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Sports sponsorship puts itself on display at tracks nationwide via race cars.
Combine the worst ad slump in at least a decade with the absolute marketing freeze after Sept. 11 and you have the ingredients for a slowdown that has made many industry types wonder if the sports sponsorship growth rate really only dropped by 50 percent last year.
Measured sports sponsorship spending increased 8.1 percent in 2001 from 2000, to $6.40 billion. That compares to a 16 percent increase in 2000 from 1999, to $5.92 billion. The spending, however, has been spurred by money from World Cup and Olympic sponsorships, along with stadium entitlements that may never again see levels like Reliant Energy's 30-year, $300 million pact to place its name on the stadium that will house the expansion NFL Houston Texans.
Consider further the fact that much of the sponsorship money spent in 2001 came from deals made during better economic times in the preceding years. That lag could foretell a spending decline in the near future: A tougher selling market now could translate to fewer dollars being spent in the coming years.
The hope of an economic recovery and an associated uptick in marketing spending later this year, however, has many in the business now preaching the virtue of patience, especially those with high-ticket packages.
"It's a time when you've got to be flexible," said Jeff Fernandez, assistant vice president/marketing for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League, who's looking for an IRL title sponsor that will pay $10 million a year. "You also have to realize that it might be better long-term not to sell your most expensive inventory until people are able to have real discussions about long-term sports sponsorship obligations."
If there's one category that marketers think could pull them out of their slump, it's prescription drugs. Typically, they have a relatively small window in which to establish themselves as brands and sell their wares before their patent expires. TV is already cluttered with Rx ads, so sports sponsorships may be the answer, especially for male-targeted drugs, like Pfizer's Viagra, which recently signed on with MLB.
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AUSTRALIANS' obsession with self-managed super has resulted in numbers surpassing the one million member mark.
New statistics from the Australian Taxation Office show SMSF numbers have flourished in the past four years, growing by 26.5 per cent to reach almost 1.007 million members.
The latest figures show in the March quarter an additional 11,400 members joined the booming do-it-yourself super fund industry, taking the number of funds to about 528,700.
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia's chief executive officer, Andrea Slattery, said it was "a great milestone."
"It's an enormous commitment by Australians investing in their own future for their commitment to their self-funded retirement,'' she said.
"You have to be 100 per cent engaged to be in a SMSF, it demonstrates the level of engagement to their retirement savings program.
"Most people in SMSF are self-employed or professionals and currently we have 65 per cent of all retirement income in Australia that is held by SMSFs.''
She said running an SMSF was not something members did unassisted and said they needed professional advice from an auditor, financial planner or lawyer to help run the fund.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's cost of operating SMSFs report last year found SMSFs with balances of $200,000 or more could provide equivalent value to industry and retail funds if trustees undertook some of the administration.
SuperRatings chairman Jeff Bresnahan said managing your own super was appealing but could be complex and was not suited to all people.
"You can get control but reality is that it's not something you can set and forget and that's what happens to a lot of people,'' he said.
"You do need a lot of assistance and advice when running a self-managed super fund.
"Even if you have financial literacy and the time I think you would be hard-pressed to outperform professionals.
"They are suited to many people but there a lot of people who have them that shouldn't have them."
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These Are The Skills You Should Master To Succeed As An Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is harder than what most people might gauge. It requires an extraordinary amount of hard work and dedication to build a business from the scratch. Consequently, it depends on a lot on the entrepreneur. This is probably the reason why there is a whole debate going on out there whether entrepreneurs are born or made.
Despite the outcome of the debate, which we may lean towards either side, it is true that you need to have certain skills in order to succeed as an entrepreneur. Many early stage entrepreneurs lack these skills when they start but you can polish yourself and acquire these skills as you go. No matter whether you are good at few of these areas or not, you might try to have a better understanding of these skills and focus a little more.
1. Communication.
How good you are at reaching out to people i.e. your team members, your clients, and other stakeholders will have a lot of effect on your likelihood of success as an entrepreneur. It is important that you work hard to understand your team, listen to your clients and maintain a steady loop of communication with your important stakeholders.
Tip: Keep your doors open. Listen to your employees and team members and ask for active feedback. Communication always starts with listening and then responding when it requires.
Make sure that all your relevant stakeholders are aware of what's going on in the company. Maintain a culture of transparency and mutual response. Encourage people to speak up and share ideas and thoughts.
2. People Management.
Every great business is all about great people. It important for any entrepreneur to understand and care about people, both employees, and clients.
If one understands people, one can manage people well. And to manage people effectively is one of the most difficult tasks in the world.
Tip: It starts with having the right mindset. We have to go back to the point one to learn about managing people well, you need to start communicating well. Understanding the psychology of people and motivating them by delivering right pitch is important.
Maintain constant communication and empower other people. Create a culture of empathy and be nice. According to a recent research finding, being nice is the best strategy to building a great team.
3. Networking.
They say it is not what you do, it is who you know. That holds more truth in business than any other part of life. You need to understand and make real connections in order to make progress. A good networking skill might help an entrepreneur with having important connections.
However, there is a small problem. In most cases, entrepreneurs lean towards introvert nature than extrovert which makes it hard for them to go out and meet people and build new relationships. But introvert people are good at one to one networking. According to some best networkers including the founder of World Economic Forum, networking events is almost valueless.
Tip: If you have a hard time talking to people in events, you better stop trying to be good at it. Try other strategies to make those connections that you need. You don't need to know all the people out there. Think about it and come up with a strategy. However, it is often good to think about the idea that how can you contribute to their life instead of asking for something from them.
4. Sales.
Sales is the lifeblood of any business and the most important CEO job on earth. As an entrepreneur, you need to understand sales and master it. A mistake many entrepreneurs make is that they think sales as something which should be done by salesman but that is not the truth. CEO needs to be a salesman and very good one.
Tip: Sales is not about the product, it is about the customer. You get to understand the problem of your client and offer something that helps your client to solve her problem. Listen to your client, understand her problem and deliver something that works for her.
5. Finance
Most entrepreneurs hate this. They feel like maintaining finance and its nitty gritty is less important a matter when they are busy building a business. But it is important, more so than what one might understand. To understand and maintain basics of finance, you don't need to be a CFA, you just need to be inclined to spend some time in maintaining finance.
One needs to be aware of business fundamentals of one's business i.e. profit margins, unit economics, cash flow, expenses etc. This will help you understand your business better and make better decisions.
Tip: Spend time in understanding your business economics and also in the accounting system. You will be able to better understand what's going on in your business.
There are many other skills you will need as an entrepreneur but these are a couple of basic skills that you need to master in order to go from zero to one.
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Kiroku checked out the bandages his mage gave him, and nodded to himself. Potions? Now things were getting cooler. Maybe he'd try and take up potion brewing when Miharu had classes that he didn't have to attend (assuming he had to attend some). Then again, how likely was it that he'd be allowed to apprentice if he had the opportunity to? Oh well, he'd learn it in secret if he must. Having someone there to brew different potions could be a very great asset to them all. First the girl, then the boy, and now the princess being captured? This world was going to bring them all down a rocky path.
There was no need to speak up about his opinion about the boy, because Miharu put it perfectly. Especially the spy part. Not even he saw when that boy appeared in the scene, but it was kind of random. Too random to be just a coincidence. But what evidence was there to charge him as anything but a mistreated boy shot in the leg? At least Miharu took care of his injuries.
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Random 2012 Topps Update baseball cards: Matt Harvey, Johan Santana & Gary Carter
I've yet to see any of this year's Topps Update cards at my local Target, but I might as well stop looking – I've already gotten just about every card I would really want. I bought the main Mets team set from an eBay dealer last month, and I'm now starting to acquire some of the insert cards.
Before Thanksgiving, my friend Bart sent me this Matt Harvey card, one of the red-border parallels exclusive to Target.
Thorzul Will Rule is running his annual "Trade Me Anything" event. I sent in around 150 or so random cards that were waiting to be put away properly, and I got a pair of cool inserts:
Remember how excited we all were when the Mets traded for Johan Santana? At least his no-hitter this year will leave us with a happier memory than his valiant, if futile, attempt to keep the Mets alive in the 2008 pennant race.
Gary Carter will always be my favorite baseball player, and I'm happy to add a new card to my collection when I can.
Thanks for the cards, guys!
Posted on December 5, 2012, in Baseball Cards, New York Mets and tagged 2012 Topps Update, Baseball, Baseball Cards, collecting, Gary Carter, Johan Santana, Matt Harvey, New York Mets, Target. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Your Target doesn't have Topps Update yet? Are they anti-card? Most Targets have had Update for over a month.


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Oregon commit Jeremy Castro said he loved his recent official visit to Washington but that he plans to stick with his pledge to the Ducks.
The four-star defensive end from Murrieta (Calif.) Vista Murrieta had once been committed to Washington but after visiting Oregon switched his pledge and doesn't want to make any other changes.
"I'm still a Duck," Castro said. "I'm still going to take all my trips though.
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"I really like the Oregon coaches and just how they get along with their players and I really like the atmosphere at Oregon. It's just a great place to be. It's loud in the stadium. You could barely hear yourself talk. It's amazing."
Washington definitely did a lot to impress Castro, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound prospect who's rated No. 18 at weak-side defensive end in the 2012 class by Rivals.com.
Huskies' assistant coach Demetrice Martin was at Vista Murrieta's victory against Upland last weekend and Castro could remain a target until National Signing Day but the four-star said he's not planning to flip back.
Castro was definitely impressed with his trip though.
"I loved it," he said.
"When I went up there I got picked up and we ate and they showed me a great time. I loved how they treated me. They treated me with respect and like I never de-committed. They treated me like a Husky, like always, like I always was committed.
"It was better than I thought. They have a great fan base and a lot of people were at the game."
The four-star prospect is expected to stick with his Oregon pledge but said he would like to visit Oklahoma and LSU before signing day. No other trips have been scheduled at this point.


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THOMPSON, JAMES GEORGE (1802–1879). James George Thompson, a prominent merchant and the first chief justice of Grayson County, was born in South Carolina on January 12, 1802, the son of Jesse and Anna (McDonald) Thompson. Before he was seven years old his family moved to Cherokee County on the Tennessee River in what is now Alabama. Thompson grew up among Cherokees and married Margaret McNary, a quarter-breed Cherokee of the Long Hair clan. In 1829, after the Cherokee Removal Treaty of 1828, the Thompsons moved to Arkansas Territory along with hundreds of Cherokee families. Between 1832 and 1834 Thompson operated a trading post in the western Cherokee Nation on the Canadian River, near its mouth on the Arkansas River. He also operated a ferry and a keelboat on the Arkansas River. During this period Thompson became friends with Sam Houston and Jesse Chisholm, long before Chisholm developed the famous trail that bore his name. Several prominent Indian chiefs were among Thompson's customers. These included Cherokees Nelson and Lewis Riley and Thomas Chisholm, Jesse's uncle; and Delawares George Bullette and Chief Roasting Ear.
Thompson began trading on the Red River in 1833. He established himself on Little Mineral Creek in the Washita Bend of the Red River, later known as Preston Bend. By 1838 this was part of Fannin County in the Republic of Texas. Thompson received a land grant in the area, was a captain of the volunteer ranger force, and also served as postmaster for the community of Woodboro, also known as Preston's Woodbox. Thompson's wife died in January 1840, leaving him with several children. In October of that year he married Nancy Chentally Lattimer of La Grange, the now extinct seat of Red River County. Nancy and her two children died in an epidemic in 1845. In 1846 Thompson married Martha Gresham Caruthers, the widow of William Caruthers, who had come to Texas in 1836 and obtained a 1,000-acre grant that included the Indian village of Shawnee Town and the future site of Denison. When Grayson County was organized on March 17, 1846, Thompson was appointed the first chief justice and was one of the commissioners charged with locating the county seat. He was a booster of the Butterfield Overland Mail Routeqv, which ran through Preston and Sherman. He also promoted and invested in railroads that ran to Sherman, including lines that became the Texas and Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. Thompson was an original stockholder in the Merchants and Planters Bank of Sherman and was involved in cotton shipping and other enterprises. In 1860 he and his wife owned almost 4,000 acres of land, but the Civil War greatly depleted his wealth. Thompson was elected to the Secession Convention in Austin, where he signed the secession declaration and served on several committees. He had eighteen children, ten of whom survived to adulthood. He died at Preston Bend on the Red River on August 13, 1879.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Graham Landrum and Allen Smith, Grayson County (Fort Worth, 1960; 2d ed., Fort Worth: Historical Publishers, 1967). Mattie D. Lucas and Mita H. Hall, A History of Grayson County (Sherman, Texas, 1936).
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Garth Brooks is the latest artists to complete the #MannequinChallenge.
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The internet trend features folks frozen in place, often in elaborate poses, while the camera moves around them.
The videos are regularly scored by the Rae Sremmurd song "Black Beatles," though in Garth's version the screaming arena crowd soundtracks the clip.
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Rielle Hunter and John Edwards have broken up.
Travel site Orbitz will display more expensive hotels to Mac users than PC users searching the same site.
Bath salts? A Texas man attacks a dog and then proceeds to eat it after police say he took a synthetic drug.
A law that aims to stop impostor New Mexico chiles goes into effect on Sunday.
James Cameron plans to shoot Avatar 2, 3 and 4 starting this fall.
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A Jew-hating Elmo is booted out of Central Park.
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Subway construction in Greece leads to a discovery of an ancient Roman road.
Former Truth or Consequences police officer Noah Pestak might face a statutory rape charge after marrying a 15-year-old last month.
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Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman found making a series on dance through the ages was far from the glitz, glamour and spangles he is used to on the award-winning entertainment show.
Historian Lucy Worsley, who has teamed up with Goodman for the series to be aired in the autumn on BBC4, has already dubbed the new show as History Come Dancing.
It comes complete with period costumes but the only problem was that some of it was filmed on some of the hottest days of the year. The grand finale includes dances from three different centuries - the minuet, the Charleston and the polka.
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Worsley told The Sunday Telegraph's Seven magazine: "Fortunately our minuet ball earlier this week took place in the beautiful surroundings of Syon Park, west London.
"Unfortunately it took place on a blazing hot day. Every so often we had to stop for Len to take off his wig to air his head, and our fans proved themselves to be not just pieces of elegant 18th-century frippery but a very effective means of cooling ladies down."
Far from it being all about the glamour, Worsley states that wearing a tall wig and hooped dress were "most unpleasant in great heat" and that Georgian beauty aids were also "a little hard to stomach".
Patches or beauty spots to try and mask smallpox scars, false eyebrows made of mouse-skin and cheek discs held in the mouth to seem like you had just had a facelift were some of the gems.
Worsley also admits that her dance master Darren Royston "kindly made discreet signals" when she went blank on the next moves.


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Fire up your Internet connection or your iPhone in this country, and you are immediately in the middle of a battle over bandwidth.
The United States is trailing many competitors in the speed and ease of connection to the Web. France leaves us in the dust. South Korea leaves us deep in the dust.
And it's not just about how easily the kids can play online games. The Internet is the base terrain of the 21st-century economy. If you're fast, you're in front. If you're slow, you're behind.
Now the U.S. is looking at a plan to catch up.
This hour, On Point: American choke point — Internet bandwidth.
Joining us from Washington is Cecilia Kang, technology policy reporter for The Washington Post and author of its blog Post Tech.
From Steamboat Springs, Colo., we're joined by Tim Wu, professor of law at Columbia University. His piece "Bandwith is the New Black Gold," appears in the March 11 edition of Time magazine. He's a regular contributor to Slate, and is the coauthor, along with Jack Goldsmith, of "Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World."
And from Washington we're joined by Robert Atkinson, founder and president of Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington-based Internet policy lobbying organization. He is former vice president of the the Progressive Policy Institute and the author of "The Past and Future of America's Economy: Long Waves of Innovation that Power Cycles of Growth."
Later this hour, we look at the move by cash-strapped states to tax online purchases. An increasing number of states are trying to collect money any way they can, including on sales taxes from online purchases. New York is doing it now. Many other states are trying to follow in its footsteps.
Joining us from San Francisco is Geoffrey Fowler. He covers technology and e-commerce for The Wall Street Journal.


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Colorado's Partners in the Outdoors
Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Partners in the Outdoors initiative brings diverse outdoor interests together to have a collective impact on promoting responsible recreation, stewardship and conservation leadership in the state of Colorado.
This site highlights the many different people that make up the "Partners in the Outdoors" network and is a searchable database that network members can use to learn more about each other and identify potential partners through targeted searches.
Use the links in the table of contents to the left to search for individuals organized by the following categories. Category descriptions are at the top of each page.
You also can search for individuals if you already know their names by clicking on the "magnifying glass" icon in the top right corner.
Scroll down on this page for information that provides an overview of the entire network.
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3. It seems that drinking a hot beverage and burying yourself in a good book often go hand in hand – especially during the cold holiday season; which is why this Great First Lines of Literature Mug is a perfect addition to any book lover's life. The best part? They can read those famous lines in their books and search for them on their awesome mug! 4. Any book lover will tell you that even after they go paperless and rely solely on their Kindle or other ebook reader, they still miss the comfort of having a bookshelf full of books. Ideal Bookshelf is here to save the day with their nostalgic bookshelf prints. You can choose from a selection of themes or even have one custom made! If you find the Ideal Bookshelf a little pricey, consider the Bookshelf Decal which can be stuck to the wall and offer the same comfort of a real bookshelf but with a smaller price tag. Your bookish friend will love being able to put either of these up on their wall!5. What about holding together a smaller collection of books? Bookends are an important item for any bibliophile and you'll definitely want to find some which will look great on their shelf! These ornamental bookends are classy, colorful, and beautiful to look at. They'll compliment any bookworm's mantelpiece. 6. Continuing with the bookish decoration theme, I give you Folded Book Art! Your book-loving friend will enjoy putting this up as decoration in their living room. It is the perfect conversation starter and looks amazing when spread open. 7. Accessories are a must for any avid reader, and nothing is more of a necessity than a good lamp. After all, who wants to get out of the comfort of their bed to turn off the light once they finish that amazing novel? The bibliophile can take the light with them with the adorable Mighty Bright. It has a nifty light which can clip easily to hardcovers, softcovers, or even ebook readers – it's a bookish gift which is bound to make any reader happy! book purses! Avid bookworms can take their love for literature to a whole new level by sporting the covers of their favorite books as cute clutches and purses. With these, they'll be ready to strut the literary catwalk any time of the day or night! 9. An achy neck is every bookworm's nightmare. There's nothing worse than not being able to continue reading because your arm is simply too tired to hold up your book any longer – which is where the Hog Wild Peeramid Bookrest comes into play. Don't be deceived by its funky look, this item will save the day and make late-night reading effortless for any avid reader. My Bibliofile Book Journal is the perfect addition to your bookish gift list. The passionate reader can easily file away thoughts and ideas in a fun and eye-catching notebook and no longer has to rely on logging into their computer to jot down those spur of the moment notes!
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BRYSON'S continues to pull out all the stops before closing their doors at the end of May for a bit of a re-vamp.
This weekend's entertainment is delivered to you courtesy of Pat McManus on Friday and Canadian outfit The Paperboys on Saturday.
IT'S been said The Paperboys' music is hard to describe. Call it Guinness with a tequila chaser while listening to an Americana Jukebox. Or a place where Irish, Mexican and Roots music collide. Both are probably correct
Hailing from Canda, the folk music band blend Celtic folk with Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco and country influences.
The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist and songwriter Tom Landa and currently currently consists of Landa, Kendel Carson on fiddle, Brad Gillard on banjo and bass, Geoffrey Kelly on flutes, and Matt Brain on drums.
Each of The Paperboys' last five albums has been nominated for a Juno Award; 1998's Molinos won for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year.
Molinos also won the West Coast Music Award for Best Roots Recording. In 2000, they won another West Coast Music Award in the same category for their album Postcards.
They've performed and appeared in the Genie Award nominated film Marine Life, for which Landa also wrote the musical score, and in the Genie Award winning Lunch With Charles, which was the first-ever film co-production between Hong Kong and Canada.
The Paperboys routinely sell out shows in some of the most popular and prestigious clubs and festivals throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Europe. One of their most notable appearances was being asked to perform at The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
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September is National Literacy Month. It's also a time when we celebrate a little something called "Oktoberfest." The latter comes with great mugs of beer, bratwurst, and an 100 percent chance of more lederhosen than usual. Quick thinkers with the Dallas chapter of Room To Read, a nonprofit that implements literacy, library, and gender-equal educational programs in developing countries, have combined reading and drinking for a fundraiser that benefits kids in our own community as well as provides books for children in Asia and Africa. Lakewood Brewing Company offers up special beers for tasting, and there will be food and live entertainment.
What's Nearby
- Tukta Thai Thai 1.5 miles away
- Quoc Bao Bakery Vietnamese 1.9 miles away
- Taqueria la Paloma Taco Joints 1.9 miles away
- Pho Bang Vietnamese 1.9 miles away
- Doan Vietnamese 1.9 miles away
- Oak Highlands Brewery Breweries 1.4 miles away
- Fox & Hound Sports Bars 2.4 miles away
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery Restaurant Bars 3 miles away
- Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House Pubs & Taverns 3.6 miles away
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No building constructed as per modern safety construction standards today is without a fire safety facility. It has become an inevitable part of a residential as well as commercial construction. Fire alarm systems and fire extinguishers are widely seen and used in buildings. But there are fire blankets as well for this purpose which have become a regular feature for ensuring fire safety for buildings. Knowing the correct usage of fire blankets can save someone's life in a contingency situation. It is always helpful if people have an idea about how to use a fire blanket. In case you did not know and wanted to know about it, the details are coming up! Hang on!
What is a Fire Blanket?
As the name suggests, fire blanket is a safety equipment, looking like a blanket. It is made in a way that it can extinguish initial sparks of fire. It is made of a sheet made from fire retardant material. It is placed over the fire to smother it. Smaller fire blankets, for domestic purposes are made from fiberglass and the bigger ones for commercial and laboratory uses are mostly made of wool. These are mounted in vertical cabinets with a quick release facility. These blankets should have an NFPA - National Fire Protection Ratings for ensuring that they work properly.
How and When to Use a Fire Safety Blanket?
You will need to have proper safety gear for using fire blankets, like fire proof gloves and even a mask if need be. After ensuring that the blanket is NFPA certified, here is more on how to use it.
Step #1
As mentioned earlier, see if the fire blanket is not a regular one which are in most cases not made of fire retardant material. In fact, they are inflammable and rather than putting the fire off they themselves can catch fire.
Step #2
Roll your sleeves properly before you use the blanket and wear gloves so that you do not burn your hands. Wrap the top corners of the top edge of the blanket on your hands to save them from getting burnt. This is one of the very important fire safety tips.
Step #3
Here comes the most important part regarding the use of a fire blanket. Gradually and carefully, drape the blanket over the fire. The blanket should properly cover the area from which the flames are coming and then laying flush against the thing you are trying to save.
Step #4
While you are draping the blanket, ensure that there is no scope for air to pass either from behind the blanket or from under the blanket. Cutting off the air supply totally will ensure that the fire dies down in a few moments and fire safety is achieved.
Before you touch the blanket once the fire is out, let the blanket cool down for 30 to 60 minutes. After ensuring that it is completely safe to handle the blanket, with no smoldering or flames, the blanket can then be cleaned and refolded for future use. Further, when it comes to using a fire blanket on a person, it is always better to throw or drape the blanket over the person who has caught fire and then get that person on the ground. This helps put off the fire faster than the traditional method of stop, drop and roll.
Now another important aspect in connection with the usage of fire blankets is when to use one. Whenever there is a danger of fire spreading all over the place, or when the fire has just started and water does not seem to be working, a fire blanket will have to be used to extinguish the fire. That's all for now. Take care!
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It's long been rumored that Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker would reunite for Star Wars Episode VII, and finally, finally, Princess Leia confirmed it in an interview with TV Guide.
According to the report, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill will be returning to the Star Wars franchise and shooting will begin in March or April of this year.
"I'd like to wear my old hairstyle again – but with white hair. I think that would be funny," Fisher said.
JJ Abrams, the man behind the hit TV show Lost, says the script is done. More on that from CBS News here.
The film is expected to open in December of 2015.
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APPLETON - Warmer weather also means the return of the big orange barrels.
And construction season is off to a fast start in Outagamie County with a major project now underway.
A week into March and construction season is already upon us.
"Be aware, work zones are going to start popping up here and there again," said Winnebago County Highway Commissioner Ernie Winters.
The Highway 47 interchange at Highway 41 in Appleton is one of many areas projects getting underway. It will cost $4.5 million to replace and raise the bridge over the next seven months.
"Highway 41/47 here is quite a busy commuter road through the center of the city of Appleton and it is quite an impact to remove this access for awhile," said DOT Highway 47 Project Manager Matt Haefs.
"My GPS tells me to get off at Richmond and of course it's closed," said Pamela Blade of Green Bay.
Blade found out about the project the hard way. Blade's trip to the DMV office just down the street from the interchange took her an extra 15 minutes of her lunch hour.
"So I have to go up an extra exit and my of course my GPS tells me to turn around and it's like no you can't because it's closed on the other side too so yeah it was kind of a hassle."
Construction season can also be a dangerous time for highway workers.
Eight years ago Friday, Winnebago County Highway Department workers Marc Neumeyer and Dan Melhorn were killed while working along Highway 41.
Winters says that should serve as a reminder to drivers to slow down.
"People should just be aware that when you see the barrels, you see the workers near the right away, just slow down, be careful, be alert, just hang the phone up and pay attention to what you are doing."
As the snow begins to melt and the barrels take their place.
On the bright side, the barrels also mean spring is just around the corner.
But it also means there will be delays and plenty of detours.
Drivers will have to find alternate ways on and off Highway 41 at Highway 47 until October.


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Come Home to UC Night
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We regret to announce that Come Home to UC Night, scheduled for this Saturday, April 26, has been canceled. Ticket sales were not what we hoped for, as it seems like a busy weekend for many UC alumni. We will keep you posted on future UC events and look forward to seeing you there!
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|20 Jul 2010
|Fecha de presentación
|21 Dic 2007
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|21 Dic 2006
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|Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Kelly Stewart Teegarden
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This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Patent Application No. 60/876,242 filed Dec. 21, 2006.
The present invention relates to measuring materials being dispensed and more particularly to measurements which may not be detectable by the user.
Measurements of materials being dispensed is known in the art. For example, magnets and Hall effect sensors have been used to indicate qualitative dispensing. Also, medication compliance monitoring is shown in US 2003/0089733 A1, dispensing of a predetermined volume of liquid is shown in GB2087839 A, U.S. Pat. No. 4,934,566 shows portion monitoring based upon a slidable control stem, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,360,181 B1 shows toilet tissue usage data collection. Generally, these references rely upon the proximity of the Hall effect sensor and magnet to indicate a change in state or in component operating position. Such a change is then related to the amount of material dispensed.
However, none of these attempts deals with the problems which occur when the amount of material being dispensed changes as a function of time and usage of that dispenser. For example, a pressurized container, such as one containing propellant dispensed air freshener, will dispense less material as depletion of the propellant occurs, due to less pressurization of the material to be subsequently dispensed. Further, a long continuous burst of dispensing will release a different amount of product than several quick bursts having the same cumulative dispensing time. The amount to be dispensed is indeterminate, i.e. a user may dispense an unknown or a desired quantity one time, and a non-integer multiple of that quantity with the next usage. This makes measuring more complex, than when the does occur in discrete units, such as sheets of toilet tissue or predetermined volumes of liquid.
Additionally, when using a pump-type dispenser, such as a squeeze trigger 23 liquid fabric refresher, partial pulls of the trigger 23 will typically result in only partial dispensing of the pump charge. This causes less material to be dispensed, dependent upon the trigger 23 stroke. When using an aerosol dispenser, depletion of the propellant over time will affect dispensing.
However, accurate measurement of material to be dispensed requires the factors be considered. Furthermore, the measurement should occur in a matter not readily detectable to the user or which does not interfere with normal usage patterns.
In one embodiment the invention comprises a device for quantitatively measuring an amount of a material dispensed. The device comprises a reservoir for holding a material therein, a dispensing orifice for dispensing material contained in said reservoir, and a dispenser for dispensing the material from the reservoir through said orifice. The dispenser has an actuator movable relative to said reservoir and a member which is stationary relative to said dispenser. A Hall effect sensor is disposed on one of said dispenser and said stationary member, and a magnet is disposed on the other of said dispenser and said stationary member, whereby relative movement between said magnet and said Hall effect sensor produces a signal in response to said movement. The signal is correlatable to a quantity of material dispensed from said reservoir. The signal may be correlatable to the quantity of material being dispensed from the reservoir throughout dispensing of substantially all of the material contained in the reservoir.
All patents and patent applications cited herein are incorporated herein by reference.
The device comprises a reservoir for holding a material therein. The reservoir may be fluid tight, if the material to be dispensed is a gas, liquid or is mixed with a gaseous propellant. The reservoir may be mounted in any desired relationship with respect to a dispensing orifice for dispensing the material to its desired end use.
The device further has a dispenser for dispensing the material from the reservoir through the orifice. Various types of dispensers are known, such as threaded screw drives for advancing a piston as occurs with many anti-perspirants, a pump as occurs with many cleaners, a pressure release valve as occurs with many air fresheners and shaving creams, a lid which opens to allow manual access to and retrieval the product as occurs with wet wipes, a flexible squeeze package as occurs with toothpaste tubes, a resealingly openable bag as occurs with food storage, a walled container having a slider to open/close a lid as occurs with food storage; etc. Suitable dispensers may be made according to the teachings of commonly assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,122,978; 5,000,356; 4,865,231; Des. 393,999; 6,139,185; 6,149,304; 6,164,821; 6,325,239 B2; 6,394,299 B1; 6,722,520 B2 and 6,981,658 B2.
Referring to
The dispenser may have an actuator movable relative to the reservoir or other portions of the device 21 and a member 22 which is stationary relative to the movable actuator. The movable actuator may be a trigger 23 which functions as or activates a pump, a dial 33 which advances a piston along a screw thread, a lid which opens by pivoting about hinges, or a trigger 23 or button which functions to open a pressure release valve, as illustrated, etc.
A Hall effect sensor 40 may be disposed on one of the movable actuator or stationary member 22. The Hall effect sensor 40 measures voltage on the opposite sides of a sheet of conducting or semiconducting material in the form of a Hall element, also referred to as a van der Pauw element. An electric current flows through the Hall effect sensor 40. The electric current is created by a magnetic field applied perpendicular to the Hall effect sensor 40.
The magnet 42 may be disposed on the other of the movable actuator and stationary member 22, whereby relative movement between the magnet 42 and Hall effect sensor 40 produces a signal in response to movement of the movable actuator. While either the magnet 42 or Hall effect sensor 40 can be mounted on either component, as noted above, it may be desirable to mount the magnet 42 on the moving actuator and the Hall effect sensor 40 on the stationary member 22. This allows the wires 44 connecting the Hall effect sensor 40 to be held in position without significant movement and potentially becoming loose. For many geometries, this configuration also makes it easier to prevent the use of the measuring device 21 from interfering with the normal product usage and corrupting the data.
Referring to
The resulting signal produced by the Hall effect sensor 40 is typically correlatable to a quantity of material dispensed from the reservoir and precise. The signal may be correlatable to the quantity of material being dispensed from the reservoir throughout dispensing of substantially all of the material contained in the reservoir, or throughout only the first portion, last portion or any intermediate portion of the material being dispensed. The signal from the Hall effect sensor 40 is related to the quantity, as measured in mass, of material dispensed through a functional relationship. The mass of material dispensed may be converted to volume, using the material density, if desired.
The functional relationship may be transmitted as a carrier wave, and electronically stored as in any digital or analogue media device, such as but not limited to a hard drive, flash drive, magnetic storage unit, etc. This arrangement provides the advantage that the electronically stored functional relationship may be maintained remote from the device 21, and not interfere with normal usage or adversely affect the measurement.
The functional relationship may be empirically developed, developed through computer modeling, etc. The device 21 may be set up, as described above to record the output in volts from the Hall effect sensor 40. The output may be recorded in any convenient format, such as a spreadsheet, as is well known in the art. The material is dispensed and the reservoir weighed after each dispensing incident. The dispensing may include both full and partial actuations of the actuator. For example, in a trigger 23 type dispenser, the measurements may account for both full and partial pulls of the trigger 23.
The output may be recorded as a function of the resulting weight. A functional relationship may be interpolated from the discrete data points of each dispensing cycle. The relationship may be developed by noting the starting point of the actuator, the ending point of the actuator during a dispensing cycle, then subtracting. The two positions to yield a stroke. It is to be noted that the amount of material dispensed for a particular magnitude of partial stroke may depend not only on the magnitude of the stroke, but also upon the position of the trigger 23 stroke where that stroke of any magnitude occurs. A partial stroke in one position may cause spritzing, whereas a partial stroke of the same magnitude in a different position may yield a nearly full dose.
Of course, one of skill will recognize the functional relationship may be maintained as a curve, as a lookup table, etc. The functional relationship may be output in graphical or visible form or may be maintained on computer and not seen by the user.
This procedure allows for the functional relationship to be maintained remote from the measuring device 21. Remote maintenance allows the device 21 to be used in its normal fashion, and the data downloaded later. Such subsequent downloading may allow the functional relationship to be incorporated and the dispensing measurements to be determined at such later time as may be convenient for the user.
In operation, as one dispenses material under the pressure differential provided by the propellant, there multiple pulls on the trigger 23 occur. The trigger 23 pulls may be from the fully closed position to the fully open position, from the fully closed position to a partially open position, from a partially open position to the fully open position, from the fully open position to a partially open position, from a partially open position to a fully closed position and various combinations thereof.
The full or partial strokes between the various positions may be recorded and thereby correlated to the amount of material dispensed through the functional relationship. Additionally, the duration, time and/or date of the Hall effect actuation responsive to the trigger 23 pull may be recorded or downloaded for later analysis.
Referring back to
One of skill will recognize the plunger 25 may also move horizontally, or in any direction between the horizontal and vertical axes. The plunger 25 arrangement provides the advantage of rectilinear movement, easily correlatable with the functional relationship.
A Hall effect sensor 40 may be placed on either of the movable plunger 25 or the stationary portion 22 of the device 21. A magnet 42 may be placed on the other component. The relative motion therebetween as the plunger 25 is activated creates the magnetic field correlated to the material discharged and dispensed.
If desired, a tilt sensor may also be incorporated into the device 21. The tilt sensor may be used to determine if the reservoir was tipped off-center during dispensing. If so, less material may be dispensed from the reservoir and the results may not tally with the functional relationship, as expected. For example, upon tilting at the end of a dip tube 28, if present, may not be immersed in the material to be dispensed.
One of skill will recognize that the functional relationships derived for the embodiments of
The embodiments shown in
Referring to
Longitudinal advance of the piston may dispense the material contained in the reservoir of this device 21 by extrusion through one or more dispensing orifices. Such dispensing may be accomplished by rotating the screw/nut about the longitudinal axis. Rotation of the screw may occur through manually grasping a dial 33 disposed external to the device 21. The dial 33 is rotated perpendicular to and about the longitudinal axis.
A magnet 42 may be placed on one of the dial 33 and stationary components 22 the device 21. If desired, the magnet 42 may be annularly shaped, circumscribe the longitudinal axis and/or be disposed perpendicular thereto. Alternatively, a single magnet 42 disposed radially outboard of the dial 33 may provide a more distinct change in signal strength as it advances towards and away from the Hall effect sensor 40. Rotation of the magnet 42 with the dial 33, or Hall effect sensor 40 if mounted on the dial 33, produces a signal which can be correlated to advance of the piston. Advance of the piston is then correlatable to the amount of material dispensed.
If desired, the device 21 may comprise and unequal number of magnets 42 and Hall effect sensors 44. This arrangement provides the advantages of redundancy, as may be helpful in a harsh operating environment or where additional resolution is desired for different portions of the operating range.
The foreging measurements are quantitative. However, the present invention may also be used with qualitative measurements.
For example, the present invention may also be used to measure opening of and access to storage bags (not shown), as are commonly used for storing food leftovers. Such food storage bags have a seal formed by a track having complementary engaging portions. One of the Hall effect sensor 40 and magnet 42 may be disposed on each side of the bag. Upon opening, a change in proximity therebetween may be noted and one will know the contents of the bag were accessed or additional materials were added to the bag. Thus, the present invention is usable with a reservoir having generally flaccid walls.
Likewise, the present invention may be used with a reservoir having rigid walls (not shown) as are commonly used to contain wipes, tissues, etc. For example, a generally parallelpideally shaped container having a lid may be utilized. The container may be upright, generally flat or of any desired shape/geometry. The container may have a lid which can be closed to seal the contents therein and opened to access the materials therein for dispensing, as illustrated by commonly assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,979,613 and 5,516,001. The lid may be hinged, removable, etc. to reveal the orifice through which materials may be dispensed. A Hall effect sensor 40 and a magnet 42 may be placed on the lid and sealing surface, respectively or vice versa. A change in the proximity therebetween will be detected and indicate access to the materials in the reservoir, or restocking of the reservoir, has occurred.
Additionally, the device 21 of the present invention can be used to determine the opening and closing of shades used to cover openings, such as windows. Exemplary shades are opened and closed using a drawstring as shown by commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 6,640,867 B1.
One of skill will recognize the invention described and claimed herein may also be used to monitor habits of using household products. For example the magnet 42/Hall effect sensor 40 combination cited herein may be used for monitoring placement of a toilet seat, opening/closing of a refrigerator door, opening/closing of a medicine cabinet door, or other aspects of a daily routine.
The dimensions and values disclosed herein are not to be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values recited. Instead, unless otherwise specified, each such dimension is intended to mean both the recited value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that value.
All documents cited in the Detailed Description of the Invention are, in relevant part, incorporated herein by reference; the citation of any document is not to be construed as an admission that it is prior art with respect to the present invention. To the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in this written document conflicts with any meaning or definition of the term in a document incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to the term in this written document shall govern.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.
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Jeffrey Hennings's #MRX Top Ten – The Want Button: Client-side Tweeters, Quality Surveys & Researcher/Consultants Wanted
By Jeffrey Henning
Of the 1,500 unique links shared on #MRX last week, here are 10 of the most retweeted.
- Client-side voices from the world of #MRX – This month, the Research/Dollywagon review of leading influencers on Twitter expands to include the Top 9 client-side researchers. #MRX needs more client researchers tweeting!
- New Facebook 'want' button – reports – At last year's ESOMAR 3D Digital Dimensions conference, when Sean Bruich of Facebook discussed whether the firm would add a "Dislike" button or rating scale to complement its "Like" button, he said the firm would prefer simpler approaches. Could he have been thinking of the new Facebook "Want" button, added to the Facebook JavaScript SDK? Also see: 'Wants' and needs: Researchers debate Facebook's new button.
- Evaluating Survey Quality – Dana Stanley of Research Access interviews Mark Blumenthal ("Mystery Pollster") of the Huffington Post about the challenges in evaluating how representative a particular poll may be.
- What sort of skill set do researchers need to be considered consultants? – Edward Appleton proposes seven skills that market researchers need if they want to move from being reporters of data to valued consultants.
- 6 Ways Social Media is Revolutionizing Marketing Research – Andrew Somosi of NM Incite discusses the need for social media research to look beyond brand monitoring to "derive deep, unexpected consumer insights about unmet needs and alternate uses for products".
- That's Me, The New Editor-In-Chief of MRIA's Vue Magazine – Annie Pettit of Conversition will now also be the new editor-in-chief of Vue magazine, the official publication of the MRIA, the Canadian MR trade organization.
- Why research has to change to be of real use to the creative industry – Douglas Dunn of Tuned In Research has been blogging sessions from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for Research. Why is he at Cannes Lions? "It is clear that research – or '[effing] research' as it was referred to more than once on stage – is still perceived as the enemy of the creative industry."
- Proving social media success is all about analytics – Richard Beattie of Vitrue reviews some of the social media statistics currently available for brands and concludes with four types of more comprehensive analysis that may represent the future of social analytics.
- How to use Google Insights as a research tool [PDF] –Ray Poynter of Vision Critical discusses how researchers can use Google Insights for Search, which reports on the volume of Google search terms by date and location, as a proxy for interest in brands and topics.
- No, Virginia, there are no insights – Annie Pettit of Conversition takes issue with the research industry's obsession with the term insights, arguing that insights are rare and not essential to good research.
Important Note: The U.S. market research industry will be subject to honoring a Do Not Call Registry for the first time. Howard Fienberg has the details and is looking for feedback from the industry to guide the MRA's consultation with regulators.
2 Responses to "Jeffrey Hennings's #MRX Top Ten – The Want Button: Client-side Tweeters, Quality Surveys & Researcher/Consultants Wanted"
July 8th, 2012 at 6:37 am
To the first point: yes, we definitely need more client side researchers tweeting. However, what about celebrating/congratulating (eg "Congrats to the winners") those that are active, rather than implying the pond is a small one? I seem to recall that when the Agency side list was published, there was a lot of "celebration" – not all of which was driven by third part MR high virtual fives. Hm.
July 8th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
You are absolutely right; we should be celebrating the accomplishment of you, Katie, Jason, Frank, Andy, Ruhani, Tiffany, Reggie, Simon and the other unsung heroes of client-side social media engagement. Here is a virtual hat tip and a hearty "Yippee"!


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The Silk Road is remembered as the Route 66 of antiquity. Its 4,000 miles of windblown trails interwove the East and the Middle East with the West. Slaves, spices and, most especially, silk went back and forth, and the exchanges gave rise to cosmopolitanism, and even a pocket of Greco-Buddhist culture. The Silk Road was, arguably, the first stage in globalization; the next stage was the sea lanes.
On the Silk Road and High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce at the Norton Museum of Art is exhibiting precious, now-priceless artifacts from the Silk Road, with a focus on cultural hybridity. So a blue fish vase from the Ming Dynasty has bronze curlicues fashioned in a French style. The fine china is exquisite -- one doubts that anything like it could be made in this age.
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Ibrahima Mbaye's agent believes that his client's future at Inter will be sorted after the club's summer tour.
The Nerazzurri will spend the summer in the United States, playing the Champions Cup with matches against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Roma.
The 19-year-old has travelled with the squad to America, and his representative has claimed that the teenager will use the tour as an opportunity to impress Coach Walter Mazzarri.
"Ibrahima continues to work as usual," Beppe Accardi told Il Sussidiario.
"He feels great. The lad has a great work ethic and wants to do everything to convince Mazzarri and Inter that he is worth a place.
"It's obviously nice to read that some clubs may be interested in him, but I think his future will be decided after the tour.
"Only then will we know if he's staying in Milan next season. I don't think Inter want to sell him though."


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Interesting how crack addicts and pill poppers can raise money for the troops coming home, I was at a local Wal-Mart to buy some shoes for my daughter. upon walking in I noticed a a rough looking female maybe in her late thirties early forties talking real low stating if I could help donate something for care packages for homeless troops, I replied "sure,when I come back out with some change" so after some shopping I was exiting the store began to approach the half-ass table display I witnessed the lady placing something in her mouth, I thought ok maybe it's meds when I finally reached the table I asked, " so how is your day?, how does SUPPORT OUR TROOPS FOUNDATION help, carepackages she stated $5 donation will go towards a one for the troops," I said that's great I will like to do a little more let me go back in and withdraw some cash, being a parent of a CORPSMAN I come back out the lady seemed spacey not intouched with reality eyes. rolling around half open, suspicious I would say I asked if she is ok she mumbled some quiet words I'm fine giggling afterwards, after realizing going with my gut instincts I did donate nothing added up. If I'm wrong and maybe the lady had a medical condition I apologize.
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BEIJING -- The NBA will again head to China for the preseason, as the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets will meet for a pair of games in October.
This will be the fifth set of preseason games in China for the NBA.
The Rockets and Nets will meet on Oct. 13 at Wukesong Arena, then will play three days later at the Guangzhou International Sports Arena. The Wukesong Arena hosted the basketball games for the 2008 Olympics.
"This event will give our great fans in China an authentic NBA experience with two live games in state-of-the-art arenas," said NBA China CEO Tim Chen. "We will work closely with the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), the local basketball associations, and all of our partners in China to create events and basketball development programs that will reach fans well beyond the games."
The Rockets are expected to have Chinese star Yao Ming back after he missed the entire 2009-10 season recovering from reconstructive surgery on his left foot. The top pick in the 2002 draft, Yao has career averages of 19.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 481 games over seven seasons with the Rockets.
It will mark the second visit to China for Houston, which played the first set of games in the country back in 2004.


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If the Brad Pitt movie "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" arrives in theaters with the title intact, then I'm going to have to give the producers some major props, because let's face it, that title is almost as untenable as watching a movie about an outlaw played by pretty boy Brad Pitt who is destined to get gunned down by a sniveling little prick as played by Casey Affleck. Which is to say, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" has the makings of a fantastic Western, the kind that can rejuvenate a genre, but somehow, I just don't see a whole lot of people wanting to see it. Their loss, because from the looks of this latest "Jesse James" trailer, this thing might just be the best Western since "Unforgiven". Maybe.
An action western surrounding the private life and public exploits of America's most notorious outlaw, Jesse James. As the charismatic and unpredictable outlaw plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies, who are trying to collect the reward money–and the glory–that is riding on his capture. However, the greatest threat to Jesse's life may ultimately come from those he trusts the most.
Starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Renner, and directed by Andrew Dominik.
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Recent Comments
LSU lost the same two games in '07 that UGA did, in fact one could argue that their losses were worse. Kentucky and Arkansas were both outside the top 30 and the Arkansas loss was teh final regular season game for them while we lost twice in September to two top 20 teams, they just both happened to be in our division. LSU lucked out that year and the perception that even our fans like you have bought into is a big part of what did it.
They have a better trophy case based on ESPN bias. Specifically Kirk Herbstreit who openly campaigned against UGA being in THAT NC game that LSU won. He argued vehemently that UGA could not even be considered in '07 because we didn't win the division when he also turned coat and argued that it was fine in '09 when that team was Alabama. They are not better than us because they beat us in one SEC CG... we beat them in one as well and I don't believe we were clearly a better program than them from say '05 to '11. Yours is perception and not reality.
I'd disagree that we aren't LSU, Auburn, or Florida. Frankly we own Auburn. We're in a similar position as Florida. And the LSU comparison is a ESPN driven perception issue. Les Miles backed into his only national championship with two losses in the same year we had two and we were clearly a better team. Since then LSU has won 38 conference games, same as UGA and we're 2x2 against them... we're everybit on the same level as LSU. The only team we are clearly behind is Alabama.
Again... he did something. Your friend was not pushed down stairs unprovoked... if you say he was you either missed what he said or did, or you're a liar. Simple as that.
no... we'd just say you aren't telling the truth. I've been to Cola three times and won't go back myself. But that's because I didn't like the environment. I like to take my kids to games and Columbia just doesn't set up well for that. Your fans lean toward nasty too and that's a consensus of fans around the SEC and Clemson. But make no mistake about it, there's a difference between the nasty I expect and being spit on and all that crap. I simply don't believe it. Even not liking the environment in Cola, I've never been spat at or treated anyway other than you suck or whatever. Neither have you, neither has this guy that started this unless you did something.
Nice letter bud, I appreciate the high road you're taking and the invitation speaks well of not just you but our fan base as your view is shared by most of us I'm certain.I will say however what you did not... there are parts of this Auburn fans letter that are a fabrication. A lie. He did not find one person that spat on him 20 times or 20 people that spat on him once unless he did something. Did he find a jerk? Possibly... we have them in all our towns. But in over 30 years now of going to that stadium and following UGA across the county, and yes I have partied my tail off in bars everywhere at all hours of the night at varying levels of inebriation, I have never experienced anything remotely close to what the fan describes. As you pointed out, if we'd spotted a UGA fan doing something of this nature we'd whip his butt and buy the enemy the next drink and apologize. It's just not how we roll. And I do not for one minute believe this guy experienced this as he said he did. Sorry.
Jesus H Christ guys lol... I did NOT make a case against Mizzou. I very simply said the stars aligned nicely for them this year in a way they most like won't next year. It's as simple as that. Never said they weren't good this year, or wouldn't be next year. I do say they are not "elite". They weren't elite this year, they beat several teams that were down on their luck when they played them that are normally elite. The only team Mizzou played that was at full strength was Carolina and Carolina beat them. What I did say was that UGA, UF, UT & USC will almost certainly be better than Mizzou provided the injury bug doesn't hit this coming year the way it did this past year. Jones has UT believing and they'll be better. They nearly got UGA, the did get USC who bear Mizzou so UT will be better. If Todd Gurley plays against Mizzou this year in Athens UGA would have won by 10. I've never seen a team so destroyed by injuries as Florida was when you played them. So yes, you had a nice season and you are a very good program and YES you will be relevant and you will compete. You will likely beat one or two of the traditional powers and that may well be my dawgs but it also means you'll probably lose to two of us as well. Look at your schedule, you have a brutal stretch of the east with all but 1 on the road. You'll compete and have a fine year I'm sure. But you're still a stretch to even play in Atlanta let alone the conversation for the national championship guys and that's not an insult... you're looking up at some damn good programs.
No Gamecock I did not. Read slower and more completely before you decide to take on a comment... I'm simply rebuffing the idea that UGA didn't have injuries and that the injuries didn't play a role. I used the USC game as an indicator that Mizzou played a much different and much more hobbled UGA team than USC saw. The two games you mentioned only cement the notion that there is parity among the top and neither or us can explain what happened to our respective teams those two nights we got whipped so badly by teams we're so evenly matched with. But that was a different year entirely and we couldn't say much for injuries. Both UF and UGA were destroyed by injuries this year, look for that to rebound a bit. USC will be very good again and UT impressed me this year and they really impressed you I bet. So, assuming that between UF, UGA, USC, and UT 3 of the 4 are very good... what will Mizzou's record be at years end? I could see losses to all 4 (UGA is the only home game for them) and to Texas A&M. It's a simple notion really, they're a very good program that the stars aligned for this year. If you don't believe me answer this... when was the last time a team with the 10th defense in the league played for the championship?
Suggest the author take a look at this on Murray: http://www.cfbstats.com/2012/player/257/1024001/passing/split.html sure his stats are better vs cupcakes versus not, who's isn't. But even Jon Cooper says "his numbers come against the weaker competition" and that's just not true. He has nearly a 160 rating in conference. He had a horrible team around him his first year and he (and they) have progressively gotten better each year. This team will go where he takes them, he and Todd Gurley that is.
what I find interesting is how having the weakest schedule is somehow a "path to the championship" for Bama when it was the single most written about topic for UGA as their weakest link... ie: the one thing that could keep them out of the championship. Further proof that for whatever reason UGA gets unfairly dinged for things out of their control (ad nausium btw) while the same weakness is seen as a strength for Alabama... media trolls
Dude, did you really just say that Murray can't run? Lol... Nit a bad read but that little nugget means you should watch more games before you write lol...
THIS JUST IN: UGA had a couple bad seasons. First team ever to have that happen to them. No college football team or program has ever seen this happen before. All UGA Coaches and players should be burned at the alter- fans should take up another team... the program has been discontinued.
weak schedule lol... you do realize that even last year UGA's SOS was 2 points better than USCe's don't you(http://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/strength-of-schedule-by-team)? You morons clung onto that SOS argument like nobody's business last year and I'm sure it's all we'll hear this year too. I didn't hear anyone crying for UGA when they had LSU/Bama/Auburn in '08, but suddenly it's an issue... even this year, we have AU & OM while you have LSU & AR-- so we both have one good team and one grease fire from the west. Sure LSU is going to be better than AU but we could counter that Southern is better than Wofford so just grow up. You guys won on the field against us last year and if you'd taken care of business against AU with Latty on the field--a team we hosed by 100-- you'd have been in ATL so you and your dumb a$$ coach can... have a nice day.
again, he was not booed in mass by UGA fans. I like ADB went to every home game, 3 away games, the cocktail party and the SEC CG and HE was NOT booed the way its been described. Did some lame ass boo him? I'm sure they did... but what people heard on TV was the ENTIRE UGA fan base "booing" for Boo Malcome. Any fan UGA or otherwise who boos an athlete like IC deserves to be held up by the fans around him while the athlete he boos kicks him in the nuts... he should also have his team colors stripped off his back and sent home naked, with bruised nuts but I digress... UGA fans including myself were not terribly happy at the end of the season with IC for a myriad of reasons, but booing as it's been reported did not happen.
well hell I've seen every player and coach on the team get booed... and that's not exclusive to UGA or Crowell. But this example of what happened at the SEC CG has been blown waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of proportion.
for the umteenth thousandth time... he was not booed by Georgia fans in the Georgia Dome. He exited the field and Ken "BOO" Malcome came on. We have always "Boooed" when Boo Malcome took the field or did something good, as we have when several others who had that same sound in their names-- Musa Smith always heard "Mooooosa", Bruce Figgins hears "Bruuuuucce". Stop being a sensational writer and make the transition to journalist... you'll feel better about yourself when you do.


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Captain Cook woman held in car theft
A Captain Cook woman is in police custody for allegedly stealing a car last month in Kealakekua.
The Acura Legend sedan was removed from Mamalahoa Bypass Road on Sept. 12, police said. Investigation led to the arrest Wednesday afternoon of 22-year-old Randi-Keli Banagan, who was already in custody at the Kona police cellblock on a contempt of court charge.
Banagan was charged Thursday with auto theft and her bail was set at $2,000. She remains at the cellblock pending her court appearance scheduled for today.
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Craig wins softball marathon
A pair of West pitchers walked 13 and hit four batters. The Regents committed six errors.
Craig High pitcher Mandy Smith allowed 12 hits, but she notched nine strikeouts and walked none. The Cougars committed four errors.
The teams combined for 23 hits, but only one was for extra bases.
�It was not pretty, but it�s a win,� Craig coach Dan Bayreuther said.
Smith hit a two-run triple in the first inning and scored on an error to put Craig up 3-0 in the first inning. West scored five runs on three hits and three errors in the third inning to take a 5-4 lead.
The Cougars scored twice in the fifth for a 6-5 lead and added seven runs in the sixth to to lead 13-8 lead after six innings.
Craig�s Gabrielle Cassady, Anna Fagerli and Smith had three RBIs apiece. Cassady had three hits in four at-bats to lead Craig�s 11-hit assault.
�It was just a wild game,� Bayreuther said. �Fortunately for us, we came out on top.��
Craig (8-8, 6-7) hosts Sun Prairie at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Dawson Field.
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Smith and Cassady; Ginsberg, Steinman (4), Ginsberg (5), Steinman (7) and McNet-Emmerich.
Leading hitters�Cassady (JC) 3x4, Fagerli (JC) 2x6, Mortenson (JC) 2x6, Freeman (JC) 2x3, Lorence (MW) 2x4, Corkery (MW) 2x4, DiCarlo (MW) 2x4, Chitwood (MW) 2x3. 3B�Smith (JC).
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