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Telephones and Telecommunications
News about Telephones and Telecommunications, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Sep. 29, 2014
Open federal contract to route phone calls and text messages in United States has prompted an unusual lobbying battle; winning company could replace Neustar as entity that essentially acts as air traffic controller for nation's phone system; Federal Communications Commission has recommended Swedish-based company Ericsson, but intelligence officials say foreign entity could put nation's surveillance secrets at risk. MORE
Aug. 31, 2014
Chuck Klosterman The Ethicist column answers question about whether to listen to message that someone unknowingly left on one's voice mail. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Editorial supports Pres Obama's opposition to deals between telecommunication companies and firms like Netflix and Amazon that would allow for faster delivery of video and other data to customers; agrees with Obama's assertion that such deals could stifle business and free communication; suggests FCC reclassify broadband Internet service as a telecommunications service, which would prevent big companies from engaging in unjust or unreasonable discrimination against content. MORE
Aug. 10, 2014
FYI column answers questions about telephone utility poles in New York's outer boroughs and significance of bulbs at subway station entrances. MORE
Jul. 5, 2014
Dan Barry This Land column notes Prairie Grove Telephone Company in Arkansas is an endangered breed in an ever-changing digital age; plans to disconnect company's last telephone booth, which was damaged by car accident, are aborted after Facebook campaign; it will be returned to its regular spot and remain a curio. MORE
Jun. 30, 2014
Verizon Communications is preparing to move its corporate offices from downtown Manhattan, returning to former New York Telephone building near Times Square; company's diminished presence parallels the steady erosion of demand for its original business, providing telephone service over landlines; nearly all of Verizon's profits come from its cellular operations. MORE
Jun. 27, 2014
Review of dozens of contracts reveals highly lucrative deals between phone companies, internet service providers and prisons that thrive on high rates and hidden fees charged to prisoners who have no other way of communicating with outside world; states, counties and cities, seeking to shore up dwindling budgets, have arranged substantial commissions from providers, driving up rates for inmates. MORE
Jun. 27, 2014
Germany will cancel its contract with Verizon Communications as part of fallout from continuing revelations by Edward J Snowden that American intelligence agencies had routine access to global data provided by telecom companies; is one of the first signs that companies in the United States are starting to lose business because of the scandal. MORE
Jun. 15, 2014
Teddy Wayne Future Tense column discusses Generation Y's obsession with text messaging; says concept of leaving voice mail is nearly obsolete and notes that data collected by Vonage and Pew confirm that teenagers are texting more and calling far less than they used to. MORE
Jun. 5, 2014
Op-Ed article by technology journalist Jon Brodkin warns push by AT&T and Verizon to eliminate traditional land-line service in favor of Internet-based phones could negatively affect 96 million Americans who are still dependent on land-line service; holds plan may subject such people, particularly those in rural areas, to technical problems and unregulated prices, as well as outages and isolation during storms and disasters; urges caution and consumer protection efforts during transition. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Gadgetwise column describes attempt to determine how to lower monthly bill for bundled cable, Internet and landline services from companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable by buying services individually. MORE
May. 27, 2014
Editorial calls on the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to block or alter Comcast's $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable; warns deal will reduce competition in the already consolidated telecommunications industry, and significantly reduce consumer choice for high-speed Internet service; holds merger would give new company dangerous control over what consumers watch, read and listen to. MORE
May. 24, 2014
Changes to Federal Communications Commission's $4.5 billion program Connect America are upheld in federal appeals court despite objections by some phone companies; new initiatives focus on providing high-speed internet to rural communities rather than basic telephone service. MORE
May. 20, 2014
Editorial holds that AT&T has not yet demonstrated that its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV will be good for consumers, calling on regulators to closely examine deal; expresses skepticism that merger will lead to increased competition in the telecommunications market and warns that it will likely encourage further consolidation. MORE
May. 15, 2014
Declassified documents from Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court say that in 2009 and 2010, a telephone company raised questions about legality of then-secret National Security Agency program that is systematically collecting records of Americans' calling habits. MORE
May. 1, 2014
David W Dunlap Building Blocks column; New York City plans to replace curbside pay phones, largely unused relics in age of smartphones, with thousands of 'public communications structures'; these structures will provide free Wi-Fi and enough standard telephone service to allow anyone to place free call to 911 or 311. MORE
Apr. 26, 2014
Newly declassified documents show that Federal District Court Judge Rosemary M Collyer rejected a major telephone provider's request to have Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reconsider its approval of National Security Agency's bulk phone-records collection; decision upheld earlier ruling that there was no Fourth Amendment protections for metadata. MORE
Apr. 9, 2014
European Court of Justice strikes down European Union law, adopted in response to deadly terrorist attacks, that requires telecommunications companies to retain information about calls and emails for up to two years. MORE
Mar. 26, 2014
Pres Obama publicly endorses plan that Justice Department and intelligence officials have developed for sweeping overhaul of National Security Agency's phone call records program; says he believes new procedures will help preserve privacy while keeping program's usefulness in fighting terrorism. MORE
Mar. 26, 2014
Editorial contends that if Pres Obama really wants to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records, he can act unilaterally; questions why Obama feels he needs to wait for permission from Congress. MORE
Mar. 8, 2014
Mexico's new regulator makes ruling intended to break virtual monopolies in Mexican telecommunications and television broadcasting; ruling promises to redraw landscape of both industries as it takes direct aim at core businesses of Carlos Slim Helu, whose control over telephony here has made him one of world's richest men, and Emilio Azcarraga, whose television channels play outsize role in country's politics. MORE
Feb. 2, 2014
David Segal The Haggler column; federal regulators are capping the cost of interstate phone calls between prison inmates and those on the outside, but rates on calls made within a state can remain sky-high. MORE
Feb. 2, 2014
Editorial criticizes limits placed by government on how much Internet and telephone companies can reveal about demands from federal agencies for private data; expresses support for bills in Congress that call for much greater disclosure about data that companies have been ordered to turn over. MORE
Jan. 20, 2014
New online phone-call technology, which makes it possible to send huge volumes of calls at the same time, has made it easy for swindlers; they are duping millions of people out of valuable personal information or overwhelming switchboards for essential public services; latest phone schemes, many of which are difficult to track, are causing law enforcement deep concern. MORE
Jan. 18, 2014
Tara Siegel Bernard Your Money column weighs the need for landline telephone in cellular world and if it is worth the cost; says questions to consider include the state of wireless 911 service, what happens when power goes out and consumer protections. MORE
Jan. 12, 2014
Dial tone, loud buzzing sound heard on telephones to indicate when the line was free to make a call, was implemented by telephone provider Bell System in 1919. MORE
Jan. 7, 2014
Editorial welcomes action by Federal Communications Commission that prohibits price-gouging by private companies that provide interstate telephone service for prison and jail inmates; holds agency must remain vigilant for similar abuses involving video chat, email and voice mail. MORE
Jan. 5, 2014
Many people who work at home may go days without speaking a word aloud, conducting all professional and personal interactions by email, text or social media; trend appears to be part of continuing decline of telephone culture. MORE
Dec. 24, 2013
Editorial supports move by the Federal Communications Commission to allow AT&T and other phone companies to modernize telephone system by replacing conventional wires with wireless or fiber-optic connections; warns that despite changes, protections must be kept intact so that new system continues to provide emergency service when power goes out. MORE
Dec. 4, 2013
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Robert Menendez ask Obama administration to warn South Korea against allowing Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to build large parts of a next-generation network for Seoul; they say it could give China entry points into the telecommunications networks and Web traffic of an important American ally. MORE
Nov. 20, 2013
Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler says the agency will move the nation's century-old network of circuits, switches and wires toward an Internet-based system. MORE
Nov. 7, 2013
Central Intelligence Agency is said to be paying AT&T more than $10 million annually to assist with overseas counterterrorism investigations; agency, under voluntary contract, is exploiting company's vast database of phone records, including Americans' international calls; disclosure shows that agencies beyond National Security Agency are exploiting metadata with programs regulated by inconsistent patchwork of legal standards, procedures and oversight. MORE
Oct. 29, 2013
Federal Communications Commission adopts new rules requiring telephone companies to collect and report data on number of rural calls that go through; rules also offer incentives for phone service providers to improve their service. MORE
Oct. 15, 2013
Verizon Communications says that in wake of Hurricane Sandy it is too expensive to replace landlines on barrier island Mantoloking, NJ; move may presage the end of the lines across the nation within decade; nearly 40 percent of households use only wireless phones, and less than 10 percent have only landline phone service. MORE
Oct. 6, 2013
Caeli Wolfson Widger Lives essay notes her reluctance to talk on the phone, rather than e-mail or send text message; laments that this habit, which is commonplace today, has led her to avoid genuine needs of friends and family trying to get in touch. MORE
Sep. 13, 2013
Verizon, amid complaints from Fire Island residents, backs away from its plan to use wireless devices to replace traditional phone service in areas where copper wires were ruined by Hurricane Sandy; company says it will instead start laying fiber-optic cable to restore home phone service and Internet access. MORE
Sep. 12, 2013
Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, calls for end to high fees charged for making mobile phone calls across national borders, seizing on one of few truly popular European initiatives at time of rising skepticism about European Union; plan for phasing out roaming fees is part of wider overhaul of telecommunications industry. MORE
Sep. 10, 2013
Pope Francis is both unnerving the Vatican and delighting the faithful by picking up the telephone and spontaneously calling people, earning him the nickname 'the Cold Call Pope;' Francis has been offering comfort and support to people over the phone during difficult times. MORE
Sep. 6, 2013
Environmental activists are trying to prevent a 190-foot communications tower from being built in Livingston, NY, and blocking views of Columbia County seen from historic Olana estate, a castle built in the late 1800s; Federal Communications Commission has agreed to review proposed tower under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act. MORE
Jul. 12, 2013
European Commission says it has investigated major telecommunications companies, including Germany's Deutsche Telekom, France's Orange and Spain's Telefonica, on suspicion that companies are using dominant market positions to limit Internet providers' access to their networks. MORE
Jul. 3, 2013
Independent telecommunications lawyer files petition with Federal Communications Commission, claiming that Verizon Wireless vastly understated amount it collected from false data charges on customer bills when it agreed to refund levies in 2010; says carrier might have collected more than $240 million from charges, more than four time amount it agreed upon. MORE
Jun. 28, 2013
Myanmar government awards major telecommunications contracts to two foreign companies, milestone in country's connecting with rest of world; Buddhist monk Ashin Wimala, one leader of radical nationalist Buddhist movement, calls for boycott of one company, Ooredoo, because it is based in Muslim country of Qatar. MORE
Jun. 27, 2013
New York State attorney general's office asks utilities regulators to prevent Verizon from pressuring residential customers in rural Catskills region to accept installations of Voice Link, device that allows traditional home phone to run over cellular network; ground rules with Public Service Commission prohibit company from refusing to provide traditional residential phone service to customers who demand it. MORE
Jun. 22, 2013
SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son is confident of plan to break into American mobile market with $21.6 billion bid to buy Sprint, along with its Clearwire unit; most analysts agree that SoftBank, one of Japan's biggest companies, faces long odds of competing in United States, but Son is undeterred. MORE
Jun. 16, 2013
Op-Ed article by Richard Bennett, senior fellow at Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, refutes perception that America's broadband networks are worse than those in other countries; contends most critical issue facing American broadband is the country's relatively low rates of subscribership. MORE
Jun. 15, 2013
White House announces efforts intended in part to spur participation by government agencies that have been slow to join efforts to double country's supply of airwaves for use in high-speed wireless Internet service; government says it will invest $40 million in next year and $60 million over next five to find ways to share lightly-used spectrum. MORE
May. 30, 2013
Editorial contends acquisition of Sprint by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank could make industry more competitive by providing consumers better and cheaper choices for phone and broadband connections; notes concessions made by both companies have made deal promising for consumers. MORE
May. 23, 2013
National security concerns are rooted in SoftBank's relationship with Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers. MORE
May. 21, 2013
Officials and consumer advocates express concern over proposal from Verizon to substitute new form of wireless phone service not only in Hurricane Sandy-ravaged communities, but also in other areas where it would rather not continue to maintain old copper wiring; switch would effectively turn the home phones of customers into tethered cellphones. MORE
May. 20, 2013
David Carr The Media Equation column on law school professor Susan Crawford, who argues telecom and cable industry has been overtaken by monopolists who resist innovation and overcharge consumers; Crawford's book, Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age, asserts status quo is great for provider but expensive mess for everyone else. MORE
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E.U. Telecom Companies Look for Room to Grow
Senior executives called on regulators to allow more consolidation within the sector as a way to help Europe's economy.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
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Wheelies: The Upscale CR-V Edition
Honda begins sale of its refreshed 2015 CR-V crossover; E.P.A. downgrades fuel economy rating on 2013-14 Mercedes-Benz C300 4-matic sedans.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
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AT&T and Verizon Among Wireless Carriers Planning to Bid on Airwaves
Scheduled to begin on Nov. 13, the auction by the F.C.C. is expected to raise at least $10 billion.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
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How to Get More Room in the Sock Drawer: Sell Your Cellphone
Mailing your phone to a reseller, handing it to a cellphone store or putting it up for sale online can reduce or fully cover the price of an upgrade.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
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Swedish-Owned Firm Defends Bid for Sensitive U.S. Phone Contract
Telcordia, owned by the telecom giant Ericsson, accused its rival, Neustar, of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation by raising national security concerns about the deal.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
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F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Replace Some Boeing Cockpit Displays
The agency is requiring the replacement of cockpit displays on 737 and 777 jets within the next five years to avoid interference from Wi-Fi and cellular devices.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
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Spy Agencies Urge Caution on Phone Deal
An obscure federal contract for routing phone calls and text messages has prompted a lobbying battle in which intelligence officials argue that surveillance secrets could be at risk.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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Sectarian Violence in Myanmar Threatens Livelihood of Muslims
Rioting causes small businesses owned by Muslims to suffer. Some worry that the violence could also affect tourism and foreign investment.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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Mobile Payments: Concerns Amid the Hype
The Consumer Federation of America responds to an Op-Ed article, "The Digital Wallet Revolution."
September 19, 2014, Friday
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Iowa: Stay Is Issued for Abortion Restriction
A ban that was to have gone into effect on a videoconferencing system that allows doctors to prescribe abortion pills to women in rural areas was halted by the Iowa Supreme Court.
September 18, 2014, Thursday
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The $1.3 billion, 864-foot USS Anchorage took about two years to build and began sailing toward San Diego from its shipbuilding site in Avondale, La., on Oct. 30, according to the Naval Surface Forces public affairs office. The route to San Diego took it through the Panama Canal and along the coast of Mexico, with its first liberty port call in Manzanillo.
"Sailing Anchorage to San Diego culminates those years of hard work by both her shipbuilders and her crew," Capt. Brian Quin, the warship's skipper, said in a statement. "We are excited to be reunited with our families and look forward to continuing the process of preparing Anchorage for her maiden deployment."
The Anchorage, a San Antonio class amphibious transport dock, is crewed by 32 officers and 364 enlisted personnel but is capable of carrying up to 800 troops. It will be used to transport Marines and their helicopters, weapons and other equipment primarily to the Asian Pacific region.
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Several U.S. presidents have dunked crab meat in mustard sauce at the century-old Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach. Now, they won't have to come to South Florida to do it.
Joe's is opening an outpost in Washington, D.C., about a block from the White House. The 350-seat restaurant, housed in a former Union Trust bank building at 750 15th St. NW, is set to open Jan. 24.
Unlike the Miami Beach original that celebrated its 100th anniversary last month and remains family-run, Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab will be operated by Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.
The restaurant group also runs Joe's franchises in Chicago and Las Vegas. Those locations, as well as the one coming to Washington, are open year-round with extended steak and seafood offerings when stone crabs aren't in season. Joe's in Miami Beach closes for a spell each summer, coming to life again when the crabbing season begins in mid-October.
The Washington space "will have a whole lot of D.C. feel," Lettuce Entertain You partner Mike Rotolo said to Washingtonian magazine. "We're like Joe's 2.0."


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That tremor you felt in the late morning was a major management shakeup that rippled through Thrasherville. It moved certain front office members from one position to another…and left in its wake several casualties.
Nelson and Weeks…out and out.
A general manager other than Don Waddell will hire the new coach, however, as he will relinquish his general manager's duties to Dudley. Waddell will take on the role of team president…something that has been speculated for a while now.
What do you think of the Thrashers parting ways with Anderson?
Total Voters: 199
In essence, the Thrashers "Rich McKay-ed" Waddell.
My thoughts on that…well, I would have rather had a clean break with Waddell altogether. But I will take this over the status quo. I think his 12 years on the job has been, well, just look at the record…308 wins in 820 regular season games and no wins in just four playoff games.
The other side of that coin is that many see Waddell as a very good PR person, generous with his time to fans and makes himself available to the press for grilling. I hope these qualities will serve him and the team well in his new post.
Could this new arrangement work? Well…if Don allows Rick to do his job without a lot of interference, maybe…just maybe it could.
Of the coach firings, I will say I wasn't expecting to see the whole crew was sent packing. I personally would have given Anderson into next season to "right the ship". However, Anderson and Co. inherited a team that finished with 34 wins two years ago and coached them to two 35-win seasons. That's not the kind of progress that will keep a coach around the NHL for too long…so it should not really come as a big shock.
Regardless, Dudley and Waddell now begin their search for a new coaching staff. Exactly who…well, I haven't gotten wind of any particular person of interest but I do have one request for Don and Rick.
Please make hire someone that has a decent amount of coaching experience already.
What do you think of the Waddell/Dudley moves?
Total Voters: 192
Of the three previous coaches this team has had, two have entered into the job as head coach here with no previous experience as an NHL bench boss and both were fired taking with them losing records. The one that came here with some experience…Bob Hartley…led the team to better records each year here and coached them to a Southeast Division championship.
In short, I simply do not think that this organization can afford another coach that requires "on the job training" at this level.
Of course, the question is then…who exactly is out there that would fill the bill?
Well, there is Craig MacTavish who has had a year off since leaving Edmonton. I would suspect that over the next day or so Calgary will release Brent Sutter. Not advocating or dismissing either…but those are just a couple and I'm sure you have some suggestions of your own as well.
Oh yeah, and one other thing…while we're at it, can we make sure there is a true goalie coach on the new staff?
April 14th, 2010
1:34 pm
April 14th, 2010
1:38 pm
My take:
1) not entirely unexpected, yet pleasantly surprised
2) Weekes is finally gone.
3) Waddell serves as a go between owners and GM. Waddell is the salesman for Dudley's plans. Waddell provides the polish for Dudley, so Dudley doesn't deal with ownership directly. Otherwise, Dudley would probably use his knuckles to polish ownership.
4) Waddell is rewarded for towing the company budget.
5) Dudley has spent the last year picking his team.
6) The era of excuses just left the building.
That's my first take.
April 14th, 2010
1:44 pm
We all talk about Waddell having pictures, but Weekes sure must have had something on the boys upstairs. He never developed a goalie with 2 first round picks to play with and never improved the position during his tenure, yet still kept his job.
April 14th, 2010
1:46 pm
My thinking essentially follows that of Stroz. I think I'll have more to offer once the pieces start falling into place as this offseason progresses. Then again, I'm sure that's how most people feel.
April 14th, 2010
1:48 pm
A Scotty Bowman would be good, if there is one out there not retired. He demanded respect, and got it, and knew how the heck to kick some pads when players weren't doing their job. And, there was no questioning his leadership. At least now, there aren't as many big egos which a coach must 'coach around'.
April 14th, 2010
1:50 pm
Bobby Cox will be available.
April 14th, 2010
1:58 pm
Moose Hedberg for goalie coach…heck, even make him a player/coach if he still can play.
April 14th, 2010
1:59 pm
Craig Ramsay is my first and only choice!
April 14th, 2010
1:59 pm
Oh. Also, from the last blog:
Evander Kane made an appearance on Boston radio this morning. The audio of that interview here.
The audio of that interview is here. Lasts about 10 minutes or so, and is located about 1/3 through the Hour 2 segment.
April 14th, 2010
2:00 pm
I'll coach! I even have experience.
April 14th, 2010
2:00 pm
can we steal barry trotz from nashville?
April 14th, 2010
2:03 pm
We need someone with a proven track record, NHL experience, and walks on water. Actually Hartley might not be a bad idea – there can't be too many hard feelings as he is seen around the areana. Doubt that he buys those seats.
April 14th, 2010
2:16 pm
Sherry, Bowman and Dudley were in Buffalo at the same time in the early 80's. Not sure if Bowman actually hired Dudley to coach the Sabres, I'd have to do some research on this. Duds will command respect, just look at the effect of his first decisions today and that's to send ALL the coaches packing. Bold move for a man with no coaches on the staff.
Red Light-boy would that be a good choice! Rammer is another one of my former Sabre favorites and a well-respected man throughout the league.
April 14th, 2010
2:20 pm
Stroz… spot on, I concur.
I have to think the candidates are Denis Savard, Craig MacTavish, Andy Murray and John Stevens… I won't discount a Hartley revisit, ala Paul Maurice.
Just wish we had better timing on these situations so we could get a Claude Julien or Peter Laviolette type candidate.
April 14th, 2010
2:23 pm
April 14th, 2010
2:23 pm
Absolutely not to Hartley. He's still unemployed for a reason.
April 14th, 2010
2:30 pm
How about Ted Nolan?
April 14th, 2010
2:32 pm
Smitty, how cool would that be?
April 14th, 2010
2:33 pm
How bout John Stevens? He was the scapegoat for Philly's fiasco this year, so maybe he needs a change of scenery? Or steal Denis Savard from Chicago (Dudley's old ties)?
April 14th, 2010
2:34 pm
3) Waddell serves as a go between owners and GM. Waddell is the salesman for Dudley's plans. Waddell provides the polish for Dudley, so Dudley doesn't deal with ownership directly. Otherwise, Dudley would probably use his knuckles to polish ownership.
Would kind of like to see Dudley push ownership around a little bit for their "lunch money".
April 14th, 2010
2:35 pm
To paraphrase Ellis Boyd Redding
"Don Waddell, who crawled through a river of his own feces, and came out clean on the other side."
April 14th, 2010
2:35 pm
Absolutely not to Hartley. He's still unemployed for a reason.
I'm with you, but I get a bad feeling… just being my usual Devil's Advocate.
April 14th, 2010
2:40 pm
Didn't Ted Nolan cuss out the organization when we passed him over at the last minute for Bob Hartley? I think we also considered Nolan when we hired Curt Fraser… I don't see him in the picture.
April 14th, 2010
2:42 pm
best choice stevens, but won't be done, to expensive for waddell, he robbed this organization for 11 years, should't he have to work as team president for free now.
April 14th, 2010
2:42 pm
"Duds will command respect, just look at the effect of his first decisions today and that's to send ALL the coaches packing. Bold move for a man with no coaches on the staff."
Lloyd, I'm just not reading this the way you are. I see this Dudley/Waddell shuffle of titles are purely a PR move made begrudingly to satisfy the demands of so many of us that left because we have no faith in Waddell's ability. But Waddell's still in charge. Dudley's his guy. And the announcement didn't say Dudley fired, them, read carefully here (collectively . . .as in, Waddell is still calling the shots, they only did this as a PR move to make some think that Dudley will be in charge now–he won't be, Waddell is still his direct superior, just like he was last week):
"Collectively, we decided that we would not retain Head Coach John Anderson and Assistant Coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks, all of whom we thank for their dedication and contributions to the organization."
As for the coach, please on McT. No way, no how. Hartley's not coming back either. I think the dust settles for a bit here and we see who is fired from coaching positions over the next month or so, an early exit may lead to a good coach getting canned. There's no rush, training camp doesn't open for many months.
April 14th, 2010
2:48 pm
Denis Savard with a career 65-66-16 record? Chicago connections make this an interesting pick.
I loved the spin-a-rama but I'm not sure those are compelling numbers to consider him as a coach.
Perhaps he's ready for another try.
Scott Stevens would have to be the player I'd most like to see be successful as a coach.
A contractual pipe dream…but I can't imagine him doing a Droopy Dawg postgame interview
April 14th, 2010
2:49 pm
Absolutely not to Hartley. He's still unemployed for a reason.
I disagree… we have 10 UFA's and a Super Star to replace this summer… I'm sure a lot of players are going to want to know who they're playing under before signing.
April 14th, 2010
2:51 pm
Oops… wrong quote… let me try that again… Rawhid delete my 2:49 post.
There's no rush, training camp doesn't open for many months.
I disagree… we have 10 UFA's and a Super Star to replace this summer… I'm sure a lot of players are going to want to know who they're playing under before signing.
April 14th, 2010
3:04 pm
"I disagree… we have 10 UFA's and a Super Star to replace this summer… I'm sure a lot of players are going to want to know who they're playing under before signing."
Ok, there's no rush, July 1st doesn't come for 2 1/2 months . . .
April 14th, 2010
3:10 pm
Ok, there's no rush, July 1st doesn't come for 2 1/2 months . . .
… that's better.
April 14th, 2010
3:11 pm
Joe Friday-you gotta know Dudley. Duds reports to Waddell but I don't expect Wads will micro-manage him, nor would I expect Dudley would put up with it. I believe Dudley was hired last summer with this in mind, his hiring was a long term plan to get Waddell out of the hockey day to day and get a proven replacement.
Waddell is the boss, but Dudley is his own man. I just can't see he would take the job if he couldn't have it his way. They have had 8 mos to work out the details.
You gotta have faith folks. We all wanted change, it's not the total change we all expected but it is change. I will be TOTALLY jazzed when Duds steps to the microphone in LA to call out our #1 picks this year, if we don't trade them!
Bluenote-Stevens would be a good call, no Hitchcock please!
You want a new name for a coach? How about Bryan Trottier?
April 14th, 2010
3:14 pm
Going back to Bob Hartley… devils advocate… you could argue that it's a completely new, fresh situation to bring him back in… new GM, completely different squad. There's only (potentially) one player remaining from the Hartley days, and that's Jim Slater, who absolutely LOVES Hartley. Slater commends Hartley for teaching him the finer points of the game.
… I would personally like a better candidate, but he's no worse than the other choices floating out there, in my opinion.
April 14th, 2010
3:25 pm
Found this quote in an AP article – good grief he is going to lend his experience to Dudley – say it ain't so "My role within the company has evolved and grown the last few years, and the owners and I agree that it's the appropriate time to have Rick assume all hockey-related responsibilities while I shift my primary focus to the business side of the Thrashers," Waddell said.
"I will be less involved with the team on a daily basis, but will continue to make myself available to Rick and to lend my experience in any way that allows him to succeed and for us to build this club into a perennial contender."
April 14th, 2010
3:26 pm
See Hokie, Joe Friday is much less argumentative with you, our little "moving in the right direction" here in Rawhideville.
April 14th, 2010
3:28 pm
"good grief he is going to lend his experience to Dudley – say it ain't so"
And read Dudley's quote about working closely with Don. And read the owner's press release that came out today about the "collective" decision to let the coaches going. I'm telling you, this has PR move written all over it, and Waddell is still going to be pulling the strings, no other reason to keep him.
April 14th, 2010
3:31 pm
I don't know about Bob. During some games he hangs around the arena without a pen, so it's impossible to even get an authograph from him when your hands are busy carrying all that beer. What on earth is he thinking?
April 14th, 2010
3:33 pm
Anyone seen Curt Fraser?
April 14th, 2010
3:35 pm
I love the Kaner interview on the Boston station. He was great – very diplomatic and humble! Future team leader, for sure!
While John Torchetti may be a leading contender for the coaching post, I'd definitely like to see us wait until mid-June in order to consider newly-fired coaches.
April 14th, 2010
3:36 pm
"Slater commends Hartley for teaching him the finer points of the game."
That should pretty much be the death knell for Hartley's candidacy!
Rawhide, I agree that we need a proven coach. Sorry for JA, but 9/10 years of incompetence has destroyed what patience Atlanta fans might have had for a rookie NHL coach learning the ropes.
April 14th, 2010
3:36 pm
Dan Kamal interviewed Dudley today. You can find it here: http://thrashers.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp
Couple of interesting things – he said they won't be talking to coaches anytime soon as most of them are working. I take that to mean they are interested in staff that are on a current playoff team.
He also mentioned the importance of our two first round picks and how important they are considering contributions from young players such as Kane and Bogosian. My take on this is that they plan to take those draft picks as opposed to trading them for an established player.
Lastly he indicated that he felt most of the UFAs want to remain in Atlanta.
It's an interesting interview if you have time to check it out.
April 14th, 2010
3:42 pm
Nothing unexpected in the moves including the continued survival of Teflon Don. He clearly reached his level of incompetence as a GM and now gets to fail as a Pres. of the Spirit. I don't care who we get as long as its a strong disciplinarian with a defensive system that enables us to adjust when necessary and close the door in the third period. We want ungly wins not exciting losses. What about Scotty?
April 14th, 2010
3:43 pm
Please free me Trixie!
April 14th, 2010
4:07 pm
Regardless of how much I like John Anderson, I cannot justify his continued tenure here. I agree that we don't have to make a hasty decision about who we hire. Deadline day is still a while away, and there may be more firings throughout the league that might free up a nice, experienced, hard-nosed S.O.B. of a coach.
I'd like to go on record at this point as saying that I DO NOT CARE if we have to over-pay a coach to come here. While I can't provide a suitable name yet, I would love it if we were to reel in a coach who is league-recognized as being a goldmine of a hockey coach. My personal preference would be a coach who has an absolute burning desire to prove just how great of a coach he is by taking a team with a decade-long record of failure (like our Thrashers), turn that team around, and make winners out of them. If such a coach exists out there, then that's our guy.
April 14th, 2010
4:07 pm
Rawhide, agreed, Hartley was scapegoated. Watch the interview with Dudley that TableHockey linked above. Dudley clearly is going to prudently wait, as he should, and look to hire someone off of one of the playoff clubs, even a head coach that may get fired, but I look for him to target an assistance off a current club.
This is the biggest move he can make.
Lloyd, I can see why you like Dudley, that's the first interview I've seen of him and I like what I see and heard.
April 14th, 2010
4:13 pm
We could do worse than Uncle Bob but not sure that he has stayed connected with the NHL sufficient enough to know what other teams are going to throw at us. What has he been doing?
April 14th, 2010
4:14 pm
Rick Dudley was just on 680 the fan… overall sentiment, "I will be taking ideas to Waddell, and then we'll both take the idea to Ownership".
Sounds bad, but as long as the ideas that he takes to Waddell are GOOD ideas, I don't see why there are any problems. I'd think Waddell would trust him enough.
April 14th, 2010
4:17 pm
Oh, and because I am a girl and can get away with saying such things without being accused of being a total pansy….
(Okay, well maybe not completely dead – perhaps even only relocated a bit. Either way you look at it though, D-Wad is FINALLY no longer our GM after years upon years upon years of suffering!)
April 14th, 2010
4:22 pm
I thought that after Hartley was fired the story was Kovulchuk did not get along with Hartley. Considering the fact that Kovy most likely ran the franchise while he was here, it would not surprise me if he got Hartley fired. I may have dreamed that story but I thought that was the deal.


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The Return on Equity has increased over the past decade from 22% in 1999 to 27% in 2008. The reason for the increase is managements implementing capital efficiency initiatives after a string of acquisitions. Rather than focus on absolute values for this indicator, I generally want to see at least a stable return on equity over time.
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Emerson Electric (EMR) Dividend Stock Analysis
Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology company, engages in designing and supplying product technology and delivering engineering services to various industrial and commercial, and consumer markets worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Appliance and Tools. The company is member of the S&P 500 and the S&P Dividend Aristocrats indexes.
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Pretty interesting stock with nice dividend!ReplyDelete
Looks like a winner to me. 4% isn't a bad pay rate for waiting while the company gets back on the growth track.ReplyDelete
I've been following Emerson for quite some time, but it looks like now would be a good time to get in, while the price is down. Thanks for the info!ReplyDelete
- David JJuly 5, 2009 at 10:28 AM
"From the end of 1998 up until December 2008 this dividend growth stock has delivered a negative annual average total return of 4.90% to its shareholders."ReplyDelete
Please help me understand this.
On a split adjusted basis, EMR was trading at ~30 on 12/31/1998 and ~36 on 12/31/2008. It has consistently paid dividends.
How can the average annual return be negative.
Maybe you did not take into account the 12/12/2006 2 for 1 split?
It should have said 'positive". I corrected it.
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Thanks for sharing such great post, it will help many people to get info about this stock with such nice dividend.ReplyDelete
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Kim Somers has 30 years experience in the voice-over field. She is a member of the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists (World Voices). From her high quality digital home studio she can record any voice over job for you. Voice Mail Greetings and On Hold Messages are Kim's specialty! She can add royalty free music as background music or Donut jingles. Also great at commercials - she's done hundreds. And narrations for any project, i.e. documentaries, teaching aids, e-learning, etc.
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Fountain of Youth
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Would you believe that five easy, low-impact exercises could shed literally years off your looks and make you feel 20 years younger?
Well, there is a secret... and for decades, this set of simple to follow exercises has been called "The Fountain of Youth".
The purpose of this App is to present the Five Tibetan Rites, an exercise "practice" in a practical and easy to understand way, so that anyone can get the anti-aging benefits of this simple, daily routine.
This App contains videos that provide an introduction to the Five Tibetan Rites, including why you should practice them and what the intention each rite serves for your body. There are videos that break down individual rites, showing you step-by-step instructions about how to do them and a section that shows all five in one single practice.
Also, this App has the complete book "The Eye of Revelation", which is the original book that was passed down these 5 Tibetain Rites and the anti-aging yoga exercises.
Also, there is a section of videos for early morning Yoga, most of which you can actually do in bed, and a cool documentary about how to stay young.
Download this App NOW and start your path to your very own Fountain of Youth!
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Q:But how would you wear a vest, visor, button down, and bathing suit at the same time? I'm sure you'll find a way. You always do.
In the PRL Madras post, the three items on the left represent one outfit (plaid madras) and the three items on the right represent another (patchwork madras). I wouldn't mix them.


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This is what happens when you think you're "fighting the Man," but it turns out you are "the Man."
The Democrats' defeat in Wisconsin's recall election Tuesday carries a lesson that sounds obvious: A politically connected class of people who get paid much more than their neighbors, thanks to tax dollars supplied by these same neighbors, cannot pass itself off as an oppressed minority. And that privileged class certainly can't get away with running against "special interests."
When Wisconsin's government employee unions and the activist Left began their failed crusade against Gov. Scott Walker, they saw themselves as the peasants storming the castle. They compared themselves to the Tahrir Square demonstrators overthrowing oppressive Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak.
"Solidarity!" was the watchword of the Left as Walker and the Republican legislature passed a bill curbing the collective bargaining powers of state employees and cutting some of their bloated taxpayer-funded benefits. The workingman was going to stand up to the monied special interests. They called it "the Wisconsin Uprising."
But as the recall progressed, something telling happened: The labor issue faded into the background.
In the primary for the recall election, Democrats chose Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who had himself clashed with labor unions, instead of union favorite Kathleen Falk. Barrett, even during the primary, was upfront about being less pro-union than Falk. He would preserve some of Walker's benefit cuts, he said. He explicitly rejected Falk's approach of playing hardball to restore government employees' collective bargaining.
The Wisconsin teachers union, the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees all endorsed Falk. But Barrett demolished her in the April primary, 58 percent to 34 percent.
In the general election, collective bargaining almost disappeared as an issue. The recall suddenly became about job growth and a district attorney investigation into Walker. Democrats concluded that running as the champion of government employee unions wasn't a winning issue.
And Walker's supposed power grab, curbing state employee unions, didn't turn the people against him. More people voted for Walker in the recall Tuesday than had voted for him in November 2010, and his share of the vote ticked upward slightly.
Exit polls puncture any notion of a blue-collar uprising. Thirty-eight percent of union members and their immediate families voted for Walker. Walker and Barrett tied among voters with college degrees, but Walker won by 13 points among voters without a degree.
After a year and a half of protests, petitions, theatrics and loaded rhetoric, the Left never got the workers' rebellion they were dreaming of.
David Dayen, a prominent liberal writer at the feisty FireDogLake blog, stated the problem well: "Middle class workers look on public employees with increasing envy, coveting their pensions and benefits. The middle class was pit against one another. ... "
What else would you expect? State employees in Wisconsin are paid 22 percent more than their private-sector neighbors, and they get benefits that are much more generous.
Wisconsin taxpayers were picking up about 94 percent of state employees' health insurance premiums, until Walker lowered that to only 88 percent. Private-sector employers on average cover about 80 percent of premiums for single coverage and 74 percent of premiums for family plans, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Anyone on the Left who thought the middle class would side with government unions was badly misunderstanding the populism of the post-bailout era. Americans on the whole don't resent people who make a lot of money. They resent people who make a lot of money unfairly, like bailed-out bankers or crony capitalists -- and also unionized government employees.
When government unions collectively bargain for more money, it's not a fair negotiation. They're not bargaining with the people who pay them -- the taxpayers -- but instead with politicians, many of whom were elected on the strength of union support and union dues.
So when middle-class workers pay their taxes, that money is redistributed upward to state employees with higher pay, safer jobs and superior benefits, while some is funneled to unions that use it to elect politicians who will confer further privileges on government workers. If anyone raises a fuss, government workers call for a class struggle.
It's no mystery that Wisconsin's middle class didn't sign on to AFSCME's crusade. The mystery is why anyone thought it would.
Maybe it's the unstated belief in liberal circles that the Left holds permanent claim on the underdog mantle. Maybe the government unions haven't been paying attention to how divorced their interests are from those of the average worker.
Maybe now the lesson is learned.
Timothy P.Carney, The Examiner's senior political columnist, can be contacted at email@example.com. His column appears Monday and Thursday, and his stories and blog posts appear on washingtonexaminer.com.


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Creating Learning & Teaching Experiences
The Exploratorium offers a wide range of science programs for Bay Area learners of all ages, engaging them in creative and collaborative undertakings involving investigation, reasoning, and communication. Of particular note are programs for children and youth that provide opportunities for learners to be teachers. We find that children and youth respond to opportunities and expectations to teach others by taking responsibility for their own learning and their ability to articulate what they can do and know.
- The High School Explainer Program has two intertwined purposes: first, to enhance the experiences of our visitors; and second, to provide training in communication, inquiry-based learning, and leadership, and to deepen the science knowledge of the Explainers themselves. The training enables the Explainers to serve the visitors well and provides them with valuable knowledge and skills that they can use in their education or careers beyond the Exploratorium.
Explainers can authentically model learning in the museum because they are constantly engaged in learning themselves. Since the museum's founding, about 3,600 high school Explainers have been helping visitors interact with exhibits in satisfying ways. Our Explainer programs have become models for museums and science centers worldwide.
- XTech works with middle school youth from San Francisco neighborhoods. Participants spend up to three years in the program, focused on a design and engineering curriculum that incorporates an extensive use of machine shop tools and materials. Participants develop confidence, science understanding, and design skills in a socially supportive peer community. As they move into high school, they become XTech facilitators, taking on teaching and mentoring roles with incoming middle school students, with children in afterschool programs participating in our community tinkering work, and at community family science nights. In the process, they gain valuable job skills. XTech participants and facilitators develop a passion for science and engineering as well as for teaching and learning.
- Community Outreach Programs offer family science nights at schools, work with individual patients at UCSF Children's Hospital, participate in neighborhood events, and host Engineering Day events at the museum. These programs bring interactive, hands-on science activities to multigenerational audiences in settings primarily within their own communities. Led by a team of experienced educators supported by high school Explainers and XTech facilitators, this work makes science more accessible, inclusive, and exciting for a wide range of audiences.
- Our Tinkering in Afterschool Program works in partnership with the San Francisco Boys & Girls Clubs to bring new forms of science learning opportunities to children and youth participating in Clubhouse programs. Children can develop their science interests and understanding in a context that is personal, creative, and joyful. Children learn about electricity while building squishy circuits or sewing with conductive thread. They take apart old battery-operated toys and mechanical tools to understand and explain the mechanisms that make them work. They use science journals to capture their ideas and work collaboratively to share and develop their vision for things they have designed and created. The program employs and trains high-school age tinkering facilitators who serve as near-peer mentors.
- Lifelong Learning Programs nurture curiosity and exploration through classes, workshops, excursions, and day camps. These learning experiences are designed for a range of audiences of different ages—children, teens, family groups, adults, and active older adults. Through a variety of program formats, participants enjoy small-group, in-depth exploration of science, art, and human perception topics. Programs include Day Camps, Family Investigation Workshops, the Homeschool Science Series, the Girls Science Institute, Educational Excursions, and Adult Programs.
The Lifelong Learning Programs will be on hiatus during the 2013 calendar year as we settle into our new home at Pier 15. Exciting lifelong learning programs will return in 2014.
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The fun bookclub-like GIG (Girl Investment Group) program supports you and girlfriends, workmates or new 10thousandgirl friends to complete the 10thousandgirl Personal Finance Program. The aim is to learn the principles behind personal finance and investing in an engaging, supportive and light-hearted environment.
GIGs are all about learning the life and finance skills we need to know but often didn't learn at home or at school. Supported by interactive webinars, videos and beautiful workbook materials, 10thousandgirl supplies the Personal Finance Program with an agenda and learning materials for each meeting, and you let your group know what time and who's bringing tea, treats or wine.
Financially empower yourself while 10% of your program fees go toward providing a microloan for a woman to start a new business and lift herself and her family out of poverty. Pretty inspiring!
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• It's not a purse! It's European!
SENATE SHUTDOWN SCRAMBLE - Senate Republicans head to the White House this morning in a bid to revive a short-term deal to raise the federal borrowing limit. Having closed the last three fiscal compromises, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will pitch the Senate strategy for lifting the credit cap and reopening the government as a gateway to broader budget talks. A House plan that would lift the debt limit but leave the government partially shuttered during further talks was met with pushback from the White House and from the Senate GOP. But markets and political strategists in both parties are breathing a bit easier now that full-fledged negotiations are underway.
[Republican public opinion think tank Resurgent Republic breaks down recent polling: "Obamacare remains a political albatross for Democrats, but a government shutdown has proven to be more toxic to voters." ]
Bridge loan - Thursday's meeting between House Republican leaders and President Obama didn't result in a deal, but did show signs of progress on the fiscal impasse. Obama, forced Thursday to sign a House-passed bill restoring death benefits for military families, looks ready to accept a short-term deal that would act as a bridge to negotiations on a larger agreement. Senate Republicans are venting about the House proposal to skip the debt fight for now but keep the shutdown going. The Senate proposal for a larger deal would reportedly include a full-year of federal funding, a six-month debt-limit lift and minor changes to ObamaCare, including the end of a new tax on medical devices.


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Emily....and Conrad?!
Emily is in for a huge shock when she wakes up with Conrad.
Aiden just couldn't help himself; he has every intention to marry Emily once she is done with her plans.
Emily is in for a huge shock when she wakes up with Conrad.
Victoria couldn't help but take pleasure in Emily's bad news.
The Graysons have nothing to offer Emily to make her leave.
Emily needed the right person to make her feel secure enough to come back.
With photo in hand, Victoria is determined to figure out who Emily is.
Emily and Daniel are husband and wifeuntil death do they part.
He knows Emily knows, he's just confused why she hasn't said anything yet.
The "joyous" news derails Daniel's plan to tell Emily about Sara.
After Emily's done with her plans, these two lovers can finally be together
Infuriated, Emily reveals that the Graysons are bankrupt.
In order for her plan to work, Emily is going to need to disappear.
I will come back for you.
Aiden wants to learn to either save his sister or avenge her if she is dead.
Emily wears whatever it takes to get the job done.
You were like sisters.
This was your plan all along.
Emily must finish her plans by the end of the summer and leave.
He'll keep her secret, but from now on it'll be just him and Carl.
Aiden's return to the Hamptons was part of Emily's plan all along.
Emily wants to take Conrad out at her wedding and doesn't want Jack there.
There's nothing more Emily wants than to marry Daniel.
Emily's sorry for the way she's treated Aiden.
Emily and Aiden can't keep their hands off of each other.


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By Julia Emmanuele, Hollywood Staff
Sunday nights are always a great night for television, but this week, it seemed as if every channel had a major premiere, shocker or special event to brag about. Between the biggest Game of Thrones twist since the Red Wedding, the final season of Mad Men kicking off, and tweens screaming their heads off at the MTV Movie Awards, it's easy to get a bit overwhelmed by all of the TV options available, especially when you know that everyone in your office and Twitter feed will want to talk about nothing else. But rather than having to reveal that you didn't find a way to watch every single show that aired that night or avoid social media discussions until you're all caught up on the latest episode of Veep, we've created a handy run-down of all of the biggest Sunday night television moments to help you out. Whether it's the latest death on Game of Thrones or the strangest situation the Belchers have gotten themselves into, we've got all of the essential information about this weekend's must-see-TV and the best way to fake your way through a conversation about it. Let's start with the big ones:


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It's a little like handing a cement lifejacket to a drowning man.
The practice is called "force-placed" insurance, and it's an example of big financial institutions profiting from the misfortune of struggling homeowners. Recently, two major insurance companies agreed to pay millions in penalties for doing it. Here's how it works:
A mortgage borrower stops making payments on his or her homeowners insurance, so the policy lapses. The bank that collects payments on the mortgage wants to protect the mortgage investors, so it forces the borrower to buy new insurance.
Problem is the new insurance costs up to 10 times what a voluntary policy would cost and provides little coverage. Even worse, the banks collect fees and commissions of about 15 percent for forcing the overpriced insurance on homeowners.
The penalties against the insurance companies resulted from cases in New York, where the state's Department of Financial Services cited "reverse competition." Rather than competing by offering lower prices, the insurers competed by sharing profits with banks, raising the price of force-placed insurance by creating incentives for banks to buy policies with high premiums, the state said.
"It's a rip-off," said Bill Cree, a real estate agent in Felton who worked for 15 years as an insurance agent, handling homeowners insurance. "People forced to buy these policies paid exorbitant fees for minimal coverage."
The issue is important to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government sponsored enterprises that back most of the nation's mortgages. They end up paying for much of the unpaid insurance costs, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A Scotts Valley Realtor who specializes in distressed properties, Kurt Useldinger, says forced insurance isn't so much a rip-off of homeowners as it is of Fannie and Freddie.
He says many homeowners who owe more than their houses are worth, stop making their mortgage payments. When their homeowner's insurance bill comes, they don't pay it. That's when the mortgage servicer forces the new insurance on the homeowner.
"If your old insurance cost $2,000 a year, your new insurance might be $8,000," Useldinger said. "And it's inferior insurance, just to cover the structure. If you have water damage that wrecks your furniture, that won't be covered."
"Usually, the homeowner doesn't pay for the insurance anyway," he said, "because he's going to let the house be sold in a short sale," where the bank agrees to let the borrower walk away as the house is sold for less than is owed on it.
That's when Fannie and Freddie, financed by taxpayers, get stuck with the bill.
In a small number of cases, the struggling homeowner comes up with the missed mortgage payments in a last-ditch effort to save his home, Useldinger said, and that's when the homeowner would have to pay for the forced insurance.
If a homeowner's insurance policy lapses, he or she can avoid paying high rates for forced insurance by having their original policy reinstated or shopping around with other insurers for a new policy, said Cree, the former insurance agent.
Better yet, maybe the penalties paid by insurance companies in New York will finally put an end to overpriced forced insurance.
- Mark Rosenberg is an investment consultant for Financial West Group in Scotts Valley, a member of FINRA and SIPC. He can be reached at 831-439-9910 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Race around the playground or track with Saucony running shoes for boys of all ages.
Whether your guy is an infant, a toddler or in grade school, chances are he likes to get out and run around. Keep his feet comfortable and cushioned on the pavement, playground or track with running shoes for boys from Saucony. Our collection of boys' running shoes can be filtered by size, color, style, material and features to ensure that you can find the perfect pair based on his needs, personality and level of activity. Whether you need something for when he just starts toddling, shoes for gym class or bright styles for the start of track season, you'll find some of the best-fitting running shoes for boys at Saucony. Browse our collection today to get the right fit for your little man.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The trial for the son of a man, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his stepson, is expected to begin Monday.
Jury selection in the case began Monday, the judge did dismiss several potential jurors, but there were more than a hundred people waiting to see if they will become jurors.
17-year-old Joshua Young was charged in the murder of Trey Zwicker alongside his father, Joshua Gouker.
Young has spent the last two years at the Juvenile Detention Center on charges he killed his stepbrother, Trey Zwicker. He's charged with complicity to murder and tampering with physical evidence.
Gouker was sentenced to life in prison last week for the murder of Terrence "Trey" Zwicker. The body of Zwicker was found outside Liberty High School in May 2011. Officials say the body had been beaten to death.
Both Zwicker's mother and stepmother were in court Friday, and made tearful pleas to Judge Barry Willet to sentence Gouker to the maximum penalty.
"He doesn't deserve pity, he doesn't deserve mercy," said Zwicker's mother, Amanda McFarland. "Judge, I beg you: sentence him to the most severe sentence possible. He has nothing to contribute to society. He leaves nothing but a path of destruction."
Willet had harsh words for Gouker as he gave him a life sentence.
"And it just amazes me that you sit there with a smirk on your face, and you smile through the whole process, knowing the pain that you've caused these people," Willet said. "I hope I never set eyes on you again."
Gouker could be eligible for parole in 20 years.
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History Club
History Club
The History Club at Southern Connecticut State University is an informal group of undergraduate and graduate students who enjoy history and seek to promote social activities for those who enjoy learning about the past.
Getting involved in SCSU's History Club is a great way to meet other history lovers, as well as getting experience in a student organization. The Club organizes several events including movie night, lecture series, trivia nights, sports against other clubs, community service, and the end of the year picnic.
History Club meets every Monday in Engleman B214 from 1:05-1:55 pm. If you are interested in becoming part of the History Club stop by during a meeting or email the faculty advisor, Dr. Siobhan Carter-David @ firstname.lastname@example.com For more information on the History Club visits its Facebook page.


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We discovered that this is the oldest ship in the fleet and it definitely lives up to it. The condition of the ship is terrible. Our balcony was rusted, the room need many repairs just to start out on our trip. Our cabin was on deck 10, we were in the food zone, many cabins totally flooded out, needing to be dried out with big fans and carpeting replaced. Some lost all electrical usage for days. Public restrooms throughout the ship were out of order for the entire 15 day trip. Buckets were placed through public areas because of leaks, even in the main theater in the upper left balcony. The evelators were not vented and were so hot it was better to walk the steps, it felt like a sauna. Some of the passage ways smelled like sewage. There was not a track to walk on to circle the ship, you had to use deck 7 which means you had to climb up and down steps to make a complete circle. I will say that the food was very good, and the specialty restaurant that we ate in was excellent with great service and food. There was two lectures each day, they were great, however the overall level of entertainment was not very good.
The corporate mission of Princess Cruise Lines is to provide and deliver exceptional experiences through many of the world's best-known cruise brands that cater to a variety of different geographic regions and lifestyles, all at an outstanding value unrivaled on land or at sea. This did not occur, we were charged premium pricing and they delivered subpar value for this cruise.
I strongly recommend not cruising on the Grand Princess ship.


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Jeff Napier, an Army veteran, crushed his finger Monday and nearly amputated it. He says he waited 12 hours at the Nashville VA before a doctor finally treated him.
Napier says the ER didn't seem very busy.
"Eight to 10 people? How quick can you take care of that many customers? But the excuse that they gave was the shutdown," he said.
Napier says he waited until after noon on Wednesday for his 9 a.m. follow-up appointment.
"During the process, the receptionist mentioned it was the government shutdown that was slowing things down. That the computer system was slow, slowing everything down," he said.
The VA has posted a veteran's field guide to the government shutdown on its website. It says "all VA medical facilities will remain fully operational." The VA says none of its medical staff was furloughed.
"They never said they were cutting staff or anything but said the technical end of it was slow," Napier said.
A VA spokesperson confirmed there have been some IT people furloughed in the VA, but not in the health care division and that it has not increased patient wait times. The VA says they do have local IT people to address any computer issues that come up.
The VA says anyone who has a problem at the hospital can ask for help from the patient advocate.
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Anchor Dave Benton said he is "dedicated to continue good work" as he fights his diagnosis.