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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the Browns bolted for Baltimore in 1996, Fred Nance was former Cleveland Mayor Mike White's point man in negotiating with the NFL for an expansion team.
So Nance, who later became a finalist to replace retiring NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue in 2006, has a history with the Browns and pro football.
His involvement with the Browns took a decidedly visible turn last December, when owner Randy Lerner hired him as the team's general counsel.
Lerner didn't attend the NFL owners meetings in Orlando last week. Instead, the team was represented by Nance, new President Mike Holmgren, General Manager Tom Heckert, Bryan Wiedmeier (executive vice president-business operations), Matt Thomas (vice president-football administration) and head coach Eric Mangini.
Nance, regional managing partner of the Squire, Sanders & Dempsey law firm in Cleveland, discussed his role with the Browns, his relationship with Lerner and the team's direction under Holmgren:
(On his relationship with Randy Lerner and how far back that goes.)
Nance said he and White actually began working closely with Lerner's late father Al, even before Al was awarded the franchise in 1998.
"[Al] was engaged with the mayor and me in helping us to understand sort of how the NFL thinks and what's important to the NFL and what Cleveland would have to do in order to position itself well to make a case to do something that had never been done before, which is to promise the award of a new franchise before the old team had even left town.
"So over the back of that I got to work with Al and, of course, once Al won the sweepstakes to own the team, again I got to work directly with Al because of the things that he wanted in the deal, the enhancements that he wanted put into Browns Stadium on his own nickel, lots of issues like the name of the stadium, operational issues. So over the back of that I got introduced to Randy, and Randy and I began working together more closely over the past several years."
(On how he wound up as general counsel.)
Nance said Randy Lerner, not long after his father died, invited him to dinner to get a better sense of what was happening in Cleveland and how the Browns could become more involved in the community. About 18 months ago, Lerner began asking him to get involved in representing the team in various legal matters.
"As things unfolded, and it was clear there were transitions that would be necessary, he asked me to become more directly involved and it sort of built upon itself until finally in December he asked me to become general counsel of the team."
(On why Nance thinks fans don't realize that, according to him, Lerner has a deep appreciation for Cleveland. )
"Because he doesn't like the spotlight. He doesn't like to take credit for things. It's not his nature. I don't think it's an overstatement to say he's a bit reclusive in that regard. But that doesn't mean he doesn't care and it doesn't mean he hasn't more than put his money where his mouth is."
(On whether he ever suggests to Lerner that the owner might make himself more visible to demonstrate how active he is with the team and that losing bothers him as much as it does the fans.)
"I wouldn't suppose to put myself in that position. I think he is able to do things that he thinks are important to him. He doesn't really care about recognition or what other people think. I don't think that's much of a priority for him."
(On why Nance, not Lerner, presented Holmgren to the media the day the Browns announced their new president.)
"Because I was asked to. But I know what you're asking me for, more fundamentally, why didn't Randy Lerner choose to do it? I think the advent of the Mike Holmgren era is something that's fundamentally changing the Browns, has the potential to do so much in terms of both the performance on the field as well as reinstating the Browns as an institution in this town. He didn't want to do anything to take away from it. His focus is on making the right decisions, providing the resources and stepping back and getting out of the way. That's his modus operandi."
(On his role in recruiting and signing Holmgren.)
"Finding, I had nothing to do with. That was Randy Lerner's doing. I did have the privilege of being involved in discussions with coach Holmgren and his agent before they made the decision to come to Cleveland. I actually did the negotiation of the (five-year) contract itself -- obviously subject to pretty clear parameters that Randy Lerner gave me -- but I got a chance to talk to Mike Holmgren about Cleveland, about the importance of this team to this community, and I think it really resonated with him because he's had that experience. He had it in Green Bay. He had it in Seattle."
(On how active Lerner is now that he has Holmgren to run his team.)
"He is [at the Browns headquarters in Berea] when he's needed. He's available for constant communication, and without talking about his travel itinerary, Randy is available for specific needs when we have to have him, but he's always available for communication and he's got his finger on the pulse of what's going on."
(When is he needed? For what kinds of things?)
"Sometimes there are seminal events that involve, perhaps, certain key personnel or certain key decisions, and if we need him, he's there. Then he's in Berea periodically even when there isn't something special going on. I'll put it this way, he gets around."
(What is your role as general counsel?)
"I would say my role is a bit nontraditional from things you might normally associate with being a general counsel. And by that I mean, I'd say I have three major functions. The first is to take care of the big legal issues. There are day-to-day things handled by other people with legal training within the organization that I'm not involved in, but if there are major legal issues I am responsible for either their handling or supervising the handling of those.
"Then there is the Browns relationship with the National Football League. ... One of my responsibilities is to help the team on league-related matters. And the third thing -- I'm very much ensconced within the community, so one of my roles is to make sure the Browns come back to the place of civic leadership, civic asset, being part of the heritage and fabric of this community that it should be. And so one of my jobs is to make sure we reconnect the Browns to this community."
(How does Berea feel different pre- and post-Holmgren?)
"In a word -- dramatic. It's like asking me what my office is like with the lights off versus the lights on. There was understandably an air of uncertainty, unease toward the end of the season because of how tough a season it had been, how inevitable some changes were. ... But once Mike Holmgren came in, one of the first things he did was to gather every employee in the building and [he] sat us all down in a room and talked about what he was about, where he's headed, how he does things and it was like flipping that light switch on because it went from uncertainty and an uncomfortable situation to one where there's a dynamic leader in place who's a decent guy, who's a good communicator, who has the stature within the league to not only attract talent but to build fundamentally, the most important thing -- a football organization that has a fighting chance for success. ... And it's like a giant weight was lifted because the uncertainty was gone, it was clear what direction we were going."
(On why Nance believes Holmgren has infused some optimism, both within the organization and with fans.)
"The combination now of the vision of Holmgren, a guy with his NFL credentials, the quality of people that he's put in the front office and the improvements, the upgrades that we've made on the scouting and coaching staffs have really, I think, given people not just hope but a reason to believe that there's a real chance for success here.
"Now we've still got a long way to go. Obviously, the quarterback change is a fundamental one. I don't think the last chapter to that story has been written yet because its entirely possible that, with 12 draft picks, there might be a quarterback in there, there might be a quarterback in the future."
(On how he juggles time between the Browns and the law firm.)
"The answer is it really depends on what's going on. I am spending the majority of my time on Browns matters, but what I do ebbs and flows." (He was, for instance, intimately involved in the undisclosed settlement with former General Manager George Kokinis.)
(On whether Lerner, who also owns Aston Villa of the English Premier Soccer League, likes football or soccer better, and on rumors that Lerner has an Aston Villa tattoo but none for the Browns.)
"I think that is just silly. (Laughs.) I'm not commenting on his tattoos or lack thereof. (More laughter.) I'll just say that goes to my prior point: The fact that you hear things like that says people are speculating. People care. People want to know, does mom love me best or my brother best? I think what people ought to know is actions speak louder than words, and the things that Randy Lerner has done to be supportive of having a team here and continuing to pour money into it -- large sums of money into it."
(On the dynamic of the Browns' newly-structured front office at the NFL owners meetings.)
"It is both collaborative, in the sense that Mike Holmgren seeks the views, opinions and experience of others, but there is no question that he is in charge and the final call is his. ... In the final analysis, Mike's got his hand on the helm."
(On the NFL's union contract and the chances of a lockout or strike in 2011.)
"We've been asked by the commissioner's office not to make any public comment on the collective bargaining discussions, so I won't, other than to say the players and the owners need each other. This will ultimately be resolved and we'll be playing football."


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Star formation in starburst galaxies is concentrated in dense, massive knots of stars called super star clusters (SSCs). These clusters are thought to be the building blocks of galaxies, and determining their properties is crucial to understanding the formation, enrichment and evolution of galaxies. SSCs are coeval stellar populations with sufficient stars to sample the cluster initial mass function (IMF). Critical to characterization of the IMF is the detection of low-mass stars, the light of which is swamped by high luminosity supergiants. Measurement of the kinematic mass of a cluster represents the only means of detecting and quantifying the contribution of low-mass stars.
The nuclear starburst in M82 is host to over 20 infrared-bright SSCs. I use high-resolution near-infrared Keck/NIRSPEC echelle spectroscopy to measure the stellar velocity dispersions of these clusters. The SSCs are resolved in HST NICMOS and ACS images, from which I measure halflight radii and integrated luminosities. I calculate virial masses for the SSCs, typically 105 to 106 solar masses. Comparison of the observed light-to-mass ratios and population synthesis models enables me to constrain the IMF for individual clusters and demonstrates apparent variations within a single starburst galaxy. I present evidence for mass segregation despite the young cluster ages (typically 10-50 Myr), and discuss implications for interpretation of the IMF. The mass and luminosity distribution functions for the population bear on the question of whether the clusters represent a young globular cluster population. With a sample of over 20 clusters, this dataset represents the largest study of SSCs in a single galactic environment, providing a strong test of environmental dependency of the IMF. This work has been supported by NSF Grant AST--0205999.
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PCC Law Enforcement Academy Graduation, May 23
May 22, 2014
Tucson, AZ –Pima Community College's Public Safety and Emergency Services Institute Law Enforcement Academy is proud to announce its fourth and largest graduating class of 24 trainees on Friday, May 23.
- What: Pima Community College Public Safety & Emergency Services Institute Law Enforcement Academy Graduation Ceremony
- When: 6 p.m., May 23
- Where: PCC Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre, West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road
Commencement ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. at Pima Community College Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre, West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. The keynote speaker will be Marana Police Department Chief Terry Rozema.
The graduates have completed the mandatory training for certification by the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board as Arizona police officers.
They've learned skills such as proficiency with firearms, vehicle operations, defense tactics, first aid, legal issues, values and ethics, officer survival skills, and crisis intervention – basic skills needed to begin a career in law enforcement, said Kevin Lane, Training Commander for PCC's Law Enforcement Academy. Graduates must complete 721 hours of training over 37 weeks
"PCC's Law Enforcement Academy was one of the best choices I've made. It challenges you both mentally and physically," said Edgar Ulrich III, who completed the academy in 2012, and began working as an officer with the Marana Police Department. "I highly recommend the Law Enforcement Academy to anyone that wants to challenge themselves and open a door to great opportunities."
Ulrich is one of many Law Enforcement Academy graduates who have gone on to have successful and rewarding careers.
96 percent of PCC's Law Enforcement Academy graduates receive a job offer after graduation.
Of the 24 cadets graduating, two of them are sponsored by law enforcement agencies and have jobs waiting for them after graduation, and 13 have contingent job offers from nine agencies across the state.
PCC's Law Enforcement Academy is open to the public. Anyone interested in exploring a career in law enforcement is encouraged to attend an information session. For more information, call (520) 206-3543 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Imagine receiving a text from your bank confirming you have deactivated your debit card and that if you have any questions you should contact them. Of course, you immediately call the number in the text message to say you have not deactivated your debit card. They are very apologetic and offer to instantly re-activate your debit card. All they need you to do is verify you are in possession of your debit card and you are who you say you are.
They then ask you to read your debit card account number to them along with the 3-digit security code on the back of your card and then give them your social security number. The only catch is the message was not from your bank, but rather a con-artist and now they have the information needed to drain your bank account and get your credit information.
- Remember your bank or credit card company will not text message you.
- Find your bank's phone number by looking at your monthly statement and call that number.
- If in doubt, call the Fraud line.
"In this case the con-artist has tricked the victim into believing they have initiated the call, therefore it is safe to give the person on the other end of the line their account and personal information. Please remember if it was not your idea to call someone and you are doing so at the direction of another, then you did not really initiate the call." says Sheriff Mike Scott.
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After all, the Cavaliers regularly tangle with some of the nation's top teams as members of the elite Atlantic Coast Conference and play a loaded non-conference schedule.
Carroll's nerves gradually calmed, but 2011's Mr. Soccer felt much better after introducing the college soccer world to his booming leg.
With his team trailing Georgetown 2-0, Virginia was awarded an indirect free kick from just outside the six-yard box to the right of the goal. One of Carroll's teammates took the kick, which rebounded off a Georgetown and out to Carroll, who booted the ball into the right corner of the net.
The Cavaliers fell 2-1, but Carroll knew he could more than hold his own at the college level.
"The ball just shot out to my left foot on that play, and I just booted it in," Carroll said. "I was a little tight during the first half, just trying to hold down the center-back spot and not make any mistakes. I certainly settled down the second half when I knew what I could do against these guys."
Carroll, who led Grand Blanc to a 69-12-13 record in his four varsity seasons and was a two-time Dream Team selection, followed that up by scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 nipping of then-No. 22 California.
Teammate Scott Thomsen sent a corner kick to the middle of the box where Carroll used his 6-foot-3 frame to leap above the crowd and headed the ball into the net from about five yards out. It was the kind of play Carroll scored on numerous times in high school.
"I was able to just win the head ball on that one, but it's not easy to play against the guys at this level," Carroll said. "I would say it's just under the level of playing for the United States National Team in the World Cup. I have been going against big, strong and fast guys at this level. The ACC also has some of the most skilled guys in the country and that combination of size and skill is tough."
Carroll has played in four of seven games thus far, starting all four and has scored his two goals on three shots.
Earning a place in the starting lineup was far from easy for Carroll, whose preseason training was slowed by a foot injury, though he had recovered by the the time practice began in August. He scored a goal in a preseason win over Liberty University.
"It was tough going against top-level guys from all over the country to compete for playing time," said Carroll, who was part of the nation's second-ranked recruiting class. "Going against the kind of players we have in practice has ultimately made me a better player, going through that process of getting into the lineup."
Carroll's playing has drawn high praise from Virginia coach George Gelnovatch, who feels Carroll has only scratched the surface of what is capable of.
"Zach's experience with such elite levels of soccer like the U-17 World Cup has allowed him to play right away," Gelnovatch said. "His physical dimensions really stand out because he is the tallest player on the team, and strong. For him to score two goals already from the center back position is a tough thing to do and the guys have respect for him and the way he carries himself. He was injured and that slowed him down, so I think by October and November, he is going to a really force for us."
Carroll, ranked the nation's seventh-best Class of 2012 recruit by ESPN Rise, verbally committed to Michigan in December 2010, but a series of events surrounding the Wolverines program caused him to look elsewhere.
By the end of the last high school season, the entire coaching staff and four players Carroll knew had left Michigan.
"Basically, everything I committed to at Michigan was gone," Carroll said. "First, the assistant coaches went to Butler, then players I was looking forward to playing with went to play in Europe and then after all that, head coach Steve Burns left."
Carroll immediately narrowed his choices to ACC powers North Carolina and Virginia.
"I had talked to both schools, but it never got as far as a scholarship offer," Carroll said. "After I de-committed from Michigan, though, I got emails from both schools and visited both. I went with Virginia because I really like the coaching staff and there was more of a chance of playing right away."
Gelnovatch, now in his 18th season, has led the Cavaliers to a stellar 240-95-30 mark, including the 2009 NCAA Championship. Virginia has made 31 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
"It's been great to work with someone like coach Gelnovatch and his staff every day," Carroll said. "They tell you like it is and do not sugar-coat anything. They all have college experience and most have played professionally. They have great knowledge and interact well with all the players. I told my parents after my visit that they would be great people to hang out with."
Virginia, picked to finish fifth in an Atlantic Coast Conference loaded with five teams in the current Top 25, is 4-2-1 and 1-0 in the conference thus far. The Cavaliers are not ranked. The young squad contains 21 freshman and sophomores.
"I really want to make the ACC All-Freshman first team this year and hopefully Freshman of the Year," Carroll said. "I think this team is good enough to go all the way with the combination of great young talent and how our veteran players give us a bunch of weapons."
Carroll's ultimate goal remains to play Major League Soccer, something he has aspired since grade school.
"It's still too early to tell exactly what kind of college career Zach will have, but he is a talent and is dedicated to the game," Gelnovatch said. "I know he is on people's radar as far as professional soccer and all indications are from the first month of the season that Zach has a great soccer future ahead of him."


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The Hornets dropped their second straight game on a buzzer-beating shot as Andrew Karch scored on a layup just before the buzzer sounded, his only basket of the game, to give the Vikings a win.
McCann Tech scored the first 12 points of the game and led by 11 at halftime, but the Vikings staged a second-half comeback led by Sam Sharpe's 17 points and 16 by Jordan Castillo.
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The website Drunkdialcongress.org is a quickly becoming a fad.
Now that we're knee-deep into the government shutdown, the clever folks at the site have found a way to capitalize on American frustrations as well as garnering participation.
"Whether you're a furloughed worker, being forced to work for free or just fed up with Capitol Hill, call and a yell at a random member of Congress," the website advertises.
The process is simple.
You enter your phone number and then wait for a call. That call will automatically transfer you to a congressional office where you can voice your feelings on the government shutdown.
As for the "drunk" part, the website says they're pointing out that pictures surfaced of elected representatives drinking over the past few week inspired them.
They also provide talking points. Ranging from the problems veterans are facing, cancer treatment problems to the light-hearted disabling of the "Panda Cam,"-- all consequences of the shutdown.
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Jon Gerhartz, a 5-9, 175-pound junior quarterback from East Brunswick who has recently returned from injury, compiled 300 yards of offense in a 33-28 victory over J.P. Stevens on Friday.
The quarterback of last year's team rushed 22 times for 213 yards and a touchdown, scored on a 75-yard kickoff return and guided two touchdown drives in the final 8:03 as East Brunswick overcame a two-score deficit to win with 40 seconds remaining.
South Plainfield's 5-8, 180-pound senior running back Joe Pellegrino has returned a kickoff for a touchdown in four straight games. On Friday, his 80-yard kickoff return late in the game provided South Plainfield with a 20-17 upset of St. Joseph. Earlier in the game, Pellegrino had a 64-yard touchdown run on his way to a 113-yard game.
New Brunswick snapped a 26-game losing streak that dated to 2009 with a 26-13 victory over Perth Amboy. New Brunswick trailed, 13-12, before Schamal Ayton scored on a two short runs to provide the winning points. Tereak Butler scored on a 75-yard run, while James Sullen had a 45-yard interception return for a TD for East Brunswick's other TDs.
Dunellen debuts in the Middlesex County Top 10 for the first time this week. Dunellen won its 13th straight Greater Middlesex Conference-Blue Division game with a 29-28 decision over Spotswood. Closing in on a third straight division crown, Dunellen had to fight back from a nine-point deficit in the final 7:00 to win on a 25-yard field goal by Tony McGuane with five seconds left.
Two games on Friday night could decide division championships.
Colonia, which is 7-0 for the first time in 37 years, will host 6-0 Carteret in a Greater Middlesex Conference-Blue Division showdown. Colonia is 6-0 in division play with one game remaining after Carteret, while Carteret is 5-0 with two remaining.
In the Red Division, Sayreville will be at South Brunswick. Sayreville is 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the division, while defending champion South Brunswick is 6-1 and 5-1. A victory would clinch the division crown for Sayreville, while a loss would more than likely create a tie.
At halftime, South Brunswick will retire the number of former great Mohamed Sanu, who also starred at Rutgers. Sanu, a rookie with the Cincinnati Bengals, caught the first passes (3 for 27 yards) of his NFL career on Sunday.


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The state's budget office this week loosened up some purse strings and authorized the state Department of Environmental Conservation to fill 11 vacant positions in the state's fish hatchery system.
This past year, the hatchery system, which is set up to run with 80 full-time staffers, has been getting by with 67. The new hires should help and will be in place by Nov. 30, enabling the state's fish hatcheries to operate at full capacity.
The money for the additional employees is coming out of the state's Conservation Fund, which is funded primarily from license fees paid by hunters, fishermen and trappers.
"That's a win for us," said Lance Robson, of Sennett, who sits on the Conservation Fund Advisory Board. "Last fall, they released some fish (in certain parts of the state) that they would have liked to have kept until this spring because they had temporary employees and no guarantee the temporary employees would be here in the spring."


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I thought this was going to be a thread about yoga being associated with vegetarianism! It seems to be a package-deal with the folks I know.
To all you primal yogis/yoginis out there. I know you're out there, and I know you're tired of people insisting that yoga is not a real workout! Yoga is the best! It's good for the body, mind, and soul, and we all know how much a good vinyasa flow can get your heart pumping. And who says it's not lifting heavy? I'm pretty sure I'm bearing a good amount of weight hanging out in flying pigeon. Besides, if nothing else, it's pretty sweet that I can put my leg behind my head. Who would disagree with that?
I thought this was going to be a thread about yoga being associated with vegetarianism! It seems to be a package-deal with the folks I know.
That's funny; most of the yoga teachers I know are not vegetarians, actually. But there is definitely a debate. Most yoga teachers/yogis are also not Hindus (at least in the U.S.). I think it boils down to whether or not you think being vegetarian is more ethical than not being vegetarian. Personally, I make an educated guess that eating ethically raised animals results in less loss of life than most vegetarian diets, which involve soy and grain that are harvested unethically.
I'm looking at getting it at my local gym.
I agree! I've been doing yoga (hot) for almost 5 months now and see a huge increase in upper body strength from all the chatarangas in my vinyasa class. I love it and will continue the rest of my life. I wore a HRM the first month and was burning in average 550 calories.
I just started to get back into hot yoga at a great studio near where I live. I can't believe I stopped making the time to go regularly! I notice such a difference in how I feel when I go.
I was doing Bikram pretty hardcore (5 days a week) a few months back and fizzled out because it fatigued me so much.
Now I am pretty keen to get back once or twice a week, but I wonder... Could it be considered primal?
I have been warned off by several people concerned about heating the brain every day like that.
Yes, it's fine to do hot yoga (or any kind) on the primal blueprint. you can do it as fun, or as body weight or cardio (depending upon how rigorous) or long slow, or just mobility, etc.
I like vinyasa forms without heat. I get hot enough with the breathing. Did power vinyasa in heat for years, now I just do it without heat.
I am leaning toward it being primal. The reasoning that Bikram is heated to 105 and at a specific humidity (on top of allowing the muscles to stretch more easily) is to mimic the conditions in Mysore, India, where it was originally practiced. If people have been doing yoga in hot weather for literally thousands of years, if these are the conditions under which the practice was developed, then I wouldn't be too concerned about it.
Out of all the forms of exercise, yoga must be one of the most tried and true!
Also, I remember Robb Wolf mentioning that you could consider the exposure to heat hormetic, so while it is somewhat of a stressor, it's probably a good thing, not something to be feared. That being said, the point of hormesis is to keep the dose of stressor low. Just like you wouldn't (or shouldn't, IMO) do crossfit every day without rest/recovery, you probably shouldn't do Bikram every day (even though Bikram says you should). If you fizzled out, then you were probably doing too much. I think up to 4 days is approximately right, but everyone is different!


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five players. The single-best unit for the No. 4 team in the country. The favorite group of the two-time national champion coach.
Three claps.
After Ohio State's 34-24 win over Iowa on Saturday, Urban Meyer said he called all five members of the starting offensive line up in front of the team. Just like in the previous game against Northwestern, the line had worn down the opposition in the second half to help lead the Buckeyes to a win. Their team had leaned on them, and they'd stood tall again.
"I feel good about the line and that's where winning football, certainly offensive football, starts," Meyer said. "And they're my favorite players on the team. Those five guys, that's where you start."
Why do the linemen think Meyer likes them so much?
"He's probably scared of us," left tackle Jack Mewhort said jokingly. "As a unit I think we work very hard, we do a lot of things right, on and off the field."
If Meyer was a lineman, he'd know just how to reward that work.
Ready, set, go – clap, clap, clap.
In Ed Warinner's room, that's about as good as it gets.
The second-year offensive line coach brought with him a tradition, one that was originally used to show respect to visitors to the offensive line meeting room. Warinner, for instance, said the line would greet former OSU coach Earle Bruce whenever he stopped in.
Ready, set, go – clap, clap, clap.
Just like on the field, the call comes from center Corey Linsley. And then, just like on the field, the five players work as one when it's time to move. On the field, it's going after the defensive linemen across from them. In the room, it's the claps.
This season, they've even started clapping for each other. Because they've been that good, and last week against Iowa was the best performance yet.
"They graded out high, but that was because they were consistent throughout the game and executed well," Warinner said. "So, yeah, I think collectively as a group of five guys put together there wasn't two or three guys played really well and a couple of guys played poorly or average, it was five guys played at a high level."
There's plenty of praise to go around.
Last year, left guard Andrew Norwell was named first-team All-Big Ten, and Mewhort made second team. This year, ESPN.com named Mewhort its first-team left tackle on its midseason All-Conference team, while Linsley was the center. Norwell was one of the offensive players of the game last week, while sophomore right tackle Taylor Decker was honorable mention for player of the game. And right guard Marcus Hall has been praised all season by everyone from Meyer to Warinner to strength coach Mickey Marotti as one of the most improved players on the team.
In fact, it was Hall who earned three claps from his teammates in the meeting room while watching film this week for his overall play and a particularly crushing block. Hall's teammates say he's funny, but he can also be quiet at times, so they liked giving him the claps.
"Marcus usually doesn't want the three claps," Decker said. "But if we deem it necessary to give somebody three claps, Corey will give us the ready, set, go, and we'll give them the three claps for a little praise."
But they don't just throw those around. The claps don't come out every day.
"In our room when you get three claps," Warinner said, "that's a big deal."
You've got to earn them, especially when everyone is playing well. The standard has been set.
"They're competitive, but they are not competitive in that, 'Why did he grade higher than me? Why was he this?' They're not that - that's slightly selfish," Warinner said. "They're not that at all. They couldn't be happier for Andrew Norwell being champion or Jack being co- champion."
What's happening with the offensive line right now, Warinner has seen before. He's in his 30th year as a college football coach, most of them dealing with linemen, and this is what's supposed to happen.
Five guys, one unit, lots of clapping. But he still knows to appreciate it.
"It's very enjoyable," Warinner said. "It's enjoyable because it takes a lot of work and a lot of cohesion and it's a slow process bringing offensive linemen along and it's step by step. When they're in rhythm and they're all in sync and they're all coordinated then when you get that, really good things can happen for you.
"If you have talent and you have players that will work hard and you have players that are coachable, then you can put together a good offensive line, as long as it's based on fundamentals and effort. ... I've been around it enough, because I've been doing this a long time, I guess, that I've been exposed to good O line play. So that's my expectation. That when my group jogs out on the field they're going to play good, be well-coached and be ready to go and help us win games. Anything less than that I'm not doing my job."
Ready, set, go – clap, clap, clap.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's one of the oldest cons in the book: Accost an unsuspecting mark with a story about a lost purse stuffed with money.
Offer to split the loot in exchange for a good-faith investment, possibly a few hundred bucks.
Invariably, the hapless investor ends up holding an empty bag.
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As authorities tell it, she'd target Hispanic or immigrant women walking with children, and if they didn't take the bait, she and her male accomplice would switch to Plan B: Mugging them.
A law enforcement source described how Ms. Valeria-Canales-Mendoza ran the alleged confidence game: Typically, she'd present a stranger a purse stuffed with money and claim it was lost. She'd offer to split the cash with the stranger, but first they'd have to report it missing, for procedure's sake.
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Enter her male accomplice, who would emerge and claim the purse belonged to his wife. A scuffle would ensue, and the duo would run off — but not before the purse was switched for an empty one.
In one Island case, authorities allege, the mark didn't take the bait, so at 9:30 a.m. on June 20, in front of 690 Castleton Ave. in West Brighton, Ms. Valeria-Canales-Mendoza switched gears.
"We'll take your baby if you don't give us everything you've got," the duo told their victim, then relieved her of her own purse, earrings and a necklace, according to court papers.
In a second case, on July 7, the victim allegedly fell for their scheme. According to court papers, Ms. Valeria-Canales-Mendoza and her accomplice confronted that victim on the corner at 8:30 a.m., at the corner of Taylor Street and DeGroot Place in West Brighton, telling her, "You took our money!"
They grabbed the woman's purse, which contained cash, a cell phone and jewelry, police allege.
Ms. Valeria-Canales-Mendoza, who also uses the last name Canales-Mendoza, and the alias Eslya Majia, was arrested Thursday, and faces robbery charges for five incidents in Manhattan and at least one in Queens, the law enforcement source said.
Police in the Bronx are also looking to arrest her, the source said, and city Correction Department records show federal immigration officials also hold a warrant against her. She's a native of Honduras, those records show.
She was brought to the Island on a warrant on Monday, and charged with two counts each of second- and third-degree robbery, and fourth-degree grand larceny, said Peter N. Spencer, a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
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Beginning today and for the next six Sundays, a different division will be analyzed.
In case you missed it, here's the AFC East.
If December 1 isn't circled on the collective calendars of the Houston Texans, it should be.
That will be the day the Texans realize if they are ready to challenge for the AFC title.
A year ago, the Texan were rolling along at 11-1 when they rolled into New England and got rolled by the Patriots, 42-14.
Just over a month later in the conference semifinals, Houston had to go back to Foxboro, Mass. It wasn't as bad, but it wasn't good, as New England coasted again to a 41-28 win.
There may be other teams in the way of the Texans getting to the franchise's first Super Bowl, but it starts with them beating New England or at least competing with the Patriots.
They will get the chance Dec. 1, and this time it's in Houston.
Here's a look at the rest of the AFC South.
Last Year: 6-10.
Head Coach: Mike Munchak.
Offensive Coordinator: Dowell Loggains.
Defensive Coordinator: Jerry Gray.
What's New: The Titans gave Munchak another year and added eight free agents to try to get back to the playoffs, the most notable are RB Shonn Greene (Jets), DT Sammie Hill (Detroit), G Andy Levitre (Buffalo) and TE Delanie Walker.
See You Later: Four veterans left, including veteran QB Matt Hasselbeck. None will be missed.
Position Battle: The organization wants Jake Locker to be the QB but don't count out Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Rookie To Watch: First-round pick G Chance Warmack will be a fixture of the OL for 10 years.
Could Breakout: If the QB play is solid, watch out for WR Kendall Wright.
If Things Go Right: The additions help; the players play hard for Munchak, and the Titans challenge for a wild-card spot.
If Things Go Wrong: Locker doesn't get it done. Munchak doesn't even make it through the season, and nobody remembers these Titans.
Last Year: 11-5.
Head Coach: Chuck Pagano.
Offensive Coordinator: Pep Hamilton.
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Manusky.
What's New: Pagano is back as head coach after battling leukemia last season. He'll be without top assistant Bruce Arians, however, who got the head coaching job in Arizona. The team also made some changes on the line and on defense. Gordon Cherilus (Detroit) and Donald Thomas (New England) coud help keep Andrew Luck upright. Ricky Jean-Francois (San Francisco) is a good 3-4 end. LaRon Landry stayed healthy his one year with the Jets and parlayed it into a nice contract from the Colts.
See You Later: Pass rusher Dwight Freeney, coming off an unproductive five-sack season went to San Diego. Arians might be missed as much as anyone.
Position Battle: At WR, where Raiders bust Darrius Heyward-Bey tries to take a spot from T.Y. Hilton.
Rookie To Watch: Third-round pick Hugh Thornton of Illinois could win a spot on the line.
Could Breakout: RB Vick Ballard gained 346 of his 814 yards in the season's final four games.
If Things Go Right: Luck takes another step to stardom. The defense gets better, and the Colts unseat the Texans on top of the division.
If Things Go Wrong: Luck suffers through a sophomore jinx, and the Colts miss the playoffs.
Last Year: 12-4.
Head Coach: Gary Kubiak.
Offensive Coordinator: Rick Dennison.
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips.
What's New: Houston went for quality over quantity in adding veteran FS Ed Reed (Baltimore) and the best punter in the game Shane Lechler (Oakland).
See You Later: The team allowed nine players to leave via free agency, including LB Connor Barwin (Eagles), but all nine were expendable.
Position Battle: At RT where Derek Newton returns from knee surgery and has to hold off veteran Ryan Harris.
Rookie To Watch: The Texans hope WR DeAndre Hopkins is the answer opposite Andre Johnson.
Could Breakout: LB Whitney Mercilus is ready for a big season.
If Things Go Right: Houston continues to get better, but at this point, it's Super Bowl or bust.
If Things Go Wrong: The Texans, who were 3-3 in their final six games after an 11-1 start to the season, do not improve and have to fight off Indy just to win the South.
Last Year: 2-14.
Head Coach: Gus Bradley.
Offensive Coordinator: Jedd Fisch.
Defensive Coordinator: Bob Babich.
What's New: Bradley, the coach a lot of Eagles fans wanted, is starting fresh with a team that needs a new approach. A few free agents were added, but nothing spectacular. The Jags and Bradley look like they want to build from scratch.
See You Later: Mike Mularkey lasted one year and two wins before he was shown the door. Bradley and GM Dave Caldwell let eight of his players leave with him.
Position Battle: There will be a few, but the most important will be at QB between Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne. Ugh.
Rookie To Watch: S Jonathan Cyprien, the team's second-round pick, is going to make an impact.
Could Breakout: MLB Paul Posluszny, already very solid, could really blossom under Bradley.
If Things Go Right: Bradley's defense gets after people, and the offense improves enough to not hurt the team.
If Things Go Wrong: It takes more time than expected for the defense to gel, and the offense can't get out of its own way.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Internet Stalker
I really didn't expect anything unusual, Broad Ripple, some friends in Zionsville and further north, but there it was, sticking out like a sore thumb. A frequent, really frequent visitor from the town right next to my little burg. 15 minutes away. Three visits on some days. Some lasting an hour or more. Early morning, late night. A couple of Saturdays, logged on all day, one visit in the total count, but all day. Did they log on in the morning and just forget about it like I do a lot. Does this person not have a LIFE?
I have to admit, it bothered me a bit. None of my friends live there, one coworker but he doesn't read blogs, hardly touches the Internet. This person just seemed to be tailing my every blog post. Sometimes staying for hours late at night, multiple visits on a daily basis. Creepy. I pictured someone living in their parents basement, mall ninja by day, sitting home alone playing with their Wookie action figure at night.
So I looked at Stat counter to see if I could see the IP address. There it was, the IP address, the Internet provider.
Apparently, my little town doesn't show up with the IP, the next closest town does. Now, I have a healthy ego and all, but I'll do eharmony.com before I stalk myself
And yes, I do feel like a complete dork.
You all have a safe and happy week!
Love - Brigid
51 comments:
If you don't think you're worth stalking, who else would?ReplyDelete
I have been accused of being eccentric by some, but I never thought of stalking myself!
Hah, I can see myself doing that!ReplyDelete
Check your options, but most site counter type setups have an option so you can make sure your own hits aren't tracked (usually requires allowing the site to put a cookie on your computer).
There's no place like 127.0.0.1 ;)ReplyDelete
Ha! Spooky!! I had that happen when I installed an network-monitor thing and discovered someone kept trying to access my network!!ReplyDelete
Turns out, taking a look at the MAC address, it was my TiVo...
That isn't the meaning of the phrase "dating myself" at all!ReplyDelete
HA! I was freaked out in my newbie stage of Blogging (you know). Now I don't even look at the stats.ReplyDelete
You stalking you? That's deep. I'll get back to you on that one!
And now that I think about it, I visit your site TONS. I just have a bunch of sites that I click through during the day click click click.ReplyDelete
I wanna see you get a restraining order. :)ReplyDelete
Done that ... but as usual, your version is way funnier than mine.ReplyDelete
Hey! What's wrong with Wookie action figures?ReplyDelete
Been there, done that! Too funny.
Stalking yourself. I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there
I read that one to my wife - too funny!ReplyDelete
Aw, man...Murphy and I were packing up for a road trip to "de-stalkerize" you.ReplyDelete
Now I got to get all those guns back out of the car and into the safe again. Grumble, grumble, grumble...
Bwhahaha!! This is so funny!ReplyDelete
Another contributing factor: a tabbed browser! A friend of mine wondered why I was hitting his business site so frequently; it had simply gotten saved into my numerous startup tabs.ReplyDelete
"Did they log on in the morning and just forget about it like I do a lot. "ReplyDelete
Exactly what I do after I comment some days. I guess I'm stalking you. :-) Actually it's so I can come back easily to see other comments but sometimes it's because I have too many tabs open and forget.
Paging Dr. Freud.ReplyDelete
That's hilarious. When I first started forever ago (I dunno, a few weeks) I remember telling a friend that has been doing this a while that I was kind of amazed that people decided to follow MY blog. I don't even KNOW these people. LOL. Then it hit me (when he pointed it out). I ASKED for this.
I hardly look at Sitemeter, considering my stats compared to, say, yours or Tams, it just gets depressing...ReplyDelete
Gosh Damit, That's Funny.....ReplyDelete
WHEW!! For a moment there, I thought I'd been found out.ReplyDelete
Good thing you're taking the fall this time.
Sometimes the stranger in the mirror looks eerily familiar...ReplyDelete
Dann in Ohio
Noticed that about blogmeter when I set up my blog, but figured visitors would be very few because it is set up as non-internet-searchable.
Have fun stalking yourself. I would imagine it takes a bit of time to review and post all of our comments.
Have a great evening!
Can't believe no one has pointed this out yet, but all you've discovered is that, ma'am, IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!ReplyDelete
Don - there I was, checking the blog before sleep and your comment.ReplyDelete
"It's coming from Inside the House".
Bwahahahahhahaha. If I'd had an adult beverage it would have been spilled.
Nite all.
Here I was all ready to tell you how common it is for me to log onto someone's site, do something else while it's loading {because my internet service takes forever} and then forget all about it until the next day!ReplyDelete
But too funny, that it was you that was logged on! Have a great day!
P.S. somehow I don't think anyone in their right mind would come on to your property unannounced:)
With 64 bit operating systems and gobs of memory, more people are just going to open the site in a tab and leave it there. Thanks to Windows 7 and 8 GB, I usually have a half dozen or more running at a time and often lose track of what's been left open where because the tabs get too small for titles.
According to the numbers, your blog is about 100 times better than mine, and you don't even have a theme song. Oh Well, or words to that effect.ReplyDelete
bwahahahahaha. That is awesome. Glad to know you are safe from your stalker.ReplyDelete
Basements rule! Just keep the noise level down. Noob stalkers don't know how to use a proxy... :PReplyDelete
That was wayyy too funny :) Well self love is safe love as they say ;)ReplyDelete
Hey, I was born in Zionsville and spent a lot of time in the Broad Ripple library. A long time ago.ReplyDelete
Don't be hatin' on the stalkers. We need love too. How do you think I convinced The Queen to marry me?ReplyDelete
Well after discovering your page I really wanted to stalk you, but the whole work week, chores, errands, and church schedule get in the way, plus my wife said no. ;-)ReplyDelete
Great page, you've become one of my favorite bloggers.
Darn it, Don used the joke I was gonna use. *kicks rock*ReplyDelete
*snort* So glad you it was a false alarm. :-)ReplyDelete
At least you were checking :-) That truly had to be a 'head-desk' moment!!!ReplyDelete
We have met the enemy and they is us...ReplyDelete
Pogo from Okeefenokee Swamp comic strip
Had me worried there.ReplyDelete
And then: "IT WAS ME."
That really was quite funny.
You do realize, of course, that you'll never be able to convince a judge to grant a restraining order.
And even if you could, your stalker will never abide by it and will constantly be violating it.
Not only that, if you have both a land line and a cell phone, your stalker will still be able to call and harass you, no matter how secure you've been in giving out your private numbers.
I have to say that gave me my chuckle for the day. Years ago when I was in college, I fell asleep, I woke up with a cold hand against my cheek.. Freaking out, screaming I smacked said hand away.. only to find out it was my own and I had fallen asleep on it. What does that make me?ReplyDelete
Thanks again for the laugh!
Ok, usually I'm a silent reader, but this time I have to literally laugh OUT LOUD.....ReplyDelete
naturegirl - thanks! And welcome.ReplyDelete
I've already publicly stated that I wanted to be your Internet Stalker, Brigid.ReplyDelete
But darn if it just isn't to much like work.
Sorry for being such a lazy old fart.
That is too funny...ReplyDelete
I hate to think what kind of trail I must leave with multiple tabs in multiple browsers on multiple computers running multiple operating systems - from my house...
LOL, as an IT guy I was thinking in my head as I read your story "its got to be her and the map is wrong", glad to hear that's all it was and that no one is crazy stalkin' you. Always remember that those IP's are assigned to your ISP and its sub-stations, not your actual house. I've had some folks complain bitterly when they can't get themselves to show up on "internet IP maps" such as the blogger stats. I try to gently explain how it works and even point out that its probably best if people can't trace your traffic right to your doorstep, but they usually aren't happy about it.ReplyDelete
Ruth is correct by the way, blogger lets you deduct your own stats from your site, I know b/c I set up the cookie on all 4 of my computers (in each browser no less) so that I don't count myself.
LOL! Definitely sounds like a facepalm moment once you realized the source. Thanks for the laugh. Needed it this afternoon!ReplyDelete
If you notice me being logged on for hours - I'm not stalking - I just walked away from the computer while your page was up...ReplyDelete
Hilarious! I find that Sitemeter logs aren't very accurate as far as location is concerned.ReplyDelete
I'm surprised you even check your sitemeter given the level of traffic you have. I rarely look at mine anymore.
Wookie action figure....pfffft....only Boba Fett...maybe a Storm Trooper.ReplyDelete
I started this blog so the child I gave up for adoption could get to know me, and in turn, her children, as well as share stories for a family that lives too far away. So please keep it friendly and kid safe. Posts that are only a link or include an ad for an unknown business automatically to to SPAM..


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The museum provided the following description of the film:
"In "Traces of the Trade," Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. The film follows Browne and nine fellow family members on a remarkable journey, which brings them face-to-face with the history and legacy of New England's hidden enterprise."
The Rosa Parks Museum will host a screening of the film at 6 p.m. on Feb, 6 inside the museum auditorium. A discussion of the film will be led by Juanita C. Brown, a co-producer of the film and educational program officer for the Tracing Center,
On Feb. 7, Brown will lead a workshop entitled "The Psychology of Privilege and Oppression" from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Auburn University Montgomery. The workshop will examine race in the U.S. and the relationship between privilege and power.
Admission to both events is free and open to the public, For more information, contact curator Daniel Neil at 334-241-8701.


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What's Dragging Down A.T. Kearney?
It's overstaffed and not really clicking with parent EDS
It was a dramatic moment for the New York-based members of A.T. Kearney Inc.'s financial-institutions industry group. Reeling from a slowdown in business and the cutting back of some key contracts, the consultants sat down on a Friday in October, 1998, to talk about their problems. Finally, one young associate cut through all of the consultant-speak and said what many had been thinking: Kearney lacked a clear vision of where it wanted to go and what it wanted to be. The room buzzed. "It was the first time someone spoke up and voiced publicly their concern that we didn't really have a strategy," says Ted J. Gooden, a fellow associate, since laid off.
The words clearly struck a nerve. After an industry-leading growth spurt following its acquisition by Electronic Data Systems Corp. almost four years ago for $600 million in cash and stock, the venerable management-consulting firm seems to be stumbling. Its revenue growth rate fell from 30% in 1996 to 16% last year, while rivals such as Andersen Consulting have held steady. In March, it laid off close to 200 consultants, about 5% of its total, and delayed the start dates for some of its new MBAs--a highly unusual move at a time when most consulting firms are hiring like crazy. And in an industry in which retention is a critical issue even in good times, many of those remaining are reevaluating options. "This is not the firm I joined four years ago," says one consultant in the New York office.
Although management points to everything from the economic woes abroad to the merger boom at home, some industry onlookers and insiders trace Kearney's problems to its acquisition by EDS--a deal that many feel has not lived up to early promise. The plan was that Kearney's work helping companies overhaul operations would lead to computer-services business for EDS and vice versa, but the synergy has been much less than expected, says Tom Rodenhauser, president of Keene (N. H.)-based Consulting Information Services. "There were such high expectations with this merger," he says, "and now there are extreme difficulties."
Meanwhile, industry observers say Kearney has struggled in its attempt to move beyond its nuts-and-bolts operations specialty into the more elite role of corporate strategist, frustrating new recruits who felt misled. "They sold it to me that they were trying to do more than just operations consulting," says Gooden. "I found out that that was the only thing financial-services companies were listening to them for." Kearney says its strategy business is healthy and growing.
The current slowdown is hardly a death knell for Kearney. Under the leadership of CEO Fred G. Steingraber, revenues have exploded at a compounded rate of 25% for the past 15 years, to last year's $1.2 billion. And to some extent, Kearney's woes may signal the start of an overall slowdown in the industry after years of torrid growth. A few smaller, fast-growing shops, such as Mitchell Madison Group and Renaissance Worldwide Inc., also are cutting jobs or delaying offers.
UNSETTLING NEWS. Kearney, created in the 1920s when Andrew Thomas Kearney, a founding partner of McKinsey & Co., broke off to form his own firm, has long had a solid reputation as a friendly yet hard-driving firm. It boasts such major clients as Federal Express Corp. and Prudential Insurance Co. In recent years, it has become a very hot place to work: A just-released survey of MBA students by Kennedy Information Research Group, a Fitzwilliam (N.H.) consulting specialist, ranks Kearney No. 6 out of 52 firms in desirability, up one place from last year.
But that may be changing, and fast. Kearney's slowdown seems to have caught the firm off guard. The layoffs, which cut across geographic and industry sectors, came just months after a new class of some 260 MBAs came on board. While some of those let go were fresh out of school, others were veterans. What's more, several MBAs who had accepted offers to join Kearney in the fall were asked to wait until January in return for a $10,000 to $12,000 bonus--an unusual and disturbing move, according to one B-school placement director. That's led to some highly unflattering online gossip on sites such as VaultReports.com, with headings such as "A.T. Kearney axes 1998 hires," and "It's a bloodbath."
ON HOLD. Steingraber characterizes the moves as normal pruning. "We continually weed out people from the standing of potential and fulfillment," he says. That's not exactly the sense he gave employees in a Mar. 8 memo. "I regret to report that...anticipated revenue has not yet materialized," he wrote. "In addition, the outlook does not yet show sufficient improvement when viewed relative to our capacity."
What happened to Kearney's high growth rates? The global financial crisis, which caused many multinationals to scale back overseas projects, was certainly a factor. With 55% of its revenues coming from outside the U.S., Kearney was more vulnerable to problems in developing countries than some rivals. Also, Steingraber says the merger boom led companies to put projects on hold until new management teams were worked out. That may be one reason why a major Citigroup contract came to an abrupt halt last year, according to insiders, leaving many of the 85 or so assigned consultants "on the beach"--consultant lingo for having nothing to do. Both Citigroup and Kearney say the project ended because its goals were achieved.
Underlying these problems has been a shift in the relationship with parent EDS. After buying Kearney in 1995, EDS used it for advice on everything from evaluating prospective contracts to employee training. Insiders say that until recently, EDS was one of Kearney's largest clients. Yet even before new CEO Richard H. Brown started in January, that work was falling off sharply--saving millions for EDS, which was under its own profit pressures. An EDS spokesperson says the work slowed because Kearney finished the projects. "They did what we asked them to," says Cecilia S. Norwood. "Dick [Brown] said we needed to execute now, and that's not Kearney's job."
Meanwhile, instead of feeding each other business, the two firms were struggling to connect. One ex-partner says the EDS culture was so focused on sales that a lot of Kearney's clients felt EDS offerings were being pushed down their throats. "We'd spend time trying to get the sales guys out of the way so we could do the consulting work," he says. "I'd have clients that would say, `I do not want to see any EDS people as part of this."' Steingraber denies that Kearney has not worked well with its parent, saying that business in which both have been involved has been worth some $375 million for Kearney and $7.5 billion for EDS over three years, and that A.T. Kearney is three times larger than it was when it joined EDS.
Now, Brown seems determined to achieve the full potential of the merger. Recently, he pulled the EDS directors off Kearney's board, saying he'd prefer more direct communications. And a global corporate memo from Brown, dated Apr. 12, implies more interaction between the two groups. "We must proactively market each other's capabilities in support of a strong EDS brand," it reads. EDS is set to launch a roughly $50 million marketing plan that will, in part, emphasize the offerings of both groups.
Meanwhile, Kearney must cope with the fallout from its growing pains. "I was a little bit surprised that internally we didn't have the foresight to predict and manage growth," says Guy M. Cote, a director in its executive search practice. "To binge and bulge like a bulimic is just unhealthy to existing morale." That's just the sort of wisdom you expect consultants like A.T. Kearney to teach you--not show you.


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- Also known as
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- born
December 13, 1934
- died
July 13, 2012
Richard Darryl Zanuck, (born Dec. 13, 1934, Los Angeles, Calif.—died July 13, 2012, Beverly Hills, Calif.) American motion picture producer who emerged from the shadow of his father, Twentieth Century-Fox cofounder Darryl F. Zanuck, to become an Academy Award-winning independent producer. As the son of a Hollywood mogul and the silent-film star Virginia Fox, Richard Zanuck grew up surrounded by the movie industry. After he graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1956), he worked with his father on several motion pictures and produced Compulsion (1959), with Orson Welles. Zanuck was appointed (1962) production chief at Fox by his father and in that role oversaw a string of hits, including the Oscar-winning The Sound of Music (1965), and some flops. He was fired by his father in 1970 and subsequently teamed up with producer David Brown. Zanuck/Brown Productions released its own Oscar winner, The Sting (1973), in addition to director Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express (1974) and Jaws (1975), The Verdict (1982), and Cocoon (1985). After the partnership ended in 1988, Zanuck struck out on his own and produced such hits as the Oscar-winning Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Road to Perdition (2002), and six films directed by Tim Burton, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Dark Shadows (2012). Zanuck and Brown in 1991 shared the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.


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Nedrow, NY -- The second of three candidates seeking the job as superintendent of the Onondaga Central School District speaks to the community tonight.
Robin L. Price, the current principal of the Otto Shortell Middle School in the Oneida City School District, will make a presentation at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Onondaga Junior/Senior High School.
Red Creek High School Principal Timothy Gaffney spoke to the community Monday night. The third candidate, Bonnie Van Benschoten, the principal of Durgee Junior High School in the Baldwinsville Central School District, will make her presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium
The three were chosen from a pool of 22 applicants for the post paying $110,000 to $140,000. The district board hopes to hire a new superintendent in October with a January start date.
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|India's Unique ID and OpenID (vision)
I think this blog is inappropriate for discussing, India and UID project (Unique Identification Number). I recently had look at Mr. Nadan interview on NDTV about this project, despite his public saying it seems people are still confused with "ID Card" and "Unique Identification Number". Again I'll repeat UID is NOT an ID Card its just an identification number which will go to your various documents like Birth certificate, voter ID card, Pan Card etc.
Concept of national ID is not new US have got defacto SSN (Social Security Number), in Poland there is PESEL (personal identification number) which drastically reduce paper work, for example In India, when you go to open a bank account they ask you to bring an "identity proof" ha! I need to prove who I am. It's rediculous but thats the way things works in India. If you're aware how to twists paper work then you can even get 10 credit cards in India.
Idea of UID is a watchdog on citizen activities and bring poor people a bit near. Now, how it's going to help poor people, though I was quite skeptic initially that its going to benefit poor and as I can see here in Europe, I think it'd really help poor if its easy to get this number. The fundamental advantage of UID is that you don't have to prove who you are to various institution e.g banks, tax authorities, immigration authorities etc.
Estonia is first country which connected its UniqueID and ID cards to an OpenID. For those who are not aware of OpenID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenID ) its an authorization process specially for web but can be extended to other application. Let me explain you in simple words say you have a Gmail account and all Gmail Accounts have issued a unique ID which is a URL (https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/ud) so now if you comes to a website which accepts OpenID and if you provide your uniqueID URL then it'll authenticate you from OpenID provider in this case Google.
It would be great if India UniqueID will be OpenID enabled. Estonia has successfully implemented nationalID – UniqueID connection. If you are XYZ ABC with an Estonian UID 42004010123456 then your OpenID is https://openid.ee/e/xyz.abc.42004010123456 (https://openid.ee/e/name.surname.uid)
Biometric is really cool and we should do in this way but more things are happening around us, in order to bring egovernence to common citizen OpenID is an open platform for both government and non government world. I hope Mr. Nandan have already thought about it.
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|@Dopplr Warsaw from 26 to 29th (chatter)
@Dopplr Warsaw from 26 to 29th
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|@Dopplr trip to Warsaw from 26th May 2009 (chatter)
@Dopplr trip to Warsaw from 26th May 2009
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Finally all set for our India trip. We planned couple of times but we couldn't this time all set, visas, shopping, tickets. On 10th April we are leaving from Gdansk and early morning we'll be in India. We'll be visiting back home, Delhi, Agra, Jaipur/Valley of flowers and Leh.
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Recently, I stuck with my renewal of residence permit in Poland and all I got was "D" Polish national visa. Which allows me to stay only on territory of Poland, but wait I have a trip to India, I bought ticket and everything has already planned. Immigration officer told me that Its multiple entry visa which allows to leave Poland and re-enter without any problem, in case of argument just show old residence card.
So far so good, my Lufthansa flight from Gdansk-Munich-Delhi-Munich-Gdansk has connection in Munich. Many European countries uses bad practice while issuing visa. In case of national legislation they issue "D" national visa which is limited to schengen state which issued that visa, and if it has picture and visa code then it also allows you one visa free 5 day transit to reach schengen state who issued that visa from other schengen state.
So, I was worried because it only allows "ONE" visa free transit when contacted German consulate in Delhi, they mentioned "Indian passport holding any visa issued by EU/EEA doesnt require Airport transit visa" so i was very happy that everything is in motion.
A week before departure, I just voluntarily contacted German embassy in Warsaw and their answer was like this "Sir, You need Schengen Short stay visa, if you are on national visa and you have connection from Munich". I said what? I'll be transiting via air just 1 hr layover in Munich and Officer nicely explained me why I need short stay visa instead of VTA/ATV or transit visa. Flights from one schengen state to another schengen state is considered as local flights, they dont have any immigration check points and more funny thing is "Schengen airports / gates are considered as schengen territory not transit territory", well that's ridiculous. In short it stay if you have got "D" visa then you are stuck in that schengen state which issued that visa.
In real schengen agreement is not complete it lacks completeness. They cannot issue me transit visa because i'll be entering again in Poland after one month via Munich and transit visa doesn't have number of days. So, they said only solution is to give you Short stay tourist visa, well that's even more ridiculous but it'd work in my case.
In 2002 EU Parliament approved a proposal to provide some solution to this kind of problem by issuing "D+C" visa. D+C visa provides all features of national visa plus it include 90 days stay in other schengen state from the date of first entry in schengen zone. Practically it doesn't work, because national legislation takes lot of time in some countries it even exceeds 6 month and in other cases embassies even dont issue D+C visa either they dont know what the hell it is or they just dont want to issue them or they are lazy to follow schengen visa procedure and add information to SIS.
Recently, A new proposal has been made to EU Parliament regarding providing completence to free movement regarding non-EU citizens. Proposal says "Long term D visa would have same effect as residence permits, so a non-EU citizen would be entitled 90 days visa free entry in schengen states in half year without visa, just like residence permit" and "Consulates should propagate D visa information in SIS(schengen informaion system". It makes sense, both proposal aims to provide free movement without compromising on security issues and incase if any state need to issue visa to someone on personal interest then they can use "VTL" limited territory schengen visa.
Around 3 years ago, a delegation of junior high school students from India got invitation from France to visit and learn french in France. This delegation booked flight via Delhi-Munich-Frankfurt-Paris instead of staright Delhi-France. They went to french embassy and they got "D" visa for35 days with a stamp that they cannot apply for residence permit on this visa. And like other people they have that misconception that they can travel to whole europe on that visa which said "France" instead "Schengen States". They reached Munich and immigration officer enquired that where you are heading they said france. But its from Frankfurt and how you gonna take Munich-Frankfurt flight he replied. School teacher was completely blank, German Immigration officer asked them to return back from next earliest flight to Delhi. But its completely unfair, we dont know whats going on behind curtains, we are just going for an educational trip, teacher replied. German immigration officer couldn't understand why french embassy issued a D visa for short stay and agreed to talk to higher officer. After a long talk they have been issued a transit visa so that they can take this flight from Frankfurt, its really rare if doesnt happens oftenly, but thanks to Germany authorities who understand that Indian doesn't have pocket full of euros they earns hardly 200 euro a month in home country. After arrival in France, instead correcting visa french authorities acted like a stubborn child and said "Indian embassy in France is doing similar things, they are not issuing work permits and visa as fast as they should" huh! its really childish. French doen't understand that India has huge population and selling county again is not in our agenda. We don't want hypermarkets like Carrfour in India taking all money to France, its like socialism in past when English people dominated India for around 250 years. So, India is very careful regarding foreign investments etc.
So back to the story, I need schegen visa for just 1 hour layover in Munich. I went to Germany consulate in Warsaw, a nice lady gave me all requirement list, I needed a schengen health insurance, bank balance, 60 euro fee etc all requirements which are necessary for schengen visa. Next day I went with all those papers and met with two Chinese workers in Poland who had similar situation but the only difference was my flight is after one week and their was scheduled at 10:35 same morning. Good news they got visa on 9:10 but I am still skeptic about if they could catch that flight since airport is very far. At 9:40 I got my transit so called "tourist visum". It was really quick. I must say German are really processing visa application faster and better. I called that visa "A visa to your own home".
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52009PC0091:EN:HTML
http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/17/stories/2006031703041200.htm
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|xmas party on 21st of december (Event)
Location: Music Pictures Office, Osloer Str, 16/17 , Berlin
Date: 21st of December 2009
All friends and performers invited...
Drinks and biscuit and also cakes will be there waiting for you...
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|hello i am testing eviscaoe (chatter)
hello i am testing eviscaoe
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|Herr der Ringe (book)
Der Herr der Ringe (englischer Originaltitel The Lord of the Rings) ist ein Roman von John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Er ist ein Klassiker der Fantasy-Literatur und gilt als grundlegendes Werk der High Fantasy. Im englischen Original in drei Teilen in den Jahren 1954 und 1955 veröffentlicht, erschien die erste deutsche Übersetzung 1969/1970. Weltweit wurde der Roman bis heute etwa 120 Millionen Mal verkauft. Der Roman kam in den Jahren 2001 bis 2003 erfolgreich unter den Namen Die Gefährten, Die zwei Türme sowie Die Rückkehr des Königs in die deutschen Kinos. Außerdem wurde der Roman als Musical umgesetzt.
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|Moustache Attack (evis)
@menace@ Warning: On November 4th following our friend Andi who had a moustache, and in a drunken moment (or two) at Joy's birthday party (same day as yours truely), we (Dennis and I (Torsten chickened out )) decided to grow our moustaches until new years eve. Girlfriends are horified.
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|Just fixed a bug where evis were not showing in va... (chatter)
Just fixed a bug where evis were not showing in various places due to their "read" status.
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It didn't count in the standings. But any victory will do for the slumping Portland Timbers these days.
Two second-half goals lifted Portland to a 2-0 win Thursday night in an international soccer exhibition over the UANL Tigres, a top-tier Mexican team on a preseason U.S. tour.
"We've been lacking in quality football on the field this year," Timbers defender Justin Thompson said. "We needed to show fans something, and we did that tonight."
Well, perhaps at least half the PGE Park crowd of 8,375 went home happy. The rest, many sporting bright yellow Tigres jerseys and banners, were cheering on the Tigres. Based in Monterrey, Mexico, the First-Division Tigres have attracted an average crowd of more than 42,000, making them the nation's most attended professional sports team.
Thursday's friendly exhibition not only gave the Timbers a chance to gain confidence and the Tigres time to fine tune their play before their "Apertura" season opener July 26. It offered a family bonding session of sorts for Timbers midfielder Miguel Guante and Tigres forward Blas Perez.
Distant cousins, they knew of each other but had never met until Monday evening, when the two rendezvoused in a Portland Sheraton hotel lobby. For an hour, they talked family, and Blas shared photos, including one of his father, an uncle Guante had never seen.
After the Tigres wrapped up a Tuesday morning training session, Blas, through an interpreter, described the meeting with his cousin as a "very beautiful moment."
Blas, a Panamanian national team member, also said he looked forward to going toe to toe with Guante later that evening, the first time playing competitively against a family member. "It's going to be very special," Blas said.
It took two early second half Timbers goals before the two shared space on the field. The Tigres rested their high-profile players, including Blas, to start the game. Francisco Fonseca, a striker who has scored 26 goals for the Mexican national team, joined Blas on the bench early.
The first half became a defensive battle. Neither team recorded a shot until midway through the period. The Tigres would up with a few more good scoring looks, but none found net.
The second half offered the crowd more to cheer. Thompson knocked in a close-range goal in the 52nd minute. Two minutes later, Timbers midfielder Tom Poltl hit a shot off the crossbar. Byron Alvarez, a guest player for the Timbers on a tryout, followed up the rebound by knocking in Portland's second goal of the game.
"It's great to be back in Portland, at least for one more game," said Alvarez, Portland's all-time leading scorer in modern franchise history.
It may be more, if the Timbers can find the money, Portland coach Gavin Wilkinson said.
"We're a team that's struggled to put the ball in the back of the net," Wilkinson said. "And he's a proven goal scorer. The two come together somewhere in the middle, don't they?"
Notes: The Timbers outshot the Tigres 13-10.
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Year: 2007
Length: 21:26
Access: southparkstudios.com
Summary: [Trigger warning: Not all instructors will feel comfortable screening an episode of South Park in the classroom, a show that is notorious for its "crude language and dark, surreal humor" on a wide range of often taboo topics. This episode is no exception. Specifically, instructors might be uncomfortable with this episode's treatment of youth suicide, violence, sex, sexual consent, and cultural/ethnic insensitivity.] In this South Park episode (season 11, episode two), South Park Elementary School student Cartman takes a photo of his own penis in his friend Butters's mouth while Butters is sleeping. Afterwards, Cartman tells his friends about what he did in order to ridicule Butters. However, Cartman didn't count one thing: this behavior is interpreted as a homosexual act and his friends start calling him "gay." Hoping to prove that he's not gay, Cartman believes he must convince Butters to reciprocate the act. Just as Cartman is about to carry out his plan in front of a blindfolded and unknowing Butters, Butters's father walks into the bedroom. Concerned that his little boy is bisexual, his father takes Butters to the priest, who diagnoses Butters as "confused" and suggests Butters attend a bi-curious boy's camp to heal Butters from this "disease." This video can be used as an example of how bisexual people are perceived as being confused about their sexual identity. As Ryle (2012) writes in Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration: "Bisexuals can receive negative reactions from both homosexuals and heterosexuals." She cites Ault's (1996) work that showed how some lesbian feminists "insist that there is no such thing as bisexuality. Bisexuals are either confused lesbians or heterosexuals who are experimenting" (201). The clip can also be used to initiate a discussion about cultural definitions of sexual orientation: Is it about behavior? Desire? Identity? Finally, the episode offers a framework for talking about sexuality as a choice or innate, and illustrates the ways in which heterosexuality gets defined as "normal" through a discourse of shame, guilt, and "fixing" or "curing" anything that deviates from a cultural heterosexual norm.
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