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Mitt Romney
Obama Attacks Success
I have always found Mitt Romney to be a fairly indifferent orator, but he was on fire today, attacking the remarks made by Obama that Paul blogged about here.
President Barack Obama's campaign officials are trying to minimize the damage caused by his campaign-trail comments that downplayed entrepreneurship.
The push-back came midday when Obama's press secretary, Ben LaBolt, tweeted out that "Romney apparently set to launch false attack. … Get the facts."
LaBolt was trying to head off Romney's new focus on Obama's July 14 speech where he argued that entrepreneurs are dependent on government for success.
"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen," Obama told the crowd, while urging tax increases and a larger role for government.
Romney's strongest response came shortly after LaBolt's tweet.
"I'm convinced he wants Americans to be ashamed of success … [but] I don't want government to take credit for what individuals accomplish," Romney told a cheering crowd in swing-state Pennsylvania.
"The idea to say that Steve Jobs didn't build Apple, that Henry Ford didn't build Ford Motor, that Papa John didn't build Papa John Pizza, that Ray Kroc didn't build McDonald's, that Bill Gates didn't build Microsoft … is not just foolishness, it is insulting to every entrepreneur," Romney told the July 17 crowd in Irwin, Pa. Continue reading
Catholic Vote Beclowns Itself for Romney
My friend Jay Anderson links to this story.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney scheduled a $50,000-a-plate fundraiser at the home of Phil Frost, the executive of the company that makes the Morning After Pill, on Wednesday night. Plan B One-Step is produced by Teva Pharmaceuticals, Frost's company.
The pharmaceutical executive's residence was one of several stops scheduled to increase Romney's war chest during a two-day swing through Florida.
Well I guess if "Catholic" universities can honor the likes of Kathleen Sebelius, we shouldn't be too upset when "pro-life" candidates go groveling for money from people who make pills that kill unborn children. After all, Romney desperately needs money to not air ads that criticize Obama too harshly, so we should be forgiving of this slight oversight.
In all seriousness, what made this story even more sickening was the response from an individual at Catholic Vote.org:
Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote.org, didn't seem troubled by the fundraiser saying, "What matters is whether a President Romney will end all taxpayer support for abortion-inducing drugs, repeal unconstitutional mandates that force private institutions to cover such drugs, and whether he will make progress in building a culture of life."
I can understand why pro-lifers are willing to swallow their pride and back Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. There's no possible way for a Romney administration to be worse than Obama, goes the thinking. Having set such an incredibly high bar for themselves, one woud like to believe that pro-life groups would still hold their candidate's feet to the fire. There's no excuse for Romney associating himself with those who profit off of the death of innocents. It is even more inexcusable for Catholic groups to completely shrug off this affair. I have to agree with Jay's assessment that people of Burch's ilk are nothing more than a "Republican-first-pro-life-second political hacks."
This isn't about whether Romney is preferable to Obama, so save your breath there. If this is the kind of gutless pushback Romney is going to receive as a candidate, why would anyone expect him to respect pro-lifers once he is elected president? You can vote for him if that is what your conscience dictates, but please don't make a fool of yourself by turning a blind eye to his misdeeds now, because you're just laying out the carpet right on your back for President Romney to walk all over.
President Obama Must Be Defeated: Rick Santorum Endorses Romney
Rick Santorum, the candidate who I supported in the primaries, has endorsed Romney in an e-mail to his supporters. I agree with every word of his email:
Thank you again for all you did as one of my strongest and committed supporters. Your belief in our campaign helped us start a movement of Americans who believe deeply that our best days are ahead as long as we fight to strengthen our families, unshackle our economy and promote freedom here and around the world. Karen and I will be forever grateful for the support, kindness and commitment you showed us, as well as our children, over these last months.
On Friday, Governor Romney came to Pittsburgh for an over-hour long one-on-one meeting. The conversation was candid, collegial and focused on the issues that you helped me give voice to during our campaign; because I believe they are essential ingredients to not only winning this fall, but turning our country around.
While the issue of my endorsement did not come up, I certainly have heard from many of you who have weighed in on whether or not I should issue a formal endorsement. Thank you for your counsel, it has been most helpful. However, I felt that it was completely impossible for me to even consider an endorsement until after a meeting to discuss issues critical to those of us who often feel our voices are not heard by the establishment: social conservatives, tea-party supporters, lower and middle income working families.
Clearly without the overwhelming support from you all, I never would have won 11 states and over 3 million votes, and we would not have won more counties than all the other candidates combined. I can assure you that even though I am no longer a candidate for president, I will still continue to fight every day for our shared values – the values that made America the greatest country in the history of the world.
During our meeting I felt a deep responsibility to assess Governor Romney's commitment to addressing the issues most important to conservatives, as well his commitment to ensuring our appropriate representation in a Romney administration. Continue reading
Santorum Strategist John Brabender Offers Insight on Upcoming Meeting With Romney
Are you curious about the direction of the Republican Party now that Mitt Romney is expected to be the nominee in the aftermath of Rick Santorum's surprising victories in eleven states? Santorum is expected to meet with Mitt Romney on May 4 about just that, among other things.
At National Review's The Corner, Robert Costa has some quotes from senior Santorum campaign strategist John Brabender on what he expects to be discussed at the meeting. "We've only taken one thing off of the table," says Brabender. That one thing is discussion of Rick Santorum's campaign debt.
From National Review's The Corner:
On Friday, May 4, Rick Santorum will huddle with Mitt Romney. According to Santorum strategist John Brabender, the former rivals will discuss a variety of topics, including how Santorum could potentially work with Romney during the general-election campaign.
"It's about more than moving toward an endorsement," Brabender says. "It's also about helping Rick and Governor Romney to get to know each other on a personal level. They've only talked in passing at the debates; they've never really gotten to know each other. Rick wants to sit down with Romney, one on one, and talk through some things.
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Mitt Romney's MD Chair: Women Will See Romney's "Real Views" in the General Election
Mitt Romney is running as a conservative now, but in the general, we can expect a flip-flop. It was made clear already by a top Romney campaign adviser saying he will erase his conservative views as with an "Etch-A-Sketch" once the general election comes around, if he is the nominee. Tonight, Romney's Maryland campaign chair said that women will see Mitt Romney's "real views" in the general election.
From CNN, transcript:
Piers Morgan: Obviously, Governor Romney's got a problem in the polling with women, not entirely surprising given the social issue debates that have been raging in the Republican Party have been pretty negatively received. How does he rebuild trust in the female vote?Romney's Maryland Campaign Chair, Bob Ehrlich: I think that's more a function of the Santorum campaign, quite frankly, and the Democrats using some of Senator Santorum's verbiage to their electoral advantage, to their partisan advantage. I think, when the general election, again, when you have one-on-one election, a general election, and they see again, are reminded of Governor Romney's real views, that gender gap will dissipate rather quickly.
Why do people vote for this? Mass insanity, that's why. People have rejected moral reasoning, and when you reject moral reasoning, you don't think reasonably. Believe me, I know about this in living technicolor as I live with Bipolar Disorder. If I don't find my identity in God's truth, I will go quite literally crazy. Healthy brains can do the same thing when they reject moral reasoning.
From Pope Benedict XVI"s Chrismas 2010 address:
Alexis de Tocqueville, in his day, observed that democracy in America had become possible and had worked because there existed a fundamental moral consensus which, transcending individual denominations, united everyone. Only if there is such a consensus on the essentials can constitutions and law function. This fundamental consensus derived from the Christian heritage is at risk wherever its place, the place of moral reasoning, is taken by the purely instrumental rationality of which I spoke earlier. In reality, this makes reason blind to what is essential. To resist this eclipse of reason and to preserve its capacity for seeing the essential, for seeing God and man, for seeing what is good and what is true, is the common interest that must unite all people of good will. The very future of the world is at stake.
"Eclipse of reason." "The very future of the world is at stake." Is the Pope being "over the top" here? No. It is all plain as day to the faithful.
This is why I always say that we have to elect Rick Santorum because "the future of the world is at stake." It really is. Either we embrace moral reasoning, or we sink into the abyss.
I've been saying since long before Rick Santorum decided to run for president that America is rejecting moral reasoning and that we are headed for a dark age if we don't get our bearings back. Seeing people fall for the "Etch A Sketch" candidate and seeing the full weight of the Republican Party establishment out to destroy Rick Santorum's hopes for the nomination is no surprise to me. America will elect Rick Santorum or it's game over.
Catholics, particularly, who vote for Mitt Romney should be ashamed of themselves. The man stood on stage before a national audience and, in order to save his own political skin, told a blatant and horrific falsehood about the Catholic Church. He said that the Church voluntarily submitted to subsidizing child murder. He's clearly a man who will say and do anything to gain power, even tell such a lie about the Church before a national audience, and yet…Catholics are voting for him. "Eclipse of reason."
I'm ashamed of Catholic Republicans who are voting for this impostor, but then, the Church has been through worse. We'll get through this as we have gotten through far worse things, albeit losing many souls along the way. God, help us.
Think I'm going overboard? I don't have to win elections. I only have to remain close to Christ, because He is all. I don't lose any sleep over the possibility that Rick Santorum may not win. As he told me tonight after losing in Maryland, Wisconsin and D.C., "God is good." Indeed, God is good, and God will remain eternally good, even if America rejects Him. She will get what she deserves, but it is my hope that she works hard to deserve freedom by helping to elect a man of principle – Rick Santorum.
The Weathervane's Chief Strength as a Candidate?
Mitt Romney aka the Weathervane has won, as expected, the DC, Maryland and Wisconsin primaries. The Republican nomination isn't over, but the fat lady is definitely approaching the microphone. Now I had thought that the Weathervane has only one strength as a candidate: not Obama. However, Stuart Rothenberg today hit upon another strength that I had not considered:
Despite all his conservative rhetoric — on taxes, government spending, traditional marriage, immigration, abortion and health care — conservatives aren't buying it. They believe that Romney is simply pandering to them because he knows that is what he needs to do to lock up the Republican nomination.
Whether it is his multiple positions over the years on abortion, his support for an individual mandate in Massachusetts, his Mormon faith or simply his profile as a wealthy, impeccably dressed businessman, the most conservative Republican voters (many of whom are evangelicals) don't believe that he is a passionate conservative who is ready to take on the political establishment.
What's interesting about Romney and his supporters is that, despite his conservative rhetoric, moderates and country club conservatives continue to support his candidacy.
Think about it. Romney, who stresses his opposition to abortion, talks tough on immigration and rules out a tax increase even to help cut the deficit, continues to get the support of pragmatic conservatives who reject former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's ideological rigidity, thought Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) was too conservative and viewed Texas Gov. Rick Perry as a bomb thrower.
Clearly, establishment Republicans also don't believe Romney when he talks about his views and his agenda. If they did, they probably would feel about him the same way they feel about Santorum or Bachmann.
Romney's great asset is that these voters figure he is merely pandering to evangelicals and the most conservative element of the GOP when he talks about cultural issues, immigration and taxes.
The bottom line, of course, is that nobody — not his critics and not his allies — really believes Mitt Romney.
The Washington Post's Dan Balz pointed out to me recently that this makes Romney something like the opposite of what Barack Obama was in 2008.
Four years ago, Obama, who had only a thin legislative record and was known to have voted "present" on a number of important votes in the Illinois Legislature, was so ill-formed in the minds of voters that many could project their own hopes and dreams onto him, giving him considerable appeal among a wide range of voters.
People liked Obama, so they figured out a way to find themselves in agreement with him — even if they had no reason to believe that he really held the views they ascribed to him.
The question is whether, in November, Romney may be in a similar position as Obama was or whether the fact that nobody actually believes Romney will destroy his presidential bid completely.
Is Romney such a mass of contradictions that voters can look at him and project their positions on him, allowing them to support him? Or is his credibility so shot that too many voters will simply conclude that they can't trust him, making it impossible for them to support him? Continue reading
Louisiana Loves Rick
Santorum needed a big victory today in Louisiana, and he got it. The polls closed at 8:00 PM and the networks called the Pelican state for Santorum immediately. According to the exit polls Santorum won every demographic except those earning over 200k who went for Romney. Vote percentages look like they will be in the range of 46-28, with Romney taking the 28. As in Illinois, Gingrich was a non-factor. This race is supposed to be all over according to most pundits, but I guess someone neglected to tell the good voters of Louisiana.
The Value of Well-Paid Advisers
I don't often call-back prior posts, but now I am going to do it twice in one day. Yesterday I discussed a Jennifer Rubin article that criticized Santorum for, among other things, failing to surround himself with a troupe of advisers to help him stay on track as a candidate.
Meet Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom. Earlier today he had this exchange on CNN:
HOST: Is there a concern that Santorum and Gingrich might force the governor to tack so far to the right it would hurt him with moderate voters in the general election?
ERIC FEHRNSTROM: Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again.
People have been having a lot of fun with this comment on twitter, and it took about ten minutes for this to make its way into a political ad:
Maybe we should say former Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstron.
When the Man is Right, He is Right
Gaius Gracchus proposed a grain law. The people were delighted with it because it provided an abundance of food without work. The good men, however, fought against it because they thought the masses would be attracted away from hard work and toward idleness, and they saw the state treasury would be exhausted.
Cicero, Speech in Defense of Publius Sestius
Faithful readers of this blog know that I am not a big fan of Romney aka the Weathervane, to say the least, but he is right on target here. The ever broadening expectation of many in this country for "freebies" from Uncle Sucker is destroying American pride, self-respect and our economy. Romney's total rejection of this mentality, as exemplified by the heckler's demand for "free" contraceptives, impresses me more due to it being impromptu and also being in front of a somewhat hostile college audience. If he is the nominee, he will need many such moments to attract doubting conservatives to the polls. Some, like my good friend Jay Anderson of Pro Ecclesia, will not vote for him under any circumstances. Others can be persuaded. He has a long way to go to assuage my many doubts about him, and to make my vote for him in November if he is the nominee something other than a purely anti-Obama vote, but this is a start.
The Land of Lincoln Votes
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees,
and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree,
turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue,
there were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln's name appears,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
A Few Thoughts About Last Night
As was tweeted by a few individuals, it is remarkable that a conservative, Catholic, Republican – who largely rejects JFK's sentiments on religion in the public square to boot – won primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. It's also becoming evident that exit polling means squat with regards to Rick Santorum.
Mitt Romney continues to be the weakest front-runner imaginable. It was funny to listen to John Batchelor and his parade of insiders smugly dismiss Santorum's victories and chat away about the inevitability of Romney's nomination while Santorum was winning two southern states in which Romney finished third. Yes, Romney still has an edge, and with victories in American Samoa and Hawaii Santorum's delegate edge last night was minimal. But Romney has far from sealed the deal.
Speaking of Romney, his gaggle of supporters truly marked themselves by their utter gracelessness in defeat. As Mark Levin said, Romney supporters are quickly becoming as obnoxious as Ron Paul supporters. It's true that partisans of all of the candidates can be particularly blind to their own candidate's faults and to exaggerate the foibles of the others, but Romney supporters in all corners of the internet have been particularly bitter and have done little to actually sway others to their side. What might explain this phenomenon is that unlike the others, Romney voters aren't particularly enamored with their candidate and are instead motivated by either dislike of the other candidates and/or fear that any other candidate would lose the general election. So they don't really have any convincing arguments to make on behalf of Romney, but instead they kick and stomp their feet every time Romney fails to win a primary. I would suggest that calling those of us who don't vote for Romney a bunch of hayseed hicks, and suggesting that social cons be banished from consideration this election might just not be a winning strategy. Just saying.
As for Newt, there is absolutely no compelling reason for him to stay in this race. He won his home state, the state neighboring his home state, and has otherwise been a distant consideration save for the states he lost last night in the south. Rick Santorum already had a slight lead in Louisiana, and I think that last night's victories just about clinches the state for him (though that's a rather dangerous prediction considering the wildness of this primary season thus far). That being said, his reasoning for staying in is not all that outrageous. He suggested that he didn't want Romney to concentrate all of his fire on Santorum, something I said not that long ago. And while he has no realistic shot to win the nomination before or even during the Republican convention – is a brokered convention really going to nominate the guy with the third most delegates coming in? – he might be able to prevent Romney from securing the necessary number of delegates, and that seems to be his primary goal. After all, not all of his supporters will switch to Santorum. By staying in the race he is hurting Santorum, but he's also hurting Romney by picking off a few delegates. Take away Gingrich from last night, and both Santorum and Romney would have won more delegates. That would have inched Romney closer to the nomination.
On the other hand, I don't suppose Gingrich contributors are going to be all that enthused to continue propping up a candidate who has no intention of actually winning, and is instead motivated by nothing more than spite. Also, as was discussed last night, even if Romney fails to secure the precious 1,044 delegates by the time Tampa rolls around, he'll still be the favorite at a brokered convention if he is significantly ahead of Santorum. There is no magical candidate that will emerge from the ashes of a brokered convention. It's either going to be Romney or it's going to be Santorum. Every delegate that Santorum doesn't win from here until the convention is just as good as a delegate for Romney under a brokered convention scenario. If Santorum remains fairly close in the delegate count while neither candidate has the necessary majority, then Gingrich can play kingmaker at the convention. He would be well-advised to drop out sooner than later if he wants to achieve his twin objection of derailing Romney and having a hand in deciding the eventual nominee.
Rick Santorum & the Data Behind the Catholic, Evangelical, Youth & Women's Vote
The divide between the truth of the election results and the punditry of the mainstream media is seemingly growing every major primary election night. Perhaps none more than the recent Super Tuesday results, especially those of Ohio. How could it possibly be that Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania Senator won the youth vote, all voters under 44, and the married women vote? If one listens to the mainstream media, especially that of NBC, MSNBC and the New York Times one would think the only people voting for Rick Santorum would be rust belt pre-Vatican II ordained Catholic priests, and an amalgamation of southern characters such as Jed Clampett, Mr. Haney, as well as some assorted extras from the set of Deliverance. However, the true exit poll results tell us something quite different.
The mainstream media seemed shocked that Rick Santorum didn't win the Catholic vote and won the Evangelical Vote as well as the others I indicated earlier; young people and married women. I want to delve into the nitty grtty of the statistics and demographics in a few paragraphs but first let me give you some background on those in the heartland who became liberals even though they grew up in GOP circles and folks like myself who became conservative after growing up in a Democratic household.
I grew up in a working class steel and railroad town in Ohio. My family, like many around us was Democrat in party affiliation and social conservative in our mindset. I was educated in Catholic schools (during the 1970s & 80s) and though it was the warm fuzzy era of Catholic education, our nuns and lay teachers never completely bought into the liberal model that was so the rage in cool, upscale areas. Continue reading


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I switched to Comcast Business Class about 10 months ago. I have a nominal 27/7 mb connection with a /29 static CIDR block. The quoted monthly cost also includes telephone service. I generally get data speeds higher than contracted (sometimes much higher).
Both the internet and telephone connections have been almost rock solid. Nagios has reported 4 outages in the 10 months of service, all between 5 and 15 minutes. This is substantially better than my experience than my previous service. I'm able to specify reverse DNS info for my web facing systems. Inbound and outbound VPNs are solid. There are no restrictions on running servers and no data caps. On the few occasions I've needed support I've had excellent help from knowledgeable techs based in the USA.
All in all, I'm happy with my data connection and the support provided by Comcast.
Update: 4/3/21014
Have updated to 50/10mb at no additional charge, although we needed to start a new 24 month contract (not terrible as we still had 19 months to run on the old contract).
In general, internet service continues to be rock solid, although we did have an outage of 5 hours one night (as recorded by Nagios). The service was back by the time the outage was noticed. Telephone service continues to be crystal clear.
We have a Cron job that runs a speed test daily. Typically, transfer rates are around 57 mb/s down and 12 mb/s up with surprisingly little variation. Pings to the Ookla Speedtest hub in San Jose, CA (about 12 miles) is usually 11 ms, although they have fluctuated between 10 and 42 ms.
Overall, we are very satisfied with the service.
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I upgraded to the 50/10 package most recently. When it was initially installed, I realized the Comcast Business gateway was a router and not a bridge. It is my understanding that these modems can be put in bridge mode, but it is an absolute complete nightmare. They don't really like doing it, and when I had it done, the bridge mode didn't stick. I just ended up with a router with the DHCP server off. If you run any sort of standalone router such as a SonicWall or pfSense, just get the static.
I also have been going back and fourth with corporate for over a year with intermittent outage issues. Nobody seems to be able to resolve the issue. They sent a tech and changed components in the building but it's not fixing it. All my neighbors are complaining too. Seems to be a node issue. I am in direct contact with Comcast to resolve the issue seeing as though I have called over a dozen times. Very helpful and fairly prompt. Out of the dozen people I have dealt with, I only had two people have no clue what I was talking about.
I will say when the service works, it works great. But it really harms my business when it's down. I also have no other choice for high-speed internet. DSL isn't really a choice either as I need the speed for the number of people in the office plus the VPN.
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I placed my order for 50 mbit business internet with Comcast on Feb 6th. I asked the agent if I could have the contract not auto renew. She confirmed that I could and sent me the contract. The day of the install she called saying that she had cancelled my order because she was not authorized to add the provision to have the contract not auto-renew. I was forced to sign a new contract and start over with scheduling the site survey and install for different dates.
The day of my site survey no one showed up. Customer service assured me that someone would be there but late. The next rep i got told me that no tech were working because of the weather. when i mentioned their guaranteed appointment he confirmed that a 20$ credit could be added to my account then promptly hung up on me.
I called to reschedule and was told that I had not had an appointment the previous day but that I had one scheduled today. I told the rep that i was looking at the email that I was sent which indeed had the appointment listed. I'm assuming that this is a result of trying to avoid the credit.
I often deal with the Comcast ENS / Fiber division and the level of service that they provide is great but Comcast business COAX division has the worst Sales and service of any business I have ever dealt with. The level of complacency and outright hostility towards the customer is appalling. If there were any viable alternatives I would gladly take them.
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The tech who eventually come to run the new coax line was 2 hours late. He pulled the line, then cut off an existing coax line that I had personally run for my own use. He then used the cut line to connect the one he had run to the new modem. He did this simply to avoid having install another 20ft of cable.
The actual install of the new modem happened the next business day. It was fairly uneventful. It took roughly 45 minutes for support to put my modem into bridge mode.
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First thing I want to say is that your internet connection is as good as the quality of your line running from the tap to your house. Make sure all the lines and fittings are good. RG6 cable from tap to house and in the house to the modem and it will ensure that you get a good stable connection. If you know everything is good on your end it will help with troubleshooting process.
Since I've had Comcast Business Class (2009 to present) I've never really had any major issues. Just minor issues here and there and the tech support was really on point every time I've dealt with them. They have been very polite and helpful. Overall, I'm content with what I have and may bump up one tier package in the future for faster speed. Thank you Comcast!
Tech came out to swap my modem out for a new 3.0 Docsis one. The next day I noticed there was a problem with connectivity. The following day I called first thing in the morning to tech support and they said they would have a tech come out the same morning and troubleshoot. The tech came and changed the modem again and replaced all the lines leading up to the modem and also changed the drop (underground). Everything has been good since. Thanks to the tech who came out and did all the work.
I no longer lease a modem and have 5 static IP's. I now own my own modem with a dynamic IP. I want to also update that since last summer of 2013 that I'm no longer under a three year contract. Since I made a switch to a dynamic IP, the connection does not seem as reliable as when I was on a static. Here are two comparisons:
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I've attached photos of my modem levels as well which I feel are good. Overall, I'm still happy with Comcast Business. There are no other options for faster internet in this area so I'm sticking with them.
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I was on a Comcast residential account in my address before this one, when it took over from the AT&T Broadband account at my loft in Lowertown. I was apprehensive due to widespread negative reviews but I have to say I have been very lucky with Comcast overall, with a few exceptions. (Had a node-wide problem that took me a LOT of calls to get resolved, but that was when I was on residential and had to suffer through lousy tech support calls.)
I signed up for Comcast workplace through my employer after pondering it for about a year. I wish I had done it sooner. I moved from a residential account with basic cable TV, standard broadband service (was getting about 16mbps/30 with powerboost down), and the usual taxes and mystery charges that go with them, totalling around $57/mo. (I bought a modem.) When I switched to business class, I dropped the basic cable TV, as that was really only there because of Comcast's pricing structure that essentially forces you to get some kind of TV service, or it actually costs more. Note: Basic cable services are always available, if you are interested in that sort of thing.
Speed has basically been about the same, and my account rep was surprised when I told him what sort of bandwidth I was getting under my residential account. I suspect I'm in a low usage area, with a lot of people using DSL instead of cable, so I may have lucked out. I know other people in different metros do not have the same experience, so YMMV. I think my old residential account was supposed to be 12/2, and my business account 12/2, but since I was basically running faster than rated anyway I saw no difference. Unfortunately I don't think the speedtest.net node in the Twin Cities is available anymore, so I can't apples to apples compare my speedboost. Sustained throughput is about the same, however.
Under a business account, Comcast forces you to use their modem, not a privately owned one, but at least they don't charge you for it. The bad news is that unless you get a higher tier account you wind up with an SMC 8014 business gateway, one of the most reviled pieces of hardware ever. DO NOT USE THIS AS A ROUTER. After having it crash several times a day due to poor handling of routing tables, I just set my own router to a static in the gateway's address range (10.1.10.x I think, check your nonexistent manual) and stuck it in a DMZ. The gateway works passably for a straight modem, though I'm still unhappy with it as it still occasionally hiccups and the double-NAT setup results in weird things like tracert not working. After talking with tech support a couple of times, they said they had seen people go crazy trying to make this work for a while, and suggested I just get a surfboard modem and provision it. Some of them will tell you you cannot do this on a business account, but this is absolutely not true unless you need a static (which I don't), so just keep hounding. I have not changed this yet, as I keep thinking I'll drop by the local Comcast office and just pick up a modem, but I have not found the time yet.
Phone support is worlds away from residential support. On residential, when my entire node was having problems, I would have to call about 12 times (no kidding) until I finally got someone on the phone, delayed them for a while, and then told them to look right at the moment that an intermittent drop was occurring in order to get anyone to fix a problem. On business class, your first call is basically to tech support 2, with people who have (so far) known what they were talking about, and had actual information and the ability to fix problems. Apparently, a truck roll is guaranteed within 4 hours of a call, though I have not had to try this yet. I may tonight, just to change out my modem.
Note that if you change from residential to business class, your old account with disappear (at least mine did) and you will be assigned a new address under Comcast. This can be pretty frustrating since I got minimal documentation when my account was changed over, and I needed to call up and find out what my new login information was. I autoforwarded all my mail so I didn't lose anything, but if you actually use your comcast.net address, make arrangements to move all your stuff to Gmail or a similar service before it poofs.
I am also a moderately heavy user with videoconferencing, streaming services, FTP, etc., and I'm sure I must have come close to the 250GB cap a couple of times in the past. The fact that business class caps are, if not non-existent, at least much more lenient (I've heard from 750GB/mo to 1-2TB/mo), is very comforting. Your sales rep may say "no cap" but that's not entirely true. What I generally hear is that the real rule is, "don't bring the node down."
I cannot comment on the other services offered with the account such as Sharepoint, Outlook server, static, rDNS, etc. as I don't use them and have intentionally turned off as many of them as I could.
In conclusion I think this is a very viable option for people who work at home, or who have employers who offer a program for it, or just people who know a bit more about what they are doing and want higher quality tech support and service. I don't know if I would be comfortable running a 20+ person small business using this as my only pipe (maybe as a backup or one of 2 "prosumer" linked pipes), and I still don't think QoS is high enough to reliably serve from a Comcast account, but at this tier of service you are basically paying slightly more (or less) for a souped-up residential account with much better support, not a five 9s service. I am quite happy about it.
UPDATE 2/17/10: 4 months in, very satisfied. I still have not changed out my SMC8014, but it has gone down maybe once very early. Has not crashed since turning off all options and DMZing my DD-WRT router to handle all port assignments and DHCP. I have gotten a couple of different answers every time I call in about changing out the gateway, from "just pick up a modem at the local office and we'll provision it" to "we have to roll a truck out and swap your SMC at the same time." As long as the SMC doesn't give me any problems I won't worry about it.
One thing to note about support is that if you call during business hours M-F you get the local office and very good techs. If you call outside of those hours you get a call center with techs who are slightly better than the residential techs but much more limited. I'm lowering support to 4 because of this and the modem swap answer flipping but still satisfied.
My contract was for 12/2, not 16/2; have update the review to reflect this. Sustained speeds are minimally 12/2, occasionally higher.
UPDATE 2/24/10: I called into support this morning at 2 and 5AM after experiencing 5% loss and effective tested uploads at 0.06-0.20Mbps for a few hours. The tech thought it might be a problem with the gateway, and offered to swap it. I asked for a SB5120, to finally be rid of the 8014, and set up an appointment for the afternoon.
However, at 1PM, speeds were fine, and I called into support again to find out how much of their troubleshooting ability they lose if I switched to a 5120, and the answer was "most of it." Therefore I have made the surprising decision to keep the 8014, double NAT and all, rather than switch to a standard bridging modem just to keep better remote support capabilities. Time will tell if it works out or not.
I'm pushing my support rating back up to 5 because I got excellent answers to my questions and support from the national call center, which I was a little leery of before.
UPDATE 11/1/10: Last week I had a network failure at about 3AM. I rebooted everything in my network and got nothing. The SMC8014 was visible, and had a public IP assigned but could not ping out. I called support. They were able to log into the modem but also could not ping out. After booting the modem again it was not visible, so they placed an order to have it replaced; I asked for a standard DOCSIS modem, and they agreed.
The next morning I got a call from the Tier 2 guy. Naturally at that time my network was working fine, and so they cancelled the call. He also stated that it was "not their policy" to use standard DOCSIS modems on business accounts, even dynamic ones. I told him every time I called I got a different answer on this, and personally knew 2 people who also had this service who were on standard modems, but he would have none of it. "Happy that I could resolve your problem," he actually said. I told him he really didn't do a thing.
Lowering my support score because of this unpleasant experience, but generally still happy with the service.
UPDATE 1/8/11: I've been experiencing severe upstream power drops and packet loss at night for over 2 weeks. The gateway got replaced (another 8014) and an old analog filter removed from my drop, but it wasn't fixed. I spent a week calling in most nights to report the problem, but the desk was less than helpful. Fortunately, I had a very good tech come out when the gateway was replaced, and he kept notes on the situation. I called him back directly, and he put the line techs onto it, and discovered that there was an area issue around my node. They're working on monitoring it now, which doesn't mean it's fixed yet. When I called the desk back to update the ticket, it was closed. This was because the issue had been escalated (to whom I have no idea). They did measure severed upstream power drop and loss. I got half a month's credit, but I'd rather have a working line available at night. I'm not changing my support rating, since like in all services it all depends whom you get on the phone or in the truck. I am lowering my reliability score though, because even though it's been pretty solid over the life of my service, an area line issue can still take forever to get fixed. You're still on the same infrastructure as residential customers, apparently with the same headaches if a problem happens.
UPDATE 6/21/11: Sorry I haven't updated this, but a couple of interesting things happened. First, Comcast FINALLY tracked the problem to a node in my area as they were measuring similar loss at other residences, including another business customer on the same node. It was finally taken care of. Of course, I had to call a higher level desk to get an analysis of the area done. I don't think they were very happy about a mere customer calling, but whatever it takes.
Second, I was contacted by a CC service rep on the East Coast who actually did bridge my SMC 8014. Hallelujah. I can no longer access the control panel for the modem as it no longer had a maintenance address, but since it no longer drops dead, I don't care. Powerboost speeds are also up to what they were on a 5101 residential modem (up to 30mbps boost). I posted this information in the HSI forum, and it set off a veritable cyclone of back and forth nonsense between extremely knowledgeable people who enjoy debating over what a layer 2 bridge really is and what the correct terminology is for a cable modem, all the while debating whether or not the 8014 could go into dumb modem mode. Nobody believed it until I posted the telnet command, at which point it was confirmed by a number of people who are also now out of their 8014 double-NAT hell.
Of course, nobody at CC can agree over whether or not this is a good thing, but then again nobody has actually honored my request for a standard DOCSIS modem for over a year. Therefore my support rating is not changing. To those helpful individuals who insist that the proper way to to things is to get a DOCSIS modem out of CC business: well, no shit. That's why I tried to get one for over a year. Why not ask Comcast why they don't just do things the proper way?
So I still think support is better than Residential support. Incalculably better. But how much better is still a function of who happens to answer the phone.
UPDATE 1/14/2014: Haven't updated this in a while. Still on the same service, although it's now 16/3 but no powerboost (affects almost all business class customers I think). About a year or so ago CC started charging an equipment rental fee, which I wouldn't pay for that 8014, so I returned it and got them to provision an SB6121. When PB was still active I could get 50mbps powerboost, although sadly that's gone now. Still way more reliable than the 8014 ever was even in layer 2. There are still slowdowns at times when the weather gets cold, but I haven't had a massive disaster like I've had in previous winters.
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3 days from order to install, 5 static ip addresses.
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Installation was on time, and I got the call from the tech letting me know he was arriving as promised over the phone during the time of purchase. Installation took about a hour and half because it was the first time cable was installed at this location.
After installation, services were quickly up and running and the tech took care of activating the modem. All I had to do was sit and watch him get the job done.
So far very happy with my cable service but I will update once I get my first bill.
UPDATE 2012-07-01: Got my first bill today for $172 this is correct because of the $99 installation charge plus the $66 dollars for internet service not including tax which was around 7 dollars. Without adding a few cents here and there it's almost exactly what I expected. I also got my bill in the mail 15 days before the balance was due so that was sent on time too.
No problems with service so far.
Update: Nov 30, 2013.
One outage a few months ago which only lasted an hour at 3AM in the morning. Purchased a modem because of an increase in modem rental fee as well and had no issues with activation. Had to return the modem at a authorized Comcast location. I now pay $59.95 every month.
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"Fast, hosted exchange accounts, static IPs, good service"
"expensive install on 1 & 2 year contracts, monthly fees for faster tiers"
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I ordered the 22/5 service with static IPs. It took about a week after the order was accepted to installation. Comcast gave a 4 hour windows and arrived about 1 hr later than scheduled. Hint: (Don't schedule an afternoon installation if possible!) It took less than an hour for the install, most of which was spent waiting for static IP assignment. The installer carefully matched signal strength and installed a 2 way splitter for future use.
Ping times showed a different distribution than with the dynamic residential service I had previously. Pings around Chicago averaged 25-30ms, Atlanta 60ms while Michigan were closer to 70ms with west coast pings close to 100ms. Comcast employs some strange routing logic.
Speed tests were positively inconsistent with powerboost. Downloads ranged from 55-85 Mb/sec, while uploads ranged from 5-6 Mb/sec. Sustained downloads average about 24Mb/sec, slightly better than advertised.
Comcast included an DOCSIS 3.0 SMC cable modem, configured in bridge mode. A separate box is used for a telephone connection. It worked perfectly with my firewall, unlike the Motorola 5100 DOCSIS 2 modem which was provided in a previous installation.
Overall, it worked as promised with no hassles.
Update 6 Jan 2011 - Comcast credited my account $20 for the late appointment (unsolicited). The CS in business is much better than residential. So far no glitches, drop outs, or speed issues. VoIP has worked flawlessly, and the modem has remained stable.
Update 12 Jan 2011 - Had our first outage. Called at 6pm, it was fixed at 9:30am the next day. Tech was on time and professional. It turned out that a different tech had disconnected the cable at the pole
due to a residential disconnect order. The two divisions are not well coordinated. The performance difference was very noticeable compared to our ATT DSL backup - ATT constantly lagged, web pages did not load correctly, and VoIP occasionally stuttered .
Update 6 Feb 2011 - No problems or slowdowns. Speedtests have been averaging 85-95Mb down/ 5-6 Mb up at all times of the day. Sustained transfers 25Mb down/5.5Mb up.
Update 20 April 2011 - No hassles or glitches. SMC router has been very stable. Only a few momentary dropouts during the past 2 months, and no outages. Speedtests range from 15Mb/3Mb to 75Mb/6Mb depending on server used. No noticeable slowdowns during peak usage time
Update 21 May 2011 - Comcast came out again and tried to disconnect service due to a residential disconnect order. I intercepted the tech at the pole. Comcast now claims that their system is clear and it won't be disconnected again. Amazing that one outage and one near outage were caused by no communication between residential and business groups. Otherwise service working fine, powerboost still inflates speedtests. No slowdowns during peak periods.
Update 13 June 2011 - I was experiencing severe packet loss and slowdowns. Reported Sunday, was fixed on Monday. Squirrel had chewed the line.
Update 21 July 2011 - We now have upstream channel bonding. Speedtests average 80/35, and powerboost is uncapped. Uncapped powerboost is a great feature - VoIP traffic, browsing, and even some streaming services (which mostly transfer multiple small files) work very well even during long capped downloads, and we don't see much of a spike in latency when the connection is in full use.
Update 15 Jan 2012 - Well, the good stuff didn't last. Upstream bonding disappeared, Comcast started charging $7/mo for the formerly free modem (even while in contract!) , and speed is down to 15-25 down, 2-5 up on speed tests during peak hours (about 40/6 off peak). I change the 'Pre-Sale" ranking to worst as Comcast lied about the modem pricing - it was free only for the first 12 mo in a 36 mo contract! Latency is also higher during peak times. To cut costs I dropped the Static IP's and bought my own modem, and now use Dynamic DNS. Bill dropped from $127 to $100 after returning the modem and purchasing a Moto SB6120 (the only other supported modem for business class)
At least the service is still uncapped and VoIP works well. It would be nice to have the higher upstream bandwidth back.
Update 2/27/12 : Comcast added a $34 fee to switch to my own modem. They credited upon protest but acted surprised that I wouldn't pay it. Lame.
Update 6/1/12 : Comcast restored upstream bonding (4 down, 3 up) , Upstream speed tests are a little better . Used to get 80/40, then 70/8 with no bonding, now 70/12 is typical. Have had several outages but each was resolved within a few hours after calling in.
Update 2/1/13: Comcast upgraded the connection to 27/7. The increase in upload speed is much appreciated. Apart from a modem failure, connection has been pretty solid. In high use times, latency rises a bit and speed tests drop, but so far continue to exceed the 27/7 promised. Most times speed tests show around 70/30. Support has not been too helpful in diagnosing problems if you don't have their modem.
Update 11/22/13: Updated to 50/10 service, added business TV (local SD channels), and resigned contract for new $96/mo rate. Powerboost is gone, but connection runs consistently at 50/10. No outages to report so far this year. Hosted exchange continues to work well with no issues. Still pricey compared to residential since caps disappeared.
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I run servers, so I need static IPv4 addresses. Really, I only need static IPv4 addresses for my email services and DNS services. Everything else is dynamic capable.
I was using AT&T Business DSL. I got tired of the slow speeds and the fact that AT&T U-verse passed my neighborhood by 1 block.
First, I tried Comcast Residential Blast, $40/mo. That was totally awesome! However, Comcast Residential claimed they offered static Internet IPs, but were totally clueless about what that actually means. (They confused private LAN with public Internet.)
Annoyed with the price difference, but more upset with AT&T, I moved to Comcast Business Class Internet.
So, I ordered 12/2. After a few months, I was automatically upgraded to 16/3.
The supplied equipment is the SMCD3GCCR, which is the only modem they claim supports public static IP addresses.
Installation was painless, since I had previously tried Comcast Residential service.
The equipment rental fee cannot be avoided for static IP service. That's bullshit.
The equipment rental fee increased from $5 to $9/mo and there isn't a way to break contract when they do this. These unrestricted price increases are bullshit.
No IPv6 for static IP addresses yet and it looks like when they do offer static IPv6 they are going to charge a monthly fee. That's bullshit. Other providers are offering free static IPv6 tunnels!
When there are clearly defined problems, contacting Comcast Business via »
will get you pretty quick service response.
There was a DNS and expired Outlook certificate issue that were handled within 1 business day of notifying Comcast of the problem. Fact of the matter though is neither problem should have occurred in the first place.
The free SiteBuilder account was lost after a recent 'service upgrade' that Comcast performed, without notifying customers.
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In between a hundred things and a 90-minute telephone training session Tuesday, I had a blast with this fun play-title-mashup thing that started in The Stage Door's Facebook page.
The Marco Players announced directors and audition dates for their entire season when they refreshed their website over the weekend.
What are you doing Tuesday night? There's a workshop performance of "Karma: A New Musical" in the Daniels Pavilion at the Naples Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
"Pass It On: An Evening with Bill W. & Dr Bob" is a two-man show featuring the same characters, Bill W. and Dr. Bob. It is staged as if the two men were at an old-time recovery meeting with Bill W. and Dr. Bob as the keynote speakers.
BIG ARTS has ticket prices out for some of their productions, although you cannot buy single tickets yet.
The Naples Players will havea two-for-one special on all tickets to the final four performances of kids show "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" this weekend.
The Naples Philharmonic will move to summer hours on Friday, July 6. From Friday, July 6 through Friday, August 31, 2012, the business offices of the Naples Philharmonic will close at noon.
The Lab Theater announced a stage management class to be held in mid-August. Lab Theater member Michael McNally will teach a four-hour "crash course" on stage management specifically aimed at helping community theater actors gain the skills to work as stage managers.
Auditions for the Theatre Conspiracy 2012-13 season will be held June 30 from noon-3 p.m. Call 239-936-3239 or message Bill Taylor on Facebook for an audition slot.
The Naples Players are trying something new to promote summer musical "All Shook Up." This video, shot and edited in mid-century newsreel style by the theater's social media guru Steve Pozgay, is being promoted as "found footage." Cast members act out brief vignettes of the show's tyrannical mayor forbidding kids to dance.
Jason Boeckman at BIG ARTS passed along some photos from the Neil Simon comedy "The Star-Spangled Girl."
Here are photos from the Lab Theater's LAB RATS summer camp for kids age 7-15. There are still two more weeks left. One of my most frequent lamentations is that growing up - I simply did NOT have the kind of opportunities for art, music and theater that kids in the city had.
The Laboratory Theater of Florida sent a press release announcing that season tickets were on sale Saturday. New this year are senior discounts. Seniors (65 and over) can see Thursday night shows for just $18.50. Student tickets remain at $12.
Open Mic Nights will run every Thursday from 7-9 p.m., starting June 21. Admission is $5 at the door. Singers, actors, musicians and poets under the age of 25 welcome.
"Puss in Boots" will run July 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 29 and August 2, 3, 4. All performances begin with a buffet at noon and show time at 1:00 pm. The chef's special buffet includes children's favorites like chicken nuggets, pizza, French fries, pasta and more.
The producers of "The Tie That Binds," which is currently playing in Brooklyn, are offering press tickets and up to $100 to reviewers if they see the show and meet a specific set of conditions. The conditions include allowing an excerpt of up to 450 words and identifying the following by name: "playwright Rebecca Sue Haber, director Heather Arnson, and producers David Watson and Strut & Fret, Inc."
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, you could do a lot worse than taking in "Pippin" up at Florida Rep. "Pippin," by Steven Schwartz, plays for 3 performance only at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and are available online at www.floridarep.org or through the box office at 239-332-4488.
Enjoy some new photos from the Naples Players production of "All Shook Up." The theatre continues to experiment with Instagram. "All Shook Up" runs June 29 - July 29. Tickets are $35; call 239-263-7990 or online at naplesplayers.org/tickets.
Participants in Opera Naples' summer youth program will present a free performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury at the Naples Italian American Foundation on Friday, June 22 at 7:00 PM, and performances of Patience at the G&L Theatre at Community School of Naples on Saturday, June 23 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, June 24 at 3:00 PM.
The first auditions for the fall season are upon us this weekend. I thought it might be a good time for a look ahead to all the audition dates that I know of so far. Here's what I've got - in order of happening. Because it's not an audition - it's a happening!
Put this on your calendars. Students from the Gulfshore Playhouse "STAR in a Play" summer camp will perform "Beauty and the Beast" in a free performance at The Norris Center on June 29 at noon and at The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples (C'MON) on June 30 at 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The Naples Players added audition information for the remaining plays of their season. The directing slots hold some surprises.
The official Fiddler on the Roof Twitter account (@FiddlerOnTour) announced Monday afternoon that the 2012-13 tour had been cast.
TheatreZone announced via press release Monday morning that it had added two more members to its board of directors.
Broadway Palm's sister theater in Lancaster, Pa., got a shout out from the Village Voice this week. And not just any writer - Michael Musto himself.
Cultural Park Theatre will hold auditions for new play "Just Another Day" on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10. "Just Another Day" is written by frequent Cultural Park performer Mason Breitzig.
Fans of improv, here's a possible comedy fix. The folks at Florida Studio Theatre passed along a press release for the Florida Studio Theatre summer improv season and the Sarasota Improv Festival.
Enjoy some new photos from the Naples Players production of "All Shook Up." "All Shook Up" runs June 29 - July 29. Tickets are $35; call 239-263-7990 or online at naplesplayers.org/tickets.
We have press release! BIG ARTS bounced a 1,000+ word press release, complete with art from all their professional season shows, my way Wednesday afternoon.
Here's the complete press release that announces the theater project on Marco Island. Beverly Dahlstrom, the president of the Marco Players, passed this on.
Joseph Moran passed along the Naples Players ETC Readers' Theatre upcoming season.
I cannot believe that I almost let this get lost in my avalanche of email. FREE HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES. Let us recap that. FREE. HORSE. DRAWN. CARRIAGE. RIDES.
Cultural Park Theatre in Cape Coral will open David French comedy "Divorce Southern Style" on June 15. The play will run through June 24. Anne Palmer directs.
Simply Cupcakes announced Thursday via their Facebook page that the Simply Cupcakes Downtown story, located in Trinity Plaza across from Naples Community Hospital at 300 U.S. 41 N. had closed. The Simply Cupcakes of Olde Marco also closed May 15. No reopening date was announced for either location.
Saturday night completed my "Love Letters" experience at Theatre Conspiracy. Over the course of the past three weeks, I managed to see six of the nine performances that Bill Taylor staged. Here's my take on the journey.
The Lab Theater will hold the first round of auditions for their 2012-13 season on Saturday, June 16 from noon - 4 p.m. at the theater. Call (239) 218-0481 or online at laboratorytheaterflorida.com.
The Naples Players started imitating the BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater on Sanibel, going a little farther afield for press photos. They have also continued to use Instagram for rehearsal shots.
Gulfshore Playhouse founder and producing artistic director appears on the Jeff Lytle show to talk about the Norris Center expansion.
Naples native Whitney Winfield announced via her personal Facebook page Friday that she would be joining the national tour of "Shrek the Musical" in October as Princess Fiona.
OK. So, the secret seems to be out. I created a Facebook page for The Stage Door. You probably want a link: http://www.facebook.com/stagedoorblog. Tell your friends. Tell your neighbor.


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A Grand Ball at the Court was to be held (popularity contest). Only a few selected guests with standing invitations(AQ status) would be allowed to attend, unless they received a rare special invite (non AQ). The stepsisters as usual were making their plans for the big dance. Cinderella, didn't even dare ask "what about me?" knowing very well what the answer would be.
Suddenly, something amazing happened. There was a burst of light and a Fairy appeared. The Fairy told Cinderella "I'm going to help get you to the Grand Ball"."How?"asked Cinderella. The fairy laid out the plan. Cinderella would have to do everything she could to get noticed (blue turf, win,win,win &win). She would need a beautiful dress to show her off (ESPN). Prove to the people of the land (voters) that she is as worthy (SOS with a better conference) as the stepsisters, in order to get an invite. Cinderella would also need a vehicle to get to the big dance. The fairy told her she could turn a pumpkin(WAC) into a beautiful sparkling Coach (MWC) and turn a rat (Craig Thompson) into a coachman. With a flick of her wand, the Fairy made all these things come true.
The day of the Grand Ball had arrived. Cinderella had done everything asked of her and it looked like she was finally going to get a chance to meet the Prince (NCG) or one of his attractive brothers(BCS Bowls). Cinderella walked in, in all her beauty and shiny new glass slippers(her reward for success). She made quite the impression on many of the guests, including a few of the elite(OU, VT, UGA). A few of the guests (TCU, BYU, Utah) upon seeing Cinderella, decided they had better leave. Cinderella and the Prince made eye contact from across the room, but unfortunately Cinderella didn't get a chance to dance with him.
You see...The Fairy had failed to tell Cinderella until the last minute, that at the stroke of midnight, her dress would turn to rags (Mt. Network, Versus etc...), her sparkling coach would turn back into a pumpkin (MWC/WAC) and her coachman would turn back into a rat (Craig Thompson). Cinderella quickly fled the Grand Ball with only one tick left on the clock, and therefore not getting a chance to dance with the Prince. In her haste on the way out, she lost her shiny glass slipper. The stepsisters and ugly stepmother celebrated Cinderella's fate and danced through the night.
Cinderella returned home, and is going about her work as usual. She still sits and stares at the fire at times and dreams of opportunity. Patiently waiting, and hoping that some day, somebody, with a shiny new glass slipper will find her and she will get her chance to dance with the Prince..


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Over the next few weeks, I'm leading a short-term group called "A People With A Mission." It's about what God has said about us as his people—who we are and what our mission is. I believe it is vital that we understand our identity and our mission as members of the Body of Christ (the Church).
We cannot be faithful followers of Christ without this.
In preparing for the group, I came across this line by N.T. Wright, a pastor/scholar from Great Britain:
"Jesus of Nazareth was the very climax of the long story of Israel. Trying to understand Jesus without understanding what that story was, how it worked, and what it meant is like trying to understand why someone is hitting a ball with a stick without knowing what baseball, or indeed cricket, is all about" (Simply Christian, p. 71).
That's really well put. And I wonder sometimes if our disagreements within the Church about what we should be doing (e.g., caring for the poor, evangelism, justice, morality) might be settled, or at least informed, if we understood our own background a bit more.
I'll put it this way: I believe we need Israel's story to understand who we are and what our mission is—sometimes by comparison and sometimes by contrast.
Here's what I mean. When we look at Israel's story—especially God's promises to Abraham and the way he responded—we learn that sometimes our mission is the same. We are called to carry on what ancient Israel was doing or (more often) to be faithful where they failed. At other times, we see clear differences between us and Israel.
So whenever we read the story of Jesus or any of the New Testament, as we seek to become the Church God has called us to be, there are a few main points I believe we must be clear on. If we miss these, we will struggle as I have for years to understand who we are and what we're supposed to be doing as the Body of Christ.
(I'll cover one point here and the other three in part 2 tomorrow.)
God's Promises to Abraham
In a world filled with wickedness, arrogance, division, and confusion, God called Abraham to step out in faith, start a new nation, and walk obediently in His ways (Genesis 12.1-3; 18.19). God promised to bless him and make his name great. And mostly importantly for us, God promised to bless the entire world through this man and his family. What kind of blessing would that be?
Well, according to the Apostle Paul, this promise was an announcement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ:
"Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.' So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith…He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit" (Galatians 3.8-9, 14).
Condensing about 2200 years of history into one statement, here's what God promised Abraham and sealed with a covenant:
One day, I will bless all nations by redeeming them through one of your descendents, Jesus of Nazareth, and by indwelling them with my Spirit.
Let this soak in: Through faith in Jesus Christ, you and I are members of Abraham's family called to be a blessing to all nations. We are the unique people of God who transcend ethnic, political, economic, and social dividing lines. Through his Spirit, God is reversing the division and confusion that started at the Tower of Babel.
This new family tasked with a mission in the world should shape our identities and the purpose of our lives. Unity, peace, Abraham-style faith, and obedience are center to who we are and what we should be doing.
When I try to figure out my place in the world, I need to start here:
I am part of God's family tasked with a mission to change the world through Christ in the power of the Spirit. No other identity or mission I come up with is more important than that.
If you're a follower of Jesus, your identity and mission start here too.
Are you open to this?
(NOTE: This is just the beginning of Israel's story. In my next post, I want to describe how the rest of the story further shapes our identity and mission.)


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Below is the beginning of an article by Brendan Ross from Thehockeywriters.com. Each year scouts seem to pick one player in each draft class to pick apart and point out negative aspects to their game. Deserved or not, Mikhail Grigorenko is this years whipping boy. Last year it was Sean Couturier, the year before (although surprisingly still ranked very high on most draft charts) it was Cam Fowler. Jeff Skinner had his doubters as well.
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Date of Birth: May 16, 1994
Place of Birth: Khabarovsk, Russia
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 195 lbs
Shoots: Left
Position: Center
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 1st year eligible
THW Ranking (May): 4th
Entering the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in a few weeks time, Grigorenko and his respective controversial rankings have become the biggest storyline of this draft class. After a strong start to his North American debut experiencing almost no transition period, the big pivot had become one of a few elite offensive players available in the draft, yet, recently the scouting world has been awfully critical of his play causing him to be dubbed a "faller". As the year unfolded, it became easier to find anonymous quotes by scouts stating that they would "not touch Grigorenko" or "Mikhail is not worthy of a top 20 selection" or some other bold statement with a similar sour tone. In truth, based on pure upside, the Quebec Remparts' high scoring freshman has arguably the highest offensive upside of any skater in this draft class.
The biggest knock against Grigorenko is that his work ethic is wildly inconsistent displaying bouts of poor effort often appearing invisible. However, Mikhail's methodical puck possession style of play contributes to the illusion that he is not putting forth maximal effort. Much like Joe Thornton in San Jose, Grigorenko is a cerebral player that eludes elite vision, exhibits deft puck skills and has the ability to control the flow of the game.
Click here for the rest of that article, and links to other scouting reports below.
Scout's Honour:
Grigorenko is a very special kind of talent who scouts have been hearing about for many years. He absolutely burst onto the scene last year with a tremendous performance at the Under-18s. He's an exceptionally gifted player who can control the flow of a hockey game seemingly at will with elite puck skills, vision, offensive creativity, and overall hockey sense. He makes high level dekes seem effortless and is the kind of player who is able to slow the game down to his pace rather than try to keep up with it. His ability as a playmaker is really special as he is the classic "eyes in the back of his head" type of player who consistently makes high-level reads quickly and effectively…he's the kind of talent who NHL sources have described as the best guy on the ice while he's going at 75%.
Corey Pronman – ESPN and Hockey Prospectus Draft Writer
With top-notch vision and hockey IQ, Grigorenko effectively fills the role of the playmaker as well, creating numerous opportunities for teammates. In terms of raw skill (and perhaps total offensive upside) there isn't a purer selection than Grigorenko in 2012.
Bob Mand – Bruins' Correspondent at THW and NHLMockDraft.com contributor
Grigorenko enjoyed a fine season, as he was the highest scoring rookie, showcasing his vastly superior offensive skill set. He also won a silver medal a the WJC, but his play and contributions were limited and did not help his overall draft stock. Grigorenko is a big player with underrated strength and can be difficult to move once he gets a head of steam. What separates him from other prospects is his ability to make sensational passes while looking off. He can gain additional real estate in the offensive zone due to his uncanny stickhandling ability, as his one-on-one moves and imagination with the puck are NHL-calibre already.
David Burstyn –McKeen's Hockey Director of Scouting
The above article was so well detailed and well written that it saved me a lot of time trying to research and make myself sound like i know more than i do on the topic of Mikhail Grigorenko. We as fans only have so much to work with when trying to judge a draft eligible player.
Now the question is, is Mikhail Grigorenko a risk at the #4 pick? Please make note that this is only concerning where the Islanders are selecting at #4. The top forwards in the draft appear to be Yakupov, Galchenyuk, Forsberg and Grigorenko. I think its fair to remove Yakupov from the discussion immediately. For arguments sake, lets just talk forwards for right now. Now, i think it would be fair for one to argue that there can be some risk involved if the Bluejackets or Canadiens selected Grigorenko and left Galchenyuk and Forsberg on the board. Galchenyuk and Forsberg may not have the "boom" factor of Grigorenko, but they certainly have less question marks. If Yakupov, Galchenyuk and Forsberg go with the 1st 3 picks, one would expect that the Isles would be choosing between Grigorenko and Murray (speculation for the sake of this post). Now here's the debate:
When we hear "bust" how are we interpreting that? His biggest criticisms (only criticisms actually) are his work ethic, lack of physicality and the KHL factor. Without making excuses or confirming his skeptics lets bring up some players who would have similar question marks regarding his playing style. We will remove the KHL factor as he's shown enough willingness where he should alleviate most of that concern.
Alex Semin / Alex Kovalev - supremely skilled and talented players. Can score at will. Both criticized as having lackluster efforts throughout their careers.
Pierre Turgeon - supreme vision and puck skills. Simply just did not play the body or a physical brand of hockey.( Simply a physicality comparison and nothing else, the guy had one hell of a career)
Alexei Yashin - More of a sniper, big body down the middle. Excellent puck posession, often criticized for having "no heart". And hes Russian.
Ill also use Kopitar and Havlat which Brendan Ross pointed out who play a similar style to Grigorenko and were also criticized in the same way Grigorenko is being criticized now.
We can interpret these player examples (fair or not) however we would like. For the sake of this post i will use them as comparables. One would have to think that Grigorenko will not turn into Alexander Daigle or Patrick Stefan. If that were the case it could be used against any draft eligible player so I'll stick with the above examples for now. I think it would be fair to say that outside of the top 4 forwards mentioned above, there is a major drop off in talent. So the argument becomes, will it be considered a "bust" if the Islanders select Grigorenko at #4 and he winds up in the same mold as some of the aformentioned players? Grigorenko will not be asked to carry a franchise tag or carry the team at all for that matter. He can simply slide into the roster as another piece of the puzzle. Players of his talent level do not grow on trees and are very hard to obtain via trade or free agency. Multiple scouts have called him the most talented player in the draft.
There is the Ryan Murray debate. Who from most scouting reports is viewed as a "cant miss" prospect, but most likely will not wow you with offensive #'s or physical play. I tend to think Kenny Jonsson. (Scouts like to use Scott Neidermayer although less prolific). But what if he's really a Scott Lachance or Wade Redden? Regardless of how the Isles immediate "needs" are to be perceived, can the Isles afford to pass on a talent like Grigorenko who may turn out similar to a Kopitar or Thornton, but could also wind up a Yashin or Semin?
This is based all for arguments sake of the Isles having to make a choice between Grigorenko or Murray. Personally, after Yak i'd go Galchenyuk. After that as long as Garth doesn't go way off the board, i would not be completely upset if i heard, Forsberg, Murray, Grigorenko or Dumba called for the Isles. I'm starting to like Grigorenko as my 3rd choice though, but with only knowing so much about these kids, i will not walk away feeling empty if any of the other names are called. Whats your opinion?


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A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.
Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chipping in to make sure volunteers have a place to work and a way to get to Oklahoma.
"So far we've gotten over 12 bags of clothes"
As black garbage bags line what used to be a grocery store on 16th Avenue in Cordele, volunteers sort through clothes they say represent hope.
Tiffany Hyatt and her dad will take the donated items to Oklahoma where they will go directly to victims with no money out of their pockets.
The owner of the building is allowing Hyatt to use it for free, and the trucking company where her dad works is donating a truck for the delivery.
"He kept think I want to do something so he called up his boss and asked his boss how can they work this out. They got together and came up with his boss will donate the fuel which is the cost of the trip and my dad would donate his time so they can get it over there for free," said Hyatt.
While clothes and water is being collected, there's another thing these volunteers say they need to help some of the youngest victims in Moore.
"One of the things we need also is toys because that's kind of the last thing on everybody's mind right now is toys for the kids and they need it. They can have it in the shelters," said Hyatt.
Watching the chaos unfold in Oklahoma was especially hard for Hyatt who says her own little ones inspire her to help.
"I have a 2 and 5-year-old and I couldn't imagine them go through the lost of losing everything that we own," said Hyatt.
"Even though the kids don't understand the tragedy of what happened, They're hurting in their way because they don't understand why they were taken from their home and all their toys are gone," Hyatt continued.
The items will be taken to Oklahoma on June 3rd where they will be dropped off at a church in Nowata to a pastor who used to live in Vienna.
They need volunteers to load that semi June 3rd.
To find out how volunteer or donate, call Tiffany Hyatt at 406-2611.
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1:00pm Saturday 26th May 2012 in News By Emma Innes
Christchurch Primary School in Barnet held an afternoon of Jubilee celebrations yesterday.
Pupils at the Byng Road school were invited to dress as kings and queens for the day.
At 2pm the 230 children attended their own Jubilee banquet in the playground.
Teachers sitting at the high table dressed as royalty and parents, who were serving the food, dressed in servant's costumes.
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