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Becoming Dr. Ruth
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Men's Health: The Connecticut Man Up Program
Women see doctors, get routine screenings and outlive men by six years. Connecticut's state comptroller says it's time to even the playing field.
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A Royal Win in Greenwich
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Connecticut Specialty Trails Roundup
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ICRF General Practice Research Group, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
Thorax 56:656-63. 2001..The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the effectiveness of interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients...
- Anxiety and surgical recovery. Reinterpreting the literatureM R Munafò
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
J Psychosom Res 51:589-96. 2001..To critically evaluate the interpretation of the findings reported in the peer-reviewed literature concerning the association of state and trait anxiety with surgical recovery and response to surgery...
- Genetic polymorphisms and personality in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisM R Munafò
Cancer Research UK GPRG, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Mol Psychiatry 8:471-84. 2003..Implications for the design of future association studies of human personality are discussed, including the likely sample sizes that will be required to achieve sufficient power and the potential role of moderating variables such as sex...
- Meta-analysis indicates that common variants at the DISC1 locus are not associated with schizophreniaI Mathieson
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Mol Psychiatry 17:634-41. 2012..5 and 51% for an odds ratio of 1.1. We find no evidence that common variants at the DISC1 locus are associated with schizophrenia...
- Does measurement instrument moderate the association between the serotonin transporter gene and anxiety-related personality traits? A meta-analysisM R Munafò
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The Blossoming of Our
Family Tree in America
by Frances Kardos Mosconi
by Frances Kardos Mosconi
Barbara's father, Imrich, ran a humble hotel and butcher shop in Taylor,
Pennsylvania, the town in which George and Barbara grew to adulthood,
as did many young people whose families had come from Margecany.
The Belenskys raised their children to read and speak both Slovak and
George Kardos, now a young foreman at the coal breaker, and Barbara got
acquainted at community dances and functions at St. John the Baptist Roman
Catholic Church in Taylor. (As late as the 1970s, the parish maintained
strong ties to the parishioners' Slovak heritage, offering some worship
activities and hymns in Slovak, and including the old customs for
celebrations of major holydays.)
The Kardos and Belensky families lived near one another in a neighborhood
about a mile from St. John's, including a walk down a steep hill to reach
the church. In those days, it is said that wedding celebrations were planned
so as not to disrupt the other parish functions of the weekend, so on
Monday, August 21, 1916, George and Barbara were married.
George Kardos - Barbara Belensky
The sixteen couples in the bridal party walked from home to the church --
no limousines, of course! -- and although everyone ate and danced late into
the night after the wedding, there was no honeymoon as we know it
-- "George went to work the next day," Barbara reported in later years.
A few years later, George designed and built a plain but spacious home
across the street from the church, complete with a coal-burning furnace.
Barbara grew a substantial garden and raised chickens. She prepared tasty
meals just like her mother and grandmother had made back in Margecany.
Over the ensuing years, countless pots of halupki and pans of chicken fried
with bay leaf gave off their welcome aromas in the Kardos kitchen,
stretching the family budget through the Depression, nourishing active
young bodies. The couple had six children who lived to adulthood.
George and Barbara took a trip to eastern Europe to celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary, although they could not visit all the childhood
haunts they wished because political trouble was intensifying in Slovakia
at the time.
George passed away in 1973, Barbara in 1987, but five of their children,
fifteen grandchildren, and over twenty great-grandchildren live to carry
on the legacy of that August day, all over the United States. They include a
priest, alive and well at age 80; a religious Sister, also active at age
76; a retired physician age 73; a Lieutenant Colonel (West Point
Graduate / Battalion Commander) and a Captain in the Army; and several other
persons in health professions.
Frances (ne Kardos) Mosconi is an avid researcher of her Slovak family
heritage. Her father's parents each came to Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
as young children with their parents, brothers and sisters in the last years
of the 19th century. You can reach her at the email link below.
Additional information on this page was provided by family and Nellie
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12-11-10 Springfield - Republican staff photo by Don Treeger- The United Way of Pioneer Valley is working with about 100 non-profit organizations to match families with more than 29,000 toys for the coming holidays. Hasbro Games of East Longmeadow donated the toys, Springfield Technical Community College provided warehouse space and dozens of community volunteers provided manpower. This is Deb Poukinn from Hasbro hauling a pallet of toys to the loading dock.
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A few thoughts after a great night at Shea...
* You can't say enough about what Johan Santana did for the Mets tonight. In a must-win game, the ace emptied the tank, throwing eight innings and a career-high 125 pitches. And above all, his gutty outing kept the relief corps in the bullpen long enough to get his team a W.
* Did you see Santana's would-be double-play grounder bounce off his broken bat in the fifth, setting up a two-run rally? Maybe I've been watching "Shea Goodbye" too many times, but wasn't that reminiscent of a few magic Met moments of the past? Ya gotta believe, right?
* Looks like GM Omar Minaya isn't going anywhere. The Mets will announce a four-year extension for Teflon Omar after the season, according to media reports. All things considered -- the team's performance without Willie Randolph, the worst bullpen ever assembled, the resurgence of the farm system -- I was leaning toward O coming back, anyway. But jeez, can we wait until after the season to make this call? There's still a pretty good chance a bullpen that wasn't addressed last winter will sink this team two seasons running.
* I've said David Wright and Jose Reyes need to lead the Mets to the playoffs. The tandem did just tonight, driving in five runs.
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Margaret I. Foster 1927-2013
WARREN – Margaret Irene Bitner Foster, 85, of Warren, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Hospice House in Poland.
Margaret was born Sept. 17, 1927, in Cleveland, to the late Elmer and Mabel Goldsworthy Bitner.
She was a 1945 graduate of Howland High School, and then went on to a long career at the Union Savings and Trust Company, where she later retired. After retirement, she went on to volunteer for the American Red Cross and Trumbull Mobile Meals and was an active member of the Howland Community Church, where she served as deaconess.
Margaret is survived by two sons, Jeffrey L. (Kelly) Foster of Atlanta and James C. (Kimberly) Foster of Warren; three grandchildren, Drew, Chris and Tyler; and one grandnephew, Stephen.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Elmer J.; and sisters, Eleanor, Pauline and Ruth.
Memorial services will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Lane Family, Roberts-Clark Chapel, where the family will then receive friends immediately following the service until 6 p.m. Interment will follow at a later date in the Crown Hill Burial Park in Vienna.
Memorials may be made in her name to the Hospice of the Valley, 9803 Sharrot Road, Poland, OH 44514.
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Federal prosecutors already embroiled in a bribery scandal involving a former Orleans Parish School Board member will shift their attention today to separate allegations that a parent systematically looted more than $84,000 from a parent teacher organization at a Lakeview elementary public school.
The allegations against Glenn Collins, 43, a divorced father of two daughters who once attended Edward Hynes Elementary, are spelled out in detail in a report filed last fall with the New Orleans Police Department by PTO member Angela Watson Daliet.
Collins has been summoned to appear before a grand jury today, according to sources with knowledge of the case, who also confirmed a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into the theft. Two FBI agents showed up with a grand jury subpoena on June 25 at Collins' home in Fayette, Ala, a small town near the Mississippi line, where Collins has lived since evacuating New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, the sources said.
For more than two years, several "questionable transfers" totaling $84,219, were funneled into a Pay Pal account listed with the Hynes PTO's tax ID number -- but in Collins' name -- according to the Oct. 19, 2006, report Daliet filed with the NOPD. Daliet did not return phone calls to the The Times-Picayune seeking comment.
Collins, who could not be reached for comment, has not been arrested or charged with a crime, according to a police spokeswoman.
He served as treasurer of the Hynes' PTO from 2004 to 2005, and was re-elected for the 2005-06 year before Katrina flooded the Lakeview school, which is shuttered and scheduled for demolition. Students who formerly attended the school are now eligible to attend Edward Hynes Charter, which was housed Uptown last year and will move to Gentilly this year.
At its Lakeview site, Hynes boasted robust parental involvement. The PTO had more than $80,000 in two Captial One bank accounts that only four people -- Collins, the group's president, its facilities coordinator and a former treasurer -- could access, according former president Cynthia Cramer.
The money, pulled together from fund-raisers, was earmarked primarily for capital projects. For security, two signatures were needed to write checks and withdraw money. Collins circumvented the safeguard by setting up on-line banking with the PTO checking account and linking it to a personal Pay Pal account, Daliet told police.
Around Sept. 1 2006, Daliet, an investment advisor, told police that she learned from Cramer that Collins had moved most of the PTO's money from a checking account in an account "with a higher rate of return." Over the first two weeks of the month, Daliet tried repeatedly to reach Collins to get information for the group's new treasurer, but failed, the report says.
Midway through September, the PTO voted to allocate $20,000 to start football, basketball, cheerleading and volleyball teams, Cramer said. But when Daliet contacted Capital One, she discovered the PTO's checking and savings account empty, according to the report. She told police that she finally reached Collins by phone on Sept. 22.
"He went on to explain that the PTO's funds were all safe in an overseas account, but the information pertaining to those accounts were at his home," Daliet said in the report.
Collins said he would call Daliet back but never did, according to the report.
Daliet told police that Collins transfered about $34,219 out of the checking account into his personal Pay Pal account over the span of a year. In October 2006, Cramer and Daliet met with a Capital One banker and discovered that as far back as June 2004, several "questionable transfers" totaling $84,219 from the group's savings and checking account were funneled into a Pay Pal account listing the PTO's tax ID but in Collins' name, the report says.
The PTO hoped to use the money to help refurbish the flooded school, according to Cramer.
Daliet reported the theft to the FBI, Cramer said.
Cramer said bank statements she viewed showed withdrawals of $1,000 or more two or three times a month into a Pay Pal account.
"We haven't conducted an audit, but we know and I know for a fact that we didn't have those kinds of monthly bills," said Cramer.
With an annual budget of between $30,000 to $50,000, the PTO used the fund to build a playground set, air-condition the recreation room, remodel a hallway into classrooms for French immersion students, pay for professional development and to give teachers about $150 a year for classroom supplies, Cramer said.
Since the money disappeared, Cramer said the PTO's board has changed its bylaws to mandate that a bank statement has to be included with every treasurer's report. She said the organization also hopes to get a CPA would donate services and audit the group because they can't afford to hire someone.
But since Hynes was re-opened as a charter school with an independent governing board, the PTO and the board have had little involvement.
"I feel responsible for it because I didn't know it was happening," said Cramer. "As a board, I guess we should have been more diligent."
The School Board bribery case is being handled by a separate grand jury, sources said.
Former Orleans Parish School Board president Ellenese Brooks-Simms plead guilty in June to federal fraud and kickback charges in connection with a $140,000 bribe scheme to win board support to buy the "I CAN Learn" computer-based algebra tutorial program. Collins' appearance before the grand jury today is unconnected to that case, sources said.
Collins is a Jesuit High School graduate. He attended Loyola University and the University of New Orleans and held a series of jobs whlie he lived in New Orleans. He once worked as an assistant technical director at Le Petit Theater in the French Quarter, built web sites, worked at a Lakeview convenience store and managed a Kinkos, said those who know him.
Collins also worked a sub contractor, putting his carpentry and electrical experience to use. He was heavily involved in fundraising for the Hynes' PTO and helped the PTO set up its 501 C-3 status with the Internal Revenue Service.
Cramer said Collins impressed board members, in part, because of his activism at school and his knowledge of Roberts Rules of Order, guidelines on how to run club, civic and organization meetings.
"Honestly, we just want the money back, so it can go to doing the good things it was meant to do," Cramer said.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended recent efforts in Africa to consolidate peace and security and to reject unconstitutional changes of power.
"We will continue to work with Africa in building durable peace, ending armed conflicts, boosting democracy, and promoting respect for fundamental human rights, especially the rights of women and youth," Mr. Ban said in a message to mark Africa Day.
He described Africa as "a dynamic continent undergoing fundamental transformation."
Mr. Ban observed that Africa's economies have continued to expand even during the world economic crisis, adding that growth forecasts remain positive.
He however, pointed out that not all Africans benefit from the continent's economic growth.
"Poverty, hunger, and disparities in health, education, and participation in society, are preventing hundreds of millions of Africans from fully realizing their potential. Greater effort is needed by all to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015," Mr. Ban said. "The growing number of success stories across Africa indicates that broader social and economic progress is realistically attainable for most Africans."


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Bothell's Evergreen Washelli welcomes new manager
Bothell's Evergreen Washelli announced the arrival of Kevin Smith as the new manager for the funeral home.
Smith owned and operated a historic funeral home in Altoona, Penn. with his wife Cheryl. Earlier this year they moved to the Seattle area to be close to their son, daughter-in-law and now-18 month granddaughter. He joined Evergreen Washelli in October.
"I love it here in Bothell. It's great to be part of such a friendly and active community," says Kevin. "Our downtown Bothell facility – which annually hosts the likes of Chilifest with the Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) and co-hosts the Hot Rods, Hot Dogs and Motorcycles car show with the First Lutheran Church - is looking to be even more active as a life celebration and event center." Dale Amundsen, past chamber chair and Evergreen Washelli community relations coordinator, welcomes Smith to this new position.
"I am delighted that we have Kevin at the funeral home. It's already fun working with him as we shape some new directions for serving our community at all kinds of life events." "Look for improvements in the coming months to make our facility a place for small weddings, parties and corporate events, in addition to life celebrations," said Smith.
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Three people were injured while exiting a carnival ride Monday in Clear Lake City Park.
At 4:12 p.m. Clear Lake police responded to a call that three individuals were injured at "The Hurricane" ride, owned by Evans United Shows. When officers arrived it was discovered that the persons were on the ride
platform after just getting off the ride. They had not fully exited the platform and when the ride resumed operation they were allegedly struck and pushed off the ride platform, according to the police report.
Twenty-two year-old Brittany Hunn, of Charles City, and 23-year-old Ashley Castino, of Mason City, were taken to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Hunn was admitted, while Castino was treated and released. Another person injured, 30-year-old Tyrone Brooks of Mason City, sought his own medical attention.
The investigation into the incident continues, according to police.
Evans United Shows immediately summoned inspectors to the site to determine the safety of the ride. Inspectors for the State of Iowa ruled that the ride was safe to operate.


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A rep for Kanye West denies he cheated on Kim Kardashian with Canadian model Leyla Ghobadi. The 24-year-old brunette beauty claims she met the "Yeezy" rapper at one of his concerts in July, three months after he started dating the TV personality. Ghobadi says they had sex multiple times, even after Kim's pregnancy was announced, alleging that West said their relationship was just for attention. "This most recent attack on Kanye West and his family is totally without merit," the hip-hop star's spokesperson says. "It's a blatant attempt by a misguided individual who is clearly seeking publicity... a sad attempt to hurt two people trying to live their lives." Meanwhile, West says he wants even less attention as the self-proclaimed "Steve Jobs of popular culture" insists he won't appear on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" again.
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The new "Diana" teaser trailer offers fans a first look at Naomi Watts as Princess Diana in Olivier Hirschbiegel's biopic about the late princess of Wales. The story focuses on the last two years of Princess Di's life, including her "secret romance" with a Pakistani heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews of "Lost" fame). Watts has been nominated for two Oscars before ("The Impossible," "21 Grams") but is an early favorite to win this time around when the movie hits theaters this fall.
Less than a year after Eve 6 performed at K-Rockathon 17, frontman Max Collins is branching out. The voice of Top 40 rock hits "Inside Out" and "Here's to the Night" will be releasing his first solo album, "Honey from the Ice Box," later this year and he's letting fans hear the first single "World on Fire." The 34-year-old singer lists The Lemonheads and Crowded House as primary influences on the record, which also features Fountains of Wayne drummer Brian Young.
» Listen to the new song from Eve 6's Max Collins at Billboard.
Reggae legend Bob Marley and the Wailers' "Remixed" album puts EDM, dubstep and hip-hop spins on classics from the 1984 album "Legend." Marley's son Stephen and DJ-producer Jason Bentley inject some energy into "Three Little Birds," Ziggy strips down "Redemption Song," RAC puts a dance beat on "Could You Be Loved," and Thievery Corporation trips out on "Get Up, Stand Up." Due in stores June 25, the Tuff Gong release features 15 of the album's original 16 songs, plus DJ Z-Trip's "Punky Reggae Party" megamix with help from Lee "Scratch" Perry.
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The American Bar Association, which is likely to soon endorse gay marriage, does not speak for all U.S. lawyers, declared a Christian legal group on Wednesday.
Three-quarters of American lawyers do not belong to the ABA and many attorneys work to protect traditional marriage, stressed the Alliance Defense Fund.
"The fact that ADF and other lawyers disagree with ABA on a number of controversial issues demonstrates the gross inaccuracy of ABA's claim that it speaks for the U.S. legal profession," remarked ADF Senior Legal Counsel Doug Napier, who resigned from the ABA because of its stance on controversial political issues.
The ABA is holding its national convention in San Francisco from Aug. 5 to 10. During this time, the association will decide whether or not to adopt a policy that urges state, territorial and tribal governments to eliminate legal restrictions on same-sex marriage.
In the past, ABA has advocated for abortion rights, civil trial for suspected terrorists, and repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
The association's 1992 abortion policy prompted many of its member lawyers to leave and lead to the formation of the pro-life National Lawyers Association.
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"The ABA was not originally designed to endorse political agendas," Napier explained in a statement. "But in recent years, it has joined hands with groups like the ACLU on a number of societal issues and wrongly asserts that it speaks for the legal profession."
"We urge the ABA to abandon its divisive political agenda and return to its original non-partisan mission…," the conservative lawyer stated.
Napier's comments were released on the same day that U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled California's Prop. 8 – which defines marriage in California as the union between a man and a woman –unconstitutional. ADF represented the proponents of Prop. 8.
Despite Wednesday's victory for same-sex marriage supporters, the battle is expected to continue to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and then on to the U.S. Supreme Court, if it accepts the case.
As for the ABA, supporters of the pro-same-sex marriage policy say it would build upon the group's past support for the protection of gay couples. The policy is just one of more than 30 to be considered at this week's meeting.


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If history is any indicator, Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli will take the former approach and maneuver around to land two and possibly three players they have targeted in the first two rounds. Being the only team with two first round picks should help them move up if that is their wish because it will limit bidders and perhaps even lower the price as compared to past years.
Last year the Patriots were one of four teams with two first round picks, which left teams wanting to move up in bidding wars for those high slots. For example, there was a rumor last year that New England was attempting to trade with Detroit for the second pick so it could take defensive lineman Dewayne Robertson. But the Patriots didn't make the move and watched the antsy Jets trade their two first rounders along with a fourth rounder for the Bears' fourth overall pick, which they used to take Robertson.
Did New England want to move up? Belichick said no, but having the rumor out there didn't hurt especially if a rival dealt away valuable slots to trump the Patriots and land a player New England didn't really want in the first place. It also helped the teams in the top five command a higher price because of other offers. It's all part of draft strategy, but the landscape differs greatly this year.
"It's a big difference," Belichick said. "A lot of the teams ahead of us have talked to us about (a trade) and of course we have two picks in the second round as well. A lot of teams have talked to us about moving back for multiple picks. Those will all be draft day decisions."
The shoe is essentially on the other foot this year. Any team wanting to move out of the top of the draft will call New England since the Patriots are the only team with the ammo to get the best deal done. Have a lot of teams actually called the Patriots as Belichick claims? By not mentioning which teams, it leaves the uncertainty out there.
That's why Belichick quickly rebuffed a report that had a deal "done" with his Patriots moving up to the sixth pick in a trade with Detroit for both firsts, a second and a fourth.
"There is no way (that will happen)," Belichick said. "And I think you can rule out a trade to five, four, three, two and one too. I don't even want it out there that we would be considering that. To me it would be embarrassing to even think about that."
That price would seem too steep to begin with, but it doesn't help the Patriots to have a rumor like that one circulating this year, especially given the specific parameters of that proposal. They hold the cards and teams wanting to move down will be bidding for the Patriots picks this time.
"You wait until the first round comes down," Belichick said, "and if a player comes within striking distance or within range, I think that is the point where you would put that type of trade out as opposed to doing it (before the draft)."
The Patriots, like every other NFL team, are coy when it comes to draft plans, but it's hard to imagine Bill Belichick leaving the first round without one of the top running backs available.
The class of the group includes Oregon State's Steven Jackson, Virginia Tech's Kevin Jones, Michigan's Chris Perry and Florida State's Greg Jones - all of whom should be gone by the middle of the second round. So while Belichick talks up second-tier backs like Tulane's Mewelde Moore, he has to have his eye on Jackson, who would seem to be the perfect Patriot in terms of running style, ability and character.
"He is pretty mature," Belichick said of the 20-year-old underclassman. "I think he has a good upbringing. He has worked hard to achieve what he has gotten.
"Jackson is a big back, a big guy that runs well, a track guy in high school and he's been very productive even though he hasn't had the biggest holes to run through and he has good hands."
As the best of the group, Jackson won't likely be on the board for the Patriots' 21st overall selection with at least two teams ahead of them picking in the middle of the round listing a running back among their needs. It may take a trade up anywhere from five to seven spots to land Jackson, but the Patriots certainly have the flexibility to move up if Jackson is the player they covet.
Belichick claims the draft is deep at running back, which could be a smokescreen to mislead other teams needing a runner about the Patriots' intentions. Dallas is scheduled to pick at 22, one spot behind New England, and would likely take Jackson, Kevin Jones or maybe even Perry if they were available.
"I think overall, it has been a productive group," Belichick said. "You have some guys that have really been consistent. It's a pretty good-sized group. Mewelde Moore, (Bruce) Perry from Maryland are smaller, but they have been productive and they are very good players too.
"I think they all have different styles and there are a lot of guys you can like. I am sure there are a lot guys that are going to play in the league and be productive. You've got some guys that can catch it, some that are runners and less catchers and some with different combinations."
If the Patriots sit at 21 and perhaps even wait until 32 to take a back, their man could be Perry, who has the versatility to fit well in Charlie Weis' offense.
"He probably catches the ball as well as any back in the draft," Belichick said. "There isn't any reason to think he couldn't play on all three downs. He has good power, good vision, finds a lot of holes and is a nifty guy. He can make nice cuts at the line of scrimmage and get through some small places but is still a physical guy that runs hard. He has a lot going for him."
If the Patriots are able to land a runner by staying at 21, and Perry would likely be available there, then a nose tackle type could be the choice at 32 since newly acquired Keith Traylor is slated to play that spot, but has durability questions on top of the fact that he has never played on the nose.
Hawaii's Isaac Sopoaga, a 6-2, 321-pounder, is climbing up boards and has visited the Patriots. He would be a candidate at 32 or 56, the Patriots' first of two second round selections. Another nose tackle type that visited Foxborough is Texas' 6-4, 319-pound Marcus Tubbs, who could be more valuable to the Patriots and other 3-4 teams as a nose tackle prospect than to those employing a gap penetrating 4-3 front. Tubbs would likely be a late-second round target or even a third-round prospect for the Patriots.
Beyond those two positions, the Patriots' strategy will involve finding solid football players regardless of position, although the defensive backfield is likely to be addressed on day one with either a safety or a corner and perhaps an interior offensive lineman.
Georgia safety Sean Jones is an early second round prospect the Patriots would consider moving up to get. While he is not in the league of Miami's Sean Taylor, he would be a solid edition that would allow the Patriots to move Eugene Wilson back to cornerback, providing the Patriots depth in a secondary that went only five deep last year and was fortunate to avoid any long-term injuries.
The one possibility that could alter the team's needs is Ty Law's future. The Patriots could opt to deal Law on draft weekend and pick up a draft pick for either this year or next year in the process. It's hard to imagine them accepting anything less than a first rounder for the four-time Pro Bowl defensive back.
If they were able to acquire a 2004 first round pick for Law, they would likely target a cornerback and a safety on day one of the draft. Moving Law would leave the team with Wilson, Asante Samuel, Tyrone Poole and Otis Smith as the club's experienced corners with just Rodney Harrison and Wilson as every down-type safeties. Law's presence not only gives the Patriots a shutdown corner, but also flexibility with Wilson.
Virginia Tech's DeAngelo Hall is the only surefire first round talent available at corner, although there are several cover men with second round grades, including a few that will be taken in the first round because of need.
It's difficult to imagine the Patriots using a high pick on a linebacker because the top candidates lack size. Reserve linebackers like Matt Chatham, Don Davis and Larry Izzo could potentially be replaced on the roster to make room for a newcomer, but all excel on special teams. As a 3-4 team, the Patriots target defensive end/linebacker hybrids to play outside and need stout inside players to take on guards.
Top linebackers like Jonathan Vilma (Miami) and Daryl Smith (Georgia Tech) are both in the 230-pound range and would seem to lack the size to play inside in a 3-4 where they would be asked to take on guards. They would be more apt to excel in the Lovie Smith-type of defense that utilizes smaller, faster linebackers who play well in space, scrape and flow to the ball with the ability to cover backs and tight ends.
The Patriots could use a shot of youth and speed at the position and a first day pick at linebacker could mean trouble for aging inside linebackers like Roman Phifer or Ted Johnson - the latter of whom is a two-down player with a long injury history. Purdue's Niko Koutouvides, at 244 pounds, could be a target in the middle rounds.
Wide receiver would seem to be less of a need given that New England has used a second round pick on a receiver in each of the last two drafts, but the depth and size available at that position may be too much to pass up this year.
Ggoing into the draft the primary need had been Running back but the Patriots traded for Corey Dillon earlier this week. Other needs are nose tackle, defensive back, offensive line. RB -- The team's leading rusher, Antowain Smith, was released in February and hasn't been re-signed. Situational backs Kevin Faulk and Mike Cloud are the only experienced runners on the roster and neither has ever proven to be a lead back that can carry an offense. That's why they made the trade for Dillon who should instantly upgrade the Patriots rushing game. But give the team credit, they've won two Super Bowls with an average runner (Smith) in the backfield, but it's time to give Tom Brady a running threat that can keep teams off balance. They still could take a running back in the second or third round to add some depth and add an insurance policy in the event that Dillon does not adapt to his new team.
NT - The Patriots' 3-4 base defense requires a nose tackle that can stay strong at the point in the middle of the defense and force runners to bounce outside to the team's faster contain players. Losing Ted Washington was a big blow, and Keith Traylor, while 340-pounds, has never played the spot even though he has the stature to do so. He is a short-term fix and if the Patriots get the chance to take a young run-stopping specialist to put up front with the likes or Richard Seymour, Ty Warren and Jarvis Green, they have to do it. With Washington playing in the middle last season, the Patriots allowed 89 rushing yards per game as opposed to 136 in 2002 in the year before his arrival.
DB - Eugene Wilson's ability to play safety or corner gives Bill Belichick the ability to target the best available defensive back regardless of whether that is a corner or a safety, although the team still needs depth at safety, a fact that was obvious late in the Super Bowl when Chris Akins and Shawn Mayer were playing in place of the injured Wilson and Rodney Harrison. If the team plans to rid itself of Ty Law, this need moves to cornerback rather than either corner or safety.
OL - Losing Damien Woody left a hole in the middle of what is now a thin Patriots offensive line. Guard Stephen Neal will factor into the competition to replace him along with Super Bowl starter Russ Hochstein, who Belichick praised after the season. But Joe Andruzzi has never been a picture of health and is entering the final year of his contract. The Patriots need depth at guard and a player who could potentially step in and start and leave Hochstein and Neal as quality backups. Left tackle Matt Light also is entering the final year of his rookie deal and right tackle Tom Ashworth has to prove he can take the next step in his development. So while guard appears to be the more immediate need, the Patriots could use a tackle that will make Light expendable next year and could potentially unseat Ashworth as the starter.
Even after 29 years in the NFL, Belichick still finds some fun in the draft process. "It is a team-building exercise," he said. "It's exciting. You never know how it is going to work out. It's hard to predict and is an important part of building your team."
While the Patriots have developed a reputation as team that prides itself of high-character players, they have not ruled out running back Maurice Clarett, who ran into some legal problems while at Ohio State. Clarett played high school ball for the father of Patriots quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels, and the team will have all the information it needs to evaluate the one-year college star.
"We have seen him and talked to him. He's a good player and had a lot of production while helping Ohio State win a national championship. We've done a lot of work on him," Belichick said.
The Patriots enter the draft with nine picks, two each in rounds one, two and four with one in the third, fifth and seventh. Their picks are slated to be at 21, 32, 56, 63, 95, 113, 128, 164 and 233. Over the years, the team has drafted 26 offensive players in the first round and 18 defensive players, including nine defensive backs. Under Belichick, the Patriots have spent first round picks on two defensive linemen and a tight end.
New England has picked at 21 twice since 1970, landing safety Tim Fox at that spot back in 1976 and tight end Daniel Graham in 2002. It has never selected at 32. Last year's picks at those two spots, Browns center Jeff Faine and Raiders defensive end Tyler Brayton, were both starters.
The Patriots have selected 56th six times with little success. Wide receivers Vincent Brisby and Cedric Jones, guard Calvin Stephens, defensive end Ben Thomas, defensive back Brad Dusek and linebacker Mike Ballou were the choices. At 63, the Patriots landed tight end Marv Cook, who developed into a Pro Bowler before being replaced by Ben Coates.
WR Troy Brown, with the blessing of Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill, and the sponsorship support of Banknorth, will host Troy Brown Celebrity Bingo on May 13 at Gillette Stadium to raise money for the Celebrity for Charities Foundation, the Patriots Charitable Foundation and the United Way. Brown appeared in a United Way ad campaign two years ago in a spot where he was playing bingo at a retirement home. At the team's 2004 Super Bowl parade in Boston, Brown took the microphone and screamed, "Bingo! We got bingo! We won again!"
"We're excited about the event because it gives us the opportunity to help a lot of people," Brown said. "We encourage everyone to come join us. It will be an evening to remember."
Adam Vinatieri, David Givens, Deion Branch and David Patten are some of the Patriots scheduled to appear at the event, which will include a live and silent auction, buffet dinner and 10 bingo games. Tickets can be purchased at www.troybrown.meetthepros.com or by calling (978) 749-6700.
The Patriots' schedule has plenty of oddities to analyze, although none truly matter once the ball is kicked off. The team will play only seven of its 16 games at 1 p.m. with two Monday night games, a Thursday nighter and a Sunday nighter to go with five 4 p.m. contests. They will play five 2003 playoff teams, won't play a single team coming off a short week and will play two teams coming off their bye. They will play host to a three-game home stand in October while finishing with two of their last three on the road in the division (at Miami and New York). Their bye is Week Three and they will play host to Miami on Oct. 10. If they win their first three games, they will have won 18 straight, the number won by the 1972-73 Dolphins. That game could give New England a chance to surpass the great Dolphins winning streak, although 17 of those Miami wins came in the league's only undefeated season.
The Patriots will visit the White House on May 10 and are scheduled to receive their Super Bowl champion rings on June 13. The team will hold a rookie orientation camp the weekend after the draft with a mandatory full-squad mini-camp scheduled for June 7-12.
"I'm going back in the draft. Maybe I can go higher than the eighth round this time." -- Wideout Troy Brown when asked for his opinion about the draft. Brown was an eighth round pick in 1993 and developed into one of the Patriots' all-time great receivers.
O-T-I-S is back. The Patriots re-signed 38-year-old unemployed cornerback Otis Smith to add veteran depth to a thin secondary. It is Smith's third stint with the team (1996-1997, 2000-2002) in his 15-year career.
The Patriots released Smith during training camp last summer after a nagging injury kept him from getting on the field. He started 13 games for the Lions last year with 67 tackles one interception after starting for Bill Belichick's Patriots for three years between 2000 and 2002.
"I am sure there were some adjustments made last year because they did have new guys come in, but the system overall, I never have problems learning a system," Smith said. "Intelligence isn't one of my problems. So whatever system is in or whatever they're doing right now, I just have to adjust to it.
"They told me they'd give me an opportunity to make the team. I'll play wherever they want me to play whether it's corner, safety, receiver or quarterback. It doesn't matter."
Smith is vying for a roster spot before a starting job, but will certainly compete for playing time as a third, fourth or fifth cornerback depending on how the depth chart shapes up.
Smith is an up-and-down performer who has shown a penchant for making big plays throughout his career but for allowing them as well. He led the Patriots with five interceptions in 2001 and was an MVP candidate in Super Bowl XXXVI.
The 5-11, 198-pounder out of Missouri has 525 career tackles to go with 5.5 sacks and 29 interceptions for 645 return yards. His seven interception returns for touchdowns ranks sixth in NFL History behind Rod Woodson (12), Ken Houston (9), Aeneas Williams (9), Deion Sanders (8) and Eric Allen (8).
TE Fred Baxter; FB Larry Centers; DE Bobby Hamilton; S Antwan Harris; QB Damon Huard; LS Brian Kinchen; DT Rick Lyle; DE Anthony Pleasant; RB Antowain Smith; P Ken Walter; WR Dedric Ward.
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OT Tom Ashworth; OG Wilbert Brown; WR David Givens; S Shawn Mayer; OG Steve Neal.
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PLAYERS ACQUIRED (5) >BR> DE Rodney Bailey; P Josh Miller; CB Otis Smith; DT Keith Traylor; RB Corey Dillon.
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At a meeting of the South Shore Artists Group held at St. Alban's Episcopal Church Hall in Eltingville Tuesday, President Al Russo announced that the opening night reception for the St. John's University Art Show will be held on Oct. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Loretto Memorial Library. The show entitled "La Bella Italia" was coordinated by Annette Marden and will run through January. Over 25 artist's works will be displayed. This year's basket auction will be held on Oct. 30 at St. Alban's Church Hall. Admission will be $l0 a ticket and an additional $l0 for one sheet of basket chances. The event will include a buffet luncheon catered by Al Russo Caterers. Although optional, guests are invited to wear costumes. Four members of South shore are currently exhibiting their work at Jimmy Max Restaurant in Westerleigh. They are Barbara Sekulski, Kay LaManna, Mildred Piccinininni and Annette Marden. The exhibit runs through January.
Shiloh A.M.E. Zion
Shiloh AME Zion Church Women's Day Committee met Thursday to discuss upcoming events. On Saturday at 12:30 p.m., a Children's Fashion Show is planned. Tickets are $10. Nov. 3, Chinese Auction at 3 p.m. Door prizes and raffles, including 26-inch TV. Fried chicken, fried fish and hotdogs will be served. Admission is $4. On Nov. 4, Sunday Service will begin at 9:30 a.m., not 11 a.m. On Nov. 18, the 106th Annual Women's Day Celebration is planned.
Mid-Island AARP
Members of the Mid-Island AARP met yesterday in Esposito Memorial Community Hall of St. Christopher's R.C. Church, Grant City, where they welcomed three new members: Mary Varriano and Virginia and Ray Setti. Trip chair-woman Marion Contrero gave an update on upcoming trips. The annual Christmas luncheon is being planned for Dec. 7 at Bella Vita, Dongan Hills. The next meeting is Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. Membership is open to all adults age 50 and over.
CYO Seniors
The CYO Senior Guild Luncheon Program, located at 120 Anderson Avenue, Staten Island, held a monthly membership meeting Thursday where plans were discussed for a trip to Atlantic City on Monday. A Health and Wellness Expo sponsored by VNS will take place on Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Important senior information, raffles and giveaways will be included. The annual membership drive is underway, new members are encouraged to join. There will be a Halloween Party on Oct. 31. Money prizes for best costumes will be awarded. Daily activities include cash bingo, ceramics, various arts and crafts, various exercise classes and a gourmet lunch.
Business Guild 2
The Business Guild 2 of the Chamber of Commerce met Thursday morning at The Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. The group commended Ron Cutrone of Foundation Financial Advisors for the successful blood drive sponsored by the Guild. Also, plans were discussed about the food drive, which will be held at Stop & Shop Supermarkets, 2795 Richmond Ave., on Nov. 3 and Nov. 10. Anyone interested in joining the Business Guild should contact Lou Rizzo of Master Realtors at firstname.lastname@example.com.
High Achievers
The Business Network International High Achievers chapter met Thursday at PKs, located at 1281 Arthur Kill Rd. High Achievers is a business referral group, the membership of which is limited to one member for each business category. There is presently a membership opening for a dry cleaning business. High Achievers will meet again on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. where the featured speaker, Massimiliano DiDonna, from the entertainment company, "Partners in Sound." Visitors and those interested in joining High Achievers should contact Alisa Grodsky at 718-594-4494 for more information.
Dalessio Post
The Patrick J. Dalessio American Legion Post met Thursday afternoon and discussed plans for a Nov. 14 trip to Atlantic City. The trip is a fundraiser for New York State American Legion Chairman Frank Peters. The installation of officers took place Sunday during a dinner at The Staaten in West Brighton, where Fred Hartman was installed as post commander.
Bridge club
The Staten Island Bridge Club announced the winners of its Thursday afternoon games played in their headquarters in Castleton Corners. The winners were: North-South, first, Rita and Vitus Curich; second, Janet Pas, Martin Flanzbaum; third, Peter Latkany, Bonnie Britton; fourth, Marjorie Amoury, Dorothy Savino. East-West, first, Herman Zieger, Mel Frucht; second, Herbert Weinreb, Charles La Cerra; third, Jill Mahala, Phyllis Jacobs; fourth, Howard Kasper, Ann Borowski.
Red Hat Society
The Red Hot Rolling Mamas, a chapter of the Red Hat Society, met Wednesday night at Killmeyer's in Rossville to celebrate Oktoberfest. The group will assist the Staten Island Multiple Sclerosis Group by collecting items to be used in the raffle baskets for a fundraiser in January. The next meeting is Nov. 7. For information, call 718-761-5831.
Arrochar Friendship
The Arrochar Friendship Club, meeting at The Epifanio Parish Center at Holy Rosary Church in South Beach, finalized its November calendar as follows: Nov. 2, trip to Aqueduct Racetrack; Nov 8, blood pressure and nutrition course by the Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island; Nov 9, AARP defensive driving course; Nov 13, party at the center; Nov 16, Radio City Christmas Show; Nov 22-23, the center will be closed; Nov 29, Shirley Tepper's stress reduction class; Nov 30, AARP defensive driving course. For further information, call 718-979 -0032.
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Posted 1.18.07Join us for Casino Night, the annual formal event to benefit the Norman Wallace Legacy Fund, on February 17.
Join the Weatherhead School and friends for Casino Night from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on February 17, at the Silver Grille, 200 West Prospect Avenue, Cleveland. The benefit is the Weatherhead School of Management's annual formal event, attended by over 300 members of the Weatherhead community, including regional business leaders, current and prospective students, alumni, faculty, and staff. This year's proceeds will benefit the Norman Wallace Legacy Fund.


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- Ph.D., Indiana University, 1982
- M.Ed., Indiana University, 1982
- M.S., New York University, 1975
- B.A., Lehman College, 1973
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At Curry I split my time between being Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Co-Director of the Center for Technology and Teacher Education, and a mathematics education faculty member. Although these roles are different in many ways, they all involve problem solving. In my mathematics education role I oversee the secondary mathematics teacher education program, teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics education, and work with doctoral students. Unfortunately, because of my varied job responsibilities, I attend lots of meetings!
When not at the Curry School, I spend much of my time coaching girls' fast pitch softball and trying to learn to play electric blues guitar and bluegrass banjo. My wife and I are from New York, so we have a family of UVA and NY Giants football fans. Our two daughters both play trumpet, one in the UVA Cavalier Marching Band, and the other in her middle school orchestra. They also play guitar and bass. When they were younger, both were glad to play along with me; now, I am lucky to convince one of them to jam. Also, we are vegetarians and like to cook (and eat!).
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My teaching and research interests are in mathematical problem solving and thinking, use of technology to enhance teaching and learning, and mathematics teacher education.


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LyricsAnd the swings of the Red Wings'll send things into space
In them days before Frontier Field
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All the goats and horses found living in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions on five acres on Stossel Creek Way have been relocated by the owner, according to Vicki Schmitz, Manager of King County Animal Services and Programs.
Kenmore man hurt by fireworks
James Ulrich, 21-year-old Kenmore resident, was critically injured at 11:50 p.m. on New Year's Eve when a Class B commercial sky rocket mortar blew up in his face.
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The City Council will discuss pros and cons of implementing an ordinance requiring all Woodinville businesses to register with the City, during their meetings of Jan. 10 and Jan. 24.
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Hey a word of caution to you all. I bought me one of those Milsap jerseys, it was priced really good, but when I got home and put it on it was a little bit too small. I'm going to have to leave it on the hanger and wear my Favors jersey. I guess if the Favors jersey ever gets spilled on or needs to be washed I can have the Milsap Jersey as a back-up.
The NBA, where the Championship Trophy is awarded in June, but won in July.
all it means is that fans have stopped buying jefferson jerseys as much so now they're sitting on extra inventory they need to burn. they probably never had that many jeremy evans jerseys to begin with, so they don't have to do crazy markdowns to get rid of them.
i guarantee you that the guys in the fanzz sales department have no idea what is on the horizon for trades.
check out the jazzbros.com blog for more on the jazz.
I heard the Fanzz store had Al Jefferson capes on sale. You can buy one and yell ole like Al does when he plays defense.
I'm sure it isn't a shocker, but I was at the Jazz/Bucks game again last night and the same was true . . . everything for Big All was 50% off and everything for Millsap was still 25% off while everyone else was regular price. Clearly the Jazz don't want to get stuck with extra inventory whether they are thinking trade or losing them in free agency.
It is probably because no one wants to but Big Al and Millsap jerseys. I am sure that soon a Big Al jersey will be free with any purchase over $75.
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Everybody hears the news that somebody MIGHT get traded(this year Jefferson and millsap) then they don't want to take the chance on buying one so that players jersey sales drops off. They put them in clearance just because of the rumors of them getting traded. But hopefully they do trade them. At least one of them
Newsflash: Both Jefferson's contract and Millsap's contract run out two months from now.


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Council votes to add interim deputy manager
The City Council unanimously approved an employment agreement for Stan McNutt to serve as the interim deputy city manager Monday.
McNutt worked with Interim City Manager Lee Walton in building the new government of Spokane Valley.
"We have a number of transitional issues, and I expressed that I needed some temporary help to get some of these things done," Walton said.
The contract for McNutt states he will be assigned to the city as an employee of Prothman Company. The city will pay Prothman $81 an hour for McNutt's services. No additional budget appropriation will be needed for McNutt's hiring because of the savings created when Mark Dombroski left his position.
The contract states McNutt will receive an additional $800 each month for a housing stipend, and Prothman will collect a 10 percent finder fee should McNutt become a "regular employee."
Councilor Barry Peters added a provision to the motion that the budgetary authority for McNutt's contract expires on Jan. 31, which gives the new council the power to either renew McNutt's contract or terminate it. But Walton estimated McNutt won't need much time beyond that January deadline.
"He's done a number of these things," Walton said. "I don't think it would stretch for more than a few months, maybe into January or February."
McNutt has served as the interim city manager during a change of government in Sequim, Port Townsend and Battle Ground, among other cities in the Northwest. McNutt has also been running seminars to train both elected officials and recently appointed staff since he formally retired in 1988.
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By Kathryn Chiu, The China Post
May 6, 2014, 12:02 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's top financial regulator said on Monday that it will file a complaint with prosecutors against Glaucus Research, a California-based investment research firm, for spreading false information that aided in short-selling a Taiwan-listed company.
Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Tseng Ming-chung (曾銘宗) yesterday announced at a routine press event that his commission is prepared to take legal action against Glaucus Research Group for spreading "erroneous" information related to Asia Plastic Recycling Holding Limited (ARP,亞洲塑膠再生資源). The FSC is Taiwan's top financial regulatory agency.
ARP, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, recycles plastic bags and waste scraps to produce foam rubber products in China. The company launched a primary listing on Taiwan's main board in August 2011.
Tseng told the Central News Agency (CNA) that Glaucus Research Group spread false information through a research note in violation of the Securities and Exchange Act.
United Evening News on Monday reported that Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center (SFIPC) will take applications from investors seeking compensation starting from Thursday, May 8.
According to CNA, Glaucus first published a report about APR on April 24, accusing the company of overstating its financial data. The report alleged that the company's actual earnings were about 90 percent less than what it had filed to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).
The TWSE last week sent a task force over to China, launching a three-day field audit at ARP's factory compound before concluding that annual reports filed by ARP from 2010 to 2013 were credible.
"We'd like to issue a serious warning: No one should release or spread false information on purpose to manipulate the stock market, or we will bring them to justice," Tseng was quoted by CNA as saying.
Shares of ARP yesterday jumped nearly 7 percent, the maximum daily limit, to end at NT$72.8, giving the Taiwan-listed company a taste of sweet revenge.
After the Glaucus report surfaced in local media, F-ARP shares took a beating, plummeting from NT$80 to a low of NT$60.40 on April 30, losing a cumulative 30.09 percent in nearly a week.


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If you're a retailer taking a wait-and-see attitude about m-commerce, what are you waiting for?
If Venda Inc. and Yahoo Inc. make good on their predictions of this week and last, the m-commerce universe will explode in the second half of 2010.
The big news in mobile commerce in the last week is partnering: E-commerce powerhouse Venda and m-commerce pioneer Digby will now offer Venda's hundreds of clients an m-commerce platform, and Venda CEO Jeff Max told Internet Retailer he expects to have nearly 200 m-commerce sites up and running by year's end. Then I broke the news that search giant Yahoo and m-commerce player Unbound Commerce have partnered to offer Yahoo's 45,000 Yahoo Stores e-commerce platform clients an m-commerce platform. Yahoo's lead e-commerce executive, Paul Boisvert, predicts 250 m-commerce sites come December.
Today, according to Internet Retailer's m-commerce research, 156 retailers operate 149 m-commerce sites and 71 mobile apps. If the predictions come true, the total number of retailers in mobile commerce would increase by 288% in only six months. And that's not counting all the other retailers with sites and apps in the pipeline at other m-commerce technology providers.
If you're a retailer sitting on the sidelines with a wait-and-see attitude, my question to you is, what are you waiting for? The first retailers to stake a claim in m-commerce will immediately have an advantage over their competitors. The first will be the ones to learn what works best, to claim all of the mobile consumers looking for the optimized sites and apps on which to shop, and to reap sales in the fourth channel.
Two examples speak for themselves. EBay Inc. did $600 million in sales in its mobile channel in 2009. And at The Finish Line Inc., 3% of its total web revenue is now coming from its mobile channel. In 2009, the retailer earned $80.2 million in web sales, according to Internet Retailer estimates. Say it made the same in 2010, and its m-commerce sales maintained at 3%. That would add up to $2.4 million in mobile sales.
If you don't at least have a mobile strategy in place, you're behind the times. This is not a fad, it's a reflection of where society is moving, which is to mobile.
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|As a result of its political and economic turmoil for much of the postwar period, Italy was considered the "bad seed" in the European community. Harsh ideological divisions, chronic executive instability, inefficient bureaucracy, uneven socio-economic development, organized crime and unbalanced public finances all contributed to this negative perception. Yet a massive economic and social overhaul was launched in the 1990s as part of Italy's efforts to meet the famous Maastricht requirements in order to join the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). This book examines those processes and skillfully analyzes their consequences by exploring the effect they had on governmental and social actions. "Two of Italy's foremost public policy specialists, Ferrera and Gualmini are well placed to tell the story of how Italian political élites, long oriented towards buying off opposition and vested interests by expanding a bloated public debt,were finally confronted with reality by EMU membership criteria. Rescued by Europe is both a fascinating narrative of how governments, employers and unions responded to the EMU imperatives, and an in-depth analysis of how Italy's idiosyncratic labour markets and welfare system function, both for good and ill." Martin Rhodes Professor of European Public Policy, European University Institute, Florence, Italy Maurizio Ferrera is professor of social policy at the University of Pavia, Italy, and a member of the Italian National Commission on Social Exclusion. Elisabetta Gualmini is professor of administrative science at the University of Bologna, Italy.
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