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About the Author: P.J. Crowley serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
Last week, I began my tenure as the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. I am humbled and exhilarated by the task before me and am grateful for the trust and confidence President Obama and Secretary Clinton have placed in me.
Almost 20 years ago, I was assigned to Germany, one of the highlights of my 26 years serving with the U.S. Air Force. I have been contemplating those days as I prepared for this assignment. During my time in Germany, the Berlin Wall ceased to divide East from West. The people of East and West Germany literally pushed until the wall was breached and ultimately removed.
In the aftermath, when given a choice, the people of Eastern Europe rejected Communism and moved swiftly to associate themselves with the rule of law, market economies and responsible and accountable governments. This success was due in no small measure to institutions like the United States Information Agency, Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, which helped foreign publics understand that they could have the rights and opportunities of free people. This was public diplomacy at its best, and proved to be a cornerstone of our policy of containment. Now, Secretary Clinton's focus on using smart power – the full complement of diplomatic, economic, military, political, legal, and cultural tools is leading us back to a balanced approach to foreign policy that served us well throughout our history.
As we know, global challenges hardly disappeared with the end of the Cold War. Today, we continue to combat extreme ideologies in an expanding conflict in Afghanistan while dealing with festering violence in Iraq. Success in this current struggle will require the same kind of patience, determination and skill that we demonstrated during the Cold War – identifying a clear, peaceful and modern alternative to the people of the world, reinforcing our strategic narrative while diminishing that of extremist insurgents. As Secretary Clinton stated in her recent testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the State Department is seeking the resources to deploy a new strategic communication strategy to buttress our foreign policy. Ultimately, we cannot succeed unless we build and sustain public support at home and around the world.
Today's global communications environment is dramatically different than it was even a few years ago. A digital image can be transmitted from anywhere in the world at an instant, as we saw with the cell phone image of the execution of Saddam Hussein and its impact.
One of my goals is to have the State Department communicate its message more strategically. In order to do this, we must be dynamic and use all available means both old and new media - traditional methods such as the Daily Press Briefings as well as experimenting with new media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and video through the Internet. The culmination of this effort will be a virtual presence that is engaged in a global dialogue, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all corners of the world.
Given the expanded nature of the communications environment, Secretary Clinton decided to restructure the Bureau of Public Affairs. I will serve as the Assistant Secretary, but not as the every day spokesman for the department. One of my foremost responsibilities will be to ensure that public affairs informs public policy. This is why you'll hear me repeatedly coming back to the idea of a strategic communications plan. My task, working with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and the newly designated spokesman, Ian Kelly, will be to serve as the senior advisor to the Secretary, contribute to the administration's interagency strategic planning and lead the Bureau of Public Affairs and the dedicated public affairs professionals at the State Department and around the world. I am an avid Red Sox fan. Judith is a Yankees fan and Ian a Cubs fan but we are united by a higher calling and significant challenges.
Tackling these global challenges – extremism, nonproliferation, climate change, global health and food security just to name a few – will require, as Secretary Clinton has said repeatedly, coordinated, international partnerships at the government-to-government and people-to-people levels and all variations in between. In order to build and sustain such partnerships, we must communicate effectively. Effective communication is a two-way street, so as much as I look forward to keeping you informed on new initiatives, I'm even more eager to hear your ideas.
Donald in Virginia writes:
Welcome aboard to the State Department and GOD Speed. Were Red Sox fans here, along with New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and ofcourse the Bruins Hockey team. I wish you all the success and the multitude of challenges ahead with everything that is happening in the world today. People in most towns and cities do not have a clue as to the impacts of what other countries can have on them. I myself try to keep up to date, so I know or have an idea what to expect. Good Luck and look foward to seeing you on the blog!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Obviously there's an element of humor inherent in Public Diplomacy that poses a rational threat to the status quo.
I don't know what baseball has to do with it, but if you are implying that Public Diplomacy on steroids is the way to go, I'm all for it.
Frankly, Sportsfans (and I'm one of those died-hard-long ago-and resurrected Bosoxs fans..., I'd like a little honorable competition on a level playing field to come back to the sport as well as among nations in general.
Best idea shot out of the park wins most approval. Play ball!
Here's where policy intersects with the human condition...
Bin Laden climbs K2 in search of of the Wise One's cave to ask him what the meaning of life is...
After much struggle and frostbite he climbs up the last cliff face to the entrance and kneels before the fire, exhausted.
"What up, Homie?" the Wise One asks..
"My name is Ossama Bin Laden! not Homie!!! I'm the world's most renoun terrorist, and I come to demand the answer to the meaning of life!"
The Wise One leaps up from his lotus position in one fluid Jackie Chan move and kicks bin laden flying out the cave and down the cliff face, never to be seen nor heard from again.
The Wise One sits down again and turns to his apprentice and asks for more tea, holding out his cup.
The apprentice having now been addressed and free to speak asks while he pours tea.., "Teacher, why did you kick the man from the cave when he was seeking enlightenment?""I figured he'd learn on the way down." the Wise One chuckled.
"I hope I do not have to attain enlightnment in such a manner, as your humble apprentice."
The Wise One smiled and said, "Homie, I would never choose an apprentice that was too stupid to live."
And so they sat drinking tea, the apprentice pondering what being stupid entailed... The Wise One contemplating the danger of idiots gathered in large numbers.
Congrats and welcome aboard sir!
Masood in California writes:
Mr. Crowley, congratulations on an opportunity to serve for a higher cause! The way events are shaping up your job will be more important than ever before. You are right, we cannot win and succeed unless we build and sustain public support both at home and around the world.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
On occasion, it would be nice to reverse the public affairs job and communicate back to the State Department about how absolutely outraged U.S., Mexican, and Canadian citizens are about having to buy passports in order to cross the U.S. border.
Europeans are under the identical terrorist threat that Americans are -- France experienced months of muslim riots -- yet Europeans can travel almost everywhere in Europe without "papers" or passport, so it proves that passports do not hinder terrorism, they hinder tourism.
All of the 19 terrorists of 9/11 reportedly had valid passports so passports mean nothing at all to terrorists -- if they need one, they will get one.
The passport requirement is another meaningless bureaucratic measure to justify government taxation on the right to travel -- a right guaranteed to be free of federal taxation by our U.S. Constitution.
Our government has the power to tax only as stated in that document, and there was no taxation power for a federal permit or license to re-enter the country. Our Supreme Court had held that the right to travel is a fundamental right, a human right, a natural right not granted by any government but inherent in our very existence.
There is no reason for a passport requirement when every driver's license contains a person's picture and national residence, and every automobile has a license plate, and every person has a name and a face.
Donald in Virginia writes:
The situation in North Korea is very unstable. I believe there should be an international price to be paid when a country tests nuclear devices. A one billion dollar fine should be imposed by the United Nations. The sad part is how the two young American ladies captured and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, will be a pawn in North Koreans attempts to blackmale the world. "Human shields" It also shows how weak the Leadership is by taking two women into custody. I hope the Leader of North Korea reads this message, because he still has to answer to God for capturing innocent women, trying them in court, sentencing them for 12 years of hard labor. It just proves how narrow minded and ridicious the leadership acts. The two women were obvious news reporters NOT Spies. Explaining the difference, ONE Spies for intelligence, News People Report the news. Maybe one day the leader of North Korea will learn to understand the difference and feel even shorter in life. However, he still can do right by releasing the two American women and get them home to their families. It is also written that if a country holds innocent people, God's wrath is greater than Mans Wrath! Our prayers and thoughts are with the two American women, May God deal with this situation and grant them the release before God casts Judgement on North Korea!!! Remember this God has never needed a military, missiles, or nuclear weapons, he can bring hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, Trumpets of Thundering and Lightning, fires and diseases plagues on a country. My most humble suggestion, Release the two women before God answers the call. Then maybe God will forgive the country of North Korea for it's foolish acts!!!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
"MR. CROWLEY: Well, ultimately, the measure of this is how the Iranian people view their government and view this election, and whether they see the government as being legitimate. This is not about the United States. This is about a debate that has been generated inside Iran. That debate is continuing as we speak. And it?s for the Government of Iran to satisfy the questions and the concerns that clearly their people have."
- Press Briefing, June 17
@ PJ Crowley
A long-running debate to be sure, but let me suggest at what point this nation must decide whether it is or not legitimate and speak up as we did with Mugabe, and also the Kenyan elections.
When any government structure through corrupion, fraud, and violent repression seeks to sustain its control over a population against their will.
Seeking to hide its activities through repression of media and communications, is symtomatic of the above.
When the Guardian Council's investigation of almost 700 separate complaints regarding election fraud are complete without charges brought and no appreciable justice for the people's concern met, then will be the time to step up to the plate and call a sham what it is sir.
That would then be the right and fair thing to do in support of the Iranian people's legitimate aspirations for freedom.
In the meantime, let's put this topic on the boards for public debate here, and help give Iranians a voice in the matter.
Thanks, and all my best to Sec Clinton for a speedy recovery.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@PJ Crowley,
The only apporpriate response to the charges of "interference" in Iranian affairs by the US, is simply that the following evidence justifies our "responsibility to protect" populations when violence is used upon them en mass, indiscriminately.
It goes without saying that those leading state sponsors of terror consider a life to be worthless, unless it be their own.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
PJ Crowley,
The only apporpriate response to the charges of "interference" in Iranian affairs by the US, is simply that the following evidence justifies our "responsibility to protect" populations when violence is used upon them en mass, indiscriminately.
Along with all other nation's responsibilty, I might add.
It goes without saying that those leading state sponsors of terror consider a life to be worthless, unless it be their own.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ PJ Crowley,
To sum the Iranian events up in terms we can both relate to, we are at that inflection point where the ball either goes through Billy Buckner's legs or not in terms of making a difference along with the international community.
Will the Iranian people know the agony of defeat, and have to wait until the "curse of the Babe" is lifted to be granted that magic moment in the sun?
As Red Soxs fans, we can afford to be patient, and long suffering...it has an end. I won't speak for the Iranian people on that score.
Here's a pretty fair assesment of what's going on in Iran, in my opinion.
All I never wish I knew about the regime's designs as well as an effective international response to it can be summed up here and now, if we want the results we seek as a matter of national interest.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Interview with doctor who tried to save Neda's life, eyewitness as well to who killed her:
Doug G. in California writes:
My congratulations to you, PJ. I was reading the LA Times one evening, and the TV news was on, and I heard a familiar voice. I looked up and there you were. Darn, spilled my red wine right down the front of my shirt. I am so proud of you.
Joel in New Mexico writes:
I was shocked and dismayed by the tone of your remarks on 7/20 regarding Honduras. One of the journalists asked you whether U.S. irritation with Venezuela was justification for the coup. You did not deny it. You also spoke about President Zelaya being taught a "lesson." The message that Latin America heard, loud and clear, was a boast that the U.S. was behind the coup. Surely that is not what you intended?
Americans who have not spent significant time in Latin America do not have a clue as to how arrogant their pronouncements can sound. For a century, right up through the invasion of Panama -- indeed, right up to the attempt to topple Chavez -- the U.S. invaded, occupied, and ordered coups of Latin American governments on a whim. Almost invariably, we claimed to be supporting democracy even as we armed and supported brutal dictators. Extremist movements such as FARC and communism did not arise because the people were ignorant. They arose out of desperation, because to paraphrase John Kennedy, the United States made peaceful change impossible and therefore made violent revolution inevitable.
The tone you took in your press briefing was irresponsible and seriously damaged U.S. interests in Latin America. Latin Americans need to know that, whatever we may think about the governments they elect, we respect them enough not to try to overrule them. They need to know that when coups attempt to impose de facto dictatorships, we will be staunch in solidarity with Latin America in ensuring that those illegal regimes do not stand.
The State Department has been doing an elaborate dance about whether the coup was illegal and whether we need to cut off aid. I suppose that is intended to get the coup leaders to stay at the table. But what it communicates is that the U.S. government is soft and indecisive on what is a black-and-white matter. Even the coup leaders have admitted that the expulsion of President Zelaya was illegal! People have been shot dead by the army, the Constitution has been suspended, and over a thousand people have reportedly been arrested by a military dictatorship. And yet the U.S. government is parsing international law -- which demands due process -- to the point that everyone in Latin America is convinced that elements of the U.S. government ordered the coup.
As a military man, Colonel Crowley, you should at the very least have enough self-discipline to stay on message. But as my representative in dealing with Latin America, I would hope that you would stop coddling criminals and start whole-heartedly supporting the rule of law.
Joel in New Mexico writes:
The fearless, dignified demeanor of President Zelaya as he crossed into Honduras under the guns of the Honduran military and under threat of arrest should shame the State Department into taking the steps it should have taken weeks ago: suspend the bank accounts and the visas of those who committed the coup.
Shame, shame on our State Department, which smirked rather serve justice and international law. May it now redeem itself by taking up the cause of defending the right of a free people to choose their representatives free of the fear of military reprisal.
William in Michigan writes:
Belated congratulations on your appointment. Looks like you've had your hands full recently.
Mina in Iran writes:
Dear Mr.Crowley -- I'm supporter of PMOI, did you and Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama have seen this statement of NCRI about Camp Ashraf., we are in Iran don't know how we can give our concern about Ashraf residents, please , please if your government is really care for human rights , answer to this demand of NCRI , and save 2 wounded persons which are in Bald-Iraq hospital Please reply me back
Mina & Ashraf residents' family in Iran
Camp Ashraf: State of the wounded people and hostages Iranian opposition's Camp Ashraf attacked - Statement 87
NCRI - Three weeks after the criminal attack by Iraqi mercenaries against the PMOI members in Camp Ashraf, the following is a report on the state of a number of the wounded and those who have been taken hostage:
1) Saeed Habibi, has been hospitalized in Balad Hospital due to being run over by an armored Humvee vehicle. The bones in his hip and left leg have been crushed. Due to the breaking of his pelvis and its dislocation, he is unable to move and cannot pass urine as his urethra is cut off.
Currently his urine is removed by a tube from his bladder passed through his abdomen. Under such circumstances, only a highly specialized urologist can carry out the crucial operation that is not available in Balad Hospital. This is possible if U.S. forces transfer him abroad or to their own hospitals in Germany or the U.S. Otherwise, they could at least allow a specialist team, for which the Iranian Resistance would cover all the costs, to go to Balad Hospital to carry out the operation with the assistance and the facilities of the hospital. In accordance with the regulations of U.S. military hospitals, U.S. forces are not permitting other doctors or specialists to go to the Balad Hospital.
The Iranian Resistance urges the U,S. ambassador in Baghdad, the commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, the UN Secretary General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant international organizations to allow for this patient to be sent abroad and be handed over to his family and friends in Germany or the U.S. or at least make an exception in Balad Hospital to accept a medical team that Ashraf residents would introduce to see to him. Habibi is a PMOI member, who has been in opposition to the religious dictatorship in Iran for the past 27 years.
2) Massoud Ahmadi, is hospitalized in Balad for shot in the left leg and shattered shin. He must undergo operations for bone and skin graft.
3) The 36 wounded hostages were badly beaten and some were also shot at the time of their abduction. They are kept in the police station in Khalis and at the start of the fourth week of their hunger strike they are all suffering from weakness. Javad Gougerdi, Mehdi Abdolrahimi, Ali Tavalomi, Abbas Fili and Mehdi Zaree, are seriously weak and are slowly losing their sense of hearing and sight. Ibrahim Komari and Mohammad-Reza Houshmand due to their injuries are still in great pain. Yesterday, during a court hearing by an investigating judge in Khalis, a number of the wounded who could not even stand on their feet fainted. The hostages' strict demand is to be able to meet with their lawyers, Prof. Stephen Schneebaum, Kenneth Lewis, Mark Stephens and Franois Serres, Executive Director of the International Committee of Jurists in Defense of Ashraf.
The PMOI (MEK) members were taken hostage in the following manner: Four Iraqi armed men in black uniform would attack a wounded or beaten person, and then one of them would put a scarf around his neck and tie it then drag him on the ground so that he could not shout as he was being taken away. The mercenaries would then take the abducted hostage to a vehicle or a small room in the vicinity outside of Camp Ashraf, and there he would be tortured, beaten and abused.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
August 20, 2009
Robert in the United Kingdom writes:
Dear Mr Cowley,
Always glad to hear the Administration's views. However the tirade from the FBI Head was offensive. Imagine your response if our most senior policeman castigated your elected officials.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Robert in UK,
If you think what the FBI had to say was offensive, you won't see my considered opinion in print here for a good reason...(chuckle).
I'm now thinking of the appropriate politically correct UK terminology to describe the Right Honorable Scottish Justice Minister's decision.
Thick as a brick it was, to be sure.
(stronger and more colorful terms expressed upon request, anytime.)
Denise C. in California writes:
Mr. Crowley: I am absolutely appalled at the derogatory comments that you recently made about President Bush and the "shoe throwing incident." Although I realize that you are proud of President Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize win, your statement was petty, unprofessional and un-American. It is critical that all Americans keep a united front against negative world opinion. Mocking a former American president for having been attacked by a foreign journalist is obscene. Praise President Obama but don't let your personal feelings transmit a message of divisiveness to the world. I don't believe that President Obama is at all deserving of this award, however, I would be outraged if a foreign journalist threw a shoe at him. I assume that since you are employed by the State Department that you are in fact aware of the definition of diplomacy. Maybe you should show some now. Do your job and represent all Americans, or get a new job!
Steve in Virginia writes:
Dear Mr. Crowley,
I recently read your comment regarding Mr. Obamas winning of the Nobel Peace Prize. You talk about "forward momentum" and even here you state "One of my goals is to have the State Department communicate its message more strategically"
Your uncalled for comment about "having shoes thrown at them", SHAME ON YOU. Why don't you focus on this so called forward momentum and stop the unfair and unwanted remarks such as this. The American poople derserve more from this administration, work on it will ya!!


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The Deal: B&N Should Take a Page From Indigo Books
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Canada's largest bookstore chain, Indigo Books & Music, was once in a similar situation, according to Hilco Organization's SD Retail Consulting President Antony Karabus. Like Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, Indigo had tried to go up against the big boys in the field -- Amazon
But when Indigo sold Kobo to Tokyo-based Rakuten for $315 million in November 2011, it gave the company a cash infusion, which it used to transform from primarily a bookseller to more of a lifestyle retailer, selling in complementary categories such as home accents and children's learning, Karabus said.
And Rakuten got a win from the deal because the Japanese online retailer could take the Kobo e-reader international and compete in less-saturated markets overseas.
The Nook, similarly, could benefit by also being introduced into new markets, rather than focusing all its marketing efforts on the intensely competitive U.S., where it is going up against Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iPad, Karabus said.
Right now, all that Nook signifies for Barnes & Noble is an "albatross," as Janney Capital Markets analyst David Strasser put it in a research note Tuesday.
"NOOK continues to be a drag on the company, with a sales decline of 20% and adjusted
Strasser also decried what appeared to be a lack of long-term strategy for Nook from management, which coupled with Riggio's decision not to bid for the company contributes to a "bleak outlook," at least for the near term.
There are big investors who obviously believe there is a place for another e-book reader in the literary marketplace. Pearson PLC


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U.S. Men's National Team Update for Dec. 3, 2008
B.J. Hoeptner Evans
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Dec. 3, 2008) - The U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball Team was nominated for Sports Illustrated's Sportsmen of the Year Award, which ended up going to swimmer Michael Phelps.
Sports Illustrated's Olympic beat writer Brian Cazeneuve wrote, "(Head Coach Hugh) McCutcheon's players, medal contenders but certain underdogs for gold, rallied around their coach and their extended family."
To read the entire nomination story, click here.
It was a rough week for outside hitter Reid Priddy's Russian professional club team Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, which has lost its last three matches, all at home.
Lokomotiv hosted the "final four" of the Russian Cup tournament, but lost to Iskra Odintsovo 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 22-25) in the semifinal and fell to Zenit Kazan – the team of U.S. teammates Clay Stanley and Lloy Ball – 2-3 (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 13-15) in the third-place match.
However, Priddy (Richmond, Va.) came out pretty well as he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Russian Cup finals and won a car. No word yet on what kind of car it is or how he might get it back from Russia. (View a photo at http://reidpriddy.com/traffic/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dsc_0126.jpg)
Priddy led his team with 15 points (10 kills, two blocks, three aces) against Iskra. He scored 21 points against Kazan on 16 kills, two blocks and three aces.
Kazan fell to the third-place match after losing to eventual Cup winner Dynamo Moscow in the semifinals, 1-3. Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i), an opposite, led all scorers with 26 points on 24 kills, one ace and one block. Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) at setter scored one point on a block.
Stanley did not start in the third-place match and scored only three points. Ball scored one point on one kill.
In Wednesday's Russian league championship matches, Lokomotiv hosted setter Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Fakel Novy Urengoi, but lost 2-3 (25-19, 34-32, 17-25, 26-28, 13-15) in a match timed at 2 hours and 13 minutes. Priddy scored 13 points on 13 kills in the match while Hansen had two points on two blocks.
Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) also plays for Fakel Novy Urengoi, but has been sidelined with an injury.
Read a Google translation of a Russian interview with Kevin Hansen at http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fakelvolley.ru%2Fru%2Fpress%2Fpr_031220083.htm&sl=ru&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8.
Meanwhile, Kazan easily defeated Gazprom-Yugra on Wednesday. Stanley led all scorers with 18 points on 13 kills, two blocks and three aces. Ball had four points on four kills and also helped Kazan convert 60 percent of its attack attempts into points.
Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) and Ural Ufa defeated host Lokomotiv Belgorod, 3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11) on Wednesday.
The Russian teams will play again on Dec. 6, and for the first time in quite a while, none of the teams with U.S. players will be competing against each other.
It has been difficult to find information on Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and his South Korean team Hyundai Skywalkers (Google searches tend to bring up a lot of Star Wars references).
However, The Korea Times reported on Nov. 23 that Anderson scored 13 points as his team defeated the defending champion Samsung Bluefangs, 3-1 at Cheonan, South Chungchung Province.
"Though the Skywalkers new import Matthew Anderson, who hurt his shoulder during the practice, registered 13 points he gave an impressive performance by blocking the Bluefangs import Andelko Cuk," the story says.
View the story and a photo of Anderson in action at www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2008/11/157_34914.html.
Middle blocker Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.), outside hitter Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.) and their Turkish team Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye defeated Maliye Milli Piyango, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-23) on Nov. 29 to secure third place in the league.
Touzinsky scored 11 points on eight kills and three blocks. Millar had seven points on four kills two blocks and one ace.
Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.), a 2004 Olympian, led all scorers in a Turkish league match between Fenerbahce and Arkas Spor. Billings, an opposite for Fenerbahce, scored 37 points in his team's 2-3 (31-29, 22-25, 25-22, 26-28, 9-15) loss. The match took 2 hours and 18 minutes.
The Turkish league teams are scheduled to play again on Dec. 6.
Setter Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) and his team Tourcoing improved to 6-3 in France's Pro A league thanks to a 3-2 (26-28, 20-25, 25-18, 25-23, 21-19) victory over Poitiers on Nov. 29.
Winder started the first two sets for Tourcoing and did not score.
Tourcoing is in sixth place in the league while Poitiers is in third.
Middle blocker Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) on three kills and 1.83 blocks as his Greek team, Olympiacos, fell to EA Patron Lux, 0-3 on Dec. 1. Both teams now have records of 6-2. EA Patron Lux sits in third place in the league and Olympiacos is in fourth.
Outside hitter Nils Nielsen (Fallbrook, Calif.) was credited with eight kills, 0.5 blocks and one ace in MGS Apollon Kalamarias' 3-1 victory over Ethnikos Alexandroupolis on Nov. 29. MGS Apollon Kalamarias improved to 2-7 with the victory. Nielsen ranks 21st in the Greek league in kills.
In another Greek league match featuring American players, Matt Denmark (Edmund, Okla.) and his team AO Finikas Sirou defeated Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), Theodore Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) and their team PAOK, 3-0 (25-20, 25, 21, 25-19) on Nov. 30.
Denmark scored eight points on four kills, three blocks and one ace. Lotman scored nine points on seven kills, one block and one ace. Brunner scored six points on three kills, two blocks and one ace.
AO Finikas Sirou improved to 4-4 with the victory and sits in sixth place in the league. PAOK fell to 3-5 and rests in ninth.
Denmark is second in the league in blocks while Brunner is sixth.
Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) and his Italian Serie A1 League team Trenkwalder Modena lost to host Stamplast Martina Franca, 1-3 (25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 22-25) on Nov. 30. Lee played only briefly in the match. Modena's record fell to 3-7.
Outside hitter Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and his Serie A2 team Wayel Balogna were off last weekend and are in fourth place in the league. It is scheduled to play again on Dec. 7.
Middle European Volleyball
ACH Volley of Slovenia is 8-0 and leads the Middle European Volleyball Association standings. Middle blocker Delano Thomas (Sacramento, Calif.) has not been playing in recent matches due to knee problems.
Austria's aon hotVolleys, featuring U.S. opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) are 4-4 and are in fourth place in the league. On Dec. 1, the hotVolleys fell to Austria's Hypo Tirol Volleyball Team, 0-3 (13-25, 27-29, 26-28). Patak led the hotVolleys in scoring with 11 points on 10 kills and one ace.


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Killer Whales claim medals at state meet
MARQUETTE – Several members of the Marquette YMCA swim team claimed medals at the YMCA State Swimming Championships held March 23 in Brown Deer, Wis.
In all, the local swimmers set nine team records and finished 15th overall. The Killer Whales 8 & under boys and age 13-14 boys both finished in seventh place in the state team standings.
Leading the way individually were Paige Whaley and Andrew Kilpela, who earned runner-up honors
Whaley, 10, placed second in the age 9-10 200-yard freestyle en route to breaking the team record with a 2:22.34 swim.
She also placed fifth in the 100 freestyle (1:06.09) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:56.07).
Kilpela, 14, placed second in the 100 backstroke with a 59.45 swim. He also placed sixth in the 200 backstroke (2:13.01) and led off the eighth place 200 medley relay with a 27.74 time in the 50 backstroke. All three swims were in team record-record times.
Sam Williams, 14, was the Killer Whales' top point earner, scoring 46 individual points with fourth-place finishes in the 400 IM (4:47.71) and 200 breaststroke (2:26.94), a fifth place in the 200 butterfly (2:18.37) and a ninth in the 200 IM (2:14.75).
The 200 butterfly swim set a team record.
Other medalists (top eight finish) were: Delaney Marchiol, 8, sixth place in the 100 freestyle with a team-record 1:21.38; Nathan Rotundo, 16, eighth place in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:15.03 swim; and Colin Vanderschaaf, 7, sixth place in the 25 breaststroke with a 22.28 swim and seventh in the 50 breaststroke with a team-record 48.33.
Scoring points were: James DeClerck, 18, (10th, 1000 free and 11th, 500 free); Lindsey Eaton, 16, (16th, 400 IM and 15th, 1000 free); Marchiol (9th, 25 breaststroke; 10th, 100 IM and 25 freestyle); Archer Olson, 8 (11th, 100 IM, 25 free and 25 butterfly, 12th, 25 backstroke); Rotundo (9th, 400 IM and 12th, 100 breaststroke); and Olivia Rouleau (15th, 400 IM).
Also, Daniel Schouten, 8, (16th, 25 freestyle); Colin Vanderschaaf (12th, 100 free and 13th, 100 IM); Erin Vanderschaaf, 9, (13th, 200 IM); Logan Vear, 14, (14th, 400 IM); Lyndsey Welch, 13 (13th, 400 IM) and Hannah Winn, 8, (11th, 100 free; 13th, 25 butterfly; 14th, 50 freestyle; and 15th, 50 butterfly).
Relay teams that medaled were: 8 & under boys 100 medley relay, seventh, 1:20.00 (Colin Vanderschaaf, Carson Vanderschaaf, Olson and Schouten); 8 & Under boys 100 freestyle relay, seventh, 1:07.97 (same four boys); 13-14 boys 200 medley relay, eighth, 1:52.68 (Kilpela, Williams, Ben Luke and Russ LaBeau).
Relay teams scoring points: 15 & Over boys 200 medley relay, 14th, 1:45.74 (Kilpela, Rotundo, DeClerck and Daniel Shonnard); 15 & Over girls 200 medley relay, 13th, 2:00.32 (Rebecca Jaszczak, Katy Beckstrom, Rouleau and Eaton); 9-10 girls 200 freestyle relay, 16th, 2:14.45 (Vanderschaaf, Whaley, Jayme Winn and Rachel Schouten); 13-14 boys 200 freestyle relay, ninth, 1:42.42 (Williams, Luke, LaBeau, Kilpela); Girls 15 & Over 800 freestyle relay, 12th, 8:32.84 (Rouleau, Eaton, Beckstrom and Hannah Gundlach); and 15 & Over boys 800 freestyle relay, 13th, 7:42.43 (DeClerck, Rotundo, Shonnard and Colin McCommons).
The YMCAs of the Upper Peninsula compete as part of the Wisconsin swimming association for geographical reasons, thus qualifying athletes participate in the Wisconsin State Championship each year.
For more information about the Killer Whales' swim team, see www.mqtyswim.com.


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Cora Lucille Stone Parkinson, Golconda, died Nov. 23, 2013, at the Hardin County General Hospital.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at the Methodist Church in Rosiclare. Arrangements are in the charge of Hardin County Funeral Services, Cox Funeral Home.
She was the widow of Earl Allen Parkinson. She is survived by a daughter, two sons, a special nephew, seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren, three sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
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Buckeyes opener, first weekend of college football, nothing planned today outside of the regular kid watching duties. Time to lockdown for 17 straight hours of television.
Going to post my plays by stars this year. A star for me is $20.
A lot of line movements to and past key thresholds this week, and I'm on the side of alot of the teams the public has been on. That scares me, but not as much in week one when I think alot of lines NEED corrected. I wish I would have had time to do my research earlier in the week, when I would have been able to get alot more line value in many of my plays. Hopefully it doesn't bite me in the arse.
3* Marshall +22 at West Virginia
West V is overrated. Marshall has been lobbying for this matchup for many years, finally got it ... they will come to play. In a similar spot with a worse team, Marshall hung at Va Tech last year. West V was 9-2 ATS last year, things correct themselves and it starts here. Also, bad weather is expected. I like Marshall to keep this game within a TD or 2, and jumped all over the 22 this morning.
2* Indiana -7 vs Western Mich
I like Indiana this year, they will be better. I like Hoeppner, I like their QB Powers. Hoeppner is an ex MAC coach (Mia OH), so he won't take WMich lightly. WMich was 7-4 SU last year, and return 14 starters, so the spread stays light here ... but Indiana is the much better team, at home in the opener, laying no more than a TD. I like the Hoosiers today.
2* Utah +3 at UCLA
Hands down, Utah has been by far the best road dog in the nation the last 10 years, and find themselves getting a FG at UCLA to start this season. UCLA has a new QB, a bad defense, and are coming off a season where they were almost perfect at home, which helps make this line 3 despite the fact Utah is the better team. This should be a good game, down to the wire, coinflip who wins ... so I gladly take the 3 with the Utes.
1* Wisconsin -10.5 vs BG
1st game of the non Alvarez era, played in Cleveland stadium. Liked this game all week, the move to 10.5 freaked me a little bit.
1* Nebraska -23.5 vs La Tech
Almost played this as a 2*, again line movement from 21 to 23.5 spooked me. Bklackshirts D should be incredible this year, and the offense has another year under Callahan. This should be a blowout.
1* Hawaii +15.5 at Alabama
Hawaii is a brutasl road team, but with a bye next week and a game against a foe they are familair with (played Bama 2 years in a row, beat em last year) ... I think the Rainbow Warriors can stay within the # this year against a Bama team the linesmakers are giving too much credit to this week.
1* Pitt -3.5 vs Virginia
Fuck you Pitt. Every year I go down this raod with these worthless pricks. It's like I can't stop betting them. And I hate Pitt. Again, I like them in this spot though.
1* Georgia Tech +7 vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame is overrated. Their normally tough schedule was a fraud last year due to down years from teams like Tennessee, Purdue, Washington, Air Force, et al ... and they were exposed by the Bucks in Tempe. Gailey is a good coach that has played well against ranked teams at home. I think this will be a great game tonight as ABCs 1st 8 PM Sat night tilt.
1* Houston -14.5 at Rice
Rice sheperds in a new offensive system without the right talent to do it. While this is a Rice home game, the teams play in the same city and there will likely be more Cougar fans in attendance. I like Houston this year, and like Kolb their QB. Would have been a 2* game for me had the spread not leaked above 14.
1* Vandy +26.5 at Michigan
I'll be honest, this is the only game of worth on at noon, and I can't start the season off with no money on the first Saturday afternoon game. Plus, the spread on this one has swelled 2.5 pts this week. Michigan is 4-8 ATS in their last 12 Big House openers, and Vandy is 8-1 as a road dog the last 2 years.
May add a couple more games later. Still can't get my hands around the Cal-Tenn, Auburn-Wazzou, and USC-Arkansas games ... three of the better ones on the slate today. They are all later games, and I am still looking at all 3 and a couple of others.


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Either the fescue-hairgrass mix or TurtleTurf itself could be used here, and may prove effective if cultured correctly. Choosing an alternative lawn grass based on only one parameter, such as drought tolerance or slow growth, may result in some disappointment later when that grass exhibits its disadvantages. Every potential lawn grass species has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, each possible lawn grass varies somewhat in cultural needs. Fertilizing, watering, and mowing an alternative lawn grass just the same way as Kentucky bluegrass can negate advantages and promote disease, insect or weed problems.
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Does anyone in FoH have time to see if the Forest can display a guy's photos (pretty good and with interesting information about them) and maybe some short stories too.
I can pass on the dude's email address to someone who is interested. Maybe an up the stairs thing before the festival?


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Northern Lights ad hoc has two options; 1 proposal
The Alpena County Northern Lights Arena ad hoc committee has determined the county only has two legitimate options as to who will manage the arena after the Park Family foundation steps away on June 30.
It can hire the Northern Light Arena Community (NLA-C) group to take on operational control, or the county can take full control of the facility and hire a manager to handle day to day operations.
During the meeting the committee reviewed the only proposal it had received pertaining to the management position at the NLA. Although the name of the group is now known as the NLA-C, members of the group are familiar to the arena and to the community. The NLA-C is according to Vice-Chairman Doug Kreis the Multi-Purpose Arena Coalition with a new name, new faces, as well as a new mission. M-PAC played a critical role in making the arena a reality and managed the arena until Park took over two years ago. Now the group and its new members want a second chance to make the arena profitable. In the proposal it says it will get commitments needed to keep ice in place throughout the year and also have the second sheet operational during the peak season. It will have a 19 member board with nine executive members who can cast votes. The group has a position for a county representative if the commissioners so choose to sit on the committee. Kreis said he knows there has been instances where things didn't go well in the past. He said the group has made adjustments to be more successful this time around and he believes it can help advance the arena.
"Obviously there is going to be work that needs to get done no matter who the new rink manager is, but we know there were mistakes made in the past and we believe we have addressed them," Kreis said.
Commissioner Lyle VanWormer said he was somewhat disappointed more proposals weren't submitted and the full board of commissioners will vote on what to do with the NLA during its regular meeting on April 30. He said no matter what the verdict is, and whoever manages the arena, this had better not become an issue again.
"The board is at an apex at this and if this doesn't work and the arena doesn't come within the confines of the financials to turn a profit of some sort then we won't address it again," VanWormer said. "We would move on to something else. The ice will go. I know I can speak for the majority of the commissioners that we are tired of dealing with this and we have a lot of other things out there to deal with, not that they are more important, but we keep having to come back to this. We will not come back again. This has got to work."
Kreis said it was a challenge to get a detailed proposal put together in only a few weeks. He said the budget was based on some estimates and that it was not possible to include a list of scheduled events. The commissioners understood and accepted the proposal, which will be reviewed by the other commissioners and then discussed during the meeting on April 30. Kreis said no matter what the county decides it will have the support of the group.
"The major challenge was coming up with a real and true budget that represents what we will actually be able to do," Kreis said. "To come up with a document, that we are pretty confident in, in just two weeks says a lot about the commitment we have. I think we gave the commissioners a good option. If we don't get the bid we are going to support the county. That is real important.We want it to succeed regardless of what decision is made to go forward."
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Police identify drowning victim
By Jenny Lancour
ESCANABA – Visitation and services will be held Saturday for the teen who drowned in Escanaba earlier this week, according to Crawford Funeral Homes, which is assisting the boy's family with funeral arrangements.
Johnathan Ernest Andrew Whitehouse, 13, died Tuesday evening while swimming in the bay off Aronson Island. Escanaba Public Safety confirmed the identity of the deceased this morning following the release of his obituary.
Whitehouse was swimming with a friend when he failed to return to the shore. The teen was swimming back from a sand bar about 200 yards off shore, said police who suspect the boy drowned after becoming fatigued in the high waves.
Officials began looking for Whitehouse after he was reported missing at 5:22 p.m. Aronson Island and the Sand Point Peninsula were closed during the search.
Following an intensive four-hour search on land and water and from the air, his body was found off the northeast shore at around 9:15 p.m., said police. He had been swimming in an area that is not supervised by lifeguards.
In addition to local law enforcement, a U.S. Coast Guard boat and helicopter aided in looking for the missing boy. Gladstone Public Safety assisted with its hovercraft. The Delta County Sheriff's Department was on the scene with its rescue boat.
Other agencies assisting in the search included Delta County Search and Rescue, Delta County Dive Team, Michigan State Police, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the local Victims Services Unit.
According to Whitehouse's obituary, the teen attended Escanaba schools.
He enjoyed football and hockey and was also interested in working on cars. His complete obituary can be found on page 5A.


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Beautique studio 3 Romantic Mountain view terrace overlooking Fruit trees
Nº de hóspedes:2
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Tamanho50 m²
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|Rue Des Manguiers, Cotteau Raffin La Gaulette, Maurício
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Breathtaking views in every direction, this two storey villa completed in 2011, has been designed to take full advantage of the Indian Ocean breezes, whilst creating private outside areas for four spacious deluxe studios....each with Private terrace, ensuite shower room and kitchen. Sleeps 2 Relax & take it easy with our Daily maid service. A stunning shared roof terrace with 360 degree panoramic views, has giant sunbeds Cool off shower Dining area & BBQ . Contemporary styling throughout.....with a touch of luxury. Located close to the best natural highlights this beautiful island has to offer such as the 5 mile stretch of stunning beach at Le Morne & the pristine forests & waterfalls of Chamarel. Beautique studios is also close to all amenities and a minutes walk from the best restaurant in the area.
Found in the authentically Mauritian hamlet of Cotteau Raffin, La Gaulette, 3 kilometers to the pristine beaches of Le Morne, a UNESCO World heritage site of outstanding natural beauty....share the same stunning stretch of sand as the 5 & 6 star hotels at a fraction of the cost! Close to all the amenities and activities required for a perfect holiday experience , this location is hard to beat !
All studios have en suite bathroom and kitchen and Daily maid. Iron and ironing board on request. Air con, Broadband Wifi, IPod dock, CD Player
Linens & Beach towels provided Private terrace. Private en suite shower. Private kitchen. Shared Chillout roof access.
Regras da CasaCHECK-IN TIME is 2 P.M AND CHECKOUT is 11 A.M.
Early Check-in or late checkout. (negotiable) subject to availability
This is a NON SMOKING property
Please drink bottled or boiled water
A deposit of £100 (GB sterling or an equivalent amount in your own currency) keys
will only be handed over on payment of damage deposit to the manager/housekeeper.
The deposit automatically converts to a security/damage deposit, is NOT applied
toward rent and will be fully refundable on departure, provided the following
provisions are met.
· No damage is done to property or its contents, beyond normal wear and tear.
· No charges are incurred due to illegal activity, pets or collection of rents or services
rendered during the stay.
· All keys are handed back to house keeper/manager.
· All charges accrued during the stay are paid prior to departure.
· No linens are lost or damaged.
· NO early arrival or late departure.
· The renter is not evicted by the owner (or representative of the owner) or the local
law enforcement.
We are committed to running Beautique Studios with respect to the environment,
water is heated using solar panels. Please do not waste water or electricity.
No PETS Allowed
Please be advised to leave the rubbish bagged up inside the property,inside the bin
provided(normally the responsibility of the maid) as there are stray dogs in the area.
Please be advised there is no TV/DVD or Landline/telephone at this Property.
There is Free WIFI.
We wish everyone who stays at Beautique studios to have a truly wonderful time,
with that in mind please respect the other guests right to privacy and peacefulness.
Please bring your own hair-dryer.
Our property is clearly advertised with accurate pictures and information, on arrival cancellation or early departure does not warrant any refund of rent.
The maximum number of guests is limited to two (2) persons in studios 1 & 2.
This property requires a five (5) night minimum stay. Longer minimum stays may
Except Sundays and public holidays (will advise the client of any public holiday
during your booking. We do not permit towels or linens to be taken from the property
with the exception of beach towels.
Any booking obtained under false pretence will be subject to forfeiture of advance
payment, deposit and/or rental money, and the party will not be permitted to check in.
Any exceptions to the above mentioned policies must be approved in writing in
Please park in the shared parking area provided (next to the villa entrance) do not
park in the street.
The septic system is very effective and eco friendly; however, it will clog up if
improper material is flushed. DO NOT FLUSH anything other than toilet paper. No
feminine products should be flushed at any time. If it is found that feminine products
have been flushed and clog the septic system, you could be charged damages of up to
two hundred pounds (£200).
Beautique studios has a shared roof terrace with a BBQ. Guests must provided
charcoal and dispose of used charcoal safely and responsibly.
Please be considerate of other guests who may wish to use the roof terrace no
smoking or mobile phone use.
We the owners of Beautique studios assume no responsibility for illness or injury
that may incur to persons while on the premises
Although there is a local bus service we recommend a car rental for this holiday.
We recommend you take out travel insurance for your trip.
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Comentários sobre esta propriedade
My girlfriend and I, we spent 10 days in one of Trisha's wonderful apartments. It was one of our best vacation. The flat was in a very clean condition, of course due to the house cleaner, who came to clean every second day, which is always great on holidays :) Beside that, the flat is well situated, only 5 min Drive to the main supermarket and 10 min drive to the most beautiful Beaches of Mauritius. We had a great time there. We can recommand Trishas accomodation with pleasure. Thank you for everything.
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We had such a great time in the most beautiful region of Mauritius! Wonderful scenery and very nice people. We are definitly coming back! Thanks again to Trish and Kevin
Trish & Kev are two wonderful people. If we had questions regarding activities or needed some advice regarding places for Dinner - they were always very helpful.
The appartment is really lovely and consists of a big bathroom, a huge sleeping room and a well equiped kitchen. The roof terrace is terrific. Unfortunately we were not really able to use it because of the weather. But this is nobodys fault - just the result of a zyklon close to Mauritius.
There are two things why I am not giving five stars... and those 2 things are very personal and might not bother other people at all. I had problems sleeping because of the bed (just way too hard for me) and because of barking dogs almost the whole night long.
I would still recommend the appartment any time. It is located really close to Le Morne, which was important for us.
Thank you very much! Best wishes - Marion & Lars
Trish und Kev sind zwei herzensgute Menschen und die Apartments sind wirklich sauber und in ruhiger Lage. Die Dachterasse ist gerade am Abend wahnsinn und die Aussicht ein Traum.
Trish kümmert sich um alle Anliegen und steht ansonsten rund um die Uhr per Email zur Verfügung. Sie wohnt nur ein paar Häuser weiter. Es wird jeden Tag sauber gemacht und die Kücheneinrichtung ist mit allem ausgestattet, was man im Urlaub benötigt.
Wir empfehlen euch einen Mietwagen, da das Apartement gute 1,5 km außerhalb des Ortes La Gaulette liegt. Am besten bucht ihr dies über Victor! Das könnt ihr aber bei Trish erfragen!!!
Wir empfehlen euch einen längeren Aufenthalt, da ihr in dieser Ecke unzählige Sehenswürdigkeiten direkt anfahren könnt (sevencoloured earth, Chamarel waterfalls, Georges Viewpoint, Curios corner, Grand Bassin, etc.) und auch Le Morne (Traumstrand) nur einen Katzensprung entfernt ist.
Fritzzy ist das beste Restaurant in La Gaulette. Unbedingt dort essen!!!! Fisch creole style oder curry. Der Typ ist wahnsinn :))
Wir können die Unterkunft zu 100% empfehlen!!
Gruß Manu & Steffi
das Studio hat den Erwartungen entsprochen, Victor war sehr hilfsbereit und kümmerte sich um uns. Auch die Frauen haben unser Appartement immer sauber gereinigt und neue Bett- und Frottewäsche gebracht. Wir waren sehr zufrieden und würden sofort wieder buchen.
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MATCH founder Michael Goldstein, now blogging on Starting an Ed School, looks at what happened over time to the companies praised in Jim Collins' influential management book, Good to Great. After analyzing 1,435 companies, Collins 11 that had gone from "good to great."
Corporate transformations don't rely on a "miracle moment," Collins wrote.
Instead, a down-to-earth, pragmatic, committed-to-excellence process—a framework—kept each company, its leaders, and its people on track for the long haul. In each case, it was the triumph of the Flywheel Effect over the Doom Loop, the victory of steadfast discipline over the quick fix.
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Many people in the K-12 world use Collins' "ideas for how a school might go from good to great," writes Goldstein. "Or mediocre to good. Or crappy to mediocre." Yet urban teachers know the Doom Loop all too well.
Doom Loop is why my teacher friends in some traditional large urban schools have indigestion when they hear about any sort of "reform."
In their direct experience, all they've seen is Doom Loop. More precisely, Doom Loop masquerading with claims that this time it would be Flywheel. This time. Righto.
Only two of the 11 companies in Good to Great, published in 2001, are still Great when measured by stock prices, Nucor and Philip Morris, Goldstein discovered. Five have posted average performance. One, Gillette, was bought out. That leaves three that went from Great to Lousy:
Pitney Bowes is half its market cap of 2001.
Circuit City is defunct.
Fannie Mae (securities fraud, delisted by NYSE, contributed to gigantic financial meltdown)
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Debates of Dec. 2nd, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #36 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was protocol.
- Citizenship Act
- Kyoto Protocol
- World AIDS Day
- Queen's Jubilee Medal
- Health
- Anti-personnel Landmines
- Women, Sport and Physical Activity
- Forest Industry
- Hanukkah
- Health
- Education System
- Kyoto Protocol
- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- World AIDS Day
- Health
- Anti-personnel landmines
- Fisheries
- National Safe Driving Week
- Kyoto Protocol
- International Day of Disabled Persons
- Kyoto Protocol
- Health
- Kyoto Protocol
- Terrorism
- Health
- National Defence
- Health
- Coast Guard
- Finance
- Coast Guard
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Kyoto Protocol
- Airline Security
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Terrorism
- Taxation
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Firearms Registry
- Agriculture
- Points of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Kyoto Protocol
Statements by Members
2 p.m.
Art Eggleton York Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, tonight is the fourth night of Hanukkah. One of the beautiful dimensions of Hanukkah is its universal message of religious freedom and tolerance. The light of the Hanukkah candles bestow their warmth and inspire us to reach ever upwards, like the bright flame of the candle, in an effort to spread the spirit of generosity and respect.
I would like to therefore invite all members of the House to the 13th annual Menorah lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in room 237-C. I also would like to take this opportunity to recognize the children of Shmuel Zahavy Cheder Chebad Choir who have travelled here from Thornhill to sing in this ceremony.
Mr. Speaker, I wish you, all members of the House and all Canadians a very happy Hanukkah.
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold Jonquière, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Friday, the members of the National Assembly of Quebec unanimously adopted a motion condemning the centralist vision of the Romanow report. Jean Charest, Mario Dumont and Bernard Landry all agree: the federal government must immediately transfer funds for health to the Quebec government without conditions, without new bureaucracy and without Canadian standards.
The only obstacle to the long awaited reinvestment in health throughout Quebec and Canada, is the Liberal members in Ottawa. While everyone in Quebec is united on this issue, the only ones we are not hearing from are the federal members from Quebec. In Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, resolving this problem would require an investment of more than $100 million over three years, but the Liberal candidate stands in solidarity with the Liberal members and refuses to give us back our money.
Enough is enough. In Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, we want our money without any conditions.
Education System
Statements by Members
December 2nd, 2002 / 2:05 p.m.
Raymond Simard Saint Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, last week the United Nations Children's Fund reported that Canada has one of the top ranking education systems in the world. In fact, our ranking was fourth.
Our school children, whether they were born here or elsewhere, are highly successful. Our excellent ranking shows that our system treats students fairly throughout their academic careers. In Canada any child can succeed regardless of his or her parents' socio-economic or educational background.
I am sure that all Canadians are proud of these results, and I would like to congratulate all those who work with children, particularly within our school systems. With the support and dedication of our governments, our kids are on the right track.
Kyoto Protocol
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Dave Chatters Athabasca, AB
Mr. Speaker, a survey by the Investment Dealers Association revealed that two-thirds of the U.S. equity analysts contacted believe that if Canada implements Kyoto it will harm the Canadian economy and cause Wall Street to rethink energy sector investments north of the border.
True North Energy, Petro-Canada, Husky Oil and now Canadian Natural Resources have already announced cancellations or postponements of their oil sands projects. Clearly the uncertainty regarding the Prime Minister's Kyoto plan is already hurting Alberta and the Canadian economy.
Wishful thinking and fancy rhetoric will not change this stark economic reality, no matter how much the member for LaSalle—Émard wishes it otherwise.
The member for LaSalle—Émard has the power to stop this foolishness. It is time that he stopped the empty rhetoric, stopped hedging his political bets and instead stand up for the economic and environmental future of Canada. We cannot wait 15 months for the member's version of Kyoto. The damage has already begun.
Canadians really do deserve better.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
David Pratt Nepean—Carleton, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday in Winnipeg, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson honoured the brave members of the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
They were presented the Commander-in-Chief Commendation. This award, which is something I had recommended about four years ago, recognizes outstanding service by members of the Canadian Forces who come under direct fire in times of conflict.
Yesterday's commendation was awarded for courageous and professional execution of duty during the Medak pocket operation in the former Yugoslavia in September 1993. Under heavy enemy fire the Canadians intervened to stop ethnic cleansing in Croatia. They drove the Croatian army back and saved many innocent lives.
Wherever crimes against humanity occur, the international community has an obligation to step in. These brave soldiers were among the first to confront the new realities of international conflict in a changing world. Their courageous response is worthy of our respect and admiration.
I ask the House to join me in congratulating each of those brave soldiers.
World AIDS Day
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Peter Stoffer Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore, NS
Mr. Speaker, yesterday around the world was World AIDS Day. This terrible disease has a way of ravaging populations throughout all countries. It knows no borders or class of citizen.
We encourage the government and all parliamentarians not to rest on their laurels and become complacent over this terrible and ravaging disease.
We encourage the government to do all in its power to ensure that the resources are there for the research and for educating and making this terrible disease known throughout the country and throughout the world.
AIDS is wiping out generations upon generations of people in southern Africa. It is working its way into China, Thailand and throughout this country, especially those most impoverished in our society.
We in the New Democratic Party again encourage all citizens and the government to do all in its power to put a stop to this disease once and for all through research and education.
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Diane Bourgeois Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Speaker, for years now the Bloc Quebecois has maintained that the federal government has not been pulling its weight in health care funding. Eighteen months and $15 million later, the Romanow commission has acknowledged what we already knew.
If the Liberal government had not tried to buy some time with this commission, it could have immediately transferred funds to Quebec and the provinces. Instead of putting the $8.9 billion surplus into the debt, it could have transferred some of it to health.
Five billion dollars for health means $1.2 billion for Quebec. This represents, for the riding of Berthier—Montcalm, over $21 million. With $21 million we could hire 75 more physicians, 50 more nurses, and over $2 million worth of equipment.
The people of Berthier—Montcalm have had enough waiting. Now they want their fair share of that money to spend on health.
Anti-personnel landmines
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Mauril Bélanger Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, December 3, is the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines. On this day, in 1997, 122 countries made a commitment to the rest of the world.
Since the beginning, Canada has been a leader in the campaign to eliminate anti-personnel mines. Since 1997, Canada has spent $100 million on anti-mine programs to encourage countries to take part in this effort, on demining operations, on assistance for victims of landmines and on destroying landmine stocks.
I am all the more proud because, on Friday, the government announced that it was renewing its funding to the tune of $72 million.
One hundred and thirty countries have now ratified the Ottawa convention and more than 34 million landmines have been destroyed. I also wish to congratulate the numerous volunteers who organized the second annual potluck dinner at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park last Friday night for the benefit of the landmines fund. I congratulate all those people.
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Norman E. Doyle St. John's East, NL
Mr. Speaker, today Newfoundland's political leaders, Premier Roger Grimes, opposition leader Danny Williams and NDP leader Jack Harris, from the provincial House of Assembly, are in town to meet with MPs and senators from Newfoundland and Labrador.
These provincial leaders are meeting with us to talk about the possible closure of the remaining northern cod fishery and all the social and economic implications arising from that kind of a catastrophe.
One of the reasons for the trouble in our fishery is the federal government's refusal to take custodial management of our continental shelf outside the 200 mile limit and thereby put a stop to rampant foreign overfishing.
The time has come for the federal government to act on custodial management before we lose every fishery on our continental shelf.
National Safe Driving Week
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Rodger Cuzner Bras D'Or—Cape Breton, NS
Mr. Speaker, this week is National Safe Driving Week.
Multi-tasking while driving can be very dangerous; 20% to 30% of car accidents are caused by driver distraction. According to a recent study, driver distraction was a factor in almost 10% of serious or fatal crashes.
Canadians frequently adjust CDs, eat, talk on the phone or get caught up in other activities that take their attention away from the road. Driving is very demanding and it should be the first priority.
As we all become increasingly accustomed to new electronic devices, I urge members of the House and all Canadians to take a moment to consider their own driving habits and think about using technology responsibly.
The Canada Safety Council has a safety CD called "Driven to Distraction" that assists drivers with ways to overcome distractions. Most of all, it encourages using common sense and paying attention to the road.
During Safe Driving Week I wish all members of the House a happy, safe holiday season.
Kyoto Protocol
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
James Rajotte Edmonton Southwest, AB
Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Member of Parliament for Edmonton West to stand up and state clearly where she stands on the Kyoto accord.
She has publicly stated that she would not support this accord if there was no implementation plan. She knows that the government's PowerPoint presentation is not an implementation plan. She knows that the implementation of this accord will damage our economy from coast to coast and do nothing to improve the environment. She knows the effects this accord will have on the economy of Alberta, particularly on the energy sector.
She knows that the Minister of the Environment has alienated almost every province and has gone out of his way to alienate her own. She knows that the Prime Minister completely ignored her, the senior minister from Alberta, when he went to Johannesburg and publicly stated that the government will ratify Kyoto by the end of this year.
It is time for the Minister of Health, the MP for Edmonton West, to do the right thing, to stand up for her province, her constituents, and vote against the ratification of this accord.
International Day of Disabled Persons
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Lynn Myers Waterloo—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is UN International Day of Disabled Persons. This year the United Nations selected a theme that was proposed by Canada's disability community.
To celebrate the success of "Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods", the theme of this year's celebrations, the Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres will host a breakfast in Ottawa tomorrow morning.
The morning's event will focus on the independent living movement and the need for Canadian business, and indeed all Canadians to tap into a tremendous human resource pool that is too often untapped, whose stories go untold, and yet whose potential is unlimited. The event will be attended by the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, as well as business and community leaders.
I ask all hon. members to join me in congratulating Canada's disability community on its recent success at the United Nations.
Kyoto Protocol
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Grant Hill Macleod, AB
Mr. Speaker, not only has the Prime Minister alienated the provinces, but the Investment Dealers Association of Canada has warned the Prime Minister that ratification of the Kyoto protocol will force Wall Street to rethink its investments in Canada's energy sector.
Will the government at last acknowledge that its irresponsible approach to Kyoto is going to harm the economy of Canada?
Kyoto Protocol
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
David Anderson Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, curiously the Financial Post has a headline story today, "Canada's oilpatch to step up pace: 85% of drilling fleet to be active in hectic winter as U.S. firms ramp up exploration". It is a headline story. What is he talking about?
Kyoto Protocol
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Grant Hill Macleod, AB
Mr. Speaker, maybe he would like to go to the last quote in that story. It says, "that these investments will dry up in Canada if we ratify the Kyoto accord".


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Is this possible? Would it need to be a find_by_sql string?
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
validates_presence_of :title
def self.find_by_first_letter(letter)
find(:all, :conditions => ['title LIKE ?', "#{letter}%"], :order => 'title ASC')
I get nothing when trying that... Finds nothing, when there is something to find.
The SQL in the log:
SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE (name LIKE 'T%') ORDER BY name ASC
That SQL statement should work fine. I'd double check your database to make sure you have data that it will return. I just ran it against a table of states:
mysql> select * from states where (name LIKE 'T%') order by name ASC;
| id | name | abbr | country_id |
| 42 | Tennessee | TN | 1 |
| 43 | Texas | TX | 1 |
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Yeah, I tested it to, and it worked on the db I'm using. Something wrong with my controller code then... I have this:
$result = Contact.find_by_first_letter(params[:letter])
Last edited by Hans Nilsson (2006-11-12 08:45:50)
My code was missing a closing square bracket. Oops
I edited it, try the new method.
Yeah, I found it Vin. Thanks!
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By CRISTINA SILVA
Published April 28, 2007
GULFPORT - Dennis "J.D." Burrows was sweating out the chorus of his latest tune.
He closed his eyes as he crooned into the microphone, "friendship in the morning, friendship in the early afternoon, " then cut himself off. "Was I a little flat?" he asked his producer.
In Gulfport, there really is only one guy musicians like Burrows trust to answer that sort of question.
Woody Matthews answered: "Well, now that you mention it ..." Backup singers might help, he suggested.
Tampa has Skipper's Smokehouse. St. Petersburg has Jannus Landing. For the past two years, Gulfport has had Matthews and his Blind Dog Productions studio.
There, musicians who never would be able to afford the fees most studios charge get their chance at making it, or at the very least, making a CD.
In this small, little known city, Matthews is plotting.
He wants to turn Gulfport into a live music mecca akin to Austin, Texas. But the clock is ticking. Matthews, 51, is going blind.
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Retinitis pigmentosa is a general name for a group of genetic disorders that damage the inner back light-sensitive layer of the eye where images are processed. It generally causes sensitivity to light and gradual loss of vision. Some say it's like seeing the world through a straw.
Matthews was diagnosed 10 years ago. He was backing out of a friend's driveway when he realized he was about to run over a little girl in a bright pink hat and a bicycle. He hadn't seen her.
The affliction brought his life to a "screeching halt, " he said.
He gave up driving for good. His job in computers in Orlando went down the tube. His wife, the mother of his son, left him, saying his disability was too much for her.
His friends in Gulfport soon urged him to move. He gave in.
He slowly picked up the pieces. He started hanging out at Gulfport on the Rocks, the Peninsula Inn, and the Art Village Courtyard, three Gulfport locales known for attracting creative types.
He met a German woman who told him they should open a beer garden one day. Last year they were married.
A musician eventually asked Matthews if he could use his computer skills to help him record a demo tape. Other requests followed. Funk, punk, rock, folk, metal. The genre didn't matter.
"They were kind of like roaches. You met one of them, and hundreds came out, " he recalled playfully.
He set up a makeshift studio in two connecting rooms in the back of his house.
There, he charges $25 an hour for studio time, but most musicians barter with him. One guy set up a MySpace.com page for Blind Dog Productions in lieu of payment.
The music was the relief he had been seeking.
"What I am doing here is giving people a little chance, like others gave me, " he said. "This is the only skill I have anymore."
On a recent Friday night, dozens of neighbors swarmed past Matthews' house on Beach Boulevard. He sat in front of a mixing board facing his front porch, where a few local musicians took turns playing to the audience.
Every first Friday and third Saturday of the month, Gulfport holds a sidewalk arts festival. On those days, Matthews is always there, putting on free concerts in front of his home.
He tries to appease elderly neighbors who complain that the music floating out of his house is too loud. He walks the line for city officials, who often turn to him when they need to book performers for street festivals.
He has helped several local musicians get gigs in Largo and St. Petersburg. If more bars in Gulfport follow suit, he thinks the little city could actually give birth to a nightlife scene.
His supporters say it's already happening.
"We tend to get stuck with '70s rock, " Lori Russo, president of the Gulfport Chamber of Commerce, said of the local music scene. "Woody is bringing in something different, but it is also appropriate. It is not profane, it isn't hard-core, but a little edgier."
On his best days, Matthews can see fine. Life is good.
Other days, he walks sideways. He often trips.
But always, he keeps moving forward.
Cristina Silva can be reached at 727 893-8846 or email@example.com.
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