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Forbes has released their annual list of the most influential celebrities, and once again Oprah Winfrey lands at the top. That's hardly a surprise, but there are definitely a couple interesting standouts on the list.
One person who made the cut is actually a protege of Winfrey. Dr. Mehmet Oz, star of "The Dr. Oz Show," makes the list at number six, ranking higher than the likes of Barbara Walters, Bono, and Clint Eastwood. Of the people surveyed, 40% find Oz influential, only 8% less than Winfrey.
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Though there are varying types of cards used to create convenience for customers, there are disadvantages to some types of cards that have magnetic stripes and require a manual action versus smart card technology. The magnetic stripe cards are either fed into a reader or swiped on a reader. The magnetic stripe technology requires increased maintenance and is often connected to higher failure rates because there is significantly less memory available on a magnetic stripe than on a smart card.
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buckeye_mikey69 said...
This move doesn't make sense for a lot of reasons. It's a major demotion for Bielema. He's going from a good BCS school to a mid major program at the bottom of its conference. To those saying he wants to play with the big boys in the SEC, you couldn't be any more dense and out of touch with reality. The fact is that Bielema had an offseason situation where 6 of his coaches left the team. He also fired his offensive line coach midseason. He's had back to back Rose Bowl losses and prior to that, couldn't get it done in the postseason in mid-major bowls. The ongoing rumor is that he's not easy to get along with either. My guess is that people in Madison don't like him too much. Couple that with a mediocre 8-5 season and the writing on the wall with Ohio State making him their bitch, on the field and off (especially with recruiting practices), and it's no surprise that he's ready to give himself a fresh start while keeping his image intact for being a "high profile" head coach before Ohio State and M*chigan regain their glory (afterall, three straight Rose Bowl appearances look impressive, as do 3 straight Big Ten titles, even if they come with the asterisk *during down years for both Ohio State and M^chigan*. My guess is that Bret rides his reputation into Fayetteville with high hopes, gets his ass stomped in both recruiting and on game day, which will get delusional SEC homers saying "Even the 'best' Big Ten coach can't hang in the SEC". If he's successful, you'll beat your chests and say "We can take any Big Ten coach we want because we're the SEC." Regardless of what happens, nobody in our conference liked Bret Bielema. We're happy to see him go. He was a douche bag in every essence of the word. He fits right in with your conference.
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Woodshed 1914 said...
This post is just plain ignorant. First, Arkansas is one of the Nation's Top 25 programs historically. Bret Bielema inherited a program that had an alltime winning percentage if 56%. He has won 74% if his games there. Like it or not he won the same number of Big Ten titles as Alvarez. Was the Big Ten down? Who can say for sure. He followed a very good coach in Alvarez and maintained their success with no drop off.
devidee said...
That is complete spin. And horrible spin at that.
Bielema inherited a program that won 3 Rose Bowls and had an 8-3 bowl record. Bielema never won a BCS game and was 2-4 in bowls.
Bielema went 23-1 against Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, and Purdue and 16-18 against everybody else.
Citing the Big Ten titles is beyond moronic as Wisconsin was the 6th best team in the Big Ten this year with 5 losses.
Wisconsin's program got worse under Bielema, not better.
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I can't believe that I am even responding to this garbage. You speak as if it is a realistic expectation for Wisconsin to beat tOSU, PSU, it Michigan with regularity. That is down right idiotic. What Alvarez did at Wisconsin was amazing. Especially his dominance of Jim Tressell. However I could say that he won Rose Bowls when the Pac 12 was down but that would be kin to the rhethoric that you are spewing. So how did Wisconsin get worse? What did he not accomplish that he should have in his time as head coach. I'll hang up and listen.
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Offensive PPG Alvarez's last seven years: 27.7 Bielema's seven years: 33.4
Defensive PPG Alvarez's last seven years: 21.1 Bielema's seven years: 20.3
Rushing YPG Alvarez's last seven years: 192 Bielema's seven years: 214
Passing YPG Alvarez's last seven years: 185 Bielema's seven years: 202
Defensive Rushing YPG Alvarez's last seven years: 145 Bielema's seven years: 125
Defensive Passing YPG Alvarez's last seven years: 212 Bielema's seven years: 190
Total Offense Alvarez's last seven years: 377 Bielema's seven years: 416
Total Defense Alvarez's last seven years: 357 Bielema's seven years: 315
Passing - Completion Percentage Alvarez's last seven years: 54.6 Bielema's seven years: 62.4
W/L Record Alvarez's last seven years: 58-31 Bielema's seven years: 68-24
Bowls Alvarez had three Rose Bowl appearances in 16 seasons at Wisconsin Bielema had three Rose Bowl appearances in seven seasons, all in consecutive seasons (2010, 2011, 2012)
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Not in anyway defending that asshat bert, but you are way off base. not surprising based on you career here.
Give me a fucking break with this not competitive crap. The only thing you can say is that because of bubba's poor in game coaching we lost a lot of close games we probably could have and should have won.
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Reading the thread below about Kearns got me to thinking about the few times I have met players in situations outside of the ballpark and the impressions I had of those players. I have a few stories, and no doubt some of you have some as well. In the summer of 1994, when I was a young right hander, I was working at a United Dairy Farmers store in Florence, that one on the corner of Dixie Hwy and Turfway Rd. for those familiar with that area. There were a few Reds players who lived in that area and some of them made it into the store to buy milk or ice cream on occasion. I was pretty used to seeing some of them, especially after the strike in August of that year. Joe Oliver and Tim Pugh were fairly regular in the store and Pugh used to come in about once a week with a really short girl I took to be his girlfriend at the time. They would get milkshakes or ice cream cones and sometimes stay and chat for a while if business was slow. During that summer, we hired a young high schooler about 16 years old or thereabouts and he was a huge Reds fan. School started back up that September and he came into work after school one day when Tim Pugh was standing at the counter waiting for me to make his shake. His eyes got kind of wide and he came back from the back room pretty fast with one of his school notebooks opened to a blank page and proceeded to hand the notebook and a pen over the counter for an autograph. Pugh looked pretty embarassed about the whole thing and when the kid went back to the back room all smiles, he said to me, "I didn't think we were that popular right now." We just had a good laugh about it and some of the other times he came in he would ask me if there were any more autograph seekers hiding in the back room. He also had some interesting things to say about the strike, how there were quite a few players who didn't like it and didn't support the union, but that's a whole different story. I have other stories, but for the sake of keeping this post from getting any longer, and to give some others a chance to relate any stories they may have, I will stop with that one account for now. Anyone else have any interesting encounters?
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When I was 8 years old, my parents drove past the local Super America gas station and the sign below the gas prices read: "Meet Reds pitcher Jeff Montgomery Saturday and Sunday." (Jeff, of course, was from Wellston, Ohio, and he'd graduated from Marshall University, so finding him in these parts of the world was not unusual.)
Well, needless to say, I was at Super America bright and early Saturday morning; I'd never met a big leaguer before. And there he was -- just standing by the fountain drinks, at a makeshift table, signing 8x10s for anyone who asked for one. Funny thing was: I was the only person there at that moment to get his autograph! I should point out, also, that the year of this encounter was 1987. He was a rookie, playing his only season with the Reds that year, and very few people knew who he was. I knew though! So, I marched over to Jeff's makeshift table with my 1988 Topps rookie card and asked him for a signature and one of the 8x10 pictures he had in a little stack. (Actually, I think my sister did the asking. I was blown away by the fact that I was meeting a major league ballplayer, so I stood there stunned like Ralphie meeting Santa Claus in A Christmas Story.) I remember him begin friendly and appreciative of me coming in to meet him. Alas, Jeff wouldn't stay a Red for long. He went to the Royals the season after -- and, man, what a career did he have there! I just like to think of that rare opportunity as a kid, standing in the middle of the fountain drinks section of Super America, meeting a rookie major leaguer (and a future All-Star!!) for the first time. I also met Todd Benzinger in a Hills Department Store in 1989. That was fun, too, but there were loads of people in front of me to meet him and he was pressed for time. A bit more like the processing line at a meat packing plant actually. Needless to say, it just didn't have the same charm as the encounter with Montgomery. |
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I met Al Kaline at his home in the early 70's, he lived in a nearby neighborhood and his youngest son was in my grade at another school, I knew him through little league.
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WOY, no wonder you'd take Kaline over Clemente.
I met Eric Davis back in 1984, I think just after he had been called up for a few weeks. That night was a strange one. I was 13 and for some weird reason wore a #43 (spring training) Tom Hume jersey to the game that night. So, by the eighth or ninth inning, "Boom Boom" had pulled another Danny Graves-like defeat from the jaws of victory (that he was so accustomed to doing at the time) and I, being very upset, did the only thing I could do to send a statement of my unsatisfaction to the Reds front office and Mr. Hume. I took off my jersey, snuck down to the first row behind the right field home run fence and threw the #43 jersey over the wall. It floated down behind the home run fence for the world and hopefully Mr. Hume to see. What a horrible thing to do, but I was a rabid 13 year-old fan with a bit of an attitude. Besides, I think one of my uncles had been letting me sneak some sips of his Hudey, so I may have not been thinking too clearly. Apologies to Tom if he's reading this right now. Anyway, my aunt, who was and still is, a pretty attractive blonde, was absolutely in love with Mario Soto and she wanted desperately to get him a letter. Yeah, I know it sounds kind of scary. So, after the game, my aunt and a shirtless me go down to the garage at the bottom of Riverfront Stadium to find Mario, so she can give him this letter. Again, scary. My other family members had begun the slow walk back to the cars and they were to wait for us to get back. Back then, for some reason, it was easier to get access to these guys when they were coming out of the clubhouse to their cars. That or the security was a bit lax. I don't remember. Dave Parker, Cesar Cedeno, and a few others walk by and I think I've died and gone to heaven. Then, Eric Davis walks out and walks right at us to his car which is right where we were standing. It was a little sports car, but nothing extravagant. For some reason, I'm thinking it was an Audi. It was pretty nice, but nothing like the cars the other guys were driving. Obviously, he was a rookie. So, as Eric walks up to his car, he starts checking out my aunt and I say "Hey, you're Eric Davis. I saw you hit a triple the other day. You are a rookie and you're gonna be awesome someday." I know, I know, I'm embarrassed to admit it, but these were the exact words to come out of my mouth. I'll never forget it, he looked at me, smiled, shook my hand and said, "Hey, I found a new agent." After a few more embarrassing words by me, my aunt interrupted and asked, "Do you play for the Reds?" Eric, says "yes", and I interject something like "Gina, what are you crazy, this is Eric Davis!" Of course he probably had 35 career AB's at this point, but I knew he was special and I was a dork. So we stood there and talked to him for a few minutes. It must have been September, because it was a cold night and he asked me why I had no shirt on. He also got a kick out of my explanation. So my aunt explained that she wants to get this letter to Mario. Eric takes it and then asks us where we are going. My aunt says we are going to walk back to our car on the other side of the freeway. Here's the cool part. He gets out, pulls back his seat and tells us he'll give us a ride. I'm thinking, "man, this is sooo cool". Eric's thinking something else, I'm sure. My aunt says something like, "No, that's okay". To this day, I should have put up a fight. I don't think she realized that this was Eric freaking Davis! So he signed my ticket stub and shook my hand and told my aunt he would get the letter to Mario. Two years later he's on the cover of Sports Illustrated. I have it framed on my rec room wall. Smash Hit -Cincinnati's Eric Davis. He was then and still is my favorite Red of all time. He played the game with such grace and we may never again see anyone come along and display such incredible skills. His combination of speed, power, and defense were unbelievable. It seemed like every night he was on Sportcenter robbing Jack Clark of a HR. He was the greatest baseball player I have ever seen. And the way he handled himself on the field as well as off of it, was always class personified. Later in his career, he battled cancer with the same class he demonstrated his whole career. He was then, and is still, my idol. I'm so blessed to be there that night he took Dave Stewart WAY deep in the first game of the 1990 series. I was about 20 feet above where the ball landed. It set the tone for the rest of the series, right there. I feel so lucky to have been able to watch such a special talent (even though his greatness was brief) and have a few special, although dorky words with him at such an impressionable age. That 13 year-old was never the same. To the dismay of my HS coach, my batting stance was pure E.D. It got so bad, my teammates called me "E-D". He was the man. Anyway, my aunt never heard from Mario. Maybe she should have included a picture. Last edited by BuckeyeRedleg; 06-14-2005 at 10:53 PM. |
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MY most memorable encounter was with Dave Winfield after they lost to seattle, He stopped autograph signing to walk over to Seattle's young starter Bryan Clark and gave the kid a compliment that i am sure he would never forget. Not exact words but he said your going to be good alas it didnt happen but for a young SP im sure that was something he wont forget.
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Ross Grimsley married a girl from my hometown (Rushville, IN). In the winter after the '72 0r 73 season, he worked there in a furniture store. It was kind of a gimmick to have a Reds player there, I guess- 90 miles from Cincinnati. Anyway, we were there. I was 12 or 13. Grimsley walked out of the men's room and I about lost it. I told my mom, and she said "He goes just like the rest of us.". My dad went home and got the World Series yearbook from '72 and had Grimsley sign it, and I still have it (along with the stubs from the first and sixth series game). So went my brush with greatness.
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Mickey Mantle. It was luck. My buddy John and I decided we'd go watch a minor league game, so we ended up in Charleston (WV) at the Charleston Charlie's game. At the time, Charleston was an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. By luck they had Mantle there, which we didn't know until we got there. Mantle was stationed under the stands by first base signing little cards. You couldn't get near him for the line.
About the third inning, a kid came by and asked if I wanted his ball. It was an autographed baseball with supposedly Mantle's signature on it. I said, "you're giving this to me," and he said, "yeah, my Dad has two more and he said to give it to you guys." I asked him where his dad was and he pointed to the left. It was a friend of mine who had gone to some sporting goods store that day where Mantle was signing baseballs. We waited until about the fourth inning and went down. Mantle's line was almost gone, so we got in line. When it came my turn, I showed Mantle the ball and asked if it really was his signature. Mantle either had a headache or something, but he always had a scowl on his face. Anyway, he said, "Maybe, I don't know. Let's make sure of it." He reached in a little bag, pulled out another baseball and signed it right there. What makes it strange is that he wasn't signing anything but those little cards that night, even if someone brought a ball or cap or whatever. For some reason, he signed the ball for me. I gave my buddy the one the kid had given me and kept the one I saw Mantle sign. It was funny. Mantle was decked out in Yankee pinstripes including real baseball shoes that night. He wasn't chatty at all. It seemed like he was really pained to be there. I still have the ball, but my buddy's was lost when he was burglarized a few years ago.
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very good stories guys. they are very enjoyable to read.
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I met Pete Rose when I was eight. I had a "Charlie Hustle" trophy, which was probably awarded to the worst player on the team each year. He signed the bottom of it; let me sit on his lap. I stood stock still the entire time, afraid to speak. He seemed enormous.
Jack Billingham was a neighbor of ours; hanging out with him and his son was not nearly as scary as my Pete encounter.
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I met Lee May in Johnson City, Tn of all places back in the 80's. His son,Lee May,Jr,was playing for the Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian rookie League. I took my two nephews to the game and they had brought along a couple of baseballs so they could get some of Johnson City's players sign them. We had taken our seats before the game whenI looked up and saw Lee May and I presume his wife walking up the aisle and taking their seats across from where we were setting. I was thrilled. My nephews were too young to even know who May was. I told them who he was and told them to ask him to autograph their baseball. He signed it was very gracious and seemed genuinely happy to do it. I thanked him and I felt like I should leave him alone since I knew he was there to watch his son. I wish now I would have said more but I have never been much of a conversationalist.That's my story and I've enjoyed reading everyone elses.
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Johnny Bench. Neighbor/good friend down the street was a local TV celebrity hosting a benefit w/ JB. When my father heard he was coming to our neighbor's house, he made plans to take me out school at lunch so that he may surprise me with the chance to meet my boyhood idol....didn't give me a reason, just said "I'll come get you around 12 and we'll go somewhere...I've go a surprise for you." So as promised, my dad picked me up that day at lunch and away we went.....walked into our friend's house and there sitting on the couch was JB. He was bigger than life sitting there in his 70s style red and white plaid pants and cousin Eddie white shoes. Got to meet him, took pictures with him, shook his massive hand, etc. My dad brought along my glove so that I could not only get it autographed, but also to pitch a few to him. Upon asking Bench if he'd like to play catch, he replied with "sorry kid, I gotta tee time in an hour I have to get to." And away he went.
I still consider JB to be my fav member of the BRM, although some of his comments/actions over time make me think that perhaps I wasn't the only kid out there to have his "play catch" request rejected. Then again, I guess these guys have to say no some of the time. Regardless, it was a great experience and one that I'll never forget. As a quick follow up, I saw JB at a charity event here a few years ago....knowing that he was going to be there, I figured I would take my old picture of he and I together and have him sign it. Upon seeing the pic, he quickly scribbled his Hancock, commented "nice pants" and walked off. Typical JB.
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Forgot this one- met Johnny Bench at St. Rita's. I was driving a truck for Edelmann's in the summers when I was in college, setting up for church festivals. Bench was there for some reason, and he was hanging around while I got the truck parked and set up. I think he was looking for a free brat.
He was cordial; I told him that my uncle had season tickets back in the day and that the guy who sat next to him used to call Bench "Hollywood". He thought that was a riot. I shook his hand, his hugely massive, seemingly endless expanse of hand. No wonder he designed catcher's mits- there is no way a regular one could fit that paw.
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Posted on Aug 3, 2012 | by Michael Foust
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (BP) -- Previewing what could be the next front in the public debate over Chick-fil-A, a religious liberty organization has sent letters to five universities urging them to reject demands to boot the restaurant from campus and warning them that any such move would be unconstitutional.
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) sent the letters to the five universities, making clear it was not representing Chick-fil-A. All five universities have seen calls or movements to remove the restaurant from campus in light of Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's
of the biblical definition of marriage. Chick-fil-A opponents also have cited the company's financial support of groups that support the traditional definition of marriage.
"Not only would discriminating against Chick-fil-A be a clear violation of the First Amendment and expose the University to legal liability, but it would undermine the very lessons of free speech and tolerance that the University seeks to teach to its student body," the letters read. It was signed by attorneys David A. Cortman and J. Matthew Sharp. "Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys are available to discuss any questions you have and to provide assistance to the University in complying with its legal obligations under the Constitution."
The University of Kansas, the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Louisville all have seen student and/or faculty-led efforts to remove Chick-fil-A restaurants from campus. At West Virginia University, a state gay group is urging school officials to remove the restaurant. At New York University, it is New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn who is urging the removal of the restaurant.
ADF sent officials at all five universities the letters, each of which number five pages in length.
"Mr. Cathy's statement -- which is an opinion shared by the majority of Americans -- is no less protected than those made by business leaders from other companies who have expressed a different opinion upon the issue of same-sex 'marriage,'" the letters read. "For example, Sergey Brin, President of Google, posted that Google would 'publicly oppose' Proposition 8. There is no question that companies like Chick-fil-A and Google have the First Amendment right to publicly speak on important social issues, including same-sex 'marriage.'"
The letters add, "Chick-fil-A has a First Amendment right to express its opinion on the important issue of marriage. And the University is prohibited from taking any action against Chick-fil-A, including banning the company from campus, based upon its speech and its financial support for the biblical definition of marriage."
The ADF letters note that there is no "evidence that Chick-fil-A engages in any discrimination against employees or customers based upon their sexual orientation."
"Chick-fil-A publicly notes on its website that 'The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our Restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect -- regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender,'" the letters say.
ADF said it sent the letters "on behalf of students, faculty, and organizations who share the same religious beliefs as Chick-fil-A and who often face similar threats of religious discrimination."
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Brandy (Berry) Milazzo
, Class of 2001, Charlottte, NC
Susie Gerald Shannon
, Class of 2004, Columbia, SC
Tiffany Spann-Wilder
, Class of 1998, Charleston, SC
Carmen Thomas
, Class of 2007, Columbia, SC
Stephanie Weissenstein
, Class of 2004, West Columbia, SC
Robin Wheeler
, Class of 1999, Columbia, SC


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I like the table, but am unable to use it as the wood is so dark it doesn't compliment the other furniture in the room. Gave it to my daughter who loves it. It's a great table, just don't expect the color to look like the picture.
I would recommend this product. sturdy, great accent table for my living room
I ordered 2 of these tables for a guest bedroom, I was redecorating, they are of such good quality and look very elegsnt. in the room. They were quite easy to assemble, arrived in good time and in good condition. Thanks Overstock
I had ordered one of these tables from Overstock.com about 2 years ago so was expecting the table to be exactly like the one I purchased 2 years ago, however, the burl pattern on this version of the table is much nicer! WONDERFUL RICH finish on this table -- quality nicer than on some tables I've purchased for 3x the cost!
I am using this table next to a dark cherry king size bed and the table is significant enough to make a statement.
Even an inexperienced non-handyperson like yours truly was able to assemble this table easily. It is heavy and very sturdy. It looks like it came from a very fine store's showroom. It looks very nice with one of the new lamps I purchased sitting on it!
This is a very beautify accent l table that fits my living room nicely ( i put either a plant or decorative vase on it). I would say it will go with espresso colored coffee/side tables to medium dark furniture. The quality of this product is great-the table is very sturdy I wasn't expecting it to be so since the price is so inexpensive. Its also easy to assemble took about 30 min. The only small problem i have is that the legs seem to be a little awkwardly spaced (not sure if this is because of my assembly error). Sometimes when you look at the table it looks as though there are only 2 legs instead of 3- but this is a small problem that doesn't affect the overall look of the table
I was quite surprised with the excellent quality of this darling table. It was easy to assemble and is very sturdy. I would recommend this product. I would compare it to any table at a chain furniture store I had been to looking for a table. For the money, it is a buy.
I ordered two tables and use them as bedside tables. I love love love them! and easy to assemble. Just what I was looking for
love this table very well made for the price lookes great on my tv room
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