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Part 1 - Early Years to Taxi.
Part 2 - From Intergender Wrestling Champion to his death.
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…And we're back, with TNA's fifth ever show. Guess what? Somewhere between episodes four and five TNA finally started to use their editing software! Or two VCRs stacked on top of each other as it was probably known. As Jeff Jarrett gets a fancy video hyping how he's been a massive whiny man-brat since week one. He was screwed the first night of TNA (he told the NWA reps that the Gauntlet for the Gold sucked and got placed first in the entry order ultimately losing out to Scott Hall with a Toby Keith suplex for good measure), but he's damned if he's going to let it happen again! So we see highlights of his rampage since.
Such as when he hit Scott Hall with the oh so prestigious 'Congratulations on lasting a week, TNA - Love the NWA' trophy. (Seriously that is all it was the trophies' sole reason for existing.
The video mainly highlights how he hit everyone in the world with a chair (lots of unprotected headshots too). I guess Jeff had broken his entire supply of cheap guitars in WCW. He even took out some Tennessee Titan American Footbally men with his dreaded chair shots.
Also he dumped Scott Hall off a stretcher, which I can't quite get a good screen cap of but I find it hilarious for some reason.
This is followed by an attempted interview with Ken Shamrock by Goldylocks, apparently filmed 'earlier this week', outside, in the rain.
Good, if sweary opening, lots of Attitude Era swearing is cool stuff though and their is more to come!
Tenay & Co. inform us that tonight we're going to see a Ladder Match with a contract (signed by Ken Shamrock, Tenay is quick to add) to determine the new #1 contender to the NWA World Championship and it's going to be Jeff Jarrett vs. Malice.
HOWEVER! After calling in last week Hall decided to show up this week and he's brawling with Jeff Jarrett backstage. It turns into a big mess of black shirt security, not great lighting, and Bill Behrens yelling. This somehow leads to Jarrett forfeiting his match tonight because… He's the heel? Scott Hall jumped him but gets away with out punishment but okay.
But who will challenge Malice!? 'The Zoot Suit Daddy' Don West (seriously, Tenay calls him that) must know.
The New Church arrive, Slash has gained an eyepatch.
Pretty sure he didn't have that last week.
Mitchell cuts a promo about how Malice wants some 'crimson life essence' on his hands. Which to me sounds less like blood and more like shampoo, but Mitchell is still the coolest part of The New Church. Basically he issues an open challenge for anyone to come and face Malice in the match since Jarrett's been forced to forfeit. Doesn't Mitchell know that that technically means Malice wins the match?
Malice vs. ??? - #1 Contendership Ladder Match
The lights go out! They come back on! The challenge has been answered by:
(I wish…)
It's Sabu. Who apparently had a match later on but is so damn crazy he wants to wrestle Malice right now! If Malice was booked anything like the monster he is made out to be, this would see lot of Sabu getting his ass kicked and bumping like crazy. Instead Malice eats a chair he had tried to attack Sabu with, the other Church members take shots at Sabu and Sabu does Sabu things. Malice actually manages to look somewhat impressive amidst all the dull not very goodness and powerbombs Sabu off the ladder. Then he suplexes him onto it and when he's trying to climb the ladder winds up getting dropkicked off it. This is one of those kinds of matches where nobody is trying to make it look like winning is important.
Don West says Sabu has the 'face' of a guy who might join the New Church. Probably confusing him briefly with Tempest. Malice goes through a table and Sabu wins! Then New Church beat him up and Malice chokeslams him through a table.
It was an okay match. Malice was very plodding and Sabu hit all his stuff.
Backstage, Jeff Jarrett, Bill Behrens and Black Shirt Security have not moved in twenty minutes apparently and continue to argue.
AJ Styles heads out to the ring and we get the first glimpse of why AJ Styles is still not any better off now than he was ten years ago, as he cuts a promo about Jerry Lynn. As is customary West and Tenay chime in every so often to basically say 'you go girl!'… But wait!
Chad Kroeger is here and he's pissed off
But who cares here's Goldylocks outside the FEMALES dressing room, curtain… And she's got an interview to conduct… With Jasmine St. Claire… Nothing good can come of this. She wants to talk about last week when she made JB do his best Michelle's boyfriend Mike impression but no time for that because Francine attacks her and throws Jasmine St. Claire into the shower so we can get to see her nipples! Kind of!
Lets move on… To shots of not quite ready to dance cage dancers, damnit TNA.
K-Krush vs Norman Smiley
Oh TNA, you have redeemed yourself and given me too wonderful men in singles competition. I think this is the genesis of The Truth character as Krush cuts a promo saying he's not 'just an angry black man' but he is The Truth! He also 'looks' and 'smells' like a star and can't figure 'what the punk ass damn' was up with his WWE release. He claims they were scared he'd be a rash on their ass hollerin' suffering suckotash.
Not much to talk of in the match, Smiley just plays the roll of angry heel job guy again. After the match K-Krush takes off his belt which makes West fear Krush is going to take off his pants, for some reason. Instead Krush wraps the belt around Smiley's neck and hangs him off the ropes, which brings Norman Smiley's wife out from the back to plead for him to be set free.
He only grabs at her and she is quickly released when Black Shirt Security, no doubt fresh from hour two of 'getting Jeff Jarrett to leave and failing' rush to her aid! The whole thing actually worked. K-Krush gives of the crazy unhinged vibe that means doing something like this seems natural for him. Whereas a lot of TNA at this point, and now even, seems forced this is came off as natural and really well done. I hope more comes of this. It was a real moment of drama.
And it's followed up by this. Puppet masturbating in a bin and Stan Dupp complementing Goldylocks vaginal lips. Yeah.
I pay TNA compliments and THIS is how they repay me! NEVER AGAIN!
Daniels and Skipper vs. The Flying Elvises
No Yang again, just Siaki and Estrada - who actually has Elvis hair this week! Siaki spends most of the match going to ringside getting a headset and talking about himself. Lots of Flying Elvises nearly dying from their own stunts and Skipper doing cool things. Also Chris Daniels is there doing the same old stuff. Siaki gets the win!
But the Dupps attack them with bits of wood in revenge for last weeks beating and then dance!
Also incestuous three way snogging but that is cut away from to cage dancer cleavage!
Puppet vs. Meatball
Fat midget with a shopping trolley of food verses midget bin wanker. Can be summed up by this:
Afterwards, TEO or Total E Outstanding, another midget steals a cage dancers top. The little scamp!This gets followed up by a wet as she was twenty minutes ago Jasmine St. Claire, like bullets they are at this point! Why couldn't she put on a bra? She'll have someone's eye out! She calls out Francine and promptly rips her top off while Ferrara and West could very well be joining Puppet in a dustbin after this by the sounds of things. The place erupts when Francine steals Jasmine's underwear, revealing a thong underneath. Because everyone wears two sets of underwear right?
This causes fansplants to wave money! Classy!
Francine takes off her belt and here comes The Blue Meanie! He can't stand to see his porn star girlfriend spanked with a belt and runs to her rescue! It gets very ECW as Meanie DDT's Francine. Tenay & Co are quite appalled but the svelte looking Meanie is quite pleased with himself. Ferrara, continuing his crush on Francine story line or whatever follows her stretcher to the back.This was pretty much the polar opposite of the K-Krush/Smiley bit. It was trashy as hell and I hated it. I hated the announcers for fapping over the cat fight, the money waving plants, and the man-on-woman violence.
Low Ki vs AJ Styles - X Division Championship
It's the first X Division singles match and it's two guys I really don't have much interest in. Lots of stiff kicks, as expected. Ferrara mentions VCRs to remind us that it was 2002 and people still had those! I still do in fact! It doesn't work though. Low Ki's coolest kick is the kick AJ off the apron thing he does. AJ misses the Spiral Tap for the first time, but they're clearly trying to de-emphasise that move as AJ uses the Styles Clash for the win. Afterward Jerry Lynn beats AJ up and it goes on for far to long. This has really been a night of people running in and beating each other up and it's kinda lost all meaning. Don West's cries of 'Why?! Why?!" as Lynn throws AJ into a ladder was funny though.
After this we find out AJ and Lynn must defend their tag titles next week! Egads! But how will they co-exist!?
Also, Ken Shamrock vs. Sabu next week is a Ladder OR Submission match. Gimmicks on Gimmicks on Gimmicks!
Brian Lawler vs. Scott Hall
This is our MAIN EVENT! Brian Christopher who wants to be called Brian Lawler so he can get out from under his dad's shadow after thirty years cuts a promo about he has secrets about Jerry Lawler. One of them is how Lawler hangs around outside high school looking to pick up underage girls. Scott Hall, enraged that Brian is telling tales about his best friend, that guy he worked with once, eh, Scott Hall just is angry still because Brian turned on him. Not relevant at all is the Jerry Lawler slandering, Hall doesn't even acknowledge it. He just beats up Brain Lawler. K-Krush comes in to fulfill the prophecy that Hall would also beat him up! There was even MORE belt attacking here as Kwik did the same thing he did earlier to Smiley to Hall, Bob Armstrong comes out for the save… I guess that makes Bob Armstrong Scott Hall's wife now?
The EMTs arrive to take Hall away, and then cool as you like, Jeff Jarret saunters up with a chair in hand dressed as an EMT and nails Hall with a chair.
He is clearly a man with a chair, which is not normal paramedic equipment, as far as I am aware. He's the guy who is all over the show and just because he's dressed differently apparently nobody recognizes him! It's hilarious! The way they portray Jarrett in these shows is just so fantastically silly.
Way too much belt whipping. Too much Francine and Jasmine St Claire. Not enough K-Krush.
They really over do it with the beatings and run ins on this show. It just becomes a mess of brawls and belts and chairs and boards. You stop caring when the women get at it. The midget match was so, so, so boring and awful. Jeff Jarrett and K-Krush remain highlights and The New Church continue to just exist.
Next time, Sabu faces Ken Shamrock and will AJ and Lynn CO EXIST!? WHO KNOWS!?
Once again, it is time for the only regular thing I do on this blog at the moment - watch old NWA:TNA shows from ten years ago!
This week it is episode four, and Ken Shamrock is facing SOME JAPANESE GUY for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Actually, it's Takao Omori, but really he might as well be just called 'some Japanese guy' because they never bother to give you much info on him bar he beat a guy in seven seconds, I mean they give you a bit of info but Tenay doesn't really wax lyrical about Omori the way he does for say, Kid Romeo. We also get an NWA World Tag Team match as The New Church of Slash and the debuting Tempest challenge the megapush of AJ Styles and his tag team partner Jerry Lynn. Ron Killings having a surprisingly fun match with a NASCAR man, Norman Smiley vs.
Grandmaster Sexay Brian Christopher Lawler and Low Ki, Christopher Daniels, international megastar Kid Romeo and Jerry Lynn main event which makes the Flying Elvises mad!
Also, Jeff Jarret nearly kills a 60 year old man:
This woman doesn't really like K-Krush:
And Jeremy Borash makes this face:
There are some interesting things developing. K-Krush is awesome, Brian Lawler is alright but his schtick works big for the audience. The New Church continue to be a thing that I want more explanation for! But Jim Mitchell is always really great. Jeff Jarrett is a whiny cowardly heel, which I believe is traditional southern heel booking. He's okay. Hermie Sadler vs Krush was my match of the night, because I didn't expect it to be so good. The NWA World Championship match just didn't do anything for me. They didn't really bother making a big deal out of it and two weeks in a row the World Champion is below the X Division on the card. Which I guess is signifying that the X Division is what TNA is about but it just feels wrong. Also I don't care for high flier multimans and we have not had a single one-on-one X match yet. The worst part of this show was seeing Harley Race take a chair shot to the head. That wasn't needed. Sure, Ol'Harley is tough as nails but it was still stupid.
Next week, dustbin midget masturbation!
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Once again, I subject myself to early TNA and you can read a blow by blow account of that here!
But some other fun things:
Noted Wrestling Penis Men - The Johnsons were apparently SERIOUS BIZNESS in early TNA. They got to wrestle not quite yet America's Most Wanted back when James Storm was still shooting cap guns not drinking beers. He has wrestled them twice during my watching. So I guess this was his first feud in TNA?
Monty Brown had Abyss' music but with lyrics! And he was terrible, he didn't P-P-POUNCE or nothin'.
The great news: Tag Team Championship tournaments don't matter! You can still win them even without competing in the first round, if you ask nicely.
The bad news: The trophy got broken.
The worst news: No Cheex on week three! maybe on week four?


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This is awesome -- thought I'd throw this out there for anyone that actually checks the Fanshots. I love that they all think Francoeur is an idiot...
And it is spectacular! Baseball is Back!
Some guys visit a bunch of stadiums before they're abandoned for new stadiums.
Andrew McCutchen doing Jeter, Ramirez, Pujols, Griffey Jr. and Clemente. In a Fanshot where no one will see it.
It's offered by Boston U. via EdX. It looks a bit rigorous and time consuming, as you will have to learn computer programming in the R language and database manipulation with SQL, if you don't already know these things. On the other hand, it's free if you audit it, so there is nothing much to lose, except time.
Fangraphs' Marc Hulet finally got to the Pirates organization, and it's pretty much the same things we've been reading all winter. The Pirates have a really good minor league system. Also of interest is this Stetson Allie interview, in which he discusses his work ethic, hitting approach and failing (but not really) as a pitcher.
"Is it possible? Could Snell, Maholm, Duke, Gorzelanny, etc. have performed far better under the current coaching staff than they did back when they were on the team? Liriano and Burnett each had back-to-back seasons with ERA's over 5. They come to Pittsburgh and become top flight pitchers again. Grilli is pulled off the scrap heap. He reached his mid-30's without any sustained success at the major league level. We get him and he pitches great. We get Hanrahan and he pitches better than ever. We swap him for Melancon and then Melancon practically turns into Dennis Eckersley. We pull Jeanmar Gomez and Vin Mazzaro off the scrap heap. They pitch far better than anyone could have expected. Far better than they did at AAA even. Wilson and Watson didn't come off the scrap heap by any means. But, they also pitched far better than their past record indicated they should. It's crazy to have this many guys who weren't top prospects and didn't have great minor league track records pitch so well at the major league level. Go back to Karstens. We even dropped him from the 40-man roster one year. He gave us some solid pitching when healthy in 2011-2012. I never saw anything to indicate Karstens would ever pitch that well at the major league level. I feel like this is the elephant in the room. I could give more examples. It really needs a Fanpost to cover it. I'd like to see what people think about this because there could be a wide variety of good, valid opinions that don't necessarily agree with one another. The topic would be this: the story of the success at the major league level of the Pirates is that we have had one pitcher after another after another pitching far, far better than their past record indicates they have any right to pitch. I got off-topic there. My original point is that I think you could make a case that the guys we had in the past could have pitched much better with the current coaching staff. by skvolcanoes on Feb 17, 2014 | 2:40 PM up reply rec flag " This is a test of the fanshot (non-emergency) network. What do all couple of you (who still read fanshots) think about sk's comment.
ESPN reporting AJ signed a 1 yr/$16 mil contract with the Phillies today.
I'm not saying you should necessarily vote the awards but the linked article is a treasure trove of some great baseball writing from the last year.
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Despite the disappointment of missing out on the National League One title, Rosslyn Park coach Alex Codling was delighted to comfortably dispose of Cinderford – a side who were struggling for survival.
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We're underway in the last quarterfinal of Euro 2012, where Italy are taking on England. Hopefully, this will be less predictable than the first three -- so far we've had all the favorites go through. With England cognisant of the threat posed by Andrea Pirlo and dedicating a striker to track him while the Azzurri are in possession, the likes of Daniele de Rossi and Riccardo Montolivo, who should find themselves in plenty of space, will have to do most of the playmaking.
It was de Rossi who struck first, with the ball passed back to him 35 yards from goal. He had nobody around him, but elected to hit it with his left foot. It was a lovely shot, beating Joe Hart without a problem, but it cannoned off the right post and through to safety. Then England hit back, with James Milner's cross going through a tangle of bodies to Glen Johnson, who forced Gianluigi Buffon into a superb one-handed reaction save.
Pretty boring so far, in other words!
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Storytelling is one of the most ancient forms of entertainment – before radio, television, paper and cinema. Ayodele "Wordslanger" Nzinga is one of the Bay Area's most talented griots who tells stories of the past through her West Oakland-based theater company, The Lower Bottom Playaz. The legendary August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" opens July 13.


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Nils Thorjussen commented, "I'm thrilled to have Claas join our team. He's an outstanding individual and I couldn't think of a more qualified person to lead the charge in Europe. Based on the response at PLASA, I think he'll be quite busy!"
Prior to joining Pixeon, Ernst spent seven years with High End Systems. Ernst will be based in Pixeon's German office. His goal will be the establishment of distribution channels for Pixeon's products in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as well as the building of relationships with lighting designers and consultants. He can be contacted by phone at 49-5331-9968222 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ernst says, "LED-based lighting is going to have major impact on architectural as well as entertainment lighting. Pixeon is doing innovative things with the technology and has an international team of great people with a global view. I look forward to be of best possible service to our clients and make this a big success together with them."


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Thousands lined up for a hot Christmas meal in Valdosta today as more than 40 churches teamed up to serve those in need. It's the 15th annual Feed The Needy program. Hundreds of volunteers came together to give 3,000 people a hot Christmas meal.
From clothing donations, toys, and a hot meal, volunteers in Valdosta made sure every person in this community felt the Christmas spirit today.
"We've been telling folks, you don't have to feel like there's no hope," said Feed The Needy creator, J.D. Martin.
Through prayer, and the kindness of others, Martin says he and his wife have been able to feed the needy for 15 years on Christmas Eve.
"I have a passion for this and so do these over 300 and something volunteers, they have a passion; some come back year after year," said Martin.
Even competition cooks from Florida drove up to Valdosta to barbeque over 3,000 chickens for Feed The Needy.
"It's sad enough that there's people in need, but it's a wonderful feeling to be able to come up here and share in the fellowship with everybody. This is a wonderful feeling," said Gary Belvins, with Munchee's Smokehouse in Lake City, FL.
One man says he's thankful for his community and a hot meal.
"Can't you see the smile on my face? Now that's a sunshine smile even though it's cloudy out here," said Grady Whitfield.
Today Feed the Needy served over 3,000 meals including 700 for homeless people in Valdosta, and they gave away 500 toys to local children. Martin says he will continue the program as long as people keep coming each Christmas.
And half of those meals were hand delivered by volunteers as they drove through Valdosta communities today.
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Placer County, which is planning a second annual Stand Down event for its veterans, presented a resolution on Tuesday, to the Placer County Chaplaincy for its efforts supporting the first Stand Down.
Today, Stand Down refers to a grassroots, community-based intervention program designed to help the nation's active duty military members, veterans, including an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans, deal with life. In the military, Stand Down gives battle-weary soldiers an opportunity to renew their spirit, health and sense of well-being. Today's Stand Down gives the same opportunity to active duty, veterans and their family members.
The annual Placer County Veteran Stand Down, sponsored by Gold Country Chaplaincy, is being held on Sept. 18, through 20, 2012, at the Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All American City Blvd., Roseville.
In presenting the resolution to the Chaplaincy, First District Supervisor Jack Duran, whose mother and father are veterans of the Air Force and Navy, praised the organization.
"We're always very thankful that you've taken the time to organize the Stand Down in our County," said Duran, who went on to read from the resolution, "While the primary focus is on helping homeless Veterans get services, the program is available to all Veterans and their families who need access to some type of service to help them with their daily needs."
The 2011 Stand Down assisted 241 Veterans, a large number of who were homeless, reported Chaplain Terry Morgan, who received the resolution from Supervisor Duran.
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The Sprinklr Leadership Team
Ragy Thomas, CEO + Founder
Ragy is a prescient technology voice and visionary, who has played an instrumental role in the evolution of two business critical channels for the enterprise – email and social. He founded Sprinklr in 2009 with the belief that brand leaders who intend to be relevant and thrive must go beyond just 'doing social' to being social, at scale. Sprinklr, the industry's only native social relationship infrastructure, was designed to power the conversation economy through brands that build real, human relationships with people.
Ragy also serves as chairman of the board of directors of Kenscio, a leading digital marketing services company he founded, focused on the Asian market. Prior to founding Sprinklr and Kenscio, he was president of the Interactive Services Group at Epsilon (formerly known as Epsilon Interactive), a division of the world's largest marketing services company. During his tenure as president, Ragy led his division of Epsilon through rapid growth to approximately $100 million in annual sales worldwide and 600 associates in 23 offices spread across 11 countries. His prior start-up experiences include email marketing companies Advaya and Bigfoot Interactive, where he was the Chief Technology Officer. Advaya was sold to Bigfoot Interactive in 2001. Bigfoot Interactive was sold to Epsilon in 2005 for over $120 million.
Ragy received his M.B.A. in Finance and IT from NYU's Stern and his Bachelor's in Technology in Computer Science in Engineering from Pondicherry University, India.
Murali Swaminathan, COO
After receiving his Master's degree in Computer Engineering from Wright State University and an M.B.A. from NYU's Stern, Murali became an executive at Cisco Systems Inc., where he held several key leadership roles. These included the principal lead for the acquisition integration practice for Cisco Engineering, as well as developing the strategy and managing its global data center operations. At Sprinklr, he runs the Engineering, Operations and Services divisions, helping to drive the company forward.
Chris Lynch, CFO
Chris is a financial executive with extensive knowledge in technology software and advertising businesses. In his current role, he is working to maximize Sprinklr's opportunities for overall growth and international expansion. Chris is best known for his work at Bazaarvoice and his key role in its successful IPO. Through innovative thinking and diagnostic problem solving, Chris has led global finance organizations through periods of rapid growth. He brings passion for a high growth technology environment to his role at Sprinklr.
Jan Zlotnick, CMO
Jan leads the company's global branding, marketing strategy and creative direction. Passionate about propelling Sprinklr to the top of the SRI industry, Jan wants every brand to know that scaling real, social relationships is only possible through Sprinklr's social relationship infrastructure. Jan comes most recently from the financial services space, as the CMO of GlobeOp and, before that, from the ad agency world as a writer, creative director and brand strategist-planner for clients such as I Love NY, BMW Motorcycles, Ilford and Guess Leather. Jan led his own agency, The Zlotnick Group, in Tribeca from 2000 to 2010.
Scott Doniger, SVP of Strategy + Services
Scott has two decades of experience in strategic marketing, consulting, analysis and leadership roles, in which he specialized in connecting brands and people through forward-thinking technology. He currently works with Sprinklr's strategy, marketing, client and professional services teams to help set new standards on brand equity and thought leadership. Prior to joining Sprinklr, Scott was executive director of strategy and planning at Wirestone. Here, he guided a team of 15 marketing, social media, and technology analysts to develop solutions that help brands better understand how to connect with people through digital technologies. He received his Master's in International Relations from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Michael Logan, VP of Sales
Michael Logan brings 23 years' experience in strategic software sales to Sprinklr, specializing in developing customer-focused orientation through the sales process. He was a founding member of Aprimo Marketing, establishing and growing enterprise deployments by serving clients in the marketing process and agency collaboration. Before Aprimo, Michael held various leadership and sales roles at PTC and Eastman Kodak. He has a degree in Marketing from the University of North Texas.
Jeremy Epstein, VP of Marketing
Jeremy joined the team in February 2012. Prior to Sprinklr, he was the founder and CEO of Never Stop Marketing, an international consulting firm that served Fortune 500 clients including Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft. Jeremy believes that technology such as Sprinklr's has the potential to connect a socially disjointed world. He has a B.A. in History and a double minor in Economics and German from Johns Hopkins University; he also studied international relations and marketing in Germany and Japan.
Rob Peacock, VP of Strategic Alliances
Rob is a technology pioneer with more than 16 years' experience managing digital transformations and omnichannel strategies, most recently serving as the director of business strategy at Sapient Nitro. Before that, during his time at BEAM Interactive, he led award-winning campaigns for top brands like Puma and Bed Bath & Beyond. Rob was awarded a Cannes Lion for his role in planning Puma's Together Everywhere 2008 pan-European event, and is recognized for leading the first flash applications for the Bed Bath & Beyond bridal planner in 2004. As a value creator and strategic thinker, Rob believes in reinventing the culture of enterprise software for the current wave of Social Relationship Infrastructure.


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on Dec 7, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Why is the headline to this story about teen "mental health" instead of teen "wellness". The first has such a stigma of something not "normal", whereas the issues mentioned are all commonplace and worthy of help and compassion...and often impact us as adults.
on Dec 7, 2012 at 6:04 pm
The article makes it sound as if Gunn students are psychotic, not just excessively stressed. Holistic health and a whole child approach should be addressed, not labeling kids as mentally ill as if they need psychiatric care. Are they basing the school academic.system on China's, or what?
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Thank you to the outside experts, Gunn students, and staff for embracing these meaningful programs. It's an example of putting the money where the mouth is. That the percentage of students who feel they have someone to talk to about their problems has increased is a move in the right direction.
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It's the moment you dread: your third-grader walks up to you after school on Monday and hands you a vocabulary list. He has to know it for a test on Friday. What's the best way to help him study? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Yeah, I thought so. If you're a parent of an elementary child, grades 1 – 5, and you're wondering how in the world to help when a test is coming, then listen up! Here are four easy ways to help your elementary child study for that quiz or test!Help Your Middle School or High School Kids Prep For a Test
#1: Let Your Child Pretend To Be the Teacher
Why It Works: Kids like to pretend. Yes, even the older kids. They like to pretend to be runaways and build makeshift forts in the woods behind the house. They like to pretend they're rock stars in front of the mirror. They like to pretend that they are racecar drivers, cowboys, police officers, chefs, scientists, and doctors. Use your kid's sense of make-believe to your advantage and help your child study by letting him or her pretend to be the teacher during your review session.
How It Works: Tell your elementary child that you'd like him or her to be the teacher for this study session. Give him or her a whiteboard and marker and anything else to turn them into a real teacher. Get into your own character immediately. (Yep! You're playing, too!) You get to be the [sullen, eager-to-please, rowdy, insert your own adjective] student. Have your child teach YOU the vocabulary words, book chapter, or study guide by asking child-like questions along the way to help steer the conversation toward correct responses. Make sure you're confused about things your kid understands easily (confidence will rise and he or she will be eager to show it off), and correct mistakes in character! If you're playing one of the know-it-all students: "But teacher, I thought that Lansing was the capitol of Michigan. Not Detroit! Teacher, do I get a sticker? Do I? Do I? Hunh? Hunh?"
The Payoff: Not only do you get to have a little fun with your child, your child gets a sense of being the power-player in your exchange. Being the "boss" will boost his or her confidence level, and we all know that confidence leads to better scores.
#2: Bring In The "Expert"
Why It Works: Like it or not, your kid loves Batman. Or Rainbow Dash. Or Justin Bieber, for crying out loud. You don't have to like it, but you can use the passion for a character or famous person to your advantage. Your elementary child may not like it when you help him or her study, but they would be over the moon if Rainbow Dash showed up, right? RIGHT. So, send out an invitation!
How It Works: When your kid hands you his or her study guide, let him or her know that an "expert" teacher will be studying with you on your next study session. Don't let on who it will be. When you show up to study, bring your character with you. Print out a picture of [Justin Bieber, Batman, etc.] from the Internet, cut it out and glue it onto a ruler or Popsicle stick so it can serve as a mask in front of your face. (Don't argue. Just do it.) Then, introduce your character with a title of "Batman, superhero of multiplication tables" or something. Once you begin your study session, ask questions in character, even if your kid thinks it's silly. Refuse to go back into parent-mode. It won't take too much convincing if your kid realizes that you're determined to stick to your guns. Remember that Batman would be sure to add lots of "Kapows!" and "Zaps!" when your kid gets a question right, and I'm quite sure Justin Bieber would have to sing some "Baby, Baby, Baby."
The Payoff: Again, making study time a little silly can be just what gets your child to engage when you're trying to review. Plus, you're expressing an interest in something your kid likes, which will reinforce how much you really care. Win-win!
#3: Make Your Study Session Active
Why It Works: Children, by nature, have ants in their pants. They need to move and I mean, M.O.V.E. You know this as well as I do. It's difficult to take your seven-year-old out to a lengthy dinner without a bunch of whining and wriggling all over the seat. An hour-long church service can be torture. Doctor's offices waiting rooms may as well just post a sign that says, "Warning: Your Kids Will Be Cranky By The Time We See You." Sitting still during a review session is, for many kids, just another time an adult is forcing them into a seat. So, use those wiggles living inside of your child to your advantage and form an "active" study session.
How It Works: Tell your kid that you're going to go [shoot hoops, swing the bat, bounce a tennis ball, jump rope, etc.], and that you're going to ask him or her some questions while you play together. So, if your kid has chosen to play basketball, ask your child questions from the study guide, book chapter or vocabulary list while he or she is shooting. He or she can pass the ball to you and you can shoot while your child is answering. Keep track of the questions missed and enforce a penalty shot (granny, behind the back, etc.) for every incorrect answer. If your kid is jumping rope, have him or her answer after every five successful jumps. Bonus points if he or she can fit the question into the rhythm of his or her feet. "Prime numbers under 11 are 2, 3, 5, and 7."
The Payoff: Kinesthetic learners need to move to learn. Young boys often fall into this category, but girls are often here, too. K-learners' minds will retain more if they are moving when the study session hits. As an added bonus, you'll get a mild workout in, too. Hooray for multi-tasking!
#4: Sneak in Mini-Reviews
Why It Works: Parents are busy. We have work. We have dinner. We have the incessant, never-ending pile of laundry. Kids are busy. They have sports. They have drama. They have the incessant, never-ending pile of homework. It's tough to squeeze in an hour-long review session several times a week before your kids' big test, which is why doing 2-3 mini-reviews a day can help your kid prepare for the test at the end of the week without a one-stop study session.
How It Works: Make a copy of your child's review sheet, vocabulary list, or chapter questions for yourself, and divide the copy into equal parts according to the number of days before the test. (i.e. if you have 4 days before the test, divide the sheet into fourths). Assign each of the days before the test to one of those sections. (On Tuesday, you'll tackle that first section). Then, keep the review sheet handy at all times throughout the day when you're with your kid and make use of the downtime for mini-reviews. Quiz him or her at red lights as you're driving to school or sports practice. Don't let your child up the stairs without telling you the countries in Central America. Your kid wants dessert? Not without explaining the differences between condensation and evaporation. Sneak in a review question or two any time you can throughout the day until you've finished the entire section. By the end of the four days, you'll have finished the review sheet and your kid will be ready for the test.
The Payoff: Mini-reviews are a great way to keep the topic on your child's mind throughout the day, which helps them remember things better long-term. As an added bonus, you will never need to deal with the problem of wiggling and giggling. Since you're only asking a question or two at a time, they won't have a chance to get bored!


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The man wanted for murder, and the target of a manhunt earlier this month was in court Monday. Michael Wright made his initial appearance before Judge Houston Patton in Hinds County Court.
Wright told the judge he was innocent and was denied bond.
Wright is accused of shooting and killing 55 year old Jerry Brent of Utica, and kidnapping his wife Sharice Latham. Latham escaped, and was hospitalized with injuries.
Wright was captured in Pike county last Friday. He had been living and working at the St. Andrews mission.
Wright had been on the run for nearly three weeks. He was already out on bond awaiting trial on murder charges of a woman in Panola county. No motive has been released in the shooting death of Brent.
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Lexington Senator Katrina Shealy believes that teachers are scared and should be able to defend themselves and their students using the same weapon that a criminal has.
"They think what I would do if someone walked in my classroom," said Lexington Senator Katrina Shealy.
It's a question that many teachers have asked themselves since the tragedy at Sandy Hook. That's why Senator Katrina Shealy thinks teachers should be able to pack more than a lunch when they come to work.
"You can't beat them off with a stick, you can't fight a gun with a desk," said Shealy.
In February, Shealy is offering free Concealed Weapons Classes for teachers. For now guns are not allowed on school campuses, but Shealy is proposing legislation to allow teachers with CWP's to bring their weapons to school.
"Look at what happened at Sandy Hook, if that principal had been armed, possibly some of those students would not have died that day."
She says this law would not save every life but believes that it can help prevent future tragedies. SLED Chief Mark Keel thinks a better way to protect students would be to put a resource officer in every school.
"If we want to make our schools safe as they can be, I truly believe that having a school resource officer in all our schools is a must," said Keel.
Shealy says that's not enough.
"You can have an armed guard in every school and that is not going to stop this from happening, because that guard may be in the gym when this guy comes in the back door," said Shealy.
In response to the proposed bill, Education Superintendent Mick Zais says:
"If the General Assembly passes legislation that gives school districts the option to train and arm a few selected school staff as a school safety measure, I would support this flexibility to school districts."
The Bill is in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The first Concealed Weapons Course for teachers will be on February 12th at The Mid Carolina Rifle Club.


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In his first run for governor in 2008, Pat McCrory enjoyed the breath of fresh air advantage over Democratic Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue. Everywhere he went, it seemed, the Charlotte mayor came across as an affable, moderate Republican touting a record as a big-city mayor who wasnt afraid to step out front and face critics when the public interest was in play.
When he met with the editorial crew here at The News & Observer, he was glib and pleasant and candid. We need a new way in Raleigh, he said. The old political insider stuff needs to change. He got The N&O endorsement, after a long history of the papers support for Democrats. But Perdue was strengthened by the election of President Obama and U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan and McCrory went home to Charlotte to commence a four-year campaign for redemption.
Four years later, of course, McCrory won against Walter Dalton, lieutenant governor, after Perdue, whod been stymied by a Republican-run General Assembly and was taking a beating from the GOP and from some in her own party, opted out.
His election meant that Republicans were running the legislature and the governors office for the first time in more than 100 years.
It sounded like a harmonious set-up. But McCrorys first 16 months in office have been troublesome. Legislators dont seem to be very interested in his opinion; even a bill to regulate puppy mills favored by the governor and his wife was rejected by lawmakers. He vowed during his campaign not to support further restrictive laws on abortion, and then signed such a law.
Now, McCrorys running again -- for respect. In comments published in The N&O Monday, the governor vows to take more of a leadership role. He has appeared at times to have been forced to walk three steps behind the legislature and on those occasions hes tried to lead, has been told to get back in line. At least, it has seemed that way.
The governor has a chance to grab the reins, or at least to drive his own rig, but hes going to have to act quickly and at the risk of alienating some legislators. But the governors office is a bully pulpit if ever there was one, and the states best governors starting about the last half of the 20th century were those not afraid to step out front and even risk offending the powers-that-be on Jones Street.
McCrory may be at a crossroads here. If he can step to the pulpit forcefully, he can make himself a man not to be ignored, because by the nature of his office he can command forums that state lawmakers, elected from districts and with relatively low name recognition outside of Raleigh, cannot.
Some legislators of his own party have openly criticized the fact that McCrory has announced initiatives without consulting them. His just had a big rollout of a new teacher pay plan, but neither House Speaker Thom Tillis nor Phil Berger, leader of the GOP-run Senate, was there. Some Republican lawmakers even resisted the governors plan to handle the coal ash crisis. One senator of his own party even criticized McCroy a while back and referred to him as Pat, a sign of disrespect whether intended or not.
If McCrory now can go bold, maybe even bucking the legislature on some issues, he will get the GOP legislatures attention. And what, really, has he got to lose?
He should study some of his predecessors: Luther Hodges of the mid-1950s, a businessman who helped create Research Triangle Park and promote racial harmony at a time when it would have been easier to hold to the status quo; Terry Sanford, who followed Hodges and pushed public education and other progressive ideas ahead of his time; Jim Holshouser, a smart Republican legislator who came out of obscurity to be the first Republican governor of the 20th century in 1973 and remained moderate; Jim Hunt, the only four-termer, who had legislators come to the governors mansion regularly and quickened the legislative pulse instead of just keeping his hand on it; Jim Martin, a gentleman, who pulled a moderate Republican agenda up the hill with a Democratic legislature for two terms.
McCrory has convinced himself his adminstration has accomplished much in 16 months. In fact, hes had some chaos in the departments of Health and Human Services and Environment and Natural Resources, high turnover and a poor message coming out of his office. He has seemed disengaged from issues and ignored by legislators.
If he moves away from some of the extremes of the General Assembly, takes his case to the people and shows lawmakers he is not afraid to stand alone, theyll still criticize him. But they wont call him Pat.
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MANCHESTER Mary Bunny Dillmann of Manchester, Vt., died peacefully on Feb. 11, 2013, surrounded by the love of her three daughters.
Bunny was born July 28, 1915, in Middletown, N.Y., daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Fuller. She graduated from Skidmore College in 1937 and married Fritz Dillmann, architect, in New York City in 1938, where she worked in public relations. During WWII, she held similar positions in Washington, D.C., while her husband served in the U.S. Armys 10th Mountain ski troops.
The Dillmanns moved to Manchester in 1945. Bunny was active in many community organizations, including the Dorset Players, the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Bromley Ski Club, United Counseling Service and the Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association. Quality education was especially important to her, leading to her involvement in the PTA, serving as president at the local and state level.
Bunny was a feature writer for the Bennington Banner in the 1960s. Her deep love of reading led to her earning a masters in library science and her appointment as school librarian at the Flood Brook School in Londonderry in the early-1970s. She later spent 20 years at the Manchester landmark, the Johnny Appleseed Bookstore.
Bunny enjoyed an active outdoor lifestyle, skiing, hiking, playing tennis and gardening until nearly 90. She and her husband started skiing at Bromley in the late-1930s and were involved in the start-up of the Snow Valley Ski Area in 1941.
Bunny devoted many loving hours to her extensive gardens and adjoining woodlands. With her family and friends, she shared her great love for and extensive knowledge of the natural world.
She traveled extensively with her husband and especially enjoyed visiting family in Germany and in the Rocky Mountain West. She is survived by three daughters, Johanna and Bob Rase, Deer Lodge, Mont., Lisa and Chris Cox, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kathe Dillmann of Manchester; her grandson, Cody Cox, Golden, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband in 1997.
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Original post made on Apr 9, 2008
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on Apr 9, 2008 at 10:48 am
Dear neighbors,
The message from the absence of significant audience last night was the absence of community in defining a local government.
Of all the entertaining commentary, "keeping Alamo Alamo" was the most oxymorian of concepts. Beyond the humor of the past tense of Alamo being Alamode, one can wonder if Alamo is a verb, a noun, or subject of many definitions. Can one Alamo as if it were an action or be Alamo as if it were individuals?
Should we consider Alamo a place and then ask exactly where is Alamo? Is it just a business district and names of various businesses. Is Alamo certain residences belonging to those that propose a Town of Alamo? Is it a region of neighborhoods that reach from Walnut Creek into Danville?
If someone as Alamo took an action as Alamo against an another as Alamo, would our sentence be "Alamo alamo Alamo" or is that just an oxymoron?
Quite entertaining,
One HAL of a Pal
on Apr 9, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Posted with a smile from the author
Dear OX and neighbors,
In January, I do believe, AIM, through its offspring ACF, declared Alamo to be a Zip Code and appropriately Alamo Postmistress became the ruling authority. Does everyone remenber Discover Alamo 94507? We concluded, based on this expertise, that Alamo is a community of mailboxes.
Among the facade of community, neighbors have always known that their mailboxes, via their Zip Code, was their only connection. Cleverly, this learning allows neighbors to create e-mailboxes and to communicate e-mailbox to e-mailbox.
Then something amazing happened! Community happened neighbor to neighbor, neighborhood to neighborhood. An e-region blossomed from Walnut Creek into Danville and a community without boundaries is celebrating itself as the Diablo Vista region.
All because of mailboxes,
Vince, away in Morro Bay
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on Apr 9, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Posted while smiling for the author
Dear neighbors,
I was thinking seriously about Alamo this morning and the plan Hal Bailey had to replace all manhole covers as a method of giving a community to neighborhoods. I believe the large sunflower pattern was elected by gleeful neighbors, but I did not hear any implementation plans.
As a resident of Morro Bay for nearly a year, I would like Alamo and Morro Bay to adopt the same manhole covers so we can even have more in common.
Create community, buy a manhole cover,
Linda, all the way in Morro Bay
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Nearly 10,000 students at 20 local schools now have access to the Indianapolis Public Library's collection of two million items as part of the library's growing Shared System, an interlibrary collaboration that provides online circulation services and joint access to the catalogs and collections of member institutions.
The milestone participation level is included in a progress report to be presented to the library's Board of Trustees.
Newest members include Gambold Preparatory Magnet High School, the first Indianapolis Public Schools institution to join the shared system, Holy Cross Lutheran School (kindergarten through eighth grade), St. Richard's Episcopal School (pre-kindergarten through eighth grade), and Providence Cristo Rey High School, a private, college-preparatory high school for students from families with limited financial means whose membership is made possible by contributions from Impact 100 members.
The shared system, which began in 1995, allows students to use library cards to request materials from the library's online catalog and from their own school library collections, and provides a delivery system that transports items between library branches and the schools. The library also performs processing and cataloging services for the cooperative. It is the only such system in the United States that uses this cooperative model between schools and public libraries.
The system includes a combination of private, public and charter schools, along with a state school (Indiana School for the Deaf), and two local art museums, the Eiteljorg Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
"This is a unique partnership that helps the library support Marion County students by giving them more tools to access information and the resources they need," Sarah Batt, the library's shared system manager, said in a press release. "Schools can leverage their scarce resources by sharing the materials they purchase with each other."
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Now, the effort to develop a park dedicated to the folk hero is entering the next phase.
The steering committee for the John Henry Historical Park in Talcott is raising money to build an access road. The road will run from the parking lot to the tunnel and an area where the John Henry Days festival is held.
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Anne Allred, TV reporter and anchor departed her position with the morning news on WHDH News 7 in Boston after six years on the job. She has become co-anchor of the 5 o'clock news on KSDK-Channel 5 in St. Louis with Mike Bush. Allred talks about her education; her love of TV news and her coming back to her roots in St. Louis.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.)
This is part 1 of a 2 part interview. Check back to Town and Country-Manchester Patch for part 2. This is what she told Patch.com in a 1 on 1 extended interview.
Patch.com: Welcome back to St. Louis. How are you adjusting to being back at home?
Anne Allred: The adjustment is going really well. This is really home. I know my way around for the most part. I was an intern at KSDK. KSDK feels a little bit like home. I was familiar where the ladies room was when I walked in the first day.
Patch: How would you rate the St. Louis TV market as compared to the Boston market?
AA: I think its similar but very different. The people are very different and the pace is very different. That East Coast mentality is just boom, boom, boom. There's always a sense of urgency there.
This is what I wanted to do. Coming back was ideal for me. I think KSDK is a fabulous station.
Patch: What's it like to work with Mike Bush. Is he fun? Is he demanding? How would you characterize the relationship?
AA: Mike is awesome. He is so dedicated and thorough and committed. He's an amazing writer. He's won dozens of awards. He just got this Silver Service Award from the National Association of Television Artists.
I'm thrilled to be working with him. He's been so welcoming and encouraging. Its been great. Sometimes, it can be competitive. Its always an adjustment when you get with a new co anchor. You don't know each other's style. You have to anticipate when the other person is going to talk. You need to keep your mouth shut. You don't want to be talking over each other.
There's just a mojo that comes with time. You get to know what is going to come out of their mouth before they even say it.
He's always saying "what works for you? How can we make this as easy and smooth as possible?" I felt so comfortable that very first show. He turned me and said "are you nervous. This is your big debut in your home town."
No, not really. Halfway through the show he said: "You don't seem really nervous at all. I'm really not."
I'm really excited to work with him and to learn from him. He does make me laugh. He has a great sense of humor.
Patch: Lets talking about your schooling in St. Louis. What part did Villa Duchesne play in your life?
AA: When you are 18 you don't appreciate your education like you should. Then you go away and you mature and think--what an impact? How lucky and blessed am I to have had parents who could afford that education and sacrificed so I could have that level of learning.
Obviously, the academics and the college prep was huge. I went to college (The Ohio State University) very prepared and also Villa instilled a sense of community and philanthropy at a very young age and I was taught by my family foremost, but then by my teachers and administrators at Villa that God blesses you with many gifts and always give back and be thankful to the Lord by giving back.
I am very blessed that I was taught that at a young age. Also, again, my family and my education have always been so steadfast in my dedication to Catholicism and it has carried over to some very challenging times. I've always had a lot of faith to get me through absolutely everything in my life.
In Part 2, Anne Allred explains why she decided to become a television reporter and anchor and what it takes to get to this far in the business.


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Death Valley is the lowest, hotest and driest place in North America. With an average rain fall total of less than two inches and temperatures over 100 degrees between April and October this is undisputable. The highest recorded ground temperature was 201 degrees Fahrenheit with an air temperature of 128 degrees in July of 1972. Temperatures regularly exceed 120 degrees in the summer months. There are four mountain ranges that block the mositure from the ocean from reaching Death Valley. Despite being so dry and hot it is home to 51 species of mammals, 307 bird species, 36 species of reptiles, three species of amphibians and five species of fish. When I start to complain about the heat this summer I will just have to remind myself, "At least I'm not in Death Valley!"
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