume broken out by sub-region.
Over the past several years, reported venture deal volume has been on the downswing. From a local maximum in 2014 through the end of 2017, it’s down almost 35 percent overall. But that’s not the whole picture. The relative share of deal volume has changed, as well.
Although it’s not immediately clear just by looking at the chart above, startups in the South Atlantic sub-region have accounted for an increasingly large share of the funding rounds. For example, in 2012, South Atlantic startups attracted 54 percent of the deal volume. In 2017, that grows to 64 percent. Startups in the West South Central sub-region have pretty consistently pulled in between 28 and 30 percent of the deals, so where’s the loss coming from? Startups headquartered in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama pulled in just 8 percent of deals in 2017, compared to 18 percent in 2012.
It’s a similar story with dollar volume.
In general, dollar volume follows the same pattern, albeit with a bit more variability. Regardless, startups in the South Atlantic sub-region are hoovering up an ever-larger share of venture dollars, and there’s little to indicate that trend will reverse itself any time soon.
Where are the regional hotspots for deal-making in the south?
Let’s see which states accounted for most of the deal volume. The chart below shows the geographic distribution of deal-making activity by startups in each Southern state from the beginning of 2017 through time of writing. It should come as no surprise that much of the activity is concentrated in states with higher populations.
And here’s the distribution of dollar volume among southern states.
Despite some variation in which states are at the top of the ranks, the share of deal and dollar volume raised by startups in the top three states is remarkably similar, coming in at between 52 and 53 percent for both metrics.
The top startup cities in the south
We started by looking at the South as a whole and then drilled into its sub regions and states. But there’s one layer deeper we can go here, and that’s to rank the top startup cities in the South.
In the interest of keeping our rankings fresh and timely, we’re covering activity from the past 15 months or so, from the start of 2017 through mid-March 2018. But before highlighting some of the more notable hubs, let’s take a look at the numbers.
In the chart below, you’ll find the top 10 metropolitan areas where Southern startups closed the most funding rounds.
The chart below shows reported dollar volume over the same period of time.
Much like we saw at the state level, the top five startup cities — ranked by both deal and dollar volume — are the same, although there’s some variation between where each one ranks. In order, the D.C., Austin and Atlanta metro areas rank in the top three for each metric, while Dallas and Raleigh, NC switch off between fourth and fifth place.
Startups capitalize on the nation’s capital
To be frank, Washington, D.C.’s top-shelf ranking was a bit of a surprise. It may be the fact that Austin, TX plays host to South By Southwest, a somewhat more relaxed culture and/or a preponderance of excellent breakfast taco and barbecue joints, but to many — ourselves included — the city feels like it would have a more active startup scene than the nation’s capital. But that’s not exactly the case. The D.C. metro area had more venture deal and dollar volume than Austin for seven out of the last 10 years, and startups based in the nation’s capital have raised more than twice as much money so far in 2018.
D.C.-area startups have recently raised some notable rounds. Just a couple of weeks prior to the time of writing, Viela Bio raised $250 million in a Series A round (in late February 2018) to continue funding research and testing of its treatments for severe inflammation and autoimmune diseases. And on the later-stage end of things, education technology company Everfi raised $190 million in a Series D round that had participation from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, former Alphabet executive Eric Schmidt and Medium CEO Ev Williams. Other D.C. companies, including Mapbox, Upside.com, Afiniti and ThreatQuotient, have all raised late-stage rounds within the past 15 months.
Startup ecosystems in Southern cities may pale in comparison to places like New York and San Francisco, but it wouldn’t be wise to discount the region entirely. A large number of interesting companies call the lower half of the Lower 48 home, and as the cost of living continues to rise on the east and west coasts, don’t be surprised if many current and would-be founders opt to stay down home in the South.
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