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But Campbell is calling it a career. The 64-year-old Director of Sports Surface Management says it's time to step aside.
"It's time to go do something else," Campbell says. "It's time to be a granddad for awhile because you don't get many mulligans in life."
Campbell long has been aware of the need for perfection on its first try.
Take Neyland Stadium, for example. Tennessee's pride-and-joy facility shines center stage during autumn Saturdays, and that's especially true of the green patch of earth measuring 120 yards long by 53 and 1/3 yards wide.
Fans always notice the checkerboard end zones and bright Power T in the center, but they also appreciate a beautifully manicured field when they see it. And UT fans don't just value it, they demand it.
"That's where the pressure is," Campbell says. "Neyland Stadium doesn't take more time than the other fields, but it's where the pressure is. It's the one you sweat and worry about; the one you can't mess up."
The 100,000-plus amateur observers in attendance and millions more watching on television haven't witnessed one single "mess up" in 17 years since the Vols returned to grass for the 1994 season. That list of interested observers always includes Mike Hamilton, UT Director of Athletics.
"I've had the opportunity and pleasure to work with Bobby for 18 years," Hamilton says of their relationship. "The thing that really sticks out in my mind is whenever a football game is over, he and his staff are right out there on the field manicuring it. Even though the game has just ended, they are preparing for the next one.
"It extends beyond the football field, obviously, to the practice fields, baseball – all our fields. But it starts with the unbelievable work that staff has done at Neyland Stadium through the years."
The UT grounds team – Myron Roach, Lowell Richey, Jimmy Andes, Chris Easley, Darrell Denny, Mark Gossett, Jeff Wolfenbarger and Nick Farragut – maintains playing surfaces for baseball, softball, soccer, the football practice fields, track and the new golf facility on Alcoa Highway.
"These are the people who have made me look good for 20 years," says Campbell, who has gained notice both far and near.
Campbell served from 2003-05 as president of the Sports Turf Management Association (STMA), a 2,500-member national body. When his term was complete, Campbell was called "the strongest president STMA ever had." And then last year, STMA presented Campbell its highest honor, the Harry C. Gill Memorial Award, recognizing his work and dedication to the profession and to the national association.
Campbell also forged relationships with UT's Agricultural Campus, specifically its Turfgrass Science program, which led to better research opportunities for professors and students. They were able to work in real-life environments right on the UT campus, and Tennessee's student-athletes were the beneficiaries of world-class playing surfaces before the rest of the world learned the secrets.
"He's been very supportive," says John Sorochan, UT Associate Professor for Turfgrass Science. "I knew him from our national association when he was president. He hired undergraduate students to work on the fields, my graduate students have been hired, and the other ones volunteered.
"He let me do all sorts of research – mostly on the practice fields. He never let me do anything on the Power T in the middle of Neyland Stadium! But it's been a great relationship. I'm sad to see him go."
Campbell was born in Pulaski and grew up in Lawrenceburg, Middle Tennessee towns along the Alabama border. He graduated first from what was then Martin Junior College (1969) in Pulaski, and taught briefly at Knoxville's Doyle High School before resuming his academic studies at UT. He earned his bachelor's (1973) and master's (1975) degrees while serving as student assistant baseball coach under Bill Wright.
"That was back when you didn't have full-time assistant baseball coaches," Campbell says. "It was just Coach Wright and a student or two. I was one of those two."
Campbell returned to Doyle High in 1975 and resumed his teaching and coaching career. Ten years later, the Knoxville Blue Jays hired him to maintain the field at the old Bill Meyer Stadium off Magnolia Avenue. It was also around that time that Campbell came in contact with the UT turfgrass specialist who would take his level of understanding of all things green to another level.
"My mentor was Dr. Tom Samples, even before I came back to UT in 1990," Campbell says of the University's Extension Specialist for Turfgrass Science. "He taught me everything I know about turf management."
Samples speaks just as fondly of Campbell, all but considering him an honorary UT Ag instructor.
"Bobby is not a graduate of a turfgrass science program, but he is a quick study and just has a green thumb," Samples says. "For some reason, he's always had a passion for turfgrass management.
"We struck up a friendship when he was with the Blue Jays. When the opportunity came for him to work at UT, I had the privilege of working with him in several instances."
Samples mentions the 1994 Neyland Stadium transformation from synthetic to natural grass as one of those occasions, even recalling how UT students were involved in calculating the amount of sunlight that could penetrate the stadium's steep upper decks.
"Bermuda grass is an excellent sports field grass, but it does not like shade," he says. "Bobby and I were concerned with whether the stadium would even support Bermuda grass. So a five-student team put together a model of the stadium that could predict the potential for growing Bermuda grass.
"That's the time I got to know Bobby really well. Now, I'm going to miss him personally and I'm going to miss him professionally."
Campbell's 20-year impact on the UT campus has been impressive in that athletics and academics have been co-beneficiaries. Hamilton knows he has large shoes to fill in the position, and already has named a search committee to scour the country for Campbell's replacement.
"This is considered one of the plumb jobs in America, in the same sentence with places like Wrigley Field," Hamilton says. "That's a tribute to Bobby and what he has accomplished.
"It's not unusual to go over to Neyland Stadium and see Bobby out there by himself, down on his hands and knees – appearing to look at each blade of grass individually! I think that's a small indication of the passion he had for his craft and for making sure not only that our student-athletes played on the very best turfs, but also that our fans enjoyed the presentation our fields displayed."
Campbell credits the support of his family for his enjoyment and success. His wife, the former Toni Norfleet of Nashville, is a UT mathematics instructor. They are the parents of a son, Peter, 33, and a daughter, Tracy, 29. Peter resides in Huntsville, Ala., with his wife, Laura, and 1-year-old son, Jack; while Tracy lives in Knoxville with her husband, Mark Pollock.
Looking back, Campbell says he simply took his turn in a very special role.
"You have to realize that Neyland Stadium is not just a place you work. It's sacred ground. Since 1921, it has held special meaning to a lot of people.
"Tom Mattingly (former UT wordsmith and historian) put it better than anybody when he wrote that I had stewardship of that playing surface, Shields-Watkins Field, for just a short period of time. That's always made it interesting. I think that's the part I will miss.
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One Strong Move: A Cartoon-Illustrated Introduction to Teaching Self-Defense (Inglés) Tapa blanda – 15 abr 2013
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One strong move stops most attacks! According to Grandmaster Carol Middleton, 7th Degree Black Belt, Co-Founder of the National Women's Martial Arts Federation and Impact International, and Founder and Director of DC Self-Defense and Karate Association: "For in-class and at-home use, 'One Strong Move' is a thorough resource for martial artists, self defense instructors, educators, and parents alike. These lessons include how to project confidence, avoid being attacked, take charge, get help, learn and teach basic physical techniques, etc. Emotional, verbal, physical and strategic tactics are never complex or fancy—just the stuff that really works."
"In a simple and graphical way, all the bases are covered to make sure it HELPS and does not lead anyone to undue fears or over-reliance on physical tactics. Teaching and practice instructions for each section are very clear. Illustrations show folks of every stripe and size, including the differently-abled, so readers and students can relate to those like them and practice acceptance of those who are different. I recommend this book to anyone who needs a self-defense resource for those they care about! The lessons aimed at teaching children can help all the adults in a child's life have a thorough grounding in how to present strategies and physical tactics without scaring or confusing kids. Especially with the parents being educated and involved, young people have a good chance to really absorb the many lessons."
According to Gavin de Becker, leading expert worldwide on the prediction and management of violence and best-selling author of "The Gift of Fear" and "Protecting the Gift", "Kidpower has an exceptional track record in the field of personal safety and violence prevention. Kidpower helps to reduce worry by promoting confidence and personal power."
David Harrison MD, says he became "acutely aware of the reality of personal violence" in his work as an emergency physician and has been teaching self-defense for more than a decade in Vancouver, BC. According to Dr. Harrison, "The clear and entertaining lessons make teaching physical self-defense to teens and adults a simpler task. This will be especially helpful in preparing martial artists and other teachers to use the positive and effective Teenpower and Fullpower curriculum to teach self-defense in their schools."
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In 1985, Irene van der Zande protected a group of eight young children, including her own two, from a man who was threatening to kidnap them. This frightening experience led her to take her first self-defense class and then to work with experts worldwide to establish Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International in 1989. Kidpower today is a global nonprofit leader in protecting people of all ages and abilities from bullying, violence, and abuse through awareness, action, and skills.
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• Hermitage St. Extension, Craig M. Blossom; Alyssa M. Blossom to Timothy R. Collins; Jennifer M. Collins, $170,000.
• 3rd St, David A. Fabrizio; Charlena R. Fabrizio to 223 Ferry Avenue Partners, $155,000.
• James Ave., David N. Seguin to Daniel J. Molnar; Amanda D. Molnar, $115,000.
• Point Ave., Ruth E. Kumm; Elmer K. Kumm to Michael C. Seaman, $101,654.
• Demunda Ave., Cheryl A. Wilson to Miranda N. Dalporto, $87,500.
• 1520 97th St., Jeanette M. Davis to Tammy L. Novak, $79,900.
• 29th St., Kyle M. Heath to Marcus A. Harris; Pamela S. Gilbert, $56,180.
• Memorial Parkway, Kevlola Llc to Four Boys Properties, $31,000.
• Portage Road, Terrance J. Franckowiak to Tiffaney Gadacz, $30,000.
• 77th St., Roy A. Harvey; Rose E. Harvey to John M. Caputo, $25,000.
• Willow Ave., Nathan D. McKenzie to 1341 Willow Avenue Llc, $22,000.
• 19th St., Jamie A. Lindsay; Jennifer T. Faso to Four Boys Properties, $21,000.
• 17th St., Giuseppe Spagnolo to Four Boys Properties, $20,000.
• 24th St., Daniel R. Morrissette Sr. to Sahota International Limited, $18,000.
• 760 17th St., Deborah Friend; Jennie P. Knepp to KC Buffalo Enterprises, $18,000.
• 26th St, Donna Castiglia to John R. Castiglia; Donna Castiglia; Brian A. Castiglia, $17,500.
• McKoon Ave., Raymond L. Whitbeck; M. Suzanne Lawson Whitbeck to Michael J. Cicero, $10,000.
• Forbes Terrace, Michelle C. Panzica; Michelle C. Cudney; Eric A. Panzica to Jennifer Pawelczak; Brian Pawelczak, $154,250.
• Birch Drive, Catherine E. Axberg to John C. Lapham; Lisa M. Difrancesco, $141,000.
• Belmont Court East, Robert J. Schrecongost; Christina M. Schrecongost to Darleen E. Sicheri, $118,000.
• Falconer St., Jay C. Wassinger to Joan Hudak, $89,500.
• Felton St., Kevin J. Grover; Kevin Grover to Adam Goff, $80,000.
• Hagen Ave., Robert W. Gonzalez; Deborah A. Gonzalez to Wesley N. Herman, $44,500.
• Witmer Road, Rebekah A. Kern; Bradley W. Kern to Scott Guenot; Mary Lou Guenot, $25,000.
• 421 Lockport St., Tina M. Oddy to Kyle M. Heath, $120,000.
• 4867 Tonawanda Creek Road, Matthew Higgins; Heather Higgins to Matthew A. Lorenz, $95,000.
• Lake Road, Charles A. Lytle to Lakeside Ladies Llc, $152,000.
• Youngstown-Wilson Road, Kenneth G. Diez; Raymond Dietz; Eleanor J. Diez to Wilson Farm Properties, $82,000.
• Culpepper Drive, Kyle J. Sweeney to Mary Beth Coad, $260,000.
• Lakeside Drive, Steven J. Velarde; Amanda J. Velarde to Steven J. Haseley, $259,900.
• 2432 Kingfisher Lane, Susan R. Polak to Monica Burgio Daigler; Joseph W. Daigler, $250,000.
• Northcreek Run, Shirley R. Wolf; Marcia Wolf; Lewis H. Wolf to Kim M. Rossman; Jon E. Rossman, $225,000.
• Irish Road, Russell Barlow to Kristen C. Karkau; Andrew T. Karkau, $305,000.
• Youngstown Road, Malcolm Stokes; Gina Stokes to Lakeshore Land Company, $99,385.


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Rick Scott Gave a $1.6 Million Tax Subsidy to Gun Company
Florida Republicans are perhaps the most loyal lapdogs of the National Rifle Association. So maybe it's not much of a surprise that Rick Scott gave a gun manufacturer a "sweetheart" $1.6 million tax subsidy back in 2011.
From Bloomberg News:
In Florida, Republican Governor Rick Scott hailed an incentive for the West Hartford, Connecticut-based Colt Manufacturing Co. in 2011 saying it showed the state was "a defender of our right to bear arms." The deal, for 63 jobs, was worth about $1.66 million in state and local incentives, according to Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development arm. The agreement penalizes the company $50,000 if it doesn't produce all the jobs.
Frank Attkisson, a commissioner in Osceola County, which provided incentives, said it was a "sweetheart deal" for Colt and that the county would put tougher controls on future subsidies.
So, let's get this straight? The company got $1.66 million in breaks to produce a couple dozen jobs, and if they didn't produce those jobs all they had to do was pay back $50,000? Yeah, sounds like a perfect deal.
Perhaps economic incentives should be better aimed at making sure Floridians get jobs and not proving the state is a "defender of our right to bear arms."
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Italy's 'King of Coffee'
Emilio Lavazza infused high-tech innovation with caffeinated marketing to transform his family's coffee roaster into a global brand.
Mr. Lavazza, who died Tuesday at age 78, started out delivering ground coffee door-to-door to restaurants around Turin, Italy, where his grandfather founded the company as a grocery store in 1895.
Lavazza became a national brand in the decades after World War II, and today is Italy's biggest-selling coffee with almost 50% of the retail market.
But it wasn't until Mr. Lavazza became CEO of Luigi Lavazza SpA in 1971 that the company began testing foreign markets.
Today, Lavazza espresso is brewed in more than 90 countries; the company says it is the sixth-largest purchaser of green coffee beans in the world.
The company credits Mr. Lavazza with having the idea in 1970 of putting coffee in vacuum-sealed packages for export, a practice since adopted by most producers. At a coffee laboratory in Turin, Lavazza developed coffee capsules for single-shot brewing and other technical innovations in roasting and vending. A Lavazza partnership with Catalan gastronome Ferran Adrià produced such edible novelties as coffee "caviar."
Lavazza began opening coffee bars and training centers abroad, and in recent years expanded into India and Brazil.
In the 1960s, Mr. Lavazza developed the characters "Carmencita and Caballero," stars of a beloved Italian television ad campaign. Later, he initiated award-winning ad campaigns featuring celebrities such as the singer Luciano Pavarotti and movie star Nino Manfredi. The company still produces an edgy annual photo calendar shot by the likes of Helmut Newton and Annie Leibovitz.
Mr. Lavazza, who was knighted in 1991 and known in Italy as the "King of Coffee," was affectionately addressed as "Signor Emilio" by his employees. His death follows that of Ernesto Illy, who for decades ran Trieste-based Illycaffè SpA, two years ago this month. The two men propelled a postwar Italian espresso boom that spread the coffee-making technique to an international audience.
Mr. Lavazza lived all his life in Turin—home to other Italian business dynasties including Fiat's Agnelli and Nutella's Ferrero families. Not unlike Mr. Ferrero, Mr. Lavazza shied away from the public eye.
The company is still privately held, and a fourth generation of Lavazzas are among the company's senior management. Mr. Lavazza retired in 2008.
A rabid sports fan, Mr. Lavazza once reportedly turned down the presidency of his local Turin football team. The company was a sponsor of the 1998 World Cup in France.
In a rare 2003 interview with the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore, Mr. Lavazza spoke of passions for fishing, jazz, and collecting toy soldiers—so many that storing them became a sore point with his wife. He was also a fan of murder mysteries, and wrote two himself.
—Stephen Miller contributed to this article.


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News from EAD
You can learn more about the work and the latest news of Ecumenical Advocacy Days from these stories and review activities related to upcoming and previous National Gatherings. If you have questions about any of the items or are a member of the media and would like to interview anyone mentioned in these news items or follow up with EAD leadership, please contact EAD Director Doug Grace by e-mail or at (202) 543-1126.
Faith-Based Advocates 'Lift Every Voice' for Voting Rights, Just and Fair Trade at EAD 2016
April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON – April 20, 2016 – Nearly 1,000 Christian and other faith-based advocates raised their voices for justice this past weekend, in the midst of a critical election year, with a focus on pending voting rights legislation and a trade agreement pending in Congress. The 14th Annual National Gathering of Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) for Global Peace with Justice with its Congressional Advocacy Day…
EAD Announces Dates for 2017 National Gathering & Lobby Day
April 19, 2016
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Executive Director Douglas Grace has announced that Christian advocates and their colleagues will convene on the dates of Friday, April 21 to Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton Washington, D.C. – Crystal City, for its 15th annual National Gathering and Congressional Advocacy Day. Plans and theme for 2017's gathering will be announced in the late summer…
PHOTOS: Scenes From EAD 2016 – Lobby Day
April 19, 2016
Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2016 – "Lift Every Voice! Racism, Class and Power" – culminated with Lobby Day on Monday, April 18. This year EAD participants called on their members of Congress to "restore the voice of all Americans in our democratic process and to help create a global economy of inclusion, ensuring livelihoods for all God's children and a sustainable…
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April 17, 2016
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It started as a tragedy with an ironic twist.
Manteca firefighters faced arcing power lines inside a burning house in the 400 block of East Alameda Street at 12:30 a.m. Thursday after knocking down the heavy black smoke and flame coming from the front of the building.
The search is on for Manteca's Great Pumpkin carver.
The anvil has been retired.
Last Monday, Sister Ann Venita Britto welcomed consumers of the Valley CAPS program.
RIPON - The Ripon VFW Ladies Auxiliary invites the community to their second annual Harvest Festival, dinner, dance, raffle and comedy fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the VFW Hall located at 12455 W. Ripon Road.
LODI - You support our troops at Delta College's 2nd Annual Veterans Muddy Maul & Crawl on Saturday, Oct. 8, starting at 8:30 a.m., at Jessie's Grove Winery, 1973 W. Turner Road in Lodi.
STOCKTON - "Antigone" is being brought back to life from its ancient Greek roots on University of the Pacific's main stage this October.
MODESTO - Music Director David Lockington and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra open their 81st season on Oct. 7-8 at 8 p.m.at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto.
MODESTO – TV's Deal or No Deal host and America's Got Talent judge Howie Mandel will present a wildly funny evening of comedy at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Friday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m.
MODESTO – Children of the Dustbowl, a theatrical production based on the book by Jerry Stanley, will be brought to the Gallo Center for the Arts for two special performances on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m.
The smog is not only making folks irritable but it will soon cost every vehicle owner in the San Joaquin Valley $12 a year.
Angel Herrera is the newest Warrior Girl.
Manteca is going to celebrate a rare occurrence Monday - the tearing up of a street to create a park.
It started out 19 years ago as a way to raise money for the fledging Manteca Historical Society.
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Manteca is Lisa Blackmon's kind of town.
National Night Out was a success in Manteca as officers and citizens got a chance to better understood each other's viewpoints.
Members of the Lathrop High Class of 2020 met for the very first time Tuesday in the large gymnasium.
Roughly 40 percent of the signatures submitted by a group that wants the Lathrop City Council to overturn its decision to allow a Pilot/Flying ...
There is more water flowing these days in the Stanislaus River.
Sybrina Hernandez and Cyndal Miller were all too familiar with the Link Crew ice-breaking activities during freshmen orientation at Manteca High.
It may not have made a difference if the Lathrop City Council voted for the Pilot/Flying J Truck Stop on Roth Road at Interstate ...
Sam Fant doesn't know yet whether he'll be seeking another term on the Manteca Unified Board of Education.
There are 13 firefighters from the City of Manteca and Lathrop Manteca fire departments battling the massive Big Sur blaze that has blackened 40,000 ...
LODI - The Jedediah Smith Society - dedicated to keeping the explorer's history alive - will mark their 60th Anniversary at a day-long celebration on Saturday, Oct ...
If you haven't apartment hunted in Manteca since 2008, brace yourself for sticker shock.
A Manteca District Ambulance crew partnered with firefighters Friday morning in responding to a blazing structure and saving two family dogs from inside a duplex ...
David Cushman is the technology candidate.
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Fiscal Incidence, Fiscal Mobility and the Poor: a New Approach
Taxes and transfers can have significant impacts on poverty and inequality. All standard measures are by definition anonymous in the sense that we do not know the identity of winners and losers. That a given combination of taxes and transfers makes some of the poor poorer, however, may be important information to incorporate into a fiscal incidence analysis. The directional mobility literature provides a useful framework to identify which individuals are adversely/favorably impacted by a particular policy. This paper introduces a "fiscal mobility matrix" to identify winners and losers. We show that taxes and transfers can lower inequality and poverty (including the severity of poverty) but still make a subgroup of the poor worse off. We use Brazilian data to illustrate how indirect taxes make around 11 percent of the non-poor poor, 15 percent of the moderate poor extremely poor, and 4 percent of the extremely poor "ultra-poor" despite any cash transfers they receive, even when standard poverty and inequality indicators decline and overall taxes are progressive.
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The Climate 'Debate' Is Over. Isn't It?
What an amazing weekend! Barbara, Peter, and I had the privilege of hosting more than forty students from Christian colleges who traveled to New York for the People's Climate March. On Sunday, we joined with other Christians for a morning prayer service in Central Park, and then squeezed in with an estimated 311,000 people for what is hands-down the biggest climate demonstration ever.
We had our choice of groupings on the march. Leading the way were those already affected by climate disruption, followed by students, youth, and elders. Fifteen blocks back stood those working for solutions, such as renewable energy and environmental justice advocates. Another ten blocks and the scientists and faith groups stood shoulder-to-shoulder. And in the rear was an assortment of cities, states and countries from virtually everywhere.
We chose the Science and Faith section. There we were, beneath an enormous blackboard prepared by scientists declaring "The 'Debate' is Over!"
Its chalk markings depicted the trends in atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the last 400,000 years, with the unprecedented and terrifying spike in the last half-century; a pie-chart of the 97 percent of climate scientists who agree on the consensus science of manmade global warming; a line graph showing the precipitous decline in Arctic sea ice cover; and the Keeling Curve demonstrating the inexorable growth in greenhouse gases every single year. Around us stood technicians in white lab coats, research scientists of every stripe, Christian college students, university professors, grandmothers demanding climate action, and young parents pushing strollers—including our own kids, Lindsey and Brad, with our beautiful granddaughters.
The debate is over. Right?


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Mayweather; Arum Will Have To Pass Haymon, Not King
By Michael Marley
While promoter Don King has been aggressive in courting Floyd Mayweather Jr., the unbeaten boxer is surrounded, at age 33, by the same people who have been in his Inner Circle for several years now and there is no indication, I mean zero signs that he will boot any of them in favor of the 79-year- old, legendary promoter. And that won't change even if Mayweather pops up at ringside at the Pontiac Silverdome on Saturday night for the heavily hyped HBO main event between Devon Alexander and Tim Bradley.
It doesn't require the brain of the proverbial Einstein to see that the Man Behind The Curtain, adviser Al Haymon, remains in charge in the "Money" camp.
The day that Haymon will work harmoniously with King will never come. Either Mayweather annoints King as his new leader or he sticks with Haymon. There's no combo platter option.
The supporting cast also remains the same for Mayweather.
Leonard Ellerbe is still the main guy who goes to court with Mayweather on his domestic violence charges.
When Mayweather went to jail in Las Vegas, white-haired and genial Sam Watson has been there to meet and to greet him.
I assume that Mayweather's bail is always arranged and paid for by Haymon and his acolytes.
The point is, I can't see how King has cracked the lineup, even in the lower part of the batting order.
And, if you know one thing about King, about his wealth and ego and his advanced age, you know that he's not going to link up with Mayweather unless he is the baller and shot-caller.
Mayweather has kept his mouth shut on King's status and the reason is obvious. He's been teasing King during these trips to South Florida and to a recent King promoted card in St. Louis.
He's not ditching Uncle Al for Uncle Don.
If you want to believe otherwise, enjoy your fairy tale, sure.
If Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao can or will be made, either this November or next year, it will be made with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum and company president Todd duBoef mixing it up with Team Haymon.
King doesn't play second fiddle, he doesn't babysit, not at this point in his storied but controversial life.
Although Haymon disains the spotlight, he's a rich cat also and unlikely to bat second behind King, either.
King believes in the credo that former Yankees owner George M. Steinbrenner lived by, that if you're not the lead dog, then the view never changes.
The lead dog in the Mayweather camp was, and remains, Al Haymon.
Any other arrangement is merely wishful thinking.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about Analyst Relations is that you need megabucks or unlimited budgets in order to succeed. Of course, having the financial muscle to engage with analysts will ultimately get you further – and help drive deeper relationships with your Tier One analysts, but you can also do it on a budget. Continue Reading →
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IIAR Best Practice Paper: The 7+7+7 Golden Rules of Engagement
We'll hold a webinar to discuss our latest IIAR Best Practice Paper: Analyst Relations and Industry Analysts –The 7+7+7 Golden Rules of Engagement byLudovic Leforestier & Caroline Dennington
Date: September 11th, 2014
Time: 4pm BST, 5pm CET, 11am EST, 8am PST
Location: IIAR Webinar – Register here
AR Pros and the Industry Analysts work on the basis of undocumented principles – principles that sometimes get broken or abused and then what do you do? This webinar will look at the types of analysts AR Pros come across on a daily basis and how to engage with them. Questions such as whether there is a secret recipe on how to build trust? – When should you be transparent? – Should analysts be afforded preferential treatment? – And does NDA really mean, NDA? – will be addressed along with many other frustrations we all face in the world of AR. Oh yes, there is also a section on 'Divas'! Continue Reading →
IIAR Webinar – Best Practice Paper – "Rules of Engagement" – 4th April 2014
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Making the most of CeBIT (even at the last minute)
It's big, and it's just around the corner – it's CeBIT time again. For AR professionals attending the show, the IIAR has put together a new paper sharing expert tips, both from ARs and analysts, on how to best use CeBIT to connect with and build relationships with analysts. This is available free of charge in our IIAR Members Area.
Even though CeBIT looms large – many vendors begin media briefings in Hanover on Sunday – both ARs and analysts also agree that it is still possible to set up meetings at short notice. However, CeBIT is not the place to expose analysts to a full-on deep dives into a new or revised strategy. See the white paper (link, membership required) to learn more about what leading Forrester analyst Pascal Matzke (LinkedIn, bio, @pascalmatzke) recommends for AR professionals. Continue Reading →
IIAR Best Practice Paper: AR Maturity Model, Peggy O'Neil
Here's a little quizz on how mature is your analyst relation practice. Ready to be surprised?
How often are you surprised by an important analyst report impacting your company?
All the time, my life sucks.
Every now and then my morning is ruined.
Not often, sometimes a peripheral analyst will write something unexpected without checking in.
It would be unusual, as my analysts know I'm a maniac about draft review and I'm pestering them all the time about coverage anyway.
Seldom, as I have good visibility into their research agendas, and in fact I suggested the last two report topics for my key analysts. Continue Reading →
IIAR best practice primer paper: Who are industry analysts and what do they do?
Both seasoned analysts and AR professionals love a debate – no doubt that's why they work in this industry! Conversations about the nature of influence, analysts versus bloggers, the role of analysts in buying decisions, whether independent analysts can truly ever be independent will no doubt run and run. They can make it hard for newcomers however, who could be forgiven for wondering what the fuss is all about.
With this in mind, the IIAR is releasing a primer on the analyst industry. Continue Reading →
IIAR Webinar: Best Practices in Measurement (11th July)
The IIAR is delighted to host the webinar covering Best Practices in Measurement on Thursday, July 11th at 4:00pm BST/11:00am EST. This is the rescheduled session from June.
The session will be moderated by Rebecca Bergman, Analyst Relations Manager at Digital Reality (LinkedIn, @Rebecca_DLR) and feature David Taylor (LinkedIn), author of the new IIAR Best Practice Paper in Measurement.
To attend this webinar, please contact Caroline Dennington at [email protected] for registration details.
A copy of the paper can be found on our Huddle Extranet. If you get a chance, have a read through and don't forget to come to the session with lots of questions which David will be only too happy to answer!
IIAR Best Practice Webinar: A practical guide to measurement
Measurement is one of the issues most often raised by AR professionals. A new IIAR Best Practice Paper by David Taylor has just been released. We will be hosting a Best Practice Webinar on the subject on the
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IIAR Best Practice Paper: Plan your analyst relations programme with the AR Compass, by Charmaine Chan and Ludovic Leforestier
One of the main issues of AR professionals is often the lack of focus or the wrong priorities for their AR programme. This IIAR Best Practice Paper: Plan your analyst relations programme with the AR Compass by Charmaine Chan and Ludovic Leforestier covers this aspect. The AR Compass is a framework to uncover business goals and align your AR programme to those goals. Continue Reading →
[GUEST POST] Doing a Joint Announcement with the Competition, How to Cooperate
By John Simons (@JohnSimonds, LinkedIn),originally posted here a year ago. It's vintage and all the better!
Recently, I've done joint announcements with Oracle, SAP, HP, Tibco, Software AG and HP. As you can imagine, I've had varying relationships with each and I'm happy to report that the state of the A/R industry is good and that we can work together.
When I was in PR, it was cat fight supreme with territorial ism and turf wars. Most of the announcements I did with these companies when in Analyst Relations didn't have that element. For the most part, the announcements were about standards, not products. So that went a long way towards working together. Still, if you include IBM, the companies I've named here aren't known for being best buddies.
As and aside, I can say that the executives (who can be the source of most problems) all worked towards the cause of the best briefing possible. Continue Reading →
Why and how should you tier the analysts?
This was a question asked on the new Forrester AR community, so I thought I'd point readers to some older conversations where that topic was pretty much nailed.
1. IMHO, tiering should be at the individual analyst level and not at the firm. Read my comment here:
2. Still IMHO and still in that comment I made the point that tiering should be related to the AR plan objectives.
Read also the conversation here:
Finally, there's an IIAR Best Practices Paper – A New Foundational Approach to Analyst Tiering « The IIAR Blog (IIAR membership required).
IIAR Discussion Group: IIAR Best Practices Paper "Making The Case for AR"
This teleconference features the Analyst Strategy Group (ASG) and is scheduled for Thursday, June 10th from 16:00 to 17:00 BST/11:00 EST/8:00 PDT. Tom Ryan, Partner and Chief Research Officer (LinkedIn) and Rob at ASG will share their insights on Making The Case for AR.
Over the past eighteen months, most companies have been seriously affected by the global economic recession. In many cases, budgets across all departments have been trimmed to the bone; but Analyst Relations (AR) programs seem to have been particularly hard hit. Increasingly, AR teams are asking:
– What can we do to keep at least the base of our budget intact?
– How can I defend my AR budget?
– How do I make the case for AR?
The IIAR Best Practices Paper, "Making the Case for Analyst Relations," by Tom Ryan (@tom_asg LinkedIn) and Rob Kolokousis (@rob_ASG, LinkedIn) identifies the four principles for building solid executive-level sponsorship for your AR program. Continue Reading →
Latest IIAR Best Practice Paper – Making the Case for Analyst Relations
By Thomas Ryan (LinkedIn)
Over the past eighteen months, most companies have been seriously affected by the global economic recession. In many cases, budgets across all departments have been trimmed to the bone; but Analyst Relations (AR) programs seem to have been particularly hard hit. Increasingly, AR teams are asking:
- What can we do to keep at least the base of our budget intact?
- How can I defend my AR budget?
or more generally,
- How do I make the case for AR?
The IIAR's latest Best Practice Paper, "Making the Case for Analyst Relations," identifies the four principles for building solid executive-level sponsorship for your AR program. Each principle is explored in terms of how AR programs today are effectively – and ineffectively – applying the principle's key elements. Examples from successful AR programs are provided to illustrate how each principle can be adapted to your organization's culture, objectives, and expectations. Continue Reading →
Latest IIAR Best Practices Paper – A New Foundational Approach to Analyst Tiering
By Susan Galer (@smgaler, LinkedIn)
Everyone knows the industry analyst relations landscape has changed with firm consolidations, resultant influencer moves and content proliferation across an explosion of new channels. In a headlong rush to understand and exploit this new world, it's easy to get reactive and lose focus on what really matters: having the right information to make the right decisions about working in the best way with analysts most relevant to an organization's business objectives.
The IIAR's latest Best Practices Paper, "Beyond Best Practices: Industry Analyst Tiering for Business in the Real Word," sheds some light on a new foundational approach to sort out which analysts matter to a company, and develop a rationale for optimal engagement strategies. As the title suggested, this paper goes beyond traditional best practices to offer a step by step guide for navigating the industry analyst community in the context of real world challenges. It's designed to help teams get the in-depth knowledge needed for accurate decision-making about who to engage with and why. Included are answers and suggestions for handling difficult situations thereby mapping advice to situations faced every day.
In many ways, analyst tiering is foundational to industry analyst relations program success. Armed with information about who analysts are and how they form opinions, practitioners can figure out how to work together for mutual advantage. When done correctly, analyst tiering positions the industry analyst relations team as trusted advisors, and lays the groundwork for relationship building to achieve organizational success. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on this important topic.
IIAR members can access this paper on our extranet: Industry Analyst Tiering for Business in the Real World
New IIAR Best Practices Paper on AR Measurement
With AR budgets ever under pressure and AR as a discipline moving increasingly towards a shared-risk/rewards engagement model with the analysts, what should AR measurement look like? Is there still a place for measuring pure operational activity or should the AR community be looking more towards demonstrating its strategic contribution to the business, and measuring real impact on the sales cycle?
This new IIAR Best Practices paper by Ellie Warner (LinkedIn, @elliewarner) provides plenty of vendor and service provider examples, tips and food for thought for AR professionals wanting to build or improve their AR measurement programs. Available to IIAR members to download free-of-charge from the IIAR website at www.analystrelations.org it can be viewed and downloaded by going to Library -> Best Practice White Papers and Teleconferences -> White Papers.
The link for IIAR members is http://is.gd/hMXng.
Should we be asking the analyst community, or is it up to us to define our picture of success? Operational or outcome-based: what does your AR measurement program look like? What best practices would you like to share with your peers?
New IIAR Best Practices paper about escalating research disagreements available
The latest IIAR Best Practices paper is out – "Best Practices for Escalating Research Disagreements" reviews techniques and tips for avoiding and escalating disagreements over research. It includes interviews with AR practitioners and briefly outlines the escalation processes for Gartner, Forrester, IDC and Ovum.
The paper is available to IIAR members to download free-of-charge from the IIAR website at www.analystrelations.org. To view and download, go to Library -> IIAR Best Practice Library -> Dealing with Analyst Issues (here).
What are your views on escalating research? Do most AR managers have experience in this area? Or is it something you learn on the job, trial by fire?
Best practices for managing the Forrester Wave
Last week IIAR hosted a call with AR professionals about sharing best practices for managing the Forrester Wave. The IIAR last month published a paper about the Wave, which outlined common best practices in dealing with this high profile research report. Forrester is also in the middle of reviewing changes to the methodology, although it has signaled it doesn't expect major changes this go around.
Curious to get other AR managers' thoughts on the Wave. What has been your experience, and do you have any best practices you want to share?
For IIAR members, the paper is available on our extranet > Managing the Forrester Wave
IIAR publishes Best Practice Paper on Managing the Gartner MQ
Today the IIAR published my Best Practice Paper titled: "Managing the Gartner Magic Quadrant: a tool for analyst relations managers." The paper is free for all IIAR members and can be found in the Library section of the IIAR extranet. In it, I discuss and give recommendations on the key stages of the Magic Quadrant and how to ensure you and your team are as prepared as you can be when the process begins; how to build internal support and manage expectations with your stakeholders; building the relationship with the relevant Gartner analyst; and providing customer references.
After I agreed to write an IIAR whitepaper about managing the Gartner MQ process I soon discovered that everyone has an opinion, in many cases an emotional one. In addition, I realised that the paper needed a focus or otherwise it could have easily been turned into a book. I will admit that I was selfish, that what guided me through the research and writing process was the question: what would have helped me in past situations working with the senior management at vendors? In the end, I aimed to create a pragmatic and useable document with sections that can be cut and pasted.
There's so many people to thank for providing their insights and time. Moving forward I would like to keep writing about topics related to the MQs. I would welcome your comments, suggestions and stories (even under NDA).
IIAR members can read the full paper here > http://my.hdle.it/7601816
Related post: Gartner engages in debates on their blog
International AR Best Practices: how to leverage all the good stuff out there
As a result of doing some research on International AR practices and gaining input during the January IIAR forum in London, the following paper on "International Analyst Relations: Methodology and Best Practices" by Ellie Warner (LinkedIn, @elliewarner)is now available to all IIAR members.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend and present at the IIAR Forum in London recently. One of the breakouts was on International AR. Even in the short time we had together, the kind of questions that were asked made me realize the advantages to be gained by documenting some of the more common best practices and methodologies for scaling AR efforts around the globe.
"So, how do you go about setting up country AR?", "Which analyst-supported sales campaigns have had the most impact?" and "How can we ensure there is no overlap between the UK AR efforts and the corporate AR team?"
The discussion was inspiring.
Where do I start?
Working with AR services firms such as Intelligen, KCG, Lighthouse, Sage Circle and Sunesis is an obvious place to start. In addition, working to some kind of framework with defined stages and suggested best practices can be very effective, and take some of the pressure off overloaded AR practitioners
"International Analyst Relations: Methodology and Best Practices" (subscribers only) provides tons of usable material and ideas. There is no right or wrong way to scale AR efforts globally, but some are more effective, less costly and more replicable than others. Leveraging best practices and replicating successful initiatives also makes good business sense, especially in these times where budgets and resources are under more pressure than ever before.
What do you think?
Tell us what your experience of international AR is if you're analyst or an AR professional. Would this fit into your company model and culture? Have you similar ideas you would like to share?
For comments and input, please contact ewarner -at- analystrelations -dot- org.
"Why do International Analyst Relations matter?" (subscribers only) looks at the business benefits and drivers for International AR in a separate white paper, also available to IIAR members.


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PM Netanyahu appointed Minister of Science and Technology Yaakov Peri (Yesh Atid) to the inner cabinet committee involved in the freeing of Palestinian Authority terrorists, in order to ensure he will have a majority if any questions or problems arise in the committee regarding freeing these terrorists, according to a report in Times of Israel.
One is immediately reminded of how Rabin and Sharon took similar actions to stack the deck, to push through legislation and decisions that didn't have a majority.
Besides Netanyahu, also in this committee are Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovitch. Netanyahu is concerned that Ya'alon and Aharonovitch might block parts of the deal.
Last week, Yesh Atid leader Finance Minister Yair Lapid had PM Netanyahu kick out Minister Yuval Steinitz from an inner cabinet meeting he was invited too, when Steinitz began to raise security related issues.Jewish Press News Briefs
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With the confidence of a heart surgeon, he pulled on the plastic sleeves, pulled up his pants and ... his diuretic pill kicked in!
Whoa! Stop or go? He cranked on the come-along, the knees appeared, he pulled up his pants and the "urge-to-go" meter reached 25. The nose appeared, he pulled up his pants, and the UTG reached 50.
The head cleared, he spread his legs to keep his pants from falling below his knees and the UTG hit 75! The shoulders, followed by the slick calf came. It took both hands and all his power to guide the hips through.
The newborn came straight out between Russ' legs, completely stripping his fashionista farm-wear to his ankles.
As he tried to untangle himself from the calf, one of its hind legs shot down a pant leg! Thank goodness the boot slipped off!
The calf trampled him thoroughly and escaped. Russ lay crumbled in a heap, slick with mud, amniotic fluid and fecal material. As a fitting climax, he heard the 6:30 school bus honking.
Oh, well, he thought, at least the sun was coming up and by golly, the UTG had disappeared!
Baxter Black is a veterinarian and cowboy poet. His column appears weekly and airs at 6:20 a.m. each Monday on KGNC Talk Radio 710. He can be reached at baxterblack.com or 1-800-654-2550.