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It's been almost 25 years since the last Philadelphia Tax Amnesty. For tax delinquents who miss this one, there will never be another.
May 27, 2010
For the first time since 1986, the City of Philadelphia is offering individuals and businesses delinquent in paying city taxes an opportunity to settle up on what they owe. The City has tax delinquents in almost all of the 50 states with the highest concentration in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, California, Delaware and Florida.
The Philadelphia Tax Amnesty program is a one-time, 54-day opportunity for individuals and businesses who owe back taxes to the City and School District to settle up with no penalties and only half the interest. The program runs from May 3, 2010 through June 25, 2010. Almost all City and School District of Philadelphia taxes are eligible, including Real Estate tax, Business Privilege tax, Wage tax, Net Profits tax and Liquor Sales tax.
For tax delinquents who miss this one, those debts will never be eligible again. So now's the time for your clients to act. Once the program is over, the City will be cracking down with swift legal action, additional penalties and interest and possible seizure of property.
The key points of the Philadelphia Tax Amnesty Program include:
Those who do not participate and settle up back taxes before the end of the amnesty period:
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Following is an example of a "three word phrase" illustrative of many common-use colloquial or idiomatic expressions in our society:
"live and learn"
It consists of one "before" word; "live", one "mid" word; "and", & one "after word; "learn".
BB02 visited the local Ye Olde Language Shoppe for their half-off sale so he could replenish his supply.
But when he got home he discovered his backpack had a small rip and ALL the "mid" words had fallen out, leaving only the first and last words of the six three-word phrases he had purchased.
Help BB02 reconstruct all six of the three-word phrases complete with the "missing" middle words.
Here are the 12 "before" and "after" words he has:
alive, clear, done, ear, egg, free, if, lay, lend, said, well, when
HintOne of the phrases is "lay an egg", consisting of "lay" ("before" word), "an" ("mid" word), & "egg" ("after" word).
Answeralive and well
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As cell phones and other mobile devices become more ubiquitous, even in developing countries--reaching an average penetration rate of almost 50% in developing countries in 2008 (up from 0% in 1998), which is a much higher rate than computers--their utility as health care tools grows exponentially.
How does mobile technology play into global health?
In addition to simply being real-time communication tools with phone, e-mail, and text-messaging capabilities, many mobile devices can support a great variety of software applications (or apps) that can be used to assist health care providers during emergencies and where they work every day.
It might help to think about how you use mobile technology. You could...
In the same way, health workers around the globe could coordinate a disaster relief operation, identify a new infection, order more antibiotics, report an instance of cholera, or get training on how to administer a new vaccine.
Mobile apps and other communication tools make these actions possible.
For instance, health care workers on the ground can use a mapping app to constantly update information regarding the spread of a disease outbreak and make that instantly available to organizations providing aid, to government officials in communities in the disease's path, and to the public who'll need to know what to watch out for and what precautions to take. Thus, supplies, human resources, and public service dispatches can be more quickly collected and distributed to where they are most needed.
Other apps can provide current medical information to health workers in remote regions, helping them to better diagnose and treat the populations in their care.
Similarly, apps can include training tools to keep health workers' skills up to date in areas where brick-and-mortar educational facilities don't exist.
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The Effects of AZD2171 in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or Head & Neck Cancer
This study has been completed.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 21, 2005
Last updated: August 9, 2013
Last verified: August 2013
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This study is to examine the effects on tumors of AZD2171, in the treatment of NSCLC or HNC. The safety and tolerability of AZD2171 will also be studied.
|Carcinoma Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Head and Neck Neoplasms
|Drug: AZD2171
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Exploratory, Open-Lael Study to Assess the Effects of AZD2171 on Tumors and Biomarkers in Patients With Previously Untreated or Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) or Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer (HNC)
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: lung cancer
MedlinePlus related topics: Lung CancerU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline in Standardised Uptake Value (SUVmax) as Measured by 2-[F-18]-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) [ Time Frame: Randomisation until Day 22 ]Percentage Change from baseline in Standardised Uptake Value (SUVmax) at Day 22, as Measured by 2-[F-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) Response ((Day 22 SUVmax value - baseline SUVmax value)/baseline SUVmax value)*100
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline in Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (MAP) [ Time Frame: Randomisation until Day 22 ]Change from baseline in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) (MAP value at Day 22 - MAP value at baseline).
|Study Start Date:
|December 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
Drug: AZD2171
- cediranib
oral tablet
Other Names:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed head and neck cancer (HNC) or unresectable stage IIIb or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- At least one lesion able to be used for tumor biopsy and to be measured by FDG-PET Scan
- Considered suitable for treatment of NSCLC with no prior biological or immunological therapy for disease
- Or considered suitable for treatment for metastatic or recurrent HNC with no prior biological or immunological therapy for disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- NSCLC: Have received more than 2 previous chemotherapy regimens or have received the last chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 28 days of first dose of AZD2171
- HNC: Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy if received 28 days of first dose of AZD2171
- Untreatable, unstable brain or meningeal metastases.
- Abnormal liver and kidney blood chemistries
- History of poorly controlled hypertension with resting blood pressure of >150/100
- Recent (< 14 days) major surgery or a surgical incision not fully healed
- Diabetes patients with type I insulin dependent diabetes or poorly controlled type II
- Significant hemorrhage or hemoptysis
- Presence of necrotic/hemorrhagic tumor or metastases
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00243347
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00243347
|United States, Texas
|Research Site
|Houston, Texas, United States
|Research Site
|Barcelona, Spain
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Study Director:
|AstraZeneca Oncology Medical Sciences Director, MD
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00243347 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 21, 2005
|Results First Received:
|March 22, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 9, 2013
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Apart from the rose-ringed parakeet and Canada goose, few birds cause more controversy than the magpie. However, not all is black and white.
Handsome he may be and the bird in the photograph, having replenished most of his plumage apart from head feathers following the summer moult, positively glows in iridescent blues and greens, depending on how the light catches it.
The controversy concerns his alleged habit of targetting birds eggs, nestlings, recently fledged young and a liking for shiny objects, hence 'thieving magpie'. Many people defend the bird and don't accept his predatory nature as normal behaviour.
My experience this year involves a brood of blackbirds that nested nearby. The recently fledged young numbering three, were constantly harassed by a pair of local magpies announcing their arrival into the garden by a series of harsh calls sounding very much like old fashioned wooden football rattles.
By the beginning of August, only one young blackbird remained, but admittedly I have no conclusive proof that the other two were attacked by magpies and they could have fallen victims to cats or other predators. But I have my suspicions.
Apart from frequent arguments with crows and jays, magpies have few avian enemies. Recently, when watching a sparrowhawk concealed in a leafy oak devouring a vole, a magpie also spotted it and flew fast at it, startling the hawk into rapid vocal flight, dropping its prey as it bolted.


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A Study With RO4917523 in Patients With Fragile X Syndrome
This study has been completed.
Hoffmann-La Roche
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Hoffmann-La Roche
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 17, 2009
Last updated: November 1, 2016
Last verified: November 2016
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This randomized, double-blind multiple ascending dose study will evaluate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of RO4917523 in patients with Fragile X Syndrome. The patients will be randomized to receive either active drug or placebo. The anticipated time on study treatment is 6 weeks. The target sample size is <100 patients.
|Fragile X Syndrome
|Drug: Placebo (for RO4917523 ascending doses) Drug: Placebo (for RO4917523 fixed dose) Drug: RO4917523
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Pharmacokinetic, Safety and Tolerability, and Exploratory Efficacy and Pharmacodynamic Effects Study of RO4917523 in Adult Patients With Fragile X Syndrome.
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: fragile X syndrome
MedlinePlus related topics: Fragile X Syndrome
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Fragile X Syndrome X-linked Mental Retardation and Macro-orchidismU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hoffmann-La Roche:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics: AEs, laboratory parameters [ Time Frame: AEs throughout study; laboratory assessments: days 1, 8, 15, 29, 43 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Efficacy: Behavior and cognition assessments [ Time Frame: Every 2 weeks throughout study ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo (for RO4917523 ascending doses)
Drug: Placebo (for RO4917523 ascending doses)
Placebo daily poDrug: Placebo (for RO4917523 fixed dose)
Placebo daily po
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo (for RO4917523 fixed dose)
Drug: Placebo (for RO4917523 ascending doses)
Placebo daily poDrug: Placebo (for RO4917523 fixed dose)
Placebo daily po
|Experimental: RO4917523 ascending doses
Drug: RO4917523
RO4917523 ascending doses daily po
|Experimental: RO4917523 fixed dose
Drug: RO4917523
RO4917523 fixed dose daily po
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients, 18 to 50 years of age
- Fragile X Syndrome
- IQ less than 75
- Reliable caregiver
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current psychosis or presumption of psychosis
- History of suicidal behavior or considered a high suicidal risk
- Severe self-injurious behavior
- Any unstable medical condition other than Fragile X Syndrome (e.g. hypertension, diabetes)
- Current seizure disorder
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01015430
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01015430
|United States, California
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
|United States, Georgia
|Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
|United States, Illinois
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|United States, Indiana
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|United States, Tennessee
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hoffmann-La Roche
|Study Director:
|Clinical Trials
|Hoffmann-La Roche
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Hoffmann-La Roche
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01015430 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 17, 2009
|Last Updated:
|November 1, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fragile X Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Mental Retardation, X-Linked
Intellectual Disability
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Sex Chromosome Disorders
Chromosome Disorders
Congenital Abnormalities
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
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Surgery and Heated Chemotherapy for Adrenocortical Carcinoma
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- Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor of the adrenal gland. Few people who develop this disease live more than 5 years after being diagnosed. Those whose tumors have spread inside their abdomen may have an especially poor outcome. In these cases, traditional chemotherapy is not very effective. One possible new treatment is aggressive surgery with heated chemotherapy. This type of treatment has been more effective for other types of cancer in the abdomen. Researchers want to see this if approach can improve the outcomes of people with ACC.
- To test the safety and effectiveness of surgery and heated chemotherapy for ACC.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have advanced ACC.
- Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood samples will be collected. Heart function tests will be given. Imaging studies will be used to locate the surgical sites before the operation.
- Participants will have surgery to remove ACC tumor tissue. After the tumors have been removed, they will have heated chemotherapy with cisplatin. The heat may help weaken any remaining cancer cells and make them easier to destroy. It will also focus the treatment on the tumor sites, rather than the whole body.
- Participants will recover in the hospital for several days after surgery. They will have regular follow-up visits to monitor the outcome of the surgery.
|Adrenocortical Carcinoma Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
|Drug: Cisplatin Procedure: Cytoreductive surgery Drug: sodium thiosulfate
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial of Surgical Resection and Heated Intraperitoneal Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- To determine intraperitoneal progression free survival after optimal debulking and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cisplatin in patients with intraperitoneal spread of adrenocortical cancer. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Determine morbidity of this procedure in this patient population [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Determine the impact of surgery and HIPEC on QOL [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Determine the impact of surgery and HIPEC on hormone excess [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Examine patterns of recurrence (local versus systemic) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Perform molecular analyses to try to discern if there are intrinsic differences between tumors that recur widely throughout the peritoneal surface and those that metastasize to other organs or are confined to a local recurrence. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Determine overall survival after optimal debulking and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cisplatin in patients with intraperitoneal spread of adrenocortical cancer [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 4, 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|May 1, 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 11, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Cytoreductive surgery followed by HIPEC with cisplatin
Drug: Cisplatin
Patients who are successfully debulked will then undergo HIPEC with cisplatin.Procedure: Cytoreductive surgery
Patients will undergo cytoreductive surgery to achieve a CC of 0 or 1.Drug: sodium thiosulfate
sodium thiosulfate will be given to limit the toxicity of cisplatin
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Histologically proven ACC with the majority of disease confined to the peritoneal cavity and resectable or amenable to radiofrequency ablation
- Disease evaluable by CT or PET imaging
All disease should be deemed resectable based on imaging studies e.g.:
- Hepatic metastases (unilateral or bilateral less than or equal to 5 lesions, less than or equal to 15 cm total diameter)
- Note: Hepatic lesions must be amenable to complete resection
- Primary peritoneal metastases (small disease load less than or equal to P2 disease) without massive ascites or intestinal obstruction
- Lung metastases (less than or equal to 3 unilateral/bilateral, 9 cm total diameter)
- Note: lung lesions must be amenable to complete resection
- Note: Patients with both pulmonary and hepatic metastases will be enrolled at the discretion of the PI
- Note: In situations where resection to Completeness of Cytoreduction Score (CC) 0 or 1 is uncertain, patients may undergo diagnostic laparoscopy prior to enrollment to determine feasibility of resection.
- Greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- Able to understand and sign the Informed Consent Document
- Clinical performance status of ECOG less than or equal to 2
- Life expectancy of greater than three months
- Patients of both genders must be willing to practice birth control during and for four months after receiving chemotherapy
- Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1500/mm^3 without the support of Filgrastim.
- Platelet count greater than 75,000/mm^3.
- Hemoglobin greater than 8.0 g/dl.
- Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dl unless the measured creatinine clearance is greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
- serum AST and ALT within 5 times the upper limit of normal and a total serum bilirubin of less than 3 times the upper limit of normal, both of which define the upper limit of grade 2 treatment related toxicities.
- PT within 2 seconds of the upper limit of normal (INR less than or equal to 1.8)
- Recovered from any toxicity to grade 2 or less from all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiotherapy and be at least 30 days past the date of their last treatment with the exception of mitotane which may be continued.
- Able to understand their disease and the exploratory nature of combining surgery and HIPEC for this histology.
- Concomitant medical problems that would place the patient at unacceptable risk for a major surgical procedure.
- History of congestive heart failure and/or an LVEF less than 40%
Note: Patients at increased risk for coronary artery disease or cardiac dysfunction (e.g., greater than 65yo, diabetes, history of hypertension, elevated LDL, first degree relative with coronary artery disease) will undergo full cardiac evaluation and will not be eligible if they demonstrate significant irreversible ischemia on stress thallium or an ejection fraction less than 40%.
- Significant COPD or other chronic pulmonary restrictive disease with PFT s indicating an FEV1 less than 50% or a DLCO less than 40% predicted for age
Note: Patients who have shortness of breath with minimal exertion or who are at risk for pulmonary disease (e.g., chronic smokers) will undergo pulmonary function testing and will not be eligible if their FEV1 is less than 50% of expected.
- Grade 2 or greater neuropathy
- Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potentially dangerous effects of the chemotherapy on the fetus or infant.
- Brain metastases or a history of brain metastases
- Childs B or C cirrhosis
- Evidence of severe portal hypertension by history, endoscopy, or radiologic studies
Note: Any diagnosis of portal hypertension or clinical stigmata of such including but not limited to gastric or esophageal varices, umbilical vein varices or telangectasias.
- Weight less than 30 kg
- Active systemic infections, coagulation disorders or other major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory or immune system, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01833832
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Jeremy L Davis, M.D.
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01833832 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 12, 2013
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Cancer Institute (NCI) ):
Synergy for Cisplatin and Hyperthermia
Rare Tumor
Poor Prognosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Adrenal Cortex Diseases
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Sodium thiosulfate
Antineoplastic Agents
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antitubercular Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Chelating Agents
Sequestering Agents
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TEDxSandHillRdWomen 2013
Wendy Wallbridge
Friday, December 6, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
The 2nd Annual TEDxWomen Conference comes to Menlo Park!
TEDWomen 2013 channels the bootstrap spirit of Silicon Valley to celebrate invention in all its forms. Not just technology and things, but also solutions to poverty; approaches to peacemaking; expressions of art, and, at times, our own lives. Some of the questions we're asking: How does geography impact innovation? How do new technologies shape our lives? How do great ideas take flight? How can meaningful change be imagined, fostered, and scaled?
This is an independently organized TEDxWomen event, officially titled TEDxSandHillRdWomen
This Invitation Only event is limited to 100 guests, and will be held at the Stanford Park Hotel just off Sand Hill Rd on El Camino Real in Menlo Park on Friday, December 6th, from 1:00pm to 6:30pm.
TEDxSandHillRdWomen will intersperse live audience interaction with streamed talks directly from the main TEDWomen event.
Doors open at 12:30PM and sessions will begin at 1PM, with refreshments provided throughout the day. Wine and appetizer reception from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Program details will be announced soon.
Last year's program included: Tony Award-winning playwright, author, activist, and V-Day founder Eve Ensler, special guest host and curator, Fatou B. Bensouda, the first woman and African to head the International Criminal Court, and Comedian Kate Clinton.
With the vision to deepen and expand our community and support the women of Silicon Valley to thrive, this day promises to be engaging, inspiring and unforgettable. This event will sell out.
Stay tuned for more details on the agendas, speakers and program topics. Parking is available at the Stanford Park Hotel.
Check our website for updates: www.tedxsandhillrdwomen.com
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Stanford Park Hotel
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Friday, December 6, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM
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Top 5 WWE 13' Entrances (Main Roster)
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Hey guys Knox here hoping all is well. Its been a long time since I've did a blog, August 17th to be exact. Been super busy with college and simply trying to graduate on time. I truly hope everyone is good in life and I'M BACK NOW!!!!!!
I wanted to blog on something fun. I've noticed the THQ crew has been very lazy with entrances and updating them on the games. WWE 13' isn't perfect but you can see a huge and I mean huge improvement in the entrances so I wanted to blog on my favorites.
I'll also do one on the Attitude Era Roster in the future once I unlock everyone. Anyway guys, here it goes, hope you enjoy.
Main Roster
Updated Entrances (No Triple H, Christian, Swagger...etc.)
Realistic Crowd Noise
Realistic Character Model
Realistic Entrance Moves
Realistic Lighting
Realistic Timing
Top 5 WWE 13' Entrances (Main Roster):
5. Randy Orton
The lighting was a tad off but the moves were as real as it gets. The backwards walk he did when he entered the ring is what sold it for me. And I have to throw in something about his facial expression, the nailed it. That's what makes Orton, Orton.
Bonus: Cody Rhodes
I'm sure everyone was excited to see a perfectly updated Cody Rhodes. I never could use Cody on the last two games because his entrance and gimmick is always outdated but this year its on track and the entrance is close to perfect.
4. Heath Slater
His was awesome as well especially as he hits the apron and does his signature taunt, this was a cool entrance.
3. Brodus Clay
This was also a great entrance, the timing was off a bit near the very end but the character model was too perfect. I wish he had his signature hat and coat on but that doesn't take away from a great entrance. For some reason on the actual game, he doesn't come out with Naomi & Cameron...?
Bonus: Cm Punk
I was close to putting him in the actual countdown but the very end threw me off when he did the wrist roll. He hasn't done that on a regular basis since 2006 lol but the entrance was crisp as well.
2. Justin Gabriel
This was very close to being #1. Just the whole jog to the ring and excitement in the character was great. It really looked as if Justin did that entrance himself.
1. Ted Dibiase Jr.
The crowd noise and motions is what made this #1. Many will disagree because they don't see enough of Ted to really critique this but as a Dibiase fan I can tell you that this entrance was 100% crisp and perfect without a doubt. The very initial walk he does as he first appears is as perfect as it gets. I'd suggest you guys to YouTube an actual real life Dibiase entrance and compare the two to see just how perfect it is.
Hope you all enjoyed this. It feels great to be back on this wonderful site and I'll continue blogging as long as I can. Please leave feedback and this wouldn't be a blog if I didn't plug my music so check out the link below guys. Thanks and be safe. Until then.


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Eat, Drink & Be Merry
Or why we should learn to stop worrying and love food
Among athletes who obsess about their weight, we cyclists are second to none. Training rides are filled with conversations about weight lost or gained and the latest diet regimens and food fads. Resolutions are made and broken. We all know the formula: 10 pounds of extra weight on a 5 percent grade slows your ascent by half a mile an hour. It has a ring of Newtonian finality to it. F = MA. The Force needed to turn the pedals equals Acceleration times that Mass on the saddle. (continue reading…)


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In line with Article 7.2(k) of the
Convention, COP 1 adopted, by consensus, financial rules for itself, the secretariat and the Subsidiary
Bodies (SBs) ("financial procedures", contained in Annex I of decision 15/CP.1). These rules provide for a two-year
financial period, of which the first year must be an even numbered year. This corresponds to the
practice in the United Nations at large. Every two years, the Executive Secretary proposes a programme
budget to the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), setting out the proposed activities and budget of the
secretariat for the coming two years. The SBI considers the proposal and forwards a recommended
programme budget to the Conference of the Parties (COP) for its approval. The COP adopts the budget by
consensus. more >>
The COP at its twenty-first session approved the programme budget for the biennium
2016–2017, amounting to EUR 54,648,484 (decision 22/CP.21) and the CMP
endorsed the decision as it applies to the Kyoto Protocol (decision 12/CMP.11).
The indicative scale of contributions from Parties to the Convention as contained in the annex to decisions
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every session initially and at regular interval later. In addition, since the thirty-sixth session of the SBI
(May 2012, Bonn, Germany), the secretariat has kept Parties informed on an on-going basis through the
Implementation Updates on the UNFCCC web-site.
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participants to UNFCCC meetings in Germany; the legal status and treatment of the secretariat, its
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provision of a conference centre for use by the United Nations.
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secretariat's old headquarters five kilometres away, is scheduled to move into a newly
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accommodation to the secretariat. It encouraged the Host Government to continue to provide support for the
operation of the conference centre as a permanent forum for the intergovernmental process. It requested the
secretariat to maximize the combined use of the new office and conference facilities for UNFCCC sessions and
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Status of contributions as at 21 October 2016. Note by the secretariat.
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Financial report and audited financial statements for the year 2015 and report of the United Nations Board of
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As Monterey County probation officials laid out proposed plans for a new Juvenile Hall in Salinas, the familiar cries of "not in my backyard" were sounded at a public open house to discuss the project on Monday.
Probation Chief Manuel Real showed some of the more than 50 attendees a grassy field on East Laurel Drive that is his department's "preferred site" for building a $52 million, fully enclosed detention facility that can hold up to 150 youths.
Because the state corrections agency overseeing a $35 million grant for the project requires that the county's site choice is an "unencumbered" piece of real estate, officials are seeking a resolution from county supervisors that they plan to present to the state in March.
It was the location that drew the concerns of some East Salinas leaders on Monday, echoing the uproar heard several years ago when former Sheriff Mike Kanalakis hoped to build a prison reentry facility and expanded jail on a nearby lot.
Some in the room on Monday asked why other areas of the county weren't considered, saying East Salinas is always the chosen home to the county's incarceration facilities. Real said his department wanted a site close to a hospital and to the juvenile court on Natividad Road.
One woman complained of declining property values in the neighborhood surrounding the current hall and adult jail, saying released inmates often walk the neighborhoods when no one comes to pick them up.
Real, noting that Juvenile Hall doesn't release youths without a relative to pick them up, said he understood the concerns, but said the Laurel site was the only one that worked after a year of negotiations over a possible Marina site were fruitless.
Few would argue that the current building, called the Wellington Smith Jr. Juvenile Hall, isn't decrepit and out of date. It houses 100 or so youths, most of whom are awaiting court hearings and trials.
The average stay, probation officials say, is 20 to 30 days. The county's civil grand juries have been blasting the place for years.
"A new Juvenile Hall must be built," the 2007 grand jury report exhorted. "The Monterey County Board of Supervisors should condemn the Wellington Smith Jr. Juvenile Hall."
Besides the years of wear and tear, Real said the 50-year-old building's basic design is flawed and unsafe.
"We're doing a decent job keeping the kids safe and secure," Real said. But that leaves a lot to be desired, he said — for starters, the building's long corridors can't easily be viewed from officer observation posts.
Most cells don't have their own toilet or sink, which means officers have to escort youths to use the facilities.
Medical offices are cramped — a photo in the county's grant proposal shows a clinic bed piled high with supplies. Visiting can be a nightmare as families crowd into a room that was supposed to be a gym.
Crowded conditions
A former washroom, Real said, is where mental health professionals, lawyers and counselors have to meet with the teens.
Real described a vision of a space where rehabilitative programs have room to function, families can visit easily and the probation department and behavioral health professionals can provide "the good, evidence-based interventions" aimed at keeping youths from returning to the facility.
Real credits those programs for the county's drop in overall juvenile crime in recent years, despite a still-high youth homicide rate.
The proposed construction, expected to take three to five years to complete, would have room for expanded programs.
Winning the approval of the Board of State and Community Corrections — an ever-evolving state agency that has changed names countless times over the past decade — has been a long haul.
The county's grant proposal for construction funds was first submitted in January 2009.
Two weeks ago and four years later, county supervisors approved a $17 million financing plan to provide a required match to the state funds. Officials now have to show the state they have a possible site that's available without restrictions.
The plot in question is a swath of county-owned land on East Laurel Drive, not far from the hall's current site on Natividad Road next to the county jail and behind Natividad Medical Center.
According to an artist's rendition of the building, it would not be visible from the planned soccer complex also in the works on East Laurel.
Benny Young, director of the county's Resource Management Agency, said if the state approves the next stage in the grant approval process, there will be a series of public meetings in which other sites have to be considered along with their neighborhood and environmental impact.
Psychological impact
Jose Ibarra, an administrator with the Alisal Union School District, described a community impact more psychological than physical.
"We're trying to improve our community," he said, with many hoping to attract colleges and other institutions that inspire youth — "places where they can say, 'I want to be there.'"
He said having a youth detention center in an area surrounded by soccer fields and parks would "impact the view that our students would have on life ... it would be better to see a CSUMB campus."
Asked how many of Juvenile Hall's teens are from East Salinas versus other areas, Real said that in the past, around half have been from the city of Salinas, with the other half coming from the rest of the county.
As is it, visiting day is "really noisy," said Jose Ramirez, who runs the current Juvenile Hall.
Having a facility far from home might lessen the likelihood of maintaining close family ties for the incarcerated youths, said Salinas Police Chief Kelly McMillin.
"Who's going to visit that kid? Who's going to help with his rehabilitation?" he asked, standing in the now-empty site that overlooks Laurel Drive and beyond that, the Carr Lake agricultural fields that some hope to one day turn into a park.
Lost in all the conversation about location, he said, is what's being done to steer youth down a different path — the "interventions" Real referred to. McMillin said he supports Real's efforts.
"People may not be aware of how committed Manny Real is to keeping kids out of custody," McMillin said. "That's going to be the most important thing wherever this facility gets built."
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A GROUP of Black Country friends will wade through mud and stinging nettles as they test their strength and stamina to raise funds for charity.
Matthew Johnson, of Rowley Regis and Halesowen residents Ian Russell, Paul Guest and Joseph Henn, will team up with Darren Marklew, Ian Brookes, Richard Peters and Tom Davies, from Kingswinford, for the Tough Guy Nettle Warrior challenge today (Sunday July 13).
They will tackle the gruelling 17k obstacle course in Perton, near Wolverhampton, in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Ian explained: "We chose the charity after Matthew lost his wife, Karen to cystic fibrosis after the birth of their son Harry in 2004."
He said the team, who have dubbed themselves The Yeltz Men after their favourite football team, Halesowen Town, are under no illusions about the difficulty of the task.
The 39-year-old continued: "As the title says, this is a very tough event that I've been training for since deciding to go for it last October."
They hope to raise £1,000 and to date have managed £606.
To donate, visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/YeltzMen.


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The following are complaints made to the Rialto Unified School District
Rude administrator
An administrator at Boyd Elementary School received a letter of reprimand from the then-assistant superintendent of personnel services in April 2007.
In March, the administrator had reportedly addressed a colleague in a phone conversation in a "rude, demeaning and disrespectful manner," refusing to lower his voice and was argumentative with her when she asked for an informal evaluation survey of the temporary teachers assigned to his school.
This wasn't the first time this had been an issue: The administrator had previously received a memo in his file on May 25, 2005, addressing complaints from staff at the school that he was "demeaning, rude and disrespectful," creating "an intimidating, hostile working environment."
Fundraising foul
A Rialto High football coach received a letter of reprimand in October 2010. During the fall 2009 semester, he required about 50 freshman football players to pony up $100 each for a "Spirit Pack" of football equipment. Fundraising activities have a strict process they go through at the district, and have to be monitored by the school's student government office. The coach failed to record funds received and issue receipts to students, in violation of district and state policy. The coach also failed to turn in the money in a timely fashion, paid expenses in cash and didn't fill out fund requests for purchases, all of which also violate the school's club activities policy. He also purchased items for adults using student funds.
Working off the books
A female Rialto High teacher, upset that she had to pay 31 percent of her salary as spousal support, conspired with another Rialto High teacher to work overtime but to conceal the extra income from the Superior Court of San Bernardino, the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board. She would prepare time cards using the male teacher's name and Social Security number, working about 400 hours of overtime that he would then pay her for.
Her divorce attorney had allegedly told her "not to make any more money," and she had told the court that she was no longer working overtime.
But the male teacher, when confronted by the school's principal, confessed that he hadn't been working the hours.
Both teachers resigned and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing was notified.
Drinking at lunch
On April 27, 2007, a group of Rialto High School employees went to Sayaka, a Japanese restaurant in Colton, to celebrate one employee's birthday. At the restaurant, several employees observed one employee drinking at lunch. When the rest of the group returned for student dismissal at the end of the day, the employee remained behind, and he never called in to let his supervisor know that he wouldn't be returning to high school that day.
He received a letter of reprimand from the principal.
Resignations without details
On Dec. 21, 2010, the district sent letters to two teachers, telling each that the Commission on Teacher Credentialing would be told of the circumstances surrounding their resignations. The district did not appear to attach any additional information.
Unauthorized use of force
On Dec. 22, 2006, a written warning was sent from the district's director of personnel services to a female teacher. A mother had complained on Nov. 29, bringing her son and a classmate to an unnamed school's assistant principal to complain that on Nov. 28, the teacher "inappropriately applied physical force" to her son and the classmate.
Rialto Unified provided no additional details about the incident.
Reach Beau at via email, call him at 909-483-9376, or find him on Twitter @InlandED.


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Inspired by Tony of ZenHiking. We are starting a new Washington DC meetup that combines several spiritual disciplines such as Meditation, Yoga, TUMMO Reiki, Chi Gong(Qigong) and Tai Chi with all other fun outdoor activities like Hiking, Cycling, Canoeing, Wine Tasting, Camping, Golf and Tennis. Why? The answer is simple. Meditation is best combined with outdoor activities. What could be more fun and more spiritual than doing meditation before or after a day of exciting activities such as Yoga, Tai Chi, Reiki, Hiking, Wine Tasting, Cycling, Camping, Canoeing, and Golfing? Our group is aiming for fun, spiritual experiences for people around the Washington DC area. It is meant for the beginners, not advanced students. Everything will be easy, gentle and fun. No experiences is necessary in any of those activities. In each ZenAdventures, we combine warm and sunny weather, friendly and spiritual people, gentle and graceful movements, beautiful scenery and fun outdoor activities are all into one. Please join us in these exciting ZenAdventures and experience the fusion of what the bests of East and West have to offer. Here is a list of events I have came up with for this summer. No firm dates are set, yet, for some events. I welcome your suggestions of dates and additional future events. 1. Hiking/Canoeing, Tai Chi, and Meditation at the Great Seneca Park. 2. Bicycling, Tai Chi, and Meditation along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. 3. Golf, Tai Chi, and Meditation in Rockville Maryland. 4. Tennis, Tai Chi, and Meditation in Washington DC. 5. Camping, Hiking, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Meditation at the Shenandoah Valley. 6. Surfing, Sun Tanning, Camping, Yoga, TaiChi and Meditation at Assateague Is. (August 28) 7. Tantra Qigong, TaiChi and Meditation at Brooke Garden, Wheaton MD. (May 31) 8. Touring the Art Museums, Tai Chi and Meditation at the National Mall. 9. Introduction to Tai Chi, meditation and hiking around Lake Needwood. (May 24) 10. Wine Tasting, Hiking, Tai Chi and Meditation at Sugarloaf Mountain. (June 6) I am looking for members who are experienced in Yoga, Meditation, Tennis, Golf, Cycling, Camping, Tennis, Canoeing, and Hiking as assistant organizers. If you are strong in one of these areas, and willing to step up to the plate, please email me for the job. I need a few assistant organizers. Regards, Michael
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Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
True, but it begs the question: Why pay and drive to watch the game on a big screen TV in my seat when I can do the same thing for 'free' in my living room?
I understand that BLF is a great venue, but that may not be as big of a deal to some people. I'm in the middle on it myself.
And by the way, this brings me back to what I was talking about with others in another thread: The noise and non-basketball stuff at the games.
Frankly, each year I come to hate it more. So much so that if I didn't love the Pacers, I probably wouldn't go to games, either. I know there's a market that likes that stuff, but I think there's an equally sized market (or if not equal, then let's just say a significant one) that does not at all. I get real tired of the constant jukebox / being almost yelled at.
By the way, I want to echo something I said the other day about this whole topic:
The bottom line is that people who want to be there will find excuses to be there, and people who do not want to be there will find excuses to not be there.
And I think the Pacers should market themselves as a good product they are proud of, try to show why, and not worry about encouraging people to show up so much (ie 'Come and see us!' or whatnot). Just demonstrate the quality, and move on. Make the commercials a love letter to the team and the product versus an attempt at wooing people. I would also stop giving away tickets left and right and having super sales left and right. At this point it just makes the product look cheap, IMO. I mean if a car salesman offered me a new car at 70% discount, I would be extremely skeptical as to why he's going to such lengths to basically give the car away.
This isn't an Indiana thing. This issue impacts the vast majority of teams. The NBA said 75% of teams were losing money. The Pacers aren't in a unique situaiton.
EDIT: Math is a bit fuzzy this morning. It would really be less than 0.2% of the population.
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This writer doesn't seem like much of a fan to me so much as one of the casual observers. Clearly hasn't seen the giant screen they've installed that makes even the highest nosebleeds seem like you're watching an HD television set in your living room with a much better atmosphere.
But that was a terrible point to try to make. We had Reggie in the '90s, and if they'd pay attention we've got a legit star on the team now. We've not been "stuck in mediocrity" that long. For about 6 years we were, but we're not still there.
On the pricing front, one thing that sucks for PS&E marketing is they can't throw in a line like, "And if you go to stubhub, sit in the lower level for just $40! (or whatever)" They can only show off retail prices or their own sales.
This. Very thoughtful and well-written response, and I agree with just about all 2,000ish words of it.
People do at at Redskins games all the time. By suite level boxes, then sit on the chairs and watch the games inside next to the bars and resturants.
I dont get it. I would rather save the money and watch it on my bigscreen.
By I love the atmosphere of the game....maybe I am not the norm
On topic, I feel we are beating a dead horse. I appreciate hearing "others" opinions, but good lord I hate the argument about draft picks.
As others have said, win and let the chips fall where they may (for this year at least)
Not that into you? Don't worry about it Pacers, the ex always comes crawlin' back.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I agree completely. I actually practiced this in my own line of work. I manage an apartment community and up for about 2 years the manager previous to me had all sorts of specials and discounts thinking it would help occupancy. Well it not only wasn't helping occupancy, but the occupants we were getting weren't exactly the creme of the crop. With the rents as low as they were, it made our place look cheap. People don't want something cheap, they want something in their price range that they can rely on. Once I took over the property, I immediately stopped offering any specials, and I raised the monthly rents on all of our floor plans by $25/month. Within 2 months we started seeing a positive difference. Since then our sales are up significantly and have stayed up for the past 18 months, and our occupancy has never dipped below 94% but is routinely around 96-98% (it was down to 82% when I took over).
If you promote it as cheap, people assume there's a reason for that.
Same here! Live in South Florida and i wish i could go to a Pacers game. Especially if they got cheap *** tickets? I know i'm gonna be at BLF one day thats for sure
Lets face it, no matter how big a fan of the Pacers some are they just aren't going to come to the games, myself included. I can sit in a 20 X 20 family room in front of a 65" TV, and go to the kitchen for whatever I want to get to eat or drink whenever I feel like it, and still cheer my Pacers on to victory. I haven't missed a game this season, yet I haven't been to a Pacers game since MSA.
I have never been to a Colts game, nor do I have any inclination to do so. I wasn't excited about when Hudnut brought the Colts into Indy during the dead of night, nor when they won the Super Bowl. I couldn't even tell you who their running back is, but I can tell you who the Bears running back b4 Gale Sayres was... never been to a Bears game either. I can tell you who both qtrbacks names were the years the Bears won the Super Bowls. I've been to 2 IU BB games, 1 Purdue BB game, and zero Butler games since moving to the Indy area decades ago. IIRC, the last time I was at Hinkle to see a BB game was 1963 to see the IN-KY Boys Allstar BB game. The last HS BB game I was at was a semi-state game to watch my alma mater play 5 or more years ago with the enticement of relatives.
After saying all that, I can say w/o a doubt I have more Pacers fandom than relatives, neighbors, and people I know. My point is not everyone has a desire to attend games of their favorite team, and it doesn't make them less of a fan of their favorite team. We are a society of convenience, and it's more convenient for the majority of local Pacers fans to stay home, save their money for other things, and watch the Pacers play on tv in the comfort of their home while sitting in the best seat in the house. Attending Pacer games just isn't a priority for the average person, and unfortunately for the Pacers that's just the way it is.
I only want to know about Indiana. That's the state that my Pacers play in.
And as I said my problem is not with the attendance. It's with the attitude.
Does the common folk of Indiana believe that we are LeBron's bithces?
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I don't know about that. I'm saying that the average person thinks that there are better ways to spend their money than to go watch an NBA game live. Especially when money is tight for most people due to the economy.
I see many of you are saying it is just as good to stay home and watch on my large screen HDTV. Sure it saves time and money. But something I don't believe anyone has brought up that works in favor of going to see a game in person. When I see a game in person, I get a much better feel for what is going on, who is good, who isn't, what the teams are trying to do. Sure it makes a difference where you sit in the fieldhouse but being there in person allows you to experience the technical aspects of the game at a completely more advanced level .
I have used this as examples. Seeing John Stockton on TV was one thing. But seeing him in person brought a whole different level of appreciation for him. I could see just how good he was, the angles of his passes, his overall game. On TV you cannot appreciate the size and speed of Lebron - I could make a long list of similar type stuff.
Watching a game on TV is like going to a high school freshman class, seeing a game in person is like going to a college graduate class.
Having said all that, you don't have to go to every game, you can get enough of a feel from TV that is more than justifies staying home. But I do believe you get a much fully feel for the game in person. And I am just talking about the actual basketball, not the crowd, or atmosphere. there is a reason why teams pay good many to send their scouts to attend games in person
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Yeah, but you sit in the lower level don't you? I certainly agree with you that you pick up on things in the lower level that you wouldn't at home. The problem though is that you pick up on less things in the balcony than you do at home on your shinny HDTV.
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That's perfectly understandable, Justin.
I call myself an Olympiacos fan but I have only attended an Olympiacos game once in my life. And that was with my father when I was young. And it was football not basketball. And I don't even like football.
Honestly, I'm not a big sports fan. I cannot fault anyone for not going to games. That's why my problem is not with the attandance. It's with the mentality that this writer displayed.
Luckily, you don't have that mentality. Neither do I. This mentality has nothing to do with whether one goes to games or not. It has to do with some people paying attention and caring and other people not giving a damn.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I understand what you are propsing, but how many people even get or read the Indy Star anymore? Is there a better media way than the Star to do it?
It's the other stuff that he said.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
The flat screen in the basement is not the only competition for the Pacers in their quest to sell tickets.
For those pointing out that cheap tickets can be purchased from StubHub and other sources outside the Pacers / Ticketmaster, that has always been the case and always will be the case.
Keep in mind, though, that those sources keep pounding on the "attendance" figures shown by the Pacers franchise, and undermines its' pricing power (ability to sell tickets at a typical NBA pricing level that is designed into the league business model).
Those cheap tickets are already being counted as having been sold to others prior to the final sale to those who actually attend the games. They also compete against the Pacers ability to sell additional tickets (both season tickets and single game tickets) for somewhere near a decent price for those who are willing to spend the money and time it takes to attend games.
It is also true that all professional sports franchises face this same competition.
However, larger markets have an inherently larger demand for a relatively finite pool of "secondary market" tickets. Given that the law of supply and demand shows that higher demand for any good / service with a set amount of supply always yields a higher price, those tickets will be more expensive than what we see in Indy. Then, the price difference between the "secondary market" tickets and the franchises selling additional tickets becomes significantly less, leaving the franchises in better position to sell additional tickets that actually count toward attendance figures. In fact, given a relatively small difference, I suggest that some people would have an aversion towards buying secondary market tickets due to not being completely sure that the tickets being presented are valid tickets instead of fakes, giving the franchises in larger markets yet another advantage.
Also, StubHub and e-mail ticket transfers from friends, family, and businesses are far more trustworthy sources for cheap / free tickets than used to be available from scalpers. Why would lots of us NOT look to those types of sources first? Also, there really is no sense of urgency to purchase tickets for regular season games because there are so many of them, and this drives the price of most average matchups down in the secondary market also. This diminishes the perceived value of any given Pacers ticket for most games, and may well contribute to people simply not bothering to purchase at all regardless of the source.
Why, in a building with good to great views of the action from virtually any seat in the house, would people care about having a consistent seat for every game? Relationships / friendships with other STH's do develop, and that is one thing that even I miss about not being a STH at this point. There also is something comforting about consistent expectations being met from having an identical viewpoint of all games. Otherwise, in virtually all cases, identical or better experiences are available for less money for those who do not commit to being in the same seat for every game that they attend, whether it be from the Pacers directly or from the secondary market.
In most businesses, customers are rewarded for loyalty and repeat business. The current NBA / Pacers business model actually discourages it, which ends up really damaging ticket sales in my opinion.
I believe that the Pacers should possibly consider something radical, which would at first alienate cheap ticket purchasers and damage the actual "butts in seats" more than it would attendance figures. I think that there should be some sort of a buyback guarantee by the franchise, wherein a STH has the option to "sell" their tickets back to the franchise (actually credit for their accounts) for a percentage of face value that increases as the level fan committment and loyalty increases. That would provide a fairly stable floor for the perceived value of the tickets, and an increased willingness of core fans / businesses to commit to purchasing season tickets. It would also lower the amount of tickets that are held by scalpers of any given game, thereby reducing the competition against the Pacers efforts to increase its attendance figures.
I consider myself a big Pacers fan. When they were bad, we went to a lot of games mainly because we could get cheap lower level tickets. Now, good luck with that, it's about 60-90 bucks to sit behind the goal in 1 or 20 according to what I've seen on StubHub. I'm like a lot of the average fans, I have two kids, although not old enough to go yet, I am not going to pay 10-15 bucks (or cheaper) to sit in the balcony. If i'm going, I'm sitting club or lower. I'd much rather stay at home and watch it on my HD tv than pay to go sit in the balcony. TV contracts run sports, not attendance. Attendance is used as a crutch to move teams IMO. Personally, I think the Pacers are missing the boat BIG TIME on the club level seats. If balcony tickets are at most 25 bucks (not sure on that) I think they could price club at 30-40 instead of the 110 some sections are.
Another thing I consider a hinderance. The games start at 7:00, most get off work at 5:00, by the time I go home, change really quick, and leave with my wife, it's about 6:45 before we get to the game. I'd think even a 7:30 start time would help out some.


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Being a homeowner some projects tend to hang around and avoid completion. It's not through laziness that they get but aside, but rather life. This weekend with little man by my side we tackled three of these lingering projects. The fire was to paint the portion of the front fence that our neighbor revealed to the world when she trimmed an azalea that straddles the property line. Mason thought painting was a lot of fun and got more on the ground than the fence. I touched up the areas we missed and was happy when the fence was covered.
The next item on our list was to paint the trim on the shed so it would match the house. Mason watched as I covered the moss green with a deep gray. While I painted he chatted with Miss Donna over the fence. She gave him a little ice cream sandwich. It made his day, and he also helped out by painting one of the lower edges of the door frame.
The last project was the removal of four metal fence post from an oddly placed chain link fence. I am not sure who installed it, but it ran off the back edge of the house, parallel to the street for about 15 feet, then ended. It served absolutely no purpose. I took the fencing down about four years ago and left the poles in place until I had time to hack them out of the ground. Two came out fairly easily and my father-in-law cut the last two down with a cement saw. I filled the holes with some dirt I had in the shed and now that area of the yard actually looks nice.
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Watch out, Will Smith – there's a farming trio of brothers ready to stake their claim as the new "fresh prince," but in their case it's not Bel-Air. It's fresh, farm air.
The Peterson Farm Brothers are back, and after taking on LMFAO and Psy, they prove that being children of the 1990s has its advantages. In this case, it's inspiration from the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song.
This newest parody, "A Fresh Breath of Farm Air," was released Monday to thousands of fans eager for the next pro-agriculture parody. Just 12 hours after it's release, the song had already been viewed nearly 30,000 times on YouTube.
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