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Friday, Feb 03, 2006
C1 enables e-tenders worth Rs 40,000 cr
Our Bureau
Hyderabad , Feb. 2
C1INDIA, which has provided the Andhra Pradesh Government an electronic procurement platform to handle tenders worth about Rs 40,000 crore till date, now wants to expand within the state and outside.
The President and Chief Operating Officer of C1 India, Mr Vivek Agarwal told Business Line that the Andhra Pradesh Government had saved a lot of money by eliminating middlemen and reducing process time.
"We held discussions with the Union Cabinet Secretary, who indicated that a similar system would be ideal for other states, suggesting that by 2007 all states could potentially deploy this," Mr Agarwal said.
Mr Agarwal said that about 6,000 suppliers were registered with the system and it covers procurement from more than 40 departments. Efforts are on to complete the electronic procurement process for three other major users Road Transport Corporation, AP Transco and AP Genco.
Besides transparency, the system has brought down the tender time from 120 to 36 days with the tenders varying from Rs 45,000 to Rs 2,800 crore in the case of irrigation projects, he said. The best part is that anyone can register from any remote place to participate in the tender, he added.
Since its implementation, in 2003-2004 the platform had handled tenders worth about Rs 1,982 crore, followed by Rs 15,600 crore in 2004-2005.
"Downloading of tender is free, but when a bidder participates, he has to pay 0.04 per cent as transaction fee. At times we find it tough to get this," he said.
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You know when you are in line waiting to check out at the grocery store and there are all those shiny magazines just staring at you begging to be picked up and thumbed through? I never gave the magazines much thought until my nine-year-old daughter started reading the trashy headlines and asking a bunch of questions. Yes, questions are good, but…
Why do the covers have to say things like, "Look at (insert name) cellulite and big butt", "Look whose gained or lost too much weight", "Lose 10 pounds in 10 days with the starve yourself and be cranky and unhealthy diet", "So-and-so stole you know whose boyfriend and the drama ensues," blah, blah, blah. You know what I'm talking about…The headlines with the close up shots of someones butt, stomach, or breasts.
Sometimes I get sucked into the headlines. Sometimes a cover picture is too much for little kid eyes, and I turn the magazine around with the backside facing out. I swear I am not über conservative, and I know I'm not the only one doing it because I've seen it done before.
Why do they have to put magazines with ultra negative messages at the checkout stand at a kid's eye level? I know…they want to suck us all in so that we will take a peak and be curious enough to buy it. *Sigh*
Here are a couple real titles from the National Inquirer, "BRITNEY SPEARS BLIMPS OUT! Pop tart packs on the pounds as she slurps down booze, pills & junk food to fight depression," and "WORLD EXCLUSIVE: JOHN EDWARDS SUICIDAL!"
None of this is really our business, and it's not like reading articles like that are going to actually help anyone…Right?
I guess what I'm wishing is that they could just leave the checkout stand section for magazines like Readers Digest, Coastal Living, Psychology Today, National Geographic, Newsweek (without the war or blood and guts pictures on the cover), Brain Child, Real Simple, and other cooking or positive and intelligent message magazines. You know, magazines that our kids can look at without thinking, "Why do all the magazine covers talk about being too fat, too skinny, plastic surgery, dieting, who's doing who, how much money Joe Blow has, etc."
Maybe I'm just getting old…
Here is a great idea from Dr. Dana-Marie Thomas at Conversations, Pink Cocktails, & Confetti!
"You walk up to a magazine rack at your favorite bookstore and you're confronted with numerous self-improvement suggestions: '10 Easy Ways to Lose Weight' … 'Exercises to Get a Bikini Body' … 'Fashion Tips to Look More Like [Someone Else]' … OK, you've been here before. You know exactly what this looks like. Now imagine that instead of walking away frustrated, you reach into your bag and pull out a new, empowering cover — it reads: 'BEAUTIFUL just the way you are.' You slip it in front of one of the make-you-over magazines and walk away, satisfied for having spread a new message." X&O Dana-Marie
Go Dana-Marie, go!!

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We're not at our best right now, but England will find a way to stumble over their own mediocrity. It's in their genes, there's no fighting it.
We're not at our best right now, but England will find a way to stumble over their own mediocrity. It's in their genes, there's no fighting it.
Rest In Peace Craigos
Nah if Australia play like they did against WI and Pakistan last year, they'll lose.
If England play like they have recently, then Aust have to improve from their home performances. Sure they won 5 out of 6 tests (which is obviously excellent), but considering the opposition, they still need to lift a bit.
Ftr, like pasag, I just think England will underperform rather than Australia need to lift their game much.
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"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
Cricket Web's 2013/14 Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"The committee discussed the issue of illegal bowling actions, and believed that there are a number of bowlers currently employing suspect actions in international cricket, and that the ICC's reporting and testing procedures are not adequately scrutinising these bowlers."
- Even the ICC's own official press release thinks things must change
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
"People make me happy.. not places.. people"
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
The bottom line is, both of those results were far closer than they should have been given the difference in potential strength of the Aus and WI teams. If there are any flattering results, it is the what the series scorecard read in favour of Australia.
Lovely little precursor to the Ashes on channel nine right now with us vs the filth in the RL Four Nations.
Scoreline proving as one-sided as the cricket no doubt will be.
Really the only rubber we've lost in the past 15 years was against South Africa, and that required a couple of superhuman efforts to do so. Don't see us losing, and even if the season starts off rocky, then I imagine the selectors will be far harsher than usual.....
RIP Craig Walsh (Craig) 1985-2012
Proudly supporting the #2 cricketer of all time.
It also required a superhuman failure (Day 3 MCG)...
+ time's fickle card game ~ with you and i +
get ready for a broken ****in' arm
Gah, was going to write my bit on the Ashes Blog about how Australia don't seem to be winning the crucial moments of games (esp. Tests), a characteristic that was the opposite of the teams before McGrath and Warne retired. Now I'm just going to be stating the obvious.
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Badger culls to continue in west Somerset
Badger culls are to continue in one of the areas where the controversial measure has been trialled.
Natural England said a new licence authorises a three-week control operation to be carried out in west Somerset this autumn, while an application to extend it in the second area - west Gloucestershire - has also been received.
It comes after the action, intended to limit the spread of bovine tuberculosis, was this week condemned as a "farce" after ministers admitted that not enough animals are being killed.


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2014 - Latest Dates Announced
As we'll be needing a little break from writing and recording the next I AM I album, and to keep things on track, we thought me may take the opportunity to come and party in a few places we have not been yet before. Grimsby is a old favourite of ours and we just can't go hopping around the country without paying them a visit. Also on our party list is Nottingham, Bolton and Sheffield and maybe a few more TBC. Coming on the road with us are our old mates Fahran and also Ajenda. Roll on November... Get your tix early folks!!
2014 - August Gig Update
Lookout Derby, here we come..
2014 - Second Pentakill track - "Last Whisper"
I AM I's very own ZP Theart starring on League of Legend's Pentakill album 'Smite and Ignite' AVAILABLE NOW! And guess what, it's FREE.
Here's the second song to feature ZP - Pentakill - Last Whisper
2014 - First Pentakill track - "Deathfire Grasp"
I AM I's very own ZP Theart starring on League of Legend's Pentakill album 'Smite and Ignite' scheduled for release June 3rd.
With a fan base in the several millions the League of Legends team has drafted the Grammy Nominated frontman for this highly anticipated album release.
Stated Theart: I'm chuffed to bits about this release and I'm sure the fans will love what they'll hear! A great game with great music, what more can you ask for!
2014 - TANK Destined for Brazil!
In further news, ZP is heading off to Brazil this week for 4 very special shows as singer for British Heavy Metal titans TANK. This will be the first time for TANK visiting the South American country and with the build up frenzy for the 2014 Football World Cup these shows are guaranteed to blow fans away!
Dates as follows:
5 June Brasilia
6 June Belem
7 June Fortaleza,
8 June Sao Paulo
2014 - I AM I - to Headline SOS Fest
2014 - Kicking off the new year with a BANG!
"See You Again" - Video Competition!!
10 lucky rockers stand the chance to win a signed physical copy of the single by doing the following: Comment on the Youtube video and share the video and comment to your FB and twitter pages.
The 10 best comments with the most shares will get sent a copy each. Winners to be announced on 11-11-13 at 12pm.
2013 - New Single Release
I AM I are set to release their new single 'See You Again' as digital download on 11-11-13
Get your pre-order NOW from the link below! Pre-Sale link https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/see-you-again-single/id722208568
2013 - New Dates!
2013 - New Dates!
2013 - New Dates!
MERCH ALERT! - Just arrived! Special introductory offer!
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2013 - Shows!
DOWNLOAD 2013 - Dates & Times ANNOUNCED!
And so it all came to an end at O2 Islington Academy in London.
We had the most fantastic time and want to thank the boys from Skid Row for having us rock the UK together with them and Buffalo Summer.
We also welcomed Andy Midgley on the guitars standing in for Jake Thorsen on this tour. Andy is a very talented guitarist and fitted in perfectly with our show, thereby securing himself a permanent position in the I AM I family.
Unfortunately, due to work and family commitments, Jake decided to step down from his role in I AM I and we wish him all the best for the future.
Ultimately we want to say thanks to each and every one of you that turned up every night and made this tour happen.
We came, we rocked, we conquered... and we WILL be back for more!
Rock 'n' Roll Milano!!
And so we're finally getting ready to fly the coop, and we're heading off to Italy for step one of the European invasion. D-day is set for May 3rd, Milan and May 4th Ornavasso. Lock up your innocent and send out your ignorant! No territory is safe after this...
Skid Row Tour starts 04/03 and Ipswich, Grimsby and London are already SOLD OUT!
We are really looking forward to hitting the stage with the boys from Skid Row and showing you what Rock & Roll is all about!
ZP Theart to appear as guest vocalist for metal titans TANK
We are very pleased to announce that while Doogie White is out on tour and recording in the studio with Michael Schenker's 'Temple of Rock', we will have the pleasure of being joined on stage for all our 2013 shows by our good friend and former Dragonforce frontman 'ZP Theart'. - Read more...
One for the fans in Russia:
Russian Fan Site featuring ZP - Visit...
I AM I - On Tour with Skidrow in April 2013:
Don't forget to get your tix for the Skid Row 'United World Rebellion Tour UK' with I AM I as main support rolling out in April.
4th April The Railway, Ipswich
5th April White Rabbit, Plymouth
6th April Great Hall 2, Cardiff
9th April Yardbirds, Grimsby
10th April, Fibbers, York
11th April NQ Live
12th April Leamington Assembly
13th April Islington Academy, London
I AM I to play Download Festival 2013
We are delighted to announce that I AM I will be playing Download Festival this summer.
The band are absolutely stoked that they will they be joining the likes of Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Stone Sour, QOTSA, Down and many others playing at the UK's biggest rock festival this year.
This is going to be an absolutely huge weekend, so make sure you get your tickets to see them for the biggest Festival on the rock Calendar, 14-16 June 2013 at Donington Park.
Weekend and Day tickets for Download 2013 are on sale now and available from http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets
Check out the RIP packages too! Download RIP ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased via www.livenationexperience.co.uk or by phoning 0207 009 3484.
We thank you all for a fantastic 2012!
We thank you all for a fantastic 2012! Loads happened and you guys were there with us every step of the way. Here's to 2013... may it be even bigger and better... for us and for all of you! Happy Holidays!
"You're The Voice" - Availability
I AM I 's brand new, cunning lil' stocking-filler of a single, 'You're the Voice',will be available on iTunes and the rest, from Monday December 10th Mixed by Keith More and mastered by Ade Emsley. Also available as of December 10th will be our debut Album 'Event Horizon'. Due to popular demand the album will now be available digitally World Wide and you can get it from all the regulars; Amazon, iTunes, HMV, Pandora, Spotify etc. Just in time for the festivities! - Click here for a preview
I AM I release new single, 'You're The Voice' on 10th December
I AM I will release their cover of John Farnham's classic 80's track 'You're The Voice' on December 10th on digital format, distributed worldwide by Plastichead and available from all the usual digital outlets.
Their rocking, feel-good cover of John Farnham's classic 80's song had been received exceptionally well on the band's recent tour with everyone singing along with the memorable chorus of this great track, leading them to decide to put it out as an end of year single.
ZP also felt that the lyrical content of the track was especially relevant in this current era, mirroring what's actually happening with us all right now & making the timing for the single release perfect.
Written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson, 'You're The Voice' was originally released by Aussie singer John Farnham in 1986 and was a smash hit, reaching the top 10 in most European countries.
'Event Horizon' to be released digitally worldwide on 10th December
I AM I's debut album 'Event Horizon' will also be released worldwide on digital format on December 10th. This album had previously been released exclusively throughout Europe but due to the increasing demand for the release throughout the US, Americas, Australia and other territories, the decision was made to go ahead and release it digitally worldwide.
The album be available to Download worldwide from that date from all usual digital outlets - iTunes, Play.com, Spotify, emusic, Amazon, Pandora etc.
With the last day now played on our fantastic debut UK tour, I AM I are delighted to announce a number of new tour dates featuring support slots to 2 great US rock bands, & are we looking forward to these? The answer to that is most definitely 'F*CK, YES!'
Firstly, we'll be the main support for the legendary UGLY KID JOE at Southend and Southampton, these shows are guaranteed to be absolutely rammed and are going to be some storming shows so make sure you get your tickets before they sell out!
Ugly Kid Joe, I AM I
28th November, Chinnerys, Southend 8pm
29th November, The Cellar, Southampton 8pm
Tickets are available now. Click here.
30th November, Hard Rock Hell, Wales - I AM I Acoustic show
1st December, Hard Rock Hell, Wales - Metal Hammer stage
We're also absolutely stoked that we'll be main support for the forthcoming SKID ROW tour in April 2013, playing the following dates:
4th April The Railway, Ipswich
5th April White Rabbit, Plymouth
6th April Great Hall 2, Cardiff
9th April Yardbirds, Grimsby
10th April, Fibbers, York
11th April NQ Live
12th April Leamington Assembly
13th April Islington Academy, London
Skid Row press release:
"SKID ROW will tour the UK in April 2013 in support of their forthcoming album UNITED WORLD REBELLION. The shows which will mark the band's first dates in the UK in several years, features founding members Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Snake Sabo along with vocalist Johnny Solinger (with the band since 1999) and drummer Rob Hammersmith. The show promises all the signature songs that fans love: "Youth Gone Wild", "Slave To The Grind", "18 and Life", along with tracks from new album and other catalogue favourites. The tour will include an appearance at Classic Rock's inaugural Hard Rock Hell/ AOR festival in Rotherham on April 07th. Support for the tour is I AM I (featuring ex-Dragonforce vocalist ZP Theart) and rising Welsh rockers BUFFALO SUMMER"
"Access Small Areas 2012" - UK Tour Brighton Gig Cancellation Announcement
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Brighton date on 29th October has unfortunately been cancelled.
This was out of our control but to make up for it, everyone who bought a ticket for the gig in Brighton, if you can show proof of purchase (even if you got a refund) and get to the gig the next night in Southampton, we'll get you in for free! This is also going to be the last show this time round, so it's be guaranteed to be a great one and a fitting end to what's been a fantastic first tour!
If you bought tickets for Brighton & want to get your free tickets for the 30th at The Cellar in Southampton, just email firstname.lastname@example.com with your name & proof of ticket purchase & we'll get your complimentary tickets sorted for you.
"Access Small Areas" - UK Tour
Video Announcement 2012
Album review t-shirt competition winner announced!
Congratulations James Webb
Your t-shirt is on it's way!
Thanks for all the other entries received, it was a tough decision, but there can be only one...
Competition: Album Review T-Shirt Competition!
Album review T-shirt competition ends this Thursday, 27/09, at 12:00PM
Winner will be announced midday on Friday 28/09.
Email Us here to submit your review!
1 x Best review = 1 x Free T-shirt. Simples!
The debut album "Event Horizon", is now available via the following online outlets:
September 17th, CD/Digital release of Event Horizon
The album has previously only been available to buy on the USB memory stick from the official website, www.iamiofficial.com and this particular format will continue to be available for purchase from the website only.
I AM I will be releasing their debut album 'Event Horizon' on CD and Digital formats via Plastichead Distribution on September 17th throughout the UK and Europe, coinciding with the release of the album in Japan.
The CD and Digital formats of 'Event Horizon' will be available from HMV and all the usual record shops and digital outlets - itunes etc, and can be pre-ordered from Amazon at:
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The CD can be pre-ordered from Plastic Head by clicking here: Pre-Order Now
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Breaking news: I AM I debut UK Tour dates now confirmed!
I AM I are pleased to announce that they will be heading out on their first ever UK Headline tour in October, in support of the release of their debut album 'Event Horizon' which will be available to buy on CD & Digital format from September 17th. This first tour sees the band keeping it intimate in some smaller venues around the UK, so for anyone who wants to see I AM I up close and personal, now's your chance!
Support will be from the fabulous ARTHEMIS and FAHRAN. This cracking line up is guaranteed to bring some lively nights rammed full of storming, riff heavy rock and searing vocals to a town near you. So make sure you get your tickets quick and come join the party, it's going to be a must see!
Link to ticket outlets and full list of tour dates here (or see poster below for dates)
BLOODSTOCK - LIVE Link Broadcast
As the Bloodstock weekend is upon us we've got a bit of good news for those of you not able to make it to I AM I's debut festival appearance. The entire set will be streamed live globally on Saturday 11 August at 12:00pm GMT. The lovely people at Daily Motion have provided us with the link so that no matter where in the world you are, you can be there with us! Tune in and come feel what the buzz is all about!
Click here for access on Saturday 11 August at 12:00pm GMT
BLOODSTOCK, Acoustic performance
I AM I are playing an Acoustic show at Bloodstock as well as our main stage show on Saturday 11th.
We play the Main stage at 12 noon then will be at the signing tent from 1.30 until 2pm doing a signing session, and will then be back at 7pm on the Jager stage for a half hour accoustic show. This is going to be one crazy busy day for the band but we're really stoked about doing it and can't wait to play!
Main Stage - 12 noon
Signing tent - 1.30pm
Jager Stage - 7pm
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
HARD ROCK HELL slot now confirmed!
We are also delighted to announce that I AM I have now been confirmed to play Saturday evening, 1st December at HARD ROCK HELL.
"This will be our first ever festival appearance in Wales and we are well aware of what a rocking festival Hard Rock Hell is! It goes without saying that we are very excited to bring our music to you Welsh metal fanatics" - ZP Theart
"With things really starting to take off for I AM I, you can expect another storming performance from them at this fantastic festival in the heart of Wales as they rock out hard enough to keep any winter chills at bay!" - BJF Media
Bloodstock Competition Winner announced!
Congratulations Becky Chapman! You are the winner of a pair of weekend camping tickets for the entire Bloodstock festival. See you there!
Breaking news from I AM I:
We are very pleased to announce that I AM I can now confirm that the exceptionally talented Phil Martini (Down & Outz with Joe Elliott, Tokyo Dragons, Quireboys) is their new drummer.
With things really starting to build momentum after the release of their debut album 'Event Horizon', I AM I found themselves in need of a professional, talented drummer with the same desire, humour and passion for their music as they had, and it didn't take long before they found themselves the ideal man.
Following a chance meeting at a Claytown Troupe gig, ZP and Phil found they got along famously and once Phil had heard the album, he was in!
ZP Theart: "We hadn't even started to look for a drummer yet but the first time I saw Phil playing, I knew he was the man for us. He's a great guy, really easy to work with and fitted straight into the band at first practice. We are stoked he is now part of the I AM I team"
Review the album and win a T-Shirt:
That's right! All you have to do to win one of our brand new I AM I t-shirts is write a review of the album "Event Horizon" and send it to us. Email Us here. The best review will receive a t-shirt.
Competition: BLOODSTOCK tix up for grabs!
We are giving away a pair of weekend camping tix for the whole Bloodstock weekend. Question is: what time will I AM I be on stage at Bloodstock? Closing date will soon be announced... Watch the Bloodstock promo video for a clue. Email Us with your answer here.
Important breaking news from I AM I:
I AM I have now signed a world-wide publishing deal through Sony/ATV Music.
Their deal, via Albam Songs, means they join a roster that includes Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Robert Plant, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi & Lady Gaga.
"I AM I are an incredibly exciting band. It's great to be involved from the very beginning. Event Horizon is - a brilliant album & there's no limit to what these guys can achieve."
Alan Bambrough Sony/ATV Music Publishing Limited
With the release of the 'Event Horizon' to huge critical acclaim, the band's worldwide profile is now growing rapidly. Their debut video 'Silent Genocide' taken from the album has had over 51,000 views on Youtube in just 7 weeks and with ZP's rock pedigree (his previous band Dragonforce gained over 48 MILLION views on one of their singles) there simply are no limits to what this band can accomplish.
Their main stage show at Bloodstock on August 11th will be their first big festival performance and with ZP's incredible voice, charisma and boundless energy being driven forward by a great band, a fantastic & memorable show is guaranteed.
A very exciting future awaits!
Sometimes when an irresistible force meets an immovable object, great things happen & this is one of those occasions.
Welcome to I AM I.
The formidable driving force behind the band is the renown vocalist ZP Theart. After his departure from Dragonforce in 2010 he worked tirelessly to put together a new project and after searching out an incredibly talented group of musicians, the line up was completed and the end result was one of the most exciting new bands of 2012, I AM I.
The band's debut album 'Event Horizon' was written and produced by Theart and guitarist Jacob Ziemba and mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow (Helloween/Masterplan) and is a storming blend of melodies and rock, riffs and metal all interlaced with ZP's soaring vocals. Their debut video of the track 'Silent Genocide' taken from the album is the perfect example of all these and it's already proving to be a massive hit worldwide, gaining huge numbers of views in a very short space of time.
Through its collection of tracks of differing mood and tempos, Event Horizon is proving to have an incredibly broad appeal from fans of AOR right through to those into the heavier side of rock and metal, the music stepping through and beyond the boundaries of merely heavy rock. With a large number of eclectic influences within the band, this is the way I AM I intend to continue on as they have no desire to stay purely within one section of rock, they will continue to bring their unique songs infused with all these styles to the fore.
There's no doubt about it, heart and soul and absolutely no limits, I AM I are here to take the world by storm!
The album is currently available to buy exclusively from this site on USB, the first heavy rock album to be released on this format, and comes packaged in a CD style case with full artwork.
Trailer for the new album "Event Horizon"
Check it out!
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The Greenville County Sheriff's Office said they are looking for assistance from the public with identifying two suspects who were involved in an armed robbery.
Deputies said the robbery took place at the Mahi Food Mart at 2400 Anderson Road in Greenville on June 28.
At about 10:30 p.m. two men entered the store with handguns and forced the employees to get on the ground, according to deputies. Deputies said the suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise from the store.
No injuries were reported during the incident, according to deputies.
Deputies also released a photo of a person of interest in the case. They said the man was seen on the store's surveillance and ask someone to call Crime Stoppers if they can identify him.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or who can identify the robbers or person of interest are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 864-23-CRIME.
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"I remember seeing light under the Arizona. We were wondering what kind of ammunition did these characters use? And, it turns out they hit the front ammunition hole."
In June of 2012, Joe and 18 other Wisconsin survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor traveled back to Hawaii on a special Honor Flight. It was a story we brought you in our special report "Return to Pearl Harbor."
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10 April 2014
Women from Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivor's Support Project. In no particular order: Almeta Washington, Verba Harbrict, Joyce Evans, Debbie Campbell, June Murphy, Mary Battle, June Smith, Jean ...
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The Battle to Educate Our Children
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George McKenna As the race moves forward The Los Angeles Sentinel takes a look at the candidates who are running to improve the quality of education for our children today, tomorrow and into the future The ...
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Creating opportunities and opening doors for small business owners keeps Joe Chow quite busy. As the Supply Chain Strategy and Planning Manager for Southern California Gas Company, Joe's responsibilities ...
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Prophet from the Projects is More than Just a Candidate
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Beloved former Jordan High basketball coach Ron Massey dead at 65
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Massey died in his sleep early Tuesday morning at age 65. Legendary former Jordan basketball coach and athletic director Ron Massey died in his sleep early Tuesday morning. He was 65. The official ...
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03 April 2014
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calf.) visited L.A. Trade Tech College (LATTC) on Friday, March 21, with students and faculty. U.S. Transportation Secretary ...
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Taraji P. Henson to host 14th Annual BET Celebration of Gospel
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New host, another great show BET wins again with Celebration of Gospel 2014 Airing Sunday, April 6 BET's Celebration of Gospel is a hand clapping, foot stomping, voice raising good time. Filmed ...
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USC's Black Student Assembly holds Candlelight Vigil for Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis
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03 April 2014
USC student gives a speech on slain victims of racial violence. USC's Black Student Body honors past and present victims of racial violence. USC's Black Student Assembly (BSA) took a somber stance, ...
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Fireworks Show Takeover Attempt Just Another USC/Commission Swipe at Councilmember Parks
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03 April 2014
The University of Southern California(USC) and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commissioner Curren Price, are continuing what has become a petty retaliation effort against Councilmember Bernard C. Parks ...
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Mike Gipson has Double-Digit Lead in AD 64
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03 April 2014
Carson City Councilmember Mike Gipson appears to be the front runner for the 64 AD seat Carson City Councilmember Mike Gipson's campaign recently released new poll results showing Gipson with a double-digit ...
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Hawthorne Mayor Joins First Ladies' Health Initiative
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03 April 2014
The 3rd Annual First Ladies Health Initiative, a multi-city program that began in Chicago six years ago is furnishing its first-ever secular location in Hawthorne on April 27 Hawthorne Mayor Chris ...
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AABLI Congratulates Debra Hammond
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03 April 2014
Debra Hammond Officials from the African American Board Leadership Institute recently announced that Debra Hammond, executive director of the University Student Union at California State University, ...
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Bakewell TOS Cookbook Signing Reveals Unlimited Possibilities
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03 April 2014
Bakewell Media CEO Danny J. Bakewell Sr. signs the first release of the Taste of Soul Cookbook, the first vivid documentation of the Taste of Soul Family Festival, and the recipes of the chefs that made ...
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No Excessive Force in Black Art Student Beating
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03 April 2014
BEATEN NOT BOWED: Jordan Miles was awarded $119,000 from an all white jury in a federal civil lawsuit, but the white jury neglected to rule the white officers used excessive force against the 22-year ...
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Bobbie J. Anderson Earns Incumbent Support for 8th District
Written by Kenneth D. Miller Assistant Managing Editor
03 April 2014
Former New Frontier president runs for City Council in 2015 Veteran Los Angeles community activist and former New Frontier Democratic Club President Bobbie Jean Anderson has earned the endorsements ...
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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's election as president of NCBM affirmed by judge..
Written by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief
03 April 2014
AFFIRMED: Kevin Johnson's term as president of the National Conference of Black Mayors since last May, his first month in office, has been affirmed as a judge has ruled decidedly in Johnson's favor. ...
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Community Clean Up Holds Press Conference
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27 March 2014
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel chairman & executive publisher and Brenda Marsh-Mitchell, president of Mothers in Action with Council President Herb Wesson, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, ...
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High School Girls In Los Angeles Foster Care Have Prom Dreams Come True At 'Glamour Gowns'
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27 March 2014
Glamour Gowns 2014 will take place March 29 between 10am and 5pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center to provide over 350 young women with new formal gowns, shoes, jewelry and more from major designers, ...
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Minority Apartment Owners Association Meets with Section 8 Director
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27 March 2014
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NNPA Luncheon Focuses on Black Economics, Growing Income Gap
Written by James Wright Washington Informer
27 March 2014
Bill Spriggs says only top 1 percent has gained in the economy (NNPA Photo by Roy Lewis). The economic status of African-Americans and the "crisis-level" income gap between the rich and the poor ...
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Jordan Davis Worried that He Wouldn't 'Make it' in Life
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27 March 2014
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Chairman Horton, BOE Free Nonprofit Financial Conference Attracts 2,000 Registrants to El Camino College Auditorium
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27 March 2014
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Over 350 community members gather for re-entry town hall and resource fair for formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones
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27 March 2014
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Women's History Month Feature: The 1st Black Woman crowned Miss California International, Paula Bond, Celebrates the Beauty and Power of Being a Boss Lady
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27 March 2014
Paula Bond, a daughter of a single parent, former high fashion super model, producer, broadcaster and author from Compton, CA who believed in her own dreams, used her imagination and family values ...
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In my last post, I mentioned several things that I would like to see happen in 2014 – and I will address all ten of them during the early part of the new year. Reading the news yesterday morning, however, I decided to close out the year with something I don't want to see happen. The establishment of permanent sites for major championship meets in the United States.
Now before I get too far along, I've somewhat breached this topic before – and each time I've been accused of not liking or putting down Eugene. This in spite of the fact that I've said little negative about Eugene, and nothing about the fans or meet production. This is not about Eugene but about what's best for the sport in America. Or in the words of Mr.Spock, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
The reason I bring the topic up is that I just read that the NCAA is awarding Its National Championships to Eugene through the year 2021 – that's an 8 year run! This as most of the meets held in the past half decade have been in Eugene.
Now, I DO UNDERSTAND why the NCAA and USATF choose Eugene with regularity to host their championships. They put on quality meets, They have an established fan base, which guarantees people in the stands and consistent revenue. And this is the basis of comments I see from those in support of Eugene hosting this level of meet. What I don't see, however, are comments that have the phrase "for the good of the sport in the United States". Good experience for the athletes. Great for Eugene. Great show. And great for the NCAA & USATF.
Which is point #1 as to why it's not great for the sport in the United States – it enables both bodies to do what it does to build the sport in this country, NOTHING. Just leave it to Lananna and crew to put on the meet – off the grid in the far reaches of the Great North West. Great for the 158,000 people of Eugene, but what about the other 314,933,000 people in the United States – what are we doing to market to THEM? The distance runners on my cross country team will never have the opportunity to see Galen Rupp, Mary Cain, or Bernard Lagat. Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, and LaShawn Merritt are just names on the Internet – as remote as Usain Bolt to young sprinters in Arizona, Texas, or Florida.
Except young sprinters in Jamaica can actually go see Bolt compete in Kingston! Sure, you'll say, Jamaica is a small country. And I will say, very true – which is why it's OK for Jamaica to centralize it's championship meets and why we need venues spread across the country!
When I talk about this sport I continue to talk about the product – the athletes, the competition. Not gimmicks like half meets, rock bands, or street races. Ironically Eugene is proof of that. Get the right athletes on the track and people will go to your meet even if they have to leave the airport and take a bus because the town is too small to house a major airport. That experience should NOT be confined to Eugene. It should be replicated, and spread around the country. In much the same way as famous exhibits like the King Tut exhibit were/are taken around the country for EVERYONE to have a chance to experience, track and field needs to take it's biggest meets around the country to generate greater interest in the sport!
Of course THAT requires work! Something that the leadership in the sport in this country is seriously lacking – which is why one of my ten items on the I want to see list is there. It would require MARKETING new areas. Developing new teams of "Lananna Legions" to do the work required to pull off a world class presentation. And neither USATF or the NCAA are prepared to do that. So just award a meet to Eugene and let them pull it off.
I have a better idea, let's find a half dozen other locations across the country – if here are more even better. And let's sub contract with the people in Eugene – I kinda like the term Lananna's Legions – to teach/assist/take the lead in putting the meet on. You see, I LOVE the job they do, and I've never said Eugene shouldn't have a meet. What I have said, and am saying now, is that this is the United States of America and we should A) have multiple BIG MEET locations throughout the US, and B) the biggest meets of all in terms of championships should be held in locations that provide the greatest potential exposure within a region.
That said any meet with global implications – ie World Championships or Olympics – should be held in a city/location with international access. The same rules that the MLB, the NBA, NFL and other major sports use to approve cities ability to host their biggest events – Super Bowl, etc – should be in place when USATF and USOC are putting together World and Olympic bids. Airport access, number of available h hotel rooms, available media space and access.
If we can't do that, we're not attempting to be world class, merely self satisfying. Everyone admits that the sport has issues in this country. One of the largest is lack of exposure. Confining our best competitions and competitors to a single small spot on the map only exacerbates that problem. Nothing against any single location, but we need to BUILD the SPORT, not a location. Eugene does a great job because it's had practice and the people have been exposed. That needs to happen in several areas. That's why Nike has several of its Nike Town's in select areas, and Apple has Genius Bars in select areas. Marketing is about exposure – in MAJOR AREAS. That's how the successful do it. That's how track and field should be doing it. We need MORE Track Towns.
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On Wednesday, Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus showed their support for the declaration. Farmer, Bruce Wright said he is glad to see farmers are going to get the assistance they need."A lot of farmers have insurance, but it only covers a percentage of their crop, so usually the operating margin is slimmer than what the insurance covers," said Wright. Counties bordering Gallatin including Broadwater, Jefferson and Madison are also eligible for certain disaster assistance.
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While the "T" officially opens to the public on Sunday, a select got a ceremonial first ride today, including Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the head of the Port Authority Steve Bland.
Man Wanted In Alleged Threat Against College Campus Surrenders
The man accused of making a threat against a local college campus on Twitter late last week is now in police custody. Michael Mollett turned himself in to a state police detective Sunday evening just outside of the KDKA-TV studios – in the lobby of One Gateway Center in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Post Office Considers Closing More Than 100 Locations In W. Pa.
More than 100 post offices in western Pennsylvania could be closed over the next year. That's the word from the U.S. Postal Service.
Strong Winds Disrupt Three Rivers Arts Festival
Strong winds caused some serious damage at the Three Rivers Arts Festival today. It was so bad that officials had to stop the festival for part of the afternoon, and some vendors' art work was destroyed.
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Were our grandmothers less stressed as a result of beating the tar -- and every other kind of dirt -- out of the household rugs once or twice a year?
Were they more relaxed after attacking the floors with a stiff scrub brush rather than a wussy wet mop?
The fitness gurus say that a good exercise workout reduces stress, so how come hardly anyone does our grandmothers' version of spring housecleaning anymore?


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Thank you, Frederik. I've skirted through tensors in the past but never had to put them to use. I don't see a great mystery there, though, just a problem with severe rust and little fluency. The real issue is that a great deal of language (developed along with the math or because of the math) has developed in relativity that applies to qft. In what I've worked through, I'm using the symbols without understanding what they really mean so I find that I am off in the weeds quite often. I have so many gaps to fill in and it's not that I've forgotten the material (although I struggle to remember lots of things), its that I've never covered the material in the first place.
Maybe weinberg is a good way to be sidetracked for a while. It will take a little work to tell.
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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 94 . . .
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- Tracy said...
Thanks Rosemary! I'm going to post #322 somewhere prominent here in my office. There are SO MANY things I want to do that I say I don't have time for, when the real problem is the way I use (and quite often waste) the time I have. And what I'm trying to accomplish is nothing near as spetacular as anything Michaelangelo or daVinci managed... just little projects here and there around my humble home. Thanks for the nudge!
(and speaking of spectacular... the dragonfly photo on your previous post?... I don't know whether your subject is beautiful or prehistorically creepy... I have a hard time with bugs!... but the photo itself is fantastic!)
- May 26, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Gal Friday said...
Just as Tracy wrote above, I immediately thought that I MUST print out that rule # 322 and have displayed prominently somewhere in my house!
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UN chemical weapons team 'ready to enter Syria'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a team to investigate claims of chemical weapons use in Syria would be ready to deploy within 24 hours and urged the Syrian government to give the go-ahead so work could begin.
Ban said an advance team had been sent to Cyprus. "We are ready, it is a matter of time," he said. The full team will consist of 15 experts, including inspectors, medical experts and chemists.
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A few months back, we held a contest with one of our favorite girls, Brooklyn Hawaii, on Instagram. Our adorable contest winner, Leslie, got the opportunity to model at a photo shoot featuring some of our Autumn styles. Check out our favorite pictures from the shoot below.
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We were invited to a sneak peak of the new Skylanders Swap Force, It is the latest game from Activision.
My son was so excited and could not wait to preview the game, Skylanders swap force this is a brilliant new adventure game to defeat Koas.
The in game graphics are amazing, much smoother and sharper and for the first time you have the ability to jump in the game.
My son loved experimenting with the new Skylander swap force characters.
They are detachable at the waist, so you can swap the top half of one and add it to a bottom half of another, my son really loves this because you get the mix and match of abilities so you have the moving speed of one Skylander and the fighting power of another, This reflects in the game when the character is placed on the portal.
The new Skylanders swap force characters are very strong and robust, they are held together with strong magnets.
There are 16 new mix and match Skylanders swap force characters, you can create 256 unique combinations, there will also be 16 new normal sized characters.
My son is really excited for its release which will be sometime later in the year 2013, this is sure to be on his Christmas wish list.
The Skylander swap force game will be available on the following consoles Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U ,Wii ,3DS
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The Boston Globe had a somewhat disturbing article in the latest Sunday Magazine called Meet. Marry. Move On. Although the term "starter marriages" was never used, that's what the article was about, twenty-somethings getting married, divorcing not long after, and remarrying. People are apparently having starter marriages the way some folks buy starter homes. If your chosen spouse isn't doing it for you, if you two fall out of love, then cut your losses and move on! Don't worry, there's no stigma to divorce anymore. Why should there be? Things just didn't work out. As the article says:
"When you're looking for a soul mate, why let a spouse slow you down? There's a new emphasis in marriages on emotional togetherness, a standard some relationships just cannot meet. Good thing nobody bats an eye anymore when young, childless couples divorce."
Divorce may be commonplace, but it's not something to be happy or even blase about. It's painful, regrettable and expensive. It deeply hurts people. The article is glib, long on anecdotes, short on statistics. How much of a trend is this? We have no way of knowing. We are given the marriage and divorce stories of three self-absorbed young people: Peter, Arden and Kathyrn. Both women remarried, the man is still waiting to find his perfect life partner. In all three cases, the women intiated the divorce. The writer, Alison Lobron, adds a few anecdotes from her own experiences. The subjects' stories and quotes sound alike, it scarcely matters who to attribute any statement to:
"Oh, my God. What happened to me?"
"Any sense of my 'self,' which really hadn't had a chance to develop yet, was gone."
"It didn't go wrong all at once....It never went wrong. But I changed. I felt that I wasn't as connected to this man romantically and passionately."
"My romantic feelings were gone."
"I didn't feel in love with him anymore."
"I felt I was starting a new decade of my life, and I wanted more for myself."
I, I, I, me, me, me! These folks are no doubt committed to their personal self-actualization, but they seem not to have grasped the concept of marriage. Clue: Us is more important than me. Marriage as an institution was designed for a higher goal than your individual "emotional fulfillment," although many people experience much happiness from their marital commitment. For me, marriage is something of a religious vocation, stemming from the belief that God created men and women to be companions for each other, to share a life together and - ideally - to raise families. My emotional fulfillment is important to me, but it's not the be-all and end-all of my married life. My husband's happiness is as important as my own (well, most of the time anyway....). I don't expect that my husband is the only or even the primary source of my emotional well-being. That's why we have girl friends, sisters, family, buddies. Thinking that another person can magically provide you with your emotional happiness seems misguided and destined to disappoint.
It's sad, I think, that young people enter into marriage almost casually, as some sort of rite of passage or as a status symbol. Not only have these folks missed a key concept, they display an enormous capacity for self-delusion. Both women remarried soon after their divorce. I'm not sure how anyone could think "My romantic feelings were gone" in their first marriage, and then enter into marriage a second time, thinking that things will magically be different. How did these women convince themselves that they won't be facing a second divorce a few years down the road? What was different in the second marriage or in the women's women's attitudes? The article doesn't say. One woman said:
"She says she believes she has found what a marriage should be: 'intimacy, partnership, passion, and attraction.' "
Good luck to them.
P.S. Sorry if I sound all high and might here, but there's something disturbing in the attitude of these twenty-somethings. Bridget Jones, the hilariously obsessed main character in Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary, refers to married people as "smug marrieds." Now we have a new group of people, the "smug divorced." It doesn't occur to them their marriage didn't work because they got married for the wrong reasons or because they didn't contribute what a marriage needs to be successful. Instead, they are fairly congratulating themselves for their cleverness.
This is how "adults" turn out in a child-centered society, where every child is told that he or she is special (regardless of achievements), where schools consider a child's self-esteem to be more important than any other else. The self and the ego trump everything else. Self-indulgent adults? How could they be anything else?


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How about some real legislation that addresses the economy and jobs and the national debt. You're trampling state's rights. We can't even make adults drive right. Watch how many people stop on the wrong side of the stop sign each day. How many people do you see actually stop at a stop sign or light when turning right? Let's force adults to stop the dangerous practices of talking on the phone, fiddling with a GPS, watching movies while driving.
Hultgren Unveils STANDUP Act
GENEVA—U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) announced at a press conference at Geneva High School on April 20 that he will be the lead Republican sponsor on legislation to protect the driving public, particularly teenagers, through the nationwide adoption of Graduated Driver's License (GDL) laws.
"I was proud to support the Graduated Driver's License program in Illinois when I served in our state legislature, and I'm excited to take those same ideas to Washington, D.C. to help make our roads safer," said Hultgren, a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. "The statistics are telling. We know that motor vehicle accidents are the number-one killer of American teens, and that teen drivers comprise only 7 percent of drivers on the road, yet 20 percent of all highway fatalities occur in crashes involving teen drivers. Action must be taken to educate teen drivers and protect everyone on our nation's roadways."
The legislation, H.R. 1515, the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act of 2011, urges all states to adopt GDL laws that meet specific minimum requirements within three years. Those requirements include:
• A three-stage licensing process—learner's permit, intermediate stage, unrestricted driver's license
• Prohibits night-time driving in the intermediate stage when teens are driving by themselves for the first time
• Passenger restrictions during the learner's permit and intermediate stage (no more than one nonfamily member under the age of 21 unless a licensed driver over age 21 is in the vehicle)
• Prohibits non-emergency use of cell phones during the learner's permit and intermediate stages
• Learner's permit begins at age 16 while the full licensure begins at age 18
• Any other requirement adopted by the Secretary of Transportation, including learner's permit holding period at least six months; intermediate stage at least six months, at least 30 hours behind-the-wheel; supervised driving by licensed driver 21 years of age or older; automatic delay of full licensure if permit holder commits an offense, such as DWI, misrepresentation of true age, reckless driving, unbelted driving, speeding, or other violations as determined by the Secretary.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of Americans between 15 and 20 years of age and that between 1999 and 2009, more than 90,000 Americans were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving teen drivers, an average of 155 deaths per week.
They also report that the fatality rate for teen drivers is four times higher than the rate for drivers between 25 and 70 years of age and that teenage drivers who are 16 years of age have a motor vehicle crash rate that is almost 10 times higher than the crash rate for drivers between 30 and 60 years of age.
"Between cell phones, GPS devices and satellite radio, today's teen drivers are facing more distractions than the teens of prior generations," Hultgren said. "Simply acclimating teen drivers to the responsibilities and rigors of the road saves lives, and Graduated Driver's Licensing is a proven method to provide teens with the skills and experience they need to be out on the road safely."
Hultgren added that according to the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State, teen driving deaths dropped by over 40 percent in Illinois in the first full year following the 2007 implementation of a stronger graduated driver licensing law.
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Sep 07 2005
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By David Scott
Boston Sports Media
With Patriots kick-off now mere hours away, Scott's Shots will bring you a special Banner Day '05 edition instead of the regular Friday offering. As you will see below, things are heating up on the Boston sports media scene at a lot of levels. As good as it is to be an observer of The Games these days, it might be even more interesting to be an observer of The Games Media People Play. We know you'll agree.
One other programming note: World Famous PodShots was preempted this week, but will return next week (look for a Wednesday morning post), and the inaugural "PodShots On The Road" feature will debut with a package looking at the pre-game tailgate sponsored by Shots in the Foxboro Terminal off Route One. We're on the North Street side near the utility hut – just scream "Shots," and we'll come a runnin'.
• The "Pissing Match That Wouldn't Die" took an all-too-predictable turn this week as Scott's Shots has learned that Ryen Russillo will not be a part of the WBCN 104.1 FM Rock Radio Network post-game show as had previously been announced by the radio station.
WBCN field producer Marc Cappello told Shots on Wednesday that Russillo ". . .won't be a part of the show now, or in the near future." Producer Howie Sylvester uttered similar words on Tuesday.
Russillo, who had been touted in the original 'BCN release announcing his hiring as one of the "bright young stars on the Boston media scene," was reluctant to speak to Shots on both Tuesday and Wednesday, claiming we (Shots) had already decided to "back our guy, Dennis" and RR also took exception to Shots' referral to Russillo as a "Frat Boy."
(For the record, once again, I have met both Dennis and Russillo in person just once. I have spoken on the phone to both of them a handful of times combined. I have no "guy" in this, I simply have the facts I've been able to cull together.)
Russillo had yet to appear on the network during the pre-season and apparently the Rock Radio Network was uncomfortable having the Martha's Vineyard native (and University of Vermont grad) as part of their extended family.
Russillo's (side-job) loss likely stems from a juvenile tiff Russillo found himself embroiled in with WEEI 850 AM's John Dennis, over an Old School-esque meeting Russillo had with Dennis's 25-year-old daughter, Emilee, at a party of a mutual friend. Russillo, at the time the story broke in early August, claimed he was kidding with Emilee and goofing with some lines from the Will Farrell movie, "Anchorman." But this Ron Burgundy didn't get the girl in the end, and likely got more than he ever could have bargained for.
Russillo, soon after the incident, admitted to Shots his error in judgment in trying to confide in the often-ruthless Track Gals despite thinking he was "off the record." His comments instead grabbed Boston Herald "Inside Track" headlines when he called Dennis a "schmuck" after Dennis left a threatening phone message for Russillo. ( See Scott's Shots take from that week. )
That phone message, coincidentally, surfaced on Wednesday when local mudslingers/smut peddlers, Barstool Sports, posted the MP3 version of the message on its website. Russillo, it should be noted, had told Shots on August 5 that he erased the message, but also admitted to having played it for "some" people before trashing it. On Wednesday, Russillo denied giving the message to Barstool and told Shots he was trying to get them to "take it down." (They hadn't complied as of Wednesday night.)
(Barstool themselves, it should be noted, also crossed a line with its post-script to the story joking it would send in "fighter pilots" of its own to hit on her "all night long." It also solicited readers to send in photos of Emilee. That's crude, immature and exactly the type of actions that preclude the Barstoolies from ever being taken seriously in this market. A representative from Barstool (simply id'd as "Dave") told Shots that "a reader" had submitted the MP3 file. "I have no clue how the reader got it," Dave said in an email Wednesday night.)
In reacting to no longer being part of the WBCN team, Russillo said, "If that's what 'BCN told you, then that's what it is."
If all of this seems like too much "He said, they said," for your palate, we'd tend to agree. But it does bring up the interesting question of just how powerful John Dennis is in this market? Would he have the "juice" to get Russillo kicked off a Patriots-affiliated broadcast? Or is this just another case of the Pats (and its tentacles) wanting to maintain their "family values" approach within the company? Shots contacted Patriots spokesman Stacey James, who said he was not even aware that Russillo wasn't doing the broadcasts and admitted to actually having prepared a media credential for Russillo.
For his part, Dennis told Shots on Wednesday afternoon that the first he had heard of the Barstool audio OR of Russillo being taken off the 'BCN roster was when Shots left a message requesting comment early Wednesday afternoon.
"I will say this," said Dennis, who, after 4 p.m., had just finished (surprise!) a round of golf. "It's old news. And I guess he thinks he's going to embarrass me by having it put out there now."
Russillo claims he didn't circulate the message, but the fact remains he must have played it for someone who had recording capabilities (whether known or unknown to Russillo). And for that, he is ultimately responsible. Each man made their own bed on this one and each man is grown enough and mature enough to handle the matter and its consequences.
Dennis also said: "I don't think there's a father out there who wouldn't react negatively to what (Russillo) said he wanted to do to my daughter," he said. "Perhaps I was a bit more profane than I should have been, but that's how I reacted."
He also admitted that in retrospect, he probably shouldn't have left the message and should have waited for a one-on-one talk with Russillo. Lastly, Dennis said no one from WEEI or Entercom had mentioned the voice mail to him and he didn't expect they would.
The now month-long incident brings into question the "hire-ability" of Russillo, who at the time of the 'BCN announcement told Shots he was thrilled and eager for the opportunity to work on the postgame. Talented, informed and connected (especially in NBA circles), Russillo seems to still have a little too much of that dreaded "Frat Boy" attitude to be taken seriously by local media executives. His omission from the line-up at ESPN Radio Boston is perhaps another example that he is not yet quite ready for prime time, or the big time.
(As a refresher, this is what Russillo had to say to the Track Gals during the first week of August when regrettably fanned the flames of a story involving his alleged night moves on Dennis's daughter, Emilee. Russillo said to the TG's: "I refused to apologize because he (John Dennis) wasn't there and didn't have all the facts," RR told the Track. "We talked again and now we're done with this. I have bigger things out there to think about right now and I don't need the distraction. He's a schmuck.")
• Oddly enough, the Russillo flare-up makes the next story seem a little bit too touchy-feely-happy.
As reported here at BSMW and Scott's Shots on Saturday evening (or, if you prefer, "rumored" and "rhetoricized"), Michael Felger, yesterday, was named the No. 1 Guy at new kid on the block, ESPN Radio Boston (ERB) 890 AM. (First suggested slogan: Got Erb?)
Felger, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native will serve as the Chauffeur for the lamely named, "The Drive," beginning this coming Monday, Sept. 12, with a 4-8 pm. stint (with 4-7 p.m. shows also in the mix, depending on night time programming at ERB).
For the time being, Felger said in a lengthy email exchange with Shots, it will be just Felger and sidekick/reporter/flash guy ("Slash", if you will), Kevin Winter, a Bellingham, MA native and both a Mount St. Charles Academy (RI) and Hofstra University alum (Classes of '95 and '00). For now, Winter will be the main, lone, 'Felgie Foil.'
"We plan to lean on the ESPN stable of talent," wrote Felger, a 1992 Boston University graduate and the husband of WBZ, CBS4's Sara Underwood. "We plan on having steady, rotating co-hosts – although not on a daily basis to start. The goal is to have Herald AND Globe personnel, as well as athletes. But all of this will be a work in progress, and the way it sounds in Week 1 won't be the way it sounds in Week 5. I don't know Kevin enough to call him a 'foil,' but hopefully we'll be able to get something going."
Sadly, even if it is 'going,' it won't be 'going out' too strong with its current, weaker than weak, 25,000-watt signal. If Scott's Shots drive up Route 1 on Tuesday was any indication, "The Drive" is going to be stalled immediately by an awful signal; on a drive from south to north we were only able to get a signal that was sporadic and staticky on 890 AM and virtually non-existent on sister station 1400 AM. Felger borrowed from his good buddy, Bill Belichick, when he surmised: "It is what it is. (On-line) streaming is in the cards, but I'm not sure when."
What Felger is sure about is the fact that he's being given a good opportunity with a great Brand – ESPN. "I wasn't their first choice," Felger admitted. "Why WOULD I be their first choice? It's not like I'm a broadcast pro or anything. Just so I wasn't 15th or something like that (which would be a bad sign for the station), who am I to care about such a thing?"
It's believed that upper-level ESPN people first approached Bill Boston Sports Guy Simmons many months ago (when they were still in the running for the WRKO-landed Celtics rights package) and then went after the usual suspects, such as Michael Smith, Bob Neumeier and Greg Dickerson.
"They (program director, Doug Tribou) called me a few months back and we met, then I didn't hear from them for a long while," Felger said. "Then one day last month my agent (Brad Blank) called and said they were back in it. We went back and forth and came to a deal."
Felger's print background is impressive, to say the least, especially for a guy in his mid-30s: He's been at the Herald since 1989 and worked his way up to the Bruins beat in 1997, then fortuitously began covering the Patriots in 2000. He also has a book under his belt, Tales From the Patriots Sideline (Foreword by Steve Grogan, Epilogue by Bill Belichick).
On the electronic side, he has been a regular on WEEI since 2000 as well and he said he takes many things with him form that five-year experience.
"I guess at 'EEI I learned the importance of providing entertainment value. Knowledge and information are crucial, but if you can't deliver them in a way people want to listen to, what good is it?" Felger said. "People want to laugh, you know. Not taking yourself too seriously is important, too. I think, with a few notable exceptions (hello, Mr. Baseball), that I was able to take the heat in a good-natured way at 'EEI.
"I'm very excited but also very respectful of what a daunting task this is. If you ask me how it feels to go opposite the "Big Show" and 'EEI, then 'scared' covers it. I think the key for me is putting on a good show. If I do that and it fails, then I have to believe the failure won't be attached to me. If the show stinks, then I'm in trouble – no doubt about that. Anyone who thinks they can 'take on' WEEI should have their heads examined. Especially the "Big Show." Glenn (Ordway) is about as good as it gets. Pete Sheppard, (behind-the-sceners) Brett and Andy are also extremely talented. I just think there is room for a second station. But I also understand that being good is A LOT harder than it looks."
Although he refused to talk about contract specifics, Felger did say it is more than a one-year agreement and that he will continue his myriad other duties, first and foremost as the main guy on the patriots beat for the Herald. (He will also retain his FOX Sports Net New England fill-in duties, his Ch. 4 "Sports Final" spots as well as his Patriots pre and post game duties for WBZ TV.
"Sleep will be hard to come by," Felger said. "Some days (for the Herald) I'll be doing the beat. . . other days it will be columns/report card and the like. That part of it is evolving, but the bottom line is I'm still on the Pats and am committed to providing the same coverage. I'll be traveling to all games. Given the timing of the show (compared to a 2 p.m. start for the Big Show), I'll probably have MORE time to devote to the writing.
. . .Felger also said that a Ross Carey (no confirmation on the spelling discovered – sorry!), a former producer for both Sean McDonough's ill-fated show at WWZN 1510 AM and WTKK's Jay Severin show, will be the Drive's inaugural producer. . . We had to ask what Sara's advice on all this was and Felgie delivered this Go-Directly-To-The-Doghouse response: "Let's just say that sports is not exactly Sara's forte. If we ever need an update on Manolo Blahniks (the shoes) she'll be the first person we call. I'm not sure if she really understands what I'm getting into, which means she thought I should do it.". . .(Sara might enjoy this Manolo-themed blog we ran across as we confirmed Felgie's impressively accurate spelling of the "Sex in the City" foot faves.). . . As for the Felger-Underwoods' one-year-old daughter, Emma, DaddyFelgie said: "We'll get her (on the show) when she starts talking. First word: 'Favre.'". . . Let's not forget that PUP-lister, Tedy Bruschi is also a Brad Blank client and might make sense as one of the rotating guest-hosts to which Felger referred above. . .It is also worth mentioning at this point, the class and dignity Felger is carrying himself with is a sharp contrast to that of Our Favorite Frat Boy (OFFB), Russillo. A few more years of experience – not to mention a wife and a baby – tend to settle guys down a bit. OFFB just needs to hope his Sara and Emma arrive sooner, rather than later. . .As of now, there are no other opportunities for Felger to do work with another division of ESPN, i.e. the dot-com, the Magazine or on TV. Of course if he knocks it out of the park in Boston, the Bristol Bigwigs will be sure to notice. So he's got that going for him. . .And lastly, let's lock this one away in the vault somewhere. It was Felger's response to this question from Shots: "Why does ESPN have chance after you've seen what WWZN 1510 AM The Zone has endured? Moreover, ESPN Radio in New York continues to trail 660 AM The Fan – getting doubled and tripled – why would a smaller market, with less national passion be a good fit for ESPN radio?"
Felger's reply: "All legit questions. I think the original Zone (not to be confused with the programming they have now) had an opportunity to grab a slice of the audience, and their first ratings book showed there were people willing to turn over and check out another show. But, in the end, in my opinion, they didn't deliver in terms of passion, entertainment and debate. Again, I'm not referring to what they're doing now.
"The bottom line is that I have no delusions in terms of 'competing' with Glenn or WEEI. That's not realistic right now. The name of the game is carving a niche, and then building on it over time. As for the national programs, I think there's a place for them. We'll just have to see how big of a place."
• If you haven't voted in the BlogPoll to the right, please do so. The results, although a small sampling, have proved revealing. Too bad, ERB didn't try something like this beforehand, eh? Felger's response to the poll?: "All those guys are terrific. I would like to see those guys with their own shows as well. Shows for everybody!"
• And John Dennis's reaction to the in-earnest launch over at ESPN radio Boston?: "Well see what happens. We're just going to continue to do what we do."
• We'd like to kindly ask Shaughnasty to include all his repeated Rolling Stones references in the first half-dozen graphs before the jump page so it doesn't become necessary to seek them out within the guts of the section. We lost count, but since the Stones played we've seen more Mick and the Boys references from Danny Boy than He Who Must Be Named drop-ins. That might be called progress by some wise-acres. . . Shaughnasty and Howard Steroid Bryant shared the "Sports Xtra" high chairs on Sunday night at NBC7 with Wendi Nix and were quite civil, even including a smiley moment when 'The Cartel' was joked about. To get a chuckle from those two is fine work indeed, Nixy. Fine work indeed.
• The Felger move just about ensures that the Herald will be looking for a full-time Pats beat guy. One Shots observer and long-time market follower suggested that perhaps Herald Deputy Dog Editor, Mark Murphy would reach out to his old pal, John Tomase of the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune and Manny bashing fame. We wonder if perhaps it's time for Tom Curran, to come back to Massachusetts from smaller-market Rhode Island?
• Good bit of useless trivia was provided by Newton-native and the above-mentioned 'BCN field producer, 32-year-old Marc Cappello: He, along with Gil Santos and Gino CapelAwful are the only original members of the first-season Rock Radio Network team. This marks the trio's 11th season together. And as Howie Sylvester said: "There's a comfort level with Gino and Gil. If you were to hear a different pairing, it would be a jolt to the system."
We held back from begging the 45-year-old Sylvester to "jolt away," especially with the getting-even-worse Gino. There is a comfort level in knowing Gil's pipes will be at it again.
• Despite the lean staff and competitive disadvantage sports editor Hank Herald and his desk are currently working with, they continue to distinguish themselves in other ways. The Sox Clubhouse Insider blog has been a tremendous addition and last Friday's debut of Patrick Hanrahan's regular "Fantasy Football" column was a huge step forward. As you know, Shots isn't a Fantasy guy, but he appreciates sound business decisions just the same. The winning graphic by Herald staffer, Sarah Dubois, titled "Touchdowns & Turnovers" was a great piece of relief art and we're guessing (maybe hoping?) that the bottom half of the page will soon be offered up to some of the fantasy tout services that populate the Internet. Throw two, quarter-page ads beneath Hanrahan's 'editorial content' and the space would pay for itself within a month. There again, is another perfect example of how the editorial and business sides need to work together to 'create' ad blocks that are attractive to companies. It ain't rocket science, people. It just ain't.
• Someone smarter than me needs to explain what Boston Magazine was trying to accomplish with its Gossip story on the Red Sox player and the Northeastern co-ed. By leaving the player unidentified, they missed the whole point of the semi-sordid story. Of course with a quick Google of "Red Sox player Northeastern coed" you can confirm exactly what you thought if you read the entire piece. The story wound up frustrating more than it informed, never a good combination. . . The worst part though was when DocSox, Charles Steinberg claimed that because it was an Internet story it had no merit. AND that the pictures could have been doctored (they weren't). Okay, Doc. Time to get back to your desk and continue writing with the quill pen, the blotter and the ink well.
• A tragic note appeared this week reporting that Adrian Karsten, the former ESPN sideline reporter who made his "Ask Adrian" segment quite famous and quite fun, was found dead at his home in Wisconsin. The wire story from AP said his body was discovered "just before he was scheduled to report to federal prison for tax evasion. He was 45." Never met the man, but always liked that he pushed the envelope during game broadcasts. He was ahead of his time on the sideline gig.
• The Taunton Gazette has a nice little sports editor/writer job opening for anyone that might need one: Shots is thinking of getting in the running and if I'm successful (long shot, at best), I'd pitch the idea to ESPN Original Entertainment and they could film my (likely brief) tenure as, get this, "The Sports Editor." It would just be wild, wacky stuff – the perfect lead-in to Knight School."
• We caught some of the Jon Meterparel debut on BC football and Meter seemed to have things pretty well under control. Also interesting to note that Jayme Parker of NESN fame, is serving as the sideline reporter, a position Shots has been lobbying the 'BCN Rock Radio Network to add to its broadcast. Parker, was as always, solid.
• How many damn wives do the sox have? Does the 25 woman roster expand in addition to the 25 man roster? In back to back innings last Friday night we got two sets of wives begging for two sums of money for two different causes. Funny how you never see Mrs. 61, isn't it Boston Magaziners?
• Someone's going to have to tell me how awful Jimmy Kimmel is at halftime of the Opener because that's usually when I take my nap in section 226. Don't bother TiVoing it, it won't be TV Hall of Fame worthy, we assure you.
• A recent addition to Patriots Football Weekly is John MacKenna, who had previously been a contributor for Scout Media's Patriots Insider. This is the kind of random stuff I like to throw in down around here just to see who's payin' attention.
• Enjoy the new banner, pay attention when Carlos strums the guitar and let's all be careful out there. Opening Night is often amateur night for the young drunkards. Oye. Como. Vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. . .
David Scott writes from a seaside shanty on the shores of Hull, Mass. and can be reached at shots@bostonsportsmediadotcom