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CEOs have a massive and disproportionate impact on a organization, more than most people realize. They are a vital channel if you want to something to happen, and the more senior you get, the more their reputation will affect how you personally are perceived externally.
So how do you connect with and influence your own – or any – CEO?
The reality of being a CEO is that it's a tough job, with high expectations, lots of stakeholders to manage and huge time pressure. This means that many CEOs are often fire-fighting, and in between back-to-back meetings and trips. Often their lives are chaotic.
The first mistake most people make is that they hold CEOs in awe. Yes, anyone who reaches the top of any organization deserves some respect. But no CEO has all the answers. People often clam up when they first meet a CEO, and do themselves a disservice.
So if you want to connect, first, stop looking up to them in awe like most people they meet. Instead treat them as a respected peer, and focus on connecting properly and adding some value to their business.
So How Do You Add Value To A CEO?
CEOs actually are motivated in different ways, they have different strengths and weaknesses, and they value different things. They're all interested in added value, but they perceive value differently.
And on top of that, it takes different communication approaches to influence them. So the key is to work out which type of CEO you are dealing with, and then tailor your approach accordingly. Then go in and be a peer.
Interviewing and coaching thousands of CEOs has taught me that, in the West, there are 7 main 'CEO types'. These are:
(1) Commercial Executor
- Driving focus on achieving best results in industry
- Relentless focus & attention to details to ensure operational & strategic ambitions become reality
Example: Jack Welch, Former CEO of GE & Chairman, Jack Welch Management Institute
How To Influence:
Communicate plans based on impact on KPIs in their execution system; show then that you are focused & determined to deliver.
(2) Corporate Entrepreneur
- Have something to prove
- Disrupt industries because they believe in a better way of doing things
- Excel in spotting breakthroughs & making them a reality
- Their vision for their company is their vision for life
Example: Steve Jobs, Founder & Former CEO, Apple
How to influence:
Find a opportunity or a unseen issue and when they challenge you, push back hard in such a way that shows you know your stuff. This will earn them your respect and then you can have proper business conversation.
(3) Corporate Ambassador
- Have a global vision with broader societal impact
- Operate at geopolitical level & deliver transactions that transform industries
Example: Lord John Browne, Former CEO, BP
How to influence:
Share your world view & understand theirs. Explore opportunities for connection & building bridges. Bring to life the wider stakeholder benefits and their role it in up ahead.
(4) Global Missionary
- On personal mission to make significant difference, as well as a corporate mission to make company great
- Typically customer champions, they lead by inspiring & energizing people to tap into their potential
Example: Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys
How To Influence:
Seek to understand their mission and share yours. Find an opportunity to work together where they overlap.
(5) People Leader
- Find success through and with people
- Positive, strong belief and empowering
- Marshall teams to deliver their best
- Build a trusting culture
Example: Angela Ahrendts, Burberry (Senior VP designate of Retail and Online Stores, Apple)
How To Influence:
Understand their philosophy and bring to life your passion and talent and dreams. Come up with ideas to move the commercial agenda or the soft agenda forward.
(6) Industry Technical Expert
- Normally spent their life in an industry, believe that they know it better than anyone else.
Example: Industry dependent
How To Influence:
Get them to share their industry world view and their view on the main execution challenges. Then work out how to help them deliver.
(7) Professional Manager
- Bring efficiency, processes and connecting systems
- Reliable & committed, yet struggle to inspire workforce and do innovative breakthroughs
Example: Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
How To Influence:
Listen to and respect them, introduce incremental opportunities, and flag up the risk and consequences of not moving forward.
Over To You
So before you meet a CEO, remember to try and work out which type of CEO they are. Some CEO have multiple types but most CEOs usually have one primary type.
Always communicate in their world, unless – as with a corporate entrepreneur – you're consciously trying to jolt them and mismatch to earn their respect.
Find common ground to connect on, and over time, build up a relationship with them. To sustain a relationship, you have to add real value – in a way they value – building trust and helping them with areas they find difficult over time. You may be surprised at just how much positive impact you have as a CEO confidant.
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That's one way of reading this report about how it was poor math skills that led to the mortgage implosion.
That it was the schools and their inability to teach people basic skills that caused our problems, not the mass mania in the financial system where all thought that real estate prices could only ever go up.
People with poor maths skills are more likely to be behind with their mortgage payments and have their home repossessed, according to a study.
I have to admit that when I initially saw that in that English newspaper I thought that someone in the finance industry has financed a very interesting study there. One that absolves their own industry, most fortunately, from any blame and manages to shift it onto the teaching unions. For of course everyone does indeed have to go to school and the quality of teaching in the K-12 system is clearly going to be at least influenced by who we actually have as the teachers. And if they're not able to teach people to count after 12 years then that probably is something we can blame them for.

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This Friday (8/15) Take It Light Promotions looks to follow-up the success of their inaugural boxing event with another equally thrilling card. This time at the Saratoga City Center (map). The main event will feature Troy, NY's Shawn Miller (13-1-1, 5 KOs) taking on Norfolk, VA's Frankie Filippone (16-4-1, 3 KOs), 10 rounds for the WBF North American Light Heavyweight […] [Read More]


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A Real Regal Christening: How Godparents Make a Child's Village
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With the news that William and Kate have chosen an (almost) completely non-Royal godparents' list, can we dare to hope that Prince George will have a more 'real' upbringing than generations past?
The choosing of a child's godparents is a daunting task. You're often deciding between family loyalty, reciprocal obligations and close friends whom you hope will have an even closer connection to your child. For my own children, we chose a smattering of family and friends as their godparents. I can honestly say they have been some of the most important and loyal of friends to them. They don't just give gifts at the required times – but they have also offered life enhancing experiences -- being loved, spoilt, offered delightful opportunities like a bridesmaid slot or a guest role as mascot for a favourite football team on match day.
The task is even more daunting if you are following the more traditional route of christening – rather than a naming ceremony – as religion will play a huge part. Some friends I know will only select those with whom they share a faith or belief, but others will choose a friend of an entirely different religion as a sign of their hopes that their newborn might learn not only spirituality but also tolerance.
So as we observe Kate and William's Christening arrangements for baby George, we know that they are creating his village. With the increasing number of us moving away from family for work, having children later in life or continuing with our careers after we have children – our children's village is ever more important. Grandparents may not be nearby, or available as they were for previous generations. Which means that real families need their own villages as well.
To the observer, the Cambridges already broken a few royal rules, including using Kate's Dad as their family photographer, William driving them home from the hospital, leaving family off the Christening guest list. They are sounding more like a real family!
But what's intriguing about them as this generation's royal couple is that – to outside observers – they're so genuine. They want to be with each other and with their new baby. They're just as interested in raising a well-rounded child as they are the next prince. And while they're very hands-on, they know they need the support they have.
Take the hiring of the housekeeper and nanny. Since I'm from a care-finding service, I've been on the edge of my seat wondering who they'd select. But Kate has waited. As she's famous for. She chose a housekeeper first, probably believing she could juggle all her responsibilities with the baby in a sling (we've all been there, Kate!). Once realizing she couldn't possibly pull that off, they've hired Will's former nanny, someone with an existing bond to their new family, to be their parenting partner. This isn't the employee-feel, nanny in uniform and white gloves, obsessively checking on little one's bowel habits, as in royal generations past.
William and Kate are going down the route of loyal friends as godparents: from school, university and close friendship circles, not picking useful connections or older family influencers. A village of only nuclear family members is not the only way to raise a child. We now have nannies, housekeepers, and close friends playing pseudo parent roles. Even godparent roles. We know Prince George will live a blessed life full of perks and pleasures. But I find it even more pleasurable if these perks are spent with a mix of non-royals as godparents. care.com


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McCloskey claims Blade, Szollosi pressured decisionWritten by Matt Zapotosky | | email@example.com
Embattled District 3 councilman Bob McCloskey said another councilman last week offered him an easy but unethical way to avoid negative media coverage from The Blade
The offer: support at-large councilman Frank Szollosi for the council presidency, and The Blade would back off, McCloskey said.
"I got a call from Mr. Szollosi stating that if I would support him, 'our friends at The Blade' would take the heat off me," McCloskey said. McCloskey, who recently declared his own candidacy for council president, has been the subject of several articles and editorials in The Blade detailing two pending lawsuits in which he is named a defendant.
One suit claims McCloskey is violating city term-limit laws by giving up his District 3 council seat for an at-large one — extending his council service by two years. The other suit claims McCloskey accepted an "extraction payment" of $100,000 as a condition of his support for an East Toledo re-zoning issue, which ultimately failed.
Szollosi emphatically denied McCloskey's allegations and called McCloskey's decision to enter the council president race "selfish."
"No, I never said that to him; that's not true," Szollosi said. "I wouldn't support him for council president … beside the fact that I think there are other candidates — including myself — some of things that he's involved in at this point would just create too big of a distraction for moving forward."
Szollosi said he has had conversations with McCloskey asking for his support and has had conversations with The Blade, but he never told McCloskey his support would cause The Blade to stop reporting on his lawsuits.
Szollosi declined to say whether he has talked to The Blade about McCloskey in general, but he said the issue of taking pressure off McCloskey has never been the subject of a conversation with The Blade.
"I'm going to leave my personal conversations with The Blade just that," Szollosi said. "I speak to a lot of people about city business and colleagues and about decisions that I make. Have we had conversations about Bob? Well, I've had conversations with a lot of people about a lot of things."
Tom Walton, vice president and editor of The Blade, also said conversations about discontinuing coverage of McCloskey never took place.
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McCloskey said his conversation with Szollosi took place by phone Wednesday of last week, the week of Dec. 4.
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Softball | Saturday, April 24, 2010
Willamette Takes Two From Whitworth
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University softball team defeated the visiting Whitworth University Pirates, 11-10 and 4-1 in a pair of Northwest Conference games on Saturday, April 24. Willamette moved its season record to 25-11 overall, while improving to 17-7 in the NWC. Whitworth fell to 18-16 overall and to 12-14 in the NWC.
Both teams exploded offensively in the first game, combining for 21 runs on 28 hits. Mica Romero (So., SS, Woodland, CA/Woodland Christian HS) unloaded on the Pirates, going 3 for 4, including an RBI double and a two-run home run. Romero finished the game with four RBIs and three runs scored.
Sierra Lessel (So., OF, Eugene, OR/Churchill HS) and Bri Compton (Jr., P, Kalispell, MT/Wenatchee Valley CC) each had two RBIs in the game. Lessel was 3 for 3 and stole two bases. Jessica Barry (So., OF, Cupertino, CA/Monte Vista HS), Kelli Snyder (Fr., C, Longview, WA/Kelso HS) and Susie Krewer (So., 2B, Sacramento, CA/Mira Loma HS) each had two hits.
Compton earned the win in the game. The junior started the game and left in the middle of the fifth inning. She returned to pitch in the seventh thanks to the designated player rule. Compton earned her tenth win of the season (10-3).
Heather Hesselgesser led the Pirates offensively. The shortstop had five RBIs in the game, including a grand slam home run in the seventh inning. The grand slam helped Whitworth score six runs in the seventh to almost rally from an 11-4 deficit.
The Pirates eventually cut the lead to 11-10 and had runners and first and second with one out. Pinch-hitter Nina Ratliff hit into a 5-3 double play to end the game, as third baseman Talissa Huntsman (So., IF/P, Richland, WA/Richland HS) put out Caty Lieseke on her way to third and then threw out Ratliff at first.
Alyssa Bergquist picked up the loss for Whitworth. Bergquist pitched a complete game but allowed 16 hits and 11 runs, 10 of those earned.
The second game was dominated by Huntsman, who moved to the circle and pitched a complete game. Huntsman allowed just one run on seven hits while striking out four. The win moved her season record to 6-4.
Once again, it was Romero leading the way at the plate for the Bearcats. Romero went 2 for 2 with a double, an RBI and two runs. Nicole Wallace (Sr., 1B, Roseville, CA/Roseville HS) went 2 for 2 as well and had an RBI of her own.
Jessica Dickson picked up the loss for Whitworth. Her season record moved to 2-4.
Willamette is back in action tomorrow, Sunday, April 25 against Whitworth. The teams will play another set of games, with action beginning at 12 p.m. (PST).
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When my nephew, Eric was a baby, Amy, my daughter babysat for his parents quite a lot. Because Eric's mom, my sister-in-law, Jennifer is a nurse, she worked shiftwork, so often Amy would stay the night, and then on Sunday mornings, Eric, and his older brother, JD would come to church with us. Eric was such a cuddly baby, and since I didn't get to hold him as often as Amy, I would usually let Amy keep JD entertained, so he would play quietly under her watchful eye, and I would hold Eric. As I said, Eric was a cuddly baby, and he would simply snuggle up in my arms and go right to sleep. It had been a long time since my girls were little, so holding a baby for an hour while he slept was something I hadn't had the privilege of doing for a while, and it was really a treat every week. It became, another reason to look forward to Sunday mornings.
When Amy became old enough to have a job, her babysitting days ended. Jennifer started working more day shifts, and my sister-in-law, Brenda stayed with the boys whenever Jennifer worked nights, just as she had when Amy was too young to stay at the house alone. I saw less and less of Eric and JD. It's a natural change, and one that I found a bit sad. Babies just don't stay babies long enough…a fact that Eric is learning for himself now. Eric is a grown man now, married, daddy to his little girl, Reagan, and he is going to be a daddy again in September. I'm sure he, like every other parent in history, just can't believe how quickly his little girl is growing up. By the time his second child arrives, Reagan will be almost two years old. I'm sure that is unbelievable to Eric and his wife, Ashley.
For the last year or so, they have been remodeling the home that they bought as a fixer upper, and it is looking beautiful. Before long, they will be decorating the new nursery for baby number two. It's a good thing that they are already in remodel mode, because this is just another step in a their plan, and they will take it in stride just like they did with Reagan, and in September, they will be a family of four. Today is Eric's birthday. Happy birthday Eric!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
Many people can't wait for summer, so they can go camping. As kids, my sisters and I loved it. It didn't matter if we were sleeping in a camper or on the ground, as long as Dad was willing to put another log on the fire to keep the bears away…which is what we thought would work…and it probably did no good, but we were girls…what did we know. All we cared about was that we were traveling and had no school, and we got to see new places and do fun new things. Of course, one of the things we always liked was the campfire at night. The smell of the burning wood, roasting marshmallows, looking at the stars, and just enjoying the warmth radiating from the fire, made the evening so fun and relaxing. Those were times we enjoyed so much, and times that I miss sometimes. It's funny, because I'm not much of a camper these days, although I love to go hiking. It's just that at night, I kind of like a nice soft bed and a room without bugs and cold air. I do still love to sit around the fire though.
Kids, especially love to be around the campfire. They want to add wood to it, stir it and everything that they are so sure is important to having a campfire. I love to watch little kids around the campfire, they just get so excited…but then which one of us isn't a kid at heart when it comes to campfires. These days you can even buy a little fire pit to have in the back yard, so your can enjoy those fires whenever you feel like it. It's not exactly like camping, but it gives you a little bit of that feel…or whets your appetite for summer…or at least summertime things.
Sleeping in a sleeping bag these days isn't my favorite thing to do, but then it does remind most people of camping out. Some people love it so much that they can't wait for summer to go camping. It is a matter of have sleeping bag, will camp. For those people, and my grand nephew, Ethan and grand niece, Aurora certainly qualify in this category, it simply doesn't matter where you camp out. The campground, the back yard, or even Ethan's bedroom will do, as long as you are sleeping in a sleeping bag, and not in your bed. I don't know how much sleep Ethan and Aurora got on this little camping trip, but they definitely had a great time.
My Grand Nephew, Easton Moore, who is the youngest son of my niece Machelle and her husband, Steve, is having his tenth birthday today. Turning ten, is a big deal to Easton, as it is with most kids. He is leaving the little kid days of a single digit age behind, and moving on into the much more grown up days of double digit ages. Nothing could be more important to a guy than that!! After all, it is the beginning of so many new phases in his life…right??
Well, it is…but those new phases can seem a little bit daunting too. Many kids at this age, think it's babyish to say things like, "I love you Mom!" For Easton, that could be a problem, because one of his favorite things is to sit on his mom's lap when she sits down to watch television, and then tell her that he loves her about every 5 minutes. I hope that is something that Easton never allows to bother him. My grandson, Caalab is like that, and even though he is going to be 17 this summer, he still gives me a hug and tells me he loves me…and he is very macho, so don't worry about that, Easton, ok.
Easton is not sure he likes having his own room either, and he can often be found sleeping on the floor in his brother's room. Again, that is not too unusual at this age, especially since he and his brother shared a room until recently. That is a problem he shares with his Aunt Susie, and seems to happen when the younger child finally gets their own room. The older one shared until they were old enough not to be bothered by that aloneness. Time will cure that little problem.
One thing Easton definitely doesn't miss is being in the back seat of the car. He is now big enough to no longer require a booster seat, so he finally gets to ride up front with his mom…and now she is the one who finds that odd. I'm sure that Easton loves being closer to the radio, so he can turn it up when his favorite song, "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx AM comes on. Of course, he is into anything Zombie, like his favorite movie, "I Am Legend" and his favorite game, "Walking Dead", both of which I will leave to him, since I don't like zombies or vampires or walking dead people…at all!!
Basically, Easton is a goofy kid, even if he is 10 years old now. He likes to make all the faces that are so in style these days and pick on those around him, like hiding on the floor of the car so he can scare the person getting in. He likes to pick on his cousin, Kaytlyn too…but I'm not sure she finds that very amusing. Today is Easton's tenth birthday. Happy birthday Easton!! We love you!! Have a great day, but quit growing up so fast, ok!!
When a household has three boys, and one baby girl, and each of the boys have a friend spend the night on the same night, what do you have? Well, besides chaos and a severely outnumbered little girl, you have boys night out! For the boys who are staying the night with my grand nephews, it truly is boys night out. For Xander, Zack, and Isaac, it is boys night in, not that they mind that one bit. Now, as to my niece Jenny and her husband Steve, I have to think they might be just a little bit insane, but then they have been around boys for most of their married life, so I suppose they are used to the ways of little boys. I, on the other hand, having had girls, would most likely have gone insane…until I had my grandsons anyway. Being around boys does change a person.
Slumber parties…or boys night out, as my grand nephews informed me…like slumber party must be the closest thing to cooties on girls, and something they definitely would never be a part of…usually follow the same pattern. Lots of playing, loudness, wild and wound up kids, and little sleep. Nevertheless, do not call it a slumber party. I mean, what self respecting macho man would have a slumber party. There are differences between slumber parties and boys night out, however. Girls usually do things like make up, dancing, and of course gossip. Boys, on the other hand might play super hero, watch movies, or talk about their various weapons. I suppose when you think about it, the two events really are very different. And I suppose that calling this event a slumber party, could be thought to be insulting…a mistake I hope not to make in the future, because my grand nephews looked at me like I had kind of messed up in the great aunt department, and I'm supposed to be the cool great aunt, not the nerd. I guess that is something I'll have to work to repair now, but that will have to happen in the future for now.
I didn't ask Jenny and Steve how the boys night out went for them, but I guess it was ok, because they were both in church today, meaning that even if they feel little bit exhausted, or a little bit crazy, they did survive the event. I guess that is a good thing. And as for Aleesia, the lone little girl in the house that night, well, she was still smiling, so either they all had a good time playing with her too, or her parents kept her away from the boys so they could have their own space. Whatever the case may be, the boys told me that they had a great time at their boys night out.
As our trip to Washington winds down, we find ourselves in Great Falls, Montana where our newest college girl is attending the University of Great Falls. Siara is a cheerleader for the Argonauts. This is her first year of college, and the first time away from home. When she left Casper, she seemed like such a little girl still, but when she was home at Christmas, I was surprised at how much like an adult she now seemed. I guess that is normal, when kids get out on their own for the first time, but more so I think when they get married or go away to college. They have to rely on themselves for everything for the first time in their lives, and that changes a person.
Like most college kids, whose hours are long during the week, and late on the weekends, Siara's favorite thing to do is sleep. She is up by 5:30 three mornings a week for cheer practice, and also has several exercise classes she must attend to stay limber, and keep in shape for all the moves that cheerleaders do these days. As most of us know, cheerleading is now half gymnastics and half cheering. After a very early practice, Siara and some of her teammates hit the cafeteria for a good breakfast. Siara tells us that breakfasts at the school are amazing. That's important after a workout, because I would imagine they are starving.
Siara's class schedule is, in my opinion, pretty perfect, because while she has a heavy schedule, all the classes are scheduled from Monday through Thursday, so every weekend is a 3 day weekend. I would love that, and so does she…more days to sleep in until noon or 1:00. Now that is typical. So many people…adults, anyway, use those weekends to do work around the home or yard…imagine that, not sleeping through the weekend. But I suppose that if I had a 3 day weekend every week, I might want to take one of the days to sleep until noon, if I could manage it, since sleeping in for me is 8:00.
College changes people to a large degree, but some things never really change. Siara is still that cute little niece I know and love. She is sweet and funny, and loves to laugh. Her smiling face brings sunshine into an otherwise cloudy day. I know she will continue to grow up and change, but it's nice to know that some things will always stay the same…whether she is a college girl or a wife and mother. She will always be our Siara.
When my granddaughter, Shai was a little girl, she was…well, a Drama Queen, as I think I have told you before. Many teenaged girls turn into Drama Queens for a time, but this was pretty much instantaneous for Shai. If you startled her, she came unglued. If you put her to bed, she came unglued. She had to be rocked to sleep, in order for Amy to get any peace during the day. Now, this wasn't totally her fault, as some babies just startle easier than others, and of course, rocking her to sleep was so wonderful, that we all spoiled her in that arena, as well as plenty of rocking for her cousin Christopher.
Nevertheless, like her Grandma, Miss Shai did not like bugs…of any kind!!! With the possible exception of the lady bug. So, if she was playing, and she happened to see a bug, her instant reaction was to scream, "Budge…budge!!!"" This was her pronunciation of the word bug. I can understand her reaction, as I have been known to freak out about a bug my self. Even the tiniest spider, has the ability to make me cringe, as both my husband and my boss can tell you. Killing bugs…is simply not in my job description at home or at work!!! And I don't think it is in Shai's job description to this day either.
It's funny that certain bugs don't seem to bother us quite as much as others. I don't mind Lady Bugs, and I don't think Shai does either, and in the arena of other animals or insects, I love butterflies, but they really need to keep their distance, and yet I don't mind if a Hummingbird tries to dive bomb me. Odd, I know, but that is just the way it is. I think that is another area that Shai and I agree on. One day she had a Hummingbird fly up to her shirt that happened to have a great big pink flower on it. She didn't seem to be bothered by this little bird who obviously thought she was Hummingbird Feeder. She simply stood there until he realized that he was trying to eat from the wrong flower, and flew away, which of course took only a matter of seconds. I'm not sure what she would have done if he took longer. My guess is that she would have started screaming, "Budge!!! Budge!!", and Amy would have had to rescue her from the horrible monster that she thought was her friend. I'm glad that was not the case. By the time she realized that the Hummingbird was that close, he was already gone.
I love seeing the funny ways many babies and toddlers fall asleep, because they are so uninhibited. They get tired and they just nod off in whatever place or position they are in at that moment. Sometimes they have been fighting the whole thing for a while, and sometimes you don't really want them to fall asleep…just yet. You hope they will stay awake long enough to finish dinner, because you know that if they don't eat enough, they probably won't sleep long, and a hungry baby wakes up grouchy!
One of the funniest ways kids fall asleep is when they are eating. Sometimes their face is covered with food bits, and they have a complete mess all around them. Sometimes, they are just about to put their face right into that dinner, and it doesn't matter to them, because they are just too tired to care. And, when you think about it, does food on a baby's face really bother them anyway.
Babies are so funny. They are out trying new things…keeping themselves running, or crawling, all the time, and before you know it they simply drop from exhaustion. That is not unusual by itself, but it is the way they drop that usually brings a laugh. They might have their little butt in the air, or be lying over a pillow, that is under their back instead of their head. They might snuggle up to the dog or a favorite toy, or they might be face first in their dinner plate.
One of the funniest sleeping moments with most babies is when they have nodded off in their windup swing, with their little head hanging down on their chest, and then you go to wind up the swing again. They jump the minute you start to wind it up, their head flies up, eyes partway open, but the baby is not really awake. You are trying not to laugh, because you really don't want to wake the baby up, and that was the reason you were winding the swing up anyway, right.
Yes, sleeping babies can be very funny. For most of us a sleeping baby can also be a relief. If they have been crying for a long time, we are so ready for it to stop, but once they finally crash, all that frustration goes away, and we simply watch them and enjoy the funny way they can look. Either way, there is nothing quite like a sleeping baby.
My girls were babies about the time the wind up baby swing was invented. Boy was that thing ever a life saver. Babies who were fussy and wouldn't sleep would almost instantly fall asleep in there. Of course, I didn't let the girls sleep there over night…that would not be a good plan, but it did offer me a little break once in a while.
My girls loved their swing. Soon the time of being a newborn passed, and they were babies who could be a little bit more alert and aware of their surroundings. They still loved their swing. I remember getting ready to put them in, and they would giggle and kick their little legs in anticipation of the ride. It was like having their own carnival ride. I think most babies get to a place where they really enjoy their swing. It becomes more than just a tool to get a cranky baby to sleep. Just like kids who are older…babies like to swing.
For a time, we hung toys from the crossbar for the girls to play with, but they never really could make that work very well, so we gave them a stuffed animal to play with. Funny thing is, the toys were really not necessary. Kids are really very resourceful, and they can make toys out of most situations. In the absence of real toys, they will look for things that will work as a good substitute.
And as we all know, it doesn't take kids very long to find something to play with. It is right in front of them as they are laying on their back on the floor. They play with their hands and their feet. Their hands were the first thing they played with in their swing. Chewing and sucking on them, but since neither of my girls ever really took to the whole thumb sucking thing, their hands got old pretty fast when it came to being used as a toy.
Then came a very important day in the lives of my daughters. There they were…tired of their hands, and looking for something new…something that would get rid of their boredom and still allow them to stay in the swing they so loved. They looked around for something new. What could they use as a new toy? Then, just when they thought they might have to do something drastic…like cry, they looked over the edge of the swing, and wonder of wonders, there it was! Inspiration hit them…"Hey, I see my feet!!"


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I don't think it's really a surprise to anyone that Vince McMahon is batshit crazy. The man is a genius, but he is totally insane. If you look at all of the things he's done in the last 100 years that he's been in WWE, you can very easily see that he loves his company and will do anything to make other people think it's the very best ever in any category. Did you know?? WWE's TV shows had more viewers last week than the History Channel, ETWN, TBS (aka the Tyler Perry Channel), and MTV4-EN ESPANOL COMBINED.
Anyway, the point is, Vince wants everyone to know how awesome and tough WWE (he) is, so apparently this happened.
From NYPost.com:
Talk about a clash of titans.
Billionaire WWE CEO Vince McMahon challenged UFC president Dana White to a fight – either in the UFC or at WWE Wrestlemania, White admitted to Canadian news outlet RDS (via MMA Mania) this weekend. White turned down the challenge, because he felt the 67-year-old McMahon was "too old."
"Vince wanted to fight me -- swear to God," White said. "He called me up, said, 'Let's do it. We can do it in the UFC, or let's do it at WrestleMania.' And I said, 'You are crazy.'"
The Wrestling Observer backed up White's claim, reporting that McMahon wanted a fight between himself and White as the co-headliner at Wrestlemania XXVII in 2011. It's unclear if McMahon was hoping for an actual mixed martial arts fight, like the ones in White's UFC, or a WWE-like scripted match.
"I've always said it and I'll say it again, I respect Vince very much," White said. "But Vince is too old to be fighting anybody."
McMahon, still in excellent shape for his age, has taken the WWE ring in a wrestling match as recently as this month. White, 43, used to be a boxer and boxing instructor.
Both men have taken their respective companies to prominence due to their bombastic personalities and made boatloads of money in the process. White's net worth is estimated at more than $150 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com, while McMahon is worth a little more than a billion.
There has been some crossover between the UFC in the past. Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar rose to fame in WWE and is now back with the pro wrestling organization. Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn also competed in the UFC and worked for WWE.
Wrestlemania XXIX comes to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on April 7. That will be headlined by The Rock taking on John Cena. The UFC brings its own show to the Garden State on April 27. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones meets Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 at Prudential Center in Newark.
Neither one of those cards will feature McMahon vs. White.
"If Vince hears this he's going to go nuts, okay?," White said of his admission that McMahon challenged him. "Vince is too old. He's too old, which he won't think he is and he'll go crazy. He wanted to [fight me] one time."
There is a video with White's comments that you can watch below.
It all makes sense now. Since White won't fight Vince, Vince is going to make his son-in-law fight Brock Lesnar in a fake MMA fight, just to prove (read: not prove at all) that WWE is superior to MMA. I'm not really an MMA fan—I don't really enjoy watching people actually fight for money, but I can understand why people watch. WWE and MMA should not be compared, and I don't think they're really reaching for the same audience anymore, so it shouldn't really be a competition. However, people who USED to spend money on WWE stuff might have grown up and decided that real punches are cooler, so that's where the competition comes in. WWE isn't going to win over sports fans, because it's not a sport. People who don't get it won't, and that's that.
I don't know what my point was…probably just that Vince is nuts and Dana White would probably break his face. I hope this never happens.
In other news…
DDP's project to help Scott Hall not die has raised over $80,000 with plenty of time to spare. That's incredible. What DDP has done to help Hall and Jake Roberts is a miracle, and I love him for it. No one else has been able to help either of those guys, but it seems like they finally committed to getting help, and living with DDP has literally saved their lives. No jokes here, just admiration. (411Mania)
The Rock—my favorite—wants to be in The Expendables 3, but he thinks it's The Expendables 2, and he's probably going to be in Fast Seven, which is kinda superfluous. I started feeling like Harry Potter shouldn't have even had 7 movies, so the car racin'/women chasin' franchise (or whatever) should have gone away by now. (Inquisitr)
This link is an article about a few of former WWF President Jack Tunney's greatest moments, in which he essentially doles out the harshest punishments for some of the silliest stuff. It's great. (411Mania)
Apparently Dixie Carter fired D-Lo Brown via Twitter, because she is a professional who works for a professional company, and that's how business is done in the world of professionals? Basically, her company has been terrorized by a motorcycle gang that doesn't really do anything motorcycle gang-y, except wear sweet vests and have, like, members and clubhouses. I've never been in a motorcycle club, but I think you're at least supposed to run crank and talk about your old ladies. Anyway, Brown is fired, but the gang's president is the champion, and Dixie is cool with that. (Lords of Pain)
TNA Knockout, Madison Rayne, hasn't been around for a while, because she's gonna have a kid with her super jacked husband. And she called the kid a Raynedrop, so that's about all you need to know about the kid's future. (Twitter)
Finally, former WWE sortastar, Rob Conway, is the new NWA champion. I don't think that belt matters anymore. Now he's on the same list as guys like Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, and Ron Killings. (PWInsider)
That's all for me this week. Yeah, I'm doing Mondays again. Sorry if you're disappointed. For anybody who is reading this and submitting something for the writer search, here are some suggestions:
1) Consider what you'll write about after you're chosen. Writing new stuff every week is harder than it sounds.
2) Don't force humor into your writing. If it fits, it fits, and that's fine. Not everything has to be funny.
3) Use complete sentences, correct grammar, and appropriate punctuation. Don't write like you speak, unless you speak real smart and good.
4) Stand out. I'm not saying those of us who came aboard in the last round of this are the best writers ever. But there was something that we contributed that made us stand out from the rest of the almost-200 submissions. Be original, thoughtful, and mildly intelligent.
5) Don't be afraid to be yourself. Allow your personality to show in your writing, unless you have a shitty personality. If you try to write like someone else or emulate a style that doesn't fit you, it will show. Write about what interests you, and write it in a way that's comfortable for you.
Good luck to everyone who is submitting this week. May the odds be ever in your favor.
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Michael Ross, a UCLA political scientist, concluded that democratic countries do no better than their non-democratic counterparts in helping the world's poorest citizens -- a troubling finding, he said, that contradicts the claims made by a generation of scholars.
This article was first published in UCLA Today.
By Judy Lin
IS DEMOCRACY good for the poor?
Of course, says popular wisdom. This presumption is played out in American foreign policy and bolstered by political scientists, who point to voting rights, freedom of speech and other benefits enjoyed by citizens in democratic countries.
Unfortunately, when put to the test, democracy proves to offer no such panacea for poverty, according to Michael Ross, associate professor of political science.
In a study published in the American Journal of Political Science, Ross concluded that democratic countries do no better than their non-democratic counterparts in helping the world's poorest citizens — a troubling finding, he said, that contradicts the claims made by a generation of scholars.
"Given that political scientists see [their support of democracy] as their key contribution to understanding the relief of global poverty, the most pressing problem in the world, I thought it was important to find out if what they say is really true," Ross said. "And I don't think it is."
Chair of UCLA's International Development Studies Program, Ross analyzed infant and child mortality rates for 169 countries over a 30-year span between 1970 and 2000 and discovered no difference between democratic and non-democratic countries. Mortality rates, he noted, are rooted in the poorest of the poor in countries around the world and also provide a sensitive measure of many other conditions among the very poor, from access to clean water and sanitation to prenatal and neonatal health-care services. Ross' study expands upon earlier research by other political scientists that did not take into account data from several key countries.
Earlier cross-national studies, Ross noted, tended to overlook non-democratic states with good economic and social records. For example, authoritarian states such as Saudi Arabia and Libya, which have higher incomes and more successful poverty-alleviation programs, were often absent.
"I decided to go back to the data and try to do a more rigorous analysis," he said.
Once these data were added and other methodological flaws were corrected, Ross found that democracy has little or no effect on child mortality rates.
Key to understanding this outcome, the political scientist said, is the notion that while democracies often spend more money on public services such as health and education, these services don't seem to be reaching the people who need it most.
"My analysis suggests that what's happening is that this additional money spent by democracies tends to ultimately go to the middle and upper classes," Ross said. "It looks on paper like it's going to help the poor, but it actually is captured by people who are pretty well off."
For example, in India, a democracy, World Bank data showed that the richest 20% of the population was six times more likely than the poorest 20% to take their children to public hospitals for treatment of diarrhea, a condition that can be easily treated but can be life-threatening if untreated.
Evidence of this phenomenon occurs closer to home, too, Ross noted. "There are people here in South Central and East L.A. whose vote counts just as much as the votes of the wealthy, but they're not getting the services they need."
His conclusion?
"Democracy unquestionably produces noneconomic benefits for people in poverty, endowing them with political rights and liberties," Ross said. "But the bottom line is that democracies don't function nearly as well as we political scientists think they do.
"We need to think much harder about the ways that we can contribute to the alleviation of poverty in the world," he said.
Published: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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Browns by the numbers
Ngata: How can Ravens defense improve?
Defense may need to carry team
Browns shut down by Smith, Jones
Browns fold after missed connection
Flacco's wife gives birth before game
The Ravens open the home portion of the season against a Cleveland team that has overhauled the coaching staff since last season, hiring Rob Chudzinki as head coach, Norv Turner as offensive coordinator and Ray Horton as defensive coordinator. Their task is to jump-start a franchise that has had nine losing seasons in the past 10 years, including a 5-11 mark in 2012.
Here are some other enlightening numbers about the Browns:
0: The number of times the Browns have beaten a John Harbaugh-coached Ravens team. The Ravens lead the overall series, 21-7 and are 10-0 against Cleveland under Harbaugh.
4: Former Ravens on the Browns roster: offensive lineman Oniel Cousins, kicker Billy Cundiff, linebacker Paul Kruger and running back Bobby Rainey. In addition, Browns defensive lineman Ishmaa'ily Kitchen and receiver Tori Gurley both were in camp at times with the Ravens but were never on the team roster during a season.
5: Consecutive games in which defensive lineman Desmond Bryant has recorded a sack. Bryant had sacks in his last four games last season with Oakland and then had a sack in his Browns debut last week.
9: Receptions tight end Jordan Cameron had against Miami. He had 108 receiving yards in that game and could become just the second Browns tight end with back-to-back 100-yard games.
20: Rushing yards Cleveland allowed against Miami last week, on 23 carries. That was tied for the second-lowest total allowed in franchise history.
97: Consecutive starts for offensive tackle Joe Thomas. He has not missed an offensive snap since the Browns made him the No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 draft.
105: Rushing yards Trent Richardson gained against the Ravens in Cleveland last year. That was one of three 100-yard games Richardson had last season as a rookie.
140: Career regular-season field goals made by Cleveland kicker Billy Cundiff. He made 66 of those with the Ravens, and was 11-for-12 for the Ravens in the playoffs (anyone remember the one he missed in the playoffs?). Distance remains an issue though; he has made one of his past 14 tries from 50-plus.
662: Career receptions for the Browns made by current Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. That remains a franchise record.
40,000,000: Dollars in the five-year contract the Browns gave former Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger this past offseason. Kruger had 15 1/2 sacks in his four-year Ravens career, including nine last season.


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This is a simple "Zombification" that can be done on any art/photo program that has layers and the basic tools of cut and paste. If you don't have one a FREE program is GIMP , that can do all you need and did I mention it is FREE! For this instructable I am using Photoshop Elements 2, an ancient Bare-bones version of Photoshop.
First you will nee four images: a victim, a skull, a graveyard, and raw meat. These can all be found online or you can go take them yourself and get some air!
One piece of advice, SAVE AND SAVE OFTEN!!!
Step 1: Stack the images
Open the file of your victim, select all and copy it. Now open a new file the same size, fill it with black, and paste the victim into the new file. This will put it on a layer above the black. Do a copy & Paste of the graveyard and the skull between the victim and the black background.
Step 2: Remove the victim's background
Using the lasso or magnetic lasso tool cut out the background of your victim, unless you somehow got them to pose in the graveyard. Hide the other images (click on the eye icon in layers) so only the black background shows through. I had forgotten to take a screenshot so the outside line is off.
Step 3: Skullduggery or get the bones ready
Again use the lasso or magnetic lasso tool cut out the background of the skull.
Step 4: Put the bones where they go
In layers click and drag the skull so it is now above the victim. Then using the move tool position it directly over the victim's head. You will have to re-size it, but don't get re particular about it because we'll align it better as we go.
Step 5: Skull distortion
We now go up into image > Transform > Distort and will be using the Move tool to better align the skull to the victim's face. Again don't get real picky, just get it closer to a true alignment.


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The Taco Shop @ Underdogs
1824 Irving St
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 566-8700
Looking for cheap, huge tacos served with ice cold beers and a side of ESPN? Then I'm sure you've heard through the grapevine about The Taco Shop at Underdogs. At what seems to be a typical sports bar, Nick Fasanella whips up his own take on Mexican tacos. Underdogs doesn't really have traditional Mexican style tacos, but they don't fall short of being pretty amazing in their own way. After months of being hounded by my friends to "GO TO UNDERDOGS" I finally did!
Underdog's late-night hours are great for when you don't really know what you want to eat until most places end up closing. They don't close earlier than 10 p.m., any given night of the week. On the corner of bustling Irving Street (and 19th) this energetic sports bar serves tacos that I couldn't wait to get my hands on. The second you walk in you know that without a doubt this place is the place for everything football. With that being said, it's still incredibly family-friendly!
The atmosphere is extremely relaxing, you'll feel like you're walking into your usual spot. When we arrived a staff member beckoned us to find which ever seat pleased us. We came with a few people so we weren't able to snag a seat at the bar but we found a picnic-style table and benches. I had already arrived knowing what I wanted to order but caught a glimpse of our neighbors chips and guacamole. Naturally I had to get those first.
When my chips and guac arrived I though the chef had accidentally dumped all of their guacamole supply on my basket, but no, they are really just that big. They also cost $5! The guacamole was awesome! Made entirely will Hass avocados, I highly recommend this starter.
I had heard that their tacos are giants of their kind, so I decided to only go with two and not my usual four. You can pick any two and make it a combo for $8.50. I went with the traditional Carne Asada and Pescado "Baja" style. These tacos don't just come with your meat of choice and a couple flakes of cilantro. At Underdogs they go crazy with their tacos! The standard for most of their tacos include cheese, beans, pico de gallo and my favorite, guacamole. When you order your tacos you have the choice of making them "Nick's Way." This means you get one crunchy tortilla and one soft tortilla.
My Carne Asada taco was pretty good! I mean, I've had better but definitely no complaints. However, I loved my Pescado "Baja" style taco. The battered fish was obviously fresh and not frozen making it oh so yummy! It was brought to me hot of the fryer and arrived perfectly crunchy. The lime and roasted tomato salsa that came on it was to die for. If you're in the mood for fish tacos, go with these.
Underdogs is a great taco spot to dine at when it's late and you really don't know what you want. And if you're not in the mood to pay around eight bucks, go for Taco Tuesdays. Two bucks for tacos AND Tecates!


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|5: Access and Outreach
|Course Introduction
In the last several courses we have discussed preservation at length. Preservation is vital to ensure that historical records survive the test of time, but preservation is not our only goal in maintaining these records. We preserve them so that people can use them. Caring for historical records is a balancing act. Records are better preserved when handling is kept to a minimum. Yet thereÆs no reason to preserve those records if people canÆt use them!
Access and outreach include activities such as traditional reference services and exhibits, as well as activities such as public relations and fund raising. Some of these activities are more natural than others to many archivists, yet all are important aspects of caring for and managing historical records programs.
In this course weÆll help you create a reference policy for your program and discuss how you can help the users of your collections find what they are looking for. WeÆll also discuss methods you can use to reach out into your community and promote your collections so that people know what you have and understand your role in your community. WeÆll discuss the best ways to exhibit and loan your materials. Finally, weÆll take a look at fund-raising ideas that you can implement.
Preservation vs. Usage
Inherent in this course is the ongoing tension between the archivistÆs dual roles ¢ to protect and preserve valuable records and to promote awareness and use of those records. Protection and preservation imply that the records are not handled and used, since usage inhibits their preservation; yet we are preserving the records so that people can use them! Thus, when we are providing access to our users as well as exhibiting and loaning our materials, we must constantly balance the need to ensure preservation while providing access.


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CES 2009: iRiver WAVE HOME multimedia device hands-on
iRiver can always be relied on to bring something interesting to CES, and this year is no exception. The WAVE HOME is this year's multimedia maven, combining local video and music playback, internet access and VoIP voice and messaging into a compact, minimalist desktop unit. SlashGear stopped by the iRiver booth to spend some hands-on time with the WAVE, and while it might do its darnedest to defy categorisation, that didn't stop us wanting to bring it home.


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The University of Wollongong's Graduate School of Medicine (GSM) and NSW Health's Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) have forged a strong relationship committed to improving the health outcomes of our community and regional Australians by bringing together research, teaching and clinical practice. We have a strong commitment to developing the next generation of medical professionals that are well equipped to negotiate the challenges of medical practice, particularly in regional, rural and remote locations.
Faculty/Dept: Graduate School of Medicine
Reference No: 24438
Closing Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013
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Professor/Associate Professor Of Surgery
Graduate School of Medicine
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As Professor/Associate Professor of Surgery you will be the Academic Leader for Surgery across the GSM and ISLHD. You will bring your high quality surgical skills to the hospital environment in your area of surgical specialty and will provide academic and clinical leadership across research, teaching and clinical practice components of the GSM's activities. You will assemble and lead a team of academics and clinicians that are interested in developing a focused surgical research agenda that contributes to the advancement of surgery as an academic discipline, secure external research funding and engage with the community in meaningful ways to make a difference.
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I too was one of their students, and I worked with and around Astrid over the last few decades and went to their home like many of their students, and knew them through multiple ways.
Astrid was a strong woman. But she had her demons like us all. I recall a woman who admired her to obsessive levels--she imitated her style of dress and emulated her to a crazy degree. She went on to do other obsessive acts not worth mentioning here, but I saw it as a response to her tremendous personal power. It is hard to live in the shadow of that kind of person if you are NOT that kind fo person. Richard had the quiet self knowlege of gentle people. But he was not a saint either-he was a man-subject to all manner of feelings and quandaries like all men.
Still I agree that there are essential questions unanswered here--why weren't the groceries unpacked? where was the compassion to leave someone /anyone a note regarding what had happened-- why was it to be this way? why hadnt they tied up their property and holdings? as conscientious as they were I cant see them not thinking these things through frankly.
Why didnt they leave any kind of note?
They were not those kind of people--they knew better than most what impact a murder/suicide would have on so many others and despite their academic godliness---their humanity wouldnt have invited that kind of suffering--I am sure of that.
I will bet there is more to the story than the police are discussing--for another thing I couldn't see Richard pulling that trigger anymore than a card carrying member of the "anti" -NRA and if it was Astrid's idea then why wouldnt she have unpacked the groceries and made more of a ritual and a planned event out of it?
That would have been her way.
I could see the woman who imitated her obessesively stalking her -and if she was psychotic, perhaps killing them--maybe without any warning- as they were people who would invite about anyone into their home..I just hope they keep investigating it..there has got to be more to the story, none of it on the surface pretty apparently.
No matter---their good works and kindness to others should never be discounted-it was real for so many of us and meant so much both in spirit and in action. This cowardly act dishonors their lives and as such I do hope more is pursued and understood publicly about what the truth was. God bless their good acts, and let the truth judge the rest.


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Session Z13: Granular Materials II
11:15 AM–2:15 PM, Friday, March 25, 2011
Room: D225/226
Sponsoring Units: GSNP DFD
Chair: Arshad Kudrolli, Clark University
Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.MAR.Z13.2
Abstract: Z13.00002 : Jet-Induced Granular 2-D Crater Formation with Horizontal Symmetry Breaking
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Abe Clark
(Duke Physics)
Robert Behringer
(Duke Physics)
We investigate the formation of a crater in a 2-D bed of granular material by a jet of impinging gas, motivated by the problem of a retrograde rocket landing on a planetary surface. As the strength and height of the jet are varied, the crater is characterized in terms of depth and shape as it evolves, as well as by the horizontal position of the bottom of the crater. The crater tends to grow logarithmically in time, a result which is common in related experiments. We also observe an unexpected horizontal symmetry breaking at certain well-defined conditions. We present data on the evolution of these asymmetric states and attempt to give insights into the mechanism behind the symmetry-breaking bifurcation. This horizontal symmetry breaking is highly suggestive of a pitchfork bifurcation, and we give evidence to classify it as forward or backward in different regimes of operation. As we will demonstrate, the formation of an asymmetric crater could be of considerable practical concern for lunar or planetary landers, particularly in the case of a backward pitchfork bifurcation, which is characterized by hysteresis and very rapid transitions.
To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2011.MAR.Z13.2


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Sonics Trial: Following the court case
Gary Washburn, the Seattle P-I's Sonics beat reporter since 2005, covers the Sonics vs. City of Seattle trial from gavel to gavel from the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. June 2008.
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