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Question: FILE - In this Aug. 30  2017  file photo   Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer  stands in the dugout during the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington.  Scherzer of the Washington Nationals  coasted to  his  third Cy Young Award  winning Wednesday  Nov. 15  for the second straight year in the National League. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais  File) (Photo: The Associated Press)
 Max Scherzer  heard  his  name and thrust  his  arms in the air  shouting and smiling big before turning to kiss  his  wife.
 The animated Scherzer of the Washington Nationals  coasted to  his  third Cy Young  winning Wednesday for the second straight year in the National League.  He  breezed past Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw  drawing 27 of the 30 first-place votes in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
 Scherzer  yelled "yes!" when  his  award was announced on MLB Network  a reaction in keeping with  his  expressive reputation.  He  showed that intensity often this year  whether  he  was cursing under  his  breath like a madman during  his  delivery or demanding â also with expletives â that manager Dusty Baker leave  him  in the game.
 Scherzer 's win moves him into rare company. He's the 10th pitcher with at least three Cy Youngs  and among the other nine  only Kershaw and Roger Clemens aren't in the Hall of Fame.
"That's why I'm drinking a lot of champagne tonight "  Scherzer  said.
 Scherzer  earned the NL honor last year with Washington and the 2013 American League prize with Detroit.
 Scherzer  was 16-6 with a career-best 2.51 ERA this year. The 33-year-old righty struck out a league-leading 268 for the NL East champion Nationals  and in an era noted for declining pitcher durability  he eclipsed 200 innings for the fifth straight season. He had to overcome a variety of ailments to get there  and Washington's training staff was high on his thank-you list.
Kluber and Scherzer both had rough outings in the playoffs. Kluber gave up nine runs over two starts in an AL Division Series against the Yankees  and  Scherzer  blew a save in the decisive Game 5 of an NL Division Series against the Cubs.
 Scherzer  said  he  couldn't even watch the League Championship Series  although  he  did tune in for the World Series.
"That will eat at  me  this whole offseason "  he  said.

Answer: Scherzer


Question: in restaurants to offer customers plastic straws without first being asked . Since introducing his bill last week    Democratic Assemblyman Ian Calderon  has been the target of scorn from critics who call  his  proposal " absurd " and an overreach of government . " It really is a reasonable measured approach that I think will make a difference  "  Calderon  told ABC News on Monday about  his  proposed bill . California State Asssembly  He  explained that when  he  sent the proposal to the state legislative rules committee   health and safety code penalties were automatically tacked on   making it a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail and a $ 1   000 fine for dine - in restaurants caught offering plastic straws without being requested . " I didn ' t actually ask for penalties  " Calderon said . " They were more or less prescribed to my bill by the code section ." But critics immediately jumped on him . Assemblyman Travis Allen   a Republican candidate for governor of California   asked people on his campaign Facebook page to protest the bill by flooding Calderon ' s office with plastic straws . California State Assembly " Instead of tackling the real issues   today ' s California Democrats are more interested in giving jail time to waiters offering their customers the convenience of having a straw  " Allen told ABC News on Monday . " This is one absurd bill   but it highlights how ridiculous the California Democrats have gotten . This is clearly the last straw ." Paul Preston said such laws are the reason he co - founded a movement to break up the state and form a New California   where regulations aren ' t overbearing and discouraging to businesses . " It ' s absolute lunacy  " Preston told ABC News of  Calderon  ' s bill . " They are criminalizing everything we do . It ' s over the top ."  Calderon  brushed off the bashing   saying an estimated 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States and most are just used once and discarded .  He  said plastic straws and stirrers were the sixth most common items collected during California Coastal Cleanup Days between 1989 and 2014 . " We need to create awareness around the issue of one - time use of plastic straws and its detrimental effects on our landfills   waterways and oceans  " Calderon said . STOCK PHOTO / Getty Images He said he ' ll work to get the bill ' s language rewritten so that no one fears going to jail or paying hefty fines for handing out plastic straws . He said he expects the bill to reach Gov . Jerry Brown ' s desk for approval in about two months . " Nobody is going to jail   nobody is going to be getting a $ 1   000 fine  " said Calderon   adding that the bill does not affect fast - food restaurants or grocery stores . He said critics like Allen are " grasping at straws " by saying such legislation is hurting businesses in California . " It ' s a ridiculous argument  " he said . Sharokina Shams -- a spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association   which represents more than 20   000 restaurants in the state -- told ABC News her group is taking a wait - and - see approach on  Calderon  ' s bill . " The association will study the bill ' s potential impacts and consult with its membership before taking an officials stance on the bill  " said Shams   adding that  Calderon  ' s proposal " is preferable to an outright ban on straws ." Matt Davis   a spokesman for the national environmental group Clean Water Action   said Calderon ' s proposal makes sense . " It ' s great he ' s doing it  " Davis told ABC News . " It does reduce the amount of straws that restaurants are giving out and that ' s a good thing ." He said cities such as Alameda   California   have passed local straws - on - request ordinances and that many restaurants have saved money by not having to provide so many straws . He compared it to the plastic shopping bag ban passed by California voters in 2016 or water - on - request ordinances used to combat the state ' s drought   saying people got used to it . In New Jersey   too   local businesses have been participating in an initiative to reduce plastic straw use . And it has dramatically reduced the number of straws the companies are giving out   according to the Montclair Local . A local eatery said it was using about a tenth of the straws it had previously used on a monthly basis   from 6   800 straws to 650   the paper reported . Back in California   Davis said Calderon ' s concerns that plastic straws are fouling up the ocean are real . " There is going to be more plastic in the ocean than there are fish by 2050  " Davis said   citing a study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that was presented to the World Economic Forum in 2016 . He said that plastic breaks down into minute particles that fish mistake for food . " I don ' t want plastic in my sushi  " he said .

Answer: Ian Calderon


Question: Activist investor Natasha Lamb  managing partner for  Arjuna Capital   is once again calling on Google to share information on if it pays women equally to men.
Lamb has reason to be curious.  Arjuna  has been attempting to work with Google's parent company Alphabet on this issue for a couple of years now.
 Arjuna  was willing to give  its  stamp of approval for that limited comparison  in the hopes that the company would eventually share an analysis of all of it. But then Alphabet changed its mind on cooperating  the board opposed the proposal and has been refusing to talk with her about the matter ever since  she says.
However  a Google spokesperson tells Business Insider that the company has actually done all that Lamb wanted and that its comparisons do include salary  bonuses and stock. "We've provided the number they [ Arjuna ] requested  just like some other companies have  and we've provided details of our methodology here. This analysis includes stock."
 Arjuna  has worked on shareholder proposals with seven other tech companies  all of which eventually agreed to release the asked-for gender pay comparison metrics: eBay  Intel  Apple  Amazon  Expedia  Microsoft and Adobe.
The only other company besides Google that refused her requests to share this data was Facebook  which has also spurned  Arjuna's shareholder proposal on the matter .
To be fair  shareholder proposals are almost always opposed by companies. If the board agrees with them  the company simply makes the asked-for change  and  the proposal  is dropped ahead of time. If the board opposes them  they virtually never pass.
In addition to pushing tech companies   Arjuna  has also been targeting the investment banking industry to release  its  gender pay data as well.

Answer:
Arjuna