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DIVISION ONE: Southend & EMT are hoping to force their way back into the promotion push when they go to Hutton tomorrow.
Southend are currently sixth in the standings but remain just 21 points behind second-placed Hadleigh & Thundersley.
And Southend skipper Joe Robbins has not given up hope of closing the gap.
"It's another big game for us because we know a win would put us within touching distance of the top two," said Robbins.
"But with the league being so tight, defeat could see us third from bottom.
"Hutton are a decent side and lie two places above us in the league, so it will be a hard game.
"We drew with them at our place earlier on in the season so we'll be looking to go one better Saturday and get the 20 points."
Southend saw off Wickford by 102 runs last weekend to send Wickford into the relegation zone.
They now face a crunch clash with seventh-placed Woodford Wells this weekend. And skipper Andy Baker is demanding a vastly improved performance.
"This is another massive must-win game for us," said Baker.
"We need to regroup after a very poor performance last weekend and we need to make sure we come out fighting."
At the other end of the table, Hadleigh remain in second place.
However, they were beaten by four wickets against Harlow last weekend and are now just five points clear of third-placed Buckhurst Hill.
As a result, Hadleigh will be desperate of getting back to winning ways when they host eighth-placed Hainault & Clayhill at their John Burrows base.
Hadleigh bowler David Williams said: "There are seven games to go now and we are still well-placed.
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February 19, 2017 Bradley, Jr. Named NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day on February 18 Maine Maritime's Robert Bradley, Jr. was named the National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete of the Day on February 18, Presented by Fidelity Investments.
January 17, 2017 Nine Mariners Named to NEFC All-Academic Team Maine Maritime placed nine players on the New England Football Conference (NEFC) All-Academic Team.
December 6, 2016 Chapman and Ferrar Named to ECAC Division III North Football All-Star Team Maine Maritime Academy's Cody Chapman (Bangor, Maine) and James Ferrar (Cumberland, Maine) have been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III North Football...
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2015 Draft in Review: San Francisco 49ers
The NFL draft is over and it suddenly seems like a long time to wait for the next meaningful event on the NFL calendar. But frankly we're still excited trying to break down what it all means for each team and so we're going to share some of that excitement.
That's right every team is going to have each pick broken down as well as a look at their undrafted free agents. Up now? The San Francisco 49ers who seemed to value athleticism over college production.
Round 1: Arik Armstead, DI, Oregon
Grade: C-
This pick was based purely on projection, rather than production. While Armstead has his fans, that is largely based on impressive measurables and a few highlight plays. Everything else between those highlights raises concern that he will be a player who makes a big play here and there, but who provides little value on the other 90% of the snaps. Armstead had the 13th-best run stop percentage among 3-4 ends, at 7.1%.
Depth Chart Fit: Much depends on whether Justin Smith comes back, but Armstead looks to be part of the defensive line rotation immediately.
Round 2: Jaquiski Tartt, S, Samford
Grade: N/A
Since Jaquiski Tartt played for Samford we only have two games against FBS opponents and the Senior Bowl to go from, so our evaluation is incomplete. Tartt played over 80% of the time at free safety for Samford, however in the Senior Bowl he was only at free safety on 41% of the snaps.
Depth Chart Fit: Backup safety for now, and likely future replacement for Antoine Bethea.
Round 3: Eli Harold, ED, Virginia
Grade: B-
The best pick the 49ers made on the first two days of the draft. Harold wasn't the most productive pass rusher in the class, heaving only had a 8.0 pass rushing productivity (PRP) score, which was 31st among draft-eligible 3-4 OLBs. However, he possesses a physical skill set that is well worth taking a risk on in the third round, in the hope that he will develop as a pass rusher in the NFL.
Depth Chart Fit: Backup situational pass rusher.
Round 4: Blake Bell, TE, Oklahoma
Just like their first three picks, Blake Bell is something of a project player who shows a good physical skill set, but has been unable to get the most from that skill set on the field. Bell only had a 0.83 yards per route run, 33rd out of 42 TEs.
Depth Chart Fit: Backup developmental tight end.
Round 4: Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina
With running back Carlos Hyde set to be the No. 1 back next season, Davis should be given a chance to develop as Hyde's back up on first and second down. Davis is not going to make many tacklers miss, he had an elusive rating of just 34.9, the 48th out of 62 qualifying RBs, but he is a consistent back who gets the yards that are there for him, and could be a dependable backup.
Depth Chart Fit: Backup to Carlos Hyde.
Round 4: DeAndre Smelter, WR, Georgia Tech
The first 49ers pick that is based more from his tape than on his athletic traits. The 49ers were able to get great value on DeAndre Smelter, as many teams passed on him because of the torn ACL he suffered prior to the ACC championship game. Smelter excelled as an all-around receiver, and even though he was targeted on only 63 passes in the Yellow Jackets' run-heavy offense, Smelter still led the draft class with ridiculous 4.36 yards per route run. However he was a willing and strong blocker in the run game.
Depth Chart Fit: Back up receiver while he recovers from the ACL tear, but once fit, will see playing time as the 49ers consistently rotate their receivers.
Round 5: Bradley Pinion, P, Clemson
If you are going to take a punter in the draft, you better make sure he is going to be a good one, otherwise it's a wasted pick. Pinion has certainly shown good leg strength, however, either he, or the team, preferred to boom the punt down the middle of the field. In the NFL this will have to change, Pinion will have to learn to kick with direction as well as distance on his punts.
Depth Chart Fit: If you draft a punter he should be nearly guaranteed a starting position, however, with Andy Lee on the roster we may see Pinion struggle to beat out the eighth-best punter in the NFL last season.
Round 6: Ian Silberman, OT, Boston College
Another project pick by the 49ers, Silberman played right tackle for the Eagles, but may have to make the roster as a guard. Silberman was overmatched at tackle for Boston College as he graded out as the 12th worst tackle in the class, struggling with both run blocking and pass protection. The 49ers are going to have to develop his game before he is ready to play.
Depth Chart Fit: In a fight for the back-end of the roster, or as a practice squad player.
Round 7: Trenton Brown, OG, Florida
Brown only played 374 snaps, but was very effective on those snaps. He played well for the first four games of the season, finishing with a positive grade in each of them, while only playing on 52% of the snaps. In pass protection Brown only gave up four hurries all season on 190 pass snaps.
Depth Chart Fit: Backup guard, who with development, could become good value in the seventh round.
Round 7: Rory Anderson, TE, South Carolina
With two tight ends on the roster, and the fifth round selection of Blake Bell, this pick is an interesting one. On paper, having four tight ends wouldn't seem to leave much playing time for Anderson, nor an obvious path to even make the roster. Anderson will likely be a pure blocking tight end in the NFL, while Bell is a better fit as the pass-catcher behind Davis.
Depth Chart Fit: As the backup to Vance McDonald.
The Undrafted
Marcus Rush, ED, Michigan State: Rush had the 18th best PRP for 4-3 Defensive Ends at 9.1PRP.
Dylan Thomason, QB, South Carolina: Thompson was one of the 14 quarterbacks to throw for over 1000 yards on deep passes (those that travel 20+ yards downfield in the air).
Dres Anderson, WR, Utah: Anderson had the third-worst drop rate at 18.52 in this WR class, with 5 drops on 27 catchable passes.
Issac Blakeney, WR, Duke: Passers targeting Blakeney had a QB rating of 107.8, 31st in this WR class.
Darius Davis, WR, Henderson State: Henderson State did not face any FBS opposition.
DeAndrew White, WR, Alabama: White graded positively in five games last season.
DiAndre Campbell, WR, Washington: Campbell had only one drop on 25 catchable passes.
Patrick Miller, OT, Auburn: Miller only played in 384 snaps, allowing eight total pressures for a 96.0 PBE.
Jermaine Whitehead, S, Auburn: Only played 276 snaps last season, but had the 23rd-ranked coverage grade on only 129 snaps in coverage.
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Fabric September 07, 2016 13:21
The last time I felt optimistic about a result due to overwhelming mutual agreement on social media was the day everyone else - outside of London - voted Brexit, and the time before that was when David Cameron obliterated one of the Miliband brothers in the 2015 General Election after Russell Brand had said in one of his politivideos that he's joining everyone in voting Labour, and everyone on my timelines was giving it the big 'un about how brilliant one of the Miliband brothers was. Whoops.
Islington Council didn't listen to us all and they didn't give us back our Fabric. It's funny to think that I'm sat here in my kitchen; stark bollock naked save for a pair of pants, a pair of socks, a pair of jeans and a Sónar 2007 t-shirt as I write today's post, whilst that dead-eyed bunch of lizard-skinned, no-neck, plasticine people are all sat around in Islington, drinking tea and sucking off the few dozen senior officers from the Met Police who are still awake, their lazy, pounded-sore arseholes gaping wider than my smile when I'm on an ecstasy E tablet in Room One. Each marionette who voted to shut Fabric last night have literally taken it up the arse with no Vaseline, and if they tell you otherwise they are lying.
It sounds like Cllr Raphael Andrews could do with dropping a pill, actually. Apparently, this cunt was on the verge of tears last night as he BEGGED the committee to revoke the Fabric licence. LOLoutLOUD. Who's been aggressively inside this wet blanket?
Cllr Flora Williamson reckons that clocking down the BPMs in Fabric might have been a sensible policy change. LOLoutLOUD. Does she reckon that getting Wolf + Lamb in every week is going to stop people whopping a few pingers down them? All jokes aside, these people are a disgrace. Or are they just pressured by the shadowy powers that be? Fuck knows, to be honest - I'm just a bit tired and emotional. And reactionary. Watch. Read the next paragraph for more reaction.
There have been loads of stats put out in the last few days about the scale of deaths in police custody (LOADS) compared with those in nightclubs (a few), and there are now bits seeping out about the Museum of London wanting to chuck a big wad at building a new home in Smithfield Market. We can tut about this around our socials and share articles and sarcastic comments about Russian satellites buying a sterile London as much as we want, but there's fuck all money behind a Tweet or a Facebook share, so it's a MASSIVE waste of time. Sorry.
Petitions for this kind of thing are just bog roll to the people who make the decisions. Tweets and Facebook posts do fuck all but whip up a deluded optimism (and a sneering collection of cuntish content - like this post - when things don't go our way). What to do, then?
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Citizen Staff Reports 03/22/12
Local entrepreneur and Henrico resident Barbara Bennett is currently competing to "Get on the Shelf" at Wal-Mart. Bennett launched her company, The Mineral Case, in 2009. A passionate fan of the mineral makeup trend – but not of the mess and hassle of various jars and loose powders – Bennett launched The Mineral Case because it clears bathroom counters and makes cosmetics easily accessible at home or while traveling. If her company receives enough votes, her product will be available at every Wal-Mart location across the country. Fans can vote once a day through April 24 at http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/5505/The-Mineral-Case. To view Bennett's contest entry, visit http://youtube/Miq5hdFxMG8.
LOGO Dynamics, a distributor of promotional products in Henrico, recently received the All Star award from Constant Contact®, Inc. Each year, a select group of Constant Contact customers are honored with the All Star award for their exemplary marketing results. LOGO Dynamics' results ranked among the top 10 percent of Constant Contact's customer base. Owner Matt Davidson has been a partner with Constant Contact since 2010 and offers email marketing and social media seminars on a regular basis in Central Virginia. Constant Contact customers using any combination of the company's email marketing, event marketing and online survey tools are eligible for the award.
U-Turn Sports Performance Academy and Cap City Ballerz recently announced a new partnership between two of Richmond's most successful youth developmental AAU basketball programs. The partnership between U-Turn and Cap City Ballerz will focus on combining the best from both organizations to better position athletes and teams to compete at the highest level of basketball and to help provide youth with the support they need to be champions in the classroom, community and life.
The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) recently hired Richard Gordon as conference planner and Christopher Murphy as marketing specialist. Gordon comes to the VSCPA from Benchmark Hospitality International at Capital One in Richmond, where he worked as an operations and learning events manager. He has 20 years of experience in telecommunications, accounting and finance, operations management and event planning. Prior to joining the VSCPA, Murphy worked at SunTrust Bank as a mortgage relationship specialist and did freelance graphic design and copywriting. He has more than 10 years of experience in marketing, communications and graphic design. In his role on the VSCPA Education Team, Gordon will plan, manage and implement VSCPA conferences and work on other educational programs and events. As part of the VSCPA Marketing Team, Murphy will develop and execute marketing plans for VSCPA membership recruitment and retention, VSCPA Educational Foundation fundraising and CPA PAC of Virginia fundraising.
Raymond Rudolph, Southern States Cooperative, Inc. – Williamsburg Road Service, recently attended a comprehensive three-day training program designed to qualify employees as "Certified FeedMaster Specialists" for Southern States Cooperative, Inc. The rigorous training program is tied to the Southern States' FeedMaster program and is designed to augment the existing knowledge base of employees involved in advising the co-op's customers on issues related to feeding various types of animals. The program provides new and updated information and qualifies for continuing education units (CEUs) by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), a national organization that certifies animal scientists through examination.
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store recently opened a new location at Merchant's Walk, 7504 W. Broad St. Hours of operation are Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 501-2356.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Henrico-based brand merchandising company NewClients, Inc. has changed its name to Boost Promotional Branding.
The company is one of the nation's largest in the branded merchandise industry. Founded in 1981, its serves more than 5,000 clients – including many Fortune 500 companies – nationwide. > Read more.
Lidl competition offers shoppers chance to win NYC trip
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Three Lidl shoppers will win trips to New York City to receive a first-look at the Esmara by Heidi Klum collection and attend an international runway event debuting the collection. The contest is open to residents of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina – the three states in which Lidl currently operates grocery stores. The chain opened two stores in Henrico County last month. > Read more.
Glen Allen advances in 14U Babe Ruth World Series
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The Glen Allen Babe Ruth Baseball League 14-year-old all-star team advanced to the single-elimination round of the 14-year-old World Series, which the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association is hosting at RF&P Stadium in Glen Allen. > Read more.
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Fishlabs is a developer and publisher of video games based in Hamburg, Germany founded in 2004.[1]
The company primarily designs games in the premium segment, including designing custom-made games for other companies. One of their games, Waterslide Extreme, which was designed for Barclaycard, is one of the iPhone's most successful ad games.[2]
Fishlabs have produced a number of different games for different platforms and different publishers, since iPhone launch is focusing more on iOs game utilizing its ABYSS™ game engine technology.[3]
- Blades & Magic
- Burning Tires
- Brawn GP Racing
- Deep
- Galaxy On Fire
- Galaxy On Fire 2 [4]
- Gladiator
- Heli Strike
- Motoraver
- Planet Riders
- Powerboat Challenge
- Rally Master Pro
- Robot Alliance
- Snowboard Hero
- Tank Raid
- Waterslide Extreme
- ↑ Fishlabs Company Profile
- ↑ Jaeger, Tobias (2010-5-11). Next10: Fishlabs to move into mobile MMOGs, Series B round planned. TechCrunch. Retrieved on 2010-7-21
- ↑ Fishlabs Company Profile
- ↑ Hodapp, Eli (2010-6-13). WWDC 2010: Fish Labs and 'Galaxy on Fire 2' for the iPad. touchArcade. Retrieved on 2010-7-21


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PwC says that television execs have a little time to relax before their lucrative business models implode. The consulting firm reached its conclusion after sponsoring a recent debate between the Marketing Association of the Columbia Business School and the Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter on the question: "Should advertisers, agencies and the media worry about cord-cutting?" PwC agrees with the Columbia team that with growing competition from Web video providers, and Internet-connected game consoles, "there's no question that television viewership trends are dramatically changing." But the firm sides with Virginia Commonwealth concluding that "the impact to the pay TV industry over at least the next five years will be minimal." The reasons: "Traditional TV viewing is still popular, ubiquitous TV content-on-the-go-packages are becoming commonplace, TV advertising dollars continue to grow, and there are limitations such as content discovery issues with [Web-based] services that need improvement." Tablets and smartphones, also known as second screens after TV, are becoming important. PwC says that's no problem for conventional TV: Networks are "developing dynamic companion apps both at the network and show-specific levels to extend viewers' experience."
Pay TV Cord Cutting Will Be "Minimal" Over Next Five Years: Report
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Sorry, but PwC has totally missed the mark here. There are now more web-connected devises in the US than people. Go out to any public place (airport, coffe shop, etc.) and everyone – I mean everyone – is plugged into a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. That level of connectivity alone will drive the demand for wireless content. And whenever Apple (or someone else) delivers a truly smart TV, the end of cable/satellite is only a matter of time.
There is a terribly misplaced emphasis on "cord-cutting" as the event that's going to change the game forever. Nonsense. The game changer is that consumers/audience are aggressively avoiding having to view commercials. Whether by DVR or streaming, viewers not only want anytime access to content, they want it free of ads, or at least have the power to avoid them. Advertisers know this. The only reason ad revenues haven't yet collapsed is that the big advertisers haven't quite figured out where exactly to put their money if NOT the 30 second tv commercial. Once they do, that's the game changer for television as we know it. Cord cutting will seem like a paper cut.
Even DVRs will seem hokey and clunky compared with the simplicity just streaming via Amazon or Netflix. Why skip ads when you can simply have no ads to begin with?
Advertisers are looking around for alternatives to TV, that's for sure. But AdWords and obnxious banner ads are not going to replace TV ads for branding purposes.
Agreed. This report's torturous fact twisting, to appease cable companies, reminds of the consultants who used to console radio station owners that the new fangled television set would never catch on with the public. Entertainment on demand streamed over the Internet is an unstoppable wave that will kill cable and satellite TV, the same way the Internet has doomed the daily newspaper.
The only thing preventing this snowball from becoming an avalanche is live sports. Once the major league franchises all move to subscription models, adios cable TV.
Absolutely. I cut the cord in November and subscribed to the NHL Vault.
There is more good programming on tv (cable, pay & broadcast) than ever before, and viewing levels have never been higher. You've got more audiences being super-served by targeted programming — and while there's more crap too, one man's trash is another's treasure, etc. All the content providers are deep in bed with the content distributors (MSOs), and when the netflixes of the world get too pushy on the model they'll find their content lanes dried up very quickly. There are 100s of billions of (dollars worth of advertising) reasons why the conventional models are going nowhere, despite the appeal of multi-platform video viewing. Besides, there's going to be a network capacity crunch very soon. It already sucks to be streaming unless you've got a great connection, and more often than not they aren't. It's the same reason VOIP sucks versus good ol' wired telephone.
Talk about out of touch and obviously these people did not talk to anyone under the age of 30 let alone 25, there is a distinct cultural and generational differences at work. These people are as delusional as the music business was a decade ago and clearly do not understand where technology is going, where it is now and quite frankly their own business.
Cord Cutting non sense Once Ultra /Premium Vod kicks in worldwide thier going cut out all the downline traditional cable /tv distributors at the door .Look at The Music Business the only thing left is M AND L Merchandise and Licensing . Most Program exec's will picking over the bones at content markets to make sense of the programming left overs . The Studios got caught with thier pants down when video arrived but this time with 15 non exclusive VOD deals in every country Of the World and Telcos Telephone companies driving the bottom line numbers and the release windows shrinking to net 30 days the consumer is not time shifting his downloading what he wants when he wants with out commercials –
Advertisers are Chasing Eye balls and The Studios are chasing telco Dollars they want to participate at the source – no 3rd party rev share deals at this content party – What the advertisers need to do is produce it and serve it for free before the system explodes with so many programming choices – comcast Universal / netflix starz / the writing is on the wall – you think your Telephone cell bill is high now just wait -just push and pay later mom and dad will pay the bill – !!!! A New DIGITAL high for those folks asleep at the Wheel – ha ha how many folks down loaded the last big Fight in Vegas $60.00 for SD and $70.00 USD FOR HD -not a single commercial in this broadcast -I bet my bottom dollar the numbers were huge !!! I went for the HD Down load of Course wanted to see his entire face in HD – You think your sweating now as a Programming Advertising guy just wait -your new field of dreams will be chasing eye balls in this new ultra Vod Premium Space
What's out of touch is the fact that the majority of Americans still do, and want, to receive programming from their conventional device: a TV. Only Geeks and Technos are streaming this and that from the web to their TV screens. OR watching, ad nausem, poorly produced webisodes with no-name actors on their computers. The average American doesn't have the time or money to research, much less invest, in the time and effort it takes to put together the mechanics necessary for all of the gadgetry-gookedy-goop. How is House of Cards doing? And what will Netflix's measurement be, going forward, to determine whether it receives a second season or not? The buzz on that show is very mild. And just because people buy consumer goods, or other proven media products from AMAZON doesn't mean they'll flock to it for content that they're used to seeing on television or at the movie theaters. … So much, digitally, and linked to the Internet is still so unproven, yet everyone is jumping on the bandwagon like it's platinum.
This is an argument that gets thrown around a lot. It doesn't matter if the average viewer in America isn't a tech wiz… they're not going to be the agents of change. When you look at the math, what if even 10% of households cut the cord? 20%? That's potentially tens of billions of dollars that gets removed from the traditional cable economy. So even if the average household isn't streaming, all that's needed for the whole traditional TV economy to start unraveling is for 10-20% of households to cut the cord. And true, this will most likely be younger people in more urban areas that are more tech savy, but those are going to be the people who cause the wave of change. The conversation needs to move away from everyone cutting their cord to the realization that only 10-20% of people need to cut their cord, and the domino effect it would cause all the way down the chain from MSOs to advertising to networks/channels/local stations to production. It would be disastrous. So the question then becomes, what is going to cause that 10-20% of people to cut their cord and what can be done to prevent that from happening. At the end of the day, it's going to come down to value. People aren't really cutting the cord now because people still find enough of a value in what they're paying for (a combination of price and content supply that they demand). People don't like paying $130/month and they don't like ads, but they still find enough value in what they're paying for. Where the threat from these emerging streaming services comes in is whether they are able to get enough people to start thinking that they can get "enough" value at a cheaper price (movies, library content, kids programming, sports over-the-air, current programming). When consumers believe that they can get "enough" of what they want through these other distribution channels without spending $130/month, that's when they will cut the cord. And again, you don't need everyone to cut the cord to unravel the TV business. 10-20% is all it would take in reality and to think that it won't happen because the average person isn't a tech geek, is misguided.
You don't need any tech-wizardry to plug in an old computer to your HD TV with an HDMI cord.
MidAmerica – You don't know what you're talking about. House of Cards was ordered for 2 seasons outright so there is no debate over whether there will be a 2nd season. It was planned right from the get-go to have at least 2 seasons. Additionally, it is the most watched show in all of Netflix. If you call that and the avalanche of news articles about the show "mild buzz," you're a buffoon. Considering they have millions of subscribers, that's a big deal.
Finding FREE content (including the same content broadcast on tv with FEWER commercials than you'd get on a tv set that people pay high rates for monthly in their cable bills) online is child's play (literally, children do it). It's why the only people I've encountered who have trouble with it are the very old or the very dumb. Throw in the ridiculously cheaper price of Netflix for later viewing. Or, better still, add in the free content of streaming services with the same TV shows + AdBlock Plus, and you've got free legal TV aired slightly later with zero commercials. lol, the networks often stream the same shows on their websites. I watch The Daily Show and The Colbert Report regularly off Comedy Central. Episodes are released within hours of airing. Because I use AdBlock Plus, I haven't seen a single commercial while watching either show in years. I don't have cable and I don't even own a TV set. I will never pay for TV outside of a cheap Netflix or streaming-equivalent account (and even then only for a 1 month pass so I can watch the full seasons of the shows I want to see and then end the subscription). I was in a hotel a couple months ago and watched about 5 minutes of cable TV before shutting it off. The number of commercials made the shows completely unwatchable. I can't believe people not only sit through all of it but PAY to sit through it. Paying for cable is for the Flintstones.
Given that my 85 year old neighbor just hooked her TV to a Roku box in about 5 minutes without any problem I would say the wolf is already at Cable's door. Broadcast monopolies of sports are the most potent weapon Cable has, and they know it. Why else would Comcast SF have wrangled a 30 year exclusivity deal with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics? The Cable companies know that if they lose their sports monopolies the end will be around the corner.
I'm amused by the cable and satellite defenders on this thread. Programming better than ever? What a joke! It gets worse every year. The primary reason I'm terminating DirecTV is that the price keeps going up and the quality of the content keeps getting worse. Sports is the ONE big thing keeping most guys my age attached to the cord (or the dish, as the case may be), but I work at a university and I have news for the folks in the boardrooms, the young people aren't willing to pay your high and increasing prices just to see a few extra games each year. You're losing the next generation.
As to folks who think this is limited to geeks, I'd suggest getting a Roku and an OTA antenna. They are both as simple as dirt to use. No geekiness required. And the average quality of the content, which is much cheaper, blows the average quality of the bloated bundle on cable and satellite out of the water. Best Buy just advertised a bundle for cord cutters this week. That should tell you something about the trend.
I have no problem with those who want to keep paying for cable or satellite doing so, but those counting on that remaining the norm have a rude awaking coming their way. And if sports is all you really have to keep your subscribers in large numbers (and it is), you're in big trouble. It'd probably do the CEOs at these companies well to hire some 20-somethings to get a better view of the world to come rather than to think that the world that is is the way it will remain. (By the way, I'm in my 50s, so don't think I'm an out of touch 20 something.)
I cut the cord and set up a Home theater PC about year ago. I mainly did it because I was fed up with my cable company's abysmal service and the fact that TV seemed to be degenerating into mindless crap.
I didn't have high hopes for streaming but I figured it would give me something to watch when I didn't want to read or play a video game.
I was totally blown away by the variety and amount of free and low cost content on the web and how user friendly media center software had become. I started buying DVDs whenever I saw them cheap or at garage sales, pop in the DVD and 1 click rip to hard drive and auto organized by the software, then throw the DVD in a box in the closet. The media center software I am using (XBMC) also has plug-ins for all the popular sites and services so I can access everything from one screen, and new plug-ins are being made all the time. I have since set up HTPCs for several friends who were equally amazed.
Lots of devices are popping up and media center software is getting easier to set up and use.
I think if they aren't worried about cord cutters then they are on some really good antidepressants.
I wouldn't go back to cable if it were free.


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On dropping the idea to confront over this issue, most of the members of the IIT Kanpur senate have agreed to the latest prescribed pattern. Along with this, it is also confirmed that the confirmation on the changes of the pattern of the examination would be stamped in the meeting of Academic Senate which will be held on 28th July, 2012.
The members of the IIT Kanpur Academic Senate have agreed to withdraw their stand as they are not getting the support from the rest of the IIT's. Members affirmed that, "just by the confrontation of IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi, they are not going to attain anything. The rest of the IIT's should have also supported . And with the new pattern, teachers at the IIT Kanpur are not going to be bothered in any ways. We don't want the students from 42 state boards to suffer due to this".
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There has always been two basic approaches to organizing within our organization "top down" and "bottom up".
Top down means visiting non-union contractors and selling them on the benefits of becoming a signatory employer. This approach is what most of our members and our international leadership see as the best way to organize our industry.
I personally have not found it to be very effective as a way to organize our industry, mostly because there is absolutely no incentive for a contractor to become signatory unless he needs something that we have i.e. access to some types of projects (union only) or manpower (only during boom economic times when it is hard to find journeymen).
However it does provide some benefit to visit these contractors so that if they do find themselves in one of those situations they may become interested in the possibility of becoming signatory. So for that reason we do need to keep in touch and try to form a relationship with them. I also think that it would be more effective for our signatory's would take on the task of trying to organize these contractors.
Bottom up means talking to individual workers and getting them to become members. This was the most common focus of our leadership prior to their almost (but not entire) swing towards top down. Our members hated it and still do, because they view it as just adding members in front of them on the book.
The only way any organization can recruit members is by talking to, and educating prospective members about the benefits of joining with you. We can do that and are successful at bringing in some but mostly when they have become unemployed, or when we have work. This is why our members say we should be organizing shops. This is why our members say we should be organizing shops, and why our leaders have turned their focus towards a top down approach also.
I personally think that it is far better than top down and would be the very best way to organize (if it worked the way it is supposed to).
How it is supposed to work is they want to become members because they believe in our purpose so strongly that they join and convince all of their fellow employees to join also. Then these new members collectively demand that their employer become signatory or they will all walk away (and be willing and able to do just that).
So the main problem with this approach is that we are recruiting people who are looking for a job, or a better job, rather than changing their current employer and jobs into union employers and jobs.
My view of all of this is that we have become stuck in the above circle of madness and need to do things differently. I believe that organizing is not and should not be focused only on "selling ourselves" to anyone.
Simply stated we are people who believe in justice in the workplace, at home, in our neighborhoods, our communities, state, country and beyond. Justice is not bought or sold, it is sought out and demanded, fought for, and defended. It is not a tool or commodity, an item on a shelf. It just is.
This is why I have always been puzzled why we have limited ourselves to discussing wage packages, legalities, and skills while recruiting members; all good things, but when our founders were laying the groundwork for our organization, wanting better pay and safer working conditions


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ST. JOHN, Ind. — A new video from Indiana shows what happens when a deer decides to check out the local diner. And from the looks of things, it was a classic "dine and dash."
According to a report from the Times of Northwest Indiana, the chaotic scene occurred at the Aspen Café in St. John on Monday morning. Very few customers were in the restaurant because of the early hour, which likely prevented injuries.
At the start of the video, the deer is seen crashing through a window and slamming into some tables and chairs. The owner of the café, Bessie Karalis, thought it sounded like a mirror breaking and went to investigate. She came around the corner and nearly ran head-on into the frantic deer.
After the deer passed Karalis, it rammed into a counter and then exited through a second window.
The entire ordeal only lasted a few seconds, but it left quite an impact on the patrons in the café. They can be seen in the video gasping in shock and staring in wonder at the broken window.
Shortly after the deer fled the premises, Karalis called her son and asked him to bring a hammer and nails so they could board up the broken windows. He helped them clean up the mess and then seal off the windows.
And once the resourceful owners had tidied up the deer's handiwork, the Aspen Café opened its doors and carried on business as usual.
Have you had a similar, interesting encounter with wildlife? Share it in the comments.
Grant Olsen joined the KSL.com team in 2012. He covers outdoor adventures, travel, product reviews and other interesting things. He is also the author of the book "Rhino Trouble." You can contact him at www.grant-olsen.com.


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"You're getting increasingly developed infrastructure throughout the major economies in Asia which is a good framework to run a logistics operation. Toll has always had an aggressive strategy of growth."
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What's New: The Nissan GT-R is all-new for 2009, and marks the brand's first attempt at selling a genuine supercar in the U.S. Power comes from a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine mated to a dual-clutch transmission that propels this all-wheel-drive supercar to 60 mph in a little over three seconds and a top speed of 193 mph.
Competes With: Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper, Porsche 911 Turbo
What We Think: First, we can't believe that no speeding tickers were issued over the course of nearly 2,000 miles of testing. Second, we can't believe that the sticker price is only $70,000 or so. And third, we're still heartbroken about having to give it back (the whole "it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" deal).
Nissan GT-R – 2009 Review: It's always fun to surprise people. Not the "Boo!" or "Look what I got you for your birthday!" kind of surprises. Rather, the "You did that? Really?" kind of surprise that showcases one of your hidden talents, and quite frankly, puts a little more air in your ego. Chances are we all experience this satisfaction at some point in our lives, whether it be when we come off the bench to score a winning touchdown in high school or we're a quiet junior executive who submits an industry-changing idea. This phenomenon gives credit to the idea that we should expect the unexpected.
Unless you're a true car geek, you probably didn't expect the 2009 GT-R to come from Nissan. Sure, this Japanese brand has a long history in the States with its Z cars, it puts out SE-R versions of a few sedans, and it builds some of the sportier pickups available on the market. But a supercar? One that considered a lap around the Nurburgring to be a nice little weekend drive? Nah. Besides, if Nissan did decide to sell one here, they'd surely sell it under the Infiniti umbrella, where there's a greater sense of luxury and requisite higher prices.
Guess again. Little ol' Nissan, home to the 350Z as well as Versa compacts and the mid-size Altima Hybrid, has developed an all-wheel-drive, 480-horsepower, twin-turbocharged supercar which spanks Corvettes and Porsches, sprints to 60 mph in about three seconds, and pegs its speedometer at 193 mph. But this is a Nissan, after all, so it does it for the relative bargain price of about $70,000.
Finally, a word to Porsche – there actually is a substitute. Sorry.


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Now you can mail a beautiful piece of indigenous art to loved ones far away! This "Loons" postcard was designed by Ojibway artist Bruce Morrisseau.
"The song of the loon inspires our visions and dreams."
Postcard size: approx. 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm)
Made by Native Northwest in Vancouver, British Columbia.
With every purchase we make a donation to #CraftChange.
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