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Want some solid advice on how to use a Facebook Page?
Then you've come to the right post.
I'm gonna give you some "Do's and Don'ts of Facebook Pages"
So pay attention!
- Keep posts short & sweet – Posts with less than 100 characters get more engagement. Why do you think Twitter is only 140 characters!
- Answer questions & respond to posts – Your page is not a walled garden! Respond to your followers & be personal.
- Ask questions & ask for feedback – The best posts on Facebook pages tend to be questions. Ask them often & listen to what your users are saying.
- Participate in the conversation – Customers appreciate business owners who take interest.
- Provide helpful links – Be sure to help educate your fans, not just promote your products.
- Follow thought leaders – Find people in your niche & follow them — and make sure to interact with them & their followers.
- Run Promotions – Offer specials, coupons & limited time offers.
- Keep Customers Informed – If your shop's going to be closed, let your customers know ahead of time. If you're an online company keep people informed of outages that may be coming or have occurred.
- Post Photos – If you're a local company post pictures of your business & employees. People love to recognize someone around town or in your store that they saw online. This doesn't translate for online only companies IMHO.
- Say Thank You – Thank your followers & fans often. Make them the center of your focus.
- Overpost – Only post as often as you can get good engagement.
- Excessively self-promote – I go by the 90/10 rule: 90% of your posts should be fun & informative, 10% can be promotion.
- Use Bad Grammar – Make sure you don't have any grammar errors or misspelled words in your posts. The "Grammar Police" won't forgive you!
- Be Shy – This is your opportunity to speak directly to your customers. Be outgoing & engaging.
- Overshare – Don't post rants or gripe about employees or customers. Some things need not be on Facebook!
- Talk Politics or Religion – Have your opinions yes. But you'll run off over half your potential customers if you take a stand on political or religious issues. So choose your words wisely.
- Respond Hastily – Remember your messages are public. Well thought out & correct answers are vital.
- Bad Mouth Competitors – You may think the competing burger joint down the street sucks — and they might. But don't air your opinions on social media about it. It just makes you look juvenile.
- Share Secrets- You don't have to tell everyone all of your business secrets — again some things need to stay in house & not be aired on social media. Plus, if you share every problem you have, your customers will lose faith in you & your product.
Follow these tips wisely!
Your reputation — and ultimately your pocket book — depend on you using social media the right way!
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WRBL News 3 is expanding its weather team and adding newscasts to start the 2013 fall television season.
Senior Meteorologist Kurt Schmitz is moving from a part-time to a full-time position with the station, and will be moving to weekdays on the station's morning and midday broadcasts alongside anchor Tammy Terry. The station also plans to add a new co-anchor to the morning newscasts in the coming weeks.
Schmitz joined WRBL in September 2011 after a 34-year career in television meteorology.
Combined with Chief Meteorologist Bob Jeswald and Meteorologist David Reese, the weather team has more than 60 years of experience, most of it in the Columbus-Opelika television market.
Starting Sept. 14, the station will also expand its weekend news coverage, adding a late newscast on Saturdays.
The Saturday newscast will air at 11p.m. Eastern/10 p.m. Central. "The Ft. Benning Report" will air following the newscast.
Beginning Sept. 29, the station will complete the expansion by adding an early evening broadcast on Sundays.
The Sunday broadcast will air at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Central, following the CBS Evening News, and leading into "60 Minutes."
Anchor Sydney Cameron, meteorologist David Reese and Sports Anchor Dayne Young will team up on the new weekend newscasts.
"At News 3, we pride ourselves in being On Your Side," said WRBL Vice-President and General Manager David Hart. "That means being a watchdog news organization that serves the public and having the area's most experienced weather team to protect them during severe weather. These additions to our staff and our weekend newscast expansion reinforce that commitment."
The new newscast means WRBL will be delivering more than 22 hours a week of local news.
"We're excited about the new fall season and the start of SEC football on CBS this Saturday," said Hart. "Adding these new newscast will give our viewers new options when it comes to local news, weather information to plan their activities and the best coverage of college and professional sports - when and where they want it."
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I was thinking dodgy RAM but the machines are Fujitsu-Siemens so all the case is non-standard and you need to dismantle loads to do the simple things.
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Watch this movie after 12 AM with the lights off!!!
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I expected more from the minds behind Saw, but I guess I'm not the right audience for this type of horror film. It was atmospheric and felt more like the classic ghostly tales from older cinema. However, I found nothing to like except Donnie Walhberg and a small twist ending that is vaguely reminiscent of the one in the first Saw film.
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Sadly, the creative team from the original Saw movie are behind this languid, feeble horror movie about a killer force behind a bunch of ventriloquist dummies; the acting is limp, the dialogue is atrocious and the whole farrago is about as scary as a box of tissues. Final Grade: D
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I was kind of hoping this would turn out to be a modern "Child's Play" film, but it was a letdown. Overall, the film was okay even though certain parts dragged on and were tedious. The film's eerie atmosphere saved this film in many levels. If you're easily scared but feeling daring to watch a horror film, rent this one. It won't keep you awake at night.
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The countdown is on, Thanksgiving is Thursday and you want to eat out this year. The notion of letting someone else dress the turkey and bake the pie is a growing trend, a trend that many area restaurants are taking advantage of.
On Thanksgiving, you'll have plenty of options; all of them offer traditional and non-traditional Thanksgiving cuisine.
For example, Boatyard began planning for their dinner in October. Since Sunday they started cooking the 600 turkeys that will be served on Thursday. The Panama City Beach restaurant serves up a family style Thanksgiving to their customers, where they bring the carving station to you with an abundance of sides.
But to do it all, Chef Konrad Jochum says it takes a large team to do it. From the decorations to the sides….to even the packing station for the leftovers.
"Cooking turkeys is fun; it's a walk in the park actually. You got to cook 600 birds at the same temperature, they have to all taste the same and look the same. Yea, it's easy."
Five years ago they cooked 80 turkies, now they're up to 600. The unfortunate news is that Boatyard is completely booked for Thanksgiving. However, there are plenty of other places open.
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Two Boone County Sheriff's deputies saw someone throw a puppy from a truck on October 14.
The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. as the deputies were traveling north on Route 94 near Lens Creek Mountain.
Deputies McCarty and Keadle stopped to treat the puppy's wounds as it bled from its nose and mouth. They then drove the animal to Animal Emergency Clinic in South Charleston.
The emergency room veterinarians treated the puppy for free. The office manager said the clinic has received dozens of calls from people asking to adopt the puppy. The animal is still being treated at the facility.
The deputies described the truck as a single-cab older model Ford or Dodge with a distinct yellow paint job. At the time of the incident, the truck had a load of junk in the back.
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Happy 72nd Birthday tomorrow, March 25, Aretha Franklin!
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Hey Bobfr – what is your take on the impact of Putin's action in Russia as it relates to the people themselves? I read in the prior post some in the Ukraine are boycotting all Russian products, but I guess I am thinking how does this impact the people who do not subscribe to Putin's actions or politics? What does this mean for them?
Aretha was a great part of the soundtrack of my youth. Happy Birthday to a true Diva, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
The Queen of Soul. Happy Birthday Aretha. Bless you.
I really enjoy Ms. Aretha when she perform at the White House.
Nice thread. Happy Birthday Aretha
From one great (Rembrandt) to another. Love the creative ways that Pete frames his shots. I hope that he will publish a book of his photos at the end of PBO's term.
Happy Birthday Aretha. Here is one of my favorites.
thanks for all the coverage Chips & NW!
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Great thanks for The Netherlands for holding the Nuclear Summit, and the people of Netherlands for being such great hosts for the all the world leaders!
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This is not the picture of a country with a middle class "Be poor, vote #GOP!" http://t.co/sGjJfqgGZI #tcot #teaparty—
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A beautiful celebration to the Queen of Soul, Ms. Franklin!! May you celebrations be as delightful and full of many joys as your music has been and always will be for all of us. Happy Birthday to the Queen of Soul. HZ
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The United States will immediately take several key actions involving U.S. funding in response to Uganda's anti-gay law, multiple sources on and off of Capitol Hill told BuzzFeed.
Key members of Congress and leadership were briefed on the Obama administration's plans Sunday afternoon. The move comes as the administration and the State Department has been "reviewing" all U.S.-funded programs in the country after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation imposing up to a lifetime prison sentence for homosexuality.
Yes, all votes matter but we all know how crucial the electoral results from Ohio are on so many levels – the Ultimate Swing State;
this year Ohio has a number of very important races watch including the rightwing governor who is trying to camouflage his policies and ideology by pretending to be moderate – he hopes to use this reelection as a stepping stone for gop presidential hopeful;
but Ohio is also the first state that is trying to put a comprehensive voter's bill of rights on the November ballot. this is being championed by an exceptional candidate Secretary of State Ms. Nina Turner (Democrat);
Ms. Turner is speaking to The College Democrats this evening and the students seem excited by her message to protect the vote;
I hope we can get the video soon;
"Something is wrong with that, and we need this generation to stand up and say not on our watch!"-@NinaTurner on why we must #ProtectTheVote—
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My two faces of these are "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Say a little Prayer." Great songs. Aretha was part of my youth. Still a queen.
Bill R., tow my favorites and "Call Me"……….no, seriously the song.
Seeing that today is Aretha Franklin's birthday, I'm going to share something I wrote about the Inauguration 2009, back in 2009. I never had a source to send it to, so, you at TOD will be the recipients five years later.
Millions of words will be written about the inauguration of President Barack Obama, January 20, 2009. Each of us will carry a particular moment with us. For me, that particular moment was Aretha Franklin's solo, "America."
As she started to sing in her clear, true voice, within a couple of lines, another image stood beside her in my mind's eye: Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial, April 9, 1939. The story of Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert is well known. How the DAR who owned Constitution Hall, refused to let her sing, because she was a person of color. How Eleanor Roosevelt was so disgusted she resigned from the organization. How, being Eleanor Roosevelt, she went further, not content with a passive action. She and Harold Ickes, Sec of the Interior, arranged for Miss Anderson to give a concert at the Lincoln Memorial, Easter Sunday, 1939. The crowd of 75,000 was the largest assembled in Washington, D.C. until that time. Eleanor Roosevelt made it known by this action that denial of rights was wrong.
Miss Franklin said the choice of songs was her own, and I do not believe that her choice was accidental. The first song Marian Anderson sang at her Easter Sunday concert in 1939 was "America." I often wondered how she could sing the words "sweet land of liberty" being denied her rights as she was at that time. Miss Franklin became the embodiment seventy years later of the dream of which Miss Anderson sang.
That moment will always live within me.
Is anyone listening to Rachel Maddow, and hearing what this Ryan Grimm is saying about what the Republicans in the Senate is saying about the help package POTUS wants for Ukranie, they will hold it up unless POTUS agree to get the IRS to stop investigating conservative groups. And Democrats want to sit home on their butts in November and allow these creeps to get control of the Senate.Shame on you Democrats.
Video and Blog Post: At the end of a successful first day of the #NSS2014, here's a post by NSC's Laura Holgate: whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/03/2…—
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Amazing Grace is a 1972 live album by Aretha Franklin. It ultimately sold over two million copies in the United States alone, earning a Double Platinum certification.
As of 2013, it stands as the biggest selling disc of Aretha's entire fifty-plus year recording career. The double album was recorded at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles during January 1972. It won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance. The LP is the biggest selling live gospel album of all time.
Anders Aslund: 12 ways in which Putin's rhetoric resembles Germany in the 1930s wp.me/p4bJDw-3lq fb.me/6yWnRPwzc—
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And the right wing conservative Republicans are supporting Putin, meaning if these right wing conservatives were around in the 1930s they would have been supporting Hitler.
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I noticed a sign at my local Chipotle that read if you come into Chipotle after 6 PM this Halloween, Sat. 10/31 dressed up as either a Chipotle burrito, taco, salad or burrito bowl you will get a FREE BURRITO! I had read online in previous years that various locations around the country participated in this, but wasn't sure if it was every single store, or just some, because the Chipotle website never advertised it and my local store never had a sign. Well now I know, at least the Chipotle off of Sudley Road in Manassas is participating. I suggest calling your local store to confirm they are participating too.
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I have the emotional depth of a newborn orangutan, so I basically run around 97% of the time flinging poo grinning like an idiot and being completely oblivious to the troubles of the world. Much like that baby orangutan though, every once in a while
shit gets real and I get in a funk about something (i.e. running out of bananas) and decide it's a FABULOUS idea to go do something positive (running) instead of something negative (tequila shots.)
Wrong. So wrong.
Without fail, these runs are horrible. Every. Single. Time. I never learn. Case in point:
Sophomore year of college, I had my first real "breakup." Cue the sad violins. So I decided to run a few miles and stock up on some endorphins right as the "Midnight Madness" late night basketball game at my school was ending. The streets around campus were full of traffic (keep in mind it's 11 or so at night) and I had a nice big audience when I caught my toe in a crack on the sidewalk and went FLYING forward and landed flat on my face. So I rolled over and laid there for a second, bleeding like a stuck pig, pondering life and how far I had fallen (both literally and metaphorically.) Embarrassing, right? I thought the worst was over while I slowly stood up and started limping off, when A POLICE CAR PULLS OVER WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON IN FRONT OF EVERYONE AND TRIES TO GIVE ME FIRST AID. And then I hit up the closest bar.
Today's run wasn't nearly as bad as that, but I just don't think I'll ever be one of those people who runs better when they're angry or upset. My pace is always off, I can never seem to relax, and the run always seems tortuously long, whether it's 3 miles or 10. On the flip side, if I'm in a really good mood my runs tend to be magical and perfect and at lightning speed. It's just the craziest thing…
Do you use runs as a stress reliever? Does that work out better for you than it does for me?
Anyone have some good embarrassing stories so I can laugh at you instead of myself?
Wine > Running
As for my weekend update, it really was a good one! I definitely have no reason to be in a funk… I spent all of it surrounded by friends and family, and had a few random unexpected phone calls that just kind of came at the right time. It's funny how that happens sometimes.
Saturday morning, I ran a 5k with my parents aka my only friends.
Yes, I only own one running jacket because I live in Texas and it is only cold 4 days a year here. Also, this is not a picture I would use on a online dating website. My hair has seen better days.
In retrospect, the excessive amounts of coffee I consumed pre-run wasn't one of my better ideas. Let's just say it wasn't one of my better races either.
As a result of having no friends, I have to employ unusual methods for finding new amigos. One of my most successful methods thus far has been making friends at funerals. When you think about it, it just makes sense. Black is slimming, for one, and also it's pretty easy to be the happiest, most charming little social butterfly at funerals because everyone there tends to be pretty sad. I AM JUST KIDDING I AM NOT REALLY THAT INSENSITIVE.
Seriously though, I ran into a cousin I hadn't seen since I was a wee little FriendlyRunner at the funeral who was nice enough to invite me and Pippa over to eat dinner and meet his wife and kiddos. They might have been the coolest family I have ever met, they fed me steak. and Pippa had her first experience trying to climb on a jungle gym (just picture her trying to get to me and holding on with her little doggy elbows to a high metal rung…that really happened. Whoops.).
Time to go do important things like wax my eyebrows and pack my lunches for the week. As always, thanks for taking to time to stop by here to say hey to little old me. Have a great week friends!
Who's that creepy little puppy?!?
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The Janus decision holds that for purposes of primary securities fraud liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5, the "maker" of a statement is the person or entity with "ultimate authority" over the statement. Practicioners have begun to debate over the significance of that holding, including in two recent New York Law Journal columns.
(1) In "Janus Capital and Underwriter Liability Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5" (July 12 - subscrip. req'd), the authors note that pre-Janus there were conflicting lower court decisions over whether underwriters could have primary liability for misstatements in offering documents. The Janus decision, however, "undercut[s] any private right of action as against underwriters" because "the ultimate decision as to whether an offering will proceed, whether to disseminate an offering document, and what the offering document will say rest with the issuer."
(2) In "U.S. Supreme Court and Securities Litigation" (July 21 - regist. req'd), Professor John Coffee argues that the "ultimate authority" standard may not be as sweeping as it seems. The Janus decision also notes that "in the ordinary case, attribution within a statement or implicit from surrounding circumstances is strong evidence that a statement is made by, and only by, the party to whom it is attributed." According to Coffee, this language suggests that "implicit attribution" is sufficient to find someone has primary liability for a false statement. Relying on this part of Janus creates another conundrum, however, because it "suggest[s] that the attributed statement creates liability 'only' for the person quoted and not the issuer that may knowingly incorporate his false statement."Posted by Lyle Roberts at July 22, 2011 9:10 PM | TrackBack


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You can not tell me that Darren Mcfadden was not one of the top 3 running backs in the AFC. I don't even know if you could convince me that he was not one of the top 3 in the whole damn NFL. It is absolutely ridiculous that he did not make the regular Pro Bowl team. If there was one thing absolutely sure in this season, it was that Darren Mcfadden emerged as a no question Pro Bowler. I thought we had that covered! It should be freaking obvious that he should be at the Pro Bowl. Run DMC has had the 4th most rushing yards EVER for the Raiders. I'm pretty sure the Raiders have been around a pretty long time so I think that is pretty impressive. I guess having 1157 Rushing yards while still having one game to go isn't enough now a days. Neither is having 7 rushing touchdowns and 3 receiving touchdowns. Oh don't forget, 47 receptions for 507 yards means absolutely nothing. Its an absolute travesty that Darren Mcfadden only gets to go to the Pro Bowl if somebody else doesn't want the honor. Pathetic. We should have had the first RB since my idol Marcus Allen to wear a Raiders helmet in the Pro Bowl. Its bad enough you screwed Napolean Kaufman from ever getting one, but you take this year away from Mcfadden? Absurd!
That is not even mentioning leaving out the leading point scorer across the entire NFL. Sebastian Janikowski is 4 of 7 from 50 yards and out this season. He has only missed one field goal from less than 40 yards all season. I will admit missing 4 40+ yard field goals is a bit of a negative, but he still made 8 out of 12. Making 32 out of 40 on the year is very good. He made 80 percent of his field goals. No your right pro bowl voters, that is by no means worthy of a Pro Bowl vote. Not at all really, Billy Cundiff nomad extraordinaire kicker deserves it over you Seabass. After all if you were any good the media would take notice of you. Just ask Darren Mcfadden.
At least Nnamdi Asomugha, Richard Seymour, and Shane Lechler all got starting nods. They were more than deserving of that, so it is nice to see some of them get recognized. Nnamdi they do not even attempt to throw at most games. He recently just held Reggie Wayne to only 40 yards receiving, and that is tough to do. Richard Seymour speaks for himself I think, having had brought the winning attitude to our Raiders. There has been a very noticeable difference in our teams persona since bringing him in, as long as we sign up for a few more years I believe him to be worth the 1st round pick we are about to give up for him. Shane Lechler has consistently been the top punter in the NFL for a long time. I have not had the pleasure of seeing a better punter than Shane in all of my 25 years of age. Nor do I want to, unless that player is the punter we have directly after Master Shane decides to retire.
Last but definitely not least, I speak of Tommy Kelly and Zach Miller. Both I believe deserving of the Alternate title. It is still an honor to be named a Pro Bowl alternate, even for both Mcfadden and Seabass who deserved more than that. I think Zach Miller could have been the starter had injuries not taken their tole on his season. As we can see he seems to be healthy now, but missing or playing at well below 100% doomed his Pro Bowl starter status. Nice to still see him get the Alternate label though because he did have an amazing first half of the year. Tommy Kelly also has been solid all year for us, but I think letting Jacksonville run all day on us probably hurt his chances a little. I know Jacksonville was great, but a pro bowl tackle clogs some of those running lanes a little more often then Kelly did. I am so angry about Mcfadden and Janikowski not making it though. Aaron Rodgers I think was the biggest snub by either side, but Darren Mcfadden being a Pro Bowl Alternate is a very close second. It is a Low Down Dirty Shame for him not to have made it straight up. He does not deserve to have to wait to see if somebody else can't go to get to go after a season like he has had. I think even Keenan Ivory Wayans would agree, that it is a Low Down Dirty Shame!


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Dawn breaks. Out of the belly of an Airbus A400M "Eurolifter" military cargo transport whines a squat armoured vehicle. Powered by an innovative diesel-electric motor, this Swedish-built "SEP" vehicle is equipped with a high-power French built cannon and turret, and the magazine is stacked with French shells, manufactured to EU CEN standards. The vehicle bristles with high-tech sensors and threat detectors, also Swedish built, and is protected by a new generation of "electric armour", made by an European armament consortium.
The "Eurolifter" took off from Eindhoven, the headquarters of the European Air Transport Command, under commands issued through the EU military headquarters Command Information System (CIS), the Permanent Joint Headquarters for EU military operations, in Northwood, North London, and was guided en route by the EU's Galileo satellite global positioning system.
To reach its destination, it was refuelled from a European-built Airbus A330-200 and its passage was safeguarded by Eurofighter patrols, each aircraft armed with next-generation European medium-range air-to-air Meteor missiles. Tranche 2 Eurofighters now fly overhead, launching French-built Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missile at targets over the horizon.
Already, in the distance, Italian-built Panther reconnaissance vehicles are roaming the countryside, while French-built, high-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) scour the hinterland for potential threats. As more "Eurolifters" land, they disgorge from their holds the first of many German-built MAN tactical supply trucks, which immediately move to the designated positions shown on their in-cab, German-built logistics support system screens.
Meanwhile, officers, schooled in tactics and European doctrines at the EU Military college, gather in their hastily set-up command centre, consulting the latest intelligence from the GMES earth observation satellite, beamed via the European Union Satellite Centre in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, while awaiting final orders from Force Command in Brussels.
Above the command centre flutter two flags. One is blue with a ring of 12 yellow stars, symbolising the first full-scale deployment of the European Rapid Reaction Force. The other is a Union Jack. It is only this flag - which was made in China, as were the soldiers' uniforms – that identifies the British Army contingent, in action circa 2020 as an integral part of the ERRF, the New European Army.
That is the reality of what awaits us - not fiction, not a Eurosceptic fantasy but fact, based on my analysis of current MoD equipment procurement plans and co-operation agreements. The result will be that, as British armed forces undergo major re-equipment and transformation over the next decade, not one of the major systems will be of British design or manufacture.
In physical as well as organisational terms, the British Army will be wholly integrated into the European Rapid Reaction Force - the New European Army - no longer able to act independently without permission from Brussels.
It is perhaps a refection of my totally distorted news values that the most interesting article I found today in the press was the Sunday Telegraph piece reporting that: "Soldiers forced to shout 'bang' as the Army runs out of ammunition".
This contrasts rather neatly with some bizarre information unearthed by one of our readers (thank you) about the British Army's new Command and Liaison Vehicle, the Panther, subject of our previous posting.
It turns out that this grossly over-priced piece of Italian machinery, a cool £413,000 each – even before you add the "go-faster" accessories and the machine gun – is based on the Lamborghini LM002. This was a failed attempt by the parent company Fiat to capture the US military light utility vehicle market, that was eventually taken by the General Motors Humvee.
Having failed to interest the Yanks, the LM002 re-emerged as high-priced boy-racer "wheels", a version of which was marketed in Russia under the name of "Rambo", illustrating perhaps its intended market.
It then metamorphosed again to become an Italian Army runabout, complete with its three-litre engine, six-speed, automatic racing gearbox and all the trimmings, and thence to the FCLV contender. No wonder the boys in the MoD loved it. Now the brown jobs can go racing around the countryside in their glamorous new "wheels", at a cost to the taxpayer of half a million quid each – by the time the accessories have been added, and the tank has been filled.
And of course, adorning the rig is the latest "must have" fashion accessory, the "Enforcer", remote controlled weapon station, fitted with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun (Doncha just luv the macho name).
Of course, given the parlous state of defence spending, the MoD won't be able to afford any ammunition for it, so the brown jobs will have to tear around in their shiny new Lamborghinis shouting "bang! bang!" at the nasties. But then, if you are shelling out near-on half a million quid for your "wheels", you can't have everything.
At the risk of offending some of our readers, who might prefer shorter, snappier posts and a diet of trivia, we return once again to the saga of the MoD procurement of the British Army "Panther" vehicles, featured in yesterday's post - with some truly mind-blowing additional revelations.
As we left the story, the MoD had pushed a British manufacturer, in preference to its own product, to enter the Italian Iveco Panther into an MoD trial aimed at selecting the best Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV), after the short-list had been closed and the competitors had already been chosen.
Then, against world class competition, this untried, untested design was selected – by the same MoD which had insisted on its inclusion. It then went on to order 401 vehicles at a cost of £166 million - working out at £413,000 each – with an option for another 400 vehicles. Afterwards, it pretended that they were British-built, until forced to admit that the vehicles were wholly Italian-built, with the exception of minor roof modifications (necessary to fit a machine gun).
In our previous post, we also observed that, at the time, the clear favourite – which was expected to win the order - was the South African built RG32M, produced by a company which now calls itself Land Systems OMC, previously owned by Vickers Defence Systems and now a subsidiary of BAE Systems – the premier British aerospace and defence manufacturer.
What we lacked, when this post was written, was any idea of cost comparison which, in the defence equipment sector, is notoriously hard to obtain. However, with further research, the Swedes have come to our rescue as it now transpires that in May of this year, the Swedish Defence Force placed an order for 102 RG32s.
Interestingly, the version supplied - the RG32M, the same model as intended for the British Army - had been extensively customised to meet customer and regulatory quality standards, including "homologation" for Sweden and Europe. Modifications included changes to axles, wheels and tyres, bonnet and louvres, steering wheel and instrument panel. The vehicle was also given "winterisation" for Sweden's –35°C temperature extremes.
But what is absolutely devastating is the cost, the total contract coming to "almost" 180 million Rand. At current conversion rates, this equates to a contract value of £15.49 million, working out at £152,000 per vehicle as opposed to £413,000 for the Panther. On a directly equivalent basis – without any discount for quantity – buying 401 RG32Ms would have cost the MoD £60.78 million, as against the £166 million it is paying for the Italian vehicles.
Now – as we all know - cost, especially in terms of military equipment, where performance is crucial, is not everything. If there were significant performance benefits to the Panther, then there could be a case for buying the more expensive vehicles.
Here, however, it must be recalled that, at the time of the selection, the Panther was a new, untried vehicle, with no combat record. That is not the case with the RG32 and its similar but larger cousin the RG31. With the latter vehicle, for instance, its capability is endorsed by none other than the US armed forces. Despite their notorious reluctance to "buy foreign", in February last they bought 148 vehicles (at £289,000 each, i.e., £124,000 less than the Panther).
The order came after an incident in 2004 in which a RG31 in Afghanistan was destroyed by a mine. Five US soldiers in the vehicle were able to exit with only light injuries. The soldiers wrote a letter of thanks to Land Systems OMC, saying the vehicle had saved their lives. "If it was not for its superior design and manufacturing we would not be able to write this letter today," the soldiers wrote.
Land Systems MD Johan Steyn responded by saying that, "This order simply confirms what we have always known - that in its class the RG-31 is the best mine-protected vehicle in the world." That is what you would expect from the MD of the company that makes the vehicle, but no military expert would disagree. It simply is the best in its class.
As for the RG32, 75 were recently purchased for United Nations use in Kosovo, with a further 20 for service elsewhere, and the vehicle has seen service in Malawi, Mozambique, Georgia, Israel, the Lebanon, Tajikistan and Burundi, attracting the same high reputation and glowing testimonies.
All that affirms that Land Systems has a strong track record, and is an acknowledged leader in mine protection and light armoured vehicles. Furthermore, the company itself has a good record for the "Africanisation" of its workforce. It has an 25 percent local equity partner in South Africa, DGD Technologies (Pty) Ltd, a local "Black Economic Empowerment company". Furthermore, its component purchases support a considerable number of local South African firms, making it a key industry in an under-developed country, and just the sort of enterprise that Tony Blair should be supporting.
Furthermore, when in June 2001, Vickers Defence Systems announced it had won the contract for the MoD assessment phase of the FCLV, being one of three companies paid £500,000 for entering the trials, it offered a choice of the RG31M and the RG32M, stating that the RG31M exceeded the load carrying and mine protection requirements whilst the RG32M offered "the stealth attributes associated with a compact design combined with anti-tank mine protection."
As yet unexplained is, at the time, the MoD's total requirement was for "more than 500 vehicles", and it was offering not a direct purchase contract but a PFI deal – which would have included in-service maintenance, at a total programme value of £370 million. Somehow, in between nominating the shortlist and selecting the Panther, the contract turned into a direct purchase arrangement, with £166 million being allocated to buying outright the 401 Iveco vehicles.
However, had the proven RG32M design been bought, the MoD would have saved the taxpayer over £100 million and if it takes up the additional 400 Panthers on option, the taxpayer will be over £200 million out of pocket.
Looking at the images of the three vehicle (from the top), the RG32M, the RG31M and the Panther, with what we know so far, it is very hard to see an adequate reason why the MoD is, to all intents and purposes, throwing £200 million down the drain on Italian vehicles, manufactured by a firm whose parent FIAT is, incidentally, on the brink of financial collapse.
In a posting at the end of June we drew attention to an extraordinary deception perpetrated by the Ministry of Defence, in relation to the procurement of a new type of armoured vehicle for the British Army, then known as the Multirole Light Vehicle (MLV).
With its announcement in July 2003 of the "preferred bidder" – and subsequently – the MoD sought to give the impression that the vehicle was British-made. It was only through persistent questioning from Conservative back-bench MP Anne Winterton that it emerged that the vehicle was not only entirely Italian-designed but was also to be manufactured (all bar the roof) by the Italian firm Iveco in Italy.
Not least of our concerns was the extraordinary price of each vehicle, at £413,000 – twice the price of a Rolls Royce limousine – but what particularly aroused our suspicions were the lengths to which the MoD had gone to conceal the European origin of the vehicle. After the award of the contract to supply trucks for the British Army to the German firm MAN-Nutzfahrzeuge, this we felt might be more evidence of what appears to be a covert quest by the MoD (at the behest of the Blair government) to achieve European defence integration.
What has since emerged is the depth of the deception, evidenced by the press release issued by the MoD at the time of the final contract award on 6 November 2003. It states, "The Ministry of Defence today signed the contract for the manufacture of the new Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV)…", then continuing: "The contract, worth £166 million, will see Alvis Vickers Ltd manufacture an initial order of 401 vehicles, with an option for up to 400 more."
Lord Bach, then defence procurement minister, was cited as saying that: "The award of this contract to Alvis Vickers Ltd (wich had been formed when Alvis acquired Vickers Defence) is excellent news both for our Armed forces and the defence industry. It will sustain approximately 35 highly skilled jobs at the Alvis Vickers Ltd factory at Telford, and a further 25 within other UK companies."
But an even more deceptive press release was issued by Alvis Vickers Ltd, (link above) which announced that it had been awarded "a prime contract" for the project, then stating that the company had signed a sub-contract with Iveco SpA "to supply major vehicle sub-assemblies" - er... like the whole damn vehicle.
A year later, Alvis Vickers was acquired by BAE Systems, to form a new armoured vehicle manufacturing company called BAE Land Systems, and this company has taken over the contract.
From here, the plot thickens. When we explored the British Army truck contract awarded to the German firm, we found that it had been awarded in preference to two other bids from two American-led consortia, both of which had a much higher British manufacturing component, and both of which appeared to be technically superior.
Curious as to whether something similar was at play here, Ann Winterton put down another parliamentary question (12 Jul 2005: Column 861W), asking what other designs were considered in the assessment phase of the contract.
According to defence minister, Adam Ingrams, three designs were considered, from three companies: Alvis Vehicles Ltd proposed the Iveco vehicle; Vickers Defence Systems proposed a vehicle called the RG32M, and United Defence Limited Partnership proposed the ACMAT "Ranger", otherwise known as the VLRB – a French armoured vehicle.
However, that was at a very late stage of the process. In the initial phases of the selection, six companies were invited to tender by the MoD. Alvis Vehicles was one, but not with the Iveco vehicle with which it was to win the contract. Initially, it submitted its own private venture design called the Scarab (and here). First launched in September 1999, the Scarab had its origins in a collaborative development with Mechem from South Africa; a company respected for its expertise in mine protection technology. A British manufactured vehicle, it was later to win a Belgian Army contract.
Vickers Defence Systems submitted the RG32M, Hunting Engineering (later to be re-named Insys) fronted the ACMAT "Ranger" and Iveco was in the bidding on its own account, with a completely different vehicle called the Puma. The final contender was NP Aerospace, a Coventry firm which is believed to have been offering an armoured Land Rover.
Also considered at an early stage seems to have been the Turkish-built Cobra, manufacturered by Otokar, with the significant advantage of incorporate the mechanical components of the US HMMWV vehicle.
On 15 June 2001, though, the MoD announced that the competition had been whittled down to three. According to its own news release in June 2001, it placed contracts with Hunting Engineering, Alvis Vehicles, and Vickers Defence, worth about £500,000 each, for a year-long Risk Reduction and Trials programme, from which the winner would eventually be selected.
The clear favourite at the time was the RG32M, and rightly so. Actually designed and manufactured by BAE Systems SA – the South African subsidiary of BAE Systems – over 1,000 had been produced and were in service, a testament to a firm which is the world leader in the production of mine hardened vehicles. In a website dedicated to the British Army, it was obvious that this vehicle was expected to get the contract.
However, as early as 14 May 2001, Janes Defence Weekly intimated that there might be another contender, reporting that the MoD Defence Procurement Agency were pushing Alvis Vehicles or Vickers Defence Systems to take on the Iveco MLV "Panther" which at the time was undergoing trials in Italy. In the event, Alvis did the deal and by September had signed an agreement with Iveco Defence Vehicles to offer the Panther (together with the Scarab) as an FCLV contender.
With that in place, on 31 January 2002, the MoD was able to announce the unveiling of the contenders for its "new fleet of armoured cars". The three original firms are named, but the picture in its press release shows not three but five armoured vehicles. Although the picture is poor definition, one is clearly the Iveco Panther. In the text of its release, the MoD states: "The prime contractor will be expected to have a UK base and, although place of manufacture is yet to be decided, it is expected that the programme will have significant British content." It also stated: "The FCLV will play a leading role in the Joint (i.e., EU) Rapid Reaction Force."
Back in June 2001, therefore, we had a situation where the MoD had limited its choice to three vehicles from three companies. One was wholly British designed and built, based on South African experience, one a world-leading South African design from a British-owned company, and another a French design, to be built by a British company.
Less than three years later, the contract goes to an untried Italian design, a vehicle that was not even in the original selection - entered at the specific behest of the MoD. And instead of being entered by its Italian manufacturer, it was fronted by a British firm - again at the behest of the MoD - that had its own vehicle rejected, and had since been acquired by another firm which had also submitted a world leading design that had also lost out.
Somebody please try and convince me that everything was above board and the best vehicle was chosen. Otherwise, it looks suspiciously like a covert "work sharing" arrangement, whereby contracts are being shared between members of what is intended to be a European Army using common equipment.
And, as a coda, when Ann Winterton asked the defence minister how much BAE Land Systems are paying for the Panther vehicles they buy from Iveco (at the instigation of the MoD) and sell on to the British Army, she was told that "the information requested cannot be provided given the confidential nature of the contract…".
Following the loss of the column last week, displaced by a "souvenir edition" on the Live8 concert, Booker is back with a vengeance, this week leading with a story on European defence integration.
The issues raised, however, will be entirely familiar to Blog readers, having been rehearsed last week in this blog. However, given that the MSM seems to have almost given up reporting on defence issues, Booker's coverage – which focuses on the hike in the costs of FRES, from £6 to £14 billion - is both timely and necessary.
Booker also manages to raise the issue of the Panther and also the purchase of German trucks for the British Army.
Frankly, I find it worrying how little attention is given to these defence issues for, even if there is no interest in the hardware and the broader political implications, the government is commiting to enormous expenditure. As Booker points out, the procurement cost for FRES now equates to £600 for every taxpayer in the country.
Furthermore, as we pointed out, the system originally involved 900 vehicles with a total "lifetime cost" over 30 years of £49 billion. Booker last week asked the MoD for the "lifetime cost" of the 3,500 vehicles now proposed (which pro rata should be over £100 billion), but they failed to reply.
In what must rank as one of the most bizarre events in the history of British defence policy, therefore, Booker observes that what makes it even more startling are the lengths to which our Government seems to be going to hide all this from view. Mind you, the way the media is behaving, they need not have bothered.
If the media had managed to tear itself away from the Live8 crap for even a second this week, they might have noticed that a junior minister in parliament coolly revealed that, in less than a year, the cost of a key government project had increased from an horrendous £6 billion to an absolutely staggering £14 billion.
This was in a debate in Westminster hall last Tuesday – a place where journalists rarely venture and thus means by which the government can claim to have addressed an issue while ensuring that no one takes the blindest bit of notice. And, of course, our lamentable, trivial media duly obliged, by ignoring it completely.
The debate in question was on the new Army equipment that goes under the name of Future Rapid Effects System (FRES), and was brought by Ann Winterton, Conservative MP for Congelton – a back-bencher who is proving to be more effective than the entire Tory front-bench on defence questions.
It was in fact, nearly a year ago (28 July to be precise) that I first wrote on this Blog about FRES which, according to Geoff Hoon in his strategic defence review, was a new generation of medium-weight armoured vehicles for the British Army that was going to equip it for the 21st Century.
In a second piece, the following day, I explored the political implications of the decision to procure this equipment and ventured the opinion that we have a debate about it.
So it has come to pass that, 11 months later, we have had a debate, triggered by a back-bench MP in a side hall to the Parliament, on a day when all the defence team, bar the unfortunate who had to answer Ann Winterton, was at the Naval Review in Portsmouth.
In the meantime, with the exception of Booker and a few mentions in The Business, the project has been virtually ignored by parliamentarians and the media alike, as indeed they have all ignored last week's debate.
Yet, it was in that debate that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Don Touhig, revealed that the FRES system would involve the acquisition of 3,500 vehicles rather than the 900 originally planned, at a cost of £14 billion rather than £6 billion. Yet, until we heard this from the mouth of a junior defence minister, nothing of this had been revealed to the public.
That, incidentally, still makes for an average unit price for each vehicle at something like £4 million and, while Touhig did not specify the total costs of ownership, for a mere 900 vehicles it was about £50 billion. We must expect a proportional increase for the increased number of vehicles.
Anne Winterton, however, did not call the debate to complain about the increased costs – about which she had no information until the minister responded to her – but to air the concerns about the implications of the system with regard to European defence integration, and to question the military validity of the system.
Her speech, therefore, which admirably sums up the issues, can be read from this link (Col. 390WH et seq).
Needless to say, Touhig ignored most of the points raised but, on the possibility that the system would be built in co-operation with other nations' armoured vehicle programmes was not denied. But the minister did deny that FRES would be dependent on the European satellite navigation system, Galileo, repeating that stale old lie that it is "a civil programme under civil control".
Still, a minister lying these days is nothing new – hardly worth bothering about when the media cannot even get off its backside to report a little matter like a £8 billion hike in costs for yet another defence project.
But, with the man lying about the nature of Galileo, there can be no confidence that he is not lying about further European involvement especially when the last two Army procurement contracts, the supply trucks and the Panther command and liaison vehicle, went to European manufacturers.
Incidentally, the Panther story was one Booker would have run this weekend had not the new Sunday Telegraph editor, Sarah Sands, lost her marbles and junked the column in favour of the Live8 crap, but then who gives a rat's bottom about real news these days when there's a whole continent to save?
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I'm sorry for all you January-lovers out there, but this month has a lot of things going against it: the cold, the dark, the end of all things merry and bright. It's the month where everyone kick-starts their resolutions and goals for the year, so it's kosher to do not-fun things like eating healthy, hitting the gym and saving money.
Well, I say take advantage of January and embrace all that it offers. Eat healthy. Hit the gym. Save as much money as you can.
One of the hardest parts of sticking to a strict budget are the social pressures. Every day there are people and things tempting my wallet — to eat out, travel, look nice, make my house prettier, keep up with the Jones', etc. If you are trying to save money this year, start today. It's the easiest month to stick to be a budget, because, well, everyone else is doing it. People don't think you're silly when you say something like, Sorry we can't go to that fancy restaurant because we're trying to save money this month, because they're most likely trying to do that as well.
Or maybe it's not people that tempt you, but things, ideas – Pinterest – that makes you want to spend money. I love that little site to death, but have noticed it can bring a sense of discontentment when I see others' homes or fashion that I'm not up to par with. If you find that Pinterest or reading certain sites or blogs tend to make you feel inferior, stop reading! Give yourself a month away from inspiration and you'll most likely have a refreshed and focused appetite when you come back to it.
January is a rough month, but it can serve as the diving board into the pool of productivity, healthy and wealth for 2013. So embrace it!
Some ideas may include…
- Dining out just once a week
- Stop buying any clothes until March
- Don't buy any decorations for your home this month
- Quit buying books and only borrow books from the library
- Take $10, $20, $30 off your weekly grocery budget and see how far you can stretch those dollars.
- Go on a Pinterest or Facebook-fast, and only focus on the things
- Limiting the amount of processed foods you eat
- Hitting the gym 3 times a week
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I'm taking advantage of January by not buying any decorations, limiting my Pinterest time, only borrowing books from the library, eating only foods on my fodmaps diet, and examining our grocery budget to see how far I can stretch the dollars.
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I don't want to push some items down on ITCS today because they are pretty important. I also tried to post this in response to http://jibblescribbits.blogspot.com/... but Google/Blogger is giving errors, or just hates me. In any case, this is my rant on the apparent death of the "Mark Messier Leadership Award presented by COLD-FX" (morphed from the initial award title of "The COLD-FX Mark Messier Leadership Award" which is even worse).
I agree with everything Mike Thompson said.
What it all comes down to is that the NHL has poor leadership. This is a ship that's a float at sea and has no direction.
Another example? The "Mark Messier Leadership Award presented by COLD-FX". In Bettman's infinite wisdom he takes the long standing (and great) tradition of hockey awards and bastardizes it with a sponser. What the fuck is COLD-FX and should we expect it to be around in another 100 years? The Norris Trophy presented by Kraft Foods is just plain WRONG. Furthermore, why Mark Messier? I will grant you that he's a Hall of Famer and a great NHL player. However, Gretzsky, Howe, Lemiuex and Orr don't have awards. Messier was the first in line? Really? The name of that award just sucks, I can't imagine walking through the Hall of Fame one day and seeing that abomination.
Next, this trophy was going to be presented on a monthly basis and then with a final winner at the end of the year like the other awards. What was the criteria for awarding this "leadership" trophy anyway? The best offensive player, best known player on a popular team or perhaps it was going to be something great, like an nuanced selection to prop up a great, unheralded leader on a club that might not get recognition otherwise? You know, like Chris Drury, Koivu etc... Perhaps the award would even be done by voting coaches, players or gms?
Nope, this award was chosen each month (and yearly) by the Holy Oracle of leadership quantification, Mark Messier himself. Ooookay, he's not in every dressing room and can't possibly see that many teams each month, how in the bloody hell is Messier going to do this? Well, his first award was given to Brenden Shannahan. WTF!? Shannahan may, in fact be a good enough leader but he just happened to have started the 06/07 season as one of the top scorers, but who also happened to be playing for Messier's beloved Rangers. That didn't so much bother me but the fact that they are both practically BEST FUCKING FRIENDS did bother me.
Later, Messier completely crapped the bed by naming Chris Chelios of all fricken people the award winner for the year. I can't express how insulting that is so I'll just reference a post that summarizes my feelings on it,
Now, the award doesn't seem to exist. Thank God. But that doesn't mean Bettman and Co. won't create another marketing nightmare from whole cloth. The leadership is horrid and that was just a minor example of the fiasco they are turning the league in to.


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Lockland Police have arrested a Lockland man on an aggravated murder charge, accusing the 26-year-old of killing a woman who resided on the same street as his grandmother.
Police responded Tuesday to a home in the 300 block of Arlington Avenue to check on a 65-year-old woman who called Life Alert and said she'd been stabbed. Officers found Wanda Glenn lying on the floor dead with several knife wounds. She was on the kitchen floor with a knife protruding from the rear of her neck, according to court documents. Police said the knife, a kitchen tool, belonged to Glenn.
Authorities said they found the bloody fingerprint of Daniel Johnson on a white envelope that was in a desk drawer inside Glenn's residence. Police said "the desk drawers appeared to have been riffed through by the perpetrator during the incident."
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I had done a nation wide graiglist search. nation wide craiglist search take a look and find something.
what i found was beyond belief. I hit the Jackpot!!!!!
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A person has to becarefull. What i do is email and see if i get a anwser. If i don't i figured they sold it.
It is interesting on what is out there.
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9:20am Thursday 31st January 2013 in News
A TECHNOLOGY competition for primary school students aged nine to 11 has been backed by Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi.
And now she is urging local schools to get involved.
This year's competition has been specially designed to help children use the internet safely and creatively.
Children will be asked to create an infographic — a digital poster — that tells other people what they have learned and how they too can be safe on the web.
The regional winners will receive £1,200 while the overall winner will be given a cash prize of £4,000 at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament in June.
Ms Qureshi said: "I encourage all of the local primary schools to get involved. The competition helps children gain invaluable internet safely skills, and pass them on to other people.
"I'm confident that pupils will enjoy the chance to work together on such an exciting and relevant project, as well as having the opportunity to win cash prizes for their school."
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Ok you fanatic cool 'Cats, who is impressed by Carroll's shooting display?
Or should I say who will be impressed when he does it live from all types of ranges? We all know he's a pure shooter so is there anything to marvel at? Otherwise why the slippery-monkey would we have RE-acquired the dude?
Gerald Wallace reacted "supposed to make free throws"... but 184 consecutively is legitimate, & boredom prohibiting him from 10000000 straight is reasonable for anyone but Diop. Personally, I'm hopeful. This doesn't necessarily relate to overall wins, but watching Clippers games from LA last year, Steve Novak (deadly 3 pt shooter, thats about it) was an offensive game-changer. He actually did WIN games for the Clips with last-second shots. So call me crazy, but I am so glad to have Carroll back & I think he's ready to fall back into his cannon-launching comfort zone.


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The University of Florida is adding a new twist to cardio-power. When you use the gym, the energy you put into your exercise on the elliptical machine is recycled into electrical power.
It is the brainstorm of a University of Florida graduate. Hudson Harr has wired the machines at the Gainesville Health and Fitness Center to give patrons a tough workout and the environment a friendly boost.
Mandy Marlin, a gym member, says, "That's wonderful to be able do this while working out and doing something good for our bodies, to do something good for the environment, you can't beat that".
The power produced by the machines goes into a special grid and will help the gym offset its GRU costs. Harr hopes the concept will spread to other gyms, as people grow more conscious of lessening their carbon footprint by harnessing their foot power.
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2. At Chick-fil-A:
Go for a Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich with 290 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 29 grams of protein. Or try the Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad with only 180 calories and 6 grams of fat (not including salad dressing).
3. At McDonald's:
Keep it simple with a plain hamburger. At 250 calories and 9 grams of fat, it's not the worst decision you can make. Another choice is the Grilled Snack Wrap with Ranch or Honey Mustard. Also at 250 calories, it only has 8 grams of fat and at least 14 grams of protein.
4. At Wendy's:
Try the half size Berry Almond Chicken Salad. It has 242 calories, 12 grams of fat, and 21 grams of protein. Or go for a Jr. Cheeseburger with no mayo. It's got 270 calories, 11 grams of fat, and 15 grams of protein.
5. At Long John Silver's:
In general, try to steer clear of the sandwiches. Instead, go for the Tilapia Entrée (with rice and vegetables), which has 250 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, and 25 grams of protein. Or a 3-piece Battered Shrimp with 130 calories and 9 grams of fat.
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Stick with a simple taco. A Crunchy Beef Taco has 170 calories, 10 grams of fat, and 8 grams of protein, while a Chicken Soft Taco has only 180 calories, 6 grams of fat, and 14 grams of protein. An even better way to go is to make your taco "Fresco" (meaning they replace the cheese with Fiesta Salsa).


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Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region is paying $20,000 for a logo on the new Kokomo-Howard County Public Library bookmobile, called Discovery II.
College and library officials unveiled the newly-painted bus Friday, which shows a bear driving a jeep with an Ivy Tech banner flying from the back.
"Ivy Tech is excited to support the bookmobile through this unique 'naming rights' opportunity with the library," said Ivy Tech Kokomo Chancellor Steve Daily. "Our community commitment is showcased in the eye-catching and entertaining graphic that cover the new bookmobile. It's a rolling billboard that will be seen by thousands as it travels around the city and county."
The library purchased the new $230,000 bookmobile last year to replace the Discovery bus, which was having mechanical problems.
"With maintenance fees, we had to make a decision," said Mary Baker, president of the library board. "It was breaking down and disrupting our services."
The library maintains two bookmobiles. Ivy Tech will sponsor the new bookmobile for three years. The other bus, called Adventure, doesn't have any outside sponsorship.
"The library is funded with tax-payer dollars," Baker said. "If taxes are reduced, then the revenue to the library is reduced, so we have to be creative and look at different, innovative revenue streams. This is just one example of how we're trying to be reactive to the economic climate."
The bookmobile service has been around since at least the 1960s in Kokomo, carrying library materials to schools, daycares, apartment complexes, senior centers and other neighborhoods around the city.
Baker called the library's new sponsorship from Ivy Tech Kokomo a win-win for both agencies.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013.
Met at five minutes past eleven o'clock A.M. (Ms. Spilka in the Chair) (having been appointed by the President, under authority conferred by Senate Rule 4, to perform the duties of the Chair).
The Chair (Ms. Spilka), members, guests and staff then recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
A report of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 62 of Chapter 176 of the Acts of 2011, as amended by Section 31 of Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2013) submitting its report "Pension System Independent Consultant Analysis" (received July 31, 2013) (copies of which were transmitted to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the Joint Committee on Public Service),-- was placed on file.
A petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3605) of William M. Straus and Marc R. Pacheco (by vote of the town) that the town of Marion be authorized to impose liens upon properties in the towns of Rochester and Wareham which connect to the water and sewer systems of the town of Marion,-- was referred, in concurrence, to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
A Bill authorizing the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in the town of Wellesley (House, No. 3513,-- on petition) [Local approval received],-- was read and, under Senate Rule 27, referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Matter Taken Out of the Orders of the Day.
There being no objection, the following matter was taken out of the Orders of the Day and considered as follows:
The House Bill authorizing the town of Bellingham to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises (House, No. 3374),-- was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
A Bill validating the date of incorporation of the town of Oxford (printed in House, No. 3465,-- being a message from his Excellency the Governor),-- was read.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, on motion of Mr. Richard T. Moore , and the bill was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
A petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3606) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Amber Wilkin, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services ,-- was referred, in concurrence, under suspension of Joint Rule 12, to the committee on Public Service.
Emergency Preamble Adopted; Engrossed Bill Re-Enacted.
An engrossed Bill relative to distribution of regional greenhouse gas initiative auction proceeds (see House, No. 3561, amended), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage and containing an emergency preamble,-- was laid before the Senate; and, a separate vote being taken in accordance with the requirements of Article LXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution, the preamble was adopted, in concurrence, by a vote of 3 to 0.
The bill was signed by the Acting President (Ms. Spilka) and sent to the House for enactment.
Subsequently, the bill, which originated in the House, came from the House with the endorsement that it had been enacted in that branch.
The Senate then passed the bill to be re-enacted; and it was signed by the Acting President (Ms. Spilka) and again laid before the Governor for his approbation.
Order Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Tarr,--
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet again on Monday next at eleven o'clock A.M., and that the Clerk be directed to dispense with the printing of a calendar.
On motion of the same Senator, at nineteen minutes past eleven o'clock A.M., the Senate adjourned to meet again on Monday next at eleven o'clock A.M.


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2013-14 Sophomore Season: Recorded 13 points (3g-10a) in 33 games missed the first six games due to injury primarily played at the blue line but saw limited action at forward as well assisted Meghan Lorence's game-winning goal in 4-0 win at Bemidji State (Oct. 25) recorded an assist in 4-3 win at Bemidji State (Oct. 26) scored two goals in home-and-home series sweep of Minnesota State (Nov. 1-2) had five points (2g-3a) during a five-game point streak (Oct. 25-Nov. 8) had a career game-high two assists, including helpers on the game-winners, in 5-1 win at Yale (Nov. 23) and 9-2 win at Ohio State (Dec. 7) tied career-best with two assists in series sweep over Princeton (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) picked up an assist in 3-0 win over St. Cloud State (Jan. 24).
2012-13 Freshman Season: Skated in 37 games had six points (2g-4a) posted a plus/minus ratio of +16 tallied her first point by assisting Becky Kortum in the season opener against Colgate (Sept. 28) assisted Jordyn Burns in the series finale against Colgate (Sept. 29) netted first career goal in 5-1 win over North Dakota (Oct. 27) had an assist in the shutout win over Minnesota State (Jan. 19) recorded a goal against Bemidji State in series finale of the WCHA First Round (March 2) tallied an assist in the 5-0 win over Ohio State (March 8) in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off.
High School/Club: Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minn. played at both forward and defense during her high school career served as a team captain in her senior season and led her team to third place at the USA Under-19 national tournament as a team captain in her junior season, she led Shattuck-St. Mary's to a 46-7-2 record and the 2011 USA Under-19 national title scored 18 goals and 20 assists for 38 points as a junior as a sophomore in 2009-10, her team won the USA Under-16 national title, becoming the school's first Under-16 team to win a national championship Shattuck-St. Mary's was 47-7-6 in 2009-10, while Garzone scored 15 goals and 18 assists for 33 points played with the Tulsa Flames and Jenks Varsity in her home state of Oklahoma participated in four USA Hockey development camps also competed in golf at Shattuck-St. Mary's and was a member of the lacrosse team in 2009-10.
Personal: Born April 23, 1993 parents are Joe and Crystal Garzone an "A" Honor Roll student plans to major in business shoots right.
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