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Once again the mood was aggressively optimistic at this year's 59th Annual Meeting & Convention held by the National Business Aviation Association here in October. Honda announces orders for more than 100 of its new HondaJet VLJ (very light jet); Cessna , Embraer, and Raytheon announce bullish orders for aircraft; and, even Piper is getting ready to enter the light single-engine jet market. Among airport-based businesses, the temperature is just as hot, with growth through acquisition still topical despite a seller's market, say officials. And, the business buzz phrase for this year's show - integrated solutions - reflects an increasing focus on growing aviation businesses from within.
In recent years the annual NBAA show has been extremely vibrant. To say that the 2006 event was perhaps even moreso would not be an understatement. To wit: Honeywell Aerospace, in its annual forecast, projects another 12,000 business aircraft will enter the market, at a value of some $195 million, over the next ten years.
In all, some 33,088 persons attended this year's NBAA event, a record, with some 1,140 exhibitors and 117 aircraft lined up at the annual static display hosted at the Orlando Executive Airport.
FBOs contacted at this year's event say they experienced a slight downturn in business aviation activity in the first quarter, and most attributed it to an apprehension on the part of corporates in light of rising fuel prices. Once March arrived, they say, with the economy chugging along, corporate operators got back into their aircraft again.
Bruce Van Allen, CEO of the Signature Flight Support chain of aviation service companies, says that the resiliency demonstrated by business aviation despite volatility in the fuel markets reflects a "sustainability" of the current business aviation environment.
The primary negative facing the business aviation sector, as presented in a key discussion forum of industry and government officials, is the pending reauthorization of how the Federal Aviation Administration, the air traffic control system, and the airport infrastructure programs are funded. Current funding authorization ends September 30, 2007.
At the center of that debate is the Air Tranport Association's call for new "user fees" for business aircraft - a time in system formula. NBAA and other general aviation groups maintain that the current fuel excise taxes paid by GA are the fairest way for the segment to pay for its use of the U.S. aviation system.
At the center of the debate is the future of the U.S. air traffic control system, which ATA would like to see pulled out of FAA as part of its call for a more vigorous modernization initiative.
Among the major FBO chains inteviewed in Orlando, all remain bullish about market prospects as well. They report an ongoing interest in growing through acquisition, both domestically and internationally. However, the acquisition market may cool due to a seller's market.
Comments Jim Hopkins, VP of FBO operations for the Landmark chain of FBOs and maintenance centers, "Right now the market is a little pricey. There are a lot of buyers out there," which, he says, suggests some may be overpaying for acquisitions that could lead to negative market forces down the road.
Among the business leaders here the term "integrated solutions" has become part of the new vernacular, with larger companies in particular eager to sell all of their respective services to every customer. A fuel customer is also a potential maintenance, charter, or avionics customer, or perhaps even a subtenant.
For Hopkins at Landmark, it means educating every employee at every base about company services offered at each of its locations - both FBOs and maintenance centers. It's a way of "owning the airport," he explains. "We want to know every aircraft based at our airports, from Bonanzas to Boeings. And we're making our people smarter and more versatile."
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- The Mansfield State Reformatory in Ohio was used for the exterior shots. However the prison is now derelict and improvements had to be made prior to shooting. The interior shots were done on a stage as it was cheaper to do so than to renovate the interior of Mansfield prison.
- All scenes containing Brook's crow were monitored by the American Humane Association. The American Humane Association objected to the feeding of a live maggot to the crow during a scene, as they considered it cruel to the maggot. A maggot that had died from natural causes was found to complete the scene.
- In the original story Stephen King wrote Red as an Irishman. Morgan Freeman was cast as Red. Although Morgan Freeman is of African descent, and cannot be of true Irish descent, the line "Maybe it's 'cause I'm Irish" was left in the movie.
- "The Count of Monte Cristo" novel, by Alexandre Dumas père, is mentioned in the movie. The book has several similarities to the story. The Dumas' story has a man who is falsely imprisoned for a crime, and makes a daring escape. After he has escaped he finds treasure that he has learnt about whilst in jail. He also carries out a plan of revenge against those who had imprisoned him.
- The Shawshank Redemption is dedicated to Frank Darabont's former agent Allen Greene.
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- The pictures of the young looking Morgan Freeman attached to his parole papers are actually pictures of Morgan Freeman's son Alfonso Freeman.
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- A picture of Albert Einstein hangs on Andy Dufresne's cell wall. Tim Robbins, who plays Andy Dufresne, also starred in a movie about Einstein, called I.Q.
- After Andy is found to have escaped, Warden Norton instructs the guards to question Red. The guard shouts to "Open 237!", which is Red's cell number. 237 is the room number used in the Shining, and the total of the change in the story Stand By Me (called The Body in the book). All of these stories were written by Stephen King.
- Warden Norton opens the bible where Andy Dufresne hid his rock pick it opens to the Book of Exodus. The Book of Exodus details the escape of the Jews from Egypt.
- Two Shawshank inmates have the names of Heywood and Floyd. Heywood Floyd is the name of the main character in 2010.
- Although the Shawshank Redemption movie was only a reasonable hit in the theatres, it has become of the most successfully video and DVD rentals of all time.
- Brad Pitt was originally intended to play the role of Tommy Williams.
- Stephen King and Frank Darabont were already friends as Frank Darabont had adapted Stephen King's short story "The Woman in the Room". Stephen King has a policy whereby aspiring filmmakers can adapt his short stories for a dollar. Stephen King was very impressed by Frank Darabont's adaptation of "The Woman in the Room". They became pen friends but didn't meet until Frank Darabont optioned the Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont also directed The Green Mile movie, another Stephen King story.
- When Red, played by Morgan Freeman, leaves his parole meeting at the end of the film, his friends ask him how it went. He Replies with "Same shit different day". This phrase was also used by a character in the Stephen King movie Dreamcatcher, which also starred Morgan Freeman.
- When on the roof the prisoners are drinking Stroh's beer.
- After Frank Darabont had written the screenplay Rob Reiner offer Frank Darabont US$2.5 million for the rights to the script. Rob Reiner was so impressed that he wanted to direct the movie himself. Frank Darabont seriously considered the offer, but decided to make the movie himself, as he considered it a "chance to do something really great".
- After the Shawshank Redemption had gained popularity Ted Turner sold the television right to the TNT network, which his is own network. He sold it for a much lower fee than normal. Because it is so inexpensive to show the movie is sown on the TNT network very frequently.
- Once Andy has been reassigned to the prison library, from the laundry, a prison guard comes to see him, for investment help. The guards name is Deakins. The cinematographer for the Shawshank Redemption was called Roger Deakins.
- When Tommy Williams (played by Gil Bellows) is on the bus, the man sat behind him is Dennis Baker. Dennis was a former warden on the Mansfield State Penitentiary, where the Shawshank Redemption was filmed.
- After seeing the screenplay an agent, who perhaps is in the wrong business, requested an audition for his supermodel client for the role of Rita Hayworth, who only appears in the movie as a character in one of her own films shown in the prison theatre.
- Auditions were held in Mansfield for extras for the movie. The auditions proved so popular than no more people were accepted after 3pm.
- Thomas ("Tommy") Williams is played by Gil Bellows. He plays William ("Billy") Thomas In "Ally McBeal" (1997).
- The hands seen loading the revolver in the opening scene are those of Frank Darabont and not Tim Robbins. The scenes were shot during post production.
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Angelo DiCarlo was tired, rushed and scrambling on Sunday.
No, DiCarlo wasn't playing quarterback in one of the NFL playoff games.
The 2001 Parkland High graduate was scrambling to put together a one-hour special on Notre Dame football that would air on Sunday night on WNDU, the NBC affiliate in South Bend, Ind., where DiCarlo has been the weekend sports anchor for the past six years.
DiCarlo, the younger brother of Service Electric TV2 on-air personality Al DiCarlo, has been in Miami since New Year's Day getting ready for tonight's BCS national championship game between the Fighting Irish and Alabama.
It has been a busy, hectic, and yet exhilarating time for the 30-year-old DiCarlo, who said "It has been pretty incredible."
"It has been busy, but very rewarding," DiCarlo said. "My first year covering the team, they were just 3-9. What a way to start. You can't really appreciate how special it is to cover Notre Dame football until you experience something like this. It has been a lot of work, but a lot of fun. It is definitely the most enjoyable football season I've been through, on any level."
DiCarlo said he covered, in person, eight of the team's 12 regular-season including the BCS-clincher in Los Angeles when Notre Dame beat USC.
As the win total increased, so did the level of excitement in South Bend.
"It has been unbelievable, including down here in Miami," DiCarlo said. "I was at the Notre Dame pep rally [Saturday] night and they had more than 20,000 on South Beach. Alabama's pep rally drew about 300. They were at the same location, a couple of hours apart.
"I don't know if there will be a Notre Dame crowd advantage in the stadium since both schools get 17,500 tickets. Alabama has an amazing fanbase themselves, but they have been here three of the last four years. For many Notre Dame fans, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They've waited 24 years for this."
It's also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for DiCarlo, who experienced a national championship in basketball while he was a student at Syracuse.
"In terms of covering something, I'm not sure what's going to top this because even if I move up one day and go higher, I will never have the experience of covering a team for six years and getting to know these guys at such a local, personal level and seeing them achieve the ultimate goal," DiCarlo said. "This will always be a special season that I will remember and it will be hard to top."
DiCarlo said that he has gotten to know many of the players well because he sees them all of the time, even during the offseason..
"It's a really good group of guys," he said. "I've seen them all, even the fifth-year seniors, grow from the time they came in here as recruits. And all the stories about Manti Te'o are true. He is by far the most incredible athlete, on and off the field, that I've ever been around. No one else comes close to him. He is truly a special human being and player."
As for the reaction should Notre Dame win, DiCarlo wishes he could be in two places at one time.
"I wish I could clone myself," he said. "I can't wait to be on the field to witness the reaction in the stands and the players on the field here. But I'd also like to be back in South Bend to see what that town is going to be like. The campus and town went crazy the night they beat Wake Forest and Kansas State and Oregon lost. If they win this one, I can't imagine what it's going to be like."
Knowing that I've written a lot about Allentown sports and the topic of sportsmanship over the years, Northwestern athletic director and District 11 chairman Jason Zimmerman wrote me to tell me about something that put both topics in a good light this past week.
On Thursday night, Tigers senior basketball standout Sara Jones went over the 1,000-point mark in a nonleague game played at Allen.
Sometimes when you accomplish a milestone like that in a road game, the treatment is not all that great.
That was not the case with Allen, athletic director Scott Cooperman or coach Tom Gallagher. Here is what Zimmerman wrote:
"Unfortunately it is not too often that an event in high school sports truly touches your heart and brings two communities together as what I experienced at Allen. Sara Jones, our senior captain, needed nine points to reach 1,000. I notified [Cooperman] over the holidays that this may be a possibility and without hesitation, he started requesting information on Sara, notified Coach Gallagher, and truly went out of his way preceding the event.
"Then last night, I truly experienced the reason I love high school athletics so much and my feelings were a direct result of the extra mile Coop, Coach Gallagher, and the Chicks went to make a small school from the country feel so welcome. It was their house, they are a big school from a big city, but none of that made a difference when Sara scored her 1,000th. Without delay, they brought Sara's parents on to the court, presented her with the game ball and the Chicks presented her with flowers.
"Coach Gallagher personally came out to halfcourt and congratulated the family as did many members of the Chicks basketball team. This was the ultimate display of sportsmanship, class, and respect. It truly was something to see."
Northwestern coach Chris Deutsch agreed.
"They made sure it was a special night for Sara," he said. "Everything was first class.
"A lot of people have a bad image of Allen, and Dieruff, for that matter. But it's a bum rap because both of those schools have good people and are no different than anyone else. We'll never forget their kindness in this situation."


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Munich claims to be Germany's gourmet capital. It certainly has an inordinate number of fine restaurants, but you won't have trouble finding a vast range of options in both price and style.
Typical, more substantial dishes in Munich include Tellerfleisch, boiled beef with freshly grated horseradish and boiled potatoes on the side, served on wooden plates. Among roasts, Sauerbraten (beef) and Schweinebraten (roast pork) are accompanied by dumplings and sauerkraut. Hax'n (ham hocks) are roasted until they're crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. They are served with sauerkraut and potato puree. Game in season (venison or boar, for instance) and duck are served with potato dumplings and red cabbage. As for fish, the region has not only excellent trout, served either smoked as an hors d'oeuvre or fried or boiled as an entrée, but also the perchlike Rencke from Lake Starnberg.
You'll also find soups, salads, casseroles, hearty stews, and a variety of baked goods—including pretzels. For dessert, indulge in a bowl of Bavarian cream, apple strudel, or Dampfnudel, a fluffy leavened-dough dumpling usually served with vanilla sauce.
The generic term for a snack is Imbiss, and thanks to growing internationalism you'll find a huge variety, from the generic Wiener (hot dogs) to the Turkish döner kebab sandwich (pressed and roasted lamb, beef, or chicken). Almost all butcher shops and bakeries offer some sort of Brotzeit, which can range from a modest sandwich to a steaming plate of goulash with potatoes and salad.
Some edibles come with social etiquette attached. The Weisswurst, a tender minced-veal sausage—made fresh daily, steamed, and served with sweet mustard and a crisp roll or a pretzel—is a Munich institution and, theoretically, should be eaten before noon with a Weissbier (wheat beer), supposedly to counteract the effects of a hangover. Some people use a knife and fork to remove the inside from the skin, while others might indulge in auszuzeln, sucking the sausage out of the Weisswurst.
Another favorite Bavarian specialty is Leberkäs—literally "liver cheese," though neither liver nor cheese is among its ingredients. Rather, it's a sort of meat loaf baked to a crust each morning and served in pink slabs throughout the day. A Leberkäs Semmel—a wedge of the meat loaf between two halves of a bread roll slathered with a slightly spicy mustard—is the favorite Munich on-the-go snack.
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Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is one of the ten Colonial Colleges established before the American Revolution as well as the fourth chartered institution of higher education in the American colonies. The institution moved to Newark in 1747, then to the current site nine years later where it was renamed as a University in 1896. The present-day College of New Jersey in nearby Ewing Township, New Jersey, is an unrelated institution. Princeton had close ties to the Presbyterian Church, but has never been affiliated with any denomination and today imposes no religious requirements on its students.
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Dennis Carlson, an Equifax economist, said South Florida resembles other metros when it comes to credit-card balances and other categories of household debt. But the region has a noticeably smaller share of debt tied to residential real estate. He said Florida's large number of foreclosures has a significant impact on the Equifax rankings since bank seizures essentially wipe out a consumer's debt on a property.
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"They want the fundamentals: floor plans, capacity charts, services, and amenities," says Marymor, CEO of Berkeley, Calif.-based Cardinal Communications and creator of the Meetings Industry Mall. "What planners are telling us is, 'Give us the information you would give us in a meeting planner kit; we're not interested in fluff.'"
The survey analyzed responses from 274 planners evenly divided among associations, corporations, and independent planning firms, along with 153 suppliers (half hotels, half conference centers). Respondents were polled on their search habits, e-mail use, and opinions of Web site content.
Ball, president of Corbin Ball Associates, Bellingham, Wash., and a columnist for Corporate Meetings & Incentives, found several disparities between what people say they want and what hotels provide on their Web sites. With online requests for proposal, for instance, "Planners want to have it their own way, and suppliers are not providing that," Ball points out. Nearly 90 percent of the planners said that they would like to submit their own RFPs, yet only 29 percent of hotels provide that capability.
"We're novices here at using electronic RFPs," says Jan Hennessey, director of meetings and travel management for Novato, Calif.-based Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. "I hope it gets to be more what we want in terms of the end-format reports."
Ball and Marymor were both surprised by the percentage of planners who prefer to research destinations through convention and visitor bureau sites. Of the respondents, 70 percent reported using CVB sites most often, followed by general search engines (66 percent). Well down the list were site-selection portals designed specifically for meeting planners (36 percent), such as PlanSoft or StarCite.
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536 State St, Santa Barbara, CA | Directions 9310134.417814 -119.696411
Neighborhoods: Lower State
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Great local hangout.. – You're living in the town where people don't eat, and you want comfort food - what do you do? Head to Joe's. This is good American food, and they stay open late, I think dinner 'ends' around 10pm and the 'appetizers' 11pm, but they're always pouring those strong drinks at the bar.
I love that the wait staff are wearing shirt and tie, and look like they might be the original staff from 1928.
You can eat an absurdity for $30 there - and I don't advise it. We took home at least the next days' lunch and dinner after being indecisive about appetizers, salads and entrees.
I can recommend the pretty much all the meats, Ive had them all and have always been happy.
Sorry, I can't finish this review, I have to go and get the Omaha right now.
Breakfast sandwich was delicious. – The California avocados made this sandwich, one crispy sourdough. Egg cooked just right- fried with a bit of runny yolk still! And their homemade salsa was very good.
My in laws got the huervos Mexican which was big enough to share and include homemade tortillas. My wife had the Benedict, which had great hollandaise sauce. She commented it was one of the best sauces she's ever had in an eggs bene, which is quite a compliment from a woman who has eggs bene any chance she can get.
Suprisingly good Southern food – Didn't know what to expect and just went in for dinner. Had a drink and the Special of the night... Ham Hocks! Wow! Being from Louisiana originally, it needed some added kick (i.e. Tabasco), but the ham and beans were EXCELLENT!
Worst SERVICE EVER!!! – Okay sooo... we're from Los Angeles and we went up to Santa Barabara for the weekend.
Beautiful City... we had a great time wine tasting, checking out the scenery and fun!
Until our last day there... we stopped in at Joe's Cafe... it looked like a nice little place... convenient... roomy
Until we sat down and had the worst service I have EVER had in my life!
Our waitress/server was non communicative.... she didn't say a word to us except "are you ready to order?"
EVerytime we would ask her for this or for that she didn't ever confirm with a "yes" or "no"... nor did she even nod her head to let us know that she heard us!!!
So... low and behold, there we items missing... and the food was horrible! The things we requested weren't even put in. I got blueberry pancakes with 3 whole blueberries in them!!!!
When the manager came by to see how everything was going we explained our situation and she sided with the server saying "oh so and so is a GREAT server" and blamed the food solely on the KITCHEN! She never once said "oh I'm sorry, let me fix that for you" or "i'm sorry is there anything I can do to make it better?" We didnt want a free meal or anything... we just wanted descent service!
On our way out the 3 out of 4 of us walked out and our 4th friend had a bum leg at the time so he trailed behind us and heard the manager tell all of her servers "they were just being arrogant"
OMG!!! we're over here spending our hard earned money and she wants to treat us that way!?!
Best Eatery in Santa Barbara – My husband and I love this place. Every time we visit SB we eat there at least 3 times in a weekend. Great great food, stiff drinks, great breakfast, great night scene. Love it.
best pour – Order the lemmondrop and for about 6 $ you will get about three drinks worth! I go there all the time becuase you get the best value liquor wise for your buck! Most Santa BArbara people either start or finish thier nights at Joe's
Meet At Joe's – Though we saw a nostalgic looking sign reading Joes Cafe from our hotel across State Street, we werent compelled to eat there until after our Santa Barbara Trolley Tour. Once the guide noted that Joes was the oldest eatery in Santa Barbara, we were sold. Anyplace that stays in business for almost 80 years has to be doing something right And they are. Old school bar and dining booths in dark woods and old school menu filled with dark meats. Prime rib, Tri-Tip, French Dip and one of the many specials on Thursdays -- Hamhocks and Beans. The best diner dish ever! Large portions, good value and tasty food. Though the old-timers received more service attention and respect than we did, the atmosphere of history made up for that slight. The place does have character and we can hardly wait to return to try their chili dishes.
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My ipod touch 2g is on the infinite apple logo reboot (I ran the Erase All Settings option while jailbroken :fail). The problem is that my home button does not function (a resistor burnt out while I had the ipod open to clean the screen, hence not being able to go into recovery mode. see picture: http://i34.tinypic.com/dwcjz7.jpg Everything had been functioning fine.
Itunes does not recognize it, nor does it come up as a USB device (it does charge it though). Am I out of luck trying to restore it with the broken home button? Is there a way to fix that broken resistor? Can I somehow bridge the connection so I can trigger the home button to get it into DFU?


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Excerpted from Evil and the Mask by Fuminori Nakamura. Copyright © 2013 by Fuminori Nakamura. Excerpted by permission of Soho Crime, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
"Karma runs thicker than blood in Evil and the Mask, the thought-provoking and unpredictable new novel by the Japanese zen-noir master Fuminori Nakamura."
─Wall Street Journal
"This literary thriller steeps the reader in humanity's dark nature and the struggle of those who try to resist their own moral corruption."
─Library Journal
"Deals with basic questions of good and evil, guilt and remorse. Cryptic detectives, smoky nightclubs, and murky streets in Japanese suburbs add to the noir sensibility. At times bizarre, at times hallucinatory, the story is always provocative."
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"Evil and the Mask is a hard-to-put-down novel of ideas and a savage comment on nihilism, both Japanese and global ... Shouldn't be missed."
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"Deliciously twisted ... Nakamura bend[s] the line between what is good and what is evil until it nearly breaks. It's impressive how a book so dark can be so much fun."
"This literary thriller steeps the reader in humanity's dark nature and the struggle of those who try to resist their own moral corruption."
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"Evil and the Mask is concerned with a twisty sense of morality: is Fumihiro born evil, and can he escape the cruelty associated with his surname?"
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"Evil and the Mask is a brilliant novel from one of Japan's most current authors.... If you love Patricia Highsmith, you'll love Nakamura."
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We personalize and individualize care for each patient, and our care is always patient-focused. Ophthalmology Times has rated the UPMC Eye Center among the top 10 ophthalmology programs in the United States in the delivery of patient care.
As members of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology, UPMC Eye Center physicians are also leaders in research and education, and are extensively trained in the use of state-of-the-art ophthalmic technologies and procedures.
We have an outstanding teaching program and train six residents and five clinical fellows each year who then pursue clinical, research, and clinician-scientist careers.
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It will be an unbelievable, inconceivable feat if he can somehow win The Arnie.
It would tie one of the great accomplishments in golf history if Tiger Woods could hold on today and win his eighth championship at Bay Hill.
It would mean Arnie has suddenly become the host of the Tiger Woods Championship.
It would mean Tiger has tied Sam Snead's all-time record for wins at a PGA Tour event and pulled to within five of Snead's all-time record for PGA Tour victories.
It would mean Tiger has completed an arduous, scandalous climb back from 58th in the world rankings to his rightful place as the No. 1 golfer in the world.
And, amazingly, the questions about Tiger's game will still remain until he wins another major championship. This is both the curse and beauty of Tiger.
He has spent his nights this week watching college basketball, which only seems appropriate. He is, after all, the Mike Krzyzewski of golf. Just winning the ACC championship or getting to the Final Four isn't good enough for Coach K and his Duke Blue Devils. Unless they win the national title, their season is considered a bit of a disappointment. The same with Tiger. He could win 10 times on the PGA Tour this season and it wouldn't mean nearly as much as winning his first major in five years.
Deep down, even Tiger knows it. When a reporter asked him earlier this week if winning a major is the only way he will be judged completely back, he replied: "I think that's based on opinion. I feel like I'm headed in the right direction. I'm very pleased where I've come from. Like I said, 50-plus [in the world rankings] to where I'm at is no small task."
But then came the caveat.
"I'd like to get to 19-plus myself."
Translation: Winning 19 majors and breaking the all-time record is all that really matters. It's no secret that Tiger judges his own career in relation to Jack Nicklaus's 18 major championships, not in relation to Sam Snead's 82 PGA Tour wins.
In fact, when I asked Tiger what it would mean to him to win his eighth Arnie and tie Snead's single-tournament record of winning eight Greater Greensboro Opens, he just shrugged and said, "Yeah, I guess it would [tie the record], but I look at the fact that I've won Torrey eight times. I guess no one counts the U.S. Open."
Tiger's response is only natural — the same as an NFL quarterback saying Super Bowl championships are more important than regular-season victories or LeBron and the Miami Heat saying winning a second consecutive NBA championship is much bigger than breaking the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.
It's probably not fair Tiger is judged only by what he does in the majors, but it's his own fault. He has put such an emphasis on breaking Jack's record that golf fans have become trained to evaluate him in this way.
Nobody except the golf media knows or cares who is ranked No. 1 in the world rankings. In fact, Tiger himself never seemed to care until he lost the No. 1 ranking. Nobody pays much attention to the fact that Tiger already has won twice on tour this season, triumphed five times in his last 19 starts and has more Tour victories than anyone in the last two years.
But everybody is acutely aware that that he hasn't won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open and hasn't won the Masters in nearly a decade. He is 37 years old now and his window of opportunity is growing short on running down Jack.
He could win a dozen Dorals and two-dozen John Deere Classics, and it wouldn't matter. Tiger is measured by U.S. Opens, not Houston Opens. He's judged by what he does at Augusta National; not by what he does at the AT&T National.
With all due respect to the King, you know, I know and Tiger knows that he'd trade eight Arnies for one major at this point in his career.
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Last October, Credit Agricole Group, the mega (but troubled) French bank, became what is thought to be the first traditional bank to release a public read/write API.
So what has happened since the launch of the Credit Agricole Store? Did the bank lose customers? Did the API lessen the stickiness of its 33.5 million retail banking customers and 20.5 million commercial clients?
At least on the surface, all is just fine at Credit Agricole, which showcased the app store at Finovate Europe today.
The store hawks 84 apps now, after launching with about 40. Many are personal finance-related, like FunkyBank, a mobile app which slaps color on "sad and monotonous banking applications," or Pimp My Bank, an Android app that allows CA customers to customize their accounts with images, icons and custom fonts. But there are also games in the app store — actually, quite a few of them.
Now, whether Credit Agricole launched the app store because its revenue through the first nine months of 2012 was down nearly 14% compared to the same period in 2011 is, in our view, beside the point. The CA app store is reportedly generating about 100,000 visits per month, and while that's not much considering that the bank has 54 million customers, it's something.
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It's -15 degrees F in Rockford, Illinois, this morning. Much of the city is shutdown: all schools, even garbage collection, , but NOT the United State postal service. I just heard the mail drop through the brass slot. THANK YOU to the letter carrier and to the USPS. You are the best! Really.
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Canada is already moving into that direction. It is the future, the funds invested into community mailboxes if sure to pay off . It is a way to hedge into an uncertain future as well. You should go ahead with it.
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I agree with Kurt in that filing another complaint with the office you are having problems with is a waste of time and there should be some over sight from a regional office or someone other than the person you have a problem with. My local P.O. said I could complain somewhere else and when the problem was referred back to them they would handle the again at that time. There will be no satisfaction for the customer.
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I say yes to more of these type of issues. I now know six folks, three of them youngsters (none who were stamp collectors) who sought the Harry Potter stamps out and are now interested in stamp collecting.
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Seems like the USPS is overwhelmed. Maybe they should separate letters from boxes because there is too much volume and it really involves a different approach to each. If it can't fit in a mail box, should it still be handled by the same mail sorters and carriers that handle letters and large envelopes? Look how efficient UPS and Fed Ex are; they seldom have the kinds of problems that USPS has. I went into the PO in Myrtle Beach on New Year's Eve and January 2. The estimated wait time was 20-30 minutes to reach the desk. There you go. The model of inefficiency. My little mail fraud issue will have to take another route which brings up a very serious aspect of today's problems. Evil is coming on stronger and stronger and seems to be completely out of control. Not only is the USPS apparently under-staffed in the customer service department, but when was the last time someone was convicted of mail fraud? I've got two "Sweepstakes" letters that are as fraudulent as a counterfeit $20. These acts of fraud, I believe, are the starting gate to swindle the elderly out of their life savings. I don't think we can depend on the USPS or law enforcement to stop this kind of abuse. Somehow, We the People are going to have to organize and rid our society of the miserable scum in other countries that are constantly causing problems in our great country.
Reply to: Will Harry Cast a Spell on Young Stamp Collectors?
No matter what the subject of the stamp is, if it isn't available at local post offices, it will not sell. Non-stamp collectors are NOT going to know anything about the USPS Stamp Fulfillment Center and will not go to the trouble of ordering online. Releasing stamps in waves is ridiculous. Post Offices not having current stamps in stock or not encouraging people to purchase current stamps (other than flag stamps) is not good business practice. Harry Potter stamps will sell but only if people know they are available and then can get them when they go to the post office.
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
I mailed a package 12/16/2013 at our small town post office. Gifts for grandchildren in Cheyenne Wy. Well they haven't gotten them yet. I may of put the wrong zip code on it, I notice the receipt on the 22nd of Dec. (3 days after it should of been delivered) the zip code is 92009 instead of 82009. What a mess!! I did get a live person the day I called the 800 number you know the customer service and have a case number. But the package is going back and forth between California and Denver. I can't believe in this day and age this can't be fixed. When will a human eye see the package and correct it? How long will this package go back and forth? This would be an interesting study for someone. Maybe I should contact Michael Moore. I don't know what to do. The customer service stinks why have phones if no one answers even the worse businesses will put you on hold for a couple of hours when now a days everything is measured by time. Time on the cell phone, time on internet etc, etc. Is there any hope out there that it will get straight?
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
To answer your question, NO, the USPS can't deliver the goods!
I sent an envelope (a Christmas card) on December 17th from Brookfield, OH and it arrived in Torrington , CT today (1/2/2014)! Seriously? One envelope? It takes that long?
Just switched all of my accounts to paperless and will never use the USPS again! Thankfully there are alternative who actually can deliver on their promises!
The federal government needs to shut you down...it's ridiculous!
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
I have been having an issue with my local post office in Dayton, Ohio (Westtown branch). I've had to call and complain on FIVE different issues in the past two months. I've had to call them about attempted delivered items that were never been delivered on days when my company was clearly open. They have delivered and LEFT Christmas gifts outside of my company on closed days. The manager of that post office was called and was asked not to leave items outside when the company is closed. We were assured it would never happen again. GUESS WHAT!!! IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS THE THIRD TIME. Result...Christmas gift stolen...gift out of stock..item can not replace. I'm EXTREMELY upset. I will NEVER order online again because of USPS. I will make sure my items are delivered from UPS. I would like a response from corporate on this matter.
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I was looking back at your prior comments area and wondered how well the postal service met the goals of reduction of 16% of vp level positions and elimination of senior vp position per March 24, 2011 announcement?
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
Need newer vehicles and more space? What about the Ford Transit Connect? It's made in RHD but not imported to US. City and Rural Carriers assigned LLV's tell horror stories of these junk heaps. Rurals with POV's need vehicles with more space. Ford has a nationwide repair operation. You know Ford would cut a deal and get the sales. Look into working with NRCLA in getting a deal for their members. They could be guineapigs to see if the vehicles would work company-wide.
do something pro-active for a change.
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I really miss not being able to send/receive real-life letters or cards. With the price of materials PLUS the postage, mailing them has broken my bank. My Christmas mailings use to top 200 pieces and slowly I cut back. For the first time, 2013 I resorted to eCards to all friends and most family for Christmas. I realize the costs, i.e. labor etc. for the postal services (I'm including UPS, FEDX, etc) has to keep pace and like the candy bar whose price has remained consistent, the size has diminished much to the chagrin of customers. Herein lies my point. If the cost to mail cards was not so exorbitant, maybe more customers could be enticed to generate more business. I pose this question: How can the post office grow their business through its customer base? Being competitive in services and quality is only part of the answer. Having been in the postal business longer than any other, who but USPS has a better understanding of customer needs. The only other area is price that will attract lost revenue back. So, until there is a less costly way, I reluctantly attach $.86 to a birthday card to my son and gulp as I realize the +$12 for a package of home made cookies to ship parcel to my brother that is due to arrive ten days stale. Next year I may have to save myself the time to bake by ordering online a baked goods delivery thus freeing up the extra time to drive an hour to hand deliver a card plus a hug to my boy.
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Dec 30, 2013
I received a call today today from the USPS. I had filled out information regarding a package that had not been delivered.
The agent advised the tracking number she had was wrong.
The package was mailed from my hometown Post Office in a small Washington State town. I mailed the package on Dec 16th and filled the info out online on the 24th of Dec.
On Christmas Day when I checked again this is the info I had.
December 24, 2013
Depart USPS Sort Facility
December 24, 2013 , 3:36 am
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
December 17, 2013
Depart USPS Sort Facility
December 17, 2013 , 2:42 am
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
The package was finally delivered to Fairbanks AK on the 27th of Dec.
The information I received from the USPS Representative was that 2 Day Priority does not not mean 2 day. It means what ever happens they are not responsible. Two Days is what they strive for and they try to get the highest percentage of packages delivered in 2 days. There is no guaranteed of delivery date and there are no refunds for delayed packages.
The agent advised me the delay was due to weather, I told her we had great weather here and she argued with me that no we did not. Then I was told that my mail was delayed due to heavy passenger loads on airplanes. What ever happened to mail contracts on air carriers?
I asked how a package sent from Fairbanks to me on the 17th arrived here on the 23rd. She told me they were lucky!
Mailing a package to Alaska is very expensive, The service received combined with the customer service makes one likely to use another service provider. Another added benefit is there is no cost adjustment or refunds for packages with long delays. I asked since UPS and FEDEX both were working with customers with delivery issues. This is not the case with USPS I was told along with Have a Nice Day!
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
Part of the problem may lie with how the packages are marked, and how much effort is made to get them to the recipient. We had one package noted as "delivery attempted" this fall, dated on a Saturday when our department was closed. The postmaster at our local station agreed it at least should have been sent to our general school address that day or the following Monday, which is where our USPS mail and packages generally are delivered. It's been over two months - no package, no further delivery attempts. Local post office has no idea what happened to it. Fortunately, in our case, the shipper refunded our money, even though it wasn't their fault. The postmaster also admitted that postmen often mark packages as "delivered" as soon as they go into the trucks, whether they are ultimately delivered to the right address or not. That practice should stop, so that insurance problems such as "Eric's" above don't happen, and, one "delivery attempted" shouldn't be the last notation.
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
I've had two packages over the last three months "misplaced". Marking items in the system as "delivered" but never actually reaching my location. This is a fluff piece. The system is broken now. The insurance process stops at "delivered". The proper tools are not being used by postal carriers. We have a standard box and a large package delivery box. the keys to the large package delivery box have been "misplaced". Because my package was misdelivered I can't get my money back from paypal or from the insurance, because its "delivered" in the system.
I know it was misdelivered as there is someone at my home 24 hours a day.
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false report that my package has been delivered when it was not does not offer much encouragement to support a system asking for more tax payer support
bah humbug, usps
Reply to: Will Harry Cast a Spell on Young Stamp Collectors?
Unless there is research proving otherwise, I maintain that the USPS is wasting their time and money in issuing the Harry Potter series of stamps. While the USPS can push sales I doubt that the public will become "stamp collectors" as the USPS anticipates and that sales will peter out. Based on the quantity printed, it may even be a loss. The use of living persons on stamps is Ok if they are truly outstanding. However, such a judgment is subjective and differs from person to person.
I doubt that the USPS wish for increased revenue from the Harry Potter stamp series will happen. The USPS put forth the supposition that the Harry Potter series of stamps will be as popular as the 1993 Elvis Presley stamp. Elvis Presley had a much larger following then Harry Potter. The Presley followers almost amounted to a cult. I have no evidence that the same is true with followers of Harry Potter.
What does the USPS expect that the purchasers of the Harry Potter stamp do with them? Does the USPS expect the young purchasers of the stamps use them on letters or put them away somewhere? Use on letters is highly questionable since young people tend to text rather than white letters. Putting them away is also questionable. Where and how are they going to keep them? What does see USPS expect the purchasers to do with the stance? The USPS expects to develop stamp collectors by issuing the Harry Potter series. I doubt that the purchasers of the Harry Potter series will become stamp collectors any more than the purchasers of the Elvis Presley stamp became collectors.
Mr. Patrick Donahue explained that he is taking stamps into a more commercial aspect. I understand that the Harry Potter series is part of this philosophy. I gather that this is an attempt to increase revenue by publishing popular stamps that although purchased are retained, thus not used. I have great doubts that this course of action will work. Did the USPS do any research of the stamp buying public that proved this policy to have potential? If so, the USPS should share the results with the public. If they did not do such research, they have failed to follow good administrative practices.
US stamps had living persons shown in the past as part of the major topic. I understand that "all the actors are British or Irish with the exception of a few people without speaking roles who are American (and children of the director)." Since there are many qualified contributors to this country, it is hard to see why the USPS chose foreign subjects in their latest stamps. The reason for not showing living persons on stamps is that a hero today may turn out to be a despised person tomorrow. The selection of a particular prominent person offends many others—and their following—who feel more qualified than the chosen one.
Reply to: A Happy Customer is a Loyal Customer
She did not contradict herself, she said her fruit met the postal requirements. Dried fruit is not considered "fresh" fruit. You can definitely mail fresh fruit. It just can't be overripe and leaking, etc.
Reply to: Will Harry Cast a Spell on Young Stamp Collectors?
I love the new Harry Potter stamps. Anything the USPS can do to attract attention and sell stamps is a good idea, and Harry Potter is beloved world-wide. Good decision and keep them coming.
Reply to: Will Harry Cast a Spell on Young Stamp Collectors?
I must be voting for tradition. USPS has gone way too far with series of stamps based on fads and celebrities, on flora and fauna, etc. Stop flooding the world of stamps. Please emphasize the States and our history and heritage.
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"...the agency lacks a fully developed, organization-wide strategy for ___________________"
a. delivering flat mail
b. sorting flat mail
c. saving money
d. spending money
e. all of the above
The correct answer is "e".
Reply to: Do you agree with the Postal Service's decision to change the name of Express Mail and rename Parcel Post?
I'm going to give both an "atta-boy" and a "screw-up" award to USPS. First the "atta-boy": for years I've wondered what "tracking" meant to USPS - never got any updates between the sending point and the receiving point and suddenly: TTRACKING WORKS!!! Atta-boy! Now the bad news: just shipped a parcel by "2-day Priority" - checked in at the end of Day 2 to find it not half way to destination with an expected delivery on Day 5. Obviously, they knew it wasn't going to get there in 2 (or 3 or 4) days when it left. That's no way to build confidence, a track-record, or customers! Might as well have shipped it Standard Post - couldn't do any worse!
Reply to: Does a Virtual PO Box service appeal to you?
I can also see big brother looking in from time to time to see where we live. Whether we like it or not. If you are looking to go off the grid, use a service NOT connected to our wonderful spying government.
Reply to: The Value of Ideas
The Postal Service is owned by the American people. Intellectual property developed by the Postal Service, like the Zip Code system should be placed into the public domain and used as "open source". Many of the discussions today surrounding the losses the Postal Service has incurred do not take into account the vast intangible benefits of the the Postal Service and the postal network. It's time we realized this value and also realized that we get the most for this value when the Postal Service behaves and is treated as public service, not simply a corporate deliverer of advertising mail.
Reply to: If you have been to a Post Office with a kiosk, but opted to wait for a clerk instead, what was the basis for your decision?
The stamp packs are uglier than sin. I didn't even realize how much I liked having artwork on my stamps until I purchased these abominations. Stamping and mailing envelopes isn't exactly common place anymore, but I do still send cards, rent, and the occasional written letter. I understand where the US Postal Service is financially, and frankly there are a lot of employees in their facilities near me that I purposefully avoid. Not all of the employees, but certainly a good handful. I do use the kiosks if a line has formed in the lobby IFF I am doing anything that is not purchasing a book of stamps.
They're triple the size, and the graphic design looks like it's been done in Microsoft Word 95. I know these kiosks have limitations on what they're capable of producing, but COME ON. Is this really the only way to vend stamps without a clerk?


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The Obama administration has come out with a proposed cut to corporate taxes, from the current 35 percent to 28. The White House says the cut would be "revenue neutral," meaning that whatever revenue is lost in that 7 percent solution would be made up by eliminating tax breaks and loopholes.
Republicans are allowed to like this — but not too much. Their pool of candidates all want to cut corporate taxes as well, but by larger margins than Obama. Mitt Romney wants 25 percent, while Gingrich, Santorum, and Ron Paul all want to go lower. Paul, in fact, wants to cut corporate taxes down to 15 percent.
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Back in Covington, Tennessee, about 45 miles northeast of Memphis, my granddaddy always had a big, fat old cigar shoved in the side of his mouth. My grandma didn't much care for the habit, but she put up with it. She was a church-going Methodist and preferred the more genteel and discreet habit of dipping snuff for herself.
My granddaddy loved his cigars and smoked them day and night, inside and outside, awake and asleep. I can remember him in his furniture store on the town square just across from the courthouse, rocked back in one of the brown Naugahyde La-Z-Boys lined against the wall, with a stogie pinched between two pink knuckles, dozing the afternoon away. Smoke would drift lazily toward the ceiling like steam rising from
the hot pavement after an afternoon shower.
I'd sit at the other end of the store and drink ice cold Co' Colas wondering why my grandma let him smoke those stinkers inside when she wouldn't let him bring liquor in the house, since liquor always made him nice and friendly. But I figured my grandmother had her reasons.
My Uncle Melvin always took a more philosophical approach. Once my granddaddy nodded off, Uncle Melvin would lean back in his chair, prop his feet up on the oak desk near the cash register, and pontificate on how there are two types of cigar smokers in the world.
One, he'd say, cut the end off nice and clean with a pocket knife. Uncle Melvin would draw his knife out and cut off an imaginary end of a cigar, brushing the cutting gently off his lap. Then, he'd tell me that this kind of cigar smoker would light the opposite end carefully to get it burning evenly. This kind of smoker, he would continue, always stubbed his cigar out halfway down so he didn't smoke any of the bitter end.
My uncle would then give me a mischievous smile and slide another imaginary stogie from his shirt pocket. "Now, this cigar is what you call a stinker, a five-center. You can buy this fella down at Andy's pool hall." He'd wave it under my nose so I could get a good whiff of it, and finally he'd bury the end deep in the side of his mouth almost to his back molars. He'd explain that this kind of smoker nervously chewed his cigar end and lit it like he was doing it in a hurricane. For this type, he'd say, the cigar burned awkwardly up one side. My uncle would lick his thumb and show me how this kind of smoker had to lay on a dab of spit on the fast side so the other could catch up. He'd tell me this type was the kind that would smoke a cigar down to where he couldn't hold onto it any longer and the butt would be a soggy mess of black leaf tobacco disintegrating between his lips.
I'd like to be able to say that my granddaddy was the former, but he wasn't. He hung onto his cigar like he spent his last nickel on it. I remember how he would peel the stained cellophane wrapper off a cigar with obvious heft, and chew on its end for an hour or so. Then, he'd strike a wooden match and draw the flame with a vigorous sucking motion until a red ember glowed angrily from the dry end. Ironically, he collected lighters and even had a hand-grenade lighter of which he was particularly proud, but he never used them. They were just for show.
By the time I reached adolescence, my granddaddy had passed away, but his example burned deeply in my memory. So when I began searching for the trappings of manhood, I naturally turned to cigars and chose a particularly foul brand whose name had the ring of sweat-stained, hard-drinking men, called Swisher Sweets. Their name conjured up a whole mouthful of brown saliva that seemed to represent something I longed for.
On Friday nights my friends and I would head over to the 7-11 convenience store and buy a package of Swisher Sweets each. Then, we'd swagger over to the cemetery and sit on headstones late into the evening, smoking our cigars and arguing the virtues of American versus Japanese motorcycles, though, in our heart of hearts, we knew that none of us would buy anything but a Harley.
When I turned 18, I moved to New York City where I quickly gravitated to small, sophisticated cigars, called Dannemann's. These dark and tightly packed machine-made cigars seemed more fitting to the harsh city lifestyle. When smoked, the tobacco was strong and bitter. In a romantic way, the cigars reminded me that life was hard, but that I could gain a taste for it. Eventually, though, I began to desire something more and haunted the cigar stores in Chelsea where I could buy fresh, hand-rolled cigars.
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