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No. 1: Gentry can't wait to team with Davis — NBA coaches are only as good as the players on their rosters. Which is why new New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry is so excited: He has the chance to coach Anthony Davis, who is one of the NBA's best players and is only 22 years old. As Gentry explained to our own Ian Thomsen, Davis is one of the few "generational" players in NBA history …
Magic Johnson. Larry Bird. Michael Jordan. Tim Duncan. Shaquille O'Neal. Kobe Bryant. LeBron James.
The dream of every NBA coach, as Alvin Gentry sees it, is to partner with one of those exceptional stars.
"They really are generational players," Gentry says. "Anthony is a generational player, I think. And he is 22 years old."
Anthony Davis of the Pelicans, whom Gentry will be coaching next season, has already earned an NCAA championship in 2012 (with Kentucky) and an Olympic gold medal four months later, in addition to two All-Star invitations, one first-team All-NBA selection and a breakthrough playoff appearance last season with New Orleans.
Coaches can navigate the NBA for decades and never connect with someone like him. Don Nelson, Jerry Sloan, George Karl and Rick Adelman — each with more than 1,000 wins — have coached many great players, but never that one transcendent star who could win the championship.
"Anthony is right in that category, and there is a lot of responsibility that comes with that," says Gentry. "It is up to us to make him as good as he can possibly be, and not settle for him to be less than great in this area or that area. I told him that I have no doubt that he is going to be an MVP in this league. And I said to him, 'We are going to be really, really good if you also win Defensive Player of the Year."'
It is one thing to dream of coaching Davis. It is another thing to know how to coach him — to bring the experience and energy and wisdom that are crucial to the job. How do you make the dream come true?
No. 2: A new era for the NBA — It's something many NBA fans have probably taken for granted over the years: We all see the schedule — 30 teams criss-crossing the hemisphere in order to play 41 home games and 41 road games — but did anyone really consider how that tangled web of scheduling came together year after year? As Howard Beck writes, for the last three decades, the job of scheduling the NBA belonged to NBA executive Matt Winick, who is "moving on" after forty years with the NBA, and taking with him an era when things were done differently…
The memorabilia has been bubble-wrapped—the autographed Willis Reed print, the kitschy poster from the 1978 Finals. A brawny typewriter, the Royal 440, rests on the radiator. An NBA staff guide, dated 1975-76, peeks out from a shelf.
And on the desk sits a yellowed Rolodex, jammed with four decades of key NBA figures. But the real power rests beside the Rolodex.
That's where the PC is. The one with the spreadsheet containing all those arena dates and television commitments and grudge matches. The one that dictates where every NBA team will play, and when.
For the last 30 years, Matt Winick has punched the keys on this PC (or one like it) and arranged all of those dates, color-coding for home games (blue) and away (red), agonizing over every six-game road trip and every back-to-back set, bracing for the complaints that were sure to follow.
"I tell the teams, 'Hey, that's the way the computer did it,'" Winick said from behind his desk. "But it was never the computer. I was the computer."
Officially, Winick has carried the title of senior vice president, but he is best known as the NBA's Scheduling Czar—a role he alone has held since 1985, a role he is now relinquishing for good.
The 75-year-old Winick, who first joined the NBA in 1976, is stepping down (not retiring, he insists) at the end of the month, taking with him four decades of memories, mementos and scheduling wisdom.
The spreadsheet has been bequeathed to Tom Carelli, the league's senior vice president of broadcasting. Carelli's team produced the recently released 2015-16 schedule, the first without Winick's fingerprints since the 1984-85 season.
"I always described it as a jigsaw puzzle with 1,230 pieces"—one for every game—"and if one of them doesn't fit, it doesn't work," Winick said. "All 1,230 pieces have to fit."
No. 3: Copeland moving forward in Milwaukee — A few months ago in New York City, then-Pacers forward Chris Copeland was stabbed outside a New York City nightclub, necessitating emergency surgery and ending Copeland's season. Now Copeland is a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, and as our Steve Aschburner writes, Copeland is looking forward to getting back on the court and playing for coach Jason Kidd and one of the NBA's most promising young teams…
This is a guy for whom there were no bread crumbs marking his path to the NBA, no dots to connect in cooperation with a friendly GM that would help him realize a dream. Copeland got cut twice overseas and moved through teams in Spain, Holland, Germany and Belgium before turning himself — with some intense coaching from TBB Trier's Yves Defraigne in Germany — into a player worthy of a Knicks summer league invitation in 2012.
With his solid play there and in camp that fall, Copeland won a roster spot. It all has gone so fast since then — 147 NBA appearances, 1,955 minutes played, 349 field goals — that getting derailed or even stuck with a reputation for one wrong-place, wrong-time mistake would have been cruel.
Instead, Copeland has focused on the positive.
"If I didn't go through cold showers overseas or stuff like that, I wouldn't understand as much what it is, when I say it's a blessing to be here," he said. "It's different when you actually have an experience on the other side.
"Everything else that's happened that's led me to this point, I'm thankful for. I just keep it as a positive in my head."
Reuniting with Kidd, who Copeland played with in the final year of his Hall of Fame-bound career as rookie, is the positive now. He said he learned much from the veteran point guard, from how to care for his body to proper positioning on the court. What Kidd helped the Bucks accomplish last season, improving from 15 to 41 victories, was no surprise to their new "stretch four" option.
"I knew he'd be someone I'd want to play for," Copeland said. "He's been a great basketball mind. Playing with him, I got to see his leadership abilities. A lot of things he did as a player, he was almost coaching then. You can see it over the last two years he's been a head coach, he knows what he's doing."
Copeland's strength, deep-threat shooting from a big, never has been more in demand. And Milwaukee has been eager to add some after finishing 26th in 3-point attempts and 23rd in 3-point makes. Golden State won a championship with shooters spacing the floor, so the Bucks are among the many hoping to replicate the success.
"I think with the guys we have on this team — [Giannis] Antetokounmpo, Jabari [Parker] when he gets healthy — we can make their jobs easier," Copeland said.
Copeland hit 42 percent of his 3-pointers in his first two seasons, then dropped to 31 percent in 2014-15. It was a dismal year all around, from Paul George's ghastly summer injury and absence, through Roy Hibbert's continuing funk, to the regrettable incident in April.
"I always count blessings, but I always look forward," Copeland said, happy for the fresh start. "I count on my blessing always — I've been like that before, after and in-between. I thank God every day for my life and for being able to be here as an NBA player. But I don't look backwards in any way."
No. 4: Cousins gets key — There's been plenty of drama in Sacramento, but the one thing nobody is arguing is that center DeMarcus Cousins is one of the most talented young players in the NBA. This week Cousins returned home to Mobile, Alabama, where the mayor gave him the key to the city and Cousins discussed plans to help revitalize parts of his hometown…
The 25-year-old Cousins was born and raised in Mobile and this weekend he returned to hold a free youth basketball camp with free eye exams from VSP Vision. He held the same type of camp in Sacramento back in June.
"Teaming up with VSP is helping kids in Sacramento and Mobile see better and provides them with opportunities they may not otherwise receive," Cousins said. "Having good vision is critical both on and off the court."
Mayor Stimpson and Cousins spent two hours touring parts of the city on Friday. Part of Cousins visit was to share his vision of revitalizing Michael Figures Park in his old neighborhood.
The park has become dilapidated and over-run with graffiti, and it no longer serves a purpose for youth within the community.
Cousins, who played at LaFlore High School, is hoping to partner with the city to give the park a makeover. He wants to clean it up and add a new playground, as well as revitalize the basketball court, where currently one hoop is missing from the run-down court. He envisions turning the inner city park into something that would resemble New York's Rucker Park.
The vision of the park restoration project is just the first of many that Cousins has planned for Mobile.
Also included of the hometown tour was a stop-off at Pritchard Prepatory, a charter school for elementary students. Cousins and the Mayor stopped in classrooms to visit with children and pose for pictures.
"Me growing up, I wish I would have had a chance to interact with an NBA player," Cousins said. "This is just my way of giving back to them."
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: Kobe Bryant joined Taylor Swift on stage at the Staples Center last night to present her with a "championship" banner … Michael Jordan won a lawsuit against a supermarket chain that used his likeness without permission … Tyrus Thomas is training for an NBA comeback … The Sacramento Kings will celebrate several #FlashbackFridays this season by bringing back their old baby blue uniforms …


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On this 25 anniversary of the infamous 1987 stock market crash everyone is looking back, remembering, blogging and tweeting about all manner of where we weres, what-we-were doings, what-to-do nows and other touchstones that always build up around such events. See MarketWatch's Ten lessons from the 1987 stock market crash.
But to get a better picture (hat tip to The Big Picture) of the immediate post crash sentiment, this academic working paper by Robert Shiller for the National Bureau of Economic Research, prepared less than a month after the crash is about as good as it gets. That's the same Robert Shiller behind the Case-Shiller house price index.
What was behind the market's behavior that day? Here's Shiller's answer in a compact form, from his 25-year old paper:
Questionnaires were sent out at the time of the October 19, 1987 stock market crash to both individual and institutional investors inquiring about their behavior during the crash. Nearly 1,000 responses were received. The survey results show that:
1. no news story or rumor appearing on the 19th or over the preceding weekend was responsible for investor behavior
2. investors' importance rating of news appearing over the preceding week showed only a slight relation to decisions to buy or sell
3. there was a great deal of investor talk and anxiety around October 19, much more than suggested by the volume of trade
4. Many investors thought that they could predict the market
5. Both buyers and sellers generally thought before the crash that the market was overvalued
6. Most investors interpreted the crash as due to the psychology of other investors
7. Many investors were influenced by technical analysis considerations
8. Portfolio insurance is only a small part of predetermined stop-loss behavior
9. Some investors changed their investment strategy before the crash
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Lesson #53: Search Engine Marketing StrategiesPosted By: George Deeb - 6/27/2011
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As a startup, there is no more cost effective, targetable and trackable marketing tactic than marketing through the search engines (e.g., Google, Bing, Yahoo). So, driving search engine traffic should rank very high as a priority within your overall marketing budget. Today, we are going to discuss the two primary search marketing tactics: (i) search engine optimization (SEO) for organic search; and (ii) search engine marketing (SEM) on a pay-per-click (PPC) basis.
But, before we jump into that, you first need to do a little bit of research as to what specific keywords are most important for driving traffic for your business. Some businesses are very simple to market for, with only a handful of keywords they need to optimize for. And, some businesses are very complicated to market for, with millions of keywords they need to optimize for based on the breadth of their product offering (e.g., think about every SKU available for sale at Amazon or eBay). And, to make matters worse, you need to think through all the numerous variations and typical misspellings of the keywords, and include those in your efforts, as well (e.g., "startup consultant" different than "startup consulting", "Israel travel agent" different than "Isreal travel agent").
A great place to research all the various keyword options is the Google Search Term Suggestion Tool. Here, you type is a keyword for your business, and it estimates the monthly traffic for that search term, and suggests other keywords that are similar to your keyword, that you may not have even thought about. So, prioritize your keyword efforts around the highest trafficked keywords for your business. Also, be sure to research which keywords your competitors are optimizing for at sites like Open Site Explorer (for organic traffic) and SpyFu (for paid traffic), to see if any interesting learnings there.
Now that we have decided what words we want to optimize for, we are ready to start our SEO and SEM efforts. In terms of SEO for organic traffic, there are several things that the search engines are looking for when deciding what links to push to the top of their search algorithms. This includes: (i) age of the site; (ii) size/reputation of the site; (iii) amount of backlinks pointing to the site, with your desired anchor key words; (iv) content density (e.g., amount of times that word is on the page); and (v) title tags, image tags and meta tags using your desired keywords. This is just a few to mention, with content density on the page and backlinks from third party sites carrying a lot of weight. So, all of this needs to be considered when writing the content and coding the pages of your website.
And, worth mentioning, although there are many services which can help you grow your backlinks, and there are many "black hat" tactics your developers can consider when coding your pages (e.g., content stuffing with hidden white text), you should avoid these efforts. As the last thing you want is to end up blacklisted by Google and de-indexed from the results by trying to game the system. Google is very smart to know when companies are trying to game them (e.g,. can see when backlinks are adding too quickly), so don't even go down that road. Always use a very reputable SEO expert.
In terms of PPC traffic from SEM, there are many things you need to optimize for besides the list of keywords. This includes: (i) your cost per click objectives for driving ROI; (ii) where the ads will display (e.g., in search only, or in related content pages too); (iii) what variations of the keywords (e.g., exact match or broad match); (iv) the copy used in the ads (e.g., title/descriptions/offers); (v) the landing pages used for the inbound traffic (e.g., to targeted/unique pages matching the keywords); (vi) any geographic targeting (e.g, users in specific cities or countries); (vii) any dayparting (e.g., display ads on specific days, or during specific time ranges) and (viii) your budget (e.g,. unlimited or capped each day). So, as you can see, there are a lot of moving pieces to PPC that you need to optimize for to ensure a healthy and profitable campaign. Here too, there are many reputable services and technologies you can use to assist you with your campaign design, management and optimization.
The most important thing for PPC marketing is to make sure you have a clear understanding of the relationship between paid clicks and the resulting leads/sales, to ensure you are driving a good ROI from your efforts. So, don't spend full force out of the gate. Do a bunch of testing to start, at various ranking positions, various CPCs, with various creatives, with various landing pages until you get the right mix for your business. Therefore, it is critical you have a way to track all inbound leads/sales activity from this campaign (e.g., inbound tracking links on e-commerce bookings or email leads or call center surveys), so you know exactly how much revenue is coming from your PPC spend, to ensure you are covering your costs.
And, worth mentioning, certain keywords are highly competitive and are nearly impossible to drive an ROI (e.g., "travel" that is used for branding objectives, not ROI objectives, by Expedia and others). So, you will either need to sacrifice rank (below #1, #2 or #3 position) for these types of words, or you will need to focus on more targeted words with much less competition (e.g., "Morocco hiking trip"), where you can profitably achieve a top three position within your desired CPC/ROI objectives. And, there is no one right answer for all businesses. A $1.00 CPC could be suicidal for one business and drive a wild profit for the other, depending on the industry and resulting sale economics. So test, test and test again, until you get the campaign optimized for your specific business.
It makes sense to engage an employee or firm to help you with these efforts. One, because you will not have enough time/focus to do this justice on your own. And, two, because the "rules of engagement" are constantly changing, with the search engines updating their search algorithms all the time, requiring you to change your tactics over time. Also, unless proven otherwise, it could make sense to engage two employees/firms for your search work, as the skills required for good SEO (e.g., tech coding and copy writing) are very different than the skills required for good SEM (e.g., online marketing testing and analytics). It is very difficult to find both skills in one solution.
It is tough to summarize all the moving pieces around search marketing in one short lesson, but hopefully this high level tutorial was enough to point you in the right direction. Good luck!
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4 comments:
- TopherBricks said...
A really informative post. Definitely covered all the bases for SEO marketing. A good combo of organic and PPC marketing can produce great results. I feel like I could take on the large PPC Companies out there! Thanks
- October 10, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree with Topher. Great information! PPC marketing is no doubt a well-needed tool in today's marketing world. Luckily there are plenty of good ppc management companies out there that can help if you don't have enough employees or time to do it yourself.
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Syfy has "decided not to renew" Alphas. Given its ratings during season two, most won't be surprised, even if they are disappointed. Here's the statement from Syfy:
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CINCINNATI - Houston, we have a rematch, which didn't seem likely eight weeks ago when the Bengals stood 3-5 after suffering their fourth consecutive defeat. Now, the Bengals are winners of three straight games and seven of their past eight, and head to the Lone Star State this week for a playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday.
CINCINNATI � Houston, we have a rematch, which didn�t seem likely eight weeks ago when the Bengals stood 3-5 after suffering their fourth consecutive defeat.
Now, the Bengals are winners of three straight games and seven of their past eight, and head to the Lone Star State this week for a playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday.
�There will be a lot of incentive to wash the bad taste out of our mouths,� Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth said.
Cincinnati (10-6) is wiser than the wide-eyed club that was whacked 31-10 at Houston last season in an AFC wild-card game, and that maturity showed today in an odd regular-season finale that had no bearing on the home team�s postseason chances.
The Bengals came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat the AFC North-champion Baltimore Ravens 23-17 on a day when a Paul Brown Stadium capacity crowd of 61,565 saw each division rival rest starters because they already had playoff appearances locked up.
�This team can compete with anyone in this league at this point,� Bengals receiver A.J. Green said.
Cincinnati already was locked into the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs, which is why quarterback Andy Dalton rested on the bench the entire second half and running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis didn�t play at all after experiencing a tight hamstring during warm-ups.
The Bengals won despite totaling just 189 yards of offense while possessing the ball for 11 minutes less than the Ravens, who were hurt by 10 penalties for 102 yards. Cincinnati�s defense helped with four sacks.
Josh Brown�s third field goal of the second half, a 38-yarder with 7:16 remaining, put the Bengals ahead to stay at 16-14. Cincinnati defensive end Carlos Dunlap scored the decisive points one minute later with a 14-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Dunlap�s pick, which he tipped to himself at the line of scrimmage, came off a pass thrown by Tyrod Taylor, a reserve quarterback who played the final three quarters after starter Joe Flacco was pulled from the game to rest for the Ravens (10-6), a No. 4 seed who will play the wild-card Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Baltimore, which began today with 15 players listed on the injury report, also played running back Ray Rice only the first two series. The Ravens made six starters inactive before the game: linebackers Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, wide receiver Anquan Boldin, guard Marshal Yanda and safety Bernard Pollard.
Cincinnati wasn�t quite so conservative in looking to avenge a season-opening 44-13 loss at Baltimore. Cornerback Terence Newman was the only Bengals starter not activated for the game. The team did hold safety Chris Crocker out as a precaution after he suffered an injured right quadriceps late in the first quarter.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis wanted to continue the momentum his team had from a week earlier, when the a playoff appearance was guaranteed with a 13-10 victory at Pittsburgh.
Lewis also had been burned by too much caution in the previous two times the Bengals had a postseason spot guaranteed going into the final week of the regular season. In 2005, they lost 37-3 at Kansas City; and three years ago, Cincinnati fell 37-0 to the New York Jets.
Both of those regular-season finale losses were followed a week later by a playoff defeat. Lewis fell to 0-3 in the postseason last year at Houston when Dalton threw three interceptions and the Texans� Arian Foster ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
The Ravens looked as if they were headed to a fifth consecutive victory over the Bengals today when Taylor�s 1-yard touchdown run put the visitors ahead 14-13 with 12:50 left in the game.
Baltimore had scored first with 17 seconds left in the first quarter on a 2-yard run by Anthony Allen. Dalton answered with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Jones with 39 seconds left in the first half for a 7-7 halftime tie.
Brown kicked third-quarter field goals of 47 and 32 yards, then followed Taylor�s score with his third field goal. Justin Tucker�s 49-yard field for Baltimore came after Dunlap�s score.
�We�re finding ways to win games, and that�s something we needed to learn as a young team,� Whitworth said.
So, it�s on to Houston again.
The Bengals, who began the day knowing they could possibly play any of the four AFC division champions, are heading to Texas because the AFC South-champion Texans (12-4) lost 28-16 to Indianapolis today. That outcome, coupled with Cincinnati�s victory and New England�s 28-0 victory over Miami, created a rematch.
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The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame today announced the names of 11 inductees to be enshrined at its annual banquet on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville.
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Don Meyer --- The former Lipscomb University head basketball coach, Meyer is the all-time leader in coaching wins in NCAA basketball history. After coaching at Lipscomb for 24 years where his teams averaged 32 wins per season over his last 10 seasons, he moved to Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D.. He retired from coaching following the 2009-2010 season with 923 wins in a career that spanned four decades. He is serving as a Regents Distinguished Professor and Assistant to the President at Northern State.
Meyer was named NAIA National Coach of the Year following both the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons. He took the Bison to 13 national tournaments and won the 1986 NAIA National Championship. He was elected to the NAIA Hall of Fame at the age of 47 and was honored last July at the ESPYS with the Jimmy V. Perseverance Award.
Thomas Henderson, Jr (Posthumous) --- A multi-sports standout at Vanderbilt University, Tom Henderson earned nine varsity letters from 1929-33. He was named captain for both the football and baseball teams and played quarterback for the late Vanderbilt head football Coach Dan McGugin. While a student at Vanderbilt, Henderson was awarded the Bachelor of Ugliness, the university's highest honor. He was named to Grantland Rice's All-America football team, and in 1957, Sports Illustrated named Henderson to its Silver Anniversary All-America Football Team.
Following college, Henderson's athletic accomplishments continued. He was the 1931 Tennessee Valley Golf Association State Champion and in 1945, was the Nashville City Golf Champion. Later in 1967, he qualified for two national sporting events the same year---the 1967 U. S. Open and the National Masters YMCA U.S. Handball Championship. He won the '67 National Masters U.S. Handball Championship and the Southern Handball Doubles Championship in '68.
Barbara Jones-Slater --- A former Tennessee State University Tiger Belle, Barbara Jones-Slater at the age of 15 became the youngest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field …and she still holds that distinction. In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Slater and her teammates captured the gold medal breaking the world record in the 4 X 100 relay. She struck gold again in the 1955 Pan American games and later in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome as a member of the TSU Tiger Belles 4 X 100 winning relay team.
Currently living in Atlanta, Slater has served as a member of the Paralympics games committee and the Atlanta committee for the Olympic games youth advisory educational council.
Bob Dudley Smith --- A native of Nashville, Bob Dudley Smith was an outstanding athlete at West High School excelling in both basketball and baseball. During his four years at West High, the basketball team made three consecutive trips to the TSSAA state basketball finals. His senior year, Smith was named the Nashville Banner's 1948 Interscholastic League's Most Valuable Player and was named to the Tennessee State Basketball Tournament All-State team in 1947-48. He was named the state's Most Outstanding Men's Player the same year.
Following graduation from West High School, Smith was offered a basketball scholarship to Vanderbilt University (only the school's second basketball scholarship offered. The first went to former fellow West High School standout Billy Joe Adcock). Smith was also offered a contract with the Boston Red Sox organization. He said he accepted the Vanderbilt scholarship, "because he knew that was the only way he could get a good education and baseball could still be an option following graduation."
William R. "Bill" Battle, III (Lifetime Achievement Inductee)-- A native of Birmingham, Bill Battle was an outstanding tight end on the University of Alabama's first national championship team under Coach Bear Bryant. Following graduation he entered the coaching profession serving as an assistant at the University of Oklahoma, the United States Military Academy and the University of Tennessee—where in 1970 he was named head coach after four years. During his tenure as head coach at Tennessee, his teams went 59-22-2, ranked twice in the top-10 twice in the top-20 and won 4 of 5 bowl games.
In 1978, he returned to his home state and held various management positions, including president of two separate companies, with Circle S Industries. During his tenure, the company grew in earnings from $12 million to $60 million. He then founded Battle Enterprises, Inc., later to become The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the nation's oldest and largest marketing agency dedicated to providing domestic and international licensing services to the collegiate market. CLC represents 200 colleges, universities, bowls and conferences, as well as the NCAA and The Heisman Trophy. In 2007, CLC was acquired by IMG, the world's premier sports and entertainment marketing company. IMG College is now headed by Pat Battle, and Bill remains active in CLC and its related businesses.
He was named first team tight end on the University of Alabama All-Decade Teams of the 1960's, and in 1981 was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Jackie Walker (Posthumous) --- A native of Knoxville, Jackie Walker was an outstanding student athlete excelling in football, basketball and baseball. His head football coach at Fulton High, Lon Herzburn (who later became Jackie's position coach at the University of Tennessee) worked with the young Walker and helped him develop athletically and academically. Following graduation from Fulton, Walker accepted a football scholarship at the University of Tennessee, becoming the first African-American student from Knoxville to receive a sports scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee or any other SEC university.
During his tenure at UT, freshmen were not allowed to play varsity. His sophomore year he was a starting linebacker. His junior year he lead the Vols defense with 82 tackles and 42 assists. Walker was a two-time All-American and his senior year was selected team captain--the first African-American to be selected captain for a sports team in the SEC.
Following his senior year, Walker was drafted by the San Francisco 49'ers. Following a brief professional career, he relocated to Atlanta. He was inducted into the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Jackie Walker died in 2002.
Timothy (Tim) Edward Irwin --- A native of Knoxville, Tim Irwin grew up following the Big Orange football program, so it came as no surprise when offered an opportunity to play for Tennessee he jumped at the opportunity. Irwin was one of 30 players who signed football scholarships with Tennessee in 1977, and of that number nine went on to play in the NFL. His senior year Irwin was named All-SEC tackle and also won an NCAA Post-Scholarship Award for academic work in pre-law. He was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in both 1979 and 1980.
Irwin was a third-round draft pick in 1981 and played in the NFL from 1981 to 1994, including a 13-year career with the Minnesota Vikings. Following his retirement from the NFL in 1990, he returned to Knoxville where he earned his law degree and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar. He practiced law in Knoxville until 2005 when he was appointed Judge of the Juvenile Court of Knox County. He was the co-founder of the Catholic Youth Football league and has sponsored the Tim Irwin/Food City Bass Tournament with proceeds benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. The tournament has raised in excess of $550,000 since 1990.
John Lewis Hudson --- Born in Memphis, John Hudson grew up in Paris, TN where he was a standout football player for the Henry County Patriots. During his senior year, the Patriots went 10-0, he was named team captain and All-State (AP), Wendy's All-South Team and starred in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star Game. Following graduation, he signed a scholarship with Auburn University where he was starting center from 1986-89. In 1989, he was named to the Coaches All-SEC team and was presented the Ken Rice Award for the Best Blocking Lineman.
Following graduation from Auburn, he was drafted by Coach Buddy Ryan and the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2000, he was signed by the Baltimore Ravens where he played on the Super Bowl XXXV Championship team. Following his professional football career, Hudson returned to his home of Paris where he serves as a high-school football coach for his alma mater, the Henry County Patriots.
John R. "Jack" Eaton --- Born in Warren, Pa., Jack Eaton is known to thousands of University of Memphis fans as the "Voice of the Tigers." Eaton began his broadcasting career in 1954 in Columbus, GA. He moved to Memphis two years later and joined WMC Radio and TV. There he served as sports director and anchor for WMC-TV Channel 5 and WMC-AM 790 from 1956 until his retirement in 1991.
In his role as Voice of the Memphis Tigers, Eaton broadcast Tigers basketball from 1959 to 1987 and football from 1964 to 1986. During his time as "Voice of the Tigers," Eaton's famous exclamations of "Great Scott" and "Great Caesar's Ghost" became synonymous with his play-by-play of Tiger sports.
In addition to college sports, Eaton did radio play-by-play in the 1950's and 1960's for local high school football games and the Memphis Chicks baseball in 1957. In 1959, Eaton became the first Memphis television sportscaster to announce professional wrestling.
During his career in the Bluff City, Jack Eaton became the area's most noted and impactful television and radio sports personality.
Marynell Meadors --- Raised in Nashville and a graduate of Hillsboro High School, Meadors decided in the seventh grade her future was coaching women's basketball. Following graduation from high school, she attended Middle Tennessee State University and there began coaching women's basketball before it became a varsity sport and prior to Title IX. In 1970 following the passage of Title IX, she moved to Cookeville and became the women's head basketball coach at Tennessee Tech University. She coached the Golden Eagles for twenty seasons, compiling a 363-138 (.724) lifetime record. While coaching at Tech, she won six consecutive Tennessee state championships, four Ohio Valley Conference championships and two Metro Conference championships. She was twice named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the year and became the first major women's college coach to win 350 games at one institution.
In 1986, Meadors accepted the head coaching position at Florida State University where she led the program for ten years. In 1991, the Seminoles won the Metro Conference Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA.
Meadors is currently the head coach and general manager of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association and was one of the original eight head coaches when the WNBA was formed in 1997.
Elizabeth Henderson --- Henderson began playing tennis when she was eight years old and she's still at it. By the age of 12, she was playing in Southern and National tournaments. Her highest Southern ranking was #1 in the Girl's 14s and Girl's 16s. Henderson's highest national ranking was when she attained the #9 position in the Girl's 14s. She was ranked No. 16 nationally in the Girl's 16s.
After leaving junior tennis, Henderson played for the University of Tennessee/Chattanooga (UTC) women's tennis team. During the 1970's, UTC played SEC, ACC and Big Ten schools because a conference for women had not yet been established. She was named to the All-American team on each of UTC three AIAW Small College National Championship teams.
Following college graduation, Henderson began her college coaching career at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Following two years at UNC, she moved to the College of William and Mary. In 1983, Henderson moved back to Knoxville to head the women's tennis program at the University of Tennessee. After four years of leading the Lady Vols program, Henderson lightened her schedule to meet the demands of raising a family. She then took over the tennis program at the Peninsula Club in Knoxville where she entered her 30th year of teaching at the grassroots level.
Along with these inductees, a number of individual and team "honorees" will be recognized at the annual banquet on February 11. Those recipients will be announced soon and will include the Male and Female Amateur Athlete of the Year, and the Professional Athletes of the Year.
Reservations for the awards banquet and induction ceremony are available from the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame for $125.00. For more information on the event, call the TSHF office at (615) 242-4750 or e-mail email@example.com.
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is a statewide, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 to honor and preserve outstanding sports achievements in Tennessee.
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Reba McEntire Center for Rehabilitation Suffers Water Damage
Freezing temperatures don't just bring snow showers and ice storms -- they can also cause flooding. The Reba McEntire Center for Rehabilitation in Denison, Texas unfortunately suffered water damage after it was flooded with hundreds of gallons of water on Monday (March 3), most likely due to a frozen pipe that burst.
The pipe ruptured on Monday afternoon, and Denison Assistant Fire Chief Bill Ray tells KXII that the water was ankle-deep by the time the firefighters arrived. The pipe was in the ceiling over the swimming and recreational area, and was part of the fire sprinkler system.
When crews arrived at the scene, they shut off the water and cleaned up the area in the west end of the building. Thankfully, the living quarters of the center were not affected by the flooding.
"Very grateful, you know, we were looking at first to having to evacuate the citizens and so forth, but, that's not going to have to happen, so we're in good shape," Ray shares with KTEN.
The extent and source of damage is being evaluated.
The Reba McEntire Center for Rehabilitation is part of the Texoma Medical Center. It was named for the songstress in 1994 after more than a decade of fundraising concerts for the medical center. The 21-bed inpatient facility is in place for people who have suffered a debilitating illness or injury, such as neuromuscular disorders, brain injury, stroke, cardiac disease, orthopedic issues, amputation or other disabling conditions. At the McEntire Center, they can rebuild their strength and endurance and to achieve their highest level of recovery.
McEntire has not issued a comment about the damage.


text: Morning. I should prefix my response that I am currently an employee of NAP and have been for over 4.5 years. I'm sorry that your experience with NAP has been far from ideal. I haven't personally been involved with the hiring over the US but I have forwarded the details to the people involved so they can clarify situation. Jason On 9 December 2011 03:13, Rudolf Lippan <rlippan at remotelinux.com> wrote: > Good morning, Perl Mongers, > > This is a followup to my post to the Perl jobs-discuss mailing list. > Terrence picked it up here: > http://livingcosmos.posterous.com/beware-of-net-a-porter-perl-jobs and > the original can be found here: > http://email@example.com/msg01469.html > > > About six weeks ago, I was contacted by a recruiter and asked if I was > interested in a team lead position in New Jersey, and so begins my story. > > I was wanting to get back into the community after a limiting contract, > but this wasn't really the sort of splash I hoped to make. I've never been > moved to do something like this in the 10+ years I've been programming > professionally. I've experienced some less than honest recruiting > techniques and companies that had no issue jerking people around, but I was > made aware this morning that there were at least two other Perl programmers > affected, including junior candidates that probably had more hanging on > this than I did. > > I sent the following list of events to both NET-A-PORTER and the > recruiting agency 7 Dec. Earlier today (8 Dec.), the recruiter called me > and confirmed this, point by point. NET-A-PORTER has, as of yet, not > replied. > > 1) That NET-A-PORTER was fully aware of the contract rate during the > interview > process. > > 2) That NET-A-PORTER selected me to lead their US team and I was asked to > wait > for final sign off. > > 3) That NET-A-PORTER was aware that I let another opportunity go based on > my > understanding that my employment was pending a 'final signature'. > > 4) That as a condition of final sign off NET-A-PORTER asked that, at the > end > of the 6 month contract period, I would be willing to accept $30K less > than > the original budgeted salary with the proviso that the salary would be > open > to renegotiation based on the market conditions at that time. > Furthermore > that I agreed to this. > > 5) That NET-A-PORTER decided to withdraw the position at this point and no > longer build out a US-based Perl development team. The reason given is > that > it would cost 1/2 as much to build out a team in the UK. > > For a company that espouses their programming culture and community > support, I can't understand how they could think this was even remotely > acceptable. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me. > The recruiter gave permission to share contact information with any > interested parties regarding this situation. > > I know I'm not in the UK but, short of trying for slashdot, I thought this > was the most appropriate venue for informing those who should be most aware > of their actions. > > -r >


text: Tiago Marques <a28427 at ua.pt> > I've been trying to get the best performance on a small cluster we have here > at University of Aveiro, Portugal, but I've not been enable to get most > software to scale to more than one node. <SNIP> > The problem with this setup is that even calculations that take more than 15 > days don't scale to more than 8 cores, or one node. Usually performance is > lower with 16cores, 12 cores, than with just 8. From what I've been reading, > I should be able to scale fine at least till 16 cores and 32 for some > software. <SNIP> > > I tried with Gromacs to have two nodes using one processor each, to check if > 8 cores were stressing the GbE too much, and the performance dropped too > much compared with running two CPUs on the same node. Lots of possibilities here. Most of them are probably coming down to the code not being written to make good use of a cluster environment, and/or there not being any way to do that (single threaded code with a lot of unpredictable branching). For Gromacs I suggest you ask on that mailing list. My recollection is that it was known to scale poorly, but that was a couple of years ago, and maybe they have improved it since then. If it doesn't scale you can always get more throughput by running one independent job on each of your nodes, using local storage to avoid network contention to the file server. It may take 15 days to finish a run, but at least you'll have N times more work completed. Running N independent jobs will give you at least as much throughput as running 1 job on N cores. Admittedly it is nice to have the results in 1/Nth the time. Some of what you may be seeing with poorer performance on more cores on one node is probably related to the effect on memory access, especially through cache. Code that can go in and out of cache runs much faster than anything which has to go to main memory, and as soon as you run two competing (which depends on architecture) processes you may find that the two programs are throwing each other's data out of any shared cache, which can result in dramatic slowdowns. Give gprof a shot too. You want to see where your code is spending most of its time. If it spends 95% of its time in routines with no network IO, then the network is likely not your issue. And vice versa. > unexpected for me, since the benchmarks I've seen on Gromacs website state > that I should be able to have 100% scaling on this case, sometimes more. Contact the person who said that, get the exact conditions, and see if you can replicate them. You might have a network issue, but unless you are comparing apples to apples it may be hard to figure it out. Regards, David Mathog mathog at caltech.edu Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech


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One of the most awaited months of the year. Everyone is looking forward for a special celebration during this month. Even the singles who are quite depressed during this month are become excited of what something special they will receive during this day. … [Read more...]
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Farmingdale State, 74
St. Joseph's, 72
Farmingdale, N.Y. - In a tie game with six seconds remaining, Farmingdale State sophomore guard Damien Santana (Brooklyn, N.Y./Grady) made two free throws for a 74-72 lead and the eventual victory in a Skyline Conference Quarterfinal victory over St. Joseph's (17-9) tonight in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams improved to 18-8 with the win and will now face top-seeded Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y. in the Skyline Semifinals on Thursday night, February 22nd, at 7:00 p.m.
Farmingdale held just a three point lead at the half, 38-35, while the second called for five ties and five lead changes. The Rams were up six points at 1:52, before St. Joe's senior guard Jorge Martinez (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) scored four points and junior forward Brandon Freeman (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) hit a jumper to tie the score with 31 seconds on the clock. Farmingdale quickly brought the ball down the court and set up a play for Santana, who was fouled under the basket and his two successful free throws would be enough after a last second jumper by St. Joe's was off the mark.
Both teams had four players in double figures. Santana led the Rams with 20 points and nine rebounds, followed by junior guard Peter Lipka (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) with 16 points and five assists. Junior forward Brian Robinson (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) finished with 11 points and senior guard Terry Menefee (Montgomery, Ala./Shawnee Mission North, Ks.) tallied 10 points and five assists.
St. Joseph's Martinez was the leader with 17 points, while sophomore guard David Acree (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) had 16 points and nine boards. Freeman posted 15 points and junior guard Phil Lipari (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) grabbed eight rebounds and had 14 points.


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Dr. Raja Sengupta of Cal has come up with a novel imminent-collision-awareness idea. First, we kill all the lawyers. Then we equip each car with GPS and a Wi-Fi transmitter. Then, cars talk to each other and decide where they are in relation to each other. It's an interesting idea, and GM's throwing some money at it, but cripes if it doesn't sound like it could totally be used for evil. We're not sure on this one.
Wireless on the Road to Safety [Berkeley Engineering]
Windows for Your Scraper: Media Center in Buick Century [Internal]


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ANDY Whing and Ryan Clarke were multiple winners at Oxford United's player of the year awards dinner on Saturday.
While the circumstances, hours after the 2-0 defeat to Southend United which all but ended the U's play-off hopes, were not ideal, the prizes were still hotly contested.
Whing picked up two awards, including the supporters' player of the year.
The versatile 27-year-old would not have been many fans' stand-out choice earlier in the season following a poor start to his United career.
But wholehearted displays in the last few months changed opinions and Whing was delighted to be selected.
He said: "This a great honour, especially because I got a bit of stick from the fans at the start of the season, it's a big turnaround for them to give me player of the season.
"It's a massive achievement from where I started off.
"I'm proud of it and I'd like to thank my teammates and coaching staff."
The former Coventry City and Brighton player was also named interviewee of the year by Jack FM.
Clarke was the players' player of the year and went on to scoop the Oxford Mail's supporters' prize after collecting the most man of the match awards in online votes across the season.
Peter Leven's long-range strike against Port Vale in October was United's goal of the season, while Michael Duberry finished on top in the votes submitted by supporters in the executive boxes.
Striker Tyrone Marsh was the youth team's player of the season.
Among the senior squad, Alfie Poter was crowned the top young player, despite missing the last three months with a broken ankle.
James Constable's 11 goals were enough to see him retain the Oxford United golden boot as top scorer, four strikes ahead of nearest challenger Asa Hall.
The entire squad were applauded by the fans and sponsors in attendance when they picked up the moment of the season award – for the first league double over rivals Swindon Town in 38 years.
The final gong, for Oxford United's person of the year, was presented to Tim Rackley from the Priory pub.
He was commended for his work to raise money to help Charlotte Nott, the four-year-old who lost all four limbs after contracting meningitis.


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"It's like, the fans got us where we are today," he said. "I literally have more money than God, literally, and I just love the fans for that. But when you take something that you own and feel free to pass it around to people who you feel might like it, that's not rock-and-roll. That's stealing. And Metallica is not about stealing anything except bass players."
Many Metallica fans stung by the band's 2000 lawsuit against file-sharing service Napster said the new charge came as no surprise.
Lars Ulrich scans for copyright infringements
"I guess I'll never learn," said Sean Jackson, who said he illegally downloaded Metallica's self-titled album from Napster when he was in college. "I've been a Metallica fan since I was in grade school, and every time I try to get one of my friends into them, something like this happens. Try to tell your roommate how great band is when they keep threatening to sue him."
It was not immediately clear how Metallica planned to enforce the fee, but Ulrich noted that further lawsuits were a possibility, as were house-to-house compliance checks by the band's manchild vocalist James Hetfield. For his part, Jackson said he would grudgingly pay to play. "I hate to encourage it, but Guitar Hero is the only way to get good stuff from Metallica these days," he said. "What am I gonna do, go buy 'Death Magnetic'? Come on."
The preceding content was intended as a piece of fictional satire and should not be taken seriously.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
To post a question or reply, you can send an email to [email protected].
Hi Kristen,
Tell them a story about Archimedes and King Midas' golden crown. How he had to weigh the crown of gold and determine if the King's crown maker was substituting inferior metal. After taking a bath, he ran out and shouted "Eureka" as he determined that the bouyant force on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. This method is normally used these days to determined the volume and therefore the density of an irregular object by measuring the mass in air and it's effective mass when submerged in water. This effective mass when submerged in water is its actual mass minus the mass if the fluid displaced. Mass divided by volume gives a measure of density of the object. Archimedes found that the density of the crown was actually less than gold, so it was "Off with his head!"
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Dear Kristen
I am ccing Don Deresz who is the mentor for this group--maybe he can respond to this question
Thanks for asking.
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Yours is the first email I've received; however, the programs weren't supposed to be viewed until today, so I'm not sure if any emails were sent previously.
One topic I'd like to discuss with other teachers is how to go about having students remember the difference between mass and volume. Do you have any activities or pneumonic devices for teaching mass and volume? How do your students remember the units that mass and volume are measured in?
I normally teach a unit on density, which we spend a lot of time on, before delving into force and gravity. Still, many student struggle with the measurements.
Thank you,
Kristen Levy
7th Grade Science
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Originally Posted by Coolhand
There are many of us that enjoy the social side of the internet on Face Book. I created a page for Bluebonnet Members only! I hate rules, but I must impose just one. NO POLITICS! Now, that wasn't so bad, was it?
To check out the page, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/632533146799180/
One thing to remember: The site you are on now, our official website, is the place to find out about runs, events, etc. Also, the Yahoo Group we have is second option.
Originally Posted by windwalker
Okay, so the Midland radios work pretty well but what about going to the next level like they described above? What about a radio that has more power out with a better antenna and receiver?
This goes into the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) level instead of the Family Radio Service (FRS). I know it is against the law to transmit in the FRS frequency in high power which in reality is operating in the GMRS band since channel 5 is shared by FRS and GMRS. So, if you are worried, get
August 31 - September 3, 2012
With this year's Alpine trip fast approaching have you reserved your room for the event. This is the Labor Day weekend just like last year.
What events are happening in Alpine this year? Will the balloons get to go up? Will there be parties at the hotels or lodges? I guess we will have to wait and see what is being planned.
We had a lot of fun last year but the one problem seemed to be large groups trying to travel together. Maybe
The 2010 Texas Miata Roundup has come and gone and it was fun once again to share the experience with so many other Miata enthusiasts.
When we told new members about the fun we had in '05 and '06 they probably thought it was something that happened then but could it be reproduced again for others to enjoy?
I think that with the leadership of Pat Franklin and the help of members of the Bluebonnet Miata Club we did successfully


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Australian Athlete RUSHED To Hospital In Rio
A member of Australia's women's pursuit track cycling team has been taken to hospital after a high speed crash at the Olympic velodrome in Rio.
Melissa Hoskins was training with team-mates when four of the five-member team crashed from their bikes.
She has been taken to hospital to be examined by doctors.
Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker and Amy Cure have track burns and splinters.
The remaining team member, Annette Edmondson, was not injured.


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Conditions Before IDEA
Before the enactment of P.L. 94-142, the fate of many individuals with disabilities was likely to be dim. Too many individuals lived in state institutions for persons with mental retardation or mental illness. In 1967, for example, state institutions were homes to almost 200,000 persons with significant disabilities. Many of these restrictive settings provided only minimal food, clothing, and shelter. Too often, persons with disabilities received care for basic needs rather than education and rehabilitation.
Unfortunately, these stories were repeated in the life experiences of tens of thousands of individuals with disabilities who lacked support from IDEA. For example, in 1970, U.S. schools educated only one in five children with disabilities, and many states had laws excluding certain students from school, including children who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded.
Before IDEA, too many children were denied access to education and opportunities to learn. Providing appropriate education to youngsters from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds was especially challenging. Further, most families were not afforded the opportunity to be involved in planning or placement decisions regarding their children, and resources were not available to enable children with significant disabilities to live at home and receive an education at neighborhood schools in their community.


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Food for Thought
Without a doubt, despite all the resources available to Scouts through MeritBadge.net and other Internet resources, using merit badge pamphlets is still one of the easiest and most efficient ways of getting help on merit badges. After all, they were written specifically with merit badges in mind.
Unfortunately, merit badge pamphlets cost money, around $400 for an entire set, and many troops no longer have merit badge pamphlet libraries. Of those troops that do have libraries, many pamphlets are out of date (see below). Most troops feel they simply can't afford to maintain an up to date merit badge pamphlet library...
They're Wrong!
Stop looking at that big dollar amount for all those merit badges and break it down into something more manageable. Here is a simple method that will get you a full library of up to date books in a short period of time.
- 1. Check to see which merit badges are current and which ones are out of date using the Current Merit Badge Pamphlet Revision Dates chart.
- 2. Make a list of all out of date and missing pamphlets.
- 3. Prioritize your list as follows:
- a. popular merit badges (this is different for different troops but will generally include most Eagle merit badges, merit badges that the troop will be working on during the year, and various others)
- b. most recent revision dates
- c. older revision dates
- 4. Decide how much you can spend each month and purchase new merit badge pamphlets off of your list. I recommend 3 or 4 each month ($10-$15/month).
Steps 1, 2, and 3 are there simply to make your investment as productive as possible right from the start. These steps could be skipped. In fact, you could just start at American Business and work your way through to Woodwork in alphabetical order.
Step 4, however, is extremely important. You need to pick a workable number and commit to making this purchase every month. Three or four pamphlets was chosen because most troops should be able to scrape up enough money or aluminum cans or whatever to be able to afford this. The results of using this program are as follows:
- Purchasing 3 pamphlets per month = a complete library in four years
- Purchasing 4 pamphlets per month = a complete library in three years
Now get started! Merit badge pamphlets can significantly improve your troop's advancement program. The trail to Eagle has many bumps and turns. Don't let the lack of merit badge pamphlets be one of them.
One last thought on this plan. It's based on the median size troop (20 Scouts). If your troop is significantly larger, the plan should be adjusted accordingly. For instance, a troop of 100 Scouts who needs several copies of pamphlets for more commonly done merit badges might want to get at least 10 each month ($30 or so). Your troop Librarian ( a youth position) should be in charge of this, with supervision from an approved adult leader]].
More Library Building Ideas
The above method is a way for troops to help themselves. The following is a way for Scouts to help the troop.
Along the way, every Scout buys a few merit badge pamphlets. There are millions of merit badge pamphlets sitting on shelves collecting dust or packed away in boxes. Why? What use is this? None!!! Why aren't the Scouts giving these books to the troop? Probably because nobody asked.
Encourage your Scouts to purchase merit badge pamphlets that your troop library doesn't have (or really needs multiple copies of) THEN encourage them to give their books to the troop so others can use them. They'll do better on their merit badge by having an excellent resource and the troop will benefit as well AND since your going to the Scout Shop once a month to buy four merit pamphlets as part of your library building plan, it's no problem to pick up a few extra pamphlets for your Scouts.
Don't Forget the Public Library
So now your troop has a great library and you don't need any more pamphlets. Congratulations! You now have a troop that has a leg up on advancement and the trail to Eagle. What now?
Give 3 to 4 merit badge pamphlets a month to your local library...
"What?" "Why?" The reasons are many. Here are a few.
- Public libraries are open nearly every day. This gives Scouts quicker access to the information they need even if they didn't know they needed it.
- The information is available to the Scouts in other troops as well. Since most public libraries are part of a regional library system, the number of troops benefiting from your donations can be significant.
- Boys who aren't Scouts may join your troop after finding interesting subjects in the pamphlets you've donated.
- Others will benefit from the information in the pamphlets and public opinion of Scouting should improve with this type of exposure. (An employee at my plant saw an Electricity merit badge pamphlet sitting on my desk. He asked to borrow it and was very impressed upon reading it.)
- The library handles the hassle of checking the books out.
This last point is very important. Some troops don't have libraries because the don't want the hassle of checking books in and out. Well, your local library is very good at that so why not let them do it. And please don't feel like you're abusing your library's services. They want new patrons so they benefit as well.
What Should I Do With These Old Pamphlets?
Whatever you do, don't throw away those old merit badge pamphlets. They can be valuable resources. In order to avoid confusion, you should do three things:
- 1. Have a library identified as "Current Books and Pamphlets"
- 2. Have a separate library marked "Older Resources"
- 3. Tell your Scouts to always use the latest version of "Boy Scout Requirements" (#33215) as their resource for advancement requirements
Once again, this last point is very important. Merit badge requirements are revised more often than the pamphlets themselves. Chances are the requirements listed in a "current" merit badge pamphlet only a few years old will already be out of date. All Scoutmasters should pick up a new copy of "Boy Scout Requirements" each January.
If you are seriously overstocked with old merit badge books and other advancement materials, read MeritBadgeDotOrg:Site support for information on how to put them to further use.


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By Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator and Director Center for Medicare
We've all had the experience of making outdoor plans for a weekend that's supposed to be gorgeous, only to cancel when the weather turns out to be 48 degrees and drizzly. Despite our best planning, uncertainty is just a fact of life.
Health can be as unpredictable as the weather. It's hard to know what you'll feel like next week, much less what health care you'll need next year – yet that's exactly what you need to predict when you're shopping for health coverage during Medicare Open Enrollment.
We know future needs can be hard to forecast, but taking stock of current circumstances can help. Maybe your family situation is different this year, or you have new health concerns. Maybe you've been traveling a lot, so you want a flexible plan that offers coverage in multiple states.
If you've recently retired —or even if you're still working — you may have other health insurance options. If you do, make sure you understand exactly how that other coverage works with Medicare.
The good news is that now more than ever, you can find a plan tailored to your unique needs. There are better prescription drug plan choices, with premiums that generally have held steady from last year. A full 99% of people with Medicare have access to Medicare Advantage Plans. Even better, Medicare Advantage Plan premiums in 2012 are 4% lower, on average, than they were this year.
The Affordable Care Act delivered better choices and more benefits to the Medicare program. So no matter which plan you pick, you'll have access to benefits like these:
• A 50% discount on covered brand-name drugs if you hit the Part D prescription drug coverage gap ("donut hole")
• A free Annual Wellness Visit, so you can sit down with your doctor and talk about your health concerns and the best ways to stay healthy
• A host of preventive tests and screenings — including cancer screenings — most at no cost to you
It's worth it to take a look and compare coverage. We recently learned about a man in central Arkansas who's had Medicare Part D since 2009. Last year, our State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselors helped him compare his Part D drug coverage with other plan options. They found a new plan that covered more of the prescriptions he needs. The Medicare Plan Finder can help you compare plans – check out our video on how the Plan Finder works.
So this year, this gentleman has been spending only $18.90 for 3 prescriptions each month — which saves him more than $720 a month. That's real money.
As you start comparing coverage for yourself, you'll find Medicare in the mail, on TV or the radio, in the paper, and on your computer. You'll be hearing so much about Open Enrollment that it may not surprise you to get phone calls or visits to your house from people selling Medicare plans.
Remember to keep yourself and your personal information safe [link to blog #4 on fraud when posted]- we'll never call and ask for your Medicare number or bank information, and we'll never come to your home uninvited to sell Medicare products. Visit stopmedicarefraud.gov to learn what to do if this happens to you.
While you can't always predict everything in life, you can do your best to be prepared. Medicare will be there to help you, stronger than ever.


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The 49ers lost a Super Bowl to the Ravens in February that went down to the wire, which was an unfortunate way for the season to come to an end but hardly casts a pall over a season that was filled with success.
Not every member of the team left the year feeling good about those accomplishments, however. Wide receiver /kick returner Ted Ginn is hoping to put last year behind him as quickly as possible.
"I want to get back on track," Ginn said, via the Associated Press. "Last year was a tough season. We went to the Super Bowl. But individually, I didn't feel like I got the proper reps I was supposed to."
Ginn has made no secret of his desire to see more time on offense, something that didn't happen in San Francisco despite season-ending injuries to both Mario Manningham and Kyle Williams. He feels he's been "bashed" over the years as a player that's nothing but a specialist and is looking forward to getting a chance to prove that assessment wrong in the coming season.
He's been talked up by both coach Ron Rivera and quarterback Cam Newton as a deep threat who can make an impact on the offense, another familiar refrain from Ginn's career and one that has never really been confirmed on the field. Without terribly imposing competition for snaps behind Steve Smith and Brandon LeFell, this is as good a shot as Ginn will have to become an offensive contributor. It's also likely his last one, which makes it all the more pressing for Ginn to break through in 2013.


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PLAYER57832 wrote:thegreekdog wrote:I wonder if there are any big medical device companies in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, or Indiana.
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As you may know, I am not the one usually to post news articles on the website. I usually do with book reviews, author interviews, giveaways and the such. This, however, I am too excited about not to share. After being titillated with a very bare-bones teaser for a while now, fans of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games (including me - check out my review of the novel here) get to finally see Katniss in action!
This makes me even more excited about the movie. It seems like March cannot come fast enough! Until then, for all of you who have not yet read this exciting novel, Amazon is offering it at a low price of $5.39 for the paperback and $4.69 for the Kindle.


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Channing Tatum tells Ellen DeGeneres that he's enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle with his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, and their eight-month-old daughter Everly.
"Right now, what me and my wife like to call it – I am very 'fappy.' I'm very fat and happy right now. I've been working for two straight years and now it's some really needed downtime."


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The inspiration behind Koei's classic turn-based strategy game Nobunaga's Ambition lives on, as Nobunaga Oda's 17th descendant takes to the ice in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Nobunaga Oda was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the rule of the Shogun in the late sixteenth century. 23-year-old Nobunari Oda, Nobunaga's 17th descendant, is a Japanese figure skater living in Hackensack, New Jersey, who missed the 2007-08 season due to a DUI. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, right? At least when the apple's branch isn't several hundred years removed from the trunk.
It's interesting to note that the NBC presented the trivial tie-in during the skater's introduction last night. "He is the 17th descendant of Nobunaga Oda (1534-1582), the famous Japanese warlord during the age of the civil war and inspiration for the Super Nintendo video game series, Nobunaga's Ambition."
Far from a Super Nintendo series, the Nobunaga franchise has appeared on at least fourteen different platforms, but who's counting? Oh yeah, we are.
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I am a OL and have a feeling I may be in the same situation after a year--in the sense of possibly wanting to return to the city I live in now. (I chose not to attend one of the schools here because no decent one offered me money.) Do you expect transferring will create problems in your job search? Are you looking for a summer job where you are now or in the area of the school you'll be transferring to? Also, I have read some other people on here talk about being disqualified from OCI by transferring. Is this something you anticipate? Cheers


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Charlie Edward Cowan, 88, of Stockton, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility.
Charlie was the only child born to John E. and Mildred George Cowan on Oct. 13, 1925, in Newton, Kan. He joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 and served as a torpedo man's mate 3rd class for three years during World War II.
Upon his honorable discharge, he hurried home to marry the love of his life, Blanche Brown in Burns, Kan. They were married for 68 years until his passing.
They resided in Newton before moving to Marion, Kan., where Charlie built the house he and Blanche lived in on Marion County Lake for 42 years. In 2006 they moved to Stockton, where they quickly made new friends at the Korth Senior Center.
Charlie was a union brick mason for nearly 30 years. Upon retirement, he loved to travel in his RV to enjoy bluegrass and the fellowship of other campers. Charlie never met a stranger and cherished his family and friendships. He was a faithful Baptist and was known for his powerful prayers.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife, Blanche; daughters, Marsha Cowan of Stockton and Shelley McLain of Edgerton, Kan.; three grandchildren, Spencer McLain, Cameron McLain (fiancée Kaitlyn Farnham), and Trey Patterson; a great-grandson, Beau McLain; brother-in-law Bill G. Brown, of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.
The visitation was held at Brumback Funeral Home, Stockton, at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, with the funeral service following at 3 p.m. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28.
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Novel Books, Nov 2002, 271 pp. ISBN 1591050264 Hillkirk is a quiet, relatively safe town that lies in the eastern part of the realm. Theresa Winered is a married woman stifling from the confines of her position. Hanoli, a barmaid, tries to keep her dignity in her squalid existence. Valla is the local midwife respected for her knowledge of herbal medicine. An unstoppable plague is sweeping is on the from the southlands. At the same time a...


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SANTA CLARA — Coach Jim Harbaugh has a lengthy to-do list for things he wants to get accomplished between now and the 49ers' next game. Finding a way to incorporate second-year running back LaMichael James into "the mix" is among the priorities.
"I want to get that going," Harbaugh said Tuesday as the 49ers eased into their bye week at the midpoint of the regular season. "He's just too good of a football player not to be playing."
James last played in a game Oct. 6, against the Houston Texans. He wasn't active for the past three games despite being healthy.
Overall, James has appeared in only two of the 49ers' first eight regular-season games this season and touched the ball seven times.
Last season, James had 27 rushes and three receptions in the four games he appeared as a rookie. He also got significant playing time in the postseason.
Harbaugh said he intends to get James more involved in the offense and special teams for the second half of the season but did not go into specifics.
Last season, James returned 14 kicks during the regular season, including one for 62 yards against the New England Patriots that played a huge role in the 49ers' victory that night.
The 49ers waived linebacker Jermaine Cunningham to make room for Carradine, a second-round selection of the 49ers in this year's draft.
Harbaugh said Carradine participated in practice Tuesday.
Carradine suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last November while enrolled at Florida State. He recorded 11 sacks in 11 starts his senior season for the Seminoles.
He has Wednesday and four practices next week to get ready for his first NFL game, which could happen Nov. 10 against the Carolina Panthers.
One national report said the 49ers were "working the phones" as the deadline neared. Speculation heightened when Harbaugh arrived for his weekly news conference 20 minutes later than scheduled.
When asked if there was any news on the trade front, Harbaugh said: "Nothing to report."
A short time later, news surfaced that only one trade happened among the league's 32 teams.
Coincidentally, the trade involved former 49ers defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga, who got shipped by the Philadelphia Eagles to the New England Patriots, along with a sixth-round draft pick, for a fifth-round draft pick from the Patriots.
Recently, there was a report that said the 49ers made running back Anthony Dixon available via trade, given he is in the final year of his contract and the 49ers are on the verge of needing spots on their 53-man roster to accommodate the expected return of several players.
Now that the deadline has passed, the 49ers will have to cut a player for each one that they activate from the non-football-injury, injured-reserve and physically unable to perform lists.
The players currently on those aforementioned lists include: wide receivers Michael Crabtree and Mario Manningham, running back Marcus Lattimore, linebackers Aldon Smith and Nick Moody and cornerback Eric Wright.
Here's Harbaugh's take on Kaepernick's maturation from a seldom-used player his first 11/2 NFL seasons to the unquestioned starter the past year.
"He has done a phenomenal job in all regards," Harbaugh said. "I've talked to him many times about his different qualities. He keeps getting better, and it seems weekly now, game after game. It's consistent now every game; A plus, plus."
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Heritage Zen Dives In: NaBloPoMo!
I'm going to take NaBloPoMo and put a slightly different twist on it. I'm going to tell my entire family history, starting with my great-grandparents, with photographs over the month of November. I've been thinking about this for a while, but I never seem to get around to actually doing it. I don't really have time for it right now, but I'm going to live on the edge and step out of my comfort zone. (This is as close to the edge of anything as I am likely to get, by the way. I'm sure you know people like me--the mom who checks out the safety equipment before letting her kid join the chess club and has hand sanitizer stuffed in every pocket. Yep, that's me.)
I have hundreds, perhaps thousands of great photos and slides, and could probably post a photo a day and not run out of images to post for several years. What's the old saying, a picture tells a thousand words? Well, that's a good thing, because the text in my posts will be minimal. Think of it as 30 consecutive days of Wordless Wednesdays in story form.
So here we go. I'm going to give NaBloPoMo a shot, and barring any unforeseen circumstances (like a call from my son's school saying my kid is throwing up and to come and collect him) will post a family photo each day for November. I'm throwing caution to the wind! Next year who knows, maybe I'll push the envelope even further and try bungee jumping or sky diving! Why the possibilities are endless!
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8 comments:
- Sherri said...
Good Luck! I'm going to give it a go also. October was so busy for me that I haven't read my blogs so didn't know about it until this morning. I missed November 1st, also, but I will try not to miss any days the rest of the month.
- November 2, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Good luck, Sherri! I too am behind on all of my blog reading. What's important is to get started and then to keep it going. Maybe we should start our own support group!
- November 2, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Barbara Poole said...
Cindy, I'm looking forward to this large undertaking. Can't wait for #2 later today! Think of what you will have at the end, enough for a book.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Kristin said...
Sounds like a great plan! I signed up for it too. So far I've covered both days. Can't wait to read your entire family history with photos in 30 days!
- November 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Barbara - I think you are right. I will have enough for a book when I finish. Interestingly, just putting these pieces together I'm already identifying gaps in information which is helpful in and of itself.
Kristin - Good for you! I'm glad you are giving NaBloPoMo a try as well! Good luck, and I hope you achieve your goal!
Thank you both for your comments!
- November 2, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- Jasia said...
Good luck, Cynthia! Honestly, I've never heard of NaBloPoMo. If I had, I'd have probably signed on to do it for Creative Gene. As it is, I'll content myself with doing it on my Photography Gene blog where I have already posted each day in November. Cheers!
- November 3, 2011 at 7:17 AM
- Michelle Goodrum said...
Oh goodie! I love stories especially picture books!
- November 3, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Thanks for reading, Michelle!
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Thread: Themed Families..
April 6th, 2014 04:44 PM #1bailibsmum Guest
Themed Families..
OK so i will state a theme and the next person has to follow it. For instance…
John Jacob and Jessica Jane Jenkins have 7 children-3 boys and 4 girls-all whose first and middle names begin with J.
The next person will then create that family
DH: John Jacob Jenkins
DW: Jessica Jane Jenkins
DS: Joshua James Jenkins
DS: Justin Jared Jenkins
DD: Justine Jade Jenkins
DD: Jennifer June Jenkins
DS: Jeremy Jace Jenkins
DD: Julianna Jean Jenkins
DD: Jocelyn Jada Jenkins
They will then post a new family theme for the next person to create.
Be creative!! You can make someone post a family where all the kids initials spell out a 3 letter word, everyone has the initials BD, everyones name means fire, Everyones name ends in R, everyones name is from a certain movie, everyones name is very old fashioned…whatever you like!!!
All you need to make sure to include in the description is the parents first and last name (middle is not necessary, but can make it more fun), how many children, and how many of each gender, and what your "theme" will be.
I'll start.
Carlos Oscar Sadler and Tessa Alison Sadler have 10 children-4 boys and 3 girls. All the boys have the same initials as Dad (COS) and all the girls have the same initials as mum (TAS).
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Carlos Oscar Sadler
Tessa Alison Sadler
Tabitha Alison Sadler
Cedric Oliver Sadler
Theodora Ainsley Sadler
Charles Owen Sadler
Caleb Oscar Sadler
Casper Orion Sadler
Theresa Annabelle Sadler
Next theme: Matthew Olivier Beauregard & Lily Mathilde Beauregard have 8 children - four girls and four boys. All of their boys have biblical first names, and all of the girls have flower first names. All 8 children have French middle names.
April 6th, 2014 06:19 PM #5
Matthew Olivier Beauregard
Lily Mathilde Beauregard
DS: Peter Sébastien
DD: Rose Amelie
DS: Noah Valentin
DD: Violet Estelle
DD: Daisy Vivienne
DS: Simon Andre
DS: Isaac Marcel
DD: Ivy Margeurite
Next theme:
August Phillip Montgomery and Bridget Clementine Montgomery have 9 kids: 3 boys and 6 girls, the first names for all of the children should continue the alphabet (A, B, now you start with C). The middle names for the boys should be inspired by a Disney character and the middle names for girls inspired by food/drinks.☼
Caroline Phoebe Isobel Vivian Alice Pearl Katerina Amélie Rose Tess Nina Blair Margot Sasha
Alaric Theodore Reid Henry Leo Holden Felix Graham Ezra Alexander Milo Maxwell Ronan Jasper
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August Phillips Montgomery
Bridget Clementine Montgomery
DD: Charlotte Apple Montgomery
DS: Dawson Christof Montgomery
DS: Edmond Flynn Montgomery
DD: Felicity Saffron Montgomery
DD: Genevieve Olive Montogmery
DD: Hadley Sage Montgomery
DS: Isaac Sebastian Montgomery
DD: Jacqueline Cherry Montgomery
DD: Katherine Plum Montgomery
Next Theme: All middle names must begin with S
All first names are nature or animal names
Parents: Byron Clarke and Nina Clarke
April 6th, 2014 06:43 PM #9
August Phillip Montgomery and Bridget Clementine Montgomery:
DS: Charles Kingston
DD: Delia Capucine
DD: Elspeth Sultana
DS: Frederick Maurice
DS: George Eric
DD: Helena Plum
DD: Isabelle Juniper
DD: Jemima Shirley
DD: Kathleen Cerise
Romeo Sylvester Vessina and Sofia Valentine Vessina both have romantic names. They've decided to carry on the theme with their 4 daughters and 3 sons. (either first or middle, it can be anything related to romance- love-related words, famous lovers, common terms of endearment) The other name for each girl must be a feminization.~Love names, literature, royals and horses~ <3
Favourite names:
Girls: Azalea, Cordelia, Elizabeth, Rosalind, Scarlett, Felicity, Juliet
Boys: Fitzwilliam, Sebastian, Percival, Oliver, Darcy, Orlando