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Cut throat competitiveness has been with the telecom industry since its inception nearly 140 years ago when Alexander Graham Bell beat Elisha Gray in a race to the U.S. Patent Office to lay claim to inventing the telephone.
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A new IBM study on how telcos are using Big Data highlights this trend: 85 percent of the respondents indicate that the use of information and analytics is creating a competitive advantage for them – a 124 percent increase in the last two years.
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While telecoms' extensive use of Big Data in itself may not be surprising, what is intriguing is how they're increasingly using this competitive advantage to drive new revenue streams in completely different industry areas. For example:
- A major U.S. network operator is combining its customer record data with sentiment analysis. They're able to determine what type of people pass by a billboard at a particular time of day, and what products or services they might be most interested in. The carrier can then sell the information to a digital billboard operator which will be able to more accurately target its billboard ads to the demographics of the actual traffic.
- In Europe we are working with Deutsche Telekom on a collaboration to help build smarter cities. By combining IBM's expertise from thousands of smarter city engagements with Deutsche Telekom's global M2M capabilities and advanced network connectivity we're able to offer cities solutions designed to help them improve the quality of life for citizens, who will be able to anticipate traffic delays and bus or train arrivals when travelling, find public parking spots more easily, and gain improved access to a wide array of relevant city information and services.
- On the retail front, telcos are also looking at a number of ways to develop multi-channel marketing campaigns with real-time geo location and social media analysis. In this case, a mobile subscriber could opt into a program in which his carrier can let an electronics retailer, for example, know that the subscriber has been expressing interest in a flat screen TV via his social networks. The electronics retailer could then offer targeted discounts directly to the subscriber, either via his social channels or – using geolocation services – they could text an offer or coupon directly to the subscriber's mobile phone when he is in the vicinity of the electronics retail store.
In this new landscape the carrier oftentimes isn't a communications channel anymore, as much as it is an information broker, or a content distributor. The telcos are tapping their treasure trove of data and morphing into whole new industry areas. They're definitely not your mother's telephone company anymore.
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There are two Americas indeed. One for beleaguered, put-upon patriots under siege for their love of country, the Constitution, freedom of speech, and individual rights. The other is the "special class" that oppresses and subjugates us on a daily basis. Individualism vs collectivism. Islamic supremacism vs democracy.
Today was the kick-off of the Islamic Society of North America conference in Washington DC. The timing could not be more deliberate. Sort of like the North Koreans firing missiles on the Fourth of July. ISNA is as compatible with American values and freedoms as sharia is compatible with democracy.
As you read the following account, bear in mind that Obama's Department of Justice and the FBI had teamed with these groups.
Dave Gaubatz attended the ISNA conference (or at least attempted to); what follows is his experience. Dave Gaubatz was the first U.S. civilian (1811) Federal Agent deployed to Iraq in 2003. He is the owner of DG Counter-terrorism Publishing. He is currently conducting a 50 State Counter-terrorism Research Tour (CTRT). He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Here is what Dave wrote:
What happened to Mr. Gaubatz is an outrage. Bear in mind this is America, and these very same Islamists invoke our freedoms to kill our freedom. They invoke freedom of speech to kill freedom of speech. They use lawfare and litigation jihad to silence truth tellers. Dave will be writing a full recounting of today's events, but look at his report thus far.
It's pretty clear CAIR/ISNA tried to have this man killed or arrested. Expose Islam and risk your life. CAIR/ISNA distributing photos of "threats" to the police is like the Nazis distributing photos of Jews. They are this century's Nazis. Shouldn't law enforcement know who the good guys are?
This is America? They set up Gaubatz. They know who he is. Clearly, CAIR and ISNA were hoping for a larger incident.
Gaubatz was surrounded by nine people who had no
identification (they were just wearing suits) when he attempted to register. He asked who they were. Only one of the nine
spoke to him; the others just glared. The one who did speak to him asked if he
could come with them. He repeatedly asked who they were, because he was not
going to go with a group of nine men unless he knew who they were. The
individual who was speaking to him refused to identify himself. He asked for a
manager, again, because he was not going to walk away with a group of people
that he did not know. The only answer he received was, "our parent organization
said you were a threat". He was surrounded for just under a half hour. Finally, one individual, who identified himself as being with the
convention center, spoke to Gaubatz. When Gaubatz asked why he was being asked to leave, he stated
repeatedly, "I don't know why"..."They just said you didn't register"..."I
really don't know".
They did not say why he was on their list, but if you read the Frontpage magazine article about the Cease and Desist letter, this is exactly why he was on the list. His main point for legal recourse is that all of this could have been avoided if ISNA had called or sent an email asking him not to be there. Clearly this was done intentionally, with the hopes that DC police would respond to their false claim of threats and the picture of Gaubatz's war photos and picture of him photoshopped in a Nazi uniform.
Here is an excerpt from the Frontpage article:
CAIR has actually just sent me a letter from the law firm of Martin F. McMahon & Associates pertaining to my upcoming attendance at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conference to be held in Washington , during the 4th of July holiday.
FP: What did the letter say?
Gaubatz: First let me emphasize what I have said for several years:
[1] It is my professional opinion that CAIR and its executives are terrorist supporters and their 'non profit' and IRS endorsed organization should have never been allowed to open almost 15 years ago.
[2] It is also my professional opinion that anyone or organization supporting CAIR or its ideology supports terrorism and are a national security threat to our country.
[3] A different acronym used does not change the ideology. CAIR is ISNA, ISNA is MSA, and MSA is MANA (Imam Siraj Wahhaj). These are different people representing the same ideology of an Islamic Ummah (Nation) under Sharia law.
[4] Many of our law enforcement executives of various agencies have lost sight of who they work for. They do not work for Saudi financed CAIR or ISNA, they work for America and its citizens
Gaubatz: The letter is a notice for me to cease and desist from contacting CAIR and its reps both at the ISNA convention and anytime afterwards.
Read the whole thing here. Very informative on the intimidation tactics of CAIR/ISNA.
Gaubatz is making his statement and filing charges tomorrow. He did feel threatened because of being surrounded, and felt like he could not safely leave the area. DC police will decide, based on his statement, which charge is appropriate.
When Gaubatz was leaving the convention, there were two police cars out front. Two officers behind him (he did not see them at any time) subsequently got in one of the cars and tailed him to his car (which was parked across the street). He got into his vehicle, and then an officer approached and asked him to step out of the vehicle. The officer said, "You know why we're asking you to get out of the vehicle", to which Gaubatz replied, "No I don't". To which the officer said, "Well, we've got this picture. Can you tell me about all these guns" (referencing a picture of Gaubatz serving in Iraq with M-16, and 9mm military issue). Gaubatz then told him that they were pictures of him in the war for this country. Gaubatz then told him that the picture of him in a Nazi uniform was obviously a photoshop. The officer then stated, "You understand with the holocaust shooting...". They asked if they could search his trunk. He stated, No, I have been harassed enough, if you want to get a warrant, I'll wait all day. The officer exchanged cards with him. The officers were just doing their jobs, because they had been duped into following up this lead based on faulty intel.
The main point of concern here is that CAIR/ISNA gave misleading information to law enforcement that put Gaubatz's life in jeopardy. At any time when he was leaving, if had reached into his bag, the police, acting on faulty information from CAIR/ISNA, would have assumed he was a threat and drawn on him, or worse (like the officer said, considering the Holocaust shooting). CAIR/ISNA purposely used the Nazi uniform photo to get this effect from law enforcement. CAIR/ISNA did not inform law enforcement that these pictures were of him serving in the war (with the guns), and the police must have believed he was a threat based on this information. They wanted the incident to escalate; otherwise they would have just sent him an email and a refund online requesting that he not attend.
Here is a copy of Dave's confirmation and registration for ISNA.
Obama's administration is partnering with these enemies of freedom: Patrick Poole has a scathing indictment of Eric Holder's Department of Justice and ISNA.
Here is an account of a pro-freedom rally across the street from the conference:
July 4, 2009 - Independence Day: Defending Equality And Liberty at DC ISNA Conference
On July 4, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) members stood outside of the DC Convention Center in the Mt. Vernon Square across the street to challenge the Washington DC ISNA convention on the issue of Islamic supremacism. Per our previous article announcing this protest, we explained why we felt it was necessary to challenge ISNA on this Independence Day - where R.E.A.L. is calling for independence not just for America, but for the rest of humanity from supremacist and totalitarian ideologies. On this Independence Day, we are also calling for independence from those oppressed by Islamic supremacists as well.
At today's protest, we stated that as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recognized the ideological challenge of "white supremacism," so we too today recognize the ideological challenge of "Islamic supremacism." While we realize that such a challenge is not popular with some, we feel that if we are true to courage of convictions on human equality, that on July 4, as on every other day, we must defy such supremacist ideologies.
We challenged ISNA to address the universal human right of EQUALITY, including equality of women, homosexuals, non-Muslims, and different Muslim sects. We challenged ISNA that without equality, we have no life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness. We challenged Americans to remember, especially on July 4, that in our Declaration of Independence we view human equality as "a truth that we hold self-evident." Equality is the foundation to all of our other universal human rights.
We asked ISNA this question: "when will you condemn Islamic supremacism?"
We asked ISNA - "when will you start addressing the stonings and honor killings of women and homosexuals by Islamic supremacists around the world?" We asked ISNA - "when will you acknowledge the use of Sharia in the deaths, mutilations, and amputations of women, non-Muslims, and Muslims around the world?" We spent two hours going over specific examples of the repression, torture, mutilations, stoning, honor killings, and murders of women, other Muslims, non-Muslims, homosexuals and others who Islamic surpremacists have viewed as a threat. We stated that on this Independence Day, we must speak for those suffering from oppression from Islamic supremacism around the world.
We explained that our universal human rights are not dependent on any religion, and we explained our universal human rights must be consistent for all people around the world. Some ISNA convention goers stated to us that universal human rights don't matter to them; they stated that the only rights that matter to them where those based on their religion. We challenge that supremacist view on "human rights," both as Americans and as fellow human beings. We declare that our universal human rights apply - no matter your religion, your gender, your race, or your identity - our universal human rights apply to every human being.
We also announced our ORANGE RIBBON campaign for equality and liberty, and provided handouts to those going to the ISNA convention to educate them on their universal human rights and our campaign to defend such rights. We have chosen ORANGE as our symbol for universal human rights that apply to all our fellow human beings on Earth.
Several individuals going to the ISNA conference did not like what we had to say. Those individuals sought to shout us down. However, the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department stepped in to defend our right to freedom of speech.
Several individuals going to the ISNA conference did not like what we had to say. Those individuals sought to shout us down. However, the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department stepped in to defend our right to freedom of speech.
We also asked ISNA how it could have a theme of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," when it not only ignored the foundation of EQUALITY that is the basis for all of our universal human rights, but also had speakers who have defended or been unwilling to challenge Islamic supremacism.
– Siraj Wahhaj was a character witness for convicted 1993 World Trade Center terrorist "blind sheik" Omar Rahman, has called for replacing the American government with a caliphate. According to Siraj Wahhaj, "if only Muslims were clever politically, they could take over the United States and replace its constitutional govt. with a caliphate. If we were united and strong, he said, we would elect our own emir and give allegiance to him. Take my word if 8 million Muslims unite in America, the country will come to us."
– Hamza Yusef (also spelled Hamza Yousuf or Hamza Yousef) has described Judaism as a "most racist religion," and who promotes Jihad stating that Jihad is the duty and responsibility of all Muslims, further stating that "Jihad is actually considered a Rahma (mercy) in Islam." Yusef's idea of "compromise" is that "There are times when you have to live like a sheep in order to live in the future like a lion."
– Zaid Shakir has stated "Every Muslim who is honest would say, I would like to see America become a Muslim country"
– ISNA's Ingrid Mattson has defended the idea of an Islamic supremacist caliphate, and has portrayed Christians as a threat to Jews. On the idea of the Islamic supremacist caliphate, she has stated that "the overthrowing of the caliphate… was a plan of European powers for many years. This deprived the Muslim world of a stable and centralized authority, and much of the chaos that we're living in today is the result of that." Ingrid Mattson also claims that "Muslim women have the same legal rights as Muslim men," when we see daily how women are treated as second-class human beings by Islamic supremacists who seek the same "caliphate" that Ingrid Mattson defends.
On July 3, the ISNA conference also had Ihsan Bagby speak on "compelling history of Islam in the Americas and highlight the extraordinary contributions of Muslims to the American experience." But what has ISNA speaker Ihsan Bagby said about America? According to Ihsan Bagby, "we [Muslims] can never be full citizens of this country… because there is no way we can be fully committed to the institutions and ideologies of this country."
Read the rest here.
Previously at Atlas, and related:
Department of State's Criterion in Partnering with Jihadists in America


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Among the national rankings compiled by Laxpower.com, Springfield High of Delaware County is ranked No. 2 among the 706 teams playing high school girls lacrosse in the United States. By this time next week, WPIAL schools will find their names in the national rankings.
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Take the Mancini-Giuffre Salon. As a way to celebrate the success of the upscale, full-service salon in Grasmere, Joanne and Filippo Giuffre marked their 10- year milestone with an anniversary/holiday soiree at which hairstylists, staffers and clients whiled the night away at Fushimi of Grant City.
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And since Joanne always has maintained that makeup application and hairstyling are an art form — and she utilized her talent to enhance the look of models for myriad photo sessions — it was understandable that she'd be summoned by David to create a unique style for the bride and her mom, while her hair design team created makeovers for the bridal party.
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Filippo confides that ever since he was a youngster in his native town, he has had a passion for business and has never been afraid to work.
"It's really not about the money," says he, before adding that naturally one of his goals is to make a good living, but at the same time, it's his inherent love of business and the adventure and challenge of it.
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It has been said that "The American Dream" that has lured millions from all nations to our shores in the past century hasn't been a dream of material plenty — though that obviously carries weight — but rather a dream of being able to grow a worthwhile enterprise. We'd say the Giuffres are a definite case in point.
Birthday greetings to Public Administrator Gary Gotlin, Anthony Ferreri, president and chief executive officer of Staten Island University Hospital, to Danny Woods and to Jim Ruger.
Happy birthday today to John Cassidy, who turns 24, a staffer at dosomething.com, a non-profit that encourages young adults to become involved in community service. John has traveled this past year to Chicago, Miami and San Francisco to teach at "boot camps" designed to educate youth about involvement.


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MARYSVILLE Locals are mourning the passing of a very special Marysville woman. Suzy Kuulei Williams was a helpful worker at a grocery store who passed away on Dec. 16 of complications from diabetes.
Williams lived in Arlington during her youth after five years spent in Hawaii, moving to Marysville when she was 17 years old and graduating from Marysville High School.
She was born Nov. 11, 1946 in Sacramento, Calif. and was adopted at four months of age by relatives. She married James Williams in Seattle in 1977 and gave birth to a daughter Amy in 1980; her husband left her soon afterwards and they divorced in 1982. Williams worked as a file clerk for the state of Washington, at Skippers restaurants and from 1989 was a courtesy clerk at the State Avenue Safeway store, where she was a valued employee who needed care from co-workers on a regular basis.
Kim Hoskins was like a sister to Williams, who always greeted customers with a smile and helped them carry their groceries to their car. Hoskins found Williams body in her apartment and is helping arrange a memorial service in January.
Williams was fond of animals and enjoyed hiking movies and loved to dance. She took pride in being independent but to her chagrin often had to reluctantly take help from others. Hoskins said she had an on-again, off-again relationship with Williams, who had a stubborn streak and difficulty taking help from people when she needed to.
I loved Susie, I was kind of a mother figure to her. But she was really sometimes difficult, Hoskins recalled last week. Shes kind of led a tough life.
Williams took great delight in playing cards and a big thrill was a $3,000 jackpot she won at the Tulalip Casino; another favorite was Hersheys chocolate bars.
She loved to go dancing, Hoskins said. A lot of people around town knew her. She was everywhere, anywhere there was music. She always wanted to go out and have fun.
Williams was proceeded in death by her parents Elmer and Lucile Wilson and her late husband James Williams. She is survived by daughter Amy, of Bothell.
Many shoppers have asked about Williams since her demise, and a memorial is scheduled for 11 a.m. Jan. 6 at the Marysville Church of Christ, 4226 92 St. in Marysville. Donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
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Indeed, and that's quite perplexing. WPVI certainly is popular in Ocean County, but so are several other Philadelphia stations.
WPVI 6 did make the significantly viewed list.
While I'm fairly certain that DirecTV and Dish Network would jump at the opportunity to offer Philadelphia stations within Ocean County, I doubt that they'll bother adding WPVI alone (a decision that wouldn't draw many new customers, but probably would generate a great deal of confusion among both existing and prospective subscribers).
It is up to the providers to offer it. I expect the providers won't really be responsive though.
I already have "moved" to a white area in the New York City DMA (allowing me to receive the four Los Angeles DNS stations while retaining DirecTV's complete New York City channel assortment), so this situation doesn't apply to me at the present time. If, however, I end up losing the Los Angeles stations, I fully intend to maximize my viewing options. I need to remain within the New York City DMA (to ensure qualification for its sports channels), but I would select a county in which a decent selection of out-of-market stations have been deemed "significantly viewed" by the FCC (assuming that DirecTV opts to provide them). Ideally, this would be my own county.
If you want more Philadelphia stations in Ocean County one day without "moving",
And of course, numerous friends and acquaintances of mine are either stuck with Comcast or stuck without the Philadelphia stations.
I fully intend to, and I'll urge the aforementioned friends and acquaintances to act in kind.
I'd suggest everyone in the county to write letters
Sister station WPSG-TV shares the same headquarters and management.
to the FCC, GM and Head of Engineering at KYW-TV,
WHYY-TV is popular in my area, and I suspect that a few of the other Philadelphia DMA stations might be popular in southern Ocean County.
WCAU-TV, WTXF-TV, WPHL-TV, telling them about cable viewership being extended on cable, and not in satellite for Ocean County.


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"Sharon and Dawn bring a great deal of experience and expertise to the Board, and we are delighted to have them come aboard as we celebrate the Hall's fifth anniversary this year," said Louise T. Bertacchi, President of the Hall of Fame Board of Directors.
Dauito-Baxter, a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and Rowan University, is sales and procurement coordinator for J&D Produce in Vineland. Prior to this position, Dauito-Baxter was president of 2 Girls Produce, Inc. and of Dauito Produce, Inc.
Dauito-Baxter was the first female to lead a U.S. branch of United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association, when she was president of Garden State Branch in 1982 to 1984, and she was the first woman elected president of the CEO Group. She served on the small business/agricultural advisory board of the Federal Reserve Bank and was chair of that group in 1997.
Hunter has been executive director of the Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce since 2010. She formerly worked as regional sales manager of Cooper Lighting, and prior to that was communications manager for Greenwood Emergency Vehicles.
Hunter is licensed as a real estate salesperson in New Jersey and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Realtors.
The Hall of Fame honors local women of outstanding achievement who have made significant contributions to a profession, the community and/or women's issues. The organization holds an annual gala ceremony each spring to honor the women selected for induction into the Hall of Fame, with nominations solicited from the public beginning each fall.


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Jennifer Hawkins on house-hunt again
By: Shekhar Hooli
In a span of four years, she has bought five properties worth of almost 5 million dollars. Records show Hawkins plunged into the property market two years after being crowned Miss Universe 2004. As per the records, since October 2006, the former cheerleader made a series of property purchases till 2008.
Reports are flowing in that now she and Wall are looking for a house where they both can live. Michael Pallier, Raine and Horne prestige agent said that Hawkins had cleverly invested her money into blue-chip properties.
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ALLEN PARK -- Eric Ebron wasn't always sharp during the Detroit Lions' offseason program. He struggled with drops early in OTAs.
But by send-off day, he flashed the possibility of what could be.
Ebron appeared to be far more comfortable in the offense during last week's minicamp, and capped it off on the final day by hauling in one remarkable sliding catch with safety Isa Abdul-Quddus draped all over him.
It was one of the finest catches of the offseason.
"He's super athletic and can get in and out of cuts," quarterback Matthew Stafford said. "He's raw, he's young, he's got to learn the NFL game like every rookie does. But there's definitely flashes of big-time talent."
The Lions had some pressing defensive needs they could have addressed with the draft's 10th overall pick, but couldn't resist selecting a tight end they believe is the second-best offensive player in this rookie class.
Ebron racked up 973 receiving yards at North Carolina last year, breaking Vernon Davis' ACC record at the position, and projects to play a lot of slot in the Lions' new offensive scheme.
But his transition was a little rocky, particularly early, as he adjusted to a system that can be difficult to learn because it features so many plays and is run at a quickened tempo.
By the end of the offseason program, though, Ebron began to settle in and show a few glimpses of why the Lions thought so highly of him.
"It's lovely now," Ebron said. "Figuring out the offense. It'll never be 100 percent, but at least knowing what to do, where to lineup, where to be. Now I can do the things that got me here.
"I'm starting to earn a lot more respect. I'm starting to produce a lot more, and I'm starting to get a lot more reps."
Ebron spent most of OTAs and minicamp working with the second unit, but that will inevitably change if he continues on this arc.


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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
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It's become very clear that the Celtics simply don't have enough left to win a championship (although I will still find some way to explain how they could if they win game 7). They are too hurt… too run down… too reliant on guys who should be getting 15-20 minutes per game, rather than 35-40. And despite some of the comments that this team is playing poorly and stupidly… they are playing on sheer guts. It's not that they're not hungry. They are. And they've got a scrap of food left… the championship they're trying to defend. Even when they seem out-gunned… their desire to defend that food keeps them fighting.
The Magic are not helping off Ray Allen, and it has thrown him into a funk. He's even rushing his open shots. They're also running two guys at Paul Pierce every chance he gets. He's being doubled teamed 30 feet from the rim. Yet we get on his case and wonder why he can't just take over. They're even setting Courtney Lee up inside Eddie House's jock so he can't go off. They're daring Rondo to shoot tear drops and last-second jumpers.
The Celtics offense is often coming from Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis and Brian Scalabrine… because the Celtics have no other options. Amazingly, Perk, Baby and Scal are hitting more shots than they should. But how far can this team go with those guys carrying the load?
Let's face it. Doc was spot on when he said Kevin Garnett is the Celtics run-stopper. How would last night's game had turned out if the Celtics could have turned to KG in the post, or on a pick and roll with Pierce or Ray, in the scoreless final 3:46? How many times would Rashard Lewis have changed his shot when he got into the lane? And what about having Leon Powe in there as yet another big man to push and hack Dwight Howard? The game, and the series, would be much different.
Luckily, the Celtics are facing a Magic team that has no clue how to win. The Celtics will probably take advantage of home court (and probably some home cookin') to win a series they should have lost in 5 or 6 games. They're undermanned and overworked, yet they continue to fight.
Don't get me wrong. I'm frustrated after last night too. That's a product of high expectations. We see that green and white out there and we EXPECT to win… to dominate… to close things out. And those high expectations breed emotional overreactions. That's natural. But step back and look at what we're doing… and who is doing it.
But this is no eulogy. I expect the C's to win game 7. And I'll figure out some argument for how they'll beat Cleveland. But they're doing it on heart. They're defending their scrap of food with everything they've got. You'll have to kill them to get it. And that should be admired.


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A woman who crashed her car into a guardrail along Broadway Bridge Sunday night has been booked into Multnomah County Jail for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants.
Portland Police Spokesman Pete Simpson said responding officers found the car wedged into one of the support beams and onto the pedestrian walkway on the north side of the bridge around 8:26 p.m.
He said a tow truck will remove the car, and the investigation has not held up car traffic. The 21-year-old woman was uninjured in the crash.
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Clete Thomas has MRI on left knee
While Brennan Boesch tears it up in Detroit and Casper Wells gets a taste of the big leagues, Clete Thomas is battling a knee injury at Triple-A Toledo. He flew to Colorado on Tuesday for an MRI exam on his left knee and a visit with a doctor, according to the Toledo Blade. Thomas has been out for about a week.
Thomas missed much of the final couple weeks of Spring Training with a shoulder injury that hampered his chances of making the club. He hit .389 (14-for-36) this spring with a home run, three RBIs and 10 runs scored.
The Mud Hens haven't filled Thomas' roster spot just yet, presumably because Ryan Strieby is very close to a return from his wrist injury.
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Looks like Thomas could get caught in the OF shuffle like Brent Clevlen did a few years agol. Not good news on his part.
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I hope not. Clete has some tools that would enable him to be a good MLB player. I hope he has good news on the MRI.
The Tigers should be OK with the crop of OFers they have on the farm. I am not including Raburn in that group. He is not an outfielder though he is playing CF for the Hens right now.
I know AJ has not got an base with the same frequency as he had been, but when is JL gonna start using that kid's speed as a weapon? Who is working with him to learn how to swipe bases and get a proper and effective leadoff?
This is an important part of the gme. One in which the base runner can help his teammates simply by causing consternation on the mound with the opposing pitcher. They lose their focus with the base runner and then psychologically let up on the delivery home. It happens all the time with agaist us, why not for us?
BTW, Whatever happened to Ron LeFlore?
Yeah, when Clete is on his game, I think any club would be happy to have him. I was hoping to see him take over one of the outfield spots at some point. Could still happen.
Who does coach the baserunning, Belliard? I'm afraid that we won't see much base stealing as long as JL is at the helm. He's a steroid era manager. He'll send a guy when it's practically a sure thing but, most of the time, putting runners in motion in certain counts is about as aggressive as he'll get. And his history tells me that he'll get more conservative as the season progresses.
Rich nailed it when he wrote Leyland is a steroid era manager. Leyland just does not manage a pure, fundamental game of baseball. Doesn't take any skill to sit back waiting for the long ball. He must like watching paint dry too.
Seems like this is his 3rd or 4th time on the DL. Seems like alot.
I want to make clear that when I say JL is a steroid era manager, that's not necessarily a knock on him. Jim has had a long managerial career and most of it has taken place in the steroid era. Back then, if you bunted and stole bases to scratch out 2 or 3 runs, two big boppers on the other side would go deep and beat you a ballgame. The game has changed but unfortunately, Leyland is 65 years old. It's tough to make radical changes at that age. I'm more inclined to empathize with him on that score.
Belliard is the infield and bench coach. Brookens is the outfield, baserunning and first base coach.
This is a really hard side to define other than to expect the unexpected. Rookies given an each way bet or stop gap roles have excelled ala Jackson, and Boesch, and those chosen flopped ala Avila and Sizemore, although he looks to be quickly bouncing back now at Toledo.
I can't recall such a clear 'black and white' start to a season – section wise we have been either excellent or total duds, but as a team muddled through for wins, normally when not expected against the better teams or come form behind wins.
How can we have the leagues worst starting pitching with a 5.31 ERA throwing a full 14 IP less than the next lowest and a full 44 IP less than Tampa, yet have the best bullpen with a 2.49 ERA despite the highest IP count and having to start 2 games in their own right.
How can we still be close to the Twins with our ridiculously poor fielding with a full 5 errors more than the next worst team.
Even our hitting of a .269 team avg for 5 of 14 hides the extremes with 6 players hitting over 300, only one in the respectable 250 to 300 range with 9 players under 250.
RISP is even more polarising with our team .235 only 12 of 14 in the league (Tampa lifts their avg from .251 to .301 for RISP). 3 players are hitting over 300 for RISP, only one in the 250 to 300 range and a crazy 12 players less than 250 , 7 of which are under 200.
Those stats are an enigma Dave. Shows even statistics can't predict a teams record. Guess the Tigers have been excellent 5 more times than they have stunk up the joint:-)..I guess.
It comes down to when you get the hit with RISP, not how many. Statistically speaking, are we getting more RISP opportunities than other teams?
We lead the league in number of RISP opportunities with 383 AB's but are 7 of 14 in number of hits with 90, to go with our 88 So's which is well above any other team.
Pretty much correlates with our 12 of 14 RISP average.
The team hitting 305 for late innings with the bullpen has pretty much saved the season to date.
This one has the feel of a letdown by the hitters for Verlander.
Hope I'm wrong but the hitters are playing "polite" baseball tonight.
Let's gear it up guys.
Be nice to see the bottom of the lineup (besides Worth)actually do something. Read where JL thought Avila was "lost" and Laird "pressing". I disagree–they are both lost. avila will be sent down and diaz will be called up. You heard it here
4 runs might do it. Laird gets a hit on that? JL is going to have to start playing Santiago more. Everett is just not ever going to be able to hit.
Wells Worth and Jackson have led the way today. Kudos to Inge for finally getting to this guys change-up. He was making our hitters look a little feeble out there to that point.
Wells looks like a player. Wouldn't be surprised to see Worth get a game or two at short before they send him packing.
JV is looking pretty terrific tonight. I really liked the way he turned that DP ball that was hit back at him earlier. Super confident, no hesitation. Great throw to 2nd.
MCab seems to be cooling down a bit. Damon not up to snuff yet. Ordonez down. We need some veteran input on this club. The rookies have been pleasant surprises but we can't ride them for too long.
That's what they need to do Dan, they have an open spot on the 40 man roster after putting Seay on the 60 day dl.
So ,Binge will beat JV as player of the day
BTW–JV gets that DP with Santiago as short. He has a better, stronger, arm than Everett. Just sayin'.
I know I am picking on Everett but it's not like we HAVE to play him. We have alternatives. Santiago is a better than adequate shortstop.
JV looked po'd about loosing his shutout. Cabbie needs to do some stretching exercises. My guy from '68 would've had that dp.
That missed dp was on Cabrera, you gotta stretch for that one!
When Verlander pitches like that, it scares even me. That curveball was devastating.
I liked that DP in the 3rd. Raji Davis is super quick and both JV and Everett looked like they were moving at 4x speed. Overall, one of the nicer defensive plays we've turned in this season.
Big night for the youngsters. Like I half jokingly said earlier, you just keep bringing them up till the league figures them out, then bring up the next guy.
So we're one game behind the Twins. We went to Minnesota 1.5 back, so it's taken two weeks to make up that sweep. Good example of why you've got to get it done head to head. I still can't assimilate that loss to Chicago yesterday.
Both teams were kind in wrapping this late-nighter up quickly.
Too tired last night to write my comments on the game. (I know you are all disappointed haha). Well not an original comment JV was great. I would rather see this JV that gets quick outs and plays to contact rather than the one that it out in the 5th because they are fouling 30 pitches off in that time. That makes me want to pull my hair out.
It looks like the top 5 are cooling off a bit, I don't think that Cabby has had a hit in three games now. Glad to see AJ get a couple today. Wells, Worth and Inge were the stars of the hitting game today anyway.
Hope Maggs is okay and it isn't too serious. I must admit when I saw that lineup – I was nervous.
Has anyone else looked at AJ's splits?? I don't know the exact numbers but against lefties he hits in the mid-100 range and against righties in the mid-300's. That makes no sense at all. He is just like Curtis he can't hit lefties either??
Looking forward to the matinee today.
Great pitchers duel last night for the first 6 innings. Verlander was on fire. He just always makes me nervous, he looks like he is wound so tight he might explode. He gets so ticked off when Laird stands up and gives him the "relax" sign. But it was nice to see him smile after the 2nd out of the 9th when he had that goofy throw to Cabby. but if that is how he gets the job done, then he can keep it up – just makes me nervous!
Nice to see the bottom of the order contribute, Worth and Wells did very good and nice to see Inge get his occasional power in there – we probably won't see it for another 3 weeks, but it came in handy last night.
Oh, and that double play started by JV was great – I always wince when our pitchers have to field after some of our previous years debacles, but that was as sure handed as they come.
As much as I love pitcher's duels, this one started to get on my nerves because our "big guns" seem to be in a mini-slump so the rookies are carrying us and the pitching, of course. Loved the DP with Verlander, also. Also, I really like Worth at 2nd. He can flash some leather.
Not to worry. Apparently our "big guns" have reappeared.
One more inning to this game and maybe we can get a couple of quick wins before we head out of town.
Boy nice win and it was nice to see Avila get it going – Boesch seems to have cooled down just a bit. He couldn't keep going at that pace I know, but I want him to.
But was it me or were our pitchers getting squeezed?? Come on some of those pitches that Valverde didn't get called and Bondo's borderline pitches. But then some of the pitches that Mazzano was getting called strikes!! I thought I was going to reach through the television and strangle that ump. Just make it the same that is all that I ask for, whatever it is make it the same. Did anyone else think that the zone was "interesting"??
On to the Dodgers, of course we are getting the Dodgers while the Twins get the Brewers this weekend.
If the Red Sox take care of business at Fenway tonight, we'll be tied with the Twins. That would be a good accomplishment considering how hot Minnesota was at the outset. May seems to be a good month for this group of Tigers.
Unless I've forgotten one, we've played good D so far this trip. I'm giving Inge a mulligan on that foul pop in the sun. Bonderman pitched extremely well, and worked over one bad inning and a few questionable calls. He's not using the splitter, but his 2-seamer almost becomes a third pitch when it's on.
I think Cabrera, having had his cool down, is about to go on a tear. Look out, Mannywood.
Still can't figure why we're not attempting steals with Jackson. Why hit him leadoff if all of his weapons aren't in play?
Is it just me, or does Eric Chavez look a lot smaller than he used to?
It is amazing how much of a different pitcher Max Scherzer looks like tonight. Through 8 he's given up 1 hit, 1 walk and has 10 strikeouts.
Special thanks to Boston for beating Minnesota.
The local sportscasters here in northern CA couldn't say enough about how impressive Verlander was yesterday. I was bummed that Braden had to leave the game, as I was parked in front of the TV like a big kid, hoping for the score to be 0-0 going into the 9th. But it was enjoyable regardless. A few times I hit the "rewind" button to see JV's curveball just one more time.
Rich, Chavez looks smaller to me, too, but I wasn't sure if he lost weight or if I have a bad memory.
Interesting comments about "steroid era manager." Could have something there. After mulling that theory over a bit, I saw some complaints from fans about the A's playing too much small ball trying to manufacture runs and I had to laugh. – JP
One last thing before heading off to work. Have you ever seen anyone hustle down to 1st base like Johnny Damon? What an example he sets. I absolutely adore him.
Johnny does everything on a ballfield correctly and that's a rare thing these days. His baserunning is outstanding. If not at the game, the best way to see it is on replays where they might show a long shot of the play. As he runs, his head is snapping every which direction, seeing everything. He never fails to get to the next base if it's available. When Damon retires, he'll be able to look back, satisfied in the knowledge that he squeezed out every drop of his abilitities throughout his career. It's not surprising that the guy was able to be popular in both Boston and New York. How many players could do that?
Things I found out while looking up other things:
Based on opponent W-L record, the Tigers have the 2nd easiest interleague schedule in the Central. Who has the easiest, you ask? You guessed it. It's our good friends, the Minnesota "we made a slick deal with the devil" Twins. Whenever someone says "nobody said it would be easy," the Twins just laugh.
Washington Nationals pheenom Stephen Strasberg is pitching against the Mudhens on Monday. Folks in my area may get to see it on MASN. When we were in spring training this March, we made a spur of the moment decision to drive over to Viera to see the kid pitch against Detroit. I came away impressed. He's at least Rick Porcello II and maybe even Justin Verlander II. The Nationals will have to be very careful with his 21-year old arm, but I don't know if they can afford to be careful. Anyway, Tiger fans will probably get to see Strasberg pitch at Comerica in June, if the scheduling holds up.


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If you could document one environmental or humanitarian issue, what would it be? Did you know you could win $5,000 of funding to do just that? Here's how.
Photography makes a difference. Through images, Alex Masi has documented the continuing effects from a leak at a pesticide plant in Madhya Pradesh; Ethan Welty has shown the decline of wildlife in the North Cascade range; and Philippe Schneider told the story of thousands living in Papau New Guinea slums. And because images hold power for change, Photocrati is hosting, for the fourth year, a $5,000 grant for photographers that want to tap into that potential.
Photocrati, the most popular and powerful WordPress theme for photographers, will be accepting grant applications now through April 18. The grant is open to environmental or humanitarian photography projects. The photographers retain all copyright to their images and their work will be featured in a photo essay at Photocrati after the completion of the project.
- Alex Masi, the 2013 grant winner, used the funds to capture images of humanitarian groups aiding those affected by the Bhopal gas leak. Since the leak happened thirty years ago, many aren't aware that over 500,000 people are still suffering injuries as a result of the disaster. Through his photo project, Masi helped to raise awareness of the long-term, continuing effects of this disaster.
- Masi isn't the only one using images to make an impact, however. Ethan Welty was the second place finalist for last year's Photocrati grant competition and he's working to create a portrait of the North Cascade mountain range. He's not just photographing the majestic mountains, however, he's raising awareness for the fact that much of the range isn't protected and advocating for the increase in park boundaries.
- Need further proof that photography makes a difference? Philippe Schneider, another 2013 Photocrati finalist, captured the way the human spirit perseveres in difficult conditions by documenting those living in slums. Schneider focused on the slums in Paga Hill, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, but according to the United Nations, over 900 million people live in slums worldwide.
- Scott Typaldos, a humanitarian photographer, raised awareness and funding for those with mental illnesses in Western Africa and Eastern Europe, who are often "treated" by being shackled and imprisoned. Typalados took fourth place in the 2013 Photocrati grant competition.
- But that's not all, ten applicants received honorable mentions for work raising awareness on topics from Iranian girls forced to enter womanhood at age nine to domestic violence in the U.S.
To apply, photographers should submit a one-page project statement (make sure that also include a budget), a biography and a link to a portfolio of 20-30 images on one theme. Applications should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com with "2014 Photocrati Fund" in the subject.
Photocrati is the best company for photographers to manage their web presence simply, so they can keep focusing on photography, instead of being stressed out by building an online portfolio. But, as the grant program shows, Photocrati does a lot more than host websites, develop WordPress themes and plugins and assist with SEO, they help photographers change the world with a camera.
Masi, the 2013 winner, used his grant to document the medical groups working to help the thousands suffering from neurological issues and paralysis from the 1984 leak that has been credited with over half a million injuries and continued issues with contaminated soil and groundwater. How can your images help change the world? Head over to the official 2014 Photocrati Fund page for the full details.


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Snowman Compound Words
We put a new lapbook together this week! I downloaded it from File Folder Fun! Its a compound words lapbook, check it out!
I had to glue 2 folders together since there were 3 full pages of words:
Here it is in action!
oh I am glad you posted this b/cuz it is on my "to print/make" list. Very cute indeedy!
I remember doing this with hearts with my first graders when I taught. There's a super cute book called something like "Have you ever heard of a bullfrog?" It's all about how compound words change what it is.
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
I wasn't sure which of your WONDERFUL posts to comment on, but I just wanted you to know that your blog has become one of my VERY FAVORITES and I have used it repeatedly these past two weeks for my son's preschool curriculum on Christmas. I have your button on my blog and I really appreciate your site. I wrote a post with several link backs over here so I thought I would share that with you. I pray you have a very merry Christmas.http://www.heart-toward-home.com/2010/12/christmas-preschool-printables.html


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text: Whats up guys, This is my first indoor grow. For seed I chose Nirvana's new female strain, Medusa. I'm using an all organic soil mix that I made to my liking. They are about a month old now, and about a week into their transplant. I will update pictures every week to show their progress. Any comments or questions are welcome.


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FORT WAYNE, Indiana (www.incnow.tv) - Summit Athletic Conference leading Northrop and Northeast Hoosier Conference leading Carroll both racked up doubleheader wins on Saturday.
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West Jefferson Medical Center's board of directors met behind closed doors for more than an hour Monday to discuss three proposals from outside operators to lease the publicly owned West Jefferson along with East Jefferson General Hospital. On Tuesday, the boards of both hospitals will assemble as the Jefferson Parish Hospital and Health Services District to recommend one of the lease partners, and on Wednesday the Parish Council is scheduled to act on the recommendation.
The umbrella board is likely to vote on a recommendation after hearing hour-long presentations from the three suitors: Ochsner Health System, Louisiana Children's Medical Center and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA. Peter Butler, the West Jefferson board attorney, said any vote will probably occur in private, under a 1984 state law that gives hospital service districts broad exemptions from sunshine laws. The 1984 law doesn't specifically let the district board vote in private, but Butler said jurisprudence dating back about 15 years establishes this authority.
Little is publicly known about the three proposals, which are bound to be more complicated than cut-and-dried lease offers. Kaufman Hall, a Skokie, Ill., consulting firm, has guided the search for private operator on a $1.3 million contract.
This week's decisions cap a four-year effort by Jefferson's two public hospitals to stabilize their finances in the face of increasing competition from private hospitals, pressure from private insurers to contain costs, the rising cost of care for indigent patients and the health-care upheaval brought on by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The process began as an initiative for the two hospitals to share some costs and services, officials said, but is ending with the likelihood that private entities will operate two publicly owned institutions.
If the Parish Council selects a lease partner Wednesday, the two boards of the two hospitals will enter advanced negotiations with the finalist.
Parish Councilman Ben Zahn, whose district is entirely on the east bank, attended the West Jefferson board meeting Monday with his aide, Jeff Zapata. Zahn did not immediately return a phone call for comment afterward.


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About Lynn
Lynn Mackle is a native Midwesterner who relocated with her family to Kansas City from Miami, Florida, in 1993. Lynn earned her Bachelor's Degree in Spanish as a student at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., and she spent her senior year at the Institute of Spanish Studies in Madrid. A self-described lifelong learner, Lynn returned to college to receive master's degrees in both English and art history at the University of Missouri at Kansas City after her two sons left home. Her thesis on Velazquez's Lady with a Fan was published in the spring of 2005. While a graduate student, Lynn earned membership in the honorary societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Delta, and she received a Kansas City Press Club award for her writing. Her articles, on subjects ranging from local galleries and artists to noteworthy people and places, have appeared in a variety of publications. Among the highlights of Lynn's academic career are four summers of coursework in the International Summer Schools of the University of Cambridge in the UK.
She is a freelance writer and art historian, and she has been prose editor of the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project since 2001. She was recently honored for her years of service to that organization.
1. "Jacie Scott: Daisy in her Tenth Decade" – The Independent, April 7, 2007
2. "Weston's St. George Hotel" – The Independent, Nov. 5, 2005
3. "Summer School at Cambridge: Never too Late to Come Home Again" – Fifty and Better, March 2004.
4. "Maestro Bruce Sorrell and the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra" – Art Magazine, Vol. 3/No.2 – 2003
5. "Cliffside Clovelly: England's Ancient West Country Gem" – Fifty and Better, October, 2002.
6. "Helen Lea: Seeking Nature's Serenity" – Kansas City Magazine, Oct. 2001
7. "Lexington Shelters Its Southern Roots" (with Sean McLachlan) – Missouri Life, Feb./March 2001
8. "Kansas City Firsts" – Explore Kansas City, Jan. 2001
9. "Kansas City Business Through the Years: 1850-2000" – Small Business Monthly, Nov. 2000
10. "Art with Heart in Kansas City" – Explore Kansas City, Oct. 1999
11. "Coming of Age: The John Wornall House Museum Gains Autonomy" – Explore Kansas City
12. UMKC Highlight Magazine — December 2012
If you would like to contact Lynn, please email her at lynnmackle [at] aol.com or call her at 816-304-6393.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- An overturned truck has shut down Interstate 20 West where the interstate joins with I-59 South, according to Birmingham police.
No one was injured in the wreck, which happened in an area police refer to as "dead man's curve."
An Alabama Department of Transportation traffic camera shows police and firefighters at the scene.
The wreck happened at 4:30 p.m. It was unclear how long the interstate will be closed.
Updated at 6:40 p.m. to say the wrecked truck was not a tanker truck.


text: The young and friendly staff of this newly managed hotel will make sure you experience a very pleasant stay and will do the utmost to make you feel at home and comfortable. Filippo and Marco look forward to welcoming you to this large "bed & breakfast", where you'll find all the comforts required by a small hotel, with the best attention to detail. The staff will be delighted to organise some pleasant evenings for you, in the airy lobby or in the intimate inner courtyard, with oil and wine tastings with typical products of the region. They will moreover be glad to provide you with interesting information on the excursions to the beautiful towns and attractions of the region.


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NORTHAMPTON – It will be up to a judge to decide if the latest batch of emails turned over by the city to former city councilor Maria Tymoczko is enough.
Acting mayor David J. Narkewicz this week sent Tymoczko 21 emails that passed through the computer of Teri A. Anderson, the city's Community and Economic Development Officer. The stack of correspondences adds to the pile already submitted to Tymoczko, who is suing the city in superior court for the information.
Tymoczko, who lives on Pomeroy Terrace, has kept a wary eye on plans to develop the nearby Three County Fairground. She has expressed concerns about the impact of a revamped drainage system on what she believes is an already overloaded neighborhood system. She has demanded to see all the correspondences involving Anderson, who has been a member of the redevelopment project's Board of Directors.
In August, City Solicitor Elaine Reall voluntarily turned over the bulk of the emails involving Anderson, reserving the right to redact sections involving her legal advice, saying it constituted attorney/client privilege. Tymoczko and her lawyer, Michael Pill, argued that there were still emails not made available to them.
On Thursday, Narkewicz sent Tymoczko an additional 21 emails, which he said he had located by ordering a search of the city's electronic archives. According to Narkewicz, city employees have limit space in their in-boxes and are instructed to delete older files with the understanding that they will remain on the city's main server.
Narkewicz said 19 of the 21 emails are threads of correspondences that have already been turned over to Tymoczko. Redacted portions involve information such as telephone numbers and financial figures pertaining to the fair's plans.
In a letter to Tymoczko that accompanied the emails, Narkewicz said he shares her concern about city employees such as Anderson serving on private boards and has removed Anderson from the redevelopment Board of Directors. He will ask the board to create an ex-officio position for a city representative.
"I do believe it is important for the city and neighborhood to have a seat at the table on this important project," he wrote.
Pill said Friday that he has not yet seen the additional emails, because they were sent to Tymocko, but is still not satisfied that their demands have been meet.
"I still don't have explanations for two or three redactions," he said, noting that they appear to pertain to people outside of city government who would not be covered by attorney/client privilege. He plans to file a motion to produce a privilege log which, if granted, would force the city to explain the redactions.
Pill added that he finds it hard to believe Anderson did not know about the additional emails stored in the city's computer archives.
Narkewicz, on the other hand, believes the city has done all it can to share its information and is hopeful this will be the end of the matter.
"I feel like I handled it fairly and thoroughly and decisively," he said.


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One of the newest updates for Google+ now allows you to share your circles with your friends. For instance, if you have a circle with a lot of interesting horse industry experts, you can now share that circle. This allows others to more easily find new and interesting people to follow, and it'll help you find interesting people to follow in your friends circles.
To share a circle, click on the circle you want to share on the circles page, and click the "share" button.
In the video below, Owen Prater, a Google+ engineer, explains how to share your circles.
There are a few limitations to be aware of. First, the maximum number of people in a circle you can share is 250, which is still pretty substantial. That doesn't mean you can't share circles that are large, just that only the first 250 users will be seen. Second, and good news for some people, the name of the circles will not be revealed, even to those with whom you are sharing the circle with. Another is the circles are not dynamically updated when you share them. How the circle appears when you share it is how the other user will continue to see it, which meaning if you add or remove people from your circles, those changes won't be reflected on the shared version.
"One of my favorite parts about circles is how they help me control who I share with, as well as what I read," Prater said in the video, "In fact, many of you have created lots of great circles around topics that interest you (like Photographers) to bring lots of great content to your stream. In these cases, we've heard that you actually want to share your circles with others. Both to save your friends some time, and to connect them with interesting people and content."


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For those parents with children eligible for kindergarten, enrollment has begun for next school year. I know, what parent wants to think of their 4 year old attending kindergarten so soon? Who knew enrollment opened in January?? Luckily, I had friends with older children and experience with the early enrollment date for my daughter two years ago. The only reason back then to enroll my daughter early was to ensure her a spot in full-day kindergarten. The district fills limited full-day K spots on a first-come/first-served basis.
In the 2012-2013 school year, there is another reason for registering your in-coming kindergartener early: spanish immersion.
Beginning the 2012-2013 school year, Lowrie Primary, in the Villebois neighborhood, will have a full-day Spanish immersion kindergarten. The Spanish immersion kindergarten class enrollment is limited to 28 children and is expected to be extremely popular. The enrollment deadline for this class is today, January 31st. The West Linn-Wilsonville school district will hold a lottery to fill that class as well as all full-day K classes on February 1st.
If you are interested in full-day K or full-day Spanish immersion K for your child next year, drop off your enrollment forms TODAY! Enrollment in traditional half-day K classes will remain open into the school year.
Since Lowrie primary is under construction, enrollment forms can be dropped at Boones Ferry or Boeckman Creek primary schools.
For more information, go to the District's website at www.wlwv.k12.or.us.


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Rugs with a contemporary vibe, obvious tribal designs and grasses giving a strong nod to nature are proving their popularity at a wide range of price points, local rug dealers say.
Changes in the rug trade
China is slowly getting out of producing hand-knotted rugs, because its a long process. They have become very tech-oriented and some rugs called hand-knotted really are gun-tufted.John Kammeyer, Rug MastersSeveral different types of shags are gaining attention. Some that feel silky, thick and plush, and the chunkier ones (New Zealand felted wool.) There is also one made of recycled plastic bottles.Sandy Abernethy, Rug DecorI am buying very, very few traditional Oriental-style rugs, such as rugs with a central medallion, that would be Persian-looking. While there is some trade in antique Persian rugs, I probably would never buy another one.Rob Leahy, Fine Rugs of Charleston
While some still prefer rugs with formal, traditional designs, they are not what is speaking to most people these days. And many are being drawn to brighter colors.
The rug market is hot, say rug sellers at Fine Rugs of Charleston, Rug Decor and Rug Masters. Its important that amid the excitement being generated, consumers become educated about what they are buying. Its the only way to get the quality associated with the amount of money they spend, whether high-end or moderately priced.
Contemporary designs are gaining strength like Ive never seen before, says Rob Leahy, owner of Fine Rugs of Charleston. In the past, a tight economy would have prompted buyers toreturn to traditional designs, he says. However, during the most recent economic downturn, homeowners preferences for contemporary rugs designed in Afghanistan, India and Nepal grew stronger.
Frequently, those homeowners want the contemporary designs with even more exciting colors than have been preferred in the recent past, Leahy says.
Its part of the trend toward home furnishings that help residences function better as refuges from a busy world. Furnishing homes with entertaining others in mind no longer is the goal of most homeowners, he says.
People decorating with rugs in all price points are choosing what makes them feel good from the perspectives of color, comfort and style, says Leahy.
The Ikats, traditionally made by a variety of cultures, complement contemporary furnishings and have become very popular.
I sold rugs over the past five years in every shade of beige possible. While grays and beiges are still important, red and blue are coming back. The red is more like a bright burgundy, not your grandmothers burgundy. The navy is bright, not royal blue, but bright.
I am buying very, very few traditional Oriental-style rugs, such as rugs with a central medallion that would be Persian-looking, Leahy says.
At Rug Masters, owner John Kammeyer also sees a return to traditional colors such as red and blue. Some people are still buying the muted colors, such as those associated with the Oushak rugs from Turkey, but the trend is shifting.
As people become more aware of the impact their purchasing has on the environment, several products have emerged or been improved, he says.
There now is bamboo, an easily renewable resource, that looks like a silk rug. Rugs can be found in which white, sometimes with muted designs in other colors, is the dominant color. Others can be found with black as the main color.
Charleston is really a melting pot of people, we are getting them from everywhere, not just the Northeast, Kammeyer says. What we have had to do is diversify our inventory to meet all of their tastes and needs. They are gravitating toward more of the darker, richer colors and tribal looks from India, Afghanistan and China. India has really emerged as a huge rug provider.
Buyers have to become more educated about rugs, he says.
Some rugmakers are duplicating traditional patterns, Kammeyer says. Only serious students of the rug trade, who know the weaves and some other characteristics associated with specific areas, can be certain about the origins.
When Sandy Abernethy opened her rug store in 2004, ornate designs with a bit of fringe were very popular, but things have changed, she says.
People who once bought such rugs, more often than not, are changing to more contemporary designs, and they dont want to spend time cleaning and straightening fringe.
They are looking for more of a fun rug that is going to add some spice to their lives, says Abernethy, owner of Rug Decor, West Ashley. They are looking for shags, flat weaves, and ones made with grasses, she says.
The shags, which started making a strong comeback a few years ago, dont get matted down when walked on like ones from the 1960s and 70s, Abernethy says. Homeowners who buy them dont need a rake to keep them looking great, she says.
Several different types of shags are gaining attention, Abernethy says. They are made of different materials and have fibers with a range of thicknesses and lengths.
In addition to the highly textured shags, wool flat weaves, featuring a range of colors and geometric designs, also are very popular, Abernethy says. As with many rugs, the range of colors is wide, but oranges, grays and whites are the most popular.
For those wanting rugs made of vegetation, a range of seagrass and sisal rugs are popular, she says. Bamboo is still a strong seller, especially for placing under chairs in a home office. Jute alone is not preferred because it deteriorates easily. Today the fiber is often combined with wool blends when used in rugs.
Reach Wevonneda Minis at 937-5705.
This wool and bamboo silk rug from Fine Rugs of Charleston adds one more touch of elegance to a room designed by Margaret Donaldson Interiors.×
This fine bamboo rug, imported from India and purchased through Rug Masters, is not usually what comes to mind when the fiber is mentioned.×
This rug, made with bamboo and purchased from Rug Masters, feels like silk underfoot. Bamboo is a quickly renewable natural resource.×


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try adding miso soup and some avocado to help with what may be an electrolyte imbalance.
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December 17, 2013 at 8:00 PM until 10:00 PM
Location: The Central New York Playhouse @ Shoppingtown Mall 3649 Erie Blvd. E. Syracuse, NY 13214
Phone: 3158858960
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Link: http://www.cnyplayhouse.com
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Salt City Center for the Performing Arts presents
EAT, DRINK, and BE MERRY!!
Join some of CNY finest talents as they celebrate the Holiday season. Come listen to excerpts from Pat Lotito's Dickens of a Christmas and other holiday favorites, and then join in for an old fashioned Xmas carol sing along. Holiday refreshments will be served!
Tuesday, Dec 17 & Wednesday, Dec 18 at 8:00PM
at the CNY Playhouse in Shoppingtown Mall
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Bidding has begun on a vacation at the private home of Diane von Furstenberg in the Bahamas, a style consultation from Rachel Zoe and the chance to have a custom-made Barbie in your likeness.
They are among the experience-oriented auction items offered by the Council of Fashion Designers of America for its Fashion & Friends for Japan charity initiative.
All proceeds raised through the online auction on Charitybuzz.com benefit the Japan Society's Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
Other items offered include:
—A full day with Tory Burch — shopping in her store in the morning, lunch with the designer and nighttime tickets with backstage passes to Jay-Z and Kanye West's concert.
—A full wardrobe of two labels, Elizabeth and James, and The Row, both designed by the Olsen twins, plus a meet-and-greet with designers Mary-Kate and Ashley.
—A fitting and custom suit from Tom Ford.
—A meeting with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and invitation to attend a magazine photo shoot.
—A trip to Paris, Ralph Lauren-style, including a room at the Bristol hotel, dinner at Lauren's restaurant, shopping spree at the St. Germain store, and tickets to an exhibit featuring the designer's vintage car collection.
"The crisis in Japan is something that has affected us all and as a community and industry we felt a responsibility to act," said CFDA executive director Steven Kolb in a statement. "This initiative hits very close to home as many members of the CFDA community have close business ties and partnerships in Japan and we view this as an extension of the work we accomplished in the 'Fashion for Haiti' initiative. The response we have received has been overwhelming and we continue to encourage donations and support."