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Early voting may have already gotten underway last Friday, but there's still a ways to go before the Aug. 2 primary election. And as we reported last week, this year's election has a twist: redistricting. There's a solid chance you no longer live in the same district that you have been in for the past decade. (To find out, visit the Knox County Election Commission's website.)
Still, redistricting in East Tennessee wasn't as drastic as it could have been, mainly because so many of the districts were already safely Republican. However, the two tightly contested state races in Knox County are both in the Republican primary—one in a redrawn 13th District, and one in the new 89th District.
And even though the federal (see last week's issue for our rundown) and state races are getting all the attention, there are still some local issues on the ballot, including a school board race and a number of charter amendments (for the latter, see Rikki Hall's opinion column).
State Races
13th District
When the 13th District was redrawn, the formerly safe Democratic district became a tossup, and longtime Rep. Harry Tindell decided to retire instead of taking his chances in November. The district, which curves to the west and south of downtown Knoxville, is home to Gloria Johnson, chair of the Knox County Democratic Party, who is running for the Democratic nomination unopposed. She'll face off against one of two candidates this fall.
Vanderbilt Brabson, 27, is a former legislative intern who was working in Nashville up until the 107th General Assembly closed in May. If elected, he'd be the first black Republican to represent any part of Knox County in the Legislature.
His opponent is Gary Loe, 54, a veteran TV and radio reporter who now runs his own production company making digital videos for corporations.
Both candidates say they support Second Amendment rights and are pro-life; Loe won the endorsement of Tennessee Right to Life. And both candidates want to create jobs and speed up the state Department of Transportation's plan to expand Alcoa Highway, currently scheduled to start in 2018.
But for Brabson, everything starts with family.
"When I decided to run for office and wanted to put a platform together, I had to go with what I know: traditional family values," he says.
His platform says he aims to support families, but not by adding any more government programs.
"When you have government programs, you become dependent on the program. You don't help yourself," Brabson says.
One key way to bolster families is through education, he says, and encouraging parents to get involved in their children's education. "We have to try. If you don't try, then you can't do it," he says.
Loe agrees that education is the key to a successful workforce tomorrow, but he says that jobs are lagging today. His main focus is supporting legislation and policies that make it easier for small businesses to grow. He cites the U.S. Small Business Association's estimation that 97 percent of all employers in Tennessee are small-business owners who employ more than 40 percent of all workers in the state as a reason to target the group of business owners.
"If we could help the existing businesses as well as attract new businesses, we would have the jobs we need to lower our unemployment rate," Loe says.
He says he'd like to lower taxes across the board, but specifically the unemployment tax, the grocery tax, and the excise tax, which, he says, hinder small-business growth and discourage people from outside the state from moving to Tennessee to open businesses.
Another difference between the two candidates is their respective experiences with the Legislature. Brabson says his experience interning with the House clerk's office and on the fiscal review helped him forge relationships with other legislators that could help him get bills passed, should he be elected.
"I'm already known. As a freshman legislator coming in, it's hard to get legislation passed ... because you have to have those relationships with senior members," Brabson says.
But as a reporter, Loe covered various levels of government for the better part of 25 years, and he says it's given him a chance to study politicians' ideas and how they play out.
"I thought I could have a more positive impact on our quality of life here by working within the system as a legislator rather than covering it from the sidelines," Loe says.
Loe brought in $13,625 in the second quarter of fund-raising, including a $1,000 donation from state Sen. Stacey Campfield. Brabson raised $3,673 during the same time period, including a $150 donation from former Knoxville mayoral candidate Mark Padgett.
89th District
The 89th District used to be in Memphis, but the redistricting committee decided to move it (so as to land two longtime Democratic legislators in the same district, forcing them to run against each other). Now it takes in Powell and Karns and stretches out west to Farragut.
Democrat Shelley Breeding was disqualified from the ballot after the Election Commission ruled that she lived in Anderson County—her property split the county line—so the winner of the Republican primary will be the new representative for the district.
The candidate who's gotten the most attention to date is former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison, who unsuccessfully battled Tim Burchett for the county mayoral seat in 2010. Hutchison, 59, served four terms as sheriff before he was forced to resign from his fifth term due to term limits.
Hutchison says his 33 years of government experience position him well as a potential legislator, and that his top areas of concern are public safety, schools, and infrastructure, but he's running on a platform of "smaller yet smarter" government.
"The economy is down. ... It's time to start looking for areas to do away with," Hutchison says.
When asked what specifically he would be in favor of cutting, Hutchison declined to elaborate. He also declined to list any legislation he would introduce if elected, saying only, "What's going to help the economy and business in the state ... that to me is the priority for now." Hutchison also dismissed the idea that the Legislature had brought negative attention to Tennessee over the past couple years for legislation like Campfield's "Don't Say Gay" bill.
"That's just the liberal media. ... They're not paying attention to the real serious concerns of the Legislature," Hutchison says.
William G. "Bo" Pierce, 62, is the retired former head of the Knoxville Community Development Corporation. As a part of that job, he chaired the state housing association's legislative committee, which he says has given him an in-depth understanding of the legislative process.
Pierce says he wants to focus on three things in the Legislature: education, economic development, and public safety. He says increasing the amount of character education in the schools could have a positive effect on the crime rate.
Pierce also says the Legislature needs to spend more time properly vetting the ripple effects of bills before passing them, which means, in effect, reducing the number of bills introduced each session.
"I mean, 3,000 or so bills is just crazy for as short of a legislative session as we have here in Tennessee," Pierce says.
Roger Kane, 48, is an insurance salesman who ran for the Knox County Trustee post in 2008. He has won the endorsement of Tennessee Right to Life, but says he's pro-woman as well as pro-life.
"I'm not out there to overturn Roe v. Wade," Kane says, adding that he would advocate an increase in state funding for prenatal care for pregnant women addicted to drugs to encourage those women to not get abortions.
But Kane says he also thinks the Legislature should steer clear of the agenda of the past two years that has been overly loaded with provocative social issues. He wants to decrease taxes, including getting rid of the Hall tax on capital gains income and removing all sales tax on food items, and he wants to increase funding for vocational training and promises to work to overhaul the schools.
"We've got to get our education system on track to make Tennessee a better place for business," Kane says.
Joey McCulley, 28, is a financial analyst for Marriott. He says his work experience would put him ahead of the game when it comes to tackling the state budget, and his youth means he's bringing new and fresh ideas to the table.
McCulley says his two most important issues are to promote job creation and to enhance education. He says he'd approach the former by reducing regulations in order to encourage businesses to locate in the state. As for the latter, McCulley says the legislation has taken the wrong track the past two years when it comes to education. He is opposed to standardized testing and standardized teacher evaluations, saying that a more individual approach is needed in order to attract and retain the best teachers.
Hutchison is the fund-raising frontrunner in this race, having brought in $9,150. Kane raised $2,570 and has loaned his campaign an additional $3,943. Pierce raised $3,326, and McCulley raised $800 in donations.
Local Races
Board of Education 3rd District
Only one local race remains contested after the primary in March, and that's between would-be school board members Doug Harris and Gina Oster. Harris edged Oster in the three-way March vote, but not by enough to win outright, so the West Knoxville duo are battling again for the right to represent the district.
Oster, 42, has earned the endorsement of current 3rd District board member Cindy Buttry due to her longtime work in the PTA and experience as a special-education assistant at Karns High School. (Oster is also a Realtor.) In a Metro Pulse profile of the race in February, Oster said her classroom knowledge would help her on the board.
"I feel like I know what teachers are up against," Oster said. "I have the firsthand knowledge to know what we can do and what we can't do."
Harris, 51, owns franchises of Papa John's Pizza restaurants in Columbus and Augusta, Ga. and wants to bring his business-world expertise to the seat. He's a proponent of technology in the classroom, including getting an iPad (or similar tablet computer) in every student's hand.
"To me, if we are going to get significant education gains, the iPad is the only way we're going to get there," Harris said in February. "It's a tool—it's not going to replace great teachers."
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I was reading about the candidates in the District 89 election. There is a terrible mistake about the amount of money that Joey McCulley has had in his account. Anyone would know that the signs alone would cost more than the $800 reported that he has as contributions. If you look at the report of all 4 candidates @ TN.gov, you will see that Joey was the only one to file a first report. The "reporter" in the article failed to mention the money he loaned his campaign, that was reported in the first report. When I spoke with her, she said everyone knew it was the second report. It does not say that anywhere but in the section on District 13. I think it was an attempt to make McCulley look like he is not a formidable candidate. All total, with loaning his campaign money and contributions, he has had over $9,000 in his account. I believe this is a case of Figures don't lie, but liars figure.
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conacon you must be new to reading the Pulse and Garvin. When someone mentions her name and 'reporter' in the same sentence everyone laughs!
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Since there has been a legitimate question raised about the accuracy of the report by Gervin, I thought I would check the financial reports as submitted by the candidates to the state as required by law. These reports are made public and anyone review them. Just to set the record straight here are the actual reports without any bias reporting:
Hutchinson has received $9,150 in contributions plus $1,565 in-kind contributions for a total of $10,715 with no loans from the candidate. His campaign has spend $8,235.67 including the in-kind contributions leaving a balance of $2,479.33 as the June 30, 2012 reporting date.
Kane has recieved a total of $2570 in contributions plus $817 in-kind contributions and a loan of $3,943.25 from the candidate for a total of $7,330.25. His campaign had expenditures of $4179.21 leaving a balance of $3,151.42 as of June 30.
McCulley had contributions of $1,600 with no in-kind contributions and a loan from the candidate of $8,000 for a total of $9,600. His campaign had expenditures of $4,029.88 leaving a balance of $5,570.12 as of June 30.
Pierce had contributions of $1,526 and an additional contribution of $1,800 by him and his wife for a total of $3,326 with no in-kind contributions. His campaign had expenditures of $3,046.79 leaving a balance of $279.21 as of June 30, 2012.
As Paul Harvey used to say: That is the rest of the story. And note that the candidates was listed as they will appear on the ballot without any bias shown.
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Hi Andrew. I've enjoyed your blog for a while. Now I'm looking for a home to buy and find myself wondering if YOU would buy (or even rent) in Sheffield Village? It's one of the areas our budget has led us to, but it scares me. And then I wonder if living ON the fault is so much worse than living, say, across the freeway from the fault.
Thanks for the perspective, Andrew. We will probably still be renting in Alameda and get stuck on the island when the big one hits, anyway.
A friend of mine suggested you'd be the guy to talk to about identifying this http://www.flickr.com/photos/eastbaywilds/7284738780/in/photostream If you've got a minute and you could help out, I'm sure that Pete (Oakland native plant guy) would appreciate it and I'd love to learn the answer.
[The concentric brown bands inside massive sandstone are common in coastal California. I understand that they mark the passage of petroleum from source beds below on their way toward the surface or an underground trap. They are spectacularly exposed along the Santa Cruz beach cliffs among other places. --Andrew]
Hi, my apologies if I ever asked this before, my memory is bad.
I found this fossil in the railroad cut in Fernandez Park in Pinole. I realize that that is not Oakland, but thought you might know of the age of the rock there.
I thought it was a samarra (maple tree "helicopter") mainly because it has a "bump" without veins where the seed would be, but a friend's friend who works at UC Berkeley in Paleontology (I think) thought that sounded misplaced. Maybe it's a shell. Dunno the age.
The original was sadly destroyed (so crumbly), and a planned field trip with him to the locality to search for others never materialized.
I'm still learning the geology here. The geology in my native upstate NY is much older and kinda simpler.
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There may be a Cretaceous/Tertiary contact exposure near the San Leandro Reservoir. Do you know anything about it?
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Is that Round Top on the left of your banner photo? I was there recently with a friend and wondered if it could be seen from SF. I saw that 'round top' next to Mt. Diablo on the approach to the bay bridge and wondered if it was 'the' Round Top where Sibley Park is.
Thanks for the confirmation. I just saw a similar view today from the Legion of Honor in SF, but because of the angle, the buildings in the forefront are downtown SF rather than downtown Oakland. It's pretty cool to be able to see the same landmarks from different places.
Andrew: Doug Allshouse and I are writing a book about the Natural History of the San Bruno Mountains, and want to include a chapter on geology. You look like our man.
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On Saturday 31 August I will be leading a walk along the Hayward fault at the foot of Claremont Canyon for the Claremont Canyon Conservancy. There's no announcement on the website. We start at 10 a.m. at the top of Dwight Way, at Fernwald Road, and will finish before noon.
Andrew — Do you know anything about Sheridan Road in upper Rockridge (see http://goo.gl/maps/2vYPJ and http://goo.gl/maps/rY2m7 ) ? The road appears to have slid away at some point, but the right of way still exists. I'm suggesting that the trail over the ROW be included in an Oakland Urban Paths walk at some point, and it would be nice to say something about the slide.
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Thanks Andrew — although the slide repair now underway is a bit away from the area where the road itself is missing. A few months ago, I walked along the old Sac Northern ROW between Florence and the Broadway Terrace onramp right through the construction project (the fence on the south side had been knocked down) — but wasn't able to make it all the way to Broadway Terrace because we belatedly discovered there was a security guard in a car parked at the north end.
On a completely unrelated note — where is this house: http://www.fotothing.com/alden/photo/43eb2fabd5e32640478832496eb5042a/ ?
Hi, I really like your blog!! Trying to learn some amateur geology to make the most of my near daily trips to the East Bay Regional Parks. I was curious about a rock formation in Redwood Regional Park, above the West Ridge Trail, between the Skyline Gate and Waterloo Staging area. It is a big formation on the upside of the trail. Do you know anything about it? Also, I found a cool looking rock, and wondered if it was a fossil. Not sure how to post the photo here. Thanks!! Any info is appreciated!
Andrew — With respect to the slide repairs near Sheridan Road, check out the Caltrans project description at the bottom of page 5 here: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/transprog/ctcbooks/2012/1012/00_Vote.pdf
One more comment; I recently spoke to the owners of a bunch of lots along the missing section of Sheridan, and they said there was no slide in this location — the road was apparently never built because of the slope. They reviewed City records and hired engineers and others to investigate the site before drawing that conclusion.
Hi, Andrew: I'm Maureen Kennedy, a realtor-broker in Piedmont. Also the daughter-in-law of David Alt (of Roadside Geology fame). I just came across your blog while googling Wildwood Creek–I sold the home at the top at 3 WW Gardens, and now am listing the house at the bottom at 89 Oakmont. I think I checked all options, but don't see a walk down that creek bed? Thanks, Maureen
I'm sorry to hear that, Andrew. Unless you are excited about the change! Still loving your blog. Also I had forgotten about my question at the the top of this page. We ended up buying in Estudillo Estates, so here's hoping those earthen dams hold up!
Sorry to hear about about.com. You are a relentlessly upbeat and resourceful person. I hope/believe you'll move on successfully. Maybe guided tours and multimedia applications showcasing your knowledge like Joel Pomerantz has built some business around in San Francisco? Anyway, I'm glad I have found your site and am looking forward to following your posts.


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"The document they're going to produce after two years of activist research is going to be written for that community," Grubacic said. "We are the second readers. We are less important in the process. What they do has to be useful to the community. They have to be passionate about working with that community group. And they have to produce something that's going to be useful to what that community group does."
In addition to classes and research projects, students will participate in "convivias," one of the most unique aspects of the program. People from the public, scholars, and others with special knowledge will hammer out ideas with students in week-long "political laboratories." Revolutionary art will be practiced in a convivia called "Atelier of Insurrectionary Imagination." And Grubacic and his students will turn a certain vacant part of the CIIS building into an "Emergency Library," a place for books as well as what the program description calls "scholars on call, responding to the emergent needs of the communities in struggle, who might be in need of legal advice, activist companionship, scholarly input, or a media suggestion." The convivias have corresponding student work-study positions — yes, there will be a paid Emergency Librarian.
CIIS spokesperson James Martin said Grubacic brings a lot to the school: "The thing I'm really excited about is that we're engaging the local community. We live in San Francisco for a reason. This is one of the places in the world where all these intellectuals come together who have the passion to try and change things."
Despite the paradoxes and problems that come when the elite meets the grassroots, Grubacic has high hopes. "We need to redefine what it means to be an intellectual who works within academia," he said. "And the only way to do this is to become a part of a larger social movement's formation, that is aimed at changing society. We cannot offer much. But we can offer something."
"We hate the government, the government should give us more money because we are entitled to it because we represent dozens of people who hate the government."
So hilarious.
This is laughable considering that the original Anthropology program did what Grubacic claims to have "developed". What has really been created is a Sociology program masquerading as an "Anthropology" department where education serves one purpose, to professionalize radicalism, ignore institutionalized issues of racism, sexism, classism, and transphobia, while turning a blind eye to the ways an anarchist joins forces with a assimilationist and dominance-driven administration. Clearly it helps to have friends in the media, because this piece of writing actually makes the 'new' department sound like it's doing something 'new' with education.
yes, and the original anthropology department was completely fucked up, inbred, and cultish. this department will actually be new and open, and possibly even healthy.
maybe the new department won't be fucked up and dysfunctional.
wow, cool!
Yet another "new" program that has not considered the history of CIIS. Nothing new here. Great ideas but not new, CIIS has been dedicated to just such transformative learning since it began.
Yes, CIIS is a great place. This program is a welcome addition to an already great school.
Convivial Approach to Communication of Knowledge
We offer several forms of convivia, or convivial spaces of knowledge communication:
Emergency Library is a space that affirms the original meaning of the library as a communal institution: it is a convivial space of exchange of books, poetry, and ideas. In this convivia, we exchange ideas, skills, and organizing knowledge with the communities outside the Institute. We are scholars on call, responding to the emergent needs of the communities in struggle, who might be in need of legal advice, activist companionship, scholarly input, or a media suggestion. We bring this information not as impositions but as gifts, in the spirit of exchange and mutual aid, learning from the communities in the process.
Political Laboratory is held once each semester as a weekend-long convivial encounter of local or international scholars working on a particular project, students, and selected participants from the local community. Together they think collectively about a particular idea, book, concept, or project.
Atelier of Insurrectionary Imagination is a space of occasional magic, where artistic production is combined with political imagination, and subversive creativity. Here, artists inspire students and members of the community to dream collectively and explore the unsettling alchemy of art and social justice.
Autonomous Classroom is an experimental class created convivially by MA and PhD students, a class where the world is turned upside down, students become teachers, teachers become students, and all graduate students autonomously design a class that they teach and self-manage over the course of one semester.
Guerrilla Workshop is an improvised event-space where students, faculty, or students and faculty, present on their current work. This includes papers to be presented at various conferences, report backs from academic or activist events, and dialogues relevant to anthropology, social justice, and critical theory.
Dialogues and Interrogations. Instead of interrogating people, in this public convivia we interrogate ideas. This takes form of a bi-monthly conversation between activist journalists and prominent organizers and activist intellectuals.
snooze..... this "program" is such a joke in regards to some of the anarchist institutions/free skools that have been in SF/Oakland for years now. Academic recuperation is always a shame to see.
Best program in the world. Haters gonna hate...
People, research the history of this school, and what they did to the previous SCA department. You say a cultish department? How about a cultish school? For realz.
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What's on the minds of CEOs? According to a report of over 1700 global CEOs, generating greater consumer insight is the top priority — even more than operations, competitive intelligence, financial analysis or risk management. The study also found that the best performing firms excel at accessing data, drawing meaningful insights, and transforming this into action. Given this, it's no surprise these CEOs agree that deeper customer insight will come from a much better use of data and analytics.
CMOs are often the firm leaders trying to transform data into customer understanding. While there are a myriad of analytical tools that can be leveraged, a recent study indicated that more than 70% of CMOs feel they are underprepared to manage the explosion of data and "lack true insight." Additionally, a 2011 CMO Council report found that CMOs are overwhelmed and under pressure to make sense of the endless volumes of data. Together, these reports suggest that CEOs and CMOs are struggling to be able to convert data into consumer insight that can ultimately drive business performance.
According to Frank Wheeler, CMO of Nuveen Investments, some people may not fully understand the complexity of what's involved. "Often, there are multiple data systems that need to be integrated, an analytical capability that needs to be developed, and an advanced technical expertise needed to transform the data into useful information. What's missing is an end-to-end understanding of how to get the right data, understand it, and then turn it into a growth-driven plan."
The Problem: Dropping the Baton
Dr. R. Sukumar, Founder and CEO of Optimal Strategix Group, an analytically-centered research and consulting firm, reinforces how difficult it can be to get the right data, understand it, and then convert it into business growth. "The challenge is that this requires people with highly specialized training. As a result, these capabilities are usually outsourced to individual companies, such as marketing research or consulting firms. However, the problem is that these firms are typically experts in only one area, which can lead to a lack of cohesion throughout the process – ultimately yielding less than optimal results."
Where does Dr. Sukumar suggest starting? "CEOs and CMOs need to approach this in a strategic, integrative manner." In other words, rather than trying to pass a heavy, complicated baton across different specialists, what is needed is an end-to-end, comprehensive solution. Below are 3 key solutions that can help leaders generate more insight.
3 Solutions to Help Leaders Transform Data into Growth
Oftentimes, the poor use of data and analytics is due to a lack of executive focus and prioritization. According to recent research published in Sloan, the inability to make data and analytics a priority largely stems from inadequate understanding of how to use analytics to improve the business. Some suggestions on how to address this challenge can be found in an earlier post.
With this widespread lack of understanding, it is no wonder that data and analytics initiatives are often devalued. And without the initial prioritization, companies won't devote the necessary level of executive management needed to successfully leverage data and analytics.
Prioritization by senior executives at the beginning of the process can help ensure focus and optimal results. Denise Campbell, Project Director with OxfordSM a strategic marketing and capabilities consultancy, agrees, "One of the biggest challenges companies face in generating insights is at the beginning of the process. Taking the time to clarify the business challenge at the executive level and thinking through this from a customer perspective will help generate key questions that can guide the analysis. This is critical to be able to successfully generate and develop high-quality insights."
Having the right structure and the right resources can make or break a firm's ability to transform consumer insight into business growth. In fact, recent Accenture research suggested that a majority (51%) of Fortune 500 firms "have more opportunities to use analytics to improve the business than they have analytical resources to exploit them." The problem, it seems, is that companies don't have the time, talent, or capability to turn data into knowledge.
Assembling the right team usually requires external resources to support the employees already on staff. Ideally, it's preferable to partner with one firm who can ensure end-to-end cohesion. Once these internal and external resources are in place, companies are then better equipped to implement a smart plan for generating consumer insight.
Fortunately, Christine DeYoung, Managing Director at Stanton Chase International, sees a greater emphasis being placed on the analytical mind of top executive talent. DeYoung says, "Companies everywhere are realizing they need CMOs who understand how to utilize and leverage the necessary data to accelerate growth. These executives need to have the capability to create an end-to-end system for determining the data that is needed, generating the insight, and then turning this into profitable business growth."
3. Connecting the Dots: Using an Integrated Approach
Once generating insight from data is prioritized and the right people are on board, the key is to design an integrated program that ensures there aren't any batons dropped along the way. This process requires a leader who can "develop a unified customer insight tool box with information that is integrated from conception to launch. Today's disparate streams of data lack connectivity and aren't designed to understand the mind of the customer from beginning to end," suggests Dr. Sukumar.
The challenge with integrating the strategic, analytical, and methodological capabilities is that they require such specialized skills that assimilation alone can require a unique capability which most firms don't possess. As a result, firms outsource some of this activity across consulting firms, marketing research firms, and analytical firms and then are challenged to implement it.
Addressing this need for a comprehensive approach, David's Bridal CEO, Robert Huth, has undertaken an extensive effort to integrate all of the consumer touch points in one system. "It has taken years of effort to integrate systems and information to provide greater consumer insight. You have to figure out how to merge store data, financial data, customer shopping data, online data, and so on. And then you have to generate insight. It isn't easy, but it's necessary." Huth indicates that it began by mapping out all of the consumer touchpoints and then determining the consumer information that they either had access to or wanted to get at each of the touchpoints.
As the number of different studies indicates, using data and analytics to drive business growth is difficult, but important. It requires strategic thinking, prioritization, and resources from the very top of the firm to ensure smart plans are developed that can be excellently executed. And despite the complexity and difficulty, the firms that can figure this out will simply have a competitive advantage and for that reason, it's worth the effort.
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I think that the real issue behind the data overload is the company's need to prove it's worth on the markets on a quarterly basis. We (marketers) are rushed to tell the world that we launched a great innovation, that the results are great and that innovation will keep coming, and that often kills very good ideas that require time.
Managers need to understand the big difference between data and information (the latter requires human processing and lots of analysis). And as in advertising that sometimes "less is more".
A perfect example is Nestlé's Nespresso which was really invented back in 1976, patented in 1996. Lot's of analysis, waiting for the proper way to grow the business and not rushing the results let them build a multi-Billion dollar business.
Kimberly, Your '3 Solutions' recommendations are ideal. In fact, if most companies simply got #1 right (Prioritize: Make the Process of Getting the Right Data, Extracting Insight, and Acting on it a Priority), they would be in front of 90% of their competitors. From what we see with our clients, if the leadership team does not prioritize the "RIGHT DATA" on the front end, then marketing often turns whole process into a poorly defined science project. The result glorifies their hard work but does little to help the company make real decisions.
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4. Hire an information professional/expert, who lives and breathes the research and analysis!! They know how to turn the information into knowledge.
* Bring someone in-house who can plant roots in your company and develop that internal intuition, which adds a robust dimension to your company's intelligence efforts.
* Or, partner with an outside information consultant who has a deep expertise and breadth of experience, that can cast out a net with a level of anonymity, instinct and strategic perspective.
* At the very least – and this is a big one – be willing to fund the information resources and/or expertise needed to accomplish the work, and move your company forward. There is an ROI on it.
Your article is right on target. The Sloan paper you mention goes on to say, "Organizations traditionally are tempted to start by gathering all available data before beginning their analysis. Too often, this leads to an all-encompassing focus on data management – collecting, cleansing and converting data – that leaves little time, energy or resources to understand its potential uses." So much of the "big data" discussion seems focused on that topic rather than the more difficult topic of determining the "smart data" and predictive analytics actually needed to inform key business decisions. As Sloan notes, "By defining the desired insights first, organizations can target specific subject areas and use readily available data in initial analytical models." As CEO of ThinkVine, a company with software that enables B2C marketers to optimize their marketing mix and drive ROI by providing marketplace simulations that evaluate alternatives scenarios, I see market leading organizations already realizing value from smart data approaches, while others are still mired in the early stages of expensive, and too often unfocused, big data projects.


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Free trial classes offered to Greenwich-area families who are new to Music for Aardvarks!
Groove Performing Arts, a family music and arts studio in Larchmont, NY, is joining forces with the Town of Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation to bring Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals to Greenwich, CT. Free trial classes will be offered to first-time families at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Road, for children ages 6 months through 4 years accompanied by an actively participating adult.
Reservations for the free trials can be made by visiting www.findgroove.com. Spots are very limited and reservations are required.
Music for Aardvarks is a refreshing alternative to traditional music classes for kids. The 45-minute long sessions feature original live music, dance breaks and instruments jams led by accomplished musicians and educators, With influences of rock, blues, ballads, folk, jazz and pop, the Aardvarks' songs and chants reflect and celebrate the lives of children growing up today. The music is innovative, intelligent, and equally appealing to both kids and their parents. The Music for Aardvarks program was created in 1997 in Brooklyn, NY by rock musician David Weinstone and is celebrated throughout the U.S and Europe.
Groove Performing Arts has been the exclusive producer of Music for Aardvarks classes in Westchester County since 2004. Groove has earned the distinction of "Best New Kids' Class", "Best Kids Class", "Best Place to Spend Time with the Kids" from Westchester Magazine. With its home-base in Larchmont, NY, Groove has partnered with family-friendly businesses in Scarsdale, New Rochelle, Tarrytown, Rye and Greenwich, CT to bring Music for Aardvarks classes to families in Westchester and Fairfield counties.


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Supervisor Kate Murray and the Town of Hempstead will host the town's annual 9/11 memorial ceremony -- the largest on Long Island -- on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Town Park Point Lookout.
A major component of this year's ceremony will be interactive, including a 35-foot long interactive mural of the New York City skyline and a 15-foot tall shadow box image of the Twin Towers. At the conclusion of the ceremony, residents can write messages, prayers and the names of victims on the mural.
Hurricane Irene Anniversary: Hempstead Town Tally
As Hurricane Irene barreled through Long Island last August, residents endured flooding, downed trees, power outages and damaged homes.
Local municipalities - including the Town of Hempstead - worked around the clock to clean the streets, parks and waterfronts. But what was the final total bill of devastation?
According the Town of Hempstead, the total cost of preparation, clean up and repairs incurred by the town was $3,632,087.16. The town was approved to be reimbursed for the entire amount in FEMA and New York State OEM Public Assistant Disaster Aid. Seventy-five percent will be paid by FEMA and the remaining 25 percent by NYS OEM.
To date, however, the town has only received $385,512.61 in aid from both agencies. They expect to receive the remaining aid within the coming weeks.
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The town will hosts its seventh annual Seaside Spectacular Car Show on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 from 12-4 p.m. (display cars must arrive/be checked in between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.). Hundreds of vintage cars are expected to cruise into Town Park Point Lookout for the high-octane event.
First, second and third-place award plaques, provided by Merrick Dodge, will be presented to car owners in 15 different categories, with the car show participants judging classics, American and foreign models and best of various time periods. There will also be an award for Best in Show. Dashboard plaques, provided by Merrick Collision and Towing, will be given to the first 400 cars checking in on Sept. 15.
Murray will also pay tribute to the late Arnie Levey, an avid car collector, a car racing champion and one of the founders of the town's car show. One of his classic cars will be on display in his honor.
A special group of premier exhibitors will showcase unique vehicles too. The Autoseum in Mineola will provide famous movie and television vehicles. A special exhibit of Cobras and other hot rods from H.R.E. Motor Cars of Freeport will be featured, as well as a special presentation of unique motorcycles, courtesy of the Nettesheim Museum. The premier displays will be provided by H.R.E. Motorcars of Freeport, the Nettesheim Museum and the Autoseum of Mineola. B-103 Radio (media sponsor) and a live band will provide musical entertainment throughout the day.
The Seaside Spectacular is open to pre-registered cars with model years of 1987 and older. Pre-registration is ongoing through Friday, Sept. 7 and carries an entry fee of $10. Car owners may also register between 10 a.m. and noon on the day of the event (rain date is Sunday, Sept. 16). Registration forms can be obtained through the town's Office of Communications by calling (516) 812-3496 or on the town's website.
Town Officials Move to Preserve Lindbergh Take-Off Site
Twenty-year old Hofstra student Adam Sackowitz is taking steps alongside Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby to preserve the take-off site of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1927 trans-Atlantic flight.
The trio announced their plan to safeguard the Garden City property site, which was set to go up for auction Aug. 28, with worries that it could be threatened by development under change of ownership. Chairman of the town's Landmark Preservation Commision Angelo Corva, Assemblyman Ed Ra and Cradle of Aviation Museum Executive Director Andrew Parton joined the town officials at a press conference regarding the state of the property.
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While an economic think tank declared the U.S. recession ended in June 2009, that happy recovery hasn't hit Niles yet.
The National Bureau of Economic Research, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization which asks economists to crunch data, declared the recession ended and a modest economic expansion began 16 months ago.
In Niles, however, people wonder what those economists were thinking. Business people and residents report business is down, foreclosures are up and jobs are scarce. Village statistics yield one glimmer of hope--the rate of businesses closing has fallen dramatically.
Bill Livaditis, owner of the Sheepskin Depot shop, wasn't seeing that hope on Wednesday.
"Things are tight," he said. "In two days, I've had two customers, and one had a return. Normally at this time of year we do at least 40 percent more business."
People aren't spending because they don't have work, he maintained. Some longtime customers at his shop have even asked him where they can find jobs.
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Andrea Perry certainly could use one. The former graphic artist has been out of work so long that her 99 allotted weeks of unemployment benefits ran out.
She and her husband Patrick used to make a combined income of $100,000, but after a series of layoffs, they don't know how they're going to pay the $500 electric bill due this week. They're afraid ComEd may shut off the electricity.
"Our savings are gone, our pensions, our 401Ks. We're down to the meat and bones now," Perry said, explaining her husband lost a series of jobs when the employers kept going out of business. Patrick Perry, a former desktop operator for a print shop, was unemployed for two years, but recently found a lower-paying job in quality assurance.
"For two years, we didn't have health insurance. He's diabetic, and the prescriptions cost $400 a month," Andrea Perry said. "Our savings went for the mortgage and medications."
The couple rents spots at the Oakton Antique Mall in Elk Grove Village to sell their collections of Barbies, coins and music boxes, but barely break even some months.
"We have nothing left except the contents of the house, and the house went down $100,000 in value," she said.
Home values keep falling
Those drastic drops in home values are real. Dave Olzeski, an agent with Century 21 Elm in Park Ridge, took this week's numbers from Midwest Real Estate Data, a multiple listing service, and found that that the average Niles single family home sold for $291,158 one year ago, and $245,000 this month--a decrease of 16 percent.
Condos and townhouses fared even worse. In October '09 they sold for an average of $191,863; this month they averaged $145,000, a decrease of 20 percent.
Olzeski also looked at the number of distressed properties, which include foreclosures and short sales. Out of 148 single family homes sold in Niles in the past 12 months, 48 of them--a whopping 32.4 percent--were distressed properties.
"That's huge," he said. "One of out of three."
It was a similar story for condos and townhouses. Of the 104 sold in the past 12 months, 31, or 29.8 percent, were distressed.
"When one-third of the community is distressed, if you're selling your home, you're competing with one out of three distressed properties. It's going to impact you," Olzeski said.
"Is the recession over? Maybe in some sectors, but in housing, there's no end in sight."
Fewer businesses are shutting down
Housing may be tanking, but Denise McCreery, the village of Niles' business coordinator, checked her figures and found something slightly encouraging: in September, 13 new businesses opened, though six businesses closed.
"This is actually a good sign for us because a few months ago these lists were disproportionate, with more businesses closing," McCreery said. She speculated the number of new businesses may be higher because people who can't find jobs are opening their own shops.
Examining the numbers further, McCreery said that from the second quarter of the year to the third quarter, the number of store closings went down by 50 percent. The number of store openings went down, by 7 percent, but McCreery was encouraged that the rate of store closings slowed by half.
Still, as McCreery visits businesses throughout town to focus on retaining them in Niles, she has heard many stories of belt-tightening.
"I'm hearing from business owners that they've had to consolidate households, with children or parents or siblings, or having the grandparents move in," she said.
Even businesses that seem to be recession-proof have seen business fall off.
One might think funeral monuments would always be a necessity, but Anna Ricciotti, manager at Patek and Sons Monument Co. in Niles, across from St. Adalbert's Cemetery, said, "Our business is kind of recession-proof but the recession does affect us because people don't have to do it right away. They can hold off," she said.
People are also buying smaller lawn-level monuments, which lie on the ground, rather than standing monuments.
"We have had many families who have been through layoffs, and people have been spending less than in the past," she said.
McCreery said her biggest concern, which she reported to Niles Mayor Robert Callero, is that there are no new jobs. Businesses she visits tell her they're concerned about the employees they've laid off, but also concerned that the remaining employees can't meet the workload and that quality may drop off.
"The most I can gather is that everything is unpredictable at this time," she said. "We just don't know what's going to happen."


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11. Slow down a bit – this goes for many things. Walking slower not only makes you seem more calm and confident, it will also make you feel less stressed. If someone addresses you, don't snap you're neck in their direction, turn it a bit more slowly instead.
12. Don't fidget – try to avoid, phase out or transform fidgety movement and nervous ticks such as shaking your leg or tapping your fingers against the table rapidly. You'll seem nervous and fidgeting can be a distracting when you try to get something across. Declutter your movements if you are all over the place. Try to relax, slow down and focus your movements.
13. Use your hands more confidently – instead of fidgeting with your hands and scratching your face use them to communicate what you are trying to say. Use your hands to describe something or to add weight to a point you are trying to make. But don't use them to much or it might become distracting. And don't let your hands flail around, use them with some control.
14. Lower your drink – don't hold your drink in front of your chest. In fact, don't hold anything in front of your heart as it will make you seem guarded and distant. Lower it and hold it beside your leg instead.
15. Realise where you spine ends – many people (including me until recently) might sit or stand with a straight back in a good posture. However, they might think that the spine ends where the neck begins and therefore crane the neck forward in a Montgomery Burns-pose. Your spine ends in the back of your head. Keep you whole spine straight and aligned for better posture.
16. Don't stand too close –one of the things we learned from Seinfeld is that everybody gets weirded out by a close-talker. Let people have their personal space, don't invade it.
17. Mirror – Often when you get along with a person, when the two of you get a good connection, you will start to mirror each other unconsciously. That means that you mirror the other person's body language a bit. To make the connection better you can try a bit of proactive mirroring. If he leans forward, you might lean forward. If he puts hands in pocket, you might do the same. But don't react instantly and don't mirror every change in body language. Then weirdness will ensue.
18. Keep a good attitude – last but not least, keep a positive, open and relaxed attitude. How you feel will come through in your body language and can make a major difference. For information on how make yourself feel better read 10 ways to change how you feel and for relaxation try A very simple way to feel relaxed for 24 hours.
You can change your body language but as all new habits it takes a while. Especially things like keeping you head up might take time to correct if you have spent thousands of days looking at your feet. And if you try and change to many things at once it might become confusing and feel overwhelming.
Take a couple of these body language bits to work on every day for three to four weeks. By then they should have developed into new habits and something you'll do without even thinking about it. If not, keep on until it sticks. Then take another couple of things you'd like to change and work on them.
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The win over the Redskins featured some standout rookie moments, including TE Kyle Rudolph's third-quarter touchdown reception and S Mistral Raymond's fourth-quarter interception.
Rudolph beat Redskins ILB Perry Riley on a corner route, showing the kind of red-zone potential the tight end possesses. But right now, he's not a big part of the offense; the team just can't get him the ball consistently. That will be a repeated theme of the offseason for sure.
Raymond had a big fourth quarter, intercepting an easy pass (the first Vikings pick in 10 games) from Rex Grossman and taking it back 31 yards to give the Vikings great field position. The turnover led to a field goal, which made it a two-possession game late in the fourth quarter, and considering that the pick came right after a 59-yard Redskins TD was nullified, it also went down as a huge momentum changer. On the final play of the game, Raymond made the smart move and batted down the pass instead of going for the pick. That will earn him praise from the coaches.
Both rookies need some physical improvements in the offseason. Rudolph might be plagued by a hamstring that gave him trouble at Notre Dame, and he should spend the offseason getting that cleared up. His quickness and suddenness also need to improve. Raymond could use some buiking up in the offseason. He left Saturday's game with a shoulder injury and can't hold up for a full season of starting if he is susceptible to these kinds of injuries.


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Metro Green Line Light Rail Opens: Will You Be Riding?
Michelle Bugge June 18, 2014 at 10:01 am
Woodbury Patch, really? Living in the suburbs, why the heck would I drive in to St Paul or…Read More Minneapolis, navigate that nightmare of a traffic situation--where the trains keep hitting cars---to find a place to park and then ride a stupid train that takes longer to ride than to bicycle? I'll take my car. As for that area...just be forewarned, light rail lines like that are a great way to transport drugs and gang activity back and forth. This is just another failure of unattainable utopian central planning. We live in America people, not Europe. We have vast space and land to cover, and we do not like to be told where, or how, to live. For those who pine for the false so-called purity of European transit, even they are embracing Rapid Bus Transit. It is cheap, flexible and vastly less disruptive. Why we are wasting time, taxpayer money and destroying business and communities for antiquated and unsuitable technology is beyond me. Lastly, the ones who will benefit from this are the ones who put politicians who vote for this, big development, corporations and union construction. When light rail comes in and destroys housing prices and existing businesses, giant (loft/apartment) developers and corporate chains (starbucks, chipotle) swoop in, buy up depressed property at cheap prices and then flip it over at much MUCH higher prices. What was once a quaint middle class neighborhood of neighbors and local businesses is destroyed to make way for a bunch of latte sipping, snooty yuppies and their commercial chains. Congratulations DFL. So much for supporting the 'little people'.
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D Penta April 15, 2014 at 04:29 pm
It says Around Town but the headline is UTAH. Utah is not near Natick!! I think everyone should not…Read More open an article on Patch unless they see their town's name in the headline. So If it doesn't say Natick, then we all know it is not LOCAL to the Natick Patch. The less clicks these Patch sites get, the fewer advertisers they will get and then perhaps they will realize if we want sensational news from across the country we'd go back to Patch's former owners AOL and the HuffPost! Those here from other Patch sites - I think you should do the same only click on articles that mention your community's name. No name. No click!
Steven Spiegel April 21, 2014 at 08:52 pm
The way the house looks maybe the husband found them while he was expanding his Meth Lab !!!
Mary AGB May 15, 2014 at 10:52 am
I can't even bring myself to read this. May God have these children in the palm of His hand.
'Uplifting, Promising': MSP Residents React to State of the Union
Roy Roscoe April 10, 2014 at 11:08 am
Next time!
Todd Laumer April 10, 2014 at 12:40 pm
Republicans may seem like ultimate Scrooges. Many want to slash food stamps, unemployment benefits…Read More and just about any program that helps the needy. So they know nothing about poverty, right? Wrong. Actually, conservatives have been proved right about three big ideas of social policy. Liberals may grimace, but hear me out on these points: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/opinion/kristof-where-the-gop-gets-it-right.html?emc=edit_th_20140410&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=32808320
Roy Roscoe April 10, 2014 at 03:21 pm
Todd, The first step to finding a cure is a correct diagnosis. The correct medicine hasn't been…Read More applied yet. Many still haven't grasped the diagnosis yet. It's too bad there isn't a way to set up clinical tests on sample populations. Trials might prove useful.
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Sharon Cizek January 29, 2014 at 10:12 am
A friend of mine worked with one of the people on board the Challenger. I was a labor and delivery…Read More nurse at Methodist hospital in St. Louis Park. I was with a patient in early labor. She had the tv on in her room and we all watched it explode together. It was so hard to be upbeat and happy for my patients delivering that day. The baby born that day is now 28. I wonder where she is and what she is doing today.
Joyce January 29, 2014 at 08:21 pm
I was lying down, nursing my youngest with the television on so I could see the lift off; I had…Read More watched just about every one of our space shots since Alan Shepard had his brief flight when I was in the fifth grade and everyone in my class crowded around a tiny black and white television set in the classroom. I tried so hard not to cry so I wouldn't upset my baby daughter!
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i was on the viewing island with a handful of others who braved the cold and expected the launch to…Read More be cancelled again. the sound system that had boomed out the countdown and delays went silent as the challenger broke apart. an eerie silence followed, no one spoke a word as we got on to the shuttle to return to the space center. it was a strangely beautiful disaster, pieces falling to earth like fireworks. we couldnt process or believe what we were watching having grown up on flawless launches. RIP explorers.
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Roach Silverback February 2, 2014 at 10:20 am
Hahaha the temp changed at the patch
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Minnesota and the Minneapolis area lags farther and farther behind surrounding states. Wisconsin,…Read More with its excellent Governor Walker, continues to lure businesses from high-tax, anti-business Minnesota. South Dakota, Iowa, and North Dakota are also leaving Minnesota in the dust. And states that offer citizens a better measure of safety, such as Florida and Texas, with strong "stand your ground" laws, for example, also benefit at Minnesota's expense.
G Wright January 26, 2014 at 08:50 am
Mike B- Where do you get your information? Minnesota has more (by a significant number) Fortune 500…Read More firms than the other states you mentioned combined. And as for crime, look at the statistics... Florida and Texas are some of the worst for violent crime in the country.
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Does Public Shaming Teach Kids or Scar Them?
Roy Roscoe January 21, 2014 at 01:39 pm
Parenting is, in part, walking a tightrope between building pride, confidence and self esteem on one…Read More side and tearing down haughtiness and arrogance on the other. It's not accomplished with one event but a process with many examples.
Donald Lee January 21, 2014 at 02:03 pm
Well put. This is one reason "advice" is often so bad. You can recommend actions, but…Read More often the spirit and tone of the actions are more important, and those are often hard to describe, much less teach.
Eric Anondson January 26, 2014 at 11:55 am
Parenting is about preparing your kids for the world, not protecting them from it. There is a…Read More difference between shaming and bullying. When it I crosses to bullying it I has crossed a bright red line, but not all shaming is bullying. Not being able to see this distinction is a bad thing for a parent, seeing all shaming as bullying, and seeing nothing wrong with bullying their child, both equally harmful to kids.
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Most retailers send customers coupons and deals via text messages. You need to "opt in" to these "friends and family deals." I've taken advantage of some great discounts by getting text messages from my favorite stores. But you need to keep in mind that text messaging rates do apply.
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Originally Posted by TBEAR
Huerta has a fan for life in me.
I am going to say Roger by UD
agree been a fan since he used the big screen to elbow his opponent in the face. He's a smart fighter and if the trainging camp is going as well as it has he very well could pull off an upset
Huerta has a fan for life in me.
I am going to say Roger by UD
Originally Posted by CHAEL fan
Same here...I think Roger will pull it out.
My logic tells me Alvarez is going to beat him fairly soundly, but I picked Huerta on my Tapology account because I just feel like he's going to do it. IDK, i've been disappointed by his recent efforts so hopefully he turns it around.
Originally Posted by The8thPlague
totally stoked for this fight. Hoping Huerta pulls off a Win.
Same here...I think Roger will pull it out.
totally stoked for this fight. Hoping Huerta pulls off a Win.
Huerta on Alvarez: "He's Going to Bring the Best Out of Me"
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Im going into this fight with everything I have in me, a passionate Huerta said. Weve had a gruesome camp; its been the hardest training camp Ive ever had and its all coming together. Im going in there like this guys trying to kill me and kill my career because I dont think Ill ever get another shot like this.
The circumstances surrounding the origins of the bout are unimportant at this stage of the game, but Huerta believes his meeting with Alvarez was meant to be from the moment he signed with Bellator earlier this year. I believe in fate and I do believe it was meant to be, he said.
Its awesome for me, its awesome for Eddie, and its amazing for the fans because youre going to see two guys going out there with everything. I dont think this fight will go past the first or second round. Im holding nothing back. This isnt poker; Im not going to slow-play him or anything like that. He knows Im coming right at him and I think hes going to do the same thing.
As for the match-up itself, most fans expect it to be a Fight of the Year contender, and Huerta wholeheartedly agrees. Those are the kind of fights I like to be in and those are the kind of fights the fans like, he said. MMA is a chess game, but to me, Im going in there to fight and to give it everything.
When guys play this technical game its frustrating, Huerta said, but youve got to be able to do that too. Its going to be a scrap and its got fight of the year potential. This is the fight Ive wanted since leaving the UFC. Hes going to bring the best out of me.
On the prospect of losing:
Asked what he would do if he was defeated on Thursday night, Huerta was quiet and thoughtful. I cant take any more losses, he said after a long pause. I take them very personal; it puts me in a very bad spot emotionally, so its just not a possibility in this fight. Its a must win fight. This is for all the marbles.
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Draft Profile: Montee Ball hopes to be next Curtis Martin
Indianapolis --- He absolutely had regrets. Montee Ball admitted Friday at the NFL scouting combine that he did have second thoughts about his decision to return to Wisconsin for a senior season after a tumultuous start.
The Wisconsin running back was beat up on his own college campus before the year even began. The Badgers struggled early, rebounded and now Ball is one of top backs available in the NFL draft. Here in Indianapolis, Ball's pro hopes are alive and well.
Still, even with the incident in his rear-view mirror, he won't pretend like everything was fine.
"I'm only human," Ball said. "I caught myself at times debating if I made the right decision. ...But I'm very fortunate to have the players I had around me to really keep me confident. They did an extraordinary job of just being around during the hard times that I had.
"I learned that I have to live my life in a fish bowl the hard way. The bottom line is that I learned my lesson and moved on from it."
Ball finished his career at Madison as one of the greatest workhorse backs in recent college football history. He carried the ball 924 times for 5,140 yards with a record 77 touchdowns. In the age of specialization, Ball may offer something different. He's conditioned to carry the ball 25-30 times a game. Ball admits there's nothing flashy about his game.
No blazing speed, no brute force.
But the guy who has tried to pattern his game after Terrell Davis, believes he compares well to another 90's running back --- Hall-of-Famer Curtis Martin.
"I feel like I owe a lot to Curtis Martin," Ball said. "Nothing really stands out with speed or strength but he's very balanced overall."
Ball's position coach Thomas Hammock made the comparison last week and Ball says other players are saying the same thing.
He didn't watch Martin growing up but has of late. Ball calls him an "incredible running back." It's a lofty, probably unrealistic parallel. But there's always a need for dependable running backs, as the Green Bay Packers know well.
In Ball, teams likely know what they're getting.
"You can count on me when I have the ball in my hands --- 924 carries, only two fumbles," Ball said. "So I do a great job of protecting the football. And I score touchdowns. You can count on me to make the play and be there for you."
Ball said he did meet with the Packers and "it'd mean a lot" to play in Green Bay. His time in the 40-yard dash will be important. In the lobby outside, when asked what he hopes to run, Ball said, "We'll see. ...Fast."
Whatever happens, his value to a team will need to be more about durability.
"I take pride in being an every-down back," Ball said, "and I feel that's what a lot of teams are looking for right now because you can keep me in on first, second and third down. I can make the big-time block for a quarterback to make the big-time pass upfield."
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Nothing wrong with dreaming BIG I guess. Shooting for Hall of Fame status is a pretty big goal. I would be happy if he just had a long and solid career, but more power to you Montee if you want to set the bar high.
And I hope to be the next lottery winner.Hide replies
Good luck with that.
If he even gets off to a good start toward a career like Martin's, people on this blog will all be claiming, "I said all along TT should've drafted him in the 1st round."Hide replies
Pretty much.
I think if Montee can get a chance he could hes a great worker on the field but whoever drafts him might already have a premier back. Who knows I think he will have a solid career and only he himself can make his dreams come true. Work hard and reap the awards.


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Try Simon Rimmer's vegetarian version of this Middle-Eastern dish.
250g/8oz bulgur wheat, cooked
500g/1lb 2oz mashed potato
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
175ml/6fl oz olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
200g/7oz walnuts
100g/3½oz butter
1 tsp grated nutmeg
Greek-style yoghurt, to serve
lemon wedges, to serve
Preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Grease and line a 6in/15cm x 8in/20cm baking tin.
Blend the grated onion and bulgur wheat in a food processor until smooth.
Place the mashed potato, cinnamon and parsley into bowl. Add the bulgur and onion and mix until well combined.
Heat one tablespoon of the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the sliced onions and garlic for 4-5 minutes, or until soft. Add the walnuts and butter and cook for a further two minutes.
Spoon half of the potato mixture into the greased baking dish. Add a layer of the onion and walnut mix and then finish with the rest of the potato mixture on top.
Score the mashed potato in a diamond pattern with the tip of a small, sharp knife. Pour over the remaining olive oil and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until crisp and golden-brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle over the nutmeg.
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Nintendo has recently revealed a new handheld system dubbed the 3DS that is going to replace the nearly 6 year old DS. Notable because it will incorporate 3D games into a handheld system, all without having to wear funny glasses. It'll also be backwards compatible with the DS, which is good for people like me who needed a replacement DS but hadn't gone out and bought a DS Lite or DSi.
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Police cutbacks can decrease home valuesIn fact, in our survey of almost 20,000 home shoppers, safety ranked above price when asked what were the most important characteristics when purchasing their next home.So, what happens when a city cuts back on services such as police officers? Our consulting team is finding numerous instances all over the country where demand is declining in certain cities and rising in neighboring cities, and we believe the change is largely attributable to deteriorating services such as police, fire and school quality.In Florida,the City of Hollywood cut its police force from 320 officers in 2007 to 305 in 2011, and violent & property crime increased from 2011 to 2012 as illustrated in the charts below.The nearby City of Fort Lauderdale actually increased police forces from 459 to 505 in the same time period, and experienced a 2% decline in total crime in the city.
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