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AUGUSTA, Ga. - Officers are cracking down on members of six major gangs in the area in an operation called "Augusta Ink."
Gang number 1: O-Dub --They mainly hangout in South Augusta. O-Dub is considered the oldest and largest gang in Augusta.
Gang number 2 also hangs out in South Augusta: Meadowbrook Clique. Officers have also arrested some of their members.
Hephzibah has seen its fair share of gang activity too, with gang number 3 on the crackdown list: The Georgia Deadly Boyz.
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Leeds Carnegie given green light for Headingley return
Leeds Carnegie have confirmed they will return to Headingley Carnegie for their massive RFU Championship clash with Rotherham Titans on Easter Sunday, 31st March, kick off 3pm.
Leeds have had to play their last five home games on the road following the decision to replay the clash with Plymouth Albion at the start of the year because of issues with the new pitch at Headingley Carnegie.
Since that game on 6th January, the Headingley Carnegie ground staff have utilised the new state-of-the-art under soil heating system and brought in additional lighting rigs to help the process of allowing the pitch to bed in. This has cost in the region of £50,000 with members of the ground staff in seven days a week to move the lighting systems around the pitch on a daily basis to ensure that Leeds Carnegie can play at home again this season.
The RFU's National Panel Referee Manager Steve Leyshon attended a training session at Headingley Carnegie today and took charge of 12 scrums across all areas of the field with no significant impact on the scrum caused by the pitch.
Given the outcome of the trial scrums, Leeds Carnegie have confirmed that the game against Rotherham on Easter Sunday will definitely go ahead at Headingley Carnegie. Leeds have two remaining home games in the RFU Championship as they look to secure a top four play off spot. The final home game is against promotion rivals Nottingham on Saturday 20th April, kick off 3pm.
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London-based NewVoiceMedia Ltd. has secured $35 million in new funding to expand its cloud-based contact center operations into North America and Asia. New investor Bessemer Venture Partners led the Series C round with participation from existing investors Highland Capital Partners Europe, Eden Ventures and Notion Capital. VentureWire learned valuation was slightly north of $150 million.
InterWest Partners and individuals are seeding a spinout from venture-backed Integrated Diagnostics Inc. that hopes to improve upon monoclonal antibodies now used in diagnostic and imaging procedures. InterWest is leading a $1.5 million financing for Indi Molecular Inc. This new company, which spun out in August, was a division of Integrated Diagnostics and was originally known as Indi Imaging. Indi Molecular's protein-catalyzed capture agent technology could enable better in-vitro diagnostic tests and Positron Emission Tomography, or PET, imaging tests. InterWest is also one of Integrated Diagnostics' venture investors.
Also in today's VentureWire, Bugsnag Inc., a startup that's making it easier for developers to monitor app crashes across multiple platforms, raised $1.4 million in seed funding in a round led by Matrix Partners…Rocket Fuel Inc.'s initial public offering priced at $29 a share late Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, the high end of the advertising-technology company's recently increased target range…and Deliv Inc., which provides a crowdsourced same-day delivery service for retailers, has closed a $6.85 million Series A round from investors including RPM Ventures and Upfront Ventures.
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|69,360 long tons (70,473 t)
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The Mercy class of hospital ships are converted San Clemente-class supertankers now used by the United States Navy as naval ambulances. Originally built in the late 1970s by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, they were acquired by the Navy and converted into hospital ships, coming into service in 1986 and 1987.[1]
The ships are operated by Military Sealift Command and are designed to provide emergency, on-site care for American combatant forces, and also for use in support of disaster relief and humanitarian operations. Each ship contain 12 fully equipped operating theaters, a 1,000-bed hospital facility, radiological services, medical laboratory, pharmacy, optometry lab, CAT scan and two oxygen-producing plants.[1]
Two ships of the class were put into service:
The Mercy-class ships are large, with 1,000 beds, and can receive up to 200 patients a day. They are stable platforms suitable for performing most surgical procedures in various sea conditions. However, the main points of criticism of these ships are:[1]
- They are too slow, with a maximum speed of just over 17 knots. The Mercy class ships are much larger (in terms of medical capacity) than is needed for most military operations, and they are not easily or quickly deployed or docked. Their size gives them a substantial radar signature that, combined with lack of maneuverability, makes them vulnerable to attack (although this should not occur, as attacking a hospital ship is a war crime under the Hague Convention of 1907).
- While the ships are underway or in rough seas patients must be transported by helicopter. However, helicopter capacities are limited, as each ship has only one landing pad.
- Patient movement within the ship is limited. Built as oil tankers, the original oil storage bulkheads were retained, but have no hatches, which means that patients must be brought up to the top deck in order to be moved from a lower compartment in one part of the ship to another.
In mid-2004 Vice Admiral Michael L. Cowan, the Surgeon General and chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, said that the Comfort and Mercy should be retired. "They're wonderful ships, but they're dinosaurs. They were designed in the '70s, built in the '80s, and frankly, they're obsolete".[1]
Few, if any, options are presently being explored to replace them with a platform better suited to the mission at this time.
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- Start DOORS. Open the target module, and go to Tau menu.
- Select "Convert Module", and wait for completion.
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Sirius Gets Another Lawsuit Seeking Cash for the Golden Oldies
By Hannah Karp
Major record labels Wednesday became the latest group to sue Sirius XM Radio Inc., for using songs recorded before 1972 without paying for them.
Federal copyright law didn't protect sound recordings until 1972, leaving prior recordings protected by a patchwork of state laws.
The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Sony Sony Music Entertainment, Access Industries Inc.'s Warner Music Group, Vivendi Universal Music Group and ABKCO Music and Records Inc. — the independent label that controls some of the best-known the Rolling Stones recordings, along with work by the Animals and Sam Cooke.
The case is similar to those filed by the 60s pop group the Turtles in the same court last month, and in U.S. District Court in Florida last week. They argue that Sirius violated state laws, and according to the record companies' complaint, California has "provided common law and statutory protection for pre-72 recordings without any exclusions and including the right of public performance."
The labels' lawsuit has support from a range of legacy artists from Judy Collins to Dionne Warwick. "I am asking SiriusXM not to 'Walk On By' and do the Right Thing!!" said Ms. Warwick in a statement.
Sirius XM declined to comment.
Separately, SoundExchange Inc., the entity that collects and distributes royalties to record companies and performers when their work is transmitted digitally, sued Sirius in federal court last month for deducting the revenue it generates from pre-1972 recordings from the total sum on which it must pay royalties.
The federal suit argues that no such deduction was permitted until this year.
Sirius has never made specific payments for pre-1972 recordings, but legacy artists and their record companies are only now beginning to feel the pain because until recently, SoundExchange was distributing royalties to them anyway, taking the payments out of royalties due to younger artists.
For years Sirius sent SoundExchange a complete record of all songs played — including those made before 1972 — plus a non-itemized, lump-sum payment, which SoundExchange divvied up to all the performers on Sirius's playlists. But in 2011 the organization asked Sirius to report only the songs it was paying for, so many older stars stopped getting checks.


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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Introduction
In A Nutshell
Get ready to add this one to your "I Support Banned Books" reading list.
We're not going to lie to you. Set in 1933 rural Mississippi, this book deals with a rough subject, its characters use racially charged language, and Mildred D. Taylor pulls no punches in telling her story about nine-year-old Cassie Logan and her brothers. She follows the Logan family as they deal with a school year's worth of racial inequality and injustice, fight against Mr. Granger to keep their land, and organize a boycott of the local store owned by violent men who commit racially motivated murders.
You know, a little light beach reading.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry was first published in 1976 and won the Newbery Medal for children's literature the following year. It's a sequel to a short novel that Taylor released in 1975, Song of the Trees. Several more novels also follow the Logan family's story: Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981), The Road to Memphis (1990), The Well: David's Story (1995), and The Land (2001).
Despite Taylor's success, this book has made the American Library Association's list of the most frequently challenged books of the 21st century. To us here at Shmoop, that's a shiny badge of honor. Plus, she's in good company. Just check out some of the other titles that are guaranteed to get your friendly neighborhood over-controlling school board member all in a snit, including To Kill A Mockingbird and The Color Purple.
And check out what the author herself says about parents not wanting the book to be included in the school curriculum:
As a parent, I understand not wanting a child to hear painful words […] But also as a parent I do not understand trying to prevent a child from learning about a history that is part of America. (source)
And painful "history that is part of America" is exactly what Taylor tackles in this novel. No—it's not a pretty story with a happy ending all wrapped up nice and neat in a sparkly bow. Instead, Taylor's book makes our minds do some heavy lifting by confronting us with difficult and in-your-face topics like racism, inequality and poverty.
If the book banners consider this a bad thing, then we'll gladly give up our haloes.
Why Should I Care?
Raise your hand if you think racism and ugly things like segregation have all been taken care of in 21st-century America.
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So, why should you care about Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? Even though the action of the book goes down before the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, don't think that the U.S. is out of the woods quite yet. We here at Shmoop have put together just a small sampling of reasons why you should, indeed, care. Because:
• Some people still believe that interracial marriage is wrong.
• Segregation is alive and well. Take a look at this documentary on segregated proms in Mississippi, or these maps of segregation.
• The number of black men in prison is staggeringly high.
Are things better? Totally, and thankfully. But Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry forces us to realize that maybe that painful history isn't quite as historical as we'd like it to be.


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Post subject: 4month old with diarrhea
My 4 month old has suddenly developed really bad runs, its almost like water coming out of her bottom, she has recently started teething im not sure if this is one of her systems, she seems happy in herself although she is off her milk, she is chewing everything and biting. She has had the runs now for 2 days and it doesnt seem to be clearing should i seek help?? especially over the weekend as the doctors are closed
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Hi Loobylou...... my son has had the same thing.... hes been teething and has had the runs with it... some days its like water other days its slightly thicker!
I took him to the doctors and she said it is quite normal during teething and to keep him hydrated!
If it lasts for longer than a few days I would take ur daughter to see a doctor just to get checked out!
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Hi there if the little one goes off feeds after a few tries then please seek medical advice even if it means nipping to e&e even if you feel a bit daft going in there but babies dehydrate so quickly.
If in doubt phone nhs direct or your emergancy doc.
Also have you tried her with dyoralite? This won't stop the runs but will help replace sugars and salts etc that she is loosing.
As ch4rli3 says this is common if teething but it always best to be safe ( can't you tell i'm a neurotic mother )
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Thanks for the advice, i was in at the nurse today and asked her as my daughter has now had the runs since last thurs am and its not showing any signs of clearing up, she said as long as she is drinking she should be fine, but she has now started being sick bringing up what looks like curdled mlik, i have tried to make an appointment to see the doctor but cant get in, i have to phone in the morning (the doctors are useless up here!!!)


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Mark Littlewood writes for the Yorkshire Post
Alcohol consumption is now a major problem in British society. Drunken teenagers are running rampant in our town centres. Accident and emergency wards are chock-a-block with people who have fallen over, been in a car smash or engaged in a fight because there was too much drink in their blood.
The long term damage can be even worse – even if you aren't turned into a violent maniac immediately, your heavy consumption of alcohol will mean that you're going to suffer from cirrhosis of the liver before too long. Therefore, something must be done. And we have a plethora of bureaucrats and politicians employed at the taxpayer's expense to work out what this thing is, and then to do it.
This – in essence – is the mainstream view of alcohol consumption in Britain in 2010. It is a disastrously misguided, wrong-headed and highly dangerous view. The problem in British society is not the consumption of alcohol; it is the loss of personal responsibility. If you choose to consume so much beer that you collapse on the pavement and crack your head open, you can be taken by ambulance to an NHS hospital and be patched up at my expense.
If you drink yourself slowly to death over several decades and need costly long-term health care, I will pick up the bill too. If you commit a violent crime because you're drunk, you will be sent through the criminal justice system. In very extreme circumstances, you may even be sent to prison. In any event, the bill for your irresponsible activity is sent to me.
The bureaucrats, employed at huge expense in a number of quangos, have a solution to this. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the rationing agency in Britain's socialised medical system. Professor Mike Kelly, its director, added to the debate recently with his proposals for tackling the
supposed drink epidemic. There should be a minimum price for alcohol, he argues. You shouldn't be able to sell alcohol below the price of 50p per unit.
Supermarkets selling beer and wine cheaply are just contributing to the problem, according to NICE. And Professor Kelly is very concerned that alcohol has become 75 per cent more affordable over the past three decades. The implication is that it would be preferable if the poor couldn't as easily afford a bottle of wine or a six-pack of Stella.
If Professor Kelly was just an eccentric civil servant whose misguided advice could be laughed at and disregarded, I might not object quite so strongly to paying his salary out of my own pay packet. But, tragically,
elected politicians seem determined to jump on this bandwagon too. Of course, it's always in the interests of
politicians to exaggerate a problem and to then assert that they are the only people who can solve it. Even MPs who characterise themselves as "liberal" seem determined to regulate – or even legislate – to save us from our own consumption decisions.
But if you hear any lectures from politicians about the evils of alcohol over the coming days and weeks (and you will), make sure you ask them to put their own house in order first. If they are really concerned about alcohol consumption, isn't it reasonable to ask them to set an example in Parliament and at party political
For decades, MPs have drunk at bars subsidised by taxpayers. There is a wide range of perfectly adequate pubs and restaurants within a few minutes walk of the Palace of Westminster. The latter should become an alcohol free zone before its inhabitants have the audacity to dictate to me and my local grocer how much I
should be obliged to pay for a can of beer.
One thing we don't need is some patronising campaign about alcohol awareness. There cannot be an adult in Britain who is not aware that excessive consumption of alcohol can be damaging – in both the short and long term. So, let's simply make adults responsible for the decisions they make. If you need your stomach pumped because you drank 20 pints rather than two, then you should be footing the bill. If you can't hold down a job because you're permanently drunk or hungover, you need to live with the consequences.
We'd all be a lot healthier if Professor Kelly and the vast platoon of nannying politicians piped down and went off and did something much less intrusive. If Carlsberg made freedom and responsibility…it wouldn't look
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LODI - A massive, framed flat-screen television on the back wall of The Rusted Mic Entertainment House and Bistro plays video from a Frank Sinatra concert on a recent Wednesday night as a couple strolling down School Street stop to look at the a menu for Lodi's new cafe and music venue.
In a city that has championed downtown as a wine-tasting destination complete with restaurants and shopping options, The Rusted Mic is aimed to add a new dimension of entertainment, owner Jamie Watts said.
As the former executive director of the Lodi Downtown Business Partnership, she should know.
"The big thing right now is people are coming in at 9:30 (p.m.) after the farmers market or wine tasting, and the first thing they say is, 'You're open,' " Watts said. "Downtown Lodi is usually closed at night. That's what we hope to bring, is a place that's open besides just the bars."
Adult beverages are available, however, both beer and wine. And there will most likely always be something else happening too, as late as 11:30.
Every Wednesday will feature live blues bands. Saturdays will be open mic night. Comedy shows will be frequent, Watts said.
The 14 S. School St. bistro has outside seating with a replica microphone out front. Inside, Watts renovated the former Wine Ot furniture store into an elegant arrangement of booth seating and tables. She also built a small kitchen.
Other downtown business owners hope the entertainment venue can draw more people in that direction.
"Lodi's a different animal (in terms of nightlife), but if they can make that type of thing work in Modesto, I don't see why they can't make it work in Lodi," said Ryan Sherman, a real estate agent and co-owner of Fields Family Winery. "I'm for anything that increases traffic and brings a higher head count downtown."
The Rusted Mic opens early - at 7 a.m. - and serves coffee and pastries. Watts also hopes the lunch hour will gain in popularity. The bistro specializes in paninis, salads and bruschetta or smoked salmon, among other small plates.
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2009 Alumni Award Recipients
Award Recipients (first row l-r):William Fegan '48 (Alumni Achievement Award); Donald Robinson '51 (Alumni Service Award); Nathan Boggs '02 (Young Alumni Achievement Award); George Fattman '58 (Humanitarian Award); and John Bulger '91 (Health Professions Alumni Appreciation Award)
Award Presenters (second row l-r): Chad Herzog '99 (Director of Performing Arts); Lois (Miller) McDowell '52; Joshua Bantz '02; Aliceann Wohlbruck '58; Dr. Debra Kirchhof-Glazier (Professor of Biology)
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The Harold B. Brumbaugh '33 Alumni Service Award
Donald L. Robinson, a member of the Juniata Class of 1951, has provided selfless and unwavering service and support to his alma mater with contagious energy and loyalty. He has been active in the life of the College in a variety of volunteer roles, serving as a reunion coordinator, alumni club president, and member of the Juniata Career Team. Donald has helped the College's recruiting efforts by referring prospective students. His work as Class Fund Agent for the Class of 1951 was recognized with the Outstanding Fund Agent Award for 1974-1975 and he has continued his commitment to Juniata fundraising by serving as the Chair of The Juniata Fund from 1976 to 1977. He has dedicated a lifetime of service to the Church of the Brethren, instilling its values in his work at Juniata. Donald has also tended the relationship between the College and the Church as a member of the Church College Relations Council for multiple terms, serving as President in 1997-1998.
The Alumni Achievement Award
William S. Fegan, a member of the Juniata Class of 1948, has built a long and distinguished career in the arts as an actor, director, and producer. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Juniata, he earned a master's degree in education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He taught classes and started a theatre program at Stillman College, a historically black college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. William was later called on to manage the operation and restoration of the historic Shuler Theatre in Raton, New Mexico. He was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Juniata in 1972 for his accomplishments, creativity and vision. William founded Bill Fegan Attractions, an entertainment booking and management agency. He also helped start numerous arts organizations in Raton, including the Raton Arts and Humanities Council, Raton Performing Arts Association, Raton Choral Society, and the Raton Community Corp. He was recognized with the Raton Treasure Award in 2001 by the Raton Arts Council and received the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2007.
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Nathan T. Boggs, a member of the Juniata Class of 2002, has distinguished himself in his profession. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Juniata, he earned his master of Homeland Security in Public Health Preparedness degree from Pennsylvania State University. He has worked as a research technician at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and a research scientist at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. Nathan has presented research at numerous professional organizations, including the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, the American Association for Aerosol Research and the Society of Toxicology. In 2006, Nathan received the Invention of the Year (Physical Sciences) Award from Johns Hopkins for his role as co-inventor of a mask that rapidly and reliably diagnoses diseases by collecting and analyzing proteins in exhaled breath condensation.
The William E. Swigart, Jr. '37 Alumni Humanitarian Award
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Second title without dropping serve
Roger not only celebrated his fifth victory in Halle and his 55th career ATP title yesterday, but also his second tournament victory without dropping serve! He held his serve 49 games in total. The first time had been in Doha in 2005 Doha with 43 games.
This was Roger's comment after the match: "I guess once you take the decision to commit and come somewhere, you hope for a good week. But there is never a guarantee. I was just hoping not to have a bad tournament in the first couple of rounds and then look back on maybe four days. It would have been really tough for me loosing on grass again for the first time and having just lost in Paris the final. It would have been a rough few days not having gotten through to the semis or finals. For this reason, I am really excited the way I played, never dropped a service game throughout the week. I think the first time in my career I achieved such a thing by winning a title. So, I couldn't be more happy. I beat quality players and also my level of play was very good. So, I'm really pleased with my performance."
This is a headline from the 'The WC Post'
Federer was interviewed during the weekend by an American reporter for the WC Post. During the interview Federer talked about his plans for the years to come. He says that after
I trust that all will go well at Wimbledom. Please keep us proud! We love you and your game - again prove to the world that you are undoubtedly the best player ever to walk on a tennis court. Looking forward to celebrate with you.
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Great photos of you ,and Mirka and yourself--she has been just wonderful to, and for you.
I note that Pete Sampras has stated that should it be necessary, he would fly to Australia to see you break his record of 14 GSlams--well, we would
hope that you could keep it up for the rest of year
ofcourse we all know that rafa is the king of clay but that doesnt mean that he is unbeatable. so keep doing your best and good luck!!!!!! Not just for wimbledon but for


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Robbie Williams Band Members PRESENTATION
Here you will find a list of all band members, Management and Security for Robbie Williams
Past and present.
If anything is wrong or you wish to add something please let us know Via PM
Thank you.
Many thanks goes to Purerobbie for use of some pictures and information
also to www.google.com, http://www.wikipedia.org/ and http://www.imdb.com
kittykatuk1984 thank you for all your help with this thread too .
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Lee Lodge (Producer/Creative Director)
Lee Lodge was the creative genius behind Rob's tour for Escapology and the subsequent shows at Knebworth?
He has been in the business for 20 years.
Lee Lodge started out in The O-Zone which was a music show shown on a Sunday morning and presented by Jamie Theakston and Jane Middlemiss, It ran for 5 years.
Producer of Robbie´s live shows and British TV programme 'Top of the Pops' he was also responsible as the director for the 'Tour Diary' on Coldplay´s latest DVD.
In September 2003 Lee married Robbie´s PA Josie Cliff in Malibu.
Credits to his name
1.MTV Video Music Awards 2009 (2009) (TV) (producer)
2.The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) (producer)
3.The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2007) (TV) (creative producer: titles, graphics and screens)
4.A Close Encounter with Robbie Williams (2006) (TV) (producer)
5.MTV Video Music Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) (screens producer)
6.Brit Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) (screens producer)
7.Norah Jones & the Handsome Band: Live in 2004 (2004) (V) (producer)
8.Robbie Williams: The Show-Off Must Go On (2004) (TV) (producer)
9.Coldplay: Live 2003 (2003) (V) (producer)
10.Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth (2003) (TV) (producer)
... aka "Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworth - What We Did Last Summer" - USA (DVD title)
11.The Robbie Williams Show (2003) (TV) (producer)
12.Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2002 (2002) (TV) (producer)
13.One Night with Robbie Williams (2001) (TV) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
1.CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock (2009) (TV) (creative producer)
2.A Close Encounter with Robbie Williams (2006) (TV) (creative director)
3.Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth (2003) (TV) (creative director)
... aka "Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworth - What We Did Last Summer" - USA (DVD title)
1.Robbie Williams: The Show-Off Must Go On (2004) (TV)
2.On Tour with Tina (2000) (TV)
3."The O-Zone" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
Camera and Electrical Department:
1.Coldplay: Live 2003 (2003) (V) (camera operator)
2.Robbie Williams Rudebox (UK Bonus DVD)
1.Evanescence Anywhere But Home (DVD) 2004
Creative Director
1.Coldplay live 2003 (bonus DVD)
Camera operator, video producer
1.The Corrs
VH1 Presents the Corrs: Live in Dublin
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Wob Roberts (Production Manager)
In his role as Robbie Williams' Production Manager, he is responsible for the smooth running of every technical department as well as a being the tour's link with a wide variety of outside bodies.
There are guitar, keyboard and drum technicians to set up the instruments on stage; lighting crew to erect and focus lights; sound crew to set up and monitor sound, one lot on stage for the band, the others down in front of house for the audience; a video projection expert; riggers to hang the whole shebang from the roof of each new venue; carpenters to build the set; not to mention four caterers and a chef to keep everyone fed with restaurant-standard nosh. Add to this the six truck drivers (one spare), two band and three crew bus drivers, and two merchandise salesmen (travelling in their own lorry), and you've got the full Robbie complement.
In each new venue they are assisted by a 'local crew' of a further twenty or so. Wob also worked with Depeche Mode and Seal.
Production Manager:
1.Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth (2003) (TV) (production manager)
... aka "Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworth - What We Did Last Summer" - USA (DVD title)
Professional Summary
Production Manager and coordinator.
Recent projects include Genesis, Robbie Williams, Duran Duran, The Cure, Air.
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David Enthoven (Manager)
The stepfather of Tania Strecker (who used to go out with Robbie for some months), David became Robbie's manager eight years ago, and Robbie has benefitted from his music biz savvy, garnered over the years from managing bands like T-Rex and Roxy Music.
Having had two much-publicised court battles with previous managers, it was very important Robbie employed someone he could trust entirely, and he seems to have found that in David.
Rob's mum Jan calls him the "proud dad".
(Extract below taken from Mark Mccrum.com)
This man is the most crucial figure in Rob's entourage the man whose job, by his own admission, is 'to keep Rob happy'. Fifty-seven years old, ex-public school (Harrow, no less), strict teetotaller for fifteen years, manager David Enthoven is at first glance an unlikely figure to be Robbie Williams mentor-***-best-friend. You'd imagine this genial, balding, bespectacled figure to be chairman of some City stockbrokers, not the rock veteran he is, one time manager of Roxy Music, King Crimson, ELP, T. Rex (so called because David couldn't spell Tyrannosaurus).
At the centre of David's relationship with his current star act is alcohol and drugs: the avoiding, rather than the taking of them. Both men have indulged to excess, and then some. For David, addiction destroyed his earlier life: he lost his business, his wife, his houses in town and country and almost his life. Recovery is consequently a deeply serious subject for him; as it is for Rob. Indeed, Rob credits David with saving his life. 'That sounds very dramatic,' he says. 'But this compulsion to do whatever I have done is still with me. It might return tomorrow, it might return tonight, and I might still die.' David, meanwhile, talks of Rob as a surrogate son and is immensely proud of his huge and successful effort to leave drink and drugs behind forever. It's an effort that has transformed Rob's life: the European tour that began with Rob saying how much he hated touring ended with him hardly able to believe how much he was enjoying himself. 'I'm on stage going, I'm ace,' he laughed. 'And there's 13,000 people going, We agree. What could be better than that?'
On the road, David is there for Rob at all times. On his tour bus, in his dressing room, back in his hotel suite after the gig, which is where Rob goes these days, rather than out to the parties organised in his name in the clubs. David will join the star drinking Evian or tea, playing a round of Uno, the children's card game that was Rob's obsession earlier this year; or one of the other games Rob likes to instigate and, ideally, win. Word association is one favourite. The Hat Game, where the names of famous people are put in a hat and two teams have to guess who their representative is impersonating, is another.
'I always say to Rob,' David says, 'If you wanted an elephant to keep you amused backstage, I'd go and find a fu*king elephant." It sounds very pandering, but it's not, because at the end of the day, come nine o'clock at night, he's got to get up there and do his stuff. The boss gets looked after because the boss delivers the bacon.'
Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth (2003) (TV) (executive producer: IE Music)
... aka "Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworth - What We Did Last Summer" - USA (DVD title)
Robbie Williams: Nobody Someday (2002) (executive producer)
One Night with Robbie Williams (2001) (TV) (producer)
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Tim Clark (Manager)
Tim is a founder partner, along with David Enthoven, of ie: music, the artiste management company that represents Robbie Williams, Archive, Sia & Craig Armstrong, and includes wholly owned subsidiaries, film house Hangman Studios and Hangman Films.
He started his career at Island Records, the label founded by his mentor, the legendary Chris Blackwell. He learnt every facet of the music business while working for Chris and has been fortunate to work with some of the greatest artistes of the past 35 years, including Bob Marley, Free, King Crimson, Nick Drake, Roxy Music, Cat Stevens, Massive Attack and, of course, Robbie Williams.
Starting as an apprentice, he became managing director in 1976
In 1992 he formed IE: Music with David Enthoven, which has become one of the most successful artiste management companies in the UK. He is also a director of Robbie Williams company, The In Good Company Co.
Tim is widely respected throughout the music industry for his innovative approach to music management and his support of digital media. He is also a vice president of UNICEF and supports Robbie Williams substantial contributions to that organisation.
One of Tims outstanding contributions has been the making of the short film on trafficking, More Precious than Gold. Tim secured the support of Century Films and Robbie Williams, who presented and narrated the film. Launched in 2003, this film continues to be used globally to raise awareness of the issue of trafficking, and it is now used as a training resource by police services and authorities in the UK in their work against human trafficking.
Recently, Tim was involved in developing Soccer Aid for UNICEF. This was an unprecedented opportunity for UNICEF to reach a primetime television audience, raising over £2.5million in the process.
Tim has travelled to Mozambique and Cambodia to see UNICEFs work in the field.
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Josie Cliff (PA)
Robbie´s PA for several years now and a past master at keeping people on hold. It's Josie's job to make sure that only the very select few get through to Robbie. One of Josie's affectionate monikers for her boss is 'the little prince'. In September 2003 Robbie sang at Josie´s wedding to director/producer Lee Lodge.
(Extract below taken from Mark Mccrum.com)
The second main figure in Rob's immediate world is his PA Josie Cliff, whom observant fans may spot boogying enthusiastically on the edge of the stage during gigs, don't be fooled by her engaging giggle and friendly manner into thinking that she is anything other than a Ph.D in the dark arts of people management. 'She's all give and I'm all take,' says Rob; but she manages him as skilfully as a top trainer manages a thoroughbred horse. She is at his beck and call, yes; she does fill his fridge and run out to buy him and his friends takeaways and help him choose furniture for his new house, and all the rest; but watch her over several weeks, and you see how she quietly gets her way. With Rob, often; with those close to Rob, generally; with those wanting to get close to Rob, almost always
Josie Cliff has a job that most people would envy, working as a Personal Assistant to an internationally renowned pop star, travelling the world, and spending a lot of time in Los Angeles - but it is no ordinary 9-5 job. Josie is lucky that her husband Lee Lodge also works for the same employer as a producer for his live shows. In fact, that very same employer a man called Robbie Williams sung at their wedding, big-hearted Rob played for just 60 people on Josie and Lees big day. Backed by just an acoustic guitar, Robbie sang a medley of his hits, including the classic Angels, as the couple got wed in a picturesque mountain-top setting in Malibu, California, in September 2003. The show was a thank you to his devoted long time aide, who is on call for Robbie 24 hours a day and even stays at the star's home when he's living in America.
In Somebody, Someday ( written by Marc McCrum) Josie is quoted as saying You look at it all and think its all so relaxed, such good fun, but youre still ploughing away doing the best job you possibly can. Thats what he (RW) makes you feel, that you want to do your best Josie says Robbie Williams first came to ie:music in 1996; things have not been the same since, working with Robbie is a challenge and a joy for all those who are involved with his numerous projects. For me, every single day is a privilege.
Josie is more than just involved in Robbies professional life; she has the unenviable task of making sure Robbie is where he should be, even to the point of accompanying him to the dentist. Josie is always seen quietly in the background in documentaries, and sometimes bouncing away at the side of the stage during his performances, she often has to scold Robbie and pal Jonny for their backstage schoolboy antics .Robbie often turns to her during interviews if unsure about something, and Josie is always there with the answer.
Jonathan Wilkes says of Josie She has to take a lot of **** and shes brilliant at her job. I cant think of anyone else that could do it They say that behind every successful man there is a woman For the time being at least the woman behind Robbie Williams is Josie Cliff.
Source: http://www.purerobbie.com/showthread.php?t=12098
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Tom Golseth (tour accountant)
Tom known as the nerdy guy, Also worked with Andy Franks during the Depeche Mode years as tour accountant plus he was on tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2000.
In 2005 Tom worked for Coldplay for their world tour, and he's worked for Robbie Williams on his Close Encounters 2006 Tour
Other band he has worked for Depeche Mode, Roger Waters, Coldplay, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Marilyn Manson, George Strait, The Cranberries, Foo Fighters, the Spice Girls, and others.
Last news On Tom was that he was working as a full time Manager for Delta Goodrem (Australian singer) and Coldplay
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Andy Franks (Tour Manager)
Andy Franksy Franks, also known as The Prince of Darkness (because he wears black clothing exclusively) has been his tour manager since 1997. Arguably, Franks has the most glamorous, most frustrating, most complicated, most fascinating job on earth, and is also a production management specialist.
Before becoming one of the VIP´s in Robbie´s professional entourage, Franks use to be the tour manager for Depeche Mode back in the 80's and 90's and still is when he isnt working for Rob, He also has Bush and Madness under his belt.
He is originally from Bristol, was in a band called Wild Beasts, he was the bassist and vocalist.
Since starting out in the industry 27 years ago, Andy has set up and produced live shows for acts including Depeche Mode, Madness and Moby. More recently he has worked with Robbie Williams and Coldplay and is currently working as a UK management consultant for Coldplays manager Dave Holmes, looking after the careers of the Scissor Sisters and Anthony and the Johnsons.
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Hamish Hamilton (Director)
Hamish has a reputation as the finest young director of live music entertainment in the United Kingdom. His client list reflects this: Robbie Williams, U2, The Corrs, Madonna, Westlife, to name a few.
Hamish directed the ground-breaking Madonna Live at Brixton Academy - an MSN sponsored event which was streamed to the largest worldwide webcast audience in history. Along with his team at Done-and-Dusted Hamish continues to lead contemporary music broadcasting on this side of the Atlantic.
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Nikki Wheeler (Dancer)
In 1999, Nikki was in a girl band called Toutes les filles.
Nikki Wheeler is/was a professional dancer and appeared in panto in Mother Goose, Cinderella amongst other production. She was also a background dancer for Liberty X and Rob as well as other artists Nikki joined the Robbie Williams Dancers for the tour in 2003.
She and Jonny opened the Wilkes Academy in Swindon in September 2009 and they have two classes a week and already showcased productions in Swindon and the surrounding areas.
She met her husband Jonathan Wilkes when he had to interview her band for BBC choice and they both claimed it was love at first sight.
On August 31st 2001 Jonathan proposed to Nikki in a hotel room in Bath.
They finally married on January 22nd 2004 in Robbie Williams's garden in Los Angeles, USA.
On April 11th 2006 their first son Mickey Wilkes was born. They have now moved back to Swindon so Nikki can be closer to her family.
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Our society lacks hydrogen refuelling stations for fuel cell vehicles (FCV's) and we have a long way to go before obtaining all energy from renewable sources. However, interesting projects are developing in this area
Fuel cell vehicles (FCV's) are already in use, but only for demonstration purposes, and a good infrastructure for hydrogen refuelling is not in place yet. Germany has launched an H2 Mobility Initiative focused on setting up a nationwide infrastructure by 2015. At the moment 21 refuelling stations are registered in the country. The Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership (SHHP) is working on a hydrogen infrastructure in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Sweden currently has no FCV's on the roads. Discussions continue about who should control the only available refuelling station, which has recently closed.
Greenpeace considers hydrogen fuel as an option if clean and renewable energy is used to produce it and if hydrogen could power the cars more efficiently. Vehicle manufacturers are trying to improve the FCV's, but they are probably miles from satisfying their critics. Although we have a long way to go before obtaining all energy from renewable sources, interesting projects are developing in this area.
The energy company Vattenfall is building a hydrogen station in Hamburg where they have strong political support. "We will begin construction of the hydrogen station in mid-June, 2010. In mid-2011 the station will supply the new generation of buses in Hamburg. Green power certificates generate the hydrogen. This means we will produce the hydrogen on renewable energy only. We are still in the development phase and some distance from the market," said Anette Polkehn-Appel, communicator at the company. "The hydrogen station will contain three electrolysers, which will produce hydrogen and oxygen from water," she said.
Another player on the energy stage is SunHydro. The privately funded systems they build contain solar cells at the stations which generate the energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The company wants to provide hydrogen refuelling stations from Maine to Florida. SunHydro hopes to establish refuelling stations that would make it possible to also drive from coast to coast. The price tag for one of these stations is $2 million to $3 million.
Anette Polkehn-Appel is unsure about the future for hydrogen and FCV's. "It's difficult to say when hydrogen will be able to secure market share," she said. "We are still missing the vehicles and lack the infrastructure. Moreover, the prices for cars and hydrogen are much too high when a production stage is not yet in sight. But we are working with our partners, step by step, to deploy the technology on a large scale."


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Officials from the California Department of Transportation and the San Joaquin Council of Governments will host the meeting.
Currently the highway, known as the Crosstown Freeway by many, ends just west of Interstate 5 and does not extend to the Port of Stockton. Plans call for the freeway to extend to the port.
Officials at this open house will show displays and make a brief presentation of the plans. Participants will be able to speak one-on-one with project team members.
The goal of the plan is to improve traffic access to the port as well as reduce industrial truck traffic through the residential Boggs Tract neighborhood.
Plans call of the freeway to extend from Fresno Avenue to Navy Drive, remove oncoming traffic into Boggs Tract at Fresno Avenue and convert Navy Drive into a four-lane facility with a partial interchange.
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The National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is an organization within the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. NSSLHA is led by graduate and undergraduate students interested in a career in speech language pathology. Every year NSSLHA sponsors social and service events for it's members. Past events hosted by the club include: canned-food drive for NorthEast Iowa Food Bank, Sertoma charity events, Relay for Life, Waterloo BlackHawks Hockey night, Special Olympics, and Aspire.
Every November, many students from the department attend the America Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) National Conference. Many UNI graduate students present their research at the conference.
In April, NSSLHA will be sponsoring the Iowa Conference on Communicative Disorders (ICCD). Well-known professionals from around the state will speak at the conference held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cedar Falls, IA. Professionals can obtain Continued Education Units by attending the guest lectures. NSSLHA members collaborate, organize, and plan the conference to make it a learning experience for both professionals and students. The conference is also an opportunity for many graduate students to present their research.
As the number of students enrolled in the department continues to grow, UNI NSSLHA anticipates more members each year. With outstanding student leaders, enthusiastic members, and willing professors, UNI NSSLHA will continue to create opportunities for students to participate in service projects and gain valuable experience.
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Definition of splenius in English:
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noun (plural splenii /ˈspliːnɪʌɪ/)Anatomy
Either of two muscles attached to the vertebrae in the neck and upper back which draw back the head.
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- The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging with contrast, which showed the mass to be well circumscribed and located between the right splenius and semispinalis cervicis muscles.
- The splenius represents a superficial prolongation of the lateral column of muscle to the head.
Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek splēnion 'bandage'.
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verb[with object]
1Confirm or settle (a contract or bargain): to clinch a business deal
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- After some haggling I clinched the bargain and drove away.
- After much examination and a few rounds of long meadow, the bargain was clinched for £120 pounds.
- Analysts say the Lockheed design may have clinched the contract for the company.
1.1Conclusively settle (an argument or debate): these findings clinched the matter
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- At the end of it all, the moral argument that clinches the debate for me is that capital punishment is effectively society's revenge.
- The argument that clinched the debate, both in Whitby and in Toledo, was the 'Roman-ness' and universality of an authoritative tradition.
- It would be dangerous to view the dossier as having clinched the argument for war.
settle, decide, determine;
informal sort out
1.2Confirm the winning or achievement of (a game, competition, or victory): his team clinched the title
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- The winning golden goal to clinch the match 2-1 in extra time was scored by Ahn Jung-hwan, who plays for Italian team Perugia.
- Then nippy forward Julianne O'Connell struck with a great goal which clinched victory for her team and a place in the final.
- Mobbed by joyous teammates, this goal clinched victory for Ilkley from the jaws of defeat.
win, secure;
be victorious, come first, triumph, prevail
1.3Secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when it has penetrated.
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- After the shoe is nailed on, bring the foot out in front of the horse and put it on a stand or on your knee so you can clinch the nail.
- To clinch the nail, it is necessary to hold a heavy metal block against the rib and drive the nail home against this.
1.4Fasten (a rope or fishing line) with a clinch knot.
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- Yeah, the boats weren't clinched down quite tight enough.
- This will help the knot clinch down properly and keep it from pulling out or breaking from the spool.
2 [no object] Grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows.
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- He would stay close enough to always clinch as soon as Rahman set to punch.
- By clinching with Frazier, Ali prevented further damage.
- Heavyweights throw like one-two-three punches and grab and clinch and grab and clinch.
2.1(Of two people) embrace.
1A struggle or scuffle at close quarters, especially (in boxing) one in which the fighters become too closely engaged for full-arm blows.
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- He looked like he was losing that fight from the way I remember it, slipping to the canvas several times out of clinches.
- Neither guy tried to make a war out of it and just practiced their moves and showed their professionalism in the clinches.
- Ortega's best work through the middle of the bout came from manhandling his opponent in clinches.
1.1An embrace, especially an amorous one: we went into a passionate clinch on the sofa
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- Audiences were engrossed by Gilbert and Garbo's off-screen romance after seeing their passionate clinches in The Flesh and the Devil.
- It would have to be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr rolling in a passionate clinch on the wet sand in From Here To Eternity.
- In fact, Derek and his terrified party hadn't stumbled on a poltergeist, but a couple in a passionate clinch who hadn't heard the ghoul-hunting crowd creep up on them.
2A knot used to fasten a rope to a ring or cringle, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.
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Late 16th century (in the senses 'something that grips' and 'fix securely'): variant of clench.
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The untold stories of a political process
Less than a month before the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the wedding of a top Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat's daughter at the Taj Hotel in Lucknow presented senior journalists invited from Delhi with an opportunity to interact with the state's leading bureaucrats—who are, in Chief Minister Mayawati's reign, more important than politicians. For a select few celebrity editors, there was even a rare durbar with Mayawati herself, who carefully arrived after the governor had left, presented flowers to the newly married, and proceeded to a barricaded enclosure to meet India's opinionmakers. I don't know what the conversation was like, but I saw the journalists' lips move more than hers.
After the meeting was over, I asked one celebrity TV anchor what he thought the election results were going to look like. He said the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was very strong, and predicted she could win 50 of the 80 seats the party was contesting. The Delhi media's awe of Mayawati was at a historic peak; they had taken her prime ministerial ambitions seriously. I told this studio journalist that the buzz in Lucknow was that the Congress could spring a surprise. "No chance," he said. "They don't have any organisation. Azharuddin is my friend and he called me to say he needs my help. Even a celebrity like Azharuddin is going to lose!" Read More…
arunganes permalinkFebruary 1, 2012 1:17 AM
This is like some teaching to NRIs. The people anyways know what is happening and what they can do. This all happening for decades in every region of india and people are aware. Their innocence only matters to political canditates.
Rakesh Iyer permalinkFebruary 1, 2012 2:12 AM
Even you are making the generalization that because Dadua is a Kurmi and was being protected by BSP all Kurmis voted for them. A section of them may have done that, but a deeper statistical analysis is required to prove that all Kurmis voted for BSP.
February 1, 2012 11:35 AM
What about western U.P, Shivam? If the media were to be believed, it's the Ganga-Jumna doab and NCR that has really set up a stalemate between Rahul and Maya. Do you see land acquisition queering the pitch in any way?
February 4, 2012 9:25 AM
I have lots to agree with the arguments of this essay. It is high time to give up the mania for predictions which comes in the way of descriptive analysis of ground realities. In my experience before the last Tamil Nadu assembly elections, I found rural voters closely guarding their secret – their having made up their minds to vote against the ruling party. The voters have come to value their votes; keeping their actual preference to themselves is part of the value of their decision. In fact, many were deliberately painting "unpredictability" picture even as they knew the mood that developed following the 2G scam expose was anti-incumbency. The other part of the value of the vote is in terms of money offered by the parties. People like to appear open minded so that they can take money from whoever offers to pay. One should admit that this is some kind of political sagacity.
- Seeing UP from Phulpur « Kafila
- Why Rahul Gandhi's Congress flopped in Uttar Pradesh « Kafila
- Some thoughts on the "hawa" in Indian elections « Kafila
- Why Mayawati's defeat is the BSP's victory « Kafila
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(Ed. Note. The following is a dispatch from an Iowa City worker, who shall remain anonymous as he doesn't want to get on Ricky Stanzi's bad side.)
Last week Iowa beat Pitt in one of the biggest come-from-behind victories in school history. I didn't go, because I had to work. I work at an off-site liquor retailer in downtown Iowa City and all home game days are all-hands-on-deck days.
Much of this blog post is relaying my experience working in the booze business in Iowa City on football gamedays. I supply numbers when I can, but much of the information is anecdotal. Iowa City is a small town, and its downtown service industry an even-smaller part of it. Hopefully, by the end, you are vomiting all over your black-and-gold overalls and "IOWA FUCKING CITY" t-shirts.
Last Saturday at work we followed the Iowa-Pitt game on the store radio. Sometime during the 3rd quarter, when Iowa was losing by more than 20 points, we had some Hawkeye-gear-clad fans who left the game early come in and get some beer before returning home. But Iowa won. When they did, the boss told all of the employees to clear the floors, get behind the counters, and make sure we took our cigarette breaks now. For the next four hours, right until I left, the line was at least three-people deep. Sometimes more. College kids, homeless people, rich out-of-town season-ticket holders, all coming to get the celebratory bottle or two or 24. It bears mention that the Hawkeye's victory song is "In Heaven There Is No Beer."
Iowa City is a drinker's town (and Iowa is a drinker's state, at least according to this map). Iowa City by the numbers: 887 public intoxication tickets and 529 possession under legal age tickets in 2010. Those tickets, combined with 163 tickets for those under 21 in bars after 10:00 PM, net the city roughly half a million dollars in revenue. Even assuming some repeat and out-of-town offenders, roughly one in 60 Iowa Citians receives an alcohol citation every year. There are approximately 30 bars in downtown Iowa City, which is right across the street from the heart of campus. The University of Iowa was 4th in last year's Princeton Review party school rankings. As of 2009 Iowa had the Big Ten's lowest freshman retention rate and highest acceptance rate.
More numbers: Iowa City has roughly 68,000 residents. Kinnick Stadium seats 70,585, and an estimated 30,000 extra people attend tailgates. One 2010 study estimated the fiscal impact of seven home games at $100 million a year. Hotels, restaurants, and, of course, liquor sales are at the center of that fiscal impact. Unsurprisingly, many of the ~100,000 people are drinking.
A liquor retailer has to prepare. Many bars and liquor stores (including us) open at the earliest legal time (7 A.M.), and there will be people waiting.
In the week prior we adjust orders to our distributors. Because Iowa is a control state, all hard liquor comes from a state-owned warehouse in Des Moines. They only send one shipment a week, so we need to get it right. Load up on cheap vodka. We also stock up on mixers, particularly bloody mary mix. We presumably would order more kegs, but the city banned kegs at tailgates roughly five years ago. Cans are now where it's at. (In Iowa you can redeem cans for 5 cents, so another industry which accompanies football games is can-collecting. A familiar game-day site is homeless men riding bicycles with can-stacked trailers.) An acquaintance who was a stocker at another liquor retailer told me stories about how before Iowa City banned kegs at tailgates, he would often wheel out 100+ kegs (roughly 16,000 pounds of beer) in a single morning. Thankfully his employer provided a weight belt.
Iowa State is the biggest home game. Wisconsin has been the second-biggest in recent years (Madison is three hours away, their team has had a great decade, and both of us get a lot of students from the Chicago suburbs). I'm sure some Iowa City retailers were upset by Iowa and Wisconsin being placed in separate divisions.
Victories mean higher receipts than losses. There's no truth to that "drinking away the pain" silliness. People have been drinking since 8 AM already, and if depressed they will sleep. A friend who's a downtown bartender told me he earned $20 in tips on a closing shift the night after the Iowa State loss two weeks ago.
Being behind the counter on such days is essentially an assault. The line can be multiple-bodies-deep for hours, despite the store having a man on all registers. You need to be on your game, making sure change is right and checking IDs (failing a sting nets a fine greater than $1,000). You need to watch for shoplifters. People will bring in cans (all retailers in Iowa need to have can-redemption centers). You go home exhausted on these days, and are tempted to bring home a six pack or bottle for yourself.
The 2009 Homecoming was, as I learned in conversations with other booze merchants, a record-setting day for a lot of downtown bars (a combination of many factors: unexpectedly good Stanzi-led Hawkeye team, Homecoming weekend, afternoon game, beautiful weather, big-name opponent, and, of course, a Hawkeye victory).
This is all from the retailer's point of view and ignores the effect of thousands of drunk people on the streets. The cops declare amnesty on open container laws, at least in public parking areas. Before and after the game, the streets are crowded with yellow-clad football fans.
My opinion is that the worst people on game days are not students. I expect a 19 year old to be drunk and stupid and maybe vomiting on the sidewalk. Rather it's the 50-something dads escaping their loveless marriages, grabbing bar waitresses' asses, talking to service employees as if they are dogs, and using their employer's expense account to buy an expensive hotel room in Hotel Vetro downtown for him and his college buddy who's ostensibly a "business forward" despite not having sent the company any business in 10 years. I remember one time I made the mistake of walking through downtown on gameday wearing a pink shirt and being called a "faggot" multiple times, mostly by men my father's age.
Unfortunately these men also are responsible for part of my paycheck. Many downtown service employees are, like me, students or recent grads of the university who do not have the luxury of employer expense accounts. We take these jobs because they pay reasonably well by Iowa City standards and because better-paying jobs in specialized fields essentially don't exist unless you're a professor or a cog in the machine of big testing companies (i.e., ACT and Pearson, both of whom have huge local offices).
The recession-proofness of being a college-town liquor store employer isn't lost on me, either. You can find recent JDs tending bar and working behind the counter in gas stations in town, fooled by misleading job-placement stats of law school grads.
Thus, we are the candymen and women, for whom football season is either a tiring godsend (if you earn tips) or just plain tiring (if you don't). Iowa is a party school and Iowa City is a party town, a fact not lost on those aforementioned mid-life-crisisers. The school tries to do something about it, but how far can they go when some members of the school's alumni network seem to prefer that Iowa City remain the staging point for the Hangover-styled middle-aged-man drunken getaway?
I am far from a teetotaler, and identify as a Hawkeye fan. I admit there's a shitload of cognitive dissonance in working in liquor retail while simultaneously being critical of an excessive, stupid drinking culture. But the fact is we have a better understanding of this culture than any member of the college administration or press. I have heard the fucked-up comments men make when bragging about how their jungle juice is going to make the girls at their party "a bunch of whores," and I have seen no shortage of people walk into the store with black eyes or open wounds. I won't pretend to know what the solution is but in the meantime I know I am, in a small way, a part of the problem.
Go Hawks.
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I agree 100% with Watsonsbag. However, I think a parade should be held in Kabul, before we leave. We were promised one in Iraq by the Bush Administration when we invaded (liberated)that country. I propose that the Grand Marshal be President Bush in one car with Dick Cheney.
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