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With its new JavaFX technology for rich Internet applications, Sun Microsystems hopes to leverage the strength of the Java development base and Java's ubiquitous presence on devices to make a strong run in a race it has entered very late -- and where Adobe Systems and Microsoft have a huge head start.
If this competition were a race between Olympic runners, it might be broadcast like this:
"In Lane 1, we have Adobe with its Flash and attendant Flex technologies, downloaded millions of times and popular on high-profile sites like YouTube."
"In Lane 2, it's AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), the popular RIA technique used in countless Web sites."
"In Lane 3, its up-and-comer Silverlight, backed by software giant Microsoft and used by NBC's prominent Olympics Web site."
"And in Lane 4, we have Sun's JavaFX used by Web properties such as -- well, it's still in development."
[ The InfoWorld Test Center rates the preview version of JavaFX as promising but not yet competitive with Flash and Silverlight. See why. ]
Sun believes JavaFX has a strong chance because it doesn't see there being just one winner. "This isn't the type of market where only one technology is going to win," says Jacob Lehrbaum, senior product line manager for JavaFX. But Lehrbaum acknowledged the course will be tough: "Clearly, we do have to compete for developer mindshare."
Forrester Research analyst Jeffrey Hammond thinks Sun has a shot, especially in the burgeoning market for applications running on mobile devices: "I think Sun has the opportunity to catch up very quickly in that space."
"I would say that the JavaFX platform looks very good. It has a lot of potential," said Andres Almiray, a software developer at Oracle. "It probably should have been announced three, four, five years ago," Almiray said. "The good thing is that it's finally here."
An anonymous blogger identified only as "geekycoder" lauded the technology: "Technically, JavaFX enables me to leverage [the] Java skill set and Java technology that I am more comfortable with to deliver a compelling RIA solution. Because synergy between JavaFX and Java is excellent and the fact that JavaFX is built on the Java platform means that I can ensure that I have one of the best and supportive platforms to work in. In addition, JavaFX will enable me to be more productive in making it easier and quicker to create RIA solutions," for Web 2.0.
The JavaFX road map
First revealed at the JavaOne conference in May 2007, JavaFX still is a work in progress. The official JavaFX Web page describes the project as "a powerful client technology for creating rich Internet applications with immersive media and content across the multiple screens of your life." It features the JavaFX Script scripting language for building rich Internet applications for desktop, mobile, TV, and other consumer platforms.


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Our church was looking a way to making a photo directory , I suggested making a photo booth. Well you know when you have an idea some time you end up the one making it. I started out just making a plan box to hold the PC and the monitor. Well that was to easy. I have about 20 hours to build this 3'x 3' over sized camera. I will add more details if anyone is interested. I am amazed how much people love it.
I found most of the info about what goes inside the box to make an easy photo booth here http://www.techphotoblog.com/tpb-22
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#1 posted 298 days ago
Very cool idea! The "Easy" button is a nice touch. Is the booth controlled by the subjects, or by someone on the outside?
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#2 posted 297 days ago
Don the "easy" button is wired to the left button on the mouse. The progam runs after you push the easy button. Depending how you set it up it takes up to 4 pictures and then prints them off. We have it so it just saves to the PC.
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#3 posted 297 days ago
That is so neat. Great thinking and very good execution of the idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#4 posted 294 days ago
So cool! Very creative and innovative idea. I'm sure everybody was thrilled to try it. Great job!
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So everyone thought about FA centers, then turned their heads to centers under contract. Since we've looked at FA shooting guards, I thought I'd look at Plan B, a SG under contract that could help this team, although I might get some strange looks.
Marcus Thornton
Why Marcus Thornton, I hear you ask?
Think about it from Sacramento's perspective. They just got new ownership, have Tyreke Evans as a restricted free agent they want to resign, plus have DeMarcus Cousins who they will want to sign to a 4-year extension else he will also become a RFA. Getting rid of Thornton makes all the more sense when looking at his contract - let's just say isn't exactly playing on a bargain deal (owed $16.6 million over the next 2 years). This would clear up space for the new owners to throw their money at players.
There are reasons from our perspective too. I think Thornton would fit in well as a 6th man with us. From within 8ft of the hoop last season he shot 62%, and scored more on less shots than Wesley (55%). On top of this his turnovers were only 0.9/game to Wes' 1.6/game. He would be an instant offense in a team desperate for it. (Also - surprising considering his D is worse than Matthews' - his PER is 16.32 compared to 14.10)
My Trade
Marcus Thornton, #7 pick, 2014 2nd round pick, for
Joel Freeland, Will Barton, #10 pick.
I won't go into the details of the move but basically it gives enough money to at least go after a Gortat and the like.
The Strengths of Marcus Thornton:
- Goes inside more, and turns it over less.
- Within 16ft shoots 1.4 more shots than Wesley per 36 mins.
- Proven great late-game player.
- If down by 2 or less could replace Wes in clutch situations. Plus shoots FTs at 88%
- Can start or come off the bence.
- If Wesley has similar injuries to this year (knock on wood), he could fill in, has experience doing both.
- Has a good contract end-point.
End of 2014-15 season, same time as Wes, LA.
- Young. Good background and character
- 26yo in a few days, but played all 4 years of college and went to LSU for close distance to family.
- Has played as a point in the past.
- Has better handles than Matthews and Batum.
The Weaknesses of Marcus Thornton:
- Draws fouls at a disappointing rate, considering inside game
- 2.6 FTs per 36, to Wesley's 2.8.
- Doesn't provide much except scoring.
- Similar rebound and assist numbers to Wes.
- Big contract compared to production... (at Sacramento)
- Hasn't been able to live up to billing, since massive contract year in 2010-11.
- Lack of commitment to defense.
- Gambles too much, has the quickness to be able to good though.
- Lack of height for position.
- 2" shorter than average NBA size, good weight and average wingspan.
Although this may not be the A-level signing we were hoping for it would pretty much fill out our wing positions; Matthews (Thornton), Batum (Claver), all signed through the next 2 seasons.
This is just an example of a lopsided trade for a bad contract we could do. There are many players at both the SG and C position and an exciting summer awaits, whether we get our way or have to improvise a plan.
tl;dr - I had homework so procrastinated by doing lots of research on something that will almost certainly not happen, then analysed that fantastical proposition.
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Manchester City have completed their third signing of the summer with the capture of Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo.
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The 27-year-old, who has followed fellow Spain international Jesus Navas from Sevilla to Man City and will wear the No 9 shirt next season, will join up with the squad at the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong. Fernandinho, from Shakhtar Donetsk, is other other acquisition.
Negredo has become one of the top strikers in the Spanish Liga, with 25 top-flight goals last season. A graduate of Rayo Vallecano's youth academy, the 6ft 1in forward made only a handful of appearances for the third division club before Real Madrid took him across the Spanish capital in 2005.
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Negredo spent two seasons in the Primera Liga at Almeria, where he scored 31 goals, prompting Sevilla to break their transfer record to acquire him. He repaid the Andalusian club with 69 goals in 139 appearances, and signed off with all four goals in his final match – a 4-3 victory over Valencia.
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The board that oversees Metro on Thursday released a report which sharply criticizes former board member Jim Graham for mixing city business with Metro business.
After three hours in a closed-door executive session, the WMATA board voted unanimously to publicly release a 62-page report that accuses Graham of "undermining the integrity" of the process of developing land once owned by the transit system.
The land sits just south of Florida Avenue at 8th Street in Northwest D.C. In addition to his seat on the Metro Board, Graham was (and still is) a D.C. Councilmember. The report accuses Graham of trying to dissuade a potential Metro land developer by offering a potentially lucrative deal involving D.C. business.
Bradley Bondi, an attorney with Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, told reporters, "Councilmember Graham, indeed, told Warren Williams (of Banneker Ventures) that he would consider supporting the bid of Williams' company for the D.C. lottery contract if Williams were to withdraw his bid for the Florida Avenue project."
Bondi led the investigation which produced the report.
The document concludes Jim Graham's conduct "undermined the integrity of the joint development process."
Asked about the promised lottery deal, Jim Graham offered this answer:
"I don't have any recollection of that, but if it happened ... it was something I said in a very offhand manner that people kind of glommed onto and carried to the extreme that it was carried to."
And asked about mixing Metro business with city business, Graham defends his actions: "Nobody was giving me any money, I wasn't committing any crime, I wasn't doing nothing except wanting the best thing for Ward One. This project is in Ward One."
Councilman Graham pointed out the 62-page report does not conclude that any criminal conduct was involved in his actions on the Metro board.
But the attorney who investigated the former Metro board member did confirm to reporters that at least one law enforcement agency has asked for a copy of the report.
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So our defense pretty much got handled by the St. Louis Rams last Saturday, but there's something positive to focus on with Dontari Poe. Most notably, his pass rush.
Poe played a lot against St. Louis. He was in the game early in the first quarter and was still playing into the fourth quarter. He got plenty of chances to make something happen, and he did just that on several snaps. I thought there was a clear difference in Poe from his first pro game to his second pro game, so that's encouraging.
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This play comes early in the first quarter on the Rams' second drive. It's third down and Poe is involved in a stunt with Tamba Hali. No sack, but he gets good pressure and forces a bit of an awkward throw from Sam Bradford, who he then lays a nice hit on. Result of the play was a third-down stop, and on the next snap St. Louis scored on fourth down.
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OK, this would make any quarterback soil himself. Poe destroys the middle of St. Louis' pass protection on this play and he's headed for a sure sack/QB mauling if Brandon Siler doesn't have an unblocked shot instead. Love seeing this.
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Transparency And The Wizard Of Oz
OZ'S VOICE: Do not arouse the wrath of the Great and Powerful Oz! I said — come back tomorrow!
I bought my first house in 1984 when I was 22 years old. It was in Speedway, IN. I do not remember much about the detail of the transaction, but I do remember sifting through the classifieds of the newspaper, trying to get a feel for what I might be able to afford. I remember feeling lost. I didn't know anyone in the real estate industry or where to begin, so I began calling around for someone to assist me. I had no clue what to look for. If someone had said, "come back tomorrow," if I wanted the information, I would have had to come back tomorrow. How else was I going to get what I wanted?
When I look back, I'm amazed at how little control we as consumers had over what we were shown. I don't remember giving it a second thought at the time. The real estate agent was like the Great and Powerful Oz. I was just happy to have a sitting.
DOROTHY: If you were really great and powerful, you'd keep your promises!
OZ'S VOICE: Do you presume to criticize the Great Oz?
[Toto pulls back the curtain to reveal the Wizard at the controls. The Wizard is unaware]
OZ'S VOICE: You ungrateful creatures! Think yourselves lucky that I'm giving you audience tomorrow, instead of twenty years from now!
[He turns, looks and sees that the curtain is gone -- reacts and turns back to the controls]
OZ'S VOICE: Oh — oh oh! The Great Oz has spoken! Oh — Oh…
[The Wizard pulls back the curtain]
I get it. The Wizard had a great gig. Who'd want to give up being the Great and Powerful Oz? I know why he'd want to pull back the curtain. I know why he'd try to pretend no one saw him. Wouldn't you do the same thing?
And I can understand why real estate agents were reluctant to move boldly to the Internet, to give up the information. I mean, for goodness sakes, they were in control. They had a seat in the throne room all to themselves. I can understand the fear.
OZ'S VOICE: … Oh …. Oh ….
DOROTHY: Who are you?
[The Wizard peers out from curtain, then ducks back out of sight and his voice booms out again]
OZ'S VOICE: Oh – I – Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Go – before I lose my temper! The Great and Powerful Oz has spoken.
Enter the Internet… and the flood of information… and the consumer behind the curtain.
[Dorothy pulls back the curtain to reveal the Wizard at the controls]
DOROTHY: Who are you?
OZ'S VOICE: Well, I — I — I am the Great and Powerful — Wizard of Oz.
DOROTHY: You are?
WIZARD: Uhhhh — yes…
DOROTHY: I don't believe you!
WIZARD: No, I'm afraid it's true. There's no other Wizard except me.
SCARECROW: You humbug!
LION: Yeah!
WIZARD: Yes-s-s — that…that's exactly so. I'm a humbug!
DOROTHY: Oh …. you're a very bad man!
WIZARD: Oh, no, my dear — I'm — I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad Wizard.
SCARECROW: You'd better be good enough to send Dorothy back to Kansas!
And so that is where we find ourselves today. The Great and Powerful Real Estate Wizards have all been exposed. The veil has been pierced. The curtain pulled back. And the natural first reaction is anger. We say, "Oh, you're very bad!" Why? Because we still want what we went looking for in the first place.
And the Scarecrow is right, you'd better be good enough! Because you have no curtain to hide behind now.
I'm sure you remember how the story ends. The Honest and Humble Wizard uses his wisdom and experience to do what the Great and Powerful Wizard could never have done. He embraced the forced transparency. He gave them his experience and he helped lead them to EXACTLY what they were searching for. And he did it in a way that empowered them at the same time.
But our story has more than one Wizard. And more than one ending.
In our story, each exposed Wizard gets to decide how they're going to react to the curtain being pulled back. Therefore, I'd like to make a suggestion to all of you Wizards out there. You would do well to react like the Wizard of Oz. Show us your true self. Don't pretend the curtain is still there. Lay it all on the line. Let us see you and know you. Tell us the truth. Use your wisdom, knowledge and experience to help us find what we're searching for.
If you do, you'll earn our respect and admiration. You'll also earn our business. If you don't. We'll find a Wizard who will, or be forced to find another way back to Kansas.Related posts:
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Ed Rybczynski January 30th, 2007 7:48 am
Bravo! Very well said. The message is honest and timely.
The Lovely Wife January 30th, 2007 7:59 am
I agree. Well said.
Hey, did you know we, Broker Bryant, and I have never been behind that curtain? SVW.
NVmike January 30th, 2007 10:09 am
Jeff, good post.
It reminds me of the Freakonomics chapter entitled: "What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?" (Title from memory.)
Contrary to what the title would seem to imply, the theme of the chapter is not racial or prejudicial, but centers around power based on control of information and how each group has exploited that power.
ardell dellaloggia January 30th, 2007 10:27 am
So Dorothy says there's no place like HOME and the wizard says, you've had the power all along, just click your heals together in those ruby slippers.
The internet is like opening the door to the biggest shoe store in town. One of those pairs of shoes will take you home, but if you don't know it's the ruby red onces, it could be a frustrating journey.
Reminds me of an agent who recently said she was showing houses for months to a couple. Her broker felt sorry for her one day and handed her a listing and said, "Here, show them THIS one." They bought it.
Some like the journey through Munchkin-land and the struggle with witches and monkeymen…some just want you to cut to the chase, hand them the ruby slippers so that all they have to do is click their heels and get the home.
But most of all, everyone wants to know what the fair price for those ruby slippers is, and they don't want to hear "whatever they are willing to pay" as the answer.
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 10:40 am
Ed, thanks. I had fun writing it.
TLW [SVW]… I get that impression!
Mike, you've got my attention. I just went and found an excerpt of Chapter 2 of Freakonomics:
Chapter 2: How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents?
"Going undercover in the Ku Klux Klan . . . Why experts of every kind are in the perfect position to exploit you . . . The antidote to information abuse: the Internet."
I am off to buy the book and read some of the author's blog right now. I can't even comment intelligently until I do, but I can say this – I'm glad you got my point. This too was about "power based on control of information."
What I hope real estate agents take away from this is the sense that there is a higher form of power that comes from being someone who empowers by sharing information transparently, as opposed to someone who hides behind the perception of power.
Thanks for pointing me to this.
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 10:49 am
ARDELL!!! Our comments crossed paths. I was hoping someone would carry this analogy through to the ruby slippers.
"Some like the journey through Munchkin-land and the struggle with witches and monkeymen… some just want you to cut to the chase, hand them the ruby slippers so that all they have to do is click their heels and get the home."
I think you've played this analogy very well. All I can say is "amen."
So, who is Glenda, the "good" witch, in OUR version of the story? And how good was she really? I mean, she could have told Dorothy to click her heals the moment the ruby slippers appeared on her feet. But she didn't. Instead, she lead Dorothy on a wild goose chase.
Brian Brady January 30th, 2007 5:55 pm
You'll LOVE Freakonomics. It will take you 4 hours to read but you won't be able to put it down for 4-5 days after that.
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 6:04 pm
Brian, I've already ordered it. I've read a bunch of reviews and I can't wait to get my hands on it.
teresa boardman January 30th, 2007 6:23 pm
I know this sounds lame but I love your post. Unfortunatly a lot of people get way into the home buying or home selling process before they can get a look at what is behind the curtian. They don't look closely at first because they are simply trying to get what they want. That is why even the worst real estate agents always have business.
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 9:00 pm
Teresa, I'll take your lame comments any day. Interesting point you make. The stats prove they don't look closely as well, if you believe stats. NAR says that over 70% of people who start the home buying process on the Internet without an agent choose the very first agent they come into contact with. That explains a lot. It also raises a lot of questions.
Monika January 30th, 2007 9:12 pm
I understand what you're saying but I can't agree with you on this. At least not from where I'm coming from.
I was a new real estate agent in 1985 and I don't ever remember feeling like the agents you describe…nor do I recognize any of my peers in that scenario. I always thought New Hampshire was this little country bumpkin state but from what I've been reading about REALTORS fearing technology and the internet…about transparency and the fear of irrelevance. I realize just how far ahead we are compared to the rest of the country. And that really amazes me! Oz like agents…LOL I only wish…well not really but the fantasy is nice. Did we have the MLS book…you betcha…and it was our bible. There was no internet back then, at least that I was aware of. Our state has had a state wide MLS service since 1996 and it is open to anyone. I believe we were the first in the nation to have a state wide MLS.
I remember working with buyers back then and giving them copies of the all listings available…they chose, not me what they wanted to see. I simply never felt empowered over them (consumers)…I needed them…I enjoyed helping them. Still do.
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 9:55 pm
I wish I had read this before I commented on AR. You point of view is obviously welcome and appreciated.
As I said there, like all analogies there are potential flaws. I'm sure this one has a few. This analogy is really about the consumer perception and how "the wizards" should behave as a result of the change.
I've never lived in New Hampshire, so I can't speak for how the consumer there felt or feels. I'm obviously generalizing to the population of the U.S. And I'd be willing to bet that what you are describing is the exception. If it weren't, none of these discussions would be taking place.
But I'm still betting people in your town were thrilled in 1996 to have full access to the information that they once relied totally on you to share, and surprised by how empowering it was.
In my analogy, the most important thing behind that curtain was information.
ardell dellaloggia January 30th, 2007 10:30 pm
Turner, don't be so quick to apologize!
Monika says: "I remember working with buyers back then and giving them copies of the all listings available…"
You say: "if I wanted the information, I would have had to come back tomorrow. How else was I going to get what I wanted?"
Looks like a match to me. We had a big book that said something like "If a consumer gets their hands on this book, the Realtor responsible for having given it to the consumer will be shot at sunrise, on the first available Tuesday".
ardell dellaloggia January 30th, 2007 10:45 pm
Turner Asks:
"So, who is Glenda, the "good" witch, in OUR version of the story? And how good was she really? I mean, she could have told Dorothy to click her heals the moment the ruby slippers appeared on her feet. But she didn't. Instead, she lead Dorothy on a wild goose chase."
ARDELL Responds:
Well, that's a whole nuther story, Turner. More like Hansel and Gretel
When I said "Some like the journey through Munchkin-land and the struggle with witches and monkeymen… some just want you to cut to the chase, hand them the ruby slippers so that all they have to do is click their heels and get the home."
I was talking about the CONSUMER, not the AGENT.
You flipped it around and made it the agent who created or caused it to be a long journey vs. a cut to the chase scenario. Not so, unless the agent is incompetent, which does happen of course.
But, even the best of us must all too often take "the long road home". We can't always get people to see what the need to see in the time they need to see it. Often they are left looking back at the ones that got away, and paying higher prices in the end as a result. There's no away around that for some people.
I have to get writing my "year that was" soon, so I'll end with this. One buyer bought the "wrong" place by making an offer an hour after I met him, and another missed the right place by getting to the right offer price three months too late. You can't always prevent people from being their own worst enemy.
Sometimes it takes a few monkeymen in their path for the light bulb to go on. The agent can try flipping that switch 50 times sometimes before that light bulb goes on. Kind of like "You can bring a horse to water, but he may not realize that it IS water until about the tenth time you take him over there."
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 11:51 pm
ARDELL!!! Im an INFJ on the Myers-Briggs (Yes, Greg, I do read your posts) One of the characteristics of the INFJ personality is "promoting harmony and cooperation."
Here was what I said to Monika on AR:
"You may not have been hiding behind a curtain, but the information you held certainly was. Much of the perceived value of a REALTORS? services through the years was developed, in part, by the scarcity of information available to the general public. When that information became public, public sentiment changed, just like Dorothy's feelings about the Wizard.
And certainly the people in East Hampstead, NH would probably say you were never behind a curtain. But again, I think you will agree the information was. But let's say we are in 1984 and I'm in California wanting to move to East Hampstead, NH. How do I find out about real estate in East Hampstead, NH? I'm at your mercy. YOU would probably not take advantage of me. YOU specifically may be fully transparent, but I have to make a massive leap of faith. And I'm totally dependent on you. Totally."
Jeff Turner January 30th, 2007 11:55 pm
"Some like the journey through Munchkin-land and the struggle with witches and monkeymen… some just want you to cut to the chase, hand them the ruby slippers so that all they have to do is click their heels and get the home."
You are correct. I was looking at it from the agent point of view. And I agree with your comment above.
Monika January 31st, 2007 7:37 am
If I were the only keeper of the information maybe I could see how empowered I could be. Reality for me here is that the consumer is empowered…they do choose who to work with and what to buy. My small town now has a population of about 8,000 and has about 6 real estate agencies. There were at least 5 that I can remember back then and a lot less people. So in your scenario…yes we had the book and yes we were not supposed to give it to anyone like ARDELL said but we did…many times as I'm sure ARDELL did as well. We would routinely make copies of everything available for the consumer. Buyers who sat with me looked through the entire MLS book…I never selected what they could look at.
If you came to my town in 1985…you would have the ability to see the real estate for sale signs, ads and flyers. You would have gone into an office or called on a sign. Most likely you would have met an agent who wanted to do business with you and that agent would know that if they did not provide service and show you their value…you would have just found yourself another agent on the next street corner.
We didn't have Buyer Agency until 1990… back then we were ALL sub-agents. So we only had one way to get buyer loyalty…we couldn't hide behind a contract to enforce false loyalty…we had to be the best we could be and give quality service that the buyer needed…even if they didn't know they needed it…or else they simply went elsewhere.
We didn't have Agency disclosure requirements until 1990…so you would have been told if asked how the agent gets paid…that the seller pays them…that the seller hired a listing agent and that agency pays a co-operating fee. You would have been given a Sellers disclosure of property condition…which is required in my state and has been as long as I can remember.
Could you have gotten a crappy agent that might have felt empowered and used that power?….Sure anything is possible. We had some crappy agents back then just like today…it's a crap shot and we still even today have no way to enforce minimum standards of competency. I'm sure glad times have changed Jeff. I just don't think the OZ scenario was the attitude found everywhere. Sorry for writing a book on your post Jeff
Ann Cummings January 31st, 2007 12:11 pm
I just read your post twice, and all the responses, both here and on AR. And I have to say I've never practiced real estate behind a curtain, and nor have any buyers or sellers I've worked with been treated as though they're behind some "curtain". It's very hard to take generalizations and have them apply everywhere and to everyone. I've been selling real estate since 1981, here in the Portsmouth NH & southern Maine areas. Like Monika said above, I had only ONE way to show that I should be the agent to work with, and that was through my level of service. Telling them what they could or couldn't do or see was not how I practiced.
We had an MLS book that had some rule that forbade us to give away our MLS books, but that didn't mean we couldn't sit down with buyers and go through it, page by page, so they could see what was available. And it didn't mean we couldn't copy the pages that had listings on them that they had some potential interest in. My service levels reflect how I'd want to be treated and how I'd want any of my family members to be treated, were any of us the buyer or seller. That's always how I've worked and how I always will work.
I realize your post was generalizing but as we all know it's very hard to make a blanket statement that will fit everyone. Sure, there are lousy agents everywhere, just as there are lousy people in any profession and business. But not all of us can or should be painted with such a broad brush.
Jeff Turner January 31st, 2007 1:09 pm
Ann and Monika, I think we may be seeing two different sides of the equation. You've both made it personal to you and are looking at it from your personal and local perspective. I don't think you're looking at it from the consumer's perspective. It's not about how you treated people. The wizard was ultimately a good person, and wanted them to have what they came looking for. For the consumer, this is about the process.
The realtor I used in Indianapolis those many years ago was a good person… she was honest, open, did a great job. No complaints. That's not the point.
It may be hard for you to feel this, since you've always had full access to the information, but from my perspective, I could not get behind the curtain. No possible way. From the consumer perspective, YOU, the real estate agent, were still in control of the information, even if you freely, honestly, kindly, openly and willingly shared it with me, as if I were your family, once I asked you for it. We were forced to ask for your permission. We had to have a sitting.
That is not true today. I don't have to ask for your permission to look around, see homes listed for sale in your area. So, transparency today means something dramatically different than it did 20 years ago. The way WE, the consumer, feel has changed. YOU may feel you are just as open as you were 20 years ago and that you never hid behind a curtain, but that doesn't change the fact that the curtain was there and that I still needed to approach you to get behind it. I don't today.
I can look at homes in your area right this second and you'll never know I'm doing it. And I don't want you to know. That was not true in 1984. 23 years ago, some real estate agent would have had to be involved for me to get any real information at all. I forced to contact you just for information. I'm not forced today. So, my decision to contact you is not based on information about the house, it's based on information about you, what you know, who you are, factors that are not home related. It's based on "something else." That something else is where transparency today lies.
ardell dellaloggia January 31st, 2007 3:28 pm
I'm stealing your link here for a sec. I feel like "Michael" and someone just yelled the word "Battle" over at RCG. Thanks.
Sorry for interrupting. Great last comment there, Turner.
Mariana Wagner January 31st, 2007 3:56 pm
Jeff, I have often compared the Wizard of Oz to Real Estate. To be fair to all that have posted a comment, I must say that I notice little of the Oz-Effect with the RE agents on AR. I notice all kinds of it in the "real" world. ANd it goes beyond the "curtain" of information… the flying monkeys play a vital role in real estate. We have all had a turn dealing with a flying monkey disguised as an agent, right?
Anyway, the internet IS changing our business and I am not interested in the OLD business model- the one that has built and maintained the crummy RE reputation that the public holds onto so tightly. I want a change.
Monika January 31st, 2007 5:02 pm
The internet has changed real estate…apparently in some areas faster than others.
I never had that "seat in the throne room all to myself" mentality and I never felt any fear of change. So did I personalize the remarks you made…yes I did because I worked during that era and remember it well.
I love the changes our industry has undergone and those that are coming our way will be exciting. Change is a good thing.
I'd much rather be selling real estate today than back in the old days and because I lived it I can appreciate the changes we've undertaken. That "something else" That you call transparency….nothing wrong with that at all. I welcome it.
Like Ann stated about generalizing it's very hard to make a blanket statement that will fit everyone….not all the old timers were like OZ. Did you need us for the MLS info…yes absolutely that is the way it was. Mind you I said was, change happened and it was a good thing.
Jay, Ann and I actually were very involved in starting that change here in NH…we sat on many committees struggling to make it all happen. Opening up MLS…well before REALTOR.com came about. Transparency…I bring more to the table than just listing information always have.
Your talking to a few of us who championed the change your seeing today…it took a while to catch on but we fought for it way back when.
Can you understand why I take offense at be lumped in an Wizard of OZ scenario.
Jeff Turner January 31st, 2007 6:51 pm
Monika, of course I can understand! I'm glad you're engaging in the conversation despite that.
I do think, however, that is is harder for someone who hasn't been a consumer in the real estate world for a while to fully understand the feelings that consumers have, just as it's very hard for me to understand yours. But, that is the beauty of being in this environment. We get to at least try to understand. The conversation is way more important than the destination. We can both wind up in different places and still benefit. I love it. I get the impression you do as well!
Monika January 31st, 2007 7:07 pm
You got that right. I love a good debate. We can talk the issues and respect each others opinions. Very nice feeling Jeff. Great conversation:)


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I'm sure I'm not the only fan suffering through this season who has realized our roster needs some serious adjustments. Unfortunately, there's not much the front office can do at this point in the season to help the situation so for the time being we're all going to have to have faith in Mike Smith, who for the majority of his tenure has been a sound decision maker. Though I've watched my fair share of football- and played in school while growing up as well- I can't say I've ever coached so I'll leave the conjecture about possible scheme adjustments to better minds.
What I'm more concerned about is the rash of injuries that have exposed the Falcons depth, or lack there of. Thomas Dimitroff was heralded for assembling a winning team from a roster stripped of talent in the wake of the Michael Vick debacle, but since that off season there have been questionable decisions made that have ultimately lead us to our current state. Now I know hind sight is always 20/20 and I am most certainly thankful and appreciative of our current regime that's lead us to success we've never had before, but complacency leads to irrelevance so I'm going to highlight a couple areas where I think there should be some changes made.
In my opinion there are 3 major factors contributing to our lack of depth:(1) Players who are not worth what they're paid (2) Total neglect of the offensive and defensive lines (3) "Conservative" draft strategy
(1) Players who are not worth what they're paid
There are a number of players on the team right now who currently are not playing up to their contracts. Some of these guys were worth what they signed for at the time but just as a result of age have declined. Some were never worth a second contract. Whatever the case these players need to be addressed whether it be cutting ties with them or asking them for a pay cut. Here are the guys I could come up with off the top of my head: SAM BAKER(!!!!), Osi Umenyiora, Thomas DeCoud, Stephen Nicholas, Jason Snelling, Justin Blalock, Asante Samuel, Roddy White, Steven Jackson
Sam Baker: I'm not quite sure what Dimitroff was thinking resigning Sam Baker- he's underachieved his entire career for the exception of 2012 which was not so coincedentally his contract year. Could have let him walk and signed Jermon Bushrod who signed a near identical contract with Chicago this offseason. I personally think he should be cut at season's end and replacement found assuming Lamar Holmes does not prove he can be an improvement
Osi Umenyiora: Osi is not the same player he was in NY. He may have 4 sacks, but his stats are misleading as he's been non existent except for in spurts against the Dolphins and Jets whom he's recorded all 4 of his sacks against. It should be noted that both Dolphins and Jets have been poor at pass protecting this year, and one against the Jets was because he was literally untouched. He may be the best defensive lineman we have, but his play isn't good enough to justify a 4.5 million dollar contract (which could escalate to even more $). I think we should cut ties with him and try to develop one of our own defensive lineman for once in the Mike Smith era
Thomas DeCoud: I'm really hoping 2013 is an aberration in DeCoud's career because he's seriously regressed since breaking out last year as a ball hawk. Maybe a lack of pass rush has something to do with part of his troubles, but it can't be denied that some of the fundamentals of his game like tackling and pursuit angles need to worked on. He's currently in the 2nd year of his 2nd contract, and he's still got a some good years left in him before one would expect a physical decline in his abilities, so I'll remain cautiously optimistic about retaining DeCoud. One thing is certain if he doesn't improve by season's end I'm sure his contract will be reworked
Stephen Nicholas: To be honest I've never seen anything in his play to be impressed by, in the past he was always average at best but this season his play has declined to the point he's been benched begind an UDFA rookie linebacker. definitely can't be paying a backup LB in the millions. He should be cut
Jason Snelling: I've always loved Jason Snelling so it pains me to include him on this list, but the truth is the Falcons just don't give the man enough touches. He's shown a LOT in so few snaps so it has really irked me that the Falcons would give him a 2nd contract but then hardly ever play the man. While I would love to keep him, having Quizz on a longer, cheaper contract makes Snelling expendable.. I know he'll be a contributor somewhere else.
Justin Blalock: He's our best offensive lineman this year but not necessarily by any great improvement by his part but by the downgrade of talent around him. To his credit he has improved since last season, but at a 4.5 million dollar cap hit it's fair to wonder if he's maxed out before his contract has. We'll keep him on board purely because there are so many holes in the O-line we can't afford to create another, but his level of play should be watched closely to see if he could be a possible candidate to restructure his contract
Asante Samuel: I love the guy. He's got attitude and smarts, but he hasn't been healthy this season and he isn't getting any younger. The age factor is especially cruel in the NFL and he's already been significantly limited with injuries this season in which he's owed 3 million. The Falcons have to assess if a hypothetically healthy Samuel would be worth 3.5 million in 2014. I would love to see Samuel back in black and red for the nuances he could teach to Trufant and Alford but not for 3.5 million. It's unlikely he'll take a second pay cut though, which may lead to him being cut.. fortunately the Falcons have some depth at the corner position
Roddy White: I know I'm sure to catch heat for this one-and though its not entirely fair to judge his numbers by this season alone because of injuries- there has been a subtle steady decline in White's production. He's still a great route runner and clutch on third downs, but Roddy's TD's have been declining since 2010. Maybe it's because Tony and Julio have been taking potential looks away from him, but the change from a run 1st offense to a pass happy one should in theory compensated for those touches. Good news is that Roddy is under contract until the end of the 2014 season, which should give him plenty of time to get healthy and prove his worth. I would love to see Roddy resign with the Falcons and be a Falcon for life, but the cap situation is an ever changing situation from season to season and the Falcons have to weigh what he's asking against what they'll have to pay Julio Jones when his contract is up- who is already a top 3 receiver in his short career. Hopefully White's request will be reasonable
Steven Jackson: Last but certainly not least is the big fella Steven Jackson. Let's be honest, the Falcons brought Jackson in to make a Superbowl run THIS year and that's also why Jackson came to Atlanta. The man is a workaholic and a consummate professional, but he's getting older and for his production to pay value it wouldn't be too difficult to find a cheaper, long term successor through the draft in today's NFL( he's owed 3 million and 3.75 million over the next two years). I say cut the man loose at season's end and let him find a contender to join forces with while freeing up much needed cap space on our end.
(2) Total neglect of the offensive and defensive lines
The Falcons might have drafted Sam Baker and Peria Jerry in 2008 and 2009 respectively, but neither of those selections worked out and we knew this well before the start of the 2013 season. First, let's go back to 2008 when Dimitroff and Smith took over the team. The New York Giants had just won the first of their two Super Bowls, and their win against the seemingly perfect New England Patriots was predicated on the prowess of their offensive and defensive lines. They had Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, and Michael Strahan on defense and David Diehl, Chris Snee, and Shaun O'Harra anchoring their offensive line. and all 6 were probowlers/ All-Pros between their two Super Bowls ( though maybe not all in the same season). The point is that they had shown laid out the blueprint of how to win in the modern NFL: Get to the QB on Defense and Protect the QB on Offense. Seeing that Mike Smith's success as a D-coordinator in Jacksonville was based largely on the DT tandem of Marcus Stroud and John Henderson I thought it would be a no brainer we'd draft to build a stingy front 7 and a mauling offensive line, but we didn't. Dimitrov took a "If it ain't broke why fix it" approach and up for much of their tenure the lines we've been fielding were holdovers from the Jim Mora Jr. and Bobby Petrino regimes. If depth is important at any position it's in the trenches, and while I'm not complaining about the blockbuster that landed us Julio Jones, I do think we should have invested more quality draft picks in linemen beyond the 2008 and 2009 drafts.. Baker and Jerry were both reaches for where we took them in their respective drafts anyways.
(3) Conservative draft strategy
This is what has bothered me the most, no matter how good a player is Dimitrov won't ever draft a guy if he has character concerns. There was even an article written where even Arthur Blank was surprised and concerned at how many players were eliminated from Dimitroff's draft board with red flags for "character concerns". Let's be real, a lot of good football prospects are from what most would say are "rough" backgrounds. A good number of those prospects get a bit of a big head when they go to college and are regarded as rockstars around campus. Some of those guys get to thinking they're invincible and end up doing something stupid. It happens, and while being wary of these incidents is smart the degree to which the Falcons limit their draft pool based solely on this is putting them at a disadvantage. Other teams are landing elite talents with some maturity issues in the middle rounds while the Falcons are reaching on guys like Akeem Dent and Lamar Holmes (both were graded as 5th rounders who we took in the 3rd). I understand after the Mike Vick disaster why it would be important to have guys with a positive energy in the locker room, but this is a completely different team who is long removed from that time. Honestly, do you think Matt Ryan, Roddy White, Julio Jones, Tony Gonzales, Asante Samuel, Osi Umenyiora, or Steven Jackson would tolerate any rookie's antics? These guys are professionals who are dedicated to winning, and any rookie coming into that locker room would recognize what kind of mindset it takes to win based on the example they set. I'm not saying we should become the Cincinatti Bengals and pick up every guy who hits the waiver wire due to a DUI, but they have found some talent to be had and turned a few careers around with their approach. It's a low risk high reward kind of investment, and I could live with it if we rolled the dice a couple times and not hit but we're not even considering it, and for a team with serious lapses in talent we can't take a potential talent pool like that for granted any longer
Now this brings me to another related point, but Mike Smith is so biased towards "his guys" he's drafted it's detrimental to the team. I feel like Mike Smith will hand starting jobs to certain players because they're guys he's drafted and not based on who is the best player. Case in point, I don't know what Garret Reynolds has ever done to be a starter ( or Sam Baker for that matter) because over the course of 2 seasons now I haven't seen it. Another one is Peria Jerry. Granted its sad a knee injury derailed his career before it could even really get started, but sticking with him is just stupid! I know he isn't starting anymore, but paying a backup a 1st rounders contract isn't exactly what I'd call fiscally sound. Another flaw I see in his approach is the fact that no matter how good a rookie is he won't ever start him, he always gives the job to a less talented veteran. Look at teams like the 49ers, Seahawks, and Texans. they have a surplus of quality talent at multiple positions because they coach is truly committed to playing the player who proves they are the best regardless of draft position or who's regime drafted the player. If a player knows he has a legitimate shot to seize a starting job he will play his hardest to earn it, and that's how those teams maximize the talents of otherwise marginal prospects. I mean seriously look at the roster turnover of the Seahawks over the past couple season, I'm pretty sure they set a record with the THOUSANDS of personnel moves they've made over the years. I hate them, but you got to look at what they're doing right, and one thing you can see in that organization for sure is that they're loyalty is to the player who best proves he belongs on the team and can help them win. Look how fast they shipped Aaron Curry out of town when they knew he was a bust, and he was a top 5 pick! The Falcons on the other hand are handing out charity contracts to the likes of Sam Baker because the administration is too proud to admit they whiffed on that selection.
The Falcons, namely Dimitroff and Smith, need to do some soul searching this off season, because changes need to be made with how they've gone about doing certain things. The Falcons need to capitalize on every opportunity possible of adding the BEST talent available this offseason other wise we could be suffering through another disappointing season next year and those two will probably be out of a job.


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He was given documents to sign saying he "volunteered" to work more the 44hrs a week, Stat holidays, and Sundays.Is that actually legal?
No he is not signing away his rights, they are legal. He can sign to work upto 60 hours per week. We have those agreements here for our busiest season.
Yes it is, this is the basis of my job, here is a quote on
said by »www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statut···tm#BK116 :Right to refuse work73. (1) An employee may refuse to work on a public holiday or a day declared by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor to be a holiday for the purposes of the Retail Business Holidays Act. 2000, c. 41, s. 73 (1).Same(2) An employee may refuse to work on a Sunday. 2000, c. 41, s. 73 (2).Notice of refusal(3) An employee who agrees to work on a day referred to in subsection (1) or (2) may then decline to work on that day, but only if he or she gives the employer notice that he or she declines at least 48 hours before he or she was to commence work on that day. 2000, c. 41, s. 73 (3).
Looking at it, the language is vague. It does not say for each public holiday, so I can see why they may interpret it as covering all.
Looking at it, the language is vague. It does not say for each public holiday, so I can see why they may interpret it as covering all.
Why get personal with me, you dont like what is being said, thats your right, but in reality jobs like these try to scare these people into signing. Not saying its right, but thats how they like to play the game. You do have a right to refuse to work on holidays, but it wont stop them from trying to schedule him in. Especially in days like boxing days, and if they are in the "Tourist zone" As long as they pay him or give him time off if he does work, it is legit.
Well, signing it is irrelevant. So long as he tells his employer he refuses to work a stat holiday 48 hours prior, it's fair game. Email is good for this kind of stuff. If he has proof he told them 48 hours prior the employer has no recourse even if they schedule him. To quote what the MOL told me, "just don't show up, and call us after if it's an issue."If it were me, I probably would have crossed it out and initialled it, but it really makes no difference in practice.
Regs or no regs, any company that abuses it's workers, will find a way to get rid of people. Before I jumped ship at the Shack, they had reduced my hours to under 24, it was a sure sign they were after me. Top salesperson in the country, but I wouldnt play their little games at one point they tried to make battery add on sales a condition of your employment. ( must sell a certain percentage of sales in batteries).--No, I didn't. Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake.......


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New Love
New Love (click the link)
Sometimes we just need to sing about what is on our minds. How about recovering from heart ache and stretching out for New Love!
With great excitement I announce the beginning of the next round.
The ensemble is assembling!!!
We are in the process of pulling together a strong group. A force to be reckoned with. I'll keep you posted. Here is a link to the demo the band will be starting from.
Please share what you think!
This one is Intense :)
Here is a song that I wrote while grooming cross country ski trails on Grand Mesa this past winter. Imagine, if you will. Dawn, crystaline snow glistening as it cascades from the towering pines, silent…. till the roar of the snowmobile shatters the stillness. Pulling a two hundred pound grooming device through the cool February temperatures of -10 degrees F, wrestling, shoveling….
I call this one Hard Dog. I hope you enjoy!
The Indie Go Go campaign that has been going on is coming to an end today. Thank you so much to the wonderful contributors! New tools will be acquired through your assistance. Thank you again!
Some More Demos!!
Michael LightBringer has released a couple more demo songs for your enjoyment.
Ask is a song calling our actions to our attention and asking us to be accountable for what we do. http://youtu.be/V9jyJgPJEHA
The Journey follows a love story. May love continue, through all of life's changes! http://youtu.be/89U6Axcb7vM
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It's Officail
I am on my way to the Paonia Film Festival!!
You can check out our campaign on Indie Go Go at
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Indie Go Go
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are pleased to announce:
May 3, 2013 will be the launch of our first Indie Go Go campaign. We are reaching out to raise funds for a new computer (already accruing interest on the credit card) which is helping bring music to the a cappella strains of existing poetry. It is helping to create demos to share between ourselves and with you, dear listener. It has already helped to create some rudimentary videos.
As a matter of fact, the video for our campaign is being featured this coming weekend at the Paonia Film Festival to coincide with the campaign launch. Come out and see it!!! May 3rd – 4th at the Paradise Theatre in Paonia. http://www.paoniafilmfestival.com/
More to come…….
Lucky Man
Blue Jeans (cover of the Sticky Mulligan song)
Just click the picture to hear me playing with the app Loopy on my iPod
I recommend listening to the original as well, thanks Sticky Mulligan for writing this song!
playing around with the Loopy app for my iPod…… fun!
For the Life of a Tree
"The Last Hours of Ancient Sunshine" by Thom Hartmann winds through history, pre-history, our modern age (thirteen years ago) and where we are headed. His introduction talks about how all life on this planet is directly from sunlight. "Sunlight radiating heat, visible light, and ultraviolet light is the source of virtually all life on Earth. Everything you see alive around you is there because a plant somewhere was able to capture sunlight and store it." Until recently all life, including humans, were limited in their population by the amount of sunshine that was able to be captured by the plants in their local area in each growing season. This all changed when humans found fossil fuels.
Today I am quoting from the chapter The Death of Trees.
"A fully grown pine or hardwood tree has a leaf surface area that can run from a quarter-acre to over three acres…. rainforest trees… can run as high as forty acres per tree. Through this enormous surface area, sunlight is used as an energy source to drive the conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen and plant matter (using the "C" which is carbon). Trees literally breathe in the CO2 through that enormous leaf area after we exhale it as biological waste, and they exhale oxygen as their own waste. With out trees, our atmosphere would most likely become toxic to us…"
According to Hartmann a rainforest tree will pump up to three million gallons of water up it's trunk and out through it's leaves over it's life time. All this water is sent into the atmosphere as water vapor. This water vapor then floats downwind to later become rain. Hartmann says "on our continental landmasses, only trees effectively cycle large quantities of water back up into the atmosphere." To demonstrate a comparison, the water that evaporates off a forty acre lake is equivalent to the water vapor pumped through the leaves of a large tree.
When a mature forest is clear cut then replanted with all saplings a break is developed in the water vapor sent downwind causing a drying effect that can lead to desertification. "According to a 1996 study….funded by the World Bank and the United Nations, 72 acres of rainforest are destroyed every minute".
"Drinkable water falls from the skies as rain and soaks into the ground…At deeper levels, the water has often acquired (from the soil) high concentrations of dissolved minerals, particularly salts. Trees reach….into the earth and draw up moisture from just above this salty water and pump it up into the atmosphere, using the minerals to harden the wood of the tree. This removal of water…creates a downward draw, into the soil, for the fresh water raining down from above. This circulation keeps the soil healthy." If a forest is cut the salty water level then rises. Hartmann says that when the saline water gets within a few yards of the surface any remaining trees become immune damaged and then die from fungus or beetle infestation or some other infection.
A rise in salinity of the ground water of course negatively effects the health of those drinking the ground water as well. "Most major U.S. and European cities have water that is, at best, unpalatable. Dissolved salt levels of 1300 ppm… are the point where people begin to become sick and dizzy from drinking water: in many cities levels now exceed 1000 ppm."
"Forests are imperiled world wide."
Most of the rainforest clearing is being done to create pasture land for beef. While doing a presentation for a high school group last summer I came across the statistic that over forty percent of the beef in this country is imported, by one of four companies. We can a make a difference to the rainforest directly by boycotting fast food beef and supporting local, sustainably raised meat. The forests of the earth, especially the rainforests are the lungs of the planet. If we care for life we must become more aware of our impact through our day to day decisions. Our dollar is our vote. Let's make it count.
Plant a tree.


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Year Started: 2007
Members: Don Jay - Pork and Brisket
Laura Jay - Ribs and Chicken
Chelsea Keene - Deserts, Runner & Social Coordinator
Justin Jay - Sauce & Dirty Jobs
Lizzie - Official bone taster
Hi, I am Lizzie the dog. I love bones and threw down a challenge to my "owners" that they couldn't reproduce some ribs that they had at a BBQ contest about 4 years ago. Well not only did they get good at that, now they insist on cooking chicken (can't eat those bones) and brisket (not a bone to be had) but the pork sholder bone is nice. They had a rocking first season in competition and brought me home 3 blue ribbons and a red ribbon. But most important, they brought home bones. If you see them, please remind them to bring more bones home!!!!!
Hometown: Fountain
State: Colorado
Most wins in a year: 2 firsts in brisket and 1 in pork (2007 & 2008)
Biggest Wins: 1. 2008 brought us a new high with a win in pork and a Reserve Grand Championship at Canyon City, CO.
2. Grand Junction, CO (2007) 1st in pork and 1st in brisket and a 5th overall.
3. Next best contest was Pueblo (2007) - first cook, first call, first place (Brisket)
2009 Recap
2009 wasn't our best year, although there was drmatic improvement on the chicken and Laura even got some top 5 calls in that category. There were no wins in the big 4 categories although my sauce took 1st three times and was only out of the top 5 once. Laura also scored a first place in a side dish category with her awesome cheesy grits!!!


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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon & Dark Souls go crazy cheap in Xbox 360 Cyber Monday sale
Plus L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption available cheap in one day-only sale.
Far Cry 4 info coming 'soon', says Ubisoft
With PS4 & Xbox One right around the corner, Ubisoft teases unannounced Far Cry sequel.
Garrison reset option patched into Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
Now could be the time to replay the retro sci-fi shooter.
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Future worked his "Magic" with The Roots on Friday's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." Decked out in his "superstar attire"—a gray suit, Yankees cap, and sneakers—the Atlanta rapper joined the world famous crew while performing the single off his debut album Pluto, due April 17. Voilà!
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